AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT
AND CONSULTING AGREEMENT
This Amendment (the "Amendment") is entered into as of the 9th day of
March, 1999, by XXX XXXX CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
and Xxxxxx X. Xxxx ("Dion").
WHEREAS, the Company and Dion have entered into that certain Employment
and Consulting Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated July 10, 1996; and
WHEREAS, the Company and Dion desire to amend the Agreement in certain
respects;
NOW THEREFORE, the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1. Section 10(b)(1) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read as
follows:
10(b)(1) If the Termination Date occurs during the Employment
Period, Company will pay Dion his Base Salary as set forth in
Section 4 (or as it may be increased from time to time), plus
16-2/3% of the Base Salary in lieu of employee benefits
referred to in Section 4(b), in equal bi-weekly installments.
With each such payment, Company also shall make an "Incentive
Compensation Payment" to Dion. Each "Incentive Compensation
Payment" shall equal the average annual "Incentive
Compensation" paid to Dion by Company with respect to the five
fiscal years preceding the fiscal year in which the
Termination Date occurs divided by 26. For purposes of this
Section, "Incentive Compensation" refers to the amounts
payable to Dion pursuant to any management incentive
compensation or bonus program sponsored by Company during the
fiscal years included in the five-year averaging period. The
payments called for by the preceding provisions of this
Section shall continue throughout the Employment Period.
Company then shall pay Dion the Consulting Fee in equal
bi-weekly payments throughout the Consulting Period.
2. Section 20 of the Agreement is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware."
3. Except as amended herein, the provisions of the Agreement
shall continue in full force and effect.
XXX XXXX CORPORATION
By:/s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Its: Senior Vice President
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxx