EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.2
THIS
AGREEMENT is made and entered into effective as of April 3, 2007 by and between
Osteologix, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Xx. Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxx (the “Executive”).
In
consideration of the mutual promises, terms, provisions and conditions set
forth
in this Agreement, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Employment.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company hereby
offers and the Executive hereby accepts employment.
2. Term.
Subject
to earlier termination as hereafter provided, the Executive’s employment
hereunder shall be for a term of one (1) year (the “Initial Term”), commencing
effective as of May 1, 2007 (the “Effective Date”); provided,
however,
that
the Initial Term shall automatically be extended for successive one year periods
on each anniversary of the Effective Date (each, a “Renewal Period”, and
together with the Initial Term, the “Term”) unless written notice is given by
either the Company or Executive no later than 60 days prior to the end of a
Renewal Term that such party does not wish to extend the Term of this Agreement.
The Term of this Agreement is hereafter referred to as “the term of this
Agreement” or “the term hereof.”
3. Capacity
and Performance; Location.
(a) During
the term hereof, the Executive shall serve as the President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company. In addition, and without further compensation, the
Executive shall serve as a director of the Company to the extent elected or
appointed from time to time.
(b) During
the term hereof, the Executive shall be employed by the Company on a full-time
basis, shall have all powers and duties consistent with his position, subject
to
the direction and control of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), and
shall perform such other duties and responsibilities on behalf of the Company
as
may reasonably be designated from time to time by the Board. The Executive
shall
require the approval of the Board to pursue or enter into any transaction or
group of related transactions that are not in the ordinary course of business
and would be material to the Company.
(c) During
the term hereof, the Executive shall devote substantially all of his full
business time and his best efforts, business judgment, skill and knowledge
to
the advancement of the business and interests of the Company and to the
discharge of his duties and responsibilities hereunder. The Executive shall
comply with all written policies of the Company in effect from time to time
and
shall observe and implement those resolutions and directives of the Board as
made or issued from time to time. The Executive shall not engage in any other
business activity or serve in any industry, trade, professional, governmental
or
academic position during the term of this Agreement, except as may be expressly
approved in advance by the Board in writing; provided, that the Executive shall
be entitled to continue to serve on the board of directors of MCR American
Pharmaceuticals or it’s successors, provided that such service does not
interfere with his performance of his duties hereunder.
(d) The
Company’s principal executive office is currently located in San Francisco,
California. The Executive shall initially work from an office at his current
location (Richmond, VA) and travel between the Company’s San Francisco office,
the Executive’s current office location, and the Company’s offices in
Copenhagen, Denmark, as is reasonably necessary for the management of the
Company’s business. Within 12 months of the start of the Executive’s employment,
the Board will determine whether to relocate the principal executive office
of
the Company or to retain it at the San Francisco location. In either case,
it
shall provide the Executive with six months’ prior written notice and upon
delivery of such notice, the Company and the Executive shall reasonably and
in
good faith negotiate a fair and equitable relocation package. Following such
notice period and the determination of the location of the Company’s principal
executive office, the Executive shall be based in and work primarily in and
from
the Company’s principal executive office.
(e) During
the first 12 months following the Effective Date, the Executive acknowledges
and
agrees that he shall spend one week every second month of the term hereof at
the
Company’s offices in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Company will reimburse the
Executive for all reasonable and customary travel and living expenses (e.g.,
hotel and meals) incurred in connection with time spent in Copenhagen, Denmark
and the Executive shall provide the Company with reasonable documentation of
such expenses.
(f) Upon
reasonable notice, the Executive shall be available to participate in all
meetings of the Board. The Company will reimburse the Executive for all
reasonable and customary travel and living expenses (e.g., hotel and meals),
if
any, incurred in connection with such meetings and the Executive shall provide
the Company with reasonable documentation of such expenses.
4. Compensation
and Benefits.
As
compensation for all services performed by the Executive hereunder during the
term hereof, and subject to performance of the Executive’s duties and
obligations pursuant to this Agreement:
(a) Base
Salary.
