Deferred Compensation Termination Agreement between Vari-Lite International, Inc. and J. Anthony Smith
This agreement, dated June 30, 2002, is between Vari-Lite International, Inc. and J. Anthony Smith. It formally ends a previous deferred compensation arrangement between the company and Mr. Smith, effective immediately. Both parties agree to cancel the prior agreement due to the company's financial challenges, and the agreement will have no further effect. The termination is mutually agreed upon to help improve the company's financial position.
Exhibit 10.75
DEFERRED COMPENSATION TERMINATION AGREEMENT
This Deferred Compensation Termination Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2002, is by and between Vari-Lite International, Inc. (the Company) and J. Anthony Smith (the Director).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company (formerly known as Vari-Lite Holdings, Inc.) and the Director entered into a Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated July 1, 1995, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated November 2, 1998 and Amendment No. 2 to the Deferred Compensation Agreement, dated December 28, 2001 (as amended, the Deferred Compensation Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Company has suffered a decline in its financial performance and management and the Board of Directors of the Company have reviewed and made recommendations for reducing expenses of the Company in order to improve the Companys financial performance; and
WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the Compensation Committee) has determined that it is in the best financial interest of the Company to terminate the Deferred Compensation Agreement effective June 30, 2002; and
WHEREAS, the Director is a significant stockholder of the Company and agrees that it is in the best financial interest of the Company to consent to the termination of the Deferred Compensation Agreement as proposed by the Compensation Committee;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree that the Deferred Compensation Agreement is cancelled and terminated and shall be of no further force or effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
| VARI-LITE INTERNATIONAL, INC. | |
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| T. Clay Powers, President |
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| J. Anthony Smith |