EXHIBIT 10.70
SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT (this "Second Amendment") is made as of
September 16, 1996 by and between DMX INC. (hereinafter referred to as "DMX")
and ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (hereinafter referred to as "Employee") with reference to the
following facts:
WHEREAS, DMX (formerly known as International Cablecasting Technologies
Inc.) and Employee entered into that certain Employment Agreement dated as of
October 1, 1991 (the "Original Agreement");
WHEREAS, DMX and Employee entered into that certain First Amendment to
Agreement dated as of January 10, 1994 and effective as of December 1, 1993 (the
"First Amendment") which amended the Original Agreement (the Original Agreement
as modified by the First Amendment shall be hereinafter referred to as the
"Agreement");
WHEREAS, DMX is considering entering into a transaction with
Tele-Communications Inc. ("TCI") whereby DMX would be acquired by a new
corporation ("Music Co.") to be formed by TCI;
WHEREAS, unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used
herein shall have the same meanings provided for such terms in the Agreement;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement on the terms and
conditions herein provided;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants
herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment of Agreement. The Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
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(a) Paragraph 2.4 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following sentence at the end of the existing provision: "In the event
that Music Co. acquires DMX and that Music Co. requires that Employee
permanently relocate to a location outside of the Los Angeles area,
Employee shall have the right within 30 days of notification of such
requirement to terminate the term of the Agreement by delivering
written notice to Music Co. of Employee's desire to so terminate. Such
termination notice shall be effective 30 days after the receipt of
such notice by Music Co."
(b) Paragraph 3.0 of the Agreement is hereby amended to
grant taking into account Employee's position in Music Co. Music Co.
and Employee shall use reasonable good faith efforts to complete such
negotiation prior to the date that is three months after the Music Co.
Acquisition Date."
2. Agreement In Full Force and Effect. Except as hereinabove expressly
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provided, the Agreement shall remain the same and shall continue in full force
and effect between the parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to
be executed upon the day and year first above written.
/s/ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 9/23/96
DMX INC.
By: [SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE]
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Its:____________________
FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT
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THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT is made this 10th day of January,
1994, effective as December 1, 1993, by and between INTERNATIONAL CABLECASTING
TECHNOLOGIES INC., a Delaware corporation ("Employer") and ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
("Employee") with reference to the following facts:
A. Employer and Employee entered into an Employment Agreement dated as of
October 1, 1991 ("Agreement").
B. The parties now desire to amend the Agreement in accordance with the
following provisions.
IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual promises of the parties herein
contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Paragraph 3.0 of the Agreement is hereby amended to provide that the
term of the Agreement is extended to November 30, 1996. In addition, commencing
with the effective date hereof, each contract year shall commence on December 1,
and end on November 30.
2. Paragraph 4.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by providing for the
following salary increases, effective on the dates indicated below: for the
twelve (12) month period commencing on December 1, 1993, Employee shall receive
a salary of Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($225,000); for the twelve
(12) month period commencing on December 1, 1994, Employee shall receive a
salary of Two Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($240,000); and for the twelve (12)
month period commencing on December 1, 1995, Employee shall receive a salary of
Two Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($255,000).
3. Paragraph 11.1 is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at
the end of the existing provision:
"Employer hereby grants to Employee the right and option to
purchase 75,000 shares of Employer's Common Stock at a price
of $3.25 per share pursuant to the terms of the 1993 Stock
Option Plan."
4. Except as hereinabove expressly provided, the Agreement shall continue
in full force and effect between the parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First
Amendment to the Agreement to be executed as of the date first indicated above.
INTERNATIONAL CABLECASTING
TECHNOLOGIES INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ /s/ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") is made as of the 1st day of
October, 1991, between International Cablecasting Technologies Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Employer"), and ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Employee").
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A. Employer desires to employ Employee as the President of its Commercial
Division in order to have the benefit of Employee's special knowledge,
experience, reputation and abilities in the field of music and broadcasting
industry for the benefit of Employer, and its stockholders.
B. Employee has advised Employer of his willingness to act as the
President of the Commercial Division and to utilize his special knowledge,
experience, reputation and abilities for the benefit of Employer and its
stockholders for the term provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, and the
terms, conditions and covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:
1.0 Employment. Employer hereby employs Employee and Employee hereby
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accepts his employment and agrees to exercise and perform faithfully,
exclusively (subject to Section 2.1(c) hereof), and to the best of his ability
on behalf of Employer the powers and duties of the President of the Commercial
Division on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
2.0 Employee's Services and Duties.
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2.1 During the term hereof Employee shall:
(a) Observe and conform to the policies and directions
promulgated from time to time by Employer's Board of Directors;
(b) Exercise competently and perform effectively such
powers and duties of management usually vested in the president of an commercial
division of a corporation, including general office duties and other powers and
duties pertaining by law, or otherwise imposed by the policies or Bylaws of
Employer, including hiring or firing employees reporting directly to him;
(c) Devote his full time, ability and attention to the
business of Employer or such other affiliated company as may be directed by the
Board of Directors of Employer during the term of this Agreement so long as such
company engages in businesses similar to those engaged in by the Employer. This
provision shall not prevent Employee from serving as a director of any company
which is not competing in the business areas of Employer or any affiliated
company and shall not prohibit Employee from engaging in charitable or
community activities which do not materially conflict with the business of
Employer.
