NEPTUNE SOCIETY INC/FL
10-12G, EX-10.27, 2000-10-04
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.27


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                                Agency Agreement
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This Agreement is dated for reference July 31, 2000 (the "Agreement").

BETWEEN

     THE NEPTUNE SOCIETY, INC. of 3500 W. Olive, Suite 1430, Burbank, California

                                                                 (the "Company")

AND

     STANDARD  SECURITIES  CAPITAL  CORPORATION,  24 Hazelton  Avenue,  Toronto,
     Ontario M5R 2E2

                                                                   (the "Agent")

WHEREAS:

     A.   The Company  desires to privately  sell up to 500,000 shares of Common
          Shares at US$14.00 per share; and

     B.   The Company  desires to appoint the Agent to  distribute up to 500,000
          Common Shares by private placement, and the Agent is willing to accept
          the appointment on the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

THE PARTIES to this Agreement therefore agree:

DEFINITIONS

1    Unless expressly  provided  otherwise,  where used in this Agreement or any
     schedule  hereto,  the following  terms shall have the following  meanings,
     respectively:

     1.1  "1933 Act" means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

     1.2  "Agent" means Standard Securities Capital Corporation;

     1.3  "Agency Fee" means the cash fee of U.S.$75,000 payable to the Agent in
          connection with the Private Placement;


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     1.4  "Applicable  Securities Laws" means,  collectively,  the 1933 Act, the
          Exchange  Act,  and all  applicable  regulations,  rules,  rulings and
          orders made thereunder and the securities  legislation,  policies, and
          rules of each other relevant  jurisdiction in which the Securities are
          offered and/or sold;

     1.5  "Closing  Date"  means July 31, 2000 or such other date as the Company
          and the Agent may agree and in any event not later than July 31, 2000;

     1.6  "Common  Shares means the 500,000  Common Shares in the capital of the
          Company with a par value of U.S. $0.002 each;

     1.7  "Company" means The Neptune Society, Inc.;

     1.8  "Directed Selling Efforts" means "Directed selling efforts" as defined
          in Rule 902(c) of Regulation S of the 1933 Act;

     1.9  "Disclosure  Schedule" means the Disclosure  Schedule  provided by the
          Company to the Agent in connection with Section 19 of this Agreement;

     1.10 "Effective Date" means the first day that the  Registration  Statement
          becomes effective to register the resale of the Placement Shares;

     1.11 "Exchange  Act" means the United  States  Securities  Exchange  Act of
          1934, as amended;

     1.12 "Finder" means Systematic Investments  Establishment,  a Liechtenstein
          company;

     1.13 "Finder's  Fee" means the fee of 150,000 Common Shares to be issued to
          the Finder as a fee in connection with the Private Placement;

     1.14 "Initial Filing Date" means the date which is 90 days from the date of
          the Closing Date;

     1.15 "Issue Price" means US$14.00 per Common Share;

     1.16 "Material Adverse Effect" shall mean that such event, change or effect
          which the Agent reasonably concludes is, in the aggregate,  materially
          adverse to the business,  operations,  prospects,  properties,  assets
          (including  intangible  assets),   liabilities  (including  contingent
          liabilities),  condition (financial or other) or results of operations
          of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or the ability of
          the  Company  to  consummate  the  transactions  contemplated  by this
          Agreement; provided,



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     however  that  Material  Adverse  Effect shall not be deemed to include the
     impact of (a) any change in United  States  Generally  Accepted  Accounting
     Principles,  (b) any change in general economic  conditions or the industry
     in which the  Company  is  engaged  in  business,  or (c) the effect of the
     transactions  contemplated  hereby or  compliance  by the Company  with the
     provisions  of this  Agreement  on the  business,  financial  condition  or
     results of operations of the Company;

     1.17 "Placement  Shares" means the 500,000  Common Shares to be offered and
          sold in the Private Placement, and where the context permits, includes
          the  35,715  Common  Shares  to be  offered  and  sold in the  Private
          Placement over-allotment.

