NEIL PROCTOR EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made on this 29th day of
November 2005, by and between Tricell, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (“Company”), and Neil Proctor, a resident
of the United Kingdom (“Executive”).
WHEREAS, the
Company and Executive desire to memorialize employment terms that
have been negotiated over the past several months;
WHEREAS, Company
desires to employ Executive as its Senior Vice President, pursuant
to the terms and conditions hereof;
WHEREAS, Executive
possesses experience as a member of executive management of
companies in the mobile phone and electronic commodities industry,
and desires to serve as Company’s Senior Vice President;
and
WHEREAS, in
consideration for Executive’s past and future services as
Senior Vice President of the Company, Company desires to compensate
Executive on terms set forth herein.
NOW THEREFORE,
with the above provisions incorporated herein by this reference, in
consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the benefits
to be derived by each party hereunder and other good and valuable
consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby expressly
acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually agree as
follows:
1.
Employment . Company hereby agrees to employ Executive and
Executive hereby agrees to accept full time employment as Senior
Vice President of Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement.
2.
Term . The employment of Executive by Company pursuant to
this Agreement shall commence on November 29, 2005, and
terminate three (3) years hereafter, unless sooner terminated
pursuant to Section 4 below (hereinafter referred to as the
“Service Period”).
3.
Compensation . In consideration for the services to be
rendered by Executive, the Company shall compensate Executive as
follows (such compensation and benefits being hereinafter referred
to as “Compensation Benefits”):
A. Base
Salary . Company shall pay to Executive a base annual salary of
£150,000 during the Service Period (such amount, as it may be
increased from time to time, may sometimes hereinafter be referred
to as “Base Salary”), which salary constitutes a
continuation of the salary paid to Executive from Ace Telecom
Limited (“Ace”). Company shall conduct a review of
Executive twelve
(12) months from the date of this Agreement
at which time Executive’s Base Salary may be evaluated.
Executive acknowledges that this Base Salary shall constitute a
mere continuation of the salary he received from the
Company’s subsidiary Ace immediately prior to the
effectiveness of this Agreement, and that such salary shall
continue to be paid by Ace Telecom;
B. Performance
Bonus . In the event Ace generates gross profits of $125,000
during any month in the Service Period, Executive will be paid
£12,500 at the end of said month as a bonus for
Executive’s contribution to Ace’s
performance.
C.
Discretionary Bonus . Executive shall be eligible to receive
annual bonuses to be determined by the board of directors of
Tricell inc..
D. Year 1
Compensation . As compensation for the first year of Executive
serving as Senior Vice President, the Company shall pay to
Executive one million (1,000,000) shares of the Company’s
Common Stock payable immediately upon the effective date of this
Agreement. Executive acknowledges these shares will be restricted
as to resale and may only be resold in accordance with appropriate
securities laws;
E. Year 2 &
3 Compensation . As compensation for the second and third year
of Executive serving as Senior Vice President, Executive shall be
granted an option to purchase one million (1,000,000) shares of the
Company’s Common Stock in the event the Executive continues
to serve as the Company’s Senior Vice President on
November 29, 2006, and another option to purchase one million
(1,000,000) shares of the Company’s Common Stock in the event
the Executive continues to serve as the Company’s Senior Vice
President on November 29, 2007, for total options to purchase
two million (2,000,000) shares, with such option shares bearing an
exercise price equal to the average closing trading price of the
Company’s Common Stock for the thirty (30) business days
prior to November 29, 2006, and prior to November 29,
2007, respectively, as more fully addressed in the Stock Option
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, which is incorporated
herein by reference; and
F. Ace .
The Company and the Executive previously agreed that Executive
would receive options to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock
which would be payable to the Executive quarterly pro rata based on
the post tax net profitability of Ace being at least £600,000
at the end of the first full year; However, because of the
significant contribution Ace which satisfied this financial
threshold in the first quarter post acquisition and the Executive
have made to the Company as well as for incentive purposes, the
Company decided to issue 500,000 shares of Tricell common stock the
Executive immediately in lieu of options.
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4.
Termination . Executive’s employment hereunder shall
terminate as a result of any of the following events:
B. Executive shall
be unable to perform his duties hereunder for a continuous period
of at least six months or an aggregate of nine months during any
continuous twelve month period by reason of illness, accident or
other physical or mental disability, as verified by a licensed
physician mutually selected by the Company and Executive
(“Disability”);
C. Termination by
Executive upon thirty (30) days advance notice in writing to
Company;
D. Termination by
Company for Cause, where “Cause” shall mean:
(i) the final non-appealable conviction of Executive of a
felony; (ii) gross misappropriation or theft of Company funds;
or (iii) complete and total abandonment of duties for thirty
(30) consecutive days (other than for reason of disability);
and
E. Termination by
Company by giving thirty (30) days advance notice in writing
to Executive.
5.
