INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PURCHASE AGREEMENT - between – - and – TAILORED BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC. - and – VILLAGEEDOCS, INC. DECEMBER 4, 2009
Exhibit
2.1
- between
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X.
XXXXXX COMPUTER CORPORATION
- and
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TAILORED
BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC.
- and
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VILLAGEEDOCS,
INC.
DECEMBER
4, 2009
THIS AGREEMENT is made the 4th
day of December, 2009.
BETWEEN:
X. XXXXXX COMPUTER
CORPORATION, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Ontario (the
“Purchaser”)
- and
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TAILORED BUSINESS SYSTEMS,
INC., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Georgia
(the “Seller”)
- and
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VILLAGEEDOCS, INC., a corporation
incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Shareholder”).
WHEREAS the Seller carries on
the Business (as hereinafter defined);
AND WHEREAS the Seller desires
to sell and the Purchaser desires to purchase certain of the assets of the
Seller pertaining to the Business, upon and subject to the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth;
NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements herein contained,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
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INTERPRETATION
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1.1
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Definitions. In
this Agreement, unless something in the subject matter or context is
inconsistent therewith:
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(a)
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“Agreement” means this
agreement and all Schedules hereto and all amendments made hereto and
thereto by written agreement between the Seller and the
Purchaser.
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(b)
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“Assets” means the assets
referred to or described in Section 2.1 including, without limitation, the
Software and the Intellectual
Property.
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(c)
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“Business” means the
business of the licensing of software and provision of professional and
maintenance services carried on by the
Seller.
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(d)
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“Business Day” means a
day other than a Saturday, Sunday or bank, statutory or civic holiday in
the State of Georgia.
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(e)
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“Claims” means all
claims, demands, actions, suits, proceedings or investigations of whatever
kind or nature.
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(f)
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“Closing Date” means the
date hereof.
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(g)
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“Contracts” has the
meaning set out in Section
3.1(g)(viii).
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(h)
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“Damages” means all
direct or indirect losses, damages, expenses, and liabilities, including,
without limitation, all reasonable legal and professional fees and
costs.
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(i)
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“Developers” has the
meaning set out in Section
3.1(g)(i).
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(j)
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“Disclosure Schedule”
means the list, set out in Schedule B, of
exceptions to the Warrantor’s representations and
warranties.
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(k)
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“End-user Customer” means
a user or licensee of the Software.
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(l)
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“Intellectual Property”
has the meaning set out in Section
2.1(a).
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(m)
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“Knowledge of the
Warrantor” means the actual knowledge of the executive officers of
Warrantor or awareness by such officer of the existence or absence of a
fact, provided such Warrantor has made reasonable enquiry in the
circumstances.
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(n)
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“Licensed Technology” has
the meaning set out in Section
3.1(f)(ii).
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(o)
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“Lien” means any security
interest, mortgage, encumbrance, option, lien or charge of any kind,
including, without limitation, any limitation on transfer, use, receipt of
income or other exercise of any attributes of ownership of the
Assets.
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(p)
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“Permitted Liens” means
mechanics’, materialmens’, carriers’, workmens’, repairmens’, contractors’
and warehousemens’ Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of
business and for amounts which are not delinquent and which would not,
individually, result in a material adverse effect on the
Business.
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(q)
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“Purchase Price” has the
meaning set out in Section 2.3.
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(r)
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“Schedules” means those
schedules listed in Section 1.4.
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(s)
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“Share Purchase
Agreement” means that share purchase agreement dated the date
hereof and entered immediately hereafter between the Purchaser and the
Shareholder respecting all the issued and outstanding shares of the
Seller.
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(t)
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“Software” means all
computer programs owned by the Seller, excluding the Licensed Technology
and Third Party Programs, that were developed, licensed, marketed or
supported in the course of carrying on the Business, including, without
limitation, those known by the names set out in Schedule A, and including
all versions thereof, and all related documentation, manuals, source code
and object code, program files, data files, computer related data, field
and data definitions and relationships, data definition specifications,
data models, program and system logic, interfaces, program modules,
routines, sub-routines, algorithms, program architecture, design concepts,
system designs, program structure, sequence and organization, screen
displays and report layouts, and all other material related to the said
computer programs, all as they exist at the Time of Closing, whether under
development or as currently being marketed by the
Seller.