     1.18 "Private  Placement"  means the sale of the Common Shares on the terms
          and conditions of this Agreement;

     1.19 "Regulation  S" means  Regulation  S adopted by the SEC under the 1933
          Act;

     1.20 "Restricted  Period"  means  the one  year  period  commencing  on the
          Closing Date;

     1.21 "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;

     1.22 "Securities" means the Placement Shares;

     1.23 "Share   Certificates"   means  the   certificates   of  the   Company
          representing  the Placement Shares to be issued on the Closing Date in
          the names and denominations  reasonably  requested by the Agent or the
          Subscribers;

     1.24 "Subscribers"  means the  purchasers  of the  Placement  Shares in the
          Private Placement;

     1.25 "Subscription  Agreement" means the agreement to be duly completed and
          signed by the Purchasers in connection  with the sale of the Placement
          Shares;

     1.26 "United  States" means the United States of America,  its  territories
          and possessions,  any State of the United States,  and the District of
          Columbia; and,

     1.27 "U.S.  Person"  means a "U.S.  Person" as that term is defined in Rule
          902(o) of Regulation S of the 1933 Act.

APPOINTMENT OF AGENT - NATURE OF TRANSACTION

2    The Company appoints the Agent as its exclusive agent in Canada to solicit,
     on a commercially reasonable best efforts basis, offers to purchase 500,000
     Placement Shares at US$14.00 per share.



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3    The Agent accepts the  appointment and agrees to act as the exclusive agent
     of the Company and to use  commercially  reasonable  best efforts  basis to
     find and  introduce  to the Company  potential  investors  to purchase  the
     Placement Shares at a purchase price of US$14.00 per Common Share, it being
     understood that the sales of such Placement  Shares will take place outside
     the United States.

4    Each Subscriber shall purchase the Placement Shares under an exemption from
     registration  under  Applicable  Securities Laws. The Agent will notify the
     Company  with respect to the  identity of each such  Subscriber  as soon as
     practicable and with a view to leaving sufficient time to allow the Company
     to secure compliance with all relevant  statutory  requirements  related to
     the offer and sale of the Placement Shares.

AGENT'S FEE AND FINDER'S FEE

5    In  consideration of the services to be rendered by the Agent in connection
     with the Private Placement and the transactions  contemplated  herein,  the
     Company  shall pay to the Agent the Agency  Fee,  which shall be payable in
     full from the proceeds of the Private Placement, on the Closing Date.

6    In consideration of the services to be rendered by the Finder in connection
     with the Private Placement and the transactions  contemplated  herein,  the
     Company  shall pay to the  Finder's  Fee to the Finder.  The Company  shall
     issue to the Finder,  the  Finder's  Fee no later than three days after the
     Closing  Date  upon  receipt  of  a  completed  Representation  Letter,  in
     substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, from the Finder.


OFFERING  RESTRICTIONS

7    The Company  represents and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with, the
     Agent as follows:

     7.1  Neither the Company nor any of its  affiliates,  nor any person acting
          on their behalf, has made or will make:

          7.1.1     any offer to sell,  or any  solicitation  of an offer to buy
                    any  Securities  to a U.S.  Person or a person in the United
                    States, or

          7.1.2     any sale of Securities unless, at the time the buy order was
                    or will have been  originated,  the purchase was outside the
                    United States or the Company, its affiliates, and any person
                    acting on its or their behalf  reasonably  believed that the
                    purchaser was outside the United States;

     7.2  During  the  period  in which the  Securities  are  offered  for sale,
          neither the Company



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          nor any of its  affiliates,  nor any  person  acting  on its or  their
          behalf  has made or will  make any  Directed  Selling  Efforts  in the
          United  States,  or has taken or will take any action that would cause
          the exemptions  afforded by Regulation S to be unavailable  for offers
          and sales of the Securities;

     7.3  The Company  undertakes and agrees that it will refuse to register any
          transfer of any Securities offered and sold pursuant to this Agreement
          in reliance upon  Regulation S unless such  Securities are transferred
          in  accordance  with the  provisions  of  Regulation  S,  pursuant  to
          registration under the 1933 Act or pursuant to an available  exemption
          for the registration under the 1933 Act;

