Document:

EX10_6

Exhibit 10.6

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AMENDING AGREEMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

Between:

 

POWER AIR CORPORATION

And:

 

STEVE WILLIAMS

Power Air Corporation

4777 Bennett Drive, Suite E, Livermore, California, U.S.A., 94551

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AMENDING AGREEMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

                    THIS AMENDING AGREEMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made and dated for reference effective as of the 29th day of May, 2006 (the "Effective Date"), as fully executed on this _____ day of May, 2006.

 

BETWEEN:

POWER AIR CORPORATION, a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada, U.S.A., and having an address for notice and delivery located at 4777 Bennett Drive, Suite E, Livermore, California, U.S.A., 94551

(the "Company");

OF THE FIRST PART

AND:

STEVE WILLIAMS, having an address for notice and delivery located at 40 Lane Crooked Lake, Angola, Indiana, U.S.A., 46703

(the "Executive");

OF THE SECOND PART

(the Company and the Executive being hereinafter singularly also referred to as a "Party" and collectively referred to as the "Parties" as the context so requires).

 

                    WHEREAS:

A.               In accordance with the terms and conditions of a certain underlying "Employment Agreement", dated for reference effective as at September 30, 2005, as entered into between the Parties hereto (the "Underlying Agreement"); a copy of which Underlying Agreement being attached hereto as Schedule "A" and forming a material part hereof; the Parties thereby formalized the appointment of the Executive as the President of the Company together with the provision for certain administrative and management services to be provided by the Executive to the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Underlying Agreement; and

B.                As a consequence, in part, of the Executive's recent determination to resign as an executive officer and director of the Company, while at the same continuing to provide to the Company various corporate development and financing services which the Executive has heretofore provided to the Company within the scope of the Underlying Agreement, the Parties hereto have agreed to amend certain provisions of the Underlying Agreement in order to recognize the Executive's new role within the Company, together with certain new rights and obligations of each of the Parties related thereto, in the manner as now set forth in this "Amending Agreement To Employment Agreement" (the "Agreement") in this instance;

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                    NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and agreements herein contained, THE PARTIES HERETO COVENANT AND AGREE WITH EACH OTHER as follows:

 

Article 1

AMENDMENT TO THE UNDERLYING AGREEMENT

1.1               Amendment to the Underlying Agreement.   , in part, of the Executive's recent determination to resign as an executive officer and director of the Company, while at the same continuing to provide to the Company various corporate development and financing services which the Executive has heretofore provided to the Company within the scope of the Underlying Agreement, the Parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that the following provisions of the Underlying Agreement are hereby either altered or deleted with the following provisions of this Agreement being substituted therefore:

(a)       Paragraph "1." of the Underlying Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety with the following Paragraph being substituted in its stead:

"1.     Employment

The Executive shall be employed as a consultant to the Company in order to provide the Company with such corporate development and financing services as may be required, from time to time, by the Board of Directors of the Company, in order to maintain and develop the Company's various business interests.";

(b)       Paragraph "2." of the Underlying Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety with the following Paragraph being substituted in its stead:

"2.     Term

This Agreement shall be for an initial term commencing on the Effective Date hereof and continuing until December 31, 2006 (the "Initial Term"), subject, however, to termination during such Initial Term as provided herein.  The Company agrees to notify the Executive in writing at least 120 calendar days prior to the end of the Initial Term of its intent not to renew this Agreement (the "Company's Non-Renewal Notice").  Should the Company fail to provide a Company's Non-Renewal Notice this Agreement shall automatically renew on a four-month term renewal basis after the Initial Term (each being an "Extended Term") until otherwise specifically renewed in writing by each of the Parties hereto for the next Extended Term of renewal or, otherwise, terminated upon delivery by the Company of a corresponding and follow-up 120 calendar day Company's Non-Renewal Notice in connection with and within 120 calendar days prior to the end of any such Extended Term renewal period.  Any such Extended Term on a four-month basis shall be on the same terms and conditions contained herein unless modified and agreed to in writing by the Parties in advance.";

(c)     Paragraph "5." of the Underlying Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following final sentence thereto as follows:

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"As a further inducement for the Executive to enter into this Agreement, it is hereby acknowledged and agreed that, should this Agreement lapse or be terminated for any reason other than Cause, the Executive shall have the unfettered right, for a period of up to 12 months from said date of lapse or termination, to exercise all or any portion of his Stock Option granted under this Agreement.";

(d)     Paragraph "7(b)" of the Underlying Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety with the following Paragraph being substituted in its stead:

