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EXHIBIT 10.7
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of the 22nd day of September, 1997 by and between Capstar
Broadcasting Corporation, a Delaware corporation (together with its successors
and assigns permitted hereunder, the "Company"), and Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx (the
"Executive").
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") has
determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders
to employ the Executive on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
1. EMPLOYMENT PERIOD. Subject to Section 3, the Company hereby
agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to be employed
by the Company, in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement,
for the period commencing as of the date of this Agreement and ending on
December 31, 2001 (the "Employment Period"); provided, however, that commencing
on December 31, 2001 and on each anniversary of such date occurring thereafter,
the Employment Period shall automatically be extended for one additional year
unless at least six months prior to the ensuing expiration date (but no more
than 12 months prior to such expiration date), the Company or the Executive
shall have given written notice that it or he, as applicable, does not wish to
extend this Agreement (a "Non-Renewal Notice"). The term "Employment Period",
as utilized in this Agreement, shall refer to the Employment Period as so
automatically extended.
2. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT.
(a) Position and Duties.
(i) During the term of the Executive's
employment, the Executive shall serve as Senior Vice President of the Company
and, in so doing, shall report to the Chief Operating Officer. The Executive
shall have supervision and control over, and responsibility for, such
management and operational functions of the Company currently assigned to such
positions, and shall have such other powers and duties (including holding
officer positions with the Company and one or more subsidiaries of the Company,
including the officer positions of Senior Vice President of Capstar
Broadcasting Partners, Inc. and Capstar Radio Broadcasting Partners, Inc.) as
may from time to time be prescribed by the Board and/or the Chief Operating
Officer, so long as such powers and duties are reasonable and customary for a
Senior Vice President of an enterprise comparable to the Company.
(ii) During the term of the Executive's
employment, and excluding any periods of vacation and sick leave to which the
Executive is entitled, the Executive agrees to devote substantially all of his
business time to the business and affairs of the Company and, to the extent
necessary to discharge the responsibilities assigned to the Executive
hereunder, to use the Executive's reasonable best efforts to perform
faithfully, effectively and efficiently such responsibilities. During the term
of Executive's employment it shall not be a violation of this Agreement for the
Executive to (1) serve on corporate, civic or charitable boards or committees,
(2) deliver lectures or fulfill
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speaking engagements and (3) manage personal investments, so long as such
activities do not significantly interfere with the performance of the
Executive's responsibilities as an employee of the Company in accordance with
this Agreement.
(b) Compensation.
(i) Base Salary. During the term of the
Executive's employment, the Executive shall receive an annual base salary
("Annual Base Salary"), which shall be paid in accordance with the customary
payroll practices of the Company, equal to $185,000. The Board in its
discretion may at any time increase the amount of the Annual Base Salary to
such greater amount as it may determine appropriate. The result of any such
increase to the then current Annual Base Salary shall constitute the
Executive's Annual Base Salary commencing on the date such increase is duly
authorized by the Board. Any increase in Annual Base Salary shall not serve to
limit or reduce any other obligation to the Executive under this Agreement.
The term Annual Base Salary as utilized in this Agreement shall refer to Annual
Base Salary as such may be so increased.
(ii) Bonuses. The Executive shall be entitled to
receive a cash bonus (the "Initial Bonus") in the amount of $15,219 for the
period from September 22, 1997 through December 31, 1997. The Initial Bonus
shall be payable in a lump sum to the Executive within thirty days after
December 31, 1997. For each fiscal year of the Company, the Board shall
approve a budget which shall include, among other things, a target for the
revenues and net income of the Company for that year. If the revenues and net
income for a fiscal year of the Company equal or exceed the targets for such
revenues and net income as set forth in the budget, as evidenced by the audited
income statement of the Company for such fiscal year, then, in addition to the
Annual Base Salary, the Executive shall be awarded an annual performance bonus
in such amount, if any, as shall be determined appropriate by the Board. At
the election of the Board, the Bonus shall be payable on the first day of the
first calendar month after such audited income statement is delivered to the
Board or shall be payable in monthly payments, as nearly equal as practicable,
payable on the first day of such first calendar month and on the first day of
each calendar month thereafter occurring during the remainder of the fiscal
year next succeeding the fiscal year with respect to which the bonus is
payable.
