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Multinational Business Services, Ine. 11 Dupont Circle Washington, D.C. 20036 U.S.A. (202) 293-5886 Fax: (202) 939-6969 Regulatory and Trade Counsellors November 27, 2000 Mr. Richard J. Zazenski Director of Product Safety Luzenac America, Inc. 8985 E. Nichols Avenue, Ste. 300 Englewood, CO 80112 Dear Rich: This is to memorialize our agreement. Per our discussion, we have been retained at a retainer rate of $12,000 per month to work on the NTP talc listing. We will revisit this retainer monthly should we need to proceed with litigation. Sincerely yours, cc: Robert Bernstein The Multinational Companies Multinational Business Services Multinational Legal Services Multinational Investment Services 11 Dupont Circle Washington, D.C. (202) 293-5886 11 Dupont Circle Washington, D.C. (202) 797-7124 11 Dupont Circle Washington, D.C. (202) 939-6976 Protected Document - Subject to Protective Order 1 Of 1 IMERYS 100237 Pltf IMERYS 0CIMERYS100237