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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 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 reported): January 25, 2024
Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida |
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001-40020 |
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46-3390293 |
(State
or other jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(IRS
Employer |
of
Incorporation) |
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File
Number) |
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Identification
Number) |
300
Blvd. of the Americas, Suite 105, Lakewood, NJ 08701
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(732)
380-4600
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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.)
☐ |
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CF$ 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of Each Class |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name
of Each Exchange on which Registered |
Common
Stock, $0.086 par value per share |
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RELI |
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The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(The
Nasdaq Capital Market) |
Series
A Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock, par value $0.086 per share |
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RELIW |
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The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(The
Nasdaq Capital Market) |
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers.
On
January 25, 2024, Reliance Global Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Executive Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”)
with Ezra Beyman to serve the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Beyman has served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer,
and Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, since 2018. Under the Agreement, Mr. Beyman will receive a base salary of $425,000
and receive an equity award every year on the first day of the annual term (the “Annual Equity Award”). Pursuant to the terms
of the Agreement, Mr. Beyman also is eligible for discretionary bonuses as determined by the Board of Directors.
Pursuant
to the terms of the Agreement, the Annual Equity Award will be a number of shares of the Company’s common stock in an amount equal
in value to 50% of his then-applicable base salary. The value of the common stock in the Annual Equity Award will be determined by the
Company’s Compensation Committee of the Board, will be granted pursuant to the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, or
any renewal or replacement thereof (the “Plan”), and will be fully vested upon issuance. Any Annual Equity Award will only be deemed earned, due and payable pursuant
to there being sufficient available share capacity (determined by the Compensation Committee) in the Plan.
The
Agreement has an initial term of two years, and provides that the term will be automatically extended for another two-year term, unless
either the Company or Mr. Beyman provides notice to the other of their desire to not so renew the initial term or renewal term (as applicable)
at least 30 days prior to the expiration of then-current initial term or renewal term (as applicable). Mr. Beyman’s employment
is “at will” meaning that either Mr. Beyman or the Company may terminate his employment at any time and for any reason, subject
to the other provisions of the Agreement.
The
Agreement may be terminated by the Company, either with or without “Cause” (as such term is defined in the
Agreement), or by Mr. Beyman, either with or without “Good Reason” (as such term is defined in the Agreement). The effects of a termination are as set forth in the Agreement.
The
Agreement contains customary confidentiality provisions, and customary provisions related to Company ownership of intellectual property
conceived or made by Mr. Beyman in connection with the performance of his duties under the Agreement (i.e., a “work-for-hire”
provision).
The
Agreement also contains a customary three-year non-solicitation provision.
The
Agreement contains customary representations and warranties by Mr. Beyman, relating to the Agreement, and any securities of the Company
that may be issued to Mr. Beyman, and contains other customary miscellaneous provisions relating to waivers, assignments, third party
rights, survival of provisions following termination, severability, notices, waiver of jury trials and other provisions.
The
Agreement is governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the substantive and procedural laws of the State of Florida. The
Agreement provides that all disputes under the Agreement will be resolved by arbitration, but that in the event any legal proceedings
are brought, the parties agree to bring such proceedings in New Jersey.
The
foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text
of the Agreement, filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
The
following exhibits are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Reliance
Global Group, Inc. |
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Dated:
January 31, 2024 |
By: |
/s/
Joel Markovits |
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Joel
Markovits |
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Chief
Financial Officer |
Exhibit
10.1
Executive
Employment Agreement
Dated
as of January 22, 2024
This
Executive Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated as of the date first set forth above (the “Effective Date”)
is entered into by and between Reliance Global Group, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”) and Ezra Beyman (the “Executive”).
The Company and Executive may collective be referred to as the “Parties” and each individually as a “Party”.
WHEREAS,
the Company has engaged the Executive as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement
to set forth the ongoing terms of such engagement, and the Executive desires to continue to serve in such capacities on behalf of the
Company, in each case subject to the terms and conditions herein;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive hereby agree as follows:
| (a) | Term.
The term of this Agreement (the “Initial Term”) shall begin as of the Effective
Date and shall end on the earlier of (i) the second (2nd) anniversary of the Effective
Date and (ii) the time of the termination of the Executive’s employment in accordance
with Section 3. The Initial Term and any Renewal Term (as defined below) shall automatically
be extended for one or more additional terms of two (2) years each (each a “Renewal
Term” and together with the Initial Term, the “Term”), unless either the
Company or Executive provides notice to the other Party of their desire to not so renew the
Initial Term or Renewal Term (as applicable) at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration
of the then-current Initial Term or Renewal Term, as applicable. Executive’s employment
with the Company shall be “at will,” meaning that either Executive or the Company
may terminate Executive’s employment at any time and for any reason, subject to Section
3. Any contrary representations that may have been made to Executive are superseded by this
Agreement. |
| (b) | Duties.
