EXHIBIT 10.1
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (this
“Agreement”) is made as of this 11th day
of September 2008, by and between SinoHub, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and Tracy A. Edwards (the
"Employee").
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to secure the
employment of the Employee and the Employee wishes to be so
employed by the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
covenants and promises herein contained and intending to be legally
bound hereby, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties as
follows:
(1)
Employment . Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement, the Company hereby employs the Employee to
perform such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, subject in all instances to
the general supervision and direction of the Board of Directors of
the Company. The Employee hereby accepts such
employment.
(2)
Duties . The Employee shall serve as Chief
Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company and shall
perform and discharge fully and faithfully such duties as are
assigned to him pursuant to Section 1. The
Employee’s initial duties hereunder shall include, but not be
limited to, overseeing the day-to-day financial operations of the
Company and its subsidiaries and such other duties and
responsibilities as are customarily undertaken by a chief financial
officer of a corporation. The Employee will operate
within the guidelines, budgets, policies and procedures now or
hereafter established by the Company, copies of which shall be
provided to the Employee or of which the Employee is
aware.
(3)
Salary . The Company shall pay the Employee,
during the Term (as defined below) of this Agreement, a salary of
US$180,000 (as calculated on an annualized basis)
(the “Salary”), before applicable withholding taxes,
payable in accordance with normal Company pay policies. The
Employee understands and agrees that the Salary may be reviewed on
an annual or more frequent basis, and may be subject to
modification.
(4)
Bonus . During the Term (as defined below), the
Employee will be eligible to receive a bonus of up to US$10,000
per fiscal quarter subject to the achievement of and
based upon criteria to be determined in the sole discretion of the
Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Employee
agrees and acknowledges that in the event that his employment with
the Company is terminated for any reason, he will not be entitled
to any bonus, including a pro rata bonus, potentially payable
relative to the year in which his employment is
terminated.
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(5)
Equity . The Company and the Employee acknowledge and agree
that the Company intends to, but has not yet, adopted an equity
incentive plan (the “Plan”). Consequently,
the Company and the Employee agree that after the adoption of the
Plan the Company shall issue to the Employee, as mutually agreed
upon by the Company and the Employee, either: (a) 200,000 shares of
restricted Common Stock of the Company (the “Restricted
Shares”); or (b) a stock option to purchase 200,000 shares of
Common Stock (the “Option Shares”) of the Company (the
“Option”). If the Company and the Employee
agree that the Employee shall receive the Restricted Shares, the
issuance of such Restricted Shares shall be contingent upon the
Restricted Shares: (i) being issued to the Employee at a price per
share mutually agreeable to the parties; (ii) being subject to all
of the terms and conditions of the Plan; and (iii) being subject to
the terms and conditions of a restricted stock agreement (the
“Restricted Stock Agreement”) mutually agreeable to the
parties which will provide, in part, that the Restricted Shares
shall be subject to a four (4) year reverse vesting schedule which
shall lapse as follows: 25% on the first anniversary of the
Employee’s start date and then 6.25% at the end of each
subsequent fiscal quarter. If the Company and the
Employee agree that the Employee shall receive the Option, the
issuance of the Option shall be contingent upon the Option:
(x) being exercisable as to each Option Share at a price
per share not less than the fair market value of a share of
Company’s Common Stock on the day that the Option is issued;
and (y) being subject to all of the terms of the Plan and a stock
option agreement by and between the Company and the Employee (the
“Option Agreement”), which will provide, in part, that
the Option shall vest as to 25% of the Option Shares on the first
anniversary of the Employee’s start date and then 6.25% at
the end of each fiscal quarter thereafter.
(6)
Expenses . The Employee shall be reimbursed for
all reasonable, ordinary, and necessary business expenses in
accordance with Company policy. The Employee shall
furnish the Company with the appropriate documentation relating to
such expenses and shall comply with any additional requirements of
the Company generally applicable to the Company's employees in
connection therewith.
(7)
Benefits . During the Term hereof, the Employee
shall be entitled to the benefits generally made available to
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