CONSULTING AGREEMENT
THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made this 11th day of May 2004 by and between Moscow CableCom Corp. (f/k/a Xxxxxxxx Group, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, (the "Company"), with its principal place of business at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000 and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx (the "Consultant") with an address at 0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000.
1. The Consultant has agreed to be a consultant to the Company effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below) during the Term (as defined below).
2. The Consultant acknowledges that certain payments have been made by the Company to or for the benefit of the Consultant prior to the Effective Date and that the amount of the Consulting Fee (as defined below) was determined after taking those previous payments into consideration.
3. The parties to this Agreement desire to codify their understandings and agreements.
Now, Therefore, In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the Company and the Consultant agree as follows:
2. Consulting Services.
(b) During the Term the Consultant, shall at no additional compensation
(except for the compensation and/or fees, if any,
or expenses that is paid or reimbursed to all of the members of the Board)
shall continue serve in the following
capacities:
(i). The Consultant serve as member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Company Board");
(iii). The
Secretary of the Company;
(v) Such other capacity(ies) as shall be reasonably determined by the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
(b) Company Shares Award. The Consultant shall be awarded Twenty Thousand Shares (20,000) shares of the Common Stock of the Company (the "Stock Award") pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the "Deferred Compensation Agreement for Stock Grants Under the Moscow CableCom Corp. 2003 Stock Plan" (a copy of which is annexed hereto as Exhibit A) and the "Trust Agreement" (a copy of which is annexed hereto as Exhibit B). The Stock Award shall be paid to the Company's Rabbi Trust for the benefit of the Consultant promptly upon the receipt by the Company and CCTV of the two (2) resignations of the Consultant whereby the Consultant resigns: (1) as the Chairman of the Company, and (2) as a member of the Board of Directors of CCTV.
(i) Equity: With respect to Funds Raised by the Consultant that is raised in the form of equity (in either the Company and/or CCTV);
A. One and one-half percent (1.5%) of the equity portion of the "Funds Raised by the Consultant" up to the first Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) of the equity portion of the "Funds Raised by the Consultant," and
(ii) Debt: With respect to Funds Raised by the Company that is raised in the form of debt (regardless of whether such debt is convertible into equity and regardless of whether such debt is loaned to the Company and/or to CCTV): 0 .75% of the debt portion of the "Funds Raised by the Consultant." Not in limitation of the foregoing but by way of clarification thereof, with respect to any "Funds Raised by the Consultant" that is initially in the form of debt but which is later converted into equity of the Company, the Incentive Consulting Fee that is payable to the Consultant in connection therewith shall be at the rate of 0.75% of such funds and not at the 1.5% rate or the 1.0% rate regardless of whether the conversion of such debt into equity occurs on, or before or after May 31, 2005.
(ii) Certain Funds Excluded: The Consultant shall not be entitled to receive an Incentive Consulting Fee for funds raised and received by the Company from the following sources:
a. Funds that are raised by any Rights Offering that is made by the Company to its existing shareholders;
(iv) Timing and Obligation to Make Payment of Incentive Consulting Fee: The Incentive Consulting Fee shall be paid to the Consultant promptly upon the Company's receipt of the "Funds Raised by the Consultant; provided however, not in limitation of the foregoing but by way of further clarification thereof, in the event that either:
[a] a credit or loan agreement or facility is negotiated by the Company with an investor or lender whereby either the Company, on the one hand, and/or the investor or lender, on the other hand, has the option as to when and/or whether all or a certain portion of the funds are to be borrowed by or loaned to the Company, and/or
(e) Travel and Business Expenses. Except for travel and business expenses associated with the performance of the Consultant's duties as a member of the Board (for which the Consultant will be reimbursed and/or compensated on the same basis as the other members of the Board), upon the prior written approval of the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company with respect to the purpose, scope and length of the trip, the Consultant shall be authorized to travel on behalf of the Company and during such travel the Consultant is authorized to incur reasonable and necessary travel and business expenses ("Expenses") that are consistent with Company policies as they exist from time to time, and the Consultant shall be entitled to reimbursements for such Expenses upon submission of itemized expense statements in the manner specified by, and in accordance with, the policies established by the Company relating thereto, as they exist from time to time, including but not limited to the prior approval in writing of the Consultant's reasonable and necessary travel and business expenses by the President and Chief Executive Officer. During the Term and subject to the prior written approval of the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (with respect to the purpose, scope and length of the trip), it is contemplated that the Consultant will travel to Moscow on behalf of the Company for such number of visits as shall be determined to be necessary by the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
