-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RSOzzfFTYYj9PfbvvKoJPwG6AsRKYAHpkg/qe03Rx/gFIWZ5EYDN8rHeiQsxyKD1 VvEqCJVCDQav1qha9Y2qKQ== 0001144204-06-034031.txt : 20060815 0001144204-06-034031.hdr.sgml : 20060815 20060815170922 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-06-034031 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060815 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20060815 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060815 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001084047 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 954691878 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-27465 FILM NUMBER: 061036209 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5072 NORTH 300 WEST CITY: PROVO STATE: UT ZIP: 84604 BUSINESS PHONE: 801-371-0755 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5072 NORTH 300 WEST CITY: PROVO STATE: UT ZIP: 84604 8-K 1 v050039_8k.htm Unassociated Document
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

________________________________________


FORM 8-K
 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 15, 2006

INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 

 
California
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
000-1084047
(Commission File Number)
 
95-4691878
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
3998 FAU Blvd, Building 1-210
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
(Address of Principal Executive Offices; Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 417 - 7250



Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2-(b))
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


 
 

 

INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

FORM 8-K


Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 9, 2006, the Company entered into employment agreements with Anthony F. Zalenski and Thomas J. Elowson for the positions of Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Operating Officer and President, respectively. The contracts have a term of 3 years, stipulate a minimum annual salary of $84,000, and have certain provisions regarding termination of employment with and without “cause” as therein defined. In addition, the employment contracts provide for a signing bonus of $25,000 for the Chief Executive Officer and $10,000 for the Chief Operating Officer, payable upon a fundraising event or series of related fundraising events wherein the Company raises a cumulative gross amount of at least $2 million. In connection with his employment agreement the Company granted Mr. Elowson 5,978,349 options to purchase shares of common stock in the Company.


Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

On August 9, 2006 the Company granted Thomas J. Elowson 5,978,349 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. The options vest immediately and have an exercise price of $0.13 per share, the closing price on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board on that day. The options and the underlying shares of Common Stock were granted, issued and sold pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) provided under Section 4(2) of the Act, as such sales and issuances did not involve any public offering, were made without general solicitation or advertising, and each purchaser had access to all relevant information necessary to evaluate the investment and represented to Innovative that the securities were being acquired for investment.


Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 9, 2006, the Board of Directors for the Company adopted the “Innovative Software Technologies, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan” attached as exhibit 10.1.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhihbits.


(c)  Exhibits
 
Innovative Software Technologies, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan
10.1
Form of Stock Option Award under 2006 Equity Incentive Plan
10.2
Anthony F. Zalenski Employment Agreement
10.3
Thomas J. Elowson Employment Agreement
10.4


 
 

 

Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunder duly authorized.


INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
 

By: /s/ Anthony F. Zalenski   
Anthony F. Zalenski
Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 15, 2006
 
 
EX-10.1 2 v050039_ex10-1.htm
EXHIBIT 10.1

INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

 
1. PURPOSEThe Innovative Software Technologies, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan has two complementary purposes: (a) to attract and retain outstanding individuals to serve as officers, employees, consultants and advisors to the Company and its affiliates, and (b) to increase shareholder value. The Plan will provide participants incentives to increase shareholder value by offering the opportunity to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock, receive monetary payments based on the value of such common stock, or receive other incentive compensation, on the potentially favorable terms that this Plan provides.
 
2. EFFECTIVE DATEThe Plan shall become effective, and Awards may be granted on and after, August 9, 2006.
 
3. DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms used in this Plan have the following meanings:
 
(a) “Affiliate” means any entity that, directly or through one or more intermediaries, is controlled by, controls, or is under common control with, the Company within the meaning of Code Sections 414(b) or (c), provided that, in applying such provisions, the phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used in place of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears therein.
 
(b) “Award” means a grant of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Performance Shares, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units.
 
(c) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
(d) “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any one of the following events:
 
(i) A change in the ownership of the Company, which shall occur on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined below) acquires ownership of the stock of the Company that, together with the stock then held by such person or group, constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company. However, if any one person or more than one person acting as a group is considered to own more than fifty (50%) of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the Company, the acquisition of additional stock by the same person or persons is not considered to cause a Change of Control.
 
(ii) A change in the effective control of the Company, which shall occur on the date that:
 
(1) Any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined below), acquires (or has acquired during the twelve month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) ownership of stock of the Company possessing fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Company. However, if any one person or more than one person acting as a group is considered to own more than fifty-one percent (51%) of the total voting power of the stock of the Company, the acquisition of additional voting stock by the same person or persons is not considered to cause a Change of Control; or
 
(2) A majority of the members of the Board is replaced during any twelve month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election.
 
 
 

 
 
(iii) A change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets, which shall occur on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined below), acquires (or has acquired during the twelve month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to more than fifty-one percent (51%) of the total gross fair market value of all the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions, other than an excluded transaction (as defined below). For purposes of this paragraph:
 
(1) “Gross fair market value” means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, as applicable, determined without regard to any liabilities associates with such assets.
 
(2) The term “excluded transaction” means any a transaction in which assets are transferred to: (A) a shareholder of the Company (determined immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange for or with respect to its stock; (B) an entity, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company (determined after the asset transfer); (C) a person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined above), that owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company (determined after the asset transfer); or (D) an entity at least fifty percent (50%) of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a person described in clause (C) (determined after the asset transfer).
 
The term “persons acting as a group” as used in this Plan shall not include any persons acting as a group solely because they purchase or own stock of the Company at the same time, or as a result of the same public offering, or because they purchase assets at the same time, as applicable. However, persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of an entity that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if there is consummated any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the common stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately following such transaction or series of transactions.
 
(e) “Change of Control Price” means the higher of: (i) the Fair Market Value of Share, as determined on the date of the Change of Control; or a (ii) the highest price per Share paid in the Change of Control transaction.
 
(f) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any reference to a specific provision of the Code includes any successor provision and the regulations promulgated under such provision.
 
(g) “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board (or such successor committee with the same or similar authority). At any time while the Company has a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), then the Committee shall consist of not fewer than two members of the Board, each of whom shall qualify (at the time of appointment to the committee and during all periods of service on the Committee) in all respects as a “non-employee director” as defined in Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and as an outside director as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
 
 
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(h) “Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company.
 
(i) “Company” means Innovative Software Technologies, Inc., a California corporation, or any successor thereto.
 
(j) “Fair Market Value” means, per Share on a particular date, the value as determined by the Board using a reasonable valuation method, within the meaning of Code Section 409A, based on all information in the Company’s possession at such time. The reasonable valuation method may take into consideration, as applicable, the value of tangible and intangible assets of the Company, the present value of future cash-flows of the Company, the market value of stock or equity interests in similar corporations and other entities engaged in trades or businesses substantially similar to those engaged in by the Company (if the market value can be readily determined through objective means, such as through trading prices on an established securities market), and other relevant factors such as control premiums or discounts for lack of marketability. The Board may not rely on a valuation that is more than twelve months old.
 
(k) “Option” means the right to purchase Shares at a stated price. “Options” may either be “incentive stock options” which meet the requirements of Code Section 422, or “nonqualified stock options” which do not meet the requirements of Code Section 422.
 
(l) “Participant” means an officer or other employee of the Company or its Affiliates, or an individual that the Company or an Affiliate has engaged to become an officer or employee, or a consultant or advisor who provides services to the Company or its Affiliates, including a non-employee director of the Board, who the Committee designates to receive an Award.
 
(m) “Performance Shares” means the right to receive Shares to the extent the Company or Participant achieves certain goals that the Committee establishes over a period of time the Committee designates.
 
(n) “Plan” means this Innovative Software Technologies, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
 
(o) “Restricted Stock” means Shares that are subject to a risk of forfeiture and/or restrictions on transfer, which may lapse upon the achievement or partial achievement of performance goals during a specified period and/or upon the completion of a period of service, as determined by the Committee.
 
(p) “Restricted Stock Unit” means the right to receive a Share, or a cash payment the amount of which is equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share, which is subject to a risk of forfeiture which may lapse upon the achievement or partial achievement of performance goals during a specified period and/or upon the completion of a period of service, as determined by the Committee.
 
(q) “Share” means a share of Common Stock.
 
(r) “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means the right of a Participant to receive cash, and/or Shares with a Fair Market Value, equal to the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Share over the grant price.

(s) “Subsidiary” means any corporation in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if each of the corporations (other than the last corporation in the chain) owns stock possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain.
 
 
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(t) “10% Owner-Employee” means an employee who, at the time an incentive stock option is granted, owns (directly or indirectly, within the meaning of Code Section 424(d)) more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary.
 
4. ADMINISTRATION.
 
(a) Committee Administration. The Committee has full authority to administer this Plan, including the authority to (i) interpret the provisions of this Plan, (ii) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to this Plan, (iii) correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in any Award or agreement covering an Award in the manner and to the extent it deems desirable to carry this Plan into effect, and (iv) make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan. A majority of the members of the Committee will constitute a quorum, and a majority of the Committee’s members must make all determinations of the Committee. The Committee may make any determination under this Plan without notice or meeting of the Committee by a writing that a majority of the Committee members have signed. All Committee determinations are final and binding. If at any time the Committee shall not be in existence, the Board shall administer the Plan and all references to the Committee herein shall be deemed to mean the Board.
 
(b) Delegation to Other Committees or Officers. To the extent applicable law permits, the Board may delegate to another committee of the Board or to one or more officers of the Company any or all of the authority and responsibility of the Committee. If the Board has made such a delegation, then all references to the Committee in this Plan include such other committee or one or more officers to the extent of such delegation.
 
(c) No Liability. No member of the Committee, and no officer to whom a delegation under subsection (b) has been made, will be liable for any act done, or determination made, by the individual in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless such individual to the maximum extent that the law and the Company’s bylaws permit.
 
5. ELIGIBILITY. The Committee may designate from time to time the Participants to receive Awards under this Plan. The Committee’s designation of a Participant in any year will not require the Committee to designate such person to receive an Award in any other year.
 
6. DISCRETIONARY GRANTS OF AWARDS. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee has full power and authority to: (a) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant; (b) determine the number of Shares with respect to which an Award relates; and (c) determine any terms and conditions of any Award. Awards under this Plan may be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for any other Award (or any other award granted under another plan of the Company or any Affiliate).

7. SHARES AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS PLAN. 
 
(a) Plan Authorization. An aggregate of  20 million (20,000,000) Shares is authorized for issuance under this Plan. However, the limitations of this subsection are subject to adjustments as provided in Section 15.
 
(b) Replenishment of Shares Under this Plan. If an Award lapses, expires, terminates or is cancelled without the issuance of Shares or payment of cash under the Award, then the Shares subject to or reserved for in respect of such Award, or the Shares to which such Award relates, may again be used for new Awards under this Plan as determined under subsection (a), including issuance pursuant to incentive stock options. If Shares are delivered to (or withheld by) the Company in payment of the exercise price or withholding taxes of an Award, then such Shares may be used for new Awards under this Plan as determined under subsection (a), including issuance pursuant to incentive stock options. If Shares are issued under any Award and the Company subsequently reacquires them pursuant to rights reserved upon the issuance of the Shares, then such Shares may be used for new Awards under this Plan as determined under subsection (a), but excluding issuance pursuant to incentive stock options.
 
 
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8. OPTIONS. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee will determine all terms and conditions of each Option, including but not limited to:
 
(a) Whether the Option is an incentive stock option or a nonqualified stock option; provided that in the case of an incentive stock option, if the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time of grant) of the Shares with respect to which such option and all other incentive stock options issued under this Plan (and under all other incentive stock option plans of the Company or any Affiliate that is required to be included under Code Section 422) are first exercisable by the Participant during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, such Option automatically shall be treated as a nonqualified stock option to the extent this limit is exceeded.
 
(b) The number of Shares subject to the Option.
 
(c) The exercise price per Share, which may not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Share as determined on the date of grant; provided that an incentive stock option granted to a 10% Owner-Employee must have an exercise price that is at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant.
 
(d) The terms and conditions of exercise.
 
(e) The termination date, except that each Option must terminate no later than the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of grant, and each incentive stock option granted to any 10% Owner-Employee must terminate no later than the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of grant.
 
In all other respects, the terms of any incentive stock option should comply with the provisions of Code Section 422 except to the extent the Committee determines otherwise. Upon a Participant’s death, the Option may be exercised by the person or persons to whom such Participant’s rights under the Option shall pass by will or by applicable law or, if no such person has such rights, by his executor or administrator.
 
9. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee will determine all terms and conditions of each SAR, including but not limited to:
 
(a) The number of Shares to which the SAR relates.
 
(b) The grant price, provided that the grant price shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the SAR as determined on the date of grant.

(c) The terms and conditions of exercise or maturity.
 
(d) The term, provided that an SAR must terminate no later than the tenth (10th) anniversary of the date of grant.
 
(e) Whether the SAR will be settled in cash, Shares or a combination thereof.
 
Upon a Participant’s death, the SAR may be exercised by the person or persons to whom such Participant’s rights under the SAR shall pass by will or by applicable law or, if no such person has such rights, by his executor or administrator.

10. PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee will determine all terms and conditions of each Performance Share Award, including but not limited to:
 
 
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(a) The number of Shares to which the Performance Share Award relates.
 
(b) The terms and conditions of each Award, including, without limitation, the selection of the performance goals that must be achieved for the Participant to realize all or a portion of the benefit provided under the Award.
 
(c) Whether all or a portion of the Shares subject to the Award will be issued to the Participant, without regard to whether the performance goals have been attained, in the event of the Participant’s death, disability or retirement or other termination of employment.
 
11. RESTRICTED STOCK AND RESTRICTED UNIT AWARDS. Subject to the terms of this Plan, the Committee will determine all terms and conditions of each award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, including but not limited to:
 
(a) The number of Shares or Units to which such Award relates.
 
(b) The period of time over which, and/or the criteria or conditions that must be satisfied so that, the risk of forfeiture and/or restrictions on transfer imposed on the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units will lapse.
 
(c) With respect to awards of Restricted Stock, the manner of registration of certificates for such Shares, and whether to hold such Shares in escrow pending lapse of the risk of forfeiture and/or restrictions on transfer or to issue such Shares with an appropriate legend referring to such restrictions.
 
(d) With respect to awards of Restricted Stock, whether dividends paid with respect to such Shares will be immediately paid or held in escrow or otherwise deferred and whether such dividends shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as the Award to which they relate.
 
(e) With respect to awards of Restricted Stock Units, whether to credit dividend equivalent units equal to the amount of dividends paid on a Share and whether such dividend equivalent units shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as the Award to which they relate.
 
12. TRANSFERABILITY. Each Award granted under this Plan is not transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, except that a Participant may, to the extent the Committee allows and in a manner the Committee specifies: (a) designate in writing a beneficiary to exercise the Award after the Participant’s death; or (b) transfer any award.
 
13. TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF PLAN; AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION OR CANCELLATION OF AWARDS.
 
(a) Term. Subject to the right of the Board to terminate the Plan pursuant to Section 13(b), the Plan shall remain in effect until all Shares subject to it shall have been purchased or acquired according to the Plan’s provisions; provided that no incentive stock option may be issued under the Plan after the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Plan’s effective date.
 
(b) Termination and Amendment. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate this Plan at any time, provided that shareholders must approve any of the following Plan amendments: (i) an amendment to materially increase any number of Shares specified in Section 7(a) (except as permitted by Section 15) or expand the class of individuals eligible to receive an Award; or (ii) any other amendment if required by applicable law.
 
(c) Amendment, Modification or Cancellation of Awards. Except as provided in subsection (e) and subject to the requirements of this Plan, the Committee may modify or amend any Award or waive any restrictions or conditions applicable to any Award or the exercise of the Award, and the terms and conditions applicable to any Awards may at any time be amended, modified or canceled by mutual agreement between the Committee and the Participant or any other persons as may then have an interest in the Agreement, so long as any amendment or modification does not increase the number of Shares issuable under this Plan (except as permitted by Section 15), but the Committee need not obtain Participant (or other interested party) consent for the cancellation of an Award pursuant to the provisions of Section 15. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such amendment shall be made in a manner that will enable an Award intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code to continue to be so exempt, or to enable an Award intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code to continue to so comply.
 
 
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(d) Survival of Committee Authority and Awards. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the authority of the Committee to administer this Plan and modify or amend an Award may extend beyond the date of this Plan’s termination. In addition, termination of this Plan will not affect the rights of Participants with respect to Awards previously granted to them, and all unexpired Awards will continue in force and effect after termination of this Plan except as they may lapse or be terminated by their own terms and conditions.
 
(e) Repricing Prohibited. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, and except for the adjustments provided in Section 15, neither the Committee nor any other person may decrease the exercise price or grant price of any Option or SAR nor take any action that would result in a deemed decrease of the exercise price or grant price of an Option or SAR under Code Section 409A, after the date of grant. 
 
(f) Foreign Participation. To assure the viability of Awards granted to Participants employed in foreign countries, the Committee may provide for such special terms as it may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom. Moreover, the Committee may approve such supplements to, or amendments, restatements or alternative versions of this Plan as it determines is necessary or appropriate for such purposes. Any such amendment, restatement or alternative versions that the Committee approves for purposes of using this Plan in a foreign country will not affect the terms of this Plan for any other country.
 
14. TAXES. (a) Withholding. The Company is entitled to withhold the amount of any tax attributable to any amount payable or Shares deliverable under this Plan after giving the person entitled to receive such amount or Shares notice as far in advance as practicable, and the Company may defer making payment or delivery if any such tax may be pending unless and until indemnified to its satisfaction. The Committee may permit a Participant to pay all or a portion of the federal, state and local withholding taxes arising in connection with the grant, vesting or payment of an Award, by electing to (a) have the Company withhold Shares otherwise issuable under the Award, or (b) tender back Shares received in connection with such Award in each case having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount to be withheld; provided that the amount to be withheld may not exceed the total minimum federal, state and local tax withholding obligations associated with the transaction. The election must be made on or before the date as of which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined and otherwise as the Committee requires. The Fair Market Value of fractional Shares remaining after payment of the withholding taxes may be paid to the Participant in cash. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Company and any Affiliate shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to the Participant.
 
(b) No Guarantee of Tax Treatment. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan, the Company does not guarantee to any Participant or any other Person with an interest in an Award that any Award intended to be exempt from Section 409A of the Code shall be so exempt, nor that any Award intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code shall so comply, nor will the Company or any Affiliate indemnify, defend or hold harmless any individual with respect to the tax consequences of any such failure.
 
 
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15. ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS; CHANGE OF CONTROL. 
 
(a) Adjustment of Shares. In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares, then the Committee shall adjust the Plan or Award to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under this Plan. In such case, the Committee may, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and type of Shares subject to this Plan (including the number and type of Shares that may be issued pursuant to incentive stock options), (ii) the number and type of Shares subject to outstanding Awards, (iii) the grant, purchase, or exercise price with respect to any Award, and (iv) the performance goals established under any Award. In any such case, the Committee may also make provision for a cash payment in an amount determined by the Committee to the holder of an outstanding Award in exchange for the cancellation of all or a portion of the Award (without the consent of the holder of an Award) effective at such time as the Committee specifies (which may be the time such transaction or event is effective); provided that any such adjustment to an Award that is exempt from Code Section 409A shall be made in manner that permits the Award to continue to be so exempt, and any adjustment to an Award that is subject to Code Section 409A shall be made in a manner that complies with the provisions thereof. However, with respect to Awards of incentive stock options, no such adjustment may be authorized to the extent that such authority would cause this Plan to violate Code section 422(b). Further, the number of Shares subject to any Award payable or denominated in Shares must always be a whole number. Without limitation, subject to Participants’ rights under subsection (c), in the event of any reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination or other similar corporate transaction or event, whether or not constituting a Change of Control, other than any such transaction in which the Company is the continuing corporation and in which the outstanding Common Stock is not being converted into or exchanged for different securities, cash or other property, or any combination thereof, the Committee may substitute, on an equitable basis as the Committee determines, for each Share then subject to an Award, the number and kind of shares of stock, other securities, cash or other property to which holders of Common Stock are or will be entitled in respect of each Share pursuant to the transaction.
 
(b) Issuance or Assumption. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, and without affecting the number of Shares otherwise reserved or available under this Plan, in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization, the Committee may authorize the issuance or assumption of awards upon such terms and conditions as it may deem appropriate.
 
(c) Change of Control. Unless provided otherwise by the Committee prior to a Change of Control or unless otherwise provided in an individual Award or Award agreement, and subject to the provisions of subsection (d):
 
(i) each Option or SAR that is held by a Participant who is employed by the Company or an Affiliate or who is providing services to the Company or an Affiliate immediately prior to the Change of Control shall become fully vested immediately prior to the Change of Control, and upon the date of the Change of Control, all outstanding Options and SARs shall be cancelled in exchange for a payment in cash and/or Shares (which may include shares of any surviving or successor corporation or the purchasing corporation) equal to the excess of the Change of Control Price of the Shares covered by the Option or SAR that is so cancelled over the exercise or grant price of such Shares under the Award;
 
(ii) Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units that are not then vested shall vest immediately prior to the date of the Change of Control;
 
 
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(iii) each Performance Share Award for which the performance period has not expired shall be cancelled in exchange for a payment in cash and/or Shares (which may include shares of any surviving or successor corporation or the purchasing corporation) equal to the product of the value of the Performance Shares (assuming the target performance goals were met) and a fraction the numerator of which is the number of whole months which have elapsed from the beginning of the performance period to the date of the Change of Control and the denominator of which is the number of whole months in the performance period; and
 
(iv) each holder of a Performance Share that has been earned but not yet paid shall receive a payment in cash /or Shares (which may include shares of any surviving or successor corporation or the purchasing corporation) equal to the value of the Performance Shares earned.
 
For purposes of this Section 15, the “value” of a Performance Share shall be based on the Change of Control Price.

(d) Parachute Payment Limitation.
 
(i) Except as may be set forth in a written agreement by and between the Company and the holder of an Award, in the event that the Company’s auditors determine that any payment or transfer by the Company under the Plan to or for the benefit of a Participant (a “Payment”) would be nondeductible by the Company for federal income tax purposes because of the provisions concerning “excess parachute payments” in Code Section 280G, then the aggregate present value of all Payments shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the Reduced Amount. For purposes of this Section 15(d), the “Reduced Amount” shall be the amount, expressed as a present value, which maximizes the aggregate present value of the Payments without causing any Payment to be nondeductible by the Company because of Code Section 280G.
 
