Document:

Exhibit 10.4

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Joseph R. Wright, Jr.

 

This
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”)
is dated as of August 20, 2004 (the “Effective
Date”) by and between PanAmSat Corporation (the “Company”) and Joseph R. Wright, Jr. (the “Executive”).

 

WHEREAS,
Constellation, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Constellation”) and entities created by or
affiliated with Carlyle Partners III Telecommunications, L.P. and Providence
Equity Partners IV L.P. (together, the “Equity
Sponsor Group”) have agreed to acquire substantially all of the
outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company
(the “Company Common Stock”);

 

WHEREAS,
as of the Effective Date, the Company desired to employ Executive and to enter
into an agreement embodying the terms of such employment and Executive desired
to accept such employment and enter into such an agreement.

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein and for
other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.                                       Term of
Employment.  Subject to the
provisions of Section 7 of this Agreement, Executive shall be employed by the
Company, and any of its subsidiaries that the Board of Directors of the Company
(the “Board”) shall designate
(collectively, the “Employer”)
for a period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the first
anniversary thereof (the “Initial
Term”), on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.  Following the Initial Term, the
Agreement shall automatically be renewed for additional terms of one year on
each anniversary of the last day of the Initial Term (the Initial Term and any
annual extensions of the term of this Agreement, together, the “Employment  Term”), subject to Section 7 of this Agreement, unless the
Company gives the Executive written notice of non-renewal at least sixty (60)
days prior to such anniversary.  Any
such written notice of non-renewal shall be deemed to constitute a termination
by the Employer without Cause under Section 7(c) of this Agreement.

 

2.                                       Position.

 

a.                                       During the Employment Term,
Executive shall serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company and its subsidiaries.  The
Executive shall report to the Board.  In
such position, Executive shall have such duties and authority as determined by
the Board and commensurate with the position of chief executive officer of a
company of similar size and nature.

 

b.                                      During the Employment Term,
Executive will devote Executive’s full business time and best efforts to the
performance of Executive’s duties hereunder and will not engage in any other
business, profession or occupation for compensation or otherwise which would
conflict or interfere with the rendition of such services either directly or
indirectly,

 

 

without the prior
written consent of the Board; provided that nothing herein shall
preclude Executive from continuing to serve on any board of directors or
trustees, advisory board or government commission which is listed on Schedule
A, attached hereto, or, subject to the prior approval of the Board, from
accepting appointment to serve on any board of directors or trustees of any
business corporation or any charitable organization; provided in each
case in the aggregate, that such activities do not conflict or interfere with
the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder or conflict with Section 9.

 

3.                                       Base Salary.  During the Employment Term, the Company
shall pay Executive a base salary at the annual rate of $685,000, payable in
substantially equal periodic payments in accordance with the Company’s
practices for other executive employees, as such practices may be determined
from time to time.  Executive shall be
entitled to such increases in Executive’s base salary, if any, as may be
determined from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board.  Executive’s annual base salary, as in effect
from time to time, is hereinafter referred to as the “Base Salary.”

 

4.                                       Annual Bonus.  During the Employment Term, Executive shall
be eligible to earn an annual bonus award (an “Annual
Bonus”), with a target bonus
amount equal to 100% of Executive’s Base Salary (the “Target  Bonus”)
upon the Company’s achievement of performance targets, pursuant to the terms of
an incentive compensation plan, established by the Board (the “Incentive Plan”), after consultation with
Executive about such targets, which, for 2004, shall be based upon the existing
performance targets established by the Company in connection with its existing
plan, as equitably adjusted to exclude extraordinary expenses associated with
the Company’s transactions with Constellation. 
All Annual Bonus amounts shall otherwise be paid in accordance with the
Company’s annual incentive plan or policy. 
For purposes of 2004, Executive’s Annual Bonus shall be determined and
paid without pro-ration at such time as bonuses in respect of 2004, if any, are
determined and paid.

 

5.                                       Employee
Benefits; Business Expenses.

 

a.                                       Employee Benefits.  During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to
participate in the Company’s employee benefit and retirement plans (the “Company Plans”) as in effect from time to
time as determined by the Board, which provide certain benefits (collectively
the “Employee
Benefits”) to
Executive on a basis commensurate with Executive’s position with the Company.

 

b.                                      D&O
Insurance. 
During any
time period in which the Company maintains directors’ and officers’ liability
insurance, the Company shall also obtain for “tail” insurance coverage
providing, for a period of not less than six (6) years following the date of
Executive’s termination of employment hereunder, directors’ and officers
liability coverage with respect to claims arising from facts or events that
occurred prior to such date.

 

c.                                       Business
Expenses. 
During the
Employment Term, reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in the
performance of Executive’s duties hereunder shall be reimbursed by the Company
in accordance with the Company’s policies.

 

6.                                       Equity
Participation.  Executive’s
equity participation in the Company has been documented pursuant to the 2004
Stock Option Plan for Key Employees of the

 

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Company
and its Subsidiaries and in a Management Stockholders’ Agreement, Stock Option
Agreement, Rollover Agreement, Subscription Agreement and Sale Participation
Agreement, each as executed by the Executive, the Company, and its
shareholders, as applicable (such documents, collectively, the “Equity Documents”).  The Company and Executive each acknowledges
that the terms and conditions of the aforementioned documents govern
Executive’s acquisition, holding, sale or other disposition of Executive’s
equity in the Company, and Executive’s and the Company’s rights with respect
thereto.

 

7.                                       Termination.  Executive’s employment hereunder may be
terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided that
Executive will be required to give the Employer at least 60 days advance
written notice of any resignation of Executive’s employment.  In the event that the Company terminates
Executive’s employment in accordance with the foregoing sentence the Company
may, in its sole discretion, prohibit Executive from entering the premises of
the Company for all or any portion of the period after giving him notice of
such termination.  Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 7 shall
exclusively govern Executive’s rights upon termination of employment with the
Employer; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 7
shall diminish Executive’s rights with respect to the Equity Documents, which
shall continue to govern Executive’s equity holdings following any termination
in accordance therewith.

 

a.                                       By the Employer For Cause or By
Executive Resignation Without Good Reason.

 

(i)  The
Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the
Employer for Cause (as defined below) and shall terminate automatically upon
Executive’s resignation without Good Reason; provided that Executive
will be required to give the Employer at least 60 days advance written notice
of such resignation.

 

(ii)  For
purposes of this Agreement, “Cause”
shall mean (A) willful and continued failure to perform his material duties
with respect to the Employer or its subsidiaries which continues beyond 10 days
after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the
Executive by the Employer (the “Cure Period”);
(B) the willful or intentional engaging by the Executive in conduct that causes
material and demonstrable injury, monetarily or otherwise, to the Company or
the Equity Sponsor Group; (C) conviction of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime constituting
(x) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or (y) a
misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or (D) a material breach of this
Agreement, Executive’s management stockholders’ or other agreements, if any,
including, without limitation, engaging in any action in breach of the
restrictive covenants set forth herein or therein, which continues beyond the Cure
Period (to the extent that, in the Board’s reasonable judgment, such breach can
be cured); provided that in connection with any termination for Cause,
the Executive shall be given a statement of the specific reasons constituting
the grounds for termination for Cause and shall have the right to appear before
the Board (with counsel) to respond to allegations of any actions allegedly
constituting “Cause” prior to any termination by the Board for Cause becoming
effective.

