SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is executed on
this 12th day of
December 2009 by and between:
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[Clenergen
India Private
Limite, a company incorporated under the provisions of the
Companies Act, with its registered office at 36 A, Cathedral
Garden Road, Chennai 600 034 ("Clenergen") (hereinafter
referred to as the "Purchaser", which
expression shall unless repugnant to the context thereof be deemed to mean
and include its successors in business and assigns,
respectively);
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Enkem Engineers Private
Limited, a company incorporated under the provisions of the
Companies Act with its registered office at _No. 000,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx_Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx 600 010_ ("Enkem") and,
(hereinafter referred to as the "Seller", which
expression shall unless repugnant to the context thereof be deemed to mean
and include their successors in business and assigns,
respectively);
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United
Bio Fuels Private Limited a company incorporated under the provisions of
the Companies Act, with its registered office at 000, Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxx 600 010 (hereinafter referred to as the "Company" which
expression shall unless repugnant to the context thereof be deemed to mean
and include its successors in business and permitted assigns) as the
confirming party to this Agreement.
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The
Seller and the Purchaser are individually referred to as a "Party"
WHEREAS:
A.
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The
Company is engaged in the business of [power
generation through biodegradable resources such as poultry
litter.]
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B.
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The
Company has at the date hereof, an authorised share capital
of 9000000 equity shares of Rs. 10 each
aggregating to Rs. 90 Milllions
and that the Seller own33.5%of the fully paid up subscribed share capital
of the Company on a Fully Diluted Basis aggregating to 7320564 equity
shares of Rs. 10 each (collectively the "Shares").
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C.
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It
is the intention of the Parties that upon the consummation of the sale and
purchase of the shares pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchaser shall own
the entire issued and subscribed share capital of the Company, together
with all the rights, economic value and benefits pertaining thereto.
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D.
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The
Seller has agreed to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser has agreed
to purchase from the Seller the shareholding in the Company, for the
Purchase Consideration (as defined hereunder) in accordance with the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement ("Share
Purchase")
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NOW THEREFORE IN
CONSIDERATION OF THE MUTUAL PROMISES SET OUT BELOW, THE PARTIES AGREE AS
FOLLOWS:
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1.
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DEFINITIONS AND
INTERPRETATION
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1.1
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Definitions
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The
following words and expressions shall, unless the context otherwise requires,
have the meanings set out below:
"Accounts" means the audited
financial statements of the Company comprising the balance sheet of the Company,
the consolidated balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow statement,
together with the notes thereon, directors' report and auditors' certificate, as
at and for the financial period ended on the Accounts Date;
"Accounts Date" means 31 March,
2009
"Affiliate" means any entity
that controls or is controlled by, directly or indirectly, or is under common
control of a Party, where "control" and "controlled by" means the possession of
the power to influence the management and policies of such entity, whether
through the ownership of voting stock of such entity, by contract or
otherwise;
"Agreement" means this share
purchase agreement including all Schedules;
"Articles" means the articles
of association of the Company;
"Assets" means the
assets/properties of the Company or any part(s) thereof and "Asset" means any
one of them
"Board of Directors" shall mean
the board of directors of the Company;
"Closing" means
the of the Share Purchase in accordance with Clause 6 and the
recording of the Purchasers as the registered holders of the Shares in the
register of members of the Company;
"Closing Date" means the date
on which Closing takes place which shall be on the _14th
December 2009 Business Day following the date on which the Seller notify the
Purchaser of the fulfilment by the Seller of its obligations in accordance with
Clause 4 or such other date as may be notified to the Purchaser by the
Seller;
"Company" shall have the
meaning ascribed to it in the preamble of this Agreement;
"Companies Act" means the
Companies Act, 1956;
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"Conditions Precedent" shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 4.1;
"Disclosure Schedule" shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 7.7;
"Encumbrance" means any
mortgage, charge (whether fixed or floating), pledge, lien, security interest or
other third party right or interest (legal or equitable) over or in respect of
the relevant Asset, security or right including the Shares;
"Financials"
means:
(i)
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the
audited balance sheet as of March 31,
2009, and the related statements of income, cash flow
and other information that are more particularly set out in Schedule
III;
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"Government Entity" means and
includes central/federal, state and local authorities to which the Parties are
subject;
"Interim Period" means the
period between the date of this Agreement and the earlier of the date of
termination of this Agreement and the Closing Date;
"Long Stop Date" means December
14 th 2009 or such other date decided exclusively by the
Purchasers;
"Material Adverse Effect" means
any change, event or effect other than in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice, that is, likely to be materially adverse to the
business, assets (including intangible assets), liabilities, financial
condition, property prospects or results of operation of the Company taken as a
whole.
"Memorandum" means the
memorandum of association of the Company;
"Purchase Consideration" shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 3.1;
"RBI" means the Reserve Bank of
India;
"Rs." or "Rupees" means the lawful
currency of India;
"Share Purchase" shall have the
meaning ascribed to it in Recital D;
"Shares" means
909,250 unpledged equity shares of Rs. 10 each of the Company,
issued and held by the Seller, constituting the shareholding of the Seller in
the Company, including all legal and beneficial interest in the
Shares and equity shares held by the financial investors who have confirmed the
terms laid down in the Offer Letter issued by Clenergen to the
Company which would along with pledged shares together with the
Seller’s Shareholding encompass 100% of the issued and paid up capital of the
Company
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"Tax" shall means (a) any
and all taxes, assessments and other charges, duties, impositions and similar
liabilities imposed by any Government Entity, including taxes based upon or
measured by gross receipts, income, profits, sales and value added, withholding,
payroll, excise and property taxes, together with all interest, penalties and
additions imposed with respect to such amounts; (b) any liability for the
payment of any amounts by the Company as a result of being a member of an
affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period; and
(c) any liability for the payment of any amounts by the Company as a result
of any express obligation to indemnify any other Person or as a result of any
obligation under any agreement or arrangement with any other Person with respect
to such amounts and including any liability for Taxes of a predecessor entity;
and
"Warranties" means the
representations, warranties, covenants and undertakings set out in this
Agreement and particularly in Clause 7 and Schedule IV.
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Interpretation
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In
this Agreement unless the context otherwise
requires:
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(a)
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references
to any statute or statutory provision or order or regulation made there
under shall include that statute, provision, order or regulation as
amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time whether before
or after the date hereof;
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(b)
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headings
to Clauses are for information only and shall not form part of the
operative provisions of this Agreement and shall not be taken into
consideration in its interpretation or
construction;
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(c)
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references
to Recitals, Clauses or Schedules are, unless the context otherwise
requires, to recitals to, clauses of or schedules to this
Agreement;
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(d)
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unless
the context otherwise requires, reference to one gender includes a
reference to the other, words importing the singular include the plural
and vice versa;
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(e)
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references
to the words "include" or "including" shall be construed as being suffixed
by the words "without limitation";
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(f)
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a
reference to a day, month or year is relevant to a day, month or year in
accordance with the Gregorian calendar; unless otherwise specified in this
Agreement;
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(g)
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a
reference to an agreement, deed, instrument or other document include the
same as amended, novated, supplemented, varied or replaced from time to
time;
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(h)
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the
expression "writing" or "written" shall include
communications by notice, telex, telegram, facsimile (fax) and letter;
and
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(i)
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Unless
the context otherwise requires, reference to one gender includes a
reference to the other, words importing the singular include the plural
and vice versa
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(J)
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The
obligations and liabilities of the Sellers under this Agreement shall be
joint and several.
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2.
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SHARE
PURCHASE
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2.1
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In
accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Seller
shall sell, transfer, convey and the Purchasers shall purchase the Shares
from the Seller, on and with effect from the Closing Date, free from all
Encumbrances except those ____ of Equity Shares which are pledged with
IREDA and together with all accrued benefits and attached rights and all
dividends declared after the Accounts Date in respect of the Shares. The
Seller shall ensure and take all necessary steps to have the pledged
shares transferred to the Sellers herein upon closure of the loan
outstanding to IREDA for a consideration of Re.
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2.2
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The
shareholding of the Company after successful consummation of the
Closing,and considering the pledged shares are subsequently transferred
after closing date by IREDA shall be held by the Purchaser
herein.
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3.
