EXHIBIT 10.19
Cirilium Holdings, Inc.
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 24, 2004, is between Cirilium
Holdings, Inc. with its principal offices at 000 X. Xxxxxxx Xx. Xxxxx 000, Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx 00000 (the "Company") and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx ("Employee").
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, the
parties hereto, intending to be legally bound according to the terms of this
Agreement, hereby agree as follows:
1. Employment:
The Company shall employ Employee, and Employee hereby accepts such
employment and agrees to perform his duties and responsibilities hereunder, in
accordance with the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
1.1 Duties and Responsibilities.
(a) During such time as Employee is employed by the Company, Employee shall
serve as President and perform all duties and accept all responsibilities
incidental to such position. Employee shall also serve on the Board of Directors
of the Company as acting Secretary/Treasurer.
(b) Employee represents to the Company that he/she is not subject or a
party to any employment agreement, non- competition covenant, non-disclosure
agreement or other agreement, covenant, understanding or restriction of any
nature whatsoever which would prohibit Employee from executing this Agreement
and performing fully his duties and responsibilities hereunder, or which would
in any manner, directly or indirectly, limit or affect the duties and
responsibilities which may now or in the future be assigned to Employee by the
Company.
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1.2 Extent of Service.
During such time as Employee is employed by the Company, Employee agrees to
use his best efforts to carry out his duties and responsibilities under Section
1. hereof. Except as provided in Section 5 hereof, the foregoing shall not be
construed as preventing Employee from making investments in other businesses or
enterprises provided that Employee agrees not to become engaged in any other
business activity which may, in the judgment of the Board of Directors of the
Company, interfere with his ability to discharge his duties and responsibilities
to the Company.
1.3 Compensation.
(a) Option Participation - Employee will receive compensation in the form
of options to purchase two hundred thousand (200,000) shares of restricted
common stock in the Company. In the event that this Agreement is terminated,
whether by Employee or With or Without Cause by the Company, Employee shall
receive options for the current fiscal year in an amount pro rata with that
portion of the year in which Employee performed services for the Company
pursuant to this Agreement and Employee shall receive these options at the end
of the relevant twelve-month period as if this Agreement had not been
terminated.
All options subject to this section shall vest according to the following
schedule:
Vesting Date Number of Shares
At the end of the 12th month from the
date of this Agreement 66,666
At the end of the 24th month from the
date of this Agreement 66,667
At the end of the 36th month from the
date of this Agreement 66,667
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The exercise price of said options shall be $.0001 (one- hundredth of one cent)
per share.
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(b) Additional incentive compensation, if any, shall be at the discretion
of the Board of Directors of the Company.
(c) Medical Benefits will be offered by the Company. During the Term,
Employee shall also be entitled to participate in such programs as vacation pay
and other fringe benefit plans authorized from time to time by the Board of
Directors of the Company in its discretion for employees of the Company.
1.4 Term
This Agreement shall be for a period of three (3) years from the date
hereof (the "Term").
2. Expenses:
Employee shall be reimbursed for the reasonable business expenses incurred
by him in connection with his performance of services hereunder during the Term
upon presentation of an itemized account of such expenses in accordance with the
policies and procedures established by the Company. This amount is not to exceed
$500.00 for any single 30-day period without the Secretary or Treasurer's prior
written approval.
3. Developments:
With reference to all developments, including inventions whether patentable
or otherwise; trade secrets; discoveries; improvements; ideas and writings which
either directly or indirectly relate to or may be useful in the business of the
Company or any of its affiliates (the "Developments") which Employee, either by
himself or in conjunction with any other person or persons, has conceived, made,
developed, acquired or acquired knowledge of during his employment by the
Company, Employee hereby assigns, transfers and conveys, and agrees to so
assign, transfer and convey to the Company, all of his right, title and interest
in and to any and all such Developments to the Company. At any time and from
time to time, upon the request and at the expense of the Company, Employee will
execute and deliver any and all instruments, documents and papers, give evidence
and do any and all other acts which, in the opinion of counsel for the Company,
are or may be necessary or desirable to
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document such transfer or to enable the Company to file and prosecute
applications for and to acquire, maintain and enforce any and all patents,
trademark registrations or copyrights under United States or foreign law with
respect to any such Developments or to obtain any extension, validation,
reissue, continuance or renewal of any such patent, trademark or copyright. The
Company will be responsible for the preparation of any such instruments,
documents and papers and for the prosecution of any such proceedings and will
reimburse Employee for all reasonable expenses incurred by him in compliance
with the provisions of this Section.
