SHARE SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and between NEW WORLD BRANDS, INC. and TELES AG INFORMATIONSTECHNOLOGIEN Dated as of July 26, 2007
Exhibit
10.1
by
and
between
NEW
WORLD BRANDS, INC.
and
TELES
AG INFORMATIONSTECHNOLOGIEN
Dated
as
of July 26, 2007
SHARE
SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated July 26, 2007 (the “Agreement”),
between:
New
World
Brands Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state
of
Delaware, United States, listed on the OTC:BB having its registered office
at
000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000, XXX (the
“Seller”)
on
the
one hand, and
TELES
AG
Informationstechnologien, an Aktiengesellschaft organized and existing under
the
laws of Germany, listed on Prime Standard, having its registered office at
Xxxxx-Xxxxxx-Xxxxx 0, 00000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, and represented by Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxx (the “Purchaser”)
on
the
other hand,
(individually
a “Party” and together the “Parties”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
IP Gear Ltd. (the “Company”) is an Israeli limited liability company
limited by shares formed and existing under the laws of Israel, registered
with
the Israeli Companies Registrar under number 513765297, having its registered
office at Yokneam Industrial Xxxx, XXX 000, Xxxxxxx 00000, Xxxxxx;
WHEREAS,
the Company has a registered capital of 1,000 NIS, consisting of 1000 Ordinary
Shares, 1 NIS par value per share (the "Ordinary Shares"), and an issued
capital of 100 Ordinary Shares (such Ordinary Shares referred to as the
"Shares");
WHEREAS,
as of the date hereof the Seller directly owns 100% of the Shares;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Seller agrees to
sell
to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Seller, all
of
the Shares;
WHEREAS,
the Parties furthermore intend to collaborate in the sales and marketing of
TELES Group Products to approach the “North American” Market;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations and
warranties contained herein, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
I.
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DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION
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1
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Certain
Terms
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Whenever
used in this Preliminary Agreement (including any annexes or schedules hereto),
the following terms shall the respective meanings given to them below in the
Articles indicated below:
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such Person.
"Control" of any Person shall consist of the power to direct the
management and policies of such Person (whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract, as trustee or executor, or otherwise) and shall be
deemed to exist upon the ownership of securities entitling the holder thereof
to
exercise more than 50% of the voting power in the election of directors of
such
Person (or other persons performing similar functions).
“Agreement”
means the Sale and Purchase Agreement
“Closing”
means completion of the sale and purchase of the Shares in accordance with
Article II. 2.
“Closing
Consideration” means the “Purchase Price” as set out in Article II. 3.1
payable at the Closing in the manner set forth in Article II. 2.
“Closing
Requirements” has the meaning set forth in Article II. 2.2.
“Company”
has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“CPE
Product Line” means the following:
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(i)
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all
customer premise equipment of the Company, including all products
in the
Company’s Claro and Quasar product lines (including product options and
products in beta and active development
stage);
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(ii)
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all
customer premise equipment of the Purchaser, including all products
in the
Purchaser’s VoIPBOX and VoIPGATE product lines for VoIP with H.323 and SIP
signaling and PSTN interfaces for analog, BRI, & PRI for T1/E1 and
signaling based on ISDN ITU Q.931 or CAS only (including product
options
and products in beta and active development
stage);
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(iii)
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VoIP
gateways between 4 analog/BRI lines and 4 PRI/E-i/T-1
lines;
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(iv)
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wireless
gateways (GSM, CDMA) up to 4 simultaneous calls;
and
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(v)
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all
modifications, enhancements, upgrades, and additional developments
to and
of the above.
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(vi)
Excluding the iGATE & vGATE product line.
“Earn
Out” has the meaning as set forth in Article II. 3.2.
“Effective
Date” is on July 1, 2007.
“Financial
Statements” has the meaning set forth in Article III. 2.4.
“Indemnities”
has the meaning set forth in Article V. 1 and 2.
“Intellectual
Property” has the meaning set forth in Article III. 2.8.1.
“Licenses”
has the meaning set forth on Article III. 2.7.2.
“Loss”
has the meaning set forth in Article V. 1 and 2.
“Marked
Materials” has the meaning set forth in Article IV. 6.
“OCS”
is the abbreviation for the Office of the Chief Scientist, a department of
the
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour of the State of Israel.
“Partner
Contract” has the meaning as set forth in Article VI. 1.1.
“Party”
has the meaning as set forth in the introduction.
“Person”
means an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, or other entity, including
a governmental or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality
thereof.
“Revenues”
means product revenues - reduced by sales reductions - resulting from the
ordinary activities of the Purchaser and its Affiliates as recognized in the
profit and loss account under International accounting Standards
(IFRS).
“Seller”
has the meaning set forth in the Introduction.
“Seller
Advances” has the meaning set forth in Article II. 1.3.
“Shares”
has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Social
Charges” has the meaning set forth in Article III. 2.12.3.
“Taxes”
has the meaning set forth in Article III. 2.12.3.
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Interpretation
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In
this
Agreement, and unless it is shown from the context of the Article in question
or
from its very terms that a different construction must prevail:
2.1
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The
references made in any document (including the Agreement) are to
be
understood as references to the said document as amended, reiterated,
supplemented, modified or replaced at a given
time;
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2.2
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The
references made to the Agreement are to be understood as references
to
this Agreement, to its annexes and schedules and any of their respective
appendices, all of which constitute an integral part of this Agreement
and
have the same contractual value;
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2.3
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The
article headings are for convenience of reference only and are not
to be
considered in construing this
Agreement;
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2.4
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The
references made to a Party to this Agreement include its successors
and
permitted assigns;
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2.5
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The
references made to the or a law include the references to any
international treaty, constitutional provision, decree, ordinance,
regulation, order or judgment, and the term "legal" shall be
construed in a similar way; and
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2.6
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The
references made to a law are references to the law as amended,
supplemented, modified, replaced or construed at a given
time.
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II.
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PURCHASE
AND SALE OF SHARES
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1
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Purchase
and Sale of Shares
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1.1
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Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Purchaser
hereby buys, and the Seller hereby sells and delivers to the Purchaser,
all of the Shares, free and clear of all liens and rights of any
third
party, for an aggregate purchase price equal to the sum of the Closing
Consideration (as such term is defined in Article II. 3 and other
consideration described herein.
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1.2
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Title
to the Shares purchased by the Purchaser, as contemplated by this
Agreement, shall be transferred to the Purchaser on the date hereof,
upon
payment of the Closing Consideration, all in accordance with Article
II.
2.
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1.3
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With
effect of the Effective Date, the Purchaser is entitled to profits
of the
Company. Also with effect of the Effective Date, at the Closing
the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller the sum of amounts advanced
to the
Company by Seller, and reflected on the Financial Statements as loans,
after the Effective Date (the “Seller Advances”). The
parties hereby agree that the total amount of the Seller Advances
payable
by the Purchaser pursuant to this paragraph is USD
157,500.
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2
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Closing
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2.1
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Closing.
The closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares (the "Closing")
shall take place immediately upon execution of the Sale and Purchase
Agreement latest on July 26, 2007, at the Premises of the Company
or
remotely by exchange of facsimile signatures. The Parties shall confirm
in
writing that all Closing Requirements have
occurred.
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2.2
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Closing
Requirements. The Closing shall be subject to the fulfillment of the
following conditions precedent:
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2.2.1
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Formalities.
The Purchaser and the Seller shall cause the Company to record in
the
Company’s shareholders’ registry the name of the Purchaser as the owner of
all the Shares, as far as necessary according to Israeli
law.
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2.2.2
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Approvals.
The Purchaser has provided the written notice of approval of the
Purchaser’s Supervisory Board to the transaction. The Seller has provided
the written notice of approval of the Seller’s Board of Directors or
Shareholders to the transaction if necessary according to the bylaws
and
applicable Delaware law, and the consent of Seller’s lender P&S
Spirit, LLC (an entity controlled by Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxx
Xxxxxx),
and any necessary Israel governmental consents relating to the Office
of
the Chief Scientist (“OCS”).
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2.2.3
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Waiver
of Claims. With effect of close of business on June 30, 2007, the
Seller shall declare towards the Company a complete waiver of claims
for
repayment of all loans, credits, open account terms, receivables
from
goods and services, bills of exchanges and any other receivables
(as
described in Annex 1 to this
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Agreement),
including interest, subject to payments otherwise required by this Agreement
(including, without limitation, by Article II.1.3).