     7.4  Neither the Company nor any of its predecessors or affiliates has been
          subject to any order,  judgment,  or decree of any court of  competent
          jurisdiction  temporarily,  preliminary or permanently  enjoining such
          person for failure to comply with Rule 503 of  Regulation D concerning
          the filing of a notice of sales on Form D;

     7.5  Neither the Company,  any of its  affiliates  nor any person acting on
          its or their behalf have engaged or will engage in any form of general
          solicitation  or  general  advertising  (as  the  terms  are  used  in
          Regulation  D under the 1933 Act) with  respect  to offers or sales of
          the  Securities  in  the  United  States,  including   advertisements,
          articles,  notices or other communications published in any newspaper,
          magazine or similar media,  or broadcast over radio or television,  or
          any seminar or meeting  whose  attendees  have been invited by general
          solicitation or general advertising;

     7.6  The Company is not an "investment  company"  within the meaning of the
          United States Investment Company Act of 1940; and

     7.7  Except with  respect to the offer and sale of the  Securities  offered
          hereby,  the Company has not, since January 1, 2000, sold, offered for
          sale or solicited an offer to buy any of its  securities in the United
          States or to a U. S Person in a transaction  which, if integrated with
          this  offering of  Securities,  would  result in a  violation  of this
          registration requirement of applicable U.S. securities laws.

8    The Agent  represents  and warrants to, and covenants and agrees with,  the
     Company as follows:

     8.1  The Agent  acknowledges  that the Securities  have not been registered
          under the 1933 Act and that such securities are being offered and sold
          outside the United  States in reliance  upon Rule 903 of  Regulation S
          under the 1933 Act;

     8.2  Neither the Agent nor any of its  affiliates  nor any person acting on
          the Agent's behalf or on behalf of any of their affiliates has made or
          will make:

          8.2.1     any  offer to sell or any  solicitation  of an offer to buy,
                    any  Securities  to any



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                    U.S.  Person or person in the United States,  or any sale of
                    Securities  to any  purchaser  unless,  at the  time the buy
                    order was or will have been  originated,  the  purchaser was
                    outside  the United  States,  or such  Agent,  affiliate  or
                    person acting on behalf of either  reasonably  believed that
                    such purchaser was outside the United States;

          8.2.2     any  Directed  Selling  Efforts  in the United  States  with
                    respect to the Securities; or, 1.1.1

          8.2.3     any offer to sell or any solicitation of an offer to buy, by
                    any form of general  solicitation or general advertising (as
                    those terms are used in  Regulation D under the 1933 Act) or
                    in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning
                    of Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act, any of the Securities;

     8.3  At or prior to confirmation of sale of the Securities,  the Agent will
          send to each  distributor  (as  defined in  Regulation  S),  dealer or
          person receiving a selling concession,  fee or other remuneration that
          purchases  Securities  during the Restricted  Period a confirmation or
          notice to substantially the following effect:

               "The  Securities   have  not  been  registered   under  the  U.S.
               Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the  "Securities  Act"),  and
               may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for
               the  account or benefit  of a U.S.  persons  (i) as part of their
               distribution  at any time or (ii) otherwise  until one year after
               the later of the  commencement  of the  offering  and the closing
               date,  except in either case in accordance  with Regulation S (or
               Rule 144A, if available)  under the  Securities  Act.  Terms used
               herein have the meaning given to them in Regulation S."

     8.4  The Agent agrees that neither it nor any of its affiliates will engage
          in any hedging  transactions with respect to the Securities during the
          Restricted Period.

     8.5  The  Agent  agrees  that  neither  it nor any of its  affiliates  will
          solicit  offers to  purchase or sell the  Securities  so as to require
          registration  thereof or filing of a  prospectus  or similar  document
          with respect thereto under the laws of any jurisdiction.

