Exhibit
4.30
AGREEMENT
Drawn up and signed in Ramat Gan on May 11, 2003
Between:
Nur Macroprinters Ltd.
Public Company 00-000000-0
of 00 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xx., Lod
(hereinafter: “NMP”)
And:
Xxxx Xxxx
ID No. 000000000
of 00 Xxxxxxxx Xx., Xxx-Xxxx
(hereinafter: “Xxxx”)
Ogen Dialogix Ltd.
Private Company 00-000000-0
of 00 Xxxxxxxx Xx., Xxx-Xxxx
(hereinafter: “Ogen”)
(Xxxx and Ogen, jointly and severally, hereinafter: “Xxxx”)
And between:
Nur Pro Engineering Ltd.
Private Company 00-000000-0
of 0-00 Xxxxxxxxx Xx., Xxxx Xx’ayin
(hereinafter: “NPE”)
Whereas
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NPE was
established by in accordance with a founders’ agreement dated September
30, 1999, drawn up between NMP and Xxxx (hereinafter: “the Founders’
Agreement”) and its shares are held in equal shares by NMP and
Ogen; |
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whereas |
in
accordance with provisions of the Founders’ Agreement, the Articles
of Association of NPE (hereinafter: “the Articles”)
and the composition and framework agreement for development work, of October
4, 1999, both drawn up between NPE and NMP (hereinafter jointly:
“the work agreements”),
NPE has been engaged since its establishment in joint operations, as defined
in the Founders’ Agreement, which include implementation for NMP of
development and assembly work of printer series of NMP known as Blueboard
and Fresco (hereinafter: “the existing printers”); |
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And
whereas |
NMP and
Xxxx wish to terminate the cooperation between them in the framework of
NPE and/or in everything connected with the joint fields of operation, as
defined in the Founders’ Agreement, including that NMP will purchase
from Ogen all its NPE shares (hereinafter: “the purchased shares”); |
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whereas |
the parties
wish to arrange and establish in writing the conditions, which will apply
to the termination of the cooperation between them in the framework of NPE
and the method in which they will divide its assets and liabilities between
them, and the acquisition of the shares purchased by NMP from Ogen, and
all as set forth in this Agreement. |
Therefore,
it is agreed, declared and conditioned between the parties as follows:
1.
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Preamble
and interpretation |
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1.1 |
The appendices
and the preamble to this Agreement are an integral part thereof. |
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1.2 |
The headings
to the clauses in this Agreement are for convenience and referral only and
should not be used to interpret the Agreement. |
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1.3 |
The appendices
to this Agreement include: |
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(a)
Appendix 2.2(c)1 - the DGP machine; |
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(b)
Appendix 2.2(c)2 - NPE’s customers, which will be included in Other
Work; |
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(c)
Appendix 3.1 - the equipment purchased; |
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(d)
Appendix 4.2 - interim stages; |
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(e)
Appendix 4.3a - document of intentions; |
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(f)
Appendix 4.3b - diagram; |
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(g) Appendix
5.4 - key of schedule of Ogen’s payments to NPE during the interim
period, including the division of employee costs; |
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(h)
Appendix 6.1(b) - required documentation; |
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(i)
Appendix 9.4 - Share certificate and the shares transfer deed; |
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(j)
Appendix 9.12 - debenture and form giving details of liens; |
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(k)
Appendix 9.13 – cancellation letter |
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(l) Appendix
10.1(c) - list of employees on the date of termination, including the
mixed employees who will be transferred to Ogen. |
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Termination of
joint operations |
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2.1 |
During the period starting
from April 1, 2003 (hereinafter: “the Relevant Date”) and
ending on March 31, 2004 (hereinafter: “the Termination Date”)
the parties will terminate their joint operations in the framework of NPE,
including NMP purchasing from Ogen the purchased shares, and all this as
detailed in this Agreement. |
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2.2 |
Termination of the joint
operations of the parties in the framework of NPE will be implemented in
the following way: |
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(a) |
Ogen
will purchase the Purchased Equipment from NPE as detailed in clause 3 below; |
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(b) |
On
the Relevant Date until the Termination Date (hereinafter: “the
Interim Period”) NPE will continue to carry out the production
and assembly work of NMP printers (hereinafter jointly: “Nur Printers”),
including the existing printers and the Tempo and Salsa printers and/or
other printers that NMP will choose to transfer for execution in NPE’s
plant (hereinafter: “the New Printers”) as detailed in
clause 4 below; |
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(c) |
During
the Interim Period NPE will execute on behalf of Xxxx development, production
and assembly work of the machine to print on safety glass known as DGP,
as described in Appendix 2.2(c)1 to this Agreement (hereinafter:
“the DGP Machine”), and other development, production and
assembly work for Xxxx and their customers, including for the customers
detailed in Appendix 2.2(c)2 who, up to the relevant date, were customers
of NPE (hereinafter: “the Other Work”) as detailed in clause
5 below; |
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(d) |
During
the Interim Period Ogen will continue to provided management services to
NPE, and NPE will pay Ogen the debt for management services to which Ogen
is entitled for the period prior to the Relevant Date (hereinafter: “the
Management Fees Debt”) as detailed in clause 6 below; |
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(e) |
NPE
will repay the owners’ loan provided to it by Ogen (hereinafter: “the
Owners’ Loan”) as detailed in clause 7 below; |
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(f) |
NPE
will distribute to Ogen and to NPE a dividend for its accumulated profits,
as detailed in clause 8 below; |
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(g) |
NMP
will purchase the purchased shares from Ogen, as detailed in clause 9 below; |
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(h) |
On
the termination date the cooperation between the parties in the framework
of NPE will terminate, as detailed in clause 10 below. |
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2.3 |
It is
hereby clarified and agreed that the termination of the cooperation between
the parties in the framework of NPE, as mentioned in clause 2.2 above and
as detailed in this Agreement, will be performed with the purpose and intention
that after the termination date, subject to full compliance with the obligations
of payments by NPE and NMP to Xxxx, Xxxx will not have any additional right
in NPE, NMP will continue to carry out the production and assembly work
of the Nur printers (whether in the framework of NPE or in another framework),
while Ogen (itself or through another company controlled by Xxxx) will continue
to make use of the Purchased Equipment in order to perform the development
and production work of the DGP Machine (hereinafter: “the DGP work”)
and the Other Work. |
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3.
