Employment Agreement - THQ Inc. and Brian J. Farrell
AMENDED AND RESTATED
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1996
BY AND BETWEEN T-HQ, INC.,
a NEW YORK CORPORATION (THE "COMPANY"),
AND BRIAN J. FARRELL (THE "EXECUTIVE")
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The parties hereto desire to replace the Executive's existing
employment agreement with the Company with this Agreement and to provide for
the Executive's continued employment by the Company in accordance with the
terms and provisions set forth below:
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. EMPLOYMENT: TERM.
The Company will continue to employ the Executive, and the
Executive will continue to work for the Company, as its President and Chief
Executive Officer until December 31, 2001, unless sooner terminated in
accordance with Section 7 hereof. Such period, together with the period of any
extension or renewal of such employment, is referred to herein as the
"Employment Period."
2. DUTIES.
During the Employment Period, the Executive shall serve as the
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and of its subsidiaries
and affiliated companies, and perform such further duties as shall, from time
to time, be reasonably delegated or assigned to the Executive by the Board of
Directors of the Company consistent with his position and abilities.
3. DEVOTION OF TIME.
During the Employment Period, the Executive shall: (i) expend
substantially all of his working time for the Company; (ii) devote his best
efforts, energy and skill to the services of the Company and the promotion of
its interests; and (iii) not take part in activities reasonably known by
Executive to be detrimental to the best interests of the Company.
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4. COMPENSATION.
4.1 In consideration for the services to be performed
by the Executive during the Employment Period hereunder, the Company shall
compensate the Executive at an annual base salary (payable at the normal pay
periods of the Company) during the Employment Period of $300,000, commencing
January 1, 1997. The base salary shall be subject to annual review commencing at
the end of 1997 and at the end of each year thereafter, and may be increased
(but not decreased) for subsequent years.
4.2 In addition to the annual base salary payable to the
Executive pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.1 hereof, the Executive is
also entitled to a bonus for each fiscal year of the Company commencing during
the Employment Period, equal to the lesser of (i) $300,000 or (ii) 4.5% of the
Company's net income before taxes for such year. Net income before taxes shall
be determined by the independent public accountants for the Company in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
4.3 Executive shall also be eligible for awards of
options and any other stock or equity based awards that may be available to
executives of the Company.
5. EXPENSES; ADDITIONAL BENEFITS; INDEMNIFICATION.
5.1 The Executive shall receive an automobile allowance
for the use of any automobile owned or leased by him, consistent with the
Company's past practices.
5.2 The Company shall pay directly, or reimburse the
Executive for, all other reasonable and necessary expenses and disbursements
incurred by him for and on behalf of the Company in the performance of his
duties under this Agreement. For such purpose, the Executive shall submit to
the Company itemized reports of such expenses in accordance with the Company's
policies.
5.3 The Executive shall be entitled to paid vacations
during the Employment Period in accordance with the Company's then prevalent
practices for executive employees; provided, however, that Executive shall be
entitled to such paid vacations for not less than four (4) weeks per annum.
5.4 The Executive shall be entitled to participate in,
and to receive benefits under, any employee benefit plans of the Company
(including, without limitation, pension, profit sharing, group life insurance
and group medical insurance plans) as may exist from time to time for its
executive employees. Subject to the limitation contained in Section 5.7 below,
the Company shall make the maximum pension and profit sharing contribution for
the Executive legally permitted to be made
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by an employer and shall permit the Executive to contribute the maximum pension
and profit sharing contribution legally permitted to be made by an employee,
equaling an aggregate of $30,000 (the current maximum allowable payment) each
year during the Employment Period.
5.5 The Company shall provide to Executive, and (subject
to the limitation contained in Section 5.7 below) pay the premiums therefor,
insurance on Executive's life in an amount equal to $1,500,000 as well as
disability insurance for the Executive during the Employment Period and for a
period of twelve (12) months thereafter, each of which shall have the coverage
reasonably requested by Executive; provided, however, that the foregoing
coverage shall be subject to any insurance examinations of Executive required
by the insurer. Executive shall designate the beneficiaries under the
disability and life insurance policies.
