UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
Quarterly Report under Section 13 or 15 (d) of Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the Period ended June 30, 2011
 
Commission File Number 333-147104
 
Envision Solar International, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Nevada
 
26-1342810
(State of Incorporation)
 
(IRS Employer ID Number)

7675 Dagget Street, Suite 150
San Diego, California  92111
 
(858) 799-4583
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes [X]   No [_]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  [_]    No [ X ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company under Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one.)

Large accelerated filer    [_]
Accelerated Filer   [_]
Non-accelerated filer    [_]
Smaller reporting company [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes  [_]    No [X]

The number of registrant's shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, issuable or outstanding as of August 12, 2011 was 48,174,285.
 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
Page
     
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
1
     
Item I
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2011 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2010
1
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
2
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
3
 
Condensed Notes To Consolidated Financial Statements June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)
4
     
Item 2
Management’s Discusision and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
18
     
Item 4
Controls and Procedures
25
     
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
26
     
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
26
     
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
26
     
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
26
     
Item 4.
Reserved
26
     
Item 5.
Other Information
27
     
Item 6.
Exhibits
28
     
SIGNATURES
29






 
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
Envision Solar International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(Unaudited)
       
Assets            
Current Assets
           
Cash
  $ 367,354     $ 64,074  
Accounts Receivable, net
    93,890       45,965  
Prepaid and other current assets
    53,107       30,052  
Costs in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
    15,388       7,472  
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
    197,003       -  
Total Current Assets
    726,742       147,563  
                 
Property and Equipment, net
    161,689       194,203  
                 
Other Assets
               
Deposits
    3,311       3,550  
Total Other Assets
    3,311       3,550  
                 
Total Assets
  $ 891,742     $ 345,316  
                 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit                
Current Liabilities
               
Accounts Payable
  $ 1,073,342     $ 1,105,248  
Accounts Payable - Related Parties
    109,145       116,657  
Accrued Expenses
    546,324       507,032  
Accrued Rent
    108,296       103,587  
Sales Tax Payable
    36,828       36,828  
Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts
    21,169       21,169  
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
    -       5,801  
Note Payable - Related Party
    -       34,246  
Convertible Note Payable -Related Party, net of discount of $25,925 and $51,849 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively
    96,758       70,834  
Notes Payable, net of discount of $2,035 and $4,069 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively
    235,547       214,880  
Convertible Notes Payable, net of discount of $229,659 and $434,679 at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 respectively
    927,913       722,893  
Embedded Conversion Option Liability
    632,795       963,931  
                 
Total Current Liabilities
    3,788,117       3,903,106  
                 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)
               
 
 
 
Stockholders' Deficit
               
Common Stock, $0.001 par value, 162,500,000 million shares authorized, 48,079,690 and 42,870,814 shares issued or issuable and outstanding at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively
    48,079       42,871  
Additional Paid-in-Capital
    17,795,050       16,192,306  
Accumulated Deficit
    (20,739,504 )     (19,792,967 )
                 
Total Stockholders' Deficit
    (2,896,375 )     (3,557,790 )
                 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
  $ 891,742     $ 345,316  

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
 

 
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Envision Solar International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Unaudited

   
For the Three Months ended June 30,
   
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
                         
Revenues
  $ 299,896     $ 6,456     $ 568,384     $ 169,082  
                                 
Cost of Revenues
    201,216       -       473,854       49,903  
                                 
Gross Profit (Loss)
    98,680       6,456       94,530       119,179  
                                 
Operating Expenses (including stock based compensation expense of $20,880 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010)
    568,099       433,424       1,054,590       970,961  
                                 
Loss From Operations
    (469,419 )     (426,968 )     (960,060 )     (851,782 )
                                 
Other Income (Expense)
                               
Other Income
    446       -       446       205  
Gain (loss) on Debt Settlement, net
    33,602       19,062       33,602       19,062  
Other Expense
    -       (9 )     -       (9 )
Interest Expense
    (178,128 )     (34,611 )     (350,026 )     (71,039 )
Change in fair value of embedded conversion option liability
    994,984       -       331,136       -  
Total Other Income (Expense)
    850,904       (15,558 )     15,158       (51,781 )
                                 
Income (Loss) Before Income Tax
    381,485       (442,526 )     (944,902 )     (903,563 )
                                 
Income Tax Expense
    35       6,308       1,635       6,308  
                                 
Net Income  (Loss)
  $ 381,450     $ (448,834 )   $ (946,537 )   $ (909,871 )
                                 
Net Loss Per Share- Basic
  $ 0.01     $ (0.01 )   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.02 )
                                 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding- Basic
    47,453,033       39,716,611       45,777,087       36,399,659  
                                 
Net Loss Per Share- Diluted
  $ 0.01     $ (0.01 )   $ (0.02 )   $ (0.02 )
                                 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding- Diluted
    56,068,119       39,716,611       45,777,087       36,399,659  

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.


 
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Envision Solar International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Unaudited

   
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net Loss
  $ (946,537 )   $ (909,871 )
Adjustments to Reconcile Net loss to Net Cash Used in Operating Activities:
               
Depreciation
    32,514       30,993  
Bad debt expense
    -       4,687  
Common Stock Issued for Services
    1,458       140,000  
Amortization of prepaid expenses paid in common stock
    4,696       -  
(Gain) loss, net, on settlement of debt for common stock
    (33,602 )     -  
Compensation expense related to grant of stock options
    20,880       20,880  
Change in fair value of embedded conversion option liability
    (331,136 )     -  
Amortization of debt discount
    251,458       -  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
(Increase) decrease in:
               
Accounts Receivable
    (47,925 )     8,909  
Prepaid Expenses and other current assets
    (27,751 )     36,346  
Costs in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
    (7,916 )     (5,525 )
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
    (197,003 )     -  
Deposits
    239       (239 )
Increase (decrease) in:
               
Accounts Payable
    14,253       108,981  
Accounts Payable - related party
    (7,512 )     57,352  
Accrued Expenses
    115,520       217,237  
Accrued Rent
    4,709       -  
Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts
    -       (119,127 )
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts
    (5,801 )     -  
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    (1,159,456 )     (409,377 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Proceeds from Issuance of notes payable
    -       125,000  
Repayments on convertible notes payable
    -       (68,807 )
Proceeds from Sale of Common Stock
    1,717,251       232,250  
Payments of offering costs related to sale of common stock
    (254,515 )     (17,588 )
Proceeds relating to recapitalization
    -       200,000  
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    1,462,736       470,855  
                 
NET INCREASE  IN CASH
    303,280       61,478  
                 
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    64,074       23,207  
                 
CASH AT END OF PERIOD
  $ 367,354     $ 84,685  
                 
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 5,112     $ -  
Cash paid for income tax
  $ 1,635     $ 6,308  
                 
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
               
Common stock deemed issued in recapitalization of company
  $ -     $ 13,000  
Prepaid common stock isued for services
  $ -     $ 10,500  
Conversion of accounts payable to note payable
  $ -     $ 160,633  
Embedded conversion option liability recorded as debt discount
  $ 18,480     $ -  
Common stock issued as offering costs
  $ -     $ 24,500  
Common stock issued for debt settlement
  $ 120,613     $ -  
Common stock issued as interest payment
  $ 17,384     $ -  
Capitalization of accrued interest to convertible notes payable
  $ -     $ 28,405  

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

1.
NATURE OF OPERATIONS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Corporate Organization

The Company was incorporated on June 12, 2006 as a limited liability company (“LLC”), under the name Envision Solar, LLC.  In September 2007, the company was reorganized as a California C Corporation and issued one share of common stock for each outstanding member unit in the LLC.  Also during 2007, the Company formed various wholly owned subsidiaries to account for its planned future operations. During 2008, only two subsidiaries were operational, with a third, Envision Africa, LLC anticipated on becoming operational in the future. The remaining subsidiaries were dissolved with the Secretary of State of California in 2008.  Later during 2010, Envision Africa LLC was also dissolved.  The two subsidiaries included in these unaudited consolidated financial statements are: Envision Solar Residential, Inc. and Envision Solar Construction Company, Inc.

On February 11, 2010, Envision Solar International, Inc., a California corporation (Envision CA) was acquired by an inactive publicly-held company in a transaction treated as a recapitalization of the Company with Envision CA being the surviving corporation and becoming our wholly-owned subsidiary. On March 11, 2010, Envision CA was merged into our publicly-held company and the name of the publicly-held company was changed to Envision Solar International, Inc. (along with its subsidiaries, hereinafter the “Company”, "us", "we", "our" or "Envision"). The effects of the recapitalization have been retroactively applied to all periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and footnotes.

Nature of Operations

The Company is a solar product, project and technology developer providing turn-key design/build solutions for commercial, industrial, and institutional projects.  Founded by award-winning sustainable design architects with extensive international business development and industrial design expertise, the Company strives to be first-to-market and the leading worldwide brand in solar parking arrays.  The Company has three distinct business offerings, each of which complements the others, including professional services, products, and program, project and construction management services.  The Company has envisioned, invented, and engineered the leading next generation, patent pending parking arrays and “solar integrated building systems™” (SIBS™) which are providing the foundation for the lowest cost, most highly engineered solutions available for the massive future worldwide market for solar parking array installations.

The Company’s business model includes vertical integration of all key capabilities required for the full, turn-key “single-point-of-contract™” implementation of each project. These capabilities include project planning and management, design, construction, and operations and maintenance.  The Company is continuing to secure its position as the key participant at the convergence of solar energy and the real estate and building industry.

The Company operates with the following trade names: ParkSolar SM : Commercial Scale Solar Parking Arrays, and LifeSystems SM : Component-Based Solar Integrated Buildings.


 
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

Basis of Presentation

The interim unaudited consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments and reclassifications and non-recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly our results of operations and cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, and our financial position as of June 30, 2011, have been made.  The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for the full year.

Certain information and disclosures normally included in the notes to the annual consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted from these interim financial statements.  Accordingly, these interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.  The December 31, 2010 consolidated balance sheet is derived from those statements.

Principals of Consolidation

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Envision Solar International, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, depreciable lives of property and equipment, estimates of costs to complete uncompleted contracts, estimates of loss contingencies, valuation of accrued rent, valuation of derivatives, valuation of beneficial conversion features in convertible debt, valuation of share-based payments, valuation of accrued loss contingencies,  and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.

Concentrations

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash, accounts receivable, and revenues.

The Company maintains its cash in bank and financial institution deposits that at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts from inception through June 30, 2011. As of June 30, 2011, there was $51,146 greater than the federally insured limits.

 
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
 
Concentration of Accounts Receivable

As of June 30, 2011, customers that each represented more than 10% of the Company’s net accounts receivable balance were as follows:

 
2011
Customer A
53%
Customer B
47%
 
Concentration of Revenues

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, customers that each represented more than 10% of our net revenues were as follows:

 
2011
Customer A
44%
Customer B    41%
Customer C    14%
           
Cash and Cash Equivalents

For the purposes of the unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 respectively.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments, including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and short term loans, are carried at historical cost basis. At June 30, 2011, the carrying amounts of these instruments approximated their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

Accounting for Derivatives
 
The Company evaluates its convertible instruments, options, warrants or other contracts to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives to be separately accounted for under ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”.  The result of this accounting treatment is that the fair value of the derivative is marked-to-market each balance sheet date and recorded as a liability.  In the event that the fair value is recorded as a liability, the change in fair value is recorded in the statement of operations as other income (expense).  Upon conversion or exercise of a derivative instrument, the instrument is marked to fair value at the conversion date and then that fair value is reclassified to equity.  Equity instruments that are initially classified as equity that become subject to reclassification under ASC Topic 815 are reclassified to liability at the fair value of the instrument on the reclassification date.
 
Revenue Recognition

Revenues consist of design fees for the design of solar systems and arrays, and revenues from sales of professional services. Additionally, revenues are also derived from construction projects for the construction and installation of integrated solutions and proprietary products.

Revenues from design services and professional services are recognized as earned.


 
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

Revenues and related costs on construction projects are recognized using the “percentage of completion method” of accounting in accordance with ASC 605-35, “Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts”, formerly Statement of Position 81-1, “Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts.”  Under this method, contract revenues are recognized over the performance period of the contract in direct proportion to the costs incurred as a percentage of total estimated costs for the entirety of the contract.  Costs include direct material, direct labor, subcontract labor and any allocable indirect costs and are charged to the periods as incurred. All unallocable indirect costs and corporate general and administrative costs are also charged to the periods as incurred. Any recognized revenues that have not been billed to a customer are recorded as an asset in “costs in excess of billings and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts.” Any billings of customers in excess of recognized revenues are recorded as a liability in “Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts.”  However, in the event a loss on a contract is foreseen, the Company will recognize the loss when such loss is determined.

Through July 1, 2010 and prospectively for contracts that do not qualify for use of the percentage of completion method, the Company accounts for construction contracts using the “completed contract method” of accounting in accordance with ASC 605-35.  Under this method, contract costs are accumulated as deferred assets and billings and/or cash received are recorded to a deferred revenue liability account during the periods of construction, but no revenues, costs or profits are recognized in operations until the period upon completion of the contract. Costs include direct material, direct labor, subcontract labor and any allocable indirect costs. All unallocable indirect costs and corporate general and administrative costs are charged to the periods as incurred. However, in the event a loss on a contract is foreseen, the Company will recognize the loss when such loss is determined. The deferred asset (accumulated contract costs) in excess of the deferred liability (billings and/or cash received) is classified as a current asset under “Costs in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts.”  The deferred liability (billings and/or cash received) in excess of the deferred asset (accumulated contract costs) is classified under current liabilities as “Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts.”

A contract is considered complete when all costs except insignificant items have been incurred and the installation is operating according to specifications or has been accepted by the customer.

The Company has contracts in various stages of completion.  Such contracts require estimates to determine the appropriate cost and revenue recognition.  Costs estimates are reviewed periodically on a contract-by-contract basis throughout the life of the contract such that adjustments to the profit resulting from revisions are made cumulative to the date of the revision.  Significant management judgments and estimates, including the estimated costs to complete projects, must be made and used in connection with the revenue recognized in the accounting period.  Current estimates may be revised as additional information becomes available.

The Company includes shipping and handling fees billed to customers as revenues, and shipping and handling costs as cost of revenues.  The Company does not provide any warranties on its products other than those passed on to its customers from its manufacturers, if any.  As the Company expands its product offerings, it will offer expanded warranties on certain components.  Management will, at that time, estimate any potential future liability related to such warranties and record a liability for such occurrences.

 
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
 
Net Loss Per Share
 
Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods presented.  Diluted net loss per common share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period, and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period.  Potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options, stock warrants, convertible debt instruments or other common stock equivalents.
 
Convertible debt convertible into 4,905,087 common shares, options to purchase 12,200,098 common shares and warrants to purchase 8,798,883 common shares were outstanding during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.  These shares were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share for the six months ended June 30, 2011 because the effects would have been anti-dilutive.  These shares however, were included in the diluted loss per share for the three months ended June 30, 2011. These options and warrants may dilute future earnings per share.

Reclassifications
 
Certain amounts in the accompanying 2010 consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2011 classification. These reclassifications were not material and had no effect on the total assets, liabilities, stockholders’ deficit, gross profit, loss from operations, or net loss.
 
Segments
 
The Company follows ASC 280-10 for, "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information." During 2011, the Company only operated in one segment; therefore, segment information has not been presented.

New Accounting Pronouncements

There are no new accounting pronouncements during the three and six month period ended June 30, 2011 that effect the consolidated financial position of the Company or the results of its’ operations.  Any Accounting Standard Updates which are not effective until after June 30, 2011 are not expected to have a significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of its’ operations.
 
2.
 GOING CONCERN
 
As reflected in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company had net losses of $946,537 (which includes stock based compensation for options of $20,880) and cash used in operations of $1,159,456. Additionally, at June 30, 2011, the Company had a working capital deficit of $3,061,375, an accumulated deficit of $20,739,504 and a stockholders’ deficit of $ 2,896,375.

Envision plans to pursue a capital raise to raise an additional $3,000,000 to $5,000,000 during the second half of 2011. Further, the Company has previously contracted and ongoing projects and continues to seek out new contracts and projects that will provide additional revenues and operating profits.  All such funds are expected to be sufficient to cover monthly operating expenses as well as meet minimum payments with respect to the Company’s liabilities over the next twelve months in addition to providing additional working capital.  From January 1, 2001 through the June 30, 2011, the company raised a net $1,462,736 from an earlier offering that closed in the period ended June 30, 2011.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.


 
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

3.
CONVERTIBLE NOTE PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY

During 2009, John Evey advanced $50,000 in March and $50,000 in September to the Company.  On October 1, 2009, the Company executed a 10% convertible promissory note for $102,236, which included the total $100,000 principal advanced plus $2,236 of accrued interest.  This note was due December 31, 2010 and is convertible into common shares at $0.33 per share.  There was no beneficial conversion feature at the note date.   This note is subordinate to the Gemini Master Funds notes. On April 27, 2010, Mr. Evey was added to the Board of Directors of Envision.

As of December 31, 2010, interest of $12,779 had accrued on the note’s existing principal balance.  Further, on December 31, 2010, the Company entered into an extension agreement to extend the maturity date of the note to December 31, 2011.  As part of this agreement, all accrued and unpaid interest was capitalized into the note balance along with an extension fee of $7,668. Such extension fee, recorded as a debt discount, is being amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the note.  Additionally, as a result of the note modification, $44,181 of embedded conversion option based effective interest (due to the increase in value of the embedded conversion option) was recorded as debt discount and is being amortized over the remaining term of the note. At June 30, 2011, the note had a total balance outstanding of $122,683, and a balance, net of discounts, of $96,758.  The interest on the note continues to accrue at a rate of 10%.  See note 9.

4.
CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Summary:

As of June 30, 2011, the following summarizes amounts owed under convertible notes:
 
               
Convertible
 
               
Notes Payable,
 
   
Amount
   
Discount
   
net of discount
 
Pegasus Note
  $ 100,000     $ 12,320     $ 87,680  
Gemini Master Fund – Second Amended Note
  $ 968,855     $ 199,087     $ 769,768  
Gemini Master Fund –Note Five
  $ 88,717     $ 18,252     $ 70,465  
    $ 1,157,572     $ 229,659     $ 927,913  
 
Pegasus Note

On December 19, 2009, the Company entered into a convertible promissory note for $100,000 to a new landlord in lieu of paying rent for one year for new office space.  The interest is 10% per annum with the note principal and interest due December 18, 2010.  However, if the Company receives greater than $100,000 of proceeds from debt or equity financing, 25% of the amount in excess of $100,000 shall be used to pay down the note.  This note is subordinate to all existing senior indebtedness of the Company.  This note is convertible at $0.33 per share.  There was no beneficial conversion feature at the note date.  On March 28, 2011, the Company entered into a revised agreement to extend the maturity date of the note to December 31, 2011. Further, throughout the time period of the current private offering, the lender agreed to waive the requirement that 25% of the amount of any financing in excess of $100,000 be used to pay down the note balance.  As a result of this extension, the Company recorded   $18,480   of embedded conversion option based effective interest in March 2011 which represents the increase in fair value of the embedded conversion option at the extension date, and is recorded as debt discount and is being amortized over the remaining term of the note. As of June 30, 2011, this note had a total outstanding balance of $100,000 and a balance, net of discount, of $87,680.  The interest on the note continues to accrue at a rate of 10%.

 
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

Gemini Note

On January 20, 2010, the Company entered into a Second Amendment Agreement with Gemini Master Fund, LTD whereby certain terms of the First Amendment Agreement were modified.  Under the Second Amendment Agreement the conversion price for all previous notes was reduced from $0.33 to $0.25 per share; the interest payment was extended from January 4, 2010 to April 1, 2010; and the beneficial ownership percentage was reduced from 9.9% to 4.9%.  There was no accounting effect for the price reductions as the conversion prices were greater than the fair value of the common stock.

On February 12, 2010, the Company issued to Gemini Master Fund, LTD the Second Amended and Restated Secured Bridge Note in the amount of $811,792 consolidating all principal amounts outstanding at this date along with all accrued but unpaid interest.  The terms of the note did not change. Prior to such issue, the Company paid down approximately $69,000 of the outstanding balance.

On March 10, 2010, the Company entered into a new secured note with Gemini Master Fund, LTD, Note No. 5, for $75,000.  The new note bears interest at 12% per annum, payable in quarterly installments of the accrued and unpaid interest, beginning April 1, 2010, with the note maturing on December 31, 2010. In the event a quarterly payment is late, it incurs a late fee of 20%.  The note carries a conversion feature whereby, the lender, at its option, may at any time convert this loan into common stock at $0.25 per share.  There is no beneficial conversion value as the conversion price was deemed to be equal to or greater that the fair value of the common stock.

Prior to June 30, 2010 all shares underlying the Gemini Master Fund convertible debt were subject to a lock-up agreement, and the shares were not easily convertible to cash thus, the embedded conversion option did not need to be bifurcated and recorded as a fair value derivative due to the price protection provision in the notes, which state the conversion price of the notes will be adjusted downward to match any lower price for which the Company issues subsequent shares.  Subsequent to June 30, 2010, such lock-up provisions expired and as such, the Company has determined that the embedded conversion option met the definition of a derivative liability and thus must be bifurcated and recorded as a fair value derivative.

On July 1, 2010 the Company established an embedded conversion option liability of $868,591 for the above mentioned $886,792 of Gemini debt.  The Company recorded a debt discount of $868,591 related to the fair value of the liability for the embedded conversion option.  The fair value was determined using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the following assumptions:  stock price $0.48, conversion price $0.25, expected term of six months based on the contractual term, volatility of 86% based on historical volatility, and a risk free interest rate of 0.2%.  As of December 31, 2010, the Company amortized all $868,591 of such debt discount to interest expense.

As of December 31, 2010, interest of $96,996 had accrued on the two Gemini Master Fund, LTD notes’.  Further, on December 31, 2010, the Company entered into an extension agreement to extend the maturity date of the notes to December 31, 2011.  As part of this agreement, all accrued but unpaid interest was capitalized into the note balance along with an extension fee of $73,784. Such extension fee, recorded as additional debt discount, is being amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the note.  Additionally, as a result of the note modification, $360,895 of embedded conversion option based effective interest (due to the increase in the value of the embedded conversion option) was recorded as additional debt discount and is being amortized over the remaining new term of the debt.  This effective interest also increased the fair value of the derivative liability by the same $360,895 amount on the modification date.  At June 30, 2011, the notes had a total balance outstanding of $1,057,572, and a net balance of $840,233.  The interest on the note continues to accrue at a rate of 12%.


 
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
(Unaudited)
 
Fair Value Measurements – Derivative liability:

  The accounting standard for fair value measurements provides a framework for measuring fair value and requires expanded disclosures regarding fair value measurements.  Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for an asset or the exit price that would be paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.  The accounting standard established a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs, where available.  This hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three broad levels as follows.  Level 1 input are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.  Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.  Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs based on the Company’s own assumptions used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value.  An asset or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and non-recurring basis consisted of the following at June 30, 2011:

   
Carrying Value at
   
Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2011
 
   
June 30, 2011
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
Embedded Conversion Option Liability
  $ 632,795     $ -     $ -     $ 632,795  

The following is a summary of activity of Level 3 liabilities for the period ended June 30, 2011:

Balance December 31, 2010
  $ 963,931  
Change in Fair Value
  $ (331,136 )
Balance June 30, 2011
  $ 632,795  
 
Changes in fair value of the embedded conversion option liability are included in other income (expense) in the accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations.


 
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

The Company estimates the fair value of the embedded conversion option liability utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model, which is dependent upon several variables such as the expected term (based on contractual term), expected volatility of our stock price over the expected term (based on historical volatility), expected risk-free interest rate over the expected term, and the expected dividend yield rate over the expected term.  The Company believes this valuation methodology is appropriate for estimating the fair value of the derivative liability.  The following table summarizes the assumptions the Company utilized to estimate the fair value of the embedded conversion option at June 30, 2011:

Assumptions
 
Expected term
0.50
Expected Volatility
99%
Risk free rate 
0.2%
Dividend Yield
0.00%

There were no changes in the valuation techniques during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2011.

5.
NOTES PAYABLE
 
Summary:

As of June 30, 2011, the following summarizes amounts owed under notes payable:
 
               
Convertible
 
               
Notes Payable,
 
   
Amount
   
Discount
   
net of discount
 
Gemini Master Fund
  $ 58,319     $ 2,035     $ 56,284  
KPFF
  $ 145,017     $ -     $ 145,017  
Note to Former Officer
  $ 34,246     $ -     $ 34,246  
    $ 237,582     $ 2,035     $ 235,547  
 
Gemini Note

On April 22, 2010, the Company entered into a new non-secured note with Gemini Master Fund, LTD, Note No. 2010-3, for $50,000.  The new note bears interest at 12% per annum, payable in quarterly installments of the accrued and unpaid interest, beginning July 1, 2010, with the note originally maturing on August 20, 2010. In the event a quarterly payment is late, it incurs a late fee of 20%.  On December 31, 2010, the Company entered into a revised agreement to extend the maturity date of the note to December 31, 2011.  As a part of this agreement, all accrued and unpaid interest amounting to $4,247 was capitalized into the note balance along with an extension fee of $4,069.  Such extension fee, recorded as debt discount, is being amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the note.  At June 30, 2011, the note had a total balance outstanding of $58,319, and a balance, net of discount, of $56,284.  The interest on the note continues to accrue at a rate of 12%.

 
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

KPFF Note

On June 1, 2010, the Company entered into a Promissory Note with one of its vendors in exchange for the vendor cancelling its open invoices to the Company. Total outstanding payables recorded by the Company at the time of conversion were $179,695. The loan amount was for $160,633 and bears interest at 10%. The Company recorded a gain on the conversion of $19,062.  The note can be converted only at the option of the Company, at any time, into common stock with a conversion price of $0.33 per share. The note, plus the accrued interest is all due and payable on December 31, 2011.  In May, 2011, the Company made a partial conversion of this note into 100,000 shares of common stock.  The Company recorded a payment of interest of $17,384, a reduction of outstanding debt of $15,616 and a loss on the settlement of debt of $2,000 related to this transaction.  As of June 30, 2011, the note had a remaining balance due of $145,017. See note 7.

Note to Former officer

As of June 30, 2011, the Company owed one of the Company’s stockholders and former officer $34,246.  The note bears interest at 5% and was due and payable with accrued interest on or before December 31, 2009.  The note was not paid at maturity, and as of June 30, 2011, this note was in default for payment of principal and interest.  Prior to 2011, this note was classified as Note payable – related party.

6.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Leases:

On March 26, 2007, the Company entered into a lease agreement for its corporate office for approximately $6,140 per month.  Subsequent to December 31, 2007, the Company entered into an amended lease agreement at the same location in order to expand operations.  The new lease had a commencement date of April 1, 2008 and is for a period of three years with an escalating annual base rent beginning at $16,505.  During 2009, the Company entered into litigation with the landlord due to the Company’s default on rental payments.  In 2010, a legal judgment was entered awarding the landlord legal possession of premises as well as $94,170, plus interest at 10%, as satisfaction of all claims.  The total obligation amounts to $108,296 including interest, as of June 30, 2011.

Legal Matters:

From time to time, we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business.  As of June 30, 2011, there were no pending or threatened lawsuits that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the results of our operations except for the following:

On March 24, 2011 the Company agreed to settle the lawsuit filed in July 2009 by a company owned by one of its shareholders primarily related to past due obligations. The settlement calls for a payment of $50,000 upon signing the settlement agreement and future payments in each of the subsequent five months of either 1) $35,000 in cash or 2) stock equivalent to $35,000 based on the end of day closing price of the Company’s stock on the first trading day of said month, at the Company’s option. The Company paid the initial $50,000 payment and recorded an additional $58,841 of expense in the three month period ended March 31, 2011 related to this liability. Further, during the three months ended June 30, 2011, the Company issued 198,279 shares of common stock as payment of this obligation consistent with the settlement agreement.  The Company reduced the outstanding debt by $105,000 and recorded a gain on settlement of debt of $35,602 related to this transaction.  The total accrued liability at June 30 th , 2011 is $70,000. See Note 7.

 
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

On December 7, 2010, the Company reached a legal settlement with a former vendor related to outstanding payables owed by Company.  The terms of the settlement stipulate that the Company owes the vendor $139,818 plus 10% accrued interest.  The Company has accrued payables to this vendor representing the settlement amount and accrued interest of $177,180 at June 30, 2011.
 
Other Commitments:

The Company enters into various contracts or agreements in the normal course of business whereby such contracts or agreements may contain commitments.  Since inception, the Company entered into agreements to act as a reseller for certain vendors; joint development contracts with third parties; referral agreements where the Company would pay a referral fee to the referrer for business generated; sales agent agreements whereby sales agents would received a fee equal to a percentage of revenues generated by the agent; business development agreements and strategic alliance agreements where both parties agree to cooperate and provide business opportunities to each other and in some instances, provide for a right of first refusal with respect to certain projects of the other parties; agreements with vendors where the vendor may provide marketing, public relations, technical consulting or subcontractor services and financial advisory agreements where the financial advisor would receive a fee and/or commission for raising capital for the Company.  All expenses and liabilities relating to such contracts were recorded in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles through June 30, 2011. Although such agreements increase the risk of legal actions against the Company for potential non-compliance, there are no firm commitments in such agreements as of June 30, 2011.

Upon the signing of customer contracts, the Company enters into various other agreements with third party vendors who will provide services and/or products to the Company.  Such vendor agreements may call for a deposit along with certain other payments based on the delivery of goods or services.  Payments made by the Company before the completion of projects are treated as prepaid assets and due to the contractual nature of the agreement; the Company may be contingently liable for other payments required under the agreement.

7.
COMMON STOCK

Stock issued in cash sales

During the six months ended June 30th, 2011 pursuant to a private placement, the Company issued 4,906,430   shares of common stock for cash with a per share price of $0.35 per share or $1,717,251, and the Company incurred $254,515 of capital raising fees that were paid in cash.  The $254,515 was charged to additional paid-in capital.

Stock issued for services

In May 2011, the Company issued 4,167 shares of common stock with a per share value of $0.35 (based on contemporaneous cash sales prices) or $1,458, for professional services rendered.  The shares were fully vested and expensed during the three months ended June 30, 2011.

 
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

Stock issued for debt settlement

In May 2011, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock with a per share value of $0.35 (based on contemporaneous cash sales prices) or $35,000 as a partial payment of outstanding debt.  The Company recorded a reduction of notes payable of $15,616, a reduction of accrued interest of $17,384 and a gain on debt settlement of $2,000 related to this transaction.  See note 5.

On March 24, 2011 the Company agreed to settle a lawsuit filed in July 2009 by a company owned by one of its shareholders primarily related to past due obligations. The settlement calls for a payment of $50,000 upon signing the settlement agreement and future payments in each of the subsequent five months of either 1) $35,000 in cash or 2) stock equivalent to $35,000 based on the end of day closing price of the Company’s stock on the first trading day of said month, at the Company’s option. During the three months ended June 30, 2011, the Company issued 198,279 shares of common stock with a per share value of $0.35 (based on contemporaneous cash sales prices) or $69,398, as payment of this obligation consistent with the settlement agreement.  The Company reduced the outstanding debt by $105,000 and recorded a gain on settlement of debt of $35,602 related to this transaction.  See Note 7.

8.
STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS
 
From January 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011, the Company did not grant any stock options to its employees or third party consultants.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, $10,440 and $20,880 respectively, was recognized for previously granted stock options which vested.

During the three months ended June 30, 2010, the Company issued a Private Placement Memorandum (“PPM”) to raise capital for the business. Under the PPM investors are entitled to receive warrants equal to the number of shares that were purchased. As of June 30, 2011, the Company had issued 7,916,245 warrants to purchase stock based on the number of shares sold. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.50 per share and expire 2 years from the date of issuance. The Company has the right to call and repurchase the warrants at any time after the common stock of the Company has traded at a last sale price of one dollar ($1.00) or more per share for twenty (20) days in the public securities trading market where it is quoted (i.e. currently the OTC Bulletin Board), for a repurchase price of $0.01 per warrant. Each warrant holder will have a period of twenty (20) days from the date of notice of the call to exercise the warrant before it is repurchased by the Company.

As a part of the PPM discussed above, as of June 30, 2011, the Company is obligated to issue 714,286 warrants to the placement agents.  These warrants are exercisable for 5 years at an exercise price of $0.40 per share.

9.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Accounts Payable and Related Party Vendor Payments
 
At June 30, 2011, the Company owed its current and former officers $ 359,267   of deferred compensation included in accrued expenses and $7,512 of reimbursable expenses which are included in accounts payable.

At June 30, 2011, the Company had $109,145 of accounts payable to related parties.

 
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

Notes Payable to Director

During 2009, John Evey advanced $50,000 in March and $50,000 in September to the Company.  On October 1, 2009, the Company executed a 10% convertible promissory note which was amended at December 31, 2010 as discussed in Note 3.  On April 27, 2010, Mr. Evey was added to the Board of Directors of Envision.  At June 30, 2011, the note had a total balance outstanding of $122,683, and a balance, net of discounts, of $96,759.  The interest on the note continues to accrue at a rate of 10% (see Note 3).
 
Other
 
Jay Potter, Director, has been engaged through different organizations to provide capital raising services to the Company as it relates to the current private offering.  Through June 30, 2011, the Company has paid $395,280 of cash offering costs related to these services all of which have been accounted for as a charge to additional paid-in capital in 2010 and 2011, respectively.  Further, as a part of this offering, the Company is obligated to issue 714,286 warrants. These warrants are exercisable for 5 years at an exercise price of $0.40.

A company owned in part by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer rents office space from the Company for $500 per month which amount is deemed to be the equivalent value for rent paid by third parties for such space.

10.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
As it relates to a legal settlement entered into by the Company (see Note 6 and Note 7), the Company, in July 2011, issued 94,595 shares of its common stock valued at $33,108 (based on the contemporaneous cash sales prices) as payment of such settlement amounts. The Company will record a gain on the settlement of debt of $1,892 related to this transaction. Further, in August of 2011, the Company will issue 120,690 shares valued at $42,241as its final payment related to this settlement. The Company will record a loss on the settlement of debt of $7,241 with this issuance.

On August 10, 2011, the Board of Directors appointed Desmond Wheatley (currently the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer) as its new President, Chief Executive Officer and corporate Secretary and approved and entered into an employment agreement with him, effective on August 10, 2011.  This agreement calls for an annual salary of $200,000, consistent with his current rate of compensation.  Further, Mr. Wheatley is granted 4,320,000 stock options with an exercise price of $0.27 per share and a ten (10) year term.  One third of these options vest immediately, while one third will vest on the November 1, 2011 and one third will vest on November 1, 2012.  Consistent with ASC 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation”, and valued using the Black-Sholes valuation methodology, the Company will record a charge of $341,589 in August 2011 related to this option grant and the remaining value of $662,558 will be charged to operations over the remaining vesting period.  The term of the employment agreement ends on January 1, 2016.  Robert Noble resigned as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and corporate Secretary, effective August 11, 2011, to vacate those positions for Mr. Wheatley.

On August 10, 2011, the Board of Directors appointed Chris Caulson as its new Chief Financial Officer and approved and entered into an employment agreement with him, effective on August 10, 2011.  This agreement calls for an annual salary of $165,000.  Further, Mr. Caulson is granted 2,700,000 stock options with an exercise price of $0.27 per share and a ten (10) year term.  One third of these options will vest immediately, while one third will vest on the November 1, 2011 and one third will vest on November 1, 2012.  Consistent with ASC 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation”, and valued using the Black-Sholes valuation methodology, the Company will record a charge of $213,493 in August 2011 related to this option grant and the remaining value of $414,099 will be charged to operations over the remaining vesting period.  The term of the employment agreement ends on January 1, 2016.

 
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ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2011
(Unaudited)

On August 10, 2011, the Board of Directors entered into an employment agreement with Robert Noble pursuant to which his appointment as Executive Chairman is confirmed.  The employment agreement calls for annual compensation, including auto allowance, of $258,000 which is consistent with his current compensation.  Further, in accordance with an earlier understanding involving stock compensation whereas Mr. Noble had agreed to terminate earlier awarded options for newly issued options, Mr. Noble is granted 9,162,856 stock options with an exercise price of $0.33 per share and a ten (10) year term.  All of these options vest immediately upon the Company’s achievement of cumulative gross revenues of $30,000,000 prior to December 31, 2014.  Upon the grant of the options, all outstanding options held by Robert Noble that were granted under the Company’s predecessor’s  2007 Unit Option Plan and 2008 Equity Incentive Plan will immediately be cancelled and terminated.  Consistent with ASC 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation”, the Company does not expect there to be an additional current or future charge related to this option transaction.  The term of this employment agreement ends on January 1, 2016.

On August 10, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors approved and caused the Company to adopt the Envision Solar International, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which authorizes the issuance of up to 30,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the exercise of stock options or other awards granted under the Plan.  A copy of the Plan is attached to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as Exhibit 4.1.

On August 10, 2011, the Board of Directors approved compensation for non executive board members amounting to 200,000 stock options per year of service, effective and commencing on August 10, 2011.  Accordingly, the Company has granted 200,000 stock options to each of Jay S. Potter and John M. Evey, effective August 10, 2011 for the current year of service.  The stock options have an exercise price of $0.27 per share and a term of ten (10) years.  Of these options, 122,222 will vest immediately for each individual, with the remainder vesting on a prorated basis over the remaining year of service.  Consistent with ASC 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation”, and valued using the Black-Sholes valuation methodology, the Company will record a charge of $57,986 in August 2011 related to these option grants and the remaining value of $36,900 will be charged to operations on a prorated basis over the remaining vesting period.  The terms and conditions of options for future grants will be approved by the Company’s board on the date of grant.
 
In August 2011, the Board of Directors approved and the Company agreed to issue 1,000,000 shares of common stock with a per share value of $0.35 (based on contemporaneous cash sales prices) or $350,000 for marketing and investor relations services. This expense will be recognized over the remainder of fiscal year 2011 consistent with the term of the agreement.
 
In August 2011, the Board of Directors approved and the Company agreed to issue 600,000 warrants, each with a five year term and exercise price of $0.25 for investor relations and financial advisory services to a company controlled by Jay Potter, our Director. These warrants, valued at $119,360 using the Black-Scholes valuation methodology, will be expensed over the six month term of the agreement.

In August 2011, the Board of Directors and the Company signed an agreement which it pledged newly issued shares of common stock to be valued at market prices as collateral for any claims made against a performance bond issued on behalf of the Company.
 
 

 
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Item 2.                      Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This report contains forward-looking statements that are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about us, the industry in which we operate and other matters, as well as management's beliefs and assumptions and other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts. These statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects. For example, when we use words such as "projects," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "should," "would," "could," "will," "opportunity," "potential" or "may," and variations of such words or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes, we are making forward-looking statements.

These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company’s actual results to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied by the Company in those statements.  The most important factors that could prevent the Company from achieving its stated goals include, but are not limited to, the following:

 
(a)
volatility or decline of the Company’s stock price;

 
(b)
potential fluctuation in quarterly results;

 
(c)
failure of the Company to earn revenues or profits;

 
(d)
inadequate capital to continue or expand its business, and inability to raise additional capital or financing to implement its business plans;

 
(e)
unavailability of capital or financing to prospective customers of the Company to enable them to purchase products and services from the Company;

 
(f)
failure to commercialize the Company’s technology or to make sales;

 
(g)
reductions in demand for the Company’s products and services, whether because of competition, general industry conditions, loss of tax incentives for solar power, technological obsolescence or other reasons;

 
(h)
rapid and significant changes in markets;

 
(i)
litigation with or legal claims and allegations by outside parties;

 
(j)
insufficient revenues to cover operating costs, resulting in persistent losses; and

 
(k)
potential dilution of the ownership of existing shareholders in the Company due to the issuance of new securities by the Company in the future.

There is no assurance that the Company will be profitable.  The Company may not be able to successfully develop, manage or market its products and services. The Company may not be able to attract or retain qualified executives and other personnel.  Intense competition may suppress the prices that the Company can charge for its products and services, hindering profitability or causing losses.  The Company may not be able to obtain customers for its products or services.  Government regulation may hinder the Company’s business. Additional dilution in outstanding stock ownership may be incurred due to the issuance of more shares, warrants and stock options, or the exercise of outstanding warrants and stock options. The Company is exposed to other risks inherent in its businesses.

Because the statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.  The Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on the statements, which speak only as of the date of this unaudited Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  Forward looking statements and other disclosures in this report speak only as of the date they are made.  The cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section should be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that the Company or persons acting on its behalf may issue.  The Company does not undertake any obligation to review or confirm analysts’ expectations or estimates or to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 10-Q, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.



 
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OVERVIEW:

Recent Events
 
Prior to February 11, 2010, we were a “shell company”, as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission, without material assets or activities. On February 11, 2010, we completed a merger pursuant to which a wholly owned subsidiary of ours merged with and into Envision Solar International, Inc., a California corporation ("Envision CA"), with Envision being the surviving corporation and becoming our wholly owned subsidiary. On March 11, 2010, Envision CA was merged into our publicly-held company and the name of the publicly-held company was changed to Envision Solar International, Inc. (hereinafter, with its subsidiaries, “Envision”, “Company”, “us”, “we” or “our”). In connection with this merger, we discontinued our former business and succeeded to the business of Envision as our sole line of business. The merger is being accounted for as a recapitalization, with Envision deemed to be the accounting acquirer and Casita Enterprises, Inc. ("Casita") the acquired company. Accordingly, Envision’s historical financial statements for periods prior to the merger have become those of the registrant (Casita) retroactively restated for, and giving effect to, the number of shares received in the merger. The accumulated earnings of Envision were also carried forward after the acquisition. Operations reported for periods prior to the merger are those of Envision.

Overview

The Company is a solar product, project and technology developer providing turn-key design/build solutions for commercial, industrial and institutional projects.  Founded by award-winning sustainable design architects with extensive international business development and industrial design expertise, the Company strives to be first-to-market and the leading worldwide brand in solar parking arrays.  The Company has three distinct business offerings each of which complements the others:

1. Professional Services

The Company's professional services are comprised of architectural and engineering services covering all aspects of the design and engineering required to perform the turn key installation of the Company's proprietary solar support systems. The Company also provides entitlement services to ensure that customer projects are approved by the jurisdictions in which the projects are installed. The Company provides electrical and structural engineering internally and through outsourcing agreements with two preferred vendors.

2. Products

The Company produces ParkSolar SM products which are solar shaded parking arrays. The Solar Tree® structure is a 35'X35' solar array standing on a single central column which shades 6 parking spaces and can generate up to 28000 kw/hrs per year. The Company adds proprietary, patent pending, EnvisionTrak™ tracking systems to the Solar Tree® structure for an increase in production output.  The Company's CleanCharge™ product involves the integration of up to 6 EV charging stations into the column of each Solar Tree® structure. Solar Tree® structures can generate approximately enough electricity to fully charge between 6 and 8 Electric Vehicles (EV) in a day. Further optional attachments include lights, CCTV, Flat Screen advertising panels, WiFi radios and others. The Company also offers customized versions of this product for an increased cost to the customer. Our other main product in this space is the solar Socket™ Solar Tree® structure which is identical to the primary Solar Tree® product described above except that the array is one tenth the size and is designed to shade one parking space and charge one EV. The Socket™ Solar Tree® structure employs EnvisionTrak™ and CleanCharge™. All Solar Tree® structures are architecturally accretive, highly engineered and well built with high quality components.