     8.6  The Agent covenants and agrees that offers and sales shall be effected
          in accordance and compliance with Applicable Securities Laws and shall
          be effected in such manner so as not to: (i) require  registration  of
          the  Securities,  or the filing of a prospectus or other document with
          respect  thereto;  or  (ii)  subject  the  Company  to any  continuous
          disclosure  of similar  reporting  requirements  under the laws of any
          jurisdiction  in which an offer or a sale of the Securities is made or
          in the United States.



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RESALE RESTRICTIONS

9    The Agent further  acknowledges  and agrees that the Securities may also be
     subject  to resale  restrictions  in  jurisdictions  outside  of the United
     States and Canada of which the Company makes no representations or promises
     to  qualify  the  Common  Shares  for  sale  or  resale  in  or  from  such
     jurisdictions.

10   The Agent  acknowledges and agrees that the Share  Certificates will bear a
     legend in substantially the following form:

     "THE  SECURITIES  REPRESENTED  HEREBY  HAVE NOT BEEN  REGISTERED  UNDER THE
     UNITED  STATES  SECURITIES  ACT OF 1933,  AS AMENDED (THE "U.S.  SECURITIES
     ACT"),  AND MAY BE OFFERED,  SOLD OR OTHERWISE  TRANSFERRED ONLY (A) TO THE
     COMPANY,  (B)  OUTSIDE  THE UNITED  STATES IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH RULE 904 OF
     REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT, IF AVAILABLE, AND IN COMPLIANCE
     WITH ANY  APPLICABLE  STATE  SECURITIES  LAWS, (C) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION
     FROM  REGISTRATION  UNDER  THE U.S.  SECURITIES  ACT  PROVIDED  BY RULE 144
     THEREUNDER,  IF APPLICABLE,  AND IN COMPLIANCE  WITH ANY  APPLICABLE  STATE
     SECURITIES  LAWS,  OR (D) WITH THE PRIOR  WRITTEN  CONSENT OF THE  COMPANY,
     PURSUANT TO ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION  UNDER THE U.S.  SECURITIES
     ACT  AND  ANY  APPLICABLE  STATE  SECURITIES  LAWS.  HEDGING   TRANSACTIONS
     INVOLVING THE SECURITIES  REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN
     COMPLIANCE WITH U.S. SECURITIES LAWS."

CLOSING AND CLOSING DOCUMENTS

11   The  Closing  will take  place at 1:00 p.m.  (Toronto  time) on each of the
     Closing Dates.

12   If the Company has satisfied all of its  obligations  under this Agreement,
     the Agent will,  on the Closing,  pay the  proceeds to the Company  against
     delivery of the Share Certificates.

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE AGENT

13   The Agent covenants with the Company that it will:

     13.1 not  solicit  offers to  purchase  or sell the Common  Shares so as to
          require  registration  thereof or filing of a prospectus  with respect
          thereto under, or as to knowingly breach in any material respect,  the
          laws of any jurisdiction  including,  without  limitation,  the United
          States of  America,  or any  state  there  of,  Canada  or the  United
          Kingdom,  and



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          not  solicit  offers  to  purchase  or sell the  Common  Shares in any
          jurisdiction  outside of the USA where the solicitation or sale of the
          Common Shares would result in any ongoing  disclosure  requirements in
          such   jurisdiction,   or  any   registration   requirements  in  such
          jurisdiction,  except  for  the  filing  of  a  notice  or  report  of
          solicitation or sale, or where the Company may be subject to liability
          in  connection  with the sale of the Common Shares which is materially
          more onerous than its liability under the 1933 Act;

     13.2 obtain from each  Purchaser  an executed  Subscription  Agreement in a
          form reasonably acceptable to the Company and to the Agent relating to
          the transaction herein  contemplated,  together with all documentation
          as may be necessary in connection with the subscription for the Common
          Shares; and

     13.3 not,  in  connection   with  the  Offering,   engage  in  any  general
          solicitation  or  general   advertising,   including   advertisements,
          articles,  notices or other communications published in any newspaper,
          magazine or similar media or broadcast over radio,  or television,  or
          any seminar or meeting  whose  attendees  have been invited by general
          solicitation or general advertising

14   The Agent represents and warrants to the Company that:

     14.1 it is a valid and subsisting  entity under the laws of the Province of
          Ontario;

     14.2 it is a securities dealer registered under the Ontario Securities Act;
          and

     14.3 it will only effect  sales under the  offering to persons  outside the
          United  States of America and outside of Canada,  and in  jurisdiction
          where the Securities may be lawfully offered and sold.

