KGIC BUSINESS COLLEGE (2010) CORP. (“Sprott-KGIC”) - and- KGIC LANGUAGE COLLEGE (2010) CORP. (“Sprott-KGIBC”) (collectively, Sprott-KGIC and Sprott-KGIBC are the “Purchaser”) - and - LIMPARK INVESTMENTS LTD. (“LIMPARK”) - and - KGIB COLLEGE CORP....
KGIC
BUSINESS COLLEGE (2010) CORP.
(“Sprott-KGIC”)
-
and-
KGIC
LANGUAGE COLLEGE (2010) CORP.
(“Sprott-KGIBC”)
(collectively,
Sprott-KGIC and Sprott-KGIBC are the “Purchaser”)
-
and -
LIMPARK
INVESTMENTS LTD.
(“LIMPARK”)
-
and -
KGIB
COLLEGE CORP.
(“KCOLLEGE
VICTORIA”)
-
and -
KGIC
COLLEGE INC.
(“KCOLLEGE”)
-
and -
664054
B.C. LTD.
(“KGIC
SURREY”)
-
and –
LIMKWON
INVESTMENTS LTD.
(“LIMKWON”)
-
and -
KGIBC
TORONTO INC.
(“KGIBC
TORONTO”)
-
and –
XXXX
INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(“XXXX”)
(collectively,
Limpark , KCollege Victoria, KCollege, KGIC Surrey, Limkwon, KGIBC
Toronto and Xxxx are the “Vendors”)
-
and -
XXXX
X. XXX
(“Lim”)
(the
“Covenantor”)
ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
March
15, 2010
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
1.
ARTICLE
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6 |
1.1 Defined
Terms
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6 |
1.2 Knowledge
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13 |
1.3 Including
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13 |
1.4 Schedules
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13 |
1.5 Currency
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13 |
1.6 Choice
of Law
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13 |
1.7 Interpretation
Not Affected by Headings or Party Drafting
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13 |
1.8 Number
and Gender
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13 |
1.9 Time
of Essence
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14 |
1.10 Statutes
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14 |
2. PURCHASE
AND SALE
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14 |
2.1 Purchase
and Sale
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14 |
2.2 Purchase
Price
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14 |
2.3 Allocation
of the Purchase Price
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14 |
2.4 Payment
of Purchase Price
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14 |
2.5 Assumed
Liabilities
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15 |
2.6 INTENTIONALLY
DELETED
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15 |
2.7 Adjustment
based on Negative Working Capital
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16 |
2.8 Post
Closing Payments
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16 |
2.9 Tuition
Refunds
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17 |
2.10
Audit of Purchaser Earn Out Statements
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17 |
2.11 Employee
Contracts
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17 |
2.12 Non-Assignable
Contracts and Licenses
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17 |
2.13 PCTIA
REQUIREMENTS
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17 |
2.14
TESL Requirements
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17 |
2.15 PCCA
Requirements
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18 |
3. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
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18 |
3.1 Representations
and Warranties of the Vendors and Covenantor
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18 |
3.2 Representations
and Warranties of the Purchaser
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27 |
3.3 Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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28 |
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4. VENDORS’
OBLIGATIONS PRIOR TO CLOSING
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28 |
4.1 Vendors’
Obligations
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28 |
5. CLOSING
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28 |
5.1 Closing
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28 |
5.2 Delivery
of Documents
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29 |
5.3 Preparation
of Documents
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30 |
5.4 Delivery
to Escrow Agent
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30 |
5.5 Discharge
of Encumbrances by Vendors
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30 |
5.6 Purchaser’s
Obligation to Close
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31 |
5.7 Conditions
for the Benefit of the Vendors
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31 |
5.8 GST
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31 |
5.9 Provincial
Sales Tax
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31 |
5.10 Vendors’
and Covenantor’s Cooperation Following Closing
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32 |
6. INDEMNIFICATION
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32 |
6.1 Indemnity
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32 |
6.2 Procedures
Relating to Indemnity Claims
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33 |
6.3 Right
to Contest
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34 |
6.4 Calculation
and Adjustments
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34 |
6.5 Subrogation
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34 |
6.6 Mitigation
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34 |
7.
ARBITRATION
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34 |
7.1 Reasonable
Commercial Efforts to Settle Disputes
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34 |
7.2 Arbitration
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35 |
8. GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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35 |
8.1 Public
Disclosure
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35 |
8.2 Further
Assurances
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35 |
8.3 Remedies
Cumulative
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35 |
8.4 Notices
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36 |
8.5 Counterparts
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37 |
8.6 Legal
and Other Professional Fees
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37 |
8.7 Assignment
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37 |
8.8 Personal
Data
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37 |
8.9 Successors
and Assigns
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37 |
8.10 Entire
Agreement
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37 |
8.11 Waiver
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37 |
8.12 Amendments
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37 |
8.13 Survival
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38 |
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SCHEDULES
Allocation of
Purchase Price
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Schedule
2.3
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Adjustment to
Purchase Price for cash and cash equivalents
|
Schedule
2.7
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Assumed
Liabilities
|
Schedule 1.1(f)
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Business
|
Schedule
1.1(j)
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Commitments
for Capital Expenditures
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Schedule 3.1(p)
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Dormitory
Agreement(s)
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Schedule
5.2(k)
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Educational
Accreditations and Approvals
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Schedule 3.1(z)
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Employee
Benefits
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Schedule 3.1(nn)
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Employees and
Contractors
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Schedule 3.1(ii)
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Employee
Policy Manuals and Employee Handbooks
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Schedule 3.1(mm)
|
Employment
Agreement of Xxxxxx Xxxx
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Schedule 5.2(i)
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Employment
Agreement with Xxxx X. Xxx
|
Schedule
5.2(j)
|
Escrow
Agreement
|
Schedule 1.1(ee)
|
Foreign
Representatives
|
Schedule
3.1(qq)
|
Forecast of
Performance
|
Schedule
4.1(a)
|
Form Student
Contract
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Schedule
1.1(kk)
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Guarantees,
Warranties and Discounts
|
Schedule 3.1(y)
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Insurance
|
Schedule 3.1(oo)
|
Intellectual
Property
|
Schedule 3.1(w)
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Leases of
Personal Property
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Schedule 3.1(v)
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Leased
Premises
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Schedule 3.1(s)
|
Licenses,
Agency, Distribution and Royalty Agreements
|
Schedule 3.1(w)
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Litigation
and Other Proceedings
|
Schedule 3.1(q)
|
Material
Contracts
|
Schedule
3.1(gg)
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Negative
Working Capital Calculation
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Schedule 1.1(kkk)
|
No Other
Purchase Agreement or Commitments
|
Schedule 8.10
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Corporate
Organization Chart
|
Schedule
M
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Partnerships
|
Schedule 3.1(g)
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PCCA
Courses
|
Schedule 3.1(z)(ii)
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PCTIA
Courses
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Schedule 3.1(z)
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Pre-Closing
Date Statements
|
Schedule
1.1(eeee)
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Purchased
Assets
|
Schedule
1.1(gggg)
|
TCAF Premium
and Bonding Requirements
|
Schedule
3.1(ee)
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TESL
Courses
|
Schedule 3.1(z)
|
Trust
Agreement
|
Schedule
5.2(n)
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Vendors Bank
Accounts
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Schedule
1.1(vvvv)
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Vendors’
Contractual and Regulatory Approvals
|
Schedule 3.1(b)
|
3
THIS ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT is made as of the 15th day of March, 2010
BETWEEN:
KGIC
BUSINESS COLLEGE (2010) CORP.
(“Sprott-KGIC”)
-
and-
KGIC
LANGUAGE COLLEGE (2010) CORP.
(“Sprott-KGIBC”)
(collectively,
Sprott-KGIC and Sprott-KGIBC are the “Purchaser”)
-
and -
LIMPARK
INVESTMENTS LTD.
(“LIMPARK”)
-
and –
KGIB
COLLEGE CORP.
(“KCOLLEGE
VICTORIA”)
-and-
KGIC
COLLEGE INC.
(“KCOLLEGE”)
-
and –
664054
B.C. LTD.
(“KGIC
SURREY”)
-
and –
LIMKWON
INVESTMENTS LTD.
(“LIMKWON”)
-
and -
KGIBC
TORONTO INC.
(“KGIBC
TORONTO”)
-
and –
XXXX
INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(“XXXX”)
(collectively,
Limpark , KCollege Victoria, KCollege, KGIC Surrey, Limkwon,KGIBC Toronto and
Xxxx are the “Vendors”)
-
and -
XXXX
X. XXX
(“Lim”)
(the
“Covenantor”)
4
WHEREAS:
Vancouver
Operations
X. Xxxxxxx, doing
business as KGIBC Vancouver, carries on the business of offering diploma courses
in business management, hotel management and other education programs and
operates as Canada TESOL Centre offering the TESL Advanced Programs at 000
Xxxxxxxxx Xx., Xxxxxxxxx, X.X.
B. Limpark, doing
business as Canada TESOL
Centre (formerly King Xxxxxx International Business College), carries on the
business of offering the TESL Advanced Programs and other
educational programs at 000 – 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xx., Xxxxxxxxx,
X.X.
C. KCollege, doing
business as KGIC Vancouver, carries on the business of offering English as a
Second Language (“ESL”) and other education programs at 000 - 0000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxxx
X. XXxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
doing business as King Xxxxxx International Business College, carries on the
business of offering diploma courses in business management, hotel management
and other education programs at Main Level 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
X.X.
E. KCollege Victoria,
doing business as Canada TESOL Centre, carries on the
business of offering the TESL Advanced Programs and other
educational programs at Main Level 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx,
X.X.
F. Paek, doing
business as KGIC Victoria, carries on the business of offering ESL and other
education programs at Xxxx 000 - 00 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, X.X.
Surrey,
B.C.
G. KGIC Surrey, doing
business as King Xxxxxx International College, carries on the business of
offering ESL and other education programs at 000 - 00000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx, X.X.
Toronto,
Ontario
H. KGIBC Toronto,
doing business as KGIBC Toronto, carries on the business of business management,
hotel management and other education programs at 000 - 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx.,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx.
I. KGIBC Toronto,
doing business as Canada TESOL Centre, carries on the
business of offering the TESL Advanced Programs and other
educational programs at 000 - 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx., Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx.
X. Xxxxxxx, doing
business as KGIC Toronto, carries on the business of offering ESL and other
education programs at 7th
floor - 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx and prior to the Closing Date will
open a location at #000-0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xx., Xxxxxxx,, Xxxx Xxxxxx at which it
will offer ESL programs.
X. Xxx is a
shareholder of all of the Vendors except Xxxx, KGIC Surrey and KCollege
Victoria.
L. The Purchaser
wishes to purchase and the Vendors wish to sell certain of their assets in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
M. Attached hereto as
Schedule M is a full corporate diagram setting out the Vendors and their
respective operations.
5
NOW THEREFORE, in
consideration of the respective covenants, agreements, representations,
warranties and indemnities herein contained and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:
1. ARTICLE
1.1 Defined
Terms
Whenever used in
this Agreement, including the Schedules hereto, unless there is something in the
subject matter or context inconsistent therewith, the following words and terms
will have the indicated meanings and grammatical variations of such words and
terms will have corresponding meanings:
(a)
|
“Accounts
Receivable” means all accounts receivable, book debts and other debts due
or accruing due to the Vendors;
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(b)
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“Affiliate”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in the BC
Act;
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(c)
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“arm’s
length” shall have the meaning normally ascribed to such a term under the
ITA;
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(d)
|
“Approval”
means any approval, license and/or authorization of any nature or kind
granted by any Approving Authority with respect to the operations of the
Vendors or any of them in all jurisdictions including jurisdictions
outside of Canada and including the BC Approvals, Ontario Approvals and
Nova Scotia Approvals;
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(e)
|
“Approving
Authority” means any governmental body, regulatory authority or any other
person having jurisdiction over any educational matter or business
operation of any Person;
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(f)
|
“Assumed
Liabilities” means only those liabilities set out in Schedule
1.1(f);
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(g)
|
“Authorization”
means, with respect to any Person, any filing with or notification to, or
order, permit, approval, consent, waiver, license, registration, clearance
or similar authorization of any Government Agency having jurisdiction over
the Person;
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(h)
|
“BC Act”
means the Business
Corporations Act (British Columbia), SBC 2002, Chap.
