foe, | MISSISSIPPI STATE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL UNIVERSITY. PO. Box 6171 175 President's Circle Suite 513 Allen Hall “Mississippi State, MS 39762 52.325,8131 25.8485, April 2, 2018 Dan Ki HKM Employment Attorneys LLP 600 Stewart Street, Suite 901 cattle, WA 98101 dk: @hkm.com RE: Public Records Request Dear Mr. Kalish Mississippi State University has received your payment. The requested records are enclosed. Thank you for your interest in Mississippi State University. (ire, Gol Cortney Goodson Paralegal/Licensing AssistantEmployment Contract Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning ‘This Employment Contract is made and entered into by and between The Board of Trustees of State ississippi (“Board”), and JOSEPH MOORHEAD Institutions of Higher Learning of the State of (“Employee”). ‘The Employee is hereby employed as HEAD FOOTBALL COACH at Mississippi State University (“University”) for the period beginning January 1, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2021, at and for the corresponding annualized salary below, payable in semi-monthly installments: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018 $500,000.00 ‘January 1, 2019 December 31, 2019 $550,000.00 ‘January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020 $600,000.00 January 1, 2021 -December 31, 2021 $650,000.00 ‘This Employment Contract is subject to the following terms and conditions: 1. The laws of the State of Mississippi and the policies and bylaws of the Board and University. 2, The Board reserves the right to increase or decrease said annual salary at any time during the life of this Contract. Any decrease shall be made only when and if necessary to keep expenditures of the University within that part of the legislative appropriation allotted to the University for the period covered by this contract and shall be effective only from and after the date of the passage of an order by the Board. 3, The Board shall have the authority to terminate this Contract at any time for the following: inancial exigencies as declared by the Board; ion or reductions of programs, academic or administrative units as approved by the the Board; . Malfeasance, inefficiency or contumacious conduct; d, For cause. 4. In the event the Employee abrogates this contract for his/her convenience, the Board shall then fix the time and conditions of termination as necessary beyond those conditions otherwise provided in the Contract. 5, Special Provisions: Attached Addendum to Head Coach Employment Contract incorporated by reference. {In witness whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Employment Contract on this the 1st day of January, 2018, PRESIDENT, FOR THE BOARD Page 1 of 14ADDENDUM TO HEAD COACH EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ‘This Addendum to Head Coach Employment Contract supplements the Employment Contract (collectively “Contract”) of Joseph Moorhead (“Coach”), as Head Coach of the University’s Football program (“Program”) to which itis attached and incorporated by reference. The Board designates the University to administer the Contract and delegates to the University all rights and responsibilities under the Contract, SECTION 1: TERM 1.1. The Term of the Contract shall be as stated on the face of the Contract unless sooner terminated pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Contract. In the event the Contract is extended by mutual written agreement of the parties, the period of the extension shall be included within the meaning of the word “Term” for purposes of the Contract. SECTION 2: DUTIES AND OBLIGIATIONS 2.1. Throughout the Term of the Contract, Coach shall diligently devote his full time, attention, and best efforts in performing and discharging the usual and customary duties of a head coach of an NCAA Division I Program. In the performance of his duties and obligations as head coach of the University’s Program, Coach shall be responsible to and under the direct supervision of the President of the University and the University’s Director of Intercollegiate Athletics (“Athletics Director”). 2.2 — Coach shall use his best efforts in the development of the University’s Program and in support of related organizations, including without limitation The Bulldog Club, Inc. Determining “best efforts”, as used in this Contract, shall include, without limitation, considerations of such factors as work ethic; integrity; high moral standards; fostering and providing accountability for the academic progress of student- athletes in the Program; aggressively recruiting student-athletes within the guidelines of the NCAA and SEC; administrating, operating, maintaining, and controlling all aspects of the Program in a manner consistent with the bylaws, policies, procedures, rules and regulations of the NCAA, the SEC, and the University; assisting the Athleties Director in achieving the goals and objectives of the Athletics Department and the University; actively supporting the University, its Athletics Department and affiliated organizations, including without limitation The Bulldog Club, Inc., in, among other things, fund raising and public relations; and representing in a postive fasbion the University, its Athletics Department and related organizations in private and public forums, including without limitation in the media and in appearances on radio and television. 23. Coach shall perform his duties as reasonably assigned by the Athletics ent with the expectations of a head coach in the Director, such assignments being consist SEC, and will otherwise perform in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Page 2 of 14