Document:

Exhibit
10.4

    

     

    EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT

     

    This
Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into between Cyalume
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the “Company”), and Tomas Ogas, (the
“Employee”).

     

    WHEREAS,
the Company desires to employ Employee as Operations Vice President of the
Company, and Employee desires to accept such employment upon the terms and
conditions set forth herein.

     

    NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained
herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     

    
      
        	
                1.

              	
                TERM.  This
      Agreement shall be for an initial term of three years, beginning on May
      15, 2009. The Agreement shall continue for successive one-year periods
      thereafter unless and until terminated by either party upon thirty days’
      written notice prior to the Agreement’s anniversary/expiration date, or
      until terminated pursuant to Section 8 of this
  Agreement.

              

      

    

     

    
      	
              2.

            	
              DUTIES OF
      EMPLOYEE.

            

    

     

    
      
        	
              	
                (a)

              	
                Duties.
      Employee shall be employed as Operations Vice
      President.  Employee’s duties shall be such executive,
      managerial, administrative, and professional duties as are commensurate
      with the position of Operations Vice President, and as shall be assigned
      by the President and Chief Operating Officer or the Board of Directors of
      the Company, or by their authorized designees. The Employee may delegate
      duties to other employees of the Company as he reasonably determines is in
      the best interest of the Company, consistent with the general authority
      and power given to him hereunder.  The principal place of
      employment of Employee shall be at the Company’s executive offices in West
      Springfield, Massachusetts.

              

      

    

     

    
      
        	
              	
                (b)

              	
                Exclusive
      Employment.
      Employee shall devote the whole of his business time, attention and
      abilities to carrying out his duties
hereunder.

              

      

    

     

    
      
        	
              	
                (c)

              	
                Loyal and
      Conscientious Performance.
      Employee agrees that to the best of his ability and experience, and in
      compliance with all applicable laws and the Company’s policies,
      Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, as they may be amended from time
      to time, he will at all times loyally and conscientiously perform all the
      duties and obligations required of him by the terms of this Agreement.
      Employee further agrees he shall use his best efforts to promote the
      interests and reputation of the Company and its affiliates and not do
      anything which is to the detriment of the Company or its
      affiliates.

              

      

    

     

    
      	
              3.

            	
              COMPENSATION AND
      BENEFITS.

            

    

     

    
      
        	
              	
                (a)

              	
                Salary.
      For all the services to be rendered by Employee in any capacity hereunder,
      the Company shall pay Employee, in equal installments consistent with the
      Company’s practices for its employees, salary and compensation as set
      forth in Schedule 1
      attached to this Agreement and incorporated herein. The Company shall have
      the ability to withhold from the compensation otherwise due to Employee
      under this Agreement any amounts required to be withheld from compensation
      from time to time under applicable
law.

              

      

    

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (b)

            	
              Severance
      Benefits.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (i)

            	
              In
      the event Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by the
      Company other than as a result of death, disability (as defined in Section
      8(a)(ii)), retirement or for “cause” (as defined in Section 8(a)(iii)), or
      if Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by Employee for
      the reason set forth in Section 8(d), and upon execution by Employee of a
      separation agreement prepared by the Company, the Company will pay
      Employee, at normal payroll intervals for twelve (12) months, a sum equal
      to the Employee’s annual Base Salary in effect at the time of termination
      hereunder, less applicable deductions and
  withholdings.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (ii)

            	
              If,
      upon a Change of Control, or as a consequence of the Change of Control
      prior to the Change of Control, or within twelve (12) months following a
      Change of Control, the Employee’s employment is terminated without “cause”
      or if the Employee terminates his employment for Good Reason, and upon
      execution by Employee of a separation agreement prepared by the Company,
      the Employee will be entitled to receive, in addition to the severance
      benefit set forth in Section 3(b)(i), a severance benefit equal to twelve
      (12) months of his Base Salary, less applicable deductions and
      withholdings, payable in full on the date of Employee’s
      termination.  For purposes of this provision, the following
      definitions will apply:

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (A)

            	
              A
      “Change of Control shall mean (1) any consolidation, merger or
      amalgamation of the Company with or into any other corporation whereby the
      voting shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such event receive
      less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting shares of the consolidated,
      merged or amalgamated corporation; (2) a sale by the Company of all or
      substantially all of the Company’s assets; or (3) any transaction or
      series of transactions having, directly or indirectly, the same effect as
      any of the foregoing.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (B)

            	
              A
      termination for “cause” shall mean those reasons defined in Sections
      8(a)(i), 8(a)(ii) and 8(a)(iii).

