PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN AMERICAN CHAMPION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., and AMERICAN CHAMPION MEDIA, INC. AND ECAPITAL GROUP, INC. AND ANTHONY K. CHAN Dated as of June 20, 2001
BETWEEN
AMERICAN CHAMPION ENTERTAINMENT, INC., and
AMERICAN CHAMPION MEDIA, INC.
AND
ECAPITAL GROUP, INC.
AND
XXXXXXX X. XXXX
Dated as of June 20, 2001
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Article I REORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN CHAMPION MEDIA, INC.
1.1 Transfer of Assets and Liabilities
1.2 Retained Assets
1.3 Increase Authorized Shares Base and Forward Split Existing Shares
1.4 Name Change
1.5 Purchase of Marketing Rights to ChiBrow
1.6 Redemption of Personal Loan from Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
1.7 Spin-off of New Company
1.8 Registration of Shares
Article II PURCHASE OF MARKETING RIGHTS TO CHIBROW
2.1 Ownership of XxxxxxxxXxxxxxxx.xxx
2.2 License Fee and Rights Granted
2.3 Delivery of Materials
2.4 Copyrigths, Patents and Trademarks
Article III REGISTRATION OF SHARES
3.1 Assignment of Shares
3.2 Filing of Registration Statement on Form SB-2
3.3 Distribution of Shares
Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
4.1 Authorization of Agreement
4.2 Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties
4.3 No Undisclosed Liabilities
4.4 Litigation
4.5 No Misrepresentation
4.6 No Broker Fees
Article V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER
5.1 Authorization of Agreement
5.2 Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties
5.3 No Undisclosed Liabilities
5.4 Litigation
5.5 No Misrepresentation
5.6 No Broker Fees
Article VI COVENANTS
6.1 Access to Information
6.2 Consents
6.3 Other Actions
6.4 No Solicitation
6.5 Publicity
6.6 Board of Directors Representation
Article VII INDEMNIFICATION
7.1 Indemnification
7.2 Indemnification Procedures
Article VIII MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 Payment of Taxes
8.2 Survival of Representations and Warranties
8.3 Expenses
8.4 Further Assurances
8.5 Submission to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
8.6 Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers
8.7 Governing Law
8.8 Table of Contents and Headings
8.9 Notices
8.10 Severability
8.11 Binding Effect; Assignment
This PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of June 20, 2001 (the "Agreement"), by and between
American Champion Entertainment, Inc. ("ACEI"), a Delaware corporation with address at 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, and
American Champion Media, Inc. ("ACM", also to be known as the "Purchaser"), a Delaware corporation with address at
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, and
ECapital Group, Inc. ("ECapital", also to be known as the "Seller"), a Delaware corporation with address at
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, ACM is wholly owned subsidiary of America's Best Karate, and America's Best Karate is a wholly owned subsidiary of ACEI. There are currently 100 ACM shares outstanding and the authorized base is 1,000 shares; and
WHEREAS, ECapital is a duly organized Delaware corporation that owns and processes in its entirety the property of ChiBrow ("ChiBrow"), a child-safe internet portal; and
WHEREAS, ACM desires to purchase the exclusive marketing rights to ChiBrow from ECapital at terms as defined in this Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
REORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN CHAMPION MEDIA, INC.
1.1 Transfer of Asset and Liabilities
Such properties, including unamortized assets on ACM's accounts, ownership of copyrights, trademarks and licenses that belong to ACM, and all existing liabilities including loans, accounts payables and any incurred obligations of ACM, shall be transferred to the accounts of ACEI which the parent company of ACM.
1.2 Retained Assets
ACM processes the domain name of "Xxxxx.xxx" and its content of 36 interactive children's stories narrated by certain celebrities. Such domain name and content shall remain the assets of ACM with full authority to promote, market, engage in commerce, and also create similar programs in the future.
1.3 Increase Authorized Share Base and Forward Split Existing Shares
ACM shall increase its shares base to 100 million shares of authorized common stock and 10 million shares of authorized preferred stock with terms determinable by its board of directors at the time of issuance pursuant to guidelines allowable according the corporate laws of the State of Delaware.
ACM shall forward split its 100 shares of common stock currently outstanding to 2,010,000 shares.
1.4 Name Change
ACM shall change its official name to "PeopleNet International Corporation" and hereinafter shall be referred to as "New Company".
