FINANCIAL CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT
This Financial Consulting Services Agreement (the "Agreement")
is entered this 24th day of January, 2001 by and between M. Blaine
Riley, Randall Letcavage and Rosemary Nguyen ("Consultants"),
individual's, and Hyperbaric Systems (OTC BB:HYRB) ("Client"),
a California corporation, with reference to the following:
RECITALS
A. The Client desires to be assured of the association and
services of the Consultants in order to avail itself of the Consultant
s exerience, 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.
C. 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:
3. 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:
E. Due diligence studies, reorganizations, divestitures;
F. Capital structures, banking methods and systems;
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;
H. Guidance and assistance in available alternatives for accounts
receivable financing and other asset financing.
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.
4. 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
five days 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 obligation incurred
prior to the date of cancellation.
4. Compensation and Fees. As consideration for Consultants
entering into this Agreement, Client and Consultants shall agree to the
following:
C. Client shall issue certificates representing an aggregate of five
hundred ten thousand (510,000) shares of free trading common stock (the
"Shares"), registered under S-8.
D. The Certificates shall be issued to the Consultants in the
following manner:
M. Blaine Riley will receive one hundred seventy thousand (170,000)
shares.
Randall Letcavage will receive one hundred seventy thousand (170,000)
shares.
Rosemary Nguyen will receive one hundred seventy thousand (170,000)
shares.
The Shares, when issued to Consultants, 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 Consultants in accordance with
a mutually acceptable plan of issuance as to relieve securities or
Consultants from restrictions upon transferability of shares in
compliance with applicable registration provisions or exemptions.
4. Exclusivity; Performance; Confidentiality. The services
of Consultants hereunder shall not be exclusive, and Consultants and
their agents may perform similar or different services for other persons
or entities whether or not they are competitors of Client. Consultants
shall be required to expend only such time as is necessary to service
Client in a commercially reasonable manner. Consultants acknowledge and
agree 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.
5. Independent Contractor. In its performance hereunder,
Consultants and their agents shall be an independent contractor.
Consultants shall complete the services required hereunder according
to his own means and methods of work, shall be in the exclusive charge
and control of Consultants 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
Consultants to provide services to Client at any specific time, or in
any specific place or manner. Payments to Consultants hereunder shall
not be subject to withholding taxes or other employment taxes as required
with respect to compensation paid to an employee.
6. 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 in Irvine, California.
Any decision issued therefrom shall be binding upon the parties and
shall be enforceable as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdic-
tion. 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 rbitrator 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.
7. Miscellaneous. 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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into
this Agreement on the date first written above.
"Client"
Signature: /s/ Harry Masuda
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Harry Masuda
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Company: Hyperbaric Systems
"Consultants"
Signature: /s/ M. Blaine Riley
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M. Blaine Riley
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Signature: /s/ Randall Letcavage
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Randall Letcavage
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Signature: /s/ Rosemary Nguyen
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Rosemary Nguyen
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