Employment Agreement with Alex McAulay dated July 30, 2012
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is dated effective as of the 30th day of July, 2012.
BETWEEN:
SEARCH BY HEADLINES.COM CORP., a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada, having an address at 2-34346 Manufacturers Way, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M1
(the Company)
AND:
ALEX McAULAY, a businessman having an address at 2-34346 Manufacturers Way, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M1
(the Executive)
WHEREAS:
A. | The Company is engaged in the business of the design, production, marketing and distribution of fashion apparel; and |
B. | The Company and the Executive have agreed to enter into an employment relationship for their mutual benefit. |
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises of the parties hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the parties hereto, the parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:
1. | DEFINITIONS |
1.1 | Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively: |
(a) | Agreement means this Agreement and all schedules and amendments hereto; | ||
(b) | Board means the Board of Directors of the Company; | ||
(c) | Change of Control Event means the occurrence of any one of the events set out in sections 1.1.(c)(i) to 1.1(c)(iv) below: | ||
(i) | there is a report filed with any securities commission or securities regulatory authority in Canada, disclosing that any offeror (as the term offeror is defined in Section 1.1 of Multilateral Instrument 62-104 Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids), other than the Executive or persons acting jointly or in concert with the Executive, has acquired beneficial ownership of, or the power to exercise control or direction over, or securities convertible into, any shares of capital stock of any class of the Company carrying voting rights under all circumstances (the VotingShares), that, together with the offerors securities would constitute Voting Shares of the Company representing more than 50% of the total voting power attached to all Voting Shares of the Company then outstanding, |
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(ii) | there is consummated any amalgamation, consolidation, statutory arrangement, merger, business combination or other similar transaction involving the Company: (1) in which the Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation, or (2) pursuant to which any Voting Shares of the Company would be reclassified, changed or converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than (in each case) an amalgamation, consolidation, statutory arrangement, merger, business combination or other similar transaction involving the Company in which the holders of the Voting Shares of the Company immediately prior to such amalgamation, consolidation, statutory arrangement, merger, business combination or other similar transaction have, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the Voting Shares of the continuing or surviving corporation immediately after such transaction, | ||
(iii) | any person or group of persons shall succeed in having a sufficient number of its nominees elected as directors of the Company such that such nominees, when added to any existing directors of the Company, will constitute a majority of the directors of the Company, or | ||
(iv) | there is consummated a sale, transfer or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company. |
In the case of the occurrence of any of the events set forth in this section 1.1(c), a Change of Control Event shall be deemed to occur immediately prior to the occurrence of any such events. An event shall not constitute a Change of Control Event if its sole purpose is to change the jurisdiction of the Companys organization or to create a holding company, partnership or trust that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Companys securities immediately before such event. Additionally, a Change of Control Event shall not be deemed to have occurred, with respect to the Executive, if the Executive is part of a purchasing group that consummates the Change of Control Event;
(d) | Common Shares means shares in the common stock of the Company; | ||
(e) | Confidential Information means information, whether or not originated by the Executive, that relates to the business or affairs of the Company, its affiliates, clients or suppliers and is confidential or proprietary to, about or created by the Company, its affiliates, clients, or suppliers. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, the following types of confidential information and other proprietary information of a similar nature (whether or not reduced to writing or designated or marked as confidential): | ||
(i) | the Companys information relating to strategies, research, communications, business plans, and financial data of the Company and any information of the Company which is not readily publicly available, | ||
(ii) | work product resulting from or related to work or projects performed for or to be performed for the Company or its affiliates, including but not limited to, the methods, processes, procedures, analysis, techniques and audits used in connection therewith, |
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(iii) | any intellectual property contributed to the Company, and any other technical and business information of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates which is of a confidential, trade secret and/or proprietary character, | ||
(iv) | internal Company personnel and financial information, supplier names and other supplier information, purchasing and internal cost information, internal services and operational manuals, and the manner and method of conducting the Companys business, | ||
(v) | Marketing and development plans, price and cost data, price and fee amounts, pricing and billing policies, quoting procedures, marketing techniques and methods of obtaining business, forecasts and forecast assumptions and volumes, current and prospective client lists, and future plans and potential strategies of the Company that have been or are being discussed, and | ||
