-----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, V/NCoMWK1Wznw9HBjmVK6hJeWTNhdxJQQ7LrWbLlPUCqFyFM43k8UCm7plJ296tZ JRqgf8s13rS8bkQeWeZDyA== 0001144204-11-006529.txt : 20110208 0001144204-11-006529.hdr.sgml : 20110208 20110208110840 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-11-006529 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110208 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110208 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110208 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Sanswire Corp. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000919742 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813] IRS NUMBER: 880292161 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32509 FILM NUMBER: 11581083 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9050 PINES BLVD., STREET 2: SUITE 110 CITY: PEMBROKE PINES STATE: FL ZIP: 33024 BUSINESS PHONE: 954-241-0590 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9050 PINES BLVD., STREET 2: SUITE 110 CITY: PEMBROKE PINES STATE: FL ZIP: 33024 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GLOBETEL COMMUNICATIONS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20020904 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN DIVERSIFIED GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950329 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TERA WEST VENTURES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940303 8-K 1 v210327_8-k.htm CURRENT REPORT Unassociated Document


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): February 8, 2011

SANSWIRE CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
000-235332
88-0292161
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

State Road 405, Building M6-306A, Room 1400, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815
 (Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (321) 452-3545

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 8, 2011, Sanswire Corp. (the “Company”) announced that it has hired Jeffrey Sawyers as its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.  Mr. Sawyers, age 55, has over 30 years of diversified financial management experience. Most recently, from 2008 to 2010, Mr. Sawyers served as the Corporate Controller for Tijuana Flats, a restaurant chain with approximately 70 corporate, joint venture and franchise restaurants, where he was responsible for all the external financial accounting and reporting systems, audit and tax management, and banking relationships.  Prior to that from 2004 to 2008, Mr. Sawyers served as Director of Finance and Special Projects at Curascript, Inc. and before that was the Assistant Controller at Priority Healthcare which was acquired by Express Scripts and combined with their subsidiary Curascript, Inc. In these positions, Mr. Sawyers was responsible for among other things preparation of all Securities and Exchange Commission filings as well as financial reporting, corporate accounting and treasury functions. None of such companies is a parent, subsidiary or other affiliate of the Company.

Mr. Sawyers is a certified public accountant and a certified management accountant. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from the University of South Florida in 1978 and then spent three years as a senior accountant at KPMG Peat Marwick.

In connection with Mr. Sawyers’ hiring as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, the Company and Mr. Sawyers executed an Employment Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2011 (the “Employment Agreement”), providing for certain compensation arrangements and benefits.  The Employment Agreement provides for an annual salary of $100,000 per year and six months severance on a termination without Cause by the Company.  Mr. Sawyers is eligible for an annual bonus at the discretion of the Board of Directors.  The Employment Agreement also includes one year noncompetition and non-solicitation provisions as well as confidentiality and inventions assignment provisions.  Mr. Sawyers also entered into an Indemnification Agreement with the Company.

On February 8, 2011, Mr. Sawyers also received an option (the “Sawyers Option”) to purchase 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.07 per share, which was the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the date the Company’s Board of Directors approved the issuance of the Sawyers Option, pursuant to an Option Agreement.  The Sawyers Option is immediately vested as to 500,000 shares with the remainder vesting quarterly over the next eighteen months and provides for acceleration in full on a Change of Control of the Company.  The Sawyers Option is exercisable until the earlier of three years from the effective date or 90 days after the termination of Mr. Sawyers’ employment with the Company.

There is no understanding or arrangement between Mr. Sawyers and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Sawyers was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Sawyers does not have any family relationship with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or an executive officer.  Mr. Sawyers has never had a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is a proposed participant exceeding $120,000, other than the Employment Agreement and the Sawyers Option described above which were entered into in connection with his employment.
 


A copy of the press release and the agreements entered into between the Company and Mr. Sawyers are filed as Exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing information is a summary of each of the agreements involved in the transactions described above, is not complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of those agreements, each of which is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.  Readers should review those agreements for a complete understanding of the terms and conditions associated with this transaction.
 
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number
Description
   
10.1
Employment Agreement, dated February 8, 2011, between Sanswire Corp. and Jeffrey Sawyers.
   
10.2
Option Agreement with Jeffrey Sawyers, dated February 8, 2011.
   
10.3
Indemnification Agreement between Sanswire Corp. and Jeffrey Sawyers, dated February 8, 2011.
   
99.1
Press Release dated February 8, 2011.
 
 

 
SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
SANSWIRE CORP.
(Registrant)
 
       
Date:  February 8, 2011
By:
/s/ Glenn D. Estrella  
    Name:  Glenn D. Estrella  
    Title:    President and Chief Executive Officer  
       
       

EX-10.1 2 v210327_ex10-1.htm EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Unassociated Document
 
EXHIBIT 10.1
 
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
 
This Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of February 8, 2011 (the “Effective Date”), is by and between SANSWIRE CORP. (the “Company”) and JEFFREY SAWYERS (the “Employee”).
 
Introduction
 
The Company desires to retain the services of the Employee pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein and the Employee wishes to be employed by the Company on such terms and conditions.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
 
1.    Employment.  Pursuant to the terms and conditions herein, the Company shall employ the Employee from the Effective Date until terminated as provided herein.
 
2.    Duties.  The Employee will initially serve as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company and shall have such duties as the Chief Executive Officer shall determine from time to time.  The Employee will report to the Chief Executive Officer.  The Employee will be located at the Company’s offices at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
 
3.    Full Time; Best Efforts.  The Employee shall use the Employee’s best efforts to promote the interests of the Company and its affiliated companies and shall devote the Employee’s full business time and efforts to their business and affairs.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Employee may serve on other boards of directors, with the approval of the Board, or engage in religious, charitable or other community activities as long as such services and activities do not materially interfere with the Employee’s performance of the Employee’s duties to the Company as provided in this Agreement.
 
4.    Compensation and Benefits.  During the term of Employee’s employment with the Company under this Agreement, the Employee shall be entitled to compensation and benefits as follows:
 
(a)    Base Salary.  The Employee will receive a salary at the rate of $100,000 annually (the “Base Salary”), payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices and subject to applicable taxes and withholding. The Employee’s Base Salary may from time to time be increased, but not decreased, by the Board.
 
(b)    Bonus.  The Employee will be eligible for an annual bonus for each fiscal year at the discretion of the Board (the “Bonus”).  The Bonus for a particular fiscal year will be payable within 75 days of the end of such fiscal year.  The payment of any Bonus shall be prorated for any partial fiscal year during the term of this Agreement.  The Board shall determine in good faith the amount of the Bonus, and such determination shall be binding and conclusive on the Employee.
 
 

 
 
(c)    Stock Options. On or promptly following the Effective Date, the Company will grant Employee stock options to purchase 1,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Common Stock”) of the Company (the “Option”). The Option shall be issued pursuant to, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Company’s 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan (the “Equity Plan”) and shall have an exercise price set as the Fair Market Value per share (as defined in the Equity Plan) as of the grant date.  The Option granted to Employee shall vest as follows: 500,000 shares of the Option shall vest immediately upon the Effective Date and during the period from the Effective Date through the eighteen month anniversary of the Effective Date, the Option shall become vested with respect to an additional 166,666 shares for each full quarter Employee continues to be employed by the Company (provided, however, the final quarter of vesting shall be as to 166,670 shares such that on the eighteen month anniversary of the Effective Date, the full 1,500,000 shares shall be vested).  The vesting on the Options shall accelerate in full and be fully vested and exercisable upon a Change of Control of the Company. For purposes hereof, a “Change of Control” shall mean the consummation of a reorganization, merger, share exchange, consolidation, or sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company unless, in any case, the persons or entities who or which Beneficially Own the Voting Securities of the Company immediately before that transaction Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, immediately after the transaction, at least 75% of the Voting Securities of the Company or any other corporation or other entity resulting from or surviving the transaction (including a corporation or other entity which, as the result of the transaction, owns all or substantially all of Voting Securities of the Company or all or substantially all of the Company's assets, either directly or indirectly through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportion as their respective ownership of the Voting Securities of the Company immediately before that transaction (capitalized terms as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).  Employee is also eligible to receive future grants of stock options to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
 
(d)    Benefits.  In addition to the Base Salary and any Bonus, the Employee shall be entitled to receive fringe benefits that are generally available to the Company’s employees in accordance with the then existing terms and conditions of the Company’s policies, including healthcare (which in 2011 is fully paid by the Company).
 
(e)    Vacation.  The Employee shall be entitled to fifteen (15) business days of paid vacation per fiscal year in accordance with the Company’s vacation policies.
 
(f)    Business Expenses.  The Company shall reimburse the Employee for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Employee in the ordinary course of business on behalf of the Company, subject to the presentation of appropriate documentation, including the fees for professional memberships and continuing education expenses incurred by Employee up to an annual aggregate of $2,000.
 
(g)    Withholding.  The Company will withhold from compensation payable to the Employee all applicable federal, state and local withholding taxes.
 
(h)    Directors and Officers Insurance; Indemnity.  The Company does not currently have Directors and Officers Liability Insurance, but the Company hereby agrees to purchase such insurance to cover all officers and directors as soon as practicable.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify Employee against, and will hold the Employee harmless from, and pay any expenses (including without limitation, all legal fees and court costs), judgments, fines, penalties, settlements, damages and other amounts arising out of or in connection with any act or omission of the Employee performed or made in good faith on behalf of the Company, regardless of negligence.  The foregoing provisions will survive termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company for any reason whatsoever and regardless of fault.
 
 
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5.    Confidentiality; Intellectual Property.  The Employee agrees that during the Employee’s employment with the Company, whether or not under this Agreement, and thereafter:
 
(a)    The Employee will not at any time, directly or indirectly, disclose or divulge any Confidential Information (as hereinafter defined), except as required in connection with the performance of the Employee’s duties for the Company, and except to the extent required by law (but only after the Employee has provided the Company with reasonable notice and opportunity to take action against any legally required disclosure).  As used herein, “Confidential Information” means all trade secrets and all other information of a business, financial, marketing, employment, technical or other nature relating to the business or employees of the Company including, without limitation, any customer or vendor lists, prospective customer names, financial statements and projections, know-how, pricing policies, operational methods, methods of doing business, technical processes, formulae, designs and design projects, inventions, computer hardware, software programs, business plans and projects pertaining to the Company and including any information of others that the Company has agreed to keep confidential; provided, that Confidential Information shall not include any information that has entered or enters the public domain through no fault of the Employee or any information known to the Employee before the Effective Date.
 
(b)    The Employee shall make no use whatsoever, directly or indirectly, of any Confidential Information at any time, except as required in connection with the performance of the Employee’s duties for the Company.
 
(c)    Upon the Company’s request at any time and for any reason, the Employee shall immediately deliver to the Company, or destroy if directed by the Company,  all materials (including all soft and hard copies) in the Employee’s possession which contain or relate to Confidential Information.
 
(d)    All inventions, modifications, discoveries, designs, developments, improvements, processes, software programs, works of authorship, documentation, formulae, data, techniques, know-how, secrets or intellectual property rights or any interest therein (collectively, the “Developments”) made by the Employee, either alone or in conjunction with others, at any time or at any place during the Employee’s employment with the Company, whether or not reduced to writing or practice during such period of employment, which relate to the business in which the Company is engaged shall be and hereby are the exclusive property of the Company without any further compensation to the Employee.  In addition, without limiting the generality of the prior sentence, all Developments which are copyrightable work by the Employee are intended to be “work made for hire” as defined in Section 101 of the Copyright Act of 1976, as amended, and shall be and hereby are the property of the Company.
 
 
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(e)    The Employee shall promptly disclose all Developments to the Company.  If any Development is not the property of the Company by operation of law, this Agreement or otherwise, the Employee will, and hereby does, assign to the Company all right, title and interest in such Development, without further consideration, and will assist the Company and its nominees in every way, at the Company’s expense, to secure, maintain and defend the Company’s rights in such Development.  The Employee shall sign all instruments necessary for the filing and prosecution of any applications for, or extension or renewals of, letters patent (or other intellectual property registrations or filings) of the USA or any foreign country which the Company desires to file and relates to any Development.  The Employee hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as such Employee’s agent and attorney-in-fact (which designation and appointment shall be deemed coupled with an interest and shall survive the Employee’s death or incapacity), to act for and in the Employee’s behalf to execute and file any such applications, extensions or renewals and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of such letters patent, other intellectual property registrations or filings, or such other similar documents with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Employee.
 
(f)    Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a list of all inventions, modifications, discoveries, designs, developments, improvements, processes, software programs, works of authorship, documentation, formulae, data, techniques, know-how, secrets or intellectual property rights or any interest therein made by the Employee prior to the Employee performing services for the Company (collectively, the “Prior Inventions”) which (i) the Employee owns or has interest therein, (ii) relate to the business of the Company and (iii) are not assigned to the Company hereunder; or, if no such list is attached, Employee represents that there are no such Prior Inventions.  If in the course of the Employee performing services for the Company, the Employee incorporates into a Company product, process or machine a Prior Invention owned by the Employee or in which the Employee has an interest, the Company is hereby granted and shall have a non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable, worldwide license to make, have made, modify, use, sell and otherwise exploit such Prior Invention as part of or in connection with such product, process or machine and any and all enhancements and extensions thereof.
 
6.    Noncompetition; Nonsolicitation.  The Employee agrees that:
 
(a)    during the Employee’s employment with the Company, whether or not under this Agreement, and thereafter during the Noncompetition Period (as hereinafter defined), the Employee will not, directly or indirectly, individually or as a consultant to, or an employee, officer, director, manager, stockholder (except as the owner of less than 1% of the stock of a publicly traded company), partner, member or other owner or participant in any business entity other than the Company, engage in or assist any other person or entity to engage in any business which competes with any business in which the Company is then engaging anywhere in the USA or the world where the Company does business.
 
 
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(b)    during the Employee’s employment with the Company, whether or not under this Agreement, and thereafter during the Noncompetition Period, the Employee will not, directly or indirectly, individually or as a consultant to, or an employee, officer, director, manager, stockholder (except as the owner of less than 1% of the stock of a publicly traded company), partner, member or other owner or participant in any business entity, offer employment or any consulting arrangement to, hire, or otherwise interfere with the business relationship of the Company with, any person or entity who is, or was within the six month period immediately prior thereto, employed by, associated with or a consultant to the Company.
 
(c)    during the Employee’s employment with the Company, whether or not under this Agreement, and thereafter during the Noncompetition Period, the Employee will not, directly or indirectly, individually or as a consultant to, or an employee, officer, director, manager, stockholder (except as the owner of less than 1% of the stock of a publicly traded company), partner, member or other owner or participant in any business entity, solicit away from the Company or endeavor to entice away from the Company, or otherwise interfere with the business relationship of the Company with, any person or entity who is, or was within the six month period immediately prior thereto, a customer, dealer, distributor or client of, supplier, vendor or service provider to the Company.
 
(d)    As used herein, “Noncompetition Period” means 12 months from the date of the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company, provided, however, that such period shall only be 6 months if the Company terminates the Employee’s employment without Cause.
 
7.    Remedies; Applicability to Affiliated Companies.  Without limiting the remedies available to the Company, the Employee acknowledges that a breach of any of the covenants contained in Sections 5 or 6 herein could result in irreparable injury to the Company for which there might be no adequate remedy at law, and that, in the event of such a breach or threat thereof, the Company shall be entitled to obtain a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary injunction and a permanent injunction restraining the Employee from engaging in any activities prohibited by Sections 5 or 6 herein or such other equitable relief as may be required to enforce specifically any of the covenants of Sections 5 or 6 herein.  The foregoing provisions and the provisions of Sections 5 and 6 herein shall survive the term of this Agreement and the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company, and shall continue thereafter in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.  For purposes of Sections 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement, the term “Company” shall include the Company, each of its affiliated companies, subsidiaries and parent company, as applicable, and their respective successors and assigns.
 
8.    Termination.
 
(a)    General.  The Employee’s employment with the Company may be terminated at any time by the Company with Cause or without Cause (which in the case of a termination without Cause shall be effective after at least thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof from the Company to the Employee), or in the event of the death or Disability of the Employee.  The Employee’s employment with the Company may also be terminated by the Employee after at least thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof from the Employee to the Company.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Company may elect, in its discretion, to terminate the employment of Employee at any time following such notice; provided however that in the event the Company elects to terminate the Employee following notice, Employee’s Base Salary and benefits including any vesting of equity shall continue to be paid and accrued during the notice period.
 
 
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(b)    Definitions.  As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Cause” means that the Employee has (i) willfully breached in any material respect any fiduciary duty or legal or contractual obligation to the Company or any of its affiliated companies, which breach in the case of a contractual obligation to the Company, if curable, is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice to the Employee thereof, (ii) willfully failed to perform satisfactorily the Employee’s material job duties, which failure, if curable, is not cured within thirty (30) days after written notice to the Employee thereof, (iii) engaged in gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, embezzlement, or acts of dishonesty that has resulted in material injury to the Company or any of its affiliated companies, or (iv) been convicted of or pleaded nolo contendere to (A) any misdemeanor relating to the affairs of the Company or any of its affiliated companies or (B) any felony.

“Disability” means illness (mental or physical), which results in the Employee being unable to perform the Employee’s duties as an employee of the Company for a period of three (3) consecutive months, or an aggregate of six (6) months in any twelve (12) month period, as determined in the reasonable judgment of an independent physician mutually agreed upon by the Employee, or her personal representative (as the case may be), and the Company.  Nothing in this Section 9(b) shall be construed to waive the Employee’s rights, if any, under existing law including, without limitation, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. s.2601 et seq. and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. s.12101 et seq.

Effects of Termination.  If the Employee’s employment is terminated during the term of this Agreement, the Company shall have no further obligation to make any payments or provide any benefits to the Employee hereunder after the date of termination except for (i) payments of Base Salary, Bonus and expense reimbursement that had accrued, but had not yet been paid, and any vested benefits the Employee may have under any employee benefit plans, through the date of termination, (ii) payments for any accrued but unused vacation time in accordance with Company policy and (iii) if the Employee’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than as a result of the death or Disability of the Employee, or as contemplated by Section 8(c) below) (A) continuation for a period of six (6) months (the “Severance Period”) of payments of Base Salary at the rate in effect at the date of termination, and (B) all health benefits, including the cost of COBRA continuation coverage for Employee and his eligible dependents during the Severance Period, payable beginning on the first payroll day following the termination date.
 
 
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(c)    Conditions and Limitations to Severance.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company’s obligations to make payments to the Employee under subsection (iii) of the above paragraph regarding “Effects of Termination” of this Agreement shall be subject to the following provisions and conditions:
 
(i)           General Release of Claims.  The Company’s obligation to make payments under subsection (iii) of the above paragraph regarding “Effects of Termination” of this Agreement shall be contingent upon the Employee executing a general release of claims in a customary and reasonable form.

(ii)           Consequences of Breach.  If the Employee breaches the Employee’s obligations under Sections 5 or 6 of this Agreement, the Company may immediately cease all payments payable to the Employee under subsection (iii) of the above paragraph regarding “Effects of Termination” of this Agreement.  The cessation of these payments shall be in addition to, and not as an alternative to, any other remedies at law or in equity available to the Company, including without limitation the right to seek specific performance or an injunction.
 
(d)    Survival.  The provisions of Sections 5 through 20 of this Agreement shall survive the term of this Agreement and the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company, and shall continue thereafter in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.
 
9.    Enforceability.  This Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof shall be prohibited or invalid under any such law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating or nullifying the remainder of such provision or any other provisions of this Agreement.  If any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, such provisions shall be construed by limiting and reducing it so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.
 
10.    Notices.  Any notice, demand or other communication given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, sent by nationally recognized overnight courier or express mail, or mailed by first class certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or otherwise actually delivered as follows: (a) if to the Employee: Jeffrey Sawyers, 131 Calabria Springs Cove, Sanford, FL 32771, (b) if to the Company: Sanswire Corp., State Road 405, Building M6-306A, Room 1400, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815, or if by mail, to Sanswire Corp., Mail Code: SWC, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899, Attention: General Counsel, or (c) at such other address as may have been furnished by such person in writing to the other parties.
 
11.    Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
 
 
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12.    Section 409A. This Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the regulations thereunder.  To the extent that any provision in this Agreement is ambiguous as to its compliance with Section 409A of the Code, the provision shall be interpreted in a manner so that no payment due to Employee shall be subject to an “additional tax” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code.  To the extent that any provision in the Agreement is ambiguous as to its compliance with Section 409A of the Code, or to the extent any provision in the Agreement must be modified to comply with Section 409A of the Code, such provision shall be read, or shall be modified (with the mutual consent of the parties), as the case may be, in such a manner so that no payment due to Employee shall be subject to an “additional tax” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code.
 
For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each payment made under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment.  In no event may Employee, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment.  All reimbursements provided under this Agreement shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, including, where applicable, the requirement that (i) any reimbursement be for expenses incurred during Employee’s lifetime (or during a shorter period of time specified in this Agreement), (ii) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement during a calendar year may not affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other calendar year, (iii) the reimbursement of an eligible expense will be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the expense is incurred, and (iv) the right to reimbursement is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if a payment or benefit under this Agreement is due to a “separation from service” for purposes of the rules under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(2) (payments to specified employees upon a separation from service) and Employee is determined to be a “specified employee” (as determined under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(i)), such payment or benefit shall, to the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, be made or provided on the later of the date specified by the foregoing provisions of this Agreement or the date that is six months after the date of Employee’s separation from service (or, if earlier, the date of Employee’s death).  Any installment payments that are delayed pursuant to this Section 12 shall be accumulated and paid in a lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following Employee’s separation from service, and the remaining installment payments shall begin on such date in accordance with the schedule provided in this Agreement.
 
13.    Amendments and Waivers.  This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Employee.  No waiver of this Agreement or any provision hereof shall be binding upon the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought unless it is made in writing and signed by or on behalf of such party.  The waiver of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or a continuing waiver of the same or any subsequent breach of any provision of this Agreement.  No delay or omission in exercising any right under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of that or any other right.
 
14.    Binding Effect.  This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors and administrators, successors and assigns, except that the rights and obligations of the Employee hereunder are personal and may not be assigned without the Company’s prior written consent.  Without limiting the generality of the prior sentence, it is understood that the Company’s successors and assigns shall have the right to enforce Sections 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement.  The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no succession had taken place.  Failure of the Company to obtain an assumption of this Agreement at or prior to the effectiveness of any succession shall be a material breach of this Agreement.  Any assignment of this Agreement by the Company shall not constitute a termination of the Employee’s employment.  Each affiliated company, subsidiary and parent company of the Company shall be an intended third party beneficiary of Sections 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
 
 
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15.    Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the final and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the matters covered hereby and replaces and supersedes all other agreements and understandings relating hereto and to the Employee’s employment.
 
16.    Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, including counterpart signature pages or counterpart facsimile signature pages, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
17.    No Conflicting Agreements.  The Employee represents and warrants to the Company that the Employee is not a party to or bound by any confidentiality, noncompetition, nonsolicitation, employment, consulting or other agreement or restriction which could conflict with, or be violated by, the performance of the Employee’s duties to the Company or obligations under this Agreement.
 
18.    Review of Agreement.  The Employee acknowledges that the Employee (a) has carefully read and understands all of the provisions of this Agreement and has had the opportunity for this Agreement to be reviewed by counsel, (b) is voluntarily entering into this Agreement and (c) has not relied upon any representation or statement made by the Company (or its affiliates, equity holders, agents, representatives, employees or attorneys) with regard to the subject matter or effect of this Agreement.  The Employee further acknowledges that the provisions in Sections 5, 6 and 7 of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary to protect the goodwill, customer relationships, legitimate business interests and Confidential Information of the Company and its affiliated companies, and the Company would not have entered into this Agreement or the restricted stock agreement without the benefit of such provisions.
 
19.    Captions.  The captions of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit or affect the scope or substance of any section of this Agreement.
 
 
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20.    No Strict Construction.  The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement.  In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises under any provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties thereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of authoring any of the provisions of this Agreement.
 

 
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This Agreement has been executed and delivered as a sealed instrument as of the date first above written.
 
 
SANSWIRE CORP.
 
 
By:  /s/ Glenn D. Estrella

Name:  Glenn D. Estrella
Title:    President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
EMPLOYEE
 
 
/s/ Jeffrey Sawyers

Jeffrey Sawyers
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT A
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EX-10.2 3 v210327_ex10-2.htm OPTION AGREEMENT Unassociated Document
 
EXHIBIT 10.2
 
THE COMMON STOCK PURCHASE OPTION REPRESENTED BY THE AGREEMENT (THE “OPTION”) AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THE OPTION (THE “OPTION SHARES”) HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND THEREFORE, MAY BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ACT, INCLUDING THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS THEREIN CONTAINED OR PROVIDED AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE UNDER THE ACT, AND SUBJECT TO THE OPINION OF COUNSEL TO SANSWIRE CORP.

SANSWIRE CORP.
OPTION AGREEMENT

This Option Agreement is made on this 8th day of February, 2011 (the “Effective Date”) by and between SANSWIRE CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Optionor” or “Company”), and Jeffrey Sawyers (the “Holder”).

RECITALS

Holder is employed by the Company as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.  In conjunction with Holder’s employment, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has authorized granting to Holder options to purchase the number of shares of common stock of the Company specified in paragraph (1) hereof, at the prices and for the terms specified herein, pursuant to the terms and conditions stated herein and in the 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan of GlobeTel Communications Corp. (the “Stock Option Plan”).

AGREEMENT

1.           Option.  Optionor hereby grants to Holder the option (the “Option”) to purchase from Optionor 1,500,000 shares of the common stock of the Optionor (the “Shares”), upon the conditions and terms set forth herein and in the Stock Option Plan.  The parties understand and agree that the Shares’ transferability is restricted in accordance with state and federal laws.  The Shares pursuant to this Option shall vest as follows:  500,000 of the Shares shall vest immediately on the Effective Date and during the period from the Effective Date through the eighteen month anniversary of the Effective Date, the Option shall become vested with respect to an additional 166,666 shares for each full three month period that Holder continues to be employed by the Company (provided, however, the final three month period of vesting shall be as to 166,670 shares such that on the eighteen month anniversary of the Effective Date, the full 1,500,000 shares shall be vested) (once vested, the Shares shall be deemed “Vested Shares”); provided, however, that the vesting on the Shares pursuant to this Option shall accelerate in full, and such Shares shall be fully vested and exercisable, upon a Change of Control of the Company.  For purposes hereof, a “Change of Control” shall mean the consummation of a reorganization, merger, share exchange, consolidation, or sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company unless, in any case, the persons or entities who or which Beneficially Own the Voting Securities of the Company immediately before that transaction Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, immediately after the transaction, at least 75% of the Voting Securities of the Company or any other corporation or other entity resulting from or surviving the transaction (including a corporation or other entity which, as the result of the transaction, owns all or substantially all of the Voting Securities of the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, either directly or indirectly through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportion as their respective ownership of the Voting Securities of the Company immediately before that transaction (capitalized terms as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).
 


2.           Purchase Price.  The purchase price payable for the Shares (the “Purchase Price”) shall be $0.07 per share.

3.           Exercise of Option.  This Option may be exercised as to the Vested Shares at any time by the Holder by tendering a copy of this Option Agreement stating the name in which the Shares shall be registered and amount of Shares to be exercised (the “Exercise Notice”), together with the cash amount sufficient to exercise the Option, to the Optionor, or by Cashless Exercise, if applicable, as defined below.  The Option may be exercised in whole or in part at any time during the option period, which begins on the effective date of this Option Agreement and terminates three (3) years thereafter.

4.            Cashless Exercise. In the event the Market Price of the Company common stock is above the exercise price, and in lieu of the payment method set forth in Section 3, above, the Holder may elect to exchange all or some of the Shares for the common stock equal to the value of the amount of the Shares being exchanged on the date of exchange (the “Cashless Exercise”).  If the Holder elects to take advantage of such Cashless Exercise, the Holder shall tender to the Company this Option Agreement for the amount being exchanged, along with written notice of the Holder’s election to exchange some or all of the Shares, and the Company shall issue to the Holder the number of common stock computed using the following formula:

X  = Y (A-B)
A

Where:                      X =           The number of shares of common stock to be issued to the Holder.

Y =           The number of shares of common stock purchasable under the amount of this Option Agreement being exchanged (as adjusted to the date of such calculation).

A =           The Market Price (as defined hereinabove) of one share of common stock.

B =           The Purchase Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation).
 
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The Cashless Exercise shall take place on the date specified in the notice or if the date the notice is received by the Company is later than the date specified in the notice, on the date the notice is received by the Company.

As soon as practicable after full or partial exercise of the Shares, the Company at its expense (including, without limitation, the payment by it of all taxes and governmental charges applicable to such exercise and issuance of the Shares) shall cause to be issued in the name of and delivered to the Holder or such other persons as directed by the Holder, a certificate or certificates for the total number of Shares being exercised in such denominations as instructed by the Holder, together with any other securities and property to which the Holder is entitled upon exercise under the terms of this Option Agreement. The Option shall be deemed to have been exercised, and the Shares acquired thereby shall be deemed issued, and the Holder or any person(s) designated by the Holder shall be deemed to have become holders of record of such Shares for all purposes, as of the close of business on the date that the Option, the duly executed and completed Exercise Notice, and full payment of the aggregate Purchase Price has been presented and surrendered to the Company, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company may then be closed. In the event this Option is only partially exercised, a new Option Agreement evidencing the right to acquire the number of Shares with respect to which this Option Agreement shall not then have been exercised, shall be executed, issued and delivered by the Company to the Holder simultaneously with the delivery of the certificates representing the Shares so purchased.

5.    Shares Not Registered

The certificates representing the option Shares issued upon exercise of the options Shall bear the following legend:

“THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”) OR THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN ANY MANNER (1) WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ANY APPLICABLE JURISDICTION OR (2) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY) THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”

6.    Representation, Warranties and Covenants of the Holder.  The Holder represents, warrants to and covenants with Optionor as follows:

a)           The Holder warrants he has evaluated the merits and risks associated with the investment in the company as represented by this option, including review of the Annual and Quarterly Reports and other reports of the Company that have been filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and all other documentation that he deems necessary under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the applicable state securities laws.
 
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b)           The Holder further represents that he understands that neither this Option nor the Shares underlying the option are registered under the Act. Should the Company prepare a registration statement to cause the registration of the Shares, for filing with the SEC then such registration statement, when and if declared effective by the SEC, shall be kept current in order for the Holder to be able to publicly sell the Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option.

c)           The Holder is sufficiently experienced in financial matters and matters pertaining to securities to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks associated with the acceptance of this Option, and has relied upon such experience in so determining to accept this option in partial consideration for the services performed by Holder to the Company. The parties agree that this Option is not the exclusive consideration granted or to be granted to Holder for services heretofore provided or to be provided by Holder to the Company.

7.           Representation, Warranties and Covenants of the Optionor.  The Optionor represents, warrants to and covenants with Holder as follows:

a)           This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Optionor and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such Optionor and such Optionor has the requisite power and capacity to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to comply with the terms hereof.

b)           The grant of the Option by such Optionor does not, and the sale of the Option Shares to Holder by such Optionor, upon payment of the Exercise Price thereof, will not, conflict with or constitute an event of default under or breach of any agreement, document or instrument to which such Optionor is a party.

c)           The Option Shares underlying the Option granted by such Optionor hereunder are currently owned by such Optionor and, upon exercise of the Options by Holder and payment of the Exercise Price therefore, Holder will acquire such Option Shares free and clear of all security interests, claims, liens, security or other interests, encumbrances and charges of any kind whatsoever.

d)           Until the earlier of (i) the exercise of the Option granted by such Optionor or (ii) the expiration of the Option Period, such Optionor will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge, alienate or hypothecate any of the Option Shares, or permit such Option Shares to become subject to any mortgage pledge, lien, security or other interest, encumbrance or charge of any kind.
 
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8.           Notices.  All notices, requests, demands and other communications which are given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand, when sent by facsimile (with receipt confirmed), or when mailed by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested), as follows (or to such other address or telex number as either party hereto may designate to the other party hereto by like notice):

If to the Holder, to:
Jeffrey Sawyers
131 Calabria Springs Cove
Sanford, FL 32771

If to the Optionor, to:
SANSWIRE CORP.
State Road 405, Building M6-306A, Room 1400
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815

Mail Address:
Mail Code: SWC
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

Attention:  Glenn D. Estrella,
President and Chief Executive Officer

9.           Successors.  All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Optionor and Holder inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns hereunder.
 
10.           Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement between the parties and terminates and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous oral and written agreements. This Agreement may not be altered, amended or modified except by a writing duly executed by the parties hereto.
 
11.           Severability.  In the event that any term or condition in this Agreement shall for any reason be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or condition of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable term or condition had never been contained herein.
 
12.           Non-Waiver. No waiver, forbearance or failure by any party of its right to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver or estoppel of such party’s right to enforce such provision in the future or such party’s right to enforce any other provision of this Agreement.
 
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13.           Binding Effect; No Third Party Beneficiaries.  Each term and provision of this Agreement shall be binding upon and enforceable against and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors or assigns, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, being intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder.
 
14.           Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
 
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.


HOLDER:
 
By:  /s/ Jeffrey Sawyers

Name:  Jeffrey Sawyers
 
Date: February 8, 2011
 
OPTIONOR:
SANSWIRE CORP.,
A DELAWARE CORPORATION
 
By:  /s/ Glenn D. Estrella

Name:  Glenn D. Estrella
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
 
Date: February 8, 2011
 
 
 
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EX-10.3 4 v210327_ex10-3.htm INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT Unassociated Document
 
EXHIBIT 10.3
 
 
SANSWIRE CORP.
 
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
 
This Indemnification Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of February 8, 2011, and is between Sanswire Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Jeffrey Sawyers  (“Indemnitee”).
 
RECITALS
 
A.           Indemnitee’s service to the Company substantially benefits the Company.
 
B.           Individuals are reluctant to serve as directors or officers of corporations or in certain other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or indemnification against the risks of claims and actions against them arising out of such service.
 
C.           Indemnitee does not regard the protection currently provided by applicable law, the Company’s governing documents and any insurance as adequate under the present circumstances, and Indemnitee may not be willing to serve as a director or officer without additional protection.
 
D.           In order to induce Indemnitee to continue to provide services to the Company, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company to contractually obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, Indemnitee as permitted by applicable law.
 
E.           This Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the indemnification provided in the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and this Agreement shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor shall this Agreement be deemed to limit, diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.
 
The parties therefore agree as follows:
 
1.           Definitions.
 
(a)           A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following events:
 
(i)                 Acquisition of Stock by Third Party. Any Person (as defined below) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined below), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities;
 
(ii)                 Change in Board Composition. During any period of two consecutive years (not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Company’s board of directors, and any new directors (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in Sections 1(a)(i), 1(a)(iii) or 1(a)(iv)) whose election by the board of directors or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Company’s board of directors;
 
 

 
 
(iii)                 Corporate Transactions. The effective date of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation and with the power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or other governing body of such surviving entity;
 
(iv)                 Liquidation. The approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets; and
 
(v)                 Other Events. Any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement.
 
For purposes of this Section 1(a), the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 
(1)           Person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, that “Person” shall exclude (i) the Company, (ii) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, and (iii) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company.
 
(2)           Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning given to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that “Beneficial Owner” shall exclude any Person otherwise becoming a Beneficial Owner by reason of (i) the stockholders of the Company approving a merger of the Company with another entity or (ii) the Company’s board of directors approving a sale of securities by the Company to such Person.
 
(b)           “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any other Enterprise.
 
(c)           “DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
 
(d)           “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.
 
(e)           “Enterprise” means the Company and any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.
 
(f)           “Expenses” include all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees and costs of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also include (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond or other appeal bond or their equivalent, and (ii) for purposes of Section 12(d), Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.
 
 
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(g)           “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a partner or member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than as Independent Counsel with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.
 
(h)           “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, including any appeal therefrom, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party, a potential party, a non-party witness or otherwise by reason of (i) the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, (ii) any action taken by Indemnitee or any action or inaction on Indemnitee’s part while acting as a director or officer of the Company, or (iii) the fact that he or she is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or Expense is incurred for which indemnification or advancement of expenses can be provided under this Agreement.
 
(i)           Reference to “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement.
 
2.           Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding, other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 2, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
 
 
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3.           Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3 if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor. Pursuant to this Section 3, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. No indemnification for Expenses shall be made under this Section 3 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for such expenses as the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
 
4.           Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. To the extent that Indemnitee is a party to or a participant in and is successful (on the merits or otherwise) in defense of any Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. To the extent permitted by applicable law, if Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with (a) each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter and (b) any claim, issue or matter related to any such successfully resolved claim, issuer or matter. For purposes of this section, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.
 
5.           Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness. To the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, a witness in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the extent permitted by applicable law against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.
 
6.           Additional Indemnification.
 
(a)           Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 2, 3 or 4, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with the Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein.
 
(b)           For purposes of Section 6(a), the meaning of the phrase “to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law” shall include, but not be limited to:
 
(i)                 the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the DGCL that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL; and
 
 
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(ii)                 the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors.
 
(c)           If the Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement or otherwise to indemnification or advancement of Expenses by the Company for a portion, but not all, of any indemnification or Expenses incurred by or owing to the Indemnitee, the Company shall indemnify or advance Expenses to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled.
 
7.           Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnity in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding):
 
(a)           for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any statute, insurance policy, indemnity provision, vote or otherwise, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid;
 
(b)           for an accounting or disgorgement of profits pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of federal, state or local statutory law or common law, if Indemnitee is held liable therefor (including pursuant to any settlement arrangements);
 
(c)           for any reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, as required in each case under the Exchange Act (including any such reimbursements that arise from an accounting restatement of the Company pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) or the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the payment to the Company of profits arising from the purchase and sale by Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), if Indemnitee is held liable therefor (including pursuant to any settlement arrangements);
 
(d)           initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees, agents or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Company’s board of directors authorized the Proceeding (or the relevant part of the Proceeding) prior to its initiation, (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law, (iii) otherwise authorized in Section 12(d) or (iv) otherwise required by applicable law; or
 
(e)           if prohibited by applicable law.
 
8.           Advances of Expenses. The Company shall advance the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding, and such advancement shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 30 days, after the receipt by the Company of a written statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time (which shall include invoices received by Indemnitee in connection with such Expenses but, in the case of invoices in connection with legal services, any references to legal work performed or to expenditure made that would cause Indemnitee to waive any privilege accorded by applicable law shall not be included with the invoice). Advances shall be unsecured and interest free and made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay such advances. Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay any advance to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. This Section 8 shall not apply to the extent advancement is prohibited by law and shall not apply to any Proceeding for which indemnity is not permitted under this Agreement, but shall apply to any Proceeding referenced in Section 7(b) or 7(c) prior to a determination that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company.
 
 
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9.           Procedures for Notification and Defense of Claim.
 
(a)           Indemnitee shall notify the Company in writing of any matter with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement of Expenses as soon as reasonably practicable following the receipt by Indemnitee of notice thereof. The written notification to the Company shall include, in reasonable detail, a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts underlying the Proceeding. The failure by Indemnitee to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights.
 
(b)           If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a Proceeding pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of the Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable policies. The Company shall thereafter take all commercially-reasonable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
 
(c)           In the event the Company may be obligated to make any indemnity in connection with a Proceeding, the Company shall be entitled to assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel approved by Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee for any fees or expenses of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same Proceeding. Notwithstanding the Company’s assumption of the defense of any such Proceeding, the Company shall be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel to the extent (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee is authorized by the Company, (ii) counsel for the Company or Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there is a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense such that Indemnitee needs to be separately represented, (iii) the fees and expenses are non-duplicative and reasonably incurred in connection with Indemnitee’s role in the Proceeding despite the Company’s assumption of the defense, (iv) the Company is not financially or legally able to perform its indemnification obligations or (v) the Company shall not have retained, or shall not continue to retain, such counsel to defend such Proceeding. The Company shall have the right to conduct such defense as it sees fit in its sole discretion. Regardless of any provision in this Agreement, Indemnitee shall have the right to employ counsel in any Proceeding at Indemnitee’s personal expense. The Company shall not be entitled, without the consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in the right of the Company.
 
(d)           Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation in connection with the Proceeding as may be reasonably appropriate.
 
(e)           Indemnitee shall not enter into any settlement in connection with a Proceeding (or any part thereof) without ten days prior written notice to the Company.
 
(f)           The Company shall not settle any Proceeding (or any part thereof) without Indemnitee’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.
 
 
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10.           Procedures upon Application for Indemnification.
 
(a)           To obtain indemnification, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and as is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of the Proceeding. The Company shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the board of directors that Indemnitee has requested indemnification. Any delay in providing the request will not relieve the Company from its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent such failure is prejudicial.
 
(b)           Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a), a determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Company’s board of directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Company’s board of directors, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Company’s board of directors, (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Company’s board of directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (D) if so directed by the Company’s board of directors, by the stockholders of the Company. If it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information that is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and that is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
 
(c)           In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 10(b), the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 10(c). If a Change in Control shall not have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Company’s board of directors, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising him or her of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Change in Control shall have occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Company’s board of directors, in which event the preceding sentence shall apply), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either event, Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within ten days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 1 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within 20 days after the later of (i) submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof and (ii) the final disposition of the Proceeding, the parties have not agreed upon an Independent Counsel, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 10(b) hereof. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement, the Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).
 
 
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(d)           The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of any Independent Counsel and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.
 
11.           Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.
 
(a)           In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such determination shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 10(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by such person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption.
 
(b)           The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.
 
