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PROBLEM: EXHIBIT 10.3

  [ENTERPRISE LOGO APPEARS HERE]

ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY    a division of Enterprise Products Company    P.O. BOX 4324 . PHONE 713 / 880-6500                     Contract No.  017           HOUSTON, TX 77210                                              ______                                                              Date: June 1, 1998

                            TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT

     THIS CONTRACT is entered into by and between ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, a division of Enterprise Products Company, (Carrier),

and  ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P., a Delaware limited partnership - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     P.O. Box 4324            Houston,          TX   77210     (Shipper). - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------      (Address)                (City)          (State)

     Shipper is engaged in business as a manufacturer, distributor or dealer of chemicals or petroleum products (COMMODITIES), and Shipper requires transportation of Commodities in intrastate, interstate or foreign commerce;

Carrier is authorized to provide transportation for Shipper as a motor contract carrier under authority issued by the U.S. Department of Transporation in Docket No. MC-121496.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

     1.   Shipper shall tender commodities to Carrier for transportation by Carrier in a specialized service designed to meet the distinct needs of Shipper in  interstate or foreign commerce between points in the United States.

     2.   Shipper shall tender to Carrier and Carrier shall transport in a series of shipments not less than 10,000 pounds of Commodities per year.

     3.   As compensation for the services provided by Carrier under this contract, Shipper shall pay Carrier in accordance with 1) Rate Appendices making reference to this contract which shall from time to time be agreed to between the parties and 2) Carrier's Contract Carriage Rules and Regulations attached as Exhibit A, which are incorporated in this contract by this reference for all purposes (collectively, the Schedule).

     4.   This contract shall be for a term of one year commencing on the date first above written; thereafter, it shall automatically continue until terminated by either party upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other party.

THIS CONTRACT IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON THE REVERSE SIDE.

ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING L.P.  ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY By Enterprise Products GP, LLC, its general partner (Shipper)

By: /s/ A.W. Bell                 By: /s/ Gary Miller    ----------------------------      -------------------------------------- Title: Executive Vice President    Title: Executive Vice President       -------------------------          ----------------------------------

                                TERMS AND CONDITIONS

     1. For each shipment under this contract, Shipper shall designate the points of origin and destination and any point or points where stopoffs shall be made for partial loading or unloading.  Shipper shall exert its best efforts to load each shipment to the lawful capacity of Carrier's vehicle.  Each shipment shall be evidenced by a shipping document signed by Carrier, consignor and consignee, showing the kind and quantity of Commodities received and delivered by Carrier at the loading and unloading points, respectively; provided, however, the provisions of any shipping document, bill of lading or other instrument to the contrary notwithstanding, this contract and the Schedule shall exclusively govern the relationship of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this contract.

     2. (a) Carrier shall invoice Shipper for the services provided under this contract promptly upon performance.  All sums due under any invoice shall be payable without discount upon receipt of the invoice. Amounts more than 30 days past due shall bear interest from the due date to the date of payment at the lesser of 1) the rate of interest established by Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY, from time to time as its prime rate, plus two (2) percent, or 2) the maximum non-usurious interest rate which may be charged Shipper pursuant to applicable Texas law, Article 5069-1.04 Texas Rev. Civ. Stat., as amended.

     (b) All sums due under this contract are payable at Carrier's offices in Houston, Harris County, Texas.





     3. (a) Carrier shall perform services under this contract as an independent contractor and shall have exclusive control and direction of its employees and exclusive responsibility to Shipper for any of Carrier's owner-operator contractors engaged in the performance of this contract. Carrier shall pay all wages, local, state, and federal payroll taxes or contributions or taxes for unemployment insurance, worker's compensation, pensions, social security and related protection with respect to its employees.

     (b) Carrier shall, at its sole cost and expense, furnish all vehicles, fuel, oil, tires, and other parts, maintenance, supplies, drivers and equipment necessary or required for the performance of the services to be provided under this contract.  Carrier shall procure and maintain all licenses and permits required by local, state, or federal law and comply with all applicable laws, regulations and governmental orders with respect to the services to be provided under this contract.

     4. (a) Carrier shall, at its sole cost and expense, procure and maintain liability insurance with a reputable and financially responsible insurance carrier or carriers properly insuring Carrier against liability and claims for injuries to persons (including injuries resulting in death) and for damage to property in amounts not less than the Minimum Levels of Financial Responsibility for Motor Carriers prescribed by the U. S. Department of Transportation (49 CFR (S)387 et seq.).

     (b) Subject to the limits of the insurance coverages specified in paragraph 4 (a) above, Carrier shall defend, indemnify and hold Shipper harmless from and against all loss, damage, expense, actions and claims for injury to persons (including injury resulting in death) and loss of or damage to property arising out of or in connection with Carrier's negligence in the performance of this contract; provided, however, Carrier shall not be liable for loss of or damage to Commodities transported to the extent such loss or damage was not caused by Carrier's negligence and was caused by an act of God, the public enemy, the act of Shipper or the inherent vice of the Commodities.  Where personal injury or death or loss of or damage to property arises out of the joint negligence of Carrier and Shipper, Carrier's duty of indemnification shall be in proportion to its allocable share of such joint negligence.  In no event shall Carrier be liable for any lost profits or special, indirect or consequential damages.

     5. If either party is rendered unable, wholly or in part, by force majeure or any other cause of any kind not reasonably foreseeable or within its control to perform or comply with any obligation or condition of this contract, then upon giving notice and reasonably full particulars to the other party such obligation or condition shall be suspended during the continuance of the inability so caused, and such party shall be relieved of liability and shall suffer no prejudice for failure to perform during such period; provided, however, obligations to make payment for amounts then accrued or due under this contract shall not be suspended, and the cause of suspension (other than strikes or differences with workers) shall be remedied insofar as possible with reasonable dispatch.  Settlement of strikes and differences with workers shall be wholly within the discretion of the party having the difficulty.  The term force majeure shall include, without limitation, acts of God and the public enemy, the elements, fire, accidents, breakdown, strikes, and any other industrial, civil or public disturbance, inability to obtain materials, supplies. permits or labor, any laws, orders, rules, regulations, act or restraints of government or governmental body or authority, civil or military.

     6. (a) if either party should make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or if a receiver should be appointed on account of the insolvency of either party, the other party may, without prejudice to any other right or remedy, terminate this contract upon seven (7) days prior written notice.

     (b) Termination of this contract for any reason shall not release either party from any obligation that may have accrued before such termination, nor shall it preclude either party from exercising any remedies it might have in law or equity to enforce such obligations.

     7. No waiver by Shipper or Carrier of any default of the other under this contract shall operate as a waiver of any future default, whether of like or different character.

     8. Any notice in writing by one party under this contract shall be given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the other party at its address shown on the first page or to such other address as such party may from time to time specify by notice given according to this provision.  A U.S. Postal Service receipt showing the delivery of such notice and the date thereof shall be prima facie evidence of the giving of such notice on the date of such receipt.

     9. (a) This contract shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and assigns.

     (b) This contract shall not be assigned in whole or in part by either party without the prior written consent of the other, except that a party may assign this contract to a successor entity as a result of a merger or consolidation or to another entity which acquires substantially all of the assets of that party.

     10. The terms and conditions of this contract and all information concerning the business, customers, products, and processes of each party which may come into the possession of the other party during the course of the negotiation or performance of this contract are confidential and shall not be disclosed to any third party without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, either party may disclose information concerning this contract to any independent public accounting firm retained to perform an annual financial audit of that party.  This obligation of confidentiality shall expire two (2) years from the date of the last shipment under this contract.





     11. This contract contains the entire understanding between the parties and may not be changed, waived, or modified unless in writing signed by authorized representatives of the parties; provided, however,  Rate Appendices making reference to this contract may be confirmed by telecopy or similar written record of electronic transmission between the parties.

     12. This contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, excluding any binding conflict of laws rule which might refer such construction to the laws of another state.  Any lawsuit related to or arising out of this contract shall be brought only in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Houston Division) or in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, to which venue and non-exclusive jurisdiction each party expressly consents for itself and in respect of its property for all purposes.

                                     EXHIBIT A

                       ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY

                               CONTRACT CARRIAGE                              RULES AND REGULATIONS

                        [ENTERPRISE LOGO APPEARS HERE]

                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS

100     Charges Generally 110     Governing Publications 115     Reference to Tariffs, Schedules 120     Definitions  125     Terminals

200     Application of Rates - From and To Places Within or Adjacent to             Incorporated Municipalities or Unincorporated Communities. 215     Distances in Excess of Those Shown in Rate Scales 217     Distances - Method of Computing 220     Backhauls and Continuous Movements 230     Mixed Shipments - Truckload 235     Fractions 240     Pickup or Delivery Service 245     Holidays 250     Prepayment 260     Return Shipments - Tendered for Vehicles Enroute 263     Reconsignment or Diversion 265     Rejected, Undelivered Shipments 270     Shipments to and from Points in Canada and Mexico 280     Weighing and Weights 285     Weight          300     Shipment Documentation and Loading and Unloading Directions 305     Loading by Consignor - Unloading by Consignee 310     Cleaning 320     Delivery Schedules 330     Detour Routes 340     Impracticable Operations 350     Special Service  360     Stopoffs 370     Tender of Shipments 375     Tank Vehicle or Other Equipment Ordered by the Shipper for Loading

400     Claims for Cargo Loss or Damage 410     Claims for Overcharge, Duplicate Payment or Overcollection          500     Allowance for Use of Shipper's Trailer 510     Setting Out Trailers and Tractors Used for Spotting 520     Waiting at Port of Entry 525     Detention of Vehicles 530     Expedited Service 535     C.O.D. Shipments 540     Hose - Charges for Furnishing 550     Loading and/or Unloading Service 560     Overnight Layovers 570     Heating in Transit 575     Steam Heating 580     Standby Equipment - Exclusive Use 590     Vehicle Furnished But Not Used

                         ENTERPRISE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY                                CONTRACT CARRIAGE                              RULES AND REGULATIONS

ITEM 100:       CHARGES GENERALLY





All charges provided by each Item herein shall be cumulative and in addition to  all other applicable rates and charges unless expressly provided otherwise.

ITEM 110:       GOVERNING PUBLICATIONS

The following described tariffs and supplements or loose-leaf page amendments  thereto or successive issues thereof are incorporated herein by this reference  and shall govern these Rules and Regulations:

                                                           TARIFF      ICC TARIFF                           ISSUING AGENT             NUMBER     NUMBER

Explosives and Dangerous  American Trucking Associations,   111-C    ATA 111-C   Articles Tariff           Inc., Agent

Mileage Guide             Household Goods Carriers'         111-C    HGB 100                           Bureau, Agent

ITEM 115:        REFERENCE TO TARIFFS, SCHEDULES

Where reference is made herein to a tariff, schedule, item, note, or page, such  reference also will embrace amendments and supplements thereto, or successive  issues of said tariff, schedule, item, note or page.

ITEM 120:       DEFINITIONS

        When used herein and in contracts making reference hereto, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

        Consignee shall mean the person to whose facilities a shipment is          destined.

        Consignor shall mean the person at whose facilities a shipment          originates.

        Freight Bill shall mean any receipt, manifest, bill of lading form or         other document used to identify a shipment and evidence Carrier's         receipt and delivery thereof.

        Month shall mean a calendar month.

        Normal Business Hours shall mean 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time on          weekdays (Monday through Friday), holidays excluded.

        Shipment shall mean a lot of freight tendered for transportation from         one Consignor, at one point at one time for one Consignee at one         destination and covered by one freight bill. Unless otherwise provided,         charges will be assessed on each unit required to transport a Shipment         at the applicable minimum weight or truckload minimum weight shown for         each Unit used.

        Tractor shall mean a truck tractor.

        Trailer shall mean a tank semitrailer.

        Unit shall mean a truck tractor-semitrailer combination motor vehicle.

        Vehicle shall mean a Tractor or a Trailer.

ITEM 125:       TERMINALS

Terminal as used herein shall mean a point within the following cities or  municipalities:

                Arcadia, LA                     Keller (Dallas/Ft. Worth) TX                 Beaumont, TX                    Odessa, TX                 Breaux Bridge, LA               Petal, MS                         Freeport, TX                    Port Allen, LA                 Baytown (Houston) TX            Texas City, TX                 Pierce Junction (Houston) TX

ITEM 200:       APPLICATION OF RATES - FROM AND TO PLACES WITHIN OR ADJACENT TO                  INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES OR UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES

1. Incorporated Municipalities:

   Carrier's rates, rules and regulations will apply from or to points named and    points and places within the corporate limits of a given municipality and    additionally to and from the following points, places and areas (if within    the United States), as follows:

   (a) The municipality itself, hereinafter called the base municipality;

   (b) All municipalities which are contiguous to the base municipality;

   (c) All municipalities wholly surrounded, or so surrounded except for a water        boundary, by the base municipality, by any municipality contiguous        thereto.

2. Unincorporated Communities:

   (a) Carrier's rates, rules and regulations will apply from and to points





       named and additionally to and from places and areas (if within the United        States), as follows:              (i)  All points within 3 miles of the post office in a given                 unincorporated community if it has a population of less than                 2,500; within 4 miles if it has a population of 2,500 but less                 than 25,000; and within 6 miles if it has a population of 25,000                 or more; and

          (ii)  At all points in any municipality any part of which is within                 the limits described in (a) above; and

         (iii)  At points in any municipality wholly surrounded, or so                 surrounded except for a water boundary by any municipality                 included under the terms of paragraph (b) above.