"(b)     In addition to the compensation provided to the Executive pursuant to Paragraphs 4, 5, 6 and 7 hereof, the Company agrees to:

	reimburse the Executive for reasonable, pre-approved, entertainment, travel, lodging and other miscellaneous expenses, whether local or out-of-city, incurred on its behalf and directly related to the performance of his duties under this Agreement.  This reimbursement shall include the payment of reasonable expenses for attending meetings of trade and/or professional associations.  The Executive shall submit an itemized statement and satisfactory documentation of the expenses proposed to be incurred before being authorized by the Company in each such instance;

	provide the Executive with, for both business and personal use so long as he is actually working for the Company under this Agreement, and pay for the use of a cellular phone for the performance of his duties under this Agreement;

	reimburse the Executive for health care insurance in the amount of U.S. $604.00 per month during the continuance of this Agreement;

	provide the Executive, for both business and personal use so long as he is actually working for the Company under this Agreement, a lease allowance for an automobile of U.S. $800.00 per month; and the Company shall be responsible for all expenses (including adequate insurance), repairs and maintenance thereof; provided, however, that the Executive shall be responsible for his gas and oil expenses for automobile travel.  The Company shall also include the Executive as an insured under its liability insurance policies with coverage at least equal to the coverage under its current liability insurance policies; and

	provide the Executive, for both business and personal use so long as he is actually working for the Company under this Agreement, the present residence in Pleasantville, California (the "Residence"), which has heretofore been utilized by the Executive and the rental payments for which are being paid for by the Company; with the understanding that the Executive will assist the Company in ensuring that the Residence will be made available for use by the incoming Chief Executive Officer of the Company upon his visiting the Company's facilities in Livermore, California, and with the further understanding that the Executive's present personal items within the Residence will be inventoried in order to clearly establish the ownership and responsibility therefore during the shared use of the Residence."

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(e)     Paragraph "10." of the Underlying Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety with the following Paragraph being substituted in its stead:

"(a)     The Executive's employment under this Agreement may be terminated at any time by the Board.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any termination by the Board other than for Cause shall not prejudice the Executive's right to receive:

	compensation in accordance with Paragraphs 4, 5 and 7 of this Agreement for the remainder of the Initial Term or any Extended term hereof; and

	the other benefits provided by this Agreement for the remainder of the Initial Term or any Extended term hereof.

(b)     The Executive shall have no right to receive compensation or other benefits under this Agreement for any period after the date of termination for Cause.  For purposes of this Agreement, termination for "Cause" shall mean only the following events:

	personal dishonesty;

	material breach of any provision of this Agreement;

	breach of a fiduciary duty involving personal gain or profit;

	intentional failure to perform stated duties;

	a material breach of the reasonable policies and procedures for the operation of the Company provided to the Executive by formal action of the Company's Board;

	willful violation of any law, rule, regulation (other than a law, rule or regulation relating to a traffic violation or similar offense) or final cease-and-desist order; or

	willful misconduct.

For purposes of Paragraph 10(b)(6) and 10(b)(7), no act, or failure to act, on the Executive's part shall be considered 'willful' unless he has acted, or failed to act, with an absence of good faith and without a reasonable belief that his action or failure to act was in the best interests of the Company; and, for the purposes of  Paragraph 10(b)(6), a cease-and-desist order shall not become final until exhaustion or lapse of all (administrative and judicial) appeal rights in relation thereto.

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(c)     The Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless there shall have been delivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire Board of the Company at a meeting of the Board duly called and held for the purpose (after reasonable notice to the Executive and an opportunity for the Executive, 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 the second sentence of this Paragraph 10(b) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.  In no event will the Executive be subject to termination for cause pursuant to Paragraph 10(b)(2) above unless the Executive shall have failed to cure, correct or prevent the alleged breach within 30 calendar days after such Board resolution has been delivered to the Executive.

(d)     This Agreement may be terminated by the Executive at any time upon 120 calendar days' prior written notice to the Company or upon such shorter period as may be agreed upon between the Executive and the Board.  In the event of such termination the Company shall be obligated only to continue to pay the Executive his Base Salary up to the date of termination and those retirement and/or employee benefits which have been earned or become payable up to the date of termination.

	If the Executive's employment terminates by reason of the Executive's "Disability" (as hereinafter defined), the Company shall pay the Executive his Base Salary as follows:  For the first ninety (90) calendar days of the Executive's Disability, the Executive shall be entitled to one hundred percent (100%) of the Executive's Base Salary.  In the event that the Executive's Disability continues beyond ninety (90) calendar days, the Executive shall receive sixty percent (60%) of the Executive's Bases Salary up and until the Executive attains the age of sixty-seven (67).  If the Executive's employment terminates by reason of the Executive's Disability, the Company shall also pay the Executive any benefits or awards which, pursuant to the terms of any compensation or benefit plan, have been earned or have become payable, but which have not yet been paid to the Executive, and a pro rata portion of any Discretionary Incentive Bonus that the Executive would have been entitled to receive in respect of the year in which the Executive's date of termination occurs had he continued in employment until the end of such calendar year.

