Document:

EX-10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 
  

 
 March 4, 2014 

Mr. Tad Smith 
 The Madison Square Garden Company 

Two Pennsylvania Plaza 
 New York, NY 10121-0091 

 

	 	Re:	Employment Agreement 

 Dear Tad: 

This letter (the “Agreement”) will confirm the terms of your employment by The Madison Square Garden Company (the
“Company”). 
 The term of this Agreement (the “Term”) shall be effective as of February 28, 2014 and, unless
terminated earlier in accordance with this Agreement, will expire on June 30, 2017 (the “Expiration Date”). 
 Your title
will be President and Chief Executive Officer. Throughout your employment with the Company, you agree to devote substantially all of your business time and attention to the business and affairs of the Company and to perform your duties in a
diligent, competent, professional and skillful manner and in accordance with applicable law and the Company’s policies and procedures. 

Your annual base salary will be a minimum of $1,350,000 annually, paid bi-weekly, subject to annual review and potential increase by the
Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Compensation Committee”) in its sole discretion. 
 You will
also be eligible to participate in our discretionary annual bonus program with your annual target bonus opportunity equal to 200% of base salary. Bonus payments are based on actual base salary dollars paid during the applicable fiscal year
(accordingly, your bonus for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014 will effectively be prorated) and depend on a number of factors including Company and individual performance. However, the decision of whether or not to pay a bonus, and the
amount of that bonus, if any, is made by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion. Bonuses are typically paid early in the subsequent fiscal year. Except as provided below, in order to receive a bonus, you must be employed by the Company at
the time bonuses are being paid. 

  
 THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN COMPANY

 TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK, NY 10121-0091 

TEL 212-465-6000 

 Mr. Tad Smith 

March 4, 2014 
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 Commencing with the Company’s fiscal year starting July 1, 2014, you will be
eligible, subject to your continued employment by the Company, to participate in such long-term incentive programs that are made available during the Term at the level determined by the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, consistent with
your role and responsibilities as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company; provided that you will be entitled to receive one or more long-term awards with an aggregate target value of $3,000,000 in respect of the fiscal year starting
July 1, 2014. In addition, with respect to the remainder of the Company’s current fiscal year (which ends on June 30, 2014), you will receive prorated long-term awards (in substantially the form previously awarded to the other senior
executives of the Company) with an aggregate target value equal to $1,000,000. Long-term incentive awards are currently expected to be subject to three-year cliff vesting. 

In addition to your eligibility for regular grants of long-term incentives, you will also receive a one-time special award of restricted stock
units with an aggregate target value of $3,035,000 (the “Sign-On Long-term Award”), determined based on the Company’s 20-trading day average closing stock price prior to the public announcement of your appointment as President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company. One-half of your Sign-On Long-term Award will vest on the first anniversary of grant, and the remaining half of the award will vest on the second anniversary of grant, subject in each case to a performance
condition established by the Compensation Committee in a manner consistent with the Company’s past practice for senior executives. 

All awards described in the preceding two paragraphs would in all cases be subject to actual grant to you by the Compensation Committee in its
sole discretion, would be pursuant to the applicable plan document and would be subject to terms and conditions established by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion that would be detailed in separate agreements you would receive after
any award is actually made. 
 You will also be eligible for our standard benefits program at the level available to other members of
executive management at the Company. Participation in our benefits programs is subject to meeting the relevant eligibility requirements, payment of the required premiums, and the terms of the plans themselves. We currently offer medical, dental,
vision, life, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; short- and long-term disability insurance; a savings and retirement program; and ten paid holidays. You will also be entitled to four (4) weeks of vacation per year to be accrued
and used in accordance with Company policy. 
 Upon commencement of the Term, you agree to be bound by the additional covenants and
provisions that are set forth in Annex I and Annex II hereto, which Annexes shall be deemed to be a part of this Agreement. 

If, prior to the Expiration Date, your employment is terminated (i) by the Company for any reason other than Cause (as defined below), or
(ii) by you for “Good Reason” (other than if “Cause” then exists) then subject to your execution, delivery 

  
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and non-revocation (within any applicable revocation period) of the severance agreement described below, the Company will provide you with the following: 

 

	 	(a)	Severance in an amount to be determined by the Company (the “Severance Amount”), but in no event less than two times the sum of your annual base salary and your annual target bonus, each as in effect at the
time your employment terminates (excluding any reduction in base salary or target bonus percentage opportunity which resulted in your resignation for “Good Reason” as defined below). Sixty percent (60%) of the Severance Amount will be
payable to you on the six-month anniversary of the date your employment so terminates (the “Termination Date”) and the remaining forty percent (40%) of the Severance Amount will be payable to you on the twelve-month anniversary of the
Termination Date; 

  

	 	(b)	A prorated bonus based on the amount of your base salary actually paid to you during the fiscal year through the Termination Date, provided that such bonus, if any, will be payable to you if and when such bonuses are
generally paid to Company executives and will be based on your then current annual target bonus percentage opportunity (excluding any reduction in target percentage opportunity which resulted in your resignation for “Good Reason” as
defined below) as well as Company performance as determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion, but without adjustment for your individual performance; 

 

	 	(c)	If, as of the Termination Date, annual bonuses had not yet generally been paid to Company executives with respect to the prior fiscal year, a bonus based on the amount of your base salary actually paid to you during
such prior fiscal year, provided that such bonus, if any, will be payable to you if and when such bonuses are generally paid to Company executives. This bonus shall be calculated based on your annual target percentage opportunity that was in
effect with respect to such prior fiscal year as well as Company performance as determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion, but without adjustment for your individual performance and excluding any reduction to your base salary
or target percentage opportunity which resulted in your resignation for “Good Reason” as defined below; 

  

	 	(d)	The Compensation Committee will consider, in good faith, approving the vesting of your then outstanding equity and cash incentive awards on a pro rata basis (to reflect the portion of the applicable period during which
you were an employee of the Company), provided that, to the extent any such awards are subject to any performance criteria, any such pro rata vested portion as may be approved by the Compensation Committee shall be payable/delivered only if when and
to the same extent as paid/delivered to other executives generally holding such awards subject to the satisfaction of the performance criteria. 

  
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 TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK, NY 10121-0091 

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 Your entitlement to any severance benefits (clauses (a) through (d) above) will be
subject first to your execution, delivery and non-revocation (within any applicable revocation period) of a severance agreement to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction no later than the six-month anniversary of the Termination Date. Any such
severance agreement will include, without limitation, (x) a full and complete general release in favor of the Company and its affiliates (and their respective directors, officers and employees), (y) non-solicitation, non-disparagement,
confidentiality and further cooperation provisions substantially similar to those set forth in Annex I hereto and (z) non-compete provisions no more restrictive than those set forth in Annex II hereto (but limited to the
one-year period from the Termination Date). 
 Except as otherwise provided herein, in connection with any termination of your employment,
all of your then outstanding equity and other long-term incentive awards will be treated in accordance with their terms. 
 For purposes of
this Agreement, “Cause” means your (i) commission of an act of fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation, willful misconduct, gross negligence or breach of fiduciary duty against the Company or an affiliate thereof, or
(ii) commission of any act or omission that results in a conviction, plea of no contest, plea of nolo contendere, or imposition of unadjudicated probation for any crime involving moral turpitude or any felony. 

For purposes of this letter, “Good Reason” means that (1) without your written consent, (A) your base salary or annual
target bonus percentage opportunity (as each may be increased from time to time in the Compensation Committee’s sole discretion) is reduced, (B) you are no longer the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, (C) you
report to someone other than the Chairman (or the Executive Chairman) of the Company, or (D) your primary office is re-located outside of New York City or Nassau County, (2) you have given the Company written notice, referring specifically
to this Agreement and definition, that you do not consent to such action, (3) the Company has not corrected such action within 30 days of receiving such notice, and (4) you voluntarily terminate your employment with the Company within 90
days following the happening of the action described in subsection (1) above. 
 For purposes of this Agreement, an
“affiliate” of any person or entity shall mean any other person or entity that, directly or through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such first person or entity. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Agreement does not constitute a guarantee of employment or benefits for any
definite period. The Company or you may terminate your employment at any time and for any reason, with or without notice or cause. This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon your death. 

  
 THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN COMPANY

 TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK, NY 10121-0091 

TEL 212-465-6000 

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 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (i) the Company
may withhold from any payment due to you hereunder any taxes that are required to be withheld under any law, rule or regulation, (ii) if and to the extent that any payment or benefit under this Agreement, or any plan, award or arrangement of
the Company or its affiliates, is determined by the Company to constitute “non-qualified deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 409A”) and is payable to you by reason of your
termination of employment, then (a) such payment or benefit shall be made or provided to you only upon a “separation from service” as defined for purposes of Section 409A under applicable regulations and (b) if you are
determined by the Company as of the date or your termination of employment to be a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A), such payment or benefit shall not be made or provided before the date that is six months
after the date of your separation from service (or, if earlier than the expiration of such six-month period, the date of your death), and any amount not paid or benefit not provided in respect of such six-month period will be paid to you in a lump
sum or provided to you as soon as practicable after the expiration of such six-month period, and (iii) if any payment otherwise due to you hereunder or otherwise would result in the imposition of the excise tax imposed by Code
Section 4999, the Company will instead pay you either (a) such amount or (b) the maximum amount that could be paid to you without the imposition of the excise tax, depending on whichever amount results in your receiving the greater
amount of after-tax proceeds (as determined by the Company). Any reduction in payments and benefits described in the previous sentence will be determined in a manner which has the least economic cost to you and, to the extent the economic cost is
equivalent, such payments or benefits will be reduced in the inverse order of when the payments or benefits would have been made to you (i.e., later payments will be reduced first) until the reduction specified is achieved. 

