SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT For the Acquisition of all Issued Shares of VISUAL CONNECTION A.S.
EXHIBIT
2.1
For
the Acquisition of all Issued Shares
of
VISUAL
CONNECTION A.S.
Between
and
KIT
digital FZ-LLC
and
Xx.
Xxxxx Xxxxx
and
Xx.
Xxxxx Xxxxx
THIS
AGREEMENT
is dated
5th October 2008 (the “Signing
Date”)
PARTIES
(1) |
Xx.
Xxxxx Xxxxx
(“Xxxxx”)
having a registered address at Nad Xxxxxxxxxxx 0000/0, 000 00 Xxxxxx 0,
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx and Xx.
Xxxxx Xxxxx
(“Xxxxx”)
having a registered address at Xxxxxxxxx 000/0, 000 00 Xxxxxx 0, Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx (collectively the “Sellers”);
and
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(2) |
KIT
digital FZ-LLC, a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of
the
Dubai Technology and Media Free Zone, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
having
its principal place of business at 0000X, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx
Media City, Dubai UAE, or such other of its Affiliates from time
to time
as it may nominate pursuant to Clause 13.2 (the “Purchaser”).
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(3) |
KIT
digital, Inc.,
a
corporation duly incorporated under the laws of Delaware, USA and
having
its principal place of business at 000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
00000
XXX, or such other of its Affiliates from time to time as it may
nominate
pursuant to Clause 13.2 (the “KIT”).
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The
Parties above are hereinafter jointly referred to as the “Parties”
or
individually as a “Party”.
BACKGROUND
(A) The
Sellers are the legal and beneficial owners of the entire issued and outstanding
share capital of VISUAL
CONNECTION, A.S.,
Czech
reg no Section B, File 10959, ID No.: 18630758, with current registered address
at Xxxxxxx 0000/000, 000 00 Xxxxxx 0, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx (the “Company”),
further details of which are set out in Schedule 1.
(B) The
Sellers have agreed to sell the Shares to the Purchaser and the Purchaser has
agreed to purchase the Shares for the Purchase Price and upon and subject to
the
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
IT
IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
1.
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DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION
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1.1
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In
this Agreement the following words and expressions have the meanings
set
opposite them (for avoidance of doubt, other words and expressions
are
defined directly elsewhere in this Agreement in quotation marks):
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Accounting
Standards:
means
the principles and standards set out in Act No. 563/1991 Coll., on Accounting,
as amended, and the implementing regulations to said Act, as well as any and
all
other directives, rules and guidelines issued by the Czech Chamber of Auditors
that apply to the Company.
Accounts:
means
the balance sheet of the Company made up as at the Accounts Date and the profit
and loss account of the Company as at the Accounts Date;
Accounts
Date:
means 31
August 2008;
Affiliate:
means in
relation to any body corporate or its successors, any holding company or
subsidiary of such body corporate or its successors, or any subsidiary of a
holding company of such body corporate or its successors;
Agreed
Form:
means
initialed by or on behalf of the Parties for the purposes of identification;
Agreement:
means
this Agreement including the Schedules attached hereto;
Business
or the Restricted Businesses:
means
the business of the Company being strategic consulting, web service, hardware
configuration and provision, or any combination thereof, in connection with
the
build, upgrade, implementation or management of digital media
outlets,
broadcasting
outlets,
production houses or any other like facilities as conducted at the Effective
Date.
Business
Day:
means a
day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) when banks are open for business in New
York and in the Czech Republic;
Change
of Control:
means a
change in the Control of a person. “Control’ as used herein means possession by
a person, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction
of the management and policies of another person, whether through the ownership
of shares or other securities carrying the right to vote, through the
composition of the board of directors of such other person, by contract, agency
or otherwise;
Claim:
means
any bona fide claim by the Purchaser arising under the Warranties with the
exception of any Claim in respect of Tax;
Claim
in respect of Tax:
means
any claim under or in connection with or pursuant to the Tax Warranties;
Claim
Notice:
is
defined in Schedule 6, Paragraph 2.1;
Companies
Acts:
means
the Czech Act No. 513/1991 Coll., Commercial Code, as amended;
Completion:
means
that the conditions set out in Clause 4.2 and 4.3(a) and (c) have been met;
Completion
Date:
means
the date of Completion as set out in Clause 4.1;
Confidential
Information:
is
defined in Clause 7.1 (d);
Current
Assets:
means
the sum of the following items as at Completion and for a period ending twelve
(12) months thereafter: cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable,
inventory, marketable securities, prepaid expenses, and any and all other assets
that could be converted to cash in less than one year.
Current
Liabilities:
means
the sum of the following items as at Completion and payable within the next
twelve (12) months: accounts payable, accrued expenses, income tax payable,
short-term notes payable and portion of long-term debt payable this should
include the specific debt items.
Disclosed:
means
fairly disclosed by the general disclosures and specific disclosures referred
to
in the Disclosure Letter, matters and facts contained in the
due
diligence reports prepared for the Purchaser in relation to the Company by
White
& Case, Advokátní kancelář entitled “Due Diligence Report Visual Connection
a.s.” for the legal due diligence, and Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Audit SRO, entitled
“EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
REPORT
on Visual Connection due diligence performed on 15-16 September 2008” for the
financial due diligence, and/or otherwise disclosed in this Agreement and
"disclosure" or "disclosed" shall be construed accordingly;
Disclosure
Letter:
means
the letter set out in Schedule 8;
EBITDA:
Net
Revenue less all expenses incurred in the earning of that revenue during the
period before any depreciation, amortization, interest or corporate tax on
profit, and the Sellers agree that the Company shall expense (not capitalize)
software development-related expenses and that the Company’s Capital
Expenditures (as defined by US GAAP) shall not be any greater in the future
than
as compared to the average quarterly levels of Capital Expenditures over the
two
years prior to the Accounts Date.
Employees:
means
all the individuals who are employed by the Company, either on a full-time
or
substantive part-time basis;
Environment:
means
any air (including the air within buildings and the air within other natural
or
man-made structures whether above or below ground); water (including water
under
or within land or in drains or sewers and coastal and inland waters); and land
(including land under water);
Environmental
Law:
means
all Czech laws at the Effective Date which have as a purpose or effect the
protection of the Environment including regulations, directives, codes of
practice and guidance notes which are of mandatory effect imposed by any
relevant authority so far as they relate to the Environment;
Escrow
Account:
means
the escrow account opened and maintained in accordance with the Escrow Agreement
attached to this Agreement, account name Enable Invest Limited Visual Connection
Escrow Account, account number 000-000000-000, sub account 00000000, established
with HSBC Bank Middle East, Dubai, UAE.
Escrow
Agreement:
means
the agreement concluded among the Sellers, the Purchaser and Enable Invest
Limited, incorporated under the laws of the United Arab Emirates, having its
principal place of business at Dubai World Trade Center, 0xx
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx, UAE, prior to or on the Completion Date;
Hazardous
Substances:
means
any material or substance which alone or in combination with others is capable
of causing harm to man or any other living organism or the Environment.
Health
and Safety Laws:
means
all Czech laws at the Effective Date concerning the health and safety of those
who work for the Company, visit the Properties or are in any way affected by
the
activities of the Company or by persons working for the Company;
Independent
Accountant:
means an
independent accounting firm with extensive knowledge of both Czech accounting
principles and U.S. GAAP, to be mutually agreed by the Parties within two (2)
weeks of execution of this Agreement;
Intellectual
Property: means
patents, know-how, registered and unregistered trade marks and service marks
(including any trade, brand or business names), domain names, registered
designs, design rights, utility models, copyright (including all such rights
in
computer software), database rights and all rights under licenses and consents
in relation to such things and all rights or forms of protection of a similar
nature or having equivalent effect;
IT
Contracts:
means
all contracts entered into by the Company for supply or maintenance of, or
provision of services relating to, the IT System;
IT
System:
means
material computer systems, communication systems, software, hardware and data
owned, firmware, middleware, screens, terminals, peripherals, cabling and other
material prepared electronic equipment used by or licensed to the Company;
Key
Personnel:
means
Xxxxx
and
Xxxxx;
KIT
Shares:
means
common shares in KIT digital, Inc. or its successor by purchase, sale or
merger;
Listed
Intellectual Property:
means
the agreements or arrangements relating (wholly or partly) to Intellectual
Property, the details of which shall be provided by the Sellers to the Purchaser
within eighteen (18) calendar days of Signing Date and attached to the
Disclosure Letter;
Losses:
means
any losses, liabilities, damages, claims, costs and expenses (including all
fines, penalties and other amounts paid pursuant to a judgment, compromise
or
settlement), arbitration costs and reasonable legal and accounting fees and
disbursements.
