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This excerpt taken from the CCO DEF 14A filed Apr 30, 2009. Paul Meyer Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Meyers employment agreement, if his employment with the Clear Channel Outdoor is terminated (a) by us for Cause (as defined below), Clear Channel Outdoor will pay Mr. Meyer a lump sum amount equal to his accrued and unpaid base salary and any payments to which he may be entitled under any applicable employee benefit plan, (b) by us without Cause, Clear Channel Outdoor will pay Mr. Meyer (i) a lump sum amount equal to his accrued and unpaid base salary, a prorated annual incentive bonus (if earned), and any payments to which he may be entitled under any applicable employee benefit plan, and (ii) $600,000, paid pro rata over a one year period in accordance with our standard payroll schedule and practices as consideration for Mr. Meyers post-termination non-compete and non-solicitation covenants, (c) by reason of his death, Clear Channel Outdoor will pay to Mr. Meyers designee or estate, as applicable, a lump sum amount equal to his accrued and unpaid base salary, a prorated annual incentive bonus (if earned), and any payments to which Mr. Meyers spouse, beneficiaries, or estate may be entitled under any applicable employee benefit plan, or (d) due to Mr. Meyers Disability (as defined below), Clear Channel Outdoor will pay Mr. Meyer a lump sum amount equal to his accrued and unpaid base salary, a prorated annual incentive bonus (if earned), and any payments to which he may be entitled under any applicable employee benefit plan. Mr. Meyers employment agreement contains non-competition and non-solicitation covenants, each with a one-year term. The non-competition covenant may be waived by Clear Channel Outdoor if its Board of Directors determines, in its sole discretion, that the proposed activities are immaterial to the operations of Clear Channel Outdoor, and any of its subsidiaries and affiliates, in the location in question. Mr. Meyers employment agreement also contains a confidentiality provision with a perpetual term. Termination for Cause means (i) conduct by Mr. Meyer constituting a material act of willful misconduct in connection with the performance of his duties, including, without limitation, violation of our policy on sexual harassment, misappropriation of funds or property of Clear Channel Outdoor, or other willful misconduct as determined in the sole discretion of Clear Channel Outdoor; (ii) continued, willful and deliberate non-performance by Mr. Meyer of his duties under his employment agreement (other than by reason of Mr. Meyers physical or mental illness, incapacity or disability) where such non-performance has continued for more than 10 days following written notice of such non-performance; (iii) Mr. Meyers refusal or failure to follow lawful directives where such refusal or failure has continued for more than 30 days following written notice of such refusal or failure; (iv) a criminal or civil conviction of Mr. Meyer, a plea of nolo contendere by Mr. Meyer, or other conduct by Mr. Meyer that, as determined in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, has resulted in, or would result in if he were retained in his position with Clear Channel Outdoor, material injury to the reputation of Clear Channel Outdoor, including, without limitation, conviction of fraud, theft, embezzlement, or a crime involving moral turpitude; (v) a breach by Mr. Meyer of any of the provisions of his employment agreement; or (vi) a violation by Mr. Meyer of Clear Channel Outdoors employment policies. Disability means Mr. Meyers incapacity due to physical or mental illness such that Mr. Meyer is unable to perform his duties under this employment agreement on a full-time basis for more than 90 days in any 12 month period, as determined by Clear Channel Outdoor Under the terms of the Clear Channel Outdoors 2005 Stock Incentive Plan and related forms of stock option agreement and restricted stock award agreement, (a) upon (i) Mr. Meyers termination due to death, or (ii) a Change in Control (as defined below), any outstanding, unvested equity awards granted to Mr. Meyer under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan immediately vest, and (b) upon Mr. Meyers termination due to a Disability (as defined above) any outstanding, unvested equity awards granted to Mr. Meyer under the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan continue to vest, in general, in accordance with the respective awards vesting schedule. A Change in Control means any transaction or series of transactions which constitutes an Exchange Transaction (as defined below) or such other event involving a change in ownership or control of the business or assets of Clear Channel Outdoor as the Board,
