August 3, 2007 Jacqueline Nevilles
August
3,
2007
Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
5900
Granite Xxxx Ct
Granite
Bay, CA 95746
Dear
Xxxxxxxxxx:
We
are
very pleased to invite you to join Wherify Wireless, Inc. (the “Company”). This
letter shall serve to set forth the terms of employment offered to you by the
Company and to acknowledge your acceptance of the employment on such terms
as
detailed below. This letter (“Agreement”) shall become effective upon the
mutually agreed upon start date of your employment with the
Company.
Duties
and Responsibilities.
You
shall serve as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company with
functional responsibility over the Company’s financial, human resources and
investor relations’ functions. You shall render such business and professional
services in the performance of your duties, consistent with your position and
the Bylaws of the Company and as shall reasonably be assigned to you by the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer and/or the Board of Directors. You shall
report directly to the Chief Executive Officer. This offer is for a full time
position, located at the headquarters of the Company in San Mateo, California.
Compensation.
During
the period beginning as of the Effective Time the Company shall pay you as
compensation for your services an initial annual base compensation of $175,000.
Thereafter, your compensation shall be subject to periodic review and
adjustment, at least annually, by the Chief Executive Officer. Your salary
shall
be paid in accordance with the Company’s customary payroll practice, subject to
applicable withholding. You also have the ability to earn $75,000 bonus
annually. Your milestones for the bonus will be established by the Chief
Executive Officer in conjunction with the Board of Directors. The Company has
full discretion to pay up to 50% of any bonus in registered stock.
Benefits
and Vacation.
You
will be eligible to receive the Company’s standard
employee
benefits package, including its medical insurance, dental insurance, vision
insurance and disability insurance, and to accrue paid vacation and holidays
under the Company’s vacation plan. Your vacations shall be scheduled at a
mutually agreeable time for the Company and yourself, provided that you shall
receive not less than 10 days of paid vacation per year and such days shall
accrue if not used as provided by company policy.
Director
and Officer Insurance.
The
Company shall obtain and maintain coverage for you under a director and officer
insurance policy during the term of your employment that is equal to or
comparable to the same coverage to the Company’s other executive officers and in
amount and upon terms customary to similarly situated companies.
Expenses.
The
Company shall reimburse you for reasonable travel and other expenses incurred
by
you in the furtherance of or in connection with the performance of your duties
on behalf of the Company in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement
policy as in effect from time to time.
Stock
Option.
The
senior management of the Company will recommend that the Board of Directors
grant you an option to purchase up to 500,000 shares of the Company’s Common
Stock under the terms of the Company’s 2004 Stock Option Plan and shall be
exercisable for a period of ten (10) years. Options typically are granted at
the
next meeting of the Company’s Board of Directors following your commencement of
employment. The exercise price for this option will be the fair market value
of
the Company’s Common Stock on the grant date of such option. Each stock option
grant will be in the form of incentive stock options in the maximum amount
permitted by applicable law. Following your formal written acceptance of the
stock option grant, the option will vest in accordance with the following
schedule:
(i)
the
option will vest with respect to twenty five percent of the total number of
shares purchasable upon exercise of the option (25% of the total option grant)
after 12 months of continuous employment; and
(ii)
the
option will vest with respect to an additional 1/48th of the option shares
and
has an exercise price of $.016.
Employee
Confidential Information and Inventions Agreement.
To
enable the Company to safeguard its proprietary and confidential information,
it
is a condition of employment that you agree to sign the Company’s standard form
of “Employee Confidential Information and Inventions Agreement.” A copy of this
Agreement will be forwarded to you for your review. We understand that you
are
likely to have signed similar agreements with prior employers, and wish to
impress upon you that the Company does not want to receive the confidential
or
proprietary information of others, and will support you in respecting your
lawful obligations to prior employers.
At-Will
Employment.
Should
you decide to accept our offer, you will be an “at-will” employee of the
Company. This means that either you or the Company may terminate the employment
relationship with or without cause at any time. Participation in any stock
option, benefit, compensation or incentive program does not change the nature
of
the employment relationship, which remains “at-will”.
Voluntary
Termination; Termination for Cause. In
the
event that your employment with the Company is terminated voluntarily by you
or
for Cause by the Company, then (i) all options which have been vested shall
continue to be exercisable in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock
option plan and applicable legal requirements; (ii) all payments of Base Salary
accrued but unpaid on the date of termination, as well as all expenses incurred
to the date of termination, shall be due and payable to within the required
timeframe allowed by law and all further compensation by the Company to you
hereunder shall terminate as of the date of termination; and (iii) you shall
be
entitled to continue medical and dental insurance coverage for yourself and
your
dependents, at your expense, at the same level of coverage as was provided
to
you under the Company’s insurance plan immediately prior to termination (“Health
Care Coverage”) by electing COBRA continuation coverage (“COBRA”) in accordance
with applicable law.
Termination
without Cause or resignation as a result of Constructive
Termination.
In the
event that your employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without
Cause or through your resignation as a result of Constructive Termination,
then
(i) all options which have been vested shall continue to be exercisable in
accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan and applicable
legal requirements; (ii) all payments of Base Salary accrued but unpaid on
the
date of termination, as well as all expenses incurred to the date of
termination, shall be due and payable to you immediately; (iii) unvested options
will forfeit back to the Company on the date of termination; (iv) the Company
will pay to you a severance payment, in a lump sum, equal to your Base Salary
for a period of (6) months and (v) the Company shall be responsible for all
costs relating to maintaining your Health Care Coverage for you and you
dependents under COBRA during the severance period. The company shall continue
medical and dental insurance coverage for yourself and your dependents, at
their
expense, in accordance with applicable COBRA law.
Complete
Offer and Agreement.
This
letter contains our complete understanding and agreement regarding the terms
of
your employment by the Company. There are no other, different or prior
agreements or understandings on this or related subjects. Changes to the terms
of your employment can be made only in a writing signed by you and an authorized
executive of the Company, although it is understood that the Company may, from
time to time, in its sole discretion, adjust the salaries, incentive
compensation and benefits paid to you and its other employees, as well as job
titles, locations, duties, responsibilities, assignments and reporting
relationships.
Start
Date; Acceptance of Offer.
We hope
that you will accept this offer, and begin your full-time employment at Wherify
by August 6, 2007. If our offer is acceptable to you, please sign the enclosed
copy of this letter in the space indicated and return it to me at your earliest
convenience.
Xxxxxx,
our team was impressed by your accomplishments and potential, and we are
enthusiastic at the prospect of your joining us. I look forward to your
contributions to the growth and success of Wherify.
Sincerely,
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Chief
Executive Officer
ACCEPTANCE
OF EMPLOYMENT OFFER:
I
accept
the offer of employment by Wherify Wireless, Inc. on the terms described in
this
letter.
Signature:
__________________________________________
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Date: ______________
My
start
date will be: __________________________________