(c)           For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith to the extent Indemnitee relied in good faith on (i) the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, (ii) information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, (iii) the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or its board of directors or counsel selected by any committee of the board of directors or (iv) information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant, an appraiser, investment banker or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Enterprise or its board of directors or any committee of the board of directors. The provisions of this Section 11(c) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.
 
(d)           Neither the knowledge, actions nor failure to act of any other director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.
 
 
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12.           Remedies of Indemnitee.
 
(a)           Subject to Section 12(e), in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 or 12(d) of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement within 90 days after the later of the receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification or the final disposition of the Proceeding, (iv) payment of indemnification pursuant to this Agreement is not made (A) within ten days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or (B) with respect to indemnification pursuant to Sections 4, 5 and 12(d) of this Agreement, within 30 days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, or (v) the Company or any other person or entity takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his or her option, may seek an award in arbitration with respect to his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses, to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration in accordance with this Agreement.
 
(b)           Neither (i) the failure of the Company, its board of directors, any committee or subgroup of the board of directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders to have made a determination that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor (ii) an actual determination by the Company, its board of directors, any committee or subgroup of the board of directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the applicable standard of conduct. In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits, and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be.
 
(c)           To the fullest extent not prohibited by law, the Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statements not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.
 
(d)           To the extent not prohibited by law, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses that are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action for indemnification or advancement of Expenses from the Company under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company to the extent Indemnitee is successful in such action, and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than 60 days, after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor) advance such Expenses to Indemnitee, subject to the provisions of Section 8.
 
 
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(e)           Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding.
 
13.           Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amounts incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Expenses, judgments, fines or amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the events and transactions giving rise to such Proceeding; and (ii) the relative fault of Indemnitee and the Company (and its other directors, officers, employees and agents) in connection with such events and transactions as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relative fault of the Company and of the Indemnitee shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent the circumstances resulting from such Proceeding and/or Expenses.  The Company agrees that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 13 were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take into account the foregoing considerations.
 
14.           Non-exclusivity. The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change, subject to the restrictions expressly set forth herein or therein. Except as expressly set forth herein, no right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. Except as expressly set forth herein, the assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.
 
15.           No Duplication of Payments. The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder (or for which advancement is provided hereunder) if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment for such amounts under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.
 
16.           Insurance. To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, trustees, general partners, managing members, officers, employees, agents or fiduciaries of the Company or any other Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies to the same extent as the most favorably-insured persons under such policy or policies in a comparable position.
 
17.           Subrogation. In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.
 
 
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18.           Services to the Company. Indemnitee agrees to serve as a director or officer of the Company or, at the request of the Company, as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another Enterprise, for so long as Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed or until Indemnitee tenders his or her resignation or is removed from such position. Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation imposed by operation of law), in which event the Company shall have no obligation under this Agreement to continue Indemnitee in such position. This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) and Indemnitee. Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that any employment with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise) is at will, and Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, with or without notice, except as may be otherwise expressly provided in any executed, written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any Enterprise), any existing formal severance policies adopted by the Company’s board of directors or, with respect to service as a director or officer of the Company, the Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws or the DGCL. No such document shall be subject to any oral modification thereof.
 
19.           Duration. This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the later of (a) ten years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director or officer of the Company or as a director, trustee, general partner, managing member, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of any other Enterprise, as applicable; or (b) one year after the final termination of any Proceeding, including any appeal, then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement relating thereto.
 
20.           Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns, including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company, by written agreement, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.
 
21.           Severability. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to require or shall be construed as requiring the Company to do or fail to do any act in violation of applicable law. The Company’s inability, pursuant to court order or other applicable law, to perform its obligations under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (ii) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (iii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.
 
22.           Enforcement. The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director or officer of the Company.
 
 
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23.           Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and applicable law.
 
24.           Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment to this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties hereto. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement shall adversely affect any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall constitute or be deemed a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
 
25.           Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, sent by facsimile or electronic mail or otherwise delivered by hand, messenger or courier service addressed:
 
(a)           if to Indemnitee, to Indemnitee’s address, facsimile number or electronic mail address as shown on the signature page of this Agreement or in the Company’s records, as may be updated in accordance with the provisions hereof; or
 
(b)           if to the Company, to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer or General Counsel of the Company at 405 State Road, Building M6-306A, Room 1400, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32815 or to the Company’s mailing address: Mail Code: SWC, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899, or at such other current address as the Company shall have furnished to Indemnitee.
 
Each such notice or other communication shall for all purposes of this Agreement be treated as effective or having been given (i) if delivered by hand, messenger or courier service, when delivered (or if sent via a nationally-recognized overnight courier service, freight prepaid, specifying next-business-day delivery, one business day after deposit with the courier), (ii) if sent via mail, at the earlier of its receipt or five days after the same has been deposited in a regularly-maintained receptacle for the deposit of the United States mail, addressed and mailed as aforesaid, or (iii) if sent via facsimile, upon confirmation of facsimile transfer or, if sent via electronic mail, upon confirmation of delivery when directed to the relevant electronic mail address, if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, or if not sent during normal business hours of the recipient, then on the recipient’s next business day.
 
26.           Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement, the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) appoint, to the extent such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Delaware, The Corporation Trust Company, Wilmington, Delaware as its agent in the State of Delaware as such party’s agent for acceptance of legal process in connection with any such action or proceeding against such party with the same legal force and validity as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware, (iv) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court of Chancery, and (v) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court of Chancery has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.
 
 
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27.           Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature and in counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.
 
28.           Captions. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.
 
(signature page follows)
 
 
 
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The parties are signing this Indemnification Agreement as of the date stated in the introductory sentence.
 

 
SANSWIRE CORP.
 
/s/ Glenn D. Estrella

(Signature)
 
 

Glenn D. Estrella
 
 
/s/ Glenn D. Estrella

President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
INDEMNITEE
 
 
/s/Jeffrey Sawyers

(Signature)
 
 
Jeffrey Sawyers

Jeffrey Sawyers
 
 
131 Calabria Springs Cove

(Street address)
 
Sanford, FL 32771

(City, State and ZIP)
 
 


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