SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL GENERAL RELEASE
Exhibit 10.3
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND
MUTUAL GENERAL RELEASE
This
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL GENERAL RELEASE (hereinafter referred to as the
“Agreement”) is made and entered into by Goldrange Trading Ltd. (“Claimant”) and
Global Roaming Distribution, Inc. (“GRDB”), (collectively “Parties”) for the
following purpose and with reference to the following facts:
A. “Releasee”
is defined herein as GRDB and includes Global Roaming, Inc., an affiliate of
GRDB as of the execution of this Agreement.
B. The
Parties hereto are involved in a dispute concerning the purchase of SIM cards as
evidenced by the invoice attached hereto as Exhibit
A (“Purchase Order”). Wherein, Claimant alleges that the
Releasee failed to deliver on time and completely the SIM cards paid for in the
amount of $450,000.
C. Releasee
has delivered to Claimant 554 SIM cards with a total value of
$55,400.
D. Releasee
has informed Claimant that it is not able to deliver the balance of the order as
a result of Releasee’s financial condition.
E. Releasee
has offered to provide Claimant a refund of $394,600 in the form of a
convertible promissory note in substantially the same form as attached hereto as
Exhibit
B (“Note”).
F. With
this Agreement, the parties and each of them intend to release and discharge
each other, collectively and individually, of and from any and all rights,
duties, obligations, claims, demands, causes of action, damages, loss, costs,
attorneys’ fees and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever, known or unknown,
which the parties, and each of them, have against any or all of each other by
reason of the Purchase Order, as well as any and all matters known, unknown or
discoverable at the time of this Agreement. This Agreement is
intended to mutually discharge Claimant and Releasee from any liability, known
or unknown, relating to, arising out of, associated with and/or in any manner
connected with the Purchase Order pursuant to the full and timely performance of
the following terms and conditions in the manner prescribed herein.
NOW
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, including the general release
described and contained below, and the compromise, settlement of all claims
asserted by the parties to this Agreement each hereby agrees as
follows:
1.
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Releasee
represents and warrants that each of the 2,500 SIM cards paid for by
Claimant on the Purchase Order carried an airtime of $100, and that of the
2500 SIM cards, 554 SIM cards have been delivered. Immediately
prior to the execution of this Agreement, the balance of the Purchase
Order included 1,996 SIM cards and related services for all 2,500 SIM
Cards that were not delivered.
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2.
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As consideration and payment in
full and complete settlement of all claims, actions, causes of
action, demands, rights, damages, costs, loss of service, expenses,
compensation, charges, demands, and/or obligations whatsoever that
Claimant has or may have as to Releasee, arising out of the Purchase
Order, Releasee shall deliver to Claimant the
Note.
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3.
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In
consideration of, and upon receipt of the Note, and for other valuable
consideration, the Parties shall forego any rights they have or may have
against each other now and in the
future.
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4.
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Each
party shall bear its own attorney’s fees and
costs.
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5.
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This
Agreement shall not be construed in any way as an admission by any party
of any unlawful or wrongful acts against, or other liability whatsoever to
each other or any other person. All parties specifically
disclaim any liability to, or wrongful acts against each other or any
other person on the part of themselves, their agents, representatives or
successors-in-interest and assigns.
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6.
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Except
as set forth herein, each party to this Agreement does hereby, for
themselves and for their heirs, successors, assigns, legal or other
representatives, executors, agents, attorneys, administrators,
successors-in-interest, irrevocably and unconditionally release, acquit
and forever discharge each other, their heirs, legal or other
representatives, executors, agents attorneys, administrators,
successors-in-interest, employees, owners and assigns, and each of them,
from any and all administrative claims, lawsuits, claims, actions, demands
or other legal responsibilities of any kind which they may have based on
or arising out of the Purchase
Order.
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Without
in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing language, this release shall
include all claims arising out of the Purchase Order, or the incidents leading
to this dispute, or any occurrences, acts, omissions, transactions or policies,
which were or could have been asserted hereunder, and other federal or state
common law or any other federal, state or local statute, law, regulation or
ordinance pursuant to said claims. In addition, each party also
waives any right to recover any relief as a result of any such proceeding, any
administrative proceeding, or any proceeding initiated on their
behalf. The parties acknowledge and agree that this release is an
essential and material term of this Agreement and without such release no
settlement would have been reached by the parties.
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For
the purpose of implementing a full and complete release and discharge of
each party, the parties expressly acknowledge that this Agreement is also
intended to include in its effect, without limitation, all presently
existing claims which they do not know or suspect to exist in their favor
at the time of the execution hereof, and that this Agreement contemplates
the extinguishment of any such claim or claims arising out of the Purchase
Order. In this connection, the parties expressly waive and
relinquish all rights and benefits to claims which the creditor does not
know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the
release, which if known by him or her must have materially affected his or
her settlement with the debtor.
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8.
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The
parties warrant that they have not assigned to any other person or entity
the claims which may be the subject of a complaint or this
Agreement.
