Exhibit
10.1 


 


EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT


 


EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of September 15, 2014 (the "Effective Date") between Stratex
Oil & Gas Holdings, Inc., a Colorado corporation having its principal place of business at 30 Echo Lake Road, Watertown, CT
06795 (the "Company"), and Michael J. Thurz, an individual residing in the State of Connecticut ("Executive").


 


WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that it is essential and in the best interest of
the Company and its stockholders to retain the services of Executive and to ensure his continued dedication and efforts to the
Company;


 


WHEREAS,
the Company desires to employ Executive and Executive desires to be employed by the Company in the capacity and for the term and
compensation and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.


 


NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the parties agree as follows:


 


1.Title;
Responsibilities; Reporting: During the term of this Agreement, Executive shall diligently and faithfully: (a) serve
the Company in the capacity of Chief Administrative Officer; (b) report directly to the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman;
(c) discharge and carry out all duties and responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned, and such directions as may from
time to time be given, to Executive by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman and (d) abide by and carry out the policies
and programs of the Company in existence or as the same may be changed from time to time.


 


2.Exclusivity:
All services to be provided by Executive under this Agreement shall be performed by Executive personally. During the term of this
Agreement, Executive shall devote substantially all of Executive's business time, attention and energies and all of his skills,
learnings and best efforts to the business of Company. At all times during the term of this Agreement, the services required of
Executive and the location at which he performs such services shall not require that he reside outside of the State of Connecticut,
except for travel in the ordinary course of business. Executive may (a) serve on corporate, civil or charitable boards or committees,
(b) manage personal investments, and (c) deliver lectures and teach at educational institutions or events so long as such activities
do not significantly interfere with the performance of Executive's duties hereunder.


 


3.Term:
The initial term of this Agreement shall commence upon the execution of this Agreement by Executive and shall end
on the fourth year anniversary of the date on which Executive first commences performing services for the Company in accordance
with this Agreement (the “Commencement Date”), unless sooner extended by agreement of the parties or earlier terminated
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The date on which this Agreement is scheduled to expire is referred to as
the "End Date". Unless the Company or Executive gives written notice to the other party at least sixty (60) days prior
to the End Date of its intention to terminate this Agreement or to renegotiate its terms, this Agreement shall renew and continue
in effect for successive one-year periods, and each anniversary date from such original End Date shall thereafter be designated
as the “End Date” for all purposes under this Agreement. The term of this Agreement, whether as originally scheduled,
extended by Agreement, or shortened pursuant to an earlier termination in accordance herewith is referred to as the “Term.”


 






    	 



    	 



    

 


4.Base
Salary:
Beginning as of the Commencement Date, the Company shall pay to Executive an initial base salary at the rate of $200,000.00 per
annum, which shall be increased at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum commencing on each January 1 following the Commencement
Date. Executive’s base salary may be reviewed and further adjusted from time to time by the Board in its discretion, subject
to Executive’s rights under Section 17 of this Agreement. The base salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments on
the first day of each month and shall be subject to such deductions by the Company as are required to be made pursuant to law,
government regulations or order. Executive understands and agrees that Executive is an exempt Executive as that term is applied
for purposes of Federal or state wage and hour laws, and further understands that Executive shall not be entitled to any compensatory
time off or other compensation for overtime.


 


5.Performance
Bonus: For each calendar year during the Term of this Agreement commencing January 1,
2015, Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual performance bonus ("Bonus") at the discretion of senior management. 


 


6.Grant
of Stock Option: Upon the execution of this Agreement, Executive shall be granted five year common stock options,
exercisable to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of common stock, at an exercise price equal to $0.30 per share. The terms of said
stock option shall be set forth in the attached stock option agreement and shall include provisions for vesting over a two year
period beginning on the Commencement Date and cashless exercise.


  


7.Fringe
Benefits: During the Term of this Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to
maintain his present health and medical insurance plan and to be reimbursed by the Company for monthly health insurance premiums
for Executive, his spouse and immediate dependents for a period not to exceed eighteen months from the Commencement Date. Executive
shall also be entitled to such disability, life insurance, and other similar benefits as may be made available to other senior
officers of the Company under such group benefit plans and/or programs as may be maintained by the Company from time to time, subject
to any eligibility, co-payment and waiting period requirements under or applicable to any such benefit plans and/or programs. Executive
acknowledges and agrees that the Company has the right, in its sole discretion, to amend, modify or terminate any such benefit
plan or program at any time and for any reason or for no reason. Executive's entitlement to such benefits shall end upon the termination
of his employment with the Company, however caused, except as provided (a) by applicable law or (b) by the express terms of any
such group benefit plan or program maintained by the Company.


 






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8.Vacation,
Etc.: During the Term of this Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to four (4) weeks paid vacation each twelve
(12) months, to be taken at such time or times as shall be consistent with the proper performance by Executive of his duties. No
unused vacation, holidays, sick leave or personal days may be carried forward from year to year.


 


9.Expense
Reimbursement; Travel Policy: The Company shall provide Executive with such reasonable business lodging and travel
expense reimbursements as are consistent with the Company's policies in effect from time to time as they pertain to senior officers
of the Company. All reimbursements by the Company provided for in this Agreement are conditioned upon Executive's submission to
the Company of reasonably satisfactory documentation and an itemized account for such expenses within a reasonable period after
they are incurred. Expense reports and requests for reimbursement which are submitted later than two months after the expense is
incurred will not be reimbursed without the approval of the Company's Chief Financial Officer.


 


10.Other
Employee Benefit Plans: During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee, Executive or
key-employee benefit or incentive compensation plans maintained or established by the Company for the purpose of providing compensation
and/or benefits to employees, Executives or key employees, generally, including without limitation, all pension, retirement, profit
sharing, savings, stock option, deferred compensation and/or restricted stock grants. Unless otherwise provided herein, the compensation
and benefits hereunder, and Executive's participation in such plans, practices and programs shall be on the same basis and terms
as applicable to the other eligible participants in the particular plan, practice or program. No additional compensation provided
under any such plans shall be deemed to modify or otherwise affect the terms of this Agreement or any of Executive's entitlements
hereunder.


 


12.Death
of Executive: In the event of Executive's death during the Term of this Agreement, the Company's obligations and
agreements under this Agreement shall automatically terminate as of the date of such death, and in full satisfaction thereof, the
Company shall pay to Executive's estate any base salary earned and unpaid through the date of such death and any business expenses
or other fringe benefits otherwise due to Executive. Executive's estate shall also be entitled to payment for (i) any bonus earned
in the year preceding such termination but not yet paid and (ii) accrued but unused vacation days during the year such termination
occurs. Such event shall not be deemed a "Termination Without Cause" as defined
in Section 18 below. All other obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall automatically cease, and Executive's estate
shall not be entitled to any other salary, payments or benefits otherwise payable to Executive under this Agreement, except as
otherwise required by law.


 






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13.Disability
of Executive: If Executive shall, during the term of this Agreement, suffer a "Disability," (as defined,
from time to time, in a disability plan that the Company may maintain for the benefit of its senior officers (a "Disability
Plan") or, whenever no such Disability Plan exists, as defined in accordance with the meanings on Exhibit A hereto), then
the Company shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by written notice of such Disability to Executive, whereupon the Company's
obligations and agreements under this Agreement shall automatically terminate as of the date of such notice, and in full satisfaction
thereof, the Company shall pay to Executive any base salary earned and unpaid through the date of such notice (less any payments
received by Executive under a Disability Plan) and any business expenses or other fringe benefits otherwise due to Executive. Executive
shall also be entitled to payment for (i) any bonus earned in the year preceding such termination but not yet paid and (ii) accrued
but unused vacation days during the year such termination occurs. No such termination shall be deemed a "Termination Without
Cause". All other obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall automatically cease, and Executive shall not be entitled
to any other salary, payments or benefits otherwise payable under this Agreement, except as otherwise required by law.


 


14.Resignation
Notice; Termination: Executive agrees to give sixty
(60) days' prior written notice to the Company of any decision by Executive to resign during the Term of this Agreement (such
notice hereinafter referred to as a "Resignation Notice"), provided, however, that in the case of Executive's resignation
for "Good Reason" as defined in Section 17 below, only fourteen (14) days' prior written notice shall be required. Executive
acknowledges and understands that these notice periods are for the exclusive benefit of the Company, and do not confer any employment
obligation on the Company. If the Company receives any such Resignation Notice, the Company may elect, in its sole discretion
and for any reason or for no reason, to terminate Executive's employment, either immediately or at any point during the period
indicated in such notice.


 


15.Post-Resignation
Actions: If Executive decides to resign from Executive's employment with the Company, Executive agrees to make
no public announcement and no statement to persons or entities doing business with the Company concerning Executive's departure
prior to Executive's termination date without the written consent of the Company, and to continue faithfully performing and discharging
Executive's duties and responsibilities for the Company from the date of such Resignation Notice until such termination date.


 


16.Post-Resignation
Obligations: Except as provided below with respect to resignations for "Good Reason," no resignation
under Section 14 hereof (or termination by the Company following a Resignation Notice) shall be deemed to be or treated as if
it was a "Termination Without Cause" as defined below. Executive agrees and understands that, in the event of any such
resignation (or termination by the Company following a Resignation Notice), Executive shall be entitled to receive Executive's
then applicable base salary through the date of termination of Executive's employment and any business expenses otherwise due
to Executive. Executive shall also be entitled to payment for any bonus earned in the year preceding such resignation but not
yet paid and, in the event of a "Resignation for Good Reason", accrued but unused vacation days during the year such
resignation occurs. All other obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall automatically cease, and Executive shall not
be entitled to any other salary, payments or benefits otherwise payable under this Agreement, except as otherwise required by
law. The parties further agree and understand that, in the event of any such resignation (or termination by the Company following
a Resignation Notice), Executive's obligations and agreements under Sections 22 through 24 hereof shall continue in full force
and effect in the manner and on the terms set forth herein


 






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17.Resignation
for Good Reason: If Executive resigns for "Good
Reason" (as defined below), then such a resignation (a "Resignation for Good Reason") shall be treated hereunder
as if it were a "Termination Without Cause" as defined in Section 18 below. "Good Reason" means any of the
following failures or conditions which shall remain uncured twenty (20) days after written notice of such failure or condition
is received by the Company from Executive: (i) the failure of the Company to continue Executive in the position of Chief Administrative
Officer Executive of the Company (or such other senior Executive position as may be offered by the Company and which Executive
in his sole discretion may accept); (ii) material diminution by the Company of Executive's responsibilities, duties, or authority
in comparison with the responsibilities, duties and authority held during the six month period immediately preceding such diminution,
or assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent with Executive's position as a senior Executive officer of the Company (or
such other senior Executive position as may be offered by the Company and which Executive in his sole discretion may accept);
(iii) failure by the Company to pay and provide to Executive the compensation and benefits provided for in this Agreement to which
Executive is entitled; or (iv) the requirement that Executive relocate his residence outside of Hartford County Connecticut.


 


18.Termination
Without Cause: Executive's employment under this Agreement may be terminated at any time by the Company, without
cause, upon fourteen (14) days' written notice to Executive (such termination
referred to throughout this Agreement as a "Termination Without Cause"). In the event of any such Termination Without
Cause, (a) Executive shall be entitled to receive Executive's then applicable base salary through the date of termination of Executive's
employment and any business expenses or fringe benefits otherwise due to Executive and (b) in addition, the Company agrees to
pay to Executive, as severance pay and in lieu of any further compensation for any subsequent period, an amount equal to the two
times (2.0X) the sum of the (1) Executive's then applicable base salary and (2) the Targeted Bonus (the "Severance Payment"),
which Severance Payment shall be payable in six (6) equal monthly installments commencing on the first day of each month following
the date of termination. Executive shall also be entitled to payment for (i) any bonus earned in the year preceding such termination
but not yet paid and (ii) accrued but unused vacation days during the year such termination occurs. At the termination date, all
stock options or other grants made to Executive pursuant to any incentive or benefit plans then in effect shall vest in accordance
with the terms of any such plans or agreements. All other obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall automatically
cease, and Executive shall not be entitled to any other salary, payments or benefits otherwise payable under this Agreement, except
as otherwise required by law.


 






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19.Termination
following Change of Control: If Executive's employment is terminated by the Company within eighteen (18) months
after a Change of Control (as defined herein) for reasons other than For Cause pursuant to Section 20 below or by reason of Disability
or Executive's death, (a) Executive shall be entitled to receive Executive's then applicable base salary through the date of termination
of Executive's employment and any business expenses or fringe benefits otherwise due to Executive and (b) in addition, the Company
agrees to pay to Executive, the Severance Payment, which Severance Payment shall be payable in six (6) equal monthly installments
commencing on the first day of each month following the date of termination. Executive shall also be entitled to payment for (i)
any bonus earned in the year preceding such termination but not yet paid and (ii) accrued but unused vacation days during the
year such termination occurs. At the termination date, all of the Restricted Shares granted to Executive will be immediately vested
in accordance with the Restricted Stock Agreement and any stock options or other grants made to Executive pursuant to any incentive
or benefit plans then in effect shall vest in accordance with the terms of any such plans or agreements. All other obligations
of the Company under this Agreement shall automatically cease, and Executive shall not be entitled to any other salary, payments
or benefits otherwise payable under this Agreement, except as otherwise required by law.


 


20.
Termination For Cause:
The Company, upon a vote of the Company's Board of Directors (excluding Executive) shall be entitled to immediately terminate Executive's
services in any of the following circumstances, each of which shall constitute "cause" for such termination:


 


(a)the
breach by Executive, in any material respect, of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the refusal or other failure by
Executive to perform any of Executive's duties hereunder other than a failure to perform resulting from death or physical or mental
disability) and failure by Executive to cure such breach within ten (10) days of written notice thereof from the Company;


 


(b)the
commission by Executive of any act of dishonesty, fraud, intentional material misrepresentation or moral turpitude in connection
with his employment, including, but not limited to, misappropriation or embezzlement of any funds of the Company or any of its
affiliates;


 


(c)the
commission by Executive of any (1) willful misconduct or gross negligence, or (2) intentional act having the effect of injuring
the reputation, business or business relationships of the Company or any of its affiliates, and which intentional act would not
reasonably be deemed to be in the best interests of the Company;


 


(d)the
entering by Executive of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, or the conviction
of Executive for, a crime (other than a routine traffic offense) which carries a potential penalty of imprisonment for more than
ninety (90) days and/or a fine in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000);


 


(e)Executive's
abuse of alcohol, prescription drugs or controlled substances to a degree which interferes with his performance on behalf of the
Company;


 






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(f)Executive's
deliberate disregard of any lawful material rule or policy of the Company or order of the Company's Board of Directors and failure
to cure the same within ten (10) days of written notice thereof from the Company; or


 


(g)excessive
absenteeism of Executive other than for reasons of illness, after written notice from the Company with respect thereto. If
Executive is terminated for any of the causes referred to in the above sub-paragraphs (a) through (g), all obligations of the
Company under this Agreement (except for obligations specifically referred to as continuing) shall automatically cease, and
Executive shall only be entitled to receive Executive's then applicable base salary through the date of termination and any
business expenses or fringe benefits otherwise due to Executive and any Bonus earned in the year preceding such termination
but not yet paid. All other obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall automatically cease, and Executive shall
not be entitled to any other salary, payments or benefits otherwise payable under this Agreement, except as otherwise
required by law. The parties further agree and understand that, in the event of any such termination, Executive's obligations
and agreements under Sections 22 through 24 hereof shall continue in full force and effect in the manner and on the terms set
forth herein.


 


21.Payment
Upon Expiration of Term: In the event that this Agreement expires by the arrival of an End Date without a prior
termination or resignation, the Company agrees to pay to Executive his base salary and pro rata Bonus earned and unpaid through
the date of such expiration and any business expenses or fringe benefits otherwise due to Executive. Executive shall also be entitled
to payment for any Bonus earned in the year preceding the expiration of the Agreement but not yet paid and accrued but unused vacation
days during the year such expiration occurs. All other payments, benefits or arrangements provided by the Company shall cease immediately,
except as otherwise required by law or the terms of any plan maintained by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties
further agree and understand that, in the event of any such expiration, Executive's obligations and agreements under Sections 22
through 24 hereof shall continue in full force and effect in the manner and on the terms set forth herein.


 


22.Non-Disclosure
of Confidential Information.


 


(a)Executive
acknowledges and agrees that Executive's services for the Company shall bring Executive into contact with sensitive or secret information
relating to the Company, its successors, subsidiaries, assigns, officers. Executives, associated entities and/or agents including,
but not limited to (i) information concerning the objectives, plans, commitments, contracts, leases, operations, Executives, methods,
market investigations, surveys, research, records, and costs and prices of the Company and/or the Company's subsidiaries or associated
entities, (ii) information concerning the identities, objectives, plans, preferences, needs, requests, specifications, commitments,
contracts, operations, methods and records of the Company's and/or its subsidiaries' or associated entities' lenders, prospective
lenders, investors, owners and/or prospective owners, and (iii) any and all information, trade secrets or ideas that give the Company
or its subsidiaries or associated entities the opportunity to obtain an advantage over such competitors of the Company or of such
subsidiaries or associated entities that do not know or use such information, trade secrets or ideas (the "Confidential Information").


 





(b)Executive
further understands and acknowledges that Confidential Information includes not only recorded or written information, but information
that Executive can recall or reconstruct from Executive's memory.



 






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(c)Executive
agrees that he will, at all times, faithfully hold all such Confidential Information in the strictest of confidence and will,
at all times, use his best efforts and highest diligence to keep such Confidential Information secret, to guard against its disclosure,
and never, directly or indirectly, to disclose or divulge any such Confidential Information to any person, company, firm or other
entity, or to use the same, except that (i) Executive may use Confidential Information as necessary to perform his duties of employment
with the Company, (ii) Executive may disclose Confidential Information to those within the Company who have a need to know it
in the performance of their duties for the Company, (iii) Executive may disclose Confidential Information to parties outside the
Company when, as and if he is expressly directed to do so by Executive's supervisors within the Company, and (iv) Executive may
disclose Confidential Information as expressly directed by judicial process, provided that Executive has promptly, and prior to
making such disclosure, provided a copy of such judicial process to the Company and the Company does not intervene to oppose such
disclosure. Executive shall use his best efforts to afford the Company sufficient time to intervene to oppose any such disclosure,
including, if necessary, seeking reasonable extensions of Executive's time to make such disclosure.


 


(d)Executive
shall continue to abide by all of his obligations under this Agreement respecting Confidential Information not only during his
employment with the Company, but also for all time after any termination, resignation or expiration of his employment with the
Company, however caused.


 


(e)Notwithstanding
the foregoing, after any termination or resignation of Executive from his employment with the Company, Confidential Information
shall not include, and Executive shall not be restricted from divulging or using, any information which Executive can demonstrate
(i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by Executive, (ii) was available to
Executive on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure to Executive by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or associated
entities, or (iii) becomes available to Executive on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or associated entities, provided, however,
that such source was not bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or associated entities,
or was not otherwise prohibited from transmitting such information to Executive.


