ASSET EXCHANGE AGREEMENT between BETA SYSTEMS SOFTWARE OF NORTH AMERICA, INC., BETA SYSTEMS SOFTWARE OF CANADA LTD. and PROGINET CORPORATION dated effective as of October 1, 2008
Exhibit
10.23
FINAL
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between
BETA
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
BETA
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE OF CANADA LTD.
and
PROGINET
CORPORATION
dated
effective as of
October
1, 2008
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ARTICLE
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INTERPRETATION
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1.1
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Definitions
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1
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1.2
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Schedules
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1.3
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Exhibits
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8
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1.4
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Conflicts
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8
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1.5
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References
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1.6
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Headings
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1.7
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Singular/Plural;
Derivatives
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1.8
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Business
Day
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1.9
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Beta's
Knowledge
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1.10
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Proginet's
Knowledge
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ARTICLE
2
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ASSET
EXCHANGE
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2.1
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Asset
Exchange
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2.2
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Acquisition
Price
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2.3
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Sales
Taxes
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10
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2.4
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Trade
Accounts Receivable
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ARTICLE
3
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CLOSING
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3.1
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Place
and Time of Closing
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3.2
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Deliveries
at Closing
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3.3
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Contract
Lists
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3.4
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Physical
Deliveries
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ARTICLE
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CONVEYANCES
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4.1
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Conveyances
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ARTICLE
5
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARTIES
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5.1
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Each
Party's Representations and Warranties
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5.2
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Beta
Canada's Representations and Warranties
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5.3
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Beta
America's Representations and Warranties
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5.4
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Proginet's
Representations and Warranties
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5.5
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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5.6
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No
Additional Representations or Warranties by any Party
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ARTICLE
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LIABILITIES
AND INDEMNITIES
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6.1
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Responsibility
of Beta Canada
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6.2
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Responsibility
of Beta America
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6.3
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Responsibility
of Proginet
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6.4
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Limit
on Responsibility
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6.5
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Insurance
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6.6
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Sole
Right and Remedy
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6.7
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Procedure
- Indemnities
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6.8
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No
Limitation
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ARTICLE
7
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POST-CLOSING
OBLIGATIONS
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7.1
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Post-Closing
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7.2
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Further
Assurances
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7.3
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Transition
Services
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ARTICLE
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GOVERNING
LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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8.1
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Governing
Law
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8.2
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Dispute
Resolution
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8.3
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Consent
to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial
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ARTICLE
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NOTICES
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9.1
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Addresses
for Service
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9.2
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Service
of Notice
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9.3
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Change
of Address for Service
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ARTICLE
10
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MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1
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Supersedes
Previous Agreements; Amendment
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10.2
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Entire
Agreement
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10.3
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Assignment
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10.4
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Time
of the Essence
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10.5
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Enurement
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10.6
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Counterpart
Execution
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10.7
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Public
Securities Filings
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THIS
AGREEMENT is dated effective as of October 1, 2008.
BETWEEN:
BETA SYSTEMS SOFTWARE OF NORTH
AMERICA, INC., a Delaware corporation, having an office in the City of
Xxxxxxx, in the State of Virginia ("Beta America"),
BETA SYSTEMS SOFTWARE OF CANADA
LTD., a body corporate having an office in the City of Calgary in the
Province of Alberta ("Beta
Canada") and
PROGINET CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation, having an office in Garden City, in the State of New York
("Proginet").
WHEREAS:
The
Parties are desirous of exchanging certain assets and taking other actions all
in accordance with the terms and conditions contained herein.
AGREEMENT:
NOW
THEREFORE in consideration of the premises hereto and of the covenants,
warranties, representations and agreements herein set forth and provided for,
the Parties covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
INTERPRETATION
1.1
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Definitions
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In this
Agreement, the words and phrases set forth below shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto, namely:
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(a)
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"AAA" has the meaning
attributed to it in Section
8.2(b);
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(b)
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"Additional Indemnitees"
means, with respect to any Person to which indemnification is granted
pursuant to Article
6, its Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, servants,
agents, advisors and employees of that Person and its
Affiliates;
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(c)
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"Affiliate" means, in
respect of a Person, any other Person or group of Persons acting in
concert, directly or indirectly, that controls, is controlled by or under
common control with the first mentioned Person, and for the purposes of
this definition "control" means the
possession, directly or indirectly, by such Person or group of Persons
acting in concert of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of the first mentioned Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities or
otherwise;
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(d)
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"Agreement" means this
document, together with the Schedules attached hereto and made a part
hereof, all as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in
accordance with the provisions
hereof;
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(e)
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"Agreement Default" means
any material breach of a representation or warranty made by a Party, or
the failure of a Party to perform or observe in any material respect any
of the covenants or agreements to be performed by such Party under this
Agreement;
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(f)
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"Applicable Law" means,
in relation to any Person, transaction or event, all applicable provisions
of laws, statutes, rules, regulations, official directives and orders of
all federal, provincial, municipal and local governmental bodies (whether
administrative, legislative, executive or otherwise) and final,
non-appealable judgements, orders and decrees of all courts, arbitrators,
commissions or bodies exercising similar functions in actions or
proceedings in which the Person in question is a party, by which it is
bound or having application to the transaction or event in
question;
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(g)
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"Assets" means the Beta
Canada Assets or Proginet Assets, as the case may
be;
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(h)
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"Beta" means Beta America
and Beta Canada;
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(i)
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"Beta America" means Beta
Systems Software of North America,
Inc.;
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(j)
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"Beta America Contract
Assignment" means the assignment and assumption agreement whereby
Beta America conveys the Beta America Contracts to Proginet and Proginet
assumes certain obligations related to the Beta America
Contracts;
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(k)
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"Beta America Contracts"
means all contracts, agreements and arrangements related to the Beta
Products by which Beta or its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the
customers listed in Schedule 5.3(d), on the other
hand, are bound;
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(l)
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"Beta Canada" means Beta
Systems Software of Canada Ltd.;
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(m)
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"Beta Canada Asset
Assignment" means the assignment agreement whereby Beta Canada
conveys the Beta Canada Assets to
Proginet;
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(n)
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"Beta Canada Assets"
means all the properties, assets, interests and rights of Beta Canada
which are related to the Beta Products including the
following:
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(i)
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the
Beta Canada Intellectual Property and Beta Canada
Technology;
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(ii)
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the
Beta Canada Books and Records; and
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(iii)
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all
proceeds of any or all of the foregoing received or receivable after the
Effective Time;
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"Beta Canada Books and
Records" means all books, records, files and papers related to the
Beta Products including drawings, engineering information, manuals and
data, sales and advertising materials, sales and purchases correspondence,
trade association files, research and development records, lists of
present and former customers, distributors and suppliers and all copies
and recordings of the foregoing;
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(p)
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"Beta Canada Intellectual
Property" means all rights to and interests
in:
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(i)
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all
trade dress and brand names, logos, slogans, domain names, trade-marks
(whether used with wares or services and including the goodwill attaching
to such trade marks) and all registrations and applications for trade
marks (all future income from such trade marks) related to the Beta
Products, all of which are listed in Schedule
5.2(a);
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(ii)
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all
inventions, patents, patent rights, patent applications (including all
reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part and extensions
of any patent or patent application), industrial designs and applications
for registration of industrial designs related to the Beta Products, all
of the registrations or applications for registration of which are listed
in Schedule
5.2(a);
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(iii)
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all
copyrights, registrations and applications for copyrights (and all future
income from such copyrights) related to the Beta Products, all of the
registrations or applications for registration of which are listed in
Schedule
5.2(a);
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(iv)
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all
rights and interests in and processes, lab journals, notebooks, data,
trade secrets, designs, know-how, product formula and information,
manufacturing, engineering and other drawings and manuals, technology,
blue prints, research and development reports, agency agreements,
technical information, technical assistance, engineering data, design and
engineering specifications, and similar materials recording or evidencing
expertise, information or technology related to the
Beta Business;
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(v)
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all
of the intellectual property affected by the registrations and
applications for registration listed in Schedule 5.2(a) and the
permissions and licenses listed in Schedule
5.2(a);
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(vi)
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all
other intellectual and industrial property rights throughout the world
related to the Beta Products;
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(vii)
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all
licenses of the intellectual property granted by Beta Canada to third
persons and listed in items (i) to (vi)
above;
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(viii)
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all
future income and proceeds from any of the intellectual property listed in
items (i) to (vi) above and the licenses listed in item (vii)
above;
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(ix)
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all
documentation, packaging and media relating to the intellectual property
described in items (i) to (viii) above, including all computer disks, CD
ROMs and other storage media containing any such intellectual property and
all inventory, boxes, wrapping and other packaging material;
and
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(x)
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all
rights to damages, royalties and profits by reason of the past, present or
future infringement or other misuse of any of the intellectual property
listed in items (i) to (vii) above.