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (C)

            	
              A
      termination for “Good Reason” shall mean (1) a material diminution in the
      Employee’s title or duties or assignment to the Employee of materially
      inconsistent duties; (2) a reduction in the Employee’s Base Salary except
      for reductions applicable to all management; or (3) a relocation of
      Employee’s principal place of employment of a distance in excess of fifty
      (50) miles unless such relocation is effected at the request of Employee
      or with the Employee’s approval.  There shall be no termination
      for Good Reason without written notice from the Employee describing the
      basis for the termination and the Company (or a successor) having a
      reasonable period to cure.

            

    

     

    
      
         

      

      
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              (iii)

            	
              In
      the event that Employee elects to terminate this Agreement for any reason
      other than that set forth in Sections 3(b)(ii)(C) or  8(d), or
      in the event that this Agreement is terminated due to Employee’s death or
      disability, the Company shall not be obligated to pay to Employee any
      severance payments whatsoever and Employee shall be entitled only to that
      Base Salary and those benefits which he has earned through the date of
      such termination.

            

    

     

    
      
        	
              	
                (c)

              	
                Fringe
      Benefits.
      So long as Employee remains in the employ of the Company, Employee shall
      be provided those benefits set forth in Schedule 1 to
      this Agreement. Employee shall also receive such additional benefits as
      may be authorized from time to time by the Company’s Board of
      Directors.

              

      

    

     

    
      	
              4.

            	
              NONCOMPETITION BY
      EMPLOYEE.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (a)

            	
              During
      the term of this Agreement and for a period of two (2) years after
      Employee has ceased to be employed by Company for any reason, Employee
      shall not, without the prior written consent of a duly authorized officer
      of Company, directly or indirectly (i) engage in the business of, or (ii)
      assist or have an interest in (whether as proprietor, partner, investor,
      stockholders, officer, director or any type of principal whatsoever), or
      (iii) enter the employment of or act as an agent, advisor, or consultant
      to any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, business
      organization, entity or enterprise that is, or is to become, directly or
      indirectly, engaged in any business actually or potentially competitive
      with that of Company in any area or territory in which Company offers its
      services or products.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (b)

            	
              During
      the term of this Agreement, and for a period of two (2) years after
      Employee has ceased to be employed by Company for any reason, Employee
      shall not, without the prior written consent of a duly authorized officer
      of Company, solicit from any person, company, firm or organization, or any
      affiliate of the foregoing, which was or is a client or associated firm of
      Company or which Company was soliciting as a client or associated firm of
      Company during any of the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the
      termination or expiration of the Agreement, any business substantially
      similar to that done by Company, including but not limited to any business
      Employee was soliciting or on which he worked while employed by
      Company.

            

    

     

    
      
        	
                5.

              	
                CONFIDENTIALITY.
      Employee acknowledges, understands and agrees that all trade secrets and
      information relating to the business of the Company and/or its affiliates,
      including without limitation, procedures, product information,
      manufacturing techniques or processes, expertise, records, customer or
      prospect lists and information, vendor lists and information, supplier
      lists and information, internal operating forms, financial information or
      accounting methods, systems, books, manuals, employee information, any
      confidential information concerning the business, the Company, its
      affiliates, or the business, policies or operations of the business, the
      Company or its affiliates which Employee may have learned, possessed or
      controlled on or prior to the date hereof or which Employee may learn,
      possess or control during the term of Employee’s continued employment by
      the Company or any of its affiliates (as an employee, consultant, agent or
      otherwise) (collectively, “Trade Secrets”) are confidential and shall
      remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company and its affiliates.
      Trade Secrets include both written information and information not reduced
      to writing. Except as may be required pursuant to any law or the order of
      a court, or except as may be public knowledge (which shall not have become
      public knowledge as a result of any action of Employee), Employee shall
      not, at any time, retain, duplicate, remove from the business premises of
      Company or any of its affiliates, make use of, other than in the ordinary
      course of fulfilling his duties as an employee of the Company, divulge or
      otherwise disclose, directly or indirectly, any Trade Secrets. Employee
      shall not publish or disclose, and shall exercise his best efforts to
      prevent others from publishing or disclosing, any Trade Secrets and he
      shall not use or attempt to use any such knowledge or information which he
      may have or acquire in any manner which may injure or cause loss, whether
      directly or indirectly, to the Company or its affiliates or use his
      personal knowledge or influence over any customers, clients, suppliers or
      contractors of the Company or its affiliates so as to take advantage of
      the Company’s or its affiliate’s trade or business connections or utilize
      information confidentially obtained by
him.

              

      

    

     

    
      
         

      

      
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                6.

              	
                NON-SOLICITATION.
      Employee hereby covenants and agrees that, at all times during his
      employment with the Company and for a period of two (2) years immediately
      following his termination for any reason, Employee shall not employ or
      seek to employ any person employed at the time by the Company or any of
      its affiliates, or otherwise engage or entice, either directly or
      indirectly, such person to leave such
  employment.