Net
Revenues:
Gross
Revenue less direct third-party costs incidental to the project or service
provided.
Properties:
means
the properties of which particulars are set out in Schedule 2 and the property
leases in the Subsidiaries;
Purchase
Price:
means
the sum specified in Clause 3.1;
Purchaser's
Group:
means
the Purchaser, its subsidiaries, Affiliates (including KIT) and
successors;
Purchaser's
Lawyers:
means
Motei & Associates of X.X. Xxx 000000, Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx and White
& Case, Advokátní kancelář, Na Prikope 8,110 00
Xxxxxx
0, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx;
SEC:
means
the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission;
Securities
Act:
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
Sellers’
Lawyers:
means
XXXXX & XXXXXXX
s.r.o., advokátní kancelář;
Shares:
means
all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the capital of the Company
to
be acquired by the Purchaser at Completion;
Shareholder:
means a
holder of all or part of the Shares in the Company;
Sellers’
Accounts:
means
the bank accounts of the Sellers as set out in Schedule 1-Part C.
Effective
Date:
means
the effective date of this Agreement, which is October 1, 2008.
Tax
Act:
means
the Czech Act No. 586/1992 Coll., Act, as amended;
Taxation
or Tax:
means
any applicable tax;
Tax
Warranties:
means
the warranties set out in Paragraphs 34-37 of Schedule 3;
Taxation
Authority:
means
the Czech Financial Office and any other governmental, administrative or
regulatory body, authority, agency or other person whatsoever competent to
enforce or collect any Taxation whether in the Czech Republic or elsewhere;
Third
Party Claim:
is
defined in Schedule 6; Paragraph 3.1;
USD:
means
United States Dollars;
US
GAAP:
means
United States VAT:
means
value added tax;
Warranties:
means
the Warranties set out in Schedule 3;
Withholding
Period:
means
the period beginning on the Completion Date and ending on the date that is
twenty-four (24) months after the Effective Date;
Working
Capital: Working
Capital: means the Current Assets less the Current Liabilities of the Company
determined in accordance with US GAAP. However, Working Capital shall be
decreased by total amount of any and all debt and lease facilities (as disclosed
in Schedule 4) even if these debt facilities would not be included under a
US
GAAP definition of working capital. The working capital shall also be increased
by the fair current value of any assets under lease.
"In
the agreed terms" or
"in the agreed form":
means in
the form agreed between the Parties and signed for the purposes of
identification by or on behalf of each Party.
1.2 The
table
of contents and headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only
and
shall not affect its construction.
1.3 Unless
the context otherwise requires words denoting the singular shall include the
plural and vice versa, references to any gender shall include all other genders
and references to persons shall include bodies corporate, unincorporated
associations and partnerships in each case whether or not having a separate
legal personality.
1.4 References
to recitals, schedules and clauses are to recitals and schedules to and clauses
of this Agreement unless otherwise specified and references within a schedule
to
paragraphs are to paragraphs of that schedule unless otherwise specified.
1.5 References
in this Agreement to any statute, statutory provision, or treaty include a
reference to that statute, statutory provision, or treaty as operative only
at
the Effective Date and include any order, regulation, instrument or other
subordinate legislation made under the relevant statute, statutory provision,
or
treaty.
1.6 Any
reference to “writing”
or
“written”
includes
faxes and any non-transitory form of visible reproduction of words, excluding
e-mails.
1.7 Any
reference to a "person"
includes
a reference to any individual, body corporate, unincorporated association or
partnership.
2.
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SALE
AND PURCHASE
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2.1
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Conditions
Precedent
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This
Agreement shall be conditional upon the execution of the Agreement by all the
Sellers, KIT and the Purchaser.
2.2
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Obligation
to sell and purchase
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Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, the Sellers as legal and beneficial owners
of
the Shares shall sell and the Purchaser shall purchase the Shares free from
all
charges, liens, encumbrances, equities and claims whatsoever and together with
all rights attached to them at the Effective Date.
2.3
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The
Shares
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(a) |
The
Shares shall be sold with the benefit of all rights attaching to
them as
at the date of Completion, including all dividends and distributions
declared, paid or made by the Company on or after the Effective
Date.
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(b) |
The
Purchaser shall not be obliged to complete the purchase of any of
the
Shares unless the purchase of all the Shares is completed
simultaneously.
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(c) |
The
Seller hereby waives and undertakes to procure the waiver of all
pre-emption or similar rights over the Shares, to which it or any
other
person may be entitled under the Articles of Association of the Company
or
otherwise in relation to the sale and purchase
hereunder.
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3.
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CONSIDERATION
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3.1
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The
Purchase Price for the Shares shall
be:
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(a)
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Subject
to Clause 3.2 and 3.3, USD two million and five hundred thousand
($2,500,000) in cash via wire transfer payable and adjusted according
to
Clauses 3.2 and 3.3 below (the “Cash
Consideration”).
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(b)
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Subject
to Clause 3.3 and 3.6, an available amount of USD four million and
three
hundred thousand ($4,300,000) in a combination of cash (the “Cash
Consideration”) via wire transfer and KIT Shares (the “Stock
Consideration”) (jointly the “Combined
Consideration”)
paid and issued according to the schedule outlined in Clauses 3.1(b)(i)
-
3.1(b)(iv) below. Each of these payments is subject to variation
based on
the level of Net Revenue and EBITDA achieved against the target period
and
levels as outlined in Clauses 3.1(b)(i) - 3.1(b)(iv). For each 8.5%
that
the actual amount is less than the target for Net Revenue a reduction
of
10% will apply to the amount available for distribution and for each
8.5%
that the actual amount is less than the target for EBITDA a reduction
of
10% will apply to the amount available for distribution; provided,
however, that
the foregoing sentence will not apply if the following would result
in a
greater reduction of the relevant Combined Consideration: if the
Net
Revenue in the period between 1 October 2008 and 30 September 2009
is less
than the Net Revenue in the period between 1 October 2007 and 30
September
2008, then the Combined Consideration under clause 3.1 (b) (ii) will
be
reduced by sixty-six percent (66%) and if the Net Revenue in the
period
between 1 October 2009 and 30 September 2010 is less than the Net
Revenue
in the period between 1 October 2007 and 30 September 2008, then
the
Combined Consideration under clause 3.1 (b) (iii) and (iv) will be
reduced
by fifty percent (50%). However, in no case may the Combined Consideration
be decreased by more than fifty percent (50%) in case of any of the
payments in Clauses 3.1(b)(i) - 3.1(b)(iv) below based on any provision
of
this Agreement. If the Net Revenue is greater than 12.5% above the
target
set forth in 3.(b)(i)-(iv), the amount available for distribution
will
increase by 10% and in the event that of EBITDA is greater than 12.5%
above the target, the amount available for distribution will increase
by
10%. Any and all increases in the payments in Clauses 3.1(b)(i) -
3.1(b)
(iv) below will be permitted to be paid in cash or KIT Shares at
Purchaser’s sole election. Any and all decreases in the payments in
Clauses 3.1(b)(i) - 3.1(b)(ii) below shall be paid in cash or KIT
Shares
in the same circumstance and ratio as KIT and Purchaser are already
obligated to pay Sellers pursuant to the same
clauses;
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(i)
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six
(6) months after the Completion Date USD one million and seventy-five
thousand ($1,075,000), payable twenty-five percent (25%) in cash
via wire
transfer and seventy-five percent (75%) equivalent in KIT Shares
with the
specific number of KIT Shares to be determined based on the twenty
(20)
day trailing weighted average market trading price on the date of
six (6)
months from the Completion Date, subject to clause 3.9. The target
period
is October, 1, 2008 to December, 31, 2008 and the target levels are
Net
Revenue $4,400,000 and EBIDA
$275,000.
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(ii)
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twelve
(12) months after the Completion Date USD one million and seventy-five
thousand ($1,075,000) payable ten percent (10%) in cash via wire
transfer
and ninety percent (90%) equivalent in KIT Shares with the specific
number
of KIT Shares to be determined based on the twenty (20) day trailing
weighted average market trading price on the date of twelve (12)
months
from the Completion Date, subject to clause 3.9. The target period
is
January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009 and the target levels are Net Revenue
$10,000,000 and EBITDA $850,000.
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(iii)
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eighteen
(18) months after the Completion Date USD one million and seventy-five
thousand ($1,075,000) equivalent in KIT Shares with the specific
number of
KIT Shares to be determined based on the twenty (20) day trailing
weighted
average market trading price on the date of eighteen (18) months
from the
Completion Date, subject to clause 3.9. The target period is July
1, 2009
to December 31, 2009 and the target levels are Net Revenue $12,400,000
and
EBITDA $1,450,000.