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(q)
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"Beta Canada Technology"
means all computer software (including source code and object code),
operating systems, browsers, user interfaces, algorithms, architecture,
structure, display screens, layouts, development tools, instructions,
templates, servers, hardware, technical information, engineering data or
reports or other technology or related information all of which are
developed, licensed or owned by Beta Canada and whether completed or in
the course of development all as related to the Beta
Products;
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(r)
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"Beta Products" means the
products of Beta related to the Harbor NSM and Harbor HFT product
lines;
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(s)
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"Business Day" means a
week day (other than a Saturday or Sunday), excluding all statutory
holidays under Applicable Law;
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(t)
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"Closing" means the
transfer of (i) the Proginet Assets (other than the Proginet Contracts) by
Proginet to Beta Canada, (ii) the Proginet Contracts by Proginet to Beta
America, (iii) the Beta Canada Assets by Beta Canada and the Beta America
Contracts by Beta America to Proginet, and the completion of all matters
incidental thereto, all as contemplated by this
Agreement;
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(u)
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"Closing Date" means the
date of this Agreement;
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(v)
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"Effective Time" means
12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on October 1,
2008;
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(w)
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"include" and "including" mean
"include, without limitation" and "including, without limitation",
respectively;
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(x)
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"Indemnifiable Losses"
means all losses, costs, damages, expenses, charges, fines, penalties,
assessments or other liabilities whatsoever (including reasonable
attorneys fees and expenses), but does not (except to the extent claimed
by a third Person) include consequential, incidental, economic or punitive
losses, damages or claims;
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(y)
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"Indemnified Party" has
the meaning attributed to it in Section
6.7;
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(z)
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"Indemnifying Party" has
the meaning attributed to it in Section
6.7;
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(aa)
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"License Agreement" means
the agreement whereby Proginet will grant an exclusive license to Beta
America to sell, maintain and modify Proginet’s Secure-Line Products (as
such term is defined in the License Agreement), in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
A;
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"Maintenance and Support
Agreement" means the agreement whereby Beta Canada will provide
maintenance and support services for the Harbor products to Proginet, in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit
B;
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(cc)
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"Master Distributor
Agreement" means the agreement whereby Beta Systems Software AG or
any of its distributors, subsidiaries or associated companies, will become
the master distributor for Proginet's CFI Suite in Europe, in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit
C;
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(dd)
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"Notice of Claim" means a
notice by a Party on behalf of itself or one or more Additional
Indemnities (if applicable) of a claim for Indemnifiable Losses pursuant
to Sections 6.1, 6.2 or
6.3, as applicable, together with detailed particulars as to the
nature and amount of the claim, the basis which it is sought and the
provisions of this Agreement applicable to such
claim;
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(ee)
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"Parties" means Beta
Canada, Beta America and Proginet and "Party" means one of
them, as the context may indicate;
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(ff)
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"Permitted Security
Interests" means (a) mechanic’s, materialman’s, warehouseman’s,
carrier’s and similar liens for labor, materials or supplies incurred in
the ordinary course of business, (b) purchase money security interests
arising in the ordinary course of business, and (c) liens for taxes,
assessments and other governmental charges not yet due and
payable;
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(gg)
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"Person" includes an
individual, a partnership (limited or general), a corporation, a limited
liability company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated
organization, a union, a government or any department or agency thereof
and the heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives of
an individual;
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(hh)
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"Place of Closing" means
the offices of Beta Systems Software AG, or such other place as may be
agreed by the Parties;
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(ii)
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"Proginet" means Proginet
Corporation;
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(jj)
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"Proginet Asset
Assignment" means the assignment agreement whereby Proginet conveys
the Proginet Assets to Beta Canada;
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(kk)
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"Proginet Assets" means
all the properties, assets, interests and rights of Proginet which are
related to the Proginet Products including the
following:
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(i)
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the
Proginet Intellectual Property and the Proginet
Technology;
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(ii)
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the
Proginet Books and Records;
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(iii)
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the
Proginet Contracts; and
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(iv)
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all
proceeds of any or all of the foregoing received or receivable after the
Effective Time.
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(ll)
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"Proginet Books and
Records" means all books, records, files and papers related to the
Proginet Products including drawings, engineering information, manuals and
data, sales and advertising materials, sales and purchases correspondence,
trade association files, research and development records, lists of
present and former customers, distributors and suppliers and all copies
and recordings of the foregoing;
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"Proginet Contract
Assignment" means the assignment and assumption agreement whereby
Proginet conveys the Proginet Contracts to Beta America and Beta America
assumes certain obligations related to the Proginet
Contracts;
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(nn)
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"Proginet Contracts"
means all contracts, agreements and arrangements related to the Proginet
Products, by which Proginet, on the one hand, and the customers listed in
Schedule 5.4(f),
on the other hand, are bound;
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(oo)
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"Proginet Intellectual
Property" means all rights to and interests
in:
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(i)
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all
trade dress and brand names, logos, slogans, domain names, trade-marks
(whether used with wares or services and including the goodwill attaching
to such trade marks) and all registrations and applications for trade
marks (all future income from such trade marks) related to the Proginet
Products, all of which are listed in Schedule
5.4(a);
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(ii)
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all
inventions, patents, patent rights, patent applications (including all
reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part and extensions
of any patent or patent application), industrial designs and applications
for registration of industrial designs related to the Proginet Products,
all of the registrations or applications for registration of which are
listed in Schedule
5.4(a);
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(iii)
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all
copyrights, registrations and applications for copyrights (and all future
income from such copyrights) related to the Proginet Products, all of the
registrations or applications for registration of which are listed in
Schedule
5.4(a);
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(iv)
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all
rights and interests in and processes, lab journals, notebooks, data,
trade secrets, designs, know-how, product formula and information,
manufacturing, engineering and other drawings and manuals, technology,
blue prints, research and development reports, agency agreements,
technical information, technical assistance, engineering data, design and
engineering specifications, and similar materials recording or evidencing
expertise, information or technology related to the Proginet
Products;
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(v)
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all
of the intellectual property affected by the registrations and
applications for registration listed in Schedule 5.4(a) and the
permissions and licenses listed in Schedule
5.4(a);
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(vi)
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all
other intellectual and industrial property rights throughout the world
related to the Proginet Products;
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(vii)
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all
licenses of the intellectual property granted by Proginet to third persons
and listed in items (i) to (vi)
above;
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(viii)
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all
future income and proceeds from any of the intellectual property listed in
items (i) to (vi) above and the licenses listed in item (vii)
above;
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(ix)
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all
documentation, packaging and media relating to the intellectual property
described in items (i) to (viii) above, including all computer disks, CD
ROMs and other storage media containing any such intellectual property and
all inventory, boxes, wrapping and other packaging
material;
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(x)
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all
rights to damages, royalties and profits by reason of the past, present or
future infringement or other misuse of any of the intellectual property
listed in items (i) to (vii) above;
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(pp)
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"Proginet Products" means the
products of Proginet related to the SecurPass product
line;
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"Proginet Technology"
means all computer software (including source code and object code),
operating systems, browsers, user interfaces, algorithms, architecture,
structure, display screens, layouts, development tools, instructions,
templates, servers, hardware, technical information, engineering data or
reports or other technology or related information all of which are
developed, licensed or owned by Proginet and are related to the Proginet
Products and whether completed or in the course of development, all as
related to the Proginet Products;
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(rr)
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"Sales Taxes" has the
meaning attributed to it in Section
2.3;
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"SEC" has the meaning
attributed to it in Section
10.7;
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(tt)
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"Security Interest" means
any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, lien (statutory or otherwise),
preference, priority, security agreement or other encumbrance affecting
title to such asset;
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(uu)
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"Secur-Line Contract
Assignment" means the assignment and assumption agreement whereby
Proginet conveys the Secur-Line Contracts to Beta America and Beta America
assumes certain obligations related to the Secur-Line
Contracts;
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"Secur-Line Contracts"
means all contracts, agreements and arrangements related to the SecurForce
product line and the SecurAccess product line, by which Proginet, on the
one hand, and the customers listed in Schedule 5.4(f), on the
other hand, are bound;
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"Survival Period" means,
other than for claims related to Taxes (including Sales Taxes), a period
beginning on the Closing Date and ending 12 months after the Closing
Date;
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"Tax Survival Period"
means, for claims related to Taxes (including Sales Taxes) a period
beginning on the Closing Date and ending 24 months after the Closing
Date;
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"Taxes" means all taxes,
charges, fees, levies, imposts and other assessments, including all
income, sales, use, goods and services, value added, capital, capital
gains, alternative, net worth, transfer, profits, withholding, payroll,
employment, government pension, employer health, excise, franchise, real
property and personal property taxes, and any other taxes, customs duties,
fees, assessments or similar charges in the nature of a tax, together with
any instalments with respect thereto, and any interest, fines and
penalties, imposed by any governmental authority (including federal,
state, provincial, municipal and foreign governmental authorities), and
whether disputed or not.
