Exhibit 10
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this
“ Agreement ”) is made as of May 1, 2007 by and
among Festival Fun Parks, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(the “ Company ”), Palace Entertainment
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Holdings
”) and Cynthia P. Kellogg (the “ Executive
”), each a “ Party ” and collectively the
“ Parties .” Unless otherwise indicated,
capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 2.1
.
ARTICLE I
EMPLOYMENT TERMS
1.1
Employment . The Company will employ the Executive,
and the Executive accepts employment with the Company, upon the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement for the period
beginning on May 1, 2007 (the “ Effective Date
”) and ending as provided in Section 1.4(a) (the
“ Employment Period ”).
1.2
Position and Duties .
(a)
Generally . The Executive shall serve as the Chief
Financial Officer of each of Holdings and the Company, and in such
capacity shall be responsible for the management of the financial
affairs and fiscal operations of Holdings and the Company, shall
perform such duties as are customarily performed by a chief
financial officer of a company of a similar size and shall have
such power and authority as shall reasonably be required to enable
her to perform her duties hereunder; provided, however, that in
exercising such power and authority and performing such duties, she
shall at all times be subject to the authority and control of the
Chief Executive Officer of Holdings and the Company, the board of
directors of Holdings (the “ Holdings Board ”)
and the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board
”). To the extent required under applicable law or as
requested by the Holdings Board or the Board, as applicable, at all
times that the Executive is employed by Holdings and/or the Company
as the Chief Financial Officer, she shall attend, as a non-voting
observer, meetings (including participation in telephonic meetings)
of the Holdings Board or the Board, as applicable, or any committee
thereof, and receive copies of all written materials (including
copies of meeting minutes) given to directors in connection with
such meetings.
(b)
Duties and Responsibilities . The Executive shall
report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Board,
and shall devote her full business time and attention to the
business and affairs of Holdings, the Company and its
Subsidiaries. The Executive shall perform her duties and
responsibilities in a diligent, trustworthy, businesslike and
efficient manner. The Executive shall not engage in any other
business activities that could reasonably be expected to conflict
with the Executive’s duties, responsibilities and obligations
hereunder. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall
promptly bring to the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable,
all investment or business opportunities relating to the activities
described in Section 1.9(a) of which the Executive becomes
aware.
(c)
Title . Executive shall
have the title of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
for the Company.
1.3
Compensation .
(a)
Base Salary . The Executive’s base salary shall
be $250,000.00 per annum (the “ Base Salary
”). The Base Salary payable for Fiscal Year 2007 shall
be pro rated based on the number of days from and including the
Effective Date through and including December 31, 2007. The
Base Salary will be payable to the Executive by the Company in
regular installments in accordance with the Company’s general
payroll practices. The Executive shall receive such increases
in her Base Salary as the Board may approve in its sole discretion
from time to time; provided that the Executive’s Base Salary
will be reviewed not less often than annually.
(b)
Annual Bonus . The Executive shall be eligible to
receive an annual cash bonus (the “ Annual Cash Bonus
”) in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of
Executive’s Base Salary (pro rated for 2007) if the
Company’s revenue, EBITDA and cash flow for a Fiscal Year are
equal to or greater than the Bonus Target for such Fiscal
Year. Annual Cash Bonuses shall be payable to the Executive
on or before the end of the fourth month following the end of the
relevant Fiscal Year, but in the event that the Company has not
received its audited financial statements for the relevant Fiscal
Year by the date that is three and one-half months after the end of
such relevant Fiscal Year, the Company shall make such payment
within fifteen (15) days (but not later than the last day of the
calendar year following such Fiscal Year) after the Company’s
receipt of audited financial statements for such Fiscal Year, so
long as Executive is employed by the Company on the last day of
such Fiscal Year.
(c)
Supplemental Bonus . For Fiscal Year 2007 and for each
subsequent Fiscal Year during the Term, the Executive may also be
eligible to receive a supplemental cash bonus (the “
Supplemental Cash Bonus ”), in addition to the Annual
Cash Bonus and in an amount to be determined pursuant to a
supplemental bonus program to be adopted in the discretion of the
Board, if the Company’s revenue, EBITDA and cash flow for a
Fiscal Year are greater than the Bonus Target for such Fiscal
Year. Supplemental Cash Bonuses, if any, shall be payable to
Executive at the same time as Annual Cash Bonuses.
(d)
Withholding . All payments made under this Agreement
(including Base Salary, Annual Cash Bonus, and other amounts) shall
be subject to withholding for income taxes, payroll taxes and other
legally required deductions.
(e)
Expenses . The Company will reimburse the Executive
for all reasonable expenses incurred by her in the course of
performing her duties under this Agreement which are consistent
with the Company’s policies in effect at that time with
respect to travel, entertainment and other business expenses,
subject to the Company’s requirements with respect to
reporting and documentation of such expenses.
