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EXHIBIT 10.1
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT
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THIS MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT is made and dated
for reference
effective as at July 1, 2007 (the "EFFECTIVE DATE").
AMONG:
TRANSAX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED., a company incorporated under the
laws
of the State of Colorado , U.S.A., and having an executive
office and
an address for notice and delivery located at 8th Floor, 5201
Blue
Lagoon Drive Miami, Florida, 33126, USA
(the "COMPANY")
AND:
TRANSAX LIMITED., a company incorporated under the laws of the
British
Virgin Islands, and also having an executive office and an
address for
notice and delivery Floor, 5201 Blue Lagoon Drive Miami,
Florida,
33126, USA
(the "SUBSIDIARY COMPANY", and together with the Company,
the
"COMPANIES")
AND:
CARLINGFORD INVESTMENTS LIMITED having an address for notice
and
delivery located at 80 Raffles Place, #16-20 UOB Plaza 2,
Singapore,
048624
(the "CONSULTANT")
WHEREAS:
A. The Company is incorporated under the laws of the State of
Colorado, U.S.A.,
has a class of securities registered with the United States
Securities and
Exchange Commission and has its common shares (the "COMMON
SHARES") listed for
trading on the NASD Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board;
B. The Subsidiary Company is a subsidiary of the Company and is
incorporated
under the laws of the State of Colorado, USA;
C. Stephen Walters ("MR. WALTERS"), has rendered services as
President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company and Subsidiary Company since
2003 and 2002
respectively on certain terms and conditions (the "FORMER
AGREEMENT") as
approved by the Board of Directors.
D. The Company, the Subsidiary Company, and the Consultant wish
to enter into a
new Management Consulting Services Agreement in lieu of the
Former Agreement
pursuant to which the Consultant will render services to the
Company and to the
Subsidiary Company upon certain terms and conditions as set out
herein; and
E. Mr. Walters was the founder of the Company and the Subsidiary
Company and has
contributed substantially in the development of the vision and
business of the
Company since its inception, and the arrangement of all major
financing for the
Companies.
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NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
provisos herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 DEFINITIONS. For all purposes of this Agreement, except as
otherwise
expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, the
following words
and phrases will have the following meanings:
(a) "AGREEMENT" means this Management Consulting Services
Agreement as from time to time supplemented or amended by
one
or more agreements entered into pursuant to the applicable
provisions hereof, together with any Schedules attached
hereto;
(b) "BOARD OF DIRECTORS" means the Board of Directors of each
or
either of the Company and the Subsidiary Company as duly
constituted from time to time;
(c) "CHANGE IN CONTROL" means, in relation to Section 4.10
herein,
the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) the acquisition, whether direct or indirect, of
voting shares of the Company in excess of 30% of the
issued and outstanding voting shares of the Company
by a person or group of persons acting in concert,
other than through any compensation or incentive
based plan adopted by the Company and other than by
persons who are, or who are controlled by the
existing shareholders of the Company.
(ii) a merger of the voting shares of the Company where
the voting shares of the resulting merged company are
owned or controlled by shareholders of whom more than
30% are not the same as the shareholders of the
Company immediately prior to the merger; or
(iii) a sale by the Company of substantially all of the
assets of the Company to an entity that is not
controlled by either the shareholders of the Company
or by the Company. (d) "OPTION" means stock options
to purchase Common Shares;
(e) "PARTIES" or "PARTY" means, individually and collectively,
the
Company, the Subsidiary Company, and/or the Consultant
hereto,
as the context so requires, together with each of their
respective successors and permitted assigns as the context
so
requires;
(i) "REGULATORY APPROVAL" means the acceptance for filing,
if
required, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
by the Regulatory Authorities;
(j) "REGULATORY AUTHORITIES" and "REGULATORY AUTHORITY"
means,
either singularly or collectively as the context so
requires,
such regulatory agencies that have jurisdiction over the
affairs of either of the Company, the Subsidiary Company.
and/or the Consultant and including, without limitation, and
where applicable, the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission, NASD and all regulatory authorities from whom
any
such authorization, approval or other action is required to
be
obtained or to be made in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement;
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ARTICLE 2
FORMER AGREEMENT AND
GENERAL SERVICES AND DUTIES OF THE CONSULTANT
2.1 REPLACEMENT OF FORMER AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes
the entire
agreement to date between the Parties hereto and replaces, in
its entirety, the
Former Agreement, together with every previous agreement,
discussion,
expectation, negotiation, representation or understanding,
whether oral or
written, express or implied, statutory or otherwise, between the
Parties with
respect to the subject matter of the Former Agreement.