2.2. The services to be performed by Employee may be extended or
adjusted from time to time at the discretion of the Board of Directors of
Employer, provided such services shall at all times be of the nature customarily
performed by the President of the Commercial Division of a corporation.
2.3. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent
Employee from investing his assets in any form or manner which does not conflict
with the business of Employer or such business which Employer plans to enter and
which does not materially interfere with his performance of services on behalf
of Employer. Without the prior written approval of Employer, Employee shall not
acquire more than ten percent (10%) direct or indirect ownership in any cable
company, whether radio, television or any other form of media, other than
Employer.
2.4. During the term of this Agreement, Employee shall perform
the services contemplated under this Agreement at Employer's Corporate
Headquarters in Los Angeles, California or other such location as mutually
agreed upon by the Employer and Employee. Employer may from time to time require
Employee to travel temporarily to other locations on Employer's business.
3.0. Term. The term of Employee's employment by Employer pursuant to
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this Agreement shall be for four (4) years commencing on October 1, 1991 and
ending on September 30, 1995.
3.1 Six months prior to the expiration of this Agreement,
Employer and Employee may enter into negotiations for the extension of this
Agreement.
4.0 Compensation and Other Benefits. As compensation in full for the
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services to be rendered by Employee hereunder, Employer shall pay and the
Employee shall accept the following compensation:
4.1. Employer shall pay to Employee a salary $175,000.00 each
year of this Agreement commencing with the Effective Date, payable in equal
semi-monthly installments during the term hereof. All compensation payable
hereunder shall be subject to all applicable Federal and State of California
withholding requirements.
4.2. Additional compensation and/or bonus compensation for
subsequent years shall be at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors.
4.3. Employer shall reimburse Employee for $12,000 relocation
expenses from Seattle to California including, but not limited to, actual moving
company expenses, airfares, hotels, etc.
5.0. Expenses. Employee is authorized to incur reasonable expenses
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for promoting the business of Employer, including expenses for entertainment,
travel and similar
items. Employer will reimburse Employee for all such reasonable expenses paid by
Employee on behalf of Employer upon the prompt presentation by Employee of an
itemized request for reimbursement of expenditures supported by adequate
documentation of the expenditure and its purpose. For purposes of this paragraph
5.0, "prompt" shall mean not more than thirty days following the month the
expense was incurred (excluding expenses incurred for European travel, in which
case "prompt" shall mean not more than 90 days from the date such expense was
incurred).
6.0. Confidential Information. Employee agrees that he will not make
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known, divulge, furnish, make available or use (otherwise than in the regular
course of employment with the Employer) during the term of his employment with
the Employer any confidential information of the Employer, including but not
limited to, business methods, processes, operating techniques and "know how,"
customer and supplier information, and short-term and long-term sales and
product plans, whether compiled or prepared by Employee or Employer or both
(hereinafter collectively referred to as "Confidential Information"). Such
Confidential Information and all copies thereof shall be the exclusive property
of Employer. Upon any termination of his employment with Employer, Employee will
promptly return, or cause to be returned to the Employer all of Employee's
property and products used by Employee for purposes of carrying out his
employment with Employer. Employee further agrees that the foregoing
restrictions on the use and disclosure of Company's Confidential Information
shall survive termination of his employment with Employer.
7.0. Employee Representation and Warranty. Employee warrants and
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represents to and covenants with Employer that the execution, delivery and
performance of the Agreement by Employee does not conflict with or violate any
provision of or constitute a default under any agreement, judgment, award or
decree to which Employee is a party or by which Employee is bound.
8.0. Executive Benefits. Employer shall provide to Employee, at the
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sole cost of Employer, such basic and extended benefits group insurance program,
vacation and such other Employee fringe benefits as Employer provides for its
other employees at the management level.
9.0. Termination Prior to Expiration of Term.
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9.1. If Employee shall be guilty (as principal, accomplice or
accessory) of a crime involving moral turpitude, or the commission of fraud,
embezzlement or other similar dishonest act, breach of fiduciary duty involving
personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties, willful violating
any law, rule, or regulation (other than traffic violations or similar offenses)
which ▇▇▇▇▇ the Employer or adversely affects the Employer's reputation or
credibility, Employer may at its option immediately terminate this Agreement by
giving written notice to Employee. If Employee is terminated under this
subparagraph, he shall no longer be entitled to any compensation or other
benefits under this Agreement after such termination for cause.
9.2. If Employee commits any material breach or habitually and
grossly neglects the duties or obligations required of him under this Agreement,
Employer may as its option terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to
Employee. If Employee is terminated under this subparagraph, he shall no longer
be entitled to any compensation or other benefits under this Agreement after
such termination for cause.
