Exhibit 10.1

 

Employment Agreement

 

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made as of July 15, 2019 (the
“Effective Date”), by and between Telemynd, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and Patrick Herguth (“Executive”), subject to the terms and
conditions defined in this Agreement.

 

Whereas, the Company and Executive desire that Executive be employed by the
Company to act as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, Executive’s employment shall also be subject to such policies and
procedures as the Company may from time to time implement.

 

Now, Therefore, in consideration of the covenants contained herein, and for
other valuable consideration, the Company and Executive hereby agree as follows:

 

1.       Certain Definitions. Certain definitions used herein shall have the
meanings set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

2.       At-Will Employment; Resignation from Board. Executive shall serve as an
at-will employee, such that the Company or Executive may terminate the
employment relationship at any time, with or without Cause or Good Reason. On
the date of termination of employment for any reason, Executive acknowledges
that he shall immediately be deemed to have resigned all employment and related
job duties and responsibilities with the Company, including, without limitation
any and all positions on the Board of Directors (the “Board”), as well as any
Board committees or board of directors of any subsidiary or other affiliated
company. The execution and delivery of this Agreement shall constitute delivery
of Executive’s conditional resignation from such positions, subject only to the
termination of his employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such automatic
resignation pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a
resignation without Good Reason, nor grounds for a termination for Cause.
Executive agrees to sign all reasonable documentation evidencing the foregoing
as may be presented to Executive for signature by the Company.

 

3.       Executive’s Duties and Obligations.

 

(a)       Duties. Executive shall serve as the Company’s CEO, commencing on July
15, 2019, or such other date as mutually agreed by the Company and Executive
(the “Commencement Date”). Executive shall report to the Board and have duties,
responsibilities and authorities as are customarily associated with the position
of CEO of a public company of the size and nature of the Company, and such
additional duties and responsibilities consistent with this position as may,
from time to time, be assigned by the Board. As of the Commencement Date,
Executive shall be appointed to the Board and shall stand for reelection at the
2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (and at each applicable Annual Meeting of
Stockholders thereafter so long as Executive continues to be employed by the
Company), at which time Executive will either stand for re-election and then for
successive one-year terms.

 

(b)       Confidential Information and Inventions Matters. In consideration of
the covenants contained herein, Executive has executed, and agrees to be bound
by, the Company’s form of Employee Confidentiality, Assignment of Inventions,
Non-Interference and Non-Competition Agreement (the “Confidentiality
Agreement”). Executive shall comply at all times with the terms and conditions
of the Confidentiality Agreement and all other policies of the Company governing
its confidential and proprietary information.

 

4.       Devotion of Time to Company’s Business.

 

(a)       Full-Time Efforts. During Executive’s employment with the Company,
Executive shall devote substantially all of Executive’s business time, attention
and efforts to the proper performance of Executive’s implicit and explicit
duties and obligations hereunder.

 

(b)       No Other Employment. During Executive’s employment with the Company,
Executive shall not, except as otherwise provided herein, directly or
indirectly, render any services of a commercial or professional nature to any
other person or organization, whether for compensation or otherwise, without the
prior written consent of the Board; provided, however, that it shall not be a
violation or breach of this Agreement for Executive to (i) serve on boards of
charitable organizations or participate in charitable, educational, religious or
civic activities; (ii) attend to his and his family’s personal affairs; or (iii)
own no more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding equity securities of a
corporation whose stock is listed on a national stock exchange, so long as such
activities are not adverse to the Company’s interests and do not materially
interfere with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder.

 

 

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(c)       Non-Competition During and After Employment. During the term of
Executive’s employment with the Company (the “Term”) and for 12 months from the
Date of Termination, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, without the
prior written consent of the Company, either as an employee, employer,
consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder, corporate officer, director,
or in any other individual or representative capacity, compete with the Company
in the business of behavioral health telemedicine and or development or
utilization of intelligence assisted (AI) tools in behavioral health or using
such data to develop or commercialize behavioral health treatments
(collectively, the “Business”). During the Term and for 12 months from the Date
of Termination, Executive shall not solicit, encourage, induce or endeavor to
entice away from the Company, or otherwise interfere with the relationship of
the Company with, any person who is employed or engaged by the Company as an
employee, consultant or independent contractor or who was so employed or engaged
at any time during the six (6) months preceding the Date of Termination;
provided, that nothing herein shall prevent Executive from engaging in
discussions regarding employment, or employing, any such employee, consultant or
independent contractor (i) if such person shall voluntarily initiate such
discussions without any such solicitation, encouragement, enticement or
inducement prior thereto on the part of Executive or (ii) if such discussions
shall be held as a result of, or any employment shall be the result of, the
response by any such person to a written employment advertisement placed in a
publication of general circulation, general solicitation conducted by executive
search firms, employment agencies or other general employment services, not
directed specifically at any such employee, consultant or independent
contractor.

 

(d)       Injunctive Relief. In the event that Executive breaches any provisions
of Section 4(c) or of the Confidentiality Agreement or there is a threatened
breach thereof, then, in addition to any other rights which the Company may
have, the Company shall be entitled, without the posting of a bond or other
security, to seek injunctive relief to enforce the restrictions contained
therein. In the event that an actual proceeding is brought in equity to enforce
the provisions of Section 4(c) or the Confidentiality Agreement, Executive shall
not assert as a defense that there is an adequate remedy at law nor shall the
Company be prevented from seeking any other remedies which may be available.

 

(e)       Reformation. To the extent that the restrictions imposed by Section
4(c) are interpreted by any court to be unreasonable in geographic and/or
temporal scope, such restrictions shall be deemed automatically reduced to the
extent necessary to coincide with the maximum geographic and/or temporal
restrictions deemed by such court not to be unreasonable.

 

5.        Compensation and Benefits.

 

(a)       Base Compensation. During the initial period of the Term, the Company
shall pay to Executive base annual compensation (“Base Salary”) of $340,000,
which shall be payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll
practices and be subject to all required withholdings as hereinafter set forth
in this Section 5. Executive’s Base Salary shall increase to $360,000 on January
1, 2020 and will be reviewed annually thereafter and may be increased based on
an assessment of Executive’s performance, the performance of the Company,
inflation, the then prevailing salary scales for comparable positions and other
relevant factors; provided, however, that any increase in Base Salary shall be
solely within the discretion of the Board. Executive’s Base Salary shall not be
subject to reduction from the level in effect hereunder from time to time, other
than pursuant to a salary reduction program of general application to executives
of the Company.

 

(b)        Bonuses.

 

(i)        2019 Performance Bonus. For fiscal year 2019, Executive shall be
eligible to receive a performanceb onus in a target amount of $340,000, with the
payment of such bonus being subject to the achievement the performance goals set
forth in the following sentence. One-half of the target amount of the fiscal
year 2019 performance bonus shall be paid to Executive upon achieving revenues
of $5 million for fiscal year 2019 and one-half of the target amount of the
fiscal year 2019 performance bonus shall be paid to Executive upon achieving
$1.1 million in gross profits for 2019 fiscal year. The bonus will be prorated
to the targets so that if a portion of the targets are met Executive will get a
portion of the bonus linearly.

 

(c)       Annual Performance Bonuses. In addition to the foregoing, during the
Term and commencing in fiscal year 2019, Executive shall be eligible to earn
year-end performance bonuses, which may be paid in either cash or equity, or
both (any such bonus an “Annual Bonus”), with a target bonus of 60% of the
highest Base Salary Executive received during the applicable fiscal year (the
“Target Bonus”), as may be awarded pursuant to any annual executive bonus plan
and related corporate and/or individual goals approved solely at the discretion
of the Board. The Company shall consult with Executive in connection with
setting such corporate and/or individual goals and will set and communicate such
goals to Executive the first quarter of each fiscal year. Any such Annual Bonus
shall contain such rights and features as are typically afforded to other
executives of the Company.

 

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(d)       Long-Term Incentive Grants. During the Term, Executive shall be
eligible for annual long-term incentive grants, which may be paid in either cash
or equity, or both (any such grant a “Long-Term Incentive Grant”), as may be
awarded solely at the discretion of the Board; provided that the Board shall be
under no obligation whatsoever to grant such discretionary Long-Term Incentive
Grants. Long-Term Incentive Grants following the date of this Agreement made to
Executive shall be governed by the Company’s then-applicable long-term incentive
plans (the “Plans”) and/or any long-term incentive grant agreements by which
they are awarded.

 

(e)       Benefits. During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate
in all employee benefit plans, programs and arrangements maintained by the
Company from time to time that are made available generally to the Company’s
similarly-situated senior executives on substantially the same basis that such
benefits are provided to such senior executives; provided, however, that nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed to require the Company to establish or
maintain any particular plans, programs or arrangements.

 

(f)       Vacations. During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to 15 days
paid vacation per year, to be earned ratably throughout the year. Five vacation
days may be carried from one year to the next in accordance with the Company’s
vacation policy, provided that Executive shall not be entitled to carry forward
into the following year a balance of more than 10 vacation days.

 

(g)        Reimbursement of Business Expenses. Executive is authorized to incur
reasonable expenses in carrying outE xecutive’s duties and responsibilities
under this Agreement and the Company shall reimburse Executive for all such
reasonable expenses, in accordance with and subject to the applicable policies
and procedures of the Company.

 

6.        Termination of Employment.

 

  (a)        Termination by the Company for Cause or Termination by Executive
without Good Reason, or due to Death or Disability.

 

(i)       In the event of a termination of Executive’s employment: (A) by the
Company for Cause, (B) by Executive without Good Reason, or (C) by reason of the
death or Disability of Executive, then in each such case, Executive shall be
entitled to any unpaid compensation accrued through the last day of Executive’s
employment, a lump sum payment in respect of all accrued but unused vacation
days at Executive’s Base Salary in effect on the date such vacation was earned,
and payment of any other amounts owing to Executive but not yet paid (which
shall include any bonus that has been earned, but has not been paid as of the
date of termination), less any amounts owed by Executive to the Company.
Executive shall not be entitled to receive any other compensation or benefits
from the Company whatsoever (except as and to the extent the continuation of
certain benefits is required by law).

 

(ii)       In the case of a termination due to death or Disability,
notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any stock option, restricted
stock or other equity award agreement between the Company and Executive, all
shares underlying Executive’s outstanding equity awards and all options to
acquire Company stock held by Executive shall accelerate and become fully vested
upon the Date of Termination (and all options shall thereupon become fully
exercisable), and all stock options shall continue to be exercisable for the
remainder of their stated terms.

 

(b)       Termination by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good
Reason. If (x) Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company other than
for Cause, death or Disability (i.e., without Cause) or (y) Executive terminates
employment with Good Reason, then Executive will receive the amounts set forth
in Section 6(a)(i) and, on the condition that Executive signs a separation
agreement containing a plenary release of claims in substantially the form
attached as Exhibit B hereto within 50 days after the Date of Termination and
such plenary release becomes final, binding and irrevocable, Executive shall
also be entitled to receive the following from the Company:

 

(i)       During the first year following the execution of this Agreement an
amount equal to: three months of Executive’s annualized Base Salary then in
effect (determined without regard to any reduction in such Base Salary
constituting Good Reason from the Date of Termination to the date that is three
months after the Date of Termination (the “Severance Period”)) provided,
however, that each installment payable before the plenary release becomes final,
binding and irrevocable shall not be paid to Executive until such plenary
release becomes final, binding and irrevocable (at which time all such amounts
that would have been paid but for the delay described in this clause (i) shall
be paid.

 

 

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(ii)       During the second year following the execution of this Agreement. An
amount equal to: six months of Executive’s annualized Base Salary then in effect
(determined without regard to any reduction in such Base Salary constituting
Good Reason from the Date of Termination to the date that is six months after
the Date of Termination (the “Severance Period”)) provided, however, that each
installment payable before the plenary release becomes final, binding and
irrevocable shall not be paid to Executive until such plenary release becomes
final, binding and irrevocable (at which time all such amounts that would have
been paid but for the delay described in this clause (i) shall be paid.

 

(iii)        During the Severance Period, if Executive elects to continue
Company medical benefits through theC onsolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1985 (“COBRA”), the Company shall continue to pay the Company’s costs of
such benefits as Executive elects to continue under the same plans and on the
same terms and conditions as such benefits are provided to active employees. If
for any reason COBRA coverage is unavailable at any time during the Severance
Period, the Company shall reimburse Executive no less frequently than quarterly
in advance an amount which, after taxes, is sufficient for Executive to purchase
medical and dental coverage for Executive and Executive’s dependents that is
substantially equivalent to the medical and dental coverage that Executive and
Executive’s dependents were receiving immediately prior to the Date of
Termination and that is available to comparable active employees, reduced by the
amount that would be paid by comparable active employees for such coverage under
the Company’s plans. The Company’s obligation under this Section 6(b)(ii) shall
terminate or be reduced to the extent that Executive enrolls in substantially
similar coverage (determined on a benefit-by-benefit basis) provided by a
subsequent employer.

 

(iv)       The Company shall pay Executive the full amount of Executive’s target
bonuses for the fiscal year in which such termination occurs prorated based upon
goals achieved through Date of Termination.

 

(v)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Executive engages in a material
breach of any provision of this Agreement or Executive’s Confidentiality
Agreement during the Severance Period (or the period applicable to such
obligation, if shorter or longer), and such breach is not cured in the
reasonable determination of the Company within five business days after receipt
from the Company of notice thereof, then the Company’s continuing obligations
under this Section 6(b) shall cease as of the date of the breach and Executive
shall be entitled to no further payments hereunder.

 

7.        Notice of Termination.

 

(a)       Any termination of Executive’s employment hereunder shall be
communicated by a Notice of Termination to the other party hereto given in
accordance with Section 10. In the case of Notice of Termination given by
Executive for Good Reason, such Notice of Termination shall only be delivered
following the notice and cure period set forth below in the definition of Good
Reason and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances
claimed to provide a basis for such termination. If Executive elects to
terminate this Agreement without Good Reason, Executive must provide advance
written notice of at least 30 days and the Company, at its sole option, may
elect to terminate Executive’s employment and this Agreement at any point during
the 30-day notice period, provided the Company pays Executive’s Base Salary in
lieu of notice and provides the payments/benefits described in Section 6(a)(i).

 

(b)       A termination of employment of Executive will not be deemed to be for
Good Reason unless Executive gives the Notice of Termination provided for herein
within 30 days after Executive has actual knowledge of the act or omission of
the Company constituting such Good Reason and Executive gives the Company a
30-day cure period to rectify or correct the condition or event that constitutes
Good Reason and Executive delivers final Notice of Termination within 30 days of
the date that Company’s failure to cure deadline has expired, which final Notice
must specify a Date of Termination of no later than 30 days after the final
Notice is provided. A termination of employment of Executive will not be deemed
to be for Cause unless the Company gives the Notice of Termination provided for
herein within 30 days after the Company has actual knowledge of the act or
omission of Executive constituting such Cause and the Company delivers a final
Notice of Termination within 30 days of the date of Executives failure to cure
deadline (if applicable) has expired.

 

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8.       Mitigation of Damages. Executive will not be required to mitigate
damages or the amount of any payment or benefit provided for under this
Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise. Except as otherwise provided
in Section 6(b)(ii), the amount of any payment or benefit provided for under
this Agreement will not be reduced by any compensation or benefits earned by
Executive as the result of self- employment or employment by another employer or
otherwise.

 

9.        Excess Parachute Excise Tax.

 

(a)       Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the
event it shall be determined that any payment, award, benefit or distribution
(including any acceleration) by the Company or any entity which effectuates a
transaction described in Section 280G(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Code to or for the
benefit of Executive (whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or
otherwise, but determined without regard to any additional payments required
under this Section 9) (a “Payment”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed
by Section 4999 of the Code or any interest or penalties are incurred with
respect to such excise tax by Executive (such excise tax, together with any such
interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Excise
Tax”), the Company will automatically reduce such Payments to the extent, but
only to the extent, necessary so that no portion of the remaining Payments will
be subject to the Excise Tax, unless the amount of such Payments that Executive
would retain after payment of the Excise Tax and all applicable Federal, state
and local income taxes without such reduction would exceed the amount of such
Payments that Executive would retain after payment of all applicable Federal,
state and local taxes after applying such reduction. Unless otherwise elected by
Executive to the extent permitted under Code Section 409A, the Company shall
reduce or eliminate the Payments by first reducing or eliminating any cash
severance benefits (with the payments to be made furthest in the future being
reduced first), then by reducing or eliminating any accelerated vesting of stock
options or similar awards, then by reducing or eliminating any accelerated
vesting of restricted stock or similar awards, then by reducing or eliminating
any other remaining Payments; provided, that no such reduction or elimination
shall apply to any non-qualified deferred compensation amounts (within the
meaning of Section 409A of the Code) to the extent such reduction or elimination
would accelerate or defer the timing of such payment in manner that does not
comply with Section 409A of the Code.

 

10.       Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if
delivered by hand or mailed within the continental United States by first class
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

 

if to the Board or the Company:

 

Telemynd, Inc. 26522 La Alameda

Suite 290

Mission Viejo, CA 92691 Attn: General Counsel

 

if to Executive:

 

The address on file with the records of the Company for Patrick Herguth

 

Addresses may be changed by written notice sent to the other party at the last
recorded address of that party.

 

11.       Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from payments
due hereunder any required federal, state or local withholding or other taxes.

 

12.       Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with Exhibits A and B and
the Confidentiality Agreement, contains the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior
agreements, written or oral, with respect thereto.

 

13.        Arbitration.

 

(a)       If the parties are unable to resolve any dispute or claim relating
directly or indirectly to this Agreement or any dispute or claim between
Executive and the Company or its officers, directors, agents, or employees (a
“Dispute”), then either party may require the matter to be settled by final and
binding arbitration by sending written notice of such election to the other
party clearly marked “Arbitration Demand.” Such Dispute shall be arbitrated in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section 13. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, either party may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a
temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction, or other equitable relief
to preserve the status quo or prevent irreparable harm.

 

 

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(b)       The Dispute shall be resolved by a single arbitrator in an arbitration
administered by the American ArbitrationA ssociation in accordance with its
Employment Arbitration Rules and judgment upon the award rendered by the
arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The decision
of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties, and specific
performance giving effect to the decision of the arbitrator may be ordered by
any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

(c)       Nothing contained herein shall operate to prevent either party from
asserting counterclaim(s) in any arbitration commenced in accordance with this
Agreement, and any such party need not comply with the procedural provisions of
this Section 13 in order to assert such counterclaim(s).

 

(d)       The arbitration shall be filed with the office of the American
Arbitration Association (“AAA”) located in Wilmington, Delaware or such other
AAA office as the parties may agree upon (without any obligation to so agree).
The arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the Employment Arbitration Rules
of AAA as in effect at the time of the arbitration hearing, such arbitration to
be completed in a 60 day period. In addition, the following rules and procedures
shall apply to the arbitration:

 

(i)       The arbitrator shall have the sole authority to decide whether or not
any Dispute between the parties is arbitrable and whether the party presenting
the issues to be arbitrated has satisfied the conditions precedent to such
party’s right to commence arbitration as required by this Section 13.

 

(ii)       The decision of the arbitrator, which shall be in writing and state
the findings, the facts and conclusions of law upon which the decision is based,
shall be final and binding upon the parties, who shall forthwith comply after
receipt thereof. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be
entered by any competent court. Each party submits itself to the jurisdiction of
any such court, but only for the entry and enforcement to judgment with respect
to the decision of the arbitrator hereunder.

 

(iii)       The arbitrator shall have the power to grant all legal and equitable
remedies (including, without limitation, specific performance) and award
compensatory and punitive damages if authorized by applicable law.

 

(iv)       The parties shall bear their own costs in preparing for and
participating in the resolution of any Dispute pursuant to this Section 13, and
the costs of the arbitrator(s) shall be paid by the Company.

 

(v)       Except as provided in the last sentence of Section 13(a), the
provisions of this Section 13 shall be a complete defense to any suit, action or
proceeding instituted in any federal, state or local court or before any
administrative tribunal with respect to any Dispute arising in connection with
this Agreement. Any party commencing a lawsuit in violation of this Section 13
shall pay the costs of the other party, including, without limitation,
reasonable attorney’s fees and defense costs.

 

14.        Miscellaneous.

 

(a)       Governing Law. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed,
governed and enforced according to the laws of the State of Delaware without
regard to the application of choice of law rules.

 

(b)       Amendments. No amendment or modification of the terms or conditions of
this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by the parties
hereto.

 

(c)       Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to
be invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, such provisions shall be
construed, if possible, so as to be enforceable under applicable law, or such
provisions shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the
Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall
be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

 

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(d)       Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the beneficiaries, heirs and representatives of Executive (including
the Beneficiary) and the successors and assigns of the Company. The Company
shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger,
reorganization, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, liquidation, or
otherwise) to all or substantially all of its assets, by agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to Executive, expressly to assume and agree to perform
this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would
be required to perform this Agreement if no such succession had taken place.
Regardless whether such agreement is executed, this Agreement shall be binding
upon any successor of the Company in accordance with the operation of law and
such successor shall be deemed the Company for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(e)       Successors and Assigns. Except as provided in Section 14(d) in the
case of the Company, or to the Beneficiary in the case of the death of
Executive, this Agreement is not assignable by any party and no payment to be
made hereunder shall be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer,
assignment, pledge, encumbrance or other charge. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, this Agreement may be assigned by the Company to a successor to
the business of the Company (by sale, merger, spinoff or any similar
transaction), if and to the extent: (i) such successor has substantially the
same ownership as the Company prior to such assignment; and (ii) such successor
assumes all of the obligations of the Company hereunder. Such an assignment
shall not be deemed to result in either a termination by the Company (with or
without Cause) or by Executive for Good Reason pursuant to Section 6 hereof.
Following any such assignment, the Compensation and Benefits set forth in
Section 5 hereof will continue in effect as provided for therein, including
equity incentive awards, modified as necessary to conform to the capitalization
and benefit plans for the assignee of this Agreement, provided that any change
to such compensation and benefits: (A) does not limit the rights of the
Executive pursuant to Section 5(c)(iv); and (B) that has a materially
detrimental effect on Executive (other than because of the change in the
underlying company) shall be subject to the rights of the Executive to
termination employment for Good Reason and other provisions provided for herein.

 

(f) Remedies Cumulative; No Waiver. No remedy conferred upon either party by
this Agreement is intended to bee xclusive of any other remedy, and each and
every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to any other
remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity. No
delay or omission by either party in exercising any right, remedy or power
hereunder or existing at law or in equity shall be construed as a waiver
thereof, and any such right, remedy or power may be exercised by such party from
time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient or necessary by such party
in such party’s sole discretion.

 

(g)       Survivorship. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, all terms and provisions of this Agreement that by their nature extend
beyond the termination of this Agreement shall survive such termination.

 

(h)       Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which, when
taken together, shall constitute one document. Signatures to this Agreement may
be delivered by any electronic means.

 

15.       No Contract of Employment. Nothing contained in this Agreement will be
construed as a right of Executive to be continued in the employment of the
Company, or as a limitation of the right of the Company to discharge Executive
with or without Cause, subject to the provisions hereof governing severance
payments and other rights of Executive following termination.

 

16.       Section 409A of the Code. The intent of the parties is that payments
and benefits under this Agreement comply with, or be exempt from, Section 409A
of the Code and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement
shall be construed and

interpreted in accordance with such intent. Executive’s termination of
employment (or words to similar effect) shall not be deemed to have occurred for
purposes of this Agreement unless such termination of employment constitutes a
“separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A and the
regulations and other guidance promulgated thereunder.

 

 

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(a)       Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, if
Executive is deemed on the date of Executive’s termination to be a “specified
employee” within the meaning of that term under Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B) and
using the identification methodology selected by the Company from time to time,
or if none, the default methodology set forth in Code Section 409A, then with
regard to any payment or the providing of any benefit that constitutes
“non-qualified deferred compensation” pursuant to Code Section 409A and the
regulations issued thereunder that is payable due to Executive’s separation from
service, to the extent required to be delayed in compliance with Code Section
409A(a)(2)(B), such payment or benefit shall not be made or provided to
Executive prior to the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six (6) month period
measured from the date of Executive’s separation from service, and (ii) the date
of Executive’s death. On the first day of the seventh month following the date
of Executive’s separation from service or, if earlier, on the date of
Executive’s death, all payments delayed pursuant to this Section 16(a) shall be
paid or reimbursed to Executive in a lump sum plus interest credited from the
date of Executive’s separation from service to the date of payment at the
“applicable federal rate” provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code in
effect as of the date of such separation from service, and any remaining
payments and benefits due to Executive under this Agreement shall be paid or
provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein.

