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EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

Employee Retention Agreement

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Title: EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: California     Date: 8/11/2008

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, Parties: percipio biotherapeutics  inc , sunburst acquisitions iii  inc
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EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Executive Employment Agreement, dated August 6 th , 2008 (the “ Commencement Date ”), is between Sunburst Acquisitions III, Inc., a Colorado corporation (the “ Company ”)  and Richard McKilligan, an individual residing at 1226 North Laurel Avenue #208, West Hollywood, California 90046 (“ Executive ”).

 

1. Position and Responsibilities

 

  (a) Position. Executive is employed by the Company to render services to the Company in the positions of Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and General Counsel.  Executive shall perform such duties and responsibilities as are normally related to such positions in accordance with the standards of the industry and any additional duties now or hereafter assigned to Executive by the Company. Executive shall abide by the rules, regulations, and practices as adopted or modified from time to time in the Company’s sole discretion.

 

  (b) Other Activities. Executive will not, during the term of this Agreement, (i) accept any other employment, or (ii) engage, directly or indirectly, in any other business activity (whether or not pursued for pecuniary advantage) that might create a conflict of interest with the Company, provided, however, that Executive may, after providing notice to the Company, accept other employment.  The Company acknowledges that Executive has provided notice of Executive’s employment with Derycz Scientific, Inc. and Bristol Capital Advisors, LLC.

 

  (c) No Conflict. Executive represents and warrants that Executive’s execution of this Agreement, Executive’s employment with the Company, and the performance of Executive’s proposed duties under this Agreement shall not violate any obligations Executive may have to any other employer, person or entity, including any obligations with respect to proprietary or confidential information of any other person or entity.

 

  (d) Term. The term of employment of Executive by the Company pursuant to this Employment Agreement shall be for the period commencing on the Commencement Date and ending on August 8 th , 2010, or such earlier date that Employee’s employment is terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Employment Agreement.

 

2. Compensation and Benefits

 

  (a) Base Salary. In consideration of the services to be rendered under this Agreement, the Company shall pay Executive a salary at the rate of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) per year (“ Base Salary ”). The Base Salary shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s regularly established payroll practice.  Executive’s Base Salary will be reviewed from time to time in accordance with the established procedures of the Company for adjusting salaries for similarly situated employees and may be adjusted in the sole discretion of the Company.

 

(b) Bonus. Executive shall be eligible to receive bonuses at the discretion of the boards of directors of the Company

 

(c) Options.   Executive will receive fully vested options to purchase Fifty-Six Million Six Hundred Eighty-Two Thousand (56,682,000) shares of the Company’s common stock at the price of $0.00001 per share, with an expiration date of August 6th, 2013, as soon as practicable after sufficient common shares have been authorized under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation.

 

  (c) Benefits. Executive shall be eligible to participate in the benefits made generally available by the Company to its employees, in accordance with the benefit plans established by the Company, and as may be amended from time to time in the Company’s sole discretion.

 

 

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  (d) Expenses. The Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable business expenses incurred in the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement guidelines.

 

3. At-Will Employment; Termination By the Company

 

  (a) At-Will Termination by the Company. The employment of Executive shall be “at-will” at all times.  The Company may terminate Executive’s employment with the Company at any time, without any advance notice, for any reason or no reason at all, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in or arising from any statements, policies or practices of the Company relating to the employment, discipline or termination of its employees.  Upon and after such termination, all obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall cease, unless Executive’s employment is terminated without Cause, in which case the Company shall provide Executive with the severance benefits described in Section 3(b) below.

 

  (b) Severance. Except in situations where the employment of Executive is terminated For Cause, By Death or By Disability (as defined in Section 4 below), in the event that the Company terminates the employment of Executive at any time, Executive will be eligible to receive an amount equal to three (3) months of the then-current Base Salary of the Executive payable in the form of salary continuation.  Executive’s eligibility for severance is conditioned on Executive having first signed a release agreement in the form attached as Exhibit A.  Executive shall not be entitled to any severance payments if Executive’s employment is terminated For Cause, By Death or By Disability (as defined in Section 4 below) or if Executive’s employment is terminated by Executive (in accordance with Section 5 below).

 

4. Other Terminations By the Company

 

(a) Termination for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “ For Cause ” shall mean: (i) Executive commits a crime involving dishonesty, breach of trust, or physical harm to any person; (ii) Executive willfully engages in conduct that is in bad faith and materially injurious to the Company, including but not limited to, misappropriation of trade secrets, fraud or embezzlement; (iii) Executive commits a material breach of this Agreement, which breach is not cured within twenty (20) days after written notice to Executive from the Company; (iv) Executive willfully refuses to implement or follow a lawful policy or directive of the Company, which breach is not cured within twenty (20) days after written notice to Executive from the Company; or (v) Executive engages in misfeasance or malfeasance demonstrated by a pattern of failure to perform job duties diligently and professionally.  The Company may terminate Executive’s employment For Cause at any time, without any advance notice.  The Company shall pay to Executive all compensation to which Executive is entitled up through the date of termination, subject to any other rights or remedies of Employer under law; and thereafter all obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall cease.

 

  (b) By Death. Executive’s employment shall terminate automatically upon Executive’s death.  The Company shall pay to Executive’s beneficiaries or estate, as appropriate, any compensation then due and owing.  Thereafter all obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall cease.  Nothing in this Section shall affect any entitlement of Executive’s heirs or devisees to the benefits of any life insurance plan or other applicable benefits.

 

  (c) By Disability. If Executive becomes eligible for the Company’s long term disability benefits or if, in the sole opinion of the Company, Executive is unable to carry out the responsibilities and functions of the position held by Executive by reason of any physical or mental impairment for more than ninety (90) consecutive days or more than one hundred and twenty days (120) in any twelve-month period, then, to the extent permitted by law, the Company may terminate Executive’s employment.  The Company shall pay to Executive all compensation to which Executive is entitled up through the date of termination, and thereafter all obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall cease.  Nothing in this Section shall affect Executive’s rights under any disability plan in which Executive is a participant.

 

 

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5. At-Will Termination By Executive

 

  Executive may terminate employment with the Company at any time for any reason or no reason at all, upon four weeks’ advance written notice. During such notice period Executive shall continue to diligently perform all of Executive’s duties hereunder.  The Company shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to make Executive’s termination effective at any time prior to the end of such notice period as long as the Company pays Executive all compensation to which Executive is entitled up through the last day of the four week notice period. Thereafter all obligations of the Company shall cease.

 

6. Termination Obligations

 

  (a) Return of Property.   Executive agrees that all property (including without limitation all equipment, tangible proprietary information, documents, records, notes, contracts and computer-generated materials) furnished to or created or prepared by Executive incident to Executive’s employment belongs to the Company and shall be promptly returned to the Company upon termination of Executive’s employment.

 

  (b) Resignation and Cooperation. Upon termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall be deemed to have resigned


 
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