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PURCHASE
CONSIDERATION
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3.1
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In
consideration for the sale and transfer of the Shares by the Seller as set
out in Clause 2, the Purchasers shall pay a total consideration of Rs. 7.5
Millions ("Purchase
Consideration") to the Seller and to the other financial
shareholders, details of which are set out in Schedule II (The amounts are
already placed with ABN Xxxx Xxxx X.X., Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxx 000000. The Purchasers hereby agree to pay a
sum not exceeding Rs. 70 Millions towards the outstanding loans including
interest and other charges in respect of the sums due to
IREDA On closing date. The Purchasers shall also make a payment
of Rs. 5 Millions to the Seller herein who undertakes to pay off all the
current and other liabilities of the Company besides the sums due to
IREDA. Any further liability till the date of execution of this
agreement shall be to the account of the
Seller.
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3.2
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The
Purchasers shall be deemed to have fulfilled their obligations under this
Clause 3 once the Purchase Consideration has been transferred or remitted
to the respective accounts of the Seller in accordance with Clause 6.
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4.
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
CLOSING
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4.1
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The
Purchasers obligation to purchase the Shares and remit the Purchase
Consideration in accordance with Clause 6 is subject to the fulfilment on
or prior to the Long Stop Date, of each of the following conditions any
one or part of which may be waived in writing exclusively by the
Purchasers, and the Sellers shall, and where applicable, shall cause the
Company to satisfy the following conditions ("Conditions"):
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(a)
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The
Sellers and the Purchasers shall have obtained all approvals as
stipulated in Schedule I--which are required in connection with the
execution and delivery of the Agreement and consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the certified copies of
the same shall have been delivered to each of the
Purchaser.
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(b)
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All
loan balances outstanding to IREDA including overdue balances and
interest/ overdue interest have been settled or approvals from IREDA shall
have been obtained by the Seller and as part of the overall consideration
for acquisition of the Company, the Purchases shall provide a sum not
exceeding Rs. 70Millions towards the One Time Settlement relating to the
loan from IREDA.
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(c)
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The
Seller shall have obtained written resignation letters
from P..Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx Xxxxxxx , as directors of
the Company effective as at the end of the Closing
Date.
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(f)
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The
Company providing the Purchasers with certified true copies of the extract
of the resolutions passed in a meeting of its board of directors on
closing date:
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(i)
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agreeing
to effect the transfer of the Shares upon the duly executed and stamped
share transfer forms along with the original share certificates being
delivered to it; and
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(ii)
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approving
the Company's execution of this Agreement and conferring authority on
MrP.Xxxxxxxxx the Managing Director of the Company, to sign and
duly execute this Agreement.
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The
Company shall undertake and provide an undertaking in the format mutually agreed
by all the parties to the effect that all legal requirements in respect of its
allotment of shares to the shareholders is in order and further as a token of
the undertaking, authorizes the purchasers to withhold a sum of Rs. 0.5 Millions
out of the 5 Millions payable to the Company/ Enkem for a period of 120 days
from the date of execution of this agreement . Upon the completion of
120 days as aforementioned, the said sum net of any outflow in respect of
matters relating to allotment of shares shall be released by the purchaser to
the seller herein.
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(g)
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Copy
of a certificate to be signed on the Closing Date by Seller, to the effect
that as of the Closing Date the Company and the Sellers have performed and
complied in all material respects with all covenants and obligations under
this Agreement as necessarily required and agreed to be performed and
complied with by such Party as of the Closing Date;
and
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(h)
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The
Sellers shall procure that the Company performs the following corporate,
regulatory and other actions till the Closing
Date:
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(i)
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Maintenance
and updation of all statutory registers required to be maintained under
the Companies Act;
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(ii)
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Undertaking
all statutory filings as may be required under the Companies
Act.
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4.2
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Other
than such Conditions as are waived by the Purchasers, the Sellers shall,
by the Long Stop Date notify the Purchaser, that all the Conditions under
Clause 4.2, and 4.3 have been
satisfied.
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4.3
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If
all the Conditions have been satisfactorily fulfilled or waived by the
Long Stop Date, the Closing shall take place on the Closing Date in
accordance with Clause 6.
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4.4
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If
all the Conditions have not been satisfactorily fulfilled or waived by the
Long Stop Date, the respective obligations of the Parties shall cease and
the Purchasers may in their sole discretion terminate this Agreement and
except in relation to any breach of any provision of this Agreement prior
thereto no Party shall have any claim against any other
Party.
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5.
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PERIOD UNTIL
CLOSING
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5.1
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Conduct of Business of the
Company
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During
the Interim Period, the Sellers agree to conduct the business of the Company in
a diligent manner and in accordance with sound and prudent business practices.
During the Interim Period, the Sellers shall, within 3 Business Days promptly
notify each of the Purchasers of: (a) any event, occurrence or emergency
not in the ordinary course of business of the Company; or (b) any event
which could have a materially negative effect on the financial condition or the
operations of the Company; or (c) any matter or thing which may or has come to
the knowledge of the Sellers and which is inconsistent with any of the
representations and warranties made by the Sellers under this Agreement or is
likely to affect the judgement of each of the Purchaser. Except as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the Sellers shall ensure that the
Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser during the
offer validity period :
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(a)
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Undertake
any transaction except in the ordinary course of business as conducted on
that date and consistent with past
practices;
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(b)
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Make
any modifications, amendments or changes to its articles and memorandum of
association;
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(c)
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Undertake
any expenditure, transaction or
commitment
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(d)
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Adopt
or make changes in any accounting method in respect of taxes, agreement or
settlement of any claim or assessment in respect of
taxes;
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(e)
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Issue
or authorize issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or
in substitution for shares in the
Company;
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sell,
lease, license or otherwise dispose of any of the Assets of the
Company, including the sale of any accounts receivable of the Company or
its Subsidiary, or any creation of any security interest in such assets or
properties, in excess of monetary limits which are equivalent to the
amount in Clause 5.1(c);
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(g)
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Make
any loan to any person, or purchase any debt securities of any person in
excess of the monetary limits which are equivalent to the amount in Clause
5.1(c);
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(h)
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waive
or release any right or claim for an amount equivalent to the amount in
Clause 5.1(c), including any waiver, release or other compromise of any
account receivable of the Company;
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(i)
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Commence
or settle any lawsuit;
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(j)
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Sell,
lease, license or transfer to any person any intellectual property rights
of the Company or enter into any transaction relating to such rights in
excess of monetary limits which are equivalent to the amount in Clause
5.1(c);
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(k)
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Grant
any sublease of any leased property of the
Company;
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(l)
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agree
to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing Assets or
equity securities of, any business or corporation, partnership,
association or other business organization or division thereof, or other
acquisition or agree to acquire any assets or any equity securities that
are material, individually or in the aggregate, to the business of the
Company;
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adopt
or amend any Company employee plan, execute or amend any employee
agreement, or pay or agree to pay any bonus or special remuneration to any
director or employee, or increase or modify the salaries, wage rates or
other compensation (including any equity based compensation) of any
employee;
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(n)
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increase
the salaries of employees nor provide any extraordinary employment
benefits to the employees of the Company without prior written consent of
the Purchaser
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(o)
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promote
or effect similar change to the employment status or title of any
employee;
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(p)
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alter
any interest in a subsidiary or any corporation, association, joint
venture, partnership or business entity in which the Company directly or
through each other holds any interest which may amount to a Material
Adverse Effect; or
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(q)
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agree
to do any of the things described in the preceding sub-clauses of this
Clause 5.1
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5.2
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Access to
Information
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The
Sellers shall, during the Interim Period, afford the Purchaser and its
representatives, as notified, access to all of the properties, books, contracts
and records of the Company, all other information concerning the Company as the
Purchaser may request, and information relating to all employees of
the Company. All information disclosed by the Company to the
Purchasers and/or their representatives, pursuant to this Clause 5.2 shall be
provided on a strictly confidential basis and shall be held in trust by the
Purchasers and/or their representatives and shall be kept confidential by the
Purchasers and/or their representatives except the following information
which:
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(a)
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is
required to be disclosed by, under or pursuant to any law in force or
pursuant to any order, decree, judgment, award, etc., of any competent
court, tribunal, board, government or statutory authority,
etc.;
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(b)
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is
public knowledge or which subsequently becomes public knowledge, other
than by way of a breach of the terms of this
Agreement;
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(c)
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is
available to the Purchaser and/or its representatives prior to its
disclosure by the Company under the terms of this Agreement or which
becomes known to the Purchaser and/or its representatives prior to or
subsequent to such disclosure without similar restrictions from a source
other than the Company, as evidenced by
records;
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(d)
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The
Company agrees in writing may be disclosed;
or
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(e)
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is
or becomes available in writing to the Purchaser from sources which to the
Purchaser's knowledge are under no obligation of confidentiality to the
Company.