(ii) If the Company’s auditors determine that any Payment would be nondeductible by the Company because of Code Section 280G, then the Company shall promptly give the Participant notice to that effect and a copy of the detailed calculation thereof and of the Reduced Amount, and the Participant may then elect, in his or her sole discretion, which and how much of the Payments shall be eliminated or reduced (as long as after such election the aggregate present value of the Payments equals the Reduced Amount) and shall advise the Company in writing of his or her election within ten (10) days of receipt of notice. If no such election is made by the Participant within such ten (10) day period, then the Company may elect which and how much of the Payments shall be eliminated or reduced (as long as after such election the aggregate present value of the Payments equals the Reduced Amount) and shall notify the Participant promptly of such election. For purposes of this Section 15(d), present value shall be determined in accordance with Code Section 280G(d)(4). All determinations made by the Company’s auditors under this Section 15(d) shall be binding upon the Company and the Participant and shall be made within sixty (60) days of the date when a Payment becomes payable or transferable. As promptly as practicable following such determination and the elections hereunder, the Company shall pay or transfer to or for the benefit of the Participant such amounts as are then due to him or her under the Plan and shall promptly pay or transfer to or for the benefit of the Participant in the future such amounts as become due to him or her under the Plan.
 
(iii) As a result of uncertainty in the application of Code Section 280G at the time of an initial determination by the Company’s auditors hereunder, it is possible that Payments will have been made by the Company that should not have been made (an “Overpayment”) or that additional Payments that will not have been made by the Company could have been made (an “Underpayment”), consistent in each case with the calculation of the Reduced Amount hereunder. In the event that the Company’s auditors, based upon the assertion of a deficiency by the Internal Revenue Service against the Company or the Participant that the auditors believe has a high probability of success, determine that an Overpayment has been made, such Overpayment shall be treated for all purposes as a loan to the Participant which he or she shall repay to the Company, together with interest at the applicable federal rate provided in Code Section 7872(f)(2); provided, however, that no amount shall be payable by the Participant to the Company if and to the extent that such payment would not reduce the amount subject to taxation under Code Section 4999. In the event that the auditors determine that an Underpayment has occurred, such Underpayment shall promptly be paid or transferred by the Company to or for the benefit of the Participant, together with interest at the applicable federal rate provided in Code Section 7872(f)(2).
 
 
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(iv) For purposes of this Section 15(d), the term “Company” shall include affiliated corporations to the extent determined by the Auditors in accordance with Code Section 280G(d)(5).
 
16. MISCELLANEOUS.
 
(a) Other Terms and Conditions. The grant of any Award under this Plan may also be subject to other provisions (whether or not applicable to the Award awarded to any other Participant) as the Committee determines appropriate, including, without limitation, provisions for:
 
(i) the payment of the purchase price of Options by delivery of cash or other Shares or other securities of the Company (including by attestation) having a then Fair Market Value equal to the purchase price of such Shares, or by delivery (including by fax) to the Company or its designated agent, of an executed irrevocable option exercise form together with irrevocable instructions to a broker-dealer to sell or margin a sufficient portion of the Shares and deliver the sale or margin loan proceeds directly to the Company to pay for the exercise price;
 
(ii) provisions giving the Participant the right to receive dividend payments or dividend equivalent payments with respect to the Shares subject to the Award (both before and after the Shares subject to the Award are earned, vested or acquired), which payments may be either made currently or credited to an account for the Participant, and may be settled in cash or Shares, as the Committee determines;
 
(iii) restrictions on resale or other disposition, including requiring the Participant (or other interested party) to execute a stockholder’s agreement in such form and subject to such terms as the Company may prescribe; and
 
(iv) compliance with federal or state securities laws and stock exchange requirements.
 
(b) Code Section 409A. The provisions of Section 409A of the Code are incorporated herein by reference to the extent necessary for any Award that is subject to Section 409A of the Code to comply therewith.
 
(c) Employment or Service. The issuance of an Award shall not confer upon a Participant any right with respect to continued employment or service with the Company or any Affiliate, or the right to continue as a consultant or director. Unless determined otherwise by the Committee, for purposes of the Plan and all Awards, the following rules shall apply:
 
(i) a Participant who transfers employment between the Company and any Affiliate, or between Affiliates, will not be considered to have terminated employment;
 
 
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(ii) a Participant who ceases to be a non-employee director because he or she becomes an employee of the Company or an Affiliate shall not be considered to have ceased service as a director with respect to any Award until such Participant’s termination of employment with the Company and its Affiliates;
 
(iii) a Participant who ceases to be employed by the Company or an Affiliate of the Company and immediately thereafter becomes a non-employee director of the Company or any Affiliate, or a consultant to the Company or any Affiliate shall not be considered to have terminated employment until such Participant’s service as a director of, or consultant to, the Company and its Affiliates has ceased; and
 
(iv) a Participant employed by an Affiliate of the Company will be considered to have terminated employment when such entity ceases to be an Affiliate of the Company.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an Award subject to Code Section 409A, a Participant shall be considered to have terminated employment upon the date of his separation from service within the meaning of Code Section 409A.

(d) No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares or other securities may be issued or delivered pursuant to this Plan, and the Committee may determine whether cash, other securities or other property will be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Shares or other securities, or whether such fractional Shares or other securities or any rights to fractional Shares or other securities will be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.
 
(e) Unfunded Plan. This Plan is unfunded and does not create, and should not be construed to create, a trust or separate fund with respect to this Plan’s benefits. This Plan does not establish any fiduciary relationship between the Company and any Participant. To the extent any person holds any rights by virtue of an Award granted under this Plan, such rights are no greater than the rights of the Company’s general unsecured creditors.
 
(f) Requirements of Law. The granting of Awards under this Plan and the issuance of Shares in connection with an Award are subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and to such approvals by any governmental agencies or national securities exchanges as may be required. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan or any Award agreement, the Company has no liability to deliver any Shares under this Plan or make any payment unless such delivery or payment would comply with all applicable laws and the applicable requirements of any securities exchange or similar entity. (Becoming C Corp) In such event, the Company may substitute cash for any Share(s)otherwise deliverable hereunder without the consent of the Participant or any other person.

(g) Governing Law. This Plan, and all agreements under this Plan, shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Florida, without reference to any conflict of law principles. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Plan, any Award or any Award agreement, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Plan, any Award or any Award agreement, may only be brought and determined in the state or federal courts sitting in West Palm Beach or Broward Counties, Florida.
 
(h) Limitations on Actions. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Plan, any Award or any Award agreement, must be brought within one year (365 days) after the day the complaining party first knew or should have known of the events giving rise to the complaint.
 
(i) Construction. Whenever any words are used herein in the masculine, they shall be construed as though they were used in the feminine in all cases where they would so apply; and wherever any words are used in the singular or plural, they shall be construed as though they were used in the plural or singular, as the case may be, in all cases where they would so apply. Title of sections are for general information only, and the Plan is not to be construed with reference to such titles.
 
 
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(j) Severability. If any provision of this Plan or any Award agreement or any Award (i) is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or as to any person or Award, or (ii) would disqualify this Plan, any award agreement or any Award under any law the Committee deems applicable, then such provision should be construed or deemed amended to conform to applicable laws, or if it cannot be so construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of this Plan, Award agreement or Award, then such provision should be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award, and the remainder of this Plan, such Award agreement and such Award will remain in full force and effect.

 
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EX-10.2 3 v050039_ex10-2.htm
EXHIBIT 10.2

INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
2006 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK OPTION AWARD

[Name]
[Address]
[Telephone]:

Dear [Name]:

You have been granted an option (the “Option”) to purchase shares of common stock of Innovative Software Technologies, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”), under the Innovative Software Technologies, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) with the following terms and conditions:

Grant Date: 
__________, 200__
Type of Option:
Incentive Stock Option to the extent permitted under “Tax Consequences” below
 
Number of Option Shares:
__________________
 
Exercise Price per Share:
U.S. $_____________
 
Expiration:
Close of business at the Company headquarters on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Grant Date, subject to earlier termination as described under “Termination of Employment/Service”
Vesting:
[Your Option is fully vested on the Grant Date.]
 
[Your Option will vest on the _______________ (___) anniversary of the Grant Date, provided you are employed by (or are providing services to) the Company or an Affiliate on such date.]
 
[________% of your Option will vest on each of the first _____ anniversaries of the Grant Date, provided you are employed by (or are providing services to) the Company or an Affiliate on the applicable vesting date.]
 
Upon any termination of employment from, or cessation of services to, the Company and its Affiliates, the unvested portion of the Option will immediately terminate.
 
 
 

 
Manner of Exercise:
You may exercise this Option only to the extent vested and only if the Option has not expired or terminated. To exercise this Option, you must complete the “Notice of Stock Option Exercise” form provided by the Company and return it to the address indicated on the form. The form will be effective when it is received by the Company. If someone else wants to exercise this Option after your death, that person must contact the Company and prove to the Company’s satisfaction that he or she is entitled to do so. Your ability to exercise the Option may be restricted by the Company if required by applicable law.
 
Termination of Employment/Service:
If your employment or service with the Company or an Affiliate terminates, your Option will terminate on the close of business at the Company headquarters as follows:
 
·  If your employment/service terminates as a result of death or Disability (at a time when you could not have been terminated for Cause), your Option will terminate on the first (1st) anniversary of the date of your termination of employment/service.
·  If your employment/service terminates for any other reason (other than Cause, as defined below), your Option will terminate ninety (90) days after the date of your termination of employment/service.
 
However, in no event will this Option be exercisable after its Expiration Date.
 
Your entire Option (whether vested or nonvested) is terminated immediately if your employment or service is terminated for Cause. In addition, if you have submitted a notice of exercise that has not yet been processed and you are terminated for Cause, your notice of exercise will be rescinded and your exercise price will be returned to you. For this purpose, (1) if you are subject to an employment or consulting agreement with the Company or an Affiliate that includes a definition of “Cause,” that definition shall apply for purposes hereof, or (2) in any other case, “Cause” means any of the following: (a) your conviction of a felony (or plea of nolo contendere thereto); (b) your willful refusal to substantially perform your duties as an employee or consultant (other than as a result of Disability or illness or an absence approved by the Board or your supervisor); (c) your willful engagement in misconduct that is materially injurious to the Company or an Affiliate; or (d) violation of the provisions of any employment agreement, non-competition agreement, confidentiality agreement, or similar agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, or any policy or code of conduct of the Company or any Affiliate, as then in effect.
 
Transferability:
You may not transfer or assign this Option for any reason, other than under your will upon death or as required by intestate laws. Any attempted transfer or assignment will be null and void.
 
 

 
Restrictions on Resale:
By accepting this Option, you agree not to sell any Shares acquired under this Option at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale.
Tax Consequences:
If this Option is designated as a nonqualified stock option, the exercise of this Option will result in taxable income to you.
 
If this Option is designated as an incentive stock option, you understand that for the favorable tax treatment afforded to incentive stock options to apply:
 
·  You must hold the shares acquired upon exercise for a period of one (1) year from the date of exercise and two (2) years from the Grant Date.
·  The Exercise Price Per Share must equal at least the fair market value of a Share on the Grant Date. While the Committee has made a good faith determination of the fair market value of a Share in this regard, neither the Committee, the Board nor the Company can guarantee that such determination will be considered fair market value, nor will you or any other individual be entitled to any indemnification for any failure of the Committee to have made such a determination.
·  If Shares with a fair market value (as determined on the Grant Date) in excess of $100,000 become exercisable (vested) for the first time in any calendar year (including for this purpose option shares granted under all other incentive stock options granted to you by the Company and its Subsidiaries), the number of Shares with a fair market value in excess of such $100,000 limit will be considered issued under a nonqualified stock option.
·  You must exercise this Option within ninety (90) days after termination of employment for any reason other than Disability or death. Accordingly, if you exercise this Option more than ninety (90) days after such termination (if otherwise permitted by this Option), you will be treated as exercising a nonqualified stock option. For this purpose, if you transfer to the employment of an Affiliate that is not a Subsidiary, you will be treated as terminated from employment on the date of such transfer, or if you are employed by a Subsidiary, you will be treated as terminated from employment on the date such entity ceases to meet the requirements of Code Section 422. In addition, you will be considered to have terminated employment for purposes of these rules on the ninety-first (91st) day of a military leave, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence unless your rights to return to active employment are guaranteed by law or contract.
·  The excess of the Fair Market Value of the Shares at the time of exercise over the amount you pay for such Shares may be an item of adjustment for alternative minimum tax (AMT) purposes on your personal tax return.
 
 

 
Notice of Sale:
If this Option is designated as an incentive stock option, you must report to the Secretary of the Company any disposition of the Shares acquired under this Option that is made within two (2) years from the Grant Date or within twelve (12) months from the date you acquired the Shares (the “Notice Period”). In addition, the Company may, at any time during the Notice Period, place a legend or legends on any certificate(s) for the Option Shares requesting the Company’s transfer agent to notify the Company of any transfer of the Shares.
Public Offering:
You agree that in the event of an underwritten public offering of stock made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, you will not offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, hypothecate, grant any option to purchase or make any short sale of, or otherwise dispose of any shares of stock of the Company (including but not limited to shares issued to you upon the exercise of this Option) or any rights to acquire stock of the Company for such period of time as may be established by the underwriter for such public offering (but not to exceed 180 days following the initial public offering plus any additional customary period for which the underwriter may have the right to extend such 180-day period as a result of an earnings announcement or material news announcement by the Company at or around the time of the expiration of the period).
Miscellaneous:
·  The existence of this Award shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company or its shareholders to make or authorize any or all adjustments, recapitalizations, reorganizations or other changes in the Company’s capital structure or its business, or any merger or consolidation of the Company, or any issuance of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference stock senior to or affecting the common stock or the rights thereof, or dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or any sale or transfer of all or any part of the Company’s assets or business or any other corporate act or proceeding, whether of a similar character or otherwise.
·  As a condition of the granting of this Award, you agree, for yourself and your legal representatives or guardians, that this Agreement shall be interpreted by the Committee and that any interpretation by the Committee of the terms of this Agreement and any determination made by the Committee pursuant to this Agreement shall be final, binding and conclusive.
·  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts.
 

 
This Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan. Additional provisions regarding your Option and definitions of capitalized terms used and not defined in this Option can be found in the Plan.


BY SIGNING BELOW AND ACCEPTING THIS STOCK OPTION AWARD, YOU AGREE TO
ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND IN THE PLAN. YOU
ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THE PLAN.

____________________________    ________________________________ 
Authorized Officer    Optionee 
     
     

 
 
 

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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into effective as of August 9, 2006 (the "Effective Date"), by and between Innovative Software Technologies, Inc., a California corporation (the "Employer" or “Company”), and Anthony F. Zalenski, an individual resident in Florida (the "Executive").

BACKGROUND:

The Employer desires to employ the Executive as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and the Executive desires to accept such employment, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

AGREEMENT

The parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:


1.
EMPLOYMENT TERMS AND DUTIES

1.1 Employment. The Employer hereby employs the Executive, and the Executive hereby accepts employment by the Employer, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

1.2 Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 5, the term of the Executive's employment under this Agreement will be three years, beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date. Beginning on the Termination Date, the term of employment shall automatically renew on a year-to-year basis (each such year being referred to as a "Renewal Period") unless and until terminated earlier pursuant to Section 6 hereof or until terminated by the Employer or the Executive by written notice at least 90 days before the commencement of such Renewal Period.

1.3 Duties. The Executive will have such duties as are assigned or delegated to the Executive by the Board of Directors and will initially serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Employer. The Executive will devote his time, attention, skill, and energy to the business of the Employer on a full-time basis, will use his reasonable best efforts to promote the success of the Employer's business, and will cooperate fully with the Board of Directors in the advancement of the best interests of the Employer. Nothing in this Section 1.3 will prevent the Executive from engaging in additional business activities, personal investments and community affairs that are not inconsistent with the Executive's duties under this Agreement; however, Executive must obtain permission of the Board of Directors before serving on the board of directors of another company. If the Executive is elected as a director of the Employer or as a director or officer of any of its affiliates, the Executive will fulfill his duties as such director or officer without additional compensation.


2.
COMPENSATION

 
2.1
Basic Compensation.

 
(a)
Salary. The Executive will be paid an annual salary of $84,000, subject to adjustment as provided below (the "Salary"), which will be payable in equal periodic installments according to the Employer's customary payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly. The Salary will be reviewed by the Board of Directors not less frequently than annually, and may be adjusted upward or downward in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, but in no event will the Salary be less than $84,000 per year.

 
(b)
Signing Bonus. The Executive will be paid a Signing Bonus of $25,000 in cash within ten days of the closing of a fundraising, or series of related fundraising events, in which Employer raises a gross cumulative amount in excess of $2 million.


 
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(c)
Benefits. The Executive will, during the Employment Period, be permitted to participate in such pension, profit sharing, bonus, life insurance, hospitalization, major medical or health plan, and other employee benefit plans of the Employer that may be in effect from time to time, to the extent the Executive is eligible under the terms of those plans (collectively, the "Benefits").

2.2 Incentive Compensation. As additional compensation (the "Incentive Compensation") for the services to be rendered by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement, the Employer will pay the Executive with respect to each Fiscal Year during the Employment Period according to any performance-based incentive compensation plan (if any) that may be adopted by the Board of Directors from time to time for similar-level employees. However, the Company and/or its Board of Directors shall be under no obligation to implement any such plan, in which case Executive shall not be entitled to any Incentive Compensation hereunder.

2.3 Withholding. All compensation and amounts payable to Executive pursuant to this Agreement other than the Signing Bonus shall be subject to all applicable taxes and payroll deductions.

3.
FACILITIES AND EXPENSES

3.1 General. The Employer will furnish the Executive office space, equipment, supplies, and such other facilities and personnel as the Employer deems necessary or appropriate for the performance of the Executive's duties under this Agreement. The Employer will pay the Executive's dues in such professional societies and organizations as the Chief Executive Officer deems appropriate, and will pay on behalf of the Executive (or reimburse the Executive for) reasonable expenses incurred by the Executive at the request of, or on behalf of, the Employer in the performance of the Executive's duties pursuant to this Agreement, and in accordance with the Employer's employment policies, including reasonable expenses incurred by the Executive in attending conventions, seminars, and other business meetings, in appropriate business entertainment activities, and for promotional expenses. The Executive must file expense reports with respect to such expenses in accordance with the Employer's policies.

3.2 Automobile. The Employer will provide the Executive $-0- per month as an automobile allowance. The Executive will own or lease his automobile directly and will maintain and insure it at his own expense, for his business use in connection with his employment under this Agreement

4.
VACATIONS AND HOLIDAYS

The Executive will be entitled to four weeks of paid vacation each Fiscal Year in accordance with the vacation policies of the Employer in effect for its executive officers as modified from time to time. Vacation must be taken by the Executive at such time or times as approved by the Chairman of the Board or Chief Executive Officer. The Executive will also be entitled to the paid holidays and other paid leave set forth in the Employer's policies. Up to two weeks of vacation days during any Fiscal Year that are not used by the Executive during such Fiscal Year may be used in the subsequent Fiscal Year.


5.
TERMINATION

5.1 Events of Termination. The Employment Period, the Executive's Basic Compensation and Incentive Compensation, and any and all other rights of the Executive under this Agreement or otherwise as an employee of the Employer will terminate (except as otherwise provided in this Section 5):

 
(a)
upon the death of the Executive;


 
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(b)
upon the disability of the Executive (as defined in Section 5.2) immediately upon notice from either party to the other;

 
(c)
for cause (as defined in Section 5.3), immediately upon notice from the Employer to the Executive, or at such later time as such notice may specify; or

 
(d)
for good reason (as defined in Section 5.4) upon not less than thirty days' prior notice from the Executive to the Employer.

In addition to the other termination provisions of this Agreement, Employer may terminate the Employee’s employment without Cause at any time.

5.2 Definition of Disability. For purposes of Section 5.1, the Executive will be deemed to have a "disability" if, for physical or mental reasons, the Executive is unable to perform the Executive's duties under this Agreement for 120 consecutive days, or 180 days during any twelve-month period, as determined in accordance with this Section 5.2. The disability of the Executive will be determined by a medical doctor selected by written agreement of the Employer and the Executive upon the request of either party by notice to the other. If the Employer and the Executive cannot agree on the selection of a medical doctor, each of them will select a medical doctor and the two medical doctors will select a third medical doctor who will determine whether the Executive has a disability. The determination of the medical doctor selected under this Section 5.2 will be binding on both parties. The Executive must submit to a reasonable number of examinations by the medical doctor making the determination of disability under this Section 5.2, and the Executive hereby authorizes the disclosure and release to the Employer of such determination and all supporting medical records. If the Executive is not legally competent, the Executive's legal guardian or duly authorized attorney-in-fact will act in the Executive's stead, under this Section 5.2, for the purposes of submitting the Executive to the examinations, and providing the authorization of disclosure, required under this Section 5.2.

5.3 Definition of "For Cause." For purposes of Section 5.1, the phrase "for cause" means: (a) the Executive's material breach of this Agreement if Executive has been given a reasonable opportunity to comply with such policy or cure his failure to comply (which reasonable opportunity must be granted during the thirty-day period preceding termination of this Agreement); (b) the Executive's failure to adhere to any written Employer policy if the Executive has been given a reasonable opportunity to comply with such policy or cure his failure to comply (which reasonable opportunity must be granted during the fifteen-day period preceding termination of this Agreement); (c) the appropriation (or attempted appropriation) of a material business opportunity of the Employer, including attempting to secure or securing any personal profit in connection with any transaction entered into on behalf of the Employer; (d) the misappropriation (or attempted misappropriation) of any of the Employer's funds or property; or (e) the conviction of, (or its procedural equivalent), or the entering of a guilty plea or plea of no contest with respect to, a felony, the equivalent thereof, or any other crime with respect to which imprisonment is a possible punishment. Termination for cause shall be effected only through a vote of the majority of the board of directors.

5.4 Definition of "For Good Reason." For purposes of Section 5.1, the phrase "for good reason" means any of the following: (a) The Employer's material breach of this Agreement; (b) the assignment of the Executive without his consent to a position, responsibilities, or duties of a materially lesser status or degree of responsibility than his position, responsibilities, or duties at the Effective Date; or (c) the relocation of the Employer's principal executive offices more than thirty (30) miles from its current location; (d) the requirement by the Employer that the Executive be based anywhere other than the Employer's principal executive offices, in either case without the Executive's consent, or (e) a Change in Control of the Employer.

5.5 Termination Pay. Effective upon the termination of this Agreement, the Employer will be obligated to pay the Executive (or, in the event of his death, his designated beneficiary as defined below) only such compensation as is provided in this Section 5.5. For purposes of this Section 5.5, the Executive's designated beneficiary will be such individual beneficiary or trust, located at such address, as the Executive may designate by notice to the Employer from time to time or, if the Executive fails to give notice to the Employer of such a beneficiary, the Executive's estate. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Employer will have no duty, in any circumstances, to attempt to open an estate on behalf of the Executive, to determine whether any beneficiary designated by the Executive is alive or to ascertain the address of any such beneficiary, to determine the existence of any trust, to determine whether any person or entity purporting to act as the Executive's personal representative (or the trustee of a trust established by the Executive) is duly authorized to act in that capacity, or to locate or attempt to locate any beneficiary, personal representative, or trustee.


 
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(a)
Termination by the Executive for Good Reason or by the Employer without Cause. If the Executive terminates this Agreement for good reason, or if the Employer terminates the Employee without Cause, the Employer will pay the Executive (i) the Executive's Salary for the shorter of (A) the remainder, if any, of the calendar month in which such termination is effective and for twelve consecutive calendar months thereafter or (B) the remaining portion of the original term of this Agreement or, if the Agreement is in a Renewal Period, then remaining portion of such Renewal Term, and (ii) that portion of the Executive's Incentive Compensation, if any, for the Fiscal Year during which the termination is effective, prorated through the date of termination.

 
(b)
Termination by the Employer for Cause. If the Employer terminates this Agreement for Cause the Executive will be entitled to receive his Salary only through the date such termination is effective, but will not be entitled to any Incentive Compensation for the Fiscal Year during which such termination occurs or any subsequent Fiscal Year.

 
(c)
Termination upon Disability. If this Agreement is terminated by either party as a result of the Executive's disability, as determined under Section 5.2, the Employer will pay the Executive his Salary through the remainder of the calendar month during which such termination is effective and for the lesser of (i) six consecutive months thereafter, or (ii) the period until disability insurance benefits commence under the disability insurance coverage furnished by the Employer to the Executive.

 
(d)
Termination upon Death. If this Agreement is terminated because of the Executive's death, the Executive will be entitled to receive his Salary through the end of the calendar month in which his death occurs, and that part of the Executive's Incentive Compensation, if any, for the Fiscal Year during which his death occurs, prorated through the end of the calendar month during which his death occurs.

 
(e)
Benefits. The Executive's accrual of, or participation in plans providing for, the Benefits will cease at the effective date of the termination of this Agreement, and the Executive will be entitled to accrued Benefits pursuant to such plans only as provided in such plans.


6.
NON-DISCLOSURE COVENANT; EMPLOYEE INVENTIONS

6.1 Acknowledgments by the Executive. The Executive acknowledges that (a) during the Employment Period and as a part of his employment, the Executive will be afforded access to Confidential Information; (b) public disclosure of such Confidential Information could have an adverse effect on the Employer and its business; (c) because the Executive possesses substantial technical expertise and skill with respect to the Employer's business, the Employer desires to obtain exclusive ownership of each Employee Invention, and the Employer will be at a substantial competitive disadvantage if it fails to acquire exclusive ownership of each Employee Invention; (d) the Employer has required that the Executive make the covenants in this Section 6 as a condition to employment; and (e) the provisions of this Section 6 are reasonable and necessary to prevent the improper use or disclosure of Confidential Information and to provide the Employer with exclusive ownership of all Employee Inventions.

6.2 Agreements of the Executive. In consideration of the compensation and benefits to be paid or provided to the Executive by the Employer under this Agreement, the Executive covenants as follows:


 
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(a)
Confidentiality.

 
(i)
During and at all times following the Employment Period, the Executive will hold in confidence the Confidential Information and will not disclose it to any person except with the specific prior written consent of the Employer or except as otherwise expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

 
(ii)
Any trade secrets of the Employer will be entitled to all of the protections and benefits under applicable state or federal law including trade secret law. If any information that the Employer deems to be a trade secret is found by a court of competent jurisdiction not to be a trade secret for purposes of this Agreement, such information will, nevertheless, be considered Confidential Information for purposes of this Agreement. The Executive hereby waives any requirement that the Employer submit proof of the economic value of any trade secret or post a bond or other security.

 
(iii)
None of the foregoing obligations and restrictions applies to any part of the Confidential Information that the Executive demonstrates was or became generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Executive.

 
(iv)
The Executive will not remove from the Employer's premises (except to the extent such removal is for purposes of the performance of the Executive's duties at home or while traveling, or except as otherwise specifically authorized by the Employer) any document, record, notebook, plan, model, component, device, data, or computer software or code, whether embodied in a disk or in any other form (collectively, the "Proprietary Items"). The Executive recognizes that, as between the Employer and the Executive, all of the Proprietary Items, whether or not developed by the Executive, are the exclusive property of the Employer. Upon termination of this Agreement by either party, or upon the request of the Employer during the Employment Period, the Executive will return to the Employer all of the Proprietary Items in the Executive's possession or subject to the Executive's control, and the Executive shall not retain any copies, abstracts, sketches, or other physical or electronic embodiment of any of the Proprietary Items.

 
(b)
Employee Inventions. Each Employee Invention will belong exclusively to the Employer. The Executive acknowledges that all of the Executive's writing, works of authorship, and other Employee Inventions are works made for hire and the property of the Employer, including any copyrights, patents, semiconductor mask protection, or other intellectual property rights pertaining thereto. If it is determined that any such works are not works made for hire, the Executive hereby assigns to the Employer all of the Executive's right, title, and interest, including all rights of copyright, patent, semiconductor mask protection, and other intellectual property rights, to or in such Employee Inventions. The Executive covenants that he will promptly:

 
(i)
disclose to the Employer in writing any Employee Invention;

 
(ii)
assign to the Employer or to a party designated by the Employer, at the Employer's request and without additional compensation, all of the Executive's right to the Employee Invention for the United States and all foreign jurisdictions;
 
 
(iii)
execute and deliver to the Employer such applications, assignments, and other documents as the Employer may request in order to apply for and obtain patents or other registrations with respect to any Employee Invention in the United States and any foreign jurisdictions;


 
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(iv)
sign all other papers necessary to carry out the above obligations; and

 
(v)
give testimony and render any other assistance but without expense to the Executive in support of the Employer's rights to any Employee Invention.

6.3 Disputes or Controversies. The Executive recognizes that should a dispute or controversy arising from or relating to this Agreement be submitted for adjudication to any court, arbitration panel, or other third party, the preservation of the secrecy of Confidential Information may be jeopardized. All pleadings, documents, testimony, and records relating to any such adjudication will be maintained in secrecy and will be available for inspection by the Employer, the Executive, and their respective attorneys and experts, who will agree, in advance and in writing, to receive and maintain all such information in secrecy, except as may be limited by them in writing.


7.
NON-COMPETITION AND NON-INTERFERENCE

7.1 Acknowledgments by the Executive. The Executive acknowledges that: (a) the services to be performed by him under this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character; (b) the Employer's business is national in scope and its products are marketed throughout the United States and Canada; (c) the Employer competes with other businesses that are or could be located in any part of the United States or Canada; (d) the Employer has required that the Executive make the covenants set forth in this Section 7 as a condition to employment by Employer; and (e) the provisions of this Section 7 are reasonable and necessary to protect the Employer's business.

7.2 Covenants of the Executive. In consideration of the acknowledgments by the Executive, and in consideration of the compensation and benefits to be paid or provided to the Executive by the Employer, the Executive covenants that he will not, directly or indirectly:

 
(a)
during the Employment Period, except in the course of his employment hereunder, and during the Post-Employment Period, engage or invest in, own, manage, operate, finance, control, or participate in the ownership, management, operation, financing, or control of, be employed by, associated with, or in any manner connected with, lend the Executive's name or any similar name to, lend Executive's credit to or render services or advice to, any business whose products or activities compete in whole or in part with the products or activities of the Employer

 
(b)
whether for the Executive's own account or for the account of any other person, at any time during the Employment Period and the Post-Employment Period, solicit business of the same or similar type being carried on by the Employer, from any person known by the Executive to be a customer of the Employer, whether or not the Executive had personal contact with such person during and by reason of the Executive's employment with the Employer;

 
(c)
whether for the Executive's own account or the account of any other person (i) at any time during the Employment Period and the Post-Employment Period, solicit, employ, or otherwise engage as an employee, independent contractor, or otherwise, any person who is or was an employee of the Employer at any time during the Employment Period or in any manner induce or attempt to induce any employee of the Employer to terminate his employment with the Employer; or (ii) at any time during the Employment Period and for three years thereafter, interfere with the Employer's relationship with any person, including any person who at any time during the Employment Period was an employee, contractor, supplier, or customer of the Employer; or

 
(d)
at any time during or after the Employment Period, disparage the Employer or any of its shareholders, directors, officers, employees, or agents.


 
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For purposes of this Section 7.2, the term "Post-Employment Period" means the one year period beginning on the date of termination of the Executive's employment with the Employer.

If any covenant in this Section 7.2 is held to be unreasonable, arbitrary, or against public policy, such covenant will be considered to be divisible with respect to scope, time, and geographic area, and such lesser scope, time, or geographic area, or all of them, as a court of competent jurisdiction may determine to be reasonable, not arbitrary, and not against public policy, will be effective, binding, and enforceable against the Executive.

The period of time applicable to any covenant in this Section 7.2 will be extended by the duration of any violation by the Executive of such covenant.

The Executive will, while the covenant under this Section 7.2 is in effect, give notice to the Employer, within ten days after accepting any other employment, of the identity of the Executive's employer. The Employer may notify such employer that the Executive is bound by this Agreement and, at the Employer's election, furnish such employer with a copy of this Agreement or relevant portions thereof.


8.
GENERAL PROVISIONS

8.1 Injunctive Relief and Additional Remedy. The Executive acknowledges that the injury that would be suffered by the Employer as a result of a breach of the provisions of this Agreement (including any provision of Sections 6 and 7) would be irreparable and that an award of monetary damages to the Employer for such a breach would be an inadequate remedy. Consequently, the Employer will have the right, in addition to any other rights it may have, to obtain injunctive relief to restrain any breach or threatened breach or otherwise to specifically enforce any provision of this Agreement, and the Employer will not be obligated to post bond or other security in seeking such relief. Without limiting the Employer's rights under this Section 8 or any other remedies of the Employer, if the Executive breaches any of the provisions of Section 6 or 7, the Employer will have the right to cease making any payments otherwise due to the Executive under this Agreement.

8.2 Covenants of Sections 6 and 7 are Essential and Independent Covenants. The covenants by the Executive in Sections 6 and 7 are essential elements of this Agreement, and without the Executive's agreement to comply with such covenants, Employer would not have entered into this Agreement or employed or continued the employment of the Executive. The Employer and the Executive have independently consulted their respective counsel and have been advised in all respects concerning the reasonableness and propriety of such covenants, with specific regard to the nature of the business conducted by the Employer.

The Executive's covenants in Sections 6 and 7 are independent covenants and the existence of any claim by the Executive against the Employer under this Agreement or otherwise will not excuse the Executive's breach of any covenant in Section 6 or 7.

If the Executive's employment hereunder expires or is terminated, this Agreement will continue in full force and effect as is necessary or appropriate to enforce the covenants and agreements of the Executive in Sections 6 and 7.

8.3 Representations and Warranties by the Executive. The Executive represents and warrants to the Employer that the execution and delivery by the Executive of this Agreement does not, and the performance by the Executive of the Executive's obligations hereunder will not, with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both: (a) violate any judgment, writ, injunction, or order of any court, arbitrator, or governmental agency applicable to the Executive; or (b) conflict with, result in the breach of any provisions of or the termination of, or constitute a default under, any agreement to which the Executive is a party or by which the Executive is or may be bound.

8.4 Obligations Contingent on Performance. The obligations of the Employer hereunder, including its obligation to pay the compensation provided for herein, are contingent upon the Executive's performance of the Executive's obligations hereunder.


 
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8.5 Waiver. The rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative and not alternative. Neither the failure nor any delay by either party in exercising any right, power, or privilege under this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power, or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power, or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power, or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, (a) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement can be discharged by one party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless in writing signed by the other party; (b) no waiver that may be given by a party will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given; and (c) no notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of such party or of the right of the party giving such notice or demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in this Agreement.

8.6 Binding Effect; Delegation of Duties Prohibited. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, and legal representatives, including any entity with which the Employer may merge or consolidate or to which all or substantially all of its assets may be transferred. The duties and covenants of the Executive under this Agreement, being personal, may not be delegated.

8.7 Notices. All notices, consents, waivers, and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when (a) delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) sent by facsimile (with written confirmation of receipt), provided that a copy is mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, or (c) when received by the addressee, if sent by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service (receipt requested), in each case to the appropriate addresses and facsimile numbers set forth below (or to such other addresses and facsimile numbers as a party may designate by notice to the other parties):

 
If to Employer: 
Innovative Software Technologies, Inc.
   
3998 FAU Blvd., Bldg 1-210
   
Boca Raton, FL 33431
   
Facsimile No.:(561) 417-7253
     
 
With a copy to: 
Foley & Lardner LLP
   
100 North Tampa Street, Suite 2700
   
Tampa, FL 33602
   
Attention: Curt P. Creely, Esq.
   
Facsimile No.: (813) 221 - 4210
     
 
If to the Executive: 
Anthony F. Zalenski
   
4090 Northwest 24th Terrace
   
Boca Raton, FL 33431

8.8 Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be amended orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the parties hereto.

8.9 Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Florida without regard to conflicts of laws principles.

8.10 Jurisdiction. Any action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any right arising out of, this Agreement may be brought against either of the parties in the courts of the State of Florida County of Palm Beach, or, if it has or can acquire jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the Southeast District of Florida, and each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts) in any such action or proceeding and waives any objection to venue laid therein. Process in any action or proceeding referred to in the preceding sentence may be served on either party anywhere in the world.


 
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8.11 Section Headings, Construction. The headings of Sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience only and will not affect its construction or interpretation. All references to "Section" or "Sections" refer to the corresponding Section or Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the word "including" does not limit the preceding words or terms.

8.12 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.

8.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

8.14 Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE A JURY TRIAL IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT.




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

     
EMPLOYER:
 
EXECUTIVE:
     
     
By: /s/ Anthony F. Zalenski
  /s/ Anthony F. Zalenski
Anthony F. Zalenski - CEO
 
Anthony F. Zalenski
     
     
WITNESS
   
     
/s/ Christopher J. Floyd
   
By:
   
Christopher J. Floyd
   




 
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EXHIBIT A
Definitions

"Agreement"--this Employment Agreement, including this Exhibit A hereto, as amended from time to time.

"Basic Compensation"--Salary and Benefits.

"Benefits"--as defined in Section 2.1(d).

"Board of Directors"--the board of directors of the Employer.

“Change in Control" --shall be deemed to have occurred upon the happening of any one of the following events:
 
 
a.
any person, entity, or group thereof acting in concert (a "Person") (other than (A) the Employee, or any “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of any of the foregoing, (B) the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (C) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (D) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities or (E) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock in the Company) being or becoming the "beneficial owner" (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of securities of the Company which, together with securities previously owned, confer upon such Person the combined voting power, on any matters brought to a vote of shareholders, of 50% or more of the then outstanding shares of voting securities of the Company; or
 
 
b.
the sale, assignment or transfer of assets of the Company or any subsidiary or subsidiaries, in a transaction or series of transactions, if the aggregate consideration received or to be received by the Company or any such subsidiary in connection with such sale, assignment or transfer is greater than fifty percent (50%) of the book value, determined by the Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, of the Company's assets determined on a consolidated basis immediately before such transaction or the first of such transactions; or

 
c.
the merger, consolidation, share exchange or reorganization of the Company (or one or more direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Company) as a result of which the holders of all of the shares of capital stock of the Company as a group would receive fifty percent (50%) or less of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving or resulting entity or any parent thereof immediately after such merger, consolidation, share exchange or reorganization; or

 
d.
the adoption of a plan of complete liquidation or the approval of the dissolution of the Company; or

 
e.
the commencement (within the meaning of Rule 13e-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of a tender or exchange offer which, if successful, would result in a Change of Control of the Company; or

 
f.
a determination by the Board of Directors of the Company, in view of the then current circumstances or impending events, that a Change of Control of the Company has occurred or is imminent, which determination shall be made for the specific purpose of triggering the operative provisions of this Agreement.

"Confidential Information"--any and all:

 
a.
trade secrets concerning the business and affairs of the Employer, product specifications, data, know-how, formulae, compositions, processes, designs, sketches, photographs, graphs, drawings, samples, inventions and ideas, past, current, and planned research and development, current and planned manufacturing or distribution methods and processes, customer lists, current and anticipated customer requirements, price lists, market studies, business plans, computer software and programs (including object code and source code), computer software and database technologies, databases, systems, structures, and architectures (and related formulae, compositions, processes, improvements, devices, know-how, inventions, discoveries, concepts, ideas, designs, methods and information), and any other information, however documented, that is a trade secret within the meaning of the Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act; and


 
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b.
information concerning the business and affairs of the Employer (which includes historical financial statements, financial projections and budgets, historical and projected sales, capital spending budgets and plans, the names and backgrounds of key personnel, personnel training and techniques and materials), however documented except as disclosed by Employer to the public; and

 
c.
notes, analysis, compilations, studies, summaries, and other material prepared by or for the Employer containing or based, in whole or in part, on any information included in the foregoing.

"disability"--as defined in Section 5.2.

"Effective Date"--the date stated in the first paragraph of the Agreement.

"Employee Invention"--any idea, invention, technique, modification, process, or improvement (whether patentable or not), any industrial design (whether registerable or not), any mask work, however fixed or encoded, that is suitable to be fixed, embedded or programmed in a semiconductor product (whether recordable or not), and any work of authorship (whether or not copyright protection may be obtained for it) created, conceived, or developed by the Executive, either solely or in conjunction with others, during the Employment Period, or a period that includes a portion of the Employment Period, that relates directly to the business then being conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Employer, and any such item created by the Executive, either solely or in conjunction with others, following termination of the Executive's employment with the Employer, that is based upon or uses Confidential Information.

"Employment Period"--the term of the Executive's employment under this Agreement.

"Fiscal Year"--the Employer's fiscal year, as it exists on the Effective Date or as changed from time to time.

"for cause"--as defined in Section 5.3.

"for good reason"--as defined in Section 5.4.

"Incentive Compensation"--as defined in Section 2.2.

"Noncompetition Agreement"--as defined in Section 7.

"person"--any individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization, or governmental body.

"Post-Employment Period"--as defined in Section 7.2.

"Proprietary Items"--as defined in Section 6.2(a)(iv).

"Salary"--as defined in Section 2.1(a).


 
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into effective as of August 9, 2006 (the "Effective Date"), by and between Innovative Software Technologies, Inc., a California corporation (the "Employer" or “Company”), and Thomas J. Elowson, an individual resident in Florida (the "Executive").

BACKGROUND:

The Employer desires to employ the Executive as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and the Executive desires to accept such employment, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

AGREEMENT

The parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:


1.
EMPLOYMENT TERMS AND DUTIES

1.1 Employment. The Employer hereby employs the Executive, and the Executive hereby accepts employment by the Employer, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

1.2 Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 5, the term of the Executive's employment under this Agreement will be three years, beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date. Beginning on the Termination Date, the term of employment shall automatically renew on a year-to-year basis (each such year being referred to as a "Renewal Period") unless and until terminated earlier pursuant to Section 6 hereof or until terminated by the Employer or the Executive by written notice at least 90 days before the commencement of such Renewal Period.

1.3 Duties. The Executive will have such duties as are assigned or delegated to the Executive by the Chief Executive Officer and will initially serve as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Employer. The Executive will devote his time, attention, skill, and energy to the business of the Employer on a full-time basis, will use his reasonable best efforts to promote the success of the Employer's business, and will cooperate fully with the Board of Directors in the advancement of the best interests of the Employer. Nothing in this Section 1.3 will prevent the Executive from engaging in additional business activities, personal investments and community affairs that are not inconsistent with the Executive's duties under this Agreement; however, Executive must obtain permission of the Board of Directors before serving on the board of directors of another company If the Executive is elected as a director of the Employer or as a director or officer of any of its affiliates, the Executive will fulfill his duties as such director or officer without additional compensation.


2.
COMPENSATION

 
2.1
Basic Compensation.

 
(a)
Salary. The Executive will be paid an annual salary of $84,000, subject to adjustment as provided below (the "Salary"), which will be payable in equal periodic installments according to the Employer's customary payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly. The Salary will be reviewed by the Board of Directors not less frequently than annually, and may be adjusted upward or downward in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors, but in no event will the Salary be less than $84,000 per year.

 
(b)
Signing Bonus. The Executive will be paid a Signing Bonus of $10,000 in cash within ten days of the closing of a fundraising, or series of related fundraising events, in which Employer raises a gross cumulative amount in excess of $2 million.


 
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(c)
Equity Grant. In consideration of Executive entering into this Agreement, the Company shall issue to Employee 5,978,349 options (the “Employment Options”) of its common stock, to vest immediately upon grant, with a strike price equal to the closing price on the Effective Date. Shares issued upon exercise of said options will be issued in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and such shares shall be, upon issuance, validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable. The certificates representing said shares shall bear the Company’s standard restrictive legend.

 
(d)
Benefits. The Executive will, during the Employment Period, be permitted to participate in such pension, profit sharing, bonus, life insurance, hospitalization, major medical or health plan, and other employee benefit plans of the Employer that may be in effect from time to time, to the extent the Executive is eligible under the terms of those plans (collectively, the "Benefits").

2.2 Incentive Compensation. As additional compensation (the "Incentive Compensation") for the services to be rendered by the Executive pursuant to this Agreement, the Employer will pay the Executive with respect to each Fiscal Year during the Employment Period according to any performance-based incentive compensation plan (if any) that may be adopted by the Board of Directors from time to time for similar-level employees. However, the Company and/or its Board of Directors shall be under no obligation to implement any such plan, in which case Executive shall not be entitled to any Incentive Compensation hereunder.

2.3 Withholding. All compensation and amounts payable to Executive pursuant to this Agreement other than the Signing Bonus shall be subject to all applicable taxes and payroll deductions.


3.
FACILITIES AND EXPENSES

3.1 General. The Employer will furnish the Executive office space, equipment, supplies, and such other facilities and personnel as the Employer deems necessary or appropriate for the performance of the Executive's duties under this Agreement. The Employer will pay the Executive's dues in such professional societies and organizations as the Chief Executive Officer deems appropriate, and will pay on behalf of the Executive (or reimburse the Executive for) reasonable expenses incurred by the Executive at the request of, or on behalf of, the Employer in the performance of the Executive's duties pursuant to this Agreement, and in accordance with the Employer's employment policies, including reasonable expenses incurred by the Executive in attending conventions, seminars, and other business meetings, in appropriate business entertainment activities, and for promotional expenses. The Executive must file expense reports with respect to such expenses in accordance with the Employer's policies.

