Exhibit 10.4


 


EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


 


This Employment Agreement
(the “Agreement”) is entered into as of February 10, 2014 (the “Effective Date”), by and
between Taggares Agriculture Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Catherine M. Campbell (“Executive”)
(collectively, the “Parties”).


 


1.           Duties
and Scope of Employment.


 


(a)   Positions
and Duties. Executive will serve as the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company (the “Position”).
As of the Effective Date, Executive will render such business and professional services in the performance of her duties, consistent
with Executive’s position within the Company, as will reasonably be assigned to her by the Company’s Board of Directors
(the “Board”), to which she shall report. The period Executive is employed by the Company under this Agreement
is referred to herein as the “Employment Term.”


 


(b)    Obligations.
During the Employment Term, Executive will devote approximately 50% of Executive’s full business efforts and time to the
Company (measured on a monthly average at approximately 80 hours per month) and will use good faith efforts to discharge Executive’s
obligations under this Agreement to the best of Executive’s ability and in accordance with each of the Company’s corporate
guidance and ethics guidelines, conflict of interests policies and code of conduct as may be in effect from time to time. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Executive may continue to engage in business or consulting outside of her services to the Company, provided that
Executive’s time devoted to such activities does not exceed 50% of the amount of time required by the Company in connection
with the Position.


 


(c)   Other
Entities. Executive agrees to serve and will be appointed, without additional compensation, as an officer and director for
any applicable subsidiaries, partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies and other affiliates of the Company, including
entities in which the Company has a significant investment as determined by the Company. As used in this Agreement, the term “affiliates”
will include any entity controlled by, controlling, or under common control of the Company.


 


(e)   Work Location.
Executive’s normal place of work will be at her Renton, Washington office, or such other offices as Executive and the Company
may subsequently agree. Executive will be required to travel to the Company’s office in Burbank, Washington and may be required
to travel to other locations as reasonably required for business purposes.


 


2.           At-Will
Employment. Executive and the Company agree that Executive’s employment with the Company constitutes “at-will”
employment. Executive and the Company acknowledge that this employment relationship may be terminated at any time, upon written
notice to the other party, with or without Cause (as defined below) or for any or no Cause, at the option either of the Company
or Executive. However, as described in this Agreement, Executive may be entitled to severance benefits depending upon the circumstances
of Executive’s termination of employment, as set forth in this Agreement.


 


3.           Compensation.


 


(a)   Base
Salary. As of the Effective Date, the Company will pay Executive an annualized base salary of $96,000 as compensation for
her services, subject to increase but not decrease without prior written consent of the Executive (such annual salary, as is then
effective, to be referred to herein as “Base Salary”). The Base Salary will be paid periodically in accordance
with the Company’s normal payroll practices and be subject to the usual, required withholdings.


 




    	 



    	 



    

 


(b)  
Stock Options. Concurrent with the closing of the initial public offering of the common stock of the Company (the “IPO”),
currently anticipated to be mid-May 2014, Executive will be granted a stock option under the Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive
Plan (the “Plan”) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, representing 0.15% of the fully diluted
capital stock of the Company, at an exercise price equal to the price per share of common stock sold in the IPO (the “Option”).
Subject to the accelerated vesting provisions set forth in the Plan, 1/3rd of the shares subject to the Option will
vest on each one-year anniversary of the commencement of Executive’s employment, subject to Executive being a service provider
to the Company on such date. The Option will be subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Plan and the stock option
agreement by and between Executive and the Company (the “Option Agreement”). In addition, concurrent with the
Closing of the IPO, Executive will be granted restricted stock under the Plan in an amount equal to 0.15% of the fully diluted
capital stock of the Company as of the closing of the IPO, at a price per share equal to the price per share of common stock sold
in the IPO (the “Restricted Stock”). The Restricted Stock will be initially subject to a repurchase option in
favor of the Company (the “Repurchase Option”). Subject to the accelerated vesting provisions set forth in the
Plan, the Repurchase Option will lapse as to 1/3rd of the Restricted Stock on each one-year anniversary of the commencement
of Executive’s employment, subject to Executive being a service provider to the Company on such date. The Restricted Stock
will be subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Plan and the restricted stock purchase agreement by and between
Executive and the Company (the “RSPA”), which, along with the Plan and the Option Agreement, are incorporated
herein by reference (collectively the “Equity Documents”). The Board may, but is not required to, grant additional
options and/or restricted stock to Executive on an annual basis, subject to Executive being a service provider to the Company on
such date.


 


(c)  Bonus.
Executive will be eligible for participation in the Company’s executive cash bonus plan, as determined each year by the Board
or its Compensation Committee. Executive’s annual bonus under the executive cash bonus plan will be targeted at up to 100%
of Base Salary, based on the achievement of certain pre-established goals that shall be presented to Executive in writing within
thirty (30) days of commencement of the applicable bonus year.


