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Exhibit
10.2
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Employment
Agreement dated January 15, 2009 entered into by and between the
Registrant and Julian T. Ross.
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") is made and
entered into as of the
15th
day of January, 2009 (“Effective Date”), by and between
OXYSURE SYSTEMS, INC. , a corporation duly organized and
existing pursuant to the laws of the state of Delaware,
(hereinafter referred to as "OSI" or the “Company”),
and JULIAN T. ROSS (hereinafter referred to as the
"Executive").
W I T N E S S E T H
:
WHEREAS, the
Company desires to have the benefit of the Executive's efforts and
services;
WHEREAS, the
Company recognizes that circumstances may arise which may cause
uncertainty of continued employment of the Executive without regard
to the Executive's competence or past contributions;
WHEREAS, such
uncertainties may result in the loss of valuable services of the
Executive to the detriment of the Company and its
shareholders;
WHEREAS, the
Executive will be in a better position to consider the best
interests of the Company if the Executive is afforded reasonable
security, as provided in this Agreement, against altered conditions
of employment which may result from situations now unknown,
and
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and
agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto mutually
covenant and agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS. Whenever
used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings
set forth below:
(a) "Accrued
Benefits" shall mean the amount payable not later than fifteen (15)
days following an applicable Termination Date and which shall be
equal to the sum of the following amounts:
(i) All
salary earned or accrued through the Termination Date;
(ii) Reimbursement
for any and all moneys advanced in connection with the Executive's
employment for pre-approved, reasonable and necessary expenses
incurred by the Executive through the Termination Date;
(iii) Any
and all other cash benefits previously earned through the
Termination Date and deferred at the election of the Executive or
pursuant to any deferred compensation plans then in
effect;
(iv) The
full amount of any stated bonus payable to the Executive with
respect to the year in which termination occurs provided that the
events necessary to have earned said bonus have been achieved;
and
(v) All
other payments and benefits to which the Executive may be entitled
under the terms of any benefit plan of the Company.
(b) "Act"
shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
(c) "Affiliate"
shall have the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 12b-2 of
Regulation 12B promulgated under the Act;
(d) "Base
Period Income" shall be an amount equal to the Executive's
annualized compensation calculated pursuant to section 6 herein for
the initial term of this agreement;
(e) "Board"
shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company;
(f) "Cause"
shall mean any of the following:
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The engaging by
the Executive in illegal or fraudulent conduct, as evidenced by a
determination in a binding and final judgment, order or decree of a
court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, in effect
after the exhaustion or lapse of all rights of appeal, in an
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative, which the Board determines has a significant
adverse impact on the Company in the conduct of the Company’s
business;
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A conviction of
a felony, as evidenced by a determination in a binding and final
judgment, order or decree of a court or administrative agency of
competent jurisdiction, in effect after the exhaustion or lapse of
all rights of appeal, in an action, suit or proceeding, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, which the Board
determines has a significant adverse impact on the Company in the
conduct of the Company’s business;
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Willful or
grossly negligent failure by Executive to perform his duties in a
manner consistent with the Company’s best interests;
or
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Willful
violation by the Executive of the Company’s policies and
procedures.
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(g) "Code"
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time;
(h) “Consolidated
Group ” means and includes the Company, all of
OSI’s current or future subsidiaries and any other
corporations or divisions thereof, which are hereafter acquired by
or consolidated with the OSI and which collectively carry on the
business of OSI, the Company or any part thereof.;
(i) "Notice
of Termination" shall mean the notice described in Section 9
herein;
(j) "Person"
shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, association,
trust, corporation or other entity, other than an Executive benefit
plan of the Company or an entity organized, appointed or
established pursuant to the terms of any such benefit
plan;
(k) "Termination
Date" shall mean, except as otherwise provided in Section 10
herein,
(i) The
Executive's date of death;
(ii) Thirty
(30) days after the delivery of the Notice of Termination if the
Executive's employment is terminated by the Executive voluntarily;
and
(iii) Sixty
(60) days after the delivery of the Notice of Termination if the
Executive's employment is terminated by the Company for any reason
other than Cause.
The Company
hereby agrees to employ the Executive and the Executive hereby
agrees to serve the Company, on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
The employment
of the Executive by the Company pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and end on the Three
Hundred Sixtieth day thereafter (360 th )
day thereafter, unless sooner terminated as
hereinafter provided.
The Executive
shall hold the position of Chairman & CEO of the
Company. The Executive shall also perform such duties as the Board
shall direct and shall serve in such additional capacities as set
forth in Section 7 herein. In connection with the
foregoing positions, the Executive shall have such duties,
responsibilities and authority as may from time to time be assigned
to the Executive by the Board. The Executive shall
devote substantially all of the Executive's working time and
efforts to the business and affairs of the Company.
In connection
with the Executive's employment by the Company, the Executive shall
be based at the principal Executive offices of the Company in North
Dallas, Texas, except for where travel is required, or where
otherwise required by the operations of the Company.
6. COMPENSATION
AND RELATED MATTERS.
