Contract
This
SHAREHOLDERS
AGREEMENT, with an
effective date as of January 1, 2005, is entered into by and between Xxxxxxx
Enterprises, Inc., a California corporation ("Purchaser" or "Xxxxxxx"), and The
Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx 2004 Trust dated July 31, 2004 ("Seller" or the "Xxxxxxx
Trust").
WHEREAS, this
Agreement is entered into with reference to Netword Publishing, Inc., a
California Corporation ("Corporation" or "Company"), of which Seller is a
shareholder and of which Purchaser is now also a shareholder after acquiring
3,990 shares in the Corporation from Seller as of the date hereof. Seller now
currently owns 6,010 shares.
WHEREAS,
in
further consideration of and concurrently with the execution of this Agreement
and the "Note" (as defined in section 11 hereof), (A) Seller and Purchaser have
entered into the following additional agreements: (i) an Exclusive License
Agreement dated as of January 1, 2005 (with Corporation as an additional party)
(the "License Agreement") and (ii) a Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of
January 1, 2005 (the "Acquisition Agreement") (together with a Secured
Promissory Note dated as of January 1, 2005 in the amount of $451,106.91
executed by Purchaser in favor of Seller [the "Acquisition Agreement Note"]);
and (B) Corporation has entered into an Employment Agreement with Xxxx Xxxxxxx
dated as of January 1, 2005 (the "Employment Agreement"). The License Agreement,
Acquisition Agreement, Acquisition Agreement Note and Employment Agreement are
collectively referred to herein as the "Other Transaction Documents" and this
Agreement, the Note and the Other Transaction Documents are collectively
referred to herein as the "Transaction Documents."
NOW,
THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and of the mutual representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto, intending to be
legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Covenants
of the Parties: (a) No
additional stock shall be issued by the Corporation without the unanimous
written consent of the Corporation's shareholders; (b) neither of the parties
hereto shall sell, transfer, pledge, assign or otherwise in any manner dispose
of, transfer or encumber any of its shares of the Corporation, unless and until
it shall have first offered to sell such shares to the other party hereto as
hereinafter agreed, except as may otherwise be provided herein; anything to the
contrary herein notwithstanding, Seller may, in its sole and absolute discretion
without any requirement to first offer them to the other party hereto, transfer
up to 500 shares of the Corporation to Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx or her designee, who
may or may not be required by Seller in its sole and absolute discretion to
become a party to this Agreement; and (c) as long as a person designated by the
Xxxxxxx Trust is a member of the Corporation's Board of Directors: (i) he or she
as such a member shall have the sole and absolute discretion, including without
limitation pursuant to the Employment Agreement, to take or not take any action
with respect to any Corporation employee, including without limitation, to (A)
set the amount of any compensation (including bonus), benefits or reimbursements
payable to any Corporation employee, or any shareholder dividend or
distribution, up to the total amount of Company cash and cash equivalents on
hand at that time, less $2,000.00, and (B) commence or terminate the employment
of anyone by the Corporation, except that any termination involving the payment
of severance compensation shall require the unanimous written consent of the
Corporation's Board of Directors; and (ii) unless otherwise unanimously
consented to in writing by the Corporation's Board of Directors, no compensation
or expenses shall be paid to Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx or anyone else other than
pursuant to the Employment Agreement, and no one other than the Xxxxxxx Trust or
its designee shall be authorized to write, cash or deposit Corporation checks or
otherwise expend Corporation funds.
2.
