BOARD OF DIRECTORS - RETAINER AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.1
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS - RETAINER AGREEMENT
This
agreement made as of November 1, 2007 between Sequiam Corporation, with its
principal place of business at 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 (“Sequiam”)
and Xxx Xxxx, with an address of 00000 XX 000xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000,
provides for director services, according to the following:
I.
Services Provided
Sequiam
agrees to engage Xxx Xxxx to serve as a member of the Board of Directors (the
“Director”) and to provide those services required of a director under Sequiam’s
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws (“Articles and Bylaws”), as both may be
amended from time to time and under the General Corporation Law of California,
the federal securities laws and other state and federal laws and regulations,
as
applicable. In addition, Sequiam agrees to engage Xxx Xxxx to serve as the
Chairman of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit
Committee.
II.
Nature of Relationship
The
Director is an independent contractor and will not be deemed an employee of
Sequiam for purposes of employee benefits, income tax withholding, F.I.C.A.
taxes, unemployment benefits or otherwise. The Director shall not enter
into any agreement or incur any obligations on Sequiam’s behalf.
Sequiam
will supply, at no cost to the Director: periodic briefings on the
business, director packages for each board and committee meeting, copies of
minutes of meetings and any other materials that are required under Sequiam’s
Articles and Bylaws or the charter of any committee of the board on which the
director serves and any other materials which may, by mutual agreement, be
necessary for performing the services requested under this
contract.
III.
Director’s Warranties
The
Director warrants that no other party has exclusive rights to his services
in
the specific areas described and that the Director is in no way compromising
any
rights or trust between any other party and the Director or creating a conflict
of interest. The Director also warrants that no other agreement will be
entered into that will create a conflict of interest with this agreement.
The Director further warrants that he will comply with all applicable state
and
federal laws and regulations, including Sections 10 and 16 of the Securities
and
Exchange Act of 1934.
Throughout
the term of this agreement and for a period of six months thereafter, the
Director agrees he will not, without obtaining Sequiam’s prior written consent,
directly or indirectly engage or prepare to engage in any activity in
competition with any Sequiam business or product, including products in the
development stage, accept employment or provide services to (including service
as a member of a board of directors), or establish a business in competition
with Sequiam.
IV.
Compensation
A.
Retainer
Sequiam
shall pay the Director a nonrefundable retainer of $52,000.00 per year during
the term of this agreement (prorate for the first year $8,666,67) to provide
the
services described in Section I which shall compensate him for all time spent
preparing for, traveling to (if applicable) and attending board of director
meetings during the year. The retainer shall be provided for portions of
the term less than a full calendar year. This retainer may be revised by
action of Sequiam’s Board of Directors from time to time. Such revision
shall be effective as of the date specified in the resolution for payments
not
yet made and need not be documented by an amendment to this
agreement.
B.
Stock Options
Subject
to approval by the Board of Directors, a grant of an option to purchase Sequiam
common stock, par value $.001 per share, shall be made to the Director.
The grant shall consist of an option to purchase a specified number of shares
under the term of Sequiam’s 2003 Non-Employee Directors and Consultants Stock
Plan or then effective incentive plan. The specified number of shares for
a new appointment to the Board shall be 500,000 shares in 2007, which grant
has
already been made. Thirty-three percent of the option shall vest on each
anniversary of the date of grant. The amount and terms of the annual
option grant may be revised by action of Sequiam’s Board of Directors from time
to time. Such revision shall be effective as of the date specified in the
resolution for any grants not yet made and need not be documented by an
amendment to this agreement.
C.
Stock Grant
Subject
to approval by the Board of Directors, a grant of Sequiam common stock, par
value $.001 per share, shall be made to the Director. The 2007 grant shall
consist of 500,000 shares, which grant has already been made.
D.
Payment
Retainer
payments shall be made quarterly in cash in advance on the first day of each
accounting quarter. Additional payments shall be made in arrears. No
invoices need be submitted by the Director for payment of the
retainer.
E.