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(iv)
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twenty-four
(24) months after the Completion Date USD one million and seventy-five
thousand ($1,075,000) equivalent in KIT Shares with the specific
number of
KIT Shares to be determined based on the twenty (20) day trailing
weighted
average market trading price on the date of twenty-four (24) months
from
the Completion Date, subject to clause 3.9. The target period is
January
1, 2010 to June 30, 2010 and the target levels are Net Revenue $15,000,000
and EBITDA $1,500,000.
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(c)
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On
Completion the Sellers (“Options Recipients”) will be granted warrants or
options to purchase two million (2,000,000) KIT Shares (the “Option
Grant”) in connection with incentivizing the Options Recipients over
long-term employment. The Option Grant will carry an exercise price
equal
to the closing price of KIT Shares on November 6, 2008 subject to
clause
3.9. The Sellers shall distribute and allocate this Option Grant
to the
Company employees, including Company management, in such a manner
as the
Sellers and the Purchaser mutually deem reasonable. The Option Grant
will
be pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Purchaser’s existing
internal Employee Stock Option Plan as attached to this Agreement
as
Schedule 9, and as such shall vest quarterly over a period of four
(4)
years from the Effective Date, so long as the Sellers are in the
full-time
employ of KIT, the Company or Purchaser. Any tax liability as a result
of
the issuance of the Option Grant or resultant KIT Shares under the
Option
Grant will be borne exclusively by the recipients of the Option Grant.
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(d)
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The
Sellers will qualify for additional KIT Shares as set forth below
(the
“earn-out”) if the Company meets the following performance incentives:
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(i) |
USD
five hundred and seventy-five thousand ($575,000) equivalent in KIT
Shares
with the specific number of KIT Shares to be determined based on
the
twenty (20) day trailing weighted average market trading price on
the date
of twelve (12) months from the Completion Date, subject to clause
3.9, if
the Company achieves a minimum of USD twenty million ($20,000,000)
in Net
Revenues during the first twelve (12) months from the Completion
Date;
and
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(ii) |
USD
five hundred and seventy-five thousand ($575,000) equivalent in KIT
Shares
with the specific number of KIT Shares to be determined based on
the
twenty (20) day trailing weighted average market trading price on
the date
of twelve (12) months from the Completion Date, subject to clause
3.9, if
the Company achieves a minimum of USD one million and five hundred
thousand ($1,500,000) of EBITDA during the first twelve (12) months
from
the Completion Date; and
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(iii) |
USD
four hundred and seventy-five thousand ($475,000) equivalent in KIT
Shares
with the specific number of KIT Shares to be determined based on
the
twenty (20) day trailing weighted average market trading price on
the date
of twenty-four (24) months from the Completion Date, subject to clause
3.9, if the Company achieves a minimum of USD twenty six million
and five
hundred thousand ($26,500,000) in Net Revenues from month twelve
to
twenty-four (12-24) from the Completion Date;
and
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(iv) |
USD
four hundred and seventy-five thousand ($475,000) equivalent in KIT
Shares
with the specific number of KIT Shares to be determined based on
the
twenty (20) day trailing weighted average market trading price on
the date
of twenty-four (24) months from the Completion Date, subject to clause
3.9, if the Company achieves a minimum of USD two million and five
hundred
thousand ($2,500,000) in EBITDA from month twelve to twenty-four
(12-24)
from the Completion Date.
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All
such
earn-out payments will be due and payable within 60 days after the end of the
applicable twelve-month earn-out period. Any late payments will bear interest
at
a rate equal to the lesser of (a) twelve (12%) percent or (b) the maximum amount
permitted by applicable law.
(e)
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The
Sellers will also qualify for performance bonuses as set forth below
if
the Company and the Purchaser’s Group jointly meet the following
performance incentives:
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(i) |
USD
six hundred thousand ($600,000) equivalent in KIT Shares with the
specific
number of KIT Shares to be determined based on the twenty (20) day
trailing weighted average market trading price on the date of twelve
(12)
months from the Completion Date, subject to clause 3.9, if the Company
and
KIT as a total generate at least USD fifty million ($50,000,000)
in net
revenues in the first twelve (12) months from Completion;
and
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(ii) |
USD
five hundred thousand ($500,000) equivalent in KIT Shares with the
specific number of KIT Shares to be determined based on the twenty
(20)
day trailing weighted average market trading price on the date of
twenty-four (24) months from the Completion Date, subject to clause
3.9,
if the Company and KIT as a total generate at least USD six million
and
five hundred thousand ($6,500,000) in EBITDA from months twelve to
twenty-four (12-24) after
Completion.
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All
such
performance bonus payments will be due and payable within 60 days after the
end
of the applicable twelve-month bonus year. Any late payments will bear interest
at a rate equal to the lesser of (a) twelve percent (12%) or (b) the maximum
amount permitted by applicable law.
3.2
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The
payment of the Cash Consideration is based on the Company’s Working
Capital being neutral on the Effective Date and, therefore, subject
to the
Purchase Price adjustment as set out in clause 3.3. In the event
the
Working Capital on the Effective Date is (i) below zero (0), the
Sellers
will compensate the Purchaser in cash on a dollar for dollar basis
or (ii)
above zero (0), then the Purchaser will compensate the Sellers in
cash on
a dollar for dollar basis in the amount of the difference, up to
a maximum
compensation of US$500,000. Any deviations in the Working Capital
and the
amount of the Purchase Price adjustment resulting therefrom will
be agreed
between the Parties based on the Company’s balance sheet as of the
Effective Date. The Purchaser shall deposit, prior to Completion,
the
amount of the Cash Consideration plus $500,000 (i.e., a total of
$3,000,000) in the Escrow Account held by the Escrow Agent pursuant
to the
Escrow Agreement. Within thirty (30) days from Completion [NOTE:
our
accountant actually wants 45 days, but we have told them wed ask
for
30—hopefully this is enough], the Purchaser shall prepare (or cause
the
Company to prepare) the Company’s balance sheet and the Purchaser’s
calculation for the amount of Working Capital as on the Effective
Date
(the “Working Capital Calculation”) and the Parties shall agree in writing
on this amount and the Purchase Price adjustment within ten (10)
days of
the delivery of the Purchaser’s Working Capital Calculation. At the same
time, the Sellers shall have the right to review the Company’s balance
sheet and the Working Capital Calculation and may request additional
information from the Purchaser or, at Seller’s request be granted full
access to the Company’s accounts and all other records to verify the
Working Capital Calculation. If the Parties fail to agree within
the
above-referenced period of time on the Working Capital Calculation
and the
resulting Purchase Price adjustment, then either Party, upon written
notice to the other Party and the Independent Accountant,, may refer
the
settlement of the Working Capital as of the Effective Date and the
Purchase Price adjustment to the Independent Accountant for determination,
the cost of which shall be borne by the Parties equally. The Parties
shall
provide such information and assistance to the Independent Accountant,
so
as to ensure that the Independent Accountant will deliver the final
amount
of the Working Capital as on the Effective Date and the Purchase
Price
adjustment calculated in accordance with this Agreement to the Parties
within fifteen (15) Business Days from such referral. The decision
of the
Independent Accountant shall be final and conclusive, and the Parties
shall not be entitled to refer the decision to arbitration according
to
Clause 22 of this Agreement. The Purchase Price adjustment shall
be
settled in accordance with clause
3.3.
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3.3
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Purchase
Price Adjustments. The Cash Consideration will be adjusted in accordance
with the following:
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(a)
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The
Cash Consideration will be decreased by any adjustments for Working
Capital payable to the Purchaser in accordance with clause 3.2 above;
then, within three (3) Business Days following the delivery to the
Escrow
Agent of the Parties’ agreement on the Purchase Price adjustment or of the
Independent Accountant’s decision on the determination of the Purchase
Price adjustment pursuant to clause 3.2, such amount payable to the
Purchaser shall be deducted from the Escrow Account and paid by the
Escrow
Agent to the Purchaser and the remaining amount in the Escrow Account
up
to US$2,500,000 shall be simultaneously paid by the Escrow Agent
to the
Sellers. For the avoidance of doubt, if any monies are thereafter
still
left on the Escrow Account, it shall be paid to the
Purchaser.
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(b)
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The
Cash Consideration will be increased by any adjustments for Working
Capital payable to the Sellers in accordance with clause 3.2 above;
then,
the Escrow agent shall release the following amounts from the Escrow
Account and pay such amount to the Parties as follows: (i) within
three
(3) Business Days following the delivery to the Escrow Agent of the
Parties’ agreement on the Purchase Price adjustment or of the Independent
Accountant’s decision on the determination of the Purchase Price
adjustment pursuant to clause 3.2, the Cash Consideration shall be
released to the Sellers and (ii) on 3 January 2009, the amount of
the
increase of the Cash Consideration based on the adjustment for the
Working
Capital Calculation up to an amount not to exceed US$500,000, shall
be
released to the Sellers and any amount thereafter still remaining
on the
Escrow Account shall be released to the Purchaser.
