Tom Maher CFO
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): December
4, 2006
ETHOS
ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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000-30237
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88-0467241
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(IRS
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Incorporation)
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7015
Alamitos Avenue
San
Diego, CA 92154
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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619-575-6800
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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number)
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Copy
of
all Communications to:
SteadyLaw
Group, LLP
Tel.
(619) 399-3090
Fax
(619) 330-1888
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:
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
1.01. Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Employment
Agreement with Tom Maher.
On
December 4, 2006, Ethos Environmental, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an
employment agreement (the “Maher Agreement”) with Thomas W. Maher defining the
terms of his employment with the Company as Chief Financial Officer, effective
December 1, 2006 (the “Effective Date”). The initial term of Mr. Maher’s
employment under the Maher Agreement is through December 1, 2007 (unless earlier
terminated in accordance with the terms of the Maher Agreement), with automatic
one-year renewals for each of the successive two years following the Effective
Date.
THE
DESCRIPTION SET FORTH HEREIN OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE MAHER AGREEMENT
IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE FULL TEXT OF SUCH AGREEMENT,
WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 10.1.
Pursuant
to the Maher Agreement, Mr. Maher’s annual base salary is $84,000 subject to
annual review and, within the discretion of the Board of Directors, upward
adjustment. Mr. Maher is eligible to receive a bonus at the discretion of the
Board of Directors. Mr. Maher is also entitled to participate in benefit
programs generally available to Company employees, when and if such benefits
become available.
Pursuant
to the Maher Agreement, Mr. Maher received 100,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock, par value $0.001 per share, as bonus consideration for services
rendered and for services under the Maher Agreement.
Mr.
Maher
has the right, under the Maher Agreement, to resign his employment with “Good
Reason,” as that term is defined in the Maher Agreement. The Company has the
right, under the Maher Agreement, to terminate Mr. Maher’s employment at any
time for “Cause,” as that term is defined in the Maher Agreement. Termination
for Cause for certain act(s) or failure(s) to act would not take effect unless
and until the Company gives Mr. Maher written notice of the Company’s intention
to terminate his employment for Cause, stating in detail the particular act(s)
or failure(s) to act that constitute the grounds on which the proposed
termination for Cause is based, and an opportunity to cure such conduct, if
possible. Either party may terminate the Maher Agreement for any reason upon
proper written notice in accordance with the terms of the Maher
Agreement.
Pursuant
to the Maher Agreement, Mr. Maher’s employment with the Company will terminate
upon his death or in the event he has a “Disability,” as such term is defined in
the Maher Agreement.
If
Mr.
Maher’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by Mr. Maher
with Good Reason, the Maher Agreement provides for payment of Mr. Maher’s base
salary through the date of termination.
Pursuant
to the Maher Agreement, Mr. Maher is prohibited from competing with the Company
for a period of one year following the termination of his employment for any
reason, and is also prohibited from soliciting any of the Company’s employees or
affiliates during that period.
A
copy of
the Maher Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of
Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Effective
December 1, 2006, Thomas W. Maher joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer.
Mr.
Maher, age 63, brings to the company over 20 years of senior financial
management experience. Over this period, he has served as Chief Financial
Officer for both privately-held and publicly-reporting corporations. Over the
past 10 years he has served as the Chief Financial Officer of a publicly-traded
international sign manufacturing company, Luminart Corp., and as Chief Financial
Officer of a commercial construction general contracting firm, RC Vannatta
Inc.
Mr. Maher has MBA degrees in Finance and Economics from the University of
Detroit in 1973.
A
brief
description of the material terms of Mr. Maher’s employment agreement is set
forth under Item 1.01, above.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Not
applicable
(b) Not
applicable
(c) Not
applicable
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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10.1
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Employment
Agreement by and between Ethos Environmental, Inc. and Thomas Maher
dated
December 4, 2006.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
Date:
December 7, 2006 Ethos
Environmental, Inc.
By:
/s/
Enrique de Vilmorin
Enrique
de Vilmorin,
President
& CEO