EXCHANGE AGREEMENT and
SHAREHOLDER LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made the 19th day of April, 1999.
B E T W E E N:
XXXXX XXXXXXXXX,
a resident of the Regional Municipality of York
(herein called the "Vendor")
- and -
INTERNATIONAL MENU SOLUTIONS INC., a corporation incorporated
under the laws of Ontario (herein called the "Purchaser")
RECITALS:
A. The Vendor is the beneficial and registered owner of 36 common shares
(herein called the "Purchased Shares") of Norbakco Ltd. (herein called the
"Corporation");
B. The Vendor wishes to sell and the Purchaser wishes to purchase the
Purchased Shares;
C. The Vendor has made shareholder loans to the Corporation in the amount of
$145,000.00 (herein called the "Shareholder Loan");
D. The Vendor wishes to sell and the Purchaser wishes to purchase the
Shareholder Loan.
E. The Vendor and the Purchaser wish to make an election under subsection
85(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the "Tax Act") in respect of the
Purchased Shares.
NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained in this agreement and other good and valuable consideration (the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto
agree as follows:
1. Purchase and Sale. The Vendor agrees to sell and the Purchaser agrees to
purchase all of the Vendor's right, title and interest in and to the Purchased
Shares and the Shareholder Loan on the terms and conditions contained herein.
2. Purchase Price. The purchase price of the Purchased Shares shall be equal to
the fair market value of the Purchased Shares at the date hereof (the "Fair
Market Value"), which Fair Market Value is set out in the attached Schedule A
(the "Purchase Price"). The Purchase Price shall be satisfied by the allotment
and issuance by the Purchaser to the Vendor of 25,000 Class X shares in the
capital stock of the Purchaser (the "Share Amount").
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The purchase price of the Shareholder Loan shall be the principal amount of the
loan namely $145,000.00.
3. Election. The parties agree to co-operate in good faith with each other and
their respective legal advisors, accountants and other representatives in
connection with any steps required to be taken in connection with this
Agreement, including, without limitation, in connection with any filing
necessary pursuant to the Tax Act (including without limitation, joint elections
pursuant to Section 85(1) thereof in respect of the Share Amount received by the
Vendor).
4. Vendor's Representations and Warranties. The Vendor represents and warrants
to the Purchaser that:
(a) the Vendor beneficially owns the Purchased Shares and the Shareholder
Loan free and clear of all charges, security interests, pledges,
demands and other encumbrances and has the exclusive right and full
power to sell, assign and transfer the Purchased Shares and the
Shareholder Loan to the Purchaser;
(b) no person, firm or corporation has any agreement, option or any right
capable of becoming an agreement or option for the acquisition from
the Vendor of any of the Purchased Shares or the Shareholder Loan; and
(c) the Vendor is not a non-resident of Canada within the meaning of the
Tax Act.
5. Purchaser's Representations and Warranties. The Purchaser represents and
warrants to the Vendor as follows:
(a) the Purchaser is duly incorporated and validly subsisting under the
laws of the Province of Ontario;
(b) the Purchaser has been duly authorized to enter into the transaction
herein;
(c) the shares to be issued to the Vendor pursuant to this agreement have
been duly authorized;
(d) the issuance of the shares to the Vendor pursuant to this agreement
will not result in the breach of any instrument, agreement or licence
to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound or of any
shareholder agreement;
(e) the Purchaser is not a non-Canadian within the meaning of the
Investment Canada Act (Canada); and
(f) the Purchaser is not a non-resident within the meaning of the Tax Act.
6. Completion of the Transaction. This agreement shall be completed
contemporaneously
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with the execution hereof at which time the following shall occur:
(a) the Vendor shall execute and deliver to the Purchaser all such
documents, certificates and instruments and do all such other acts and
things as the Purchaser may consider necessary or desirable, acting
reasonably, to effectively transfer and assign the Purchased Shares to
the Purchaser and to deliver possession thereof to the Purchaser;
(b) the Purchaser shall issue to the Vendor 25,000 Class X shares in the
capital stock of the Purchaser.;
(c) the Purchaser shall deliver to the Vendor a certified cheque in the
amount of $145,000.00 (Canadian);
(d) the Corporation and the Vendor will sign a letter to confirm in
writing the employment arrangements with respect to the Vendor's
employment with the Corporation; and
(e) the Vendor shall have the option to acquire for the aggregate amount
of $1.00, 25,000 Class N shares in the capital stock of International
Menu Solutions Corporation (herein called "IMSC"), which shares are
voting non-equity shares.
So long as the option for the Class N shares has not been exercised, one Class X
share in the capital stock of the Purchaser may be exchanged for one common
share of IMSC. In the event that the Vendor exercises the option to acquire the
25,000 Class N shares as provided above, then thereafter, one Class X share
together with one Class N share may be exchanged for one common share in the
capital stock of IMSC.
7. Survival of Representations and Warranties. The representations, warranties
and covenants contained in this agreement shall survive the completion of the
transaction contemplated hereby and, notwithstanding such completion, shall
continue in full force and effect from and after the date hereof.
8. First Right of Refusal. In the event that the Vendor wishes to sell the
shares acquired by the Vendor pursuant to this Agreement (or any shares acquired
upon an exchange of such shares), the Vendor shall first advise the President of
the Purchaser and will give consideration to selling such shares to the
Purchaser if the Purchaser wishes to purchase such shares. If the Purchaser does
not accept the offer to purchase the shares that the Vendor is offering for sale
within seven (7) days of receipt of written notice given by the Vendor to the
Purchaser, then the Vendor shall have the right to sell such shares at or above
such price. In the event that the Vendor then wishes to sell such shares at a
lesser price, the first right of refusal shall again apply.
9. Further Assurances. Each of the parties hereto shall promptly do, make,
execute or deliver, or cause to be done, made, executed or delivered, all such
further acts, documents and things as the other party hereby may reasonably
require from time to time for the purpose of giving effect to this agreement and
shall use its best efforts and take all such steps as may be reasonably within
its power
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to implement to their full extent the provisions of this agreement.
10. Enurement. This agreement shall be binding upon and shall enure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and permitted assigns.
11. Governing Law. This agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada
applicable therein.
12. Counterparts. This agreement may be executed by facsimile and in any number
of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an
original, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
13. Legal Advice. The Vendor hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser and
acknowledges and agrees that he had the opportunity to seek and was not
prevented nor discouraged by the Purchaser from seeking independent legal advice
prior to the executive and delivery of this agreement and that, in the event
that he did not avail himself of that opportunity prior to signing this
agreement, he did so voluntarily without any undue pressure and agrees that his
failure to obtain independent legal advice shall not be used by him as a defence
to the enforcement of his obligations under this agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this agreement.
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Witness Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
INTERNATIONAL MENU SOLUTIONS INC.
Per: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, President
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SCHEDULE A
Fair Market Value
o $43,750.00 CDN
