ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Asset Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into and effective as of February 19, 2002 (the “Execution Date”), by and between Project 1000, Inc., a Nevada corporation with a place of business at 000 Xxxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 (“P1”), on the one hand, and Fan Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation, with a place of business at 00000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx. Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 (“FEI”), on the other hand.
1.1. P1 desires to sell to FEI, and FEI desires to purchase from P1, the Assets; |
1.2. FEI desires to purchase, and P1 desires to sell, only the specific Assets as defined herein on the Execution Date; |
1.3. Simultaneously with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, P1 and FEI each desires to appoint a new Board of Directors ("Board") for FEI in connection with such sale; and |
2.1. “ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE” means all accounts receivable of P1 relating to the conduct and operation of its business as it relates to the Assets as of the Closing Date and all rights of P1 to payment for goods or services rendered by P1 in connection with the Assets on or prior to the Closing Date. |
2.2. “AFFILIATE” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with such first Person. |
2.3. “APPLICABLE LAW” means any applicable constitution, treaty, statute, rule, regulation, ordinance, order, directive, code, interpretation, judgment, decree, injunction, writ, determination, award, permit, license, authorization, directive, requirement or decision of or agreement with or by Governmental Authorities. |
2.4. “ASSETS” means the specific assets of P1, both tangible and non-tangible, as listed in Schedule 2.4 attached hereto and in Sections 2.4 and 2.5 below: |
2.4.1. P1‘s “Digital Content Cloaking Technology™", known as MediaClôQ™ or MediaMaker™ (“P1 Technology”), which is a set of methodologies that are designed to work together to thwart illegal copying or ripping of optical media that complies to IEC 90608 Redbook standards. Each of the methodologies used is meant to work toward defeating the various software products currently available on the market today that are used for the purpose of making illegal copies of CDs or of individual audio tracks. The Assets include, but are not limited to, P1‘s proprietary technology as set forth in Schedule 2.4 which includes all English and foreign language, all commercial and non-commercial, and all present and future versions thereof, and all required and/or relevant P1 Documentation, Intellectual Property Rights and other proprietary rights therein, and Derivatives thereof that is required and/or relevant to FEI’s development of current and future versions of FEI Products. |
2.4.2. All Inventory associated with the Assets; |
2.4.3. The Documentation; |
2.4.4. The Assumed Contracts; |
2.4.5. The Physical Assets; |
2.4.6. The Schedule 2.4 Asset list; |
2.4.7. The Proprietary Rights; |
2.4.8. All goodwill associated with the Assets; and |
2.4.9. All of P1‘s rights under manufacturers’ and vendors’ warranties relating to items included in the Physical Assets and all similar rights against third parties relating to items included in the Assets to the extent contractually assignable. |
2.4.11 Gross Assets as referred to in this Agreement is defined as the total value of the Assets without any deduction whatsoever, including claims, liabilities and liens that may be associated therewith. |
2.5 “Assets” also means the Additional Assets (“Additional Assets”), including, but not limited to, the following Assets as identified on Schedule 2.5 attached hereto: |
2.5.1 All other assets acquired subsequent to the Execution Date |
2.6. “ASSUMED CONTRACTS” means all Customer Agreements, service agreements, independent contractor agreements and other agreements (including all material related documentation) between P1 and any third party to the extent pertaining to the Assets and which are either (a) assignable by P1 to FEI as of the Closing Date or (b) assignable by P1 to FEI after the Closing Date. All such contracts that are assignable by P1 to FEI as of the Closing Date are set forth-on Schedule 2.6 attached hereto and made a part hereof. |
2.7. “FEI” means FEI and its officers, directors, shareholders, affiliates, predecessors, successors and agents. |
2.8. “CHANGE OF CONTROL” means, with respect to any Person, such Person either: |
2.8.1. Becomes a Subsidiary of another Person; or |
2.8.2. Any person or group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Execution Date) shall come to own, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, voting securities representing more than 50% of the total voting power of such Person. |
2.9. “CLAIM” means a written notice asserting a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant specified in this Agreement, which shall reasonably set forth, in light of the information then known to the party giving such notice, a description of and an estimate (if then reasonable to make) of the amount involved in such breach. |
2.10. “CLOSING” means the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. |
2.11. “CLOSING DATE” has the meaning set forth in Section 3. |
2.12. “CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 hereof. |
2.13. “CONSENTS” means all of the consents or approvals of Governmental Authorities and other third parties necessary to sell, transfer and assign the Assets to FEI and to otherwise consummate the transactions contemplated hereby in compliance with all Applicable Law. |
