Document:

Exhibit 10.2
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                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT

THE AGREEMENT is made and entered into effective as of the 10th day of December,
2010  by and between N-VIRO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION hereinafter referred to as
"Client"  or  "Company", located at 3450 West Central Avenue, Suite 328, Toledo,
Ohio  43606,  and  SLD  Capital Corp., a Pennsylvania company with its principal
place  of  business at 1220 Mirabeau Lane, Gladwyne, Pa, hereinafter referred to
as  "Consultant".

                                    RECITALS

     WHEREAS,  the  Consultant  possesses  skills,  knowledge and qualifications
beneficial  to  the  Client.

     WHEREAS,  in  the  operation of Client's business affairs, the Client is in
need  of  the  services  which  Consultant  provides  and wishes to enter into a
business  arrangement  with  Consultant  to  provide  such  services.

     IN  CONSIDERATION of the promises and mutual covenants hereby contained, it
is  hereby  agreed  as  follows  and  will  confirm  the arrangements, terms and
conditions pursuant to which Consultant has been retained to serve as a business
consultant  to Client on a nonexclusive basis as an independent contractor.  The
undersigned  hereby  agree  to  the  following  terms  and  conditions:

AGREEMENTS

1.     Term of Contract.  This Agreement will become effective Dec 10th 2010 and
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will  continue  in  effect  for  a period of eighteen (18) months unless earlier
terminated  pursuant  to  Section  4  of  this  Agreement.

2.     Services  to  be  Performed  by  Independent  Contractor/Consultant
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2.1      Duties  of  Consultant.  Consultant  agrees to provide general business
consulting  to Client.  The Consultant will provide such consulting services and
advice  pertaining  to the Client's business affairs as the Client may from time
to  time  reasonably  request.  Per  the  Client's  request, the Consultant will
provide  Client  with  the  benefits  of  its  reasonable  judgment  and efforts
regarding  the  following:  corporate structures, general business policy, joint
ventures,  lines  of  credit,  factoring facilities, strategic business planning
including  alliance  partnerships,  and/or  mergers  and  acquisitions.

2.2     Independent  Contractor  Status.  It  is  the  express  intention of the
parties that Consultant be an independent contractor and not an employee, agent,
joint venture or partner of Client.  Client shall have no right to and shall not
control  the  manner  or  prescribe  the method by which Consultant performs the
above  described  services.  Consultant shall be entirely and solely responsible
for  its  own actions and the actions of its agents, employees or partners while
engaged  in  the performance of services required by this Agreement.  Nothing in
this Agreement shall be interpreted or construed as creating or establishing the
relationship  of  employer  and  employee  between  Client and Consultant or any
employee  or  agent  of Consultant.  Both parties acknowledge that Consultant is
not  an  employee  for  state  or  federal  income  tax  purposes and Consultant
specifically  agrees  that it shall be exclusively liable for the payment of all
income  taxes,  or  other  state  or  Federal  taxes that are due as a result of
receipt  of  any  consideration for the performance of services required by this
Agreement.  Consultant  agrees  that  any  such  consideration is not subject to
withholding by the Client for payment of any taxes and Consultant directs Client
not  to  withhold  any  sums  for  the  consideration paid to Consultant for the
services  provided  hereunder.  Consultant  shall  retain  the  right to perform
services  for  others  during  the  term of this Agreement so long as such other
services  for  third  parties  does not in any way create a conflict of interest
and/or an appearance of impropriety.  Nothing herein shall constitute Consultant
as  an  employee  or  agent  of  the  Client,  except  to  such  extent as might
hereinafter  be agreed in writing signed by the parties hereto, Consultant shall
not  have  the  authority  to  obligate  or  commit  the  Client  in  any matter
whatsoever.

2.3   Use  of  Employees of Contractor.  Consultant may, at its own expense, use
any  qualified  employees or subcontractors as it deems necessary to perform the
services  required  of  Consultant  by  this Agreement.  Client may not control,
direct  or  supervise  Consultant  and/or its employees or subcontractors in the
performance  of  those  services.

2.4   Expense.  Consultant  shall bear out-of-pocket costs and expenses incident
to performing the Consulting Services, without a right of reimbursement from the
Client  unless  such  expenses  are  pre-approved  by  the  Client  in  writing.

