Exhibit 10.7
SECOND AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
This Second Amendment to Employment
Agreement (“Second Amendment”), dated as of June 27,
2005 (“Second Amendment Effective Date”), is made by
and between Basin Water, Inc., a California corporation
(“Company”), and Tom Tekulve (“Employee”)
(the Company and Employee sometimes hereinafter are referred to
collectively as the “Parties” and individually as a
“Party”), with respect to the following
facts:
RECITALS
A. The Parties previously entered
into that certain Employment Agreement, dated August 27, 2004
(the “Employment Agreement”). Thereafter, the Parties
amended the Employment Agreement pursuant to the terms of that
certain First Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated January 31,
2005 (the “First Amendment”). The Employment Agreement
and the First Amendment sometimes hereinafter are referred to
collectively as the “Agreement.” Capitalized terms that
are used herein without definition and that are defined in the
Agreement are used herein as so defined.
B. The Parties now desire to amend
the Agreement, subject to the following terms and
conditions.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
Employee’s continued employment by the Company, in
consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions herein
contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties
hereby agree as follows:
OPERATIVE
PROVISIONS
1. Section 2.2 of Article 2 of the Employment
Agreement is hereby deleted, and the following is inserted into its
place and stead:
2.2 Additional Options In Lieu of
Private or Public Placement Bonus . To encourage the successful
growth of the Company, the Company hereby agrees to grant Employee
the following stock options in lieu of a bonus that would have been
paid for a private or public placement of the Company’s
equity securities during the Term, and the Employee hereby agrees
to accept such grant of stock options in lieu of such bonus.
Accordingly, in addition to the grant of Options contained in
Section 2.4 hereof, the Company shall grant to the Employee
options (the “Additional Options”) to purchase an
additional sixty thousand (60,000) shares of the
Company’s common stock at an exercise price of Five Dollars
($5.00) per share. This grant of Additional Options shall be
submitted for ratification by the Company’s Board of
Directors at the meeting of the Company’s Board of Directors
next following the Second Amendment Effective Date. One-third
(1/3) of the Additional Options shall vest on the first
anniversary of the
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Second Amendment Effective Date,
one-third (1/3) of the Additional Options shall vest on the
second anniversary of the Second Amendment Effective Date, and
one-third (1/3) of the Additional Options shall vest on the
third anniversary of the Second Amendment Effective Date; provided,
however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, all Additional Options
shall immediately vest and become exercisable: (a) in
accordance with Section 8 of the Plan, upon any merger or
consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving
corporation, upon the sale of all or substantially all of the
assets or stock of the Company, or upon a change in control of the
Company; or (b) if there is an initial public offering
(“IPO”) of the Company’s securities.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Additional Options shall be
granted pursuant to the Plan and shall in all respects limited by
and subject to the express terms and provisions of that Plan, as it
may be amended from time to time and construed by the Board of
Directors of the Company.
2. Except as amended by this Second Amendment, all
of the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain
unmodified, in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment
is executed as of the Second Amendment Effective Date.
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“Company”
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Basin Water,
Inc., a California corporation
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By:
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/s/ Peter L. Jensen
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Peter L.
Jensen, President
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“Employee”
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/s/ Tom Tekulve
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Tom
Tekulve
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
This First Amendment to Employment
Agreement (“Amendment”), dated as of January 31, 2005,
is made by and between Basin Water, Inc., a California corporation
(“Company”), and Tom Tekulve (“Employee”)
(the Company and Employee sometimes hereinafter are referred to
collectively as the “Parties” and individually as a
“Party”), with respect to the following
facts:
RECITALS
A. The Parties previously entered
into that certain Employment Agreement, dated August 27, 2004 (the
“Agreement”). Capitalized terms that are used herein
without definition and that are defined in the Agreement are used
herein as so defined.
B. The Parties now desire to amend
the Agreement, subject to the following terms and
conditions.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
Employee’s continued employment by the Company, in
consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions herein
contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties
hereby agree as follows:
OPERATIVE
PROVISIONS
1. Paragraph 2.4 of Article 2 of the Agreement is
hereby deleted, and the following is inserted into its place and
instead:
2.4 Stock Options . The Company has established that certain Basin
Water Technology Group, Inc. 2001 Stock Option Plan (the
“Plan”), pursuant to which stock options may be
authorized and granted to the executive officers, directors,
employees and key consultants of the Company. On or before its next
annual meeting of its Board of Directors, the Company shall grant
Employee options (the “Options”) to purchase one
hundred ten thousand (110,000) shares of the Company’s
common stock. One-third (1/3) of the Options shall vest on the
first anniversary of the Effective Date, one-third (1/3) of
the Options shall vest on the second anniversary of the Effective
Date, and one-third (1/3) of the Options shall vest on the
third anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that
notwithstanding the foregoing, all Options shall immediately vest
and become exercisable: (a) in accordance with Section 8
of the Plan, upon any merger or consolidation in which the Company
is not the surviving corporation, upon the sale of all or
substantially all of the assets or stock of the Company, or upon a
change in control of the Company; or (b) if there is an IPO of
the Company’s securities. The exercise price for the
Options
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shall be Four Dollars ($4.00) per
share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Options shall be granted
pursuant to the Plan and shall in all respects limited by and
subject to the express terms and provisions of that Plan, as it may
be amended from time to time and construed by the Board of
Directors of the Company.
2. Paragraph 2.5 of Article 2 of the Agreement is
hereby deleted, and the following is inserted into its place and
stead:
2.5 BION Stock Options . The parties
acknowledge: (a) the Company is considering forming a
wholly-owned subsidiary, BION, to develop a process for removing
and destroying perchlorate from saturated resin; (b) once BION
is formed, the Company intends to offer a portion of BION’s
equity securities for sale in an initial private placement to
accredited investors; and (c) in the future, BION may
establish a management stock option plan, pursuant to which stock
options may be authorized and granted to the executive officers,
directors, employees and key consultants of BION. If BION prepares
and adopts such management stock option plan, then, provided there
are at least ten million (10,000,000) shares of common stock
of BION issued and outstanding, the Company agrees to cause BION to
issue to Employee options (the “BION Options”) to
purchase one hundred fifty thousand (150,000) shares of
BION’s common stock. If granted, one-third (1/3) of the
BION Options shall vest on the first anniversary of the date of
grant, one-third (1/3) of the BION Options shall vest on the
second anniversary of the date of grant, and one-third
(1/3) of the BION Options shall vest on the third anniversary
of the date of grant; provided, however, that notwithstanding the
foregoing, all BION Options shall immediately vest and become
exercisable: (a) upon any merger or consolidation in which
BION is not the surviving corporation, upon the sale of all or
substantially all of the assets or stock of BION, or upon a change
in control of BION; or (b) if there is an IPO of BION’s
securities. The exercise price for the BION Options shall be the
same price per share as the BION common stock offered for sale to
accredited investors in the initial private placement described
above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the BION Options shall be
granted pursuant to the BION management stock option plan and shall
in all respects limited by and subject to the express terms and
provisions of that plan, as it may be amended from time to time and
construed by the Board of Directors of BION.
3. Except as amended by this Amendment, all of the
terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain unmodified, in
full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment
is executed as of the last date below set forth.
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Dated:
January 31, 2005
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“Company”
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Basin Water,
Inc., a California corporation
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By:
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/s/ Peter L. Jensen,
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Peter L.
Jensen, President
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Dated: January
31, 2005
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“Employee”
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/s/ Tom Tekulve
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Tom
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EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”) dated as of August 27, 2004, is
entered into by and between Basin Water, Inc., a California
corporation (the “Company”), and Tom Tekulve (the
“Employee”), with respect to the following
facts.
R E C I T A L S
A. The Company is in the business of
designing and building equipment to produce potable water from
contaminated wells.
B. The Employee has special
knowledge and expertise in the business conducted by the Company
and by this Agreement is being employed on a full-time basis as the
chief financial officer and vice president of the
Company.
NOW, THEREFORE in consideration of
the mutual promises and conditions hereinafter set forth, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally
bound, do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
EMPLOYMENT AND
TERM
1.1 Employment/Duties . The Company hereby
agrees to employ the Employee and the Employee hereby accepts
employment as the chief financial officer of the Company under the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Employee shall be
responsible to Peter L. Jensen, the President of the Company, for
the performance of his duties. Employee shall have responsibility
for such duties as are customarily associated with the position of
a chief financial officer and such other duties and
responsibilities as may be assigned by the President of the
Company. During the Term, Employee shall devote all of his working
time, attention and skill to the business affairs of the
Company.
1.2 Effective Date . This Agreement shall become effective on
September 20, 2004, or such earlier date agreed to in writing
by the Parties (the “Effective Date”).
1.3 Term . This Agreement is effective from
the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of three
(3) years thereafter, unless earlier terminated as provided in
ARTICLE 6 (the “Term”).
ARTICLE 2
COMPENSATION
2.1 Base Salary . The Employee shall be paid
a monthly base salary of Ten Thousand Four Hundred Sixteen Dollars
and Sixty-seven Cents ($10,416.66), payable in two (2) equal
monthly installments on the 1st and 15th day of each month. The
Company shall withhold and deduct from the Salary payments all
taxes required by federal and state laws and any other
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authorized deductions. The Company shall review
Employee’s salary at least annually and may, in its sole
discretion, increase Employee’s Salary. As used in this
Agreement, the term “Salary” shall mean the amount
payable to Employee pursuant to, and if applicable as adjusted in
accordance with, this Section 2.1.
2.2 Bonus . If during the Term the Company
either (a) successfully completes a private placement of
equity securities in an amount at least equal to Five Million
Dollars ($5,000,000.00) (the “Private Placement”), or
(b) there is an initial public offering (“IPO”) of
the Company’s securities, then in addition to the Salary and
on the first to occur of either the Private Placement or the IPO,
the Company shall pay Employee a bonus payment (the
“Bonus”) in the amount below set forth. In the event
the Private Placement first occurs, the Company shall pay Employee
a Bonus of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) upon completion of
such Private Placement. In the event the IPO first occurs, the
Company shall pay Employee a Bonus of Fifty Thousand Dollars
($50,000.00) upon the effectiveness of the registration statement
for such IPO. Employee acknowledges that, pursuant to this
Section 2.2, he is entitled to only one Bonus, payable upon
the first to occur of either the Private Placement or the IPO, and
that, unless the parties otherwise agree, Employee will not be
entitled to a second Bonus if both a Private Placement and an IPO
occur during the Term.
2.3 Benefits . The Company currently offers
health insurance coverage and a Section 529 Flex Plan for all
employees. Employee will be eligible to participate in the
Company’s health and Flex plans on the same terms and
conditions available to other employees of the Company. The Company
currently offers no other benefits to its employees. If the Company
in the future decides to offer benefits during the Term, the
Company shall provide the Employee with benefits comparable to
those provided to its other employees, provided that provision of
such benefits by the Company is legal and is not unreasonably
burdensome to the Company. Participation shall be subject to the
terms of the applicable plan documents. The Company may alter,
modify, add to or delete its employee benefit plans as they apply
to the Company’s employees at such times and in such manner
as the Company determines appropriate, without recourse by
Employee.
2.4 Stock Options . The Company has
established that certain Basin Water Technology Group, Inc. 2001
Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”), pursuant to which stock
options may be authorized and granted to the executive officers,
directors, employees and key consultants of the Company. On or
before its next annual meeting of its Board of Directors, the
Company shall grant Employee options (the “Options”) to
purchase one hundred ten thousand (110,000) shares of the
Company’s common stock. One-third (1/3) of the Options
shall vest on the first anniversary of the Effective Date,
one-third (1/3) of the Options shall vest on the second
anniversary of the Effective Date, and one-third (1/3) of the
Options shall vest on the third anniversary of the Effective Date.
The exercise price for the Options shall be Four Dollars ($4.00)
per share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Options shall be
granted pursuant to the Plan and shall in all respects limited by
and subject to the express terms and provisions of that Plan, as it
may be amended from time to time and construed by the Board of
Directors of the Company.
2.5 BION Stock Options . The parties
acknowledge: (a) the Company is considering forming a
wholly-owned subsidiary, BION, to develop a process for removing
and destroying perchlorate from saturated resin; (b) once BION
is formed, the Company intends to offer a
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portion of BION’s equity securities for
sale in an initial private placement to accredited investors; and
(c) in the future, BION may establish a management stock
option plan, pursuant to which stock options may be authorized and
granted to the executive officers, directors, employees and key
consultants of BION. If BION prepares and adopts such management
stock option plan, then, provided there are at least ten million
(10,000,000) shares of common stock of BION issued and
outstanding, the Company agrees to cause BION to issue to Employee
options (the “BION Options”) to purchase one hundred
fifty thousand (150,000) shares of BION’s common stock.
If granted, one-third (1/3) of the BION Options shall vest on
the first anniversary of the date of grant, one-third (1/3) of
the BION Options shall vest on the second anniversary of the date
of grant, and one-third (1/3) of the BION Options shall vest
on the third anniversary of the date of grant. The exercise price
for the BION Options shall be the same price per share as the BION
common stock offered for sale to accredited investors in the
initial private placement described above. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the BION Options shall be granted pursuant to the BION
management stock option plan and shall in all respects limited by
and subject to the express terms and provisions of that plan, as it
may be amended from time to time and construed by the Board of
Directors of BION.
2.6 Vacation . During each year of the Term
of this Agreement, Employee shall accrue fifteen (15) days
(i.e., 2.3077 hours per forty (40) hour week, or one hundred
(120) hours) of vacation time. Payments for vacation time
shall be calculated based on Employee’s Salary. Any accrued
but unused vacation time shall accumulate and carry forward during
subsequent years of the Term; provided, however, that no more than
one hundred twenty (120) hours of vacation time shall carry
forward to subsequent years of the Term; provided further, however,
that in no event shall Employee accrue more than one hundred sixty
(160) hours of unused vacation time, and if Employee accrues a
total of one hundred sixty (160) hours of unused vacation
time, Employee shall cease accruing vacation time until
Employee’s accrued but unused vacation time again drops below
one hundred sixty (160) hours. Employee agrees to seek
approval of the Company prior to scheduling any vacation days, and
agrees that any s