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2.14. “CONTROL” means having the power to direct the affairs of a Person by reason of either (i) owning or controlling the right to vote a sufficient number of shares of voting stock or other voting interest of such Person or (ii) having the right to direct the general management of the affairs of such Person by contract or otherwise. |
2.15. “CUSTOMER AGREEMENT” means any and all licenses, leases, distribution and maintenance agreements whereby P1 has authorized any third party to use or distribute any of its Assets as of the Closing Date. |
2.16. “DAMAGES” means all claims, liabilities, demands, impositions, causes of action, losses, investigations, proceedings, damages, penalties, fines, assessments, deficiencies, interest, expenses and judgments, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements. |
2.17. “DOCUMENTATION” means all documentation in P1‘s possession, custody or control pertaining to its Assets, including, any marketing materials, product specifications, flow charts, diagrams, algorithms, other design documentation, training manuals, bug lists, and any electronic machine-readable versions of the same, and a summary of P1‘s current promotional activity with respect to its Assets, any and all records of customer service issues and/or responses, and any and all written notes, plans and other documentation describing problems with respect to the Assets and proposed and implemented solutions therefor, if any, written proposals with respect to future development of the Assets, or other matters related to the use, operation, development or enhancement of the Assets. |
2.18. “EXECUTION DATE” means the date of this Agreement. |
2.19. “GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY” means any government, any governmental entity, department, commission, board, agency or instrumentality, and any court, tribunal or judicial or arbitrational body, whether federal, state or local. |
2.20. “GOVERNMENTAL ORDER” means any order, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority. |
2.21. “INDEMNIFIED PARTY” means the party, who is entitled to indemnification for, and to be held harmless with respect to, Damages, as provided under the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement. |
2.22. “INDEMNIFYING PARTY” means the party who is obligated to indemnify, and to hold harmless, the other party hereto with respect to Damages, as provided under the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement. |
2.23. “INVENTORY” means all raw materials, all work-in-process, and all parts and structures in P1‘s possession or control on the Closing Date that are connected in any way to the Assets. |
2.24. “MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE” or “MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT” means any change or effect that is materially adverse to the Assets, the business operations related to the Assets or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. |
2.25. “P1” means P1 and its officers, directors, shareholders, affiliates, predecessors, successors and agents. |
2.26. “P1 TRADEMARKS” means any and all trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos and similar designations of source of origin owned by P1. |
2.27. “NON-ASSUMED CONTRACTS” shall mean all Customer Agreements that are not assigned to FEI as Assumed Contracts pursuant to this Agreement. |
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2.28. “OUTSTANDING LICENSE AGREEMENTS” means the license agreements by and between P1 and a third party pursuant to which such third party is granted certain rights and licenses to the Assets, the Documentation or the Proprietary Rights and which are set forth on Schedule 2.28 attached hereto and made a part hereof. |
2.29. “PATENTS” means the patents, patent applications, and invention disclosures that are set forth on Schedule 2.29 attached hereto and made a part hereof. The term Patents includes all divisions, reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part, reexaminations, and extensions thereof and corresponding foreign patents and patent applications corresponding to those patents listed on Schedule 2.29. |
2.30. “PERMITTED LIENS” means (i) liens for Taxes not yet due or payable; (ii) liens and other encumbrances on the Assets as specifically listed in Schedule 2.30 attached hereto and (ii) inchoate materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlords’, workmen’s, repairmen’s, employees’ or other like liens arising in the ordinary course of business and for which payment is not overdue. |
2.31. “PERSON” shall mean a natural person, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or any other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof. |
2.32. “PHYSICAL ASSETS” means the items related to the Assets to be acquired in accordance herewith contained in Schedule 2.32 as attached hereto and in the Asset section on the P1 Balance Sheet as of January 31, 2002, attached hereto as Schedule 2.32, including, but not limited to, furniture, desks, file cabinets, copiers, personal computers, computer servers, test equipment, printers and laptops which are necessary to perform the duties in connection with maintaining the Assets and which are set forth on Schedule 2.32, attached hereto and made a part hereof. |
2.33. “PROPRIETARY RIGHTS” means the Trademarks, the Patents, all registered and unregistered copyrights in or to the Assets and the Documentation and all applications for registration thereof, and all know-how, trade secrets, proprietary processes, formulae, business information, and other intellectual and industrial property rights in and to the Assets or the Documentation. |
2.34. “PURCHASE PRICE” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1. |
