4C CONTROLS
INC.
DIRECTOR
AGREEMENT
DIRECTOR AGREEMENT (this
“Agreement”), dated as of the date set forth on the
signature page hereto, by and between 4C Controls Inc. (the
“Company”), and the signatory hereto
(“Director”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Company believes that it is in its own
best interests and in the best interests of its stockholders that
the directors of the Company performing services on the
Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) serve
upon the terms and conditions of service memorialized in written
agreement; and
WHEREAS, Company desires to retain the services
of Director in the capacity of director and Director desires to
provide such services in such capacity, upon the terms and subject
to the conditions hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Board has approved the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing and of the mutual covenants and obligations hereinafter
set forth, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
hereby agree as follows:
1. Election as Director; Appointment.
Company agrees to appoint Director as a member of the Board and
agrees to use its best efforts and powers to sustain and continue
Director’s election as a member of the Board for successive
one year terms at each annual meeting of stockholders of Company
and each special meeting of stockholders of Company convened for
such purpose, until the subsequent annual stockholders meeting,
unless this Agreement is terminated sooner pursuant to Section 4
hereof (the “Term”).
2. Duties and Extent of
Services.
(a) During the Term, Director shall
serve as director and, in such capacity, shall provide those
services required of a director under Company’s articles of
incorporation and bylaws, as both may be amended from time to time,
and under the corporate law of the jurisdiction of incorporation of
the Company, the federal securities laws and other state and
federal laws and regulations, as applicable, and shall render such
services as are customarily associated with and are incident to the
position of director and such other services as Company may, from
time to time, reasonably require of [his/her] consistent with such
position, including, but not limited to, serving on the Board of
Directors [or as an officer of any of the Company’s direct or
indirect subsidiaries (the “Company’s
Subsidiaries”), as and when requested by the Company or the
Company’s Subsidiaries].
(b) Director shall faithfully,
competently and diligently perform to the best of [his/her] ability
all of the duties required of [his/her] as director. Without
limiting the preceding sentence, Company acknowledges that Director
has other business commitments, including commitments to serve on
the board of directors of other companies. Director agrees that
during the term of [his/her] appointment, [s/he] shall exclusively
devote approximately [___]% of [his/her] professional working time,
attention, knowledge and experience to promote the business and
interests of the Company.
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(a) Initial Compensation. As
compensation for Director's entering into this Agreement and
performing [his/her] services hereunder, Company shall pay a
director’s fee as set forth on Annex A hereto so long as
Director is a member of the Board.
(b) Other Benefits. During the Term Director
shall be entitled to any benefits made available to non-executive
members of the Board generally.
(c) Expenses. Company agrees to
reimburse Director for all reasonable and necessary travel,
business entertainment, and other out-of-pocket business expenses
incurred or expended by [his/her] in connection with the
performance of [his/her] duties hereunder upon presentation of
proper expense statements or vouchers or such other supporting
information as Company may reasonably require of
Director.
4. Termination. The Company shall
have the right to remove Director from, or not reelect Director to,
the Board. Director shall have the right, exercisable at any time
during the Term, upon thirty (30) days written notice to Company,
to resign as a member of the Board. In the event that, during the
term hereof, Director is removed as a director without cause [s/he]
shall be entitled to two (2) additional months director fees, even
though [s/he] is no longer a member of the Board.
5. Confidentiality. The parties
acknowledge that in conjunction with the execution of this
Agreement, they are entering into an Agreement to Protect
Confidential Information.
6. Independent Contractor. Director
is an independent contractor and will not be deemed an employee of
Company for purposes of employee benefits, income tax withholding,
FICA taxes, unemployment benefits or otherwise.
7. Entire Agreement. This Agreement
is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement
with respect to the subject matter hereof and is intended as a
complete and exclusive statement of the terms and conditions
thereof and supersedes and replaces all prior negotiations and
agreements between