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clgo_ex1010.htm

EXHIBIT 10.10

 

CleanGoal Energy, Corp.

 

CONSULTING AGREEMENT

 

This Consulting Agreement, dated effective January 1, 2017 (this “Agreement”), is made and entered into by and between CleanGoal Energy, Corp., a Wyoming corporation (the “Company”) and Eric Horton (the “Consultant”).

 

Article 1 – Scope of Work

 

	1.1	Services – The Company has engaged Consultant to provide assistance with marketing matters, such as public relations, and to consult with management concerning various Company activities and to provide additional services in connection with the Company’s business activities as the Company desires. Consultant will provide and counsel, the Company on the aforementioned matters (collectively, the “consulting services”).
	
 
	
 

	1.2	Time and Availability – Consultant will devote all time necessary per month in performing the services for the Company as stated herein. Consultant shall have discretion in selecting the dates and times it performs such consulting services throughout the month giving due regard to the needs of the Company’s business. This agreement is in effect for a period not to exceed one year from the effective date.
	
 
	
 

	1.3	Confidentiality – In order for Consultant to perform the consulting services, it may be necessary for the Company to provide Consultant with Confidential Information regarding the Company’s business and products. The Company will rely heavily upon Consultant’s integrity and prudent judgment to use this information only in the best interests of the Company.
	
 
	
 

	1.4	Standard of Conduct – In rendering consulting services under this Agreement, Consultant shall conform to high professional standards of work and business ethics. Consultant shall not use time, materials, or equipment of the Company without the prior written consent of the Company.
	
 
	
 

	1.5	Outside Services – Consultant shall have the right to use the service of any other person, entity or organization in the performance of Consultant’s duties. Those persons, entities or organizations are expected to observe all manners of conduct and confidentiality as the Consultant as explained by the consulting contract executed by the Company and the Consultant.
	
 
	
 

	1.6	Reports – Consultant shall periodically provide the Company with updates of his observations and conclusions regarding the consulting services. Upon the termination of this Agreement, Consultant shall, upon the request of the Company, prepare a final update of Consultant’s activities.

 

Article 2 – Independent Contractor

 

	2.1	Independent Contractor – Consultant is an independent contractor and is not an employee, partner, or co-venturer of, or in any other service relationship with, the Company. The manner in which Consultant’s services are rendered shall be within the Consultant’s sole control and discretion. Consultant is not authorized to speak for, represent, or obligate the Company in any manner without the prior express written authorization from an officer of the Company.
	
 
	
   

	2.2	Taxes – Consultant shall be responsible for all taxes arising from compensation and other amounts paid under this Agreement, and shall be responsible for all payroll taxes and fringe benefits of Consultant’s employees. Neither federal, state, nor local income tax, nor payroll tax of any kind, shall be withheld or paid by the Company on behalf of Consultant or its employees. Consultant understands that it is responsible to pay, according to law, Consultant’s taxes and Consultant shall, when requested by the Company, properly document to the Company that any and all federal and state taxes have been paid.

  

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	2.3	Benefits – Consultant and Consultant’s employees will not be eligible for, and shall not participate in, any employee pension, health, welfare, or other fringe benefit plan, or the Company. No workers’ compensation insurance shall be obtained by Company covering Consultant or Consultant’s employees.
	
  
	
 

	
Article 3 – Compensation for Consulting Services

	
  
	
 

	3.1	Compensation – One Million Shares (1,000,000) of CleanGoal Energy, Corp., restricted common stock for services rendered to the Company under this Agreement, to be issued as soon as practicable. Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Shares are fully earned on signing of this agreement. The remaining balance of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Shares (250,000) will be earned at the rate of Forty One Thousand Six Hundred and Sixty Six Shares per month.
	
 
	
 

	3.2	Reimbursement – The Company has not agreed to or discussed any reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses.
	
 
	
 

	
Article 4 – Term and Termination

	
 
	
 

	4.1	Term – This Agreement shall be effective as of January 1, 2017, and shall continue in full force and effect until June 30, 2017. The Company and Consultant may negotiate to extend the term of this Agreement and the terms and conditions under which the relationship shall continue.
	
 
	
 

	4.2	Termination – the Company may terminate this Agreement for “Cause,” after giving Consultant written notice of the reason. Cause means: (1) Consultant has breached the provisions of Article 5 or 7 of this Agreement in any respect, or materially breached any other provision of this Agreement and the breach continues for 30 days following receipt of a notice from the Company; (2) Consultant has committed fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement in connection with the Company’s business; (3) Consultant has been convicted of a felony.
	
 
	
 

	4.3	Responsibility upon Termination – Any equipment provided by the Company to the Consultant in connection with or furtherance of Consultant’s services under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, computers, laptops, and personal management tools, shall immediately upon the termination of this Agreement, be returned to the Company.
	
 
	
 

	4.4	Survival – The provisions of Articles 5, 6, 7 and 8 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement and remain in full force and effect thereafter.
	
 
	
 

	
Article 5 – Confidential Information 

	
 
	
 

	5.1	Obligation of Confidentiality – In performing consulting services under this Agreement, Consultant may be exposed to and will be required to use certain “Confidential Information” (as hereinafter defined) of the Company. Consultant agrees that Consultant will not and Consultant’s employees, agents or representatives will not, use, directly or indirectly, such Confidential Information for the benefit of any person, entity or organization other than the Company, or disclose such Confidential Information without the written authorization of the President of the Company, either during or after the term of this Agreement, for as long as such information retains the characteristics of Confidential Information.
	
   
	
 

	5.2	Definition – “Confidential Information” means information, not generally known, and proprietary to the Company or to a third party for whom the Company is performing work, including, without limitation, information concerning any patents or trade secrets, confidential or secret designs, processes, formulae, source codes, plans, devices or material, research and development, proprietary software, analysis, techniques, materials or designs (whether or not patented or patentable), directly or indirectly useful in any aspect of the business of the Company, any vendor names, customer and supplier lists, databases, management systems, geographic or research reports, and sales and marketing plans of the Company, any confidential secret development or research work of the Company, or any other confidential information or proprietary aspects of the business of the Company. All information which Consultant acquires or becomes acquainted with during the period of this Agreement, whether developed by Consultant or by others, which Consultant has reasonable basis to believe to be Confidential Information, or which is treated by the Company as being Confidential Information, shall be presumed to be Confidential Information.

     

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	5.3	Products of the Company – Consultant agrees that all plans, manuals and specific materials developed by the Consultant on behalf of the Company in connection with services rendered under this Agreement, are and shall remain the exclusive property of the Company. Promptly upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, or upon the request of the Company, Consultant shall return to the Company all documents and tangible items, including samples, provided to Consultant or created by Consultant for use in connection with services to be rendered hereunder, including without limitation all Confidential Information, together with all copies and abstracts thereof.
	
 
	
 

	
Article 6 – Rights and Data

	
 
	
 

	6.1	Data – All drawings, models, designs, formulas, methods, documents and tangible items prepared for and submitted to the Company by Consultant in connection with the services rendered under this Agreement shall belong exclusively to the Company and shall be deemed to be works made for hire (the “Deliverable Items”). To the extent that any of the Deliverable Items may not, by operation of law, be works made for hire, Consultant hereby assigns to the Company the ownership of copyright or mask work in the Deliverable Items, and the Company shall have the right to obtain and hold in its own name any trademark, copyright, or mask work registration, and any other registrations and similar protection which may be available in the Deliverable Items. Consultant agrees to give the Company or its designees all assistance reasonably required to perfect such rights.
	
 
	
 

	
Article 7 – Conflict of Interest and Non-Solicitation 

  

	7.1	Conflict of Interest– Consultant covenants and agrees to provide the Company with all the necessary time and effort to be reasonably successful.
	
 
	
  

	7.2	Non-Solicitation – Consultant covenants and agrees that during the term of this Agreement, Consultant will not, directly or indirectly, through an existing corporation, unincorporated business, affiliated party, successor employer, or otherwise, solicit, hire for employment or work with, on a part-time, consulting, advising or any other basis, other than on behalf of the Company any employee or independent contractor employed by the Company while Consultant is performing services for the Company, unless a relationship previously existed between the Consultant and that employee or independent contract of the Company.
	
 
	
 

	
Article 8 – Right to Injunctive Relief

	
 
	
  

	
 
	
Consultant acknowledges that the terms of Articles 5, 6, and 7 of this Agreement are reasonably necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the Company, are reasonable in scope and duration, and are not unduly restrictive. Consultant further acknowledges that a breach of any of the terms of Articles 5, 6, or 7 of this Agreement will render irreparable harm to the Company, and that a remedy at law for breach of the Agreement is inadequate, and that the Company shall therefore be entitled to seek any and all equitable relief, including, but not limited to, injunctive relief, and to any other remedy that may be available under any applicable law or agreement between the parties. Consultant acknowledges that an award of damages to the Company does not preclude a court from ordering injunctive relief. Both damages and injunctive relief shall be proper modes of relief and are not to be considered as alternative remedies.

	
 
	
 

	
Article 9 – General Provisions

	
  
	
 

	
9.1
	
Construction of Terms – If any provision of this Agreement is held unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that provision shall be severed and shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions.

	
   
	
 

	
9.2 
	
Governing Law – This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wyoming. 

 
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	9.3	Complete Agreement – This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement and sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties as to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior discussions and understandings in respect to the subject of this Agreement, whether written or oral.
	
 
	
 

	9.4	Dispute Resolution – If there is any dispute or controversy between the parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the parties agree that such dispute or controversy will be arbitrated in accordance with proceedings under American Arbitration Association rules, and the Arbitration Laws of the State of Wyoming. Such arbitration will be the exclusive dispute resolution method under this Agreement. The decision and award determined by such arbitration will be final and binding upon both parties. All costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees and expert’s fees, of all parties incurred in any dispute which is determined and/or settled by arbitration pursuant to this Agreement will be borne by the party determined to be liable in respect of such dispute; provided, however, that if complete liability is not assessed against only one party, the parties will share the total costs in proportion to their respective amounts of liability so determined. Except where clearly prevented by the area in dispute, both parties agree to continue performing their respective obligations under this Agreement until the dispute is resolved.
	
 
	
 

	9.5	Modification – No modification, termination or attempted waiver of this Agreement, or any provision thereof, shall be valid unless in writing signed by the party against whom the same is sought to be enforced.
	
 
	
 

	9.6	Waiver of Breach – The waiver by a party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the other party shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach by the party in breach.
	
 
	
 

	9.7	Successors and Assigns – This Agreement may not be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that the Agreement shall be assignable by the Company without Consultant’s consent in the event the Company is acquired by or merged into another corporation or business entity. The benefits and obligations of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the parties hereto, their successors and assigns.
	
  
	
 

	9.8	No Conflict – Consultant warrants that Consultant has not previously assumed any obligations inconsistent with those undertaken by Consultant under this Agreement.

     

   

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed as of the date set forth above. 

 

 

	
CleanGoal Energy, Corp.
	
 
	Consultant	
	
  
	
 
	
 
	   	 	 
	
By:
	
 
	
 
	By:		
	
 
	
Kenneth Lelek 
	
 
	
 
	Eric Horton	 
	
Its: 
	
President and CEO 
	
 
	Its:		 

  

 

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EXHIBIT 10.11

 

CLEANGOAL ENERGY, CORP.

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered on March 22, 2017, by and between CleanGoal Energy, Corp., a Wyoming company (the "Company") and Bill MacGillivary, an individual (the "Employee"), with an effective date of January 1, 2017, (the “Commencement Date”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to employ the Employee, and the Employee desires to be employed by the Company and to render services to it, on the terms and subject to the conditions in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises, the respective covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1. Term of Employment. The Employee's employment pursuant to this Agreement shall commence effective January 1, 2017, subject to earlier termination pursuant to Section 4 hereof, shall continue until January 1st, 2018 (the “Scheduled Termination Date”); provided, however, that the initial term (the “Initial Term”) of the Employee’s employment hereunder shall automatically be extended for additional and successive one (1) year periods (each an “Additional Term”) unless either party shall give the other party notice (in the manner hereinafter provided), not later than ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or the then current Additional Term, of the notifying party’s termination of the Employee’s employment which shall be effective as of the expiration of the Initial Term or the then current Additional Term, as the case may be. For purposes hereof, the Initial Term and any Additional Term(s) are referred to collectively as the “Term.”

 

Section 2. Position and Duties. Employee shall serve as Chief Operating Officer. In his capacities as Chief Operating Officer, Employee shall do and perform all services, acts or things necessary or advisable to: 

 

(a) manage all Astaxanthin and corporate related Projects and Assets;

 

(b) manage the corporate operations, Securities and Exchange Commission Filings, and operational facilities; and

 

(c) manage and stay updated on the work of all employees, subsidiaries, and third party contracts.

 

Employee shall be subject at all times to the policies set by the Board of Directors. Employee shall devote sufficient business time and efforts to the performance of the Employee’s duties and responsibilities under this Agreement and to the business and affairs of the Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates.

 

	 
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Section 3. Compensation.

 

(a) Initial Stock Issuance. As an incentive for Mr. MacGillivary to become our Chief Operating Officer, the Company will issue to Mr. MacGillivary, Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand (7,500,000) shares of restricted common stock. 

 

Section 4. Termination of Employment; Effect of Termination of Employment.

 

(a) Termination of Employment. The Employee’s employment by the Company may be terminated at any time during the Term by the Company: (1) with Cause (as such term is defined below), or (2) without Cause, or (3) in the event of the Employee’s death, or (4) in the event of the Employee’s Disability (as such term is defined below) (in the case of Disability, the termination shall be effective ten (10) days after notice thereof is given to the Employee). The Employee’s employment by the Company may be voluntarily terminated at any time during the Term on or after January 1, 2018, by the Employee, on no less than sixty (60) days prior written notice to the Company. After the expiration of the Term, the Board may continue the employment of the Employee and the Employee may accept the employment on an at-will basis.

