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Exhibit 2.11 AGREEMENT entered into and between XXXXXXXXXX.XXX INC. and XXXXX XXXX (Identity Number: 620308 5252 10 8) TABLE OF CONTENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLAUSE NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. INTERPRETATION AND PRELIMINARY ........................................ 2 2. APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEE AND FURTHER BRANCHES .......................... 6 3. PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT .................................................. 6 4. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT ................................... 7 5. SUSPENSION OF EMPLOYMENT .............................................. 8 6. DUTIES OF EMPLOYEE .................................................... 8 7. REMUNERATION .......................................................... 10 8. INVENTIONS, DISCOVERIES AND COPYRIGHT ................................. 10 9. LEAVE ................................................................. 11 10. OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES ................................................ 12 11. RESTRAINT OF TRADE .................................................... 12 12. GENERAL ............................................................... 17 13. DOMICILIUM CITANDI ET EXECUTANDI ...................................... 18 14. RESIGNATION ........................................................... 19 15. COSTS ................................................................. 19 16. SMOKING POLICY ........................................................ 19 17. SAFETY AND HEALTH ..................................................... 20 18. COUNTERPARTS .......................................................... 20 WHEREBY IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 1. INTERPRETATION AND PRELIMINARY The headings of the clauses in this agreement are for the purpose of convenience and reference only and shall not be used in the interpretation of nor modify nor amplify the terms of this agreement nor any clause hereof. Unless a contrary intention clearly appears - 1.1. word importing -- 1.1.1. any one gender include the other two genders; 1.1.2. the singular include the plural and vice versa; and 1.1.3. natural persons include created entities (corporate or unincorporate) and the state and vice versa; 1.2. the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them hereunder and cognate expressions shall have corresponding meanings, namely -- 1.2.1. "Act" means the Labour Relations Act, 1995; 1.2.2. "board" means the board of directors of the Xxxxxxxxxx.xxx USA Inc. from time to time; 1.2.3. "competing services" means any services rendered in competition with the prescribed services; 1.2.4. "company" means Xxxxxxxxxx.Xxx Inc. with limited liability incorporated in terms of the laws of the State of Nevada per contract; 1.2.5. "employee" means Xxxxx Xxxx; 1.2.6. "effective date" means 31 January 2000; 1.2.7. "prescribed areas" means each magisterial district in the Western Cape; 1.2.8. "prescribed clients" means any person -- 1.2.8.1.1. who is or was a client of the company at the termination date or of the effective date; or 1.2.8.2. who is or was a prospective client of the company at the termination date or of at the effective date whom the employee had approached to do business with the company within the period of 1 (one) year preceding the termination date or whom the employee had approached to do business with within the period of one year preceding the effective date; or 1.2.8.3. to whom prescribed services were rendered by the company within the period of 1 (one) year preceding the termination date or by Virtual Colour within the period of one year preceding the effective date; 1.2.9. "prescribed services" means any services rendered by the company in the ordinary course of business; 1.2.10. "prescribed suppliers" means any person who -- 1.2.10.1. is or was a supplier of prescribed services to the company at the termination date or at the effective date; or 1.2.10.2. was a prospective supplier of prescribed services to the company at the termination date or the effective date whom the employee had approached to do business with the company within the period of 1 (one) year preceding the termination date or within the period of one year of the effective date; 1.2.10.3. supplied prescribed services to the company within the period of 1 (one) year preceding the termination date or to the company within the period of 1 (one) year preceding the effective date; 1.2.11. "the Virtual Colour Group" means the business of copying and specialist printing and bureau digital printing presently conducted by Virtual Colour Group under the name Virtual Colour as sold in terms of an agreement of sale between the company and Virtual Colour CC dated 8th November 1999; 1.2 any reference in this agreement to "date of signature hereof" shall be read as meaning a reference to the date of the last signature of this agreement; 1.3 any reference to an enactment is to that enactment as at the date of signature hereof and as amended or re-enacted from time to time; 1.4 if any provision in a definition is a substantive provision conferring rights or imposing obligations on any party, notwithstanding that it is only in the definition clause, effect shall be given to it as if it were a substantive provision in the body of the agreement; 1.5 when any number of days is prescribed in this agreement, same shall be reckoned exclusively of the first and inclusively of the last day unless the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, in which case the last day shall be the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday; 1.6 where figures are referred to in numerals and in words, if there is any conflict between the two, the words shall prevail; 1.7 expressions defined in this agreement shall bear the same meanings in schedules or annexures to this agreement which do not themselves contain their own definitions; 1.8 reference to day/s, month/s or year/s shall be construed as Gregorian calendar day/s month/s or year/s; 1.9 the use of any expression in this agreement covering a process available under South African law such as a winding-up (without limitation eiusdem generis) shall, if any of the parties to this agreement is subject to the law of any other jurisdiction, be construed as including any equivalent or analogous proceedings under the law of such defined jurisdiction; 1.10 where any term is defined within the context of any particular clause in this agreement, the term so defined, unless it is clear from the clause in question that the term so defined has limited application to the relevant clause, shall bear the meaning ascribed to it for all purposes in terms of this agreement, notwithstanding that that term has not been defined in this interpretation clause; 1.11 the expiration for termination of this agreement shall not affect such of the provisions of this agreement as expressly provide that they will operate after any such expiration or termination or which of necessity must continue to have effect after such expiration or termination, notwithstanding that the clauses themselves do not expressly provide for this; 1.12 the rule of construction that the contract shall be interpreted against the party responsible for the drafting or preparation of the agreement, shall not apply. 2. APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEE AND FURTHER BRANCHES 2.1 The company appoints the employee as Xxxxx Xxxx, Director Digital Printing of Virtual Colour Group. The employee accepts such appointment; 3. PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT The employee's employment shall commence on 1st February 2000 until 31st January 2002 hereafter it shall be terminable on not less than 1 (one) calendar months' written notice given by the company or the employee to the other, provided that: 3.1. the company shall be entitled to terminate the employee's employment summarily (or on such other basis as it considers appropriate) if the employee: 3.1.1. is guilty of conduct justifying a summary dismissal according to the common law; and/or 3.1.2. is guilty of conduct which is likely to bring himself or the company into disrepute or is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty; and or 3.1.3. commits a breach of any of the terms of this agreement; and/or 3.1.4. becomes incapacitated, which shall mean that -- 3.1.4.1. he is precluded in terms of any statute from holding office as a director; or 3.1.4.2. he has suffered some illness or disability which has precluded him from providing his services hereunder for a period in excess of 28 (twenty eight) days in the determination of which intermittent returns to work or service which do not constitute a bona fide resumption of duties shall be disregarded; Any termination in terms of this clause 3 will not be or deemed to be unlawful, unfair or an unfair labour practice as defined in the Act. To the extent that such termination may otherwise have accorded the employee the right to seek reinstatement by, or any other form of redress against the company whether under the Act or otherwise, such right is hereby waived by the employee. 4. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT The termination of the employee's employment for any reason whatsoever shall not affect the operation of any provisions of this agreement to the extent to which they confer rights or impose obligations upon the parties which are exercisable or enforceable after the termination date, and such provisions shall to that extent continue to be of full force and effect. The termination of the employee's employment shall furthermore not prejudice any rights which have accrued to the parties as at the termination date. 5. SUSPENSION OF EMPLOYMENT If the company suspects that the employee is guilty of the conduct referred to in clause 3.1 and/or clause 3.1.1, or any other conduct which may, if proved, justify his dismissal, or has committed a breach of any of the terms of this agreement, it may, pending a duly constituted enquiry into the alleged conduct in question, but without prejudice to its right of summary dismissal in terms of clause 3.1 and without giving rise to any claim for damages or otherwise against it, suspend the employee for a period not exceeding 30 days during which the employee shall: 5.1. not be entitled to attend work at the premises of the company; 5.2 be entitled to his normal salary. 6. DUTIES OF EMPLOYEE The employee shall: 6.1 devote the whole of his time and attention during the company's normal business hours, and such reasonable amount of additional time as may be necessary on an unpaid basis, having regard to the exigencies of the business of the company, to the business and affairs of the company and shall not, before the termination of this agreement or during any period after such date in which he is employed by the company, without the company's prior written consent, whether as proprietor, partner, director, shareholder, member, employee, consultant, contractor, financier, agent, representative, assistant, trustee or beneficiary of a trust or otherwise, and whether for reward or not, directly or indirectly be interested or engaged in or concerned with or employed by any business, trade, undertaking or concern: 6.1.1. other than that of the company; or 6.1.2. which competes with any business carried on by the company, the undertakings in clause 6.1.1. and 6.1.2. being separate, provided that he shall not be deemed to have breached his undertakings by reason of: 6.1.3. his having bona fide financial interest in businesses, trades, undertakings or concerns which do not directly or indirectly compete with the company which have been disclosed to the company in writing and/or after disclosing his intention to do so to the company in writing by accepting appointment as a non-executive director of such businesses, trades, undertaking or concerns and devoting a reasonable amount of time to such financial interest and directorships, provided that no such interest of or activities by the employee are prejudicial to or adversely affect the performance of his duties hereunder; and/or 6.1.4. his holding shares in any company the shares of which are listed on a recognised stock exchange if the shares owned by him and the persons, companies and trusts referred to in clause 11.3.4. do not in the aggregate constitute more than 5% (five percent) of any class of the issued share capital of such company; and/or 6.1.5. he being an officer of or holding shares in the company; 6.2. obey the orders and directions of the board, any managing director and any properly authorised officer or official of the company, shall carry out such functions and duties as are from time to time assigned to him and are consistent with his status and use his utmost endeavours to protect and promote the business and interest of the company and to preserve its reputation and goodwill; 6.3. not, during the operation of this agreement or thereafter, regardless of the reason for termination of his employment, use for his own benefit or for the benefit of any other person or divulge or communicate to any person or person's except to those of the officials of the company whose province it is to know the same, any of the company's secrets or any other information which he may receive or obtain in relation to the company's affairs or its customers or to the working of any process or invention or to any marketing technique which is carried on or used by the company; 6.4. be true and faithful to the company in all dealings and transactions whatsoever relating to its business and interests; 6.5. submit to the board or to any person nominated by it, such information and reports as may be required of him in connection with the performance of his duties and the business of the company; 6.6. not, at any time during the operation of this agreement, directly or indirectly, act in the manner referred to in clause 11.3. and 11.4. or attempt to do so; 6.7. disclose to the board forthwith all acts and omissions known to him of any other employee of the company which constitute a breach of his or her obligations to the company from whatsoever cause arising; 7. REMUNERATION 7.1. As remuneration for his services hereunder the company shall pay the employee a salary at the rate of R20,000 (Twenty Thousand Rand) per month which shall be payable on the last business day of each month and which shall be subject to review, but not reduction, by the company from time to time. The package may be structured in such a manner as may lawfully achieve the optimum for efficiency for the benefit of the employee. 7.2. The company shall pay the employee a performance-based bonus at the end of each financial year in accordance with the criteria to be agreed upon between the company and the employee within a reasonable period after the commencement of his employment, and such bonus shall be based upon the performance of The Virtual Colour Group. 8. INVENTIONS, DISCOVERIES AND COPYRIGHT 8.1. Any discovery or invention or secret process or improvement in procedure made or discovered by the employee in the course and scope of his employment by the company in connection with or in any way affecting or relating to the business of the company or capable of being used or adapted for use by the company or in connection with its business shall be disclosed to the company any shall belong to and be the absolute property of the company. 8.2. The employee shall, if and when required by the company, apply or join with the company at its expense in applying for Letters Patent or other equivalent protection in the Republic of South Africa or in any other part of the world for such discovery, invention, process or improvement and shall at the company's expense execute all instruments and do all things necessary for vesting the said Letters Patent or other equivalent protection in the name of the company as sole beneficial owner or in the name of such other person as the company may nominate. 8.3. Insofar as may be necessary the employee assigns to the company the copyright in all present and future works eligible for copyright, including, without limitation, literary or artistic works or software programmes of which he may be the author, which works were or are created, compiled, devised or brought into being during the course and scope of the employment by the company. No consideration shall be payable by the company to the employee in respect of this assignment. 8.4. All reports, manuals, financial statements, budgets, indices, research papers, letters or other similar documents (the nature of which is not limited by the specific reference to the foregoing items) which are created, compiled or devised or brought into being by the employee or come into the employee's possession during the course and scope of his employment by the company and all copies thereof will be the property of the company and, upon the termination date or earlier if required by the company, such documents and all copies shall be returned to the company. 9. LEAVE The employee shall be entitled to 20 (twenty) days leave on full pay in respect of each 12 (twelve) months' cycle of employment, to be taken at such time or times as are convenient to the company. Leave not taken when it is due otherwise than at the instance of the company may not be accumulated. 10. OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES The company shall refund to the employee the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him on behalf of the company which are substantiated by vouchers therefor and which have been approved by the board or are incurred in accordance with the principles determined by it from time to rime. 11. RESTRAINT OF TRADE 11.1. It is agreed that in the course of his duties the employee: 11.1.1. has acquired and/or will acquire considerable know-how in and will learn of the company's techniques and/or business methods relating to the provision of and other related services; 11.1.2 will have access to names of clients and suppliers with whom the company does business whether embodied in written form or otherwise; 11.1.3. will have the opportunity of forging personal links with clients and suppliers of the company; and 11.1.4. generally will have the opportunity of learning and acquiring the trade secrets, business connections and other confidential information appertaining to the company's business. 11.2. It is acknowledged that the only effective and reasonable manner in which the company's rights in respect of its business secrets and client connection can be protected is the restraint imposed upon the employee in terms of this clause 11, subject to the payment by the company to the employee of the amount of R168,000 (One Hundred and Sixty Eight Rand) which said amount shall be payable by the company to the employee in 2 (two) equal annual payments of R84,000 (Eighty Four Thousand Rand) each, the first whereof shall be due and payable by the company to the employee on 1st February 2001. 11.3. Without derogating from the employee's obligations under clause 6.1. the employee shall not, for 2 (two) years from the termination date, whether as proprietor, partner, director, shareholder, member, employee, consultant, contractor, financier, agent, representative, assistant, trustee or beneficiary of a trust or otherwise and whether for reward or not, directly or indirectly: 11.3.1. carry on; or 11.3.2. be interested or engaged in or concerned with or employed by any company, close corporation, firm, undertaking or concern which carries on, In any of the prescribed areas any business which sells prescribed goods or renders prescribed services or competing services or in the course of which prescribed goods are sold or prescribed services or competing services are rendered; provided that the employee shall not be deemed to have breached his undertaking by reason of his: 11.3.3. holding share in the company; or 11.3.4. holding shares in any company the shares of which are listed on a recognised stock exchange if the shares owned by - 11.3.4.1. him; 1.3.4.2. his ascendants and descendants; 11.3.4.3. his spouse; 11.3.4.4. any person related to him or his spouse within the third degree of consanguinity; 11.3.4.5. any trust created primarily for the benefit of one or more of the persons referred to in clauses 11.3.4.1. to 11.3.4.5.; and 11.3.4.6. any company effectively controlled by one or more of the persons and trusts referred to in clauses 11.3.4.1. to 11.3.4.5. do not in the aggregate constitute more than 5% (five percent) of any class of the issued share capital of such company. 11.4. The employee undertakes that neither he nor any company, close corporation, firm, undertaking or concern in or by which he is directly or indirectly interested of employed will within 2 (two) years after the termination date and whether for reward or not, directly or indirectly -- 11.4.1. encourage or entice or incite or persuade or induce any other employee of the company, who was employed whilst the employee was employed by the company and who is engaged or participates in the sale or other marketing by the company of the prescribed goods, or in a material respect in the rendering or in the marketing of the prescribed services, to terminate his employment by the company; or 11.4.2. furnish any information or advice to any employee to whom clause 11.4.1. applies or to any prospective employer of such employee or use any other means which are directly or indirectly designed, or in the ordinary course of events calculated, to result in any such employee terminating his employment by the company and/or becoming employed by or directly or indirectly in any way interested in or associated with any other company, close corporation, firm, undertaking or concern; or 11.4.3. furnish any information or advice (whether oral or written) to any prescribed client that the employee intends to or will (whether as proprietor, partner, director, shareholder, member employee, consultant, contractor, financier, agent, representative or otherwise) directly or indirectly, be interested or engaged in or concerned with or employed by any company, close corporation, firm, undertaking or concern carried on in any of the prescribed areas which sells prescribed goods or competing goods or renders prescribed services or competing services or in the course of which prescribed goods or competing goods are sold or prescribed services or competing services are rendered after the expiry of 2 (two) years after the termination date; or 11.4.4. furnish any information or advice (whether oral or written) to any prescribed client or use any other means or take any other action which is directly or indirectly designed, or in the ordinary course of events calculated, to result in any such prescribed client terminating its associating with the company and/or transferring its business to or purchasing any prescribed goods or competing goods or accepting the rendering of any prescribed services or competing services from any person other than the company, or attempt to do so. 11.5. Without derogating from the obligations imposed by this clause 11 the employee undertakes that neither he nor any company, firm, undertaking or concern in or by which he is directly or indirectly interested, engaged, concerned or employed will for a period of 2 (two) years after the termination date directly or indirectly, whether as proprietor, partner, director, shareholder, employee, consultant, contractor, financier, agent, representative, assistant, trustee or beneficiary of a trust or otherwise in any part of the prescribed areas and whether for reward or not: 11.5.1. solicit orders from prescribed clients for the prescribed services or any competing services; 11.5.2. canvass business in respect of the prescribed services from prescribed clients; 11.5.3. sell or otherwise supply to any prescribed client; 11.5.4. render any competing service to any prescribed client; 11.5.5. purchase from any prescribed supplier or accept the rendering of any prescribed services from it; 11.5.6. solicit appointment as a distributor, licensee, agent or representative of any prescribed supplier in respect of prescribed services' including on behalf of or for the benefit of a prescribed supplier. 11.6. Each of the undertakings set out in this clause 11 (including those appearing in a single clause) is severable inter alia as to: 11.6.1. nature of interest, act or activity; 11.6.2. the categories of persons falling within the definition of prescribed clients; 11.6.3. the categories of goods falling within the definition of he competing goods; 11.6.4. the categories of services falling within the definition of the prescribed services and competing services; 11.6.5. the categories of persons falling within the definition of prescribed supplier; 11.6.6. the individual magisterial districts and areas which are defined as the prescribed areas and are acknowledged to be reasonably required for the protection of the Company and are generally fair an reasonable. 11.7. The employee acknowledges that the Company will suffer financial harm and loss if he breaches any provision of this clause 11. Upon the breach of any of the provisions of clause 11.3. the company shall be entitled to enforce the restraint in question and, in addition or alternatively thereto, as the company may elect, be entitled to claim and recover from the employee the sum of ten thousand rand per month during the period of the breach, and to the extent that it is not prohibited from doing so by any law, to set off its claim against any amount due by it to the employee (and he authorises the company to do so) and to recover its claim from any benefits due to the employee from any pension funds due to the employee and, to the extent not precluded by law, he cedes his right to those benefits to the company accordingly. 12. GENERAL 12.1. No remedy granted by this agreement shall exclude any other remedy available at law. 12.2. No amendment of this agreement or any consensual cancellation thereof or any part thereof shall be binding on the parties unless reduced to a written document and signed by them. 12.3. If any of the terms of this agreement, such as the rate of remuneration payable to the employee, are varied, the other terms shall, unless otherwise agreed in writing, remain of full force and effect. 12.4. No relaxation or indulgence which the company may show to the employee shall in any way prejudice or be deemed to be a waiver of its rights hereunder nor shall such relaxation or indulgence preclude or estop the company from exercising its rights in terms of this agreement in respect of any further breach. 