Unofficial English translation] SALE OF SHARES AGREEMENT Made and entered into at Tel Aviv on the 3rd day of August 2008
Exhibit
4.38
[Unofficial
English translation]
Made
and entered into at Tel Aviv on the 3rd day of August
2008
Between
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TOYCORE
LTD., Pvte. Co. 511413916
XX.
XXXXX XXXX, I.D. 057807315
XX.
XXXXX XXXXX, I.D. 022206262
XX.
XXXXX XXXX, I.D. 059739573
XXX XXXX MARKETING LTD., Pvte.
Co. 511675662
(hereinafter:
“Xxxx
Marketing”)
XXXX
X.X. MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT LTD.,
Pvte. Co. 514032291
(hereinafter: “Levy
Management”)
(hereinafter
jointly and severally and with joint guarantee:
“Xxxx” or “the
Sellers”)
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And
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BLUE
SQUARE – ISRAEL LTD.
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Publ. Co.
00-000000-0
(hereinafter:
“Blue Square” or “the Purchaser”)
And
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BEE GROUP RETAIL LTD.
(by its previous name – Kfar Hashashuim Central Warehouse Ltd.) Pvte. Co.
511884900
(hereinafter:
“Bee Group” or
“the
Company”)
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WHEREAS:
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At
the date of signing of this Agreement Blue Square holds 22,800 ordinary
shares of NIS 1 par value each and 200 preference A shares and 1,000
preference B shares, constituting 60% of the issued and paid-up share
capital of the Company, and the individual parties who make up the
Sellers, Toycore Ltd., Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx and Mr. Xxxxxx
Xxxx hold 15,200 ordinary shares of NIS 1 par value each and 800
preference A shares, constituting 40% of the issued share capital of the
Company, each in accordance with the details set forth in Appendix
A1 to this Agreement; and
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WHEREAS:
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Xxxx
Marketing and Levy Management declare and confirm that on June 25, 2008
they entered into a legally-binding agreement with Mr. Xxxxxx Xxxx,
pursuant to which they purchased (in equal shares) from Mr. Xxxxxx Xxxx
all the shares of the Company held by Mr. Xxxxxx Xxxx (hereinafter: “Xxxxxx Xxxx Shares”),
in a manner whereby on the date of closing, Xxxx Marketing and Levy
Management will be the owners of the Xxxxxx Xxxx Shares and entitled to
transfer same to the Purchaser, and Mr. Xxxxxx Xxxx has undertaken and
confirmed directly to the Purchaser, at the foot of this Agreement, that
he sold the Xxxxxx Xxxx Shares to Xxxx Marketing and to Levy Management,
in a manner whereby on the date of closing Xxxx Marketing and Levy
Management will be the owners of the Xxxxxx Xxxx Shares and entitled to
transfer same to the Purchaser, subject to payment of an amount of NIS
1,030,000 to Mercantile Discount Bank Ltd.;
and
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WHEREAS:
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On
February 15, 2005 the shareholders in the Company entered into a sale of
shares agreement which inter alia regulates
the relationship between the shareholders in the Company (hereinafter:
“the Sale of Shares
Agreement”); and
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WHEREAS:
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On
April 16, 2007, simultaneous with Blue Square entering into an agreement
for the purchase of additional shares in the Company from Toycore Ltd.
(hereinafter: “Toycore”), the
shareholders in the Company entered into a shareholders’ agreement, which
alters some of the provisions of the Sale of Shares Agreement
(hereinafter: “the
Shareholders Agreement”);
and
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WHEREAS:
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The
Sellers wish to sell to Blue Square the shares sold, as hereinafter
defined, which constitute 25% of the issued and paid-up share capital of
the Company held by them, and Blue Square wishes to purchase the sold
shares from the Sellers; and
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WHEREAS:
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The
parties are desirous of regulating a right to purchase and a right to sell
in relation to the remainder of the Sellers’ shares in the Company, as
hereinafter defined, which constitute 15% of the issued and paid-up share
capital of the Company; and
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WHEREAS:
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The
parties wish to regulate all the terms and conditions of the transaction
and the relationship between them, all in accordance with and subject to
what is set forth below in this
Agreement;
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Now
therefore it is declared, agreed and stipulated by the parties as
follows:
1. Preamble and
headings
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1.1
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The
preamble to this Agreement and the appendices to the Agreement constitute
an integral part of the Agreement.
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1.2
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The
headings to clauses have been inserted solely for the convenience of
reading and shall not be used in the interpretation of the
Agreement.
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1.3
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In
this Agreement the following terms will have the meanings set opposite
them, unless otherwise expressly
stated:
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“Ordinary
shares”
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-
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Ordinary
shares of NIS 1 par value of the Company.
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“Preference
A shares”
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-
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Shares
of NIS 1 par value of the Company to which rights are attached to receive
an additional dividend, as specified in Clause 10 of the Sale of Shares
Agreement.
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“Preference
B shares”
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-
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Shares
of NIS 1 par value of the Company having rights identical to the ordinary
shares, as specified in Clause 10 of the Sale of Shares
Agreement.
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“The
Sold Shares”
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-
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9,354
ordinary shares and 650 preference A shares, constituting 25% of the
issued and paid-up share capital of the Company, which are held by some of
the Sellers (each according to the details set forth in Appendix
A2 to this Agreement).
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“The
remaining shares”
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-
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5996
ordinary shares (including 150 preference A shares that on the date of
closing will become ordinary shares), constituting 15% of the issued and
paid-up share capital of the Company, which are held by some of the
Sellers (as described in Appendix
A3 to this Agreement).
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“The
Company”
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-
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Bee
Group Retail Ltd.
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“The
Sellers’ shares”
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-
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15,200
ordinary shares and 800 preference A shares (which include all the Shares
Sold and the Remaining Shares including the Shares of Xxxxxx Xxxx),
constituting 40% of the issued and paid-up share capital of the Company
(each proportionately as described in Appendix
A1 to this
Agreement).
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“Toycore”
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Toycore
Ltd.
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“Subsidiaries”
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The
private subsidiaries and the public company
subsidiaries.
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“Private
subsidiaries”
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Kfar
Hashashuim Marketing Ltd.; Kfar Hashashuim Chain of Toy Stores Ltd.; Yevu
International Ltd.; Sheshet Chain of Household Utensil Stores Ltd.; Dr.
Baby Ltd.; Doctor Baby Marketing & Distribution 888
Ltd.
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“Public
company subsidiaries”
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-
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Vardinon
and Na’aman
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“Vardinon”
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Vardinon
Textile Ltd.
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“Na’aman”
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Na’aman
Porcelain Ltd.
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“The
financial statements”
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Audited
consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2007 and reviewed
consolidated financial statements as at March 31, 2008, which are attached
to this Agreement as Appendices
B1-B2.
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“Call
option”
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The
option conferred on the Purchaser to purchase the Remaining Shares, as
stated in Clause 8.1 below.
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“Put
option”
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-
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The
option conferred on the Sellers to sell the Remaining Shares, as stated in
Clause 8.2 below.
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“The
Trustee”
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Adv.
