DATED 2008-07-27 Emanuele ROSSI Vincenzo PETRETTI Giuseppe SCIRETTA Philippe FAVRE Nicolas PELLOLIO Paul SANCHEZ Pierangelo BOTTINELLI Michel SCALEA Arnaud LIGUER-LAUBHOUET Gennaro PETRETTI PHOENIX VERMÖGENSVERWALTUNG [.] -and- Nicola SAVORETTI...
DATED
2008-07-27
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Arnaud
LIGUER-LAUBHOUET
Xxxxxxx
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PHOENIX
VERMÖGENSVERWALTUNG [.] -and- Xxxxxx XXXXXXXXX
(hereafter
the “Vendors”)
-and-
(hereafter
the “Purchaser”)
(in
respect of the shares in Exclusive Events S.A.)
THIS
SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT is
made the 27th
day
of July 2008,
BETWEEN
(1) |
Xxxxxxxx
XXXXX,
Xxxxx xx Xxxxx 00, 0000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx XXXXXXXX,
Xxx xx Xxxxxx 00, 0000 Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
XXXXXXXX,
Chemin des Tuileries 20, 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
XXXXX,
Xxxxx xx Xxxxx 000, 0000 Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
XXXXXXXX,
Xxxxxx xx xx Xxxxxx 00, 0000 Xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxx
XXXXXXX,
Xxx xx Xxxxx 00, 0000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
XXXXXXXXXX,
Immeuble Victoria A/23, 3963 Montana, Switzerland
Xxxxxx
XXXXXX,
Route d’Xxxxxxxx 000X, 0000 Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx
Arnaud
LIGUER-LAUBHOUET,
Xx Xxxxxxx, 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
XXXXXXXX,
Xxxxx xx Xxxxxx 000, 0000 Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx
PHOENIX
VERMÖGENSVERWALTUNG,
Xxxxxxxxxx Plaza, PO BOX 873
Wickhamx
cay x0, Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, XXX
-xxx-
Xxxxxx
XXXXXXXXX,
York Mansions 00, Xxxxxx xx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, XX00 Xxxxxx, XX
(collectively,
the “Vendors”);
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(2) |
Stratus
Media Group, Inc. a
company incorporated under the laws of California whose registered office is [.], Los Angeles,
CA [.]
(the
“Purchaser”)
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RECITALS
A. | (1) |
EXCLUSIVE
EVENTS S.A. is
a corporation limited by shares incorporated in Nyon
/ Switzerland under the laws of Switzerland (the
“Company”).
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(2) |
Further
details relating to the Company are set out in Part 2 of the
First Schedule
to this Agreement.
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B.
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The
Vendors are and will at Completion be the legal and beneficial
owners free
from all
liens, charges and encumbrances of the shares in the Company,
as set out
in Part 1
of the First Schedule.
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2
C. |
The
Vendors and the Purchaser (further details relating to the Purchaser
are
set out in
the Second Schedule) have agreed that the Purchaser shall purchase
and
the Vendors
shall sell the shares in the Company upon and subject to the
terms
and conditions
of this Agreement.
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IT
IS HEREBY AGREED as
follows:
1. |
INTERPRETATION
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1.1 |
In
this Agreement:
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(i)
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The
following words and expressions shall (save where the context
otherwise
requires) have the meanings set against them
below:
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“2008
Shortfall”
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has
the meaning provided in clause 3.2 of this Agreement;
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"Agreed
Form"
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means
in the form agreed by and signed by or on behalf of the
Parties;
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"Auditors"
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means
the Auditors for the time being of each of the Company and
Purchaser;
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“Business”
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means
the business and operations of the Company as presently
conducted.
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“Business
Day”
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means
a day when banks are open for business in Switzerland;
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“Catch-Up
Payment”
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has
the meaning provided in clause 3.2 of this Agreement;
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"CHF"
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means
the currency having legal tender in
Switzerland;
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3
“Claim”
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means
any a claim, notice, demand, action, proceeding, litigation,
investigation, judgment, damage, loss, cost, expense or liability
however
arising, whether present, unascertained, immediate, future or
contingent,
whether based in contract, tort or statute and whether involving
a third
party or a party to this Agreement.
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“Client
Entities”
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means
clients with which the Company has worked as of the date of this
Agreement, and future clients of the Company.
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“Companies
Acts”
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means
the provisions of the Swiss Code of Obligations pertaining to
corporations
(société
anonyme or
Aktiengesellschaft);
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“Company”
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means
Exclusive Events S.A., a company, further details of which are
set out in
Part 2 of the First Schedule;
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“Company
Financial Statements”
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means
(i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as
of each of
December31, 2006, December 31, 2007, and the audited consolidated
profit
and loss statement and consolidated statement of cash flows of
the Company
for each of the foregoing periods; and(ii) the consolidated balance
sheet
of the Company as of and June 30, 2008, and the consolidated
profit and
loss statement and consolidated statement of cash flows of the
Company for
the same period.
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“Company
Financial Statement Date”
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means
June 30, 2008;
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4
"Completion"
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means
the date on which completion of the sale and purchase of the
Shares takes
place;
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"Directors"
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means
the persons listed in Part 2 of the First Schedule as the directors
of the
Company;
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“Employed
Vendors”
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means,
collectively, Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx and Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx.
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"Employment
Agreements"
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means
the employment contracts in the Agreed Form between Exclusive
Events S.A.
and: Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
and
Xx. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx;
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“Encumbrances”
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means
any interest or equity of any person(including any right to acquire,
option or right of pre-emption or conversion) or any mortgage,
charge,
pledge, lien, assignment, hypothecation, security interest, title
retention or any other security agreement or arrangement or any
agreement
to create any of the above;
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“Initial
Consideration”
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means
the initial sum payable for the Shares determinable and payable
in
accordance with clause 3.1;
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“Intellectual
Property Rights”
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means
all rights conferred under statute, common law or equity in relation
to:
(i) patents, copyright, registered and unregistered designs,
trademarks,
domain names, business names and confidential information; and
(ii) any
application or right to apply for registration of any of the
rights
referred to in (i) above;
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5
“Material
Contract”
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means
either (i) any contract that relates to,
or is likely to relate to, revenue or costs in any financial
year of CHF
2,000.00 or more; or (ii) any contract which (irrespective of
quantitative
value), might reasonably be expected to be material to a prudent
intending
purchaser of the Shares or the Business, including any contract
between a
Vendor on the one hand, and the Company on the other
hand;
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“Notary
Public”
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has
the meaning provided in clause 3.4 of this Agreement;
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“Operational
Margin”
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means
the Company’s turnover less direct sales cost.
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“Parties”
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means
either of the Vendors, collectively, or the Purchaser and “Party” shall be
construed accordingly;
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“Person”
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means
any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited
liability
company, estate, trust, unincorporated association, any federal,
state,
county or municipal government or any bureau,
department or agency thereof and any fiduciary acting in such
capacity on
behalf of any of the foregoing, or other entity;
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“Pledge
Agreement”
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means
the pledge agreement in the Agreed Form in respect of the Shares
pledged
under Clause 6 of this Agreement.
