LETTER AGREEMENT
AND
AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This LETTER AGREEMENT and AMENDMENT to EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Employment
Amendment") is being entered into by and between LAKOTA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
("Lakota"), a Colorado corporation and successor in interest to Lakota Energy,
Inc, a Colorado corporation, and the successor in interest to Voice Design,
Inc., a Texas corporation, with Lakota having its principal offices situated in
Xxxxxx County, Texas; and XXXXXXX "CODY" XXXXXX, an individual, principal
officer, director and shareholder of Lakota, whose principal residence is
situated in Xxxxxx County, Texas ("Xxxxxx").
WHEREAS, Xxxxxx and Voice Design, Inc. entered into an Employment Agreement on
or about June 14, 1999, which established certain rights, duties and obligations
between the parties, a true and correct copy of which is attached hereto and
made a part hereof as Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, all of the outstanding shares of Voice Design, Inc. were subsequently
transferred to and acquired by Lakota Energy, Inc., thereby merging Voice
Design, Inc. into Lakota Energy, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Lakota Energy, Inc. held
on July 16, 1999, the shareholders of the corporation approved a resolution to
change the name of the corporation from Lakota Energy, Inc. to Lakota
Technologies, Inc.; and thereafter authorized the filing of Articles of
Amendment to the corporation's Articles of Incorporation, which were filed with
the Colorado Secretary of State's office on August 4, 1999 in compliance with
the shareholder resolution approved on July 16, 1999, thereby changing the name
of the corporation to Lakota Technologies, Inc. ("Lakota"); and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend certain provisions of the
Employment Agreement between Xxxxxx and Voice Design, Inc. (now merged with
Lakota), to formally assign said Employment Agreement to Lakota Technologies,
Inc., and to hereby agree that all remaining terms and conditions contained in
the Employment Agreement, as hereby amended and assigned, shall remain in full
force and effect, and by virtue of this amendment, are hereby ratified and
confirmed by the parties hereto as of the date hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises, mutual benefits,
covenants and agreements contained herein, Lakota and Xxxxxx do hereby agree as
follows:
I.
The parties hereto agree, that the "Annual Base Compensation" described
under Article 3.1 in the Employment Agreement dated and effective as of June 14,
1999, is hereby amended by deleting the original salary amount of "$75,000.00",
and replacing that figure with the amended sum of "$250,000.00", effective as of
March 1, 2000. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
II.
In consideration of Xxxxxx'x performance during the first nine (9)
months of the Employment Agreement, as both a bonus under Article 3.2 of said
agreement, and as an inducement to remain employed by Lakota under the terms of
the Employment Agreement, as amended hereby, Xxxxxx shall be issued a one-time
cash bonus payment of fifty-thousand dollars ($50,000), to be paid on or before
March 1, 2000.
III.
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All of the rights, duties and obligations of Voice Design, Inc., as
contained in the Employment Agreement, as amended hereby, are hereby assigned in
full, for the duration of the term of the Employment Agreement, to Lakota, in
its own right, as the successor in interest to Voice Design, Inc.
IV.
All other terms and conditions contained in the Employment Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit "A", shall remain in full force and effect, and the
parties hereto ratify and confirm the terms and conditions of the Employment
Agreement, as amended hereby, as of the date hereof.
V.
This Employment Amendment and the terms and conditions of the
Employment Agreement have been negotiated and executed in Xxxxxx County, Texas,
and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
Texas.
VI.
This Employment Amendment to the Employment Agreement attached hereto
as Exhibit "A", may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed and original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Employment Amendment consisting of two (2)
pages, has been executed by the parties hereto in multiple copies, as of the
date(s) indicated below, but to be effective for all purposes as of March 1,
2000.
LAKOTA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ATTEST/SEAL;
("Lakota")
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Director Title: Corporate Secretary
Date: February 10, 2000
XXXXXXX "CODY" XXXXXX ("Xxxxxx") WITNESS:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx "Cody" Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Date: February 10, 2000
ATTACHMENT: EXHIBIT "A" (Employment Agreement dated June 14, 1999)
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