 

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(iii) 
If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Employer
for Cause, or if Executive resigns without Good Reason, Executive shall be
entitled to receive:

 

(A)                              the
Base Salary through the date of termination;

 

(B)                                any
Annual Bonus earned but unpaid as of the date of termination for any previously
completed fiscal year;

 

(C)                                all accrued but unused
vacation through the date of termination;

 

(D)                               reimbursement
for any unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred by Executive in
accordance with Company policy prior to the date of Executive’s termination;
and

 

(E)                                 such
Employee Benefits, if any, as to which Executive may be entitled under the
applicable Company Plans upon termination of employment hereunder, (the
payments and benefits described clauses (A) through (E) hereof being referred
to, collectively, as the “Accrued Rights”).

 

Following such termination of Executive’s employment
by the Employer for Cause or resignation by Executive, except as set forth in
this Section 7(a)(iii), Executive shall have no further rights to any
compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

 

b.                                      Disability or Death.

 

(i)  Executive’s
employment hereunder shall terminate upon Executive’s death and may be
terminated by the Employer if Executive becomes physically or mentally
incapacitated and is therefore unable for a period of six (6) consecutive
months or for an aggregate of nine (9) months in any eighteen (18) consecutive
month period to perform Executive’s duties (such incapacity is hereinafter referred
to as “Disability”).  Any question as to the existence of the
Disability of Executive as to which Executive and the Employer cannot agree
shall be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician mutually
acceptable to Executive and the Employer. 
If Executive and the Employer cannot agree as to a qualified independent
physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall
select a third who shall make such determination in writing.  The determination of Disability made in
writing to the Employer and Executive shall be final and conclusive for all
purposes of the Agreement.

 

(ii)  Upon
termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either Disability or death,
Executive or Executive’s estate (as the case may be), within fifteen (15) days
thereafter shall be entitled to receive:

 

(A)                              the
Accrued Rights; and

 

(B)                                a
pro rata portion of the Annual Bonus, if any, that Executive would have been
entitled to receive pursuant to the Incentive Plan in such year.

 

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Following Executive’s termination of employment due to
death or Disability, except as set forth in this Section 7(b)(ii), Executive
shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under
this Agreement.

 

c.                                       By the Employer Without Cause or
by Executive Resignation for Good Reason.

 

(i)  Executive’s employment hereunder may be
terminated (A) by the Employer without Cause (which shall not include
Executive’s termination of employment due to his Disability) or (B) by
Executive for Good Reason (as defined below).

 

(ii) 
For purposes of this Agreement, “Good
Reason” shall mean (i) a reduction in the Executive’s
base salary or annual incentive compensation (other than a general reduction in
base salary that affects all members of senior management in substantially the
same proportions, provided that the Executive’s base salary is not reduced by
more than 10%, and provided further that in no event shall the Executive’s base
salary be less than $616,500); (ii) a substantial reduction in the Executive’s
duties and responsibilities, which shall be deemed to occur, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, if the (A) Company removes the Executive’s
title of Chief Executive Officer or changes the Executive’s position such that
the Executive no longer serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, (B)
Executive is removed from the Board (so long as there is no public market for
shares of the Company), or (C) Executive is not nominated for election to the
Board for any years after there is a public market for shares of the Company,
so long as such nomination or election would not, in the reasonable judgment of
the Board, contravene any prohibitions or guidelines for good governance under
applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange or body to those jurisdiction
the Company is subject; or (iii) a transfer of the Executive’s primary
workplace by more than fifty miles from his workplace as of the Effective Date,
provided, further, that “Good Reason” shall cease to exist for an
event on the 60th day following the later of its occurrence or
Executive’s knowledge thereof, unless Executive has given the Employer written
notice thereof prior to such date.

 

(iii) 
If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Employer
without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) or by Executive for
Good Reason, subject to Executive’s execution of a release of all claims
against the Employer, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

 

(A)                              the
Accrued Rights;

 

(B)                                subject
to Executive’s continued compliance with the provisions of Sections 8 and 9,
payment in substantially equal installments of an amount equal to two and one
half times the sum of (x) Executive’s then Base Salary and (y) the greater of
Executive’s then Target Bonus or the most recent actual bonus paid, payable
over the eighteen (18) month period following the date of such termination; provided,
however, that the aggregate amount described in this subsection (B)
shall be reduced by the present value of any other cash severance or other
similar cash termination benefits payable to Executive under any other plans,
programs or arrangements of the Company or its affiliates and any amounts owed
by Executive to the Company and any amounts for any loans, or funds advanced,
to, Executive; and

 

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(C)                                continuation
of health and insurance benefits (pursuant to the same benefit plans as in
effect for active employees of the Company) until the earlier to occur of the
end of the thirty (30) month period following the date of such termination (the
“Severance Period”) and the date
on which Executive becomes eligible to receive comparable health and insurance
benefits from any subsequent employer.

 

Following Executive’s termination of employment by the
Employer without Cause (other than by reason of Executive’s death or
Disability) or Executive for Good Reason, except as set forth in this Section
7(c)(iii), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other
benefits under this Agreement.

 

d.                                      Notice of Termination.  Any purported termination of employment by the Employer or by
Executive (other than due to Executive’s death) shall be communicated by
written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with
Section 12(h) hereof.  For purposes of
this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination”
shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in
this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts
and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of employment
under the provision so indicated.

 

e.                                       Board/Committee Resignation;
Execution of Release of all Claims.

 

(i)  Upon termination of Executive’s employment
for any reason, Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination
and to the extent applicable, from the Board (and any committees thereof) and
the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any of the Company’s
affiliates.

 

(ii)  Upon
termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees to
execute a release of all claims against the Company, its Subsidiaries,
affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, and agents,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.  Notwithstanding anything set forth in this
Agreement to the contrary, upon termination of Executive’s employment for any
reason, Executive shall not receive any payments or benefits to which he may be
entitled hereunder (other than those which by law cannot be subject to the
execution of a release) (A) if Executive revokes such release or (B) until
eight (8) days after the date Executive signs such release (or until such other
date as applicable law may provide that Executive cannot revoke such release).

 

8.                                       Non-Competition.

 

a.                                       Executive acknowledges and
recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of the Employer and
its affiliates and accordingly agrees as follows:

 

(i)  During
the Employment Term and, for a period of eighteen (18) months following the date
Executive ceases to be employed by the Employer (the “Restricted Period”), Executive will not,
whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any
person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation or other
business organization, entity or enterprise whatsoever (“Person”), directly or indirectly solicit
or assist in soliciting in competition with the Employer, the business of any
customer or prospective customer:

 

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(A)                              with
whom Executive had personal contact or dealings on behalf of the Employer
during the one-year period preceding Executive’s termination of employment;

 

(B)                                with
whom employees reporting to Executive have had personal contact or dealings on
behalf of the Employer during the one year immediately preceding Executive’s
termination of employment; or

 

(C)                                for
whom Executive had direct or indirect responsibility during the one year
immediately preceding Executive’s termination of employment.

