EXHIBIT 6.5(a)
Amendment B to 9/13/99/FVD
CRADA No. ORNL96-0454
AMENDMENT B
To
COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
(hereinafter "CRADA") No. ORNL96-0454
By and Between
Lockheed Xxxxxx Energy Research Corporation, (hereinafter "Contractor")
And
DCH Technology, Inc. (hereinafter "Participant")
This Amendment B to CRADA No. ORNL96-0454 effective on September 26, 1996, as
amended on October 31, 1997, by and between the Contractor and the Participant
is made effective upon approval by the DOE. The Contractor and the Participant
being hereinafter jointly referred to as the "Parties."
WITNESS:
A) The Parties hereby desire to amend said CRADA to continue this research
effort as described in the previously approved Appendix A, Statement of
Work, dated August 28, 1996. The funding associated with this CRADA has not
flowed in the manner originally anticipated.
B) The Parties desire to increase the duration from thirty-six (36) months to
sixty (60) months.
C) The Parties desire to change the Principal Investigators responsible for
this research effort.
THEREFORE, the Parties hereto agree to be bound as follows:
In ARTICLE III: FUNDING AND COSTS, delete the last sentence of paragraph D.
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"The work to be performed under this CRADA shall be completed within
thirty-six (36) months.
And insert the following sentence in its place.
"The work to be performed under this CRADA shall be completed within sixty
(60) months from the effective date.
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Amendment B to 9/13/99/FVD
CRADA No. ORNL96-0454
On page A-2, of Appendix A, Statement of Work, Scope of Work, revise the
Milestone completion dates for Tasks 3 and 4 as follows:
[*]
On page A-3, of Appendix A, Statement of Work, Estimated Cost and Source of
Support, delete the table in its entirety and replace with the following.
[*]
On page A-3, of Appendix A, Statement of Work, Schedule, delete the following
sentence.
"The duration of this project is thirty-six (36) months after the effective
date.
And insert the following sentence in its place.
"The duration of this project is sixty (60) months, expiring on September
25, 2001, unless sooner terminated."
On page A-4 of Appendix A, Statement of Work, the paragraph entitled "Program
Management" is revised as follows:
The principal investigators for this CRADA are Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxx (Contractor),
and X. Xxxxxx (Participant).
[*] Omitted pursuant to a request for confidentiality filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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Amendment B to 9/13/99/FVD
CRADA No. ORNL96-0454
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this amendment to be duly
executed in their respective names by their duly authorized representatives.
FOR CONTRACTOR:
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title: President Lockheed Xxxxxx Energy
Research Corporation, and Director,
Oak Ridge Laboratory
Date: 9/17/99
FOR PARTICIPANT:
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
Date: 9/24/99
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