3.2 Automobile. The Employer will provide the Executive $-0- per month as an automobile allowance. The Executive will own or lease his automobile directly and will maintain and insure it at his own expense, for his business use in connection with his employment under this Agreement


4.
VACATIONS AND HOLIDAYS

The Executive will be entitled to four weeks of paid vacation each Fiscal Year in accordance with the vacation policies of the Employer in effect for its executive officers as modified from time to time. Vacation must be taken by the Executive at such time or times as approved by the Chairman of the Board or Chief Executive Officer. The Executive will also be entitled to the paid holidays and other paid leave set forth in the Employer's policies. Up to two weeks of vacation days during any Fiscal Year that are not used by the Executive during such Fiscal Year may be used in the subsequent Fiscal Year.




 
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5.
TERMINATION

5.1 Events of Termination. The Employment Period, the Executive's Basic Compensation and Incentive Compensation, and any and all other rights of the Executive under this Agreement or otherwise as an employee of the Employer will terminate (except as otherwise provided in this Section 5):

 
(a)
upon the death of the Executive;


 
(b)
upon the disability of the Executive (as defined in Section 5.2) immediately upon notice from either party to the other;

 
(c)
for cause (as defined in Section 5.3), immediately upon notice from the Employer to the Executive, or at such later time as such notice may specify; or

 
(d)
for good reason (as defined in Section 5.4) upon not less than thirty days' prior notice from the Executive to the Employer.

In addition to the other termination provisions of this Agreement, Employer may terminate the Employee’s employment without Cause at any time.

5.2 Definition of Disability. For purposes of Section 5.1, the Executive will be deemed to have a "disability" if, for physical or mental reasons, the Executive is unable to perform the Executive's duties under this Agreement for 120 consecutive days, or 180 days during any twelve-month period, as determined in accordance with this Section 5.2. The disability of the Executive will be determined by a medical doctor selected by written agreement of the Employer and the Executive upon the request of either party by notice to the other. If the Employer and the Executive cannot agree on the selection of a medical doctor, each of them will select a medical doctor and the two medical doctors will select a third medical doctor who will determine whether the Executive has a disability. The determination of the medical doctor selected under this Section 5.2 will be binding on both parties. The Executive must submit to a reasonable number of examinations by the medical doctor making the determination of disability under this Section 5.2, and the Executive hereby authorizes the disclosure and release to the Employer of such determination and all supporting medical records. If the Executive is not legally competent, the Executive's legal guardian or duly authorized attorney-in-fact will act in the Executive's stead, under this Section 5.2, for the purposes of submitting the Executive to the examinations, and providing the authorization of disclosure, required under this Section 5.2.

5.3 Definition of "For Cause." For purposes of Section 5.1, the phrase "for cause" means: (a) the Executive's material breach of this Agreement if Executive has been given a reasonable opportunity to comply with such policy or cure his failure to comply (which reasonable opportunity must be granted during the thirty-day period preceding termination of this Agreement); (b) the Executive's failure to adhere to any written Employer policy if the Executive has been given a reasonable opportunity to comply with such policy or cure his failure to comply (which reasonable opportunity must be granted during the fifteen-day period preceding termination of this Agreement); (c) the appropriation (or attempted appropriation) of a material business opportunity of the Employer, including attempting to secure or securing any personal profit in connection with any transaction entered into on behalf of the Employer; (d) the misappropriation (or attempted misappropriation) of any of the Employer's funds or property; or (e) the conviction of, (or its procedural equivalent), or the entering of a guilty plea or plea of no contest with respect to, a felony, the equivalent thereof, or any other crime with respect to which imprisonment is a possible punishment. Termination for cause shall be effected only through a vote of the majority of the board of directors.

5.4 Definition of "For Good Reason." For purposes of Section 5.1, the phrase "for good reason" means any of the following: (a) The Employer's material breach of this Agreement; (b) the assignment of the Executive without his consent to a position, responsibilities, or duties of a materially lesser status or degree of responsibility than his position, responsibilities, or duties at the Effective Date; or (c) the relocation of the Employer's principal executive offices more than thirty (30) miles from its current location (d) the requirement by the Employer that the Executive be based anywhere other than the Employer's principal executive offices, in either case without the Executive's consent, or (e) a Change in Control of the Employer.


 
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5.5 Termination Pay. Effective upon the termination of this Agreement, the Employer will be obligated to pay the Executive (or, in the event of his death, his designated beneficiary as defined below) only such compensation as is provided in this Section 5.5. For purposes of this Section 5.5, the Executive's designated beneficiary will be such individual beneficiary or trust, located at such address, as the Executive may designate by notice to the Employer from time to time or, if the Executive fails to give notice to the Employer of such a beneficiary, the Executive's estate. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Employer will have no duty, in any circumstances, to attempt to open an estate on behalf of the Executive, to determine whether any beneficiary designated by the Executive is alive or to ascertain the address of any such beneficiary, to determine the existence of any trust, to determine whether any person or entity purporting to act as the Executive's personal representative (or the trustee of a trust established by the Executive) is duly authorized to act in that capacity, or to locate or attempt to locate any beneficiary, personal representative, or trustee.

 
(a)
Termination by the Executive for Good Reason or by the Employer without Cause. If the Executive terminates this Agreement for good reason, or if the Employer terminates the Employee without Cause, the Employer will pay the Executive (i) the Executive's Salary for the shorter of (A) the remainder, if any, of the calendar month in which such termination is effective and for twelve consecutive calendar months thereafter or (B) the remaining portion of the original term of this Agreement or, if the Agreement is in a Renewal Period, then remaining portion of such Renewal Term, and (ii) that portion of the Executive's Incentive Compensation, if any, for the Fiscal Year during which the termination is effective, prorated through the date of termination.

 
(b)
Termination by the Employer for Cause. If the Employer terminates this Agreement for Cause the Executive will be entitled to receive his Salary only through the date such termination is effective, but will not be entitled to any Incentive Compensation for the Fiscal Year during which such termination occurs or any subsequent Fiscal Year.

 
(c)
Termination upon Disability. If this Agreement is terminated by either party as a result of the Executive's disability, as determined under Section 5.2, the Employer will pay the Executive his Salary through the remainder of the calendar month during which such termination is effective and for the lesser of (i) six consecutive months thereafter, or (ii) the period until disability insurance benefits commence under the disability insurance coverage furnished by the Employer to the Executive.

 
(d)
Termination upon Death. If this Agreement is terminated because of the Executive's death, the Executive will be entitled to receive his Salary through the end of the calendar month in which his death occurs, and that part of the Executive's Incentive Compensation, if any, for the Fiscal Year during which his death occurs, prorated through the end of the calendar month during which his death occurs.

 
(e)
Benefits. The Executive's accrual of, or participation in plans providing for, the Benefits will cease at the effective date of the termination of this Agreement, and the Executive will be entitled to accrued Benefits pursuant to such plans only as provided in such plans.


6.
NON-DISCLOSURE COVENANT; EMPLOYEE INVENTIONS

6.1 Acknowledgments by the Executive. The Executive acknowledges that (a) during the Employment Period and as a part of his employment, the Executive will be afforded access to Confidential Information; (b) public disclosure of such Confidential Information could have an adverse effect on the Employer and its business; (c) because the Executive possesses substantial technical expertise and skill with respect to the Employer's business, the Employer desires to obtain exclusive ownership of each Employee Invention, and the Employer will be at a substantial competitive disadvantage if it fails to acquire exclusive ownership of each Employee Invention; (d) the Employer has required that the Executive make the covenants in this Section 6 as a condition to employment; and (e) the provisions of this Section 6 are reasonable and necessary to prevent the improper use or disclosure of Confidential Information and to provide the Employer with exclusive ownership of all Employee Inventions.


 
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6.2 Agreements of the Executive. In consideration of the compensation and benefits to be paid or provided to the Executive by the Employer under this Agreement, the Executive covenants as follows:

 
(a)
Confidentiality.

 
(i)
During and at all times following the Employment Period, the Executive will hold in confidence the Confidential Information and will not disclose it to any person except with the specific prior written consent of the Employer or except as otherwise expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

 
(ii)
Any trade secrets of the Employer will be entitled to all of the protections and benefits under applicable state or federal law including trade secret law. If any information that the Employer deems to be a trade secret is found by a court of competent jurisdiction not to be a trade secret for purposes of this Agreement, such information will, nevertheless, be considered Confidential Information for purposes of this Agreement. The Executive hereby waives any requirement that the Employer submit proof of the economic value of any trade secret or post a bond or other security.

 
(iii)
None of the foregoing obligations and restrictions applies to any part of the Confidential Information that the Executive demonstrates was or became generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by the Executive.

 
(iv)
The Executive will not remove from the Employer's premises (except to the extent such removal is for purposes of the performance of the Executive's duties at home or while traveling, or except as otherwise specifically authorized by the Employer) any document, record, notebook, plan, model, component, device, data, or computer software or code, whether embodied in a disk or in any other form (collectively, the "Proprietary Items"). The Executive recognizes that, as between the Employer and the Executive, all of the Proprietary Items, whether or not developed by the Executive, are the exclusive property of the Employer. Upon termination of this Agreement by either party, or upon the request of the Employer during the Employment Period, the Executive will return to the Employer all of the Proprietary Items in the Executive's possession or subject to the Executive's control, and the Executive shall not retain any copies, abstracts, sketches, or other physical or electronic embodiment of any of the Proprietary Items.

 
(b)
Employee Inventions. Each Employee Invention will belong exclusively to the Employer. The Executive acknowledges that all of the Executive's writing, works of authorship, and other Employee Inventions are works made for hire and the property of the Employer, including any copyrights, patents, semiconductor mask protection, or other intellectual property rights pertaining thereto. If it is determined that any such works are not works made for hire, the Executive hereby assigns to the Employer all of the Executive's right, title, and interest, including all rights of copyright, patent, semiconductor mask protection, and other intellectual property rights, to or in such Employee Inventions. The Executive covenants that he will promptly:

 
(i)
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(ii)
assign to the Employer or to a party designated by the Employer, at the Employer's request and without additional compensation, all of the Executive's right to the Employee Invention for the United States and all foreign jurisdictions;
 
 
(iii)
execute and deliver to the Employer such applications, assignments, and other documents as the Employer may request in order to apply for and obtain patents or other registrations with respect to any Employee Invention in the United States and any foreign jurisdictions;

 
(iv)
sign all other papers necessary to carry out the above obligations; and

 
(v)
give testimony and render any other assistance but without expense to the Executive in support of the Employer's rights to any Employee Invention.

6.3 Disputes or Controversies. The Executive recognizes that should a dispute or controversy arising from or relating to this Agreement be submitted for adjudication to any court, arbitration panel, or other third party, the preservation of the secrecy of Confidential Information may be jeopardized. All pleadings, documents, testimony, and records relating to any such adjudication will be maintained in secrecy and will be available for inspection by the Employer, the Executive, and their respective attorneys and experts, who will agree, in advance and in writing, to receive and maintain all such information in secrecy, except as may be limited by them in writing.


7.
NON-COMPETITION AND NON-INTERFERENCE

7.1 Acknowledgments by the Executive. The Executive acknowledges that: (a) the services to be performed by him under this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character; (b) the Employer's business is national in scope and its products are marketed throughout the United States and Canada; (c) the Employer competes with other businesses that are or could be located in any part of the United States or Canada; (d) the Employer has required that the Executive make the covenants set forth in this Section 7 as a condition to employment by Employer; and (e) the provisions of this Section 7 are reasonable and necessary to protect the Employer's business.

7.2 Covenants of the Executive. In consideration of the acknowledgments by the Executive, and in consideration of the compensation and benefits to be paid or provided to the Executive by the Employer, the Executive covenants that he will not, directly or indirectly:

 
(a)
during the Employment Period, except in the course of his employment hereunder, and during the Post-Employment Period, engage or invest in, own, manage, operate, finance, control, or participate in the ownership, management, operation, financing, or control of, be employed by, associated with, or in any manner connected with, lend the Executive's name or any similar name to, lend Executive's credit to or render services or advice to, any business whose products or activities compete in whole or in part with the products or activities of the Employer

 
(b)
whether for the Executive's own account or for the account of any other person, at any time during the Employment Period and the Post-Employment Period, solicit business of the same or similar type being carried on by the Employer, from any person known by the Executive to be a customer of the Employer, whether or not the Executive had personal contact with such person during and by reason of the Executive's employment with the Employer;

 
(c)
whether for the Executive's own account or the account of any other person (i) at any time during the Employment Period and the Post-Employment Period, solicit, employ, or otherwise engage as an employee, independent contractor, or otherwise, any person who is or was an employee of the Employer at any time during the Employment Period or in any manner induce or attempt to induce any employee of the Employer to terminate his employment with the Employer; or (ii) at any time during the Employment Period and for three years thereafter, interfere with the Employer's relationship with any person, including any person who at any time during the Employment Period was an employee, contractor, supplier, or customer of the Employer; or


 
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(d)
at any time during or after the Employment Period, disparage the Employer or any of its shareholders, directors, officers, employees, or agents.

For purposes of this Section 7.2, the term "Post-Employment Period" means the one year period beginning on the date of termination of the Executive's employment with the Employer.

If any covenant in this Section 7.2 is held to be unreasonable, arbitrary, or against public policy, such covenant will be considered to be divisible with respect to scope, time, and geographic area, and such lesser scope, time, or geographic area, or all of them, as a court of competent jurisdiction may determine to be reasonable, not arbitrary, and not against public policy, will be effective, binding, and enforceable against the Executive.

The period of time applicable to any covenant in this Section 7.2 will be extended by the duration of any violation by the Executive of such covenant.

The Executive will, while the covenant under this Section 7.2 is in effect, give notice to the Employer, within ten days after accepting any other employment, of the identity of the Executive's employer. The Employer may notify such employer that the Executive is bound by this Agreement and, at the Employer's election, furnish such employer with a copy of this Agreement or relevant portions thereof.


8.
GENERAL PROVISIONS

8.1 Injunctive Relief and Additional Remedy. The Executive acknowledges that the injury that would be suffered by the Employer as a result of a breach of the provisions of this Agreement (including any provision of Sections 6 and 7) would be irreparable and that an award of monetary damages to the Employer for such a breach would be an inadequate remedy. Consequently, the Employer will have the right, in addition to any other rights it may have, to obtain injunctive relief to restrain any breach or threatened breach or otherwise to specifically enforce any provision of this Agreement, and the Employer will not be obligated to post bond or other security in seeking such relief. Without limiting the Employer's rights under this Section 8 or any other remedies of the Employer, if the Executive breaches any of the provisions of Section 6 or 7, the Employer will have the right to cease making any payments otherwise due to the Executive under this Agreement.

8.2 Covenants of Sections 6 and 7 are Essential and Independent Covenants. The covenants by the Executive in Sections 6 and 7 are essential elements of this Agreement, and without the Executive's agreement to comply with such covenants, Employer would not have entered into this Agreement or employed or continued the employment of the Executive. The Employer and the Executive have independently consulted their respective counsel and have been advised in all respects concerning the reasonableness and propriety of such covenants, with specific regard to the nature of the business conducted by the Employer.

The Executive's covenants in Sections 6 and 7 are independent covenants and the existence of any claim by the Executive against the Employer under this Agreement or otherwise will not excuse the Executive's breach of any covenant in Section 6 or 7.

If the Executive's employment hereunder expires or is terminated, this Agreement will continue in full force and effect as is necessary or appropriate to enforce the covenants and agreements of the Executive in Sections 6 and 7.


 
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8.3 Representations and Warranties by the Executive. The Executive represents and warrants to the Employer that the execution and delivery by the Executive of this Agreement does not, and the performance by the Executive of the Executive's obligations hereunder will not, with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both: (a) violate any judgment, writ, injunction, or order of any court, arbitrator, or governmental agency applicable to the Executive; or (b) conflict with, result in the breach of any provisions of or the termination of, or constitute a default under, any agreement to which the Executive is a party or by which the Executive is or may be bound.

8.4 Obligations Contingent on Performance. The obligations of the Employer hereunder, including its obligation to pay the compensation provided for herein, are contingent upon the Executive's performance of the Executive's obligations hereunder.

8.5 Waiver. The rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative and not alternative. Neither the failure nor any delay by either party in exercising any right, power, or privilege under this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power, or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power, or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power, or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, (a) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement can be discharged by one party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless in writing signed by the other party; (b) no waiver that may be given by a party will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given; and (c) no notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of such party or of the right of the party giving such notice or demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in this Agreement.

8.6 Binding Effect; Delegation of Duties Prohibited. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, and legal representatives, including any entity with which the Employer may merge or consolidate or to which all or substantially all of its assets may be transferred. The duties and covenants of the Executive under this Agreement, being personal, may not be delegated.

8.7 Notices. All notices, consents, waivers, and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when (a) delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) sent by facsimile (with written confirmation of receipt), provided that a copy is mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, or (c) when received by the addressee, if sent by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service (receipt requested), in each case to the appropriate addresses and facsimile numbers set forth below (or to such other addresses and facsimile numbers as a party may designate by notice to the other parties):

 
If to Employer: 
Innovative Software Technologies, Inc.
   
3998 FAU Blvd., Bldg 1-210
   
Boca Raton, FL 33431
   
Facsimile No.:(561) 417-7253
     
 
With a copy to: 
Foley & Lardner LLP
   
100 North Tampa Street, Suite 2700
   
Tampa, FL 33602
   
Attention: Curt P. Creely, Esq.
   
Facsimile No.: (813) 221 - 4210
     
 
If to the Executive: 
Thomas J. Elowson
   
PO Box 812133
   
Boca Raton, FL 33481
   
Facsimile No.: (561) 417-7253

8.8 Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be amended orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the parties hereto.


 
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8.9 Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Florida without regard to conflicts of laws principles.


8.10 Jurisdiction. Any action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any right arising out of, this Agreement may be brought against either of the parties in the courts of the State of Florida County of Palm Beach, or, if it has or can acquire jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the Southeast District of Florida, and each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts) in any such action or proceeding and waives any objection to venue laid therein. Process in any action or proceeding referred to in the preceding sentence may be served on either party anywhere in the world.

8.11 Section Headings, Construction. The headings of Sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience only and will not affect its construction or interpretation. All references to "Section" or "Sections" refer to the corresponding Section or Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the word "including" does not limit the preceding words or terms.

8.12 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.

8.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

8.14 Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVE A JURY TRIAL IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT.




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


EMPLOYER:
 
EXECUTIVE:
     
     
By: /s/ Anthony F. Zalenski
 
/s/ Thomas J. Elowson 
Anthony F. Zalenski - CEO
 
Thomas J. Elowson



 
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EXHIBIT A
Definitions

"Agreement"--this Employment Agreement, including this Exhibit A hereto, as amended from time to time.

"Basic Compensation"--Salary and Benefits.

"Benefits"--as defined in Section 2.1(d).

"Board of Directors"--the board of directors of the Employer.

“Change in Control" --shall be deemed to have occurred upon the happening of any one of the following events:
 
 
a.
any person, entity, or group thereof acting in concert (a "Person") (other than (A) the Employee, or any “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of any of the foregoing, (B) the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (C) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (D) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities or (E) a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock in the Company) being or becoming the "beneficial owner" (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of securities of the Company which, together with securities previously owned, confer upon such Person the combined voting power, on any matters brought to a vote of shareholders, of 50% or more of the then outstanding shares of voting securities of the Company; or
 
 
b.
the sale, assignment or transfer of assets of the Company or any subsidiary or subsidiaries, in a transaction or series of transactions, if the aggregate consideration received or to be received by the Company or any such subsidiary in connection with such sale, assignment or transfer is greater than fifty percent (50%) of the book value, determined by the Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, of the Company's assets determined on a consolidated basis immediately before such transaction or the first of such transactions; or

 
c.
the merger, consolidation, share exchange or reorganization of the Company (or one or more direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Company) as a result of which the holders of all of the shares of capital stock of the Company as a group would receive fifty percent (50%) or less of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving or resulting entity or any parent thereof immediately after such merger, consolidation, share exchange or reorganization; or

 
d.
the adoption of a plan of complete liquidation or the approval of the dissolution of the Company; or

 
e.
the commencement (within the meaning of Rule 13e-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of a tender or exchange offer which, if successful, would result in a Change of Control of the Company; or

 
f.
a determination by the Board of Directors of the Company, in view of the then current circumstances or impending events, that a Change of Control of the Company has occurred or is imminent, which determination shall be made for the specific purpose of triggering the operative provisions of this Agreement.

"Confidential Information"--any and all:

 
a.
trade secrets concerning the business and affairs of the Employer, product specifications, data, know-how, formulae, compositions, processes, designs, sketches, photographs, graphs, drawings, samples, inventions and ideas, past, current, and planned research and development, current and planned manufacturing or distribution methods and processes, customer lists, current and anticipated customer requirements, price lists, market studies, business plans, computer software and programs (including object code and source code), computer software and database technologies, databases, systems, structures, and architectures (and related formulae, compositions, processes, improvements, devices, know-how, inventions, discoveries, concepts, ideas, designs, methods and information), and any other information, however documented, that is a trade secret within the meaning of the Florida Uniform Trade Secrets Act; and



 
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b.
information concerning the business and affairs of the Employer (which includes historical financial statements, financial projections and budgets, historical and projected sales, capital spending budgets and plans, the names and backgrounds of key personnel, personnel training and techniques and materials), however documented except as disclosed by Employer to the public; and

 
c.
notes, analysis, compilations, studies, summaries, and other material prepared by or for the Employer containing or based, in whole or in part, on any information included in the foregoing.

"disability"--as defined in Section 5.2.

"Effective Date"--the date stated in the first paragraph of the Agreement.

"Employee Invention"--any idea, invention, technique, modification, process, or improvement (whether patentable or not), any industrial design (whether registerable or not), any mask work, however fixed or encoded, that is suitable to be fixed, embedded or programmed in a semiconductor product (whether recordable or not), and any work of authorship (whether or not copyright protection may be obtained for it) created, conceived, or developed by the Executive, either solely or in conjunction with others, during the Employment Period, or a period that includes a portion of the Employment Period, that relates directly to the business then being conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Employer, and any such item created by the Executive, either solely or in conjunction with others, following termination of the Executive's employment with the Employer, that is based upon or uses Confidential Information.

"Employment Period"--the term of the Executive's employment under this Agreement.

"Fiscal Year"--the Employer's fiscal year, as it exists on the Effective Date or as changed from time to time.

"for cause"--as defined in Section 5.3.

"for good reason"--as defined in Section 5.4.

"Incentive Compensation"--as defined in Section 2.2.

"Noncompetition Agreement"--as defined in Section 7.

"person"--any individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization, or governmental body.

"Post-Employment Period"--as defined in Section 7.2.

"Proprietary Items"--as defined in Section 6.2(a)(iv).

"Salary"--as defined in Section 2.1(a).



 
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