FIRMWARE AND SOFTWARE SOURCE CODE PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER, 18 2006 BY AND BETWEEN HOMELAND SECURITY NETWORK, INC., AND RODWELL SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, INC.
DATED
AS OF SEPTEMBER, 18 2006
BY
AND BETWEEN
AND
RODWELL
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, INC.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I.
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Definitions
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4
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1.1
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Defined
Terms
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4
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ARTICLE
II.
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Purchase
and Sale of Acquired Assets
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6
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2.1
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Purchase
and Sale of Acquired Assets
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6
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2.2
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Liabilities
Not Assumed
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6
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2.3
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Purchase
Price
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7
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ARTICLE
III.
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Deliveries
and Conditions
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8
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3.1
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Deliveries
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8
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3.2
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Conditions
to Obligations of Buyer
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8
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3.3
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Conditions
to Obligations of Seller
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9
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ARTICLE
IV.
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Representations
and Warranties of Seller
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9
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4.1
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Organization
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9
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4.2
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Authorization
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10
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4.3
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Brokers
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10
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4.4
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Litigation,
Proceedings and Applicable Law
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10
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4.5
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No
Conflict or Violation
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10
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4.6
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Intellectual
Property
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11
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4.7
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Assets
Generally
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12
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4.8
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Products
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12
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ARTICLE
V.
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Representations
and Warranties of Buyer
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12
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5.1
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Organization
of Buyer
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12
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5.2
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Authorization
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13
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5.3
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Brokers
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13
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5.4
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Consents
and Approvals
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13
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ARTICLE
VI.
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Certain
Covenants
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13
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6.1
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Covenants
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13
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ARTICLE
VII.
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INDEMNIFICATION |
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7.1
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Indemnification
by the Seller
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14
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7.2
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Indemnification
by Buyer
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14
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7.3
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Notification
of Claims
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14
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7.4
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Resolution
of Claims
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14
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7.5
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Arbitration
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15
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7.6
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Indemnification
Threshold
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15
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ARTICLE
VIII.
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RESTRICTIONS
ON COMMON SHARES
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15 |
8.1
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Transfer
Restrictions
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ARTICLE
IX.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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16
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9.1
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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16
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9.2
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Noncompetition
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17
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9.3
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Confidentiality
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17
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9.4
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Assignment
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18
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9.5
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Notices
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18
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9.6
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Choice
of Law
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18
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9.7
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Entire
Agreement; Amendments and Waivers
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18
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9.8
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Multiple
Counterparts
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18
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9.9
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Titles
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18-19
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Schedules
Schedule
4.6(b) - Acquired Assets and Intellectual Property
Exhibits
Exhibit
A-Xxxx of Sale
Exhibit
B-Assignment and Transfer Agreement
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PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This
Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of September
18, 2006 by and between Rodwell Software Systems, Inc., a Province of Alberta,
Canada corporation, and all its Canada and foreign affiliates, shareholders,
officers, directors, employees, subcontractors, contractors, agents,
subsidiaries and other entities owned or controlled by Rodwell Software Systems,
Inc. worldwide (collectively the “Seller”), and Homeland Security Network, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation (“Buyer”).
RECITALS
1. Seller’s
business relates to the development of certain proprietary
firmware/software.
2. Buyer
desires to purchase from Seller, and Seller desires to sell to Buyer,
proprietary firmware/software of Seller as set forth in this
Agreement.
3. In
connection with the purchase and sale, Buyer on the one hand and Seller on
the
other hand, desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and
other agreements.
AGREEMENT
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual promises herein made,
and
in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants, conditions
and
other agreements herein contained and contained in the Ancillary Agreements
and
for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 DEFINED
TERMS. As used herein, the terms below shall have the following
meanings:
“Acquired
Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Source
Code” means machine- or human-readable program code expressed in a form suitable
for modification by humans for the Software and Firmware.
“Firmware”
means the executable code, and or source code or object files embedded in
hardware.
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“Error”
means when hardware fails to function according to its published documentation
and the Buyer is unable to proceed without a fix to the problem or a workaround
solution provided by Seller.
“Action”
shall mean any action, claim, suit, arbitration, inquiry, subpoena, discovery
request, proceeding or investigation, or threat thereof, by or before any court
or grand jury, any governmental or other regulatory or administrative agency
or
commission or any arbitration tribunal.
“Affiliate”
shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person and any
member, general partner, director, officer or employee of such Person. For
purposes of this definition of Affiliate, “control” shall mean the power of one
or more Persons to direct the affairs of the Person controlled by reason of
ownership of voting stock, contract or otherwise.
“Damages”
shall mean any and all costs, losses, damages, liabilities, demands, claims,
suits, actions, judgments, causes of action, assessments or expenses, including
interest, penalties, fines and attorneys’ fees incident thereto, incurred in
connection with any claim for indemnification arising out of this Agreement,
and
any and all amounts paid in settlement of any such claim.