Xxxxx Amid, of the X. Xxxxx & Co. Law Office
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“Shareholders
in Toycore”
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The
shareholders mentioned Appendix
C to this
Agreement.
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2.
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Declarations and
undertakings by the Sellers
The
Sellers hereby confirm, declare and undertake, jointly and severally, the
following declarations and undertakings, as at the date of signing of this
Agreement and as at the date of closing, in the knowledge that it is,
inter alia, in
reliance on these declarations, undertakings and representations that the
Purchaser is entering into this Agreement with
them:
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2.1
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That
they are the sole owners and holders of the Shares Sold as defined above,
subject to the contents of Clause 2.2 below in relation to the Xxxxxx Xxxx
Shares, and that the Sellers’ shares are fully paid-up and are free and
clear of any debt, attachment, encumbrance or any other third party
rights, apart from a charge in favor of Mercantile Discount Bank Ltd.
(hereinafter: “Mercantile
Bank”), which will be removed on the date of closing, in accordance
with letters from Mercantile Bank dated July 21, 2008 which are attached
to this Agreement as Appendices
D1-D2.
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2.2
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That
Xxxx Marketing and Levy Management entered into a legally-binding
agreement on June 25, 2008 with Mr. Xxxxxx Xxxx, pursuant to which they
(in equal shares) purchased the Xxxxxx Xxxx Shares from Mr. Xxxxxx Xxxx,
in a manner whereby on the date of closing Xxxx Marketing and Levy
Management will be the owners of the Xxxxxx Xxxx Shares where same are
free and clear of any debt, attachment, encumbrance or any other third
party right, and they will be entitled to transfer same to the Purchasers
subject to payment of an amount of NIS 1,030,000 to Mercantile Discount
Bank Ltd., in accordance with a letter from Mercantile Bank dated July 21,
2008, which is attached to this Agreement as Appendix
D3.
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2.3
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That
the Shareholders in Toycore, as defined above, are the sole shareholders
in Toycore, and apart from them there is no person or entity who has
rights to acquire or receive shares or other securities in
Toycore.
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2.4
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That
the sole shareholders in the Subsidiaries, the authorized share capital of
the subsidiaries and the division of shareholdings in the subsidiaries are
as set forth in Appendix
E, and apart from the aforesaid shareholders there is no person or
entity who has rights to acquire or receive shares or other securities in
any of the Subsidiaries, except as particularized in that
appendix.
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2.5
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That
they are directors and/or officers and/or employees of the Company and/or
the Subsidiaries as described in Appendix
F to this Agreement.
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2.6
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That
there is no restriction or prohibition or impediment or condition or
demand for approval or consent, whether at law or by agreement or in any
other manner, on or for purposes of (as the case may be) their entering
into this Agreement and performance of all their obligations pursuant
hereto, including the sale and transfer of the Shares Sold to the
Purchaser. Included in this, the Sellers declare, confirm and
undertake that by their signing this Agreement they waive all their rights
of whatsoever nature vis-à-vis one another
(including a right of first refusal and a tag-along right as mentioned in
Clause 9 of the Sale of Shares Agreement), in connection with the sale and
transfer to the Purchaser of the Shares
Sold.
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2.7
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That
Blue Square has no obligation to refer any offer of whatsoever nature to
any of them as a precondition for the implementation of this Sale
Agreement and/or as a consequence of its contracting with them under this
Agreement, and that by their signature to this Agreement they waive any
right, to the extent that such right is conferred on them according to any
law or agreement, in connection with the receipt of such offer (including
pursuant to Clause 9 of the Sale of Shares
Agreement).
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2.8
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That
they are not a party to an agreement, arrangement or understanding of any
sort (including a founders agreement, voting agreements and so forth),
verbal or in writing as between them, save for the Sale of Shares
Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement as defined above, and that they
are not a party to an agreement with any third party and are not a party
to any obligation to any third party, in connection with the Sellers’
Shares and/or their holdings in the Company, except in relation to the
Xxxxxx Xxxx Shares as described in the preamble to this Agreement, and no
person or entity has rights to acquire or receive shares or other
securities in the Company.
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2.9
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That
Toycore’s entering into this Agreement has been duly approved by the board
of directors and the general meeting of Toycore, and this Agreement has
been duly signed by Toycore through persons authorized to bind it by their
signature and is binding on it according to the provisions
hereof.
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2.10
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That
their obligations to Blue Square pursuant to a side letter to the Sale of
Shares Agreement dated February 15, 2005 which is attached to this
Agreement as Appendix
G, will continue to remain in force unconditionally, and that the
signing of this Agreement by the parties shall not derogate from and/or
reduce and/or lessen the guarantee and/or the aforesaid
obligations.
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2.11
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That
the guarantee of the individual parties who make up the Sellers, Xxxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxx, for the obligations of Toycore in
accordance with the Sale of Shares Agreement, which is attached to this
Agreement as Appendix
H, will continue to remain in force unconditionally, and that the
fact of the parties signing this Agreement shall not derogate from and/or
reduce and/or lessen the guarantee and the aforesaid
obligations.
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2.12
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The
Financial Statements are full and correct and reflect, according to
accepted accounting principles and rules (which have been applied
consistently in relation to the statements that preceded them) the
business condition of the Company and the state of business of the
subsidiaries and their business results, their assets, liabilities and the
changes in their equity capital and in their cash flows for the reported
periods and/or the periods included therein,
respectively.
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2.13
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That
since the date of the Financial Statements and up to the date of signing
of this Agreement, no event has occurred which has affected or which is
likely to have a materially adverse effect on the Company and/or the
subsidiaries and/or their business results and/or the state of their
assets and/or their liabilities and/or the activities of the Company
and/or the Subsidiaries, and no transactions have been entered into which
are not within the scope of the ordinary course of business of the Company
and/or the Subsidiaries, save and except events and/or transactions in
respect of which full and detailed disclosure was made by the board of
directors of the Company or the Subsidiaries, as the case may be, or in
respect of which full disclosure has been made to the chairman of the
Company’s board of directors.
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2.14
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That
they are not aware of any event or circumstances likely to have a
materially adverse effect on the Company and/or the subsidiaries and/or
their business results and/or the state of their assets and/or their
liabilities and/or on the activities of the Company and/or the
Subsidiaries, apart from those matters that were reported to the board of
directors of the Company or the Subsidiaries, as the case may be, all
which were reported to the chairman of the Company’s board of
directors.
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2.15
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To
the best of the knowledge of the Company and/or any of the Subsidiaries,
no material agreement has been breached to which they are bound, including
franchise agreements and that no demand and/or claim has been received in
respect of any material breach of an agreement of the Company and/or any
of the Subsidiaries which did not receive expression in the Financial
Statements, and that no person and/or entity has any grounds or cause of
action for a demand and/or allegation and/or claim in connection with any
material breach of agreement as aforesaid of the Company and/or the
subsidiaries.
