Exhibit 2.7
Entered into and signed
on 13th day of September 2006
By and Between
On Track Innovations Ltd., a company duly authorized and validly exists under the laws
of the State of Israel,
having its principle place of business at
ZHR Industrial Zone, Rosh Xxxx, Xxxxxx
("Buyer")
And;
Beijing Feng Di Rui Science & Technology Ltd., a company duly authorized and validly
exists under the laws P.R. China, having its principle place of business at Room 1451,
New Century Hotel Office Tower , Xx.0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxx, XxxXxxx, Xxxxxxx,
X.X. Xxxxx
("Seller")
Whereas |
Buyer
has developed a suite of products and solutions suitable for different smart card
based projects including, but not limited to, contactless smart cards and
readers ; and |
Whereas |
Seller
has developed a smart card operating system, compliant to certain version of the smart
card financial standard of the PRC ("OS"); and |
Whereas |
Buyer
wishes to purchase from the Seller the OS as contemplated by this Agreement; and |
Whereas |
The
parties wish to formalize their relationship with respect to the purchase of the OS,
all in accordance with the terms and conditions set bellow; |
Now therefore the parties have
agreed and signed the followings terms and conditions;
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1.1. |
In
this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings; |
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1.1.1. |
"Intellectual Property" |
shall mean all technology and intellectual property rights of OTI,
including without limitations, patents, trademarks and applications
therefore, trade names, trade secrets and copyrights.
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1.1.2. |
"FRI" |
shall mean the First Research Institute of the Ministry of Public
Security of the PRC.
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1.1.3. |
"Effective Date" |
shall mean the date on which this Agreement has been executed and
duly approved by the Board of Directors of the Buyer.
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1.1.4. |
"PBOC V.1 Standard" |
shall mean version one of the PRC smart card standard for financial
applications issued by the People's Bank of China.
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1.1.5. |
"Third Party" |
shall mean a person, firm, agent, corporation, government authority
and/or any other legal entity.
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1.1.6. |
"Liens" |
shall mean any lien (including any tax lien), mortgage, security
interest, obligations, restrictions, defect in title, rights of Third
Parties (including governmental or other agencies or authorities) or
other encumbrance.
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1.1.7. |
"OTI Shares" |
shall mean, certain restricted shares of the Buyer which are not yet registered for
trading, together with all existing and future rights attached
thereto, all which the Buyer is entitled to issue to third parties
under and subject to applicable regulations of the Securities Act (as
defined hereinafter).
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2.1. |
As
of the Effective Date, Buyer hereby buys and Seller hereby sells the OS,
clean and free from any Liens, all in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement. |
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2.2. |
The
Parties shall cooperate with each other based on trust and diligence and
shall assist one another to achieve the goals and targets stipulated in
this Agreement. |
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3.1. |
The
Seller hereby attaches as Annex A the description of the OS and its
user manual. |
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3.2. |
It
is declared by the Seller that; |
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3.2.1. |
Seller
is the sole owner of all the Intellectual Property relating to OS. |
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3.2.2. |
At
the date hereof, the OS is fully compliant to the PBOC V.1.0 Standard and
Seller shall achieved to obtain, a certification from the People’s
Bank of China certifying the OS to be compliant with the PBOC V.1.0
Standard or above (hereinafter “Certification”). . |
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3.2.4. |
The
OS is implemented in “assembly language programming language; and |
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3.2.5. |
The
OS has been implemented successfully on the Samsung electronics’ S3C89K8
and S3C89V8 and S3C89V5 integrated circuits. |
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4. |
Transfer
of OS material and Title Transfer; |
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4.1. |
Seller
hereby undertakes to transfer to the Buyer with the execution of this
Agreement, any and all rights (worldwide), title and interest in and to
the OS, and all materials and copies of materials developed, generated or
produced during the term of this Agreement. |
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4.2. |
Seller
hereby undertakes to transfer to the Buyer within a period of twenty one
(21) from the Effective Date any and all softcopies of the source code of
the OS in “assembly language” programming language, including
any customization and documentation work that has been done for the
