RELEASE AGREEMENT

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RELEASE AGREEMENT

This Release Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into and dated effective as of this 22nd day of February, 2007 (the “Effective Date”) by and among Frezer, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company"), David R. Koos, an adult resident of the State of California (“Koos”), Brian F. Pockett, an adult resident of the State of California (“Pockett”), Geoffrey O’Neill, an adult resident of the State of California (“O’Neill”), and Bombardier Pacific Ventures, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Bombardier”). Koos, Pockett, O’Neill and Bombardier are referred to herein individually as the “Principal” and collectively as the “Principals.
 
RECITALS
 
A.  Koos, Pockett and O’Neill have been the executive officers and directors of the Company since inception.
 
B.  Koos controls and has sole dispositive power over the shares of the Company’s common stock owned by Bombardier.
 
C.  The Company and KI Equity Partners IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“KI Equity”) have entered into a certain securities purchase agreement dated February 1, 2007 (“Purchase Agreement”) under which, among other things, the Company will sell 63,900,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to KI Equity for a purchase price of $639,000, or $0.01 per share, and KI Equity will purchase the such shares from the Company.
 
D.  All capitalized terms set forth in this Agreement (unless otherwise defined herein) shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement.
 
E.  As a condition to the Closing of the transactions contemplated under the Purchase Agreement (“Closing”), the Principals have agreed to indemnity and hold the Company harmless from all liabilities and obligations related to the period prior to Closing, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in a certain indemnity agreement (“Indemnity Agreement”).
 
F.  As a further condition to the Closing of transactions contemplated under the Purchase Agreement, Pockett, O’Neill and Bombardier shall have completed the sale of 6,100,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock, in the aggregate, to the Buyer for a for an aggregate purchase price of $61,000, or $0.01 per share (the “Stock Transfer”).
 
G.  As a condition to the Closing of the transactions contemplated under the Purchase Agreement, the Buyer has required the Principals to terminate any and all agreements and contracts with the Company and irrevocably release the Company from any and all debts, liabilities and obligations, with the exception of the obligations under the Indemnity Agreement and certain obligations that are paid by the Company to the Principals at the Closing out of the proceeds of the funds held in the Escrow Account as specifically set forth on the Disbursement Schedule, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference.
 
AGREEMENTS

Now, Therefore, in consideration of the above recitals, the following representations, warranties, covenants and conditions, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
 
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1. Termination of Agreements. On the Effective Date, the Company and each of the Principals, for himself and on behalf of his affiliates, family members and related persons, hereby: (i) mutually terminate and cancel any and all agreements and contracts (whether oral or written) between the Company, on the one hand, and each of the Principals and their respective affiliates, family members and related persons, pertaining to any matters between such parties including, without limitation, matters in the Principals’ capacities as employees, consultants, officers and directors of the Company, including, without limitation, any employment and consulting agreements (“Company Agreements”), and (ii) release each other from any further liability and obligations under the Company Agreements. The provisions of this Section 1 shall not apply to the obligations under the Indemnity Agreement and certain obligations that are paid by the Company to the Principals at the Closing out of the proceeds of the funds held in the Escrow Account as specifically set forth on the Disbursement Schedule, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference.

2. Waiver and Release. Each Principal, for himself and on behalf of his affiliates, family members, successors and related persons, hereby waives, and forever releases and discharges the Company and its respective successors and assigns, and their respective past and present officers and directors, employees, shareholders, members, consultants, attorneys, accountants, other professionals, insurers, agents and all other related entities, including, but not limited to, assigns, predecessors, successors, controlling corporations, subsidiaries or other affiliates (jointly, the “Related Parties”) from all liabilities and obligations owed by the Company to each Principal, and from any and all claims, demands, and causes of action of every kind and nature, including, without limitation, those relating to or arising out of any federal, state or local laws, and common law, claims for advances or other loans to the Company, claims for unpaid salary, compensation, benefits or expense reimbursement; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit in any way the rights of either party, and their successors and assigns, to enforce the terms of this Agreement or the Indemnity Agreement. The Principals irrevocably agree to refrain from directly or indirectly asserting any claim or demand or commencing (or causing to be commenced) any suit, action, or proceeding of any kind, in any court or before any tribunal, against the Company and its Related Parties based upon any released claim. This release shall not apply to the obligations under the Indemnity Agreement and certain obligations that are paid by the Company to the Principals at the Closing out of the proceeds of the funds held in the Escrow Account as specifically set forth on the Disbursement Schedule, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference
 