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(u)
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“Third Party Programs”
has the meaning set out in Section
3.1(g)(iv).
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(v)
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“Time of Closing” means
5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on the Closing
Date.
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(w)
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“Warrantor” means the
Shareholder.
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1.2
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Extended
Meanings. In this Agreement words importing any gender
include all genders, words importing the singular number include the
plural and vice
versa, and words importing persons include individuals,
partnerships, associations, trusts, unincorporated organizations and
corporations.
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1.3
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Currency. All
references to currency herein are to lawful money of the United
States.
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1.4
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Schedules. The
following are the Schedules attached hereto and incorporated by reference
and deemed to be part hereof:
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Schedule
A - Software and Intellectual Property; and
Schedule
B - Disclosure Schedule
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SALE AND
PURCHASE
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2.1
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Purchase
and Sale of Software and Intellectual
Property.
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(a)
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Upon
and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the Time of Closing,
the Seller will sell, assign and transfer to the Purchaser free and clear
of all Liens, except Permitted Liens, and the Purchaser will purchase from
the Seller:
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(i)
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the
Software;
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(ii)
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all
intellectual property rights worldwide in and to the Software, whether
registered or unregistered (the “Intellectual
Property”), including, without
limitation:
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a)
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Copyrights – all
copyrights in the Software, including, without limitation, all
applications and registrations of such
copyrights;
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b)
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Trade-marks and Domain
Names – all of the Seller’s rights in trade-marks, trade-names,
service marks, brand names, logos, domain names or the like relating to
the Software, including, without limitation, those listed in Schedule A,
whether used in association with wares or services, and all applications,
registrations, renewals, modifications and extensions of such trade-marks
and domain names;
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c)
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Patents – all of the
Seller’s rights in patents, patent applications and other patent rights,
if any, relating to the Software, including, without limitation, those
listed in Schedule A, including divisional and continuation patents;
and
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Technology – all
technology created, developed or acquired by the Seller in connection with
the Software whether or not patented or patentable and whether or not
fixed in any medium whatsoever, including, without limitation, all
inventions, know how, techniques, processes, procedures, methods, trade
secrets, research and technical data, records, formulae, designs,
sketches, patterns, specifications, schematics, blue prints, flow charts
or sheets, equipment and parts lists and descriptions, samples, reports,
studies, findings, algorithms, instructions, guides, manuals, and plans
for new or revised products and/or services in connection with the
business;
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(iii)
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for
greater certainty, all of the Seller’s rights to develop, modify, market,
sell, distribute, license and install the current and any future releases
of the Software.
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2.2
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Final
Sale. For greater certainty, the Seller hereby
acknowledges that the Purchase Price payable by Purchaser to Seller in
accordance with the provisions of this Article 2.0 represents the full and
final payment due to Seller from Purchaser in respect of the purchase of
the Assets. The Seller
hereby:
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(a) surrenders
all its right, title and interest in and to the Assets; and
(b) releases
the Purchaser from any and all claims which the Seller now or in future may have
in respect of the Assets.
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Purchase
Price. The purchase price payable by the Purchaser to
the Seller for the Assets (such amount being hereinafter referred to as
the “Purchase
Price”) will be $2,205,000 (U.S.). The
taxes payable thereon shall be paid in accordance with Section 2.5
hereof.
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2.4
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Payment
of Purchase Price. The Purchase Price shall be paid by
the Purchaser through delivery of a certified cheque, bank draft or wire
transfer payable on the Closing Date to the
Shareholder.
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2.5
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Tax
Matters. The Shareholder
shall be liable for and pay to the appropriate taxing authority or other
entity, within the required time period, all federal, state or local sales
taxes and all other similar taxes, duties, registration charges,
penalties, interests, fines, legal fees or other like charges properly
payable in connection with the transfer of the Assets, to the entire
exoneration of the Purchaser.
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2.6
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Obligations
and Liabilities Not Assumed. Except as otherwise
expressly provided herein, the Purchaser does not assume and will not be
liable for any obligations or liabilities of the Seller that have arisen
prior to the Closing Date.
