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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): August 21, 2023
SINGULARITY FUTURE TECHNOLOGY LTD. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Virginia |
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001-34024 |
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11-3588546 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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98 Cutter Mill Road
Suite 322
Great
Neck, NY 11021 | |
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (718) 888-1814
Not Applicable |
(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:
☐ | 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, no par value |
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SGLY |
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The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements with Certain Officers
On August 15, 2023, Mr. Dianjiang Wang resigned
as the chief financial officer of Singularity Future Technology Ltd. (the “Company”). Mr. Wang’s decision did not result
from any disagreement with the Company relating to its operations, policies, or practices.
On August 21, 2023, the Company entered into
an employment agreement with Mr. Ying Cao to serve as the chief financial officer of the Company, effective immediately, with
a term of one year. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Ying Cao’s compensation shall consist of an annual base salary of $60,000
and a discretionary annual bonus. The employment agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1.
Mr. Ying Cao has served as the department
manager and quality control manager at Shaanxi Huaqiang Certified Public Accountants Co., Ltd. since 2015. Prior to that, he served as
a project manager in Sigma Accounting Firm from 2007 to 2014. Mr. Cao obtained his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Xi’an
University of Finance and Economics. Mr. Cao does not have any family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive
officers.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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.
Dated: August 21, 2023 |
Singularity Future Technology Ltd. |
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By: |
/s/ Ziyuan Liu |
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Name: |
Ziyuan Liu |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer |
2
Exhibit
10.1
Employment
Agreement
This
Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of August 21, 2023 (the “Effective Date”),
by and between Singularity Future Technology Ltd., a Virginia company with an address at 98 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 322, Great
Neck New York 11021 (the “Company”) and Ying Cao (the “Employee”).
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to employ the Employee on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS,
the Employee desires to be employed by the Company on such terms and conditions.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, promises, and obligations set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. Term.
This Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of one year from the Effective Date unless
terminated earlier pursuant to Paragraph 11 herein. The term of the Agreement shall automatically extend for additional one-year periods
unless either party gives notice of intent not to renew the Agreement at least 30 days before the one-year anniversary date of the initial
term or any subsequent term. The period during which the Employee is employed by the Company hereunder is hereinafter referred to as
the “Employment Term.”
2. Position
and Duties.
2.1 Position.
During the Employment Term, the Employee shall serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
2.2 Duties.
The Employee shall be responsible for overseeing and developing the business of the Company. The
Employee shall have such duties, authority, and responsibility as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors of
the Company (the “Board”), which duties, authority, and responsibility are consistent with the Employee’s position.
Employee shall report to the Board or its designees.
2.3 Business
Attention. During the Employment Term, the Employee
shall devote substantially all of the Employee’s business time and attention to the performance of the Employee’s duties hereunder
and shall not engage in any other business, profession, or occupation for compensation or otherwise which would conflict or interfere
with the performance of such services either directly or indirectly without the prior written consent of the Company.
3. Place
of Performance. Employee shall work primarily from
the employee’s home in Shenzhen, China or at another location that is approved by the Board, provided that the Employee may be
required to travel on Company business during the Employment Term.
4. Compensation.
4.1 Base
Salary. The Company shall pay the Employee an annual
rate of base salary of $60,000 per U.S. calendar year (less applicable taxes and withholding) in periodic installments in accordance
with the Company’s customary payroll practices and applicable wage payment laws, but no less frequently than monthly. The Employee’s
annual base salary, as in effect from time to time, is hereinafter referred to as “Base Salary.”
4.2 Annual
Bonus. For each U.S. calendar year of the Employment Term, the Employee shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus
(the “Annual Bonus”). The amount and terms of any Annual Bonus shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of the Company.
Employee must be employed by the Company on the date on which any Annual Bonus is distributed to receive any such Annual Bonus.
4.3 Employee
Benefits. During the Employment Term, the Employee
shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans, practices, and programs maintained by the Company, as in effect from
time to time (collectively, “Employee Benefit Plans”), on a basis which is no less favorable than is provided to other
similarly situated employees of the Company, to the extent consistent with applicable law and the terms and eligibility requirements
of the applicable Employee Benefit Plans. The Company reserves the right to amend or cancel any Employee Benefit Plans at any time in
its sole discretion, subject to the terms of such Employee Benefit Plan and applicable law.
