Exhibit 99.1
SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Services Agreement (“
Agreement ”) is entered into by and between XELR8
Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company
”) and Daniel W. Rumsey (“ Executive ”),
this 24th day of June, 2009.
Recitals:
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Executive is
currently a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, and
provides executive management and related services for public
companies (“Services”);
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Executive and
the Company desire to enter into this Agreement whereby Executive
will provide Services to the Company, in the capacity as President
and Interim Chief Executive Officer; and
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C.
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This Agreement
is entered into in order to define the terms and conditions of
Executive’s engagement with the Company.
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Agreements:
Now,
Therefore , in
consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained in,
and the mutual benefits to be derived from this Agreement, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the Company and Executive
agree as follows:
1.
Independent Contractor.
The Company hereby retains Executive, and
Executive hereby accepts such retainer, on the terms and conditions
of this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that
Executive is an independent contractor and not an employee of the
Company.
This Agreement shall be effective as of June 22,
2009 (the “Effective Date”) and continue pursuant to
the terms hereof until the earlier to occur of the hiring by the
Company of a permanent President and Chief Executive Officer, or
December 31, 2009 (the “ Initial Term” ), unless
sooner terminated pursuant to the terms
hereof. Upon expiration of the Initial Term, this
Agreement shall be extended by mutual consent of the parties for
additional thirty day periods. Upon expiration of the
Initial Term, as the same may be extended by mutual consent of the
parties, Executive shall not be required to perform any
responsibilities or duties to the Company and the Company will
remain obligated to Executive for all compensation and other
benefits set forth herein and in any written modifications
hereto.
(a)
General Duties . Executive shall fill the role and perform
the functions of President and Interim Chief Executive Officer of
the Company, and shall have such duties, responsibilities and
obligations as are established by the Bylaws of the Company or are
generally required of persons employed in similar positions. This
shall include full executive powers of these positions over all
operating and financial officers, the authority to hire and fire
officers and employees, and to authorize expenditures of money for
corporate purposes, subject to the right of the Board of Directors
to impose reasonable restrictions and requirements.
(b)
Performance . It is currently contemplated that
Executive shall perform the responsibilities hereunder, including
the Services, from his office in San Diego, California, as well as
at the Company’s corporate offices in Denver, Colorado, and
that Executive will be physically present at the Corporate offices
no more than ten business days per month during the Initial
Term. To the best of his ability and experience, the
Executive will at all times loyally and conscientiously perform all
duties, and discharge all responsibilities and obligations,
required of and from him pursuant to the express and implicit terms
hereof. Consistent with the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, the Executive shall devote substantial
time, energy, skill and attention as is required to the business of
the Company, and the Company shall be entitled to all of the
benefits and profits arising from or incident to all such work,
services, and advice of Executive rendered to the
Company.
(c)
Outside Activities . The parties agree and acknowledge that
Executive has other businesses and professional responsibilities,
and nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Executive from
directing, managing or otherwise attending to his businesses
contemporaneously with the provision of Services hereunder, whether
at the corporate offices of the Company, or otherwise.
(d)
Additional Services . Executive may be asked from
time to time by the Company to provide other services, including
legal services, which Executive can provide using other of his
employees in addition to the Executive. Compensation to
Executive for such additional services shall be approved by the
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, provided such
expenditures are provided for in the Company’s operating
budget approved by the Company’s Board of
Directors.
4.
Compensation and Benefits.
(a)
Fee . The Company shall pay to Executive a monthly retainer
of $5,000, payable in cash (“Cash Portion”) ,
and an option to acquire 125,000 shares of the Company’s
Common Stock at an exercise price of $.24 per share
(“Option”) . The Option shall
be issued on or before fifteen days from the date
hereof. The Option shall vest 100% upon expiration of
the Initial Term. Executive’s fees payable
hereunder shall not prohibit or otherwise effect Executive’s
entitlement to fees, incentive or other compensation due him as a
result his service on the Company’s Board of
Directors.
(b)
Indemnification; D&O Insurance . The Company shall
indemnify Executive to the fullest extent of that which is
available under Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, and
shall provide director’s and officer’s insurance with
such coverages, in such amounts and from such insurers as
constitutes good practices by comparable companies in the same
business as the Company. Such insurance shall provide defense and
coverage obligations for any claim arising out of Executive’
or Executive’s acts or omissions committed during the Initial
Term or any subsequent term hereof, regardless of when such claims
are asserted.
(c)
Incentive Bonus . Upon expiration of the Initial
Term, Executive shall be issued an additional option to purchase
$30,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (“Bonus
Option”) , calculated by dividing $30,000 by the closing
price of the Company’s Common Stock as reported on the OTC
Bulletin Board on the date of grant. The Bonus
Option shall vest immediately.
(d)
Travel and Business Expense Reimbursement . The Company
shall promptly reimburse Executive for all of Executive’s
reasonable travel and business expenses; provided, however,
Executive’s entitlement to reimbursement for food and
entertainment expenses shall be limited to $35.00 per day, unless
Executive is entertaining other employees, members of the
Company’s Board of Directors, distributors or prospective
employees or distributors of the
Company. &
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