STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit
4.1
AMONG
INNOVATIVE
SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
AND
XXXXXX
X. XXXXXXX,
XXXXX
XXXXXXX,
XXXXXXX
XXXXX,
AND
ACXESS,
INC.
JULY
24 , 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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1.
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Definitions.
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2.
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Purchase
and Sale of Target Shares.
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3
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(a)
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Basic
Transaction
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3
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(b)
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Purchase
Price
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3
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(c)
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The
Closing
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(d)
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Deliveries
at the Closing
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4
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3.
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Representations
and Warranties Concerning the Transaction.
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4
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(a)
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Representations
and Warranties of the Seller
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(b)
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Representations
and Warranties of the Buyers
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4.
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Pre-Closing
Covenants
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(a)
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General
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(b)
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Notices
and Consents
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(c)
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Full
Access
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(d)
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Exclusivity
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5.
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Post-Closing
Covenants
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(a)
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General
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(b)
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Litigation
Support
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(c)
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Transition
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6.
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Conditions
to Obligation to Close.
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(a)
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Conditions
to Obligation of the Buyers
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(b)
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Conditions
to Obligation of the Seller
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7.
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Remedies
for Breaches of This Agreement.
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(a)
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
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(b)
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Indemnification
Provisions for Benefit of the Buyers.
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(c)
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Indemnification
Provisions for Benefit of the Seller
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(d)
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Matters
Involving Third Parties.
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(e)
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Determination
of Adverse Consequences
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(f)
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Other
Indemnification Provisions
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8.
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Miscellaneous.
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(a)
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Press
Releases and Public Announcements
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(b)
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No
Third-Party Beneficiaries
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(c)
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Entire
Agreement
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10
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(d)
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Succession
and Assignment
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10
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(e)
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Counterparts
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11
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(f)
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Headings
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(g)
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Notices
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11
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(h)
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Governing
Law
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(i)
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Amendments
and Waivers
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12
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(j)
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Severability
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12
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(k)
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Expenses
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12
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(l)
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Construction
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12
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(m)
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Incorporation
of Exhibits, Annexes, and Schedules
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12
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(n)
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Specific
Performance
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(o)
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Submission
to Jurisdiction
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i
Agreement
entered into on July 24, 2007, by and among Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx,
and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx (collectively, the “Buyers”), Innovative Software
Technologies, Inc., a California corporation (the “Seller”), and
AcXess, Inc. a Florida corporation (the “Target”). The Buyers, the Seller and
Target are referred to collectively herein as the
“Parties.”
The
Seller in the aggregate owns all of the outstanding capital stock of
Target.
This
Agreement contemplates a transaction in which (i) the Buyers will purchase
the
Target Shares from Seller, and the Seller will sell the Target Shares to Buyers,
(ii) Target will redeem from Seller, and Seller will sell back to Target, the
Redemption Shares for a consideration consisting of a promissory note and
license grant.
Now,
therefore, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises herein
made,
and in consideration of the representations, warranties, and covenants herein
contained, the Parties agree as follows.
1. Definitions.
“Adverse
Consequences” means all actions, suits, proceedings, hearings,
investigations, charges, complaints, claims, demands, injunctions, judgments,
orders, decrees, rulings, damages, dues, penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid
in settlement, Liabilities, obligations, Taxes, liens, losses, expenses, and
fees, including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses.
“Affiliate”
has the meaning set forth in Rule 12-2 of the regulations promulgated under
the
Securities Exchange Act.
“Affiliated
Group” means any affiliated group within the meaning of Code Sec. 1504 or
any similar group defined under a similar provision of state, local or foreign
law.
“Basis”
means any past or present fact, situation, circumstance, status, condition,
activity, practice, plan, occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act,
or transaction that forms or could form the basis for any specified
consequence.
“Buyers”
has the meaning set forth in the preface above.
“Buyers
Note” has the meaning set forth in §2(b) below.
“Closing”
has the meaning set forth in §2(c) below.
“Closing
Date” has the meaning set forth in §2(c) below.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Common
Stock” means the common stock, no par value, of Target.
“Confidential
Information” means any information concerning the businesses and affairs of
the Target and its Subsidiaries that is not already generally available to
the
public.
“Controlled
Group of Corporations” has the meaning set forth in Code Sec.
1563.
“GAAP”
means United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from
time to time.
“Intellectual
Property” means (a) all inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and
whether or not reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all patents,
patent applications, and patent disclosures, together with all reissuances,
continuations, continuations- in-part, revisions, extensions, and reexaminations
thereof, (b) all trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names,
and
corporate names, together with all translations, adaptations, derivations,
and
combinations thereof and including all goodwill associated therewith, and all
applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (c) all
copyrightable works, all copyrights, and all applications, registrations, and
renewals in connection therewith, (d) all mask works and all applications,
registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (e) all trade secrets
and
confidential business information (including ideas, research and development,
know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and
techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and
supplier lists, pricing and cost information, and business and marketing plans
and proposals), (f) all computer software (including data and related
documentation), (g) all other proprietary rights, and (h) all copies and
tangible embodiments thereof (in whatever form or medium).
“Knowledge”
means actual knowledge after reasonable investigation.
“Liability”
means any liability (whether known or unknown, whether asserted or unasserted,
whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated
or unliquidated, and whether due or to become due), including any liability
for
Taxes.
“Party”
has the meaning set forth in the preface above.
“Person”
means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, an association, a joint
stock
company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, or a
governmental entity (or any department, agency, or political subdivision
thereof).
“Purchase
Price” has the meaning set forth in §2(b) below.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securities
Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
“Security
Interest” means any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, charge, or other
security interest, other than (a) mechanic’s, materialmen’s, and similar liens,
(b) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or for Taxes that the taxpayer
is
contesting in good faith through appropriate proceedings, (c) purchase money
liens and liens securing rental payments under capital lease arrangements,
and
(d) other liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business and not incurred
in
connection with the borrowing of money.
“Seller”
has the meaning set forth in the preface above.
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“Subsidiary”
means any corporation with respect to which a specified Person (or a Subsidiary
thereof) owns a majority of the common stock or has the power to vote or direct
the voting of sufficient securities to elect a majority of the
directors.
“Target”
has the meaning set forth in the preface above.
“Target
Share” means shares of the Common Stock of the Target.
“Tax”
means any federal, state, local, or foreign income, gross receipts, license,
payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall
profits, environmental (including taxes under Code Sec. 59A), customs duties,
capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar),
unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use,
transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated,
or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty, or
addition thereto, whether disputed or not.
“Tax
Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or
information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or
attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
2. Purchase
and Sale of Target Shares.
(a) Basic
Transaction On and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
(i) the Buyers agree to purchase from Seller, and Seller agrees to sell to
Buyers, all of the Target Shares, and (ii) Target agrees to redeem from Seller,
and Seller will sell to Target, all of the Redemption Shares.
(b) Purchase
Price The
purchase price to be paid by Buyers for the Target Shares (the "Purchase Price")
shall be an amount equal to $1,015,543, to be paid in the form of the delivery
to Seller of all 4,477,292 shares of Seller common stock held by Buyers and
the
cancellation of 5,978,349 options to purchase shares of Seller common stock
held
by Buyers. The purchase price to be paid by Target for the Redemption
Shares shall be $2,500,000, to be paid (i) by delivery to Seller of a promissory
note in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto in the principal amount
of
$1,000,000, which shall be secured by all of the assets of Target pursuant
to a
Security Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto, and (ii)
by
the grant to Seller of a License Agreement valued at $1,500,000 in substantially
the form of Exhibit C hereto (the "License Agreement").
