Third Amended Restricted Stock Grant Agreement



 Exhibit 10.13 
  
 THIRD AMENDED RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS THIRD AMENDED RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT AGREEMENT (the “Third Amended Agreement”) is made as of this 29 day of July 2005, between RASER
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (“Company”) and JOHN RITTER, (“Employee”). 
  
 RECITALS 
  
 WHEREAS, Company and
Employee entered into a certain Restricted Stock Grant Agreement on February 23, 2004 (the “Agreement”), and an Amended Stock Grant Agreement on April 29, 2005 (the “Amended Agreement”), and a Second Amended Agreement
(the “Second Amended Agreement”) on July 1, 2005, and the parties now desire to mutually amend the Amended Agreement as set forth below; 
  
 WHEREAS, the Amended Agreement provides that shares to be issued on May 1, 2005 set forth in the Agreement be deferred until July 14, 2005; and

  
 WHEREAS, the Second Amended Agreement further delays the
July 14, 2005 issuance to July 29, 2005; 
  
 WHEREAS,
Employee and Company desire to further delay the vesting of the shares until the earlier of a Secondary Public Offering, as defined below, or February 1, 2006; and 
  
 WHEREAS, Employee has consented to be bound by a Non-Compete Agreement with Company; 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in view of the foregoing recitals which are incorporated as a
part of this Third Amended Agreement, and in consideration of the terms and conditions of this Third Amended Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 
  

	 	2.	Paragraph 1 of the Second Amended Agreement is amended to delay vesting of 62,500 shares that would issue on July 29, 2005, 62,500 shares that would issue on August 1,
2005, 62,500 shares that would issue on November 1, 2005, and 62,500 shares that would issue on February 1, 2006, under the Agreement, as amended, to the earlier of February 1, 2006 or immediately prior to the closing of an offer to
sell common shares in a Secondary Public Offering. A Secondary Public Offering is defined as a public offering to sell common shares of Company (“Secondary Public Offering”). 

  

	 	3.	If a Secondary Public Offering is closed, Employee will be offered a minimum right to sell 300,000 common shares in the Secondary Public Offering. If the Secondary Public Offering
is not consummated prior to February 1, 2006, Company shall issue Net Shares to Employee. Issuance of Net Shares is defined as issuance of common shares of the Company to the Employee, less the common shares, the value of which is equivalent to
the withholding and payroll taxes that Employee would otherwise be required to pay upon the receipt of the grant if not for the issuance of Net Shares. 

  

	 	4.	In consideration of the rights and privileges granted to Employee in this Amended Agreement, Employee shall enter into a Non-Compete Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.










	 	5.	All other provisions of the Agreement and Amended Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. To the extent any provisions of the Agreement or Amended Agreement conflict with
the provisions of this Third Amended Agreement, this Third Amended Agreement shall govern. 

  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Company and Employee have executed this Third Amended Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above. 
  

	


									
	 COMPANY:
	 	 	 	EMPLOYEE:
			
	 RASER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
	 	 	 	 
					
	 By
	 	 /s/ Brent M. Cook
	 	 	 	 By
	 	 /s/ John C. Ritter

				
	 Its:
	 	 Chief Executive Officer
	 	 	 	 John C. Ritter









 EXHIBIT A 
  
 NON-DISCLOSURE AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS NON-DISCLOSURE AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), is effective as of the 29 day of July, 2005, by and between RASER TECHNOLOGIES
OPERATING COMPANY, INC. and RASER TEHCNOLOGIES, INC. (herein collectively referred to as “Company”) and JOHN RITTER (herein “Employee”). 
  
 RECITALS 
  
 WHEREAS, Company is presently engaged in the business of research and development, licensing, sales and representation of its own products primarily,
without limitation, in the electric machine industry, and Company is continually looking to expand its business into new or related areas; 
  
 WHEREAS, Company has collected and developed and established an extensive list of customers, vendors and suppliers, and has developed technical
specifications, patented or patent-pending technology, methods, molds and other information relating to the electric machine business, (or other technologies as Company may research and develop) and keeps at its place of business other various and
sensitive types of information, including technical and personnel information, cost information, and other information about Company’s business and its markets (herein collectively referred to as the “Protected Information”);

  
 WHEREAS, Company has established the use of the trade names
“SymetronTM”, “FLEXMODTM” “RaserTM” in connection with the products it distributes and desires to protect such names and other trademarks or trade names as the Company uses, whether registered or
unregistered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office; 
  
 WHEREAS, great damage and loss will be suffered and sustained by Company if, during the term of employment or upon termination thereof, Employee, either for Employee or on behalf of any other person, partnership, association, firm or
corporation by whom Employee may be subsequently employed or associated, should solicit or offer service to or accept employment from any competitor of Company, or use any of the Protected Information or any other confidential information to provide
service for or attract business from such customers or former customers or if Protected Information is disclosed to suppliers, vendors and competitors; 
  
 WHEREAS, Employee acknowledges that Employee has benefited from the information provided by Company or developed at the expense of Company through
Employee’s employment or otherwise; 
  
 WHEREAS, Employee may
have certain inventions, patents or technology that Employee may have created prior to employment with Company that Employee desires to keep separate and distinct from Employee’s employment with Company; and 
  
 WHEREAS, Employee represents that Employee has sufficient other employment
opportunities that use of Protected Information or confidential information is not necessary for Employee’s livelihood. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in view of the foregoing recitals and in consideration of Employee’s employment by Company, and the promises contained herein, the
receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 







 ARTICLE I 
  
 COVENANT NOT TO DISCLOSE 
  
 During the period of employment with Company and at all times thereafter, regardless of the basis for termination, Employee covenants and agrees that
Employee will not disclose, divulge or communicate to any person or entity, for any purpose or reason whatsoever, any confidential information or trade secrets of Company, including without limitation, the Protected Information, and other technical
data. Employee shall not, after termination of employment with Company, retain any copies of the Protected Information or other confidential information and shall either destroy any such information or return it to Company. 
  