During
the term hereof, the Company shall pay the Executive a base salary at an initial
rate of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) per annum, payable
in
accordance with the payroll practices of the Company for its executives. Such
base salary, as from time to time increased, is hereafter referred to as the
“Base Salary.”
(b) Bonus
Compensation.
During
the term hereof, the Executive shall have the opportunity to earn an annual
performance bonus equal to up to 35% of the Executive’s Base Salary based upon
performance criteria set by the Board in its sole discretion on an annual basis.
The Board shall conduct a performance review of the Executive at least once
a
year on or prior to February 1 of each year, commencing in 2008. The Company
may, from time to time, pay such other bonus or bonuses to the Executive as
the
Board or a compensation committee of the Board, in its sole discretion, deems
appropriate. In order to receive the annual performance bonus, the Executive
must continue to be employed by the Company through the end of the period with
respect to which the annual performance bonus has been earned. The annual
performance bonus will be paid to the Executive at such time as bonuses for
the
applicable period are regularly paid to senior executives of the Company;
provided, however, in no event will the annual performance bonus be paid later
than February 28 of the relevant calendar year. Except as otherwise provided
herein, bonuses shall be paid at such time as bonuses for the applicable period
are regularly paid to senior executives of the Company.
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(c) Stock
Options.
The
Executive shall receive stock options to purchase One Million (1,000,000) shares
of common stock of the Company at an exercise price per share equal to the
greater of $1.20 and the last reported sales price for the Company’s common
stock on the OTC Bulletin Board on the date of grant (the
“Stock Options”). The Stock Options shall vest and become exercisable with
respect to 1/8th
(125,000) of the aggregate Stock Options on December 1, 2007, and the rest
(875,000) shall vest monthly on the first day of each subsequent month with
respect to 1/48th
(18,229)
of the aggregate Stock Options thereafter. The Stock Options shall be granted
under the Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”) and pursuant to
the terms of the Company’s standard form stock option agreement approved by the
Board.
(d) Vacations.
During
the term hereof, the Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks of vacation
per annum, to be taken at such times and intervals as shall be determined by
the
Executive, subject to the reasonable business needs of the Company.
Vacation
time
shall not cumulate from year to year. Accrued and unused vacation time may
be
carried over to subsequent years with maximum four weeks of carryover into
any
year.
(e) Insurance
Coverage.
During
the term hereof, the Company shall provide Executive with medical, life and
disability insurance as follows: the Company shall (i) pay premiums in
accordance with the Company’s usual practices, for all medical insurance,
including heath, dental and vision coverage for Executive and his immediate
family, (ii) provide, at its cost, disability insurance with an annual benefit
equal to 75% of the Executive’s Base Salary, and (iii) provide, at its cost,
term life insurance on the life of the Executive with a death benefit equal
to
an aggregate of $1,400,000, payable to such beneficiaries as may be designated
by the Executive in writing from time to time. The Executive’s benefits
contemplated by this Section 4(e) shall be subject to the terms and conditions
of each applicable policy, as may be in effect from time to time at the
discretion of the Board.
(f) Other
Benefits.
During
the term hereof and subject to any contribution therefor generally required
of
employees of the Company, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in
any
and all other employee benefit plans from time to time in effect for employees
of the Company generally, except to the extent such plans are in a category
of
benefit (including, without limitation, bonus compensation) otherwise provided
to the Executive. Such participation shall be subject to (i) the terms of the
applicable plan documents, (ii) generally applicable Company policies and (iii)
the discretion of the Board or any administrative or other committee provided
for in or contemplated by such plan. The Company may alter, modify, add to
or
delete such “other employee benefit plans” at any time as it, in its sole
judgment, determines to be appropriate, without recourse by the Executive.
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(g) Automobile
Allowance.