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“Purchaser
Common Stock”
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means
shares of common stock in Stratus Media Group, Inc. serving as
part of the
consideration for the acquisition of 100% of the Shares in the
Company and
shall be unrestricted common stock free from any and all incumbencies
and
from any and all third parties’ rights, except as expressly noted in this
Agreement;
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6
"Purchaser's
Lawyers"
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means
TroyGould PC in Los Angeles
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“Rented
Premises”
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means
the Company’s offices at 00, xxxxx xx Xxxxx-Xxxxxx,
0000 Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx;
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“SEC”
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Means
the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other federal
agency at the
time administering the Securities Act ;
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“SEC
Document”
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means
that Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Purchaser with the
SEC on
March 14, 2008;
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“Second
Consideration”
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means
a further sum payable for the Shares determinable and payable
in
accordance with clause 3.2;
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“Securities
Act”
|
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
of
the SEC promulgated thereunder;
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"Shares"
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means
the shares (or equity interests) in the Company;
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“Tax”
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means
all forms of taxes, duties, imposts, charges, withholdings, rates,
levies
or other governmental impositions of whatever nature and by whatever
authority imposed, assessed or charged together with all costs,
charges,
interest, penalties, fines, expenses and other additional statutory
charges, incidental or related to the
imposition;
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“Third
Consideration”
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means
a further sum payable for the Shares determinable and payable
in
accordance with clause 3.3;
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“Transactions”
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means
all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
;
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“USD”
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means
the currency having legal tender in the United States;
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"Vendors’
Lawyers"
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means
Xxxxx & Partners in Geneva, Switzerland; and
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“Warranty
Claim”
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has
the meaning provided in clause 5.6 of this
Agreement.
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(ii)
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Words
and phrases defined in the relevant Companies Acts bear the same
respective meanings when used in this
Agreement.
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(iii)
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Any
reference to any clause or schedule (other than to a schedule
to a
statutory provision) is a reference to a clause or schedule to
this
Agreement and the schedules form part of and are deemed to be
incorporated
in this Agreement.
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(iv)
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The
masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter and the
singular
number shall include the plural and vice
versa.
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(v)
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Headings
and titles are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect
the
construction of the document.
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(vi)
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Any
reference to the provisions of any legislation or to things
done or
falling to be done under the provisions of any legislation
shall if and so
far as the nature of the reference permits be construed as
including in
relation to the times, years, periods, circumstances or purposes
in
relation to which a corresponding provision in any repealed
enactments or
in any subsequent enactments has or had or will have effect
a reference to
or as the case may be to things done or falling to be done
under or for
the purposes of that corresponding
provision.
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(vii)
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References
to statutory provisions shall be construed as references to those
provisions as amended, replaced or re-enacted from time to time
whether
before or after the date of this Agreement and shall include
any
provisions of which they are re-enactments (whether with or without
modification).
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(viii)
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The
expressions "Vendors" and "Purchaser" include the respective
successors in
title and heirs of such parties.
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(ix)
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Any
reference to persons includes a reference to firms, corporations
or
unincorporated associations.
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2.
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SALE
OF SHARES
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2.1
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Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Vendors shall
sell or
procure the sale as legal and beneficial owner and the Purchaser
shall
purchase the Shares at Completion free from all Encumbrances
but including
all rights attaching to them including any dividends or distributions
declared or paid on the Shares after the date of this
Agreement.
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2.2
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The
Purchaser shall not be obliged to complete the purchase of any
of the
Shares unless the purchase of all of the Shares are simultaneously
completed.
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2.3
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The
Vendors hereby waive any pre-emption rights they may have in
relation to
any of the Shares under the Articles of Association of the Company
or
otherwise.
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3.
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CONSIDERATION
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3.1
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The
Initial Consideration shall be the sum of USD 1,612,000.00
to be delivered
at Completion. The figure of USD 1,612,000.00 comprises a cash
amount of
USD 1,128,000.00 and the equivalent of USD 484,000.00 in Purchaser
Common
Stock, based on a stock trading price corresponding to the
average closing
price of such Purchaser Common Stock for the 30 trading days
preceding the
date of Completion.
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3.2
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The
Second Consideration shall be calculated and paid as
follows:
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-
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If
the Company’s Operational Margin for the business year 2008 is equal to
CHF 1,033,000.00, the Second Consideration shall be the sum of
USD
806,000.00 to be paid on the day of the twelve-month anniversary
of
Completion (or the closest Business Day following that date if
that date
is a Saturday, a Sunday or an official holiday in Switzerland).
The figure
of USD 806,000.00 comprises a cash amount of USD 242,000.00 and
the
equivalent of USD 564,000.00 in Purchaser Common Stock, based
on a stock
trading price corresponding to the average closing price of such
Purchaser
Common Stock for the 30 trading days preceding the day of the
twelve-month
anniversary of Completion.
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-
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If
the Company’s Operational Margin for the business year 2008 is higher than
CHF 1,033,000.00, the Second Consideration shall
be:
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1.
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The
sum of USD 806,000.00 to be paid on the day of the twelve-month
anniversary of Completion (or the closest Business Day following
that date
if that date is a Saturday, a Sunday or an official holiday in
Switzerland). The figure of USD 806,000.00 comprises a cash amount
of USD
242,000.00 and the equivalent of USD 564,000.00 in Purchaser
Common Stock,
based on a stock trading price corresponding to the average closing
price
of such Purchaser Common Stock for the 30 trading days preceding
the day
of the twelve-month anniversary of Completion;
and
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2.
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Stock
options for the Employed Vendors, which such stock options shall
be issued
on the day of the twelve-month anniversary of Completion (or
the closest
Business Day following that date if that date is a Saturday,
a Sunday or
an official holiday in Switzerland), subject to approval of the
Board of
Directors of Purchaser, and the amount of which shall be determined
in
accordance with the Employment
Agreements.
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-
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If
the Company’s Operational Margin for the business year 2008 is lower than
CHF 1,033,000.00 (such shortfall, the “2008 Shortfall”), the Second
Consideration shall be paid on the day of the twelve-month anniversary
of
Completion (or the closest Business Day following that date if
that date
is a Saturday, a Sunday or an official holiday in Switzerland)
and
calculated as follows:
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Total
Second Consideration =
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Operational
Margin
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x
USD 806,000.00
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||
1,033,000
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The
Second Consideration comprises a cash amount equal to 242/806
of the
Second Consideration, and the equivalent of 564/806 of the Second
Consideration in Purchaser Common Stock, based on a stock trading
price
corresponding to the average closing price of such Purchaser
Common Stock
for the 30 trading days preceding the day of the twelve-month
anniversary
of Completion.
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-
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To
the extent that the Company’s Operational Margin for the business year
2008 is lower than CHF 1,033,000.00, but its Operational Margin
for the
business year 2009
exceeds CHF 1,188,000.00 by an amount equal to at least the 2008
Shortfall, the Vendors shall be entitled to the difference between
(i) the
entire amount of the Second Consideration to which they would
have been
entitled if the Operational Margin for the business year 2008
was equal to
CHF 1,033,000.00,
and (ii) the actual Second Consideration paid by Purchaser with
respect to
the business year 2008 (the “Catch-Up Payment”). The Catch-Up Payment
shall be paid by Purchaser to Vendors on the day of the twenty-four
month
anniversary of Completion (or the closest Business Day following
that date
if that date is a Saturday, a Sunday or an official holiday in
Switzerland) as follows: a cash amount equal to 242/806 of the
Catch-Up
Payment, and the equivalent to 564/806 of the Catch-Up Payment
in
Purchaser Common Stock, based on a stock trading price corresponding
to
the average closing price of such Purchaser Common Stock for
the 30
trading days preceding the day of the twelve-month anniversary
of
Completion.