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Acquisition
of the equipment |
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3.1
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The list
attached to this Agreement as Appendix 3.1 includes equipment and
assets, which Ogen wishes to purchase from NPE including equipment and assets
used for the production and assembly of the DGP Machine, including machinery,
tooling, production software, etc (hereinafter jointly: “the Purchased
Equipment”). |
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The Purchased
Equipment does not include equipment and assets used and/or that will be
used by NPE in the development, production and assembly of Nur printers,
including machinery, tooling, spare parts, production software, etc. (hereinafter
jointly: “the Printers Equipment”). |
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3.2
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On the
Relevant Date Ogen will purchase the Purchased Equipment and in consideration
will pay NPE an amount of NIS 187,000 plus VAT as required by law (hereinafter:
“the Equipment Consideration”). The Equipment Consideration
will be paid to NPE in 4 equal monthly installments of NIS 46,750 each (linked
to the consumer price index based on the known index on March 31, 2003 until
the date of payment), and this as of the first month after the Relevant
Date up to the end of the fourth month from the Relevant Date. The ownership
and possession of the Purchased Equipment will be transferred to Ogen on
completion of payment for the Equipment Consideration, free of any lien,
charge, attachment, pledge or any other third party right. |
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3.3 |
Notwithstanding
the provisions of clause 3.2 above, on receipt of the ownership of the Purchased
Equipment Ogen will not remove the equipment from NPE’s plant (hereinafter:
“the Plant”), and up to the end of the Interim Period the
purchased equipment will continue to be used by NPE in its operations, as
mentioned in clause 4 below and, subject to reasonable wear and tear, NPE
will maintain the purchased equipment and perform current maintenance work
according to those safeguarding and maintenance procedures, which were applied
by NPE regarding the printers equipment. Without derogating from the aforesaid
it is hereby agreed that the Isuzu vehicle will be transferred for Gera’s
use together with the transfer of ownership of the purchased equipment. |
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3.4
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Regarding
the inventory of spare parts and parts owned by NPE the following provisions
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(a) |
The
value of the inventory, which is in the framework of the preparation of
the financial report (as defined in clause 8.1 below) will be reduced to
0, and this not as agreed by Xxxx, will be transferred gratis to the ownership
of Xxxx within 30 days from completing the said financial report; |
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(b) |
The
inventory known as the “Xxxx Warehouse” (which is not used for
the production, assembly and maintenance of the Nur printers and whose value
in NPE’s books is 0) - will be divided equally (as far as possible)
between Xxxx and NPE, and half of it will be transferred gratis to Xxxx; |
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(c) |
The
balance of the inventory (i.e. which is not the inventory as mentioned in
sub-clauses (a) and/or (b) above) - will remain in the ownership of NPE. |
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Xxxx will
be entitled to leave in NPE’s warehouses the inventory, which will
be transferred to his ownership (as mentioned in sub-clauses (a) and (b)
above) provided that the inventory will be marked and separated in such
a way that will facilitate a separation between it and NPE’s inventory.
NPE will not be entitled to payment for the storage of this inventory, while
Xxxx will not be entitled to payment should NPE makes use, in coordination
with Xxxx, of items included in the inventory. |
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4.
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Interim
period |
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4.1 |
During
the interim period NPE will perform the following work: |
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(a) |
The
production and assembly of the Nur printers (hereinafter: “the Printers
Work”); |
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(b) |
The
DGP work and other work (hereinafter: “the Xxxx work”)
subject to the conditions of clause 5 below. |
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In every
case NPE will give preference to performing the Printers Work, provided
that should the volume of the Printer Work together with the Xxxx Work exceed
the production capacity of the plant, Ogen will be permitted to make use
of up to 10% of the plant’s production capacity. |
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4.2
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During
the Interim Period NPE will continue to carry out the printers work on the
Existing Printers in accordance with the existing procedures on the relevant
date, and will perform the Printer Work regarding the New Printers in accordance
with procedures to be determined by agreement with NMP. The operations of
NPE will change gradually during the Interim Period divided into four quarterly
stages whose period and characteristics will be as detailed in Appendix
4.2 to this Agreement. NMP will act to recruit additional personnel
and to prepare additional production areas for NPE, if and as far as these
may be required in order to perform the Printers Work on the New Printers.
It is hereby clarified that these provisions are not an undertaking by NMP
to perform the Printers Work on the New Printers, fully or partly, in the
framework of NPE. |
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During
the Interim Period NPE will be managed by Xxxx in the framework of the management
services (as defined in clause 6.1 below). The management of NPE by Xxxx
during the Interim Period will be performed in accordance with the principles
described in the document attached to this Agreement as Appendix 4.3a
(hereinafter: “the Document of Intentions”). Should, due
to his other activities, Xxxx not devote the attention required to manage
NPE and as a result the objects mentioned in the document of intentions
will not be achieved, subject to a joint decision of Xxxx and NMP, a manager
will be appointed on behalf of NMP who will be responsible for all the printers
work in NPE and Xxxx will assist him by providing full cooperation. It is
agreed that the appointment of such a manager by NMP will be the sole remedy
that NMP will have against Xxxx by virtue of the document of intentions. |
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The diagram
attached to this Agreement as Appendix 4.3b includes the organizational
structure of NPE as will exist after the end of 90 days from the relevant
date, where the functions and employees marked in the diagram in yellow
will engage in Nur printers (hereinafter: “the Printers Workers”),
the functions and the employees marked in the diagram in white will engage
in Xxxx work (hereinafter: “the Xxxx Workers”), while the
functions and employees marked in blue will engage both in the printers
work and in Xxxx work (hereinafter: “the mixed workers”).
It is hereby clarified that the printer workers will be responsible for
all purchase of materials, parts and equipment required in order to perform
the Printers Work. |
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At NMP’s
choice, the printers workers who on the relevant date are not engaged by
NPE (including employees who will be recruited during the interim period
for work in connection with Nur printers), will be engaged by NPE or directly
by NMP, while those printers workers already engaged by NPE will continue
to be engaged by NPE up to the end of the interim period. It is hereby clarified
the printers workers who will be engaged directly by NMP, will be subject
to NPE’s organizational and management structure regarding everything
connected with their work in the framework of the plant. |
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During
the Interim Period Xxxx will do his best to support and assist in training
the Printers Workers in the use and operation of the Printer Equipment and
performing the Printer Work, and this so that after the Termination Date
those employees will be able to perform the Printer Work without the participation
and support of Gera workers. Moreover, during the Interim Period NMP will
be entitled, subject to the prior agreement of Xxxx, to place its employees
in the NPE engineering team and in such a case Xxxx will train those people
in performing the various tasks, and this in order that those remaining
in the engineering team at the end of the Interim Period will be able to
continue completing the tasks. |
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4.6
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Within
90 days from the relevant date the employment of Xxxx workers by NPE will
terminate, and including the payment by NPE to those employees of all their
rights up to the date of termination of their employment. Xxxx workers who
will be absorbed for work in the framework of Ogen will be entitled, at
their choice, not to receive these payments but to keep the continuity of
their rights, and this subject to signing suitable letters of release to
NPE. Regarding employees who will so choose, NPE will transfer to Ogen the
provisions made by NPE to their credit in the financial statements of NPE
on March 31, 2003 plus funds accumulated to their credit from April 1, 2003
up to the date of termination of their employment. |
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At any
time during the interim period NMP may, by giving prior notice of 30 days
to NPE, terminate the employment by NPE of any of the engineering employees
of NPE (excluding Xxxx Xxxxxxx) and in such a case the provisions of this
clause 4.6 above with the necessary changes, will apply to the termination
of employment of those employees in NPE and the possibility of their employment
in Ogen. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, in the case of Xxxxxx Priskel there
will be need for 60 days prior notice. |
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Moreover,
should a decline in the level of work of the printer work occur, NPE’s
personnel will be reduced by the dismissal of Printer Workers and Mixed
Workers, in accordance with what is expected on the Termination Date between
the Printer Workers and the additional Xxxx workers (as defined in clause
10.1 below). |
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During
the Interim Period weekly coordination meetings will take place in NPE in
order to supervise the regular work of NPE and the achievement of the various
goals, in accordance with the division of the stages detailed in Appendix
4.2 to this Agreement. Moreover, bi-weekly technical meetings take place
and bi-weekly meeting about financial matters. Suitable representatives
of the parties will participate in the meetings, which will discuss and
decide on matters on the agenda. At the end of every meeting proper minutes
will be prepared and distributed, which will include the decisions taken. |
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Xxxx
work |
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5.1
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During
the Interim Period NPE will carry out the Xxxx work subject to the conditions
detailed in this clause 5. |
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5.2
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Xxxx hereby
declares and undertakes as follows: |
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That
the development and production of the DGP machine and/or other work did
not use and will not use commercial secrets or intellectual property rights
(including patents, patent applications, copyrights and any industrial or
intellectual ownership rights) of NMP and/or of any of its subsidiaries;
and that the development and production of the DGP machine and/or implementation
of the other work will not cause the violation of any of the obligations
of Ogen or Xxxx under the agreements; |
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That
the DGP machine, including any further development to it, will be used only
for printing on safety glass and will not be adjusted to perform digital
printing on substrates with a width exceeding 3 feet - 91.5 cm (hereinafter:
“Wide Format”), or on other types of substrates. |
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That
the other work will not include work connected, directly or indirectly,
with the field of wide format digital printing and/or to factors engaged
in the field of wide format digital printing. |
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(d) |
That
as of the relevant date the engagement with Xxxx work customers and with
third parties required for Xxxx work, will be done by Xxxx and on his responsibility,
where NPE will serve as a sub-contractor of Xxxx in order to perform the
work and will not bear any responsibility for the Xxxx work. |
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(e) |
Should
NPE engage in an agreement with any third party regarding the DGP work,
then up to the end of the interim period Xxxx will obtain the agreement
of those third parties for the assignment of all rights and obligations
of NPE under those agreements to Ogen or to any other factor on behalf of
Xxxx, in such a way that after such assignment NPE will not bear any obligation
regarding the NPE work. |
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That