   (b) When a specific rate is named from or to a specific point embraced within        the commercial zone of a base municipality as herein described, the        provisions of this Item will not apply.

   (c) If the population of a community is reported in the latest report of the        United States Bureau of the Census, the population so reported will        govern in applying this Item. If the community does not have a post        office of the same name, distances will be measured from the generally        recognized business center.

  When it becomes necessary to compute a rate for a distance in excess of that shown in the applicable rate scale, the rate shown in connection with the greatest distance in the applicable rate scale will be added to the rate under the same scale for the distance in excess of the greatest distance shown in said scale. The sum of the two rates thus determined will constitute the through rate from origin to destination.

ITEM 217:       DISTANCES - METHOD OF COMPUTING

1.  Except as otherwise provided, the governing mileage guide, shall be used in     determining distances between origins and destinations, in computing local     and joint distance commodity rates herein.

2.  If Carrier is required to detour a shipment as provided in Item 330 (Detour     Routes), the rate will be based on the mileage published in the governing     mileage guide via the route of movement.

3.  When at the request of Shipper a route more distant than the shortest     distance between origins and destinations is used, the mileage published in     the governing mileage guide, via the route of movement shall be used, except     as otherwise provided in this Item.

4.  For rate making purposes, distances will be computed over the shortest route     obtained from the governing mileage guide.

5.  In computing distances in connection with distance rates from and to the     points shown in Column A below, the distance from or to the point descried     opposite in Column B shall be applied.

               COLUMN A                                      COLUMN B      COMPUTING DISTANCES FROM OR TO                 APPLY DISTANCE FROM OR TO - ------------------------------------              ------------------------------ West Lake and West Lake Charles, LA               Lake Charles, LA North Baton Rouge, LA                             Baton Rouge, LA Bossier City, LA                                  Shreveport, LA Gretna, Harvey, Marrero, Westwego, LA             New Orleans, LA Plaquemine, LA                                    Baton Rouge, LA plus 15 miles Avondale and Oak Point, LA                        New Orleans, LA plus 6 miles Chalmette, LA                                     New Orleans, LA plus 9 miles Belle Chase, LA                                   New Orleans, LA plus 10 miles Meraux, LA                                        New Orleans, LA plus 9 miles Chaison, Lucas Station and Herbert Station, TX    Beaumont, TX West Port Arthur, TX                              Port Arthur, TX Deer Park, Pasadena, Galena Park, Green    Bayou and South Houston, TX                     Houston, TX Bayport, Texas                                    Baytown, TX plus 13 miles* Bayport, Texas                                    Houston, TX plus 24 miles Channelview, TX                                   Houston, TX plus 15 miles Dowling, TX                                       Beaumont, TX plus 6 miles Smith Bluff, TX                                   Beaumont, TX plus 9 miles Texas City, TX                                    Houston, TX plus 40 miles Strang, TX                                        Houston, TX plus 20 miles Texas City, TX                                    Baytown, TX plus 32 miles*

   * This distance may be used only when the net weight of the shipment does not    exceed 36,000 pounds and does not contain explosives, flammable liquids,    oxidizing materials, corrosive materials, compressed gas or combustible    liquid with a flash point at or below 95 degrees Farenheit.

ITEM 220:       BACKHAULS AND CONTINUOUS MOVEMENTS

1. (a) Backhaul Rates. Backhaul rates shall apply only when shipments are part of a continuous movement in conjunction with an original outbound shipment. Carrier shall notify Shipper at the time of tender if equipment is available for loading and movement in backhaul service. If equipment is not available for backhaul service, such shipments shall be governed by the rates, rules and regulations otherwise applicable.





   (b) Continuous Movement Rates. Continuous movement rates apply only when a shipment is one of two or more separate consecutive shipments tendered by Shipper and/or one or more Consignors designated by it and transported to one or more Consignees; provided, that where such shipment is a backhaul shipment under Paragraph 1(a), above, the rates shall be those applicable to backhaul shipments.

2. Charge applicable. In the event that Carrier agrees to provide, at the request of Shipper, transportation which constitutes a backhaul or a continuous movement under these provisions, the rate or charge otherwise applicable on said shipment(s) shall not be applied, and the applicable charge shall be that provided in accordance with the backhaul or continuous movement rates set forth in Rate Appendices hereto. Shipper shall be responsible for payment of all freight charges on backhaul or continuous movement shipments.

3. Route applicable.

   (a) Mileage shall be computed based on the aggregate number of miles  traversed in connection with a backhaul or continuous movement shipment, in  accordance with the mileage determination provisions herein, commencing at the  terminal from which Carrier's unit was initially dispatched and ending with  return thereto, computed as follows: (i) the mileage traversed between Carrier's terminal and the point of origin of the initial shipment; plus (ii) the mileage  traversed between the origin and destination of any shipment and the origin of  the next consecutive shipment; plus (iv) the mileage traversed between the point of destination of the last shipment and the Carrier's terminal; plus (v) all additional mileage traversed incidental to any of the mileages specified in subparagraphs (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) hereof, for purposes of internal cleaning of trailer, weighing, stop-off for partial loading and/or unloading, detour necessitated by highway restrictions or weight limitations, or by compliance with statutes or regulations of any governmental unit or agency thereof.

   (b) When the trailer of any unit used for a backhaul or continuous movement  shipment is located at the point of origin of the initial shipment, and if  tractor mileage charges and/or trailer rental charges are assessed in  connection therewith pursuant to applicable provisions of these Rules and  Regulations, the route of backhaul or continuous movement shall commence and end at the said point of origin.

   (c) Each freight bill in a backhaul or continuous movement must be  cross-referenced to the freight bill covering the initial shipment.

4.  Cleaning.

    Shipper and/or Consignee of the return load shall, at its expense, have the  interior of the tank cleaned so it can handle the return shipment satisfactorily; or Shipper may request Carrier to have the interior cleaned, and a cleaning charge of $125.00 shall apply.

ITEM 230:       MIXED SHIPMENT - TRUCKLOAD

Two or more commodities taking the same or different rates may be shipped as a  truckload at one time in a compartmented trailer. On such shipments, freight  charges shall be computed on basis of the actual gallonage or weight of each  commodity, as the case may be, at its respective rate, but not less than the  charges that would accrue on basis of the highest rate and corresponding minimum gallonage and/or weight as provided in Item 285 (Weight) or in individual Items.

ITEM 235:       FRACTIONS

In computing freight charges or mileage, all fractions must be retained at their full value until the final result is obtained, and then all remaining fractions  will be disposed of in the following manner:                                  Fractions of less than 1/2 cent, reduce to the next lowest cent.                 Fractions of 1/2 cent or more, increase to the next full cent.

  ITEM 240:       PICKUP OR DELIVERY SERVICE

Carrier's rates include, as to each shipment, one pick-up and one delivery at a  place directly accessible to Carrier's unit at all points within the limits of  the cities, towns, villages and other points from and to which the rates apply.

                The term pick-up as used herein means the service performed by                 Carrier in calling for and accepting a shipment.

                The term delivery as used herein means the service performed                 by Carrier in transporting and placing a unit as designated by                 the Consignee for unloading.

ITEM 245:       HOLIDAYS

The following shall be deemed Holidays:

New Year's Day  Independence Day   Thanksgiving Day   Memorial Day   Labor Day Christmas Day

ITEM 250:       PREPAYMENT

Shipper shall prepay of all charges or provide satisfactory assurance of payment before Carrier accepts shipments.





ITEM 260:       RETURN SHIPMENTS - TENDERED FOR VEHICLES ENROUTE

Subject to all other provisions herein, shipments on vehicles enroute under  previous dispatch will be accepted subject to the following conditions:

1.  The rate to apply will be 80% of the otherwise applicable distance commodity     rate, other than a rate under Item 220 (Backhauls and Continuous Movements),     subject to the applicable minimum.

2.  Shipments may not originate in Louisiana or Texas, and must be destined to     points in the United States in or east of Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma     and Texas.

3.  The provisions of this Item will only apply on distance commodity scales in      excess of 400 miles.

ITEM 263:       RECONSIGNMENT OR DIVERSION

1.  The terms diversion or reconsignment mean:

    (a) A change in name of Consignor or Consignee.     (b) A change in destination.     (c) Any other instructions given by the Consignor, Consignee, or owner         affecting routing, loading or delivery and requiring an addition to or         change in billing or additional movement of the vehicle or both. And         additional movement of a vehicle from one point to another point or         points within the same loading or unloading facilities to finish loading         or unloading, as the case may be, shall not be considered a diversion or         reconsignment under the provisions of this Item.

2.  Shipments moving under the provisions of this Item must be prepaid.

3.  A request for diversion or reconsignment must be made or confirmed in     writing. The original shipping documents must be surrendered to Carrier or     proof of ownership by other means must be provided.

4.  The rate to be applied shall be the applicable rate from original point of     origin to final destination based on the miles traveled via reconsigning or     diversion point or, where more than one reconsignment is involved, via each     successive reconsigning point.

5.  A charge of $30.00 will be made for each diversion or reconsignment.

6.  When a diversion or reconsignment order is received by Carrier, reasonable     efforts will be made to locate the shipment and effect the change desired,     but Carrier will not be responsible for failure to do so unless such failure     is due to the gross negligence of its employees.

ITEM 265:       REJECTED, UNDELIVERED SHIPMENTS

If, for reasons not attributable to Carrier, a shipment is rejected wholly or in part by Consignee at destination, it shall be returned at that time in the delivering unit to the point of origin unless reconsigned to another unloading point by Shipper.

The rate for return movement of a rejected or undelivered shipment will be  one-half of the rate on the outbound movement in effect on the date of the  return movement. Charges will be based on the actual amount of commodities  returned, subject to the outbound minimum.

Time consumed waiting for orders, under this Item will be considered part of the unloading time, and detention charges will be assessed as provided in Item 525  (Detention of Vehicles).

If the return movement is rated under Item 260 (Return Shipments - Tendered for  Vehicles Enroute) or Item 220 (Backhauls and Continuous Movements), the rates  applicable thereunder shall apply.

ITEM 270:       SHIPMENTS TO AND FROM POINTS IN CANADA AND MEXICO

On shipments to and from points in Canada or to and from points in Mexico, the  rates in schedules making reference hereto apply only as proportional rates to  and from United States ports of entry at the United States-Mexican border.

Shipper shall advise Carrier at time service is requested of the route and the  United States port of entry to be used for movement beyond the United States  border. If Shipper fails to advise or chooses not to advise the port of entry  and/or route to be followed beyond the border, the Carrier shall do so. Upon  selection of such route and/or port of entry by Carrier, the Consignor shall be  deemed to accept such route and/or port of entry as its own routing without  recourse to the Carrier.

ITEM 280:       WEIGHING AND WEIGHTS

1.  When a weighing service is performed by Carrier, either at the request of     the Shipper or Consignee, or when weighing is required to determine     assessment of freight charges, a weighing service charge of $7.50 will be     assessed for each service; provided however, no charge will be assessed when     weighing is accomplished on Consignor's or Consignee's plant scales, at the     point of loading or unloading, at no cost to Carrier.

2.  If it is necessary to deviate from the shortest applicable route of movement     in order to weigh enroute or comply with Shipper or Consignee request to     weigh enroute, the freight rate will be based on distance from origin to     destination via such weigh point.





      In the event out-of-line weighing is required of Carrier, commodity rates     will become applicable, and mileage rates will be used to assess freight     charges.

3.  If a shipment exceeds the maximum weight which can be legally transported in     the unit loaded and it is necessary to return to origin or some other point     designated for partial unloading, the freight rate will be based on the     total distance from origin to destination via such weigh point and/or such     point of partial unloading. Time consumed in effecting partial unloading due     to overweight shall be considered part of the loading time and shall be     subject to the charges and provisions of Item 525 (Detention of Vehicles).

    Commodity rates will become inapplicable in the event the provisions of this     paragraph are applicable, and the mileage rates will be used to assess     freight charges.

4.  Time consumed in (1) weighing vehicle before and after loading or before and     after individual compartments are loaded and (2) weighing vehicle before and     after unloading or before and after unloading individual compartments, shall     be considered a part of the loading or unloading time, as the case may be,     and shall be subject to Item 525 (Detention of Vehicles); provided, however,     when Carrier is requested to arrive at Shipper's facility with a tare weight     prior to loading or at Consignee's facility with a gross weight after     loading or tare weight after unloading, without returning to the Shipper's     or Consignee's facility, such weighing time shall not be subject to     provisions of Item 525 (Detention of Vehicles).

  5.  Carrier will assess freight charges based on scale weights secured at either     origin or destination in accordance with Shipper's instructions appearing on     the freight bill. Carrier will not assume responsibility for differences in     weights secured at origin and destination in accordance with Consignor or     Consignee requests.

6.  The term service as used in this Item shall mean one weighing empty (or     partial empty) and one weighing loaded (or partially loaded). The     difference in the two weights shall be the weight of the entire shipment or     a portion thereof.

ITEM 285:       WEIGHT

Carrier's rates shall apply on actual weight transported subject to applicable  minimum weights. The weight loaded shall not exceed the maximum weight which may lawfully be transported in Carrier's equipment; provided, however, when the  weight of a shipment is less than the minimum weight specified for the  applicable rate, and the rate provides that in no event will freight charges be  based on less than the minimum weight specified, such minimum weight will apply  for the purpose of computing freight charges.

When a minimum load is based on 90% of the gallonage capacity of the vehicle,  freight charges will be based on 90% of the gallonage capacity of the vehicle  utilized.

ITEM 300:       SHIPMENT DOCUMENTATION AND LOADING AND UNLOADING DIRECTIONS

1.  Upon arrival of Carrier's unit at any Consignor's or Consignee's premises,     Consignor or Consignee, as the case may be, shall be responsible for     examining and validating the documentation connected with the shipment. In     addition, Consignor or Consignee shall be responsible for directing the unit     to the proper loading or unloading facilities and for connecting and     disconnecting Carrier's hose to the loading or unloading facilities; Carrier     shall only connect and disconnect Carrier's hose to Carrier's equipment.

2.  Each vehicle offered to the Consignor for loading of the commodity to be     transported is subject to inspection by Consignor; the acceptance of such     vehicles for loading by Consignor shall constitute notice to Carrier that     said vehicle meets Consignor's requirements with respect to specifications,     cleanliness, pumping equipment, hoses and connections.

3.  Consignor shall provide all placards required for each shipment in      conformity with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

ITEM 305:       LOADING BY CONSIGNOR - UNLOADING BY CONSIGNEE

Except as otherwise provided, Carrier's rates and charges do not include the  service of the Carrier in loading or unloading.

Carrier's driver will assist Consignor or Consignee in loading or unloading operations where the assistance is requested. This service will be rendered, however, only under the direction of Shipper, and Carrier will assume no responsibility for errors or omissions made in the course of such operations unless complete written instructions are supplied to Carrier's dispatchers before the shipment is dispatched and then only if such errors or omissions are due to the negligence of Carrier's employees; provided, however, that under no circumstances shall Carrier's employees connect or disconnect Carrier's hose to the loading or unloading facilities.

ITEM 310:       CLEANING

Except as otherwise provided, Carrier shall be responsible for cleaning the  trailer and disposal of all commodity heels and wash water following each  shipment using Carrier's trailers, and no charges to Consignor or Consignee  shall apply because of such cleaning or disposal. Shipper shall be responsible  for cleaning any trailers owned or furnished by Shipper and used by Carrier.





ITEM 320:       DELIVERY SCHEDULES

Carrier shall handle shipments tendered to it with reasonable dispatch and  effect delivery of such shipments during Normal Business Hours, unless Carrier  has been advised prior to the shipment being dispatched that the Consignee has  extended its hours of business and/or days of operation. Under no circumstances  shall Carrier be obligated to effect delivery of any shipment at a specified  time or on a specified day. In consideration of the convenience of the  Consignee, Carrier will accept orders calling for preferred delivery periods of  either morning (a.m.) or afternoon (p.m.) and will make reasonable efforts to  comply with such requests, subject to the understanding that failure to arrive  during such preferred delivery period will not relieve the Consignee of the  responsibility to accept delivery of the shipment tendered during its Normal  Business Hours.

ITEM 330:       DETOUR ROUTES

If due to floods, washouts, snow, ice, road construction or other conditions beyond the control of Carrier, any portion of the shortline route, from origin to destination, as determined from the governing mileage guide, cannot in Carrier's sole judgement safely be traversed by Carrier's vehicle, Carrier will detour the shipment over the most practical available route, and a notation will be placed on all shipping papers and freight bills indicating the route of movement. The applicable distance commodity rates will apply to the actual route of movement.

ITEM 340:       IMPRACTICABLE OPERATIONS

1.  Nothing herein shall be construed as requiring Carrier to transport     commodities or furnish service for which, in Carrier's sole judgment, it     does not have sufficient operational experience or suitable equipment nor to     accept shipments when equipment is not available.

2.  Nothing herein shall require Carrier to pick up, transport or deliver     shipments when, through no fault or neglect of Carrier, it is impractical or     unsafe to do so.

ITEM 350:       SPECIAL SERVICE

1.  During the time the normal operations of Shipper's plant are interrupted by     labor disturbances accompanied by violence or imminent threat thereof,     Carrier may dispatch vehicles or units to pick up shipments. If Carrier is     not permitted to enter the plant because of picketing or any other condition     due to labor disputes accompanied by violence or imminent threat thereof,     the order shall be considered to have been cancelled, and the provisions of     Item 590 (Vehicle Furnished But Not Used) shall apply.      2.  If Carrier is not permitted to enter the premises of a Consignee at the     point of destination for delivery of a shipment due to labor disputes     accompanied by violence or imminent threat thereof, the shipment shall be     considered to have been refused or rejected, and the provisions of Item     265 (Returned, Undelivered Shipments - Rejected) shall apply.

3.  Upon request of Shipper, Carrier may furnish additional personnel, if     available, to assist in the loading or unloading at a location which is     involved in a labor dispute accompanied by violence or imminent threat     thereof. The charge for furnishing personnel hereunder shall be $20.00 per     person per hour, subject to a minimum charge of $80.00 per person. Time     shall be computed from the time a person leaves the point of dispatch until     his return. In addition, Shipper shall reimburse Carrier for all travel,     lodging and other expenses incurred for such personnel during the time this     charge applies.

ITEM 360:       STOPOFFS

1.  Except as otherwise provided, shipments moving at Carrier's distance     commodity rates may be stopped in transit at not more than two points     enroute between original point of origin and final point of destination to     complete loading or to partially unload or both. Charges on such shipments     must be prepaid.

2.  Shipments stopped in transit to partially unload may be delivered to two or     more Consignees at two or more destinations or to two or more Consignees     within the corporate limits of any one city or town.

  3. Shipments loaded or unloaded, as the case may be, at two or more points    within the corporate limits of the same city or town shall be considered as    being stopped in transit for partial loading or unloading under the    provisions of this Item.

4. If Shipper wishes a shipment to be partially loaded at more than one place of    loading and/or partially, discharged at more than one place of unloading, and    if such places of loading are all included within the corporate limits of a    single municipality, or if such places of unloading are all included within    the corporate limits of a single municipality, a charge of $75.00 per stop    will be made for each pick-up and/or delivery, exclusive of the original     pick-up and the final delivery.

5. If Shipper wishes a shipment partially loaded at more than one place of    loading and/or partially discharged at more than one place of unloading, and    if such places of loading are not included within the corporate limits of a    single municipality, or if such places of unloading are not all included    within the corporate limits of a single municipality, the applicable rate    shall be based on the mileage from point of origin to final destination over





   the route of actual movement as per Shipper's instructions, computed in    accordance with Item 217 (Distances-Method of Computing). A charge of $60.00    will be made for each stop to unload, or to partially unload, exclusive of    the initial stop at origin and the final stop at destination.

6. On stops for partial loading and/or unloading, as described above, one hour    free time will be allowed at each loading or unloading point. Time consumed    waiting for orders will be considered part of loading and/or unloading time.    Total free time allowable under provisions of this paragraph shall be not    less than that applicable under the provisions of Item 525 (Detention of    Vehicles).

7. Shipments consigned as stop-off for partial loading and/or unloading must be    prepaid by Shipper. Prepayment will include responsibility by the Shipper for    line-haul freight, demurrage, storage, stop-off, pumping, and other charges    as provided herein, which may accrue at the origin, destination, stop-off    points, designated border crossing, or transfer point.

8. The first stop for partial unloading may not be made until all stops for    partial loading have been completed and no further loading may take place    after the first unloading stop.

ITEM 370: TENDER OF SHIPMENTS

Shipper shall make timely tender of a Shipment by placing an order for service  with Carrier at least:    (a) twelve (12) hours, or    (b) three (3) hours plus one (1) hour for each forty-five (45) miles between        Carrier's terminal from which the unit to transport the Shipment will be        dispatched and Consignor's facilities,

whichever is greater, prior to the requested loading time.

ITEM 375: TANK VEHICLES OR OTHER EQUIPMENT ORDERED BY THE SHIPPER FOR LOADING

Shipper, when placing order for equipment to be loaded, should furnish the  following information:

1. Type of tank vehicles required, if known, such as MC-300 through 305, MC-330,    MC-331, carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, stainless steel, insulated,    steam coiled, compartmented, rubber lined, or heater.

   If the type of equipment needed for loading the product is not known by the    Shipper, the Carrier shall be furnished a complete description of the product    to be loaded, such as, flash point, freezing point, weight per gallon,    pressure, if any, toxicity, corrosiveness and other information that would be    helpful in determining the type of equipment needed to safely transport the    product in compliance with the provisions of the Explosives and Dangerous    Articles Tariff described in Item 110 (Governing Publications).

2. Pumping equipment required.

3. Hose required--type and length.

4. Fittings, pipe and hose connections required--size and type.

5. A Material Safety Data Sheet for each commodity to be shipped.

ITEM 400: CLAIMS FOR CARGO LOSS OR DAMAGE           I. FILING OF CLAIMS

(a) Claims in writing required. A claim for loss, damage, injury, or delay to      cargo shall not be paid by Carrier unless filed with Carrier in writing, as      provided in subparagraph (b) below. (b) Minimum filing requirements. A claim must be filed with Carrier within     thirty (30) days from the date the shipment in question was delivered, and     (i) contain facts sufficient to identify the shipment (or shipments)     involved (ii) assert the grounds for Carrier's liability for alleged loss,     damage, injury, or delay, and (iii) request payment of a specified or     determinable amount of money. (c) Documents not constituting claims. Bad order reports, appraisal reports of     damage, notations of shortage or damage, or both, on freight bills, delivery     receipts, or other documents, or inspection reports issued by Carrier or     inspection agencies, whether the extent of loss or damage is indicated in     dollars and cents or otherwise, shall, standing alone, not be sufficient to     comply with the requirements of subparagraph (b) above. (d) Claims filed for uncertain amounts. Whenever a claim is presented against     Carrier for an uncertain amount, Carrier shall determine the conditions of     the shipment involved at the time of delivery by it, if it was delivered,     and shall ascertain as nearly as possible the extent, if any, of the loss or     damage for which it may be responsible. It shall not, however, pay a claim     under such circumstances unless and until a formal claim in writing for a     specified or determinable amount of money shall have been filed in     accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (b) above. (e) Other claims. If investigation of a claim reveals that one or more other     carriers have been presented with a similar claim arising out of or relating     to the same shipment, Carrier shall communicate with each such other     Carrier, and prior to any agreement entered into between or among them as to     the proper disposition of such claim or claims, shall notify all claimants     of the receipt of conflicting or overlapping claims and shall require     further substantiation, on the part of each claimant of its title to the     involved commodity or rights with respect to such claim.

          II.  ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CLAIMS

(a) Carrier shall, upon receipt in writing of a claim meeting the requirements





    of subparagraph (b) of Section I of this Item, acknowledge receipt of such     claim in writing to the claimant within 30 days after the date of its     receipt, unless Carrier shall have paid or declined such claim in writing     within said period.

  (b) Carrier shall at the time each claim is received create a separate file and     assign thereto a unique claim file number and note that number on all     correspondence with respect to the claim.

          III. INVESTIGATION OF CLAIMS

(b) Prompt investigation required. Each claim filed against a Carrier in the     manner prescribed herein shall be promptly and thoroughly investigated if     investigation has not already been made prior to receipt of the claim. (b) Supporting documents. When deemed by Carrier to be a necessary part of an     investigation, a claimant shall furnish to Carrier the original freight     bill, evidence of the freight charges, if any, and either the original or a     photocopy of the invoices, or an extract made therefrom, certified by the     claimant to be true and correct with respect to the property and value     involved in the claim, or certification of prices or value, with trade or     other discounts, allowance, or deductions of any nature whatsoever and the     terms thereof, or depreciation reflected thereon. Provided, however, that     where the property involved in a claim has not been invoiced to the     Consignee shown on the freight bill or where an invoice does not show price     or value, or where the property involved has not been sold, or where the     property has been transferred at bookkeeping values only, the Carrier shall,     before paying a claim thereon, require the claimant to establish the     manufactured cost, the quantity shipped, transported or involved and to     certify the correctness thereof in writing.  (c) Verification of loss. No claim for loss of an entire package or an entire     shipment shall be paid by Carrier without a statement in writing from the     Consignee of the shipment involved certifying that the property for which     the claim is filed has not been delivered by or received from any other     source.

          IV.  DISPOSITION OF CLAIMS

(a) Carrier shall pay, decline, or make a firm compromise settlement offer in     writing to the claimant within 120 days after receipt of the claim by     Carrier. Provided, however, that, if the claim cannot be processed and     disposed of within 120 days after receipt thereof, Carrier shall at that     time and at the expiration of each succeeding 60 day period while the claim     remains pending, advise the claimant in writing of the status of the claim     and the reason for the delay in making final disposition thereof.