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3.3
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The
Third Consideration shall be calculated and paid as
follows:
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-
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If
the Company’s Operational Margin for the business year 2009 is equal to
CHF 1,188,000.00, the Third Consideration shall be the sum
of USD
806,000.00 to be paid on the day of the twenty four-month anniversary
of
Completion (or the closest Business Day following that date
if that date
is a Saturday, a Sunday or an official holiday in Switzerland).
The figure
of USD 806,000.00 comprises a cash amount of USD 242,000.00
and the
equivalent of USD 564,000.00 in Purchaser Common Stock, based
on a stock
trading price corresponding to the average closing price of
such Purchaser
Common Stock for the 30 trading days preceding the day of the
twenty-four
month anniversary of
Completion.
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-
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If
the Company’s Operational Margin for the business year 2009 is higher than
CHF 1,188,000.00, the Third Consideration shall
be:
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1.
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The
sum of USD 806,000.00 to be paid on the day of the twenty-four
month
anniversary of Completion (or the closest Business Day following
that date
if that date is a Saturday, a Sunday or an official holiday in
Switzerland). The figure of USD 806,000.00 comprises a cash amount
of USD
242,00.00 and the equivalent of USD 564,000.00 in Purchaser Common
Stock,
based on a stock trading price corresponding to the average closing
price
of such Purchaser Common Stock for the 30 trading days preceding
the day
of the twenty-four month anniversary of Completion;
and
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2.
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Stock
options for the Employed Vendors, which such stock options shall
be issued
on the day of the twenty-four month anniversary of Completion
(or the
closest Business Day following that date if that date is a Saturday,
a
Sunday or an official holiday in Switzerland), subject to approval
of the
Board of Directors of Purchaser, and the amount of which shall
be
determined in accordance with the Employment
Agreements.
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-
|
If
the Company’s Operational Margin for the business year 2009 is lower than
CHF 1,188,000.00, the Third Consideration shall be paid on the
day of the
twenty-four month anniversary of Completion (or the closest Business
Day
following that date if that date is a Saturday, a Sunday or an
official
holiday in Switzerland) and calculated as
follows:
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Total
Third Consideration =
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Operational
Margin
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x
USD 806,000.00
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||
1,188,000
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The
Third Consideration comprises a cash amount equal to 242/806 of the Third
Consideration, and the equivalent of 564/806 of the Third Consideration
in Purchaser
Common Stock, based on a stock trading price corresponding to the average
closing price of such Purchaser Common Stock for the 30 trading days preceding
the day of the twenty-four month anniversary of Completion.
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3.4
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Each
cash element of the consideration referred to in clauses 3.1
to 3.3
(inclusive) shall be discharged, when due, by means of wire
transfers to a
trust account held by a Swiss Notary Public (the “Notary Public”) to be
notified in writing by the Vendors to the Purchaser. At or
before
Completion, the Vendors shall deliver to the Notary Public
the share
certificates representing all the Shares in the Company in
order to allow
Purchaser to become the rightful owner of the Shares upon payment
of the
aggregate consideration under this Agreement (i.e., the aggregate
of the
Initial Consideration, the Second Consideration and the Third
Consideration). The Notary Public shall hold the share certificates
representing the Shares, which shall be pledged in favour of
Vendors under
Clause 6 of this Agreement, and release them to Purchaser in
accordance
with the terms of the Pledge
Agreement.
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3.5
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At
Completion, Purchaser shall deliver, or cause to be delivered
to the
Vendors, share certificates representing that portion of the
Initial
Consideration payable in shares of the Purchaser Common Stock.
Purchaser
shall also deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Vendors share
certificates representing that portion of the Second Consideration
and the
Third Consideration payable in shares of Purchaser Common Stock
pursuant
to clauses 3.2 and 3.3 of this Agreement, if
any.
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3.6
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It
is the Parties opinion that no tax is due in connection with
the purchase
of the Shares. Should any acts, like administrative formalities,
be
necessary to avoid or reduce taxes in connection with this purchase,
the
Parties undertake to cooperate to the extent that such cooperation
may
reasonably be required. Should any tax in connection with the
purchase of
the Shares, such as VAT or stamp duty, be due, the Purchaser
undertakes to
settle them and Vendors shall cooperate in good faith for the
purpose of
reducing such tax to the extent
possible.
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4.
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COMPLETION
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4.1
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Subject
to the provisions of this clause 4, Completion of the sale
and purchase of
the Shares shall take place at the offices of TroyGould PC
located at 0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, or such other place as the Parties
may
mutually agree, on December 15, 2008, or at any later date
as shall be
agreed in writing by the
Parties.
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4.1.1 |
The
Vendors shall deliver or procure the delivery to the Purchaser
of:
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(i) |
all
the original share certificates representing all the Shares,
endorsed since
nominative;
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(ii) |
Original
registry of Shares of the Company;
and
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(iii) |
Original
and up-to-date certificates from the competent Bankruptcy Office
and the Debt Collection Office that Company is not subject to
bankruptcy
proceedings or to debt collection
proceedings.
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4.1.2 |
The
Vendors shall deliver to the Purchaser for itself and as agent
for
the Company:
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(i) |
the
appropriate forms to amend the mandates given by the Company to
its bankers; and
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(iv) |
all
cash book balances of the Company as at Completion and bank statements
in relation thereto as at the close of business five Business
Days
before Completion and certificates from each banker to the Company
confirming the balance on each bank account of the Company
five Business Days before
Completion.
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4.1.3 |
The
Vendors shall repay all money then owing by them to the Company
whether
due for payment or not.
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4.1.4 |
The
Vendors confirm that all corporate records relating to the
Company (namely
the Act of Incorporation, the Articles of Association (Statuts
or Statuten),
all balance sheets for the last 2 years, all bills and other
accounting documents
for the last 2 years, all documents filed with the tax authorities
for the
last 2 years, all post and bank statement pertaining to all bank
or
post accounts
previously or currently held by Company, all contracts entered
into by
Company, the register of Shares of Company and any and all documents
necessary to carry out the business of Company are held at the
Rented
Premises.
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5.
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REPRESENTATIONS
WARRANTIES AND
UNDERTAKINGS
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5.1
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The
Vendors exclude any warranty, representation and undertakings
except as
expressly provided in Part 1 and Part 2 of the Third Schedule
to this
Agreement. In other words, the Vendors do not give any warranty,
representation or undertakings to Purchaser as to the Shares
in the
Company, as to the Company itself or as to any fact, assumption
or
statement made in connection with the purchase of the Shares
in the
Company, except as provided in Part 1 and Part 2 of the Third
Schedule.
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5.2
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Purchaser
waives all its rights to initiate proceedings against each Vendor
for any
breach of warranty, representation or undertakings, except as
provided in
Part 1 and Part 2 of the Third
Schedule.
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5.3
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Purchaser
excludes any warranty, representation and undertakings except
as expressly
provided in Part 3 of the Third Schedule to this Agreement. In
other
words, Purchaser does not give any warranty, representation or
undertakings to the Vendors as to any fact, assumption or statement
made
in connection with the purchase of the Shares in the Company,
except as
provided in Part 3 of the Third
Schedule.
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5.4
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Each
Vendor waives all its rights to initiate proceedings against
Purchaser for
any breach of warranty, representation or undertakings, except
as provided
in Part 3 of the Third Schedule.
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5.5
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Limitation
of Liability
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5.5.1 |
The
provisions of this clause 5.5 shall limit the liability of the
parties
hereto in respect of the representations, warranties and undertakings
given under clauses 5.1 and 5.3.
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5.5.2
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For
the purpose of calculating the liability of the Vendors or Purchaser
in
respect of any Warranty Claim
hereunder:
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(i)
|
there
shall be no liability unless and until the aggregate sum of the
amounts
claimed against either of the Vendors or Purchaser (as the case
may be)
exceeds CHF 10,000 provided that this limitation shall cease
to apply (and
the whole of the amounts claimed shall be recoverable) in the
event of
such aggregate sum exceeding CHF
10,000;
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(ii)
|
the
aggregate liability of the Vendors in respect of all or any Warranty
Claims shall not exceed the total Consideration paid by Purchaser
hereunder (i.e., the aggregate of the Initial Consideration,
the Second
Consideration and the Third
Consideration);
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(iii)
|
the
aggregate liability of Purchaser in respect of all or any Warranty
Claims
shall not exceed the aggregate value of the Shares of the Company
acquired
by Purchaser hereunder as of the date of this Agreement; provided,
that
such aggregate liability shall not exceed the total Consideration
paid by
Purchaser hereunder.
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(iv)
|
no
claim by either Party in respect of any breach or alleged breach
of
warranty shall be enforceable unless written notice of it incorporating
a
brief statement of the grounds on which it is based has been
given to the
other Party(s) by the Party entitled to make such
claim;
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(v)
|
if
a Party hereto shall pay to the other Party an amount in respect
of a
Warranty Claim and the receiving Party subsequently recovers
from a third
party a sum which compensates the same damage, then such receiving
Party
shall forthwith repay to the other Party the sum so recovered
(after
deducting all costs, charges and expenses incurred by receiving
Party in
recovering such sum from the third party, together with any costs
charges
and expenses incurred by it in obtaining the payment from other
Party and
all other sums (if any) then owing by receiving Party to the
other Party)
up to a maximum of the total amount paid by the other Party to,
and
received by receiving Party, in respect of such Warranty
Claim;
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(vi) |
no
claim shall be made in respect of any warranty matter to the
extent that
the subject matter of the claim occurs as a result of or is otherwise
directly attributable to any voluntary act of Company instigated
after
Completion;
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5.6
|
If
either Party shall become aware of a claim in respect of a breach
or
alleged breach of warranty (a “Warranty Claim”) or of a circumstance which
may give rise to a Warranty Claim under this
Agreement:
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(a)
|
it
shall promptly give written notice to the other Party and shall
consult
fully with such other Party before incurring substantial expense
in
relation thereto;
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(b)
|
it
shall give other Party reasonable opportunity to investigate
and make
representations regarding any such Warranty Claim;
and
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(c)
|
it
shall at other Party’s option (to be exercised by written notice) and at
the other Party’s expense take such action as other Party may reasonably
request to avoid, resist or compromise the Warranty Claim and
to mitigate
any liability in respect of which a Warranty Claim is or may
be
made.
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5.7
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Where
either Party has any claim against any third party in relation
to any
matter in respect of which there shall have been a breach or
alleged
warranty breach or where the either Party receives any claim
from a third
party which may result in the Party having a Warranty Claim against
the
other Party, the other Party shall be entitled to take any reasonable
action and to require any action they may reasonably request
to prosecute
or resist such claim (as the case may be) at the expense of such
other
Party, and such other Party shall further be entitled at its
own expense
but only in its own name(s) and not in the name of the Party
with such
claim, to have the conduct of any appeal, dispute, application
for
deferment and other forms of objection, compromise or defence
thereof and
of any incidental negotiations and the Party with such a claim
shall give
the other Party all reasonable co-operation, access and assistance
at such
other Party’s request for the purpose of considering, prosecuting or
resisting (as the case may be) such claim as such other Party
may
reasonably require, provided that nothing in this clause 5.7
shall entitle
the Vendors to raise any action or require the Purchaser to take
any
action if this could result in damaging the goodwill or business
of the
Purchaser.
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6.
|
Pledge
Agreement
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6.1
|
In
order to secure the payment of the Second and Third Consideration,
Purchaser undertakes to pledge the Shares in favour of the Vendors
until
all amounts due by Purchaser to Vendors under this Agreement
are settled.
The Notary Public which will receive the consideration due by
Purchaser
under Clause 3 shall keep in trust for Purchaser all the share
certificates representing the Shares in the Company until all
amounts due
by Purchaser to Vendors under this Agreement are
settled.
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6.2
|
The
Parties to this Agreement undertake to enter on Completion into
a Pledge
Agreement in respect of the Shares. The execution of this Pledge
Agreement
shall be a condition precedent to the entry into force if this
Agreement.
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7.
|
POST-COMPLETION
OBLIGATIONS
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7.1
|
Each
of the Vendors hereby undertakes and covenants with the Purchaser
on a
joint and several basis by way of a further consideration for
the
obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement, for the purpose
of
assuring to the Purchaser the full benefit and value of the goodwill
and
connections of the Companies, as separate and independent agreements
and
as a constituent part of this Agreement
that:
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7.1.1 |
for
the period of 2 years after Completion, he will not without the
prior
written consent of the Purchaser, directly or indirectly, either
on his
own behalf or in conjunction with or on behalf of any person,
firm or
company carry on, be engaged, interested or concerned in carrying
on, in
any jurisdiction in which the Purchaser (or the Company) operates,
a
similar business to that of the Company, or operate any business
which
competes or seeks to compete with any business presently carried
on by
Company (Purchaser is entitled to seek an order whereby either
Vendors
must refrain from breaching the present
clause);
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7.1.2 |
for
the period of 2 years after Completion, he will not either
on his own
account or in conjunction with or on behalf of any other person,
firm or
company, directly or indirectly solicit, interfere with or
endeavour to
entice or entice away from either Company any person who is
now or has
during the five years preceding the date of this Agreement
been a client,
customer, employee, officer, manager or servant, whether or
not such
person will commit a breach of his contract of employment by
reason of
leaving service nor shall he knowingly employ or aid or assist
in or
procure the employment by any other person, firm or company
of any such
person (Purchaser is entitled to seek an order whereby either
Vendors must
refrain from breaching the present
clause);
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7.1.3
|
he
shall not at any time after Completion without the consent in
writing of
the Purchaser disclose or reveal to any person, persons, company
or firm
or himself use for any purpose and shall use his best endeavours
to
prevent the publication or disclosure of any of the confidential
information concerning the organisation, business, finances,
transactions
or affairs of the Company or any of its clients' or customers'
transactions or affairs which may or may have come to his knowledge
or
control;
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7.1.4
|
he
shall assist the Company for any tax issue which may arise before
or after
Completion, but as to the period preceding Completion plus 2
years
thereafter.
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7.2
|
The
restrictions contained in clause 7.1 are considered reasonable
by the
Parties to them but in the event that any such restriction is
held to be
invalid and would become valid if some part of it were deleted
or the
period or area of application were reduced, such restriction
shall apply
with such modification as may be necessary to make it valid and
effective.
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7.3
|
The
restrictions contained in the clause 7.1 shall be construed as
separate
and individual restrictions and shall each be capable of being
severed
without prejudice to the other restrictions or to the remaining
provisions
of this Agreement.
