EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is executed this 27 th day of
January, 2011 with an effective date of the 1 st day of
January, 2011.
GEOGLOBAL
RESOURCES INC. , a body
corporate incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware,
United States and having its corporate office at Suite
200, 625 – 4 Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P
0K2
(hereinafter
referred to as the “ Corporation ”)
OF THE FIRST PART,
PAUL
MILLER , a resident of
the City of Calgary, Alberta (hereinafter referred to as the
“ Executive ”),
OF THE SECOND PART.
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In
consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in
this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the
Corporation and the Executive have entered this
Agreement.
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ARTICLE 1
EMPLOYMENT
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The Corporation
agrees to employ the Executive effective January 1, 2011
(“ Effective Date ”) as the President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Corporation. In consideration
of the Executive entering this Agreement, the Corporation has
committed to provide the one time benefits highlighted in Schedule
”A”.
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The Executive
accepts and agrees to serve the Corporation in these positions on
the terms and conditions and for the remuneration set out in this
Agreement.
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In his capacity
as Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, on the terms
directed in this Agreement, the Executive shall perform such duties
and shall have such responsibilities, commensurate with his
position and title, as may be assigned to the Executive from time
to time by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “
Board ”). In particular, the Executive
shall perform for the Corporation the services and fulfill those
duties and responsibilities more particularly described in Schedule
“B” to this Agreement (the “ Services
”). The Services may be amended from time to time
by written agreement of both the Corporation and the
Executive.
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The Executive
shall report directly to the Board. The Executive shall
be a nominee for election to the Board at the Corporation’s
2010 annual stockholders’ meeting and the Corporation shall
use it’s best efforts to obtain that election
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The Executive
shall act as the Chief Executive Officer of such affiliates of the
Corporation as directed by the Board (collectively, the “
Related Entities ”), all without further compensation
other than as provided in this Agreement. For that
purpose, the term “Corporation” shall, unless the
context otherwise requires, be deemed to include such Related
Entities.
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The Corporation
and the Executive shall enter into an Indemnification Agreement
upon terms satisfactory to both parties and the Corporation agrees
to place and maintain reasonable liability insurance coverage for
its officers and directors, including the Executive.
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ARTICLE 2
PERFORMANCE OF
DUTIES
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The Executive
represents that he is both capable of acting in the capacity of
Executive Officer and of Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation
and of providing the Services in a diligent and professional
manner, in accordance with competent, skilled and experienced
practices and in compliance with all applicable laws and
regulations. The Executive agrees to faithfully,
honestly, diligently and to the best of the Executive’s
ability serve the Corporation and to use his best efforts to
promote the best interests of the Corporation and to bring business
opportunities to the Corporation as they arise from time to
time.
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The Executive
acknowledges that he is bound by legal and equitable duties to the
Corporation which are in no way limited by this
Agreement.
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The Executive
agrees to faithfully account to, and to deliver to the Corporation
all money, securities and any other things of value to which the
Corporation is entitled that the Executive may from time to time
receive for or on account of the Corporation.
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The Executive
shall (except in the case of illness or accident) devote all of the
Executive’s working time and attention to the
Executive’s employment hereunder.
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The Executive
acknowledges that performance of the Services shall require travel
by the Executive to (i) India, Colombia and Israel from time to
time since the major properties and business operations of the
Corporation are located in those jurisdictions and (ii)
such other countries as the Corporation may have properties or
engage in business operations in the future. The
Executive agrees that he will spend as much time in those
jurisdictions as required to be effective in advancing the
Corporation’s interest. It is agreed the Executive
will likely be required to be in India for a minimum of three
months and a maximum of six months per year with the balance of his
time spent in the Calgary office unless he is required to be in
other cities working for the Corporation. In light of
the fact the business operations of the Corporation are in India,
Colombia and Israel and potentially elsewhere and the Corporation
requires the attendance of the Executive to be in India and other
jurisdictions to maintain and develop relationships, the
Corporation agrees to pay for Executive’s trips to India and
other jurisdictions and return and accommodations in India and
other jurisdictions and for one trip to India and return and
accommodations in India for the Executive’s
family.