 

(b) Certain Defined Terms. 

 

As used herein, “Cause” means: 

 

	
 
	·	The Employee’s willful and material failure to perform his duties hereunder (other than any such failure due to the Employee’s physical or mental illness), or the Employee’s willful and material breach of his obligations hereunder;
	
 
	
 
	
  

	
 
	·	The Employee’s engaging in willful and serious misconduct that has caused or is reasonably expected to result in material injury to the Company;
	
 
	
 
	
  

	
 
	·	The Employee’s being convicted of, or entering a plea of guilty or nolo contender to, a crime that constitutes a felony; or
	
 
	
 
	
  

	
 
	·	The Employee’s failure or inability to obtain or retain any license required to be obtained or retained by his in any jurisdiction in which the Company does or proposes to do business.

        
As used herein, “Disability” means a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits a major life activity of the Employee and which renders the Employee unable to perform the essential functions of the Executive’s position, even with reasonable accommodation which does not impose an undue hardship on the Company, for ninety (90) days in any consecutive one-hundred eighty (180) day period. The Board reserves the right, in good faith, to make the determination of whether or not a Disability exists for purposes of this Agreement based upon information supplied by the Employee and/or his medical personnel, as well as information from medical personnel (or others) selected by the Company or its insurers.

 

(c) Notice of Termination. Any purported termination of the Employee’s employment by either party and for any reason shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination (as defined below) by the terminating party to the other party. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice given by the Employee or the Company, which shall indicate the specific basis for termination of employment.

 

	 
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Section 5. Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (i) if by hand delivery, or by a recognized national overnight courier service, upon receipt thereof or (ii) if mailed, three (3) days after it has been postmarked in the U.S. mails, postage prepaid, certified mail, return receipt requested. All notices shall be addressed to the parties at the respective addresses indicated herein or such other address as either party may in the future specify in writing to the other.

 

Section 6. No Attachment. Except as required by law, no right to receive payments under this Agreement shall be subject to anticipation, commutation, alienation, sale, assignment, encumbrance, charge, pledge, or hypothecation or to execution, attachment, levy, or similar process or assignment by operation of law, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to effect any such action shall be null, void and of no effect; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 7 shall preclude the assumption of such rights by executors, administrators or other legal representatives of the Employee or his estate and their assigning any rights hereunder to the person or persons entitled thereto.

 

Section 7. Binding Agreement; No Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Employee and the Company and their respective permitted successors, assigns, heirs, beneficiaries and representatives. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the Company shall have the right to assign its rights under Section 6 hereof to any successor of the Company’s business. This Agreement is personal to the Employee and may not be assigned by him without the prior written consent of the Company. Any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 7 shall be null and void.

 

Section 8. Governing Law; Jury Waiver. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed, and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto enforced, in accordance with the laws of the State of Wyoming, without regard to any conflicts or choice of law rules. In addition, the Company and the Employee hereby agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Wyoming for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY

 

Section 9. Entire Agreement; No Waiver; Modification. This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and shall supersede all previous written, oral or implied understandings between them with respect to such matters. No course of dealing and no delay on the part of any party hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy conferred by this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice such party’s rights, powers and remedies conferred by this Agreement or shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power and remedy. No term or provision of this Agreement may be amended, altered, modified, rescinded, supplemented, or terminated except by a writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

 

Section 10. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereby waive any provision of law that renders any provisions hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.

 

	 
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Section 11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which shall together be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimiles and electronic copies in portable document format (“PDF”) containing original signatures shall be deemed for all purposes to be originally signed copies of the documents that are the subject of such facsimiles or PDF versions.

 

Section 12. Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. If any legal action is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which that party may be entitled. This provision shall be construed as applicable to the entire agreement.

 

Section 13. Modifications. Any modification of this agreement will be effective only if it is in writing and signed by the party to be charged.

 

Section 14. Effect of Waiver.The failure of either party to insist on strict compliance with any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this agreement by the other party shall not be deemed a waiver of that term, covenant or condition, nor shall any waiver or relinquishment of any right or power at any one time or times be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of that right or power for all or any other times.

 

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

 

	
COMPANY 
    

CleanGoal Energy, Corp. 
	
 
	
EMPLOYEE

       

Bill MacGillivary
	
      

	
   
		
   
	

	
 
	
 

	
By:
		
 
	
By: 
	
 
	
 

	
Name: 
	
Kenneth Lelek
	
 
		
Bill MacGillivary
	
 

	
Title:
	
President
	
 
	  	
 
	
 

 

 

	
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