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    Exhibit 10.18

     

     

    
      INDEMNITY
AGREEMENT

      

      
        THIS
INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (“Agreement”)
is made and entered into as of the Effective Date (as defined below) by and
between Verecloud, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
and Mark Faris (the “Executive”),
as an “Agent” (as
hereinafter defined) of the Company.  The “Effective
Date” shall mean the Effective Date as defined under the Employment
Agreement dated June 22, 2010 between the Company and the
Executive.

         

      

      RECITALS

       

      WHEREAS, Executive has been
offered the opportunity to perform a valuable service to the Company in the
capacity as Executive Vice President and Chairman;

       

      WHEREAS, the Company’s
Articles of Incorporation, as in effect on the Effective Date, (the “Charter”)
requires the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to its directors,
officers and other persons to the full extent permitted by the Nevada
Corporation Code (as applicable, the “Code”)
and Executive intends to serve as a director, manager, officer or other agent of
the Company in part in reliance on such Charter and Code;

       

      WHEREAS, Section 78.751 of the
Nevada Revised Statutes, as amended (“NRS”),
empowers the Company to indemnify its officers, directors, employees and agents
by agreement and to indemnify persons who serve, at the request of the Company,
as the directors, officers, employees or agents of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, and expressly provides
that the indemnification provided by NRS 78.751 is not exclusive of other rights
to which those indemnified thereunder may be entitled under the articles of
incorporation or any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise;

       

      WHEREAS, the Charter and Code,
by their non-exclusive nature, permit contracts between the Company and its
directors, officers, employees and other agents with respect to indemnification
of such persons; and

       

      WHEREAS, in order to induce
Executive to serve the Company, the Company has determined and agreed to enter
into this Agreement with Executive;

       

      WHEREAS, Executive has served
or is willing to serve, or continue to serve, the Company and/or one or more of
its subsidiaries provided that he or she is furnished the indemnity provided for
herein;

       

      WHEREAS, Executive has
recently served as an Agent (as defined herein) in reliance of the Company’s
promise to enter into this Agreement upon the Company’s ability to do so as a
Nevada corporation;

       

      NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of Executive’s service to the Company, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

       

       

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      TERMS AND
CONDITIONS

       

      NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and the mutual covenants and
agreements set forth herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

       

      1.  Definitions.  As
used in this Agreement:

       

      (a)  The term
“Agent” of
the Company shall include any person who is or was a director, officer, employee
or other agent of the Company or was a director, officer, employee or agent of a
predecessor corporation of the Company or was a member, manager or managing
member of a predecessor limited liability company or affiliate of such limited
liability company or is or was serving in any capacity at the request of the
Company as a director, officer, employee, agent, partner, member, manager or
fiduciary of, or in any other capacity for, another corporation or any
partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, or other
enterprise.

       

      (b)  The term
“Proceeding”
shall include any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether brought by or in the name of the Company or otherwise, and whether of a
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature including, but not
limited to, actions, suits or proceedings brought under and/or predicated upon
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and/or their respective state counterparts and/or any rule or
regulation promulgated thereunder, in which Executive may be or may have been
involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of the fact that Executive is or was
an Agent of the Company, by reason of any action taken by him or of any inaction
on his or her part while acting as an Agent whether or not he or she is serving
in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which
indemnification or reimbursement can be provided under this
Agreement.

       

      (c)  The term
“Expenses”
shall be broadly construed and shall include all direct and indirect costs
incurred, paid or accrued of any type or nature whatsoever including, without
limitation, (i) all attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcripts,
fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses (including food and lodging
expenses while traveling), duplicating costs, printing and binding costs,
telephone charges, postage, delivery service, freight or other transportation
fees and expenses and related disbursements; (ii) all other disbursements
and out-of-pocket costs; (iii) reasonable compensation for time spent by
Executive for which he or she is not otherwise compensated by the Company or any
third party (provided the rate of compensation and estimated time involved is
approved in advance by the Board of Directors), actually and reasonably incurred
by Executive in connection with either the investigation, defense or appeal of a
Proceeding or establishing or enforcing a right to indemnification under this
Agreement, NRS 78.751 or otherwise; and (iv) amounts paid in settlement by
or on behalf of Executive to the extent permitted by Nevada law; provided,
however, that “Expenses” shall not include any judgments, fines, penalties or
excise taxes imposed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended, or other excise taxes or penalties actually levied against
Executive.

       

       

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      (d)  References
to “other
enterprise” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines”
shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan;
and any service as an Agent with respect to any employee benefit plan, its
participants or beneficiaries, and a person who acts in good faith and in a
manner he or she reasonably believes to be in the interest of the participants
and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan, shall be deemed to have acted in
a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in
this Agreement.

       

      (e)  “Independent Legal
Counsel” means a law firm, member of a law firm, or attorney that is
experienced in matters of corporate law and neither presently is, nor in the
past five years has been, retained to represent:  (i) the Company
or Executive in any matter material to either such party (other than with
respect to matters concerning Executive under this Agreement, or of other
indemnitees under similar indemnification or indemnity agreements); or
(ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for
indemnification hereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term
“Independent Legal Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the
applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a
conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Executive in n action
to determine Executive’s rights under this Agreement.  The Company
agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Legal Counsel referred to
above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all expenses, claims,
liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its
engagement pursuant hereto.

       

      2.  Agreement to
Serve.  Executive agrees to serve and/or continue to serve as
an Agent of the Company, at his or her will or under separate agreement, as the
case may be, in the capacity Executive currently serves as an Agent of the
Company, for so long as he or she is duly appointed or elected and qualified in
accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bylaws of the Company until
such time as he or she tenders his or her resignation in writing; provided,
however, that nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to create any
right or obligation to continued employment by Executive in any
capacity.

       

      3.  Indemnification and
Contribution.  The Company shall indemnify Executive to the
fullest extent permitted by the Code, Nevada law, the Charter, and Bylaws of the
Company in effect on the date hereof or as Nevada law or Charter and Bylaws may
from time to time be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to
the extent such amendment permits the Company to provide broader indemnification
rights than Nevada law and the Charter and Bylaws permitted the Company to
provide before such amendment).  Such indemnification shall include,
without limitation, the following:

       

      (a)  Indemnity in Third Party
Proceedings.  The Company shall indemnify Executive if
Executive is a party to or is threatened to be made a party to or otherwise
involved in any Proceeding (other than a Proceeding by or in the name of the
Company to procure a judgment in its favor) by reason of the fact that he or she
is or was an Agent of the Company or by reason of any act or inaction by him in
any such capacity, against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by Executive in connection with the
investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of such Proceeding, if he or she
either is not liable pursuant to NRS 78.138 or acted in good faith and in a
manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Company and, in the case of a criminal Proceeding, in addition
had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was
unlawful.  The termination of any such Proceeding by judgment, order
of court, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its
equivalent, does not, of itself, create a presumption that Executive is liable
pursuant to NRS 78.138 or did not act in good faith in a manner which he or she
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the Company,
and with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that such person had reasonable
cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

       

       

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      (b)  Indemnity in Derivative
Actions.  The Company shall indemnify Executive if Executive is
a party to or threatened to be made a part to or otherwise involved in any
Proceeding by or in the name of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor
by reason of the fact that Executive was or is an Agent of the Company or by
reason of any act or inaction by him in any such capacity, against all Expenses,
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by Executive in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal
of such Proceeding, but only if Executive is not liable pursuant to NRS 78.138
and acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interest of the Company, except that no
indemnification under this Paragraph 3 shall be made for any claim, issue or
matter to which Executive has been adjudged by a court of competent
jurisdiction, after the exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the
Company or for amounts paid in settlement to the Company, unless and only to the
extent that any court in which such Proceeding is brought or other court of
competent jurisdiction determines upon application that, in view of all the
circumstances of the case, Executive is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such Expenses as the court shall deem proper.

       

      (c)  Indemnification of Expenses
of Successful Party.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of
this Agreement, to the extent that Executive has been successful on the merits
or otherwise in defense of any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or
matter therein, including the dismissal of an action without prejudice, the
Company shall indemnify Executive against all Expenses actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with the investigation, defense or appeal of such
Proceeding.

       

      (d)  Indemnification for Expenses
of a Witness.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, the Company will indemnify Executive if and whenever he or she is a
witness or is threatened to be made a witness to any Proceeding to which
Executive is not a party, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an
Agent or by reason of anything done or not done by him in such capacity, against
all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Executive or on Executive’s
behalf of in connection therewith.

       

      (e)  Contribution.  If
the indemnification provided in this Agreement is unavailable and may not be
paid to Executive for any reason other than statutory limitations set forth in
applicable law, then in respect of any threatened, pending or completed
Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Executive (or would be if
joined in such action, suit, arbitration, proceeding, inquiry or investigation),
the Company shall contribute to the amount of Expenses, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred and paid or payable
by Executive in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the
relative benefits received by the Company and all officers, directors or
employees of the Company other than Executive who are jointly liable with
Executive (or would be in joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one
hand, and Executive, on the other hand, from the transaction from which such
action, suit, arbitration, proceeding, inquiry or investigation arose, and
(ii) the relative fault of the Company and all officers, directors or
employees of the Company other than Executive who are jointly liable with
Executive (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one
hand, and of Executive, on the other, in connection with the events which
resulted in such Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, as
well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relative
fault referred to above shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity
to correct or prevent the circumstances resulting in such Expenses, judgments,
fines and amounts paid in settlement.  The Company agrees that it
would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection were
determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation that does
not take account of the foregoing equitable considerations.

       

       

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      4.  Advancement of
Expenses.  Subject to Paragraph 10(a) hereof, the Company shall
advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Executive in connection with
the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of any Proceeding to which
Executive is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact
that Executive is or was an Agent of the Company.  Executive hereby
undertakes to repay such amounts advanced only if, and to the extent that, it
shall ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that
Executive is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company as authorized by this
Agreement.  The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the
Company to or on behalf of Executive within ten calendar days following delivery
of a written request therefor by Executive to the Company.  The
request shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Executive in
connection therewith.  Executive’s entitlement to advancement of
Expenses shall include those incurred in connection with any Proceeding by
Executive seeking a determination, adjudication or award in arbitration pursuant
to this Agreement.

       

      5.  Procedure for
Indemnification.

       

      (a)  Promptly
after receipt by Executive of the commencement of or the threat of commencement
of any Proceeding, including the service upon or receipt by Executive of any
summons, citation, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating
to any matter, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, which
might give rise to a right of indemnification under this Agreement, Executive
shall promptly notify the Company in writing thereof.  The notice
shall include documentation or information which is necessary for the
determination of entitlement to indemnification and which is reasonably
available to Executive.  The failure or delay to so notify the Company
shall not constitute a waiver or release by Executive of any rights hereunder
and will not relieve the Company from any liability that it may have to
Executive if such failure or delay does not prejudice the Company’s
rights.  If such failure or delay does prejudice the Company’s rights,
the Company will be relieved from liability only to the extent of such prejudice
and such failure or delay will not relieve the Corporation from any liability
that it may have to Executive otherwise under this Agreement.

       

      (b)  Any
indemnification requested by Executive under Paragraph 3 hereof shall be made no
later than 60 calendar days after receipt of the written request of Executive,
unless a determination is made within said 60-day period in accordance with
Paragraph 3 that Executive is not entitled to indemnification (i) by the
Board of Directors of the Company by a majority vote of a quorum thereof
consisting of directors who are not parties to such Proceedings, or (ii) in
the event such a quorum is not obtainable, at the election of the Company,
either by Independent Legal Counsel (selected by the Company and approved by
Executive, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) in a written opinion,
by the stockholders or by a panel of arbitrators, one of whom is selected by the
Company, another of whom is selected by Executive and the last of whom is
selected by the first two arbitrators so selected, that Executive has not met
the relevant standards for indemnification set forth in Paragraph 3
hereof.  Upon making a request for indemnification, Executive shall be
presumed to be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement and the Company
shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in reaching any
contrary determination.

       

       

       

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      (c)  Notwithstanding
a determination under Paragraph 5(b) above that Executive is not entitled to
indemnification with respect to any specific Proceeding, Executive shall have
the right to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Nevada
for the purpose of enforcing Executive’s right to indemnification pursuant to
this Agreement, which determination shall be made de novo and Executive shall
not be prejudiced by reason of a determination that he or she is not entitled to
indemnification.  The burden of proving that indemnification or
advances are not appropriate shall be on the Company.  Neither the
failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors, its stockholders,
Independent Legal Counsel or the panel of arbitrators) to have made a
determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification or
advances are proper in the circumstances because Executive has met the
applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company
(including its Board of Directors, its stockholders, Independent Legal Counsel
or the panel of arbitrator) that Executive has not met such applicable standard
of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create any presumption that
Executive has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

       

      (d)  If an
initial determination is made or deemed to have been made pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement that Executive is entitled to indemnification, the Company
shall be bound by such determination in the absence of (i) a
misrepresentation of a material fact by Executive in the request for
indemnification or (ii) a specific finding (which has become final) by a
court of competent jurisdiction that all or any part of such indemnification is
expressly prohibited by law.

       

      (e)  The
Company shall indemnify Executive against all Expenses incurred in connection
with any hearing or proceeding under this Paragraph 5 unless a court of
competent jurisdiction finds that each of the claims and/or defenses of
Executive in any such proceeding was frivolous or made in bad
faith.

       

      6.  Indemnity Hereunder Not
Exclusive.  The provisions for indemnification and advancement
of Expenses contained in this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any
other rights which Executive may have under any provision of law, the Charter,
Bylaws, any vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, other agreements,
insurance, or other financial arrangements or otherwise, both as to action in
his or her or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while
occupying his or her position as an Agent of the Company, except that
indemnification, unless ordered by a court pursuant to Paragraph 3 hereof or for
the advancement of Expenses pursuant to Paragraph 4 hereof, may not be made to
or on behalf of Executive if a final adjudication establishes that his or her
acts or omissions involved intentional misconduct, fraud or knowing violation of
the law and was material to the cause of action.  Executive’s rights
hereunder shall continue after Executive has ceased acting as an Agent of the
Company and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs and personal representative
of Executive.

       

       

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      7.  Partial
Indemnification.  If Executive is entitled under any provision
of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the
Expenses, judgments or fines incurred by him in the investigation, defense,
settlement or appeal of a Proceeding but not entitled, however, to
indemnification for the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless
indemnify Executive for the portion thereof to which Executive is
entitled.

       

      8.  Assumption of
Defense.  In the event the Company shall be obligated to pay
the Expenses of any Proceeding against Executive, the Company, if appropriate,
shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Proceeding, with counsel
approved by Executive, upon the delivery of Executive of written notice of its
election to do so.  After delivery of such notice, approval of such
counsel by Executive and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the
Company will not be liable to Executive under this Agreement for any fees of
counsel subsequently incurred by Executive with respect to the same proceeding,
provided that (i) Executive shall have the right to employ his or her
counsel in such Proceeding at Executive’s expense; and (ii) if (a) the
employment of counsel by Executive has been previously authorized in writing by
the Company, (b) the Company shall have reasonably concluded that there may
be a conflict of interest between the Company and Executive in the conduct of
any such defense or (c) the Company shall not, in fact, have employed
counsel to assume the defense of such Proceeding, the fees and expenses of
Executive’s counsel shall be at the expense of the Company.  In the
event the Company assumes the defense of any Proceeding, the Company may settle
such Proceeding in any manner which would impose any penalty or limitation on
Executive with Executive’s written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld.