(iii) Incentive, Savings and Retirement Plans.
During the term of the Executive's employment, the Executive shall be entitled
to participate in all incentive, savings and retirement plans, practices,
policies and programs applicable generally to other executives of the Company
("Investment Plans").
(iv) Welfare Benefit Plans. During the term of
the Executive's employment, the Executive and/or the Executive's family, as the
case may be, shall be eligible for participation in and shall receive all
benefits under welfare benefit plans, practices, policies and programs
("Welfare Plans") provided by the Company (including, without limitation,
medical, prescription, dental, disability, salary continuance, employee life,
group life, accidental death and travel accident insurance plans and programs)
to the extent applicable generally to other executives of the Company.
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(v) Perquisites. During the term of the
Executive's employment, the Executive shall be entitled to receive (in addition
to the benefits described above) such perquisites and fringe benefits
appertaining to his position in accordance with any practice established by the
Board.
(vi) Expenses. During the term of the Executive's
employment, the Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for
all reasonable employment expenses incurred by the Executive in accordance with
the policies, practices and procedures of the Company.
(vii) Vacation and Holidays. During the term of
the Executive's employment, the Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation
and paid holidays in accordance with the plans, policies, programs and
practices of the Company for its executive officers.
(viii) Stock Options. In addition to any benefits
the Executive may receive pursuant to paragraph 2(b)(iii), as may be determined
appropriate by the Board, the Company may, from time to time, grant Executive
stock options (the "Executive Options") exercisable for shares of capital stock
of the Company and subject to the terms of this Agreement, such Executive
Options shall have such terms and provisions as may be determined appropriate
by the Board. Any such Executive Options will be granted under the Company's
1997 Stock Option Plan or a successor plan of the Company (the "Stock Option
Plan").
(ix) Automobile Allowance. During the term of the
Executive's employment, the Executive shall be entitled to receive a monthly
automobile allowance equal to $850, which shall be paid monthly in accordance
with the customary practices of the Company.
3. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.
(a) Death or Disability. The Executive's employment
shall terminate automatically upon the Executive's death during the Employment
Period. If the Disability of the Executive has occurred during the Employment
Period (pursuant to the definition of Disability set forth below), the Company
may give to the Executive written notice in accordance with Section 11(b) of
its intention to terminate the Executive's employment. In such event, the
Executive's employment with the Company shall terminate effective on the 30th
day after receipt of such notice by the Executive (the "Disability Effective
Date"), provided that, within the 30 days after such receipt, the Executive
shall not have returned to full-time performance of the Executive's duties.
For purposes of this Agreement, "Disability" shall mean the Executive's
inability to perform his duties and obligations hereunder for a period of 180
consecutive days due to mental or physical incapacity as determined by a
physician selected by the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the
Executive or the Executive's legal representative (such agreement as to
acceptability not to be withheld unreasonably).
(b) Cause or Board Termination. The Company may
terminate the Executive's employment during the Employment Period for Cause or
without Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" shall mean (i) a breach
by the Executive of the Executive's obligations under Section 2(a) (other than
as a result of physical or mental incapacity) which constitutes a continued
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material nonperformance by the Executive of his obligations and duties
thereunder, as reasonably determined by the Board, and which is not remedied
within 30 days after receipt of written notice from the Company specifying such
breach, (ii) commission by the Executive of an act of fraud upon, or willful
misconduct toward, the Company, as reasonably determined by a majority of the
disinterested members of the Board (neither the Executive nor members of his
family being deemed disinterested for this purpose) after a hearing by the
Board following ten days' notice to the Executive of such hearing, (iii) a
material breach by the Executive of Section 6 or Section 9, (iv) the conviction
of the Executive of any felony (or a plea of nolo contendere thereto); or (v)
the failure of the Executive to carry out, or comply with, in any material
respect any directive of the Board consistent with the terms of this Agreement,
which is not remedied within 30 days after receipt of written notice from the
Company specifying such failure. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Board
Determination" shall mean a determination by the Board (which is evidenced by
one or more written resolutions to such effect) (i) to terminate the
Executive's employment during the Employment Period based upon the Board's
dissatisfaction with the manner in which the Executive has performed his
obligations and duties under Section 2(a) and (ii) that Cause does not exist as
a basis for such termination. For purposes of this Agreement, "without Cause"
shall mean a termination by the Company of the Executive's employment during
the Employment Period pursuant to a Board Determination or for any other reason
other than a termination based upon Cause, death or Disability.