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Schedules
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Appended
hereto are the following Schedules:
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(a)
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Schedule
5.2(a)
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Beta
Canada Intellectual Property
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(b)
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Schedule
5.3(b)
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Beta
America Consents and Approvals
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(c)
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Schedule
5.3(d)
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Beta
America Customers and Distributors
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(d)
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Schedule
5.4(a)
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Proginet
Intellectual Property
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(e)
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Schedule
5.4(d)
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Proginet
Consents and Approvals
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(f)
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Schedule
5.4(f)
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Proginet
Customers and Distributors
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all of
which are incorporated into and form part of this Agreement by this reference as
fully as though contained in the body of this Agreement.
1.3
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Exhibits
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Appended
hereto are the following Exhibits:
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(a)
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Exhibit
A
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Form
of License Agreement
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(b)
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Exhibit
B
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Form
of Maintenance and Support
Agreement
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(c)
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Exhibit
C
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Form
of Master Distributor Agreement
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1.4
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Conflicts
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Wherever
any provision of any Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement conflicts with any
provision in the body of this Agreement, the provisions of the body of this
Agreement shall prevail.
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1.5
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References
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The terms
"hereof", "herein", "hereunder", and similar expressions refer to this
Agreement, including any Schedules hereto, taken as a whole and not to any
particular Article, Section, subsection or other subdivision thereof and include
any agreement or instrument which amends, modifies, or is supplementary to this
Agreement. References herein to an Exhibit or Schedule shall mean a
reference to the applicable Exhibit or Schedule to this
Agreement. References in any Exhibit or Schedule to the "Agreement"
shall mean a reference to this Agreement. References in any Exhibit
or Schedule to another Exhibit or Schedule shall mean a reference to an Exhibit
or Schedule to this Agreement.
1.6
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Headings
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The
headings of Articles, Sections and subsections herein and in the Exhibits and
Schedules are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not affect or
be considered to affect the construction of the provisions hereof.
1.7
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Singular/Plural;
Derivatives
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In this
Agreement words importing the masculine gender include the feminine and neuter
genders and vice versa, and words importing the singular include the plural and
vice versa. Where a term is defined herein, a capitalized derivative
of such term shall have a corresponding meaning unless the context
requires.
1.8
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Business
Day
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Whenever
any payment to be made or action to be taken under this Agreement is required to
be made or taken on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made
or action taken on the next Business Day following.
1.9
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Beta's
Knowledge
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Where in
this Agreement, or in any certificate or document delivered in connection
herewith or to effect any of the transactions contemplated hereby, any
statement, representation or warranty is made as to, or as being based on, the
awareness, knowledge, information or belief of Beta, such awareness, knowledge,
information or belief, as applicable, is limited to the actual knowledge of the
following persons based on information obtained by them in the course of
performing their duties for Beta and inquires made by them in connection with
their roles in implementing the transactions contemplated hereby:
Name
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Title
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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General
Manager
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Director
of Systems
Engineering
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For these
purposes, knowledge does not include the knowledge of any other
Person.
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1.10
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Proginet's
Knowledge
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Where in
this Agreement, or in any certificate or document delivered in connection
herewith or to effect any of the transactions contemplated hereby, any
statement, representation or warranty is made as to, or as being based on, the
awareness, knowledge, information or belief of Proginet, such awareness,
knowledge, information or belief, as applicable, is limited to the actual
knowledge of the following persons based on information obtained by them in the
course of performing their duties for Proginet and inquires made by them in
connection with their roles in implementing the transactions contemplated
hereby:
Name
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Title
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Xxxxx
Xxxx
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Consultant
to Proginet
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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Chief
Information
Officer
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For these
purposes, knowledge does not include the knowledge of any other
Person.
ARTICLE
2
ASSET
EXCHANGE
2.1
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Asset
Exchange
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Effective
as of the Effective Time, each of Beta Canada and Beta America hereby
respectively sells, conveys, and assigns the Beta Canada Assets and the Beta
America Contracts to Proginet and Proginet hereby purchases and receives such
Beta Canada Assets from Beta Canada and such Beta America Contracts from Beta
America, all in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement. Effective as of the Effective Time, Proginet
hereby sells and conveys the Proginet Assets to Beta Canada, except the Proginet
Contracts and the Secur-Line Contracts, which are hereby assigned by Proginet to
Beta America, and Beta Canada hereby purchases and receives such Proginet Assets
from Proginet and Beta America hereby receives the Proginet Contracts and the
Secur-Line Contracts, all in accordance with and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
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Acquisition
Consideration
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The
Parties hereby agree that the deemed value of the Beta Canada Assets and the
Beta America Contracts shall collectively be US$800,000. The Parties
further agree that the deemed value of the Proginet Assets and the Proginet
Contracts shall collectively be US$800,000. In addition, the Parties
acknowledge and agree that the consideration for transfer of the Secur-Line
Contracts from Proginet to Beta America shall be the Royalty Fees payable by
Beta America pursuant to the License Agreement.
2.3
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Sales
Taxes
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Proginet
shall be liable for and shall pay any and all federal, provincial, state,
municipal and other sales taxes, value added taxes, transfer taxes, duties,
registration fees or other like charges (collectively, together with any
interest, penalties, fees, additions to tax or other additional amounts imposed
thereon, the "Sales
Taxes") properly payable upon or in connection with the conveyance or
transfer of the Beta Canada Assets and the Beta America
Contracts. Proginet shall indemnify Beta Canada and Beta America, as
applicable, for any amounts (including penalties and interest) for which Beta
Canada and Beta America may become liable as a result of any failure by Proginet
to pay any such Sales Taxes. Beta Canada shall be liable for and
shall pay any and all Sales Taxes properly payable upon or in connection with
the conveyance or transfer of the Proginet Assets. Beta Canada shall
indemnify Proginet for any amounts (including penalties and interest) for which
Proginet may become liable as a result of any failure by Beta Canada to pay any
such Sales Taxes. Beta America shall be liable for and shall pay any
and all Sales Taxes properly payable upon or in connection with the conveyance
or transfer of the Proginet Contracts and the Secur-Line
Contracts. Beta America shall indemnify Proginet for any amounts
(including penalties and interest) for which Proginet may become liable as a
result of any failure by Beta America to pay any such Sales
Taxes. The Parties agree to take all commercially reasonable steps to
minimize the Sales Taxes that may payable on the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
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2.4
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Trade Accounts
Receivable
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Each
Party will retain all collected payments from end-customers, even if such
payments were collected in advance for services, which will be performed after
September 30, 2008 by the other Party. Each Party also retains the
right to collect any accounts receivable from customers outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time. All other accounts receivable shall
transfer with the applicable contracts.
ARTICLE
3
CLOSING
3.1
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Place and Time of
Closing
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Closing
shall take place at the Place of Closing on the Closing Date.
3.2
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Deliveries at
Closing
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(a)
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Beta Canada
Deliveries. At the Closing, Beta Canada shall deliver,
or shall cause to be delivered, the following to
Proginet:
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(i)
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the
Beta Canada Assets;
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(ii)
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the
Beta Canada Asset Assignment executed by Beta
Canada;
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(iii)
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the
Proginet Asset Assignment executed by Beta
Canada;
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(iv)
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any
other conveyances required by Section
4.1(a);
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(v)
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an
officer-certified copy of resolutions of the board of directors of Beta
Canada which resolutions authorize the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the completion of the transfer of the Beta Canada Assets and
the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
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(vi)
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certificates
of status from appropriate authorities, dated as of or within three
Business Days of the Closing Date, as to the legal existence of Beta
Canada and its qualification to do business in the jurisdiction in which
it is organized;
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(vii)
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the
Master Distributor Agreement executed by Beta Systems Software
AG;
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(viii)
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the
Maintenance and Support Agreement executed by Beta Canada;
and
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(ix)
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such
other documents reasonably requested by Proginet to be delivered by Beta
Canada at the Closing.
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(b)
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Beta America
Deliveries. At Closing, Beta America shall deliver, or
cause to be delivered, the following to
Proginet:
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(i)
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the
Beta America Contracts and all consents set forth on Schedule 5.3(b) (other
than those Beta America Contracts for which third-party consents have not
been received, to which Section 7.1 shall
apply);
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(ii)
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the
Beta America Contract Assignment executed by Beta
America;
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(iii)
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the
Proginet Contract Assignment executed by Beta
America;
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(iv)
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the
Secur-Line Contract Assignment executed by Beta
America;
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(v)
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any
other conveyances required by Section
4.1(a);
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(vi)
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an
officer-certified copy of resolutions of the board of directors of Beta
America which resolutions authorize the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the completion of the transfer of the Beta America Contracts
and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
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(vii)
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certificates
of status from appropriate authorities, dated as of or within three
Business Days of the Closing Date, as to the legal existence of Beta
America and its qualification to do business in the jurisdiction in which
it is organized;
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(viii)
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the
License Agreement executed by Beta America;
and
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(ix)
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such
other documents reasonably requested by Proginet to be delivered by Beta
America at the Closing.