masking of the OS and any and all softcopies and hardcopies of any other
information it posses with relation to the OS (hereinafter “OS
Transfer Date”). |
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4.3. |
Without
derogating from the obligation of the Buyer to transfer to the Seller the
full Consideration as stipulated in this Agreement, the title, interests and
ownership of the OS shall be transferred and be belonged to the Buyer upon
the Effective Date. |
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4.4. |
Upon
the OS Transfer Date, Seller shall destroy any and all softcopies,
hardcopies, source codes and any other information it posses with relation
to the OS, including all customization and documentation work that has
been done, except for those that are required for the execution of the
Permitted Support under Clause 8 below. |
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4.5. |
For
avoidance of doubt, commencing the date hereof and provided that this
Agreement has not been terminated by the Buyer, Seller shall not; (i)
declare, present or cause any Third Party to think and/or believe that the
OS belongs to the Seller; and/or (ii) market, sale, promote distribute,
license and/or support the OS, except for the Permitted Support under
Clause 8 below. |
5. |
Consideration,
Payment Terms and Payment Method: |
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5.1.1. |
In
consideration for the OS and all other covenants made under this Agreement,
Buyer shall, issue to the Seller an aggregate number of thirty thousand
(30,000) OTI Shares (“Consideration”). |
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5.1.2. |
Seller
hereby accepts the Consideration and finds it to be reasonable and fair. |
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5.2. |
Restrictions
on the OTI Shares; |
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5.2.1. |
It
is hereby clarified and agreed that at the date hereof, none of the OTI
Shares issued to the Seller have been registered pursuant to the United
States Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and
that such OTI Shares may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of unless
registered pursuant to the Securities Act (and, where required, under the
laws of one or more other jurisdictions), except in accordance with an
applicable exemption from registration that is available. |
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5.2.2. |
Seller
acknowledges and agrees that all certificates representing any of the OTI
Shares deposited with the Seller, under this Agreement, may bear, and may
be subject to, the restrictive legend, reading as follows: “The
shares represented by this certificate have not been registered
under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”)
and may not be transferred, sold or otherwise disposed of in the absence
of an effective registration statement with respect to such shares, filed and
made effective under the Securities Act, or an opinion of counsel
satisfactory to OTI is obtained to the effect that registration
under the Securities Act is not required.” |
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5.2.3. |
Seller
undertakes not to engage in hedging transactions in the United States of
America with regard to OTI Shares unless in compliance with the Securities
Act. |
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5.2.4. |
Seller
acknowledges and undertakes that the sale by it, or by any other trustee
it shall appoint to execute the sale of the OTI Shares, shall be done
strictly in accordance with OTI’s Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx policy attached
hereto as Annex D, to the extent applicable to it. |
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5.2.5. |
Whenever
applicable under the provisions of Article 5.3.2 below, Seller shall
verify that the sale of any of the OTI Shares in a free market action at
the NASDAQ stock exchange shall not exceed the amount of 5,000 OTI Shares
per trading week. |
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5.3. |
Registration
of the OTI Shares: |
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5.3.1. |
Buyer
hereby undertakes towards the Seller to use its best efforts to complete,
until 15 June 2007, the necessary actions required to register the OTI
Shares issued to Seller with pursuant to the Securities Act and make the
OTI Shares tradable on the NASDAQ stock exchange, all in accordance with
and subject to the Securities Act. |
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5.3.2. |
As
soon as practically possible, Buyer hereby undertakes to deliver to Seller
the notice confirming that the OTI Shares have become tradable on NASDAQ
(the “Notice of Tradability”). The Notice of Tradability
shall be issued by a professional broker admitted to practice in a
jurisdiction in which the Notice of Tradability is issued. Alternatively,
Buyer may deliver the Seller the Notice of Tradability issued by its
Company Secretary together with an opinion of a counsel satisfactory to
Buyer’s opinion. |
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5.4.1. |
Seller
hereby confirms that he shall be solely responsible and liable for any
taxes arising out of or in connection with the sale of the OTI Shares.
