EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the
___ day of January, 2012 (the “Effective Date”), between Texas Gulf Oil & Gas,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Employer”), and Damon Wagley, whose address is
123 No. Post Oak Lane, #440, Houston, Texas 77024 (the “Executive”, and together
with the Employer, the “Parties” and each, a “Party”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Parties desire that the Executive shall be employed as the
President and Field Manager of the Employer; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and representations
contained herein, and the mutual benefits derived herefrom, the Parties agree as
follows:

 

AGREEMENT

 

ARTICLE I

EMPLOYMENT OF EXECUTIVE

 

1.1           DUTIES AND STATUS.

 

(a)           The Employer hereby engages the Executive to serve as its
President and Field Manager for the period specified in Section 3.1 below (the
“Employment Period”), and the Executive accepts such employment, on the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

(b)           The Executive shall serve as President and shall perform such
duties and responsibilities appropriate to, consistent with, and commonly
associated with, such position (the “Duties”).

 

(c)           Throughout the Employment Period, the Executive shall devote such
time as is mutually deemed to be reasonably necessary for the performance of his
Duties.

 

(d)           During the Employment Period, the Executive shall perform and
discharge faithfully, diligently, in good faith and to the best of the
Executive’s ability such Duties.

 

(e)           Except for reasonable business travel mutually agreed upon by the
Parties, the Executive shall be required to perform the Duties provided for in
this Section 1.1 only at the principal offices of the Employer in the Houston,
Texas, metropolitan area.

 

1.2           COMPENSATION AND GENERAL BENEFITS. The Executive shall be
compensated as follows:

 

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(a)           Beginning as of February 1, 2012, the Executive shall be
compensated on a monthly basis of US$6,500.00 (the “Base Compensation”). In
addition, after the completion of one (1) year of service, the Executive, if the
Employer meets net profit projections, as established by Employer and Employee,
shall be entitled to receive, as additional compensation, Ten percent (10%) of
the Employer's net profits, the term, “net profits” being defined as it is
defined under the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) developed by
the Federal Accounting Standards Accounting Board (FASB) (the “Incentive
Compensation”). The Base Compensation shall be paid in accordance with the
standard payroll payment system utilized by the Employer. The initial payment of
Incentive Compensation, if any, shall occur on or about April 15, 2013 for the
quarterly periods commencing April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013. Thereafter,
the Incentive Compensation shall be calculated on a quarterly basis and
payments, if any, shall be paid on or about the 15th day of the month following
the end of each calendar quarter. All payments to the Executive shall be subject
to applicable withholding and payroll taxes.

 

(b)           Throughout the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled
to participate in any and all employee benefits, plans, programs or arrangements
which may be implemented by the Employer from time to time and available to
similarly-situated employees of the Employer (collectively the “Plans”).

 

(c)           Other Benefits. The Employer shall also provide to the Executive,
as mutually determined by the Parties: (i) corporate credit cards for the
Executive’s use with respect to gasoline and other approved business expenses,
(ii) a mobile phone and suitable service package thereto, (iii) a portable or
notebook personal computer, and (iv) two (2) weeks’ vacation time.

 

1.3           BONUS. The Employer shall award the Executive an annual bonus if
the Executive meets or exceeds certain goals, which goals shall be established
by mutual agreement of the Employer’s board of directors and conveyed to the
Executive.

 

1.4           ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. Employer and Executive also agree that the
Employer shall purchase from Executive a drilling rig, as described in Exhibit
“A” hereto, for a cash payment of $50,000.00. At time of payment by Employer to
Executive, the Executive shall provide Employer with a generally-accepted Bill
of Sale for the drilling rig.

 

ARTICLE II

COMPETITION AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

 

2.1           COMPETITION AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The Executive has had
access to and has acquired, will have access to and will acquire, and has
assisted in and may assist in developing confidential and proprietary
information relating to the business and operations of the Employer and its
affiliates, including but not limited to information with respect to present and
prospective business plans, financing arrangements, marketing plans, customer
and supplier lists, contracts and proposals.

 

The Executive acknowledges that such information has been and will continue to
be of central importance to the business of the Employer and its affiliates and
that its disclosure or use by others could cause substantial loss to the
Employer and its affiliates.  The Executive and the Employer also recognize that
an important part of the Executive’s duties have been, and will continue to be,
to develop goodwill for the Employer and its affiliates through his personal
contact with vendors, customers, subcontractors, and others sharing business
relationships with the Employer and its affiliates, and that there is a danger
that this goodwill, a proprietary asset of the Employer and its affiliates, may
follow the Executive if and when his employment relationship with the Employer
ends.

 

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The Executive accordingly agrees that without Employer’s written consent, during
the Employment Period, the Executive will not, either individually or as owner,
partner, agent, employee, consultant, or in any other capacity, engage in any
activity competitive with the Employer or any of its affiliates and will not on
his own behalf, or on behalf of any third party, directly or indirectly hire,
discuss employment with, or recommend to any third party the employment of any
employee of the Employer, or any of its affiliates, who was employed by the
Employer or an affiliate on the Effective Date, without regard to whether that
employee’s employment with the Employer has subsequently ceased for any reason.

 

Nothing in this Article II shall be construed to prevent the Executive from
owning, as an investment, not more than Ten percent (10%) of a class of equity
securities issued by any issuer and publicly traded and registered under Section
12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

2.2           NON-DISCLOSURE.  At all times after the Effective Date, the
Executive will keep confidential any confidential or proprietary information of
the Employer and its affiliates which is now known to him or which hereafter may
become known to him as a result of his employment or association with the
Employer and shall not at any time directly or indirectly disclose any such
information to any person, firm or employer, or use the same in any way other
than in connection with the business of the Employer and its affiliates, or
pursuant to any duly issued court order or subpoena. For purposes of this
Agreement, “confidential or proprietary information” means information unique to
the Employer and its affiliates which has a significant business purpose and is
not known or generally available from sources outside the Employer and its
affiliates.  

 

ARTICLE III

EMPLOYMENT PERIOD

 

3.1           DURATION. The term of this Agreement shall commence on the
Effective Date and shall terminate on the third (3rd) anniversary thereof, but
shall automatically be renewed thereafter on an annual basis unless notice of
termination is provided by Employer to the Executive six (6) months prior to the
end of the current term of this Agreement. The “Employment Period” shall be
contemporaneous with the term of this Agreement, unless terminated early in
conformity with Section 3.2 below.

 

3.2           EARLY EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION.  The Employment Period shall be
terminated prior to the end of this Agreement for any of the following reasons
or upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(a)           Discharge of the Executive for cause; or

 

(b)           Discharge of the Executive without cause; or

 

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(c)           Death of the Executive; or

 

(d)           Total disability of the Executive (as defined in Section 3.4(b)
below); or

 

(e)           Voluntary resignation of the Executive.

 

3.3           COMPENSATION AND/OR BENEFITS FOLLOWING EARLY EMPLOYMENT
TERMINATION.

 

(a)           In the event of an early termination of the Employment Period due
to the Employer’s termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason, his
right to receive the Base Compensation and Incentive Compensation shall
terminate as of the effective date of such early termination; provided that, if
the termination is made without cause, the Employee shall be given (2) weeks
written notice of such termination and shall be paid, in addition to Base
Compensation accrued to the effective date of such termination, an additional
six (6) months of Base  Compensation.

 

(b)           Except as provided for in Section 3.3(a), above, in the event of
an early termination of the Employment Period, the Employer shall pay to the
Executive all accrued Base Compensation and Incentive Compensation, as well as
unpaid vacation pay, bonuses or other compensation earned by the Executive prior
to the date of termination.

