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Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("EA") is made and entered into this
31st day of July, 2008, by and among Jerry Yu ("EXECUTIVE"), a
resident of Shenzhen, China, and DIGUANG INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CO., LTD.., a Nevada corporation (the "COMPANY").
I. EMPLOYMENT.
A. Commencing
on September 1, 2008 ("Effective Date"), and for an indefinite
period thereafter, Executive shall be employed pursuant to this EA
by the Company, or by a designated subsidiary of the Company (the
Company or such subsidiary, as the case may be, that employs
Executive will be hereinafter referred to as the "EMPLOYER").
Executive's employment pursuant to this EA shall continue for an
indefinite period, until terminated by either Executive or
Employer.
B. Subject
only to the provisions of Sections III. and VII., Executive's
employment shall be "at-will," meaning that either Executive or
Employer may terminate it at any time, with or without any advance
notice and with or without any particular reason or cause or
advance procedures. It also means that Executive's job duties,
responsibilities, title, reporting level, regular place of
employment, compensation, benefits and Employer's policies and
procedures can be changed, in the sole discretion of Employer, at
any time, with or without advance notice and with or without any
particular reason or cause or advance procedures.
C. In
agreeing to be employed pursuant to this EA, Executive represents
and warrants that Executive has not previously entered into, and in
the future shall not enter into, any agreement, either written or
oral, that conflicts with any of Executive's obligations under this
EA or may be an impediment to Executive providing services under
this EA.
II. POSITION.
A. Executive
shall be employed by Employer on a regular full-time basis, with
the job title of Executive Vice President, reporting to the Chief
Executive Officer. Executive shall have such job duties and
responsibilities commensurate with such position, which may change
as Employer's business needs and market conditions change from
time-to-time.
B. Executive's
initial, regular place or base of employment shall be at the
Company's main business office in Shenzhen, China.
C. During
Executive's employment with Employer, Executive shall devote
Executive's full business time, best efforts, abilities, energies
and skills to the good faith performance of Executive's job duties
and responsibilities hereunder, and shall perform said duties and
responsibilities at all reasonable times and places in accordance
with reasonable directions and requests made by the Employer
consistent with Executive's position and Employer's business needs
as determined by Employer. Executive shall not engage in any other
employment, business, or business-related activity unless Executive
receives prior written approval from Employer's Board of Directors
to hold such outside employment or engage in such business or
activity, which written approval shall not be unreasonably withheld
if such outside employment, business or activity would not in any
way be competitive with the business or proposed business of
Employer or otherwise conflict with or adversely affect in any way
Executive's ability to fulfill Executive's obligations under this
EA. Executive shall not be required to receive prior written
approval for activities related to family investments or charitable
organizations.
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III. CASH COMPENSATION.
A. Salary
Compensation.
1. Executive
shall earn and be paid a salary, at a monthly rate of Seventy
thousand (70,000) RMB. Payments to Executive shall be
denominated in RMB, USD or HKD of the equivalent amount.
2. Executive's
salary shall be paid at periodic intervals in accordance with
Employer's regular payroll schedule and practices.
3. Executive's
salary rate shall be reviewed from time-to-time, generally on an
annual basis, and may be increased by the Compensation Committee of
Company's Board of Directors ("Compensation Committee") in its sole
discretion.
B. Annual Bonus
Compensation Opportunities. As a performance and retention
incentive, Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual bonus
award. The terms and conditions of each such annual
bonus award opportunity shall be provided in writing to Executive
not later than January 31 of each calendar year for that calendar
year and shall be attached to this Agreement each year as
Attachment 1. However, the following will apply to each annual
bonus award opportunity made available to Executive during
Executive's employment with Employer.
1. Each
annual bonus award opportunity will be conditioned on Employer's
achievement of calendar year revenue and net income objectives, and
any other objectives, established in the discretion of the Board
for the calendar year.
2. Each
annual bonus award opportunity also will be conditioned on
Executive's full-time active services to Employer continuously
through the calendar year. However, should the Executive be
terminated without cause, leave for good reason, die or become
permanently disabled, the Executive or his estate will be entitled
to all bonus compensation that has been earned in accordance with
the terms of the then applicable annual bonus award opportunity but
not yet paid at the time of Executive's departure, death or
permanent disability, including any bonus compensation earned for
partial portions of a calendar year.
3. It
is the intent of Employer, generally, to pay annual bonuses no
later than March 15 of the next calendar year, after Employer's
audited financial statements for the calendar year just ended have
been prepared and approved by the Board.
4. The
Employer may provide for periodic progress bonus awards against the
total annual bonus opportunity.
C. Discretionary Bonuses.
To the extent Employer exceeds both of its revenue and net income
and/or any other objectives established for a calendar year by the
Board, Executive shall be eligible for a discretionary bonus award,
which would be in addition to Executive's annual bonus award
opportunity. Whether to grant such additional bonus award and, if
so, in what form and amount, shall be determinations made by the
sole discretion of the Board.
D. Guaranteed
Compensation. Executive shall be paid cash compensation
as outlined in Section III A. above for a period of 3 years after
the Effective Date as defined in Section I.B of this EA, regardless
of Executive’s employment status with the company, unless
Executive has been terminated with CAUSE.
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E. Withholdings.
All cash compensation paid to Executive pursuant to this EA,
including any Severance Benefits per Section VII.B., shall be
subject to (i) any and all applicable federal, state and local
income and employment withholding taxes; (ii) other amounts
required to be deducted or withheld by Employer under applicable
law or order requiring the withholding or deduction of amounts
otherwise payable as compensation or wages to employees; (iii) such
other withholdings and deductions as may be allowed by applicable
law; and (iv) such other withholdings and deductions as may be
authorized in writing by Executive.