Xxxx will indemnify NPE for any expense or loss causes to NPE or to NMP
relating to the Xxxx work on the DGP machine. |
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That
they know that the agreement of NMP to the acquisition of the DGP equipment
by Ogen and the performance of the Xxxx work were given based on the above
declarations and undertakings. |
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In this
Agreement and/or in NMP’s agreement to the acquisition of the DGP equipment
by Ogen and performing the Xxxx work, there is no approval for Xxxx or anyone
on his behalf, specifically or implied, to make use of any of the commercial
secrets and/or intellectual property rights of NMP or of any of its subsidiaries,
and they do not derogate from any right or contention that NMP will have
against any of them regarding commercial secrets, intellectual property
rights and the undertaking not to compete. |
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NMP’s
rights relating and connected with commercial secrets and/or intellectual
property rights in the new printers, and Gera’s undertakings to avoid
making use of them, will be limited to commercial secrets and/or intellectual
property rights (including patents, patent applications, copyrights and
any industrial or intellectual property rights) of NMP and/or any of its
subsidiaries. |
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5.4
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In consideration
for NPE’s agreement to perform the Xxxx work in its framework and to
perform actual Xxxx work, Ogen will pay NPE during the interim period as
follows: |
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(a) |
The
cost of the Gera workers, including the cost of provisions for those workers,
up to the date of termination or their employment as mentioned in clause
4.6 above; |
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(b) |
Participation
in the cost of the mixed workers (according to the key attached as Appendix
5.4), which will include the full social provisions for those mixed
workers who will move to Ogen on the termination date mentioned in clause
10.1(c) below; |
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(c) |
Payment
for the use of equipment in the framework of the Xxxx work (according to
the key attached as Appendix 5.4); |
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(d) |
Participation
in the overhead costs of NPE (according to the key attached as Appendix
5.4); and |
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(e) |
Refund
of NPE expenses to third parties, should there be any’ regarding the
performance of the Xxxx work. |
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The payments
mentioned above will be paid by Ogen to NPE on a current monthly basis,
plus VAT as required by law. It is hereby clarified that apart from these
payments NPE will not be entitled to any additional payment for the Xxxx
work. |
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6.
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Management
services |
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6.1
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During
the Interim Period Ogen will continue to provide management services to
NPE through Xxxx (hereinafter: “the Management Services”),
and this in accordance with the provisions of the Management Services Agreement
of October 4, 1999 as updated in Appendix B to the Management Agreement
(hereinafter: “the Management Agreement”), subject to the
following conditions: |
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(a) |
In
the framework of the management services Ogen will assist and support the
transfer and assimilation of management in performing the Printers Work
to the Printer Workers and to anyone decided by Nur; |
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(b) |
Within
90 days from the relevant date NMP will deliver production files of the
existing printers according to the form attached to this Agreement as Appendix
6.1(b); |
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(c) |
At
the request of NMP it will assist, to the best of its ability, in absorbing
the performance of the production and assembly work of the additional printers
in the plant, including the preparation of production files of the additional
printers; |
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(d) |
The
management fees to which Ogen is entitled under the management agreement
will be updated and paid as mentioned in clause 6.2 below; |
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(e) |
Xxxx
will be entitled to engage in marketing, sale, development, production,
assembly and performance of the Xxxx work. |
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During
the Interim Period the management fees to which Ogen is entitled from NPE
will be updated to a monthly amount in NIS equal to 16,667 US dollarss (hereinafter:
“the Current Management Fees”). The current management
fees will be paid to Ogen at the end of every month from the relevant date
plus VAT as required by law, in such a way that on the termination date
Ogen will be paid the 12th and last payment of the current management
fees. It is agreed that the current management fees also include the full
consideration to which Ogen will be entitled for the use that NPE will make
of the equipment purchased during the interim period. |
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6.3
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In addition
to the current management fees NPE owes Ogen the management fee debt, which
includes on the relevant date NIS 597,000 for the fourth quarter of 2002,
and an estimated amount of NIS 625,000 for the first quarter of 2003. |
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The management
fee debt for the fourth quarter of 2002 will be paid to Ogen in two equal
monthly installments of NIS 298,500 each (being linked to the consumer price
index based on the known index of March 31, 2003 up to the date of payment
plus VAT as required by law), and this at the end of the first month after
the relevant date and at the end of the second month after the relevant
date. |
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The management
fee debt for the first quarter of 2003 will be paid to Ogen in four monthly
installments as follows: |
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- Two payments
of NIS 60,000 each, a third payment of NIS 360,000 and a fourth payment
of an estimated NIS 145,000 (adjusted according to the final amount of the
management fees). These four payments will be paid (being linked to the
consumer price index based on the known index method on March 31, 2003 up
to the date of the payment plus VAT as required by law), and this as of
the end of the first month after the relevant date up to the end of the
fourth month from the relevant date. |
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6.4
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Apart from
the Current Management Fees and the payment for the Management Fee Debt
Ogen will not be entitled to any additional payment (including by way of
refund of expenses) for the management services that it will provide up
to the relevant date and up to the end of the interim period. |
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7.
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Shareholders
loan |
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7.1
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NPE will
pay to Ogen the shareholders loan whose balance on the relevant date is
193,160 US dollars, and this in three monthly installments where each installment
will be equal to a third of the principal of the shareholders loan, plus
linkage differences and interest accumulated from the date of providing
the loan and until the date of repayment (and plus VAT on the linkage differences
and interest). The first installment of the shareholders loan will be paid
at the end of the first month after the relevant date and up to the third
month after the relevant date. |
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8.