2.2 GENERAL SERVICES. During the continuance of this Agreement
the Companies
hereby agree to retain the Consultant to provide the services of
Mr. Walters as
the President and Chief Executive Officer of each of the
Companies. The
Consultant hereby agrees to be subject to the direction and
supervision of, and
to have the authority as is delegated to the Consultant by, the
Board of
Directors of the Company consistent with such positions, and the
Consultant also
agrees to provide such related services as the Board of
Directors will
reasonably assign to the Consultant from time to time and as may
be necessary
for the ongoing maintenance and development of the Companies'
various Business
interests during the continuance of this Agreement
(collectively, the "GENERAL
SERVICES").
2.3 FULL-TIME PROVISION OF GENERAL SERVICES. The Parties
expressly acknowledge
and agree that the Consultant will commit and provide to the
Companies the
General Services on a reasonably full-time basis during the
continuance of this
Agreement and in consideration for the provision of the General
Services, the
Company agrees to pay and provide to the order and direction of
the Consultant
each of the proposed Fees, bonuses, Expenses, applicable payment
reimbursements,
Options, Vacation pay, Benefits and Severance Package in
accordance with Article
3 and Article 4 herein.
2.4 ADDITIONAL DUTIES RESPECTING THE GENERAL SERVICES. Without
in any way
limiting the generality of the General Services as set forth in
Section 2.2
herein, the Parties further acknowledge and agree that
Consultant will, during
the continuance of this Agreement:
(a) devote reasonably all of its consulting time to the
provision
of the General Services as may be determined and required by
the Board of Directors;
(b) perform the General Services faithfully, diligently, to
the
best of the its abilities and in the best interests of the
Companies; and
(c) at all times prioritize its consulting time for the
Companies
in accordance with this Section 2.4.
2.5 ADHERENCE TO RULES AND POLICIES OF THE COMPANIES. The
Consultant and agrees
to abide by the reasonable rules, regulations, instructions,
personnel practices
and policies of the Companies and any changes thereto which may
be adopted from
time to time as such rules, regulations, instructions, personnel
practices and
policies may be reasonably applied to the Consultant as the
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of each of the Companies.
ARTICLE 3
EFFECTIVENESS, TERMINATION AND SEVERANCE
3.1 EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AGREEMENT. This Agreement commences on
the Effective
Date but is subject at all times to the Companies' prior
receipt, if required,
of Regulatory Approval from each of the Regulatory Authorities
to the terms and
conditions of and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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3.2 TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE BY THE COMPANIES. Notwithstanding
any other
provision herein, the Companies may terminate this Agreement
without cause at
any time after the Effective Date upon their delivery to the
Consultant of prior
written notice of their intention to do so (the "NOTICE OF
TERMINATION") at
least 60 calendar days prior to the effective date of any such
termination (the
"EFFECTIVE TERMINATION DATE").
3.3 ONGOING OBLIGATIONS OF CONSULTANT. If the Companies
terminate this Agreement
pursuant to Section 3.2 above, the Consultant's ongoing
obligation to provide
the General Services will continue only until the Effective
Termination Date and
the Companies will continue to pay to the Consultant all amounts
otherwise
payable to the Consultant under Article 4 herein until the
Effective Termination
Date (including, but without limiting any of the amounts payable
under Article 4
herein, a pro rata portion of any Fees, bonuses, Vacation pay
and Benefits).
3.4 SEVERANCE PACKAGE. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant
to Section 3.2
above, the Companies will pay to the Consultant, in addition to
all of the
amounts otherwise due and payable to the Consultant under
Article 4 herein, the
following amounts in the following manner, subject at all times
to the
Consultant's ongoing compliance with the its obligations under
Article 5 herein:
(a) an additional severance cash payment equating to an
aggregate
of 24 months of the monthly Fee then payable by the
Companies
to the Consultant on the Effective Termination Date, payable
within 10 business days of the Effective Termination Date;
(b) any Expense payment reimbursements which would then be due
and
owing by the Companies to the Consultant to the date of the
Effective Termination Date; and, subject to the Consultant's
prior compliance with the provisions of Section 4.7 herein,
payable within 10 business days of the Effective Termination
Date;
(c) any Vacation pay which would then be due and owing by
the
Companies to the Consultant to the date of the Effective
Termination Date; and payable within 10 business days of the
Effective Termination Date;
(d) confirmation that all of the Consultant's then issued
and
outstanding and vested Options in and to the Companies as at
the Effective Termination Date are exercisable for a period
of
five years from the Effective Termination Date; and
(e) confirmation that all of the Consultant's then Benefits
and
Insurance coverage pursuant to Sections 4.9 and 6.2 would be
extended to the Consultant for a period ending one year from
the Effective Termination Date;
with the aggregate of each such obligation of the Companies to
the Consultant
under each of Section 3.4(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) herein being
herein
collectively referred to as the "SEVERANCE PACKAGE".