IV. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS &
EXPENSES.
A. Employee
Benefits. Executive shall be eligible to participate in all
employee benefits and benefit plans generally made available to
executive employees of Employer from time-to-time, subject to the
terms, conditions and relevant qualification criteria for such
benefits and benefit plans. Employer, in its discretion, may change
from time-to-time the employee benefits and benefit plans it
generally makes available to its executive employees.
B. Expenses
& Expense Reimbursement. Executive shall be entitled to
reimbursement from Employer of all reasonable and necessary
business, travel and entertainment expenses incurred by Executive
in the performance of Executive's job responsibilities hereunder,
subject to the expense reimbursement policies and procedures of
Employer in effect from time-to-time which, at minimum, shall
require completion and submission of expense reimbursement request
forms and receipts evidencing such expenses.
V. EQUITY
A. Grant.
Executive shall be granted shares of Company common stock ("Stock
Grant") as to be determined by the Company’s Board of
Directors for each year (12 months) of service with the Company.
The Stock Grant will be granted to the extent permissible under
applicable law. Each annual Stock Grant will vest over
one (1) year in four (4) quarterly installments , provided that
Executive has continuously provided active services to Employer
throughout each relevant quarter. The Stock Grant will be evidenced
by the Company's form of stock grant agreement, and will be subject
to the terms and conditions of that agreement. Executive will be
eligible for future additional stock grants and stock option grants
at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
B. Stock
Grant and Options & Change in Control. Each stock grant and
stock option granted shall contain the following terms relative to
a "Change in Control" (defined in Section VI.B.2., below).
1. Immediately
upon a "Change in Control," fifty percent (50%) of all of
Executive's then-outstanding stock grant and stock option shares,
under each stock grant and stock option granted to Executive, shall
immediately vest and be exercisable, unless Executive's
then-outstanding options are not assumed by the surviving entity in
such Change in Control transaction, in which case, one hundred
percent (100%) of Executive's then-outstanding stock grant and
stock option shares, under all stock grants and stock options
granted to Executive, shall immediately vest and be
exercisable.
2. If
Executive's employment with the Company or a successor is
terminated "Without Cause" (defined in Section VI.C., below) by the
Company or its successor within 12 months after the effective date
of a "Change in Control," or if Executive terminates his employment
with the Company or its successor for "Good Reason" within 12
months after the effective date of a "Change in Control", then one
hundred percent (100%) of Executive's then-outstanding stock grant
and stock option shares, under each stock grant and stock option
granted to Executive, shall immediately vest and be exercisable as
of the effective date of Executive's termination of employment
("TERMINATION DATE") provided that the conditions of Section
VII.A.2. and Section VII.B.2.a.-b., below, have been satisfied by
Executive no later than 90 days after the Termination Date.
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C. Stock
Grant at Death or Permanent Disability. The terms of the Stock
Grant and each stock grant or stock option granted after the Stock
Grant shall provide that one hundred percent (100%) of Executive's
then-outstanding stock grant share and option shares, under all
stock grants and stock options granted to Executive, shall
immediately vest and become exercisable in the event of Executive's
death or permanent disability.
VI. TERMINATION OF
EMPLOYMENT
Although Executive's employment shall be "at-will," termination of
the employment relationship between Executive and Employer shall be
classified in one of the following categories, for the limited
purpose only of the Severance Benefit Opportunity of Section
VII.B., below:
A. By
Employer for Cause. Termination of Executive's employment by
Employer for "CAUSE" means a termination by Employer of Executive's
employment for any of the following reasons, upon written notice to
Executive at any time:
1. Executive's
conviction or plea of nolo contendre to a felony offense or crime
of violence or dishonesty; or
2. The
Company's good faith determination, upon majority vote of Company's
Board of Directors, that:
a. Executive
has engaged in theft, fraud, embezzlement or dishonest conduct with
respect to any property or funds of Employer, any affiliate,
subsidiary or parent of Employer, or of any vendor, partner,
employee or customer of Employer that is harmful to Employer, to an
affiliate, subsidiary or parent of Employer or to the business,
operations, reputation or business prospects of any of them;
b. Executive
has breached any of his obligations under the Confidential
Information Agreement signed by Executive as a condition of this
EA;
c. Executive
has engaged in an act of misconduct which has had an adverse effect
on the business, operations, reputation or business prospects of
Employer or of an affiliate, subsidiary or parent of Employer;
or
B. By
Executive for Good Reason.
1. Termination
of Executive's employment by Executive shall qualify as a
termination by Executive for "GOOD REASON" if all of the following
conditions are met:
a. Executive
shall have given advance written notice of termination to Employer
("NOTICE"), in accordance with Section VIII.H., below, that
includes the following:
(1) a
description of the act, omission or breach giving rise to the
Notice, and
(2) a
date on which Executive intends the termination to be effective
("Termination Date"), that is no earlier than 30 days after the
date the Notice is delivered to the Employer;
b. The
act, omission or breach described in the Notice is one of the
following:
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(1) A
reduction, without Executive's consent, of Executive's salary rate
or bonus award opportunity by more than ten percent (10%), unless
the salary rates of all Employer's executive-level employees also
have been reduced by at least such percent;
(2) A
relocation, without Executive's consent, of Executive's regular
place or base of employment by more than fifty (50) miles; or
(3) A
breach by Employer of one or more of its obligations under this EA;
and
c. The
act, omission or breach described in the Notice first occurred:
(1) During
the 12 months after the effective date of a "Change in Control" of
the Company, or
(2) No
earlier than 90 days before the date the Notice is delivered to the
Employer; and
d. The
Employer failed to remedy, before the Termination Date, the act,
omission or breach described in the Notice.
2.
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