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Exhibit104-ChangeInControlAgmt-Shockley

Exhibit 10.4

CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT 

THIS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") made as of the 31st of March, 2014, between RGC Resources, Inc. ("the Corporation") and Carl J. Shockley, Jr. ("Executive"),

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WHEREAS the Corporation desires for the Executive to be able to perform his executive duties and functions on an impartial and objective basis in the event of activities preceding, associated with, or resulting from a change in control of the Corporation as hereinafter defined ("Change in Control");

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

1.  TERM.  This Agreement is effective as of the date hereof and shall terminate, except to the extent that any obligation remains unpaid as of such time, upon the earliest of the following:

(i)  the termination of the Executive's employment with the Corporation prior to a Change in Control;

(ii)  two years from the date of a Change in Control; or 

(iii) May 1, 2015, but only if no Change in Control has occurred as of such date.

2.  CHANGE IN CONTROL.  For purposes of the Agreement, a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any person (individual, corporation, partnership or other entity) is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 50 percent or more of the combined voting power of the outstanding securities ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing under special circumstances) having the right to vote at elections of directors ("Voting Securities"), (ii) in the event that following a merger, recapitalization, reorganization, consolidation or sale of assets by the Corporation, or any combination thereof, any person becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the Voting Securities of the surviving entity, or (iii) the shareholders of the Corporation shall liquidate or sell substantially all of its assets.  The first day upon which there exists a Change in Control shall be referred to herein as the "Operative Date."

3.  TERMINATION FOLLOWING CHANGE IN CONTROL.  If a Change in Control shall have occurred, the Executive will be entitled to the benefits provided in Paragraph 4 hereof if, within the two-year period beginning on the Operative Date, the Executive's employment with the Corporation (hereinafter defined) is terminated unless such termination is (a) because of his 

death, (b) by the Corporation for Cause or Disability, or (c) by the Executive other than for Good Reason, all as hereinafter more particularly defined.

(i)  Disability.  If, as a result of the Executive's incapacity due to physical or mental illness, he shall have been absent from his duties with the Corporation on a full-time basis for six (6) months and within thirty (30) days after written notice of termination is given he shall not have returned to the full-time performance of his duties, the Corporation may terminate the Agreement for "Disability."

(ii)  Cause.  The Corporation may terminate the Executive's employment for Cause.  For purposes of the Agreement, the Corporation shall have "Cause" to terminate the Executive's employment hereunder upon (A) the willful and continued failure by the Executive to substantially perform his duties with the Corporation (other than any such failure resulting from his incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after a demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Executive by the Corporation which specifically identifies the manner that the Executive has not substantially performed his duties or (B) the willful engaging by the Executive in gross misconduct materially and demonstrably injurious to the Corporation.  For purposes of this paragraph, no act, or failure to act, on the Executive's part shall be considered "willful" unless done, or omitted to be done, by him not in good faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best interests of the Corporation.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause based upon clauses (A) or (B) above unless and until there shall have been delivered to him a copy of a resolution, duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the entire membership of the Board at meeting of the Board called and held for the purpose (after reasonable notice to the Executive and an opportunity for him, together with his counsel, to be heard before the Board), finding that in the good faith opinion of the Board the Executive was guilty of conduct set forth above in clauses (A) or (B) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.

(iii)  Good Reason.  The Executive may terminate his employment for Good Reason within ninety (90) days of the occurrence of any of the events specified below.  For purposes of the Agreement, "Good Reason" shall mean:

(A)  Without the Executive's express written consent, the assignment to him of any duties materially inconsistent with his duties and responsibilities with the Corporation immediately prior to a Change in Control;

(B)  A reduction by the Corporation in the Executive's annual base compensation below his total base compensation applicable to the 12 months preceding the Operative Date or as increased after such date;

(C)  The failure by the Corporation to provide the Executive with benefits whose aggregate value is at least as favorable as the aggregate value of benefits enjoyed by him under any thrift, incentive or compensation plan, or any pension, life insurance, health and accident or disability plan in which he is participating at the time of a Change in Control, or the taking of any action by the Corporation which would adversely affect his participation in or materially reduce his benefits under any of such plans at the time of a Change in Control, unless such reduction relates to a reduction in benefits applicable to all employees generally;

(D)  The failure by the Corporation to provide the Executive with any other material fringe benefit enjoyed by him at the time of the Change in Control;

(E)  Any purported termination of the Executive's employment which is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of subparagraph (iv) below (and, if applicable, subparagraph (ii) above) and, for purposes of the Agreement, no such purported termination shall be effective; or

(F)  Breach by the Corporation of its obligations under Paragraph 5 of this Agreement.

If any of the events occur which would entitle the Executive to terminate his employment for Good Reason hereunder and he does not so exercise his right to terminate his employment, any such failure shall not operate to waive his right to terminate his employment for that or any subsequent action or actions, whether similar or dissimilar, which would constitute Good Reason.

