UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 1, 2012

 

TRANSGLOBAL ASSETS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 Nevada  333-148697   88-0476779
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     

 

 4800 Meadows Road, Suite 300, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035

 

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (541) 994-1192

 

Copies to:

Andrea Cataneo, Esq.

Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP

61 Broadway

New York, New York 10006

Phone: (212) 930-9700

Fax: (212) 930-9725

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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Item 1.01     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Effective April 1, 2012, the Company entered into a Consultant Agreement with Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc. (“VSA”). The Agreement provides that VSA shall act as consultants and advisors to the Company with regards to Federal Government Relations and various business development issues. The term of the agreement is for 1 year, ending on April 1, 2013.

 

For its services VSA shall receive payments per month from the Company. In addition, the Company shall pay VSA a “success fee” of 5% of the total of any value of any investment in or payment to the Company that VSA secures on behalf of the Company. In the event VSA raises capital on behalf of the Company or secures purchases of the Company’s portable waste products, VSA would receive a 10% equity position in the Company.

 

The agreement also provides that should VSA receive a “success fee”, 50% of such shall be paid, by the Company, directly to TriState Capital Financial, LLC.

 

The foregoing description of the VSA agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to this agreement which is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report and is incorporated into this Item by reference.

 

Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Employment Agreement

 

Effective April 1, 2012, the Company entered into employment agreements with Kent A. Strickler, appointing him Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, and Douglas R. Johnson, appointing him Chief Operating Officer, which agreements contain the same terms and provisions. The agreements provide for an initial term of three years, ending on March 31, 2015. The agreements also provide for an annual base salary of $180,000.   The executives shall be issued immediately, upon approval by the board, a commitment bonus of 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Board of Directors may provide, in its discretion, an additional bonus to the executives.

 

     The Board may, in its discretion, approve the issuance of stock options or grants to the executives. In the event either of the executives is terminated by the Company without cause or due to the executive’s death or disability, the Company shall amend any then issued stock options granted to the executive to permit full vesting and full exercise thereof. In the event either of the executives terminates their own employment for “good reason”, they will receive the same treatment as if they were terminated by the Company without cause.

 

     In the event one of the executives dies during the term of the employment agreement, the Company shall pay to the deceased executive’s heirs or personal representatives the executive’s then due base salary and accrued but unused vacation pay. Any additional compensation then due will be paid to the deceased executive’s estate. 

 

The foregoing description of the employment agreements do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the agreements which are attached as an exhibits to this Current Report and are incorporated into this Item by reference.

 

Resignation of Director

 

On March 31, 2012, Paul Thompson resigned as a director of the Company.

 

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  Description  
10.1  

Consultant Agreement between TransGlobal Assets, Inc. dated April 1, 2012.

 

 
10.2  

Employment Agreement between TransGlobal Assets, Inc. and Kent A. Strickler dated as of April 1, 2012.

 

 
10.3  

Employment Agreement between TransGlobal Assets, Inc. and Douglas R. Johnson dated as of April 1, 2012.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

TRANSGLOBAL ASSETS, INC.

 

     
       
Date: April 24, 2012   By:    
    Name: Kent A. Strickler  
    Title: Chief Executive Officer  
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit Index

 

 

Exhibit

Number

  Description  
10.1  

Consultant Agreement between TransGlobal Assets, Inc. and Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc. dated as of April 1, 2012.

 

 
10.2  

Employment Agreement between TransGlobal Assets, Inc. and Kent A. Strickler dated as of April 1, 2012.

 

 
10.3  

Employment Agreement between TransGlobal Assets, Inc. and Douglas R. Johnson dated as of April 1, 2012.

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

 

TRANSGLOBAL ASSETS INC. (hereafter “TRANSGLOBAL”) hereby retains

Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc. (hereafter “VSA”) as consultants and advisors with regard to Federal Government Relations and various business development issues related to TRANSGLOBAL portable waste and medical waste disposal technologies and the investment and purchase of other significant projects. VSA will perform such services with regard to those issues as are mutually agreed to between VSA and TRANSGLOBAL.

 

It is understood that VSA may be required to register for work performed on behalf of TRANSGLOBAL under the terms of the Lobbing Disclosure Act of 1995, as amended (2 USC § 1601 et seq.) and any subsequent laws or regulations.