4. Confidential Information:
(a) Employee recognizes and acknowledges that by reason of his service to
the Company, he has had, and will continue to have (both during the Term and at
any time thereafter during which he may be employed by the Company), access to
confidential information of the Company and its affiliates, including without
limitation, information and knowledge pertaining to products and services
offered, ideas, plans, trade secrets, proprietary information, advertising,
distribution and sales methods and systems, sales and profit figures, customer
and client lists, and relationships between the Company and its affiliates and
customers, clients, suppliers and others who have business dealings with the
Company and its affiliates ("Confidential Information"). Employee acknowledges
that such Confidential Information is a valuable and unique asset and covenants
that he will not, either during or at any time after the Term, disclose any such
Confidential Information to any person for any reason whatsoever (except as his
duties described herein may require) without the prior written authorization of
the Board of Directors of the Company, unless such information is in the public
domain through no fault of Employee or except as may be required by law.
(b) Employee will not disclose the terms of his employment or the contents
of this Agreement to any person for any reason whatsoever (except as his duties
described herein may require) without the prior written authorization of the
Board of Directors of the Company, unless such information is in the public
domain through no fault of Employee or except as may be required by law.
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5. Non-Competition:
(a) During the Term and for a Twenty-four (24) month period following the
date the employment of Employee by the Company or any of its affiliates has
ended (whether or not such employment is pursuant to this Agreement), Employee
will not, unless acting pursuant hereto or with the prior written consent of the
Board of Directors of the Company, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate,
control, finance or participate in the ownership, management, operation, control
or financing of, or be connected as an officer, director, partner, principal or
otherwise with any business or enterprise engaged within any portion of the
United States in the internet telephony business or in any other business in
which the Company was engaged at the date of termination of Employee's
employment by the Company or at any time for one year after termination of
employment with the Company. It is recognized by Employee that the business of
the Company and Employee's connection therewith is or will be involved in
internet site and internet telephony activity throughout the United States, and
that more limited geographical limitations on this non-competition covenant and
the non- solicitation covenant set forth in Section 6 hereof are therefore not
appropriate.
(b) The foregoing restrictions shall not be construed to prohibit the
ownership by Employee of not more than five percent (5%) of any class of
securities of any corporation which is engaged in any of the foregoing
businesses, provided that such ownership represents a passive investment and
that neither Employee nor any group of persons including Employee in any way,
either directly or indirectly, manages or exercises control of any such
corporation, guarantees any of its financial obligations, otherwise takes any
part in its business, other than exercising his rights as a security owner, or
seeks to do any of the foregoing.
(c) In the event that Employee is terminated Without Cause by the Company
pursuant to Section 8.4 and Employee desires to be engaged by a company (the
"Prospective Employer") in violation of the covenants set forth in Section 5(a)
above, Employee may request a waiver of Section 5(a) and Section 5(b) above and
such waiver shall be granted by the Company.
6. No Solicitation:
During the Term and for a one year period following the date employment of
Employee by the Company or any of its affiliates
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has ended (whether or not such employment is pursuant to the Agreement),
Employee will not, either directly or indirectly, (i) call on or solicit any
person, firm, corporation or other entity who or which at the time of such
termination was, or within two years prior thereto had been, a customer of the
Company or any of their respective affiliates with respect to the activities
prohibited by Section 6 hereof or (ii) solicit the employment of any person who
was employed by the Company or any of Its affiliates on a full or part-time
basis at any time during the course of Employee's employment, unless such person
prior to such solicitation of employment (A) was involuntarily discharged by the
Company or such affiliate, or (B) voluntarily terminated his/her relationship
with the Company or such affiliate.