57;
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(i)
|
“BC
Approvals” means all required Approvals from all Approving Authorities
including Approvals from PCTIA, TESL and Languages
Canada;
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(j)
|
“Business”
means the business and undertaking of the Vendors consisting of those
operations generally described on Schedule
1.1(j);
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(k)
|
“Business
Day” means any day other than a day which is a Saturday, a Sunday or a day
on which banks in Vancouver, British Columbia are not generally open for
business;
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(l)
|
“CIBT Shares”
means shares of CIBT Education Group Inc. as currently
constituted;
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(m)
|
“CIBT Share
Value” means, for August 31, 2010 (the “Share Valuation
Day”):
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(i)
|
if, on the
Share Valuation Day, the CIBT Shares are listed on the TSX and the TSX is
making the VWAP available, the arithmetic average of the VWAP on the 30
days prior to the Share Valuation Day that the VWAP is
available;
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(ii)
|
if, on the
Share Valuation Day, the CIBT Shares are listed on the TSX but the TSX is
not making the VWAP available, the arithmetic average of the closing price
of CIBT Shares on the TSX on the 30 trading days immediately preceding the
Share Valuation Day;
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(iii)
|
if, on the
Share Valuation Day, the CIBT Shares are not listed on the TSX but are
listed on another stock exchange, the arithmetic average of the closing
price of CIBT Shares on such other stock exchange on the 30 Trading Days
immediately preceding the Share Valuation Day;
and
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(iv)
|
if the CIBT
Shares are not then listed on the TSX or any other stock exchange, the
fair market value of a CIBT Share on the Share Valuation Day as determined
by agreement of the Parties or failing such agreement by arbitration in
accordance with Section 7.2; and, for purposes of the foregoing, “VWAP”
means the Volume Weighted Average Trading Price for CIBT Shares as
determined by the TSX;
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6
(n)
|
“Claims”
means, in respect of any matter, all claims, liabilities, demands, costs,
damages, assessments, expenses, losses, suits, orders, actions,
proceedings (governmental, administrative or otherwise), judgments,
reviews, inquiries, investigations, audits, obligations and debts,
including interest, penalties, fines, court costs and legal and other
professional fees and disbursements, arising directly or indirectly as a
consequence of such matter;
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(o)
|
“Closing” has
the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
5;
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(p)
|
“Closing
Date” means March 12, 2010 or such other date as the parties may agree
upon in writing;
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(q)
|
“Closing
Time” means 11:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on the Closing Date or such other
time on the Closing Date as the parties may
agree;
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(r)
|
“Condition”
means, with respect to any Person, the condition of the assets,
liabilities, operations, activities, earnings, prospects, affairs and
financial position of the Person;
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(s)
|
“Contract”
means any agreement, indenture, contract, lease, deed of trust, license,
option, certificate, instrument or other commitment, whether written or
oral;
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(t)
|
“Dispute” has
the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
7.1;
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(u)
|
“Earn Out”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
2.4(c);
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(v)
|
“EBITDA”
means normalized earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization derived by the Purchaser from the operations of the Business
purchased pursuant to this Agreement and as subsequently operated by the
Purchaser calculated in accordance with GAAP and the term “normalized” as
used in this definition shall include a mutually agreed upon fair market
management fee to be charged by a related company for head office
management, whether or not such management fee is actually paid, to be
arbitrated if the parties cannot
agree;
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(w)
|
“EBITDA
Shortfall” means the amount by which Milestone EBITDA for any period
exceeds the actual EBITDA and “EBITDA Shortfall Percentage” means the
fraction the numerator of which is the EBITDA Shortfall and the
denominator of which is the Milestone EBITDA multiplied by 100 (to equate
to a percentage);
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(x)
|
“Employee
Plans” means all oral or written plans, arrangements, agreements,
programs, policies, practices or undertakings, formal or informal, with
respect to all of the current and/or former directors, officers,
employees, independent contractors or agents of the Vendors or any person
forming part of the Vendors which provide for or relate
to:
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(i)
|
bonus, profit
sharing or deferred profit sharing, performance compensation, deferred or
incentive compensation, share compensation, share purchase or share option
purchase, share appreciation rights, phantom stock, vacation or vacation
pay, sick pay, employee loans, or any other compensation in addition to
salary (“Incentive Plans”);
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(ii)
|
retirement or
retirement savings, including, registered or unregistered pension plans,
pensions, supplemental pensions, registered retirement savings plans
(“RRSP”), RRSP matching benefits and retirement compensation arrangements
(“Pension Plans”);
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(iii)
|
insured or
self-insured benefits for or relating to income continuation or other wage
loss benefits (including short term disability, long term disability and
workers compensation), hospitalization, health, welfare, legal costs or
expenses, medical or dental treatments or expenses, life insurance,
accident, death or survivor’s benefits, supplementary employment
insurance, day care, tuition or professional commitments or expenses or
similar employment benefits (“Benefit Plans”);
or
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(iv)
|
indemnity
agreements or insurance policies for directors and
officers;
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(y)
|
“Encumbrances”
means mortgages, charges, pledges, security interests, liens,
encumbrances, actions, rights and claims, adverse interests, acquisition
rights of third parties, demands and equities of any nature, whatsoever or
howsoever arising, and any rights or privileges capable of becoming any of
the foregoing;
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(z)
|
“Environment”
has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
3.1(r);
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(aa)
|
“Environmental
Laws” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
3.1(r);
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(bb)
|
“Environmental
Permits” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
3.1(r);
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(cc)
|
“Equipment
Contracts” means motor vehicle leases, equipment leases, conditional sales
contracts, title retention agreements and other similar agreements binding
upon the Vendors or any of them relating to equipment and/or
vehicles;
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(dd)
|
“Escrow
Agent” means the Purchaser’s Counsel, the escrow agent set out in the
Escrow Agreement;
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(ee)
|
“Escrow
Agreement” means an agreement to be dated as of the Closing Date, executed
by Xxxxxxxxx, the Vendors and the Escrow Agent in the form attached hereto
as Schedule 1.1(ee);
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(ff)
|
“Escrow
Money” initially has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.4(b) and
after Closing means the monies held by the Escrow Agent from time to time
pursuant to The Escrow Agreement;
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(gg)
|
“Expert” has
the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
2.10;
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(hh)
|
“Financial
Statements” means, collectively, the Vendors’ Statements, the Pre-Closing
Date Statements and the Post-Closing Date
Statements;
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(ii)
|
“Foreign
Agent” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
3.1(qq);
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(jj)
|
“Foreign
Agent Agreement” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
3.1(qq);
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(kk)
|
”Form Student
Contract” means that agreement attached as Schedule 1.1(kk) and “Student
Contracts” mean all such contracts entered into between the Vendors, or
any of them, with their students;
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(ll)
|
“generally
accepted accounting principles” or “GAAP” means the international
financial reporting standards (IFRS) applicable in Canada for the time
period of the financial statements referred to or calculations, as the
case may be;
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(mm)
|
“Government
Agencies” means any federal, provincial, state, municipal, local or other
government or governmental agency, board, commission or authority,
domestic or foreign and “Government Agency” means any one of
them;
|
(nn)
|
“Government
Assistance Programs” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
3.1(rr);
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(oo)
|
“Hazardous
Substance” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
3.1(r);
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(pp)
|
“Indemnification
Event” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
6.2;
|
(qq)
|
“Indemnified
Party” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
6.2;
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(rr)
|
“Indemnifying
Party” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
6.2;
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(ss)
|
“Independent
Accountants” means Deloitte & Touche LLP or such other Canadian
Chartered Accountants as may be retained by the Purchaser from time to
time on behalf of the Vendors;
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(tt)
|
“Insurance
Benefits” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
6.4(a)(i);
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(uu)
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“IP Assets”
means:
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(i)
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any and all
IP Rights as set out in Part I of Schedule 3.1(w) (the “Owned IP”),
and
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(ii)
|
the rights of
the Vendors or any of them in IP Rights that are not owned by the Vendors
or any of them and that are used in the operation, conduct or maintenance
of the Business, as it is currently and has historically been operated,
conducted or maintained as set out in Part II of Schedule 3.1(w) (the
“Licensed IP”), including the
IP Rights described in Schedule
3.1(w);
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(vv)
|
“IP Rights”
means any and all industrial or intellectual property (whether foreign or
domestic, registered or unregistered) including: (i) all inventions
(whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to
practice), and all patents, patent applications and patent disclosures,
together with all reissuances, continuations, continuations in part,
revisions, extensions and re-examinations thereof; (ii) all trade marks
(whether registered or unregistered) trade names, trade dress, logos,
business names, corporate names, domain names, uniform resource locators
(URL’s) and the internet websites related thereto, including website text,
graphics, images and other content, and including all goodwill associated
therewith and all applications, registrations and renewals in connection
therewith; (iii) all copyrightable works, all copyrights and all
applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith; (iv) all
industrial designs and all applications, registrations and renewals in
connection therewith; (v) all proprietary, technical or confidential
information, including all trade secrets, processes, procedures, know how,
show how, formulae, methods, data, compilations, databases and the
information contained therein; (vi) all computer software (including all
source code, object code and related documentation); and (vii) any
industrial or intellectual property that may exist, arise or be embodied
in those items set out in Schedule 3.1(w) together with: (a) all copies
and tangible embodiments of the foregoing (in whatever form or medium);
(b) all improvements, modifications, translations, adaptations,
refinements, derivations and combinations thereof; and (c) all
intellectual property rights related
thereto;
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(ww)
|
“ITA” means
the Income Tax
Act (Canada), as amended;
|
(xx)
|
“Labour
Representatives” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
3.1(ll);
|
(yy)
|
“Languages
Canada” means Languages Canada, an organization providing accreditation to
Persons offering ESL courses;
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(zz)
|
“Laws” means
any and all applicable laws including all statutes, codes, ordinances,
decrees, rules, regulations, municipal by-laws, judicial or arbitral or
administrative or ministerial or departmental or regulatory judgments,
orders, decisions, rulings or awards, policies, guidelines, and general
principles of common and civil law and equity, binding on or affecting the
Person referred to in the context in which the word is
used;
|
(aaa)
|
“Leases” has
the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
3.1(s);
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(bbb)
|
“Leased
Premises” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
3.1(s);
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(ccc)
|
“Letter of
Intent” means the letter of intent dated December 16, 2009 between KGIC
Education Group and CIBT Education Group Inc. as amended or extended from
time to time;
|
(ddd)
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“Licenses”
means all licenses, permits, Authorizations, registrations, certificates,
franchises and qualifications required to own properties and assets and
any on the Business as presently
conducted;
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(eee)
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“Losses”
means any and all net financial losses, damages, liabilities, obligations,
penalties, encumbrances, assessments, costs and expenses sustained,
suffered or incurred by the Party seeking indemnification as a direct
result of any Indemnification
Event;
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(fff)
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“Material
Adverse Change” or “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any
Person, any change or effect (or any Condition, event or development
involving a prospective change or effect) in the business, operations,
results of operations, assets, capitalization, financial condition,
licenses, permits, concessions, rights, liabilities, prospects or
privileges, whether contractual or otherwise, of a Person which is
materially adverse to the business of that
Person;
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(ggg)
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“Material
Contract” means a written Contract that would reasonably be expected to
result in revenues or expenditures to the Vendors or any of them (or the
Purchaser, as assignee thereof) in any twelve month period after the
Closing of $5,000.00 or more and which cannot be terminated with less than
three months notice on a without penalty
basis.
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(hhh)
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“MTCU” means
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and
Unviversities;
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(iii)
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“MTCU LOC
Assignment Documents” means documents satisfactory to the Purchaser
pursuant to which the Vendors assign all their, right, title and interest
in Letters of Credit or other guarantee documents (“LOC’s”) lodged with
MTCU and all related bank deposits provided to the Vendors banks to secure
issuance of the said LOC’s’
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(jjj)
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“Milestone
EBITDA” means the EBITDA for such period as set out for calculating the
Earn Out in Section 2.4(c) and “Milestone Net Revenue” means the Net
Revenue for such period shown in the same
Section;
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(kkk)
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“Negative
Working Capital” means the amount by which the current liabilities,
excluding the current portion of long term debt and capital leases of the
Vendors, exceeds current assets of the Vendors, an example calculation of
which is set forth in Schedule 1.1(kkk). Such calculation shall
include deferred revenue only to 75% of the actual amount as stated in the
Financial Statements;
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(lll)
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“Net Revenue”
means tuition revenues received by the Purchaser from students who have
enrolled in the educational courses provided by the Purchaser in Diploma
Courses, TESL Courses and ESL courses offered by the Purchaser
minus:
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(i)
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that portion
of the revenues which is determined under GAAP as “deferred revenue”, as
prepaid unearned revenue and or any other liability associated with
amounts paid by students for courses which have not been fully delivered
at the end of the period for which revenue is
calculated;
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(ii)
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refunds
and/or rebates; and
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(iii)
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taxes of any
nature or kind including GST and/or HST if
applicable;
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(mmm)
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“Net Revenue
Shortfall” means the amount by which Milestone Net Revenue for any period
exceeds the actual Net Revenue and “Net Revenue Shortfall Percentage”
means the fraction the numerator of which is the Net Revenue Shortfall and
the denominator of which is the Milestone Net Revenue multiplied by 100
(to equate to a percentage);
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(nnn)
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“Non-Competition
and Confidentiality Agreement” means the non-competition and
confidentiality agreement to be entered into on Closing Date by each of
the Vendors and where required, their
principals
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(ooo)
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“Nova Scotia
Approvals” means all required Approvals from all Approving Authorities
including Languages Canada;
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(ppp)
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“Ontario Act”
means the Ontario
Business Corporations Act of
Ontario;
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(qqq)
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“Ontario
Approvals” means all required Approvals from all Approving
Authorities including Approvals from the Ontario Ministry of Training,
Colleges and Universities, TESL and Languages
Canada;
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(rrr)
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“Ordinary
Course”, in relation to any Person, refers to the business of such Person
carried on in the regular and ordinary course, consistent with past
practice;
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(sss)
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“Parties”
means the Purchaser and each of the Vendors and the Covenantor, and
“Party” means any one of them;
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(ttt)
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“PCCA” means
the Ontario Private
Career Colleges Act, S.O. 2005, Chapter 28, as
amended;
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(uuu)
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“PCCA
Approvals” means the approvals granted by the Superintendent of Private
Career Colleges under PCCA to the Vendors or any of them to offer and
advertise the Vendor’s registered PCCA Courses, as well as the necessary
exemptions to offer the Vendors’ Courses that are exempt from PCCA
registration requirements;
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(vvv)
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“PCCA
Courses” means those courses subject to the approval requirements of the
PCCA and offered by Persons comprising the Vendors set out on Schedule
3.1(z);
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(www)
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“PCCA
Registration” means registration under the PCCA permitting the Vendors or
any of them to offer the PCCA Courses that are subject to registration in
accordance with the provisions of the
PCCA;
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(xxx)
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“PCTIA” means
Private Career Training Institutions Agency created under and pursuant to
the PCTI Act;
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(yyy)
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“PCTIA
Courses” means those courses offered by Persons comprising the Vendors set
out on Schedule 3.1(z);
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(zzz)
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“PCTIA
Registrations” means the registration under PCTIA permitting the Vendors
or any of them to offer the PCTIA Courses that are subject to registration
in accordance with the provisions of
PCTIA;
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(aaaa)
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“PCTI Act”
means the Private Career
Training Institutions Act, SBC 2003, Chap. 79 and all amendment
thereto;
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(bbbb)
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“Person”
includes any individual, corporation, limited liability company, unlimited
liability company, body corporate, partnership, limited liability
partnership, firm, joint venture, syndicate, association, capital venture
fund, trust, trustee, executor, administrator, legal personal
representative, estate, government, Government Agency or board or
commission or authority and any other form of entity or organization,
whether or not having legal status;
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(cccc)
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“Personal
Data” means information about an identifiable individual, customer or
employee that is in the custody or under the control of the Vendors or any
of them;
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(dddd)
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“Post-Closing
Date Statements” means the unaudited consolidated financial statements for
operations of the Vendors prepared by external accountants
LeeJung Chartered Accountants and Advisors (“LeeJung”) on behalf of the
Vendors on a Notice to Reader basis consistent with the Vendors Audited
Statements and covering the period from September 1, 2009 to the Closing
Date;
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(eeee)
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“Pre-Closing
Date Statements” means the unaudited consolidated financial statements for
operations of the Vendors prepared by Xxx Xxxx on a Notice to Reader basis
consistent with the Vendors Audited Statements and covering the period
from September 1, 2009 to January 31, 2010 attached hereto as Schedule
1.1(eeee);
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(ffff)
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“Purchase
Price” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section
2.2;
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(gggg)
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“Purchased
Assets” means those assets set out in Schedule 1.1(gggg), the IP Assets
and the Approvals which have been identified in writing by the Vendors and
Purchaser prior to the date of this
Agreement;
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(hhhh)
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“Purchaser
Earn Out Statements” means the statements prepared by the Purchaser
showing the annual calculation of EBITDA for the years ending the last day
of February, 2011, 2012 and 2013
respectively;
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(iiii)
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“Purchaser’s
Accountant” means Deloitte & Touche
LLP;
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(jjjj)
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“Purchaser’s
Counsel” means Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxx
LLP;
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(kkkk)
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“Schedules”
means collectively the schedules attached to and forming part of this
Agreement;
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(llll)
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“Subsidiaries”
has the meaning attributed to such term in the BC
Act;
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(mmmm)
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“TCAF” means
Ontario Training Completion Assurance Fund established by Ontario
Regulation 414/06 under and pursuant to the
PCCA;
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(nnnn)
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“TESL” means
TESL Canada Federation, a corporation without share capital incorporated
under Part 2 of the Canada Corporations
Act;
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(oooo)
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“TESL
Accreditation” means recognition by
TESL;
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(pppp)
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“TESL
Courses” means those courses which have TESL Accreditation and are offered
by Persons comprising the Vendors as set out in Schedule
3.1(z);
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(qqqq)
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“Third Party”
means any Person other than the Purchaser, the Vendors, or the
Covenantor;
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(rrrr)
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“Tuition
Refunds” means all refunds to which students of the Vendors are entitled
and for which the Purchaser may be liable as a result of or arising out of
the purchase transaction contemplated herein or any action, event or
occurrence prior to the Closing Date, including PCTIA Tuition Refunds and
PCCA Tuition Refunds as defined in Section
2.9;
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(ssss)
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“Vendor/IPCo
Indemnity” means an indemnity agreement pursuant to which the Vendors and
Covenantor agree directly with IPCo that the benefit all representations,
warranties and indemnities in this Purchase Agreement will extend to the
benefit of IPCo;
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(tttt)
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“Vendors’
Accountants” means BDO Canada LLP;
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(uuuu)
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“Vendors
Audited Statements” means the combined financial statements of the Vendors
together with all related notes thereto prepared by the Vendors
Accountants for the periods referred to
below;
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(vvvv)
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“Vendors Bank
Accounts” means all bank accounts of the Vendors into which persons owing
money to the Vendors and Foreign Representatives may deposit monies
constituting part of the Purchased Assets as set out on Schedule
1.1(vvvv);
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Vendor
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Combined
Audited Financial Statements for the fiscal years ending:
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Combined
Audited Financial Statements for the following periods:
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Limpark
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2009-04-30
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2009-05-01 to
2009-08-31
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KCollege
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2009-04-30
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2009-05-01 to
2009-08-31
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KGIC
Surrey
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2009-04-30
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2009-05-01 to
2009-08-31
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Xxxx
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2009-03-31
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2009-04-01 to
2009-08-31
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KCollege
Victoria
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2009-03-31
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2009-04-01 to
2009-08-31
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Limkwon
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2009-12-31
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2009-01-01 to
2009-08-31
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KGIBC
Toronto
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2008-12-31
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2009-01-01 to
2009-08-31
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(wwww)
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“Vendors Bank
Transfer Documents” means documents to be executed by the Vendors
respectively adding the designated Purchaser jointly to each of the
Vendors Bank Accounts, removing all signing authorities from the Vendors
and substituting therefor nominees of the Purchaser, granting a general
security agreement for all deposits to such accounts to the Purchaser, and
assigning all interest in such accounts to and declaring that all monies
deposited to such accounts are held in trust by the respective Vendors for
the designated Purchaser and subordination agreements from all prior
Encumbrances;
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(xxxx)
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“Vendors’
Counsel” means Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, LLP.