 

(b)       To the extent any reimbursement of costs and expenses provided for
under this Agreement constitutes taxable income to Executive for Federal income
tax purposes, such reimbursements shall be made no later than December 31 of the
calendar year next following the calendar year in which the expenses to be
reimbursed are incurred. With regard to any provision herein that provides for
reimbursement of expenses or in-kind benefits, except as permitted by Code
Section 409A, (i) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits is not subject
to liquidation or exchange for another benefit, (ii) the amount of expenses
eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits, provided during any taxable
year shall not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind
benefits to be provided, in any other taxable year. Any tax gross-ups provided
for under this Agreement shall in no event be paid to Executive later than the
December 31 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the taxes
subject to gross-up are incurred or paid by Executive.

 

(c)       If any amount under this Agreement is to be paid in two or more
installments, for purposes of Code Section 409A each installment shall be
treated as a separate payment.

 

17.       Indemnification. During Executive’s employment, the Company shall
maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance that is applicable to
Executive and shall indemnify and defend Executive and hold Executive harmless
from and against any claim, loss or cause of action arising from or out of
Executive’s performance prior to or after the Commencement Date (and within the
scope of his employment) as an officer, director or employee of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or other affiliates or predecessors or in any other
capacity, including any fiduciary capacity, in which Executive serves at the
Company’s request, in each case to the maximum extent permitted by applicable
corporate law and, to the extent more favorable, to the maximum extent permitted
under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws. On the
Commencement Date, the Company shall execute and deliver to Executive an
Indemnification Agreement, in the form adopted by the Board, pursuant to which
the Company agrees to indemnify Executive and advance defense costs and
expenses. The rights under this Section 17 shall in all cases be on terms no
less favorable to Executive than to other senior executives of the Company and
shall survive the termination of employment until the expiration of the
applicable statute of limitations.

 

18.       Executive Acknowledgement. Executive hereby acknowledges that
Executive has read and understands the provisions of this Agreement, that
Executive has been given the opportunity for Executive’s legal counsel to review
this Agreement, that the provisions of this Agreement are reasonable and that
Executive has received a copy of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Employment Agreement to
be executed as of the date first above written.

 

Telemynd, Inc.             By: /s/ Donald D’Ambrosio   /s/ Patrick Herguth  
Name: Donald D’Ambrosio   Patrick Herguth   Title: Chief Financial Officer      

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

(a)       “Beneficiary” means any individual, trust or other entity named by
Executive to receive the payments and benefits payable hereunder in the event of
the death of Executive. Executive may designate a Beneficiary to receive such
payments and benefits by completing a form provided by the Company and
delivering it to the General Counsel or Secretary of the Company. Executive may
change his designated Beneficiary at any time (without the consent of any prior
Beneficiary) by completing and delivering to the Company a new beneficiary
designation form. If a Beneficiary has not been designated by Executive, or if
no designated Beneficiary survives Executive, then the payment and benefits
provided under this Agreement, if any, will be paid to Executive’s estate, which
shall be deemed to be Executive’s Beneficiary.

 

(b)       “Cause” means: (i) Executive’s material breach of this Agreement or
any other material policy of the Company, in each instance only after a written
demand to cure such breach is delivered to Executive by the Board (or a
committee thereof) setting forth in reasonable detail the circumstances of such
breach and Executive fails to cure such breach (if it can be cured) within the
thirty (30) day period following his receipt of such written demand from the
Board (or a committee thereof); (ii) Executive’s continued willful neglect of
Executive’s duties with the Company or failure to comply with an express lawful
written directive of the Board relating to Executive’s duties (other than as a
result of Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness), after a
written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Executive by the
Board (or a committee thereof) which specifically identifies the manner in which
the Company believes that Executive has neglected his duties or failed to comply
with a Board directive and Executive fails to comply with such written demand
within the thirty (30) day period following its receipt; (iii) any intentional
act of dishonesty, or any act of material misappropriation, embezzlement, or
fraud involving the Company or any of its affiliates; (iv) the conviction of or
the plea of nolo contendere or the equivalent by Executive of a felony or other
crime involving moral turpitude; or (v) Executive’s engagement in illegal
conduct or gross misconduct which is materially injurious to the Company. No act
or failure to act by Executive shall be considered “willful” unless it is done
or omitted to be done by Executive in bad faith and without reasonable belief
that he was acting in the best interests of the Company.

 

(c)       “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(d)        “Date of Termination” means the date specified in a notice of
termination pursuant to Section 8 hereof, or Executive’s last date as an active
employee of the Company before a termination of employment due to death,
Disability or other reason, as the case may be.

 

(e)       “Disability” means a mental or physical condition that renders
Executive substantially incapable of performing his duties and obligations under
this Agreement, after taking into account provisions for reasonable
accommodation, as determined by a medical doctor (such doctor to be mutually
determined in good faith by the parties) for three or more consecutive months or
for a total of six months during any 12 consecutive months; provided, that
during such period the Company shall give Executive at least 30 days’ written
notice that it considers the time period for disability to be running.