              

      

    

     

    
      	
              7.

            	
              VIOLATION OF
      AGREEMENT

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (a)

            	
              The
      restrictions set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 6 shall extend to any and all
      activities of the Employee, whether alone or together with or on behalf of
      or through any other person or
entity.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (b)

            	
              Employee’s
      obligations under Sections 4, 5 and 6 shall survive termination of this
      Agreement and of Employee’s employment with the
  Company.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (c)

            	
              Employee
      acknowledges that the restrictions contained in Sections 4, 5 and 6, in
      view of the nature of the business in which Company is engaged, are
      reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of
      Company.  Employee understands that the remedies at law for his
      violation of any of the covenants or provisions of Sections 4, 5 and 6
      will be inadequate, that such violations will cause irreparable injury
      within a short period of time, and that Company shall be entitled to
      preliminary injunctive relief and other injunctive relief against such
      violation.  Such injunctive relief shall be in addition to, and
      in no way in limitation of, any and all other remedies that Company shall
      have in law and equity for the enforcement of those covenants and
      provisions.  Employee further acknowledges that should he
      violate any of the covenants or provisions of Sections 4, 5 and 6, he will
      reimburse Company for its reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees incurred to
      enforce the terms of this
Agreement.

            

    

     

    
      	
              8.

            	
              TERMINATION.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (a)

            	
              The
      Employee’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company
      immediately upon the occurrence of any of the following events, and the
      Company shall have no obligations to the Employee for any period after the
      effective date of such termination, except vested benefits or as otherwise
      provided in Section 3 herein:

            

    

     

    
      
         

      

      
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              (i)

            	
              The
      death of Employee.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (ii)

            	
              A
      mental or physical illness or injury that prevents Employee from
      performing his duties hereunder for a period of 90 consecutive days or for
      120 days in any 360 day period, or the Employee has been declared by a
      court of competent jurisdiction to be mentally incompetent or incapable of
      managing his affairs.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (iii)

            	
              For
      “cause” which, for the purposes of this Section, shall
    mean:

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (A)

            	
              Continued
      neglect or failure to perform his duties and responsibilities;
      or

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (B)

            	
              Formally
      being charged, either criminally or civilly, with committing fraud,
      misappropriation or embezzlement, whether or not in the performance of
      Employee’s duties as an employee of the Company;
  or

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (C)

            	
              Violations
      of any law which violation materially affects the Employee’s performance
      of his duties to the Company; or

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (D)

            	
              The
      conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony or crime
      involving moral turpitude; or

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (E)

            	
              Willfully
      engaging in conduct materially injurious to the Company or its affiliates;
      or

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (F)

            	
              Diverting
      any business opportunity of the Company or its affiliates for Employee’s
      direct or indirect personal gain;
or

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (G)

            	
              Failure
      to observe or perform the covenants and agreements contained in this
      Agreement, including but not limited to those contained in Sections 4, 5
      and 6 of this Agreement.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (b)

            	
              The
      Employee’s employment hereunder may be terminated at any time upon the
      mutual written agreement of Employee and the
  Company.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (c)

            	
              The
      Employee’s employment hereunder may be terminated by either party with
      thirty (30) days of written notice thereof.  Notwithstanding the
      foregoing, if Employee’s employment hereunder is terminated without
      “cause” during the initial term of this Agreement, Employee shall be paid
      any applicable severance benefits as set forth in Section 3(b) and the
      remainder of the compensation due him during that initial term as set
      forth in Schedule 1 to
      this Agreement, less applicable deductions and
    withholdings.

            

    

     

    
      
         

      

      
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              (d)

            	
              The
      Employee may terminate his employment hereunder upon any breach by the
      Company of any material provision of this Agreement not cured within sixty
      (60) days of written notice
thereof.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (e)

            	
              Except
      as may otherwise be set forth herein, in the event of termination of the
      Employee’s employment by the Company as permitted under clause (a) of this
      Section, Employee shall be entitled only to his Base Salary and other
      compensation and benefits earned through the date of
      termination.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (f)

            	
              Upon
      the termination of his employment hereunder for any reason whatsoever,
      Employee shall immediately deliver to the Company all documents,
      statistics, accounts, records, programs and other items of whatever nature
      or description (the “Documents”) which may be in his possession or under
      his control which relate in any way to the Trade Secrets or the business
      or affairs of the Company or of any of its affiliates, and no copies of
      any such Documents or any part thereof shall be retained by
      him.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (g)

            	
              In
      the event of the termination of Employee’s employment under this
      Agreement, Employee shall be deemed to have resigned from all positions
      held in the Company. Upon request of the Company, Employee shall promptly
      sign any and all documents reflecting such resignations as of the date of
      termination of his employment.

            

    

     

    
      
        	
                9.