7. Equitable Relief:
(a) Employee acknowledges that the restrictions contained in Sections 3, 4,
5 and 6 hereof are reasonable and that the Company would not have entered into
this Agreement in the absence of such restrictions, and that any violation of
any provision of those Sections will result in irreparable injury to the
Company.
(b) EMPLOYEE FURTHER REPRESENTS AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) HE HAS BEEN
ADVISED BY THE COMPANY TO CONSULT HIS OWN LEGAL COUNSEL IN RESPECT OF THIS
AGREEMENT, (ii) THAT HE HAS HAD FULL OPPORTUNITY, PRIOR TO EXECUTION OF THIS
AGREEMENT, TO REVIEW THROUGHLY THIS AGREEMENT WITH HIS COUNSEL, AND (iii) HE HAS
READ AND FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
(c) Employee agrees that the Company shall be entitle to preliminary and
permanent injunctive relief, without the necessity of providing actual damages,
as well as an equitable accounting of all earnings, profits and other benefits
arising from any violation of Sections 3, 4, 5 or 6 hereof, which rights shall
be cumulative and in addition to any other rights or remedies to which the
Company may be entitled. In the event that any of the provisions of Sections 5,
or 6 hereof should ever be adjudicated to exceed the time, geographic, product
or service, or other limitations permitted by applicable law in any
jurisdiction, then such provisions shall be deemed reformed in such jurisdiction
to the maximum time, geographic, product or service, or other limitations
permitted by applicable law.
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(d) Employee irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agrees that any suit,
action or other legal proceeding arising out of this Agreement, including
without limitation, any action commenced by the Company for preliminary or
permanent injunctive relief or other equitable relief, must be brought in the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, or if such
court does not have jurisdiction or will not accept jurisdiction, in any court
of general jurisdiction in Palm Beach County (ii) consents to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or proceeding, and (iii)
waives any objection which Employee may have to the laying of venue of any such
suit, action or proceeding in any such court. Employee also irrevocably and
unconditionally consents to the service of any process, pleadings, notices or
other papers in a manner permitted by the notice provisions of Section 12
hereof.
8. Termination:
This Agreement shall terminate prior to the expiration of the Term set
forth in Section 1.4 above upon the occurrence of any one of the following
events:
8.1 Disability.
In the event that Employee is unable fully to perform his essential duties
and responsibilities hereunder to the full extent required by the Board of
Directors of the Company by reason of illness, injury or incapacity for one
hundred and twenty consecutive days, during which time he shall continue to be
compensated as provided in Section 1.4 hereof (less any payments due Employee
under disability benefit programs, including Social Security disability,
worker's compensation hereunder; provided, however, that Employee will be
entitled to receive the payments prescribed under any disability benefit plan
which may be in effect for employees of the Company and in which he
participated. Employee agrees, in the event of any dispute under this Section
8.1, to submit to a physical examination by a licensed physician selected by the
Board of Directors of the Company.
8.2 Death.
In the event that Employee dies during the Term, the
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Company shall pay to his executors, legal representatives or administrators any
amounts due and owing to the date of death to Employee as part of the salary set
forth in Section 1.4 hereof, and thereafter the Company shall have no further
liability or obligation hereunder to his executors, legal representatives,
administrators, heirs or assigns or any other person claiming under or through
it; provided, however, that Employee's estate or designated beneficiaries shall
be entitled to receive the payments prescribed for such recipients under any
death benefit plan which may be in effect for employees of the Company and in
which Employee participated.
8.3 Cause.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent its termination by
the Company at any time for "cause." For purposes of this Agreement, "cause"
shall mean and be limited to Employee's:
(a) Commission of any act of fraud, misappropriation or personal dishonesty
relating to or involving the Company in any material way;
(b) Gross negligence in the performanc of his duties or in any way relating
to the obligations and duties, which he owes the Company;
(c) Violation of any express direction of the Company or any material
violation of any rule, regulation, policy or plan established by the
Company from time to time regarding the conduct of its Employees and/or its
business, if such violation is not remedied by Employee within thirty (30)
days of receiving notice of such violation from the Company;
(d) Demonstrably willful and deliberat violation of any obligation owed by
Employee to the Company;
(e) Material disclosure or use of Confidential Information, other than as
required in the performance of Employee's duties under this Agreement;
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(f) Conviction of a crime constituting a felony or any other crime
involving moral turpitude or criminal indictment for a crime involving
moral turpitude in which the substantial weight of credible evidence
indicates that Employee has committed such a crime.