(c) The
Closing The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Xxxxx and Xxxxxxx in
Tampa, Florida, commencing at 9:00 a.m. local time on the second business day
following the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the obligations of
the
Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (other than
conditions with respect to actions the respective Parties will take at the
Closing itself) or such other date as the Buyers and the Requisite Seller may
mutually determine (the “Closing Date”); provided, however, that the
Closing Date shall be no earlier than July 10, 2007.
(d) Deliveries
at the Closing At
the
Closing, (i) the Seller will deliver to the Buyers the various certificates,
instruments, and documents referred to in this Agreement, (ii) the Buyers will
deliver to the Seller the various certificates, instruments, and documents
referred to in this Agreement, (iii) Seller will deliver to the Buyers and
Target stock certificates representing Target Shares as specified in §2(b)
above, endorsed in blank or accompanied by duly executed assignment documents,
(iv) the Buyers will deliver to Seller the consideration specified in §2(b)
above, and (v) Target will deliver to Seller the consideration specified in
§2(b) above.
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3. Representations
and Warranties Concerning the Transaction.
(a) Representations
and Warranties of the Seller Seller
represents and warrants to the Buyers that the statements contained in this
§3(a) are correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will be
correct and complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then and as though
the Closing Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout
this
§3(a)) with respect to himself or itself, except as set forth in Annex I
attached hereto.
(i) Organization
of Seller. If the Seller is a corporation, the Seller is duly
organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation.
(ii) Authorization
of Transaction. The Seller has full power and authority (including, if the
Seller is a corporation, full corporate power and authority) to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform his or its obligations hereunder. This
Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Seller,
enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions. The Seller need not
give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent,
or approval of any government or governmental agency in order to consummate
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(iii) Noncontravention. Neither
the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, will (A) violate any constitution, statute,
regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other
restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to which the Seller
is subject or, if the Seller is a corporation, any provision of its charter
or
bylaws or (B) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under,
result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate,
terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any agreement,
contract, lease, license, instrument, or other arrangement to which the Seller
is a party or by which he or it is bound or to which any of his or its assets
is
subject.
(iv) Brokers’
Fees. The Seller has no Liability or obligation to pay any fees or
commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement for which the Buyers could become liable or
obligated.
(v) Target
Shares. The Seller holds of record and owns beneficially the
Target Shares free and clear of any restrictions on transfer (other than any
restrictions under the Securities Act and state securities laws), Taxes,
Security Interests, options, warrants, purchase rights, contracts, commitments,
equities, claims, and demands. The Seller is not a party to any option, warrant,
purchase right, or other contract or commitment that could require the Seller
to
sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any capital stock of the Target (other
than this Agreement). The Seller is not a party to any voting trust, proxy,
or
other agreement or understanding with respect to the voting of any capital
stock
of the Target.
(b) Representations
and Warranties of the Buyers The
Buyers represent and warrant to the Seller that the statements contained in
this
§3(b) are correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will be
correct and jointly and severally complete as of the Closing Date (as though
made then and as though the Closing Date were substituted for the date of this
Agreement throughout this §3(b)), except as set forth in Annex II attached
hereto.
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(i) Authorization
of Transaction. The Buyers have full power and authority
(including full corporate power and authority) to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement constitutes
the valid and legally binding obligation of the Buyers, enforceable
in accordance with its terms and conditions. The Buyers need not give any notice
to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval
of
any government or governmental agency in order to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(ii) Noncontravention.
Neither the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (A) violate any
constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree,
ruling, charge, or other restriction of any government, governmental agency,
or
court to which the Buyers is subject or any provision of its charter or bylaws
or (B) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result
in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate,
modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any agreement, contract, lease,
license, instrument, or other arrangement to which the Buyers is a party or
by
which it is bound or to which any of its assets is subject.
(iii) Brokers’
Fees. The Buyers have no Liability or obligation to pay any fees or
commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement for which any Seller could become liable or
obligated.
(iv) Investment. The
Buyers are not acquiring the Target Shares with a view to or for sale in
connection with any distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities
Act.
4. Pre-Closing
Covenants The
Parties agree as follows with respect to the period between the execution of
this Agreement and the Closing.
(a) General
Each
of
the Parties will use his or its reasonable best efforts to take all action
and
to do all things necessary in order to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including satisfaction,
but not waiver, of the closing conditions set forth in §7 below).
(b) Notices
and Consents The
Seller will cause each of the Target and its Subsidiaries to give any notices
to
third parties, and will cause each of the Target and its Subsidiaries to use
its
reasonable best efforts to obtain any third-party consents, that the Buyers
reasonably may request in connection with the matters referred to in §4(c)
above. Each of the Parties will (and the Seller will cause each of the Target
and its Subsidiaries to) give any notices to, make any filings with, and use
its
reasonable best efforts to obtain any authorizations, consents, and approvals
of
governments and governmental agencies in connection with the matters referred
to
in §3(a)(iii) and §3(b)(ii).
(c) Full
Access Seller
will permit, and the Seller will cause each of the Target and its Subsidiaries
to permit, representatives of the Buyers to have full access at all
reasonable times, and in a manner so as not to interfere with the
normal business operations of the Target and its Subsidiaries, to all premises,
properties, personnel, books, records (including Tax records), contracts, and
documents of or pertaining to each of the Target and its
Subsidiaries.
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(d) Exclusivity
The
Seller will not (and the Seller will not cause or permit any of the Target
and
its Subsidiaries to) (i) solicit, initiate, or encourage the submission of
any
proposal or offer from any Person relating to the acquisition of any capital
stock or other voting securities, or any substantial portion of the assets
of,
any of the Target and its Subsidiaries (including any acquisition structured
as
a merger, consolidation, or share exchange) or (ii) participate in any
discussions or negotiations regarding, furnish any information with respect
to,
assist or participate in, or facilitate in any other manner any effort or
attempt by any Person to do or seek any of the foregoing. The Seller will not
vote its Target Shares in favor of any such acquisition structured as a merger,
consolidation, or share exchange. The Seller will notify the Buyers immediately
if any Person makes any proposal, offer, inquiry, or contact with respect to
any
of the foregoing.
5. Post-Closing
Covenants The
Parties agree as follows with respect to the period following the
Closing.
(a) General
In
case
at any time after the Closing any further action is necessary or desirable
to
carry out the purposes of this Agreement, each of the Parties will take such
further action (including the execution and delivery of such further instruments
and documents) as any other Party reasonably may request, all at the sole cost
and expense of the requesting Party (unless the requesting Party is entitled
to
indemnification therefor under §7 below). The Seller acknowledges and agrees
that from and after the Closing the Buyers will be entitled to possession of
all
documents, books, records (including Tax records), agreements, and financial
data of any sort relating to the Target and its Subsidiaries.
(b) Litigation
Support In
the
event and for so long as any Party actively is contesting or defending against
any action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim,
or demand in connection with (i) any transaction contemplated under this
Agreement or (ii) any fact, situation, circumstance, status, condition,
activity, practice, plan, occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act,
or transaction on or prior to the Closing Date involving any of the Target
and
its Subsidiaries, each of the other Parties will cooperate with him
or it and his or its counsel in the contest or defense, make available their
personnel, and provide such testimony and access to their books and records
as
shall be necessary in connection with the contest or defense, all at the sole
cost and expense of the contesting or defending Party (unless the contesting
or
defending Party is entitled to indemnification therefor under §7
below).
(c) Transition
Seller
will not take any action that is designed or intended to have the effect of
discouraging any lessor, licensor, customer, supplier, or other business
associate of any of the Target and its subsidiaries from maintaining the same
business relationships with the Target and its Subsidiaries after the Closing
as
it maintained with the Target and its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing. Each
of
the Seller will refer all customer inquiries relating to the businesses of
the
Target and its Subsidiaries to the Buyers from and after the
Closing.
6. Conditions
to Obligation to Close.
(a) Conditions
to Obligation of the Buyers The
obligation of the Buyers to consummate the transactions to be performed by
it in
connection with the Closing is subject to satisfaction of the
following conditions:
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(i) the
representations and warranties set forth in §3(a) above shall be true and
correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date;
(ii) no
action, suit, or proceeding shall be pending before any court or quasi-judicial
or administrative agency of any federal, state, local, or foreign jurisdiction
or before any arbitrator wherein an unfavorable injunction, judgment, order,
decree, ruling, or charge would (A) prevent consummation of any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (B) cause any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following consummation, (C)
affect adversely the right of the Buyers to own the Target Shares and to control
the Target and its Subsidiaries, or (D) affect adversely the right of any of
the
Target and its Subsidiaries to own its assets and to operate its businesses
(and
no such injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge shall be in
effect);
(iii) the
Seller shall have delivered to the Buyers a certificate to the effect that
each
of the conditions specified above in §7(a)(i)-(ii) is satisfied in all
respects;
(iv) the
Parties shall have entered into the License Agreement; and
(v) the
Buyers shall have received the resignations, effective as of the Closing, of
each director and officer of the Target other than one director specified by
Seller which director shall hold office for a minimum of one year from the
date
of closing and then hold office until Target holds its annual
meeting.
The
Buyers may waive any condition specified in this §6(a) if it executes a writing
so stating at or prior to the Closing.
(b) Conditions
to Obligation of the Seller The
obligation of the Seller to consummate the transactions to be performed by
them
in connection with the Closing is subject to satisfaction of the following
conditions:
(i) the
representations and warranties set forth in §3(b) above shall be true and
correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date;
(ii) the
Buyers shall have performed and complied with all of its covenants hereunder
in
all material respects through the Closing;
(iii) no
action, suit, or proceeding shall be pending [or threatened] before any court
or
quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal, state, local, or foreign
jurisdiction or before any arbitrator wherein an unfavorable injunction,
judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge would (A) prevent consummation of
any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) cause any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following
consummation (and no such injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge
shall be in effect);
(iv) the
Buyers shall have delivered to the Seller a certificate to the effect
that each of the conditions specified above in §7(b)(i)-(iii) is satisfied in
all respects;
(v) all
actions to be taken by the Buyers in connection with consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and all certificates, opinions, instruments,
and other documents required to effect the transactions contemplated hereby
will
be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Seller.
The
Seller may waive any condition specified in this §6(b) if they execute a writing
so stating at or prior to the Closing.
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7. Remedies
for Breaches of This Agreement.
(a) Survival
of Representations and Warranties. All
of
the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in §3(a) shall
survive the Closing hereunder and continue in full force and effect for a period
of twelve months thereafter. All of the other representations and
warranties of the Parties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing
(even if the damaged Party knew or had reason to know of any misrepresentation
or breach of warranty at the time of Closing) and continue in full force and
effect forever thereafter (subject to any applicable statutes of
limitations).
(b) Indemnification
Provisions for Benefit of the Buyers. In
the
event Seller breaches (or in the event any third party alleges facts that,
if
true, would mean the Seller has breached) any of its representations,
warranties, and covenants contained herein, and, if there is an applicable
survival period pursuant to §7(a) above, provided that the Buyers make a written
claim for indemnification against the Seller pursuant to this §7 within such
survival period, then the Seller agrees to indemnify the Buyers from and against
the entirety of any Adverse Consequences the Buyers may suffer through and
after
the date of the claim for indemnification resulting from, arising out of,
relating to, in the nature of, or caused by the breach (or the alleged breach);
provided, however, that the Seller shall not have any obligation to indemnify
the Buyers from and against any Adverse Consequences resulting from, arising
out
of, relating to, in the nature of, or caused by the breach (or alleged breach)
of any representation or warranty of the Seller until the Buyers have suffered
Adverse Consequences by reason of all such breaches (or alleged breaches) in
excess of a $20,000 aggregate threshold (at which point the Seller will be
obligated to indemnify the Buyers from and against all such Adverse Consequences
relating back to the first dollar), and in no event shall Seller be obligated
to
indemnify Buyers hereunder for any amount in excess of the aggregate cash
consideration paid to Seller for the Target Shares or Redemption
Shares.
(c) Indemnification
Provisions for Benefit of the Seller In
the
event the Buyers breaches (or in the event any third party alleges facts that,
if true, would mean the Buyers has breached) any of its representations,
warranties, and covenants contained herein, and, if there is an applicable
survival period pursuant to §7(a) above, provided that any of the Seller makes a
written claim for indemnification against the Buyers pursuant to this §7 within
such survival period, then the Buyers agrees to indemnify each of the Seller
from and against the entirety of any Adverse Consequences the Seller may suffer
through and after the date of the claim for indemnification resulting from,
arising out of, relating to, in the nature of, or caused by the breach (or
the
alleged breach).
(d) Matters
Involving Third Parties.
(i) If
any third party shall notify any Party (the “Indemnified Party”) with respect to
any matter (a “Third Party Claim”) which may give rise to a claim for
indemnification against any other Party (the “Indemnifying Party”) under this
§8, then the Indemnified Party shall promptly notify each Indemnifying Party
thereof in writing; provided, however, that no delay on the part of the
Indemnified Party in notifying any Indemnifying Party shall relieve the
Indemnifying Party from any obligation hereunder unless (and then solely to
the
extent) the Indemnifying Party thereby is prejudiced.
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(ii) Any
Indemnifying Party will have the right to defend the Indemnified Party against
the Third Party Claim with counsel of its choice reasonably satisfactory to
the
Indemnified Party so long as (A) the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified
Party in writing within 15 days after the Indemnified Party has given notice
of
the Third Party Claim that the Indemnifying Party will indemnify the Indemnified
Party from and against the entirety of any Adverse Consequences the Indemnified
Party may suffer resulting from, arising out of, relating to, in the nature
of,
or caused by the Third Party Claim, (B) the Indemnifying Party provides the
Indemnified Party with evidence reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party
that the Indemnifying Party will have the financial resources to defend against
the Third Party Claim and fulfill its indemnification obligations hereunder,
(C)
the Third Party Claim involves only money damages and does not seek an
injunction or other equitable relief, (D) settlement of, or an adverse judgment
with respect to, the Third Party Claim is not, in the good faith judgment of
the
Indemnified Party, likely to establish a precedential custom or practice
materially adverse to the continuing business interests of the Indemnified
Party, and (E) the Indemnifying Party conducts the defense of the Third Party
Claim actively and diligently.
