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Exhibit 10.4




ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT




     This ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into
as of May 11, 2005, by and between Spectrum Sciences & Software Holdings Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the “Assignor”), and Spectrum Sciences & Software, Inc., a Florida corporation
(the “Assignee”), and shall be effective upon the filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission of Assignor’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005
(the “Effective Date”).



RECITALS




     WHEREAS, Assignor and Nancy C. Gontarek, the Chief Financial Officer of Assignor
(“Employee”), are parties to that certain employment agreement, dated August 9, 2004 (the
“Original Employment Agreement”);



     WHEREAS, Assignor and Employee amended the Original Employment Agreement as of December 14,
2005 to extend the term of the Original Employment Agreement to the date of the 2006 annual meeting
of shareholders (the “Amendment” and, together with the Original Employment Agreement, the
“Employment Agreement”), which Employment Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit A;



     WHEREAS, Employee is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Assignee;




     WHEREAS, Assignor desires to assign to Assignee, and Assignee desires to assume from Assignor,
all of Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Employment Agreement (the “Assignment”)
pursuant to this Agreement;



     WHEREAS, upon completion of the Assignment, the parties intend that the Employment Agreement
will govern the employment of Employee as Chief Financial Officer of Assignee and will replace any
other agreements or arrangement, if any, between Assignee and Employee relating thereto;



     WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms of the Employment Agreement, Employee desires to
acknowledge and consent to the Amendment and the Assignment.



AGREEMENT:




     NOW, THEREFORE, for the premises considered and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Assignor and Assignee agree as follows:



     1. Assignment. As of the Effective Date, Assignor assigns and transfers to Assignee
all of its rights, title and interest in and to the Employment Agreement.



 









 





     2. Assumption. As of the Effective Date, Assignee assumes all obligations and
liabilities of Assignor under the Employment Agreement arising from and after the date hereof and
agrees to perform the obligations of Assignor arising from and after the date hereof under the
Employment Agreement.



     3. Warranties and Representations. Assignor warrants and represents that the
Employment Agreement is in full effect, has not been modified in any respect since the date of the
Amendment, that Assignor has not assigned, transferred, pledged or entered into any other agreement
with respect to the Employment Agreement, that the Employment Agreement is freely assignable to the
Assignee and that Assignor is not prohibited under the Employment Agreement to execute and deliver
this Assignment, provided that Employee shall have consented to the Assignment as provided herein.



     4. Rights of Parties. Nothing expressed or implied in this Assignment is intended or
will be construed to confer upon or give any person other than the parties hereto any rights or
remedies under or by reason of this Assignment or any transaction contemplated hereby.



     5. Governing Law. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of Florida.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ASSIGNOR:	 	 	 	ASSIGNEE:	 	 
	 
	SPECTRUM SCIENCES & SOFTWARE HOLDINGS	 	 	 	SPECTRUM SCIENCES & SOFTWARE, INC., a	 	 
	CORP., a Delaware corporation	 	 	 	Florida corporation	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ William H. Ham	 	 	 	/s/ William H. Ham	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	William H. Ham
	 	 	 	By:
	 	William H. Ham	 	 
	Its:

	 	President and Chief Executive
Officer
	 	 	 	Its:
	 	President and Chief Executive
Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Nancy C. Gontarek	 	 	 	/s/ Nancy C. Gontarek	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	Nancy C. Gontarek
	 	 	 	By:
	 	Nancy C. Gontarek	 	 
	Its:

	 	Chief Financial Officer
	 	 	 	Its:
	 	Chief Financial Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED, with respect to each of
the Amendment and the Assignment, as of the date
first written above:	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EMPLOYEE:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Nancy C. Gontarek	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Nancy C. Gontarek	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 






[Signature page to N. Gontarek Employment Agreement Assignment]




 









 








Exhibit A




Employment Agreement