 
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3 . Program, Project and Construction Management Services

The Company performs turnkey installation services for its products. The Company is capable of offering full service turnkey installations anywhere in the US and is currently installing Solar Tree® structures in Pennsylvania, Michigan and California as of the date of this filing. The Company has program, project, and construction management and administration skill sets internally and leverages a stable of vetted and trained subcontractors to provide the concrete, electrical contracting and general contracting services required in each market. Regarding manufacturing, steel fabrication is outsourced to a preferred vendor. The structures are then shipped to any location where local resources can perform the installation services under the Company's supervision. The Company is able to work in union-controlled environments through the supervision of local union resources and delivering products "kit style" to the sites for their installation.  All design and engineering takes place in the Company's San Diego headquarters as do all support and administrative functions.

Envision is built on a foundation of solar architecture and industrial design, and long-term experience in the building and construction industry, along with innovative building systems technology. The technology component resides in various patented and patent-pending intellectual properties. The solid project and product delivery capabilities were developed through management’s experiences with top sustainable, industrial design and technology firms, financial service providers, and solar companies as well as real estate development and product manufacturing firms. We believe that our innovation is a key differentiator for the Company, as we have manifested the creativity and passion to invent new designs using our existing products, solutions and processes to turn a piece of relatively unused and bare real estate into a value-enhancing “ Solar Grove® ”.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
Use of Estimates.   The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, depreciable lives of property and equipment, estimates of costs to complete uncompleted contracts, estimates of loss contingencies, valuation of accrued rent, valuation of derivatives, valuation of beneficial conversion features in convertible debt, valuation of share-based payments, valuation of accrued loss contingencies,  and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets .

Revenue and Cost Recognition.   Revenues consist of design fees for the design of solar systems and arrays, and revenues from sales of professional services. Additionally, revenues are also derived from construction projects for the construction and installation of integrated solutions and proprietary products.

Revenues from design services and professional services are recognized as earned.

Revenues and related costs on construction projects are recognized using the “percentage of completion method” of accounting in accordance with ASC 605-35, “Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts”, formerly Statement of Position 81-1, “Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts.”  Under this method, contract revenues are recognized over the performance period of the contract in direct proportion to the costs incurred as a percentage of total estimated costs for the entirety of the contract.  Costs include direct material, direct labor, subcontract labor and any allocable indirect costs and are charged to the periods as incurred. All unallocable indirect costs and corporate general and administrative costs are also charged to the periods as incurred. Any recognized revenues that have not been billed to a customer are recorded as an asset in “costs in excess of billings and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts.” Any billings of customers in excess of recognized revenues are recorded as a liability in “Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts.”  However, in the event a loss on a contract is foreseen, the Company will recognize the loss when such loss is determined.

 
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Through July 1, 2010 and prospectively for contracts that do not qualify for use of the percentage of completion method, the Company accounts for construction contracts using the “completed contract method” of accounting in accordance with ASC 605-35.  Under this method, contract costs are accumulated as deferred assets and billings and/or cash received are recorded to a deferred revenue liability account during the periods of construction, but no revenues, costs or profits are recognized in operations until the period upon completion of the contract. Costs include direct material, direct labor, subcontract labor and any allocable indirect costs. All unallocable indirect costs and corporate general and administrative costs are charged to the periods as incurred. However, in the event a loss on a contract is foreseen, the Company will recognize the loss when such loss is determined. The deferred asset (accumulated contract costs) in excess of the deferred liability (billings and/or cash received) is classified as a current asset under “Costs in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts.”  The deferred liability (billings and/or cash received) in excess of the deferred asset (accumulated contract costs) is classified under current liabilities as “Billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts.”

A contract is considered complete when all costs except insignificant items have been incurred and the installation is operating according to specifications or has been accepted by the customer.

The Company has contracts in various stages of completion.  Such contracts require estimates to determine the appropriate cost and revenue recognition.  Costs estimates are reviewed periodically on a contract-by-contract basis throughout the life of the contract such that adjustments to the profit resulting from revisions are made cumulative to the date of the revision.  Significant management judgments and estimates, including the estimated costs to complete projects, must be made and used in connection with the revenue recognized in the accounting period.  Current estimates may be revised as additional information becomes available.

The Company includes shipping and handling fees billed to customers as revenues, and shipping and handling costs as cost of revenues.  The Company does not provide any warranties on its products other than those passed on to its customers from its manufacturers, if any.  As the Company expands its product offerings, it will offer expanded warranties on certain components.  Management will, at that time, estimate any potential future liability related to such warranties and record a liability for such occurrences.

Stock Based Compensation.   At inception, we adopted ASC 718, Share Based Payment and Related Interpretations. ASC 718 requires companies to estimate and recognize the fair value of stock-based awards to employees and directors. The value of the portion of an award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods using the straight-line attribution method.  We estimate the fair value of each stock option at the grant date by using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

Accounts Receivable.   Accounts receivable are customer obligations due under normal trade terms.  Management reviews accounts receivable on a monthly basis to determine if any receivables will potentially be uncollectible.  Management’s evaluation includes several factors including the aging of the accounts receivable balances, a review of significant past due accounts, our historical write-off experience, net of recoveries and economic conditions.  The Company includes any accounts receivable balances that are determined to be uncollectible, along with a general reserve, in its overall allowance for doubtful accounts.  After all attempts to collect a receivable have failed, the receivable is written off against the allowance.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments.   We measure our financial assets and liabilities in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  For certain of our financial instruments, including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and short term loans, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities.
 
 
Changes in Accounting Principles .  No significant changes in accounting principles were adopted during the three months ended June 30, 2011.

 
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Accounting for derivatives.   The Company evaluates its options, warrants or other contracts to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives to be separately accounted for under ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”.  The result of this accounting treatment is that the fair value of the derivative is marked-to-market each balance sheet date and recorded as a liability.  In the event that the fair value is recorded as a liability, the change in fair value is recorded in the statement of operations as other income (expense).  Upon conversion or exercise of a derivative instrument, the instrument is marked to fair value at the conversion date and then that fair value is reclassified to equity.  Equity instruments that are initially classified as equity that become subject to reclassification under ASC Topic 815 are reclassified to liability at the fair value of the instrument on the reclassification date.

Results of Operations

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2010

Revenue.    For the three months ended June30, 2011, our revenue was $299,896 compared to $6,456 for the same period in 2010.  This increase in revenue was attributable to two main elements. First, in the recent years leading into 2010, the market and economic conditions created an environment in which potential customers had greater than usual difficulty in securing the financing required for certain types of solar developments. This market climate is easing and the Company is seeing increased activity related to projects with financing sensitivity. Second, the Company underwent a restructuring and a merger in 2010 and elected to divert its internal resources to the successful execution of the restructuring and the merger, as well as to creating a foundation from which it could take advantage of the significant pipeline it has developed for product and service sales in future periods.  These two elements created a situation where our contracted base of business was minimal in 2010 and thus the Company had lower revenues. The Company found success during 2010 in building the foundation which has led to an increase in the contracted base of business and thus more revenues in 2011.

Gross Profit.   For the three months ended June 30, 2011, we had a gross profit of $98,680 compared to a gross profit of $6,456 for the same period in 2010.   The gross profit in 2010 was associated with a closeout of a project primarily completed in earlier periods.   The gross profit in 2011 is a direct result of the improvements in pricing and execution of project delivery that is a continued result of the efforts made during the restructuring phase that the Company executed in 2010.

Operating Expenses.  Total operating expenses were $568,099 for the three months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $433,424 for the same period in 2010.  The primary cause of the increase in costs in 2011 related to labor associated with the increased number of employees in 2011.  Other increases in 2011 for items such as architectural consultants and research and development activities, along with certain marketing efforts and travel, were offset by reductions in insurance, investment banking and legal costs as compared to the same period in 2010.
 
  Provision for Income Taxes.   Our income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2011 were $35, compared to $6,308 for the same period in 2010.  We did not incur any federal tax liability for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 because of our overall losses during each year. Taxes paid in the periods indicated specifically related to a City of San Diego business tax in 2011 and primarily California based franchise taxes in 2010.

Interest Expense.   Interest expense was $178,128 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $34,611 for the same period in 2010. The increase was primarily derived from the amortization of debt discount in the period ended June 30, 2011 as it relates to the embedded conversion option derivative components of the current debt instruments as such components were not present in 2010.

Net Earnings (loss).   We generated net income of $381,450 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 compared to a net loss of $448,834 for the same period in 2010. In addition to the items discussed above, the increase in net income in 2011 is attributable to the recording of a $994,984 noncash gain for the change in fair value of embedded conversion option liability booked during the period.


 
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Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Revenue.    For the six months ended June 30, 2011, our revenue was $568,384 compared to $169,082 for the same period in 2010.  This increase in revenue was attributable to two main elements. First, in the recent years leading into 2010, the market and economic conditions created an environment in which potential customers had greater than usual difficulty in securing the financing required for certain types of solar developments. This market climate is easing and the Company is seeing increased activity related to projects with financing sensitivity. Second, the Company underwent a restructuring and a merger in 2010 and elected to divert its internal resources to the successful execution of the restructuring and the merger, as well as to creating a foundation from which it could take advantage of the significant pipeline it has developed for product and service sales in future periods.  These two elements created a situation where our contracted base of business was minimal in 2010 and thus the Company had lower revenues. The Company found success during 2010 in building the foundation which has led to an increase in the contracted base of business and thus more revenues in 2011.

Gross Profit.   For the six months ended June 30, 2011, we had a gross profit of $94,530 compared to a gross profit of $119,179 for the same period in 2010.   During the first quarter of 2011, the Company had one project with a loss that was attributable to two contributing factors: (i) inaccurate cost estimating in pricing exercises performed prior to the Company's restructuring efforts and (ii) unforeseen site conditions which increased the costs of completion.  This project was sold in 2010 but completed in the three months ended March 31, 2011.  These specific project losses in the period were offset by profits on subsequent projects performed during the second quarter of 2011.   Such later profitable projects are a direct result of the improvements in pricing and execution of project delivery that is a continued result of the efforts made during the restructuring phase that the Company experienced in 2010.   The gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was associated with a closeout of a project primarily completed in earlier periods.

Operating Expenses.  Total operating expenses were $1,054,590 for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to $970,961 for the same period in 2010.  The higher costs in 2011 related primarily to increased labor, travel, marketing and consulting expenses as the Company grows offset by reduced legal, accounting and investment banking expenses that were associated with the merger transactions the Company completed in 2010.
 
  Provision for Income Taxes.   Our income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2011 were $1,635, compared to $6,308 for the same period in 2010.  We did not incur any federal tax liability for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 because we incurred operating losses in these periods. Taxes paid primarily related to State of California Franchise Taxes in each period as we recorded minimum payments to the state. 

Interest Expense.   Interest expense was $350,026 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $71,039 for the same period in 2010. The increase was primarily derived from the amortization of debt discount in the period ended June 30, 2011 as it relates to the embedded conversion option derivative components of the current debt instruments as such components were not present in 2010.

Net Earnings (loss).   We generated net losses of $946,537 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to approximately $909,871 for the same period in 2010. The increase in losses in 2011 is attributable to increases in interest and operating expenses discussed above, partially offset by the recording of a $331,136 noncash gain for the change in fair value of embedded conversion option liability booked during the period.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At June 30, 2011, we had cash and cash equivalents of $367,354. We have historically met our cash needs through a combination of cash flows from operating activities, proceeds from private placements of our securities, and from loans. Our cash requirements are generally for operating activities. 

 
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Our operating activities used cash in operations of $1,159,456 for the six months ended June 30, 2011, as compared to cash used in operations of $409,377 for the same period in 2010. The principal elements of cash flow from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2011 included a net loss of $946,537 offset by depreciation expense of $32,514, stock-based compensation expense of $20,880, the non cash amortization of debt discount of $251,458, an increase in costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts of $197,003, a decrease in other working capital components of $40,441 and by the non cash change in the fair value of the embedded conversion liability of $331,136.

Cash received in our financing activities was $1,462,736 for the six months ended June 30, 2011, compared to cash received of approximately $470,855 during the same period in 2010.  The 2011 increase in cash is attributable to additional equity financing through the sale of common stock.

As of June 30, 2011, current liabilities exceeded current assets by approximately $3,000,000. Current assets increased from $147,563 at December 31, 2010 to $726,742 at June 30, 2011 while current liabilities decreased to $3,788,117 at June 30, 2011 from $3,903,106 at December 31, 2010. A large portion of the current liability balance, and the related decrease, is a $632,795 non cash liability for the embedded conversion option liability which decreased by $331,136 during the six months ended June 30, 2011.  The other significant increase related to the amortization of debt discount during the six months ended June 30, 2011 amounting to increased debt provisions.  As a result, our working capital increased from a deficit of $3,755,543 at December 31, 2010 to a deficit of $3,061,375 at June 30, 2011.

Management believes that changes in the operations of the Company will allow it to execute on the strategic plan and enable it to experience profitable growth in the future. Those changes are: addition of new experienced management, management of overhead costs, process improvements, increased public awareness of the Company and its products, improvements in the capital markets and the maturation of certain long sales cycle opportunities.  Management believes that these changes in the operational structure and management of the Company will enable the Company to generate sufficient revenue and gross margins and raise additional growth capital to allow the Company to manage its debt burden appropriately and continue the Company's growth. There is no assurance, however, as to if or when the Company will be able to achieve those investment objectives. The Company does not have sufficient capital to meet its current cash needs, which include the costs of compliance with the continuing reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  The Company is in the process of seeking additional capital and long term debt financing to attempt to overcome its working capital deficit.  The Company is currently seeking private financing, but there is no assurance that the Company can raise sufficient capital or obtain sufficient financing to enable it to sustain monthly operations.  In order to address its working capital deficit, the Company is also seeking to increase sales of its existing products and services. There may not be sufficient funds available to the Company to enable it to remain in business and the Company’s needs for additional financing are likely to persist, although recent operational and business development changes are causing this situation to improve .

Going Concern Qualification

The Company has incurred significant losses from operations, and such losses are expected to continue. The Company’s auditors have included a "Going Concern Qualification" in their report for the year ended December 31, 2010.  In addition, the Company has limited working capital and is in default on a note payable. The foregoing raises substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans include seeking additional capital or debt financing. There is no guarantee that additional capital or debt financing will be available when and to the extent required, or that if available, it will be on terms acceptable to the Company. Further, the Company continues to seek out and sign contracts for new projects that should provide additional revenues and operating profits. The unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.  The "Going Concern Qualification" might make it substantially more difficult to raise capital.

 
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources, that is material to investors.

Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based closely on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” in Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
 
During the period covered by this filing, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the disclosure controls and procedures of our Company were not effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports was recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis.
   
The Company is undertaking to improve its internal control over financial reporting and improve its disclosure controls and procedures.  As of December 31, 2010, we had identified the following material weaknesses which still exist as of June 30, 2011 and through the date of this report:
  
As of June 30, 2011, December 31, 2010 and as of the date of this report, we did not maintain effective controls over the control environment. Specifically, the Board of Directors does not currently have a director who qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-B.  Also, because of the size of the Company’s administrative staff, controls related to the segregation of certain duties have not been developed and the Company has not been able to adhere to them. Furthermore, we have not formally adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics that governs the Company’s employees, officers and directors.  Since these entity level programs have a pervasive effect across the organization, management has determined that these circumstances constitute a material weakness.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). The design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
 

 
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We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.  Based on this assessment, management believes that, as of June 30, 2011, December 31, 2010, and as of the date of this report, we did not maintain effective controls over the financial reporting control environment.  Specifically, the Board of Directors does not currently have a director who qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined in Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-B.  Further, because of the limited size of its administrative support staff, and due to the financial constraints on the Company, management has not been able to develop or implement controls related to the segregation of duties for purposes of financial reporting.

Because of these material weaknesses, management has concluded that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2011, and December 31, 2010 based on the criteria established in the “Internal Control Integrated Framework” issued by COSO.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2011, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II.                 OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
 
The Company may be involved in legal actions and claims arising in the ordinary course of business from time to time.  The following is a list of ongoing litigation matters:

On March 24, 2011 the Company agreed to settle the lawsuit filed in July 2009 by a company owned by one of its shareholders primarily related to past due obligations. The settlement calls for a payment of $50,000 upon signing the settlement agreement and future payments in each of the subsequent five months of either 1) $35,000 in cash or 2) stock equivalent to $35,000 based on the end of day closing price of the Company’s stock on the first trading day of said month, at the Company’s option. The Company paid the initial $50,000 payment and recorded $58,841 of expense in the three month period ended March 31, 2011 related to this liability. Further, during the three months ended June 30, 2011, the Company issued 198,279 shares of common stock as payment of this obligation consistent with the settlement agreement.  The Company reduced the outstanding debt by $105,000 and recorded a gain on settlement of debt of $35,602 related to this transaction.  The total accrued liability at June 30, 2011 is $70,000.
 
On December 7, 2010, the Company reached a legal settlement with a former vendor related to outstanding payables owed by Company.  The terms of the settlement stipulate that the Company owes the vendor $139,818 plus 10% accrued interest.  The Company has accrued payables to this vendor representing the settlement amount and accrued interest of $177,180 at June 30, 2011. 

Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity   Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company issued 4,906,430 shares of common stock to forty eight different investors at a price of $0.35 per share in a private placement made and exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  The net proceeds of this private placement were used to pay accounts payable and for general working capital.

Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.
Removed and Reserved
 

 
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Item 5.
Other Information
 
On August 10, 2011, the Board of Directors appointed Desmond Wheatley (currently the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer) as its new Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Secretary and approved and entered into an employment agreement with him, effective on August 10, 2011.  This agreement calls for an annual salary of $200,000, consistent with his current rate of compensation.  Further, Mr. Wheatley is granted 4,320,000 stock options with an exercise price of $0.27 per share and a ten (10) year term.  One third of these options vest immediately, while one third will vest on November 1, 2011 and one third will vest on November 1, 2012.  The term of the employment agreement ends on January 1, 2016.  Robert Noble resigned as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and corporate Secretary, effective August 10, 2011, to vacate those positions for Mr. Wheatley.

On August 10, 2011, the Board of Directors appointed Chris Caulson as its new Chief Financial Officer and approved and entered into an employment agreement with him, effective on August 10, 2011.  This agreement calls for an annual salary of $165,000.  Further, Mr. Caulson is granted 2,700,000 stock options with an exercise price of $0.27 per share and a ten (10) year term.  One third of these options vest immediately, while one third will vest on November 1, 2011 and one third will vest on November 1, 2012.  The term of the employment agreement ends on January 1, 2016.

On August 10, 2011, the Board of Directors entered into an employment agreement with Robert Noble pursuant to which his appointment as Executive Chairman is confirmed.  The employment agreement calls for annual compensation, including auto allowance, of $258,000 which is consistent with his current compensation.  Further, in accordance with an earlier understanding involving stock compensation whereas Mr. Noble had agreed to terminate earlier awarded options for newly issued options, Mr. Noble is granted 9,162,856 stock options with an exercise price of $0.33 per share and a ten (10) year term.  All of these options will vest immediately upon the Company’s achievement of cumulative gross revenues of $30,000,000 prior to December 31, 2014.  Upon the grant of the options, all outstanding options held by Robert Noble that were granted under the Company’s predecessor’s  2007 Unit Option Plan and 2008 Equity Incentive Plan will immediately be cancelled and terminated.  The term of the employment agreement ends on January 1, 2016.

On August 10, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors approved and caused the Company to adopt the Envision Solar International, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which authorizes the issuance of up to 30,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the exercise of stock options or other awards granted under the Plan.  A copy of the Plan is attached to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as Exhibit 4.1.

On August 10, 2011, the Board of Directors approved compensation for non executive board members amounting to 200,000 stock options per year of service, effective and commencing on August 10, 2011.  Accordingly, the Company has granted 200,000 stock options to each of Jay S. Potter and John M. Evey, effective August 10, 2011 for the current year of service.  The stock options have an exercise price of $0.27 per share and a term of ten (10) years.  These options will vest on a prorated basis over the year of service.  The terms and conditions of options for future grants will be approved by the Company’s board on the date of grant.
 
On August 10, 2011, the Board of Directors appointed Desmond Wheatley as a new member of the Board to fill an existing vacancy on the Board of Directors.

On August 10, 2011, the Board of Directors approved and the Company agreed to issue 600,000 warrants with an exercise price of $0.25 per share, and a term of 5 years, to Fulcrum Enterprises, Inc in consideration for providing investor relations and financial advisory services.  Fulcrum Enterprises, Inc. is controlled by Jay Potter who is a Director.

On August 10, 2011, the Board of Directors approved and the Company agreed to issue 1,000,000 shares of common stock to Four Eight Investments, Inc to provide marketing and investor relations services to the Company.

The following is a summary of the backgrounds of the new officers and directors of the Company:

DESMOND WHEATLEY has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer since September 2010, and as Chief Executive officer, Director, and Secretary since August 10, 2011.  Mr. Wheatley has two decades of senior international management experience in technology systems integration, energy management, communications and Renewable Energy. Mr. Wheatley is a founding partner in the international consulting practice Crichton Hill LLC. Prior to founding Crichton Hill, Mr. Wheatley was CEO of iAxis FZ LLC, a Dubai based alternative energy and technology systems integration company. From 2000 to 2007 Mr. Wheatley held a variety of senior management positions at San Diego based Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS), fka Wireless Facilities with the last five years as President of ENS, the largest independent security and energy management systems integrator in the United States. Prior to forming ENS in 2002, Mr. Wheatley held senior management positions in the cellular and broadband wireless industries, deploying infrastructure and lobbying in Washington DC on behalf of major wireless service providers. Mr. Wheatley’s teams led turnkey deployments of thousands of cellular sites and designed and deployed broadband wireless networks in many MTAs across the USA.  Mr. Wheatley has founded, funded and operated four profitable start-up companies and was previously engaged in M&A activities. Mr. Wheatley evaluated acquisition opportunities, conducted due diligence and raised commitments of $500M in debt and equity.  Mr. Wheatley sits on the boards of Admonsters, headquartered in San Francisco California and the Human Capital Group, headquartered in Los Angeles, California and was formerly a board member at DNI in Dallas, Texas.

CHRIS CAULSON has been our Chief Financial Officer since August 10, 2011 and has previously led our accounting and finance functions since November 2010.  Mr. Caulson brings over 20 years of financial management experience including security infrastructure and technology integration, wireless communications, and telecommunications industries. From 2004 through 2009, Mr. Caulson held various positions including Vice President of Operations and Finance of ENS, the largest independent technology systems integrator in the United States and a wholly-owned division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. In this role, Mr. Caulson was responsible for the operational and financial execution of multiple subsidiaries and well over $100 million of integration projects including networks for security, voice and data, video, life safety and other integrated applications.  Prior to 2004, Mr. Caulson was CFO of Titan Wireless, Inc., a $200 million international telecommunications division of Titan Corp (subsequently purchased by L-3.).  Mr. Caulson, who has a Bachelors of Accountancy from the University of San Diego, began his career with the public accounting firm Arthur Andersen.


 
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Item 6.
Exhibits
 
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
   
4.1
Envision Solar International, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan.
10.1
Employment Agreement with Robert Noble, dated August 11, 2011.
10.2
Employment Agreement with Desmond Wheatley, dated August 11, 2011.
10.3
Employment Agreement with Christopher Caulson, dated August 11, 2011.
10.4 Envision Solar International, Inc. agreement with Fulcrum Enterprises, Inc.
10.5 Envision Solar International, Inc. agreement with Four Eight Investments, Inc.
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
XBRL Schema Document
101.CAL
XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
XBRL Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
XBRL Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document
31.1
Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2
Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
32.1
Section 906 Certification
32.2
Section 906 Certification

 


 
 

 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Dated: August 15, 2011    Envision Solar International, Inc.  
       
 
By:
/ s/ Desmond Wheatley
 
    Desmond Wheatley, Chief Executive Officer  
    (Principal Executive Officer)  
       
 
Dated: August 15, 2011    Envision Solar International, Inc.  
       
 
By:
/ s/ Chris Caulson
 
    Chris Caulson, Chief Financial Officer,  
    (Principal Financial/Accounting Officer)  
       
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:
/s/ Robert Noble
Dated: August 15, 2011
 
Robert Noble, Executive Chairman
 
     


By:
/s/ Jay S. Potter
Dated: August 15, 2011
 
Jay S. Potter, Director
 
     


 
 
 
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EXHIBIT 4.1
 
ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

2011 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(As adopted on August 10, 2011)


1.            Purpose .  The purpose of the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of Envision Solar International, Inc. (the “Company”) is to increase stockholder value and to advance the interests of the Company by furnishing a variety of economic incentives (“Incentives”) designed to attract, retain and motivate employees, certain key consultants and directors of the Company.  Incentives may consist of opportunities to purchase or receive shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value, of the Company (“Common Stock”) on terms determined under this Plan.

2.        Administration .  The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors or by a stock option or compensation committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company.  The Committee shall consist of not less than one director of the Company and shall be appointed from time to time by the board of directors of the Company.  Each member of the Committee shall be (i) a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “1934 Act”) (a “Non-Employee Director”), and (ii) shall be an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder.  The Committee shall have complete authority to award Incentives under the Plan, to interpret the Plan, and to make any other determination which it believes necessary and advisable for the proper administration of the Plan.  The Committee’s decisions and matters relating to the Plan shall be final and conclusive on the Company and its participants. If at any time there is no stock option or compensation committee, the term “Committee”, as used in the Plan, shall refer to the Board of Directors.

3.            Eligible Participants .  Officers of the Company, employees of the Company or its subsidiaries, members of the Board of Directors, and consultants or other independent contractors who provide services to the Company or its subsidiaries shall be eligible to receive Incentives under the Plan when designated by the Committee. Participants may be designated individually or by groups or categories (for example, by pay grade) as the Committee deems appropriate.  Participation by officers of the Company or its subsidiaries and any performance objectives relating to such officers must be approved by the Committee.  Participation by others and any performance objectives relating to others may be approved by groups or categories (for example, by pay grade) and authority to designate participants who are not officers and to set or modify such targets may be delegated.

4.            Types of Incentives .  Incentives under the Plan may be granted in any one or a combination of the following forms:  (a) incentive stock options and non-statutory stock options (section 6); (b) stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) (section 7); (c) stock awards (section 8); (d) restricted stock (section 8); and (e) performance shares (section 9).
  
 
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5.            Shares Subject to the Plan .

5.1.            Number of Shares .  Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10.6, the number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock.  Shares of Common Stock that are issued under the Plan or are subject to outstanding Incentives will be applied to reduce the maximum number of shares of Common Stock remaining available for issuance under the Plan.  In addition, on each anniversary of August 10, 2011 (the “Effective Date”) on or before the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date, commencing on August 10, 2011, the aggregate number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock reserved for issuance under this Plan shall be increased automatically by the lesser of: (a) a number of shares equal to five percent (5%) of the total number of remaining authorized shares on the immediately preceding December 31st; (b) 300,000 shares; or (c) such lesser number of shares as the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, determines.  These limits on the number of shares subject to the share reserve shall be subject to adjustment under Section 10.6 of the Plan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no person shall receive grants of Incentives under the Plan that exceed 10,000,000 shares during any one fiscal year of the Company.

5.2.            Cancellation .  To the extent that cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock is delivered upon the exercise of an SAR pursuant to Section 7.4, the Company shall be deemed, for purposes of applying the limitation on the number of shares, to have issued the greater of the number of shares of Common Stock which it was entitled to issue upon such exercise or on the exercise of any related option.  In the event that a stock option or SAR granted hereunder expires or is terminated or canceled unexercised as to any shares of Common Stock, such shares may again be issued under the Plan either pursuant to stock options, SARs or otherwise.  In the event that shares of Common Stock are issued as restricted stock or pursuant to a stock award and thereafter are forfeited or reacquired by the Company pursuant to rights reserved upon issuance thereof, such forfeited and reacquired shares may again be issued under the Plan, either as restricted stock, pursuant to stock awards or otherwise.  The Committee may also determine to cancel, and agree to the cancellation of, stock options in order to make a participant eligible for the grant of a stock option at a lower price than the option to be canceled.

5.3.            Type of Common Stock .  Common Stock issued under the Plan in connection with stock options, SARs, performance shares, restricted stock or stock awards, may be authorized and unissued shares or treasury stock, as designated by the Committee.

6.            Stock Options .  A stock option is a right to purchase shares of Common Stock from the Company.  Each stock option granted by the Committee under this Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

6.1.            Price .  The option price per share shall be determined by the Committee, subject to adjustment under Section 10.6.
  
 
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6.2.            Number .  The number of shares of Common Stock subject to the option shall be determined by the Committee, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10.6.  The number of shares of Common Stock subject to a stock option shall be reduced in the same proportion that the holder thereof exercises a SAR if any SAR is granted in conjunction with or related to the stock option.

6.3.            Duration and Time for Exercise .  Subject to earlier termination as provided in Section 10.4, the term of each stock option shall be determined by the Committee but shall not exceed ten years and one day from the date of grant.  Each stock option shall become exercisable at such time or times during its term as shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant.  The Committee may accelerate the exercisability of any stock option.  Subject to the foregoing and with the approval of the Committee, all or any part of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which the right to purchase has accrued may be purchased by the Company at the time of such accrual or at any time or times thereafter during the term of the option.

6.4.            Manner of Exercise .  A stock option may be exercised, in whole or in part, by giving written notice to the Company, specifying the number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased and accompanied by the full purchase price for such shares.  The option price shall be payable (a) in United States dollars upon exercise of the option and may be paid by cash, uncertified or certified check or bank draft; (b) at the discretion of the Committee, by delivery of shares of Common Stock in payment of all or any part of the option price, which shares shall be valued for this purpose at the Fair Market Value on the date such option is exercised; or (c) at the discretion of the Committee, by instructing the Company to withhold from the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the stock option shares of Common Stock in payment of all or any part of the exercise price and/or any related withholding tax obligations, which shares shall be valued for this purpose at the Fair Market Value or in such other manner as may be authorized from time to time by the Committee.  The shares of Common Stock delivered by the participant pursuant to Section 6.4(b) must have been held by the participant for a period of not less than six months prior to the exercise of the option, unless otherwise determined by the Committee.  Prior to the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of a stock option, a participant shall have no rights as a stockholder.

6.5.            Incentive Stock Options .  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the following additional provisions shall apply to the grant of stock options which are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options (as such term is defined in Section 422 of the Code):

(a)           The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the option is granted) of the shares of Common Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any participant during any calendar year (under all of the Company’s plans) shall not exceed $100,000. The determination will be made by taking incentive stock options into account in the order in which they were granted.  If such excess only applies to a portion of an Incentive Stock Option, the Committee, in its discretion, will designate which shares will be treated as shares to be acquired upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option.
  
 
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(b)           Any Incentive Stock Option certificate authorized under the Plan shall contain such other provisions as the Committee shall deem advisable, but shall in all events be consistent with and contain all provisions required in order to qualify the options as Incentive Stock Options.

(c)           All Incentive Stock Options must be granted within ten years from the earlier of the date on which this Plan was adopted by Board of Directors or the date this Plan was approved by the stockholders.

(d)           Unless sooner exercised, all Incentive Stock Options shall expire no later than 10 years after the date of grant.

(e)           The option price for Incentive Stock Options shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the option on the date of grant.

(f)           If Incentive Stock Options are granted to any participant who, at the time such option is granted, would own (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code) stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the employer corporation or of its parent or subsidiary corporation, (i) the option price for such Incentive Stock Options shall be not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the option on the date of grant and (ii) such Incentive Stock Options shall expire no later than five years after the date of grant.

7.            Stock Appreciation Rights .  An SAR is a right to receive, without payment to the Company, a number of shares of Common Stock, cash or any combination thereof, the amount of which is determined pursuant to the formula set forth in Section 7.4.  An SAR may be granted (a) with respect to any stock option granted under this Plan, either concurrently with the grant of such stock option or at such later time as determined by the Committee (as to all or any portion of the shares of Common Stock subject to the stock option), or (b) alone, without reference to any related stock option.  Each SAR granted by the Committee under this Plan shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

7.1.            Number .  Each SAR granted to any participant shall relate to such number of shares of Common Stock as shall be determined by the Committee, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10.6.  In the case of an SAR granted with respect to a stock option, the number of shares of Common Stock to which the SAR pertains shall be reduced in the same proportion that the holder of the option exercises the related stock option.

7.2.            Duration .  Subject to earlier termination as provided in Section 10.4, the term of each SAR shall be determined by the Committee but shall not exceed ten years and one day from the date of grant.  Unless otherwise provided by the Committee, each SAR shall become exercisable at such time or times, to such extent and upon such conditions as the stock option, if any, to which it relates is exercisable.  The Committee may in its discretion accelerate the exercisability of any SAR.
   
 
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7.3.            Exercise .  An SAR may be exercised, in whole or in part, by giving written notice to the Company, specifying the number of SARs which the holder wishes to exercise.  Upon receipt of such written notice, the Company shall, within 90 days thereafter, deliver to the exercising holder certificates for the shares of Common Stock or cash or both, as determined by the Committee, to which the holder is entitled pursuant to Section 7.4.

7.4.            Payment .  Subject to the right of the Committee to deliver cash in lieu of shares of Common Stock (which, as it pertains to officers and directors of the Company, shall comply with all requirements of the 1934 Act), the number of shares of Common Stock which shall be issuable upon the exercise of an SAR shall be determined by dividing:

(a)           the number of shares of Common Stock as to which the SAR is exercised multiplied by the amount of the appreciation in such shares (for this purpose, the “appreciation” shall be the amount by which the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock subject to the SAR on the exercise date exceeds (1) in the case of an SAR related to a stock option, the purchase price of the shares of Common Stock under the stock option or (2) in the case of an SAR granted alone, without reference to a related stock option, an amount which shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant, subject to adjustment under Section 10.6); by

(b)           the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the exercise date.

In lieu of issuing shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of a SAR, the Committee may elect to pay the holder of the SAR cash equal to the Fair Market Value on the exercise date of any or all of the shares which would otherwise be issuable.  No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the exercise of an SAR; instead, the holder of the SAR shall be entitled to receive a cash adjustment equal to the same fraction of the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the exercise date or to purchase the portion necessary to make a whole share at its Fair Market Value on the date of exercise.

8.            Stock Awards and Restricted Stock .  A stock award consists of the transfer by the Company to a participant of shares of Common Stock, without other payment therefore, as additional compensation for services to the Company.  A share of restricted stock consists of shares of Common Stock which are sold or transferred by the Company to a participant at a price determined by the Committee (which price shall be at least equal to the minimum price required by applicable law for the issuance of a share of Common Stock) and subject to restrictions on their sale or other transfer by the participant.  The transfer of Common Stock pursuant to stock awards and the transfer and sale of restricted stock shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
   
 
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8.1.            Number of Shares .  The number of shares to be transferred or sold by the Company to a participant pursuant to a stock award or as restricted stock shall be determined by the Committee.

8.2.            Sale Price .  The Committee shall determine the price, if any, at which shares of restricted stock shall be sold to a participant, which may vary from time to time and among participants and which may be below the Fair Market Value of such shares of Common Stock at the date of sale.

8.3.            Restrictions .  All shares of restricted stock transferred or sold hereunder shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may determine, including, without limitation any or all of the following:

(a)           a prohibition against the sale, transfer, pledge or other encumbrance of the shares of restricted stock, such prohibition to lapse at such time or times as the Committee shall determine (whether in annual or more frequent installments, at the time of the death, disability or retirement of the holder of such shares, or otherwise);

(b)           a requirement that the holder of shares of restricted stock forfeit, or (in the case of shares sold to a participant) resell back to the Company at his or her cost, all or a part of such shares in the event of termination of his or her employment or consulting engagement during any period in which such shares are subject to restrictions;

(c)           such other conditions or restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable.

8.4.            Escrow .  In order to enforce the restrictions imposed by the Committee pursuant to Section 8.3, the participant receiving restricted stock shall enter into an agreement with the Company setting forth the conditions of the grant.  Shares of restricted stock shall be registered in the name of the participant and deposited, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company.  Each such certificate shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

The transferability of this certificate and the shares of Common Stock represented by it are subject to the terms and conditions (including conditions of forfeiture) contained in the 2011 Stock Incentive Plan of Envision Solar International, Inc. (the “Company”), and an agreement entered into between the registered owner and the Company.  A copy of the Plan and the agreement is on file in the office of the secretary of the Company.
   
 
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8.5.            End of Restrictions .  Subject to Section 10.5, at the end of any time period during which the shares of restricted stock are subject to forfeiture and restrictions on transfer, such shares will be delivered free of all restrictions to the participant or to the participant’s legal representative, beneficiary or heir.

8.6.            Stockholder .  Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, each participant receiving restricted stock shall have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to shares of stock during any period in which such shares are subject to forfeiture and restrictions on transfer, including without limitation, the right to vote such shares.  Dividends paid in cash or property other than Common Stock with respect to shares of restricted stock shall be paid to the participant currently.

9.            Performance Shares .  A performance share consists of an award which shall be paid in shares of Common Stock, as described below.  The grant of performance shares shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate, including the following:

9.1.            Performance Objectives .  Each performance share will be subject to performance objectives for the Company or one of its operating units to be achieved by the end of a specified period.  The number of performance shares granted shall be determined by the Committee and may be subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.  If the performance objectives are achieved, each participant will be paid in shares of Common Stock or cash.  If such objectives are not met, each grant of performance shares may provide for lesser payments in accordance with formulas established in the award.

9.2.            Not Stockholder .  The grant of performance shares to a participant shall not create any rights in such participant as a stockholder of the Company until the payment of shares of Common Stock with respect to an award.

9.3.            No Adjustments .  No adjustment shall be made in performance shares granted on account of cash dividends which may be paid or other rights which may be issued to the holders of Common Stock prior to the end of any period for which performance objectives were established.

9.4.            Expiration of Performance Share .  If any participant’s employment or consulting engagement with the Company is terminated for any reason other than normal retirement, death or disability prior to the achievement of the participant’s stated performance objectives, all the participant’s rights on the performance shares shall expire and terminate unless otherwise determined by the Committee.  In the event of termination of employment or consulting by reason of death, disability, or normal retirement, the Committee, in its own discretion may determine what portions, if any, of the performance shares should be paid to the participant.
    
 
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10.            General .

10.1.            Effective Date .  The Plan will become effective upon its approval by the Company’s stockholders.  Unless approved within one year after the date of the Plan’s adoption by the board of directors, the Plan shall not be effective for any purpose.

10.2.            Duration .  The Plan shall remain in effect until all Incentives granted under the Plan have either been satisfied by the issuance of shares of Common Stock or the payment of cash or been terminated under the terms of the Plan and all restrictions imposed on shares of Common Stock in connection with their issuance under the Plan have lapsed.  No Incentives may be granted under the Plan after the tenth anniversary of the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company.

10.3.            Non-transferability of Incentives .  No stock option, SAR, restricted stock or performance award may be transferred, pledged or assigned by the holder thereof (except, in the event of the holder’s death, by will or the laws of descent and distribution to the limited extent provided in the Plan or the Incentive), or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or the rules thereunder, and the Company shall not be required to recognize any attempted assignment of such rights by any participant.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, stock options may be transferred by the holder thereof to Employee’s spouse, children, grandchildren or parents (collectively, the “Family Members”), to trusts for the benefit of Family Members, to partnerships or limited liability companies in which Family Members are the only partners or shareholders, or to entities exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  During a participant’s lifetime, a stock option may be exercised only by him or her, by his or her guardian or legal representative or by the transferees permitted by the preceding sentence.

10.4.            Effect of Termination or Death .  In the event that a participant ceases to be an employee of or consultant to the Company for any reason, including death or disability, any Incentives may be exercised or shall expire at such times as may be determined by the Committee.

10.5.            Additional Condition .  Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary: (a) the Company may, if it shall determine it necessary or desirable for any reason, at the time of award of any Incentive or the issuance of any shares of Common Stock pursuant to any Incentive, require the recipient of the Incentive, as a condition to the receipt thereof or to the receipt of shares of Common Stock issued pursuant thereto, to deliver to the Company a written representation of present intention to acquire the Incentive or the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant thereto for his or her own account for investment and not for distribution; and (b) if at any time the Company further determines, in its sole discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification (or any updating of any such document) of any Incentive or the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant thereto is necessary on any securities exchange or under any federal or state securities or blue sky law, or that the consent or approval of any governmental regulatory body is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with the award of any Incentive, the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant thereto, or the removal of any restrictions imposed on such shares, such Incentive shall not be awarded or such shares of Common Stock shall not be issued or such restrictions shall not be removed, as the case may be, in whole or in part, unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company.
   
 
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10.6.            Adjustment .  In the event of any recapitalization, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares or other change in the Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock then subject to the Plan, including shares subject to restrictions, options or achievements of performance shares, shall be adjusted in proportion to the change in outstanding shares of Common Stock.  In the event of any such adjustments, the purchase price of any option, the performance objectives of any Incentive, and the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to any Incentive shall be adjusted as and to the extent appropriate, in the discretion of the Committee, to provide participants with the same relative rights before and after such adjustment.

10.7.            Incentive Plans and Agreements .  Except in the case of stock awards or cash awards, the terms of each Incentive shall be stated in a plan or agreement approved by the Committee.  The Committee may also determine to enter into agreements with holders of options to reclassify or convert certain outstanding options, within the terms of the Plan, as Incentive Stock Options or as non-statutory stock options and in order to eliminate SARs with respect to all or part of such options and any other previously issued options.
    
10.8.            Withholding .

(a)           The Company shall have the right to withhold from any payments made under the Plan or to collect as a condition of payment, any taxes required by law to be withheld.  At any time when a participant is required to pay to the Company an amount required to be withheld under applicable income tax laws in connection with a distribution of Common Stock or upon exercise of an option or SAR, the participant may satisfy this obligation in whole or in part by electing (the “Election”) to have the Company withhold from the distribution shares of Common Stock having a value up to the minimum amount of withholding taxes required to be collected on the transaction.  The value of the shares to be withheld shall be based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld shall be determined (“Tax Date”).

(b)           Each Election must be made prior to the Tax Date.  The Committee may disapprove of any Election, may suspend or terminate the right to make Elections, or may provide with respect to any Incentive that the right to make Elections shall not apply to such Incentive.  An Election is irrevocable.
    
 
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10.9.            No Continued Employment, Engagement or Right to Corporate Assets .  No participant under the Plan shall have any right, because of his or her participation, to continue in the employ of the Company for any period of time or to any right to continue his or her present or any other rate of compensation.  Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed as giving an employee, a consultant, such persons’ beneficiaries or any other person any equity or interests of any kind in the assets of the Company or creating a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship of any kind between the Company and any such person.

10.10.            Deferral Permitted .  Payment of cash or distribution of any shares of Common Stock to which a participant is entitled under any Incentive shall be made as provided in the Incentive.  Payment may be deferred at the option of the participant if provided in the Incentive.

10.11.            Amendment of the Plan .  The Board may amend or discontinue the Plan at any time.  However, no such amendment or discontinuance shall adversely change or impair, without the consent of the recipient, an Incentive previously granted. Further, no such amendment shall, without approval of the shareholders of the Company, (a) increase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued to all participants under the Plan, (b) change or expand the types of Incentives that may be granted under the Plan, (c) change the class of persons eligible to receive Incentives under the Plan, or (d) materially increase the benefits accruing to participants under the Plan.

10.12            Sale, Merger, Exchange or Liquidation .  Unless otherwise provided in the agreement for an Incentive, in the event of an acquisition of the Company through the sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets or through a merger, exchange, reorganization or liquidation of the Company or a similar event as determined by the Committee (collectively a “transaction”), the Committee shall be authorized, in its sole discretion, to take any and all action it deems equitable under the circumstances, including but not limited to any one or more of the following:

(1)  providing that the Plan and all Incentives shall terminate and the holders of (i) all outstanding vested options shall receive, in lieu of any shares of Common Stock they would be entitled to receive under such options, such stock, securities or assets, including cash, as would have been paid to such participants if their options had been exercised and such participant had received Common Stock immediately prior to such transaction (with appropriate adjustment for the exercise price, if any), (ii) performance shares and/or SARs that entitle the participant to receive Common Stock shall receive, in lieu of any shares of Common Stock each participant was entitled to receive as of the date of the transaction pursuant to the terms of such Incentive, if any, such stock, securities or assets, including cash, as would have been paid to such participant if such Common Stock had been issued to and held by the participant immediately prior to such transaction, and (iii) any Incentive under this Agreement which does not entitle the participant to receive Common Stock shall be equitably treated as determined by the Committee.
   
 
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(2)  providing that participants holding outstanding vested Common Stock based Incentives shall receive, with respect to each share of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such Incentives as of the effective date of any such transaction, at the determination of the Committee, cash, securities or other property, or any combination thereof, in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of such Common Stock on a date within ten days prior to the effective date of such transaction over the option price or other amount owed by a participant, if any, and that such Incentives shall be cancelled, including the cancellation without consideration of all options that have an exercise price below the per share value of the consideration received by the Company in the transaction.

(3)  providing that the Plan (or replacement plan) shall continue with respect to Incentives not cancelled or terminated as of the effective date of such transaction and provide to participants holding such Incentives the right to earn their respective Incentives on a substantially equivalent basis (taking into account the transaction and the number of shares or other equity issued by such successor entity) with respect to the equity of the entity succeeding the Company by reason of such transaction.

(4)  providing that all unvested, unearned or restricted Incentives, including but not limited to restricted stock for which restrictions have not lapsed as of the effective date of such transaction, shall be void and deemed terminated, or, in the alternative, for the acceleration or waiver of any vesting, earning or restrictions on any Incentive.

The Board may restrict the rights of participants or the applicability of this Section 10.12 to the extent necessary to comply with Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Internal Revenue Code or any other applicable law or regulation. The grant of an Incentive award pursuant to the Plan shall not limit in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge, exchange or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

10.13.            Definition of Fair Market Value . For purposes of this Plan, the “Fair Market Value” of a share of Common Stock at a specified date shall, unless otherwise expressly provided in this Plan, be the amount which the Committee or the Board of Directors determines in good faith to be 100% of the fair market value of such a share as of the date in question; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, if such shares are listed on a U.S. securities exchange or are quoted on the Nasdaq National Market or Nasdaq Small-Cap Market (“Nasdaq”), then Fair Market Value shall be determined by reference to the last sale price of a share of Common Stock on such U.S. securities exchange or Nasdaq on the applicable date.  If such U.S. securities exchange or Nasdaq is closed for trading on such date, or if the Common Stock does not trade on such date, then the last sale price used shall be the one on the date the Common Stock last traded on such U.S. securities exchange or Nasdaq.
   
 
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10.14.            Change in Control . (a) Upon a Change in Control, as defined in paragraph (b) of this Section 10.14, any stock option or restricted stock award granted to any Participant under this Plan that would have become vested upon continued employment by the Participant shall immediately vest in full and become exercisable, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of such award, and notwithstanding the discretion of the Committee pursuant to Section 10.12.

(b) For purposes of this Section 10.14, “Change in Control” means:

(1)  The acquisition by any person, entity or “group”, within the meaning of Section 13(d) (3) or 14(d) (2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) (excluding, for this purpose, (A) the Company, (B) any employee benefit plan of the Company or its subsidiaries which acquires beneficial ownership of voting securities of the Company, or (C) Lyle Berman, Bradley Berman, Bradley Berman Irrevocable Trust, Julie Berman Irrevocable Trust, Jessie Lynn Berman Irrevocable Trust, Amy Berman Irrevocable Trust and Steven Lipscomb) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 33% or more of either the then outstanding shares of common stock or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; or

(2)  Individuals who, as of August 9, 2011, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to August 9, 2011 whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (other than an election or nomination of an individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the Directors of the Company, as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) shall be, for purposes of this Agreement, considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board; or

(3)  Approval by the stockholders of the Company of (A) a reorganization, merger or consolidation, in each case, with respect to which persons who were the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation do not, immediately thereafter, own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the reorganized, merged or consolidated company’s then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the reorganized, merged or consolidated company, or (B) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (C) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.
 
    
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EXHIBIT 10.1
   
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made effective of the 10th day of August 2011, by and between Envision Solar International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and Robert Noble, an individual ("Employee"), and is made with respect to the following facts:

R E C I T A L S

A.      The Company and the Employee wish to ensure that the Company will receive the benefit of Employee's loyalty and service.

B.      In order to help ensure that the Company receives the benefit of Employee's loyalty and service, the parties desire to enter into this formal Employment Agreement to provide Employee with appropriate compensation arrangements and to assure Employee of employment stability.

C.      The parties have entered into this Agreement for the purpose of setting forth the terms of employment of the Employee by the Company.

D.      As of the date of this Agreement first above written, the Company owes Employee $209,006 in unpaid but accrued expenses, back pay, and unused vacation, and the Company intends to repay those unpaid expenses in a manner agreeable to the Employee and the Company.
   
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS :

1.     Employment of Employee and Duties . The Company hereby hires Employee and Employee hereby accepts employment upon the terms and conditions described in this Agreement. The Employee shall continue to be the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company with all of the duties, privileges and authorities usually attendant upon such office.  Subject to (a) the general supervision of the Board of Directors, and (b) the Employee's duty to report to the Board of Directors periodically, as specified by them from time-to-time, Employee shall have all of the authority to perform his employment duties for the Company.

2.     Time and Effort .  Employee agrees to devote his full working time and attention to the management of the Company's business affairs, the implementation of its strategic plan, as determined by the Board of Directors, and the fulfillment of his duties and responsibilities as the Company's Chief Executive Officer.  Expenditure of a reasonable amount of time for personal matters, other business and charitable activities shall not be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement, provided that those activities do not materially interfere with the services required to be rendered to the Company under this Agreement.

3.     The Company's Authority .   Employee agrees to comply with the Company's rules and regulations as adopted by the Company's Board of Directors regarding performance of his duties, and to carry out and perform those orders, directions and policies established by the Company with respect to his engagement.  Employee shall promptly notify the Company's Board of Directors of any objection he has to the Board's directives and the reasons for such objection.
   
 
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4.     Noncompetition by Employee .  During the term of this Agreement, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, either as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder (in another Company), corporate officer, director, or in any other individual or representative capacity, engage or participate in any business that is in direct competition with the business of the Company or its affiliates.

5.     Term of Agreement .  This Agreement shall commence to be effective as of August 10, 2011 (the “Commencement Date”), and shall continue until January 1, 2016, unless terminated as provided in Section 15 of this Agreement.

6.     Confidential Information: Nondisclosure Covenant .

6.1     Confidential Information .   As used herein the term “Confidential Information” shall mean all customer and contract lists, records, financial data, trade secrets, business and marketing plans and studies, manuals for employee and personnel policies, manufacturing and/or production manuals, computer programs and software, strategic plans, formulas, manufacturing and production processes and techniques (including without limitation types of machinery and equipment used together with improvements and modifications thereon), tools, applications for patents, designs, models, patterns, drawings, tracings, sketches, blueprints, and all other similar information developed and/or used by the Company in the course of its business and which is not known by or readily available to the general public.

6.2     Nondisclosure Covenant .   Employee acknowledges that, in the course of performing services for and on behalf of the Company, Employee has had and will continue to have access to Confidential Information.  Employee hereby covenants and agrees to maintain in strictest confidence all Confidential Information in trust for the Company, its successors and assigns, and to disclose such information only on a “need-to-know” basis in furtherance and for the benefit of the Company’s business.  During the period of Employee’s employment with the Company and at any and all times following Employee’s termination of employment for any reason, including without limitation Employee’s voluntary resignation or involuntary termination with or without cause, Employee agrees to not misappropriate, utilize for any purpose other than for the direct benefit of the Company, or disclose or make available to anyone outside the Company’s organization, any Confidential Information or anything relating thereof without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may be withheld by the Company for any reason or no reason at all.

6.3     Return of Property .  Upon Employee’s termination of his employment with the Company for any reason, including without limitation Employee’s voluntary resignation or involuntary termination with or without cause, Employee hereby agrees to promptly return to the Company’s possession all copies of any writings, computer discs or equipment, drawings or any other information relating to Confidential Information which are in Employee’s possession or control. Employee further agrees that, upon the request of the Company at any time during Employee’s period of employment with the Company, Employee shall promptly return to the Company all such copies of writings, computer discs or equipment, drawings or any other information relating to Confidential Information which is in Employee’s possession or control.

6.4     Rights to Inventions and Trade Secrets .  Employee hereby assigns to the Company all right, title and interest in and to any ideas, inventions, original works or authorship, developments, improvements or trade secrets which Employee solely or jointly has conceived or reduced to practice, or will conceive or reduce to practice, or cause to be conceived or reduced to practice during his employment with the Company.  All original works of authorship which are made by Employee (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of Employee’s services hereunder and which are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act.
    
 
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7.     Noninterference and Nonsolicitation Covenants .  In further reflection of the Company’s important interests in its proprietary information and its trade, customer, vendor and employee relationships, Employee agrees that, during the 24 month period following the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company for any reason, including without limitation Employee’s voluntary resignation or involuntary termination for cause, Employee will not directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of any person, firm, corporation or other entity, (a) interfere with any contractual or other business relationships that the Company has with any of its customers, clients, service providers or materials suppliers as of the date of Employee’s termination of employment, or (b) solicit or induce any employee of the Company to terminate his/her employment relationship with the Company.

8.     Compensation .  During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall pay the following compensation to Employee:

8.1     Annual Compensation .  Employee shall be paid a fixed salary of two hundred and fifty two thousand dollars ($252,000) per annum, which will be paid in installments of ten thousand five hundred dollars ($10,500.00) on the first and fifteenth day of each month (“Annual Compensation”).

8.2     Additional Compensation .  In addition to the compensation set forth in Section 8.1 of this Agreement, Employee is eligible for a quarterly and annual bonus based upon criteria which will be agreed to and defined through conversation with the Board of Directors. Employee’s total bonus will be in the zero to fifty percent (50%) range, or greater, of the Annual Compensation in any given year based on the Board of Directors' evaluation of the Employee's definable efforts, accomplishments and similar contributions. The bonus will also be based on a consideration of increases in shareholder value, and other positive results for the Company and shareholders based on efforts by the Employee. The Employee's individual performance goals will be set out in writing by the Board of Directors and will result from strategic and tactical planning discussions between the Employee and the Board of Directors. The distribution of the Employee's total bonus between quarterly and annual payments will be decided during the same discussions by the same stakeholders. Any quarterly bonus due will be paid following the end of each of the Company’s fiscal quarters.  Any annual bonus earned will be paid net of any quarterly bonuses paid. The Employee must be an active employee at the end of each fiscal quarter to receive bonuses.

8.3     Stock Incentives .  On February 12, 2010, the Company and Employee entered into an agreement, pursuant to which Employee agreed to terminate his existing options under the Company’s 2007 Unit Option Plan and 2008 Equity Incentive Plan upon the issuance to Employee of a new option to purchase an aggregate of 9,162,856 shares of Company common stock at an exercise price of $0.33 per share under the Company’s 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which option shall vest immediately upon the Company’s achievement of cumulative gross revenues of either (1) $15,000,000 during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, or (2) $30,000,000 prior to December 31, 2014. The Employee shall be awarded options through any current or future Company Stock Incentive Plan initiated during his employment, in proportions appropriate to his management position in the Company and other factors as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company.
   
 
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9.     Fringe Benefits .  Employee shall be entitled to all fringe benefits that the Company or its subsidiaries may make available from time-to-time for persons with comparable positions and responsibilities.  Without limitation, such benefits shall include participation in any life and disability insurance programs, profit incentive plans, pension or retirement plans, and bonus plans as are maintained or adopted from time-to-time by the Company. The Company shall also provide Employee with any medical and dental group insurance coverage or equivalent coverage for Employee and his dependents as are maintained or adopted from time-to-time by the Company.  The medical and dental insurance coverage shall begin at such time as the Company adopts such plans and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement.

10.     Office and Staff .  In order to enable Employee to discharge his obligations and duties pursuant to this Agreement, the Company agrees that it shall provide suitable office space for Employee in San Diego, California, together with all necessary and appropriate supporting staff and secretarial assistance, equipment, stationery, books and supplies as the Company can reasonably make available as it evolves.  Employee agrees that the office space and supporting staff presently in place is suitable for the purposes of this Agreement.

11.     Reimbursement of Expenses .  The Company shall reimburse Employee for all reasonable travel, mobile telephone, promotional and entertainment expenses incurred in connection with the performance of Employee's duties hereunder, subject to Section 12 of this Agreement with respect to automobile expenses.  Employee's reimbursable expenses shall be paid promptly by the Company upon presentment by Employee of an itemized list of invoices describing such expenses.  All compensation provided in Sections 8, 9, 11 and 12 of this Agreement shall be subject to customary withholding tax and other employment taxes, to the extent required by law.

12.     Automobile .  Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the Company shall pay to the Employee a fixed amount equal to $500 per month on the last day of each month during the term of this Agreement as reimbursement to the Employee on a non-accountable basis of all expenses incurred by the Employee for the use of his automobile for Company business purposes, including but not limited to depreciation, repairs, maintenance, gasoline and insurance.  After the expiration of the first year of the term of this Agreement, the Company’s Board of Directors will review and may in its discretion determine to increase the Employee’s automobile allowance, or authorize the Company to lease an automobile for the Employee.  Employee shall not be entitled to any other reimbursement for the use of his automobile for business purposes.

13.     Vacation . Employee shall be entitled to six weeks of paid vacation per year or pro rata portion of each year of service by Employee under this Agreement, not to be taken consecutively without the prior approval of the Company’s Board of Directors, which will not be unreasonably withheld. The Employee shall be entitled to the holidays provided in the Company's established corporate policy for employees with comparable duties and responsibilities.

14.     Rights In And To Inventions And Patents .

14.1     Description of Parties' Rights .  The Employee agrees that with respect to any inventions made by him or the Company during the term of this Agreement, solely or jointly with others, (i) which are made with the Company's equipment, supplies, facilities, trade secrets or time, or (ii) which relate to the business of the Company or the Company's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (iii) which result from any work performed by the Employee for the Company, such inventions shall belong to the Company.  The Employee also agrees that the Company shall have the right to keep such inventions as trade secrets, if the Company chooses.
  
 
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14.2     Disclosure Requirements .  For purposes of this Agreement, an invention is deemed to have been made during the term of this Agreement if, during such period, the invention was conceived or first actually reduced to practice.  In order to permit the Company to claim rights to which it may be entitled, the Employee agrees to disclose to the Company in confidence the nature of all patent applications filed by the Employee during the term of this Agreement.

15.     Termination .  This Agreement may be terminated in the following manner and not otherwise:

15.1     Mutual Agreement .   This Agreement may be terminated by the mutual written agreement of the Company and Employee to terminate.

15.2     Termination by Employee for Breach .  Employee may at his option and in his sole discretion terminate this Agreement for the material breach by the Company of the terms of this Agreement if the Company has not cured the breach within 30 days of receipt of written notice of the breach from the Employee.  In the event of such termination, Employee shall give the Company 30 day’s prior written   notice .

15.3     Termination by the Company for Breach .  The Company may at its option terminate this Agreement in the event that the Employee breaches this Agreement, is convicted of committing a felony under federal, state or local law, commits gross negligence in the performance of his duties under this Agreement, or breaches his fiduciary duty to the Company, to the Board of Directors or to the Company’s shareholders; provided, however, that the Company shall give the Employee written notice of specific instances for the basis of any termination of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to Section 15.3 of this Agreement. Except in the case of a conviction for a felony as described above, employee shall have a period of 10 days after said notice in which to cease the alleged violations before the Company may terminate this Agreement.  If Employee ceases to commit the alleged violations within said 10 day period, the Company may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section.  If Employee continues to commit the alleged violations after said 10-day period, the Company may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notification to Employee.

15.4     Termination Upon Death .  This Agreement shall terminate upon the death of the Employee.

15.5     Termination Upon the Disability of the Employee .  This Agreement shall terminate upon the disability of the Employee. As used in the previous sentence, the term "disability" shall mean the complete disability to discharge Employee's duties and responsibilities for a continuous period of not less than six months during any calendar year.  Any physical or mental disability which does not prevent Employee from discharging his duties and responsibilities in accordance with usual standards of conduct as determined by the Company in its reasonable opinion shall not constitute a disability under this Agreement.

15.6     Termination As A Result of A Change in Control of the Company .  “Change of Control” is defined as a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or more than fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s outstanding stock, to a purchaser which is unaffiliated with the Company, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, or a merger pursuant to which the Company is not the surviving corporation, with any entity which is unaffiliated with the Company. In the event of a Change in Control of the Company, if the Employee, negotiating in good faith, is unable to come to an agreement with the surviving Company regarding an employment agreement, then the Employee may terminate this Agreement.
   
 
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15.7     Other Termination by Employee .  If this Agreement is terminated by Employee in writing for a reason other than the Company’s breach of this Agreement (i.e. voluntary resignation) then (a) Employer shall not be entitled to assert any claim against the Employee for consequential or indirect damages or for lost profits as a result of the termination; and (b) Employee shall not be entitled to any rights set forth in Section 16 of this Agreement except that Employee shall be entitled to the right to exercise vested options, if any, for a period of 90 days after the date of the written notification of termination by the Employee.

16.     Improper Termination .  If this Agreement is terminated by Employee for any reason pursuant to Section 15.2 or 15.6 of this Agreement or by the Company in any manner except specifically in accordance with Section 15.1, 15.3, 15.4 or 15.5 of this Agreement, , then (i) the Company shall immediately pay to the Employee a lump sum payment equal to the sum of the Employee’s entire Annual Compensation and 100% of his bonus potential, except that in the event of a termination as a result of a  Change in Control of the Company, the Company shall immediately pay to Employee a lump sum equal to the sum of two years of Employee's entire Annual Compensation and 100% of his bonus potential for such two year period,  (ii) Employee shall be entitled to all of the benefits under Section 7 of this Agreement, as amended, for a period of two years from the termination, and (iii) if applicable, all unvested stock options owned by Employee will immediately vest, Employee shall be entitled to exercise all vested stock options which he owns for the entire remaining exercise period of the stock options, no such stock options shall terminate prior to said expiration dates, and no “severance” shall be deemed to have occurred under the Company’s Plan or under existing Stock Option Agreements covering said stock options. It is specifically agreed that in such event Employee shall have no duty to mitigate his damages by seeking comparable, inferior or different employment.

17.     Assignability of Benefits .  Except to the extent that this provision may be contrary to law, no assignment, pledge, collateralization or attachment of any of the benefits under this Agreement shall be valid or recognized by the Company.  Except as provided by law, payment provided for by this Agreement shall not be subject to seizure for payment of any debts or judgments against the Employee, nor shall the Employee have any right to transfer, modify, anticipate or encumber any rights or benefits hereunder; provided that any stock issued by the Company to the Employee pursuant to this Agreement shall not be subject to Section 16 of this Agreement.

18.     Indemnification of Employee .  Pursuant to the provisions and subject to the limitations of the California Corporations Code, and in particular Sections 204 and 317 therein, the Company shall indemnify and hold Employee harmless as provided in Sections 18.1, 18.2 and 18.3 of this Agreement.  The Company shall, upon the request of Employee, assume the defense and directly bear all of the expense of any action or proceedings which may arise for which Employee is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section.

18.1     Indemnification of Employee for Actions by Third Parties .  The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Employee harmless from any liability, claims, fines, damages, losses, expenses, judgments or settlements actually incurred by him, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees and costs actually incurred by him as they are incurred, as a result of Employee being made at any time a party to, or being threatened to be made a party to, any proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the Company, which is addressed in Section 18.2 of this Agreement), relating to actions Employee takes within the scope of his employment as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or in any other employment capacity, or in his role as a director of the Company, provided that Employee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interest of the Company and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
  
 
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18.2     Indemnification of Employee for Actions in the Right of the Company . The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Employee harmless from any liability, claims, damages, losses, expenses, judgments or settlements actually incurred by him, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees and costs actually incurred by him as they are incurred, as a result of Employee being made a party to, or being threatened to be made a party to, any proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of any action taken by Employee as an officer, director or agent of the Company, provided that Employee acted in good faith in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, and provided further, that no indemnification by the Company shall be required pursuant to this Section 18.2 (i) for acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing and culpable violation of law, (ii) for acts or omissions that Employee believed to be contrary to the best interests of the Company or its shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith on the part of Employee, (iii) for any transaction from which Employee derived an improper personal benefit, (iv) for acts or omissions that show a reckless disregard by Employee of his duties to the Company or its shareholders in circumstances in which Employee was aware, or should have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing his duties, of a risk of serious injury to the Company or its shareholders, (v) for acts or omissions that constitute an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of Employee's duties to the Company or its shareholders, or (vi) for any other act by Employee for which Employee is not permitted to be indemnified under the California Corporations Code.  Furthermore, the Company has no obligation to indemnify Employee pursuant to this Section 18.2 in any of the following circumstances:

A.     In respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which Employee is adjudged to be liable to the Company in the performance of his duties to the Company and its shareholders, unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action was brought determines upon application that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, he is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for the expenses and then only in the amount that the court shall determine.

B.     In the event of the application of Section 18.2(A), then for amounts paid in settling or otherwise disposing of a threatened or pending action without court approval.

C.     In the event of the application of Section 18.2(A), then for expenses incurred in defending a threatened or pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of without court approval.

18.3     Reimbursement .  In the event that it is determined by a trier of fact that Employee is not entitled to indemnification by the Company pursuant to Sections 18.1 or 18.2 of this Agreement, then Employee is obligated to reimburse the Company for all amounts paid by the Company on behalf of Employee pursuant to the indemnification provisions of this Agreement.  In the event that Employee is successful on the merits in the defense of any proceeding referred to in Sections 18.1 or 18.2 of this Agreement, or any related claim, issue or matter, then the Company will indemnify and hold Employee harmless from all fees, costs and expenses actually incurred by him in connection with the defense of any such proceeding, claim, issue or matter.

19.     Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance .  The Company will utilize its best efforts in good faith to purchase directors' and officers' liability insurance for the officers and directors of the Company, which would include the same coverage for Employee.  The Company covenants to maintain in effect a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy on the same terms and conditions as applicable to all other officers and directors of the Company.
   
 
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20.     Notice .  All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing or in the form of an e-mail (confirmed in writing) to be given only during the recipient’s normal business hours unless arrangements have otherwise been made to receive such notice by e-mail outside of normal business hours, and shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or otherwise delivered by hand, messenger, or e-mail (as provided above) addressed (a) if to the Employee, at the address for such Employee set forth on the signature page hereto or at such other address as such Employee shall have furnished to the Company in writing or (b) if to the Company, to its principal executive offices and addressed to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer, or at such other address as the Company shall have furnished in writing to the Employee.

In case of the Company:

Envision Solar International, Inc.
7675 Dagget Street
Suite 150
San Diego, CA 92111
Attention: Chief Executive Officer


In case of the Employee:

Robert Noble
the address on file with the Company as supplied by Employee.

21.            Attorneys' Fees .  In the event that any of the parties must resort to legal action in order to enforce the provisions of this Agreement or to defend such suit, the prevailing party shall be entitled to receive reimbursement from the nonprevailing party for all reasonable attorneys' fees and all other costs incurred in commencing or defending such suit.

22.            Entire Agreement .  This Agreement embodies the entire understanding among the parties and merges all prior discussions or communications among them, and no party shall be bound by any definitions, conditions, warranties, or representations other than as expressly stated in this Agreement or as subsequently set forth in a writing signed by the duly authorized representatives of all of the parties hereto.

23.            No Oral Change; Amendment .  This Agreement may only be changed or modified and any provision hereof may only be waived by a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change or modification is sought.  This Agreement may be amended only in writing by mutual consent of the parties.

24.            Severability .  In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be void or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, then such provision shall be stricken and of no force and effect.  The remaining provisions of this Agreement shall, however, continue in full force and effect, and to the extent required, shall be modified to preserve their validity.

25.            Applicable Law .  This Agreement shall be construed as a whole and in accordance with its fair meaning.  This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California, and venue for any action or proceedings brought with respect to this Agreement shall be in the County of Los Angeles in the State of California.
   
 
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26.            Successors and Assigns .  Each covenant and condition of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, their respective heirs, personal representatives, assigns and successors in interest.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon any successor to the Company whether by merger, reorganization or otherwise.






[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
 
 
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above written.

  
THE COMPANY:
Envision Solar International, Inc.
A Nevada corporation
   
  /s/ Robert Noble
 
Robert Noble
Chairman of the Board of Directors
   
   
  /s/ John Evey
 
John Evey
Director
   
   
  /s/ Jay Potter
 
Jay Potter
Director
   
   
   
   
EMPLOYEE: By: /s/ Robert Noble
  Robert Noble
 
                                                                           
 
 
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EXHIBIT 10.2
     
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is effective as of the 10th day of August 2011, by and between Envision Solar International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and Desmond Wheatley, an individual ("Employee"), and is made with respect to the following facts:

R E C I T A L S

A.      The Company and the Employee wish to ensure that the Company will receive the benefit of Employee's loyalty and service.

B.      In order to help ensure that the Company receives the benefit of Employee's loyalty and service, the parties desire to enter into this formal Employment Agreement to provide Employee with appropriate compensation arrangements and to assure Employee of employment stability.

C.      The parties have entered into this Agreement for the purpose of setting forth the terms of employment of the Employee by the Company.
  
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS :

1.            Employment of Employee and Duties . The Company hereby hires Employee and Employee hereby accepts employment upon the terms and conditions described in this Agreement. During the period from November 1, 2010 to August 9, 2011, the Employee was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Commencing on August 10, 2011, the Employee shall be the President, Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company with all of the duties, privileges and authorities usually attendant upon such offices, including but not limited to responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Company’s operations.  Subject to (a) the general supervision of the Board of Directors, and (b) the Employee's duty to report to the Board of Directors periodically, as specified by them from time-to-time, Employee shall have all of the authority to perform his employment duties for the Company.  During the term of this Agreement, Employee shall also be a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

2.            Time and Effort .  Employee agrees to devote his full working time and attention to the management of the Company's business affairs, the implementation of its strategic plan, as determined by the Board of Directors, and the fulfillment of his duties and responsibilities as the Company's President, Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Secretary.  Expenditure of a reasonable amount of time for personal matters and business and charitable activities shall not be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement, provided that those activities do not materially interfere with the services required to be rendered to the Company under this Agreement.

3.            The Company's Authority .   Employee agrees to comply with the Company's rules and regulations as adopted by the Company's Board of Directors and President and Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Secretary regarding performance of his duties, and to carry out and perform those orders, directions and policies established by the Company with respect to his engagement.  Employee shall promptly notify the Company's Board of Directors of any objection he has to the Board's directives and the reasons for such objection.
  
 
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4.            Noncompetition by Employee .  During the term of this Agreement, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, either as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder (in a private the Company), corporate officer, director, or in any other individual or representative capacity, engage or participate in any business that is in direct competition with the business of the Company or its affiliates.

5.            Term of Agreement .  This Agreement shall commence to be effective as of August 10, 2011 (the “Commencement Date”), and shall continue until January 1, 2016, unless terminated as provided in Section 15 of this Agreement.

6.            Confidential Information: Nondisclosure Covenant .

6.1.            Confidential Information .   As used herein the term “Confidential Information” shall mean all customer and contract lists, records, financial data, trade secrets, business and marketing plans and studies, manuals for employee and personnel policies, manufacturing and/or production manuals, computer programs and software, strategic plans, formulas, manufacturing and production processes and techniques (including without limitation types of machinery and equipment used together with improvements and modifications thereon), tools, applications for patents, designs, models, patterns, drawings, tracings, sketches, blueprints, and all other similar information developed and/or used by the Company in the course of its business and which is not known by or readily available to the general public.

6.2            Nondisclosure Covenant .   Employee acknowledges that, in the course of performing services for and on behalf of the Company, Employee has had and will continue to have access to Confidential Information.  Employee hereby covenants and agrees to maintain in strictest confidence all Confidential Information in trust for the Company, its successors and assigns, and to disclose such information only on a “need-to-know” basis in furtherance and for the benefit of the Company’s business.  During the period of Employee’s employment with the Company and at any and all times following Employee’s termination of employment for any reason, including without limitation Employee’s voluntary resignation or involuntary termination with or without cause, Employee agrees to not misappropriate, utilize for any purpose other than for the direct benefit of the Company, or disclose or make available to anyone outside the Company’s organization, any Confidential Information or anything relating thereof without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may be withheld by the Company for any reason or no reason at all.

6.3            Return of Property .  Upon Employee’s termination of his employment with the Company for any reason, including without limitation Employee’s voluntary resignation or involuntary termination with or without cause, Employee hereby agrees to promptly return to the Company’s possession all copies of any writings, computer discs or equipment, drawings or any other information relating to Confidential Information which are in Employee’s possession or control. Employee further agrees that, upon the request of the Company at any time during Employee’s period of employment with the Company, Employee shall promptly return to the Company all such copies of writings, computer discs or equipment, drawings or any other information relating to Confidential Information which are in Employee’s possession or control.
  
 
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6.4            Rights to Inventions and Trade Secrets .  Employee hereby assigns to the Company all right, title and interest in and to any ideas, inventions, original works or authorship, developments, improvements or trade secrets which Employee solely or jointly has conceived or reduced to practice, or will conceive or reduce to practice, or cause to be conceived or reduced to practice during his employment with the Company.  All original works of authorship which are made by Employee (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of Employee’s services hereunder and which are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act.
  
7.            Noninterference and Nonsolicitation Covenants .  In further reflection of the Company’s important interests in its proprietary information and its trade, customer, vendor and employee relationships, Employee agrees that, during the 12 month period following the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company for any reason, including without limitation Employee’s voluntary resignation or involuntary termination for cause, Employee will not directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of any person, firm, corporation or other entity, (a) interfere with any contractual or other business relationships that the Company has with any of its customers, clients, service providers or materials suppliers as of the date of Employee’s termination of employment, or (b) solicit or induce any employee of the Company to terminate his/her employment relationship with the Company.

8.            Compensation .  During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall pay the following compensation to Employee:

8.1            Annual Compensation .  Employee shall be paid a fixed salary of $200,000 per annum, which will be paid in twenty-four installments of $8,333.33 on the fifteenth and last day of each month (“Annual Compensation”).

8.2            Additional Compensation .  In addition to the compensation set forth in Section 8.1 of this Agreement, Employee is eligible for a quarterly and annual bonus based upon criteria which will be agreed to and defined through conversations with the Board of Directors. Employee’s total bonus will be in the zero to fifty percent (50%) range, or greater, of the Annual Compensation in any given year based on the Board of Directors' evaluation of the Employee's definable efforts, accomplishments and similar contributions. The bonus will also be based on a consideration of increases in shareholder value, efforts made by the Employee to effect mergers or acquisitions for the Company, if applicable, and other positive results for shareholders based on efforts by the Employee. The Employee's individual performance goals will be set out in writing by the Board of Directors and will result from strategic and tactical planning discussions between the Employee and members of the Board of Directors. The distribution of the Employee's total bonus between quarterly and annual payments will be decided during the same discussions by the same stakeholders. Any quarterly bonus due will be paid following the end of each of the Company’s fiscal quarters.  Any annual bonus earned will be paid net of any quarterly bonuses paid. The Employee must be an active employee at the end of each fiscal quarter to receive bonuses.

  Stock Incentives .  As of August 10, 2011, the Company will grant to the Employee 4,320,000 stock options to purchase 4,320,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, having an exercise price of $0.27 per share and an exercise period of ten years after the date of grant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), with a vesting schedule as follows: 1/3 upon grant (deemed to be August 10, 2011) and 1/3 on November 1, 2011 and 1/3 on November 1, 2012 until the remaining stock options have vested. Upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors and approval of the Company’s full Board of Directors, the Employee may be granted additional stock options to purchase additional stock of the Company, depending on the achievement of Company operating milestones such as annual gross revenue and EBIDTA, or time served as an employee, to be established by the Board of Directors of the Company.
   
 
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9.            Fringe Benefits .  Employee shall be entitled to all fringe benefits that the Company or its subsidiaries may make available from time-to-time for persons with comparable positions and responsibilities.  Without limitation, such benefits shall include participation in any life and disability insurance programs, profit incentive plans, pension or retirement plans, and bonus plans as are maintained or adopted from time-to-time by the Company. The Company shall also provide Employee with any medical and dental group insurance coverage or equivalent coverage for Employee and his dependents as are maintained or adopted from time-to-time by the Company.  The medical and dental insurance coverage shall begin at such time as the Company adopts such plans and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement.

10.            Office and Staff .  In order to enable Employee to discharge his obligations and duties pursuant to this Agreement, the Company agrees that it shall provide suitable office space for Employee in San Diego, California, together with all necessary and appropriate supporting staff and secretarial assistance, equipment, stationery, books and supplies as the Company can reasonably make available as it evolves.  Employee agrees that the office space and supporting staff presently in place is suitable for the purposes of this Agreement.

11.            Reimbursement of Expenses .  The Company shall reimburse Employee for all reasonable travel, mobile telephone, promotional and entertainment expenses incurred in connection with the performance of Employee's duties hereunder, subject to Section 12 of this Agreement with respect to automobile expenses.  Employee's reimbursable expenses shall be paid promptly by the Company upon presentment by Employee of an itemized list of invoices describing such expenses.  All compensation provided in Sections 8, 9, 11 and 12 of this Agreement shall be subject to customary withholding tax and other employment taxes, to the extent required by law.

12.            Automobile .  Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the Company shall pay to the Employee a fixed amount equal to the standard published governmental mileage rate per mile for each mile driven during the term of this Agreement as reimbursement to the Employee for all expenses incurred by the Employee for the use of his automobile for Company business purposes, including but not limited to depreciation, repairs, maintenance, gasoline and insurance. After the expiration of the first year of the term of this Agreement, the Company’s Board of Directors will review and may in its discretion determine to increase the Employee’s automobile allowance, or authorize the Company to lease an automobile for the Employee.  Employee shall not be entitled to any other reimbursement for the use of his automobile for business purposes.

13.            Vacation . Employee shall be entitled to four weeks of paid vacation per year or pro rata portion of each year of service by Employee under this Agreement, not to be taken consecutively without the prior approval of the Company’s Board of Directors, which will not be unreasonably withheld by. The Employee shall be entitled to the holidays provided in the Company's established corporate policy for employees with comparable duties and responsibilities. Starting on the second anniversary of employment Employee will be entitled to five weeks of paid vacation and starting on the fifth anniversary Employee will be entitled to six weeks paid vacation. Vacation will be earned and accrued on a prorated basis throughout a given employment year.

14.            Rights In And To Inventions And Patents .

14.1            Description of Parties' Rights .  The Employee agrees that with respect to any inventions made by him or the Company during the term of this Agreement, solely or jointly with others, (i) which are made with the Company's equipment, supplies, facilities, trade secrets or time, or (ii) which relate to the business of the Company or the Company's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (iii) which result from any work performed by the Employee for the Company, such inventions shall belong to the Company.  The Employee also agrees that the Company shall have the right to keep such inventions as trade secrets, if the Company chooses.
  
 
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14.2            Disclosure Requirements .  For purposes of this Agreement, an invention is deemed to have been made during the term of this Agreement if, during such period, the invention was conceived or first actually reduced to practice.  In order to permit the Company to claim rights to which it may be entitled, the Employee agrees to disclose to the Company in confidence the nature of all patent applications filed by the Employee during the term of this Agreement.

15.            Termination .  This Agreement may be terminated in the following manner and not otherwise:

15.1            Mutual Agreement .   This Agreement may be terminated by the mutual written agreement of the Company and Employee to terminate.

15.2            Termination by Employee for Breach .  Employee may at his option and in his sole discretion terminate this Agreement for the material breach by the Company of the terms of this Agreement if the Company has not cured the breach within 30 days of receipt of written notice of the breach from the Employee.  In the event of such termination, Employee shall give the Company 30 day’s prior written notice.

15.3            Termination by the Company for Breach .  The Company may at its option terminate this Agreement in the event that the Employee breaches this Agreement, is convicted of committing a felony under federal, state or local law, commits gross negligence in the performance of his duties under this Agreement, or breaches his fiduciary duty to the Company, to the Board of Directors or to the Company’s shareholders; provided, however, that the Company shall give the Employee written notice of specific instances for the basis of any termination of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to Section 15.3 of this Agreement.  Employee shall have a period of 10 days after said notice in which to cease the alleged violations before the Company may terminate this Agreement.  If Employee ceases to commit the alleged violations within said 10 day period, the Company may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section.  If Employee continues to commit the alleged violations after said 10-day period, the Company may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notification to Employee.

15.4            Termination Upon Death .  This Agreement shall terminate upon the death of the Employee.

15.5            Termination Upon the Disability of the Employee .  This Agreement shall terminate upon the disability of the Employee.  As used in the previous sentence, the term "disability" shall mean the complete disability to discharge Employee's duties and responsibilities for a continuous period of not less than six months during any calendar year.  Any physical or mental disability which does not prevent Employee from discharging his duties and responsibilities in accordance with usual standards of conduct as determined by the Company in its reasonable opinion shall not constitute a disability under this Agreement.

15.6            Termination As A Result of A Change in Control of the Company .  “Change of Control” is defined as a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or more than fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s outstanding stock, to a purchaser which is unaffiliated with the Company, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, or a merger pursuant to which the Company is not the surviving corporation, with any entity which is unaffiliated with the Company. In the event of a Change in Control of the Company, if the Employee, negotiating in good faith, is unable to come to an agreement with the surviving Company regarding an employment agreement, then the Employee may terminate this Agreement.
   
 
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15.7            Other Termination by Employee .  If this Agreement is terminated by Employee in writing for a reason other than the Company’s breach of this Agreement (i.e. voluntary resignation) then (a) Employer shall not be entitled to assert any claim against the Employee for consequential or indirect damages or for lost profits as a result of the termination; and (b) Employee shall not be entitled to any rights set forth in Section 16 of this Agreement except that Employee shall be entitled to the right to exercise vested options, if any, for a period of 90 days after the date of the written notification of termination by the Employee.

16.            Improper Termination .  If this Agreement is terminated by Employee for any reason pursuant to Section 15.2 or 15.6 of this Agreement or by the Company in any manner except specifically in accordance with Section 15.1, 15.3, 15.4 or 15.5 of this Agreement, then (i) the Company shall immediately pay to the Employee a lump sum payment equal to the sum of the Employee’s entire Annual Compensation and 100% of his bonus potential except that in the event of a termination as a result of a  Change in Control of the Company, the Company shall immediately pay to Employee a lump sum equal to the sum of two years of Employee's entire Annual Compensation and 100% of his bonus potential for such two year period,  (ii) Employee shall be entitled to all of the benefits under Section 7 of this Agreement, as amended, for a period of two years from the termination, and (iii) if applicable, all unvested stock options owned by Employee will immediately vest, Employee shall be entitled to exercise all vested stock options which he owns for the entire remaining exercise period of the stock options, no such stock options shall terminate prior to said expiration dates, and no “severance” shall be deemed to have occurred under the Company’s Plan or under existing Stock Option Agreements covering said stock options. It is specifically agreed that in such event Employee shall have no duty to mitigate his damages by seeking comparable, inferior or different employment.

17.            Assignability of Benefits .  Except to the extent that this provision may be contrary to law, no assignment, pledge, collateralization or attachment of any of the benefits under this Agreement shall be valid or recognized by the Company.  Except as provided by law, payment provided for by this Agreement shall not be subject to seizure for payment of any debts or judgments against the Employee, nor shall the Employee have any right to transfer, modify, anticipate or encumber any rights or benefits hereunder; provided that any stock issued by the Company to the Employee pursuant to this Agreement shall not be subject to Section 16 of this Agreement.

18.            Indemnification of Employee .  Pursuant to the provisions and subject to the limitations of the California Corporations Code, and in particular Sections 204 and 317 therein, the Company shall indemnify and hold Employee harmless as provided in Sections 18.1, 18.2 and 18.3 of this Agreement.  The Company shall, upon the request of Employee, assume the defense and directly bear all of the expense of any action or proceedings which may arise for which Employee is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section.

18.1            Indemnification of Employee for Actions by Third Parties .  The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Employee harmless from any liability, claims, fines, damages, losses, expenses, judgments or settlements actually incurred by him, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees and costs actually incurred by him as they are incurred, as a result of Employee being made at any time a party to, or being threatened to be made a party to, any proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the Company, which is addressed in Section 18.2 of this Agreement), relating to actions Employee takes within the scope of his employment as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company or in any other employment capacity, or in his role as a director of the Company, provided that Employee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interest of the Company and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
   
 
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18.2            Indemnification of Employee for Actions in the Right of the Company . The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Employee harmless from any liability, claims, damages, losses, expenses, judgments or settlements actually incurred by him, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees and costs actually incurred by him as they are incurred, as a result of Employee being made a party to, or being threatened to be made a party to, any proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of any action taken by Employee as an officer, director or agent of the Company, provided that Employee acted in good faith in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, and provided further, that no indemnification by the Company shall be required pursuant to this Section 18.2 (i) for acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing and culpable violation of law, (ii) for acts or omissions that Employee believed to be contrary to the best interests of the Company or its shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith on the part of Employee, (iii) for any transaction from which Employee derived an improper personal benefit, (iv) for acts or omissions that show a reckless disregard by Employee of his duties to the Company or its shareholders in circumstances in which Employee was aware, or should have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing his duties, of a risk of serious injury to the Company or its shareholders, (v) for acts or omissions that constitute an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of Employee's duties to the Company or its shareholders, or (vi) for any other act by Employee for which Employee is not permitted to be indemnified under the California Corporations Code.  Furthermore, the Company has no obligation to indemnify Employee pursuant to this Section 18.2 in any of the following circumstances:

A.     In respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which Employee is adjudged to be liable to the Company in the performance of his duties to the Company and its shareholders, unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action was brought determines upon application that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, he is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for the expenses and then only in the amount that the court shall determine.

B.     In the event of the application of Section 18.2(A), then for amounts paid in settling or otherwise disposing of a threatened or pending action without court approval.

C.     In the event of the application of Section 18.2(A), then for expenses incurred in defending a threatened or pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of without court approval.

18.3            Reimbursement .  In the event that it is determined by a trier of fact that Employee is not entitled to indemnification by the Company pursuant to Sections 18.1 or 18.2 of this Agreement, then Employee is obligated to reimburse the Company for all amounts paid by the Company on behalf of Employee pursuant to the indemnification provisions of this Agreement.  In the event that Employee is successful on the merits in the defense of any proceeding referred to in Sections 18.1 or 18.2 of this Agreement, or any related claim, issue or matter, then the Company will indemnify and hold Employee harmless from all fees, costs and expenses actually incurred by him in connection with the defense of any such proceeding, claim, issue or matter.
   
 
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19.            Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance .  The Company will utilize its best efforts in good faith to purchase directors' and officers' liability insurance for the officers and directors of the Company, which would include the same coverage for Employee.  The Company covenants to maintain in effect a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy on the same terms and conditions as applicable to all other officers and directors of the Company.

20.            Notice .  All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing or in the form of an e-mail (confirmed in writing) to be given only during the recipient’s normal business hours unless arrangements have otherwise been made to receive such notice by e-mail outside of normal business hours, and shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or otherwise delivered by hand, messenger, or e-mail (as provided above) addressed (a) if to the Employee, at the address for such Employee set forth on the signature page hereto or at such other address as such Employee shall have furnished to the Company in writing or (b) if to the Company, to its principal executive offices and addressed to the attention of the Chairman, or at such other address as the Company shall have furnished in writing to the Employee.

In case of the Company:

Envision Solar International, Inc.
7675 Dagget Street
Suite 150
San Diego, CA 92111
Attention: Chairman


In case of the Employee:

Desmond Wheatley
the address on file with the Company as supplied by Employee.

21.            Attorneys' Fees .  In the event that any of the parties must resort to legal action in order to enforce the provisions of this Agreement or to defend such suit, the prevailing party shall be entitled to receive reimbursement from the nonprevailing party for all reasonable attorneys' fees and all other costs incurred in commencing or defending such suit.

22.            Entire Agreement .  This Agreement embodies the entire understanding among the parties and merges all prior discussions or communications among them, and no party shall be bound by any definitions, conditions, warranties, or representations other than as expressly stated in this Agreement or as subsequently set forth in a writing signed by the duly authorized representatives of all of the parties hereto.

23.            No Oral Change; Amendment .  This Agreement may only be changed or modified and any provision hereof may only be waived by a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change or modification is sought.  This Agreement may be amended only in writing by mutual consent of the parties.

24.            Severability .  In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be void or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, then such provision shall be stricken and of no force and effect.  The remaining provisions of this Agreement shall, however, continue in full force and effect, and to the extent required, shall be modified to preserve their validity.

25.            Applicable Law .  This Agreement shall be construed as a whole and in accordance with its fair meaning.  This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California, and venue for any action or proceedings brought with respect to this Agreement shall be in the County of Los Angeles in the State of California.
  
 
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26.            Successors and Assigns .  Each covenant and condition of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, their respective heirs, personal representatives, assigns and successors in interest.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon any successor to the Company whether by merger, reorganization or otherwise.






[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
 
    
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above written.

    
THE COMPANY:
Envision Solar International, Inc.
A Nevada corporation
   
Attest: /s/ Robert Noble
 
Robert Noble
Chairman
/s/ Jay Potter                                                  
Director  
   
   
   
EMPLOYEE: By: /s/ Desmond Wheatley
  Desmond Wheatley
 
 

 
 
 
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EXHIBIT 10.3
 
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT


This EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is effective as of the 10th day of August 2011, by and between Envision Solar International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and Christopher Caulson, an individual ("Employee"), and is made with respect to the following facts:

R E C I T A L S

A.           The Company and the Employee wish to ensure that the Company will receive the benefit of Employee's loyalty and service.

B.           In order to help ensure that the Company receives the benefit of Employee's loyalty and service, the parties desire to enter into this formal Employment Agreement to provide Employee with appropriate compensation arrangements and to assure Employee of employment stability.

C.           The parties have entered into this Agreement for the purpose of setting forth the terms of employment of the Employee by the Company.
  
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS :

1.            Employment of Employee and Duties . The Company hereby hires Employee and Employee hereby accepts employment upon the terms and conditions described in this Agreement. During the period from November 1, 2010 to present, the Company acknowledges that the Employee was providing services to the Company as a Chief Financial Officer.  Commencing on August 10, 2011, the Employee shall be named Chief Financial Officer of the Company with all of the duties, privileges and authorities usually attendant upon such office, including but not limited to responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Company’s financial and accounting operations.  Subject to (a) the general supervision by the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors, and (b) the Employee's duty to report to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors periodically, as specified by them from time-to-time, Employee shall have all of the authority to perform his employment duties for the Company.

2.            Time and Effort .  Employee agrees to devote his full working time and attention to the management of the Company's business affairs, the implementation of its strategic plan as determined by the current Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors, and the fulfillment of his duties and responsibilities as the Company's Chief Financial Officer.  Expenditure of a reasonable amount of time for personal matters and business and charitable activities shall not be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement, provided that those activities do not materially interfere with the services required to be rendered to the Company under this Agreement.

3.            The Company's Authority .   Employee agrees to comply with the Company's rules and regulations as adopted by the Company's Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer regarding performance of his duties, and to carry out and perform those orders, directions and policies established by the Company with respect to his engagement.  Employee shall promptly notify the Chief Executive Officer and/or the Company's Board of Directors of any objection he has to the Board's directives and the reasons for such objection.
   
 
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4.            Noncompetition by Employee .  During the term of this Agreement, the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, either as an employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, stockholder (in a private the Company), corporate officer, director, or in any other individual or representative capacity, engage or participate in any business that is in direct competition with the business of the Company or its affiliates.

5.            Term of Agreement .  This Agreement shall commence to be effective as of August 10, 2011 (the “Commencement Date”), and shall continue until January 1, 2016, unless terminated as provided in Section 15 of this Agreement.

6.            Confidential Information: Nondisclosure Covenant .

6.1.            Confidential Information .   As used herein the term “Confidential Information” shall mean all customer and contract lists, records, financial data, trade secrets, business and marketing plans and studies, manuals for employee and personnel policies, manufacturing and/or production manuals, computer programs and software, strategic plans, formulas, manufacturing and production processes and techniques (including without limitation types of machinery and equipment used together with improvements and modifications thereon), tools, applications for patents, designs, models, patterns, drawings, tracings, sketches, blueprints, and all other similar information developed and/or used by the Company in the course of its business and which is not known by or readily available to the general public.

6.2            Nondisclosure Covenant .   Employee acknowledges that, in the course of performing services for and on behalf of the Company, Employee has had and will continue to have access to Confidential Information.  Employee hereby covenants and agrees to maintain in strictest confidence all Confidential Information in trust for the Company, its successors and assigns, and to disclose such information only on a “need-to-know” basis in furtherance and for the benefit of the Company’s business.  During the period of Employee’s employment with the Company and at any and all times following Employee’s termination of employment for any reason, including without limitation, Employee’s voluntary resignation or involuntary termination with or without cause, Employee agrees to not misappropriate, utilize for any purpose other than for the direct benefit of the Company, or disclose or make available to anyone outside the Company’s organization, any Confidential Information or anything relating thereof without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent may be withheld by the Company for any reason or no reason at all.

6.3            Return of Property .  Upon Employee’s termination of his employment with the Company for any reason, including without limitation Employee’s voluntary resignation or involuntary termination with or without cause, Employee hereby agrees to promptly return to the Company’s possession all copies of any writings, computer discs or equipment, drawings or any other information relating to Confidential Information which are in Employee’s possession or control. Employee further agrees that, upon the request of the Company at any time during Employee’s period of employment with the Company, Employee shall promptly return to the Company all such copies of writings, computer discs or equipment, drawings or any other information relating to Confidential Information which are in Employee’s possession or control.

6.4            Rights to Inventions and Trade Secrets .  Employee hereby assigns to the Company all right, title and interest in and to any ideas, inventions, original works or authorship, developments, improvements or trade secrets which Employee solely or jointly has conceived or reduced to practice, or will conceive or reduce to practice, or cause to be conceived or reduced to practice during his employment with the Company.  All original works of authorship which are made by Employee (solely or jointly with others) within the scope of Employee’s services hereunder and which are protectable by copyright are “works made for hire,” as that term is defined in the United States Copyright Act.
   
 
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7.            Noninterference and Nonsolicitation Covenants .  In further reflection of the Company’s important interests in its proprietary information and its trade, customer, vendor and employee relationships, Employee agrees that, during the 12 month period following the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company for any reason, including without limitation Employee’s voluntary resignation or involuntary termination for cause, Employee will not directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of any person, firm, corporation or other entity, (a) interfere with any contractual or other business relationships that the Company has with any of its customers, clients, service providers or materials suppliers as of the date of Employee’s termination of employment, or (b) solicit or induce any employee of the Company to terminate his/her employment relationship with the Company.

8.            Compensation .  During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall pay the following compensation to Employee:

8.1            Annual Compensation .  Employee shall be paid a fixed salary of $165,000 per annum, which will be paid in twenty-four installments of $6,875 for periods that end on the fifteenth and last day of each month (“Annual Compensation”).

8.2            Additional Compensation .  In addition to the compensation set forth in Section 8.1 of this Agreement, Employee is eligible for a quarterly and annual bonus based on criteria which will be agreed to and defined through conversations with the Chief Executive Officer. Employee’s total bonus will be in the zero to fifty percent (50%) range, or greater, of the Annual Compensation in any given year based on the Chief Executive Officer’s evaluation of the Employee's definable efforts, accomplishments and similar contributions. The bonus will also be based on a consideration of increases in shareholder value, efforts made by the Employee to effect mergers or acquisitions for the Company, if applicable, and other positive results for shareholders based on efforts by the Employee. The Employee's individual performance goals will be set out in writing by the Chief Executive Officer and will result from strategic and tactical planning discussions between the Employee, the Chief Executive Officer and members of the Board of Directors. The distribution of the Employee's total bonus between quarterly and annual payments will be decided during the same discussions by the same stakeholders. Any quarterly bonus due will be paid following the end of each of the Company’s fiscal quarters.  Any annual bonus earned will be paid net of any quarterly bonuses paid. The Employee must be an active employee at the end of each fiscal quarter to receive bonuses.

8.3             Stock Incentives .  As of August 10, 2011, the Company will grant to the Employee 2,700,000 stock options to purchase 2,700,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, having an exercise price of $0.27 per share and an exercise period of ten years after the date of grant in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), with a vesting schedule as follows: one third upon grant (deemed to be August 11, 2011) and one third on November 1, 2011 and one third on November 1, 2012 until the remaining stock options have vested. Upon recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors and approval of the Company’s full Board of Directors, the Employee may be granted additional stock options to purchase additional stock of the Company, depending on the achievement of Company operating milestones such as annual gross revenue and EBIDTA, or time served as an employee, to be established by the Board of Directors of the Company.
  
 
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9.            Fringe Benefits .  Employee shall be entitled to all fringe benefits that the Company or its subsidiaries may make available from time-to-time for persons with comparable positions and responsibilities.  Without limitation, such benefits shall include participation in any life and disability insurance programs, profit incentive plans, pension or retirement plans, and bonus plans as are maintained or adopted from time-to-time by the Company. The Company shall also provide Employee with any medical and dental group insurance coverage or equivalent coverage for Employee and his dependents as are maintained or adopted from time-to-time by the Company.  The medical and dental insurance coverage shall begin at such time as the Company adopts such plans and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement.

10.            Office and Staff .  In order to enable Employee to discharge his obligations and duties pursuant to this Agreement, the Company agrees that it shall provide suitable office space for Employee in San Diego, California, together with all necessary and appropriate supporting staff and secretarial assistance, equipment, stationery, books and supplies as the Company can reasonably make available as it evolves.  Employee agrees that the office space and supporting staff presently in place is suitable for the purposes of this Agreement.

11.            Reimbursement of Expenses .  The Company shall reimburse Employee for all reasonable travel, mobile telephone, promotional and entertainment expenses incurred in connection with the performance of Employee's duties hereunder, subject to Section 12 of this Agreement with respect to automobile expenses.  Employee's reimbursable expenses shall be paid promptly by the Company upon presentment by Employee of an itemized list of invoices describing such expenses.  All compensation provided in Sections 8, 9, 11 and 12 of this Agreement shall be subject to customary withholding tax and other employment taxes, to the extent required by law.

12.            Automobile .  Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, the Company shall pay to the Employee a fixed amount equal to the standard published governmental mileage rate per mile for each mile driven during the term of this Agreement as reimbursement to the Employee for all expenses incurred by the Employee for the use of his automobile for Company business purposes, including but not limited to depreciation, repairs, maintenance, gasoline and insurance. After the expiration of the first year of the term of this Agreement, the Company’s Board of Directors will review and may in its discretion determine to increase the Employee’s automobile allowance, or authorize the Company to lease an automobile for the Employee.  Employee shall not be entitled to any other reimbursement for the use of his automobile for business purposes.

13.            Vacation . Employee shall be entitled to four weeks of paid vacation per year or pro rata portion of each year of service by Employee under this Agreement, not to be taken consecutively without the prior approval of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer which will not be unreasonably withheld. The Employee shall be entitled to the holidays provided in the Company's established corporate policy for employees with comparable duties and responsibilities. Starting on the second anniversary of employment Employee will be entitled to five weeks of paid vacation and starting on the fifth anniversary Employee will be entitled to six weeks paid vacation. Vacation will be earned and accrued on a prorated basis throughout a given employment year.

14.            Rights In And To Inventions And Patents .

14.1            Description of Parties' Rights .  The Employee agrees that with respect to any inventions made by him or the Company during the term of this Agreement, solely or jointly with others, (i) which are made with the Company's equipment, supplies, facilities, trade secrets or time, or (ii) which relate to the business of the Company or the Company's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (iii) which result from any work performed by the Employee for the Company, such inventions shall belong to the Company.  The Employee also agrees that the Company shall have the right to keep such inventions as trade secrets, if the Company chooses.
  
 
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14.2            Disclosure Requirements .  For purposes of this Agreement, an invention is deemed to have been made during the term of this Agreement if, during such period, the invention was conceived or first actually reduced to practice.  In order to permit the Company to claim rights to which it may be entitled, the Employee agrees to disclose to the Company in confidence the nature of all patent applications filed by the Employee during the term of this Agreement.

15.            Termination .  This Agreement may be terminated in the following manner and not otherwise:

15.1            Mutual Agreement .   This Agreement may be terminated by the mutual written agreement of the Company and Employee to terminate.

15.2            Termination by Employee for Breach .  Employee may at his option and in his sole discretion terminate this Agreement for the material breach by the Company of the terms of this Agreement if the Company has not cured the breach within 30 days of receipt of written notice of the breach from the Employee.  In the event of such termination, Employee shall give the Company 30 day’s prior written notice.

15.3            Termination by the Company for Breach .  The Company may at its option terminate this Agreement in the event that the Employee breaches this Agreement, is convicted of committing a felony under federal, state or local law, commits gross negligence in the performance of his duties under this Agreement, or breaches his fiduciary duty to the Company, to the Board of Directors or to the Company’s shareholders; provided, however, that the Company shall give the Employee written notice of specific instances for the basis of any termination of this Agreement by the Company pursuant to Section 15.3 of this Agreement.  Employee shall have a period of 10 days after said notice in which to cease the alleged violations before the Company may terminate this Agreement.  If Employee ceases to commit the alleged violations within said 10 day period, the Company may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section.  If Employee continues to commit the alleged violations after said 10-day period, the Company may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notification to Employee.

15.4            Termination Upon Death .  This Agreement shall terminate upon the death of the Employee.

15.5            Termination Upon the Disability of the Employee .  This Agreement shall terminate upon the disability of the Employee.  As used in the previous sentence, the term "disability" shall mean the complete disability to discharge Employee's duties and responsibilities for a continuous period of not less than six months during any calendar year.  Any physical or mental disability which does not prevent Employee from discharging his duties and responsibilities in accordance with usual standards of conduct as determined by the Company in its reasonable opinion shall not constitute a disability under this Agreement.

15.6            Termination As A Result of A Change in Control of the Company .  “Change of Control” is defined as a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or more than fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s outstanding stock, to a purchaser, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, or a merger pursuant to which the Company is not the surviving corporation, with any entity which is unaffiliated with the Company. In the event of a Change in Control of the Company, if the Employee, negotiating in good faith, is unable to come to an agreement with the surviving Company regarding an employment agreement, then the Employee may terminate this Agreement.
   
 
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15.7            Other Termination by Employee .  If this Agreement is terminated by Employee in writing for a reason other than the Company’s breach of this Agreement (i.e. voluntary resignation) then (a) Employer shall not be entitled to assert any claim against the Employee for consequential or indirect damages or for lost profits as a result of the termination; and (b) Employee shall not be entitled to any rights set forth in Section 16 of this Agreement except that Employee shall be entitled to the right to exercise vested options, if any, for a period of 90 days after the date of the written notification of termination by the Employee.

16.            Improper Termination .  If this Agreement is terminated by Employee for any reason pursuant to Section 15.2 or 15.6 of this Agreement or by the Company in any manner except specifically in accordance with Section 15.1, 15.3, 15.4 or 15.5 of this Agreement, then (i) the Company shall immediately pay to the Employee a lump sum payment equal to the sum of the Employee’s entire Annual Compensation and 100% of his bonus potential except that in the event of a termination as a result of a  Change in Control of the Company, the Company shall immediately pay to Employee a lump sum equal to the sum of two years of Employee's entire Annual Compensation and 100% of his bonus potential for such two year period,  (ii) Employee shall be entitled to all of the benefits under Section 7 of this Agreement, as amended, for a period of two years from the termination, and (iii) if applicable, all unvested stock options owned by Employee will immediately vest, Employee shall be entitled to exercise all vested stock options which he owns for the entire remaining exercise period of the stock options, no such stock options shall terminate prior to said expiration dates, and no “severance” shall be deemed to have occurred under the Company’s Plan or under existing Stock Option Agreements covering said stock options. It is specifically agreed that in such event Employee shall have no duty to mitigate his damages by seeking comparable, inferior or different employment.

17.            Assignability of Benefits .  Except to the extent that this provision may be contrary to law, no assignment, pledge, collateralization or attachment of any of the benefits under this Agreement shall be valid or recognized by the Company.  Except as provided by law, payment provided for by this Agreement shall not be subject to seizure for payment of any debts or judgments against the Employee, nor shall the Employee have any right to transfer, modify, anticipate or encumber any rights or benefits hereunder; provided that any stock issued by the Company to the Employee pursuant to this Agreement shall not be subject to Section 16 of this Agreement.

18.            Indemnification of Employee .  Pursuant to the provisions and subject to the limitations of the California Corporations Code, and in particular Sections 204 and 317 therein, the Company shall indemnify and hold Employee harmless as provided in Sections 18.1, 18.2 and 18.3 of this Agreement.  The Company shall, upon the request of Employee, assume the defense and directly bear all of the expense of any action or proceedings which may arise for which Employee is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section.

18.1            Indemnification of Employee for Actions by Third Parties .  The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Employee harmless from any liability, claims, fines, damages, losses, expenses, judgments or settlements actually incurred by him, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees and costs actually incurred by him as they are incurred, as a result of Employee being made at any time a party to, or being threatened to be made a party to, any proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the Company, which is addressed in Section 18.2 of this Agreement), relating to actions Employee takes within the scope of his employment as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company or in any other employment capacity, or in his role as a director of the Company, provided that Employee acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interest of the Company and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
   
 
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18.2            Indemnification of Employee for Actions in the Right of the Company . The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold Employee harmless from any liability, claims, damages, losses, expenses, judgments or settlements actually incurred by him, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees and costs actually incurred by him as they are incurred, as a result of Employee being made a party to, or being threatened to be made a party to, any proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of any action taken by Employee as an officer, director or agent of the Company, provided that Employee acted in good faith in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, and provided further, that no indemnification by the Company shall be required pursuant to this Section 18.2 (i) for acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing and culpable violation of law, (ii) for acts or omissions that Employee believed to be contrary to the best interests of the Company or its shareholders or that involve the absence of good faith on the part of Employee, (iii) for any transaction from which Employee derived an improper personal benefit, (iv) for acts or omissions that show a reckless disregard by Employee of his duties to the Company or its shareholders in circumstances in which Employee was aware, or should have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing his duties, of a risk of serious injury to the Company or its shareholders, (v) for acts or omissions that constitute an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of Employee's duties to the Company or its shareholders, or (vi) for any other act by Employee for which Employee is not permitted to be indemnified under the California Corporations Code.  Furthermore, the Company has no obligation to indemnify Employee pursuant to this Section 18.2 in any of the following circumstances:

A.     In respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which Employee is adjudged to be liable to the Company in the performance of his duties to the Company and its shareholders, unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action was brought determines upon application that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, he is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for the expenses and then only in the amount that the court shall determine.

B.     In the event of the application of Section 18.2(A), then for amounts paid in settling or otherwise disposing of a threatened or pending action without court approval.

C.     In the event of the application of Section 18.2(A), then for expenses incurred in defending a threatened or pending action which is settled or otherwise disposed of without court approval.

18.3            Reimbursement .  In the event that it is determined by a trier of fact that Employee is not entitled to indemnification by the Company pursuant to Sections 18.1 or 18.2 of this Agreement, then Employee is obligated to reimburse the Company for all amounts paid by the Company on behalf of Employee pursuant to the indemnification provisions of this Agreement.  In the event that Employee is successful on the merits in the defense of any proceeding referred to in Sections 18.1 or 18.2 of this Agreement, or any related claim, issue or matter, then the Company will indemnify and hold Employee harmless from all fees, costs and expenses actually incurred by him in connection with the defense of any such proceeding, claim, issue or matter.

19.            Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance .  The Company will utilize its best efforts in good faith to purchase directors' and officers' liability insurance for the officers and directors of the Company, which would include the same coverage for Employee.  The Company covenants to maintain in effect a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy on the same terms and conditions as applicable to all other officers and directors of the Company.
  
 
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20.            Notice .  All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing or in the form of an e-mail (confirmed in writing) to be given only during the recipient’s normal business hours unless arrangements have otherwise been made to receive such notice by e-mail outside of normal business hours, and shall be mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or otherwise delivered by hand, messenger, or e-mail (as provided above) addressed (a) if to the Employee, at the address for such Employee set forth on the signature page hereto or at such other address as such Employee shall have furnished to the Company in writing or (b) if to the Company, to its principal executive offices and addressed to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer, or at such other address as the Company shall have furnished in writing to the Employee.

