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TERM OF THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT. The term of this Consulting Agreement shall commence on December 1, 2003 and end on November 30,

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• Term of this Agreement The term of this Agreement shall continue in effect, unless earlier terminated by either party hereto as provided hereunder, for a period of two years. Thereafter, unless otherwise terminated as provided herein, this Agreement shall be renewed automatically for successive one-year periods. This Agreement may be terminated without penalty: (i) by provision of sixty (60) days' written notice; (ii) by mutual agreement of the parties; or (iii) for "cause" (as defined herein) upon the provision of thirty (30) days' advance written notice by the party alleging cause.

• TERM OF THIS CONTRACT The term of this Contract commences on the Contract Start Date and ends on the earliest of (i) the

• Consulting Agreement Effective upon Executive’s termination of employment for any reason other than Executive’s termination by the Company for Cause, HCC hereby retains Executive as a consultant (an independent contractor and not as an employee) for a period of five (5) years (the “Consulting Period”). During the Consulting Period, Executive shall serve as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board. Termination of the Term shall not effect the Parties’ rights and obligations under this Section 6, subject to the following: Executive agrees to provide, if requested, 1,000 hours of service (the “Consulting Services”) per year, as required by the Company. Prior to a Change of Control, the Company shall use its best effort to cause Executive to continue as a Director and Chairman of the Board during the term of the Consulting Period. HCC shall pay Executive $450,000 per year of the Consulting Period, payable quarterly, in advance. Executive may elect to delay payment for services, but not the services themselves. During such Consulting Period, Executive shall receive, to the extent permitted by law and the terms of any existing plan, all of the Company’s benefits as if Executive was a full time employee. In addition, the terms of this Section 6 shall remain in full force and effect whether or not Executive dies or suffers a Disability pursuant to the terms hereof during the Consulting Period. Further, if at any time during the Term of this Agreement Executive shall elect, at his sole option, to cease being a full time employee, then and in that event, Executive shall become a consultant pursuant to the terms of this Section. During the Consulting Period, Executive shall have the right to the same benefits for the same purposes and to the same extent as were in effect during the term of this Agreement, provided, however, if Executive ceases to be the Executive Chairman, Executive shall no longer receive Deferred Compensation. The Consulting Services to be provided shall be commensurate with Executive’s training, background, experience and prior duties with the Company Executive shall receive such stock options or cash bonuses as the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion shall determine. Executive agrees to make himself reasonably available to provide such Consulting Services during the Consulting Period; provided, however, the Company agrees that it shall provide reasonable advance notice to Executive of its expected consulting needs and any request for Consulting Services hereunder shall not unreasonably interfere with Executive’s other business activities and personal affairs as determined in good faith by Executive. In addition, Executive shall not be required to perform any requested Consulting Services which, in Executive’s good faith opinion, would cause Executive to breach any fiduciary duty or contractual obligation Executive may have to another employer. Further, during the Consulting Period, Executive shall not be subject to any non-competition provisions except for the two-year period provided for in Section 5(c). Unless waived by Executive, Executive shall not be required to perform Consulting Services for more than four (4) days during any week or for more than eight (8) hours during any day. Executive’s travel time shall constitute hours of Consulting Services for purposes of this Section 6. The Parties contemplate that, when appropriate, the Consulting Services shall be performed at Executive’s office or residence and at the Company’s executive offices in Houston, Texas and may be performed at such other locations only as they may mutually agree upon. Executive shall be properly reimbursed for all travel and other expenses reasonably incurred by Executive in rendering the Consulting Services.

• THE WORK OF THIS CONTRACT The Contractor shall fully execute the Work described in the Contract Documents, except as specifically indicated in the Contract Documents to be the responsibility of others.

• Effective Date of this Agreement This Agreement shall become effective (the "Effective Date") upon the date of your acceptance hereof, as set forth below.

• Effective Period of this Agreement This Agreement shall take effect upon its execution and shall remain in full force and effect for a period of two (2) years from the date of its execution (unless terminated automatically as set forth in Section 10), and from year to year thereafter, subject to annual approval (i) by Underwriter, (ii) by the Board of Trustees of the Trust or a vote of a majority of the outstanding Shares, and (iii) by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested persons of the Trust or of Underwriter by vote cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.

• Amendment of this Contract No provision of this Contract may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.

• Termination of this Contract i. This Contract can be terminated by the Account Holder in accordance to Clause 6(ii) above and by Finductive in accordance with 6(iii) above; ii. In the event of gross negligence by one of the Parties, this Contract may be terminated with immediate effect by simple written notification from the prevailing Party. Gross Negligence by the Account Holder is understood to mean, but not limited to: • communication of false information; • engaging in illegal activity; • money laundering or financing of terrorism, or suspicion thereto; • threats to agents of Finductive; • defaulted payment; • failure to comply with an obligation of this Contract; • the nomination of a special mediator and insolvency administrator to initiate rehabilitation or liquidation proceedings. Gross negligence by Finductive is understood to mean: • communication of false information; • failure to comply with an obligation of this Contract; • the nomination of a special mediator and insolvency administrator to initiate rehabilitation or liquidation proceedings. iii. In the event of a modification to applicable regulations and their interpretation by the relevant regulatory authority that may affect the ability of Finductive to provide Payment Services, this Contract will automatically be terminated. The Account Holder may no longer send Payment Orders after the effective termination date. Payment Transactions initiated before the termination date might be affected by the termination request if the regulatory authority prohibits Finductive from processing any Payment Transactions. iv. The termination of this Contract will result in the permanent closure of the Payment Account. The closure of a Payment Account will not give rise to any compensation, regardless of any possible damage caused by said closure. The Account Holder is not authorised, unless explicitly authorised by Finductive, to open another Payment Account at Finductive. Any Payment Account opened in violation of this provision may be immediately closed by Finductive, without notice. v. Any funds available in Payment Accounts which are being closed in accordance with this Contract will be debited to the Account Holder following written instructions by the Account Holder’s legal representatives, unless Finductive is prohibited to do so by law. vi. Finductive reserves the right to bring legal action to repair the damage suffered due to a breach of the Contract.

• Duration of this Agreement The Term of this Agreement shall be as specified in Schedule A hereto.

• DURATION, TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT This Agreement shall become effective on the date first above written and shall govern the relations between the parties hereto thereafter, and shall remain in force until December 29, 2002 on which date it will terminate unless its continuance after December 29, 2002 is "specifically approved at least annually" (i) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not "interested persons" of the Trust or of the Adviser at a meeting specifically called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and (ii) by the Board of Trustees of the Trust, or by "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities" of the Fund. This Agreement may be terminated at any time without the payment of any penalty by the Trustees or by "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities" of the Fund, or by the Adviser, in each case on not more than sixty days' nor less than thirty days' written notice to the other party. This Agreement shall automatically terminate in the event of its "assignment". This Agreement may be amended only if such amendment is approved by "vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities" of the Fund.