1.5 Purchase of Marketing Rights to ChiBrow
New Company shall purchase the exclusive marketing rights to ChiBrow ("ChiBrow") for 375,000 shares of New Company common stock pursuant to terms as described hereunder in Article II.
1.6 Redemption of Personal Loan from Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
As of March 31, 2001, ACM has incurred a non-interest bearing loan from its President and Chief Executive Officer, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, in the total amount of $54,000. Both ACM and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx agree that the loan is redeemed in full by an issuance to Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx of New Company common stock in the amount of 27,000 shares.
1.7 Spin-off of New Company
New Company shall file a Form-10 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to effectuate the spin-off of New Company from ACEI. ACEI shall provide the necessary legal and accounting documentation for such filing and ECapital shall assist ACEI in formatting a new business plan and description for New Company which will become an integral part of such filing.
1.8 Registration of Shares
Immediately upon the effectiveness of New Company's spin-off from ACEI, New Company shall file with the SEC a registration statement on form SB-2 to register the 2,010,000 shares of common stock.
ARTICLE ii
PURCHASE of marketing rights to ChiBrow
2.1 Ownership of ChiBrow
ECapital hereby warrants that it is the legal owner of the property of ChiBrow including but not limited to its assets and liabilities, copyrights, trademarks (pending or granted), patents (pending or granted), domain names, goodwill and all commercially exploitable rights that exists now and in the future. ACM has the right to obtain from ECapital evidence of its ownership of ChiBrow, and ECapital shall deliver such evidence within a reasonable time to ACM upon request. ECapital warrants and guarantees that its has the full authority to enter into and completely perform according to the terms of this Agreement and to grant the rights hereinunder described to New Company. ECapital remains to be the owner of the property of ChiBrow.
2.2 Licensing Fee and Rights Granted
Subject to the payment of the Licensing Fee described hereunder, ECapital hereby grants to New Company, and ACM hereby accepts on behalf of New Company, the exclusive and sole rights for marketing, exhibition, distribution, process and reproduction, and all commercial exploitation of ChiBrow under the following terms and conditions:
Licensing Fee: 375,000 shares (post-forward split) of common stock of New Company with registration rights. A registration statement on form SB-2 is to be filed by New Company immediately after the effectiveness of the spin-off of New Company from ACEI.
Compensation to ACM: ACM shall retain 35% of all revenues generated via the marketing and sales of ChiBrow and shall remit 65% of such revenues to ECapital.
Rights: All commercially exploitable rights under all electronic and non-electronic formats.
Territory: Worldwide.
License Period: Three (3) years commencing on date of delivery of materials. New Company has the first right of refusal to extend the License Period for another three years at terms to be amicably negotiated between the parties.
Language: All.
The rights granted herein are exclusive to New Company within the Territory and for the duration of the License Period specified in this Agreement, and ECapital shall not grant, license, assign, or to otherwise transfer any of the rights granted herein to any other party within the Territory and the License Period.
2.3 Delivery of Materials
ECapital shall make delivery of one complete set of materials of ChiBrow to New Company, including but not limited to all programs and codes, digitized graphics, e-commerce components, electronic files for documentations and promotional materials, and other relevant information and descriptive material such as press releases and printed reviews and writeups, etc. to New Company in order for New Company to facilitate the marking of ChiBrow. Such delivery shall be made within two weeks after this Agreement is executed.
2.4 Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks
ECapital shall continue to pursue copyrights, patents and trademarks protection to the property of ChiBrow, including any pending applications and filing new applications for additional materials is necessary. ECapital have the right to take any legal and remedial means to enforce and protect the copyrights, patents and trademarks of the property whether in criminal or civil jurisdiction and to compromise or settle such claims for such damages or compromised amounts.
ARTICLE III
REGISTRATION OF SHARES
3.1 Assignment of Shares
Upon the forward split of ACM outstanding shares (Clause 1.3 above), New Company shall have total outstanding of 2,010,000 shares. According to the terms of the purchase of exclusive marketing rights of ChiBrow from ECapital (Clause 1.5 and Article II above) and the redemption of personal loan from Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx (Clause 1.6 above), the capital structure of New Company after such assignment and issuance of shares shall be as follows
Common stock Owned by Ownership percentage
1,608,000 shares ACEI shareholders 80.0%
375,000 shares ECapital or its assignees 18.7%
27,000 shares Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx 1.3%
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2,010,000 shares 100.0%
3.2 Filing of Registration Statement on Form SB-2
Immediately upon the effectiveness of New Company's spin-off from ACEI, New Company shall file with the SEC a registration statement on form SB-2 to register the 2,010,000 shares of common stock as identified in Clause 4.1 above. New Company shall be responsible in answering comments from the SEC on such registration statement in order to cause the registration statement to become effective in the most expedited manner.
