CONSULTING AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.63
This
Consulting Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into effective as of April 30,
2008, by and between Material Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and London Finance Group, Ltd., a California corporation
(“Consultant”).
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to acquire or merge with other businesses, dispose of
businesses or assets, enter into strategic relationships, and/or enter into
investment banking relationships, and to secure valuable management consulting
to assist the Company in its operations, strategy and in its negotiations with
vendors, customers and strategic partners (the “Company
Objectives”);
WHEREAS,
the Company recognizes that the Consultant can contribute to finding, analyzing,
structuring and negotiating business sales and/or acquisitions, joint ventures,
alliances and other desirable projects, including the Company Objectives, which
contribution is of great value to the Company and its shareholders;
WHEREAS,
the Company believes it to be important both to the future prosperity of the
Company Objectives and to the Company’s general interest to retain Consultant,
on a non-exclusive basis, and have Consultant available to the Company for
consulting services in the manner and subject to the terms, covenants, and
conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS,
in order to accomplish the foregoing, the Company and Consultant desire to enter
into this Agreement, effective as of the date set forth above, to provide
certain assurances as set forth herein.
NOW
THEREFORE, in view of the foregoing and in consideration of the premises and
mutual representations, warranties, covenants and promises contained herein and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby,
agree as follows:
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Retention. The
Company hereby retains the Consultant during the Consulting Period (as
defined in Section 2 below), and Consultant hereby agrees to be so
retained by the Company, all subject to the terms and provisions of this
Agreement.
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Consulting
Period. The Consulting Period shall commence on May 1,
2008 and terminate no earlier than May 1,
2010.
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Duties
of Consultant. During the Consulting Period, the
Consultant shall use its reasonable and best efforts to perform those
actions and responsibilities necessary to assist the Company with
achieving the Company Objectives, as instructed by the Company from time
to time, including (i) identifying, analyzing, structuring and/or
negotiating business sales and/or acquisitions, including without
limitation, merger agreements, stock purchase agreements, and any other
agreements relating to such
sales
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or
acquisitions (provided that Consultant shall not engage in any capital
raising activities), (ii) assist the Company in its corporate strategies,
(iii) assist the Company in the implementation of its business plan, (iv)
assist the Company in the negotiation, documentation and closing of
strategic alliances, partnerships, joint ventures, consulting agreements
and agreements for the sale of the Company’s products, in each case as
requested by the Company (the “Services”). If the Company, in
its sole and absolute discretion, determines to undertake one or more
transactions described above, the Company shall use its best efforts to
provide all necessary financing required in order to purchase businesses
approved by the Company, including cash or
securities. Consultant shall render such Services diligently
and to the best of its ability. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, Consultant shall not engage in any capital raising
activity, and shall not be responsible for selling, or soliciting the sale
of, any securities, or maintaining a market for the Company’s
securities. The Company may engage such other consultants,
investment bankers or other advisers with respect to the activities set
forth in the immediately preceding sentence as the Company shall deem
appropriate in its sole and absolute discretion, and Consultant shall not
be entitled to any fees or commissions arising out of the activities of
such other consultants, investment bankers or other advisors, unless
Consultant provides Services with respect to such activities, subject to
the limitations set forth in the second sentence of Section 5(c)
hereof.
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Other
Activities of Consultant. The Company recognizes that
Consultant shall perform and be compensated for only those services that
are reasonably required to accomplish the goals and objectives set forth
herein, and that Consultant shall provide services to other businesses and
entities other than the Company. Consultant shall be free to
directly or indirectly own, manage, operate, join, purchase, organize or
take preparatory steps for the organization of, build, control, finance,
acquire, lease or invest or participate in the ownership, management,
operation, control or financing of, or be connected as an officer,
director, employee, partner, principal, manager, agent, representative,
associate, consultant, investor, advisor or otherwise with (collectively,
be “Affiliated” with), any business or enterprise, or permit its name or
any part thereof to be used in connection with any business or enterprise,
engaged in any business. Consultant may be Affiliated with any
entity or entities which may provide services to the Company; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be required to engage any such entity
Affiliated with Consultant for any purpose
whatsoever. Consultant shall not be deemed to be a fiduciary of
the Company, or to have any fiduciary duties whatsoever to the
Company. The Consultant may provide consulting services to, or
be affiliated with, or participate with, any third party who does business
with, or invests in or lends to the Company, and there shall be no
fiduciary obligation on the part of the
Consultant.