 


(f)Executive
agrees that upon any termination, resignation or expiration of his employment with the Company, however caused, Executive shall
deliver to the Company all writings, documents, recordings, computer discs or other media of recordation or storage in his possession,
custody or control containing any Confidential Information (including, without limitation, all duplicates and copies), shall relinquish
access to any computer maintained by or for the benefit of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or associated entities, and shall
purge all such Confidential Information (in whatever form, including electronic data) from any electronic media or storage devices,
including computers, in Executive's possession, custody or control. To insure compliance with this Agreement, at the time of such
termination, resignation or expiration. Executive shall provide the Company with a sworn statement, duly notarized, that Executive
has performed each and every agreement and obligation contained or referred to in this Section.


 






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23.
Company
Property: All inventions, improvements, systems,
designs, ideas, business plans, sales techniques, approaches, surveys, prospect books, publications, memoranda, customer lists,
files, notes, records, videotapes or any other business documentation or products (including, without limitation, Confidential
Information) that Executive makes or conceives (either individually or jointly with others) or that are made available to Executive
during his employment with the Company and until any termination, resignation or expiration of such employment for any reason,
relating to and connected with his employment, or that Executive utilizes in carrying out his duties or responsibilities to the
Company (the "Property"), shall be the Company's exclusive property, and Executive assigns to the Company all of his
rights, if any, in and to all such Property.


 


24.Trade
Names, Trademarks and Copyright: During his employment
with the Company, and continuing for all time after any termination, resignation or expiration of such employment for any reason,
Executive agrees that he shall never have or claim any right, title or interest in any trade name, trademark or copyright (statutory
or common law) belonging to or used by the Company, its subsidiaries, successors, assigns or associated entities, and shall never
have or claim any right, title or interest in any material or matter of any sort, prepared for or used in connection with advertising,
solicitation, circulation, editorial content or promotion of the business of the Company, its subsidiaries, successors, assigns
or associated entities, whether produced, prepared or published in whole or in part by Executive. Executive recognizes that the
Company and/or its subsidiaries or associated entities now have and shall hereafter have and retain sole and exclusive rights in
and to any and all such trade names, trademarks, copyrights, material and matter.


 


25.Injunctive
Relief: Executive expressly acknowledges and agrees
that the Property and the Confidential Information are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary and intellectual character
which gives them a peculiar value, and that a breach by Executive of any of the restrictive covenants contained in paragraphs 22
through 24 herein will cause the Company irreparable injury and damage for which there is no adequate remedy available at law.
Executive further expressly acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall be entitled, in addition to any remedies available at
law, to injunctive or other equitable relief to require specific performance, or to prevent a breach, of any provision of this
Agreement by Executive without any requirement or showing that the Company has suffered any damages from such breach.


 


26.Further
Instruments: Each of the Company and Executive shall execute, acknowledge, deliver and procure the execution, acknowledgment
and delivery to the other of any and all further instruments which the other may reasonably deem necessary or expedient to carry
out or effectuate the purposes or intent of this Agreement.


 






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27.Representations.
Executive represents and warrants to the Company that Executive has the capacity and right to negotiate and
enter into this Agreement, and Executive's execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not breach, interfere with
or conflict with any other contractual agreement, covenant not to compete, option, right of first refusal or other existing business
relationship or any judgment or order, in each case, to which Executive is a party or otherwise subject.


 


28.Successors
and Assigns: This Agreement shall not be assignable by the Company without the prior consent of Executive, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld. For purposes of this Agreement a transfer of this Agreement in connection with a merger, sale
of a majority of the outstanding shares or consolidation of the Company or a sale of substantially all of the Company assets shall
not constitute an assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors, heirs, executors and personal representatives
of Executive. This Agreement contemplates the rendition of personal services by Executive and is not assignable by Executive 


 


29.Savings
Clause: If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall,
to any extent, be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such term or provision to persons
or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each term
and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Company's rights and
remedies provided for in this Agreement or by law shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative.


