Exhibit 10.34
CONSULTING AND CONFIDENTIALITY
AGREEMENT
THIS CONSULTING AND CONFIDENTIALITY
AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of
April 15, 2011, is made and entered into by and between
Integral Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation, (the
“Company” or “Integral”) and Herbert C.
Reedman, Jr., individually, (the
“Consultant”).
WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage
Consultant to provide certain consulting services as the Company
may direct; and
WHEREAS, the Consultant is willing to be engaged
by the Company as a consultant and to provide such services in
assisting in the commercialization of Integral’s
ElectriPlast™ and other technologies.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1.
Consulting . The Company hereby
retains Consultant, and Consultant hereby agrees to be available as
a consultant to the Company, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein. During the Consultant Term
(as hereinafter defined), Consultant shall provide certain
consulting services to the Company as requested by
management.
2.
Term . Subject to the
provisions for termination hereinafter provided, the term of this
Agreement shall commence on the date set forth above (the
“Effective Date”) and shall continue until March 14,
2014 (the “Consultant Term”).
3.
Compensation . In
consideration of the Services (as hereafter defined) to be rendered
by Consultant hereunder, during the Consultant Term the Company
shall pay and grant to Consultant, and Consultant agrees to accept
the following:
(a) As
a consulting fee, $14,000 per month (the “ Consulting
Fee” ) payable at the beginning of each
month. The decision on whether the Consulting Fee will
be increased will be at the sole discretion of the
Company. The Company shall pay the Consulting Fee to the
Consultant without offset, deduction or withholding of any kind or
for any purpose. The Consultant shall pay any and all taxes,
including, federal, state and local taxes, incurred by him with
respect to the Consulting Fee. The consultant agrees to
delay payment until such time as the Company secures financing
satisfactory to the Board of Directors.
(b) On
the execution of this Agreement, the amount of 150,000 common
shares of the Company and, on the six-month anniversary of the
execution of this Agreement, an additional 100,000 common shares of
the Company, all duly issued.
(c) On
the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall grant to
Consultant 600,000 options for the right to purchase common stock
of the Company. The Grant of Option forms part of this Agreement
and is attached as Exhibit A. These options shall be priced and
vested pursuant to the Grant of Option and as indicated
below.
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Number of
Options
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Vesting
Date
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Expiry
Date
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Option Price
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100,000
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October 15,
2011
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October 15,
2014
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$
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0.50
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100,000
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April 15,
2012
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April 15,
2015
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$
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0.50
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100,000
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October 15,
2012
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October 15,
2015
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$
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0.50
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100,000
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April 15,
2013
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April 15,
2016
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$
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0.50
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100,000
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October 15,
2013
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October 15,
2016
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$
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0.50
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100,000
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April 15,
2014
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April 15,
2017
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$
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0.50
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(d) On
the first year anniversary of the execution of this Agreement the
Company shall grant to Consultant 1,250,000 options for the right
to purchase common stock of the Company. The Grant of Option forms
part of this Agreement and is attached as Exhibit A. These options
shall be priced and vested pursuant to the Grant of Option and as
indicated below.
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Number of
Options
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Vesting
Date
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Expiry
Date
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Option
Price
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250,000
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April 15,
2012
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April 15,
2015
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$
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0.001
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250,000
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October 15,
2012
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October 15,
2015
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$
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0.001
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250,000
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April 15,
2013
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April 15,
2016
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$
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0.001
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250,000
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October 15,
2013
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October 15,
2016
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$
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0.001
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250,000
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April 15,
2014
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April 15
2017
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$
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0.001
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(e) The
consideration to be given by Consultant for the Consulting Fee, the
issue of common stock and the Grant of Options shall include the
following services (the “Services”) over the Consultant
Term: Consultant’s Services shall consist of those
duties and responsibilities as may be established and directed by
the management of the Company. The Company and the Consultant
intend that the Services shall be rendered primarily from the
Consultant's office in Pennsylvania and may be provided
in person at meetings or via telephone or e-mail or other written
communications.
4.
Termination .