Additional Covenants: Anything
to the contrary herein or in the Employment Agreement notwithstanding: (a) (i)
provided that Xxxxxxx has fully and timely complied with its obligations under
this Agreement, the Note, the License Agreement, the Acquisition Agreement and
the Acquisition Agreement Note, the Corporation shall not be in breach of the
Employment Agreement for failure to timely pay to Xxxx Xxxxxxx all the
compensation (including bonus), benefits and reimbursements to which he is
entitled thereunder due to a lack of funds; and (ii) upon Xxxx Xxxxxxx'x death,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx (or such other person as Xxxx Xxxxxxx may have, subsequent to the
date hereof, designated in a writing acknowledged by a notary public) shall
automatically (A) succeed to all of Xx. Xxxxxxx'x rights and responsibilities
under the Employment Agreement, (B) become a party to the Employment Agreement
in Xx. Xxxxxxx'x place, and (C) be employed by the Corporation as Chairman of
the Board and CEO; and (b) provided that Xxxxxxx has fully and timely complied
with its obligations under the Transaction Documents: (i) the written approval
of Xxxxxxx and the Xxxxxxx Trust (which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed) shall be required for the Corporation to pay any single
expense incurred by the Corporation on or after January 1, 2005 in excess of
$1,000.00 or multiple expenses incurred by the Corporation on or after January
1, 2005 in excess of $10,000.00 within any calendar year (not including (A)
amounts paid or payable in connection with Xxxx Xxxxxxx and the Employment
Agreement or the Corporation's assistant marketing director, (B) reasonable
expenses [including legal or accounting services] to interpret, comply with,
enforce or defend any contractual or other rights/obligations of the Corporation
or to provide shares of the Corporation's stock to Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx or her
designee or to otherwise comply with applicable law, nor (C) any liability
incurred by the Corporation prior to January 1, 2005); (ii) any expense of the
Corporation subject to but not previously approved in accordance with section
2(b)(i) (an "Applicable Post-2004 Expense") and any liability incurred by the
Corporation prior to January 1, 2005 (an "Applicable Pre-2005 Liability"), shall
if still unresolved and owed by the Corporation to a third party not affiliated
with the parties hereto be subject to the offset provisions set forth in
sections 4(a)(v) and 8(a)(v) hereof; and (iii) any Applicable Post-2004 Expense
or Applicable Pre-2005 Liability, if still unresolved and the Corporation is
served with a complaint thereon by a third party not affiliated with the parties
hereto, shall within a reasonable period of time thereafter (and following
Xxxxxxx'x written request therefor) require that the License Agreement and that
the Acquisition Agreement Note be amended to permit offset rights to Xxxxxxx
which are substantially similar to those provided in sections 4(a)(v) and
8(a)(v) hereof, which if so amended shall require any applicable offsets to
occur first in connection with payments owing under the Acquisition Agreement
Note, second in connection with royalties or consulting compensation payable in
connection with the License Agreement, and third pursuant to either sections
4(a)(v) or 8(a)(v) hereof, and shall permit such offsets to include reasonable
attorneys' fees paid by the Corporation to resolve and/or defend such complaint.
3.
Sale of Shares by a Party: (a)
Except as provided in section 1(b) hereinabove, each party hereto shall have the
right to exercise a first right of refusal if the other party desires to
transfer to another person or entity (or is required by operation of law or
other involuntary means to transfer) any or all of its shares of the
Corporation. In each such instance, the selling party shall
deliver a written notice to the non-selling party stating - (i) such
party's bona fide intention to transfer such shares, (ii) the name and the
address of the proposed transferee, (iii) the shares to be transferred, and
(iv) the purchase price and terms of payment for which such party proposes
to transfer such shares. Within 90 days after receipt of such notice, the
non-selling party shall have the first right to purchase or obtain such shares,
upon the price and terms of payment designated in the notice. If the notice
provides for the payment of non-cash consideration, the non-selling party at its
option may pay the consideration in cash equal to the non-selling party's
reasonable good faith estimate of the present fair market value of the non-cash
consideration offered. (b) Nothing in this section shall limit Xxxxxxx'x rights
under section 4 or 8 of this Agreement.
4.