To the extent any expense reimbursement is determined to be subject to Code Section 409A, the amount of any such expenses eligible for
reimbursement in one calendar year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year (except under any lifetime limit applicable to expenses for medical care), in no event shall any expenses be reimbursed after the
last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which you incurred such expenses, and in no event shall any right to reimbursement be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. 

It is intended that the provisions of this Agreement comply with Code Section 409A and the regulations and guidance promulgated
thereunder. If at any time you believe that any provision of this Agreement would cause you to incur any additional tax under Code Section 409A, you may bring such matter to the Company’s attention and the Company will endeavor in good
faith to work with you to reform such provision to comply with Code Section 409A, to the extent practicable, subject to preserving the original intent, benefit and obligations of the parties with respect to the applicable provision. 

You further agree that if the Company shall owe you any amount under this Agreement, other than any amount that constitutes “deferred
compensation” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, the Company shall have the right to offset against such amount, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any amounts that you may owe at such time to the Company or any of its
affiliates of whatever nature. 

  
 THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN COMPANY

 TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK, NY 10121-0091 

TEL 212-465-6000 

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 This Agreement is personal to you and without the prior written consent of the Company shall
not be assignable by you otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, your legal representatives. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding
upon, the Company and its successors and assigns. 
 To the extent permitted by law, you and the Company waive any and all rights to a
jury trial with respect to any claim arising out of or in any way connected with or related to this Agreement, your employment by the Company or the termination of your employment with the Company. 

This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be
performed entirely within that State. 
 Both you and the Company hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of New York Supreme
Court located in Manhattan and the District Court for the Southern District of New York solely in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement, and the parties hereto hereby waive, and agree not to assert, as a
defense that either party is not subject thereto or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate. 
 You hereby agree that mailing of
notice, process or other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in any manner as may be permitted by law shall be valid and sufficient service thereof if delivered to you at your address set forth above or to such other address as
you may later designate in writing for the receipt of such notices. The Company hereby agrees that mailing of notice, process or other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in any manner as may be permitted by law shall be valid
and sufficient service thereof. 
 This Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than by a written agreement executed by the
parties hereto or their respective successors and legal representatives. 
 The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid, void or unenforceable, such provision shall
be deemed modified, amended and narrowed to the extent necessary to render the same legal, valid and enforceable, and the other remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected but shall remain in full force and effect. 

It is the parties’ intention that this Agreement not be construed more strictly with regard to you or the Company. This Agreement
supersedes any other employment or severance agreement or arrangements between the parties, whether oral or written (and you shall not be eligible for severance benefits under any other plan, program or policy of the Company). 

  
 THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN COMPANY

 TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK, NY 10121-0091 

TEL 212-465-6000 

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 This Agreement will automatically terminate, and be of no further force or effect, on the
Expiration Date (other than with respect to any rights or obligations which, by the terms of this Agreement, arose before, or explicitly survive, such date). 

 

			
	The Madison Square Garden Company
		
		 	 /s/ James L. Dolan

	By:	 	James L. Dolan
	Title:	 	Executive Chairman

  

	
	 ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

	
	 /s/ Thomas S. Smith, Jr.

	 Thomas S. Smith, Jr.

  
 THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN COMPANY

 TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK, NY 10121-0091 

TEL 212-465-6000 

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 ANNEX I 

This Annex I constitutes part of the Agreement dated March 4, 2014 (the “Agreement”) by and between Tad Smith
(“You”) and The Madison Square Garden Company (the “Company”). 
 You agree to comply with the following covenants in
addition to those set forth in the Agreement. 
  

	1.	Confidentiality 

 (a) Confidential and Proprietary Information. You agree to
retain in strict confidence and not use for any purpose whatsoever or divulge, disseminate, copy, disclose to any third party, or otherwise use any Confidential Information, other than for legitimate business purposes of the Company and its
affiliates. As used herein, “Confidential Information” means any non-public information of a confidential, proprietary, commercially sensitive or personal nature of, or regarding, the Company or any of its affiliates or any
director, officer or member of senior management of any of the foregoing (collectively “Covered Parties”). The term Confidential Information includes such information in written, digital, oral or any other format and includes, but
is not limited to (i) information designated or treated as confidential, (ii) budgets, plans, forecasts or other financial or accounting data; (iii) customer, guest, fan, vendor, sponsor, marketing affiliate or shareholder lists or
data; (iv) technical or strategic information regarding the Covered Parties’ television, programming, advertising, sports, entertainment, theatrical, or other businesses, (v) advertising, sponsorship, business, sales or marketing
tactics, strategies or information; (vi) policies, practices, procedures or techniques, (vii) trade secrets or other intellectual property; (vii) information, theories or strategies relating to litigation, arbitration, mediation,
investigations or matters relating to governmental authorities; (vii) terms of agreements with third parties and third party trade secrets, (viii) information regarding employees, talent, players, coaches, agents, consultants, advisors or
representatives, including their compensation or other human resources policies and procedures, (ix) information or strategies relating to any potential or actual business development transactions and/or any potential or actual business
acquisition, divestiture or joint venture, and (x) any other information the disclosure of which a reasonably prudent person would anticipate to have an adverse effect on the Covered Parties’ business reputation, operations or competitive
position, reputation or standing in the community. 
 (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of this section, other than with
respect to employee or customer information, shall not apply to Confidential Information that is in the public domain (through no breach by you) or specifically exempted in writing by the applicable Covered Party from the applicability of this
Agreement. 