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2.7
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Substitution
and Subrogation. To the extent not otherwise prohibited,
the conveyance of the Assets to the Purchaser hereunder is with full
rights of substitution and subrogation of the Purchaser in and to all
covenants and warranties by others heretofore given or made in respect of
the Assets or any part thereof.
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3.0
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
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3.1
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Warrantor’s
Representations and Warranties. The Warrantor represents
and warrants to the Purchaser that:
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(a)
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Corporate – The Seller
is a corporation duly existing and organized under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation and has not been dissolved. The
Seller has corporate power to own its assets and to carry on the Business,
as such business is carried on as at the Closing Date, and has made all
necessary filings under all applicable corporate and taxation laws or any
other laws to which the Seller is
subject.
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(b)
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Authority - The Seller
has good and sufficient power, authority and right to enter into and
deliver this Agreement and to transfer the legal and beneficial title and
ownership of the Assets to the Purchaser free and clear of all Liens,
except for Permitted Liens, and the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated under
this Agreement have been duly and validly authorized and approved by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Seller and its shareholders
and such approvals have been delivered in writing to the
Purchaser. No approval, order, consent or filing with any
governmental authority (including any regulatory authority and agency) is
required on the part of the Seller in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement, it being acknowledged that the
Purchaser may wish to record the transfer of title to the Assets with
certain governmental agencies.
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(c)
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Binding Agreement - This
Agreement and all other agreements, documents and instruments to be
executed by the Seller to give effect to the transactions contemplated
hereby constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Seller,
enforceable against the Seller in accordance with their terms subject to
applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws and to equitable remedies being
always in the discretion of a
court.
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(d)
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No Options – There is no
contract, option or any other right of another binding upon or which at
any time in the future may become binding upon the Seller to sell,
transfer, assign, pledge, charge, mortgage, create a Lien upon or in any
other way dispose of or encumber any of the Assets other than pursuant to
the provisions of this Agreement and Permitted
Liens.
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(e)
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No Conflict – Neither
the entering into nor the delivery of this Agreement nor the completion of
the transactions contemplated hereby by the Seller will result in the
violation of:
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(i)
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any
of the provisions of the charter documents or by-laws of the
Seller;
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(ii)
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any
agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it is
bound, or
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(iii)
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any
applicable law, rule or
regulation.
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(f)
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Intellectual
Property
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(i)
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Owned
Intellectual
Property.
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(A)
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The
Seller owns all right, title and interest in and to the Intellectual
Property (which for purposes of subsections 3.1(f)(i) and 3.1(h) includes
without limitation the Software and related training
materials). Schedule A sets forth a full, complete and true
list of all of the Intellectual Property, and specifies the jurisdictions
in which such Intellectual Property has been registered or in which an
application for such issuance and registration has been filed, including
the respective registration or application numbers and the names of all
registered owners, together with a list of all of the Seller’s currently
marketed software products and an indication as to which, if any, of such
software products have been registered for copyright protection with the
relevant copyright offices and any foreign offices and by whom such items
have been registered.
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(B)
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The
Seller is the sole and exclusive owner of, with all right, title and
interest in and to (free and clear of any Lien except Permitted Liens),
the Intellectual Property, and, save and except for any rights conferred
by the Seller upon its licensees pursuant to the Contracts, the Seller has
sole and exclusive rights (and is not contractually obligated to pay any
compensation to any third party in respect thereof) to the use thereof or
the material covered thereby in connection with the services or products
in respect of which the Intellectual Property is being
used.
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(C)
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The
Intellectual Property is in full force and effect and has not been used or
enforced by the Seller, or failed to be used or enforced by the Seller, in
a manner that would result in its abandonment, cancellation or
unenforceability.
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(D)
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The
Seller has not transferred, agreed to transfer, nor granted any right or
option in, the ownership of the Intellectual Property to any other
person.
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(E)
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There
is no and has not been any unauthorized use, infringement or
misappropriation of any of the Intellectual Property by any person,
current or former employee or by any other third
party.
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(ii)
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Licensed
Technology.
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(A)
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Section
3.1(f)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all third party software and
any other technology and technical information (other than the Third Party
Programs described in Section 3.1(g)(iv) and (g)(v)) licensed to the
Seller by third parties or which the Seller otherwise has the right to use
(such material, together with the Third Party Programs, the “Licensed
Technology”).
