Exhibit 4.1
CONSULTING AGREEMENT
This Consulting Agreement (this
“Agreement”) is made as the1st day of June, 2007 by and
among Viral Genetics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”); George Haralampoudis
(“Haralampoudis”); and Dennis O’Rourke
(“O’Rourke”). Haralampoudis and O’Rourke
are collectively referred to as the
“Consultants.”
WHEREAS , Consultants
desire to render consulting services to the Company and the Company
desires to retain Consultants for the purpose of rendering such
services, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE , in
consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual agreements
and covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
SECTION 1
APPOINTMENT; TERM
Section 1.1. Appointment . The Company hereby
appoints Consultants, and Consultants hereby accepts such
appointment, to serve as Consultants to the Company and to perform
such services as may be requested from time to time by the Company
and agreed to in writing by Consultants during the Term, as
hereinafter defined, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Consultants shall have no minimum time
commitment.
Section
1.2. Term . The term of this Agreement
shall commence on the date hereof and expire on the six month
anniversary date of this Agreement, or on the earliest date this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 1.3 (the “
Term ”).
Section
1.3
Termination and/or Expiration.
This Agreement may be terminated as
follows:
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(a)
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By the Company upon thirty (30) days written notice to
Consultants, provided, that in the event the Company terminates
this Agreement for any reason, the Company shall be responsible for
all fees payable to Consultants pursuant to Section 3 and all other
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(b)
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Consultants may terminate this Agreement at will, upon thirty
(30) days written notice to the
Company. |
SECTION 2
DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF
CONSULTANTS
Section 2.1 General Duties . Consultants shall
provide general business consulting services including, but not
limited to, issues related to: advising the Company regarding a
term sheet for a convertible debenture financing, corporate
structure, transaction structuring, and corporate finance matters
from time to time during the Term at such times as are mutually
agreeable to the Company and Consultants (the
“Services”). Consultants shall perform such Services at
their discretion.
Section 2.2
Other Activities .
Consultants may engage in any other activities related to any
industry including, but not limited to, any industry that is
competitive with the Company or any other industry during and after
the Term of this Agreement.
SECTION 3
COMPENSATION OF
CONSULTANTS
Section 3.1
Payment . As
consideration for the Services, the Company shall pay to
Consultants:
(a) five
hundred thousand (500,000) shares (the “Shares”)
of common stock allocated as follows: 200,000 unrestricted shares
issued to Haralampoudis; and 300,000 unrestricted shares issued to
O’Rourke. The Shares shall be issued and deemed earned on the
date hereof and shall not be refundable regardless of the
termination of this Agreement, and the Shares shall be registered
on the Company’s next registration statement that the Shares
are eligible to be registered on; and
(b) the
Company shall reimburse Consultants, or cause it to be reimbursed,
for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Consultants
in the performance of the Services hereunder or in furtherance of
the business and/or interests of the Company; provided however,
that Consultants shall have previously furnished to the Company an
itemized account, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, in
substantiation of such expenditures (the
“Expenses”).
SECTION 4
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR; REPRESENTATION AND
WARRANTY
Section 4.1
Status as Independent Contractor
. In the performance of the Services, Consultants
shall act solely as an independent contractor, and nothing herein
contained or implied will