 

(ii)  During the Restricted Period, Executive will
not directly or indirectly:

 

(A)                              engage
in any business that directly or
indirectly competes with the business of the Company in, 1) the sale or lease
of, or the provision of satellite services via transponder capacity on
satellites operating in geostationary earth orbit; or 2) the provision of
telemetry, tracking and control services for such satellites and for other
satellites operating in geostationary earth orbit (a “Competitive Business”);

 

(B)                                enter
the employ of, or render any services to, any Person (or any division or
controlled or controlling affiliate of any Person) who or which engages in a
Competitive Business, provided that the foregoing shall not prevent you
from being employed by such a competing entity at a non-competing portion of
the entity or the related entities (and owning stock in the competing entity as
a result of a compensation plan), or being employed by any investment,
commercial or merchant banking organization;

 

(C)                                acquire
a financial interest in, or otherwise become actively involved with, any
Competitive Business, directly or indirectly, as an individual, partner,
shareholder, officer, director, principal, agent, trustee or consultant; or

 

(D)                               interfere
with, or attempt to interfere with, business relationships (whether formed
before, on or after the date of this Agreement) between the Employer or any of
its affiliates and customers, clients, suppliers, partners, members or
investors of the Employer or its affiliates.

 

(iii) 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, Executive may, directly or indirectly own, solely as an investment,
securities of any Person engaged in the business of the Employer or its
affiliates which are publicly traded on a national or regional stock exchange
or on the over-the-counter market if Executive (x) is not a controlling
person of, or a member of a group which controls, such person and (y) does
not, directly or indirectly, own 2% or more of any class of securities of such
Person.

 

(iv)  During
the Restricted Period, Executive will not, whether on Executive’s own behalf or
on behalf of or in conjunction with any Person, directly or indirectly:

 

(A)                              solicit
or encourage any employee of the Employer or its affiliates to leave the
employment of the Employer or its affiliates; or

 

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(B)                                hire
any such employee who was employed by the Employer or its affiliates as of the
date of Executive’s termination of employment with the Employer or who left the
employment of the Employer or its affiliates coincident with, or within one
year prior to or after, the termination of Executive’s employment with the
Employer.

 

(v)  During the Restricted Period, Executive will
not, directly or indirectly, solicit or encourage to cease to work with the
Employer or its affiliates any consultant then under contract with the Employer
or its affiliates.

 

b.                                      It is expressly understood and
agreed that although Executive and the Employer consider the restrictions
contained in this Section 8 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination
is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that the time or territory or any
other restriction contained in this Agreement is an unenforceable restriction
against Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void
but shall be deemed amended to apply as to such maximum time and territory and
to such maximum extent as such court may judicially determine or indicate to be
enforceable.  Alternatively, if any
court of competent jurisdiction finds that any restriction contained in this
Agreement is unenforceable, and such restriction cannot be amended so as to
make it enforceable, such finding shall not affect the enforceability of any of
the other restrictions contained herein.

 

9.                                       Confidentiality.

 

a.                                       Executive will not at any time
(whether during or after Executive’s employment with the Employer) (x) retain
or use for the benefit, purposes or account of Executive or any other Person;
or (y) disclose, divulge, reveal, communicate, share, transfer or provide
access to any Person outside the Employer (other than its professional advisers
who are bound by confidentiality obligations), any non-public, proprietary or
confidential information —including without limitation rates, trade secrets,
know-how, research and development, software, databases, inventions, processes,
formulae, technology, designs and other intellectual property, information
concerning finances, investments, profits, pricing, costs, products, services,
vendors, customers, clients, partners, investors, personnel, compensation,
recruiting, training, advertising, sales, marketing, promotions, government and
regulatory activities and approvals — concerning the past, current or future
business, activities and operations of the Employer, its subsidiaries or
affiliates and/or any third party that has disclosed or provided any of same to
the Employer on a confidential basis (“Confidential Information”) without the prior written
authorization of the Board.

 

b.                                      “Confidential Information” shall not include any
information that is (a) generally known to the industry or the public other
than as a result of Executive’s breach of this covenant or any breach of other
confidentiality obligations by third parties; (b) made legitimately available
to Executive by a third party without breach of any confidentiality obligation;
or (c) required by law to be disclosed; provided that Executive shall
give prompt written notice to the Employer of such requirement, disclose no
more information than is so required, and cooperate with any attempts by the
Employer to obtain a protective order or similar treatment.

 

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c.                                       Except as required by law,
Executive will not disclose to anyone, other than Executive’s immediate family
and legal or financial advisors, the existence or contents of this Agreement; provided
that Executive may disclose to any prospective future employer the provisions
of Sections 8 and 9 of this Agreement provided they agree to maintain the confidentiality
of such terms.

 

d.                                      Upon termination of Executive’s
employment with the Employer for any reason, Executive shall (x) cease and not
thereafter commence use of any Confidential Information or intellectual
property (including without limitation, any patent, invention, copyright, trade
secret, trademark, trade name, logo, domain name or other source indicator)
owned by the Employer, its subsidiaries or affiliates; (y) immediately destroy,
delete, or return to the Employer, at the Employer’s option, all originals and
copies in any form or medium (including memoranda, books, papers, plans,
computer files, letters and other data) in Executive’s possession or control
(including any of the foregoing stored or located in Executive’s office, home,
laptop or other computer, whether or not Employer property) that contain
Confidential Information or otherwise relate to the business of the Employer,
its affiliates and subsidiaries, except that Executive may retain only those
portions of any personal notes, notebooks and diaries that do not contain any
Confidential Information; and (z) notify and fully cooperate with the Employer
regarding the delivery or destruction of any other Confidential Information of
which Executive is or becomes aware.

 

e.                                       Executive shall not improperly
use for the benefit of, bring to any premises of, divulge, disclose,
communicate, reveal, transfer or provide access to, or share with the Employer
any confidential, proprietary or non-public information or intellectual
property relating to a former employer or other third party without the prior
written permission of such third party. 
Executive hereby indemnifies, holds harmless and agrees to defend the
Employer and its officers, directors, partners, employees, agents and
representatives from any breach of the foregoing covenant.  Executive shall comply with all relevant
written policies and guidelines of the Employer, including regarding the
protection of confidential information and intellectual property and potential
conflicts of interest.  Executive
acknowledges that the Employer may amend any such policies and guidelines from
time to time, and that Executive remains at all times bound by their most
current version.

 

f.                                         The provisions of this Section 9
shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason.

 

10.                                 Specific
Performance.  Executive
acknowledges and agrees that the Employer’s remedies at law for a breach or
threatened breach of any of the provisions of Section 8 or Section 9 would be
inadequate and the Employer would suffer irreparable damages as a result of
such breach or threatened breach.  In
recognition of this fact, Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach
or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Employer, without
posting any bond, shall be entitled to cease making any payments or providing
any benefit otherwise required by this Agreement and obtain equitable relief in
the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or
permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.