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7.4
|
The
Purchaser hereby covenants with each of the Vendors by way of
further
consideration for the obligations of the Vendors under this Agreement
as
separate and independent agreements and as a constituent part
of this
Agreement that:
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7.4.1
|
until
31 December 2009, the Company shall have sufficient resources
and
personnel to enable each Company to properly and efficiently
service the
Company’s Client Entities;
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7.4.2
|
until
31 December 2009, it will not alter, or allow to be altered,
the
registered office of the Company as at the date of this Agreement
without
the prior written permission of the
Vendors;
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7.4.3
|
until
31 December 2009, it will not alter, or allow to be altered,
the
registered name of the Company as registered in the commercial
registry of
the Canton of Vaud as at the date of this Agreement without the
prior
written permission of the Vendors;
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7.4.4
|
until
31 December 2009, in respect of any business originated from
the Vendors
and handled by Purchaser or any of its affiliated companies (“Vendors’
Business”), 10 per cent of the relevant company’s net income received by
the relevant company shall be included in the calculation of
the Company’s
Operational Margin for the business years 2008 and
2009.
|
7.4.5
|
until
payment of the Third Consideration in full it will not alter,
or allow to
be altered, the terms of the Employment Agreements unless such
alteration
is made in accordance with the terms of the Employment Agreements;
and
|
7.4.6
|
until
31 December 2009 no clients of Company shall be taken over by
or
transferred to any other company, unless otherwise agreed in
writing with
Vendors.
|
7.5
|
Indirect
Partial Liquidation
|
7.5.1 |
Without
intending to give any representation or warranty to that effect,
the
Parties assume that the sale of the Shares will not trigger any
income tax
consequences for the Vendors.
|
7.5.2 |
The
Purchaser is aware of the concept known in Switzerland as indirect
partial
liquidation (indirekte
Teilliquidation/liquidation partielle indirecte,
“Indirect Partial Liquidation”), of related statutory provisions,
including in particular Art 20a of the Federal Act on Direct
Federal Tax
and Art 7a of the Federal Act on Tax Harmonisation, and of
relevant case
law.
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7.5.3
|
The
Purchaser undertakes, within five years from Completion, not
to take any
disposition or measure in connection with either Company which
causes the
application by the competent Swiss tax authorities of the Indirect
Partial
Liquidation doctrine; for the avoidance of doubt, this shall
include any
disposition or measure taken by a possible subsequent purchaser
of the
Company.
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7.5.4
|
Should
the Purchaser breach this undertaking, it shall hold harmless
the Vendors
for any tax in connection with either Company imposed on Vendors
by the
competent Swiss tax authorities on grounds of Indirect Partial
Liquidation.
|
7.5.5
|
Either
Vendor shall upon the request of the Purchaser and at the Purchaser’s cost
appeal any decision rendered by tax authorities in this
respect.
|
7.5.6
|
The
Parties shall make available to each other all relevant information
and
documentation relating to this Agreement which may assist either
party in
mitigating tax consequences.
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8.
|
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
|
8.1
|
Confidentiality
|
No
Party, whether before or after Completion, shall issue or permit
to be
issued any press release or make any statement to the public
relating to
or in respect of any of the matters contained in this Agreement
without
the prior consent of the other Party being obtained (such consent
not to
be unreasonably withheld), save that the Purchaser may make such
announcement(s) as are required the applicable United States
laws.
However, Purchaser is allowed to disclose this agreement for
the purpose
of its “road show” it intends to carry out to raise new
capital.
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8.2
|
Provision
of Information
|
The
Vendors shall, following the date hereof and up to Completion,
upon the
request of the Purchaser, supply to the Purchaser and its professional
advisers with such information concerning the Companies as the
Purchaser
may reasonably require for the purpose of complying with its
legal
obligations and any requirements (whether legally enforceable
or not) of
any regulatory body.
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The
Purchaser shall, following the date hereof and up to Completion,
upon the
request of the Vendors, supply to the Vendors and their professional
advisers with such information concerning the Companies as the
Vendors may
reasonably require for the purpose of complying with their legal
obligations and any requirements (whether legally enforceable
or not) of
any regulatory body.
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8.3
|
Prohibition
of Assignment
|
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and enure for the benefit of
the
successors of the Parties, but shall not be
assignable.
|
8.4
|
Entire
Agreement
|
This
Agreement (together with any document referred to herein) constitutes
the
whole agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject
matter of
this Agreement.
|
8.5
|
Variations
|
It
is expressly agreed and declared that no variations hereof shall
be
effective unless made in writing and signed by each of the Vendors
and by
Purchaser.
|
8.6
|
Rescission
|
Any
right of rescission conferred upon the Purchaser or the Vendors
hereby
shall be in addition to and without prejudice to all other rights
and
remedies available to it or them and no exercise or failure to
exercise
such a right shall constitute a waiver by the Purchaser or the
Vendors of
any such right or remedy.
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8.7
|
Continuation
|
The
provisions of this Agreement in so far as the same shall not
have been
performed on completion of this Agreement shall remain in full
force and
effect notwithstanding such
completion.
|
8.8
|
Waiver
|
(i)
|
The
failure of the Parties at any time or times to require performance
of any
provision hereof shall in no manner affect their right to enforce
such
provisions at a later time.
|
(ii)
|
No
waiver by the Parties of any condition nor the breach of any
term,
covenant, representation, warranty or undertaking contained in
this
Agreement, whether by conduct or otherwise in any one or more
instance,
shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing
waiver of
any such condition or breach or a waiver of any condition or
breach or a
waiver of any other condition or deemed to be or construed as
the breach
of any other term, covenant, representation, warranty or undertaking
in
this Agreement.
|
8.9
|
Further
Assurance
|
At
the request of the Purchaser, the Vendors shall (and so far as
they are
able shall procure that any other necessary party shall), before,
at or
after Completion, execute and do all such documents, acts and
things as
may reasonably be required subsequent to Completion by the Purchaser
for
assuring to or vesting in the Purchaser (including its nominee
or
nominees) the legal and beneficial ownership of the Shares in
accordance
with the provisions of this
Agreement.
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At
the request of Vendors, Purchaser shall (and so far as it is
able shall
procure that any other necessary party shall), before, at or
after
Completion, execute and do all such documents, acts and things
as may
reasonably be required subsequent to Completion by the Vendors
for
assuring to or vesting in the Vendors the legal and beneficial
ownership
of the shares in Stratus Media Group, Inc. in accordance with
the
provisions of this Agreement.
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8.10
|
Costs
|
Each
Party to this Agreement shall pay its own costs, expenses and
fees on and
incidental to this Agreement and the sale and purchase of the
Shares
except as may otherwise be provided by this
Agreement.
|
8.11
|
Set-Off
|
The
Parties undertake not to set-off any of their mutual
claims.
|
8.12
|
Interpretation
|
Nothing
in this Agreement shall be construed as to create a partnership
or join
venture, in particular a société
simple under
Articles 530 et seq. CO, between the Parties or any of
them.
|
8.13
|
Notices
|
Any
notice required to be given by one Party hereto to the other
shall be
deemed validly served if delivered by hand or sent by pre-paid
registered
letter through the post to either Party to its address given
herein or
such other address or number as may from time to time be notified
for this
purpose and any notice so served shall be deemed to have been
served if
delivered upon delivery and if posted forty-eight hours after
the time at
which it was posted and in proving such service it shall be sufficient
to
prove that the notice was properly addressed and posted or
delivered.
|
Notice
to Messrs. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx shall be deemed
to
constitute valid notice to all the
Vendors.
|
8.14
|
Conditions
precedent
|
This
Agreement and its Clauses shall enter into force only if and
when the two
following conditions are fulfilled by Completion
date:
|
1.
|
Written
Employment Agreements are executed;
and
|
2.
|
The
Pledge Agreement in respect of the Shares is
executed.
