Exhibit 4.4 Financial Consulting Services Agreement between Uranium Energy Corp.
and International Market Trend dated December 1, 2005
FINANCIAL CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Financial Consulting Services Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered
this 1st day of December 2005 by and between International Market Trend AG
("Consultants"), and Uranium Energy Corp. ("Client"), a Nevada corporation, with
reference to the following:
Preliminary Statement
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A. The Client desires to be assured of the association and services of the
Consultants in order to avail itself of the Consultants experience, skills,
abilities, knowledge, and background to facilitate long range strategic
planning, and to advise the Client in business and/or financial matters and is
therefore willing to engage the Consultants upon the terms and conditions set
forth herein. Consultants desires to be assured, and Client desires to assure
Consultants, that, if Consultants associates with Client and allocates its
resources necessary to provide Client with its services as Client requires and
expects, Consultants will be paid the consideration described herein and said
consideration will be nonrefundable, regardless of the circumstances.
B. The Consultants agree to be engaged and retained by the Client and upon the
terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, of the mutual promises
hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Engagement. Client hereby engages Consultants on a non-exclusive
basis, and Consultants hereby accepts the engagement to become a
financial Consultants to the Client and to render such advice,
consultation, information, and services to the Directors and/or
Officers of the Client regarding general financial and business
matters including, but not limited to:
A. Strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions;
B. Corporate planning, strategy and negotiations with potential
strategic business partners and/or other general business
consulting needs as expressed by Client;
C. Business development and business advertising;
D. E-Consulting providing business solutions;
E. Structuring and providing alternative sources for accounts
receivable, purchase order and other asset financing.
F. Due diligence processes and capital structures;
G. Periodic reporting as to developments concerning the general
financial markets and public securities markets and industry
which may be relevant or of interest or concern to the Client or
the Client's business.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, it is clearly
understood and agreed to by the parties hereto that the aforementioned services
to be provided by Consultants shall not involve any capital raising efforts or
promotion of the Client's securities. It shall be expressly understood that
Consultants shall have no power to bind Client to any contract or obligation or
to transact any business in Client's name or on behalf of Client in any manner.
It is expressly understood and agreed by Client that, in reliance upon
Client's representations, warranties and covenants contained herein, immediately
upon execution and delivery of this Agreement by Client, Consultants is setting
aside and allocating for the benefit of Client valuable resources (including,
without limitation, capital and reservation of work schedules of employees)
required to fulfill Consultants' obligations described in paragraph 1 hereof. In
doing so, Consultant agrees to forebear from undertaking other opportunities and
commitments (that would result in enrichment to Consultants) in order to be
available to provide Client the services contemplated by this Agreement.
2. Term. The term ("Term") of this Agreement shall commence on the date
hereof and continue for twelve (12) months. The Agreement may be extended upon
agreement by both parties, unless or until the Agreement is terminated. Either
party may cancel this Agreement upon thirty day's written notice. Either party
may cancel this Agreement upon five day's (5) written notice in the event either
party violates any material provision of this Agreement and fails to cure such
violation within five (5) days of written notification of such violation from
the other party. Such cancellation shall not excuse the breach or
non-performance by the other party or relieve the breaching party of its any
obligation incurred prior to the date of cancellation.
3. Due Diligence. The Client shall supply and deliver to the Consultant all
information relating to the Client Company's business as may be reasonably
requested by the Consultant to enable the Consultant to make an assessment of
the Client's company and business prospects and provide the consulting services
described in paragraph 1 hereof.
4. Compensation. As consideration for Consultants entering into this
Agreement, Client agrees deliver to Consultants the following consideration.
A. Client or nominees thereto shall be issued stock options representing
an aggregate of one million, three hundred thousand (1,300,000) shares
of common stock (the "Shares"), at a price of USD0.50 per share with
terms and conditions as detailed in the Clients Stock Option Plan when
and if formed. The Certificates shall be issued to the Consultants
associates in the following manner:
Designees, consultants, and employees of International Market Trend AG
who provide services to Uranium Energy Corp. in compliance with all
terms of this contract.
B. $30,000 in the first month of the term and $10,000 per month for the
eleven months following.
The Shares, when issued to Consultant, will be duly authorized, validly issued
and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable and will not be subject to any
liens or encumbrances.
Securities shall be issued to Consultant in accordance with a mutually
acceptable plan of issuance as to relieve securities or Consultant from
restrictions upon transferability of shares in compliance with applicable
registration provisions or exemptions.
Client further acknowledges and agrees that said consideration is earned by
Consultants: (1) upon Client's execution and delivery of the Agreement and prior
to the provision of any service hereunder; (2) in part, by reason of
Consultants' agreement to make its resources available to serve Client and as
further described in the Preliminary Statement and elsewhere herein; and (3)
regardless of whether Client seeks to terminate this Agreement prior to
consultant's delivery of any services hereunder. If Client takes any action to
terminate this Agreement or to recover any consideration paid or delivered by
Client to Consultants other than by reason of Consultants' gross negligence or
willful misconduct, Consultants shall be entitled to all available equitable
remedies, consequential and incidental damages and reasonable attorneys' fees
and costs incurred as a result thereof, regardless of whether suit is filed and
regardless of whether Client or Consultants prevails in any such suit.
5. Representations, Warrants and Covenants. The Client represents, warrants
and covenants to the Consultant as follows:
A. The Client has the full authority, right, power and legal capacity
to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions which are
provided for herein. The execution of this Agreement by the Client and its
delivery to the Consultant, and the consummation by it of the transactions
which are contemplated herein have been duly approved and authorized by all
necessary action by the Client's Board of Directors and no further
authorization shall be necessary on the part of the Client for the
performance and consummation by the Client of the transactions which are
contemplated by this Agreement.
B. The business and operations of the Client have been and are being
conducted in all material respects in accordance with all applicable laws,
rules and regulations of all authorities which affect the Client or its
properties, assets, businesses or prospects. The performance of this
Agreement shall not result in any breach of, or constitute a default under,
or result in the imposition of any lien or encumbrance upon any property of
the Client or cause an acceleration under any arrangement, agreement or
other instrument to which the Client is a party or by which any of its
assets are bound. The Client has performed in all respects all of its
obligations which are, as of the date of this Agreement, required to be
performed by it pursuant to the terms of any such agreement, contract or
commitment.
6. Exclusivity; Performance; Confidentiality. The services of Consultant
hereunder shall not be exclusive, and Consultant and its agents may perform
similar or different services for other persons or entities whether or not they
are competitors of Client. The Consultant agrees that it will, at all times,
faithfully and in a professional manner perform all of the duties that may be
reasonably required of the Consultant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Consultant shall be required to expend only such time as is necessary to service
Client in a commercially reasonable manner. The Consultant does not guarantee
that its efforts will have any impact upon the Client's business or that there
will be any specific result or improvement from the Consultant's efforts.
Consultant acknowledges and agrees that confidential and valuable information
proprietary to Client and obtained during its engagement by the Client, shall
not be, directly or indirectly, disclosed without the prior express written
consent of the Client, unless and until such information is otherwise known to
the public generally or is not otherwise secret and confidential.
7. Independent Contractor. In its performance hereunder, Consultant and its
agents shall be an independent contractor. Consultant shall complete the
services required hereunder according to his own means and methods of work,
shall be in the exclusive charge and control of Consultant and which shall not
be subject to the control or supervision of Client, except as to the results of
the work. Client acknowledges that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed
to require Consultant to provide services to Client at any specific time, or in
any specific place or manner. Payments to consultant hereunder shall not be
subject to withholding taxes or other employment taxes as required with respect
to compensation paid to an employee.
8. Arbitration and Fees. Any controversy or claim arising out of or
relating to this Agreement, or breach thereof, may be resolved by mutual
agreement; or if not, shall be settled in accordance with the Arbitration rules
of the American Arbitration Association of Nevada. Any decision issued therefrom
shall be binding upon the parties and shall be enforceable as a judgment in any
court of competent jurisdiction. The prevailing party in such arbitration or
other proceeding shall be entitled, in addition to such other relief as many be
granted, to a reasonable sum as and for attorney's fees in such arbitration or
other proceeding which may be determined by the arbitrator or other officer in
such proceeding. If collection is required for any payment not made when due,
the creditor shall collect statutory interest and the cost of collection,
including attorney's fees whether or not court action is required for
enforcement. The prevailing party in any such proceeding shall also be entitled
to reasonable attorneys' fees and costs in connection all appeals of any
judgment.
9. Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted
hereunder must be in writing and sent by either (i) certified mail, postage
prepaid, return receipt requested and First Class mail; or (ii) overnight
delivery with confirmation of delivery; or (iii) facsimile transmission with an
original mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
If to the Client:
Uranium Energy Corp.
Austin Centre, 000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 000, XXX#
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Fax: (000) 000-0000
If to Consultant:
International Market Trend AG
Xxxxxxx 00, XX-0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile:- 00.00.000.00.00
or in each case to such other address and facsimile number as shall have last
been furnished by like notice. If mailing is impossible due to an absence of
postal service, and other methods of sending notice are not otherwise available,
notice shall be hand-delivered to the aforesaid addresses. Each notice or
communication shall be deemed to have been given as of the date so mailed or
delivered, as the case may be; provided, however, that any notice sent by
facsimile shall be deemed to have been given as of the date sent by facsimile if
a copy of such notice is also mailed by first class mail on the date sent by
facsimile; if the date of mailing is not the same as the date of sending by
facsimile, then the date of mailing by first class mail shall be deemed to be
the date upon which notice given.
10. Additional Provisions. No waiver of any of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision
and no waiver shall constitute a continuing waiver. No waiver shall be binding
unless executed in writing by the party making the waiver. No supplement,
modification, or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in
writing by all parties. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between
the parties and supersedes any prior agreements or negotiations. There are no
third party beneficiaries of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Colorado,
regardless of laws of conflicts.
11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in one or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
12. Preliminary Statement. The Preliminary Statement is incorporated herein
by this reference and made a material part of this Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this Agreement on
the date first written above.
"Client"
Uranium Energy Corp.
Signature:/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Print name: Xxxx Xxxxxx
Print title: President, Director
"Consultants"
Signature:/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Print name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Print title: Director