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(B)
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The
Seller is using or holding the Licensed Technology with the consent of a
license from the owner of, or an entity that has authority to grant
licenses to use, such Licensed
Technology.
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(C)
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The
transactions contemplated hereby and by the Share Purchase Agreement will
not result in the termination, loss or relinquishing of the Seller’s right
to use, pursuant to valid licenses, any Licensed Technology or Third Party
Programs material to the Business, including, without limitation, rights
necessary for the creation, modification, compilation, operation or
support of the Software, it being expressly acknowledged that the Licensed
Technology and the Third Party Programs do not form part of the Assets
transferred hereby.
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(g)
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Software
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(i)
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Developers. The
Software was written only by the individuals (the “Developers”)
listed in Section 3.1(g)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule other than minor
components of the Software which, in the aggregate, do not comprise more
than 5% of the source code of the current version of any individual
Software
program.
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(ii)
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Software
Developers. All Developers, at the time they wrote the
Software, were either full-time employees of the Seller, or they were
contractors, in each case who have assigned, waived or relinquished all
their intellectual property, moral or other rights in and to the Software
to the Seller or entities from which the Software was purchased by the
Seller.
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(iii)
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Government
Funding. No government funding, facilities of a
university, college or other educational institution or research center
was used in the development of the Software, and, to the Knowledge of the
Warrantor, no such entity or any other third party has any claim or right
to the
Software.
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(iv)
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Third
Party
Programs.
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(A)
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Section
3.1(g)(iv) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all third party software
programs (any such programs being herein referred to as “Third Party Programs”),
including, without limitation, development tools and utilities,
contained, embodied, required or used by the Software. The
Software, together with any Third Party Programs, contains all materials
necessary for the continued maintenance and development of the Software in
the manner the Seller conducted the Business up to the Closing Date;
and
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(B)
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no
open source software was or is used in, incorporated into, integrated or
bundled with any of the Software.
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(v)
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Third
Party Licenses. A copy of each license, distribution and
maintenance agreement for the Third Party Programs has been provided by
the Seller to the Purchaser, except in respect of Third Party Programs
that are retail software programs purchased by the Seller and passed
through to End-user Customers, and such license, distribution and
maintenance agreements give the Seller the right to grant unlimited
run-time licenses of the respective Third Party Programs to the customers
of the Seller for the royalties set out in Section 3.1(g)(v) of the
Disclosure
Schedule.
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(vi)
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Object
Code. Only object code versions
of the Software have been provided to End-user Customers of the
Software. No person other than such End-user Customers or
employees of the Seller has been provided with a copy of the object code
of the
Software.
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(vii)
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Source
Code.
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(A)
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Except
for source code within, or on, computers used by employees of the Seller,
the source code for the Software has not been delivered or made available
to any person and the Seller has not agreed to or undertaken to or in any
other way promised to provide such source code to any
person.
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(B)
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Except
for source code within, or on, computers used by employees of the Seller,
the source code for the Software is currently stored only at the business
premises of the Seller.
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(C)
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The
sale of the Assets of the Seller resulting from the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the
Share Purchase Agreement will not entitle any customer of the Seller to
obtain a copy of the source code for the Software, nor will it result in
any third party being granted any right with respect to the source code
for the Software.
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(viii)
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Customer
Licenses and Other
Agreements.
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(A)
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Section
3.1(g)(viii) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all written
material software license agreements, software maintenance or support
agreements, development contracts and any other agreements between the
Seller and End-user Customers (collectively, the “Contracts”).
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(B)
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All
End-user Customers under Contracts have been granted non-transferable,
non-exclusive, single-site licenses (meaning that the customer is not
permitted to use the Software at more than one location without purchasing
one or more additional licenses) to use only object code versions of the
Software.
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(C)
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With
respect to the maintenance agreements between the Seller and End-user
Customers, no maintenance agreement has a term greater than 12 months, and
the Seller has not agreed with any End-user Customer to limit future
increases in maintenance fees.
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(ix)
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Software
Defects. Section 3.1(ix) of the Disclosure Schedule
includes a list of all material problems or defects in the Software,
including, without limitation, bugs, logic errors or failures of the
Software.
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(x)
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Development
Plans. Section 3.1(x) of the Disclosure Schedule
accurately describes the current development plans for the Software
(including major activities, schedules, resources and milestones for the
development of the
Software).
