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Exhibit
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DATED 9 July 2015
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TAGMASTER AKTIEBOLAG
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as Purchaser
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IMAGE SENSING SYSTEMS EMEA LIMITED
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as Vendor
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IMAGE SENSING SYSTEMS, INC.
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SHARE AND ASSET SALE AND PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
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in relation to
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SHARES IN THE CAPITAL OF IMAGE SENSING
SYSTEMS UK LIMITED
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AND CERTAIN ASSETS OF THE IMAGE SENSING
SYSTEMS GROUP
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
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1. |
Definitions and Interpretation |
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1.1 |
Definitions |
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1.2 |
Interpretation |
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2. |
Sale and Purchase of Target Shares |
14 |
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2.1 |
Sale and purchase of Target Shares |
14 |
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2.2 |
No partial sale |
15 |
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2.3 |
Voting power pending registration |
15 |
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2.4 |
Stamp duty |
16 |
3. |
Sale and Purchase Of Lpr Assets |
16 |
4. |
PRICE |
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16 |
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4.1 |
Purchase price |
16 |
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4.2 |
Attribution of Price |
16 |
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4.3 |
Payment of Price |
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5. |
Completion |
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5.1 |
Completion meeting |
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5.2 |
Completion obligations |
17 |
6. |
Escrow |
17 |
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6.1 |
General right of recourse |
17 |
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6.2 |
Liability for claims satisfied from Escrow |
18 |
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6.3 |
Operation of Escrow |
18 |
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6.4 |
Release of cash |
20 |
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6.5 |
Failure to release Escrow Amounts when due |
20 |
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6.6 |
Adjustment of Price |
21 |
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6.7 |
Agreement prevails |
21 |
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6.8 |
Remittance |
21 |
7. |
Completion Statement |
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7.1 |
Price adjustment |
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7.2 |
Preparation of Completion Statement |
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7.3 |
Payments due to Price adjustment |
24 |
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7.4 |
Accounting policies and practices |
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8. |
Parent and Vendor Assurances |
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8.1 |
Transfer of Target Shares |
25 |
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8.2 |
Assurances at Completion |
25 |
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8.3 |
Restrictive covenants |
25 |
9. |
Purchaser Warranties and Undertakings |
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9.1 |
Purchaser warranties |
26 |
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9.2 |
Access to Information |
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10. |
Parent Warranties |
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10.1 |
Giving of Warranties |
28 |
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10.2 |
Disclosure |
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10.3 |
Limitations |
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10.4 |
Parentβs knowledge and awareness |
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10.5 |
Warranties to be independent |
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10.6 |
Indemnity basis of recovery |
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10.7 |
Adjustment of Price |
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10.8 |
Calculation of liability |
29 |
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Limitations on Liability |
29 |
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11.1 |
Application of limitations |
29 |
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11.2 |
Disapplication of limitations |
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12. |
Tax Indemnity |
29 |
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12.1 |
Fundamental Tax Warranties |
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13. |
Existing Lease |
30 |
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13.1 |
Existing Lease |
30 |
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13.2 |
Transitional Period |
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14. |
Confidential Information |
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14.1 |
Non-disclosure of Confidential Information |
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14.2 |
Exceptions |
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14.3 |
Disclosure between members of the Receiving Group and/or Delegates |
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14.4 |
Obligations survive termination |
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14.5 |
Injunctive relief |
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14.6 |
Publicity |
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15. |
Notices |
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15.1 |
Method of service |
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15.2 |
Deemed service |
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15.3 |
Proof of service |
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15.4 |
Receipt outside business hours |
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15.5 |
Change of address |
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15.6 |
Service of proceedings |
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16. |
Miscellaneous |
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16.1 |
Binding nature of this Agreement |
34 |
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16.2 |
Further assurance |
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16.3 |
Costs and other payments |
34 |
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16.4 |
Assignment and other dealings |
35 |
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16.5 |
Entire agreement |
35 |
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16.6 |
Variation |
35 |
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16.7 |
Severance |
35 |
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16.8 |
Counterparts |
36 |
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16.9 |
Language of the Agreement |
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16.10 |
No agency, joint venture or partnership |
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16.11 |
Discretion |
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16.12 |
Waiver |
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16.13 |
Liability |
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16.14 |
Rights and remedies are cumulative |
37 |
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16.15 |
Obligations to remain in force notwithstanding Completion |
37 |
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16.16 |
Third party rights |
37 |
17. |
Governing Law and Jurisdiction |
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17.1 |
English law |
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17.2 |
Jurisdiction |
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17.3 |
Process Agent |
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SCHEDULE 1 |
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Target company information |
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SCHEDULE 2 |
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Bank Accounts |
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Part 1 - Vendorβs Lawyersβ Client Account |
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SCHEDULE 3 |
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Completion obligations |
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SCHEDULE 4 |
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Warranties |
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Part A - Fundamental Warranties |
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Part B - Business Warranties |
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Part C - Tax Warranties |
54 |
SCHEDULE 5 |
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Limitations |
57 |
SCHEDULE 6 |
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Completion Statement |
62 |
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Part A - Pro-Forma Completion Statement |
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Part B - Estimated Completion Statement |
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Part C - Completion Statement accounting policies |
66 |
SCHEDULE 7 |
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2013 Audited Accounts |
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Schedule 8 |
76 |
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Real Properties |
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Part A - Owned Properties |
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Part B - Leased Properties |
76 |
SCHEDULE 9 |
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LPR Assets |
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Part A - LPR Accounts Receivable |
77 |
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Part B - LPR Inventory |
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Part C - LPR IP |
80 |
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Part D - Customer List and Non-Compete |
86 |
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THIS AGREEMENT is
made by way of Deed on 9 July 2015.
BETWEEN:
| 1. | TAGMASTER AKTIEBOLAG, a public company incorporated in Sweden with company number
556487-4534 whose registered office is at Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 00, 000 00 Xxxxx, Xxxxxx (the βPurchaserβ); |
| 2. | IMAGE SENSING SYSTEMS EMEA LIMITED, a private company incorporated in England and Wales
with company number 08740702 whose registered office is at Unit 4 Caxton Place, Caxton Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
SG1 2UG (as the βVendorβ); and |
| 3. | IMAGE SENSING SYSTEMS, INC., a corporation incorporated in Minnesota having its business
address at 500 Spruce Tree Centre, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxx. Xxxx, Xx. Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000 XXX (as the βParentβ), together the βPartiesβ
and each a βPartyβ. |
WHEREAS:
| A. | Image Sensing Systems UK Limited, a private company limited by shares incorporated in England and
Wales with company number 03791347 (the βTargetβ), is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Vendor. Both the Vendor
and the Target are subsidiaries of the Parent. |
| B. | The Vendor has agreed to sell (and the Parent has agreed to procure the sale of), and the Purchaser
has agreed to purchase, the entire issued share capital of the Target and certain other assets in each case on the terms and subject
to the conditions set out in this Agreement. |
| C. | In parallel with Vendorβs sale of shares in the capital in the Target, the Parent has agreed
to sell, and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase, certain assets owned by the Parent which primarily relate to the Vendor Groupβs
license plate recognition business (the βBusinessβ) in each case on the terms set out in this Agreement. |
| D. | As part of a reorganisation carried out by the Vendor Group prior to the date of this Agreement,
the Target has transferred to the Vendor certain assets and liabilities which do not primarily relate to the Business (the βReorganisationβ). |
IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
| 1. | Definitions and Interpretation |
| 1.1.1 | In this Agreement, the following terms shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following
meanings: |
βAccountsβ means the abbreviated accounts comprising the audited balance sheet of the Target made up to the Accounts Date, including the notes thereto and the auditors report thereon, and attached hereto as Schedule 7; |
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βAccounts Dateβ means 31 December 2013; |
βAffiliateβ means in respect of any undertaking, its subsidiary undertakings and parent undertakings and the subsidiary undertakings of each such parent undertaking, as well any other person at any time directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such undertaking; provided, however, that, for purposes of this definition, βcontrolβ (including, with correlative meanings, the terms βcontrolled byβ and βunder common control withβ), as used with respect to any person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; |
βAgreed Formβ means, in relation to any document, the form of that document most recently approved by the Purchaser and the Parent and which has been initialled for the purpose of identification by the Purchaserβs Lawyers and Vendorβs Lawyers (or otherwise by or on behalf of the Purchaser and the Parent); |
βAgreementβ means this agreement, together with all its recitals and Schedules; |
βAssociateβ means, in respect of a person, any Affiliate of that person and any other person connected with that person; |
βAuthorisationsβ means any licence, consent, permit, approval, certificate, clearance or other authorisation or confirmation of compliance, whether public or private granted by any Authority or other person; |
βAuthorityβ means any governmental, administrative, supervisory, regulatory or determinative authority, agency, court or other organisation of any jurisdiction, in each case which is established by, or having the authority of, Law; |
βBusinessβ is defined in Recital C; |
βBusiness Dayβ means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day which is a public holiday in London, England or Stockholm, Sweden; |
βCA 2006β means the Companies Xxx 0000; |
βCAA 2001β means the Capital Allowances Xxx 0000; |
βCitySync Intangiblesβ means the customer list and non-compete set out in Part D of Schedule 9 |
βCompletionβ means completion of the sale and purchase of the Target Shares and the LPR Assets pursuant to this Agreement; |
βCompletion Dateβ is defined in clause 5.1; |
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βCompletion Net Asset Valueβ means the net asset value shown in the Completion Statement; |
βCompletion Statementβ means the final completion statement as prepared and determined in accordance with clause 7; |
βConfidential Informationβ means information of a confidential nature (regardless of whether or not such information is recorded in any physical, electronic or other media and including all copies, extracts and derivations of confidential information) concerning the business, affairs, assets and/or interests of the Target and/or the Business, including technical data, know-how, designs, plans, specifications, methods, processes, controls, systems, trade secrets, recipes, formulae, research and development data, product complaint and testing information, lists of customers and suppliers, information relating to development, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, sale or purchase of goods and/or services, accounts, financial statements, financial forecasts, business plans, budgets, estimates, sales information, other financial information and any other information concerning the business, affairs, assets and/or interests of the Target and/or the Business which is marked as being confidential or would reasonably be expected to be kept confidential; |
βConsequential Lossβ means consequential, special, indirect, incidental or punitive damages or loss or any loss of profits or other form of economic loss, whether the claim in respect of such loss arises in contract, in tort or on any other basis; |
βCRTPA 1999β means the Xxxxxxxxx (Xxxxxx xx Xxxxx Xxxxx) Xxx 0000; |
βCTA 2010β means the Corporation Tax Xxx 0000; |
βDefaulting Partyβ is defined in clause 6.5.1; |
βDelegatesβ means, in respect of any undertaking, the officers, employees, consultants, auditors, insurers, members, finance providers and professional advisers of such undertaking; |
βDisclosure Bundleβ means the bundle of documents (in an Agreed Form) provided by the Parent to the Purchaser in connection with the making of certain disclosures against the Warranties; |
βDisclosure Letterβ means the letter (in an Agreed Form) from the Parent to the Purchaser and dated the date of the Agreement and making certain disclosures against the Warranties, together with the Disclosure Bundle; |
βDisputeβ means any dispute arising out of, relating to or in connection with, this Agreement, including any question relating to the existence, validity, interpretation or termination of this Agreement or to any contractual or non-contractual obligation related to the Agreement and any dispute relating to the enforcement of the Agreement; |
βDisputed Mattersβ has the meaning given to it in clause 7.2.5; |
βDraft Completion Statementβ has the meaning given to it in clause 7.2.1; |
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βEncumbranceβ includes any interest or equity of any person (including any right to acquire, option or right of pre-emption); any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, assignment, hypothecation, security interest (including any created by Law), title retention or other security interest arising under any agreement or arrangement for rental, hire purchase, credit or conditional sale or other agreement for payment on deferred terms; |
βEnlarged Groupβ means the Purchaser and its Affiliates (including, with effect from Completion, the Target (for so long as the Target remains an Affiliate of the Purchaser)) and βmember of the Enlarged Groupβ means any one of them; |
βEscrowβ means the escrow arrangements the subject of the Escrow Agreement and clause 6; |
βEscrow Accountβ means the escrow account to be established and maintained in accordance with clause 6 and the Escrow Agreement; |
βEscrow Agentβ means the Purchaserβs UK Lawyers and the Vendorβs Lawyers, in their capacity as joint escrow agents under the terms of the Escrow Agreement; |
βEscrow Agreementβ means the agreement (in an Agreed Form) between the Parent, the Purchaser, the Purchaserβs UK Lawyers and the Vendorβs Lawyers and concerning, amongst other matters, the operation of the Escrow Account; |
βEscrow Amountβ means the remaining balance of the principal amount of cash held in Escrow (being initially that amount paid into the Vendorβs Lawyersβ Client Account (pending the opening of the Escrow Account) pursuant to clause 4.3(b)) (excluding accrued Income (if any) thereon); |
βEscrow Periodβ means the period commencing on the Completion Date and ending on (and including) the date 12 months thereafter; |