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY

15   The Company hereby represents, warrants and covenants to and with the Agent
     that, except as disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule annexed hereto:

     15.1 the  Company  and each of the  subsidiaries  are valid and  subsisting
          corporations  duly incorporated and in good standing under the laws of
          the jurisdictions in which they are incorporated;

     15.2 the Company and each of the subsidiaries is conducting its business in
          compliance  with all applicable  laws,  rules and  regulations of each
          jurisdiction  in which its business is carried on and, the Company and
          each of the subsidiaries is duly licensed,  registered or qualified in
          all jurisdictions in which it owns, leases or operates its property or
          carries on  business  to enable its  business  to be carried on as now



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          conducted and its property and assets to be owned, leased and operated
          and all such licenses,  registrations and qualifications are valid and
          subsisting and in good standing, except in respect of matters which do
          not and will not result in a Material Adverse Effect;

     15.3 the Company legally and beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, all
          of the issued  and  outstanding  shares in the  capital of each of its
          subsidiaries and in each case,  except for the pledge of the shares of
          Neptune  Management  Corp.,  Heritage  Alternatives  Inc.  and Neptune
          Pre-need  Plan  Inc.  under  the terms  and  condition  of a  Purchase
          Agreement dated for reference March 26, 1999, as amended,  such shares
          are free and clear of all mortgages, liens, charges, pledges, security
          interest,  encumbrances,  claims or demand of any kind whatsoever. All
          of such shares have been duly  authorized  and validly  issued and are
          outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable  shares and no person has
          any right,  agreement  or option,  present  or future,  contingent  or
          absolute  or any right  capable  of  becoming  a right,  agreement  or
          option,  for the purchase from the Company or any of its  subsidiaries
          an interest in any such  shares or for the issue or  allotment  of any
          unissued shares in the capital of any of its subsidiaries or any other
          security  convertible  into or  exchangeable or excisable for any such
          shares;

     15.4 the authorized  capital of the Company is 25,000,000 Common Shares and
          the issued  capital of the Company is  7,031,965  Common  Shares,  and
          except as set forth on the  Disclosure  Schedule  and for  options  to
          purchase  commons  shares  currently  outstanding  to employees of the
          Company and its  subsidiaries,  no person has any right,  agreement or
          option, present or future, contingent or absolute or any right capable
          of becoming a rights,  agreement or option, for the issue or allotment
          of any  unissued  shares in the  capital  of the  Company or any other
          security  convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any such
          shares or to require  the  Company to  purchase,  redeem or  otherwise
          acquire any of the issued and outstanding Common Shares;

     15.5 except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule, there has not been any
          material change in the assets,  liabilities or obligations  (absolute,
          accrued,  contingent  or  otherwise)  of  the  Company  or  any of the
          subsidiaries that has not been publicly disclosed;

     15.6 except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule, there has not been any
          material  change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company
          or any of the subsidiaries that has not been publicly disclosed;

     15.7 except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule, there has not been any
          material  change  in  the  business,  business  prospects,   condition
          (financial or  otherwise) or results of the  operations of the Company
          or any of the subsidiaries that has not been publicly disclosed;



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     15.8 the Company and each of the  subsidiaries  have carried on business in
          the ordinary course;

     15.9 the audited combined financial  statements for the year ended December
          31, 1999 and the  unaudited  financial  statement  for any  subsequent
          period in respect of which such  statements have been delivered by the
          Company to its  security  holders  prior to the Closing  Date  present
          fairly the financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries for
          the period then ended;

