CONSULTING AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.03
THIS
AGREEMENT made effective March 1, 2005 (the "Effective Date").
BETWEEN:
Daybreak
Mines, Inc., a body corporate, incorporated pursuant to the laws of the State
of
Washington
(hereinafter
referred to as the "Corporation")
OF
THE
FIRST PART -
and
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413294
Alberta Ltd., a body corporate, incorporated pursuant to the laws of the
Province
of Alberta
(hereinafter
referred to as the "Consultant")
OF
THE
SECOND PART
WHEREAS
the Corporation wishes to engage the services and expertise of the Consultant
on
the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, and the Consultant wishes
to
accept such an engagement;
NOW
THEREFORE in consideration of the covenants of each of the parties given
to the
other and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1.
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SERVICES
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1.1
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Effective
as of the Effective Date, the Corporation engages the Consultant,
and the
Consultant accepts an engagement with the Corporation to render
the
consulting services for the Corporation as set out in Schedule
A. During
the term of this Agreement, the Consultant shall provide the services
of
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx who shall devote such of his time, attention and
abilities
to the business of the Corporation as may be necessary for the
proper
exercise of the Consultant's duties hereunder. Nothing in this
Agreement
shall be interpreted or construed as creating or establishing a
relationship of employer and/or employee between the Corporation
and
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx.
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2.
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DUTIES
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2.1
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The
Consultant shall make the services of Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx available,
as
requested, to perform
this Agreement. The Consultant agrees that Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
shall be entitled to render
services to others in the oil and gas industry during the term
of this
consulting agreement.
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2.2
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The
Consultant's duties shall be to provide the services more particularly
set
forth on Schedule
"A" hereto.
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2.3
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The
Consultant warrants and represents that it is duly qualified to
perform
its duties hereunder,
and further covenants that in performing its duties hereunder,
it will not
engage
in activity that is in violation of applicable securities laws
or subject
the Corporation
to liability thereunder.
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3.
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COMPENSATION
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The
Corporation agrees to compensate the Consultant as set out in Schedule "B"
attached hereto.
4.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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4.1
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The
Consultant acknowledges the Corporation will have reporting and
disclosure
obligations
under all applicable securities legislation. The Consultant covenants
and
agrees
that it shall not any time, during or after the termination of
the
Consultant's engagement
by the Corporation, reveal, divulge, or make known to any person
(other
than
the Corporation or its affiliates) or use for its own account any
customer's lists, trade
secrets, or secret or confidential information used by the Corporation
or
its Affiliates
during the Consultant's engagement by any of them and made known
(whether
or not with the knowledge and permission of the Corporation, whether
or
not developed,
devised or otherwise created in whole or in part by the efforts
of the
Consultant,
and whether or not a matter of public knowledge unless as a result
of
authorized disclosure)
to the Consultant by reason of its engagement by the Corporation
of any of
its Affiliates. The Consultant further covenants and agrees that
all
knowledge and information, which is acquired or developed for the
Corporation or any of its Affiliates by the Consultant, is the
property of
the Corporation. The Consultant further covenants and agrees that
it shall
retain all such knowledge and information which it shall acquire
and
develop during such engagement respecting such customer lists,
trade
secrets and secret or confidential information in trust for the
sole
benefit of the Corporation, its affiliates, and their successors
and
assigns.
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4.2
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The
Consultant shall promptly communicate and disclose to the Corporation
all observations made and data obtained by it in the course of its
engagement by the Corporation. All
written materials, records and documents created by the Consultant
or
coming
into its possession concerning the business or affairs of the Corporation
or any of
its Affiliates shall, upon the termination of this Agreement, promptly
be
returned to the Corporation.
Upon the request of the Corporation until termination of
its engagement by the Corporation, the Consultant shall render to the
Corporation or to any Affiliate designated by it such
reports of the activities undertaken by the Consultant or conducted
under the Consultant's direction for the Corporation and
its Affiliates as the Corporation may
request.
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4.3
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Any
breach of Confidentiality as outlined above will be prosecuted
to the full
extent of the
law, and reported to the Consultant's applicable regulatory
Board.
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5.
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TERM
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5.1
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This
Agreement shall be for a term commencing March
1, 2005 and terminating February
28, 2006. Either party may terminate this Agreement at any
time without notice in the event of a fundamental breach of the terms
of this Agreement by the other
party.
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6.
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CHANGE
OF CONTROL, SALE OF CORPORATION, SALE OF ASSETS OF THE
CORPORATION
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6.1
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The
Corporation acknowledges the valuable services that the Consultant
has
provided and
will continue to provide to the Corporation in providing the services
of
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
in his capacity as an officer thereof and an authorized representative
thereof.
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6.2
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The Corporation acknowledges that in the event of a change of control of the
Corporation
or a sale of any of the assets of the Corporation, there is a possibility
that the
service of the Consultant would no longer be required and that
this
contract might be
determined.
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6.3
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The
directors of the Corporation have determined that it would be in
the best
interests of
the Corporation to induce the Consultant to provide the services
of Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx to the Corporation by indicating that, in the
event of a change of control of the
Corporation
or the sale of assets, the Consultant would have certain automatic
and
guaranteed
rights.