5.6 As a director and officer of the Company, the
Executive shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of the Articles
of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, and the Bylaws of the Company, as
amended, that provide for indemnification of officers and directors of the
Company. No such provisions shall be amended in any way to limit or reduce the
extent of the indemnification available to Executive as an officer or director
of the Company.
5.7 The Company's share of the pension and profit sharing
contribution referenced in Section 5.4 and insurance premiums referenced in
Section 5.5 shall not exceed in any calendar year an aggregate of $30,000.
In addition, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the
Company shall indemnify and save and hold harmless the Executive from and
against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, costs and expenses, including
judgments, fines or amounts paid on account thereof (whether in settlement or
otherwise), and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees actually and
reasonably incurred (except only if and to the extent that such amounts shall
be finally adjudged to have been caused by Executives willful breach of the
express provisions of this Agreement) to the extent that the Executive is made
a party to or witness in any action, suit or proceeding, or if a claim or
liability is asserted against Executive (whether or not in the right of the
Company), by reason of the fact that he was or is a director or officer, or
acted in such capacity on behalf of the Company, or by reason of or arising out
of or resulting from entering into this Agreement or the rendering of services
by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement, whether or not the same shall
proceed to judgment or be settled or otherwise brought to a conclusion. The
Company shall advance to Executive on demand all reasonable expenses incurred
by Executive in connection with the defense or settlement of any such claim,
action, suit or proceeding, and Executive hereby undertakes to repay such
amounts if and to the extent that it shall be finally adjudged that the
Executive is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under this Agreement
or under the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the
Company as of the date hereof that govern indemnification of officers or
directors of the Company (but giving effect to future amendments that broaden
or expand any such indemnification and obligations or right more favorably to
Executive). Executive shall also be entitled to recover any costs of enforcing
his rights under this Section (including,
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without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements) in the event
any amount payable hereunder is not paid within thirty (30) days of written
request therefore by Executive. The rights of Executive under this Section
shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall be applicable for so
long as Executive may be subject to any claim, demand, liability, cost or
expense against which this Section is intended to protect and indemnify him.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary, the Company shall, at no cost to the Executive, use its best efforts
to at all times include the Executive during the term of the Employment Period
and for a period of not less than four (4) years thereafter, as an insured
under any directors and officers liability insurance policy maintained by the
Company, which policy shall provide such coverage in such amounts as the Board
of Directors shall deem appropriate for coverage of all directors and officers
of the Company.
6. RESTRICTIVE COVENANT.
6.1 During the Employment Period and thereafter, the
Executive shall not reveal, divulge or make known to any person, firm,
corporation or other business organization, and shall not directly or
indirectly use for his own benefit, or for the benefit of anyone else, any
secret or confidential information used by the Company in its business,
including, without limitation, (i) pricing information, (ii) the terms of the
Company's existing contracts with suppliers, licensors and/or developers, (iii)
any material information pertaining to the Company's customers and their
requirements, and (iv) any other of the Company's trade secrets, all of which
shall be collectively referred to hereafter as the "Confidential Information."
6.2 The services of the Executive are unique,
extraordinary and essential to the business of the Company, particularly in
view of the Executive's access to Confidential Information. Accordingly, the
Executive agrees that if his employment hereunder shall at any time be
terminated voluntarily by the Executive, or by the Company for cause (as
defined in Section 7.3), the Executive will not at any time within twelve
months of such termination, without the prior written approval of the Board of
Directors of the Company, directly or indirectly engage in any business
activity competitive with the business of the Company. Furthermore, the
Executive agrees that, during such twelve month period, he shall not solicit,
directly or indirectly or knowingly affect to the Company's detriment any
relationship of the Company with any customer, supplier, licensor, developer or
employee of the Company or knowingly cause any customer, supplier, licensor or
developer to refrain from entrusting additional business to the Company. If
the employment of the Executive hereunder is terminated by the Company other
than for cause, the restraints on the Executive set forth in the preceding two
sentences shall be inapplicable. If this Agreement shall not be renewed by
either the Company or by the Executive prior to its scheduled expiration date
as recited in Section 1, such restraints will apply for the period from January
1, 2002 through March 31, 2002.
