November 2, 2009 Mr. Michael Burns 126 Wadsworth Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90405 RE: Amendment of Employment Agreement Dear Mr. Burns,
Exhibit 10.69
November 2, 2009
Mr. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
RE: Amendment of Employment Agreement
Dear Xx. Xxxxx,
Reference is hereby made to that certain agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of December 15,
2008 between Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (“Lions Gate”) and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx (“Xxxxx”) with respect
to Xxxxx’ employment by Lions Gate. The purpose of this letter agreement is, for good and valuable
consideration, to amend certain provisions of the Agreement as follows:
1. Section 2 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated, effective immediately, to read
in its entirety as follows:
“2. Term. Xxxxx’ employment term under this Agreement shall commence on September 1,
2006 (the “Effective Date”) and continue through and including September 1, 2013, subject to early
termination as provided in this Agreement (the “Term”).”
2. Section 6 of the Agreement is hereby amended, effective immediately, to include the
following Sections 6(h), (i), (j) and (k):
“(h) Third Grant of Restricted Stock Units. Provided that Xxxxx’ employment hereunder
has not previously been terminated for Cause (as defined herein), death, or Disability (as defined
herein) or at his own election and subject to regulatory approval, if required, Xxxxx shall be
granted, on or about October 9, 2009, a total of 458,036 Restricted Stock Units (“Third RSUs”)
according to the following schedule: (i) 229,018 time vesting Third RSUs (the “Third Time Vesting
RSUs”); and (ii) 229,018 performance vesting Third RSUs (the “Third Performance Vesting RSUs”);
provided, that such grants shall be contingent upon Xxxxx’ execution of the amendment to this
Agreement that evidences such grants and shall be effective upon the date on which such amendment
is so executed (the “Amendment Date”). Such Third RSUs shall be payable upon vesting in an equal
number of common shares to Lions Gate. The foregoing Third RSUs shall be in addition to any
Pre-existing Equity.
(i) Date of Vesting. Subject to Xxxxx’ continued employment hereunder through the
relevant vesting date, the Third RSUs shall vest as follows:
(i) The Third Time Vesting RSUs (229,018 RSUs) shall vest in three (3) equal annual
installments with the first such installment vesting on March 31, 2011, the second
installment vesting on March 31, 2012 and the last installment vesting on March 31, 2013;
(ii) The Third Performance Vesting RSUs (229,018 RSUs) shall be eligible to vest in
three (3) equal annual installments with the first installment being eligible to vest on
March 31, 2011, the second on March 31, 2012, and the third on March 31, 2013 (each, a
“Third Performance Vesting Date”); provided, however, that the vesting of the Third RSUs on
each such Third Performance Vesting Date shall be subject to annual Company performance
targets approved in advance by the Compensation Committee for the twelve (12) month period
ending on
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such Third Performance Vesting Date. The Third Performance Vesting RSUs provided for
by this Section 6(i)(ii) shall vest on a sliding scale basis if the Company performance
targets have not been fully met for a particular year. For purposes of example only, if
seventy five (75) percent of Company targets have been met for a particular year, seventy
five (75) percent of the Third Performance Vesting RSUs eligible to vest for that year would
vest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Compensation Committee may, in its sole
discretion, provide that any or all of the Third Performance Vesting RSUs scheduled to vest
on any such Third Performance Vesting Date shall be deemed vested as of such date even if
the applicable performance targets are not met. Furthermore, the Compensation Committee
may, in its sole discretion, provide that any Third Performance Vesting RSUs scheduled to
vest on any such Third Performance Vesting Date that do not vest because the applicable
performance targets are not met may vest on any future Third Performance Vesting Date if the
performance targets applicable to such Third Performance Vesting Date are exceeded.
(j) Any and all references to RSUs in Sections 6(c), 6(g), 8(b), 8(c), 12(a) and 12(b) of the
Agreement shall include the Third RSUs set forth above, unless the context requires otherwise. Any
and all references to the Time Vesting RSUs in Sections 8(b)(i) and 12(b) of this Agreement shall
include the Third Time Vesting RSUs, unless the context requires otherwise. Any and all references
to the Performance Vesting RSUs in Sections 8(b)(ii) and 12(b) of this Agreement shall include the
Third Performance Vesting RSUs, unless the context requires otherwise. Any and all references to
the Performance Vesting Date in Sections 8(b)(ii) and 12(b) of the Agreement shall include the
Third Performance Vesting Date, unless the context requires otherwise.
(k) Quarterly Grant. Subject to Xxxxx’ continued employment hereunder through the
relevant grant date, and subject to regulatory approval, if required, on the first day following
each three (3) month anniversary of the Amendment Date that occurs during the Term (each, a “grant
date”), Xxxxx shall be issued a number of the Company’s common shares equivalent to ONE HUNDRED
EIGHTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($187,500.00), calculated using the closing price (in
regular trading) of the Company’s common shares on the last trading day immediately prior to the
respective grant date (each a “Quarterly Grant”) and subject in each case to applicable tax
withholding. Each Quarterly Grant shall be fully vested upon grant, and the shares subject to such
Quarterly Grant shall be issued not more than five (5) business days after the applicable grant
date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Xxxxx’ continued employment hereunder through
September 1, 2013 and subject to regulatory approval, if required, on September 1, 2013 Xxxxx shall
receive a pro-rata portion of the Quarterly Grant for the period ending on September 1, 2013 based
on the period of time elapsed since the immediately preceding Quarterly Grant. For the sake of
clarity, any future Quarterly Grants shall be forfeited in the event that this Agreement, and
Xxxxx’ employment hereunder, is terminated for any reason prior to September 1, 2013. Additionally
for the sake of clarity, any and all references to RSUs in Sections 6(c) and 6(g) of the Agreement
shall not include any Quarterly Grant. If shareholder or regulatory approval of any
Quarterly Grant is necessary and Lions Gate is unable to obtain such approval for all or any
portion of a Quarterly Grant, then Xxxxx shall be entitled to alternative commensurate
compensation, the details of which shall be negotiated in good faith.”
3. Sections 8(c)(i) and 8(c)(ii) of the Agreement are each hereby amended, effective
immediately, to change the reference to “September 1, 2011” in each such section to “September 1,
2013.”
4. Section 12(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended, effective immediately, to change the
reference to “September 1, 2011” in such section to “September 1, 2013.”
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Except as specifically amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect
without modification. This letter constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect
to modification of the Agreement and any other matters related thereto, and supersedes all prior
negotiations and understandings of the parties in connection therewith.
AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Date: November 2, 0000 |
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Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Corp. |
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
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Date: November 2, 2009 |
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