AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS
AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS
BETWEEN:
MARKET GUIDANCE SYSTEMS INC., a Corporation duly incorporated under the state laws of Delaware in the United States of America and having an office in the City of Mississauga, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, herein represented by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Secretary-Treasurer, as she so declares (hereinafter referred to as the “Vendor”)
PARTY OF THE FIRST PART
AND:
RTN STEALTH SOFTWARE INC., a Corporation duly incorporated under the provincial laws of British Columbia and having an office in the City of Surrey, in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, herein represented by Lucky Xxxxx, President, as he so declares (hereinafter referred to as the “Purchaser” or the “Company”);
PARTY OF THE SECOND PART
WHEREAS the Vendor is the registered and beneficial owner of all the assets constituting an operator assisted trading platform (the “Business”);
WHEREAS the Purchaser is also developing a real-time market navigator;
WHEREAS the Vendor and the Purchaser have executed a letter of intent on the 28th day of April 2010 (the “LOI”), a copy of which is annexed hereto as Schedule A;
WHEREAS the Vendor wishes to sell and the Purchaser wishes to purchase the assets listed in Schedules B to F inclusively (the “Assets”) of the said Business, effective May 15th, 2010;
AND WHEREAS the Vendor wishes to exclude certain assets as listed in Schedule G (the “Excluded Assets”) from the purchase of the said Business;
NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES THAT, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency whereof is hereby acknowledged by each of the parties, the parties covenant and agree, each with the other as follows:
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ARTICLE ONE – RECITALS AND SCHEDULES
1.1
Recitals
Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants to each of the others that each of the recitals set out above is true and correct in substance and fact, as such recital relates to each party, respectively and that these and the schedules are an integral part of this Agreement;
1.2
Schedules
The following are the schedules attached to and incorporated in this Agreement by reference:
Schedule "A" – Letter of Intent
Schedule "B" – Intellectual Property
Schedule "C" – Books and Records
Schedule "D" – Customer Lists
Schedule "E" – Material Contracts
Schedule "F" – Goodwill
Schedule "G" – Excluded Assets
Schedule “H” – List of Liabilities and List of Creditors
Schedule “I” – Notes
ARTICLE TWO – PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS
2.1
Agreement to Purchase
On the terms and subject to the fulfillment of the conditions hereof, the Vendor hereby agrees to sell, transfer and assign to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase and accept from the Vendor, the Assets as of the Effective Date. For further clarity, Assets shall mean all of the assets, property and undertaking, other than the Excluded Assets owned and used by the Vendor or held by it for use in, or in respect of the operation of, the Business as described in Schedules B to F inclusively, including, without limitation, the following properties and assets:
(a)
all right, title, benefit and interest of the Vendor in respect of all intellectual property including, without limitation, registered or unregistered trade marks, logos and trade names of or pertaining to the Business or owned by the Vendor and all patterns, plans, designs, research data, copyrights, trade secrets and other proprietary know-how, processes, drawings, technology, unpatented blueprints, flow sheets, equipment and parts lists and descriptions and related instructions, manuals, data, records and procedures and any and all data used in the Business, and all licenses, agreements and other contracts and commitments relating to any of the foregoing to which the Vendor is a party including, without limitation, those listed in Schedule “B” and all renewals, modifications and extensions thereof;
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(b)
all books and records and files relating to the Business, stored on any type of media including, without limitation, all production, inventory, sales, and customer records and lists and all correspondence, research materials, contract documents, licenses and permits, except that where the Vendor is required by law to retain a particular book, record or file, it shall retain such book, record or file and deliver to the Purchaser a copy thereof as described in Schedules “C” and “D”;
(c)
all right, title and interest of the Vendor in, to and under all contracts and agreements and other rights of or pertaining to the Business, together with the full benefit of all outstanding orders for the licensing of any intellectual property relating to the Business, including the licensing agreement executed by and between the Purchaser and Vendor in January 2010 and all the necessary amendments thereto, and all right, title and interest of the Vendor in, to and under the material contracts and agreements described in Schedule “E” herein;
(d)
the goodwill of the Business as described in Schedule “F” including, without limitation, the exclusive right to the Purchaser to represent itself as carrying on the Business in continuation of and in succession to the Vendor and all right, title and interest of the Vendor in, to and in respect of the name “Market Guidance Systems” and variations thereof, the telephone and fax numbers of the Business, and the Web domain and e-mail address of the Business;
(e)
the full benefit of all warranties and warranty rights, implied, express or otherwise, against manufacturers or sellers which apply to any of the Assets; and
(f)
all other rights, properties and assets, other than any Excluded Assets of the Vendor used primarily in connection with the Business, of whatever nature or kind and wherever situated.
