AMENDMENT NO. 3, dated as of August 1, 2000, to that certain Employment
Agreement, dated as of September 1, 1994, between Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), and XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX (the
"Executive"), an individual residing at 00 Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx
00000 (as heretofore amended, the "Employment Agreement").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Executive has been employed by the Corporation pursuant to the
Employment Agreement and desires to continue in its employ, and the Corporation
desires to continue to employ the Executive and to make certain changes to
extend the Employment Period of the Employment Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
FIRST: The first sentence of Article FIRST of the Employment Agreement is
hereby amended to be and to read in its entirety as follows:
"The Corporation hereby employs the Executive as its Chief Executive
Officer for the period commencing on September 1, 1994 and terminating
on August 31, 2003, subject to earlier termination as provided in
Articles THIRD and FOURTH hereof or upon the death of the Executive
(the "Employment Period")."
SECOND: The first sentence of Article FIFTH of the Employment Agreement is
hereby amended to substitute "August 31, 2004" for "August 31, 2000" wherever
the latter date appears in such sentence.
THIRD: The parties hereto hereby agree that all references in the
Employment Agreement to the "Employment Agreement" shall include this Amendment
No. 3 to the Employment Agreement.
FOURTH: Except as expressly amended hereby, all other terms and conditions
of the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance
with the original terms thereof.
FIFTH: All prior or contemporaneous agreements, contracts, promises,
representations and statements, if any, among the parties hereto, or their
representatives, concerning the subject matter hereof, are merged into this
Amendment No. 3 to the Employment Agreement and this Amendment No. 3 to the
Employment Agreement and the Employment Agreement, as so amended, shall
constitute the entire agreement among them with respect to the subject matter
hereof. No waiver or modification of the terms hereof shall be valid unless in
writing signed by the party to be charged and only to the extent therein set
forth.
SIXTH: This Amendment No. 3 to the Employment Agreement may be executed in
one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of
which taken together shall constitute a single agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment No. 3
to the Employment Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
By /s/ XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX
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Name: XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX
Title: Senior Executive Vice President
/s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX
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XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXXX
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