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9.
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In
the event of any claim, counter-claim, action or litigation involving the
parties to this Agreement to enforce any provision of this Agreement, to
enforce any remedy available upon default under this Agreement, or to seek
a declaration of the rights of that party under this Agreement, the
prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other such party
its attorney’s fees and costs as may be reasonably incurred, including the
costs of reasonable investigation, preparation and professional or expert
consultation incurred by reason of such
litigation.
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10.
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No
waiver by any party of any breach of any term or provision of this
Agreement shall be construed to be, nor be a waiver of any proceeding,
concurrent or succeeding breach of the same, or any other term or
provision thereof. No waiver shall be binding unless in writing
and signed by an authorized representative of party against whom the
waiver would be asserted.
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11.
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Should
any part of this Agreement be declared invalid, void or unenforceable, all
remaining parts shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way
be invalidated or affected.
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12.
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Each
party hereto shall be responsible for any tax liability incurred by that
party as a result of this Agreement, if
any.
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13.
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This
Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties regarding the
subject matter of this Agreement. Any prior agreements,
promises, negotiations, expressly set forth in this Agreement, whether by
additions, deletions, waivers, amendments or modifications, may only be
made in writing, signed by the
parties.
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14.
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This
Agreement can be modified only by a writing signed by all of the
parties.
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15.
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Each
of the parties hereto has been involved in the negotiation, drafting,
review and execution of this Agreement; and each has had the opportunity
to receive independent legal advice from an attorney or attorneys of its
choice with respect to the advisability of making and executing this
Agreement. In the event of any dispute or controversy regarding
this Agreement, the parties hereto shall be considered to be the joint
authors of this Agreement and no provision shall be interpreted against a
party hereto because of authorship.
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16.
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This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument and if an original signature is affixed by a Party to
a counterpart of this Agreement, and a facsimile of such originally
executed counterpart signature is thereafter telecopied to a Party or
Parties attorney of record, the telecopied facsimile shall be afforded the
same validity as the originally executed
counterpart.
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17.
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The
Parties represent and warrant that they have not filed, and agree that
they will not file, any complaint, claim, demand, or grievance regarding
the subject matter of this Agreement, or institute any other proceedings,
including but not limited to an action for malicious prosecution, against
any other party to this Agreement and the persons and entities released,
their employees, officers, shareholders, insurers, brokers, agents,
principals or attorneys in connection with the allegations released,
including but not limited to any civil or administrative actions or claims
with any professional organization, governmental agency, private entity
and/or any other Federal, State or Local governmental
authority.
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This
Agreement is made and entered into in the State of New York and shall be in all
respects be interpreted, enforced, and governed by New York law excepting
conflict of laws provisions. By signing this Agreement, the Parties
select New York County, New York, as the proper and sole venue for any action
filed to enforce, construe, or interpret this Agreement.
PLEASE
READ CAREFULLY: This Settlement Agreement and General Release includes a release
of all known and unknown claims.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have executed this Settlement Agreement and Mutual General
Release.
GLOBAL ROAMING DISTRIBUTION, INC. | |||
Dated:
November 25, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
Title: CEO | |||
GOLDRANGE TRADING LTD. | |||
Dated:
November 25, 2008
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By:
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/s/ M. Gold | |
Name: M. Gold | |||
Title: Director | |||
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EXHIBIT
A
INVOICE
XXXX
TO
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SHIP
TO
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Goldrange
Trading Ltd.
0
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx X0
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
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Invoice
#
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100
CTD
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Invoice
Date
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004/2008
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Xxxxxxxx
#
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XXX000
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Date
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Your
Order #
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Our
Order #
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Sales
Rep.
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COTR
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Ship
Via
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Terms
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payment
by:
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04/08
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100CTD
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10001
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LSH
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Pre-paid
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wire
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Qty
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Item
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Description
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Taxable
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Unit
Price
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Total
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1
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Reseller
WEB SITE
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$50,000
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$50,000
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2500
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CelTrek
XXXx
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World
wide SIM Card
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20.00
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$50,000
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Hosting
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Web
Site Hosting service 1 year
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10,000
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$10,000
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Airtime
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$100
applied to each SIM
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$100
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$250,000
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2500
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DID
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Phone
number per SIM $2 each/6 months
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$12
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$30,000
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Customer
Support
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$2.50
per SIM per month for 12 months
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$5000
month
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$60,000
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Payable by
credit card by Electronic Funds Transfer to:
CelTrek
Global Roaming, Inc.
Routing
Number: 000000000
Account
Number: 3725151108
Xxxxx
Fargo Bank
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxx.
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
510
649 3620
CelTrek
offices:
00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx. #000 Xxxxx
XX 00000 305 249 3121
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Subtotal
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$450,000
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Tax
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0
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Shipping
and Handling
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Miscellaneous
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Balance
due in full before shipment
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$450,000
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EXHIBIT
B
CONVERTIBLE
NOTE
Please
refer to Exhibit 10.4 of this Form 10-Q.
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