(iii) So
long as the Indemnifying Party is conducting the defense of the Third Party
Claim in accordance with §7(d)(ii) above, (A) the Indemnified Party may retain
separate co-counsel at its sole cost and expense and participate in the defense
of the Third Party Claim, (B) the Indemnified Party will not consent to the
entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third
Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party (not
to
be withheld unreasonably), and (C) the Indemnifying Party will not consent
to
the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the
Third
Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (not
to
be withheld unreasonably).
(iv) In
the event any of the conditions in §7(d)(ii) above is or becomes unsatisfied,
however, (A) the Indemnified Party may defend against, and consent to the entry
of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to, the Third Party
Claim in any manner it reasonably may deem appropriate (and the Indemnified
Party need not consult with, or obtain any consent from, any Indemnifying Party
in connection therewith), (B) the Indemnifying Parties will reimburse
the Indemnified Party promptly and periodically for the costs of defending
against the Third Party Claim (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
expenses), and (C) the Indemnifying Parties will remain responsible for any
Adverse Consequences the Indemnified Party may suffer resulting from, arising
out of, relating to, in the nature of, or caused by the Third Party Claim to
the
fullest extent provided in this §7.
(e) Determination
of Adverse Consequences The
Parties shall take into account the time cost of money using the then applicable
prime interest rate plus 4% as the discount rate in determining Adverse
Consequences for purposes of this §7. All indemnification payments under this §7
shall be deemed adjustments to the Purchase Price.
(f) Other
Indemnification Provisions Subject
to §8(n), the foregoing indemnification provisions are the sole and exclusive
remedy any Party may have for breach of representation, warranty, or covenant
set forth in this agreement.
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8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Press
Releases and Public Announcements No
Party
shall issue any press release or make any public announcement relating to the
subject matter of this Agreement without the prior written approval of the
Buyers and the Seller; provided, however, that any Party may make any public
disclosure it believes in good faith is required by applicable law or any
listing or trading agreement concerning its publicly-traded securities (in
which
case the disclosing Party will use its best efforts to advise the other Parties
prior to making the disclosure).
(b) No
Third-Party Beneficiaries This
Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any Person other than
the
Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
(c) Entire
Agreement This
Agreement (including the documents referred to herein) constitutes the entire
agreement among the Parties and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements,
or representations by or among the Parties, written or oral, to the extent
they
related in any way to the subject matter hereof.
(d) Succession
and Assignment This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties named
herein and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No Party may
assign either this Agreement or any of his or its rights, interests, or
obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the Buyers and
the
Seller; provided, however, that the Buyers may (i) assign any or all of its
rights and interests hereunder to one or more of its Affiliates and (ii)
designate one or more of its Affiliates to perform its obligations hereunder
(in
any or all of which cases the Buyers nonetheless shall remain responsible for
the performance of all of its obligations hereunder).
(e) Counterparts
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and
the same instrument.
(f) Headings
The
section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only
and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
(g) Notices
All
notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder will
be
in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder
shall be deemed duly given if (and then two business days after) it is sent
by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and
addressed to the intended recipient as set forth below:
If
to the Seller:
Innovative
Software Technologies, Inc.
000
Xxxxx Xxxx 000 Xxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Copy
to:
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Xxxxx
& Lardner
000
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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If
to the Buyers:
AcXess,
Inc.
0000
XXX Xxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Xxx Xxxxxxx
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to:
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Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx P.A.
000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Any
Party
may send any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder
to
the intended recipient at the address set forth above using any other means
(including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, telecopy,
telex, ordinary mail, or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, demand,
claim, or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given unless
and
until it actually is received by the intended recipient. Any Party may change
the address to which notices, requests, demands, claims, and other
communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other Parties notice
in the manner herein set forth.
(h) Governing
Law This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic
laws of the State of Florida without giving effect to any choice or conflict
of
law provision or rule (whether of the State of Florida or any other
jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction
other than the State of Florida.
(i) Amendments
and Waivers No
amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid unless the same
shall be in writing and signed by the Buyers and the Requisite Seller. No waiver
by any Party of any default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty
or covenant hereunder, whether intentional or not, shall be deemed
to extend to any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation, or
breach of warranty or covenant hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising
by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence.
(j) Severability
Any
term
or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation
in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of
the
offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other
jurisdiction.
(k) Expenses
Each
of
the Parties, the Target, and its Subsidiaries will bear his or its own costs
and
expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Seller agree that none
of the Target and its Subsidiaries has borne or will bear any of the Seller’
costs and expenses (including any of their legal fees and expenses) in
connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(l) Construction
The
Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation
arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties
and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any
Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
Any reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign statute or law shall
be
deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless
the context requires otherwise. The word “including” shall mean including
without limitation. The Parties intend that each representation, warranty,
and
covenant contained herein shall have independent significance. If any Party
has
breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein in any
respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty, or
covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels
of specificity) which the Party has not breached shall not detract from or
mitigate the fact that the Party is in breach of the first representation,
warranty, or covenant.
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(m) Incorporation
of Exhibits, Annexes, and Schedules The
Exhibits, Annexes, and Schedules identified in this Agreement are incorporated
herein by reference and made a part hereof.
(n) Specific
Performance Each
of
the Parties acknowledges and agrees that the other Parties would be damaged
irreparably in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement are not
performed in accordance with their specific terms or otherwise are
breached. Accordingly, each of the Parties agrees that the other Parties shall
be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the
provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically this Agreement and
the
terms and provisions hereof in any action instituted in any court of the United
States or any state thereof having jurisdiction over the Parties and the matter
in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled, at law or in
equity.
(o) Submission
to Jurisdiction Each
of
the Parties submits to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting
in
Texas, having the appropriate venue in accordance with applicable law, in any
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and agrees
that all claims in respect of the action or proceeding may be heard and
determined in any such court. Each Party also agrees not to bring any action
or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any other court.
Each
of the Parties waives any defense of inconvenient forum to the maintenance
of
any action or proceeding so brought and waives any bond, surety, or other
security that might be required of any other Party with respect
thereto.
* * * * *
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement on as of the
date first above written.
AcXess,
Inc.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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President
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Innovative
Software Technologies, Inc.
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By:
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/s/
Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
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Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT
A
SECURED
PROMISSORY NOTE
$1,000,000
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Tampa,
Florida
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_____________,_____,
2007
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FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, ACXESS, INC., a
Florida corporation (the “Borrower”), hereby agrees to pay to INNOVATIVE
SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (the “Holder”), at 000 Xxxxx Xxxx 000 Xxxxx, Xxxxx
000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, 00000, or at such other place as the Holder may designate
in
writing from time to time, the principal sum of ONE MILLION DOLLARS
($1,000,000.00), together with interest on the principal balance of this
obligation from time to time remaining unpaid, at the rate and at the times
provided in this Note. All payments required by this Note must be by
legal tender of the United States of America.
1. Interest. The
outstanding principal amount of this Note shall bear interest beginning on
the
date of this Note at a rate equal to ten percent (10%) per annum, calculated
on
the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed through the
actual payment date. Interest shall accrue and be paid at maturity
with the principal balance. Notwithstanding anything contained
herein, from and after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event
of
Default pursuant to Section 5 below, this Note shall bear interest on the due
and unpaid principal amount at the rate (the “Default Rate”) equal to the lower
of sixteen percent (16%) per annum or, if lower, the highest rate permitted
by
law
2. Security. This
Note is secured by certain assets of Borrower pursuant to a Security Agreement
of even date herewith between Borrower and Holder.
