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EXHIBIT 4.9
MUTUAL RELEASE AGREEMENT
This
Mutual Release Agreement (“this Agreement”) is made and entered
into as of May 19, 2006, by and between Paul A. Kruger
(“Kruger”) and Dirt Motor Sports, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”). Kruger and the Company are sometimes each referred to
herein as a “Party” and collectively, as the “Parties”.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
Kruger and the Company have entered into that certain Term Sheet for Paul
Kruger Transition with Dirt Motor Sports, Inc., dated February 24, 2006
(the “Term Sheet”); and
WHEREAS,
Kruger and the Company expressly agree and understand that the consideration
for Kruger’s waiver of rights or claims described herein consists of the
consummation of the transactions described in the Term Sheet, which
consideration exceeds that to which Kruger is already entitled; and
WHEREAS,
Company expressly agrees that it has received good and valuable
consideration for the execution of this Agreement as provided by the mutual
covenants contained herein and the consummation by Kruger of the actions
required pursuant to the Term Sheet and related definitive agreements; and
WHEREAS,
each Party desires to settle fully and finally any and all differences they may
have with each other; and
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual promises herein
contained, it is agreed as follows:
1. Effective
immediately, Kruger hereby resigns as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the
Board, and as a director and employee, of the Company and all of the
Company’s subsidiaries.
2. As
a material inducement to Kruger to enter into this Agreement, and subject to
the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
releases, acquits and forever discharges Kruger and his successors, heirs,
representatives and assigns and all persons acting by, through, under or in
concert with any of them, (collectively “Kruger Releasees”), from
any and all charges, complaints, claims, liabilities, obligations, promises,
agreements, controversies, damages, actions, causes of action, suits, rights,
demands, costs, losses, debts and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and
costs actually incurred), of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, whether
suspected or unsuspected, and whether concealed or hidden (“Claim”
or “Claims”) which the Company now has, owns, holds, or which the
Company at any time heretofore had, owned, or held against each of the Kruger
Releasees, arising out of, in connection with, or related to Kruger’s
involvement as a shareholder, officer or director of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, Kruger’s employment with the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or Kruger’s service as Chairman of the Company’s
board of directors or as a member of the Company’s or any of its
subsidiaries boards of directors; including but not limited to (a) all
Claims of breach of an implied or express employment contract, libel,
defamation,
fraud, breach of any implied
covenant of good faith and fair dealing or breach of any fiduciary duty,
whether arising under statute or common law, whether in tort or in contract;
and (b) all Claims relating to any agreement, arrangement or understanding
that Kruger has, or may have, with the Company. The Company agrees that this
Section of the Agreement is intended to be a broad release in favor of the
Kruger Releasees and to include all actual or potential legal claims that the
Company may have against the Kruger Releasees, except as specifically provided
otherwise in this Agreement.
3. As
a further inducement to Kruger entering into this Agreement, the Company
covenants and promises to indemnify and shall defend and hold Kruger harmless
from any and all Claims released under Section 2 above, including, without
limitation, claims made by third parties arising out of or related to
Kruger’s involvement as a shareholder, officer or Director of Company or
any of its subsidiaries, and from any and all Claims arising out of or in
connection with any personal guarantee by Kruger of any Company obligation.
4. As
a material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement, and subject
to the terms of this Agreement and except as is hereinafter provided, Kruger
hereby irrevocably and unconditionally releases, acquits and forever discharges
the Company and each of its parent, owners, stockholders, predecessors,
successors, assigns, agents, directors, officers, employees, representatives,
attorneys, divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates and all persons acting by,
through, under or in concert with any of them, (collectively the “Company
Releasees”), from any and all Claims which Kruger now has, owns, holds,
or which Kruger at any time heretofore had, owned, or held against any of the
Company Releasees, including, but not limited to: (a) all Claims under the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended; (b) all Claims
under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; (c) all
claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act; the National Labor Relations Act;
and the Occupational Safety and Health Act; (d) all Claims under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; (e) all
Claims arising under the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended;
(f) all Claims arising under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as
amended; (g) all Claims related to Kruger’s employment with the
Company; (h) all Claims of unlawful discrimination based on age, sex,
race, religion, national origin, handicap, disability, equal pay, sexual orientation
or other protected status; (i) all Claims of wrongful discharge,
promissory estoppel, negligence, misrepresentation and retaliation, breach of
an implied or express employment contract, negligent or intentional infliction
of emotional distress, libel, defamation, breach of privacy, fraud, breach of
any implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and any other federal,
state, or local common law or statutory claims, whether in tort or in contract;
(j) all Claims related to unpaid wages, salary, overtime compensation,
bonuses, severance pay, vacation pay or other compensation or benefits arising
out of Kruger’s employment with the Company and/or any claims arising
under the Equal Pay Act; (k) all claims arising under any federal, state
or local regulation, law, code or statute; (l) all claims of
discrimination arising under any state or local law or ordinance; and
(m) all claims relating to any agreement, arrangement or understanding
that Kruger has, or may have, with the Company (including, without limitation,
any employment agreement and any stock option agreement and/or restricted stock
unit award agreement). Kruger agrees that this Section of the Agreement is
intended to be a broad release in favor of the Company Releasees and to include
all actual or potential legal claims that Kruger may have against the Company
Releasees, except as specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement.
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5. The
Parties agree that this Agreement, together with the other documents and
agreements executed by the Parties as of the Closing (as defined in the Term
Sheet) satisfy all remaining obligations of the Parties under the Term Sheet,
and that the Term Sheet is hereby terminated and of no further force or effect.
6. Each
party is aware that he or it may hereafter discover claims or facts in addition
to or different from those he or it now knows or believes to be true with
respect to the matters related herein. Nevertheless, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, it is the intention of the parties hereto to
fully, finally and forever settle all matters and all Claims whether they now
exist or may exist in the future. In furtherance of such intention and subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the releases in Sections 2
and 4 above shall be given and remain in effect as a full release of all such
matters notwithstanding the discovery or existence of any additional or
different claims or facts relative thereto.
7. The
Parties understand and agree that neither the making of this Agreement nor the
fulfillment of any condition or obligation of this Agreement constitutes an
admission of any liability or wrongdoing by Kruger, Kruger Releasees, the
Company or the Company Releasees. All liability to any Kruger Releasees by the
Company or to any Company Releasee by Kruger has been and is expressly denied.
8. This
Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements, written or verbal, which may
exist between the Company and Kruger concerning Kruger’s separation from
the Company, including without limitation any representations made to Kruger by
any Kruger officer or director of the Company or any representations made by
Kruger to the Company.
9. Kruger
hereby acknowledges and agrees that by entering into this Agreement, he is
waiving any and all rights he may have arising from the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), as amended, which have arisen from
facts or circumstances occurring on or before the date of execution of this
Agreement. Kruger further expressly acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) he
is entering into this Agreement voluntarily;
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