MARKETING AGREEMENT
This
MARKETING AGREEMENT
(this “Agreement”) is entered into, as of April 22, 2008, by and
between i2Telecom
International, Inc., a Washington corporation, with its principal office
at 0000 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 (“Company”) and Virenta, LLC, a Texas limited
liability company, with an address at XX XXX 00000, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
(“Virenta”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS,
Virenta, by and through its officers, employees, agents, representatives and
affiliates, has expertise in the areas of marketing, product strategy and other
matters relating to the business of the Company; and
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to utilize the expertise of Virenta.
AGREEMENT:
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the covenants and
conditions herein set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
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Definitions.
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1.1.
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The
terms defined in this Section shall have the meanings set forth below
whenever they appear in this Agreement, unless the context in which they
are used clearly requires a different meaning, or a different definition
is described for a particular Section or
provision.
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1.1.1.
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“Subscriber
Override” means (a) fifteen percent (15%) of the revenue the Company
receives from each subscriber of the Company when the subscriber
subscribes to the Company’s services through a Direct Channel; or (b)
thirty percent (30%) of the Net Margin the Company earns from each
subscriber of the Company when the subscriber subscribes to the Company’s
services through an Indirect
Channel.
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1.1.2.
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“Bounty”
means a one-time payment of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each new subscriber
who subscribes to the Company’s services through one of Virenta’s
marketing programs or through one of the Strategic Partners introduced to
the Company by Virenta; provided, however, that the new subscriber remains
a customer of the Company for at least 90 days and has a monthly average
revenue of at least $15.00 per month for those 90
days.
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1.1.3.
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“Profit
Participation” means fifty percent (50%) of the profits received by the
Company from each new subscriber of the Company when the new subscriber
subscribes to the Company’s services through one of Virenta’s marketing
programs or through one of the Strategic Partners introduced to the
Company by Virenta when the Company’s Net Profit after all costs and
commissions is in excess of twenty-five
(25%).
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Virenta:______
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1.1.4.
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“Net
Margin” means gross revenue received less (a) cost of goods sold and (b)
$1.00 per month per user to the Company for general and administrative
expenses.
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1.1.5.
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“Cash
Flow Positive” means earnings before interest, taxes depreciation and
amortization for a fiscal year-end
quarter.
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1.1.6.
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“Strategic
Partner(s)” means an individual, entity or organization with which the
Company enters into a contractual agreement for the individual, entity or
organization to provide the Company’s
services.
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1.1.7.
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“Direct
Channel” means a subscriber who subscribes to the Company’s services
without a channel relationship between the subscriber and the
Company.
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1.1.8.
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“Indirect
Channel” means a subscriber who subscribes to the Company’s services
through and with a channel partner of the Company between the subscriber
and the Company.
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2.
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Services.
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2.1.
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Company
agrees to hire Virenta and Virenta agrees to provide services to Company
in the areas of marketing, product strategy and other matters relating to
the business of the Company (the
“Services”).
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3.
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Online
Marketing.
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3.1.
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Virenta
is granted the right to market the Company’s services through web-based
online affiliate registration programs and other similar web-based
programs. Virenta will be given such other rights necessary to protect the
implementation of Virenta’s online marketing
programs.
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3.1.1.
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Incentive
payments to third parties associated with Virenta’s affiliate registration
and online marketing programs will be paid by the Company. The Company
must approve all incentive payments prior to the implementation of the
programs by Virenta.
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3.1.2.
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The
Company agrees to make trial periods and discounts available to potential
customers solicited by Virenta. The Company must approve all trial periods
and discounts offered by Virenta prior to the implementation of the
programs by Virenta.
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4.
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Wholesale
Minutes.
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4.1.
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Virenta
will be allowed to sell airtime minutes on a wholesale basis. The parties
recognize that the selling of wholesale minutes will not commence until
appropriate processes and technologies are implemented by the Company and
such processes and technologies are not currently in place. The parties
further agree that they will work in good faith to implement such
processes and technologies as their resources
allow.
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Company:_____;
Virenta:______
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5.
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Cash
Compensation.
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5.1.
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The
Company will pay Virenta $22,916.00 monthly (the “Monthly Payment”).
Twenty-five percent (25%) of the Monthly Payment will be deferred until
the Company becomes Cash Flow Positive or other mutually agreed-upon
financial objectives are met at which time the deferred amount will be
paid in full. As the Subscriber Revenue (defined later herein) increases,
the Monthly Payment will be offset and decrease so that the combination of
the Monthly Payment and the Subscriber Revenue equals at least $22,916.00
per month. When the Subscriber Revenue exceeds $22,916.00 in any given
month no Monthly Payment will be made or owed in that given month. The
Monthly Payment will be paid on or before the 10th day of the month
following the month in which the Monthly Payment was
earned.