 

11.                                 Arbitration.  Except as provided in Section
10, any other dispute arising out of or asserting breach of this Agreement, or
any statutory or common law claim by Executive

 

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relating to his employment under
this Agreement or the termination thereof (including any tort or discrimination
claim), shall be exclusively resolved by binding statutory arbitration in
accordance with the Employment Dispute Resolution Rules of the American
Arbitration Association.  Such
arbitration process shall take place in New York, New York.  A court of competent jurisdiction may enter
judgment upon the arbitrator’s award. 
All costs and expenses of arbitration (including fees and disbursements
of counsel) with respect to issues arising under this Agreement (but not with
respect to any issues relating to any of the Equity Documents) shall be borne
by the Company, regardless of the outcome, unless the arbitrator finally
determines that, in any such action, Executive did not act in good faith in
initiating or pursuing such action. 
With respect to any arbitration arising out of or in connection with the
Equity Documents, all costs and expenses shall be borne by the respective party
incurring such costs and expenses.

 

12.                                 Miscellaneous.

 

a.                                       Legal
Fees. 
The Company shall reimburse the reasonable legal fees and expenses of
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP that Executive incurs that relate to the
negotiation of this Agreement and the Equity Documents prior to the execution
thereof.  The Company shall not
reimburse Executive for any other legal fees or expenses, except as otherwise
provided for in Section 11 of this Agreement.

 

b.                                      Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Connecticut, without regard to conflicts of laws
principles thereof.

 

c.                                       Entire Agreement/Amendments.  This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties
with respect to the employment of Executive by the Employer.  There are no restrictions, agreements,
promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with
respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth
herein.  This Agreement may not be
altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the
parties hereto.

 

d.                                      No Waiver.  The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any
term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such
party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon
strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

 

e.                                       Severability.  In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect,
the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this
Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

 

f.                                         Assignment.  This Agreement, and all of Executive’s rights and duties
hereunder, shall not be assignable or delegable by Executive; provided, however,
that if Executive shall die, all amounts then payable to Executive hereunder
shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive’ s
devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there be no such devisee, legatee or
designee, to Executive’s estate.  Any
purported assignment or delegation by Executive in violation of the foregoing
shall be null and void ab initio
and of no force and effect.  This
Agreement may be assigned by the Employer to a person or entity which

 

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is an affiliate, and shall be
assigned to any successor in interest to substantially all of the business
operations of the Employer.  Upon such
assignment, the rights and obligations of the Employer hereunder shall become
the rights and obligations of such affiliate or successor person or entity.

 

g.                                      Set Off; Mitigation.  The Employer’s obligation to pay Executive the amounts provided
and to make the arrangements provided hereunder shall not be subject to
set-off, counterclaim or recoupment, other than amounts loaned or advanced to
Executive by the Company or its affiliates. 
Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment
provided for pursuant to this Agreement by seeking other employment or
otherwise and the amount of any payment provided for pursuant to this Agreement
shall not be reduced by any compensation earned as a result of Executive’s
other employment or otherwise.

 

h.                                      Successors; Binding Agreement.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the Company, its subsidiaries, Subsidiaries, and the Executive and any personal
or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, assigns,
heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. 
Further, the Company will require any successor (whether, direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company to assume
expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the
same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such
succession had taken place.  As used in
this Agreement, “Company”
shall mean the Company and any successor to its business and/or assets which is
required by this Section 12(g) to assume and agree to perform this Agreement or
which otherwise assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement; provided, however,
in the event that any successor, as described above, agrees to assume this
Agreement in accordance with the preceding sentence, as of the date such
successor so assumes this Agreement, the Company shall cease to be liable for
any of the obligations contained in this Agreement.

 

i.                                          Notice.  For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other
communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or
three days after it has been mailed by United States registered mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set
forth below in this Agreement, or to such other address as either party may
have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that
notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

 

If to
the Employer:

 

PanAmSat
Corporation

20 Westport
Road

Wilton, CT 06897

Attention:                                         James
W. Cuminale, Esq.

 

With a
copy to:

 

Simpson
Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425
Lexington Avenue

New
York, New York 10017

Attention:                                         Alvin
H. Brown, Esq.

 

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If to
Executive:

 

To the most recent
address of Executive set forth in the personnel records of the Employer.

 

With a copy to:

 

Willkie Farr &
Gallagher LLP

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Attention:                                         Jack
H. Nusbaum, Esq.

 

j.                                          Executive Representation.  Executive hereby represents to the Employer that the execution
and delivery of this Agreement by Executive and the Employer and the
performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a
breach of, or otherwise contravene, the terms of any employment agreement or
other agreement or policy to which Executive is a party or otherwise bound.

 

k.                                       Prior Agreements. This Agreement supercedes all
prior agreements and understandings (including verbal agreements) between
Executive and the Employer and/or its affiliates regarding the terms and
conditions of Executive’s employment with the Employer and/or its affiliates; provided,
however, that the Equity Documents shall govern the terms and conditions
of Executive’s equity holdings in the Company.

 

l.                                          Cooperation.  Executive shall provide Executive’s reasonable cooperation in
connection with any action or proceeding (or any appeal from any action or
proceeding) which relates to events occurring during Executive’s employment
hereunder.  The Company shall pay all
reasonable out of pocket expenses actually incurred by Executive to provide
such cooperation.  This provision shall
survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

m.                                    Withholding Taxes.  The Employer may withhold from any amounts payable under this
Agreement such Federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld
pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

 

n.                                      Counterparts.  This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall
be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto
were upon the same instrument.

 

o.                                      Excise Taxes.

 

(i)  Any amount payable to the Executive pursuant
to this Agreement or any other agreement referred to herein that is deemed to
constitute a Parachute Payment (which, for this purpose, shall mean any payment
deemed to constitute a “Parachute Payment” as defined in Section 280G of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)), and would result in the imposition on the Executive
of an excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code or any successor statute or
regulation, shall (so long as the Company has no publicly-traded equity
securities) be subject to the approval of the Employer’s shareholders as of the
date hereof who

 

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owned, as of
the date hereof, more than 75% of the voting power of all outstanding stock of
the Employer, determined and obtained in a manner consistent with the
methodology described in proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.280G-1.

 

(ii)  If notwithstanding the approval referred to
in clause (i) above, Executive is subject to excise taxes under Section 4999 of
the Internal Revenue Code, then he shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) in an amount such that
after Executive pays all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed
with respect to such taxes), including any income taxes and excise taxes
imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, Executive shall retain an amount of the
Gross-Up Payment equal to the excise taxes imposed.

 

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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and
year first above written.

 

 

	
  PANAMSAT
  CORPORATION:

  	
  EXECUTIVE:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
  /s/ James W.
  Cuminale

  	
   

  	
  /s/ Joseph
  R. Wright

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  James W.
  Cuminale

  	
   

  	
  Joseph R.
  Wright, Jr.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Executive
  Vice President &

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  General
  Counsel

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

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Schedule
A

 

Joseph R. Wright, Jr.