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3.4
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The
Cash Consideration set forth in clause 3.1(a) and the amount by which
it
is increased or decreased pursuant to clauses 3.2 and 3.3 shall be
allocated between the Sellers as set out in Schedule 1. The Combined
Consideration as set out in clause 3.1(b), the Option Grant set out
in
clause 3.1 (c) and the performance incentives as set out in clause
3.1(d)
and (e) shall be paid and/or assigned to the Sellers pursuant to
the
allocation between the Sellers as set out in Schedule 1 or to such
persons
or legal entities in such other manner as the Sellers may determine
upon
written notice to the Purchaser.
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3.5
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All
Combined Consideration pursuant to Clause 3.1 (b), all earn-out amounts
pursuant to Clause 3.1(d), and all performance bonuses pursuant to
Clause
3.1(e), automatically will be accelerated and deemed fully and finally
earned as to their maximum possible amount, and immediately due and
payable, and the period of time set out in clause 3.11 shall be changed
to
two (2) weeks, upon any of the following which occur in any transaction
or
series of transactions: the liquidation, dissolution, winding up
or other
similar event of the KIT or the Company. The Purchaser or KIT shall
deliver to the Sellers within 90 days after the end of the applicable
twelve-month period, annual financial statements (including profit
and
loss statements) of the Company and of KIT (and, in relation to clause
3.1
(b) (ii) and (iv) within 45 days after the end of the applicable
six-month
period, financial statements (including profit and loss statements)
of the
Company for that period) prepared in accordance with US GAAP, including
a
calculation of the Net Revenues and EBITDA for such period, and a
statement setting forth the calculation of the earn-out payment and
performance bonuses for such period. If the Sellers do not object
in
writing to the calculation of the earn-out payment and performance
bonuses
within 20 days after the statement’s delivery to the Sellers, the
calculations automatically will become final and conclusive. In the
event
the Sellers object in writing to such calculations within such 20
day
period, the Purchaser and the Sellers shall promptly meet and endeavor
to
reach agreement as to the calculations. If the Purchaser and the
Sellers
agree on the calculations, they will become final and conclusive.
If the
Purchaser and the Sellers are unable to reach agreement within 15
Business
Days after delivery of the Sellers’ objection, then the Independent
Accountants will promptly be retained to undertake a determination
of the
earn-out payment and performance bonuses, which determination will
be made
as quickly as possible, but in no event later than forty (40) days
from
the date of referral to the Independent Auditor. In resolving any
disputed
item, the Independent Accountants may not assign a value to such
item
greater than the greatest value for such item claimed by either Party,
in
each case as presented to the Independent Accountants. The decision
of the
Independent Accountants shall be final and conclusive, and the Parties
shall not be entitled to refer the decision to arbitration according
to
Clause 22 of this Agreement. In the event of a dispute, the party
bringing
the dispute shall pay for the retention of the Independent Accountants.
In
all other cases, if the Seller’s objections were justified, then the
Purchaser’s Group shall pay for the retention of the Independent
Accountant, and if the Seller’s objections were not justified, then the
Sellers shall pay for the retention of the Independent
Accountant.
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3.6
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In
the event the Company fails to meet the criteria set forth below
over the
period of twenty-four (24) months from the Completion Date, the Combined
Consideration under Clause 3.1(b)(ii), (iii) and (iv) will be reduced
as
follows:
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The
Parties have determined that the Retained Employees listed in Schedule
7
shall be retained in the continuing operation of the Company at least
to
the following extent;
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(i)
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a
minimum of ninety (90%) percent of the Retained Employees shall be
retained during twelve (12) months from the Completion Date failing
which
the Combined Consideration under Clause 3.1(b)(ii) will be reduced
by
fifty (50%) percent;
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(ii)
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and
a minimum of seventy-five (75%) percent of the Retained Employees
shall be
retained during twenty-four (24) months from the Completion Date
failing
which the Combined Consideration under Clause 3.1(b)(iii) and (iv)
will be
reduced by fifty (50%) percent;
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(iii)
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The
Key Personnel shall be retained in the employment of the Company,
if
desired by the Purchaser, for a period of at least 24 months from
Completion, failing which the Combined Consideration under Clause
3.1(b)(iii) and (iv) will be reduced by fifty (50%)
percent;
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provided,
however, that the above shall not apply in the event a Retained Employee ceases
his employment with the Company due to material compelling circumstances outside
his control.
3.7
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The
KIT Shares will be withheld for purposes of indemnifying the {Purchaser
for any claims or breaches. During the Withholding Period, the Purchaser
may, upon written notice to the Sellers specifying in reasonable
detail
the basis therefor, and upon receipt of the Sellers’ written consent (not
to be unreasonably withheld) withhold KIT Shares to the extent necessary
to secure any amounts claimed by the Purchaser in good faith to be
due and
owing by the Sellers to the Purchaser for indemnification to which
the
Purchaser is entitled under this Agreement for Claims in respect
of the
Warranties set out in Schedule 3 (the “Triggering
Event”).
Such withholding shall be made and released in the order detailed
below:
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(a)
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Upon
vesting of the KIT Shares as provided in Clause 3.1(b)(i) (the
“First
Vesting Date”),
with respect to any Triggering Event that occurs prior to the First
Vesting Date such shares would first be withheld on a dollar-for-dollar
basis wherein the value of the KIT Shares shall be based on the twenty
(20) day trailing weighted average market trading price six (6) months
from Completion, subject to clause 3.9, and the balance shall be
released
to the Sellers.
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(b)
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Upon
vesting of the KIT Shares as provided in Clauses 3.1(b)(ii), 3.1(d)(i)
and
3.1(d)(ii) (the “Second
Vesting Date”),
with respect to any Triggering Event that occurs prior to the Second
Vesting Date, not already recovered under the First Vesting Date,
such
shares would be first withheld on a dollar-for-dollar basis, wherein
the
value of the KIT Shares shall be based on the twenty (20) day trailing
weighted average market trading price twelve (12) months from Completion,
subject to clause 3.9 and the balance shall be released to the Sellers.
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(c)
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Upon
vesting of the KIT Shares as provided in Clauses 3.1(b)(iii) (the
“Third
Vesting Date”),
with respect to any Triggering Event that occurs prior to the Third
Vesting Date, not already recovered under the First or the Second
Vesting
Date, shall be first withheld on a dollar-for-dollar basis, wherein
the
value of the KIT Shares shall be based on the twenty (20) day trailing
weighted average market trading price eighteen (18) months from Completion
, subject to clause 3.9 and the balance shall be released to the
Sellers.
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(d) |
Upon
vesting of the KIT Shares as provided in Clauses 3.1(b)(iv), 3.1(d)(iii)
and 3.1(d)(iv) (the “Fourth Vesting Date”), with respect to any Triggering
Event any such claim or breach that occurs prior to the Fourth Vesting
Date, not already recovered under the First, the Second or the Third
Vesting Date, shall be first deducted withheld on a dollar-for-dollar
basis, wherein the value of the KIT Shares shall be based on the
twenty
(20) day trailing weighted average market trading price twenty-four
(24)
months from completion, subject to clause 3.9 and the balance shall
be
released to the Sellers.
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Upon
payment by the Sellers of any account secured by withheld KIT Shares, such
KIT
Shares shall be released to the Sellers. Any improper withholding of KIT Shares
will bear interest from the date of withholding at a rate equal to the lesser
of
(a) twelve percent (12%) or (b) the maximum amount permitted by applicable
law.
3.8 |
Notwithstanding
clauses 3.1(b), (d) and (e), the Purchaser shall have the right in
its
sole discretion to substitute payment in cash as an alternative to
the
issuance of the KIT Shares in any clause of this Agreement.
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3.9 |
All
references in this Agreement to the determination of the cash value
of the
KIT Shares set forth herein shall be subject to a price floor of
US$0.22
per share for the determination of the cash value equivalent of the
KIT
Shares.
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3.10
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If
the KIT Shares cease to be listed on a recognized U.S. stock exchange
or
quoted on the NASDAQ Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, all payments
under
Clause 3.1(b), (d) and (e) still outstanding at such time shall be
paid in
cash instead of in KIT Shares. If at any time the Company’s common stock
shall be listed on a recognized U.S. stock exchange and the rules
of such
exchange would require the approval of the stockholders of the Company
prior to the issuance of the KIT Shares pursuant to Clause 3, or
if the
rules of the NASDAQ Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board impose a requirement
for stockholder approval prior to the issuance of such shares, and
such
stockholder approval has not been obtained by the date such KIT Shares
are
to be issued, the payments under Clause 3.1(b), (d) and (e) for which
approval has not been obtained shall be paid in cash instead of KIT
Shares.