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5.2.
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The
Company will pay Virenta a Bounty on a monthly
basis.
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5.3.
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The
Company will pay Virenta a Subscriber Override on a monthly
basis.
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5.3.1.
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If
this Agreement is terminated the Subscriber Override will be paid as
follows.
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5.3.1.1.
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For
the first twelve months after the Agreement is terminated, the Subscriber
Override will be one-hundred percent 100% of what the Virenta would
normally be entitled to receive had the Agreement not been
terminated.
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5.3.1.2.
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For
the second twelve months after the Agreement is terminated, the Subscriber
Override will be seventy-five percent (75%) of what the Virenta would
normally be entitled to receive had the Agreement not been
terminated.
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5.3.1.3.
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For
the third twelve months after the Agreement is terminated, the Subscriber
Override will be fifty percent (50%) of what the Virenta would normally be
entitled to receive had the Agreement not been
terminated.
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5.3.1.4.
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After
thirty-six months after the Agreement is terminated the Subscriber
Override will end and no further Subscriber Override will be owed to
Virenta.
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5.4.
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The
Company will pay Virenta a Profit Participation on a quarterly
basis.
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5.4.1.
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If
this Agreement is terminated the Profit Participation will be paid as
follows:
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5.4.1.1.
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For
the first twelve months after the Agreement is terminated, the Profit
Participation will be one-hundred percent 100% of what the Virenta would
normally he entitled to receive had the Agreement not been
terminated.
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5.4.1.2.
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For
the second twelve months after the Agreement is terminated, the Profit
Participation will be seventy-five percent (75%) of what the Virenta would
normally be entitled to receive had the Agreement not been
terminated.
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5.4.1.3.
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For
the third twelve months after the Agreement is terminated, the Profit
Participation will be fifty percent (50%) of what the Virenta would
normally be entitled to receive had the Agreement not been
terminated.
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5.4.1.4.
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After
thirty-six months after the Agreement is terminated the Profit
Participation will end and no further Profit Participation will be owed to
Virenta.
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5.5.
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The
parties agree that if an opportunity to market the Company’s services is
presented but the Company’s costs and Virenta’s compensation in this
section 5 make the opportunity economically unfeasible, the parties will
review the compensation in this section 5 and the Company’s costs to
determine if adjustments would make the opportunity feasible. If the
parties agree to adjustments, such adjustments must be reduced to writing
and signed by both parties before they are
effective.
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5.6.
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The
Bounty and the Profit Participation will be applicable to only the
accounts generated from the programs and Strategic Partners listed on
Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein. Exhibit “A” will be
revised from time to time as new programs and relationships with Strategic
Partners are begun. Revisions to Exhibit A will be made according to the
following procedure.
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5.6.1.
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The
initial Exhibit A will be dated and signed by both
parties.
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5.6.2.
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Virenta
will add accounts and Strategic Partners (the “Added Accounts”) to Exhibit
A as such Added Accounts become known to Virenta (the “Revised Exhibit
A”).
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5.6.3.
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Virenta
will forward the Revised Exhibit A to the Company to the attention of Xxxx
Xxxxx and/or will email the Revised Exhibit A to Xxxx Xxxxx at xxxxxx@x0Xxxxxxx.xxx.
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5.6.4.
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The
Added Accounts will be accepted and the Revised Exhibit A will be
considered a part of this Agreement unless within 10 business days of
receipt of the Revised Exhibit A the Company delivers to Virenta written
notice containing Company’s reasons for disputing the addition of the
Added Accounts.
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Virenta:______
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5.6.5.
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If
the Company objects to the Revised Exhibit A and the Company has a prior
relationship with the disputed Added Accounts, the Added Accounts will not
become a part of this Agreement.
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6.
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Stock
Warrants.
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6.1.
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Virenta
will be issued warrants to purchase two million (2,000,000) shares of
Company common stock exercisable at $0.10 each (“Shares”) with a three
year exercise period, (the
“Warrants”).
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6.1.1.
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Seven-hundred
and fifty thousand (750,000) Warrants will be issued and vested on a
time-based schedule as follows: (a) two-hundred and fifty thousand
(250,000) Warrants will vest on the first six-month anniversary of the
signing of this Agreement; (b) two-hundred and fifty thousand (250,000)
Warrants will vest on the second six-month anniversary of the signing of
this Agreement; and (c) two-hundred and fifty thousand (250,000) Warrants
will vest on the third six-month anniversary of the signing of this
Agreement.
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6.1.2.
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Seven-hundred
and fifty thousand (750,000) Warrants will vest on a performance-based
schedule as follows: (a) two-hundred and fifty thousand (250,000) Warrants
will vest after the first $5,000,000 of profitable Company revenue
generated by Virenta, (b) two-hundred and fifty thousand (250,000)
Warrants will vest after the second $5,000,000 of profitable Company
revenue generated by Virenta; and (c) two-hundred and fifty thousand
(250,000) Warrants will vest after the third $5,000,000 of profitable
Company revenue generated by
Virenta.
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6.1.2.1.
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The
term “profitable Company revenue” means a minimum of 20% Net
Profit.
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6.1.3.
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Five-hundred
thousand (500,000) Warrants will vest on a Strategic Partners-based
schedule as follows; (a) one-hundred twenty-five thousand (125,000)
Warrants will vest upon the signing of an initial agreement with a
Strategic Partner; (b) one-hundred twenty-five thousand (125,000) Warrants
will vest upon the signing of a second agreement with a Strategic Partner;
(c) one-hundred twenty-five thousand (125,000) Warrants will vest upon the
signing of a third agreement with a Strategic Partner; and (d) one-hundred
twenty-five thousand (125,000) Warrants will vest upon the signing of a
fourth agreement with a Strategic
Partner.
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6.1.3.1.
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In
order to qualify as a Strategic Partner for purposes of paragraph 6.1.3
the organizations or entities must have annual revenue of at least
$100,000,000.
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6.1.4.
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In
the event of a Change in Control seventy-five (75%) of the Warrants
addressed in paragraph 6.1 shall automatically become immediately vested.
Additionally, Virenta will be issued additional Warrants in an amount
equal to 30% of the unexercised Warrants (the “Additional Warrants”). The
Additional Warrants will vest on the same schedule as the remaining 25% of
the Warrants addressed in paragraph 6.1. et.
seq.
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6.1.4.1.
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The
term “Change in Control” means: (i) a sale or transfer of substantially
all of the issues of the Company in any transaction or series of related
transactions (other than sales in the ordinary course of business); (ii)
any merger, consolidation or reorganization to which the Company is a
party, except for merger, consolidation or reorganization in which the
Company is the surviving corporation and, after giving effect to such
merger, consolidation or reorganization, the holders of the Company’s
outstanding Common Stock (on a fully-diluted basis) immediately prior to
the merger, consolidations or reorganization, capital stock holding a
majority of the voting power of the Company; (iii) any sale or series of
sales of shares of the Company’s capital stock by the holders thereof
which results in any person or group of affiliated persons owning capital
stock holding a majority of the voting power of the Company; (iv) any
circumstance by which the persons who constitute the Company’s Board of
Directors as of the date hereof cease for any reason to constitute a
majority of the directors of the Company; or (v) any sale by the Company
of all or substantially all of its
assets.
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7.
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Intellectual
Property.
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7.1.
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It
is anticipated that Virenta will advise the Company regarding certain
ideas and processes that may he patentable (the “Virenta Patent
Contribution”). To the extent Virenta makes such a contribution, the
parties recognize that the Company will own such patent
rights.
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7.2.
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The
Company agrees that in the event the Virenta Patent Contribution leads to
valuable intellectual property for the Company, the Company will award a
cash or stock bonus to Virenta and pay an ongoing royalty to Virenta. The
amount of the bonus and royalty will be determined in good faith by the
Company.
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8.
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Expenses.
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8.1.
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The
Company agrees to pay for all actual reasonable and necessary expenses of
Virenta that are directly related to the Services (the “Expenses.”)
Expenses greater than $5000.00 in any month must he pre-approved by the
Company. Expenses properly submitted by the end of the month will be paid
on or before the 15th
day of the following month.
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9.
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Term and
Termination.
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9.1.
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The
initial term of this Agreement shall be for six (6) months (the “Initial
Term”) and this Agreement shall not be cancelled by either party during
the Initial Term. After the Initial Term, the Agreement shall
automatically renew for a period of one year (the “Successive Term”)
unless prior to expiration of the Initial Term, forty-five (45) day
written notice is given by either party to terminate the
Agreement.
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9.2.
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After
the beginning of the Successive Term, the Agreement can he terminated by
either party by giving forty-five (45) day written notice to the other
party.
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10.
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Taxes.
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10.1.
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Virenta
shall be responsible for all taxes arising from compensation and other
amounts paid under this Agreement, and shall he responsible for all
payroll taxes and fringe benefits of Virenta employees. Neither federal,
nor state, nor local income tax, nor payroll tax of any kind, shall be
withheld or paid by the Company on behalf of Virenta or its employees.
Virenta understands that it is responsible to pay, according to law,
Virenta’s taxes.
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11.
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Benefits.
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11.1.