 

Board
Memberships/Affiliations as of July 2004

 

	
  COMPANY

  	
   

  	
  STATUS

  	
   

  	
  MTG.
  SCHEDULE

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  AT&T Government
  Solutions

  	
   

  	
  Resigning

  	
   

  	
  Quarterly

  
	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Member of the Advisory
  Board

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Barington Capital and
  Affiliates

  	
   

  	
  Ongoing

  	
   

  	
  Semi-Annual

  
	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Chairman of the Advisory
  Board

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Investor

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Jefferson Consulting Group

  	
   

  	
  Ongoing

  	
   

  	
  None

  
	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Vice Chairman

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Owner/Investor

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Kroll Worldwide

  	
   

  	
  Resigning

  	
   

  	
  Quarterly

  
	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Board Member

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Proxim

  	
   

  	
  Resigning

  	
   

  	
  Quarterly

  
	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Board Member

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Audit Committee Member

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Nominating Committee
  Member

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Corp Governance Committee
  Member

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Terremark

  	
   

  	
  Ongoing

  	
   

  	
  Annual (in person)

  
	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Board Member

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Quarterly (phone)

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Titan

  	
   

  	
  Ongoing

  	
   

  	
  Quarterly

  
	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Board Member

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Chairman of Corp
  Governance Committee

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Chairman of Nominating
  Committee

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Verso Technologies

  	
   

  	
  Ongoing

  	
   

  	
  Annual (in person)

  
	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Board Member

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Quarterly (phone)

  
	
   

  	
  •

  	
  Audit Committee Member

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

 

 

Other
Involvements:

 

•                  Council on Foreign Relations

•                  Council for Excellence in Government

•                  Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

•                  Chief Executive Organization

•                  Economic Club of New York

•                  FCC Network Reliability and Interoperability
Council

•                  President’s National Security
Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) – to be announced/verified July 2004

•                  Conservation International

 

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Exhibit
1

 

GENERAL RELEASE

 

Section 1.                                            Release

 

For and in consideration of
the payment of the amounts and the provision of the benefits described that
certain Employment Agreement dated as of August 20, 2004 by and between
Joseph R. Wright, Jr. (the “Executive”) and PanAmSat Corporation (the “Company”) (the “Agreement”), the
Executive hereby agrees on behalf of himself, his agents, assignees, attorneys,
successors, assigns, heirs and executors, to, and the Executive does hereby,
fully and completely forever release the Company and its respective past,
current and future affiliates, predecessors and successors and all of their
respective past and/or present representatives, administrators, attorneys,
insurers and fiduciaries, in their individual and/or representative capacities
(hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Company Releasees”), from any and all
causes of action, suits, agreements, promises, damages, disputes,
controversies, contentions, differences, judgments, claims, debts, dues, sums
of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, specialities, covenants,
contracts, variances, trespasses, extents, executions and demands of any kind
whatsoever, which the Executive or his agents, assignees, attorneys,
successors, assigns, heirs and executors ever had, now have or may have against
the Company Releasees or any of them, in law, admiralty or equity, whether
known or unknown to the Executive, for, upon, or by reason of, any matter,
action, omission, course or thing whatsoever occurring up to the date this
General Release is signed by the Executive. 
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Executive hereby
agrees on behalf of himself, his agents, assignees, attorneys, successors,
assigns, heirs and executors, to, and the Executive does hereby, fully and
completely forever release the Company Releasees and all of their respective
past and/or present officers, directors, partners, members, managing members,
managers, employees, agents, representatives, administrators, attorneys,
insurers and fiduciaries, in their individual and/or representative capacities
in connection with or in relationship to the Executive’s employment or other
service relationship with the Company, the termination of any such employment
or service relationship and any applicable employment or compensatory
arrangement with the Company (including, without limitation, the Agreement),
any exhibits attached thereto, any amendments thereto, and any other equity or
employee benefit plans, programs, policies or other arrangements), any claims
of breach of contract, wrongful termination, retaliation, fraud, defamation,
infliction of emotional distress or national origin, race, age, sex, sexual
orientation, disability, medical condition or other discrimination or
harassment, (such released claims are collectively referred to herein as the “Released Claims”);
provided that such Released Claims shall not include any claims to enforce the
Executive’s rights or obligations under, or with respect to, (i) Section 5(b)
or Section 7 of the Agreement, or (ii) any indemnification provisions in the
charter, by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or its
subsidiaries of which Executive is a director or officer, or any directors and
officers’ liability insurance policy thereof.

 

Section 2.                                            Waiver.  Notwithstanding the generality of Section 1 above, the Released
Claims include, without limitation: (i) any and all claims relating to base
salary or bonus payments or benefits pursuant to the Agreement, other than
those payments and benefits specifically provided for in Section 7 of the
Agreement; (ii) any and all claims under Title VII of

 

 

the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Civil Rights
Act of 1971, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Fair Labor Standards Act,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Americans with
Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Fair Employment
and Housing Act, and any and all other federal, state or local laws, statutes,
rules and regulations pertaining to employment or otherwise; and (iii) any
claims for wrongful discharge, breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation or
any compensation claims or any other claims under any statute, rule or
regulation or under the common law, including compensatory damages, punitive
damages, attorney’s fees, costs, expenses and all claims for any other type of
damage or relief.

 

THIS MEANS THAT, BY SIGNING THIS GENERAL RELEASE, THE
EXECUTIVE WILL HAVE WAIVED ANY RIGHT THE EXECUTIVE MAY HAVE HAD TO BRING A
LAWSUIT OR MAKE ANY CLAIM AGAINST COMPANY RELEASEES BASED ON ANY ACTS OR
OMISSIONS OF COMPANY RELEASEES UP TO THE DATE OF THE SIGNING OF THIS GENERAL
RELEASE.

 

Section 3.                                            The Executive’s
Representations and Warranties

 

The Executive
represents that he has read carefully and fully understands the terms of this
General Release, and that the Executive has been advised to consult with an
attorney and has availed himself of the opportunity to consult with an attorney
prior to signing this General Release. 
The Executive acknowledges and agrees that he is executing this General
Release willingly, voluntarily and knowingly, of his own free will, in exchange
for the payments and benefits described in Section 7 of the Agreement, and that
he has not relied on any representations, promises or agreements of any kind
made to him in connection with his decision to accept the terms of the General
Release.  The Executive further
acknowledges, understands, and agrees that his employment with the Company has
terminated.  The Executive acknowledges that he has been advised that he is entitled
to take at least twenty-one (21) days to consider whether he wants to sign this
General Release and that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act gives him the
right to revoke this General Release within seven (7) days after it is signed,
and the Executive understands that he will not receive any payments under the
Separation Agreement until such seven (7) day revocation period has passed and
then, only if he has not revoked this General Release.  To the extent the Executive has executed
this General Release within less than twenty-one (21) days after its delivery
to him, the Executive hereby acknowledges that his decision to execute this
General Release prior to the expiration of such twenty-one (21) day period was
entirely voluntary, and taken after consultation with and upon the advice of
his attorney.

 

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This General
Release is final and binding and may not be changed or modified, except by
written agreement by both of the Company and The Executive.

 

 

	
   

  	
  /s/ Joseph R. Wright, Jr.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Joseph R. Wright, Jr.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Date:

  	
   August 20, 2004

  
				

 

 

3Exhibit
10.5

 

[FORM OF]

 

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of August 20, 2004
(the “Grant Date”) is made by and between PanAmSat Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), and the
individual whose name is set forth on the signature page hereof, who is  an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary
or Affiliate of the Company, hereinafter referred to as the “Optionee”.  Any capitalized terms herein not otherwise
defined in Article I shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan (as
hereinafter defined).