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6.
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CLOSING
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6.1
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Closing
Actions
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Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, Closing shall take place at a mutually agreed
location in Chennai on
the Closing Date and the following transactions shall deemed to be consummated
simultaneously:
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6.1.1
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Certificates
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The
Sellers, shall hand over the originals of the documents mentioned in Clause 4.1
(g), (h) and (i) to the Purchaser; and
6.1.2
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Execution
of share transfer documents
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Enkem
shall execute and deliver to [the relevant
Purchaser] necessary forms and documents including Form FC-TRS, consent
letters, undertakings, etc., in accordance with Foreign Exchange Management
ACT
The
Purchaser shall file the duly completed Form FC-TRS together with all relevant
documents after closing date.
6.1.3
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Share
transfer forms
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The
Seller shall execute and deliver to the Purchasers duly executed and valid share
transfer forms and original share certificates in respect of the Shares free and
clear of all Encumbrances.
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6.1.4
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Purchase
Consideration
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Purchaser
shall cause the remittance of their respective share of the Purchase
Consideration to the bank accounts of the Seller in such
proportions and in accordance with the bank account details stated in the
Schedule
V.on closing date
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6.1.5
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Meeting of the Board
of
Directors
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The
Seller shall cause the Company to convene a meeting of the Board of Directors
on the date of payment of the purchase
consideration to:
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(a)
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approve
the transfer of the Shares in favour of the Purchaser and to duly endorse
and deliver original share certificates for the Shares evidencing the
Purchasers as the lawful and beneficial owners of the
Shares;
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(b)
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enter
the name of the Purchasers\as members in the register of members
maintained by the Company in accordance with the requirements of the
Act;
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(c)
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approve
the appointment of Xxxx
Xxxxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx nominees of Purchaser as additional
directors of the Company effective as of the Closing
Date;
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(d)
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accept
the resignations of all the directors and additional directors (except the
nominees of the Purchasers appointed in accordance with 6.1.5 (c) above),
of the Company with effect from the end of the Closing
Date;
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(e)
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revoke
all mandates to bankers existing as on the Closing Date, and granting
authority in favour of such persons as the Purchasers may nominate to
operate the bank accounts thereof;
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(f)
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revoke
all power of attorneys issued by the Company and existing as on the
Closing Date; and
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WARRANTIES
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7.1
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The
Seller are the holders of 33.5% the issued share capital of the Company,
and are therefore competent to give Warranties on their own behalf as well
as in respect of the Company as set out in Schedule
IV.
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7.2
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The
Seller hereby represent, warrant, covenant and undertake to the Purchasers
on their behalf and on behalf of the Company (so as to bind the Seller and
their respective legal representatives, and assigns) as
follows:
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(a)
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All
of the Shares are fully paid, or properly credited as fully paid, and have
been validly issued to the all the existing shareholders of the company,
whose details are set forth in Schedule II to this
Agreement.
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(b)
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The
Seller is the absolute legal and beneficial owners of the shares and has
full legal right, power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver
this Agreement and to perform the obligations, undertakings and
transactions set forth herein, and this Agreement has been duly and
validly executed and delivered by the Seller and constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation, enforceable against them in accordance with
its terms;
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(c)
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The
Shares owned by the Seller are free and clear of all Encumbrances
(excluding those pledged to IREDA.
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(d)
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Except
for the transaction contemplated by this Agreement there is no
subscription, option, warrant, call-right, agreement or commitment
outstanding in relation to the sale or transfer of the
Shares;
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(e)
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The
Seller has not entered into any contracts, arrangements or engagements
with any third party(ie) or done any acts on behalf of the Company which
may at a later stage lead to any material liabilities for the Company
other than the acts done by it in the usual and ordinary course of
business;
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(f)
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The
transfer of the unpledged Shares
to the Purchaser hereunder will convey to
the Purchaser good and marketable title to the Shares, free and
clear of all pledges, security interests, options, equities, liens,
charges, Encumbrances, claims or other third party rights (including
rights of pre emption) whatsoever;
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(g)
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All
claims/ penalties if any, claimed by creditors including related parties
of the Company have been settled as at the Closing Date and the relevant
no due certificates have been obtained; The Seller shall provide an
undertaking to the effect that on the payment of Rs. 5 Millions, all
liabilities of the Company besides the sums due to IREDA shall stand
extinguished and the seller indemnifies the Purchasers and the Company
from any statutory or non statutory liability or financial obligation
pertaining to the period upto the date of transfer of shares to the
purchasers.
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(h)
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There
is no funding commitment to AHIMSA Biofuels except a sum
of Rs. 4,500,000 paid in
2006-07;
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(i)
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The
amounts disclosed as unabsorbed depreciation available for carry forward
are complete and accurate;
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Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Seller nor the consummation
by the Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby will violate, conflict
with or result in the breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of
the memorandum and articles of association of the Company or any agreement to
which the Company or the Seller is a party or any law, regulation, order,
ruling, decree, judgment, arbitration award or stipulation to which the Company
or the Sellers are subject, or constitute a default there under which would
result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge, Encumbrance or other
third party interest there under upon the Shares.
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(n)
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The
Financials are true and fair and in accordance with the Accounting
Standards prescribed by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
and have been prepared on a consistent basis throughout the periods
indicated and consistent with each other. The Financials present fairly
the Company's consolidated financial condition, operating results and cash
flows as of the dates and during the periods indicated
therein.
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7.4
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Without
restricting the rights of the Purchaser or the ability of the Purchaser to
claim damages on any basis available to it in the event that any of the
Warranties prove to be untrue or misleading or are breached (as the case
may be) the Seller shall pay to the Purchaser on demand the amount as set
out under Clause 8 of this Agreement together with all costs and expenses
incurred by the Purchaser as a result of such
breach.
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7.5
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Each
of the Warranties shall be construed as a separate representation,
warranty, covenant or undertaking (as the case may be) and (save as
expressly provided to the contrary) shall not be limited by the terms of
any of the other Warranties or by any other term of this
Agreement.
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7.6
|
The
Warranties are only qualified by the facts and circumstances fairly,
specifically and accurately disclosed in the disclosure schedule delivered
by the Company and the Sellers to the Purchasers concurrently with the
execution of this Agreement, attached as Schedule VI. ("Disclosure Schedule")
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7.7
|
Unless
any information or fact is disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, the
Seller shall not invoke any Purchaser's knowledge (actual, constructive or
imputed) of such fact or information, which might make the Warranties
untrue, inaccurate or misleading.
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7.8
|
The
Seller acknowledge and confirm that the Purchaser has entered into this
Agreement based on the Warranties, and the correctness of all the
information provided by the Sellers to the
Purchasers.
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7.9
|
The
Seller shall give to the Purchasers and its representatives both before
and after Closing all such information and documentation relating to the
Company as the Purchaser shall reasonably require enabling it to satisfy
itself as to the accuracy and observance of the
Warranties.
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7.10
|
The
Seller agree and undertake not to do or cause to be done any
act or thing between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date which
would result the Warranties being rendered completely or partially untrue
or incorrect.
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8.
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INDEMNIFICATION
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8.1
|
Right
of Indemnification
|
The
Seller ("Indemnifying Party") shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the
Purchasers, their Affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees,
representatives, agents, contractors or licensees (each an "Indemnified Party"
and together the "Indemnified Parties"), from and against any and all suits,
sanctions, legal proceedings, claims, assessments, judgments, damages,
penalties, fines, liabilities, demands, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of
whatever kind and losses incurred or sustained by the Indemnified Parties as a
result of, arising from, or in connection with, or relating to,
directly or indirectly: (a) a breach of representations and warranties made by
the Indemnifying Party under this Agreement; and/or (b) the non-performance (in
whole or in part) by the Indemnifying Party of any of its covenants, obligations
or undertakings contained in this Agreement.