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(c)
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Proginet
Deliveries. At the Closing, Proginet shall deliver, or
cause to be delivered, the following to Beta
Canada:
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(i)
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the
Proginet Assets, except the Proginet
Contracts;
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(ii)
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the
Proginet Asset Assignment executed by
Proginet;
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(iii)
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the
Beta Canada Asset Assignment executed by
Proginet;
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(iv)
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any
other conveyances required by Section
4.1(b);
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(v)
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an
officer-certified copy of resolutions of the board of directors of
Proginet which resolutions authorize the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the completion of the transfer of the Proginet Assets and
the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
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(vi)
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a
certificate of status from the appropriate authority, dated as of or
within three Business Days of the Closing Date, as to the legal existence
of Proginet and its qualification to do business in the jurisdiction in
which it is organized;
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(vii)
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the
Master Distributor Agreement executed by
Proginet;
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(viii)
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the
Maintenance and Support Agreement executed by
Proginet;
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(ix)
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such
other documents reasonably requested by Beta to be delivered by Proginet
at the Closing.
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(d)
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Proginet Deliveries to
Beta America. At the Closing, Proginet shall deliver, or
cause to be delivered, the following to Beta
America:
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(i)
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the
Proginet Contracts and the Secur-Line Contracts and all consents set forth
on Schedule
5.4(d) (other than those Proginet Contracts and Secur-Line
Contracts for which third-party consents have not been received, to which
Section 7.1 shall
apply);
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(ii)
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the
Proginet Contract Assignment executed by
Proginet;
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(iii)
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the
Secur-Line Contract Assignment executed by
Proginet;
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(iv)
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the
Beta America Contract Assignment executed by
Proginet;
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(v)
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any
other conveyances required by Section
4.1(b);
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(vi)
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the
License Agreement executed by Proginet;
and
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(vii)
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such
other documents reasonably requested by Beta to be delivered by Proginet
at the Closing.
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3.3
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Contract
Lists
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The
Parties agree that, within 30 days of the Closing Date, Proginet shall deliver
to Beta North America a list of all the Proginet Contracts and Secur-Line
Contracts and Beta America shall deliver to Proginet a list of all the Beta
America Contracts.
3.4
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Physical
Deliveries
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The
Parties agree that the physical delivery of the tangible portions of the Beta
Canada Assets, the Beta America Contracts, the Proginet Assets, the Proginet
Contracts and the Secur-Line Contracts to the applicable Party shall occur
within 30 days of the Closing Date.
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ARTICLE
4
CONVEYANCES
4.1
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Conveyances
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(a)
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Prior
to or at Closing, each of Beta Canada and Beta America shall prepare and
deliver (or cause to be prepared and delivered) to Proginet (i) the Beta
Canada Asset Assignment, (ii) the Beta America Contract Assignment and
(iii) all such other deeds, assignments, transfers, conveyances,
novations, notices and other documents and assurances (including
conveyances of registered Beta Canada Intellectual Property) as may be
reasonably necessary to convey the Beta Canada Assets and the Beta America
Contracts to Proginet. Any such Closing documents and
assurances shall be in such form and shall be of such content as to be
reasonably satisfactory to Proginet. After Closing, each of
Beta Canada and Beta America shall cooperate with Proginet to secure
execution of such documents and assurances by the parties thereto other
than Proginet.
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(b)
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Prior
to or at Closing, Proginet shall prepare and deliver (or cause to be
prepared or delivered) to Beta Canada or Beta America, as applicable, (i)
the Proginet Asset Assignment, (ii) the Proginet Contract Assignment,
(iii) the Secur-Line Contract Assignment and (iv) all such deeds,
assignments, transfers, conveyances, novations, notices and other
documents and assurances (including conveyances of registered Proginet
Intellectual Property) as may be reasonably necessary to convey the
Proginet Assets to Beta Canada or Beta America, as the case may
be. Any such closing documents and assurances shall be in such
form and shall be of such content as to be reasonably satisfactory to Beta
Canada. After Closing, Proginet shall cooperate with Beta
Canada to secure execution of such documents and assurances by parties
thereto other than Beta Canada.
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All
such documents and assurances executed and delivered pursuant to this
Agreement are subordinate to the provisions of this Agreement and the
provisions of this Agreement shall govern and prevail in the event of any
conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any such document or
assurance.
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ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARTIES
5.1
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Each Party's
Representations and
Warranties
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Each
Party hereby represents and warrants to each other Party as of the Closing Date,
that:
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(a)
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such
Party is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation;
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(b)
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such
Party has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement;
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all
necessary corporate action has been taken by such Party to authorize the
execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and all other agreements
and instruments contemplated by this
Agreement;
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(d)
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the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein by such Party will not violate nor be in
conflict with any provision of (i) any judgment, decree, order, statute,
rule or regulation (including export regulations) applicable to it or (ii)
its governing documents;
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(e)
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this
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Party and all
documents required hereunder to be executed and delivered by it will
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of it enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms, subject to equitable remedies of
the courts and bankruptcy and insolvency laws;
and
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(f)
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such
Party has not incurred any obligation or liability contingent or otherwise
for brokers' or finders' fees in respect of this transaction for which any
other Party shall have any obligation or
liability;
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5.2
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Beta Canada's
Representations and
Warranties
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Beta
Canada represents and warrants to Proginet that:
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(a)
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Intellectual
Property.
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(i)
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Schedule 5.2(a) lists
all the registrations and applications for registration of the Beta Canada
Intellectual Property and all unregistered trade-marks. Except as
disclosed in Schedule
5.2(a) all the registrations and applications for registration of
the Beta Canada Intellectual Property are valid and subsisting in good
standing and are recorded in the name of Beta
Canada.
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Except
as disclosed in Schedule
5.2(a), Beta Canada is owner of the Beta Canada Intellectual
Property and the Beta Canada Technology and is entitled to uninterrupted
use of the Beta Canada Intellectual Property and the Beta Canada
Technology without payment of any royalty or other fees. No shareholder,
officer, director or employee of Beta Canada or any third party has any
right, title or interest in any of the Beta Canada Intellectual Property.
Beta Canada has exercised good judgment in order to protect its legal
rights to the exclusive use of the Beta Canada Intellectual
Property.
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(iii)
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There
is no current litigation relating to the Beta Canada Intellectual
Property.
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(iv)
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Except
as disclosed in Schedule
5.2(a), all employees of Beta Canada who have had access to
confidential Beta Canada Intellectual Property and Beta Canada Technology
have agreed to maintain the confidentiality of confidential Beta Canada
Intellectual Property and the Beta Canada Technology. Beta
Canada has taken reasonable steps, consistent with its practices and
policies, to protect its rights in confidential information and trade
secrets owned by Beta Canada..
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All
of Beta Canada's permissions and licenses to use the industrial or
intellectual property of other Persons related to the Beta Products are
disclosed in Schedule
5.2(a). Beta Canada has not permitted or licensed any Person to use
any of the Beta Canada Intellectual Property except as disclosed in Schedule
5.2(a). All licenses referred to in Schedule 5.2(a) are in
full force and effect and neither the Beta Canada and its Affiliates nor,
to the best knowledge of Beta Canada, the other parties thereto, are in
default of their obligations.
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(vi)
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No
Person has challenged (i) the validity of any registrations of the Beta
Canada Intellectual Property or (ii) Beta Canada's rights to any of the
Beta Canada Intellectual Property.
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(vii)
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Beta
Canada is not aware, after reasonable due inquiry, of any infringement of
Beta Canada's rights to the Beta Canada Intellectual Property, except as
set out in Schedule
5.2(a).
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(viii)
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Except
as disclosed in Schedule
5.2(a), Beta Canada has the
right:
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(A)
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to
use, sell, license, modify, copy, distribute and dispose of the Beta
Canada Intellectual Property and Beta Canada
Technology;
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(B)
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to
bring actions for infringement or other misuse of the Beta Canada
Intellectual Property; and
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(C)
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to
assign the Beta Canada Intellectual Property and Beta Canada Technology to
Proginet, subject to obtaining all consents and approvals listed in Schedule
5.2(a).
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(ix)
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Except
as disclosed in Schedule
5.2(a), all employees of Beta Canada involved in the development of
the Beta Canada Intellectual Property and Beta Canada Technology related
to the Beta Products have entered into
nondisclosure agreements pursuant to which they have agreed to maintain
the confidentiality of Beta Canada Intellectual Property and Beta Canada
Technology and have assigned all rights they may have in the Beta Canada
Intellectual Property and Beta Canada Technology to Beta Canada, and have
waived any moral rights they may have for the benefit of Beta Canada and
anyone claiming through Beta Canada, and except for the licenses referred
to in Schedule
5.2(a), no shareholder, officer, partner, director or employee of
Beta Canada or any third party has any right, title or interest in any of
the Beta Canada Intellectual Property and Beta Canada
Technology.