3. Method
of Repayment. The total amount of this Note shall be paid in one
payment two (2) years from the date of this Note.
4. Prepayments. This
Note may be prepaid at Borrower’s option without the consent of the Holder,
either in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time without premium
or
penalty.
5. Events
of Default. For purposes of this Note, an “Event of Default”
is: (i) a failure to pay any portion of the principal amount or
interest on this Note when due, (ii) any event or condition shall occur which
(A) results in the acceleration of the maturity of any long-term debt (other
than the Note), equipment lease line, or real estate lease of Borrower, or
(B)
enables (or, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would enable)
the holder of such long-term debt, equipment lease line, or real estate lease,
or any or person acting on such holder’s behalf, to accelerate the maturity
thereof; (iii) admission by the Borrower of its inability to pay its debts
generally as they become due or otherwise acknowledges its insolvency; (iv)
the
filing of a petition in bankruptcy by the Borrower or the execution by the
Borrower of a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (v) the filing
against the Borrower of a petition in bankruptcy or a petition for relief under
the provisions of the federal bankruptcy code or another state or federal law
for the relief of debtors and the continuation of such petition without
dismissal for a period of ninety (90) days or more, (vi) the Borrower’s ceasing
to carry on business, (vii) the sale, transfer, or other disposition of all
or
substantially all of the assets of the Borrower or a merger, acquisition,
consolidation or similar transaction which results in the Borrower’s
stockholders immediately prior to such transaction holding less than fifty
percent (50%) of the voting power of the surviving, continuing or purchasing
entity; or (viii) a breach by Borrower of any covenant, condition, or obligation
contained in the Stock Purchase Agreement of even date herewith between Borrower
and Holder or the Licensing Agreement of even date herewith between Borrower
and
Holder. If an Event of Default occurs, the Holder may declare all of
the outstanding principal amount of this Note, including any interest due
thereon, to be due and payable immediately. The Borrower shall pay
interest on such amount in cash at the Default Rate to the Holder if such amount
is not paid within two (2) days of Holder’s request. The remedies
under this Note shall be cumulative.
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6. Waivers. No
delay on the part of the Holder in exercising any right or remedy hereunder
shall operate as a waiver of such right or remedy. No single or
partial exercise of a right or remedy shall preclude other or further exercise
of that or any other right or remedy. The failure of the Holder to
insist upon the strict performance of any term of this Note, or to exercise
any
right or remedy hereunder, shall not be construed as a waiver or relinquishment
by the Holder for the future of that term, right or remedy. No waiver
of any right of the Holder hereunder shall be effective unless in writing
executed by the Holder.
7. Severability. The
unenforceability or invalidity of any provision or provisions of this Note
as to
any persons or circumstances shall not render that provision or those provisions
unenforceable or invalid as to any other provisions or circumstances, and all
provisions hereof, in all other respects, shall remain valid and
enforceable.
8. WAIVER
OF JURY TRIAL. THE BORROWER AND THE HOLDER ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE
RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY MAY BE WAIVED. EACH PARTY, AFTER CONSULTING
(OR HAVING HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT) WITH COUNSEL OF THEIR CHOICE,
KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY, AND FOR THEIR MUTUAL BENEFIT, WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO
TRIAL BY JURY IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OR
ENFORCEMENT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO, THIS NOTE.
9. Binding
Effect. This Note shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
10. Governing
Law and Venue. This Note shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without reference to
principles of choice of law thereunder. The venue for any judicial or
arbitration proceedings arising out of this Note or the obligations hereunder
shall be in the state courts of the State of Texas located in Xxxxxx County,
Texas.
11. Compliance
With Usury Laws. As it is the intent of all parties to this
transaction to abide by the interest limitations of any applicable usury law,
it
is expressly agreed, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, that
the
Holder shall not be allowed or entitled to collect any interest (or any sum
which is considered interest by law) which is in excess of any legal rate
applicable hereto. Should any amount be collected hereunder which
would cause the interest to exceed said lawful rate, such part of said amount
in
excess of the lawful rate shall automatically be credited to principal, or,
if
all principal amounts have been paid, shall be refunded to
Borrower. The provisions of this Note are hereby modified to the
extent necessary to conform with the limitations and provisions of this
paragraph. This paragraph shall govern over all other provisions in
any document or agreement now or hereafter existing.
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12. Documentary
Stamp Tax Liability. The Holder shall pay any and all
documentary stamp tax and/or any other excise tax due and payable on this Note.
The Holder shall further indemnify and save harmless Borrower from any
documentary stamp tax or intangibles tax assessed by the State of Florida with
respect to this Note, including, without limitation, any penalties and
interest.
13. Costs. In
the event that this Note is collected by law or through attorneys at law, or
under advice therefrom, the Borrower hereby agrees to pay all costs of
collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees an costs, whether or not suit
is brought, and whether incurred in connection with collection, trial, appeal,
bankruptcy or other creditors’ proceedings or otherwise.
14. Application
of Payments. All principal, interest and any other amounts due
under this Note shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America
at the place or places above stated. All payments shall be credited
first to costs and expenses, if any, incurred by Holder in collecting any
amounts due hereunder, second to any late payment charges and interest accrued
at the Default Rate (as defined above), third to past due interest, fourth
to
principal and any other amounts due hereunder.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has
executed and delivered this Note effective as of the date stated
above.
BORROWER:
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ACXESS,
INC.
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By:
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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President
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EXHIBIT
B
SECURITY
AGREEMENT
THIS
SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into
as of the _____ day of ______, 2007, by and between AcXess,
Inc., a Florida corporation ("AcXess"), and Innovative
Software Technologies, Inc., a California corporation ("Secured
Party").
Recitals
WHEREAS,
Pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement of even date herewith among
AcXess, Secured Party, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxx, and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx (the “Stock
Purchase Agreement”), AcXess has executed a Secured Promissory Note of even
date herewith in favor of Secured Party in the principal amount of One Million
Dollars ($1,000,000) (the “Note”).
WHEREAS,
Secured Party has required, as a condition to entering into the transactions
contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement, that AcXess grant Secured Party
a
first priority security interest in all of AcXess’s assets and property, and to
that end has required the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
AcXess.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained in the Note and herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound, agree as follows:
1. Incorporation
of Recitals, Purchase Agreement, and Note. The foregoing
Recitals, the Note, and the Guarantee Agreement, and the terms and provisions
thereof, are hereby incorporated herein in their entirety by this
reference.
2. Definitions. The
following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
“Obligations”
means each and every debt, liability, and obligation of every type and
description, including without limitation any debt, liability, and obligation
arising under or in connection with the Note and Stock Purchase Agreement,
and
the related documents entered into in connection therewith, which AcXess may
now
or at any time hereafter owe to Secured Party, whether such debt, liability,
or
obligation now exists or is hereafter created or incurred and whether it is
or
may be direct or indirect, due or to become due, absolute or contingent, primary
or secondary, liquidated or unliquidated, independent, joint, several, or joint
and several.
“Security
Interest” has the meaning given in Section 3.
“Collateral”
means all assets and personal and fixture property of any kind and nature
whatsoever now owned or hereafter acquired by AcXess, whether tangible or
intangible, including without limitation all of AcXess’s right, title, and
interest in and to the property and assets listed on Exhibit A, including
all proceeds thereof and all increases, substitutions, replacements, additions,
and accretions thereof.
