(1) Mikohn Gaming
Corporation
EXECUTIVE’S SERVICE
AGREEMENT
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THIS
AGREEMENT is made on
___1st__ July, 2005
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(1)
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Mikohn Gaming Corporation
of 920 Pilot Road, Las
Vegas, NV 89119 (“the Company ”) and
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(2)
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Neil Crossan of [30 Lake Street, Oxford,
Oxfordshire] (“the Executive ”)
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It is the
intention of the parties that this document be executed as a
deed.
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Interpretation
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1.1
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In
this Agreement, (except where the context otherwise requires) the
words and expressions set out below shall have the following
meanings:
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(a)
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the
“Board” means the board of directors from time to time
of the Company or a duly authorised committee of it;
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(b)
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“Confidential Material”
means any information relating to the Group or the business,
prospective business, technical processes, computer software (both
source and object code), Intellectual Property Rights or finances
of any member of the Group, or complications of two or more items
of such information whether or not each individual item is in
itself confidential, including without limitation, price lists,
lists of customers and suppliers (both current and those who were
customers or suppliers during the past two years), which comes into
the Executive’s possession by virtue of the Employment, and
which the relevant member of the Group regards, or could reasonably
be expected to regard, as confidential, whether or not such
information is reduced to a tangible form or marked in writing as
“confidential”, and any and all information which has
been or may be derived or obtained from any such
information;
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(c)
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the
“Employment” means the employment of the Executive
pursuant to this Agreement or, as the context requires, its
duration;
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(d)
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the
“Group” means the Company, any subsidiary of the
Company, any holding company of the Company, any subsidiary of such
holding company and any company designated by the Board as an
associated company from time to time;
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(e)
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“Intellectual Property
Rights” means copyrights, patents, utility models, trade
marks, service marks, design rights (whether registered or
unregistered), database rights, semiconductor topography rights,
proprietary information rights and all other similar proprietary
rights and applications for such rights as may exist anywhere in
the world;
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“Inventions” means all
inventions, improvements, modifications, processes, formulae,
models, prototypes and sketches, drawings, plans or specifications
for them or other matters which the Executive alone or with one or
more others may make, devise or discover during the Employment and
which pertain or are actually or potentially useful to the
commercial or industrial activities from time to time of the Group
or the processes or machinery of the Group for providing the
services or making the products of the Group or which pertain to,
result from or are suggested by
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any
work which the Executive or any employee has done or may do during
the Employment for the Group;
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(g)
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“Recognised Investment
Exchange” has the meaning given to it in Section 285 of
the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000; and
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(h)
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“Termination Date” means
the date on which the Employment terminates.
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1.2
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The
expressions “holding company” and
“subsidiary” shall have the meanings given to them by
Sections 736 and 736A, Companies Act 1985.
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1.3
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In
this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
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(a)
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references to Clauses are to clauses
of this Agreement, as amended in accordance with this
Agreement;
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(b)
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the
Clause headings are for convenience only and shall not affect the
interpretation of this Agreement;
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(c)
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the
Recital constitutes an integral part of this Agreement;
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(d)
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references to any legislation are
reference to that legislation as amended, replaced or re-enacted
from time to time and any subordinate legislation made under
it;
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(e)
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words implying the singular include
the plural and vice versa;
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(f)
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words implying a gender include
every gender; and
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(g)
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references to a person include an
individual, firm, company, corporation, unincorporated body of
people, or any agency of the above.
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2.1
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The
Company will employ the Executive and the Executive will serve the
Company as Executive Vice President, International
Division.
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3.1
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Subject to Clauses 3.2, 15.1 and
16.1 the Employment commenced on 1st July 2005 and will
continue unless or until terminated by either party giving to the
other not less than 30 days’ written notice, such notice
to expire at any time.
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3.2
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Notwithstanding Clause 3.1, the
Company will be entitled at its sole discretion to make a payment
of basic salary to the Executive in lieu of notice and to deduct
sums equivalent to tax and national insurance from any such
payment; provided that if the Company decides not to make a
payment to the Executive under this Clause, the Executive cannot
enforce that payment as a contractual debt nor as liquidated
damages and his sole remedy will be a claim in damages.
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3.3
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The
Executive’s continuous period of employment with the Company
began on October 12 th 2000.
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3.4
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During any period of notice, the
Executive may be required by the Company, in its absolute
discretion, for up to twelve months not to attend at the
Company’s premises at any time and not to perform any duties
for the Company or to perform only such duties, specific projects
or
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tasks as are assigned to him
expressly by the Company, for such period and at such place or
places as the Company deems necessary; provided , that the
Executive will be entitled to receive his basic salary during such
period. For the avoidance of doubt, during any such period the
Executive will remain an employee of the Company and may not carry
out any work for any third party.