 

3.4           DEFINITIONS.  The following words shall have the specified
meanings when used in the Sections specified:

 

(a)           As used in Section 3.2(a), above, the term “cause” means (i)
willful and continued non-performance of his job responsibilities, after the
Executive has been provided written notice of such non-performance and a
reasonable time period, not less than three (3) months, has passed without
substantial correction of such non-performance, (ii) the Executive’s conviction
for a felony, (iii) proven or admitted fraud, misappropriation, theft or
embezzlement by the Executive, (iv) the Executive’s inebriation or use of
illegal drugs in the course of, related to or connected with the business of the
Employer, (v) the Executive’s willful engaging in misconduct that is materially
injurious to the Employer or its affiliates, monetarily or otherwise, or (vi)
the breach by the Executive of his obligations under Sections 2.1 or 2.2 above.
All other reasons for termination which shall not under the provisions of
Section 3.2(a), Section 3.2(c), Section 3.2(d) or Section 3.2(e) shall be
considered a termination “without cause”.

 

(b)           As used in Sections 3.2(d) above, the term “total disability”
means a physical or mental condition which causes the Executive to be unable to
perform substantially all of the duties of his position hereunder for an
aggregate of six (6) months in any twelve-month period as reasonably determined
by the Employer.

 

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ARTICLE IV

NOTICES

 

Any notices requests, demands and other communications provided for by this
Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and if sent by registered or
certified mail to the Executive at the last address he has filed in writing with
the Employer or, in the case of the Employer, at its principal offices.

 

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1           ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Agreement constitutes the entire
understanding of the Executive and the Employer with respect to the subject
matter hereof, and supersedes any and all prior understandings on the subjects
contained herein, written or oral.

 

5.2           MODIFICATION. This Agreement shall not be varied, altered,
modified, canceled, changed, or in any way amended, nor any provision hereof
waived, except by mutual agreement of the Parties in a written instrument
executed by the Parties or their legal representatives.  Nothing in this
Agreement shall affect the Employer’s and its affiliates’ rights to amend or
terminate any of its employee benefit plans, as permitted under applicable law
and the respective terms of such plans.

 

5.3           SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision or portion of this
Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be unaffected thereby and shall
remain in full force and effect, provided, that if the unenforceability of any
provision is because of the breadth of its scope, the duration of such provision
or the geographical area covered thereby, the Parties agree that such provision
shall be amended, as determined by the court, so as to reduce the breadth of the
scope or the duration and/or geographical area of such provision such that, in
its reduced form, said provision shall then be enforceable.

 

5.4           GOVERNING LAW. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed
and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard
to any otherwise applicable principles of conflicts of laws.

 

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5.5           DISPUTE RESOLUTION; NO LITIGATION.  Disputes arising out of or
relating to the interpretation or performance of this Agreement shall first be
resolved through friendly consultations.  If such dispute cannot be resolved
within thirty (30) calendar days after the commencement of consultation (or any
extension thereof mutually agreed to by the Parties), either Party may submit
the dispute to mediation by a mutually acceptable mediator to be chosen by
Employer and the Executive within twenty (20) calendar days after written notice
by either Employer or the Executive demanding mediation.  Neither Employer nor
Executive may unreasonably withhold consent to the selection of the
mediator.  Each Party shall bear its own costs of mediation, but Employer and
Executive will share the costs of the mediator equally.  The mediation shall
take place in Houston, Texas. In the event that mediation fails, all disputes
shall be settled by binding arbitration to be held in Houston, Texas, within
sixty (60) days of the failure of mediation, in accordance with the Commercial
Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect, and
judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court
having jurisdiction thereof.  The arbitrator may grant injunctions or other
relief in such dispute or controversy.  The costs and expenses of such
arbitration shall be allocated as determined by the arbitrator, and the
arbitrator is authorized to award attorney fees to the prevailing Party. Such
arbitration shall be conducted by a panel of one (1) arbitrator, who shall be
mutually approved by the Parties. In the event that the Parties cannot mutually
agree upon an arbitrator, the arbitrator shall be selected pursuant to the
applicable rules of the American Arbitration Association. Disputes arising out
of this Agreement shall not be the subject of litigation.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed and delivered this Agreement on
the date first above written.

 

  EMPLOYER:       TEXAS GULF OIL & GAS, INC.       By:  /s/ Timothy J. Connolly
  Name:   Its: CEO       EXECUTIVE:       /s/ Damon Wagley   Name: Damon Wagley

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