AGREEMENT
Agreement, made this 30th day of May, 2006, by and between Adsouth
Partners, Inc., a Nevada corporation with its principal office at 0000 X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 (the "Company"), and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx,
whose address is X.X. Xxx 000000, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000-0000 ("Xxxxx").
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WHEREAS, Xxxxx is chief executive officer and a director of the
Company; and
WHEREAS, Xxxxx is resigning as a director and officer of the Company
for reasons of health;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto do mutually agree as follows:
1. Resignation. Xxxxx does hereby resign, effective on the date of
this Agreement, May 30, 2006, as a director and as an executive officer of the
Company and all of its subsidiaries.
2. No Additional Payments. The parties acknowledge that the Company
has paid Xxxxx and Xxxxx has received all compensation and other benefits,
including without limitation, additional financial consideration and property
which has been paid or provided to him, due to him by the Company and its
subsidiaries, whether pursuant to the employment agreement dated May 10, 2006
(the "Employment Agreement"), or otherwise. Xxxxx shall, however, have the right
to exercise any rights he has or may have under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act (COBRA).
3. Continuing Covenants.
(a) The provisions of Sections 6, 7 (other than Section
7(a)(iv)), 9, 10 and, to the extent relevant to the enforcement of such
provisions, Section 11, of the Employment Agreement shall continue in full force
and effect as provided therein.
(b) Xxxxx will not make any disparaging statements
concerning the Company, its business, officers, directors and employees that
could injure, impair, damage or otherwise affect the relationship between the
Company, on the one hand, and any of the Company's employees, suppliers,
customers, clients or any other person with which the Company has business or
otherwise have a business relationship of any kind and description. The Company
will not make any disparaging statements concerning Xxxxx. This Section 3(b)
shall not be construed to prohibit either party from giving factual information
concerning the other party in response to inquiries that such party believes are
bona fide or pursuant to legal process.
(c) Xxxxx further agrees that he will not contact or
communicate with any affiliate or principal common or preferred stockholder of
the Company on matters relating to the Company (except Xxxx Xxxxxx); provided,
that he may respond to uninitiated communications in a manner which is not in
violation of Section 3(b) of this Agreement.
4. Releases.
(a) Xxxxx does hereby release and discharge the Company and
all of its subsidiaries, their respective officers, directors, agents, counsel
and employees and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors
and assigns from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, debts, sums of
money, accounts, reckonings, notes, bonds, warrants, bills, specialties,
covenants, contracts,
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controversies, agreements, liabilities, obligations, undertakings, promises,
damages, claims and demands whatsoever, in law, admiralty or equity which
against them or any of them Xxxxx and his heirs, executors and administrators
ever had, now have or in the future can, shall or may have, for, upon or by
reason or any matter, cause or thing arising directly or indirectly out of
Xxxxx'x affiliation or any other relationship with the Company from the
beginning of the world to the date of this Agreement except for the Company's
obligations under this Agreement.
(b) The Company does hereby release and discharge Xxxxx and
his heirs, executors and administrators from any and all actions, causes of
action, suits, debts, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, notes, bonds,
warrants, bills, specialties, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements,
liabilities, obligations, undertakings, promises, damages, claims and demands
whatsoever, in law, admiralty or equity which against them or any of them the
Company, its successors and assigns ever had, now have or in the future can,
shall or may have, for, upon or by reason or any matter, cause or thing arising
directly or indirectly out of Xxxxx'x affiliation or any other relationship with
the Company from the beginning of the world to the date of this Agreement except
for his obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company
does not release Xxxxx from any conduct involving fraud or criminal conduct or
any conduct for which the Company is not permitted to indemnify Xxxxx pursuant
to Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes.
5. Miscellaneous.
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted and
governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida applicable to
agreements executed and to be performed wholly within such state, without regard
to principles of conflicts of laws.
(b) Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon the
parties hereto and upon their heirs, successors, representatives and assigns.
(c) Other Papers. Each of the parties hereto agrees to
execute any further documents or papers reasonably necessary to effectuate the
terms and provisions of this Agreement.
(d) Books and Records. Xxxxx hereby represents to the
Company that he holds no original books, records, notes, memoranda, logs,
journals, data, computer stored or otherwise recorded and any other information
regarding the Company, in his possession.
6. Legal Counsel. Each party to this Agreement hereby certifies to
the other hereto that it has retained its own legal counsel for representation
and advice as to the contents of this Agreement and its legal ramifications, or
has knowingly and willingly declined to do so, and further, that each party is
not relying on any statement made by the legal counsel of the other party
regarding any provision of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.
ADSOUTH PARTNERS, INC.
By: /S/ Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxxx, CFO
/S/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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