	In the event the Executive's employment terminates by reason of death, the Company will cause to be continued medical, hospitalization, dental and group life insurance coverage, as well as any other similar type benefits offered from time to time by the Company to its employees for the Executive's family (including dependents up to age 21) substantially identical to that maintained by the Company for the Executive prior to his death.  The Company's obligation to provide health coverage for the Executive's family will cease twelve (12) months after the Executive's death.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company is not obligated to continue any coverage if to do so would be contrary to law, or if the Company receives written notice from an insurer stating that the insurer cannot continue the coverage for the Executive's family.";

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(f)     Paragraph "12." of the Underlying Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety;

(g)     Paragraph "13." of the Underlying Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety;

(h)     Paragraph "14." of the Underlying Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety; and

(i)     Paragraph "16." of the Underlying Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

1.2               Effect of the Underlying Agreement.   Save as hereby amended in accordance with section "1.2" hereinabove, the Underlying Agreement remains in full force and effect as unamended.

 

Article 2

GENERAL PROVISIONS

2.1               Entire agreement.   This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement to date between the Parties hereto and supersedes every previous agreement, communication, expectation, negotiation, representation or understanding, whether oral or written, express or implied, statutory or otherwise, between the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

2.2               Enurement.   This Agreement will enure to the benefit of and will be binding upon the Parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators and assigns.

2.3               Time of the essence.   Time will be of the essence of this Agreement.

2.4               Representation and costs.   It is hereby acknowledged by each of the Parties hereto that Lang Michener LLP, Lawyers - Patent & Trade Mark Agents, act solely for the Company, and, correspondingly, that the Executive has been required by each of Lang Michener LLP and the Company to obtain independent legal advice with respect to its review and execution of this Agreement.   In addition, it is hereby further acknowledged and agreed by the Parties hereto that Lang Michener LLP, and certain or all of its principal owners or associates, from time to time, may have both an economic or shareholding interest in and to the Company and/or a fiduciary duty to the same arising from either a directorship, officership or similar relationship arising out of the request of the Company for certain of such persons to act in a similar capacity while acting for the Company as counsel.  Correspondingly, and even where, as a result of this Agreement, the consent of each Party hereto to the role and capacity of Lang Michener LLP, and its principal owners and associates, as the case may be, is deemed to have been received, where any conflict or perceived conflict may arise, or be seen to arise, as a result of any such capacity or representation, each Party hereto acknowledges and agrees to, once more, obtain independent legal advice in respect of any such conflict or perceived conflict and, consequent thereon, Lang Michener LLP, together with any such principal owners or associates, as the case may be, shall be at liberty at any time to resign any such position if it or any Party hereto is in any way affected or uncomfortable with any such capacity or representation.  Each Party to this Agreement will also bear and pay its own costs, legal and otherwise, in connection with its respective preparation, review and execution of this Agreement and, in particular, that the costs involved in the preparation of this Agreement, and all documentation necessarily incidental thereto, by Lang Michener LLP, shall be at the cost of the Company.

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2.5               Applicable law.   For all purposes this Agreement will be governed exclusively by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws and Courts prevailing in the State of Indiana, U.S.A.

2.6               Further assurances.   The Parties hereto hereby, jointly and severally, covenant and agree to forthwith, upon request, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such further and other deeds, documents, assurances and instructions as may be required by the Parties hereto or their respective counsel in order to carry out the true nature and intent of this Agreement.

2.7               Severability and construction.   Each Article, section, paragraph, term and provision of this Agreement, and any portion thereof, shall be considered severable, and if, for any reason, any portion of this Agreement is determined to be invalid, contrary to or in conflict with any applicable present or future law, rule or regulation in a final unappealable ruling issued by any court, agency or tribunal with valid jurisdiction in a proceeding to any of the Parties hereto is a party, that ruling shall not impair the operation of, or have any other effect upon, such other portions of this Agreement as may remain otherwise intelligible (all of which shall remain binding on the Parties and continue to be given full force and agreement as of the date upon which the ruling becomes final).

2.8               Counterparts.   This Agreement may be signed by the Parties hereto in as many counterparts as may be necessary and, if required, by facsimile, each of which so signed being deemed to be an original, and such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument and notwithstanding the date of execution will be deemed to bear the Effective Date as set forth on the front page of this Agreement.  

 

                    IN WITNESS WHEREOF each of the Parties hereto have hereunto set their respective hands and seals in the presence of their duly authorized signatories effective as of the Effective Date as set forth in the front page of this Agreement.

