CONSULTING AGREEMENT
AGREEMENT, made as of the 2nd day of March, 1998, by and
between Odyssey Pictures Corporation, a Nevada corporation having a principal
place of business at 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000 (the
"Company"), and S.F.H. Associates, Inc., a New York corporation having a
principal place of business at 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
("Consultant").
WHEREAS, Consultant has agreed to assign the services of
Xxx X. Xxxxx with respect to the services to be provided hereunder; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to retain the services of
Consultant for a specified period of time, and Consultant desires to be so
retained, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
mutual covenants set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. For a term commencing on the date hereof and continuing
through December 31, 1999 (the "Term"), the Company agrees to retain the
services of Consultant to provide such consulting services as shall be mutually
agreed to from time to time by Consultant and the Company with respect to the
financial, business and legal aspects of the Company's business. In particular,
Consultant shall be available to advise and consult with the Company regarding
short-term and long-term financing needs for the Company's business and the
Company's preparation of business plans and strategies in connection therewith.
Consultant shall also be available to consult with the Company regarding
existing litigation of the Company.
2. Consultant shall make its services available to the Company
for up to a maximum of 15 hours per week, and nothing contained herein shall be
deemed to relieve the Company from its obligations to make all required payments
to Consultant or to discharge its other obligations hereunder if the Company
shall fail or refuse, for any reason whatsoever, to require or avail itself of
the consulting services made available herein by Consultant. Consultant shall
not be required to render any consulting services to the Company unless
specifically requested to do so in accordance with the terms hereof, and
Consultant shall be deemed to have fully discharged its obligations hereunder
after devoting such 15 hours per week or such lesser time as shall be required
or requested by the Company if such be the case. Consultant shall not be
required to render any written reports in connection with the services to be
performed hereunder. If the Company shall conduct itself in accordance with the
advice and counsel of Consultant it shall do so at its own risk. Consultant
shall make its services available in New York City if required to meet in
person, or otherwise by telephone or other electronically transmitted means at
its reasonable convenience. In the event Consultant's services are required
outside of the New York metropolitan area, Consultant shall provide such
services as its schedule reasonably permits. All travel and related expenses
shall be advanced to Consultant.
3. The Company shall make available to Consultant all relevant
books, records, reports, information, assistance and facilities as Consultant
may request in the performance of its services hereunder, all at the expense of
the Company and at the times and places as shall be mutually agreeable to the
parties. Consultant is further authorized to incur reasonable expenses for the
discharge of Consultant's duties hereunder and the Company shall reimburse
Consultant for such expenses promptly upon presentation of an itemized account
of such expenditures. In addition, the Company shall continue to pay the lease
payments on its existing lease for a 1996 BMW automobile, Registration No.
XXXXX0000XXX00000, at the rate of $950 per month, expiring on September 30,
1999.
4. With respect to the services to be performed by Consultant
hereunder, Consultant agrees to provide the services of Xxx X. Xxxxx, former
President and Co-Chairman in the Office of the Chairman of the Company ("Xxxxx")
in connection with the discharge of Consultant's obligations under this
Agreement.
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5. For all services to be provided by Consultant hereunder,
the Company shall pay to Consultant the aggregate sum of $160,000, payable at
the rate of $8,000 per month, without withholding, commencing May 15, 1998 and
continuing on the fifteenth day of each of the next succeeding 19 months
thereafter. The Company shall be obligated to continue making such payments to
Consultant notwithstanding the death or disability of Xxxxx prior to the end of
the Term hereof. In the event of a default by the Company with respect to any
payment due hereunder, which default continues for a period of thirty days
thereafter, then in addition to any other rights and remedies available to
Consultant, the consulting fees payable hereunder shall increase to the sum of
$16,000 per month from the date of such default and the term of this agreement
shall be extended for an additional twelve month period through December 31,
2000.
6. At all times during the Term of this Agreement the
relationship between Consultant and the Company shall be one of independent
contractor and not one of employer and employee. Neither Consultant nor its
employees shall have authority to bind the Company unless such authority is
specifically granted by the Chief Executive Officer or by the Board of Directors
of the Company from time to time.
7. Consultant acknowledges that the services to be rendered by
it under this Agreement are special and unique, and that by reason of such
services it will acquire confidential information and trade secrets relating to
the Company. Consultant agrees that all information relating to the business of
the Company which is of a secret or confidential nature, including the Company's
data bases, proprietary programs, contractual terms, financial information,
administrative procedures, negotiations with third parties and strategic,
financial and business plans, is and shall remain the sole property of the
Company, and that Consultant shall not, either during the Term of this Agreement
or thereafter, disclose or use for its benefit or for the benefit of third
parties, any such information so long as it is secret and non-public or
otherwise not in the public domain, without the knowledge and approval of the
Company's Board of Directors.
8. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made
and to be entirely performed in such State.
9. In the event that any term or condition of this Agreement
shall for any reason be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability shall not effect any other term or condition of this Agreement,
and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or
unenforceable term or condition had never been contained herein.
10. Any modification or amendment to this Agreement will be
effective only if in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
If this agreement accurately sets forth our understanding,
please indicate your approval by signing in the space provided below.
Odyssey Pictures Corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, CEO
ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
S.F.H. Associates, Inc.
By: /s/ S.F.H. Associates, Inc
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Chairman
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