Option to Purchase: (a) In
further consideration of and in connection with the License Agreement and the
Acquisition Agreement, and provided the License Agreement has not been
terminated prior to the date of purchase as set forth hereinbelow (or provided
the Xxxxxxx Trust waives the requirement that the License Agreement not have
been so terminated), Xxxxxxx shall have the option at any time after December
31, 2007 and before March 1, 2011, pursuant to six (6) months' advance written
notice given to and received by the Xxxxxxx Trust, to purchase all of the shares
held by the Xxxxxxx Trust in the Corporation, for a purchase price of
$4,000,000.00 and other reasonable terms and conditions. In connection
therewith, the parties shall negotiate in good faith the reasonable terms and
conditions of such sale; provided, however, that if a mutual agreement is not
reached within the six-month notice period, then the parties shall finalize and
close such sale no later than two (2) months thereafter, on the following
additional terms and conditions: On or before the closing, the Xxxxxxx Trust (i)
shall be paid at least $1,000,000.00 in cash, (ii) shall be given a secured
promissory note, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and
incorporated herein by reference, in the amount of $3,000,000 plus interest at
the Bank of America prime rate plus 5%, payable in equal monthly installments of
principal amortized over the term of such promissory note, plus all applicable
interest, commencing on the closing date and payable in full within three (3)
years from the closing date (the "Section 4 Promissory Note"), (iii) shall
receive a stock pledge agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibit "B" and incorporated herein by this reference, securing Xxxxxxx'x
obligations under the Section 4 Promissory Note, (iv) shall receive a pledged
stock certificate issued to Xxxxxxx in the amount of all the shares held by
Xxxxxxx in the Corporation together with the stock powers required under the
aforesaid stock pledge agreement, (v) shall agree to permit Xxxxxxx to pay
directly to the creditor and, upon presentation to the Xxxxxxx Trust of
reasonable proof of such payment, offset against the monthly installments owing
under the Section 4 Promissory Note, any Applicable Post-2004 Expense or
Applicable Pre-2005 Liability which remains unresolved and owed by the
Corporation to a third party not affiliated with the parties hereto immediately
prior to Xxxxxxx'x payment, to the extent such payment by Xxxxxxx reduces the
amount of such Applicable Post-2004 Expense or Applicable Pre-2005 Liability,
and (vi) shall be given such other agreements and documents as the Xxxxxxx Trust
may reasonably request.
(b) If
Xxxxxxx does not exercise its option and purchase all of the Xxxxxxx Trust's
shares in the Corporation for $4,000,000.00 before March 1, 2011, then (1)
Xxxxxxx shall be obligated and shall pay to the Xxxxxxx Trust the sum of
$200,000.00 in cash within sixty (60) days of the termination of the License
Agreement and (2) the Xxxxxxx Trust or its designee shall be entitled to
purchase the 3,990 shares of the Corporation that Xxxxxxx previously purchased
from the Xxxxxxx Trust for the same purchase price and five-year payment terms
and on virtually the same other terms and conditions described in the
Acquisition Agreement, and Xxxxxxx shall fully and promptly cooperate with the
Xxxxxxx Trust or the Xxxxxxx Trust's designee in signing appropriate agreements
and other documents and otherwise facilitating such sale.
(c)
Xxxxxxx'x option to purchase all of the Xxxxxxx Trust's shares in the
Corporation at the death of Xxxx Xxxxxxx per section 8 (hereinbelow) shall not
limit Xxxxxxx'x right to purchase the Xxxxxxx Trust's shares in the Corporation
pursuant to section 4 (a).
(d) The
parties further agree that if Xxxxxxx exercises its option and purchases
all of
the Xxxxxxx Trust's shares in the Corporation, then (if the License Agreement
has not been previously terminated) the License Agreement (but not any accrued
and unpaid royalty or consulting compensation obligations thereunder) shall
automatically terminate concurrently therewith.
5.
Legend on Certificate and Encumbrance on Shares: (a)
Each and every share of the common stock of the Corporation now issued or which
may hereafter be issued shall be held, owned and transferred subject to all the
terms, conditions and options contained in this Agreement and (b) each
certificate representing shares of stock of the Corporation now issued or which
may hereafter be issued shall bear a legend that such shares of stock and the
rights of the holder thereof are subject to all the terms, conditions and
options of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Xxxxxxx Trust may elect
not to require up to 500 shares that may be transferred to Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx or
her designee to be subject to this section 5. Stock certificates issued by the
Corporation must be signed by the Chairman or CEO or President and by the
Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Corporation.
6.
Corporation Assets: Subject
to the other provisions set forth in the Transaction Documents, the parties
hereto shall not permit the Corporation to enter into any agreement to dispose,
license, or otherwise encumber any assets or intellectual property of the
Corporation without the unanimous written consent of all the Corporation's
shareholders.
7.
Voting Agreement; Financial Information: The
parties hereto shall, at all times following the execution of this Agreement,
vote all of their shares for the election of directors of the Corporation as
follows: (i) Xxxxxxx'x president (currently Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx); and (ii) a
person designated by the Xxxxxxx Trust (currently Xxxx Xxxxxxx). In addition,
the parties hereto shall cause the Corporation's directors to elect (x) as
Chairman, CEO and Secretary the person or persons designated by the Xxxxxxx
Trust's designated director; and (y) as President and CFO the person or persons
designated by Xxxxxxx'x president. Initially, such officers of the Corporation
are as follows: Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Chairman, CEO and Secretary, and Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx, President and CFO. The parties hereto shall also cause the
Corporation's Chairman/CEO to retain the services of one or more certified
public accountants to (xx) prepare quarterly and annual financial statements for
the Corporation and (yy) provide copies thereof to the parties hereto. In
addition, Xxxxxxx covenants to promptly provide the Xxxxxxx Trust with monthly
and annual financial statements for Xxxxxxx, to the same extent they are made
available to Xxxxxxx'x president and within 30 days after the end of each month
and 45 days after the end of each fiscal year, and to promptly provide the
Xxxxxxx Trust with copies of whatever further financial detail or additional
financial information with respect to Xxxxxxx that the Xxxxxxx Trust may
reasonably request from time to time.