 

WHEREAS, the Company wishes to carry out the
Plan, the terms of which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part
of this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, the Committee, appointed to
administer the Plan, has determined that it would be to the advantage and best
interest of the Company and its shareholders to grant the Option provided for
herein to the Optionee as an incentive for increased efforts during his term of
office with the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and has advised the
Company thereof and instructed the undersigned officers to issue said Option;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration,
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as
follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Whenever the following terms are used in this
Agreement, they shall have the meaning specified below unless the context
clearly indicates to the contrary.

 

Section 1.1.                                   -
Cause

 

“Cause” shall mean “Cause” as such term may
be defined in any employment agreement between the Optionee and the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (the “Employment Agreement”), or,
if there is no such Employment Agreement, “Cause” shall mean: (a) the
Optionee’s willful and continued failure to perform his or her material duties
with respect to the Company or it Subsidiaries which continues beyond 10 days
after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Optionee
by the Company (the “Cure Period”), (b) the willful or intentional
engaging by the Optionee in conduct that causes material and demonstrable
injury, monetarily or otherwise, to the Company, any of the Investors, and
their respective Affiliates, (c) conviction of , or a plea of nolo contendere to, a crime constituting
(A) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or (B) a
misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or (d) a material breach of the
Optionee’s Management Stockholder’s Agreement or other agreements, if any,
including, without limitation, engaging in any action in breach of the
restrictive covenants as set forth therein, which continues beyond the Cure
Period (to the extent that, in the Board’s reasonable judgment, such breach can
be cured).

 

 

Section 1.2.                                   -
Change in Control

 

“Change in Control” means in one or a series
of related transactions (i) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets
of the Company to an Unaffiliated Person; (ii) a sale resulting in more than
50% of the voting stock of the Company being held by an Unaffiliated Person;
(iii) a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of the
Company with or into another Unaffiliated Person; if and only if any such event listed in clauses (i) through
(iii) above results in the inability of the Investors, or any member or members
of the Investors, to designate or elect a majority of the Board (or the board
of directors of the resulting entity or its parent company).  For purposes of this definition, the term “Unaffiliated
Person” means any Person or Group who is not (x) an Investor or any member
of the Investors, (y) a Rule 405 Affiliate of any Investor or any member of any
Investor, or (z) an entity in which any Investor, or any member of any Investor
holds, directly or indirectly, a majority of the economic interests in such
entity.

 

Section 1.3.                                   -
Committee

 

“Committee” shall
mean the Compensation
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, or if no such committee
exists, the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Section 1.4.                                   -
Fiscal Year

 

“Fiscal Year” shall mean each fiscal year of
the Company (which, for the avoidance of doubt, ends on or about November 30 of
any given calendar year).

 

Section 1.5.                                   -
Good Reason

 

“Good Reason”
shall mean “Good Reason” as such term is defined in the Employment Agreement,
or if there is no such Employment Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean (i) a
reduction in the Management Stockholder’s base salary or annual incentive
compensation (other than a general reduction in base salary that affects all
members of senior management in substantially the same proportions, provided
that the Management Stockholder’s base salary is not reduced by more than 10%);
(ii) a substantial reduction in the Management Stockholder’s duties and
responsibilities; or (iii) a transfer of the Management Stockholder’s primary
workplace by more than fifty miles from the current workplace.

 

Section 1.6.                                   -
Investors

 

“Investors” means Constellation, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, Carlyle PanAmSat I, L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company, Carlyle PanAmSat II, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company, PEP PAS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and PEOP
PAS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

Section 1.7.                                   -
Management Stockholder’s Agreement

 

“Management Stockholder’s Agreement” shall
mean that certain Management Stockholder’s Agreement of even date herewith
between the Optionee and the Company.

 

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Section 1.8.                                   -
Option

 

“Option” shall mean the aggregate of the Time
Option and the Performance Option granted under Section 2.1 of this Agreement.

 

Section 1.9.                                   -
Permanent Disability

 

“Permanent Disability” shall mean
“Disability” as such term is defined in the Employment Agreement, or if there
is no such Employment Agreement, “Permanent Disability” shall mean the Optionee
becoming physically or mentally incapacitated and is therefore unable for a
period of six (6) consecutive months to perform substantially all of the material
elements of the Optionee’s duties with the Company or any Subsidiary or
Affiliate thereof.  Any question as to
the existence of the Permanent Disability of the Optionee as to which the
Optionee and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a
qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to the Optionee and the
Company.  If the Optionee and the
Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall
appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall select a third who
shall make such determination in writing. 
The determination of Permanent Disability made in writing to the Company
and the Optionee shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this
Agreement (such inability is hereinafter referred to as “Permanent Disability”
or being “Permanently Disabled”).

 

Section 1.10.                             -
Performance Option

 

“Performance Option” shall mean the right and
option to purchase, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, all or any
part of an aggregate of the number of shares of Common Stock set forth on the
signature page hereof opposite the term Performance Option.

 

Section 1.11.                             -
Plan

 

“Plan” shall mean the 2004 Stock Option Plan
for Key Employees of PanAmSat Corporation and Its Subsidiaries.

 

Section 1.12.                             -
Secretary

 

“Secretary” shall mean the Secretary of the
Company.

 

Section 1.13.                             -
Time Option

 

“Time Option” shall mean the right and option
to purchase, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, all or any part of
an aggregate of the number of shares of Common Stock set forth on the signature
page hereof opposite the term Time Option.

 

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ARTICLE II

 

GRANT OF OPTIONS

 

Section 2.1.                                   -
Grant of Options

 

For good and valuable consideration, on and
as of the date hereof the Company irrevocably grants to the Optionee (i) a Time
Option to purchase any part or all of an aggregate of the number of shares set
forth on the signature page hereof of its Common Stock upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement and (ii) a Performance Option to
purchase any part or all of an aggregate of the number of shares set forth on
the signature page hereof of its Common Stock upon the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement.  The Option
shall consist of a Time Option and a Performance Option.

 

Section 2.2.                                   -
Exercise Price

 

Subject to Section 2.4, the exercise price of
the shares of Common Stock covered by the Option shall be $21.84453771 per
share (the “Base Price”) without commission or other charge (which is
the Fair Market Value per share of the Common Stock on the Grant Date).

 

Section 2.3.                                   -
No Guarantee of Employment

 

Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan
shall confer upon the Optionee any right to continue in the employ of the
Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate or shall interfere with or restrict in
any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, which are
hereby expressly reserved, to terminate the employment of the Optionee at any
time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, subject to the
applicable provisions of, if any, the Optionee’s employment agreement with the
Company or offer letter provided by the Company to the Optionee.

 

Section 2.4.                                   -
Adjustments to Option

 

Subject to Sections 8 and 9 of the Plan, in
the event that the outstanding shares of the stock subject to the Option, are,
from time to time, changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of
shares of the Company or other securities by reason of a merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, spin-off, stock dividend,
combination of shares, or other corporate event, the Committee shall make, as
appropriate and equitable, an adjustment in the number and kind of shares
and/or the amount of consideration as to which or for which, as the case may
be, such Option, or portions thereof then unexercised, shall be exercisable,
and the Committee may, as it deems appropriate and equitable, pay to the
Optionee an amount in respect of the shares of Common Stock subject to the
Option, with such conditions or limitations as the Committee may deem
reasonable and necessary to preserve the economic value of the Option.  Any such adjustment made by the Committee
shall be final and binding upon the Optionee, the Company and all other
interested persons.