(iv)  Notice of Termination.  Any termination by the Corporation pursuant to subparagraphs (i) or (ii) above or by the Executive pursuant to subparagraph (iii) above shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination.  For purposes of the Agreement, a "Notice of Termination" shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in the Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive's employment under the provision so indicated.

(v)  Date of Termination.  "Date of Termination" shall mean (a) if the Agreement is terminated for Disability, thirty (30) days after Notice of Termination is given (provided that the Executive shall not have returned to the performance of his duties on a full-time basis during such thirty-day period), (b) if his employment is terminated pursuant to subparagraph (iii) above, the date specified in the Notice of Termination, and (c) if his employment is terminated for any other reason, the date on which a Notice of Termination is given.  Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Date of Termination shall not occur, and the Executive’s employment with the Corporation shall not be deemed to have occurred, until the Executive shall have a Separation from Service.  The following definitions shall apply for purposes of this Agreement:

"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.  A reference to any section or provision of the Code shall also be deemed to be a reference to any applicable regulations and rulings thereunder, as well as to comparable provisions of future laws.
"Leave of Absence" means a military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence of the Executive which does not exceed six months (or such longer period for which the Executive retains a right to reemployment with the Corporation or a Related Entity under an applicable statute or by contract), but only if there is a reasonable expectation that the Executive will return to perform services for the Corporation or a Related Entity.
"Related Entity" means any entity which is aggregated with the Corporation pursuant to Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code or would be so aggregated if the language "at 

least 50 percent" were used instead of "at least 80 percent" each place it appears in Section 1563(a)(1), (2) and (3) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.414(c)-2.
"Separation from Service" means the Executive’s separation from service (as such term is used for purposes of Section 409A of the Code) with the Corporation and any Related Entities.  The Executive shall be deemed to have a Separation from Service on a date only if the Corporation and the Executive reasonably anticipate that (a) no further services will be performed for the Corporation or any Related Entities after such date or (b) the level of bona fide services the Executive will perform for the Corporation or any Related Entities after such date (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) will permanently decrease to no more than 20% of the average level of bona fide services performed (whether as an employee or as an independent contractor) over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the full period of services to the Corporation and any Related Entities if the Executive has then been providing services to the Corporation and any Related Entities for less than 36 months).  For purposes of this section, for periods during which the Executive is on a paid Leave of Absence and has not otherwise terminated employment, the Executive shall be treated as providing bona fide services at a level equal to the level of services that he would have been required to perform to receive the compensation paid with respect to such Leave of Absence.  Also for purposes of this section, periods during which the Executive is on an unpaid Leave of Absence and has not otherwise terminated employment shall be disregarded (including for purposes of determining the 36-month, or shorter, period).

4.  COMPENSATION UPON TERMINATION.  Upon termination of the Executive's employment within twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control of the Corporation, unless such termination is because of the Executive's death, or by the Corporation for Cause or Disability or by the Executive other than for Good Reason, the Corporation shall pay to the Executive the following:
  
(i)  The Corporation shall pay the Executive his full salary (whether such salary has been paid by the Corporation or by any of its subsidiaries) through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given and all other unpaid amounts, if any, to which the Executive is entitled as of the Date of Termination under any plan or other arrangement of the Company, at the time such payments are due (and in any event within 90 days after the Separation from Service);

(A)  The Corporation shall pay to the Executive an amount equal to 1.5 multiplied by the Executive's annualized includable compensation for the base period, within the meaning of Section 280G(d)(1) of the Code, provided, however, that if any of such payment is or will be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any similar tax that may hereafter be imposed ("Excise Tax"), such payment shall be reduced to a smaller amount, even to zero, which smaller amount shall be the largest amount payable under this paragraph that would not be subject in whole or in part to the Excise Tax after considering all other payments to the Executive required to be considered under Sections 4999 or 280G of the Code.  Such payment shall be referred to as the "Severance Payment."  The Severance Payment shall be made in a lump sum within 90 days after the Separation from Service.

(B)  In the event that the Severance Payment is subsequently determined to be less than the amount actually paid hereunder, the Executive shall repay the excess to the Corporation at the time that the proper amount is finally determined, plus interest on the amount 

of such repayment at the Applicable Federal Rate.  In the event that the Severance Payment is determined to exceed the amount actually paid hereunder, the Corporation shall pay the Executive such difference plus interest on the amount of such additional payment at the Applicable Federal Rate at the time that the amount of such difference is finally determined.  

(C)  In the event that the amount of the Severance Payment exceeds or is less than the amount initially paid, such difference shall constitute a loan by the Corporation to the Executive, or by the Executive to the Corporation, as the case may be, payable on the fifth (5th) day after demand (together with interest at the Applicable Federal Rate).

