TERMINATION AGREEMENT
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This Termination Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated as of November 28,
2001, by and between Capital Media Group Limited and its subsidiaries (together,
"CMG") and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx ("Xx. Xxxxxxxxx").
W I T N E S S E T H
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WHEREAS, Xx. Xxxxxxxxx is the President and Chief Executive Officer of
CMG;
WHEREAS, the activities of CMG consist of technology and media
activities, and AB Groupe provides management services to the media activities;
WHEREAS, CMG has decided to divest the technology activities and,
therefore, Xx. Xxxxxxxxx'x responsibilities with CMG will be significantly
reduced;
WHEREAS, Xx. Xxxxxxxxx and CMG have mutually decided and agreed to
terminate Xx. Xxxxxxxxx'x employment pursuant to his employment agreement, dated
December 23, 1997 (the "Employment Agreement") and provide for certain rights
and obligations in connection therewith;
WHEREAS, CMG and Xx. Xxxxxxxxx are entering into this Agreement to
provide for such termination and such rights and obligations;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT; CONTINUING RESPONSIBILITIES
1.1 Termination. Effective as of the receipt of the approval of this
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Agreement by the Board of Directors of CMG, the Employment Agreement shall be
terminated subject to the rights and obligations set forth in this Agreement and
Xx. Xxxxxxxxx shall resign his position as Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of CMG and any other position as a director, officer, employee
or otherwise which he may have in the subsidiaries or other affiliates of CMG.
1.2 Responsibilities. Beginning as of the date hereof and ending on March
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31, 2002, Xx. Xxxxxxxxx shall make himself available on a part-time basis to CMG
to perform certain tasks with regards to CMG, including but not limited to: (i)
maintaining in good order the records and files of the Companies (as defined
below), (ii) explaining to and discussing with CMG or third parties, to the
extent requested by CMG, the contents of such records and files and any past
activities, actions or transactions of CMG , and (iii) helping to prepare CMG's
filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Compensation to Xx.
Xxxxxxxxx for his services under this Section 1.2 shall be included in the
compensation set forth in Section 2.1.
ARTICLE II
COMPENSATION; NO SEVERANCE
2.1 Compensation. Xx. Xxxxxxxxx shall be paid his current salary on a
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monthly basis from the date of this Agreement until March 31, 2002, according to
Annex 1 attached hereto and made a part hereof. Within five business days
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following the execution of this Agreement, CMG shall pay to Xx. Xxxxxxxxx the
outstanding arrears and expenses set forth in Annex 1. CMG acknowledges that Mr.
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Assouline entered into this Agreement in reliance upon the payment of these
outstanding arrears and expenses and the fully and timely payment of his salary
pursuant to this Section 2.1, and agrees that if such payments are not made as
prescribed hereto, this Agreement will be terminated automatically and the
Employment Agreement will be reinstated automatically.
2.2 No Severance Under Employment Agreement. Xx. Xxxxxxxxx shall not be
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paid any severance amounts or termination payments pursuant to the Employment
Agreement. Any provision for severance payments in the Employment Agreement
shall be null and void and of no further effect.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF XX. XXXXXXXXX
Xx. Xxxxxxxxx represents and warrants to, and agrees with, CMG as follows:
3.1 Liabilities. To the best knowledge of Xx. Xxxxxxxxx, Capital Media
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Group Limited and Unimedia SA (the "Companies") have no outstanding material
indebtedness or other material liabilities for money borrowed or on account of
capital leases or other long-term material indebtedness (including purchase
money obligations), or guarantees in respect thereof, owing to or issued in
favor of any bank or other lender, and no default or event of default exists
(with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would exist) with
respect to any of such indebtedness or guarantees, other than those (i)
disclosed in the public filings of the Companies, (ii) disclosed in the
financial statements of the Companies, or (iii) disclosed or discussed during a
meeting of the Board of Directors of CMG at which Xxxxx Xx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx and
a representative of AB Groupe were in attendance. The Companies have no material
outstanding amounts owed to their directors, accountants, lawyers, former
employees or other individual entity which has provided service to the Companies
and, more generally, have no material liabilities other than those (i) disclosed
in the public filings of the Companies, (ii) disclosed in the financial
statements of the Companies, or (iii) disclosed or discussed during a meeting of
the Board of Directors of CMG at which Xxxxx Xx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx and a
representative of AB Groupe were in attendance.
