Exhibit 10.1
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (this
“Agreement”), dated as of February 4, 2009, to be
effective as of the 1 st day of July 2008, between CPC of America, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation (together with its successors or assigns as
permitted under this Agreement, the “Company”), and
Marcia J. Hein, an individual (the
“Executive”).
RECITALS
The Company desires to employ the Executive and
enter into this Agreement embodying the terms of such employment
and the Executive desires to enter into this Agreement and to
accept such employment.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and for
other good and valuable consideration, the Company and the
Executive (individually a “Party” and together the
“Parties”) agree as follows:
(a) “Base
Salary” shall mean the salary provided for in
Section 4 below subject to such increases as may be made from
time to time.
(i) the conviction of
(including any act as a result of pleading nolo contendere) or
entry of judgment against the Executive by a civil or criminal
court of competent jurisdiction of a felony, or any other offense
or wrongdoing involving embezzlement, fraud, misappropriation of
funds, any act of moral turpitude or dishonesty;
(ii) the indictment of
the Executive by a state or federal grand jury or the filing of a
criminal complaint or information for a felony, or any other
offense involving embezzlement, fraud, misappropriation of funds,
any act of moral turpitude or dishonesty, unless such indictment or
filing is dismissed within one hundred eighty (180) days from the
date of such indictment or filing. The Board of Directors of
the Company (“Board of Directors”) may elect to suspend
and extend the Term of Employment by such one hundred eighty (180)
day period or the number of days actually taken by the Executive to
dismiss such indictment or filing, whichever is less; provided that
the Executive notifies the Company in writing that the Executive
intends to contest in good faith such indictment or filing and
pursues the dismissal of such indictment or filing with reasonable
diligence. During such period of suspension, Executive may be
relieved of duties, but shall be entitled to receive Base
Salary;
(iii) the written
confession by the Executive of embezzlement, fraud,
misappropriation of funds, any act of moral turpitude or dishonesty
or acts constituting a felony;
(iv) the finding by a
court of competent jurisdiction in a criminal or civil action or by
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or state blue sky
agency in an administrative proceeding that the Executive has
willfully violated any federal or state securities law;
(v) the engagement by
the Executive in willful and continued misconduct, or the
Executive’s willful and continued failure to substantially
perform the Executive’s obligations, for a period of twenty
(20) days following written notice by the Company describing in
reasonable detail the specific items of misconduct or
failures;
(vi) the use by the
Executive of alcohol or any controlled substance to an extent that
it interferes, in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, on
a continuing and material basis with the performance of the
Executive’s duties under the Agreement;
(vii) the willful,
unauthorized disclosure by the Executive of Confidential
Information, as defined in Section 10, concerning the Company
or any subsidiary, unless such disclosure was (A) believed in
good faith by the Executive to be appropriate in the course of
properly carrying out duties under the Agreement, or
(B) required by an order of a court having jurisdiction over
the subject matter or a summons, subpoena or order in the nature
thereof of any legislative body (including any committee thereof)
or any governmental or administrative agency;
(viii) performance of
services by the Executive, other than in the course of properly
carrying out her duties under the Agreement and as otherwise
provided herein, in breach of Executive’s covenants set forth
in Section 10(b) of this Agreement while the Executive is employed
by the Company
(ix) commission by
Executive of an act involving moral turpitude, dishonesty, theft or
unethical business conduct, or conduct which impairs or injures the
reputation of, or harms, the Company, or any violation of law or
regulations on Company premises or to which the Company is subject;
or
(x) any material
breach of this Agreement or Company rules that, if capable of being
corrected, remain uncorrected 15 days following the Company’s
delivery of written notice of such breach.
(c) “Change
in Control” means, and shall be deemed to occur upon the
happening of the acquisition, directly or indirectly, in a single
transaction or a series of related transactions by any person
resulting in the beneficial ownership of 50% or more of the
combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of
the Company entitled to vote;
(d) " Sale of the
Company " means either of the following transaction that takes
place during the Term or to which the Company agrees to during the
Term (i) a merger or consolidation of involving the Company (except
where the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to the
merger or consolidation own 50% or more of the voting shares of the
surviving corporation immediately after the merger or
consolidation), (ii) the sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company, or (iii) the sale or licensing of all or
substantially all of the Company’s rights to its MedClose
device.