(h) Vehicle: The Consultant has had the use of a leased vehicle (the "Leased Vehicle") prior to the Effective Date and the Company, which is the lessee pursuant to the vehicle lease (the "Vehicle Lease") has made the lease payments for the Leased Vehicle prior to the Effective Date. The Consultant agrees to have the Vehicle Lease assigned to the Consultant effective as the Effective Date and thereupon the Consultant agrees: (a) to make the payments for the Leased Vehicle pursuant to the Vehicle Lease, and (b) to hold the Company free and harmless from and against any obligations pursuant to the Vehicle Lease from and after the Effective Date. The Consulting Fee is, among other things, based upon the assumption that the Company will continue to make the insurance payments of $1,500 for the Leased Vehicle for the six (6) month period of the Term of this Agreement. In the event that Consultant elects to pay for the insurance for the Leased Vehicle personally for such six (6) month period rather than have the Company make such payments, the Consultant shall receive additional monies pursuant to this Agreement at the rate of $1,500 for the six months or such pro rata portion thereof that the Consultant pays for such insurance.
4. Confidentiality; etc.
(a) The Consultant agrees not to divulge, furnish or make accessible to anyone (other than in the regular course of business of the Company) any knowledge or information (whether or not in writing) with respect to trade secrets, pricing, formulae, designs, processes, plans or materials (collectively, "Company Property") of Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or with respect to any other material proprietary, confidential or non-public aspects of the business or affairs of Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(b) Any Company Property (whether or not protected or eligible for protection by common law or by registered patent, trademark, trade name or copyright), relating to the business of Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, which the Consultant may acquire knowledge of, become privy to, develop or produce while acting as a consultant of Company, shall be and remain the exclusive property, right, title and interest of Company. The Consultant hereby assigns, and agrees promptly to execute and deliver to the Company, at the Company's expense, any and all instruments deemed necessary or convenient by the Company to effect the disclosure and assignment of all such Company Property to the Company.
6. Termination
For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) The Consultant shall have committed any material breach of any of the provisions or covenants of this Agreement.
(2) The Consultant shall have committed any act of gross negligence or recklessness in the performance of his duties or obligations hereunder.
(3) The Consultant shall have refused or habitually neglected to perform his duties or obligations under this Agreement or failed to follow the instructions of the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
(4) The Consultant shall have committed any act that constitutes (a) a willful breach of the Company's personnel policies, or (b) an unintentional breach of the Company's personnel policies and the Consultant has not ceased the breaching conduct within 3 business days following written notice from the Company to the Consultant informing him of such breach of Company policies;
(5) The Consultant shall have committed any material act of willful misconduct, dishonesty or breach of trust against Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, including but not limited to fraud, embezzlement, theft, or dishonesty;
(6) The Consultant shall be subject to a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy;
(7) The Consultant shall have been convicted of, or shall have pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or of any crime of moral turpitude; or
(8) The Consultant shall have made any material misrepresentation to the Company regarding the business of the Company.
11. Entire Agreement. Except for the rights of the Consultant that have previously vested at or during a time when the Consultant was an employee of the Company (in which case such vested rights shall be shall be governed and determined pursuant to the applicable Company agreements, documents and policies that related thereto), this Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the Consultant, on the one hand, and the Company, CCTV, and ABC Moscow Broadband Communication Limited ("MBC"), on the other hand, with respect to the relationship between the Consultant, on the one hand, and the Company, CCTV, and MBC, on the other hand, and this Agreement supersedes any and all prior agreements, commitments and understandings between any of them (whether oral or written) relating to such relationships. This Agreement may not be amended, changed or terminated, except pursuant to an instrument in writing duly executed and delivered by the Consultant and the Company.
