PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY DATING AGREEMENT
Production and Inventory Dating Agreement dated as of April 10, 1998 among Orion
Financial, Ltd., a Colorado corporation ("Orion") and Asia Pacific Industries
Development Group ("APIDG").
Orion and APIDG are parties to an Escrow Agreement dated as of April 10, 1998
(the "Escrow Agreement"). Accordingly, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
1. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective upon the Closing
of Escrow as such term is defined in the Escrow Agreement. If the
Closing of Escrow does not take place by April 30, 1998, this
Agreement shall be null and void unless extended by mutual agreement.
2. APIDG Ownership Interest in OFL. As part of this Agreement, OFL will
issue to APIDG 4,548,787 shares of its common stock at the time of
Closing of Escrow which represents10% of OFL's outstanding stock.
APIDG will have the same classification of stock as all other
stockholders.
3. Ownership and Development.
a. As used herein the term "Products" shall mean any and all
products which are marketed using the name "Funtastix" and/or
using any Promotional Material described in Section 3 (b), or the
intellectual property listed on Schedule A hereto of any
Proprietary Property described in Section 6 (a) hereof and any
additional trademarks, trade names or patents to which Orion now
has or hereafter acquired rights to (collectively the
"Intellectual Property"). The parties recognize that Orion will
own all Intellectual Property.
b. Orion shall develop additional Products using the Intellectual
Property and material relating to the sales, marketing,
distribution, promotion of and advertising for the Products (the
"Promotional Material").
4. Ordering of Product.
a. As long as this Agreement is in effect, Orion shall order all the
Products (including shoes, clothing, toys, bags or other
accessory products) which it will sell in the United States,
Peoples Republic of China, Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong,
Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Viet
Nam and Laos from factories designated by APIDG (a "Designated
Factory"), as long as the Products meet specifications and are
delivered in a timely manner and the price therefor is at least
as low as the price which Orion has obtained from three other
factories for Products of the same specifications. In the event
that one or more of such other prices are lower than quoted to
Orion, Orion shall be free to place the order with such factory.
b. Orion has projected that it will be able to use its best efforts
to order the following amount during the indicated time period of
shoes which are Products:
1998 58,000 pairs
1999 134,000 pairs
2000 372,000 pairs
2001 862,000 pairs
2002 1,780,000 pairs
5. Payment. Payment shall be made for all Products ordered hereunder by
Orion from Designated Factories as follows:
a. Beginning in June 1998 and for the first orders totaling a
combined maximum of $300,000 (the first order of $251,000
anticipated to be placed in June 1998 and the first $49,000 of
the order anticipated to be placed in December 1998) 10% of each
order paid in cash upon placing the order and 90% to be paid by
irrevocable letter-of-credit with terms of 150 days dating from
shipment of shoes by APIDG through the Port of Hong Kong (FOB
Hong Kong) or such other port as is mutually agreed upon issued
at the time of placement of the orders totaling the first
$300,000.
b. After the first $300,000 of orders are placed under the
terms of 5 (a) above, each subsequent order placed in the first
24 months of this agreement shall be paid with 20% cash upon
placing the order and 80% to be paid by post-dated check issued
at the placement of each order due and payable at 150 days from
the date of shipment of the order by APIDG through the Port of
Hong Kong (FOB Hong Kong) or such other port as is mutually
agreed upon.
c. For all orders placed after the 24 months outlined in 5(a)
above and extending for the next 36 months (months 25 through 60)
each order shall be paid with 30% cash upon placing the order and
70% to be paid by post-dated check issued at the placement of
each order due and payable at 120 days from the date of shipment
of the order by APIDG through the Port of Hong Kong (FOB Hong
Kong) or such other port as is mutually agreed upon.
d. If Orion is successful at being placed on NASDAQ, the above
inventory dating and payment terms may be renegotiated.
a. OFL agrees to pay APIDG interest at the rate of ten percent
(10%) per annum payable on the final payment of each order
outlined in 5(a), 5(b), and 5(c) above as payment for the
interest incurred by APIDG in securing the extended inventory
dating terms on each order.
6. Trade Secrets.
a. Each party recognizes that Orion may provide it with certain
proprietary property and information including, but not limited
to, the following: patents, trademarks, copyrights, drawings,
blueprints, designs, molds, lasts, technologies, production
methods, materials, component costs, corporate financial data,
payroll data, and sales and marketing plans and programs
(collectively, the "Proprietary Property"). All such property,
information, documents, reports, and equipment, in whatever form,
shall remain the sole property of Orion and shall not be
disclosed by any party hereto to any other persons or parties
except with the express written permissions of Orion.
b. Prior to designating a factory as a Designated Factory, APIDG
will obtain from such factory an agreement in form and substance
satisfactory to Orion as to the protection of Proprietary
Property and Intellectual Property information and APIDG shall be
responsible for insuring that each such agreement is complied
with.
7. APIDG seat on Orion's Board of Directors. Orion agrees that during the
terms of this agreement, Orion will provide one seat on its Board of
Directors to APIDG.
8. Establishment of Join Venture Distribution Company for Southeast Asia.
Orion and APIDG agree that after the first order from Orion is placed
and the payment for that order is made, APIDG will establish a joint
venture company in Hong Kong and act as the sole agent of all the
Funtastix Products for China and Southeast Asia and develop the
markets there. APIDG agrees that Orion will own a minimum of 10% of
this new joint venture company.
9. Termination. This Agreement shall continue in effect for a period of
five years from the date of this Agreement unless otherwise extended
by both parties.
1. Cooperation. Each party will protect the other parties hereto. If a
party hereto causes injury to another party, it shall be responsible
for all legal consequences and damages to compensate the injured
party.
2. Arbitration. Any dispute arising under this Agreement will be resolved
pursuant to arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American
Arbitration Association in San Francisco, California.
3. Applicable Law. This Aagreement shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Colorado.
Orion Financial, Ltd.
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, President
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00 X. Xxxx Xx.
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
For and on behalf of
Asia Pacific Industries Development Group
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xx, F.L.
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Address: 101, Shashujin, 4/F
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Shenzhen, China
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