3.2 Contracts. CMG is not a party to any material contracts, agreements or
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commitments, whether oral or written, express or implied, with Xx. Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx or Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, other than this Agreement, the
Employment Agreement and the Exchange Agreement, dated November 28, 2001 (the
"Exchange Agreement"), and CMG does not have any outstanding obligations to Xx.
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx or Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx other than pursuant to this
Agreement, the Employment Agreement and the Exchange Agreement or as disclosed
in the public filings of CMG. The consulting contract with respect to Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx and Menkar SA has been terminated. To the best
knowledge of Xx. Xxxxxxxxx, the Companies are not a party to any material
contracts, agreements or commitments, whether oral or written, express or
implied, other than those (i) disclosed in the public filings of CMG, (ii)
disclosed in the financial statements of CMG, or (iii) disclosed or discussed
during a meeting of the Board of Directors of CMG at which Xxxxx Xx, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx and a representative of AB Groupe were in attendance.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
4.1 Release by Xx. Xxxxxxxxx. Subject to Section 2.1 and Article III, Mr.
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Assouline releases CMG and its directors, officers and employees from any
pending or future claims in connection with the Employment Agreement, in his
capacities as an officer, a director, lender or employee of CMG, including but
not limited to any salary or severance amounts other than as provided for
herein.
4.2 Release by CMG. Subject to Article III, CMG and its directors release
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Xx. Xxxxxxxxx from any pending or future claims in connection with Xx.
Xxxxxxxxx'x activities as an officer, director, lender or employee in connection
with the Employment Agreement.
4.3 Oradea and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Litigation. CMG shall continue to indemnify
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Xx. Xxxxxxxxx for the present litigation between Xx. Xxxxxxxxx and two minority
shareholders named Oradea and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx in connection with such minority
shareholders' investments in both Unimedia SA and ActivCard. CMG shall have the
right, but not the obligation, to settle such litigation in terms to be freely
determined by CMG, provided such settlement shall not give rise to any costs to
be borne by Xx. Xxxxxxxxx. All costs in connection with such settlement shall be
borne by the other parties to said litigation and/or CMG. CMG shall therefore
have the right to contact the other parties to said litigation in order to take
all necessary steps to achieve a settlement. Xx. Xxxxxxxxx shall cooperate with
CMG in the litigation and settlement process. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, within one month from the date hereof, Xx. Xxxxxxxxx
may pursue and cause a settlement of this litigation if such settlement would
not involve any payments by CMG other than for legal fees, and CMG shall only be
responsible for those legal fees in connection with such settlement which it has
pre-approved prior to such costs being incurred.
4.4 Directors and Officers Insurance. CMG shall ensure that Xx. Xxxxxxxxx
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is covered under the current directors and officers insurance policy of AB
Groupe until December 18, 2002, after which time CMG shall ensure that either
such policy is renewed on the same or similar terms as the current terms of the
policy or that the discovery period is extended such that Xx. Xxxxxxxxx is
covered by such policy until the statute of limitations has expired on any
potential claims against Xx. Xxxxxxxxx arising since he has been covered under
such policy. Xx. Xxxxxxxxx has reviewed and understands the terms of the terms
of the current policy. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, there shall be no obligation to maintain directors and officers
insurance for Xx. Xxxxxxxxx after the statute of limitations has expired on any
potential claims against Xx. Xxxxxxxxx arising since he has been covered under
such policy.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations and
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warranties contained herein and in any document, instrument, certificate or
other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall survive after the date hereof for
a period of three years from the date hereof, unless this Agreement is
terminated pursuant to Section 2.1, at which such representations and warranties
shall be null and void.
5.2 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
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counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to constitute an original, but all
of which together shall constitute one and the same document.
5.3 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in
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accordance with, the laws of Nevada.
5.4 Definitions. For the purposes of this agreement, the phrase "best
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knowledge of Xx. Xxxxxxxxx" shall mean the actual knowledge of Xx. Xxxxxxxxx
after due inquiry and the knowledge of reasonable managers of a business similar
in size to CMG.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed on behalf of the
parties hereto by their respective duly authorized officers, all as of the date
first written above.
CAPITAL MEDIA GROUP LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Authorized Signatory
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Annex 1
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[To be delivered by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx]