EXHIBIT 10.20
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into as of
August 17, 2000 ("Effective Date") between INSYNQ, INC, a Delaware corporation
with its principal offices located at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Company"), and ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, a resident of Encinitas, California
(the "Employee").
In consideration of the promises and the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
1. Position. During the term of this Agreement, the Company will employ
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the Employee, and the Employee will serve the Company in the capacity of
Director of Mergers and Acquisitions. As long as Employee does not perform
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policy-making functions for the Company as described under Rule 16(a) (1) of the
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. It is acknowledged that Employee's
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position is not as an "executive officer" of the Company as defined by the rules
and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended ("'33 Act"), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended ("'34 Act"). The Company agrees not to report Employee as an executive
officer in any of its periodic reports filed under 34 Act. The Employee will
report directly to ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman.
2. Duties. The Employee will perform duties described in Exhibit "A,"
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attached to this Agreement and incorporated by this reference, together with
such additional reasonably related duties assigned by the Chief Executive
Officer or Board of Directors, none of which may include relocation from his
current residence in San Diego County, California.
3. Exclusive Service. Except with respect to the matters specified below,
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Employee will devote substantially all his working time and efforts to the
business and affairs of the Company. The foregoing shall not, however, preclude
the Employee: (a) from engaging in appropriate civic, charitable or religious
activities; (b) from serving on the boards of directors of other entities, with
the consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld;
(c) from providing incidental assistance to family members on matters of family
business, so long as the foregoing activities and service do not conflict with
the Employee's responsibilities to the Company; (d) complete, manage and
supervise Employee's personal business affairs including, but not limited to,
two real estate projects/syndications common known as the "Tennessee land
development" and the "Riverside airport hangar project". (e) complete open and
pending matters with Employee's former employer, Tradeway Securities Group, Inc.
("Tradeway") including, but not limited to, KMS Energy, Inc.; and, (f)
consulting to Alternative Logistic Technologies, Inc., an entity in which
Employee has a significant equity position and financial interest. Company
further acknowledges that Employee is a "licensed person" with the NASD and that
Employee's U-4 is currently lodged with Tradeway where it will remain unless
changed by Employee. Company agrees to allow Employee to keep his
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securities licenses active with Tradeway or another NASD member broker-dealer
during the term hereof.
4. Term of Agreement.
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4.1 Initial Term. The Company agrees to continue the Employee's
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employment, and the Employee agrees to remain in the employ of the Company,
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement for a period of three (3) years after
the Effective Date, unless the Employee's employment is earlier terminated
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
4.2 Renewal. The term of this Agreement shall be extended
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automatically, without further action of either party, as of three (3) years
after the Effective Date and on each succeeding anniversary of that date, for
terms of one (1) year, unless on or before ninety (90) days prior to the last
day of the term of this Agreement or any extension thereof, the Company or the
Employee shall notify the other in writing of its intention not to renew this
Agreement, in which case the Employee's employment shall terminate at the end of
the original term or any extension thereof. If either party notifies the other
of its intention not to renew this Agreement less than ninety (90) days prior to
the end of the term of this Agreement or any extension thereof, then such
termination shall be effective ninety (90) days from such notice. No notice of
non-renewal may be given by either party after a renewal term has commenced. Any
such renewal shall be upon such terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, unless otherwise agreed between the Company and the Employee. The
notice of non-renewal by either party shall in no way constitute a breach of
this Agreement.
5. Compensation and Benefits.
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5.1 Base Salary. The Employee's initial base annual salary will be
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$180,000 per year for the first year of his employment with the Company plus a
signing bonus in consideration of Employee's agreement to accept employment with
the Company in the form of an Incentive Stock Option for 25,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock at an exercise price of fair market value per share (the
"First Option") which First Option shall vest on the effective date of this
Agreement and be subject to the terms and conditions of the 2000 Long Term
Incentive Plan. The Employee's base salary will be reviewed by the Chief
Executive Officer and/or Board of Directors at least annually. Employee's salary
will be payable as earned in accordance with the Company's customary payroll
practice.
5.2 Additional Benefits. The Company will provide the Employee and
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Employee's family full coverage of the Company's Health, Dental and Vision
plans. The Company will provide the Employee with a monthly auto allowance of
$500.00 without the requirement of providing vouchers or receipts. The Employee
will be eligible to participate in the Company's employee benefit plans of
general application, including without limitation pension and profit-sharing
plans, stock option, incentive or other bonus plans, life, disability, accident
and other programs as they become available, paid vacations and sabbatical leave
plans,
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and similar plans or programs, in accordance with the rules established for
individual participation in any such plan. The Employee will also be entitled to
reasonable holidays and illness days with full pay in accordance with the
Company's policy from time to time in effect. The Employee will be entitled to
the same benefits extended to members of the senior management staff of the
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Company, including but not limited to vacation accrual, if any.
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5.3 Additional Stock Options. On the Effective Date, the Employee shall be
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granted a compensatory stock option in the form of an Incentive Stock Option for
225,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at an exercise price of fair market
value per share (the "Initial Option") subject to terms and conditions of the
2000 Long Term Incentive Program. Subject to Sections 7.2, 7.3 and 7.4 below,
the Initial Option shall be vested as to and provided the Employee continues to
be engaged under this Agreement on each of the vesting dates: 75,000 on the one
year anniversary of the Effective Date (September 1, 2001), and thereafter 1/24
of the remaining shares subject to the Initial Option each month the Employee
continues to be engaged under this Agreement. The shares issuable on exercise of
the Initial Option shall be in all events fully vested on the third anniversary
of the Effective Date.
5.4 Additional Bonus. The Company will compensate the Employee an
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additional bonus of 3% of the "Value" (as defined below) of any reorganization,
purchase of assets, merger or other form of acquisition or similar transaction
completed by the Company during the term of this Agreement, whether or not
initiated by Employee or the Company or a third party. The bonus will be awarded
in the form of 50% in cash and 50% in shares of Common Stock of the Company
issued at 50% of the price per share for which the Value was determined so as to
give effect to the restricted nature of such shares of Common Stock. The Company
covenants and agrees to use its best efforts to register under Rule 415 any and
all shares of Common Stock issuable under this Section 5.4 under the '33 Act as
soon as practicable after the date hereof. "Value" shall mean the total
consideration paid directly or indirectly by the Company or received by the
seller (including the Company if it is the seller) in the transaction, whether
in shares of common stock, notes, assumption of indebtedness or liabilities,
cash or otherwise, including non-competition payments and/or consulting fees
paid in addition or in lieu of the purchase price. Consideration other than cash
shall be valued at fair market value based upon the "agreed value" in the
transaction, or if no agreed value is specified, the Value shall be based upon
the average mean bid and asked price of the shares of the Company's Common Stock
for the five trading days prior to the closing of the transaction. All notes
shall be Valued at face, irrespective to the terms of payment or interest rate
on such notes.
5.5 Legal Expenses. The Company shall promptly reimburse the Employee for
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all reasonable legal expenses incurred by the Employee in connection with the
preparation of this Agreement, up to a maximum of $1,000.
5.6 Expenses. The Company will reimburse (monthly) the Employee for all
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reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the Employee in connection with
the Company's business, including cell phone, entertainment, airfare,
automobile, hotel and miscellaneous expenses incurred by Employee, including
travel to the Company's offices in Tacoma, Washington subject to the Company's
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receipt of appropriate vouchers or receipts.
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6. Termination.
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6.1 Events of Termination. The Employee's employment with the
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Company shall terminate upon any one of the following:
(a) Thirty (30) days after the date of a written notice sent to
the Employee stating the Company's determination made in good faith that it is
terminating the Employee for "Cause" as defined under Section 6.2 below
("Termination for Cause"); or
(b) Thirty (30) days after the date of a written notice sent to
the Employee stating the Company's determination made in good faith that, due
to a mental or physical incapacity, the Employee has been unable to perform his
duties under this Agreement for a period of not less than three (3) consecutive
months ("Termination for Disability"); or
(c) Upon the Employee's death ("Termination Upon Death"); or
(d) Upon the date of a written notice sent to the Company
stating the Employee's determination made in good faith of "Constructive
Termination" by the Company, as defined under Section 6.3 below ("Constructive
Termination"); or
(e) Thirty (30) days after the date of a notice sent to the
Employee stating that the Company is terminating his employment, without Cause,
which notice can only be given by the Company at any time after the Effective
Date at the Company's sole discretion, for any reason or for no reason
("Termination Without Cause"); or
(f) Thirty (30) days after the date of a notice sent to the
Company from the Employee stating that the Employee is electing to terminate his
employment with the Company ("Voluntary Termination").
6.2 "Cause" Defined. For purposes of this Agreement, "Cause" for the
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Employee's termination will exist at any time after the occurrence of one or
more of the following events:
(a) Any willful act or acts of dishonesty undertaken by the Employee
intended to result in substantial gain or personal enrichment of the Employee at
the expense of the Company; or
(b) Any willful act of gross misconduct which is materially and
demonstrably injurious to the Company. No act, or failure to act, by the
Employee shall be considered "willful" if done, or omitted to be done, by him in
good faith and in the reasonable belief that his act or omission was in the best
interest of the Company and/or required by applicable law.
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6.3 "Constructive Termination" Defined. "Constructive Termination"
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shall mean:
(a) A material reduction in the Employee's salary or benefits not
agreed to by the Employee;
(b) A material change in the Employee's responsibilities not agreed
to by the Employee;
(c) The Company's breach or failure to comply in any material respect
with any material term of this Agreement after thirty (30) days written notice
of the Employee's claim of such failure;
(d) A requirement that the Employee relocate to an office that would
increase the Employee's one-way commute distance by more than thirty (30) miles
from his home in Encinitas, California; or
(e) The failure of the Company to obtain the unconditional
assumption of the Company's obligations to Employee under this Agreement by any
successor entity or acquirer in any sale, reorganization or merger transaction.
6.4 "Termination Without Cause" shall mean:
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(a) Termination of the Employee's employment with the Company for any
reason other than Cause; or
(b) Termination of the Employee's employment with the Company for any
reason following a Change in Control. "Change in Control" shall mean the
occurrence of any of the following events: (i) a merger or consolidation
involving the Company in which the shareholders of the Company immediately prior
to such merger or consolidation own less that fifty percent (50%) of the voting
power of the surviving corporation; (ii) the sale of all, or substantially all,
of the assets of the Company; (iii) any "person" or "group" (as defined in the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) becoming the
"beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) directly or
indirectly of securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the
voting power of the Company then outstanding; or (iv) less than a majority of
the Board of Directors are persons who were either nominated for election by the
Board of Directors or were elected by the Board of Directors.
7. Effect of Termination.
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7.1 Termination for Cause or Voluntary Termination. In the event of
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any termination of the Employee's employment pursuant to Section 6.1(a) or
Section 6.1(f), the Company shall immediately pay to the Employee the
compensation and benefits accrued and otherwise payable to the Employee under
Section 5 through the date of termination. The
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Employee's rights under the Company's benefit plans of general application shall
be determined under the provisions of those plans.
7.2 Termination for Disability. In the event of termination of
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employment pursuant to Section 6.1(b):
(a) The Company shall immediately pay to the Employee the
compensation and benefits accrued and otherwise payable to the Employee under
Section 5 through the date of termination;
(b) For three (3) months after the termination of the Employee's
employment, the Company shall pay the Employee: (i) his salary under Section 5.1
above at the Employee's then-current salary, less applicable withholding taxes,
payable on the Company's normal payroll dates during that period; (ii)
healthcare premium for a period of three months;
(c) The Employee shall receive other benefit payments as provided in
the Company's standard benefit plans, and
(d) The Employee shall become fully and immediately vested in 100% of
the shares issuable under the Initial Option.
7.3 Termination Upon Death. In the event of termination of employment
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pursuant to Section 6.1(c), all obligations of the Company and the Employee
shall cease, except the Company shall immediately pay to the Employee (or to the
Employee's estate) the compensation and benefits accrued and otherwise payable
to the Employee under Section 5 through the date of termination, and the
Employee shall become fully and immediately vested in 100% of the shares
issuable under the Initial Option.
7.4 Constructive Termination or Termination Without Cause. In the
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event of any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.1(d) or Section
6.1(e):
(a) The Company shall immediately pay to the Employee the
compensation and benefits accrued and otherwise payable to the Employee under
Section 5 through the date of termination;
(b) For three (3) months after the termination of the Employee's
employment, the Company shall pay the Employee: (i) his salary under Section 5.1
above at the Employee's then-current salary, less applicable withholding taxes,
payable on the Company's normal payroll dates during that period; (ii)
healthcare premium for a period of three months.
(c) If the termination occurs within the first (12) twelve months
following the Effective Date, in addition to the First Option, the Employee
shall be vested in such number of shares of the Initial Option provided in
Section 5.3 equal to the product of 75,000 multiplied by the result of dividing
the number of months the Employee has provided services to the Company by
twelve; provided, however, in no event shall the vested amount of the Initial
Option be less than 37,500 shares.
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(d) If the termination occurs for any reason after a Change in
Control, then in addition to the foregoing benefits, the remainder of the
Initial Option shall, as of the date of employment termination, be immediately
100% vested and shall remain exercisable for the periods specified in Section
5.3; provided, that if the total amount of the benefits available to the
Employee under this Section 7.4, either alone or together with other payments
which the Employee has the right to receive from the Company, would constitute a
"parachute payment" as defined in Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code
(the "Code"), then the Employee will receive whichever provides him with the
greater economic benefit: (i) the total amount of such benefits; or (ii) the
largest amount that would result in no portion of such benefits being subject to
the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code. The determination of which
of the foregoing would provide the greatest economic benefit to the Employee
shall be made by an independent accounting firm the fees for which determination
shall be paid by the Company.
8. Nondisclosure. The Employee acknowledges that during the course of his
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employment by the Company, the Company will provide, and the Employee will
acquire, knowledge of special and unique value with respect to the Company's
business operations, including, by way of illustration, the Company's existing
and contemplated product line, trade secrets, compilations, business and
financial methods or practices, plans, hardware and software technology
products, systems, programs, projects and know-how, pricing, cost of providing
service and equipment, operating and maintenance costs, marketing and selling
techniques and information, customer data, customer names and addresses,
customer service requirements, supplier lists, and confidential information
relating to theCompany's policies, employees, and/or business strategy (all of
such information herein referenced to as the "Confidential Information"). The
Employee recognizes that the business of the Company is dependent upon
Confidential Information and that the protection of the Confidential Information
against unauthorized disclosure or use is of critical importance to the Company.
The Employee agrees that, without prior written authorization of the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, the Employee will not, during his employment,
divulge to any person, directly or indirectly, except to the Company or its
officers and agents or as reasonably required in connection with the Employee's
duties on behalf of the Company, or make independent use of, except on behalf of
the Company, any of the Company's Confidential Information, whether acquired by
the Employee during his employment or not. The Employee further agrees that the
Employee will not, at any time after his employment has ended, use or divulge to
any person directly or indirectly any Confidential Information, or use any
Confidential Information in subsequent employment of any nature. If the Employee
is subpoenaed, or is otherwise required by law to testify concerning
Confidential Information, the Employee agrees to notify the Company upon receipt
of a subpoena, or upon belief that such testimony shall be required. This
nondisclosure provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any
reason. The Employee acknowledges that the Company would not employ the Employee
but for his covenants and promises contained in this Section 8.
9. Return of Documents. The Employee agrees that if the Employee's
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relationship with the Company is terminated (for whatever reason), the Employee
shall not remove or take with the Employee, but will leave with the Company or
return to Company, all Confidential Information, records, files, data,
memoranda, reports, customer lists, customer information, product information,
price lists, documents and other information, in whatever form (including
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on computer disk), and any and all copies thereof, or if such items are not on
the premises of the Company, the Employee agrees to return such items
immediately upon the Employee's termination or the request of the Company. The
Employee acknowledges that all such items are and remain the property of the
Company.
10. No Interference or Solicitation. The Employee agrees that during his
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employment, and for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of
his employment (for whatever reason), that neither he nor any individual,
partner(s), limited partnership, corporation or other entity or business with
which he is in any way affiliated, including, without limitation, any partner,
limited partner, director, officer, shareholder, employee, or agent of any such
entity or business, will: (i) request, induce or attempt to influence, directly
or indirectly, any employee of the Company to terminate their employment with
the Company; or (ii) employ any person who as of the date of this Agreement was,
or after such date is or was, an employee of the Company. The Employee further
agrees that during the period beginning with the commencement of the Employee's
engagement with the Company and ending twelve (12) months after the termination
of the Employee's employment with the Company (for whatever reason), he shall
not, directly or indirectly, as an employee, agent, consultant, stockholder,
director, partner or in any other individual or representative capacity of the
Company or of any other person, entity or business, solicit or encourage any
present or future customer, supplier, contractor, partner or investor of the
Company to terminate or otherwise alter his, his or its relationship with the
Company. This provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any
reason.