The
Company shall reimburse the Executive for his automobile expenses including
a
monthly lease or financing payment up to $1,275 (equivalent to the monthly
lease
for a car valued at $60,000). The Company shall pay all expenses connected
with
insurance, motor vehicle registration and tax, maintenance, repair, gasoline
and
other expenses incurred in connection with the Executive’s use of such car,
whether it be in the Company's service or privately; provided, however, that
the
Company shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred in connection
or
associated with unlawful conduct of the Executive in connection with the
operation of the vehicle, including, without limitation, speeding or traffic
fines or responsibilities related to reckless driving and driving without proper
license. In the event the Executive’s employment terminates, the Executive will
retain possession of the automobile and will assume the monthly payments, and
all other obligations related to the automobile, effective on the effective
date
of the termination.
(h) Business
Expenses.
The
Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive for all reasonable and necessary
business expenses incurred or paid by the Executive in the performance of his
duties and responsibilities hereunder, subject to any maximum annual limit
and
other restrictions on such expenses set by the Board for senior executives
of
the Company, and to such reasonable substantiation and documentation as may
be
specified by the Company from time to time. The Executive shall use reasonable
efforts to purchase airline tickets in advance or otherwise take advantage
of
low-cost fares.
5. Termination
of Employment.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 hereof, the Executive’s employment
hereunder may terminate prior to the expiration of the term hereof as set forth
below.
(a) Death.
In the
event of the Executive’s death during the term hereof, the Executive’s
employment hereunder shall immediately and automatically terminate. In that
event, the Company shall pay to the Executive’s designated beneficiary or, if no
beneficiary has been designated by the Executive, to his estate, any earned
and
unpaid Base Salary, prorated through the date of his death, plus an additional
three months of Base Salary. The Company shall have no further obligation or
liability to the Executive or his estate.
(b) Disability.
(i) The
Company may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder, upon thirty (30)
days’ notice to the Executive, in the event that the Executive becomes disabled
during his employment hereunder through any illness, injury, accident or
condition of either a physical or psychological nature and, as a result, is
unable to perform the essential functions of his position hereunder, with or
without reasonable accommodation, for eighty (80) days during any period of
one-hundred eighty (180) consecutive calendar days.
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(ii) The
Board
may designate another employee to act in the Executive’s place during any period
in which the Executive is unable to perform the essential functions of his
position as a result of any illness, injury, accident or condition of either
a
physical or psychological nature. Notwithstanding any such designation, the
Executive shall continue to receive the Base Salary in accordance with Section
4(a) and his other benefits pursuant to Sections 4(e), 4(f) and 4(g) hereof,
to
the extent permitted by the then-current terms of the applicable benefit plans,
until the Executive becomes eligible for disability income benefits under any
disability income plan provided by the Company or until the termination of
his
employment, whichever shall first occur.
(iii) If
any
question shall arise as to whether during any period the Executive is disabled
through any illness, injury, accident or condition of either a physical or
psychological nature so as to be unable to perform the essential functions
of
his position hereunder, the Executive may, and at the request of the Company
shall, submit to a medical examination by a physician selected by the Company
to
whom the Executive or his duly appointed guardian, if any, has no reasonable
objection, to determine whether the Executive is so disabled, and such
determination shall for the purposes of this Agreement be conclusive of the
issue. If such question shall arise and the Executive shall fail to submit
to
such medical examination, the Company’s determination of the issue shall be
binding on the Executive.
(c) By
the
Company for Cause.