βEscrow Release Objection Noticeβ is defined in clause 6.5.1(d); |
βEstimated Completion Statementβ means the estimated completion statement set out in Part 2 of Schedule 6; |
βEstimated Net Asset Valueβ means the net asset value shown in the Estimated Completion Statement; |
βExisting Leaseβ has the meaning given in clause 13.1; |
βForeign Partyβ is defined in clause 17.3.1; |
βFundamental Tax Warrantiesβ means the Tax Warranties set out at paragraphs 1.1.1 to 1.1.5 (inclusive) in Part C of Schedule 4; |
βFundamental Warrantiesβ means those Warranties set out in Part A of Schedule 4; |
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βGroupβ means, in respect of any undertaking, such undertaking together with its Affiliates; |
βHardwareβ means the computer and data processing systems used by the Target in the Business excluding the Software; |
βHMRCβ means HM Revenue & Customs; |
βITEPA 2003β means the Income Tax (Earnings and Xxxxxxxx) Xxx 0000; |
βIncomeβ is defined in clause 6.3.1(b); |
βIndependent Accountantsβ shall have the meaning given to it in clause 7.2.5; |
βIntellectual Property Rightβ includes all patents, trademarks, service marks, domain names, rights (registered or unregistered) in any designs; applications for any of the foregoing; proprietary trade or business names, copyright (including rights in computer software), rights in databases, rights in inventions, proprietary know-how, rights in and rights to protect the use and/or disclosure of information, and all proprietary rights and forms of protection of a similar nature to any of the foregoing (including all applications, registrations, renewals and extensions in respect thereof) and all other forms of intellectual property rights, in each case in any jurisdiction; |
βInternationally Recognised Stock Exchangeβ means any market in securities operated by an investment exchange which is a βRecognised Investment Exchangeβ, βRecognised Overseas Investment Exchangeβ or βDesignated Investment Exchangeβ (in each case as so designated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority from time to time); |
βIPR Agreementsβ means the written agreements listed in the Disclosure Letter pursuant to which the Target grants rights to third parties to use Intellectual Property Rights of which it is the owner or pursuant to which the Target is granted rights to use Intellectual Property Rights owned by a third party; |
βIT Systemsβ means the Hardware and the Software; |
βLawβ includes all civil codes, statutes, regulations, rules of common law, judgments, decrees or orders of any Authority and other measures or decisions having the force of law in any jurisdiction from time to time, whether before or after the date of this Agreement; |
βLeased Premisesβ means the real properties leased by the Target, as detailed in Part B of Schedule 8; |
βLossesβ means actions, proceedings, losses, damages, liabilities, claims, costs and expenses, including fines, penalties, legal and other professional fees and expenses and whether pursuant to a claim for contribution or under statute, contract, tort or otherwise; |
βLPRβ means license plate recognition; |
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βLPR Accounts Receivableβ means the accounts receivable listed in Part A of Schedule 9; |
βLPR Assetsβ means the LPR IP, the LPR Accounts Receivable and the LPR Inventory; |
βLPR Inventoryβ means the inventory listed in Part B of Schedule 9; |
βLPR IPβ means the Intellectual Property Rights listed in Part C of Schedule 9; |
βManagement Accountsβ means the unaudited management accounts of the Target as at 31 March 2015;. |
βMaterial Contractsβ means the Material Customer Contracts and the Material Supplier Contracts; |
βMaterial Customerβ means the customers identified as Material Customers in the Disclosure Letter; |
βMaterial Customer Contractsβ means the agreements entered into with the Material Customers. |
βMaterial Supplierβ means the suppliers identified as Material Suppliers in the Disclosure Letter;. |
βMaterial Supplier Contractsβ means the agreements entered into with the Material Suppliers |
βNet Asset Shortfallβ means the amount (if any) by which the Completion Net Asset Value is less than the Estimated Net Asset Value, as shown in the Completion Statement; |
βNon-defaulting Partyβ is defined in clause 6.5.1; |
βObjection Noticeβ has the meaning given to it in clause 7.2.1; |
βOwned Premisesβ means the real properties owned by the Target, as detailed in Part A of Schedule 8; |
βPermitted Purposeβ means the bona fide implementation, pursuance and enforcement of this Agreement and other Transaction Documents and the undertaking of such other ancillary matters which are reasonably or necessarily undertaken in connection therewith; |
βPremisesβ means the Owned Premises and the Leased Premises; |
βPriceβ is defined in clause 4.1.1; |
βProceedingsβ is defined in clause 17.2; |
βProcess Agentβ is defined in clause 17.3.1; |
βPro-Forma Completion Statementβ means the form of completion statement set out in Part 1 of |
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Schedule 6; |
βPurchaser Group Documentsβ is defined in clause 9.1.1(a); |
βPurchaserβs Lawyersβ means Advokatfirman Xxxxxxx of MΓ€ster Xxxxxxxxxxxx 00, 000 00 Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx; |
βPurchaserβs UK Lawyersβ means CMS Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx LLP of Xxxxxx Place, 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX; |
βReceiving Groupβ is defined in clause 14.1; |
βReceiving Partyβ is defined in clause 14.1; |
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βRelevant Securitiesβ
means, in respect of any undertaking: |
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any
share, security or other interest in the capital of such undertaking from time to time; and |
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any
other security, option, warrant, agreement or instrument which confers any right to subscribe, exchange for, convert into or otherwise
acquire any issue of any share, security or other interest in the capital of such undertaking; |
βReliefβ means any loss, relief, allowance, exemption, set-off, right to repayment or credit (together with any related interest) in respect of any Tax or any deduction in computing income, profits or gains for the purposes of any Tax; |
βRestricted Businessβ means the business as conducted by the Target as at Completion being the development and manufacture of LPR (also known as automatic number plate recognition) software and hardware, including the supply of LPR cameras, processor units, other hardware components and complete LPR systems, and any business which competes (or which is intended to, or reasonably likely to, compete) with such business of the Target and including (without limitation) the development and sale of automatic number plate recognition hardware and software; |
βRestricted Periodβ means the period of 18 months as from the date of Completion; |
βSoftwareβ means all computer software used by the Target in the Business at the date of this Agreement (excluding any βoff-the-shelfβ and βshrink wrapβ software); |
βTargetβ has the meaning given to it in Recital A; |
βTarget Sharesβ means the shares in the capital of the Target; |
βTaxβ
means all forms of taxation, duties, levies, imposts, contributions, withholdings or amounts in the nature thereof whether of
the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction collected or assessed by, or payable to, any relevant Taxation Authority (irrespective
of the person to which any such taxation, duties, levies, imposts, contributions, withholdings or amounts are directly or primarily
chargeable) |
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and all penalties, fines, charges and interest incidental or relating to any of the foregoing or resulting from a failure to comply with the provisions of any Law relating to taxation (and βTaxationβ shall be construed accordingly); |
βTaxation Authorityβ means any government, state or municipality or any local, state, federal or other fiscal, revenue, customs or excise authority, body or official competent to impose, administer, levy, assess or collect Tax in the United Kingdom or elsewhere; |
βTax Claimβ means a claim for breach of any of the Tax Warranties; |
βTax Warrantiesβ means the Warranties set out in Part C of Schedule 4; |
βTCGA 1992β means the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Xxx 0000; |
βTIOPA 2010β means the Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Xxx 0000; |
βTransaction Documentsβ is defined in clause 16.5.1; |
βUS GAAPβ means the generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America as in effect on the Completion Date.Β Β Β |
βVATβ means value added tax or any other sales tax that is levied on the supply of goods or services in any jurisdiction; |
βVATA 1994β means the Value Added Tax Xxx 0000; |
βVendor Groupβ means the Parent together with its subsidiary undertakings as at the date of (but prior to) Completion (and βVendor Group Companyβ shall mean any member of the Vendor Group); |
βVendor Group Documentsβ is defined in Part A of Schedule 4; |
βVendorβs Lawyersβ means Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP of 000 Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx XX0X 0XX; |
βVendorβs Lawyersβ Client Accountβ means the client account of the Vendorβs Lawyers, details of which are set out in Part 1 of Schedule 6; |
βWarrantiesβ means the warranties set out in Schedule 4, at clause 10.1, and at clause 12.1; |
βWarranty Claimβ means a claim for breach of any of the Warranties as given at clause 10.1 and at clause 12.1; |
| 1.2.1 | Unless the context otherwise requires, the following rules of interpretation shall apply to this
Agreement: |
| (a) | words and phrases, the definitions of which are contained or referred to in the Companies Xxx 0000,
shall have the meanings respectively attributed to them by it; |
| (b) | words in the singular include the plural and in the plural include the singular; |
| (c) | use of any gender or neuter includes the other genders and neuter; |
| (d) | references to a particular statute or statutory provision or other Law shall: |
| (i) | include all subordinate legislation made from time to time under that statute, statutory provision
or other Law; and |
| (ii) | be construed as a reference to such Law as amended, re-enacted, consolidated, supplemented, replaced
or renumbered (or as its application or interpretation is changed or affected by other Laws) from time to time and as was, is,
or will be (as the case may be) applicable at the time in question except that as between the Parties, no such amendment or modification
shall apply for the purposes of this Agreement to the extent that it would impose any new or extended liability, obligation or
restriction on, or otherwise adversely affect the rights of, any Party; |
| (e) | references to βthis Agreementβ or any other agreement, deed or instrument is
a reference to this Agreement or, as the case may be, the relevant agreement, deed or instrument as amended, supplemented, replaced
or novated from time to time; |
| (f) | references to βclausesβ and βSchedulesβ are to clauses of,
and schedules to, this Agreement; |
| (g) | references to a βparagraphβ or a βPartβ are to a paragraph
or part of the Schedule in which such reference appears; |
| (h) | the expression βconnectedβ with reference to a person or group of persons has
the meaning given to it in sections 1122 and 1123 of the Corporation Tax Xxx 0000 (subject to the deletion of section 1122(8)); |
| (i) | references to a βdayβ shall mean a period of 24 hours running from midnight
to midnight and reference to any time or date shall, save where otherwise expressly stated to the contrary, be a reference to the
time or date (as the case may be) in London, England; |
| (j) | references to a βpersonβ shall be construed so as to include: |
| (i) | any individual, firm, body corporate, Authority, joint venture, association, undertaking, partnership
or limited partnership (whether or not having separate legal personality); and |
| (ii) | a reference to the estate, successors, permitted transferees and permitted assignees of any of
such person; |
| (k) | the words βincludeβ, βincludingβ or βin particularβ
shall not limit the generality of any preceding words or be construed as being limited to the same class as any preceding words
where a wider construction is possible; |
| (l) | references to βwrittenβ or βwritingβ shall include all data
in written form whether represented in hand-written, facsimile, printed, electronic or other format (including e-mail); |
| (m) | references to any English legal term for any action, remedy, method of judicial proceedings, legal
document, legal status, court, official or any legal concept or thing shall in respect of any jurisdiction (other than England)
shall be treated as a reference to any analogous term in that jurisdiction; |
| (n) | references to the βordinary course of businessβ of the Target refers to the
course of conduct of the business of the Target, having regard to its nature, size and scale, customary practices and policies
and manner of operations, as current at the date of this Agreement; and |
| 1.2.2 | The Table of Contents, headings and titles are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation
of this Agreement. |
| 1.2.3 | The Schedules form part of this Agreement and shall have the same force and effect as if expressly
set out in the body of this Agreement, and any reference to this Agreement shall include the Schedules. |
| 1.2.4 | If any provisions of the Schedules at any time conflict with any of the other provisions of this
Agreement (not contained in the Schedules), the provisions of this Agreement (not contained in the Schedules) shall prevail. |
| 2. | Sale and Purchase of Target Shares |
| 2.1 | Sale and purchase of Target Shares |
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At Completion, the Vendor shall
sell and the Parent shall procure that the Vendor shall sell, fully paid up and free from all Encumbrances and together with all
rights now and in the future attaching to them, all of the entire legal and beneficial interest in the Target Shares (including
the right to receive dividends or distributions declared, paid or made on or after Completion), which comprise the entire issued
share capital of the Target, and the Purchaser shall purchase all such Target Shares.
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The Purchaser shall have no
obligation to complete the sale and purchase of the Target Shares pursuant to clause 2.1 unless the sale and purchase of all the
Target Shares is completed simultaneously.
| 2.3 | Voting power pending registration |
| 2.3.1 | With effect from Completion: |
| (a) | the Vendor irrevocably and unconditionally appoints the Purchaser as its lawful agent and attorney
to exercise all rights which the Vendor may have in its capacity as registered holder of Target Shares including (but not limited
to) any right to: |
| (i) | receive notice of, attend and vote at, any meeting of the shareholders of the Target (or any class
thereof) or at any adjourned meeting of the shareholders of the Target (or any class thereof); |
| (ii) | nominate any proxy to attend and vote at any meeting of the shareholders of the Target (or any
class thereof); |
| (iii) | consent to any meeting of the shareholders of the Target (or any class thereof) being held on short
notice; |
| (iv) | consent to any variation of any rights attaching to any class of Target Share; |
| (v) | approve any resolution of the shareholders of the Target (or any class thereof) proposed by way
of written resolution; |
| (vi) | deal with, and give directions in respect of, any dividends, moneys, securities, benefits, notices
or communications (in whatever form) in respect of the Target Shares, |
in each case as the Purchaser
in its absolute discretion sees fit;
| (b) | the Vendor undertakes: |
| (i) | not to exercise any rights attaching to the Target Shares other than on the express written instruction
of the Purchaser; |
| (ii) | to hold on trust for the Purchaser and to promptly notify the Purchaser of anything received by
it after Completion in its capacity as holder of any Target Shares, and to act promptly in accordance with the Purchaserβs
instructions in relation to any such thing; and |
| (iii) | to ratify whatever the Purchaser lawfully does or causes to be done under the authority or purported
authority of the power of attorney conferred by clause 2.3.1(a); and |
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| (i) | indemnify and hold the Vendor harmless against any act undertaken or thing done by the Purchaser
pursuant to the authority or purported authority of the power of attorney conferred by the Vendor pursuant to clause 2.3.1(a);
and |
| (ii) | use its best endeavours to procure that it (or its nominee) is registered in the register of members
of the Target as the legal holder of the Target Shares within 3 months of Completion. |
| 2.3.2 | The powers of attorney conferred by clause 2.3.1(a) are given to secure the proprietary interests
of the Purchaser in the Target Shares with effect from Completion and is irrevocable unless revoked with the prior written consent
of the Purchaser. Such power of attorney shall terminate (without prejudice to anything done by the Purchaser before termination)
on the date on which the Purchaser (or its nominee) is entered in the register of members of the Target as the legal holder of
the Target Shares. |
| 2.3.3 | The Vendor may delegate one or more of the powers conferred on it by clause 2.3.1(a) to an officer
or officers appointed for that purpose by its board of directors by resolution or otherwise. |
The Purchaser shall be responsible
for the payment of all stamp duty (and, if applicable, stamp duty reserve tax) on this Agreement and the transfers in respect of
the Target Shares to be delivered to the Purchaser at Completion.
| 3. | Sale and Purchase of LPR Assets |
Subject to
the terms of this Agreement, the Parent shall sell (with full title guarantee and free from all Encumbrances) and the Purchaser
shall Purchase the LPR Assets, as at and with effect from Completion.
| 4.1.1 | Subject to adjustment in accordance with clause 7, the aggregate price (the βPriceβ)
payable by the Purchaser for the Target Shares, the LPR Assets, and the CitySync Intangibles shall be the sum of $4,200,000, which
shall be attributed between the Target Shares, the LPR Assets, and the CitySync Intangibles as set out in clause 4.2. |
| 4.1.2 | The Price shall be payable by the Purchaser to the Parent, on behalf of it and the Vendor, in cash
on Completion in accordance with clause 4.3; |
The Price
shall be attributed between the Target Shares, the LPR Assets, and the CitySync Intangibles as follows:
| (a) | $* shall be payable by the Purchaser in respect of the Target Shares; |
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*Certain portions denoted with an asterisk have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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| (b) | $* shall be payable by the Purchaser in respect of the LPR Accounts Receivable; |
| (c) | $* shall be payable by the Purchaser in respect of the LPR Inventory and related reserves; |
| (d) | $* shall be payable by the Purchaser in respect of the LPR IP; and |
| (e) | $* shall be payable by the Purchaser in respect of the CitySync Intangibles, |
provided
that, in connection with the finalisation of the Completion Statement in accordance with clause 7, a different attribution of the
Price may be agreed between the Parties in writing.