(c) Good Reason. The Executive's employment may be
terminated during the Employment Period by the Executive for Good Reason or
without Good Reason; provided, however, that the Executive agrees not to
terminate his employment for Good Reason unless (i) the Executive has given the
Company at least 30 days' prior written notice of his intent to terminate his
employment for Good Reason, which notice shall specify the facts and
circumstances constituting Good Reason, and (ii) the Company has not remedied
such facts and circumstances constituting Good Reason within such 30- day
period. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean:
(i) the assignment to the Executive of any duties
inconsistent in any respect with the Executive's position (including status,
offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties or
responsibilities as contemplated by Section 2(a) or any other action by the
Company which results in a material diminution in such position, authority,
duties or responsibilities, excluding for this purpose an isolated,
insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and which is
remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the
Executive (without limiting the foregoing, the Company and the Executive agree
that the delegation of the authority, duties or responsibilities of the
Executive to another person or persons, including any committee, shall be
deemed to be an action by the Company which results in a material diminution in
the Executive's position, authority, duties, or responsibilities as
contemplated by Section 2(a)), provided, however, that Good Reason may not be
asserted by the Executive under this clause (i) of Section 3(c) after a
Non-Renewal Notice has been given by either the Company or the Executive;
(ii) any termination or material reduction of a
material benefit under any Investment Plan or Welfare Plan in which the
Executive participates unless (1) there is substituted a comparable benefit
that is economically substantially equivalent to the terminated or reduced
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benefit prior to such termination or reduction or (2) benefits under such
Investment Plan or Welfare Plan are terminated or reduced with respect to all
employees previously granted benefits thereunder;
(iii) any failure by the Company to comply with any
of the provisions of Section 2(b), other than an isolated, insubstantial and
inadvertent failure not occurring in bad faith and which is remedied by the
Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the Executive;
(iv) any failure by the Company to comply with and
satisfy Section 8(c), provided that such successor has received at least ten
days prior written notice from the Company or the Executive of the requirements
of Section 8(c); or
(v) without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, any material breach by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
other affiliates (as defined below) of (1) this Agreement or (2) any other
agreement between the Executive and the Company or any such subsidiary or other
affiliate.
As used in this Agreement, "affiliate" means, with respect to a
person, any other person controlling, controlled by or under common control
with the first person; the term "control," and correlative terms, means the
power, whether by contract, equity ownership or otherwise, to direct the
policies or management of a person; and "person" means an individual,
partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust or unincorporated
organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof.
(d) Notice of Termination. Any termination by the
Company for Cause or without Cause, or by the Executive for Good Reason or
without Good Reason, shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the
other party hereto given in accordance with Section 11(b). For purposes of
this Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" means a written notice which (i)
indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon,
(ii) to the extent applicable, sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and
circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive's
employment under the provision so indicated and (iii) if the Date of
Termination (as defined below) is other than the date of receipt of such
notice, specifies the termination date (which date shall not be more than 15
days after the giving of such notice). The failure by the Executive or the
Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact or circumstance
which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any
right of the Executive or the Company hereunder or preclude the Executive or
the Company from asserting such fact or circumstance in enforcing the
Executive's or the Company's rights hereunder.
(e) Date of Termination. "Date of Termination" means (i)
if the Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, or by the
Executive for Good Reason or without Good Reason, the date of receipt of the
Notice of Termination or any later date specified therein pursuant to Section
3(d), as the case may be, (ii) if the Executive's employment is terminated by
the Company other than for Cause, the date on which the Company notifies the
Executive of such termination and (iii) if the Executive's employment is
terminated by reason of death or Disability, the date of death of the Executive
or the Disability Effective Date, as the case may be.
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4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY UPON TERMINATION.