The
Company may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause (as defined
below) at any time upon notice to the Executive setting forth in reasonable
detail the nature of such Cause. The following, as determined by the Board
in
its reasonable and good faith judgment, shall constitute Cause for termination:
(i) conviction or plea of nolo contendere in a court of law of (x) any felony
or
(y) any misdemeanor involving dishonesty, breach of trust, misappropriation
or
illegal narcotics, (ii) commission of any act involving theft, embezzlement,
fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude or that otherwise impairs the reputation,
goodwill or business of the Company, (iii) material breach of any of the
material provisions of this Agreement or of any other material agreement between
the Executive and the Company or any of its Affiliates, (iv) demonstration
of gross negligence, willful misconduct or dereliction of duty in the execution
of his duties under this Agreement or breach of his duty of loyalty to the
Company or any of its Affiliates that is materially injurious to the Company,
or
(v) repeated and consistent failure to be present at work or to perform his
duties at a level consistent with his position with the Company or as directed
by the Board, which failure continues for more than thirty (30) days after
notice given to the Executive, such notice to set forth in reasonable detail
the
nature of such failure. Upon the giving of notice of termination of the
Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause, the Company shall not have any
further obligation or liability to the Executive, other than for Base Salary
earned and unpaid through the date of termination. Any unvested Stock Options
shall be forfeited and vested Stock Options not exercised prior to termination
shall expire and no longer be exercisable.
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(d) By
the
Company without Cause.
The
Company may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder without Cause at any
time upon three (3) months’ advance written notice.
(e) By
the
Executive.
The
Executive may terminate his employment, with or without cause, at any time
upon
at least fourteen (14) days’ advance written notice to the Company.
(f) By
the
Executive for Changed Circumstances.
The
Executive may terminate his employment hereunder upon the occurrence of Changed
Circumstances (as defined below) upon written notice to the Company. “Changed
Circumstances” shall mean (i) breach hereof by the Company of its obligations
under this Agreement not remedied within thirty (30) days’ written notice by the
Executive to the Company; or (ii) subject to the Company’s right to terminate
the Executive’s employment pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) above, a material
diminution in the Executive’s authority or title within the Company by reason of
actions taken by or under the authority of the Board or (iii) a “Change in
Control” as defined in Section 6 hereof.
(g) Severance
Benefits.
(i) In
the
event that the Company terminates the Executive’s employment without Cause (as
defined above) or the Executive terminates his employment for Changed
Circumstances (as defined above), subject to the terms and conditions of this
Section 5(g), the Company will pay severance on a monthly basis to the Executive
and will provide the continuation of the benefits set forth in Section 4(e)
and
4(f) for the respective periods indicated below:
Termination
of Employment:
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Aggregate
Severance
Amount:
|
Benefits
Period:
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||
During
the first three months of the term
|
Three
months of Base Salary
|
Three
months of benefits continuation
|
||
After
the first three months, but not after the first nine months of
the
term
|
One
month Base Salary for each month of the term served
|
One
month of benefits continuation for each month of the term
served
|
||
After
than the first nine months of the term
|
Nine
months of Base Salary
|
Nine
months of benefits continuation
|
(ii) The
severance amount and benefits continuation set forth in the above table are
referred to herein as the “Severance Benefits. The continuation of any group
health plan benefits shall be to the extent authorized by and consistent with
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U.S.C. § 1161 et seq. (commonly known as “COBRA”), with the cost of the regular
employer portion of the premium for such benefits paid by the Company. The
Executive’s right to receive Severance Benefits under Subsection 5(g)(i) is
conditioned upon (x) the Executive’s prior execution and delivery to the Company
of a general release of any and all claims and causes of action of the Executive
against the Company and its officers and directors, excepting only the right
to
any compensation, benefits and/or reimbursable expenses due and unpaid under
Sections 4 and/or 5(g)(i) of this Agreement, and (y) the Executive’s continued
performance of those obligations hereunder that continue by their express terms
after the termination of his employment, including without limitation those
set
forth in Sections 8, 9 and 10. Any
Severance Benefits to be paid hereunder shall be payable in accordance with
the
payroll practices of the Company for its executives generally as in effect
from
time to time, and subject to all required withholding of taxes.
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6. Change
in Control.