On Completion
the Purchaser shall:
| (a) | pay $* to the Vendorβs Lawyersβ Client Account for the benefit of the Parent; |
| (b) | pay $* to the Vendorβs Lawyersβ Client Account on behalf of the Parent (which amount
shall be held by the Vendorβs Lawyers in accordance with clause 6 pending the opening of the Escrow Account, and shall be
transferred by the Vendorβs Lawyers to the Escrow Account once opened); and |
| (c) | pay $* to the Vendorβs Lawyersβ Client Account on behalf of the Parent for retention
in accordance with clause 7.3.2. |
Completion shall occur at the
offices of the Purchaserβs Lawyers on the date of this Agreement (the βCompletion Dateβ).
| 5.2 | Completion obligations |
The provisions of Schedule
3 shall apply.
| 6.1 | General right of recourse |
| 6.1.1 | Without prejudice to any remedy available to the Purchaser, the Escrow Amount shall, if so required
by the Purchaser, be made available to satisfy any claim(s) by the Purchaser against the Parent and, where applicable, the Vendor
under, or in respect of any breach of, this Agreement. |
| 6.1.2 | Save in respect of a claim for a breach of any Fundamental Warranty, the liability of the Parent and,
where applicable, the Vendor under this Agreement in respect of: |
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*Certain portions denoted with an asterisk have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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| (a) | any Warranty Claim; or |
| (b) | any other claim under this Agreement (other than claims under clause 7 for any payment as a result
of a Net Asset Shortfall, which shall be satisfied and limited in accordance with clause 7.3) |
shall be
satisfied from, and limited to, the Escrow Amount and the sole remedy of the Purchaser under this Agreement in respect of each
such claim shall be to the release of Escrow Amounts (if any) to the Purchaser from the Escrow.
| 6.2 | Liability for claims satisfied from Escrow |
| 6.2.1 | The Vendor and the Parent shall have no liability to each other in respect of any liability satisfied
from the Escrow Amount. |
| 6.2.2 | Clause 6.2.1, shall not apply so as to limit the liability of the Parent (or, where applicable,
the Vendor) in respect of any fraud by it (or any of its Associates) or any remedy available to any other Party against it (or
any of its Associates) in respect thereof. |
| 6.3.1 | The Escrow Amount shall be held in the Escrow on the terms of the Escrow Agreement and the following
terms: |
| (a) | any bank fees or other charges arising in respect of the Escrow shall be paid by the Purchaser
and the Parent, who will each pay one half of such bank fees and charges; |
| (b) | any interest or profit generated on the Escrow Amount (the βIncomeβ) shall be
held in Escrow with the principal Escrow Amount on which such Income accrued and, on release of such principal Escrow Amount, such
Income shall also be released to the Party or Parties entitled to such principal Escrow Amount; |
| (c) | subject to clauses 6.3.1(d) and 6.3.3, at the end of the Escrow Period the Purchaser and the Parent
shall issue joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent to release the remaining balance of the principal Escrow Amount (together
with accrued Income thereon) to the Parent; |
| (d) | to the extent that, prior to the expiry of the Escrow Period, the Purchaser has notified the Parent
of any claim in respect of which it may be entitled to be satisfied from the Escrow Amount and (whether before or after the end
of the Escrow Period) the amount of any such claim has: |
| (i) | been agreed in writing between the Parent and the Purchaser (such agreement not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed following any oral agreement between them); or |
| (ii) | been judicially determined by court of competent jurisdiction (from which no appeal is available
(or has ceased to be available without any such appeal having been made)). |
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then the Purchaser and the
Parent shall promptly upon such agreement or determination (and in any event within 14 days thereof) issue joint written instructions
to the Escrow Agent to release to the Purchaser:
| (i) | such part of the principal Escrow Amount as is equal to the amount of such claim as so agreed or
determined (or, if less, the whole of the remaining principal Escrow Amount); and |
| (ii) | all Income which has accrued on such principal Escrow Amount; |
| 6.3.2 | to the extent that the liability for, or the quantum of, any claim notified by the Purchaser to
the Parent prior to the expiry of the Escrow Period, and in respect of which claim the Purchaser may be entitled to be satisfied
from the Escrow Amount, shall not have been agreed or determined (in a manner described in any of sub-clauses 6.3.1(d)(i) to 6.3.1(d)(ii)
before the expiry of the Escrow Period, then: |
| (i) | such principal Escrow Amount as is reasonably sufficient to satisfy all such claims in full (together
with accrued Income on such principal Escrow Amount) (or such other amount as the Purchaser and the Parent may agree in writing)
shall continue to be retained in the Escrow after expiry of the Escrow Period pending agreement or determination ((in a manner
described in any of sub-clauses 6.3.1(d)(i) to 6.3.1(d)(ii)) of such claim; and |
| (ii) | the balance of the Escrow Amount (and accrued Income thereon) (less all retained amounts determined
in accordance with (i) above) shall be released in accordance with 6.3.1(c). |
Promptly thereafter upon the
agreement or determination (and in any event within 21 days thereof) of such a notified claim, the Parent and the Purchaser shall
issue joint instructions to the Escrow Agent to release to the Purchaser:
| (i) | such part the retained principal Escrow Amount as is equal to the amount of such claim as so agreed
or determined (or, if less, the whole of the retained principal Escrow Amount); and |
| (ii) | all Income which has accrued on such retained principal Escrow Amount. |
After expiry of the Escrow
Period, once all such claims notified prior to the expiry of the Escrow Period have been so agreed or determined, the Parent and
the Purchaser shall promptly issue joint instructions to the Escrow Agent to release the remaining balance of the principal Escrow
Amount (together with accrued Income thereon) to the Parent.
| 6.3.3 | For the purposes of clauses 6.3.1(d), if and to the extent that: |
| (a) | the Purchaser gives unconditional and irrevocable written notice to the Parent that a claim (or
part thereof) is withdrawn; or |
| (b) | if legal proceedings commenced by the Purchaser in respect of a claim (or part thereof) are unconditionally
and finally withdrawn or struck-out (without possibility of re-instatement); or |
| (c) | the Purchaser has no right to commence legal proceedings in respect of a claim (or part thereof), |
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then such claim (or, as the
case may be, the relevant part thereof) shall be deemed to have been determined with no release of any Escrow Amount (or Income)
due to the Purchaser in respect thereof.
| 6.4.1 | The principal value of the cash held in Escrow (ignoring any Income thereon) shall be used for
the purpose of determining the Escrow Amount to be released in satisfaction of any claim. |
| 6.4.2 | All principal Escrow Amounts released from the Escrow to the Purchaser shall be paid in cash in
USD. |
| 6.4.3 | In the event that any principal Escrow Amount is due to be released to the Parent, any Income accrued
on the principal Escrow Amount so released to the Parent shall also be released to the Parent. |
| 6.5 | Failure to release Escrow Amounts when due |
| 6.5.1 | If the Parent or Purchaser breaches its obligation to so issue a joint written instruction to the
Escrow Agent in accordance with clauses 6.3.1(c), 6.3.1(d), or 6.5.2 (as the case may be) (such Party in default being a βDefaulting
Partyβ), then the non-defaulting Party (being the Purchaser or Parent, as the case may be, the βNon-defaulting
Partyβ) may solely issue such instruction to the Escrow Agent provided that: |
| (a) | the Non-defaulting Party shall indemnify and keep fully indemnified the Defaulting Party from and
against all Losses which may be suffered or incurred and which arise directly or indirectly out of, or in connection with, any
Escrow Amount and Income released by the Escrow Agent in compliance with such sole instruction of the Non-defaulting Party to the
extent it is subsequently agreed or determined (in a manner described in any of sub-clauses 6.3.1(d)(i) to 6.3.1(d)(ii)) that such
Non-defaulting Party was not entitled to the Escrow Amount and Income so released on such sole instruction of the Non-defaulting
Party; |
| (b) | the Non-defaulting Party shall procure that a copy of such sole instruction is also then notified
to the Defaulting Party; |
| (c) | the sole instruction of the Non-defaulting Party shall instruct the Escrow Agent to postpone the
release of the relevant Escrow Amounts for a period of 14 days from the date of such sole instruction; and |
| (d) | the Defaulting Party shall have a right to object to such sole instruction by written notice served
during such 14 day period on the Escrow Agent and the Non-defaulting Party (an βEscrow Release Objection Noticeβ)
which notice shall state (on reasonable grounds) why the Defaulting Party does not agree that instruction is required to be given
to the Escrow Agent in accordance with this Agreement. In the event that an Escrow Release Objection Notice is so served, the sole
instruction of the Non-defaulting Party shall be deemed withdrawn pending agreement or further determination (in a manner described
in any of sub-clauses |
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6.3.1(d)(i)
to 6.3.1(d)(ii)) of the matter in dispute between the Defaulting Party and the Non-defaulting Party as stated in the Escrow Release
Objection Notice.
Any sum payable to the Purchaser
from the Escrow Amount shall be treated as a reduction in the Price by an equal amount.
In the event of any inconsistency
between the provisions of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail as between the
Parties.
From and after the Closing,
if the Seller or its Affiliates receives or collects any funds relating to any LPR Assets, the Seller or its Affiliate shall remit
such funds to the Purchaser within five Business Days after its receipt thereof. From and after the Closing, if the Purchaser or
its Affiliates receives or collects any funds relating to an asset transferred in the Reorganisation, the Purchaser or its Affiliate
shall remit any such funds to the Seller within five Business Days after its receipt thereof.
| 7.1.1 | Without prejudice to any other adjustments to the Price which may be required pursuant to this
Agreement, the Price as stated in clause 4.1 shall, subject to the further provisions of this clause 7, be reduced by an amount
equal to the Net Asset Shortfall (if any); |
provided
that no adjustment shall be so made to the Price where the net reduction as so determined would be equal to or less than $* (but
if in excess of $* then the whole of such adjustment shall be made, not merely the excess). Payments in consequence of any adjustment
in Price pursuant to this clause 7.1.1 shall be paid and limited in accordance with clause 7.3.
| 7.1.2 | References to the Price or the final Price in this clause 7 shall be to the Price before any further
adjustments which may be required pursuant to the further provisions of this Agreement (other than this clause 7). |
| 7.1.3 | For the avoidance of doubt, any adjustment of the Price pursuant to this clause 7 shall be deemed
to adjust only the portion of the Price payable by the Purchaser in respect of the Target Shares pursuant to clause 4.2(a), and
not any portion of the Price payable by the Purchaser in respect of any of the LPR Assets. |
| 7.2 | Preparation of Completion Statement |
| 7.2.1 | The Purchaser shall prepare and submit to the Parent, not later than 60 days after Completion,
a draft financial statement (the βDraft Completion Statementβ) showing the Purchaserβs calculation of
the Price by reference to the financial position of the Target as at the close of business on the Completion Date and stating the
proposed Net Asset Shortfall |
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*Certain portions denoted with an asterisk have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
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(if any).
Such statement shall be prepared on the basis of, and in accordance with, the requirements, accounting policies and accounting
practices specified in clause 7.4 and presented in substantially the same form, and shall include each of the same line-items,
as set out in the Pro Forma Completion Statement.