Provided
however that, neither Party shall be liable to the other for any indirect and/or
consequential damages as well as loss of production, loss of overheads or
profits in any manner or form arising from this Agreement.
8.2
|
Indemnification
Procedure
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8.2.1
|
If
any Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification hereunder, such
Indemnified Party shall as soon as reasonably practicable give notice to
the Indemnifying Party against whom the indemnity is claimed of the losses
suffered by the Indemnified Party as provided in Clause 8.1 above and/or
any claim or of the commencement of any proceeding against the Company or
the Indemnified Party, brought by any third party with respect to which
such Indemnified Party, seeks indemnification pursuant hereto. Such notice
shall describe such losses; provided, however, that any delay to so notify
the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any
obligation or liability.
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8.2.2
|
The
Indemnifying Party shall forthwith upon receipt of such notice, reimburse
to the Indemnified Party an amount equal to all losses provided that the
Indemnifying Party shall have the right, exercisable by giving written
notice to an Indemnified Party within 15 (fifteen) days after the receipt
of written notice from such Indemnified Party of such claim or proceeding,
to assume, at the expense of the Indemnifying Party the defense of any
such claim or proceeding, with the assistance of counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such Indemnified Party. Subject to being fully indemnified
as aforesaid, the Indemnified Party shall not consent to entry of any
judgment or enter into any settlement, without the prior written approval
of the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnifying Party shall not consent to
entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include
as an unconditional term thereof a release by the claimant or plaintiff to
such Indemnified Party, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Indemnified Party, from all liability in respect of such claim or
proceeding.
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9.
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TERM AND TERMINATION
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9.1
|
Term
|
This
agreement shall come into force on the execution date and shall remain valid and
binding unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
9.3
|
Termination
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If at any
time prior to or on Closing:
(a)
|
a
breach of any of the Warranties shall come to the notice of any
Purchaser;
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(b)
|
there
shall occur any act or event after the date hereof, which upon Closing
would or might constitute a breach of any of the
Warranties;
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(c)
|
there
is any breach or non-fulfilment by the Sellers of their obligations
hereunder which is incapable of remedy or, if capable of remedy, is not
remedied by the Sellers by the Closing Date hereunder or (if earlier)
within 7 days after notice thereof from Purchaser requiring the
same to be remedied; or
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(d)
|
If
a Material Adverse Effect occurs, or if any law or order restricts or
prohibits ownership or operation of any portion of the business of the
Company by the Purchaser,
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then in
any such case the Purchasers shall be entitled (in addition and without
prejudice to any other rights or remedies it may have against the Sellers under
this Agreement or otherwise) to elect by notice in writing to the Sellers not to
complete the Share Purchase.
10.
|
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ADVERSE
PUBLICITY
|
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Neither
the making of this Agreement nor its terms shall be disclosed by either
Party without the prior consent of the other Party unless disclosure is
required by law or by the rules and regulations of any relevant stock
exchange or required to be disclosed to employees, officers, legal or
financial consultants on a "need to know basis", and disclosure shall then
only be made:
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(a)
|
after
prior consultation with the other Party as to the terms of such
disclosure;
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(b)
|
strictly
in accordance with any agreement as to the terms of disclosure;
and
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(c)
|
only
to the person or persons and in the manner required by law or as otherwise
agreed between the Parties
hereto.
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11.
|
COSTS
|
11.1
|
Save
as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party shall bear
its own legal, accountancy and other costs, charges and expenses connected
with the negotiation, preparation and implementation of this Agreement and
any other document incidental to or referred to in this
Agreement.
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11.2
|
The
cost of any transfer, recording, registration and other fees, and any
similar Taxes (including stamp duty payable on share transfer forms and
selling commission) and fees which become payable in connection with the
Share Purchase under applicable law shall be borne by the Purchaser
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12.
|
EFFECT OF
CLOSING
|
|
The
terms of this Agreement shall in so far as not performed at Closing and
subject as specifically otherwise provided in this Agreement continue in
force after and notwithstanding the
Closing.
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13.
|
ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
|
|
This
Agreement, the Schedules attached hereto and the documents and instruments
and other agreements among the Parties to this
Agreement: (a) constitute the entire agreement among the
Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings both written and oral, among the Parties
with respect to the subject matter contained in this Agreement;
(b) are not intended to confer upon any other Person any rights or
remedies hereunder; and (c) shall not be assigned by operation of law
or otherwise.
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14.
|
WAIVER AND
AMENDMENT
|
14.1
|
No
waiver of any term, provision or condition of this Agreement shall be
effective unless such waiver is evidenced in writing and signed by the
waiving Party.
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14.2
|
No
omission or delay on the part of any Party in exercising any right, power
or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver, nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege preclude
any other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or
privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided are
cumulative with and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by
law.
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14.3
|
No
amendment or modification to this Agreement shall be effective unless made
in writing and signed by the
Parties.
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15.
|
NOTICES
|
15.1
|
Save
as specifically otherwise provided in this Agreement any notice, demand or
other communication to be served under this Agreement may be served upon
any Party by posting by registered acknowledgement due or delivering the
same by courier or sending the same by facsimile transmission to such
Party at its address or facsimile number given below, or at such other
address or number as it may from time to time notify in writing to the
other Party.
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S. No.
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Name of the
party
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Address
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Phone/Facsimile
|
|||
1.
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Seller
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Enkem
Engineers Pvt Ltd
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[_PH
:
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000,
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
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43307284-
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Chennai
– 000 000
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00_,Fax
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:26411788_] | ||||||
2.
|
Purchaser
|
ClenergenIndiaPvtLtd
00X,Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx
|
[_Ph :
00000000_,
Fax
|
|||
Chennai
– 600 034
|
40509300_]
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|||||
[___] |
15.2
|
A
notice or demand served by registered acknowledgement due post or courier
shall be deemed duly served [2] Business Days after posting and a notice
or demand sent by facsimile transmission shall be deemed to have been
served at the time of transmission and in proving service of the same it
will be sufficient to prove, in the case of a letter, that such letter was
sent properly by registered post, addressed and placed in the post, in the
case of courier, that the letter was properly addressed and handed over to
the courier company and, in the case of a facsimile transmission, that
such facsimile was duly transmitted to a current facsimile number of the
addressee at the address referred to
above.
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16.
|
COUNTERPARTS
|
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the Parties on
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an
original, but all the counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
instrument.
17.
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GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE
RESOLUTION
|
17.1
|
Governing Law;
Jurisdiction
|
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Indian law
without giving effect to the conflicts of law’s provisions
thereof. Subject to Clause 15.2 below, courts in Chennai alone shall
have exclusive jurisdiction with respect to any matter under, incidental to or
in any manner relating to this Agreement.
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17.2
|
Dispute
Resolution
|
|
(a)
|
The
Parties shall endeavour to settle any dispute arising in connection with
the interpretation, performance, termination of this Agreement, or
otherwise in connection with this Agreement, through friendly
consultations and negotiations.
|
|
(b)
|
If
no settlement can be reached through friendly consultations and
negotiations within [20]
days of either Party delivering a notice of the dispute to the other
Party, then such matter will be finally settled by arbitration The Parties
shall settle all disputes by arbitration in accordance with the
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 by 3 arbitrators appointed in
accordance with (c) below. The Parties agree with respect to
such arbitration that:
|
(i)
|
the
arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in
English;
|
(ii)
|
the
place of arbitration shall be Chennai
;
|
|
(iii)
|
there
shall be 3 arbitrators, with each disputing party having the right to
appoint 1 arbitrator each and the third arbitrator being appointed by the
2 arbitrators appointed in accordance with this Clause and shall serve as
the presiding arbitrator of the arbitral
tribunal;
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|
(iv)
|
the
arbitration award shall be final and binding on the Parties, and
enforceable in accordance with its terms. The arbitrators shall
make a reasoned award;
|
|
(v)
|
the
costs of arbitration shall be borne as determined in the arbitration
award. If a Party is required to enforce an arbitral award by
legal action of any kind, the Party against whom such legal action is
taken shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses and attorneys fees,
including any cost of additional litigation or arbitration taken by the
Party seeking to enforce the award;
and
|
|
(vi)
|
when
any dispute occurs which is submitted to arbitration, except for the
matter under dispute, the Parties shall continue to exercise their
remaining respective rights and fulfil their remaining obligations under
this Agreement.