  
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 (c) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Agreement, you are authorized to
make any disclosure which, in the written opinion of outside counsel, is required of you by any federal, state or local laws or judicial, arbitral or governmental agency proceedings, after providing the Company with prior written notice (to the
extent legally permissible) and an opportunity to respond prior to such disclosure (to extent reasonably practicable). 
 (d) You agree not
to issue any press release or public statement regarding your employment by the Company and/ or the commencement thereof unless (i) so disclosed with the prior written consent of the Company, or (ii) it is, in the written opinion of
outside counsel, required and then only to the extent so required, by applicable law. 
  

	2.	Additional Understandings 

 You agree for yourself and others acting on your behalf, that
you (and they) will not disparage, make negative statements about (either “on the record” or “off the record”) or act in any manner which is intended to or does damage to the good will of, or the business or personal reputations
of the Company, any of its affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, successors and assigns (including, without limitation, any former officers, directors or employees of the Company and/ or its affiliates, to the extent
such individuals served in any such capacity at any point during the Term). 
 This Agreement in no way restricts or prevents you from
providing truthful testimony as is required by court order or other legal process; provided that you afford the Company written notice and an opportunity to respond prior to such disclosure. 

If requested by the Company, you agree to deliver to the Company upon the termination of your employment, or at any earlier time the Company
may request, all memoranda, notes, plans, files, records, reports, and software and other documents and data (and copies thereof regardless of the form thereof (including electronic copies)) containing, reflecting or derived from Confidential
Information or the Materials (as defined below) of the Company or any of its affiliates which you may then possess or have under your control. If so requested, you shall provide to the Company a signed statement confirming that you have fully
complied with this paragraph. 
 In addition, you agree that the Company is the owner of all rights, title and interest in and to all
documents, tapes, videos, designs, plans, formulas, models, processes, computer programs, inventions (whether patentable or not), schematics, music, lyrics and other technical, business, financial, advertising, sponsorship, sales, marketing,
customer or product development plans, forecasts, strategies, information and materials (in any medium whatsoever) developed or prepared by you or with your cooperation in any way in connection with your employment by the Company (the
“Materials’’). The Company will have the sole and exclusive authority to use the Materials in any manner that it deems appropriate, in perpetuity, without additional payment to you. You agree to perform all actions
reasonably requested by the Company (whether during or after the Term) to establish and confirm the Company’s 

  
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ownership of such Materials (including, without limitation, the execution and delivery of assignments, consents, powers of attorney and other instruments) and to provide reasonable assistance to
the Company or any of its affiliates in connection with the prosecution of any applications for patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks or reissues thereof or in the prosecution or defense of interferences relating to any Materials. If the
Company is unable, after reasonable effort, to secure your signature on any such papers, any executive officer of the Company shall be entitled to execute any such papers as your agent and attorney-in-fact, and you hereby irrevocably designate and
appoint each executive officer of the Company as your agent and attorney-in-fact to execute any such papers on your behalf, and to take any and all actions as the Company may deem necessary or desirable in order to protect its rights and interests
in any Materials, under the conditions described in this sentence. 
 In addition, you agree for yourself and others acting on your behalf,
that you (and they) shall not, at any time, participate in any way in the writing or scripting (including, without limitation, any “as told to” publications) of any book, article, periodical, periodical story, movie, play, other written or
theatrical work, or video that (i) relates to your services to the Company or any of its affiliates or (ii) otherwise refers to the Company or its respective businesses, activities, directors, officers, employees or representatives,
without the prior written consent of the Company. 
  

	3.	Further Cooperation 

 Following the date of termination of your employment with the
Company, you will no longer provide any regular services to the Company or represent yourself as a Company agent. If, however, the Company so requests, you agree to use commercially reasonable good faith efforts to cooperate fully with the Company
in connection with any matter with which you were involved prior to such employment termination, or in any litigation or administrative proceedings or appeals (including any preparation therefore) where the Company believes that your personal
knowledge, attendance or participation could be beneficial to the Company or its affiliates. This cooperation includes, without limitation, participation on behalf of the Company and/ or its affiliates in any litigation, administrative or similar
proceeding, including providing truthful testimony. 
 The Company will provide you with reasonable notice in connection with any
cooperation it requires in accordance with this section and will take reasonable steps to schedule your cooperation in any such matters so as not to materially interfere with your other professional and personal commitments. The Company will
reimburse you for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses you reasonably incur in connection with the cooperation you provide hereunder as soon as practicable after you present appropriate documentation evidencing such expenses. You agree to provide
the Company with an estimate of any such individual expense of more than $1,000 before it is incurred. 