| 7.2.2 | Within 30 days starting on the day after the Parent receives the Purchaserβs Draft Completion
Statement, the Parent shall notify the Purchaser whether the Parent agrees with the Draft Completion Statement and, if the Parent
does not agree with it, such notification (an βObjection Noticeβ) shall include a schedule setting forth those
amounts or items with which the Parent disagrees and, to the extent reasonably possible, the quantum of the disagreement together
with the reasons why the Parent disagrees with such amounts and any initial proposed adjustments to the Draft Completion Statement. |
| 7.2.3 | In order to enable the Parent to review the Draft Completion Statement, the Purchaser shall procure
that there is made available to the Parent (at the offices of the Target), the following documents and information in so far as
the same is in the possession or control of the Enlarged Group and reasonably required in connection with such review of the Draft
Completion Statement: |
| (a) | books of account and records relating to the Target; |
| (b) | formal working papers (if any) relating to the preparation of the Draft Completion Statement; and |
| (c) | such further information as may be reasonably requested by the Parent. |
| 7.2.4 | If the Parent shall notify the Purchaser of its agreement to the Draft Completion Statement or
shall take no action either to notify such agreement or to serve an Objection Notice within the period of 30 days referred to in
clause 7.2.2 or, following the service of an Objection Notice, the Parent and the Purchaser shall agree in writing on the Draft
Completion Statement (with or without amendment), then the same shall become binding upon the Parties in its original (or, if so
agreed in writing by the Parent and the Purchaser, its amended) form and shall then constitute the final Completion Statement for
the purposes of this Agreement and the Price shall be adjusted (if applicable) in accordance with clause 7.1.1. |
| 7.2.5 | If the Parent shall within the period of 30 days referred to in clause 7.2.2 serve an Objection
Notice, the Parent and the Purchaser shall, each acting reasonably and in good faith, enter into discussions and endeavour to agree
(and, if so agreed, amend) the Draft Completion Statement, which shall then be the final Completion Statement. If the Parent and
the Purchaser shall fail to agree on the Draft Completion Statement within 30 days of the service of the Objection Notice on the
Purchaser, then either the Parent or the Purchaser may thereafter refer the matters in dispute (the βDisputed Mattersβ)
to such independent firm of accountants as they agree, or should they fail to reach such agreement on an independent firm of accountants
within 21 days, the Disputed Matters shall be referred to such independent firm of chartered accountants (being a reputable accountancy
firm with at least 100 partners with experience of providing accountancy services to companies whose business and geographic scope
are similar to that of the Target) nominated by such third party as the Purchaser and the Parent may agree (or, in the absence
of agreement, nominated (acting reasonably and in good faith) by the then president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in
England and Wales on application of either the Purchaser or the Parent). The independent
firm of accountants, as so determined, (the βIndependent Accountantsβ) shall decide the Disputed Matters as
experts and not as arbitrators and its decision shall be final and binding upon the Parties (save in the case of fraud or manifest
material error). |
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| 7.2.6 | The
Independent Accountants shall act on the following basis, and the Parent and the Purchaser
shall ensure that the terms of engagement of the Independent Accountants shall conform
with such basis and shall otherwise be on such terms as they shall agree or, in the absence
of such agreement, as may be determined by the Independent Accountants: |
| (a) | their
sole duty will be to determine the dispute between the Parent and the Purchaser referred
to them under clause 7.2.5, which may include any dispute concerning the interpretation
of this Agreement which may affect the content of the Completion Statement or any dispute
as to the jurisdiction of the Independent Accountants to decide the dispute or the content
or interpretation of their terms of reference; |
| (b) | the
Parent and the Purchaser shall each provide the Independent Accountants with all information
relating to the Target which is in their possession or under their control (including,
in the case of the Purchaser, information in the possession or control of the Enlarged
Group and/or the Purchaserβs accountants) and which the Independent Accountants
may reasonably require (provided that where information prepared by the Purchaserβs
accountants is to be disclosed information, it is agreed and acknowledged that such disclosure
may, if so required by the Purchaserβs accountants, be conditional on their signing
a non-disclosure letter in a customary form in favour of the Purchaserβs accountants); |
| (c) | the
fees and expenses of the Independent Accountants (including the fees and expenses of
any professional advisers engaged under clause 7.2.6(e)) shall be paid by the Parent
and the Purchaser in equal proportions; |
| (d) | the
Independent Accountants shall determine their own procedure but shall: |
| (i) | give
the Parent and the Purchaser a reasonable opportunity to make written and, if agreed
by the Independent Accountants, oral representations to them; |
| (ii) | require
that the Parent and the Purchaser supply each other with copies of their written representations
at the same time as they are submitted to the Independent Accountants and allow the other
to respond in writing to any such written representation; and |
| (iii) | where
reasonably practicable, permit the Parent and the Purchaser to be present when the other
of them is making oral submissions to the Independent Accountants and to make oral submissions
in reply; |
| (e) | the
Independent Accountants may, if they reasonably consider this necessary to reach their
determination, instruct valuers, solicitors and other professional advisers; |
| (f) | subject
to the Independent Accountants having promptly upon request received from the Parent
and the Purchaser all information referred to in clause 7.2.6(b) and the procedure referred
to in clause 7.2.6(d) having been concluded, the |
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Independent
Accountants shall make their determination as soon as is reasonably practicable but no later than 30 days (or such period as the
Purchaser and the Parent, each acting reasonably, may agree) after the dispute is referred to them; and
| (g) | the
Independent Accountants shall make their determination in writing and shall attach a
list of all adjustments (if any) to be made to the Draft Completion Statement, and the
Draft Completion Statement as so adjusted (if so adjusted), which shall become the final
Completion Statement. |
| 7.3 | Payments
due to Price adjustment |
| 7.3.1 | If
by reference to the final Completion Statement the Price is to be decreased in accordance
with clause 7.1.1, then an amount equal to the Net Asset Shortfall shall be repaid to
the Purchaser by the Parent. Such payment shall be satisfied from the Vendorβs
Lawyersβ Client Account and the sole recourse of the Purchaser in respect of any
price adjustment under this clause 7 shall be to the release of funds to the Purchaser
from the Vendorβs Lawyersβ Client Account. |
| 7.3.2 | For
the purpose of satisfying payments under clause 7.3.1, the Vendorβs Lawyers shall
retain in the Vendorβs Lawyersβ Client Account an amount of $* until the
Completion Statement has been finalised in accordance with clause 7.2 and the payment
under clause 7.3.1 has been made, if applicable. Any payment made in accordance with
clause 7.3.1 shall be limited to a maximum amount of $*. |
| 7.3.3 | Immediately
upon agreement or determination of the final Completion Statement and any price adjustment
in accordance with clauses 7.1 and 7.2 above, the Parent and the Purchaser shall issue
joint instructions to the Vendorβs Lawyers instructing either: |
| (a) | the
release of the entire retained amount of $* to the Parent; or |
| (b) | in
the event that any price adjustment payment is to be made pursuant to clause 7.3.1 above: |
| (i) | the
release to the Purchaser of such portion of the retained $* as is equal to the Net Asset
Shortfall; and |
| (ii) | the
release to the Parent of the such portion of the retained $* as remains following the
release of funds to the Purchaser pursuant to clause 7.3.3(b)(i), |
and
the Vendorβs Lawyers shall release the retained $* in accordance with such instructions.
| 7.4 | Accounting
policies and practices |
The
Completion Statement shall be prepared in accordance with the accounting principles and policies set out in Part C to Schedule
6. For the avoidance of doubt, the LPR Assets shall not be included within the scope of the Completion Statement.
* Certain portions denoted with an asterisk have been
omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect
to the omitted portions.
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| 8. | Parent
and Vendor Assurances |
| 8.1 | Transfer
of Target Shares |
The
Vendor and the Parent each consent to, and waive all rights of pre-emption, rights of first refusal, veto rights and such other
rights they may have as otherwise prohibit, restrict or impair, the transfer of the Target Shares to the Purchaser in accordance
with this Agreement.
| 8.2 | Assurances
at Completion |
| 8.2.1 | At
Completion, the Vendor and the Parent each waive any claims or rights or causes of action
they may have (howsoever arising, whether known or unknown) against: |
| (b) | each
officer, employee, consultant, auditor and professional adviser of the Target, in so
far as such claim, right or cause of action concerns the affairs of the Target or the
Business; |
| (c) | each
other, in so far as such claim, right or cause of action concerns the affairs of the
Target or the Business, |
in
each case, save where such claim, right or cause of action arises under, or in respect of any breach of, any Transaction Document;
| 8.2.2 | Nothing
in clause 8.2.1 shall be construed as a waiver of any right of any officer, employee
or consultant of the Target in respect of any unpaid fees, salary, benefits and expenses
under his/her terms of engagement since the immediately preceding monthly pay-roll date
of the Target. |
| 8.3.1 | the
Parent undertakes to the Purchaser that it shall not (and it shall procure that its Associates
shall not) during the Restricted Period, either on his/her own account (or on the account
of its Associate) or in conjunction with or for the benefit of any other person, directly
or indirectly, in any capacity whatsoever (including whether acting as principal or as
an officer, employee or consultant of a third party): |
| (a) | carry
on or be concerned, engaged or interested in any Restricted Business (other than as a
holder of interests in securities admitted to trading on any Internationally Recognised
Stock Exchange and representing (in aggregate together with the holdings of his/her Associates)
less than * per cent (*%) in number of all securities of the same class and designation
so admitted to trading); |
| (b) | entice
away (or endeavour to entice away) from their employment (or other engagement) by the
Enlarged Group, or employ or engage (or offer to employ or engage) in any capacity (including
as an officer, employee or consultant), any person who is an officer, employee or consultant
of the Target at Completion. |
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| 8.3.2 | The
provisions of clause 8.3.1 (subject to the further provisions of this clause 8.3) shall,
with the prior written consent of the Purchaser, be directly enforceable by each member
of the Enlarged Group notwithstanding that they may not be a signatory to this Agreement. |
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* Certain portions denoted with an asterisk have been
omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect
to the omitted portions.
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| 8.3.3 | The
Parties agree and acknowledge that each of the covenants contained in clause 8.3.1 is
reasonable and necessary for the protection of the Purchaserβs legitimate interests
in the goodwill of the business of the Target. Each of the covenants contained in clauses
8.3.1(a) and 8.3.1(b) shall be construed as a separate and independent covenant and shall
be enforceable by the Purchaser (and, subject to clause 8.3.2, by each member of the
Enlarged Group) separately and independently of any right to enforce any one or more
of the other covenants contained in clause 8.3.1. If one or more of the covenants is
held to be void or unenforceable, the validity of the remaining covenants shall not be
affected. If any such covenant shall be found to be void or voidable but would be valid
and enforceable if some part or parts of the restriction or covenant were deleted, such
restriction or undertaking shall apply with such modification as may be necessary to
make it valid and enforceable. |
| 8.3.4 | Without
prejudice to any other remedy which may be available, the Purchaser (and, subject to
clause 8.3.2, any member of the Enlarged Group) shall be entitled to seek injunctive
or other equitable relief in relation to any breach or prospective breach of any covenant
in clause 8.3.1. |
| 8.3.5 | No
breach of clause 8.3.1(b) shall arise by reason of: |
| (a) | any
public advertisement (including, but not limited to, placing advertisements online (Internet)
in journals and newspapers) being made inviting applications for any position of employment
or other engagement; |
| (b) | the
receipt of responses to any such public advertisement or other enquiry as to the availability
of any position of employment or other engagement; |
| (c) | any
person offering such employment or other engagement to any such respondent or enquirer;
and |
| (d) | any
person thereafter employing or engaging any such respondent or enquirer, |
provided
always that:
| (i) | such
public advertisement was not intentionally and specifically directed at any officers,
managers, employees or consultants of the Target; and |
| (ii) | no
ancillary communication was made specifically by (or on behalf of, at the direction of,
or with the approval or knowledge of) the Parent (or its Associate) to any officers,
employees or consultants of the Target directing them to the fact that such public advertisement
was so made or indicating that they should make any such enquiry. |
| 8.3.6 | The
Purchaser (and the members of the Enlarged Group) shall have no right to bring any claim
in respect of any breach of clause 8.3.1 unless and until Completion has occurred (where
after a claim may be brought in reference to any breach thereof whether occurring before
or after Completion). |
| 9. | Purchaser
Warranties and Undertakings |
| 9.1.1 | The
Purchaser warrants to Parent that: |
| (a) | it
(and each of its Associates that is a party thereto) has the capacity and authority (without
requiring the Authorisation of any Authority) to enter into and perform this Agreement
and each other transfer, certificate, undertaking and agreement (if any) entered into
(or to be |
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| Β | entered into) by it (or, as the case may be, its Associate) pursuant to this
Agreement (together βPurchaser Group Documentsβ); |
| (b) | each
Purchaser Group Document will, if and when executed and delivered by it (or, as the case
may be, its relevant Associate), constitute binding obligations enforceable against it
(or, as the case may be, its Associate) in accordance with its terms; and |
| (c) | it
is not insolvent or bankrupt under any Laws applicable to it, nor is it unable to pay
its debts as they fall due, nor has any arrangement (whether by court proceedings or
otherwise) been proposed under which its creditors (or any group of them) could receive
less than the amounts due to them nor are any proceedings in relation to any compromise
or arrangement with creditors, any winding up, bankruptcy or other insolvency proceedings
concerning it (or any of its/his/her assets or interests) current, pending or threatened. |
| 9.1.2 | The
warranties given by the Purchaser in clause 9.1.1 are given as at the date of this Agreement. |
| 9.1.3 | Without
restricting the rights of the Parent or the ability of the Parent to claim damages on
any basis available to it, the Purchaser undertakes to the Parent that if there is a
breach of any of the warranties given by the Purchaser at clauses 9.1.1(a) to 9.1.1(c)
(inclusive) or any other covenant or undertaking given by the Purchaser under this Agreement,
the Purchaser will, on demand by the Parent, pay to the Parent or, (in the case of a
liability to another person which has not been discharged) at the Parentβs direction,
the person to whom the liability has been incurred an amount equal to: |
| (a) | any
liability which the Parent (or any member of the Vendor Group) has incurred which it
would not have incurred had such warranty, covenant or undertaking not been breached;
and |
| (b) | all
costs and expenses (together with any VAT or comparable tax thereon) which may be incurred
by the Parent (or any other member of the Vendor Group) as a result of or in connection
with any breach of such warranty, covenant or undertaking. |
After
the Closing, the Purchaser shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, grant or furnish the Parent and its representatives, counsel
and accountants reasonable access, during normal business hours and upon prior written notice of at least three business days,
to the personnel, properties, books and records of the Target in connection with (i)Β any Tax submission or return of the
Parent (or any member of the Vendor Group) to the extent necessary to prepare such Tax submission or return or (ii)Β any matter
for which indemnification is being sought pursuant to clause 10.6. The Purchaser shall deliver, at the Parentsβ expense,
complete and
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accurate
copies of any books and records reasonably requested by the Parent in connection with this clause 9.2.
Subject
always to clauses 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4, the Parent warrants to the Purchaser that each of the Warranties is true and accurate on
the date of this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge and accept that the Purchaser is entering into this Agreement in reliance
upon each of the Warranties.
| 10.2.1 | The
Warranties are given subject to matters fairly disclosed (with sufficient explanation
and detail to enable the Purchaser to identify the nature and scope of the matter disclosed)
in or under the terms of the Disclosure Letter. |
| 10.2.2 | On
the date of this Agreement: |
| (a) | the
Parent shall deliver to the Purchaser the Disclosure Letter (together with a copy of
the Disclosure Bundle in electronic format) duly executed by the Parent; and |
| (b) | the
Purchaser shall deliver to the Parent an acknowledgement of receipt of the Disclosure
Letter (and such copy of the Disclosure Bundle) duly signed by the Purchaser. |
Any
liability in respect of a Warranty Claim shall be subject to the provisions of clauses 6 and 11.
| 10.4 | Parentβs
knowledge and awareness |
Where
a Warranty is qualified by a reference (however expressed) to the knowledge or awareness of the Parent, the Parent shall be deemed
to know or be aware of anything which is actually known to any of the following individuals:
| 10.5 | Warranties
to be independent |
Each
of the Warranties shall be separate and independent and, save as otherwise expressly provided, shall not be limited by reference
to any other Warranty.
| 10.6 | Indemnity
basis of recovery |
Without
restricting the rights of the Target or the Purchaser or the ability of the Purchaser to claim damages on any basis available
to it, the Parent undertakes to the Purchaser that if there is a breach of any Warranty the Parent will, on demand by the Purchaser,
pay to the Purchaser or, (in the case of a
liability
to another person which has not been discharged) at the Purchaserβs direction, the person to whom the liability has been
incurred an amount equal to:
| (a) | any
liability which the Target or the Purchaser has incurred which it would not have incurred
had the Warranty not been breached; and |
| (b) | all
costs and expenses (together with any irrecoverable VAT or comparable tax thereon) which
may be incurred by the Purchaser, the Target or the Enlarged Group as a result of or
in connection with any breach of the Warranty. |
Any
sum payable to the Purchaser in respect of any Warranty Claim shall be treated as a reduction in the Price by an equal amount.
| 10.8 | Calculation
of liability |
For
the sake of clarity it is specifically noted that any liability of the Parent or the Vendor hereunder shall, subject to the provisions
of Schedule 5, be calculated on the basis of the actual Loss caused by the breach of a Warranty or other breach of the Agreement,
as applicable, without regard to the attribution of the Price made under clause 4.2.
| 11. | Limitations
on Liability |
| 11.1 | Application
of limitations |
Subject
to clause 11.2, the liability of the Parent and the Vendor in respect of any claim arising under, or for breach of, this Agreement
shall be limited as set out in Schedule 5.
| 11.2 | Disapplication
of limitations |
The
provisions of clause 11.1 and Schedule 5 shall not apply so as to limit the liability of the Parent in respect of any fraud or
willful misrepresentation by it (or any of its Associates) or any remedy available to the Purchaser against such person(s) in
respect thereof.
| 12.1 | Fundamental
Tax Warranties |
| 12.1.1 | Without
prejudice to the right of the Purchaser to claim on any other basis or take advantage
of any other remedies available to it, if any of the Fundamental Tax Warranties is breached,
the Vendor undertakes to pay to the Purchaser on demand subject to the provisions of
Schedule 5: |
| (a) | the
Tax payable by the Target that the Target would not have been required to pay if the
Fundamental Tax Warranty had not been breached; and |
| (b) | all
reasonable third-party costs and expenses (including, without limitation, legal and other
professional fees and costs and expenses properly incurred by the Purchaser or the Target
as a result of the breach of the Fundamental Tax Warranty. |
| 12.1.2 | A
payment made in accordance with the above provisions shall include any amount necessary
to ensure that, after Taxation of the payment, the Purchaser is left with the same amount
it would have had if the payment was not subject to Taxation. |
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The
Parent and the Purchaser each hereby agree and undertake to use reasonable endeavours to procure that, as soon as reasonably practicable
following Completion, the lease dated 5 November 2014 among (1) ______________________; (2) the Target; and (3) the Parent in
relation to _______________________________________________________ (the βExisting Leaseβ) be amended
to the effect that the Parent will no longer be a party to the Existing Lease, and will have no rights or obligations thereunder.