              	
                REPRESENTATIONS.
      Employee hereby represents and warrants that this Agreement constitutes
      his valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with its terms
      and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not
      violate any agreement, arrangement or restriction of any kind to which
      Employee is a party or by which he is
bound.

              

      

    

     

    
      
        	
                10.

              	
                MISREPRESENTATION.
      Neither party hereto shall knowingly at any time make any untrue statement
      in relation to the other or any of their affiliates and in particular
      Employee shall not after the termination of his employment hereunder
      wrongfully represent himself as being employed by or connected with the
      Company or any affiliate of the
Company.

              

      

    

     

    
      
        	
                11.

              	
                REIMBURSEMENT OF
      EXPENSES.
      The Company shall reimburse Employee for all ordinary and necessary
      out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by Employee on behalf of the
      business of the Company. Employee agrees that expense reports must be
      submitted to obtain reimbursement of expenses as well as presentation of
      such supporting documentation as the Company may reasonably require.
      Employee further agrees to submit with expense reports such records and
      logs as may be required by the relevant taxing authorities for the
      substantiation of each such business expense as a deduction on the
      Company’s income tax returns.

              

      

    

     

    
      	
              12.

            	
              INVENTIONS,
      ETC.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (a)

            	
              It
      shall be part of the normal duties of Employee at all times to consider in
      what manner and by what new methods or devices the products, services,
      processes, equipment or systems of the Company or any of its affiliates
      with which he is concerned or for which he is responsible might be
      improved, and promptly to give to the President of the Company or Board of
      Directors full details of any invention or improvement which he may from
      time to time make or discover in the course of his duties, and to further
      the interests of the Company with regard thereto. Subject only to any
      contrary provisions of the laws of the United States or the Commonwealth
      of Massachusetts, all such materials, inventions, improvements, methods,
      products, services, equipment or systems shall be deemed to be “works made
      for hire”, and to the extent such items are not works made for hire, the
      Employee hereby irrevocably grants and assigns such materials, inventions,
      improvements, methods, products, services, equipment or systems to the
      Company which shall be entitled, free of charge, to the sole ownership of
      any such invention or improvement.

            

    

     

    
      
         

      

      
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              (b)

            	
              Employee
      shall, if and when required so to do by the Company, at the expense of the
      Company, apply or join with the Company in applying for patents or other
      protection in any part of the world for any such discovery, invention or
      process as aforesaid and shall at the expense of the Company, execute and
      do or cause to be done all instruments and things reasonably necessary for
      vesting the said patent or other protection when obtained and all right,
      title and interest to and in the same in the Company or in such other
      person as the Company may
designate.

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              (c)

            	
              For
      the purpose of this clause Employee hereby irrevocably authorizes the
      company as his attorney in his name to execute any documents or take any
      actions which are required in, order to give effect to the provisions of
      this Section and the Company is hereby empowered to appoint and remove at
      its pleasure any person as agent and substitute for and on behalf of the
      Company in respect of all or any of the matters
  aforesaid.

            

    

     

    
      
        	
                13.

              	
                NOTICES.
      Any notices to be given hereunder by either party to the other may be
      effectuated either by personal delivery in writing, by electronic
      facsimile transmission, by commercial overnight courier or by mail,
      postage prepaid, with return receipt requested. Notices shall be addressed
      to the parties as follows:

              

      

    

     

    If to the
Company:

    

    Cyalume
Technologies, Inc.

    96
Windsor Street

    West
Springfield, MA, 01089

    Attention:
President

    

    with a
copy to:

    

    Bowditch
& Dewey, LLP

    311 Main
Street, P.O. Box 15156

    Worcester,
MA 01615-0156

    Attention:
David M. Felper, Esquire

    

    If to
Employee:

    

    Tomas
Ogas

    41
Belinsky Circle

    Oxford,
CT  06478

    

      
        
           

        

        
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    or to
such other addresses as either the Company or Employee may designate by written
notice to each other. Notices delivered personally shall be deemed duly given on
the date of actual receipt; mailed notices shall be deemed duly given as of the
fifth (5th) day
after the date so mailed. Notices hereunder may be delivered by electronic
facsimile transmission (fax) if confirmation by sender is made within three (3)
business days by mail or personal delivery.

    
      
        	
                14.

              	
                ATTORNEYS’
      FEES.
      If any party shall bring an action to enforce this Agreement, each party
      will bear her/his/its own attorneys’ fees and
  costs.

              

      

    

     

    
      
        	
                15.

              	
                WAIVER OF
      BREACH.
      The waiver by any party to a breach of any provision in this Agreement
      cannot operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by a
      party.

              

      

    

     

    
      
        	
                16.

              	
                SEVERABILITY.
      The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision in this
      Agreement shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Agreement
      shall be construed in all respects as if the invalid or unenforceable
      provision were omitted.

