Document:

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                                     BETWEEN
                              THE AUXER GROUP, INC.
                                       AND
                                  RONALD SHAVER

AGREEMENT dated this 15th day of May, 2000, between THE AUXER GROUP, INC., a
Delaware corporation (hereinafter the "Company") which will have its principal
place of business at 12 Andrews Drive, West Paterson, NJ 07424, and Ronald
Shaver (hereinafter the "Employee").

WHEREAS, the Company desires to acquire the services of Employee because of his
special knowledge and skills; and,

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the following is agreed:

1.     DUTIES

The Company hereby employs Ronald Shaver as Executive Vice President of the
business which has been conveyed this day to the Company, having powers and
duties in that capacity as set forth from time to time by the President of the
Company. Employee shall devote his full time and best efforts to the Business of
the Company.

2.     COMPENSATION

As compensation for his services to the Company, in whatever capacity rendered,
the Company shall pay to Employee once every two weeks the sum of $3900 as gross
salary. This salary shall be paid over the term of this Agreement which is one
(1) year(s). This Agreement shall be renewed for an additional year or remain in
effect after the term of this agreement provided that all material terms of this
Agreement are performed by Employee and provided that both mutually agree.

In addition, Employee shall be entitled to options under the company's
Non-Statutory Option Plan. The Employee shall be granted the option to purchase
an aggregate of 565,000 shares of The Auxer Group, Inc. common stock, $0.001 par
value per share, at an exercise price of $0.05. Upon signing this agreement, the
Company will file the appropriate registration statement and upon filing
registration statement, Employee may exercise these options at any time within
the plan's limitations.

3.     EXPENSES

The Employee may incur reasonable expenses including expense for travel,
entertainment and similar items. All expenses must be pre-approved. The Company
will reimburse the Employee for all such expenses upon the presentation by the
Employee, from time to time, of an itemized account justifying such
expenditures. Such reimbursement shall be provided within 30 working days of
such presentation by Employee. If the Company determines, in its sole
discretion, that this method allowing expenses is not in the best interest of
the Company, the Company may impose such other method, if any, for allowing such
expenses, including elimination of the same.

4.     TERMINATION

This Agreement may be immediately terminated in any one of the following
manners:

1.   The death of Employee;

2.   The failure of the Company, as evidenced by filing under the Bankruptcy Act
     for liquidation, or the making of an assignment for the benefit of
     creditors;

3.   A material breach of this Agreement executed between the Company and the
     Employee; or

4.   The Employer may immediately terminate for Just Cause. For purposes of this
     Agreement "Just Cause" shall mean only the following: (i) a final
     non-appealable conviction of or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by the
     Employee to a felony or misdemeanor involving fraud, embezzlement, theft,
     dishonesty, or other criminal conduct against the Company; (ii) habitual
     neglect of the Employee's duties or failure by the Employee to perform or
     observe any substantial lawful obligation of such employment that is not
     immediately remedied, or (iii) failure of the Employee to comply with the
     policies and procedures of the Company. In the event of termination of this
     Agreement other than for death, the Employee hereby agrees to resign from
     all positions held in the Company, including, without limitation, any
     positions as a director, officer, agent, trustee or consultant of the
     Company or any affiliate of the Company.

5.   NONCOMPETITION, TRADE SECRETS, ETC.

During the term of this Agreement and at all times thereafter, Employee shall
not use for his personal benefit, or disclose, communicate or divulge to, or use
for the direct or indirect benefit of any person, firm, association or company
other the Company, any material or information regarding the business methods,
business policies, billing and collection policies and procedures, techniques,
research or development projects or results, trade secrets, or other knowledge
or processes under or developed by the Company or any names and addresses of
customers, or any data on or relating to past, present, or prospective customers
or any other confidential information relating to or dealing with the business
activities of the Company, made known to Employee or learned or acquired by
Employee while in the employ of the Company.

