EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Employment Agreement, between EXEO ENTERTAINMENT, INC., (the "Company") and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx (the "Employee").
1. For good consideration. the Company employees the Employee on the following terms and conditions.
2. Term of Employment. Subject to the provisions for termination set forth below this agreement will begin on December 16, 2011, unless sooner terminated.
3. Salary. The Company shall pay Employee a salary of $60,000 per year (five thousand per month), for the services of the Employee, payable at regular payroll periods. In addition, Company agrees to reimburse Employee for compensation earned prior to the incorporation of the Company for services rendered on behalf of the Company. This amount equals $10,000 and the parties agreed to provide Employee with founder's shares at par value for this amount rather than pay the amount owed in cash. The date of this recording within the books of the Company is May 20, 2011.
4. Duties and Position. the Company hires the Employee in the capacity of President. The Employee's duties may be reasonably modified at the Company's discretion from time to time.
5. Employee to Devote Full Time to Company. The Employee will devote full time, attention, and energies to the business of the Company, and, during this employment, will not engage in any other business activity, regardless of whether such activity is pursued for profit, gain, or other pecuniary advantage, unless approved in advance by the majority of Directors. Unless otherwise provided below, employee is not prohibited from making personal investments in any other businesses provided those investments do not require active involvement in the operation of said companies. Employee is precluded from making an investment into any of our direct competitors if such investment is a material portion of the Employee's total investment portfolio.
6. Confidentiality or Proprietary Information. Employee agrees, during or after the term of this employment, not to reveal confidential information, or trade secrets to any person, firm, corporation, or entity. Should Employee reveal or threaten to reveal this information, the Company shall be entitled to an injunction restraining the Employee from disclosing same, or from rendering any services to any entity to whom said information has been or is threatened to be disclosed. The right to secure an injunction is not exclusive, and the Company may pursue any other remedies it has against the Employee for a breach or threatened breach of this condition, including the recovery of damages from the Employee.
7. Reimbursement of Expenses. The Employee may incur reasonable expenses for furthering the Company's business, including expenses for entertainment, travel, and similar items. The Company shall reimburse Employee for all business expenses after the Employee presents an itemized account of expenditures, pursuant to Company policy.
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8. Vacation. The Employee shall be entitled to a yearly vacation not in excess of two weeks at full pay. Any unused yearly vacation accrual shall be forfeited.
9. Disability. The Company provides no long term disability insurance policy for the benefit or our employees. We provide a maximum of ten business days as sick leave for any short term disability.
10. Termination of Agreement. Without cause, the Company may terminate this agreement at any time upon 30 days written notice to the Employee. If the Company requests, the Employee will continue to perform his/her duties and may be paid his/her regular salary up to the date of termination. In addition, the Company will pay the Employee on the date of the termination a severance allowance equal to one month's pay less taxes and social security required to be withheld. Without cause, the Employee may terminate employment upon 30 days' written notice to the Company. Employee may be required to perform his or her duties and will be paid the regular salary to date of termination but shall not receive severance allowance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this agreement, the Company may terminate the Employee's employment upon 30 days' notice to the Employee should any of the following events occur:
| a) | The sale of substantially all of the Company's assets to a single purchaser or group of associated purchasers; or |
| b) | The sale, exchange, or other disposition, in one transaction of the majority of the Company's outstanding corporate shares; or |
| c) | The Company's decision to terminate its business and liquidate its assets; |
| d) | The merger or consolidation of the Company with another Company resulting in a change in control of the majority of our issued and outstanding common shares. |
| e) | Bankruptcy or chapter 11 reorganization. |
11. Death Benefit. Should Employee die during the term of employment, the Company shall pay to Employee's estate any compensation due through the end of the month in which death occurred.
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12. Restriction on Post Employment Compensation. For a period of two years after the end of employment, the Employee shall not control, consult to or be employed by any business similar to that conducted by the company, either by soliciting any of its accounts or by operating within Employer's general trading area.
13. Assistance in Litigation. Employee shall upon reasonable notice, furnish such information and proper assistance to the Company as it may reasonably require in connection with any litigation in which it is, or may become, a party either during or after employment.
14. Effect or Prior Agreements. This Agreement supersedes any prior agreement between the Company or any predecessor of the Company and the Employee, except that this agreement shall not affect or operate to reduce any benefit or compensation inuring to the Employee of a kind elsewhere provided and not expressly provided in this agreement.
15. Settlement by Arbitration. Any claim or controversy that arises out of or relates to this agreement, or the breach of it, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Judgment upon the award rendered may be entered in any court with jurisdiction.
16. Limited Effect of Waiver by Company. Should Company waive breach of any provision of this agreement by the Employee, that waiver will not operate or be construed as a waiver of further breach by the Employee.
17. Severability. If, for any reason, any provision of this agreement is held invalid, all other provisions of this agreement shall remain in effect. If this agreement is held invalid or cannot be enforced, then to the full extent permitted by law any prior agreement between the Company (or any predecessor thereof) and the Employee shall be deemed reinstated as if this agreement had not been executed.
18. Assumption of Agreement by Company's Successors and Assignees. The Company's rights and obligations under this agreement will inure to the benefit and be binding upon the Company's successors and assignees.
19. Oral Modifications Not Binding. This instrument is the entire agreement of the Company and the Employee. Oral changes have no effect. It may be altered only by a written agreement signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification, extension, or discharge is sought.
Dated effective December 16, 2011
| /s/ EXEO ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX | |
| EXEO ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX |
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