Exhibit 10.63 CONSULTING AGREEMENT 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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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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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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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 C
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