(D)  The amount of any payment provided for in this subparagraph shall not be reduced, offset or subject to recovery by the Company or the Company's Successor by reason of any compensation earned by the Executive as the result of employment by another Corporation after the Date of Termination, or otherwise.

(ii)  The Corporation shall also pay to the Executive all legal fees and related expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with this Agreement, whether or not the Executive prevails (including, without limitation, all such fees and expenses, if any, incurred in contesting or disputing any such termination or in seeking to obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided by this Agreement).
  
(iii)  The Corporation shall maintain in full force and effect, for the Executive's continued benefit until the earlier of  (A) the death of the Executive; (B) the Executive's commencement of full-time employment with a new Corporation; or (C) twenty-four (24) months following the Operative Date,  all life insurance, medical, health and accident, and disability plans, programs or arrangements in which the Executive was entitled to participate immediately prior to the Operative Date, provided that the Executive's continued participation is possible under the general terms and provisions of such plans and programs.  In the event that the Executive's participation in any such plan or program is barred, the Company shall arrange to provide the Executive with benefits substantially similar to those which the Executive is entitled to receive under such plans and programs.  In the case of any insurance provided the Executive pursuant to this subparagraph (iii), each premium therefor shall be paid after, but no later than 30 days after, the Corporation’s receipt of the invoice for such premium.  No coverage shall be provided to the Executive under a self-insured medical plan of the Corporation after the Separation from Service; provided that such coverage may be provided during the period of time during which the Executive would be entitled to continuation coverage under such plan pursuant to Section 4980A of the Code if the Executive elected such continuation coverage and paid the applicable premiums.  Except for coverage permitted by the preceding sentence, no benefits shall be provided pursuant to this subparagraph (iii) other than through the purchase of insurance by the Corporation.

(iv)  The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided under the Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise.  It is specifically understood that any compensation the Executive receives from the Corporation or any other person for services rendered prior to or after termination of employment, such as a payment under any deferred compensation plan maintained by the Corporation, will not reduce or offset the benefits to which he is entitled hereunder.

(E)  The Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, divisees and legatees.  If the Executive should die while any amounts would still be payable to him hereunder if he had continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the Agreement to his devisee, legatee, or other designee or, if there be no such designee, to his estate.

5.      AGREEMENT BINDING ON SUCCESSORS.  The Corporation will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, share exchange, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Corporation, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement.  Failure of the Corporation to obtain such agreement prior to or simultaneously with a Change of Control shall be a breach of the Agreement which shall entitle the Executive to terminate his employment for Good Reason under Paragraph 3(iii) on or after the Operative Date, except that, for purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date of his Notice of Termination shall be deemed the Date of Termination.

6.  NOTICE.  For the purposes of the Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given on the date hand delivered or the date mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the Executive at his residence address and to the Corporation directed to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

7.  MODIFICATION AND WAIVER.  No provisions of the Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing signed by the Executive and the Corporation.  No waiver by any party hereto at any time or the breach by the other party hereto or of compliance with any condition or provision of the Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time.  No agreements of representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in the Agreement.  The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of the Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

8.  VALIDITY.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provisions of the Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions of the Agreement and such other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

9.  COUNTERPARTS AND GOVERNING LAW.  The Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.  The Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, excepting its principles of conflict of laws.

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

RGC Resources, Inc.                    Carl J. Shockley, Jr.

By:/s/ John S. D’Orazio                /s/ Carl J. Shockley, Jr.       
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Exhibit 10.1

 

 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated March 3rd, 2014, (the “Effective Date”) is made and entered by and between INFINITY REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and DAVID (DAVE) LAVOIE (the “Executive”).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive have agreed to enter into this Executive Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”) to establish their respective rights and obligations in regard to the employment of the Executive by the Company and their respective rights and obligations in the event of the termination of that employment;

 

WHEREAS, the Executive is currently employed as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and is expected to make major contributions to the short – and long-term profitability, growth and financial strength of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, the Company has determined that appropriate arrangements should be taken to encourage the continued attention and dedication of the Executive to his assigned duties without distraction;

 

WHEREAS, the parties hereby agree to abide by all future Amendments, Schedules and Exhibits to be established which may include, but are not limited to: Employee Benefits, Additional Compensation including: Profit Sharing and Bonuses, Stock Options and Stock Ownership, and other compensatory accommodations as set forth by the Company’s Board of Directors for the Executive, and remaining consistent with the Company’s Employment Policies and Procedures; and

 

WHEREAS, in consideration of the Executive’s employment with the Company, the Company desires to provide the Executive with certain compensation and benefits as set forth in this Agreement in order to ameliorate the financial and career impact on the Executive in the event the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated for a reason related to, or unrelated to, a Change in Control (as defined below) of the Company.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the forgoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained hereinafter set forth and intending to be legally bound hereby, the sufficiency of which consideration is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive agree as follows:

 

	 	
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Certain Defined Terms: In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used in this Agreement with initial capital letters:

 

(a) “Annual Base Salary” means the Executive’ annual base salary rate, exclusive of bonuses, commissions and other incentive pay, as in effect immediately preceding Executive’s Termination Date. As of the Effective Date, Executive’s annual base salary is $240,000.00 USD.