In the event of termination for cause under section 8.3(a) or (f) of this
Section 8.3, Employee shall be suspended pending an independent investigation by
persons retained by the Company.
In the event of a termination for cause, the Company shall have no
obligation to make any further payments or to provide any further benefits or
compensation hereunder to Employee for any period subsequent to the date of such
termination, except that Employee will receive Employee's Base Compensation, as
well as bonus or commission payment(s) for which Employee is eligible for as of
the date of termination.
8.4 Without Cause by the Company.
The Company may terminate this Agreement upon not less than thirty (30)
days' written notice to Employee at and for the Company's sole convenience and
in its sole discretion and without specifying any cause as set forth in Section
8.3 hereof. In such event, and contingent upon (i) receipt by the Company of a
valid and fully effective release (in form and substance satisfactory to the
Company) of all claims under the Age Discrimination and Employment Act, 29
U.S.C. ss. 621 et. seq (ii) the resignation of Employee from all positions of
any nature, which Employee may then have held with the Company and any of its
affiliates, Employee shall continue to receive Base Compensation for the
following twelve (12) month period.
9. Survival:
Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement by the Company by reason
of Employee's disability under Section 8.1, for cause under Section 8.3, or
without cause under Section 8.4, his obligations under Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6
hereof shall survive and remain in full force and effect for the periods therein
provided, and the provisions for equitable relief against Employee in Section 8
hereof shall continue in force, along with the provisions of Sections 10 through
18 hereof.
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10. Governing Law:
This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the
State of Florida without giving effect to any conflict of laws provisions.
11. Litigation Expenses:
In the event of a lawsuit by either party to enforce the provisions of this
Agreement each Party must pay their costs and expenses.
12. Notices:
All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder or
necessary or convenient in connection herewith shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been given when hand delivered or mailed by registered or
certified mail, as follows (provided that notice of change of address shall be
deemed given only when received):
If to the Company:
000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
If to Employee:
000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx 000
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
or to such other names or addresses as to the Company or Employee, as the case
may be, shall designate by notice to each other person entitled to receive
notices in the manner specified in this Section.
13. Entire Agreement: Contents of Agreement:
(a) This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements, either oral or
written, between the parties with respect to the employment of Employee by the
Company for the purposes set forth in Section 1.2, and contains all of the
covenants and agreement between the parties with respect to such employment
whatsoever. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representation,
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inducements, promises or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any
party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, which are not embodied herein,
and that no other agreement, statement, or promise not contained in this
agreement shall be valid or binding. Any modification of this Agreement will be
effective only if it is in writing and signed by both parties to this Agreement.
(b) Employee acknowledges that from time to time, the Company may
establish, maintain and distribute employee manuals or handbooks or personnel
policy manuals, and officers or other representatives of the Company may make
written or oral statements relating to personnel policies and procedures. Such
manuals, handbooks and statements are intended only for general guidance. No
policies, procedures or statements of any nature by or on behalf of the Company
(whether written or oral and whether or not contained in any employee manual or
handbook or personnel policy manual), and no acts or practices of any nature,
shall be construed to modify this Agreement or to create express or implied
obligations of any nature to Employee.
(c) Words used herein, regardless of the number and gender specifically
used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or
plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context
indicates is appropriate.
14. Assignment:
All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective heirs, executors,
administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties
hereto, except that the duties and responsibilities of Employee hereunder are of
a personal nature and shall not be assignable or delegatable in whole or in part
by Employee.
15. Severability:
If any provision of this Agreement or application thereof to anyone or
under any circumstances is adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other
provision or
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application and shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision or
application in any other jurisdiction.