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ARTICLE 3
TERM
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The
Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall be for an
indefinite term commencing as of the Effective Date and ending upon
termination pursuant to any of the provisions of Article 5 of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 4
REMUNERATION
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The Corporation
agrees to pay to the Executive a base salary of US
$275,000.00 (the “ Base Salary
”). The Base Salary may be amended in writing from
time to time by the Corporation and the Executive.
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The Corporation
also agrees to pay such other compensation and to provide such
other benefits as set out in Schedule “C” (the “
Benefits ”). The Executive will develop a new benefits
plan for all employees to be approved by the Board.
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It is agreed
that the Base Salary shall be reviewed annually by the Corporation
and the Executive for each year of this Agreement which review
shall be completed prior to the commencement of the year to which
the annual review apples. The Base Salary may be
adjusted upward following such review as agreed to by the
Corporation and Executive.
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If
the annual review does not occur before the commencement of the
year to which the annual review shall apply, the Base
Salary payable to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall
continue unchanged.
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The Base Salary
for each year of the term of this Agreement shall be paid by the
Corporation to the Executive in equal monthly or more frequently
instalments, in arrears, net of any statutory deductions or
withholdings, in accordance with the policy of the Corporation for
employees, as amended from time to time.
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The Executive
shall for each year of employment be entitled to
the opportunity to earn performance based bonus
remuneration (“ Bonus ”) in accordance with the
bonus plan that is to be developed by the Executive and the Board
and will apply to all executives and employees of the
Corporation. The plan shall form Schedule
“D” to this Agreement when finally approved by the
Board.
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The Executive
shall be entitled to participate in the 2008
Stock Incentive Plan and such other equity
compensation plans as may be adopted by the Corporation from time
to time. Subject to the terms of the plan under which
the option or restricted stock may be granted, the Board may grant
to the Executive options to acquire shares of the common stock or
restricted stock of the Corporation (the “ Stock
Options ”) at such times and in such amounts as the Board
may in its sole discretion determine.
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The Executive
shall be entitled to take five weeks’ of vacation in each
calendar year. Such vacation shall be paid vacation and
shall not reduce or negatively impact any compensation otherwise
payable to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement. For
the purpose of calculating accrued but unused vacation time owed
upon termination of the Executive’s employment under this
Agreement, vacation shall be deemed to accrue rateably over the
course of the calendar year based on the number of days during the
year during which the Executive was employed under this Agreement
until termination and unused vacation time shall not carry over to
the next year, unless it is approved by the
Corporation. It is understood the Executive will make
himself available as is reasonably required while on
vacation.
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Reimbursement of Expenses
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The Corporation
agrees to reimburse the Executive, in accordance with the policies
of the Corporation in effect from time to time, for all reasonable
business expenses incurred by the Executive in performing the
duties of the Executive’s office and the Services pursuant to
this Agreement, including, without limitation, business promotion,
travel, hotel, meals, entertainment and all other reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses actually and properly incurred by the
Executive in connection with the duties of the Executive’s
office and the performance of the Services pursuant to this
Agreement. All claims for reimbursement by the Executive
shall, to the extent reasonable, be supported by receipts or
appropriate statements covering such claims. These
claims must be submitted to the Corporation in accordance with its
expense policy (the “ Expense Policy ”)
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ARTICLE 5
TERMINATION
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In this
Article 5 , the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
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“
Cause ” shall mean any of the following:
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fraud, theft,
dishonesty, misappropriation of the Corporation’s property or
funds, embezzlement, malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in
office which is wilfully or grossly negligent on the part of the
Executive, including, without limitation, any intentional
misrepresentation of any operating results of the Corporation or
any of its Related Entities;
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the Executive
engaging in or committing any criminal or other statutory offence
involving fraud, theft, dishonesty, misappropriation of property or
funds, embezzlement, malfeasance or nonfeasance in office, or which
the Board, in its sole discretion, believes is likely to injure the
reputation, business or business relationships of the
Corporation;
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the
Executive’s material violation of any statutory or common law
duty of loyalty to the Corporation or any of its Related
Entities;
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the
Executive’s material breach of any of the Executive’s
obligations under this Agreement or material breach of a policy or
code of conduct of the Corporation or any of its Related Entities
(including, without limitation, disclosure or misuse of any
confidential or competitively sensitive information or trade
secrets of the Corporation or any of its Related Entities), where
such breach, if curable, is not cured by the Executive within
thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice specifying such
breach; or
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the failure to
spend an adequate amount of time in the company’s operating
locations where such failure is not cured within thirty (30) days
after receipt of written notice specifying the expectations of such
further time that the Executive shall spend in the operating
locations.