 

	
The CORPORATE SEAL of

POWER AIR CORPORATION,

the Company herein, was hereunto affixed

in the presence of:

                "Paul D. Brock"                      

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SIGNED, SEALED and DELIVERED by

STEVE WILLIAMS,

the Executive herein, in the presence of:

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Witness Signature

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Witness Address

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            "Steve Williams"               

STEVE WILLIAMS

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Schedule A

 

                    This is Schedule "A" to that certain Amending Agreement To Employment Agreement between Power Air Corporation and Steve Williams.

Underlying Agreement

Refer to the materials attached hereto.

__________EX10_7

Exhibit 10.7

H. DEAN HALEY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

          This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into this 1st day of April, 2006 (the "Effective Date"), between Power Air Corporation (the "Company"), with an address for notice and delivery located at 4777 Bennett Drive, Suite E, Livermore, California, U.S.A., 94551, and H. Dean Haley, having an address for notice and delivery located at 3801 Albert Matthews Road, Columbia, Tennessee, U.S.A., 38401 (the "Executive") (each of the Company and the Executive also being a "Party" hereunder).

          WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") wishes to assure the Company of the services of the Executive for the period provided in this Agreement; and

          WHEREAS, the Parties wish this Agreement to supersede all prior understandings between the Parties, whether oral or written;

          NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the performance of the responsibilities of the Executive and upon other terms and conditions hereinafter provided, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

1.        Employment
(a)     The Executive shall be employed as the Executive Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (the "COO") of the Company.  As Executive Chairman and COO the Executive shall render administrative and management services to the Company such as are customarily performed by persons situated in a similar executive position.  The Executive shall perform such other duties as the Board of the Company may from time to time reasonably direct.  Failure to re-elect or appoint the Executive as Executive Chairman and COO without the consent of the Executive shall be deemed to be a termination of the Executive without "Cause" (as hereinafter defined) under this Agreement.  In this regard, and as soon as reasonably possible after the execution of this Agreement, the Executive agrees to provide the Board with a complete job description for his ongoing and present role as Executive Chairman and COO of the Company which shall include, without limitation, all goals, targets and benchmarks, together with the anticipated costs and timelines associated with the completion of each of the same, which the Executive expects to achieve during the continuance of this Agreement.

(b)     The Executive shall be furnished with a private office with such facilities, amenities and services as are appropriate for the Executive's position as Executive Chairman and COO of the Company and adequate for the performance of his duties hereunder.

2.        Term
This Agreement shall be for a period of seven months (the "Initial Term") commencing on the Effective Date, subject, however, to termination during such Initial Term as provided herein.  The Initial Term shall be deemed to be extended for additional periods of one month each (each such extension of a month being an "Extended Term" herein) unless at one month prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or an Extended Term, as the case may be, written notice is delivered by either Party to the other Party therein confirming its desire to terminate this Agreement and stating that the Agreement will terminate and not be extended beyond the Initial Term or such Extended Term.

3.        Standards of Performance
Excluding periods of vacation to which the Executive is entitled, the Executive agrees to devote his best efforts and his entire business time during regular business hours to the business and affairs of the Company and to discharge the responsibilities assigned to the Executive hereunder.  The Executive, following consultation with the Board, may serve on corporate, civic or charitable boards or committees and, without such consultation, manage personal investments, so long as such activities do not interfere in any material respect with the performance of the Executive's responsibilities hereunder.

4.        Base Salary
(a)     The Company agrees to pay the Executive during the continuance of this Agreement a gross salary of U.S. $150,000 per annum; that being U.S. $12,500 per month (hereafter referred to as the "Base Salary").  The Base Salary provided for hereinafter shall be payable no less frequently than bi- monthly and not later than the 1st and 15th day following the expiration of the month in question.  In addition, it is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the Executive will be classified as a taxable employee of the Company for all purposes, such that all compensation which is provided by the Company to the Executive under this Agreement, or otherwise, will be calculated on the previous gross basis, however, will then actually be distributed to the Executive by the Company on a net basis; that being net of all applicable statutory taxes which will first be deducted by the Company and remitted to the applicable taxing authority before any such compensation will actually be paid by the Company to the Executive hereunder on such net basis.

(b)     Commencing during the Initial Term of this Agreement the Board shall evaluate the Company's progress, past, present and future, as attained with the services of the Executive.  At the end of each calendar year during the continuance of this Agreement and after the Initial Term the Board shall, through its Compensation Committee (or, if the Board does not have a Compensation Committee, through the balance of its then disinterested Board members), consider increasing the Base Salary to be paid to the Executive for the next ensuing year.  In respect of those years in which the Executive receives an increase in Base Salary by virtue of this Paragraph 4(b), such increase in Base Salary shall be considered part of the Executive's Base Salary for all purposes of this Agreement moving forward.

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5.        One-time Sign-On Bonus and Stock Options
(a)     As an inducement to the Executive to enter into this Agreement, and in consideration of the fact that the Executive has already been working for the Company in the capacity of Executive Chairman and COO prior to the Effective Date hereof, upon the execution of this Agreement the Executive will receive a one-time cash signing bonus of U.S. $15,000.