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Company that: (i) on the date of this Agreement, the Company has all necessary authority to execute this Agreement; (ii) there is no claim, action, suit or other proceeding pending, threatened or known, which, if decided adversely, would interfere with the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby; (iii) no approval or consent of any governmental authority or third party is required for the Company to enter into or perform this Agreement; (iv) this Agreement is enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the laws of insolvency and general principles of equity; and (v) this Agreement has been duly authorized and adopted by the Company.

4. Representations and Warranties of the Principals. The Principals represent and warrant to Company that: (i) on the date of this Agreement, each of them has all necessary authority to execute this Agreement; (ii) there is no claim, action, suit or other proceeding pending, threatened or known against them, which, if decided adversely, would interfere with the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby; (iii) no approval or consent of any governmental authority or third party is required for the Principals to enter into or perform this Agreement; and (iv) this Agreement is enforceable against the Principals in accordance with its terms, subject to the laws of insolvency and general principles of equity.
 
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5. Delivery and Cooperation. If either party requires any further documentation, the other party will promptly respond to any reasonable requests for additional documentation.

6. Miscellaneous.

(a)  Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

(b)  Survival of Covenants and Representations. All agreements, covenants, representations and warranties made by the parties herein shall survive the delivery of this Agreement.

(c)  Severability. Should any part of this Agreement for any reason be declared invalid or unenforceable, such decision will not affect the validity or enforceability of any remaining portion, which remaining portion will remain in force and effect as if this Agreement had been executed with the invalid portion thereof eliminated, and it is hereby declared as the intention of the parties hereto that the parties would have executed the remaining portion of this Agreement without including therein any such part or portion that may, for any reason, be hereafter declared invalid or unenforceable.

(d)  Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without reference to choice of law principles.

(e)  Captions. The descriptive headings of the various Sections or parts of this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

(f)  Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto concerning the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior agreements or understanding of the parties. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a writing signed by both parties. A waiver or amendment of any term or provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or amendment of any other term or provision.

(g)  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or electronic signatures and in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original. It shall not be necessary that each party executes each counterpart, or that any one counterpart be executed by more than one party so long as each party executes at least one counterpart.

(h)  Arbitration. All disputes, controversies or claims (“Disputes”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall in the first instance be the subject of a meeting between a representative of each party who has decision-making authority with respect to the matter in question. Should the meeting either not take place or not result in a resolution of the Dispute within twenty (20) business days following notice of the Dispute to the other party, then the Dispute shall be resolved in a binding arbitration proceeding to be held in San Diego, California in accordance with the international rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrators may award attorneys’ fees and other related arbitration expenses, as well as pre- and post-judgment interest on any award of damages, to the prevailing party or parties, in their sole discretion. The parties agree that a panel of three arbitrators shall be required, all of whom shall be fluent in the English language, and that the arbitration proceeding shall be conducted entirely in the English language. Any award of the arbitrators shall be deemed confidential information for a minimum period of five years.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the date first written above.
 
     
  FREZER, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ David R. Koos 
 
David R. Koos, CEO
 
     
  PRINCIPALS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
    /s/ David R. Koos 
 
David R. Koos, Individually
 
     
    /s/ Brian F. Pockett
 
Brian F. Pockett, Individually
 
     
    /s/ Geoffrey O’Neill
 
Geoffrey O’Neill, Individually

     
 
Bombardier Pacific Ventures, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ David R. Koos 
 
David R. Koos, CEO
 
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