MERCHANDISING LICENSE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT
10.1
1. DATED: | As of June 12, 2009, |
2. LICENSOR: |
PARAMOUNT
LICENSING INC. ("PLI")
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
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LICENSEE:
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HARBREW
IMPORTS, LTD. ("Licensee")
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Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
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Telephone:
000-000-0000
Attention:
Xx. Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx
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3. PROPERTY: | The theatrical motion picture entitled "THE GODFATHER" (the "Picture"). |
4. LICENSED ARTICLE(S): | Italian organic Vodka and Scotch whiskey, sold in bottles. |
5. TERRITORY: | United States. |
6. TERM: |
Begins
upon execution hereof by Licensee and PLI and ends June 30, 2014, unless
sooner terminated as provided in Schedule "I" hereto.
Provided
that (a) Licensee is not in breach of any terms of this Agreement; (b) PLI
has received by December 30, 2013 an amount equal to or greater than One
Million United States Dollars (US$1,000,000.00) in royalties earned and
paid from the actual sate of the Licensed Articles; (c) PLI receives, no
later than May 31, 2014, written notice from Licensee of Licensee's desire
to extend the Term, together with payment of Six Hundred Twenty Five
Thousand United States Dollars (US$625,000.00) as an additional advance
payment against royalties, which additional advance shall be the first
installment of an additional guarantee of Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Dollars (US$2,500,000.00) (the "Additional
Guarantee") due in connection with extending the Term; and (d) Licensee
and PLI have agreed upon a payment schedule for the remainder of the
Additional Guarantee no later than May 31, 2014; then the Term shall be
extended until June 30, 2019, unless sooner terminated as provided in
Schedule "I" attached hereto, subject to the terms of this Agreement. For
the avoidance of doubt, the Additional Guarantee may not be cross-credited
against any other payments which have already been paid or become due, and
shall be recoupable solely from royalties earned from sales of the
Licensed Articles which occur during the period from Jury 1, 2014 through
June 30, 2019.
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7. LICENSES GRANTED: |
In
consideration of the payments set forth below, and of and subject to the
covenants, undertakings and agreements by Licensee in this Agreement, PLI
hereby grants to Licensee the non-exclusive license (except as specified
below) to use the Property only in connection with the Licensed Articles
(per Paragraph 4 above), in the Channels of Distribution (per Paragraph 12
below), in the Territory (per Paragraph '5 above), and during the Term
(per Paragraph 6 above).
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, it is agreed that, provided Licensee has
manufactured, distributed and commenced the marketing and sale of a
substantial number of items of the Licensed Articles not later than the
Marketing Date set forth below,
then:
(a)
PLI will not authorize third parties to distribute and sell vodka based on
the Picture in the Territory until August 31, 2011, subject to the terms
of this Agreement; and
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(b) provided PLI has
received by August 31, 2011 an amount equal to or greater than Two Hundred
Fifty Thousand United States Dollars (US$250,000.00) in royalties earned
from the actual sale of the Licensed Articles, then PLI will not authorize
third parties to distribute and sell vodka based on the Picture in the
Territory until August 31, 2012.
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Except as specified
in the immediately preceding sentence, nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed to prevent or restrict PLI's or its affiliates' rights to
exploit or enter into agreements with third parties for the exploitation
of rights the same as or similar to the rights licensed to Licensee
hereinabove.
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8. PAYMENT: | a. Advance: |
Sixty Thousand
United States Dollars (US$60,000.00) payable upon execution hereof, and
PLI's receipt of which shall be a condition precedent to the effectiveness
of this Agreement.
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b. Royalty Rate: | Five percent (5%). | |
c. Guarantee:
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Four
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$400,000.00), due and payable as
follows:
(i)
Sixty
Thousand United States Dollars (US$60,000.00), payable as the
Advance;
(ii) Xxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Dollars (US$100,000.00), due on or before
November 1, 2010;
(iii)
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Dollars (US$100,000.00), due on or
before November 1, 2011; and
(iv)
Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Dollars (US$140,000.00), due on
or before November 1,
2012.
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9. MARKETING DATE(S): |
August
31, 2009.