3. Security
Interest. To secure payment of the Obligations, AcXess hereby
irrevocably pledges and assigns to, and grants Secured Party a first priority
security interest (the “Security Interest”), with power of sale to the
extent permitted by law, in the Collateral.
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4. Representations
and Warranties. AcXess represents and warrants as
follows:
(a) Authority. AcXess
has authority to enter into this Security Agreement and any person signing
it on
AcXess’s behalf has been duly authorized to take such action.
(b)
Financing Statements. Except for the financing statements in
favor of Secured Party, and the financing statements in favor of Gulf Pointe
Capital, LLC, at the time of granting the security interest described herein,
no
financing statement covering the Collateral or any portion thereof will be
on
file in any public office and AcXess agrees not to execute or authorize the
filing of any such additional financing statement in favor of any person, entity
or governmental agency (whether federal, state or local) other than Secured
Party as long as any portion of the Obligations evidenced by the Note remain
unpaid.
(c)
Legal Name. AcXess’s exact legal name is as set forth in the
first paragraph of this Security Agreement. AcXess shall not change
its legal name or its form of organization without thirty (30) days’ prior
written notice to Secured Party.
5. Covenants
and Agreements. AcXess covenants and agrees as
follows:
(a)
Restrictions Future Agreements. AcXess agrees that until the
Obligations shall have been satisfied in full, AcXess shall not, without Secured
Party’s prior written consent, assign, transfer, encumber or otherwise dispose
of the Collateral, or any interest therein, or enter into any agreement (for
example, a license agreement) which is inconsistent with AcXess’s obligations
under this Agreement, and AcXess further agrees that it will not take any
action, or permit any action to be taken by others subject to its control,
including licensees, or fail to take any action, which would affect the validity
or enforcement of the rights transferred to Secured Party under this
Agreement.
(b)
Defense. AcXess shall at its own expense and using
commercially reasonable efforts, protect and defend the Collateral against
all
claims or demands.
(c)
Maintenance. AcXess shall at all times and at its own expense
maintain and keep, or cause to be maintained and kept, the Collateral in good
repair, working order, and condition; pay and discharge when due all taxes,
license fees, levies and other charges upon it; and not permit it to be used
in
violation of any applicable law, regulation or policy of insurance.
(d)
Secured Party’s Right to Take Action. If AcXess fails to
perform or observe any of its covenants or agreements set forth in this Section
5, or if AcXess notifies Secured Party that it intends to abandon any part
of
the Collateral, Secured Party may (but need not) perform or observe such
covenant or agreement or take steps to prevent such intended abandonment on
behalf and in the name, place and stead of AcXess (or, at Secured Party’s
option, in Secured Party’s own name) and may (but need not) take any and all
other actions which Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary to cure or
correct such failure or prevent such intended abandonment.
(e)
Costs and Expenses. Except to the extent that the effect of
such payment would be to render any loan or forbearance of money usurious or
otherwise illegal under any applicable law, AcXess shall pay Secured Party
on
demand the amount of all moneys expended and all costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Secured Party in
connection with or as a result of Secured Party’s taking action under
subsection 5(d) or exercising its rights under Section 7, together with
interest thereon from the date expended or incurred by Secured
Party.
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(f)
Power of Attorney. To facilitate Secured Party’s taking action
under subsection 5(d) and exercising its rights under Section 7, AcXess
hereby irrevocably appoints (which appointment is coupled with an interest)
Secured Party, or its representatives or agents, as the attorney-in-fact of
AcXess with the right (but not the duty) from time to time to create, prepare,
complete, execute, deliver, endorse, or file, in the name and on behalf of
AcXess, any and all instruments, documents, applications, financing statements,
and other agreements and writings required to be obtained, executed, delivered
or endorsed by AcXess under this Section 5, or, necessary for Secured
Party, after an Event of Default, to enforce or use the Collateral, or to sell,
assign, transfer, pledge, encumber or otherwise transfer title in or dispose
of
the Collateral to any third party. AcXess hereby ratifies all that such attorney
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The power of
attorney granted herein shall terminate upon the payment in full and performance
of all Obligations.
6. Events
of Default. Each of the following occurrences shall constitute an event of
default under this Agreement (herein called “Event of
Default”):
(a)
an Event of Default, as defined in the Note, shall occur; or
(b)
AcXess shall fail promptly to observe or perform any covenant or agreement
herein binding on it; or
(c)
AcXess shall fail to perform under the existing equipment lease with Gulf Pointe
Capital, LLC; or
(d)
there is any levy, seizure, or attachment of all or any portion of the
Collateral; or
(e)
any of the representations or warranties contained in Section 4 shall prove
to
have been incorrect in any material respect when made.
7. Remedies. Upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default and at any time thereafter, Secured Party
may, at its option, take any or all of the following actions:
(a)
exercise any or all remedies available under this Agreement, the Note, or the
Guarantee Agreements; or
(b)
sell, assign, transfer, pledge, encumber, or otherwise dispose of the
Collateral; or
(c)
incur expenses, including attorneys' fees at the regular hourly rates of Secured
Party's counsel from time to time in effect, legal expenses and costs for the
exercise of any right or power under this Security Agreement, which expenses
are
secured by this Security Agreement.
8. Miscellaneous. TIME
IS OF THE ESSENCE in this Security Agreement. This Agreement can be
waived, modified, amended, terminated or discharged, and the Security Interest
can be released, only explicitly in a writing signed by Secured
Party. A waiver signed by Secured Party shall be effective only in
the specific instance and for the specific purpose given. Mere delay or failure
to act shall not preclude the exercise or enforcement of any of Secured Party’s
rights or remedies. All rights and remedies of Secured Party shall be cumulative
and may be exercised singularly or concurrently, at Secured Party’s option, and
the exercise or enforcement of any one such right or remedy shall neither be
a
condition to nor bar the exercise or enforcement of any
other. Secured Party shall not be obligated to preserve any rights
AcXess may have against prior parties, to realize on the Collateral at all
or in
any particular manner or order, or to apply any cash proceeds of the Collateral
in any particular order of application. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and
inure to the benefit of AcXess and Secured Party and their respective
participants, successors, and assigns and shall take effect when signed by
AcXess and Secured Party, and AcXess waives notice of Secured Party’s acceptance
hereof. This Agreement shall be governed by the internal law of the
State of Florida without regard to conflicts of law provisions. If any provision
or application of this Agreement is held unlawful or unenforceable in any
respect, such illegality or unenforceability shall not affect other provisions
or applications which can be given effect and this Agreement shall be construed
as if the unlawful or unenforceable provision or application had never been
contained herein or prescribed hereby. All representations and warranties
contained in this Agreement shall survive the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the creation and payment of the
Obligations.
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9. Waiver
of Jury Trial: ACXESS HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND
INTENTIONALLY WAIVES THE RIGHT ACXESS MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT
OF
ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS
AGREEMENT AND ANY AGREEMENT CONTEMPLATED TO BE EXECUTED IN CONJUNCTION HEREWITH,
OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR
WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF EITHER PARTY. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL
INDUCEMENT FOR SECURED PARTY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT.
[SIGNATURES
ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed and delivered this
Security Agreement as of the date and year first written above.
SECURED
PARTY:
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Software Technologies, Inc.
