The Consultant will perform the following services for the Client (the “Services”), together with any additional services the parties agree to in writing:

Time will be tracked and reported on each invoice. Invoices submitted by email to the Client’s designated billing contact are deemed received on the date sent.

This Agreement is effective as of the Effective Date and continues until the Services are complete, unless extended by mutual written agreement. Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice. Upon termination, the Client will pay for all Services performed through the effective date of termination.

The Consultant will maintain the confidentiality of the Client’s financial data and proprietary information and will not disclose it to any third party without the Client’s prior written consent, except as required by law. This obligation survives completion or termination of this Agreement.

The Consultant is an independent contractor. Nothing in this Agreement creates an employment, partnership, or joint-venture relationship between the parties. The Consultant is solely responsible for all applicable taxes on compensation received under this Agreement and controls the manner and means by which the Services are performed.

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State identified above, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any dispute relating to this Agreement will be resolved in the appropriate state or federal courts located in that State, and each party submits to the jurisdiction of those courts.

This Agreement is the entire agreement between the parties regarding its subject matter and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous discussions, understandings, and agreements. It may be amended only by a written amendment signed by both parties. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, including electronic copies, each of which is deemed an original.

WHEREAS, the parties entered into the Agreement on the Original Agreement Date noted above; and WHEREAS, the parties mutually desire to amend the Agreement as set out below; NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

The Agreement is amended as follows:

Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, all terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect without modification. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, including electronic copies, each of which is deemed an original.