       

      9.  Insurance.  The
Company shall, from time to time (including prior to the expiration of a D&O
Insurance (as defined below) policy), make the good faith determination whether
or not it is practicable for the Company to obtain and maintain a policy or
policies of D&O Insurance with reputable insurance companies providing the
officers and directors of the Company with coverage for liabilities arising out
of their acts and/or omissions as Agents, or to ensure the Company’s performance
of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement (collectively, “D&O
Insurance” for this Paragraph 9).  Among other considerations,
the Company will weigh the costs of obtaining such insurance coverage against
the protection afforded by such coverage.  To the extent the Company
maintains D&O Insurance, Executive shall be covered by such policies in such
a manner as to provide Executive the same rights and benefits as are accorded to
the most favorably insured of the Company’s directors in their capacity as
directors.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no
obligation to obtain or maintain such insurance if (a) the Company
determines in good faith that (i) such insurance is not reasonably
available, (ii) the premium costs for such insurance are substantially
disproportionate to the amount of coverage provided or (iii) the coverage
provided by such insurance is limited by exclusions so as to provide an
insufficient benefit, or (b) Executive is covered by similar insurance
maintained by a subsidiary or parent of the Company.  Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to
indemnify Executive for Expenses, judgments, fines, or amounts paid in
settlement, which have been paid directly to Executive by D&O
Insurance.  If the Company has D&O Insurance in effect at the time
the Company receives from Executive any notice of the commencement of a
Proceeding, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such
Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the
policy.  The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable
action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Executive, all amounts
payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such
policy.

       

       

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      10.  Exceptions to
Indemnification.  Notwithstanding any provision herein to the
contrary, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the term of this
Agreement:

       

      (a)  To
indemnify or advance Expenses to Executive with respect to proceedings or claims
initiated or brought voluntarily by Executive and not by way of defense, except
with respect to Proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to
indemnification under this Agreement or any law or otherwise as required under
NRS 78.751, but such indemnification or advancement of Expenses may be provided
by the Company in specific cases if the Board of Directors finds it to be
appropriate; or

       

      (b)  To
indemnify Executive for any Expenses incurred by Executive with respect to any
proceeding instituted by Executive to enforce or interpret this Agreement, if a
court of competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions
made by Executive in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was
frivolous; or

       

      (c)  To
indemnify Executive under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of a
Proceeding effected within seven calendar days after delivery by Executive to
the Company of the notice provided for in Paragraph 5(a) hereof unless the
Company consents to such settlement; or

       

      (d)  To
indemnify Executive on account of any Proceeding with respect to
(i) remuneration paid to Executive if it is determined by final judgment or
other final adjudication that such remuneration was in violation of law,
(ii) which final judgment is rendered against Executive for an accounting
of profits made from the purchase or sale by Executive of securities of the
Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of any federal, state or local
statute, or (iii) which it is determined by final judgment or other final
adjudication that Executive defrauded or stole from the Company or converted to
his or her own personal use and benefit business or properties of the Company or
was otherwise knowingly dishonest.

       

      11.  Duration and Interpretation
of Agreement.  It is understood that the parties hereto intend
this Agreement to be interpreted and enforced so as to provide indemnification
to Executive to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by
law.  This Agreement shall continue so long as Executive shall be
subject to any possible Proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or
was an Agent and shall be applicable to Proceedings commenced or continued after
execution of this Agreement, whether arising from acts or omissions occurring
before or after such execution.

       

      12.  Severability.  If
any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, (i) the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement
(including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraphs of this Agreement
containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that
are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby, and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the
provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, all portions of any
paragraph of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable that are not themselves invalid, illegal or
unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested
by the provisions held invalid, illegal or unenforceable and to give effect to
paragraph 11 hereof.

       

       

       

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      13.  Modification and
Waiver.  No supplement, modification or amendment of this
Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties
hereto.  No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be
deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any provision hereof (whether or not
similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

       

      14.  Successor and
Assigns.  The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon the
Company and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of
Executive and his or her spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors,
administrators and other legal representatives. The Company shall require any
successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or
otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company,
expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and
to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such
succession had taken place

       

      15.  Notices.  All
notices or other communications provided for by this Agreement shall be made in
writing and shall be deemed properly delivered when (i) delivered
personally or by messenger (including air courier), or (ii) by the mailing
of such notice to the party entitled thereto, registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid to the parties at the following addresses (or to such other
addresses designated in writing by one party to the other):

       

      If to the
Company:

       

      6560
South Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Suite 400

      Englewood,
Colorado 80111

      Attention:  Mike
Cookson

      Facsimile:  (303)
221-0917

      

      

      If to
Executive, to:

      
        
          6560
South Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Suite 400

          Englewood,
Colorado 80111

          Attention:  Mark
Faris

          Facsimile:  (303)
221-0917

        

        
 

      

      16.  Governing
Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada.

       

       

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      17.  Consent of
Jurisdiction.  The Company and Executive each hereby
irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Colorado
for all purposes in connection with any action or Proceeding which arises out of
or relates to this Agreement and agree that any action instituted under this
Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of the State of
Colorado.

       

      18.  Subrogation.  In
the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to
the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Executive, who
shall execute all documents required and shall do all acts that may be necessary
to secure such rights and to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to
enforce such rights.

       

      19.  Counterparts.  This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be
deemed an original but both of which together will constitute one and the same
instrument.

       

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

      

       

       

      
        
          	 	Verecloud,
      Inc.	 
	 	 	 	 
	
                   

                	
                  By:
      

                	/s/ Mike
      Cookson	 
	 	 	Mike
      Cookson	 
	 	 	Chief
      Operating Officer	 
	 	 	 	 

        

        
          	 	EXECUTIVE	 
	 	 	 	 
	
                   

                	
                  By:
      

                	/s/ Mark
      Faris	 
	 	 	Mark
      Faris	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 

        

      

      

       

       

       

       

       

       

      12ex10x19.htm

    Exhibit 10.19

     

     

     

    

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    
      

       

      

       

       

      2010
Incentive Compensation Plan

      Fiscal
Year 2011 - Confidential

       

      
        	
                 

                 

                 

              

      

       

      

      

      John
Doe

      Director
Product Management

      Target
Incentive (First Half, Fiscal 2011):   $5,000

      

      

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

      

      VERECLOUD,
INC. 2010 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

      

      
        	
                I.

              	
                Objectives:  The
      objectives of the Verecloud, Inc. 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan (the
      “Plan”) are:

              

      

      

      
        	
                1.  

              	
                Motivate
      employees to focus on performance measured by the Verecloud, Inc.’s
      financial goals and achieving superior financial
  results.

              

      

      
        	
                2.  

              	
                Reward
      employees’ contributions based on an evaluation of their individual
      performances in addition to Verecloud, Inc.’s performance and their
      department’s performance.

              

      

       
 

      
        	
                II.

              	
                Components
      of the Plan: With these basic objectives in mind, the Plan
      incorporates the following components to measure
  success:

              

      

      

      
        	
                1.  

              	
                A
      corporate
      performance factor based on profitability
  (EBITDA).

              

      

      
        	
                2.  

              	
                An
      individual
      performance factor based on the employee’s individual performance
      review, attached hereto.

              

      

      

      
        	
                III.

              	
                Plan
      Details:

              

      

      

      1.  Definitions.

      

      
        	
                A.  

              	
                “Fiscal Year 2011”: The
      period starting on July 1, 2010 and ending June 30,
  2011.

              

      

      
        	
                B.  

              	
                “Budget”:  The
      Verecloud detailed working financial plan for the period July 1, 2010
      through June 30, 2011.

              

      

      
        	
                C.  

              	
                “EBITDA
      Target”:  The target in earnings before interest, taxes,
      depreciation, and amortization.  Targeted to be $3,250,000 for
      the first half of the Fiscal Year 2011 (July 1, 2010 through Dec 31,
      2010). The Board of Directors of Verecloud, Inc. (the “Board”) will set
      the EBITDA Target for the second half of Fiscal Year 2011 (January 1, 2011
      through June 30, 2011)  on or before February 15, 2011 based on
      the Budget.

              

      

      
        	
                D.  

              	
                 “Target Incentive”: The
      incentive payout goal for each employee at 100.0% of the Plan’s targeted
      performance factors. The Target Incentive is assigned based on
      responsibility level within Verecloud,
Inc.

              

      

      
        	
                E.  

              	
                “Corporate Performance
      Factor”:  The percentage
      derived from the Corporate Factor shown
below.

              

      

      
        	
                F.  

              	
                “Individual Performance
      Factor”: The percentage
      derived from the Personal Review Rating shown
  below.

              

      

      

      2.  Components
and Weighting.

      

      The
Incentive Compensation Plan has two components and payout will be based on
weighted percentages for each component.  Components and weighting
will be as follows:

      

      Company
Performance:                                                      75.0%

      Individual
Performance:                                                     25.0%

       

       

       

       

       

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                3.  

              	
                Component
      Factors.

              

      

      

      Corporate Performance
Factor:

      
      

       

      
        	If EBITDA is $3,250,000 to
      $3,499,999  	 100.0%	 	 Performance Factor
	If EBITDA is
      $3,500,000 to $3,749,999	 120.0%	 	 Performance
      Factor
	If EBITDA is
      $3,750,000 to $3,999,999	 130.0%	 	 Performance
      Factor
	If EBITDA is
      $4,000,000 or greater 	 150.0%	 	 Performance
      Factor

      

       

      (Note:  In
order to earn a given bonus factor on the Corporate Performance Factor, EBITDA
must be greater than or equal to the measurement criteria)

      

      Individual Performance
Factor:

       

      
        
          	If your Personal
      Review Rating is 1 	0%	 	 Performance Factor
	If your Personal Review Rating is
      2   	100.0%	 	 Performance Factor
	If your Personal
      Review Rating is 3	 120.0%	 	 Performance
      Factor
	If your Personal
      Review Rating is 4 	 150.0%	 	 Performance
      Factor

        

         

      

      

      (Note:  Performance
Factor will be adjusted proportionately for review ratings with fractional
points, i.e. a review rating of 2.75 will receive a factor of 120.0%,
etc.

      

      
        	
                4.  

              	
                 Example
      Payout Calculation.

              

      

       

      
        	 	Assumptions:	 	 
	 	    EBITDA =
      $3,550,000	 	 
	 	    Personal Review
      Rating = 2.75	 	 
	 	    Target
      Incentive = $5,000	 	 

      

       

      
        
          	 	
                  Calculation:

                  1st
      Component – Company Performance

                	 	 
	 	    Target
      Incentive (a): 	$5,000	 
	 	    Weight
      (b):	75.0%	 
	 	    Performance
      Factor (c):  	120.0%	 
	 	    Incentive
      Earned [(a) x (b) x(c)]	$4,500*	 

        

        
           

          
            
              	 	
                      2nd
      Component – Individual Performance

                    	 	 
	 	    Target
      Incentive (a): 	$5,000	 
	 	    Weight
      (b):	25.0%	 
	 	    Performance
      Factor (c):  	130.0%	 
	 	    Incentive
      Earned [(a) x (b) x(c)]	$1,625*	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	*Total Incentive
      Earned	 	 
	 	    $4,500 + $1,625
      =	$6,125	 
	 	 	 	 

            

            
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                5.  

              	
                Eligibility

              

      

      

      
        	
                A.  

              	
                Eligible
      Employees: All employees employed by Verecloud, Inc. in a permanent
      full time capacity before June 1, 2010 are eligible to participate in this
      Plan.

              

      

      

      
        	
                B.  

              	
                Excluded
      Employees:  Those employees eligible for incentive
      compensation under an alternative agreement will be excluded from this
      Plan.

              

      

      

      
        	
                C.  

              	
                Pro-rated
      Payments: Incentive paid to employees who are assigned to the Plan
      between June 2, 2010 and August 1, 2010, will be pro-rated to the nearest
      month of the effective
participation.

              

      

      

      
        	
                6.  

              	
                Distributions.

              

      

      

      
        	
                A.  

              	
                Expected
      Timing: The incentive payment will be calculated after each fiscal
      half and is targeted to be paid on or about January 15, 2011 and August
      15, 2011.

              

      

      

      
        	
                B.  

