Agency Agreement
April
28, 2009
Megola Inc., a corporation
pursuant to the laws of the State of Nevada, having the principle place of
business at Xxxxx 000, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X LX4 (herein
called MEGOLA)
and
Innovative Composites Inc., a
corporation of the Province of Ontario, having its principle place of business
at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0 (herein called
ICI)
A.
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Background
of Agreement
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MEGOLA
and ICI entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on March 13, 2009 whereby the
following points and terms were agreed to and which are now binding on both
parties;
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1.
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MEGOLA
has the exclusive rights to manufacture the Hartindo line of Fire
Extinguishing Suppressants and Fire Inhibitors in North America (Appendix
A(ii)). MEGOLA also has the exclusive rights to distribute the Hartindo
line of products (“Products”) in Canada and co-exclusive distribution
rights in the USA. MEGOLA has the desire to commercialize and market the
Products in order to advance their business plan and have recognized the
size of the potential market and the manpower, skills and resources that
will be required to develop and capitalize on this
potential. MEGOLA is looking for solutions and assistance in
this area.
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2.
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ICI
has the experience, contacts and resources to provide this solution and is
ready, able, and willing to provide them to MEGOLA under a marketing and
commercialization cooperation agreement between the
parties.
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3.
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MEGOLA
represents that the manufacturing and distribution rights have been
properly and legally acquired and that all terms required to maintain them
in good standing have been met and will continue to be met in the
future.
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4.
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It
is recognized that Megola has granted certain distribution rights to third
parties as set out in Schedule A of this Agreement. ICI recognizes that
certain of the companies listed in Appendix A have expended considerable
effort and are close to obtaining sales contracts. ICI supported by Megola
is prepared to support those initiatives under reasonable commercial
terms.
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5.
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ICI
will become an Agent for commercialization of the Hartindo Anti-Fire
product line on behalf of MEGOLA (Appendix A(ii)). As Agent, ICI will be
provided with the authority and responsibility to coordinate all
activities of all parties involved in commercialization of the Hartindo
product line in North America. subject to ICI executing commercial
agreements with the parties set out in Appendix
A.
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6.
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This
Agreement will remain in effect perpetually and shall be extended for all
Hartindo products (Appendix A(ii)) upon achieving the sales milestone for
AF21 and achieving 15% annual sales growth for 5 years
thereafter.
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7.
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It
is understood that Megola will not grant any additional distribution
rights to any third party for sales of Hartindo products except as noted
in Appendix A hereto, unless agreed upon in writing by both parties to
this Agreement.
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8.
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ICI
will become an Agent for commercialization of the Hartindo
anti-fire product line (Appendix A(ii)) on behalf of MEGOLA and will
manage the entire commercialization process inclusive of representative
management, compensation, training, etc.
including:
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(a)
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Develop
and provide marketing materials and strategies on an industry by industry
basis
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(b)
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Provide
dedicated customer service
representatives
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(c)
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Provide
engineering support for product development and
testing
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(d)
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Utilize
a structured program management process from product inception through
production release
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B.
Financial terms
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1.
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ICI
will provide Megola with a $100,000 (CAD) deposit upon execution of this
Agreement which will be used to secure Hartindo product. Initial sales
will be paid for from the $100,000 deposit until the deposit amount has
been fully utilized. All sales subsequent to this will require a deposit
equal to cost price at the time of order or such commercial terms as
agreed to in writing by both parties. Terms shall be reviewed quarterly
and if Megola can negotiate terms with suppliers it will pass those terms
to ICI.
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2.
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ICI
will purchase AF21 product from Megola under a profit sharing arrangement
as defined in Appendix B (omitted).
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3.
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For
any contracts that ICI receives utilizing its composite technology that
also requires the application of the Hartindo material, ICI will acquire
the raw material under favourable
conditions.
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4.
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ICI
will invoice customers for the Hartindo products and pay sales
commissions. MEGOLA will have 24 hour online access to CRM software for
financial review and information
purposes.
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5.
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Testing
and Certification Costs will be paid for by ICI. Megola will provide ICI
with a credit representative of 50% of Testing and Certification costs
required for each customer at the time of the initial
order.
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6.
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All
technical knowledge, testing results and certifications will become the
joint property of ICI and Megola for the advancement of the
commercialization of the Hartindo line of products. Transfer or disclosure
of any of the knowledge or certifications obtained to any third party
requires the written consent of both Megola and
ICI.
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7.
