PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
PINGTAN MARINE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
Re: Employment Contract
Dear Xx. Xx,
We are pleased to offer you an appointment with our Company on the following terms:
Position
Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)
Duties
You agree that during the course of your employment as CFO, you will abide by the Company’s constitution, this Agreement, the resolution(s) passed by the shareholder’s meeting of the Company and the resolution(s) passed by the Board of Directors of the Company to perform the duties of CFO and shall in accordance with the constitution fulfill your obligations to the shareholders.
You shall perform all of your duties as CFO of the Company in accordance with the Company law and any other applicable regulations.
You shall have the obligation to act in good faith and diligence and not to engage in any activities that may harm the Company’s interests.
Commencement Date
2013/4/18
Probation Period
1 month from the Commencement Date
Emoluments and Reimbursement
Your monthly salary will be USD $20,000 payable in arrears on the last working day of each and every calendar month.
During the course of your employment, the Company shall reimburse you for any reasonable and necessary fees (travel expenses, accommodation expenses, hospitality expenses and other actual expenses) incurred by you during the fulfillment of your duties under this Agreement upon the production of relevant receipts and /or valid documentation of expenditure.
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Termination
During the probation period, the contract of employment may be terminated by either party without prior notice. Thereafter two month’s advance written notice or payment in lieu of notice is required.
Confidentiality
You shall keep strictly confidential any matter or information concerning the business of the company both during the course of your employment and at any time thereafter.
Prohibition of Other Employment
You shall devote your whole time and attention to your employment. You shall not during the terms of your employment engage in any other employment or business without the prior written consent of the Company.
Prohibition of Competition
You shall undertake to the Company that during the course of employment with the Company, you shall not in any way engage in any business which is in competition with the business of the Company.
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Governing Laws and Jurisdiction
This Agreement is governed by the laws of New York and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New York.
Prohibition and Enforceability
Any provision of, or the application of any provision of, this Agreement which is prohibited in any jurisdiction is, in that jurisdiction, ineffective only to the extent of that prohibition. Any provision of, or the application of any provision of, this Agreement which is void, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction does not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of that provision in any other jurisdiction or of the remaining provisions in that or any other jurisdiction.
Counterparts
This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts. All counterparts, taken together, constitute one instrument. A party may execute this Agreement by signing any counterpart.
Interpretation
In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. | headings and underlining are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement; |
2. | words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa; words importing a gender include any gender; |
3. | where a word or phrase is defined in this Agreement, other parts of speech and grammatical forms of that word or phrase have a corresponding meaning; |
4. | a reference to a document includes an amendment or supplement to, or replacement or novation of, that document; and |
5. | references to sums of money are to amounts in US dollars. |
Please signify your acceptance of our offer by countersigning and returning to us the duplicate of this Agreement.
We welcome you to join our Company and trust that your service with us will be of great value to our Company.
Yours faithfully,
Pingtan Marine Enterprise Limited
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I agree to accept the appointment on the terms above stated and shall abide by the Company’s instructions.
Appointee: | /s/ Xxx Xx |
Date: | April 18, 2013 |
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