Exhibit 4.2
CONSULTING AGREEMENT
This Consulting Agreement (the
“Agreement”) is made as of September 1,
2007, by and between Solar Power, Inc., having a
principal place of business at 1115 Orlando Avenue, Roseville,
CA 95661-5247 (the “Company”), and Steven
Kay , having a principal place of business at 100 The
Embarcadero, Penthouse, San Francisco, CA 94105-1291 (the
“Consultant”).
In consideration of services rendered
and to be rendered, the mutual covenants set forth herein and for
other valuable consideration, receipt and adequacy of which is
acknowledged, the Company and the Consultant agree as
follows:
1. Term of the Contract.
This Agreement will be effective for one year as of September 1,
2007 .
2. Services to be
Provided. Consultant agrees to provide the Company with sales
leads for its franchise division.
3. Independent
Contractor. It is the express intention of the parties that
Consultant is an independent contractor and not an employee, agent,
joint venturer, partner or representative of the Company. Nothing
in this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed as creating or
establishing the relationship of employer and employee. Both
parties acknowledge that Consultant is not an employee for state or
federal tax purposes. Consultant will be responsible for payment,
staffing, worker’s compensation coverage and related matters
for any people that Consultant may employ.
4. Method of Performing
Services. Consultant will determine the method, details, and
means of performing the above-described services. Consultant
further agrees that the services to be performed will be conducted
in a professional and competent manner in conformity with this
Agreement and all Company policies, including its General
Confidentiality and Disclosure policy. In providing the services
hereunder, the Consultant will comply with all applicable laws,
rules, regulations and standards of any public authority having
jurisdiction.
5. Compensation for
Services. In consideration for the services to be performed by
Consultant, Company agrees to issue the Consultant 50,000 warrants
to purchase common stock of Solar Power, Inc. at an exercise price
of $1.00 and to register said warrants on Form S-8.
6. Ownership of Inventions;
Representations and Indemnification .
6.1.
Consultant agrees that it will not incorporate into any work
performed for Company any trade secrets, confidential information,
or other information in violation of any third party’s
rights, and represents that it will not employ any persons to
assist or work on Company’s products unless such person can
certify that they will not use any trade secrets, patents or other
information in violation of any third party’s rights.
Consultant further certifies that Consultant has no outstanding
agreements or obligations that would conflict with any of the
provisions of this Agreement, or that would preclude Consultant
from complying with the provisions of this
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Agreement.
6.2.
Consultant agrees that all notes, records, drawings, designs,
inventions, improvements, developments, discoveries, trade
secretes, copyrightable material, as well as all derivatives and
modifications thereof and thereto (collectively, the
“Inventions”) conceived of, made or discovered by
Consultant, solely or in collaboration with others, which are
created in furtherance of the services to be performed by
Consultant pursuant to this Agreement, as well as any and all
intellectual property rights therein and thereto, are the sole
property of the Company. In addition, any Inventions that
constitute copyrightable subject matter shall be considered
“works made for hire” as that term is defined under the
copyright laws of the United States, as amended from time to time.
Consultant agrees to assign (or cause to be assigned) and does
hereby assign fully to the Company all such Inventions and any
intellectual property rights relating thereto.
6.3.
Consultant agrees to assist the Company, or its designee, at the
Company’s expense, in every proper way to secure the
Company’s rights in the Inventions and any intellectual
property rights relating thereto in any and all countries,
including the disclosure to the Company of all pertinent
information and data with respect thereto, the execution of all
applications, specifications, oaths, assignments and all other
instruments that the Company shall deem necessary in order to apply
for and obtain such rights and in order to assign and convey to the
Company, its successors, assigns and nominees the sole and
exclusive rights, title and interest in and to such Inventions and
any intellectual property rights relating thereto. Consultant
agrees that Consultant’s obligation to execute, or cause to
be executed, when it is in Consultant’s power to do so, any
such instrument or papers shall continue after termination of this
Agreement.
6.4.
Omitted
6.5.
Omitted
6.6.
Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement,
Consultant makes no representation and shall not be obligated to
provide Company with any rights in “off the shelf”
software in connection with the services to be performed by
Consultant pursuant to this Agreement.
7. State and Federal
Taxes . Consultant is responsible for paying all required state
and federal taxes. In particular, the Company will not withhold
FICA, make state or federal unemployment insurance contributions,
withhold state or federal income taxes, make disability insurance
contributions or obtain workers’ compensation insurance on
behalf of Consultant or any of Consultant’s employees or
subcontractors.
8. No Privileges for
Consultant . Consultant understands and agrees that neither it
nor any of Consultant’s employees or subcontracts shall be
entitled to any of the rights and privileges of the Company’s
employees, including, but not limited to retirement benefits,
medical insurance coverage, life insurance coverage, disability
insurance coverage, severance pay benefits, paid vacation and sick
pay or overtime pay.
9. Payment of Expenses.
In addition to the compensation to be paid to Consultant pursuant
to Section 5 above, Company shall pay Consultant its actual
out-of—pocket expense
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reasonably incurred by Consultant in furtherance of its performance
hereunder including, without limitation, amounts incurred for
travel, specialized hardware and third party software to be
incorporated into the deliverables and products under this
Agreement. The Consultant shall submit receipts and required
reports for reimbursement.
10. Time Devoted to
Company. Consultant agrees to devote a reasonable amount of
time necessary to perform the services under this Agreement.
Consultant may represent, perform services for, and be employed by
such additional persons or companies as a consultant or employee,
so long as such additional services does not materially interfere
with the services to be rendered by Consultant to Company pursuant
to this Agreement.
11. Hours During Which
Services May Be Performed. Consultant may perform the services
under this Agreement at any suitable time and location that
Consultant sees fit, provided that Consultant will attempt to
attend any meetings at the Company as may be reasonably requested
by the Company’s CEO.
12. Assignment of
Consultant’s Duties. This Agreement may not be assigned
by Consultant without the prior written consent of Company.
13. Restrictions on Insider
Trading . Consultant acknowledges that it is aware, and that it
will advise its agents and affiliates who are informed as to the
matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United
States securities laws prohibit any person who has material,
non-public information concerning the Company from purchasing or
selling securities of the Company or from communicating such
information to any other person under circumstances in which it is
reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or
sell such securities. Consultant agrees that it will not, and it
will cause each of the aforementioned persons to not violate any
provisions of this paragraph or the United States securities laws
or the analogous laws of any state or foreign government, until
such time as this Agreement has terminated and Consultant has
ceased having access to any confidential information.
14. Confidentiality and
Non-Disclosure . Consultant agrees to execute the form of
Proprietary Information and Confidentiality Agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit A .
15. Expiration of
Agreement. Unless otherwise terminated or extended as pro
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