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3.11
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The
KIT Shares issued pursuant to this Clause 3 will be issued directly
to the
Sellers through a private placement. KIT shall use its best efforts
to cause such KIT Shares to be freely tradable without restrictions
other
than volume restrictions under U.S. state and federal securities
laws
within six months of each issuance of KIT Shares pursuant to this
Clause
3, and to be freely tradable without restriction within one year
of such
issuance of KIT Shares. Such efforts shall include, but not be
limited to, (i) causing KIT’s periodic and annual reports to be timely and
accurately filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act of
1934, as applicable, (ii) providing a written statement upon request
from
any Seller as to KIT’s compliance with such reporting requirements and/or
(iii) causing KIT’s counsel, at the KIT’s expense, to issue an opinion to
KIT’s transfer agent that such KIT Shares may be transferred without
registration, provided documentation reasonably sufficient to support
such
opinion is provided by a Seller to such
counsel.
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3.12
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In
the event of bankruptcy, wind-up, dissolution or liquidation of the
KIT or
any foreclosure initiated by creditors over the assets of the KIT
within
the period of three (3) years from Completion, the Sellers shall
be
entitled to buy back the Shares of the Company for the price equivalent
to
the aggregate cash proceeds actually received by the Sellers from
this
transaction (including their sale of KIT Shares) before the time
of such
buy-back, payable in cash within ninety (90) days from the date such
buy-back, subject to applicable laws and in conformity with a
court-administered or supervised liquidation of the KIT. For avoidance
of
doubt, this Clause shall not apply to any change of ownership of
shares in
KIT, change in the structure of shares (such as share split etc.),
merger
of KIT or Change of Control of KIT.
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4. |
4.1
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Time
and location
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Completion
shall take place on 6 October 2008 or on any other day the Parties agree to
(the
“Completion
Date”)
at the
offices of White & Case, Advokátní kancelář,
Na Prikope 8,110 00 Xxxxxx 0, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx.
4.2
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Sellers'
obligations
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At
Completion the Sellers shall deliver to the Purchaser each of the documents
listed in Schedule 5, Part A (“Completion
Documents”).
4.3
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Purchaser's
obligations
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(a) |
Prior
to the Completion Date and subject to Clause 3.2 and 3.3 the Purchaser
shall pay the Cash Consideration as set forth in Clause 3.1(a) plus
the
amount of US$500,000 (i.e., US$3,000,000 in total) by way of irrevocable
electronic transfer for day value no later than on Completion Date
before
11.00 am payable to the Escrow Account. The Cash Consideration shall
be
released from the Escrow Account in accordance with clause 3.3 and
the
Escrow Agreement and subject to clause 4.9, if applicable;
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(b)
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The
KIT Shares shall be issued or the cash payable in accordance with
Clause
3.1(b), 3.1(d) and 3.1(e) above.
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(b)
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The
Purchaser shall deliver to the Sellers each of the documents listed
in
Schedule 5, Part B, 2.1 - 2.4 and shall procure that all necessary
steps
are taken properly to effect the matters listed in Schedule 5, Part
B, in
case of steps listed in Schedule 5, Part B. 2.5 to 2.7 at shareholders’
meeting and board meetings of the Company and shall deliver to the
Sellers
duly signed minutes of all such shareholders’ and board meetings.
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(d)
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The
Purchaser shall as from the Effective Date assume full responsibility
to
provide the Company with the funds required to conduct its
business.
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4.4
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Purchaser's
right of access prior to Completion from the Effective Date the Purchaser
and any persons authorized by it, upon its request, not to be unreasonably
withheld by the Sellers, shall be allowed full access to all the
premises,
books and records of the Company and the Sellers shall supply or
procure
the supply of any information reasonably required by the Purchaser
relating to the Company and its affairs, provided always that any
such
information shall be treated with strict confidentiality by the Purchaser
and the Purchaser agrees to enter into a separate confidentiality
and
non-disclosure agreement with the Company in this respect.
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4.5
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From
Effective Date until Completion the Sellers and the Purchaser shall
not
(save only as may be necessary to give effect to this Agreement)
do, allow
or procure any act or omission which would constitute a breach of
any of
the Warranties if they were given at any and all times from the Effective
Date until Completion or which would make any of the Warranties inaccurate
or misleading if they were so given.
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4.6
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The
Sellers shall forthwith disclose in writing to the Purchaser any
matter or
thing which may arise and become known to the Sellers after the Effective
Date and before Completion which is inconsistent with any of the
Warranties or which might make any of them inaccurate or misleading
if
they were given at any and all times from the Effective Date down
to
Completion or which is material to be known to the Purchaser for
value of
the Shares.
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4.7
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Clause
4.6 shall not apply to such matter or circumstance referred to in
4.6
which results from:
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(a)
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matters
Disclosed in the Disclosure Letter
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(b)
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changes
after the Effective Date in stock markets, interest rates, exchange
rates,
commodity prices or other general economic conditions;
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(c)
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general
changes in the political climate which shall include for the avoidance
of
doubt, war and acts of terrorism;
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(d)
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changes
after the Effective Date in the Law or accounting practices; or
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(e)
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an
event occurring after the Effective Date which is caused by the change
of
control resulting from this transaction.
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4.8
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Subject
to Clause 4.7 if, at any time prior to or at Completion, the Purchaser
becomes aware (whether or not as a result of any disclosure by the
Sellers
under Clause 4.7) of any matter or circumstance which constitutes
a
material breach of any of the Warranties or a material breach of
any
undertaking given herein and if such matter or circumstance is reasonably
likely to have a material adverse effect the Purchaser shall be entitled
to terminate this Agreement by written notice ("Notice")
to the Sellers (such Notice to specify that it constitutes Notice
pursuant
to this Clause and giving such reasonable particulars as are available
to
the Purchaser of the matter or circumstance giving rise to service
of such
Notice); and for the purposes of this Clause, a matter or circumstance
shall be considered to be reasonably likely to have a material adverse
effect if as a result of such matter or circumstance it is reasonably
anticipated that the aggregate turnover or profits of the Company
will be
at least ten (10%) percent lower for the current calendar year than
would
otherwise have been the case had that matter or circumstance not
existed
or occurred. Notwithstanding the above, the Purchaser shall not be
entitled to terminate the agreement where any material beach or material
adverse affect is a result of decisions made by the Purchaser in
accordance with clause 4.4.
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4.10
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Failure
to complete
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If
in any
material respect the obligations of the Sellers or the Purchaser are not
complied with on the Completion Date the Party not in default may:
(a)
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defer
Completion to a date not more than ten (10) days after the Completion
Date; or
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(b)
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consummate
Completion (without prejudice to its rights hereunder); or
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(c)
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terminate
this Agreement (and return any payments made), provided the Party
not in
default has given the other Party sufficient opportunity to remedy
its
breach.
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5.1 |
The
Sellers warrant to the Purchaser that the Warranties as set forth
in
Schedule 3 are true and accurate and Sellers acknowledge that the
Purchaser is entering into the Agreement in reliance upon each of
the
Warranties each of which is given as of the Completion Date, unless
otherwise provided herein. 5.2 The
Warranties and any other representation, or undertaking contained
herein
are given subject to any circumstances Disclosed or qualifications
or
reservations stated in the Disclosure Letter or expressly provided
for
under this Agreement.
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5.3
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Where
any of the Warranties is made or given so far as the Sellers are
aware or
to the best of the Sellers knowledge, information and belief or any
similar expression, such Warranty shall be deemed to have been made
on the
basis of actual knowledge or constructive knowledge after due and
thorough
inquiry concerning such matter by a prudent and diligent person.
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6.
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LIMITATION
OF SELLERS’ LIABILITY
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6.1 |
No
liability shall accrue hereunder under the Warranties in relation
to
matters Disclosed.
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6.2
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The
liability of the Sellers hereunder shall be limited to direct damages
and
as further provided in Schedule 6.
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7.
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PROTECTION
OF GOODWILL AND TRADE SECRETS
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7.1
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Save
as specifically provided herein, the Sellers undertake that they
shall not
do any of the following:
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7.1.1
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for
a period of two (2) years from Completion, be engaged or (save as
the
holder of the shares or debentures in a publicly traded or listed
company
which confer not more than ten percent (10 %) of the votes which
could
normally be cast at a general meeting of that company), including
through
a debt instrument that could be converted into ownership be directly
or
indirectly concerned and/or acts as an equity/control instrument,
and may
not take an active role (including as an advisor, board member or
consultant) in any business which has as a main area of activity
Restricted
Businesses.