16. Remedies Cumulative: No Waiver:
No remedy conferred upon the Company or the Employee by this Agreement is
intended to be exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every such remedy
shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to any remedy given hereunder or
now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. No delay or omission by the
Company or employee in exercising any right, remedy or power hereunder or
existing at law or in equity shall be construed as a waiver thereof, and any
such right, remedy or power may be exercised by the Company or the employee from
time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient or necessary by the Company
or the employee at its sole discretion.
17. Indemnification:
17.1 Third-Party Proceedings.
The Company shall indemnify Employee if Employee is or was a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action or
proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (other
than an action by or in the right of the Company) by reason of the fact that
Employee is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company or an
affiliate, by reason of any action or inaction on the part of Employee while a
director, officer, employee, or agent or by reason of the fact that Employee is
or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee,
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other
enterprise, against expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), judgments,
fines, and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance
by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) actually and
reasonably incurred by Employee in connection with such action or proceeding
unless the Company shall establish that (a) Employee did not act in good faith
and in a manner Employee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the
Company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable
cause to believe Employee's conduct was unlawful; (b) Employee's actions
amounted to gross negligence; or (c) Employee's actions were performed with
knowledge and intent to harm the Company. The termination of any action or
proceeding by
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judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or
its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption (i) that Employee did
not act in good faith and in a manner which Employee reasonably believed to be
in the best interests of the Company; or (ii) with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, that Employee had reasonable cause to believe that
Employee's conduct was unlawful.
17.2 Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company.
The Company shall indemnify Employee if Employe was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action or
proceeding by or in the right of the Company or any affiliate of the Company to
procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that Employee is or was a
director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company, or any affiliate of the
Company, by reason of any action or inaction on the part of Employee while a
director, officer, employee, or agent or by reason of the fact that Employee is
or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee,
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other
enterprise, against expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) and, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, amounts paid in settlement of such action or
proceeding unless the Company shall establish any of the following concerning
the action:
a. That Employee did not act in good faith;
b. Employee acted in a manner Employee could not have reasonably believed
to be in the best interests of the Company and its Members;
c. The Employee actions were intentional and with knowledge that such
actions would result in the harm complained of;
d. Employee's actions amount to gross negligence; or
e. Employee's actions were outside the scope of his employment.
No indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter
as to which Employee shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company in the
performance of Employee's duty to the Company or any affiliate of the Company
unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or proceeding
is or was pending shall
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determine upon application that, in view of all the circumstances of the case,
Employee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses or amounts
paid in settlement and then only to the extent that the court shall determine.
17.3 Procedure.
Any indemnification provided for in this Agreement shall be made no later
than forty-five (45) days after the resolution (by judgment, settlement,
dismissal, or otherwise) of the claim to which indemnification is sought. If a
claim under this Agreement, under any statute, or under any provision of the
Company's Articles of Incorporation or bylaws providing for indemnification, is
not paid in full by the Company within such period, Employee may, but need not,
at any time thereafter bring an action against the Company to recover the unpaid
amount of the claim and, subject to Section 17 of this Agreement, Employee shall
also be entitled to be paid for the expenses (including reasonable attorneys'
fees) of bringing such action. It shall be a defense to any such action (other
than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in connection
with any action or proceeding in advance of its final disposition) that Employee
has not met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under applicable
law for the Company to indemnify Employee for the amount claimed, but the burden
of proving such defense shall be on the Company, and Employee shall be entitled
to receive interim payments of expenses pursuant to this Agreement unless and
until such defense may be finally adjudicated by court order or judgment from
which no further right appeal exists. It is the parties' intention that if the
Company contest Employee's right to indemnification, the question of Employee's
right to indemnification shall be for the court to decide, and neither the
failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors, any committee or
subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its Members)
to have made a determination that indemnification of Employee is proper in the
circumstances because Employee has met the applicable standard of conduct
required by applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Company
(including its Board of Directors, any committee or subgroup of the Board of
Directors, independent legal counsel, or its Members) that Employee has not met
such applicable standard of conduct,
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shall create a presumption that Employee has or has not met the applicable
standard of conduct.