12.5. This agreement constitutes the whole agreement between the parties and no warranties or representation whether express or implied have been given or made by the company to the employee. 12.6. Subject to the provisions of clause 3 the employee's employment by the company shall be governed by the provisions of any applicable agreement or determination concluded in terms of the Act and/or the Wage Act of 1957, and/or the provisions of any applicable law. 12.7. Any term of this agreement which conflicts with the provisions of any agreement or determination referred to in this agreement, or any applicable law shall be treated as pro non scripto and shall be severed from the balance of this agreement, which shall continue to be of full force and effect. 12.8. The company shall be entitled to cede and delegate all or any of its rights and obligations under this agreement to the successor in title of the undertakings of the company or any member thereof, whether such cession and delegation takes place before or after the termination date. 13. DOMICILIUM CITANDI ET EXECUTANDI 13.1. The parties choose as their domicilia citandi et executandi for all purposes under this agreement, whether in respect of court process, notices or other documents or communications of whatsoever nature, the following addresses: 13.1.1. The company: Xxxxxxxxxx.Xxx Inc Physical: 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 XXX Postal: 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 XXX Telefax: 9091 615 612 4005 13.1.2. The employee: Virtual Colour Physical: 0xx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx 00X Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, XXXXXXXXX, 0000 Postal: P 0 Xxx 0000, XXXXXXXXX, 0000 Telefax: (021) 462 1660 13.2. Any notice or communication required or permitted to be given in terms of this agreement shall be valid and effective only if in writing but it shall be competent to give notice by telefax. 13.3. Either party may by notice to the other party change the physical address chosen as its domicilium citandi et executandi to another physical address where postal delivery occurs in South Africa or its postal address or its telefax number, provided that the change shall become effective on the 7th business day from the deemed receipt of the notice by the other party. 13.4. Any notice to a party: 13.4.1. sent by prepaid registered post (by airmail if appropriate) in a correctly addressed envelope to it at an address chosen as its domicilium citandi et executandi to which post is delivered shall be deemed to have been received on the 7th business day after posting (unless the contrary is proved); 13.4.2. delivered by hand to a responsible person during ordinary business hours at the physical address chosen as its domicilum citandi et executandi shall be deemed to have been received on the day of delivery; or 13.4.3. sent by telefax to its chosen telefax number stipulated in clause 13.1., shall be deemed to have been received on the date of despatch (unless the contrary is proved). 13.5. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained a written notice or communication actually received by a party shall be an adequate written notice or communication to it notwithstanding that it was not sent to or delivered at its chosen domicilium citandi et executandi. 14. RESIGNATION 14.1. If the employee is a Director of the company on termination date the employee will ipso facto resign as a Director of the company. 14.2. The employee hereby irrevocably appoints the then auditors of the company as his agent in dem suam to sign all such documents and to do all such acts as may be necessary to effect and implement such resignation. 15. COSTS The costs of and incidental to the drawing of this agreement and the stamp duty hereon shall be paid by the company. 16. SMOKING POLICY It is the policy of the company not to permit smoking in the premises from which the company conducts its business. 17. SAFETY AND HEALTH The employee acknowledges that he is aware of the dangers to his safety and health attached to the work be has to perform, any article or substance he has to produce, process, use, handle, store or transport and any plant and machinery, which he is required or permitted to use, and also with the precautionary measures to be taken and observed with respect of those dangers. 18. COUNTERPARTS This agreement may be entered into in any number of counterparts and by the parties to this agreement on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all the counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. SIGNED by the parties and witnessed on the following dates and at the following places respectively: DATE PLACE WITNESS SIGNATURE ---- ----- ------- --------- 1. /s/ [ILLEGIBLE] For: ----------------- 18 November 00 Xxxx Xxxx 2. /s/ [ILLEGIBLE] /s/ [ILLEGIBLE] -------------- ----------- ----------------- ---------------------- 1. /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xx. ---------------------- Xxxxxxxxxx.xxx Inc. 18 November 99 Madison, TN 2. /s/ X. Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Xx. -------------- ----------- ----------------- ------------------------ CEO