Exhibit 10.4
FUELCELL energy, inc.
AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of June 4, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), by and between FuelCell Energy, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a Delaware corporation with its principal office at 3 Great Pasture Road, Danbury, Connecticut 06813, and Jason B. Few (“Executive”).
WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to continue to employ Executive as its President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive desires to continue in such position, commencing as of the Effective Date; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation and Executive desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions of their continuing employment relationship.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by the parties, the parties agree as follows:
If, notwithstanding the foregoing, any of the provisions of this Section 7 shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions thereof shall nevertheless continue to be valid and enforceable as though the invalid and unenforceable parts had not been included therein. If any provision of this Section 7 is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the character, duration, geographical scope, or related aspects are unreasonable in light of the circumstances as they then exist, then it is the intention of the parties that Section 7 shall be construed by the court in such a manner as to impose only those restrictions on the conduct of Executive that are reasonable in light of the circumstances as they then exist and as are necessary to assure the Corporation of the intended benefit of this Agreement and such restrictions, as so modified, shall become and thereafter be the maximum restriction in such regard, and the restriction shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent deemed reasonable by such court.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the treatment of any outstanding equity-based awards shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the Plan and any applicable award agreement.
For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means Executive is entitled to receive long-term disability benefits under the Corporation’s long-term disability plan or, if there is no such plan, Executive has incurred a permanent and total disability (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code or any successor provision), which has existed for 180 consecutive days. Any question as to the existence of Executive’s Disability to which Executive and the Corporation cannot agree shall be determined by an independent qualified physician selected by the Corporation and reasonably acceptable to Executive.
To terminate Executive’s employment for Cause, the Board must provide Executive with written notice to Executive of the existence of the circumstances providing grounds for termination for Cause and, except for a circumstance which, by its nature, cannot reasonably be expected to be cured, Executive shall have fifteen (15) business days after delivery of such notice to cure the circumstances constituting Cause. If such circumstance is timely cured, it shall not constitute grounds for a termination for Cause.
10. Set Off; Mitigation. The Corporation’s obligation to pay Executive the amounts and to provide the benefits hereunder shall be subject to set-off, counterclaim or recoupment of amounts determined by a final judicial or arbitral decision to be owed by Executive to the Corporation for a breach of this Agreement or his fiduciary duties to the Corporation. However, Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for pursuant to this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise.
If to the Corporation: FuelCell Energy, Inc.
Great Pasture Road
Danbury, CT 06813
Attention: Chairman of the Board of Directors
Facsimile No.: (203) 825-6100
With a copy to:Foley & Lardner LLP
Attention: Paul D. Broude
111 Huntington Avenue
Suite 2500
Boston, MA 02199-7610
If to Executive: | To the most recent address then on file with the Corporation. |
With a copy to: | BoyarMiller |
Attention: Gary W. Miller
Kirby Grove
2925 Richmond Ave., 14th Floor
Houston, TX 77098
executed it with his full and free consent. No provision of this Agreement shall be construed against any party by virtue of the fact that such party or its counsel drafted such provision or the entirety of this Agreement.
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