 


4.           Employee
Benefits.


 


(a)  Generally.
Executive will be eligible to participate in accordance with the terms of all Company employee benefit plans, policies and arrangements
that are applicable to other executive officers of the Company, as such plans, policies and arrangements may exist from time to
time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company does not maintain its own medical and dental insurance plans in which Executive
may participate, the Company will reimburse Executive for the reasonable costs of Executive to remain on her husband’s health,
vision and dental insurance plans, which are currently approximately $250 per month.


 


(b)  Vacation.
Executive will be entitled to receive paid annual vacation in accordance with Company policy for other senior executive officers,
which shall not be less than two (2) weeks per calendar year so long as Executive continues to devote approximately 50% of her
time to the Position; or four (4) weeks per calendar year if Executive serves in the Position full-time.


 


5.          Expenses.
The Company will reimburse Executive for up to $250 per month for office and communications expenses, and all reasonable travel,
entertainment and other expenses incurred by Executive in the furtherance of the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder
(including business related travel between the Executive’s home and the Company’s offices or other locations), in accordance
with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy as in effect from time to time.


 




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6.           Termination
of Employment. If Executive’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, Executive will be entitled to any
(a) unpaid Base Salary accrued up to the effective date of termination; (b) pay for accrued but unused vacation; (c) benefits or
compensation as provided under the terms of any employee benefit and compensation agreements or plans applicable to Executive;
and (d) unreimbursed business expenses required to be reimbursed to Executive. If the IPO is abandoned for any reason, all the
provisions of this Agreement will terminate as of the date of such abandonment and there will be no liability of any kind under
this Agreement.


 


7.           Severance.


 


(a)  Termination
by the Company Without Cause or in connection with a Change in Control, or by Executive for Good Reason. If Executive’s
employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (as defined below), including without Cause in connection with a Change in
Control (as defined in the Plan), or if Executive resigns for Good Reason (as defined below), then, subject to Section 8, Executive
will receive, in addition to the compensation set forth in Section 6, payment of the aggregate of Executive’s Base Salary
and continuation of her benefits for twelve (12) months, such cash amount to be paid out in a lump sum and the benefits to be paid
in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices, except to the extent timing of payments are modified by the 409A
provision provided in Section 9.


 


(b)  Definition
of Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” will mean (i) the commission of, or plea of guilty or no contest
to, a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude or the commission of any other act involving willful malfeasance or material
fiduciary breach with respect to the Company; (ii) conduct that results in material harm to the reputation or business of the Company
or any of its Affiliates; (iii) gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to the Company or an Affiliate; or (iv) material
violation of state or federal securities laws.


 


(c)  Definition
of Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” will mean Executive’s resignation within
thirty (30) days following expiration of any Company cure period (discussed below) following the occurrence of one or more of the
following, without Executive’s written consent: (i) any material, adverse change in the Executive’s duties, responsibilities,
authority, title, status or reporting structure; (ii) a material reduction in the Executive’s base salary or bonus opportunity;
or (iii) a geographical relocation of the Executive’s principal office location by more than fifty (50) miles.


 


Executive will not resign
for Good Reason without first providing the Company with written notice of the acts or omissions constituting the grounds for “Good
Reason” within ninety (90) days of the initial existence of the grounds for “Good Reason” and a reasonable cure
period of not less than thirty (30) days following the date of such notice (during which the grounds have not been fully cured).
If Executive engages in conduct that the Company deems to be reasonably likely to result in material harm to the reputation or
business of the Company or any of its Affiliates, Executive may be placed on indefinite suspension with pay until the matter is
resolved to the Company’s reasonable satisfaction.


 


(d)  Voluntary
Termination or Termination for Cause. If Executive’s employment is terminated voluntarily, due to death or disability,
or is terminated for Cause by the Company, then (i) all further vesting of Executive’s outstanding equity awards will terminate
immediately; and (ii) except as set forth in Section 6, all payments of compensation by the Company to Executive hereunder will
terminate immediately.


 




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8.           Conditions
to Receipt of Severance and Acceleration.