Expenses
Sequiam
will reimburse the Director for reasonable expenses approved in advance, such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld. Invoices for expenses, with
receipts attached, shall be submitted. Such invoices must be approved by
Sequiam’s Chief Financial Officer as to form and completeness.
V.
Indemnification and Insurance
Sequiam
will execute an indemnity agreement in favor of the Director substantially
in
the form of the agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B. In addition,
Sequiam will provide directors and officers’ liability insurance with minimum
liability coverage of $5 million.
VI.
Term of Agreement
This
agreement shall be in effect from September 6, 2007 through the last date of
the
Director’s current term as a member of Sequiam’s Board of Directors. This
agreement shall be automatically renewed on the date of the Director’s
reelection as a member of Sequiam’s Board of Director’s for the period of such
new term unless the Board of Directors determines not to renew this
agreement. Any amendment to this agreement must be approved by a
written action of Sequiam’s Board of Directors. Amendments to Section IV
Compensation hereof do not require the Director’s consent to be effective. This
agreement is subject to shareholder approval.
VII.
Termination
This
agreement shall automatically terminate upon the death of the Director or upon
his resignation or removal from, or failure to win election or reelection to,
the Sequiam Board of Directors.
In
the
event of any termination of this agreement, the Director agrees to return any
materials transferred to the Director under this agreement except as may be
necessary to fulfill any outstanding obligations hereunder. The Director
agrees that Sequiam has the right of injunctive relief to enforce this
provision.
Sequiam’s
obligation in the event of such termination shall be to pay the Director the
retainer and other payments due through the date of termination.
Termination
shall not relieve either party of its continuing obligation under this agreement
with respect to confidentiality of proprietary information.
VIII.
Limitation of Liability
Under
no
circumstances shall Sequiam be liable to the Director for any consequential
damages claimed by any other party as a result of representations made by the
Director with respect to Sequiam which are different from any to those made
in
writing by Sequiam.
Furthermore,
except for the maintenance of confidentiality, neither party shall be liable
to
the other for delay in any performance, or for failure to render any performance
under this agreement when such delay or failure is caused by Government
regulations (whether or not valid), fire, strike, differences with workmen,
illness of employees, flood, accident, or any other cause or causes beyond
reasonable control of such delinquent party.
IX.
Confidentiality
The
Director agrees to sign and abide by Sequiam’s Board of Directors Proprietary
Information and Inventions Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit A.
X.
Resolution of Dispute
Any
dispute regarding the agreement (including and without limitation to its
validity, interpretation, performance, enforcement, termination and damages)
shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of California,
the
United States of America. Any action under this paragraph shall not
preclude any party hereto from seeking injunctive or other legal relief to
which
each party may be entitled.
XI.
Sole Agreement
This
agreement (including agreements executed substantially in the form of the
exhibits attached hereto) supersedes all prior or contemporaneous written or
oral understandings or agreements, and may not be added to, modified, or waived,
in whole or in part, except by a writing signed by the party against whom such
addition, modification or waiver is sought to be asserted.
XII.
Assignment
This
agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and insure
to
the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, neither this
agreement, nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall
be
assigned by either of the parties hereto without the prior written consent
of
the other party.
XIII.
Notices
Any
and
all notices, requests and other communications required or permitted hereunder
shall be in writing, registered mail or by facsimile, to each of the parties
at
the addresses set forth above or the numbers set forth below:
The
Director:
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Attention:
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Xx.
Xxx Xxxx
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Telephone:
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Facsimile:
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Sequiam:
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Attention:
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Xx.
Xxxxxxxx XxxxxxXxxxxx
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Telephone:
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000-000-0000
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Facsimile:
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000-000-0000
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Any
such
notice shall be deemed given when received and notice given by registered mail
shall be considered to have been given on the tenth (10th) day after having
been
sent in the manner provided for above.
XIV.
Survival of Obligations
Notwithstanding
the expiration of termination of this agreement, neither party hereto shall
be
released hereunder from any liability or obligation to the other which has
already accrued as of the time of such expiration or termination (including,
without limitation, Sequiam’s obligation to make any fees and expense payments
required pursuant to Article IV hereof) or which thereafter might accrue in
respect of any act or omission of such party prior to such expiration or
termination.