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1.2 Knowledge
Any reference
herein to “the knowledge of” the Vendors or the Covenantor or words to like
effect means the actual knowledge of the directors and officers of the Vendor
and of the Covenantor, and if any such person acts with wilful blindness for
purposes of avoiding liability, Claims or Losses pursuant to this Agreement or
acted with unreasonable wilful blindness in gross negligence of his or her
fiduciary duties to the Vendors, the knowledge such person would have had if
such person had not acted with such wilful blindness.
1.3 Including
Where used herein
the word “including” means “including without limitation”.
1.4 Schedules
The Schedules are
incorporated into this Agreement by reference and are deemed to be part
hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, information disclosed in any
Schedule shall be deemed to be disclosed for all purposes including disclosure
in any other Schedule.
1.5 Currency
Unless otherwise
indicated, all dollar amounts referred to in this Agreement are stated in
Canadian currency.
1.6 Choice of
Law
This Agreement, and
each of the documents contemplated by or delivered under or in connection with
this Agreement (to the extent no choice of law is specified therein), shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British
Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein (without reference to
conflicts of laws principles).
1.7 Interpretation Not
Affected by Headings or Party Drafting
The division of
this Agreement into articles, sections, paragraphs, subsections and clauses and
the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not
affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. The
terms “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and similar expressions
refer to this Agreement, including the Schedules hereto, and not to any
particular article, section, paragraph, clause or other portion hereof and
include any agreement or instrument supplementary or ancillary
hereto. Unless otherwise indicated, any reference in this Agreement
to an Article, Section, recital, subsection, clause or Schedule refers to the
specified Article, Section, recital, subsection, clause or Schedule of this
Agreement. The parties hereto acknowledge that their respective legal
counsel have reviewed and participated in settling the terms of this Agreement,
and the parties hereby agree that any rule of construction to the effect that
any ambiguity is to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be
applicable in the interpretation of this Agreement.
1.8 Number and
Gender
Where the context
so requires in this Agreement, unless there is something in the subject matter
or context inconsistent therewith:
(a)
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words
importing the singular number include the plural and vice versa;
and
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(b)
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words
importing the use of any gender shall include all
genders.
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1.9 Time of
Essence
Time shall be of
the essence hereof.
1.10
Statutes
Unless otherwise
provided herein, any reference to statutes or regulations in this Agreement
shall refer to such statutes or regulations as amended or replaced from time to
time.
2. PURCHASE
AND SALE
2.1 Purchase and
Sale
On the terms and
subject to the fulfillment of the conditions hereof, the Vendors
will sell, assign and transfer the Purchased Assets free and clear of
all Encumbrances and with all rights and benefits attaching thereto and the
Purchaser will purchase and accept the Purchased Assets from the
Vendors.
2.2 Purchase
Price
The total,
aggregate consideration payable by the Purchaser hereunder for the sale,
assignment and transfer to the Purchaser of the Purchased Assets and the
performance by the Vendors of their respective obligations under this Agreement,
is a maximum of $9,000,000, as adjusted pursuant to Sections 2.4 and 2.7 (the
“Purchase Price”).
2.3 Allocation of the
Purchase Price
The Purchaser and
the Vendors agree that the Purchase Price shall be allocated as set out on
Schedule 2.3.
2.4 Payment of Purchase
Price
The Purchase Price,
subject to adjustments set out herein, shall be paid and satisfied by the
Purchaser as follows:
(a)
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$4,300,000,
subject to the adjustment for Negative Working Capital in accordance with
the Pre-Closing Date Statements, as set out in Section 2.7 paid in cash at
Closing Date;
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(b)
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$700,000 to
the Escrow Agent to be held by the Escrow Agent and paid out in accordance
with the Escrow Agreement;
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(c)
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A maximum of
$4,000,000 (the “Earn Out”) calculated as
follows:
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(i)
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for the
period March 16, 2010 to February 28, 2011, a maximum of $958,904.55
if:
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A.
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Net Revenue
exceeds $16,109,588; and
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B.
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EBITDA
exceeds $1,284,930;
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provided that if
there is a Net Revenue Shortfall or EBITDA Shortfall, the said payment shall be
reduced by that percentage equal to two times the greater of: (1) the Net
Revenue Shortfall Percentage or (2) the EBITDA Shortfall Percentage and further
provided that the total deduction shall not exceed the full amount of the Earn
Out for such period;
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(ii)
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for the
period March 16, 2010 to February 28, 2011, a maximum of $958,904.55 of
CIBT Shares valued at CIBT Share Value
if:
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A.
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Net Revenue
exceeds $16,109,588; and
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B.
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EBITDA
exceeds $1,284,930;
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provided that if
there is a Net Revenue Shortfall or EBITDA Shortfall, the CIBT Shares multiplied
by the CIBT Share Value shall be reduced by that percentage equal to two times
the greater of: (1) the Net Revenue Shortfall Percentage or (2) the EBITDA
Shortfall Percentage and further provided that the total deduction shall not
exceed the full amount of the Earn Out for such period;
(iii)
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for the
period March 1, 2011 to February 29, 2012, a maximum of $1,000,000
if:
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A.
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Net Revenue
exceeds $18,200,000; and
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B.
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EBITDA
exceeds $2,000,000;
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provided that if
there is a Net Revenue Shortfall Percentage or EBITDA Shortfall, the said
payment shall be reduced by that percentage equal to two times the
greater of: (1) the Net Revenue Shortfall Percentage or (2) the EBITDA Shortfall
Percentage and further provided that the total deduction shall not exceed the
full amount of the Earn Out for such period;
(iv)
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for the
period March 1, 2012 to February 28, 2013, a maximum of $1,000,000
if:
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A.
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Net Revenue
exceeds $23,000,000; and
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B.
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EBITDA
exceeds $3,450,000;
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provided that if
there is a Net Revenue Shortfall or EBITDA Shortfall, the said payment shall be
reduced by that percentage equal to two times the greater of: (1) the Net
Revenue Shortfall Percentage or (2) the EBITDA Shortfall Percentage and further
provided that the total deduction shall not exceed the full amount of the Earn
Out for such period.
When calculating
the Net Revenue Shortfall or EBITDA Shortfall for any period, amounts by which
the Net Revenue exceeds the Milestone Net Revenue for any prior period and
amounts by which the EBITDA exceeds the Milestone EBITDA for any prior period
may be carried forward to the next subsequent period(s).
2.5 Assumed
Liabilities
On Closing, the
Purchaser shall assume obligation for and perform and pay when due all of the
Assumed Liabilities. The Purchaser shall not assume any liabilities
of the Vendors or any of them except as expressly set forth herein.
2.6 INTENTIONALLY
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2.7 Adjustment based on
Negative Working Capital
The Purchase Price
shall be adjusted downwards by the amount of the Negative Working
Capital. 50% of the adjustment for Negative Working Capital shall be
deducted from the cash payment to be made by the Purchaser on account of the
Purchase Price under Section 2.4(a) above and the remaining 50% shall be
deducted from the Earn Out commencing on the first Earn Out payment and
continuing thereafter until the deficiency is fully paid, provided that the
Vendor will not be liable to pay any amount of the 50% of the Negative Working
Capital remaining outstanding after full deduction against the Earn Out
amounts.
The Negative
Working Capital Adjustment on Closing shall be the estimate as of the Closing
Date by the Purchaser’s Accountants and agreed upon by the Vendors’ Accountants
and the Purchaser’s Accountants, acting reasonably and having regard to the
Pre-Closing Date Statements and other operating information from the Business
(the "Negative Working Capital Estimate").
If the Negative
Working Capital as determined pursuant to the Post-Closing Date Statements (the
“Post Closing Negative Working Capital”):
(a)
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exceeds the
Negative Working Capital Estimate, the Purchase Price will be recalculated
in accordance with the preceding paragraph and 50% of any excess will be
deducted from the Escrow Money and returned to the Purchaser with accrued
interest and the other 50% shall be deducted from the Earn Out as set out
in the first paragraph of this
Section;
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(b)
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is less than
the Negative Working Capital Estimate 50% of any deficiency shall be
forthwith paid by the Purchaser to the Vendors together with an equivalent
accrued interest on such amount based on the interest rate being earned on
the Escrow Money, and 50% of the deficiency shall reduce the amount to be
applied against the Earn Out.
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(c)
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For the
purposes of calculation of the Purchase Price, the Vendors and the
Purchaser have assumed the net cash and cash equivalents as shown on the
Financial Statements would be sold and transferred to the Purchaser and
subsequently further adjusted in accordance with the Post-Closing Date
Statements. If the Vendors or the Purchaser elect not to
include the cash and cash equivalents in the Purchased Assets, the
Purchase portion of the price paid on closing shall be reduced in
accordance with this Section 2.7 as estimated by the calculation thereof
attached as Schedule 2.7. In the absence of a formal election,
the Parties shall be deemed to have elected that the cash and cash
equivalents shall form part of the Purchased Assets. In the
event any cash or cash equivalents are included in the Purchased Assets,
the Vendors and the Covenantor jointly represent and warrant to the
Purchaser that the Vendors shall not have made any payments in excess of
CAD$5,000 between January 31, 2010 and the Closing Date and unless the
Vendors have advised the Purchaser of same and ensured that same have been
included in the calculation of the estimate of Negative Working
Capital.
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2.8 Post Closing
Payments
The Purchaser shall
prepare the Purchaser Earn Out Statements for fiscal years ending the last day
of February, 2011, 2012 and 2013 within 60 days of the last day of February in
each year, respectively and within 15 days of receipt of such Statements, the
Purchaser shall deliver to the Vendors the pertinent Purchaser Earn Out
Statements, a calculation of the Earn Out amount and payment of the Earn Out for
such year, subject to the adjustment referred to in Section 2.7 and to set off
for and in respect of any Claims properly made hereunder.
2.9 Tuition
Refunds
(a)
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PCTIA
Refunds: In the event the Purchaser has assumed any liability or is
otherwise obligated to pay any refunds of tuition arising from matters
referred to in Section 2.13 or any other legal or other requirement of
PCTIA and/or the PCTI Act or has any liability to students who have
enrolled in courses offered by the Vendors in British Columbia at any time
(together called “PCTIA Tuition Refunds”), the Vendors will forthwith
reimburse the Purchaser for all such Tuition Refunds. If the
Vendors do not reimburse any Tuition Refunds within 15 days of demand for
same, the Purchaser may, in addition to all other remedies, request
payment from the Escrow Agent and the Escrow Agent will be entitled to
make such payment from the Escrow Money and the Vendors and Covenantor
shall forthwith reimburse the Escrow Agent for such payments
out.
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(b)
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PCCA Tuition
Refunds: In the event the Purchaser has assumed any liability or is
otherwise obligated to pay any refunds in relation to, or pro-rated
portion of a student's tuition arising from pre-paid "unearned" tuition
paid to the Vendor prior to Closing, or any other legal or other
requirement of PCCA or has any liability to students who have enrolled in
courses offered by the Vendors in Ontario at any time (together "PCCA
Tuition Funds"), the Vendors will forthwith reimburse the Purchaser for
all such PCCA Tuition Refunds. If the Vendors do not reimburse
any PCCA Tuition Refunds within 15 days of demand for same, the Purchaser
may, in addition to all other remedies, request payment from the Escrow
Agent and the Escrow Agent will be entitled to make such payment form the
Escrow Money and the Vendors and the Covenantor shall forthwith reimburse
the Escrow Agent for such payments
out.
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2.10 Audit of Purchaser
Earn Out Statements
The Vendors shall
have a period of sixty (60) days from the date the Vendors receive Purchaser
Earn Out Statements for any pertinent year in which to review the
same. For the purpose of such review, the Purchaser shall permit the
Vendors and its advisors to examine all accounting documentation prepared or
used in preparing the Purchase Earn Out Statements including all back up
material and ledgers. The Vendors shall have the right to dispute the
amount of the Earn Out for any pertinent year provided it gives notice in
writing to the Purchaser within sixty (60) days following receipt of the
pertinent Purchaser Earn Out Statements. The Purchaser and the Vendors shall
attempt to resolve the matters in dispute within thirty (30) days from the date
Vendors give such notice to the Purchaser. If the Purchaser and the
Vendors cannot resolve all matters in dispute within such thirty (30) day
period, all such unresolved matters shall be submitted to a nationally
recognized accounting firm acceptable to the Purchaser and the Vendors (the
“Expert”) for resolution by arbitration in accordance with Section 7.2 provided
that the Expert shall use its reasonable efforts to render its written decision
within 30 days of its appointment and the Expert shall be given access to all
materials and information reasonably requested by it for such
purpose. The Vendors shall not disclose any information received by
them under this Section 2.10 including the Purchaser Earn Out Statements without
the prior written consent of the Purchaser except to their consultants and/or
the Expert who shall agree in writing to a similar confidentiality obligation
before receipt of such information.
2.11 Employee
Contracts
The Purchaser will
assume all obligations under the employee and contractor contracts set out in
Schedule 3.1(ii) as part of the Assumed Liabilities except for and
with respect to those employees and contractors who the Vendors and the
Purchaser have agreed prior to the Closing Date will not be employed by the
Purchaser and in respect of those employees and/or contractors only the Vendor
shall be and remain liable for all obligations and liabilities of any nature or
kind. If the Purchaser desires to enter into new or revised contracts with
employees and/or contractors of the Vendors on Closing, the Vendors will
cooperate with the Purchaser to facilitate such new employment agreements or
contracts.
2.12 Non-Assignable
Contracts and Licenses
Nothing in this
Agreement will constitute an agreement to assign or an attempted assignment of
any Approval, Contract or License which is not assignable or which can only be
assigned with the consent of an independent third party, which consent has not
been obtained. To the extent permitted by Law, such Approvals,
Contracts and Licenses will be held by the Vendors in trust for the benefit of
the Purchaser on and subject to the terms of the Trust Agreement.
2.13 PCTIA
REQUIREMENTS
(a)
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Persons that
are students enrolled in career programs approved by PCTIA on Closing (the
“KGIBC Students”), are not party to this
agreement.
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(b)
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Subject to
the limitations in this section, contracts existing between the Vendors’
KGIBC Students prior to the date this agreement comes into effect will be
assigned by the Vendors to the Purchaser and the Purchaser will accept the
assignment and assume the liabilities under these student contracts
associated with educational services that were to be provided by the
Vendors to the KGIBC Students from Closing until the termination date of
the contract between the Vendors and the KGIBC Students. The Purchaser
will be responsible for obligations for the provision of educational
services by the Vendors which arose prior to the Closing Date
(“Pre-Closing Date Student PCTIA Liabilities”); the Vendors will indemnify
and save harmless the Purchaser for all Claims (as defined herein) in for
Pre-Closing Date Student PCTIA
Liabilities.
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(c)
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The Purchaser
will, for the purpose of serving current KGIBC Students, adopt admission
standards and fees for its programs and current students that are the same
as those previously adopted by the Vendors, and accept that current KGIBC
Students have met the standards for the programs they were enrolled in by
the Vendors.
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(d)
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All KGIBC
Students that intend to continue their studies as students with the
Purchaser must have provided a written notice to the Purchaser that they
agree to the assignment of the contract they had with the
Vendors.
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(e)
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In the event
one or more KGIBC students do not intend to continue their studies with
the Purchaser, the Purchaser must within 10 working days of being so
advised by the student(s), issue a tuition refund to the KGIBC Student(s)
equal in proportion to the percentage of course which has not yet been
delivered to such KGIBC Student(s) or such greater amount as may be
required by PCTIA.
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2.14 TESL
Requirements
(a)
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On the
Closing Date, the Vendors will assign to the Purchaser all contracts
entered into prior to the Closing Date between the Vendors and the
Vendor’s TESL students (the “TESL Students”) for TESL Canada approved
courses (the “TESL Contracts”). The Vendors will be solely responsible for
and the Purchaser will not be responsible for liabilities under the TESL
Contracts arising from or in respect of all services including education
services that were provided or to be provided by the Vendors to the TESL
Students prior to the Closing Date.
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(b)
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The Purchaser
will, for the purpose of serving the TESL Students, adopt admission
standards and fees for its programs that are the same as those previously
adopted by the Vendors for the TESL Students and the TESL
Contracts.
