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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2024
XTI
AEROSPACE, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada |
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001-36404 |
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88-0434915 |
(State
or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission
File Number) |
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification No.) |
8123
InterPort Blvd., Suite C
Englewood,
CO |
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80112 |
(Address
of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip
Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (800) 680-7412
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of
the following provisions:
| ☐ | Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ☐ | Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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 |
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XTIA |
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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
3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
On
May 2, 2024, XTI Aerospace, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Exchange Agreement with a holder of shares of the Company’s
Series 9 Preferred Stock pursuant to which the Company and the holder agreed to exchange 750 shares of Series 9 Preferred Stock with
an aggregate stated value of $787,500 (the “Preferred Shares”) for 357,954 shares of common stock (the “Exchange Shares”)
at an effective price per share of $2.20. The Company issued the Exchange Shares to the holder on May 3, 2024, at which time the Preferred
Shares were cancelled. The Exchange Shares were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(9) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis that (a) the Exchange Shares were issued in exchange for other outstanding securities
of the Company; (b) there was no additional consideration delivered by the holder in connection with the exchange; and (c) there were
no commissions or other remuneration paid by the Company in connection with the exchange.
As
of May 10, 2024, after taking into account the issuance of the Exchange Shares, the Company had 11,186,494 shares of common stock outstanding.
Because the Exchange Shares constitute
less than 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, the disclosure under this Item 3.02 is being disclosed voluntarily.
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
Certain Officers.
Entry
into Employment Agreements
As previously disclosed in a Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 15, 2024, in connection with the consummation of the XTI Merger (as defined below) on March
12, 2024, the Board appointed (i) Scott Pomeroy as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board in Class
I (for a term ending with the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders) and (ii) Brooke (Martellaro) Turk as the Company’s Chief Financial
Officer. The Company entered into employment agreements with Mr. Pomeroy and Ms. Turk on May 6, 2024 and May 8, 2024, respectively, which
are described below.
The Company entered into an employment
agreement with Mr. Pomeroy on May 6, 2024 (the “Pomeroy Employment Agreement”), pursuant to which Mr. Pomeroy agreed to continue
to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member and Chairman of the Board. Pursuant to the terms of the Pomeroy
Employment Agreement, Mr. Pomeroy is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $400,000, which may be increased by the Board from time
to time in its sole discretion. Pursuant to the Pomeroy Employment Agreement, Mr. Pomeroy received retroactive pay with respect to the
period from March 13, 2024 until April 30, 2024 in the aggregate amount of $54,545 and will receive retroactive pay with respect to the
period from May 1, 2024 until May 6, 2024 in the amount of $6,061. Mr. Pomeroy is also entitled to receive an annual cash bonus of up
to a baseline of 100% of his base salary, with the right and ability to earn up to a cap of 150% of his base salary, applying a weighted
average percentage of the objective and subjective criteria and milestones set forth in the Pomeroy Employment Agreement. The Board will
determine and award the annual cash bonus by January 31 following the end of each calendar year during Mr. Pomeroy’s employment
period. Mr. Pomeroy is also eligible to participate in the Company’s incentive stock option plan and may receive additional stock
options or other equity incentives in the sole discretion of the Board. In addition, Mr. Pomeroy is entitled to vacation time, paid holidays,
sick days and personal days in accordance with the Company’s policies applicable to other senior executives of the Company; provided
that he is entitled to six weeks of vacation annually. Mr. Pomeroy is also eligible to participate in all benefit plans and programs maintained
by the Company for the benefit of its senior executives. In addition, the Company agreed to reimburse Mr. Pomeroy for all reasonable and
necessary business expenses incurred by him in connection with the performance of his duties under the Pomeroy Employment Agreement within
a reasonable period of time after Mr. Pomeroy’s submission of expense vouchers, in accordance with Company’s expense reimbursement
policies.
Mr. Pomeroy’s employment
agreement term ends on December 31, 2025, with one automatic one-year extension to December 31, 2026, unless either party provides prior
notice of non-renewal on or before March 31, 2025. The Pomeroy Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Pomeroy’s receipt of compensation
following termination of employment is subject to his execution of a release releasing all claims against the Company and its executives,
directors and employees, other than as prohibited by law. If Mr. Pomeroy is terminated without cause (other than due to death or disability)
or if he resigns for good reason (as such terms are defined in the Pomeroy Employment Agreement), then Mr. Pomeroy will be entitled to
(i) a severance payment equivalent to the base salary that would have been paid to him through the end of the employment period, (ii)
payment for any unused vacation accrued to the date of termination, (iii) payment for any accrued but unpaid expenses through the date
of termination and (iv) any benefits to which he may be entitled upon termination pursuant to the terms of any applicable plans and programs
or as may be required by applicable law. If Mr. Pomeroy terminates for good reason, in addition to the foregoing compensation and benefits,
he is entitled to receive reimbursements of premium payments for continuation coverage under applicable state or federal law, in the event
he elects such continuation coverage, for the remainder of his employment period, or, if longer, for a period of six months after termination
of employment. The Pomeroy Employment Agreement also includes provisions governing Company confidential information. If Mr. Pomeroy is
terminated for cause, then immediately following such termination, he is entitled only to any unpaid compensation and unreimbursed expenses.
The
foregoing description of the Pomeroy Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the full text of the Pomeroy Employment Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and
is incorporated by reference herein.
The Company entered into an employment
agreement with Ms. Turk on May 8, 2024 (the “Turk Employment Agreement”), pursuant to which Ms. Turk agreed to continue to
serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to the terms of the Turk Employment Agreement, Ms. Turk is entitled to
receive an annual base salary of $350,000, which may be increased by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion. Pursuant to the
Turk Employment Agreement, Ms. Turk received retroactive pay with respect to the period from March 13, 2024 until April 30, 2024 in the
aggregate amount of $47,788 and will receive retroactive pay with respect to the period from May 1, 2024 until May 8, 2024 in the
amount of $7,955. Ms. Turk is also entitled to receive an annual cash bonus of up to a baseline of 75% of her base salary, with the right
and ability to earn up to a cap of 112.5% of her base salary, applying a weighted average percentage of the objective and subjective criteria
and milestones set forth in the Turk Employment Agreement. The Board will determine and award the annual cash bonus within 30 days after
the end of each calendar year during Ms. Turk’s employment period. The remaining material terms of the Turk Employment Agreement
are substantially similar to the terms of the Pomeroy Employment Agreement described above.
The
foregoing description of the Turk Employment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the full text of the Turk Employment Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is
incorporated by reference herein.
Item
8.01 Other Events.
Re-Audit
of Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2022
On
March 12, 2024, the Company (formerly known as Inpixon), Superfly Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary
of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and XTI Aircraft Company, a Delaware corporation (“Legacy XTI”), completed their
previously announced merger transaction. The merger transaction was completed pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
July 24, 2023 and amended on December 30, 2023 and March 12, 2024, pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into Legacy XTI with
Legacy XTI surviving the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “XTI Merger”).