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10. PLACE OF MANUFACTURE: | Italy (for the Vodka) and Scotland (for the Scotch whiskey). |
11. APPROVALS: |
All Licensed
Articles and any related packaging and advertising must be approved by PLI
in writing before distribution or sale by Licensee. Such approvals or
disapprovals are within PLI's sole discretion, and
any submission not approved in writing is deemed disapproved.
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12. CHANNELS OF DISTRIBUTION: |
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in Paragraphs 3 and 4.c. of Schedule "I" attached
hereto, the Licensed Articles may be sold to distributors and wholesalers,
and shall be distributed and made available for sale solely through the
following Channels of Distribution: airport and duty-free stores, bars and
taverns, club stores, grocery stores, restaurants, and specialty
stores.
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13. | ADDITIONAL TERMS: |
(a)
The balance of the terms shall be PLI's Schedule "I", attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference,
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(b)
Warrants: In
addition to all payments due to PLI from Licensee hereunder, Licensee
shall grant PLI (or an affiliate designated by PLO the following warrants
("Warrants") to acquire shares of Licensee's common stock (or the common
stock of any successor entity to Licensee by merger or consolidation or
otherwise, as set forth in Exhibit "C"
hereto):
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(i)
a warrant (the "First Warrant') with an exercise price of One Million
Dollars ($1,000,000.00), at One Dollar ($1.00) per share, for One Million
(1,000,000) shares; and
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(ii)
a warrant (the "Second Warrant") with an exercise price of Two Million
Dollars ($2,000,000.00), at One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per share,
for One Million Three Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand and Three Hundred
Thirty-Four (1,333,334) shares. In the event PLI exercises the Second
Warrant, it agrees that it shall exercise no fewer than Three Hundred
Thirty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Thirty Three (333,333)
shares.
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The Warrants shall
be issued together within thirty (30) days following the execution of this
Agreement, and shall each vest over a five (5) year period, with the first
one-fifth (1(5) vesting on the date of issue, and the remaining
four-fifths (415) vesting in four (4) equal installments on the first,
second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the execution of this
Agreement. Licensee shall grant PLI (or its affiliated designee) the
Warrants as set forth herein under such terms as shall be set forth in one
or more separate agreements containing reasonable and customary
provisions, including, without limitation, anti-dilution protections and
registration tights, to be evidenced in a form as attached hereto as
Exhibit "C" and incorporated herein as reference (the "Warrant
Agreement"). With respect to the anti-dilution provisions specifically,
the Warrant Agreement shall provide for adjustments of the First and
Second Warrant shares and/or exercise price in connection with stock
dividends, stock splits, reverse stock splits, reclassification of shares,
combinations or mergers. The First Warrant and Second Warrant shall each
expire five (5) years from the date of issue. For the avoidance of doubt,
PLI shall be under no obligation to exercise either
Warrant.
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(c)
Samples: In
line 1 of Paragraph 7.f, of Schedule "I", the words "fifty (50) samples"
shall be deleted and replaced with "six (6)
cases".
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(d)
Warrantees
and Indemnification: The following shall be added at
the end of Section 9.a. of Schedule "I": "Licensee further represents and
warrants that (a) the Licensed Articles shalt meet the highest quality of
beverage industry standards in the Territory, and shall be in full
conformity with all applicable laws, standards, regulations, and
guidelines relating to health, product safety, labeling, and the
importation, manufacture, production, distribution, and advertising of
alcoholic beverages, including without limitation those of the United
States Food and Drug Administration and all applicable federal, state, and
local laws; and (b) Licensee has obtained all necessary approval(s) and
certification(s) throughout the Territory for the importation,
manufacture, production, distribution, and advertising of the Licensed
Articles. In addition, Licensee
represents and warrants that the Licensed Articles shall not be marketed
for sale to minors
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(e) Paragraph 12 d. of Schedule "I" shall be deleted in its entirety. | |
ACCEPTED
AND AGREED TO:
HARBREW
IMPORTS, LTD.
("Licensee")
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PARAMOUNT
LICENSING , INC.
("PLI")
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx | By: /s/ X. Xxxxxx | ||
Print Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx Decisso | Print Name:X. Xxxxxx | ||
Title: President/ CEO | Title: SVP | ||
Contract No. 280162 |