Any and all writing, inventions, improvements, processes, procedures and/or
techniques which Employee may make, conceive, discover or develop, either solely
or jointly with any other person or persons, at any time during the term of this
Agreement, whether during working hours or at any other time and at the request
or upon the suggestion of the Company which relate to or are useful in
connection with any business now or hereafter carried on or contemplated by the
Company, including developments or expansions of its present fields of
operations, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. Employee
shall make full disclosure to the Company of all such writings, inventions,
improvements, processes, procedures and techniques, and shall do everything
necessary or desirable to vest the absolute title thereto in the Company.
Employee shall write and prepare all specifications and procedures regarding
such inventions, improvements, processes, procedures and techniques and
otherwise aid and assist the Company so that the Company can prepare and present
applications for copyright or Letters Patent wherever possible, as well as
reissues, renewals, and extensions thereof, and can obtain the record title to
such copyright or patents so that the Company shall be the sole and absolute
owner thereof in all countries in which it may desire to have copyright or
patent protection. Employee shall not be entitled to any additional or special
compensation or reimbursement regarding any and all such writings, inventions,
improvements, processes, procedures and techniques.

6.   APPLICABLE LAW

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey and
shall be enforceable only in the Superior Court of New Jersey for Bergen County.
If any provision of this Agreement is declared void, such provision shall be
deemed severed from this Agreement, which shall otherwise remain in full force
and effect.

7.   BINDING EFFECT

This Agreement shall have binding effect upon the parties hereto, when approved
by the Board, and upon their respective personal representatives, legal
representatives, successors and assigns. Any waiver of any breach of this
Agreement shall be made in writing and shall be applicable only to such breach
and shall not be construed to waive any subsequent or prior breach other than
the specific breach so waived.

8.   SUPERSEDES EARLIER AGREEMENTS

This Agreement supersedes all earlier agreements between the Employee and the
Company with respect to Employee's employment by the Company.

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

/s/ Ronald Shaver              /s/ Eugene Chiaramonte, Jr.
------------------             ----------------------------
    Ronald Shaver                  Eugene Chiaramonte, Jr.
                                   President
                                   The Auxer Group, Inc.EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                                     BETWEEN
                    A SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION TO BE FORMED BY
                              THE AUXER GROUP, INC.
                                       AND
                              ERNEST R. DESAYE, JR.

AGREEMENT dated this 22 day of April, 1999, between a subsidiary corporation to
be formed by THE AUXER GROUP, INC., a New Jersey corporation to be formed
(hereinafter the "Company") which will have its principal place of business at
30 Galesi Drive, Wayne, NJ 07470, and Ernest R. DeSaye, Jr. (hereinafter the
"Employee").

WHEREAS, the Company desires to acquire the services of Employee because of his
special knowledge and skills; and,

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, ten dollars paid in hand, and
other good and valuable consideration, receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the following is agreed:

1.   DUTIES
     ------

The Company hereby employs Employee as a manager of the business which has been
conveyed this day to the Company, having powers and duties in that capacity as
set for the from time to time by the President of the Company. Employee shall
devote his full time and best efforts to the Business of the Company.

2.   COMPENSATION
     ------------

As compensation for his services to the Company, in whatever capacity rendered,
the Company shall pay to Employee once every two weeks the sum of $1,731 as
gross salary. This salary shall be paid over the term of this Agreement which is
five years, with a 5% increase being made on each anniversary date of this
Agreement. This Agreement shall be renewed for one additional five year term
provided that all material terms of this Agreement are performed by Employee
provided that both mutually agree.

In addition, Employee shall be entitled to incentive payments as follows: 1)
cash equal to one percent (1%) of the gross profit (gross sales less discounts
less costs of goods sold) derived from house accounts defined as all current
accounts of Hardyston Distributor purchased today by the Company; 2) cash equal
to two percent (2%) of the gross profit on all new clients obtained during the
term of this agreement only on orders placed by each of said new clients for
twelve months following said each new client's first order where after said
account will become a house account; 3) stock or stock options equal in cash
value based upon the average of the bid and asked price on the day preceding the
date of issuance equal to one percent (1%) of gross profit on all supervised
accounts upon achieving in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000) in total
revenue for a fiscal year; and, 4) stock or stock options equal in cash value
based upon the average of the bid and asked price on the day preceding the date
of issuance equal to one-half percent (0.5%) of the gross profit in excess of
two million dollars ($2,000,000) in total revenue for a fiscal year, so that the
total stock and stock option compensation under items 3) and 4) of this
paragraph 2 shall equal 1.5% of the gross profit on total revenue above said two
million dollars. ($2,000,000).

3.   EXPENSES
     --------

The Employee may incur reasonable expenses for promoting the business of the
Company, including expense for travel, entertainment and similar items. The
Company will reimburse the Employee for all such expenses upon the presentation
by the Employee, from time to time, of an itemized account justifying such
expenditures. Such reimbursement shall be provided within 30 working days of
such presentation by Employee. If the Company determines, in its sole
discretion, that this method allowing expenses is not in the best interest of
the Company, the Company may impose such other method, if any, for allowing such
expense, including elimination of the same.

4.   NOTICE
     ------

Any notice required to be given pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement
shall be in writing and by registered mail, and mailed to the parties at the
following addresses:

COMPANY:          30 Galesi Drive
                  Suite 304
                  Wayne, NJ  07470

EMPLOYEE:         22-B Lasinski Road
                  Franklin, NJ  07416

5.   TERMINATION
     -----------

This Agreement may be terminated in any one of the following manners:

       1.       The death of Employee
       2.       The failure of the company, as evidenced by
                filing under the Bankruptcy Act for
                liquidation, or the making of an assignment
                for the benefit of creditors; or,
       3.       A material breach of the Assignment and Non-
                Disclosure Agreement executed between the
                Company and the Employee.

6.   APPLICABLE LAW
     --------------

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey and
shall be enforceable only in the Superior Court of New Jersey for Bergen County.
If any provision of this Agreement is declared void, such provision shall be
deemed severed from this Agreement, which shall otherwise remain in full force
and effect.

7.   BINDING EFFECT
     --------------

This Agreement shall have binding effect upon the parties hereto, when approved
by the Board, and upon their respective personal representatives, legal
representatives, successors and assigns. Any waiver of any breach of this
Agreement shall be made in writing and shall be applicable only to such breach
and shall not be construed to waive any subsequent or prior breach other than
the specific breach so waived.

8.   SUPERSEDES EARLIER AGREEMENTS
     -----------------------------

This Agreement supersedes all earlier agreements between the Employee and the
Company with respect to Employee's employment by the Company.

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

                                THE AUXER GROUP, INC.
/s/ Ernest R. DeSaye            /s/ Eugene Chiaramonte, Jr.
-----------------------         ---------------------------
    Ernest R. DeSaye, Jr.           Eugene Chiaramonte, Jr.
                                    President

                                 ADDENDUM No. 1
                                       TO
                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                                     BETWEEN
                           HARDYSTON DISTRIBUTORS, INC
                                 A SUBSIDIARY OF
                              THE AUXER GROUP, INC.
                                       AND
                              ERNEST R. DESAYE, JR.

ADDENDUM No. 1, dated May 15, 2000, to the AGREEMENT dated the 22 day of April,
1999, between Hardyston Distributors, Inc., a subsidiary corporation of THE
AUXER GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter the "Company") which will
have its principal place of business at 12 Andrews Drive, West Paterson, NJ
07424, and Ernest R. DeSaye, Jr. (hereinafter the "Employee").

WHEREAS, the Company employs the services of Employee because of his special
knowledge and skills; and,

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of and hereby acknowledged, that the following
Addendum agreed:

1)   COMPENSATION

For year one (1) of the Agreement, in lieu of Mr. DeSaye's incentive payments as
summarized below:

1)   cash equal to one percent (1%) of the gross profit (gross sales less
     discounts less costs of goods sold) derived from house accounts defined as
     all current accounts of Hardyston Distributors purchased today by the
     Company; 2) cash equal to two percent (2%) of the gross profit on all new
     clients obtained during the term of this agreement only on orders placed by
     each of said new clients for twelve months following said each new client's
     first order where after said account will become a house account.

Mr. DeSaye, Jr. has agreed to accept the following:

Mr. DeSaye shall be entitled to options under the Company's Non-Statutory Option
Plan. The Employee shall be granted the option to purchase an aggregate of
100,000 shares of The Auxer Group, Inc. common stock, $0.001 par value per
share, at an exercise price of $0.05 per share. Upon signing this agreement, the
Company will file the appropriate registration statement and upon filing the
registration statement, Employee may exercise these options at any time within
the plan's limitations.

2)   SUPERSEDES EARLIER AGREEMENTS

This Addendum No. 1 to the Agreement dated April 22, 1999 supersedes all earlier
agreements between the Employee and the Company with respect to Employee's
employment by the Company.

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

                                 THE AUXER GROUP, INC.

/s/ Ernest R. DeSaye, Jr.        /s/ Eugene Chiaramonte, Jr.
--------------------------       ---------------------------
Ernest R. DeSaye, Jr.                Eugene Chiaramonte, Jr.
                                     President

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00023-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00023-of-00352.parquet"}]]