(e) “Term of
Employment” shall mean the initial three-year period
specified in Section 2 below and if, but only if,
automatically renewed as provided in Section 2, shall include
the period of such renewal.
(f) “Voting
Securities” means securities of the Company, the holders
of which are entitled to vote for the election of
directors.
(a) The Company hereby
employs the Executive, and the Executive hereby accepts employment
with the Company, in the position and with the duties and
responsibilities as set forth in Section 3 below for the Term
of Employment, subject to the terms and conditions of the
Agreement.
(b) The initial Term
of Employment shall commence as of the date of this Agreement
retroactive to July 1, 2008 and shall terminate on June 30, 2011,
unless terminated earlier as provided in Section 8; provided
that the Term of Employment shall automatically renew for
successive one-year periods unless (i) it has sooner
terminated as provided in Section 8 or (ii) either party
has notified the other in writing at least thirty (30) days prior
to the otherwise scheduled expiration of the Term of Employment
that such Term of Employment shall not so renew.
(c) The Executive
shall devote such portion of her business time as is necessary to
carry out the duties and responsibilities of her employment
hereunder in a timely and competent manner. Otherwise,
the Executive shall be allowed to devote her remaining business
time to other non-Company related business matters, including her
private accounting practice, provided that such other business
activities do not conflict with the covenants in Section
10.
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POSITION,
DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES
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During the Term of Employment, the Executive
shall be employed as the Chief Financial Officer of the
Company. Subject to supervision and in accordance with
the policies and directives established by the Chief Executive
Officer, the Executive’s duties and responsibilities shall
include responsibility for all accounting and SEC reporting
functions and such other duties, responsibilities and authorities
customarily associated with such positions.
(a) During
the Term of Employment, the Executive shall be paid by the Company
a Base Salary payable no less frequently than in equal monthly
installments at an annualized rate of $60,000; subject to increase
as may be determined by the Company within its sole
discretion.
(b) Executive
shall be personally responsible for the payment of, and shall not
be entitled to seek reimbursement from the Company for, any travel,
entertainment or other business expenses incurred by Executive in
connection with the performance of her duties on behalf of the
Company.
In addition to the Base Salary, the Company
shall issue to Executive upon the execution of this Agreement by
the parties hereto 30,000 shares (“Restricted Shares”)
of the Company’s Series E Preferred Stock. The
Restricted Shares shall be subject to vesting and risk of
forfeiture as follows: 5,000 Restricted Shares shall
vest and become fully paid for on January 1, 2009; 833.3 Restricted
Shares shall vest and become fully paid for on the first day of
each of the next 29 months during the term of this agreement; and
834.3 Restricted Shares shall vest and become fully paid for on
June 29, 2011. In the event of the early termination of
this Agreement pursuant to Section 8(a) or Section 8(c), all
Restricted Shares that are unvested shall be automatically
forfeited and cancelled. Executive shall return to the
Company all Restricted Shares forfeited pursuant to this Section 5
and hereby grants the Company a limited power of attorney for
purposes of executing any stock powers or assignments necessary or
desirable to effect the cancellation of any forfeited Restricted
Shares. In the event of (i) Change in Control, (ii)
change in the chief executive officer of the Company (other than
Executive’s appointment to such position); or (iii)
termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8(b), all
unvested Restricted Shares shall immediately vest and be deemed
fully paid for.
The Executive will be entitled to receive a
performance-based bonus of up to 100% of the Executive’s
annual Base Salary for the calendar year commencing January 1, 2009
and for each calendar year during the remainder of the Term of
Employment. The performance bonus shall be subject to
the Executive’s satisfaction of certain performance goals
determined by the Board of Directors. Prior to January
1, 2009, or as near such date as possible, and the commencement of
each calendar year thereafter during the remainder of the Term of
Employment, the Board of Directors shall determine, in its sole and
absolute discretion, the performance goals for the Executive and
deliver a written description of those goals to
Executive. The written description shall be incorporated
into and become a part of this Agreement. All payments
of bonuses earned during any calendar year shall be due and payable
no later than March 31 st of
the following year. The determination of whether the
Executive has satisfied the performance goals shall be made by the
Board of Directo