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Notwithstanding
the fulfilment of the two above-mentioned conditions, Clauses 8.1 to8.6,
8.10,
8.12 - 8.16 shall bind the Parties as from the day of execution of this
Agreement.
8.15 |
Arbitration
|
Any
dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in relation to this contract,
including the validity, invalidity, breach or termination thereof, shall
be
resolved by arbitration in accordance with the Swiss Rules of International
Arbitration of the Swiss Xxxxxxxx of Commerce in force on the date when
the
Notice of Arbitration is submitted in accordance with these Rules. The
numbers
of arbitrator shall be one. The seat of the arbitration shall be Geneva,
Switzerland. The arbitration shall be conducted in the English
language.
8.16 |
Choice
of Law
|
This
Agreement shall exclusively be governed and construed in accordance with
the
laws of Switzerland.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF this
Agreement has been entered into the day and year first herein written.
/s/
XXXXXXXXX XXXXX
|
/s/
XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
|
|
Xx.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
|
Xx.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
|
/s/
XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
|
/s/
XXXXXXXX XXXXX
|
|
Xx.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
Xx.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
|
|
/s/
XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
|
/s/
XXXX XXXXXXX
|
|
Xx.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
Mr.
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
|
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/s/
XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX
|
/s/
XXXXXX XXXXXX
|
|
Xx.
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
|
Xx.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
|
/s/
ARNAUD LIGUER-LAUBHOUET
|
/s/
XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
|
|
Xx.
Xxxxxx Liguer-Laubhouet
|
Xx.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
|
/s/
PHOENIX VERMOGENSVERWALTUNG
|
/s/
XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
|
|
Phoenix
Vermögensverwaltung
|
Xx.
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
/s/
XXXX XXXXXX
By
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
26
FIRST
SCHEDULE
Part
1
The
Vendors & the Shares
Exclusive
Events S.A.
|
|
Name
of Vendor
|
No.
of Exclusive Events S.A. Shares
|
Xxxxxxxx
XXXXX
|
2,400.00
|
Xxxxxxxx
XXXXXXXX
|
5,960.00
|
Xxxxxxxx
XXXXXXXX
|
560.00
|
Xxxxxxxx
XXXXX
|
2,400.00
|
Xxxxxxx
XXXXXXXX
|
1,400.00
|
Xxxx
XXXXXXX
|
560.00
|
Xxxxxxxxxx
XXXXXXXXXX
|
1,400.00
|
Xxxxxx
XXXXXX
|
560.00
|
Arnaud
LIGUER-LAUBHOUET
|
1,400.00
|
Xxxxxxx
XXXXXXXX
|
560.00
|
PHOENIX
VERMÖGENSVERWALTUNG
|
1,400.00
|
Xxxxxx
XXXXXXXXX
|
1,400.00
|
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FIRST
SCHEDULE
Part
2
Particulars
of Exclusive Events S.A.
Registered
Number:
|
CH-550.1.028.962-3
|
Registered
in Switzerland under:
|
the
Swiss Companies Law
|
Registered
Office:
|
Xxxxx
xx Xxxxx-Xxxxx 00, 0000 Xxxx
|
Accounting
Period:
|
year
to 31st
December
|
Capital
|
CHF
|
Shares
|
Class
|
Nominal
Value
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authorised
Share Capital
|
200’000.00
|
20’000
|
nominative
|
CHF
10 each
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issued
Share Capital
|
200’000.00
|
20’000
|
nominative
|
CHF
10 each
|
Directors:
|
||
Name
& Address
|
Executive
Post (if applicable)
|
Alternate
(if applicable)
|
|
|
|
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, in Gland, Switzerland
|
CEO
&Managing Director
|
|
|
||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, in Bernex, Switzerland
|
Technical
Manager
|
|
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, in Xxxxx, Switzerland
|
||
Auditors:
|
||
Name
& Address
|
||
Orgafid
S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
|
28
SECOND
SCHEDULE
Particulars
of Stratus Media Group, Inc.
Registered
Number:
|
C144-1995
|
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation:
|
Nevada
|
Registered
Office:
|
000
X Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx. 0000, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx 00000
|
Accounting
Period:
|
December
31
|
Capital
|
Shares
|
Class
|
Nominal
Value
|
|
Authorised
Share Capital
|
200,000,000
|
Common
Stock
|
USD0.001
|
|
5,000,000
|
Preferred
Stock
|
USD0.001
|
||
Issued
Share Capital
|
51,000,000
|
Common
Stock
|
USD0.001
|
Directors:
|
Name
& Address
|
Executive
Post (if applicable)
|
Alternate
(if applicable)
|
|
|
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
|
Chief
Executive Officer, Director
|
|
|
|
|
0000
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
|
|
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
|
|
|
Auditors:
Name
& Address
Xxxxxxx
Parks Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, LLP
Certified
Public Accountants and Advisors
29
THIRD
SCHEDULE
Part
I
Vendor
Representations and Warranties
1.
|
Each
Vendor has full power, capacity, authority and all necessary consents
to
enter into and perform his or her obligations under this
deed.
|
2.
|
This
Agreement will, when executed by the Vendors, constitute binding
obligations of each Vendor in accordance with its
terms.
|
3.
|
The
execution, delivery and performance by each of the Vendors of this
deed
will not result in a breach of, or constitute a default under,
any
instrument to which a Vendor is a party or by which a Vendor is
bound and
which is material in the context of the transactions contemplated
by this
Agreement.
|
4.
|
Each
Vendor warrants that it is the registered holder and the sole legal
owner
of the Shares set out opposite its name Part 1 of the First
Schedule.
|
5.
|
Each
Vendor warrants that there is no option, right to acquire or Encumbrance
over or affecting such Shares held by any of them, and such Shares
are
free from any security or third party
interest.
|
6.
|
Each
Vendor warrants and represents as
follows:
|
(a)
|
Such
Vendor is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation
D, promulgated under the Securities
Act;
|
(b)
|
Such
Vendor has sufficient knowledge and experience in investing in
companies
similar to the Purchaser so as to be able to evaluate the risks
and merits
of its investment in the Purchaser and it is able financially to
bear the
risks thereof, has adequate means of providing for his, her or
its current
financial needs and possible contingencies that may face it and
has no
need for liquidity in its investment in the
Purchaser;
|
(c)
|
It
is the present intention that shares of Common Stock of the Purchaser
being acquired by such Vendor pursuant to the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement are being acquired for investment and not with a
present
view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof;
and
|
(d)
|
Such
Vendor further represents that he, she or it does not presently
have any
contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person
to sell,
transfer or grant participations to such person or any third person
with
respect to the shares of Common Stock of Purchaser being acquired
under
this Agreement.
|
7.
|
Each
Vendor hereby acknowledges and understands that the shares of
Common Stock
of Purchaser issuable to such Vendor, as contemplated in this
Agreement,
shall be restricted securities and agrees that such restricted
securities
may not be sold, offered for sale, transferred, pledged, hypothecated
or
otherwise disposed of except in compliance with the Securities
Act, and
all other applicable securities laws and regulations.