2.35. “RELATED AGREEMENTS” means all agreements, instruments and certificates contemplated hereby and thereby. |
2.36. “SUBSIDIARY” means a corporation, company or other entity (i) more than fifty percent (50%) of whose outstanding shares or securities (representing the right to vote for the election of directors or other managing authority) are, or (ii) which does not have outstanding shares or securities, as may be the case in a partnership, joint venture, or unincorporated association, but more than fifty percent (50%) of whose ownership interest representing the right to make the decisions for such corporation, company or other entity is, now or hereafter, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any other Person, but such corporation, company or other entity shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary only so long as such ownership or control exists. |
2.37. “TAXES” OR INDIVIDUALLY “TAX,” means any federal, state, local or foreign taxes, assessments, interest, penalties, deficiencies, fees and other governmental charges or impositions (including without limitation, all income tax, unemployment compensation, social security, payroll, sales and use, excise, privilege, property, ad valorem, franchise, license, school and any other tax or similar governmental charge or imposition). |
2.38. “TAX CODE” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. |
2.39. “THIRD-PARTY CLAIM” means, in respect of the obligations of each Indemnifying Party hereunder, a claim asserted against the Indemnified Party by a third party. |
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2.40. “THRESHOLD AMOUNT” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.4. |
2.41. “TRADEMARKS” means the trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos and similar designations of source and origin, and all registrations and applications for registration thereof which are set forth on Schedule 2.41 attached hereto and made a part hereof and all goodwill associated therewith. |
2.42. “USER DOCUMENTATION” shall mean the user documentation needed to support and use the Assets, which shall include instructions for the use of each function thereof and any training materials related thereto. |
2.43. “WAIVER AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.11. |
3. CLOSING; CONDITIONS TO CLOSING; DELIVERIES
3.2.1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS. |
3.2.1.1. The representations and warranties of FEI contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing, with the same force and effect as if made as of the Closing; and |
3.2.1.2. The covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement to be complied with by FEI at or prior to the Closing shall have been complied with in all material respects. |
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3.2.5. APPOINTMENT AND RESIGNATION OF DIRECTORS. FEI shall have appointed new Directors as mutually agreed upon by the parties. |
3.2.7. DELIVERIES. FEI shall have made or stand willing and able to make all the deliveries to P1 set forth in Section 3.5. |
3.3.1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; COVENANTS. |
3.3.1.1. The representations and warranties of P1 contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing, with the same force and effect as if made as of the Closing; and |
3.3.1.2. The covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement to be complied with by P1 at or prior to the Closing shall have been complied with in all material respects. |
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3.3.6. NO MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. There shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Change since the date of this Agreement. |
3.3.7. DELIVERIES. P1 shall have made or stand willing and able to make all the deliveries to FEI set forth in Section 3.4. |
3.4. DELIVERIES BY P1. Prior to or on the Closing Date, P1 shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to FEI the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to FEI and its counsel: |
3.4.1. TRANSFER DOCUMENTS. DULY EXECUTED COPIES OF THE FOLLOWING: |
3.4.1.1. Xxxx of Sale for the Assets of P1, Assignment and Assumption Agreements, attached hereto as Schedule 3.4.1.1 in a form mutually agreed by and between FEI and P1; |
3.4.1.2. Other transfer documents which shall be sufficient to vest good and marketable title to the Assets in the name of FEI or its permitted assignees. |
3.4.2. WAIVER AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS. Duly executed copies of the Waiver and Confidentiality Agreements contemplated under Section 6.11 hereof. |
3.4.5. GOOD STANDING CERTIFICATE. A certificate as to the good standing of P1, issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, dated no more than ten (10) days prior to the Closing. |
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3.5. DELIVERIES BY FEI. Prior to or on the Closing Date, FEI shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to P1 the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to P1 and its counsel: |
3.5.1. PURCHASE PRICE. The stock portion of the Purchase Price in FEI’s $0.001 par value common stock (“Shares”) by physical delivery to P1 no later than the Closing Date as directed in Section 5.1. |
3.5.2. XXXX OF SALE, ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT. Duly executed Xxxx of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement prepared by P1. |
3.5.5. GOOD STANDING CERTIFICATE. A certificate as to the good standing of FEI, issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, dated not more than ten (10) days prior to the Closing. |
3.5.6. APPOINTMENT AND RESIGNATION OF DIRECTORS. FEI shall have appointed the new Board of Directors. |