(vi) | All information that becomes known to the Executive as a result of this Agreement or the services performed hereunder that the Executive, acting reasonably, believes is confidential information or that the Company takes measures to protect; |
Confidential Information does not include any of the following:
(vii) | the general skills and experience gained by the Executive during the Executives employment with the Company that the Executive could reasonably have been expected to acquire in similar retainers or engagements with other companies, | ||
(viii) | information publicly known without breach of this Agreement or similar agreements, | ||
(ix) | information, the disclosure of which by the Executive is required to be made by any law, regulation or governmental authority or legal process of discovery (to the extent of the requirement), provided that before disclosure is made, notice of the requirement is provided to the Company, and to the extent reasonably possible in the circumstances, the Company is afforded an opportunity to dispute the requirement, or | ||
(x) | information known to the Executive at the date of this Agreement; |
(f) | Date of Termination means the date of termination of this Agreement; | ||
(g) | Developments means all discoveries, inventions, designs, works of authorship, improvements and ideas (whether or not patentable or copyrightable) and legally recognized proprietary rights (including, but not limited to, patents, copyrights, trademarks, topographies, know-how and trade secrets), and all records and copies of records relating to the foregoing, that: | ||
(i) | result or derive from the Executives employment or from the Executives knowledge or use of Confidential Information, |
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(ii) | are conceived or made by the Executive (individually or in collaboration with others) during the term of the Executives employment by the Company, | ||
(iii) | result from or derive from the use or application of the resources of the Company or its affiliates, or | ||
(iv) | relate to the business operations of the Company or to actual or demonstrably anticipated research and development by the Company or its affiliates; |
(h) | Directors means the members of the Board, and Director means any one of them; | ||
(i) | Effective Date means the date of this Agreement as shown on the first page hereof; and | ||
(j) | Just Cause includes, but is not limited to: | ||
(i) | the Executives failure to properly discharge lawful duties, or any material breach or non-observance by the Executive of any material provision of this Agreement; | ||
(ii) | the Executives conviction for any crime respecting the property of the Company, or which calls into question the Executives personal honesty; | ||
(iii) | any breach by the Executive of obligations under the Companys code of conduct or any policies or procedures adopted by the Company from time to time, and disseminated to employees in accordance with the Companys normal practice, provided that such conduct would amount to just cause as a matter of common law; | ||
(iv) | any breach by the Executive of the fiduciary duties normally owed by a Chief Financial Officer of a Company including the duty to avoid conflicts of interest, and to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Company; | ||
(v) | any other material breach of this Agreement by the Executive; or | ||
(vi) | just cause as that term is defined by the common law applicable in British Columbia. |
2. | TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT |
2.1 | Employment. The Company and the Executive agree that, as of the Effective Date, the Company shall employ the Executive on the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement. Each of the parties to this Agreement agree that this Agreement is a continuation of the Companys employment of the Executive. The Executive shall perform such duties as are regularly and customarily performed by the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of a corporation, and any other duties consistent with the Executives position in the Company. The Executive agrees that, in addition to holding the roles of Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company, the Executive shall: |
(a) | perform other related positions or duties of senior capacity as the Board may from time to time reasonably require; and |
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(b) | always act in accordance with any reasonable decision of and obey and carry out all lawful and reasonable orders given to him by the Board. |
2.2 | Reporting. The Executive shall: | |
(a) | report to the Board and take direction from the Board by resolution, and in the absence of, or pending a resolution of the Board on any matter, take direction from the Chief Executive Officer; | |
(b) | attend all meetings of the Board, make a CFOs Report at each meeting and have the authority to raise any matter which in his view is of such significance as warrants discussion by the Board; | |
(c) | at meetings of the Board, have the authority to propose any resolution for consideration by the Board, provided that he shall remove himself from that portion of any meeting of the Board during which the terms and conditions of his employment, his evaluation or such like matters as reasonably determined by the Board; and | |
(d) | ensure that all contracts and similar arrangements of the Company shall be approved and signed in accordance with the signing authorities authorized by the Board from time to time. | |
2.3 | Term. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue indefinitely, subject to termination as described in this Agreement. |
2.4 | Location. The Executives employment shall be based in the Companys offices in #2 34346 Manufacturers Way, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M1. The Executive understands that he may be required to travel regularly in order to fulfill his duties under this Agreement. |