(b)     As a further inducement to the Executive to enter into this Agreement the Executive will be granted, subject to the rules and policies of the regulatory authorities and applicable securities legislation, the terms and conditions of the Company's existing stock option plan and the final determination of the Board, acting reasonably, an aggregate of 200,000 incentive stock options (each being a "Stock Option") to acquire up to an equivalent number of common shares of the Company (each being an "Option Share" when acquired) at an exercise price of U.S. $0.65 per Option Share and exercisable for a period of up to two years from the date of grant; with 100,000 of such Stock Options having already vested upon the date of grant and with the balance of 100,000 of such Stock Options vesting in equal 25,000 proportions three, six, nine and 12 months, respectively, from the date of grant.  In this regard the Company intends to use its reasonable commercial efforts to ensure that a Form S-8 Registration Statement is filed and remains effective as long as such Stock Options are outstanding, and the Executive fully understands and acknowledges that any such Option Shares will be issued in reliance upon the exemption afforded under the Form S-8 Registration Statement which is available only if the Executive acquires such Option Shares for investment and not with a view to distribution.  The Executive is familiar with the phrase "acquired for investment and not with a view to distribution" as it relates to the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the special meaning given to such term in various releases of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

6.        Discretionary Incentive Bonus to the Executive
(a)     The Company will pay the Executive an incentive bonus to be determined as hereinafter set forth (the "Discretionary Incentive Bonus").  The Board shall authorize, subject to payment terms to be determined by the Board and pursuant to the Company's bonus plan, if any, as amended from time to time by the Board, payment to the Executive of an annual incentive Discretionary Incentive Bonus for that calendar year, or any portion thereof on a pro rata basis, in the event the Executive did not serve the complete calendar year; provided, the Company's financial performance for that calendar year permits such a Discretionary Incentive Bonus to be paid in the best interests of the Company.  The Company's financial performance will be measured, among other things, by reference to the Company's return on equity, in order to determine if and to what extent a Discretionary Incentive Bonus is payable during each calendar year of the continuance of this Agreement.

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(b)     Unless otherwise determined by the Board in light of the Company's financial performance measured, among other things, by reference to the Company's return on equity during a particular calendar year, the Discretionary Incentive Bonus shall ordinarily be not less than 2% of the Company's after-tax profits as determined by the Company's independent certified public accountants in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, applied consistently from year to year, and may be payable in cash or awards of options and/or units or a combination of cash and awards.  At the election of the Executive, and without the requirement for prior Board approval in such instance, any Discretionary Incentive Bonus shall be paid either in cash, stock options or pursuant to a deferred cash compensation arrangement.  In no event shall the Discretionary Incentive Bonus in any one year to be paid pursuant to this Paragraph 6 be in excess of 200% of the Base Salary of the Executive provided for in Paragraph 4.

7.        Participation in Retirement, Life and Executive Benefit Plans
(a)     The Executive shall be entitled to participate in any plan of the Company relating to pension, thrift, deferred compensation, profit-sharing, group life insurance, medical insurance, educational reimbursement or other retirement or employee benefits that the Company may then have in force.

(b)     In addition to the compensation provided to the Executive pursuant to Paragraphs 4, 5, 6, and 7 hereof, the Company agrees to reimburse the Executive for reasonable entertainment, travel, lodging and other miscellaneous expenses, whether local or out-of-city, incurred on its behalf and directly related to the performance of his duties as Executive Chairman and COO of the Company.  This reimbursement shall include the payment of reasonable expenses for attending meetings of trade and/or professional associations.  The Executive shall submit an itemized statement and satisfactory documentation of the expenses incurred.  The Company further agrees to provide the Executive, for both business and personal use so long as he is actually working for the Company every two years during the Initial Term and during continuance of this Agreement, if any, a new automobile, and the Company shall be responsible for all expenses (including adequate insurance), repairs and maintenance thereof; provided, however, that the Executive shall be responsible for his gas and oil expenses for automobile travel.  The Company shall also include the Executive as an insured under its liability insurance policies with coverage at least equal to the coverage under its current liability insurance policies.

8.        Vacations
(a)     The Executive shall be entitled, without loss of pay, to the number of vacation days in each calendar year determined by the Board from time to time, provided that the Executive shall be entitled to an annual vacation of not less than two weeks per year during the Initial Term in accordance with the Company's personnel policies as may be amended by the Board from time to time.

(b)     The timing of vacations shall be scheduled in a reasonable manner by the Executive.  The Executive shall not be entitled to receive any additional compensation from the Company for his unused vacation time.  The Executive shall be entitled to accumulate one week unused vacation time from one calendar year to the next calendar year only.