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2.16
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All
the agreements, arrangements, accords and understandings, whether verbal
or in writing, between the Company and/or any of the Subsidiaries, on the
one hand, and any of the Sellers or a corporation in which the Sellers are
shareholders and/or a family relative of the Sellers, are as set forth in
Appendix
I to this Agreement and a copy thereof is attached to this Appendix
I. For the avoidance of doubt it is clarified that the
agreements mentioned in this Appendix
I above, include all the payments made by the Company and/or any of
the Subsidiaries to any of the Sellers and/or a corporation in which the
Sellers are shareholders and/or a family relative of any of the Sellers,
in respect of services and/or labor of whatsoever nature which are
provided to the Company by such Seller and/or corporation controlled by a
Seller and/or his family relative.
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The
Sellers declare and confirm that as at the date of signing of this
Agreement they have received everything due to them from the Company
and/or from the Subsidiaries and/or they and/or a corporation in which
they are shareholders and/or a family relative of any of them do not have
any allegation and/or claim of whatsoever nature against the Company
and/or the Subsidiaries, directly and/or indirectly, except amounts to
which they are entitled in accordance with the agreements mentioned in
Appendix
I in respect of the period from the date of signing of this
Agreement and up to the date of termination of the contractual arrangement
under the aforesaid
agreements.
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2.17
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That
all the material information, agreements and documents of the Company are
as set forth in Appendix
J and a full copy thereof is kept at the Company’s offices, and
that apart from what is stated in Appendix
J, the Sellers have no material information required for the
continued management of the Company’s affairs which are not to be found in
clear form in writing in the documents kept at the Company’s
offices.
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3.
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Declarations by the
Purchaser
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The
Purchaser hereby declares to the Sellers
that:
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3.1
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Subject
to the fulfillment of all the conditions precedent, there is no
restriction and/or prohibition and/or impediment according to the
Purchaser’s founding documents and/or according to an agreement or any law
in regard to its entering into this Agreement and performing its
obligations pursuant hereto.
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3.2
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It
possesses the financial ability and monetary means which enable it to
abide by all its obligations under this
Agreement.
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3.3
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Subject
to the correctness of the Sellers’ declarations and representations and
fulfillment of the Sellers’ obligations under this Agreement, it is buying
the Sellers’ Shares in their current condition as
is.
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4.
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The sale
transaction
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4.1
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On
the date of closing and subject to the fulfillment of all the conditions
precedent, the Sellers will sell and transfer the Shares Sold to the
Purchaser, and the Purchaser will buy and accept the Sold Shares from the
Sellers, where same are free and clear of any debt, attachment,
encumbrance or any third party
right.
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4.2
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In
consideration for the Shares Sold and fulfillment of the Sellers’
remaining obligations pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchaser will pay
the Sellers an aggregate amount of NIS 35,400,000 (in words: thirty-five
million four hundred thousand new shekels) (hereinafter: “the Purchase Price”),
in a division between the Sellers as
follows:
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4.2.1
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To
Xx. Xxxxx Xxxx, a sum of NIS 5,969,179 (in words: five million nine
hundred and sixty-nine thousand one hundred and seventy-nine new
shekels).
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4.2.2
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To
Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxx, a sum of NIS 1,218,173 (in words: one million two hundred
and eighteen thousand one hundred and seventy-three new
shekels).
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4.2.3
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To
Xx. Xxxxx Xxxx, a sum of NIS 6,972,648 (in words: six million nine hundred
and seventy-two thousand six hundred and forty-eight new
shekels).
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4.2.4
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To
Toycore a sum of NIS 21,240,000 (in words: twenty-one million two hundred
and forty thousand new
shekels).
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The
Sellers confirm that the division of the Purchase Price between them as set
forth above is in accordance with their instructions and their consent, and none
of them has or will have an allegation and/or demand and/or claim against Blue
Square in respect of the division of the Purchase Price between the individual
parties who make up the Sellers as set forth above in this
Agreement.
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4.3
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The
Sellers hereby instruct the Purchaser first to transfer any amount of the
Purchase Price to which they are entitled to Mercantile Bank for purposes
of removing the encumbrance over the Shares, in accordance with the
amounts as will be demanded by Mercantile Bank in accordance with
Mercantile Bank’s letters dated July 21, 2008 (Appendices
D1-D2 to this Agreement and any update thereof) and the balance
which remains after payment to Mercantile Bank to transfer to the
Purchasers [sic – Sellers]. In addition and without derogating
from the foregoing, Xxxxx Xxxx and Xxxxx Xxxx hereby instruct the
Purchaser to transfer additional amounts out of the Purchase Price to
which they are entitled as aforesaid directly to Mercantile Bank for
purposes of removing an encumbrance over the Xxxxxx Xxxx Shares, all as
will be demanded by Mercantile Bank in accordance with a letter dated July
21, 2008, Appendix
D3 to this Agreement and any update thereof (in an equal division
between Xxxxx Xxxx and Xxxxx Xxxx).
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4.4
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For
the avoidance of doubt the Sellers confirm that the Purchase Price as
defined above is final and absolute and it is not linked to the index
and/or to any other linkage
mechanism.
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4.5
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If
the Company should declare a dividend where the effective date for the
entitlement thereto falls after the date of signing of this Agreement and
up to the date of closing, the Purchase Price will be adjusted in a manner
whereby an amount equivalent to the amount of the cash dividend that has
been declared in respect of the Shares Sold plus linkage differentials
commencing from the date of payment of any dividend and up to the date of
closing, shall be deducted from the Purchase
Price.
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5.
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Interim
period
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The
Sellers in their capacity as shareholders in the Company and/or in the
subsidiaries, and/or as directors of the Company and/or of the
Subsidiaries, and/or as officers of the Company and/or the Subsidiaries,
and/or as employees of the Company and/or of the Subsidiaries, undertake
that during the period from the date of signing of this Agreement and up
to the date of closing of the transaction (hereinafter: “the Interim Period”), and without
derogating from the provisions of this Agreement above and
below:
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5.1
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The
Company and the Subsidiaries will continue to run their activities in the
ordinary course of business. Any operation that constitutes a
deviation from the ordinary course of business, or a material transaction,
or a change in the managements and/or senior employees of the Company
and/or of any of the Subsidiaries, shall be subject to Blue Square’s prior
written approval.
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The
foregoing in relation to the Public Company Subsidiaries shall apply
subject to the provisions of any
law.
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5.2
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The
conditions of employment of the Sellers and/or their family relatives in
the Company and/or in the Subsidiaries will not be altered and agreements
between the Company and/or any of the Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and
corporations in which the Sellers are shareholders, on the other hand,
shall not be altered, and no new agreements and/or undertakings shall be
signed as between any of the Sellers and/or a family relative and/or a
corporation in which the Sellers are shareholders, on the one hand, and
the Company and/or any of the Subsidiaries, except in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement.
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5.3
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The
Company and the Sellers shall transfer to the Purchaser all the
information, the data and the documents and the material particulars
required by the Purchaser in order to verify that no adverse material
changes have taken place in the activities and/or assets and/or
liabilities of the Company and/or the Subsidiaries in the period between
the date of signing of this Agreement and the date of
closing.
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6.
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Conditions
precedent
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6.1
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This
Agreement and its implementation are subject to and contingent upon the
fulfillment of all the following cumulative conditions (hereinafter: “the Conditions
Precedent”):
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6.1.1
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Obtaining
the approval of the Purchaser’s board of directors to its entering into
this Agreement.