2.2.4
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Indemnification
Agreement (PieCom). With effect of the Effective Date, the Seller
shall enter into an indemnification agreement with the Company subject
to
the following conditions: With respect to the contracts and agreements
with PieCom Tech, dated January 12, 2006, April 6, 2006 and January
8,
2007 (“PieCom Agreements”), and the relating Litigation (the
“PieCom Litigation”), the Seller agrees to reimburse the Company
for, indemnify the Company and hold the Company harmless from and
against
any obligation to perform any of the duties and obligations included
in
the PieCom Agreements and against all claims, losses, liabilities
and
expenses which may be made or brought against the Company or which
the
Company may suffer or incur as a result of or in connection with
the
PieCom Litigation. The Seller shall be obliged and entitled to undertake
and/or direct the conduct of the defense of the Company in respect
of the
PieCom Litigation, and to pursue claims arising from the PieCom
Agreements, at its own costs, in the name of the Company or otherwise,
and
shall be entitled to all benefits of the PieCom Litigation and the
PieCom
Agreements, including without limitation any sums or other benefits
recovered or received by the Company, the Purchaser or the Seller,
by
settlement, litigation, arbitration or otherwise. At the request
of the
Seller, the Company shall cooperate with the Seller and execute all
documents reasonably required to enable the Seller to conduct the
defense
or prosecution of the PieCom Litigation (including claims against
PieCom
or others) in the name of the Company, and to pursue claims arising
from
the PieCom Agreements.
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2.2.5
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Partner
Contract. The parties shall have executed a Partner
Contract in the form as attached as Annex 2 to this
Agreement.
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2.2.6
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Subject
to prior or concurrent receipt of conditions enumerated in clauses
2.2.1
to 2.2.5 of this Article (2.2), the Purchaser shall pay the Seller
the
Closing Consideration, by wire transfer to the
Seller.
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3
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Consideration
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3.1
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The
Parties agree on a Purchase Price in the amount of USD
1,500,000.
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3.2
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The
Parties agree on an additional payment to the Seller based on the
performance of the Purchaser following the Closing (“Earn Out”).
Therefore, the Purchaser shall pay an amount equal to 10% of the
Purchaser’s worldwide Revenues (including revenues of Purchaser’s
Affiliates) within the CPE Product Line (the “Purchaser’s CPE
Revenue”) for a period of 4 years after Closing, but in any event,
without regard to Purchaser’s Revenues or other qualification, not less
than a total amount of USD 750,000 (the “Minimum Earn
Out”). The Minimum Earn Out payment shall be payable
quarterly in an amount of USD 46,875, each quarterly payment due
within 90
days of the close of the quarter, commencing with the quarter ending
September 30, 2007. The Purchaser’s CPE Revenues shall be reviewed after
12 months retrospectively. In case of exceeding the Minimum Earn
Out, the
differential amount is due within 90 days after June 30 each (2008,
2009,
2010 and 2011). The Purchaser and the Company shall provide the
Seller a monthly sales report, not later than 15 days after the end
of
each calendar month, detailing CPE Revenues, related sales activity,
and
all data necessary or useful in calculating the amount of each Earn
Out
payment, for so long as the Earn Out is
payable.
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Cancellation
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In
the
event that the Closing Requirements are not fulfilled by July 26, 2007, either
Party shall be entitled to cancel this Agreement by written notice. Such
cancellation shall be considered as cancellation of all contracts and agreements
which the Parties entered into pursuant to the covenants of this
Agreement.
III.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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1
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Representations
of the Seller and the
Purchaser.
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Each
of
the Seller and the Purchaser represents and warrants to the other Party as
follows, with effect as of the Closing:
The
Seller and the Purchaser have full power and authority to enter into this
Agreement, to perform their respective obligations hereunder, to consummate
the
transactions contemplated hereby, and to make the representations and warranties
herein contained. The sale and delivery of the Shares, the execution and
performance of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will, as of the Closing, have been duly authorized by all
requisite actions. The obligations of the Parties under this Agreement
constitute the legally valid and binding obligations, enforceable against each
other in accordance with its terms.
Except
the approvals pursuant to Article II. 2.2.2, and filing of notice of transfer
of
Shares with the Israeli Registrar of Companies, no consent or other
authorization of, or filing with or notice to, any person is required by or
on
behalf of the Seller or the Company or on behalf of the Purchaser in connection
with the valid execution or performance of this Agreement or the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
There
is
no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary that has been
retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of either party or any of their
respective affiliates who might be entitled to any fee or commission in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Representations
of the Seller
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The
Seller represents and warrants to the Purchaser as follows, with effect as
of
the date hereof:
2.1
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Corporate
Existence
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The
Company is a limited liability company limited by shares duly organized and
validly existing under the laws of Israel. The Company has full power and
authority to conduct its business and operations as presently
conducted.
The
Company has not been declared to be in judicial recovery or liquidation
proceedings or been subject to other judicial winding-up proceedings, no
administrator (court-appointed special administrator) has been appointed in
respect thereof and no other circumstances that would require the institution
of
such proceedings, are existing.
The
statutory registers, books, accounts, documents and returns, and any and all
other corporate or accounting records of the Company are up-to-date, maintained
and, if required, have been filed in accordance with all applicable laws and
regulations, except for violations or defaults that could not, either
individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the
financial condition, business, assets or prospects of the Company.
2.2
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Capital
Stock and Ownership
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The
Seller assures the Purchaser that the Shares of the Company have been fully
paid
up, have not been repaid in whole or in part, are free from supplementary
contributions and are not encumbered with third-party rights.
2.3
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No
Conflicts
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The
execution and performance of this Agreement and the other agreements or
documents contemplated hereby by the Seller, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will (i) not violate, conflict with or
result in the material breach of, or constitute a default under, (ia) any
provision of the memorandum and articles of association of the Company or the
organizational documents of the Seller, (ib) any provision of any law or
regulation applicable to the Seller or the Company, or to which any of their
respective assets are subject, (ic) any order, judgment, award of any court,
tribunal or governmental or regulatory authority applicable to the Seller or
the
Company, or to which any of
their
assets are subject, or (id) any agreement or
instrument to which the Seller or the Company, or to which any of their
respective assets are subject; and (ii) not result in the creation of any
lien, encumbrance or any other right of any third party upon any assets of
the
Company.
2.4
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Financial
Statements
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The
Purchaser has examined during Due Diligence the audited balance sheets of the
Company for the fiscal years ended on December 31, 2006 and 2005 and the related
audited profit and loss statements of the Company for the fiscal years ending
on
such dates, and all annexes and notes thereto, and the respective audit reports
thereto and the not audited year-to-date balance sheet of the Company as of
March 31, 2007 and the balance sheet presented on June 28, 2007 (to be updated
as of June 30, 2007) and the related profit and loss statements of the
Company (collectively, the "Financial
Statements"). The Financial Statements (i) are accurate
and present fairly the financial position and the results of operations of
the
Company at the dates and for the periods to which they relate, (ii) have
been prepared in accordance with all relevant laws and regulations, including
the rules of the generally accepted accounting principles for the businesses
of
the Company ("US-GAAP"), each consistently applied throughout the periods
presented in the Financial Statements, and (iii) reflect all material
liabilities and obligations of the Company, of any nature whatsoever, whether
accrued or not, required to be recorded thereon in accordance with
US-GAAP.
2.5
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Absence
of Changes
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2.5.1
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Except
as set forth in the Financial Statements, and the deterioration of
the
financial condition of the Company of which the Purchaser has been
fully
informed as a result of both of the conclusions of its due diligence
and
the information made available by the Seller, to the best of Seller’s
knowledge since January 1, 2007, (i) the Company has conducted its
business and operations only in the ordinary course and in a manner
consistent with past practice, and (ii) no event or condition has
occurred or existed, or would reasonably be expected to occur or
exist,
that individually or in the aggregate, would have or result in a
material
adverse effect on the business or assets of the
Company.
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2.5.2
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Except
as set forth in the Financial Statements or in an Annex hereto, to
the
best of Seller’s knowledge the Company has (i) not paid any
dividend (or been the subject of a shareholder decision authorizing
the
payment of a dividend), advance on dividend, or other distribution
of any
capital stock of the Company, or purchased or redeemed, directly
and
indirectly, any shares of its capital stock (or other equity interest),
(ii) not incurred or committed to incur any indebtedness for
borrowed money, (iii) not incurred, assumed, guaranteed or
otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any
liability or obligation of the Seller or any of its Affiliates,
(iv) not forgiven, canceled, waived or released any debt, claim
or
right against the Seller or any of its Affiliates, (v) not
modified, amended or supplemented any agreement or understanding,
or any
provision or term of any agreement or understanding, with the Seller
or
any of its Affiliates, (vi) not made any payment, in cash or other
assets, to the Seller or any of its Affiliates, other than ordinary
compensation in their capacity as officers or employees of the Company
and
only in accordance and consistent with past practice, (vii)
continued to pay its suppliers and receive payments from its clients
when
due and in the ordinary course and in accordance with sound business
practices, (viii) not acquired, transferred or assigned, in any
manner whatsoever, any securities or other interests, business, real
estate, assets or contracts, and (ix) not modified the terms of
employment of any of its employees.
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2.6
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Real
Property
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2.6.1
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There
is no real property owned by the
Company.
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2.6.2
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The
Company is a party to one lease, dated December 15, 2006, (the “Current
Lease”), for the premises it uses at its registered address. To the
best of Seller’s knowledge, under the Current Lease the
Company:
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has
valid rights, free and clear of any liens and adverse
claims,
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enjoys
peaceful and undisturbed
possession,
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is
not in default, and no event has occurred and is continuing that
constitutes or would constitute a default in any respect under the
Current
Lease,
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has
not received any notification relating to (i) an increase in rent
or charges other than that resulting from the indexation provision
referred to in the relevant Lease, or (ii) a non-renewal of the
Current Lease, and
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has
not granted any sub-lease relating to the premises (or any portion
thereof) which are the subject of said
lease.
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In
addition, the Company is party to a second lease for premises previously, but
no
longer, used by the Company for its business operations.
2.7
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Compliance
with Law and Other Instruments
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To the best of Seller’s knowledge:
2.7.1
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Except
for violations or defaults that could not, either individually or
in the
aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the financial condition,
business or assets of the Company, and except as otherwise disclosed
in a
schedule or exhibit to this Agreement, the Company is not in violation
of
or default under (i) any provision of its memorandum and articles
of association or any provision of any applicable law or regulation
or
judicial determination or (ii) any agreement or instrument to which
it is a party.
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2.7.2
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The
Company has all permits, licenses and other authorizations (the
"Licenses") that are required for the conduct of its business and
operations as presently conducted (including Licenses relating to
health
and safety matters, environmental protection, pollution control and
employee matters), and the Company is, and all times has been, in
material
compliance with the provisions of the Licenses. The Licenses
are valid and subsisting, and the Company has not received any notice
of
any proposed withdrawal, revocation, restriction or alteration (in
particular by imposition of duties) of the
Licenses.
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2.8
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Intellectual
Property
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To
the
best of Seller’s knowledge:
2.8.1
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The
Company has full, valid and enforceable ownership rights, or valid
rights
of use as licensee, with respect to, all designs, patents, copyrights,
trademarks, proprietary technical information, software, know-how
or any
other intellectual property rights and all pending applications therefor,
which are used by it or necessary to the conduct of or otherwise
material
to its business and operations,
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free
and clear of all liens or any other right of third parties, except
for the Company's obligations towards the Office of the Chief Scientist (the
“OCS”) of the Israeli Ministry of Trade, Industry and Labor, pursuant to the
Encouragement of Industrial Research and Development Law, 5744-1984 (the
"Intellectual Property"). The Company has not taken any action or omitted
to take any action which action or omission would waive, or result in the
waiver
of any of its rights with respect to the Intellectual Property of the Company,
including the maintenance of existing registrations and applications and
the
secrecy of all confidential Intellectual Property. The Seller makes no
representation or warranty regarding infringement claims or rights relating
to
any patent, copyright or other intellectual property of the
Purchaser.
2.8.2
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There
has been no notice, claim or other indication that the rights of
the
Company in the Intellectual Property are not valid or
enforceable. There has been no notice, claim or other
indication that any third party would be entitled to any additional
fees
or compensation in respect of the Intellectual Property as a result
of the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Intellectual Property is not, to the knowledge
of the Seller, being infringed or attacked or opposed in writing
by any
Person and no infringement proceedings or other similar proceedings
have
been commenced nor is there any fact or event which could provide
a basis
for such proceedings to be commenced. There has been no notice, claim
or
other indication that the carrying on of its business by the Company
infringes any intellectual property right of any other Person, and
that
the Company uses any intellectual property right belonging to a third
Person.
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2.9
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Contracts
and Commitments
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To
the
best Seller’s knowledge, there does not exist any event or condition that, after
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under any material
Contract by the Company. To the knowledge of the Seller or the Company, none
of
the rights of the Company under any material Contract will be subject to
termination or modification as a result of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement, and no other party to any material Contract would be entitled to
any
additional fees or payments as a result of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
2.10
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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2.10.1
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Except
as set forth in the Financial Statements, and to the best of Seller’s
knowledge:
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the
Company has not directly or indirectly, acquired any asset or obtained
any
service from, or disposed of any asset or furnished any service to,
or
entered into any agreement, commitment or understanding with, (i)
its Affiliate, or (ii) any director, officer or employee of the Seller
or
any of its Affiliates, and
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none
of the persons named in clause (i) or (ii) of the preceding sentence,
directly or indirectly, (x) owns any interest in any asset used or
held
for use in connection with the business and operations of the Company,
(y)
owns any interest in a supplier, customer or competitor of the Company,
or
serves as an officer, director or employee of any supplier, customer
or
competitor of the Company, or (z) has received any loan from or is
otherwise a debtor of, or made any loan to or is otherwise a creditor
of,
the Company.
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2.11
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Litigation
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Except
as
disclosed in Annex 3 hereto, here are no actions, proceedings and investigations
pending or, to the knowledge of the Seller or the Company, threatened against
or
involving the Company before any court, tribunal or governmental authority,
that
involve or would involve the expenditure by the Company of more than USD 5,000
or are reasonably expected to result in an injunction against the Company.
There
are no outstanding orders, judgments, decrees or injunctions issued by any
court, tribunal or governmental authority against the Company or any of its
assets.
2.12
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Taxes
and Social Charges
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To
the
best of Seller’s knowledge:
2.12.1
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The
Company has correctly and timely filed all returns or other documents
relating to Taxes and Social Charges required to be filed by the
Company,
and all such returns were correct and complete in all material respects;
the Company has not requested or obtained any extension of time to
file
any such return. The
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Company
has duly and timely paid all Taxes and Social Charges that are or
have been due and payable by the Company and has duly accrued all Taxes and
Social Charges which are not yet payable. The Company has established adequate
reserves on the balance sheet of the Company at the Effective Date included
in
the Financial Statements for payment for Taxes and Social Charges by the
Company
relating to periods (or portions thereof) for which a return was required
to be
filed, for Taxes and Social Charges that are not then due or payable and
has
established adequate reserves for Taxes and Social Charges relating to
subsequent periods as of the date hereof.
2.12.2
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The
Company has duly and timely withheld all Taxes and Social Charges
required
to be withheld in connection with its business and operations (including
regarding the compensation of its employees), and such withheld Taxes
and
Social Charges have been either duly and timely paid to the appropriate
governmental authorities or properly set aside in accounts for such
purpose. There are no pending claims for Taxes or Social Charges
for which
the Company is or may become liable or which may result in a lien
upon the
assets of the Company, and to the knowledge of the Seller, no such
claim
is threatened. The Company is not currently under examination by
any
governmental authority with respect to Taxes or Social
Charges. The Company has not been contacted by or is currently
corresponding with any governmental authority with respect to the
requirement to file Tax returns and/or pay any Taxes or Social Charges.
No
waivers of any statute of limitations have been given to or requested
by
any governmental authority for the
Company.
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2.12.3
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For
the purpose of this Agreement, "Taxes" means any income, receipts,
value-added, transfer, registration, business, franchise, profits,
capital
withholding, payroll, employment, property or customs tax, duty,
governmental fee or other like assessment or charge, together with
any
interest or penalty, imposed by any governmental authority, or liability
for the payment of any of the foregoing (including as a result of
any
obligation to indemnify any other Person with respect to any of the
foregoing). "Social Charges" means any social security,
unemployment, retirement, healthcare, family benefits or other charges
or
contributions, to the extent any of the foregoing are required by
applicable laws, regulations or collective bargaining agreements
or have
otherwise become an
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entitlement
of the employees of the Company and involve mandatory
contributions by the employer.
2.12.4
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Results
of Tax Examinations
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In
the
event that a tax examination regarding the period until Effective Date will
result into supplementary claims for Taxes and Social Charges higher than
already recognized in the balance sheet at the Effective Date, the Seller shall
be reliable for all such supplementary claims.
2.13
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Labor
Related Matters
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2.13.1
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During
the period December 31, 2005 through the date hereof, the Company
has not
experienced any collective labor dispute, strike, slowdown, picketing,
work stoppage, concerted refusal to work overtime or collective
resignation, and there is no complaint pending or, to the knowledge
of the
Seller, threatened against the Company by any of its respective past
or
present employees, trade unions or other representative labor bodies,
which could have or result in an adverse effect on the financial
condition, business, assets or prospects of the
Company.
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2.13.2
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The
Company has complied with all requirements pursuant to applicable
laws and
regulations, and the applicable collective labor agreements, with
respect
to employee representation, including those provisions relating to
the
organization of elections for a workers' council and the election
of
employees' representatives.
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2.13.3
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The
Company employs 23 employees. The terms and conditions of employment
of
all such employees do not provide for benefits of any kind to employees,
including advance notice of departure or departure payments, in excess
of
those required by the relevant laws, regulations and the applicable
collective labor agreements, other than benefits or other terms of
employment that are described in employment contracts or other materials
provided to Purchaser in response to Purchaser’s due diligence
request.
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2.13.4
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The
Company has not adopted an incentive agreement or a profit sharing
scheme,
other than a mandatory scheme, for its employees, legal representatives
or
directors and has not entered into any contract with such persons
which
would allow them to acquire any rights over shares of the
Company.
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2.13.5
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The
Company has no obligations of any nature in connection with the retirement
(including early retirement) of its employees or former employees
except
for those obligations which are (i) fully and adequately covered by
insurance policies and/or (ii) completely and accurately reflected
in the Financial Statements as at the respective dates thereof and
in the
books of the Company for subsequent periods as of the date
hereof.
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2.14
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Subsidies
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To
the
best of Seller’s knowledge:
The
Company has applied for, received and used public subsidies only in accordance
with applicable laws, regulations and orders from governmental or other
authorities. No repayment of any such subsidies will become due, and
none of the rights of the Company under such subsidies will be subject to
termination or modification, as a result of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereunder.
2.15
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Disclosure
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The
Purchaser has carried out a technical, financial, business and legal Due
Diligence prior to Closing. The Seller’s representations and warranties only
count for those documents, facts or events that have not been disclosed to
the
Purchaser during Due Diligence despite his request, unless the Parties expressly
agreed on exceptions. However, if prior to the Closing the Purchaser discovers
facts or circumstances during Due Diligence that have not been expressly
disclosed by the Seller but that would give rise to a breach of representation
or warranty by the Seller, Purchaser shall promptly, and in any event prior
to
Closing, inform the Seller of those facts or circumstances.
IV.
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ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS
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1
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Non
Competition
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1.1
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Commencing
on the Closing, and until the second anniversary thereof, the Seller
shall
not, and shall not cause its Affiliates to, directly or indirectly
engage
in any research and development or manufacturing activities conducted
by
the Company on the date hereof relating to all
products.
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1.2
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Commencing
on the Closing the Seller shall not, and shall not cause its Affiliates
to, directly or indirectly engage in sale, distribution, marketing
and
services of products that may compete with the Purchaser’s FWA products
(iGate and vGate product lines).
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1.3
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Commencing
15 months after the Closing the Seller shall not, and shall not cause
its
Affiliates to, directly or indirectly engage in sale, distribution,
marketing and services of products that may compete with the Company’s
products, in addition to the Purchaser’s FWA products, (the
“Competitive Products”), provided
that:
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1.3.1
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The
Seller may sell and distribute Competitive Products as part of a
customer
solution based on, or substantially incorporating, products of the
Purchaser or the Company;
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1.3.2
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The
Seller may sell and distribute Competitive Products that are after-market
or used equipment manufactured by Cisco Systems or its affiliates
(the
“Cisco Equipment”);
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1.3.3
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The
Seller may sell additional Competitive Products with the Purchaser’s prior
written consent;
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1.3.4
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All
restrictions on competition under this Section 1.3 and Section 1.2
shall
terminate upon termination of the Seller’s exclusive distribution and sale
rights pursuant to the Partner Contract, and shall only be effective
within the geographic regions of exclusivity as in effect pursuant
to the
Partner Contract. The Parties agree that in this case the Marketing
Subsidy will be terminated.
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2
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No
Solicitation
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Commencing
on the Closing and until the second anniversary from the date thereof, the
Seller shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly,
(i) induce any employee of the Company to terminate employment with the Company,
and (ii) either individually or as owner, agent, employee, consultant or
otherwise, employ or offer employment to any person who is employed by the
Company, unless such person shall have ceased to be employed by the Company
at
least six months prior to the time such offer of employment is
extended.
3
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Public
Announcements
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From
and
after the date of this Agreement, each Party agrees to obtain the approval
of
the other Party prior to issuing any press release, written public statement
or
announcement with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
provided, however, that the provisions of this Article 3 shall not prohibit
either Party from making any such release, statement or announcement if, upon
advice of counsel, such Party feels confident that it is required to do so
under
any applicable law or regulation, and such Party shall use reasonable efforts
to
consult with and obtain consent of the other Party with respect to the terms
and
conditions of such release, statement or announcement prior to making such
release, statement or announcement.
4
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Confidentiality
of Information
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4.1
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The
Seller shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates, the Company, and
their
respective employees, representatives and agents not to, use for
any
purpose or disclose to any person any proprietary information relating
to
the Company, its business and operations, or any of its assets, except
as
required by applicable laws or regulations. In the event the Seller
is
required to disclose any such information under any law or regulation,
the
Seller shall promptly notify the Purchaser of such requirement so
that the
Purchaser may seek an appropriate order in summary
proceedings.
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4.2
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The
parties to this agreement shall be obliged, to keep all confidential
information linked to this business relation or the other parties
and
their activities strictly confidential for an unlimited period. Besides
business organisation and structures this confidentiality rule
applies particularly to information marked as confidential (or
“vertraulich”), all financial information of either party that has
not been publicly release (by earnings announcement or public filing),
or
information that is obviously company or business
secrets.
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4.3
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Unless
the purpose of this agreement or the law demands otherwise, the parties
to
this agreement shall not pass any information, documentation or
declarations to third parties. Affiliated companies in the sense
of § 271
clause 2 HGB (German Commercial Code) are not considered third parties
in
this sense. Confidential information shall be deemed to contain material
non-public information regarding the parties or their subsidiaries
or
affiliates, and, in addition to other obligations hereunder, the
party
receiving such information agrees not to disclose or use the information
in violation of the (U.S.) Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange
Act of
1934.
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5
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Approvals
and Consents
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The
Seller and the Purchaser shall cooperate to give all notices and obtain as
soon
as reasonably practicable all approvals, consents and waivers from governmental
departments and agencies or from any other third parties required or deemed
necessary or beneficial for consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. Without derogating from the aforesaid, Purchaser shall provide
Seller with an undertaking towards the OCS, as shall be required in order to
receive the OCS' consent to the transfer to Shares hereunder.
6
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Right
to Use Certain Marks, Logos and Corporate
Name
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The
ownership of all trademarks, service marks, brand names or trade, corporate
or
business names of the Seller or any of its Affiliates bearing the words "IP
Gear" or the logo currently used by the Company in connection therewith (the
"Seller's Marks") shall be transferred to the Purchaser, unless it is an
integral part of the Company’s assets. The Purchaser shall grant an irrevocable,
license to the Seller, exclusive within North America and any additional
territory of exclusivity
under
the Partner Contract, to use the Seller’s Marks on stationery,
equipment, web, invoices, receipts, forms, packaging, advertising and
promotional materials, products, software or like materials (the "Marked
Materials") after Closing, in relation to the sales and marketing of the
existing IP Gear, Ltd. product lines within the scope of the Partner
Contract. In addition, the Purchaser shall grant an irrevocable,
nonexclusive license to the Seller, effective until such time as the Purchaser
shall have paid to the Seller all of the Minimum Earn Out payment, to use the
Seller’s Marks on the Marked Materials in relation to the Seller’s sales and
marketing of telecommunications and networking equipment and services, without
restriction based on territory or product.
7
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Payment
of Increased OCS Royalties
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7.1
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“Penalty”
means, with respect to any royalty payment due to the OCS by the
Company
or the Purchaser, pursuant to the Encouragement of Industrial Research
and
Development Law, for amounts granted to the Company prior to the
Effective
Date, the increase in the royalty payment resulting from conducting
product manufacturing activities outside the state of Israel, as
compared
to the royalty payment that would have been required if the manufacturing
activities had not been conducted outside of Israel. “Penalty”
shall not include any other amounts, including without limitation
amounts
payable as a result of moving intellectual property outside of Israel
or
conducting research and development activities outside of
Israel.
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“Prior
Penalty” means any Penalty which has been caused by contravention of the
Industrial Research and Development Law prior to the Closing, even though the
contravention emerges after the Closing.
“Future
Penalty” means any Penalty which will be caused by contravention of the
Industrial Research and Development Law after the Closing.
7.2
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As
to Prior Penalties, the Seller shall reimburse the Purchaser or the
Company for 100% of any Penalty paid by the Purchaser or the Company
(a
“Reimbursement Payment”). The Seller shall not be liable for any
amounts payable to the OCS as a result of a settlement or compromise
between the
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Company
or the Purchaser and the OCS unless the Seller has first approved
the terms of the settlement or compromise.
7.3
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As
to Future Penalties, the Seller shall not be liable for any Reimbursement
Payments.
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7.4
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The
parties agree to make best efforts to cooperate in negotiating with
the
OCS to minimize or recharacterize any Penalty amounts in order to
accommodate the Purchaser’s or the Company’s manufacturing
plans.
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V.
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INDEMNIFICATION
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1
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Seller’s
Indemnification Obligations
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Unless
expressly described otherwise in this Agreement, the Seller shall defend,
indemnify and hold harmless each of the Purchaser, its Affiliates, the Company,
and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisers and
representatives (collectively, the "Purchaser’s Indemnities") from,
against and with respect to any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages,
costs and expenses (including interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys'
and
accountants' fees and disbursements reasonably incurred in defending any of
the
foregoing or in asserting, preserving or enforcing any rights under this
Agreement), whether or not resulting from third-party claims, as determined
by a
final judgment (each of the foregoing a "Loss", and collectively
"Losses"), arising out of or as a result of:
1.1
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any
material inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by the
Seller
in this Agreement;
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1.2
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any
material breach of any covenant or obligation of Seller in
this
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Agreement;
and
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1.3
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any
catastrophic warranty or similar warranty claim, action, litigation,
investigation or proceeding arising out of the sale or service of
any
goods or products by the Company prior to the date hereof, to the
extent
that, with regard to the foregoing paragraph 1.1 the Seller has acted,
and
with regard to the foregoing paragraph
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1.2,
the Seller has not reflected any risk in the Financial Statements,
intentionally or with gross negligence.
2
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Purchaser’s
Indemnification Obligations
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The
Purchaser shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless each of the Seller, its
Affiliates, the Company, and their respective officers, directors, employees,
agents, advisers and representatives (collectively, the "Seller’s
Indemnities") from, against and with respect to any and all claims,
liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including interest, penalties
and reasonable attorneys' and accountants' fees and disbursements reasonably
incurred in defending any of the foregoing or in asserting, preserving or
enforcing any rights under this Agreement), whether or not resulting from
third-party claims, and ascertained by an official authority (each of the
foregoing a "Loss", and collectively "Losses"), arising out of or
as a result of any material breach of any covenant or obligation of the
Purchaser in this Agreement or any material inaccuracy of any representation
or
warranty made by the Purchaser in this Agreement.
3
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Administration
of Claims
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In
the
case of any claim asserted by a third party against any Indemnitee, notice
shall
be given by the Indemnitee to the other Party promptly after such Indemnitee
has
actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and the
Indemnitee shall permit the other Party (at the other Party's expense) to assume
the defense of any claim or any litigation resulting therefrom. In any event,
the Seller and the Purchaser shall cooperate in the defense of any claim or
litigation subject to this Article 3 and the records of each shall be available
to the other with respect to such defense.
4
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Limitation
on Seller’s Indemnification
Obligations
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4.1
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Neither
Party shall make a claim against the other Party for indemnification
under
Article V. 1 and 2 (except for claims for indemnification with respect
to
the representations and warranties set forth in Article III. 2.12)
unless
and until the amount of each Loss for which indemnification is sought
exceeds a threshold amount of USD 10,000, it being understood that
if the
aggregate amount of
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Losses
exceeds such threshold, the threshold shall not act as a
deductible, and the Seller's indemnification obligation shall extend to the
entire aggregate amount of the Loss.
4.2
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Each
Party’s aggregate liability under this Article V. shall be limited to the
amount that is equal to the Closing
Consideration.
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VI.
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Further
Cooperation
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1
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Sales
Cooperation
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1.1
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Partner
Contract. At the Closing the Parties shall enter into a separate
“Partner Contract” regarding the Sale and Marketing of TELES Group
Products within the “North American” Market (in the form attached as
Annex 2).
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1.2
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Inventory
Credit Line. In connection with the above mentioned Partner Contract
the Purchaser shall grant the Seller a revolving line of credit for
inventory orders in the initial amount of USD 200,000. The inventory
credit line shall be increased monthly, to an amount equal to the
revenues
made by the Seller during the 60 days preceding the end of each month,
but
up to a maximum of USD 500,000 (terms and conditions are set out
in the
Partner Contract attached as Annex
2).
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1.3
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Marketing
Subsidy. In consideration of the collaboration between the Parties
within the above mentioned Partner Contract, the Purchaser shall
grant to
the Seller an additional marketing subsidy (non-repayable) in the
amount
of USD 200,000 per annum for a period of two years, payable at the
commencement of each annum, whereby the payment of any amounts shall
be
subject to the prior approval of the Purchaser. A prolongation for
a third
year shall be agreed on the basis of the revenues (terms and conditions
are set out in the Partner Contract attached as Annex
2).
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2
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Loan
Agreement
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2.1
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In
consideration of the collaboration between the Parties within the
Partner
Contract, the Purchaser shall provide a line of credit to the Seller
of
USD 1,000,000 pursuant to a separate loan agreement to be signed
within 20
days after the Closing. The loan agreement shall have a period
of validity of four years, in which the Seller is obliged to redeem
the
loan in 12 quarterly installments, starting after the first year.
The
Parties agree on a fixed interest rate of 7% per
annum.
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2.2
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The
Parties agree that the Purchaser shall under no circumstances be
treated
worse than all other current or future lenders (except for revolving
trade
credits) regarding reimbursement or the provision of
securities.
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2.3
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The
Seller shall be obliged to provide to the Purchaser unaudited preliminary
monthly information of financial situation (profit and loss statement,
balance sheet, cash flow), prepared in accordance with GAAP, not
less than
15 days after the end of each month. In the event of an important
deterioration of the financial situation (current debt to equity
ratio
less than 30%), the Purchaser shall have a right to demand an adjustment
of the securities and a loan acceleration
right.
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VII.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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1
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Entire
Agreement, No Waiver
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This
Agreement (including the Annexes hereto) constitutes the sole understanding
of
the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement (including
the Annexes hereto) supercedes all prior declarations, negotiations,
undertakings, oral or written communications, acceptances, understandings or
prior agreements between the Parties relative to the provisions to which this
Agreement applies or which it lays down, including without limitation the
Preliminary Agreement dated July 18, 2007, among the Parties. This Agreement
may
only be modified, expanded or added to by a written agreement executed by the
parties. No waiver by any party of any breach of any provisions
hereof
shall be effective or enforceable unless in writing signed by the
waiving party.
2
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Severability
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If
any
provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any
reason, the validity and the enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement
shall not be affected provided that the Parties shall replace the provision
in
question with one or several valid provisions which can be enforced and are
as
close as possible to the intent and purpose of such invalid of unenforceable
provision.
3
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Governing
Law and Jurisdiction
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This
Agreement shall be governed in all respects, including as to validity,
interpretation and effect by the laws of Germany. The Parties hereby submit
to
the jurisdiction of German courts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser
is also entitled to take the Seller to court at the place of the Seller’s
registered office.
4
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Binding
Effect; No Third Party
Beneficiaries
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This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto
and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Except
as provided in Article V. with respect to indemnification of any Indemnitee
hereunder, nothing in this Agreement shall confer any rights upon any Person
or
entity other than the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors
and
permitted assigns.
5
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Notices
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Any
notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any
Party hereto to any other Party hereto shall be in writing and sent by
registered mail with return receipt or by fax or by telex confirmed by
registered mail with return receipt, addressed as follows:
If
to
Purchaser:
TELES
AG
Informationstechnologien
Vorstand
Xxxxx-Xxxxxx-Xxxxx
0
00000
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
If
to
the Seller:
000
X.
0xx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
M. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
or
at
such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice. Any notice
which is sent in the manner provided herein shall be deemed to have been duly
given to the Party to whom it is directed upon actual receipt by such Party
(or
its agent for notices hereunder).
6
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Expenses
and Taxes
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Each
Party shall pay all its own costs and expenses incident to this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including legal and accounting
fees and expenses. The Purchaser shall be liable for and pay (and shall
indemnify and hold harmless the Seller against) all fees, taxes or other
governmental charges of any nature due in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
7
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Translations
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If
this
Agreement is translated into any language other than English, the English
version shall control and shall prevail on any question of interpretation.
8
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Execution
Copies
|
This
Agreement shall be executed in two original copies, each of which shall be
an
original.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed this Preliminary Agreement
as of
the day and year first above written.
/s/
M.
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx /s/
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
New
World
Brands,
Inc. TELES AG
Informationstechnologien
By:
M.
Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
CEO By: Xxxx
Xxxxxx, CFO
Enclosures
Annex
1 Schedule
of Seller’s Claims towards the Company as of June 30, 2007
Annex
2 Partner
Contract
Annex
3 Schedule
of Litigations
Annex
4 Financial
Statements
Annex
1 to Share Sale and Purchase Agreement
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|||||||||
Waiver
of Claim to Amounts Owed by IP Gear, Ltd. to New World
Brands
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|||||||||
As
At June 30, 2007
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|||||||||
New
World Brands, Inc., hereby declares toward and in favor of IP Gear,
Ltd.,
subject to limitation as provided below,
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|||||||||
a
complete waiver of claims for repayment of the loans, credits, open
account terms, receivables from goods and
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|||||||||
services,
bills of exchanges and other receivables, listed in this Annex 1,
including interest.
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|||||||||
A.
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Long
term Debt to New World Brands(Qualmax)
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||||||||
GL
Code
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Amount
(NIS)
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Amount
(USD)
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|||||||
741925
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10,801,898.77
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2,542,221.41
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|||||||
New
World Brands Waives claim to the full amount listed above in GL Code
741925
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|||||||||
per
the financial records of IP GEAR LTD
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|||||||||
B.
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Short
Term Debt to New World Brands
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||||||||
GL
Code
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Amount
(NIS)
|
Amount
(USD)
|
|||||||
751405
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531,125.00
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125,000.00
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|||||||
New
World Brands Waives claim to $107,500 of the amount listed above
in GL
Code
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|||||||||
751405
per the financial records of IP GEAR LTD and retains claim to the
remainder
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|||||||||
pursuant
to section 1.3 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement
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|||||||||
/s/
M. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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|||||||||
M.
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, CEO
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New
World Brands, Inc.
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ANNEX
2 TO SHARE SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Partner
Contract
between
TELES
AG
Informationstechnologien,
Xxxxx-Xxxxxx-Xxxxx
0, 00000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
legally
represented by the Management Board
hereinafter
„TELES“
and
New
World Brands, Inc. dba IP Gear,
000
X. 0xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000, XXX
legally
represented by
-
hereinafter „PARTNER“
1.1
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Preamble
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TELES
is
a telecommunication vendor.
The
Partner acts in the area of North America as a Partner/broker for
telecommunications products and further related services.
TELES
and
the Partner wish to enter into an agreement for the promotion, marketing, sale
and support of
TELES’
infrastructure products.
Therefore
the parties agree as follows:
1.
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Appointment,
Territory
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a)
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TELES
hereby appoints the Partner and the Partner accepts to act as TELES’
exclusive Distributor for the TELES products IP/TDM (iSWITCH product
line), NGN (MGC product line), CPE (VoIPBOX family, VoIPGATE), FWA
(iGATE,
vGATE) and the IP Gear product line, any modifications, upgrades,
and
future generations of such products (hereinafter “the Products”),
including products of any subsidiary or affiliate of TELES, in North
America (hereinafter "the Territory," and “North America” defined as the
United States, Canada, Mexico, all Caribbean Nations, Guatemala and
Honduras) subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions
of
this agreement. In addition, TELES hereby appoints and the Partner
hereby
accepts appointment as TELES’ non-exclusive Partner for sale of the FWA
Products in South America, also subject to and in accordance with
the
terms and conditions of this agreement. TELES’ products to be sold by
global players or as OEM in the Territory, will not be considered
as a
breach of the exclusivity. TELES agrees to make all reasonable efforts
to
prevent other resellers from selling to subsidiaries or other affiliates
of North America-based customers, except global players and OEM.
It is
recognized that the Partner will be seeking to sell the Products
to
sub-distributors and VARs as well as end-users. When the Partner
has
identified a potential customer that is a sub-distributor or VAR,
the
Partner shall provide TELES written notification
as
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to
the potential customer’s name, principal business
location, and corporate jurisdiction. If TELES does not object in writing to
the
potential customer within ten (10) days after receiving the Partner’s notice,
the potential customer shall be considered approved by TELES for future sales
by
the Partner. Exclusivity for the Partner is subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in Exhibit A. In the event that Partner’s exclusivity within the
Territory terminates, this Partner Contract shall not terminate but shall be
considered an appointment as a nonexclusive Partner within the
Territory.
b)
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As
a TELES Partner, the Partner shall purchase the Products from TELES,
maintain stocks of the Products, act as an independent contractor
and
shall sell the Products and provide product support to its customers
in
its own name and for its own account. Except as permitted by this
Agreement, the Partner shall not authorize any other person or entity
to
be a sub-distributor of any Products without TELES’ written consent. The
Parties are open to discuss about private labelling in the future
against
additional payment. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed
to
constitute or appoint either party as the agent of the other party
for any
purpose whatsoever, or to grant to either party any right or authority
to
assume or create any obligation for or on behalf of or in the name
of the
other.
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c)
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The
Partner agrees at its best efforts and at its cost to actively and
diligently promote and increase the sale of the Products throughout
the
Territory by all legal and ethical means, including advertising,
demonstration of models, processing of orders and customer complaints
and
through distribution of technical literature, catalogues, brochures
and
advertising materials issued by TELES. The Partner agrees to maintain
a
sufficient number of qualified personnel for such
purpose.
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2.
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Prices,
Payment Terms
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a)
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All
prices of the Products in the price list of TELES (price list attached
as
Exhibit B) are EXW Berlin (Incoterms 2000) and may be amended or
replaced
by TELES at its own discretion from time to time with 60 days prior
written notice. The Partner’s cost for the Products shall be
50% discount from MSRP for FWA products, and 35% discount from MSRP
for
CPE and NGN products.
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b)
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The
total amount of the purchased Products plus potential VAT is due
and
payable in €, fixed as of the date of delivery, within 60 days after
delivery to Partner.
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c)
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Payments
for services are due and payable 30 days after completion of the
service
provision and receipt of an
invoice.
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d)
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In
order to facilitate the fulfilment of the financial obligations resulting
from this contract, TELES shall grant the Partner a credit line in
the
initial amount of maximum USD 200,000 (accumulated outstanding debts
from
any order). On a monthly basis, the credit line shall be increased
up to
the total revenues made by the Partner during the preceding 60 days,
up to
a maximum credit line of USD
500,000.
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3.
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Order
Placement, Delivery
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a)
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The
Partner’s purchase orders must contain all required and correct
information, reference this agreement and be signed by an authorized
representative of the Partner.
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b)
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TELES
will not be bound by any purchase order for the Products placed by
the
Partner until such purchase order has been accepted in writing by
TELES,
which shall not be entitled to accept or reject any such order at
its sole
discretion without reasonable
cause.
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c)
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As
long as the Partner is in default of payment, TELES is entitled to
withhold the processing of further orders of the Partner in spite
of an
order acknowledgement without falling
behind.
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d)
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TELES
shall deliver ex works (Incoterms 2000) on the agreed date or,
alternatively, on a date of which the Partner is advised at prior
notice.
The standard delivery time will be 4-6 weeks for normal quantities
and 2-3
weeks against forecast of the
Partner.
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e)
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TELES
and the Partner may agree, on a sale-by-sale basis, to provide the
Partner
with price, quantity and delivery terms fixed for a period of time
in
relation to specific sales opportunities of the Partner, pursuant
to a
provisional purchase order plan to be developed by TELES and the
Partner.
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4.
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Inventory
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The
Partner is required to carry an inventory of adequate supply of Products,
accessory products and documentation for use with such
Products.
5.
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Business
Plan, Joint Marketing
Activities
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a)
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Partner
shall submit to TELES a yearly business plan and a quarterly business
plan, which shall include sales forecast updates. The initial business
plan for the first year, containing the expected revenue in USD for
the
first year shall be developed cooperatively by TELES and the Partner,
and
it is expected that the initial business plan will be revised by
TELES and
the Partner during the first year. The Partner’s minimum sales target for
the initial period of 15 months shall be USD 1 million, and shall
be
increased by 15% for each 12 month period thereafter. For purposes
of this
section 5 sales during a period shall be calculated as the total
sales of
Products to end-users in the Territory (not stock) by the Partner
during
the sales period.
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In
the
event the Partner does not reach its projected sales targets within any targeted
time but achieves at least 70% of the target, then the Partner shall have six
months to catch up in the following time period without prejudice to that time
period’s commitments; otherwise he immediately will lose any granted
exclusivity. In the event that exclusivity is lost after the expiration of
the
above periods, the Partner may regain exclusivity, upon approval by TELES,
if at
the end of the following period the Partner has achieved the cumulative sales
targets for all prior periods.
b)
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The
parties shall mutually agree on joint marketing activities on a case
by
case basis. TELES undertakes to bear 50% of the costs for marketing
activities of the Partner for TELES products if those marketing activities
are approved by TELES in advance, but only up to a yearly amount
of
maximum 5% of the yearly turnover the Partner makes with TELES’
Products.
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In
addition, TELES shall grant to the Partner an additional marketing subsidy
(non-repayable) in the amount of USD 200,000 per annum for a period of two
years, whereby the payment of any amounts shall be in accordance with the
business or marketing plan developed cooperatively by TELES and the Partner
and
only after prior approval of TELES on a case by case basis. An additional
marketing subsidy of USD 200,000 shall be granted in the third year, provided
the Partner achieves a USD 2 million sales target in the second
year.
6.
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Stock
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Within
thirty (30) days of signing this Contract the Partner agrees to order the
minimum stock as stipulated in Exhibit E, to be agreed upon by the parties
promptly after closing.
7.
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Reports
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a)
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The
Partner shall submit details of its customer (name, location,
jurisdiction, and nature of business) with each
order.
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b)
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Further
the Partner undertakes to submit to TELES a monthly report about
the
purchase orders submitted in the respective month until the 20th
day of the
following month.
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8.
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TELES’
Corporate Identity
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The
Partner shall always coordinate his production of marketing material with TELES
before publication in order to keep the corporate identity of TELES and to
avoid
misrepresentations in product descriptions.
9.
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Training
and Support
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a)
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TELES
undertakes to hold a sales training for the employees of the Partner
for
free. All transportation, travelling, accommodation and further expenses
relating to those attending the sales training shall be borne and
paid by
the Partner.
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b)
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TELES
undertakes to hold at TELES’ training room in Berlin initial technical
training plus periodical update training sessions for the employees
and
customers of the Partner at intervals convenient to both parties
for free.
All transportation, travelling, accommodation and further expenses
relating to those attending the training sessions shall be borne
and paid
by the Partner.
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c)
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The
training for the Partner’s technicians shall be regularly made in TELES’
facilities, but it could also be arranged for on-site training according
to the price list.
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d)
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Standard
service is available on business working hours, but we can also provide
contracts for 24/7 availability upon
request.
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10.
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Further
Duties of the Partner
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The
Partner shall make the best effort to never misrepresent the goods and services
offered by TELES and to never jeopardize or otherwise threaten TELES’ customer
relations in any way. For this purpose the Partner shall in
particular:
a)
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always
observe all rules and laws enacted by state, regional or professional
bodies that are relevant for the purposes of this agreement and valid
for
the region for which this agreement is affective, incl. customs
regulations;
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b)
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not,
without prior written approval by TELES, assure a customer of technical
conditions and/or capabilities of TELES products beyond the technical
specifications made in the data sheets. All financial detriments
arising
out of such assurances given by the Partner without a prior written
approval by TELES shall be chargeable to the
Partner;
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c)
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keep
and treat all TELES property with appropriate care and return such
goods
upon TELES’ request in the same condition as received, apart from
foreseeable wear and tear. This applies in particular to documents
relating to TELES’ products. All such goods remain TELES’ property as long
as no other agreement on such goods becomes
effective;
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11.
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Warranty
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a)
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TELES
grants to the Partner a warranty for a period of 15 months after
Product
delivery.
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b)
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Besides
this the respective regulations of TELES’ General Terms and Conditions for
Sales, in the form attached hereto, apply, but to the extent that
those
Terms and Conditions are inconsistent with this Agreement the provisions
of this Agreement shall control.
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c)
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TELES
represents and warrants to the Partner that TELES is the exclusive
owner
of the Products and all right, title and interest in and to all
intellectual property rights therein and has the right to appoint
the
Partner and grant the rights relating to the Products pursuant hereto
without violating any rights of any third party, that no third party
holds
any license or other rights of use in relation to the Products
inconsistent with the appointment of Partner and grant of rights
herein or
performance by TELES and the Partner pursuant hereto, and that there
is
currently no actual or threatened suit by any third party based on
an
alleged violation of such rights by TELES or any of its affliates
or other
partners. TELES hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Partner from any claims that the Products, or any portion thereof,
infringes upon the intellectual property rights of any third
party.
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12.
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Liability
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a)
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In
case of slight negligence TELES, including his representatives or
vicarious agents, shall be liable only if he has breached a material
contractual duty (cardinal obligation). In any such case and in case
of
impossibility of performance, which he is answerable for, however
TELES
shall be only obligated to provide compensation for the damage typically
occurring. In any other case of slight negligence TELES’ liability shall
be excluded. This shall, in particular, be true for loss of data
and any
other indirect or consequential damages, as well as for loss of
profit.
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b)
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Besides
this the respective regulations of TELES’ General Terms and Conditions for
Sales apply, but to the extent that those Terms and Conditions are
inconsistent with this Agreement the provisions of this Agreement
shall
control. Nothing in this section 12 shall limit or exclude TELES’ warranty
obligations pursuant to section 11.
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13.
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Product
Changes, Discontinuation of
Products
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a)
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TELES
shall have the right to modify, alter or improve any or all of its
Products and shall also have the right to discontinue specific Products
according to its EOL Policy. In the event that Products in the
Partner’s stock are discontinued, TELES shall accept a return of any such
stock and grant to the Partner a full credit for such Products, but
only
for the Products in stock that were purchased and delivered within
the
last two months.
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b)
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The
Partner undertakes not to modify, alter, improve, disassemble, recreate,
reverse engineer, copy or generate any of the Products or try to
discover
the source code of any software included
therein.
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c)
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TELES
has no obligation to offer or sell to Partner any Product lines not
listed
in the current price list or to modify
Products.
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14.
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Customers
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TELES
may
also from time to time direct the Partner not to approach certain existing
customers of TELES, and the Partner shall follow such directions and
instructions of TELES without having any claim against TELES. In the event
that
TELES decides to sell Products directly to a customer introduced to it by the
Partner or located or headquartered in the Territory, the parties shall decide
on a case by case basis whether and when in what amount a commission shall
be
payable by TELES to the Partner, provided that TELES shall not directly sell
any
Products in the Territory unless the Partner is paid a commission for such
sale,
which amount will be mutually agreed upon on a case by case basis..
15.