“Intellectual
Property” shall mean all copyrights, copyright registrations, proprietary
processes, trade secrets, license rights, specifications, technical manuals
and
data, drawings, inventions, designs, patents, patent applications, mask works,
trade names, trademarks, service marks, product information and data, know-how
and development work-in-progress, software, firmware, business correspondence
and marketing plans and other intellectual or intangible property that comprise
or are necessary to the use of the Acquired Asset, whether pending, applied
for
or issued, whether filed in the United States or in other countries, including,
without limitation, all associated goodwill; all things authored, discovered,
developed, made, perfected, improved, designed, engineered, acquired, produced,
conceived or first reduced to practice by Seller or any of its employees or
agents that are embodied in, derived from or relate to the Acquired Asset,
in
any stage of development, including, without limitation, modifications,
enhancements, designs, concepts, techniques, methods, ideas, flow charts, coding
sheets, notes and all other information relating to the Acquired
Asset.
“Knowledge”
shall mean an individual shall be deemed to have “Knowledge” of a particular
fact or other matter if such individual is actually aware of such fact or other
matter or if a prudent individual could be expected to discover or otherwise
become aware of such fact or other matter in the course of conducting a diligent
and comprehensive investigation concerning the truth or existence of such fact
or other matter. Seller shall be deemed to have “Knowledge” of a particular fact
or other matter if any officer or other representative of Seller has Knowledge
of such fact or other matter.
“Person”
shall mean any person or entity, whether an individual, trustee, corporation,
general partnership, limited partnership, trust, unincorporated organization,
limited liability company, business association, firm, joint venture, or
governmental agency or authority.
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“Taxes”
shall mean all taxes, however denominated, including any interest, penalties
or
other additions to tax that may become payable in respect thereof, (i) imposed
by any federal, territorial, state, local or foreign government or any agency
or
political subdivision of any such government, for which Buyer could become
liable as successor to or transferee of the Acquired Asset or which could become
a charge against or lien on the Acquired Asset, which taxes shall include,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all sales and use taxes,
ad
valorem taxes, excise taxes, business license taxes, occupation taxes, real
and
personal property taxes, stamp taxes, environmental taxes, real property gains
taxes, transfer taxes, payroll and employee withholding taxes, unemployment
insurance contributions, social security taxes and other governmental charges,
and other obligations of the same or of a similar nature to any of the
foregoing, which are required to be paid, withheld or collected, or (ii) any
liability for amounts referred to in (i) as a result of any obligations to
indemnify another person.
ARTICLE
II
PURCHASE
AND SALE OF ACQUIRED ASSETS
2.1 PURCHASE
AND SALE OF ACQUIRED ASSETS. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions
contained herein, the Seller shall sell and transfer to the Buyer, and the
Buyer
shall purchase from the Seller, free and clear of any Lien, all of the Seller’s
right, title and interest in, to and under the following properties and assets
of the Seller (collectively, the “Acquired Assets”):
(a) All
the
Assets of the Seller set forth in Schedule
4.6(b);
(b) All
Intellectual Property relating to the Acquired Assets, the goodwill associated
therewith, licenses and sublicenses granted in respect thereto and rights
thereunder, remedies against infringements thereof and rights to protection
of
any interest therein, including without limitation all patents, Trademarks,
and
copyrights; and
(c) All
rights to any names, descriptions or phrases utilized in the Acquired Assets
of
every kind and description, tangible or intangible of the seller.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Seller may retain
copies of any document or materials related to the Acquired Assets to the extent
that the Seller (i) is required to retain it by Law, (ii) may need such copies
for tax purposes; the Seller shall use such copies only in connection therewith
or (iii) may need such copies to carry out the terms or purposes of this
Agreement.
2.2 LIABILITIES
NOT ASSUMED. The Buyer will not assume or perform any of the following
Liabilities or any other Liabilities (whether or not contemplated
herein):
(a) Any
Liability of the Seller for any Taxes relating to the Acquired Assets that
are
incurred, whether or not incurred prior to or after the date of this
Agreement;
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(b) Any
Liability of the Seller for any Taxes of any Person relating to the Acquired
Assets that are incurred, whether or not incurred prior to or after the date
of
this Agreement;
(c) Any
Liability of the Seller to indemnify any Person by reason of the fact that
such
Person was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Seller or was serving
at the request of such entity as a partner, trustee, director, officer,
employee, or agent of another entity;
(d) Any
Liability of the Seller arising as a result of any legal or equitable action
or
judicial or administrative proceeding in respect of anything done, suffered
to
be done or omitted to be done by Seller or any of respective directors,
officers, employees or agents prior to the date of this Agreement;
(e) Any
Liability of the Seller for costs and expenses incurred in connection with
the
making or performance by the Seller of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby;
(f) Any
Liability of the Seller under this Agreement; and
(g) Any
Liability under any contracts, agreements, arrangements and undertakings
(whether oral or written) relating to the Acquired Assets to which the Seller
is
a party.
2.3 PURCHASE
PRICE.
(a) Purchase
Price. The Purchase Price to be paid by the Buyer to the Seller hereunder shall
be, in
lawful
money of the United States of America, the
sum
of One
Hundred, Thirty-Six Thousand Dollars (US $136,000.00) (the “Purchase
Price”).
(b) Payment
Schedule. Seller shall receive (i) the
sum
of
Eleven Thousand Dollars in US currency (US $11,000.00) thirty (30) days from
the
date of execution of this Agreement and (ii) a Promissory Note in the amount
of
One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars (US$125,000.00) (“the Note”) at the
time of the afore mentioned payment ($11,000).
(c)
Payment of the Note. The Note will be payable at the rate of $10,000 per month
for eleven months and a final principal payment of $15,000 in the twelfth month.
Interest will be paid each month at 6% per annum on the amount outstanding.
The
payments will begin 90 days from the date of the initial payment as referred
to
in 2.3(a). At any time up to the first $10,000 installment payment being made,
the Seller will have the option to convert the full amount of the note into
One
Million, Two-hundred, Fifty thousand (1,250,000) shares of 144 common stock
of
the Purchaser. These shares will be issued from the Purchaser’s S-8 Stock Plan.
If for any reason the Purchaser is unable to issue stock from the S-8 Plan
which
is contemplated at this time, when the Seller elects to exercise his conversion
rights, the Seller will have the option of receiving 2,500,000 shares of the
Purchaser’s R144 common stock for payment in full.
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ARTICLE
III
DELIVERIES
and CONDITIONS
3.1 DELIVERIES.
Together with an executed counterpart of this Agreement, the following items
shall be delivered by the Seller:
(a) A
Xxxx of
Sale in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A
to
convey the Acquired Assets to Buyer;
(b) Such
electronic and paper copies and representations of the Intellectual Property
as
may in Buyer’s reasonable judgment be necessary to convey the Intellectual
Property to Buyer;
(c) Executed
Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B;
and
(d) Such
other documents and instruments as are reasonably necessary to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby.
3.2 CONDITIONS
TO OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER. The obligation of the Buyer to consummate the
transactions to be performed by it in connection with this Agreement is subject
to satisfaction, as of the date of this Agreement, of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement
(including the Schedules hereto) shall be true and correct in all material
respects at and as of the date of this Agreement;
(b) Performance
by the Seller. The Seller shall have performed and complied with in all material
respects all of its covenants, agreements and obligations hereunder that are
required to be performed or complied with by it before or at the date of this
Agreement;
(c) Required
Consents. The Seller shall have procured all of the consents or authorizations
and third party consents;
(d)
Absence
of Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding shall be pending or threatened
in
writing before any court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any
federal, state, local or foreign jurisdiction wherein an unfavorable injunction,
judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge would (i) prevent consummation of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) cause the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following consummation (and
no
such injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge shall be in effect);
or (iii) affect adversely the right of the Buyer to own the Acquired
Assets;
(e) No
Material Adverse Change. There shall not have been any change to the Acquired
Assets that has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect (“Material Adverse
Change”) and no event has occurred or circumstance exists that could reasonably
be expected to result in such a Material Adverse Change;
(f) Director
and Shareholder Approval. All approvals of the directors of the Buyer and the
directors and stockholders of the Seller necessary for the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained in full conformity
with the requirements of applicable Law, and the same shall be in full force
and
effect; and
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The
Buyer
may waive any condition specified in this Section 3.2 at or prior to the date
of
this Agreement only in a signed writing and such waiver shall not be considered
a waiver of any other provision in this Agreement unless the writing
specifically so states.
3.3 CONDITIONS
TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER. The obligation of the Seller to consummate the
transactions to be performed by it in connection with the Agreement is subject
to satisfaction, as of the date of this Agreement, of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement
shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of the date of
this
Agreement;
(b) Absence
of Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding shall be pending or threatened
in
writing before any court or quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any
federal, state, local or foreign jurisdiction wherein an unfavorable injunction,
judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge would (i) prevent consummation of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) cause the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following consummation (and
no
such injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge shall be in effect);
and
(c) Director
and Shareholder Approval. All approvals of the directors of the Buyer and the
directors and stockholders of the Seller necessary for the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained in full conformity
with the requirements of applicable Law, and the same shall be in full force
and
effect.
The
Seller may waive any condition specified in this Section 3.3 at or prior to
the
date of this Agreement only in a signed writing and such waiver shall not be
considered a waiver of any other provision in this Agreement unless the writing
specifically so states.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller
represents and warrants to Buyer that:
4.1 ORGANIZATION.
Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the Province of Alberta, Canada and has full corporate power
and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its
business as it is now being conducted. Seller is duly qualified or licensed
as a
foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing, in each
jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or operated
by
it or the nature of its business makes such qualification or licensing
necessary, except for failures to be so qualified or licensed and in good
standing that would not, individually or in the aggregate, affect the Acquired
Assets in a materially adverse manner.
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4.2 AUTHORIZATION.
Seller has all necessary corporate power and authority and has taken all
corporate action necessary to enter into this Agreement, to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and to perform its obligations hereunder.
This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller and is a valid and
binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its
respective terms subject to the effect of applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting
the
rights of creditors generally and limitations imposed by equitable principles,
whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity, and the discretion
of
the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought. The
authorization of this purchase does not constitute the majority of the assets
of
Seller.