              	
                Continuous Service
      Condition of Payment: The incentive payment shall be paid in a lump
      sum cash payment. Participating employees must be employed by Verecloud,
      Inc. at the time checks are distributed in order to receive an incentive
      payment under the Plan. Employees included in the Plan during the Fiscal
      Year who resign or are terminated for any reason before the date of
      distribution of checks will not be eligible for payout under the
      Plan.

              

      

      

      
        	
                7.  

              	
                General
      Provisions.

              

      

      

      
        	
                A.  

              	
                Effective Date;
      Amendment; Termination: The Plan is effective during Fiscal Year
      2011 (July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011) only. The Plan can be amended or
      terminated at any time by action of the
Board.

              

      

      

      
        	
                B.  

              	
                No Employment
      Rights: The Plan is not a contract between Verecloud, Inc. and any
      employee. Nothing contained in the Plan gives any employee the right to be
      retained in the employ of Verecloud, Inc. or interferes with the right of
      Verecloud, Inc. to terminate the employment of any employee at any time
      without regard to the effect that such termination may have on any
      opportunities under the Plan.

              

      

      

      
        	
                C.  

              	
                Source of
      Payments: The right of any employee to receive a payment under this
      Plan shall remain unfunded and be an unsecured claim against the general
      assets of Verecloud, Inc., and the employee shall have no rights in or
      against any specific assets of Verecloud, Inc. by virtue of his
      participation in this Plan.

              

      

      

      
        	
                D.  

              	
                Code Section
      409A: The compensation payable under this Plan is not intended to
      constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of
      Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code Section
      409A”).  Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to
      the contrary, in the event that the Board determines that any payments
      payable hereunder may be subject to Code Section 409A, the Board may
      (without any obligation to do so or to indemnify the employee for failure
      to do so) adopt such amendments to this Plan or take any other actions
      that the Board determines are necessary or appropriate to (a) exempt such
      payments and benefits from Code Section 409A in order to preserve the
      intended tax treatment of such payments or benefits, or (b) comply with
      the requirements of Code Section 409A and thereby avoid the application of
      penalty taxes thereunder.  To the extent that any payments or
      benefits under this Plan are deemed to be subject to Code Section 409A,
      this Plan will be interpreted in accordance with Code Section 409A and
      Department of Treasury Regulations and other interpretive guidance issued
      thereunder.

              

      

       

       

       

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                E.  

              	
                Withholding;
      Taxes: Payments under the Plan shall be subject to withholding to
      satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation.
      Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, all taxes associated with
      participation in the Plan, including any liability imposed under Code
      Section 409A, shall be borne by the
employee.

              

      

       
 

      
        	
                F.  

              	
                Other Employee
      Benefits: Unless so provided by the applicable plan, the amount of
      compensation deemed to be received by an employee as a result of the
      payment of an incentive payment under this Plan shall not constitute
      earnings with respect to which any other employee benefits of the person
      are determined, including without limitation benefits under any pension,
      profit sharing, life insurance, or disability or other salary continuation
      plan.

              

      

      

      
        	
                G.  

              	
                Confidentiality of
      Information: Information regarding the incentive payments made
      under this Plan is confidential and may not be shared with anyone other
      than the employee’s immediate family and personal financial advisor and
      other person(s) designated by employee by power of attorney or
      assignment.

              

      

      

      
        	
                H.  

              	
                Severability:
      If any provision of this Plan is held by any court or governmental
      authority to be illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or
      invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions.  Instead,
      each provision held to be illegal or invalid shall, if possible, be
      construed and enforced in a manner that will give effect to the terms of
      such provision to the fullest extent possible while remaining legal and
      valid.

              

      

      

      
        	
                I.  

              	
                Governing Law and
      Venue: This Plan, and all incentive payments payable under this
      Plan, shall be construed and shall take effect in accordance with the laws
      of the State of Nevada without regard to conflicts of laws
      principles.  Resolution of any disputes under the Plan or any
      Award under the Plan shall only be held in courts in Arapahoe County,
      Colorado.

              

      

    

     

     

     

     

     

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