The numbers become really crazy when, as is often the case, the exit agreements of both companies' executives become effective in a merger.

"We're working toward resolution of an exit agreement," Mr. Ward said.

The Arkansas schools were not able to play a complete conference schedule due to the exit agreement with the Gulf South Conference.

His family allowed him to retain control of the investment trust as part of his exit agreement, and within a few years Mr. Rothschild had transformed it into a banking power.

In 1958-1960, the community was again severely depleted as a result of emigration on the basis of the exit agreement between the Soviet Union and the Federal Republic of Germany.

Rodkin was formerly the CEO and president of the North America division of PepsiCo from 1995 to 2005, and still is a special consultant through his exit agreement with the company.

The amount paid to Mr. Swartz was not disclosed to shareholders, though the complex formula that Tyco used to devise his exit agreement was outlined in a document attached to its most recent quarterly filing.

Under the exit agreement, Anglo will pay the Zambian government $30 million, and will buy out the other two minority shareholders, the International Finance Corporation and the Commonwealth Development Corporation, for $25.4 million each, turning their stakes over to the government along with its own.

A4e said Mr Martin had done a "great job" for the company, taking it from operating profits of £2.5m to £10.2m, and that his severance payment included "A4e purchasing back his share options as part of the exit agreement which reflected the growth of the business over the three terms".