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6.3 In the event that any of the provisions of Section
6.1 and 6.2 hereof shall be adjudicated to exceed the time, geographic or other
limitations permitted by applicable law in any jurisdiction, then such
provision shall be deemed reformed in any such jurisdiction to the maximum
time, geographic or other limitations permitted by applicable law.
6.4 As used in this Section 6, the term "Company" shall
mean and include any and all subsidiaries of the Company which either now exist
or which may hereafter be organized.
6.5 The Executive hereby acknowledges and agrees that, in
the event he shall violate any provisions of this Section 6, the Company will
be without an adequate remedy at law and accordingly, will be entitled to
enforce such restrictions by temporary or permanent injunctive or mandatory
relief obtained in any action or proceeding instituted in any court of
competent jurisdiction without the necessity of proving damages and without
prejudice to any other remedies which it may have at law or in equity.
7. EARLIER TERMINATION.
7.1 The Executive's employment hereunder shall
automatically be terminated upon the death of the Executive or the Executive's
voluntarily leaving the employ of the Company. In addition, the Executive's
employment by the Company may be terminated by the Company as follows:
(a) Upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice
by the Company, in the event of the Executive's disability as set forth in
Section 7.2 below; or
(b) Upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice
by the Company, in the event that the Company terminates the Executive's
employment hereunder for cause as set forth in Section 7.3 below.
7.2 The Executive shall be deemed disabled hereunder, if
in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company, as confirmed by
competent medical advice, he shall become physically or mentally unable to
perform his duties for the Company hereunder and such incapacity shall have
continued for any period of six (6) consecutive months.
7.3 For purposes hereof, "Cause" shall be limited to the
following: (a) the Executive's willful malfeasance or gross negligence; (b)
any material misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact made by the
Executive in connection with this Agreement; or (c) the material breach of any
covenant made by the Executive hereunder.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, termination by the Company for
Cause shall not be effective until and unless (i) in the event of any acts or
circumstances alleged to be a basis for termination that is capable of cure by
the Executive, the Executive is given written notice
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by the Board of such alleged acts or circumstances, and such alleged acts or
circumstances shall not have been cured by the Executive within 20 days of
receipt of such notice to the satisfaction of the Board in the exercise of its
reasonable judgment (or, if within such 20-day period the Executive commences
and proceeds to take all reasonable actions to effect such cure, within such
reasonable additional time period (no longer than 60 days) as may be
necessary), (ii) notice of intention to terminate for Cause has been given by
the Company within four months after the Board learns of the act, failure or
event constituting "Cause" and (iii) the Board has voted (at a meeting of the
Board duly called and held as to which termination of Executive is an agenda
item) by a majority vote to terminate Executive for Cause after Executive has
been given notice of the particular acts or circumstances which are the basis
for the alleged termination for Cause and has been afforded at least 20 days
notice of the meeting and an opportunity to present his position in writing and
the Board has given notice of termination to Executive within three days
thereafter, and (iii) if Executive has commenced an expedited arbitration in
the manner prescribed below within 15 days after such notice of termination,
disputing the Company's right under this Agreement to terminate for Cause, the
Arbitrator shall have determined that the Executive is terminable for Cause.
Unless a majority of the Board at the time of the giving of such notice of
termination is then comprised of persons other than Jeffrey C. Lapin, Bruce
Jagid, Lawrence Burstein and L. Michael Haller, then upon the giving of such
notice of termination, Executive (x) shall be deemed suspended with pay until
he shall be deemed to have been terminated for Cause hereunder or until the
Arbitrator shall have determined that Executive is not terminable for Cause and
(y) while suspended, Executive shall cease to act as an executive of the
Company and shall depart the premises of the Company. If Executive or his
representative fails to file a demand for arbitration with the American
Arbitration Association and file the requisite fees pursuant to Rule 4 of the
national Rules within 15 days of receipt of notice of termination from the
Board, and diligently pursue such proceeding in accordance with the procedures
set forth in Section 15 hereof, such termination shall be conclusively presumed
to have been for Cause.