 

In consideration of the performance of these services, TRANSGLOBAL shall pay to VSA the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) per month, with such payments due monthly and in advance. Reasonable expenses actually incurred in the performance of services under this Agreement and directly attributable thereto shall also be paid by TRANSGLOBAL. All long distance travel shall require pre-approval. TRANSGLOBAL represents and warrants that these payments shall not be made with federally appropriated funds. Sums owned by TRANSGLOBAL to VSA shall accrue interest at a rate of 1.5% per month if unpaid after ninety (90) days.

 

Additionally, TRANSGLOBAL shall pay a “Success Fee” equal to 5% of the total of any value of any investment in or payment to TRANSGLOBAL that VSA secures on behalf of TRANSGLOBAL and said Success Fee will be split with TriState. Should VSA raise capital on behalf of TRANSGLOBAL or secure purchases of the company’s portable waste devises VSA would receive a 10% equity position in TRANSGLOBAL. VSA acknowledges that TRANSGLOBAL has previously entered into a Commercial Fee Agreement with TriState Capital Financial, LLC (“TriState”) to assist TRANSGLOBAL in the financing of its ventures. VSA understands that it will work cooperatively with TriState. In the event that VSA earns a Success Fee (which includes the Equity Participation Fee) under this Memorandum of Agreement, then VSA authorizes TRANSGLOBAL to directly pay TriState fifty percent (50%) of the Success Fee (which includes the Equity Participation Fee) earned by VSA. If TriState is paid a Success Fee (which includes the Equity Participation Fee) under this Memorandum of Agreement, then TriState agrees to waive its Success Fee under the Commercial Fee Agreement with TRANSGLOBAL. The conditional payments outlined above survive the contract and rely solely on VSA material role in procuring investment in TRANSGLOBAL.

 

This Agreement shall not be assignable by either party.

 

This Agreement shall become effective April 1, 2012 and shall continue in effect until

April 1, 2013 or until terminated by TRANSGLOBAL or VSA by written notice given to the other at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed date of termination. Any fees earned or reimbursable expenses incurred prior to the receipt of said notice of termination shall be paid by TRANSGLOBAL.

 

This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the District of Columbia and for all purposes shall be construed in accordance with said laws. In the event of a dispute between the parties, they mutually consent to jurisdiction in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia. The prevailing party shall be entitled to costs and interest on any award at the rate of 1.5% per month to run from ten business days after the date of the award.

 

 

VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES, INC.

 

/s/ H. Stewart Van Scoyoc

President

 

 

 

TRANSGLOBAL ASSETS INC.

 

/s/ Kent A. Strickler

President

 

  

EXHIBIT 10.2

 

 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

Executive Name:     Kent A. Strickler
Title(s):      Chief Executive Officer 
Effective Date:     April 1, 2012

 

 

For good consideration, the Company employs Kent A. Strickler on the following terms and conditions (the “Agreement”) as of the above date between TransGlobal Assets, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and the above named executive (“Executive”).

 

  1. EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

1.1. Employment, Duties, and Responsibilities. The Company hereby employs Executive as its President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive accepts such employment on the terms contained in this Agreement. Within limitations established by the Bylaws of the Company, Executive shall have each and all of the duties, responsibilities and authorities that are consistent with his title. The Board of Directors shall retain full direction and control of the manner, means and methods by which Executive performs the services for which he is employed hereunder and of the place or places at which such services shall be rendered. Executive shall report to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”).

 

1.2. Term. This Agreement shall commence as of the date hereof and shall continue hereafter, unless terminated pursuant to Section 3, until March 31, 2015.

 

1.3. Time and Effort. Executive shall use his best efforts to carry out the duties and responsibilities that are consistent with his title and devote the substantial portion of his entire business time, attention, and energy exclusively to the business and affairs of the Company. During Executive’s employment, Executive shall not engage in any business activities outside those of the Company to the extent that such activities would interfere with or prejudice Executive’s obligations to the Company. Executive may serve as a member of the Board of Directors of other organizations that do not compete with the Company, and may participate in other professional, civic, governmental organizations and activities that do not materially affect his ability to carry out his duties.

