AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
(“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into
effective as of October 1, 2008 (“ Effective Date
”) by and between LiveDeal, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
“ Company ”) and Mike Edelhart (“
Executive ”).
In consideration of the mutual promises,
covenants and agreements herein contained, intending to be legally
bound, the parties agree as follows:
1.
Employment . The Company
hereby agrees to employ Executive, and Executive hereby agrees to
serve, subject to the provisions of the Agreement, as an employee
of the Company in the position of Chief Executive
Officer. Executive will perform all services and acts
reasonably necessary to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of
his position and will render such services on the terms set forth
herein and will report to the Company’s Board of Directors
(the “ Board ”). During the Term (as
defined below), should Executive continue to serve as a member of
the Board, he will not be entitled to receive compensation for his
Board service. In addition, Executive will have such
other executive and managerial powers and duties with respect to
the Company as may reasonably be assigned to him by the Board, to
the extent consistent with his position and status as set forth
above. Executive is obligated to devote his full time,
attention and energies to perform the duties assigned hereunder as
Chief Executive Officer, and Executive agrees to perform such
duties diligently, faithfully and to the best of his
abilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Company
acknowledges and agrees that during the Term, Executive shall have
the right to have a “financial interest” in or serve as
a consultant, officer or director of any non-competing business;
provided that Executive agrees that engaging in such outside
activities shall not interfere with the performance of
Executive’s full-time duties hereunder. Executive
acknowledges that any such outside activities that involve an
entity other than the Company or its subsidiaries will involve an
entity independent of the Company and any actions or decisions
Executive takes or makes on behalf of such entity will not be
imputed to the Company or its subsidiaries.
2.
Term . This Agreement is for a
three-year period (the “ Term ”) commencing on
the Effective Date hereof and terminating on the third anniversary
of the Effective Date, or upon the date of termination of
employment pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement;
provided, however, that the Term may be extended as mutually agreed
to by the parties.
3.
Place of Performance . Executive may perform his
duties and conduct his business on behalf of the Company at either
the Company’s offices in Las Vegas, Nevada or Santa Clara, CA
or at remote locations of his choosing by telecommuting; provided
that such practice shall not substantially interfere with the
performance of Executive’s duties hereunder.
(a)
Salary . Executive shall be
paid a salary at the annual rate of $250,000 (the “
Salary ”), payable in accordance with the
Company’s regular payroll practices.
(b)
Performance Bonuses
. Executive will be entitled to receive up to $60,000
per year of a performance bonus in the event the Company reaches
certain performance measures established by the Compensation
Committee of the Board or the entire Board. All bonuses
payable under this Section 4(b) will be subject to all
applicable withholdings, including taxes.
(c)
Stock Option . The Company
will grant to Executive upon execution of this Agreement and
subject to shareholder approval (the “ Grant Date
”) an option to purchase from the Company for cash all or any
part of an aggregate of 150,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock (the “ Option ”) at the
then-current market price of the Company’s common stock
pursuant to the Company’s 2003 Stock Plan and the
Company’s standard form of Non-Qualified Stock Option
Agreement. The Option granted under this Agreement is
not intended to be an “incentive stock option”
under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended. So long as Executive continues to be a service
provider to the Company as an employee in accordance with this
Agreement, the Option will vest and be exercisable according to the
following schedule: one forty eighth (1/48) on each month
anniversary of the Grant Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Option will immediately vest and become exercisable upon the
occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined below) and the
termination of Executive as an employee of the Company, or in the
event of a Change of Control and the retention of Executive as an
employee of the Company, the Option will vest according to the
following schedule: (i) one half of the unvested portion
of the Option immediately upon the occurrence of the Change of
Control and (ii) the remainder one forty eighth (1/48) on each
subsequent month anniversary of the occurrence of the Change of
Control thereafter. If any vested portion of the Option
is not exercised by Executive within 90 days following the later of
Executive’s termination as CEO, such vested portion, along
with any remaining unvested portion of the Option, will be subject
to immediate forfeiture back to the Company.
(d)
For purposes of this Agreement, “ Change
of Control ” will mean (i) any merger of the Company in
which the Company is not the continuing or surviving entity, or
pursuant to which stock would be converted into cash, securities,
or other property other than a merger of the Company in which the
holders of the Company’s stock immediately prior to the
merger have the same proportionate ownership of beneficial interest
of common stock or other voting securities of the surviving entity
immediately after the merger or (ii) any sale, lease, exchange or
other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related
transactions) of assets or earning power aggregating more than 50%
of the assets or earning power of the Company or any major
subsidiary, other than pursuant to a sale-leaseback, structured
finance or other form of financing transaction.
5.
Business Expenses
. During the Term, the Company will reimburse Executive
for all reasonable business expenses incurred by him in connection
with his employment and the performance of his duties as provided
hereunder, upon submission by the Executive of receipts and other
documentation in conformance with the Company’s normal
procedures for executives of Executive’s position and
status.
6.
Benefits . During the
Term, Executive will be eligible to participate fully in all health
and benefit plans available to senior officers of the Company
generally, as the same may be amended from time to time by the
Board.
7.
Termination of Employment .
(a)
Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, the employment of Executive hereunder
will terminate on the first to occur of the following
dates:
(i)
the date of Executive’s
death;
(ii)
the date on which Executive has experienced
a Disability (as defined below), and the Company gives Executive
notice of termination on account of Disability;
(iii) the
date on which Executive has engaged in conduct that constitutes
Cause (as defined below), and the Company gives notice of
termination for Cause;
(iv) expiration
of the Term; or
(v)
the date on which the Company gives
Executive notice of termination for any reason other than the
reasons set forth in Sections 7(a)(i) through (iv)
above.
(b)
For purposes of this Agreement, “
Disability ” will mean an illness, injury or other
incapacitating condition as a