If the
Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company, with or without Cause or by
the Executive for Changed Circumstances, following the Change in Control Date,
the Executive shall receive those Severance Benefits provided in Section 5(g)(i)
as if he were terminated following the first nine months of the term
plus
Executive’s pro rata Bonus Compensation to the date of termination, which
Severance Benefits shall be subject to the terms set forth in Section 5(g)(ii)
and shall be in lieu of any benefits to which the Executive is otherwise
entitled pursuant to Section 5(g). “Change in Control Date” means the first date
on which a Change in Control occurs. “Change in Control” means an event or
occurrence set forth in any one or more of subsections (a) through (c) below
(including an event or occurrence that constitutes a Change in Control under
one
of such subsections but is specifically exempted from another such
subsection):
(a) the
acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section
13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”)) (an “Acquiring Person”) of beneficial ownership of any capital
stock of the Company if, after such acquisition, such Acquiring Person
beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act) 50% or more of either (i) the then-outstanding shares of common
stock of the Company (the "Outstanding Company Common Stock") or (ii) the
combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company entitled
to vote generally in the election of directors (the "Outstanding Company Voting
Securities"); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a),
the
following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any
acquisition directly from the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company
or
(iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored
or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company;
or
(b) such
time
as the Continuing Directors (as defined below) do not constitute a majority
of
the Board (or, if applicable, the Board of Directors of a successor corporation
to the Company), where the term “Continuing Director” means at any date a member
of the Board (i) who was a member of the Board on the date of the execution
of
this Agreement or (ii) who was nominated or elected subsequent to such date
by
at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time
of such nomination or election or whose election to the Board was recommended
or
endorsed by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors
at the time of such nomination or election; or
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(c) the
consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or
statutory share exchange involving the Company or a sale or other disposition
of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business
Combination”), unless, immediately following such Business Combination, all or
substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners
of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting
Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own,
directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then-outstanding shares of common
stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled
to vote generally in the election of directors, respectively, of the resulting
or acquiring corporation in such Business Combination in substantially the
same
proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination,
of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting
Securities, respectively.
7. Effect
of Termination.
Upon
termination of this Agreement, all obligations and provisions of this Agreement
shall terminate except with respect to any accrued and unpaid monetary
obligations and except for the provisions of Section 8 through (and inclusive
of) 23 hereof.
8. Confidential
Information; Assignment of Inventions.
(a) The
Executive acknowledges that the Company and its Affiliates will continually
develop Confidential Information and Proprietary Information (as defined below),
that the Executive may develop Confidential Information and Proprietary
Information for the Company or its Affiliates, and that the Executive may learn
of Confidential Information and Proprietary Information during the course of
his
employment with the Company. The Executive agrees that, except as required
for
the proper performance of his duties for the Company, he will not, directly
or
indirectly, use or disclose any Confidential Information or Proprietary
Information. The Executive understands and agrees that this restriction will
continue to apply after his employment terminates, regardless of the reason
for
termination.
(b) The
Executive agrees that all Confidential Information and Proprietary Information,
including, without limitation all work products, inventions methods, processes,
designs, software, apparatuses, compositions of matter, procedures,
improvements, property, data documentation, information or materials that the
Executive, jointly or separately prepared, conceived, discovered, reduced to
practice, developed or created during, in connection with, for the purpose
of,
related to, or as a result of his employment with the Company, and/or to which
he has access as a result of his employment with the Company (collectively,
the
“Inventions”) is and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the
Company.
(c) The
Executive by his signature on this Agreement unconditionally and irrevocably
transfers and assigns to the Company all rights, title and interest in the
Inventions (as defined above, including all patent, copyright, trade secret
and
any other intellectual property rights therein) and will take any steps and
execute any further documentation from time to time reasonably necessary to
effect such assignment free of charge to the Company. The Executive will further
execute, upon request, whether during, or after the termination of, his
employment with the Company, any and all applications for patents, assignments
and other papers, which the Company may deem necessary or appropriate for
securing such Inventions for the Company.
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(d) Except
as
required for the proper performance of his duties, the Executive will not copy
any and all papers, documents, drawings, systems, data bases, memoranda, notes,
plans, records, reports files, data (including original data), disks, electronic
media etc. containing Confidential Information or Proprietary Information
(“Documents”) or remove any Documents, or copies, from Company premises. The
Executive will return to the Company immediately after his employment
terminates, and at such other times as may be specified by the Company, all
Documents and copies and all other property of the Company and its Affiliates
then in his possession or control.