4. SALE AND PURCHASE OF ASSETS
4.1. TRANSFER OF ASSETS. |
4.1.1. Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, P1 hereby agrees to sell, grant, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to FEI on the Closing Date, and FEI agrees to purchase and acquire from P1 on the Closing Date, all right title and interest of P1 in and to the Assets, which, in combination with the Additional Assets, represents the P1‘s Assets. |
4.1.2. P1 will provide customer service, technical maintenance and research and development support for the P1 Assets under terms and conditions to be mutually approved by the parties. |
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4.1.3. Subject to the provisions of Section 4.1.1 and 4.1.2, title to the Assets will be transferred by P1 to FEI on the Closing Date. Actual physical delivery may take place on multiple dates thereafter as determined by the parties in accordance with Section 3 herein. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, all of the Assets shall be transferred no later than March 31, 2002. |
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5.2.1. Subject to Sections 5.2.2, the parties hereto agree (i) to use the allocations set forth in the Asset Allocation Statement provided by FEI to P1 pursuant to Section 5.2 above, for accounting, financial reporting and Tax purposes; (ii) that such allocations shall be in accordance with, and as provided by, Section 1060 of the Tax Code; and (iii) that any Tax returns or other Tax information they may file or cause to be filed with any Governmental Authority or fiscal intermediary shall be prepared and filed consistently with such allocation. The parties agree that, to the extent required, they will each properly and timely file Form 8594 in accordance with Section 1060 of the Tax Code. |
5.2.2. If P1 withholds its consent, in the manner and within the time period specified in Section 5.2, to the allocation reflected in the Asset Allocation Statement, and P1 and FEI have acted in good faith to resolve any differences with respect to items on the Asset Allocation Statement and thereafter are unable to resolve any differences that, in the aggregate, are material, then any remaining disputed matters will be finally and conclusively determined by an independent accounting firm of recognized national standing (the “Allocation Arbiter”) selected by P1 and FEI, which firm shall not be the regular accounting firm of P1 or FEI. Promptly, but not later than fifteen (15) days after its acceptance of appointment hereunder, the Allocation Arbiter will determine (based solely on presentations by P1 and FEI and not by independent review) only those matters in dispute and will render a written report as to the disputed matters and the resulting allocation of Purchase Price, which report shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties. P1 and FEI shall share equally in all costs attributable to the review and determination by the Allocation Arbiter. |
6. ADDITIONAL OBLIGATIONS; COVENANTS
6.1. CONSENTS |
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6.2. HSR FILING. |
6.5. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS OF P1 PENDING THE CLOSING. P1 agrees that, during the period from the Execution Date to the Closing: |
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7. OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; LICENSES
8.2. NON-CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Information shall not constitute Confidential Information if: |
8.2.1. PREVIOUSLY POSSESSED. It is demonstrated to have been in the possession of the receiving party or available to the receiving party prior to the disclosure, without any breach of a duty of confidentiality owed by any party to the disclosing party; |
8.2.2. SUBSEQUENTLY OBTAINED. The receiving party rightfully obtains the Confidential Information without breach of this Agreement, or any Applicable Laws, from a third party having no duty of confidentiality to the disclosing party; |
8.2.3. DEVELOPED. It is independently developed by the receiving party without use of the Confidential Information; or |
8.2.4. AUTHORIZED. The disclosing party authorizes in writing the disclosure of the Confidential Information. |
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The Company’s Board of Directors shall be reconfigured to include a maximum of five new board members to be designated by P1, which shall result in a minimum of 33% and a maximum of 39%of the Board of Directors having been designated by P1. |
10. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF P1
P1 hereby represents and warrants to FEI as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as follows: |
10.1. ORGANIZATION AND STANDING; CERTIFICATE AND BYLAWS. P1 is a corporation duly organized and existing under, and by virtue of, the laws of the state of Nevada and is in good standing under such laws. P1 has the requisite corporate power to own and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently and previously conducted and as proposed to be conducted. P1 is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on its business or properties. |
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10.6. OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS. P1 owns all of the Assets free and clear of all liens, security interests and other encumbrances other than Permitted Liens and Outstanding License Agreements. |
10.8. TITLE TO ASSETS. |
10.8.2. FEES. Except as otherwise disclosed in Schedule 10.8.2, P1 has no royalties, honoraria, fees or other payments due and payable to any third party in connection with the Proprietary Rights or other elements of the Assets, including to any Person by reason of ownership, use, licensure, sale or disposition of any of the same, the nonpayment of which has resulted or will result in a Material Adverse Effect and FEI will have no such obligations from and after the closing. |