17.4 Notice to Insurers.
If, at the time of the receip of a notice of a claim pursuant to this
Agreement, the Company has directors' and officers' liability insurance in
effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the
respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or
desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Employee, all
amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of
such policies.
17.5 Relationship to Other Sources.
Employee shall not be required to exercise any rights against any other
parties (for example, under any insurance policy purchased by the Company,
Employee, or any other person or entity) before Employee, or Agreement. However,
to the extent the Company actually indemnifies Employee or advances expenses,
the Company shall be entitled to enforce any such rights, which Employee may
have against third parties. Employee shall assist the Company in enforcing those
rights if the Company pays Employee's reasonable costs and expenses of doing so.
17.6 Selection of Counsel.
In the event the Company shall be obligated under this Agreement to pay the
expenses of any proceeding against Employee, the Company, if appropriate, shall
be entitled to assume the defense of such proceeding, with counsel approved by
Employee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, upon the delivery
to Employee of written notice of its election to do so. After delivery of such
notice, approval of such counsel by Employee and the retention of such counsel
by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Employee under this Agreement
for any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Employee with respect to the
same proceeding, provided that (i) Employee shall have the right to employ
counsel in any such proceeding at Employee's expense; and (ii) if (A) the
employment of counsel by Employee has been previously
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authorized by the Company (B) Employee shall have reasonably concluded that
there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Employee in the
conduct of any such defense, or (C) the Company shall not, in fact, have
employed counsel to assume the defense of such proceeding, then the reasonable
fees and expenses of Employee's counsel shall be at the expense of the Company.
17.7 Additional Rights
a. Scope. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Employee to the fullest extent permitted
by law, notwithstanding that such indemnification is not specifically authorized
or mandated by the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company's Articles of
Incorporation, the Company's Bylaws, or by statute. In the event of any change,
after the date of this Agreement, in any applicable law, statute, or rule which
expands the right of a corporate entity to indemnify a member of its or an
affiliate's board of directors or an officer, such changes shall be, ipso facto,
within the purview of Employee's rights and the Company's obligations under this
Agreement. In the event of any change in any applicable law, statute, or rule
which narrows the right of a corporate entity to indemnify a member of its or an
affiliate's Board of Directors or an officer, such changes, to the extent not
otherwise required by such law, statute, or rule to be applied to this Agreement
shall have no effect on this Agreement or the parties rights and obligations
hereunder.
b. Nonexclusivity. The indemnification provided by this Agreement shall not
be deemed exclusive of any rights to which Employee my be entitled under the
Company's Articles of Incorporation, its Bylaws, any agreement, any vote of
Members or disinterested directors, the Corporation Law of the State of Florida,
or otherwise, both as to action in Employee's official capacity and as to action
or inaction in another capacity while holding such office. The indemnification
provided under this Agreement shall continue as to Employee for any action taken
or not taken while serving in an indemnified capacity even though Employee may
have ceased to serve in such capacity at the time of any action or other cover
proceeding is commenced.
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c. Partial Indemnification. Employee is entitled under any provision of
this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the
expenses judgments, fines, or penalties actually or reasonably incurred in the
investigation, defense, appeal, or settlement of any civil or criminal action or
proceeding, but not, however, for the total amount thereof, the Company shall
nevertheless indemnify Employee for the portion of such expenses, judgments,
fines, or penalties to which Employee is entitled.
d. Acknowledgment. Both the Company and Employee acknowledge that in
certain instances, state or federal law or applicable public policy may prohibit
the Company from indemnifying its directors and officers under this Agreement or
otherwise. Employee understands and acknowledges that the Company has undertaken
or may be required in the future to undertake with the Securities and Exchange
Commission to submit the question of indemnification to a court in certain
circumstances for a determination of the Company's right under public policy to
indemnify Employee.
18. Miscellaneous
All section headings are for convenience only. This Agreement may be
executed in several counterparts, each of which is an original. It shall not be
necessary in making proof of this Agreement or any counterpart hereof to produce
or account for any of the other counterparts.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound, have
executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
Cirilium Holdings, Inc. Employee
/s/ Xxx Xxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer President
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