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(x)
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Except
as disclosed in Schedule
5.2(a), the Beta Canada Technology neither contains nor embodies
nor uses nor requires any third party industrial or intellectual property
or confidential or other proprietary rights, including software
development tools and utilities, and the Beta Canada Technology contains
all software necessary for the continued operation, maintenance and
development of the Beta Canada
Technology.
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Neither
the manufacture, marketing, distribution, license, sale, modification,
copying or use of any products currently manufactured, marketed,
distributed, modified, copied, licensed sold or used by Beta Canada
including the Beta Canada Technology, nor the Beta Canada Assets, the Beta
Canada Intellectual Property nor the conduct of the Beta
Products:
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(A)
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violates
any license or agreement of Beta Canada with any Person;
or
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(B)
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after
reasonable due inquiry, has infringed or currently infringes upon the
industrial, intellectual property trade secret or proprietary rights of
any Person, whether pursuant to common law or statutory law, including
rights relating to defamation, rights of confidentiality, privacy or
publicity and contractual rights; or except for the licenses referred to
in Schedule 5.2(a), requires the
payment of any royalty, honoraria, fees or other payments to any other
Person.
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(xii)
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All
source code for the computer software comprising part of the Beta Canada
Technology is sufficiently documented to enable the maintenance and
support of the Beta Canada Technology in the same manner as conducted
immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
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(b)
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Title to
Assets. Beta Canada has good and marketable title to all
the Beta Canada Assets, free and clear of any and all Security Interests,
except for Permitted Security Interests. Other than this
Agreement, there is no agreement, option or other right or privilege
outstanding in favour of any Person for the purchase from Beta Canada of
any of the Beta Canada Assets out of the ordinary course of
business.
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(c)
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Litigation. There
is no action, suit, proceeding, claim, application, complaint or
investigation in any court or before any arbitrator or before or by any
regulatory body or governmental or non-governmental body pending or, to
the knowledge of Beta, threatened by or against Beta Canada related to the
Beta Products or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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(d)
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Payment of
Taxes. There are no unpaid Taxes or assessments which
are or could result in a lien or charge on the Beta Canada
Assets.
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Beta America's
Representations and
Warranties
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(a)
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Contracts. Beta
America has not received any notice of default and Beta America is not in
default, under any Beta America Contract which default would have a
material adverse effect upon the condition of the Beta Products and there
has not occurred any event which, with a lapse of time or giving of
notice, or both, would constitute such a default. Each Beta
America Contract is in full force and effect, unamended by written or oral
agreement, and Beta America is entitled to the full benefit and advantage
of each Beta America Contract in accordance with the terms of each such
Beta America Contract.
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Consents and
Approvals. All the consents and approvals required to
assign the Beta America Contracts are listed in Schedule
5.3(b). Except for such consents and approvals, no
consent or approval of any Person is required in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the completion of the
transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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(c)
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Litigation. There
is no action, suit, proceeding, claim, application, complaint or
investigation in any court or before any arbitrator or before or by any
regulatory body or governmental or non-governmental body pending or
threatened by or against Beta America related to the Beta Products or the
transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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(d)
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Customers and
Distributors. Schedule 5.3(d) lists
the customers and the distributors of the Beta Products. Beta
America has no knowledge of, nor has it received notice of, any intention
on the part of any such customer or distributor to cease doing business
with Beta or to modify or change in any material manner any existing
arrangement with Beta America related to the Beta Products for the
purchase or distribution of any products or
services.
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5.4
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Proginet's
Representations and
Warranties
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Proginet
represents and warrants to each of Beta Canada and Beta America
that:
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(a)
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Intellectual
Property.
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(i)
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Schedule 5.4(a) lists
all the registrations and applications for registration of the Proginet
Intellectual Property and all unregistered trade-marks. Except as
disclosed in Schedule
5.4(a) all the registrations and applications for registration of
the Proginet Intellectual Property are valid and subsisting in good
standing and are recorded in the name of Proginet. No
application for registration of any of the Proginet Intellectual Property
has been rejected.
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(ii)
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Except
as disclosed in Schedule
5.4(a), Proginet is owner of the Proginet Intellectual Property and
the Proginet Technology and is entitled to uninterrupted use of the
Proginet Intellectual Property and Proginet Technology without payment of
any royalty or other fees. No shareholder, officer, director or employee
of Proginet or any third party has any right, title or interest in any of
the Proginet Intellectual Property. Proginet has exercised good judgment
in order to protect its legal rights to the exclusive use of the Proginet
Intellectual Property.
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(iii)
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There
is no current litigation relating to the Proginet Intellectual
Property.
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(iv)
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Except
as disclosed in Schedule
5.4(a), all employees of Proginet who have had access to
confidential Proginet Intellectual Property and Proginet Technology have
agreed to maintain the confidentiality of confidential Proginet
Intellectual Property and the Proginet Technology. Proginet has
taken reasonable steps, consistent with its practices and policies, to
protect its rights in confidential information and trade secrets owned by
Proginet.
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All
of Proginet's permissions and licenses to use the industrial or
intellectual property of other Persons related to the Proginet Products
are disclosed in Schedule
5.4(a). Proginet has not permitted or licensed any
Person to use any of the Proginet Intellectual Property except as
disclosed in Schedule
5.4(a). All licenses referred to in Schedule 5.4(a) are in
full force and effect and neither Proginet and its Affiliates nor, to the
best knowledge of Proginet, the other parties thereto, are in default of
their respective obligations.
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No
Person has challenged (i) the validity of any registrations of the
Proginet Intellectual Property or (ii) Proginet's rights to any of the
Proginet Intellectual Property.
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Proginet
is not aware, after reasonable due inquiry, of any infringement of
Proginet's rights to the Proginet Intellectual Property, except as set out
in Schedule
5.4(a).
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Except
as disclosed in Schedule
5.4(a), Proginet has the
right:
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to
use, sell, license, modify, copy, distribute and dispose of the Proginet
Intellectual Property and Proginet
Technology;
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(B)
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bring
actions for infringement or other misuse of the Proginet Intellectual
Property; and
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(C)
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to
assign the Proginet Intellectual Property and Proginet Technology to Beta
Canada, subject to obtaining all consents and approvals listed in Schedule
5.4(a).
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Except
as disclosed in Schedule
5.4(a), all employees of Proginet involved in the development of
the Proginet Intellectual Property and Proginet Technology related to the
Proginet Products have entered into nondisclosure agreements pursuant to
which they have agreed to maintain the confidentiality of Proginet
Intellectual Property and Proginet Technology and have assigned all rights
they may have in the Proginet Intellectual Property and Proginet
Technology to Proginet, and have waived any moral rights they may have for
the benefit of Proginet and anyone claiming through Proginet, and except
for the licenses referred to in Schedule 5.4(a), no
shareholder, officer, partner, director or employee of Proginet or any
third party has any right, title or interest in any of the Proginet
Intellectual Property and Proginet
Technology.
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Except
as disclosed in Schedule
5.4(a), the Proginet Technology neither contains nor embodies nor
uses nor requires any third party industrial or intellectual property or
confidential or other proprietary rights, including software development
tools and utilities, and the Proginet Technology contains all software
necessary for the continued operation, maintenance and development of the
Proginet Technology.
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Neither
the manufacture, marketing, distribution, license, sale, modification,
copying or use of any products currently manufactured, marketed,
distributed, modified, copied, licensed sold or used by Proginet including
the Proginet Technology, nor the Proginet Assets, the Proginet
Intellectual Property nor the conduct of the Proginet
Products:
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violates
any license or agreement of Proginet with any Person;
or
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after
reasonable due inquiry, has infringed or currently infringes upon the
industrial, intellectual property trade secret or proprietary rights of
any Person, whether pursuant to common law or statutory law, including
rights relating to defamation, rights of confidentiality, privacy or
publicity and contractual rights; or, except for the licenses referred to
in Schedule
5.4(a), requires the payment of any royalty, honoraria, fees or
other payments to any other Person.
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All
source code for the computer software comprising part of the Proginet
Technology is sufficiently documented to enable the maintenance and
support of the Proginet Technology in the same manner as conducted
immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
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Title to
Assets. Proginet has good and marketable title to all
the Proginet Assets, free and clear of any and all Security Interests,
except for Permitted Security Interests. Other than this
Agreement, there is no agreement, option or other right or privilege
outstanding in favour of any Person for the purchase from Proginet of any
of the Proginet Assets out of the ordinary course of
business.
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Contracts. Proginet
has not received any notice of default and Proginet is not in default
under any Proginet Contract or Secur-Line Contract which default would
have a material adverse effect upon the condition of the Proginet Products
and there has not occurred any event which, with a lapse of time or giving
of notice, or both, would constitute such a default. Each
Proginet Contract and Secur-Line Contract is in full force and effect,
unamended by written or oral agreement, and Proginet is entitled to the
full benefit and advantage of each Proginet Contract and Secur-Line
Contract in accordance with the terms of each such Proginet Contract or
Secur-Line Contract.
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Consents and
Approvals. All the consents and approvals required to
assign the Proginet Contracts and Secur-Line Contracts are listed in Schedule
5.4(d). Except for the Proginet Consents and Approvals,
no consent or approval of any Person is required in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the completion of the
transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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Litigation. There
is no action, suit, proceeding, claim, application, complaint or
investigation in any court or before any arbitrator or before or by any
regulatory body or governmental or non-governmental body pending or, to
the knowledge of Proginet, threatened by or against Proginet related to
the Proginet Products or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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Customers and
Distributors. Schedule 5.4(f) lists
the customers and the distributors of the Proginet
Products. Proginet has no knowledge of, nor has it received
notice of, any intention on the part of any such customer or distributor
to cease doing business with Proginet or to modify or change in any
material manner any existing arrangement with Proginet related to the
Proginet Products for the purchase or distribution of any products or
services.
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Payment of
Taxes. There are no unpaid Taxes or assessments which
are or could result in a lien or charge on the Proginet
Assets.
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5.5
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Survival of
Representations and
Warranties
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Each
Party acknowledges that each other Party may rely on the representations and
warranties made by such Party pursuant to Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 or
5.4, as the case may be. The representations and warranties in
Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 or
5.4 shall be true on the Closing Date, and such representations and
warranties shall survive the Closing Date for the Survival Period or the Tax
Survival Period, as applicable, for the benefit of the Party for which such
representations and warranties were made.
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No Additional
Representations or Warranties by any
Party
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EXCEPT AS
OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, NO PARTY MAKES ANY
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ANY MATTER,
INCLUDING FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, INFORMATIONAL
CONTENT, SYSTEMS, INTEGRATION, NON-INFRINGEMENT, INTERFERENCE WITH ENJOYMENT, OR
RESULTS TO BE DERIVED FROM THE USE OF ANY SERVICE, SOFTWARE, HARDWARE,
DELIVERABLES, WORK PRODUCT OR OTHER MATERIALS PROVIDED UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, ALL CONVEYANCES ARE
MADE ON AN “AS IS” BASIS.
ARTICLE
6
LIABILITIES
AND INDEMNITIES
6.1
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Responsibility of
Beta
Canada
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Subject
to the limitations set forth herein, Beta Canada:
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shall
be liable to Proginet and its Additional Indemnitees for all Indemnifiable
Losses which any one or more of them may suffer, sustain, pay or incur;
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shall
indemnify and save harmless Proginet and its Additional Indemnitees from
and against all Indemnifiable Losses which may be brought against or
suffered by any one or more of them or which any one or more of them may
sustain, pay or incur;
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as a
direct result of any act, omission, circumstance or other matter arising out of,
resulting from, attributable to or connected with any Agreement Default made by
Beta Canada herein.
6.2
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Responsibility of Beta
America
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Subject
to the limitations set forth herein, Beta America:
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(a)
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shall
be liable to Proginet and its Additional Indemnitees for all Indemnifiable
Losses which any one or more of them may suffer, sustain, pay or incur;
and
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shall
indemnify and save harmless Proginet and its Additional Indemnitees from
and against all Indemnifiable Losses which may be brought against or
suffered by any one or more of them or which any one or more of them may
sustain, pay or incur;
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direct result of any act, omission, circumstance or other matter arising out of,
resulting from, attributable to or connected with any Agreement Default made by
Beta America herein.
6.3
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Responsibility of
Proginet
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Subject
to the limitations set forth herein, Proginet:
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(a)
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shall
be liable to each of Beta Canada and Beta America and its Additional
Indemnitees for all Indemnifiable Losses which any one or more of them may
suffer, sustain, pay or incur; and
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(b)
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shall
indemnify and save harmless each of Beta Canada and Beta America and its
Additional Indemnitees from and against all Indemnifiable Losses which may
be brought against or suffered by any one or more of them or which any one
or more of them may sustain, pay or
incur;
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direct result of any act, omission, circumstance or other matter arising out of,
resulting from, attributable to or connected with any Agreement Default made by
Proginet herein.
6.4
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Limit on
Responsibility
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Each
Party's obligations and liability under this Agreement shall be subject to the
following limitations:
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(a)
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no
Party shall have any liability in connection with any Indemnifiable Losses
until the aggregate of such claims exceeds US$[***] and upon the
aggregate of such Indemnifiable Losses exceeding US$[***], the
indemnifying Party shall be required to indemnify in respect of the amount
of all such Indemnifiable Losses.
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No
Party shall have liability in connection with Indemnifiable Losses unless
the affected Party shall, prior to the expiry of the Survival Period or
the Tax Survival Period, as applicable, have provided the other Party with
a Notice of Claim.
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Insurance
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Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the indemnities provided in Sections 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 and
shall not apply to the extent that claims for Indemnifiable Losses are
reimbursed to the Person to be indemnified by insurance.
6.6
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Sole Right and
Remedy
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This
Article 6 sets forth
the sole rights and remedies of each Party and its Additional Indemnitees in
connection with (i) the transactions contemplated herein, and (ii) any act,
omission, circumstance or other matter arising out of, resulting from,
attributable to or connected with any Agreement Default made by the other Party,
and such first mentioned Party and its Additional Indemnitees shall have no
further right or remedy (whether legal, equitable, fiduciary or in tort)
whatsoever, against the other Party, or its Affiliates or their respective
directors, officers, servants, agents, advisors or employees.
6.7
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Procedure -
Indemnities
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If either
Party (the "Indemnified
Party") shall receive notice of an action asserting a liability for which
it is indemnified under this Article 6, it shall promptly
notify the Party against whom indemnity is sought (the "Indemnifying
Party"). The failure to notify the Indemnifying Party shall
not relieve the Indemnifying Party from its obligations to provide
indemnification hereunder, except to the extent its defense of the action is
materially prejudiced thereby. The Indemnifying Party may participate
in the defense of such action and may assume the defense with counsel
satisfactory to the Indemnified Party if the Indemnifying Party shall have
confirmed in writing its obligation to provide indemnification for the liability
asserted in such action. If the Indemnified Party shall reasonably
conclude that its interests in such action are materially different from those
of the Indemnifying Party or that it may have defenses that are different from
or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified
Party, at its own expense, may use separate counsel to assert such defenses and
otherwise participate in the defense of such action. If the
Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense with counsel satisfactory to the
Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any legal
expenses (other than investigation expenses) subsequently incurred by the
Indemnified Party, unless the Indemnified Party shall have employed separate
counsel in accordance with the preceding sentence.
6.8
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No
Limitation
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Closing
of the transactions contemplated herein shall not in any way whatsoever limit,
impact or derogate from the indemnities provided for herein.
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ARTICLE
7
POST-CLOSING
OBLIGATIONS
7.1
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Post-Closing
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(a)
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, to the extent the
sale, assignment, transfer or conveyance to Proginet of Beta America’s
right, title and interest in and to the Beta America Contracts would
result in a breach of said Beta America Contracts or would require any
third-party consents which shall not have been obtained prior to the
sixtieth (60th) day following the Closing Date (after Beta America’s
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain them), this Agreement shall not
constitute a sale, assignment, transfer or conveyance
thereof. If consents are not obtained from third-parties prior
to such time, Beta America shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
cooperate with Proginet in obtaining any commercially reasonable and
lawful arrangements designed to provide to Proginet the full benefits of
use of the respective Beta America Contracts and, provided that Proginet
receives such benefit of use thereof, Proginet shall satisfy all
contractual obligations, if any, corresponding thereto. Once
such third-party consents are obtained, Beta America shall promptly
assign, transfer, convey and deliver such Beta America Contracts to
Proginet for no additional consideration. To the extent that
any such Beta America Contracts cannot be transferred or the full benefits
of use of any such Beta America Contracts cannot be provided to Proginet
following the Closing Date, then (i) Proginet and Beta America shall enter
into such arrangements for no additional consideration from Proginet
(including sublicensing, subleasing or subcontracting to the extent
permitted) to provide Proginet the economic (taking into account tax costs
and benefits) and operational equivalent of obtaining such consents or
(ii) for customers based in Europe, the Parties may mutually agree in
writing to have such agreements governed by the Master Distributor
Agreement. In such event, any such retained Beta America Contracts shall
no longer be considered assigned pursuant to this
Agreement.