The Company has appointed the Executive, and hereby confirms the appointment of the Executive,
and Executive shall serve as, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall report
to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). The Executive shall have
such duties and responsibilities as are consistent with Executive’s position with the
Company. In addition, the Executive shall perform all other duties and accept all other responsibilities
incident to such position as may reasonably assigned to Executive by the Board. |
| 2. | Compensation
and Other Benefits. As compensation for the services to be rendered hereunder, during
the Term the Company shall pay to the Executive the salary and bonuses, and shall provide
the benefits, as set forth in this Section 2. |
| (a) | Base
Salary. The Company shall pay to the Executive an annual base salary of $425,000, payable
on a monthly basis commencing on the Effective Date (as the same may be adjusted herein,
the “Base Salary”). The Base Salary shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s
payroll policies. |
| (b) | Equity
Issuances. For each year of the Term, on the first business day of such Term, the Executive
shall be issued a number of shares of common stock, par value $0.086 per share (the “Common
Stock”) of the Company equal in value to 50% of the then-applicable Base Salary, with
the value of a share of Common Stock to be as determined, as of the date of such issuance,
by the Compensation Committee of the Board (each, an “Annual Equity Award”) pursuant
to the Company’s 2023 Equity Incentive Plan, or any renewal or replacement thereof
(the “Plan”), each of which Annual Equity Awards shall be fully vested on issuance.
Any Annual Equity Award will only be deemed earned, due and payable pursuant to there being
sufficient available share capacity (determined by the Compensation Committee) in the Plan.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company’s obligations to make any Annual Equity
Award shall be subject to the condition that the Company shall have complied with the rules
and regulations of The NASDAQ Stock Market or any other securities exchange on which the
securities of the Company are listed. |
| (c) | Bonus.
The Executive shall be eligible to receive any discretionary bonuses as determined by the
Board. |
| (d) | Fringe
Benefits. During the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to fringe benefits consistent
with the practices of the Company, and to the extent the Company provides similar benefits
to the Company’s executive officers. |
| (e) | Business
Expenses. The Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable and necessary
out-of-pocket business, entertainment and travel expenses incurred by the Executive in connection
with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder and in accordance with the Company’s
expense reimbursement policies and procedures. |
| (a) | Definition
of Cause. For purposes hereof, “Cause” shall mean: |
| (i) | a
violation of any material rule or policy of the Company for which violation any employee
may be terminated pursuant to the policies of the Company reasonably applicable to an executive
officer; |
| (ii) | intentional
misconduct by the Executive to the material detriment of the Company; |
| (iii) | fraud
or defalcation against the Company (or a subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof); |
| (iv) | the
Executive’s conviction (by a court of competent jurisdiction, not subject to further
appeal) of, or pleading guilty to, a felony; |
| (v) | the
Executive’s gross negligence in the performance of Executive’s duties and responsibilities
to the Company as described in this Agreement; or |
| (vi) | the
Executive’s material failure to perform Executive’s duties and responsibilities
to the Company as described in this Agreement (other than any such failure resulting from
the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such failure subsequent
to the Executive being delivered a notice of termination without Cause by the Company or
delivering a notice of termination for Good Reason to the Company), in either case after
written notice from the Board to the Executive of the specific nature of such material failure
and the Executive’s failure to cure such material failure within 10 days following
receipt of such notice. |
| (b) | Definition
of Good Reason. For purposes hereof, “Good Reason” shall mean: |
| (i) | at
any time following a Change of Control (as defined below), a material diminution by the Company
of compensation and benefits (taken as a whole) provided to the Executive immediately prior
to a Change of Control; |
| (ii) | a
reduction in Base Salary or target or maximum bonus, other than as part of an across-the-board
reduction in salaries of management personnel; |
| (iii) | the
relocation of the Executive’s principal office to a location more than 50 miles further
from the Executive’s principal office immediately prior to such relocation; or |
| (iv) | a
material breach by the Company of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement which
the Company fails to correct within 10 days after the Company receives written notice from
Executive of such violation. |
| (c) | Definition
of Change of Control. A “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred
if, after the Effective Date, (i) the beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) of securities
representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company is acquired by any
“person” as defined in sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (other than
the Company, any subsidiary of the Company, or any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities
under an employee benefit plan of the Company), (ii) the merger or consolidation of the Company
with or into another corporation where the shareholders of the Company, immediately prior
to the consolidation or merger, would not, immediately after the consolidation or merger,
beneficially own (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly
or indirectly, shares representing in the aggregate 50% or more of the combined voting power
of the securities of the corporation issuing cash or securities in the consolidation or merger
(or of its ultimate parent corporation, if any) in substantially the same proportion as their
ownership of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation, or (iii) the
sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an
entity, other than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the
Company’s assets to an entity, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of which are owned directly or indirectly by shareholders of the Company, immediately
prior to the sale or disposition, in substantially the same proportion as their ownership
of the Company immediately prior to such sale or disposition. |
| (d) | Termination
by the Company. The Company may terminate the Term and Executive’s employment hereunder
at any time, with or without Cause, subject to the terms and conditions herein. |
| (i) | For
Cause. In the event that the Company terminates the Term or Executive’s employment
hereunder with Cause, then in such event, subject to Section 3(h), (i) the Company shall
pay to Executive any unpaid Base Salary and benefits then owed or accrued, and any unreimbursed
expenses, pursuant to the terms of Section 2(e), incurred by the Executive in each case through
the termination date, and each of which shall be paid within 10 days following the termination
date; (ii) any unvested portion of any equity granted to Executive hereunder or any other
agreements with the Company (collectively, the “Equity Grants”) shall immediately
be forfeited as of the termination date without any further action of the Parties; and (iii)
all of the Parties’ rights and obligations hereunder shall thereafter cease, other
than such rights or obligations which arose prior to the termination date or in connection
with such termination, and subject to Section 13. |
| (ii) | Without
Cause. In the event that the Company terminates the Term or Executive’s employment
hereunder without Cause, then in such event, subject to Section 3(h), (i) the Company shall
pay to Executive any Base Salary, bonuses, and benefits then owed or accrued, and any unreimbursed
expenses incurred by the Executive in each case through the termination date, and each of
which shall be paid within 10 days following the termination date; (ii) the Company shall
continue to pay to Executive, as severance pay, the Base Salary then in effect as of the
termination date for the 24 months following the termination date; (iii) any Equity Grant
already made to Executive shall, to the extent not already vested, be deemed automatically
vested; and (iv) all of the Parties’ rights and obligations hereunder shall thereafter
cease, other than such rights or obligations which arose prior to the termination date or
in connection with such termination, and subject to Section 13. |
| (e) | Termination
by the Executive. The Executive may terminate the Term and resign from Executive’s
employment hereunder at any time, with or without Good Reason. |
| (i) | With
Good Reason. In the event that Executive terminates the Term or resigns from Executive’s
employment hereunder with Good Reason, the Company shall pay to Executive the amounts, and
Executive shall, subject to Section 3(h), be entitled to such benefits (including without
limitation any vesting of unvested shares under any Equity Grant), that would have been payable
to Executive or which Executive would have received had the Term and Executive’s employment
been terminated by the Company without Cause pursuant to Section 3(d)(ii). |
| (ii) | Without
Good Reason. In the event that Executive terminates the Term or resigns from Executive’s
employment hereunder without Good Reason, the Company shall pay to Executive the amounts,
and Executive shall be entitled, subject to Section 3(h), to such benefits (including without
limitation any vesting of unvested shares under any Equity Grant), that would have been payable
to Executive or which Executive would have received had the Term and Executive’s employment
been terminated by the Company with Cause pursuant to Section 3(d)(i). |
| (f) | Termination
by Death or Disability. In the event of the Executive’s death or total disability
(as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended) during
the Term, the Term and Executive’s employment shall terminate on the date of death
or total disability. In the event of such termination, the Company’s sole obligations
hereunder to the Executive (or the Executive’s estate) shall be for unpaid Base Salary,
accrued but unpaid bonus and benefits (then owed or accrued and owed in the future), a pro-rata
bonus for the year of termination based on the Executive’s target bonus for such year
and the portion of such year in which the Executive was employed, and reimbursement of expenses
pursuant to the terms hereon through the effective date of termination, each of which shall
be paid within 10 days following the date of the Executive’s termination, and any unvested
portion of any Equity Grants shall immediately be forfeited as of the termination date without
any further action of the Parties. |
| (g) | Non-Renewal.
In the event that the Term is not renewed by either Party pursuant to the provisions of Section
1(a), any unvested portion of any Equity Grants shall immediately be forfeited as of the
expiration of the Term without any further action of the Parties. |
| (h) | Conflict.
In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions herein and those in any other
agreement or contract between the Company and the Executive with respect to any Equity Grants
granted to Executive, the terms and conditions of such other agreement or contract shall
control. |
| 4. | Post-Termination
Assistance. Upon the Executive’s termination of employment with the Company, the
Executive agrees to fully cooperate in all matters relating to the winding up or pending
work on behalf of the Company and the orderly transfer of work to other employees of the
Company following any termination of the Executives’ employment. The Executive further
agrees that Executive will provide, upon reasonable notice, such information and assistance
to the Company as may reasonably be requested by the Company in connection with any audit,
governmental investigation, litigation, or other dispute in which the Company is or may become
a party and as to which the Executive has knowledge; provided, however, that (i) the Company
agrees to reimburse the Executive for any related out-of-pocket expenses, including travel
expenses, and (ii) any such assistance may not unreasonably interfere with Executive’s
then current employment. |
| (a) | Definition. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean all
Company Work Product (as hereinafter defined) and all non-public written, electronic, and
oral information or materials of Company communicated to or otherwise obtained by Executive
in connection with this Agreement, which is related to the products, business and activities
of Company, its Affiliates (as defined below), and subsidiaries, and their respective customers,
clients, suppliers, and other entities with which such party does business, including: (i)
all costing, pricing, technology, software, documentation, research, techniques, procedures,
processes, discoveries, inventions, methodologies, data, tools, templates, know how, intellectual
property and all other proprietary information of Company; (ii) the terms of this Agreement;
and (iii) any other information identified as confidential in writing by Company. Confidential
Information shall not include information that: (a) was lawfully known by Executive without
an obligation of confidentiality before its receipt from Company; (b) is independently developed
by Executive without reliance on or use of Confidential Information; (c) is or becomes publicly
available without a breach by Executive of this Agreement; or (d) is disclosed to Executive
by a third party which is not required to maintain its confidentiality. An “Affiliate”
of a Party shall mean any entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under
common control with, such Party at any time during the Term for so long as such control exists. |
| (b) | Company
Ownership. Company shall retain all right, title, and interest to the Confidential Information,
including all copies thereof and all rights to patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets
and other intellectual property rights inherent therein and appurtenant thereto. Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company hereby grants Executive a non-exclusive,
non-transferable, license during the Term to use any Confidential Information solely to the
extent that such Confidential Information is necessary for the performance of Executive’s
duties hereunder. Executive shall not, by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise, acquire
any proprietary rights whatsoever in Confidential Information, which shall be the sole and
exclusive property and confidential information of Company. No identifying marks, copyright
or proprietary right notices may be deleted from any copy of Confidential Information. Nothing
contained herein shall be construed to limit the rights of Company from performing similar
services for, or delivering the same or similar deliverable to, third parties using the Confidential
Information and/or using the same personnel to provide any such services or deliverables. |
| (c) | Confidentiality
Obligations. Executive agrees to hold the Confidential Information in confidence and
not to copy, reproduce, sell, assign, license, market, transfer, give or otherwise disclose
such Confidential Information to any person or entity or to use the Confidential Information
for any purposes whatsoever, without the express written permission of Company, other than
disclosure to Executive’s, partners, principals, directors, officers, employees, subcontractors
and agents on a “need-to-know” basis as reasonably required for the performance
of Executive’s obligations hereunder or as otherwise agreed to herein. Executive shall
be responsible to Company for any violation of this Section 5 by Executive’s employees,
subcontractors, and agents. Executive shall maintain the Confidential Information with the
same degree of care, but no less than a reasonable degree of care, as Executive employs concerning
its own information of like kind and character. |
| (d) | Required
Disclosure. If Executive is requested to disclose any of the Confidential Information
as part of an administrative or judicial proceeding, Executive shall, to the extent permitted
by applicable law, promptly notify Company of that request and cooperate with Company, at
Company’s expense, in seeking a protective order or similar confidential treatment
for the Confidential Information. If no protective order or other confidential treatment
is obtained, Executive shall disclose only that portion of Confidential Information which
is legally required and will exercise all reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurances
that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information which is required
to be disclosed. |
| (e) | Enforcement. Executive
acknowledges that the Confidential Information is unique and valuable, and that remedies at law will be inadequate to protect
Company from any actual or threatened breach of this Section 5 by Executive and that any such breach would cause irreparable and
continuing injury to Company. Therefore, Executive agrees that Company shall be entitled to seek equitable relief with respect to
the enforcement of this Section 5 without any requirement to post a bond, including, without limitation, injunction and specific
performance, without proof of actual damages or exhausting other remedies, in addition to all other remedies available to Company at
law or in equity. For greater clarity, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by Executive of any of the provisions of this
Section 5, in addition to and not in limitation of any other rights, remedies or damages available at law or in equity, Company
shall be entitled to a permanent injunction or other like remedy in order to prevent or restrain any such breach or threatened
breach by Executive, and Executive agrees that an interim injunction may be granted against Executive immediately on the
commencement of any action, claim, suit or proceeding by Company to enforce the provisions of this Section 5, and Executive further
irrevocably consents to the granting of any such interim or permanent injunction or any like remedy. If any action at law or in
equity is necessary to enforce the terms of this Section 5, Executive, if it is determined to be at fault, shall pay Company’s
reasonable legal fees and expenses on a substantial indemnity basis. |
| (f) | Related
Duties. Executive shall: (i) promptly deliver to Company upon Company’s request
all materials in Executive’s possession which contain Confidential Information; (ii)
use its best efforts to prevent any unauthorized use or disclosure of the Confidential Information;
(iii) notify Company in writing immediately upon discovery of any such unauthorized use or
disclosure; and (iv) cooperate in every reasonable way to regain possession of any Confidential
Information and to prevent further unauthorized use and disclosure thereof. |
| (g) | Legal
Exceptions. Further notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, Executive
may disclose confidential information as may be expressly required by law, governmental rule,
regulation, executive order, court order, or in connection with a dispute between the Parties;
provided that prior to making any such disclosure, subject to applicable law, Executive shall
use its best efforts to: (i) provide Company with at least fifteen (15) days’ prior
written notice setting forth with specificity the reason(s) for such disclosure, supporting
documentation therefor, and the circumstances giving rise thereto; and (ii) limit the scope
and duration of such disclosure to the strictest possible extent. |
| (h) | Limitation. Except as specifically set forth herein, no licenses or rights under any patent, copyright,
trademark, or trade secret are granted by Company to Executive hereunder, or are to be implied
by this Agreement. Except for the restrictions on use and disclosure of Confidential Information
imposed in this Agreement, no obligation of any kind is assumed or implied against either
Party or their Affiliates by virtue of meetings or conversations between the Parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter stated above or with respect to the exchange of Confidential
Information. Each Party further acknowledges that this Agreement and any meetings and communications
of the Parties and their affiliates relating to the same subject matter shall not: (i) constitute
an offer, request, invitation or contract with the other Party to engage in any research,
development or other work; (ii) constitute an offer, request, invitation or contract involving
a buyer-seller relationship, joint venture, teaming or partnership relationship between the
Parties and their affiliates; or (iii) constitute a representation, warranty, assurance,
guarantee or inducement with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any Confidential
Information or the non-infringement of the rights of third persons. |
| 6. | Intellectual
Property Rights. |
| (a) | Disclosure
of Work Product. As used in this Agreement, the term “Work Product” means
any invention, whether or not patentable, know-how, designs, mask works, trademarks, formulae,
processes, manufacturing techniques, trade secrets, ideas, artwork, software or any copyrightable
or patentable works. Executive agrees to disclose promptly in writing to Company, or any
person designated by Company, all Work Product that is solely or jointly conceived, made,
reduced to practice, or learned by Executive in the course of any work performed for Company
(“Company Work Product”). Executive agrees (a) to use Executive’s best
efforts to maintain such Company Work Product in trust and strict confidence; (b) not to
use Company Work Product in any manner or for any purpose not expressly set forth in this
Agreement; and (c) not to disclose any such Company Work Product to any third party without
first obtaining Company’s express written consent on a case-by-case basis. |
| (b) | Ownership
of Company Work Product. Executive agrees that any and all Company Work Product conceived,
written, created or first reduced to practice in the performance of work under this Agreement
shall be deemed “work for hire” under applicable law and shall be the sole and
exclusive property of Company. |
| (c) | Assignment
of Company Work Product. Executive irrevocably assigns to Company all right, title and
interest worldwide in and to the Company Work Product and all applicable intellectual property
rights related to the Company Work Product, including without limitation, copyrights, trademarks,
trade secrets, patents, moral rights, contract and licensing rights (the “Proprietary
Rights”). Except as set forth below, Executive retains no rights to use the Company
Work Product and agrees not to challenge the validity of Company’s ownership in the
Company Work Product. Executive hereby grants to Company a perpetual, non-exclusive, fully
paid-up, royalty-free, irrevocable and world-wide right, with rights to sublicense through
multiple tiers of sublicensees, to reproduce, make derivative works of, publicly perform,
and display in any form or medium whether now known or later developed, distribute, make,
use and sell any and all Executive owned or controlled Work Product or technology that Executive
uses to complete the services and which is necessary for Company to use or exploit the Company
Work Product. |
| (d) | Assistance. Executive agrees to cooperate with Company or its designee(s), both during and after
the Term, in the procurement and maintenance of Company’s rights in Company Work Product
and to execute, when requested, any other documents deemed necessary by Company to carry
out the purpose of this Agreement. Executive will assist Company in every proper way to obtain,
and from time to time enforce, United States and foreign Proprietary Rights relating to Company
Work Product in any and all countries. Executive’s obligation to assist Company with
respect to Proprietary Rights relating to such Company Work Product in any and all countries
shall continue beyond the termination of this Agreement, but Company shall compensate Executive
at a reasonable rate to be mutually agreed upon after such termination for the time actually
spent by Executive at Company’s request on such assistance. |
| (e) | Execution
of Documents. In the event Company is unable for any reason, after reasonable effort,
to secure Executive’s signature on any document requested by Company pursuant to this
Section 6 within seven (7) days of the Company’s initial request to Executive, Executive
hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Company and its duly authorized officers and agents
as its agent and attorney in fact, which appointment is coupled with an interest, to act
for and on its behalf solely to execute, verify and file any such documents and to do all
other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of this Section 6 with the same legal
force and effect as if executed by Executive. Executive hereby waives and quitclaims to Company
any and all claims, of any nature whatsoever, which Executive now or may hereafter have for
infringement of any Proprietary Rights assignable hereunder to Company. |
| (f) | Executive
Representations and Warranties. Executive hereby represents and warrants that: (i) Company
Work Product will be an original work of Executive or all applicable third parties will have
executed assignments of rights reasonably acceptable to Company; (ii) neither the Company
Work Product nor any element thereof will infringe the intellectual property rights of any
third party; (iii) neither the Company Work Product nor any element thereof will be subject
to any restrictions or to any mortgages, liens, pledges, security interests, encumbrances
or encroachments; (iv) Executive will not grant, directly or indirectly, any rights or interest
whatsoever in the Company Work Product to any third party; (v) Executive has full right and
power to enter into and perform Executive’s obligations under this Agreement without
the consent of any third party; (vi) Executive will use best efforts to prevent injury to
any person (including employees of Company) or damage to property (including Company’s
property) during the Term; and (vii) should Company permit Executive to use any of Company’s
equipment, tools, or facilities during the Term, such permission shall be gratuitous and
Executive shall be responsible for any injury to any person (including death) or damage to
property (including Company’s property) arising out of use of such equipment, tools
or facilities. |
| (a) | Existing
Business Interests. The Parties acknowledge that the Company is engaged in the various
business as disclosed to the Executive (together with such other activities as may be engaged
in from time to time, the “Existing Business”). As part of this Existing Business,
Company has developed and continues to develop Confidential Information regarding the operation
of such business. In addition, Company has developed and continues to develop substantial
relationships with existing and prospective clients, accounts, suppliers and others, as well
as goodwill associated with these relationships and business. These relationships are a substantial
business asset owned by, and proprietary to, Company and are integral to Company’s
Existing Business and continued operation. |
| (b) | Developing
Business Interests. The Company also is engaged in expanding its business by developing
new business concepts and services (the “Developing Business”). As part of this
Developing Business, the Company has developed
and continues to develop Confidential Information related thereto, valuable relationships
with prospective and existing clients, accounts, suppliers and others, and continues to create
goodwill associated with these relationships and business. The Developing Business is a substantial
business asset owned by, and proprietary to, the Company. |
| (c) | Other
Legitimate Business Interests. In addition to the Existing Business and the Developing
Business, Company has other legitimate business interests which are necessary to protect
through the provisions of this Section 7, which Executive acknowledges include, but
are not limited to the following (collectively the “Other Legitimate Business Interests”): |
| (i) | The
Company has expended considerable resources in developing relationships with its suppliers,
clients and customers; |
| (ii) | The
Company has expended considerable resources to recruit and hire vendors and/or employees
who could perform services for Company; |
| (iii) | Executive
may, through the contractual relationship set forth herein, develop a substantial relationship
with Company’s existing or potential clients, including but not limited to being the
sole or primary contact between Company and its clients and principals; and |
| (iv) | The
relationship between Company and its clients and principals will depend on the quality and
quantity of the services Executive performs for Company. |
| (d) | Acknowledgement
of Company’s Right to Protection of Business Interests. Executive acknowledges
and agrees that Company desires, is entitled to, and deserves, protection
of its legitimate business interests associated with the Existing Business, the Developing
Business and the Other Legitimate Business Interests. Accordingly, Executive agrees to the
restrictions set forth in this Section 7 as reasonable under the circumstances. |
| (e) | No-Solicitation. In recognition and consideration of Company’s Existing Business, Developing Business
and Other Legitimate Business Interests, subject to applicable law, Executive agrees that,
for the Term and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, Executive shall not, directly
or indirectly solicit or discuss with any employee of Company the employment of such Company
employee by any other commercial enterprise other than Company, nor recruit, attempt to recruit,
hire or attempt to hire any such Company employee on behalf of any commercial enterprise
other than Company. Nothing in this Section 7(e) shall prohibit Executive from undertaking
a general recruitment advertisement provided that the foregoing is not targeted towards any
person identified above, or from hiring, employing or engaging any such person who responds
to such general recruitment advertisement. |
| (f) | Remedies
for Breach of Restrictions. |
| (i) | Executive
admits and agrees that Executive’s breach of the provisions of this Section 7 would
result in irreparable harm to Company. Accordingly, in the event of Executive’s breach
or threatened breach of such restrictions, Executive agrees that Company shall be entitled
to an injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach without the necessity of posting
a bond or other security. Further, in the event of Executive’s breach, the duration
of the restrictions contained in this Section 7 shall be extended for the entire time that
the breach existed so that Company is provided with the full time period provided herein. |
| (ii) | In
addition to injunctive relief, Company shall be entitled to any other remedy available in
law or equity by reason of Executive’s breach or threatened breach of the restrictions
contained in this Section 7. |
| (iii) | If
the Company retains an attorney to enforce the provisions of this Section 7, the Company
shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs so incurred from
Executive, both prior to filing a lawsuit, during the lawsuit and on appeal. |
| (g) | Blue
Pencil. Executive has carefully read and considered the provisions of this Section 7
and, having done so, agrees that the restrictions set forth in such Section 7 are fair and
reasonable and are reasonably required for the protection of the legitimate business interests
of the Company. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that
any of the foregoing restrictions are unenforceable, the Parties hereto agree that it is
their desire that such court substitute an enforceable restriction in place of any restriction
deemed unenforceable, and that the substitute restriction be deemed incorporated herein and
enforceable against Executive. It is the intent of the Parties hereto that the court, in
so determining any such enforceable substitute restriction, recognize that it is their intent
that the foregoing restrictions be imposed and maintained to the greatest extent possible. |
| 8. | Representations
and Warranties Relating to Securities. The Annual Equity Awards, any shares of Common
Stock or other securities of the Company that may be issued or granted to the Executive hereunder
or pursuant to any other agreement between the Company and the Executive in connection with
the transactions contemplated herein may be referred to as the “Securities”,
and Executive represents and warrants to the Company as set forth in this Section 8 with
respect to the Securities and Executive’s receipt thereof, as of the Effective Date
and as of the date of any issuance or granting of any Securities. |
| (a) | Executive
is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation
D promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act. |
| (b) | Executive
hereby represent that the Securities awarded pursuant to this Agreement are being acquired
for Executive’s own account and not for sale or with a view to distribution thereof.
Executive acknowledges and agrees that any sale or distribution of Securities which have
vested may be made only pursuant to either (a) a registration statement on an appropriate
form under the Securities Act, which registration statement has become effective and is current
with regard to the shares being sold, or (b) a specific exemption from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act that is confirmed in a favorable written opinion of counsel, in form
and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Company, prior to any such sale or distribution.
Executive hereby consents to such action as the Board or the Company deems necessary or appropriate
from time to time to prevent a violation of, or to perfect an exemption from, the registration
requirements of the Securities Act or to implement the provisions of this Agreement, including
but not limited to placing restrictive legends on certificates evidencing shares of Securities
(whether or not the restrictions applicable thereto have lapsed) and delivering stop transfer
instructions to the Company’s stock transfer agent. |
| (c) | Executive
understands that the Securities are being offered and sold to Executive in reliance upon
specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state
securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and Executive’s
compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings
of the Executive set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions
and the eligibility of the Executive to acquire the Securities. |
| (d) | Executive
has been furnished with all documents and materials relating to the business, finances and
operations of the Company and information that Executive requested and deemed material to
making an informed investment decision regarding its acquisition of the Securities. Executive
has been afforded the opportunity to review such documents and materials and the information
contained therein. Executive has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company
and its management. Executive understands that such discussions, as well as any written information
provided by the Company, were intended to describe the aspects of the Company’s business
and prospects which the Company believes to be material, but were not necessarily a thorough
or exhaustive description and the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect
to the completeness of such information and makes no representation or warranty of any kind
with respect to any information provided by any entity other than the Company. Some of such
information may include projections as to the future performance of the Company, which projections
may not be realized, may be based on assumptions which may not be correct and may be subject
to numerous factors beyond the Company’s control. Additionally, Executive understands
and represents that Executive is acquiring the Securities notwithstanding the fact that the
Company may disclose in the future certain material information that the Executive has not
received. Executive has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as Executive has considered
necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to Executive’s investment
in the Securities. Executive has full power and authority to make the representations referred
to herein, to acquire the Securities and to execute and deliver this Agreement. Executive,
either personally, or together with Executive’s advisors has such knowledge and experience
in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
an investment in the Securities, is able to bear the risks of an investment in the Securities
and understands the risks of, and other considerations relating to, a purchase of the Securities.
The Executive and Executive’s advisors have had a reasonable opportunity to ask questions
of and receive answers from the Company concerning the Securities. Executive’s financial
condition is such that Executive is able to bear the risk of holding the Securities that
Executive may acquire pursuant to this Agreement for an indefinite period of time, and the
risk of loss of Executive’s entire investment in the Company. Executive has investigated
the acquisition of the Securities to the extent Executive deemed necessary or desirable and
the Company has provided Executive with any reasonable assistance Executive has requested
in connection therewith. No representations or warranties have been made to Executive by
the Company, or any representative of the Company, or any securities broker/dealer, other
than as set forth in this Agreement. |
| (e) | Executive
also acknowledges and agrees that an investment in the Securities is highly speculative and
involves a high degree of risk of loss of the entire investment in the Company and there
is no assurance that a public market for the Securities will ever develop and that, as a
result, Executive may not be able to liquidate Executive’s investment in the Securities
should a need arise to do so. Executive is not dependent for liquidity on any of the amounts
Executive is investing in the Securities. Executive has full power and authority to make
the representations referred to herein, to acquire the Securities and to execute and deliver
this Agreement. Executive understands that the representations and warranties herein are
to be relied upon by the Company as a basis for the exemptions from registration and qualification
of the issuance and sale of the Securities under the federal and state securities laws and
for other purposes. |
| (f) | Executive
understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other government or governmental
agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or endorsement of the Securities. |
| (g) | Executive
understands that until such time as the Securities have been registered under the Securities
Act or may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144A under the Securities Act or Regulation
S without any restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can
then be immediately sold, the Securities may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the
following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against transfer of the certificates
for such Securities): |
“NEITHER
THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF
(A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
(WHICH COUNSEL SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE HOLDER), IN A GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR
(II) UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144, RULE 144A OR REGULATION S UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE
PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.”
| (h) | This
Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by Executive. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered on behalf of Executive, and this Agreement constitutes a valid and
binding agreement of Executive enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the application
of applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and
other similar laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and general principles of equity. |
| 9. | Effect
of Waiver. The waiver by either Party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement
shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach hereof. No waiver
shall be valid unless in writing. |
| 10. | Assignment.
No Party shall have any power or any right to assign or transfer, in whole or in part, this
Agreement, or any of its rights or any of its obligations hereunder, including, without limitation,
any right to pursue any claim for damages pursuant to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated herein, or to pursue any claim for any breach or default of this Agreement,
or any right arising from the purported assignor’s due performance of its obligations
hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other Party and any such purported assignment
in contravention of the provisions herein shall be null and void and of no force or effect,
provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may transfer, assign or delegate
to any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise)
to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company any of Company’s
rights, obligations or duties hereunder. |
| 11. | No
Third-Party Rights. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement is
intended solely for the benefit of the Parties hereto and is not intended to confer any benefits
upon, or create any rights in favor of, any person or entity other than the Parties hereto. |
| 12. | Entire
Agreement; Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement and any other agreement entered
into between the Company and Executive with respect to the issuance of any equity securities
of the Company or other equity awards relating to the Company set forth the entire agreement
of the Parties hereto and shall supersede any and all prior agreements and understandings
concerning the Executive’s employment by the Company. This Agreement may be changed
only by a written document signed by the Executive and the Company. |
| 13. | Survival.
The provisions of Section 3, Section 4, Section 5, Section 6, Section 7 and Section 11 through
Section 23, inclusive, shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement, and
provided that any expiration or termination of this Agreement shall not excuse a Party from
compliance with, or fulfillment of, any obligations or conditions which arose prior to such
expiration or termination. |
| 14. | Severability.