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Confidentiality
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a)
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The
parties to this agreement shall be obliged, to keep all confidential
information linked to this business relation or the other party and
its
activities strictly confidential for an unlimited period. Besides
business
organisation and structures this confidentiality rule applies
particularly to information marked as confidential (“vertraulich”) or
information that is obviously company or business
secrets.
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b)
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Unless
the purpose of this agreement or the law demands otherwise, the parties
to
this agreement shall not pass any information, documentation or
declarations to third parties. Affiliated companies in the sense
of § 271
clause 2 HGB (German Commercial Code) are not considered third parties
in
this sense. Confidential information shall be deemed to contain material
non-public information regarding the parties or their subsidiaries
or
affiliates, and, in addition to other obligations hereunder, the
party
receiving such information agrees not to disclose or use the information
in violation of the (U.S.) Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange
Act of
1934.
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16.
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Term,
Termination
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a)
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This
contract is valid for an initial term of 39 months starting with
the
signing of this contract. It automatically shall be prolonged for
12 more
months at a time, unless it is terminated by either party in writing
at
least two months prior to the end of the term. In addition, the Partner
shall have the right to extend the term of this contract for up to
three
(3) additional terms of twelve (12) months each pursuant to new
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mutually
agreed sales targets. A purchase order
accepted by TELES prior to the termination of this agreement shall not be
affected by the termination but shall be carried out as stipulated.
b)
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An
extraordinary termination is possible in case of a substantial breach
of
this agreement which is not cured by the breaching party within a
reasonable time after notification of breach from the other
party.
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c)
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For
a period of 12 months after termination of this contract if any Products
are sold to a purchaser that was a customer of the Partner during
the term
of the contract or had been identified in writing by the Partner
as a
potential customer during the 12 months prior to termination, the
Partner
shall be paid a commission for such sale in an amount the parties
shall
mutually agree upon, but unless otherwise agreed not less than ten
percent
(10%) of the net revenue for the Products sold to the customer, but
only
under the condition that these customers were stated in the Partner’s
monthly report.
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17.
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TELES’
General Terms and
Conditions
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Besides
the above regulations TELES’ General Terms and Conditions for Sales apply
(Exhibit F).
18.
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Miscellaneous
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a)
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This
contract constitutes the entire agreement between the parties concerning
this matter and supersedes all prior understandings and agreements.
There
are no oral or written additional agreements to this agreement.
Written form is required for modifications or supplementations of
this
contract.
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b)
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Exclusive
venue for any dispute between the parties arising out of or relating
to
this Agreement shall be determined as follows, regardless of the
place of
execution or performance, and regardless of the venue in which a
claim or
counterclaim is first filed: venue for any action brought by TELES
against
the Partner, and for any counterclaims or cross claims related thereto,
shall be in the US Federal District Court for the District of Oregon,
or,
if Federal jurisdiction is not available, the circuit courts in the
State
of Oregon, USA; venue for any action brought by the Partner against
TELES,
and for any counterclaims or cross claims related thereto, shall
be in the
courts of Berlin, Germany. This Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction
in which venue is determined pursuant to this Section 18(b), as such
laws
apply to a contract made and performed in such jurisdiction, without
regard to conflicts of law provisions, and with exclusion of the
CISG. If
this Agreement is translated into any language other than English,
the
English version shall control and shall prevail on any question of
interpretation.
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c)
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The
legal invalidity or ineffectiveness of a clause in this agreement
shall
not affect the validity of the remaining clauses. The parties shall
be
obligated to replace the invalid or ineffective clause by a valid
clause
that comes closest to the intended economic meaning and the contractual
purpose.
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Berlin,
26 July,
2007
Eugene, July 26, 2007
/s/
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
/s/ M. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
XXXXX
XX
New World Brands, Inc.
By:
Xxxx
Xxxxxx,
CFO By:
M. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, CEO
Exhibits:
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Exclusivity
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Partner’s price list
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Inventory List
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Initial
Business Plan
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Minimum
Stock List
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TELES
Terms and Conditions for Sales
-
List of
special discounts
Exhibit
A: Exclusivity
TELES
agrees not to appoint any further Distributors, resellers or other agents for
sale of, and not to sell, or permit or suffer to be sold, the Products in the
Territory for the duration of this contract, under the following
conditions:
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To
maintain exclusivity the Partner must meet and continue to meet the
minimum sales targets described in Section
5(a).
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2.1
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Commencing
on the closing of this contract the Partner shall not, and shall
not cause
its Affiliates to, directly or indirectly engage in sale, distribution,
marketing and services of products that may compete with the TELES’ FWA
products (iGate and vGate product
lines).
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2.2
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Commencing
15 months after the closing of this contract the Partner shall not,
and
shall not cause its Affiliates to, directly or indirectly engage
in sale,
distribution, marketing and services of products that may compete
with the
IP Gear’s products, in addition to the TELES’ FWA products, (the
“Competitive Products”), provided
that:
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2.2.1 The
Partner may sell and distribute Competitive Products as part of a customer
solution based on, or substantially incorporating, products of TELES or IP
Gear
Ltd.;
2.2.2 The
Partner may sell and distribute Competitive Products that are after-market
or
used equipment manufactured by Cisco Systems or its affiliates (the
“Cisco Equipment”);
2.2.3 The
Partner may sell additional Competitive Products with TELES’ prior written
consent;
2.2.4 All
restrictions on competition under Section 2.1 and this Section 2.2 shall
terminate upon termination of the Partner’s exclusive distribution and sale
rights pursuant to this Partner Contract, and shall only be effective within
the
Territory. The Parties agree that in this case the Marketing Subsidy will be
terminated.
ANNEX
3 TO SHARE SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
MPI
Litigation
The
Company was named as a defendant in certain litigation filed in France before
the Trade Tribunal of Nanterre against B.O.S. Better Online Solutions Ltd.
(“BOS”) by Media Partners International (“MPI,” and the
“MPI Litigation”), a former distributor of BOS, whose contract
with BOS allegedly related to certain distribution rights for the product
division Qualmax purchased from BOS on December 31, 2005. Pursuant to
the asset purchase agreement between Qualmax and BOS, BOS agreed to indemnify
and hold Qualmax harmless from liability, without limitation, arising from
the
claims raised in the MPI Litigation, and BOS has undertaken defense of Qualmax
at BOS’s expense. The litigation remains in its early stages, and as
last report from counsel, the French court had not yet made definitive rulings
on defendant’s motion to change venue and jurisdiction from France to
Israel. Initial hearings on the motion for change of venue were
concluded in February 2007; additional hearings were conducted in late April
2007; and a decision from the court as to venue is expected in September,
2007. If venue is in fact moved to Israel, that decision may have a
material impact on the plaintiff’s willingness to continue the litigation, due
to increased expense, but the outcome of the venue hearings, and the impact
of
that outcome on plaintiff’s claims, is purely speculative at this
point. At present, based upon the limited progress of the matter and
without the benefit of the completion of factual discovery, management believes
this litigation does not pose a significant financial risk to the
Company.
PieCom
Dispute
The
Company entered into a contract with PieCom Tech Ltd. by which PieCom was to
manufacture certain products for sale by the Company. The Company
believes that PieCom has defaulted on its obligations, and that PieCom is
required to refund to the Company certain sums previously advanced by the
Company. Because of PieCom’s failure to deliver proper products on
time, the Company has suspended all performance under the PieCom
contract.
Execution
office file No. 5-07-05166-26
The
above
suit was filed on the 5.6.07 to Execution Office in Hertzelia by PieCom Tech
Ltd. (“PieCom”) against IP Gear Ltd. (“IP
Gear”) (the: “Claim”).
In
the
said claim, PieCom filed a 139,628.01 NIS in promissory notes for execution
as a
result of the termination notice delivered by IP Gear regarding the termination
of the settlement agreement between Piecom and IP Gear, dated 8.1.07, and all
the checks delivered under it. The termination notice was sent following Piecom
failure to supply the agreed hardware under the time schedule specified in
the
settlement agreement and to comply with the specific technical requirement
agreed on the April 2006 basic agreement.
Together
with the Claim, an attachment order was imposed over IP Gear future rights
and
monies being hold by third parties up to the said amount (i.e. Partner
Communications Company
Ltd. and United Mizrahi Bank). On 25.6.07 an application
for
the removal of attachment by a bank guarantee replacement, was filed to the
Execution Office, which application has subsequently been granted, lifting
the
attachment.