 

1.4. Service to the Board of Directors. The executive will provide information and services to the Board of Directors and its Committees as needed to support the Company’s business. During the Term of employment, the Company shall use its reasonable, good faith efforts to cause Executive to be re-elected as a member of the Board of Directors. The termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, and regardless of whether such termination is initiated by Executive or by Company, shall be considered a contemporaneous resignation by the Executive from all positions at the Company held by the Executive, including but not limited to the positions of President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors and any positions held by the Executive at the any of subsidiary of the Company and shall be deemed a termination from employment with all such affiliated entities.

 

  2. COMPENSATION

 

2.1. Base Salary. As compensation for performing services for the Company, Executive shall be entitled to an annual salary of $ 180,000.00, payable in bi-weekly installments consistent with the Company’s payroll practices. The annual base salary will be reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee.

 

 

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2.2. Bonus.

 

(a) The Board of Directors or Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors may provide Executive with a bonus from time to time at their discretion.
(b) Commitment Bonus. To induce a commitment of the next 12 months, Executive shall by approved by the Board of Directors issued a Commitment Bonus of 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock immediately.

 

2.3. Time Off. Executive shall accrue personal time off for sick leave, personal reasons, and holidays according to applicable company policy, except that Executive shall accrue personal time off for vacation in accordance with the Executive’s accrual rate of 30 days per each calendar year, with a maximum of 45 days of unused vacation rolled over to the subsequent year in addition to each calendar’s year accrual. The limits for accrual and rollover of personal time, other than vacation policy specified herein, shall be pursuant to Company policy, as may be modified company-wide from time to time.  

 

2.4. Benefit Plans. During Executive’s employment, Executive shall be entitled to participate, to the extent of Executive’s eligibility, in employee fringe benefits made available by the Company to its employees. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Company from terminating or amending any employee benefit plan or program as a whole from time to time. 

 

2.5. Business Expenses. Upon submission of itemized expense statements in the manner specified by the Company’s Travel and Expense Policy, Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel, relocation, and other reasonable business expenses incurred by the Executive in the performance of his duties under this Agreement, or as agreed to by the Board of Directors.

 

2.6. Stock Options and Grants. The B of D at its discretion may approve Stock Options and Grants.

 

 

  3. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

 

3.1. Voluntary. If Executive voluntarily terminates Executive’s employment with the Company, other than for Good Reason as defined in Section 3.5 herein, Executive shall cease to accrue salary, personal time off, benefits and other compensation on the date of such voluntary termination. Accrued benefits, if any, will be payable in accordance with applicable benefit plan provisions.

 

3.2. With Cause. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause for any one of the following reasons: (a) failure to devote substantially all of Executive’s full professional time, attention, energies, and abilities to Executive’s employment duties for the Company, which failure is not cured within two weeks after the Company gives Executive written notice of the failure; (b) inducement of any customer, consultant, employee, or supplier of the Company to unreasonably breach any contract with the Company or cease its business relationship with the Company; (c) willful, deliberate, and persistent failure by Executive to reasonably perform the duties and obligations of Executive’s employment which are not remedied in a 90 day period of time after receipt of written notice from the Company; (d) an act or acts of dishonesty undertaken by Executive resulting in substantial personal gain by the Executive at the expense of the Company; (e) Executive’s material breach of a fiduciary or contractual duty to the Company; (f) conviction of a felony, or (g) commission of an act that results in material long term harm to the goodwill or reputation of the Company. To be deemed terminated for Cause, the Company shall have given Executive written notice stating the alleged Cause and shall have provided Executive an opportunity to present evidence to the Board of Directors, at the Company’s offices on a date and time mutually convenient to the Board of Directors, no sooner than one and not later than two weeks after the foregoing notice, to refute the claim of Cause. Executive shall cease to accrue salary, personal time off, benefits and other compensation on the date of “with cause” termination by the Company. Accrued benefits, if any, will be payable in accordance with applicable benefit plan provisions of the Company.