 


(a)  Separation
Agreement and Release of Claims. The receipt of any severance or other benefits pursuant to Section 7 will be subject to Executive
signing and not revoking a separation agreement and release of claims in form and substance acceptable to the Company in its reasonable
discretion that becomes effective no later than sixty (60) days following Executive’s employment termination date (such date,
the “Release Deadline”). If the release does not become effective by the Release Deadline, Executive will forfeit
any rights to severance under this Agreement. In no event will severance payments be paid or provided until the Release Deadline.
Any payments delayed from the date Executive terminates employment through the Release Deadline will be payable in a lump sum without
interest on the Release Deadline and all other amounts will be payable in accordance with the payment schedule applicable to each
payment or benefit. In the event the termination occurs at a time during the calendar year where the release could become effective
in the calendar year following the calendar year in which Executive’s termination occurs, then any severance payments under
this letter that would be considered Deferred Compensation Separation Benefits (as defined below) will be paid on the first payroll
date to occur during the calendar year following the calendar year in which such termination occurs, or, if later, (i) the Release
Deadline, (ii) such time as required by the payment schedule provided above that is applicable to each payment or benefit, or (iii)
the Delayed Initial Payment Date (as defined below).


 


(b)  Other
Requirements. Executive’s receipt and retention of severance payments will be subject to Executive executing and continuing
to comply with the terms of the Proprietary Information and Inventions Assignment Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A
(the “PIIA Agreement”).


 


9.           Section
409A.


 


(a)  General
Compliance. This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A or an exemption thereunder and shall be construed and administered
in accordance with Section 409A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, payments provided under this Agreement
may only be made upon an event and in a manner that complies with Section 409A or an applicable exemption. Any payments under this
Agreement that may be excluded from Section 409A either as separation pay due to an involuntary separation from service or as a
short-term deferral shall be excluded from Section 409A to the maximum extent possible. For purposes of Section 409A, each installment
payment provided under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment. Any payments to be made under this Agreement upon
a termination of employment shall only be made upon a "separation from service" under Section 409A. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Section
409A and in no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that
may be incurred by the Executive on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.


 


(b)  Specified
Employees. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any payment or benefit provided to the Executive in connection
with her termination of employment is determined to constitute "nonqualified deferred compensation" within the meaning
of Section 409A and the Executive is determined to be a "specified employee" as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(b)(i),
then such payment or benefit shall not be paid until the first payroll date to occur following the six-month anniversary of the
Termination Date (the "Specified Employee Payment Date") or, if earlier, on the Executive's death. The aggregate
of any payments that would otherwise have been paid before the Specified Employee Payment Date shall be paid to the Executive in
a lump sum on the Specified Employee Payment Date and thereafter, any remaining payments shall be paid without delay in accordance
with their original schedule.


 




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(c)  Reimbursements.
To the extent required by Section 409A, each reimbursement or in-kind benefit provided under this Agreement shall be provided in
accordance with the following:


 



		(i)	the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits provided, during each calendar
year cannot affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits to be provided, in any other calendar year;



 


		(ii)	any reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be paid to the Executive on or before the last day
of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred; and



 


		(iii)	any right to reimbursements or in-kind benefits under this Agreement shall not be subject to liquidation
or exchange for another benefit.



 


(d)  Tax
Gross-ups. Any tax gross-up payments provided under this Agreement shall be paid to the Executive on or before December 31
of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Executive remits the related taxes.


 


10.          Section
280G


 


(a)  If
any of the payments or benefits received or to be received by the Executive (including, without limitation, any payment or benefits
received in connection with a Change in Control or the Executive’s termination of employment, whether pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement or any other plan, arrangement or agreement, or otherwise) (all such payments collectively referred to herein
as the “280G Payments”) constitute “parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the
Code and would, but for this Section 5.9, be subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise
Tax”), then such 280G Payments shall be reduced in a manner determined by the Company (by the minimum possible amounts)
that is consistent with the requirements of Section 409A until no amount payable to the Executive will be subject to the Excise
Tax. If two economically equivalent amounts are subject to reduction but are payable at different times, the amounts shall be reduced
(but not below zero) on a pro rata basis.


 


(b)  All
calculations and determinations under this Section 10 shall be made by an independent accounting firm or independent tax counsel
appointed by the Company (the “Tax Counsel”) whose determinations shall be conclusive and binding on the
Company and the Executive for all purposes. For purposes of making the calculations and determinations required by this Section
10, the Tax Counsel may rely on reasonable, good faith assumptions and approximations concerning the application of Section 280G
and Section 4999 of the Code. The Company and the Executive shall furnish the Tax Counsel with such information and documents as
the Tax Counsel may reasonably request in order to make its determinations under this Section 10. The Company shall bear all costs
the Tax Counsel may reasonably incur in connection with its services.


 


11.          Indemnification.
Subject to applicable law, Executive will be provided indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by the Company’s directors
and officers insurance policies, if any, with such indemnification to be on terms determined by the Board or any of its committees,
but on terms no less favorable than provided to any other Company executive officer or director and subject to the terms of any
separate written indemnification agreement.


