SinoCokingCoal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc. KuanggongRoad and Tiyu Road 10thFloor, Chengshi Xin Yong She, Tiyu Road XinhuaDistrict, Pingdingshan, Henan Province, China February5, 2010
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Board of Directors Offer Letter
Board of Directors Offer Letter
SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc.
Kuanggong Road and Tiyu Road
10th Floor, Chengshi Xin Yong She, Tiyu Road
Xinhua District, Pingdingshan, Henan Province, China
February 5, 2010
To: [_______]
Re: | SinoCoking Board of Directors – Acceptance Letter |
Dear [____]:
SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”) following the closing of a reverse acquisition of Top Favour Limited under a Share Exchange Agreement dated July 17, 2009 as amended, is pleased to offer you a director position on its Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Board’s purpose is to manage or direct the property, affairs and business of the Company. The Board will meet approximately once a month.
Should you chose to accept this position as a member of the Board, this letter shall constitute an agreement between you and the Company and contains all the terms and conditions relating to the services you are to provide.
1. Term. This agreement shall be for the ensuing year, commencing on the date of this letter, and your term as director shall continue until your successor is duly elected and qualified. The position shall be up for re-election each year at the annual shareholder’s meeting and upon re-election, the terms and provisions of this agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
2. Services and Compensation. You shall render services in the area of managing or directing the Company’s property, affairs and business (hereinafter your “Duties”). You shall consult with other members of the Board at meetings held monthly in locations designated by the Chairman of the Board of the Company. You may be appointed by the Board or Chairman to serve on one or more board committees (Compensation, Audit and/or Nominating), and you agree to serve on those committees. In consideration for your service as a member of the Board, the Company agrees to pay you USD 10,000 (the “Annual Compensation”) for 2010. The Annual Compensation shall be paid upon the completion of your term as director. In addition, the Annual Compensation will be pro-rated daily (based on a 360 day year) for any portion of the year should you serve for less than a full term. Your compensation as a director in any future periods is subject to the determination of the Board of Directors, and may differ in future periods should you continue to serve on the Board.
3. Services for Others. You shall be free to represent or perform services for other persons during the term of this agreement. However, you agree that you do not presently perform and do not intend to perform, during the term of this agreement, similar Duties, consulting or other services for companies whose businesses are or would be, in any way, competitive with the Company (except for companies previously disclosed by you to the Company in writing). Should you propose to perform similar Duties, consulting or other services for any such company, you agree to notify the Company in writing in advance (specifying the name of the organization for whom you propose to perform such services) and to provide information to the Company sufficient to allow it to determine if the performance of such services would conflict with areas of interest to the Company.
4. No Assignment. Because of the personal nature of the services to be rendered by you, this agreement may not be assigned by you without the prior written consent of the Company.
5. Confidential Information; Non-Disclosure. In consideration of your access to the premises of the Company and/or you access to certain Confidential Information of the Company, in connection with your business relationship with the Company, you hereby represent and agree as follows:
a. Definition. For purposes of this agreement the term “Confidential Information” means:
i. Any information which the Company possesses that has been created, discovered or developed by or for the Company, and which has or could have commercial value or utility in the business in which the Company is engaged; or
ii. Any information which is related to the business of the Company and is generally not known by non-Company personnel.
iii. By way of illustration, but not limitation, Confidential Information includes trade secrets and any information concerning products, processes, formulas, designs, inventions (whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar laws, and whether or not reduced to practice), discoveries, concepts, ideas, improvements, techniques, methods, research, development and test results, specifications, data, know-how, software, formats, marketing plans, and analyses, business plans and analyses, strategies, forecasts, customer and supplier identities, characteristics and agreements.
b. Exclusions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term Confidential Information shall not include:
i. Any information which becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a breach of the confidentiality portions of this agreement, or any other agreement requiring confidentiality between the Company and you;
ii. Information received from a third party in rightful possession of such information who is not restricted from disclosing such information; and
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iii. Information known by you prior to receipt of such information from the Company, which prior knowledge can be documented.
c. Documents. You agree that, without the express written consent of the Company, you will not remove from the Company's premises, any notes, formulas, programs, data, records, machines or any other documents or items which in any manner contain or constitute Confidential Information, nor will you make reproductions or copies of same. In the event you receive any such documents or items by personal delivery from any duly designated or authorized personnel of the Company, you shall be deemed to have received the express written consent of the Company. In the event that you receive any such documents or items, other than through personal delivery as described in the preceding sentence, you agree to inform the Company promptly of your possession of such documents or items. You shall promptly return any such documents or items, along with any reproductions or copies to the Company upon the Company's demand or upon termination of this agreement.
d. No Disclosure. You agree that you will hold in trust and confidence all Confidential Information and will not disclose to others, directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information or anything relating to such information without the prior written consent of the Company, except as maybe necessary in the course of his business relationship with the Company. You further agree that you will not use any Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Company, except as may be necessary in the course of your business relationship with the Company, and that the provisions of this paragraph (d) shall survive termination of this agreement.
6. Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waiver. This agreement expresses the entire understanding with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and terminates any prior oral or written agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof. Any term of this agreement may be amended and observance of any term of this agreement may be waived only with the written consent of the parties hereto. Waiver of any term or condition of this agreement by any party shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or failure of the same term or condition or waiver of any other term or condition of this agreement. The failure of any party at any time to require performance by any other party of any provision of this agreement shall not affect the right of any such party to require future performance of such provision or any other provision of agreement.
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The Agreement has been executed and delivered by the undersigned and is made effective as of the date set first set forth above.
Sincerely,
SINOCOKING COAL AND COKE
CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
By: _____________________________
Jianhua Lv
Chief Executive Officer
AGREED AND ACCEPTED:
__________________________
[_____]
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Board of Directors Offer Letter