9.3. If Employee becomes disabled during the term of this
Agreement and such disability continues for a period of six (6) months, Employer
may at its option after the expiration of such six-month period terminate this
Agreement by giving written notice to Employee. While Employee is disabled,
Employer shall pay to Employee the semi-monthly salary installments as provided
in Paragraph 4.1, but such installments shall be reduced by all amounts paid to
Employee on account of disability insurance, worker's compensation, social
security, or other payments made to Employee arising out of his disability;
provided, however, that such payments by Employer shall cease upon the earlier
of (a) the expiration of the term of this Agreement, (b) the earlier termination
of this Agreement pursuant to this Paragraph 9, or (c) the continuation of
Employee's disability for a period of six (6) months. For the purposes of this
Agreement, the term "disabled" shall be defined as Employee's inability, through
physical or mental illness or other cause, to perform all of the duties which he
is required to perform under this Agreement.
9.5. In the event Employee is terminated under Section 9.1 or
9.2 hereof, following the date of termination, Employee shall not be entitled to
exercise any stock option previously granted to Employee under this Agreement.
In the event Employee is terminated for any other reason under this Agreement,
Employee shall be entitled to exercise any stock options vested in Employee for
a period of six (6) months from the date of termination and to any bonus
compensation vested in Employee on said date, but all other benefits provided
for under this Agreement shall cease on the date of termination.
9.6. In the event of a change of control of Employer's Employee
shall have the right to terminate this Agreement.
9.7. The subparagraphs in this Agreement providing for
Employer's right to terminate this Agreement shall be interpreted wholly
independent from and without reference to one another.
9.8. Any written notice to be given to Employee by Employer
pursuant to this Paragraph 9 may be effected either by personal delivery to
Employee, or by mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid with return
receipt requested, shown in the books and records of Employer.
10.0. Death During Employment. If Employee dies during the term of this
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employment, Employer shall pay to the estate of Employee the compensation which
would otherwise be payable to Employee up to the end of the month in which his
death occurs, and such other benefits to which Employee is entitled and Employer
shall have no further obligations under this Agreement.
11.0. Stock Option.
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11.1. Employer hereby grants to Employee the right and option to
purchase 50,000 shares of the Company's common stock, $.01 par value (the
"Common Stock"), of Employer at a price of $5.75 per share. Such option may be
issued as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue
Code or as a non-statutory option (i.e., an option not qualified as an ISO under
Section 422) pursuant to a Stock Option Plan proposed to be adopted by the
Company. Issuance of the option pursuant the Stock Option Plan is subject,
however, to adoption of the Stock Option Plan by both the Board of Directors and
shareholders of Employer. In the event the option is issued other than pursuant
to the Stock Option Plan, the option shall be issued as a nonstatutory option
not qualified under Section 422. The terms and conditions of the option to be
granted, including whether the option shall qualify as an incentive stock option
or shall be issued under any Stock Option Plan of the Employer, shall be at the
sole discretion of Employer. Such option to purchase shares of Common Stock
shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the Vancouver Stock Exchange
("VSE"), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), particularly
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules of
any other Exchange where Employer's common stock may be traded.
11.2. Each exercise of the Option shall be by written notice of
exercise delivered to the Employer at its principal place of business specifying
the number of shares to be purchased, and accompanied by payment in cash or by
certified or bank cashier's check payable to the order of Employer for the full
purchase price of the shares to be purchased.
12.0. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
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the benefit of Employer, its successors and assigns. Employee may not assign all
or any part of his interest under this Agreement without the prior written
consent of Employer.
13.0. Receipt of Agreement. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges
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that he or it has read this Agreement in its entirety and does hereby
acknowledge receipt of a fully executed copy thereof. A fully executed copy
shall be an original for all purposes, and is a duplicate original.
14.0. California Law. This Agreement is to be governed by and construed
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under the laws of the State of California, regardless of choice of law
provisions.
15.0. Captions and Paragraph Headings. Captions and paragraph
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headings used herein are for convenience only and are not a part of this
Agreement and shall not be used in construing it.
16.0. Invalid Provision. Should any part of this Agreement for any
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reason be declared invalid, the validity and binding effect of any remaining
portion shall not be affected, and the remaining portion of this Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect as if this agreement had been executed with the
invalid provision eliminated.
17.0. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement
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between the parties with respect to the employment of Employee by Employer and
supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations and
understandings of the parties. No modification, amendment or waiver of any of
the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing
specifically referring hereto and signed by both parties.
18.0. Waiver of Breach. The failure to enforce at any time any of the
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provisions of this Agreement, or to require at any time performance by the other
party of any of the provisions hereof, shall in no way be construed to be a
waiver of such provisions or to affect either the validity of this Agreement or
any part hereof or the right of either party thereafter to enforce each and
every provision in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
19.0. Conditions and Obligations of Employer. The obligations of Employer,
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hereunder, are expressly subject to prior approval of this Agreement by
Employer's Board of Directors.
Executed at Los Angeles, California as of the date first set forth above.
INTERNATIONAL CABLECASTING TECHNOLOGIES INC.
By:/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Chairman
/s/ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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