2.5 | Full Time and Efforts. Unless prevented by ill health, or physical or mental disability or impairment, the Executive shall, during the term hereof, devote his full time, effort, care and attention to his duties set out in this Agreement and to the business of the Company in order to properly discharge his duties hereunder and the Executive shall not be employed with any other business venture without the written consent of the Board. |
2.6 | Authority. The Executive shall have, subject always to the general or specific instructions and directions of the Board, full power and authority to manage and direct the business and affairs of the Company (except only the matters and duties as by law must be transacted or performed by the Board or by the shareholders of the Company in general meeting), including power and authority to enter into contracts, engagements or commitments of every nature or kind in the name of and on behalf of the Company and to engage and employ and to dismiss all managers and other employees and agents of the Company other than the senior management and officers of the Company, provided always that the contracts, engagements and commitments entered into are in accordance with the budgets presented to and approved by the Board. |
2.7 | Fiduciary Role. The Executive acknowledges that, as an executive officer of the Company, he occupies a position of fiduciary trust and confidence and, as a fiduciary, he shall develop and acquire wide experience and knowledge with respect to all aspects in which the business of the Company is conducted. The Executive agrees to serve the Company in a manner which is consistent with the fiduciary duties owed to the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Executive shall reasonably observe the highest standards of loyalty, good faith, and avoidance of conflicts of duty and self-interest. |
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3. | COMPENSATION |
3.1 | Compensation. The Company shall pay the Executive the sum of $65,000 per annum effective upon execution of this agreement (the Salary). The Salary shall be reviewed on each anniversary of this Agreement by the Companys Compensation Committee, or, if a Compensation Committee has not been assembled, by the Board. The review shall be undertaken by assessing the Executives performance during the year and by having regard to market rates of remuneration paid in Canada and the United States for similar duties and responsibilities. |
3.2 | Payment. All compensation payable to the Executive pursuant to this Article 3 or otherwise under this Agreement, shall be payable semi-monthly in accordance with the Companys normal payroll practices, as applicable, and shall be subject to all statutory deductions that the Company is required to make and remit. |
3.3 | Taxes. The Executive shall be responsible to pay for all federal, state, provincial and local taxes assessed on any income received from the Executive under this Agreement, which are over and above the amounts that were deducted and remitted on the Executives behalf by the Company. |
4. | EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND EXPENSES |
4.1 | Employee Benefits.The Executive shall, to the extent eligible, be entitled to participate in all of the Companys employee benefit plans including, without limitation, life insurance, long term and short term disability insurance, medical/hospital and extended health care benefits (the Employee Benefits) provided by the Company to its senior officers in accordance with the terms thereof as they may be in effect from time to time. Should the Company not provide such plans at any time, the Company shall reimburse the Executive for the reasonable cost of any such plans obtained privately. |
4.2 | Terms of Benefits. Employee Benefits are provided in accordance with the formal plan documents or policies and any issues with respect to entitlement or payment of benefits under any of the Employee Benefits shall be governed by the terms of such documents or policies establishing the benefits in issue. The Company reserves the unilateral right to revise the terms of the Employee Benefits or to eliminate any Employee Benefits altogether. The Executive agrees that any changes to the Employee Benefits shall not affect or change any other part of this Agreement. |
4.3 | Benefits on Cessation of Employment. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, upon cessation of employment with the Company for any reason, regardless of whether the cessation is voluntary or involuntary or constitutes termination with or without cause or adequate notice: |
(a) | the Executive shall cease to participate in the Employee Benefits and shall not be entitled to any further benefits thereunder; and | |
(b) | the Executive shall be solely responsible for obtaining personal benefit plans to replace any or all Employee Benefits, including, without limitation, medical/hospital and extended health care benefits. |
4.4 | Vacation. The Executive shall be entitled in each year to three weeks paid vacation, in addition to weekends and statutory holidays, to be taken in installments of no more than two consecutive weeks of paid time off in accordance with the standard policies of the Company with regard to its senior officers. Subject to the foregoing, paid vacation is to be taken at such time or times as the Executive may select and the Board may reasonably approve having regard to the business affairs and operations of the Company. |
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4.5 | Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Executive for any expenses that the Executive incurs in connection with his duties under this Agreement, provided that the Executive provides to the Company an itemized written account and receipts acceptable to the Employer by one month after each fiscal quarter. Professional expenses and travel related to meeting the Executives minimum requirements to maintain his Chartered Accountant designation will be reimbursed up to a maximum of $2,500. |