  
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	4.	No-Hire or Solicit 

 During the Term and thereafter through the first anniversary of the
date on which your employment with the Company has terminated for any reason, you agree not to hire, seek to hire, or cause any person or entity to hire or seek to hire (without the prior written consent of the Company), directly or indirectly
(whether for your own interest or any other person or entity’s interest) any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates. This restriction does not apply to any employee who was not an employee of the Company or any of its affiliates at
any time during the six-month period immediately preceding your solicitation. For the avoidance of doubt, a general (non-targeted), publicly-accessible advertisement (or web posting) of an open employment position will not in and of itself be deemed
to be a breach of the solicitation restrictions set forth in this paragraph. Additionally, you may, without being in breach of the hiring restrictions of this paragraph, directly or indirectly hire any person who responds to such general
advertisement (or web posting), so long as that person is being hired for an administrative position without any managerial responsibilities (e.g., a secretary), and such person was not previously an employee of the Company or any of its affiliates
reporting to you or any of your direct reports. 
  

	5.	Specific Performance; Injunctive Relief 

 You understand and agree that
(i) the provisions of this Annex I are reasonable and appropriate for the Company’s protection of its legitimate business interests, (ii) the consideration provided under the Agreement is sufficient to justify the restrictions
and limitations contained in this Annex I, and (iii) the Company will suffer immediate, irreparable harm in the event you breach any of your obligations under the covenants and agreements set forth in this Annex I, that monetary
damages will be inadequate to compensate the Company for such breach and that the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief as a remedy for any such breach (or threatened breach). Such remedy shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedy in
the event of breach by you of any of the covenants or agreements set forth in this Annex I, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available to the Company at law or in equity. You hereby waive, to the extent you may legally do so,
any requirement for security or the posting of any bond or other surety in connection with any temporary or permanent award of injunctive or other equitable relief, and further waive, to the extent you may legally do so, the defense in any action
for specific performance or other equitable remedy that a remedy at law would be adequate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event you violate the covenants and agreements set forth in this Annex I
in any material respect, then, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to the Company, the Company shall have no further obligation to pay you any severance benefits or to provide you with any other rights or benefits to which you
would have been entitled pursuant to this Agreement had you not breached the covenants and agreements set forth in this Annex I. 

  
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	6.	Survival 

 The covenants and agreements set forth in this Annex I (as well
as the last nine paragraphs of the underlying Agreement with respect thereto) shall remain in effect during the Term and thereafter indefinitely (unless otherwise expressly provided) and shall survive any termination or expiration of the
Agreement or any termination of your employment with the Company. 

  
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 ANNEX II 

This Annex I constitutes part of the Agreement dated March 4, 2014 (the “Agreement”) by and between Tad Smith
(“You”) and The Madison Square Garden Company (the “Company”). 
 The provisions of this Annex II
shall remain in effect during your employment by the Company and for one year following the termination of your employment for any reason; provided, however, that if your employment is terminated either (i) by the Company for any reason
other than Cause or (ii) by you for Good Reason and Cause does not then exist, then the provisions of this Annex II shall automatically expire on such Termination Date (but will be included in the Company’s proposed severance
agreement which, for the avoidance of doubt, you will not be required to sign if you wish to waive your rights to the severance benefits described in the Agreement). 

Capitalized terms contained herein, and not otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement (or in
the Annex I attached thereto). 
 Non-Compete 