14. No Authority to Bind the Company Without Board Approval. The Consultant acknowledges that the Consultant ceased being an employee of the Company in May 1997. The Consultant also acknowledges that in his capacity as the Chairman and/or the Secretary of the Company (or in any other capacity that the Consultant is acting with respect to the Company) that the Consultant does not have the authority to enter into to, and that the Consultant covenants and agrees that he will not enter into, any legally binding contracts, agreements or commitments on behalf of the Company without first obtaining the prior written authorization of the Board or of the Executive Committee of the Board pursuant to a duly adopted resolution of the Board or the Executive Committee of the Board.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date first above written.
Consultant Moscow CableCom Corp. (the "Company")
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx X Xxxxx, Xx.
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Amendment #1 to Consulting Agreement
This Amendment #1 to Consulting Agreement ("Amendment #1") is made this 14th day of May 2004 by and between Moscow CableCom Corp. (f/k/a Xxxxxxxx Group, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, (the "Company"), with its principal place of business at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000 and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx (the "Consultant") with an address at 0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000.
Introduction
1. The Consultant and the Company
signed a Consulting Agreement (the "Agreement") effective as May 1, 2004.
2. The parties to the Agreement
desire to amend the Agreement as set forth in this Amendment #1.
Now, Therefore, In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the Company and the Consultant agree as follows:
1. The resignations by the Consultant as the Chairman of the Company and as a member of the Board of ComCor-TV tendered by the Consultant to the Company are accepted by the Company effective as of June 16, 2004.
2. The parties agree that the twenty thousand (20,000) shares of the Common Stock of the Company (the "Stock Award") that have been awarded to the Consultant pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the "Deferred Compensation Agreement for Stock Grants Under the Moscow CableCom Corp. 2003 Stock Plan" (a copy of which is annexed as Exhibit A to the Agreement) and the "Trust Agreement" (a copy of which is annexed as Exhibit B to the Agreement) shall be paid to the Company's Rabbi Trust for the benefit of the Consultant promptly upon the signing of the Amendment #1 by the parties hereto.
3. Except as modified by this Amendment #1, the remaining provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Amendment #1 as of the date first above written.
Consultant Moscow CableCom Corp.. (the "Company")
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx By: /s/Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Amendment #2 to Consulting Agreement
This Amendment #2 to Consulting Agreement ("Amendment #2") is made this 30th day of July 2004 by and between Moscow CableCom Corp. (f/k/a Xxxxxxxx Group, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, (the "Company"), with its principal place of business at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, 00000 and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx (the "Consultant") with an address at 0 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000.
Introduction
1. The Consultant and the Company signed a Consulting Agreement (the "Agreement") effective as May 1, 2004.
2. The Consultant and the Company amended the Agreement on May 14, 2004 ("Amendment # 1").
Now, Therefore, In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for and in receipt of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Consultant agree that the Agreement as amended by the Amendment #1, is hereby further amended as follows:
1. Fixed Incentive Consulting Fee: The "Incentive Consulting Fee" (as defined in paragraph 3 (c) of the Agreement) is hereby amended to be a fixed amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) (the "Fixed Incentive Consulting Fee") instead of and in lieu of the variable amount of the Incentive Consulting Fee as originally contemplated by the Agreement. Pursuant to the other terms of, and subject to the other conditions of, paragraph 3 (c) of the Agreement and pursuant to the other terms of, and subject to the other conditions of, the remaining provisions of the Agreement, as amended by Amendment #1, the Fixed Incentive Consulting Fee of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) shall be paid to the Consultant by the Company at the time that the Company receives in cash not less than Twenty Million in equity or debt financing pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of paragraph 3 (c) of the Agreement and pursuant to the remaining terms and subject to the remaining provision of the Agreement.
2. Payment of Stock Appreciation Rights: The Consultant is hereby granted stock appreciation rights ("Stock Appreciation Rights") relating to the Company's Common Stock pursuant to the following terms and subject to the following conditions:
A. Number of Shares of Company Common Stock Covered by Stock Appreciation Rights: The number of shares of Company Common Stock (the "Common Stock") covered by the Stock Appreciation Rights hereby granted to the Consultant is Twenty-Five Thousand (25,000) shares of Common Stock.
B. Base Price for Stock Appreciation: The per share base price (the "Base Price") for the Stock Appreciation Rights shall be $6.67 per share of Common Stock.