4.3 BROKERS.
All negotiations relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby have been conducted without the intervention of any person or entity
acting on behalf of Seller in such a manner as to give rise to any valid claim
against Buyer for any broker’s or finder’s commission, fee or similar
compensation and Seller shall indemnify Buyer and hold it harmless from any
liability or expense arising from any claim for brokerage commissions, finder’s
fees or other similar compensation based on any agreement, arrangement or
understanding made by or on behalf of Seller.
4.4 LITIGATION,
PROCEEDINGS AND APPLICABLE LAW. There are no Actions, suits, investigations
or
proceedings, at law or in equity or before or by any governmental authority
or
instrumentality or before any arbitrator of any kind, pending or, to Seller’s
Knowledge, threatened (a) against Seller which, if determined adversely against
Seller, would have a material adverse effect on Seller’s or Buyer’s ability to
use the Intellectual Property in the manner in which it is now being used by
Seller or (b) seeking to delay or enjoin the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby. To the Knowledge of Seller, there are no outstanding
orders, decrees or stipulations issued by any federal, state, local or foreign,
judicial or administrative authority in any proceeding to which Seller is or
was
a party relating to the Acquired Assets.
4.5 NO
CONFLICT OR VIOLATION. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement
nor
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will result
in (i) a violation of or a conflict with any provision of the Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws of Seller, (ii) a material breach or termination of,
or
a material default under, any term or provision of any contract to which Seller
is a party or an event which, with notice, lapse of time, or both, would result
in any such material breach, such termination or such material default, or
(iii)
a material violation by Seller of any Legal Requirement or an event which,
with
notice, lapse of time or both, would result in such a material
violation.
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4.6 INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY.
(a) Seller
owns all rights to the Acquired Assets without any conflict or infringement
of
the intellectual property rights of others. All source code included within
the
Intellectual Property constitutes a trade secret of Seller and is not part
of
the public knowledge or literature, and Seller has taken reasonable action
to
protect such source code as a trade secret. In addition, Seller has taken
reasonable steps (including, without limitation, entering into Confidentiality
Agreements with all officers and employees of and consultants involved in
Seller’s business) to maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of and its
proprietary rights in, all Intellectual Property.
(b) Schedule
4.6(b)
lists
(i) all patents and patent applications and all registered copyrights, trade
names, trademarks, service marks and other company, product or service
identifiers included in the Intellectual Property, and specifies the
jurisdictions in which each of the foregoing has been registered, including
the
respective registration numbers, and/or any application for any such
registration has been filed; (ii) all licenses, sublicenses and other agreements
as to which Seller is a party and pursuant to which Seller or any other Person
is authorized to use any Intellectual Property; and (iii) all licenses under
which Seller is or may be obligated to make royalty or other payments. Copies
of
all licenses, sublicenses and other agreements identified pursuant to clauses
(ii) and (iii) above have been delivered by Seller to Buyer.
(c) Seller
is
not in violation in any material respect of any license, sublicense or agreement
described in Schedule
4.6(b).
As a
result of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the performance of
Seller’s obligations hereunder, neither Seller nor Buyer shall be in violation
in any material respect of any license, sublicense or agreement described in
such schedule.
(d) Seller
is
the sole owner of all necessary right, title and interests in and to (free
and
clear of any liens, encumbrances or security interests) all non-public domain
Intellectual Property necessary to fully exploit the Acquired Assets and has
full rights to the use, sale, license or disposal thereof. Except as expressly
set forth in Schedule
4.6(b),
no other
Person has any rights with respect to any of the Intellectual Property, nor
is
any consent or approval of any third party needed to fully utilize and exploit
the Acquired Assets as presently configured.
(e) No
claims
with respect to the Intellectual Property have been asserted to Seller, or,
to
Seller’s Knowledge, are threatened by any person, and Seller knows of no claims
(i) to the effect that Seller infringes any copyright, patent, trade secret,
or
other intellectual property right of any third party or violates any license
or
agreement with any third party, (ii) contesting the right of Seller to use,
sell, license or dispose of any Intellectual Property, or (iii) challenging
the
ownership, validity or effectiveness of any of the Intellectual
Property.
(f) To
the
Knowledge of Seller, all trademarks, service marks, and other company, product
or service identifiers held by Seller are valid and subsisting
worldwide.
(g) To
the
Knowledge of Seller, except as expressly set forth in Schedule
4.6(b),
there
has not been and there is not now any unauthorized use, infringement or
misappropriation of any of the Intellectual Property by any third party. Seller
has not been sued or, to Seller’s Knowledge, charged as a defendant in any
claim, suit, action or proceeding that involves a claim of infringement of
any
patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights or other intellectual property
rights that comprise the Acquired Assets. Seller does not have any infringement
liability with respect to any patent, trademark, service xxxx, copyright or
other intellectual property right of any third party insofar as the Acquired
Assets are concerned.
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(h) No
Intellectual Property is subject to any outstanding order, judgment, decree,
stipulation or agreement restricting in any material manner the licensing
thereof by Seller. Seller has not entered into any agreement to indemnify any
other person against any charge of infringement of any Intellectual Property,
except in the ordinary course of business. Seller has not entered into any
agreement granting any third party the right to bring infringement actions
with
respect to, or otherwise to enforce rights with respect to, any Intellectual
Property. Seller has the exclusive right to file, prosecute and maintain all
applications and registrations with respect to the Intellectual Property
developed or owned by Seller.
(i) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.6(b),
no
person has a license to use or the right to acquire a license to use any future
version of any product based on the Intellectual Property or any product based
on the Intellectual Property that is under development, and no agreement to
which Seller is a party will restrict Buyer from charging customers for any
such
new version or product.
4.7 ASSETS
GENERALLY. Seller holds good and marketable interest in the Acquired Assets
and
has the complete and unrestricted power and the unqualified right to sell,
assign and deliver the Acquired Assets to Buyer. Upon consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Buyer will acquire good and
marketable interest to the Acquired Assets free and clear of any encumbrances
and there exists no restriction on the use or transfer of the Acquired Assets.
No Person other than Seller has any right or interest in the Acquired Assets,
including the right to grant interests in the Acquired Assets to third
parties.
4.8 PRODUCTS.
The Acquired Assets operate in compliance with Seller’s specifications for such
products.
ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer
hereby represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
5.1 ORGANIZATION
OF BUYER. Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of Nevada and has full corporate power and authority
to
own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is
now
being conducted.
5.2 AUTHORIZATION.
Buyer has all necessary corporate power and authority and has taken all
corporate action necessary to enter into this Agreement to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to perform its obligations
hereunder. This Agreement and has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer
and
is a valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against it in accordance
with its terms subject to the effect of applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, and other similar laws relating to or affecting
the
rights of creditors generally and limitations imposed by equitable principles,
whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity, and the discretion
of
the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought.
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5.3 BROKERS.
All negotiations relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby have been conducted without the intervention of any person or entity
acting on behalf of Buyer in such a manner as to give rise to any valid claim
against Seller for any broker’s or finder’s commission, fee or similar
compensation.
5.4 CONSENTS
AND APPROVALS. No consent, waiver, approval or authorization of or by, or
declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental or regulatory
authority is required to be made or obtained by Buyer in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE
VI
COVENANTS
6.1 COOPERATION
AND TRANSITION ASSISTANCE. The following covenants shall apply:
(a)
Seller
shall, promptly and without delay, use its best efforts, without limitation,
to
facilitate the implementation of the Acquired Assets for Buyer’s use;
(b) Seller
shall, promptly and without delay, use its best efforts, without limitation,
to
facilitate the transition of the Acquired Asset’s related customer support
services, and shall direct any new inquiries regarding the Acquired Assets
to
Buyer or its assignee.
(c) As
of the
date of this Agreement, Seller shall repair and enhance all irregularities
and
improper functionalities identified by the Buyer related to the Acquired Asset,
promptly and without delay, for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, and
further provide any additional support, without limitation, to the Buyer, upon
the Buyer’s request, promptly and without delay, for a period not to exceed one
hundred and eighty (180) days.
ARTICLE
VII
INDEMNIFICATION
7.1 INDEMNIFICATION
BY THE SELLER. In the event Seller (i) breaches or is deemed to have breached
any of the representations and warranties contained in Article IV herein, or
(ii) fails to perform or comply with any of the covenants and agreements set
forth in this Agreement, Seller shall hold harmless, indemnify and defend Buyer,
and each of its directors, officers, shareholders, attorneys, representatives
and agents, from and against any Damages incurred or paid by Buyer to the extent
such Damages arise or result from a breach by Seller of any such representations
or warranties or a violation of any covenant in this Agreement.
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7.2 INDEMNIFICATION
BY BUYER. In the event Buyer (i) breaches or is deemed to have breached any
of
the representations and warranties contained in Article V herein or (ii) fails
to perform or comply with any of the covenants and agreements set forth in
this
Agreement, then Buyer shall hold harmless, indemnify and defend Seller from
and
against any Damages incurred or paid by the Seller to the extent such Damages
arise or result from a breach by Buyer of any such representations and
warranties or a violation of any covenant in this Agreement.
7.3 NOTIFICATION
OF CLAIMS. If any party or parties (the “Indemnified Party”) reasonably believes
that it is entitled to indemnification hereunder, or otherwise receives notice
of the assertion or commencement of any third-party claim, action, or proceeding
(a “Third-Party Claim”), with respect to which such other party or parties (the
“Indemnifying Party”) is obligated to provide indemnification pursuant to
Section 7.1 or 7.2 above, the Indemnified Party shall promptly give the
Indemnifying Party written notice of such claim for Indemnification (an
“Indemnity Claim”). Any claim for indemnification under this Section 7 must be
brought prior to the expiration of the survival period for the representation
and warranty as set forth in Section 9.1. The delivery of such notice of
Indemnity Claim (“Claim Notice”) shall be a condition precedent to any liability
of the Indemnifying Party for indemnification hereunder. The Indemnifying Party
shall have twenty (20) days from the receipt of a Claim Notice (the “Notice
Period”) to notify the Indemnified Party of whether or not the Indemnifying
Party disputes its liability to the Indemnified Party with respect to such
Indemnity Claim.
7.4 RESOLUTION
OF CLAIMS.
