EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 25
th day of August, 2005, by and between Barnabus
Enterprises Ltd., a Nevada corporation (hereinafter called
“Corporation”), and David Saltman (hereinafter called
“Executive”).
WITNESSETH
:
In consideration of the compensation
payable to Executive by the Corporation pursuant to this Agreement,
and the mutual promises, covenants, representations and warranties
contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the
Parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Employment and Position . The Corporation hereby employs the
Executive as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation, and the Executive hereby accepts said employment and
agrees to render such services to the Corporation on the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement. During the term of this
Agreement, the Executive shall report directly and solely to the
board of directors and shall have such executive responsibilities
to and shall perform such executive services for the Corporation as
may be consistent with his titles. All other officers and employees
of the Corporation shall report, directly or indirectly, to the
Executive. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Executive shall have the right to designate the Corporation's legal
counsel, outside auditing firm and any investor relations
firm.
2.
Term . Subject to the provisions for extension and
termination set forth in this Agreement, the initial term of this
Agreement will begin on September 15, 2005 and shall terminate on
September 30, 2008 unless sooner terminated (“Initial
Term”), provided that the term of this Agreement and the
Executive’s employment hereunder shall be deemed to be
extended for additional terms of one-year each (each, an
“Additional Term”) commencing on the day after the
expiration of the Initial Term or the previous Additional Term
unless either party elects to terminate this Agreement at the end
of the Initial Term or any Additional Term by giving the other
party written notice of such election at least sixty (60) days
before the expiration thereof. The Initial Term and all Additional
Terms shall be referred to collectively as the
“Term”.
3.
Compensation . As compensation for all services to be
performed by the Executive under this Agreement, the Corporation
shall compensate Executive as follows:
(a)
Base Compensation . The Corporation shall pay the Executive
base compensation (“Base Salary”) equal to Two Hundred
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) per annum, which may be increased
from time to time in such amounts as are determined by the Board of
Directors of the Corporation and shall not be decreased without the
Executive’s written consent. The term “Base
Salary” shall refer to the Base Salary as so increased. The
Base Salary will be payable in installments in accordance with the
Corporation’s regular payroll practices from time to time.
The Base Salary and all other remuneration paid to the Executive
shall be subject to applicable employment and income tax
withholding taxes.
(b)
Bonus . In addition to the Base Salary, the Corporation
shall pay the Executive during the term of this Agreement on each
anniversary of the commencement of the Initial Term such bonus
payments as may be determined by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation based upon the Corporation's achievement of the goals
set forth in the Corporation's business plan as in effect from time
to time.
(c)
Stock Grant . Upon execution and delivery of this Agreement
by the parties hereto, the Corporation shall issue to the Executive
eight million two hundred thirty-five thousand six hundred
sixty-two (8,235,662) shares (the “Stock Grant”) of the
Corporation’s common stock (“Common Stock”). Such
Stock Grant shall vest in accordance with the provisions set forth
on Exhibit A. Upon vesting, the stock included in the Stock Grant
shall be duly authorized, legally issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. The Corporation represents and warrants that the
Stock Grant is equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the Corporation's
outstanding Common Stock on the date of issuance on a fully diluted
basis including the Stock Grant.
(d)
Benefits . During the Term of this Agreement, the Executive
shall be eligible to participate in the standard fringe benefits
package and incentive compensation plans generally made available
to the executive management employees of the Corporation, as such
benefits may be determined or changed from time to time by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation. The fringe benefit programs
will include at a minimum reasonable hospital and major medical
insurance coverage for Executive and the family of the Executive.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Corporation
shall at a minimum reimburse the Executive for the amount of Blue
Cross insurance coverage costing $1,112 per month at the time this
Agreement is entered into and shall increase such reimbursement as
the cost of such coverage is increased by the provider thereof from
time to time.
(e)
Expenses . During the Term of this Agreement, the
Corporation shall reimburse the Executive for any and all expenses
reasonably incurred by the Executive incident to the performance of
the duties imposed upon Executive hereunder and which are
substantiated in accordance with reasonable policies and procedures
of the Corporation in effect from time to time.
(f)
Auto Allowance . During the Term of this Agreement, the
Corporation shall pay to the Executive an automobile allowance of
Six Hundred Dollars ($600) a month in addition to the
Executive’s Base Salary.
4.
Office . The Corporation will maintain an appropriately
appointed and furnished executive office in a location selected by
the Executive at his discretion from time to time, with a computer
and such additional equipment and office furnishings as are
necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the office of the
CEO. The Corporation shall provide the Executive with secretarial
and other administrative staff and support services suitable to the
Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the Corporation
shall at a minimum pay an administrative assistant to the Executive
a salary equal to Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) per month,
which amount shall be increased at least annually by a reasonable
amount determined by the Executive (which increase shall at least
equal the rise in the consumer price index for the corresponding
period) plus benefits equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of such
salary.
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Termination
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(a)
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Death or Disability
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This Agreement shall terminate
automatically upon the Executive’s death.
The Corporation shall be entitled to
terminate this Agreement because of the Executive’s
disability during the Term. Such termination shall only become
effective if (i) one hundred and eighty (180) days shall elapse
after the date on which the Corporation gives the Executive written
notice of its intention to effect such a termination, and (ii)
during such 180-day period the Executive shall not have returned to
full-time performance of the Executive’s duties.
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(b)
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Termination by the
Corporation .
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The Corporation may terminate this
Agreement for Cause at any time during the Term, at which time the
Term shall end. The Corporation shall give the Executive written
notice of such termination, setting forth in reasonable detail the
specific conditions that it considers to constitute Cause, and
termination shall be effective thirty (30) days after the delivery
of such notice.
For purposes of this Agreement, the
term “Cause” shall mean, when used with respect to the
termination of this Agreement by the Corporation, the conviction of
the Executive by a court of competent jurisdiction of a felony
involving a crime of fraud against the Corporation, such as
embezzlement or other theft from the Corporation.
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(c)
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Termination by
Executive .
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The Executive may terminate this
Agreement for Good Reason at any time during the Term, at which
time the Term shall end. The Executive shall give the Corporation
written notice of such termination, setting forth in reasonable
detail the specific conditions that the Executive considers to
constitute Good Reason, and termination shall be effective thirty
(30) days after the delivery of such notice.
For purposes of this Agreement, the
term “Good Reason” means (a) any failure by the
Corporation to comply with any provision of this Agreement, other
than an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent failure that is not
taken in bad faith and is remedied by the Corporation promptly
after receipt of notice thereof from the Executive; (b) the
assignment to the Executive of any duties or responsibilities
inconsistent in any material respect with those customarily
associated with the positions held by the Executive during the
Term, (c) the occurrence of a Change of Control or (d) the failure
of the Corporation's shareholders to elect all of the Executive's
Designees or the failure of the Corporation to appoint any Designee
pursuant to Section 9 hereof to be directors of the
Corporation.
For purposes of this Agreement, a
“Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred in
any of the following events: (i) the acquisition by any individual,
entity or group of the beneficial ownership (as that term is
defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of
25 percent of more of the Common Stock (as defined below);
provided, however, that any acquisition by Corporation or its
subsidiaries, or any employee benefit plan (or related
trust)
of the Corporation or its
subsidiaries, of 25% or more of the Common Stock shall not
constitute a Change in Control; or (ii) the consummation of a
reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Corporation (“Business Combination”), in each case,
with respect to which all or substantially all of the individuals
and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Common Stock
immediately prior to such Business Combination do not, following
such Business Combination, beneficially own, directly or
indirectly, more than seventy-five percent (75%) of the then
outsta