July 26, 2007
July
26,
2007
Xxxx
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Xx.
Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx XX0 0XX
Dear
Xxxx:
On
January 25, 2007, you (“You”)
and
G8Wave, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company),
entered into a letter agreement (the “Employment
Agreement”)
setting forth the terms on which You serve as the Company’s Senior Vice
President and the Managing Director of g8wave, Ltd., a Company subsidiary.
Pursuant to Section 5 of the Employment Agreement, the Company is obligated
to
grant to You an option (“Option
1”)
to
purchase 166,725 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Company’s
2006 Stock Option and Purchase Plan. Option 1 vests as to 25% of the shares
on
January 25, 2008, and the balance in equal monthly installments over the next
thirty six (36) months. In addition, pursuant to Section 5 of the Employment
Agreement, when the Company reorganizes the equity structure and option plan
of
its United Kingdom subsidiary, the Company is obligated to grant to You an
option (“Option
2,
and
together with Option 1, collectively the “Options”)
to
purchase common stock equal to five percent (5%) of the outstanding common
stock
of the independent United Kingdom subsidiary.
The
Company is considering entering into a transaction pursuant to which a
publicly-traded
company (“PubCo”)
will acquire by merger (the “Merger”)
all of the issued and outstanding capital stock and the business of the Company
in exchange for the issuance by Pubco of shares of its common stock
(“Pubco
Common Stock”)
to the Company’s stockholders. The
Company would be the surviving entity of the Merger and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of PubCo. In connection with the Merger, it is contemplated that
Pubco would assume the Employment Agreement and You would be the Senior Vice
President of Pubco (the “Assumption”)
Promptly
following the closing of the Merger, it is contemplated that Pubco will adopt
the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Pubco Plan”),
a
draft copy of which is enclosed herewith. The Pubco Plan will, among other
things, permit Pubco to grant restricted stock units (the “RSUs”)
covering shares of Pubco Common Stock. Each RSU, once vested, will entitle
the
holder to one (1) share of Pubco Common Stock.
By
signing below, You and the Company hereby agree to amend the Employment
Agreement as follows:
1. Section
5
of the Employment
Agreement
is
hereby deleted in its entirety and no longer has any force or effect, and the
Company’s obligation to issue to You the Options is hereby terminated (the
“Options
Termination”).
2. In
exchange for the Options Termination, promptly following the adoption by Pubco
of the Pubco Plan and the registration of Pubco Common Stock issuable under
the
Pubco Plan with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any applicable state
securities regulatory agencies (to the extent required for the RSUs or Common
Stock to be issued under the Pubco Plan), and conditioned on You being employed
by Pubco on the date of grant, Pubco shall grant to You RSUs covering 166,725
shares of Pubco Common Stock. The RSUs will be subject in all respects to the
terms and conditions of the Pubco Plan. The vesting schedule for the RSUs shall
be substantially similar to the vesting schedule for the Options, and you shall
receive credit for Your service with the Company prior to such
grant.
This
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales, except that the
laws of the State of Delaware and the federal laws of the United States shall
govern all matters related to the Options Termination, the Pubco Plan and the
RSUs. Except as specifically set forth herein, the Employment Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect. In the event of a conflict between this
Agreement and the Employment Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall govern
to the extent of such conflict.
[SIGNATURE
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If
You
are in agreement with the foregoing terms, please sign the acknowledgement
below
and return a signed copy to me in person or via facsimile as soon as possible.
Very
truly yours,
G8WAVE,
INC.
By:_/s/
Habib Khoury___________
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, President and CEO
Acknowledgement:
By
my
signature below, I acknowledge and agree that I (1) have received this letter
and the enclosed Pubco Plan and understand and agree to their contents, (2)
hereby consent to the Assumption, and (3) have had an opportunity to discuss
the
same with the Company and my professional advisors.
XXXX
XXXXXXXXX
By:_/s/
Xxxx Challinor____________
Date:_______________________