In
connection with the XTI Merger, the Company is required to file an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
March 15, 2024 (the “8-K Amendment”), which 8-K Amendment will include, among other things, (i) the audited consolidated
financial statements of Legacy XTI as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 and (ii) Legacy XTI’s Management’s
Financial Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
The audited consolidated financial
statements of Legacy XTI for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (the “2022 Audited Financial Statements”) were audited
by BF Borgers CPA, PC (“Borgers”). On May 3, 2024, the SEC announced that it had settled charges against Borgers that it failed
to conduct audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. As part of the settlement, Borgers
agreed to a permanent ban on appearing or practicing before the SEC. As a result of Borgers’ settlement with the SEC, the Company’s
current auditors, Marcum LLP, have agreed to review and re-audit the 2022 Audited Financial Statements in connection with the filing of
the 2022 Audited Financial Statements with the 8-K Amendment. As a result, the Company may be delayed in filing the 8-K Amendment. If
the 8-K Amendment is not timely filed, the Company may lose its S-3 eligibility for at least a 12-month period.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| + | Indicates
a management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement. |
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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XTI
AEROSPACE, INC. |
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Date:
May 10, 2024 |
By: |
/s/
Scott Pomeroy |
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Name: |
Scott
Pomeroy |
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Title: |
Chief
Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 10.1
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”) is made and entered into this 6th day of May 2024 (the “Execution Date”),
by and between XTI Aerospace, Inc. (the “Company”) and Scott Pomeroy (“Executive”)
effective on March 13, 2024 (the “Effective Date”).
WHEREAS, Executive was Chief
Financial Officer of the Company’s subsidiary XTI Aircraft Company (“XTI Aircraft”) under that certain Consulting Services
Agreement, dated effective July 1, 2022, which terminated as of the Closing;
WHEREAS, Company now desires
to employ Executive to provide services to the “Company” (as defined herein) as Chief Executive Officer for
the period and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, and Executive agrees to provide such services in such capacity; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises and the mutual covenants set forth below, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Employment.
The Company will employ the Executive as Chief Executive Officer of the Parent Company effective upon the closing of the merger between
Inpixon. Inc. and XTI Aircraft (the “Closing”). Executive hereby accepts such employment, on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth.
2. Term.
The period of employment of Executive by the Company under this Agreement (the “Employment Period”) shall commence
on the Effective Date and continue until December 31, 2025, with one automatic one-year extension to December 31, 2026, subject to either
party providing nine-months’ prior notice (that is, on or before March 31, 2025) to the other party of such notifying party’s
election not to extend the Employment Period. The Employment Period may be sooner terminated by either party in accordance with Sections
6 or 7 of this Agreement.
3. Position
and Duties. During the Employment Period, Executive shall serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall report to the
Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Executive shall also serve on the Board of Directors of the Company and
serve as its Chairman. Executive shall have such powers and duties as set forth in this Agreement and as may be prescribed by the Board
of Directors. Executive’s duties and responsibilities shall include supervisory responsibilities of all Company and its subsidiaries’
operations and personnel related to the development of the Company’s aircraft and related to the Company’s industrial internet
of things business, including without limitation, the Company’s financial and technical matters, sales, marketing, investor relations,
and human resources matters. Executive’s scope of work shall include the goals described in connection with the Cash Bonus Criteria
in Schedule A hereto.
Executive shall devote full-time
to perform Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder. Provided, however, Executive shall be permitted to serve on the board
or committee listed on Schedule B hereto to the extent such activities do not interfere with the performance by Executive of his duties
and responsibilities hereunder.
4. Place
of Performance. Executive’s principal place of employment shall be at the Company’s offices in Denver, Colorado, and his
personal office in [***].
5. Compensation
and Related Matters.
(a) Salary.
During the Employment Period, Executive’s base salary shall be Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) per annum or such higher
rate as the Board may determine from time to time in its sole discretion (the “Base Salary”), which salary
shall be payable by the Company in regular equal consecutive installments in accordance with the Company's general payroll practices in
effect from time to time.
(b) Expenses.
Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable and necessary travel, business entertainment and other business expenses incurred
by Executive in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties for Company under this Agreement in accordance with Company’s
policies with respect thereto. Such reimbursements shall be made by Company within a reasonable time after submission by Executive of
vouchers in accordance with Company’s standard procedures.
(c) Stock
Options and Bonus. Executive will be included as a participant in the incentive stock option plan (the “Stock Option Plan”)
with options or other forms of equity incentives available consistent with the plan, Executive’s position, and his ownership in
the Company. In addition to Executive’s participation in the Stock Option Plan: (i) the Company also may issue to Executive additional
stock options or other equity incentives in the sole discretion of the Board; and (ii) Executive shall be entitled to an annual cash bonus
up to 100% of his Base Salary in accordance with Schedule A. The Board of Directors shall determine and shall award the annual cash bonus
by January 31, 2025, 2026, and 2027 (subject to cancellation of the one-year extension described in Section 2, above) following the end
of each calendar year of the Employment Period.
(d) Vacation,
Sick Days, Holidays. Executive shall be entitled to vacation time and paid holidays that are provided to senior Executives of the
Company as set forth in the Company’s handbook or other policies that are in effect at any given time, and as amended. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Executive shall be entitled to six (6) weeks’ vacation annually. In addition to vacation, Executive shall be entitled
to the number of sick days, paid holidays and personal days per year that other senior Executive officers of Company are entitled to under
Company’s policies. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the accrual, carryover, and other rights related to vacation days and
sick days, and all other rights and obligations relating to vacation and sick days shall be in accordance with the Company’s policies.
(e) Services
Furnished. Unless otherwise consented to by Executive, during the Employment Period Company shall furnish Executive with appropriate
office space at its corporate office and such other administrative support and services on a basis that is mutually acceptable to the
parties.
(f) Director
and Officer Liability Insurance. During the Employment Period Company shall obtain and maintain officer and director liability insurance
in such amounts as the Board shall so determine. Executive will be a named insured on each such policy.
(g) Executive
Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, Executive (and Executive’s spouse and dependents to the extent provided therein)
shall be entitled to participate in and be covered under all benefit plans or programs maintained by Company from time to time for the
benefit of their senior executives including, without limitation, all medical, hospitalization, dental, disability, accidental death and
dismemberment and travel accident insurance plans and programs. Company shall at all times provide to Executive (and his spouse and dependents
to the extent provided under the applicable plans or programs) (subject to modifications affecting all senior executive officers of Company)
the same type and levels of participation and benefits as are being provided to other senior executives of Company (and their spouses
and dependents to the extent provided under the applicable plans or programs). During the Employment Period, Executive shall be eligible
to participate in all pension, retirement, savings and other Executive benefit plans and programs maintained from time to time by Company
for the benefit of their senior executives.
6. Termination.
Executive’s employment may be terminated during the Employment Period under the following circumstances:
(a) Death.
Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon his death.
(b) Disability.
Company shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment hereunder at any time after Executive becomes “Totally Disabled.”