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(c)
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The Vendors
will provide assistance to the Purchaser and use their best efforts to
facilitate the continuation of the TESL Accreditation from the Vendors to
the Purchaser on or immediately following the Closing
Date.
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2.15 PCCA
Requirements
Languages Canada
Requirements
(a)
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On the
Closing Date, the Vendors will assign to the Purchaser all contracts
entered into prior to the Closing Date between the Vendors and the
Vendor’s Languages Canada students (the “Languages Canada Students”) for
Languages Canada approved courses (the “Languages Canada Contracts”). The
Vendors will be solely responsible for and the Purchaser will not be
responsible for liabilities under the Languages Canada Contracts arising
from or in respect of all services including education services that were
provided or to be provided by the Vendors to the Languages Canada Students
prior to the Closing Date.
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(b)
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The Purchaser
will, for the purpose of serving the Languages Canada Students, adopt
admission standards and fees for its programs that are the same as those
previously adopted by the Vendors for the Languages Canada Students and
the Languages Canada Contracts.
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(c)
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The Vendors
will provide assistance to the Purchaser and use their best efforts to
facilitate the continuation of the Languages Canada accreditation from the
Vendors to the Purchaser on or immediately following the Closing
Date.
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3. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and
Warranties of the Vendors and Covenantor
The Vendors and
Covenantor, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Purchaser as
follows and acknowledge that notwithstanding any independent searches or
investigations that may be undertaken by or on behalf of the Purchaser and
notwithstanding any information or documentation provided to the Purchaser
(unless otherwise expressly contemplated herein, including disclosure in any
Schedule, which shall be deemed to qualify, apply and be disclosed for all
Schedules and all representations and warranties in this Section 3.1), the
Purchaser is relying upon the accuracy of each of such representations and
warranties in connection with the purchase, sale and assignment of the Purchased
Assets and completion of the other transactions contemplated
hereunder:
(a)
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Status of the
Corporations. Each corporation comprising the Vendors is duly
incorporated and validly existing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation.
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(b)
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Contractual
and Regulatory Approvals. The Vendors and each Person
comprising the Vendors have obtained all contractual and regulatory
approvals (which includes all Approvals) required to carry on the Business
except those referred to in Schedule 3.1(b) and except to the extent that
any failure to obtain such contractual and regulatory approvals could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the operations
of the Business as they are presently
conducted.
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(c)
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Execution and
Binding Obligation. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by each of the Vendors, as applicable, and constitutes legal,
valid and binding obligations of each of the Vendors enforceable against
each of the Vendors, as applicable, in accordance with their respective
terms, except as enforcement of may be limited
by:
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(i)
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bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and other Laws relating to or
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally;
and
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(ii)
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general
principles of equity, including that equitable remedies, such as the
remedies of specific performance and injunctive relief, may only be
granted in the discretion of a
court.
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(d)
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No Other
Agreements to Purchase. Except for the Purchaser’s rights under
this Agreement, no Person has any written or oral agreement, option or
warrant or any right or privilege (whether by Law or Contract, including
any right of first refusal) capable of becoming a right for the purchase
or acquisition from the Vendors of any interest in the Purchased Assets
except for the purchase or sale of inventory in the normal course of the
Business and the Licensed IP; on the Closing Date the Purchaser will
receive by transfer and/or assignment marketable title to and a complete
and absolute interest in the Purchased Assets free and clear of all
Encumbrances whatsoever, subject only to the covenants required as
disclosed herein and the rights of any owner of any Licensed
IP.
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(e)
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Corporate
Authority and Binding Obligation. Provided that the Closing is
occurring, on Closing, the Vendors and their shareholders and boards of
directors will have taken all necessary actions, steps and corporate
proceedings to transfer and assign the Purchased Assets to the
Purchaser.
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(f)
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Residence. None
of the Vendors is a non-resident of Canada within the meaning of the
ITA.
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(g)
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Partnerships
or Joint Ventures. No Person comprising the Vendors, is a
partner or participant in any partnership, joint venture, profit-sharing
arrangement or other similar association of any kind nor is it a party to
any agreement under which it agrees to carry on any part of a business or
any other activity in such manner or by which it agrees to share any
revenue or profit with any other Person, other than as set out herein,
including the Schedules hereto.
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(h)
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Status,
Constating Documents and Licenses.
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(i)
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Each of the
Vendors are duly licensed, registered and qualified as corporations to
carry on their respective businesses as they are now being conducted and
are up to date in the filing of all required corporate returns and other
notices and filings and they are otherwise in good standing in their
jurisdiction of incorporation and in each jurisdiction in
which:
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A.
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they own or
lease property; or
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B.
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the nature or
conduct of their business or any part thereof, or the nature of their
property or any part thereof, makes such qualification necessary or
desirable to enable their business to be carried on as now conducted or to
enable their property and assets to be owned, leased and operated by
them.
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(ii)
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The Licenses
of the Vendors disclosed in this Agreement are all of the Licences that
are material to the operation of the Business and are valid and
subsisting. True and complete copies of the Licenses have been
delivered to the Purchaser prior to the date hereof. Each of
the Vendors is in compliance with in all material respects with all terms
and conditions of their respective Licenses. There are no
proceedings in progress, or the knowledge of the Vendors or Covenantor
pending or threatened, that could result in the revocation, cancellation
or suspension of any of the
Licenses.
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(i)
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Compliance
with Constating Documents, Agreements and Laws. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the other Contracts
contemplated by this Agreement by the Vendors, and the completion of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not constitute or
result in a violation or breach of or default under, or cause the
acceleration of any obligations of the any of the Vendors
under:
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(i)
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their
articles, by-laws, declaration of trust or other constating or
organizational documents, as and if
applicable;
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(ii)
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subject to
obtaining the contractual consents referred to in Schedule 3.1(b), the
terms of any Contract or other obligation or restriction to which the
Vendors or any of them are a party or by which any of them is bound;
or
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(iii)
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subject to
obtaining the regulatory consents referred to in Schedule 3.1(b), any term
or provision of any License or Authorization or any order or judgment of
any court, governmental authority or regulatory body or any
Laws,
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(iv)
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except to the
extent that such violation or breach thereof or default thereunder could
not reasonably be expected to limit in any material manner the operations
of the Business as they are presently conducted or have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(j)
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Financial
Records.
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(i)
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all financial
transactions of the Vendors have in all material respects been accurately
recorded in the financial books and records of the
Vendors;
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(ii)
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no
information, records or systems pertaining to the operations or
administration of the Business or the affairs of the Vendors are in the
possession of, recorded, stored, maintained or otherwise dependent upon
any other Person except for information in the hands of consultants and
professional advisors which the Vendors will make available to the
Purchaser before and after Closing as requested;
and
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(iii)
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the financial
books and records fairly and accurately reflect in all material respects
the financial position of the
Vendors.
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(k)
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Financial
Statements.
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(i)
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The Vendors
Audited Statements, copies of which will be provided to the Purchaser by
the Vendors on or before March 2, 2010, were prepared in accordance with
GAAP applied on a basis consistent with previous fiscal years, are true,
correct and complete in all material respects and present fairly the
assets, liabilities and financial condition of the Vendors as at the
respective dates thereof and the results of operations for the period to
which such financial statements relate. KGIBC Toronto is not
specifically included in the Vendors Audited Statements or the Pre-Closing
Statements because it has no assets or liabilities other than being the
registrant of courses registered by
MTCU.
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(ii)
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The
Pre-Closing Date Statements have been provided by the Vendors to the
Purchaser on or before March 2, 2010 and are true, correct and complete in
all material respects and present fairly the assets, liabilities and
financial condition of the Vendors for the period stated thereon and the
results of operations for such period consistent with the Vendors Audited
Statements.
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(iii)
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The
Post-Closing Date Statements, when delivered to the Purchaser in
accordance with this Agreement, will have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with the preparation of the Vendors
Audited Statements, and will be true, correct and complete in all material
respects and present fairly the assets, liabilities and financial
condition of the Vendors at the Closing Date and the results of operations
for the periods to which such financial statements
relate.
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(l)
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Title to
Purchased Assets. Except with respect to (i) the IP Assets
(which are dealt with separately in Section 3.1(w)) or any rights held
under license, (ii) the Leased Premises which are leased pursuant to the
Leases, or (iii) equipment that is subject to Equipment Contracts, the
Vendors have good and marketable title to all property used or required
for the ordinary operation of their business free of all
Encumbrances.
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(m)
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Condition of
Purchased Assets. Except with respect to the IP Assets (which
are dealt with separately in Section 3.1(w)) or any rights held under
license, the Purchased Assets used in connection with the Business and
equipment leased under the Equipment Contracts are in good operating order
and in a state of good maintenance and repair for the purposes of ongoing
operation of the Business, reasonable wear and tear
excepted.
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(n)
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Accounts
Receivable. The accounts receivable of the Vendors reflected in
the Vendors Audited Statements and the Pre-Closing Date Statements arose
from bona fide transactions in the Ordinary Course and are valid,
enforceable and fully collectable accounts (subject to a reasonable
allowance, consistent with past practice, for doubtful
accounts). Such accounts receivable are not subject to any
set-off or counterclaim.
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(o)
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Absence of
Certain Changes or Events. None of the Vendors have in the
period from September 1, 2009 to the Closing Date and with respect to the
Business and/or the Purchased
Assets:
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(i)
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incurred any
material obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or
otherwise), except normal trade or business obligations incurred in the
Ordinary Course;
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(ii)
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paid or
satisfied any material obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute,
contingent or otherwise), except:
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A.
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current
liabilities included in the Vendors Audited Statements or the Pre-Closing
Date Statements;
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B.
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scheduled
payments pursuant to obligations under loan agreements or other contracts
or commitments described in this Agreement, including the Schedules;
and
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C.
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scheduled
payments pursuant to obligations under capital
leases.
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(iii)
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created any
Encumbrance upon any of its capital assets, except in the Ordinary Course
or as described in Schedule 3.1(o);
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(iv)
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sold,
assigned, transferred, leased or otherwise disposed of any of its
properties or assets material to the operation of the Business, except in
the Ordinary Course;
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(v)
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purchased,
leased or otherwise acquired any properties or assets material to the
operation of the Business, except in the Ordinary
Course;
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(vi)
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waived,
cancelled or written-off any rights, claims, accounts receivable or any
amounts payable thereto, except in the Ordinary
Course;
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(vii)
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entered into
a Material Contract except in the Ordinary
Course;
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(viii)
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other than is
required by, or agreed to by the Purchaser or in the Ordinary Course,
terminated, discontinued, closed or disposed of any facility or business
operation material to the operation of the
Business;
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(ix)
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made any
material change with respect to any method of management, operation or
accounting in respect of the Business except in the Ordinary
Course;
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(x)
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increased any
form of compensation or other benefits payable or to become payable to any
of their directors, officers, contractors or employees, including any
improvements to severance or termination pay, Benefit Plans or Employee
Plans, other than in the Ordinary
Course;
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(xi)
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suffered any
damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) having a
Material Adverse Effect;
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(xii)
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suffered any
extraordinary loss relating to their
business;
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(xiii)
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made or
suffered any Material Adverse Change in, or become aware of any event or
condition which singly or in aggregate has or would reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse
Change;
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(xiv)
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authorized,
agreed or otherwise become committed to do any of the
foregoing.
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(p)
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Commitments
for Capital Expenditures. Except as disclosed in the Vendors
Audited Statements and/or the Pre-Closing Date Statements or as set out in
Schedule 3.1(p), none of the Vendors have made or committed to make any
capital expenditures, or authorized any capital expenditures, other than
in the Ordinary Course.
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(q)
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Litigation
and Other Proceedings. Except as set out in Schedule 3.1(q),
there is no court, administrative, regulatory or similar proceeding
(whether civil, quasi criminal or criminal); arbitration or other dispute
settlement procedure, investigation or inquiry by any governmental,
administrative, regulatory or similar body; or any similar matter or
proceeding (collectively the “Proceedings”) against or involving the
Vendors or any of them, or any Approvals or any other matter pertinent to
the Vendors or their Business (whether in progress or threatened); to the
knowledge of the Vendors and the Covenantor, no event has occurred which
might give rise to any Proceedings and there is no judgment, decree,
injunction, rule, lien, garnishment, award or order of any court,
government department, tribunal, board, commission, agency, arbitrator or
similar body outstanding against the Vendors or any of
them. Except as set out in Schedule 3.1(q), no complaint,
grievance, claim, application, action, proceeding, work order or
investigation is outstanding, pending or, to the knowledge of the Vendors
or the Covenantor, threatened, has been filed, made or commenced against
the Vendors or any of them by any student or any other Person pursuant to
the Employment Standards
Act (British Columbia), Workers Compensation
Act (British Columbia), the British Columbia Human Rights Code, Labour
Relations Code (British Columbia), Personal Information
Protection Act (British Columbia), Privacy Act (British
Columbia), PCTIA, Employment Standards Act
(Ontario), Good
Government Act, 2009 (Ontario), Labour Relations Act
(Ontario), Human Rights
Code (Ontario),
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
(Ontario),
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Canada),
Workers Compensation Act
(Ontario), Ministry of Training and
Colleges and Universities Act (Ontario), Private Career Colleges Act
(Ontario), Post-Secondary Choice and
Excellence Act (Ontario) or any similar legislation of Canada, the
Province of British Columbia, the Province of Ontario or of any other
jurisdiction, all Regulations for same, and all as
amended;
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(r)
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Environmental
Matters.
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(i)
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For the
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms and expressions shall have
the indicated meanings:
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A.
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“Environment”
means the air, all layers of the atmosphere, surface water, underground
water, all land, all living organisms and the interacting natural systems
that include components of air, land, water, organic and inorganic matter
and living organisms, and includes indoor
spaces;
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B.
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“Environmental
Laws” means all applicable statutes, regulations, ordinances, by-laws,
guidelines, policies, standards, permits and codes, now or hereafter in
force or existence in Canada, (whether federal, provincial, municipal or
local), or arising under the common law, relating to the protection,
preservation or remediation of the environment, occupational health and
safety, product safety, product liability, or Hazardous
Substances;
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C.
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“Hazardous
Substance” means any contaminant, pollutant or waste (or source thereof),
hazardous substance, toxic, deleterious or caustic substance, hazardous
waste or dangerous goods as defined under any Environmental Laws, or any
other substance which when released to the Environment is likely to cause,
at some immediate or future time, material harm or degradation to the
Environment or material risk to human
health.
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(ii)
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The operation
of the Business, the Leased Premises and other property and assets owned
or used by the Vendors or any of them and the use, maintenance and
operation thereof by the Vendors has been and are in compliance with all
Environmental Laws. No person comprising the Vendors has
received any notice of any non-compliance with any Environmental Laws, nor
has received any claim or demand from any Person or authority regarding
breach or alleged breach by them of any Environmental Laws and, to the
knowledge of the Vendors and the Covenantor, there are no grounds on which
any such claim or demand could be made with any reasonable likelihood of
success.
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(iii)
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Except for
substances used in the Ordinary Course for the Business and in accordance
with Environmental Laws, to the knowledge of the Vendors, there are no
Hazardous Substances located in, under, on or emanating from the Leased
Premises.
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(s)
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Leased
Premises. Schedule 3.1(s) describes all leases and agreements
(the “Leases”) to lease under which the Vendors or any of them leases any
real property (the “Leased Premises”). Except as set out in
Schedule 3.1(s), no Person comprising the Vendors is party to or bound by
any lease of real property, or any agreement in the nature of a lease,
whether as lessor or lessee. Complete and correct copies of the
Leases have been provided to the Purchaser prior to the date
hereof. The Vendors are exclusively entitled to all rights and
benefits as lessee under the Leases and have not sublet,
assigned, licensed or otherwise conveyed any rights in the Leased Premises
or in the Leases to any Person. The names of the other parties
to the Leases, the description of the Leased Premises, the term, rent and
other amounts payable under the Leases and all renewal options available
under the Lease are accurately described in Schedule
3.1(s). The uses by the Vendors of the Leased Premises are not
in breach of any building, zoning or other statute, by law, ordinance,
regulation, covenant, restriction or official plan. No person
comprising the Vendors is in default in meeting any of its obligations
under any of the Leases, other than a default which does not have a
Material Adverse Effect, and, to the knowledge of Vendors and the
Covenantor, no other party to a Lease is in material default under any
such Lease. Each Lease is in full force and
effect.
