AGREEMENT OF TERMINATION OF
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("TERMINATION
AGREEMENT") is entered into as of June ___, 1997 by and between Pixel Magic,
Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the "COMPANY"), and Xxxxx X. Xxxxx (the
"EMPLOYEE"). All capitalized terms used but not defined in this Termination
Agreement have the meanings attributed to them in that certain Plan of
Reorganization and Agreement of Merger (the "PLAN OF REORGANIZATION").
R E C I T A L S
A. Pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization entered into by and among Oak
Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("OAK"), the Company, the Employee and
others, Oak agreed to make certain quarterly payments up to a maximum aggregate
amount of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), originally defined in the Plan of
Reorganization as the "Contingent Payment," to the Security Holders based on
Operating Income of the Company for a calendar quarter determined on a calendar
year-to-date basis, excluding operating income attributable to any VCEP Products
contributed by Oak to the Company.
B. In connection with the consummation of the merger transaction pursuant
to the Plan of Reorganization, the Company and the Employee entered into that
certain Employment Agreement dated as of November 6, 1995 (the "EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT"), pursuant to the terms of which the Employee was granted the right
to control the strategic, tactical and operating decisions of the Company,
subject to the limitations described therein, until such time as Oak had
satisfied in full its Contingent Payment obligations under the Plan of
Reorganization.
C. Concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Termination
Agreement, Oak, the Company and the Agents of the Shareholders are entering into
an amendment to the Plan of Reorganization providing for the elimination of all
contingencies affecting payment of the amounts provided for under the original
terms of the Contingent Payment.
D. In consideration of the elimination of all contingencies affecting
payment of the amounts provided for under the original terms of the Contingent
Payment, the Company and the Employee have agreed to terminate the Employment
Agreement effective as of the date first above written.
E. This Termination Agreement is being executed by the Company and the
Employee in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.2 of the Employment
Agreement, which provides for modification of the Employment Agreement by a
writing signed by the parties to be bound thereby.
NOW, THEREFORE, in reliance on the foregoing recitals and in consideration
of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
Pixel Magic, Inc./Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Agreement of Termination of
Employment Agreement
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A G R E E M E N T
1. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in the Employment Agreement, including without limitation Section 6
thereof, the Employment Agreement is terminated effective as of the date first
above written and shall be of no further force or effect after said date.
2. EMPLOYMENT. Effective as of the date first above written, the
Employee shall become an employee at will of the Company, and either the Company
or the Employee may terminate the Employee's employment with the Company at any
time, with or without cause.
3. GOVERNING LAW. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the
internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (irrespective of its choice
of law principles) shall govern the validity of this Amendment, the construction
of its terms, and the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of
the parties hereto.
4. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Termination
Agreement as of the date first above written.
EMPLOYEE: COMPANY:
PIXEL MAGIC, INC.,
a Massachusetts corporation
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
By: _________________________________
Its: _________________________________