For purposes of this Agreement, Executive shall be “Totally Disabled” upon Executive’s inability to perform the essential
functions of the duties and responsibilities contemplated under this Agreement for a period of more than 30 consecutive days in any 12-month
period or 60 total days in any 12-month period due to physical or mental incapacity or impairment, as determined in the reasonable judgment
of an independent physician selected by the mutual agreement of both parties. Such termination shall become effective five business
days after Company gives notice of such termination to Executive, or to his spouse or legal representative. During any period that Executive
fails to perform Executive’s duties hereunder as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness (the “Disability
Period”), Executive shall continue to receive the compensation and benefits provided by Section 5 of this Agreement until Executive’s
employment hereunder is terminated pursuant to this Section 6(b) or Section 7; provided, however, that the amount of base compensation
and benefits received by Executive during the Disability Period shall be reduced by the aggregate amounts, if any, payable to Executive
under any disability benefit plan or program provided to Executive by Company.
(c) Cause.
Company may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause at any time if Company has “Cause” and gives written
notice thereof to Executive any time after the Company has actual knowledge of the occurrence of such “Cause”. For purposes
of this Agreement, the term “Cause” shall mean any of the following: (i) the continued failure or refusal of Executive to
perform Executive’s material duties hereunder (other than as a result of Disability) or to comply with the reasonable and good faith
lawful instructions of the Board of Directors; (ii) the engaging by Executive in gross misconduct or gross negligence in connection with
the performance of his duties or otherwise which is materially and demonstrably injurious to Company’s business or reputation; (iii)
perpetration of a fraud against or affecting Company or any of its clients, suppliers, agents, or Executives; (iv) any willful or intentional
act that injures the reputation, business, or business relationships of Company or Executive’s reputation or business relationships;
(v) Executive’s willful material failure to comply with, and/or a willful material violation by Executive of, the written internal
policies and/or procedures of Company or violation or any laws or regulations applicable to Executive’s conduct as an Executive
of Company or applicable to the conduct of the business of Company; (vi) Executive’s conviction or plea of nolo contendere of a
felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; or (vii) the material breach by Executive of a covenant set forth
in this Agreement.
(d) Good
Reason. Executive may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder at any time if Executive has “Good Reason” and
gives written notice thereof to Company within 90 days of Employee’s actual knowledge of the occurrence of such “Good Reason”.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Good Reason” shall mean: (i) any material
diminution in Executive’s duties, title, authority, or responsibilities; (ii) a reduction in Executive’s Base Salary, (iii)
a material adverse change in benefits not affecting other senior level executives of Company performing similar functions as Executive;
(iv) a material breach by Company of any material provision of this Agreement; (v) the sale of
the capital stock of Company or all or substantially all of the assets of Company to, or the merger of Company with, a third party that
is not a 100 percent-owned subsidiary of Company (a “Change of Control”) if after six months following the Change of Control,
Executive provides a minimum of 60-days’ written notice to the Company that Employee elects to terminate this Agreement at the end
of said 60-day period, provided, however, that, if susceptible of cure, a notice of breach by Executive pursuant to this Section 6(d)
shall be effective only if, within 30 days following delivery of a written notice of breach by Executive, Company has failed to cure the
circumstances giving rise to the Good Reason. Following any such notice, Company may reduce or remove any and all of Executive’s
duties, positions, and titles with Company and Executive shall resign from any and all positions with the Company, any subsidiary and
any other entity with respect to which Executive provides service at the request of the Company.
7. Compensation
Following Termination. Upon the execution and delivery of a Waiver and Release Agreement signed by Executive releasing all claims
against the Company and its executives, directors and employees, other than as prohibited by law:
(a) Termination
by the Company other than for Cause. In the event that Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated by the Company other than
for Cause prior to the end of the Employment Period, then immediately following such termination, Executive shall be entitled to the following
compensation and benefits:
| (i) | A severance payment equivalent to the Base Salary that would have been paid to Employee through the end
of the Employment Period; |
| (ii) | Payment for any unused vacation accrued to the date of termination, as provided in the Company’s
policies applicable as of the effective date of termination; |
| (iii) | Payment for any accrued but unpaid expenses through the date of termination required to be reimbursed
in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement; and |
| (iv) | Any benefits to which he may be entitled upon termination pursuant to the plans and programs referred
to in Section 3(g) hereof in accordance with the terms of such plans and programs or as may be required by applicable law. |
(b) Termination
by the Executive for Good Reason. In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated prior to the expiration of the Employment
Period by Executive for Good Reason, immediately following such termination, Executive shall be entitled to the following:
| (i) | Those items identified in Section 7(a); and |
| (ii) | For the remainder of the Employment Period, or, if longer, for a period of six months after termination
of employment, in the event Executive elects continuation coverage under the applicable state or federal law, the Company shall reimburse
Executive for the premium payments made by Executive for such continuation coverage. |
(c) Termination
for Cause. In the event that Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated by the Company for Cause prior to the end of the
Employment Period, then immediately following such termination, Executive shall be entitled to any unpaid compensation and unreimbursed
expenses.
8. Exclusive
Employment; Nondisclosure of Proprietary Information; Surrender of Records; Inventions and Patents.
(a) No
Conflict; No Other Employment. Subject to Section 3, during the period of Executive’s employment with Company, Executive shall
not: (i) engage in any activity which conflicts or interferes with or derogates from the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder
nor shall Executive engage in any other business activity, whether or not such business activity is pursued for gain or profit and including
service as a director of any other company, except as approved in advance in writing by the Company or (ii) accept or engage in any other
employment, whether as an Executive or consultant or in any other capacity, and whether or not compensated therefor.
(b) Proprietary
Information. Executive acknowledges that during the course of his employment with Company Executive will necessarily have access to
and make use of proprietary information and confidential records of Company and its affiliates. Executive covenants that Executive shall
not during the Employment Period or at any time thereafter, directly or indirectly, use for his own purpose or for the benefit of any
person or entity other than Company, nor otherwise disclose, any Proprietary Information to any individual or entity, unless such disclosure
has been authorized in writing by Company or is otherwise required by law. Executive acknowledges and understands that the term “Proprietary
Information” includes, but is not limited to: (i) the software products, programs, applications, and processes utilized by Company
or any of its affiliates; (ii) the name and/or address of any client of Company or any of its affiliates or any information concerning
the transactions or relations of any client of Company or any of its affiliates with Company or such affiliate or any of its or their
partners, principals, directors, officers or agents; (iii) any information concerning any product, technology, or procedure employed by
Company or any of its affiliates but not generally known to its or their clients or competitors, or under development by or being tested
by Company or any of its affiliates but not at the time offered generally to clients; (iv) any information relating to the computer software,
computer systems, pricing or marketing methods, sales margins, cost of goods, cost of material, capital structure, operating results,
borrowing arrangements or business plans of Company or any of its affiliates; (v) any information which is generally regarded as confidential
or proprietary in any line of business engaged in by Company or any of its affiliates; (vi) any business plans, budgets, advertising or
marketing plans of Company; (vii) any information contained in any of the written or oral policies and procedures or manuals of Company
or any of its affiliates; (viii) any information belonging to clients of Company or any of its affiliates or any other person or entity
which Company or any of its affiliates has agreed to hold in confidence; (ix) any inventions, innovations or improvements covered by this
Agreement; and (x) all written, graphic and other material relating to any of the foregoing. Executive acknowledges and understands
that information that is not novel or copyrighted or patented may nonetheless be proprietary information. The term “Proprietary
Information” shall not include information generally available to and known by the public or the industry or information that is
or becomes available to Executive on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Company, any of its affiliates, or the directors,
officers, Executives, partners, principals or agents of Company or any of its affiliates (other than as a result of a breach of any obligation
of confidentiality).