 

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ARTICLE III

 

PERIOD OF EXERCISABILITY

 

Section 3.1.                                   -
Commencement of Exercisability

 

(a)                                  So long as the Optionee
continues to be employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or
Affiliates, the Option shall become exercisable pursuant to the following
schedules:

 

(i)                                     Time Option.  The Time Option shall become vested and exercisable ratably with
respect to 20% of the shares subject to such Time Option on each of the first
five anniversaries of the Grant Date.

 

(ii)                                  Performance Option.  The Performance Option shall become vested
and exercisable as to 100% of the shares subject to such option on the eighth
anniversary of the Grant Date; provided, however, that the
exercisability of the Performance Option will be accelerated as to 20% of the
shares of Common Stock subject to such Option at the end of each of the first
five Fiscal Years occurring after the Grant Date, if and only if the Company achieves both the EBITDA and Free
Cash Flow performance targets set forth on Schedule A attached hereto
(each, an “Annual Performance Target”). 
In the event that an Annual Performance Target is not achieved in a
particular Fiscal Year, the vesting of the Performance Option shall accelerate
if both Annual Performance Targets are achieved in any subsequent fiscal year,
such that the Performance Option shall vest as if all prior Annual Performance
Targets had been met.

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding the foregoing,
(i) the Time Option shall become immediately exercisable as to 100% of the
shares of Common Stock subject to such option immediately prior to a Change in
Control (but only to the extent such option has not otherwise terminated or
become exercisable) and (ii) the Performance Option shall become immediately
exercisable as to 100% of the shares of Common Stock subject to such option
immediately prior to a Change in Control (but only to the extent such option
has not otherwise terminated or become exercisable) if (x) both Annual
Performance Targets have been achieved for each of the prior Fiscal Years or on
a “catch-up” basis or (y) as a result of the Change in Control, (A) the
Investors achieve a gross internal rate of return of not less than 25% (on a
fully diluted basis, assuming the inclusion of all shares of Common Stock
underlying all Options), as determined in good faith by the Investors and (B)
the Investors earn at least 3.0 times the Base Price for each share of Common
Stock held (directly or indirectly) by it. 
If a Change in Control occurs during a Fiscal Year, the board of
directors of the Company will determine in good faith what percentage will
become vested based upon quarterly performance targets measuring EBITDA over
the trailing twelve month period.

 

(c)                                  Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no Option shall become exercisable as to any additional shares of Common Stock
(which does not otherwise become exercisable in accordance with Section 3.1(a)
or (b) above) following the termination of employment of the Optionee for any
reason and any Option, which is unexercisable as of the Optionee’s termination
of employment, shall be immediately cancelled without payment therefor.

 

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Section 3.2.                                   –
Expiration of Option

 

Except as otherwise provided in Section 5 or
6 of the Management Stockholder’s Agreement, the Optionee may not exercise the
Option to any extent after the first to occur of the following events:

 

(a)                                  The tenth anniversary of the
Grant Date;

 

(b)                                 The first anniversary of the
date of the Optionee’s termination of employment, if the Optionee’s employment
is terminated by reason of death or Permanent Disability (unless earlier
terminated as provided in Section 3.2(g) below);

 

(c)                                  Immediately upon the date of the
Optionee’s termination of employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries or
Affiliates for Cause;

 

(d)                                 One hundred and eighty (180)
days after the date of an Optionee’s termination of employment by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates without Cause (for any reason other
than as set forth in Section 3.2(b));

 

(e)                                  One hundred and eighty (180)
days after the date of an Optionee’s termination of employment with the Company
or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates by the Optionee with Good Reason;

 

(f)                                    Thirty (30) days after the date
of an Optionee’s termination of employment with the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or affiliates by the Optionee without Good Reason;

 

(g)                                 The date the Option is
terminated pursuant to Section 5 or 6 of the Management Stockholder’s
Agreement; or

 

(h)                                 At the discretion of the
Company, if the Committee so determines pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan, the
effective date of either the merger or consolidation of the Company into
another Person, or the exchange or acquisition by another Person of all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets or 80% or more of its then
outstanding voting stock, or the recapitalization, reclassification,
liquidation, dissolution or other corporate event of the Company after (x) ten
(10) days prior written notice to the Optionee that the Company intends to
exercise such discretion and an opportunity for the Optionee to exercise his
Options (whether or not then vested), (y) payment to the Optionee in respect of
the termination of his Options, or (z) an opportunity for the Executive to rollover
his Options into new stock options, in connection with such transaction.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

EXERCISE OF OPTION

 

Section 4.1.                                   –
Person Eligible to Exercise

 

Except as otherwise provided in the
Management Stockholder’s Agreement, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only
he may exercise an Option or any portion thereof.

 

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After the
death of the Optionee, any exercisable portion of an Option may, prior to the
time when an Option becomes unexercisable under Section 3.2, be exercised by
his personal representative or by any person empowered to do so under the
Optionee’s will or under the then applicable laws of descent and distribution.

 

Section 4.2.                                   –
Partial Exercise

 

Any exercisable portion of an Option or the
entire Option, if then wholly exercisable, may be exercised in whole or in part
at any time prior to the time when the Option or portion thereof becomes
unexercisable under Section 3.2; provided, however, that any
partial exercise shall be for whole shares of Common Stock only.

 

Section 4.3.                                   –
Manner of Exercise

 

An Option, or any exercisable portion
thereof, may be exercised solely by delivering to the Secretary or his office
all of the following prior to the time when the Option or such portion becomes
unexercisable under Section 3.2:

 

(a)                                  Notice in writing signed by the
Optionee or the other person then entitled to exercise the Option or portion
thereof, stating that the Option or portion thereof is thereby exercised, such
notice complying with all applicable rules established by the Committee;

 

(b)                                 Full payment (in cash or by
check or by a combination thereof) for the shares with respect to which such
Option or portion thereof is exercised;

 

(c)                                  A bona fide written
representation and agreement, in a form satisfactory to the Committee, signed
by the Optionee or other person then entitled to exercise such Option or
portion thereof, stating that the shares of Common Stock are being acquired for
his own account, for investment and without any present intention of
distributing or reselling said shares or any of them except as may be permitted
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and then
applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and that the Optionee or other
person then entitled to exercise such Option or portion thereof will indemnify
the Company against and hold it free and harmless from any loss, damage,
expense or liability resulting to the Company if any sale or distribution of
the shares by such person is contrary to the representation and agreement
referred to above; provided, however, that the Committee may, in
its reasonable discretion, take whatever additional actions it deems reasonably
necessary to ensure the observance and performance of such representation and
agreement and to effect compliance with the Act and any other federal or state
securities laws or regulations;

 

(d)                                 Full payment to the Company of
all amounts which, under federal, state or local law, it is required to
withhold upon exercise of the Option; and

 

(e)                                  In the event the Option or
portion thereof shall be exercised pursuant to Section 4.1 by any person or
persons other than the Optionee, appropriate proof of the right of such person
or persons to exercise the option.