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EXHIBIT
A
Collateral
(a) All
accounts, consisting of every right to payment for goods or other property
of
any kind sold or leased or for services rendered or for any other transaction,
whether or not the right to payment has been earned by performance, and
including without limitation every account receivable, all purchase orders,
all
interest in goods the sale or lease of which gives rise to the right to payment
(including returned or repossessed goods and unpaid seller's rights), and the
rights pertaining to such goods, including the right to stoppage in transit,
every right to payment under any contract, and every lien, guaranty, or security
interest that secures a right to payment for any of the foregoing
("Accounts");
(b) All
chattel paper, consisting of a writing or writings evidencing both a monetary
obligation and a security interest in or lease of goods, together with any
guarantees, letters of credit, and other security therefore ("Chattel
Paper");
(c) Deposit
Accounts, as that term is defined in the Revised Uniform Commercial Code, as
in
effect in the State of Florida (the “UCC”);
(d) All
inventory of whatever kind, as that term is used in the UCC
(“Inventory”), including without limitation all goods held by the Company
for sale or lease, goods furnished or to be furnished under a contract for
service, and supplies, packaging, raw materials, goods in transit,
work-in-process, and materials used or consumed or to be used or consumed in
the
Company’s business, or in the processing, packaging, or shipping of same, all
finished goods, and all property, the sale or lease of which has given rise
to
Accounts, Chattel Paper, or Instruments, and that has been returned to the
Company or repossessed by the Company or stopped in transit, and all warranties
and related claims, credits, setoffs, and other rights of recovery with respect
to any of the foregoing;
(e) All
equipment, including without limitation all equipment, machinery, and other
property held for use in or purchased for the Company’s business, together with
all increases, parts, fittings, accessories, repair equipment, and special
tools
now or later affixed to, or used in connection with, that property, all
transferable rights of the Company to the licenses and warranties (express
and
implied) received from the sellers and manufacturers of the foregoing property,
all related claims, credits, setoffs, and other rights of recovery
(“Equipment”);
(f) All
instruments, including without limitation every instrument of any kind, as
that
term is used in the UCC, and includes every promissory note, negotiable
instrument, certificated security, or other writing that evidences a right
to
payment of money, that is not a lease or security agreement, and that is
transferred in the ordinary course of business by delivery with any necessary
assignment or endorsement (“Instruments”);
(g) Investment
Property, as that term is defined in the UCC (“Investment
Property”);
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(h) All
documents, including without limitation any paper that is treated in the regular
course of business as adequate evidence that the person in possession of the
paper is entitled to receive, hold, and dispose of the goods the paper covers,
including warehouse receipts, bills of lading, certificates of title, and
applications for certificates of title (“Documents”);
(i) All
general intangibles of any kind, as that term is used in the UCC (“General
Intangibles”), and includes without limitation all intangible personal
property other than Accounts, Documents, Instruments, and Chattel Paper, and
includes without limitation money, contract rights, corporate or other business
records, deposit accounts, inventions, designs, formulas, patents, patent
applications, service marks, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets, engineering
drawings, goodwill, rights to prepaid expenses, registrations, franchises,
copyrights, licenses, customer lists, computer programs and other software,
source code, tax refund claims, royalty, licensing and product rights, all
claims under guarantees, security interests or other security held by or granted
to Debtor to secure payment of any of the Accounts by an Account Debtor, all
indemnification rights, and rights to retrieval from third parties of
electronically processed and recorded data pertaining to any Collateral, things
in action, items, checks, drafts, and orders in transit to or from Debtor,
credits or deposits of Debtor (whether general or special) that are held by
Secured Party;
(j) Supporting
obligations, as that term is defined in the UCC (“Supporting
Obligations”); and
(k) To
the extent not listed above as original collateral, proceeds and products of
the
foregoing.
Without
in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral includes
all
intellectual property of the Company, including its Copyrights (as defined
below), Patents (as defined below), and Trademarks (as defined
below).
”Copyrights”
means all types of protective rights granted (or applications therefor) for
any
work that constitutes copyrightable subject matter recognized under federal
law
and all comparable rights recognized in foreign jurisdictions or conventions
or
by treaty.
“Patents”
means all types of exclusionary or protective rights granted (or applications
therefor) for inventions, patents, patent applications, and all reissues and
extensions thereof and all renewals, divisions, continuations and
continuations-in-part thereof, recognized under federal law and all comparable
rights recognized in foreign jurisdictions or conventions or by
treaty.
“Trademarks”
means (a) all trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business
names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, logos, internet
domain names and other sources of business identifiers used in any country
in
the world, whether registered or unregistered, and the goodwill associated
therewith, now existing or hereafter acquired, and (b) all registrations,
recordings and renewals thereof, and all applications in connection therewith,
issued by, filed in or otherwise recognized by a national, state, or foreign
governmental authority or any foreign jurisdiction or convention or by
treaty.
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EXHIBIT
C
NON-EXCLUSIVE
LICENSE AGREEMENT
THIS
NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this
_____ day of ______, 2007, by and between AcXess, Inc., a Florida corporation
(hereafter, "Licensor"), and Innovative Software Technologies, Inc. a California
corporation (hereafter, “Licensee”).
W
I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS,
Licensor is the inventor and owner of all rights in those patents listed in
Appendix A attached hereto (hereinafter, the “Invention”);
and
WHEREAS,
Licensee desires to acquire a non-exclusive, royalty-free, license to exploit
the Invention; and Licensor is willing to grant such a license under the
conditions set forth hereafter.
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties do mutually agree as follows:
1. Definitions
(a)
“Affiliate(s)” shall mean any and all means, as to any specified person or
entity, any other person or entity that directly or indirectly controls, or
is
under common control with, or is controlled by, such specified person or entity
and, if such other person is an individual, any member of the immediate family
of such individual. As used in this definition, “control” (including,
with its correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”)
shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause
the
direction of the management or policies (whether through ownership of securities
or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract, or otherwise) and
“immediate family” shall mean any parent, child, grandchild, spouse, or
sibling.
(b)
“Patent(s)” shall mean those patent(s) filed for application or expected
to be filed as listed in Appendix A and any U.S. or foreign patents covering
“Improvements” as defined below.
(c)
“Technical Information” shall mean any and all documents containing design
and technical information, engineering or production information, drawings,
plans, specifications, techniques, methods, processes, trade secrets, reports,
models, codes, software, works of authorship, and any and all other material
and
matter used by or in possession of Licensor and his Affiliates and applicable
to
the design, manufacture, assembly, service and sale of the
Invention. Technical Information shall not include any software code
developed after the date of execution of this Agreement.
(d)
"Know-how” shall mean the general and specific knowledge, experience and
information known to Licensor and his Affiliates, not in written or printed
form, applicable to the design, manufacture, assembly, service and sale of
the
Invention.
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(e)
"Improvement” shall mean any modification of a process, machine, manufacture or
composition of matter that relates to the Invention, whether developed,
invented, or disclosed prior to the date of this Agreement or at any time
hereafter, and whether or not patented or patentable.
(f)
"Licensed Product” means any product, service, system, or process which, if
made, used, sold, or commercialized by Licensee or a sublicensee would, but
for
Licensee's rights under this Agreement, constitute an infringement of a valid
claim of a Patent in the relevant jurisdiction.
2. Grant
(a)
Licensor hereby grants to Licensee royalty-free, non-exclusive worldwide right
and license under the Patents and any Improvements to make, have made, use,
sell
and otherwise commercialize Licensed Products, with restricted rights on the
part of Licensee to grant sublicenses.