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9.        Termination of Employment
(a)     The Executive's employment under this Agreement may be terminated at any time by the Board.  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any termination by the Board other than for Cause shall not prejudice the Executive's right to receive:
(1)     compensation in accordance with Paragraphs 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this Agreement for the remainder of the Initial Term or any Extended Term hereof; and

(2)     the other benefits provided by this Agreement for the remainder of the Initial Term or any Extended Term hereof.

(b)     The Executive shall have no right to receive compensation or other benefits under this Agreement for any period after the date of termination for Cause.  For purposes of this Agreement, termination for "Cause" shall mean only the following events:
(1)     personal dishonesty;

(2)     material breach of any provision of this Agreement;

(3)     breach of a fiduciary duty involving personal gain or profit;

(4)     intentional failure to perform stated duties;

(5)     a material breach of the reasonable policies and procedures for the operation of the Company provided to the Executive by formal action of the Company's Board;

(6)     willful violation of any law, rule, regulation (other than a law, rule or regulation relating to a traffic violation or similar offense) or final cease-and-desist order; or

(7)     willful misconduct.

For purposes of Paragraph 9(b)(6) and 9(b)(7), no act, or failure to act, on the Executive's part shall be considered 'willful' unless he has acted, or failed to act, with an absence of good faith and without a reasonable belief that his action or failure to act was in the best interests of the Company; and, for the purposes of Paragraph 9(b)(6), a cease-and-desist order shall not become final until exhaustion or lapse of all (administrative and judicial) appeal rights in relation thereto.

(c)     The Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for Cause unless there shall have been delivered to the Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the entire Board of the Company at a meeting of the Board duly called and held for the purpose (after reasonable notice to the Executive and an opportunity for the Executive, 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 the second sentence of this Paragraph 9(b) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail.  In no event will the Executive be subject to termination for cause pursuant to Paragraph 9(b)(2) above unless the Executive shall have failed to cure, correct or prevent the alleged breach within 30 calendar days after such Board resolution has been delivered to the Executive.

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(d)     This Agreement may be terminated by the Executive at any time upon 30 calendar days' prior written notice to the Company or upon such shorter period as may be agreed upon between the Executive and the Board.  In the event of such termination the Company shall be obligated only to continue to pay the Executive his salary up to the date of termination and those retirement and/or employee benefits which have been earned or become payable up to the date of termination.

(e)  (1)  If the Executive's employment terminates by reason of the Executive's "Disability" (as hereinafter defined), the Company shall pay the Executive his Base Salary as follows:  For the first 90 calendar days of the Executive's Disability, the Executive shall be entitled to 100% of the Executive's Base Salary.  In the event that the Executive's Disability continues beyond 90 calendar days, the Executive shall receive 60% of the Executive's Bases Salary up and until the Executive attains the age of 67.  The Company shall obtain a policy of insurance insuring the Executive in the event of the Executive's Disability during the continuance of this Agreement.  The policy shall be non-cancelable to age 67 at a guaranteed premium rate to the Company and shall include a "Cost of Living Adjustment Factor and Automatic Benefit Indexing".  The policy of insurance shall be adequate to provide the necessary funds in the event of the Disability of the Executive.  All premiums on the Disability insurance coverage shall be paid by the Company.  If the Executive's employment terminates by reason of the Executive's Disability, the Company shall also pay the Executive any benefits or awards which, pursuant to the terms of any compensation or benefit plan, have been earned or have become payable, but which have not yet been paid to the Executive, and a pro rata portion of any Discretionary Incentive Bonus that the Executive would have been entitled to receive in respect of the year in which the Executive's date of termination occurs had he continued in employment until the end of such calendar year.

(2)  In the event the Executive's employment terminates by reason of Disability, the insurer referred to in the previous Paragraph shall pay to the Executive his benefits during the term of said Disability or until such time as said Executive reaches the age of 67.

(3)  In the event the Executive's employment terminates by reason of death, the Company will cause to be continued medical, hospitalization, dental and group life insurance coverage, as well as any other similar type benefits offered from time to time by the Company to its employees for the Executive's family (including dependents up to age 21) substantially identical to that maintained by the Company for the Executive prior to his death.  The Company's obligation to provide health coverage for the Executive's family will cease 12 months after the Executive's death.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company is not obligated to continue any coverage if to do so would be contrary to law, or if the Company receives written notice from an insurer stating that the insurer cannot continue the coverage for the Executive's family.

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10.      Disability

(a)     The Company may terminate the Executive's employment after having established the Executive's Disability.  For purposes of this Agreement, "Disability" means a physical or mental infirmity which impairs the Executive's ability substantially to perform his duties under this Agreement and which results in the Executive becoming eligible for long-term disability benefits, as set forth in Paragraph 9(e)(1) of this Agreement.  In the event the Executive's employment is terminated by reason of the Executive's Disability, the Executive shall be entitled to all of the benefits, including monthly benefits provided under the policy of insurance, until said Executive reaches age 67.  The Executive shall be entitled to the compensation and benefits under this Agreement for any period prior to the establishment of the Executive's Disability during which the Executive is unable to work due to a physical or mental infirmity.