Such reasonable endeavours may include (but are not limited to) the Purchaser complying with any reasonable request made by ____________________
as a condition to the provision of their consent as landlord under the Existing Lease for the Purchaser to become a party to the
Existing Lease and having the same obligations as the Parent currently has under the Lease.
| 13.2.1 | Until
such time as the Existing Lease has been amended pursuant to clause 13.1 above, the Parent
agrees and undertakes that it shall not seek to exercise or enforce any of its rights
as a tenant under the Existing Lease. |
| 13.2.2 | The
Purchaser agrees and undertakes to indemnify the Parent against any claims for rent,
service charge or any other sums due under the Existing Lease with effect from Completion
which may be made against the Parent following Completion. |
| 14. | Confidential
Information |
| 14.1 | Non-disclosure
of Confidential Information |
Subject
to Completion and to clauses 9.2 and 14.2, the Parent agrees and undertakes to (and to procure that his/her/its Associates (such
person and his/her/its Associates being a βReceiving Partyβ, and collectively, the βReceiving
Groupβ) shall) keep confidential and not disclose to any third party, nor use other than for a Permitted Purpose, any
Confidential Information.
| 14.2.1 | Clause
14.2 shall not apply if and to the extent that: |
| (a) | such
Confidential Information is in the public domain (other than by reason of a breach of
any obligation of confidentiality applicable to the relevant Receiving Group); |
| (b) | such
Confidential Information is disclosed to the relevant Receiving Group on a non-confidential
basis by person(s) (other than any member of the Enlarged Group (or any person acting
on behalf thereof)) in circumstances where the relevant Receiving Group reasonably believed
that such disclosure was lawfully made without breach of any obligation of confidentiality
by such person(s); |
| (c) | a
member of the Enlarged Group has consented in writing to such disclosure and/or use of
such Confidential Information or has otherwise confirmed in writing that such Confidential
Information is not confidential; or |
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| (d) | such
disclosure or use is required by Law, the rules of any investment exchange to which the
relevant Receiving Partyβs Group is subject, or by any competent Authority having
jurisdiction over the relevant Receiving Group. |
| 14.2.2 | If
disclosure or use is to be made pursuant to clause 14.2.1(d) then, if permitted by Law,
the relevant Receiving Party shall consult with the Purchaser reasonably in advance of
such disclosure or use so as to permit the Enlarged Group reasonable opportunity to review
and comment on such disclosure or intended use and, if so desired by the Purchaser, for
the Enlarged Group to take any reasonable action to prevent or restrict such disclosure
or use. |
| 14.3 | Disclosure
between members of the Receiving Group and/or Delegates |
Notwithstanding
clause 14.1, the disclosure of Confidential Information between members of the Receiving Group and/or Delegates of the Receiving
Group shall be permitted, provided that:
| (a) | such
disclosure is restricted to those persons who reasonably need to know such information
in connection with the Permitted Purpose or by the nature of their role as a Delegate
of the relevant Receiving Group; and |
| (b) | the
relevant Receiving Party shall procure that persons to whom Confidential Information
is disclosed under this clause 14.3, and all other Delegates of its/his/her Receiving
Group, shall comply with the obligations of confidentiality and restrictions on use applicable
under this clause 14 in the same manner as such restrictions and obligations apply to
such Receiving Party. |
| 14.4 | Obligations
survive termination |
The
obligations of each Receiving Party contained in this clause 12 shall survive Completion and shall continue for a period of 5
years after Completion.
Each
Party acknowledges that monetary damages alone may not be a sufficient remedy for any actual or threatened breach of this clauseβ
12, that injunctive and specific performance or any other equitable relief may be available to the non-defaulting Party in respect
of any such breach and that no proof of special damages shall be necessary for the enforcement of this clause 12. Such remedies
shall be in addition to, and not in lieu or limitation of, any other remedy available to the non-defaulting Party under this Agreement
or otherwise at Law or in equity.
The
Parties agree that a joint press release concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be prepared and issued
on a date to be agreed. Each Party undertakes not to disclose, without the approval of the other Party, any information regarding
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in a manner or at time not agreed between the Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
each Party shall be entitled to disclose such information as is required by law or stock exchange recommendations or other similar
regulations to which the Party is subject, in which case the Party undertakes to reasonably confer with the other Party prior
to such disclosure.
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A
notice or other communication given under this Agreement by any Party to the other Party shall be in writing (which shall include
e-mail), signed in manuscript by or on behalf of the Party giving it (which includes a faxed or scanned manuscript signature or,
in the case of e-mail, that the message was sent from an e-mail address of the Party giving it (and which senderβs e-mail
address is one to which notices and other communications may also be validly delivered to that Party under this clause 15.1)),
in the English language and may be either:
| (a) | delivered
personally by hand; or |
| (b) | if
sent from within the same jurisdiction in which the recipientβs address is located,
then sent by first class pre-paid post or courier (or, if sent from outside the jurisdiction
in which the recipientβs address is located, then sent by international courier);
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in
each case addressed as follows:
For
the Purchaser:
Address:
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β _______________________________________
E-mail
address: ___________________________
For
the attention of: Β Β Β Β Β ___________________
For
the Vendor:
Address:Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ______________________________________________________
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ________________________________________________
E-mail
address: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ______________________
For
the attention of: ________________
For
the Parent:
Address: Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ______________________________________________
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β ___________________
E-mail
address: Β Β Β Β Β Β ____________________
For
the attention of: ________________
Without
prejudice to any earlier time at which a notice or other communication may be actually given and received, a properly addressed
notice will in any event:
| (a) | if
personally delivered, be deemed to have been given and received upon delivery at the
relevant address; |
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| (b) | if
posted to an address in the same jurisdiction as that from which it was sent by first
class pre-paid post or courier (which courier advises of delivery within two Business
Days), be deemed to have been given and received two Business Days after the date of
posting; |
| (c) | if
sent to an address in a different jurisdiction as that from which it was sent by international
courier (which courier advises of delivery within seven Business Days), be deemed to
have been given and received seven Business Days after the date of posting; |
| (d) | if
sent by facsimile and a confirmatory successful transmission report is given by the transmitting
device, be deemed to have been given and received on the date of transmission (or, if
such day is not a Business Day, then the next Business Day); and |
| (e) | if
sent by e-mail and no delivery failure is reported to or by the senderβs e-mail
server, be deemed to have been given and received on the date such e-mail was sent (or,
if such day is not a Business Day, then the next Business Day). |
In
proving service, it shall be sufficient to prove that:
| (a) | the
envelope containing the notice or other communication was addressed to the address of
the relevant Party as set out in clause 15.1 (or as otherwise notified by that Party
pursuant to clause 15.5) and delivered either to that address or into the custody of
the postal authorities as first class pre-paid post or custody of the courier, or international
courier firm; or |
| (b) | the
notice or other communication was transmitted in full by facsimile to the facsimile number
of the relevant Party set out in clause 15.1 (or as otherwise notified by that Party
pursuant to clause 15.5) (as evidenced by a confirmatory transmission report); or |
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| (c) | that
the e-mail was correctly addressed and that no delivery failure was reported to or by
the senderβs e-mail server. |
| 15.4 | Receipt
outside business hours |
If
receipt or deemed receipt of a notice or other communication occurs before 9.30 a.m. in the country of receipt on a Business Day,
the notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been received at 9.30 a.m. (in the country of receipt) on that day.
If deemed receipt occurs after 5.30 p.m. (in the country of receipt) on a Business Day or on a day which is not a Business Day,
the notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been received at 9.30 a.m. (in the country of receipt) on the next Business
Day.
Any
Party to this Agreement may give at least five Business Daysβ notice to the other Party to change its address or other details
specified in clause 15.1.
| 15.6 | Service
of proceedings |
This
clause does not apply to the service of any documents relating to any Proceedings or where applicable, any arbitration or other
method of dispute resolution.
| 16.1 | Binding
nature of this Agreement |
Each
Party warrants and undertakes to each other Party that this Agreement, and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party,
has been duly executed by it and comprises a valid and legally binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
| 16.2.1 | Each
Party shall (at its/his/her own expense) execute and deliver all such documents and do
all such things as may be reasonably required from time to time to give full effect to
the provisions of this Agreement in so far as the same are to be performed by such Party. |
| 16.2.2 | Without
prejudice to any other rights or remedies of the Purchaser under this Agreement, if any
Intellectual Property belonging to the Parent or any other Vendor Group Company and which
relates exclusively to the Business has not been transferred to the Target or the Purchaser
by virtue of the transactions entered into under or pursuant to this Agreement: |
| (a) | the
Parent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable at its own cost, transfer or procure
the transfer of such Intellectual Property to the Target, or otherwise to the order of
the Purchaser, for no consideration; and |
| (b) | each
Party shall provide such assistance to the other Party as it reasonably requires for
the purposes of this clause 16.2.2. |
| 16.3 | Costs
and other payments |
| 16.3.1 | Save
as expressly provided in this Agreement to the contrary, each Party shall be responsible
for its own costs incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution
and implementation by |
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| Β | it of this Agreement and of all Transaction Documents, provided
that this clause 16.3 shall not prejudice the right of any Party to seek to recover its
costs in any litigation or dispute resolution procedure which may arise out of this Agreement. |
| 16.4 | Assignment
and other dealings |
| 16.4.1 | No
Party may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement. |
| 16.4.2 | This
Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective
successors and their permitted assignees. Subject to, and upon any succession or assignment
permitted by this Agreement, any successor or permitted assignee shall, in its own right,
be able to enforce any term of this Agreement in accordance with its terms as if it were
a Party but until such time, any such successor or permitted assignee shall have no rights,
whether as a third party, or otherwise. |
| 16.5.1 | This
Agreement (together with the other documents to be entered into in connection with this
Agreement in the Agreed Form) (the βTransaction Documentsβ) constitute
the whole agreement and understanding between the Parties relating to the subject matter
of the Transaction Documents and supersede and extinguish any previous agreement or arrangement
between the Parties relating to the subject matter thereof and excludes any representation,
warranty, promise, assurance or other undertaking implied by Law, custom or course of
dealing. |
| 16.5.2 | Each
Party acknowledges and agrees that: |
| (a) | it
has not relied on, or been induced to enter into, this Agreement by any representation
(including any misrepresentation), warranty, statement, assurance, promise or undertaking
of any kind except as expressly included in the Transaction Documents; and |
| (b) | no
Party shall be entitled to claim damages and/or terminate or rescind this Agreement by
reason of any misrepresentation (other than a fraudulent misrepresentation) having been
made to it by any person (whether a Party or not) at any time and upon which it has relied
before entering into this Agreement. |
| 16.5.3 | Nothing
in this clause 16.5 shall limit or exclude any liability or remedy for fraud or willful
misconduct. |
This
Agreement may be varied by agreement in writing signed by the Purchaser and the Parent.
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| 16.7.1 | If
any provision of this Agreement (or part of a provision) is held by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, such provision (or part) shall
to that extent be deemed not to form part of this Agreement and the other provisions
of this Agreement shall remain in force. |
| 16.7.2 | If
any invalid, unenforceable or illegal provision would be valid, enforceable or legal
if some part of it were deleted, the provision shall apply with whatever modification
is necessary to give effect to the intention of the Parties. |
| 16.8.1 | This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which is deemed to be
an original and which together have the same effect as if each Party had signed the same
document. |
| 16.8.2 | This
Agreement may be executed through the use of facsimile transmission, and a counterpart
of this Agreement that contains the facsimile signature of a Party, which counterpart
has been transmitted by facsimile transmission to the other Party at such facsimile number
as such other Party shall request, shall constitute an executed counterpart of this Agreement. |
| 16.9 | Language
of the Agreement |
The
language of this Agreement is English and all documents, notices, waivers and all other written communications or otherwise between
the Parties in connection with this Agreement shall be in English.
| 16.10 | No
agency, joint venture or partnership |
Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall constitute or be deemed to constitute an association, joint venture or partnership between the
Parties and no Party shall be, or be construed to be, under the terms of this Agreement the agent of the any other Party for any
purpose or to have any authority to bind or incur any liability on behalf of any other Party, save as expressly provided in this
Agreement.
Except
as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement (including any express obligation to act in good faith, fairly and/or
reasonably (including any provision which does not allow a Party to unreasonably withhold, condition or delays its approval or
consent)), a Party may exercise any discretion given to it under this Agreement in its absolute discretion and any other Party
may not challenge the exercise of that discretion on the grounds that the Party did not exercise its discretion fairly or reasonably.