In case of the Company:

Envision Solar International
7675 Dagget Street
Suite 150
San Diego, CA 92111
Attention: Chief Executive Officer


In case of the Employee:

Christopher Caulson
the address on file with the Company as supplied by Employee.

21.            Attorneys' Fees .  In the event that any of the parties must resort to legal action in order to enforce the provisions of this Agreement or to defend such suit, the prevailing party shall be entitled to receive reimbursement from the nonprevailing party for all reasonable attorneys' fees and all other costs incurred in commencing or defending such suit.

22.            Entire Agreement .  This Agreement embodies the entire understanding among the parties and merges all prior discussions or communications among them, and no party shall be bound by any definitions, conditions, warranties, or representations other than as expressly stated in this Agreement or as subsequently set forth in a writing signed by the duly authorized representatives of all of the parties hereto.

23.            No Oral Change; Amendment .  This Agreement may only be changed or modified and any provision hereof may only be waived by a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change or modification is sought.  This Agreement may be amended only in writing by mutual consent of the parties.

24.            Severability .  In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be void or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, then such provision shall be stricken and of no force and effect.  The remaining provisions of this Agreement shall, however, continue in full force and effect, and to the extent required, shall be modified to preserve their validity.

25.            Applicable Law .  This Agreement shall be construed as a whole and in accordance with its fair meaning.  This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California, and venue for any action or proceedings brought with respect to this Agreement shall be in the County of Los Angeles in the State of California.
   
 
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26.            Successors and Assigns .  Each covenant and condition of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, their respective heirs, personal representatives, assigns and successors in interest.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon any successor to the Company whether by merger, reorganization or otherwise.






[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
 
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above written.

      
THE COMPANY:
Envision Solar International, Inc.
A Nevada corporation
   
Attest: /s/ Robert Noble
 
Robert Noble
Chairman
/s/ Jay Potter                                 
Director  
   
   
   
EMPLOYEE: By: /s/ Christopher Caulson
  Christopher Caulson
 

 
 
 
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EXHIBIT 10.4
   
FINANCIAL ADVISORY AGREEMENT
    
This Financial Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement) is made this 10 th day of August 2011, by and between Envision Solar International, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and Fulcrum Enterprises, Inc., a California corporation (the “Advisor”), with respect to the following facts:

A.            The Company is engaged in the business of developing, designing, manufacturing and marketing commercial solar structures and integrated EV charging.

B.            The Company is engaged in a private placement of its securities pursuant to which it is raising capital.

C.            The Company desires to have the Advisor provide certain financial advisory services to it (collectively, the “Services”), as described in Paragraph 2 of this Agreement, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

D.            The Advisor is willing to provide the Services to the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

1.            APPOINTMENT OF ADVISOR .   The Company grants to the Advisor, on an exclusive basis for the term of this Agreement, the authority to provide the Services upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

2.            ADVISOR SERVICES .   The Advisor, as an independent contractor, will provide the following Services to the Company during the term of this Agreement as reasonably requested or required by the Company:

(a)           Advice and consultation with respect to such items as the Company’s business and strategic plans, financing alternatives, financial modeling, and capital requirements;

(b)           Advice and consultation with respect to potential sources of additional financing and capital for the Company to enable it to implement its business plan and conduct its operations;

(c)           Introductions, on a non-exclusive basis, to potential sources of capital and to other parties who can make such introductions;

(d)           Advice and consultation with respect to the structure of potential transactions pursuant to which the Company may obtain financing or additional capital for its business; and

(e)           Advice, consultation and assistance with long-term planning with respect to the Company’s growth as a public company.
  
 
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The Company acknowledges that the Advisor will limit its role under this Agreement to that of a financial consultant, and that the Advisor is not, and will not become, engaged in the business of (i) effecting securities transactions for or on the account of the Company, (ii) providing investment advisory services as defined in the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, or (iii) providing any tax, legal or other services except as specifically set forth in this Agreement.

3.            COMPENSATION TO ADVISOR .   In consideration for the Services performed and to be performed by the Advisor for the Company, the Company shall pay to the Advisor a one time fee of $6,000 to offset expenses related to the fulfillment of this agreement and a fee equal to a total of 600,000 warrants to purchase 600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share exercisable until July 25, 2016, payable by the vesting of 120,000 warrants on the last day of each month for Services provided during such month, commencing on July 25, 2011.

4.            TERM OF AGREEMENT .   The term of this Agreement shall be for a period of six (6) months, commencing on the date first written above and, except as provided in Paragraph 5 of this Agreement, continuing until the earlier to occur of (a) the election of the non-breaching party, upon a material breach of this Agreement by the other party and the failure by such party to cure said breach within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice of the breach from the other party, or (b) December 25, 2011.

5.            EFFECT OF TERMINATION .   The termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever shall not release or discharge either party hereto from any obligation, debt or liability which may previously have accrued and remains to be performed upon the date of termination.  The covenants in this Agreement will survive the termination of this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement.

6.            COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS .   In the course of performing its Services and covenants under this Agreement, each party agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state and local securities and other laws, rules and regulations.  Advisor represents and warrants that as a company whose principals are registered representatives with a securities firm that is a registered member of the Financial Industry National Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), its affiliated principals have and will comply with all applicable FINRA rules and regulations.

7.            REPRESENTATIONS OF THE COMPANY .   The Company   represents and warrants to the Advisor that the disclosure documents regarding the Company and its business, assets and liabilities are and will be true and correct and contain and will contain no material omission or misstatement of the facts. The Company agrees to keep the Advisor currently informed as to any changes in material facts regarding the Company, its proposed business, its assets and liabilities, or any other matters referred to in the disclosure documents provided by the Company.

8.            INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR .   The Advisor shall act at all times hereunder as an independent contractor with respect to the Company, and not as an employee, partner, agent or co-venturer of or with the Company.  Except as set forth herein, the Company shall neither have nor exercise control or direction whatsoever over the operations of the Advisor, and the Advisor shall neither have nor exercise any control or direction whatsoever over the employees, agents or subcontractors hired by the Company.
   
 
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9.            NO AGENCY CREATED .   No agency, employment, partnership or joint venture is intended to be created by this Agreement.  The Advisor shall have no authority as an agent of the Company or to otherwise bind the Company to any agreement, commitment, obligation, contract, instrument, undertaking, arrangement, certificate or other matter.  Each party hereto shall refrain from making any representation tending to create an apparent agency, employment, partnership or joint venture relationship between the parties.

10.            INDEMNIFICATION .

(a)            Indemnity by the Advisor .  The Advisor hereby indemnifies and holds harmless the Company and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable costs and investigation and counsel fees) arising out of or based upon:

(i)           Any breach by the Advisor of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement;

(ii)           Any violations of laws, rules or regulations by the Advisor or the Advisor’s agents, employees, representatives or affiliates.  This indemnity agreement shall be in addition to any liability the Advisor may otherwise have under this Agreement.

(b)            Indemnity by the Company .  The Company hereby indemnifies and holds harmless the Advisor and each person who controls the Advisor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1993, as amended) against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable costs of investigation and counsel fees) arising out of or based upon:

(i)           Any breach by the Company of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement;

(ii)           Any violations of laws, rules or regulations by the Company or the Company’s agents, employees, representatives or affiliates.  This indemnity agreement shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have under this Agreement.

(c)            Actions Relating to Indemnity .  If any action or claim shall be brought or asserted against party entitled to indemnification hereunder (the “Indemnified Party”) or any person controlling such party and in respect of which indemnity may be sought from the party obligated to indemnify the Indemnified Party pursuant to paragraphs 11(a) and 11(b) hereof (the “Indemnifying Party”), the Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the Indemnifying Party in writing and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel and the payment of all expenses.  The Indemnified Party or any such controlling person shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof and to be indemnified for the reasonable fees and expenses thereof.  This paragraph shall survive any termination of this Agreement
   
 
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11.            NOTICES .   Any notice required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be:
   
(a)           sent by email or facsimile transmission (in which case it shall be deemed delivered upon actual receipt); or,

(b)           placed in the United States mail, certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed as provided in this paragraph (in which case, it shall be deemed delivered five (5) days after such mailing); or,

(c)           personally delivered (in which case it shall be deemed delivered upon actual receipt) to, in all cases under Paragraphs 12(a), (b) and (c) of this Agreement, the name, address, email address, telephone and/or facsimile numbers set forth below the signatures lines for each party to this Agreement.

12.            ASSIGNMENT .   This Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged or transferred in any way by either party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party, except that the parties shall have the right to assign their rights hereunder to any affiliate or any successor in interest whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets or otherwise.  Any attempted assignment, pledge, transfer or other disposition of this Agreement or any rights, interests or benefits herein contrary to the foregoing provisions shall be null and void.

13.            CONFLICTING AGREEMENTS .   The Advisor and the Company represent and warrant to each other that the entry into this Agreement and the obligations and duties undertaken hereunder will not conflict with, constitute a breach of or otherwise violate the terms of any agreement or court order to which either party is a party, and that each party is not required to obtain the consent of any person, firm, corporation or other entity in order to enter into this Agreement.

14.            NO WAIVER .   No terms or conditions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been waived, nor shall any party hereto be stopped from enforcing any provisions of the Agreement, except by written instrument of the party charged with such waiver or estoppel.  Any written waiver shall not be deemed a continuing waiver unless specifically stated, shall operate only as to the specific term or condition waived, and shall not constitute a waiver of such term or condition for the future or as to any act other than specifically waived.

15.            GOVERNING LAW .   This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.  The venue for any legal proceedings conducted pursuant to this Agreement will be in the appropriate forum in the City of San Diego, State of California.

16.            ENTIRE AGREEMENT .   This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties hereto in regard to the subject matter hereof and may not be changed orally but only by written document signed by the party against whom enforcement of the waiver, change, modification, extension or discharge is sought.  This Agreement supersedes all prior written or oral agreements by and among the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and the Advisor or any of its affiliates with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.

17.            PARAGRAPH HEADINGS .   Headings contained therein are for convenient reference only.  They are not a part of this Agreement and are not to affect in any way the substance or interpretation of this Agreement.
   
 
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18.            SURVIVAL OF PROVISIONS .   In case any one or more of the provisions or any portion of any provision set forth in this Agreement should be found to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision(s) or portion(s) thereof shall be modified or deleted in such manner as to afford the parties the fullest protection commensurate with making this Agreement, as modified, legal and enforceable under applicable laws.  The validity, legality and enforceability of any such provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and such remaining provisions shall be construed as severable and independent thereof.

19.            BINDING EFFECT .   This Agreement is binding upon and inures to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, subject to the restriction on assignment contained in Paragraph 13 of this Agreement.

20.            ATTORNEY'S FEES . The prevailing party of any legal proceeding arising out of or resulting from this Agreement shall be entitled to recover its costs and fees, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees and post judgment costs, from the other party.

21.            GENDER; PRONOUNS .   The use of the masculine shall refer to the feminine or neuter in circumstances in which the context otherwise requires and the singular shall refer to the plural in circumstances in which the context otherwise requires.

22.            AUTHORIZED AGENT .   The persons executing this Agreement on behalf of the Company and The Advisor hereby represents and warrant to each other that they are the duly authorized representatives of their respective entities and that each has taken all necessary corporate or partnership action to ratify and approve the execution of this Agreement in accordance  with its terms.

23.            ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS .   Each of the parties to this Agreement agrees to provide such additional duly executed (in recordable form, where appropriate) agreements, documents and instruments as may be reasonably requested by the other party in order to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above indicated.
 
   
THE COMPANY : ENVISION SOLAR INTERNATIONAL , INC.  
       
 
By:
/s/ Desmond Wheatley  
    Desmond Wheatley, President  
       

   
THE ADVISOR : FULCRUM ENTERPRISES , INC.  
       
 
By:
/s/ Jay S. Potter  
    Jay S. Potter, President  
       
       

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EXHIBIT 10.5
  
CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT
    
This Consulting Services Agreement (“Agreement”), dated as of August 10th, 2011, is made by and between (i) Four Eight Investments, Inc. (the “Consultant”) and Envision Solar International, Inc. , with an address of 7675 Dagget Street, San Diego, CA 92111   (the “Company”) (collectively, the “Parties”).
   
WHEREAS , the Company is in need of assistance in meeting investors, stockbrokers, fund managers and analysts; and
 
WHEREAS , Consultant has agreed to perform consulting work for the Company as directed by the Company and agreed to by Consultant;
 
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration for those services Consultant provides to the Company, the Parties agree as follows:
 
1.      Services of Consultant.

Consultant agrees to perform for the Company certain professional consulting services relating to the introduction of certain financial professionals to the Company , Consultant will: (i) familiarize itself, to the extent appropriate and feasible, with the business, operations, properties, financial condition, management and prospects of the Company; (ii) advise the Company on matters relating to its capitalization; (iii) evaluate alternative financing structures and arrangements; (iv); review the Company’s presentation and marketing materials and other materials used to present the Company to the investment community; (v) coordinate with the Company public relations, investor relations, and (vi) coordinate with the Company on developing the Company’s business plan and general business advice (“Consulting Services”).  The Consulting Services to be provided by Consultant will not be in connection with the offer or sale of any securities in any capital-raising transaction, and will not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company's securities.  Consultant may provide the Consulting Services in conjunction with professionals who may act under its direct supervision.

2.      Consideration.
 
As consideration for the Consulting Service, the Company agrees to deliver to Consultant, or its designees, 1,000,000 restricted shares of its common stock, upon the execution of this Agreement.   

3.     Confidentiality.

Each of the Parties recognizes that during the course of this Agreement, information that is confidential or of a proprietary nature may be disclosed to the other party, including, but not limited to, product and business plans, software, technical processes and formulas, source codes, product designs, sales, costs and other unpublished financial information, advertising revenues, usage rates, advertising relationships, projections, and marketing data (“Confidential Information”). Each of the Parties agrees to keep all such Confidential Information confidential and not to discuss or disclose it to anyone other than their agents without the approval of the disclosing party. Confidential Information shall not include information that the receiving party can demonstrate (a) is, as of the time of its disclosure, or thereafter becomes part of the public domain through a source other than the receiving party, (b) was known to the receiving party as of the time of its disclosure, (c) is independently developed by the receiving party, or (d) is subsequently learned from a third party not under a confidentiality obligation to the providing party.
   
 
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4.      Indemnification.
 
a.     The Company agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Consultant, its assignees, or its directors, officers, employees, attorneys, and agents, and to defend any action brought against said parties with respect to any and all claims, demands, causes of action, debts or liabilities, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of work performed under this Agreement, including breach of the Company of this Agreement, unless caused by the negligent actions of Consultant.
 
b.     Consultant agrees to indemnify, defend, and shall hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, employees, attorneys, and agents, and defend any action brought against same with respect to any claim, demand, cause of action, debt or liability, including reasonable attorneys' fees, to the extent that such an action arises out of the negligence or misconduct of Consultant.

c.     In claiming any indemnification hereunder, the indemnified party shall promptly provide the Company with written notice of any claim, which the indemnified party believes falls within the scope of the foregoing paragraphs. The indemnified party may, at its expense, assist in the defense if it so chooses, provided that the Company party shall control such defense, and all negotiations relative to the settlement of any such claim. Any settlement intended to bind the indemnified party shall not be final without the indemnified party's written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

5.     Limitation of Liability.
 
Unless Consultant is found to be negligent, Consultant shall have no liability with respect to Consultant's obligations under this Agreement or otherwise for consequential, exemplary, special, incidental, or punitive damages.. In any event, the liability of Consultant to the Company for any reason and upon any cause of action, regardless of the form in which the legal or equitable action may be brought, including, without limitation, any action in tort or contract, shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the cash value of the fee paid by the Company to Consultant for the specific service provided that is in question. 
  
 
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6.     Termination.
 
a.            This Agreement shall become effective on the date hereof and terminate on December 31, 2011.
 
b.            Either Party may terminate this Agreement if the other party materially breaches any of its representations, warranties or obligations under this Agreement. Except as may be otherwise provided in this Agreement, such breach by either party will result in the other party being responsible to reimburse the non-defaulting party for all costs incurred directly as a result of the breach of this Agreement, and shall be subject to such damages as may be allowed by law including all attorneys' fees and costs of enforcing this Agreement.
 
c.            The Company shall have the right to terminate this agreement  at any time for any reason or no reason during its term. Upon any termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Company shall pay all unpaid and outstanding fees through the effective date of termination or expiration of this Agreement. Upon such termination, Consultant shall provide and deliver to the Company any and all outstanding services due through the effective termination date of this Agreement.
  
7.     Miscellaneous.
 
a.            This Agreement establishes an “independent contractor” relationship between Consultant and the Company.  Nothing herein shall be construed to create an employer-employee relationship between Consultant and the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. The consideration set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement shall be the sole consideration due Consultant for the services rendered hereunder. It is understood that the Company will not withhold any amounts for payment of taxes from the compensation of Consultant hereunder. Consultant will not represent to be or hold himself out as an employee of the Company. Consultant’s services shall be performed primarily at Consultant’s offices that are located in California.  Consultant shall have full discretion in determining the amount of time and activity to be devoted to rendering the Consulting Services and the level of compensation to Consultant is not dependent upon any preordained time commitment or level of activity.
 
b.            The rights of each of the Parties under this Agreement are cumulative.  The rights of each of the Parties hereunder shall not be capable of being waived or varied other than by an express waiver or variation in writing.  Any failure to exercise or any delay in exercising any of such rights shall not operate as a waiver or variation of that or any other such right.  Any defective or partial exercise of any of such rights shall not preclude any other or further exercise of that or any other such right.  No act or course of conduct or negotiation on the part of any party shall in any way preclude such party from exercising any such right or constitute a suspension or any variation of any such right.
      
 
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c.            This Agreement and the terms, covenants, conditions, provisions, obligations, undertakings, rights, and benefits hereof, shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the undersigned Parties and their heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, successors, and permitted assigns.
 
d.            This Agreement contains the entire Agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.  There are no promises, Agreements, conditions, undertakings, understandings, warranties, covenants or representa­tions, oral or written, express or implied, between them with respect to this Agreement or the matters described in this Agreement, except as set forth in this Agreement.  Any such negotiations, promises, or understandings shall not be used to interpret or constitute this Agreement.
 
e.            Neither this Agreement nor any other benefit to accrue hereunder shall be assigned or transferred by either Party, either in whole or in part, without the written consent of the other party, and any purported assignment in violation hereof shall be void.  The sole exception of this provision shall be the right of Consultant to assign this contract in whole or in part to any entity or individual that is majority supervised, owned or controlled by Consultant. Consultant shall assign such individuals under its direct supervision solely as it deems necessary to assist in discharging its duties under this agreement.
 
f.            Only an instrument in writing executed by all the Parties hereto may amend this Agreement.

g.            Each part of this Agreement is intended to be severable.  In the event that any provision of this Agreement is found by any court or other authority of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be severed or modified to the extent necessary to render it enforceable and as so severed or modified, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
 
h.            Unless the context otherwise requires, when used herein, the singular shall be deemed to include the plural, the plural shall be deemed to include each of the singular, and pronouns of one or no gender shall be deemed to include the equivalent pronoun of the other or no gender.
 
i.            In addition to the instruments and documents to be made, executed and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, the Parties hereto agree to make, execute and deliver or cause to be made, executed and delivered, to the requesting party such other instruments and to take such other actions as the requesting party may reasonably require to carry out the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
j.            Any notice which is required or desired under this Agreement shall be given in writing and may be sent by personal delivery or by mail (either a. United States mail, postage prepaid, or b. Federal Express or similar generally recognized overnight carrier), addressed as first written above (subject to the right to designate a different address by notice similarly given).
  
 
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k.            This Agreement shall be governed by the interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California without reference to its conflicts of laws rules or principles.  Each of the Parties consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts of the State of California in connection with any dispute arising under this Agreement and hereby waives, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any objection, including any objection based on forum non conveniens , to the bringing of any such proceeding in such jurisdictions.
  
l.            The person signing this Agreement on behalf of each party hereby represents and warrants that he has the necessary power, consent and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of such party.
 
m .           This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

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[Signature Page Immediately Follows]
   
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and have agreed to and accepted the terms herein on the date first written above.
 

Envision Solar International, Inc.
  
 
/s/ Desmond Wheatley                  
By:  Desmond Wheatley
Its:  President
 


Four Eight Financial, Inc.

 
/s/ Bryan Selby                               
By: Bryan Selby
Its: President
 
 
 

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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION

I, Desmond Wheatley, certify that:

1.           I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Envision Solar International, Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 
a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 
b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 
c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 
d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the  registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (of persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 
b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  August 15, 2011
 
       
 
  /s/ Desmond Wheatley 
 
   
Desmond Wheatley,
 
   
Chief Executive Officer,
 
   
(Principal Executive Officer)
 


 
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION

I, Chris Caulson, certify that:

1.           I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Envision Solar International, Inc.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 
a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 
b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 
c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 
d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (of persons performing the equivalent functions):

 
a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 
b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  August 15, 2011
 
       
 
 
/s/ Chris Caulson

 
   
Chris Caulson,
 
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
   
(Principal Financial/Accounting Officer )
 

 
Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Envision Solar International, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2011 (the “Report”) I, Desmond Wheatley, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge and belief:
 
 
(1) 
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
     
 
(2) 
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
   
/s/ Desmond Wheatley 
Date:  August 15, 2011
 
Desmond Wheatley,
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Envision Solar International, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2011 (the “Report”) I, Chris Caulson, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial/Accounting Officer) of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge and belief:

 
(1) 
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
     
 
(2) 
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 

   
/s/ Chris Caulson   

Date:  August 15, 2011
 
Chris Caulson,
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial/Accounting Officer )
 

This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.