(b)     If any dispute arises as to whether the Executive is or was physically or mentally unable to perform his duties pursuant to this Agreement, or whether his Disability has ceased and he is now able to resume his duties, the Parties shall submit such question to a licensed physician agreed upon by the Parties, or, if the Parties are unable to agree, to a licensed physician appointed by a neutral party practicing in the State of California at the request of either Party.  The Executive shall submit to such examinations and provide information as such physician may request and the determination of such physician as to the Executive's physical or mental condition shall be binding and conclusive on the Parties.  The Company agrees to pay the cost of any such physician and examinations.

11.      Election to Avoid Excess Parachute Payments
(a)     If the "Present Value" (as hereinafter defined) of any benefits payable under Sections 4, 5, 6, and 7, together with any other payments otherwise payable to the Executive by the Company (collectively referred to as "Severance Benefits"), which are deemed under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") to constitute "Parachute Payments" (as defined in Section G of the Code), are greater than three times the Executive's "Base Amount" (as hereinafter defined herein), the Executive may elect to apply the provision set forth below.

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(b)     In the event that any Severance Benefits to be made to the Executive by the Company, whether pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, upon termination of the Executive's employment pursuant to this Agreement are deemed, in the opinion of the Company's Independent Public Accountants (the "Accountants") to constitute Parachute Payments, the Executive may, upon written notification by the Company of the determination of the Accountants, elect to receive any combination of Severance Benefits from the Company due the Executive as a result of termination which equal the maximum aggregate amount which can be paid to the Executive without constituting "Excess Parachute Payments" for purposes of the Code.  The written notification by the Company of any determination of the Accountants pursuant to this Paragraph 11 shall be provided to the Executive within five business days of the Executive's date of termination, and shall (1) list all Severance Benefits which are deemed to constitute Parachute Payments in the opinion of the Accountants and (ii) contain the Company's opinion as to the Present Value of each of such Severance Benefits, which opinion shall be determined in consultation with the Accountants.  Any election by the Executive pursuant to this paragraph shall be made by the Executive and submitted to the Company by the 30th calendar day following the date of termination, and the Company shall pay to the Executive the Severance Benefits specified in such election within five business days of receipt of such election.

(c)     In the event that the Executive does not file a written election with the Company pursuant to Subparagraph (b) upon receipt of a written notification by the Company of the Accountant's determination that Severance Benefits to which the Executive is entitled upon termination constitute Excess Parachute Payments, then the Company shall pay the Executive all Severance Benefits due him pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise.

(d)     For purposes of this Paragraph 11, Present Value means the value determined in accordance with the principles of Section 1274(b) (2) of the Code as maintained under Section G of the Code, and Base Amount means the average annual compensation payable to the Executive by the Company and includible in the Executive's gross income for federal income tax purposes during the shorter of the period consisting of the most recent five taxable years ending before the date of any Change in Control of the Company or the portion of such period during which the Executive was an Executive.

(e)     References to Code Section G herein are specified references to Section G as added to the Code by the Tax Reform Act of 1984, Pub.L. No. 98-369, 98th Cong., 2nd Sess., and as it may be amended.

12.      Proprietary Information, Non-competition and non-circumvention
(a)     The Executive agrees that the knowledge of the business activities and plans for business activities of the Company and affiliates thereof is a confidential, valuable, special and unique asset of the business of the Company.  The Executive's knowledge of information concerning the Company of which a third party has both knowledge and an unrestricted right to that knowledge in not subject to this paragraph.  During the term of his employment and for the period ending two years following the termination of his employment for any reason, the Executive will not disclose any knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities of the Company or affiliates thereof to any person, firm, corporation or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever.  In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive of the provision of this Paragraph 12, the Company will be entitled to an injunction restraining the Executive from disclosing, in whole or in part, the knowledge of the past, present, planned or considered business activities of the Company or affiliates thereof, or from rendering any services to any person, firm, corporation or other entity to whom such knowledge, in whole or in part, has been disclosed is threatened to be disclosed.  Nothing herein will be construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other remedies available to the Company for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from the Executive.