     15.10the Company has complied and will come fully with the  requirements of
          all  applicable  corporate  and  securities  laws,  including  without
          limitation,  the 1933 Act in  relation to the issue and trading of its
          securities and in all matters relating to the Private Placement;

     15.11except as set forth on the  Disclosure  Schedule,  neither the Company
          nor any of its  subsidiaries  is in breach or  violation of or default
          under  (and no event has  occurred  and is  continuing  which with the
          giving of notice or lapse of time or both would constitute an event of
          default under),  and neither the execution and delivery by the Company
          of this Agreement or the Subscription Agreements, nor the consummation
          of the  transactions  contemplated  hereby  or  thereby  nor  the  due
          observance  and  performance  by the  Company of its  covenants  or in
          breach or violation of, or  constitutes  or will  constitute a default
          (or any event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both
          would  constitute  an event of  default)  under,  any of the  terms or
          provisions of the constating documents resolutions of the directors or
          shareholders of the Company or any of its subsidiaries,  or any of the
          terms or  provisions  of any  agreement  or  instrument  of which  the
          Company or any of its  subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company
          or any  of  its  subsidiaries  is  bound  or to  which  any  of  their
          respective  properties  or assets  are  subject,  the effect of any of
          which breaches,  violations,  conflicts or defaults,  singularly or in
          the aggregate,  might result in a Material  Adverse  Effect,  or would
          impair the  ability  of the  Company to  consummate  the  transactions
          contemplated  hereby  or to  duly  observe  and  perform  any  of  its
          covenants or obligations contained in the Subscription Agreements;

     15.12except as set forth on the  Disclosure  Schedule,  the Company nor its
          subsidiaries  is a party to any actions,  suits or  proceedings  which
          could materially  affect its business or financial  condition,  and no
          such actions, suits or proceeding have been threatened or, to the best
          of the knowledge of the Company are contemplated;

     15.13this Agreement has been authorized by all necessary  corporate  action
          on the part of the Company; and

     15.14the  Company  shall  deliver to the Agent and each  Subscriber  on the
          Closing Date a legal opinion in a form  satisfactory  to the Agent and
          its legal counsel.



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EXPENSES OF AGENT

16   The Company will pay all of the expenses of the Private  Placement  and the
     Registration  Statement  and all the  expenses  reasonably  incurred by the
     Agent  in  connection  with  the  Private  Placement  and the  Registration
     Statement  including,  without  limitation,  the fees and  expenses  of the
     solicitors for the Agent. 1

17   The Agent, may from time to time, render accounts for its expenses incurred
     in connection  with the Private  Placement to the Company for payment on or
     before the dates set out in such accounts.

18   The  Company  authorizes  the Agent to deduct its  reasonable  expenses  in
     connection  with the  Private  Placement  from the  proceeds of the Private
     Placement,  including  expenses  for  which  an  account  has not yet  been
     rendered.

INDEMNITY

19   The Company will  indemnify  the Agent,  its  affiliates  and its officers,
     directors,  employees and agents and save them harmless against all losses,
     claims, damages, or liabilities:

     19.1 existing  (or  alleged  to exist)  by  reason  of an untrue  statement
          contained in the  Registration  Statement,  Subscription  Agreement or
          other  written  or  oral  representation  made  by the  Company  to an
          investor  or  potential   investor  in  connection  with  the  Private
          Placement or by reason of the omission to state any fact  necessary to
          make  the  statement  not  misleading   (except  for  information  and
          statement referring solely to the Agent);

     19.2 arising directly or indirectly out of any order made by any regulatory
          authority based upon an allegation  that any such untrue  statement or
          omission exists (except  information and statement referring solely to
          the Agent),  that trading in or  distribution  of the Securities is to
          cease;

     19.3 resulting   from  the  Company's   failure  to  obtain  the  requisite
          regulatory  approval to the Private  Placement or to the  Registration
          Statement;

     19.4 resulting  form the breach by the  Company of any of the terms of this
          Agreement;

     19.5 resulting  from any  representation  or  warranty  made by the Company
          herein not being true or ceasing to be true;

     19.6 if the Company  fails to issue and deliver  the  certificates  for the
          Securities in the form and denominations  satisfactory to the agent at
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          Agent with the result that the  completion  of a sale of the Placement
          Shares does not take place; or

     19.7 if,  following the  completion of a sale of any of the  Securities,  a
          determination  is made by any  competent  authority  setting aside the
          sale, unless that  determination  arises out an act or omission of the
          Agent.

