Employment Contract with Executive Receiving Commission Salary Plus Common Stock
With Right of Refusal to Purchase Shares of Other Shareholders in Close Corporation
Employment Agreement made _________________________ (date) , between
______________________________________ (Name of Employer) , a Corporation organized
and existing under the laws of ___________________________ (state) , with its principal office
located at ____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code) ,
hereinafter called Corporation , __________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
(Names and addresses of other shareholders), said shareholders and Corporation being
hereinafter jointly called Employer , and __________________________ (Name of Employee)
of __________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________ (street address, city, county, state, zip code) ,
hereinafter called Employee ;
For and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement , and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged,
the parties agree as follows:
1. Employment
Employer hereby employs Employee as President and Employee hereby accepts such
employment with Employer , subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement .
2. Term of Employment
This Agreement and the employment under this Agreement shall commence on the
effective date stated above, and continue for a term of Fifteen (15) years [i.e., until
_______________________ (Date) ].
3. Duties of Employee
Employee will serve Employer faithfully and to the best of his ability under the direction
of the Board of Directors of Employer . Employee will devote all of his time, energy, and skill
during regular business hours to such employment. Employee shall perform such services and
act in such executive capacity as the Board of Directors of Employer shall direct. In addition,
Employee , along with the Chief Operating Officer, shall be solely responsible for the following:
A. Contracting with manufacturers and setting w holesale and manufacturer’s
suggested retail prices, as well as volume discounting;
B. Appointment of distributors and setting up their protected territories;
C. Personnel needs in sales, assembly and administration;
D. Product development;
E. Contracting for additional manufacturing facilities as well as office space and
demonstration products; and
F. All advertising and promotional shows and materials.
4. Compensation
A. Upon execution of this Agreement , Employee shall receive a signing bonus of
common stock in the Employer equivalent to fifteen percent (15%) of the outstanding
common stock of the Employer .
B. Employee 's salary for each of the following fiscal years of the Employer shall be
a sum equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the monthly gross sales of the Employer with
said amount to be paid to Employee on or before the fifteenth day of the month following
such sales,
C In addition to the above, Employee will receive 15% of the outstanding common
stock of the Corporation when gross sales have exceeded $500,000.00. Thereafter,
Employee shall receive 5% of the outstanding common stock in the Corporation for
every $500,000.00 of gross sales until Employee has received 25% of the outstanding
common stock in the Corporation pursuant to this Subsection C. As used in this
Subsection, the term gross sales refers to sales from the date of this Contract and not
merely gross sales per year.
5. Sale of Employee’s Common Stock
A. Employee agrees that he will not sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the
common stock of Employer delivered pursuant to Section 4 unless Employee shall have
received an opinion of counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for
Employer (each party to bear the expense of its own counsel), to the effect that
registration of the shares to be sold or disposed of is not required under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, or unless there shall be in effect a registration statement
under such Act with respect to such proposed sale or disposition of the shares to be sold
or disposed of and Employee shall have complied with all applicable provisions of such
Act and the rules and regulations under such Act.
B. All certificates issued to represent the common stock delivered to Employee shall
bear the following legend: "The shares represented by this certificate are the subject of
an Agreement , dated as of (date) , a copy of which is on file at the principal office of
_________________________________________ (Name of Employer) , and may not
be transferred, sold, or otherwise disposed of except in accordance with the terms of
such Agreement ."
C. Employer is authorized to instruct its transfer agent to refuse to transfer such
stock certificates except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement .
6, Right of First Refusal to Purchase Stock of other Shareholders
In consideration of the Employee's promises made in this Agreement, the undersigned
Shareholders agrees that, for as long as this Agreement is in force and the Employee is not in
default of this Agreement, Employee shall have the first right of refusal to purchase up to100%
of the common stock of the Employer which Shareholders may, from time to time, decide to sell,
at such price and on such terms as said Shareholders determines. Employee shall have
_________ (number) days to exercise such right by written notice to the selling Shareholder
after Employee receives notice that such Shareholder desires to sell some or all of his stock. As
used herein, right of first refusal means that Employee has the right to purchase such stock by
matching terms of a proposed contract of purchase between selling shareholder and the party
seeking to purchase such shares.
7. Reimbursement of Expenses
Employer shall reimburse Employee for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that
Employee shall incur in connection with his services for Employer contemplated by this
Agreement , on presentation by Employee of appropriate vouchers and receipts for such
expenses to Employer .
8. Employee's Service as Director
Employee consents to serve as a director of Corporation or any parent, subsidiary, or
Corporation affiliated with Corporation , on condition that Employee receive the same
compensation paid to other directors of any such company for their services as directors.
9. No Waiver
The failure of either party to this Agreement to insist upon the performance of any of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, or the waiver of any breach of any of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, shall not be construed as subsequently waiving any such terms
and conditions, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect as if no such
forbearance or waiver had occurred.
10. Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of ____________________.
11. Notices
Any notice provided for or concerning this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed sufficiently given when sent by certified or registered mail if sent to the respective
address of each party as set forth at the beginning of this Agreement.
12. Mandatory Arbitration
Any dispute under this Agreement shall be required to be resolved by binding arbitration
of the parties hereto. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, each party shall select one
arbitrator and both arbitrators shall then select a third. The third arbitrator so selected shall
arbitrate said dispute. The arbitration shall be governed by the rules of the American Arbitration
Association then in force and effect.
13. Entire Agreement
This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties and any prior
understanding or representation of any kind preceding the date of this Agreement shall not be
binding upon either party except to the extent incorporated in this Agreement.
14. Modification of Agreement
Any modification of this Agreement or additional obligation assumed by either party in
connection with this Agreement shall be binding only if placed in writing and signed by each
party or an authorized representative of each party.
15. Assignment of Rights
The rights of each party under this Agreement are personal to that party and may not be
assigned or transferred to any other person, firm, Employer , or other entity without the prior,
express, and written consent of the other party.
16. Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same
instrument.
WITNESS our signatures as of the day and date first above stated.
________________________________
(Name of Employer)
_____________________________ By: _______________________________
(P rinted name) _______________________________
(P rinted name & Office in Employer)
_____________________________ ______________________________
(Signature of Employee) (Signature of Officer)
Names and Signatures of Shareholders
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