(a) With
respect to any Indemnity Claim involving a Third-Party Claim, following prompt
notification of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party shall proceed
with
the defense of such Third-Party Claim. During such defense proceedings, the
Indemnified Party shall keep the Indemnifying Party informed of all material
developments and events relating to the proceedings. The Indemnifying Party
shall have a right to be present at the negotiation, defense and settlement
of
such Third-Party Claim. The Indemnified Party shall not agree to any settlement
of the Third-Party Claim without the consent of the Indemnifying Party, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Following entry of judgment or
settlement with respect to the Third- Party Claim, any dispute as to the
liability of the Indemnifying Party with respect to the Indemnity Claim shall
be
resolved as provided in Section 7.5.
(b) With
respect to any Indemnity Claim not involving a Third-Party Claim, if the
Indemnifying Party disputes its liability within the Notice Period, the
liability of the Indemnifying Party shall be resolved in accordance with Section
7.5.
(c) In
the
event that an Indemnified Party makes an Indemnity Claim in accordance with
Section 7.3 and the Indemnifying Party does not dispute its liability within
the
Notice Period, the amount of such Indemnity Claim shall be conclusively deemed
a
liability of the Indemnifying Party.
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7.5 ARBITRATION.
All disputes under this Agreement shall be settled by arbitration to be
determined before a single arbitrator pursuant to the commercial law rules
of
the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration may be commenced at any time
by any party hereto giving written notice to each other party to a dispute
that
such dispute has been referred to arbitration under this Section 7.5. The
arbitrator shall be selected by the joint agreement of the Indemnifying Party
and Indemnified Party, but if they do not so agree within 20 days after the
date
of the notice referred to above, the selection shall be made pursuant to the
rules from the panels of arbitrators maintained by such Association. Any award
rendered by the arbitrator shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties
hereto; provided, however, that any such award shall be accompanied by a written
opinion of the arbitrator giving the reasons for the award. This provision
for
arbitration shall be specifically enforceable by the parties and the decision
of
the arbitrator in accordance herewith shall be final and binding without right
of appeal. Each party shall pay its own expenses of arbitration and the expenses
of the arbitrator shall be equally shared; provided, however, that if in the
opinion of the arbitrator any claim for indemnification or any defense or
objection thereto was unreasonable, the arbitrator may assess, as part of his
award, all or any part of the arbitration expenses of the other party (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees) and of the arbitrator against the party raising such
unreasonable claim, defense or objection. To the extent that arbitration may
not
be legally permitted hereunder and the parties to any dispute hereunder may
not
at the time of such dispute mutually agree to submit such dispute to
arbitration, any party may commence a civil action in a court of appropriate
jurisdiction to solve disputes hereunder. Nothing contained in this Section
7.5
shall prevent the parties from settling any dispute by mutual agreement at
any
time.
7.6 INDEMNIFICATION
THRESHOLD. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall
any party be liable to any other party under any warranty, representation,
indemnity or covenant made by such party in this Agreement until the aggregate
amount of Damages thereunder against such party exceeds ten thousand dollars
($10,000) (the “Threshold”), at which point such party shall be liable for the
full amount of liability for such claims below and above the
threshold.
ARTICLE
VIII
RESTRICTIONS
ON COMMON SHARES
The
Shares issued to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the
following restrictions:
8.1 TRANSFER
RESTRICTIONS.
(a) No
Transfer to Competitors. Seller may not Transfer any Shares to a competitor
of
Buyer, or to any stockholder, partner or other beneficial holder of an equity
ownership interest in a competitor, other than pursuant to a merger,
combination, or other transaction approved by the Board of Directors of
Buyer.
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(b) Legends
on Stock Certificates. Each certificate representing shares issued pursuant
to
this Agreement shall be endorsed with the following legends:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD,
TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT COVERING SUCH SECURITIES, THE SALE IS MADE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH RULE 144 OR ITS SUCCESSOR RULE UNDER THE ACT, OR THE SELLER RECEIVES AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE SELLER THAT EXEMPTIONS FROM SUCH
REGISTRATION AND FROM THE PROVISIONS OF ANY APPLICABLE STATE “BLUE SKY” LAWS ARE
AVAILABLE.
Under
no
circumstances shall any Transfer of any Shares subject hereto be valid until
the
proposed transferee thereof shall have executed and become a party to the
agreement described in Section 8.1(b) and thereby shall have become subject
to
all of the provisions of this Article VIII; and notwithstanding any other
provisions of this Agreement, no such Transfer of any kind shall in any event
result in the non-applicability of the provisions hereof at any time to any
of
the Shares subject hereto. Seller understands and acknowledges that Buyer need
not register a transfer of Shares, and may instruct its transfer agent not
to
register a transfer of Shares, unless the conditions specified in the foregoing
legend are satisfied.
ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations, warranties and
indemnities included or provided for in this Agreement or in any agreement,
schedule or certificate or other document or instrument delivered pursuant
to
this Agreement will survive the Closing Date for a period of twenty-four months.
No claim may be made by any party hereto unless written notice of the claim
is
given within that twenty-four month period; provided, however, that the
foregoing limitation period will not apply to a breach of any representation,
warranty or covenant known to any party before the date of this
Agreement.