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Distribution
of dividend |
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8.1
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Up to 90
days from the Relevant Date NPE will prepare an audited financial statement
as of March 31, 2003, which will include full provisions including for all
the rights of NPE employees, the management fee debt, and the rights due
to NMP for the period up to the relevant date and the reduction of inventory
as mentioned clause 3.4 (hereinafter: “the Financial Statement”).
In the framework of the Financial Statements an amortization will be included
for the decline in value of the improvements to the plant’s rented
premises according to the rules applying to NPE’s financial statements
for 2002 and there will be no general amortization of the improvements to
the rented premises. |
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8.2
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Immediately
after completing the Financial Statements NPE will distribute to Ogen and
to NMP a dividend in amount equal to the accumulated profits of NPE according
to the financial statement (hereinafter: “the dividend”). |
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8.3
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The amount
of the dividend will be paid by NPE to Ogen and to NMP in three monthly
installments in equal amounts of 36%, 36% and 28% of the amount of the dividend
respectively (being linked to the consumer price index according to the
basic index known on March 31, 2003 until the date of payment), and this
as of the end of the fourth month after relevant date up to the end of the
sixth month from the relevant date. |
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8.4
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Apart from
its share in the dividend Ogen will not be entitled to any payment or other
assets for the profits of NPE including for the period after the relevant
date. |
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9.
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Acquisition
of the purchased shares |
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9.1
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NMP will
purchase from Ogen the purchased shares and Ogen will sell to NMP the purchased
shares and all this subject to the provisions of this clause 9. |
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9.2
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Xxxx hereby
declares and confirms that from the relevant date up to the date of the
transfer of ownership to NMP, Ogen is the owner of all the rights in the
purchased shares and that the purchased shares are and will be free of any
pledge, charge, attachment, lien or any other right in favor of any third
party. |
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9.3
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In consideration
for the purchased shares NMP will pay Ogen an amount equal to 850,000 US
dollars (hereinafter: “the Shares Consideration”) divided
into 8 monthly installments, where the first installment will be of 20,000
US dollars, the second installment will be of 50,000 US dollars while the
balance of the 6 installments will be of 130,000 US dollars each. The first
payment of the shares consideration will be paid to Ogen at the end of the
fifth month after the relevant date and the eighth and last payment will
be paid on the termination date. |
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9.4
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On the
relevant date Ogen will deliver to Adv. Xxxxxx Xxxxx (hereinafter: “the
Trustee”) a certificate for the purchased shares prepared in the
name of Ogen (hereinafter: “the Share Certificate”), and
this together with share transfer deed prepared in blank for the purchased
shares (hereinafter: “the Deed”). The wording of the Share
Certificate and the Deed is attached to this Agreement as Appendix 9.4.
The Trustee will hold the Share Certificate and the Deed up to the date
of their transfer, as mentioned in clause 9.7 below. |
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9.5
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Notwithstanding
the provisions of clause 9.1 above the ownership of the purchased shares
to NMP will be transferred to NMP on the later of the following dates: |
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(a) |
Date
of termination; or |
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(b) |
The
date where Ogen will be paid the full amount of the Shares Consideration,
and the Current Management Fees, the Management Fee Debt, the repayment
of the shareholders loan and the dividend to which Xxxx is entitled under
this Agreement (hereinafter jointly: “the Payments”). |
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It is hereby
clarified that the transfer of ownership in the purchased shares to NMP
will be subject only to making full payments and that this transfer will
not be carried out prior to the Termination Date. |
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9.6
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On payment
to Ogen of the full amount of the payments Ogen and NMP will deliver a certificate
of this to the Trustee (hereinafter: “the Certificate of Payment”).
The parties will not prevent delivering the certificates of payment to the
Trustee unless any of the payments was not fully made (and provided that
also in the event of a dispute, which is not significant, regarding the
method of calculation of the payments whose amounts have not yet been finally
determined in this Agreement, this will not prevent the parties from delivering
the certificate of payment to the Trustee). |
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9.7
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On the
submission of the certificate of payment by one of the parties, the Trustee
will hand over a copy of the certificate to the other party. Within 7 days
from the date of receiving the certificate of payment by the Trustee, the
other party will deliver its certificate of payment or, alternatively, will
deliver a notice which will detail the amounts of payments, which according
to it, have not yet been paid. In such a case the first party will be entitled
to deliver to the Trustee, within 7 additional days, documents (which will
include for this purpose a bank document or other proof) that prove performance
of actual payment of the said payments. |
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9.8
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The parties
hereby instruct the Trustee, with an irrevocable instruction, that on receipt
of the certificates of payments signed by the two parties, but in any case
not earlier than the date of termination, the Trustee will fill the details
of NMP on the deed and deliver the deed and the share certificate to anyone
on behalf of NMP. |
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Should
only one of the parties deliver to the Trustee a certificate of payment
while the other party delivers a notice regarding missing payments, then
upon the receipt of the documents for the missing payments from the first
party (as mentioned in clause 9.7 above), the Trustee will deliver a copy
of the documents to the other party. In such a case the Trustee will complete
and deliver the deed and the share certificate only after 7 business days
from the date in which he received these documents. On transfer of the deed
and the share certificate to NMP the trustee’s trusteeship will terminate. |
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9.9
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On receipt
of the share certificate and the deed, NMP will act to transfer the ownership
registered in the purchased shares in its name and at the same time Xxxx
and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx will resign from the Board of Directors of NPE and Xxxx
will no longer have any rights in the purchased shares. |
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9.10 |
To avoid
doubt it is hereby clarified that should NMP choose to advance and complete
the payments prior to the date of termination, this will not require (unless
otherwise agreed by Xxxx) bringing forward the transfer of the deed and
the share certificate to NMP. Moreover, should the Trustee not deliver to
NMP the deed and the share certificate, this will not deny the right of
NMP to receive ownership of the purchased shares. |
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9.11 |
It is also
clarified and agreed that the completion of transfer of the purchased shares
to NMP is subject only to making the payments and that their transfer for
NMP will be performed only after the termination date. Accordingly, should
prior or after the termination date a dispute break out between the parties
connected directly to the making the payments, or in the event of a dispute,
which is not significant regarding the method of calculation of the payments
whose amounts have not yet been finally determined in this Agreement (hereinafter:
“the other dispute”), the other dispute, or any proceeding
to be opened between the parties regarding it, will not cancel or delay
the right of NMP to receive the purchased shares and, notwithstanding the
other dispute, the transfer of the purchased shares to NMP will be completed,
and accordingly the parties will deliver to the trustee the certificate
of payment and the trustee will deliver to NMP the deed and the share certificate.
The parties hereby waive any relief which is likely to be due to them regarding
the other dispute, which will prevent the transfer of the purchased shares
to NMP. |
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9.12 |
To secure
the right of NMP to receive the purchased shares in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement, Ogen will create a first charge on its rights
in the purchased shares in favor of NMP and this in accordance with the
terms of the debenture and the form of details of the charges attached to
this Agreement as Appendix 9.12 (hereinafter: “Pledge on
the Shares”). The pledge on the shares will be created and registered
with the Registrar of Companies immediately after signing this Agreement. |
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9.13 |
Concurrently
with creating the pledge on the shares NMP will deposit with the trustee
an irrevocable letter to the Registrar of Companies, which confirms the
agreement of NMP to remove the pledge on the shares (hereinafter: “the
Cancellation Letter”). |
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9.14 |
In the
event that the consideration for the shares will not be paid to Ogen in
due time and fully as defined in this Agreement (hereinafter: “Violation
of the Obligation to Purchase the Shares”) Ogen and only it will
be entitled to act as follows: |
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Ogen
only (and not NMP) will have the right to cancel the part of this Agreement,
which relates to the sale of Ogen’s shares in the Company (hereinafter:
“Cancellation of the Sale of Shares”). The cancellation
of the sale of shares will be performed by giving written notice to NMP
and to the Trustee detailing the amounts of the consideration for the shares,
which Ogen contends have not yet been paid. The right of Ogen to cancel
the sale of shares will be due to it only in the event of non-performance
by NMP or NPE of over 60 days in making any of the shares consideration
payments. |
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(b) |
Together
with delivering Ogen’s notice on cancellation of the sale of shares
Ogen will deposit with the Trustee, for NMP, the amounts of consideration
of the shares already received, linked to the rate of exchange of the dollar
at that time (hereinafter: “the amounts returned”). |
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(c) |
NMP
is entitled to delivery to the Trustee, within 7 business days from receiving
notice of cancellation of the sale of shares, documents (that for this purpose
include a bank document, or other proof), which prove the performance and
actual payment of the amounts lacking for the shares consideration. |
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(d) |
If
up to the end of 7 days NMP will not delivery to the Trustee such documents,
the Trustee give to the representative of Ogen the cancellation letter and
at the same time the trustee will transfer to NMP the amounts returned.
It is hereby clarified that apart from the repayment of the amounts returned
through the Trustee, Xxxx will not be required to refund any of the other
payments paid to him under this agreement as a condition for receiving the
cancellation letter from the trustee. |
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(e) |
On
receipt of the cancellation letter Ogen will be entitled to cancel the pledge
on the shares registered with the Registrar of Companies. |
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(f) |
In
the event of Cancellation of the Sale of Shares, the principals of the business
arrangement the parties have been following prior to the execution of this
Agreement. |
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The
right of Ogen to cancel the sale of shares, as mentioned above, will not
derogate from Ogen’s right to demand enforcement of the sale of the
shares purchased by NMP in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Moreover, the removal of the pledge on the shares and/or the repayment of
the amount of the share consideration to NMP will not derogate from the
rights or contentions that the parties will have by law. |
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10.
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Termination
date |
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10.1 |
On the
termination date: |
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(a) |
Ogen
will take the purchased equipment out of the plant and all the other equipment
used for Xxxx work. |
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(b) |
Ogen
will pay NPE the balance of amounts to which NPE is entitled under clause
5.4 above and this up to the termination date. |
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(c) |
The
mixed employees detailed in the list attached to this Agreement as Appe
ndix 10.1(c) and who on the termination date were not yet NPE employees
(hereinafter: “the additional Xxxx employees”) will discontinue
being NPE employees. NPE and Xxxx will do their best in order to ensure
that any of the printer employees who at that time will remain as NPE employees,
will remain as NPE employees or be transferred to NMP (at NMP’s discretion)
and NMP and NPE will do their best to ensure that any of the additional
Xxxx employees who at that time will remain as NPE employees, will be absorbed
as Ogen employees. In the framework of the aforesaid, for a period of not
less than a year from the termination date NPE and NMP will avoid employing
the additional Xxxx employees and Xxxx will avoid employing the printer
employees. On the termination date NPE will pay the additional Xxxx employees
all their rights up to the date of termination of their employment. The
additional Xxxx employees who will be absorbed into work in the framework
of Ogen will be entitled, at their choice, not to receive these payments
but to maintain continuity of their rights, and this subject to signature
on relative release letters to NPE. Regarding employees who so choose, NPE
will transfer to Ogen the provisions made for them by NPE in the financial
statements of NPE on March 31, 2003 plus funds accumulated to their credit
as of April 1, 2003 up to the date of termination of their employment as
mentioned in clause 5.4(b) above. |
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(d) |
The balance of NPE’s liability
regarding the Xxxx work will be assigned and transferred from NPE to Ogen
or to anyone on its behalf. |
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Without
derogating from the aforesaid, on the termination date Xxxx will take every
action required in order to ensure that on the termination date NPE will
discontinue performing the Xxxx work and from that date onward NPE will
not bear any expense or liability regarding the Xxxx work. |
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10.2 |
60 days
prior to the date of termination Ogen will be entitled to transfer to its
ownership the ISO approval given to NPE. Up to the date of termination and
thereafter Xxxx will assist, to the best of its ability, NPE or NMP to obtain
an alternative ISO approval for the printers work. |
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10.3 |
On the
termination date the Founders’ Agreement, the labor agreement and the
Management Agreement (hereinafter jointly: “the Agreements”)
will expire and from that date on none of the parties will have any right
or undertaking under and/or in connection with the agreements. The parties
hereby confirm, to each other, that subject to performance of the undertakings
of the parties under this Agreement they do not have and will not have any
claims or contentions regarding any of the agreement and/or their rights
as shareholders in NPE, and that the fulfillment of the said undertakings
will be a discharge of all their rights under the agreements and/or as shareholders
in NPE. It is hereby clarified that the aforesaid does not derogate from
the liabilities and rights of the parties under any of the agreements, which
according to their terms will continue to bind also after termination. |
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11.
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Assignment
of rights and liabilities |
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11.1 |
Xxxx will
not be entitled to assign its rights and liabilities under this Agreement
but will be entitled to assign to another company fully owned and controlled
by Xxxx, the rights of Ogen under this Agreement and to purchase and receive
the purchased equipment, to perform the Xxxx work, to take in the Xxxx employees
and to receive the ISO approval. It is hereby clarified and agreed that
such assignment will not derogate from any of the obligations of Xxxx under
this Agreement and that as a result of the assignment the assignee company
will be liable, jointly and severally, to all of Xxxx obligations under
this Agreement. The assignment will be effected by giving written notice
to NMP and NPE in the framework of which the assignee company will agree
to the application of the provisions of this Agreement to it, provided that
it will not be liable to NMP for any obligations under this Agreement, which
do not relate to the rights assigned to it as mentioned above. Apart from
the aforesaid Xxxx will not be entitled to assign its rights or obligations
under this Agreement. |
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11.2 |
NMP will
not be entitled to assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement
unless to another company, which is fully owned and controlled by NMP or
to a third party in the framework of a sale or transfer to that third party
of the operations of NMP in the field of the Nur printers. The assignment
will be effected by giving written notice to Xxxx and to NPE in the framework
of which the assignee third party will agree to accept all NMP’s obligations
under this Agreement. |
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12.
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Payments |
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12.1 |
The amounts
stated in this Agreement in US dollars will be paid in accordance with the
representative rate of the US dollar last published prior to the date of
every payment. |
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12.2 |
NMP will
provide NPE from its own sources or from other sources, which will be arranged
by it and under its responsibility, the funds required and that will be
required by NPE in order to make the make the payments, which NPE must make
to Xxxx under this Agreement, and in the event of violation of this undertaking
NMP will make these payments directly to Xxxx. Subject to providing funds
by NMP as aforesaid, Xxxx will not take any action or omission, in the framework
of managing NPE, which will prevent NPE from making the payments to Xxxx,
fully and in due time. |
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12.3 |
NMP and
NPE, jointly and severally, will not be entitled to set off from the amounts
of payments to Xxxx, amounts which any of them claim that it is entitled
to receive from Xxxx (apart from payments and expenses whose payment Xxxx
undertakes regarding the purchased equipment and in connection with the
Xxxx work, as mentioned in clause 5 above), and they waive to Xxxx the right
of setting off they have under law regarding these amounts. It is hereby
clarified that apart from waiving the right of set off as mentioned, the
aforesaid is in no way a waiver of any right or contention that NPE and
NMP may have. |
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12.4 |
Payments
whose due date has arrived in accordance with this Agreement, and which
are due prior to the date of signature of the parties on this Agreement,
will be paid within 3 business days from the date of such signature. |
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12.5 |
In every
case of a delay in making any of the payments included in this Agreement
exceeding 5 business days, the amount in arrears will bear interest at the
arrears interest rate for non-approved credit with Bank Leumi Le’Israel
B.M. and this as of the date from the original payment until the date of
actual payment. |
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13.
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Miscellaneous |
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13.1 |
The terms
of this Agreement fully include what has been conditioned and agreed between
the parties regarding termination of their joint operations in the framework
of NPE. This Agreement should supercede, unless stated otherwise in this
Agreement, all engagements, agreements, presentations and undertakings prior
to signing this Agreement, which were prepared whether in writing or verbally.