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18.
|
INVALIDITY
|
If at any
time any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement is or becomes invalid,
illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any law, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be in
any way affected or impaired thereby.
19.
|
CONFIDENTIALITY
|
19.1
|
Neither
the making of this Agreement nor its terms shall be disclosed by either
Party hereto without the prior consent of the other Party unless
disclosure is required by law and disclosure shall then only be
made:
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|
(a)
|
after
prior consultation with the other Party as to the terms of such
disclosure;
|
(b)
|
Strictly
in accordance with any agreement as to the terms of disclosure;
and
|
|
(c)
|
only
to the person or persons and in the manner required by law or as otherwise
agreed between the parties hereto.
|
19.2
|
The
Purchasers warrants that it shall keep confidential all information
provided to it by or on behalf of the Sellers or otherwise obtained by it
in connection with this Agreement which relates to the
Sellers.
|
19.3
|
The
Seller warrant that they shall keep confidential all information provided
to them by or on behalf of the Purchaser or otherwise obtained by them in
connection with this Agreement which relates to
Purchaser.
|
19.4
|
Nothing
in this Clause prevents any announcement being made or any confidential
information being disclosed:
|
|
(a)
|
with
the written approval of the other Party, which in the case of any
announcement shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed;
or
|
|
(b)
|
to
the extent required by law or any competent regulatory body, but a Party
required to disclose any confidential information shall promptly notify
the other Party, where practicable and lawful to do so, before disclosure
occurs and co-operate with the other Party regarding the timing and
content of such disclosure or any action which the other Party may
reasonably elect to take to challenge the validity of such requirement;
or
|
|
(c)
|
by
the Sellers or Purchasers to any of their Affiliates which adheres to the
terms of this Clause.
|
19.5
|
Nothing
in this Clause prevents disclosure of confidential information by any
Party:
|
|
(a)
|
to
the extent that the information is in or comes into the public domain
other than as a result of a breach of any undertaking or duty of
confidentiality by that Party ; or
|
|
(b)
|
to
that Party's professional advisers, auditors or bankers, but before any
disclosure to any such person the relevant Party shall procure that he is
made aware of the terms of this clause and shall use its best
endeavours to procure that such person adheres to those terms as if he
were bound by the provisions of this
Clause.
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19.6
|
The
Parties agree that the provisions of this Clause 19 shall survive the
expiration/termination of this Agreement and shall be binding on the
Parties for period of 1year, from the expiry/termination of
this Agreement.
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PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this
Agreement has been executed on the 12th day of
December 2009
SELLERS
|
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By:
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/s/X. Xxxxxxxxx
|
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X.
Xxxxxxxxx
|
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PURCHASER
|
||||
By:
|
/s/Xxxx XX Xxxxx
|
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Xxxx
XX Xxxxx
|
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COMPANY
|
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By:
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/s/X. Xxxxxxxxx
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X.
Xxxxxxxxx
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Witness
|
Witness
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SCHEDULE
I
APPROVALS REQUIRED
INCONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT
a.
|
IREDA
OTS Letter
|
b.
|
Board
resolution of
Enkem authorising X.Xxxxxxxxx to sign
this agreement
|
c.
|
Letter
of Acknowledgment for this transaction from remaining
shareholders
|
d.
|
Board
resolution of UBF to conclude the transaction with
Clenergen
|
e.
|
Clenergen’s
Board Resolution authorising the acquisition and the
signatory to enter into this
agreement
|
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SCHEDULE
–II
SHARE
HOLDING IN THE COMPANY
X.Xx.
|
Name of the Shareholder
|
No of Shares
|
||||
1
|
Enkem
Engineers Private Limited
|
24,56,700 | ||||
2
|
Entec
Environmental Technology Unweltechnok GMBH (Liquidated)
|
14,95,185 | ||||
3
|
Xxx
Xxx Ventures
0xx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx
Mauritius
|
4,56,953 | ||||
4
|
Green
partners llc
000
xxxxxxx xxxxxx, xxxxx 0000 Xxxxxxx xx-0000
|
16,86,647 | ||||
5
|
Mattehorn
Capital
|
1,95,025 | ||||
6
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
210,
Veer Sarvarkar Marg, Neldharan, Flat no 11, Mumbai 16
|
1,00,000 | ||||
7
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Hauptwohnistz.
Lizenberg, 00X, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx-0000
|
2,30,054 | ||||
8
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
7,00,000 | ||||
Total
|
73,20,564 |
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Schedule
III – SELLER'S PROPORTION OF PURCHASE CONSIDERTAION FOR UNPLEDGED
SHARES
Shareholders
|
Number of
shares
|
Amount of
Consideration
|
Bank
Account
Details
|
SWIFT
Code/Wire
Transfer
Instructions
|
||||||||||||
Enkem
|
9,09,255 |
Re.1.0
|
----- | ------- | ||||||||||||
TOTAL
|
9,09,255 | 1.0 |
OTHER
SHARE HOLDERS WHO HAVE PURCHASE CONSIDERATION FOR UNPLEDGED SHARES
Shareholders
|
Number of
shares
|
Amount of
Consideration
|
Bank Account Details & Transfer
instructions
|
||||||
Green
Partners LLC
|
16,86,647 | 37,55,150 |
Green
Partners LLC
Bank
of America
00
Xxxx 00 xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX
ABA
Routing Number : 026 009 593
Swift
Code :BOFA US 3 N
Account
number ; 0000 0104 0944
|
||||||
Xxx
Xxx Ventures
|
4,56,953 | 10,17,360 |
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Citibank #
91
1155
Avenue of the Americas at 00 xx xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,Xx 00000
Account
# 00000000
ABA
# 000000000
|
||||||
Mattehorn
Capital
|
1,95,025 | 434203 |
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
Citibank #
91
1155
Avenue of the Americas at 00 xx xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,Xx 00000
Account
# 00000000
ABA
# 000000000
|
||||||
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
|
1,00,000 | 2,22,640 |
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
HSBC,
Mumbai , Fort Branch
52/60
M.G Road, Mumbai 1
Swift
Code XXXXXXXX
Acct
030392344006
|
||||||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
2,30,054 | 5,2,192 |
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Bank
Austria AG
Account
no :52434 320 701
IBAN
: ATO31200 0524 3432 0701
BIC
: XXXXXXXX
|
||||||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
7,00,000 | 15,58,480 |
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Dornbirner
Sparkasse
Dornbirn
/ Austria
Account
no : 1201 106 851
IBAN
: AT 1920 602 0001201 106 851.
BIC
:
XXXXXX0X
|
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OTHER
SHARES PLEDGED WITH IREDA
Shareholders
|
Number of
shares
|
Amount of
Consideration
|
Bank Account Details & Transfer
instructions
|
||||||
Enkem
Engineers Private Limited
|
15,47,445 |
Re.1
|
------ | ||||||
Entec
Environmental Technology Unweltechnok GMBH
|
14,95,185 |
Re.1
|
----------- | ||||||
Total
|
30,42,630 |
Rs
2.0
|
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SCHEDULE IV
AUDITED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF MARCH 31, 2009
ENCLOSED
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SCHEDULE
IV WARRANTIES
Each of
the Sellers subject to such exceptions as are specifically disclosed in the
Disclosure Schedule (each of which disclosures shall clearly reference the
appropriate paragraph and, if applicable, sub paragraph of this Schedule to
which it relates, and each of which disclosures shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into the representations and warranties made in this
Schedule, and elsewhere in this Agreement, to the extent such express reference
is made) hereby, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to the
Purchasers as follows.
1.
|
CONSTITUTION
|
The
Company is an entity duly organised, validly existing and under the laws of the
Republic of India and has full corporate power and lawful authority to own and
operate its assets, properties and business and to carry on its business as now
being conducted.
1.1
|
Memorandum
and Articles
|
The
memorandum and articles of association of the Company as amended to date,
certified by the auditors of the Company or a practising Company Secretary and
provided to the Purchasers by the Sellers are complete and accurate. All
amendments to the memorandum and articles of association (if any) have been duly
and properly made and filed with Registrar of Companies and no amendments
thereto are pending.
1.2
|
Register of
Members
|
The
register of members of the Company provided to the Purchasers by the Sellers
contains true and accurate records of the members from time to time of the
Company and the Company has not been subject to any application under the Act
for rectification of such register.
1.3
|
Returns
|
All such
resolutions, returns and other documents required by the Act to be delivered to
the Registrar of Companies have been duly delivered and are true and
accurate.
1.4
|
Powers of
Attorney
|
The
Company has not executed any power of attorney or conferred on any person other
than its directors, officers and employees any authority to enter into any
transaction on behalf of or to bind the Company in any way.
1.5
|
Share
Capital
|
The
authorised capital of the Company is Rs.900 lakhs divided into
90 lakhs equity Shares of Rs. 10 each. The Company's present issued,
subscribed and paid-up share capital is Rs. 732,05,640 divided into 73,20,564
equity Shares of Rs. 10each.
The
unpledged Shares purchased by Purchaser shall be freely transferable
by Purchaser and are not subject to any Encumbrance.
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2.
|
ACCOUNTS
|
2.1
|
Accounts
Warranty
|
The
Accounts comply with the provisions of the Act as applicable and have been
prepared in accordance with the requirements of all relevant statutes and with
generally accepted accounting principles and practices and are true and accurate
in all respects so far as they are stated to be facts and not estimates and
accordingly give a true and fair view of all the assets and liabilities (whether
present or future, actual or contingent) and of the state of affairs, financial
position and results of the Company as at and up to the Accounts Date and,
without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Accounts:
|
(a)
|
make
full provision or reserve for depreciation, bad or doubtful debts and
other actual liabilities;
|
|
(b)
|
either
make full provision or reserve for or make fair disclosure in notes of all
contingent, postponed or deferred
liabilities;
|
(c)
|
Do
not overvalue assets or understate liabilities;
and
|
|
(d)
|
have
not (save as disclosed in the Accounts) been affected by any
extraordinary, exceptional or non-recurring item or by any other fact or
circumstance rendering the profits or losses for the relevant period
unusually high or low.
|
Other
than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, the
Company has not incurred any liability, indebtedness, obligation, expense,
claim, and guarantee, except for those which have been reflected in the
Financials.
2.2
|
Accounting
Policy
|
The
Accounts have been prepared on a basis consistent with the basis upon which all
audited accounts of the Company have been prepared since the date of its
incorporation.
2.3
|
Books of
Account
|
The
Company has properly kept and maintained all necessary books of account
(reflecting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and
practices all transactions effected by the Company or to which it is or has been
a party) minute books, records, register of members and other statutory books.
All such documents contain full and accurate records of all matters required to
be recorded therein and all deeds and documents (properly stamped where stamping
is necessary for enforcement thereof) belonging to the Company or which ought to
be in the possession of the Company.
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3.
|
BUSINESS
|
3.1
|
Business since the Accounts
Date
|
Since the
Accounts Date there has been no Material Adverse Effect in the financial or
trading position or prospects of the Company and the business of the Company has
been conducted on a normal basis. The Company has not disposed of any
of its assets otherwise than in the normal course of business and in consistence
with its past practices or declared or paid any dividend on any of its Shares or
effected any distribution of Assets or made any loan or other payment other than
in the normal course of business.
3.2
|
Acquisition and disposal of
Assets
|
The
Company has not since the Accounts Date acquired or agreed to acquire any asset
for a consideration which is higher than the market value at the time of
acquisition and has not disposed of or agreed to dispose of any asset for a
consideration which is lower than the market value or the value thereof as shown
in the books of the Company at the time of disposal.
3.3
|
Charges and title to
Assets
|
|
(a)
|
The
Company has not created or agreed to create or suffered the creation of
any Encumbrance over any part of its undertaking or Assets
except a charge created in favour of IREDA in respect of all
its assets, movable and immovable for the purpose of obtaining and having
obtained a term loan from IREDA. The Company has and shall at Closing
continue to have a good and marketable title to the Assets, to all other
assets (tangible or intangible) used for the purpose of the Company's
business and to all assets acquired since the Accounts Date and prior to
Closing. The Purchaser on making the payment of a sum of Rs. 70
Millions to the Company shall be provided its assets free from
encumbrances. The Company undertakes to make the payment to
IREDA on the same day that it receives the aforementioned sum of Rs. 70
Millions from the Purchaser herein.
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(b)
|
The
Company owns the Assets and all other assets (tangible or intangible) used
for the purpose of the Company's business at the date hereof and all
assets acquired since the Accounts Date and prior to Closing required for
the proper and efficient conduct of the business of the
Company.
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(c)
|
No
person other than the Company has any right, title or interest (present or
future) in the Assets including any trade name, trade secret or secret
process of the Company.
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(d)
|
The
Company has sufficient right, title and ownership of all its intangible
property, including all patents, trade marks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, licences, domain names, information and proprietary rights,if
any or adequate licences, rights or purchase options with respect to the
foregoing, necessary for its business as now conducted and as proposed to
be conducted, or will be able to obtain on terms which will not materially
and adversely affect its business or operations in a material way, all
necessary permits, licences and other authorities with respect thereto
subject to renewal , without any conflict with or infringement of the
rights of others, and the Company has not received any notice of
infringement upon or conflict with the asserted rights of others. Assuming
the due authorisation, execution and delivery of any such agreements to
which the Company is a party by the other parties to such agreements, such
agreements constitute legal, valid and binding obligations on the
respective parties thereto and are enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms, except as limited by bankruptcy and other laws of
general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors
generally.
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(e)
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The
business of the Company has at all times been carried on free from
infringement of any trade marks, patents, registered designs, copyrights
or any other intellectual property
rights.
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(f)
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The
trade marks, service marks, registered designs and copyrights and other
intellectual property rights (and applications for registration of the
same) if any beneficially owned by, and where registrable, are
registered in the name of the Company listed as the owner of such right or
assets free from any Encumbrance and each of them is valid and enforceable
and there are no registered user agreements, know-how agreements, licences
or other rights whatsoever granted in respect thereof and no event has
occurred whereby any of them have or might cease to be valid and
subsisting and, save as so disclosed, the Company does not own any other
trade xxxx, patent, registered design or copyright (and applications for
registrations of the same) and is not a party to any user, licence,
know-how, information or assistance or development agreement or under any
liability to pay royalties in respect of any such
matter.
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3.5
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Onerous
Obligations
|
The
Company is not a party to any contract, transaction, arrangement or liability
which:
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(a)
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is
of an unusual or abnormal nature, or outside the ordinary and proper
course of business;
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(b)
|
is
of a loss-making nature (that is, known to be likely to result in a loss
to the Company on completion of
performance);
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(c)
|
cannot
readily be fulfilled or performed by the Company on time without undue, or
unusual, expenditure of money, effort or
personnel;
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(d)
|
restricts
its freedom to engage in any activity or business or confines its activity
or business to a particular place;
or
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(e)
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involves,
or is likely to involve, obligations or liabilities which, by reason of
their nature or magnitude, ought reasonably to be made known to an
intending purchaser of the Shares.
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3.6
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Events of
Default
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(a)
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No
event has occurred or is subsisting which constitutes or results in or
would with the giving of notice and/or lapse of time constitute or result
in a default or the acceleration of any obligation under any agreement or
arrangement to which the Company is a party or by which it or any of its
properties, revenues or assets are
bound.
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(b)
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The
Company is not a party to any agreement or arrangement which is capable of
termination (without liability for compensation) by any other person on a
change in the management control or shareholding of the Company or by
reason of the sale of the Shares under this
agreement.
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(c)
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To
the best of the Sellers' knowledge and belief, after Closing (whether by
reason of an existing agreement or arrangement or otherwise or as a result
of the proposed acquisition of the Shares by the
Purchaser):
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(i)
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no
customer of the Company will cease, or be entitled to cease, to deal with
the Company or may substantially reduce its existing level of business
with the Company; and
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(ii)
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the
Company will not lose the benefit of any right or privilege which it
enjoys.