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6.1.2
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Obtaining
confirmation from an attorney that all the approvals have been received
that are required from the competent organs in Toycore to entering into
this Agreement and to the implementation hereof (including a general
meeting and board of directors), and including with regard to the transfer
of the Shares Sold to the
Purchaser.
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6.1.3
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Receiving
confirmation from an attorney that all the necessary approvals have been
obtained from the competent organs in Xxxx Marketing and Levy Management
for purchase of the Xxxxxx Xxxx Shares and to their entering into this
Agreement and to the implementation hereof (including a general meeting
and board of directors), and including with regard to the transfer of the
Shares Sold and the grant of the Call
Option.
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6.1.4
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Receiving
approval of the board of directors and the general meeting of the Company
to the transfer of the Xxxxxx Xxxx Shares to Xxxx Marketing and to Levy
Management.
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6.1.5
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Receiving
the approval of the board of directors and the general meeting of the
Company to the transfer of the Sellers’ Shares and to the remaining
provisions of this Agreement.
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6.1.6
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Receiving
approval from the Controller of Restrictive Trade Practices to the
satisfaction of the parties and unconditionally or subject to conditions
agreed to by the parties, each party in its sole discretion, or receiving
an exemption from the Controller of Restrictive Trade
Practices.
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6.1.7
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Receiving
a confirmation that is in force from Mercantile Discount Bank Ltd.
regarding removal of the encumbrance which applies to the Sellers’ Shares
and including the Xxxxxx Xxxx
Shares.
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6.1.8
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No
adverse material change has occurred in the businesses of the Company
and/or the subsidiaries and/or in their assets and/or in their activities
and/or in their liabilities, which the Purchaser has not pardoned after
the fact of same existing being brought to its notice by the
Sellers. For these purposes “adverse material change” means –
an event or development which had the parties known about immediately
prior to the signing of this Agreement would have caused a reduction in
the price of the transaction to an extent of at least
15%.
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6.1.9
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Receipt
of any additional approval that may be required according to any law for
implementation of the transaction that is the subject of this
Agreement.
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6.2
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If
all the Conditions Precedent or any of them is not fulfilled within 90
days from the date of signing of this Agreement (hereinafter: “Period for Fulfillment of the
Conditions”), each of the parties will be entitled, by way of
written notice, to extend the Period for Fulfillment of the Conditions for
an additional period of 30 days (hereinafter: “the Deferred Date for
Fulfillment of the Conditions”). It is agreed that if
the Conditions Precedent are not fulfilled up to the Deferred Date for
Fulfillment of the Conditions, it will not be possible to extend the
period a second time and this Agreement will be null and void, without
this being deemed to be a breach hereof and without any party having a
right to any remedy as a consequence
thereof.
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7.
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Closing of the
transaction
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7.1
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The
date of closing will fall on a date to be arranged between the parties
after all the Conditions Precedent required for the closing of the
transaction as set forth in Clause 6.1 above have been fulfilled, and not
later than 7 days after the fulfillment thereof (hereinafter: “the Date of
Closing”).
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7.2
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On
the Date of Closing, after the parties have verified that all the
Conditions Precedent have been fulfilled and all the approvals required
according to any law have been received, the parties will perform all the
following acts at one and the same
time:
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7.2.1
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Approval
by the board of directors of the Company and the general meeting approving
the transfer of the Xxxxxx Xxxx Shares to Xxxx Marketing and to Levy
Management in the texts attached hereto as Appendices
K1-K2 shall be exhibited.
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7.2.2
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The
parties deliver notices to the Company regarding the conversion of all the
preference shares held by them (Preference A and Preference B) into
ordinary shares, in the text attached to this Agreement as Appendices
L1-L2.
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7.2.3
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Approval
by the board of directors of the Company and the general meeting approving
the transfer of the Sellers’ Shares to the Purchaser and to the remaining
provisions of this Agreement, in the texts attached to this Agreement as
Appendices
K1-K2 shall be exhibited.
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7.2.4
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The
Sellers shall deliver to the Purchaser confirmations from an attorney as
referred to in Clauses 6.1.2 and 6.1.3 above, in the texts attached to
this Agreement as Appendices
M1-M3.
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7.2.5
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The
Sellers shall deliver to the Purchaser an approval in the text of Appendix
N pursuant to which the Sellers have confirmed that no adverse
material change has taken place in the businesses of the Company and/or
the Subsidiaries and/or in their assets and/or activities and/or their
liabilities, save for a change which the Purchaser has pardoned after the
fact of its existence having been brought to the Purchaser’s notice by the
Sellers, and that the Sellers’ representations are correct as at the Date
of Closing as if given on that
date.
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7.2.6
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Each
of the Sellers who serves as a director of the Company and/or of the
Subsidiaries and Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx will deliver letters of resignation to
Blue Square resigning from their position as directors in the Company and
in each of the Subsidiaries in which they hold office as directors, with
effect from the Date of Closing, in the texts attached hereto as Appendices
O1-O5, effective as at the Date of
Closing.
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7.2.7
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The
Purchaser will deliver a notice to the Company and to the private company
subsidiaries regarding the appointment of directors on its behalf and if
necessary, minutes will be drawn up of the board of directors or a general
meeting with respect to such
appointment.
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7.2.8
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All
the documents required according to law for removal of the charge in favor
of Mercantile Bank from the Shares Sold, including the Xxxxxx Xxxx Shares
and including the share certificates if same are in the bank’s possession,
will be delivered to the Purchaser by Mercantile
Bank.
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7.2.9
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An
amendment to the Sale of Shares Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement,
as particularized in Clause 10
of this Agreement will come into
force.
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7.2.10
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A
general meeting will be held of the shares of the Company as well as a
meeting of the board of directors of the Company, in the scope of which
the Company’s Articles will be replaced by articles in the text of Appendix
P to this Agreement (in this framework the rights attaching to each
share will be equalized in a manner whereby each share will have the
rights conferred on an ordinary share, and class meetings will be held for
such purpose or in the alternative irrevocable notices will be delivered
to the Company by the Sellers stating that they wish to convert Preference
A Shares into ordinary shares).
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7.2.11
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The
employment agreements of the Sellers will be amended or will be terminated
as shall be agreed between the
parties.
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7.2.12
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Mr.
Xxxxxx Xxxx will sign deeds of transfer of the Xxxxxx Xxxx Shares in favor
of Xxxx Marketing and Levy Management and shall deliver the share
certificates in his possession.
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7.2.13
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The
parties will sign share transfer deeds pursuant to which the Shares Sold
are transferred from the Sellers to the Purchaser, and share certificates
will be issued to the Purchaser in respect of the Shares Sold and share
certificates to the Sellers in respect of the Remaining
Shares.
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7.2.14
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Each
of the Sellers shall sign documents of charge of the Remaining Shares held
by each of them in favor of Blue Square, and shall deliver to the Trustee
the share certificate in respect of the Remaining Shares together with
deeds of transfer of the Remaining Shares to Blue Square, signed by
him.
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7.2.15
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The
parties will sign the trust agreement which is attached to this Agreement
as Appendix
Q.