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Table of Contentsacting in its discretion, may determine. An Exchange Transaction means a merger (other than a merger of Clear Channel Outdoor in which the holders of common stock immediately prior to the merger have the same proportionate ownership of common stock in the surviving corporation immediately after the merger), consolidation, acquisition or disposition of property or stock, separation, reorganization (other than a mere reincorporation or the creation of a holding company), liquidation of Clear Channel Outdoor or any other similar transaction or event so designated by the Board in its sole discretion, as a result of which the stockholders of Clear Channel Outdoor receive cash, stock or other property in exchange for or in connection with their shares of common stock. This excerpt taken from the CCO DEF 14A filed Apr 7, 2008. Paul Meyer If Mr. Paul Meyers employment with the Company, is terminated by us for Cause, Clear Channel Outdoor will, within 90 days, pay in a lump sum amount to Mr. Meyer his accrued and unpaid base salary and any payments to which he may be entitled under any applicable employee benefit plan (according to the terms of such plans and policies). A termination for Cause must be for one or more of the following reasons: (i) conduct by Mr. Meyer constituting a material act of willful misconduct in connection with the performance of his duties, including violation of our policy on sexual harassment, misappropriation of funds or property of Clear Channel Outdoor, or other willful misconduct as determined in the sole discretion of Clear Channel Outdoor; (ii) continued, willful and deliberate non-performance by Mr. Meyer of his duties hereunder (other than by reason of Mr. Meyers physical or mental illness, incapacity or disability) where such non-performance has continued for more than 10 days following written notice of such non-performance; (iii) Mr. Meyers refusal or failure to follow lawful directives where such refusal or failure has continued for more than 30 days following written notice of such refusal or failure; (iv) a criminal or civil conviction of Mr. Meyer, a plea of nolo contendere by Mr. Meyer, or other conduct by Mr. Meyer that, as determined in the sole discretion of the Board, has resulted in, or would result in if he were retained in his position with Clear Channel Outdoor, material injury to the reputation of Clear Channel Outdoor, including conviction of fraud, theft, embezzlement, or a crime involving moral turpitude; (v) a breach by Mr. Meyer of any of the provisions of his employment agreement; or (vi) a violation by Mr. Meyer of Clear Channel Outdoors employment policies. If Mr. Meyers employment with Clear Channel Outdoor is terminated by us without Cause, Clear Channel Outdoor will, within 90 days after the effective date of the termination, pay in a lump sum amount to Mr. Meyer his accrued and unpaid base salary and prorated bonus, if any, and any payments to which he may be entitled under any applicable employee benefit plan (according to the terms of such plans and policies). Additionally, Mr. Meyer will
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Table of Contentsreceive a total of $600,000, paid pro rata over a one year period in accordance with our standard payroll schedule and practices, as consideration for Mr. Meyers post-termination non-compete and non-solicitation obligations. If Paul Meyers employment with Clear Channel Outdoor terminates by reason of his death, Clear Channel Outdoor will, within 90 days, pay in a lump sum amount to such person as Mr. Meyer shall designate in a notice filed with Clear Channel Outdoor or, if no such person is designated, to Mr. Meyers estate, Mr. Meyers accrued and unpaid base salary and prorated bonus, if any, and any payments to which Mr. Meyers spouse, beneficiaries, or estate may be entitled under any applicable employee benefit plan (according to the terms of such plans and policies). If Mr. Meyers employment with Clear Channel Outdoor terminates by reason of his disability (defined as Mr. Meyers incapacity due to physical or mental illness such that Mr. Meyer is unable to perform his duties under this Agreement on a full-time basis for more than 90 days in any 12 month period, as determined by Clear Channel Outdoor), Clear Channel Outdoor shall, within 90 days, pay in a lump sum amount to Mr. Meyer his accrued and unpaid base salary and prorated bonus, if any, and any payments to which he may be entitled under any applicable employee benefit plan (according to the terms of such plans and policies). Mr. Meyer is prohibited from activities that compete with Clear Channel Outdoor for one year after he leaves Clear Channel Outdoor and he is prohibited from soliciting our employees for employment for 12 months after termination regardless of the reason for termination of employment. However, after Mr. Meyers employment with Clear Channel Outdoor has terminated, upon receiving written permission from the board of directors of Clear Channel Outdoor, Mr. Meyer shall be permitted to engage in competing activities that would otherwise be prohibited by his employment agreement if such activities are determined in the sole discretion of the board of directors of Clear Channel Outdoor in good faith to be immaterial to the operations of Clear Channel Outdoor, or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, in the location in question. Mr. Meyer is also prohibited from using our confidential information at any time following the termination of his employment in competing, directly or indirectly, with Clear Channel Outdoor. At any time following Mr. Meyers termination of employment, he is entitled to reimbursement of reasonable attorneys fees and expenses and full indemnification from any losses related to any proceeding to which he may be made a party by reason of his being or having been an officer of Clear Channel Outdoor or any of its subsidiaries (other than any dispute, claim or controversy arising under or relating to his employment agreement). Assuming a change in control of Clear Channel Outdoor occurred on December 31, 2007, Mr. Meyer would have received the value of the immediate vesting of unvested stock options and shares of restricted stock pursuant to Company incentive plan provisions ($1,590,125). | EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:
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