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Settlement Agreement and Release

This Settlement Agreement and Release (the "Agreement") is made between Fidare Consulting Group, LLC ("Fidare") and Rangeford Resources, Inc., A Nevada Corporation ("Company"). Fidare entered into several agreements and projects beginning in calendar year 2013 with the Company. Fidare abated its compensation starting on April 1, 2015 but the Company seeks to recognize the services since May 1, 2016. In consideration of the foregoing and the promises and the covenants herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,   Fidare and the Company agree as follows:

1.The factual representations contained in the recital are incorporated herein and are true and correct. 

2.The Company hereby represents and warrants that Fidare abated its compensation starting April 1, 2015 but supported the Company after the new management team was appointed starting in May 1, 2016. Based on Fidare providing consulting services since May 1, 2016 on a $10,000 monthly compensation payable in company stock based on the closing company stock price starting May 1, 2016, Fidare would have issued 232,047 RGFR common shares through June 30, 2017 with a cost basis of $140,000.  See table below for monthly stock issuance calculations. 

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Rangeford Resources RGFR Stock Issuance Calculation

May 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017

 

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      3. Fidare and Company hereby accepts the following settlement for all past consulting contracts as follows: 

 

a) Issuance of 232,047 company common shares representing past consulting services since May 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017 calculated at $10,000 per month payable in company stock at the monthly closing company stock price. Issued company shares are restricted and subject to Rule 144.  

b)New Consulting Contract starting July 1, 2017. Compensation shall be $10,000 per month payable in company closing stock price. Issued company shares are restricted and subject to Rule 144. See attached Consulting Contract.  

The parties agree and represent and warrant to the other that as of the Effective Date and upon giving effect to this Agreement: (i) neither party owes the other any money or property, for any reason, (ii) neither party has any property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible, intellectual, or otherwise of the other, (iii) there are no other agreements whether written or oral between the parties other than Fidare’s rights to indemnification under the Agreement.

3.The parties recognize that there is a possibility there could develop conflicts and disagreements; therefore in order to forestall any possibility of any such conflicts and disagreements and ensure peace between Fidare and the Company, the Company, and its officer, and as a part of this Agreement and a condition to its execution and the transfer of the Radiant Interest, the parties agree as follows: 

12.1 Company Release.

a.Released Party means Fidare and anyone or any entity acting through or on his behalf, including without limitation any past, present, and future agents, employees, shareholders, partners, members, managers, trustees, directors, insurers, officers, heirs, administrators, executors, spouses, and attorneys; 

 

b.Claims means any and all claims or causes of action whatsoever, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, direct or derivative, and whether accrued or unaccrued, including, but not limited to, any claims or causes of action arising under contract, judgement, award, or any law, common or statutory, that provides any sort of right, relief, recovery, benefit, claim, division, or partition that can be the subject of a release, acquittal or discharge under applicable law, and whether or not connected directly or indirectly in any way with the Released Subject; 

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c.Released Subject means (A) actions, inactions, or omissions, whether directly or indirectly by, or attributable to, the Released Party prior to, or in connection with, the formation of the Company, or in any dealings through the Effective Date with, or involving the Company or (B) facts, circumstances, or conditions, whether or not now known as of the Effective Date, that after the Effective Date may become known with the passage of time or notice or both, that may form all or any part of the basis for a Claim; PROVIDED HOWEVER no release is given with respect to the obligations of Released Party under the terms of this Agreement. 

 

d.The Company for itself and anyone claiming through it or on its behalf, IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY RELEASES, ACQUITS AND FOREVER DISCHARGES Released Party from all Claims involving the Released Subject. 

 

 

 

12.2 The   Fidare Release

 

a.Released Party means Company and anyone or any entity acting through or on its behalf, including without limitation any past, present, and future agents, employees, shareholders, partners, members, managers, trustees, directors, insurers, officers, heirs, administrators, executors, spouses, and attorneys; 

 

b.Claims means any and all claims or causes of action whatsoever, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, direct or derivative, and whether accrued or unaccrued, including, but not limited to, any claims or causes of action arising under contract, judgement, award, or any law, common or statutory, that provides any sort of right, relief, recovery, benefit, claim, division, or partition that can be the subject of a release, acquittal or discharge under applicable law, and whether or not connected directly or indirectly in any way with the Released Subject; 

 

c.Released Subject means (A) actions, inactions, or omissions, whether directly or indirectly by, or attributable to, the Released Party in any dealings through the Effective Date and (B) facts, circumstances, or conditions, whether or not now known as of the Effective Date, that after the Effective Date may become known with the passage of time or notice or both, that may form all or any part of the basis for a Claim; PROVIDED HOWEVER no release is given with respect to the obligations of Released Party under the terms of this Agreement. 

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d.The   Fidare for itself and anyone claiming through it or on its behalf, IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY RELEASES, ACQUITS AND FOREVER DISCHARGES Released Party from all Claims involving the Released Subject. 

4.This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Delivery of any executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile shall be as effective as delivery of an executed original counterpart of this Agreement. 

 

5.This Agreement may be delivered by facsimile or similar transmission, and a facsimile or similar transmission evidencing execution shall be effective as a valid and binding agreement between all the signatory parties for all purposes. 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the   Fidare and Company hereby execute this Settlement Agreement and Release effective as of the Effective Date.

 

 

FIDARE CONSULTING GROUP, LLC:

 

 

By: _____________________

Name: Harry McMillan

Title:    Managing Member

 

 

COMPANY:

 

Rangeford Resources, Inc. 

 

 

By: ______________________

Name: Thomas E. Lindholm

Title: Chief Executive Officer

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THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is effective as of the 11th day of July, 2017, by and between Rangeford Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and Fidare Consulting Group, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the "Consultant").

WHEREAS, the Company is an oil and gas exploration and production company and desires advice regarding business strategies, and business planning;

WHEREAS, Consultant has expertise in the areas of corporate structuring, strategic planning and compliance;

WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage Consultant to provide consulting services relating to preparing and maintaining corporate books and records; implementing of accounting controls; preparing and maintaining accounting books and records; implementing internal procedures and controls to ensure Sarbanes-Oxley/404 compliance; implementing corporate governance controls and procedures; maintaining full reporting status; assisting with corporate strategies; and overseeing and maintaining shareholder matters (the "Consulting Services");

WHEREAS, this Agreement shall constitute a new separate and distinct agreement which shall nullify and replace any previous agreements entered into between the parties;

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

1.Services to Be Provided, Scope of Agreement, and Relationship of the Parties 

(a)The Company hereby agrees to engage Consultant to provide the Consulting Services, and Consultant agrees to such engagement, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. In that regard, Consultant agrees to make itself available to the Company during normal business hours for reasonable periods of time, subject to reasonable advance notice and mutually convenient scheduling, for the purpose of attending meetings of management and the Board of Directors, as may be requested by the Chairman of the Board of the Company; assisting the Company in the preparation of reports, summaries, profiles, due diligence packages, and other material and documentation in connection with proposed acquisitions; and business planning, in each case as and to the extent requested by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. 

(b)The Company acknowledges that Consultant has many other business interests and will devote as much time as in its discretion as necessary to perform its duties under this Agreement. In addition, the Company acknowledges that Consultant's efforts on behalf of his other interests arc the sole and separate property of Consultant. 

 

(c)The services rendered by Consultant to the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be as an independent contractor, and this Agreement does not make consultant, employee, agent, or legal representative of the Company for any purpose whatsoever, including without limitation, participation in any benefits or privileges given or extended by the Company to its employees. No right or authority is granted to Consultant to assume or to create any obligation or responsibility, express or implied, on behalf of or in the name of the Company, except as may be set forth herein. In that regard, Consultant agrees that it shall act solely at the express direction of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and shall coordinate all contacts with third parties, including without limitation potential sources of capital, through the Chief Executive Officer. The Company shall not withhold for Consultant any federal or state taxes from the amounts to be paid to Consultant hereunder, and Consultant agrees that it will pay all taxes due on such amounts. 

(d)Consultant shall provide the Company with such other advisory and consulting services as the Company may specifically request. Specific fees for each separate service rendered by Consultant shall be established at the time Consultant is requested to undertake each service. 

2.Compensation 

(a)As compensation for its Consulting Services hereunder, the Company will issue to Consultant each month during the term of this Agreement shares of its common stock valued at $10,000 based on its price at the close on the last trading day of each month. The foregoing shares shall be issued as of the last business day of each month, and shall be delivered to Consultant as soon as reasonably practicable. 

(b)Other forms of compensation may occur depending on the nature of a specific transaction and only upon the mutual agreement of both parties. 

3.Expenses 

The Company shall reimburse Consultant for all pre-approved reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by it in providing the Consulting Services under this Agreement. Consultant shall submit related receipts and documentation with its request for reimbursement.

4.Renewal; Termination 

(a)This Agreement shall continue in effect until terminated by the parties. Either of the parties may terminate this agreement after 6 months by written notice 30 days in advance; however, any finder's fees due for cash raised shall remain due and payable. 

(b)Subject to the continuing obligations of Consultant under Section 5 below, either party may terminate this Agreement at any time if the other party shall fail to fulfill any material obligation under this Agreement and shall not have cured the breach within 10 days after having received notice thereof. 

(c) Termination or expiration of this Agreement shall not extinguish any rights of compensation that shall accrue prior to the termination.  

5.Confidential Information 

(a)"Confidential Information," as used in this Section 5, means information that is not generally known and that is proprietary to the Company or that the Company is obligated to treat as proprietary. This information includes, without limitation: 

(i)Trade secret information about the Company and its operations, plans, strategies, sources of capital, acquisition targets and financial results; 

(ii)Information concerning the Company's business as the Company has conducted it since the Company's incorporation or as it may conduct it in the future; and 

(iii)Information concerning any of the Company's past, current, or possible future products, including (without limitation) information about the Company's research, development, engineering, purchasing, manufacturing, accounting, marketing, selling, or leasing efforts. 

(b)Any information that Consultant reasonably considers Confidential Information, or that the Company treats as Confidential Information, will be presumed to be Confidential Information (whether Consultant or others originated it and regardless of how it obtained it). 

(c)Except as required in its duties to the Company, Consultant will never, either during or after the term of this Agreement, use or disclose confidential Information to any person not authorized by the Company to receive it. 

(d)If this Agreement is terminated, Consultant will promptly turn over to the Company all records and any compositions, articles, devices, apparatus and other items that disclose, describe, or embody Confidential Information, including all copies, reproductions, and specimens of the Confidential Information in its possession, regardless of who prepared them. The rights of the Company set forth in this Section 5 are in addition to any rights of the Company with respect to protection of trade secrets or confidential information arising out of the common or statutory laws of the State of Colorado or any other state or any country wherein Consultant may from time to time perform services pursuant to this Agreement. This Section 5 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement. 

(e)Consultant hereby acknowledge, on behalf of its members, managers, affiliates, attorneys, advisors, agents and representatives ("Representatives"), that it is aware (and that its Representatives who are apprised of this matter have been advised) of Consultant's responsibility under the U.S. federal securities laws with respect to purchasing or selling securities of a company about which Consultant (or its Representatives) have material nonpublic information and agree that Consultant and its Representatives will not use, nor cause any third party to use, any information in contravention of such securities laws or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. 

     

6.False or Misleading Information 

The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Consultant with accurate financial, corporate, and other data reasonably requested by Consultant in connection with the performance with its services hereunder. The Company hereby indemnifies Consultant from any and all out-of-pocket costs, expenses or damages incurred, and hold Consultant harmless from any and all claims and/or actions that may result solely and directly from the Company's intentional breach of this covenant.

7.Miscellaneous 

(a)  Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is binding on and ensures to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns, all of which are included in the term the "Company" as it is used in this Agreement and upon Consultant, its successors and assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any duty or right hereunder will be assignable or otherwise transferable by either party without the written consent of the other party, except that the Company shall assign this Agreement in connection with a merger, consolidation, assignment, sale or other disposition of substantially all of its assets or business. This Agreement will be deemed materially breached by the Company if its successor or assign does not assume substantially all of the Company's obligations under this Agreement.

(b)  Modification. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by a writing signed by both the Company and Consultant.

(c)  Governing Law. The laws of Texas will govern the validity, construction, and performance of this Agreement. Any legal proceeding related to this Agreement will be brought in an appropriate Texas court, and both the Company and Consultant hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of that court for this purpose.

(d)  Construction. Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted so that it is valid under the applicable law. If any provision of this Agreement is to any extent invalid under the applicable law that provision will still be effective to the extent it remains valid. The remainder of this Agreement also will continue to be valid, and the entire Agreement will continue to be valid in other jurisdictions.

(e)  Waivers. No failure or delay by either the Company or Consultant in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement will waive any provision of the Agreement, nor will any single or partial exercise by either the Company or Consultant of any right or remedy under this Agreement preclude either of them from otherwise or further exercising these rights or remedies, or any other rights or remedies granted by any law or any related document.

(f)  Captions. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and do not affect this Agreement's interpretation.

(g)  Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes all previous and contemporaneous oral negotiations, commitments, writings, and understandings between the parties concerning the matters in this Agreement.

 (h)  Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted under this

Agreement shall be in writing and sent by registered first-class mail; postage prepaid, and shall be effective five days after mailing to the attention of the signatories to this Agreement at the addresses stated below. These addresses may be changed at any time by like notice.

In the case of the Company:             Rangeford Resources, Inc.

ATTENTION: Thomas E. Lindholm

556 Silicon Drive, Suite 103

Southlake, TX 76092

	In the case of Consultant:

	Harry McMillan, Manager/Member

Fidare Consulting Group, LLC.

1224 N. Highway 377

Suite 303, PMB 56

Roanoke, TX 76262

 

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

 

	Rangeford Resources, Inc. 

	 

	Fidare Consulting Group, LLC

	 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	Name: Thomas E. Lindholm

	 

	Name:  Harry McMillan

	Title:  Chief Executive Officer

	 

	Title:  Managing Member

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