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7.2.16
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Each
of the Sellers shall deliver to Blue Square an irrevocable power of
attorney in the text of Appendices
R1-R5 to this Agreement, empowering Blue Square to vote at the
general meetings of the Company on the strength of the Remaining Shares,
in its sole discretion and without any necessity for obtaining approval
from any of the Sellers, and to act with respect to the Shares as an owner
acts.
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7.2.17
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The
Purchaser will pay each of the Sellers his part of the consideration as
set forth in Clause 4.2 above (less the amounts which require to be
transferred to Mercantile Bank for purposes of removing the charge
mentioned in Clause 4.3 above), by way of a bank check or by bank transfer
to a bank account the details of which the relevant Seller will furnish to
the Purchaser not later than 3 (three) business days before the Date of
Closing.
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7.1.18
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The
parties will sign reports to the Registrar of Companies and will sign any
additional document that may be required for purposes of the
implementation and completion of the sale transaction which is the subject
of this Agreement.
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7.3
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All
the acts that will be performed on the Date of Closing will be deemed to
have been performed simultaneously, no separate act will be deemed to have
been completed and no single document will be deemed to have been
delivered, until all the acts have been completed at such time and all the
documents have been delivered.
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For
the avoidance of doubt it is clarified that the Purchaser’s obligation to
complete the transaction is only to the extent that all the Sellers
complete the transaction. The failure of any of the Sellers to
complete the transaction will give the Purchaser the right to refrain from
completing the transaction vis-à-vis all the
Sellers.
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8.
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Call option / Put
option / public flotation of the
Company
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8.1
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Call
option
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8.1.1
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Commencing
from the Date of Closing and for a period of 5 years, the Purchaser will
be entitled to buy all the remaining Shares held by the Sellers, for an
overall consideration for all the Remaining Shares held by all the Sellers
collectively in a sum of NIS 21,240,000 (twenty-one million two hundred
and forty thousand new shekels), plus 7.5% per annum on this amount
(without linkage differentials), commencing from the Date of Closing and
up to the date of payment in respect of the Remaining Shares (hereinafter
respectively: “the Call
Option; “the Exercise Price”; “the Call Option
Period”). The share of each of the Sellers in the
Exercise Price is as follows:
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8.1.1.1
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Xx.
Xxxxx Xxxx, a sum of NIS 4,650,283 (in words: four million six hundred and
fifty thousand two hundred and eighty-three new
shekels).
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8.1.1.2
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Xx.
Xxxxx Xxxxx, a sum of NIS 2,321,888 (in words: two million three hundred
and twenty-one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight new
shekels).
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8.1.1.3
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Xx.
Xxxxx Xxxx, a sum of NIS 3,646,501 (in words: three million six hundred
and forty-six thousand five hundred and one new
shekels).
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8.1.1.4
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Xxxx
Marketing, a sum of NIS 5,310,664 (in words: five million three hundred
and ten thousand six hundred and sixty-four new
shekels).
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8.1.1.5
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Levy
Management, a sum of NIS 5,310,664 (in words: five million three hundred
and ten thousand six hundred and sixty-four new
shekels).
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The
Sellers confirm that the division of the Exercise Price between them as
set forth above is in accordance with their instructions and their
agreement, and none of them has or will have an allegation and/or demand
and/or claim against Blue Square in respect of the division of the
Exercise Price between the individual parties who make up the Sellers as
specified above in this Agreement.
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8.1.2
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If
the Company should declare a dividend the effective date for the
entitlement thereto falls after the date of signing of this Agreement and
before the date of payment in respect of the exercise of the option, the
Exercise Price will be adjusted in a manner whereby an amount equivalent
to the amount of the cash dividend that was declared plus a rate of 7.5%
per annum commencing from the date of payment of each dividend and up to
the date of payment in respect of the Remaining Shares shall be deducted
from the Exercise Price.
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8.2
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Put
option
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8.2.1
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As
long as the Purchaser has not exercised the Call Option, the Sellers
collectively will be entitled, from the end of 24 months from the Date of
Closing and for a period of 30 days, to sell the Purchaser all the
Remaining Shares (and not less) which are held by each of them
(hereinafter respectively: “the Put Option”; “the Put Option
Period”), in consideration for the Exercise Price as defined in
Clause 8.1.1 above, which will be divided between the Sellers in the
manner stated in Clause 8.1.1
above.
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8.2.2
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The
provisions of Clause 8.1.2 regarding adjustment of the Exercise Price will
also apply to the Sellers' Option.
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8.2.3
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The
Sellers will be entitled to charge the Put Option solely upon the
fulfillment of all the following
conditions:
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8.2.3.1
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A
charge of the Put Option shall only be to a banking corporation
(hereinafter: “the
Bank”).
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8.2.3.2
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The
conditions of the charge shall be acceptable to the Purchaser in advance
and in writing, in a manner whereby there will be no prejudice to the
Purchaser’s rights pursuant to this Agreement, including its right to
exercise the Call Option in full, and no restrictions and/or obligations
will be imposed on it in excess of what is stipulated in this
Agreement.
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8.3
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Notice of
Exercise
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8.3.1
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If
the Purchaser decides to exercise the Call Option, it shall give written
notice of exercise to Xxxxx Xxxx, in the text of Appendix
S to this Agreement. All the Sellers hereby confirm that
the giving of notice of exercise to Xx. Xxxxx Xxxx shall be deemed to be
the giving of notice to each and every one of them. For the
avoidance of doubt, the Sellers hereby confirm that no decision and/or
additional approval is required from any of them for purposes of
exercising the Call Option on the date of delivery of the notice of
exercise.
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8.3.2
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Should
the Sellers decide to exercise the Put Option, they shall deliver a
written notice of exercise to the Purchaser signed by all the Sellers,
together with a certification from an attorney in the text Appendix
T stating that resolutions have been passed by all the competent
organs of Xxxx Marketing and of Levy Management (including of a general
meeting and board of directors in each of the aforesaid companies) and all
the approvals required according to law with regard to exercise of the
Sellers’ option, together with copies of the
resolution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all the Sellers
hereby expressly empower Xx. Xxxxx Xxxx and authorize him irrevocably to
sign in their name and xxxxx in his sole discretion on the notice of
exercise, and they confirm that they are aware that the Purchaser’s rights
are dependent on such power of attorney aforesaid and therefore it cannot
be revoked.
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8.3.3
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For
the avoidance of doubt it is clarified that the time of delivery of the
notice of exercise will constitute the date of exercise for purposes of
counting the times specified for the option
periods.
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8.4
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Completion of exercise
of the option
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8.4.1
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Where
notice of exercise of the Call Option or the Put Option has been
delivered, as stated in Clause 7.3 above, the parties will meet on the
30th
day from the date of delivery of the notice of exercise (unless otherwise
agreed between the parties) at the offices of Blue Square for purposes of
completing and finalizing the exercise of the option (hereinafter: “Date of Completion of Exercise
of the Option”).
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8.4.2
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On
the Date of Completion of Exercise of the Option the Sellers will deliver
and will sell to the Purchaser all the Remaining Shares, where same are
free and clear of any debt, attachment, encumbrance and/or any other third
party right (save for the charge in favor of Blue Square), against and in
consideration for the Exercise
Price.