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(t)
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Work Orders
and Deficiencies. To the knowledge of the Vendors and
Covenantor, there are no outstanding work orders, non compliance orders,
deficiency notices or other such notices relating to the Leased Premises,
the other properties and assets of the Vendors or the Business that have
been issued by any regulatory authority, police or fire department,
sanitation, environment, labour, health or other governmental authorities
or Governmental Agencies. To the knowledge of the Vendors and
Covenantor, there are no matters under discussion with any such
department, authority or Governmental Agency relating to work orders, non
compliance orders, deficiency notices or other such notices. To
the knowledge of the Vendors and Covenantor, the Business is not being
carried on, and none of the Leased Premises or the other properties or
assets of the Vendors are being operated, in a manner that is in
contravention of any statute, regulation, rule, code, standard or policy,
except for contraventions which are not, in the aggregate, materially
adverse to the Business. No material amounts are owing by the
Vendors in respect of the Leased Premises to any Governmental Agency or
public utility, other than current accounts, which are not in
arrears.
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(u)
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Condition of
Properties and Equipment. The buildings and structures
comprising the Leased Premises are to the knowledge of the Vendors and the
Covenantor free of any material structural defect. To the knowledge of the
Vendors, the heating, ventilating, plumbing, drainage, electrical and air
conditioning systems and all other systems used in the Leased Premises and
all machinery, equipment, tools, furniture, furnishings, materials and
other physical assets used in the Business or by the Vendors are in
material compliance with applicable laws, in good working order, fully
operational and free of any defect, except for normal wear and tear having
regard to the use and age of such
assets.
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(v)
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Leases of
Personal Property. Except as set out in Schedule 3.1(v), no
person comprising the Vendors is a lessee or lessor under any lease of
personal property.
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(w)
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Intellectual
Property. Except as otherwise already previously disclosed by the Vendors
to the Purchaser in writing:
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Registrations:
(i)
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Schedule
3.1(w) contains a complete list of all (i) all patents and patent
applications, registered copyrights, and registered or applied for trade
marks that are included in the Owned IP (the “Registered IP”), together
with the details of any registrations and applications for registration
with respect thereto, and (ii) all other IP Assets that are material to
the Business, but excluding in any event commercially available software
that is available for purchase or licensed at a cost of less than (i)
$5,000 per year in annual license fess, or (ii) $25,000 in the
aggregate.
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(ii)
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The
registrations and applications for registration of the Registered IP
listed in Schedule 3.1(w) are valid and subsisting, in good standing, and
enforceable against third parties and are recorded, maintained and renewed
in the name of the pertinent Vendors in the appropriate registries or
government offices to preserve the rights of the pertinent Vendors thereof
and thereto.
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(iii)
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To the
knowledge of the Vendors and the Covenantor there exist no facts which
would materially affect the validity, enforceability, scope or
registerability of any of the Owned
IP.
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Title and
Sufficiency:
(iv)
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The pertinent
Vendors own or have the necessary rights in the IP Assets as is necessary
for the operation, conduct and maintenance of the Business as such
Business is currently and has historically been operated, conducted or
maintained and each item of the IP Assets will be owned or, in respect of
the Licensed IP, held by license rights by the pertinent Vendors
immediately after, and after giving effect to, the Closing without the
need for any further Authorization, License or any consent, license, right
or permission from any Person in respect thereof and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated herein will not impair, alter or limit in
any way such ownership or rights.
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(v)
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Except as
disclosed in Schedule 3.1(w), the pertinent Vendors own and have a legal
and beneficial right, title and interest in and to the Owned IP in its own
name, free and clear of any Encumbrances, and none of the Owned IP has
been licensed from or to a Third
Party.
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(vi)
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Except as
disclosed in Schedule 3.1(w), the pertinent Vendors have the exclusive
right to use and otherwise exploit the Owned IP (other than trademarks and
trade names), and there are no prohibitions or restrictions on the use or
other exploitation by the pertinent Vendors of the IP Assets, in all
jurisdictions in which it is currently or has historically been used or
otherwise exploited.
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Infringement:
(vii)
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Neither (a)
the operation, conduct and maintenance by the Vendors of their Business as
it is currently and has historically been operated, conducted and
maintained, nor (b) the use by the pertinent Vendors of the IP Assets in
respect thereto, infringes, misappropriates, misuses or violates the IP
Rights, or any other rights, of any Third Party or breaches any duty or
obligation owed to any Third Party.
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(viii)
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None of the
Vendors have received any notice, complaint, threat or claim alleging: the
infringement, misappropriation, misuse or violation of any IP Rights of
any Third Party or breach of any duty or obligation owed to any Third
Party; or, that the pertinent Vendors do not own the Owned IP
or, in the case of the Licensed IP, that the Vendors do not have the right
(unless otherwise stated in Schedule 3.1(w)) to use the IP Assets in the
conduct of the Business as it is currently and has historically been
operated, conducted and maintained.
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(ix)
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To the
knowledge of the Vendors and the Covenantor, there is and there has been
no material past or present infringement, misappropriation, misuse, or
violation of, breach of any obligations with respect to, or other
impairment of any of the Owned IP.
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(x)
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No claims
have been asserted by any Third Party with respect to, or challenging or
questioning, the ownership, validity, enforceability or use of, the IP
Assets and to the knowledge of the Vendors and the Covenantor there is no
valid basis for any such claim except as set out in Schedule
3.1(w).
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(xi)
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No claim has
been asserted (nor is likely to be asserted) by the Vendors with respect
to the IP Assets nor have the Vendors issued, filed or made (nor is it
likely to issue, file or make) any notice, complaint, threat or claim
against a Third Party alleging infringement of the IP Assets or any IP
Assets right or other right of the Vendors by such Third Party except as
set out in Schedule 3.1(w).
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(xii)
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No
proceeding, opposition, office action or claim has been asserted (nor, to
the knowledge of the Vendors and the Covenantor, is likely to be asserted)
by the Vendors challenging or questioning the ownership, validity,
enforceability or right to use any intellectual property of a Third Party,
or in respect of any registration or application for registration in
respect thereof.
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(xiii)
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Each of the
Vendors has undertaken and maintained, and continues to undertake and
maintain, reasonable security measures to protect the secrecy,
confidentiality and value of the IP Assets, including all proprietary,
technical, or confidential information related thereto, and all
proprietary, technical, or confidential information of any Third Party
provided to it in confidence by a Third Party and, in the case of the
Vendors, relating directly or indirectly, to the Vendors or the Business,
and none of the Vendors has breached any agreements or obligations of
non-disclosure or confidentiality in respect
thereof.
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None of the
Vendors or any Affiliate thereof or any Related Party of the Vendors
(other than the Vendors themselves) owns or has any rights in or to any of
the Owned IP.
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(xv)
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Licenses,
Agency, Distribution and Royalty Agreements. Schedule 3.1(w)
lists all material agreements to which any of the Vendors are a party or
by which they are bound, under which the right to manufacture, use or
market any product, service, IP Assets, technology, information, data,
computer hardware or other property has been granted, licensed or
otherwise provided to or by any other Person, or pursuant to which a
royalty, license fee or other amount is paid by or to the Vendors or any
of them, or under which the Vendors or any of them have been appointed, or
any Person has been appointed by the Vendors or any of them, as an agent,
distributor, licensee or franchisee for any of the
foregoing. Complete and correct copies of all of the agreements
listed in Schedule 3.1(w) have been provided to the Purchaser prior to the
date hereof. None of the agreements listed in Schedule 3.1(w)
grant to any Person any authority to incur any liability or obligation or
to enter into any agreement on behalf of the Vendors or any of
them.
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(x)
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Restrictions
on Doing Business. To the knowledge of the Vendors, no Person
comprising the Vendors is a party to or bound by any agreement that would
restrict or limit any right to carry on any business or activity or to
solicit business from any Person or in any geographical area or otherwise
to continue to conduct the Business as presently
conducted.
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(y)
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Guarantees. Except
as described in Schedule 3.1(y):
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(i)
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none of the
Vendors are a party to or bound by any material agreement of guarantee,
support, indemnification, assumption or endorsement or any other like
commitment of the obligations, liabilities (whether accrued, absolute,
contingent or otherwise) or indebtedness of any Person which would affect
the Purchaser or attack in any way interest in and/or title to any of the
Purchased Assets;
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(ii)
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none of the
Vendors have given any material guarantee or warranty in respect of any of
the educational courses provided by them;
and
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(iii)
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except as
expressly set out herein, none of the Vendors are required to provide any
letters of credit, bonds or other financial security arrangements in
connection with any transactions with its respective suppliers or
customers.
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(z)
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Educational
Accreditations and Approvals.
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PCCA
(i)
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The
Superintendent of Private Career Colleges has consented to the
granting/awarding of the PCCA accreditations and the PCCA Approvals set
forth on Schedule 3.1(z) for all of the diploma courses offered by the
Vendors;
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(ii)
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Except for
offering courses which are not yet fully approved by MTCU under PCCA but
for which forbearance, consideration for approval, consent or Approval has
been granted as fully disclosed to the Purchaser in Schedule 3.1(z)(ii),
all PCCA accreditations and PCCA Approvals are in good standing and permit
the Vendors to carry on the Business as it currently does and to award the
diplomas referred to therein in accordance with the requirements
thereof;
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(iii)
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the Vendors
have not violated any term or provision of the PCCA accreditations and/or
PCCA Approvals and all operations of the Vendors are in material
compliance therewith;
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(iv)
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the Vendors
have not received any notice containing reference to any matter or event
which may threaten or lead to the termination or suspension of the PCCA
Accreditations and/or PCCA
Approvals.
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PCTIA
(v)
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PCTIA has
registered all of the PCTIA Courses offered by the Vendors, which courses
are set forth on Schedule 3.1(z);
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(vi)
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all PCTIA
Registrations are in good standing and unamended and permit the Vendors to
carry on the Business as it currently does and to confer the certificates
and/or diplomas referred to therein in accordance with the requirements
thereof;
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(vii)
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the Vendors
have not violated any term or provision of the PCTIA Registrations and all
operations of the Vendors are in material compliance therewith;
and
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(viii)
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the Vendors
have not received any notice containing any reference to any matter or
event which may threaten or lead to the termination or suspension of the
PCTIA Registrations.
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TESL
Canada
(ix)
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TESL has
issued a Certificate of Recognition for all TESL Courses offered by the
Vendors;
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(x)
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all TESL
Accreditations are in good standing and unamended and permit the Vendors
to carry on the Business as it currently does and to confer the
certificates and/or degrees referred to therein in accordance with the
requirements thereof;
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(xi)
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the Vendors
have not violated any term or provision of the TESL Accreditations and all
operations of the Vendors are in material compliance therewith;
and
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(xii)
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the Vendors
have not received any notice containing any reference to any matter or
event which may threaten or lead to the termination or suspension of the
TESL Accreditations.
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Languages
Canada
(xiii)
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Languages
Canada has issued a Certificate of Accreditation for all ESL courses
offered by the Vendors;
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(xiv)
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all Languages
Canada accreditations are in good standing and unamended and permit the
Vendors to carry on the Business as it currently does and to confer the
certificates and/or degrees referred to therein in accordance with the
requirements thereof;
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(xv)
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the Vendors
have not violated any term or provision of the Languages Canada
accreditations and all operations of the Vendors are in material
compliance therewith; and
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(xvi)
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the Vendors
have not received any notice containing any reference to any matter or
event which may threaten or lead to the termination or suspension of the
Languages Canada accreditations.
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(aa)
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Assumed
Liabilities – The Assumed liabilities are correctly and accurately set out
on Schedule 1.1(f) and the deferred revenue as set out therein has been
calculated in accordance with GAAP representing the proportion of the
tuition revenue paid by students to the Vendors for programs which are not
completed.
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(bb)
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Student
Information. The Vendors have taken precautions to keep their
students’ personal information confidential and to restrict the public
distribution of such information. In particular, the Vendors’
practices are in compliance with the Personal Information
Protection Act (British Columbia) with the Personal Information
Protection and Electronic Documents Act (federal legislation
applying to Ontario) and all other applicable privacy legislation of
applicable jurisdictions.
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(cc)
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Student
Loans. None of the Vendors have any dealing with any matter
pertaining to student loans, whether or not funded or guaranteed by
government and have no liability for
same.
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(dd)
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Student
Contracts. All contracts entered into by the Vendors or any of
them with their students are in the form of the Form Student Contract with
the only changes or amendments being the information pertinent to the
student, the course selected and the amount payable by the student; the
Form Student Contract complies in all respects with the requirements of
all regulatory authorities and Laws and the Vendors and all of them have
complied in every respect with the Form Student Contracts and the
requirements of all regulatory authorities and
Laws.
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(ee)
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TCAF. The
information contained in Schedule 3.1(ee) contains all material
information regarding the premium and bonding requirements of TCAF and
TCAF Regulation 414-06 with respect to the Vendors and all their
operations and said requirements are based on true and accurate
information provided by the Vendors to TCAF on a timely basis and for the
periods referred to therein.
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(ff)
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Advertising
and Representations to the Public. In all of their advertising,
provision of information to the public in written, electronic, verbal or
in any other format whatsoever, each of the Vendors has been fully
truthful and has followed all applicable Laws and has not made, nor
commissioned or allowed to be made, misrepresentations to the public or
any prospective student regarding the Business, the education courses
offered by the Vendors or any of them, job opportunities following
completion of courses or any other
matter.
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(gg)
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Outstanding
Agreements. None of the Vendors is a party to or bound by any
outstanding or executory Material Contract, except
for:
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(i)
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Material
Contracts described, or referred to, in this Agreement, including the
Schedules; and
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(ii)
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other
Material Contracts described in Schedule
3.1(gg).
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Complete and
correct copies (including all amendments of each of the Material Contracts
described in Schedule 3.1(gg) have been provided to the Purchaser prior to the
date hereof.
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(hh)
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Good Standing
of Material Agreements. None of the Vendors are in default or
breach of any of their obligations under any Material Contract to which
they are a party or by which they are bound and there exists no state of
facts which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such
a default or breach. All such Material Contracts are now in
good standing and in full force and effect. The Vendors are
entitled to all benefits, rights and privileges under all such Material
Contracts and, to the knowledge of the Vendors, no other party to such
Material Contracts is in default or breach of any of its obligations
thereunder. There are no Material Contracts under which the
rights of the Vendors or the performance of their obligations are
dependent upon or supported by the guarantee of or any security provided
by any other Person. The Vendors and, to the
knowledge of the Vendors, the other parties to all Material Contracts to
which the Vendors are party, have the capacity to perform all of their
respective obligations under such
Contracts.
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(ii)
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Employees and
Contractors. Schedule 3.1(ii) sets forth the name, job title,
date of hire, term of employment, salary level, current status (e.g.
full-time, part-time, on leave), age, vacation entitlement, employee
benefit entitlement and rate of remuneration (including bonus and
commission entitlement) of each employee of each Person comprising the
Vendors, and lists each independent contractor. Schedule
3.1(ii) also sets forth the names of all employees of the all Persons
comprising the Vendors who are now on disability, maternity or other
authorized leave or who are receiving workers’ compensation or short-term
or long-term disability benefits and all employees and contractors who
have given notice of resignation, been given notice of termination or
temporary layoff, or alleged a constructive dismissal or expressed an
intention to seek changes to their contract of employment. The
job descriptions for employees and contractors provided by the Vendors to
the Purchaser contains an accurate description for each such employee or
contractor, as the case may be.
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(jj)
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Employment
and Contractor Agreements. Except as set out in Schedule
3.1(ii), none of the Vendors are a party to, nor bound by,
any:
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(i)
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oral or
written Contract or commitment for the employment or retainer of any
individual, including, for greater certainty, any contract or commitment
with directors, officers, employees, independent contractors or agents,
other than for contracts of indefinite hire terminable by the Vendors
without cause on reasonable notice or pay in lieu
thereof;
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(ii)
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special
arrangements or commitments with respect to the continuation of employment
or payment of any particular amount upon termination of any director,
officer, employee, independent contractor or agent;
or
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(iii)
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oral or
written Contract, policy or commitment providing for severance, pay,
liquidated damages, termination or similar payments, including on a change
of control of the Vendors or any of
them.