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3.7
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Guarantees,
etc.
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The
Company has not given any guarantee, indemnity, warranty or bond or incurred any
other similar obligation or created any security for or in respect of
liabilities, actual or contingent, of any other person other then those signed
with IREDA.
3.8
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Options over Shares
etc.
|
Since the
Accounts Date no share or loan capital has been created or issued or agreed to
be created or issued and there are not any options or other agreements
outstanding which call or give any person the right to call (whether or not
subject to conditions) for the issue of any share or loan capital of the Company
and the Sellers are not under any obligation of any kind whatsoever
whether actual or contingent to sell, charge or otherwise dispose of any of the
Shares or any interest therein to any other person
3.9
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Litigation
|
Other
than the disputes/litigations disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule, the Company
is not engaged in any litigation, arbitration, prosecution or other legal
proceedings (whether as plaintiff, defendant or third party) and there are no
such proceedings pending or threatened or any proceedings in respect of which
the Company is or might be liable to indemnify any other person concerned
therein, and there are no claims, facts or events which are likely to give rise
to any such proceedings and the Company is not engaged in and has not in the
last [six (6)] years been engaged in and no facts or events exist or have
occurred which are likely to cause the Company to be involved in proceedings or
enquiries before any governmental or municipal board of enquiry or commission or
any other administrative body (whether judicial quasi-judicial or otherwise) in
which any unfavourable judgment or decision would or might adversely affect the
business of the Company or the value of any of its assets.
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3.10
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Business
Name
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The
Company does not carry on any business under any name other than its corporate
name.
3.11
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Intra
Xxxxx
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The
Company has the power to carry on its business as now conducted and the business
of the Company has at all times been carried on intra xxxxx.
3.12
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Insurance
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(a)
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The
Company has all insurance policies in effect in relation to its business
and assets and all such policies are in full force and effect and not
voidable. However With respective to insurances policies that
have lapsed the same shall be renewed by the seller within period of 30
days from closing date, the cost of which shall be borne by the
purchaser.
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(b)
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The
policies of insurance which are maintained by the Company afford the
Company adequate cover against such risks as companies carrying on the
same type of business as the Company commonly cover by insurance and in
particular insure the assets of the Company against fire in their full
replacement value.
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(c)
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The
Company is now, and has at all material times been, adequately covered
against accident, damage, injury, third party loss (including product
liability), loss of profits and other risks normally covered by insurance
and has at all times effected such insurances as are required by
law.
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(d)
|
There
are no circumstances which might lead to any liability under such
insurance being avoided by the insurers or the premiums being increased
and there is neither is any claim outstanding under any such policy nor
are the Sellers aware of any circumstances likely to give rise to a
claim.
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3.13
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Compliance with Other
Legislation
|
Neither
the Company, nor any of its officers, agents or employees (during the course of
their duties in relation to the Company) have committed, or omitted to do, any
act or thing the commission or omission of which is, or could be, in
contravention of any Act, order, regulation or the like in the Republic of India
or elsewhere which is punishable by fine or other penalty or which may impose
any other liabilities on the Company or affect the validity or enforceability of
any agreement or arrangement to which it is a party.
3.14
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Title
Retention
|
The
Company has not acquired nor agreed to acquire any Asset on terms that the
property therein does not pass until full payment is made.
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3.15
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Possession of books, records
etc.
|
The
Company has in its possession all books, records, Accounts and other documents
relating to the Company which it may be obliged to produce under any contract or
under any statutory provision now in force to any party. Control of such books,
records, Accounts and other documents will remain in the hands of the Company
following Closing.
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3.16
|
Insolvency
|
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(a)
|
The
Company is not aware of any order having been made, petition presented or
meeting convened for the purpose of considering a resolution for the
winding up of the Company or the appointment of any provisional
liquidator. The Company is not aware of any petition having been presented
for an administration order to be made in relation to the Company, and no
receiver (including any administrative receiver) has been appointed in
respect of the whole or any part of the property, assets and/or
undertaking of the Company.
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(b)
|
No
composition in satisfaction of the debts of the Company, or scheme of
arrangement of its affairs, or compromise or arrangement between it and
its creditors and/or members or any class of its creditors and/or members,
has been proposed, sanctioned or
approved.
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(c)
|
No
distress, charging order, execution or other process has been levied or
applied for in respect of the whole or any part of any of the property,
assets and/or undertaking of the
Company.
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(d)
|
All
charges in favour of the Company required to be registered in accordance
with the provisions of Indian law or applicable foreign law have been so
registered or complied with.
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(e)
|
The
Company has defaulted in respect of payment of interest and repayment of
principal to IREDA and necessary applications for a One Time Settlement
has been made.
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4.
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EMPLOYEES
|
4.1
|
There
are no:
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(a)
|
trade
unions of the workers of the Company. The Company is not
subject to or bound by any collective bargaining or labour union agreement
applicable to any person employed by the Company and no collective
bargaining or labour union agreement is currently being negotiated by the
Company;
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(b)
|
subsisting
labour or industrial disputes between the Company and any of its employees
or workers nor has any notice in connection with any labour or industrial
dispute been served upon the Company;
and
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(c)
|
circumstances
likely to give rise to any such
dispute.
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4.2
|
There
is no labour strike, dispute, slowdown or stoppage actually pending or
threatened against or involving the Company. The Company has
not experienced any material labour difficulty, work stoppage, go slow,
strikes or labour unrest during the last [three (3)
years].
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4.3
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The
Company has in relation to each of its employees (and so far as relevant
to each of its former employees) complied in all respects with all
statutes, regulations, codes of conduct, collective agreements, terms and
conditions of employment, orders and awards relevant to their conditions
of service (including employee benefit schemes) and/or to the relations
between it and its employees (or former employees, as the case may
be).
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4.4
|
No
unfair labour practice complaint is pending against the
Company.
|
4.5
|
All
statutory dues of the employees (including provident fund and ESI
dues)other than income tax have been duly satisfied by the
Company. The Company does not have any charges or other claims
of employment discrimination pending or threatened against
it.
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4.6
|
No
investigation relating to the wages of the employees and working hours is
being carried on by the government authority against the
Company.
|
4.7
|
There
are no occupational health and safety claims against the
Company.
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5.
|
ACCURACY OF
INFORMATION
|
All
information contained in this Agreement and all other information given to the
Purchasers, its solicitors, accountants, agents or other representatives by or
on behalf of the Sellers concerning or which might concern the Company or its
business, assets or liabilities was when given and is now true and correct in
all respects and no matter or fact has not been disclosed the omission of which
renders any such information untrue or misleading and all facts relating to the
Company which could affect the value of the property, business and undertaking
of the Company or the Shares have been disclosed.
6.
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TAXATION
|
6.1
|
Payment of
Taxes
|
The
Company has paid or caused to be paid, for all taxable years or periods that end
on or receipt of the rupees 5.0 million , all Taxes, and Company shall pay or
cause to be paid any Taxes when due and required to be paid by the Company,
other than those Taxes being contested in good faith.
6.2
|
Tax
Returns
|
The
Company has timely filed or caused to be timely filed with the appropriate
taxing authorities all returns that are required to be filed by, or
with respect to, the Company on or prior to the Closing Date. The Returns have
accurately reflected and will accurately reflect all liability for Taxes of the
Company for the periods covered thereby.
6.3
|
Other Tax
Matters
|
6.3.1
|
Except
as set forth in this Clause 6.3.1, the Company has not been the subject of
an audit or other examination of Taxes by the tax authorities (and no such
audit is pending or contemplated) nor has the Company received any notices
from any taxing authority relating to any issue which could affect the Tax
liability of the Company.
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6.3.2
|
Except
as set forth in this Clause 6.3.2, neither Seller nor the Company has, as
of the Closing Date:
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(i)
|
entered
into an agreement or waiver or requested to enter into an agreement or
waiver extending any statute of limitations relating to the payment or
collection of Taxes of the Company;
or
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|
(ii)
|
is
presently contesting the Tax liability of the Company before any court,
tribunal or agency.
|
6.3.3
|
All
Taxes which the Company is or was required by law to withhold or collect
in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent
contractor, creditor, stockholder or other third party have been duly
withheld or collected, and have been timely paid over to the proper
authorities to the extent due and
payable.