 

(b)   “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

  

 

  

 

(c)  “Cause”

 

(i)       An intentional tort (excluding any tort relating to a motor vehicle) which causes substantial loss, damage or injury to the property or reputation of the Company or its subsidiaries;

 

(ii)       Any serious crime or intentional, material act of fraud or dishonesty against the Company;

 

(iii)       The commission of a felony that results in other than immaterial harm to the Company’s business or to the reputation of the Company or Executive;

 

(iv)       Habitual neglect of Executive’s reasonable duties (for a reason other than illness or incapacity) which is not cured within ten (10) days after written notice thereof by the Board to the Executive; or

 

(v)       The disregard of written, material policies of the Company or its subsidiaries which causes other than immaterial loss, damage or injury to the property or reputation of the Company or its subsidiaries which is not cured within ten (10) days after written notice thereof by the Board to the Executive; or

 

(vi)       Any material breach of the Executive’s ongoing obligation not to disclose confidential information and not to assign intellectual property developed during employment which, if capable of being cured, is not cured within ten (10) days after written notice thereof by the Board to the Executive.

 

(d)   “Change in Control” means:

 

(i)       Any person or entity becoming the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing Sixty (60%) percent of the total voting power of all its then outstanding voting securities;

 

(ii)       A merger or consolidation of the Company in which its voting securities immediately prior to the merger or consolidation do not represent, or are not converted into securities that represent, a majority of the voting power of all voting securities of the surviving entity immediately after the merger or consolidation;

 

(iii)       A sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company or a liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

 

Or

(iv)       Individuals who, as of the date of the signing of this Agreement, constitute the Board of Directors (the “Incumbent board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of such Board; provided that any individual who becomes a director of the Company subsequent to the date of the signing of this Agreement, whose election, or nomination for election by the Company stockholders, was approved by the vote of at least a majority of the directors then in office shall be deemed a member of the Incumbent Board.

 

  

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(f)“Disability” means (i) the Executive has been incapacitated by bodily injury, illness or disease so as to be prevented thereby from engaging in the performance of the Executive’s duties (provided, however, that the Company acknowledges its obligations to provide reasonable accommodation to the extent required by applicable law); (ii) such total incapacity shall have continued for a period of six (6) consecutive months; and (iii) such incapacity will, in the opinion of a qualified physician, be permanent and continuous during the remainder of the Executive’s life.

 

(g) “Good Reason Termination” means:

 

(i)     A material diminution in the Executive’s base compensation or target bonus below the amount as of the date of this Agreement or as increased during the course of his employment with the Company, excluding one or more reductions (totaling no more than 10% in the aggregate) generally applicable to all senior executives provided, however, that such exclusion shall not apply if the material diminution in the Executive’s base compensation occurs within (A) 60 days prior to the consummation of a Change in Control where such Change in Control was under consideration at the time of Executive’s Termination Date or (B) twelve (12) months after the date upon which such a Change in Control occurs;

 

(ii)       A material diminution in the Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities;

 

(iii)       Any action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company of this Agreement;

 

Provided, however, that for the Executive to be able to terminate his employment with the Company on account of Good Reason he must provide notice of the occurrence of the event constituting Good Reason and his desire to terminate his employment with the Company on account of such within ninety (90) days following the initial existence of the condition constituting Good Reason, and the Company must have a period of thirty (30) days following receipt of such notice to cure the condition.  If the Company does not cure the event constituting Good Reason within (30) day period, the Executive’s Termination date shall be the day immediately following the end of such thirty (30) day period, unless the Company provides for an earlier Termination Date.

 

(h)“Target Bonus” means the target payout (i.e., at 100% achievement of each of the applicable metric(s) in effect from time to time) under the Company’s Executive Annual Incentive Plan in effect for the Executive as of the Termination Date.  As of the Effective Date, Executive’s target bonus percentage under the Executive Annual Incentive Plan is 150% of annual base salary.

 

(i)   “Termination Date: means the last day of Executive’s employment with the Company.

 

  

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(j)  “Termination of Employment” means the termination of Executive’s active employment relationship with the Company.

 

Executive Term/ Duration Period:

 

This agreement shall remain in effect for a period of FIVE YEARS (5 Years) listed within the Employment Period as the commencement date, with the exception of those items being subject to the termination provisions contained herein and outlined in (Section 8).