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Correct and
complete copies of all Contracts and commitments set out in Schedule 3.1(ii), or
where oral, correct and complete written summaries of their terms, have been
provided to the Purchaser.
(kk)
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Human Rights
and Disciplinary Matters. To the best knowledge of the Vendors,
no person who is or has in the past been employed by or under contract to
any person comprising the Vendors has done or omitted to do any act which
would entitle any other person, including students of the Vendors, to make
a claim or complaint against the Vendors or any of them for tort or under
the Human Rights Code
(British Columbia) or Human Rights Code
(Ontario) or any similar legislation of Canada, the Province of
British Columbia, the Province of Ontario or of any other jurisdiction or
which could have any adverse impact on any of the Approvals or the
standing or reputation of the
Business.
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(ll)
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Labour
Matters and Employment Standards.
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(i)
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None of the
Vendors are subject to any Contract, certification, collective agreement,
voluntary recognition agreement with or commitment to any labour union,
trade union, council of trade unions, employee bargaining agent or
affiliated bargaining agent or employee association (collectively, “Labour
Representatives”) nor have they conducted negotiations with respect to any
future such Contract or commitment, no Labour Representatives have applied
for certification or bargaining rights to have the Vendors or any Person
who forms part thereof declared a common employer or successor pursuant to
the Labour Relations Code (British Columbia) or the Labour Relations Code
(Ontario). To the knowledge of the Vendors, during the period
of five years preceding the date of this Agreement, there has been no
attempt to organize, certify or establish any labour union, trade union or
employee association in relation to any of the employees of the
Vendors.
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(ii)
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There are no
existing or, to the knowledge of the Vendors and the Covenantor,
threatened, labour strikes or labour disputes, grievances, work refusals,
sit-ins, overtime bans or other labour troubles affecting, or reasonably
likely to affect, the Vendors or the
Business.
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(iii)
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The Vendors
have complied in all material respects with all Laws, rules, regulations
and orders applicable to it relating to employment, including those
relating to wages, hours of work, statutory deductions and remittances,
insurance policies and benefits, union certification or recognition,
employee severance or dismissal, collective bargaining, occupational
health and safety, workers’ hazardous materials, employment standards, pay
equity and workers’ compensation. All amounts due and payable
by the Vendors to their respective employees and independent contractors
have been paid in full and all amounts accruing due to same, including
vacation pay or overtime pay owed to employees, have been reflected in the
financial records of the Vendors. There are no outstanding
charges or complaints against the Vendors relating to unfair labour
practices or discrimination or under any legislation relating to
employees. The Vendors have paid in full all amounts owing or
due under the Workers’
Compensation Act (British Columbia), Workers’ Compensation
Act (Ontario), Income Tax Act
(Canada), Canada
Pension Plan, Employment Insurance
Act (Canada) and the RCW Chapter 51 et seq. or comparable Laws
elsewhere, where applicable, the workers’ compensation claims experience
of the Vendors would not permit a penalty reassessment under any such
legislation.
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(iv)
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There is no
work stoppage or other concerted action, grievance or dispute existing or,
to the knowledge of the Vendors and the Covenantor, threatened against the
Vendors.
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(mm)
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Employee
Policy Manuals and Employee Handbooks. All employee policy
manuals and employee handbooks are identified in Schedule 3.1(mm) and have
been delivered to the purchaser.
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(nn)
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Employee
Benefits and Pension Plans.
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(i)
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Except as
listed in Schedule 3.1(nn), none of the Vendors have or are subject to any
present or future obligation or liability under, any Employee Plan out of
the Ordinary Course. Schedule 3.1(nn) also lists the general
policies, procedures and work related rules in effect with respect to
employees of the Vendors, whether written or oral, including but not
limited to, policies regarding holidays, sick leave, vacation, overtime,
short or long term disability benefits, life insurance coverage,
accidental death and dismemberment coverage, termination and severance
pay, automobile allowances and rights to company provided automobiles and
expense reimbursements. No replacements, changes or amendments
to any Employee Plan have been promised. Complete and correct
copies of all such Employee Plans and all related documents or, where such
Employee Plans are oral commitments, written summaries of the terms
thereof, have been provided to the Purchaser prior to the date
hereof.
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(ii)
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All
obligations to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date respecting
each Employee Plan (including those respecting the making or payment of
contributions or premiums, as applicable) have been performed in
accordance with the relevant terms of each plan and all Laws, and no
governmental charges of any nature or kind whatsoever are owing or
eligible under any Employee Plan. All Employee Plans required
to be funded are fully funded and the funds in such plans are and have
been invested in accordance with the relevant terms of each plan and all
Laws, and, in the case of pension plans, if applicable, are fully funded
on a going concern basis and solvency basis in accordance with generally
accepted actuarial principles and actuarial methods and assumptions
contained in the most recent actuarial report of the plan based on
actuarial assumptions which are appropriate to the applicable
employees. The data respecting each Employee Plan is correct
and complete in all material respects and is sufficient for the proper
administration of each Employee Plan. There has been no partial
or full wind-up of any Employee Plan and no event has occurred which would
entitled any Person to partially or fully wind-up, or require the partial
or full winding-up of, any Employee Plan, or which could adversely affect
the tax status of any Employee Plan. No changes have occurred
(other than general economic or financial market changes) since the date
of the most recent actuarial report provided to the Purchaser in respect
of such pension plans which makes such report misleading in any material
respect. No funds have been withdrawn, and no application to
withdraw funds has been made, by the Vendors from any Employee
Plans.
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(iii)
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There are no
pending claims by any employee or former employee covered under the
Employee Plans or by any other person which allege a breach of fiduciary
duties or violation of Laws or which may result in liability to the
Vendors and, to the knowledge of the Vendors, and the Covenantor there is
no basis for such a claim. There are no participants or other
individuals entitled to participate in any Employee Plan other than
current or former employees, directors or officers of the
Vendors. There are no employees or former employees or
contractors of the Vendors who are receiving from the Vendors any pension
or retirement payments, or who are entitled to receive any such payments,
not covered by a pension plan to which the Vendors are a
party. No Employee Plan provides benefits to retirees or
provides for retroactive changes or premium
increases.
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(oo)
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Insurance. Schedule
3.1(oo) contains a true and complete list of all insurance policies
maintained by the Vendors or under which the Vendors are covered in
respect of its properties, assets, business or personnel, as of the date
hereof, including the name of the insurer, the risks insured, the amount
of coverage and any deductible. Complete and correct copies of
all such insurance policies have been provided to the Purchaser prior to
the date hereof. Such insurance policies are in full force and
effect and the Vendors are not in default with respect to the payment of
any premium or compliance with any of the provisions contained in any such
insurance policy. To the knowledge of the Vendors and the
Covenantor, there are no circumstances under which the Vendors would be
required to or, in order to maintain its coverage, should give any notice
to the insurers under any such insurance policies, which have not been
given. The Vendors have not received notice from any of the
insurers regarding cancellation of such insurance policies. The
Vendors have not failed to present any material claim under any such
insurance policy in due and timely fashion. The Vendors have no
reason to believe that any of the insurance policies listed in Schedule
3.1(oo) will not be renewed or will be renewed only as the basis of a
material increase in premiums. The Vendors have not received
notice from any insurer denying or challenging any claims made by it or on
its behalf.
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(pp)
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Non-Arm’s
Length Matters. Except for short term leases made between some
of the Vendors and related companies for use of dormitory space in Surrey
and Vancouver, copies of which the Vendors have provided to the
Purchaser, the Vendors are not a party to or bound by any Contract withany
of the Vendors or any of the Vendors’ respective Affiliates, or any
officers, former officers, directors, former directors, shareholders,
former shareholders, employees or former employees of the Vendors or any
other Person not dealing at arm’s length with the Vendors or any of the
foregoing.
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(qq)
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Agreements
with Foreign Representatives. Schedule 3.1(qq) sets out the
material particulars of the arrangements (“Foreign Representative
Agreements”) between with foreign representatives and/or other persons
outside of Canada (“Foreign Representatives”) and any person comprising
the Vendors with respect to directing students to the Vendors; no amount
or future benefit is payable or may become owing to any Foreign
Representatives except as disclosed as a specific liability in the Vendors
Financial Statements; all Foreign Representatives are in substantial
compliance with the Foreign Representative Agreements and all Laws,
including any order of any government, governmental, agency or regulatory
authority, in the country in which they work and in
Canada.
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(rr)
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Government
Assistance. Except for arrangements with the Saudi Bureau
funding education for students from Saudi Arabia as disclosed in writing
by the Vendors to the Purchaser prior to the date hereof, there are no
agreements, loans or other funding arrangements and assistance programs
(collectively called “Government Assistance Programs”) which are
outstanding in favour of the Vendors from any federal, provincial, state,
municipal, local or other government or governmental agency, board,
commission or authority, domestic or foreign (collectively called
“Government Agencies”). Complete and correct copies of all
documents relating to the Government Assistance Programs have been
delivered to the Purchaser prior to the date
hereof. The Vendors have performed all of their
obligations under the Government Assistance Programs, as applicable and no
basis exists for any Government Agencies to seek payment or repayment by
the Vendors of any amount or benefit received thereby under any Government
Assistance Programs.
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(ss)
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Disclosure. The
Vendors and the Covenantor have no knowledge that any representation or
warranty contained in this Section 3.1 or statement contained in any
Schedule, certificate, list, summary or other disclosure document
provided, or to be provided, to the Purchaser pursuant hereto, or in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, contains or will
contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit to
state any material fact which is necessary in order to make the statements
contained therein not misleading.
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(tt)
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Compliance
with Laws. Except for offering courses which are not yet
approved by MTCU under PCCA but for which forbearance, consent or Approval
has been granted as fully disclosed to the Purchaser in Schedule
3.1(z)(ii), the Vendors are in substantial compliance with all Laws,
including any order of any government, governmental, agency or regulatory
authority, domestic or foreign and hold no funds in trust relating to
Material Contracts or the Business.
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(uu)
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MTCU LOI’s –
The Vendors have provided security to MTCU as shown in the Pre-Closing
Date Statements and upon Closing will assign same to the Purchaser on
Closing; the amount indicated for same in the Negative Working Capital
Calculation as a cash and/or cash equivalent is the amount which the
Purchaser will actually receive when it replaces the said security by
lodging substitute security with MTCU and the MTCU LOI’s are released to
the Purchaser and submitted to the relevant Vendors banks for payment to
the Purchaser;
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(vv)
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Copies of
Documents. Complete and correct copies (including all
amendments) of all Material Contracts and other documents referred to in
this Agreement or any Schedule or required to be disclosed hereby have
been delivered to the Purchaser.
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(ww)
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Each of the
Vendors is a registrant under the provisions of the Excise Tax Act and the
Vendors will provide the Purchaser with their GST Registration
Numbers.
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(xx)
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The
information set out in the Recitals to this Agreement is fully true and
accurate.
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The above
representations and warranties are true, accurate and correct on the date hereof
and shall be materially true, accurate and correct on the Closing
Date.
3.2 Representations and
Warranties of the Purchaser
The Purchaser
hereby represents and warrants to the Vendors as follows and acknowledges that,
notwithstanding any independent searches or investigations that may be
undertaken by or on behalf of the Vendors and notwithstanding any information or
document provided to the Vendors (unless the applicable representation or
warranty is specifically qualified by reference to such document in this
Agreement), the Vendors are relying upon the accuracy of each of such
representations and warranties in connection with the sale, assignment and
transfer of the Purchased Assets by the Vendors to the Purchaser and the
completion of the other transactions contemplated hereunder:
(a)
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Corporate
Authority and Binding Obligation. The Purchaser is a
corporation duly incorporated and validly subsisting under the Laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation. The Purchaser has the corporate
power and capacity to enter into this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and
all other agreements or instruments contemplated hereby and thereby and to
purchase the Purchased Assets from the Vendors in the manner contemplated
herein and to perform all of its obligations under this Agreement, the
Escrow Agreement and all other agreements or instruments contemplated
herein or therein. The Purchaser and its board of directors has
or will have taken all necessary or desirable actions, steps and corporate
and other proceedings to approve or authorize, validly and effectively,
the entering into, and the execution, delivery and performance of, this
Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and all other agreements and instruments
contemplated hereby and thereby and the purchase of the Purchased Assets
from the Vendors. This Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and all
agreements and instruments contemplated herein and therein constitute
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Purchaser, enforceable against
it in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, except as enforcement
of may be limited by:
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(i)
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bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and other Laws relating to or
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally;
and
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(ii)
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general
principles of equity, including that equitable remedies, such as the
remedies of specific performance and injunctive relief, may only be
granted in the discretion of a
court.
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(b)
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Contractual
and Regulatory Approvals. Except as specifically referred to
herein, the Purchaser is not under any obligation, contractual or
otherwise, to request or obtain the consent of any person, and no Licenses
or Authorizations are required to be obtained by the Purchaser in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Purchaser of
this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement or any other agreement or instrument
contemplated herein or therein or the completion of any of the
transactions contemplated herein or
therein.
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(c)
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Compliance
with Constating Documents, Agreements and Laws. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and each
of the other agreements or instruments contemplated or referred to herein
or therein by the Purchaser, and the completion of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, will not constitute or result in a
violation or breach of or default
under:
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(i)
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any term or
provision of any of the articles, by-laws or other constating documents of
the Purchaser;
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(ii)
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the terms of
any Contract to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound;
or
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(iii)
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any term or
provision of any License or Authorization of the Purchaser or any order of
any court, governmental authority or regulatory body or any applicable
Law.
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The above
representations and warranties are true, accurate and correct on the date hereof
and shall be materially true, accurate and correct on the Closing
Date.
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3.3 Survival of
Representations and Warranties
All representations
and warranties contained in this Agreement, or contained in any document or
certificate given pursuant to or contemplated by this Agreement, will survive
the Closing of the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets and completion of
any other transactions contemplated herein and remain in full force and effect
provided that any such claim as aforesaid shall be made in accordance with the
provisions set forth in Article 6.
4. VENDORS’
OBLIGATIONS PRIOR TO CLOSING
4.1 Vendors’
Obligations
(a)
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The Vendors
shall provide to the Purchaser all financial and other information on the
Vendors attached hereto as Schedule 4.1(a) in order to facilitate joint
development of a forecast of performance for the Vendors for three years
commencing September 1, 2009 and ending August 31, 2012 and the Vendors
and Covenantor shall use reasonable commercial efforts to assist the
Purchaser to prepare such forecast.
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(b)
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On or before
March 1, 2010, the Vendors shall provide the Purchaser with the Vendors
Audited Statements and shall provide the Purchaser with the Pre-Closing
Date Statements as required under Section 3.1(k)(ii) and shall continue
from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date to provide the
Purchaser with all financial and operation information which the Purchaser
may request to assess the Business and to allow its accountant to review
all material pertinent to preparation of the Vendors Audited Statements
and the Pre-Closing Date
Statements.
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(c)
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The Vendors
shall provide to the Purchaser, on request, such authorizations for
completing due diligence inquiries that are deemed appropriate by the
Purchaser, acting reasonably. From the date hereof until the
Closing:
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(i)
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the Vendors
shall permit the Purchaser and its representatives access to the Leased
Premises and all other facilities of the Vendors, provided that the
Purchaser and/or its representatives shall use reasonable efforts to
minimize any disturbance caused by such access;
and
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(ii)
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the Vendors
shall permit the Purchaser and its representatives to make inquiries
relating to matters with the accountants for the Vendors, the Vendors
relating to activities of the Vendors and the Purchaser shall further have
access to senior management of the Vendors to discuss key employee
agreements and other matters pertinent to this
purchase.
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(d)
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Prior to the
Closing Date, the Vendors will obtain the consents to the assignment of
the BC Approvals, Ontario Approvals and Nova Scotia Approvals to the
Purchaser in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting
reasonably, provided that the Purchaser uses reasonable commercial efforts
to assist the Vendors in obtaining such
Approvals.
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(e)
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Prior to the
Closing Date, the Vendors will use best efforts to obtain consents to this
transaction from all landlords and any other Third Parties whose consent
is required under any Material Contracts in form and substance
satisfactory to the Purchaser, acting reasonably, provided that the
Purchaser uses reasonable commercial efforts to assist the Vendors in
obtaining such consents.