 


30.Governing
Law and Construction: Any and all differences and
disputes of whatever nature arising out of or relating to this Agreement (including, without limitation, the negotiation, execution,
performance or termination of this Agreement) shall be governed by the laws of the State of Connecticut applicable to contracts
made, negotiated and to be performed entirely in such State without giving effect to its principles of conflicts of laws. With
respect to all such differences and disputes, the parties agree and consent to be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
state and federal courts located in the State of Connecticut and consent to the exclusive venue of Connecticut.


 


31.Notices:
All notices to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by hand, by overnight courier services which
obtain acknowledgment of receipt or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the party receiving
such notice (each of the foregoing being referred to as "Written Notice"), or by facsimile transmission, such transmission
being effective as of the date thereof if followed within ten (10) business days by Written Notice, as follows:


 


(a)if
to the Company, to the Company's address set forth above;


 


(b)if
to Executive, to Executive's address on file with the Company; or


 


(c)to
either party at such other addresses as shall have been specified in a notice similarly given.



 






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32.Freedom
to Execute Agreement: The Company and Executive each represent, warrant and agree that they are free to enter into
this Agreement, and that they are not subject to any obligations or disability which would prevent them from or interfere with
their fully keeping and performing all of the covenants and conditions to be kept or performed under such agreements. The Company
and Executive further represent, warrant and agree that they have not made and will not make any grant or assignment which conflicts
with or impairs the complete enjoyment of the rights and privileges granted to the Company and Executive under this Agreement.
Executive has had the opportunity to consult with his personal attorney and to negotiate this Agreement at "arms-length".


 


33.Entire
Agreement: This Agreement and the agreements annexed as appendices hereto are intended together to constitute the
entire agreement between the Company and Executive relating to the subject matters of such agreements, and all prior negotiations
and understandings of the parties have been merged in such agreements. No modification of any such agreements shall be valid unless
in writing and executed by the parties hereto. This Agreement supersedes in its entirety the Prior Agreement, which effective as
of the Commencement Date is void and of no further force and effect.


 


34.Waiver
of Breach: The waiver of a breach or default of or under any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver
of any other such breach or default of any kind or nature.


 


35.Approvals:
This Agreement has been approved by the necessary vote of the Company's Board of Directors of the Company.


 


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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement as of the date first above written.


 





	STRATEX OIL & GAS HOLDINGS, INC.	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:	/s/ Stephen Funk	 	/s/ Michael J. Thurz
	 	Stephen Funk	 	Michael J. Thurz
	 	Chief Executive Officer	 	 







 






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Exhibit
A


 


For
the purposes of this Employment Agreement, whenever the term "Disability" is not defined in a Disability Plan that the
Company may maintain for the benefit of its senior officers, that term shall mean that, for a period of "120 continuous days",
Executive is "limited" form performing the "material and substantial duties" of his "regular occupation"
due to his "sickness" or "injury."


 


For
purposes of this definition:


 


"120
continuous days" shall mean 120 days of sickness or injury which meets all of the other criteria for a Disability as defined
herein, with no lapse of greater than 30 days (consecutively or in the aggregate);


 


"limited"
from performing a duty or function means that Executive is unable to perform such duty or function;


 


"material
and substantial duties" means duties that are normally required for the performance of Executive's "regular occupation"
and cannot be reasonably omitted or modified;


 


"regular
occupation" means all of the functions that Executive was routinely performing prior to the onset of the condition or conditions
that resulted in the Company's decision to terminate Executive's employment for reasons related to Disability;


 


"sickness"
means any illness or disease that renders Executive incapable of performing material and substantial duties of his employment under
the Employment Agreement; and


 


"injury"
means a bodily injury that is the direct result of an accident and not related to any other cause.