20   If any  action or claim is  brought  against  the Agent in respect of which
     indemnity may be sought from the Company  pursuant to this  Agreement,  the
     Agent will promptly notify the Company in writing.

21   The Company will assume the defense of the action or claim,  including  the
     employment of counsel and the payment of all expenses.


NOTICE

22   Any  notice  under  this  Agreement  will be given in  writing  and must be
     delivered,  sent by telex, telegram or telecopier or mailed by prepaid post
     and  addressed  to the party to which  notice is to be given at the address
     indicated  above,  or an  another  address  designated  by either  party in
     writing.

23   If notice is sent by telex, telegram or telecopier or is delivered, it will
     be deemed to have been given at the time of transmission or delivery.

24   If notice is  mailed,  it will be  deemed  to have been  received  48 hours
     following the date of mailing of the notice.

TIME

25   Time is of the essence of this Agreement.

SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

26   The representations,  warranties,  covenants of each of the Company and the
     Agent  contained in this Agreement will survive the closing of the purchase
     and sale of the Securities.

ENUREMENT

27   This  Agreement  enures to the  benefit of and is binding on the parties to
     this Agreement and their successors and permitted assigns.



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HEADINGS

28   The headings in this Agreement are for convenience or reference only and do
     not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

COUNTERPARTS

29   This Agreement may be executed in two or more  counterparts,  each of which
     will be deemed  to be an  original  and all of which  will  constitute  one
     agreement, effective as of the reference dated given above.

GOVERNING LAW

30   This Agreement shall be construed with, and the rights of the parties shall
     be  governed  by,  the laws of the  Province  of  Ontario,  and each of the
     parties irrevocably attorns to the jurisdictions of the court of Ontario.














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This document was executed and delivered as of the date given above.



THE NEPTUNE SOCIETY, INC.

Per:
     -----------------------------------
Marco Markin, Chief Executive Officer and Director


STANDARD SECURITIES CAPITAL CORPORATION

Per:

     -----------------------------------
Authorized Signatory













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                               Disclosure Schedule

             Agency Agreement between The Neptune Society, Inc. and
       Standard Securities Capital Corp. dated for reference July __, 2000

                    Listing of Actions, Suits or Proceedings
                    ----------------------------------------



Actions/Claims
--------------

Case No.  BC201045  Filed  November 19, 1998 between Karen  Vogtpowell and Kenna
Figueroa  v.  Neptune-Los  Angeles,   Ltd.,  Neptune-San  Pedro  Ltd.,  Heritage
Alternatives, Ltd. Emanuel Weintraub

Case No.  BC202774  File  December  22, 1998 between  Neptune  Society of Orange
County,  Neptune  Society of Fresno,  Neptune  Society of Central  California v.
Neptune Management Corporation, A California Corporation; Neptune Society of Los
Angeles, Ltd, A California Ltd. Partnership, Emanuel Weintraub, Larry Miller

Case No.  233025-R4  Filed  January 23, 1997  between The People of the State of
California  V. Neptune  Society of Los  Angeles,  Ltd.,  Neptune  Society of Los
Angeles, San Pedro, Neptune Society of Los Angeles,  Burbank, Neptune Society of
Santa Barbara,  Heritage  Crematorium,  Heritage  Alternatives,  Inc. and Does 1
through 10, inclusive

Pending Actions/Claims
----------------------

Neptune Society of Los Angeles - Joreen Long claimaint,  Gaylord Long decendent,
DOD June 15, 1999, Insurer: Evanston Insurance





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