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Hartindo
product samples for testing purposes will be provided to ICI or their
prospective customers on a sample cost plus shipping
basis.
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8.
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Hartindo
Marketing and Promotional Materials will be developed and paid for by
ICI.
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9.
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Sales
Commissions will be the responsibility of
ICI.
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C.
Vulcan Technologies “VULCAN” Agreement
MEGOLA
acknowledges that ICI has entered into a binding agreement with VULCAN as per
“Appendix C”(omitted)
D.
Other Terms
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1.
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No
press releases regarding this agreement shall be issued by either ICI or
MEGOLA without prior consultation and concurrence between ICI and MEGOLA
(as evidenced by the written acceptance of such releases or statements by
the President of MEGOLA and at least one of the directors of ICI),
provided that no party shall be prevented from making any disclosure which
is required to be made by law or any rule of a stock exchange or similar
organization to which it is bound. It is further understood that the
details of this Agreement will not be shared with any third party until
after a press release describing its contents has been
released.
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2.
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If
MEGOLA is unable to provide ICI with the required volumes and/or
quality of Hartindo products or in the event that MEGOLA, for
whatever reason, is not able to manufacture and/or deliver the Product to
ICI and/or ICI’s Customers in accordance with MEGOLA’S normal and
customary manufacturing and delivery practices in the chemical industry,
or if the Product fails to conform to its specifications due to a lapse or
series of lapses in quality control, then and in that event ICI shall have
the authority to approach PCL and/or Newstar Chemical to obtain the
license and right to manufacture the Product in accordance with its
specifications in order to meet ICI’s and/or ICI’s Customer Product orders
and the milestones set out in Appendix B (omitted) shall be adjusted for
the availability of Product. If ICI were to start a relationship with PCL
and/or Newstar Chemicals, Megola shall be compensated under mutually
acceptable terms.
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3.
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This
agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of
Nevada
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4.
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This
Agreement imposes personal obligations on ICI and MEGOLA. ICI
and MEGOLA shall not assign any of their respective rights under this
Agreement not specifically transferable by its terms without the written
consent of the other.
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5.
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This
Agreement, any documents incorporated by reference herein and any
Appendixes hereto, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior
agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions with respect to
the subject matter hereof whether oral or written, including the
Memorandum of Understanding dated March 13, 2009 between MEGOLA and
ICI.
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6.
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A
provision of this Agreement may be altered only by a writing signed by
both parties. No
supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding upon
the parties unless executed in writing by
them.
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Dated
this 28th day of April, 2009
Innovative Composites Inc. | Megola Inc | |||
Per:
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Per:
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Xxxxx
Xxxx, President and CEO
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, President and
CEO
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Appendix
A
(i)
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ICI
acknowledges that MEGOLA has entered into Agreements and Discussions with
various Customers and Sales, Marketing and Distribution groups prior to
entering into this Agreement. The following list shall be exempt from this
agreement:
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WoodSmart
Solutions Inc. and all Bluwood Licensees – Definitive
Agreement
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Janus
Products Corp. – Definitive
Agreement
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Vulcan
Technologies, LLC – Definitive
Agreement
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Innovative
Synergies, LLC - MOU
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New
Fire Solutions, LLC – MOU
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Lorvin
Steel Ltd. and /or Subsidiaries – Verbal
Agreement
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CTT
Group - MOU
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Logistik
Unicorp. and/or Subsidiaries - MOU
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Hazmat
4U and Hazmat 1 - MOU
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MSE
Enviro-tech Corp- has a distribution agreement with Pacific Channel Limited for
exclusive agency for Hartindo sales in USA but it excludes any
sales distribution agreements that Megola Inc enters into with other companies
as listed above. MSE has authorization to obtain and purchase product from
Megola Inc. MSE and Megola have negotiated joint ventures with WoodSmart and
Janus Corp above.
(ii)
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At
present, MEGOLA can meet the manufacturing and supply requirements
necessary to provide ICI with the following Hartindo Products for
commercialization:
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Hartindo
AF21 in all its various forms (concentrate, wood and fabric solution,
powder)
Titan 21
Blankets
AF31 40/0
Spray (Xmas Tree/ Kitchen/ Boat/ Car Spray)
Megola
agrees to extend the validity of this agreement to the commercialization of any
additional Hartindo products (AF31, AF11E, Dectan or any other Hartindo
products), subject to ICI meeting the milestones set out in Appendix B. Any
terms and conditions related to the commercialization of future products will be
determined at that time.