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10.9. CONDITION OF PHYSICAL ASSETS. The Physical Assets are in good operating condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and are available for immediate use. |
10.11. LICENSES AND ASSUMED CONTRACTS. |
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10.14 CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION. P1 shall provide FEI with interim funding for its Disk Manufacturing Facility (“DMF”) in Reno, Nevada on terms and conditions to be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto under separate cover. The initial funding requirement is $11,000, which shall be provided by P1 to FEI specifically for the DMF on or before the Execution Date hereof. |
11. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF FEI
FEI hereby represents and warrants to P1 as of the date hereof and the Closing Date as follows: |
11.1. ORGANIZATION AND STANDING; CERTIFICATE AND BYLAWS. FEI is a corporation duly organized and existing under, and by virtue of, the laws of the state of Nevada and is in good standing under such laws. FEI has the requisite corporate power to own and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently and previously conducted and as proposed to be conducted. FEI is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on its business or properties. |
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12.2. INDEMNIFICATION. |
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12.3. THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS. The obligations and liabilities of each party to this Agreement under Section 12.2 related to Third-Party Claims shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: |
12.3.3. RIGHT OF INDEMNIFIED PARTY TO DEFEND AND SETTLE. Anything in this Section 12.3 to the contrary notwithstanding, if a Third-Party Claim is asserted against an Indemnified Party and there is a reasonable probability in the Indemnified Party’s reasonable good faith judgment that a Third-Party Claim may materially and adversely effect the Indemnified Party, other than as a result of the imposition of money damages or other money payments, (i) the Indemnified Party shall have the right, at its sole option, to take over the defense of such Third-Party Claim (in which case the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall share equally the cost and expense of such defense) or to co- defend such Third-Party Claim (in which case the Indemnified Party shall assume the cost and expense of the additional counsel) and no compromise or settlement of such Third-Party Claim shall be permitted without the consent of both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and (ii) the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall not, without the prior written consent of the other party, settle or compromise any Third-Party Claim or consent to the entry of any judgment relating to any such Third-Party Claim, unless such settlement, compromise or judgment includes as an unconditional term thereof that the Indemnified Party shall be released from all liabilities in respect of such Third-Party Claim. |
12.4. LIMITATION ON INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS. |
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13.1. METHODS OF TERMINATION. The transactions contemplated herein may be terminated and/or abandoned at any time prior to the Closing: |
13.1.1. MUTUAL CONSENT. By the mutual written consent of P1 and FEI; |
13.1.2. FAILURE TO CLOSE. By either P1 or FEI, if the Closing shall not have occurred prior to March 31, 2002, provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 13.1.2 shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement shall have been the cause of, or shall have resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur prior to such date; |
13.1.3. NON-FULFILLMENT OF P1’S CONDITIONS. By P1, if any of the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 becomes incapable of fulfillment and is not waived by P1; |
13.1.4. NON-FULFILLMENT OF FEI’S CONDITIONS. By FEI, if any of the conditions set forth in Section 3.3 becomes incapable of fulfillment and is not waived by FEI; |
13.1.6 CHANGE IN CONTROL OF FEI. By P1 at any time prior to the Closing upon a Change of Control of FEI. |
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(a)
if to P1, to:
Project 1000, Inc. 000 Xxxxx 00xx Xxxxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 (b) if to FEI, to: Fan Energy, Inc. 00000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx. Xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 |
14.5. BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement shall be binding on all parties hereto, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each party and its respective permitted successors and assigns. |
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14.8. UNITED NATIONS. The parties expressly exclude, if applicable, the application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. |
