EX-10.25 FOURTH RENEWAL OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT



 






EXHIBIT 10.25




Fourth Renewal of the 

Employment Agreement

of Caryl P. Shepherd




     THIS FOURTH RENEWAL of that certain Employment Agreement, made effective as of February 1,
2002, as previously renewed (“Original Agreement”), by and between Global Preferred Holdings, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Caryl P. Shepherd (“You” or “Your”, and together with
the Company, collectively referred to as the “Parties”) is made effective as of the 1st day of
January, 2006 between the Parties.



W I T N E S S E T H:




     WHEREAS, the Parties each desire to renew the Original Agreement, as set forth herein;



     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises contained herein, and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are acknowledged by the Parties
hereto, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:



     1. Defined Terms. All defined terms in the Original Agreement shall have the same
meaning herein unless the context requires otherwise or unless redefined herein.



     2. Renewal and Term of Employment. This Fourth Renewal shall serve as a written
renewal of the Original Agreement as required by Section 3 of that Original Agreement in order to
extend the term of Your employment. You shall continue to serve as Chief Accounting Officer,
Controller and a Vice President of the Company and have those duties set forth in Section 1 of the
Original Agreement until the earlier of (i) the date of the transfer of the remaining assets of the
Company to a liquidating trust or (ii) May 25, 2006 (such additional term to be referred to as a
“Renewal Term” which shall be included in the definition of “Employment Period” for the purposes of
the Original Agreement), subject to the terms and conditions regarding termination or expiration as
described in the Original Agreement, as amended.



     3. Retention Bonus. In addition to any compensation due to you pursuant to the
Original Agreement, as amended, the Company shall pay to you a retention bonus in the amount of
$20,000, provided you are continuously employed by the Company from the date hereof through the end
of the Renewal Term specified in Section 2 above. Payment of such retention bonus shall be made no
later than thirty (30) days following the end of the Renewal Term.



     4. Duties. The second sentence of Section 1A of the Original Agreement is hereby
deleted and the following substituted therefore: “You shall report to the Board of Directors of
the Company.”



     5. Choice of Law. This Fourth Renewal will be governed by the internal law, and not
the laws of conflicts, of the State of Georgia.



     6. Remaining Provisions. All other terms and conditions of the Original Agreement, as
previously amended, not modified by this Fourth Renewal shall remain as set forth in the Original
Agreement, as previously amended.



     7. Counterparts. This Fourth Renewal may be executed in multiple counterparts with
the same effect as if all signing parties had signed the same document. All counterparts shall be
construed together and constitute the same instrument.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Fourth Renewal as of the date first
set forth herein above.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GLOBAL PREFERRED HOLDINGS, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	     /s/ Joseph F. Barone
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Joseph F. Barone
	 

	 	 	 	Chairman of the Board of Directors
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	/s/ Caryl P. Shepherd
	 	 	 
	 	 	CARYL P. SHEPHERD