Seller hereby declares that he will make sure that the sale of the OTI
Shares, are performed strictly in accordance with and under the terms and
conditions of the Buyer’s Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Policy, as available from
time to time. |
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5.4.2. |
Seller
hereby irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases Buyer from any and
all claims, rights, demands or causes of action asserted or non-asserted
which Seller a may have had, now has or hereafter may have against Buyer,
its directors, officers, employees, agents and/or consultants, in
connection with the issuing and/or sale of the OTI Shares, including
without limitation, any fluctuations in the OTI Share price. |
6. |
Representations
& Warranties; |
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6.1. |
In
addition to Seller’s declarations, obligations and undertakings
mentioned in this Agreement, Seller hereby declares and undertakes toward
the Buyer that; |
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6.1.1. |
It
has all requisite power, authority and all necessary approvals required to
sign and perform this Agreement; and |
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6.1.2. |
It
shall timely and adequately perform all its obligations and undertakings
under this Agreement; and |
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6.1.3. |
Until
the Effective Date, the title, interest and ownership rights to and in the
OS shall belong solely to the Seller; and |
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6.1.4. |
It
has no binding agreement with any Third Party which may hinder or affect in
any way the sale of the OS to the Buyer under this Agreement; and |
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6.1.5. |
The
OS does not infringe and/or violates any Third Parties’ rights and/or
patents and the Seller has not received any written or oral communications
alleging that Seller or any of its representatives, has violated or
infringed any intellectual property right of any nature whatsoever of any
Third Party; and to its knowledge and after reasonable inquiry, the Seller
and each of its representatives have not violated or infringed and is not
currently violating or infringing any such intellectual property right of
any nature whatsoever of any Third Party; and |
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6.1.6. |
No
claims, whether written or otherwise, exists at the date hereof with respect
to any matter relating to the OS, or to the Buyer as the OS owner, and
there are no grounds for any future claims, which resulted in activities
preformed prior to the date hereof, towards the OS or to the Buyer as the
OS owner; and |
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6.2. |
In
addition to Buyer’s declarations, obligations and undertakings mentioned
in this Agreement, Buyer hereby declares and undertakes towards the Seller
that; |
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6.2.1. |
It
shall obtain from its Board of Directors all requisite power, authority and
all necessary approvals required to sign and perform this Agreement; and |
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6.2.2. |
It
shall timely and adequately perform all its obligations and undertakings
under this Agreement; and |
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6.2.3. |
It
has no binding agreement with any Third Party which may hinder or affect in
any way the purchase of the OS from the Seller under this Agreement; and |
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Apart
from the Permitted Support allowed to the Seller under Clause 8 below and provided that
this Agreement has not been terminated by the Buyer, Seller agrees and undertakes towards
Buyer that commencing the Effective Date and for a period of three (3) years following the
termination of this Agreement (provided that the Consideration shall be fully paid by the
Buyer under the terms of this Agreement), it shall not, by itself or through its own
account or in conjunction with or on behalf of or through any other Third Party whether in
the capacity of a trustee, nominee, beneficiary or principal (as the case may be) carry on
or be engaged, concerned or interested in any manner directly or indirectly, whether as
owner, partner, shareholder, director, consultant, agent, service provider, employee or
otherwise, in any business activity which; (i) develops, supports, sales, promotes the
sale, distributes, instructs or manufactures competing or similar product(s) to the OS;
and/or (ii) represents or agree to represent any Third Party in respect to any product
competing or similar to the OS; and/or (iii) engages, in any other way, in activities
which may directly or indirectly jeopardize or come into conflict with the Buyer’s
activities of development, updating, upgrading, sale, promotion and/or distribution of the
OS or similar products to the OS. |
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8.1. |
It
is noted by the Buyer that at date hereof, Seller is obliged to FRI, and as a
result, is engaged in the provision of certain support activities of the
OS with respect to the following two (2) projects (the “Projects”); |
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8.1.1. |
SinoPec
refueling card; and |
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8.1.2. |
People’s
University identification card. |
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8.2. |
It
is agreed by the Buyer that the support, by the Seller, to the Projects,
including development of updates and/or upgrades to maintain or reasonably
expand the current state of the Projects (the “Permitted
Support”) shall not be considered as a breach by the Seller of
Clauses 6 and/or 7 above. For avoidance of doubt, any updates and/or
upgrades of the OS which FRI or other Third Party may request from the
Seller and which are for the purpose of expanding the Projects beyond a
reasonable expansion and/or are beyond maintaining the current state of
