AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.1
AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 18th
day of
August,
2006,
by and between Celsia Technologies Korea Inc., a corporation organized under
the
laws of the Republic of Korea having its registered office at #1101 Ace Techno
Tower 8 cha, 000-0 Xxxx-xxxx, Xxxx-xx, Xxxxx, (“Celsia Korea”), Celsia
Technologies UK Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of the United
Kingdom (“Celsia UK”), and iCurie, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws
of Nevada, US (“Celsia US”) (Celsia Korea, Celsia UK and Celsia US shall be
collective referred to as the "Company"); and Xx. Xxxxx Xxxx Xxx, a Korean
citizen who has provided service to the Company and whose address is
475-1
Gwachundong, Gwachun Shi
(hereinafter "Xx. Xxx").
(the
Company and Xx. Xxx collectively referred to as the "Parties")
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS,
Xx. Xxx has decided to voluntarily resign from his position with the Company
and
the Company has agreed to accept such resignation under the terms and conditions
set forth herein.
NOW
THEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1.
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Resignation
and Effective Date.
Xx. Xxx shall voluntarily resign from his service with the Celsia
Korea as
Director and any other office and/or position held with Celsia Korea
effective as of [September 16, 2006]. Xx. Xxx shall also resign from
his
service with Celsia UK as Director and CTO and any other office and/or
position held with Celsia UK as of [September 16, 2006], and from
his
service with Celsia US as CTO as of September 16, 2006. Xx. Xxx shall
remain a director for Celsia US during his current term. Starting
from
September 1, 2006 until September 16, 2006, Xx. Xxx shall be deemed
to
take an unpaid leave of absence. From September 1, 2006, without
prior
authorization by the Company, Xx. Xxx shall not be present in the
premises
of the Company and shall contact neither other officers/employees
nor
customers of the Company.
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2.
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Payments
& Package.
The Company shall provide the following separation package to Xx.
Xxx
(“Package”)
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(i)
salaries covering the period until August
31;
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(ii)
reimbursement of business expenses claimed by Xx. Xxx as shown in
Attachment
1.
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(iii)
the Company mobile phones currently provided to Xx. Xxx (provided,
the
Company shall pay reasonable bills for the mobile phones until August
31,
2006 and Xx. Xxx shall be responsible for payment of bills for the
mobile
phones after August 31, 2006);
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(iv)
the Company PC’s (including notebook PC) currently provided to Xx. Xxx
(provided, the Company shall not be responsible for payment of any
bills
relating to PC’s after August 31, 2006);
and
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(v)
Xx. Xxx may use the Company car currently provided to him until September
30, 2006; provided, however that Xx. Xxx shall pay for gas charges
after
August 31, 2006.
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3.
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Method
for Payment.
The Company shall make the cash payments of the Package set forth
in
Article 2 above in check or by electronic transfer on or before September
1, 2006.
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4.
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Taxes.
The Company shall withhold taxes as required by law. Xx. Xxx agrees
that
he shall be solely responsible for filing his tax returns and paying
any
applicable taxes to the local tax
authorities.
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5.
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Full
and Final Settlement.
Xx. Xxx acknowledges that the Package made pursuant to this Agreement
are
in full and final satisfaction of every existing and future entitlement,
right or claim which, but for the existence and fulfillment of this
Agreement, Xx. Xxx might have in respect of his service and resignation
from the Company and any company affiliated with the Company including
Celsia UK, iCurie Inc., and without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the satisfaction of any entitlement or claims that Xx.
Xxx may
have to salary, bonuses, severance pay, all other benefits and
compensation received by Xx. Xxx during his service with the Company
and
in connection with his resignation from the Company, and any and
all other
legal and statutory entitlement arising from his service with and
resignation from the Company. It is specifically agreed that Xx.
Xxx is
not entitled to any severance pay. It is agreed that Xx. Xxx has
no other
claims against the company in regard to business travel expenses
or any
other expense claims whatsoever.