              

      

    

     

    
      
        	
                17.

              	
                ENTIRE
      AGREEMENT.
      Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement covers the entire
      understanding of the parties as to the employment of Employee, superseding
      all prior understandings and agreements, and no modification or amendment
      of its terms and conditions shall be effective unless in writing and
      signed by the parties or their respective duly authorized
      agents.

              

      

    

     

    
      
        	
                18.

              	
                GOVERNING
      LAW.
      This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and governed according to
      the laws of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts or
      choice of laws of Delaware or of any other
  jurisdiction.

              

      

    

     

    
      
        	
                19.

              	
                CONSENT TO
      JURISDICTION.
      Employee hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any court of
      Delaware or any federal court sitting in the State of Delaware over any
      suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
      Employee hereby agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or
      proceeding brought in any such court, after all appropriate appeals, shall
      be conclusive and binding upon
him.

              

      

    

     

    
      
        	
                20.

              	
                SUCCESSORS AND
      ASSIGNS.
      This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
      parties hereto and their successors, permitted assigns, legal
      representatives and heirs, but neither this Agreement nor any rights
      hereunder shall be assignable by any of its parties except as permitted by
      this Section. Employee agrees that this Agreement may be assigned or
      transferred by operation of law by the Company upon a sale, merger,
      reorganization or other business combination of or involving the Company;
      provided, however, that (i) such assignee or other successor to the
      Company shall assume all obligations of the Company hereunder and (ii)
      that Employee shall perform all services required pursuant to this
      Agreement for any such assignee or
successor.

              

      

    

     

    
      
        	
                21.

              	
                MISCELLANEOUS.
      The Section headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference
      only and do not form a part hereof and do not in any way modify,
      interpret, or construe the intentions of the parties. This Agreement may
      be executed in one or more counterparts and all such counterparts shall
      constitute one and the same
instrument.

              

      

    

     

    
      
         

      

      
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                22.

              	
                RIGHT OF
      SET-OFF.
      The Company may at any time offset against any compensation or other
      remuneration due or to become due to the Employee, or anyone claiming
      through or under the Employee, any debt or debts due or to become due from
      the Employee to the Company.

              

      

    

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day
and year first above written.

     

    
      
        
          
            
              
                
                  
                    
                      	
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    SCHEDULE
1

    

    TO
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT OF

    Tomas
Ogas

    

    
      
        	
                1.

              	
                Salary.
      The Company shall pay Employee an annual base salary (“Base Salary”) of
      Two-hundred thousand ($200,000.00), at normal payroll intervals and less
      applicable deductions and withholdings, which shall be subject to annual
      adjustments at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors of the
      Company.

              

      

    

     

    
      	
              2.

            	
              Cash Bonus and Equity
      Bonus Awards

            

    

     

    Cash
Bonus. For
purposes of this Section, cash bonuses shall include all payments under all
bonus, incentive or other similar programs maintained by the Company for which
the Employee qualifies.

     

    
      
        
          
            
              
                
                  
                    	
                            Cash
      Bonus (Up to 25% of Base Pay)

                          
	 
      	 	 
      	 	 
      
	
                            Criteria

                          	 	
                            Maximum
      % of

                            Total
      Award

                          	 	
                            Award

                          
	 
      	 	 
      	 	 
      
	
                            Revenue
      goals

                          	 	
                            25

                          	 	
                            100%
      if the Company achieves 100% of Revenue goal; 80% if the Company achieves
      80% of Revenue goal.  If the Company achieves percentages of its
      budgeted Revenue between the limits above, the bonus will be awarded pro
      rata.

                          
	 
      	 	 
      	 	 
      
	
                            EBITDA
      goals

                          	 	
                            25

                          	 	
                            100%
      if the Company achieves 100% of EBITDA goal; 80% if the Company achieves
      80% of EBITDA goal.  If the Company achieves percentages of its
      budgeted EBITDA between the limits above, the bonus will be awarded pro
      rata.

                          
	 
      	 	 
      	 	 
      
	
                            Specific
      objectives

                          	 	
                            50

                          	 	
                            Percentage
      determined by CEO based on specific objective
    accomplishments

                          

                  

                

              

            

          

        

      

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              25%
      of the bonus will be based on the Company achieving overall Revenue
      targets

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              25%
      of the bonus will be based on the Company achieving overall EBITDA
      targets

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              The
      remaining 50% of bonus will be based on specific objectives relating
      to:

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              §

            	
              Achieve
      monthly “scheduled-to-ship” revenue targets within targeted error rates
      for shipment accuracy and
timeliness

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              §

            	
              Achieve
      production goals within approved operations
  budget

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              §

            	
              Achieve
      goals for reducing inventory levels

            

    

     

    
      
         

      

      
        11

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              §

            	
              Manage
      LCI relationship to: a) ensure orders are filled on a timely basis; b)
      ensure required stocking levels at LCI are maintained, and c) ensure a
      smooth transition of the 40 Item Contract products to JWOD
      status

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              §

            	
              Effectively
      manage the workforce through the slowdown to achieve production and cost
      objectives tied to 2nd
      shift elimination and four 10-hour day weeks and other future changes
      based on sales growth.

            

    

     

    If the
Employee’s employment is terminated by the Employer other than for “cause”, the
Employee shall be entitled to receive a prorated bonus for the calendar year in
which the Employee terminated employment and, if applicable, the prior calendar
year, based on the number of full calendar months such Employee was employed by
the Employer during such calendar year.

     

    Equity
Bonus.
Employee shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s Restricted Stock Plan
in accordance with the eligibility requirements for participation
therein.  Nothing herein shall be construed so as to prevent the
Company modifying or terminating the Restricted Stock Plan.

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              Employee
      shall be entitled to receive equity compensation of up to 10% of base
      salary in the form of restricted stock.  Such restricted stock
      shall be vested over a period of three
years.

            

    

     

    
      
        
          
            
              
                
                  
                    	
                            Equity
      Bonus (Up to 10% of Base Pay)

                          
	 
      	 	 
      	 	 
      
	
                            Criteria

                          	 	
                            Maximum
      % of

                            Total
      Award

                          	 	
                            Award

                          
	 
      	 	 
      	 	 
      
	
                            Revenue
      goals

                          	 	
                            25

                          	 	
                            100%
      if the Company achieves 100% of Revenue goal; 80% if the Company achieves
      80% of Revenue goal.  If the Company achieves percentages of its
      budgeted Revenue between the limits above, the bonus will be awarded pro
      rata.

                          
	 
      	 	 
      	 	 
      
	
                            EBITDA
      goals

                          	 	
                            25

                          	 	
                            100%
      if the Company achieves 100% of EBITDA goal; 80% if the Company achieves
      80% of EBITDA goal.  If the Company achieves percentages of its
      budgeted EBITDA between the limits above, the bonus will be awarded pro
      rata.

                          
	 
      	 	 
      	 	 
      
	
                            Specific
      objectives

                          	 	
                            50

                          	 	
                            Percentage
      determined by CEO based on specific objective
    accomplishments

                          

                  

                

              

            

          

        

      

    

     

    
      
         

      

      
        12

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              The
      restricted stock award will be based on specific objectives relating
      to:

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              §

            	
              Achieve
      monthly “scheduled-to-ship” revenue targets within targeted error rates
      for shipment accuracy and
timeliness

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              §

            	
              Achieve
      production goals within approved operations
  budget

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              §

            	
              Achieve
      goals for reducing inventory levels

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              §

            	
              Manage
      LCI relationship to: a) ensure orders are filled on a timely basis; b)
      ensure required stocking levels at LCI are maintained, and c) ensure a
      smooth transition of the 40 Item Contract products to JWOD
      status

            

    

     

    
      	
               
      

            	
              §

            	
              Effectively
      manage the workforce through the slowdown to achieve production and cost
      objectives tied to 2nd
      shift elimination and four 10-hour day weeks and other future changes
      based on sales growth.

            

    

     

    
      
        	
                3.

              	
                Benefits.
      Employee shall be provided with health, life, and disability insurance
      coverages and other similar benefits substantially equivalent to those
      provided to employees of the Company from time to time, all in accordance
      with the standard policies of the Company.  Employee shall be
      permitted to participate in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement
      Plan.

              

      

    

     

    
      
        	
                4.

              	
                Paid Time Off
      (PTO)/Sick Days.
      Employee shall be provided with three (3) weeks of PTO, accrued on a
      monthly basis, and with sick days in accordance with the standard policies
      of the Company. Employee shall be permitted to carry over any unused PTO
      into any subsequent period. Upon termination of employment, Employee shall
      not be paid for unused sick days, but will be paid for accrued, unused
      PTO.

              

      

    

     

    
      
        
          	
                  5.

                	
                  Automobile
      Allowance.Employee
      shall be furnished an automobile allowance of $9000 per year, paid on a
      weekly basis.

                

        

      

    

     

    
      
         

      

      
        13Unassociated Document

    
      Labor
Contract

      

      1. Basic
Information of the Parties

      

      
        	
                (1)

              	
                Party
      A (Employer): Tianjin Tianshi
      Biological Development Co.,
Ltd.

              

      

      

      Legal
Representative(or Principal Responsible Person): Jinyuan
Li

      Address:
No.6,YuanQuan Road,
Wuqing New-Tech Industrial Park,Tianjin, P.R.China 301700

      

      Phone:
_XXXXXXXX________________________________________________

      

      
        	
                (2)

              	
                Party
      B (Employee):_Manbo
      He_________________________________

              

      

      

      Address
(current residential address):_ No.6,YuanQuan Road, Wuqing
New-Tech Industrial Park,Tianjin, P.R.China 301700_____

      

      ID card
number (or other effective identification document number): __XXXXXXXX____
_____________________________

      

      Phone:
___XXXXXXXX_________________________________________

      

      2. Term
of the Contract

      

      
        	
                (3)

              	
                The
      term of the contract is of _one (1)__of the
      followings:

              

      

      

      
        
          
            	
                  	
                    1)

                  	
                    The
      term of this contract is_four years
      ten
      months and nine days from
      _June 1,
      2009 to April 9,
      2014.

                  

          

        

      

      

      
        	
              	
                2)

              	
                The
      term of this contract is unfixed, fromBLANK
      HERE_ date, _BLANK
      HERE_ month, the year of __BLANK
      HERE_.

              

      

       

      
        	
              	
                3)

              	
                As
      per the duration for finishing a specific job, both parties agree as
      follows:

              
	 	 	____BLANK_HERE_______________________________________________

      

       

      
        
          
            
              	
                      (4)

                    	
                      The
      probation of the contract is ___N/A___
      month (day), from ___BLANK
      HERE___ date, ___BLANK
      HERE___ month, the year of __BLANK
      HERE____ to __BLANK
      HERE____ date, ___BLANK
      HERE___ month, the year of __BLANK
      HERE____.

                    

            

          

        

      

       

      3. Duties
and Locations of the Work

       

      
        
          
            	
                    (5) 

                  	
                    To
      fulfill the needs of business and work requirements of Party A, Party B
      agrees to retain the position of _Chief Financial
      Officer. See detailed functions of the position in Functions
      Instruction Handbook of Tianshi Group Co.,
Ltd.

                  

          

        

      

      

      
        	
                (6)

              	
                Locations
      of the work: at Tianshi Group Co., Ltd. (and its
    subsidiaries)

              

      

      

      
        
          
            	
                    (7)

                  	
                    See
      detailed duties of the position in the position descriptions section set
      forth in Functions Instruction Handbook of Tianshi Group Co.,
      Ltd.

                  

          

        

      

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      
 

      4. Work
Hours, Leaves and Vacations

      

      
        
          	
                  (8)

                	
                  In
      consideration of the functions and duties of the Party B, Party A adopts
      one of the following work hours system:N/A.

                

        

      

      
        	
              	
                A.

              	
                The
      standard work hours system:

              

      

      
        
          	
                	
                  B.

                	
                  The
      work system of comprehensive calculation of work hours:

                
	 	 	The
      work hours of Party B are arranged as below:   BLANK
      HERE_

        

      

      
        	
              	
                C.

              	
                The
      unfixed work hours system:

              

      

      

      
        
          	
                  (9)

                	
                  In
      the event that Party A requires Party B to work overtime due to its needs
      of business operations, Party A shall comply with relevant regulations of
      the State and Tianjing City, and its relevant approval
      procedures.

                

        

      

      

      
        
          	
                  (10)

                	
                  In
      addition to vacations and leaves Party B is entitled to in accordance with
      laws and regulations of the State, Party A and Party may agree extra
      vacations s follows:

                

        

      

        
1)___BLANK
HERE___

       
 2)___BLANK
HERE___

       
 3)___BLANK
HERE___

      

      5.
Remunerations

      

      
        	
                (11)

              	
                Party
      A shall pay Party B monthly in cash, the pay date is thetenth day of
      each month.

              

      

      

      
        	
                (12)

              	
                The
      remunerations of Party B in probation isN/A/month.

              

      

      

      
        	
                (13)

              	
                The
      detailed paying methods, standards and relevant terms of remunerations are
      as follows:

              

      

      Yearly
remunerations: USD$40,000, paid monthly in twelve months.

      

      6. Social
Insurance and Welfare

       

      
        	
                (14)

              	
                Party
      A and Party B agree to join the social insurance, including senior care,
      unemployment, medical care, employment injury, and maternity in accordance
      with regulations of the State and Tianjing City, and perform the
      obligation of paying premium to guarantee that Party B can enjoy the
      rights to all kinds of social
insurance.

              

      

      

      
        
          	
                  (15)

                	
                  Party
      A shall deduct the insurance premium Party B should pay from Party’s B
      salary and pay for it on Party B’s
behalf.

                

        

      

      

      7. Labor
Protection, Work Conditions and Employment Injury Protection

      

      
        
          	
                  (16)

                	
                  Party
      A shall strictly comply with the rules and regulations stipulated by the
      State and Tianjin City to conduct the training for Party B on production
      safety and operating procedures, and use its best efforts to improve work
      conditions so as to protect Party B's safety and health in the course of
      production.

                

        

      

       

      
        	
                (17)

              	
                Party
      A shall provide labor protective appliances to Party B in accordance with
      the laws, regulations and rules of State and Tianjin City, and provide the
      health examination to Party B in accordance with relevant
      rules.

              

      

       

      
        	
                (18)

              	
                Party
      B shall strictly abide by the rules on labor safety and hygiene and rules
      on safe operations in the work
process.

              

      

       

      
        	
                (19)

              	
                If
      Party B suffered from occupational disease, employment injury or death,
      Party A shall provide Party B all kinds of treatments in accordance with
      the relevant rules of State and Tianjin
City.

              

      

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      
 

      8.
Cancellation, Termination and Renewal of the Labor Contract

      

      
        
          	
                  (20)

                	
                  Party
      A and Party B shall comply with the Labor Contract Law, when bilaterally
      or unilaterally cancel or terminate this
  contract.

                

        

      

       

      
        	
                (21)

              	
                Party
      B shall complete the handover procedure within thirty (30) days upon the
      cancellation or termination of this contract. The details of the handover
      lists Party B shall comply with when both parties cancel or terminate this
      contract are as follows:

              

      

      1. In accordance with the
relevant management rules of Party A.___________________

      2.
____________________________________________________________________

      3.
_____________________________________________________________________

      Party A
shall pay Party B economic compensations and provide the certificate of the
cancellation or termination of this contract when Party A and Party B complete
the handover procedure.

      

      9
Liabilities of Breach and Breach Penalties

       

      
        	
                (22)

              	
                In
      the event that Party A paid the professional training expenses for Party
      B, both parties agree the period of work and the breach penalty as
      follows:

              

      

      1)___BLANK
HERE___

      2)___BLANK
HERE___

      3)___BLANK
HERE___

      4)___BLANK
HERE___

      5)___BLANK
HERE___

      

      
        
          	
                  (23)

                	
                  If
      Party B is one of the executive management personnel, senior technical
      professionals and other personnel that shall assume the confidential
      obligations, both parties agree the scope , geographic area, period of
      time, economic compensations and liability of breach of the non-compete
      covenant as follows (or see the special agreement both parties
      signed):

                

        

      

      1) See the confidential
agreement signed by and between both parties__

      

      10. Other
covenants

      

      
        
          	
                  (24)

                	
                  Both
      Parties, in accordance with the legal, fair, equal and voluntary
      principles, agree the
followings:

                

        

      

        
1) See the “Group
Contract” and the “Regulation of Payment of Wages”__

      
        2) Party B shall carefully read
all the policies and procedures of Party A, and complies with
them._

      

      

      11. Labor
Disputes

       

      
        	
                (25)

              	
                Any
      disputes arising from and in connection with the performance of this
      contract shall be solved through negotiations by both parties. In the
      event that both parties fail to solve the disputes through negotiations,
      either party may apply for arbitration to the labor dispute arbitration
      committee with the jurisdiction. In the event that either party disagrees
      with the arbitration award, it may file a suit at the People's
      Court.

              

      

      

      12. Other
Matters

      

      
        
          	
                  (26)

                	
                  Any
      matters not covered in this contract shall be performed in accordance with
      relevant laws, regulations and rules of the State and Tianjin City. In the
      event that no relevant laws, regulations and rules apply, both parties
      shall negotiate to resolve the
matter.

                

        

      

       

      
        	
                (27)

              	
                In
      the event that the terms of this contract are contrary to laws and
      regulations of the State and Tianjing City, the laws and regulations of
      the State and Tianjing City shall
prevail.

              

      

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

       

      
 

      
        	
                (28)

              	
                Both
      parties shall carefully read this contract to understand their rights and
      obligations.

              

      

      

      
        
          	
                  (29)

                	
                  This
      contract shall become effective upon signing and sealing this contract by
      both parties. Both parties shall strictly comply with the contract. This
      contract is in two originals. One for each
  party.

                

        

      

      

      
        
          	
                  Party
      A: (Seal)  Tianjin Tianshi Biological Development Co.,
      Ltd.

                  Legal
      Representative or Entrusted Agent:

                  (signature
      or seal)

                  /s/ Li Jin Yuan

                  Li
      Jin Yuan

                  Date:
      June 1, 2009

                	
                  Party
      B: (Signature)

                  /s/ Manbo He

                  Manbo
      He

                   

                  Date:
      June 1, 2009

                

        

      

      

      This is
to certify that the contract conforms to the regulations of the laws and
regulations of the State and Tianjin City through examination and
verification.

      

      Certifying
Authority
(Seal):                    Certifying
Person (Seal):

      

      Date:

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