 

 

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3.3. Without Cause. The Company may terminate the employment of Executive at any time without notice and without cause (as defined in Section 3.2) In such event, Executive shall, at the Company’s sole discretion, be entitled to the lesser of (i) the total amount of the Executive’s base salary that remains unpaid under this Agreement, which shall be paid monthly or (ii) monthly salary payments for twelve (12) months, based on Executive’s monthly rate of base salary at the date of such termination, provided, however in lieu of the aforementioned monthly payments, the Company may in its sole discretion pay such payments in a lump-sum. Executive shall also be entitled to receive (i) payment for accrued and unpaid vacation pay and (ii) all bonuses that have accrued during the term of the Agreement, but not been paid. If the Executive is terminated without Cause, any non-vested Options granted pursuant to Section 2.6 of this Agreement shall vest immediately. Furthermore, shares of any of the Executive’s stock subject to any lockups will be immediately released from such restrictions and registered by the company within 30 days of termination without cause. Upon termination, Executive cease to accrue salary and other benefits, other than the Company’s normal insurance policies for terminated employees.

 

Upon the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive shall within one calendar week of such termination return to the Company all electronic equipment, media, and supplies provided by the Company to the Executive. Further, within one calendar week of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company, Executive shall also return to the Company, all Company files used by the Executive and shall not retain any copies of such files. 

 

3.4. Effect of Termination without “Cause” on Employee Stock Options. The Company hereby irrevocably offers to amend any stock options granted to Executive to permit the full exercise thereof following termination of Executive’s employment without Cause (as defined in Section 3.3) or because of death or disability. The Company hereby also irrevocably offers to amend any stock options granted to Executive to permit the immediate full vesting and exercise thereof at any time after termination of Executive’s employment without Cause or because of death or Disability to the same extent as if Executive’s employment had not terminated. Executive or Executive’s personal representative may accept either or both of such offers at any time before such options otherwise expire by giving written notice to the Company. To the extent that any options held by Executive are not incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, Executive hereby accepts both such offers.

 

3.5. Termination for Good Reason. If Executive terminates his employment with the Company for Good Reason (as hereinafter defined), such termination will be considered to be effectively the same as termination without cause;  he shall be entitled to the severance and vesting benefits set forth in Section 3.3. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following unless such change was initiated by or voluntarily agreed to by Executive: (a) any significant change in the Executive’s title, or position, or duties and responsibilities not voluntarily made; (b) any involuntary decrease in base salary (other than any which may be assessed on a percentage basis to the Company as a whole); or (c) any material breach by the Company of this Agreement.

 

3.6. RESERVED.

 

3.7. Disability. The Company may terminate this Agreement without liability if Executive shall be permanently prevented from properly performing his essential duties with reasonable accommodation by reason of illness or other physical or mental incapacity for a period of more than 60 consecutive days. Upon such termination, Executive shall be entitled to all accrued but unpaid base salary, accrued bonus (if any), and accrued but unused paid time off. In the event Executive’s employment terminates under this Section 3.7, Executive may pursue long term disability benefits, if eligible, under any plan which the Company has provided for Executive.

 

3.8. Death. In the event of the death of Executive, the Company’s obligations hereunder shall automatically cease and terminate; provided, however, that within 15 days of the Company’s notice of such death, the Company shall pay to Executive’s heirs or personal representatives Executive’s base salary and accrued but unused vacation pay to the date of death. All other amounts due Executive, including bonuses, shall be paid to Executive’s estate in accordance with the full term of this Agreement.

 

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  4. NON COMPETITION, NON SOLICITATION, BANKRUPTCY

 

4.1. Non Competition. The Executive hereby covenants and agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of one year following the end of the employment term, the Executive will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, indirectly or directly, on his own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, whether or not for compensation, engage in any business activity, or have any interest in any person, firm, corporation or business, through a subsidiary or parent entity or other entity (whether as a shareholder, agent, joint venture, security holder, trustee, partner, consultant, creditor lending credit or money for the purpose of establishing or operating any such business, partner or otherwise) with any Competing Business of the Company in the Covered Area. For purposes of this Section 4.1 “Competing Business” means any company engaging in products competing with TransGlobal Assets Inc. For purposes of this Section 4.1 “Covered Area” means all geographical areas of the United States and other Foreign jurisdictions where the Company has offices, manufactures or may contemplate offices or manufacturing of related products and/or sells its products directly or in-directly through distributors and/or other sales agents.

 

4.2. Non Solicitation. The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not divert any business of the Company and/or its affiliates or any customers or suppliers of the Company and/or the Company’s and/or its affiliates’ business to any other person, entity or competitor, or induce or attempt to induce, directly or indirectly, any person to leave his or her employment with the Company.