9.2 NON-CIRCUMVENTION
BY SELLER. Seller does hereby agree that Seller shall not, at any time within
the 3-year period immediately following the date of this Agreement, directly
or
indirectly attempt:
(a) In
any
manner to commercially circumvent, avoid, bypass, or obviate Buyer in any
transaction with any of Buyer’s suppliers, brokers, agents, customers or
distributors (collectively referred to herein as “Buyer’s Business Entities”);
and
(b) Attempt
in any manner to commercially exploit or circumvent Buyer’s existing or proposed
business concepts, plans and/or business contacts, unless Seller first obtains
Buyer’s prior written consent (which such consent may be given or withheld at
Buyer’s sole discretion). Seller specifically understands and agrees that the
foregoing prohibitions preclude, without limitation, any attempt by Seller
to
contact, negotiate with or enter into any contract or transaction with any
Buyer’s Business Entity(ies). It is mutually understood and agreed by the Seller
and the Buyer that if Buyer decides to grant its consent to any proposed
circumvention activity by Seller, Buyer shall have the right (but not the
obligation) to condition such consent upon the execution of a written agreement
by and between Buyer and Seller concerning remuneration to be paid to Buyer
pursuant to the consummation of the proposed transaction. Nothing contained
herein shall obligate Buyer to consent to any circumvention activity by
Seller.
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9.3 CONFIDENTIALITY.
At all times, whether before or after the date of this Agreement, and subject
to
the provisions of Section 7, the Parties will treat and hold as confidential
all
of
the
other
Party’s Confidential Information. Accordingly, the Parties will not use or
disclose any of the other Party’s Confidential Information, except as set forth
in this Section 9 and Section 7. After the date of this Agreement, the Seller
shall use or disclose Confidential Information relating to the Acquired Assets
only for: preparing financial statements and filings under state and federal
securities laws, preparing and defending tax returns and tax positions,
defending claims by third parties, and as otherwise required by Law.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the party receiving
confidential information (the “Receiving Party”) from the disclosing Party (the
“Disclosing Party”) is requested or required (by oral question or request for
information or documents in any legal proceeding, interrogatory, subpoena,
civil
investigative demand, or similar process) to disclose any Confidential
Information, the Receiving Party will notify Disclosing Party promptly of the
request or requirement so that the Disclosing Party may seek an appropriate
protective order or waive compliance with the provisions of this Section 9.
If,
in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder,
the
Receiving Party is, on the advice of counsel, compelled to disclose any
Confidential Information or else stand liable for contempt or suffer other
censure, it may disclose such information; provided, however, that the Receiving
Party may only disclose the specific information that it is compelled to
disclose. Neither Party shall have any discussions with any of the suppliers
or
customers of the other Party relating to the subject matter of this Agreement
or
the transactions contemplated hereby or the past, present or future of the
Business without the prior written approval of the other Party, such approval
not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, it being agreed that, either Party
may communicate its future product strategies to suppliers and customers of
either Party, consistent with the written product strategy of the Buyer as
previously delivered to the Seller.
9.4 ASSIGNMENT.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Buyer may, without need
for
any consent or notice to Seller, assign all of its rights and obligations under
this Agreement to any Affiliate of Buyer, and such assignment shall release
Buyer of all of its liabilities and obligations to Seller, provided such
liabilities and obligations are fully assumed by Buyer’s assignee.
9.5 NOTICES.
Unless otherwise provided herein, any notice, request, instruction or other
document to be given hereunder by either party to the other shall be in writing
and delivered by telecopy or other facsimile (with receipt acknowledged),
delivered personally or mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid, return
receipt requested (such mailed notice to be effective on the date such receipt
is acknowledged or refused), to the addresses of the parties appearing on the
signature page of this agreement or to such other place and with such other
copies as either party may designate as to itself by written notice to the
other.
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9.6 CHOICE
OF
LAW. This Agreement shall be governed under and construed in accordance with
the
laws of the State of Texas without regard to its choice of law principles.
For
purposes of any dispute or controversy arising under this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, the parties mutually consent to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Texas a and the federal xxxxxxxx
xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx of Texas .
9.7 ENTIRE
AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. This Agreement, together with all exhibits
and schedules hereto, constitute the entire agreement among the parties
pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements,
understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the
parties. No supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be
binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby. No waiver
of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute
a
waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such
waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly
provided.
9.8 MULTIPLE
COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument. Facsimile signature pages shall be considered
originals.
9.9 TITLES.
The titles, captions or headings of the Articles and Sections herein are
inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a part
of
or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed on their respective behalf, by their respective officers thereunto
duly
authorized, in multiple originals, all as of the day and year first above
written.
Address for Notice |
A
Nevada corporation |
000
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xx. 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
ATTN:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx President
Fax:
000-000-0000 |
__________________________________ |
With
a
copy to:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
12523Montego
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000-0000
Fax
000-000-0000
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Address for Notice
_______________________
_______________________
ATTN:
_____________________
Fax:
_______________________
|
RODWELL
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, INC.