XV.
Severability
Any
provision of this agreement which is determined to be invalid or unenforceable
shall not affect the remainder of this agreement, which shall remain in effect
as though the invalid or unenforceable provision had not been included herein,
unless the removal of the invalid or unenforceable provision would substantially
defeat the intent, purpose or spirit of this agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be executed
by
their duly authorized officers, as of the date first written above.
Signature:
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________________
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Date:
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_________
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By:
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Xxx
Xxxx
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Title:
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Director
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Sequiam
Corporation
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Signature:
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________________
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Date:
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_________
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By:
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Xxxxxxxx
XxxxxxXxxxxx
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Title:
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Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT
A
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
AND
INVENTIONS AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the parties desire to assure the confidential status of the information
which may be disclosed by Sequiam to the Director; NOW THEREFORE, in reliance
upon and in consideration of the following undertaking, the parties agree as
follows:
1. Subject to the limitations set forth in
Paragraph 2, all information disclosed by Sequiam to the Director shall be
deemed to be "Proprietary Information". In particular, Proprietary
Information shall be deemed to include any information, process, technique,
algorithm, program, design, drawing, formula or test data relating to any
research project, work in process, future development, engineering,
manufacturing, marketing, servicing, financing or personnel matter relating
to
Sequiam, its present or future products, sales, suppliers, customers, employees,
investors, or business, whether or oral, written, graphic or electronic
form.
2. The term "Proprietary Information" shall
not be deemed to include information which the Director can demonstrate by
competent written proof that; (i) is now, or hereafter becomes, through no
act
or failure to act on the part of the Director, generally known or available;
(ii) is known by the Director at the time of receiving such information as
evidenced by its records: (iii) is hereafter furnished to the Director by a
third party, as a matter of right and without restriction on disclosure; or
(iv)
is the subject of a written permission to disclose provided by
Sequiam.
3. The Director shall maintain in trust and
confidence and not disclose to any third party or use for any unauthorized
purpose any Proprietary Information received from Sequiam. The Director
may use such Proprietary Information only to the extent required to accomplish
the purposes of this Agreement. The Director shall not use Proprietary
Information for any purpose or in any manner which would constitute a violation
of any laws or regulations, including without limitation the export control
laws
of the United States. No other rights of licenses to trademarks,
inventions, copyrights, or patents are implied or granted under this
Agreement.
4. Proprietary Information supplied shall
not be reproduced in any form except as required to accomplish the intent of
this Agreement.
5. The Director represents and warrants that
he shall protect the Proprietary Information received with at least the same
degree of care used to protect its own Proprietary Information from unauthorized
use or disclosure. The Director shall advise its employees or agents who
might have access to such Proprietary Information of the confidential nature
thereof and shall obtain from each of such employers and agents an agreement
to
abide by the terms of this Agreement. The Director shall not disclose any
Proprietary Information to any officer, employee or agent who does not have
a
need for such information.
6. All Proprietary Information (including
all copies thereof) shall remain in the property of Sequiam, and shall be
returned to Sequiam after Director's need for it has expired, or upon request
of
Sequiam, and in any event, upon completion or termination of this
Agreement.
7. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, disclosure of Proprietary Information shall not be precluded
if
such disclosure:
(a)
is in response to a valid order of a court or other governmental body of the
United States or any political subdivision thereof; provided, however, that
the
responding party shall first have given notice to the other party hereto and
shall have made a reasonable effort to obtain a protective order requiring
that
the Proprietary Information so disclosed be used only for the purpose for which
the order was issued;
(b)
is otherwise required by law; or
(c)
is otherwise necessary to establish rights or enforced obligations under this
Agreement, but only to the extent that any such disclosure is
necessary.
8. This Agreement shall continue in full
force and effect for so long as the Director continues to receive Proprietary
Information. This Agreement may be terminated at any time upon thirty (30)
days written notice to the other party. The termination of the Agreement
shall not relieve the Director of the obligations imposed by Paragraphs 3,
4, 5
and 12 of this Agreement with respect to Proprietary information disclosed
prior
to the effective date of such termination and the provisions of these Paragraphs
shall survive the termination of this Agreement for a period of five (5) years
from the date of such termination.
9. The Director agrees to indemnify Sequiam
for any loss or damage suffered as a result of any breach by the Director of
the
terms of this Agreement, including any reasonable fees incurred by Sequiam
in
the collection of such indemnity.
10. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws
of the State of California as those laws are applied to contracts entered into
and to be performed entirely in California by California residents.
11. This Agreement contains the final, complete
and exclusive agreement of the parties relative to the subject matter hereof
and
may not be changed, modified, amended or supplemented except by a written
instrument signed by both parties.
12. Each party hereby acknowledges and agrees that
in the event of any breach of this Agreement by the Director, including, without
limitation, an actual or threatened disclosure of Proprietary Information
without the prior express written consent of Sequiam, Sequiam will suffer an
irreparable injury, such that no remedy at law will afford it adequate
protection against, or appropriate compensation for, such injury.
Accordingly, each party hereby agrees that Sequiam shall be entitled to specific
performance of the Director's obligations under this Agreement, as well as
such
further injunctive relief as may be granted by a court of competent
jurisdiction.
AGREED
TO:
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AGREED
TO:
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Sequiam
Corporation
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Xx.
Xxx Xxxx
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000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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__________________
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Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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__________________
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By:
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________________
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By:
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_______________
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Name:
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Xxxxxxxx
XxxxxxXxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxx
Xxxx
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Title:
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Chairman,
President & CEO
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Title:
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Director
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EXHIBIT
B
INDEMNITY
AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 30th day of May, 2001 by and
between SEQUIAM CORPORATION, a California corporation (the
“Corporation”), and Xxx Xxxx (“Agent”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Agent performs a valuable service to the Corporation in his capacity
as
Director of the Corporation;
WHEREAS,
the stockholders of the Corporation have adopted bylaws (the “Bylaws”)
providing for the indemnification of the directors, officers, employees and
other agents of the Corporation, including persons serving at the request of
the
Corporation in such capacities with other corporations or enterprises, as
authorized by the California General Corporation Law, as amended (the
“Code”);
WHEREAS,
the Bylaws and the Code, by their non-exclusive nature, permit
contracts between the Corporation and its agents, officers, employees and other
agents with respect to indemnification of such persons; and
WHEREAS,
in order to induce Agent to continue to serve as Director of the
Corporation, the Corporation has determined and agreed to enter into this
Agreement with Agent;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of Agent’s continued service as Director
after the date hereof, the parties hereto agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1.
Services to the Corporation. Agent will serve, at the will of the
Corporation or under separate contract, if any such contract exists, as Director
of the Corporation or as a director, officer or other fiduciary of an affiliate
of the Corporation (including any employee benefit plan of the Corporation)
faithfully and to the best of his ability so long as he is duly elected and
qualified in accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws or other applicable
charter documents of the Corporation or such affiliate; provided, however,
that Agent may at anytime and for any reason resign from such position
(subject to any contractual obligation that Agent may have assumed apart from
this Agreement) and that the Corporation or any affiliate shall have no
obligation under this Agreement to continue Agent in any such
position.
2.
Indemnity of Agent. The Corporation hereby agrees to hold harmless and
indemnify Agent to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by the provisions
of the Bylaws and the Code, as the same may be amended from time to time (but,
only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide
broader indemnification rights than the Bylaws or the Code permitted prior
to
adoption of such amendment).
3.
Additional Indemnity. In addition to and not in limitation of the
indemnification otherwise provided for herein, and subject only to the
exclusions set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Corporation hereby further agrees
to hold harmless and indemnify Agent:
(a)
against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), witness fees,
damages, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement and any other amounts
that Agent becomes legally obligated to pay because of any claim or claims
made
against or by him in connection with any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, arbitrational,
administrative or investigative (including an action by or in the right of
the
Corporation) to which Agent is, was or at any time becomes a party, or is
threatened to be made a party, by reason of the fact that Agent is, was or
at
any time becomes a director, officer, employee or other agent of Corporation,
or
is or was serving or at any time serves at the request of the Corporation as
a
director, officer, employee or other agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise;
and
(b)
otherwise to the fullest extent as may be provided to Agent by the
Corporation under the non-exclusivity provisions of the Code and Section 41
of
the Bylaws.
4.
Limitations on Additional Indemnity. No indemnity pursuant to Section 3
hereof shall be paid by the Corporation:
(a)
on account of any claim against Agent solely for an accounting of
profits made from the purchase or sale by Agent of securities of the Corporation
pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act
of
1934 and amendments thereto or similar provisions of any federal, state or
local
statutory law;
(b)
on account of Agent’s conduct that is established by a final judgment
as knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest or that constituted willful
misconduct;
(c)
on account of Agent’s conduct that is established by a final judgment
as constituting a breach of Agent’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or
resulting in any personal profit or advantage to which Agent was not legally
entitled;
(d)
for which payment is actually made to Agent under a valid and
collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause,
bylaw or agreement, except in respect of any excess beyond payment under such
insurance, clause, bylaw or agreement;
(e)
if indemnification is not lawful (and, in this respect, both the
Corporation and Agent have been advised that the Securities and Exchange
Commission believes that indemnification for liabilities arising under the
federal securities laws is against public policy and is, therefore,
unenforceable and that claims for indemnification should be submitted to
appropriate courts for adjudication); or
(f)
in connection with any proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by Agent,
or any proceeding by Agent against the Corporation or its directors, officers,
employees or other agents, unless (i) such indemnification is expressly required
to be made by law, (ii) the proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors
of the Corporation, (iii) such indemnification is provided by the Corporation,
in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Corporation under
the Code, or (iv) the proceeding is initiated pursuant to Section 9
hereof.
5.
Continuation of Indemnity. All agreements and obligations of the
Corporation contained herein shall continue during the period Agent is a
director, officer, employee or other agent of the Corporation (or is or was
serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee
or
other agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise) and shall continue thereafter so long as
Agent
shall be subject to any possible claim or threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, arbitrational,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that Agent was serving
in
the capacity referred to herein.
6.
Partial Indemnification. Agent shall be entitled under this Agreement
to indemnification by the Corporation for a portion of the expenses (including
attorneys’ fees), witness fees, damages, judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement and any other amounts that Agent becomes legally obligated to pay
in
connection with any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Section 3 hereof
even if not entitled hereunder to indemnification for the total amount thereof,
and the Corporation shall indemnify Agent for the portion thereof to which
Agent
is entitled.
7.
Notification and Defense of Claim. Not later than thirty (30) days
after receipt by Agent of notice of the commencement of any action, suit or
proceeding, Agent will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against
the
Corporation under this Agreement, notify the Corporation of the commencement
thereof; but the omission so to notify the Corporation will not relieve it
from
any liability which it may have to Agent otherwise than under this Agreement.
With respect to any such action, suit or proceeding as to which Agent notifies
the Corporation of the commencement thereof:
(a)
the Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at its own
expense;
(b)
except as otherwise provided below, the Corporation may, at its option
and jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified and electing
to
assume such defense, assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to Agent. After notice from the Corporation to Agent of its
election to assume the defense thereof, the Corporation will not be liable
to
Agent under this Agreement for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred
by Agent in connection with the defense thereof except for reasonable costs
of
investigation or otherwise as provided below. Agent shall have the right to
employ separate counsel in such action, suit or proceeding but the fees and
expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Corporation of its
assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Agent unless (i)
the employment of counsel by Agent has been authorized by the Corporation,
(ii)
Agent shall have reasonably concluded, and so notified the Corporation, that
there is an actual conflict of interest between the Corporation and Agent in
the
conduct of the defense of such action or (iii) the Corporation shall not in
fact
have employed counsel to assume the defense of such action, in each of which
cases the fees and expenses of Agent’s separate counsel shall be at the expense
of the Corporation. The Corporation shall not be entitled to assume the defense
of any action, suit or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Corporation
or
as to which Agent shall have made the conclusion provided for in clause (ii)
above; and
(c)
the Corporation shall not be liable to indemnify Agent under this
Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any action or claim effected
without its written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. The
Corporation shall be permitted to settle any action except that it shall not
settle any action or claim in any manner which would impose any penalty or
limitation on Agent without Agent’s written consent, which may be given or
withheld in Agent’s sole discretion.
8.
Expenses. The Corporation shall advance, prior to the final disposition
of any proceeding, promptly following request therefor, all expenses incurred
by
Agent in connection with such proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by
or on
behalf of Agent to repay said amounts if it shall be determined ultimately
that
Agent is not entitled to be indemnified under the provisions of this Agreement,
the Bylaws, the Code or otherwise.
9.
Enforcement. Any right to indemnification or advances granted by this
Agreement to Agent shall be enforceable by or on behalf of Agent in any court
of
competent jurisdiction if (i) the claim for indemnification or advances is
denied, in whole or in part, or (ii) no disposition of such claim is made within
ninety (90) days of request therefor. Agent, in such enforcement action, if
successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid also the expense
of
prosecuting his claim. It shall be a defense to any action for which a claim
for
indemnification is made under Section 3 hereof (other than an action brought
to
enforce a claim for expenses pursuant to Section 8 hereof, provided that
the required undertaking has been tendered to the Corporation) that
Agent
is not entitled to indemnification because of the limitations set forth in
Section 4 hereof. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board
of
Directors or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the
commencement of such enforcement action that indemnification of Agent is proper
in the circumstances, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including
its Board of Directors or its stockholders) that such indemnification is
improper shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Agent
is
not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise.
10.
Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the
Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the
rights of recovery of Agent, who shall execute all documents required and shall
do all acts that may be necessary to secure such rights and to enable the
Corporation effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
11.
Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on Agent by this
Agreement shall not be exclusive of any other right which Agent may have or
hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Corporation’s Certificate
of Incorporation or Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or directors, or
otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in
another capacity while holding office.
12.
Survival of Rights.
(a)
The rights conferred on Agent by this Agreement shall continue after
Agent has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or other agent of the
Corporation or to serve at the request of the Corporation as a director,
officer, employee or other agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise and shall inure to
the
benefit of Agent’s heirs, executors and administrators.
(b)
The Corporation shall require any successor (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation, expressly to
assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent that the Corporation would be required to perform if no such succession
had taken place.
13.
Separability. Each of the provisions of this Agreement is a separate
and distinct agreement and independent of the others, so that if any provision
hereof shall be held to be invalid for any reason, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other
provisions hereof. Furthermore, if this Agreement shall be invalidated in its
entirety on any ground, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify Agent
to the fullest extent provided by the Bylaws, the Code or any other applicable
law.
14.
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.
15.
Amendment and Termination. No amendment, modification, termination or
cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing signed
by
both parties hereto.
16.
Identical Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original
but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same Agreement.
Only
one such counterpart need be produced to evidence the existence of this
Agreement.
17.
Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement are inserted
for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this
Agreement or to affect the construction hereof.
18.
Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i)
upon delivery if delivered by hand to the party to whom such communication
was
directed or (ii) upon the third business day after the date on which such
communication was mailed if mailed by certified or registered mail with postage
prepaid:
(a)
If to Agent, to: 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX
00000-0000
(b)
If to the Corporation, to:
SEQUIAM
CORPORATION
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
or
to
such other address as may have been furnished to Agent by the
Corporation.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on and
as of the day and year first above written.
SEQUIAM
CORPORATION
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By:
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Name:
Xxxxxxxx XxxxxxXxxxxx
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Title
President & CEO
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AGENT
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_____________________
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Name:
Xxx Xxxx
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