 

1.    Duties and Responsibilities: The Executive’s employment with the Company shall be subject to the following:

 

(a)       The Executive agrees that, during the entire term of this Agreement, the Executive shall be responsible for performing the duties and responsibilities of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.  The Executive agrees that the Executive’s position title, assignments, duties, responsibilities, and reporting arrangements may be changed from time to time, with reasonable notice, by the Company, at its sole discretion.

 

(b)       The Executive shall perform all duties assigned to the Executive faithfully and efficiently. The Executive will have such authority and power as are inherent to the undertakings applicable to the Executive’s position and necessary to carry out the Executive’s responsibilities and the duties required of the Executive.

 

(c)       During the Executive’s employment the Executive shall devote the whole of the Executive’s business time, energies, talents, attention and ability to the performance of the Executive’s duties and responsibilities under this Agreement and use the Executive’s best efforts to promote the interests of the Company. The Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, accept employment, or engage in self-employment, or any other contract or assignment with any other individual, firm, corporation or board of directors at any time during the term of this Agreement.

 

(d)       The Executive agrees to abide by the policies, rules, regulations, systems and procedures that the Company may institute from time to time.

 

2.    Base Salary:

 

(a)       Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall pay the Executive an annual gross base salary of TWO HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($240,000.00 USD). The Executive’s salary shall be reviewed annually by the Board of Directors of the Company. The Salary will be paid in accordance with the Company’s payroll policies and procedures and is subject to all appropriate traditional and normal statutory and benefit deductions.

 

3.    Incentive Compensation Plan: The Executive shall be entitled to participate in an Incentive Compensation Plan in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company’s Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time and as outlined in the Company’s Employment Policies and Procedures.

 

  

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(a)    The payment of an Incentive Compensation payment in any year shall not be considered a precedent for any later year and the payment shall not fetter the absolute discretion of the Board in future years to pay or not to pay an Incentive Compensation payment.

 

(b)   The Company retains the right to unilaterally revise the Incentive Compensation Plan at any time, up to and including its complete discontinuance, at its sole discretion.

 

4.    Hours of Work: The Executive understands that the hours of work involved in the performance of the Executive’s duties and responsibilities will vary and may be irregular as required to meet the objective of carrying out the Executive’s professional role within management.  The Salary of the Executive has been determined taking into account that the position requires that the Executive work such variable hours, including frequent travel and accordingly, the Executive shall not receive any additional compensation.

 

5.    Vacation: The Executive understands that vacation (hereafter “Vacation”) represents any company sanctioned time-off which is accumulated by the Executive for various purposes, including: vacation, sick time and personal days. The Executive also understands that the Company reserves the right to alter and/or change the company vacation policy at their sole discretion and consistent with potential changes in their policies and procedures. The Company’s vacation year runs from January 1st to December 31st of each calendar year (the “Vacation Year”).  The Executive will be entitled to earn 2.5 days of vacation leave per month of service to a maximum of 30 days such vacation leave days per Vacation Year and shall be taken and administered in accordance with the Company’s current vacation policy.  The Executive is encouraged to take vacation during the year that it is earned. On January 1st of each year, the Executive may automatically carry over up to a maximum of ten (10) days of accrued but unused vacation into the following year.  All unused vacation in excess of the carry over maximum will be forfeited.  Pay is not granted in lieu of vacation time not taken.  Upon termination of employment, the Executive agrees that the Company may deduct from any wages or other compensation owed to the Executive any vacation with pay that has been taken by the Executive, but which had not yet been accrued.

 

6.    Group Benefits: The Executive shall be entitled to participate in any of the Company’s group life, health and disability benefit plans (including but not limited to the Executive Disability Insurance Plan) which may be applicable to the Executive and in effect during the period of this Agreement, under such terms and conditions as provided thereunder. The Executive’s entitlement to payment of benefits under such plans will be governed by the policies put in place by the insurer(s).  If, for some reason, the Executive does not qualify to participate in a plan or is ineligible to receive a given benefit for whatever reason, the Company will have no obligation to provide the Executive with replacement benefits. The Company reserves the right to change insurers, change benefit plans and to modify or cancel the benefits it makes available to the Executive from time to time.

 

  

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7.    Pension:

 

(a)   Where applicable, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in:

 

(i)   the Company’s Pension Plan (the “Pension Plan”) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Pension Plan and as such terms and conditions may be amended from time to time.

 

(b)   The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Pension Plan offered by the Company may be amended at any time, up to and including its complete discontinuance, in the Company’s sole discretion.  The Executive agrees that any changes to the Pension Plan shall not result in a termination of this Agreement and shall not constitute constructive dismissal.

