October 8, 2008 Mr. Jon Feltheimer Los Angeles, California 90049 RE: Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement Dear Mr. Feltheimer,
Exhibit 10.54
October 8, 2008
Mr. Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
RE: Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxxxxx,
Reference is hereby made to that certain employment agreement dated as of September 20, 2006
by and between Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (“Lions Gate”) and Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx (“Feltheimer”) (the
“Employment Agreement”) and that certain amendment to the Employment Agreement dated September 18,
2008 by and between Lions Gate and Feltheimer (the “First Amendment, and collectively with the
Employment Agreement, the “Agreement”) with respect to Feltheimer’s 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. Feltheimer’s employment term under this Agreement shall commence on the
Effective Date and continue through and including March 31, 2014 (the “Term”).”
2. Section 3 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated, effective immediately, to read
in its entirety as follows:
“3. Base Salary. From the Effective Date through March 31, 2007, Lions Gate shall pay
Feltheimer an annual fixed salary of US$850,000, payable in equal installments in accordance with
Lions Gate’s standard payroll practices. Commencing on April 1, 2007, and continuing through March
31, 2014, Lions Gate shall pay Feltheimer an annual fixed salary of US$1,200,000 payable in equal
installments in accordance with Lions Gate’s standard payroll practices (the “Base Salary”).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, commencing on October 8, 2011 (the “Amendment Date”) and on each
anniversary of the Amendment Date during the remaining portion of the Term, the Base Salary for the
next twelve (12) months shall be increased in the same proportion as the proportional difference
between the “Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners All Items (Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange
County, CA),” published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (the
“CPI”) in effect on March 1 of the preceding year and the CPI in effect as of the Amendment Date
and as of each successive anniversary of the Amendment Date during the Term.
3. The last sentence of Section 4 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated, effective
immediately, to read in its entirety as follows:
“The Discretionary Bonus, if any, shall be payable in a timely manner, but in any event when
bonuses, if any, are generally given to Lions Gate’s other senior-level employees and in no event
later than June 30 of each year during the Term, and, in addition, June 30 of 2014 (for bonus
amounts based on the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014).”
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4. Section 6 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated, effective immediately, to
include the following Sections 6(f), (g), (h) and (i):
“(f) Second Grant of Restricted Stock Units. Provided that Feltheimer’s employment
hereunder has not previously been terminated for cause (as defined herein), death, or disability
(as defined herein) and subject to regulatory approval, if required, Feltheimer shall be granted,
upon execution of this agreement, a total of 916,071 Restricted Stock Units (“Second RSUs”)
according to the following schedule: (i) 458,036 time vesting Second RSUs (the “Second Time
Vesting RSUs”); (ii) 458,035 performance vesting Second RSUs (the “Second Performance Vesting
RSUs”). Such Second RSUs shall be payable upon vesting in an equal number of common shares to
Lions Gate. The foregoing Second RSUs shall be in addition to any Pre-existing Equity.
(g) Date of Vesting. Subject to Feltheimer’s continued employment hereunder through
the relevant vesting date, the Second RSUs shall vest as follows:
(i) The Second Time Vesting RSUs (458,036 RSUs) shall vest in three (3) equal annual
installments with the first such installment vesting on March 31, 2012, and the last vesting on
March 31, 2014;
(ii) The Second Performance Vesting RSUs (458,035 RSUs) shall be eligible to vest in three (3)
equal annual installments with the first installment being eligible to vest on March 31, 2012, the
second on March 31, 2013, and the third on March 31, 2014 (each, a “Second Performance Vesting
Date”); provided, however, that the vesting of the Second RSUs on each such Second 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 such Second Performance Vesting
Date. The Second Performance Vesting RSUs provided for by this Section 6(g)(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 Second 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 Second Performance Vesting RSUs scheduled to
vest on any such Second 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 Second RSUs scheduled to vest on any such Second Performance
Vesting Date that do not vest because the applicable performance targets are not met may vest on
any future Second Performance Vesting Date if the performance targets applicable to such future
Second Performance Vesting Date are exceeded.
(h) Any and all references to RSUs in Sections 6(c), 6(d), 6(e), 7(a), 10 and 14(b)(iii) of
the Agreement shall include the Second RSUs set forth above, unless the context requires otherwise.
Any and all references to the Time Vesting RSUs or RSUs granted pursuant to Section 6(b)(i) in
Sections 9(b)(i) and 14(c)(iii) of the Agreement shall include the Second Time Vesting RSUs, unless
the context requires otherwise. Any and all references to the Performance Vesting RSUs or RSUs
granted pursuant to Section 6(b)(ii) in Sections 9(b)(ii) and 14(c)(iii) of the Agreement shall
include the Second Performance Vesting RSUs, unless the context requires otherwise. Any and all
references to the Performance Vesting Date in Sections 9(b)(ii) and 14(c)(iii) of the Agreement
shall include the Second Performance Vesting Date, unless the context requires otherwise.
(i) Quarterly Grant. Subject to Feltheimer’s 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 October 8, 2008 that occurs during the Term,
Feltheimer shall be
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issued a number of the Company’s common shares equivalent to TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($250,000.00), 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to Feltheimer’s continued
employment hereunder through March 31, 2014, and subject to regulatory approval, if required, on
March 31, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx shall receive a pro-rata portion of the Quarterly Grant for the period
ending on March 31, 2014. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that this Agreement is
terminated pursuant to Section 14(a)(iv) or (b), the Quarterly Grants shall continue to be granted
and vest on each relevant grant date through March 31, 2014. For the sake of clarity,
notwithstanding Section 6(e), any future Quarterly Grants shall be forfeited in the event that this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 14(a)(i), 14(a)(ii) or 14(a)(iii). Additionally for
the sake of clarity, any and all references to RSUs in Sections 6(c) and 6(e) 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 Feltheimer shall be entitled to alternative commensurate compensation, the
details of which shall be negotiated in good faith.”
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/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx | ||||
| XXX XXXXXXXXXX | ||||
| Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. |
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| /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||||
| By XXXXX XXXXX | ||||
| Executive Vice-President and General Counsel | ||||
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