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THIRD
SCHEDULE
Part
2
Company
Representations and Warranties
Warranty
1 - Organization; Due Authorization; Non-Contravention
1.1 |
The
Company is duly incorporated and validly exists under the laws
of the
jurisdiction in which it was
incorporated.
|
1.2 |
As
of Completion:
|
(a) |
No
meeting has been convened, resolution proposed, petition presented
or
order made for the winding up of the
Company;
|
(b) |
No
receiver, receiver and manager, provisional liquidator, liquidator
or
other officer of the any court has been appointed in relation to
all or
any material assets of the Company;
and
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(c) |
The
Company is not insolvent, and has not stopped paying its debts
as and when
they fall due.
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1.3 |
The
Shares:
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(a) |
will,
as at Completion, comprise the entire issued share capital of the
Company;
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(b) |
are
fully paid; and
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(c) |
were
validly issued.
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1.4 |
There
are no agreements, arrangements or understandings in force or securities
issued which call for the present or future issue of, or grant
to any
person the right to require the issue of, any shares in the
Company.
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1.5 |
The
Company does not:
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(a) |
have
any subsidiary; and
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(b) |
hold
or beneficially own any share or other security of any other company,
other than 10,000 shares of common stock of Bookham Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
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1.6 |
The
Company has full power and authority to own its property and assets
and to
conduct the Business in all relevant jurisdictions and does not
own
property or assets or conduct any business in any place other than
all
such relevant jurisdictions.
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1.7 |
The
register of members/shareholders of the Company contains a true
and
accurate record of its members/shareholders, as of
Completion.
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1.8
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All
statutory books and records of the Company have been properly kept
and are
up to date with true and accurate entries and
records.
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1.9
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The
Company:
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(a)
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has
complied with all legal requirements for the filing of returns,
particulars, notices and other documents with all government and
regulatory authorities;
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(b)
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has
complied with all legal requirements in relation to the conduct
of the
Business and operations; and
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(c)
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has
conducted the Business and its affairs in accordance with all applicable
laws, orders, regulations, by-laws and other
requirements.
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1.10
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Since
the Company Financial Statement Date, no dividend in respect of
any
capital of the Company has been declared or paid nor has there
been any
other distribution of property or assets to members/shareholders
of the
Company since the Company Financial Statement
Date.
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1.11.
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The
Company has the requisite power and authority, and has taken all
action
necessary, to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under
this
Agreement and each other agreement, document, instrument or certificate
contemplated by this Agreement to be executed by the Company in
connection
with the consummation of the Transactions, and to consummate the
Transactions. The execution and delivery by the Company of this
Agreement
and any other applicable agreement, and the consummation by the
Company of
the Transactions, and the performance by the Company of its obligations
hereunder, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate or other action on the part of the Company, and no other
action
on the part of the Company is required to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation
by the
Company of the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a legal,
valid and
binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company
in
accordance with its terms.
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1.12
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The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not,
and the
consummation of the Transactions will not
:
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(a)
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contravene,
conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of any provision
of
the articles of incorporation, by-laws, constitution or other
organizational or governing document of the
Company;
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(b)
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contravene,
conflict with, or result in a violation or breach of any provision
of any
law applicable to the Company;
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(c)
|
require
any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a breach
of or
default under, or cause or permit the termination, cancellation,
acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the
loss of any
benefit to which the Company is entitled under any provision of
any
agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any license,
franchise, permit, certificate, approval or other similar authorization
affecting, or relating in any way to, the assets, property of the
Company
or the Business; or
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(d) |
result
in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on any of the
assets or
properties of the Company.
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Warranty
2 - Financial Statements
2.1 |
The
Company Financial Statements give a true and fair view of the financial
position of the Company as at the Company Financial Statement Date,
and of
the assets, liabilities and the results of operations of the Company
for
the period to which the Company Financial Statements
relate.
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2.2 |
The
Company Financial Statements were prepared with due and reasonable
care,
in accordance with the accounting policies, principles and bases
of
preparation stated in those Company Financial
Statements.
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2.3 |
There
have been no material changes to the financial position of the
Company or
of the assets, liabilities or the results of operations of the
Company
since the Company Financial Statement
Date.
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Warranty
3 - Taxation
3.1 |
The
Company has not and will not have any liability for Tax in respect
of the
period ending on the date of Completion except for Taxes for which
provision has been made in the Company Financial Statements or
Taxes
incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Company Financial
Statement Date.
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3.2 |
The
Company has:
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(a) |
complied
with all obligations imposed on the Company by any Tax
law;
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(b)
|
filed,
lodged or submitted all Tax returns and information regarding
Tax and Tax
matters as and when required by Tax law or requested by any
Tax authority
or as agreed with its tax agent with true and full disclosure
of all
relevant matters; and
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(c)
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maintained
sufficient and accurate records and all other information required
to
support all Tax returns and information which has been or may
be filed,
lodged or submitted to any Tax authority or is required to
be kept under
any Tax law.
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Warranty
4 - Litigation
4.1 |
The
Company is not involved in any litigation or arbitration proceedings
and,
so far as the Vendors are aware, there are no facts likely to give
rise to
any such proceedings.
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4.2 |
There
is no unsatisfied judgment, order, arbitral award or decision of
any
court, tribunal or arbitrator against the Company or any of the
assets of
the Company or the Shares.
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Warranty
5 - Employees
5.1 |
As
far as the Vendors are aware, the Company has complied with, and
continues
to comply with, all obligations arising under law, equity, statute
(including occupational health and safety, annual leave, long service
leave, tax, superannuation, workers compensation and industrial
laws) and
with respect to its current and former employees and
contractors.
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5.2 |
The
Company has not been served with notice of a Claim, prosecution,
proceedings or dispute by any statutory body, union or any current
or
former employee or contractor (including with respect to occupational
health and safety or workers' compensation) nor is any Vendor aware
of any
threatened Claim or any facts of circumstances which could give
rise to
any such Claim.
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5.3 |
There
are no payments due by the Company in connection with the termination
of
any employee.
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Warranty
6 - Material Contracts
6.1 |
As
far as the Vendors are aware, no substantial reduction in revenue
is
likely to occur by reason of the change in control of the Company
as a
result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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6.2 |
As
far as the Vendors are aware, the Company is not a party to any
Material
Contract of which it or any other party is in default or, but for
the
requirements of notice or lapse of time or both, would be in
default.
|
6.3 |
The
Company has duly complied with and fulfilled all the material obligations
and duties that it owes under any Material Contract to which it
is
party.
|
6.4 |
As
far as the Vendors are aware, no event has occurred which may be
grounds
for termination of any Material Contract to which the Company is
a
party.
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Warranty
7 - Equipment
7.1 |
As
at Completion, the Company will own all of the assets, plant and
equipment
and fixtures and fittings (“Equipment”)
that are required to conduct the
Business.
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7.2 |
As
far as the Vendors are aware, the Equipment is in a good and reasonable
state of repair and condition and it is in satisfactory working
order, has
been regularly maintained and is currently sufficient for the purposes
of
conducting the Business.
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Warranty
8 - Compliance with laws; Permits
8.1 |
As
far as the Vendors are aware, the Company has complied in all material
respects with all applicable laws.
|
8.2 |
As
far as the Vendors are aware, the Company holds all necessary
licences(including statutory licences) and consents, planning permissions,
authorisations and permits for the proper carrying on of the Business,
and
all of those licences, consents, permissions, authorisations and
permits:
|
(a) |
have
been fully paid up;
|
(b)
|
have
been fully complied with;
|
(c) |
are
in full force and effect; and
|
(d) |
are
not liable to be revoked or not
renewed.