3.3 Distribution of Shares
Upon effectiveness of the SB-2 registration statement, the shares shall be distributed according to the owners as identified in Clause 4.1 above. The 1,608,000 shares that belong to ACEI shareholders shall be distributed by ACEI's transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company, on a pro-rata basis to each ACEI shareholder.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
4.1 Authorization of Agreement
4.2 Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties.
(a) Neither of the execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement and of the Purchaser Documents, nor the compliance by the Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof or thereof will (i) conflict with, or result in the breach of, any provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Purchaser, (ii) conflict with, violate, result in the breach of, or constitute a default under any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, agreement or other obligation to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser or its properties or assets are bound or (iii) violate any statute, rule, regulation, order or decree of any Governmental Body or authority by which the Purchaser is bound, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), for such violations, breaches or defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, results of operations, prospects, conditions (financial or otherwise) of the Purchaser and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(b) No consent, waiver, approval, Order, Permit or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notification to, any Person or Governmental Body is required on the part of the Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Purchaser Documents or the compliance by Purchaser with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, except for compliance with the applicable requirements of the HSR Act.
4.3 No Undisclosed Liabilities
The Purchaser has no indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of any kind (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to become due) that would encumber the Purchaser in its execution of this Agreement.
4.4 Litigation
There are no Legal Proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened that are reasonably likely to prohibit or restrain the ability of the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.5 No Misrepresentation
No representation or warranty of the Purchaser contained in this Agreement or in any schedule hereto or in any certificate or other instrument furnished by the Purchaser to the Seller pursuant to the terms hereof, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.
4.6 No Broker Fees
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS
5.1 Authorization of Agreement
5.2 Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties
(a) None of the execution and delivery by any Seller of this Agreement and the Seller Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or compliance by any Seller with any of the provisions hereof or thereof will (i) conflict with, or result in the breach of, any provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws or comparable organizational documents of the Seller; (ii) conflict with, violate, result in the breach or termination of, or constitute a default under any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Seller is a party or by which any of them or any of their respective properties or assets is bound; (iii) violate any statute, rule, regulation, order or decree of any governmental body or authority by which the Seller is bound; or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien upon the properties or assets of the Seller except, in case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), for such violations, breaches or defaults as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) No consent, waiver, approval, Order, Permit or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notification to, any Person or Governmental Body is required on the part of any Seller, in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Seller Documents, or the compliance by the Seller as the case may be, with any of the provisions hereof or thereof.
5.3 No Undisclosed Liabilities
5.4 Litigation
ARTICLE VI
6.1 Access to Information
6.2 Consents
6.3 Other Actions
6.4 No Solicitation
6.5 Publicity
6.6 Board of Directors Representation
Effective upon the completion of the steps involved in ACM's reorganization as stated in Clauses 1.1 through 1.6 above, the Board of Directors of New Company shall comprise of Benedict Van, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, and two more persons to be identified and agreed upon between ECapital and New Company.
Article VII
INDEMNIFICATION
7.1 Indemnification
(a) The Seller hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Purchaser, and its respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Purchaser Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against:
(i) any and all liabilities of the Seller of every kind, nature and description, absolute or contingent, existing as against the Seller prior to and including the date of the execution of this Agreement or thereafter coming into being or arising by reason of any state of facts existing, or any transaction entered into, except to the extent that the same have been fully provided for or disclosed to the Purchaser prior to the execution of this Agreement;
(ii) any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, damages, costs and expenses based upon, attributable to or resulting from the breach of any covenant or other agreement on the part of the Sellers under this Agreement;
(iii) any and all losses (including any loss of use of the Seller's property), liabilities, obligations, claims, damages, costs and expenses arising from:
(iv) any and all notices, actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, assessments, judgments, costs, penalties and expenses, including attorneys' and other professionals' fees and disbursements (collectively, "Expenses") incident to any and all losses, liabilities, obligations, damages, costs and expenses with respect to which indemnification is provided hereunder (collectively, "Losses").