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5. CLOSING
5.1 Closing
Closing of this
transaction shall be completed on the Closing Date or if such day is a statutory
holiday or weekend, the next following Business Day. Subject to the
terms and conditions hereof, the transactions contemplated herein shall be
closed at the Closing Time at the offices of the Purchaser’s Counsel at 0000 –
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx, X0X 0X0, or at
such other place or places or in such other manner as the Parties agree (the
“Closing”).
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5.2 Delivery of
Documents
On the Closing
Date, the Vendor shall cause the Vendors’ Counsel, and where applicable the
Purchaser shall cause the Purchaser’s Counsel, to deliver the following
documents in form and content satisfactory to the Purchaser’s Counsel acting
reasonably duly executed to the Purchaser’s Counsel upon reasonable solicitor’s
trust conditions for use of the purchase monies to discharge existing financial
encumbrances as are customary for transactions of this nature in British
Columbia:
(a)
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a bill of
sale absolute to the Purchased Assets except the IP
Assets;
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(b)
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assignment to
the Purchaser of all Material
Contracts;
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(c)
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specific
assignments of Approvals, IP and other Purchased Assets as may be
reasonably required by the
Purchaser;
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(x)
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Xxxx Sales
Affidavit (Ontario) duly sworn by an officer of each of the
Vendors;
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(e)
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certified
copy of directors resolution of each of the Vendors authorizing this
transaction and transfer of the Purchased Assets to the
Purchaser;
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(f)
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certified
copy of special resolution of each of the Vendors authorizing this
transaction and transfer of the Purchaser Assets to the
Purchaser;
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(g)
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certificate
of Vendors and the Covenantor certifying the truth and correctness at the
Closing of the representations and warranties of the Vendors and the
Covenantor;
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(h)
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an opinion of
Vendors’ Counsel in a form and content satisfactory to the Purchaser,
acting reasonably;
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(i)
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the Xxxxxx
Xxxx Employment Agreement in the form attached hereto as Schedule 5.2(i)
signed by Xxxx;
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(j)
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the Lim
Employment Agreement in the form attached hereto as Schedule
5.2(j);
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(k)
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the Dormitory
Agreement(s) for certain rights in relation to the Vancouver and Surrey
dormitories owned by Affiliates of the Vendors in the form attached hereto
as Schedule 5.2(k);
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(l)
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the Vendors
Bank Account Documents;
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(m)
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the Escrow
Agreement signed by the Vendors which Escrow Agreement, inter alia, shall
authorize and direct that all payments to which the Vendors are entitled
shall be paid to the Vendors Counsel and that the Escrow Amount stands as
security for all obligations of the Vendors, jointly and severally,
notwithstanding any allocation of the Purchase
Price;
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(n)
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a trust
agreement [worded to the reasonable satisfaction of the Purchaser and
which does not offend Section 16 of the PCCA (which states that a
registration is not capable of being transferred in the strict sense) or
any provision of PCTIA or other Laws] (the “Trust Agreement”) stating,
inter alia, that the Vendors hold all BC Approvals, Ontario Approvals and
Nova Scotia Approvals not transferred to the Purchaser or its Affiliates
on Closing because:
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(i)
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of existing
Laws;
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(ii)
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same require
the consent of a Third Party;
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(iii)
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for any other
reason; or
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(iv)
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same are to
be cancelled upon issuance of new BC Approvals, Ontario Approvals and/or
Nova Scotia Approvals in the name of the Purchaser or its
Affiliates
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are held in trust
by the Vendors to the extent that they are legally capable of so doing and
having regard to the spirit and letter of this Agreement, the intent of this
Trust Agreement being to ensure that save and except for any express prohibition
under Law (including PCCA and PCTIA), all Approvals are held for the benefit of
the Purchaser;
(o)
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all of the
books and records relating to the operations of the Business including
financial records, employee files, material contracts, suppliers lists,
contacts lists for students, faculty and Governmental Authorities, etc.
and all other documentation in all formats including electronic in the
possession or control of the Vendors relating to the operation of the
Business;
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(p)
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physical
possession of the Leased Premises and keys to the Leased
Premises;
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(q)
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GST Election
under Section 167 of the Excise Tax Act executed
by each of the Vendors by the date the GST return is due following the
Closing;
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(r)
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Vendors’
Counsel’s firm undertaking that each of the Vendors and their subsidiaries
and/or related companies which have “KGI” or any variation thereof in
their name (including KGIB College Corp., KGIC College Inc. and KGIBC
Toronto Inc.) will change their name to another name which does not
include same as soon as reasonably possible following the
Closing;
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(s)
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an
irrevocable direction and authorization to pay from all Vendors to the
Purchaser and the Purchaser’s Counsel authorizing and directing the
Purchaser to pay all funds payable hereunder (except funds payable to the
Escrow Agent) to the Vendors’
Counsel;
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(t)
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A License
letter regarding certain license rights to allow a company of which the
Covenantor and Xxxxxx Xxxx are principals to use the name “KGIC” for and
with respect to authorized educational offerings in Boston,
Massachusetts;
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(u)
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The
Vendor/IPCo Indemnity;
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(v)
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Vendors Bank
Transfer Documents in form satisfactory to the Purchaser, to the effect
that monies deposited by creditors of the Vendors and Foreign
Representatives into the Vendors Bank Accounts following closing but to
which the Purchaser is entitled will be transferred free and clear and
without claim to the Purchasers’ bank upon receipt thereof into the
Vendors Banks Accounts;
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(w)
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MTCU LOC
Assignment Documents;
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(x)
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such other
documentation as the Purchaser’s Counsel reasonably
requires.
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On the Closing
Date, the Vendors shall deliver bring-down certificates and other documents as
may be required by counsel for the Purchaser dated and effective as of the
Closing Date.
5.3 Preparation of
Documents
Documents shall
generally be prepared by the Purchaser and submitted to the Vendor for execution
in the normal course of transactions of this nature in the Province of British
Columbia. In the event of any dispute as to the form or content of
the documents, such dispute shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with
Section 7.2.
5.4 Delivery to Escrow
Agent
On the Closing
Date, the Purchaser will deliver to the Vendor’s Counsel and to the Escrow
Agent by solicitor’s trust cheques the amounts referred to in Section
2.4(a) and 2.4(b)respectively..
5.5 Discharge of
Encumbrances by Vendors
If on the Closing
Date there are any Encumbrances against title to the Purchased Assets, the
Vendor will not be required to clear the title to the Purchased Assets prior to
the receipt of the cash proceeds for the Purchased Assets, but will be obligated
to do so forthwith following receipt of such cash proceeds and, in that event,
the Purchaser’s Solicitors may pay the cash proceeds to the Vendor’s Solicitors
on the condition that the Vendor’s Solicitors undertake to discharge any such
Encumbrances within no later than 60 days following the Closing and otherwise on
trust conditions required by the Purchaser’s Solicitors acting
reasonably. This provision shall only apply if the cash proceeds are
sufficient to provide for full discharge of all Encumbrances as evidenced by
documentation from the Encumbrances delivered to the Purchaser’s Solicitors by
the Vendor’s Solicitors prior to the Closing Date as to the amount required for
discharge.
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5.6 Purchaser’s
Obligation to Close
The Purchaser shall
not be obligated to complete the purchase and sale of the Purchased Assets
pursuant to this Agreement unless, on the Closing Date, each of the following
conditions has been satisfied, it being understood that the following conditions
are included for the exclusive benefit of the Purchaser and may be waived, in
whole or in part, in writing by the Purchaser at any time, and the Vendor agrees
with the Purchaser to take all such actions, steps and proceedings as are
reasonably within its control as may be necessary to ensure that the following
conditions are fulfilled at or before the Closing Date:
(a)
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the
representations and warranties of the Vendors and the Covenantor in
Section 3.1 shall be true and correct in all material respects at the
Closing;
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(b)
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the Vendors
shall have performed and complied with all of the terms and conditions in
this Agreement on their part to be performed or complied with at or before
Closing and shall have executed and delivered or caused to have been
executed and delivered to the Purchaser at the Closing all the documents
contemplated in Article 5 or elsewhere in this Agreement;
and
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(c)
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the
Purchasers shall be satisfied, acting reasonably, that if any Approval
cannot be fully transferred to the Purchaser or re-issued to the
Purchaser, as the case may be, or has expired and has not yet been
renewed, or is pending and not yet granted in respect of the operation of
the Campuses, the transfer, re-issuance or granting of certifications or
degrees to students or any material Approval pertaining to the Business
and/or the approval of this transaction by Government Agencies and the
stock exchange on which shares of the Purchaser are listed, such Approval
and/or re-issuance will be granted in due
course.
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In case any of the
foregoing conditions shall not be satisfied at the Time of Closing, the
Purchaser may at its option:
(d)
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refuse to
complete the transactions contemplated herein by notice to the Vendors and
in such event the Purchaser shall be released from all obligations
hereunder provided that the Purchaser shall have the right to be
indemnified in accordance with Article 6 for all Losses if such refusal is
made due to circumstances referred to in Section 5.6(a) or 5.6(b);
or
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(e)
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complete the
transactions contemplated herein provided that the Purchaser should not
have waived or be deemed to have waived any rights it may have to be
indemnified in accordance with Section
6.1(a);
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Provided that if
any of representations 3.1(o)(xi), 3.1(o)(xii), or 3.1(o)(xiii) are not true on
Closing for reasons beyond the reasonable control of the Vendors or any of them
(excluding lack of finances), the Purchaser may, at its option, complete but
shall not have any right to indemnification under Section 6.1(a) except that it
shall be entitled to all insurance proceeds payable to the Vendors for any event
or occurrence which falls within the foregoing representations.
5.7 Conditions for the
Benefit of the Vendors
The sale by the
Vendors and the purchase by the Purchaser of the Purchased Assets is
subject to the following conditions, which are for the exclusive benefit of the
Vendors and which are to be performed or complied with at or prior to the Time
of Closing:
(a)
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the
representations and warranties of the Purchaser set forth in Section 3.2
will be true and correct in all material respects;
and
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(b)
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the Purchaser
will have performed or complied with all of the obligations and covenants
and conditions of this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the
Purchaser at or before Closing and shall have executed and
delivered or caused to have been executed and delivered to the Vendors at
the Closing all documentation and opinions as the Vendors’ Counsel
reasonably requires.
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5.8 GST
The Purchaser shall
not be obliged to pay GST to the Vendors provided that the Purchaser is
registered under the Excise
Tax Act and executes the pertinent election.
5.9 Provincial Sales
Tax.
The Purchaser
covenants and agrees to pay to the Minister of Finance of British Columbia and
the Minister of Finance of Ontario provincial sales tax in respect of this
purchase within the time periods required under the Social Service Tax Act
(British Columbia) and the Retail Sales Tax Act
(Ontario).
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5.10 Obligations
Following Closing
(a)
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The Vendors
and Covenantor covenant and agree
to:
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(i)
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use all
reasonable commercial efforts following Closing to assist the Purchaser
to:
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(ii)
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complete the
transfer of all Approvals referred to
herein;
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(iii)
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obtain
consent from the Landlords of the Leased Premises to the assignment of the
Leases; and
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(iv)
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obtain all
other consents and approvals contemplated herein to transfer the Business
to the Purchaser.
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(v)
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prepare and
deliver to the Purchaser the Post-Closing Date Statements on or before 20
Business Days following the Closing
Date;
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(vi)
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assist the
Purchaser to prepare pro-forma financial statements for the Business as
may be required by securities regulators regarding this transaction for
the period Sept. 1, 2008 to Aug. 31,
2009.
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(b)
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The Purchaser
covenants and agrees that it will not do any business transaction in the
Vendors Bank Accounts to which it has been added jointly except to
transfer funds received therein to other bank accounts of the Purchaser
and to arrange for payment to it of funds securing the MCTU LOI’s, if
applicable;
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6. INDEMNIFICATION
6.1 Indemnity
(a)
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If the
Closing shall occur, and subject to the provisions of this Article 6, the
Vendors and the Covenantor hereby agree, jointly and severally, to
indemnify and save the Purchaser harmless from and against all Losses
incurred by the Purchaser as a result
of:
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(i)
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any non
performance or non fulfillment of any covenant or agreement on the part of
the Vendors contained in this Agreement or in any document executed
pursuant to, or contemplated by, this Agreement in order to carry out the
transactions contemplated hereby;
and
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(ii)
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any
misrepresentation, inaccuracy, incorrectness or breach of any
representation or warranty made by the Vendors contained in this Agreement
or contained in any document or certificate given in order to carry out
the transactions contemplated hereby except that the Vendors shall not be
required to indemnify or save harmless the Purchaser in respect of any
such failure unless the Purchaser shall have provided notice thereof to
the Vendors in accordance with Section 6.2 on or prior to the expiration
of the survival period for that representation and warranty set out in
Section 3.3.
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(b)
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If the
Closing shall occur, and subject to the provisions of this Article 6, the
Purchaser hereby agrees, jointly and severally, to indemnify and save the
Vendors harmless from and against all Losses incurred by the Vendors as a
result of:
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(i)
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any non
performance or non fulfillment of any covenant or agreement on the part of
the Purchaser contained in this Agreement or in any document executed
pursuant to, or contemplated by, this Agreement in order to carry out the
transactions contemplated hereby;
and
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(ii)
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any
misrepresentation, inaccuracy, incorrectness or breach of any
representation or warranty made by the Purchaser contained in this
Agreement or contained in any document or certificate given in order to
carry out the transactions contemplated hereby except that the Purchaser
shall not be required to indemnify or save harmless the Vendors in respect
of any such failure unless the Vendors shall have provided notice thereof
to the Purchaser in accordance with Section 6.2 on or prior to the
expiration of the survival period for that representation and warranty set
out in Section 3.3.
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(c)
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The Vendors
shall not be required to indemnify the Purchaser, and neither the
Purchaser shall be entitled to recover from the Vendors, any amount for
any claims described in Section 6.1(a) until and unless the amount which
the Purchaser and the Guarantor are entitled to recover in respect of the
Losses exceeds, in the aggregate, an amount equal to $5,000 (the
“Deductible”), but if in excess of such amount, then for the entire amount
of such Losses without deduction.
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(d)
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The Purchaser
may set-off against any payments due or owing hereunder the amount of any
Losses claimed by the Purchaser hereunder until the actual amount of the
Losses are determined in accordance with this Section 6 at which time the
actual amount may be set-off with the balance due or owing, if any, paid
at the time of determination.
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6.2 Procedures Relating
to Indemnity Claims
The following
procedures shall apply to claims for indemnification under this Article
6:
(a)
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In the event
that a Party shall incur or suffer any Losses (or shall reasonably
anticipate that it shall suffer any Losses), in respect of which
indemnification may be sought (an “Indemnification Event”) by such Party
(an “Indemnified Party”) pursuant to the provisions of this Article 6 from
the other Party (each, an “Indemnifying Party”), the Indemnified Party
shall promptly submit to the Indemnifying Party an Indemnification Notice
stating the nature and basis of such claim including, to the extent it is
then known, a description in reasonable detail of the facts giving rise to
the claim for indemnification hereunder and (if known) the amount or the
method of computation of the amount of such claim, and a reference to the
provisions of this Agreement upon which such claim is based; provided,
however, that the failure of the Indemnified Party to give the
Indemnification Notice promptly shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party
of any liability that the Indemnifying Party may have to the Indemnified
Party, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced
thereby. In the case of Losses arising by reason of any third
party claim, the Indemnification Notice shall be given within 14 days
after receipt by the Indemnified Party of the filing or other written
assertion of any such claim against the Indemnified Party, but the failure
of the Indemnified Party to give the Indemnification Notice within such
time period shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability that
the Indemnifying Party may have to the Indemnified Party, except to the
extent that the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced
thereby. Thereafter, the Indemnified Party shall deliver to the
Indemnifying Party, within seven calendar days after the Indemnified
Party’s receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including
court papers) received by the Indemnified Party relating to the third
party claim.
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(b)
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The
Indemnified Party shall provide to the Indemnifying Party on request all
reasonable information and documentation in the Indemnified Party’s
possession:
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(i)
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that is not
privileged and is reasonably necessary;
and
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(ii)
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that is
critical (whether or not
privileged),
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in each case, to
support and verify any Losses which the Indemnified Party believes give rise to
a claim for indemnification hereunder and shall give the Indemnifying Party
reasonable access to all books, records and personnel in the possession or under
the control of the Indemnified Party which would have bearing on such
claim.