7.4 In the event that this Agreement shall be terminated
due to the Executive's death or disability, then the Company shall within 20
days of such termination pay to the Executive or his personal representative,
as the case may be, severance pay in a lump sum amount equal to his then annual
base salary, as set forth in Section 4 hereof, for a period of twelve months
from the date of such termination. If, however, subject to the provisions of
Section 7.5 hereafter, this Agreement shall be terminated for any other reason
whatsoever, then the Company shall not obligated to make any severance payments
whatsoever to the Executive hereunder, except the compensation set forth in
Section 4 hereof which shall have accrued but be unpaid at the effective time
of termination.
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7.5 Notwithstanding any other provision herein, in order
to protect the Executive against the possible consequences and uncertainties of
a Change of Control (as hereinafter defined) of the Company and thereby induce
the Executive to remain in the employ of the Company, the Company agrees that:
(a) If the Executive's employment is terminated
by the Company other than for "Cause" (as defined in Section 7.3 hereof) at any
time subsequent to a Change of Control or if the Executive voluntarily
terminates such employment within one hundred eighty (180) days subsequent to a
Change of Control (the "Evaluation Period"), then in either such event, the
Company shall pay to the Executive within ten (10) days after such termination
a lump sum payment in cash in an amount equal to 2.99 times the Executive's
base amount (as the term base amount is defined in Section 280G of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and applicable regulations thereunder) at the
time of such Change of Control; provided, however, that at the option of the
Executive, exercisable upon written notice to the Company within ten (10) days
of termination of employment, such payment may be paid in equal monthly
installments over an eighteen (18) month period commencing on the first day of
the month immediately following that in which the Executive's employment was
terminated. For purposes of this Section 7.5, in the event the Executive
(during or after the Evaluation Period) shall resign from his employment with
the Company subsequent to any change in his title, nature of duties, employee
benefits, location or place of employment or working conditions, in each
instance without his prior consent, such resignation shall be deemed to be a
termination of employment by the Company other than for "Cause."
(b) All options, warrants and other rights
(collectively, the "Options") to acquire securities of the Company (including
those of its subsidiaries and affiliates) ("Securities"), whether pursuant to
employee benefit plans or otherwise, which shall have been granted to the
Executive prior to a Change of Control shall fully vest and become immediately
exercisable upon the occurrence of any such Change of Control. If subsequent
to a Change of Control, the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company
other than for "Cause or if such employment is voluntarily terminated by the
Executive during the Evaluation Period, then in either such event, all Options
shall be exercisable by the Executive in accordance with their respective
terms, as hereinabove modified.
(c) In lieu of exercising or retaining his right
to exercise any outstanding Options then held by the Executive, the Executive
may elect to surrender to the Company his rights in such outstanding Options
(whether or not then exercisable) then held by the Executive, and, upon such
surrender the Company shall pay to the Executive an amount in cash per share
equal to the aggregate of the difference between (i) the option prices of the
aggregate of the difference between (i) the option prices of the Securities is
subject to such surrendered Options and (ii) the greater of (A) the average
price per share paid in connection with such acquisition of control if such
control was acquired by the payment of cash or the then fair market value per
option share of the consideration paid for such Securities if such
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control was acquired for consideration other than cash, (B) the price per share
paid in connection with any tender offer of securities leading to control, or
(C) the mean between the high and low bid price of such Securities on NASDAQ or
any other national securities exchange upon which the Securities shall then be
listed on the date of termination of the Executive's employment.
(d) As used in this Section 7.5, a "Change of
Control" shall be deemed to have occurred upon the passage of (i) ten (10) days
following a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or
associated persons have acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, beneficial
ownership of thirty percent (30%) or more of such outstanding Share; or (ii)
ten (10) days after a person or group of affiliated or associated persons has
(A) become the owner of at least 10% of the Share or has filed a Schedule 13D
or 13G with the Securities and Exchange Commission and (B) whose ownership
interest is deemed by the Company's Board of Directors to cause a material
adverse impact of the business or the prospects of the Company.