14.11. GOVERNING LAW; ARBITRATION. This Agreement shall be governed and enforced in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Nevada, without regard to any such laws or regulations that may direct the application of the law of any other jurisdiction. Any controversy, claim or dispute between the parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any Related Agreement or any breach hereof or thereof shall be referred to final and binding resolution by the FEI and P1 senior executives who have authority to reach agreement on any matters in dispute upon written request by either party specifying in reasonable detail the nature of the dispute. In the event that such FEI and P1 senior executives are unable to resolve the dispute within thirty (30) days after the initial request for dispute resolution, the dispute shall be settled by final and binding arbitration before a sole arbitrator in the headquarters city of the non-initiating party pursuant to the then-current Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association and the federal substantive and procedural law of arbitration. Judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitrator will not have the power to award punitive or exemplary damages or any damages excluded by, or in excess of, any damage limitations expressed in this Agreement. Each party will assume its own attorney’s fees and costs related to the arbitration. Unless otherwise determined by the arbitrator, the costs and expenses of the arbitration shall be borne as determined by the arbitrator. |
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14.17 CHANGE IN CONTROL. Neither the consideration paid nor any other covenant of this Agreement shall cause a Change in Control as defined herein of FEI as a result of this Agreement. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives, effective as of the date first above written. |
PROJECT 1000, INC. By: /s/_______________________________ Name: _____________________________ Title: President FAN ENERGY, INC. /s/___________________________________ By: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Its: President |
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SCHEDULES. These Schedules are being delivered by Project 1000, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“P1”), to Fan Energy, Inc., a Nevada Corporation (“FEI”), and from FEI to P1, pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement dated February 19, 2002 (the “Agreement”) to be executed by and between P1 and FEI, of which these Schedules are a part. Unless otherwise defined in these Schedules, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement. Each Exhibit and Schedule attached hereto is incorporated herein by reference and forms part of these Schedules. |
SCHEDULE NUMBER TITLE
2.4 | Assets |
2.5 | Assets, Additional Assets |
2.6 | Assumed Contracts |
2.28 | Outstanding License Agreements |
2.29 | Patents |
2.30 | Permitted Liens |
2.31 | Physical Assets |
3.2.4 | P1 Opinion of Legal Counsel |
3.2.6 | FEI Shareholder List |
3.2.5 | FEI Opinion of Legal Counsel |
3.4.1.1 | Xxxx of Sale |
3.4.3 | P1 Secretary Certificate |
3.4.4 | P1 Officer Certificate |
3.4.5 | P1 Good Standing Certificate |
3.4.6 | P1 Board of Director Acceptance |
3.4.7 | Verification Documents |
3.5.3 | FEI Secretary Certificate |
3.5.4 | FEI Officer Certificate |
3.5.5 | FEI Good Standing Certificate |
3.5.6 | FEI Appointment and Resignation of Directors |
10.8.1 | Liens |
10.8.2 | Fees |
10.8.3 | Claims to Property Rights |
10.8.4 | Infringement |
10.12.1 | Licenses |
10.12.2 | Assumed Contracts |
10.13 | Current Use |
11.5 | Litigation |
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Schedule Number 2.4 Assets |
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Schedule Number 2.5 Assets, Additional Assets |
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Schedule Number 2.6 Assumed Contracts |
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Schedule Number 2.28 Outstanding License Agreements |
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Schedule Number 2.29 Patents |
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Schedule Number 2.30 Permitted Liens |
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Schedule Number 2.32 Physical Assets |
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Schedule Number 3.2.4 P1 Opinion of Counsel |
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Schedule Number 3.2.6 FEI Shareholder List |
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Schedule Number 3.3.5 FEI Opinion of Counsel |
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Schedule Number 3.4.1.1 Xxxx of Sale |
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Schedule Number 3.4.3 P1 Secretary Certificate |
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Schedule Number 3.4.4 P1 Officer Certificate |
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Schedule Number 3.4.5 P1 Good Standing Certificate |
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Schedule Number 3.4.6 P1 Board Acceptance |
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Schedule Number 3.4.7 Verification of Documents |
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Schedule Number 3.5.3 FEI Secretary Certificate |
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Schedule Number 3.5.4 FEI Officer Certificate |
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Schedule Number 3.5.5 FEI Good Standing Certificate |
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Schedule Number 3.5.6 FEI Appointment and Resignation of Directors |
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Schedule Number 10.8.1 Liens |
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Schedule Number 10.8.2 Fees |
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Schedule Number 10.8.3 Claims to Property Rights |
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Schedule Number 10.8.4 Infringement |
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Schedule Number 10.11.1 Licenses |
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Schedule Number 10.12 Current Use |
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Schedule Number 11.5 Litigation |
50