C. Effective Exercise Period of Stock Appreciation Rights: The effective exercise period (the "Effective Exercise Period") during which the Consultant may exercise his Stock Appreciation Rights shall be the period beginning:
(i) on the first business day immediately following the closing (the "Financing Closing") of the transaction that triggers the Company's obligation to pay the Consultant the Fixed Consulting Fee (see paragraph 3 (c) of the Agreement as modified by paragraph 1 of this Amendment #2) and ending on
(ii) June 30, 2005.
D. Definition of Stock Appreciation: In this Agreement the term, "Stock Appreciation," shall mean and refer to the cash equivalency of the increase of:
(i) per share closing Common Stock Price for the average of the twenty (20) business days immediately preceding the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Rights by the Consultant, over and above,
(ii) the per share Base Price of the Common Stock,
multiplied times Twenty-Five Thousand (25,000) shares of Common Stock.
In this Agreement, the term "Stock Appreciation Rights" shall mean and refer to the rights granted to the Consultant pursuant to this paragraph 2 of this Amendment #2.
Example: For example, in the event that the average per share price of the Common Stock for the twenty (20) business days immediately preceding the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Rights by the Consultant is $8.50, then in that event, and the Consultant elected to exercise his Stock Appreciation Rights for Twenty-Five Thousand (25,000) shares, the Stock Appreciation per share would be $1.83 and $1.83 times 25,000 equals $45,750.
E. Number of Times to Exercise Stock Appreciation Rights: The Consultant may exercise his Stock Appreciation Rights at one time or more than one time, but no more than five times, during the Effective Exercise Period for all or any portion of the Twenty-Five Thousand (25,000) shares of Common Stock that are the subject of the Stock Appreciation Rights.
F. Mechanics of Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights and Payment: In the event that the Consultant elects to exercise the Consultant's Stock Appreciation Rights, the Consultant shall send a written notice ("Exercise Notice") (in the form of Exhibit A hereto) to the President of the Company during the Effective Exercise Period and the Company, upon receipt of the Exercise Notice, shall promptly pay to the Consultant the Stock Appreciation as determined pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.
G. Failure to Exercise Stock Appreciation Rights During Effective Exercise Period: In the event that the Consultant fails to exercise the Stock Appreciation Rights during the Effective Exercise Period, the Stock Appreciation Rights shall thereupon become null and void of no further force or effect.
3. Consultant's Involvement in the Company Matters: At the request of the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Consultant stands ready to perform such reasonable duties, services, and assignments on behalf of the Company as the President and Chief Executive Officer may request, from time to time.
Referring specifically to the transaction contemplated by the draft of the July 12, 2004 Term Sheet or any successor document thereto (the "Renova Term Sheet") by and among the Company, ComCor, and Renova, Inc. ("Renova"), the Consultant agrees that the Consultant, unless specifically requested by President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company or unless specifically requested by a representative of Renova, Inc. ("Renova"), will not have any contact or communication, directly or indirectly, with Renova and/or Renova's representatives. The Consultant acknowledges that he has been advised that the Company has agreed with Renova that all negotiations between Renova, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, with respect to the transaction contemplated by the Renova Term Sheet shall be conducted on behalf of the Company through members of the Disinterested Directors Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, on the one hand on behalf of the Company, and representatives of Renova, on the other hand on behalf of Renova.
4. No Other Changes: Except as modified by this Amendment #2, the remaining provisions of the Agreement, as also modified by Amendment #1, shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Amendment #2 as of the date first above written.
Consultant Moscow CableCom Corp. (the "Company")
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx By:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit A
Form of Notice of Exercise of Stock Appreciation Rights (the "Exercise Notice")
[Date]
By Fax: (000) 000-0000
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx., President and Chief Executive Officer,
Moscow CableCom Corp.
00 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Re: Stock Appreciation Rights
Dear Xxxxxx:
I hereby provide you with written notice of my exercise, effective as of the date hereof, of my Stock Appreciation Rights with respect to [_____________] shares of Common Stock pursuant to terms and subject to the conditions of Amendment #2 to my Consulting Agreement with Moscow CableCom Corp. dated July 30, 2004.
Very truly yours,
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx