LEXON INC/OK
SB-2, EX-10.23, 2000-10-03
COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
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                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT


     This Consulting  Agreement  ("Agreement") is entered into effective the 7th
day of August,  2000 by and between James  Congleton  ("Consultant")  and Lexon,
Inc. ("Company").

     WHEREAS, Consultant is an independent contractor; and

     WHEREAS, the Company desires to engage Consultant and Consultant desires to
provide specified general business  consulting  services in connection with fund
raising and  promotional  activities  to the Company on and subject to the terms
and conditions set forth herein; and

     WHEREAS,  the Company and  Consultant  entered into a consulting  agreement
dated January 5, 2000 that has been completed and Company and Consultant  desire
to terminate that contract and enter into this new contract.

     NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration,  the receipt, adequacy
and sufficiency are acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

     1.   Engagement.  The Company engages Consultant and Consultant accepts the
          engagement  from the Company to perform  investment  banking,  general
          business  consulting  for the Company upon the terms and conditions of
          this Agreement.

     2.   Scope of  Engagement.  Consultant  agrees  to  devote  his good  faith
          diligent  efforts to inform the  investment  community the Company and
          such other  duties and tasks as shall be assigned to  Consultant  from
          time to time by the Company.

     3.   Term of  Engagement.  This  Agreement  shall  remain in effect for six
          months from the effective date,  unless  terminated for cause by prior
          written notice.

     4.   Compensation.  Consultant  shall be  compensated  with Lexon's  Common
          Stock and Common  Stock  Options.  The offer of this  Common  Stock is
          being made in reliance upon the provisions of Regulation D promulgated
          under the Act,  Section 4(2) of the Act,  and/or such other  exemption
          from the registration requirements of the Act as may be available with
          respect to all purchases of Common Stock to be made hereunder.

          (a)  Consulting Fee. $42,000, payable in 50,000 shares of common stock
               of the  Company  issued  at the fair  market  value of $0.84  per
               share.  A  commission  of  8%  and  a   non-accountable   expense
               reimbursement of 2% of net funds accepted by the Company from the
               sale of common  stock  issued by the  Company  to the  clients of
               Consultant.  Consultant  may  elect  to  receive  fees in cash or
               common stock at a price equal to the price paid by the Clients.

          (b)  No Expense  Reimbursement.  The fee shall cover all out of pocket
               business  expenses  incurred in accordance  herewith,  unless the
               Company shall approve other expenses on a case by case basis. All
               expense reimbursements approved by the Company shall be supported
               by appropriate receipts.  The Company shall be entitled to deduct
               from any payments all federal, state and local income,

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               FICA and other required tax withholdings. Consultant agrees to be
               solely responsible for all expenses incurred (unless approved for
               reimbursement by the Company in advance) and all taxes applicable
               to compensation received pursuant to this Agreement.

          (c)  No Employee Benefit. Consultant agrees that Consultant shall have
               no  participation  in any employee benefit programs now in effect
               or hereafter established by the Company, and Consultant shall not
               be  entitled  to  participate  in  health,   accident,  and  life
               insurance  programs,   vacation  benefits,  and  pension,  profit
               sharing or other employee benefits.

     5.   Termination.  This  Agreement  may be  terminated  for  cause by prior
          notice given by either party.

     6.   Scope of Information.  Consultant  agrees to provide only  information
          that is received from and approved by Lexon.  Consultant agrees not to
          provide any information that is false or materially misleading or omit
          to provide any information  regarding Lexon which is necessary so that
          whatever  information  is  provided  by  Consultant  is not  false  or
          materially misleading.  If Consultant receives any inquiry which calls
          for a response with information that has not been approved by Lexon or
          as to which  Consultant  does not know the correct and current answer,
          Consultant  agrees to request  the  information  from  Lexon  Scope of
          Information  to be Provided by Consultant  and not provide a guess,  a
          projection, an assumption, or information not approved by Lexon.

