AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO ENGINEERING SERVICES & TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AGREEMENT NUMBER 0743.01
AMENDMENT
NO. 1
TO
ENGINEERING
SERVICES & TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AGREEMENT
NUMBER 0743.01
This
Amendment No. 1 to Engineering Services & Technology Transfer Agreement
Number 0743.01 (this “Amendment”)
is
effective as of the last date set forth below, by and between Hoku Materials,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“HOKU”),
and
Dynamic Engineering, Inc., a Michigan corporation (“DEI”).
HOKU
and DEI are each a “Party” and together the “Parties” to this Amendment.
RECITALS
Whereas,
HOKU and DEI are Parties to that certain Engineering Services & Technology
Transfer Agreement Number 0743.01 dated as of October 6, 2007 (the “Engineering Agreement”);
Whereas,
the Parties desire to make certain amendments to the Engineering Agreement
as
hereinafter set forth; and
Whereas,
each Party derives a benefit from the amendments set forth herein.
Now
therefore, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Parties,
the
Parties agree to amend the Engineering Agreement as set forth
below.
AGREEMENT
1. Definitions.
All
capitalized terms not otherwise defined are defined in the Engineering
Agreement.
2. Amendment
of Section 9.3(c) of the Engineering Agreement.
The
last sentence of Section 9.3(c) of the Engineering Agreement, which currently
reads as follows:
“CLIENT
further agrees to indemnify and hold DEI harmless from any DAMAGES (as defined
above) in excess of said $5,000,000.00 that arise out of this Agreement or
DEI’s
performance under this Agreement (including claims that DEI acted negligently),
whether the DAMAGES arise from claims by CLIENT or any third
party.”
is
hereby
deleted in its entirety.
3. Survival.
Except
for the amendment specifically set forth above, the terms of the Engineering
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, without
amendment.
4. Miscellaneous.
The
“Miscellaneous” provisions set forth in Article 15 of the Engineering Agreement,
including, without limitation, provisions concerning the choice of law and
means
for dispute resolution between HOKU and DEI, shall apply to this Amendment.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Engineering Agreement, this
Amendment, or any other agreement between DEI and HOKU concerning the treatment
of confidential information, DEI acknowledges and consents to HOKU filing a
copy
of this Amendment with the United States Securities Exchange Commission and
to
otherwise publicly disclose this Amendment.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment No. 1 to Engineering
Services & Technology Transfer Agreement Number 0743.01 as of the date last
set forth below.
DEI:
DYNAMIC
ENGINEERING, ING.
By: /s/
X. Xxx Kennedy________________
Name: X.
Xxx Kennedy________________
Title: President_______________________
Authorized
Signatory
Date: 4-3-08_________________________
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HOKU:
HOKU
MATERIALS, INC.
By: /s/
Xxxxx Paul________________
Name: Xxxxx
Paul________________
Title: VP
Business Development____
Authorized
Signatory
Date: April
4, 2008_______________
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