In any case of contradiction between the provisions of this Agreement and
the provisions of such agreements, the provisions of this Agreement will
apply, and in every case of a contradiction between the provisions of this
Agreement and the provisions of the Articles, the provisions of this Agreement
will apply and the parties will take every action required in order to amend
the provisions of the Articles so that there will be no contradiction between
them and the provisions of this Agreement. |
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13.2 |
Every change
and/or cancellation of one of the provisions of this Agreement will be done
only in a written document, which will be signed by the two parties. |
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13.3 |
In every
case where any party will not make use of any right whatsoever given to
it under this Agreement or under any law, this will not be considered as
a waiver by that party of any right and it will be entitled to again demand
its rights and the contention of delay or waiver will not assist the violating
party. |
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13.4 |
The parties
will take all additional steps, including signature on additional documents,
required in order to implement and execute this Agreement in word and in
spirit. |
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13.5 |
Each of
the parties will bear the tax liabilities applying to it under the law in
connection with this Agreement and, including NPE, will be entitled to deduct
at source from any payment it is obligated to any of the parties, and this
unless it receives an exemption from the aforesaid deduction at source. |
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13.6 |
A notice
sent by one of the parties to the other by registered mail will be seen
as if received by the other party after 72 hours from the date of its dispatch. |
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13.7 |
The addresses
of the parties for the purposes of this Agreement are as detailed in the
preamble to this Agreement. |
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In witness whereof, the parties hereby sign:
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Nur
Macroprinters Ltd. |
Ogen
Dialogics Ltd |
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Nur
Pro Engineering Ltd. |
Xxxx Xxxx |
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Stages of the interim period
First
stage |
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Duration
of the stage - second quarter 2003 (April 1, 2003 to June 30, 2003). |
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(b)
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Definition
of the stage - period of preparations for the change. |
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(c)
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Characteristics
of the stage |
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Continuing
work in the existing framework; |
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Preparing
work procedures for the absorption and production of the Tempo series; |
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Preparations
for absorbing Salsa; |
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxx will assist in absorbing an engineer to Tempo and an engineer to
Salsa. |
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Preparations
for absorbing personnel from NMP and recruiting new employees for the production
of printers for NMP - engineering, assembly, purchasing, warehouse; |
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Preparation of production areas for NMP printers; |
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Preparation
of storage areas for NMP printers; |
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Preparation
of office areas for employees for NMP: purchasing, production management,
engineers; |
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Start of absorbing Tempo; |
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Absorption
and completion of engineering material for the production of Salsa printers,
including purchasing parts for pilot in Q3 for 5000/3200 printers - after
prior coordination. |
Second
stage |
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Duration
of the stage - third quarter 2003 July 1, 2003 to September 30, 2003). |
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(b)
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Definition
of the stage - implementing the change. |
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(c)
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Characteristics
of the stage |
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Absorbing
personnel from NMP and recruiting new employees for the production of NMP
printers - purchasing, warehouse, engineering, assembly; |
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Absorbing
NMP stores into NPE; |
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Continuing
the absorption of Tempo and start of production of series; |
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Pilot
of 3200/5000 Salsa Ultima; |
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Consolidation
of warehouses under the responsibility of NMP’s warehouse manager. |
Third
stage |
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Duration
of the stage - fourth quarter 2003 (October 1, 2003 to December 31,
2003). |
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(b)
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Definition
of the stage - extending the change. |
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(c)
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Characteristics
of the stage |
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Start of production of Salsa series; |
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Start of production of Tempo series. |
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13.8 |
Fourth
stage |
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(a)
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Duration
of the stage - first quarter 2004 (January 1, 2004 to March 31, 2004). |
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(b)
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Definition
of the stage – Backing up and organization of transfer of responsibility
to NMP. |
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(c)
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Characteristics
of the stage |
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Serial production of Salsa and Tempo; |
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Backing up of all management factors including the plant manager; |
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Well-organized
transfer of functions to NMP personnel or to NPE personnel who remain in
the company; |
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Organizing
the transfer of Ogen’s operations to another production site. |
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Document of Intentions – management of NPE during the interim period
The intention
is that the management of NPE’s operations during the interim period will
be based on the following principles:
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Single
management without any duplications; |
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Applying
the existing management concept of NPE during the entire transition period
until its completion |
NMP agrees to
the above principles and to leaving the existing management structure in NPE
(i.e. without the involvement of NMP in the daily management of NPE), subject
to NPE achieving the goals mentioned below. NMP and Xxxx will act to the best
of their ability to assist NPE in achieving its goals.
NMP requires that
during the interim period NPE will achieve three goals:
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Transfer
of the production line of the Nur Ultima HiQ printer by the end of July
2003; |
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Performing
of all the functions required (R&D, purchasing, engineering and production)
in order to reduce costs (COGS) of the Fresco printers up to 40% by the
end of 2003; |
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To establish
an operating production line for the Tempo printers and to start a process
of reducing costs. |
These goals are in addition
to the continued operation of the production lines in a full and professional
manner, which include a professional and trained engineering team.
In order to achieve these
objects Xxxx, in the framework of managing NPE:
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Absorbing the Ultima
printers |
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Will act to absorb the Nur Ultima HiQ printer production line in NPE’s
plant (on the assumption that it will obtain full assistance from the relative
factors in NMP), and subject to setting a timetable at the end of a short
evaluation process that Xxxx will prepare regarding the transfer. |
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Will start to work with Xxx Xxxxxx and his team in order to obtain the information
required and will have access to the printer installed in the NMP plant.
Regarding additional needs connected with absorbing the Ultima, Xxxx will
contact NMP, and when necessary directly the CEO of NMP. |
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Will
appoint a team from among NPE employees who will be responsible for the
Ultima absorption project, and he will prepare a work program for the project
by April ___, 2003 |
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NMP
will appoint its representative to participate in the project |
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Reducing the Fresco
costs |
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Will also take responsibility for reducing costs (COGS). It is clarified
that Xxxx cannot undertake, at this stage, a reduction target. |
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Will appoint a team from among NPE employees who will work with the relevant
people from NMP, and this in order to prepare a presentation, within a short
time, which will describe all the potential cost reductions. This presentation
will be examined by NMP and according to the decision of NMP and Xxxx, Xxxx
will take the responsibility to reduce costs, their extent and timing. |
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