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, to the extent the
sale, assignment, transfer or conveyance to Beta America of Proginet’s
right, title and interest in and to the Proginet Contracts or the
Secur-Line Contracts would result in a breach of said Proginet Contracts
or Secur-Line Contracts or would require any third-party consents which
shall not have been obtained prior to the sixtieth (60th) day following
the Closing Date (after Proginet’s commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain them), this Agreement shall not constitute a sale, assignment,
transfer or conveyance thereof. If consents are not obtained
from third-parties prior to such time, Proginet shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to cooperate with Beta America in obtaining any
commercially reasonable and lawful arrangements designed to provide to
Beta America the full benefits of use of the respective Proginet Contracts
or Secur-Line Contracts and, provided that Beta America receives such
benefit of use thereof, Beta America shall satisfy all contractual
obligations, if any, corresponding thereto. Once such
third-party consents are obtained, Proginet shall promptly assign,
transfer, convey and deliver such Proginet Contracts or Secur-Line
Contracts to Beta America for no additional consideration. To
the extent that any such Proginet Contracts or Secur-Line Contracts cannot
be transferred or the full benefits of use of any such Proginet Contracts
or Secur-Line Contracts cannot be provided to Beta America following the
Closing Date, then Beta America and Proginet shall enter into such
arrangements for no additional consideration from Beta America (including
sublicensing, subleasing or subcontracting to the extent permitted) to
provide Beta America the economic (taking into account tax costs and
benefits) and operational equivalent of obtaining such
consents.
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Each
Party will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain consents from
third-parties where such are required in accordance with the terms of the
Beta America Contracts, the Proginet Contracts or the Secur-Line
Contracts.
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Upon
the direction of Beta America, in lieu of assigning any Proginet Contract
or Secur-Line Contract to Beta America pursuant to Section 2.1, Proginet
shall assign, unless otherwise prohibited by Applicable Law, such Proginet
Contract or Secur-Line Contract to one or more Affiliates of Beta America;
provided, however, that Beta America shall remain subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, including indemnification for any
Agreement Default in respect of any such
assignment.
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Further
Assurances
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At
Closing and thereafter, as may be necessary or desirable and without further
consideration, the Parties hereto shall execute, acknowledge and deliver such
other instruments and shall take such other action as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out their respective obligations under this
Agreement.
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Transition
Services
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(a)
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For
up to 90 days following the Closing, Beta shall provide to Proginet in
connection with the transfer of the Beta Canada Assets and Beta America
Contracts such reasonable transition assistance services as shall be
reasonably requested by Proginet. Any out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by Beta in connection with the foregoing transition assistance
shall be promptly reimbursed to Beta by Proginet upon presentation of
supporting documentation.
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For
up to 90 days following the Closing, Proginet shall provide to Beta in
connection with the transfer of the Proginet Assets, Proginet Contracts
and Secur-Line Contracts such reasonable transition assistance services as
shall be reasonably requested by Beta. Any out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by Proginet in connection with the foregoing transition
assistance shall be promptly reimbursed to Proginet by Beta upon
presentation of supporting
documentation.
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ARTICLE
8
GOVERNING
LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
8.1
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Governing
Law
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This
Agreement will be governed by the laws of the United States and the Commonwealth
of Virginia, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law thereof;
provided, however, that
the Parties agree that the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA)
as adopted by the Commonwealth of Virginia or as otherwise applicable shall not
apply to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby. In addition, this Agreement shall not be governed by the
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of
Goods.
8.2
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Dispute
Resolution
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(a)
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The
Parties will make good faith efforts to first resolve internally any
dispute under this Agreement by escalating it to higher levels of
management. A request for arbitration under Section 8.2(b) may not
be filed until 30 days have elapsed from the initiation of such good faith
efforts.
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Any
dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of, relating to, involving, or
having any connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby, including any question regarding the validity,
interpretation, scope, performance, or enforceability of this dispute
resolution provision, shall be exclusively and finally settled by binding
arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the
American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) and the AAA
Optional Procedures for Large, Complex Commercial Disputes. Any
arbitration will be conducted on an individual, rather than a class-wide,
basis.
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The
arbitration will be conducted in Herndon, Virginia unless the Parties
agree on another location.
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The
arbitration will be conducted by three arbitrators. Each Party
will appoint an arbitrator, obtain its appointee’s acceptance of such
appointment, and deliver written notification of such appointment and
acceptance to the other Party within 15 days after the due date of the
respondent’s answering statement. The two Party-appointed
arbitrators will jointly agree upon and appoint a third arbitrator who
will serve as the chairperson of the arbitral panel. The
Party-appointed arbitrators will obtain the chairperson’s acceptance of
such appointment and notify the Parties in writing of said appointment and
acceptance within 30 days after their appointment and acceptance as
Party-appointed arbitrators. If the two Party-appointed
arbitrators are unable to agree upon the selection and appointment of the
chairperson within that time frame, they will so notify the Parties in
writing. Upon such notice, one or both of the Parties may
request in writing that the chairperson be appointed by AAA in accordance
with the AAA Rules. The AAA will notify the Parties in writing
of the appointment and acceptance of the chairperson within 21 days after
receiving such request.
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The
Parties will be entitled to engage in reasonable discovery, including
requests for production of relevant non-privileged
documents. Depositions and interrogatories may be ordered by
the arbitral panel upon a showing of need. It is the Parties’
intent that the discovery proceedings be conducted in a cost-effective
manner.
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All
decisions, rulings, and awards of the arbitral panel will be made pursuant
to majority vote of the three arbitrators. The award will be in
accordance with the applicable law, will be in writing, and will state the
reasons upon which it is based. The arbitrators will have no
power to modify or abridge the terms of this Agreement. The
award of the arbitrators will be final, and judgment on the award may be
entered by any court having jurisdiction to do
so.
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Costs
incurred in the arbitration proceeding, including attorneys’ fees and
expenses, will be borne in the manner determined by the arbitral
panel.
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Nothing
in this Agreement will prevent the Parties, prior to the formation of the
arbitral panel, from applying to a court of competent jurisdiction for
provisional or interim measures or injunctive relief as may be necessary
to safeguard the property or rights that are the subject matter of the
arbitration. Once the arbitral panel is in place, it will have
exclusive jurisdiction to hear applications for such relief, except that
any interim measures or injunctive relief ordered by the arbitral panel
may be immediately and specifically enforced by a court of competent
jurisdiction.
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This
Section 8.2 will
not apply to any claim arising from any patent or registered
trademark. Such claims will not be subject to arbitration and
instead will be subject to judicial resolution. In addition,
any issue regarding the enforceability of the prohibition against
class-wide arbitration will be decided by a court of competent
jurisdiction and not by an
arbitrator.
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Unless
otherwise agreed by the Parties or required by law, the Parties, the
arbitrators, and AAA will maintain the confidentiality of all documents,
communications, proceedings, and awards provided, produced or exchanged
pursuant to an arbitration conducted under this Section
8.2.
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8.3
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Consent to
Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury
Trial
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Subject
to Section 8.2, each
Party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, or any court of the
Commonwealth of Virginia in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating
to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, and agrees
that any such action or proceeding will be brought only in such courts;
provided, however, that such consent to jurisdiction is solely for the purpose
referred to in this Section and will not be deemed to be a general submission to
the jurisdiction of such courts other than for such purpose. Subject
to Section 8.2, each
Party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection
that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such action
or proceeding brought in such courts and any claim that any such action or
proceeding brought in such courts has been brought in an inconvenient
forum. Subject to Section 8.2, nothing
contained herein will preclude a Party against which an action or proceeding is
brought as aforesaid in any court of the Commonwealth of Virginia from seeking
to remove such action or proceeding, pursuant to applicable Federal law, to the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Virginia. Subject to Section 8.2, nothing
contained herein will preclude a Party from enforcing an order in the courts of
another jurisdiction. Each Party waives any right to a jury trial in
any action or proceeding arising out of or related to this
Agreement.
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ARTICLE
9
NOTICES
9.1
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Addresses for
Service
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All
notices and other communications given in connection with this Agreement shall
be in writing and may be given by delivering them or by sending them by
facsimile or mail to the Parties at the following addresses:
Beta
America:
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Beta
Systems Software of North America Inc.
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0000
Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxx, 0xx Xxxxx
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XX 00000
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Attention: President
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Fax: (000)
000-0000
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Beta
Canada:
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Beta
Systems Software of Canada Ltd.
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0xx
Xxxxxx XX, Xxxxx 000
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XX, Xxxxxx
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Fax: (000)
000-0000
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Proginet:
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Corporation
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Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxx, XX, XXX 00000
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000-0000
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Service of
Notice
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Any
notice shall:
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if
delivered, be deemed to have been given or made at the time of delivery;
or
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if
sent by facsimile, be deemed to have been given or made on the Business
Day following the day on which it was sent;
or
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if
sent by mail, by mailing the same prepaid post in a properly addressed
envelope to the Party at its address for service hereunder, be deemed to
have been given or made on the fifth (5th)
Business Day following the date on which it was
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Change of Address for
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Either of
the Parties may from time to time change its address for service herein by
giving written notice to the other Party in accordance with this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
10
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1
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Supersedes Previous
Agreements; Amendment
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This
Agreement shall supersede and replace any and all prior agreements,
correspondence and documentation between the Parties relating to the
transactions contemplated hereby and may be amended only by written instrument
signed by all Parties.