The ownership of the shares of AVIT Integration and Services FZ LLC,
Dubai
Studio City, Dubai, U.A.E., (“AVIT”) shall not be considered a breach of
this clause subject to the warranty of the Sellers that all and any
benefits that accrue from AVIT, including but not limited to client
contracts, revenues and cash flow, will be perpetually transferred
to the
Purchaser, KIT or the Company;
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7.1.2 |
within
two (2) years after Completion, either on its own account or in
conjunction with or on behalf of any person, firm or company in connection
with any Restricted Business, solicit or endeavor to entice away
from the
Company any person who at the date of Completion is a client or customer
of the Company whether or not such person would commit a breach of
contract by reason of transferring business;
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7.1.3 |
within
two (2) years after Completion, either on its own account or in
conjunction with or on behalf of any person, firm or company, in
connection with any Restricted Business, endeavor to entice away
from the
Company any person who at Completion is a supplier of the Company
whether
or not such person would commit a breach of contract by reason of
transferring business;
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7.1.4
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disclose
to any other person within two (2) years after Completion at any
time any
information of a secret or confidential nature relating exclusively
or
primarily to the Business ("Confidential Information") except:
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(a)
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to
the extent that the Confidential Information has entered the public
domain
otherwise than by reason of the unauthorized act or default of such
individual;
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(b)
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information
which it subsequently acquires from a third party lawfully and not
under a
duty of confidentiality;
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(c)
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in
so far as may be required by law or by any regulatory authority;
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(d)
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any
information which such individual independently develops without
using the
Confidential Information; and
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(e)
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to
the extent that any confidentiality obligations are imposed on the
Sellers
as employees in the Purchaser’s Group under their management or similar
contracts.
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7.1.5
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within
one (1) year after Completion, solicit or entice away from employment
of
the Company any person who is at Completion an Employee of the Company
save always that this Clause 7.1(e) shall not apply in the event
that any
employee responds to an advertisement placed by a Seller.
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7.2
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For
the purposes of Clause 7.1 (a) Restricted Business shall not be deemed
to
be the principal trading activity of such business, company or group
of
companies if it accounts for not more than ten per cent (10%) of
the
turnover (on a consolidated basis in respect of a group of companies)
of
the company, business or group of companies so
acquired.
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7.3
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Notwithstanding
the above, the Sellers may apply for and may be granted a waiver
(which
shall be granted at the Purchaser’s sole election) in writing from the
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Purchaser to be an active
participant/investor in such a Restricted Business if the Purchaser
is not
active in a given geographical territory. The decision of the CEO
shall be
delivered in writing to the Seller(s) within thirty days of the date
of
receipt of the written waiver request, and shall not be unreasonably
withheld. The Sellers represent by way of this Agreement that they
are not
currently involved in any Restricted Business other than their employment
by the Company.
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8.
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WARRANTIES
OF THE PURCHASER AND KIT
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8.1
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The
Purchaser warrants to the Sellers that it is not aware of any circumstance
or fact which to its knowledge would enable it to make a Claim or
a Claim
in respect of Tax at the date of Completion.
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8.2
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The
Purchaser warrants to the Sellers that:
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(a)
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it
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the Dubai Technology and Free Zone, Dubai, United
Arab
Emirates with the requisite power and authority to enter into and
perform,
and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize, the execution
and performance of, its obligations under this Agreement and all
documents
in the Agreed Form;
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(b)
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this
Agreement constitutes, and when executed and delivered all other
documents
contemplated by this Agreement in the Agreed Form will constitute,
valid
and binding obligations of the Purchaser enforceable in accordance
with
their respective terms, subject to the effect of applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws and subject
to
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is
sought
in a proceeding at law or in equity);
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(c)
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neither
the Purchaser nor any of professional advisors, directors, officers,
employees, nor consultants has any reason as of the Effective Date
to
believe that the Sellers are or will be in breach of any of the
representations, warranties, agreements or undertakings in this
Agreement;
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(d)
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neither
the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby, will directly or indirectly
(with or
without notice, lapse of time or both): (i) violate any injunction,
judgment, order, decree, ruling or other restriction of any governmental
entity to which the Purchaser is subject or any provision of the
charter
or bylaws of the Purchaser; or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach
of,
constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, or create
in
any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel, or
require
any notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument,
or
other arrangement to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it
is
bound;
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(e)
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no
registrations, filings, applications, notices, consents, approvals,
orders, qualifications or waivers are required to be made, filed,
given or
obtained by the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates with, to or from
any
person or governmental entity in connection with the consummation
of the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Purchaser is not aware of any
reason
why any consent, approval or waiver necessary to permit consummation
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including without
limitation all consents, approvals or waivers of any governmental
entities, will not be received on a timely
basis;
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(f)
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the
Purchaser has no liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions
to
any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement for which the Sellers could become liable or
obligated;
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(g)
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the
Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in financial and business
matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
the
purchase of the Shares. The Purchaser confirms that the Sellers have
made
available to the Purchaser the opportunity to ask questions of the
Sellers
and the officers and management employees of the Company and to acquire
additional information about the business and financial condition
of the
Company. Purchaser acknowledges that it has been provided access
as and to
the extent it has requested to the records, facilities and management
personnel of the Sellers and the Company and that it has reviewed,
to the
extent it deems necessary or appropriate, the books, records, files
and
other documents of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, this
clause
8.2(g) is not meant to in any way limit or supersede the Warranties
provided by the Sellers and the obligation to disclose the relevant
information in relation thereto in the Disclosure
Letter.
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(h)
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Purchaser
is acquiring the Shares for investment and not with a view toward
or for
sale in connection with any distribution thereof, or with any present
intention of distributing or selling the Shares.
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(i)
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the
Purchaser has access to all funds necessary to pay the Cash Consideration
and related fees and expenses, and the Purchaser has the financial
capacity to perform all of its other obligations under this Agreement;
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(j)
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No
transfer of property is being made and no obligation is being incurred
in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by
the
Purchaser or any of the Purchaser’s Affiliates in order to effect the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement with the intent to hinder,
delay, or defraud any present or future creditor of the Purchaser
or its
Affiliates.
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(k)
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The
Purchaser represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Sellers
that it
shall not at any time during the period of twenty-six months from
the
Completion Date (a) divert business from the Company to a subsidiary
or
affiliate of the Purchaser or to a third party; (b) make any changes
which
would result in a Change of Control of the Purchaser or (c) change
the
business model of the Company which results in a negative effect
in terms
of the ability of the Company to achieve the Net Revenues and EBITDA
performance criteria set out in this
Agreement.
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(l)
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The
Purchaser represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Sellers
that in
the event of a (i) the sale, lease or other transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Purchaser or the Company or
(ii)
Change in Control of the Purchaser or the Company, the Purchaser
shall not
enter into any agreement resulting in the above unless said agreement
contains a provision requiring that the terms of this Agreement are
honored.
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8.3
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KIT
warrants to the Sellers that:
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(a)
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it
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the state of Delaware, USA with the requisite power
and
authority to enter into and perform, and has taken all necessary
corporate
action to authorize, the execution and performance of, its obligations
under this Agreement and all documents in the Agreed Form;
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(b)
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this
Agreement constitutes, and when executed and delivered all other
documents
contemplated by this Agreement in the Agreed Form will constitute,
valid
and binding obligations of KIT enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms, subject to the effect of applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws and subject
to
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is
sought
in a proceeding at law or in equity);
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(c)
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the
KIT Shares have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance, when
issued in accordance with this Agreement, will be validly issued,
fully
paid and non-assessable shares of common stock of KIT. No personal
liability will attach to the ownership of the KIT Shares, and the
same
will be free and clear of all liens, charges, restrictions, claims
and
encumbrances imposed by or through KIT. The issuance, sale or delivery
of
the KIT Shares is not subject to any preemptive right to stockholders
of
KIT or to any right of first refusal or other right in favor of any
person. The offer, sale and issuance by KIT of the KIT Shares is
exempt
from registration under the Securities
Act;
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(d)
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neither
KIT, its Affiliates nor any person or entity acting on their behalf
has,
directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security
or
solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that
would
require registration of any of the KIT Shares under the Securities
Act or
cause the offer, sale or issuance of the KIT Shares in accordance
with
this Agreement to be integrated with prior offerings by KIT for purposes
of the Securities Act or any applicable stockholder approval provisions,
including, without limitation, under the rules and regulations of
any
exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the securities
of
KIT are listed or designated. KIT, its Affiliates or any person or
entity
acting on their behalf will take any action or steps referred to
in the
preceding sentence that would require registration of any of the
KIT
Shares under the Securities Act or cause the offer, sale or issuance
of
the securities in accordance with this Agreement to be integrated
with
other offerings;
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(e)
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KIT
is not, and has not been, an issuer identified in Rule 144(i)(1)
promulgated under the Securities
Act;
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(f)
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KIT
has the financial capacity to perform all of its obligations under
this
Agreement;
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(g)
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KIT
represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Sellers that in
the event
of a (i) the sale, lease or other transfer of all or substantially
all of
the assets of the Purchaser, KIT or the Company or (ii) Change in
Control
of the Purchaser, KIT or the Company, KIT shall not enter into any
agreement resulting in the above unless said agreement contains a
provision requiring that the terms of this Agreement are
honored.