8.
Certain Shareholder Events: (a)
Should Xxxx Xxxxxxx die, then Xxxxxxx shall have the option to purchase the
Xxxxxxx Trust's shares in the Corporation at a price that is equal to such
shares' fair market value (FMV). Xxxxxxx'x written notice of its intention to
exercise this option shall be provided to the Xxxxxxx Trust not more than six
(6) months from Xx. Xxxxxxx'x date of death ("Xxxxxxx'x Notice"). The following
procedures shall then govern: First, the parties shall attempt to come to a
mutually agreed FMV for the purchase of the Xxxxxxx Trust's shares. If the
parties fail to mutually agree upon a FMV within thirty (30) days after
Xxxxxxx'x Notice, then the following additional procedures shall apply: Xxxxxxx
and the Xxxxxxx Trust shall each select a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
within forty-five (45) days after Xxxxxxx'x Notice and, within sixty (60) days
after Xxxxxxx'x Notice, the two CPAs so selected shall select a third, neutral
CPA. Each CPA shall determine FMV of the Xxxxxxx Trust's shares in the
Corporation and the average of the three valuations shall be determined to be
the FMV of said shares and such FMV shall be binding and conclusive upon the
parties hereto. Anything to contrary herein notwithstanding, the FMV of the
Xxxxxxx Trust's shares shall neither be below $2,000,000.00 nor above
$4,000,000.00 such that, if the above-referenced average is below $2,000,000.00,
then the FMV shall be $2,000,000.00 and if the above-referenced average is above
$4,000,000.00, then the FMV shall be $4,000,000.00. The CPAs shall have until
one hundred twenty (120) days after Xxxxxxx'x Notice to perform their valuations
of the shares. The parties shall then have one hundred eighty (180) days after
Xxxxxxx'x Notice to determine the average FMV of the three valuations and
finalize the purchase of the shares; provided however, that if a mutual
agreement is not reached within such period, then the parties shall finalize and
close such sale no later than two (2) months thereafter on the following
additional terms and conditions: On or before the closing, the Xxxxxxx Trust (i)
shall be paid at least 25% of the purchase price in cash, (ii) shall be given a
secured promissory note (similar in form to the Section 4 Promissory Note) for
the remaining 75% plus interest at the Bank of America prime rate plus 5%,
payable in equal monthly installments of principal amortized over the term of
such promissory note, plus all applicable interest, commencing on the closing
date and payable in full within three (3) years from the closing date (the
"Section 8 Promissory Note"), (iii) shall receive a stock pledge agreement
(similar in form to the one attached hereto as Exhibit "B" pursuant to section 4
hereinabove), securing Xxxxxxx'x obligations under the Section 8 Promissory
Note, (iv) shall receive a pledged stock certificate issued to Xxxxxxx in the
amount of all the shares held by Xxxxxxx in the Corporation together with the
stock powers required under the aforesaid stock pledge agreement, (v) shall
agree to permit Xxxxxxx to pay directly to the creditor and, upon presentation
to the Xxxxxxx Trust of reasonable proof of such payment, offset against the
monthly installments owing under the Section 8 Promissory Note, any Applicable
Post-2004 Expense or Applicable Pre-2005 Liability which remains unresolved and
owed by the Corporation to a third party not affiliated with the parties hereto
immediately prior to Xxxxxxx'x payment, to the extent such payment by Xxxxxxx
reduces the amount of such Applicable Post-2004 Expense or Applicable Pre-2005
Liability, and (vi) shall be given such other agreements and documents as the
Xxxxxxx Trust may reasonably request. (b) Should any of the shareholders become
insolvent, be voluntarily or involuntarily placed in bankruptcy, or make an
assignment for the benefit of creditors, the Corporation or remaining
shareholder(s), upon written notice sent by U.S. first class mail to said
shareholder's receiver or trustee in bankruptcy; or, if none be appointed, to
said shareholder's residence, shall have the right to purchase said
shareholder's shares at a price as determined by this section hereof and in a
manner substantially similar to the manner provided for in this section.