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(b)     During the continuance of this Agreement the Executive shall not engage in any business or activity which reasonably may detract from or conflict with the Executive's respective duties and obligations to the Company as set forth in this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Board.  In addition, during the continuance of this Agreement and for a period of at least one year following the termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever the Executive shall not engage in any business or activity whatsoever which reasonably may be determined by the Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, to compete with any portion of the business interests of the Company as contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of the Board.  Furthermore, the Executive hereby acknowledges and agrees, for a period of at least one year following the termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, not to initiate any contact or communication directly with either of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, as the case may be, together with each of their respective directors, officers, representatives, agents or employees, without the prior written consent of the Board and, notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, further acknowledges and agrees, even with the prior written consent of the Board to such contact or communication, to limit such contact or communication to discussions outside the scope of any confidential information.  For the purposes of the foregoing the Executive hereby recognizes and agrees that a breach by the Executive of any of the covenants herein contained would result in irreparable harm and significant damage to the Company that would not be adequately compensated for by monetary award.  Accordingly, the Executive agrees that, in the event of any such breach, in addition to being entitled as a matter of right to apply to a Court of competent equitable jurisdiction for relief by way of restraining order, injunction, decree or otherwise as may be appropriate to ensure compliance with the provisions hereof, the Executive will also be liable to the Company, as liquidated damages, for an amount equal to the amount received and earned by the Executive as a result of and with respect to any such breach.  The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that if any of the aforesaid restrictions, activities, obligations or periods are considered by a Court of competent jurisdiction as being unreasonable, the Parties agree that said Court shall have authority to limit such restrictions, activities or periods as the Court deems proper in the circumstances.   In addition, the Parties further acknowledge and agree that all restrictions or obligations in this Agreement are necessary and fundamental to the protection of the business interests of the Company and are reasonable and valid, and all defenses to the strict enforcement thereof by the Executive are hereby waived.

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13.      Indemnification
(a)     The Company, using reasonable business judgment, shall provide the Executive (including his heirs, executors and administrators) with coverage under a standard form Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance Policy (the "D&O Policy") to be obtained by the Company as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Date hereof, at the Company's expense, and shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Executive (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the fullest extent permitted under California law for any deductible expenses under the D&O Policy reasonably incurred by him in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in which he may be involved by reason of his having been a director or officer of the Company (whether or not he continues to be a director or officer at the time of incurring such expense); such expenses and liabilities to include, but not limited to, judgments, court costs and attorneys' fees and the cost of reasonable settlements; and such settlements to be approved by the Board if such action is brought against the Executive in his capacity as an officer or director of the Company.

(b)     If the Company does not provide the Executive with coverage under a D&O policy the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend the Executive (and his heirs, executors and administrators) to the fullest extent permitted under California law against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred by him in connection with or arising out of any action, suit or proceeding in which he may be involved by reason of his having been an Executive of the Company (whether or not he continues to be an Executive at the time of incurring such expenses or liabilities); such expenses and liabilities to include, but not be limited to, judgments, court costs and attorney's fees and the cost of reasonable settlements; and such settlements to be approved by the Board if such action is brought against the Executive in his capacity as an Executive of the Company.

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14.      Payment of Legal Fees
All reasonable legal fees paid or incurred by the Executive pursuant to any dispute or question of interpretation relating to this Agreement shall be paid or reimbursed by the Company if the Executive is successful or as may be determined to be appropriate by any arbitrator's award based on the relative merits of the two Parties.

15.      Successors; Binding Agreement
(a)     The Company will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, by an assumption agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Executive, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place.

(b)     This Agreement and all rights of the Executive hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive's personal or legal representatives, successor, heirs, distributes, devisees, legatees and permitted assigns.

16.      No Assignments
This Agreement is personal to each of the Parties hereto and, except as provided in Paragraph 18, neither Party may assign or delegate any of its rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other Party.

17.      Notices
All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand or mailed, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, with postage prepaid, to the following addresses or to such other address as either Party may designate by like notice:

(a)     If to the Company:
4777 Bennett Drive, Suite E, Livermore, California, U.S.A., 94551

(b)     If to the Executive:
3801 Albert Matthews Road, Columbia, Tennessee, U.S.A., 38401

18.      Other Contracts
Consistent with Paragraph 3 herein, the Executive shall not, during the continuance of this Agreement, have any other employment except with the prior approval of the Board.

19.      Amendments
No amendments or additions to this Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both Parties, except as herein otherwise provided.

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20.      Paragraph Headings
The paragraph headings used in this Agreement are included solely for convenience and shall not affect, or be used in connection with, the interpretation of this Agreement.

21.      Severability
The provision of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.

22.      Governing Law
This Agreement shall, except to the extent that federal law shall be deemed to apply, be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of California.

23.      Arbitration
Except for the determination of Disability provided for under Paragraph 10, any dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect.  Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator's award in any court having jurisdiction.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on the Effective Date hereinabove written.

	
Witnessed:
	
POWER AIR CORPORATION:

	
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By:  "Stephen Williams", Authorized Signatory

	
Witnessed:
	
H DEAN HALEY:

	
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By:  "H. Dean Haley"

 

 

 

 

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