 

4.3. Bankruptcy. In the event that the Company voluntarily or involuntary files for bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy Code, the Executive shall use his best efforts in keeping the Company solvent and in assisting the Company emerge from bankruptcy as a reorganized entity, unless the Company is liquidated.

 

4.4. Remedies. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that his obligations provided herein are necessary and reasonable in order to protect the Company and its affiliates and their respective business and the Executive expressly agrees that monetary damages would be inadequate to compensate the Company and/or its affiliates for any breach by the Executive of his covenants and agreements set forth herein. Accordingly, the Executive agrees and acknowledges that any such violation or threatened violation of this Section 4 will cause irreparable injury to the Company and that in addition to any other remedies that may be available, in law, in equity or otherwise, the Company and its affiliates shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the threatened breach of this Section 4 or the continuation of any such breach by the Executive without the necessity of proving actual damages.

 

  5. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

5.1. Modification: No Waiver. No modification, amendment or discharge of this Agreement shall be valid unless the same is in writing and signed by all parties hereto. Failure of any party at any time to enforce any provisions of this Agreement or any rights or to exercise any elections hall in no way be considered to be a waiver of such provisions, rights or elections and shall in no way affect the validity of this Agreement. The exercise by any party of any of its rights or any of this elections under this Agreement shall not preclude or prejudice such party from exercising the same or any other right it may have under this Agreement irrespective of any previous action taken.

 

5.2. Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder or necessary or convenient in connection herewith shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when hand delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail as follows (provided that notice of change of address shall be deemed given only when received):

 

If to the Company, to:

TransGlobal Assets, Inc.

4800 Meadows Road, Suite 300

Lake Oswego, OR 9703

If to Executive, to:

Kent A. Strickler

PO Box 470

Siletz, OR 97380

 

 

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Or to such other names or addresses as the Company or Executive, as the case may be, shall designate by notice to each other person entitled to receive notices in the manner specified in this Section.

 

5.3. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof or to the actual domicile of the parties.

 

5.4. Further Assurances. Each party to this Agreement shall execute all instruments and documents and take all actions as may be reasonably required to effectuate this Agreement.

 

5.5. Severability. Should any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement or of any agreement entered into pursuant to this Agreement be determined to be illegal or unenforceable, then such illegal or unenforceable provision shall be modified by the proper court or arbitrator to the extent necessary and possible to make such provision enforceable, and such modified provision and all other provisions of this Agreement and of each other agreement entered into pursuant to this Agreement shall be given effect separately from the provisions or portion thereof determined to be illegal or unenforceable and shall not be affected thereby.

 

5.6. Successors and Assigns. Executive may not assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company. The Company may assign its rights without the written consent of the executive, so long as the Company or its assignee complies with the other material terms of this Agreement. The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company, and the Executive's rights under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon his heirs and executors. The Company's subsidiaries and controlled affiliates shall be express third party beneficiaries of this Agreement.

 

5.7. Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties, oral or written. No modification, termination or attempted waiver shall be valid unless in writing, signed by the party against whom such modification, termination or waiver is sought to be enforced.

 

5.8. Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile with original signatures to follow.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound, have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.  


TransGlobal Assets, Inc.

 

/s/ Kent A. Strickler

 

By: Kent A Strickler

 

 

 

Accepted By:

 

/s/ Douglas R. Johnson

 

By: Douglas R. Johnson

 

 

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EXHIBIT 10.3

 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

Executive Name:     Douglas R. Johnson
Title(s):      Chief Operating Officer 
Effective Date:     April 1, 2012

 

 

For good consideration, the Company employs Douglas R. Johnson on the following terms and conditions (the “Agreement”) as of the above date between TransGlobal Assets, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and the above named executive (“Executive”).

 

  1. EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

1.1. Employment, Duties, and Responsibilities. The Company hereby employs Executive as its Chief Operating Officer and Executive accepts such employment on the terms contained in this Agreement. Within limitations established by the Bylaws of the Company, Executive shall have each and all of the duties, responsibilities and authorities that are consistent with his title. The Board of Directors shall retain full direction and control of the manner, means and methods by which Executive performs the services for which he is employed hereunder and of the place or places at which such services shall be rendered. Executive shall report to the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

1.2. Term. This Agreement shall commence as of the date hereof and shall continue hereafter, unless terminated pursuant to Section 3, until March 31, 2015.