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(xi)
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Disabling
Devices. The Software does not contain any disabling mechanisms or
protection features which are designed to disrupt or prevent the use of
the Software, including, without limitation, time locks or computer
viruses.
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(xii)
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Distributors. There
are no distributors, joint venturers, partners, sales agents,
representatives or any other persons, including value-added resellers,
original equipment manufacturers or other resellers, who previously had or
currently have rights to market, distribute or license the Software. No
entity that previously had rights to distribute the Software, has or had
exclusive rights to do so in any geographic, product or customer
market.
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(xiii)
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Regulatory
Approvals. The Seller has obtained all material
mandatory government, regulatory, technical and similar approvals in all
jurisdictions where the Software is sold or may otherwise be required, in
each case as at the Closing
Date.
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(h)
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Infringement – the
Intellectual Property does not infringe upon or violate any intellectual
property right, including copyrights, patents, trade-marks, trade secrets
or other proprietary rights, of any third party, nor has the Seller
received notice from any person claiming that the Intellectual Property
infringes any such party’s intellectual property rights. Except as
contained in the Contracts, the Seller has not entered into any agreement
to indemnify any other person against any claim of infringement based on
the development, distribution, sale or use of the Intellectual
Property.
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(i)
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Non-Disclosure
–
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(i)
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Each
current employee of and consultant to the Seller who provides services in
respect of the Software; and
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(ii)
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To
the knowledge of Warrantor, each former employee of and consultant to the
Seller who has provided services in respect of the
Software,
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has
signed a proprietary rights and confidentiality agreement or similar agreement
in favour of the Seller and, to the Knowledge of the Warrantor, there has not
been a breach of any such proprietary rights and confidentiality agreements or
similar agreements. To the Knowledge of the Warrantor, the employment
by the Seller of any of such employees or engagement of such consultants by the
Seller did not and does not violate any non-disclosure or non-competition
agreement between an employee or consultant and a third party.
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(j)
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Litigation – There are
no Claims in progress (whether or not purportedly on behalf of the Seller)
adversely affecting, pending or, to the Knowledge of the Warrantor,
threatened against, or which could materially adversely affect the Assets
or before or by any federal, provincial, municipal or other governmental
court, department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality,
domestic or foreign, whether or not insured, and which might involve the
possibility of any Lien or any other right of a third party against the
Assets. There is no judgement, decree, injunction,
rule or order of any court, governmental authority or arbitrator
outstanding against the Seller.
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(k)
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No Encumbrances – The
Seller is the owner of the Assets with good and marketable title, free and
clear of all Liens, except for Permitted
Liens.
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(l)
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Guarantees - The Seller
is not a party to or bound by any guarantee, indemnification, surety or
similar obligation pertaining to the
Assets.
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(m)
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No Royalties – The
Seller is not a party to or bound by any contract or commitment to pay any
royalty, licence fee or management fee pertaining to the
Assets.
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(n)
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Compliance With Rules –
The Seller is conducting the Business in compliance in all material
respects with all laws, rules, regulations, notices, approvals and orders,
applicable to the Seller and the Business in those jurisdictions in which
the Business operates as at the Closing
Date.
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(o)
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No Brokers – Except as
disclosed in Section 3.1(o) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Seller has not
engaged any broker or finder in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and no person or entity is entitled to any
fee or other compensation by the Seller with respect to this Agreement or
the transactions it contemplates.
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(p)
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Insolvency - No order
has been made or petition presented or resolution passed for the winding
up of the Seller nor has any distress execution or other process been
levied against the Seller or action taken to repossess goods in the
possession of the Seller. No steps have been taken for the
appointment of an administrator or receiver of any part of the property of
the Seller or the Business. The Seller has not made or proposed
any arrangement or composition with its creditors or any class of its
creditors. The Seller has not been party to a transaction
pursuant to or as a result of which an asset owned, purportedly owned or
otherwise held by it is liable to be transferred or re-transferred to
another person or which gives or may give rise to a right of compensation
or other payment in favour of another person under the provisions of any
bankruptcy or equivalent legislation in the United
States.
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(q)
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Full Disclosure - No
representation or warranty of the Warrantor in this Agreement contains any
untrue statement of a material fact or omits any material fact necessary
to make the statements contained herein, in light of the circumstances
under which made, not misleading. The Warrantor has disclosed
to the Purchaser all events, conditions or facts related to the Assets,
the Seller and the Business which materially affect the condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Assets, the Seller or the
Business.
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3.2
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Survival
of Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the
Warrantor.
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(a)
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The
representations and warranties of the Warrantor set forth in Section
3.1(f) and (h) will survive the completion of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and, notwithstanding such completion, will
continue in full force and effect for the benefit of the Purchaser for a
period of five (5) years from the Closing Date. All other
representations and warranties of the Warrantor set forth in Section 3.1
will survive the completion of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and, notwithstanding such completion, will continue in full
force and effect for the benefit of the Purchaser for a period of three
years from the Closing Date.
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(b)
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No
investigations made by or on behalf of the Purchaser at any time, nor any
disclosure of information made to the Purchaser (except as set out in this
Agreement and the Disclosure Schedule), shall have the effect of waiving,
diminishing the scope or otherwise affecting any representation or
warranty made by the Warrantor.
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(c)
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The
covenants of the Warrantor set forth in this Agreement will survive the
completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and,
notwithstanding such completion, will continue in full force and effect
for the benefit of the Purchaser in accordance with the terms thereof and
subject to Section 3.2(a) hereof.
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3.3
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Purchaser’s
Representations and Warranties. The Purchaser represents
and warrants to the Warrantor that:
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(a)
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The
Purchaser is a corporation duly incorporated, organized and subsisting
under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation.
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(b)
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The
Purchaser has good and sufficient power, authority and right to enter into
and deliver this Agreement and to complete the transactions to be
completed by the Purchaser contemplated hereunder, and the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated under this Agreement have been duly and validly
authorized and approved by all necessary corporate action on the part of
the Purchaser.
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(c)
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This
Agreement and all other agreements, documents and instruments to be
executed by the Purchaser to give effect to the transactions contemplated
hereby constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Purchaser,
enforceable against the Purchaser in accordance with their terms subject
to applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws and to equitable remedies
being always in the discretion of a
court.
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(d)
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Neither
the entering into nor the delivery of this Agreement nor the completion of
the transactions contemplated hereby by the Purchaser will result in the
violation of:
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(i)
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any
of the provisions of its charter documents or
by-laws,
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(ii)
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any
agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it is
bound, or
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(iii)
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any
applicable law, rule or
regulation.
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(e)
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The
Purchaser has not engaged a broker or finder in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and no person or entity is
entitled to any commission or broker’s or finder’s fees or other
compensation from the Purchaser in connection with any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
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3.4
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Survival
of Purchaser’s Representations, Warranties and
Covenants.
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(a)
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The
representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in Section 3.3
will survive the completion of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and, notwithstanding such completion, will continue in full
force and effect for the benefit of the Seller and the Warrantor for a
period of two (2) years from the Closing
Date.
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(b)
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The
covenants of the Purchaser set forth in this Agreement will survive the
completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and,
notwithstanding such completion, will continue in full force and effect
for the benefit of the Seller in accordance with the terms thereof and
subject to Section 3.4(a) hereof.
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4.0
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COVENANTS;
INDEMNIFICATION AND RESOLUTION OF
DISPUTES
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4.1
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Covenants
of the Warrantor.
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(a)
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Subject
to Sections 3.2(a), 3.2(b) and 4.1(b), the Warrantor shall indemnify, save
and hold harmless, discharge and release the Purchaser from and against
any and all Damages arising from or based
on:
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(i)
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any
inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made by the Warrantor in this
Agreement;
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(ii)
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any
breach of any covenant of the Warrantor in this
Agreement;
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(iii)
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subject
to paragraph 4.1(a)(iv), any liability, obligation or other Claim arising
in respect of the Assets which liability, obligation or Claim arose prior
to the Effective Date that is not disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule or
arising in respect of services performed for or products supplied to
customers by the Seller before the Effective Date that is not disclosed in
the Disclosure Schedule; or
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(iv)
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all
other Claims directly or indirectly relating to any Warrantor including,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Claims relating to
income, sales, excise or other
taxes.