3.5 TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE BY THE CONSULTANT. Notwithstanding
any other
provision of this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated by
the Consultant
without cause at any time after the Effective Date and during
the continuance of
this Agreement upon the Consultant's delivery to the Companies
of prior written
notice of its intention to do so at least 60 calendar days prior
to the
effective date of any such termination (herein also the
"EFFECTIVE TERMINATION
DATE"). The Company will pay to the Consultant:
(a) all of the amounts due and payable to the Consultant by
the
Companies pursuant to Article 4 herein until the Effective
Termination Date, and
(b) all of the amounts otherwise due or payable to the
Consultant
by the Companies pursuant to the Severance Package.
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3.6 TERMINATION FOR CAUSE BY ANY PARTY. Notwithstanding any
other provision of
this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated by any Party
hereto at any time
upon written notice to the other Parties of such Party's
intention to do so at
least 60 calendar days prior to the effective date of any such
termination
(herein also the "EFFECTIVE TERMINATION DATE"), and damages
sought, if:
(a) the defaulting Party fails to cure a material breach of
any
provision of this Agreement within 30 calendar days from its
receipt of written notice from said Party (unless such
material breach cannot be reasonably cured within said 30
calendar days and the defaulting Party is actively pursuing
to
sure said material breach);
(b) the defaulting Party is willfully non-compliant in the
performance of its respective duties under this Agreement
within 30 calendar days from its receipt of written notice
from said Party (unless such willful non-compliance cannot
be
reasonably corrected within said 30 calendar days and the
defaulting Party is actively pursuing to cure said willful
non-compliance);
(c) the defaulting Party commits fraud or serious neglect or
misconduct in the discharge of its respective duties
hereunder
or under the law; or
(d) the defaulting Party becomes adjudged bankrupt or a
petition
for reorganization or arrangement under any law relating to
bankruptcy, and where any such involuntary petition is not
dismissed within 30 calendar days.
In this regard, and in the event that either of the Companies
terminates this
Agreement at any time for cause by providing 30 calendar days'
prior written
notice to the Consultant with respect to either of Section
3.4(a) or 3.4(b) only
herein, the Company will pay to the Consultant all of the
amounts otherwise due
or payable to the Consultant by the Company pursuant to Article
4 herein until
the Effective Termination Date (the "ADVANCE"); and which
Advance may then be
utilized by the Consultant to either cure or correct any
material breach or
willful non-compliance consequent thereon; failing which the
Company may then
offset or claim any such Advance as against any other amounts
which may then be
due and owing by the Company to the Consultant under the terms
and conditions of
this Agreement.
In this regard, and in the event that the Consultant terminates
this Agreement
at any time for cause by providing 30 calendar days' prior
written notice to the
Company with respect to either of Section 3.4(a)or (b) only
herein, the Company
will also pay to the Consultant all of the amounts otherwise due
or payable to
the Consultant by the Company pursuant to Article 4 herein until
the Effective
Termination Date as an Advance. In addition, and should it then
be either agreed
by the Company or determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction that the
Consultant had, in fact, appropriately terminated this Agreement
for cause, the
Company will then be obligated to provide and pay to the
Consultant all of the
amounts which comprise the Severance Package in the manner as
set forth in
Section 3.2 herein.
ARTICLE 4
GENERAL SERVICES COMPENSATION OF THE CONSULTANT
4.1 FEES. It is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the
Consultant will render
the General Services during the continuance of this Agreement
and will thus be
compensated by the Company and the Subsidiary Company from the
effective date of
this Agreement to the termination of the same as follows:
(a) by way of the payment by the Company to the Consultant, or
to
the further order or direction of the Consultant as the
Consultant may determine, in the Consultant's sole and
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absolute discretion, and advise the Company of prior to such
payment, of the monthly fee $17,500 (the "FEES") all such
Fees
will be due and payable by the Company to the Consultant, or
to the further order or direction of the Consultant as the
Consultant may determine, in the Consultant's sole and
absolute discretion, and advise the Company of prior to any
such fee payment, on the final business day of the month of
the monthly period of service during the continuance of this
Agreement.
(b) a signing bonus of one million shares of restricted
common
stock of the Company to be issued 4months after the
effective
date of this agreement subject to satisfactory service.
4.2 INCREASE IN THE FEES. It is hereby acknowledged and agreed
that the Fees
will be reviewed and renegotiated at the request of any Party
annually during
the continuance of this Agreement and, in the event that the
Parties cannot
agree, then the Fees will be increased on an annual basis by the
greater of (i)
7.5% and (ii) the percentage which is the average percentage of
all increases to
management salaries and fees within the Company during the
previous 12months
period.
4.3 BONUSES AND OPTIONS The Company will pay to the Consultant,
at the sole
discretion of the Board, such bonuses and w
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