11. Non-Competition. In consideration of the numerous mutual promises
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contained in the Agreement between the Company and the Employee, including,
without limitation, those involving Confidential Information, and in order to
protect the Company's Confidential Information and to reduce the likelihood of
irreparable damage which would occur in the event such information is provided
to or used by a competitor of the Company, the Employee agrees that during his
employment and for an additional period of six (6) months immediately following
the termination by the Company of his employment for Cause or by Employee
voluntarily terminating his employment, (the "Non-Competition Term"), not to,
directly or indirectly, either through any form of ownership or as a director,
officer, principal, agent, employee, employer, adviser, consultant, shareholder,
partner, or in any individual or representative capacity whatsoever, without the
prior written consent of the Company (which consent may be withheld in its sole
discretion): (i) compete for or solicit business related to "Application Service
Provider Services," then presently being offered by the Company to, for or on
behalf of any person or business entity with a place of business in the United
States or Canada; (ii) own, operate, participate in, undertake any employment
with or have any interest in any entity with a place of business in the United
States or Canada in the business of marketing and selling of Application Service
Provider Services to persons or business entities, except owning publicly traded
stock for investment purposes only in which the Employee owns less than 5%;
(iii) compete for or solicit application service provider services business from
any customer of the Company (or its successors by merger); or (iv) use in any
competition, solicitation, or marketing effort any Confidential Information, any
proprietary list, any information concerning customers of the Company.
"Application Service Provided Services" shall mean providing a combination of
software applications, Web hosting and access and telecommunication integration
through the Company's server based computing model.
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If, during any period within the Non-Competition Term, the Employee is not
in compliance with the terms of this Section 11, the Company shall be entitled
to, among other remedies, compliance by the Employee with the terms of this
Section 11 for an additional period equal to the period of such noncompliance.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Non-Competition Term" shall also
include this additional period. The Employee hereby acknowledges that the
geographic boundaries, scope of prohibited activities and the time duration of
the provisions of this Section 11 are reasonable and are no broader than are
necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company.
This non-competition provision shall survive the termination of the
Employee's employment and can only be revoked or modified by a writing signed by
the parties which specifically states an intent to revoke or modify this
provision. The Employee acknowledges that the Company would not employ him but
for his covenants or promises contained in this Section 11.
12. Reformation of Section 11. The Company and the Employee agree and
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stipulate that the agreements and covenants not to compete contained in Section
11 hereof are fair and reasonable in light of all of the facts and circumstances
of the relationship between the Employee and the Company; however, the Employee
and the Company are aware that in certain circumstances courts have refused to
enforce certain agreements not to compete. Therefore, in furtherance of, and not
in derogation of the provisions of Section 11, the Company and the Employee
agree that in the event a court should decline to enforce the provisions of
Section 11, that Section 11 shall be deemed to be modified or reformed to
restrict the Employee's competition with the Company or its affiliates to the
maximum extent, as to time, geography and business scope, which the court shall
find enforceable; provided, however, in no event shall the provisions of Section
11 be deemed to be more restrictive to the Employee than those contained
herein.
13. Injunctive Relief. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that the
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agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement are essential to protect
the Confidential Information, business, and goodwill of the Company. The
Employee further acknowledges that the breach of any of the agreements contained
herein, including, without limitation, the confidentiality covenants specified
in Section 8, the non-solicitation covenants specified in Section 10, and the
non-competition covenants contained in Section 11, will give rise to irreparable
injury to the Company, inadequately compensable in damages. Accordingly, the
Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief to prevent or cure breaches or
threatened breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specific
performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any court of competent
jurisdiction, in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies which may be
available. The Employee further acknowledges and agrees that in the event of the
termination of the Employee's employment with the Company, whether voluntary or
involuntary, that the enforcement of a remedy hereunder by way of injunction
shall not prevent the Employee from earning a reasonable livelihood. The
Employee further acknowledges and agrees that the covenants contained herein are
necessary for the protection of the Company's legitimate business interests and
are reasonable in scope and content.
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14. Miscellaneous
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14.1 Indemnification and Errors and Omissions Insurance. The Company
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agrees to indemnify and defend the Employee to the full extent provided by
Delaware law, and on terms no less favorable than any indemnification agreement
the Company has at any time during the term of this Agreement with an executive
or officer of the Company. The Company agrees to reimburse Employee upon demand
for any costs incurred in requesting or obtaining indemnification under this
paragraph.