 


12.          Confidential
Information: Inventions; Nonsolicitation; Noncompetition. Executive acknowledges that he has executed and agrees to be bound
by the PIIA Agreement.


 


13.          Clawback
Provisions. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, any incentive-based compensation, or any
other compensation, paid to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement with the Company which
is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement, will be subject to such deductions
and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement (or
any policy adopted by the Company pursuant to any such law, government regulation or stock exchange listing requirement).


 




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14.          Assignment.
This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of (a) the heirs, executors and legal representatives of Executive
upon Executive’s death, and (b) any successor of the Company. Any such successor of the Company will be deemed substituted
for the Company under the terms of this Agreement for all purposes. For this purpose, “successor” means any person,
firm, corporation, or other business entity which at any time, whether by purchase, merger, or otherwise, directly or indirectly
acquires all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Company. None of the rights of Executive to receive any form
of compensation payable pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned or transferred except by will or the laws of descent and distribution.
Any other attempted assignment, transfer, conveyance, or other disposition of Executive’s right to compensation or other
benefits will be null and void.


 


15.          Notices.
All notices, requests, demands and other communications called for hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed given (a) on
the date of delivery if delivered personally; (b) one (1) day after being sent overnight by a well-established commercial overnight
service, or (c) four (4) days after being mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, prepaid and addressed
to the Parties or their successors at the following addresses, or at such other addresses as the Parties may later designate in
writing:


 


If to the Company:


 


Taggares
Agriculture Corp.


17855 Washington
124


Burbank,
WA 99323


Attention:
Chief Executive Officer


 


If to Executive:


 


12048 160th
Ave SE


Renton, WA
98059


 


16.          Severability.
If any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable, or void, this
Agreement will continue in full force and effect without said provision.


 


17.          Arbitration.
The Parties agree that any dispute or controversy arising out of, relating to, or concerning the interpretation, construction,
performance, or breach of this Agreement will be settled by arbitration to be held in King County, Washington, in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the PIIA Agreement.


 


18.         Integration.
This Agreement, together with the PIIA Agreement and the Equity Documents referenced herein, represents the entire agreement and
understanding between the parties as to the subject matter herein and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous agreements whether
written or oral. No waiver, alteration, or modification of any of the provisions of this Agreement will be binding unless in a
writing and signed by duly authorized representatives of the parties hereto. In entering into this Agreement, no party has relied
on or made any representation, warranty, inducement, promise, or understanding that is not in this Agreement. To the extent that
any provisions of this Agreement conflict with those of any other agreement, the terms in this Agreement will prevail.


 




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19.          Waiver
of Breach. The waiver of a breach of any term or provision of this Agreement, which must be in writing, will not operate as
or be construed to be a waiver of any other previous or subsequent breach of this Agreement.


 


20.          Headings.
All captions and Section headings used in this Agreement are for convenient reference only and do not form a part of this Agreement.


 


21.          Tax
Withholding. All payments made pursuant to this Agreement will be subject to withholding of applicable taxes.


 


22.          Governing
Law. This Agreement and any disputes or claims arising hereunder will be construed in accordance with, governed by and enforced
under the laws of the State of Washington without regard for any rules of conflicts of law. Executive expressly consents to the
personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in King County, Washington for any lawsuit filed there against her
by the Company arising from or relating to this Agreement.


 


23.          Acknowledgment.
Executive acknowledges that he has had the opportunity to discuss this matter with and obtain advice from her private attorney,
has had sufficient time to, and has carefully read and fully understands all the provisions of this Agreement, and is knowingly
and voluntarily entering into this Agreement.


 


24.          Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and each counterpart will have the same force and effect as an original and will
constitute an effective, binding agreement on the part of each of the undersigned.


 


25.          Background
Investigation. The Company requires that Executive provide certain information to the Company so that the Company can undertake
appropriate investigation regarding the background of Executive. Executive must successfully complete a background investigation
to be eligible for employment with the Company (or any subsidiary of the Company). Executive agrees that the terms provided by
this Agreement are expressly conditioned upon the successful completion of any background investigation to the Company's satisfaction,
in its reasonable and good faith discretion. Executive consents to any such pre-employment background check, and agrees to timely
complete and submit any consent or waiver forms required by a provider of the Company's choice to conduct such background checks.


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each
of the parties has executed this Agreement, in the case of the Company by a duly authorized officer, as of the day and year written
above.


 


COMPANY:


 


TAGGARES AGRICULTURE CORP.


 


	By: 	/s/ Peter J. Taggares IV	 
	 	Peter J. Taggares IV, President and Chief Executive Officer


 


EXECUTIVE:


 


	/s/ Catherine M. Campbell	 
	 	 
	Name: Catherine M. Campbell