(b)
Licensor shall furnish Licensee with all Technical Information and Know-how
owned by or in the possession of Licensor which is applicable to the Licensed
Products, and provide such further engineering and other technical assistance
as
Licensor may reasonably request in order to refine, modify, and commercialize
the invention. Licensor may charge Licensee mutually agreeable
market-based rates for services provided under this section 2.2.
(c)
Licensor will immediately disclose any Improvement, modification or development
of the Invention to Licensee.
(d)
Licensor hereby grants to Licensee “Best Pricing” on its current and future
products and services.
3. Sublicenses
(a)
Termination under any of the provisions of Article 6 of this Agreement shall
terminate all sublicenses which may have been granted by Licensee. Any
sublicense granted by Licensee shall contain provisions corresponding to those
of this paragraph respecting termination.
(b)
The granting by Licensee of sublicenses under the Patents shall be in the
discretion of Licensor, and Licensor shall have the power to determine whether
or not to grant sublicenses, and to determine the royalty rates, terms and
conditions of such sublicenses, with said decisions not to be unreasonably
withheld by Licensor.
4. Consideration
for License.
As
consideration for the rights and licenses granted in this Agreement, Licensor
shall receive 1,500,000 shares of Licensor common stock currently held by
Licensee. Sublicense royalty rates, licensee sales commissions, and
terms and conditions shall be determined from time to time by the
Licensor.
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5. Records
Licensee
agrees to keep records of sale or other disposition of Licensed Products by
Licensee and any sublicensees with respect to which royalty payments hereunder
are to be made, in sufficient detail to enable the royalties payable hereunder
by Licensee to be determined, and further agrees to permit its books and records
to be examined from time to time to the extent necessary to verify the reports
provided for in Article 4 above, such examination to be made at the expense
of
Licensor by Licensor himself or any auditor appointed by Licensor.
6. Term
and Termination
(a)
This Agreement shall remain in force until the expiration of the last of the
Patents to expire.
(b)
This Agreement may be terminated by the mutual written agreement of Licensor
and
Licensee.
7. Infringement
by Others
Licensor
shall have sole authority to institute actions for infringement of the Patent(s)
against third parties. Licensor shall exercise control over and bear the costs
of any such actions, and shall be entitled to retain the entire amount of any
recovery by way of judgment or settlement. Licensee may, at its option, join
Licensor as plaintiff in any such action; and Licensee shall cooperate fully
with Licensor in any such action.
8. Assignment
Neither
this Agreement nor any license or rights hereunder shall be assignable or
otherwise transferable by Licensee hereto without the prior written consent
of
the Licensor; provided, however, that nothing herein shall preclude or require
consent for the transfer by Licensee of
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any
or all of its rights under this Agreement to any entity controlled
by or
under common control with Licensee,
or
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all
of its rights under this Agreement to any successor by way of merger,
consolidation or the acquisition of substantially all of the business
and
assets of Licensee related to the Licensed Products, provided that
such
transferee assumes all of the obligations and liabilities of Licensee
under this Agreement.
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9. Representations
by Licensor
Licensor
covenants, represents and warrants:
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that,
Licensor is the exclusive owner of all rights to the Invention that
no
other person or entity has any rights to the
Invention;
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that
Licensor is the exclusive owner of all rights to the Patents and
that no
other person or entity has any rights to any of the
Patents;
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there
are no outstanding options, licenses or agreements of any kind relating
to
the Invention or to the manufacture, use or sale of the Licensed
Products
or Improvements;
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that,
except for the information contained in the Patents, the Invention
has
been kept secret and is not known to any third party who is not under
a
written agreement with Licensor to hold the information in
confidence;
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that
Licensor can perform as set forth in this Agreement without violating
the
terms of any agreement he has with any third
party.
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10. Indemnity
Licensor
agrees to indemnify Licensee against all loss, damages or expense (including
but
not limited to Licensee's attorneys' fees) that Licensee may suffer or incur
as
a result of Licensee's exercise of its rights under this Agreement.
11. Confidentiality
Licensor
agrees that the existence of this Agreement shall be held in strict confidence,
and that no information concerning this Agreement shall be disclosed by Licensor
to any third party without the written consent of Licensee. Information shall
not be considered confidential, nor subject to this Section 11 if it can be
demonstrated to have been in the public domain prior to the date of the
disclosure of such information to Licensee by Licensor, or to have become part
of the public domain by publication of a Patent or by any other means except
an
unauthorized act or omission by Licensor.
12. Miscellaneous
(a)
This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement of and between
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior
representations and agreements; and there are no conditions to this Agreement
which are not set forth herein.
(b)
This Agreement shall not be modified or varied by any oral agreement or
representation or otherwise than by an instrument in writing of subsequent
date
hereto duly executed by the parties.
(c)
Failure of either party to insist upon strict performance of any of the
covenants, terms or conditions of this Agreement shall not be deemed to be
a
waiver of any other breach or default in the performance of the same or any
other covenant, term or condition contained therein; and the waiver of any
breach of this Agreement by either party hereto shall in no event constitute
a
waiver as to any future breach, whether similar or dissimilar in
nature.
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(d)
All notice, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in
English and shall be given in writing and shall be: (i) personally
delivered; (ii) sent by telecopier, facsimile transmission or other electronic
means of transmitting written documents with confirmation of receipt; or (iii)
sent to the parties at their respective addresses indicated herein by registered
or certified mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid, or by private
overnight mail courier services with confirmation of receipt. The
respective addresses to be used for all such notices, demands or requests are
as
follows:
(i)
If to Licensee:
Innovative
Software Technologies, Inc.
Attn:
Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
000
Xxxxx
Xxxx 000 Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Fax: 000-000-0000
Or
to
such other person or address as Licensee shall furnish to Licensor in
writing.
If
to
Licensor:
AcXess,
Inc.
Attn: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
0000
XXX
Xxxx., Xxxxx 000
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Fax:
Or
to
such other person or address as Licensor shall furnish to Licensee in
writing.
If
personally delivered, such communication shall be deemed delivered upon actual
receipt by the “attention” addressees or persons authorized to accept for such
addressees; if transmitted by facsimile pursuant to this paragraph, such
communication shall be deemed delivered the next business day after transmission
(and sender shall bear the burden of proof of delivery); if sent by overnight
courier pursuant to this paragraph, such communication shall be deemed delivered
upon receipt by the “attention” addressees or persons authorized to accept for
such addressees; and if sent by mail pursuant to this paragraph, such
communication shall be deemed delivered as of the date of delivery indicated
on
the receipt issued by the relevant postal service, or, if the addressee fails
or
refuses to accept delivery, as of the date of such failure or
refusal. Any party to this Agreement may change its address for the
purposes of this Agreement by giving notice thereof in accordance with this
paragraph.
(e)
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with
the
laws, without reference to principles of conflicts of laws, of the State of
Texas.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement
below.
AcXess,
Inc.
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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President
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Innovative
Software Technologies, Inc.
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Xxxxxxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
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Chief
Financial Officer
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APPENDIX
A – PATENTS
For
the
purposes of this Agreement, Intellectual Property shall mean the
following:
1. Patent
Pending:
SYSTEM
AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING BUSINESS CONTINUITY THROUGH SECURE E-MAIL
Filed
on
or about February 7, 2007
2. Patent
to be filed:
SYSTEM
AND METHOD FOR WORKING IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT THROUGH SECURE
ACCESS
Expected
to be filed on or about 45 days after signing of this agreement.