4.6 | Fashion Industry Related Expenses. The Executive is expected to maintain an image expected of management of a premium clothing company. To that end, the Company shall reimburse the Executive for fitness related activities up to a maximum of $50 per month; provided the Executive provides an itemized written account of the activities and their costs. The Executive will have a clothing allowance of $500 per annum to maintain a trendy image when out performing business of the Company and a dry-cleaning allowance of up to $50 per month. The Executive will also have a suit allowance to purchase one mens dress suit up to a maximum of $3,000 per annum. Written accounts of any such expenses must be received by the Company in the timeframe stipulated in Section 4.5. |
4.7 | Equity Compensation. | |
(a) | The Executive may be remunerated using forms of equity. This will be reviewed annually one month before the anniversary of this agreement by the Board or at an earlier date by written request of the Executive. | |
(b) | Upon execution of this Agreement, the Company agrees to grant the Executive an aggregate of 700,000 stock options (the Options) under the Companys 2012 Stock Option Plan, each of which will be exercisable into one share of common stock of the Company at a price of US$0.25 per share for a period of ten years. 350,000 of the Options will vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant and 350,000 will vest on the second anniversary of the date of grant. | |
4.8 | Bonuses. The Executive is eligible for a bonus equivalent to 2% of gross sales before commissions (determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States) for the most recently completed fiscal year, as set out in the Companys audited annual consolidated financial statements for the most recently completed fiscal year. The amount of the bonus will be reviewed annually by the Board one month before the anniversary of this Agreement or at an earlier date by written request of the Executive. Any bonuses will be due and payable immediately upon completion of the Companys audited annual consolidated financial statements for the most recently completed fiscal year. |
5. | CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENTS | |
5.1 | Confidential Information. | |
(a) | All Confidential Information, whether developed by the Executive any time while he was employed by the Company, or by others employed or engaged by or associated with the Company or its affiliates or clients, is the exclusive and confidential property of the Company or its affiliates or clients, as the case may be, and shall at all times be regarded, treated and protected as such, as provided in this Agreement. |
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(b) | As a consequence of the acquisition of Confidential Information or arising from his position as an executive officer of the Company, the Executive shall occupy a position of trust and confidence with respect to the affairs and business of the Company and its affiliates and clients. In view of the foregoing, it is reasonable and necessary for the Executive to make the following covenants regarding the Executives conduct during and subsequent to the Executives employment by the Company. | ||
(i) | at all times during and subsequent to the Executives employment with the Company, the Executive shall not disclose Confidential Information to any person (other than as necessary in carrying out the Executives duties on behalf of the Company) without first obtaining the Companys consent, and the Executive shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent inadvertent disclosure of any Confidential Information. | ||
(ii) | At all times during and subsequent to the Executives employment with the Company, the Executive shall not use, copy, transfer or destroy any Confidential Information (other than as necessary in carrying out the Executives duties on behalf of the Company) without first obtaining the Companys consent and the Executive shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent inadvertent use, copying, transfer or destruction of any Confidential Information. This prohibition includes, but is not limited to, licensing or otherwise exploiting, directly or indirectly, any products or services that embody or are derived from Confidential Information or exercising judgment or performing analysis based upon knowledge of Confidential Information. | ||
(iii) | Within two (2) business days after the termination of the Executives employment for any reason, the Executive shall promptly deliver to the Company all property of or belonging to or administered by the Company including without limitation all Confidential Information that is embodied in any form, whether in hard copy or on electronic media, and that is within the Executives possession or under the Executives control. |
5.2 | Intellectual Property. | |
(a) | All Developments shall be the exclusive property of the Company and the Company shall have sole discretion to deal with Developments. The Executive agrees that no intellectual property rights in the Developments are or shall be retained by him. For greater certainty, all work done during the term of employment by the Executive for the Company or its affiliates is the sole property of the Company or its affiliates, as the case may be, as the first author for copyright purposes and in respect of which all copyright shall vest in the Company or the relevant affiliate, as the case may be. In consideration of the benefits to be received by the Executive under the terms of this Agreement, the Executive hereby irrevocably sells, assigns and transfers and agrees in the future to sell, assign and transfer all right, title and interest in and to the Developments and intellectual property rights therein including, without limitation, all patents, copyright, industrial design, circuit topography and trademarks, and any goodwill associated therewith in Canada and worldwide to the Company and the Executive shall hold all the benefits of the rights, title and interest mentioned above in trust for the Company prior to the assignment to the Company. |