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Virenta
and Virenta’s employees will not be eligible for, and shall not
participate in, any employee pension, health, welfare, or other fringe
benefit plan, of the Company. No workers’ compensation insurance shall he
obtained by Company covering Virenta or Virenta’s
employees.
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12.
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Confidentiality.
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12.1.
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In
performing consulting services under this Agreement, Virenta will be
exposed to and will be required to use certain Confidential Information
(as hereinafter defined) of the Company. Virenta agrees that Virenta will
not and Virenta’s employees, agents or representatives will not, use,
directly or indirectly, such Confidential Information for the benefit of
any person, entity or organization other than the Company, or disclose
such Confidential information without the written authorization of the
President of the Company, either during or after the term of this
Agreement, for as long as such information retains the characteristics of
Confidential Information.
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12.2.
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Confidential
Information shall be defined as any non-public information of either party
or its affiliates, including, without limitation, any information
concerning, derived from or in any way relating to the business,
operations or financial condition of either party, marketing plans,
business strategies, business plans, financial information, forecasts,
personnel information, corporate structure, shareholder information,
existing or potential acquisition targets, computer software, trade
secrets and all other information which, if known, would be of advantage
to others competing with, or that may compete with, either party or would
he of disadvantage to either party, whether or not subject to patent,
trademark, trade secret, copyright or other statutory protection (the
“Confidential Information”).
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13.
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Conflict of
Interest.
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13.1.
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Virenta
covenants and agrees not to consult or provide any services in any manner
or capacity to a direct competitor of the Company during the duration of
this Agreement unless express written authorization to do so is given by
the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer.
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14.
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Non-Solicitation.
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14.1.
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Virenta
covenants and agrees that during the term of this Agreement, Virenta will
not, directly or indirectly, through an existing corporation,
unincorporated business, affiliated party, successor employer, or
otherwise, solicit, hire for employment or work with, on a part-time,
consulting, advising or any other basis, other than on behalf of the
Company any employee or independent contractor employed by the Company
while Virenta is performing services for the
Company.
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15.
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This
Agreement shall be construed, interpreted, and applied in accordance with
the laws of the State of Georgia. This Agreement is the complete and
exclusive statement regarding the subject matter of this Agreement and
supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and communications, oral
or written, between the parties regarding the subject matter of this
Agreement. This Agreement is internationally binding and any breach of
contract shall be applied in accordance with the laws of the United States
of America.
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16.
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Revisions
or amendments to this Agreement shall only he valid if made in writing,
duly signed by each of the parties.
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17.
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Disputes
in connection with the Agreement shall be finally settled by arbitration
under the rules of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”). The
arbitration proceedings shall take place in Atlanta, Georgia. The parties
shall share equally in the expenses of the
AAA.
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18.
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If
any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable,
then the remainder of this Agreement will have full force and effect, and
the invalid provision will be modified, or partially enforced, to the
maximum extent permitted to effectuate the original
objective.
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19.
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Failure
by either party to enforce any term of this Agreement will not be deemed a
waiver of future enforcement of that or any other term in this Agreement
or any other agreement that may be in place between the
parties.
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20.
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This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will he deemed an
original, and all of which together constitute one and the same
instrument. Each party will execute and promptly deliver to the other
parties a copy of this Agreement hearing the original
signature.
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21.
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The
Parties acknowledge and agree that damages alone would be insufficient to
compensate one another for a breach of this Agreement and that irreparable
harm would result from a breach of this Agreement. The parties hereby
consent to the entering of an order for injunctive relief to prevent a
breach or further breach, and the entering of an order for specific
performance to compel performance of any obligations under this
Agreement.
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22.
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All
notices given hereunder will he given in writing (in English or with an
English translation), will refer to Virenta and to this Agreement and will
be delivered to the address set forth below by (i) personal delivery, (ii)
delivery postage prepaid by an internationally-recognized express courier
service:
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22.1.
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If
to Company: Xx. Xxxx X. Arena, Chief Executive Officer, i2 Telecom
International, 0000 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, XX
00000
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22.2.
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If
to Virenta: Xx. Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Virenta, LLC, XX XXX 00000,
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
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22.3.
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Notices
are deemed given on (a) the date of receipt if delivered personally or by
express courier or (b) if delivery is refused, the date of refusal. Notice
given in any other manner will be deemed to have been given only if and
when received at the address of the person to be notified. Either party
may from time to time change its address for notices under this Agreement
by giving the other party written notice of such change in accordance with
this paragraph.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of April 22,
2008.
i2
Telecom International, Inc.
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Virenta,
LLC
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By: /s/ Xxxx X. Arena | By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Name: Xxxx X. Arena | Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx | ||
Title: Chief Executive Officer | Title: Member | ||
Date: April 22,
2008
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Date: 4/22/08
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Virenta:______
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