 

8.    Termination of Employment:

 

(a)    Under this Agreement, the “Date of Termination” shall mean:

 

(i) if the Company terminates the Executive’s employment, the date designated by the Company as the last day of the Executive’s employment (without reference to and notwithstanding any applicable notice period to which the Executive may be entitled, whether under statue, common law, contract or otherwise);

 

(ii) if the Executive resigns the Executive’s employment with the Company, the date which is the last day of the period specified in paragraph 8(d) below, or such earlier date as the Company may require in accordance with paragraph 8(d);

 

(iii) if the Executive dies, the date of death;

 

(iv) if this Agreement is frustrated at law, which includes but is not limited to Incapacity as specified at paragraph 10 below, the date designated by the Company as the last day of the Executive’s employment.

 

(b)    The Company shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement at any time and without notice or payment in lieu thereof or any other payment except for Salary up to the Date of Termination, if the conduct of the Executive is such as to constitute just cause for dismissal. The Executive and the Company agree that “just cause” shall mean:

 

(i)         any regulatory sanction that precludes the Executive from fulfilling the Executive’s duties under this Agreement;

 

(ii)         any act of the Executive resulting in a criminal conviction of an offence that, in the sole opinion of the Company, is prejudicial to the reputation or business of the Company or which negatively impacts on the Executive’s performance of the Executive’s duties;

 

(iii)         any serious breach of the Company’s Workplace Violence, Discrimination and Harassment policies by the Executive as defined by the policies, rules, regulations, systems and procedures of the Company as instituted from time to time;

 

(iv)         the commission by the Executive of any act of fraud or theft, whether or not it involves the Company;

 

  

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(v)         any serious breach by the Executive of this Agreement (including all Schedules and attachments hereto) or the Company’s written policies in effect from time to time;

 

(vi)         any further grounds constituting just cause under the common law.

 

(c)  The Company shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement and the employment of the Executive at any time without cause by providing the Executive with the following:

 

(i)         written notice of termination of employment, or pay in lieu of notice or any combination thereof, and severance pay if applicable, in accordance with and limited to the requirements and laws of the State of Florida, The United States of America, and the Company’s Policies and Procedures, as amended from time to time.  The Company will also continue all group employee benefit coverage to which the Executive is ordinarily entitled under the group executive benefit plan(s), during the period of notice of termination of employment as required by the laws of the State of Florida, The United States of America, and the Company’s Policies and Procedures, as amended from time to time;

 

The Executive acknowledges that the provision of such amounts as set out above within this sub article 8(c) are reasonable and that they satisfy and are inclusive of all requirements of the laws of the State of Florida, The United States of America, and the Company’s Policies and Procedures, as amended from time to time and upon receipt of the Executive’s entitlements in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, The United States of America, and the Company’s Policies and Procedures, and in accordance with this Agreement, no further amount shall be due and payable to the Executive, whether under statute or at common law and furthermore that this Agreement shall constitute a full defense and bar to any such action, cause of action, complaint, demand or claim that the Executive may bring against the Company in any forum.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Executive understands and agrees that the Additional Notice is inclusive of and in satisfaction of any entitlements (if any) to Benefits, Pension Plan contributions and the Additional Notice will be paid by way of Salary continuation or in a lump sum, or any combination thereof, at the Company’s discretion.  The Executive understands and agrees that if the Executive chooses not to sign the Full and Final Release Agreement, then the Executive’s only entitlement will be to notice, severance pay if applicable, and benefits continuation in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, The United States of America, and the Company’s Policies and Procedures, and those set out above at sub article 8(c)(i).   All payments are subject to the usual and necessary statutory and other deductions.

 

(d)    The Executive may terminate this Agreement and the Executive’s employment with the Company upon giving NINETY DAYS (90 days) written notice to that effect to the Company. The Company may either require the Executive to continue to perform the Executive’s duties, or at its sole discretion, waive all or part of the SIXTY DAY (90 day) notice period and thus establish an earlier Date of Termination. Upon receipt of such notice of termination by the Executive, the Company shall only be required to pay the Executive’s Salary, benefits and any other amounts earned and payable under any bonus or incentive plan until the actual Date of Termination.

 

  

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9.       Death:  In the event of the death of the Executive, this Agreement shall terminate immediately and without notice or payment in lieu thereof except for Salary earned to the Date of Termination.

 

10.       Incapacity:  Should the Executive be off work due to a physical or mental incapacity which prevents the Executive from performing the essential duties and obligations of the Executive’s position for a period of 24 consecutive months, with no reasonable prospect of the Executive resuming regular performance of the essential duties and obligations of the Executive’s position as determined by the Company on the basis of satisfactory medical evidence, the Executive shall be deemed to be permanently disabled (“Disabled”).  The Executive agrees that as the Executive is essential to the management and efficient operation of the Company, in the event the Executive becomes Disabled, this Agreement will be deemed frustrated and the Company’s obligations pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of Florida, The United States of America, and the Company’s Policies and Procedures as amended from time to time shall be deemed satisfied. Accordingly, in the event that the Executive is Disabled, the Company shall be entitled to terminate the Executive’s employment and the Executive shall be entitled to receive only the notice and severance payments, if any, required pursuant to the laws of the State of Florida, The United States of America, and the Company’s Policies and Procedures, as amended from time to time.  Nothing in this article shall be construed or interpreted as a guarantee of any term of employment.

 

11.       Obligations to Third Parties:  The Executive covenants that the Executive is not subject to any outstanding employment agreement or restrictive covenant inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. It is understood that the Executive has not disclosed and will not disclose to the Company any confidential information belonging to any third party in breach of any obligation of confidence, and the Executive has not induced or caused, and will not induce or cause the Company to use or disclose any confidential information to any third party.

 

12.       Intellectual Property and Confidential Information Agreement:  The Executive will be required to execute along with this Agreement, the forthcoming Intellectual Property and Confidential Information Agreement of the Company as outlined by the Company’s Policies and Procedures and set forth by the Company’s Board of Directors, which forms part of this Agreement. The Executive acknowledges the ongoing nature of the obligations set out in the Intellectual Property and Confidential Information Agreement and the Executive agrees that the Executive shall abide by its provisions.

 

13.       Non-Solicitation:

 

(a)   The Executive covenants and agrees with the Company that during the period of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement and for a period of one (1) year after the Date of Termination, the Executive will not (without the prior written consent of the Company) directly or indirectly, either individually or in partnership or jointly or in conjunction with any person or persons, firm, association, syndicate or corporation, as employee, principal, agent, shareholder or in any other manner whatsoever, solicit the employment of or services of employees or service providers of the Company for the purposes of causing such employees or service providers to leave their employment or terminate or change their relationship with the Company or take employment or enter into a relationship with any business located in North America, including: Canada, Mexico, or the United States -- which is engaged in, established within, or marketing within the Cleaner-Lubricant-Protectant (CLP) market, or any such industry deemed by the Company as direct or indirect competition representing marketers or distributors of similar products and/or services provided by the Company (a “Competitive Business”).

 

  

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(b)  The Executive covenants and agrees with the Company that during the period of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement and for a period of one (1) year after the Date of Termination, the Executive will not (without the prior written consent of the Company) directly or indirectly, either individually or in partnership or jointly or in conjunction with any person or persons, firm, association, syndicate or corporation, as employee, principal, agent, shareholder or in any other manner whatsoever, solicit or attempt to solicit the business of clients of the Company or assist any other organization or individual to solicit or attempt to solicit the clients of the Company, with whom the Executive had material business contact at any time during the twelve (12) months prior to the cessation of his employment with the Company.

 

14.   Restrictions Reasonable: The Executive agrees that, given the Executive’s senior position with the Company, the Executive is a fiduciary of the Company.  In particular, the Executive acknowledges that given the Executive’s significant and detailed knowledge of the Company’s specialized business and confidential competitive information, the Executive has the ability to seriously harm the interests of the Company by soliciting employees, service providers or clients of the Company.  Furthermore, the Executive agrees that given the specialized nature of services provided by the Company, the Company has a limited potential client base.  The Executive therefore acknowledges that all covenants and restrictions in this Agreement (including, without restriction, covenants and restrictions in Article 13) are reasonable and valid and all defences to the strict enforcement thereof by the Company are hereby waived.  The Executive agrees not to assert that any covenant or provision in this Agreement is void or unenforceable.  If any covenant or provision herein is determined to be void or unenforceable in whole or in part, it shall not be deemed to affect or impair the validity of any other covenant or provision.

 

15.   Equitable Relief:  The Executive acknowledges that upon any breach by the Executive of any of the terms of this Agreement or the Intellectual Property and Confidential Information Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to pursue any and all remedies available to it at law or equity, including without limiting the foregoing, injunctive relief and action for damages and other relief whether legal or equitable; and the Executive further covenants and agrees to indemnify and save the Company harmless from and against all costs and expenses including legal and other professional fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with or arising out of any proceeding instituted by the Company against the Executive to enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement where the Company is successful in whole or in part in such proceeding.

 

16.   Survival: Articles 8, 13, 14 and 15 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the Executive’s employment with the Company.  The Executive further agrees that such Articles and the operation of such Articles shall not be affected by the manner of termination of this Agreement and the Executive’s employment with the Company.