9.
Non-Compete/Confidentiality/Further Covenants: (a) The
parties to this Agreement acknowledge that customers and clients and business
practices of the Corporation are valuable assets to be protected and preserved
for the sole and exclusive use and benefit of the Corporation. (b) Each party
hereto agrees that while it has any equity interest, directly or indirectly, in
the Corporation and for a period of three (3) years thereafter, neither it nor
any of its respective parent, subsidiary or affiliated entities will, whether
alone or with any other person or entity, have any financial interest in,
whether directly or
indirectly, or in any way assist, consult with or counsel any business, venture
or enterprise engaged in, any activity or business which is the same or similar
to that of the Corporation anywhere in the United States. (c) Each party, during
this Agreement and thereafter, will keep all Corporation information
confidential and shall not disclose the same, except (i) as is reasonably
necessary for the furtherance of the Corporation's business and as is in the
best interest of the Corporation, (ii) as is required by operation of law or
court order, or (iii) if such has become publicly known by no fault of such
party. (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Transaction
Documents or elsewhere, Xxxxxxx represents, warrants and covenants that: (i) any
royalty or other payments from Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC or its affiliates
pursuant to that certain Licensor's Agreement dated November 26, 1997 shall not
be subject to any of the provisions of the Transaction Documents and may be
paid, received, used or further distributed as directed by and in the sole and
absolute discretion of the Xxxxxxx Trust or Xxxx Xxxxxxx; (ii) due to her value
to both to Xxxxxxx and the Corporation, Xxxxxxx shall not (and shall not permit
its parent corporation, College Partnership, Inc. or any of College Partnership,
Inc.'s affiliates to) consider transferring, terminating or reducing the
compensation of or failing to provide reasonable compensation to Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx without first consulting with and incorporating the input of the
Xxxxxxx Trust into any such decision; and (iii) to help ensure sufficient funds
are available to timely and fully meet Xxxxxxx'x obligations to the Corporation
and the Xxxxxxx Trust under the Transaction Documents, as of the date hereof
neither Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx nor Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, nor any family member or other
relative of either of them, is, nor has accrued nor is entitled to receive any
compensation whatsoever as, an employee, officer, director, consultant or
otherwise of Xxxxxxx.
10.
Agreement Binding Upon All Parties: All the
conditions, covenants and options contained in this Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding on each of the parties hereto, their heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and assigns, and any receiver or trustee in
bankruptcy or insolvency, except as the rejection of same may be authorized or
directed by order of any court of competent jurisdiction, and (except as
specifically provided elsewhere herein) all shares of the common stock of the
Corporation in the hands of any person or entity shall at all times be subject
to the provisions of this Agreement and, in the event of an transfer of shares
of stock, each and all of the conditions, covenants and options contained in
this Agreement shall immediately attach to and bind said shares of stock in the
hands of the transferee, and the failure to exercise any of the provisions of
the Agreement shall not release said shares of stock or any part thereof
permanently from the provisions of this Agreement.
11.
Additional Xxxxxxx Obligation:
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Transaction Documents
or elsewhere, and in further consideration of and in connection with this
Agreement, the License Agreement and the Acquisition Agreement, Xxxxxxx shall
timely and fully pay $89,520.32 of the past-due royalties it owes pursuant to
that certain Exclusive License Agreement between Xxxxxxx and the Corporation
dated as of August 22, 2003, in eight (8) equal monthly installments of
$10,000.00 commencing on or before January 15, 2005 and ending on or before
August 15, 2005, with an additional, final installment of the unpaid balance on
or before September 15, 2005, which obligation Xxxxxxx has further evidenced
concurrently herewith by execution and delivery to the Corporation of the
Secured Promissory Note in the form set forth on Exhibit "C" attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference (the "Note"), all of which payments by
direction of the Corporation shall be made to Carlsmith Ball LLP for legal fees
of the Corporation and Xxxx Xxxxxxx (unless and until such time as the
Corporation notifies Xxxxxxx otherwise in writing).