9. Non-Competition
Covenants.
During
the term hereof and for a period of one (1) year from the date the Executive’s
employment with the Company terminates (the “Restricted Period”), the Executive
shall refrain from engaging or becoming interested, directly or indirectly,
as
an owner, employee, director, partner, consultant, through stock ownership,
investment of capital, lending of money or property, rendering of services,
or
otherwise, either alone or in association with others, in the operation,
management or supervision of any type of business or enterprise that during
such
period competes with the businesses or enterprises of the Company and its
operating subsidiaries (if any) (collectively, the “Company Group”), or any new
business or enterprise which the Company Group during such Restricted Period
plans in good faith in the near future to commence which is related to the
Company Group’s then-existing businesses or enterprises, including, without
limitation, the research and development of drugs for bone or cartilage diseases
or other diseases in which the Company has active research and development
programs, except through ownership of shares in a publicly-traded corporation
or
publicly-traded mutual fund or publicly-traded limited partnership in which
the
Executive does not materially participate and in which the Executive’s ownership
interest is one percent (1%) or less. The Executive acknowledges and aggress
that the entire business of the Company is based upon technology and Proprietary
Information that has world-wide application. Therefore, the restrictions
contained in this Section 9 cannot be limited to any particular geographic
region and are applicable world-wide. In the event that the scope of any
restriction contained in this Section 9 is determined by a court to be too
broad
to permit enforcement hereof to its full extent, then such restriction shall
be
enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, based upon the geographic
markets on which the Company Group conducts its business at the time of breach
of this Section.
10. Non-Solicitation
Covenants.
During
the Restricted Period, the Executive shall refrain from, directly or indirectly,
whether on behalf of himself or anyone else: (a) soliciting or accepting orders
from any present or past customer of the Company Group for a product or service
offered or sold by, or competitive with a product or service offered or sold
by,
the Company Group; (b) inducing or attempting to induce any customer, supplier,
licensee, licensor or other business relation of the Company Group to cease
doing business with the Company Group or in any way interfere with the
relationship between that customer, supplier, licensee, licensor or other
business relation and the Company Group; (c) using for his benefit or disclosing
the name and/or requirements of any such customer, supplier, licensee, licensor,
or other business relation to any other person; (d) soliciting any of the
Company Group’s employees to leave the employ of the Company Group or hiring
anyone who is an employee of the Company Group or was such an employee during
the twelve (12) months preceding the proposed date of hire; or (e) inducing
or
attempting to induce any employee of the Company Group to work for, render
services or provide advice to or supply Confidential Information or Proprietary
Information to any other person. During the Restricted Period, the Executive
shall not directly or indirectly assist or encourage any other person, in
carrying out, directly or indirectly, any activity that would be prohibited
by
this agreement were they carried out by the Executive himself.
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11. Enforcement
of Covenants.
The
Executive acknowledges that he has carefully read and considered all the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, including the restraints imposed upon him
pursuant to Sections 8, 9 and 10 hereof. The Executive acknowledges that the
covenants contained in Sections 8, 9 and 10 are reasonably necessary to protect
the goodwill of the Company that is its exclusive property. The Executive
further acknowledges and agrees that, were he to breach any of the covenants
contained in Sections 8, 9 or 10 hereof, the damage would be irreparable. The
Executive therefore agrees that the Company, in addition to any other remedies
available to it, shall be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive
relief against any breach or threatened breach by the Executive of any of said
covenants, without having to post bond.
12. Conflicting
Agreements.
The
Executive hereby represents and warrants that the execution of this Agreement
and the performance of his obligations hereunder will not breach or be in
conflict with any other agreement to which the Executive is a party or is bound
and that the Executive is not subject to any covenants against competition
or
similar covenants that would affect the performance of his obligations
hereunder. The Executive will not disclose to or use any confidential or
proprietary information of a third party without such party’s
consent.