If any one or more of the provisions, or portions of any provision, of the Agreement shall
be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability
of the remaining provisions or parts hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby. |
| 15. | Governing
Law and Waiver of Jury Trial. |
| (a) | This
Agreement, and any and all claims, proceedings or causes of action relating to this Agreement
or arising from this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein, including, without
limitation, tort claims, statutory claims and contract claims, shall be interpreted, construed,
governed and enforced under and solely in accordance with the substantive and procedural
Laws of the State of Florida, in each case as in effect from time to time and as the same
may be amended from time to time, and as applied to agreements performed wholly within the
State of Florida. |
| (b) | Subject
to Section 16, each Party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning this Agreement shall
be commenced in the state and federal courts sitting in OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY (the “Selected
Courts”). Each Party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the Selected Courts for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith
or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein (including with respect to
the enforcement of the rights of a Party under this Agreement), and hereby irrevocably waives,
and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally
subject to the jurisdiction of such Selected Courts, or such Selected Courts are improper
or inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each Party hereby irrevocably waives personal
service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding
by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence
of delivery) to such Party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement
and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and
notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to
serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law. |
| (c) | TO
THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES
THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR
OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE
FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED
TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS
IN THIS SECTION 15(c). |
| (d) | Subject
to the provisions of Section 16, if any Party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce
any provisions of this Agreement, then the prevailing Party in such action or proceeding
shall be reimbursed by the other Party for its attorney’s fees and other costs and
expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding. |
| 16. | Arbitration.
Any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Executive’s
employment by the Company, including, but not limited to, common law and statutory claims
for discrimination, wrongful discharge, and unpaid wages, shall be resolved by arbitration
in Lakewood, New Jersey pursuant to then-prevailing National Rules for the Resolution of
Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall be conducted
by three arbitrators, with one arbitrator selected by each Party and the third arbitrator
selected by the two arbitrators so selected by the Parties. The arbitrators shall be bound
to follow the applicable Agreement provisions in adjudicating the dispute. It is agreed by
both Parties that the arbitrators’ decision is final, and that no Party may take any
action, judicial or administrative, to overturn such decision. The judgment rendered by the
arbitrators may be entered in the Selected Courts. Subject to the provisions of Section 16,
each Party will pay its own expenses of arbitration and the expenses of the arbitrators will
be equally shared provided that, if in the opinion of the arbitrators any claim, defense,
or argument raised in the arbitration was unreasonable, the arbitrators may assess all or
part of the expenses of the other Party (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and
of the arbitrators as the arbitrators deem appropriate. The arbitrators may not award either
Party punitive or consequential damages. |
| 17. | General
Remedies. Each Party acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will
cause irreparable harm to the other Party, and thus each Party acknowledges that the remedy
at law for a breach of its obligations under this Agreement will be inadequate and agrees,
in the event of a breach or threatened breach by such Party of the provisions of this Agreement,
that the other Party shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies at law
or in equity, and in addition to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions
restraining, preventing or curing any breach of this Agreement and to enforce specifically
the terms and provisions hereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without
any bond or other security being required. |
| 18. | Expenses.
Other than as specifically set forth herein, each of the Parties will bear their own respective
expenses, including legal, accounting and professional fees, incurred in connection with
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein. |
| 19. | Notices.
All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by
hand delivery to the other Party, or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid, or by email with return receipt requested and received or nationally recognized
overnight courier service, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as either
Party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith. All notices, requests,
demands and other communications shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) when delivered
by hand, if personally delivered, (ii) when delivered by courier or overnight mail, if delivered
by commercial courier service or overnight mail, and (iii) on receipt of confirmed delivery,
if sent by email. |
If
to the Company:
Reliance
Global Group, Inc.
Attn:
Joel Markovits
300
Blvd. of the Americas, Suite 105
Lakewood,
NJ 08701
Email:
jmarkovits@relianceglobalgroup.com
With
a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:
Anthony,
Linder & Cacomanolis, PLLC
Attn:
John Cacomanolis
1700
Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 820
West
Palm Beach, FL 33401
Email:
JCacomanolis@alclaw.com
If
to Executive, to:
Ezra
Beyman
c/o
Reliance Global Group, Inc.
300
Blvd. of the Americas, Suite 105
Lakewood,
NJ 08701
Email:
EB@reliancegh.com
| 20. | Headings.
The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall
not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. |
| 21. | Counsel.
The Parties acknowledge and agree that Anthony L.G., PLLC (“Counsel”) has acted
as legal counsel to the Company, and that Counsel has prepared this Agreement at the request
of the Company, and that Counsel is not legal counsel to Executive individually. Each of
the Parties acknowledges and agrees that they are aware of, and have consented to, the Counsel
acting as legal counsel to the Company and preparing this Agreement, and that Counsel has
advised each of the Parties to retain separate counsel to review the terms and conditions
of this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered in connection herewith, and each
Party has either waived such right freely or has otherwise sought such additional counsel
as it has deemed necessary. Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that Counsel does
not owe any duties to Executive in Executive’s individual capacity in connection with
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein. Each of the Parties hereby waives
any conflict of interest which may apply with respect to Counsel’s actions as set forth
herein, and the Parties confirm that the Parties have previously negotiated the material
terms of the agreements as set forth herein. |
| 22. | Rule
of Construction. The general rule of construction for interpreting a contract, which
provides that the provisions of a contract should be construed against the Party preparing
the contract, is waived by the Parties hereto. Each Party acknowledges that such Party was
represented by separate legal counsel in this matter who participated in the preparation
of this Agreement or such Party had the opportunity to retain counsel to participate in the
preparation of this Agreement but elected not to do so. |
| 23. | Execution
in Counterparts, Electronic Transmission. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original. The signature of any Party which
is transmitted by any reliable electronic means such as, but not limited to, a photocopy,
electronically scanned or facsimile machine, for purposes hereof, is to be considered as
an original signature, and the document transmitted is to be considered to have the same
binding effect as an original signature or an original document. |
[Signatures
appear on following page]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
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