2.5  Available  Time.  Consultant  shall  make available such time as it, in its
sole  discretion,  shall  deem appropriate for the performance of its obligation
under  this  Agreement.

     3.   Compensation.
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3.1  Consideration.  Client  and  Consultant  agree  that SLD Capital Corp shall
receive  a  total of One Hundred and Ten Thousand (110,000) shares of restricted
144  stock of N-VIRO INTERNATINAL CORPORATION.  The One Hundred and Ten Thousand
(110,000)  shares  shall  be  paid  to SLD Capital Corp upon the signing of this
agreement  and  shall  be  considered  fully  paid and non-assessable. The above
shares  are  transferable  at  SLD's  discretion.

3.2   Assignment and Termination.  This Agreement shall not be assignable by any
party.

4.     Termination  Agreement
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4.1   Termination  on  Notice.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provisions  of this
Agreement, Client may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving thirty (30)
days  written  notice  to  the  Consultant.  Upon  Consultant  receiving 30 days
written  notification  of  termination  of  this  Agreement  by Client, it is to
receive  full  payment  for services and expenses as stated in item 2.4, 3.1 and
3.2  of  this  Agreement.  Unless  otherwise  terminated  as  provided  in  this
Agreement,  this  Agreement will continue in force for a period of eighteen (18)
months

4.2   Termination  on Occurrence of Stated Event.  This Agreement will terminate
automatically  on  the  occurrence  of  one  or  more  of  the following events:
(a)     bankruptcy  or  insolvency  of  Client
(b)     non-payment  or  performance  as  stated  in  this  Agreement  by Client

5.     Confidentiality.  During  the  Term of this Agreement and thereafter, the
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Consultant  shall  keep  confidential  the  Client's trade secrets, information,
ideas,  knowledge  and  papers pertaining to the affairs of the Client.  Without
limiting  the generality of the foregoing, such trade secrets shall include: the
identity  of  the  Client's  customers,  suppliers and prospective customers and
suppliers;  the  identity  of  the  Client's  creditors  and  other  sources  of
financing; the Client's estimating and costing procedures and the cost and gross
prices charged by the Client for its products; the prices or other consideration
charged  to  or  required  of  the  Client  by any of its suppliers or potential
suppliers;  the  Client's  sales  and  promotional policies; and all information
relating  to  entertainment  programs  or properties being produced or otherwise
developed  by the Client.  The Consultant shall not reveal said trade secrets to
others  except in the proper exercise of its duties for the Client, or use their
knowledge  thereof  in  any way that would be detrimental to the interest of the
Client,  unless  compelled  to  disclose  such  information  by  judicial  or
administrative  process;  provided,  however,  that the divulging of information
shall  not be a breach of this Agreement to the extent that such information was
(i)  previously  known by the party to which it is divulged, (ii) already in the
public  domain,  all through no fault of the Consultant, or (iii) required to be
disclosed  by  Consultant  pursuant  to  judicial  or  governmental  order.  The
Consultant  shall  also  treat  all information pertaining to the affairs of the
Client's  suppliers  and  customers  and  prospective customers and suppliers as
confidential  trade  secrets  of  such  customers  and suppliers and prospective
customers.

6.   Consultant's  Liability.In  the  absence  of  gross  negligence  or willful
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misconduct on the part of the Consultant or the Consultant's breach of any terms
of  this  Agreement,  the Consultant shall not be liable to the Client or to any
officer,  director, employee, stockholder or creditor of the Client, for any act
or omission in the course of or in connection with the rendering or providing of
services hereunder.  Except in those cases where the gross negligence or willful
misconduct  of  the  Consultant  or the breach by the Consultant of any terms of
this  Agreement  is  alleged and proven, the Client agrees to defend, indemnify,
and  hold the Consultant harmless from and against any and all reasonable costs,
expenses and liability (including reasonable attorney's fees paid in the defense
of  the  Consultant)  which  may in any way result from services rendered by the
Consultant  pursuant  to  or  in  any  connection  with  this  Agreement.  This
indemnification  expressly  excludes  any  and  all  damages  as a result of any
actions  or  statements, on behalf of the Client, made by the Consultant without
the  prior  approval  or  authorization  of  the  Client.

7.   Client's  Liability.  The  Consultant agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold
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the  Client harmless from and against any and all reasonable costs, expenses and
liability  (including  reasonable attorney's fees paid in defense of the Client)
which  may  in  any  way  result  pursuant  to  its  gross negligence or willful
misconduct  or  in  any connection with any actions taken or statements made, on
behalf  of the Client, without the prior approval or authorization of the Client
or  which  are  otherwise  in  violation  of  applicable  law.

8.  Entire  Agreement.  This  Agreement  embodies  the  entire  agreement  and
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understanding  between  the Client and the Consultant and supersedes any and all
negotiations,  prior  discussions  and  preliminary  and  prior  agreements  and
understandings  related  to the subject matter hereof.  This Agreement shall not
be  modified  except  by written instrument duly executed by each of the parties
hereto.

9.  Waiver.  No  waiver  of  any  of  the  provisions of this Agreement shall be
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deemed,  or  shall  constitute  a  waiver of any other provisions, nor shall any
waiver  constitute  a  continuing  wavier.  No  waiver  shall  be binding unless
executed  in  writing  by  the  party  making  the  waiver.

10.  Assignment and Binding Effect.  This Agreement and the rights hereunder may
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not  be  assigned  by  the  parties  (except  by  operation  of  law,  merger,
consolidation,  and  sale  of assets) and shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit  of  the  parties  and  their  respective  successors, assigns and legal
representatives.

11.  Severability.  Every  provision  of  this  Agreement  is  intended  to  be
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severable.  If  any  term  or provision hereof is deemed unlawful or invalid for
any  reason  whatsoever,  such  unlawfulness  or invalidity shall not affect the
validity  of  this  Agreement.

12.  Governing  Law.  This  Agreement  shall  be  construed  and  interpreted in
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accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio.  Any litigation arising hereunder
shall  be  initiated  only  in  the  state  of Ohio. This Agreement shall not be
construed  against  either  party  hereto  in  the  event  of  any  ambiguities

13.  Headings.  The  headings  of  this  Agreement  are  inserted solely for the
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convenience  of  reference  and are not part of, and are not intended to govern,
limit  or  aid  in  the  construction  of  any  term  or  provision  hereof.

14.  Further  Acts.  Each  party  agrees to perform any further acts and execute
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and  deliver any further documents that may be reasonably necessary to carry out
the  provisions  and  intent  of  this  Agreement.

15.  Acknowledgment Concerning Counsel.  Each party acknowledges that it had the
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opportunity  to  employ  separate and independent counsel of its own choosing in
connection  with  this  Agreement.

16.  Independent  Contractor  Status.  There  is  no  relationship, partnership,
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agency, employment, franchise or joint venture between the parties.  The parties
have  no  authority  to bind the other or incur any obligations on their behalf.

17.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more
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counterparts,  each  of  which  shall  be  deemed  an  original but all of which
together  shall  constitute  one  and  the  same  instrument.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as
of  the  date  first  written  above.

N-VIRO  INTERNATIONAL  CORPORATION

BY:  /s/  Timothy  Kasmoch                    DATE:  12/21/2010
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     Timothy  Kasmoch,  CEO

SLD  CAPITAL  CORP

BY:  /s/  Steven  Rosner                         DATE:  12/21/2010
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    Steven  Rosner,  Presidentexhibit10_1.htm

THE PANTRY, INC.

AWARD AGREEMENT

(Awarding Performance-Based Restricted Stock to Paul Lemerise)

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AWARD AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of the 17th  of December, 2010 (the “Grant Date”) by and between The Pantry, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Paul Lemerise (“Participant”) pursuant to The Pantry, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Plan (the “Plan”). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

RECITALS:

A.           Participant is an employee of the Company and the Company considers it desirable to give Participant an added incentive to advance the interests of the Company and its shareholders.

B.           The Company now desires to grant Participant shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.01 per share (the “Shares”) in the form of Restricted Stock, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.

AGREEMENT:

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows:

1.           Grant of Restricted Stock.  The Company has granted Participant, and Participant hereby accepts, 5,247 Shares of Restricted Stock, having a Fair Market Value per Share of $16.39 on the Grant Date.  The Restricted Stock is subject to the terms and conditions stated in this Agreement and in the Plan.

2.           Period of Restriction.  Subject to Participant’s continuing to provide services to the Company, the restrictions set forth in this Agreement with respect to the Restricted Stock shall lapse with respect to all Shares of Restricted Stock on the later of (i) the second anniversary of the Grant Date and (ii) the date that the Compensation and Organization Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Committee”) upon recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer determines in its discretion, including without limitation through the inclusion or exclusion of any events listed in Section 12.2 of the Plan, that Mr. Lemerise has met the performance goal or goals (the “Performance Goals”) as established by the Committee (the “Vest Date”).  If the Performance Goals are not met, all Shares of Restricted Stock shall be forfeited.  The Performance Goals, are set forth on Exhibit A.

Participant acknowledges that prior to the lapse of the applicable restrictions, the Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, encumbered, alienated, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of (whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy)).  Upon the Vest Date, the restrictions set forth in this Agreement shall lapse, except as may be provided in accordance with Section 9 hereof.

3.           Ownership.  Participant agrees that Participant’s ownership of the Restricted Stock will be evidenced solely by a “book entry” (i.e., a computerized or manual entry) in the records of the Company or its designated stock transfer agent in Participant’s name.  Upon the Vest Date, the Company shall transfer the vested shares to Participant.

	
4.

	
Termination.

(a)           Death or Disability.  If Participant’s termination of employment or other relationship with the Company is as a result of Participant’s death or Disability (as such term is defined in Participant’s employment agreement or, if Participant has no employment agreement, within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), then any restrictions which would otherwise remain on the Restricted Stock shall immediately lapse.

(b)           Retirement.  If Participant’s termination of employment or other relationship with the Company is as a result of Participant’s Retirement (for purposes of this Agreement, defined as Participant’s termination after attaining age fifty-five (55) with at least ten (10) completed years of service), then any restrictions which would otherwise remain shall lapse on the Vest Date to the extent the Performance Goals are met.

(c)           Other Terminations.  If Participant’s Termination is by the Company or an Affiliate or by Participant for any reason other than death, Disability or Retirement, then all Restricted Stock for which the applicable restrictions had not lapsed prior to the date of such Termination shall be immediately forfeited.

5.           Taxes and Withholdings.  Upon the Vest Date or such earlier dates as Participant elects pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code, or as of which the value of any Shares of Restricted Stock first becomes includible in Participant’s gross income for income tax purposes, Participant shall notify the Company if Participant wishes to pay the Company in cash, check or with shares of Company common stock already owned for the satisfaction of any taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such Shares; provided, however, that pursuant to any procedures, and subject to any limitations as the Committee may prescribe and subject to applicable law, if Participant does not notify the Company in writing at least fourteen (14) days prior to the Vest Date, then Participant will satisfy such withholding obligations by withholding Shares otherwise deliverable to Participant pursuant to the Restricted Stock (provided, however, that the amount of any Shares so withheld shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy required Federal, state, local and non-United States withholding obligations using the minimum statutory withholding rates for Federal, state, local and/or non-U.S. tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to supplemental taxable income). Any such election made by Participant must be irrevocable, made in writing, signed by Participant, and shall be subject to any restrictions or limitations that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.  In the event that Participant elects immediate Federal income taxation with respect to all or any portion of this award of Restricted Stock pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code, Participant agrees to deliver a copy of such election to the Company within ten (10) days after filing such election with the Internal Revenue Service.

6.           Rights as a Shareholder.  Participant shall have all rights of a shareholder (including, without limitation, dividend and voting rights) with respect to the Restricted Stock, for record dates occurring on or after the Grant Date and prior to the date any such Shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited in accordance with this Agreement, except that any dividends or distributions paid in Shares or other securities (including, without limitation, any change in the shares of Restricted Stock pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Plan) with respect to the Restricted Stock shall, until such time as the applicable restrictions have lapsed, be deposited with the Company or any holder appointed pursuant to Section 3 hereof, together with a stock power endorsed in blank or other appropriate instrument of transfer, or credited to Participant’s book-entry account established under Section 3 hereof, as applicable, and shall be subject to the same restrictions (including, without limitation, the need to satisfy the applicable Performance Goals) as such Restricted Stock and otherwise considered to be such Restricted Stock for all purposes hereunder.

