Amendment to Consulting Agreement among Pharma-Bio Serv, Inc., Strategic Consultants International, LLC, and Elizabeth Plaza

Summary

Pharma-Bio Serv, Inc., Strategic Consultants International, LLC, and Elizabeth Plaza have agreed to amend their existing consulting agreement. The amendment extends the agreement through December 31, 2016, and sets a monthly retainer of $31,500 for the consultant during this extension period. All other terms of the original agreement remain unchanged. This amendment is effective as of January 1, 2016.

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Exhibit 10.1

CONSULTING AGREEMENT AMENDMENT

CONSULTING AGREEMENT AMENDMENT (this "Amendment"), effective as of January 1, 2016, by and among Pharma-Bio Serv, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Strategic Consultants International, LLC, a Puerto Rico registered Limited Liability Corporation (the “Consultant”), and Elizabeth Plaza, residing in Dorado, Puerto Rico (“Plaza”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Company, Consultant and Plaza have entered into that certain Consulting Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2014, as such Consulting Agreement has been and may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time (the "Consulting Agreement"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Consulting Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Company, Consultant and Plaza desire to modify the Consulting Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.	The following shall be added to the end of Section 2 of the Consulting Agreement:

This Agreement shall be extended through December 31, 2016. For purposes of this Agreement, “Extension Term” shall mean the period from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.

2.	The following shall be added to the end of Section 5 of the Consulting Agreement:

For the full and proper performance of this Agreement, the Company agrees to compensate Consultant a monthly retainer of $31,500 during the Extension Term.

3.	Except as expressly amended by the terms of this Amendment and all prior amendments to the Consulting Agreement, the terms of the Consulting Agreement shall remain in effect and are unchanged by this Amendment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment in Dorado, Puerto Rico, this 30th day of December, 2015.

PHARMA-BIO SERV, INC.

By: /s/ Pedro J. Lasanta

Name: Pedro J. Lasanta

Title: Chief Financial Officer and vice President –

Finance and Administration and Secretary

STRATEGIC CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL LLC:

By: /s/ Elizabeth Plaza

Name: Elizabeth Plaza

Title: Consultant

/s/ Elizabeth Plaza

Elizabeth Plaza, individually