(a) Good Reason; Other Than for Cause, Death or
Disability. If, during the Employment Period, the Company shall terminate the
Executive's employment other than for either Cause or Disability or the
Executive shall terminate his employment for Good Reason, and the termination
of the Executive's employment in any case is not due to his death or
Disability:
(i) The Company shall pay to the Executive in a
lump sum in cash within ten days after the Date of Termination the aggregate of
the following amounts: (1) the sum of the Executive's Annual Base Salary
through the Date of Termination to the extent not theretofore paid and any
compensation previously deferred by the Executive (together with any accrued
interest or earnings thereon) and any accrued vacation pay ("Accrued
Obligations"); (2) the sum of two times the Executive's then current Annual
Base Salary; and (3) any amount arising from Executive's participation in, or
benefits under, any Investment Plans ("Accrued Investments"), which amounts
shall be payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Investment
Plans.
(ii) Except as otherwise provided in Section 4(d),
the Executive (and members of his family) shall be entitled to continue their
participation in the Company's Welfare Plans for a period of 24 months from the
Date of Termination.
(iii) Notwithstanding the terms or conditions of
any Executive Option or other similar stock option, stock appreciation right or
similar agreements between the Company and the Executive, the Executive shall
vest, as of the Date of Termination, in all rights under such agreements (i.e.,
Executive Options that would otherwise vest after the Date of Termination) and
thereafter shall be permitted to exercise any and all such rights until the
earlier to occur of (x) the expiration of such Executive Option, stock option,
stock appreciation right or similar agreement pursuant to its terms or (y) 5:00
p.m., Dallas, Texas time, on the 90th day after the Date of Termination;
provided, however, the provisions of this clause (iii) of this Section 4(a)
shall not apply to a termination of the Executive's employment during the
Employment Period that is made by the Company pursuant to a Board
Determination.
(b) Death or Disability. If the Executive's employment
is terminated by reason of the Executive's death or Disability during the
Employment Period, the Company shall pay to his legal representatives (i) in a
lump sum in cash within ten days after the Date of Termination the aggregate of
the following amounts: (A) an amount equal to the Executive's then current
Annual Base Salary; and (B) the Accrued Obligations; and (ii) the Accrued
Investments which shall be payable in accordance with the terms and conditions
of the Investment Plans. In addition, except as otherwise provided in Section
4(d), the members of the Executive's family shall be entitled to continue their
participation in the Company's Welfare Plans for a period of 12 months after
the Date of Termination. Further, notwithstanding the terms or conditions of
any Executive Options, stock option, stock appreciation right or similar
agreements between the Company and the Executive, the Executive shall vest, as
of the Date of Termination, in all rights under such agreements (i.e.,
Executive Options, stock options that would otherwise vest after the Date of
Termination) and thereafter his legal representatives shall be permitted to
exercise any and all such rights until the earlier to occur of (x) the
expiration of such Executive Option, stock option, stock appreciation right
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or similar agreement pursuant to its terms or (y) the first anniversary of the
Date of Termination. The Company shall have no further payment obligations to
the Executive or his legal representatives under this Agreement.
(c) Cause; Other than for Good Reason. If the
Executive's employment shall be terminated by the Company for Cause or by the
Executive without Good Reason during the Employment Period, the Company shall
have no further payment obligations to the Executive other than for payment of
Accrued Obligations, Accrued Investments (which shall be payable in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Investment Plans), and the continuance of
benefits under the Welfare Plans to the Date of Termination.
(d) If pursuant to the terms and provisions of the
Company's Welfare Plans the Executive (or members of his family) are not
eligible to participate in the Company's Welfare Plans because the Executive is
no longer an employee of the Company, then the Company may fulfill its
obligations under clause (ii) of Section 4(a) or Section 4(b), as applicable,
by either providing to the Executive (or his legal representatives), or
reimbursing the Executive (or his legal representatives) for the costs of,
benefits substantially similar to the benefits provided by the Company to its
senior management under its Welfare Plans as such may from time to time exist
after the Date of Termination.
5. FULL SETTLEMENT, MITIGATION. In no event shall the Executive
be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of
mitigation of the amounts payable to the Executive under any of the provisions
of this Agreement and such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not the
Executive obtains other employment. Neither the Executive nor the Company
shall be liable to the other party for any damages in addition to the amounts
payable under Section 4 arising out of the termination of the Executive's
employment prior to the end of the Employment Period; provided, however, that
the Company shall be entitled to seek damages for any breach of Sections 6, 7
or 9 or criminal misconduct.
6. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
(a) The Executive acknowledges that the Company and their
affiliates have trade, business and financial secrets and other confidential
and proprietary information (collectively, the "Confidential Information"). As
defined herein, Confidential Information shall not include (i) information that
is generally known to other persons or entities who can obtain economic value
from its disclosure or use and (ii) information required to be disclosed by the
Executive pursuant to a subpoena or court order, or pursuant to a requirement
of a governmental agency or law of the United States of America or a state
thereof or any governmental or political subdivision thereof; provided,
however, that the Executive shall take all reasonable steps to prohibit
disclosure pursuant to subsection (ii) above.
(b) The Executive agrees (i) to hold such Confidential
Information in confidence and (ii) not to release such information to any
person (other than Company employees and other persons to whom the Company has
authorized the Executive to disclose such information and then
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only to the extent that such Company employees and other persons authorized by
the Company have a need for such knowledge).
(c) The Executive further agrees not to use any
Confidential Information for the benefit of any person or entity other than the
Company.
7. SURRENDER OF MATERIALS UPON TERMINATION. Upon any termination
of the Executive's employment, the Executive shall immediately return to the
Company all copies, in whatever form, of any and all Confidential Information
and other properties of the Company and their affiliates which are in the
Executive's possession, custody or control.
8. SUCCESSORS.
(a) This Agreement is personal to the Executive and
without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by the
Executive otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's
legal representatives.
(b) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.
(c) The Company will require any successor (whether
direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume
expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the
same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such
succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, "Company" shall mean
the Company as hereinbefore defined and any successor to its business and/or
assets as aforesaid which assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement by
operation of law, or otherwise.
9. NON-COMPETITION.
(a) The term of Non-Competition (herein so called) shall
be for a term beginning on the date hereof and continuing until (i) if this
Agreement is terminated during the Employment Period by either the Company or
the Executive for any reason, the first anniversary of the Date of Termination
or (ii) if the Employment Period expires by reason of a Non-Renewal Notice, the
last day of the Employment Period.
(b) During the term of Non-Competition, the Executive
will not (other than for the benefit of the Company pursuant to this Agreement)
directly or indirectly, individually or as an officer, director, employee,
shareholder, consultant, contractor, partner, joint venturer, agent, equity
owner or in any capacity whatsoever, (i) engage in any radio broadcasting
business that transmits a primary or city-grade signal within a Metro Survey
Area (as currently defined by The Arbitron Company in its Radio Markets
Reports) in which a station directly operated by the Company transmits a
primary or city-grade signal (1), with respect to the term of Non-Competition
that is during the Executive's employment, during such term of employment, and
(2), with respect to the
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term of Non-Competition that is after the term of the Executive's employment,
on the Date of Termination (all such areas being collectively called the
"Geographic Area") (a "Competing Business"), (ii) hire, attempt to hire, or
contact or solicit with respect to hiring any employee of the Company, or (iii)
divert or take away any customers or suppliers of the Company in the Geographic
Area. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company agrees that the Executive may
own less than five percent of the outstanding voting securities of any publicly
traded company that is a Competing Business so long as the Executive does not
otherwise participate in such competing business in any way prohibited by the
preceding clause. As used in this Section 9(b) (and in Section 6), "Company"
shall include the Company and any of its subsidiaries.
(c) During the term of Non-Competition, the Executive
will not use the Executive's access to, knowledge of, or application of
Confidential Information to perform any duty for any Competing Business; it
being understood and agreed to that this Section 9(c) shall be in addition to
and not be construed as a limitation upon the covenants in Section 9(b) hereof.
(d) The Executive acknowledges that the geographic
boundaries, scope of prohibited activities, and time duration of the preceding
paragraphs are reasonable in nature and are no broader than are necessary to
maintain the confidentiality and the goodwill of the Company's proprietary
information, plans and services and to protect the other legitimate business
interests of the Company.
10. EFFECT OF AGREEMENT ON OTHER BENEFITS. The existence of this
Agreement shall not prohibit or restrict the Executive's entitlement to full
participation in the executive compensation, employee benefit and other plans
or programs in which executives of the Company are eligible to participate.
11. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to
principles of conflict of laws. The captions of this Agreement are not part of
the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. Whenever the terms
"hereof", "hereby", "herein", or words of similar import are used in this
Agreement they shall be construed as referring to this Agreement in its
entirety rather than to a particular section or provision, unless the context
specifically indicates to the contrary. Any reference to a particular
"Section" or "paragraph" shall be construed as referring to the indicated
section or paragraph of this Agreement unless the context indicates to the
contrary. The use of the term "including" herein shall be construed as meaning
"including without limitation." This Agreement may not be amended or modified
otherwise than by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their
respective successors and legal representatives.
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(b) All notices and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid,
addressed as follows:
If to the Executive: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Capstar Broadcasting Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
If to the Company: Capstar Broadcasting Corporation
c/o Hicks, Muse, Xxxx & Xxxxx Incorporated
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in
writing in accordance herewith. Notice and communications shall be effective
when actually received by the addressee.
(c) If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during
the term of this Agreement, such provision shall be fully severable; this
Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or
unenforceable provision had never comprised a portion of this Agreement; and
the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provision or by its severance from this Agreement. Furthermore, in lieu of
such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision there shall be added
automatically as part of this Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be legal,
valid and enforceable.
(d) The Company agrees to attempt to obtain and maintain
a director's and officer's liability insurance policy during the term of the
Executive's employment covering the Executive on commercially reasonable terms,
and the amount of coverage shall be reasonable in relation to the Executive's
position and responsibilities hereunder; provided, however, that such coverage
may be reduced or eliminated to the extent that the Company reduces or
eliminates coverage for its directors and executives generally.
(e) The Company may withhold from any amounts payable
under this Agreement such Federal, state or local taxes as shall be required to
be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
(f) The Executive's or the Company's failure to insist
upon strict compliance with any provision of this Agreement or the failure to
assert any right the Executive or the Company may have hereunder, including,
without limitation, the right of the Executive to terminate employment for Good
Reason, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such provision or right or any
other provision or right of this Agreement.
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(g) The Executive acknowledges that money damages would
be both incalculable and an insufficient remedy for a breach of Section 6 or 9
by the Executive and that any such breach would cause the Company irreparable
harm. Accordingly, the Company, in addition to any other remedies at law or in
equity it may have, shall be entitled, without the requirement of posting of
bond or other security, to equitable relief, including injunctive relief and
specific performance, in connection with a breach of Section 6 or 9 by the
Executive.
(h) The provisions of this Agreement constitute the
complete understanding and agreement between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof.
(i) This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts.
(j) In the event any dispute or controversy arises under
this Agreement and is not resolved by mutual written agreement between the
Executive and the Company within 30 days after notice of the dispute is first
given, then, upon the written request of the Executive or the Company, such
dispute or controversy shall be submitted to arbitration to be conducted in
accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Judgment
may be entered thereon and the results of the arbitration will be binding and
conclusive on the parties hereto. Any arbitrator's award or finding or any
judgment or verdict thereon will be final and unappealable. All parties agree
that venue for arbitration will be in Dallas, Texas, and that any arbitration
commenced in any other venue will be transferred to Dallas, Texas, upon the
written request of any party to this Agreement. All arbitrations will have
three individuals acting as arbitrators: one arbitrator will be selected by
the Executive, one arbitrator will be selected by the Company, and the two
arbitrators so selected will select a third arbitrator. Any arbitrator
selected by a party will not be affiliated, associated or related to the party
selecting that arbitrator in any matter whatsoever. The decision of the
majority of the arbitrators will be binding on all parties. The Company shall
be responsible for paying its own and the Executive's attorneys fees, costs and
other expenses pertaining to any such arbitration and enforcement regardless of
whether an arbitrator's award or finding or any judgment or verdict thereon is
entered against the Executive. The Company shall promptly (and in no event
after ten days following its receipt from the Executive of each written request
therefor) reimburse the Executive for his reasonable attorneys fees, costs and
other expenses pertaining to any such arbitration and the enforcement thereof.
(k) Sections 6 and 9 of this Agreement shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set the Executive's
hand and, pursuant to the authorization from the Board, the Company has caused
this Agreement to be executed in its name on its behalf, all as of the day and
year first above written.
EXECUTIVE
/s/ XXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
CAPSTAR BROADCASTING CORPORATION
/s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX, XX.
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By: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
Title: Executive Vice President