Such exercise of discretion shall not be subject to the dispute resolution procedures in this Agreement.
| 16.12.1 | No
failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, any right, power, privilege or remedy
under this Agreement shall in any way impair or affect the exercise of such right, power
or |
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privilege
or remedy, or operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege or remedy in whole or in part.
| 16.12.2 | The
waiver by any Party of any of its rights or remedies arising under this Agreement or
by Law shall not constitute a continuation of that or any other right or remedy. |
| 16.12.3 | No
single or partial exercise of any right, power, privilege or remedy under this Agreement
shall preclude or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right, power, privilege
or remedy. |
Save
as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, all obligations contained in this Agreement and made by the Parties are
given or made by each of them severally in relation to himself only and each of them shall only be liable for any loss or damage
arising from its/his/her own breach of such obligations.
| 16.14 | Rights
and remedies are cumulative |
Save
as expressly provided in this Agreement where any rights and remedies are limited, the rights, powers, privileges and remedies
provided in this Agreement are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights, powers, privileges or remedies provided by Law
or otherwise.
| 16.15 | Obligations
to remain in force notwithstanding Completion |
Except
to the extent that they have been fully performed and discharged and except where this Agreement expressly provides otherwise,
all provisions of this Agreement (including all representations, warranties and indemnities) remain in full force and effect notwithstanding
Completion and shall not be extinguished or affected by Completion.
| 16.16.1 | Except
as provided to the contrary in this Agreement (including under clauses 16.4.2 and 16.16.2),
a person who is not a party to this Agreement shall not have any rights under the CRTPA
1999 to enforce any term of this Agreement. |
| 16.16.2 | The
provisions of clauses 8.3 and 12 are made for the benefit of the Purchaser and the Enlarged
Group and, accordingly, each Enlarged Group company may, with the written consent of
the Purchaser, in its own right enforce those provisions (subject to the further terms
of this Agreement) in accordance with the provisions of the CRTPA 1999, provided that
this Agreement may be amended, varied, suspended, terminated or rescinded without the
consent of any members of the Enlarged Group which is not otherwise a Party. |
| 17. | Governing
Law and Jurisdiction |
This
Agreement and all matters arising from it (including any Dispute) shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
Laws of England and Wales.
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Each
Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts in relation to any Dispute and waives any objection
to proceedings in relation to any Dispute (βProceedingsβ) in such courts on the grounds of venue or on the
grounds that the Proceedings have been brought in an inappropriate forum, provided that a judgment or order of the English courts
may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.
| 17.3.1 | Any
Party to this Agreement for the time being incorporated or resident outside England (a
βForeign Partyβ) shall appoint and maintain an agent (a βProcess
Agentβ) with an address in England for service of process of any Proceedings
in England and shall deliver to the other Party details of the Process Agentβs
address (in England) and a copy of the Process Agentβs written acceptance of such
appointment. Service upon the Process Agent shall be good service upon the Foreign Party
appointing the Process Agent whether or not the process is forwarded to, or received
by, the Foreign Party. |
| 17.3.2 | The
Foreign Party shall notify the other Party in writing of any change in the address of
the Process Agent within 15 Business Days of such change. |
| 17.3.3 | If
for any reason the Process Agent ceases to act, resigns or no longer has an address in
England, the Foreign Party who appointed him shall immediately appoint a substitute process
agent with an address in England and shall deliver to the other Party within 10 Business
Days details of such substitute agentβs address (in England) and a copy of the
substitute agentβs written acceptance of such appointment. |
| 17.3.4 | If
any Foreign Party fails to appoint and maintain a process agent or fails to notify the
other Party of a change in the Process Agent pursuant to clause 17.3.2 or any substitute
agent pursuant to clause 17.3.3, it shall be effective service for the other Party to
serve process upon the last known address in England of the last known process agent
of that Foreign Party notwithstanding that such process agent is no longer found at such
address or has ceased to act. |
| 17.3.5 | Nothing
in this Agreement shall affect the right of service of process in any other manner permitted
by Law. |
| 17.3.6 | In
accordance with clause 17.3.1: |
| (a) | the
Parent gives notice that it has appointed the process agent named below: |
Β
Name |
Address |
Β Β Β Β Β ____________________ |
Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β _____________________________________ |
| (b) | the
Purchaser gives notice that it has appointed the process agent named below: |
Β
Name |
Address |
Β Β Β Β Β ________________ |
__________________________________
__________________________________ |
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SCHEDULE
1
Target
company informationΒ
SCHEDULE
2
Bank
Accounts
Part
1 - Vendorβs Lawyersβ Client Account
SCHEDULE
3
Completion
obligations
1. |
Obligations of the Vendor and the Parent |
Β |
Β |
Β 1.1 |
Parent
obligations |
Β |
Β |
Β |
The
Parent shall: |
| (a) | procure
that on or prior to Completion: |
| (i) | a
board meeting of the Target has been held giving effect to the following matters: |
| (1) | approving
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement |
| (2) | approval
of the transfer at Completion of the Target Shares and (subject only to due stamping)
to register in the register of members of the Target, the Purchaser as the holder of
the Target Shares in the statutory books of the Target; |
| (3) | approving
and authorising the execution of such documents as are to be entered into by the Target
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; |
| (4) | the
approval of the resignations of _____________ _________ _______________ as directors
of the Target with effect from Completion; |
| (5) | approving
the appointment of ____________ as a director of the Target with effect from Completion; |
| (6) | approving
the change of the Targetβs name to βCitySync Limitedβ; and |
| (7) | resolving
that, with effect from Completion, all existing bank mandates and signing authorities
in respect of the banking facilities of the Target shall be revoked and new authorities
shall be approved and on such terms as the Purchaser may direct. |
| (b) | procure
that at Completion there be delivered to the Purchaser: |
| (i) | two
counterparts of this Agreement duly executed by each of the Vendor and the Parent; |
| (ii) | two
copies of the Disclosure Letter in an Agreed Form, duly executed by the Parent; |
| (iii) | copies
of each power of attorney (each in an Agreed Form) under which this Agreement (and/or
any document entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement)
has been entered into by any of the Vendor, Parent or other Vendor Group Company (if
any); |
Β
Β
| (iv) | the
notices of resignation of ___________ __________ __________ ____ as directors of the
Target with effect from Completion (in an Agreed Form), duly executed by the relevant
directors; |
| (v) | two
counterparts of the Escrow Agreement (in an Agreed Form) duly executed by the Parent; |
| (vi) | a
printed copy of the minutes of the meeting of the board of directors of the Target (in
an Agreed Form) referred to in paragraph 1.1(a)(i) above, certified as a true copy by
a director of the Target; |
| (vii) | all
the statutory and other books (duly written up to date) of the Target (including all
certificates of incorporation, articles of association and other constitutional documents,
register of members, and common seal); |
| (viii) | original
signed versions of the following documents relating to the Reorganisation (in each case
in an Agreed Form), duly executed by each of the parties thereto: |
| (1) | deed
of assignment between the Target and the Vendor relating to video and radar assets and
liabilities; |
| (ix) | two
counterparts of a deed of assignment (in an Agreed Form) assigning the LPR Assets from
the Parent to the Purchaser, each duly executed on behalf of the Parent. |
| 1.2 | Obligations
of the Vendor |
| 1.2.1 | The
Vendor shall procure that there be delivered to the Purchaser at or before Completion: |
| (i) | in
respect of the Target Shares: |
| (1) | a
stock transfer form (in an Agreed Form) duly executed by the Vendor in favour of the
Purchaser; |
| (2) | the
original share certificate(s) issued by the Target (or, in respect of any missing share
certificate, an indemnity in an Agreed Form duly executed by the registered holder); |
| (3) | a
written resolution of the Target approving the change of the Targetβs name to βCitySync
Limitedβ, duly executed by the Vendor as the sole shareholder of the Target; and |
| (ii) | such
other documents, waivers or consents as the Purchaser may reasonably require to enable
the Purchaser to be registered as holders of the Target Shares. |
| 1.3 | Obligations
of the Purchaser |
The
Purchaser shall procure that there be delivered to the Parent at or prior to Completion:
| (a) | two
counterparts of this Agreement, duly executed on behalf of the Purchaser; |
Β
Β
| (b) | two
copies of the Disclosure Letter (in an Agreed Form) duly executed by the Purchaser in
acknowledgement of receipt; |
| (c) | a
copy of each power of attorney (each in an Agreed Form) under which this Agreement (and/or
any document entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement)
has been entered into by the Purchaser or any Affiliate of the Purchaser (if any); and |
| (d) | two
counterparts of the Escrow Agreement (in an Agreed Form) duly executed by the Escrow
Agent and the Purchaser. |
SCHEDULE
4
Warranties
Part
A - Fundamental Warranties
| 1. | Incorporation
and Compliance |
| 1.1 | The
particulars of the Target set out in Schedule 1 are true, complete and accurate and not
misleading. |
| 1.2 | The
Target is duly incorporated and validly existing as a private limited company under CA
2006. |
| 1.3 | The
Target has no subsidiary undertakings and owns no equity interests in any other person,
nor has it agreed to acquire the same. |
| 1.4 | Due
compliance has been made with all the provisions of CA 2006, and all other legal requirements,
in connection with: |
| (a) | any
allotment, issue, purchase or redemption of shares, debentures or other securities in
the Target; |
| (b) | any
reduction of the share capital of the Target; |
| (c) | any
amendment to the memorandum or articles of association of the Target; |
| (d) | the
passing of any resolutions by the Target; and |
| (e) | the
payment of any dividends by the Target. |
| 2. | Share
Capital and Title |
| 2.1 | The
Target Shares have been fully paid for and constitute all the issued and outstanding
shares in the capital of the Target and there are no options or rights to acquire any
unissued shares in the capital of the Target or any agreement or commitment to give or
create any. |
| 2.2 | The
Vendor is the registered and sole owner of the Target Shares, and the transfer of such
Target Shares to the Purchaser under this Agreement at Completion constitutes the transfer
of the whole of the right, title and interest (including all legal title to, and all
beneficial interest in) such Target Shares free from all Encumbrances. |
| 2.3 | There
is not now existing nor is there any agreement to create any Encumbrance on or affecting
the Target Shares or on unissued shares or other Relevant Securities of the Target. |
| 2.4 | Save
for the Target Shares to be transferred to the Purchaser by the Vendor at Completion
in accordance with this Agreement, none of the Parent, the Vendor or any member of the
Vendor Group holds any right, title or interest in respect of any further Relevant Securities
of the Target. |
| 2.5 | The
Vendor has the right to exercise all voting and other rights over the Target Shares. |
Β
| 3.1 | The
Vendor, the Parent (and each other member of the Vendor Group that is a party thereto)
has the capacity and authority (without requiring the Authorisation of any Authority)
to enter into and perform this Agreement and each other transfer, certificate, undertaking
and agreement (if any) entered into (or to be entered into) by it (or, as the case may
be, its relevant Associate) pursuant to this Agreement (together βVendor Group
Documentsβ). |
| 3.2 | Each
Vendor Group Document will, if and when executed and delivered by the parties thereto,
constitute binding obligations enforceable in accordance with its terms against the Vendor,
the Parent and/or each other member of the Vendor Group that is a party thereto. |
| 4.1 | No
agent, broker, investment banker, person or firm acting in a similar capacity on behalf
of or under the authority of the Vendor, the Parent or the Target is or will be entitled
to any brokerβs or finderβs fee or any other commission or similar fee, directly
or indirectly, which is payable by the Target on account of any of the transactions contemplated
under any of the Transaction Documents. |
Β Part
B - Business Warranties
| 1. | Constitution
and Registers |
| 1.1 | The
copy of the articles of association and memorandum of association of the Target annexed
to the Disclosure Letter is accurate and complete. |
| 1.2 | The
register of members of the Target contains an accurate and complete record of the current
members of the Target and the Target has not received any written notice that the register
is incorrect or incomplete or should be rectified. |
| 1.3 | The
statutory books (excluding the minute books) of the Target are up to date, in its possession
or control and the Target has not received any written notice that they are incorrect
or incomplete or should be rectified in any material respect. |
| 2.1 | No
order has been made and no resolution has been passed for the winding up of the Target
or for a provisional liquidator or manager to be appointed in respect of the Target and
no petition has been presented and no meeting has been convened for the purposes of the
winding up of the Target. |
| 2.2 | No
administrator has been appointed in relation to the Target, no documents have been filed
with the court for the appointment of an administrator of the Target and no notice of
an intention to appoint an administrator has been given by the Target or any of its directors
or by a qualifying floating charge holder (as defined in paragraph 14 of Schedule B1
to IA 1986). |
| 2.3 | No
receiver or manager (which expression shall include an administrative receiver) has been
appointed in respect of any or all of the Targetβs assets, nor has any power of
sale or power to appoint a receiver or manager under the terms of any mortgage, charge
or other security in respect of all or any assets of the Target become exercisable. |
| 2.4 | The
Target is not insolvent or unable to pay its debts (within the meaning of section 123
IA 1986), nor has it stopped paying its debts as they fall due (otherwise than by reason
of a bona fide dispute as to their amount or enforceability). |
| 2.5 | No
distress, execution or other process has been levied on any asset of the Target by any
of its creditors. |
| 2.6 | No
voluntary arrangement under section 1 IA 1986 or scheme of arrangement under section
895 CA 2006 in respect of the Target or any other compromise or arrangement in respect
of the Targetβs creditors generally, or any class of them, has been proposed or
adopted. |
| 2.7 | No
statutory demand has been served on the Target, which has not been paid in full or been
withdrawn. |
| 2.8 | The
Target has not suspended or ceased or threatened to suspend or cease to carry on all
or a material part of its business. |
| 2.9 | The
Target has not been a party to any transaction at an undervalue (as defined in section
238 IA 1986), nor has it given or received any preference (as defined in section 239
IA 1986) in either case |
Β
| Β | within the period of two years ending on the date of this Agreement,
nor has the Target at any time been a party to any transaction defrauding creditors (as
defined in section 423 IA 1986). |
| 3.1.1 | The
Accounts give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Target as at the Accounts
Date. |
| (a) | were
prepared and audited in accordance with: |
| (ii) | generally
accepted accounting standards in England and Wales as were in force on the Accounts Date;
and |
| (b) | were
prepared using the same accounting standards used in the preparation of the Targetβs
audited accounts for the preceding two (2) years. |
The
Management Accounts: (i) were prepared in accordance with US GAAP; and (ii) show with reasonable accuracy (taking account of the
purpose for which they have been prepared), the Targetβs trading income and expenditure for the period in respect of which
they were prepared, on a basis consistent with the preparation of previous management accounts of the Target.
| 3.3 | Business
since the Accounts Date |
Since
the Accounts Date:
| (a) | the
Target has carried on its business in the ordinary and usual course; |
| (b) | no
distribution of capital or income has been declared, made or paid by the Target; |
| (c) | the
Target has not acquired or disposed of, nor agreed to acquire or dispose of, any asset
otherwise than in the ordinary and usual course of trading; |
| (d) | the
Target has not assumed or incurred, nor agreed to assume or incur, any liability or obligation
otherwise than in the ordinary and usual course of trading or other than as taken into
account in the Management Accounts; |
| (e) | no
resolution of the Targetβs shareholders has been passed (except for those representing
the ordinary business of an annual general meeting); and |
| (f) | the
Target has not repaid or redeemed any share or loan capital. |
The
Estimated Completion Statement has been prepared in good faith and in accordance with the accounting principles and policies set
out in Part C to Schedule 6.
| 4.1.1 | Save
as disclosed in the Disclosure Letter, all material assets (other than the LPR Assets)
reasonably necessary for the operation of the Business, as currently carried on, are
legally and beneficially owned by the Target, free from Encumbrances other than liens
arising in the ordinary course of business. Such assets, together with the LPR Assets,
constitute all assets that are reasonably necessary for the operation of the Business,
as currently carried on. |
| 4.1.2 | The
Targetβs fixed asset register as at 31 May 2015 is annexed to the Disclosure Letter
and sets out a materially accurate record of all material plant, machinery, vehicles
and equipment owned or used by it. |
All
of the material assets owned by the Target or in respect of which the Target have a right of use which are capable of possession
are in the possession or under the control of the Target.
| 4.3 | Condition
and Adequacy |
All
material plant, machinery and equipment used by the Target is in satisfactory condition and is capable of being used for the purpose
for which it is currently being used by the Target.
| 4.4 | Hire
purchase and leased assets |
Copies
of any material hiring or leasing agreement, hire purchase agreement, or any other similar agreement to which the Target is currently
a party are annexed to the Disclosure Letter.
| 4.5.1 | The
Target is not currently party to a legally binding agreement under which it has factored,
sold or discounted any of its debts. |
| 4.5.2 | The
Target is not currently legally bound by an agreement under which it has granted credit
terms exceeding 120 days to its creditors. |
| 4.6.1 | A
list of all current insurance policies in respect of which the Target has a current interest
is annexed to the Disclosure Letter (the βPoliciesβ). Such list is
complete and accurate in all material respects. |
| 4.6.2 | All
premiums in respect of the Policies have been duly paid to date and, so far as the Parent
is aware, the Policies are in force and not voidable. |
| 4.6.3 | A
list of all material claims outstanding under the Policies as at the Completion Date
is annexed to the Disclosure Letter and, so far as the Parent is aware, such list is
complete and accurate. |
| 5.1 | Immediately
prior to Completion, the LPR Assets were legally and beneficially owned by the Parent
free from all Encumbrances. The Parent is not a party to any transaction pursuant to
or as a result of which any of the LPR Assets is liable to be transferred to another
person. As far as the Parent is |
Β
| | aware, upon Completion the Purchaser will become the
legal and beneficial owner of the LPR Assets, free from all Encumbrances. |
| 5.2 | The
LPR Assets are the only assets that are currently used in the Business but not owned
by the Target. |
Details
of all overdrafts, loans or other financial facilities currently outstanding or available to the Target (other than trade indebtedness)
are contained in the Disclosure Letter and, so far as the Parent is aware, nothing has been done or omitted to be done whereby
the continuance of any such facilities in full force and effect will be prejudiced (save where the prepayment of such facilities
is expressly provided for in the Transaction Documents).
| 6.2 | Liabilities
since Accounts Date |
Except
as set forth in the Accounts, there are no liabilities of the Target other than liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business after the Accounts Date.
| 6.3 | Guarantees
and indemnities |
There
is not outstanding any guarantee, indemnity, security, bond, letter of comfort or other similar obligation given by or for the
benefit of the Target.
No
written notice (which is still current) has been received by the Target to the effect that the Target is in material default under
the terms of any borrowing made by it.
Except
for the Transaction Documents and the documents to be delivered to the Purchaser pursuant to paragraph 1.1(b)(viii) of Schedule
3, there are no other agreements or documents relating to the Reorganisation or otherwise providing for the transfer of assets
from or liabilities to the Target and entered into with the Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than the Target) in the six
(6) months preceding the Completion Date.
| 7.1.1 | During
the last six months, no Material Supplier has ceased supplying the Target nor during
the last six months has any Material Supplier notified the Target in writing that it
will either cease supplying the Target or materially reduce its supplies to the Target
or materially increase its prices. |
| 7.2 | During
the last six months, no Material Customer has ceased trading with the Target nor during
the last six months has any Material Customer notified the Target in writing that it
will either cease trading with the Target or materially reduce its trade with the Target. |
| 7.3 | Materially
complete and accurate copies of all Material Contracts have been disclosed to the Purchaser.
The Material Contracts are the only agreements that are material to the business of the
Target and the Business as it is currently conducted. |
| 7.4 | The
Target is not in breach of any Material Contract as at the date of this Agreement. |
| 8. | COMPLIANCE
AND LITIGATION |
| 8.1 | Compliance
with statutes |
| 8.1.1 | During
the last three years the Target has complied, and currently complies, in all material
respects with all applicable statutes and regulations of the United Kingdom and any foreign
jurisdiction in which the Business is carried on, non-compliance with which would have
a more than immaterial effect upon the Target or the Business. |
| 8.1.2 | The
Target has in its possession or under its direct or indirect control all material documentation
required by law to be disclosed to a regulator with authority over the Target in connection
with the manufacture, storage or testing of goods manufactured and supplied by the Target. |
| 8.2.1 | Other
than in respect of Intellectual Property Rights and/or the Properties, the Disclosure
Letter includes details of all material licences, consents, approvals, permissions, permits,
certificates, qualifications, registrations and other authorisations (public and private)
legally required for the operation of the Business in the places and in the manner in
which the Business is now carried on (together the βMaterial Consentsβ). |
| 8.2.2 | The
Target has all Material Consents and all such Material Consents are in full force and
effect and have been complied with in all material respects. |
| 8.3.1 | Apart
from debt collection in the normal course of trading, the Target is not involved in any
ongoing material civil, criminal, arbitration or administrative proceedings in the UK
or any other jurisdiction (βProceedingsβ). |
Β
| 8.3.2 | None
of the Target, the Vendor or the Parent has received written notice that any Proceedings
are currently pending against the Target. |
| 9. | INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
| 9.1 | Material
intellectual property rights |
| 9.1.1 | The
LPR IP constitutes all material Intellectual Property Rights (and applications for such
rights) which were owned by the Target, the Parent or any Vendor Group Company immediately
prior to Completion and which primarily relate to the Business. |
| 9.1.2 | None
of the Target, the Parent or any Vendor Group Company has received written notice to
indicate that any of the LPR IP is being challenged or attacked by any third party or
by any relevant registry and all fees due and payable in respect of the LPR IP have been
paid. |
| 9.2.1 | Details
of all IPR Agreements which are material to the Business have been disclosed to the Purchaser. |
| 9.2.2 | So
far as the Parent is aware, no party to any IPR Agreement which is material to the Business
is in material default and none of the Target, the Parent or any member of the Vendor
Group has been notified in writing of any material disputes relating to or arising out
of any IPR Agreement which is material to the Business. |
| 9.3.1 | So
far as the Parent is aware, none of the LPR IP is being infringed. |
| 9.3.2 | None
of the Target, or any member of the Vendor Group have received written notice to indicate
that the Target or (to the extent that the alleged infringement relates to the Business)
any member of the Vendor Group is currently infringing any Intellectual Property Rights
of any other person. |
| 9.4 | Confidential
Information |
So
far as the Parent is aware, all Confidential Information material to the Business has been kept confidential by the Parent, the
Target and all other members of the Vendor Group and has not been disclosed otherwise than in the ordinary course of business
subject to an obligation of confidentiality on the person to whom it was disclosed.
| 9.5 | Information
Technology |
| 9.5.1 | The
IT Systems are in satisfactory working order in all material respects and there has not
been a failure of the IT Systems during the two years prior to the date hereof which
had a materially disruptive effect on the Targetβs ability to carry on its business
in the ordinary course of trading for a significant period of time. |
| 9.5.2 | The
IT Systems are the only IT systems that are required in order to operate the Business
as currently operated. |
| 10. | OFFICERS
AND EMPLOYEES |
| 10.1.1 | The
persons named as such in Schedule 1 are the only persons currently appointed to the board
of directors of the Target. |
| 10.1.2 | The
particulars shown in the schedule of employees annexed to the Disclosure Letter discloses,
in relation to the employees (or, where appropriate, to each category of employee) of
the Target (the βEmployeesβ) their job title or job function, salary
and notice period. |
| 10.1.3 | The
Target is not under a legal obligation to make any future change in the remuneration
or benefits of any of the Employees other than salary or wage increases in the ordinary
course of business. |
| 10.1.4 | No
Employee will become entitled to receive a payment by virtue of Completion of this Agreement. |
The
Target has complied in all material respects with all its statutory obligations to or in respect of the Employees arising out
of their terms and conditions of employment and no amount due to or in respect of any Employee is in arrear and unpaid other than
salary and expenses for the month current at the date of this Agreement.
No
Employee has given written notice to his employing Target to terminate his contract of employment or is under written notice of
dismissal.
| 11.1 | In
this paragraph 11: |
βRelevant
Benefitsβ means any benefits that are provided under a pension scheme (as defined in section 150(1) Finance Act 2004).
βRelevant
Personβ means any past or present employee, officer or director of the Target.
| 11.2 | Save
as specifically set out in the Disclosure Letter, the Target is not a party to, or participates
in or contributes to any scheme, agreement or arrangement for the provision of any Relevant
Benefits for or in respect of any Relevant Person. |
| 11.3 | All
contributions and other amounts which have fallen due for payment by the Target have
been paid. |
| 11.4 | Details
of the benefits payable in respect of the employees on their death in service or incapacity
have been provided to the Purchaser; all lump sum benefits payable in the event of death
and incapacity benefits are insured, and all premiums payable under such insurance contracts
have been paid. |
| 11.5 | The
Target has complied with the applicable requirements of the Welfare Reform and Pensions
Xxx 0000 relating to the provision of stakeholder pensions. |
In
this Paragraph 12:
| (a) | each
Warranty which is expressed to be given in relation to the βPropertyβ
shall be deemed to be given in relation to each of the Properties as if it had been repeated
with respect to each of the Properties and each and every part of it; and |
| (b) | reference
to the βOwnerβ shall, where the context so admits, be a reference
to the Target which is the owner of the relevant Property as shown in Schedule 8. |
Schedule
8 contains a complete and accurate list of the properties owned, controlled, used or occupied by the Target and the information
given in Schedule 8 is accurate.
| 13. | ENVIRONMENT
HEALTH & SAFETY |
| 13.1 | In
this Paragraph 13: |
βDangerous
Substanceβ means any natural or artificial substance (alone or in combination) likely to cause significant damage to
the Environment;
βEnvironmentβ
means any or all of the following media (alone or in combination): air, water, soil and/or ecosystem;
βEHS
Lawβ means all statutes and regulations concerning the protection of the Environment or the spillage, treatment or disposal
of a Dangerous Substance or health and safety at work (excluding any statutes or regulations which relate to town and country
planning) which are in force as at the date of this Agreement and which are applicable to and legally binding upon the Target;
βEHS
Licencesβ means any permit, licence, authorisation, consent or other approval required under EHS Law;
βRegulatory
Authorityβ means any governmental authority, agency or department having authority under, or jurisdiction in respect
of, any EHS Law.
| 13.2 | The
Target has all EHS Licences which are material to and necessary for its business as at
the date of this Agreement. |
| 13.3 | The
Target is in material compliance with EHS Law. |
| 13.4 | There
are currently no formal legal proceedings relating to a breach of EHS Law currently being
brought (or, as far as the Parent is aware, threatened to be brought) by a Regulatory
Authority against the Target. |
| 14. | OBLIGATIONS
TOWARDS THE Parent and the Vendor |
As
of Completion, there are no liabilities or contracts between the Target on the one hand, and the Parent or the Vendor or their
respective Affiliates (other than the Target) on the other hand.
Β
Part
C - Tax Warranties
| 1.1 | Fundamental
Tax Warranties |
| 1.1.1 | Provision
or reserve (as appropriate) has been made in the Accounts in accordance with generally
accepted accounting practice for all Tax, including deferred tax, liable to be assessed
on the Target or for which the Target is accountable in respect of all income, profits
or gains earned, accrued or received on or before the Accounts Date or deemed to have
been or treated for Taxation purposes as earned, accrued or received on or before the
Accounts Date, and in respect of any act, omission, transaction or other event occurring
or deemed to have occurred on or before the Accounts Date. |
| 1.1.2 | No
Tax has, may have arisen or will arise to the Target (or would arise or have arisen but
for the use of any available reliefs) in respect of or in connection with any income,
profits or gains earned, accrued or received since the Accounts Date and on or before
Completion or deemed to have been or treated for Taxation purposes as earned, accrued
or received since the Accounts Date and on or before Completion or in respect of or in
connection with any act, omission, transaction or other event occurring or deemed to
have occurred since the Accounts Date and on or before Completion, other than in respect
of normal trading income arising in the ordinary course of the Targetβs business. |
| 1.1.3 | The
Target is not, and will not become in respect of periods, part periods or events falling
or occurring on or before Completion, liable to pay, or to pay any amount in respect
of or make reimbursement or indemnity in respect of, any Tax (or amounts corresponding
to any Tax) which is primarily chargeable on or attributable to any other person. The
Target is not liable as an agent, permanent establishment or prescribed person for any
Tax liability of another person. |
| 1.1.4 | The
Target has properly paid all Tax prior to Completion which it has become liable to pay
prior to Completion. |
| 1.1.5 | No
charge to Tax will arise on the Target as a result of entry into or completion of this
Agreement. |
| 1.2.1 | The
Target is not and has not been party to, any transaction or arrangement under which it
may be or has been required to compute its profits or losses for tax purposes as if armβs
length terms had been made or imposed instead of the actual terms, or otherwise to make
any adjustment for tax purposes to the terms on which the transaction or arrangement
took place. The Target has sufficient information and records to enable it to comply
with, or establish that it is not subject to the operation of Part 4 TIOPA 2010 or any
similar legislation in any jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom. |
| 1.2.2 | The
Target is not and has never been a close company within the meaning of section 439 CTA
2010. |
| 1.2.3 | All
payments by the Target to any person which ought to have been made under deduction or
withholding of Tax have been so made and the Tax so deducted or withheld has been properly
and punctually accounted to the relevant Taxation Authority. |
| 1.3 | Returns
and compliance |
| 1.3.1 | The
Target has made all returns required for Tax purposes and none of such returns is being
or, so far as the Parent is aware, will be disputed by HMRC or other Taxation Authority. |
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Target has prepared, kept and preserved full, sufficient, accurate and up-to-date records
to enable it to make and complete returns for Tax purposes and to calculate the liability
to Tax or the amount of a relief arising on the disposal of any asset owned at the Accounts
Date or acquired since the Accounts Date but before Completion and otherwise as required
by Law. |
| 1.3.3 | Neither
the Target, nor any of its directors or officers in their capacity as such, have within
the last six (6) years paid or become liable to pay, nor are there any circumstances
which may cause any of them to become liable to pay, any penalty, fine, surcharge or
interest in connection with Tax. |
| 1.3.4 | No
Taxation Authority has agreed to operate any special arrangement (being an arrangement
which is not based on a strict and detailed application of the relevant legislation,
statements of practice or published extra-statutory concessions) in relation to the Targetβs
affairs. |
| 1.3.5 | The
Target is not involved in any dispute with any Taxation Authority and has not within
the last six (6) years been subject to any visit, audit, investigation, discovery or
access order by any Taxation Authority. The Parent is not aware of any circumstances
existing which make it likely that a visit, audit, investigation, discovery or access
order will be made. |
| 1.4.1 | The
Target has, throughout the whole of the period beginning three years before the Accounts
Date and ending on the date hereof, been registered and been eligible to be registered
and is a taxable person for the purposes of the VATA 1994 and such registration is not
subject to any conditions imposed by or agreed with any Taxation Authority. The Target
has never been a member of a group of companies for the purposes of sections 43 to 43C
VATA 1994. |
| 1.4.2 | The
Target has complied with all Laws relating to VAT, has made and accounted for all payments
of VAT due from it, has made and delivered all required VAT returns to applicable Taxation
Authorities, is not liable to pay any penalties for non-payment of VAT and has not been
required to give security in respect of VAT. |
| 1.4.3 | The
Target does not owns any assets which are capital items subject to the capital goods
scheme under Part XV of the Value Added Tax Regulations 1995, nor has exercised any option
to tax under Part 1 of Schedule 10 to VATA 1994. |
| 1.5.1 | Save
as expressly set out in the Disclosure Letter, there are no claims to or surrenders of
group relief (within the meaning of Part 5 CTA 2010) by or to the Target which have yet
to be finally agreed or determined, and no payments for group relief (within the meaning
of Part 5 CTA 2010) by or to the Target which remain outstanding or could be reduced
or increased. |
| 1.5.2 | The
Target is not, and has not within the last six years been, party to any such arrangement
as is mentioned in section 36 Finance Xxx 0000 (group payment arrangements). |
| 1.6.1 | The
Target has complied fully with its legal obligations relating to PAYE and National Insurance
contributions and any similar amounts payable to a Taxation Authority outside the United
Kingdom. |
| 1.6.2 | No
Tax has arisen or is likely to arise to the Target as a result of any person acquiring,
holding or disposing of shares or securities or an interest in shares or securities where
the right or opportunity to acquire the same is or was available by reason of employment. |
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| 1.6.3 | No
relevant step (within the meaning of Part 7A ITEPA 2003) has been taken in pursuance
of, or in connection with, arrangements concerned with the position of rewards or recognition
or loans in connection with any employee or former employee (or any associate of such
persons) of the Target. |
| 1.6.4 | Any
amounts paid by the Target to, or for the direct or indirect benefit of, a person who
is or who may be regarded by any Taxation Authority as an employee of the Target, or
who would be regarded as such an employee but for the involvement of an intermediary
company, has been made to that person directly and not to any company or other entity
associated with that person. |
| 1.6.5 | No
Tax has arisen or is likely to arise to the Target by reason of any legal provision relating
to managed service companies (as defined in section 61B ITEPA 2003). |
There
is no document or instrument to which the Target is a party, or which is necessary to establish the Targetβs rights in,
or title to, any asset, which is or could become liable to stamp duty (or any similar duty or tax in a jurisdiction outside the
United Kingdom) which has not been duly stamped or in respect of which the relevant duty or Tax has not been paid.
The
Target was incorporated in, and is and always has been resident only in, its country of incorporation for Tax purposes and for
the purposes of any double taxation agreement. The Target is not liable for, and has at no time incurred any, Tax in any jurisdiction
other than its jurisdiction of incorporation.
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SCHEDULE
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Limitations
| 1.1 | Subject to the provisions of paragraph 1.2 below, the total aggregate liability of the Parent and
the Vendor in respect of any breach of, or claim under, this Agreement (other than claims for a price adjustment under clause 7,
to which the limitation set out in clause 7.3.2 shall apply) shall not exceed a sum equal to __% of the Price; and |
| 1.2 | Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1.1 above, the total aggregate liability of the Parent
in respect of any breach of, or claim under, any of the Fundamental Warranties (excluding the Fundamental Tax Warranties) shall
not exceed a sum equal to the Price. |
| 2. | Sole Recourse to Escrow |
The total
aggregate liability of the Parent and, where applicable, the Vendor in respect of any claim arising under this Agreement shall
be limited in accordance with clause 6.1.2 (other than claims for a price adjustment under clause 7, to which the provisions of
clause 7.3 shall apply).
| 3. | Warranty Claim Thresholds |
| 3.1 | The Parent shall have no liability in respect of a Warranty Claim unless: |
| (a) | the liability under this Agreement in respect of that Warranty Claim (when aggregated with the
liabilities in respect of all other Warranty Claims concerning the same or substantially similar subject matter) exceeds $_____,
in which case the Purchaser shall be entitled to claim the whole of such sum and not merely the excess; and |
| (b) | the aggregate liability under this Agreement of all Warranty Claims (excluding any for which liability
is excluded by clause 15.3.1(a)) exceeds $______, in which case the Purchaser shall be entitled to claim the excess over $______
only. |
| 3.2 | For the purpose of paragraph 3.1 above, the liability in respect of a Warranty Claim under this
Agreement shall exclude any liability for costs, expenses and interest incurred in investigating and pursuing such Warranty Claim. |
| 4.1 | The Parent shall have no liability in respect of a Warranty Claim (other than a claim for a breach
of any Fundamental Warranty) unless the Purchaser shall have given notice in writing to the Parent of such Warranty Claim specifying
(in reasonable detail in so far as is known to the Purchaser) the matter which gives rise to the claim, the nature of the claim
and the estimated amount claimed in respect thereof (including details of the Purchaserβs calculation of such estimated amount),
such notice to be given not later than the date 12 months after the Completion Date. |
| 4.2 | Save as may be expressly agreed in writing to the contrary on a case-by-case basis by the Purchaser
and the Parent, all liability in respect of a Warranty Claim notified to the Parent in accordance with paragraph 4.1 above shall
(if such Warranty Claim has not previously been satisfied, settled or |
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the date of such notification of the Warranty Claim unless the Purchaser shall within such period have issued and validly served
legal proceedings in respect of such Warranty Claim on the Parent. |
| 5. | Matters reflected in the Accounts |
| 5.1 | Allowances, provisions and reserves |
The Parent shall not be liable
in respect of a Warranty Claim to the extent that allowance, provision or reserve in respect of the matter giving rise to the Warranty
Claim or a specific category of such matters is explicitly made in the Accounts or in the Completion Statement or such matter is
otherwise taken explicitly into account or reflected in the preparation of the Accounts or of the Completion Statement.
| 5.2 | Excess provisions, overvalues, undervalues and written-off amounts |
| 5.2.1 | If and to the extent that: |
| (a) | the amount of any allowance, provision or reserve other than any provision or reserve for deferred
Taxation made in the Accounts or in the Completion Statement or otherwise taken into account or reflected therein is found to be
in excess of the matter for which such allowance, provision or reserve was made; |
| (b) | any asset is found to have been included at an undervalue in the Accounts or in the Completion
Statement or any liability is found to have been included at an overvalue in Accounts or in the Completion Statement; or |
| (c) | any sum is received by the Target which has previously been written off as irrecoverable in the
accounts (and accordingly not included as an asset in the Accounts or in the Completion Statement), then the amount of any such
excess, undervalue, overvalue or receipt as the case may be (the βExcess Amountβ) shall be credited against
and applied in relieving any liability for which the Parent may otherwise be liable in respect of any Warranty Claims. |
| 5.2.2 | The Parent shall not be liable for any Warranty Claim to the extent that any allowance, provision
or reserve made in the Accounts or in the Completion Statement in respect of the fact, matter, event or circumstance giving rise
to such claim is insufficient by reason of any change to legislation, any increase in rates of Taxation or any change in the published
practice of a Tax Authority, in each case made on and/or after Completion with retrospective effect. |
The Parent shall have no liability
in respect of any Warranty Claim to the extent that it arises or is increased as a result of any change in Law (or change in the
interpretation of Law) or in
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any Authority occurring after the date of this Agreement (whether or not the change purports to be effective retrospectively in
whole or in part).
The Parent shall not be liable
in respect of any Warranty Claim to the extent that it arises or is increased as a result of any change after Completion in the
accounting bases, policies, practices or methods applied in preparing any accounts or valuing any assets or liabilities of the
Target from those used in preparing the Accounts.
| 8.1 | The Parent shall not be liable in respect of a Warranty Claim to the extent such liability is attributable
to: |
| (a) | any act, omission or transaction carried out on or after Completion by or at the request of or
with the consent of the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates; |
| (b) | any cessation of, or any material change in, the nature or conduct of any business carried on by
the Purchaser or the Target, occurring on and/or after Completion (other than as a means of mitigating a Loss); |
| (c) | the making of a claim, election, surrender or disclaimer or the giving of a notice or consent after
Completion by the Purchaser or any member of the Enlarged Group or any other person connected with any of them (unless any provision
or reserve for Taxation in the Accounts is computed on the basis that such action will be taken); |
| (d) | anything expressly provided to be done or omitted to be done pursuant to this Agreement or any
other Transaction Document; or |
| (e) | anything done before Completion at the request of the Purchaser or any of its then Affiliates. |
| 8.2 | The Parent shall not be liable in respect of a Warranty Claim under Tax Warranties to the extent
such liability is attributable to or is increased as a result of a voluntary act, transaction or omission carried out by the Purchaser,
the Target or entity connected with the Purchaser after Completion being an act which: |
| (a) | is not in the ordinary course of business of the Target as such business was conducted at Completion;
and |
| (b) | the Target was not legally committed to do under a commitment that existed on or before Completion. |
| 9.1 | The Parent shall not be liable in respect of any Warranty Claim to the extent that the claim relates
to a Covered Loss. |
| 9.2 | A βCovered Lossβ means: |
| (a) | any Loss which is covered by a policy of insurance in force for the benefit of the Target at Completion
and payment is made under such policy, less all reasonable costs, charges and |
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for the avoidance of doubt any additional costs, charges or expenses (including any increase in premium) relevant to the ongoing
provision of any such policy of insurance as are occasioned by reason of the making of such claim or claims to recovery; and |
| (b) | any Loss in respect of which the Purchaser or any member of the Enlarged Group has received compensation
from any person (whether under any provision of law, contract or otherwise howsoever) other than from any Vendor Group Company
under this Agreement or other Transaction Documents. |
If the Purchaser recovers an
amount from the Parent in respect of any Warranty Claim and the Purchaser or any member of the Enlarged Group subsequently recovers
or receives from any other person any amount or benefit in respect of the matter giving rise to the Warranty Claim, the Purchaser
shall thereupon re-pay to the Parent at the direction of the Parent the value of the amount or benefit so recovered or received
(except to any extent that the liability of the Parent in respect of the Warranty Claim was previously reduced to take account
of such amount or benefit). Any amount so re-paid to the Parent shall be apportioned between them pro-rata as to their respective
contributions to the original payment to the Purchaser in respect of the Warranty Claim.
In assessing any damages or
other amounts payable in respect of a Warranty Claim there shall be taken into account any related savings or other net benefits
which are actually enjoyed by any member of the Enlarged Group. In assessing any damages or other amounts payable in respect of
a Warranty Claim that relates to Tax there shall be taken into account any Relief arising from the Tax that is the subject of such
Warranty Claim.
| 12. | Contingent and non-quantifiable liabilities |
The Parent shall not be liable
in respect of any Warranty Claim to the extent that it relates to a liability which is contingent or not capable of being quantified
unless and until the liability ceases to be contingent or becomes capable of being quantified, as the case may be, save that, where
notice of such a Warranty Claim has been given to the Parent in accordance with paragraph 4.1 of this Schedule 5, and therein expressly
identified as being a contingent and/or claim which is then incapable of being quantified, then the applicable time period for
the commencement of legal proceedings in respect of such Warranty Claim under paragraph 4.2 of this Schedule 5 shall be postponed
so as to thereafter commence on the date on which such Warranty Claim first ceases to be so contingent and is reasonably capable
of being quantified (provided always that legal proceedings in respect of such Warranty Claim are in any event commenced no later
than 18 months after the date of Completion).
| 13. | No recovery for Consequential Loss |
The Parent shall not be liable
in respect of any Warranty Claim for any Consequential Loss.
| 14. | Purchaserβs knowledge |
The Parent shall not be liable
in respect of any Warranty Claim to the extent that the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates (or any of the officers or employees
of any of the foregoing) actually knew (with
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the relevant matters) of the matters giving rise to the claim at the date of this Agreement.
The Purchaser shall take (and
shall procure that all other relevant members of the Enlarged Group shall take) all reasonable steps to mitigate any loss or liability
which is or might become the subject of a Warranty Claim (including utilizing any Relief that is available to the Company to reduce
any Tax that is the subject of such Warranty Claim).
| 16. | No duplication of recovery |
| 16.1 | The Parent shall not be liable in respect of any Warranty Claim to the extent the Purchaser or
member of the Enlarged Group has already recovered or received from any other person any amount or benefit in respect of the matter
giving rise to the Warranty Claim. |
| 16.2 | The Purchaser shall not be entitled to recover damages or otherwise obtain reimbursement or restitution
more than once in respect of the same Loss. |
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SCHEDULE
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Completion Statement
Part A - Pro-Forma Completion Statement
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policies
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2013 Audited Accounts
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Real Properties
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LPR Assets
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Part D - Customer List and Non-Compete
SIGNATURE PAGE TO SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
IN WITNESS THIS DEED has been executed
by the Parties and is intended to be and is delivered on the date appearing on its first page.
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