1.3. Time and Effort. Executive shall use his best efforts to carry out the duties and responsibilities that are consistent with his title and devote the substantial portion of his entire business time, attention, and energy exclusively to the business and affairs of the Company. During Executive’s employment, Executive shall not engage in any business activities outside those of the Company to the extent that such activities would interfere with or prejudice Executive’s obligations to the Company. Executive may serve as a member of the Board of Directors of other organizations that do not compete with the Company, and may participate in other professional, civic, governmental organizations and activities that do not materially affect his ability to carry out his duties.

 

1.4. Service to the Board of Directors. The executive will provide information and services to the Board of Directors and its Committees as needed to support the Company’s business. During the Term of employment, the Company shall use its reasonable, good faith efforts to cause Executive to be re-elected as a member of the Board of Directors. The termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, and regardless of whether such termination is initiated by Executive or by Company, shall be considered a contemporaneous resignation by the Executive from all positions at the Company held by the Executive, including but not limited to the positions of President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors and any positions held by the Executive at the any of subsidiary of the Company and shall be deemed a termination from employment with all such affiliated entities.

 

  2. COMPENSATION

 

2.1. Base Salary. As compensation for performing services for the Company, Executive shall be entitled to an annual salary of $ 180,000.00, payable in bi-weekly installments consistent with the Company’s payroll practices. The annual base salary will be reviewed annually by the Compensation Committee.

 

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2.2. Bonus.

 

(a) The Board of Directors or Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors may provide Executive with a bonus from time to time at their discretion.
(b) Commitment Bonus. To induce a commitment of the next 12 months, Executive shall by approved by the Board of Directors issued a Commitment Bonus of 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock immediately.

 

2.3. Time Off. Executive shall accrue personal time off for sick leave, personal reasons, and holidays according to applicable company policy, except that Executive shall accrue personal time off for vacation in accordance with the Executive’s accrual rate of 30 days per each calendar year, with a maximum of 45 days of unused vacation rolled over to the subsequent year in addition to each calendar’s year accrual. The limits for accrual and rollover of personal time, other than vacation policy specified herein, shall be pursuant to Company policy, as may be modified company-wide from time to time.  

 

2.4. Benefit Plans. During Executive’s employment, Executive shall be entitled to participate, to the extent of Executive’s eligibility, in employee fringe benefits made available by the Company to its employees. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Company from terminating or amending any employee benefit plan or program as a whole from time to time. 

 

2.5. Business Expenses. Upon submission of itemized expense statements in the manner specified by the Company’s Travel and Expense Policy, Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel, relocation, and other reasonable business expenses incurred by the Executive in the performance of his duties under this Agreement, or as agreed to by the Board of Directors.

 

2.6. Stock Options and Grants. The Board may at its discretion approve Stock Options and Grants.

 

 

  3. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

 

3.1. Voluntary. If Executive voluntarily terminates Executive’s employment with the Company, other than for Good Reason as defined in Section 3.5 herein, Executive shall cease to accrue salary, personal time off, benefits and other compensation on the date of such voluntary termination. Accrued benefits, if any, will be payable in accordance with applicable benefit plan provisions.

 

3.2. With Cause. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause for any one of the following reasons: (a) failure to devote substantially all of Executive’s full professional time, attention, energies, and abilities to Executive’s employment duties for the Company, which failure is not cured within two weeks after the Company gives Executive written notice of the failure; (b) inducement of any customer, consultant, employee, or supplier of the Company to unreasonably breach any contract with the Company or cease its business relationship with the Company; (c) willful, deliberate, and persistent failure by Executive to reasonably perform the duties and obligations of Executive’s employment which are not remedied in a 90 day period of time after receipt of written notice from the Company; (d) an act or acts of dishonesty undertaken by Executive resulting in substantial personal gain by the Executive at the expense of the Company; (e) Executive’s material breach of a fiduciary or contractual duty to the Company; (f) conviction of a felony, or (g) commission of an act that results in material long term harm to the goodwill or reputation of the Company. To be deemed terminated for Cause, the Company shall have given Executive written notice stating the alleged Cause and shall have provided Executive an opportunity to present evidence to the Board of Directors, at the Company’s offices on a date and time mutually convenient to the Board of Directors, no sooner than one and not later than two weeks after the foregoing notice, to refute the claim of Cause. Executive shall cease to accrue salary, personal time off, benefits and other compensation on the date of “with cause” termination by the Company. Accrued benefits, if any, will be payable in accordance with applicable benefit plan provisions of the Company.

