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exhibit10-13.htm

    Exhibit
10.13

    

    

    MOTIVNATION,
INC.

    

    2008
CONSULTING AND LEGAL SERVICES PLAN

    

    

    1.           Purpose
of the
Plan.                                           The
purpose of the 2008 Consulting and Legal Services Plan (“Plan”) of MotivNation,
Inc., a Nevada corporation, (“Company”) is to provide the Company with a means
of compensating selected key consultants and legal service providers to the
Company and its subsidiaries for their services rendered with shares of Common
Stock of the Company.

    

    2.           Administration
of the
Plan.                                                      The
Plan shall be administered by the Company’s Board of Directors (the
“Board”).

    

    2.1           Award
or Sales of shares.  The Company’s Board shall (a) select those
consultants legal service providers to whom shares of the Company’s Common Stock
shall be awarded or sold, and (b) determine the number of shares to be awarded
or sold; the time or times at which shares shall be awarded or sold; whether the
shares to be awarded or sold will be registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; and such conditions, rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal
or other transfer restrictions as the Board may determine.  Each award
or sale of shares under the Plan may or may not be evidenced by a written
agreement between the Company and the persons to whom shares of the Company’s
Common Stock are awarded or sold.

    

    2.2           Consideration
for Shares.  Shares of the Company’s Common Stock to be awarded or
sold under the Plan shall be issued for services rendered, having a value not
less than par value thereof, as shall be determined from time to time by the
Board in its sole discretion.

    

    2.3           Board
Procedures.  The Board from time to time may adopt such rules and
regulations for carrying out the purposes of the Plan as it may deem proper and
in the best interests of the Company.  The Board shall keep minutes of
its meetings and records of its actions.  A majority of the members of
the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business by the
Board.  The Board may act at any time by an affirmative vote of a
majority of those members voting.  Such vote shall be taken at a
meeting (which may be conducted in person or by any telecommunication medium) or
by written consent of Board members without a meeting.

    

    2.4           Finality
of Board Action.  The Board shall resolve all questions arising under
the Plan.  Each determination, interpretation, or other action made or
taken by the Board shall be final and conclusive and binding on all persons,
including, without limitation, the Company, its stockholders, the Board and each
of the members of the Board.

    

    2.5           Non-Liability
of Board Members.  No Board member shall be liable for any action or
determination made by him in good faith with respect to the Plan or any shares
of the Company’s Common Stock sold or awarded under it.

    

    2.6           Board
Power to amend, Suspend, or Terminate the Amendment to the Plan.  The
Board may, from time to time, make such changes in or additions to the Plan as
it may deem proper and in the best interests of the Company and its
Stockholders.  The Board may also suspend or terminate the Plan at any
time, without notice, and in its sole discretion.

     

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    3.           Shares
Subject to the Plan.  For purposes of the Plan, the Board of Directors
is authorized to sell or award up to 5,000,000 shares and/or options of the
Company’s Common Stock. $.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”).

    

    4.           Participants.                                All
key consultants and qualified legal service providers to the Company and any of
its subsidiaries (sometimes referred to herein as (“participants”) are eligible
to participate in the Plan.  A copy of this Plan shall be delivered to
all participants, together with a copy of any Board resolutions authorizing the
issuance of the shares and establishing the terms and conditions, if any,
relating to the sale or award of such shares.

    

    5.           Rights
and Obligations of
Participants.                                                                           The
award or sale of shares of Common stock shall be conditioned upon the
participant providing to the Board a written representation that, at the time of
such award or sale, it is the intent of such person(s) to acquire the shares for
investment only and not with a view toward distribution.  The
certificate for unregistered shares issued for investment shall be restricted by
the Company as to transfer unless the Company receives an opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company to the effect that such restriction is not necessary
under the pertaining law.  The providing of such representation and
such restriction on transfer shall not, however, be required upon any person’s
receipt of shares of Common Stock under the Amendment to the Plan in the event
that, at the time of award or sale, the shares shall be (i) covered by an
effective and current registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and (ii) either qualified or exempt from qualification under
applicable state securities laws.  The Company shall, however, under
no circumstances be required to sell or issue any shares under the Amendment to
the Plan if, in the opinion of the Board, (i) the issuance of such shares would
constitute a violation by the participant or the Company of any applicable law
or regulation of any governmental authority, or (ii) the consent or approval of
any governmental body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in
connection with, the issuance of such shares.

    

    6.           Payment
of Shares.

    

    (a)           The
entire purchase price of shares issued under the Plan shall be payable in lawful
money of the United States of America at the time when such shares are
purchased, except as provided in subsection (b) below.

    

    (b)           At
the discretion of the Board, Shares may be issued under the Plan in
consideration of services rendered; provided, however, that any issuance of
shares under the Plan shall be in compliance with Section 78-215 of the Nevada
Revised Statutes.

    

    7.           Adjustments.  If
the outstanding Common Stock shall be hereafter increased or decreased, or
changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other
securities of the Company or of another corporation, by reason of a
recapitalization,  reclassification, reorganization, merger,
consolidation, share exchange, or other business combination in which the
Company is the surviving parent corporation, stock split-up, combination of
shares, or dividend or other distribution payable in capital stock or rights to
acquire capital stock, appropriate adjustment shall be made by the Board in the
number and kind of shares which may be granted under the Amendment to the
Plan.

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    8.           Tax
Withholding.                                           As
a condition to the purchase or award of shares, the participant shall make such
arrangements as the Board may require for the satisfaction of any federal,
state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection
with such purchase or award.

    

    9.           Terms
of the Plan.

    

    9.1           Effective
Date.  The Plan shall become effective on April 1, 2008.

    

    9.2           Termination
Date.  The Plan shall terminate at Midnight on March 31, 2009, and no
shares shall be awarded or sold after that time.  The Plan may be
suspended or terminated at any earlier time by the Board within the limitations
set forth in Section 2.6.

    

    10.           Non-Exclusivity
of the Plan.  Nothing contained in the Plan is intended to amend,
modify, or rescind any previously approved compensation plans, programs or
options entered into by the Company.  This Plan shall be construed to
be in addition to and independent of any and all such other
arrangements.  The adoption of the Amendment to the Plan by the Board
shall not be construed as creating any limitations on the power of authority of
the Board to adopt, with or without stockholder approval, such additional or
other compensation arrangements as the Board may from time to time deem
desirable.

    

    11.           Governing
Law.  The Plan and all rights and obligations under it shall be
construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of
Nevada.

    
      
         

      

      
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EXHIBIT 
10.13

    CONFIDENTIAL
SEVERANCE AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE

     

    Commerce
Energy Group, Inc. (“Company”) and Thomas L. Ulry (“Employee”) hereby agree to
end their employment relationship on the following basis:

     

    1. Employee’s
employment with the Company will end or ended on June 13, 2008 (“Release
Date”).  On the Release Date, Employee will be or was paid his/her
regular base salary through that date, and  for any earned but unused
vacation days.  Employee will cooperate fully with an amicable and
professional transition of accounts and/or responsibilities.  In
addition, Employee represents that he/she has returned to the Company all files,
records, credit cards, keys, equipment, and any other Company property or
documents maintained by him/her for the Company’s use or benefit.

     

    2. Employee
represents that he/she is signing this Agreement voluntarily and with a full
understanding of and agreement with its terms, for the purpose of receiving
severance pay from the Company that is not required by Company
policy.

     

    3. In
reliance on Employee’s promises and releases in this Agreement, the Company will
make a severance payment to Employee in the sum of $84,330.13, less deductions
required by law (“Severance Pay”).  The Severance Pay will be paid in
three payments as follows: (a) $42,165.07 mailed to Employee on the first
business day after the Effective Date (defined below) of this Agreement; (b)
$21,082.53 mailed to Employee on August 29, 2008; and (c) $21,082.53 mailed to
Employee on October 31, 2008.

     

    Employee
agrees that he/she is not entitled to receive, and will not claim, any right,
benefit, or compensation other than what is expressly set forth in this
Agreement, and hereby expressly waives any claim to any compensation, benefit,
or payment which is not expressly referenced in this Agreement.

     

    4. In
exchange for the Severance Pay provided in Paragraph 3, Employee
promises

     

    
      	
              a.  

            	
              to
      keep this Agreement and its contents in complete confidence and not to
      disclose the fact or terms of this Agreement or the fact or amount of the
      special payment(s) to any person, including any past, present, or
      prospective employee of the
Company.

            

    

     

    
      	
              b.  

            	
              not
      to disparage the Company or its products, services, or
      management.

            

    

     

    
      	
              c.  

            	
              not
      to use or disclose any confidential information, trade secrets, or
      financial, personnel, or client information which he/she learned while
      employed by the Company.

            

    

     

    
      	
              d.  

            	
              for
      a period of twelve (12) months after this Agreement is signed, not to
      solicit or participate in or assist in any way in the solicitation of any
      Company employee to begin an employment or consulting relationship with
      any other employer.

            

    

     

    
      	
              e.  

            	
              for
      a period of twelve (12) months after this Agreement is signed, not to
      solicit or participate in or assist in any way in the solicitation of the
      customers of the Company to cease or decrease doing business with the
      Company or for the customers to begin doing business with any competitor
      of the Company.  This promise does not prevent Employee from
      going to work for a competitor of the Company as long as he/she does not
      violate any of his/her promises with respect to Company information,
      property and/or trade secrets.

            

    

     

    5. Employee
does hereby, for himself/herself and his/her heirs, successors and assigns,
release, acquit and forever discharge the Company, and its officers, directors,
managers, employees, representatives, related entities, successors, and assigns
(the Released Parties), of and from any and all waivable claims, actions,
charges, complaints, causes of action, rights, demands, debts, damages, or
accountings of whatever nature, known or unknown, which he/she or his/her heirs
may have against such persons or entities based on any actions or events which
occurred prior to his/her Release Date, including but not limited to those
related to, or arising from, Employee’s employment with the Company or the
ending thereof.  This release includes any and all waivable claims for
violation of any law prohibiting discrimination, for violation of any law
governing payment of wages, including commissions, torts, and for breach of any
express or implied contract or covenant.  This release does not apply
to Employee’s right to receive the Severance Pay or to retirement benefits that
have vested and accrued prior to the Release Date, or prohibit employee from
participating in the investigation of an administrative charge or complaint by a
federal or state agency.

     

    In
exchange for material portions of the Severance Pay provided in Paragraph 3 and
in accordance with the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, Employee hereby
knowingly and voluntarily waives and releases all rights and claims, known and
unknown, arising under the Age Discrimination In Employment Act of 1967, as
amended, which he/she might otherwise have had against any of the Released
Parties based on any act or omission which occurred on or before the date this
Agreement is signed by Employee.

     

    6. It is
further understood and agreed that as a condition of this Agreement, Employee is
waiving any rights he/she might have under any law designed to protect the
waiver of unknown claims, such as Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of
California, which provides as follows:

     

    “A
General Release does not extend to claims which a 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.”

     

    7. This
Agreement contains all of the terms, promises, representations, and
understandings made between the parties and supersedes any previous
representations, understandings, or agreements, except for any agreement by
Employee regarding confidentiality and/or protection of Company information,
property, or trade secrets, which agreement(s) shall continue in full force and
effect.  This Agreement may not be changed or modified in any way,
except in a writing signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and
Employee.

     

    8. Employee
understands that he/she is waiving legal rights by signing this Agreement, and
has consulted with an attorney and/or other persons to the full extent he/she
wanted to do so before signing this Agreement.

     

    9. Employee
is hereby advised that he/she (a) may consult with an attorney prior to
signing this Agreement, and (b) has 21 days in which to consider and accept
this Agreement by signing this Agreement, which should then be promptly returned
to Betsy Webb at the Company.  In addition, Employee is advised that
he/she has a period of 7 days following his/her signing of this Agreement
in which he/she may revoke the Agreement.  If Employee timely revokes
this Agreement, he/she will not receive the Severance Pay under Paragraph
3.  If Employee does not advise the Company (by a writing received by
Betsy Webb at the Company within such 7-day period) of his/her intent to revoke
the Agreement, the Agreement will become effective and enforceable upon the
expiration of the 7 days (“Effective Date”).

     

    10. This
Agreement will be interpreted, enforced and governed by and under the laws of
the State of California.  Any dispute regarding the validity or terms
of this Agreement or any aspects of Employee’s employment with the Company,
including termination, or any other dispute between these parties shall be
resolved by an arbitrator selected in accordance with the employment arbitration
rules of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (“JAMS”), or such other
arbitration service to which Employee and Company may agree, as the exclusive
remedy for any such dispute, and in lieu of any court action, which is hereby
waived.  The only exception to this promise to arbitrate is a claim by
either party for injunctive relief pending arbitration.  The
arbitration will be held in the city in which Employee last worked, unless the
parties agree otherwise.

     

    This
Confidential Severance Agreement and General Release is signed this ___ day of
_______________, 2008.

     

    “Employee”

    

    

    
___________________________

    Thomas L.
Ulry

    

    

    “Company”

    

    Commerce
Energy Group, Inc.

    

    By: _________________________                                                             

    

    Name:  ______________________                                                            

    

    Title:  _______________________

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