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6.3.4
|
There
is no Tax sharing, allocation, indemnification or similar agreement in
effect as between the Company or any predecessor or Affiliate thereof and
any other party (including any Seller and any predecessors or Affiliates
thereof) under which the Company could be liable for any Taxes or other
claims of any party.
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6.3.5
|
The
Company has not applied for, or been granted, or agreed to any accounting
method change for which it will be required to take into account any
adjustment the Tax laws of any nation, state, province, prefect or
locality.
|
6.3.6
|
There
are no transactions or facts existing with respect to the Company which by
reason of the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this
Agreement will result in the Company recognizing
income.
|
7.
|
LEASED IMMOVABLE
PROPERTY
|
7.1
|
The
Company has not entered into a leasing arrangement in respect of any
immovable property.
|
IMMOVABLE
PROPERTY
|
8.1
|
Annexure 1 contains an
accurate and complete list of all immovable property owned in whole or in
part by the Company and includes the name of the record title holder
thereof and a list of all debts secured by a mortgage/charge
thereon.
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8.2
|
The
Company has good and marketable title to all the immovable property owned
by it, free and clear of all Encumbrances (apart from pledge with
IREDA)and the documents of title are duly registered with the appropriate
authorities.
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8.3
|
All
of the buildings, structures and appurtenances situated on the immovable
property owned in whole or in part by the Company are in good
operating condition and in a state of good maintenance (repair,
ordinary wear and tear excepted), are adequate and suitable for the
purposes for which they are presently being used and, with respect to
each, the Company has adequate rights of ingress and egress for operation
of the business of the Company in the ordinary course the company has
already during due diligence indicated the list of repairs to be carried
out on best effort basis.
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8.4
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None
of such buildings, structures or appurtenances (or any equipment therein),
nor the operation or maintenance thereof, violates any restrictive
covenant or any provision of any law or order, or encroaches on any
property owned by others. No condemnation proceeding is pending
or threatened which would preclude or impair the use of any such property
by the Company for the purposes for which it is currently
used.
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9.
|
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND
REGULATIONS
|
9.1
|
The
Company is in compliance with all applicable environmental laws, and has
obtained, and is in compliance with, all permits required under applicable
environmental laws. the consent order have to be
renewed
|
9.2
|
There
are no claims, proceedings, investigations or actions by any government
authority or other person or entity pending, or to the knowledge of
Sellers threatened, against the Company under any environmental
law.
|
9.3
|
There
are no facts, circumstances or conditions relating to the past or present
business or operations of the Company (including the disposal of any
wastes, hazardous substances or other materials), or to any past or
present Assets, that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any
claim, proceeding or action, or to any liability, under any environmental
law.
|
10.
|
PERMITS
|
10.1
|
The
Company has obtained and possesses all permits, licenses, permissions,
consents and authorizations required for the carrying on of its business
and has made all registrations or filings with or notices to any
government regulatory authority necessary for the lawful conduct of the
Company's businesses as presently conducted, or necessary for the lawful
ownership of the Assets or the operation of the Company's businesses as
presently conducted. The purchaser has to renew all such
permits after closing dates
|
10.2
|
Each
such permit, licenses, permissions, consents and authorizations can be
renewed or transferred in the ordinary course of business by the
Company.
|
10.3
|
No
proceeding to modify, suspend, revoke, withdraw, terminate or otherwise
limit any such permit, license,
permission, consent and authorization is pending or threatened and there
is no valid basis for such proceeding, including the transactions
contemplated hereby.
|
10.4
|
No
administrative or governmental action or proceeding has been taken or
threatened, in connection with the expiration, continuance or renewal of
any such permit and there is no valid basis for any such
proceeding.
|
10.5
|
Annexure 3 contains
status of all permits, licenses, etc. obtained by the Company. The Sellers
have delivered or made available to each Purchaser for inspection a true
and correct copy of each permit obtained or possessed by the
Company.
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11
|
AFFILIATE
TRANSACTIONS
|
11.1
|
Except
as set forth in Annexure
4, there are no contracts, liabilities or obligations between the
Company, on one hand, and on the other hand with
either:
|
|
(i)
|
the
Sellers
|
(ii)
|
any
other Affiliate of the Company.
|
11.2
|
Neither
the seller, any affiliate of the seller nor any
officer or director of the Company possesses, directly or
indirectly any financial interest in India or is a director,
officers or employee of any person who is a client , customer , lessor ,
lessee, or competitor or potential competitor of the Company in India .
Ownership of 1 % or less of any class of securities
of a listed company shall not be a deemed to be a financial interest for
purpose of this paragraph
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SCHEDULE
V
SELLERS
BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS
1.IOB
Nehru Park Branch Chennai – 600 084
Account
No : 1969
2.
IOB Namakkal
Account
No : 8370
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SCHEDULE
VI
DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE
0.Xxxxx
Notice from M/s X.Xxxxxx & Co for due payments of
Rs.1,01,820
2.With
drawal of Xx.X. Xxxxxxxx As nominee Director of
IREDA Will take place only after Date of Closing by IREDA
3. The
Seller is already in the Business of Providing Technology for Power Generation
Through High Rate Anaerobic Digesters
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ANNEXURE
1
LIST
OF ALL LEASES/SUBLEASES OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
NIL
40
ANNEXURE
2
LIST
OF ALL MOVABLE AND IMMOVABLE PROPERTY OWNED IN WHOLE
OR
IN PART BY THE COMPANY
X.Xx
|
Description
of equipment / Machine
|
|
1
|
Weigh
Bridge
|
|
2
|
Agitator
2 Nos
|
|
3
|
Feed
pump 2 nos
|
|
4
|
Digester
Mixing Equipment 2 nos
|
|
5
|
Biological
desulphuration unit 2 nos
|
|
6
|
Flare
1 no
|
|
7
|
Sludge
Pumps 2 nos
|
|
8
|
Conveyor
|
|
9
|
Aeration
System 2 nos
|
|
10
|
Secondary
Clarifier 1 no
|
|
11
|
Gas
engine- internals complete
|
|
12
|
Piping
one lot
|
|
13
|
Electrical
and Instrumentation one lot
|
|
14
|
Gas
Engine 1.048 MW and Gas Engine 0.511MW
|
|
15
|
Entec
Gas Balloons
|
|
16
|
Screw
Press 3 nos
|
|
17
|
Gas
engine feed Blowers 2 nos
|
|
18
|
Heat
Exchanger
|
|
19
|
Start
up blower 1 no
|
|
20
|
Computers
|
|
21
|
CWIP Grid
|
|
22
|
Fax/
Tel instruments
|
|
23
|
Furniture
|
|
24
|
|
Intercom
|
X.Xx
|
Description
of Land
|
Area
– in acres
|
||
1
|
Survey
No 93/1 – Uduppam Village
|
4.30
|
||
2
|
Survey
No 93/2 – Uduppam Village
|
3.01
|
||
3
|
Survey
No 93/ 3 – Uduppam Village
|
2.22
|
||
4
|
|
Xxxxxx
Xx 00/0- Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
|
2.64
|
00
X.Xx
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxx/ Xxxxxxxx
|
|
0
|
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
|
2
|
Feed
Preparation tank 2 nos
|
|
3
|
Anaerobic
Digester I
|
|
4
|
Anaerobic
Digester II
|
|
5
|
Residue
Storage Tank
|
|
6
|
Presswater
Storage tank
|
|
7
|
Drying
yard
|
|
8
|
Aeration
Tank
|
|
9
|
Secondary
Clarifier
|
|
10
|
Engine
Room
|
|
11
|
Electrical
Xxxx
|
|
00
|
Xxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
|
00
|
Foundation for
Gasholder
|
|
14
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxx
|
|
00
|
Xxxxxxxx
|
|
00
|
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx
|
|
17
|
|
Lab
Building
|
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ANNEXURE
3
LIST
OF ALL PERMITS, LICENSES PERMISSIONS, CONSENTS AND
AUTHORISATIONS
1.
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board Consultant under Water and Air Act
to be renewed
2.
Power Purchase Agreement with TNEB
3.
CIEG Approval Renewed annually
4.
Factory Inspectorates approval to be obtained and
renewed
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ANNEXURE
4
LIST
OF AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS
NIL
44