 

  

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17.   General Matters:

 

(a)  Notices: Any notice or communication (a "Notice") required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by facsimile transmission or by personal delivery. The Executive may, by written Notice to the Company, change the address or facsimile number to which deliveries and transmissions shall thereafter be made. The Company shall notify the Executive of any change in the address for Notice of the Company. Until changed, the address and facsimile number of the Company and the Executive shall respectively be as follows:

 

To the Company:

 

	
Infinity Real Estate Holdings Corporation

	
Suite 300,

	
951 Mariners Island Boulevard

	
San Mateo, CA  94404

	
Contact Number: (403) 966-2169

	
Fax Number: (941) 296-8991

To the Executive:

	
David (Dave) Lavoie

	
South Executive Tower

	
Suite 120, 11012 Macleod Trail SE

	
Calgary, Alberta

	
T2J 6A5       Canada

	
Contact Number: (403) 966-2169

	
dave@infinityfgi.com

(b)   Deemed Date of Delivery: Any Notice given before 3:00 p.m. on a business day in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been received by the party to which it was addressed on the day of personal delivery or facsimile transmission. Any Notice given after 3:00 p.m. on a business day or on a day that is not a business day shall be deemed to have been received by the party to which it was addressed on the next business day following the day of personal delivery or facsimile transmission.

 

(c)   Waiver of Breach: The waiver by either the Company or the Executive of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate as or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach by either the Company or the Executive. Continuation of payments hereunder by the Company following a breach by the Executive of any provision of this Agreement shall not preclude the Company from thereafter terminating said payments based upon the same violation.

 

  

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(d)   Severability: It is mutually agreed and understood by the parties hereto that should any of the agreements and covenants contained herein be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid by virtue of being vague or unreasonable, including but not limited to the provisions of Article 14, then the parties hereto consent that this Agreement shall be amended retroactive to the date of its execution to include the terms and conditions said court deems to be reasonable and in conformity with the original intent of the parties hereto and the parties hereto consent that under such circumstances, said court shall have the power and authority to determine what is reasonable and in conformity with the original intent of the parties hereto to the extent that said covenants or agreements are enforceable. In the event that any provision herein or part thereof is deemed void, invalid, illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, this Agreement shall continue in force with respect to the enforceable provisions and all rights accrued under the enforceable provisions shall survive any such declaration.

 

(e)   Headings: The division of this Agreement into Sections, subsections and paragraphs and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction and interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(f)   Construction: Words importing the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender and neuter.

 

(g)   Further Acts: The parties hereto agree to execute and deliver such further and other documents and perform and cause to be performed such further and other acts and things as may be necessary in order to give full effect to this Agreement and every part hereof.  Furthermore, the Executive agrees that, on and after the date of this Agreement, the Executive will cooperate with the Company and its affiliates in the defence of any claims (unless brought by the Executive) that may be made against the Company or its affiliates to the extent that such claims may relate to the Executive’s duties or services hereunder. To the extent travel is required to comply with the requirements of this provision the Executive shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred.

 

(h)   Amendment: This Agreement may be amended or cancelled only by mutual Agreement of the parties hereto in writing.

 

(i)   Assignment: This Agreement shall ensure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Executive and the Company and their respective heirs, administrators, executors, personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.  The Executive acknowledges that his services are unique and personal.  The Executive may not assign his rights or delegate his duties or obligations under this Agreement.  However, nothing herein shall otherwise affect the right of the Company to transfer the Executive and to assign this Agreement from the Company to another subsidiary or affiliate of the Company and such change shall not be considered a material change in circumstance which would invalidate the provisions of this Agreement which, in any event, shall survive such transfer.  Furthermore, the Company may assign this Agreement to any entity to which the Company sells or transfers assets.

 

  

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(j)   Entire Agreement: This Agreement, including all Schedules and attachments hereto, which form part of this Agreement, constitutes the sole and complete Agreement between the Company and the Executive with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all other agreements, both oral and written, between the Company and the Executive with respect to the matters contained herein including, without limitation, any severance agreements or arrangements between the parties hereto. No verbal or other statements, inducements, or representations have been made to or relied upon by the Executive. The parties hereto have read and understand this Agreement.

 

(k)   Choice of Law and Jurisdiction: This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Sarasota County, Florida, or another appropriate jurisdiction as chosen by the Company, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law, and will in all respects be treated as a contract.  In the event of a dispute, the parties agree that any legal proceedings will be held in a location that is mutual agreed by both parties.

 

(l)   Independent Legal Advice: The parties hereto acknowledge that they have been afforded an opportunity to obtain independent legal advice with respect to this Agreement and its terms, and are executing the same freely, voluntarily and without duress.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed this   3rd         day of March, 2014.

 

SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED

IN THE PRESENCE OF

	
/S/ Lynn Pilek

	  	
/S/ David Lavoie

	
Witness

	
David (Dave) Lavoie

 

 

	  	
INFINITY REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

	 	 
	 	 
	  	  	
Per:

	
/S/  Frederick E. Apple, Jr.

	  	  	  	
Frederick E. Apple, Jr.

	  	  	  	
President & Director

 

 

 

 

 

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