(f)
Vacation; Holiday Pay and Sick Leave . The Executive
shall be entitled to four (4) weeks’ paid vacation in each
calendar year, which if not taken during any year may be carried
forward to any subsequent year. Executive shall receive
holiday pay and paid sick leave as provided to other executive
employees of Holdings and the Company. Upon cessation of
Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall
receive pay for all accrued and unused vacation, calculated at her
base salary rate in effect at the time of the cessation of her
employment, provided that the amount of vacation that Executive
shall be entitled to accrue
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during the Term
shall be in accordance with Company policy and in no event shall
such accrued vacation exceed eight (8) weeks at any given
time.
(g)
Additional Benefits . During the Employment Period,
the Executive shall be entitled to participate (for herself and, as
applicable, her dependents) in the group medical, life, 401(k) and
other insurance programs, employee benefit plans and perquisites
which may be adopted by the Board for participation by the
Company’s senior management or executives, as well as dental,
life and disability insurance coverage, with payment of, or
reimbursement for, such insurance premiums by the Company, subject
to, in all cases, the terms and conditions established by the Board
with respect to such plans (collectively, the “
Benefits ”); provided, however, that the Board, in its
discretion, may revise the terms of any Benefits so long as such
revision does not have a disproportionately negative impact on the
Executive vis-à-vis other Company employees, to the extent
applicable.
(h)
Incentive Unit Grant . On the Effective Date, the
Executive shall receive a grant (the “ Equity Grant
”) of 408.11 Class B-1 Units, 680.19 Class B-2 Units and
272.07 Class B-3 Units (as such units are defined in the LLC
Agreement) of the Parent. The Equity Grant shall be subject
to the terms and provisions of the LLC Agreement including, without
limitation, the vesting, forfeiture, repurchase and giveback
provisions of Sections 3.1(c), 10.3 and 11.3 of the LLC
Agreement.
(i)
Director and Officer Insurance . The Company shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to purchase and maintain a
Directors and Officers liability insurance policy on terms and
conditions deemed acceptable to the Board, acting in good faith,
which policy will cover Executive at all times during her
employment.
(j)
Potential Adjustments for Significant Transactions .
In the event that the Company acquires a material Family
Entertainment Center or similar business, the Company and the
Executive shall discuss in good faith adjustments to
Executive’s overall compensation package to compensate the
Executive for increases in her job duties.
(k)
Relocation Expenses . The Company shall reimburse the
Executive for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the
Executive in relocating to the Newport Beach, California area,
including packing and moving expenses but excluding real estate
brokerage commissions, in accordance with the Company’s
policies (including repayment policies) as in effect from time to
time. The Company shall also pay or reimburse the Executive
for the cost of temporary housing for the Executive and her family
for a period of up to six (6) months from the Effective Date.
As far as practicable, anticipated expenses should be submitted for
approval in advance (i.e. moving fees, temporary housing, rental,
etc.). The total amount of reimbursable relocation expenses
may not exceed $50,000.00.
1.4
Term and Termination.
(a)
Duration . The Employment Period shall commence on the
Effective Date and shall terminate three (3) years after the
Effective Date (the “ Term ”), unless earlier
terminated by the Company or the Executive as set forth in this
Section 1.4 . The Term of the Agreement shall renew
automatically for one-year periods, unless either party gives the
other party written notice
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of its intention
not to renew the Agreement no later than ninety (90) days prior to
the expiration of the then current Term. This Agreement may be
terminated during the Term upon the first to occur of (i)
termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company for
Cause, (ii) termination of the Executive’s employment by the
Company without Cause, (iii) the Executive’s resignation for
Good Reason, (iv) the Executive’s resignation other than for
Good Reason, or (v) the Executive’s death or
Disability. The Executive shall not terminate the Agreement
with or without Good Reason, unless she gives the Company written
notice that she intends to terminate the Agreement at least ninety
(90) days prior to the Executive’s proposed Termination
Date. Upon termination of this Agreement, the Executive shall
execute and deliver to the Company a release in form and substance
acceptable to the Company.
(b)
Severance Upon Termination Without Cause or Upon Resignation by
the Executive For Good Reason . If the Employment Period
is terminated by the Company without Cause or if the Executive
resigns for Good Reason, subject to the Executive’s continued
performance of the terms of this Agreement that survive the
Termination Date, the Executive will be entitled to receive (i) her
Base Salary equal to twelve (12) months and (ii) if such
termination or resignation occurs between September 1 and December
31 in a Fiscal Year during the Term, Executive will be entitled to
a prorated Annual Cash Bonus based on the number of days during the
relevant Fiscal Year that precede the Termination Date (each of (i)
and (ii) referred to as the “ Severance Payment
”). The Severance Payment shall be payable to the
Executive in accordance with the Company’s general payroll
practices for the payment of Base Salary and Annual Cash Bonus, as
applicable. The Executive also shall be entitled to receive
payment for all reimbursable expenses or other entitlements then
due and owing to the Executive as of the Termination Date. In
the event that the Executive breaches her obligations under
Section 1.6 , 1.7 , 1.8 or 1.9 , the
Company’s obligation to make any Severance Payment and
provide any Benefits shall cease as of the date of such
breach.
