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Exhibit 10.2

 

 

LOCK UP AGREEMENT

 

THIS LOCK UP AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into by Abundant Renewable Energy, LLC, an Oregon limited liability company (“ARE”).

Reference is hereby made to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated even date herewith, by and among Helix Wind, Corp., Helix Wind, Inc., ARE, Renewable Energy Engineering,
LLC and Robert W. Preus and Helen M. Hull. Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.

Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and in recognition of the benefit that the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement will confer upon the undersigned, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the undersigned hereby covenants and agrees that during the period commencing on the date hereof and expiring on the 12-month anniversary of the date hereof (the “Lock-up Period”) the undersigned shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of Helix, issue, offer, agree or offer to sell, sell, grant an option for the purchase or sale of, transfer, pledge, assign, hypothecate, distribute or otherwise encumber or dispose of the Shares (a “Transfer”) it receives in
connection with the Transaction.

 

Helix agrees that the Lock-up Period shall commence on the date that the Shares are earned (January 1, 2011 and January 1, 2012, as the case may be) and not the date that the certificates for the Shares are issued.

 

In order to enable the enforcement of this Agreement, the undersigned hereby consents to the placing of legends and/or stop orders with Helix’s transfer agent with respect to the Shares and Helix and its transfer agent are hereby authorized to decline to make any
transfer of securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this Agreement.

The undersigned acknowledges that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement is a material inducement to Purchaser to complete the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and that Purchaser and Helix shall be third party beneficiaries of this
Agreement and Purchaser and Helix shall be entitled to specific performance of the undersigned’s obligations hereunder.

 

Any obligations of the undersigned under this Agreement shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the undersigned.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Nevada without regard to the principles of conflict of laws.

 

[SIGNATURE CONTAINED ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

 

 

 

 

[Signature page to Lock Up Agreement]

Dated: _______________, 2009

 

	 	
ABUNDANT RENEWABLE ENERGY, LLC

By: ____________________________________

Print Name:

Its:

Address:Exhibit 10.1

             

            ADDENDUM # __

            TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

            DATED ________

            BETWEEN CASPIAN SERVICES, INC. AND ________

             

            This Addendum # __ dated August __, 2009 (“Addendum # __) is made between CASPIAN SERVICES, INC., a Nevada registered corporation (the “Company” or the “Employer”) and _______ (the “Executive Employee” or the “Employee”) with the intention to modify the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement dated _____ between the
            Company and the Executive Employee. 

             

            RECITALS

             

            
                	
                             

                        	
                            WHEREAS:

                        

            

             

            (A)      The Company and the Executive Employee entered into Employment Agreement, dated ____________ (that subsequently been replaced with the Employment Agreement dated __________ ) (the “Employment Agreement”) as amended in accordance with the Addendum # ___, dated April 28, 2008; and 

             

            (B)      In consideration of the Company making a one time payment to the Executive Employee in equivalent of the three month base salary or __________ USD the Executive Employee hereby agrees to amend the Employment Agreement as set forth in this Addendum # ____: 

             

            1.           Effective, for the limited period starting, ___________ and ending July 31, 2009the “Stock Option Grant” section of the Employment Agreement as Amended by the Addendum # 1 and re-titled “Other Compensation
            Entitlements” shall also be amended by deleting in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

             

            “The number of mandatory stock options to be issued annually (on December 31 of each year following the first full year of employment) to Executive Employee shall be equal to the amount of the Executive Employee’s annual base salary divided by the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. The exercise (or grant) price of the
            options shall be equal to the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of such grant. 

             

            Unless provided otherwise in the Notice of Stock Option Grant or other award grant, and accepted by the Executive Employee, options or other equity awards vest over three years, exercisable within five years of full vesting.

             

            
                

            

             

            
                	
                             

                        	
                            Percentage of Shares

                        

            

            
                	
                             

                        	
                            Number of Full Years 

                        	
                            That May be Purchased

                        

            

            
                	
                             

                        	
                            Less than

                        	
                            1 year 

                        	
                            0%

                        

            

            
                	
                             

                        	
                            1 year

                        	
                            33

                        

            

            
                	
                             

                        	
                            2 years 

                        	
                            67%

                        

            

            
                	
                             

                        	
                            3 years 

                        	
                            100%

                        

            

             

            In lieu of any mandatory stock option grant to which the Executive Employee may become entitled under the provisions of the Employment Agreement, the Company may issue, in full or in part, a restricted stock grant, or cash payment or combination thereof as may be from time to time determined by the Compensation Committee or in the absence of a Compensation Committee by the Board of
            Directors.

             

            If the Company, in its sole discretion, determines to issue a restricted stock grant in lieu of stock options, the Executive Employee shall be entitled to one share of restricted common stock for five stock options Executive Employee was entitled to receive in accordance with the formula described above. All restricted stock awards shall be subject to the vesting schedule described
            above. 

             

            Should the Company, in its sole discretion, determine to make a partial or full cash payment to Executive Employee in lieu of granting stock options and/or a restricted stock grant, such cash payment shall be made on the basis of the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant multiplied by the total number of restricted common stock determined in
            accordance with this Agreement.

             

            At the Company’s sole discretion Executive Employee may also be considered for additional discretionary stock option grants, restricted stock grants or discretionary cash bonus or combination thereof as may, from time to time, be determined by the Compensation Committee or in the absence of a Compensation Committee by the Board of Directors.”

             

            Any and all grants in accordance with this Employment Agreement shall be issued on the annual basis once a year on December 31 of each year following the first full year of Executive’s employment with the Company or any of its subsidiary.

             

             

            
                

            

            2.            Effective August 1, 2009the “Stock Option Grant” section of the Employment Agreement as Amended by the Addendum # 1 and re-titled “Other Compensation
            Entitlements”, as further amended by Section 1 above shall be amended by deleting in its entirety and replacing it with the following: 

             

            
                	
                             

                        	
                            Other Compensation Entitlements.  

                        

            

             

            a) 

            The Executive shall be eligible to receive annual bonuses during the employment period, in such amounts and at such times, if any, as may be approved by the Company’s Board of Directors in its sole discretion.  Annual bonuses, if any, shall be subject to the limitations set forth in this Employment Agreement. 

             

            b)

            The maximum cash bonus will equal 25% of the employees annual salary, 60% of this will be attributable to a company set financial goal, the remaining 40% to personal goals set by the individual. Both these goals to be set at the start of the financial year. The company financial goal will be set by executive management and verified by the board. Should this goal
            be met the employee will receive 60% of his maximum bonus. This portion of the bonus will be pro-ratable to the goals actually met. Three personal goals will be submitted by the individual and be subject to vetting and acceptance by management, or board where appropriate. The individual goals need not be finance based.

             

             

             

            SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS 

             

            
                

            

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Addendum # ___ effective as of the date first written above.

             

            SIGNATURES: 

             

            ON BEHALF OF THE CASPIAN SERVICES, INC. SIGNED BY: 

             

            
                	
                            NAME: 

                        	
                            _____________________

                        

            

             

            
                	
                            TITLE:

                        	
                            _____________________

                        

            

             

            
                	
                            SIGNATURE:

                        	
                            _____________________ DATE SIGNED: _________________

                        

            

             

             

            EMPLOYEE:

             

            
                	
                            SIGNATURE:

                        	
                            _____________________ DATE SIGNED: _________________

                        

            

             

             

            
                	
                            PRINT NAME:

                        	
                            ____________________________

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