Exhibit
10.22
Digital
Ally, Inc.
Key
Executive Retention Agreement
This Key Executive
Retention Agreement (“Agreement”) is effective as of the
latest date set forth on the signature page below, and is between
Digital Ally,
Inc ., a Nevada corporation (“Employer”),
and Kenneth L. McCoy
(“Executive”).
RECITALS
Whereas
, Employer has employed Executive as
an at-will Executive at Employer’s office located in Overland
Park, Kansas prior to the date of this Agreement; and
Whereas
, Employer recognizes that various
third parties from time to time desire to alter Employer’s
ownership, business strategies, management and operations, and
Employer desires to retain Executive’s talents now and in the
future without undue distraction. Employer intends for
this Agreement to be an incentive for Executive to continue
employment with Employer.
Now,
therefore , Employer and
Executive agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. Definitions . The following capitalized terms used
herein shall have the meanings set forth below.
(a) “ Cause ” means (i) Executive
has acted in bad faith and to the detriment of Employer; (ii)
Executive has refused or failed to act in accordance with any
specific lawful and material direction or order of his or her
supervisor; (iii) Executive has exhibited, in regard to employment,
unfitness or unavailability for service, misconduct, dishonesty,
habitual neglect, incompetence, or has committed an act of
embezzlement, fraud or theft with respect to the property of
Employer; (iv) Executive has abused alcohol or drugs on the job or
in a manner that affects Executive’s job performance; and/or
(v) Executive has been found guilty of or has plead nolo
contendere to the commission of a crime involving
dishonesty, breach of trust, or physical or emotional harm to any
person. Prior to termination for Cause, Employer shall give
Executive written notice of the reason for such potential
termination and provide Executive a thirty (30) day period to cure
such conduct or act or omission alleged to provide grounds for such
termination.
(b) “Change in Control ” means (i) one party alone, or acting
with others, has acquired or gained control over more than fifty
percent (50%) of the voting shares of Employer; or
(ii) Employer merges or consolidates with or into
another entity or completes any other corporate reorganization, if
more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the
surviving entity’s securities outstanding immediately after
such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned by
persons who were not shareholders of Employer immediately prior to
such merger, consolidation or other reorganization; or (iii) a
majority of Employer’s Board of Directors is replaced and/or
dismissed by the shareholders of Employer without the
recommendation of or nomination by Employer’s current Board
of Directors; or (iv) Employer’s Chief Executive Officer (the
“CEO”) is replaced and/or dismissed by shareholders
without the approval of Employer’s Board of Directors; or (v)
Employer sells, transfers or otherwise disposes of all or
substantially all of the consolidated assets of Employer and
Employer does not own stock in the purchaser or purchasers having
more than fifty percent (50%) of the votin