2.2
Amount of Purchase Price
The purchase price (the "Purchase Price") payable by the Purchaser for the Assets shall be twenty million (20,000,000) common shares of the Company subject to the Restriction, as hereinafter defined, that the common shares may not be sold, assigned, traded or otherwise transferred in accordance with the following schedule:
(a)
five million (5,000,000) common shares are subject to the Restriction for six (6) months from the date of Closing;
(b)
five million (5,000,000) common shares are subject to the Restriction for nine (9) months from the date of Closing;
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(c)
five million (5,000,000) common shares are subject to the Restriction for twelve (12) months from the date of Closing; and
(d)
five million (5,000,000) common shares are subject to the Restriction for fifteen (15) months from the date of Closing.
The twenty million (20,000,000) common shares issued by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Price shall be issued upon execution of this agreement and shall held in escrow by the Corporate Secretary until the vesting as defined herein.
2.3
Notes
In addition to the Purchase Price, the Company shall assume four (4) promissory notes worth an aggregate of two million and fifty-seven thousand, two hundred and twelve US dollars (US $2,057,212) and three hundred and fifty thousand CAD dollars (CAD $350,000) which are collectively owed by the Vendor to its shareholders and issue new promissory notes thereto (the “New Notes”). The terms and conditions of the New Notes are described in detail in Schedule I hereinafter.
2.4
Conditions Precedent
The obligation of the Purchaser to complete the purchase of the Assets shall be subject to the fulfilment or satisfaction of, or compliance with the following conditions precedent:
(a)
the Vendor shall execute and deliver to the Purchaser all assignments, instruments of transfer, deeds, assurances, consents and other documents as shall be necessary to effectively transfer to the Purchaser all the Vendor's right, title and interest in, to and under, or in respect of, the Assets, and shall deliver up to the Purchaser possession of the Assets, free and clear of any liens, charges, security interests or encumbrances or rights of third persons. The Vendor shall co-operate with the Purchaser, at such time or thereafter, in effecting the registrations, recordings and filings with public authorities as may be required in connection with the transfer of ownership to the Purchaser of the Assets;
(b)
the completion of any regulatory filings, or other conditions required by the appropriate securities’ laws and regulations, and to the satisfaction of the securities’ commissions and stock exchanges; and
(c)
the amendments completed and executed to the licensing agreement executed by and between the Vendor and the Purchaser in January 2010.
The foregoing conditions are inserted for the exclusive benefit of the Purchaser. In the event that any of the conditions shall not be fulfilled or complied with by the Vendor at or prior to the Closing, the Purchaser may rescind this Agreement by notice to the Vendor.
2.5
Liabilities Assumed
The Purchaser shall assume only those liabilities of the Vendor stated in the List of Liabilities and List of Creditors in Schedule “H” hereto attached.
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ARTICLE THREE – EFFECTIVE DATE AND CLOSING
3.1
Effective Date
The transaction of purchase and sale of the Assets shall be effective as of May 15th, 2010 (the “Effective Date”).
3.2
Closing
Closing shall occur at the offices of the Vendor at 1:00 p.m. on May 15th, 2010.
ARTICLE FOUR – REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
4.1
Representations and Warranties of the Vendor
The Vendor represents and warrants to the Purchaser, upon each of which representations and warranties Purchaser specifically relies, as follows:
(a)
The Vendor is a corporation duly incorporated and validly subsisting under the laws of Delaware and the United States of America;
(b)
The Vendor is the registered and beneficial owner of record of the Assets and has good valid and marketable title thereto, and the Assets are free and clear of any lien, pledge, option, mortgage, charge, claim, agreement, other encumbrance, equity or security interest of any kind and of any other right thereto and the Vendor has the power, lawful authority and full right to sell and transfer the same in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and Schedules hereto;
(c)
The Vendor has not had any petition or a receiving order in bankruptcy filed against it, nor has it made a voluntary assignment in bankruptcy or a proposal to creditors;
(d)
The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Vendor has been duly authorised by all necessary corporate action, and the Vendor has full power, capacity, authority and legal right to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the transaction of purchase and sale herein contemplated;
(e)
There is not in existence or pending or threatened any suit, action, or other legal proceeding of any sort, either to restrain or otherwise prevent in any manner, the Business from operating or the Vendor from transferring the Assets to Purchaser; and the Vendor knows of no such claim in connection with the foregoing;
(f)
No person, firm or corporation has any written or oral agreement, option, or any rights capable of becoming an agreement or option for the purchase from the Vendor of the Assets; and
(h)
The Vendor has duly filed and paid all taxes and assessments.
4.2
Representations and Warranties of Purchaser
Purchaser represents and warrants to the Vendor, upon each of which representations and warranties the Vendor specifically relies, as follows:
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(a)
Purchaser is a Corporation duly incorporated and validly subsisting under laws of British Columbia and Canada;
(b)
Purchaser has not had any petition for a receiving order in bankruptcy filed against it, nor has it made a voluntary assignment in bankruptcy or a proposal to creditors; and
(c)
The execution and delivery of this Agreement and Schedules by Purchaser has been duly authorised by all necessary corporate action, and Purchaser has full power, capacity, authority and legal right to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the transaction of purchase and sale and matters of financing herein contemplated.
4.3
Survival of Representations and Warranties
The representations and warranties of the Vendor and Purchaser set forth in this Agreement shall survive the Closing of this transaction and notwithstanding such closing, shall continue in full force and effect for the benefit of each.
ARTICLE FIVE – INDEMNIFICATION
5.1
Indemnification
Vendor agrees to indemnify and to hold Purchaser and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, secured creditors, successors and assigns harmless from and against any all expenses, losses, claims, actions, settlements damages or liabilities, whether joint or several, legal fees (judicial and extra-judicial) in relation to the sale, transfer, assignment and/or sharing of the Assets.
ARTICLE SIX – GENERAL
6.1
Interpretation
(a)
Sections and Headings
The division of this Agreement into Articles, sections, subsections, paragraphs and subparagraphs and the insertion of heading are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation hereof.
(b)
Extended Meaning
Words importing the singular number include the plural and vice-versa; words importing gender include both genders.
6.2
Further Assurances
Each of the parties hereto shall from time to time at the request of the other party, and without further consideration execute and deliver such further instruments and take further action as the party requesting may reasonably require to more effectively complete the intent of this Agreement.
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6.3
Entire Agreement
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreements, negotiations and discussions of the parties in respect of the subject matter hereof. No amendment, waiver or termination of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties and no such amendment or waiver shall extend to anything other than the specific subject matter thereof. The failure at any time of any party to insist on strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not limit the ability of that party to insist at any future time whatsoever on the performance of the same or any other provision (except insofar as that party may have given a valid and effective written waiver or release).
6.4
Survival of Obligations
Each party hereby agrees that all provisions of this Agreement, subject to the special arrangements stated herein in respect of the warranties and representations contained in Article Four, forever survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and any and all documents delivered in connection herewith.
6.5
Notices
Any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effectively given if (i) delivered personally, (ii) sent by prepaid courier service or mail, or (iii) sent by telecopier, telex or other similar means of electronic communication (confirmed on the same or following day by prepaid mail) addressed, in the case of notice to the Vendor, as follows:
MARKET GUIDANCE SYSTEMS INC.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
and in the case of notice to Purchaser, as follows:
000-0000 000xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attention: Mr. Lucky Xxxxx
Any notice so given shall be deemed conclusively to have been given and received when so personally delivered or sent by telex, telecopier or other electronic communication or on the second day following the sending thereof by private courier or mail. Any party hereto or others mentioned above may change any particulars of its address for notice by notice to the others in the manner aforesaid.
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6.6
Successors and Assigns
This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall not be assignable by any other party hereto without the written consent of the other party.
6.7
Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
6.8
Jurisdiction
The parties agree that the Courts of Ontario shall have exclusive jurisdiction to determine all disputes and claims arising between the parties in relation to this Agreement.
6.9
Independent Legal Counsel
The parties each acknowledge that they have had the opportunity to consult with independent legal counsel in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and that all the provisions of this Agreement have been freely and fully discussed and negotiated.
6.10
Time of Essence
Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement and no extension or variation of this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of this provision.
6.11
Currency
All dollar amounts referred to in this Agreement are in lawful money of Canada.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto this 15th day of May 2010.
VENDOR
PURCHASER
MARKET GUIDANCE SYSTEMS INC.
Per:
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Per:
/s/ Lucky Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Lucky Xxxxx
Secretary-Treasurer
President
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SCHEDULE A
Letter of Intent
(attached)
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000-0000 000xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0
Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Market Guidance Systems Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxx 00,
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X0X 0X0
CONFIDENTIAL
April 28, 2010
Subject:
Market Guidance Systems Inc.
Re:
Purchase and Sale of Assets
Dear Xx. Xxxxxxx,
This letter is intended to set forth a letter of intent (the “LOI”) by and between RTN Stealth Software, a British Columbia corporation, (“RTN”) and Market Guidance Systems Inc., an Ontario corporation (“MGS”).
RTN and MGS intend to enter into a business relationship whereby all of the assets including the intellectual property, software and hardware of MGS, and all intellectual property rights thereto, shall be purchased by RTN (the “Transaction”). In exchange, MGS shall receive 20,000,000 common shares of RTN. Furthermore, RTN shall assume the four (4) MGS notes worth $2,450,000 owed to MGS shareholders and replace them with RTN notes as described in more detail hereinafter.
It is clear that both parties intend to enter into the Transaction as soon as commercially viable. Moreover, the parties acknowledge that further good faith negotiations are necessary to execute a full and final agreement with regard to the purchase and as well as, inter alia, representations, warranties and covenants, indemnification and other terms and conditions as normally dealt with in such agreements (the “Final Agreement”).
Moreover, the execution of the Final Agreement is conditional upon:
(a)
the due diligence undertaken by the parties with respect to the Transaction and as further described herein;
(b)
the completion of any regulatory filings, or other conditions required by the appropriate securities’ laws and regulations, and the satisfaction of the securities’ commissions and stock exchanges thereto;
(c)
to the approval of the Board of Directors of RTN;
(d)
to the approval of the Board of Directors of MGS; and
(e)
the necessary amendments to the RTN licensing agreement, executed in January 2010.
Until a Final Agreement has been executed, the parties agree to govern themselves in accordance with the following terms of this LOI:
1.
Exclusivity. From the date of execution of this LOI up until the execution of the Final Agreement, RTN and MGS agree not to solicit offers from any third parties for the exploitation, transfer, sale, assignment, license, supply or other transaction similar to that contemplated herein.
2.
Confidentiality. All information gathered by either party from investigations or disclosure of the other party’s business or affairs, including any negotiations between the parties as well as potential investors and potential clients, will be deemed confidential, except for specific information already in the public domain. The parties shall safeguard and protect such confidential information on a best efforts basis.
3.
Compensation. MGS shall receive an aggregate of 20,000,000 common shares of RTN in exchange for transferring all the assets of MGS including the intellectual property, hardware, software and all intellectual property rights thereto. The 20,000,000 common shares to be issued to MGS shall have the following restrictions:
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000-0000 000xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X0X 0X0
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5,000,000 of those shares will be restricted for 6 months;
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5,000,000 of those shares will be restricted for 9 months;
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5,000,000 of those shares will be restricted for 12 months; and
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5,000,000 of those shares will be restricted for 15 months.
Furthermore, RTN shall assume the four (4) MGS notes worth $2,450,000, attached as Schedule A hereto, owed to MGS shareholders and replace them with new RTN notes (the “RTN Notes”) which shall have, inter alia, the following conditions:
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A two (2) year maturity following the regulatory approval of the Final Agreement;
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Interest compounding at prime plus 1% for first term which shall be paid at the end in a balloon payment.
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The option of a one (1) year extension at prime plus 2% except for Xxxxxx note (150,000$); and
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RTN shall be able to redeem RTN Notes with accrued interest at anytime and without penalty.
4.
Preferred Shares. RTN will transfer the issued and outstanding Class “B” Preferred Series 1 shares owned by MGS, subject to applicable securities’ laws and regulations, to a list of shareholders provided by MGS. RTN will take all appropriate action in order to ensure that the details of the transaction are entered in the Corporate Records Book.
5.
Due Diligence. RTN and MGS will cooperate with each other and permit their representatives to make a complete inquiry into any issues related to the intellectual property including, without limitation, legal, corporate, accounting, intellectual property, taxation and security issues.
6.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The parties shall make representations, warranties and covenants to each other as are customary in such agreements.
7.
Further Assurances. The parties agree that each of them shall, upon reasonable request of the other, do or cause to be done all further lawful acts, deeds and assurances whatever for the better performance of the terms and conditions of this LOI, including the securing of financing.
8.
Language. The parties hereto have specifically required that this LOI be drafted in the English language. Les parties aux présentes ont expressément requis que le présent LOI soit rédigé en anglais.
The term of this LOI shall be July 31, 2010 but may be extended by the parties in writing.
If you are in agreement with the foregoing, would you please so indicate by signing below and returning it to the undersigned.
Yours very truly,
Per: /s/ Lucky Xxxxx
Lucky Xxxxx, President
Accepted and agreed to this 28th day of April 2010.
MARKET GUIDANCE SYSTEMS
Per: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Secretary-Treasurer
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SCHEDULE B
Intellectual Property
RTN Stealth Software
B.1
SCHEDULE C
Books and Records
N/A
C.1
SCHEDULE D
Customer Lists
N/A
D.1
SCHEDULE E
Material Contracts
N/A
E.1
SCHEDULE F
Goodwill
N/A
F.1
SCHEDULE G
Excluded Assets
N/A
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SCHEDULE H
List of Liabilities and List of Creditors
N/A
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