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8.4
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The
Sellers and any representative of the Sellers shall have the right
to
consult the books and records of the Company on reasonable notice
and
during normal business hours in order to properly defend any Claim
or any
Claim in respect of Tax, including third party claims, or with respect
to
any earn-out, bonus or other amount due to the Sellers pursuant to
this
Agreement.
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8.5
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The
Purchaser and KIT warrants to the Sellers that the Purchaser’s and KIT’s
warranties as set forth in this Agreement are true and accurate,
and will
be true and accurate as of Completion, and the Purchaser acknowledges
that
the Sellers are entering into the Agreement in reliance upon each
of such
warranties.
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8.6
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KIT
hereby agrees to, and hereby does, irrevocably and unconditionally
guarantee to the Seller, as a primary obligation, the due performance
of
all the Purchaser's obligations and liabilities under this Agreement.
Such
guaranty is a continuing, absolute and unconditional guaranty and
a
guaranty of payment rather than collection.
All representations, warranties, agreements, covenants, obligations
and
liabilities of KIT and/or Purchaser under this Agreement shall be
joint
and several in nature.
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9.
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EMPLOYMENT
MATTERS
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9.1
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The
Parties agree that Xxxxx will become a key member of the executive
management team of the Purchaser and will hold the position of President,
Media Services of the Purchaser. The Parties agree that Petru’s base
compensation with the Purchaser or the Company after the Effective
Date
shall be US$172,000 per annum.
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9.2
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The
Parties agree that Xxxxx will be employed by the Purchaser and that
Xxxxx’sbase compensation with the Purchaser or the Company after the
Effective Date shall be US$172,000 per
annum.
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9.3
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The
Employees to be retained by the Company are identified in Schedule
7
(“Retained Employees”).
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10.
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DEBT
AND GUARANTEES
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10.1
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Any
shareholder loans, third party loans and other financing provided
to the
Company are set out in Schedule 4.
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10.2
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The
Purchaser undertakes with the Sellers to procure, within two (2)
years
from Completion, the release of the Sellers from all guarantees,
indemnities, bonds, letters of comfort, undertakings, licenses and
other
arrangements to which they or any of them are a party in respect
of the
Company or its business or the Properties (including but not limited
to
personal guarantees that Messrs. Xxxxx and Xxxxx have provided in
relation
to the Company's bank financing) and to indemnify and hold harmless
and to
keep indemnified and held harmless on a continuing basis the Sellers
from
all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses (including without limitation,
legal and other professional advisers' fees and disbursments) arising
in
respect or by reason thereof. During the period of time referred
to above,
the Sellers shall continue to support the Company's bank financing
with
their personal guarantees to the extent that this will be required
to
maintain the Company's current bank financing as at the Completion
Date.
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10.3
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Without
limiting the generality of Clause 10.2 and provided that the Purchaser
will not be obliged to provide greater security than the security
provided
by the Sellers, the Purchaser agrees, in discharging its obligations
under
that Clause, to offer any guarantees, indemnities or other undertakings
(as the case may be) or otherwise procure satisfactory security in
place
of the guarantees and indemnities and other arrangements referred
to in
Clause 10.2.
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10.4
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The
obligations of the Purchaser under Clauses 10.2 and 10.3 will continue
after Completion until all such releases are obtained.
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11. |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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11.1
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Except
in the course of its normal investor relations activities, provided
no
statements will be made to the detriment of the business of the Company
and the Sellers, no press conference, announcement or other communication
concerning this sale and purchase or any ancillary matter referred
to in
this Agreement, shall be made until Completion by the Sellers or
their
respective agents, employees or advisers to any third party without
the
prior written consent of the Purchaser save as may be required by
any:
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(a) |
law;
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(b) |
contractual
arrangements existing at the Effective
Date;
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(c) |
listing
authority or a stock exchange; or
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(d) |
any
applicable regulatory authority to which a Party is subject where
such
requirement has the force of law
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provided
that in the event that any press conference announcement or other communication
is made pursuant to the requirements of (a) to (d) above, the Party required
to
make the same shall to the extent and in the manner reasonably practicable
in
the circumstances, notify and consult with the other Parties hereto in advance
as to the requirement to make such announcement press conference or other
communication.
11.2
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Notwithstanding
clause 11.1, Sellers and Purchaser hereby agree that the Purchaser
shall
be entitled to formally announce, through such media as may be determined
by Purchaser, the acquisition contemplated by this Agreement at
Completion.
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12. |
FURTHER
ASSURANCE
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Each
Party shall, from time to time on being required to do so by another Party,
now
or at any time in the future, do or procure the doing of all such acts and/or
execute or procure the execution of all such documents in a form satisfactory
to
the other Party as the other Party may reasonably consider necessary for giving
full effect to this Agreement and securing to the other Party the full benefit
of the rights, powers and remedies conferred upon the other Party to this
Agreement.
13. |
ASSIGNMENT
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13.1
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Save
as provided in Clause 13.2, a Party may not assign, transfer, charge
or
deal in any other manner with this Agreement or any of its rights
under
it, nor purport to do any of the same, nor sub-contract any or all
of its
obligations under this Agreement without having obtained the prior
written
consent of the other Party, and any such attempted transfer or other
action without such consent will be null and void.
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13.2
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The
Purchaser shall be entitled to assign its rights under this Agreement
to
any member of the Purchaser's Group provided that:
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(a)
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the
Purchaser shall procure that any company to whom it assigns any of
its
rights under this Agreement shall assign such rights back to the
Purchaser
immediately prior to its ceasing to be a member of the Purchaser's
Group;
and
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(b)
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no
such assignment shall relieve the Purchaser of any of its obligations
under this Agreement, and Purchaser and the assignee will be jointly
and
severally liable with respect thereto.
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For
the
avoidance of doubt, any change of ownership of shares in the Purchaser, change
in the structure of shares (such as share split etc.), or merger of the
Purchaser shall also be allowed under this Agreement.
14. |
ENTIRE
AGREEMENT; REMEDIES
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14.1
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Each
of the Purchaser and KIT acknowledges that, in agreeing to enter
into this
Agreement on the terms set out herein, it is not relying on any
representation, indemnity, warranty, promise, undertaking or other
assurance except those expressly set out in this Agreement. This
Agreement
(including the documents referenced herein to be executed and delivered
in
connection with Completion) constitutes the entire agreement among
the
Parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
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14.2
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Without
prejudice to Clause 14.1, save as set out in this Agreement, no
representation or warranties or other assurances are given by the
Sellers
or any of their respective advisers in respect of the Company, the
Business or any information supplied to the Purchaser in the course
of
negotiations and each of the Purchaser and KIT acknowledges that
it has
not relied on any representations or warranties or information contained
in any other written or oral information supplied by or on behalf
of the
Sellers or their respective advisers or made or supplied in connection
with the negotiations of the sale and purchase under this
Agreement.
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14.3
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The
remedies provided for in this Agreement in case of a breach of any
warranty, representation or other assurances shall be the sole and
exclusive remedy of the Purchaser and KIT and therefore it is specifically
agreed that no remedy whatsoever under any other statute, law or
legal
principle (including but not limited to the right to rescind this
Agreement) shall be available to the Purchaser or
KIT.
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15. |
WAIVER
AND VARIATION
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15.1
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No
waiver by omission, delay or partial
exercise
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No
omission by any Party to exercise or delay in exercising any right, power or
remedy provided by law or under this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of
such
right, power or remedy or any other right, power or remedy or impair such right,
power or remedy. No single or partial exercise of any such right, power or
remedy shall preclude or impair any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power or remedy provided by law or under this
Agreement. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by the Party against whom
enforcement of such waiver is sought.
15.2
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Variations
to be in writing
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No
variation to this Agreement shall be of any effect unless it is agreed in
writing and signed by each Party.
16. |
COSTS
AND EXPENSES
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Save
as
otherwise stated in this Agreement, each of the Sellers, KIT and the Purchaser
shall pay their own costs and expenses in relation to the negotiation,
preparation, execution and carrying into effect of this Agreement and other
agreements or fees forming part of the transaction of the sale and purchase
hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt said costs, fees and expenses shall not
be
borne by the Company.