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3.5
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The
Company retains the right to suspend the Executive from the
Employment on basic salary at any time for a reasonable period to
investigate any matter in which it reasonably believes the
Executive is implicated or involved (whether directly or
indirectly). For the avoidance of doubt, any decision to suspend
will be made by the Chief Executive Officer.
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(a)
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perform all the duties and exercise
all the powers of his office and such other functions within the
Group (not being inconsistent with his position as Executive Vice
President, International Division, of the Company) as the Chief
Executive Officer may require to the best of his ability, giving
the Company the full benefit of his knowledge, expertise and
technical skills, and he will comply with all lawful directions
given by or with the authority of the Board, and whenever required
to do so, will promptly give a full account to the Board or a
person duly authorised by the Board, of all matters entrusted to
him;
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(b)
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comply with all reasonable
directions from time to time given to him by the Chief Executive
Officer and with rules and policies from time to time laid down by
the Company;
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(c)
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whenever so required for the proper
fulfilment of his duties, work without further remuneration in
excess of the normal hours of work of the Company;
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attend and work at any premises of
the Group wherever situated, and travel and work both in the United
Kingdom and abroad, as may be required for the proper fulfilment of
his duties; and
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(e)
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at
the request of the Company, accept any other appointment with the
Group (whether such appointment is in addition to or in
substitution for the appointment specified in Clause 2) whether in
the United Kingdom or abroad; provided , that such
appointment does not render the terms of the Employment, taken as a
whole, materially less favourable to the Executive than those
prevailing before such appointment. No such change will be deemed
to be a termination of the Employment.
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4.2
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The
Executive agrees that for the purposes of the Working Time
Regulations 1998 (and any amendment or re-enactment thereof) any
legislative provisions imposing a maximum number of average weekly
working hours shall not apply to the Employment. The Executive may
withdraw consent by giving the Company not less than three
months’ notice in writing.
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4.3
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The
Executive agrees not to voluntarily assist any person in bringing
or pursuing, or preparing to bring or pursue, any claim or action
of any kind against the Company, its parents, subsidiaries,
affiliates, officers, directors, employees or agents save as
required by Order of a Court of competent jurisdiction.
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4.4
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Before and after the Termination
Date, the Executive agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company
in connection with its actual or contemplated defence, prosecution,
or investigation of any claims or demands by third parties, or
other matters, arising from events, acts, or
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failures to act that occurred during
the time period in which the Executive is employed by the Company.
Such cooperation includes, without limitation, the Executive making
himself available upon reasonable notice, without Order of a Court
of competent jurisdiction, for interviews and truthful and accurate
testimony, which could include depositions, trial testimony and/or
witness statements. The Company will reimburse the Executive for
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses he incurs in connection with any
such cooperation (excluding forgone wages, salary, or other
compensation), and will reasonably accommodate the
Executive’s scheduling needs. In addition, the Executive
agrees to execute all documents (if any) necessary to carry out the
terms of this Clause 4.4.
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5.1
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Subject to Clause 5.2, during the
Employment the Executive will not, without the prior consent of the
Company be engaged or be concerned or undertake or be interested in
(whether directly or indirectly) any other business or occupation
or become a director or employee or agent or consultant or partner
of any other person, firm or company (other than a company within
the Group).
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5.2
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Notwithstanding Clause 5.1, the
Executive may own beneficially any shares or securities listed on a
Recognised Investment Exchange which when aggregated with shares or
securities beneficially owned by his spouse and/or children, total
not more three per cent of any single class of shares or securities
in any company.
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6.1
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The
Company will pay to the Executive during the Employment a basic
salary at the rate of [GBP 153,952] per annum (or at such
higher rate as the Company may in its absolute discretion from time
to time decide) which will accrue from day to day and be payable by
equal monthly instalments in arrears on or before the last day of
each calendar month. The Executive’s basic salary shall
increase at a rate of no less than 5% per annum for the duration of
the Agreement. In addition to the foregoing, Executive shall be
entitled to a payment of GBP 2,050 per month for the duration of
the Agreement, which shall constitute a cost of living adjustment
(“COL”).
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6.2
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At
the sole and absolute discretion of the Company, the Executive may
be eligible to receive a bonus during the Employment. The amount of
any bonus paid will be determined by the Company’s
Compensation and Executive Committees. The payment of a bonus in
respect of one year will not create any right or entitlement to a
bonus in respect of any subsequent financial year. No bonus payment
will be made if at the due payment date the Executive has received
or has given notice of the termination of the Employment or has
ceased to be employed by the Company.
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6.3
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During the term of this Agreement,
the Company will provide the Executive a family membership at
Spanish Trails Country Club subject to and in accordance with the
rules of such membership scheme. The
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