(c)
Death and Disability . In the event of the Company
terminates this Agreement due to the death or Disability of the
Executive, the Executive shall be entitled to no severance or other
termination benefits from and after the termination of her
employment, except that the Executive or her estate shall be
entitled to the Severance Payment as provided in Section
1.4(b) hereof. Any other rights and benefits the
Executive may have under employee benefit plans and programs of the
Company generally in the event of the Executive’s Disability
shall be determined in accordance with the terms of such plans and
programs. In the event of Executive’s death, any rights
and benefits that the Executive’s estate or any other person
may have under employee benefit plans and programs of the Company
generally in the event of the Executive’s death shall be
determined in accordance with the terms of such plans and
programs.
(d)
Salary and Other Payments Through Termination . If the
Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated during
the Term (i) by the Company for Cause or (ii) by the Executive
other than for Good Reason, the Executive will be entitled to
receive her Base Salary through the Termination Date, but will not
be entitled to receive any Severance Payments or Benefits after the
Termination Date. The Executive shall be entitled to receive
payment for all reimbursable expenses or other entitlements then
due and owing to the Executive as of the Termination
Date.
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(e)
Other Rights . Except as set forth in Section
1.4(b) , all of the Executive’s rights to Base Salary,
Benefits and Annual Cash Bonuses hereunder (if any) which accrue or
become payable after the termination of the Employment Period shall
cease upon such termination.
1.5
Key Executive Life Insurance . The Company shall have
the right to purchase in the Executive’s name a “key
executive” life insurance policy naming the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries as the sole beneficiary thereunder. The
Executive agrees to take all reasonable measures necessary to
effect the foregoing, including without limitation submitting to a
physical examination for the purpose of determining eligibility
therefore and cooperating with any matters related to the
application for, and if obtained, the maintenance of, such
insurance policy. If Executive is found ineligible for some
reason for such “key executive” life insurance either
at the inception of her employment or at anytime thereafter, this
ineligibility will not, in and of itself, affect Executive’s
employability under this Agreement or constitute Cause for
termination of Executive’s employment.
1.6
Confidential Information .
(a)
The Executive shall not disclose or, directly or indirectly, use at
any time, during the Employment Period or thereafter, any
Confidential Information (as defined below) of which the Executive
is or becomes aware, whether or not such information is developed
by her, except to the extent that (i) such disclosure or use is
required by the Executive’s performance of the duties
assigned to the Executive by the Board, (ii) the Executive is
required by subpoena or similar process to disclose or discuss any
Confidential Information, provided, that in such case, the
Executive shall promptly inform the Company of such event and shall
cooperate with the Company in attempting to obtain a protective
order or to otherwise restrict such disclosure or (iii) such
Confidential Information becomes generally known to and available
for use by the public, other than as a result of any action or
inaction by the Executive. At the Company’s expense,
the Executive shall take all appropriate steps to safeguard
Confidential Information and to protect it against disclosure,
misuse, espionage, loss and theft. The Executive acknowledges
that the Confidential Information obtained by her during the course
of her employment with the Company is the sole and exclusive
property of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as
applicable.
(b)
The Executive understands that the Company and its Subsidiaries
will receive from third parties confidential or proprietary
information (“ Third Party Information ”)
subject to a duty on the part of the Company and its Subsidiaries
to maintain the confidentiality of such information and to use it
only for certain limited purposes. During the Employment
Period and thereafter, and without in any way limiting the
provisions of Section 1.6(a) , the Executive will hold Third
Party Information in the strictest confidence and will not disclose
to anyone (other than personnel of the Company or its Subsidiaries
who need to know such information in connection with their work for
the Company or its Subsidiaries) or use, except in connection with
her work for the Company or its Subsidiaries, Third Party
Information unless expressly authorized by the Board in
writing.
(c)
As used in this Agreement, the term “ Confidential
Information ” means information that is not generally
known to the public and that is used, developed or obtained by
Holdings, the Company and its Subsidiaries and any of the
Company’s predecessor entities in connection with its
business, including but not limited to (i) business development,
growth and
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other strategic
business plans, (ii) properties available for acquisition,
financing development or sale, (iii) accounting and business
methods, (iv) services or products and the marketing of such
services and products, (v) fees, costs and pricing structures, (vi)
designs, (vii) analysis, (viii) drawings, photographs and reports,
(ix) computer software, including operating systems, applications
and program listings, (x) flow charts, manuals and documentation,
(xi) data bases, (xii) inventions, devices, new developments,
methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and
whether or not reduced to practice, (xiii) copyrightable works,
(xiv) all technology and trade secrets, (xv) confidential terms of
material agreements and customer relationships, and (xvi) all
similar and related information in whatever form.
Confidential Information shall not include any information that has
become generally available to the public prior to the date the
Executive proposes to disclose or use such information or general
know-how of the Executive.
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1.7
Inventions and Patents . In the event that the
Executive, as part of her activities on behalf of Holdings, the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, generates, authors or
contributes to any invention, design, new development, device,
product, method or process (whether or not patentable or reduced to
practic
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