 

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3.3. Without Cause. The Company may terminate the employment of Executive at any time without notice and without cause (as defined in Section 3.2) In such event, Executive shall, at the Company’s sole discretion, be entitled to the lesser of (i) the total amount of the Executive’s base salary that remains unpaid under this Agreement, which shall be paid monthly or (ii) monthly salary payments for twelve (12) months, based on Executive’s monthly rate of base salary at the date of such termination, provided, however in lieu of the aforementioned monthly payments, the Company may in its sole discretion pay such payments in a lump-sum. Executive shall also be entitled to receive (i) payment for accrued and unpaid vacation pay and (ii) all bonuses that have accrued during the term of the Agreement, but not been paid. If the Executive is terminated without Cause, any non-vested Options granted pursuant to Section 2.6 of this Agreement shall vest immediately. Furthermore, shares of any of the Executive’s stock subject to any lockups will be immediately released from such restrictions and registered by the company within 30 days of termination without cause. Upon termination, Executive cease to accrue salary and other benefits, other than the Company’s normal insurance policies for terminated employees.

 

Upon the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive shall within one calendar week of such termination return to the Company all electronic equipment, media, and supplies provided by the Company to the Executive. Further, within one calendar week of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company, Executive shall also return to the Company, all Company files used by the Executive and shall not retain any copies of such files. 

 

3.4. Effect of Termination without “Cause” on Employee Stock Options. The Company hereby irrevocably offers to amend any stock options granted to Executive to permit the full exercise thereof following termination of Executive’s employment without Cause (as defined in Section 3.3) or because of death or disability. The Company hereby also irrevocably offers to amend any stock options granted to Executive to permit the immediate full vesting and exercise thereof at any time after termination of Executive’s employment without Cause or because of death or Disability to the same extent as if Executive’s employment had not terminated. Executive or Executive’s personal representative may accept either or both of such offers at any time before such options otherwise expire by giving written notice to the Company. To the extent that any options held by Executive are not incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, Executive hereby accepts both such offers.

 

3.5. Termination for Good Reason. If Executive terminates his employment with the Company for Good Reason (as hereinafter defined), such termination will be considered to be effectively the same as termination without cause; he shall be entitled to the severance and vesting benefits set forth in Section 3.3. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean any of the following unless such change was initiated by or voluntarily agreed to by Executive: (a) any significant change in the Executive’s title, or position, or duties and responsibilities not voluntarily made; (b) any involuntary decrease in base salary (other than any which may be assessed on a percentage basis to the Company as a whole); or (c) any material breach by the Company of this Agreement.

 

3.6. RESERVED.

 

3.7. Disability. The Company may terminate this Agreement without liability if Executive shall be permanently prevented from properly performing his essential duties with reasonable accommodation by reason of illness or other physical or mental incapacity for a period of more than 60 consecutive days. Upon such termination, Executive shall be entitled to all accrued but unpaid base salary, accrued bonus (if any), and accrued but unused paid time off. In the event Executive’s employment terminates under this Section 3.7, Executive may pursue long term disability benefits, if eligible, under any plan which the Company has provided for Executive.

 

3.8. Death. In the event of the death of Executive, the Company’s obligations hereunder shall automatically cease and terminate; provided, however, that within 15 days of the Company’s notice of such death, the Company shall pay to Executive’s heirs or personal representatives Executive’s base salary and accrued but unused vacation pay to the date of death. All other amounts due Executive, including bonuses, shall be paid to Executive’s estate in accordance with the full term of this Agreement.