17. |
NOTICES
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17.1
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Form
of notices. Any communication to be given in connection with the
matters
contemplated by this Agreement shall, except where expressly provided
otherwise, be in writing and shall either be delivered by hand or
sent by
first class pre-paid post or facsimile transmission. Delivery by
courier
shall be regarded as delivery by hand.
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17.2
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Address
and facsimile. Such communication shall be sent to the address of
the
relevant Party referred to in this Agreement or the facsimile number
set
out below or to such other address or facsimile number as may be
communicated to the other Parties in accordance with this Clause.
Each
communication shall be marked for the attention of the relevant person.
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Sellers:
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Nad
Xxxxxxxxxxx 0000/0
000
00
Xxxxxx 0, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
x000
000
000 000 / x000 000 000 000
x000
000
000 000
xxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxx.xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
000/0
000
00
Xxxxxx 0, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
x000
000
000 000 / x000 000 000 000
x000
000
000 000
xxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxxx.xx
With
a copy to:
Purchaser:
KIT
digital, FZ-LLC.
PO
Box
112888
Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
0, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx,
XXX
Tel:
x0-000-000-0000
Fax:
x0-000-000-0000
Attn:
Kaleil Xxxxx Tuzman, CEO
KIT
000
Xxxx
00xx Xxxxxx,
Xxx
Xxxx,
00000 XXX
Tel:
x0-000-000-0000
Fax:
x0-000-000-0000
Attn:
Kaleil Xxxxx Xxxxxx, CEO
With
a copy to:
Motei
& Associates, Xxxxxxxxx
X.X.
Xxx
000000
Xxxxx,XXX
Tel:
x000
0 000 0000
Fax:
x000
0 000 0000
Attn:
Ashraf Motei
17.3
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Deemed
time of service
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A
communication shall be deemed to have been served:
(a)
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if
delivered by hand at the address referred to in Clause 17.2, at the
time
of delivery;
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(b)
|
if
sent by express courier service post to the address referred to in
Clause
17.2, at the expiration of one week from post date; and
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(c)
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if
sent by facsimile to the number referred to in Clause 17.2, at the
time of
completion of transmission by the sender.
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If
a
communication would otherwise be deemed to have been delivered outside normal
business hours (being 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on a Business Day) in the time
zone
of the territory of the recipient under the preceding provisions of this
sub-clause, it shall be deemed to have been delivered at the next opening of
business in the territory of the recipient.
17.4 |
Proof
of service
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In
proving service of the communication, it shall be sufficient to show that
delivery by hand was made or that the envelope containing the communication
was
properly addressed and receipt was given as an express courier service letter
or
that the facsimile was dispatched and a confirmatory transmission report
received.
17.4 |
Change
of details
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A
Party
may notify the other Party or Parties to this Agreement of a change to its
name,
relevant person, address or facsimile number for the purposes of Clause 17.1
provided that such notification shall only be effective on:
(a)
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the
date specified in the notification as the date on which the change
is to
take place; or
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(b)
|
if
no date is specified or the date specified is less than five (5)
Business
Days after the date on which notice is deemed to have been served,
the
date falling five (5) Business Days after notice of any such change
is
deemed to have been given.
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18. |
COUNTERPARTS
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18.1
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Execution
in counterparts.
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|
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the
Parties
on different counterparts, but shall not be effective until each
Party has
executed at least one counterpart.
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18.2
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One
agreement.
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Each
counterpart shall constitute an original of this Agreement but all the
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement.
19. |
INVALIDITY
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If
any
provision of this Agreement or the application of it shall be declared or deemed
void, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part for any reason, the Agreement
and the other provisions will remain in force with whatever modification that
is
necessary to give effect to the commercial intention of the Parties.
20. |
AGREEMENT
TO CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT
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This
Agreement shall, to the extent that it remains to be performed, continue in
full
force and effect notwithstanding Completion.
21. |
THIRD
PARTY RIGHTS
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21.1
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Subject
to Clause 21.2, nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer on
any
third party any right to enforce any term of this Agreement.
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21.2
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Where
any rights are conferred upon the Sellers pursuant to this Agreement,
each
Seller shall be entitled to directly enforce such rights against
the
Purchaser and KIT.
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22. |
GOVERNING
LAW AND JURISDICTION
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22.1
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The
Parties acknowledge having had Czech counsel review and revise the
Agreement so that Sections of this Agreement would not be in conflict
with
Czech Law.
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22.2
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This
Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and
the
rights of the Parties shall be governed by, the laws of the state
of New
York without regard to its rules on conflict of law.
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22.3
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The
Parties will attempt in good faith to negotiate a settlement to any
claim
or dispute between them arising out of or in connection with this
Agreement. If the matter is not resolved by negotiation within twenty
(20)
days the Parties will refer the dispute to mediation in accordance
with
the rules of the American Arbitration Association (the “Mediation
Rules”).
Where the dispute is not solved by mediation, within the period of
time
prescribed by the Mediation Rules, the dispute shall be finally settled
by
arbitration in Vienna, Austria in accordance with the rules of the
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). The arbitral tribunal shall
be
composed of three (3) arbitrators and the language to be used in
the
arbitral proceedings shall be English.
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22.4
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The
Parties undertake and agree that all mediation and arbitral proceedings
conducted with reference to this Clause will be kept strictly
confidential. This confidentiality undertaking shall cover all information
disclosed in the course of such mediation and/or arbitral proceedings,
as
well as any decision or award that is made or declared during the
proceedings. Information covered by this confidentiality undertaking
may
not, in any form, be disclosed to a third party without the written
consent of the other Party. This notwithstanding, a Party shall not
be
prevented from disclosing such information in order to safeguard
in the
best possible way his rights in connection with the dispute, or if
obligated to do so pursuant to statute, regulation, a decision by
an
authority, a stock exchange agreement or
similar.
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22.5
|
This
Agreement is conditioned to the written approval of the Board of
Directors
of the Purchaser. If such approval is not granted by the Completion
Date,
the Agreement shall be rendered null and void. The Purchaser shall
deliver
its Board of Directors’ written resolution approving this Agreement to the
Sellers prior to Completion.
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23. |
NO
STRICT CONSTRUCTION
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The
Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation
arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties,
and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any
Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this
Agreement.
24. |
INDEMNIFICATION
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24.1
|
Subject
to the limitations contained in Schedule 6, the Sellers hereby agree
to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Purchaser and its Affiliates,
and
the directors, officers and employees of each of them, from, against
and
in respect of any and all Losses suffered or incurred by any of them
(a)
by reason of any Claim or Claim in respect of Tax arising from any
breached or untrue representation or warranty of the Sellers contained
in
this Agreement; or (b) by reason of the non-fulfillment of any covenant
or
agreement by the Sellers contained in this
Agreement.
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24.2
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The
Purchaser and KIT hereby jointly and severally agree to indemnify,
defend
and hold harmless the Sellers and their respective Affiliates, and
the
directors, officers, employees, representatives, executors and heirs
of
each of them, from, against and in respect of any and all Losses
suffered
or incurred by any of them (a) by reason of any breached or untrue
representation or warranty of the Purchaser or KIT contained in this
Agreement; or (b) by reason of the non-fulfillment of any covenant
or
agreement by the Purchaser or KIT contained in this
Agreement.
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24.3
|
As
used in this Clause 24, any party seeking indemnification pursuant
to this
Agreement is referred to as an “indemnified Party” and any party from whom
indemnification is sought pursuant to this Agreement is referred
to as an
“indemnifying Party.” An indemnified Party which proposes to assert the
right to be indemnified under this Clause 24 shall submit a written
demand
for indemnification to the indemnifying Party setting forth in summary
form the facts as then known which form the basis for the claim for
indemnification; provided, however, that the failure to give such
notice
will not affect such claim of indemnification except to the extent
of
actual prejudice to the Indemnifying Party. Thereafter, the indemnified
Party shall deliver to the indemnifying Party, within 15 Business
Days
after receipt by the indemnified Party, correct and complete copies
of all
further notices relating to such claim. With respect to claims against
the
Sellers based on actions by third parties, an indemnified Party shall
follow the procedures set forth on Schedule
6.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
this
Share Purchase Agreement is executed on the day and year first written
above.
PURCHASER: KIT digital FZ-LLC | ||
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/s/ Kaleil Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Name: Kaleil Xxxxx Tuzman |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer |
KIT: KIT digital Inc. | ||
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/s/ Kaleil Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Name: Kaleil Xxxxx Tuzman |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer |
SELLERS: | ||
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxx |
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxx |