EXHIBIT
99.1
TERMINATION, SETTLEMENT AND
RELEASE AGREEMENT
This Termination, Settlement and Release
Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) is made this 15
th day of February, 2007 (“Effective Date”),
by and between Unicorp Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
“Company”), and Art Ley (“Ley”).
R E C I T A L
S
WHEREAS , Ley is engaged as the Executive Vice President
of Exploration and the Chief Strategy Officer under the Employment
Agreement between Ley and the Company dated January 25,
2007 (the “Employment
Agreement”);
WHEREAS , the Company and Ley desire to terminate the
Employment Agreement;
WHEREAS , Ley agrees to settle any claims that he may
have with the Company and release the Company from any liability he
may claim;
WHEREAS , the Company agrees to settle any claims it may
have with Ley and release Ley from any liability the Company may
claim; and
WHEREAS , upon the Effective Date, Ley agrees to resign
from his positions as Executive Vice President of Exploration and
the Chief Strategy Officer;
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the execution, delivery
and performance of this Termination Agreement, and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged by the parties, the Company and Ley hereby
agree as follows:
1.
Capitalized
Terms . Unless
otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings
set forth in the Employment Agreement.
2.
Continued Obligations,
Termination, Resignation and Payment
.
Termination of
Employment Agreement . As of the Effective Date, the parties hereby
terminate the Employment Agreement and the Company hereby releases
Ley from any and all further obligations arising under the
Employment Agreement; including the Non-Compete, but Ley is still
bound by Revealing of Trade Secrets provisions and any other
provision that by its terms survive the expiration of the
Employment Agreement.
Resignation
.
Ley hereby resigns his position as
Executive Vice President of Exploration and the Chief Strategy
Officer effective as of the Effective Date.
Cancellation of
Options . Ley acknowledges and agrees that as of the
Effective Date only 200,000 of his stock options are vested, and
that all unvested options are hereby terminated. The Company and
Ley agree to cancel an option to purchase 100,000 shares of Company
common stock at a purchase price of .05 and which vested on
February 2, 2007. Ley acknowledges that he has 90 days from the
Effective Date to exercise his 100,000 remaining
options.
3.
Consulting
Agreement . Ley
and the Company agree to enter into a consulting agreement for a
period of 5 months at a monthly rate of $16,000.00. The consulting
agreement attached shall specify the terms thereof.
Waiver and Release by
Ley . Ley hereby waives any and all claims, charges,
complaints, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements,
contracts, damages, actions, causes of action, suits, accrued
benefits or other liabilities of any kind or character, whether
known or hereafter discovered (the “Claims”), arising
in connection with or otherwise relating to the Employment
Agreement, his relationship with the Company and his termination
therefrom or his resignation as Executive Vice President of
Exploration and the Chief Strategy Officer, that he has or may have
against the Company, and its officers, directors, shareholders,
agents and employees and its successors and assigns, and all other
persons, firms, partnerships, or corporations in control of, under
the direction of, or in any way presently or formerly associated
with the Company (the “Released Parties”) of any kind
whatsoever, including, but not limited to, allegations of wrongful
termination, breach of contract (other than in connection with this
Termination Agreement), intentional infliction of emotional
distress, negligent infliction of emotional distress, defamation,
invasion of privacy, any action in tort or contract (including any
action under the Company’s charter documents), any claims
arising under and/or for any alleged violation of any federal,
state, or local law (including, but not limited to, Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §
2000e et seq., the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C.
§ 1981 et seq., the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C.
§ 206; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended (“ERISA”) 29 U.S.C.
§ 1001 et seq. (non-vested rights only), the Americans
with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.,
the Age Discrimination Employment Act of 1967, as amended
(“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq., the
Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C.
§ 201
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