4.4 Vacation;
Paid Time-Off. During the Employment Term, the Employee shall be entitled to four-week paid vacation days per U.S. calendar year
(prorated for partial years) in accordance with the Company’s vacation policies, as in effect from time to time. The Employee shall receive
other paid time-off in accordance with the Company’s policies and applicable law as such policies may exist from time to time.
4.5 Business
Expenses. The Employee shall be entitled to reimbursement
for all reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket business, entertainment, and travel expenses incurred by the Employee in connection with
the performance of the Employee’s duties hereunder upon prompt submission of documentation supporting those expenses that is reasonably
satisfactory to the Company and in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policies and procedures. Employee shall obtain
the written consent of the Board prior to incurring any expense of US$100,000 or more.
5. Cooperation.
The parties agree that certain matters in which the Employee will be involved during the Employment Term may necessitate the Employee’s
cooperation in the future. Accordingly, following the termination of the Employee’s employment for any reason, to the extent reasonably
requested by the Company, the Employee shall cooperate with the Company in connection with matters arising out of the Employee’s service
to the Company; provided that the Company shall make reasonable efforts to minimize disruption of the Employee’s other activities. The
Company shall reimburse the Employee for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such cooperation and, to the extent that the
Employee is required to spend substantial time on such matters, the Company shall compensate the Employee at an hourly rate based on
the Employee’s Base Salary on the Termination Date.
6. Confidential
Information. The Employee understands and acknowledges
that during the Employment Term, the Employee will have access to and learn about Confidential Information, as defined below.
6.1 Confidential
Information Defined. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” includes, but is not limited
to, all information not generally known to the public, in spoken, printed, electronic or any other form or medium, relating directly
or indirectly to the Company and its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates and their business, clients, suppliers, investors, partners,
employees and consultants, including, but not limited to: business processes, practices, methods, policies, plans, publications, documents,
research, operations, services, strategies, techniques, agreements, contracts, terms of agreements, client information, client lists,
transactions, potential transactions, investor information, investor lists, negotiations, pending negotiations, know-how, trade secrets,
computer programs, computer software, computer code, applications, operating systems, software design, web design, work-in-process, databases,
manuals, records, articles, systems, material, sources of material, supplier information, vendor information, financial information,
results, accounting information, accounting records, legal information, marketing information, advertising information, pricing information,
credit information, design information, payroll information, staffing information, personnel information, employee lists, supplier lists,
vendor lists, developments, reports, internal controls, security procedures, graphics, drawings, sketches, market studies, sales information,
revenue, costs, formulae, notes, communications, algorithms, product plans, designs, styles, models, ideas, audiovisual programs, inventions,
unpublished patent applications, original works of authorship, discoveries, experimental processes, experimental results, or specifications
of the Company or its businesses or any existing or prospective client, supplier, investor or other associated third party, or of any
other person or entity that has entrusted information to the Company in confidence.
The
Employee understands that the above list is not exhaustive, and that Confidential Information also includes other information that is
marked or otherwise identified as confidential or proprietary, or that would otherwise appear to a reasonable person to be confidential
or proprietary in the context and circumstances in which the information is known or used.
The
Employee understands and agrees that Confidential Information includes information developed by the Employee in the course of the Employee’s
employment by the Company as if the Company furnished the same Confidential Information to the Employee in the first instance. Confidential
Information shall not include information that is generally available to and known by the public at the time of disclosure to the Employee;
provided that, such information is not generally available to and known by the public through the direct or indirect fault of the Employee
or person(s) acting on the Employee’s behalf.
6.2 Company
Creation and Use of Confidential Information. The Employee understands and acknowledges that the Company has invested, and continues
to invest, substantial time, money, and specialized knowledge into developing its resources, creating a client base, generating potential
clients, training its employees, and improving its offerings in its field. The Employee understands and acknowledges that as a result
of these efforts, the Company has created, and continues to use and create Confidential Information. This Confidential Information provides
the Company with a competitive advantage over others in the marketplace.
6.3 Disclosure
and Use Restrictions. The Employee agrees and covenants: (i) to treat all Confidential Information as strictly confidential;
(ii) not to directly or indirectly disclose, publish, communicate, or make available Confidential Information, or allow it to be disclosed,
published, communicated, or made available, in whole or part, to any entity or person whatsoever (including other employees of the Company)
not having a need to know and authority to know and use the Confidential Information in connection with the business of the Company and,
in any event, not to anyone outside of the direct employ of the Company except as required in the performance of the Employee’s authorized
employment duties to the Company (and then, such disclosure shall be made only within the limits and to the extent of such duties); and
(iii) not to access or use any Confidential Information, and not to copy any documents, records, files, media, or other resources containing
any Confidential Information, or remove any such documents, records, files, media, or other resources from the premises or control of
the Company, except as required in the performance of the Employee’s authorized employment duties to the Company (and then, such disclosure
shall be made only within the limits and to the extent of such duties). Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent disclosure of Confidential
Information as may be required by applicable law or regulation, or pursuant to the valid order of a court of competent jurisdiction or
an authorized government agency, provided that the disclosure does not exceed the extent of disclosure required by such law, regulation,
or order.
6.4 Return
of Property. Upon (a) termination of the Employee’s employment for any reason or (b) the Company’s request at any time during the
Employment Term, the Employee shall (i) provide or return to the Company any and all Company property, including Company-issued computers,
phones, or other equipment, manuals, reports, files, and all Company documents, data, and materials belonging to the Company and stored
in any fashion, including but not limited to those that constitute or contain any Confidential Information, that are in the possession,
custody or control of the Employee, whether they were provided to the Employee by the Company or any of its business associates or created
by the Employee in connection with the Employee’s employment by the Company; and (ii) after consultation with and approval of the
Company, irrevocably delete or destroy all copies of any such documents, data, and materials not returned to the Company that remain
in the Employee’s possession, custody or control, including those stored on any non-Company devices, networks, storage locations (including
cloud storage), and media in the Employee’s possession or control. Upon the Company’s request, the Employee shall provide a written
certification in a form acceptable to the Company attesting to the Employee’s return or authorized destruction of all property,
documents, data or information referred to herein and shall permit the Company to have reasonable access to such non-Company devices,
networks, storage locations (including cloud storage), and media as is reasonably necessary to confirm that all property, documents,
data or information referred to herein has been irrevocably deleted or destroyed.
6.5 Notice
of Immunity Under the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, as amended by the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”). Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement:
(a) The
Employee will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law for any disclosure of a trade secret
that:
i.
is made (1) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (2)
solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or
ii. is
made in a complaint or other document filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding.
(b) If
the Employee files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, the Employee may disclose the
Company’s trade secrets to the Employee’s attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if the Employee:
i.
files any document containing trade secrets under seal; and
ii. does
not disclose trade secrets, except pursuant to court order.
6.6 Limitation.
Nothing herein prohibits Employee from communicating
with law enforcement, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New York State Department of Human Rights, or any similar governmental
entity or body or an attorney retained by the Employee about factual information related to any future claim of discrimination or harassment.
6.7 Acknowledgement.
The Employee understands and acknowledges that the Employee’s obligations under this Agreement with regard to any particular Confidential
Information shall commence immediately upon the Employee first having access to such Confidential Information (whether before or after
the Employee begins employment by the Company) and shall continue during and after the Employee’s employment by the Company until
such time as such Confidential Information has become public knowledge other than as a result of the Employee’s breach of this Agreement
or breach by those acting in concert with the Employee or on the Employee’s behalf.
7. Restrictive
Covenants.
7.1 Acknowledgements.
| (a) | The
Employee understands and acknowledges that the nature of the Employee’s position gives the Employee access to and knowledge of Confidential
Information, places the Employee in a position of trust and confidence with the Company, and allows the Employee to develop and have
unique relationships and good will with the Company’s clients, users, vendors, business partners and others. |
| (b) | The
Employee understands and acknowledges that the services the Employee provides to the Company
are unique, special, or extraordinary. |
| (c) | The
Employee understands and acknowledges that because of the Employee’s experience with and
relationship to the Company, the Employee will have access to and learn about the Company’s
clients, business partners, investors, vendors and suppliers (collectively, for purposes
of this paragraph, “Clients”) and about the Company’s Client Information.
“Client Information” includes, but is not limited to, names, phone numbers,
addresses, e-mail addresses, order history, order preferences, chain of command, pricing
information, and other information identifying facts and circumstances specific to any Client
and relevant to the Company’s business with the Client. |
| (d) | The
Employee understands and acknowledges that loss of Client relationships and/or goodwill will
cause significant and irreparable harm to the Company. |
| (e) | The
Employee understands and acknowledges that, for purposes of this Agreement, the Non-Compete
Restricted Period shall mean the time period during the Employment Term and for six months
from the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company (or the termination of
this Agreement) for any reason and the Non-Solicit Restricted Period shall mean the
time period during the Employment Term and for twelve months from the termination of the
Employee’s employment with the Company (or the termination of this Agreement) for any reason. |
7.2 Non-Solicitation
of Employees and Contractors. The Employee agrees
and covenants not to directly or indirectly solicit, hire, recruit, attempt to hire or recruit, or induce the termination of employment
or service of any employee or independent contractor of the Company during the Non-Solicit Restricted Period.
7.3 Non-Solicitation
of Clients. The Employee agrees and covenants, during the Non-Solicit Restricted Period, not to directly or indirectly solicit,
contact (including but not limited to through e-mail, regular mail, express mail, telephone, fax, instant message or through web-based
sites or applications such as (but not limited to) LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook), attempt to contact, or meet with the Company’s Clients
to whom the Employee provided services or about whom the Employee learns during the Employment Term for purposes of (i) offering or accepting
goods or services similar to or competitive with those offered by the Company or (ii) causing or inducing the Client to decrease or end
its relationship or business with the Company.
7.4 Non-Compete.
The Employee agrees and covenants not to engage in any Competitive Activity during the Non-Compete Restricted Period directly
or indirectly. Competitive Activity shall mean (i) providing any services to a Competing Business that are similar to the services
Employee provides to the Company or (ii) becoming an owner of, or becoming employed by, affiliated with or otherwise providing services
to a Competing Business. Competing Business shall mean a person or entity that engages in business activities similar to those
of the Company, including, but not limited to cryptocurrency mining and renewable or sustainable energy sourcing or production.
7.5 Reasonableness.
Employee agrees that the scope, duration and terms of the restrictions contained in this paragraph are reasonable and necessary to protect
the legitimate business interests of the Company.
7.6 Notice
to Future Employers. Employee agrees that during the Restricted Period, Employee shall inform any potential or actual employer or
other person or entity to whom Employee may provide services of the terms of the restrictions in this paragraph prior to beginning employment
or providing services to such person or entity.
8. Non-Disparagement.
The Employee agrees and covenants that the Employee will not at any time make, publish or communicate to any person or entity or in any
public forum any defamatory or disparaging remarks, comments, or statements concerning the Company or its businesses, or any of its employees,
officers or owners.
This
Section does not, in any way, restrict or impede the Employee from exercising protected rights to the extent that such rights cannot
be waived by agreement or from complying with any applicable law or regulation or a valid order of a court of competent jurisdiction
or an authorized government agency, provided that such compliance does not exceed that required by the law, regulation, or order.
9. Remedies.
In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Employee of Sections 6, 7 or 8 of this Agreement, the Employee hereby consents and
agrees that the Company shall be entitled to seek, in addition to other available remedies, a temporary or permanent injunction or other
equitable relief against such breach or threatened breach from any court of competent jurisdiction, without the necessity of showing
any actual damages or that money damages would not afford an adequate remedy, and without the necessity of posting any bond or other
security. The aforementioned equitable relief shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, legal remedies, monetary damages, or other available
forms of relief.
10. Proprietary
Rights.
10.1 Work
Product. The Employee acknowledges and agrees that
all right, title, and interest in and to all writings, works of authorship, technology, inventions, discoveries, processes, techniques,
methods, ideas, concepts, research, proposals, materials, and all other work product of any nature whatsoever, that are created, prepared,
produced, authored, edited, amended, conceived, or reduced to practice by the Employee individually or jointly with others during the
period of Employee’s employment by the Company and relate in any way to the business or contemplated business, products, activities,
research, or development of the Company or result from any work performed by the Employee for the Company (in each case, regardless of
when or where prepared or whose equipment or other resources is used in preparing the same), all rights and claims related to the foregoing,
and all printed, physical and electronic copies, and other tangible embodiments thereof (collectively, “Work Product”),
as well as any and all rights in and to US and foreign (a) patents, patent disclosures and inventions (whether patentable or not), (b)
trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, logos, corporate names, and domain names, and other similar designations of source
or origin, together with the goodwill symbolized by any of the foregoing, (c) copyrights and copyrightable works (including computer
programs), and rights in data and databases, (d) trade secrets, know-how, and other confidential information, and (e) all other intellectual
property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all registrations and applications for, and renewals and
extensions of, such rights, all improvements thereto and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection in any part of the world
(collectively, “Intellectual Property Rights”), shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company.
10.2 Work
Made for Hire; Assignment. The Employee acknowledges
that, by reason of being employed by the Company at the relevant times, to the extent permitted by law, all of the Work Product consisting
of copyrightable subject matter is “work made for hire” as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101 and such copyrights are therefore
owned by the Company. To the extent that the foregoing does not apply, the Employee hereby irrevocably assigns to the Company, for no
additional consideration, the Employee’s entire right, title, and interest in and to all Work Product and Intellectual Property Rights
therein, including the right to sue, counterclaim, and recover for all past, present, and future infringement, misappropriation, or dilution
thereof, and all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to reduce
or limit the Company’s rights, title, or interest in any Work Product or Intellectual Property Rights so as to be less in any respect
than that the Company would have had in the absence of this Agreement.
10.3 Further
Assurances; Power of Attorney. During and after
the Employee’s employment, the Employee agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company to (a) apply for, obtain, perfect, and
transfer to the Company the Work Product as well as any and all Intellectual Property Rights in the Work Product in any jurisdiction
in the world; and (b) maintain, protect and enforce the same, including, without limitation, giving testimony and executing and delivering
to the Company any and all applications, oaths, declarations, affidavits, waivers, assignments, and other documents and instruments as
shall be requested by the Company. The Employee hereby irrevocably grants the Company power of attorney to execute and deliver any such
documents on the Employee’s behalf in Employee’s name and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to transfer the Work Product
to the Company and further the transfer, prosecution, issuance, and maintenance of all Intellectual Property Rights therein, to the full
extent permitted by law, if the Employee does not promptly cooperate with the Company’s request (without limiting the rights the Company
shall have in such circumstances by operation of law). The power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall not be affected by
the Employee’s subsequent incapacity.
10.4 No
License. The Employee understands that this Agreement
does not, and shall not be construed to, grant the Employee any license or right of any nature with respect to any Work Product or Intellectual
Property Rights or any Confidential Information, materials, software, or other tools made available to the Employee by the Company.
11. Termination
11.1 Termination
for Cause. Subject
to the terms of this provision, employment of the Employee hereunder and the Employment Term may be terminated immediately by the Company
with Cause (as defined herein) on written notice to the Employee. “Cause” shall
mean (A) embezzlement, theft, misappropriation, or conversion by the Employee of any property of the Company or its affiliates,
subsidiaries or parents; (B) any breach by the Employee of the Employee’s covenants under Paragraphs 6, 7 or 8; (C) any breach
by the Employee of any other material provision of this Agreement or of any written policy of the Company that has been provided to Employee
which breach is not cured, to the extent susceptible to cure, within fourteen (14) days after the Company has given written notice to
the Employee describing such breach; (D) failure or refusal by the Employee to perform any lawful directive of the Company or the Board
or the duties of the Employee’s employment under this Agreement which continues for a period of at least fourteen (14) days following
notice thereof by the Company to the Employee; (E) the Employee’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere (or a similar
plea), to, or the failure of the Employee to contest the Employee’s prosecution for, a felony (or its equivalent in any non-United
States jurisdiction), or any other criminal offense (other than a misdemeanor) involving theft, fraud, dishonesty, misrepresentation
or moral turpitude, or that could reasonably be expected to materially, adversely impact the business or reputation of the Company; (F)
gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Employee in the performance of the Employee’s duties as an employee of
the Company; (G) the Employee’s breach of the Employee’s fiduciary obligations to or disloyalty to the Company; (H) any act
or omission to act of the Employee intended to harm or damage the business, property, operations, financial condition or reputation of
the Company or its affiliates, subsidiaries or parents; (I) the Employee’s failure to cooperate, if requested in writing by the
Employee’s supervisor, or the Board with any investigation or inquiry into the Employee’s or the Company’s business
practices, whether internal or external, including, but not limited to, the Employee’s refusal to be deposed or to provide testimony
or evidence at any trial, proceeding or inquiry; or (J) any chemical dependence of the Employee which materially adversely affects the
performance of the Employee’s duties and responsibilities to the Company.
11.2 Termination
for Good Reason. Subject
to the terms of this provision, employment of the Employee hereunder and the Employment Term may be terminated immediately by the Employee
immediately for Good Reason (as defined herein) on written notice to the Company. “Good Reason” shall mean, without
Employee’s consent, (A) a material reduction in the Employee’s Base Salary, (ii) a material adverse change in the Employee’s
title, duties, or line of reporting or (iii) a material breach by the Company of any material provision of this Agreement; provided
that in the event the Employee intends to terminate Employee’s employment for Good Reason, Employee shall, within thirty (30)
days of the occurrence of the event giving rise to Good Reason, give the Company fifteen (15) days’ advanced written notice of
such intent and the event giving rise to Good Reason, and the Company shall have the opportunity to cure such event during such fifteen
(15) day notice period.
11.3 Termination
for Death or Disability. Subject to the terms of this provision, employment of the
Employee hereunder and the Employment Term are terminated without action by the Company, the Employee or any other person or entity,
upon the death of the Employee or on the ninetieth (90th) consecutive day during which the Employee has a Disability (as defined in the
following sentence). For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Disability” shall mean the inability of the Employee
to perform the Employee’s essential duties and responsibilities (even with reasonable accommodation) under this Agreement for a
period of more than ninety (90) consecutive days as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness which is determined to be
total and permanent by a physician selected by the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the Employee or the Employee’s legal
representative.
11.4 Impact
of Termination without Cause. If, during the Employment Term, the Company terminates the Employee without Cause or the Employee terminates
the Employee’s employment with Good Reason, then the Company shall pay the Employee six month of Base Salary provided that Employee
executes (and does not revoke) a general release of all claims against the Company in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company within
30 days of the last day of Employee’s employment with the Company.
12. Policies.
Employee shall abide by the Company’s published policies. Nothing herein shall require Employee’s consent, or preclude or
limit the Company’s ability, to revise or terminate any such policy.
13. Governing
Law and
Forum; Jury Waiver; Service of Process.
13.1 Governing
Law and Forum. The parties acknowledge that the Company is based in Nassau County, New York. This Agreement, for all purposes, shall
be construed in accordance with the laws of New York without regard to conflicts of law principles. The
Employee and the Company irrevocably (a) submit to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Nassau County, New York
in connection with any claim, controversy or dispute arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement or Employee’s employment
with (or the termination of Employee’s employment with) the Company and (b) waive any defense based on forum non conveniens
in connection with any such litigation in any state or federal court sitting
in Nassau County, New York.
13.2 Jury
Waiver. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
13.3 Service
of Process. Employee consents to receive service of process of any action commenced by the Company by Federal Express, DHL or similar
overnight courier sent to the Employee at the address specified in Section 20 below and that such service shall be effective one (1)
day after being sent by the Company. Employee waives all defenses based on service of process regarding process that is served in a manner
consistent with this provision.
14. Arbitration.
14.1 Arbitration
Process. Any claim, controversy or dispute arising out of or relating in
any way to this Agreement or Employee’s employment with (or the termination of Employee’s employment with) the Company shall
be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Employment Arbitration Rules and
judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Claims shall be heard by a
single arbitrator. The place of arbitration shall be either Nassau County or New York County, New York and the arbitration shall be conducted
in English. Nothing herein precludes (a) the parties from seeking provisional remedies in aid of arbitration or (b) the Company from
seeking injunctive or other equitable or preliminary relief to enforce the obligations specified in paragraphs 6, 7, and 8 of the Agreement
from a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
14.2 No
Class Claims. The Employee and the Company expressly intend and agree that (a) class action and collective action procedures shall
not be asserted, and will not apply, in any arbitration under this Agreement; (b) each will not assert class or collective action claims
against the other in arbitration, court, or any other forum; (c) each shall only submit their own, individual claims in arbitration and
shall not bring claims against the other in any representative capacity on behalf of any other individual; (d) any claims by the Employee
will not be joined, consolidated, or heard together with claims of any other current or former employee of Employer; and (e) notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein or in the AAA Employment Arbitration Rules, the arbitrator(s) shall have no jurisdiction or authority
to compel any class or collective claim, to consolidate different arbitration proceedings, or to join any other party to an arbitration
between the Company and Employee without the consent of all parties.
15. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement contains all of the understandings
and representations between the Employee and the Company pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous
understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter. The parties mutually
agree that the Agreement can be specifically enforced and can be cited as evidence in legal proceedings alleging breach of the Agreement.
16. Modification
and Waiver. No provision of this Agreement may be
amended or modified unless such amendment or modification is agreed to in writing and signed by the Employee and the Company. No waiver
by either of the parties of any breach by the other party of any condition or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of
any similar or dissimilar provision or condition at the same or any prior or subsequent time, nor shall the failure of or delay by either
of the parties in exercising any right, power, or privilege hereunder operate as a waiver thereof to preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other such right, power, or privilege.
17. Severability.
Should any provision of this Agreement be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be enforceable only if modified, or if any portion
of this Agreement shall be held as unenforceable and thus stricken, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this
Agreement, the balance of which shall continue to be binding upon the parties with any such modification to become a part hereof and
treated as though originally set forth in this Agreement.
The
parties further agree that any such court is expressly authorized to modify any such unenforceable provision of this Agreement in lieu
of severing such unenforceable provision from this Agreement in its entirety, whether by rewriting the offending provision, deleting
any or all of the offending provision, adding additional language to this Agreement, or by making such other modifications as it deems
warranted to carry out the intent and agreement of the parties as embodied herein to the maximum extent permitted by law.
18. Captions.
Captions and headings of the sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are intended solely for convenience and no provision of this Agreement
is to be construed by reference to the caption or heading of any section or paragraph.
19. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
20. Notice.
Notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by overnight carrier or by email to the parties at the addresses set forth
below (or such other addresses as specified by the parties by like notice):
If
to the Company:
98
Cutter Mill Road, Suite 322, Great Neck, New York, US 11021
hr@singularity.us
If
to the Employee:
4th
Floor, Science and Technology Building, No. 17, Jintai Avenue, Jintai District, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, China
22103576@qq.com
21. Survival.
Upon the expiration or other termination of this Agreement, the respective rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall survive
such expiration or other termination to the extent necessary to carry out the intentions of the parties under this Agreement.
22. Acknowledgement
of Full Understanding. THE EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES
AND AGREES THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS FULLY READ, UNDERSTANDS AND VOLUNTARILY ENTERS INTO THIS AGREEMENT. THE EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY OF THE EMPLOYEE’S CHOICE BEFORE SIGNING
THIS AGREEMENT.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
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SINGULARITY FUTURE TECHNOLOGY LTD. |
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/s/ Ying Cao |
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Ying Cao |
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