     7.   Applicable  Securities Laws.  Consultant  agrees to abide by all state
          and federal  securities laws.  Specifically,  Consultant  acknowledges
          it's  understanding  of the laws which govern  investor  relations and
          investment  banking  and  agrees  not to  violate  any  section or law
          including  but not  limited  to  Sections  10(b)  and/or  17(b) of the
          Securities Act.

     8.   Independent  Contractor.  Consultant is an independent  contractor and
          not an employee,  partner,  joint venturer or other  representative of
          the Company. Consultant is not under the direct or indirect control of
          the Company. All references in the Agreement to "Consultant"  includes
          the Consultant and  Consultant's  directors,  officers,  employees and
          affiliates.

     9.   Disclosure of Relationship.  Consultant agrees to disclose in a manner
          consistent with  applicable  laws,  rules and  regulations  that it is
          providing  investment  banking  and  investor  relations  services  in
          exchange  for common  stock of Lexon and that it maintains a financial
          and ownership  interest in the success of Lexon.  The disclosure shall
          be made to all persons contacted,  and set forth on all communications
          (including  all fax cover sheets and press  releases).  These contacts
          and  communications  are  to  be  construed  in  the  broadest  sense,
          including but not limited to all  electronic,  telephonic,  facsimile,
          written or verbal  communications.  This disclosure shall also include
          the amounts of all compensation and  consideration,  received or to be
          received by Consultant in the past, present and future.

          Specifically,  Consultant  agrees  to  abide by  Section  17(b) of the
          Securities  Act which  provides that it is unlawful for any person "to
          publish,  give publicity to, or to circulate any notice,  circular, or
          advertisement,  newspaper  article,  letter,  investment  service,  or
          communication  which,  though not  purporting  to offer a security for
          sale,  describes such security for a  consideration  received or to be
          received,  directly or  indirectly,  from an issuer,  underwriter,  or
          dealer,  without  fully  disclosing  the  receipt,   whether  past  or
          prospective, of such consideration and the amount thereof."


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     10.  Short Sales.  Consultant  and his  employees,  affiliates  and related
          parties   (including   all  family   members)   shall  not  under  any
          circumstances  engage either  directly or indirectly in short sales of
          the Company's Stock.  Consultant shall not direct any third parties to
          engage in short sales of the Company's Stock.

     11.  Purchase  Entirely  for Own  Account.  The  Consulting  Agreement  and
          Compensation   thereunder  is  made  in  reliance  upon   Consultant's
          representation to the Company, which by Consultant's execution of this
          Agreement, Consultant hereby confirms, that the Company's Common Stock
          is being acquired for investment purposes for Consultant's own account
          and not with a view for  resale or  distribution  of any part  thereof
          except in  accordance  with  applicable  federal and state  securities
          laws.

     12.  Receipt of Information. Consultant has received copies of Lexon Inc.'s
          latest  10Q  and  10K  filings,  the  August  2000  SB-2  registration
          statement  and all  information  set  forth  and  referenced  in these
          filings.   Furthermore,   Consultant  has  received  all   information
          necessary for it to make an informed investment decision.

     13.  Investment Experience. Consultant represents that it is experienced in
          evaluating  and  investing in restricted  securities  and in companies
          similar to Lexon and  acknowledges  that it can fend for  itself,  can
          bear the economic risk of its  investment,  and has such knowledge and
          experience  in financial  and  business  matters that it is capable of
          evaluating the merits and risks of the investment.  Consultant further
          represents  that it has not been organized  solely for the purchase of
          the Company's Common Stock.

     14.  Accredited Investor.  Consultant  represents that it is an "accredited
          investor" as that term is defined in SEC rule 501(a) of  Regulation D,
          17 C.F.R.501(a).

     15.  Restricted  Securities.  Consultant  understands  that  the  Company's
          Common  Stock  issued  hereunder  may  not be  sold,  transferred,  or
          otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or
          an  exemption  therefrom,  and  that in the  absence  of an  effective
          registration  statement  covering the Company's  Common  Stock,  or an
          available  exemption from  registration  under the Securities Act, the
          Common Stock must be held indefinitely.  In particular,  Consultant is
          aware that the Common  Stock may not be sold under Rule 144 unless all
          of the conditions of that rule have been met.

     16.  Proceeds.  The proceeds, if any from Consultant's sale of Lexon Common
          Stock shall be solely for Consultant's  benefit.  No proceeds from the
          sale of these  shares  shall  directly or  indirectly  pass through to
          Lexon, it's directors, officers or affiliates.

     17.  Legends. To the extent applicable,  each certificate or other document
          evidencing  the  Company's  Common  Stock shall be  endorsed  with the
          legend set forth in exhibit "A".

     18.  Miscellaneous.

          (a)  Notices.  Any  notice,  request,  demand  or other  communication
               required to be made or which may be given to either  party hereto
               shall be delivered by certified U.S. mail,  postage  prepaid,  to
               that party's  attention at the address set forth below or at such
               other  address  as shall be  changed  from time to time by giving
               notice hereunder.

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          (b)  Entire  Agreement.  This  document  constitutes  the complete and
               entire  employment  agreement  between  the  parties  hereto with
               reference  to  the  subject  matters  hereof.   No  statement  or
               agreement,  oral or  written,  made  prior  to or at the  signing
               hereof,  and no prior  course of  dealing or  practice  by either
               party shall vary or modify the written terms hereof.

          (c)  Headings.  The headings and captions  contained in this Agreement
               are for ease and  convenience  of reference only and shall not be
               deemed for any purpose to affect the  substantive  meaning of the
               rights and duties of the parties hereto in any way.

          (d)  Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
               the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors
               and assigns.

          (e)  Counterparts.   This   Agreement  may  be  executed  in  multiple
               counterparts,  each of which  has the same text and each of which
               shall be deemed an original for all  purposes,  but together they
               constitute one single and the same agreement.

          (f)  Amendments.  This  Agreement  may be  amended  only by a  written
               document  signed by the parties and stating  that the document is
               intended to amend this Agreement.

          (g)  Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
               in accordance with Oklahoma law.

          (h)  Resolution of Disputes. The parties agree to resolve all disputes
               arising under or in connection  with this  Agreement by final and
               binding  arbitration,  which  either  party may  initiate 60 days
               after the  parties  have  failed to reach a  mutually  acceptable
               agreement  after   negotiating  in  good  faith  to  do  so.  The
               arbitration  shall be conducted in accordance with the Commercial
               Rules of  Arbitration  of the American  Arbitration  Association,
               held in Tulsa, OK.

          (i)  Additional  Documents.  The parties  hereto  shall enter into and
               execute such additional agreements, understandings,  documents or
               instruments  as may be necessary to implement  the intent of this
               Agreement.

          (j)  Cumulative  Remedies.  The  remedies  of the parties as set forth
               herein  are  cumulative  and  may be  exercised  individually  or
               together  with one or all other  remedies,  and are not exclusive
               but  instead are in  addition  to all other  rights and  remedies
               available to the parties at law or in equity.

          (k)  Severability.   If  any  provision  of  this   Agreement  or  the
               application  thereof to any person or circumstances shall be held
               invalid or  unenforceable  to any extent,  the  remainder of this
               Agreement and the application of such provisions to other persons
               or  circumstances  shall  not be  affected  thereby  and shall be
               enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.

          (l)  Waiver.  The failure of a party to enforce any  provision of this
               Agreement  shall not constitute a waiver of such party's right to
               thereafter  enforce  such  provision  or  to  enforce  any  other
               provision at any time.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have duly caused this Agreement to
be executed effective this 7th day of August, 2000.

                                            Lexon, Inc.


___________________________________         BY:_____________________________
James Congleton, Individually                  Gifford Mabie, President
5316 E. 51st St., Apt. 421                     8908 S. Yale Ave, Ste 409
Tulsa, OK  74137                               Tulsa, OK  74137


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