13. Definitions.
Words
or phrases which are initially capitalized or are within quotation marks shall
have the meanings provided in this Section 13 and as provided elsewhere
herein. For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions
apply:
(a) “Affiliates”
means
all persons and entities directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by
or
under common control with the Company, where control may be by either management
authority or equity interest.
(b) “Confidential
Information”
means
any and all information, inventions, discoveries, ideas, writings,
communications, research, engineering methods, developments in chemistry,
manufacturing information, practices, processes, systems, technical and
scientific information, formulae, designs, concepts, products, trade secrets,
projects, improvements and developments that relate to the business of the
Company or any Affiliate and are not generally known by others, including but
not limited to (i) products and services, technical data, methods and processes,
(ii) marketing activities and strategic plans, (iii) financial information,
costs and sources of supply, (iv) the identity and special needs of customers
and prospective customers and vendors and prospective vendors, and (v) the
people and organizations with whom the Company or any Affiliate has or plans
to
have business relationships and those relationships. Confidential Information
also includes such information that the Company or any Affiliate may receive
or
has received belonging to customers or others who do business with the Company
or any Affiliate and any publication or literary creation of the Executive,
developed in whole or in part while the Executive is employed by the Company,
in
whatever form published the content of which, in whole or in part, relates
to
the business of the Company or any Affiliate.
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(c) “Person”
means
an individual, a corporation, an association, a partnership, an estate, a trust
and any other entity or organization.
(d) “Proprietary
Information”
means
any and all intellectual property subject to protection under applicable
copyright, trademark, trade secret or patent laws if such property is similar
in
any material respect with the products and services offered by the Company
or
any Affiliate.
14. Withholding.
All
payments made under this Agreement shall be reduced by any tax or other amounts
required to be withheld under applicable law.
15. Assignment.
Neither
the Company nor the Executive may make any assignment of this Agreement or
any
interest herein, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written
consent of the other; provided,
however,
that
the Company may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement without
the consent of the Executive in the event that the Company shall hereafter
effect a reorganization, or consolidate with or merge into any other Person,
or
transfer all or substantially all of its properties or assets to any other
Person. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
Company and the Executive, and their respective successors, executors,
administrators, heirs and permitted assigns.
16. Severability.
If any
portion or provision of this Agreement shall to any extent be declared illegal
or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the remainder of
this Agreement, or the application of such portion or provision in circumstances
other than those as to which it is so declared illegal or unenforceable, shall
not be affected thereby, and each portion and provision of this Agreement shall
be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
17. Waiver.
No
waiver of any provision hereof shall be effective unless made in writing and
signed by the waiving party. The failure of either party to require the
performance of any term or obligation of this Agreement, or the waiver by either
party of any breach of this Agreement, shall not prevent any subsequent
enforcement of such term or obligation or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent
breach.
18. Notices.
Any and
all notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for by this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be effective when delivered in person
or
by overnight courier or delivery service, or 3 business days after being
deposited in the Danish or United States mail, postage prepaid, registered
or
certified, and addressed to the Executive at his last known address on the
books
of the Company or, in the case of the Company, at the Company’s principal place
of business, to the attention of the Chairman of the Board, or to such other
address as either party may specify by notice to the other actually
received.
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19. Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes
all prior communications, agreements and understandings, written or oral, with
respect to the terms and conditions of the Executive’s employment.
20. Amendment.
This
Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by
the
Executive and an expressly authorized representative of the
Company.
21. Headings.
The
headings and captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no
way
define or describe the scope or content of any provision of this
Agreement.
22. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
be an
original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
23. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be construed and enforced under and be governed in all respects
by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of laws
principles thereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
this
Agreement has been executed as a sealed instrument by the Executive and the
Company, by its duly authorized representative, as of the date first above
written.
Executive: | OSTEOLOGIX INC. | ||
By: | |||
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx |
Name: Title: |
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