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8.4.3
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On
the Date of Completion of Exercise of the Option, the parties will sign
all the documents and the reports required for purposes of implementing a
transfer of the Remaining Shares from the Sellers to the Purchaser, and
included in this shall perform all the following
acts:
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8.4.3.1
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The
Purchaser shall pay each of the Sellers his or its share of the Exercise
Price as set forth in Clause 8.1.1 above (subject to adjustments), by way
of a bank check or by bank transfer to a bank account the details of which
the relevant Seller will furnish to the Purchaser not later than 3 (three)
business days before the Date of Completion of Exercise of the
Option.
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8.4.3.2
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The
Trustee shall transfer the deeds of transfer of the Remaining Shares and
the share certificates in respect of the Remaining Shares which were
lodged with him, to Blue Square.
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8.4.3.3
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The
parties will sign reports to the Registrar of Companies and any additional
document that may be required for implementation and completion of
exercise of the option.
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8.5
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Public
offering
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8.5.1
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The
parties wish to promote a process for offering the Company’s Shares to the
public, and the Sellers undertake to cooperate and to sign any document
that may be required for purposes of the furtherance of a process for such
public offering and the completion
thereof.
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8.5.2
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If
in a period of up to the end of 36 months from the Date of Closing, the
Company’s Shares are offered to the public and are listed for trading on a
stock exchange in Israel (hereinafter: “Date of the Public
Offering”), then the following provisions will
apply:
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8.5.2.1
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The
Purchaser will exercise the Call Option not later than 3 days after the
commencement of trading in the Company’s Shares, and the Remaining Shares
will be sold to the Purchaser in consideration for the Exercise Price
which is adjusted for the public offering as defined below. In
such case, a closing will take place in accordance with the provisions of
Clause 8.4 above, respectively.
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8.5.2.2
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In
such case, the price in respect of the Remaining Shares will be a sum
equivalent to 15% of the value of the Company according to which the
Company’s Shares were issued to the public, less: (a) the expenses of the
public offering (b) investments in capital made after the Date of Closing
(hereinafter: “the
Exercise Price Adjusted for the Public
Offering”).
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8.5.3
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If
at the Date of the Public Offering the Call Option or the Put Option has
already been exercised, the Sellers will be entitled to the difference (if
there is such) between the Exercise Price Adjusted for the Public Offering
and the Exercise Price that was paid on the Date of Completion of the
Exercise of the Option plus 7.5% per annum on the Exercise Price that was
paid, commencing from the date of payment of the Exercise
Price.
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8.5.4
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For
the avoidance of doubt it is clarified that in the event of a public
offering after the Date of the Public Offering the provisions of Clauses
8.5.2 and 8.5.3 above will not apply. It is further clarified,
for the avoidance of doubt, that the provisions of Clauses 8.5.2. and
8.5.3, if they apply, will apply only to the remaining
Shares.
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8.6
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Charge over the
remaining Shares and deposit thereof with a
trustee
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8.6.1
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The
Sellers undertake that commencing from the date of signing of this
Agreement and up to the end of the Option period, the Purchaser will leave
the Remaining Shares free and clear of any debt, attachment, encumbrance
or any other third party right, and that they will not contract with any
third party or amongst themselves, verbally or in writing, for any
undertaking in connection with the sale of the Remaining Shares in the
Company or in connection
therewith.
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8.6.2
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It
is agreed that with effect from the Date of Closing the Remaining Shares
are charged by way of a first-ranking fixed charge in favor of Blue
Square, and that on the Date of Closing each of the Sellers will sign all
the documents and forms required for purposes of charging the Remaining
Shares in favor of Blue Square as
aforesaid.
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8.6.3
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In
addition, on the Date of Closing the Sellers shall deposit the Remaining
Shares and share transfer deeds signed by them with the
Trustee. At the Date of Closing the parties will sign the trust
agreement which is attached to this Agreement as Appendix
Q.
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8.6.4
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Blue
Square undertakes that not later than 21 days from the end of the Call
Option Period, if the Call Option has not been exercised as stated in this
Clause 8, it will deliver to the Sellers all the documents necessary for
release of the charge that was imposed over the Remaining Shares, and
return of the share transfer deeds and the powers of attorney that were
lodged with it.
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9.
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Continuation of the
transaction
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9.1
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All
the agreements between the Sellers and the Company as described in Appendix
I to this Agreement will continue to apply until otherwise agreed
between the Purchaser and any of the
Sellers.
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9.2
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Without
derogating from the contents of Clause 9.1 above and/or any of the
Sellers’ obligations under this Agreement, the Sellers undertake that upon
termination of their contractual arrangement with the Company they will
carry out a properly-arranged handing over briefing process to the extent
that this is requested by the Company and/or the Purchaser. In
addition the Sellers undertake to continue to assist the Purchaser in all
matters connected with the management of the Company and/or its
businesses, to whatever extent may be requested, even after termination of
their contractual arrangement with the Company, and all to whatever extent
is reasonably possible in the circumstances of the matter and against
customary consideration as shall be agreed
upon.
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10.
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Amendment to
shareholders agreements
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It is
agreed by the parties that the provisions of the Sale of Shares Agreement and/or
the Shareholders Agreement will remain unchanged, except for the clauses
mentioned below which will be cancelled and/or amended with effect from the Date
of Closing (subject to the closing of the transaction), as follows:
10.1
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Clauses
7.2 to 7.10, 8.1 to 8.13, 8.15 of the Sale of Shares Agreement will be
cancelled.
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10.2
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Clause
3 of the Shareholders Agreement will be
cancelled.
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10.3
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Clause
9.7 of the Sale of Shares Agreement – will not apply during the Call
Option Period and will revert to being applicable only commencing from the
end of the Call Option Period (if up to that time the Call Option or the
Put Option has not been exercised). In addition, the clause
will only apply to the Sellers in a manner whereby the Purchaser is not
bound by the right of refusal for the sale of its Shares, and only the
Sellers will be bound by a right of refusal in connection with the
Remaining Shares. It is clarified, for the avoidance of doubt,
that nothing in the foregoing shall derogate from the Sellers’ obligations
to refrain from any action in connection with the Remaining Shares during
the Call Option Period, including as described in Clause 8.6.1
above.
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10.4
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Clause
10 of the Sale of Shares Agreement – will be
cancelled.
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10.5
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Clause
11.1 of the original agreement – will be
cancelled.
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11.
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Non-competition
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11.1
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Each
of the Sellers and of the shareholders in Toycore hereby undertakes that
so long as he is an employee of the Company (or the Subsidiaries) and/or
officers in the Company (or the Subsidiaries) and/or shareholders in the
Company (or in the Subsidiaries), directly and/or indirectly and for the
period of restriction specified below commencing from the date on which he
ceases to be an employee, officer or shareholder as aforesaid, whichever
is the later (hereinafter: “the Period of
Restriction”), any activity, business or matter of his, directly or
indirectly, including through a first degree family relative, whether as a
shareholder or an employee or as an officer, consultant, manager or in any
other way in Israel in connection with the fields of activity of the
Company and/or the Subsidiaries, shall be carried out solely through the
Company and under all circumstances the Sellers will refrain from
competing with the Company and/or with any of the Subsidiaries, directly
or indirectly, throughout the entire Period of
Restriction.