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Compensation. In
consideration for Consultant entering into this Agreement and the Services
provided hereunder, the Company shall compensate Consultant as
follows:
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Monthly
Fees and Benefits:
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Retainer. The
Company shall pay a monthly fee to Consultant of Twenty Thousand Dollars
exactly ($20,000), on the first day of each month, commencing on July 1,
2008.
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ii.
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Expenses. The
Company shall pay all reasonable expenses incurred during the Consulting
Period by the Consultant for business purposes related to or in
furtherance of the goals and objectives of the Company and/or the
provision of the Services (collectively, “Company Purposes”), including,
without limitation, expenses incurred with respect to the Consultant’s
travel (including first class travel for flights of greater than two hour
duration), meals, entertainment, lodging and other customary and
reasonable expenses for Company Purposes. The Company shall pay
such expenses directly, or, upon submission of bills, receipts and/or
vouchers by the Consultant, by direct reimbursement to the
Consultant.
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b.
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Warrants. The
Company shall issue to Consultant or its designees a warrant to purchase
up to an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price of $0.10 per share, which shall vest immediately, and which may be
exercised at any time after the date hereof, substantially in the form
attached hereto (the “Warrants”). The common stock issuable
upon exercise of the Warrants shall be registered by the Company at its
expense on the next registration statement filed by the
Company. The Warrants shall be issued after giving effect to an
anticipated one for one thousand reverse stock
split.
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c.
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Fees
for Acquisition Transactions. The Company shall pay to
the Consultant a fee equal to ten percent (10%) (i) of the aggregate
consideration paid for any acquisition or sale by the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or affiliates of any business, corporation or division (a
“Target”), or (ii) of the amount paid to or by the Company pursuant to any
license, joint venture, partnership, grant, research and development
agreement or any other agreement similar to the foregoing agreements
between the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates on the one hand, and
any third party introduced to the Company by the Consultant on the other
hand. Any fee payable pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above
shall be due only if any party to the transaction has been introduced by
Consultant, or if Consultant provides assistance or
advice. Such transactions shall include, but shall not be
limited to, acquisitions by stock purchase agreement, merger agreement,
plan of reorganization, asset purchase agreement or license agreement,
license agreements, purchase or sale agreements, purchase orders, research
and development agreements, marketing or distribution agreements or any
other agreement pursuant to which the Company receives consideration from
a party identified by, or introduced by, the Consultant, or with respect
to which Consultant provided assistance. The fee shall be paid
to Consultant when the consideration paid or received by the Company is
actually paid or received by the Company, and in the same form as the
consideration received by the Company,
as
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described
below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the
Consultant is required to have a securities broker-dealer license in order
to lawfully be paid any such fee, the fee will not be payable to
Consultant.
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The
above fee schedule will be applied to the total purchase price, which
shall include all cash paid, installment notes and/or securities issued,
any shareholder indebtedness canceled, the fair market value of any assets
retained (subject to the last sentence of this paragraph) and any other
form of payment made to the seller of the assets or securities or its
shareholders in connection with or arising from such transaction,
including any contingent payments, consideration to be paid in the form of
earnouts, equity appreciation rights, covenant not to compete payments
paid to the seller of any assets or securities or the shareholders
thereof, marketing agreements, royalties, employment or consulting
contracts and other similar compensation arrangements arising from the
transaction (provided, however, that reasonable amounts paid or to be paid
pursuant to any such contracts or arrangements for services actually
rendered or to be rendered shall not be included), any consideration
placed in escrow and the amount of any indebtedness remaining or assumed
on an acquired company’s financial statements at the time of
closing. Subject to the following sentence, Consultant=s
fees shall be fully due and payable at the closing of the purchase or sale
transaction, even if part or all of the consideration is received or paid
in the form of an installment sale or is otherwise payable after the
closing date, and in the event not paid at the closing shall be the joint
and several obligation of the Company and all other parties to the
purchase or sale transaction. However, the portion of the fee attributable
to consideration in the form of contingent payments, earnouts, royalties,
marketing arrangements or other similar items shall be due and payable
when such consideration is actually paid to the seller or received by the
shareholder(s) and/or the Company.
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Third
Party Commissions. Consultant and/or its Affiliates
shall be entitled to share in or receive any fees or commissions paid to
Consultant by third parties on any transaction described in Section 5(c)
or 6, including, but not limited to, any fees payable to Consultant by a
third party lender, financing partner, or other party, or a seller of a
corporation or business, including, without limitation, investment banking
fees or commissions, business brokerage fees or commissions, finders fees,
or any other fee payable by a third party to Consultant for any reason
including the identification of the Company as a potential purchaser or
seller of such corporation or business (a “Transaction Commission”). The
Company hereby waives any conflict of interest that may arise due to any
transaction wherein Consultant receives such a Transaction Commission,
including, but not limited to, any conflict of interest which may arise as
a result of the dual representation by Consultant of the seller or
purchaser of a corporation or business on the one hand, and the Company on
the other.
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Fees
for Financing Transactions. The Company will pay to
Consultant a separate fee of ten percent (10%) of the gross consideration
received by the Company in connection
with
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any
issuance of its equity or debt securities in any private placement of its
securities for cash during the term of this Agreement, but only with
respect to securities sold to Non-US Persons as defined in Regulation S
and with respect to which any party to the transaction (including other
consultants, placement agents or broker/dealers) has been introduced by
Consultant, or with respect to which Consultant provides assistance or
advice. This fee shall be in addition to any fee charged by any
other financial advisor, consultant or any investment banking or
securities firm. To the extent the Consultant is required to
have a securities broker-dealer license in order to lawfully be paid such
fee, then this fee will not be payable by the Company to
Consultant.
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Common
Stock Issuance. All references to numbers of shares of
common stock herein shall refer to shares of common stock the Company, or,
in the event the Company is acquired by any public company, of such
acquiring company after giving effect to all stock splits effective on or
prior to the date which is 30 days following the acquisition of the
Company by any such publicly traded
company.
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No
License. It is understood that with respect to any
financing or acquisition transaction, Consultant will act or is acting as
a consultant and/or advisor only, is not a licensed securities or real
estate broker or dealer, and shall have no authority to enter into any
commitments on the Company’s behalf, or to negotiate the terms of any
financing or acquisition, or to perform any act which would require the
Consultant to become licensed as a securities or real estate broker or
dealer.
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Registration
Rights. In the event the Company shall at any time and
from time to time file a registration statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, if permitted by applicable securities laws, rules and
regulations applicable to the type of registration statement the Company
is filing, the Company shall register any shares of common stock of the
Company then beneficially owned by Consultant or its Affiliates, or any
Affiliates of the principals of Consultant, or any third parties
introduced to the Company by Consultant if Consultant so requests, to the
extent not otherwise restricted by applicable law. The Company
shall provide to Consultant not less than ten business day’s notice prior
to any filing of any such registration statement, and shall include on
such registration statement such shares as may be reasonably requested by
Consultant, subject to any cutbacks reasonably required by the managing
underwriter of any fully underwritten offering where the Company is not
acting as the underwriter.
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Termination. Subject
to the cure provisions contained herein, the Company may terminate the
Consulting Period upon written notice for Cause at any
time. Cause shall mean that during the Consulting Period, the
Consultant engaged in gross and willful misconduct that is materially and
significantly injurious to the Company, and, after written notice of such
conduct, Consultant has failed to cure such gross and willful misconduct
within 30 days. Any termination pursuant to this section shall
be communicated by written Notice of Intended Termination. For
purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Intended Termination” shall mean
a notice which shall clearly state the specific termination provision in
this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable and specific
detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a
basis
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for
termination of the Consulting
Period.
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Notice. Any
notice required, permitted or desired to be given pursuant to any of the
provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been sufficiently
given or served for all purposes if delivered in person or sent by
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage and fees prepaid, or by
national overnight delivery prepaid service to the parties at their
addresses set forth below. Any party hereto may at any time and
from time to time hereafter change the address to which notice shall be
sent hereunder by notice to the other party given under this
paragraph. The addresses of the Company shall be the last
address on the last filing of the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The address of the Consultant shall be as provided by the
Consultant from time to
time.
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Waiver. No
course of dealing nor any delay on the part of either party in exercising
any rights hereunder will operate as a waiver of any rights of such
party. No waiver of any default or breach of this Agreement or
application of any term, covenant or provision hereof shall be deemed a
continuing waiver or a waiver of any other breach or default or the waiver
of any other application of any term, covenant or
provision.
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Definition
of “Reasonable and Best Efforts.” Reasonable and best
efforts shall not include the payment of any non-reimbursable
out-of-pocket costs or other payments by Consultant. Consultant
shall not guarantee, make any representation concerning (which
representation would survive the closing of any escrow or other
transaction) or warrant (i) the condition, performance, value, or
profitability of any business purchased, sold by, or otherwise considered
for purchase or sale by the Company; (ii) the validity or authorization of
any capital stock purchased, sold by, or otherwise considered for purchase
or sale by the Company; (iii) the market value of any capital stock,
business or assets purchased or sold by, or otherwise considered for
purchase or sale by the Company; (iv) the ability to finance, refinance or
otherwise mortgage or encumber any business or corporation purchased, sold
by, or otherwise considered for purchase or sale by the Company; (vi) that
Consultant will find or present any business or corporation which the
Company will consider, approve or ultimately purchase or be able to
purchase; or (vii) the covenants, representations or warranties of any
party to any stock purchase, asset purchase, merger or other agreement
entered into by the Company with any third
party.
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Successors;
Binding Agreements. Prior to the effectiveness of any
succession (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation
or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of
the Company, or the sale of all or a controlling interest in the capital
stock of the Company, the Company will require the successor to expressly
assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the
same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such
succession had occurred. As used in this Agreement, “Company”
shall mean the Company as defined above and any successor to its business
and/or assets.
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Survival
of Terms. Notwithstanding the termination of this
Agreement for whatever reason, the provisions hereof shall survive such
termination, unless the context requires otherwise.
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Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument. Any signature by facsimile shall
be valid and binding as if an original signature were
delivered.
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Captions. The
caption headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only
and are not intended and shall not be construed as having any substantive
effect.
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Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed, interpreted and
construed in accordance with the laws of the state of California
applicable to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely
therein.
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Arbitration. Any
controversy, claim, or counterclaim arising from this agreement shall be
submitted to and decided by final and binding arbitration by a single
arbitrator administered in Santa Monica, California by the American
Arbitration Association under its commercial rules. The
arbitration shall generally be administered in accordance with the
American Arbitration Association's Commercial Arbitration
Rules. The provisions of Sections 1282.6, 1283, and 1283.05 of
the California Code of Civil Procedure apply to the
arbitration. The arbitrator shall have the authority to award
any remedy or relief that a court of the State of California could order
or grant, including, without limitation, specific performance of any
obligation created under this Agreement, the issuance of an injunction, or
the imposition of sanctions for abuse or frustration of the arbitration
process. The arbitrator, however, will have no authority to award punitive
damages, and each party hereby irrevocably waives any right to recover
such damages with respect to any issue resolved by arbitration, and the
arbitrator may not, in any event, either make any ruling, finding or award
that does not conform to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or
alter, amend, modify or change any of the terms of this Agreement. The
arbitrator's decision shall be rendered within 30 days after the
conclusion of the arbitration hearing, and the arbitrator shall make
findings of fact and shall set forth the reasons and legal bases for the
decision. Such arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding
on the parties and a judgment upon the decision rendered may be entered in
any court having jurisdiction
thereof.
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THE
PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE CONTEMPLATED
TRANSACTIONS, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER
SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY OF
THEM MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE
OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES
IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY AND THAT ANY PROCEEDING WHATSOEVER
BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE CONTEMPLATED
TRANSACTIONS SHALL INSTEAD BE RESOLVED BY BINDING ARBITRATION AS PROVIDED
HEREIN.
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Entire
Agreement/Modifications. This Agreement, along with the
attached Indemnification Agreement, which is incorporated herein by this
reference, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and
supersedes all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or
written, regarding Consultant’s retention by the Company; provided,
however, that all fees previously earned and/or paid to Consultant under
prior agreements shall be deemed earned, and shall be in addition to any
fees payable hereunder. This Agreement shall not be altered or
modified except in writing, duly executed by the parties
hereto.