(e) The Company shall pay or reimburse the
Executive for all fees and disbursement of counsel, if any, incurred by the
Executive as a result of the termination of his employment by the Company
following a Change of Control or his voluntary termination of such employment
during the Evaluation Period (including, without limitation, those which may be
incurred by the Executive in seeking to obtain or reinforce any right or
benefit provided by this Agreement).
(f) The Executive shall be under no obligation to
mitigate the amount of any payment provided for under this Section 7.5 by
seeking other employment or otherwise nor shall such amount be offset by any
compensation which the Executive may receive from future employment or
otherwise.
8. NO REQUIREMENT OF RELOCATION.
The Company expressly agrees that the Executive, as a
condition of his employment, need not relocate his residence from the community
in which he presently resides. Any demand or requirement by the Company that
the Executive principally perform his duties at a location or office that
requires more than an additional hour of one-way commutation time than the
Executive currently experiences shall, in the absence of the Executive's
consent (which may be withheld for any reason), constitute a termination
without cause by the Company of the Executive's employment thereunder.
9. SERVICES AS DIRECTOR.
During the Employment Period, the Executive shall, if elected
or appointed, serve as a Director of the Company and/or any subsidiary of the
Company upon such terms as shall be mutually agreed upon by the Executive and
the Company.
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10. ASSIGNMENT.
This Agreement, as it relates to the employment of the
Executive, is a personal contract and the rights and interests of the Executive
hereunder may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated,
except as otherwise set forth herein. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns,
including without limitation, any corporation or other entity into which the
Company is merged or which acquires all of the outstanding share of the
Company's capital stock or all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company.
11. RIGHT TO PAYMENTS.
The Executive shall not under any circumstances have any
option or right to require payments hereunder otherwise than in accordance with
the terms hereof. To the extent permitted by law, the Executive shall not have
any power of anticipation, alienation or assignment of payments contemplated
hereunder, and all rights and benefits of the Executive shall be for the sole
personal benefit of the Executive, and no other person shall acquire any right,
title or interest hereunder by reason of any sale, assignment, transfer, claim
or judgment or bankruptcy proceedings against the Executive.
12. NOTICES.
Any notice required or permitted to be given pursuant to this
Agreement shall be deemed given three (3) business days after such notice is
mailed by certified mail, return receipt required, addressed as follows: (i) if
to Executive, at 5016 North Parkway Calabasas, Calabasas, California 91302; and
(ii) if to the Company, 5016 North Parkway Calabasas, Calabasas, California
91302, Attention: Vice-President - Finance or at such other address as any such
party shall designate by written notice to the other party.
13. GOVERNING LAW.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced
in accordance with the internal laws of California without reference to
conflicts of laws, principles or rules.
14. WAIVER.
The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of
this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a Agreement shall be held
to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall
attach only to such provision and not in any way affect or render invalid or
unenforceable any other provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall
be carried out as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions were not embodied
therein.
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15. ARBITRATION.
In the event of any controversy, dispute or claim arising out
of or related to this Agreement or the Executive's employment by the Company,
the parties shall negotiate in good faith in an attempt to reach a mutually
acceptable settlement of such dispute. If negotiations in good faith do not
result in a settlement of any such controversy, dispute or claim, it shall be
finally settled by expedited arbitration in accordance with the National Rules
of the American Arbitration Association governing employment disputes, subject
to the following:
(a) The Arbitrator shall be determined from a
list of names of five impartial arbitrators each of whom shall be an attorney
experienced in arbitration matters concerning executive employment disputes,
supplied by the American Arbitration Association (the "Association") chosen by
Executive and the Company each in turn striking a name from the list until one
name remains.
(b) The Arbitrator shall determine whether and to
what extent any party shall be entitled to damages under this Agreement.
(c) The Arbitrator shall not have the power to
add to nor modify any of the terms or conditions of the this Agreement. The
Arbitrator's decision shall not go beyond what is necessary for the
interpretation and application of the provision of this Agreement in respect of
the issue before the Arbitrator. The Arbitrator shall not substitute his or
her judgment for that of the parties in the exercise of rights granted or
retained by this Agreement. The Arbitrator's award or other permitted remedy,
if any, and the decision shall be based upon the issue as drafted and submitted
by the respective parties and the relevant and competent evidence adduced at
the hearing.
(d) The Arbitrator shall have the authority to
award any remedy or relief provided for in this Agreement, in addition to any
other remedy or relief (including provisional remedies and relief) that a court
of competent jurisdiction could order or grant. In addition, the Arbitrator
shall have the authority to decide issues relating to the interpretation,
meaning or performance of this Agreement even if such decision would constitute
an advisory opinion in a court proceeding or if the issues would otherwise not
be ripe for resolution in a court proceeding, and any such decision shall bind
the parties in their continuing performance of this Agreement. The
Arbitrator's written decision shall be rendered within sixty days of the
hearing. The decision reached by the Arbitrator shall be final and binding
upon the parties as to the matter in dispute. To the extent that the relief or
remedy granted by the Arbitrator is relief or remedy on which a court could
enter judgment, a judgment upon the award rendered by the Arbitrator shall be
entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof (unless in the case of an
award of damages, the full amount of the award is paid within 10 days of its
determination by the Arbitrator). Otherwise, the award shall be binding on the
parties in connection with their continuing performance of this Agreement and
in any subsequent arbitral or judicial proceedings between the parties.
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(e) The arbitration shall take place in Los
Angeles, California.
(f) The arbitration proceeding and all filing,
testimony, documents and information relating to or presented during the
arbitration proceeding shall be disclosed exclusively for the purpose of
facilitating the arbitration process and for no other purpose and shall be
deemed to be information subject to the confidentiality provisions of this
Agreement.
(g) The parties shall continue performing their
respective obligations under this Agreement notwithstanding the existence of a
dispute while the dispute is being resolved unless and until such obligations
are terminated or expire in accordance with the provisions hereof.
(h) The Arbitrator may order a pre-hearing
exchange of information including depositions, interrogatories, production of
documents, exchange of summaries of testimony or exchange of statements of
position, and the Arbitrator shall limit such disclosure to avoid unnecessary
burden to the parties and shall schedule promptly all discovery and other
procedural steps and otherwise assume case management initiative and control to
effect an efficient and expeditious resolution of the dispute. At any oral
hearing of evidence in connection with an arbitration proceeding, each party
and its counsel shall have the right to examine its witness and to
cross-examine the witnesses of the other party. No testimony of any witness
shall be presented in written form unless the opposing party or parties shall
have the opportunity to cross-examine such witness, except as the parties
otherwise agree in writing.
(i) Notwithstanding the dispute resolution
procedures contained in this Section 15, either party may apply to any court
having jurisdiction (i) to enforce this Agreement to arbitrate, (ii) to seek
provisional injunctive relief so as to maintain the status quo until the
arbitration award is rendered or the Dispute is otherwise resolved, or (iii) to
challenge or vacate any final judgment, award or decision of the Arbitrator
that does not comport with the express provisions of this Section 15.
16. ATTORNEYS' FEES
The Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive for all
reasonable fees and disbursements of the Executives counsel in connection with
the negotiation and execution of this Agreement. In addition, in the event of
any arbitration or judicial proceeding hereunder, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to recover his or its reasonable attorneys fees and costs..
17. HEADINGS.
The Article, Section, paragraph and subparagraph headings are
for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit the provisions
hereof.
18. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
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This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no
representations, warranties or commitments except as set forth herein. This
Agreement replaces the Executive's existing employment agreement in its
entirety and supersedes any other prior and contemporaneous agreements,
understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether written or oral, of the
parties hereto relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
provided, however, that it is the intention of the parties that this Agreement
shall be interpreted and applied in conjunction with the term of any option,
warrant or other right not in existence or hereinafter granted to the Executive
to acquire shares of capital stock of the Company. In the event of any
conflict, however, the terms of this Agreement shall govern and prevail. This
Agreement may be amended only in a writing executed by the parties hereto
affected by such amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this
Agreement as of the date and year first above written.
T-HQ, INC., a New York Corporation
By: /s/ Deborah A. Lake
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Deborah A. Lake
Vice President, Finance
and Administration
/s/ BRIAN J. FARRELL
__________________________________________
BRIAN J. FARRELL
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