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The Period of Restriction – in
relation to the individual parties making up the Seller Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx,
Toycore, Xxx Xxxx Marketing Ltd., Xxxx X.X. Management and Investment Ltd.,
Xxxxx Xxxx – 4 years. In relation to the individual parties who make
up the Seller Xxxxx Xxxxx, Yanai A.D. Management and Investment Ltd., Xxxx Xxxxx
– 3 years. With respect to Mr. Xxxxxx Xxxx – two years as stated in
the confirmation by Mr. Xxxxxx Xxxx at the foot of this
Agreement.
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Throughout
the Period of Restriction the Sellers undertake not to employ, whether
directly or indirectly (including by way of giving consultancy or
management services) any of the employees of the Company or the
Subsidiaries (the employees of the Company or the Subsidiaries as at the
date of signing of this Agreement), even if such employees are dismissed
and/or resign from their employment in the Company or in the Subsidiaries,
as the case may be, except in a case in which the Company’s prior written
approval has been received to the employing of such
employee.
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11.3
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It
is agreed that the non-fulfillment of the provisions of this Clause 11 by
any of the Sellers constitute a material breach of the Agreement which
entitles Blue Square to agreed damages in a sum of NIS 2 million, without
this derogating from any other remedy available to Blue Square according
to any law and/or agreement.
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12.
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Taxation
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Each
party will bear the taxes that are imposed on it according to any
law.
13.
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Insurance
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The
Purchaser confirms that the Sellers who have served, are serving and/or who will
serve up to the Date of Closing as officers as defined in the Companies Law, in
the Company and/or in any of the subsidiaries (hereinafter: “the Officers in the Company”)
are insured within the scope of an officers liability insurance policy which was
effected by the Purchaser and which covers liability of officers in the
Purchaser and in its Subsidiaries, and inter alia covers the
liability of Officers in the Company in respect of claims that are first
instituted during the insurance period against any of them (“claims made”) in
connection with acts performed by them in good faith in the scope of their
duties, during the period commencing from the date of the Company becoming a
subsidiary of the Purchaser and up to the Date of Closing (“the Insurance
Policy”).
The
Purchaser undertakes, subject to the provisions of any law, that the Officers in
the Company will continue to be insured within the scope of the aforesaid
Insurance Policy for a period of 7 years from the date of the closing in a
manner whereby the extent of the insurance cover of liability of Officers in the
Company will not be less – during the aforesaid 7 years – than the insurance
cover of all the officers whose liability is insured under the aforesaid
Insurance Policy.
14.
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Indemnity
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14.1
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The
Sellers undertake to indemnify the Purchaser and to hold it harmless in
respect of any damage and/or loss and/or shortage and/or failure and/or
expenses that may be incurred by it and/or by the Company, as the case may
be, due to any of the following
reasons:
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14.1.1
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Any
breach of one of the representations and/or declarations of the Sellers
pursuant to this Agreement.
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14.1.2
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Any
breach of the Sellers’ obligation under this
Agreement.
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14.2
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The
parties agree that the Purchaser’s right to indemnity as stated in Clause
14.1 above will only apply if the total damage exceeds a sum equivalent to
NIS 500,000 where such amount is linked to the Consumer Price Index from
the date of signing of this Agreement (hereinafter: “the Floor”) and is
limited to a sum of 60% of the Purchase Price where this amount is linked
to the Consumer Price Index from the date of signing of this Agreement
(hereinafter: “the
Ceiling”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is agreed
that the Purchaser’s right to indemnity is not limited to the Ceiling in
the case of a demand for indemnity in connection with: (a) a breach of the
representations and/or declarations of the Sellers with regard to the full
and clean ownership of the Sellers’ Shares (b) a breach of the undertaking
for non-competition in accordance with this
Agreement.
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It is
further agreed that the Purchaser’s right to indemnity as aforesaid is limited
to a demand for indemnity being lodged not later than the end of 36 months from
the Date of Closing, except demands for indemnity in connection with (a) a
breach of the representations and/or declarations of the Sellers in relation to
the full and clean ownership of the Sellers’ Shares (b) a breach of the
non-competition undertaking pursuant to this Agreement, which are not limited as
to time.
14.3
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The
parties further agree that only on matters connected with a breach of
Clauses 11.1 and/or 11.2 above will the obligation for indemnity apply to
an individual or to individuals who make up the Sellers who breached the
provisions of the aforesaid clauses only and not jointly and severally to
all the Sellers. With the exception of the foregoing in this
sub-clause above, it is clarified that the obligation for indemnity
applies to all the Sellers jointly and
severally.
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15.
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Arbitration
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If
differences of opinion should arise between the parties on any matter connected
with this Agreement and/or anything arising from it, the following will
apply:
15.1
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The
parties will endeavor to resolve the differences of opinion between them
by consensus agreement.
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15.2
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If
the parties are unsuccessful in resolving the differences of opinion by
agreement, the differences of opinion will be referred for the decision of
an arbitrator.
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15.3
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The
arbitrator shall be an attorney on whom the parties
agree.
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15.4
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In
the absence of agreement regarding the identity of the arbitrator within 7
days from the date on which one party referred to the other, the
arbitrator will be appointed by the president of the Israel
bar.
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15.5
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The
arbitrator will be bound by the substantive law and the provisions of this
Agreement, but will not be subject to the rules of evidence and of civil
procedure. The arbitrator shall give reasons for his
decision.
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15.6
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The
parties agree that the award that will be given by the arbitrator will be
subject to appeal before the appeal instance of the Institute for
Commercial Arbitration in accordance with the rules of arbitration before
a single arbitrator, who will be appointed by the chairman of the
Institute for Commercial Arbitration. The parties agree that if
an appeal is lodged and an award is given by the appeal instance, such
decision will be “an arbitration award”, within the meaning thereof under
the Arbitration Law, 5728-1968, in lieu of the award given by the
arbitrator in the trial hearing
arbitration.
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16.
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Miscellaneous
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16.1
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Each
party to the Agreement shall bear its own expenses, all the taxes, levies
and the compulsory payments imposed on it, if imposed, in connection with
its entering into this Agreement.
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16.2
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Each
party is represented by an attorney on its behalf, and each party shall
bear the fees of its attorney. The Sellers confirm that they
have agreed to the Company and Blue Square being represented by the law
office of X. Xxxxx & Co.
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16.3
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The
parties to this Agreement undertake to sign any document and to perform
any act that may be required in order to implement this Agreement and to
give it force.
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16.4
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This
Agreement fully and comprehensively expresses what has been agreed by the
parties in regard to the matters and subjects dealt with by this
Agreement.
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The
provisions of the Sale of Shares Agreement and the Shareholders Agreement will
continue to apply to the parties to the extent that they have not been expressly
altered by this Agreement. If there is any conflict between the
provisions of this Agreement and the Sale of Shares Agreement or the
Shareholders Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall
prevail.
16.5
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Any
alteration and any amendment to this Agreement shall be binding on the
parties only if drawn up in writing and signed by all the
parties.
