Document:

Exhibit 10.108

 

SEPARATION
Agreement AND RELEASE

This Separation
Agreement and Release (the “Agreement”) is entered into effective as of November 15, 2013 (“Effective Date”),
by and between Cecil Bond Kyte (the “Employee”) and Save The World Air, Inc., Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”),
to establish the terms and conditions of the Parties’ separation, settlement and release of all claims. Employee and Company
are sometimes referred to as the “Parties.”

RECITALS

A.          WHEREAS, prior to the Effective Date Employee was employed by Company as its Chief Executive Officer, and also served as
a Director and Chairman of the Board of the Company;

B.          WHEREAS, as of the Effective Date, Employee’s employment and directorship relationship with the Company was mutually
terminated by Company and Employee;

C.          WHEREAS, Employee entered into that certain Employment Agreement with the Company, dated January 30, 2009, as amended on
March 1, 2011, December 1, 2011, and September 1, 2013. (The Employment Agreement and all amendments thereto are hereinafter referred
to collectively as the “Employment Agreement and Amendments.”)

D.          WHEREAS, the Parties acknowledge that this Agreement is motivated by the desire of the Parties to create an amicable separation
between them, and in this regard, the Parties desire to resolve and settle all matters related to Employee’s separation from
the Company as an employee and director, including, without limitation, any and all claims and potential claims that the Employee
may have against the Company and related parties, upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

 

AGREEMENT

NOW THEREFORE, the
Parties, in consideration of the promises, covenants and agreements contained herein and upon execution of this Agreement, agree
as follows:

1.           Employee Separation

Employee and Company
hereby acknowledge and agree that Employee’s last day of employment with Company was November 15, 2013 (the “Separation
Date”). Employee is to provide no services to or on behalf of Company in any capacity after the Separation Date.

2.           Illness or Injury

Employee certifies
that Employee has not experienced any job related illness or injury in connection with his prior employment with Company.

3.           Employment Agreement and Amendments Thereto

As of the Effective
Date, the Employment Agreement and Amendments are terminated and all rights and obligations of the Parties thereto are extinguished
and of no further force or effect. Employee shall be allowed to retain, as of the Effective Date, all vested Company options and
warrants. Unvested options and warrants shall be canceled and of no further force or effect as of the Effective Date, except as
provided in subsection 4(d), below.

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4.           Payment

Subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, Company agrees:

(a)          To pay to Employee the sum of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00), less all applicable tax withholdings, which shall
be at the level previously designated by Employee (“Settlement Amount”). The Settlement Amount shall be paid in twelve
(12) equal monthly installments commencing on November 15, 2013. The Settlement Amount constitutes the sole and total amount to
be paid to Employee, and no other sums are due or shall be paid to him, except as provided in subsections 4(b) and (c), below.

(b)          As of the Effective Date, Employee shall not be entitled to participate in any group health insurance plan which has been or may
be offered to employees of the Company; provided, however, that commencing as of the Effective Date and continuing for twelve (12)
months thereafter, Company will reimburse Employee for insurance premiums incurred by him in connection with maintaining his health
insurance at the same level and cost of coverage Employee had while employed with the Company.

(c)          Company shall also pay Employee the sum of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00), less all applicable tax withholdings, on
the Effective Date, representing Employee’s accrued vacation and sick days.

(d)          Pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in the amendment to Employee’s Employment Agreement, dated March 1, 2011,
effective as of January 30, 2011, the unvested option identified therein, related to 3,520,000 shares, scheduled to vest on January
30, 2014, is hereby deemed vested as of the Effective Date.

5.           Release

(a)          Except for the duties, representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement, and in consideration thereof, the
Employee, on behalf of himself and his present and former agents, successors, assigns, heirs and attorneys, fully and completely,
irrevocably and unconditionally, releases and forever discharges the Company and each of its present and former agents, employees,
predecessors, successors, shareholders, assigns, officers, partners, directors, heirs, affiliates, subsidiaries, insurers and attorneys
(collectively referred to as the “Released Parties”) from any and all debts, liabilities, demands, damages, obligations,
costs, attorneys’ fees, expenses, liens, actions and causes of action of every kind and nature (collectively, “Claims”),
whether now known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, whether or not heretofore asserted, which the Employee and his successors,
assigns, heirs and attorneys in their capacity as such now hold or own, or have held or owned with respect to any matter whatsoever.
This release is intended to be a general release of any and all Claims.

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(b)          The Employee acknowledges that, following execution of this Agreement, he may discover matters which, had the same been known before
the execution, would have caused him not to execute the Agreement. Nevertheless, the Employee, on behalf of himself and his present
and former agents, successors, assigns, heirs and attorneys in their capacity as such, assumes this risk and hereby acknowledges
that he has been informed by his own attorneys regarding, and understands the provisions of Section 1542 of the California Civil
Code, which states:

A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT
EXTEND TO ACTIONS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE,
WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.

(c)          The Employee, on behalf of himself and his present and former agents, successors, assigns, heirs and attorneys, expressly waives
and relinquishes all rights and benefits arising from said Section 1542 and from any and all other laws of similar effect.

(d)          The Employee further agrees that this release is written in a manner that he can understand, that he was advised to consult counsel
and that he has consulted with counsel in connection with the Agreement.

(e)          The Employee agrees he has been given up to twenty-one (21) days to consider whether to sign this Agreement and the Employee understands
that he may revoke the Agreement within seven (7) days after signing it by sending written notice of revocation by overnight delivery.
This seven (7) day period shall be known as the “Revocation Period.”

(f)          The Employee acknowledges and agrees that signing this Agreement serves as a release, without limitation, of any and all employment
related claims, including, but not limited to claims for wrongful discharge of employment; termination in violation of public policy;
discrimination, harassment; retaliation; breach of contract (both express and implied), breach of covenant of good faith and fair
dealing (both express and implied), promissory estoppel, negligent or intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud, negligent
or intentional misrepresentation, negligent or intentional interference with contract or prospective economic advantage, unfair
business practices, defamation, libel, slander, negligence, personal injury, assault, battery, invasion of privacy, false imprisonment,
conversion, disability benefits, and wage and hour violation; violation of any federal, state, or municipal statute, including,
but not limited to: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Equal Pay Act; the Fair Labor Standards Act, except as prohibited by law; the Fair
Credit Reporting Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act,
except as prohibited by law; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; the
California Family Rights Act; the California Labor Code, except as prohibited by law; the California Workers’ Compensation
Act, except as prohibited by law; and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

(g)          This Agreement shall not be construed to prohibit the Employee from filing a charge against any Released Party with the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or a comparable state or local agency, or participating in any investigation or proceeding
conducted by any of those agencies. However, the Employee explicitly waives his right to receive any monetary damages, costs or
fees as a result of any charge, complaint, or lawsuit filed by the Employee or by anyone else on his behalf, except for claims
for workers’ compensation.

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(h)          Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (g), the Employee agrees he will not voluntarily participate in any judicial or
legal proceeding against any of the Released Parties that in any way involves any allegations, facts or issues that he could have
raised as of the date the employment relationship ended on November 15, 2013.

6.           Non-Liability

This Agreement is
not to be construed as an admission of liability or wrongdoing by the Company and the Company expressly denies any liability or
wrongdoing in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement.

7.           Non-Disparagement

The Employee agrees
not to disparage, demean or criticize the Company, or any of the Released Parties at any time for any reason. The Company agrees
not to disparage, demean or criticize the Employee at any time for any reason.

8.           Non-Disclosure

The Employee agrees
not to discuss, publicize, describe or otherwise communicate the terms, conditions or content of the Agreement except as otherwisise
publicly disclosed by the Company under federal securities laws.

9.           No Assignment

The Employee represents
and warrants that he is the lawful owner of all matters being settled herein and that he has not sold, pledged, assigned, conveyed
or transferred, nor attempted to sell, pledge, assign, convey or transfer, and will not sell, pledge, assign, convey or transfer
any of the matters released or settled herein prior to the execution of this Agreement.

10.          No Waiver

No waiver by the
Parties to this Agreement of any breach of any term of this Agreement shall be construed to be, nor be a waiver of any preceding,
concurrent, or succeeding breach of the same, or any other term or provision thereof. No waiver shall be binding unless in writing
and signed by all Parties.

11.          California Law Controlling/Venue

This Agreement shall
be considered to have been executed and delivered, and to be wholly performed, in the State of California, and the rights and obligations
of the Parties shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal, substantive laws of the State
of California without regard to the principles of the conflicts of laws thereunder. Any action to enforce the terms of this Agreement
shall be brought in an appropriate court in the State of California.

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12.          Survival

Any of the terms,
covenants, representations and warranties contained in the Agreement shall survive the execution hereof.

13.          Successors and Assigns 

The provisions of
this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the respective Parties and their heirs, executors, administrators,
agents, representatives, successors and assigns. The Parties hereto represent that they have the full authority to enter into this
Agreement.

14.          Notices

In the event any notice
or demand is required to be made in connection with this Settlement Agreement, such notice or demand shall by U.S. Mail and email
as indicated below and shall be deemed to have been given either: (i) when mailed to the other Party via United States Mail,
certified, return receipt requested (or any other reputable delivery service that is able to track and evidence transmittal and
delivery); or (ii) when acknowledged that it was received via email. Notices shall be sent as follows:

 

	To the Company:	Save The World Air, Inc.
	 	735 State Street, Suite 500
	 	Santa Barbara, CA 93101
	 	 
	To Cecil Bond Kyte:	Cecil Bond Kyte
	 	____________________________
	 	____________________________

 

15.          Headings and Construction

The headings in
this Settlement Agreement are for convenience or reference only, and shall not be deemed to be a part hereof or to affect the meaning
or interpretation of the provisions hereof. For purposes of construction, the Agreement shall be deemed to have been drafted by
all Parties, and no ambiguity shall be resolved against any of the Parties by virtue of his, her or its participation in the drafting
of the Agreement.

16.          Counterparts

This Agreement may
be executed in counterparts, and may be executed via facsimile transmission and/or by pdf forwarded by e-mail, and all signatures
need not appear on the same signature page of the document.

17.          Execution

Each of the Parties
represents and warrants that each has read the Agreement in its entirety and has had the opportunity to review same with counsel.
Each of the Parties further represents and warrants that he has full mental, physical, and legal capacity to enter into and execute
this Agreement. Each person executing this Agreement represents and warrants that he has the right and power to enter into the
Agreement on behalf of the Party for whom he is representing that he is executing.

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18.          Dispute Resolution/Enforcement
of Agreement

In the event that
any disagreement, dispute, or claim arises between the any of the Parties to this Agreement, which concerns this Agreement, its
interpretation, or any of the rights, duties, and/or obligations of the Parties arising out of or related to this Agreement (“Dispute”),
any and all such Disputes shall be resolved by arbitration and the Parties specifically agree that they are waiving the right to
try any Dispute in a court of law. This waiver is a material inducement for the Parties to enter this Agreement. Any dispute under
this Agreement shall be resolved by arbitration conducted in Los Angeles, CA in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration
Association (“AAA”). A single arbitrator (the “Arbitrator”) shall be chosen by mutual agreement of the
Parties. If the parties cannot agree upon the selection of the Arbitrator, then the arbitration shall be selected pursuant to the
AAA Employment and Arbitration Rules. The arbitration shall be conducted in a single hearing and the Arbitrator shall render his/her
decision within a reasonable time after the conclusion of the hearing. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and nonappealable.
Judgment upon any decision rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court having jurisdiction.

19.          Return of Property/Network and System Access

To the extent that
the Employee may not already have done so, he will immediately return all property belonging to the Company that he has in his
possession, custody or control, including, but not limited to, electronic, computer or communications equipment, electronically
stored information, keys, cards, documents, records or any other property. The Employee will not access any computer network or
system of the Company, and the Employee will not delete, erase, or in any way impair the Company’s ability to retrieve information
from any electronic or communications equipment belonging to the Company.

20.          General Provisions

(a)          Each of the Parties understands this Agreement, and the terms and conditions contained herein, and has relied upon his or her own
judgment, belief, knowledge, understanding and expertise after careful consultation with his own legal counsel concerning the legal
effect of this Agreement and all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and enters the same voluntarily.

(b)          This Agreement constitutes the entire, final and binding understanding between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
No other statement or representation, written or oral, express or implied, has been relied upon in executing this Agreement, and
all prior discussions, statements, and negotiations made or that have occurred prior to the date of the Agreement are deemed merged
into this Agreement, and shall not be used for any purpose whatsoever.

(c)          If all or any provision of the Agreement is held void, unlawful or for any reason unenforceable, the remaining portions of this
Agreement will remain in full force and effect. The void, unlawful or unenforceable clause shall be deemed revised to the least
extent possible to render it enforceable while maintaining the essential understanding and Agreement between the parties.

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(d)          This Agreement may not be amended, altered, modified or otherwise changed in any respect except by a writing duly executed by the
Parties, or their authorized representatives.

(e)          The Parties agree to execute any and all further documents that are necessary or required to carry out the terms or intent of the
Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

 

 

 /s/ Cecil Bond Kyte

Cecil Bond Kyte

 

  SAVE THE WORLD AIR, INC.

 

By:  /s/ Gregg Bigger

        Greggory M. Bigger, CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    	72013.12.31-EX10.1.3

AMENDMENT TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP AND
PETER F. BENOIST

WHEREAS, Enterprise Financial Services Corp (“Company”), a Delaware corporation, and Peter F. Benoist (“Executive”) entered into a certain Executive Employment Agreement between Company and Executive, dated effective as of May 1, 2008, as amended by a certain First Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement, dated December 19, 2008 and as further amended by an Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement, dated effective as of March 25, 2013 (as so amended, the “Original Agreement”); and 
WHEREAS, Executive has experience, leadership abilities management skills that benefit Company; and
WHEREAS, Executive desires to remain employed with the Company, and the Company desires to secure Executive’s continued employment, as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Original Agreement is amended effective as of February 4, 2014 as follows:
1.    Section 2.1 of the Original Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
          
2.1    Term.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the initial term of Executive’s employment shall be for a period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on December 31, 2016 (the “Initial Term”).  The term of Executive’s employment shall be automatically extended for successive one (1) year periods beginning on January 1 and ending on December 31 (each a “Renewal Term”) upon the same provisions for Base Salary and Targeted Bonus (as provided below) unless either the Company or Executive provides written notice (“Non-Renewal Notice”) to the other party at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or then current Renewal Term, as applicable, that the term of this Agreement will not be renewed.  The term during which Executive is an employee of the Company, including any Renewal Term, is referred to as the “Employment Term.”  Notwithstanding the expiration of the Employment Term or such later termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, the obligations of Executive under Sections 7, 8 and 9 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and its Affiliates. 

		
	2.
	Section 6.2 of the Original Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

6.2    Termination Other Than for Cause.  In the event Executive's employment is terminated in a Termination Other Than for Cause, Executive shall be paid as Severance Compensation an amount (payable over a period one year commencing on the effective date of such termination in substantially equal installments on the dates specified in subsection 3.1) equal to (i) his Base Salary, at the rate payable at the time of such termination plus (ii) an amount equal to the average of the actual Targeted Bonuses awarded to Executive with respect to the two fiscal years preceding the date of termination of Executive’s employment.  

		
	3.
	Except as expressly amended pursuant to this Amendment, the Original Agreement shall continue in full force and effect without modification.  

		
	4.
	Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given them in the Original Agreement unless the context clearly and unambiguously requires otherwise.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment effective as of the date set forth above.
	
					
	 
	 
	 
	ENTERPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	By:
	/s/ Jim Murphy

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Jim Murphy

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Chairman of the Board

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	By:
	/s/ Peter F. Benoist

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Peter F. Benoist

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