7.           No Right to Continued Employment.  Neither the Restricted Stock nor any terms contained in this Agreement shall confer upon Participant any express or implied right to be retained in the employment or service of the Company or any Affiliate for any period, nor restrict in anyway the right of the Company, which right is hereby expressly reserved, to terminate Participant’s employment or service at any time for any reason.  Participant acknowledges and agrees that any right to have restrictions on the Restricted Stock lapse is earned only by continuing in the service of the Company or an Affiliate at the will of the Company or such Affiliate, and satisfaction of the other applicable terms and conditions contained in the Plan and this Agreement, and not through the act of being hired, being granted the Restricted Stock or acquiring Shares hereunder.

8.           The Plan.  This Agreement is subject to all the terms, provisions and conditions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference, and to such requirements as may from time to time be adopted by the Committee.  In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan and this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall control, and this Agreement shall be deemed to be modified accordingly. A copy of the Plan is available to Participant at the Company’s principal executive offices upon request and without charge.

9.           Compliance with Laws and Regulations.

(a)           The Restricted Stock and the obligation of the Company to sell and deliver Shares hereunder shall be subject in all respects to (i) all applicable Federal and state laws, rules and regulations and (ii) any registration, qualification, approvals or other requirements imposed by any government or regulatory agency or body which the Committee shall, in its discretion, determine to be necessary or applicable.  Moreover, the Company shall not deliver any certificates for Shares to Participant or any other person pursuant to this Agreement if doing so would be contrary to applicable law.  If at any time the Company determines, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of Shares upon any national securities exchange or under any state or Federal law, or the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable, the Company shall not be required to deliver any certificates for Shares to Participant or any other person pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained, or otherwise provided for, free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company.

(b)           The Shares received upon the expiration of the applicable portion of the Period of Restriction shall have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”). If Participant is an “affiliate” of the Company, as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (“Rule 144”), Participant may not sell the Shares received except in compliance with Rule 144. Certificates representing Shares issued to an “affiliate” of the Company may bear a legend setting forth such restrictions on the disposition or transfer of the Shares as the Company deems appropriate to comply with Federal and state securities laws.

(c)            If, at any time, the Shares are not registered under the Securities Act, and/or there is no current prospectus in effect under the Securities Act with respect to the Shares, Participant may be required to execute, prior to the delivery of any Shares to Participant by the Company pursuant to this Agreement, an agreement (in such form as the Company may specify) in which Participant represents and warrants that Participant is purchasing or acquiring the shares acquired under this Agreement for Participant’s own account, for investment only and not with a view to the sale or distribution thereof, and represents and agrees that any subsequent offer for sale or distribution of any kind of such Shares shall be made only pursuant to either (i) a registration statement on an appropriate form under the Securities Act, which registration statement has become effective and is current with regard to the Shares being offered or sold, or (ii) a specific exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, but in claiming such exemption Participant shall, prior to any offer for sale of such Shares, obtain a prior favorable written opinion, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, from counsel for or approved by the Company, as to the applicability of such exemption thereto.

10.           Notices.  All notices by Participant or Participant’s assignees shall be addressed to The Pantry, Inc., 305 Gregson Drive, Cary, North Carolina 27511, Attention: Human Resources, or such other address as the Company may from time to time specify.  All notices to Participant shall be addressed to Participant at Participant’s address in the Company’s records.

11.           Other Plans.  Participant acknowledges that any income derived from the Restricted Stock shall not affect Participant’s participation in, or benefits under, any other benefit plan or other contract or arrangement maintained by the Company or any Affiliate.

 

 

12.           Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be construed under and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof.

13.           Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and both of which together shall be deemed one Agreement.

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Participant have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

THE COMPANY:

THE PANTRY, INC.

By:  /s/Terrance M. Marks

Terrance M. Marks

President and Chief Executive Officer

PARTICIPANT:

/s/ Paul Lemerise

Paul Lemerise

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