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16.6
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The
addresses of the parties for purposes of this Agreement are the addresses
set forth at the head of the Agreement, or any other address of which one
of the parties may give notice in writing to the other. It is
expressly agreed that notice to Xxxxx Xxxx constitutes notice to all the
Sellers.
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16.7
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The
sending of a notice by registered mail or the delivery thereof by hand
shall be deemed to be adequate for the giving of notices. Any
notice sent by one of the parties to the other by registered mail shall be
deemed to have been received 72 hours after its delivery to the post
office. A notice delivered by hand shall be deemed to have been
received on the same day on which it was delivered. A notice
sent via facsimile, with confirmation of receipt, shall be deemed to have
been received on the day on which it was
transmitted.
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In
witness of the foregoing the parties have hereunto signed:
/s/ Zeev Vurembrand
and Xxxx Xxxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx and Zeev
Vurembrand
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/s/ Xxxxx
Xxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Blue
Square – Israel Ltd.
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Bee
Group Retail Ltd.
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Toycore
Ltd.
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx Marketing Ltd.
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Xxxxx
Xxxx
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Xxxx
X.X. Marketing & Management Ltd.
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Xxxx
X.X. Management & Investment
Ltd.
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Certification by
Attorney
I the
undersigned, Xxxxx
Xxxxx Adv., hereby certify that this Agreement and the appendices hereto
was signed by Xxxxx Xxxx and by Zeev Vurembrand, who are authorized to sign in
the name and on behalf of Bee Group Retail Ltd., and that the signatures of the
abovementioned persons where same appear together with the rubber stamp of the
corporation, are binding on it in all respects.
July 31, 2008
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx,
Advocate
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Date
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Lic.
No. 20015
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I the
undersigned, Xxxxx
Xxxxx Adv., hereby certify that this Agreement and the appendices hereto
was signed by ______________ and by ______________, who are authorized to sign
in the name and on behalf of Toycore Ltd., and that the signatures of the
abovementioned persons where same appear together with the rubber stamp of the
corporation, are binding on it in all respects.
______________
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx,
Advocate
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Date
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Lic.
No. 20015
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I the
undersigned, Xxxxx
Xxxxx Adv., hereby certify that this Agreement and the appendices hereto
was signed by Xxxxx Xxxx and by ______________, who are authorized to sign in
the name and on behalf of Xxx Xxxx Marketing Ltd., and that the signatures of
the abovementioned persons where same appear together with the rubber stamp of
the corporation, are binding on it in all respects.
______________
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx,
Advocate
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Date
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Lic.
No. 20015
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I the
undersigned, ______________ Adv., hereby certify that this Agreement
and the appendices hereto was signed by Xxxxx Xxxx and by __________, who are
authorized to sign in the name and on behalf of Xxxx X.X. Marketing &
Management Ltd., and that the signatures of the abovementioned persons where
same appear together with the rubber stamp of the corporation, are binding on it
in all respects.
July 31, 2008
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx,
Advocate
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Date
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Lic.
No. 20015
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I the
undersigned, Xxxx
Xxxxxx Adv., hereby certify that this Agreement and the appendices hereto
was signed by Zeev Vurembrand and by Xxxx Xxxxxx, who are authorized to sign in
the name and on behalf of Blue Square Israel Ltd., and that the signatures of
the abovementioned persons where same appear together with the rubber stamp of
the corporation, are binding on it in all respects.
August 3, 2008
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx,
Advocate
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Date
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Lic.
No. 19173
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I the
undersigned, Xxxx Xxx-Xxx Adv., hereby certify that the signature at the foot of
this Agreement is the signature of Xxxxx Xxxx I.D. 05780735, Xxxxx Xxxx I.D.
059739573, Xxxxx Xxxxx I.D. 022206262, who signed at the foot of this Agreement
before me.
July 31, 2008
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/s/ Xxxx Xxx-Xxx,
Advocate
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Date
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Lic.
No.
12178
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Certification by
shareholders of Toycore:
We the
undersigned, the sole shareholders (directly and indirectly) in Toycore Ltd.
(hereinafter: “Toycore”), confirm and
undertake, jointly and severally, to Blue Square Israel Ltd.:
1.
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We
are aware of all the provisions of this Agreement including the
obligations of Toycore as stipulated in the Agreement, and we undertake to
act in accordance with all the provisions of this Agreement and/or for the
implementation hereof and/or for the realization hereof, both directly and
also through Toycore.
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2.
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That
all the representations, undertakings and declarations of the Sellers in
the Agreement also apply to each and every one of us, and we are deemed to
have been a party to the Agreement itself and as part of the Sellers, and
any breach by any of the Sellers of the provisions of the Agreement shall
also be deemed to be a breach by us and will entitle the Purchaser to all
the remedies conferred on it according to the Agreement and to any
law.
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3.
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Without
derogating from the foregoing, it is expressly clarified that we assume
the provisions of Clause 11 of the Agreement
(non-competition).
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In
witness of the foregoing the parties have hereunto signed:
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx Marketing Ltd.
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Xxxx
X.X. Management & Investment Ltd.
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Yanai
A.D. Management & Investment Ltd.
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Xxxx
Xxxxx
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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Xxxx
Xxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxx
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Certification by
Attorney
I the
undersigned, Xxxxx
Xxxxx Adv., hereby certify that this Agreement and the appendices hereto
was signed by Xxxxx
Xxxx and by _____/_____, who are authorized to sign in the name and on
behalf of Xxx Xxxx Marketing Ltd., and that the signatures of the abovementioned
persons where same appear together with the rubber stamp of the corporation, are
binding on it in all respects.
July 31, 2008
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx,
Advocate
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Date
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Lic.
No. 20015
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I the
undersigned, Xxxxx
Xxxxx Adv., hereby certify that this Agreement and the appendices hereto
was signed by Xxxxx
Xxxx and by _____/_____who are authorized to sign in the name and on
behalf of Levi R.S. Investment and Management Ltd., and that the signatures of
the abovementioned persons where same appear together with the rubber stamp of
the corporation, are binding on it in all respects.
July 31, 2008
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx,
Advocate
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Date
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Lic.
No. 20015
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I the
undersigned, Xxxxx
Xxxxx Adv., hereby certify that this Agreement and the appendices hereto
was signed by Xxxxx
Xxxxx and by _____/_____ , who are authorized to sign in the name and on
behalf of Yanai A.D. Management & Investment Ltd., and that the signatures
of the abovementioned persons where same appear together with the rubber stamp
of the corporation, are binding on it in all respects.
July 31, 2008
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx,
Advocate
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Date
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Lic.
No. 20015
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I the
undersigned, Xxxx
Xxx-Xxx Adv., hereby certify that the signature at the foot of this
Agreement is of Xxxxx Xxxx I.D. 057807315, Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx I.D. 031141757, Xxxx Xxxxx
I.D. 059739573, Xxxx Xxxxx I.D. 27892678, Xxxxx Xxxxx I.D. 022206262 and Xxxxx
Xxxxx I.D. 309752400, who signed
at the foot of this Agreement before me.
July 31, 2008
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/s/ Xxxx Xxx-Xxx,
Advocate
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Date
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Lic.
No. 12178
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