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8.3 |
As
far as the Vendors are aware, there are no facts or circumstances
involving the Company or its affairs which are likely to result
in the
revocation of or variation in any material respect of any permit,
licence,
authority or consent held by
it.
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8.4 |
As
far as the Vendors are aware, no permit, licence, authority or
consent
held by the Company would be adversely affected by, or liable to
be
terminated revoked or varied in any material respect by reason
of, a
change in the ownership of the
Company.
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Warranty
9 - Records
As
far as the Vendors are aware, the Records:
(a) |
are
in the physical possession of the Company located on its
properties;
|
(b) |
include
all records required under, or to comply with or support any
return or
claim under, any applicable law (including any Tax
law);
|
(c) |
have
been properly and accurately prepared and maintained in all material
respects in accordance with all applicable laws and are up-to-date
where
legally required; and
|
(d) |
do
not contain material inaccuracies or discrepancies of any
kind.
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Warranty
10 - Disclosure
10.1 |
No
representation or warranty of the Company in this Agreement and
no
statement in any
certificate or other agreement furnished or to be furnished by
the Company
pursuant to this Agreement contained, contains or will contain
on the date
such agreement or certificate was or is delivered, or on Completion,
any
untrue statement of a material fact, or omitted, omits or will
omit on
such date to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made,
not misleading.
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Warranty
11 - Intellectual Property
11.1 |
The
Company owns and/or uses all right, title and interest in the Intellectual
Property Rights. The Company has not licensed any of the Intellectual
Property Rights to any person and has not assigned, or in any way
disposed
of, any right, title or interest in the Intellectual Property
Rights.
|
11.2 |
The
Intellectual Property Rights are valid and
enforceable.
|
11.3 |
As
far as the Vendors are aware, neither the carrying on of the Business
nor
the use of the Intellectual Property
Rights:
|
(a) |
infringes,
or is alleged to infringe, the Intellectual Property Rights or
rights or
other rights of any third party;
|
(b) |
is,
or is alleged to be, in breach of any obligation of confidence
owed to any
third party; or
|
(c) |
is
resulting, or so far as the Vendors are aware, is alleged to be
resulting,
in a breach of any obligation that the Company owes to any third
party
(including a breach of contract).
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Warranty
12 - Real property
12.1 |
The
Company does not own, hold, or is the occupier, lessee or tenant
of or has
any interest in any real property.
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12.2 |
Where
the interest of the Company in any real property is a
leasehold:
|
(a) |
the
lease is a valid, legal and binding obligation in accordance with
its
terms;
|
(b) |
the
Company has duly complied with and fulfilled all its material obligations
and duties under the lease; and
|
(c) |
so
far as the Vendors are aware, no event has occurred which may be
grounds
for termination of the lease.
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Warranty
13 - Conduct of Business
13.1 |
Prior
to the date of Completion, the Company shall conduct its business
in the
normal course, and shall not sell, pledge, or assign any assets,
without
the prior written approval of the Purchaser, except in the regular
course
of business. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company shall
not
amend any articles of incorporation, by-laws, constitution or other
organizational or governing document of the Company, declare dividends,
redeem or sell stock or other securities, acquire or dispose of
fixed
assets, change employment terms, enter into any material or long-term
contract, guarantee obligations of any third party, settle or discharge
any material balance sheet receivable for less than its stated
amount, pay
more on any liability than its stated amount or enter into any
other
transaction other than in the regular course of
business.
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THIRD
SCHEDULE
Part
3
Purchaser
Representations and Warranties
Warranty
1 - Organization; Due Authorization; Non-Contravention
1.1 |
Purchaser
is duly incorporated and validly exists under the laws of the jurisdiction
in which it was incorporated, with full power and authority (corporate
and
other) to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its
business
as currently conducted and as described in the SEC
Document.
|
1.2 |
As
of Completion:
|
(a) |
No
meeting has been convened, resolution proposed, petition presented
or
order made for the winding up of the
Purchaser;
|
(b) |
No
receiver, receiver and manager, provisional liquidator, liquidator
or
other officer of the any court has been appointed in relation to
all or
any material assets of the Purchaser;
and
|
(c) |
The
Purchaser is not insolvent, and has not stopped paying its debts
as and
when they fall due.
|
1.3 |
All
statutory books and records of the Purchaser have been properly
kept and
are up to date with true and accurate entries and
records.
|
1.4 |
The
Purchaser:
|
(a) |
has
complied with all legal requirements for the filing of returns,
particulars, notices and other documents with all government and
regulatory authorities;
|
(b) |
has
complied with all legal requirements in relation to the conduct
of its
business and operations; and
|
(c) |
has
conducted its business, operations and affairs in accordance with
all
applicable laws, orders, regulations, by-laws and other
requirements.
|
1.5 |
The
Purchaser Common Stock issuable to the Vendors pursuant to the
terms of
this Agreement, when issued as contemplated hereunder, will be
duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares
of common
stock of Purchaser.
|
1.6 |
The
Purchaser has the requisite power and authority, and has taken
all
action necessary,
to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement
and
each other agreement, document, instrument or certificate contemplated
by
this Agreement to be executed by the Purchaser in connection with
the
consummation of the Transactions, and to consummate the Transactions.
The
execution and delivery by the Purchaser of this Agreement and any
other
applicable agreement, and the consummation by the Purchaser of
the
Transactions, and the performance by the Purchaser of its obligations
hereunder, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate or other action on the part of the Purchaser, and no
other
action on the part of the Purchaser is required to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation
by the Purchaser of the Transactions. This Agreement has been duly
and
validly executed and delivered by the Purchaser and constitutes
a legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser enforceable against
the
Purchaser in accordance with its
terms.
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1.7 |
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not,
and the
consummation of the Transactions will not
:
|
(a) |
contravene,
conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of any provision
of
the articles of incorporation, by-laws, constitution or other
organizational or governing document of the
Purchaser;
|
(b) |
contravene,
conflict with, or result in a violation or breach of any provision
of any
law applicable to the Purchaser;
|
(c) |
require
any consent or other action by any Person under, constitute a breachof
or
default under, or cause or permit the termination, cancellation,
acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the
loss of
anybenefit to which the Purchaser is entitled under any provision
of
anyagreement or other instrument binding upon the Purchaser or
any
license, franchise, permit, certificate, approval or other similar
authorization affecting, or relating in any way to, the assets,
property
of the Purchaser or its business and operations;
or
|
(d) |
result
in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on any of the
assets or
properties of the Purchaser.
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Warranty
2
- Financial Statements
2.1 |
The
financial statements of the Purchaser included in the SEC Document
give a
true and fair view of the financial position, assets, liabilities
and the
results of operations of the Purchaser for and as at the periods
to which
such financial statements relate, and all such financial statements
were
prepared with due and reasonable care, in accordance with the accounting
policies, principles and bases of preparation stated
therein.
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2.3 |
There
have been no material changes to the financial position of the
Purchaser
or of the assets, liabilities or the results of operations of the
Purchaser since the date of the financial statements of the Purchaser
included in the SEC Document.
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Warranty
3
- Litigation
3.1 |
The
Purchaser is not involved in any litigation or arbitration proceedings
and, so far as the Purchaser is aware, there are no facts likely
to give
rise to any such proceedings.
|
3.2 |
There
is no unsatisfied judgment, order, arbitral award or decision of
any
court, tribunal or arbitrator against the Purchaser or any of the
assets
of Purchaser or Purchaser Common
Stock.
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