 

(f)        “Good Reason” means, unless Executive has consented in writing
thereto, the occurrence of any of the following:

 

(i)       the assignment to Executive of any duties materially inconsistent with
Executive’s position under this Agreement, including any change in title or
material change in status, authority, duties or responsibilities, or other
action which results in a material diminution in Executive’s duties or
responsibilities; (ii) a reduction in Executive’s Base Salary by the Company,
unless such reduction is made proportionately in connection with broader salary
reductions among all of the Company’s executive officers; (iii) the relocation
of Executive’s principal place of employment by more than 30 miles; (iv) the
failure of the Company to obtain the assumption of the Company’s obligation to
perform this Agreement by any successor to all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company within 15 days after a Business Combination or a sale or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company;
and/or (v) the Company’s material breach of this Agreement.

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

Confidential Separation Agreement and General Release

 

This Confidential Separation Agreement and General Release (“Agreement”) is made
and entered into by _________ (the “Company”) and _________ (“Employee”).

 

Whereas the Company and Employee mutually desire to set forth the terms and
conditions of the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company;

 

Whereas Employee is hereby advised to consult with an attorney before signing
this Agreement since it is a legal document,

 

Now, Therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set
forth below, the Company and Employee do hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Separation Date. Employee’s last day of work with the Company will be
_________ (the “Separation Date”). Employee will be paid his regular base salary
through the Separation Date, plus accrued but unused vacation pay ($ _________).
Employee’s medical, dental, and vision coverage, if elected, will continue
through [_________] pursuant to COBRA. Final expense reports must be submitted
within one week of the Separation Date and will be processed in accordance with
the Company’s expense policy. All other benefits cease as of the Separation
Date.

 

2.       Salary and Benefits Continuation. In exchange for agreeing to and
complying with the terms of this Agreement (including the general release it
contains), Employee will receive the following payments and benefits from the
Company:

 

a.       The Company will pay Employee at Employee’s most recent base salary
amount (determined without regard to any reduction in such base salary
constituting “Good Reason” as that term is defined in Employee’s Employment
Agreement with the Company dated _________ (the “Employment Agreement”)) for [
_________ ] months after the Separation Date, less lawful deductions such as tax
withholdings, FICA, and Medicare (the “Separation Payments”). The Separation
Payments shall be paid in [ _________ ] equal semi-monthly installments on the
Company’s established pay days through the Company’s regular payroll system,
provided however, that the Separation Payments shall not begin until the first
pay day following the Effective Date (as defined in paragraph 12(g) below) at
which time, the amounts that would have been paid for the period between the
Separation Date and the Effective Date, but which have not been paid as a result
of the delay described in this section (a), shall be paid.

 

b.        If Employee elects to continue the Company-sponsored medical, dental,
and/or vision coverage through COBRA, the Company will continue to provide such
medical, dental, and vision coverage through [ _________ ], with the cost
sharing of the associated premiums continuing on the same terms and conditions
as such costs are shared with active employees. After such date, Employee may
elect to continue COBRA at his expense. The Company will pay Employee $
_________, less lawful deductions such as tax withholdings, FICA, and Medicare,
which is the full amount of Employee’s target bonuses for the fiscal year in
which the Separation Date occurs, prorated based upon goals achieved through the
Separation Date (the “Bonus Payment”). Such payment will be made in equal
installments on each payment date.

 

c.       Other than the payments and benefits specifically set forth in
paragraph 1 and this paragraph 2, any vested equity, and any other amounts
vested under the Company’s 401(k) plan, Employee agrees that the Company and its
affiliates do not owe Employee any further payments, compensation, bonuses,
benefits, stock options, severance, commissions, or any other remuneration of
any kind whatsoever. The Separation Payments and the Bonus Payment, if
applicable, shall not be included in any calculation of benefits for purposes of
the Company’s 401(k) plan.

 

 

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3.       General Release of All Claims. In exchange for the payments and
benefits set forth in paragraph 2 above, Employee knowingly and voluntarily
releases and forever discharges the Company and its parent and affiliated
companies, and each of their current and former officers, shareholders,
directors, employees, members, attorneys, insurers, and agents thereof, both
individually and in their business capacities (collectively, the “Releasees”),
of and from any and all claims, known and unknown, which the Employee has or may
have against any of the Releasees based on any conduct occurring from the
beginning of the world up to and including the date on which Employee signs this
Agreement, including, but not limited to, any alleged claim pursuant to the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Fair Credit
Reporting Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the National Labor Relations
Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Older Worker Benefit Protection
Act, the Rehabilitation Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the
[add applicable state & local statutes], and/or any other federal, state, city,
local or other fair employment practices, labor, employment, employee benefits,
or other law, rule, or regulation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
acknowledges and recognizes that nothing in this Agreement prohibits Employee
from filing a charge or complaint with any federal, state, or local fair
employment practices agency or from participating in any investigation by any
governmental agency. In the event that Employee receives any money or thing of
value related to any of the claims released above as a consequence of the filing
of such a charge or complaint on Employee’s behalf or otherwise, Employee agrees
to and shall promptly pay or turn over any such money or thing of value to the
Company.