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(b) | The Executive shall do all further things that may be reasonably necessary or desirable in order to give full effect to the foregoing. If the Executives cooperation is required in order for the Company to obtain or enforce legal protection of the Developments following the termination of the Executives employment, the Executive shall provide that cooperation so long as the Company pays to the Executive reasonable compensation for the Executives time at a rate to be agreed between the Executive and the Company. |
5.3 | Non-Competition. The Executive hereby covenants and agrees to and with the Company that he shall not either directly or indirectly as principal, agent, owner, partner, shareholder, director, officer or otherwise, own, operate, be engaged in the operation of or have any financial interest in any business operation whether a proprietorship, partnership, joint venture or private company, or otherwise carry on or be engaged in the undergarment business within North America for a period of one year following the voluntary termination from the Company if the new venture would be in conflict or direct competition or with the Company. Nothing contained herein shall restrict the Executive from conducting such business or other operations as the Executive sees fit in North America after the expiration of this Agreement and any extensions thereof, or if the Executives employment is terminated by the Company, unless for Just Cause. |
5.4 | Consent to Enforcement. The Executive confirms that all restrictions in Sections 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 are reasonable and valid and any defences to the strict enforcement thereof by the Company are waived by the Executive. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Executive hereby consents to an injunction being granted by a court of competent jurisdiction in the event that the Executive is in breach of any of the provisions stipulated in Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3. The Executive hereby expressly acknowledges and agrees that injunctive relief is an appropriate and fair remedy in the event of a breach of any of the said provisions. |
5.5 | Consequences if Bankruptcy or Dissolution. In the event of bankruptcy of the Company, dissolution of business or the inability or failure of the Company to meet to meet the terms of compensation or benefits contained in Sections 3 and 4, the non-competition provisions set out in Section 5.3 shall no longer apply. |
5.6 | Obligations Continue. Except where Section 5.5 applies, the Executives obligations under each of Sections 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3 are to remain in effect in accordance with each of their terms and shall exist and continue in full force and effect despite any breach or repudiation, or alleged breach or repudiation, of this Agreement or the Executives wrongful dismissal by the Company. |
6. | TERMINATION |
6.1 | Termination for Just Cause. The Company may terminate the Executives employment for Just Cause at any time by delivering to the Executive written notice of termination. In the event that the Executives employment with the Company is terminated by the Company for Just Cause, the Executive shall not be entitled to any additional payments or benefits hereunder, other than for amounts due and owing to the Executive by the Company as at the Date of Termination. |
6.2 | Death or Disability. Subject to applicable human rights laws or similar legislation, the Company may terminate the Executives employment in the event the Executive has been unable to perform his duties for a period of eight (8) consecutive months or a cumulative period of twelve (12) months in any consecutive twenty-four (24) month period, because of a physical or mental disability. The Executives employment shall automatically terminate on the Executives death. In the event the Executives employment with the Company terminates by reason of the Executives death or as a result of this Section 6.2, then upon and immediately effective on the Date of Termination: |
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(a) | the Company shall promptly pay and provide the Executive (or in the event of the Executives death, the Executives estate); | ||
(i) | any unpaid Salary and any outstanding and accrued regular and special vacation pay through the Date of Termination; | ||
(ii) | reimbursement for any unreimbursed expenses incurred through to the Date of Termination; and | ||
(iii) | proceeds from any insurance policies as provided by the Company to the Executive. |
6.3 | Disability. In the event the Executives employment is terminated due to a disability pursuant to Section 6.2, the Company shall pay to the Executive the severance referred to in Section 6.4. |
6.4 | Termination by the Executive on Change of Control Event & Termination by the Company Other than for Just Cause. |
(a) | If, within 120 days of the occurrence of a Change of Control Event, the Executive resigns from the Company or the Company terminates this Agreement for any reason other than for Just Cause, then the Company shall pay the Executive severance in an amount equal to the following twelve (12) months Salary from the termination date, and any stock options granted to the Executive which have not vested shall vest immediately and all stock options belonging to the Executive shall be immediately exercisable | |
(b) | The Company may terminate the Executives employment at any time for other than Just Cause by delivering to the Executive written notice of termination. If the Executives employment with the Company is terminated pursuant to this Section 6.4(b), then the Company shall pay the Executive severance in an amount equal to the following twelve (12) months Salary from the termination date, and any stock options granted to the Executive which have not vested shall vest immediately and all stock options belonging to the Executive shall be immediately exercisable. | |
(c) | The severance amount calculated pursuant to Sections 6.4(a) or 6.4(b) shall be subject to statutory deductions and shall be payable in a lump sum. |