Representations and Warranties . Executive hereby represents
and warrants to the Company that (i) the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement by Executive does not and shall
not conflict with, breach, violate or cause a default under any
contract, agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which
Executive is a party or by which Executive is bound, and
(ii) Executive is not a party to or bound by any employment
agreement, noncompetition agreement or confidentiality agreement
with any other person or entity which in any way may restrict,
impair or limit the performance of his duties hereunder.
6.
Duties . During the term of this Agreement, Executive shall
initially serve as the Senior Vice President of the Company.
Executive shall perform the tasks and have the rights, powers and
obligations normally associated with the office of Senior Vice
President, including such other offices or positions that
Company’s board of directors (“Board of
Directors”) shall reasonably request.
7.
Non-Disclosure of Information . In exchange for the various
consideration provided herein, Executive will not, directly or
indirectly, during the term of this Agreement and for a period of
one (1) year after the termination of this Agreement, disclose
to any person not authorized by Company to receive or use such
information, except for the sole benefit of Company, any of
Company’s confidential or proprietary data, information, or
techniques, or give to any person not authorized by Company to
receive any information that is not generally known to anyone other
than Company or that is designated by Company as
“Limited,” “Private,” or
“Confidential,” or similarly designated.
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8.
Expenses . Executive may incur reasonable expenses for
promoting or developing Company’s business, including
reasonable expenses for entertainment, travel, and similar items.
The Company will reimburse Executive for all such expenses upon
Executive’s periodic presentation of an itemized account of
such expenditures.
9. Entire
Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding
between the parties hereby supersedes and invalidates any other
prior covenants, conditions, representations, or agreements, oral
or written, of any nature whatsoever, other than those herein
contained.
10.
Severability . If any term, condition, clause, or provision
of this Agreement shall be deemed to be void or invalid, then that
term, condition, clause, or provision shall be stricken from this
Agreement to the extent it is held to be void or invalid, and in
all other respects this Agreement shall be valid and in full force
and operation.
11.
Notices . For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all
other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when received
at the addresses written below on (i) the third business day
after the date when sent by certified or registered mail;
(ii) the next business day after the date sent by guaranteed
overnight courier; or (iii) the date sent by telecopier or
delivered by hand, in each case, to the addresses set forth
below:
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If to
Company:
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Tricell,
Inc.
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6 Howard
Place
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Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire ST1 4NQ
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United
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Attention:
Andre Salt, CEO
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With a Copy
to:
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Woltjen Law
Firm
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Attn: Kevin S.
Woltjen
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4144 N. Central
Expwy., Suite 410
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Dallas, Texas
75204
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(214)
742-5555
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If to
Executive:
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Neil
Proctor
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33 Lawton
St.
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Congleton,
Cheshire CW12 1RU
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United
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or to such
other addresses as the parties may specify in writing.
12.
Arbitration . Any controversy or claim arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or the breach of it, shall be settled by
arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American
Arbitration Association or any other similar entity.
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13.
Governing Law and Venue . This Agreement shall be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
Texas without reference to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
In the event any dispute regarding this Agreement arises between
the parties and is not resolved at arbitration, such dispute shall
be brought in a proper jurisdiction located within Dallas County,
Texas.
14.
Attorney’s Fees . If any action at law or in equity,
including an action for declaratory relief or any form of dispute
resolution, is brought to enforce or interpret the provisions of
this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover
actual attorney’s fees, court costs, and other costs incurred
in proceeding with the action from the other party. The
attorney’s fees, court costs or other costs, may be ordered
by the fact finder, in any decision of any action described in this
section or may be enforced in a separate action brought for
determining attorney’s fees, court costs, or other costs. In
the event Company is represented by in-house counsel and Company
prevails in any such action or dispute resolution, all parties
agree that Company may recover attorney’s fees incurred by
that in-house counsel in an amount equal to that attorney’s
normal fees for similar matters, or, should that attorney not
normally charge a fee, by the prevailing rate charged by attorneys
with similar background in that legal community.
15.
Assignment . This Agreement shall not be assignable by any
party to this Agreement, except upon the written consent of all
parties hereto. Executive shall not have the right to pledge,
encumber, or dispose of the right to receive any Compensation
Benefits under this Agreement, which Compensation Benefits and the
right thereto are expressly declared to be non-assignable and
nontransferable and, in the event of any attempted assignment or
transfer, Company shall have no further liability
hereunder.
16.
Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but both of
which together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
17. Right
to Counsel . Executive hereby agrees that Company has advised
and encouraged him to retain his own counsel and that he has had
full opportunity to retain such counsel to review this document and
advise him of the terms and conditions set forth herein.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement under seal
the day and year first above written.
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EXECUTIVE
— Neil Proctor
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/s/ Andre
Salt
Andre Salt,
Chief Executive Officer
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/s/ Neil
Proctor
Neil
Proctor
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TRICELL, INC.
NEIL PROCTOR
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK OPTION
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into
as of this 29 th day of November 2005, by and between
Tricell, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
and Neil Proctor (“Optionee”).
The Company
desires to grant Optionee an option to purchase shares of common
stock of the Company in exchange for services rendered by the
Optionee to the Company.
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