 

Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the Committee may require an opinion of counsel acceptable to
it to the effect that any subsequent transfer of shares acquired on exercise of
an Option does not violate the Act, and may issue stop-transfer orders covering
such shares.

 

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Share certificates evidencing
stock issued on exercise of this Option shall bear an appropriate legend
referring to the provisions of subsection (c) above and the agreements herein.
The written representation and agreement referred to in subsection (c) above
shall, however, not be required if the shares to be issued pursuant to such
exercise have been registered under the Act, and such registration is then
effective in respect of such shares.

 

Section 4.4.                                   –
Conditions to Issuance of Stock Certificates

 

The shares of stock deliverable upon the
exercise of an Option, or any portion thereof, may be either previously
authorized but unissued shares or issued shares, which have then been
reacquired by the Company.  Such shares
shall be fully paid and nonassessable. 
The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or
certificates for shares of stock purchased upon the exercise of an Option or
portion thereof prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions:

 

(a)                                  The obtaining of approval or
other clearance from any state or federal governmental agency which the
Committee shall, in its reasonable and good faith discretion, determine to be
necessary or advisable; and

 

(b)                                 The lapse of such reasonable
period of time following the exercise of the Option as the Committee may from
time to time establish for reasons of administrative convenience or as may
otherwise be required by applicable law.

 

Section 4.5.                                   –
Rights as Stockholder

 

Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.4
of this Agreement, the holder of an Option shall not be, nor have any of the
rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of any shares
purchasable upon the exercise of the Option or any portion thereof unless and
until certificates representing such shares shall have been issued by the
Company to such holder.

 

ARTICLE V

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 5.1.                                   –
Administration

 

The Committee shall have the power to
interpret the Plan and this Agreement and to adopt such rules for the
administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent
therewith and to interpret or revoke any such rules.  All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made
by the Committee shall be final and binding upon the Optionee, the Company and
all other interested persons.  No member
of the Committee shall be personally liable for any action, determination or
interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or the Option.  In its absolute discretion, the Board may at
any time and from time to time exercise any and all rights and duties of the
Committee under the Plan and this Agreement.

 

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Section 5.2.                                   –
Option Not Transferable

 

Neither the Option nor any interest or right
therein or part thereof shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements
of the Optionee or his successors in interest or shall be subject to
disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance,
assignment or any other means whether such disposition be voluntary or
involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment
or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any
attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect;
provided, however, that this Section 5.2 shall not prevent transfers by will or
by the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

 

Section 5.3.                                   –
Notices

 

Any notice to be given under the terms of
this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of its
Secretary, and any notice to be given to the Optionee shall be addressed to him
at the address given beneath his signature hereto.  By a notice given pursuant to this Section 5.3, either party may
hereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to him.  Any notice, which is required to be given to
the Optionee, shall, if the Optionee is then deceased, be given to the
Optionee’s personal representative if such representative has previously
informed the Company of his status and address by written notice under this
Section 5.3.  Any notice shall have been
deemed duly given when enclosed in a properly sealed envelope or wrapper
addressed as aforesaid, deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or
branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service.

 

Section 5.4.                                   –
Titles; Pronouns

 

Titles are provided herein for convenience
only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this
Agreement.  The masculine pronoun shall
include the feminine and neuter, and the singular the plural, where the context
so indicates.

 

Section 5.5.                                   –
Applicability of Plan and Management Stockholder’s Agreement

 

The Option and the shares of Common Stock
issued to the Optionee upon exercise of the Option shall be subject to all of
the terms and provisions of the Plan and the Management Stockholder’s
Agreement, to the extent applicable to the Option and such shares.  In the event of any conflict between this
Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control.  In the event of any conflict between this
Agreement or the Plan and the Management Stockholder’s Agreement, the terms of
the Management Stockholder’s Agreement shall control.

 

Section 5.6.                                   –
Amendment

 

This Agreement may be amended only by a
writing executed by the parties hereto, which specifically states that it is
amending this Agreement.

 

Section 5.7.                                   –
Governing Law

 

The laws of
the State of Delaware shall govern the interpretation, validity and performance
of the terms of this Agreement regardless of the law that might be applied
under principles of conflicts of laws.

 

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Section 5.8.                                   –
Arbitration

 

In the event of any controversy among the
parties hereto arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement which cannot be
settled amicably by the parties, such controversy shall be finally, exclusively
and conclusively settled by mandatory arbitration conducted expeditiously in
accordance with the American Arbitration Association rules, by a single
independent arbitrator.  Such
arbitration process shall take place within 100 miles of the New York City
metropolitan area.  The decision of the
arbitrator shall be final and binding upon all parties hereto and shall be
rendered pursuant to a written decision, which contains a detailed recital of
the arbitrator’s reasoning.  Judgment
upon the award rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof.  Each party shall bear its own
legal fees and expenses, unless otherwise determined by the arbitrator.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, if the Employment Agreement contains a similar provision relating to
arbitration and/or dispute resolution, such provision in the Employment
Agreement shall govern any controversy hereunder.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been
executed and delivered by the parties hereto.

 

	
   

  	
  PANAMSAT CORPORATION

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Its:

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

 

	
   

  	
  OPTIONEE:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Address

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  

 

	
  Aggregate
  number of shares of Common Stock

  for which the Time Option
  granted hereunder is

  exercisable (100% of number of shares):

  	
  [                        ]

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Aggregate
  number of shares of Common Stock

  for which the Performance Option
  granted

  hereunder is exercisable (100% of number of

  shares):

  	
  [                        ]

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Base Price:

  	
  $[                        ]
  per share

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Grant Date:

  	
  August 20,
  2004

  	
   

  

 

 

Schedule
A

 

Annual Performance
Targets

 

The Annual Performance Targets are based on the Company’s achievement
of the following (i) EBITDA and (ii) EBITDA minus capital expenditures (“Free
Cash Flow”) targets for the following Fiscal Years:

 

	
  Fiscal Year

  	
   

  	
  EBITDA
  Target

  	
   

  	
  Free Cash
  Flow Target

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2005:

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  [      ] million

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  [      ] million

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2006:

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  [      ] million

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  [      ] million

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2007:

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  [      ] million

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  [      ] million

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2008:

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  [      ] million

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  [      ] million

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2009:

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  [      ] million

  	
   

  	
  $

  	
  [      ] million

  	
   

  

 

Annual
Performance Targets will be equitably adjusted by the Board of Directors, in
consultation with management, for any acquisitions, divestitures or major
capital investment programs not contemplated in the management plan, and for
any change in accounting treatment of equity compensation.  Annual Performance Targets will be equitably
adjusted for other accounting changes and for other customary adjustment events
on a basis consistent with normal practice.

 

“EBITDA” shall
mean earnings before income, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

 

For purposes
of determining the vesting of Performance Options for years in which the Annual
Performance Targets were not met under the last sentence of Section 3.1(a)(ii),
any amounts actually earned by the Company in excess of the EBITDA Target and
Free Cash Flow Targets for FY 2004 shall be taken into account for purposes of
satisfying any cumulative Performance Targets (and not with respect to any
Annual Performance Target for any particular fiscal year).

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