 

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  4. NON COMPETITION, NON SOLICITATION, BANKRUPTCY

 

4.1. Non Competition. The Executive hereby covenants and agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for a period of one year following the end of the employment term, the Executive will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, indirectly or directly, on his own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, whether or not for compensation, engage in any business activity, or have any interest in any person, firm, corporation or business, through a subsidiary or parent entity or other entity (whether as a shareholder, agent, joint venture, security holder, trustee, partner, consultant, creditor lending credit or money for the purpose of establishing or operating any such business, partner or otherwise) with any Competing Business of the Company in the Covered Area. For purposes of this Section 4.1 “Competing Business” means any company engaging in products competing with TransGlobal Assets Inc. For purposes of this Section 4.1 “Covered Area” means all geographical areas of the United States and other Foreign jurisdictions where the Company has offices, manufactures or may contemplate offices or manufacturing of related products and/or sells its products directly or in-directly through distributors and/or other sales agents.

 

4.2. Non Solicitation. The Executive further agrees that the Executive will not divert any business of the Company and/or its affiliates or any customers or suppliers of the Company and/or the Company’s and/or its affiliates’ business to any other person, entity or competitor, or induce or attempt to induce, directly or indirectly, any person to leave his or her employment with the Company.

 

4.3. Bankruptcy. In the event that the Company voluntarily or involuntary files for bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy Code, the Executive shall use his best efforts in keeping the Company solvent and in assisting the Company emerge from bankruptcy as a reorganized entity, unless the Company is liquidated.

 

4.4. Remedies. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that his obligations provided herein are necessary and reasonable in order to protect the Company and its affiliates and their respective business and the Executive expressly agrees that monetary damages would be inadequate to compensate the Company and/or its affiliates for any breach by the Executive of his covenants and agreements set forth herein. Accordingly, the Executive agrees and acknowledges that any such violation or threatened violation of this Section 4 will cause irreparable injury to the Company and that in addition to any other remedies that may be available, in law, in equity or otherwise, the Company and its affiliates shall be entitled to obtain injunctive relief against the threatened breach of this Section 4 or the continuation of any such breach by the Executive without the necessity of proving actual damages.

 

  5. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

5.1. Modification: No Waiver. No modification, amendment or discharge of this Agreement shall be valid unless the same is in writing and signed by all parties hereto. Failure of any party at any time to enforce any provisions of this Agreement or any rights or to exercise any elections hall in no way be considered to be a waiver of such provisions, rights or elections and shall in no way affect the validity of this Agreement. The exercise by any party of any of its rights or any of this elections under this Agreement shall not preclude or prejudice such party from exercising the same or any other right it may have under this Agreement irrespective of any previous action taken.

 

5.2. Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder or necessary or convenient in connection herewith shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when hand delivered or mailed by registered or certified mail as follows (provided that notice of change of address shall be deemed given only when received):

 

If to the Company, to:

TransGlobal Assets, Inc.

4800 Meadows Road, Suite 300

Lake Oswego, OR 9703

If to Executive, to:

Douglas R. Johnson

PO Box 1684

Prineville, OR 97754

 

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Or to such other names or addresses as the Company or Executive, as the case may be, shall designate by notice to each other person entitled to receive notices in the manner specified in this Section.

 

5.3. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles thereof or to the actual domicile of the parties.

 

5.4. Further Assurances. Each party to this Agreement shall execute all instruments and documents and take all actions as may be reasonably required to effectuate this Agreement.

 

5.5. Severability. Should any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement or of any agreement entered into pursuant to this Agreement be determined to be illegal or unenforceable, then such illegal or unenforceable provision shall be modified by the proper court or arbitrator to the extent necessary and possible to make such provision enforceable, and such modified provision and all other provisions of this Agreement and of each other agreement entered into pursuant to this Agreement shall be given effect separately from the provisions or portion thereof determined to be illegal or unenforceable and shall not be affected thereby.

 

5.6. Successors and Assigns. Executive may not assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company. The Company may assign its rights without the written consent of the executive, so long as the Company or its assignee complies with the other material terms of this Agreement. The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company, and the Executive's rights under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon his heirs and executors. The Company's subsidiaries and controlled affiliates shall be express third party beneficiaries of this Agreement.

 

5.7. Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties, oral or written. No modification, termination or attempted waiver shall be valid unless in writing, signed by the party against whom such modification, termination or waiver is sought to be enforced.

 

5.8. Counterparts; Facsimile. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile with original signatures to follow.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound, have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

TransGlobal Assets, Inc.

 

/s/ Douglas R. Johnson

 

By: Douglas R. Johnson

 

 

 

 

Accepted By:

 

 

s/ Kent A. Strickler

 

By: Kent A Strickler