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ex10-5.htm

Exhibit 10.5

 

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

June 30, 2011

 

	$80,000.00	New York, NY

 

 

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Nova Lifestyle, Inc. (“Maker”), promises to pay to Alex Li (“Payee”) at No. 6 JieFangNan Lu, HeXi District, Tianjin, China 300000, or at such other place as Payee may from time to time designate by written notice to Maker, in lawful money of the United States of America, the aggregate sum of Eighty Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($80,000.00), together with interest thereon. Maker further agrees as follows:

Section 1.                      Interest Rate.

Interest shall accrue at a rate of forty-six one-hundredths percent (0.46%) per annum.

Section 2.                      Payments.

a)         Principal and interest shall be due and payable in full on September 28, 2011 (the “Maturity Date”).

b)         Maker shall have the right to prepay this Note in full at any time, without premium or penalty.

Section 3.                      Default.

It shall be an event of default (“Event of Default”), and the entire unpaid principal of this Note, together with accrued interest thereon, shall become immediately due and payable, at the election of Payee, upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

c)         Any failure on the part of Maker to make any payment when due, whether by acceleration or otherwise;

d)         Maker shall commence (or take any action for the purpose of commencing) any proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, moratorium or similar law or statute;

e)         A proceeding shall be commenced against Maker under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, moratorium or similar law or statute and relief is ordered against it, or the proceeding is controverted but is not dismissed within sixty (60) days after the commencement thereof;

f)         Maker consents to or suffers the appointment of a guardian, receiver, trustee or custodian to any substantial part of its assets that is not vacated within thirty (30) days; or

g)         The dissolution, termination of existence or insolvency of Maker.

 

  

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Section 4.                      Waivers.

Maker waives demand, presentment, protest, notice of protest, notice of dishonor and all other notices or demands of any kind or nature with respect to this Note.

Section 5.                      Assignment of Note.

Maker may not assign or transfer this Note or any of its obligations under this Note in any manner whatsoever without the prior written consent of Payee. Maker agrees not to assert against any assignee of this Note any claim or defense which Maker may have against any assignor of this Note.

Section 6.                      Miscellaneous.

h)         This Note may be altered only by prior written agreement signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change, modification or discharge is sought. This Note may not be modified by an oral agreement, even if supported by new consideration.

i)         Subject to Section 5, the covenants, terms and conditions contained in this Note apply to and bind the heirs, successors, executors, administrators and assigns of the parties.

j)         This Note constitutes a final written expression of all the terms of the agreement between the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, are a complete and exclusive statement of those terms and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings and representations between the parties. If any provision or any word, term, clause or other part of any provision of this Note shall be invalid for any reason, the same shall be ineffective, but the remainder of this Note shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect.

k)         All notices, consents or other communications provided for in this Note or otherwise required by law shall be in writing and may be given to or made upon the respective parties at the following mailing addresses:

Payee:

Alex Li

No. 6 JieFangNan Lu, HeXi District, Tianjin, China 300000

Maker:

Nova Lifestyle, Inc.

6541 E. Washington Blvd., Commerce, CA 90040

Attn: Ya Ming Wong

With a copy to, which copy shall constitute notice:

Newman & Morrison LLP

44 Wall St., New York, NY 10005

Attn: Robert Newman

 

  

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Such addresses may be changed by notice given as provided in this subsection. Notices shall be effective upon the date of receipt; provided, however, that a notice (other than a notice of a changed address) sent by certified or registered U.S. mail, with postage prepaid, shall be presumed received no later than three (3) business days following the date of sending.

l)         This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any of the conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive law of another jurisdiction. This Note shall not be interpreted or construed with any presumption against the party causing this Note to be drafted.

m)         Each of the Maker and the Payee hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court sitting in the Southern District of New York and the courts of the State of New York located in New York county for the purposes of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Note and (ii) hereby waives, and agrees not to assert in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such court, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each of the Maker and the Payee consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address in effect for notices to it hereunder and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing in this Section shall affect or limit any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker has executed this Note effective as of the date first set forth above.

NOVA LIFESTYLE, INC.

By: /s/ Ya Ming Wong                                                                                   

Name: Ya Ming Wong

Title: Chief Executive Officer

  

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Exhibit 10.6

 

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 30th day of June, 2011, by and between Nova Lifestyle Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and Ya Ming Wong (the “Executive”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of the employment relationship between the Executive and the Company.

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

1. EMPLOYMENT.

1.1 Agreement to Employ. The Company hereby agrees to employ Executive, and Executive hereby agrees to serve, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, as an officer and employee of the Company.

1.2 Duties and Schedule. Executive shall serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, the Company’s highest ranking officer, and be responsible for management of the entire Company. The Executive shall report directly to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and shall have such responsibilities as designated by the Board to the extent that such responsibilities are not inconsistent with all applicable laws, regulations and rules. Executive shall devote his best efforts and all of his business time to his position with the Company and shall have no other employment with a third party during the Term.

 

2. TERM OF EMPLOYMENT. Unless Executive’s employment shall sooner terminate pursuant to Section 4, the Company shall employ Executive for a one-year term commencing on the date hereof (the “Term”), which Term shall be renewable upon mutual agreement of the Company and the Executive, as approved by the Board.

 

3. COMPENSATION.

 

3.1   Salary. Executive’s salary during the Term shall be $100,000 per year (the “Salary”), payable monthly.

 

3.2  Bonus. At the sole discretion of the Board, or any committee duly designated by the Board and authorized to act thereto, the Executive shall be eligible for an annual cash bonus.

 

3.3 Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to 8 days of paid vacation per year. In the event that Executive remains employed by the Company 3 years past the end of the Term, Executive shall be entitled to 12 days of paid vacation.

 

  

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3.4 Business Expenses. Executive shall be reimbursed by the Company for all ordinary and necessary expenses incurred by Executive; provided that they are incurred and approved in writing in accordance with the Company’s expense policy.

 

4. TERMINATION.

 

4.1 Trial Term. For the first 3 months of the Term (the “Trial Term”), the Company may terminate the employment hereunder for any reason and such termination shall take effect upon the delivery of a Notice of Termination to the Executive. Executive shall be entitled solely to accrued and unpaid Salary through such effective date.

 

4.2  Death. This Agreement shall terminate immediately upon the death of Executive and Executive’s estate or Executive’s legal representative, as the case may be, shall be entitled to Executive’s accrued and unpaid Salary and vacation as of the date of Executive’s death, plus all other compensation and benefits that were vested through the date of Executive’s death.

 

4.3 Disability. In the event of Executive’s Disability, this Agreement shall terminate and Executive shall be entitled to (a) accrued and unpaid Salary and vacation through the first date that a Disability is determined; and (b) all other compensation and benefits that were vested through the first date that a Disability has been determined.

 

4.4 Termination by Company for Cause.  The Company may terminate the Executive for Cause without notice and such termination shall take effect upon the receipt by Executive of the Notice of Termination. Upon the effective date of the termination for Cause, Executive shall be solely entitled to accrued and unpaid Salary through such effective date.

 

4.5 Voluntary Termination by Executive. The Executive may voluntarily terminate his employment for any reason and such termination shall take effect 30 days after the receipt by Company of the Notice of Termination. Upon the effective date of such termination, Executive shall be entitled to (a) accrued and unpaid Salary and vacation through such termination date; and (b) all other compensation and benefits that were vested through such termination date.  In the event Executive is terminated without notice, it shall be deemed a termination by the Company for Cause.

 

4.6  Notice of Termination. Any termination of the employment by the Company or the Executive shall be communicated by a notice in accordance with Section 8.4 of this Agreement (the “Notice of Termination”).   Such notice shall (a) indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and (b) if the termination is for Cause, the date on which the Executive’s employment is to be terminated.