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(b)
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The
following limitations will apply with regard to any Damages for which the
Warrantor has indemnification obligations under this
Agreement:
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(i)
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the
indemnification obligations of the Warrantor shall not apply until the
aggregate of all Damages suffered by the Purchaser, both hereunder and
pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, total more than $20,000 in the
aggregate, in which event the indemnification obligations of the Warrantor
under this Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement shall apply to all
Damages and not only those Damages which in the aggregate are in excess of
$20,000;
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(ii)
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with
respect to the indemnification obligations of the Warrantor,
both hereunder and pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement, the maximum
aggregate liability of the Shareholder shall not exceed the aggregate
amount of the Purchase Price and the Share Purchase Price under the Share
Purchase Agreement;
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(iii)
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any
Claim made against the Warrantor hereunder or pursuant to the Share
Purchase Agreement, to which the Purchaser hereunder or under the Share
Purchase Agreement is entitled to indemnity from the Warrantor, shall
first be satisfied from any amounts of Share Purchase Price which are at
that time due and payable to the Warrantor pursuant to the terms of the
Share Purchase Agreement. If such amount is insufficient to
satisfy such Claim, then the Warrantor shall be liable for any outstanding
amount in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Share
Purchase Agreement; and
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(iv)
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for
the avoidance of doubt, the prosecution of a Claim by Purchaser under this
Agreement shall preclude Purchaser from pursuing a Claim with the same
basis under the Share Purchase Agreement, and the prosecution of a Claim
by Purchaser under the Share Purchase Agreement shall preclude Purchaser
from pursuing a Claim with the same basis under this
Agreement.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the limitations in this Section do not apply, in relation to any
Warrantor, where there has been fraud or wilful misrepresentation by such
Warrantor.
4.2
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Covenants
of the Purchaser.
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(a)
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In
addition to the other indemnities provided by the Purchaser herein, the
Purchaser shall indemnify, save, hold harmless, discharge and release the
Warrantor from and against any and all Damages arising from or based
on:
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(i)
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subject
to subsection 3.4(a), any inaccuracy in any representation or warranty
made by the Purchaser in this Agreement;
and
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(ii)
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any
breach of any covenant of the Purchaser in this
Agreement.
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(b)
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The
Purchaser will ensure that the conditions of closing for the benefit of
the Seller have been performed or complied with by the Time of
Closing.
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(c)
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The
indemnification obligations of the Purchaser set forth in this Agreement
shall not apply until the aggregate of all Damages suffered by the
Warrantor, both hereunder and pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement,
total more than $20,000, in the
aggregate.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the limitations in this Section 4.2 do not apply where there has
been fraud, wilful misrepresentation or a wilful breach by the
Purchaser.
4.3
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Article
7 of the Share Purchase
Agreement
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The
Parties hereby agree that the terms and conditions of Article 7 of the Share
Purchase Agreement (other than Sections 7.01 and 7.02) are applicable to this
Agreement, mutatis
mutandis.
5.0
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DELIVERIES AT
CLOSING
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5.1
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Deliveries
by Seller.
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(a)
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written
consents of third parties, including the shareholders of the Seller, and
governmental entities, if necessary, with respect to the transfer of the
Assets to the Purchaser;
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(b)
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a
full discharge from any person holding a Lien on the Assets except
Permitted Liens; and
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(c)
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such
certificates or other instruments of the Seller and the Warrantor as the
Purchaser or the Purchaser’s counsel may reasonably think necessary in
order to establish that the terms, covenants and conditions contained in
this Agreement and the Share Purchase Agreement have been performed or
complied with by the Seller and the Warrantor at or prior to the Time of
Closing.
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5.2
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Deliveries
by Purchaser.
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(a)
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written
consents of third parties and governmental entities, if necessary, with
respect to the transfer of the Assets to the Purchaser;
and
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(b)
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such
certificates or other instruments of the Purchaser as the Seller or the
Seller’s counsel may reasonably think necessary in order to establish that
the terms, covenants and conditions contained in this Agreement and the
Share Purchase Agreement have been performed or complied with by the
Purchaser at or prior to the Time of
Closing.
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5.3
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Mutual
Condition. The
obligation of the Seller to sell the Assets and the obligation of the
Purchaser to purchase the Assets shall be subject to and contingent on the
execution and delivery of the Share Purchase Agreement and all
documentation contemplated thereby, and the fulfillment of all conditions
precedent stipulated herein and therein, with all such documentation held
in escrow by legal counsel for the Seller and the Purchaser, pending the
completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Share Purchase Agreement.
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6.0
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GENERAL
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6.1
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Further
Assurances. The Seller, the Warrantor and the Purchaser
will from time to time execute and deliver all such further documents and
instruments and do all acts and things as the other party may, either
before or after the Closing Date, reasonably required to effectively carry
out or better evidence or perfect the full intent and meaning of this
Agreement.
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6.2
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Fees. Each
of the Seller and the Purchaser shall bear its own legal, accounting, due
diligence and out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by it in
connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement
and all documents and instruments executed pursuant
hereto.
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6.3
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Benefit
of the Agreement. This Agreement will inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the respective heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and permitted assigns of the parties
hereto.
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6.4
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Entire
Agreement. This Agreement and the documents referred to
herein, including the Share Purchase Agreement, constitute the entire
agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and terminates and supersedes any prior understandings and
agreements between the parties hereto with respect thereto, including but
not limited to the Letter of Intent, dated October 20, 2009, among the
Purchaser, the Seller and the Shareholder. There are no
representations, warranties, terms, conditions, undertakings or collateral
agreements, express, implied or statutory, between the parties other than
as expressly set forth in this Agreement. This Agreement and
the Share Purchase Agreement shall be read together so as to avoid any
conflict as between the two
agreements.
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6.5
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Amendments
and Waivers. No amendment to this Agreement will be
valid or binding unless set forth in writing and duly executed by all of
the parties hereto. No waiver of any breach of any provision of
this Agreement will be effective or binding unless made in writing and
signed by the party purporting to give the same and, unless otherwise
provided, will be limited to the specific breach
waived.
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6.6
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Assignment. This
Agreement may not be assigned by the Seller or the Warrantor without the
written consent of the Purchaser but may be assigned by the Purchaser
without the consent of the other parties to an affiliate of the Purchaser
provided that such affiliate enters into a written agreement with the
other parties to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement in all
respects and to the same extent as the Purchaser is bound, and the
Purchaser remains liable for the payment and performance of all its
obligations hereunder.
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6.7
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Notices. Any
demand, notice or other communication to be given in connection with this
Agreement will be given in writing and will be given by personal delivery
or by registered mail addressed to the recipient as
follows:
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To the
Purchaser:
Xxxxxx
Computer Systems
0
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxxx, CEO
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Constellation
Software
00
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
X0X 0X0
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Counsel
Fax:
000-000-0000
To the
Shareholder:
18
VillageEDOCS,
Inc.
0000
X. Xxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx
Xxx, XX 00000
Attention:
K. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, CEO
Fax: (000)
000-0000
with a copy to:
Johnson,
Pope, Xxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxx, LLP
000
Xxxxxxxx Xx.
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
or to
such other address or individual as may be designated by notice given by either
party to the other. Any demand, notice or other communication given
by personal delivery will be conclusively deemed to have been given on the day
of actual delivery thereof and, if given by registered mail, on the fifth
Business Day following the deposit thereof in the mail. If the party
giving any demand or notice knows or ought reasonably to know of any
difficulties with the postal system that might affect the delivery of mail, any
such demand or notice may not be mailed but must be given by personal
delivery.
6.8
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Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed by the parties in separate counterparts each of
which when so executed and delivered (by facsimile transmission or
otherwise) shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together
constitute one and the same
instrument.
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6.9
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Announcements. All
announcements, public notices and any other communication regarding this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby must be reviewed in
advance and approved by the
Purchaser.
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6.10
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Governing
Law. This Agreement is governed by and will be construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable therein
without regard to its laws of conflict. The parties hereto
hereby agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of
New York. The parties further agree that venue will be proper
in such courts, and further agree to waive removal of any action, suit or
proceeding to the courts of any other
jurisdiction.
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SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties
have executed this Agreement.
X.
XXXXXX COMPUTER CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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TAILORED
BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC.
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By:
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/s/
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Name:
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Title:
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VILLAGEEDOCS,
INC.
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By:
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/s/ K. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
K. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
Chief Executive
Office
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