Consulting Agreement
Agreement made on the 29th day of June
by and between ZA Consulting, Inc, of 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX, 00000
(hereinafter referred to as “Consultant”) and Optex Systems, Inc. (“the Company
or Optex”), a Delaware company with its principal offices at 0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000.
Whereas, Optex desires to engage
Consultant to assist Optex in its investor relations; and
Whereas, Consultant desires to assist
Optex and Consultant has the expertise which is required to assist Optex;
and
Whereas, Optex and Consultant desire to
enter into a consulting relationship under the terms and conditions hereinafter
set forth.
Now, therefore, with the foregoing
recital incorporated hereinafter by reference and in consideration of the mutual
covenants and promises herein set forth, the parties to this Agreement intending
to be legally bound hereby agree as follows:
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Consulting
Services
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The Consultant shall render consulting
services to Optex in those areas of the Consultant’s professional competence and
at times mutually convenient to the parties.
The
Company hereby engages Consultant to provide investor and public relations
services as agreed by both parties. The plan may include, but not by way of
limitation, the following services:
Consulting
with the Company’s management concerning, investor support, broker relations,
conducting due diligence meetings with brokers, analysts, institutional money
managers and financial media companies, attendance at investor conferences and
trade shows, assistance in the preparation and dissemination of press releases
and stockholder communications.
Product
and Brand Awareness to Include:
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Company
product website review and
recommendations
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Review
Company product-oriented literature
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Introduction
to industry trade publications
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Corporate
Communications to Include:
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Investor
call response
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Press
Release management, drafting, editing,
dissemination
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Management
and hosting of quarterly conference calls/web
casts
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Database
Management
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Financial
Package Management
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Investor
Website review and recommendations
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Presentation
assessment and revisions
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Quarterly
written assessments to management and Board of
Directors
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Corporate
Awareness to Include:
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Institutional
road shows – Region specific and as
needed
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Best
efforts to obtain speaking presentation at Investment Banking Conferences
and other sell-side or sponsored
conferences
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Program
Management to Include:
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Introduction
to the sell-side including Institutional Research Teams, and Sales and
Trading Departments
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Introduction
to ZA Consulting proprietary Broker and Retail Investor
network
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Analysis
of DTC sheets, Nobo lists and Transfer Agent
Sheets
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Ongoing
outreach with current shareholders including stakeholders of record and in
street name via Nobo list mailings and phone
communications
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2.
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Term
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This Agreement shall remain in full
force as of the date first above written and continue through June 30, 2010,
(hereinafter referred to as the “service period”).The Agreement will
automatically renew in six month intervals. The Agreement is
cancelable by either party after six months with 30 days written
notice.
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Compensation of
Consultant
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The Consultant shall be paid according
to the terms and sums set forth below.
Consultant
shall be paid:
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$150,000
to paid on the execution of this
agreement
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40,000
shares of restricted common stock per
month
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$5,000
per month beginning July 1, 2009
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d.
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Company
agrees to pay for all out of pocket expenses reasonably incurred by the
Consultant, including pre-approved travel (not to exceed $250 without
written consent)
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4.
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Available
Time
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The Consultant shall make available
such time as it, in its sole discretion, shall deem appropriate for the
performance of its obligations under this Agreement. The Consultant
performs similar services for other clients and will continue to
hereafter.
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Relationship
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Nothing herein shall constitute
Consultant as an employee or agent of Moqizone, except as might hereinafter be
expressly agreed, Consultant shall not have the authority to obligate or commit
Optex in any manner whatsoever.
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Confidentiality
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Consultant will execute the Company’s
standard form of confidentiality agreement if needed.
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Assignment
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This Agreement shall not be assigned by
any party, except to successors to all or substantially all of the business of
either party for any reason whatsoever, without the prior written consent of the
other party, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld by the party whose
consent is required.
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Arbitration
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Any dispute arising between the parties
hereto shall be subject to binding arbitration under the rules then in effect
and under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association or other mutually
agreeable arbitrator.
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Indemnification
Clause
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(a) The Company agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the Consultant and its agents and employees against
any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which
Consultant or any such other person may become subject under the Securities Act
of 1933 (“the Act”) or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities (or actions, suits or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of
or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact contained in written material provided to Consultant by the
Company and authorized by the Company to be further distributed by the
Consultant; or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission
to state therein a material fact or necessary to make the statements in such
written material not misleading; and will reimburse the Consultant or
any such other person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the
Consultant or any such other person in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action, suit or
proceeding; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such
case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of
or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or omission or
alleged omission, from such written materials, in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Consultant
specifically for use in the preparation thereof. This indemnity
agreement will be in addition to any liability that the Company may otherwise
have.
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(b) Consultant
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its agents and employees
against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which
the Company or any such other person may become subject under the Act or
otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions,
suits or proceedings in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in
written material distributed by Consultant without the Company’s authorization;
or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in
such written material a material fact necessary to make the statements in such
written materials not misleading; and will reimburse the Company or any such
other person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company
or any such person in connection with investigation or defending any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action, such or proceeding.
Wherefore
the undersigned have been dully authorized to execute the within Agreement on
behalf of their respective parties.
Optex
Systems, Inc.
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ZA
Consulting Inc
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx,
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Xxxxx
X Xxxxxx
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President
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President
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