 

4.7  Severance. The Executive shall not be entitled to severance payments upon any termination provided in Section 4 herein.

 

5. EMPLOYEE’S REPRESENTATION. The Executive represents and warrants to the Company that: (a) he is subject to no contractual, fiduciary or other obligation which may affect the performance of his duties under this Agreement; (b) he has terminated, in accordance with their terms, any contractual obligation which may affect his performance under this Agreement; and (c) his employment with the Company will not require him to use or disclose proprietary or confidential information of any other person or entity.

 

  

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6. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION Except as permitted or directed by the Board of Directors of the Company in writing, during the time the Executive is employed by the Company or at any time thereafter, the Executive shall not use for his personal purposes nor divulge, furnish, or make accessible to anyone or use in any way (other than in the ordinary course of the business of the Company) any confidential or secret information or knowledge of the Company, whether developed by himself or by others. Such confidential and/or secret information encompassed by this Section 6 includes, but is not limited to, the Company’s customer and supplier lists, business plans, software, systems, and financial, marketing, and personnel information. The Executive agrees to refrain from any acts or omissions that would reduce the value of any confidential or secret knowledge or information to the Company, both during his employment hereunder and at any time after the termination of his employment. The Executive’s obligations of confidentiality under this Section 6 shall not apply to any knowledge or information that is now published publicly or that subsequently becomes generally publicly known, other than as a direct or indirect result of a breach of this Agreement by the Executive.

 

7.  NON-COMPETITION: NON-SOLICITATION; INVENTIONS.

 

7.1  Non-Competition.  During the employment of the Executive under this Agreement and for a period of six (6) months after termination of such employment, the Executive shall not at any time compete on his own behalf, or on behalf of any other person or entity, with the Company or any of its affiliates within all territories in which the Company does business with respect to the business of the Company or any of its affiliates as such business shall be conducted on the date hereof or during the employment of the Executive under this Agreement. The ownership by the Executive of not more than 5% of a corporation, partnership or other enterprise shall not constitute a violation hereof.

 

7.2  Non-Solicitation.  During the employment of the Executive under this Agreement and thereafter Executive shall not at any time (i) solicit or induce, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity, any employee of the Company or any of its affiliates to leave the employ of the Company or any of its affiliates; or (ii) solicit or induce, on his own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity, any customer or Prospective Customer of the Company or any of their respective affiliates to reduce its business with the Company or any of its affiliates. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Prospective Customer” shall mean any individual, corporation, trust or other business entity which has either (a) entered into a nondisclosure agreement with the Company or any Company subsidiary or affiliate or (b) has within the preceding 12 months received a currently pending and not rejected written proposal in reasonable detail from the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiary or affiliate.

 

7.3 Inventions and Patents. The Company shall be entitled to the sole benefit and exclusive ownership of any inventions or improvements in products, processes, or other things that may be made or discovered by Executive while he is in the service of the Company, and all patents for the same. During the Term, Executive shall do all acts necessary or required by the Company to give effect to this section and, following the Term, Executive shall do all acts reasonably necessary or required by the Company to give effect to this section.  In all cases, the Company shall pay all costs and fees associated with such acts by Executive.

 

 

  

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7.4 Return of Property.  The Executive agrees that all property in the Executive’s possession that he obtains or is assigned in the course of his employment with the Company, including, without limitation, all documents, reports, manuals, memoranda, customer lists, credit cards, keys, access cards, and all other property relating in any way to the business of the Company, is the exclusive property of the Company, even if the Executive authored, created, or assisted in authoring or creating such property. The Executive shall return to the Company all such property immediately upon termination of employment or at such earlier time as the Company may request.

 

7.5  Court Ordered Revisions. If any portion of this Section 7 is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, but would be valid and enforceable if modified, this Section 7 shall apply with such modifications necessary to make this Section 7 valid and enforceable.  Any portion of this Section 7 not required to be so modified shall remain in full force and effect and not be affected thereby.

 

7.6 Specific Performance. The Executive acknowledges that the remedy at law for any breach of any of the provisions of Section 7 will be inadequate, and that the Company shall be entitled, in addition to any remedy at law or in equity, to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and specific performance.

 

8. MISCELLANEOUS.

 

8.1 Indemnification.  The Company and each of its subsidiaries shall, to the maximum extent provided under applicable law, indemnify and hold Executive harmless from and against any expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, judgments, fines, settlements and other legally permissible amounts (“Losses”), incurred in connection with any proceeding arising out of, or related to, Executive’s employment by the Company, other than any such Losses incurred as a result of Executive’s negligence or willful misconduct.  The Company shall, or shall cause a subsidiary thereof to, advance to Executive any expenses, including attorney’s fees and costs of settlement, incurred in defending any such proceeding to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.  Such costs and expenses incurred by Executive in defense of any such proceeding shall be paid by the Company or applicable subsidiary in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding promptly upon receipt by the Company of (a) written request for payment; (b) appropriate documentation evidencing the incurrence, amount and nature of the costs and expenses for which payment is being sought; and (c) an undertaking adequate under applicable law made by or on behalf of Executive to repay the amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined pursuant to any non-appealable judgment or settlement that Executive is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company or any subsidiary thereof.  The Company will provide Executive with coverage under all directors and officers liability insurance policies that it has in effect during the Term, with no deductible to Executive.

 

  

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8.2 Applicable Law. Except as may be otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, applied without reference to principles of conflict of laws.

 

8.3 Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended or modified otherwise than by a written agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors or legal representatives.

 

8.4 Notices.  All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand-delivery to the other party, by an international mail courier, or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:

 

If to the Executive:

Ya Ming Wong

c/o Nova Lifestyle, Inc.

6541 East Washington Blvd.

Commerce, CA 90040

With a copy to (which shall not constitute a notice):

If to the Company:

6541 East Washington Blvd.

Commerce, CA 90040

Attn:  Board of Directors

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Newman & Morrison LLP

44 Wall Street, 20th Floor

New York, NY 10005

Fax: (212) 232-0386

Or to such other address as either party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith.  Notices and communications shall be effective when delivered to the addressee.

8.5 Withholding. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under the Agreement, such federal, state and local income, unemployment, social security and similar employment related taxes and similar employment related withholdings as shall be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

 

8.6 Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and any such provision which is not valid or enforceable in whole shall be enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law.

 

  

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8.7 Captions. The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions and shall have no force or effect.

 

8.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement among the parties concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, discussions, negotiations and undertakings, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect thereto.

 

8.9 Survival. The respective rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall survive any termination of this Agreement or the Executive’s employment hereunder to the extent necessary to the intended preservation of such rights and obligations.

 

8.10 Waiver. Either Party's failure to enforce any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be construed as a waiver of any such provision or provisions, or prevent that party thereafter from enforcing each and every other provision of this Agreement.

 

8.11 Successors.  This Agreement is personal to Executive and, without the prior express written consent of the Company, shall not be assignable by Executive. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s estate, heirs, beneficiaries, and/or legal representatives. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

8.12 Joint Efforts/Counterparts. Preparation of this Agreement shall be deemed to be the joint effort of the parties hereto and shall not be construed more severely against any party.  This Agreement may be signed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

8.13 Representation by Counsel.   Each Party hereby represents that it has had the opportunity to be represented by legal counsel of its choice in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement.

 

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

	
EMPLOYEE:

 

 

 

/s/ Ya Ming Wong                                 

Ya Ming Wong

 

	  	
NOVA LIFESTYLE, INC.

 

 

 

By: /s/ Ya Ming Wong                                                                 

Ya Ming Wong

Chief Executive Officer

  

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