10.2
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Entire
Agreement
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This
Agreement comprises the entire agreement between the Parties relating to the
transactions contemplated hereby. There is no representation,
warranty or collateral agreement relating to the asset exchange, except as
described herein, and there are no implied terms hereunder, statutory or
otherwise.
10.3
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Assignment
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Except as
provided in the following sentence, no Party may assign this Agreement or any
part hereof or any benefit or interest herein without the prior written consent
of each other Party. Upon 10 business days’ notice to the other
Parties (or, such shorter period as may be practicable if confidentiality or
other concerns prevent the giving of such advance notice), a Party may assign
this Agreement (and the rights and obligations hereunder) to (i) any Affiliate
of such Party that expressly assumes the assigning Party’s obligations and
responsibilities under this Agreement (provided that the assigning Party shall
remain fully liable for, and not be relieved from, the full performance of all
obligations under this Agreement), (ii) any third party that acquires all or
substantially all of the assigning Party’s assets, or (iii) or the assigning
Party’s successor by way of merger or acquisition. Any attempted
assignment that does not comply with the terms of this Section 10.3 shall be null
and void. A transaction that does not cause this Agreement, or its
rights or obligations, to be transferred to a different entity shall not be
deemed an assignment.
10.4
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Time of the
Essence
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Time
shall in all respects be of the essence in this Agreement.
10.5
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Enurement
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This
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall enure to the benefit of the Parties
and their respective successors, receivers, receiver-managers, trustees and
permitted assigns.
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10.6
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Counterpart
Execution
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This
Agreement may be executed in counterparts and all executed and delivered
counterparts together shall constitute a fully executed agreement.
10.7
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Public Securities
Filings
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The
Parties acknowledge that this Agreement, or portions thereof, and schedules
thereto, and descriptions of any of the foregoing, may be required under
applicable law to be disclosed in required public disclosure documents, or
exhibits thereto, of Proginet filed with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or any securities
exchange on which its securities are listed for trading. Prior to
such disclosure, and subject to the next sentence, Proginet will inform Beta and
will use commercially reasonable efforts to seek approval from the SEC or other
applicable regulatory authority for the confidential treatment of certain
confidential information identified by the Parties. Prior to such
disclosure, Proginet shall request redaction of such portions of the Agreement
or disclosure that Beta reasonably requests to be redacted, unless, in
Proginet’s judgment based on the advice of counsel, Proginet concludes that such
redaction request is inconsistent with Proginet’s obligations under applicable
law.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date set
forth upon each signature block below.
BETA
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE OF CANADA LTD.
Per:
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Member of
Board of Directors
Date: October 31,
2008
Per:
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Member of
Board of Directors
Date: October 31,
2008
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PROGINET
CORPORATION
Per:
Name: Xxxxx
Xxxx
Title: President
& CEO
Date: October
31, 0000
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XXXX
XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXXX INC.
Per:
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Member of
Board of Directors
Date: October 31,
2008
Per:
Name: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Member of
Board of Directors
Date: October 31,
2008
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DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULES TO
by
and between
BETA
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
BETA
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE OF CANADA LTD.,
and
PROGINET
CORPORATION
Dated
effective as of October 1, 2008
The attached constitutes the Schedules
referred to in the Asset Exchange Agreement, dated effective as of October 1,
2008 (the “Agreement”)
by and between Beta Systems Software of North America, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Beta
America”) and Beta Systems Software of Canada LTD, a body corporate
(“Beta
Canada”), and Proginet Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Proginet”). Capitalized
terms used in these Schedules without definition have the respective meanings
assigned to them in the Agreement. All references to section numbers
contained in these Schedules refer to sections of the Agreement, unless the
context otherwise requires.
These Schedules are incorporated into
the Agreement and are hereby made a part of the Agreement as if set out in full
in the Agreement. For purposes of the representations and warranties
of any Party contained in the Agreement, disclosure in any of the Schedules
delivered by such Party of any facts or circumstances shall be deemed to be
adequate disclosure of such facts or circumstances with respect to all other
representations or warranties made by the Party, whether or not such disclosure
specifically identifies or purports to respond to (whether by specific
cross-reference or otherwise) one or more of such other representations and
warranties, if a reasonable person would be reasonably likely to conclude that a
matter disclosed on any Schedule is responsive to the subject matter of other
representations and warranties. Matters reflected in the Schedules
are not necessarily limited to matters required by the Agreement to be reflected
in the Schedules. To the extent any matter reflected in the Schedules
is not required by the Agreement to be reflected herein, such disclosure shall
not be deemed to enlarge or enhance any of the representations or warranties of
the party providing the Schedule pursuant to the Agreement, or otherwise alter
in any way the terms of the Agreement. The inclusion of any
information in any of the Schedules or other documents delivered by the Parties
pursuant to the Agreement shall not be deemed to be an admission or evidence of
the materiality of such item, nor shall it establish a standard of materiality
for any purpose whatsoever.
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Schedule
5.2(a)
Beta
Canada Intellectual Property
5.2(a)(i) - Registrations
and Applications for Registration
“Harbor”
is only trademark for Beta Canada IP. Trademark form from USPTO
website as follows:
Typed Drawing
Word
Xxxx
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HARBOR
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Goods
and Services
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IC
009. US 038. G & S: computer programs for automatic workstation
backup, file/disk recovery, and workstation and network security, and user
manuals sold therewith. FIRST USE: 19911217. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE:
19920302
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Xxxx
Drawing Code
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(1)
TYPED DRAWING
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Serial
Number
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74288557
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Filing
Date
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June
23, 1992
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Current
Filing Basis
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1A
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Original
Filing Basis
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1A
|
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Published
for Opposition
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August
3, 1993
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Registration
Number
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1800502
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Registration
Date
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October
26, 1993
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Owner
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(REGISTRANT)
New Era Systems
Services Ltd. CORPORATION CANADA 000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx XX Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx XXXXXX X0X 0X0
(LAST
LISTED OWNER) BETA
SYSTEMS SOFTWARE AG CORPORATION BY ASSIGNMENT, BY MERGER, BY
ASSIGNMENT, BY ASSIGNMENT, BY ASSIGNMENT, BY ASSIGNMENT FED REP GERMANY
000 XXXXXXX XXXXXX X.X XXXXX 0000 XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXXXXX X0X
0X0
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Assignment
Recorded
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ASSIGNMENT
RECORDED
|
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Attorney
of Record
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Xxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Type
of Xxxx
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TRADEMARK
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Register
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PRINCIPAL
|
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Affidavit
Text
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SECT
15. SECT 8 (6-YR). SECTION 8(10-YR) 20030527.
|
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Renewal
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1ST
RENEWAL 20030527
|
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Live/Dead
Indicator
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LIVE
|
Full
listing is at:
xxxx://xxxx0.xxxxx.xxx/xxx/xxxxxxxxx?xxxxx&xxxxxxxxxxxx.0.00
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5.2(a)(ii) - Ownership
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5.2(a)(iv) - Employees Who
Have Not Agreed to Maintain Confidentiality
None
5.2(a)(v) - Licenses Granted
to Third Parties [***]
5.2(a)(vii) - Known
Infringement
None
5.2(a)(viii) - Required
Consents and Approvals
None
5.2(a)(ix) - Employees With
No Executed Nondisclosure and Assignment of Rights
None
5.2(a)(x) - Use of Third
Party Components [***omitted
2 pages]
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Schedule
5.3(b)
Beta
America Consents and Approvals [***omitted]
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Schedule
5.3(d)
Beta
America Customers and Distributors [***- omitted 2 pages]
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Schedule
5.4(a)
Proginet
Intellectual Property
5.4(a)(i) - Registrations
and Applications for Registration
SecurPass
SecurAccess
SecurForce
5.4(a)(ii) – Ownership
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Have Not Agreed to Maintain Confidentiality
None
5.4(a)(v) - Licenses Granted
to Third Parties [***]
5.4(a)(vii) - Known
Infringement
None
5.4(a)(viii) - Required
Consents and Approvals
None
5.4(a)(ix) - Employees With
No Executed Nondisclosure and Assignment of Rights
None
5.4(a)(x) - Use of Third
Party Components [***]
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Schedule
5.4(d)
Proginet
Consents and Approvals
The
Proginet standard license agreement does not require customer consent in order
to be transferred. All customers licensed directly by Proginet
utilize the standard license agreement with the following
exceptions:
1. [***]
Proginet’s
distributor agreements mandate that distributors follow the constraints and
requirements on the standard Proginet SLA, however they are free to utilize
their own contracts. Some of these distributor originated contracts
may require formal assignment to Beta:
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Schedule
5.4(f)
Proginet
Customers and Distributors [*** omitted 3 pages]
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