You acknowledge that due to your executive position in the Company and the knowledge of the Company’s and its affiliates’
confidential and proprietary information which you will obtain during the Term, your employment or affiliation with certain businesses would be irreparably harmful to the Company and/ or its affiliates. Until the applicable expiration date for this
Annex II (as set forth above), you agree not to (other than with the prior written consent of the Company) represent, become employed by, consult to, advise in any manner or have any material interest, directly or indirectly, in any
Competitive Entity (as defined below). A “Competitive Entity’’ shall mean any person or entity that (a) has a direct or indirect 10% or greater ownership interest in, or management or control of, any business, person or
entity that competes with any of the Company’s businesses including, without limitation, any arena, stadium, professional sports team, sports league, concert venue, concert promoter, theatrical producer, regional sports network, national music
or other television network or similar or related business (e.g., Internet sites in connection therewith) within the United States or within any other country in which the Company has any competing business or from which such business, person or
entity competes with any of the Company’s domestic businesses, or (b) is an affiliate of a person or entity described in clause (a). The ownership by you of not more than 1% of the outstanding equity of any publicly traded company shall
not, by itself, be a violation of this paragraph. 
 By accepting the provisions set forth in this Annex II, you
understand that the terms and conditions of this Annex II may limit your ability to earn a livelihood in a business similar to the business of the Company and its affiliates, but nevertheless hereby agree that the restrictions and
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scope, area and duration, and that the consideration provided under the Agreement and the severance agreement is sufficient to justify the restrictions and limitations contained herein which, in
any event (given your education, skills and ability), you do not believe would prevent you from otherwise earning a living. You further agree that the restrictions are reasonable and necessary, are valid and enforceable under New York law, and do
not impose a greater restraint than necessary to protect the Company’s legitimate business interests. 
 You understand and
agree that the Company will suffer immediate, irreparable harm in the event you breach any of your obligations under the covenants and agreements set forth in this Annex II, that monetary damages will be inadequate to compensate the Company
for such breach and that the Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief as a remedy for any such breach (or threatened breach). Such remedy shall not be deemed to be the exclusive remedy in the event of breach (or threatened breach) by you of
any of the covenants or agreements set forth in this Annex II, but shall be in addition to all other remedies available to the Company at law or in equity. You hereby waive, to the extent you may legally do so, (i) any requirement for
security or the posting of any bond or other surety in connection with any temporary or permanent award of injunctive or other equitable relief, (ii) the defense in any action for specific performance or other equitable remedy that a remedy at
law would be adequate, and (iii) the defense that the Company’s willingness to agree to a modified definition of “Competitive Entity” upon a termination without Cause or resignation with Good Reason somehow invalidates or renders
over-broad the definition of “Competitive Entity” set forth in the fourth paragraph of this Annex II. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Agreement, in the event you violate the covenants and agreements set
forth in this Annex II, in addition to all other rights and remedies available to the Company, the Company shall have no further obligation to pay you any severance benefits or to provide you with any other rights or benefits to which you
would have been entitled pursuant to the Agreement or the severance agreement had you not breached the covenants and agreements set forth in this Annex II. 

The restrictions contained in this Annex II shall be extended on a day-for-day basis for each day during which you violate the
provisions of this Annex II in any respect. 
 Survival 

The covenants and agreements set forth in this Annex II (as well as the last nine paragraphs of the underlying Agreement with
respect thereto) shall remain in effect during the Term through the applicable expiration date for this Annex II (as set forth above), and shall survive any termination of your employment with the Company (except as provided above or in the
Agreement). 

  
 THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN COMPANY

 TWO PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA, NEW YORK, NY 10121-0091 

TEL 212-465-6000EX-4.1

 Exhibit 4.1 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT 

This FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT (the “First Amendment”), is dated and effective as of
March 5, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), and is by and among Whitney Bank, a Louisiana state chartered bank (“Bank”), PHI, Inc., formerly named Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “PHI”), PHI Air
Medical, L.L.C., successor to Air Evac Services, Inc., PHI Tech Services, Inc., formerly named Evangeline Airmotive, Inc., and International Helicopter Transport, Inc., (individually, collectively and interchangeably, the “Subsidiary
Guarantors”). 
 Recitals 

A. PHI, Subsidiary Guarantors and Bank entered into a Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of September 18, 2013 (the
“Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which Bank issued a Revolving Line of Credit (as defined therein) in the amount of $150,000,000.00 to PHI with a sublimit of $20,000,000.00 to be used to establish standby letters of credit but when issued
reduces the amount available under the Revolving Line of Credit (with the Loan Agreement and the First Amendment, collectively referred to as the “Agreement”, as it may be further amended from time to time); 

B. PHI is a party to that certain Indenture, dated as of September 23, 2010 (collectively, as amended and supplemented, the “2010
Indenture”), entered into between the Borrower as issuer, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, providing for the issuance of $300 million principal amount of senior unsecured notes
(the “2010 Notes”). 
 C. PHI proposes to commence an offer or series of offers (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase or
redeem any or all of the 2010 Notes from the holders thereof pursuant to the terms of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation and related documents (the “Solicitation”). 

D. Simultaneous with the Tender Offer, PHI proposes to make certain amendments as are deemed necessary, appropriate or desirable (the
“Proposed Amendments”) to the 2010 Indenture relating to the 2010 Notes, which Proposed Amendments would, among other things, remove substantially all the restrictive covenants, certain events of default and other provisions contained in
the 2010 Indenture. 
 E. PHI proposes to finance the Tender Offer through some combination of the following: (i) cash on hand; and
(ii) the issuance and sale of up to a maximum of $500 million in aggregate principal amount of new senior unsecured notes (the “2014 Notes”) in an offering (the “Note Offering”) exempt from registration under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and providing for resale pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act. 

F. PHI proposes to issue the 2014 Notes pursuant to an indenture (the “2014 Indenture”) to be executed by and among PHI, the
subsidiary guarantors named therein (the “New Indenture Guarantors”) and the trustee under the 2014 Indenture. 
 G. PHI will sell
the 2014 Notes pursuant to a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) to be executed by PHI, the New Indenture Guarantors and the purchasers party thereto. 

H. As a condition to the purchase of the 2014 Notes, PHI will be required to agree, subject to certain conditions, to issue, pursuant to an
exchange offer registered under the Securities Act (the “Exchange Offer”), a separate series of the Senior Notes (the “Exchange Notes”) having substantially the same terms as the 2014 Notes (except that the Exchange Notes will
not contain transfer restrictions). 
 I. Pursuant to the Agreement, PHI may not enter into any transaction that would substantially alter
its balance sheet or create any additional obligations for borrowed money without the prior written consent of Bank. 
 J. PHI would like to
amend the Agreement to allow for, among other things, the following: (i) the Tender Offer for the 2010 Notes; (ii) the Proposed Amendments to the 2010 Indenture; (iii) the 

 
offering and issuance of the 2014 Notes pursuant to the 2014 Indenture; (iv) the entering into of the 2014 Indenture; (v) the guarantees granted by the subsidiaries pursuant to the 2014
Indenture; (vi) the offering and issuance of the Exchange Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer; and (vii) any other transactions necessary to consummate the foregoing. 

K. PHI desires to make certain other amendments to accommodate the transactions contemplated hereby, including the ability to exercise early
lease buyout options on up to six (6) S-92 helicopters at a cost of approximately $106,700,000.00 (the “Early Buyout”). 
 L.
PHI, Subsidiary Guarantors and the Bank have agreed to enter into this Amendment to amend and modify the Agreement, among other things, to reflect the changes relating to the transactions described above. 

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows: 

1. As used herein, capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings attributed to them in the Agreement. 

 

	 	2.	Section C(3) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows 

  

	 	(3)	Senior Notes. (i) PHI represents, warrants and covenants to the Bank that the terms and conditions of this Agreement do not violate the 2010 Notes, or the 2010 Indenture (individually and collectively, the 2010
Indenture and Notes”); and 

  

	 	(ii)	PHI further represents, warrants and covenants to the Bank that the terms and conditions of this Agreement will not violate the terms and conditions of the offering memorandum dated effective as of March 6, 2014
(the “2014 Offering Memorandum”), pursuant to which PHI will offer the 2014 Notes, which 2014 Notes will be governed by the 2014 Indenture (as all of the foregoing may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time (individually
and collectively, the “2014 Indenture, Notes and Documents” and together with the 2010 Indenture and Notes, the “Indenture, Notes and Documents”)). PHI further represents, warrants and covenants to the Bank that the terms of the
2014 Indenture will not materially vary from and will be consistent with, the terms and conditions of the 2014 Offering Memorandum regarding (i) the description of the notes section of the 2014 Offering Memorandum, (ii) the use of proceeds
as summarized in the Use of proceeds portion of the 2014 Offering Memorandum, and (iii) the Certain Covenants (including the limitations on acts that PHI may take), as described in the description of the notes section of the 2014 Offering
Memorandum. 

  

	 	(iii)	In connection with the issuance of the 2014 Indenture, PHI and/or its subsidiaries, as applicable, will (i) purchase or redeem all of the 2010 Notes as of the end of the second quarter of 2014, and
(ii) exercise the Early Buyout. 

  

	 	3.	Bank does hereby (i) consent to (a) the Tender Offer for the 2010 Notes, (b) the Proposed Amendments to the 2010 Indenture, (c) the offering and issuance of the 2014 Notes pursuant to the 2014
Offering Memorandum and the 2014 Indenture, (d) the entering into of the 2014 Indenture, (e) the guarantees granted by the subsidiaries pursuant to the 2014 Indenture, (f) the offering and issuance of the Exchange Notes pursuant to
the Exchange Offer, and (g) and any other transactions necessary to consummate the foregoing and (ii) consent, if required under the Agreement, to the sale and subsequent capital lease of four (4) or more older S-92 helicopters with
an estimated total value of up to $100,000,000.00. 

	 	4.	Section C(8) (b) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows: 

 (8)
Financial Covenants and Ratios. 
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	 	(b)	Net Funded Debt/Net Worth Ratio. PHI will not at any time permit the ratio of Net Funded Debt to PHI’s consolidated net worth to be more than 1.50 to 1.00. 

Eligible Investments shall mean the aggregate amount of Short Term Investments of PHI and/or any of its subsidiaries which (i) exceed the
sum of $25,000,000.00 and (ii) are not subject to a lien, privilege, pledge or security interest in favor of any secured creditor and/or are not pledged in connection with the issuance of any stand-by letters of credit on behalf of PHI and/or
any of its subsidiaries. 
 Net Funded Debt shall mean all indebtedness owed to Bank under this Agreement plus the amount of any capital or
operating leases entered into by PHI and/or any of its subsidiaries and any other monetary obligation payable over time less Eligible Investments. 