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Warranty. The
Company and Consultant each hereby warrant and agree that each is free to
enter into this Agreement, that the parties signing below are duly
authorized and directed to execute this agreement, and that this Agreement
is a valid, binding and enforceable against the parties
hereto.
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Severability. If
any term, covenant or provision, or any part thereof, is found by any
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in
any respect, the same shall not affect the remainder of such term,
covenant or provision, any other terms, covenants or provisions or any
subsequent application of such term, covenant or provision which shall be
given the maximum effect possible without regard to the invalid, illegal
or unenforceable term, covenant or provision, or portion
thereof. In lieu of any such invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as part of
this Agreement a term, covenant or provision as similar in terms to such
invalid, illegal or unenforceable term, covenant of provision, or part
thereof, as may be possible and be valid, legal and
enforceable.
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No
Legal Services. The parties understand and acknowledge
that Consultant will not and does not provide legal services, and nothing
contained in this Agreement shall be interpreted to mean that Consultant,
or any of its principals, employees or representatives, has provided or
will provide legal services. While certain employees of
Consultant are lawyers, licensed to practice law in the state of
California, the Company expressly agrees that it does not consider
Consultant or any of its employees as the Company’s legal counsel, or as
legal counsel to any of the Company’s shareholders, officers, directors or
employees, and that is shall not assert that either Consultant or any of
its employees or principals have provided, or will provide, legal
services. Any comments or suggestions provided by Consultant or
its employees relating to documents or contracts are provided as a
consultant only, and not as a lawyer, and the Company agrees that it shall
seek advice from its own independent counsel with respect to any such
documents or agreements. Consultant shares office space with
Corporate Legal Services, LLP, a law firm of which an employee of
Consultant is a partner. Corporate Legal Services shall not be
deemed to owe the Company any fiduciary obligations, and shall not be
deemed to provide any legal services to the Company, its officers,
directors or employees, unless and only to the extent of a written
engagement agreement with Corporate Legal Services, and the Company shall
not assert that Corporate Legal Services has provided any such legal
services unless Corporate Legal Services, on its letterhead, executes an
engagement letter with the Company specifically identifying the legal
services to be provided.
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IN
WITNESS HEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
Material
Technologies, Inc.
a
Delaware Corporation
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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By:
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Name:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Title:
President
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INDEMNIFICATION
AGREEMENT
This
Indemnification Agreement is a part of and is incorporated into that Consulting
Agreement between the parties hereto (together, the “Agreement”) by and between
Material Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and London
Finance Group, Ltd., a California corporation, or its designees
(“LFG”).
The
Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless LFG, its affiliates, directors,
officers, agents and employees, including, without limitation, any person or
entity that provides consulting or other services to the Company (LFG and each
such entity or person, is referred to herein as an “Indemnified Person”) from
and against any losses, claims, damages, judgments, assessments, costs and other
liabilities (collectively, “Liabilities”), and will reimburse each Indemnified
Person for all fees and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel) (collectively, “Expenses”) as they are incurred in investigating,
preparing, pursuing or defending any claim, action, proceeding or investigation,
whether or not in connection with pending or threatened litigation and whether
or not any Indemnified Person is a party (collectively, “Actions”), (i) caused
by, or arising out of or in connection with, any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in the any written document
furnished to LFG or its representatives or affiliates, or any filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (including any amendments thereof and
supplements thereto) or any omission or alleged omission to state therein a
material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (ii) otherwise
arising out of, related to or in connection with advice or services rendered or
to be rendered by an Indemnified Person pursuant to the Agreement or otherwise,
any transaction entered into by the Company and any Indemnified Person’s actions
or inactions in connection with any such advice, services or transactions;
provided that, in the case of clause (ii) only, the Company will not be
responsible for any Liabilities or Expenses of any Indemnified Person that are
determined by a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction which is no longer
subject to appeal or further review to have resulted solely from an Indemnified
Person’s unlawful conduct, gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection
with any of the advice, actions, inactions or other services referred to in the
Agreement. The Company also agrees to reimburse such Indemnified Person for all
Expenses as they are incurred in connection with enforcing such Indemnified
Person’s indemnification rights under this Agreement.
Upon
receipt by an Indemnified Person of actual notice of an Action against such
Indemnified Person or otherwise with respect to which indemnity may be sought
under this Agreement, such indemnified Person shall promptly notify the Company
in writing; provided that failure so to notify the Company shall not relieve the
Company from any liability which the Company or any other person may have on
account of this indemnity or otherwise, except and only to the extent the
Company shall have been materially prejudiced by such failure. The Company shall
not be liable for any settlement of any Action effected without its written
consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld). In addition, the
Company and its shareholders will not, without prior written consent of LFG,
settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in or otherwise seek
to terminate any pending or threatened Action in respect of which
indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not any
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Person is
a party thereto) unless such settlement, compromise, consent or termination
includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person from all
liabilities arising out of such Action.
In the
event that the foregoing indemnity is not available to an Indemnified Person in
accordance with this Agreement pursuant to the requirements of applicable law,
the Company shall contribute to the Liabilities and Expenses paid or payable by
such Indemnified Person in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the
relative benefits to the Company and its shareholders, on the one hand, and to
the Indemnified Persons, on the other hand, of the matters contemplated by this
Agreement, or (ii) if the allocation provided by the immediately preceding
clause is not permitted by the applicable law, not only such relative benefits
but also the relative fault of the Company and/or its shareholders, on the one
hand, and the Indemnified Persons, on the other hand, in connection with the
matters as to which such Liabilities or Expenses relate, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations, provided that, subject to the third paragraph
of this Indemnification Agreement, in no event shall the Company contribute less
than the amount necessary to ensure that all Indemnified Persons, in the
aggregate, are not liable for any Liabilities and Expenses in excess of the
amount of fees actually paid to or received by or contemplated to be paid to or
received by LFG pursuant to this Agreement. For purposes of this paragraph, the
relative benefits to the Company and its shareholders, on the one hand, and to
LFG, on the other hand, of the matters contemplated by the Agreement, shall be
deemed to be in the same proportion as (a) the total value paid to or received
by or contemplated to be paid to or received by the Company, in the transaction
or transactions that are within the scope of the Agreement, whether or not any
such transaction is consummated, including any increase in the value of
securities held by the shareholders of the Company, bears to (b) the fees paid
to or received by or contemplated to be paid to or received by LFG in the
transaction or transactions that are within the scope of the Agreement, whether
or not any such transaction is consummated.
The
Company also agrees that no Indemnified Person shall have any liability (whether
direct or indirect, in contract or tort or otherwise) to the Company or its
shareholders for or in connection with advice or services rendered or to be
rendered by any Indemnified Person pursuant to this Agreement, the transactions
contemplated hereby or any Indemnified Person’s actions or inactions in
connection with any such advice, services or transactions except for Liabilities
and Expenses of the Company that are determined by a judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction which is no longer subject to appeal or further review to
have resulted solely from such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct in connection with any such advice, actions, inactions or
services.
Any party
that proposes to assert the right to be indemnified under this Indemnification
Agreement shall promptly, after receipt of notice of any applicable claim,
action, proceeding or litigation, notify the proposed indemnifying party of the
commencement of such claim, action, proceeding or litigation. Indemnification
shall be limited for any party who shall fail to give notice as provided in the
preceding sentence to the extent the indemnifying party was prejudiced by the
failure to give such notice. An indemnifying party shall be entitled to
participate in and to assume the defense of such claim, action, proceeding or
litigation, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party, and
after giving notice thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such
indemnified party for any fees of other counsel or any other expenses with
respect to the defense of such matter after the date of such notice, unless the
indemnified
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party
shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between
the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in the conduct of the defense
of such matter (in which case the indemnifying party shall reimburse the
indemnified party for the reasonable fees and expenses of one
counsel).
The
reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations set forth herein shall
apply to any modification of this Agreement (unless and to the extent that such
obligations are specifically modified thereby) and shall remain in full force
and effect regardless of any termination of, or the completion of any
Indemnified Person’s services under or in connection with, this
Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Indemnification Agreement is executed as of April 30,
2008.
LONDON
FINANCE GROUP, LTD.
By:
_________________________
Name:
Title:
Material
Technologies, Inc.
a
Delaware Corporation
By: /s/
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
President
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