 ARTICLE II 
  
 COVENANTS NOT TO COMPETE 
  
 2.1 No Competition. During the period of employment with Company and for a period of one year thereafter, Employee agrees that within the
geographical area of the 50 states of the United States of America, Employee will not directly or indirectly engage in, assist, perform services for, establish or open, or have any material interest in (10% or more) any firm, or entity (whether as
an employee, officer, director, agent, consultant or otherwise) that engages in any activity which is directly competitive with the business of Company, including any sales, research, development, or marketing, where Company, at the time of
Employee’s termination, was engaged in the sales, research, development, or marketing and/or providing of directly competitive services and/or products. 
  
 This covenant shall not be construed as restricting Employee’s right to own or hold shares in any company or business entity wherein Employee’s
ownership is not so significant that Employee participates in any way in the management of such business entity and which compete in the manner described above. 
  

2.2 No Contact or Solicitation. Employee covenants and agrees that during the period of employment with Company and for a period of one year
thereafter, Employee will not directly or indirectly (whether as an employee, officer, director, agent, consultant or otherwise) contact or solicit from any customer or former customers of Company nor any other referring sources for customers used
by Company, for any purpose which is the same as, similar to or competitive with the business of Company, including any sales, research, development, or marketing, where Company, at the time of Employee’s termination, was engaged in the sales,
research, development, or marketing and/or providing of the same or similar services and/or products, regardless of geographical area. Employee will not directly or indirectly induce or attempt to induce any customer, former customer or professional
references and referral sources of Company to reduce the level of business with or to cease or refrain from doing business with Company, or in any way to interfere or attempt to interfere with business or professional relationships between Company,
its affiliates and any such persons. 
  
 2.3 No Services for
Customers. Employee covenants and agrees that during the period of employment with Company and for a period of one year thereafter, Employee will not directly or indirectly (whether as an employee, officer, director, agent, consultant or
otherwise) become employed with, provide services for, or consult with any customer or former customer of Company or family members of such customer or with any professional referral source of Company, where the purpose of such employment, services
or consultation is to provide services or sales which are directly competitive with the services of Company by Employee to such customer or former customer; nor will Employee otherwise engage in the providing of services which are competitive with
Company to any customer or former customer of Company. 
  
 2.4
No Solicitation of Employees. Employee covenants and agrees that during the period of employment with Company and for a period of one year thereafter, Employee will not directly or indirectly (whether as an employee, officer, director, agent,
consultant or otherwise) induce or attempt to induce, proselyte, or hire for any purpose any of the employees or agents of Company, and shall not attempt to alienate any such persons from Company, or otherwise attempt to interfere with the
relationship between Company and any such persons. 







 ARTICLE III 
  
 DELETED IN ORIGINAL 
  
 ARTICLE IV 
  
 BREACH 
  
 The parties hereto recognize that irreparable
injury will result to Company, its business and property in the event of a breach of this Agreement by Employee, and that this Agreement is an inducement to Company to hire or to retain the services of Employee. It is hereby agreed that in the event
of breach, Company shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedies and damages available, to an injunction to restrain the violation thereof by Employee, Employee’s partners, agents, employers, and employees, and all other persons acting
for or in concert with Employee. No action hereunder by Company shall constitute an election by Company to forego other remedies and Company shall have the right to assert other claims and remedies, including all other remedies available at equity
or law. 
  
 In the event of termination of Employee’s
employment for any cause whatsoever, and in the event of the restraint of Employee’s activities pursuant to the remedies granted herein, Employee’s experiences and capabilities are such that Employee represents that Employee can obtain
employment in the business engaged in other lines and/or of a different nature or in other geographic areas, and that the enforcement of a remedy by way of injunction will not prevent Employee from earning a livelihood. 
  
 ARTICLE V 
  
 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
  
 5.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Utah in all respects. 
  
 5.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement
among the parties and supersedes all prior agreements whether written or oral. 
  
 5.3 Litigation Expenses. If any action, suit or proceeding is brought by a party hereto with respect to a matter or matters covered by this Agreement, all costs and expenses of the substantially prevailing
party to such proceeding, including reasonable attorney fees, shall be paid by the non-prevailing party. 
  
 5.4 Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not invalidate or affect the remainder which shall
continue to govern the relative rights and duties of the parties as though the invalid or unenforceable provision were not a part hereof. It is acknowledged that each and every covenant provided herein is a separate and distinct covenant.

  
 5.5 Headings. The headings of articles and sections
used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not part of its operative language. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The parties have executed this Agreement on the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	 EMPLOYER:

	 RASER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Brent M. Cook

	 Its:
	 	 CEO



  

			
	 EMPLOYEE:

		
	 By:
	 	 /s/ John C. Ritter

	 Print Name:  
	 	 John C. Ritter