(c)
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In the case
of third party claims with respect to which an Indemnification Notice is
given, the Indemnifying Party shall have the option, at its own
expense:
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(i)
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to conduct
any proceedings or negotiations in connection
therewith;
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(ii)
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to take all
other steps to settle or defend any such claim;
and
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(iii)
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to employ
counsel of the Indemnifying Party’s choosing and approved by the
Indemnified Party, acting reasonably, to contest any such claim in the
name of the Indemnified Party or
otherwise.
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(d)
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The
Indemnifying Party may not compromise or settle any claim without the
Indemnified Party’s prior written consent, which may not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed. Should the Indemnifying Party provide
written notice of its desire to settle any third party claim but the
Indemnified Party does not provide written consent within a reasonable
period of time, the Indemnified Party shall be responsible for any
incremental costs and expenses incurred beyond the proposed settlement
amount. The Indemnified Party shall be entitled to participate
at its own expense and by its own counsel in any proceedings relating to
any third party claim and the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to
participate with counsel of its own choice at the expense of the
Indemnifying Party if, on the written advice of legal counsel,
representation of both Parties by the same counsel presents a conflict of
interest or is otherwise inappropriate under applicable standards of
professional conduct, provided that in no event shall the Indemnifying
Party be responsible for the expense of more than one set of such counsel
in all events. The Indemnifying Party shall, within 20 days of
receipt of the Indemnification Notice, notify the Indemnified Party of its
intention to assume the defense of any such claim. Until the
Indemnified Party has received notice of the Indemnifying Party’s
intention to defend any such claim, the Indemnified Party shall take
reasonable steps to defend (but may not settle) such
claim.
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(e)
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If the
Indemnifying Party shall decline to assume the defense of any claim, or
shall fail to notify the Indemnified Party within 20 days after receipt of
the Indemnification Notice of the Indemnifying Party’s election to defend
such claim or fails to diligently defend such claim after electing to
assume conduct, the Indemnified Party, at its discretion, may assume
carriage of the settlement or of any legal, administrative or other
proceedings relating to the third party claim and may defend or settle the
third party claim on such terms as the Indemnified Party, acting in good
faith, considers advisable and any Loss suffered by the Indemnified Party
in the settlement of such third party claim or the conduct of any legal,
administrative or other proceedings shall be added to the amount of the
indemnity claim.
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(f)
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If a claim
relates to an alleged liability of the Vendors or any person comprising
the Vendors to any other Person including any governmental or regulatory
body or any taxing authority, which is of a nature such that the Vendors
or any person comprising the Vendors are required by Law to make a payment
to a third party before the relevant procedure for challenging the
existence or quantum of the alleged liability can be implemented or
completed, then the Purchaser may, notwithstanding the provisions of
paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 6.2, make such
payment and forthwith demand reimbursement for such payment from the
Vendors in accordance with this Agreement; provided that, if the alleged
third party claim, as finally determined upon completion of settlement
negotiations or related legal proceedings, is less than the amount which
is paid by the Vendors in respect of the related claim, then the Vendors
or the Purchaser, as the case may be, shall, forthwith following such
final determination, pay to the Vendors the amount by which the amount of
the liability as finally determined is less than the amount which was so
paid by the Vendors.
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6.3 Right to
Contest
Nothing in this
Article 6 shall be construed as a limitation on the Indemnifying Party’s right
to contest in good faith whether the Indemnified Party is entitled to
indemnification pursuant to this Article 6 with respect to a particular
claim.
6.4 Calculation and
Adjustments
(a)
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Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, the amount of any Losses
incurred or suffered by an Indemnified Party shall be calculated after
giving effect to:
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(i)
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any insurance
proceeds received by or otherwise payable to the Indemnified Party (or any
of its Affiliates) with respect to such Losses (collectively, “Insurance
Benefits”); and
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(ii)
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any
recoveries obtained by the Indemnified Party (or any of its Affiliates)
from any party other than the Indemnifying
Party.
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(b)
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The Purchaser
agrees to maintain the insurance coverage that a prudent operator of a
business similar to the Business would maintain following
Closing. Each Indemnified Party shall exercise commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain such proceeds, benefits and
recoveries. If any such proceeds, benefits or recoveries are
received by an Indemnified Party (or any of its Affiliates) with respect
to any Losses after an Indemnifying Party has made a payment to the
Indemnified Party with respect thereto, the Indemnified Party (or such
Affiliate) shall pay to the Indemnifying Party the amount of such
proceeds, benefits or recoveries (up to the amount of the Indemnifying
Party’s payment).
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Any amounts payable
under this Article 6 (other than interest) shall be treated as an adjustment to
the Purchase Price.
6.5 Subrogation
Upon making any
payment to an Indemnified Party in respect of any Losses, the Indemnifying Party
shall, to the extent of such payment, be subrogated to all rights of the
Indemnified Party (and its Affiliates) against any third party in respect of the
Losses to which such payment relates. Such Indemnified Party (and its
Affiliates) and Indemnifying Party shall execute upon request all instruments
reasonably necessary to evidence or further perfect such subrogation
rights.
6.6 Mitigation
The Indemnified
Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate any Losses in
respect of which indemnification under this Agreement or any other document or
agreement contemplated hereby may be sought.
7. ARBITRATION
7.1 Reasonable
Commercial Efforts to Settle Disputes.
If any controversy,
dispute, claim, question or difference (a “Dispute”) arises with respect to this
Agreement or its performance, enforcement, breach, termination or validity, the
Parties shall use all reasonable commercial efforts to settle the
Dispute. To this end, they shall consult and negotiate with each
other in good faith and understanding of their mutual interests to reach a just
and equitable solution satisfactory to all Parties.
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7.2 Arbitration.
Except as is
expressly provided in this Agreement, if the Parties do not reach a solution
pursuant to Section 7.1 within a period of 15 Business Days following the first
notice of the Dispute by any Party to the others, then upon written notice by
any Party to the others, the Dispute shall be finally settled by arbitration in
accordance with the provisions of the Commercial Arbitration Act
(British Columbia) (the “CAA”), as amended or replaced based upon the
following:
(a)
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the
arbitration tribunal shall consist of one arbitrator appointed by mutual
agreement of the Parties, or in the event of failure to agree within 10
Business Days following delivery of the written notice to arbitrate, any
Party may apply to a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia to
appoint an arbitrator. The arbitrator shall be qualified by
education and training to pass upon the particular matter to be
decided;
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(b)
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the
arbitrator shall be instructed that time is of the essence in the
arbitration proceeding and, in any event, the arbitration award must be
made within 30 days of the appointment of the
arbitrator;
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after written
notice is given to refer any Dispute to arbitration, the Parties will meet
within 15 Business Days of delivery of the notice to arbitrate and will
negotiate in good faith to agree upon the rules and procedures for the
arbitration, in an effort to expedite the process and otherwise ensure
that the process is appropriate given the nature of the Dispute and the
values at risk, failing which, the rules and procedures for the
arbitration shall be determined by the
arbitrator;
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(d)
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the
arbitration shall take place in Vancouver, British
Columbia;
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(e)
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except as
otherwise provided in this Agreement or otherwise decided by the
arbitrator, the fees and other costs associated with the arbitrator shall
be shared equally by the Purchaser on the one hand and the Vendors on the
other hand and each Party shall be responsible for its own
costs;
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(f)
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the
arbitration award shall be given in writing, shall provide reasons for the
decision, and shall be final and binding on the Parties, not subject to
any appeal except under Section 31 of the CAA, and shall deal with the
question of costs of arbitration and all related
matters;
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(g)
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judgment upon
any award may be entered in any Court having jurisdiction or application
may be made to the Court for a judicial recognition of the award or an
order of enforcement, as the case may
be;
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(h)
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all Disputes
referred to arbitration (including the scope of the agreement to
arbitrate, any statute of limitations, conflict of laws rules, tort claims
and interest claims) shall be governed by the substantive Law of British
Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein;
and
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(i)
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the Parties
agree that the arbitration shall be kept confidential and that the
existence of the proceeding and any element of it (including any
pleadings, briefs or other documents submitted or exchanged, any testimony
or other oral submissions and any awards) shall not be disclosed beyond
the arbitrator, the Parties, their counsel and any person necessary to the
conduct of the proceeding, except as may lawfully be required in judicial
proceedings relating to the arbitration or
otherwise.
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8. GENERAL
PROVISIONS
8.1 Public
Disclosure
Except as may be
required by Law, no public disclosure of the transactions or terms contemplated
hereby will be made by any Party hereto without the prior consent of the
others.
8.2 Further
Assurances
Each of the Vendors
and the Purchaser hereby covenants and agrees that at any time and from time to
time after the Closing Date it will, at its expense and upon the request of the
other, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be done, executed,
acknowledged and delivered all such further acts, deeds, assignments, transfers,
conveyances and assurances as may be required for the better carrying out and
performance of all the terms of this Agreement.
8.3 Remedies
Cumulative
The rights and
remedies of the parties under this Agreement are cumulative and in addition and
without prejudice to and not in substitution for any rights or remedies provided
by Law. Any single or partial exercise by any party hereto of any
right or remedy for default or breach of any term, covenant or condition of this
Agreement does not waive, alter, affect or prejudice any other right or remedy
to which such party may be lawfully entitled for the same default or
breach.
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8.4 Notices
(a)
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Any notice,
designation, communication, request, demand or other document, required or
permitted to be given or sent or delivered hereunder to any party hereto
shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given or sent or delivered
if it is:
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(i)
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delivered
personally to such party or to an officer or director of such
party;
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(ii)
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sent to the
party entitled to receive it by registered mail, postage prepaid, mailed
in Canada; or
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(iii)
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if to the
Purchaser, Purchaser’s Counsel or Vendors’ Counsel sent by
facsimile.
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(b)
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Notices shall
be sent to the following addresses or facsimile
numbers:
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(i)
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To the
Purchaser:
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1200 - 000 Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Vancouver British
Columbia, V5Z 4J7
Attention: Xx.
Xxxx Xxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000 u
with a copy
to:
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP
P.O. Box 10057,
Pacific Centre
Suite 2700, 000
Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Vancouver, British
Columbia, V7Y 1B8
Attention: Xx.
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
(ii)
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To the
Vendors or the Covenantor:
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u
with a copy
to:
u
or to such other
address or facsimile number as the party entitled to or receiving such notice,
designation, communication, request, demand or other document shall, by a notice
given in accordance with this Section, have communicated to the party giving or
sending or delivering such notice, designation, communication, request, demand
or other document.
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(c)
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Any notice,
designation, communication, request, demand or other document given or
sent or delivered as aforesaid
shall:
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(i)
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if delivered
as aforesaid, be deemed to have been given, sent, delivered and received
on the date of delivery;
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(ii)
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if sent by
mail as aforesaid, be deemed to have been given, sent, delivered and
received on the fourth Business Day following the date of mailing, unless
at any time between the date of mailing and the fourth Business Day
thereafter there is a discontinuance or interruption of regular postal
service, whether due to strike or lockout or work slowdown, affecting
postal service at the point of dispatch or delivery or any intermediate
point, in which case the same shall be deemed to have been given, sent,
delivered and received in the ordinary course of the mails, allowing for
such discontinuance or interruption of regular postal service;
and
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(iii)
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if sent by
facsimile, be deemed to have been given, sent, delivered and received on
the Business Day following the date the sender receives the confirmation
of transmission.
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8.5 Counterparts
This Agreement may
be executed in several counterparts and by facsimile, each of which so executed
shall be deemed to be an original and such counterparts together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. The transmission by facsimile
of a copy of the execution page hereof reflecting the execution of this
Agreement by any Party hereto shall be effective as to evidence that Party’s
intention to be bound by this Agreement and that Party’s agreement to the terms
and provisions and conditions hereof, all without the necessity of having to
produce an original copy of such execution page.
8.6 Legal and Other
Professional Fees
Each of the Parties
shall be responsible for all of their own expenses, including their respective
legal, accounting, broker and other professional fees, in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby.
8.7 Assignment
The rights of the
Vendors hereunder shall not be assignable without the prior written consent of
the Purchaser. The Purchaser shall have the right to designate on or
before Closing which of the Purchased Assets are to be transferred to
Sprott-KGIC or to Sprott-KGIBC and may also designate that all or any part of
the IP may be transferred to another party which directly or indirectly controls
the Purchaser ("IPCo"). In the event of any such designation and
transfer of the IP the Vendors agree that they will execute and deliver to the
Purchaser on Closing the Vendor/IPCo Indemnity pursuant to which the Vendors
will be jointly and severally liable to IPCo in the event of any breach of any
Vendors' representation and/or warranty in this Agreement relating to the IP so
transferred.
8.8 Personal
Data
In respect of any
Personal Data, the Purchaser covenants and acknowledges:
(a)
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prior to the
Closing, to use the Personal Data solely for purposes relating to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
and
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(b)
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to the extent
required by applicable Laws, any Person whose Personal Data has been
disclosed to the Purchaser will be notified by the Purchaser that the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement have taken place and that such
Personal Data was disclosed to the Purchaser as a consequent of such
transactions.
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8.9 Successors and
Assigns
This Agreement
shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective legal representatives, heirs, successors and permitted
assigns. Nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to confer
upon any person, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors
and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason
of this Agreement.
8.10 Entire
Agreement
This Agreement,
including the Schedules, Escrow Agreement and the Non Competition and
Confidentiality Agreements constitute the entire agreement between the parties
hereto and supersede all prior agreements, representations, warranties,
statements, promises, information, arrangements and understandings, whether oral
or written, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof,
including the Letter of Intent, as amended or extended to the date
hereof. There are no warranties, conditions or representations
(including any that may be implied by statute) and there are no agreements in
connection with such subject matter except as specifically set forth or referred
to in this Agreement.
8.11 Waiver
Any party hereto
which is entitled to the benefits of this Agreement may, and has the right to,
waive any term or condition hereof at any time on or prior to the Closing Time;
provided however, that such waiver shall be evidenced by written instrument duly
executed and delivered on behalf of such party. No waiver of any
provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any other provision nor
shall any waiver of any provision of this Agreement constitute a continuing
waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.
8.12 Amendments
No modification or
amendment to this Agreement may be made unless agreed to by the parties hereto
in writing.
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8.13 Survival
Except as otherwise
specified in this Agreement, each party hereby agrees that all provisions of
this Agreement shall not merge on, and shall survive, the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the completion of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year
first written above.
KGIC
BUSINESS COLLEGE (2010) CORP.
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Per:
/s/Xxxx
Xxx
Authorized
Signatory
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Xxxx
Xxx
Name and
Title
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KGIC
LANGUAGE COLLEGE (2010) CORP.
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Per:
/s/Xxxx
Xxx
Authorized
Signatory
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Xxxx
Xxx
Name and
Title
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LIMPARK
INVESTMENTS LTD.
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Per:
/s/Xxxx
X. Xxx
Authorized
Signatory
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Xxxx X.
Xxx
Name and
Title
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KGIB
COLLEGE CORP.
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Per:
/s/Xxx
Xxxx
Authorized
Signatory
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Xxx
Xxxx
Name and
Title
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KGIC
COLLEGE INC.
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Per:
/s/Xxxx X.
Xxx
Authorized
Signatory
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Xxxx X.
Xxx
Name and
Title
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664054
B.C. LTD.
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Per:
/s/Xxxxx
Xxxx
Authorized
Signatory
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Xxxxx
Xxxx
Name and
Title
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LIMKWON
INVESTMENTS LTD.
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Per:
/s/Xxxx X.
Xxx
Authorized
Signatory
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Xxxx X.
Xxx
Name and
Title
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KGIBC
TORONTO INC.
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Per:
/s/Xxxx
X.
Xxx
Authorized
Signatory
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Xxxx X.
Xxx
Name and
Title
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XXXX
INVESTMENT CORPORATION
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Per:
/s/Xxx Xxxx
Authorized
Signatory
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Xxx
Xxxx
Name and
Title
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SIGNED in the
presence of:
/s/J.U.
(Xxxx)
Park
Signature
J.U. (Xxxx)
Park
Name
(printed)
Suite 0000,
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX, Xxxxxx X0X
0X0
Address
Barrister & Solicitor, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
LLP
Occupation
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/s/Xxxx
X.
Xxx
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X. XXX
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