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6.
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Waiver
of Legal Action.
Xx. Xxx hereby waives and releases the Company and any company affiliated
with the Company, and its officers, directors, agents, employees,
legal
representatives or any other party with an interest in the Company
from
any claims arising out of Xx. Xxx'x service with and resignation
from the
Company and its affiliate(s), and Xx. Xxx covenants that Xx. Xxx
shall not
institute any action of any nature, in any administrative or judicial
forum, against the Company and any company affiliated with the Company,
its officers, directors, agents, employees, or any other party with
an
interest in the Company.
Also, the Company waives only legal action against Xx. Xxx in accordance
with the claims in 6.
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7.
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No
Disparagement.
Xx. Xxx hereby agrees that he will not make any comments to any third
party which denigrate or disparage or otherwise make any statement,
or
permit or authorize any statement to be made, which is calculated
or
reasonably likely to damage the reputation or cause other damage
to the
Company (including any company affiliated with the Company, the Company's
directors, officers, employees and agents).
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8.
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Cooperation.
Xx. Xxx agrees to use his best efforts to cooperate with and support
the
Company, its operations and policies through the end of his service
with
the Company and further agrees to resign from the Board of Directors
of
the Company and to fully cooperate to, among other things, deregister
him
from the Company registry. Specifically, Xx. Xxx shall provide the
duly
executed resignation and other documents necessary to update the
court
registry on or before [August 31,
2006].
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9.
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Confidentiality.
Xx. Xxx and the Company shall hold in strict confidence and not disclose
to any person, firm and/or corporation the circumstances involving
his
resignation and the negotiation in relation to his resignation or
the
specific terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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10.
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Return
of Company Property.
Except for the PC’s, desktop(s) and mobile phones discussed in Section
2(iii) to (v), Xx. Xxx agrees that upon execution of this Agreement,
he
will immediately return to the Company all property, documents and
items
in his power, possession or control relating to the business of the
Company and shall not retain any copies thereof. This includes, but
is not
limited to any Company corporate seal, papers, keys, pagers, records,
documents, equipment (including computer notebook(s), electronic
discs,
and files and any computer passwords related thereto) and other
information, in whatever form, relating in any way to the Company,
unless
specifically excluded by this Agreement. The Company car currently
provided to Xx. Xxx shall be returned to the Company on October 1,
2006.
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11.
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Non-Disclosure.
Xx. Xxx agrees to hold in strict confidence and not disclose to any
person, firm and/or corporation or use confidential information and/or
trade secrets of the Company which he may have acquired through or
as a
result of his service with the Company, without the prior written
consent
of the Company.
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12.
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Waiver.
Xx. Xxx acknowledges that all inventions which are conceived or made
by
him alone or with others, whether or not during usual business hours,
during the period of his service to the Company, shall belong to
the
Company, unless specifically disclaimed by the Company in writing,
provided that such are related to his services for the Company or
are
related in any manner to the Company’s business or are otherwise made
through the use of the Company's or its customers' time, facilities
or
materials. Xx. Xxx waives any rights, entitlement or claims which
Xx. Xxx
might have in respect to such inventions.
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13.
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Non-Competition.
Xx. Xxx shall not for a period of eighteen (18) months immediately
after
his resignation from the Company, directly or indirectly, by any
means or
device whatsoever, for himself or on behalf of or in conjunction
with any
person, partnership or corporation, do any one or more of the
following:
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(1)
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provide
services similar to the Company's services or
products;
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(2)
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divert,
take away, or attempt to take away any account which he may have
become
aware of from customer information furnished to him by any employee
or
agent or former employee or agent of the Company; and
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(3)
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compete
with the Company, render employment/services for a competitor
of the
Company.
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14.
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Xx.