(c) Confidentiality
and Surrender of Records. Executive shall not during the Employment Period or at any time thereafter (irrespective of the circumstances
under which Executive’s employment by Company terminates), except as required by law, directly or indirectly publish, make known
or in any fashion disclose any confidential records to, or permit any inspection or copying of confidential records by, any individual
or entity other than in the course of such individual’s or entity’s employment or retention by Company. Upon termination of
employment for any reason or upon request by Company, Executive shall deliver promptly to Company all property and records of Company
or any of its affiliates, including, without limitation, all Confidential Records. For purposes hereof, “Confidential Records”
means all correspondence, reports, memoranda, files, manuals, books, lists, financial, operating or marketing records, magnetic tape,
or electronic or other media or equipment of any kind which may be in Executive’s possession or under his control or accessible
to him which contain or depict any Proprietary Information. All property and records of Company and any of its affiliates (including,
without limitation, all confidential records) shall be and remain the sole property of Company or such affiliate during the Employment
Period and thereafter.
(d) Enforcement.
Executive acknowledges and agrees that, by virtue of his position, his services and access to and use of Confidential Records and Proprietary
Information, any violation by his of any of the undertakings contained in this Section 8 would cause Company and/or its affiliates immediate,
substantial and irreparable injury for which it or they have no adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, Executive agrees and consents to
the entry of an injunction or other equitable relief by a state or federal court located in the City and County of Denver restraining
any violation or threatened violation of any undertaking contained in this Section 8. Executive waives posting by Company or its affiliates
of any bond otherwise necessary to secure such injunction or other equitable relief.
(e) Cooperation
with Regard to Litigation. Except to the extent that Executive has or intends to assert in good faith an interest or position adverse
to or inconsistent with the interest or position of Company, Executive agrees to cooperate reasonably with Company, during the Employment
Period and thereafter (including following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason), by making herself available to
testify on behalf of Company in any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, and to assist
Company in any such action, suit, or proceeding, by providing information and meeting and consulting with Company or their representatives
or counsel, or representatives or counsel to Company, in each case, as reasonably requested by Company. Company agrees to pay (or reimburse,
if already paid by Executive) all expenses actually incurred in connection with Executive’s cooperation and assistance including,
without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, if any, chosen by Executive if Executive reasonably determines in good
faith, on the advice of counsel, that it is appropriate that Executive be separately represented by his own counsel in such proceeding.
(f) Nondisparagement.
Executive shall not, during the Employment Period and thereafter, disparage in any material respect Company, any affiliate of Company,
any of their respective businesses, any of their respective officers, directors or Executives, or the reputation of any of the foregoing
persons or entities (the “Company Parties”). The Company Parties shall not, during the Employment Period and thereafter, disparage
in any material respect Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Executive from making truthful
statements that are required by applicable law, regulation or legal process or are reasonably required to describe the conduct, decisions,
or policies of the Company or any of its affiliates, or their respective businesses, officers, directors or Executives.
9. Choice
of Law; Consent to Arbitral Jurisdiction; Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed (both as to validity and performance)
and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law or where the parties
are located at the time a dispute arises. Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the employment of Executive by Company
shall be settled exclusively in arbitration, conducted before a single arbitrator in Denver, Colorado in accordance with the National
Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The decision of the arbitrator
will be final and binding upon the parties hereto. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction.
Nothing herein shall limit Company’s right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief as described in Section 8(d), above, from
a state or federal court in the City and County of Denver.
10. Successors;
Binding Agreement.
(a) Company’s
Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by, and may be assigned by Company without Executive’s
consent, to any affiliate of Company, any purchaser of Company’s business or assets or a portion thereof, or any successor to Company
or any assignee thereof (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise), it being understood, that nothing
in this Section 10(a) shall affect Executive’s right to terminate his employment for Good Reason.
(b) Executive’s
Successors. The parties hereto agree that Executive is obligated under this Agreement to render personal services during the Employment
Period of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary and intellectual character, thereby giving this Agreement special value. Executive’s
rights and obligations under this Agreement shall not be transferable by Executive by assignment or otherwise, and any purported assignment,
transfer or delegation thereof shall be void; provided, however, that if Executive shall die, all amounts then payable to Executive hereunder
shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive’s estate.
11. Insurance
for Company’s Benefit. Company may at any time and for Company’s own benefit (or for the benefit of a lender to Company)
apply for and take out life, health, accident or other insurance covering Executive, either independently or together with others, in
any amount which Company may deem to be in its best interests. Company shall own all rights in such insurance and proceeds thereof, and
Executive shall not have any right, title or interest therein. Executive shall assist Company at Company’s expense in obtaining
and maintaining any such insurance by submitting to reasonable and customary medical examinations and preparing, signing and delivering
such applications and other documents as reasonably may be required.
12. Notice.
For the purposes of this Agreement, notices, demands and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing or
by email and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered either personally or by United States certified or registered mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or when the recipient acknowledges receipt in writing (including by email), addressed as follows:
If to Executive:
Scott Pomeroy
[***]
If to the Company:
XTI Aerospace, Inc.
Board of Directors
c/o David E. Brody
8123 InterPort Blvd., Suite
C
Englewood, CO 80112
[***]
with a copy to:
[***]
or to such other address as any party may have
furnished to the others in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
13. Miscellaneous.
No provisions of this Agreement may be amended, modified, or waived unless such amendment or modification is agreed to in writing signed
by Executive and by a duly authorized officer of the Company, and such waiver is set forth in writing and signed by the party to be charged.
No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of any condition or provision of this Agreement to
be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior
or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof
have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. The respective rights and obligations of the parties
hereunder of this Agreement shall survive Executive’s termination of employment and the termination of this Agreement to the extent
necessary for the intended preservation of such rights and obligations.
14. Validity.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
15. Section
409A of the Code. Company makes no representations regarding the tax implications of the compensation and benefits to be paid to Executive
under this Agreement, including, without limitation, under Section 409A of the Code. The parties agree that in the event Executive or
Company reasonably determines that the terms hereof would result in Executive being subject to tax under Section 409A of the Code, Executive
and Company shall negotiate in good faith to amend this Agreement to the extent necessary to prevent the assessment of any such tax, including
by delaying the payment dates of any amounts hereunder.
16. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together
will constitute one and the same instrument.
17. Entire
Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect of
the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations
or warranties, whether oral or written, by any officer, Executive or representative of any party hereto in respect of such subject matter.
Except as other provided herein, any prior agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein is hereby
terminated and cancelled.
19. Noncontravention.
Company and Executive each represent to the other that Company and Executive, as the case may be, are not prevented from entering into,
or performing, this Agreement by the terms of any law, order, rule or regulation, by-laws or declaration of trust, or any agreement to
which Company or Executive, as the case may be, is a party.
20. Section
Headings. The section headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and they form no part of this Agreement and
shall not affect its interpretation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above written.
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XTI Aerospace, Inc. |
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/s/ Scott Pomeroy |
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By: |
/s/ David Brody |
Scott Pomeroy, an individual |
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Title: |
Chairman of Compensation Committee |
SCHEDULE A
(Attached to XTI/Pomeroy Employment Agreement)
Cash Bonus Criteria: Baseline of
100% of base salary, with the right and ability to earn up to a cap of 150% of base salary, applying a weighted average percentage (%)
of the following objective and subjective criteria and milestones:
1. Financial
(50% of cash bonus): Equity investments (including convertible debt): (a) 2024 -- By Finexic or other investor
in the target amount of $50 million, closed by December 31, 2024; (b) 2025 -- In the target amount of an additional $200
million closed by December 31, 2025; (c) 2026 -- In the target amount of an additional $200 million closed by December 31,
2026.
The target date for each year shall be
fixed because each date is critical for the Company to continue operations, but the target percentage -- “50% of cash bonus”
-- shall be reasonably adjusted upward or downward by the Board to reflect the difference between the target amount and the amount
actually received by the Company prior to the target date. For example, if the Company closes equity investments which total $62.5 million
in 2024 through one or more public offerings and/or private placements, then the cash bonus for 2024 shall be adjusted upward by
25% (of 50%). Similarly, if the Company closes equity investments which total $37.5 million between in 2024 through one or more public
offerings and/or private placements, then the cash bonus for 2024 shall be adjusted downward by 25% (of 50%).
2. Financial
(20%): The average market cap for each of the following periods, based on the difference between the target to be set by the
Board and the actual average market cap, which shall be the basis for an upward or downward adjustment to the 20% target percentage: (a)
2024 The difference between the target set by the Board at or shortly after the Organizational meeting of the XTIA Board
of Directors and the average of the market cap from October 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024; (b) 2025 The target set by
the Board by February 28, 2025 and the average of the market cap from October 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 and (c) 2026
The target set by the Board by February 28, 2026 and the average of the market cap from October 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026.
3. Technology
(10%): Recognizing that first flight is not likely to occur prior to the end of the Employment Period (December 31, 2025),
this criterion is based on: (a) completing PDR, including entering into contracts with specified key suppliers, by December 31, 2024,
(b) completing CDR by May 1, 2026 and (c) completing First Flight by November 1, 2026.
4. IIOT
(15%) (Board decision/discretion): Growth and performance.
| o | IIOT business stabilization, |
| o | Leadership team reevaluated, |
| o | Equitas strategic report completed, |
| o | No more than $1.5M of negative cash flow for the year, |
| o | Board approved business plan adopted. |
| Ø | Year 2 2025 Criteria: Performance Criteria
to be provided by Board by January 1, 2025 as part of approved business plan (including bonus based on favorable disposition) |
| Ø | Year 3 2026 Criteria: Performance Criteria
to be provided by Board by January 1, 2026 as part of approved business plan (including bonus based on favorable disposition) |
5. Strategic
and other goals (5%) (Board decision/discretion): (a) Progress on site selection (short-term and long-term); (b) Achieving
hiring goals; (c) Communication, efficiency, culture, and morale.
SCHEDULE B
(Attached to XTI/Pomeroy Employment Agreement)
Executive serves on the following Boards or Committees:
AVX Aircraft Company
Valor Christian High School
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Exhibit 10.2
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”) is made and entered into this 8th day of May, 2024 (the “Execution Date”),
by and between XTI Aerospace, Inc. (the “Company”) and Brooke Turk (“Executive”) and
effective on March 13, 2024 (the “Effective Date”).
WHEREAS, Company desires to
employ Executive to provide services to the “Company” (as defined herein) as Chief Financial Officer for the
period and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, and Executive agrees to provide such services in such capacity; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration
of the premises and the mutual covenants set forth below, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Employment.
The Company will employ the Executive as Chief Financial Officer of the Parent Company on the Effective Date. Executive hereby accepts
such employment, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
2. Term.
The period of employment of Executive by the Company under this Agreement (the “Employment Period”) shall commence
on the Effective Date and continue until December 31, 2025, with one automatic one-year extension to December 31, 2026, subject to either
party providing nine-months’ prior notice (that is, on or before March 31, 2025) to the other party of such notifying party’s
election not to extend the Employment Period. The Employment Period may be sooner terminated by either party in accordance with Sections
6 or 7 of this Agreement.
3. Position
and Duties. During the Employment Period, Executive shall serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and shall report to the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”). Executive shall have such powers and duties as set forth in this Agreement
and as may be prescribed by the CEO. Executive’s duties and responsibilities shall include supervisory responsibilities of all matters
that are customary for an executive in a public company in the positions of chief financial officer, head of investor relations, and human
resources. This includes without limitation responsibilities on matters and personnel reporting to Executive pertaining to: (a) preparation
and filings of financial documents with regulatory agencies, including without limitation the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
and Nasdaq; (b) establishing and implementing strategies and communications related to investors in the Company; and (c) hiring, firing,
and retention of employees, consultants, and contractors -- as all three of such matters in (a), (b), and (c) include the Company and
its subsidiaries. Executive’s scope of work shall include the goals described in connection with the Cash Bonus Criteria in Schedule
A hereto.
Executive shall devote full-time
to perform Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder. Provided, however, Executive shall be permitted to continue with existing
responsibilities as listed on Schedule B hereto to the extent such activities do not interfere with the performance by Executive of her
duties and responsibilities hereunder.
4. Place of Performance.
Executive’s principal place of employment shall be based in the Company’s offices in Denver, Colorado, and her personal offices
in [***]. It is anticipated that Executive will require moderate travel to meet with investors, bankers and vendors, during employment
period.
5. Compensation
and Related Matters.
(a) Salary.
During the Employment Period, Executive’s base salary shall be Three Hundred, Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) per annum or such
higher rate as the Board may determine from time to time in its sole discretion (the “Base Salary”),
which salary shall be payable by the Company in regular equal consecutive installments in accordance with the Company's general payroll
practices in effect from time to time.
(b) Expenses.
Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable and necessary travel, business entertainment and other business expenses incurred
by Executive in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties for Company under t Agreement in accordance with Company’s
policies with respect thereto. Such reimbursements shall be made by Company within a reasonable time after submission by Executive of
vouchers in accordance with Company’s standard procedures.
(c) Stock Options and
Bonus. Executive will be included as a participant in the incentive stock option plan (the “Stock Option Plan”) with
options or other forms of equity incentives available consistent with the plan, Executive’s position, and her ownership in the
Company. In addition to Executive’s participation in the Stock Option Plan: (i) the Company also may issue to Executive additional
stock options or other equity incentives in the sole discretion of the Board; and (ii) Executive shall be entitled to an annual cash
bonus up to 75% of her Base Salary in accordance with Schedule A. The Board of Directors shall determine and shall award the annual cash
bonus within 30 days after the end of each calendar year of the Employment Period for that calendar year.
(d) Vacation,
Sick Days, Holidays. Executive shall be entitled to vacation time and paid holidays that are provided to senior Executives of the
Company as set forth in the Company’s handbook or other policies that are in effect at any given time, and as amended. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Executive shall be entitled to six (6) weeks of vacation annually. In addition to vacation, Executive shall be entitled
to the number of sick days, paid holidays and personal days per year that other senior Executive officers of Company are entitled to under
Company’s policies. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the accrual, carryover, and other rights related to vacation days and
sick days, and all other rights and obligations relating to vacation and sick days shall be in accordance with the Company’s policies.
(e) Services
Furnished. Unless otherwise consented to by Executive, during the Employment Period Company shall furnish Executive with appropriate
office space at its corporate office and such other administrative support and services on a basis that is mutually acceptable to the
parties.
(f) Director
and Officer Liability Insurance. During the Employment Period Company shall obtain and maintain officer and director liability insurance
in such amounts as the Board shall so determine. Executive will be a named insured on each such policy.
(g) Executive
Benefit Plans. During the Employment Period, Executive (and Executive’s spouse and dependents to the extent provided therein)
shall be entitled to participate in and be covered under all benefit plans or programs maintained by Company from time to time for the
benefit of their senior executives including, without limitation, all medical, hospitalization, dental, disability, accidental death and
dismemberment and travel accident insurance plans and programs. Company shall at all times provide to Executive (and her spouse and dependents
to the extent provided under the applicable plans or programs) (subject to modifications affecting all senior executive officers of Company)
the same type and levels of participation and benefits as are being provided to other senior executives of Company (and their spouses
and dependents to the extent provided under the applicable plans or programs). During the Employment Period, Executive shall be eligible
to participate in all pension, retirement, savings and other Executive benefit plans and programs maintained from time to time by Company
for the benefit of their senior executives.
6. Termination.
Executive’s employment may be terminated during the Employment Period under the following circumstances:
(a) Death.
Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon her death.
(b) Disability.
Company shall have the right to terminate Executive’s employment hereunder at any time after Executive becomes “Totally Disabled.”
For purposes of this Agreement, Executive shall be “Totally Disabled” upon Executive’s inability to perform the essential
functions of the duties and responsibilities contemplated under this Agreement for a period of more than 30 consecutive days in any 12-month
period or 60 total days in any 12-month period due to physical or mental incapacity or impairment, as determined in the reasonable judgment
of an independent physician selected by the mutual agreement of both parties. Such termination shall become effective five business
days after Company gives notice of such termination to Executive, or to her spouse or legal representative. During any period that Executive
fails to perform Executive’s duties hereunder as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness (the “Disability
Period”), Executive shall continue to receive the compensation and benefits provided by Section 5 of this Agreement until Executive’s
employment hereunder is terminated pursuant to this Section 6(b) or Section 7; provided, however, that the amount of base compensation
and benefits received by Executive during the Disability Period shall be reduced by the aggregate amounts, if any, payable to Executive
under any disability benefit plan or program provided to Executive by Company.
(c) Cause.
Company may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause at any time if Company has “Cause” and gives written
notice thereof to Executive any time after the Company has actual knowledge of the occurrence of such “Cause”. For purposes
of this Agreement, the term “Cause” shall mean any of the following: (i) the continued failure or refusal of Executive to
perform Executive’s material duties hereunder (other than as a result of Disability) or to comply with the reasonable and good faith
lawful instructions of the Board of Directors; (ii) the engaging by Executive in gross misconduct or gross negligence in connection with
the performance of her duties or otherwise which is materially and demonstrably injurious to Company’s business or reputation; (iii)
perpetration of a fraud against or affecting Company or any of its clients, suppliers, agents, or Executives; (iv) any willful or intentional
act that injures the reputation, business, or business relationships of Company or Executive’s reputation or business relationships;
(v) Executive’s willful material failure to comply with, and/or a willful material violation by Executive of, the written internal
policies and/or procedures of Company or violation or any laws or regulations applicable to Executive’s conduct as an Executive
of Company or applicable to the conduct of the business of Company; (vi) Executive’s conviction or plea of nolo contendere of a
felony or any crime involving fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude; or (vii) the material breach by Executive of a covenant set forth
in this Agreement.
(d) Good
Reason. Executive may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder at any time if Executive has “Good Reason” and
gives written notice thereof to Company within 90 days of Employee’s actual knowledge of the occurrence of such “Good Reason”.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Good Reason” shall mean: (i) any material
diminution in Executive’s duties, title, authority, or responsibilities; (ii) a reduction in Executive’s Base Salary, (iii)
a material adverse change in benefits not affecting other senior level executives of Company performing similar functions as Executive;
(iv) a material breach by Company of any material provision of this Agreement; (v) the sale of
the capital stock of Company or all or substantially all of the assets of Company to, or the merger of Company with, a third party that
is not a 100 percent-owned subsidiary of Company (a “Change of Control”) if after six months following the Change of Control,
Executive provides a minimum of 60-days’ written notice to the Company that Employee elects to terminate this Agreement at the end
of said 60-day period, provided, however, that, if susceptible of cure, a notice of breach by Executive pursuant to this Section 6(d)
shall be effective only if, within 30 days following delivery of a written notice of breach by Executive, Company has failed to cure the
circumstances giving rise to the Good Reason. Following any such notice, Company may reduce or remove any and all of Executive’s
duties, positions, and titles with Company and Executive shall resign from any and all positions with the Company, any subsidiary and
any other entity with respect to which Executive provides service at the request of the Company.
7. Compensation
Following Termination. Upon the execution and delivery of a Waiver and Release Agreement signed by Executive releasing all claims
against the Company and its executives, directors and employees, other than as prohibited by law:
(a) Termination
by the Company other than for Cause. In the event that Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated by the Company other than
for Cause prior to the end of the Employment Period, then immediately following such termination, Executive shall be entitled to the following
compensation and benefits:
| (i) | A severance payment equivalent to the Base Salary that would have been paid to Employee through the end
of the Employment Period; |
| (ii) | Payment for any unused vacation accrued to the date of termination, as provided in the Company’s
policies applicable as of the effective date of termination; |
| (iii) | Payment for any accrued but unpaid expenses through the date of termination required to be reimbursed
in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement; and |
| (iv) | Any benefits to which he may be entitled upon termination pursuant to the plans and programs referred
to in Section 3(g) hereof in accordance with the terms of such plans and programs or as may be required by applicable law. |
(b) Termination
by the Executive for Good Reason. In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated prior to the expiration of the Employment
Period by Executive for Good Reason, immediately following such termination, Executive shall be entitled to the following:
| (i) | Those items identified in Section 7(a); and |
| (ii) | For the remainder of the Employment Period, or, if longer, for a period of six months after termination
of employment, in the event Executive elects continuation coverage under the applicable state or federal law, the Company shall reimburse
Executive for the premium payments made by Executive for such continuation coverage. |
(c) Termination
for Cause. In the event that Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated by the Company for Cause prior to the end of the
Employment Period, then immediately following such termination, Executive shall be entitled to any unpaid compensation and unreimbursed
expenses.
8. Exclusive
Employment; Nondisclosure of Proprietary Information; Surrender of Records; Inventions and Patents.
(a) No
Conflict; No Other Employment. Subject to Section 3, during the period of Executive’s employment with Company, Executive shall
not: (i) engage in any activity which conflicts or interferes with or derogates from the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder
nor shall Executive engage in any other business activity, whether or not such business activity is pursued for gain or profit and including
service as a director of any other company, except as approved in advance in writing by the Company or (ii) accept or engage in any other
employment, whether as an Executive or consultant or in any other capacity, and whether or not compensated therefor.
(b) Proprietary
Information. Executive acknowledges that during the course of her employment with Company Executive will necessarily have access to
and make use of proprietary information and confidential records of Company and its affiliates. Executive covenants that Executive shall
not during the Employment Period or at any time thereafter, directly or indirectly, use for her own purpose or for the benefit of any
person or entity other than Company, nor otherwise disclose, any Proprietary Information to any individual or entity, unless such disclosure
has been authorized in writing by Company or is otherwise required by law. Executive acknowledges and understands that the term “Proprietary
Information” includes, but is not limited to: (i) the software products, programs, applications, and processes utilized by Company
or any of its affiliates; (ii) the name and/or address of any client of Company or any of its affiliates or any information concerning
the transactions or relations of any client of Company or any of its affiliates with Company or such affiliate or any of its or their
partners, principals, directors, officers or agents; (iii) any information concerning any product, technology, or procedure employed by
Company or any of its affiliates but not generally known to its or their clients or competitors, or under development by or being tested
by Company or any of its affiliates but not at the time offered generally to clients; (iv) any information relating to the computer software,
computer systems, pricing or marketing methods, sales margins, cost of goods, cost of material, capital structure, operating results,
borrowing arrangements or business plans of Company or any of its affiliates; (v) any information which is generally regarded as confidential
or proprietary in any line of business engaged in by Company or any of its affiliates; (vi) any business plans, budgets, advertising or
marketing plans of Company; (vii) any information contained in any of the written or oral policies and procedures or manuals of Company
or any of its affiliates; (viii) any information belonging to clients of Company or any of its affiliates or any other person or entity
which Company or any of its affiliates has agreed to hold in confidence; (ix) any inventions, innovations or improvements covered by this
Agreement; and (x) all written, graphic and other material relating to any of the foregoing. Executive acknowledges and understands
that information that is not novel or copyrighted or patented may nonetheless be proprietary information. The term “Proprietary
Information” shall not include information generally available to and known by the public or the industry or information that is
or becomes available to Executive on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Company, any of its affiliates, or the directors,
officers, Executives, partners, principals or agents of Company or any of its affiliates (other than as a result of a breach of any obligation
of confidentiality).
(c) Confidentiality
and Surrender of Records. Executive shall not during the Employment Period or at any time thereafter (irrespective of the circumstances
under which Executive’s employment by Company terminates), except as required by law, directly or indirectly publish, make known
or in any fashion disclose any confidential records to, or permit any inspection or copying of confidential records by, any individual
or entity other than in the course of such individual’s or entity’s employment or retention by Company. Upon termination of
employment for any reason or upon request by Company, Executive shall deliver promptly to Company all property and records of Company
or any of its affiliates, including, without limitation, all Confidential Records. For purposes hereof, “Confidential Records”
means all correspondence, reports, memoranda, files, manuals, books, lists, financial, operating or marketing records, magnetic tape,
or electronic or other media or equipment of any kind which may be in Executive’s possession or under her control or accessible
to him which contain or depict any Proprietary Information. All property and records of Company and any of its affiliates (including,
without limitation, all confidential records) shall be and remain the sole property of Company or such affiliate during the Employment
Period and thereafter.
(d) Enforcement.
Executive acknowledges and agrees that, by virtue of her position, her services and access to and use of Confidential Records and Proprietary
Information, any violation by her of any of the undertakings contained in this Section 8 would cause Company and/or its affiliates immediate,
substantial and irreparable injury for which it or they have no adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, Executive agrees and consents to
the entry of an injunction or other equitable relief by a state or federal court located in the City and County of Denver restraining
any violation or threatened violation of any undertaking contained in this Section 8. Executive waives posting by Company or its affiliates
of any bond otherwise necessary to secure such injunction or other equitable relief.
(e) Cooperation
with Regard to Litigation. Except to the extent that Executive has or intends to assert in good faith an interest or position adverse
to or inconsistent with the interest or position of Company, Executive agrees to cooperate reasonably with Company, during the Employment
Period and thereafter (including following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason), by making herself available to
testify on behalf of Company in any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, and to assist
Company in any such action, suit, or proceeding, by providing information and meeting and consulting with Company or their representatives
or counsel, or representatives or counsel to Company, in each case, as reasonably requested by Company. Company agrees to pay (or reimburse,
if already paid by Executive) all expenses actually incurred in connection with Executive’s cooperation and assistance including,
without limitation, reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, if any, chosen by Executive if Executive reasonably determines in good
faith, on the advice of counsel, that it is appropriate that Executive be separately represented by her own counsel in such proceeding.
(f) Nondisparagement.
Executive shall not, during the Employment Period and thereafter, disparage in any material respect Company, any affiliate of Company,
any of their respective businesses, any of their respective officers, directors or Executives, or the reputation of any of the foregoing
persons or entities (the “Company Parties”). The Company Parties shall not, during the Employment Period and thereafter, disparage
in any material respect Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Executive from making truthful
statements that are required by applicable law, regulation or legal process or are reasonably required to describe the conduct, decisions,
or policies of the Company or any of its affiliates, or their respective businesses, officers, directors or Executives.
9. Choice
of Law; Consent to Arbitral Jurisdiction; Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed (both as to validity and performance)
and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law or where the parties
are located at the time a dispute arises. Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the employment of Executive by Company
shall be settled exclusively in arbitration, conducted before a single arbitrator in Denver, Colorado in accordance with the National
Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The decision of the arbitrator
will be final and binding upon the parties hereto. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award in any court having jurisdiction.
Nothing herein shall limit Company’s right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief as described in Section 8(d), above, from
a state or federal court in the City and County of Denver.
10. Successors;
Binding Agreement.
(a) Company’s
Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by, and may be assigned by Company without Executive’s
consent, to any affiliate of Company, any purchaser of Company’s business or assets or a portion thereof, or any successor to Company
or any assignee thereof (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise), it being understood, that nothing
in this Section 10(a) shall affect Executive’s right to terminate her employment for Good Reason.
(b) Executive’s
Successors. The parties hereto agree that Executive is obligated under this Agreement to render personal services during the Employment
Period of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary and intellectual character, thereby giving this Agreement special value. Executive’s
rights and obligations under this Agreement shall not be transferable by Executive by assignment or otherwise, and any purported assignment,
transfer or delegation thereof shall be void; provided, however, that if Executive shall die, all amounts then payable to Executive hereunder
shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to Executive’s estate.
11. Insurance
for Company’s Benefit. Company may at any time and for Company’s own benefit (or for the benefit of a lender to Company)
apply for and take out life, health, accident or other insurance covering Executive, either independently or together with others, in
any amount which Company may deem to be in its best interests. Company shall own all rights in such insurance and proceeds thereof, and
Executive shall not have any right, title or interest therein. Executive shall assist Company at Company’s expense in obtaining
and maintaining any such insurance by submitting to reasonable and customary medical examinations and preparing, signing and delivering
such applications and other documents as reasonably may be required.
12. Notice.
For the purposes of this Agreement, notices, demands and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing or
by email and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered either personally or by United States certified or registered mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or when the recipient acknowledges receipt in writing (including by email), addressed as follows:
If to Executive:
Brooke Turk
[***]
If to the Company:
XTI Aerospace, Inc.
Board of Directors
c/o David E. Brody
8123 InterPort Blvd., Suite
C
Englewood, CO 80112
[***]
with a copy to:
[***]
or to such other address as any party may have
furnished to the others in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.
13. Miscellaneous.
No provisions of this Agreement may be amended, modified, or waived unless such amendment or modification is agreed to in writing signed
by Executive and by a duly authorized officer of the Company, and such waiver is set forth in writing and signed by the party to be charged.
No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of any condition or provision of this Agreement to
be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior
or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof
have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. The respective rights and obligations of the parties
hereunder of this Agreement shall survive Executive’s termination of employment and the termination of this Agreement to the extent
necessary for the intended preservation of such rights and obligations.
14. Validity.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
15. Section
409A of the Code. Company makes no representations regarding the tax implications of the compensation and benefits to be paid to Executive
under this Agreement, including, without limitation, under Section 409A of the Code. The parties agree that in the event Executive or
Company reasonably determines that the terms hereof would result in Executive being subject to tax under Section 409A of the Code, Executive
and Company shall negotiate in good faith to amend this Agreement to the extent necessary to prevent the assessment of any such tax, including
by delaying the payment dates of any amounts hereunder.
16. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together
will constitute one and the same instrument.
17. Entire
Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect of
the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations
or warranties, whether oral or written, by any officer, Executive or representative of any party hereto in respect of such subject matter.
Except as other provided herein, any prior agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein is hereby
terminated and cancelled.
19. Noncontravention.
Company and Executive each represent to the other that Company and Executive, as the case may be, are not prevented from entering into,
or performing, this Agreement by the terms of any law, order, rule or regulation, by-laws or declaration of trust, or any agreement to
which Company or Executive, as the case may be, is a party.
20. Section
Headings. The section headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and they form no part of this Agreement and
shall not affect its interpretation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above written.
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/s/ Brooke Turk |
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/s/ David Brody |
Brooke Turk, an individual |
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Chairman of Compensation Committee |
SCHEDULE A
(Attached to XTIA/Turk Employment Agreement)
Cash Bonus Criteria: Baseline of
75% of base salary, with the right and ability to earn up to a cap of 112.5% of base salary, applying a weighted average percentage (%)
of the following objective and subjective criteria and milestones:
1. Financial
(50% of cash bonus): Equity investments (including convertible debt): (a) 2024 -- By Finexic or other investor
in the target amount of $50 million, closed by December 31, 2024; (b) 2025 -- In the target amount of an additional $200
million closed by December 31, 2025; (c) 2026 -- In the target amount of an additional $200 million closed by December 31,
2026.
The target date for each year shall be
fixed because each date is critical for the Company to continue operations, but the target percentage -- “50% of cash bonus”
-- shall be reasonably adjusted upward or downward by the Board to reflect the difference between the target amount and the amount
actually received by the Company prior to the target date. For example, if the Company closes equity investments which total $62.5 million
in 2024 through one or more public offerings and/or private placements, then the cash bonus for 2024 shall be adjusted upward by
25% (of 50%). Similarly, if the Company closes equity investments which total $37.5 million between in 2024 through one or more public
offerings and/or private placements, then the cash bonus for 2024 shall be adjusted downward by 25% (of 50%).
2. Financial
(20%): The average market cap for each of the following periods, based on the difference between the target to be set by the
Board and the actual average market cap, which shall be the basis for an upward or downward adjustment to the 20% target percentage: (a)
2024 The difference between the target set by the Board at or shortly after the Organizational meeting of the XTIA Board
of Directors and the average of the market cap from October 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024; (b) 2025 The target set by
the Board by February 28, 2025 and the average of the market cap from October 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025 and (c) 2026
The target set by the Board by February 28, 2026 and the average of the market cap from October 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026.
3. Technology
(10%): Recognizing that first flight is not likely to occur prior to the end of the Employment Period (December 31, 2025),
this criterion is based on: (a) completing PDR, including entering into contracts with specified key suppliers, by December 31, 2024,
(b) completing CDR by May 1, 2026 and (c) completing First Flight by November 1, 2026.
4. IIOT
(15%) (Board decision/discretion): Growth and performance.
| o | IIOT business stabilization, |
| o | Leadership team reevaluated, |
| o | Equitas strategic report completed, |
| o | No more than $1.5M of negative cash flow for the year, |
| o | Board approved business plan adopted. |
| Ø | Year 2 2025 Criteria: Performance Criteria
to be provided by Board by January 1, 2025 as part of approved business plan (including bonus based on favorable disposition) |
| Ø | Year 3 2026 Criteria: Performance Criteria
to be provided by Board by January 1, 2026 as part of approved business plan (including bonus based on favorable disposition) |
5. Strategic
and other goals (5%) (Board decision/discretion): The Executive shall support the CEO in: (a) Progress on site selection
(short-term and long-term); (b) Achieving hiring goals; (c) Communication, efficiency, culture, and morale.
SCHEDULE B
(Attached to XTI/Turk Employment Agreement)
Executive serves in the following roles and commits
to transition out of these roles in the next three months:
| A. | The Champion Group; Fractional CFO; For-profit organization
providing fundraising consulting to Christian Schools. 15 hours/month; paid position; https://thechampiongroup.com |
| B. | Cardiac Biotech Solutions; Fractional CFO; For-profit organization
offering ambulatory non-invasive cardiac monitoring solutions; up to 20 hours/month; paid position; https://cbscientificinc.com/ |
| C. | Pepex Biomedical, Inc.; Fractional CFO; For-profit organization
commercializing electrochemical biosensor diagnostic test products; up to 20 hours/month; paid position; https://www.pepex.com/ |
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