 

4.       Confidentiality. Employee acknowledges and agrees that he is still
bound by the Company’s Employee Confidentiality and Inventions Assignment
Agreement. Employee and the Company agree that this Agreement and any and all
matters concerning Employee’s separation from the Company will be maintained in
confidence and will not be disclosed to any person or entity. Employee further
agrees that any and all of the Company’s confidential information will be
maintained in confidence and will not be disclosed to any person or entity.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee may reveal the relevant terms of this
Agreement to his spouse, tax advisor, and/or an attorney with whom Employee
chooses to consult regarding Employee’s consideration of this Agreement, or as
may be required by any governmental agency.

 

5.       Return of Property; Deletion of Work-Related Electronic Files from
Personal Devices. On or prior to the Separation Date, Employee hereby agrees
that he will return to the Company any and all laptops, iPads, cellular phones,
credit cards, calling cards, marketing materials, files, e-mails, data,
confidential information, or other property of the Company, without deleting any
data or applications therefrom and without retaining any copies or extracts
thereof. To the extent that Employee has any work-related files, e-mails, data,
or information in electronic form on Employee’s personal devices (or accessible
therefrom), Employee further agrees to delete all such files, e-mails, data, and
information.

 

  6. Employee’s Future Conduct and Obligations.

 

a.       Employee acknowledges and agrees that he is still bound by the
covenants (including restriction covenants) included in the Employment
Agreement.

 

b.       Additionally, Employee agrees that he will not at any time engage in
any form of conduct, or make any statements or representations, that disparage
or otherwise impair the reputation, goodwill, or commercial interests of the
Company, its management, officers, employees, stockholders, and/or affiliates.
The Company agrees that it will not at any time engage in any form of conduct,
or

make any statements or representations, that disparage or otherwise impair the
reputation, goodwill, or business interests of the Employee.

 

c.       In addition, Employee agrees to cooperate with the Company reasonably
responding to questions relating to issues concerning his employment with the
Company and by making himself reasonably available to meet with the Company or
its representatives to discuss any litigation, arbitration, governmental
investigation, internal company investigation, or other proceeding or matter
with respect to which he may have relevant information.

 

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7.       Non-Admission. The making of this Agreement is not intended, and shall
not be construed, as an admission that either party hereto has violated any
federal, state or local law, ordinance or regulation, breached any contract
(express or implied), or committed any wrong whatsoever.

 

8.        Notices. Employee shall promptly notify the Company of any change in
Employee’s residence address. Any notice to be given hereunder may be delivered
(a) in the case of the Company, by first class mail addressed to __and by e-mail
to ________________________, and (b) in the case of the Employee, either to him
personally or by first class mail to his last known residence address.

 

9.       Certain Forfeitures in Event of Breach. Employee acknowledges and
agrees that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or his
Employment Agreement, in the event the Employee breaches any obligation under
this Agreement or his Employment Agreement (in any non-diminimis respect), and
Employee does not cure such breach within ten (10) business days of receipt of
written notice from the Company of such breach, Employee will forfeit his right
to receive the payments provided for in paragraph 2 of this Agreement (except
for $100) and, to the extent that such payments have already been paid to the
Employee, the Company shall have the right to recover such payments from the
Employee.

 

10.        Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of _________without giving effect to the
principles of conflicts of laws thereof and the parties shall be subject to the
personal jurisdiction and venue of federal and state courts located in
________________, in connection with any actions brought under this Agreement.

 

11.       Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Employment Agreement set
forth the entire agreement between the parties hereto, and fully supersede any
prior agreements or understandings between the parties with respect to
Employee’s separation. Employee acknowledges that he has not relied on any
representations, promises, or agreements of any kind made to him in connection
with his decision to accept this Agreement, except for those set forth in this
Agreement and the Employment Agreement.

 

12.        Meaning of Signing This Agreement. By signing this Agreement,
Employee expressly acknowledges and agrees that:

 

  a. Employee has carefully read this Agreement and fully understands what it
means;

 

  b. Employee have been advised in writing to discuss this Agreement with an
attorney before signing it.

 

  c. Employee has been given at least twenty-one (21) calendar days to consider
this Agreement;

 

  d. Employee has agreed to this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily, was not
subject to any undue influence or duress, and is competent to execute this
document;

 

  e. Employee may revoke his acceptance of this Agreement within seven (7) days
after signing it by sending a written notice of revocation to ___________by
e-mail at ________________; and

 

  f. On the eighth (8th) day after Employee signs this Agreement (the “Effective
Date”), this Agreement becomes effective and enforceable if it has not been
revoked.

 

13.       Return of Signed Agreement. Employee may accept this Agreement by
signing and dating the Agreement and returning it by email to ___at _____ within
twenty-one (21) days after receiving it. In the event that Employee does not
sign and return this Agreement within said 21 days, this Agreement shall be
deemed automatically null and void.

 

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The parties knowingly and voluntarily sign this Confidential Separation
Agreement and General Release as of the date(s) set forth below:

 

              By:     Dated:   ,                                                
                        By:     Dated:   ,                              

 

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