(b) The Purchaser hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Sellers and their respective affiliates, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Seller Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against:
(i) any and all losses based upon, attributable to or resulting from the failure of any representation or warranty of the Purchaser set forth in this Agreement, or any representation or warranty contained in any certificate delivered by or on behalf of the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, to be true and correct as of the date made;
(ii) any and all Losses based upon, attributable to or resulting from the breach of any covenant or other agreement on the part of the Purchaser under this Agreement; and
(iii) any and all Expenses incident to the foregoing.
7.2 Indemnification Procedures
(a) In the event that any legal proceedings shall be instituted or that any claim or demand ("Claim") shall be asserted by any person in respect of which payment may be sought under Clause 8.1 hereof, the indemnified party shall reasonably and promptly cause written notice of the assertion of any Claim of which it has knowledge which is covered by this indemnity to be forwarded to the indemnifying party. The indemnifying party shall have the right, at its sole option and expense, to be represented by counsel of its choice, which must be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, and to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Claim which relates to any losses indemnified against hereunder. If the indemnifying party elects to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Claim which relates to any losses indemnified against hereunder, it shall within five (5) days (or sooner, if the nature of the Claim so requires) notify the indemnified party of its intent to do so. If the indemnifying party elects not to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Claim which relates to any losses indemnified against hereunder, fails to notify the indemnified party of its election as herein provided or contests its obligation to indemnify the indemnified party for such losses under this Agreement, the indemnified party may defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with such Claim. If the indemnified party defends any Claim, then the indemnifying party shall reimburse the indemnified party for the Expenses of defending such Claim upon submission of periodic bills. If the indemnifying party shall assume the defense of any Claim, the indemnified party may participate, at his or its own expense, in the defense of such Claim; provided, however, that such indemnified party shall be entitled to participate in any such defense with separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party if, (i) so requested by the indemnifying party to participate or (ii) in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the indemnified party, a conflict or potential conflict exists between the indemnified party and the indemnifying party that would make such separate representation advisable; and provided, further, that the indemnifying party shall not be required to pay for more than one such counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any Claim. The parties hereto agree to cooperate fully with each other in connection with the defense, negotiation or settlement of any such Claim.
(b) After any final judgment or award shall have been rendered by a court, arbitration board or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of the time in which to appeal therefrom, or a settlement shall have been consummated, or the indemnified party and the indemnifying party shall have arrived at a mutually binding agreement with respect to a Claim hereunder, the indemnified party shall forward to the indemnifying party notice of any sums due and owing by the indemnifying party pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such matter and the indemnifying party shall be required to pay all of the sums so due and owing to the indemnified party by wire transfer of immediately available funds within 10 business days after the date of such notice.
(c) The failure of the indemnified party to give reasonably prompt notice of any Claim shall not release, waive or otherwise affect the indemnifying party's obligations with respect thereto except to the extent that the indemnifying party can demonstrate actual loss and prejudice as a result of such failure.
8.1 Payment of Taxes
8.2 Survival of Representations and Warranties
8.3 Expenses
8.5 Submission to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
(a) The parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of California over any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby and each party hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such dispute or any suit, action proceeding related thereto may be heard and determined in such courts. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to process being served by any party to this Agreement in any suit, action or proceeding by the mailing of a copy thereof in accordance with the provisions of Clause 9.9.
8.6 Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers
This Agreement (including the schedules and exhibits hereto) represents the entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and can be amended, supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written instrument making specific reference to this Agreement signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such amendment, supplement, modification or waiver is sought. No action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including without limitation, any investigation by or on behalf of any party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. No failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.
8.7 Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
8.8 Table of Contents and Headings
All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered personally or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the parties (and shall also be transmitted by facsimile to the Persons receiving copies thereof) at the following addresses (or to such other address as a party may have specified by notice given to the other party pursuant to this provision):
If to the Purchaser: American Champion Media, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
With a copy to Purchaser's counsel:
Sichenzia, Ross & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
If to the Sellers: ECapital Group, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Benedict Van
8.11 Binding Effect; Assignment and Amendments
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any person or entity not a party to this Agreement except as provided below. No assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by either party (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consents shall be void. Any amendments to this Agreement shall not be valid unless mutual written consent from the parties are obtained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the corporate parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers and the individual parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
AMERICAN CHAMPION ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, CEO
AMERICAN CHAMPION MEDIA, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, CEO
ECAPITAL GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxxx Van, Chairman & CEO
XXXXXXX X. XXXX
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Creditor to American Champion Media, Inc.