Some Entropic Communications contracts from their recent securities filings.

Just spotted a Seafarer’s Agreement between Carnival Cruise Lines and a Galley Steward from April, 2008.

Seafarer shall be paid the wage of $14.8352 USD for each day of work, including overtime. This daily rate translates to a monthly wage of $450.0000 USD.

Wow!

The New York Times has been going after Apple lately. Read How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work and In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad for a critical report on Apple’s manufacturing partners in China.

Even without nagging from the Times, Apple recognizes the issues at hand according to a recent Form 10-Q:

The Company depends on component and product manufacturing and logistical services provided by outsourcing partners, many of whom are located outside of the U.S.

Substantially all of the Company’s manufacturing is performed in whole or in part by a few outsourcing partners primarily located in Asia. The Company has also outsourced much of its transportation and logistics management. While these arrangements may lower operating costs, they also reduce the Company’s direct control over production and distribution. It is uncertain what effect such diminished control will have on the quality or quantity of products or services, or the Company’s flexibility to respond to changing conditions. Although arrangements with these partners may contain provisions for warranty expense reimbursement, the Company may remain responsible to the consumer for warranty service in the event of product defects. The Company also relies on its partners to adhere to the Company’s supplier code of conduct. Any unanticipated product defect or warranty liability, whether pursuant to arrangements with outsourcing partners or otherwise, or material violations of the supplier code of conduct, could materially adversely affect the Company’s reputation, financial condition and operating results.

The supply and manufacture of many critical components is performed by sole-sourced outsourcing partners in the U.S., Asia and Europe. Single-sourced outsourcing partners in Asia perform final assembly of substantially all of the Company’s hardware products. If manufacturing or logistics in these locations is disrupted for any reason including, but not limited to, natural and man-made disasters, information technology system failures, military actions or economic, business, labor, environmental, public health, or political issues, the Company’s financial condition and operating results could be materially adversely affected.

The Center for Health Transformation recently released the Retention Agreement between Freddie Mac and the Gingrich Group, dated January 1, 2006.

I also found a Consulting Agreement between the Gingrich Group and Millennium Plastics Corp dated January 12, 2001.

From their lawsuit against their former Senior Vice President for Financial Services for breach of post-employment obligations, you can find an Executive Employment Agreement, Proprietary Rights and Non-Competition Agreement, and Business Presentation Agreement.

MF Global Holdings Ltd. recently announced its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. I’ve added MF Global contracts to the site. Here is the latest Jon Corzine employment agreement.

The most curious agreement was a Car Parking Agreement between J.P. Morgan Markets Limited and MF Global. At first, I thought a car must have been an acronym for some complex financial product. After all, it’s a 62 page(!) agreement. But, it just covers the parking of 15 private motor cars at Canary Wharf Estate. Still, 62 pages!!!

HP recently filed its Offer Letter between Hewlett-Packard Company and Margaret (Meg) C. Whitman. Unlike previous CEOs, such as Carly Fiorina (Base Salary of $1,000,000), Mark Hurd (Base Salary of $1,400,000), and Leo Apotheker (Base Salary of $1,200,000), Meg has an initial base salary of only $1 per year. However, she will be eligible for a target bonus of $2,400,000, so this is not an entirely pro bono affair.

HP has an executive stock ownership guideline that requires to CEO to hold HP shares with a value of five times salary. However, with a initial base salary of $1 per year, this requirement would be meaningless. For Meg, her “guideline will be based on a notional base salary of $1,200,000 instead of [her] actual salary of $1.”

Solyndra, a manufacturer of photovoltaic systems that targeted the commercial rooftop market, recently filed for bankruptcy. The company had filed a Form S-1 Registration Statement back in December, 2009. However, the company withdrew the Registration Statement in June, 2010 citing “adverse market conditions.”

The Solyndra Inc. contracts page includes the various loan agreement documents it signed with the Federal Financing Bank and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Two days later:

On August 24, 2011:

• Steve Jobs resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc. (“Apple”). Mr. Jobs will continue to serve as an employee;
• The Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Mr. Jobs as Chairman of the Board;
• The Board promoted Chief Operating Officer Timothy D. Cook to Chief Executive Officer; and
• The Board appointed Mr. Cook to the Board to fill an existing vacancy.

In connection with Mr. Cook’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer, the Board awarded Mr. Cook 1,000,000 restricted stock units. Fifty percent of the restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on each of August 24, 2016 and August 24, 2021, subject to Mr. Cook’s continued employment with Apple through each such date.

Here’s the Restricted Stock Award Agreement between Apple Inc. and Steve Jobs from March of 2003, which CNNMoney curiously failed to consider. The restricted stock grant to Steve Jobs was for 5,000,000 shares. At the $14.95 closing price on March 19, 2003, the grant was worth $74,750,000. The stock split 2:1 in February 2005. The 5,000,000 share grant is worth $3,835,800,000 today–that’s 3.8 billion. And, Steve earned every dollar of it.

The Merger Agreement between Google Inc. and Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. has raised the stakes in the iOS and Android battle for smartphone dominance. Will the acquisition prove as disastrous as the HP and Palm union? We will soon see if the Google only wanted the patents or whether it will be steaming full speed ahead in the hardware business.