(a) The
Consultant Term will end on April 15, 2014 (the “
Expiration Date ”), unless sooner terminated (i) by
the death of Herbert C. Reedman, Jr. or upon Notice of
Termination (as defined below) delivered to Consultant as a result
of his Disability (as defined in Section 4(f) below), (ii) by the
Company at any time prior to the Expiration Date for Cause (as
defined in Section 4(d) below), or (iii) by the Consultant for
material breach of this Agreement by the Company, which is not
cured after 30 days’ written notice of such breach by
Consultant to Company. Any termination of the
Consultant Term by the Company or by Consultant (other than
termination upon Herbert C. Reedman, Jr.’s death or for
breach by the Company) must be communicated by written “
Notice of Termination ” to the other party
hereto. “ Termination Date ” means (i) if
the Consultant Term has not already been terminated by such date,
the Expiration Date, (ii) if the Consultant Term is terminated by
Herbert C. Reedman, Jr.’s death, the date of Herbert C.
Reedman, Jr.’s death, (iii) if the Consultant Term is
terminated upon Herbert C. Reedman, Jr.’s Disability, by the
Company, the date specified in the Notice of Termination, (iv) if
the Consultant Term is terminated by the Company for Cause, upon
receipt of Notice of Termination by Herbert C. Reedman,
Jr.; (v) if the Consultant Term is terminated by
Herbert C. Reedman, Jr., upon the expiration of 30 days following
receipt by the Company of written notice of a breach
that has not been cured by the Company within such
period.
(b) If
the Consultant Term is terminated by the Company for Cause, the
Company will pay Consultant only those amounts due as identified in
paragraph 3(a), prorated, to the Termination Date and any
unpaid expenses as of the Termination Date. Upon delivery of
the payment described in this Section 4(b), the Company will have
no further obligation to Consultant under this Agreement.
Consultant shall retain all vested stock options granted him as of
the Date of Termination.
(c)
If
Consultant Term is terminated by the Consultant under paragraph
4(a) for material breach of this Agreement by the Company, the
Company will pay Consultant the full amount of the remaining
compensation for the entire Consultant Term as identified in
Section 3(a) as compensation payments become due monthly, plus all
unpaid expenses as of the Termination Date. Consultant
shall retain all vested stock options granted him as of the Date of
Termination.
(d) “Cause”
means any one of the following: (i) a material breach by Consultant
of this Agreement, (ii) Consultant’s conviction of, guilty
plea to, or confession of guilt of, a felony, but expressly
excluding misdemeanor traffic violations, (iii) fraudulent,
dishonest or illegal conduct, gross negligence or willful
misconduct by Consultant in the performance of Services for or on
behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any other
conduct detrimental to the business, operations or reputation of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries as determined by the
Company’s board of directors (the
“Board”) in good faith, regardless of
whether such conduct is within the scope of Consultant’s
duties, (iv) Consultant’s misappropriation of funds,
(v) Consultant engaging in conduct involving an act of moral
turpitude, (vi) failure to comply with the directions of the
Board, provided that such directions are reasonable, lawful, and
consistent with Consultant’s duties and responsibilities
hereunder, (vii) Consultant’s failure to perform in any
material respect all of Consultant’s obligations and duties
pursuant to this Agreement, (viii) Consultant’s failure
to achieve performance and other goals established by the Board in
good faith from time to time (except where such failure results
from extraordinary circumstances outside of Consultant’s
control (i.e. force majeure ).
(e) “Disability”
means any accident, sickness, incapacity or other physical or
mental disability which prevents Herbert C. Reedman, Jr. from
performing substantially all of the duties Consultant has been
assigned by the management of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries for either (i) 30 consecutive days or (ii) 30 days
during any period of 365 consecutive days, in each case as
determined in good faith by the Board.
5.
Reimbursement.
The Company will reimburse Consultant for all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement..
6.
Confidential
Information . Forming part of this Agreement
as Exhibit B, and to be executed by the Company and Herbert C.
Reedman, Jr., is the Company’s standard Non-Disclosure
Agreement.
7.
Independent Contractor
. It is understood and agreed that this Agreement does
not create any relationship of association, partnership or joint
venture between the parties, nor constitute either party as the
agent or legal representative of the other for any purpose
whatsoever; and the relationship of Consultant to the Company for
all purposes shall be one
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