          V.   PROCESSING OF SALVAGE

(a) Whenever a shipment transported by Carrier is damaged or alleged to be     damaged and is, as a consequence, not delivered or is rejected or refused     upon tender to the owner, Consignee or the person entitled to receive such     shipment, Carrier, after giving due notice, whenever practical to do so, to     the owner and parties that may have an interest therein, and unless advised     to the contrary after giving such notice, shall undertake to sell or dispose     of such commodities directly or by the employment of a competent salvage     agent. Shipper, if requested to do so by Carrier, shall make a good faith     effort to assist Carrier in the disposal or salvage of any damaged,     contaminated or defective shipment. Carrier shall only dispose of the     property in a manner that will fairly and equally protect the best interests     of all persons having an interest therein. Carrier shall make an itemized     record sufficient to identify the commodities involved so as to be able to     correlate that to the shipment or transportation involved, and claim, if     any, filed thereon. Carrier also shall assign to each lot of such property a     successive lot number and note that lot number on its record and shipment of     claim, if any claim is filed thereon. (b) Upon receipt of a claim on a shipment on which salvage has been processed in     the manner herein before prescribed, Carrier shall record in its claim file     thereon the assigned, the amount of money recovered, if any, from the     disposition of such property and the date of transmittal of such money to     the person or persons lawfully entitled to receive the same.

ITEM 410: CLAIMS FOR OVERCHARGE, DUPLICATE PAYMENT OR OVERCOLLECTION           I.   DEFINITIONS

(a) Overcharge means an amount charged that exceeds the applicable rates and     charges for services. It also includes duplicate payments as defined in     paragraph (b) of this section and overcollections as defined in paragraph     (c) of this section when a dispute exists between the parties concerning     such charges. (b) Duplicate payment means two or more payments for the same service. Where     one or more payment is not in the exact amount of the applicable rates and     charges, refunds shall be made on the basis of the excess amount over the     applicable rates and charges. (c) Overcollection means the receipt by Carrier of a payment in excess of the      rates and charges applicable to the service in question. (d) Unidentified payment means a payment which Carrier has received for the     performance of services but which Carrier is unable to match with its open     accounts receivable or otherwise identify as being due. (e) Claimant means Shipper or any consignee, filing a request with Carrier for     the refund of an overcharge, duplicate payment, or overcollection.

          II.  FILING AND PROCESSING CLAIMS

(a) A claim for overcharge, duplicate payment, or overcollection shall not be     paid unless it is filed in writing with Carrier within nine (9) months from





    the date the shipment in question was delivered and unless all freight bills     which are pertinent to the claim have been paid in full. (b) A single claim may include more than one shipment, provided the claim on     each shipment involves the same issue under the Schedule or the Agreement     between Carrier and Shipper or the same circumstances.

          III. DOCUMENTATION OF CLAIMS

(a) Claims for overcharge, duplicate payment or overcollection shall be     accompanied by sufficient information to allow Carrier to conduct an     investigation and pay or decline the claim within the time limitations set     forth in Section VII of this Item. Claims shall include the name of the     claimant, its file number, if any, and the amount of the refund sought to be     recovered. (b) Claims for overcharge shall be accompanied by:     (1) The original freight bill.     (2) The rate, classification, or commodity description or weight claimed to          have been applicable and authority therefor.     (3) Evidence showing that any freight bill which is pertinent to the claim         has been paid in full.     (4) Other documents or data which claimant believes to substantiate its          claim. (c) Claims for duplicate payment and overcollection shall be accompanied by the     original freight bill(s) for which charges were paid and by freight bill     payment information. (d) Carrier may accept photocopies instead of original of documents required to     be submitted by this Item if the claimant agrees to indemnify and hold     Carrier harmless for subsequent duplicate claims which might be filed and     supported by the original documents.

          IV.  INVESTIGATION OF CLAIMS

(a) Upon receipt of a claim, whether written or otherwise, Carrier shall     promptly initiate an investigation and establish a file, as required by     Section V of this item. (b) If Carrier discovers an overcharge, duplicate payment, or overcollection     which has not been the subject of a claim, it shall promptly initiate an     investigation and comply with the provisions of Section VIII of this item. (c) If in processing the claim, Carrier requires information or documents in     addition to that submitted with the claim, Carrier shall promptly notify the     claimant and request the information required.

          V.   CLAIM RECORDS

At the time a claim is received, Carrier shall create a separate file and assign it a unique claim file number and note that number on all correspondence with  respect to the claim, including the written acknowledgement of receipt required  under Section VI of this item.

            VI.    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CLAIMS

Upon receipt of a written claim, Carrier shall acknowledge its receipt in  writing to the claimant within 30 days after the date of receipt unless Carrier  shall have paid or declined in writing within that period.

          VII.   DISPOSITION OF CLAIMS

Carrier shall pay, decline to pay, or settle each written claim within 60 days  after its receipt by that Carrier, except where the claimant and Carrier agree  in writing to a specific extension based upon extenuating circumstances. If the  Carrier declines to pay a claim or makes settlement in an amount different from  that sought, the Carrier shall notify the claimant, in writing, of the reason(s) for its action.

          VIII.  DISPOSITION OF UNIDENTIFIED PAYMENTS, OVERCHARGES, DUPLICATE           PAYMENTS AND OVERCOLLECTIONS NOT SUPPORTED BY CLAIMS

If Carrier does not have sufficient information with which properly to apply an  unidentified payment, Carrier shall notify the payor of the unidentified payment within 60 days of receipt of the payment and request information which will  enable it to identify the payment. If Carrier does not receive the information  request within 90 days from the date of the notice, Carrier may treat the  unidentified payment as a payment in fact of freight charges owing it, subject  to the regular claims procedure of this Item.

ITEM 500: ALLOWANCE FOR USE OF SHIPPER'S TRAILER

1. When Shipper furnishes its own trailer for transportation service by Carrier,    an allowance of three cents (3 cents) per running mile will be made for the    miles such vehicle is operated by Carrier. Running miles shall be computed as    twice the rate-making miles for each shipment.

2. The freight bill shall show the type of vehicle furnished, and the allowance     for the use thereof will be shown on the invoice covering such shipment.

ITEM 510: SETTING OUT TRAILERS AND TRACTORS USED FOR SPOTTING

1. When for Shipper's convenience a trailer is set out at the facilities of the    Consignor or Consignee or any other site designated, a charge of $10.00 per    hour or fraction thereof will apply, subject to a maximum charge of $100.00    per trailer in any consecutive twenty-four (24) hour period. Time will run    from when the trailer has arrived and is available to Consignor or Consignee    until Carrier is notified that the trailer is ready to be picked up.





2. When Carrier is requested by Shipper to deadhead tractors and/or trailers    between Carrier's terminal and a place designated by the Consignor or    Consignee, a charge of one hundred twenty-five cents (125 cents) per mile    will apply for each mile traveled. Mileage will be computed in accordance    with the provisions of Item 217 (Distances-Method of Computing) from the    closest terminal where suitable equipment is domiciled for the service    requested, subject to a minimum charge of $100.00 per vehicle or unit.

3. When, at the request of Consignor or Consignee, a tractor is used for    spotting or similar services, at a place designated by the Consignor or    Consignee, a charge of $35.00 per hour, will be assessed, subject to a    minimum charge of $140.00 per tractor.

ITEM 520: WAITING AT PORT OF ENTRY

A charge of $15.00 for each half hour or fraction thereof per vehicle will apply for all waiting time of Carrier at a port of entry when trailer is to be taken  from the port of entry to a loading or unloading point in Canada or Mexico,  loaded or unloaded and returned to Carrier at the port of entry.

The time for which charges are applied pursuant to this Item shall not be  subject to Item 525 (Detention of Vehicles), or Item 560 (Overnight Layovers).

ITEM 525: DETENTION OF VEHICLES

1. Except as otherwise provided in this Item, two (2) hours will be allowed for    loading and three (3) hours will be allowed for unloading. A charge of $12.50    per half hour or fractional part thereof shall apply for all time consumed in    excess of free time allowed for loading when due to delays caused by Shipper    or Consignor and beyond Carrier's control. A charge of $50.00 per hour or    fractional part thereof shall apply for all time consumed in excess of free    time allowed for unloading when due to delays caused by Shipper or Consignee    and beyond Carrier's control.

2. Shipments moving in MC-330 or MC-331 trailers will be allowed one and one-    half (1.5) hours for loading and unloading. A charge of $12.50 per half hour    or fractional part thereof shall apply for all time consumed in excess of    free time allowed when due to delay caused by Consignor or Consignee and    beyond Carrier's control.

3. Loading or unloading time shall be deemed to run from the time the unit    arrives on the premises of a plant until all connections have been removed,    necessary shipping papers have been executed and the unit is released from    further assignment at that location. The exception to this computation of    time shall be when, by mutual agreement of Carrier, Consignor and Consignee,    an arrival period is accepted and not met by the Carrier. In this case, this    time shall begin at the earliest hour of the agreed arrival period if the    Carrier is early or at the time of actual hookup and beginning of unloading    if the Carrier arrives later than the agreed arrival period.

4. (a) Shipments requiring stops for partial loading will be allowed one and     one-half (1.5) hours free time at each loading, including the initial     loading.    (b) Shipments requiring stops for partial unloading will be allowed one and     one-half (1.5) hours free time at each unloading, including final delivery.

5. Charges under this Item will not accrue when the provisions of Item 560     (Overnight Layovers) are applicable.

ITEM 530: EXPEDITED SERVICE

Shipments of less than nine hundred (900) miles shall be transported by Carrier  in single-driver service; if Shipper requests expedited service on such  shipments using a two (2)-driver team, a charge of $120.00 shall apply.

ITEM 535: C.O.D. SHIPMENTS

C.O.D. shipments must be freight prepaid and will be accepted under the  following conditions:

1. Shipping orders must be plainly endorsed C.O.D. Shipment, with the amount     to be collected clearly stated.

2. Uncertified checks payable to Shipper will be accepted in payment of a C.O.D.    shipment unless written instructions are issued to Carrier by the Shipper at     the time of shipment requiring some other means of payment.

3. The charges to Shipper for collection and forwarding of Consignee's payment    for a C.O.D. shipment shall be $20.00 per shipment for C.O.D. amounts of    $1,000.00 or less and an additional $2.00 per $100.00 or fraction thereof for    C.O.D. amounts greater than $1,000.00.

4. Carrier shall immediately upon collection of a C.O.D. payment and in no event    later than ten days after delivery to Consignee, unless otherwise instructed    by the Shipper, forwarding by mail to the Shipper all payments collected by    it.

5. Time consumed waiting for orders and collecting from Consignee under this    item will be considered part of the unloading time, and detention charges    will be assessed as provided in Item 525 (Detention of Vehicles).

  ITEM 540: HOSE--CHARGES FOR FURNISHING

1. When hose of a type other than stainless steel, viton, LPG, Chem-Solv, or





   teflon hose is requested for use in loading or unloading shipments, the    Carrier will furnish without charge for each such shipment, hose not to    exceed 30 feet in length. When such hose in excess of 30 feet in length is    requested by either Shipper or Consignee for loading or unloading a    shipment, a charge for such additional hose will be made as follows:

                     FEET                  CHARGE                    --------              ----------                     0 -- 15                $ 7.50                    15 -- 30                 20.00                    30 -- 45                 45.00                    45 -- 60                 80.00                    over  60                  1.50 per foot

2. When Shipper or Consignee requests stainless steel, viton, LPG, Chem-Solv, or teflon hose to load or unload a shipment a charge for such hose furnished will  be made as follows:

                     FEET                  CHARGE                    --------              ----------                     0 -- 15               $ 20.00                    15 -- 30                 50.00                    30 -- 45                 90.00                    45 -- 60                140.00                    over  60                  2.75 per foot

3. If it is necessary to send a service truck to transport additional hose for    the loading or unloading of a shipment, a service truck charge of $20.00 per    hour or fractional part thereof will apply from the time the equipment leaves    Carrier's terminal until it returns. This charge will be in addition to all    other charges and will include service of the driver, if needed, in    stringing, connecting and disconnecting at the trailer and picking up the    hose. If extra hose is requested by either the Shipper or Consignee at time    order is placed for Carrier's equipment to load, Carrier will make every    reasonable effort to transport such extra hose on equipment ordered for    loading.

ITEM 550: LOADING AND/OR UNLOADING SERVICE

Subject to the following provisions, and except as otherwise provided, Carrier's rates do not include the cost of loading or unloading from the transporting  vehicle when the equipment used to load or unload is furnished by the Carrier.

1. Unloading into bulk storage facilities.    (a) For liquid bulk commodities, when loading or unloading service is        performed by the Carrier's own equipment, a charge of five cents (5        cents) per 100 pounds when freight charges are in cents per 100 pounds or        $.004 per gallon when freight charges are in cents per gallon, subject to        a minimum charge of $24.00 per load, will be made for loading and/or        stops to partially load and the same charges will be made for unloading        and/or stops to partially unload.    (b) For dry bulk commodities, when loading or unloading service is performed        by the Carrier's own equipment, a charge of seven cents (7 cents) per 100        pounds, subject to a minimum charge or $35.00 per load will be made for        loading and/or stops to partially load and the same charges will be made        for unloading and/or stops to partially unload.

2. Unloading into barrels or drums.    (a) When, at the request of either Shipper or Consignee, Carrier unloads        liquid commodities from Carrier's vehicle into containers of less than        100 gallons:                    Barreling charges shall be twelve cents (12 cents) per 100                    pounds when freight charges are assessed on a per-100 pound                    basis.

                   Barreling charges shall be $.009 per gallon when freight                     charges are assessed on a per-gallon basis.

   (b) A minimum charge of $47.00 per load shall apply.    (c) Carrier will not barrel or drum by pressure any Class B poisons or        corrosive liquids which require the use of MC-304, 307, 310, 311 or 312        trailers.

3. Inlets and outlets of vehicles shall be sealed by the Shipper.

4. Consignee or its agent shall designate the line to which the unloading hose     shall be coupled, and the coupling and uncoupling shall be done by Consignee.

5. In the loading or unloading of commodities, operation of the vehicle will be    performed by Carrier. Equipment of storage facilities shall be operated by    the Consignor or Consignee or its agent.

6. When at the request of Shipper or Consignee, Carrier furnishes a Stainless     Steel Pump, a charge of $50.00 shall apply.

ITEM 560: OVERNIGHT LAYOVERS

1. When Consignor or Consignee cannot complete loading or unloading, thereby    causing Carrier's unit and drivers to remain at loading point, final    destination, stop-off point, or vicinity thereof until the resumption of    Consignor's or Consignee's Normal Business Hours to complete loading or    unloading, the following charges shall apply:

                   $160.00 for a single-driver operation or $240.00 for                     two-driver sleeper team operation over a weekday night.





                   $650.00 for a single-driver operation and $1,050.00 for                     two-driver team operation over a weekend or holiday.

2. The charges provided in this Item shall be applicable when, in compliance    with Shipper's or Consignee's instructions, Carrier's vehicle arrives at    loading or unloading, stop-off point and/or final destination at other than    Normal Business Hours and a layover is required to commence or complete    loading and/or unloading.

3. Time consumed while a vehicle is actively engaged in loading or unloading    will be considered as loading or unloading time, and detention charges    therefor will be assessed as provided in Item 525 (Detention of Vehicles).

  ITEM 570: HEATING IN TRANSIT

When equipment with a heater unit is required or is requested by Shipper or  Consignee to apply heat to the commodity in transit, Carrier will furnish such  heater service if the equipment is available. Charges will be assessed as  follows:

               DISTANCE OF ONE-WAY           HEATING SERVICE CHARGE                  (Loaded Miles)                  (Per Shipment)                -------------------           ----------------------                      0 --  500                       $18.00                    501 -- 1000                        35.00                   1001 -- 1500                        53.00                   1501 and over                       71.00

ITEM 575: STEAM HEATING

When Shipper or Consignee requires or requests steam heating to accomplish  loading or unloading of commodities at temperatures requested by Shipper or  Consignee, such steam heating will be furnished by the Shipper or Consignee. A  charge of $12.50 for each 30 minutes or fraction thereof will apply for the time required to heat the commodity, including travel time between the loading or  unloading plant and the steam heating facilities if outside the plant area. Time required for steam heating the commodity to accomplish unloading will not be considered detention of equipment for the purpose of assessing charges under Item 525 (Detention of Vehicles).

ITEM 580: STANDBY EQUIPMENT -- EXCLUSIVE USE

1. When, at the request of the Shipper, a trailer is assigned to its exclusive    use for a period of not less than 90 days, the following charges, per    vehicle, per day, shall apply for every day or portion thereof that the    vehicle is not used in revenue producing service:

             TYPE OF EQUIPMENT                       DAILY CHARGE VEHICLE      --------------------------------------          --------------------      Plain Aluminum Tank Trailer, Single or         Multi - Compartment                           $ 60.00      Plain Stainless Steel Tank Trailer                60.00      Insulated Stainless Steel Tank Trailer           100.00      MC-330 or MC-331        Less than 250 lbs.                              75.00        250 lbs. or greater                            100.00

2. When Shipper orders exclusive use of a vehicle, it may at its own expense    place thereon a removable sign or banner for the purpose of advertising. Such    sign or banner is to be placed on the vehicle in such a manner that it will    not obstruct or obliterate any information on the vehicle required by law.    Upon termination of the exclusive use agreement, the cost of removing sign or    banner shall be at the expense of the Shipper.

3. A request for exclusive use in standby service shall be confirmed, in     writing, to the Carrier, giving the date that such services shall commence.

4. A day shall be defined as a twenty-four hour period commencing at 12:01 a.m.     local time at the place the equipment is to be delivered.

5. For the provisions of this Item to apply on Saturdays or Sundays, the party    requesting this service must be notified that an estimated time of arrival    falls on a Saturday or a Sunday.

ITEM 590: VEHICLE FURNISHED BUT NOT USED

1. When a vehicle or unit is ordered by a Shipper or Consignee after the vehicle    or unit has been dispatched from Carrier's terminal, a charge of one hundred    twenty-five cents (125 cents) per mile traveled, subject to a minimum charge    of $125.00, will be made for the empty miles traveled in connection with the    order which was cancelled.

2. Time consumed waiting for orders under this Item will be considered part of    the loading and/or unloading time, as the case may be, and detention charges    will be assessed as provided in Item 525 (Detention of Vehicles), except that    no free time will be allowed.

3. If loading has commenced prior to cancellation of the order and recleaning of    a vehicle is required in order to return the vehicle to the condition it was    in when presented for loading, a charge of $125.00 will be assessed.

4. When a vehicle ordered is cancelled, but such vehicle is used by the same    Shipper or Consignee for the shipment of the same commodity to a different    destination or is used in shipment of a different commodity to the same





   destination, the provisions of this Item shall not apply.

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PROBLEM: EXHIBIT 10.71

May 04, 2017 Strategic Alliance Agreement This Strategic Alliance Agreement (this Agreement) is entered into as of the 26t h day of May, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the effective date of the Agreement), by and between Cool Technologies Inc.., a Nevada corporation (hereinafter referred to as COOL TECH), and VETERAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC, a Missouri corporation (hereinafter referred to as VET TECH). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, COOL TECH and VET TECH wish to enter into a strategic alliance to market and perform certain complementary business consulting services; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual premises hereinafter expressed, the parties hereto do mutually agree as follows: ARTICLE I. SCOPE OF STRATEGIC ALLIANCE. A. COOL TECH shall, in a professional manner, take all steps necessary to market and produce its Mobile Generation Program and its other services (collectively the COOL TECH Services) for clients referred to COOL TECH by VET TECH. Any engagement to perform COOL TECH Services shall be on such terms and conditions as COOL TECH may approve at its sole discretion. COOL TECH will perform, schedule, staff and manage all COOL TECH Services or with COOL TECH/VET TECH approved team. Notwithstanding the foregoing, VET TECH may, at its election, bill the client directly for COOL TECH Services and under such circumstances COOL TECH shall bill VET TECH the pre-agreed amount for the engagement as adjusted by any client-approved change orders. For any Government Sales brought by VET TECH COOL TECH agrees to be held to the same billing and payment terms as is dictated under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) guidelines and requirements; otherwise, COOL TECH will bill the client directly. VET TECH agrees to include reference to COOL TECH in each contract and proposal involving COOL TECH Services. COOL TECH's Mobile Generation (MG), and other proprietary information and associated products, copyrights, trademarks, trade names and logos developed by COOL TECH shall remain the property of COOL TECH and reference to COOL TECH's rights shall be made in all uses of such materials in at least 12 point type. 1





B. VET TECH shall, in a professional manner, take all steps necessary to market and perform its business management consulting, GAIT Software and other AI services (collectively the VET TECH Services) for clients referred to VET TECH by COOL TECH. Any engagement to perform VET TECH Services shall be on such terms and conditions as VET TECH may approve in its sole discretion. VET TECH will perform, schedule, staff and manage all VET TECH Services or a joint VET TECH/COOL TECH team. VET TECH will perform, schedule, staff and manage all VET TECH Services or with VET TECH/COOL TECH approved team. Notwithstanding the foregoing, COOL TECH may, at its election, bill the client directly for VET TECH Services and under such circumstances VET TECH shall bill COOL TECH the pre-agreed amount for the engagement as adjusted by any client-approved change orders; otherwise, VET TECH will bill the client directly. COOL TECH agrees to include reference to VET TECH in each contract and proposal involving VET TECH Services. VET TECH's GAIT Software and other AI services (collectively the VET TECH Services), and other proprietary information and associated products, copyrights, trademarks, trade names and logos developed by VET TECH shall remain the property of VET TECH and reference to VET TECH's rights shall be made in all uses of such materials in at least 12 point type. ARTICLE II. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. This Agreement shall be effective as of the date first set forth above and, shall expire on the later of (i) five (5) years from the date hereof, or (ii) with respect to any projects identified in any contract for which VET TECH is billing the client directly, upon the completion of COOL TECH's Services and receipt of payment by COOL TECH from VET TECH for said services. This Agreement shall be automatically renewed for successive one year periods unless either party gives written notice of termination to the other party at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of expiration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall be earlier terminated (x) by mutual agreement of the parties, or (y) at any time upon sixty (60) days advance written notice to the other party. Time is of the essence in this Agreement. 2





ARTICLE III. MANAGEMENT. Each party shall designate a partner, officer or other senior person to be responsible for the overall administration of this Agreement. VET TECH shall have ultimate responsibility for client relationships for those clients that it elects to bill directly for COOL TECH Services and COOL TECH will respond to VET TECH's direction. ARTICLE IV. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The parties acknowledge and agree that in the course of the performance of the VET TECH Services and the COOL TECH Services (collectively, the Services) or additional services pursuant to this Agreement, that each may be given access to, or come into possession of, confidential information of the other party which information may contain trade secrets, proprietary data or other confidential material of that party. Therefore the parties have executed a Non-Disclosure Agreement which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. Materials used in any engagement undertaken pursuant to this Agreement shall not be altered or changed without the consent of both parties. ARTICLE V. NO PARTNERSHIP. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to imply a joint venture, partnership or principal- agent relationship between VET TECH and COOL TECH, and neither party shall have the right, power or authority to obligate or bind the other in any manner whatsoever, except as otherwise agreed to in writing. The parties do not contemplate a sharing of profits relating to the VET TECH Services or the COOL TECH Services so as to create a separate taxable entity under Section 761 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, nor co-ownership of a business or property so as to create a separate partnership under the law of any jurisdiction, including, without limitation, MISSOURI or NEVADA. Accordingly, for tax, property and liability purposes VET TECH will provide the VET TECH Services, and COOL TECH will perform the COOL TECH Services, each on a professional basis and as an independent contractor of the other. JOINT SERVICES WILL BE DEFINED IN ADDENDUM XX. Revenues and expenses relating to the Services and any additional services shall be reported separately by the parties for tax purposes. During the performance of the any of the Services, VET TECH's employees will not be considered employees of COOL TECH, and vice versa, within the meaning or the applications of any federal, state or local laws or regulations including, but not limited to, laws or regulations covering unemployment insurance, old age benefits, worker's compensation, industrial accident, labor or taxes of any kind. VET TECH's personnel who are to perform the VET TECH Services or additional services to be provided by VET TECH hereunder shall be under the employment, and ultimate control, management and supervision of VET TECH. COOL TECH's personnel who are to perform the COOL TECH Services or additional services to be provided by COOL TECH hereunder shall be under the employment, and ultimate control, management and supervision of COOL TECH. It is understood and agreed that COOL TECH's employees shall not be considered VET TECH's employees within the meaning or application of VET TECH's employee fringe benefit programs for the purpose of vacations, holidays, pension, group life insurance, accidental death, medical, hospitalization, and surgical benefits, and vice versa. 3





ARTICLE VI. TRADEMARK, TRADE NAME AND COPYRIGHTS. Except as expressly provided herein, this Agreement does not give either party any ownership rights or interest in the other party's trade name, trademarks or copyrights. ARTICLE VII. INDEMNIFICATION. Each of VET TECH and COOL TECH, at its own expense, shall indemnify, defend and hold the other, its partners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, and agents harmless from and against any and all third-party suits, actions, investigations and proceedings, and related costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees) resulting solely and directly from the indemnifying party's negligence or willful misconduct. Neither VET TECH nor COOL TECH shall be required hereunder to defend, indemnify or hold harmless the other and/or its partners, shareholders, directors, officers, directors, employees and agents, or any of them, from any liability resulting from the negligence or wrongful acts of the party seeking indemnification or of any third- party. Each of VET TECH and COOL TECH agrees to give the other prompt written notice of any claim or other matter as to which it believes this indemnification provision is applicable. The indemnifying party shall have the right to defend against any such claim with counsel of its own choosing and to settle and/or compromise such claim as it deems appropriate. Each party further agrees to cooperate with the other in the defense of any such claim or other matter. ARTICLE VIII. NON-SOLICITATION OF PERSONNEL. COOL TECH and VET TECH agree not to engage in any attempt whatsoever, to hire, or to engage as independent contractors, the other's employees or independent contractors during the term of this Agreement and for a period of six (6) months following expiration or termination of this Agreement except as may be mutually agreed in writing. ARTICLE IX. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Work performed on engagements pursuant to this Agreement by either VET TECH and/or COOL TECH and information, materials, products and deliverables developed in connection with engagements pursuant to this Agreement shall be the property of the respective parties performing the work or creating the information. All underlying methodology utilized by COOL TECH and VET TECH respectively which was created and/or developed by either prior to the date of this Agreement and utilized in the course of performing engagements pursuant to this Agreement shall not become the property of the other. Each party's rights, titles and interests are described in the Non-Disclosure Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A. 4





ARTICLE X. GENERAL PROVISIONS. A. Entire Agreement: This Agreement together with all documents incorporated by reference herein, constitutes the entire and sole agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior agreements, negotiations, understandings, or other matters, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement cannot be modified, changed or amended, except for in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the parties. B. Conflict: In the event of any conflict, ambiguity or inconsistency between this Agreement and any other document which may be annexed hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall govern. C. Assignment and Delegation: Neither party shall assign or delegate this Agreement or any rights, duties or obligations hereunder to any other person and/or entity without prior express written approval of the other party. D. Notices: Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing, by hand delivery, commercial overnight courier or registered or certified U.S. Mail, to the address stated below for COOL TECH or to the address stated below for VET TECH, and shall be deemed duly given upon receipt, or if by registered or certified mail three (3) business days following deposit in the U.S. Mail. The parties hereto may from time to time designate in writing other addresses expressly for the purpose of receipt of notice hereunder. If to VET TECH: If to COOL TECH: E. Severability: If any provision of this Agreement is declared invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary and possible to render it valid and enforceable. In any event, the unenforceability or invalidity of any provision shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect, and be construed and enforced, as if such provision had not been included, or had been modified as above provided, as the case may be. F. Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri. Without giving effect to its choice of law principles. 5





G. Paragraph Headings: The paragraph headings set forth in this Agreement are for the convenience of the parties, and in no way define, limit, or describe the scope or intent of this Agreement and are to be given no legal effect. H. Counterparts: This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. I. Exhibits: The Exhibits attached hereto are made a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties, by their duly authorized representatives, have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above. Veteran Technology Group, LLC Cool Technologies Inc. By: Name: /s/ Michael Grimes___ /s/ Timothy Hassett___ By: Name: _Michael Grimes ____ ___Timothy Hassett__ 6

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PROBLEM: Exhibit 99.1   DISTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT   THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of October 24, 2005 is between JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALOG COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation, d/b/a ALFA AESAR (hereinafter referred to as ALFA AESAR), having a mailing address of 30 Bond Street, Ward Hill, MA 01835-8099 and Nanophase Technologies Corporation, a Delaware corporation (NTC), having its principal offices at 1319 Marquette Drive, Romeoville, IL 60446.   Whereas NTC is in the business of manufacturing and selling nanoparticles and nanoparticle dispersions (collectively nanomaterials) and wishes to expand the availability and marketing of nanomaterials for research purposes, and   Whereas ALFA AESAR is in the business of efficiently packaging, marketing, selling and distributing research materials, and   NTC desires to appoint and name ALFA AESAR, and ALFA AESAR desires to be appointed and named, exclusive distributor of the Products (as defined below) on a worldwide basis in research quantities for research purposes.   NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, the parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:   1. Definitions:   1.1 Product or Products mean those nanomaterials, coated nanomaterials and dispersions of nanomaterials listed in Schedule A, as amended from time to time by mutual written agreement signed by the parties.     1.2 Product Price means the price for Products listed in Schedule A sold by NTC to ALFA AESAR.   1.3 Research Quantities means, in the case of nanomaterials and coated nanomaterials, quantities purchased and distributed in individual orders of 54 kilograms or less, and, in the case of dispersions of nanomaterials, quantities purchased and distributed in individual orders of 60 kilograms or less.   1.4 Commercial Quantities means in the case of nanomaterials and coated nanomaterials, quantities purchased and distributed in individual orders greater than 54 kilograms, and, in the case of dispersions of nanomaterials, quantities purchased and distributed in individual orders greater than 60 kilograms.   1.5 Custom Services is any program or product offered by NTC other than the manufacture of Products as listed in Schedule A.   1.6 Territory is all areas in which ALFA AESAR markets, sells or distributes chemicals or other materials through its various sales channels, including but not limited to its present and future catalog distribution networks, Internet web sites, and other distribution channels.   1





1.7 Trademark means all common law, registered and unregistered state, federal and foreign trade names, trademarks, and service marks, including without limitation any logos and slogans.   1.8 Net Sales means the cost charged to a customer for goods and services less the costs for shipping, handling, taxes, duties and credits.   2. Appointment; Reservation of Rights; Referrals.   2.1 NTC hereby grants to ALFA AESAR, and its subsidiaries and affiliates, the exclusive right to market, sell and distribute Research Quantities of the Products within the Territory, ALFA AESAR hereby accepts such right and agrees to use its reasonable efforts to promote the marketing, sale and distribution of Research Quantities of the Products throughout the Territory in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement using normal and standard practices. ALFA AESAR shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to sell Products outside of the Territory. ALFA AESAR agrees that, so long as NTC provides ALFA AESAR with Products for ALFA AESAR' S marketing, sale and distribution of Research Quantities of the Products within the Territory, ALFA AESAR shall purchase all its requirements of the Products (including nanomaterials with physical or chemical properties substantially the same as the Products) exclusively from NTC during the term of this Agreement, ALFA AESAR shall:   i) buy the Products in quantities listed in Schedule A and repackage into the research sample quantities as it deems reasonable and appropriate for distribution and sale on a worldwide basis at such resale prices it shall determine from time to time, provided that any such repackaging shall comply with applicable safety laws and regulations;   ii) attempt to keep reasonably sufficient stocks of the Products to meet customer orders and to store such stocks in such conditions as NTC may recommend from time to time to prevent deterioration or damage.   2.2 NTC reserves for itself the right (i) to sell Commercial Quantities of the Products in individual order quantities of single commercial packages or greater, subject to Section 6; and (ii) to provide samples of the Products in any quantity, free of charge, to its commercial partners or potential partners.   3. Pricing, Exclusions and Purchase Orders.   3.1 Subject to Section 2.2, NTC shall sell Products to ALFA AESAR, at the Product Price as amended from time to time pursuant to this Section 3.1. NTC agrees that the Product Prices, benefits and allowances offered to ALFA AESAR shall not be less favorable than those offered on Products provided to agents, distributors or marketed directly by NTC to any customers, other than the Product Prices existing as of the date of this Agreement with NTC's commercial partners. Subject to the preceding sentence, NTC may increase the Product Price set forth in Schedule A at the end of the first full calendar year of this Agreement and from year to year thereafter, by providing ALFA AESAR with 90 days prior written notice of the changes to the   2





Product Prices. Any such increase in the Product Price shall not be effective for any unshipped portion of an order previously placed by ALFA AESAR prior to the end of the calendar year in which such notice is provided. NTC may decrease the Product Price at any time by providing ALFA AESAR with 30 days prior written notice.   3.2 NTC's prices do not include sales, use, excise, or similar taxes. The amount of any valid present or future sales, use, excise, or other similar tax that is attributable to ALFA AESAR shall be paid by ALFA AESAR; or in lieu thereof, ALFA AESAR shall provide NTC with a tax exemption certificate acceptable to the taxing authorities. Product Prices do not include any transportation or shipping expenses. NTC shall ship Products at ALFA AESAR's expense FOB/FCA (Incoterms 2000) NTC's facilities.   3.3 Subject to Section 2.2, NTC agrees to sell to ALFA AESAR such quantities of Products ordered by ALFA AESAR by written purchase orders. Purchase orders for Products shall be initiated by facsimile transmission, electronic mail or other written communication and shall be binding upon the parties upon acceptance by NTC. NTC shall be deemed to have accepted a purchase order unless NTC provides written notice of rejection to ALFA AESAR within three (3) days of NTC's receipt of such order, not including weekends and nationally recognized holidays.   4. Payment and Delivery.   4.1 Subject to Section 2.2, NTC shall use all reasonable commercial efforts to fill orders placed by ALFA AESAR with all reasonable promptness provided, however, that NTC shall have no obligation to furnish any Products hereunder which have been discontinued. In the event any order is not filled within thirty (30) days of receipt by NTC, ALFA AESAR has the right, but not the obligation, to seek alternative sourcing from a third- party without liability to NTC.   4.2 NTC shall ship Products FOB/FCA its facilities and will arrange delivery of the Products to ALFA AESAR using a nationally recognized carrier. Title to the Products, and the risk of loss or damage to the Products, each will pass to ALFA AESAR upon shipment from NTC's dock in compliance with United States D.O.T. requirements and all applicable laws and regulations.   4.3 NTC shall invoice ALFA AESAR for payment of Products delivered to ALFA AESAR on a Net 30 day basis. Excepting any amounts disputed in good faith, balances unpaid after such period will be subject to a finance charge of 1% per month or may be offset against any balances owed by NTC to ALFA AESAR. The parties agree to work in good faith to resolve any disputed invoice. In the event such efforts do not resolve the dispute within sixty (60) days, either party may initiate Arbitration proceedings pursuant to Section 16.   5. Returns; Discontinued Products.   5.1 Return Rights. Subject to the protocol described below, ALFA AESAR shall have the right to return at NTC's expense, and for full credit of ALFA AESAR's cost, any Products (i.) for which a legitimate and credible allegation is made that the use of such Products infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of privacy or publicity, or any other tangible or   3





intangible proprietary or intellectual property right; (b) that are not manufactured, packaged, or labeled in accordance with specifications or industry standards; (c) that are shipped in error or in non-conformance with ALFA AESAR's purchase order; or (d) that are damaged or defective. In the event that ALFA AESAR believes that it is entitled to return any Products delivered under this Agreement, the parties will adhere to the following protocol: (w) ALFA AESAR will contact NTC's Quality Director and then forward to the Quality Director, via a carrier selected by and at NTC's expense, a sample of the Product that ALFA AESAR believes is non-conforming; (x) upon receipt of the sample, NTC will test it and then notify ALFA AESAR of the test results; (y) where the test results confirm that the sample is non-conforming, NTC will provide ALFA AESAR with NTC's Return Authorization Number (RAN); and (z) any returned non-conforming Product must be in its original container, with original labels in act, and all paperwork concerning the returned Product must include NTC's RAN.   5.2 NTC may discontinue offering any Product for any reason by providing six (6) months advance written notice to ALFA AESAR, provided however, NTC shall continue supplying ALFA AESAR with such discontinued Product until the expiration of such six (6) month notice period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, NTC may discontinue any Product immediately upon written notice to ALFA AESAR if such discontinuation is due to any actual or alleged Product defect which may actually or allegedly cause damage to person, property rights or property, With respect to ALFA AESAR's existing inventory of discontinued Product, ALFA AESAR may, its sole discretion, return such Product at any time to NTC for full credit or refund.   6. ALFA AESAR Referrals.   6.1 The following shall be deemed referral sales for which NTC shall pay a commission in accordance with Section 6.2.     a. ALFA AESAR shall refer to NTC the following sales requests either directly or by navigation on ALFA AESAR's Web site:   i) any sales for single Product orders in excess of Research Quantities; or   ii) any sales inquiries for Custom Services.   6.2 NTC shall pay ALFA AESAR a commission for all sales under Section 6.1 as follows. The terms of this Section 6.2 shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement.



a) For all referrals under Section 6.1, except where NTC has evidence that it referral the customer (including its affiliates) to ALFA AESAR to purchase a prior sample of the Product in question, or where NTC has made sales to the customer (including its affiliates) referred to NTC by ALFA AESAR within a period of twelve (12) months before ALFA AESAR's referral under Section 6.1, NTC shall pay ALFA AESAR a commission at the rate of [***] on the Net Sales made to each such customer so referred to NTC under Section 6.1. NTC shall pay ALFA AESAR on a monthly basis for all such commissions for a period of three (3) years from the date of such referred customer's first order of Products or Custom Services from NTC.

*** CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED—This confidential portion has been omitted from this document and filed separately with the Commission.   4





6.3 NTC shall maintain adequate records of its invoices and accounting records reflecting all such sales in accordance with standard accounting principles. Within twelve (12) months after the date this Agreement has been terminated by the parties, ALFA AESAR may engage an independent certified public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to NTC to audit the NTC invoices and accounting records pertaining to those customers identified as referrals under Section 6.1 at NTC's offices during normal business hours by providing thirty (30) days advance notice of such audit for the purpose of determining the accuracy of the commissions paid or payable to ALFA AESAR hereunder. NTC shall promptly pay ALFA AESAR for any deficiencies between the commission earned and the commission paid to ALFA AESAR.   7. Trademarks.    7.1 Each party hereby covenants and agrees that the Trademarks, copyrights and other proprietary rights of the other party are and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of that party and neither party shall hold itself out as having any ownership rights with respect to or, except as specifically granted hereunder, in any other rights therein. Any and all goodwill associated with any such rights shall inure directly and exclusively to the benefit of the owner thereof.   7.2 ALFA AESAR hereby grants to NTC a limited non-exclusive license to use the ALFA AESAR Trademarks in the form provided by ALFA AESAR during the Term of this Agreement in accordance with the terms set forth herein. Such license is granted solely in connection with NTC's rights and obligations under this Agreement and, in particular, for the purpose of licensing NTC to use the ALFA AESAR Trademark on the NTC web site as expressly contemplated herein for referral of customers of Research Quantities to ALFA AESAR and is a link/navigational button to the ALFA AESAR Site. All such uses will be subject to ALFA AESAR's approval as to the manner and/or form of use. NTC will not be allowed to use or reproduce the ALFA AESAR Trademark for any other purpose, including the general promotion of the NTC Site, without the prior written approval of ALFA AESAR.   7.3 NTC hereby grants ALFA AESAR a limited non-exclusive license to use, exhibit, excerpt, reproduce, publish, publicly perform and transmit via the Internet and otherwise use the NTC Trademarks in substantially the form as NTC may provide to ALFA AESAR from time to time during the Term of this Agreement in accordance with the terms set forth herein. Such license is granted solely in connection with ALFA AESAR's rights and obligations under this Agreement and, in particular, for the purpose of licensing ALFA AESAR to use the NTC Trademarks in ALFA AESAR's marketing, sales and distribution materials relative to the Products, including without limitation on the ALFA AESAR's Web site as a link/navigational button to the NTC Web site as posted by NTC. All such uses shall be subject to NTC's prior written approval as to manner and/or form of use.   7.4 Except as provided for in this Agreement, each party understands that the Web site links contemplated above to the other party's site may not be used in any manner to provide viewers access to the other party's Site via any caching, framing, layering or other techniques that cause   5





intermediate copying of the other party's Site (or elements thereof) or display of the other party's site or portions thereof in any manner unintended by the owner of the Site.   7.5 Upon termination of this Agreement, ALFA AESAR may continue to advertise and promote the Products, using the NTC's Trademarks and NTC content until ALFA AESAR's inventory depletion.   8. Training; Product Material.    8.1 NTC will provide training to ALFA AESAR's personnel on ALFA AESAR's premises as reasonably necessary, but no less than once annually, at mutually agreed upon times and dates to provide ALFA AESAR's sales and service personnel with adequate knowledge with respect to the Products.   8.2 NTC will provide to ALFA AESAR marketing and technical support for products as reasonably necessary and requested by ALFA AESAR, including providing Product materials which shall include, without limitation, Product specifications, images, and other textual, graphical and/or multimedia content regarding the Products for use in preparing advertising and promotional material. Subject to any limitations which NTC communicates to ALFA AESAR in writing, NTC hereby grants ALFA AESAR a license to use, exhibit, excerpt, reformat, modify, reproduce, publish, publicly perform and transmit via the Internet and otherwise use such NTC content for the purpose of marketing, advertising and promoting the Products, provided that ALFA AESAR obtains NTC's prior written approval for NTC content to be included in such literature.   9. Representations; Limited Warranty; Remedies.    9.1 NTC represents and warrants that i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement has been authorized by all requisite corporate action, ii) subject to Section 2.2, it in under no contractual or other obligation or restriction that is inconsistent with its execution or performance of this Agreement, iii) subject to Section 2.2, NTC will not enter into any agreement, either written or oral, that would conflict with NTC's responsibilities under this Agreement, iv) the Products do not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party and NTC is not aware of any infringement claims relating to the Products, v) it will comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations of any US or foreign laws, rules, or regulations in the manufacture and supply of Product, and vi) Products sold hereunder will be in compliance with the current Product description set forth in Schedule A, as amended from time to time by agreement of the parties. NTC shall further grant to ALFA AESAR the same warranty, as set forth in NTC's General Terms and Conditions of Sale for its products set forth in Schedule B. The foregoing warranties shall apply only to, and is intended for the benefit of, ALFA AESAR's customers.   9.2. Subject to the protocol in Section 5.1, ALFA AESAR may return to NTC any Product that is defective or that fails to comply with the purchase order provided by ALFA AESAR. NTC shall return to ALFA AESAR as promptly as possible, a working replacement or, in the event such replacement is not possible or at ALFA AESAR's election, it shall credit ALFA AESAR's account for the invoiced price and shipping charges of the defective Product. The   6





correction of such defective Product shall be at no cost to ALFA AESAR. The cost of shipping the replacement Product back to ALFA AESAR shall be paid by NTC. THE CORRECTION OF SUCH DEFECT BY REPAIR OR CREDITING ALFA AESAR'S ACCOUNT FOR THE COST OF THE PRODUCT IN THE MANNER SET FORTH ABOVE SHALL CONSTITUTE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF DISTRIBUTOR WITH RESPECT TO ANY WARRANTY GIVEN HEREIN RELATING TO ANY PRODUCT SOLD OR DELIVERED HEREUNDER.   9.3 ALFA AESAR represents and warrants that i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement has been authorized by all requisite corporate action, ii) it is under no contractual or other obligation or restriction that is inconsistent with its execution or performance of this Agreement, iii) ALFA AESAR will not enter into any agreement, either written or oral, that would conflict with ALFA AESAR's responsibilities under this Agreement, iv) it will comply with applicable safety laws and regulations for the repackaging and storage of Products, and v) excepting such warranties provided by NTC herein, it will make no warranties or other representations of any kind about the merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose of any Products, whether used alone or in connection with any other substance.   10. Indemnification.    10.1 NTC shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold ALFA AESAR, its directors, officers, employees, and agents harmless from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, liabilities, losses, damages, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which directly or indirectly arise out of or relate to i) NTC's breach of warranties in Section 9.1, or ii) NTC's gross negligence or willful misconduct arising out of its manufacture, sale or transfer of the Products to ALFA AESAR, excepting indemnification for which ALFA AESAR is obligated under 10.3.   10.2 ALFA AESAR agrees to give NTC (i) prompt written notice of any claims made for which NTC might be liable under the foregoing indemnification, and (ii) the opportunity to defend, negotiate, and settle such claims. ALFA AESAR shall provide NTC with all information in its possession, all authority, and all assistance reasonably necessary to enable the indemnifying party to carry on the defense of such suit; provided, however, that each party shall have the right, at its own expense, to retain its own counsel to defend itself in such suit.   10.3 ALFA AESAR shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold NTC, its directors, officers, employees, and agents harmless from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, liabilities, losses, damages, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, which directly or indirectly arise out of or relate to i) ALFA AESAR's breach of warranties in Section 9.3, (iii) ALFA AESAR's gross negligence or willful misconduct arising out of its sale or transfer of the Products to ALFA AESAR's customers, excepting indemnification for which NTC is obligated under 10.1.   10.4 NTC agrees to give ALFA AESAR (i) prompt written notice of any claims made for which ALFA AESAR might be liable under the foregoing indemnification, and (ii) the opportunity to defend, negotiate and settle such claims. NTC shall provide ALFA AESAR with all information in its possession, all authority, and all assistance reasonably necessary to enable the indemnifying party to carry on the defense of such suit; provided, however, that each party shall have the right, at its own expense, to retain its own counsel to defend itself in such suit.   7





11. Relationship and Conduct of Business.    11.1 ALFA AESAR shall use its reasonable efforts and devote such time as may be reasonably necessary to sell and promote the sale of Products within the Territory.   11.2 ALFA AESAR agrees not to manufacture, buy, sell, distribute, deal in or be the agent for any products with the specifications of any of the Products, excluding any preexisting ALFA AESAR products.   12. No Joint Venture.    12.1 This Agreement does not in any way create the relationship of franchisor and franchisee, joint venture, partnership, employment or principal and agent between ALFA AESAR and NTC. Neither party, nor any person acting on behalf of a party, is or shall be considered an employee of the other party for any reason whatsoever, and does not and shall not have any rights to, or participate in, any pension or welfare plans, or any other benefits which now or hereafter maintains for or provides to its employees. Neither party, or any person acting on behalf of a party, is or shall be deemed to be the legal representative or agent of the other party for any purpose whatsoever, and is not authorized to transact business, incur obligations, express or implied, or otherwise act in any manner, in the name or on behalf of the other party, or to make any promise, warranty or representation with respect to Products (except as provided herein by NTC or as NTC otherwise expressly approves as to its Products) or any other matter in the name of or on behalf of the other party.   13. Term.    13.1 The initial term of this Agreement shall be for a period of five (5) years from the date first set forth above and shall thereafter automatically renew for additional two (2) year terms unless a party provides the other party with notice of non-renewal no less than 6 months prior to the expiration of the initial term or any renewal term unless earlier terminated as follows:   13.1.1 In the event of material breach, the non-breaching party shall give the breaching party sixty (60) days written notice of such breach. If substantial efforts to cure the breach are not taken within the sixty (60) day notice period, the non-breaching party may, at its sole discretion, terminate the agreement.   13.1.2 In the event a party becomes insolvent or if a party is declared bankrupt or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or in the event a receiver is appointed or any proceeding is demanded by, for or against a party under any provision of any bankruptcy law which is not withdrawn within sixty (60) days, the other party to this Agreement shall have the sole right to immediately terminate; or   13.1.3 By either party for any reason by providing six (6) months prior written notice expressly terminating this Agreement. Such notice may be by facsimile transmission or other written communication.   8





13.2 Termination of this Agreement shall not affect the rights or obligations of the parties accrued as of the date of termination. The provisions of Sections 6, 9, 10, 15 will survive termination of the Agreement.   13.3 Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, ALFA AESAR may i) return its current inventory of Products for reimbursement by NTC or ii) keep its current inventory of Products and continue to sell such Products pursuant to the terms hereof until depletion of inventory. Upon termination of this Agreement, NTC shall promptly refund to ALFA AESAR all outstanding credits accrued on ALFA AESAR's account.   14. Insurance. Each party agrees to maintain and provide the other with evidence of insurance coverage for comprehensive general liability in an amount no less than $2,000,000.00 U.S. dollars.   15. Confidentiality. The parties agree as follows; Confidential Information shall mean trade secret, technical, commercial, or financial information and all other nonpublic proprietary or confidential information. Each party receiving Confidential Information from the other party agrees to maintain in confidence and not divulge such Confidential Information, in whole or in part, to any third party, including subsidiaries or affiliates, licensees or clients anywhere, and not make use of such Confidential Information other than in relation to its performance under this Agreement. This obligation shall not apply to: (i) Confidential Information which at the time of disclosure by the disclosing party is in the public domain; or (ii) Confidential Information which, after disclosure by the disclosing party, becomes part of the public domain by publication or otherwise, other than by an unauthorized act or omission by the receiving party; (iii) Confidential Information which receiving party can show by contemporary written records was in its possession at the time of the disclosure and which was not acquired, directly or indirectly from disclosing party; or (iv) Confidential Information which receiving party rightfully receives from a third party and which was not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the disclosing party; (v) information which is developed independently without reference to the Confidential Information of the other party; or (v) Confidential Information which, if disclosed in written or other tangible form, is not marked Confidential, or if disclosed orally is not summarized in a writing identifying the Confidential Information and submitted to the receiving party within thirty (30) days of the oral disclosure; or (vi) Confidential Information which is compelled by law to be disclosed by the receiving party, provided that the receiving party shall use its best efforts to give the disclosing party ten (10) days prior written notice of any such compelled disclosure. Each party agrees that it shall restrict its disclosures of the disclosing party's Confidential Information within its own organization to those persons having a need to know it for the purposes of performance under this Agreement and that such persons shall be advised of the obligations of confidentiality set forth herein and shall be obligated in like fashion. Upon request on termination or expiration of this Agreement, the receiving party shall promptly return to the disclosing party all Confidential Information and shall retain no copies except that one copy may be retained for purposes of determining such receiving party's compliance with the terms of this paragraph.   16. Disputes and Arbitration. The parties shall first seek to resolve any dispute by negotiations between their senior executives. When a party believes there is a dispute under this Agreement, that party will give the other party written notice of the dispute. Failing settlement of the dispute within 60 days of notice, either party may initiate binding arbitration proceeding; by   9





written notice to the other party, provided however, no dispute arising from any actual or threatened breach of any provisions in Sections 10 or 15 of this Agreement shall be subject to Arbitration. However, any other claims or disputes arising hereunder, including the construction or application of this Agreement, shall be settled by arbitration before a single arbitrator in accordance with the Rules for Commercial Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) then in force. The place of arbitration shall be the location of the party hereto against whom the claim is made. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator within 10 days after demand by either of them, then the arbitrator shall be selected pursuant to the AAA's Commercial Arbitration rules. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties and may be submitted to any court of competent jurisdiction for entry of a judgment thereon in accord with the Federal Arbitration Act or the Uniform Arbitration Act. The expense of the arbitration shall be shared equally by both parties. Each party shall bear its own other costs, i.e. fees and costs of its own lawyers and witnesses.   17. Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand, overnight courier delivery or mailed, certified and registered mail, with postage prepaid to the addresses first set forth above or at such other addresses as either party may designate in writing to the other, and if to ALFA AESAR with a copy to Johnson Matthey, 435 Devon Park, Suite 600. Wayne PA 19087, Attention: Vice President & General Counsel. This section is not intended to govern the day-to-day business communications necessary between the parties in performing their duties, in due course, under the terms of this Agreement.   18. Severability. The provisions of this agreement shall be severable, and if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, it shall be construed to have the broadest interpretation which would render it valid and enforceable. Invalidity or unenforceability of one provision shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement.   19. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no other agreements or understandings, express or implied, written or oral, as to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be amended or altered except by a written instrument signed by both parties, expressly stating that it is intended as an amendment hereto. No purchase order or other written order or acknowledgment issued by either party shall serve to vary the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or otherwise alter the obligations of the parties provided herein.   20. Waiver. The waiver by either party of any breach or failure to enforce any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement at any time shall not in any way affect, limit or waive either party's rights thereafter to enforce and compel strict compliance with every term and condition of this Agreement.   21. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterpart copies, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall together be deemed to constitute one agreement.   22. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of laws.   10





23. Public Announcements. Upon execution and at any time during the term of this Agreement, the parties shall cooperate in preparing a joint press release announcing this Agreement and the availability of NTC Products in Research Quantities through ALFA AESAR, provided that no such joint press release shall be issued without both parties' prior approval.   24. Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and do not in any way limit or amplify the terms or conditions of this Agreement.   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.   NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION       JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALOG COMPANY, INC.

By:     /s/ W. Ian Roberts       By:    /s/ Barry Singelais     W. Ian Roberts           Barry Singelais     V.P. U.S. & International Sales           General Manager

Dated: October 14, 2005       Dated: October 24, 2005   11





Schedule A   List of Products to be offered by ALFA AESAR.   Quantities and NTC pricing to ALFA AESAR are included.   All prices are USD, FOB Romeoville IL, net 30.   Product Specification  Nanopowders:   Name



Product Code



Quantity



Price/kg

NanoTek® Aluminum Oxide   0115   [***]  $[***] NanoDur™ Aluminum Oxide   0119   [***]  $[***] NanoTek® Antimony Tin Oxide   2400   [***]  $[***] NanoArc® Bismuth Oxide   EXP 0250   [***]  $[***] NanoArc® Copper Oxide   EXP 0502   [***]  $[***] NanoTek® Indium Tin Oxide   0600   [***]  $[***] NanoArc® Cosmetic Iron Oxide   EXP 0807   [***]  $[***] NanoArc® Magnetic Iron Oxide   EXP 0806   [***]  $[***] NanoTek® Tin Oxide   1400   [***]  $[***] NanoGard® Zinc Oxide   1700   [***]  $[***] NanoTek® Zinc Oxide   1701   [***]  $[***] NanoTek® Zinc Oxide C1   1716   [***]  $[***] NanoTek® Zinc Oxide C2   EXP 1726   [***]  $[***]

Nanoparticle dispersions:             Name



Product Code



Quantity



Price/kg

NanoDur™ X1121W, 50wt%   EXP 0187   [***]  $[***] NanoDur™ X1130PMA, 50wt%   EXP 0151   [***]  $[***] NanoShield® ZN-2000, 50wt%   EXP 1754   [***]  $[***] NanoShield® ZN-3010, 50wt%   EXP 1769   [***]  $[***] NanoTek® Z1102PMA, 50wt%   EXP 1707   [***]  $[***] NanoTek® AL-6081, 23wt%   EXP 0180   [***]  $[***] NanoTek® AL-6051, 23 wt%   EXP 0142   [***]  $[***] NanoTek® CE-6042, 18wt%   0311   [***]  $[***] NanoTek® CE-6080, 20wt%   0315   [***]  $[***] NanoTek® CE-6082, 18wt%   0314   [***]  $[***] NanoTek® CE-6086, 18wt%   EXP 0333   [***]  $[***]

*** CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED—This confidential portion has been omitted from this document and filed separately with the Commission.   12





Schedule B NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS    1. General Terms: As used in these Terms and Conditions, the terms (a) Seller shall mean Nanophase Technologies Corporation and (b) Buyer shall mean the party ordering shipment of Seller's products under the Order. These Terms and Conditions, including the provisions on the face hereof, constitute the exclusive contract between the parties for the products provided by Seller (Order or Agreement). Seller will be deemed to have accepted this Order when Seller returns an acknowledged copy of this Order, or, at Seller's option, when Seller begins substantial performance under this Order. Buyer accepts this Order by acknowledging a copy of this Order, by confirming this Order by its purchase order, purchase requisition or confirmation, or by accepting for shipment the products hereunder. Notwithstanding the manner in which Buyer accepts, Buyer's acceptance is limited exclusively to the acceptance of Seller's terms and conditions set forth in this Order only. Seller hereby rejects any proposal by Buyer for additional or different terms in connection with the products or services provided. Buyer may acknowledge this Order by purchase order, but any and all terms, conditions and provisions contained in said purchase order, acknowledgment form or other communications with respect to the transaction contemplated by this Order, or subsequent to the date hereof, are agreed to be superfluous and without any force and effect. This Order, which includes all terms and conditions hereof, is intended to be the exclusive and final statement of the terms and understandings relative to the subject matter hereof, merging herein and superseding all negotiations and prior written or oral agreements between the parties as to the subject matter of the purchase of the products hereunder. There are no promises, representations or understandings made in connection with this Order or contemporaneous with the execution hereof, except as set forth herein.   2. Prices and Taxes: All prices are set forth on the face of this Order. Seller is entitled to defer shipment of products in the event all amounts due it under this or any other Agreement are not paid in full. All payments shall be made to Seller at its offices. The failure to make prompt payment shall be a material breach of this Agreement. The price of the products specified in this Order does not include federal taxes, state or local sales taxes, value added taxes, use taxes or occupational taxes. Unless prohibited by law, Buyer is responsible for and shall pay all applicable sales, use, occupational, excise, value added or other similar taxes applicable to the manufacture, sale, price, shipment or use of the products provided by Seller.   3. Delivery and Risk of Loss: All sales are FOB Seller's premises in Burr Ridge or Romeoville, Illinois. Seller shall have no liability or responsibility for the late or non-shipment of products hereunder. Title to, risk of loss, destruction of or damage to the products shall be Seller's until delivery of the products to a carrier at the Seller's premises in Burr Ridge, Illinois. Thereafter, Buyer shall be fully responsible for and assume all ownership, risk of loss, destruction of or damage to the products. Loss or damage to the products after title and risk of loss have passed to Seller will not release or excuse Buyer from its obligations under this Order to Seller, including the obligation to make full payment.   4. Short Shipments/Damage Claims: Seller will endeavor to ship all Orders complete or as complete as reasonably possible. Seller will, however, ship incomplete orders upon written authorization by Buyer. In that event, Seller shall have no liability for short, incomplete or delayed orders. All damage claims shall be made within fourteen (14) days of delivery and shall be in writing.   5. Rejection and Revocation of Acceptance: Any rejection or revocation of acceptance by Buyer (a) must be made within thirty (30) days of the products being made available for shipment to Buyer, (b) any attempted rejection or revocation of acceptance made thereafter shall be null and void, and (c) any rejection or revocation of acceptance shall comply with Seller's return protocol.





6. Compliance with Governing Laws: Buyer warrants that its performance hereunder, including the use of the products hereunder, shall comply with all applicable state, federal and foreign law, regulations, environmental regulations, statutes or requirements, including, but not limited to, FDA approvals or any other approvals or certifications required by law   7. Assignment and Modification: The rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall not be assignable unless consent to the assignment is in writing and signed by the parties. This Order shall not be modified, altered or amended in any respect except by a writing signed by the parties. Any variation, modification, or addition to the terms set forth in this Order shall be considered a material modification and shall not be considered part of this Agreement.   8. Limited Warranty and Disclaimer of All Other Warranties: EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTY, IF ANY, THAT THE PRODUCTS COMPLY WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS IDENTIFIED IN WRITING ON THE FACE OF OR ACCOMPANYING THIS ORDER, SELLER MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES IN THIS ORDER OR OTHERWISE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SELLER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WRITTEN, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SELLER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY TO BUYER FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, INCOME, OR REVENUE, LOSS OF TIME OR INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OR DAMAGE TO ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, COST OF SUBSTITUTED OR REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT, LOSS TO FACILITIES, LOSS OF CAPITAL, LOSS OF SERVICES OR ANY OTHER INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF THIS ORDER OR THE OPERATION, FUNCTION OR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRODUCTS PURCHASED HEREUNDER OR OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY SELLER. IN THE EVENT THAT PRODUCTS DO NOT SATISFY SPECIFICATIONS, THEY WILL BE REPLACED, AT SELLER'S OPTION, WITH PRODUCTS THAT DO SATISFY THE SPECIFICATIONS AT SELLER'S SOLE EXPENSE. SAID REPLACEMENT IS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF BUYER.   9. Limitation of Liability: To the fullest extent permitted by law, the parties waive and relinquish any claims, demands, causes of action or recoveries for punitive damages, exemplary damages, or statutory damages. Seller shall not be liable for indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages arising under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to the sale of the products, including any lost revenues or profits, consequential and/or incidental damages, business interruption or damage to business reputation, regardless of the theory upon which any claim may be based, including any statutory causes of action or claims. In no event will Seller's entire liability to Buyer, including any liability in the event the exclusive remedy set forth in this Agreement fails of its essential purpose, exceed the purchase price actually paid by Buyer for the products hereunder, or any defective portion thereof, whichever is the lesser amount.   10. Force Majeure: Seller shall have no liability or obligation to Buyer of any kind, including but not limited to any obligation to ship products, arising from any delay or failure to perform all or any part of this Order as a result of causes, conduct or occurrences beyond Seller's reasonable control, including, but not limited to, commercial impracticability, fire, flood, act of war, civil disorder or disobedience, act of public enemies, terrorist acts, terrorism generally affecting commerce, problems associated with transportation (including car or truck shortages), acts or failure to act of any state, federal or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities, labor disputes or strikes.   11. Relationship: The relationship between Seller and Buyer shall be that of independent contractors. Seller, its agents and employees, shall under no circumstances be deemed the employees, distributors, franchisees, agents or representatives of Buyer.





12. Default: The failure of Buyer to perform any obligations hereunder, including without limitation, the payment of the purchase price for products and all other amounts due hereunder, the failure to materially perform other agreements between Buyer and Seller, or Buyer's bankruptcy or insolvency, shall constitute a default under this Agreement and shall, in addition to any other remedies, afford Seller all of the remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of Illinois. In the event of default, Seller may, in addition to pursuing any of the remedies provided by law, equity or as set forth in this Agreement, refuse to make available for shipment products under this or any other agreement relating to the products, and may also cancel this Order and any pending orders without liability to Buyer. It is expressly understood that Seller's remedies are cumulative to the fullest extent permitted by law.   13. Attorneys' Fees: In the event it becomes necessary for Seller to enforce the terms and conditions of this Order by litigation or otherwise, or to defend itself in any Controversy (as defined herein), litigation, claim, demand or cause of action arising out of or as a result of this Order or the products or services provided hereunder, and if Seller is the substantially prevailing party in said Controversy, litigation, claim, demand or cause of action, then Seller shall be entitled to recover, in addition to any other relief granted or damages assessed, its reasonable attorneys' fees, expert witness fees, costs, and all expenses of litigation.   14. Waiver: No claim or right arising out of a breach of this Order can be discharged in whole or in part by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless the waiver or renunciation is supported by consideration and is in writing signed by the aggrieved party.   15. Severability: If any term, covenant, warranty or condition of this Order, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be held or deemed invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Order or the application of such term, covenant or provision, to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each remaining term, covenant or provision of this Order shall be deemed valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.   16. Indemnification: To the fullest extent permitted by law, Buyer shall defend, indemnify and hold Seller harmless from any and all claims, demands, subrogation claims by Buyer's insurers, causes of action, liabilities, fines, regulatory actions, seizures of product, losses, costs, expenses (including, but not limited to attorneys' fees, expert witness expenses and litigation expenses) (hereinafter Claim), arising from or in connection with any Claim asserted against Seller for any damage, injury, death, loss, property damage, environmental liability, or any other Claim, whether in tort, contract, or otherwise, relating to this Order, the business relationship between the parties or the goods provided hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer has no indemnity obligation to Seller with respect to any Claims that result solely from the negligence of Seller and this indemnity provision does not purport to indemnify Seller solely for its own negligence, but rather for the negligence or conduct, whether sole or concurrent, of Buyer. Buyer, for itself and its insurers, expressly waives any and all limitations or liability caps, if any, on Buyer's contribution liability to Seller, and any and all statutory or common law lien rights or Claims against Seller arising from any applicable workers compensation or disability acts, which Buyer might or could assert against Seller or Seller's insurers in the event of the personal injury or death of Buyer's employees, representatives or servants. Without limiting the foregoing, Buyer, for itself and its insurers, also waives any liens, claims or other rights it may have as a result of being subrogated to any rights of its employees, representatives or servants.   17. Insurance: Buyer shall obtain comprehensive general liability coverage, including contractual liability coverage, naming Seller as an additional named insured, in amounts sufficient to fully protect Seller under this Agreement from loss, damage or casualty caused by Buyer or incurred by Seller under this Agreement.   18. Governing Law and Forum Selection: This agreement shall be governed by and subject to the internal laws (exclusive of the conflicts of law provisions) and decisions of the courts of the State of Illinois. The parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal court in Chicago, Illinois or the state court located in DuPage County, Illinois with respect to all litigation, claims, causes of action, demands, Controversies (as defined





herein) or disputes among the parties. The only exception to this forum selection provision is a claim by Seller seeking the replevin of the products in the event the courts specified in this provision will not or cannot assert jurisdiction. All counterclaims, if any, in connection with the replevin claim, shall be subject to this forum selection provision.

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