CONSULTING AGREEMENT made this 1st day of March 2003
EXHIBIT 10.3
CONSULTING AGREEMENT made this 1st day of March 2003 | |
BETWEEN: | IKONA GEAR INTERNATIONAL INC |
c/o 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 | |
Xxxxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0 | |
(hereinafter called the “Company”) | |
AND: | 110980 Investments Ltd. |
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX X0X 0X0 | |
(hereinafter called the “Consultant”) |
WHERAS:
A. |
The Company is involved in the development
and commercialization of a patented gear technology. |
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B. |
The Company wishes to retain the Consultant
to provide certain management services to the Company, and therefore enters
into this Agreement. |
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NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that the parties mutually covenant and agree as follows: DUTIES OF THE CONSULTANT |
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1. | The Consultant will provide
general corporate finance and business development services pursuant to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. These services are to be of
a consulting nature. |
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2. | The Consultant will provide
the following services to the Company: |
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(a) |
raising seed capital |
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(b) |
developing a corporate structure |
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(c) |
coordinating and organizing show and
tells and investor relations activities; |
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(d) |
assisting in maintaining the Company’s
business plan; |
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(e) |
working with the president of the Company
and MCSI Consulting Services Inc. (“MCSI”) on corporate development; |
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(f) |
coordinating and supervising with MCSI
the Company’s going public initiative; |
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(g) |
seeking out and negotiating financing(s)
of the Company as required from time to time to carry out Company business; |
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(h) |
strategic and action-oriented business
planning and implementation; and |
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(i) |
providing all services reasonably required
of a Director of the Company, and Executive Vice President in charge of
Business Development and Corporate Finance. |
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3. | The Consultant will, during
the continuance of this Agreement, devote sufficient time to the business
of the Company, for the performance of the said services faithfully, diligently,
to the best of its abilities and in the best interests of the Company. |
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4. | The term of this Agreement
will be for one year commencing March 1, 2003. |
5. | Provided that the Consultant
is not in default hereunder, this Agreement will automatically renew for
a further one year term, and will successfully renew for further one year
terms, unless the Consultant or the Company gives the other party 60 days
notice of non-renewal, in which this Agreement will terminate. |
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6. | For the Consultant’s
provision of services under this agreement, the Company will pay $7,500
per month to the Consultant together with reimbursement for all pre-approved
expenses incurred in the course of performing its services. The Consultant
will render invoices periodically, which are payable upon presentation. |
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7. | The Consultant or its principal,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx may acquire shares in the Company. |
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(a) |
the Consultant acknowledges that the
shares may be subject to securities regulations restrictions. Full efforts
will be made by the Company and its officers and directors to have all
restrictions removed as quickly as possible. |
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(b) |
Previous cash advances by the Consultant
or its personnel will be converted into US$0.25 seed capital in the Company. |
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8. | The Consultant or its personnel
will be entitled to a commensurate number of stock options offered to
the Directors of the Company for its services. |
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RESTRICTIONS ON THE CONSULTANT | ||
9. | The Consultant or its personnel
will not engage in any business which reasonably may detract from, compete
with, or conflict with its duties to the Company without the consent of
the Board of Directors of the Company. Furthermore, the Consultant or
it personnel will not serve in any capacity with a competitor of the Company
during the term(s) of this Agreement. |
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10. |
The Consultant or its personnel
will not, except as authorized or required by its duties, reveal or divulge
to any person or companies any of the trade secrets, secret or confidential
operations, processes or dealings or any information concerning the organization,
business, finances, transactions or other affairs of the Company, which
may come to its knowledge during the term of this Agreement and will keep
in complete secrecy all confidential information entrusted to it and will
not use or attempt to use any such information in any manner which may
injure or cause loss either directly or indirectly to the Company’s
business or may be likely so to do. This restriction will continue to
apply after the termination of this Agreement without limit in point of
time but will cease to apply three years after termination of this Agreement
or at such time as such information or knowledge comes into the public
domain. |
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TERMINATION | ||
11. | This Agreement may be terminated
by either party without notice and damages sought if at any time: |
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(a) |
the other party commits a material breach
of a provision of this Agreement; |
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(b) |
the other party is unable or unwilling
to perform the duties under this Agreement; |
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(c) |
the other party commits fraud or serious
neglect or misconduct in the discharge of its or his duties hereunder
or under the law; or |
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(d) |
the other party becomes bankrupt or
makes any arrangement or compromise with its or his creditors. |
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ASSIGNMENT | ||
12. | This Agreement may not be
assigned by any party except with the written consent of the other party. |
GENERAL | ||
13. | Time will be of the essence
of this Agreement. |
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14. | The parties will from time
to time after the execution of this Agreement make, do, execute or cause
or permit to be made, done or executed all such further and other acts,
deeds, things, devices and assurances in law whatsoever as may be required
to carry out the true intention and to give full force and effect to this
Agreement. |
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15. | This Agreement embodies
the entire agreement and undertaking between the parties hereto and supersedes
all prior agreements and undertakings, whether oral or written, relative
to the subject matter hereof. |
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16. | The following will be applied
in interpreting this Agreement: |
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(a) |
this Agreement will ensure to the benefit
of and be binding upon each of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns; |
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(b) |
any reference to the Company or the
Consultant will include their heirs, executors, administrators, successors
and assigns; |
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(c) |
if any provision of this Agreement or
any part of it is found or determined to be invalid such provision will
be severable from this Agreement and the remainder of this Agreement will
be construed as if such invalid provision or part had been deleted from
this Agreement; and |
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(d) |
this Agreement and all matters arising
under it will be governed by the laws of British Columbia. |
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17. | Any notice, direction or
instrument required or permitted to be given hereunder will be given in
writing and be mailed, postage prepaid or delivered by one party to the
other at the addresses on page one. Any notice, direction or other instrument
if delivered will be deemed to be given or made on the day on which it
was delivered or if mailed, will be deemed to have been given or made
on the third business day following the day on which it was mailed, provided
that if there should be a postal strike, slow down or other labour dispute
which might affect the delivery of such notice through the mail between
the time of mailing and the actual receipt of notice then such notice
will only be effective if actually delivered. Any party may, from time
to time, give notice of any change of its respective address and, in such
event, the address of such party will be deemed to be changed accordingly. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
IKONA GEAR INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 110980 INVESTMENTS LTD. | ||
Laith Nosh, President | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, President |