A
Province of Alberta, Canada Corporation
By:
__________________________________
Name:
Title: |
With
a
copy to:
_______________________
_______________________
_______________________
ATTN:
_______________________
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SCHEDULE
4.6(b)
Acquired
Assets and
Intellectual
Property
Rodwell
Software Systems, Inc. is the holder and exclusive owner of the following
proprietary Software/Firmware Systems and ancillary items identified as
follows.
Firmware
The
Firmware and Software Source Code developed, produced and/or based upon
telemetry devices, designed, assembled or otherwise fabricated or obtained
by
HuneTech Co., Ltd and Enfora, L.P. providing the necessary instructions for
how
the devices communicate with other computer hardware specific to the
functionality and performance of the Buyer’s Web Based Tracking System,
commercial obligations and services related to the Buyer’s business model. Such
specific Firmware and Software Source Code for the following listed devices
will
be compiled and provided in an executable form without Error.
· |
HunTec
ReFLEX™ Radio Module M900R
|
· |
Enfora
Mini MT GSM
|
· |
Enfora
MT - GL GSM
|
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EXHIBIT
A
XXXX
OF SALE
KNOW
ALL
MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that RODWELL SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, INC., a Province of
Alberta, Canada corporation, and all its United States and foreign affiliates,
shareholders, officers, directors, employees, subcontractors, contractors,
agents, subsidiaries and other entities owned or controlled by Rodwell Software
Systems, Inc. worldwide (collectively the “Seller”) in consideration of the
purchase price of $11,000.00 and $125,000.00 in shares of common stock of
Homeland Security Network, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Buyer”) hereby
sells, assigns and transfers to the Buyer all of its right, title and interest
in and to the Acquired assets as more particularly defined in that certain
Purchase Agreement of even date between Seller and Buyer (the
“Agreement”).
TO
HAVE
AND TO HOLD THE SAME unto the Buyer and its successors and assigns forever
from
the date hereof, upon and subject to the following terms and
conditions:
1.
Buyer
acknowledges its obligation for the payment of all taxes arising out of this
transaction and agrees to indemnify and hold Seller harmless from any claim,
demand or cause of action by any state or other governmental entity for
same.
2.
Buyer
assumes and discharges all liabilities and obligations relating to the Assumed
Liabilities as set forth in the Agreement as and when the same shall become
due.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller has executed this Xxxx of Sale this 18th day of
September, 2006.
Seller: |
Buyer:
|
Rodwell Software Systems, Inc. | Homeland Security Network, Inc. |
By: ___________________________
Name:
Title:
|
By:
____________________________
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
President
|
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EXHIBIT
B
ASSIGNMENT
AND TRANSFER AGREEMENT
This
Assignment and Transfer Agreement (this “Assignment”)
is made
as of September 18, 2006 by and between RODWELL SOFTWARE SYSTEMS, INC., a
Province of Alberta, Canada corporation, and all its Canada and foreign
affiliates, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, subcontractors,
contractors, agents, subsidiaries and other entities owned or controlled by
Rodwell Software Systems, Inc. worldwide (collectively the “Assignor”)
and
Homeland Security Network, Inc. a Nevada corporation (the “Company”).
1. Assignment
of Exclusive Rights.
Through
this instrument, the Assignors sell, grant, convey and assign to the Company,
exclusively for the United States market, in and for all languages (including
but not limited to computer and human languages whether now existing or
subsequently developed) all of the Assignors’ rights, titles and interests in or
under the Purchase Agreement of even date (the “Agreement”) entered into by the
parties, including all rights of the Assignors under all United States, Federal,
State or other “Governmental Authority” (as defined in Section 3 below),
copyright, trademark, trade secret, trade name, service xxxx, service name,
patent, and all other intellectual property or industrial property laws or
rights of any type or nature concerning the Agreement or the products identified
in the Agreement. The foregoing assignment of rights by the Assignors to the
Company is all inclusive and is without reservation of any right, title,
interest or use in the United States market, whether now existing or
subsequently arising.
2. Further
Instruments.
The
parties shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company, within five
(5)
days of the Company’s request for the same, such further instruments and
documents as the Company may request from time to time to facilitate
registration of any filings or record the transfers made in this Agreement
in
any public office, or otherwise to give notice or evidence of the Company’s
exclusive rights to exploit the products identified in the Agreement, to
exercise all the rights arising under the Agreement anywhere in the United
States and Canada.
3. Binding
Effect.
This
Assignment is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Company, its
successors and assigns and the Assignors and their successors and assigns.
This
Assignment supersedes any prior understandings, written agreements or oral
arrangements between the parties which concerns the subject matter of this
Assignment. This Assignment constitutes the complete understanding among the
parties, and no alteration or modification of any this Assignment’s provisions
will be valid unless made in a written instrument which all the parties
sign.
4. Applicable
Law.
The laws
of the State of Texas (other than those pertaining to conflicts of law) shall
govern all aspects of this Assignment, irrespective of the fact that one or
more
of the parties now is or may become a resident of a different
state.
[Signatures
Follow]
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Rodwell
Software Systems, Inc.
|
|
A
Nevada Corporation
|
A
Providence of Alberta, Canada Corporation
|
By:
________________________
|
By:
_________________________
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
Name:
|
President
|
Title:
|
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