12. Termination
and Default: This
Agreement shall terminate on the happening of any of the following: (a) the
written agreement of the parties hereto; and/or (b) the dissolution, bankruptcy
or insolvency of the Corporation; and/or (c) the acquisition of all the shares
of stock of the Corporation currently held by both parties hereto by one party
hereto; and/or (d) as follows: If Xxxxxxx defaults under any of the Transaction
Documents and continues in such default for a period of fifteen (15) days after
receipt of written notice from the Xxxxxxx Trust of such default, then the
Xxxxxxx Trust shall have the right to terminate this Agreement at any time
thereafter by giving written notice of its intention to do so, and this
Agreement shall terminate one (1) business day after Xxxxxxx receives said
written notice of termination. Without
limitation of the foregoing, any Xxxxxxx default under the Note or under the
License Agreement or under the Acquisition Agreement or under the Acquisition
Agreement Note shall be considered a default under this Agreement.
13. Security: Xxxxxxx'x
full and timely compliance with the terms and conditions of the Transaction
Documents is secured under that certain Stock Pledge Agreement from Xxxxxxx to
the Xxxxxxx Trust of even date herewith, the form of which is attached to the
Acquisition Agreement as an exhibit thereto.
14. Governing
Law: This
Agreement shall be governed, interpreted and enforced pursuant to the internal
laws of the State of California, without reference to its conflicts of law
principles. The parties hereto consent to the personal and subject matter
jurisdiction of the Courts of California and consent to venue, for all purposes,
to be held in and for the County of Los Angeles.
15. Amendments: This
Agreement shall be amended only by a written instrument, duly acknowledged and
signed by the parties hereto.
16.
Prevailing Party: The
non-prevailing party in any judicial proceeding arising out of or relating to
this Agreement, including for breach, interpretation, or enforcement, shall be
fully responsible for and pay the prevailing party's reasonable attorneys' fees,
costs, and expenses, including, without limitation, those incurred preliminary
to the institution of any such action or proceeding, which attorneys' fees,
costs, or expenses awarded hereunder shall be included as part of any ruling,
award or judgment, which sums, if desired by the prevailing party and
permissible, shall be deemed items of cost. The parties hereto specifically
agree that the determination of any attorney fee, cost or expense award
permitted hereunder shall not be limited by any attorney fee schedule or method
of computation of fees or definition of recoverable costs established by statute
or court rule.
17.
Entire Understanding of the Parties: This
Agreement (including, without limitation, the Recitals and Exhibits hereof and
hereto) contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto in connection
with subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements or understandings
or communications (including, without limitation, any faxed or e-mailed
communications) that they may have had regarding this Agreement or such subject
matter, either oral or in writing. In this regard, the parties hereto
specifically disavow and repudiate any other purported shareholders agreement
document which Xxxx Xxxxxxx may have signed as a representative of the
Corporation as a purported party to that document.
18.
Notices: All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given upon receipt through personal delivery, overnight courier,
facsimile transmission, or U.S. first class mail, return receipt requested, to
the parties at the following addresses and facsimile numbers (or at such other
address or facsimile number for a party as shall be specified by like
notice):
If to
Xxxxxxx: If to the
Xxxxxxx Trust:
Xxxxxxx
Enterprises, Inc. The
Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx 2004 Trust
00
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000 c/o
Carlsmith Ball LLP
Aliso
Xxxxx, XX 00000 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
and J.
Xxxx Xxxxx Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:
President and General Counsel Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into this Agreement as of the
date first above written.
"Purchaser"
or "Xxxxxxx" "Seller"
or "Xxxxxxx Trust"
XXXXXXX
ENTERPRISES, INC. THE
XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX 2004
(Current
Owner of 3,990 Shares) TRUST
DATED JULY 31, 2004
(Current
Owner of 6,010 Shares)
By: By:
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Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
President Title:
Trustee
By:
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Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Secretary
The
undersigned hereby ratifies, confirms and approves of the above Shareholders
Agreement and disavows and repudiates as of January 1, 2005 any other purported
shareholders agreement document that Xxxx Xxxxxxx may have signed as a
representative of the undersigned:
"Corporation"
or "Company"
Netword
Publishing, Inc.
By:_______________________
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx, Chairman & CEO
Exhibit
"A" to Shareholders Agreement
FORM
OF SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
Exhibit
"B" to Shareholders Agreement
FORM
OF STOCK PLEDGE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
"C" to Shareholders Agreement
FORM
OF $89,520.32 SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