14.2 Arbitration. The Employee and the Company shall submit to
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mandatory binding arbitration to held in ▇▇▇▇▇▇ County, Washington, in any
controversy or claim arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement or any
breach hereof. Such arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the
commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association in effect
at that time, and judgment upon the determination or award rendered by the
arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The
arbitrator is hereby authorized to award to the prevailing party the costs
(including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) of any such arbitration.
14.3 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be found
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by any arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or
unenforceable, then the parties hereby waive such provision to the extent that
it is found to be invalid or unenforceable and to the extent that to do so would
not deprive one of the parties of the substantial benefit of its bargain. Such
provision shall, to the extent allowable by law and the preceding sentence, be
modified by such arbitrator or court so that it becomes enforceable and, as
modified, shall be enforced as any other provision hereof, all the other
provisions continuing in full force and effect.
14.4 No Waiver. The failure by either party at any time to require
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performance or compliance by the other of any of its obligations or agreements
shall in no way affect the right to require such performance or compliance at
any time thereafter. The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision
hereof shall not be taken or held to be a waiver of any preceding or succeeding
breach of such provision or as a waiver of the provision itself. No waiver of
any kind shall be effective or binding, unless it is in writing and is signed by
the party against whom such waiver is sought to be enforced.
14.5 Assignment. This Agreement and all rights hereunder are personal
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to the Employee and may not be transferred or assigned by the Employee at any
time. The Company may assign its rights, together with its obligations
hereunder, to any parent, subsidiary, affiliate or successor, or in connection
with any sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of its
business and assets, provided, however, that any such assignee assumes the
Company's obligations hereunder.
14.6 Withholding. All sums payable to the Employee hereunder shall be
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reduced by all federal, state, local and other withholding and similar taxes and
payments required by applicable law.
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14.7 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire and
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only agreement between the parties relating to employment of the Employee with
the Company, and this Agreement supersedes and cancels any and all previous
contracts, arrangements or understandings with respect thereto.
14.8 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended, modified,
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superseded, cancelled, renewed or extended only by an agreement in writing
executed by both parties hereto.
14.9 Notices. All notices and other communications required or
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permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and hand delivered, sent by
telecopier, sent by registered first class mail, postage pre-paid, or sent by
nationally recognized express courier service. Such notices and other
communications shall be effective upon receipt if hand delivered or sent by
telecopier, five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail, and one (1) day after
dispatch if sent by express courier, to the following addresses, or such other
addresses as any party shall notify the other parties:
If to the Company:
INSYNQ, INC.
Attn: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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14.10 Binding Nature. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and
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inure to the benefit of, the successors and personal representatives of the
respective parties hereto.
14.11 Headings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for
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reference purposes only and shall in no way affect the meaning or interpretation
of this Agreement. In this Agreement, the singular includes the plural, the
plural included the singular, the masculine gender includes both male and female
referents, and the word "or" is used in the inclusive sense.
14.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
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counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which,
taken together, constitute one and the same agreement.
14.13 Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights and obligations
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of the parties hereto shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Washington, without giving effect to the principles of conflict of
laws.
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14.14 Attorneys' Fees. In the event of any claim, demand or suit
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arising out of or with respect to this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to reasonable costs and attorneys' fees, including any such costs and
fees upon appeal.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Employee have executed this
Agreement as of the date first above written.
"THE COMPANY" "EMPLOYEE"
INSYNQ, INC.
/s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
By:_______________________________ _______________________
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Chief Executive Officer & Chairman
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EXHIBIT "A"
TO
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
DUTIES OF EMPLOYEE
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Coordinate and manage the merger and acquisition activities of the Company
including negotiations, pricing and coordination of the legal documentation.
Coordinate with market makers and analysts regarding the Company stock
including promotion of the Company's activities and progress in press releases,
10K, 10Q, etc.
Consult, advise, and assist the Chairman's activities as requested with
particular emphasis in merger and acquisition technique, strategy and pricing.
Assist the Chairman as directed in matters that benefit the Company's
future and market presence.
In performing the following duties, Employee shall not be required to spend
any specific amount of time in Tacoma, Washington, although Employee recognizes
that he may be required to travel to the Company's offices for one to two days
per week during the term hereof.
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