Xxx agrees to not sell any of his shares of common stock until January
1,
2007. Furthermore, Xx. Xxxx agrees and understand that a leak out
provision shall apply of 1/15 shares per month of his total amount
of
shares from January 1, 2007. Compensation
agreement earned shares can be sold from first of January 2007 off
market
in private non-disclosed
transaction
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15.
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Non-Solicitation.
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Xx.
Xxx
shall not for a period of eighteen (18) months after his resignation from the
Company solicit, induce, entice, hire or attempt to hire away or employ any
officer/employee of the Company or its customers unless the Company first gives
its consent in writing.
16.
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Indemnification.
Xx. Xxx shall fully indemnify and hold the Company harmless for any
liability from any civil or criminal proceeding or litigation arising
out
of his acts or omissions not endorsed by the Company and shall fully
cooperate with the Company and the relevant authorities in any
investigation or inquiry in furtherance of such proceeding or litigation.
Also,
the Company indemnify Xx. Xxx harmless in accordance with
16.
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17.
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Liquidated
Damage.
Further, in the event Xx. Xxx violates any one or more of the foregoing
covenants, acknowledging that damages arising from any breach of
the
covenants provided above are extremely difficult to compute and
recognizing that it is beneficial for both parties to establish an
amount
of liquidated damages that would be paid in the event Xx. Xxx breaches
the
provisions of Articles 6 through 14 above, Xx. Xxx shall pay the
Company a
sum equal to the payments as set forth in Article 2 (i) & (ii) above.
The Company's right to such damages shall be in addition to any rights
of
the Company to have any of Xx. Xxx’x acts, which may breach the provisions
of Articles 6 through 14above, enjoined, and further that the Company's
right to such damages shall not be a waiver of any other remedies
the
Company may have against Xx. Xxx due to any act of Xx. Xxx which
may
breach the provisions of Articles 6 through 14
above.]
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18.
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Governing
Law, Dispute Resolution and Language.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the
laws of the Republic of Korea. All disputes, controversies or differences
which may arise between the parties hereto, out of or in connection
with
this Agreement, or for the breach thereof which are not amicably
resolved
between the parties shall be finally resolved by litigation before
courts
in Korea. This Agreement is executed in the English language, which
shall
prevail over any translation thereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties, having fully understood the terms and conditions
contained in this Agreement hereto, have executed this Agreement as of the
date
set forth above.
Celsia Technologies Korea Inc. | Xx. Xxxxx Xxxx Xxx | ||||
By | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | By | /s/ Jeong Xxxx Xxx | ||
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Name: | Wretsell | Name: | Jeong Xxxx Xxx | ||
Title: | CEO | Res. No.: | 000000-0000000 |
Celsia Technologies UK Limited | |||||
By | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||||
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Name: | Wretsell | ||||
Title: | CEO |
iCurie, Inc. | |||||
By | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||||
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Name: | Wretsell | ||||
Title: | CEO |
Witnesses:
Jae Xxxx Xxxx; Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Attachment
1.
Reimbursement
of Business Expenses
1.
The
company shall pay Xx. Xxx an amount of 84,000,000
Won for business expenses claimed by Xx. Xxx. This shall be final payment and
no
other claims can by made by Xx. Xxx relating to this matter.
2.
Singapore trip from June /July, 2006
The
company shall pay Xx. Xxx 3,126,811 Won for business trip to Singapore. This
payment is considered final in regard to this business trip and no other expense
claims can be made.
To:
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Celsia
Technologies Korea Inc.
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Celsia
Technologies UK Limited
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iCurie
Inc. US
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LETTER
OF RESIGNATION
I,
the
Director of Celsia Technologies Korea Inc., Director and CTO of Celsia
Technologies UK Limited, and CTO of iCurie Inc., US, hereby resign from the
office effective as of September 16, 2006
Date: | August _18_, 2006 | ||||
By | /s/ Jeong Xxxx Xxx | ||||
Name: |
Jeong Xxxx Xxx |
[To
be sealed using certified individual seal and to attach an official copy of
the
certificate of individual seal impression]