**Exhibit 10.13**

 

 

 

**FAX LETTER**

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September 3, 1996

 

Mr. Danny Phillips92 Agamemnon RoadWest HempsteadLondon NWG 1EHUK

 

Dear Danny:

 

This letter is an addendum to the letter faxed to you onAugust 28, 1996 to clarify some additional points related to youremployment with Advanstar Communications.

 
| · | You will be provided with an office located within  our Santa Ana, California Advanstar location.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| · | You will be  provided with 3 weeks’ (15 days) vacation as part of your compensation  package which will be earned at your one yeah anniversary, however at six  months you will earn half the time. You will begin earning for weeks vacation  at your two year anniversary date. After that, you will remain at four weeks  vacation and follow Advanstar’s standard vacation policy described in the  employee handbook.         |
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| · | Please initial all correspondence sent to you and  fax back to Roni Arnold, Human Resources Manager, at 714/513-8622 so we have  a record that you received all of it.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| · | Danny, also clarification regarding the severance  guarantee: The six months’ severance guarantee (if you are terminated for any  reason other than voluntary departure of for cause) is paid according to your  base pay at the time of departure, and projected bonus/incentive potential is  not calculated into this figure. However, any bonuses earned at the time of  departure would be paid according to what you had accrued. |
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| · | I have attached more specific information on our  medical plan for your review.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |

 

If you have any questions about this or any other information you havereceived from us, please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Sincerely,

 
| /s/ GLENN ROGERS      |   |
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| Glenn Rogers          |   |
| Group Vice  President |   |

 

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August 28, 1996

 

Mr. Danny Phillips92 Agamemnon RoadWest HempsteadLondon NWG 1EHUK

 

Dear Danny:

 

 

This letter is written on behalf of Advanstar Communications, withregard to the position of Group Publisher for the publications America’sNetwork, Telecom Asia, and *Comunicaciones*.We are very pleased to offer you the position, which was thoroughly discussedwith you previously, at a base annualized salary of $160,000 with a $30,000bonus/incentive arrangement. Also included in this offer is the guarantee ofsix months severance pay if your employment with Advanstar Communications isterminated for any reason other than your voluntary departure or for cause.

 

To further explain the $30,000 bonus/incentive opportunity for you: ourbonus plans work on an achieved “target” basis. If your achieve the budgetedannual contribution target for the group of magazines, you will receive$30,000. However, there is a very nice accelerator associated with these plansthat provide an opportunity to as much as triple this incentive bonus if youachieve 118 percent of more of your budgeted contribution target. Details ofyour 1996097 bonus arrangement will be fully explained in writing underseparate cover once a budget is finalized. Your arrangement will be modeledafter the following example:

 

| Budgeted         | ** ** | **% of** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | **% of** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
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| **Contribution** | ** ** | **Target**    | ** ** | **Pay**    | ** ** | **Bonus**     | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| $826,000         |       |          | 118        | %          |       | $             | 90,000     |       |       | 300 | % |   |   |   |
| $777,000         |       |          | 111        | %          |       | $             | 60,000     |       |       | 200 | % |   | Target (Example) |   |
| $749,000         |       |          | 107        | %          |       | $             | 45,000     |       |       | 150 | % |   |   |   |
| $700,000         |       |          | 100        | %          |       | $             | 30,000     |       |       | 100 | % |   |   |   |
| $665,000         |       |          | 95         | %          |       | $             | 18,000     |       |       | 60 | % |   |   |   |
| $630,000         |       |          | 90         | %          |       | $             | 12,000     |       |       | 40 | % |   |   |   |

 

In addition to the above we will provide a relocation package for youas is described in the relocation package sent to you previously.

 

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As described to you in my previous letter of July 22, you will beeligible for the first of the month following your date of employment to beenrolled in our group medical and dental coverage as well as company providedgroup term life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance. Wewill also provide an opportunity for you to participate in your companysponsored 401(k) savings and investment plan the first of the month followingone year of employment. Detailed explanations of your benefit plans along withthe enrollment materials will be sent to you under separate cover.

 

Danny, once again, on behalf of Advanstar Communications and ourPublishing Division, we extend the warmest welcome greeting to your and aremost confident that you will be able to provide the necessary leadership tocontinue the successful growth of these valuable properties. Congratulationsand the very best to you with this new opportunity.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

/s/ Glenn Rogers

 

Glenn A. RogersGroup Vice President

 

cc:         Phil Stocker, titleRoni Arnold, title

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