Verecloud Board Member Offer Letter to Phillip W. Tonge (August 2010)
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Verecloud, Inc. offers Phillip W. Tonge a position on its Board of Directors, starting August 12, 2010, and ending at the annual shareholder meeting in fall 2010. Mr. Tonge will attend monthly board meetings (by phone) and bi-annual in-person meetings, receive a $2,500 quarterly retainer, and be granted a warrant for 200,000 shares vesting over five quarters. He will also receive expense reimbursement and liability insurance. Continued service may result in additional equity awards. Acceptance is confirmed by signing and returning the letter.
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Exhibit 10.1

August 12 , 2010
Mr. Phillip W. Tonge
5713 Whitecliff Circle
Plano, Texas 75093
Phil:
On behalf of the Verecloud Team, we are honored to formally extend an offer to you for a position on the Verecloud Board of Directors.
As a Board Member of this newly formed public entity, we ask you to attend Board Meetings by phone on a monthly basis as well as in-person on a bi-yearly basis. Written consents may also be required as needed and we will ask your cooperation in signing and returning those at your earliest possible convenience.
The terms of your service as a Board Member will be as follows —
1) | A term of service, commencing on August 12, 2010 and expiring on the date of the annual Verecloud shareholder meeting that will occur in the fall of 2010. |
2) | $2500 quarterly retainer, paid on or about the 10th day of each quarter through the term of this agreement. |
3) | 200,000 shares of Verecloud common stock in the form of a Warrant, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the attached Warrant, to be entered into by and between you and the Company on or about the commencement date of your term of service. The Warrant shall vest with respect to the underlying shares in equal installments of 40,000 shares on the last day of the next five consecutive calendar quarters commencing with September 30, 2010 such that the Warrant may become fully vested on September 30, 2011 subject to your continued service as a Board Member through such date. |
4) | For each subsequent one-year term of service approved on or after the annual shareholders meeting in the fall of 2011, you will receive a Warrant or similar mechanism (e.g.: Non-Qualified Stock Option) to purchase 100,000 shares of Verecloud common stock pursuant to the terms and conditions of the award and other equity-based governing documents. |
5) | Full expense reimbursement for in-person Board meeting attendance plus any pre-approved out-of-pocket expenses for any Verecloud business expenses incurred; |
6) | Liability coverage under the Verecloud Director & Officer insurance policy. |
Attached for your review is a copy of the Verecloud By-laws, which includes a section on the general duties and overall structure of the Verecloud Board of Directors as well as Verecloud’s Insider Trading Policy. If all is acceptable to you, please sign this offer letter that will signify your acceptance of this offer and the duties and terms of service for Board Members stated in the By-laws. You can return the signed letter to me by faxing a copy to ###-###-#### or emailing to: ***@***.
Welcome to the Verecloud Board of Directors!
/s/ Mark Faris
Mark Faris
Board Chairman

Acceptance: /s/ Phil Tonge August 12, 2010
Phil Tonge Date
Cc: John McCawley, Verecloud Chief Executive Officer
William Wood, Verecloud President
Mike Cookson, Verecloud Chief Operating Officer / Board Secretary