Short Term Investments shall mean (a) cash, (b) demand or interest-bearing deposits and certificates of deposits held in the United
States where such funds are held with financial institutions that have (i) capital and surplus of not less than $100,000,000.00 or (ii) are fully FDIC-insured, (c) direct obligations of the United States of America which have a
maturity of less than two years, (d) commercial paper rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. or “A-1” by Standard & Poor’s Corporation which have a maturity of less than two years, and/or
(e) mutual funds or money market funds managed by any nationally recognized investment advisor that has at least $250,000,000.00 under management. 
  

	 	5.	Section C(11) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows: 

  

	 	(11)	Indebtedness and Liens. Except (i) as contemplated in this Agreement or as otherwise permitted by the Bank in writing, (ii) in connection with credit card agreements which shall not have outstanding balances
in excess of $6,250,000.00, (iii) with respect to the pledge of cash or other liquid assets as security for letters of credit issued by PHI or any of its subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000.00, (iv) for the 2014
Notes, and (v) as permitted by the 2014 Offering Memorandum and the 2014 Indenture provided such indebtedness is otherwise in compliance with this Agreement, neither PHI nor any of its subsidiaries (x) shall create any additional
obligations for borrowed money, or (y) mortgage, pledge, grant a security interest or encumber any of their assets or suffer any liens or indebtedness to exist on any of their assets. 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein but subject to the compliance with the Certain Covenants (including the limitations on acts
that PHI may take), as provided in the description of the notes portion of the 2014 Offering Memorandum, PHI has the concurrence of Bank to refinance during calendar year 2014, the 2010 Notes with an issuance of the 2014 Notes for the primary
purpose of retiring the 2010 Notes, repaying amounts due under the Agreement (which may then become available for reborrowing), purchasing aircraft, including purchasing leased aircraft pursuant to purchase options in the lease, and other general
corporate purposes. 
 6. In connection with the foregoing and only in connection with the foregoing, the Agreement is hereby amended, but
in all other respects all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement and all collateral documents, security agreements and guaranties (the “Collateral Documents”) remain unaffected. PHI agrees that this First Amendment amends, modifies
and confirms the Agreement but is not a novation of any of its terms. 
 7. PHI and the Subsidiary Guarantors acknowledge and agree that
this First Amendment shall not constitute a waiver of any default(s) under the Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any documents executed in connection therewith, all of Bank’s rights and remedies being preserved and maintained. As of the
Effective Date, PHI and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby represent and warrant to 

 
Bank that (i) no default has occurred under the Agreement and there has not occurred any condition, event or act which constitutes, or with notice or lapse of time (or both) would
constitute, a Default under the Agreement, (ii) all representations and warranties contained in the Agreement remain true and correct, and (iii) all covenants contained in the Agreement have been timely and completely performed, except as
same may have been waived in writing by Bank. PHI further acknowledges that the consents of the Bank to the acts of PHI, as provided herein, are conditioned upon such acts not creating a Default under the Agreement, as amended hereby. PHI and the
Subsidiary Guarantors further acknowledge that the Collateral Documents, including but not limited to the Subsidiary Guaranties, remain in full force and effect and continue to secure the payment and performance of all obligations of PHI to Bank,
including but not limited to the Revolving Line of Credit, whether presenting existing or in the future, in accordance with their terms. 

8. This First Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, and it shall not be necessary that the signatures of all parties hereto
be contained on any one counterpart hereof; each counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this First Amendment is executed as of the Effective Date. 

 

													
	PHI, INC.	 		 	WHITNEY BANK
					
	By:	 	 /s/ Trudy P. McConnaughhay
	 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Nicole Cozic Dugas

		 	Trudy P. McConnaughhay	 		 		 	Nicole Cozic Dugas
		 	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer	 		 		 	Title:	 	Vice President
					
	SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:	 		 		 		 	
					
	PHI Air Medical, L.L.C.	 		 		 		 	
						
	By:	 	 /s/ Trudy P. McConnaughhay
	 		 		 		 	
		 	Trudy P. McConnaughhay	 		 		 		 	
		 	Title:	 	Manager	 		 		 		 	
					
	INTERNATIONAL HELICOPTER TRANSPORT, INC.	 		 		 		 	
						
	By:	 	 /s/ Trudy P. McConnaughhay
	 		 		 		 	
		 	Trudy P. McConnaughhay	 		 		 		 	
		 	Title:	 	Vice-President	 		 		 		 	
					
	PHI TECH SERVICES, INC.	 		 		 		 	
						
	By:	 	 /s/ Trudy P. McConnaughhay
	 		 		 		 	
		 	Trudy P. McConnaughhay	 		 		 		 	
		 	Title:	 	Vice-President

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