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6.4
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"Takeover
of the control of the Corporation"
means:
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(a)
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any
change in the holding, either direct or indirect, of shares of
the
Corporation, or any reconstruction, reorganization, recapitalization, consolidation,
amalgamation,
merger, arrangement or other transaction, that results in a person
who
was, or a group of persons acting in concert who were, not previously
in a
position
to exercise effective control ot the Corporation (or any Associate
or
Affiliate
of any such person or group of persons), being in a position to
exercise
such
effective control either in respect of the Corporation or the successor
to
the
Corporation (and for the purposes of this Agreement, a person or
group of
persons
acting in concert, or any Associate or Affiliate of any such person
or
group
of persons, holding shares of the Corporation, or snares of the
successor
to
the Corporation, in excess of the number that would entitle the
holders
thereof
to cast twenty (25%) percent or more of the votes attaching to
all shares
of the Corporation, or to shares of the successor to the Corporation,
shall be
deemed to be in a position to exercise elective control of the
Corporation, or the
successor to the Corporation, as the case may be);
and
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(b)
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the exercise
of such effective control to cause or result in the election or
appointment
of two or more directors of the Corporation, or of the successor
to
the
Corporation, who were not previously directors of the
Corporation.
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7.
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NOTICES
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Any
notices delivered or received between either party shall be deemed to have
been
received:
(a)
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if
it was delivered in person, on the date it was
delivered;
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(b)
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if
it was sent by electronic facsimile transmission, on the date it
was
delivered;
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(c)
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it
was sent by mail, on the day it was received to the following
address:
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Daybreak
Mines, Inc.
Spokane,
Washington
Attention: Treasurer
413294
Alberta Ltd.
000
X 00xx Xxxxxx
XX
Xxxxxxx
XX X0X 0X0
Attention; Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Cell
Phone 000 000-0000
8.
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MODIFICATION
OF
AGREEMENT
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8.1
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Any
modification of this Agreement must be made in writing signed by
the
Consultant and an officer of the Corporation or it shall have no
effect
and shall be void,
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9.
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GOVERNING
LAW
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This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the
State of Washington and the parties agree to attorn to the jurisdiction of
the
courts of the State of Washington.
10.
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HEADINGS
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The
headings utilized in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not
to be
construed in any way as additions or limitations of the covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement.
11.
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
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The
covenants in this Agreement shall be construed as an agreement independent
of
any other provision in this Agreement. The parties acknowledge that it is
their
intention that the provisions of this Agreement be binding only to the extent
that they may be lawful under the existing applicable laws and in the event
that
any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of law to be
overly broad or unenforceable, the remaining valid provisions shall remain
in
full force and effect. This Agreement constitutes the sole agreement between
the
parties hereto for services to be performed as herein described and the mutual
covenants contained herein constitute due and adequate consideration for
the
full performance by each party of its obligations under this Agreement and
any
and all previous agreements, written or oral, expressed or implied, between
the
parties or on their releases and forever discharges the other of and from
all
manner of action, causes of action, claims or demands whatsoever under or
in
respect of any agreement.
12.
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GENERAL
MATTERS
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12.1
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The
waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this
Agreement
shall not operate
or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same
or of any
other
provisions of this Agreement.
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12.2
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This
Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and shall enure
to the
benefit of
and be enforceable by each of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
1st
day of March , 2005.
Daybreak Mines, Inc. | 000000 Xxxxxxx Ltd. | ||||
per: |
/s/
Xxxx X.
Xxxxxxx, President
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per: |
/s/
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxx, President
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SCHEDULE
"A"
Services:
Provide
the services of President, of the Corporation and, in this regard, to have
responsibility for the, direction, control and operation of the Corporation
with
the obligation, duty, authority and power to do all acts and things as are
customarily done by persons holding the position of President, fn corporations
of similar size to the Corporation and to do all acts and things as are
reasonably necessary for the efficient and proper operation and development
of
the Corporation, reporting to the Board of Directors of the
Company.
SCHEDULE
“B”
Remuneration
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Remuneration shall be payable to the Consultant at the sole discretion of the board of directors, As consideration for performance of the services by the Consultant, the Corporation shall pay the Consultant 1,100,000 common voting {restricted} shares.
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The consultant will also be paid $1,000 (USD) per month for incidental expenses for each month for which services are provided. The said rates shall be exclusive of travel expenses and related business expenses incurred by the Consultant and properly claimable in accordance with the provisions hereof.
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The Corporation shall not be required to provide any benefits to the Consultant including, without limitation, dental, medical, disability or life insurance.
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The Consultant shall submit invoices to the Corporation for each month or portion thereof for which services are provided during the period covered by the invoice and also including any proper claim for travel expenses. Each invoice shall indicate the period covered, the month or portion of a month worked, the rate and the total charge for consultancy services.
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The Corporation will reimburse the Consultant, at actual cost, for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in accordance with the Corporation's standard practice for the reimbursement of reasonable travel expenses incurred by its contractors or its own personnel. The Corporation will also reimburse the Consultant for any reasonable long distance telephone, fax or photocopying charges incurred by the Consultant. Expenses claimed must be supported by the applicable receipts.
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The Consultant will be responsible for the payment of the income taxes of all of its employees including, without limitation, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, as well as Canada Pension Plan premiums and any and all other taxes and contributions imposed by (aw with respect to such employees. In the event the Consultant should fail to make any such payments, the Consultant indemnifies the Corporation for any claims, causes or action, or liabilities which may be made, advanced or incurred against the Corporation as a result of such non-payment, and agrees to be responsible for the Corporation's solicitor-client costs in defending or protecting itself.
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The Corporation will pay all proper invoices received from the Consultant promptly following receipt of the applicable invoice and any necessary supported documentation.
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The Corporation will, if it determines it to be necessary in its total discretion, ensure that appropriate liability insurance coverage is provided to Xxxxxx Xxxxxx at no cost to the Consultant or to Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, which coverage should be the same in all material respects as insurance coverage provided to Directors and Officers of the Corporation.