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“Good
Reason” shall mean any of the following:
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the breach by
the Corporation of any obligation to the Executive pursuant to this
Agreement where such breach is not cured by the Corporation within
ten (10) days after the receipt from the Executive of written
notice specifying such breach;
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the failure of
the Corporation to continue the Executive in his position as set
out in this Agreement including his position as an officer of the
Corporation, the removal of the Executive from any of such position
with the Corporation or the material diminution of the
Executive’s duties and responsibilities with the Corporation
other than for Cause; or
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the failure of
the Corporation to obtain agreement from a successor to assume and
agree to perform this Agreement or if the Corporation or
substantially all of the assets of the Corporation are sold or if
the Corporation is a party to a merger, amalgamation or any other
arrangement and following any such event the Executive is not
offered a comparable position, duties, compensation and benefits as
provided pursuant to this Agreement or if offered, the Executive,
for whatever reason, elects within thirty (30) days to not accept
the offer.
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Termination for Cause or
Resignation
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If the
Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated by
the Corporation for Cause or if the Executive resigns without Good
Reason except as otherwise provided herein, all obligations to the
Executive under this Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the
date of such termination or resignation and the Executive shall
only be entitled to be paid by the Corporation all unpaid Base
Salary and unpaid vacation pay accrued to the date of such
termination or resignation together with any unpaid Bonus actually
granted by the Board to the Executive as at the date of termination
or resignation.
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Termination without Cause or for Good
Reason
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If the
Executive’s employment under this Agreement is terminated
other than for Cause or if the Executive resigns for
Good Reason, as applicable, the Corporation shall:
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within three
(3) days of any such termination or resignation, pay to the
Executive:
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all unpaid Base
Salary accrued to the date of termination or
resignation;
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all unpaid
vacation pay accrued to the date of termination or resignation;
and
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any unpaid
Bonus actually granted by the Board to the Executive as at the date
of termination or resignation; and
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within ten (10) days of any such
termination or resignation, a lump sum (net of any statutory
deductions or withholdings) (the “ Lump Sum ”)
equal to:
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ten (10)
months’ Base Salary if this Agreement is terminated during
the first year of employment; and
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if this
Agreement is terminated after March 1, 2011, then one
(1) additional month’s Base Salary for each full year of
employment after the first year of employment, to a
maximum of twelve (12) additional months.
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also within ten
(10) days of any such termination or resignation, a lump sum (net
of any statutory deductions or withholdings) equal to 30% of the
sum paid in 5.3 (b) to compensate the Executive for the loss of
benefits (the amount set out in 5.3 (b) and (c) shall collectively
be referred to as the “ Lump Sum ”).
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The Lump Sum
shall be paid under Section 5.3
in full satisfaction of any and all entitlement that the Executive
may have to notice of termination or payment in lieu of notice,
severance pay and any other payments to which the Executive may
otherwise be entitled pursuant to any applicable law and the
Executive acknowledges that this provision as to the Lump Sum due
in the case of termination or resignation under Section
5.3 shall apply regardless of the
years of service or any changes to compensation, title or
seniority.
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The Corporation
shall have no obligation to pay the Lump Sum unless the Executive
executes and delivers to the Corporation a release in the form
attached as Schedule “E” and is in compliance with
Articles 8 and 9 hereof.
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Termination on Disability
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In the event of
the Disability of the Executive, the Executive’s employment
may be terminated by the Corporation at its sole discretion upon
written notice to the Executive. In such event, all
obligations to the Executive under this Agreement shall terminate
immediately as at the date of termination as set out in the written
notice and within 30 days of the date of termination the
Corporation shall pay to the Executive all unpaid Base Salary and
unpaid vacation pay accrued to the date of termination together
with any unpaid Bonus actually granted by the Board to the
Executive as at the date of termination and all other compensation
to which the Executive is entitled under Article
5.3. Any unpaid Bonus earned by the Executive but not
yet granted by the Board shall be paid to the Executive in
accordance with the policies of the Corporation. For the
purposes of this Agreement, Disability shall mean the inability of
the Executive to perform his duties for ninety (90) consecutive
days, or for a period aggregating ninety (90) days in any period of
twelve (12) months, as a result of physical or mental impairment,
illness or injury, all as determined by a physician qualified to
make such determination.
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The
Executive’s employment shall terminate upon the death of the
Executive. The date of death shall be the date of
termination of employment hereunder. In such event, all
obligations to the Executive under this Agreement shall terminate
as at the date of termination and within 30 days of the date of
termination the Corporation shall pay to the Executive’s
estate all unpaid Base Salary and unpaid vacation pay accrued to
the date of termination and any unpaid Bonus actually granted by
the Board to the Executive as at the date of
termination. Any unpaid Bonus earned by the Executive
but not yet granted by the Board shall be paid to the
Executive’s estate in accordance with the policies of the
Corporation.
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Stock
Options and Benefits on Termination
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All Stock
Options issued to the Executive which the Executive has not
exercised and which have not expired as at the date of termination
of the Executive’s employment shall expire in accordance with
the terms of the stock option plan of the Corporation in effect at
the date of termination.
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The Executive
shall cease to be entitled to Benefits as at the date of
termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder, unless a
later date is required under applicable statutory law, in which
case entitlement shall cease as at such later date.
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Notwithstanding
anything herein, upon a Change of Control of the Corporation, the
Executive, at his sole option and discretion, within 30 days of a
Change of Control having taken effect, may tender his resignation
on 30 days notice to the Corporation in accordance with Section 5.3
and the Corporation will pay to the Executive all of the
compensation and remuneration due under Section 5.3 in accordance
with timelines therein. A “Change of
Control” of the Corporation for purposes of this Agreement
shall mean any of the following events: (i) any person
or group of persons (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934,) shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,) of 51% or
more of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of
Corporation having the right to vote for the election of directors
of Corporation under ordinary circumstances; (ii) more than 55% of
the assets of the Corporation are sold in a transaction or series
of related transactions; (iii) the Corporation shall merge with any
other person or firm; (iv) during any period of 12 consecutive
calendar months, individuals who at the beginning of such period
constituted the board of directors of Corporation (together with
any new directors whose election by the board of directors of
Corporation or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of
Corporation was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the
directors then still in office who either were directors at the
beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for
election was previously so approved) cease for any reason other
than death or disability to constitute a majority of the directors
then in office.
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ARTICLE 6
KEY MAN INSURANCE
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Each of the
Corporation and any of its Related Entities shall have the right to
take out, pay for and maintain in its name life and disability
insurance on the Executive in such amounts as may be determined by
the Board or by the board of any of its Related Entities from time
to time, as applicable, for the sole benefit of the Corporation
and/or any of its Related Entities, as applicable. Upon reasonable
advance written notice to the Executive, the Executive shall cause
the Executive to submit to such physical examinations at the
expense of the Corporation and/or its Related Entities, as
applicable, and to supply such information and sign such documents
and otherwise fully co-operate with the Corporation and/or its
Related Entities, as applicable, in order for such insurance to be
obtained at the best rate(s) available in the
circumstances.
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ARTICLE 7
RETURN OF PROPERTY
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