the Projects, shall be done, solely by the Buyer at the Buyer’s sole
discretion (unless in events where the Buyer has permitted to the Seller,
in writing and in advance, to perform such updates and/or upgrades). For
this purpose, Seller shall transfer to the Buyer such requests as soon as
those become available to it. |
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9.1 |
The
Parties hereby agree and acknowledge that this Agreement will become in full force and
effect upon Seller providing to the Buyer the Certification (as defines above). |
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9.2 |
Failure
by Seller to provide to the Buyer the Certification within the period of thirty (30) days
from the execution of this agreement, shall entitle the Buyer, at Buyer’s sole
discretion, to terminate forthwith this Agreement. In such termination event, Seller
hereby declares that it waives any and all claims it might have against Buyer concerning
such termination. |
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10.1. |
Seller
agrees that, should it breach any of the representations, warranties and
covenants set forth in this Agreement, it will indemnify and keep Buyer,
its subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees and consultants fully
indemnified against any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses
arising out of or in connection with any claims, demands, actions,
proceedings and liabilities that may be made against, suffered or incurred
by the Buyer, its subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees and/or
consultants in respect of any event or matter arising or accruing as a
result of such breach. |
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10.2. |
In
addition, Sellers shall indemnify and keep Buyer, its subsidiaries,
directors, officers employees and consultants fully indemnified against
any and all losses, damages, costs and expenses arising out of or in
connection with any claims, demands, actions, proceedings and liabilities
that may be made against, suffered or incurred by the Buyer, its
subsidiaries, directors, officers employees and/or consultants in respect
of any event or matter relating to the OS, arising or accruing prior to
the date hereof. |
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10.3. |
This
clause shall survive upon any termination of this Agreement. |
11. |
Validity
and Termination: |
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11.1. |
This Agreement shall be valid for four (4) years; provided however that the
condition precedent has been fully met. |
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11.2. |
Notwithstanding the aforesaid and unless extended in writing by the parties,
this Agreement shall terminate in the following events; |
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(a) |
Immediately
and automatically, at the end of the four years period mentioned in Clause
10.1 above; or |
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(b) |
Immediately
and automatically, if a party is placed into liquidation, insolvency or
other similar proceedings or a liquidator or receiver is appointed with
respect to the other party or a substantial part of its assets or the
other party makes any voluntary arrangement with its creditors. |
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(c) |
Immediately
and automatically, if Xx. Xxxx Jin ceases its employment or changes
(directly or indirectly) its shareholding ratio with FDR (currently at
70%). |
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(d) |
If
a party commits a breach of its undertakings under this Agreement and fails
to remedy such breach within 14 days after receipt of a written notice
from the non defaulting party. |
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(e) |
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, termination of this agreement
for any reason, shall not derogate from OTI’s title and ownership of
the OS (provided that the Consideration shall be fully paid by the Buyer
under the terms of this Agreement), |
12. |
Governing
Law and Dispute Resolution; |
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12.1. |
This
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Israel. |
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12.2. |
In
the event that a dispute, between the parties, arises out of or in connection
with this Agreement, the parties shall endeavor, in good faith, to reach
an amicable settlement of the dispute through friendly negotiations. |
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13.1. |
At
the date hereof, the parties shall sign a mutual non-disclosure agreement as
attached in Annex C – “Mutual Non Disclosure
Agreement”. The Non Disclosure Agreement will be an integral part
of this Agreement and/or any other business engagement between the
parties. |
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13.2. |
The
parties will keep the contents of this Agreement confidential. The parties
may issue a joint announcement or press release on their cooperation. The
content of the press release shall be mutually agreed by both parties
prior to the announcement. |
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13.3. |
This
Agreement can only be amended by written agreement duly signed by both
parties. |
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In witness hereof the parties have
cause this Agreement to be executed:
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For and On Behalf of the Seller |
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For and On Behalf of the Buyer |
Beijing Feng Di Rui Information Technology Ltd
By: /s/ Xx. Xxxx Jin —————————————— Xx. Xxxx Jin
Title: CEO Date: |
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On Track Innovations Ltd.
By: /s/ Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxx —————————————— Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Chairman, President & CEO Date: |
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