Document:

Exhibit
10.9

 

 

As of October 11,
2001

 

John R. Sprouls

Universal Studios, Inc.

1000 Universal Studios
Plaza

Orlando, Florida 32819

 

Dear Mr. Sprouls:

 

Reference is made to the
employment agreement between you and Universal Studios, Inc. dated as of December
7, 1999 (the “Employment Agreement”), pursuant to which you have been employed
in an executive capacity.  It is now our
mutual intention to amend the Employment Agreement as follows:

 

1.             Effective
October 11, 2001, sub-paragraph 3(c) is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following:

 

“3(c)       Long
Term Incentive Plan.    You are
eligible to participate at a level appropriate to your position in the
Universal Orlando Long-Term Growth Plan (or any plan adopted in replacement
thereof in which you are specifically designated as a participant) as
determined by the Universal Orlando Park Advisory Board and in accordance with
the plan’s terms and conditions.  In
addition, you also are still eligible to participate at a level appropriate to
your position in the Vivendi Universal Stock Options Plan (the “VU Plan”) or
any plan adopted in replacement thereof as determined by the Board of Directors
of Vivendi Universal S.A. and in accordance with the plan’s terms and
conditions.  However, since you are eligible
to participate in the Universal Orlando Long-Term Growth Plan, your
participation in the VU Plan will be reduced to 50% of the target amount that
you would have otherwise been eligible for at 100% participation; provided
that any stock options already granted to you pursuant to the VU Plan on
or before October 10, 2001 shall not be subject to any reduction or forfeit and
shall continue to be subject to the terms and conditions of the VU Plan.”

 

2.             All
of the other provisions of the Employment Agreement, which are not modified
hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect.

 

Please confirm your
agreement to the foregoing by signing in the space provided below.

 

	
   

  	
  Sincerely,

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Universal Studios, Inc.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Kenneth Kahrs

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  AGREED AND ACCEPTED:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  /s/ John R. Sprouls

  	
  9-12-02

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  John R. Sprouls 

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

 

UNIVERSAL
STUDIOS

100 UNIVERSAL CITY PLAZA UNIVERSAL CITY CA 91608

www.universalstudios.comExhibit 10.10

 

 

 

August 22, 2002

 

 

Mr. John Sprouls

Universal Studios, Inc.

1000 Universal Studios Plaza

Orlando, Florida 32819

 

Dear Mr. Sprouls:

 

Reference is made to the Agreement between us dated as of December 7,
1999, pursuant to which you have been employed in an executive capacity. We
hereby exercise our option to extend the term for two (2) years, commencing
December 7, 2002 and continuing
through and including December 6, 2004.

 

Please acknowledge receipt of this letter by signing the attached copy
and returning it to us. The original is for your records.

 

	
   

  	
  Very
  truly yours,

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  UNIVERSAL
  STUDIOS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:  

  	
  /s/ Crystal E. Wright

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  RECEIPT
  ACKNOWLEDGED:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  /s/ John R. Sprouls

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  JOHN SPROULS 

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  08-26-02

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Date

  	
   

  

 

 

OP0769

Note: Option to be delivered to executive by October
7, 2002.

 

 

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

100 UNIVERSAL CITY PLAZA UNIVERSAL CITY CA 91608

www.universalstudios.comExhibit 10.11

 

 

 

July 8, 2003

 

Mr.
John Sprouls

Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLLP

1000 Universal Studios Plaza

Orlando, FL 32819

 

Dear
Mr. Sprouls:

 

Reference
is made to the employment agreement between you and Universal Studios, Inc. (“Universal”),
as assumed by Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLLP (“VUE”) dated as of December
7, 1999, as later amended as of October 11, 2001 (the “Employment Agreement”),
pursuant to which you have been employed in an executive capacity. It is now
our mutual intention to amend the Employment Agreement as follows:

 

1.             The current Term of the Employment
Agreement will be hereby extended for a period through and including December
6, 2006.

 

2.             Effective immediately, Paragraph 9 of the
Employment Agreement shall hereby be deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the following:

 

9.             Arbitration of
Disputes.

 

(a)           Arbitrable Disputes. You and
the Company agree to use final and binding arbitration to resolve any dispute
each party may have with the other or any affiliate relating to this Agreement
or your employment with and/or termination from the Company (an “Arbitrable
Dispute”). An Arbitrable Dispute includes, without limitation, any dispute
about the validity, interpretation, or effect of this Agreement, or alleged
violations of it, and further including, without limitation, any and all claims
for compensation, breach of implied contract, tort violations and claims
arising out of any alleged discrimination, harassment, or retaliation,
including, but not limited to, those covered by the California Fair Employment
and Housing Act (or similar state statute), the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42
U.S.C. Section 2000e et seq., the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the
Americans With Disabilities Act.

 

(b)           Exclusive Forum. Arbitration
in this manner will be the exclusive forum for any Arbitrable Dispute. THE
PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JUDGE OR JURY IN
REGARD TO AN ARBITRABLE DISPUTE. Should you or the Company attempt to resolve
an Arbitrable Dispute by any method other than arbitration pursuant to this
Paragraph (excluding any initial oral or written settlement negotiations by
either party), the responding party will be entitled to recover from the
initiating party all damages, expenses, and attorneys’ fees incurred as a
result of that breach.

 

(c)           Injunctive Relief.
Notwithstanding Paragraphs 9(a) and 9(b), due to the irreparable harm that
would result from certain actual or threatened violations of this Agreement,
where either party is seeking only injunctive relief (e.g., a temporary
restraining order, temporary injunction or permanent injunction), such party
may file suit or bring an application for such injunctive relief in any federal
or state court of competent jurisdiction without violating this Agreement and
such suit for injunctive relief will not be considered an Arbitrable Dispute.

 

 

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

100 UNIVERSAL CITY PLAZA UNIVERSAL CITY CA 91608

www.universalstudios.com

 

 

(d)           The Arbitration. Arbitration
will take place in Los Angeles, California before a single experienced
employment arbitrator licensed to practice law in California and selected in
accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of
the American Arbitration Association. The provisions of Section 1283.05 of the
California Code of Civil Procedure regarding the taking of discovery in
arbitration proceedings will apply to any such arbitration. In any such
arbitration proceeding, any hearing must be transcribed by a certified court
reporter. The arbitrator may not modify, change or disregard any lawful terms
of this Agreement in any way or issue an award that is contrary to the law of
California. At the conclusion of the arbitration, the arbitrator shall issue a
written ruling consistent with California law setting forth the essential
findings of fact and conclusions of law on which the arbitration award is
based. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding and
enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(e)           Fees and Expenses. Each party
will pay the fees of their respective attorneys, the expenses of their
witnesses and experts, cost of any record or transcript of the arbitration, and
any other expenses connected with the arbitration that such party might be
expected to incur had the dispute been subject to resolution in court. The
Company shall pay all costs and expenses of the arbitration that you would not
otherwise have incurred if the dispute had been adjudicated in a court of law,
rather than through arbitration; such as the arbitrator’s fees and any
arbitration association administrative fees or filing fees in excess of the
maximum court filing fee in the jurisdiction in which the arbitration is
commenced.

 

(f)            Confidentiality. All
proceedings and all documents prepared in connection with any Arbitrable
Dispute shall be confidential and, unless otherwise required by law, the
subject matter thereof shall not be disclosed to any person other than the
parties to the proceedings, their counsel, witnesses and experts, the arbitrator,
and, if involved, the court and court staff.

 

3.             All references to either the
Company or Universal in the Employment Agreement shall hereinafter refer to
VUE.

 

4.             All of the other provisions of the Employment
Agreement, which are not modified hereunder, shall remain in full force and
effect.

 

Please
confirm your agreement to the foregoing by signing in the space provided below.

 

 

	
   

  	
  Sincerely,

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLLP

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Kenneth Kahrs

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  AGREED AND ACCEPTED:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  /s/ John Sprouls

  	
  7.14.03

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  JOHN SPROULS 

  	
  Date

  	
   

  	
   

  
							

 

 

A00301Exhibit 10.19

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 3 TO AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

OF
JB/UNIVERSAL CITY RESTAURANT PARTNERS, L.P.

 

THIS INSTRUMENT is made and entered into as of
January 9, 2004 (the “Effective
Date”) by and between UNIVERSAL CITY DEVELOPMENT
PARTNERS, Ltd., (“Universal”)
a Florida limited partnership, as successor in interest by merger to Universal
City Development Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and
MARGARITAVILLE HOLDINGS L.L.C. (“Holdings”),
a Delaware limited liability company.

 

RECITALS

 

Universal and Holdings entered into an Agreement of
Limited Partnership dated September 11, 1997, which was amended by Amendment
No. 1 to Agreement of Limited Partnership dated of July 1, 1998, and further
amended by Amendment No.2 to Agreement of Limited Partnership dated April 18,
2000, (the foregoing Agreement and Amendments being collectively referred to
herein as the “Agreement”); and

 

The
parties, each as the sole General Partners and Limited Partners, mutually
desire to further amend the Agreement as specifically set forth below.

 

AMENDMENT

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived from this
amendment, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally
bound, agree as follows:

 

1.             All capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined shall have the same meaning ascribed to them in the
Agreement.

 

2.             Section 1.2 of the Agreement and the name of
the Limited Partnership shall be and the same is hereby changed to “Universal
City Restaurant Partners, Ltd.”

 

3.             Except as expressly modified in this
amendment, the undersigned hereby ratify and confirm the provisions contained
in the Agreement.

 

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have set their hands and seals as of the date first
set forth above.

 

	
  UNIVERSAL CITY RESTAURANT PARTNERS, LTD.

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  Universal
  City Development Partners, Ltd.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  Universal
  City Florida Holding Company II

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  Universal
  City Property Management II LLC

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  Catherine A. Roth

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Catherine
  A. Roth, Vice President

  	
   

  
						

 

MARGARITAVILLE HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

	
  By:

  	
  /s/
  John Cohlan

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  John
  Cohlan, President

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