6.5 | Fair and Reasonable Provisions. The Company and Executive acknowledge and agree that the provisions of Section 6.4 regarding further payments of the Salary, and the vesting of stock options, if any, and other option or equity grants, constitute fair and reasonable provisions for the consequences of such termination, and such payments and benefits shall not be limited or reduced by amounts the Executive might earn or be able to earn from any other employment or ventures during the remainder of the agreed term of this Agreement. |
6.6 | Resignation of Offices. On termination of this Agreement by the Company, the Executive shall immediately resign all offices held in the Company and, save as provided by this Agreement, the Executive shall not be entitled to receive any severance payment or compensation for loss of office or otherwise by reason of the resignation. If the Executive fails to resign as required by this Section 6.6, the Company is irrevocably authorized to appoint some person in his name and on his behalf to sign any documents or do anything necessary or requisite to give effect to it. |
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7. | GENERAL |
7.1 | Indemnifications. The Company shall provide to the Executive, and the Executive shall provide to the Company, the indemnities provided for in Schedule A attached hereto. |
7.2 | Liability Insurance. The Company shall use its best efforts to obtain third party liability insurance for the Executive (including directors and officers liability insurance if applicable) insuring the Executive for any claims arising from the negligent acts or omissions of the Executive or the Company during the period the Executive was employed by the Company. |
7.3 | Authorization. The Company represents and warrants that it is fully authorized and empowered to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder, and that performance of this Agreement shall not violate any agreement between the Company and any other person, firm or organization nor breach any provisions of its constating documents or governing legislation. |
7.4 | Obligations Continue. The Executives obligations under Section 5 are to remain in full force and effect notwithstanding termination of this Agreement for any reason. |
7.5 | Amendment or Waiver. No provision in this Agreement may be amended unless such amendment is agreed to in writing and signed by the Executive and an authorized officer of the Company. No waiver by either party hereto of any breach by the other party hereto of any condition or provision contained in this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of a similar or dissimilar condition or provision at the same or any prior or subsequent time. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by the Executive or an authorized officer of the Company, as the case may be. |
7.6 | Compliance with Policies and Laws. The Executive agrees to abide by all the Companys policies and procedures, including without limitation, the Companys code of conduct. The Executive also agrees to abide by all laws applicable to the Company, in each jurisdiction that it does business, including without limitation securities and regulations governing publicly traded companies. |
7.7 | Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of British Columbia, Canada. Any action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any right arising out of, this Agreement may be brought by the Executive or by the Company, if at all, only in the courts of the Province of British Columbia and the parties each consent to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts) in any such action or proceeding and waive any objection to venue laid therein. The parties also agree that process in any action or proceeding referred to in the preceding sentence may be served on either party anywhere in the world. |
7.8 | Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be properly given if delivered or faxed addressed as follows: |
(a) | in the case of the Company: | |
Search by Headlines.com Corp. |
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(b) | in the case of the Executive: |
Alex McAulay
2-34346 Manufacturers Way
Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M1
Any notice so given shall be conclusively deemed to have been given or made on the day of delivery, if delivered, or if faxed, upon the date shown on the delivery receipt recorded by the sending facsimile machine.
7.9 | Severability. If any provision contained herein is determined to be void or unenforceable for any reason, in whole or in part, it shall not be deemed to affect or impair the validity of any other provision contained herein and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permissible by law. |
7.10 | Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding and agreement between the parties concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, discussions, negotiations and undertakings, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect thereto. |
7.11 | Currency. Unless otherwise specified herein all references to dollar or dollars are references to Canadian dollars. |
7.12 | Further Assurances. Each of the Executive and the Company shall do, execute and deliver, or shall cause to be done, executed and delivered, all such further acts, documents and things as the Executive or the Company may require for the purposes of giving effect to this Agreement. |
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7.13 | Counterparts/Facsimile Execution. This Agreement may be executed in several parts in the same form and such parts as so executed shall together constitute one original document, and such parts, if more than one, shall be read together and construed as if all the signing parties had executed one copy of the said Agreement. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
SEARCH BY HEADLINES.COM CORP.
Per: James Geiskopf
Authorized Signatory
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) | Alex McAulay | |
Print Name | ) | ALEX McAULAY |
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