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16-Oct-2009
Change in Directors or Principal Officers
On October 7, 2009 the Board of Directors of Golden Eagle International Inc. (the "Company") adopted a new equity compensation plan and granted options under that plan and approved the terms of employment agreements between both the Company's chief executive officer and its chief financial officer. Both employment agreements and the equity compensation plan itself are subject to shareholder approval. Since they are subject to shareholder approval, the employment agreements are not enforceable against the Company and the options granted pursuant to the plan are not exercisable. Consequently the disclosure in this report is being voluntarily provided by the Company.
1. Revised 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. On October 7, 2009 the Company adopted the Golden Eagle International, Inc. Revised 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Revised Plan"). Additionally, on that date the Board of Directors nullified the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan which was adopted on March 27, 2009. The earlier (March 2009) plan is not effective because it, too, was subject to shareholder approval which has not been obtained. The Revised Plan and all options granted pursuant to it, are subject to consideration and approval by our shareholders by no later than October 6, 2010.
Concurrent with the adoption of the Revised Plan the Board of Directors granted options to our executive officers and directors, as well as several of our key employees. The options granted under the Revised Plan only vest if and when the Company's shareholders approve the Revised Plan, and will be exercisable for a three year term through October 7, 2012. The exercise price of all options granted under the Revised Plan is $0.0011 which was established by calculating the average of the closing price for the 10 trading days prior to October 7, 2009 ($0.0010), the date the Board approved the Plan, plus the addition of 10% to that average price. The options were granted as follows:
Terry C. Turner, President, Chief Operating Officer and 200,000,000 Chairman of the Board of Directors Harlan (Mac) DeLozier, Vice President for Bolivian 100,000,000 Operations and Director Tracy A. Madsen, Vice President for U.S. Operations, 75,000,000 Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer Alvaro Riveros, Director 10,000,000 Blane W. Wilson, Chief Operating Officer 80,000,000 |
2. Executive Employment Agreements.
On October 7, 2009 the Company's Board of Directors approved the general terms of employment agreements between the Company and:
2) Tracy A. Madsen, the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of U.S. Administration (the "Madsen Agreement").
Collectively the Turner Agreement and the Madsen Agreement are referred to the "Agreements" and Mr. Turner and Mr. Madsen are each referred to herein as the "Executive."
The Agreements are contingent upon receiving shareholder approval by October 7, 2010. If the Agreements are not approved by our shareholders before October 7, 2010 they will be void ab initio. However, it is expected that if the shareholders do not approve the Agreements Mr. Turner will continue to serve as an at-will employee and Mr. Madsen will continue to serve under the terms of his existing employment arrangement. The Agreements are attached as exhibits to this current report.
If they become effective following shareholder approval, the Agreements are both for an initial 3-year term and will renew for successive one year terms unless terminated by the Company or the Executive. The Turner Agreement provides for a base salary of $180,000, which is equal to Mr. Turner's current salary; the Madsen Agreement provides for a base salary of $110,000, which is equal to his current salary. The Agreements provide that the Executive is eligible to receive a discretionary cash bonus based on the Company's business and results are eligible to participate in the Company's equity based compensation plans and to receive other standard employee benefits. The Agreements impose restrictive covenants on the Executive, such as confidentiality obligations and non-solicitation restrictions.
If the Agreements are terminated by the Company without cause, or not as a result of the Executive's death or disability, the Executive is entitled to a severance payment equal to the Executive's base salary at the rate in effect on the termination date for a period of 6 months, plus one month for each year that Executive has been with the Company, or through expiration of the Agreement's original term, whichever is a shorter period of time. However, in no event will the Executive be entitled to less than 6 months of severance pay.
The Agreements also provide for a severance payment upon a "change of control event" (as defined in the Agreements) or if the Agreements are terminated by the Executive for "good reason." For the purpose of the Agreements "good reason" includes: a material breach of the Agreement or other terms of employment by the Company; a significant change or diminution in the Executive's duties; and the requirement that the Executive, without his consent, be based at an office or location more than 50 miles from his current work location. The severance to be paid to Mr. Turner upon a change of control event or upon the Agreement being terminated for good reason is calculated using the greater of:
1) An amount equal to Mr. Turner's base salary at the rate in effect on the termination date for a period of 6 months, plus one month for each year that Mr. Turner has been with the Company, or through expiration of the Agreement's original term, whichever is a shorter period of time; or
The severance to be paid to Mr. Madsen upon a change of control event or upon the Agreement being terminated for good reason is calculated using the greater of:
1) An amount equal to Mr. Madsen's base salary at the rate in effect on the termination date for a period of 6 months, plus one month for each year that Mr. Madsen has been with the Company, or through expiration of the Agreement's original term, whichever is a shorter period of time; or
2) An amount equal to (a) one year of Mr. Madsen's current annual base salary and (b) the amount of the most recent discretionary bonus paid to Mr. Madsen (if any) less applicable withholding.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits 10.1 Revised 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. 10.2 Turner Executive Employment Agreement. 10.3 Madsen Executive Employment Agreement. |
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