(a) Commencing
on the Effective Date hereof, and during the Period of
Employment, the Company shall compensate the Executive in
accordance with Exhibit A hereto. The Company will also
issue to the Executive options as to the Common Stock of the
Company as outlined in Exhibit A hereto.
(b) During
the term of the Executive's employment hereunder, the Executive
shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all
pre-approved, reasonable expenses incurred by the Executive in
performing services hereunder, including all business travel and
living expenses while away from home on business or at the request
of and in the service of the Company, provided that such expenses
are incurred and accounted for in accordance with the policies and
procedures presently established by the Company and OSI or as may
be changed from time to time.
(c) The
Executive shall also be entitled to all other benefits provided by
the Company to its general Executives.
The Executive
agrees to serve without additional compensation, if elected or
appointed thereto, as a member of the Board of Directors of the
Company, or any subsidiary; provided, however, that the Executive
is indemnified for serving in any and all such capacities on a
basis no less favorable than is currently provided in the Company's
bylaws, or otherwise.
8.
(a) TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.
If the
Executive's employment with the Company is terminated by the
Company for Cause, subject to the procedures set forth in Section 9
herein, the Executive shall be entitled to receive the Executive's
Accrued Benefits as of the Termination Date. The
Executive shall not be entitled to the receipt of any Termination
Payment.
(b) TERMINATION
NOT FOR CAUSE.
If the Company
terminates the Executive for any reason other than Cause, then the
Executive shall be entitled to a Termination Payment equal to
Twelve Months Base Salary. Base Salary refers to Base Salary as
defined in Exhibit A hereto.
9. TERMINATION
NOTICE AND PROCEDURE.
Any termination
by the Company or the Executive of the Executive's employment
during the Employment Period shall be communicated by written
Notice of Termination to the Executive, if such Notice of
Termination is delivered by the Company, and to the Company, of
such Notice of Termination is delivered by the Executive, all in
accordance with the following procedures:
(a) The
Notice of Termination shall indicate the specific termination
provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in
reasonable detail the facts and circumstances alleged to provide a
basis for termination.
10. NONDISCLOSURE
OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.
(a) For
the purposes of this Paragraph 11, including all subparagraphs,
“the Company” shall mean the Company or
OSI. Recognizing that the Company is presently engaged,
and may hereafter continue to be engaged, in the research and
development of processes, the obtainment and sale of products or
performance of services, which involve experimental and inventive
work and that the success of its business depends upon the
protection of the processes, products and services by patent,
copyright or by secrecy and that the Executive has had, or during
the course of his engagement may have, access to Proprietary
Information, as hereinafter defined, of the Company or other
information and data of a secret or proprietary nature of the
Company which the Company wishes to keep confidential and the
Executive has furnished, or during the course of his engagement may
furnish, such information to the Company, the Executive agrees that
(a) "Proprietary Information" shall mean any and all methods,
inventions, improvements or discoveries, whether or not patentable
or copyrightable, and any other information of a similar nature
related to the business of the Company disclosed to the Executive
or otherwise made known to him as a consequence of or
through his engagement by the Company (including information
originated by the Executive) in any technological area previously
developed by the Company or developed, engaged in,
or
researched, by the Company during the term of the Executive's
engagement, including, but not limited to, trade secrets,
processes, products, formulae, apparatus, techniques, know-how,
marketing plans, data, improvements, strategies, forecasts,
customer lists, and technical requirements of customers, unless
such information is in the public domain to such an extent as to be
readily available to competitors.
(b) The
Executive acknowledges that the Company has exclusive property
rights to all Proprietary Information and the Executive hereby
assigns all rights he might otherwise possess in any Proprietary
Information to the Company. Except as required in the performance
of his duties to the Company or otherwise as required by law, the
Executive will not at any time during or after the term of his
engagement, which term shall include any time in which the
Executive may be retained by the Company as a consultant, directly
or indirectly use, communicate, disclose or disseminate any
Proprietary Information or any other information of a secret,
proprietary, confidential or generally undisclosed nature relating
to the Company, its products, customers, processes and services,
including information relating to testing, research, development,
manufacturing, marketing and selling.
(c) All
documents, records, notebooks, notes, memoranda and similar
repositories of, or containing, Proprietary Information or any
other information of a secret, proprietary, confidential or
generally undisclosed nature relating to the Company or its
operations and activities made or compiled by the Executive at any
time or made available to him prior to or during the term of his
engagement by the Company, including any and all copies thereof,
shall be the property of the Company, shall be held by him in trust
solely for the benefit of the Company, and shall be delivered to
the Company by him on the termination of his engagement or at any
other time on the request of the Company.
(d) The
Executive will not assert any rights under any inventions,
copyrights, discoveries, concepts or ideas, or improvements
thereof, or know-how related thereto, as having been made or
acquired by him prior to his being engaged by the Company or during
the term of his engagement if based on or otherwise related to
Proprietary Information.
11. ASSIGNMENT
OF INVENTIONS.
(a) For
purposes of this Paragraph 12, the term "Inventions" shall mean
discoveries, concepts, and ideas, whether patentable or
copyrightable or not, including but not limited to improvements,
know-how, data, processes, methods, formulae, and
techniques,