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a
Delaware corporation
and
Gottbetter
Capital Master, Ltd
a
Cayman
Islands company
and
Bridgepointe
Master Fund, Ltd
a
Cayman
Islands exempted company
and
Wishlist
Holdings Ltd
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Leibler
Ref:
MD
LXK 011441495
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TABLE
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Definitions and interpretation |
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1.1
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Definitions
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2
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2
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Interpretation |
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2.2
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Other
rules of interpretation
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4
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3
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Agreement for sale and purchase |
5
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3.1
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Agreement
to sell and purchase
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5
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3.2
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Title,
property and risk
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5
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4
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Conduct before Completion |
5
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4.1
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Conduct
of the Business before Completion
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5
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4.2
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Notice
of change
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6
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5
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Purchase Price |
6
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5.1
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Payment
of consideration
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6
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5.2
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Adjustment
for Net Working Capital
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6
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6
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Completion |
7
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6.1
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Date
for Completion
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7
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6.2
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Items
to be delivered by the Vendors at Completion
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7
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6.3
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Board
meeting of the Company
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7
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6.4
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Simultaneous
actions at Completion
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7
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6.5
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All
things necessary
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7
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6.6
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Employment
of Key Employee
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7
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6.7
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Vendors’
obligation until registration
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8
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6.8
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Obligations
after Completion
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8
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6.9
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Purchaser’s
Obligations
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8
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6.10
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Items
to be delivered by Catuity at Completion
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8
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7
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Warranties |
9
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7.1
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Vendors’
Warranties
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9
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7.2
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Catuity
Warranties
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9
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7.3
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Purchaser
Warranties
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9
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7.4
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Acknowledgements
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10
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7.5
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Time
limit on Claim
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10
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7.6
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Maximum
and minimum amounts
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10
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7.7
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Indemnity
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10
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8
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Confidentiality |
11
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8.1
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Confidentiality
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11
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8.2
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Survival
of confidentiality obligations
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11
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8.3
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Disclosure
to officers and professional advisers
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11
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9
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GST |
11
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9.1
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Consideration
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11
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9.2
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GST
gross-up
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11
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9.3
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Tax
invoice
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12
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9.4
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Indemnity
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12
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9.5
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Reimbursements
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12
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10
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General |
12
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10.1
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Notices
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12
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10.2
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Entire
agreement
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13
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10.3
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Paramountcy
of document
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13
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10.4
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Effect
of termination
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13
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10.5
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No
merger
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13
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10.6
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Attorneys
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13
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10.7
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Amendment
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13
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10.8
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Assignment
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13
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10.9
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Severability
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13
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10.10
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Rights,
remedies additional
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13
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10.11
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Further
assurances
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14
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10.12
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Costs
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14
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10.13
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Stamp
Duty
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14
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10.14
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Counterparts
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14
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10.15
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Governing
law and jurisdiction
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14
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10.16
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Waivers
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14
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10.17
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Continuation
and independence of indemnities
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14
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SCHEDULE - CATUITY WARRANTIES |
15
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1
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The
standing and authority of the Vendors and Catuity
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15
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2
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The
Company’s standing and authority
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15
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3
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Company’s
shares and membership
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16
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4
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Records
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16
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5
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Information
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17
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6
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Accounts
and financial information
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17
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7
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Taxation
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19
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8
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General
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21
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9
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Intellectual
Property Rights
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22
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10
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Business
Contracts
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22
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11
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Employees
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23
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12
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Superannuation
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23
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13
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Litigation
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23
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Licences
and permissions
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24
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15
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Applicable
laws
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24
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Page
ii
THIS
AGREEMENT
is made
on 2007
PARTIES
a
Delaware corporation
of
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, XX, 00000, XXX
(“Catuity”)
and
GOTTBETTER
CAPITAL MASTER, LTD
a
Cayman
Islands company
of
(“Gottbetter”)
and
BRIDGEPOINTE
MASTER FUND, LTD
a
Cayman
Islands exempted company
of
(“Bridgepointe”)
and
WISHLIST
HOLDINGS LTD
ACN
085
529 979
of
00
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 0000, Xxxxxxxxx
(“Purchaser”)
BACKGROUND
A
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Prior
to the entry into of the Liquidation Agreement, the Company was a
wholly
owned subsidiary of Catuity.
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B
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Gottbetter
and Bridgepointe (“Vendors”)
have entered into a liquidation agreement with Catuity, the Company,
Chip
Application Technologies Pty Limited (ACN 057 883 333) and CIT Cards
(Australia) Pty Limited (ACN 072 773 052) dated 23 August 2007
(“Liquidation
Agreement”)
pursuant to which the Vendors have the ability to sell the Shares
to the
Purchaser.
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C
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The
Vendors have agreed to sell, and the Purchaser has agreed to buy,
the
Shares on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in respect
of which
Catuity has also agreed to be bound.
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1
AGREED
TERMS
1
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Definitions
and interpretation
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1.1
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Definitions
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In
this
Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise:
“Accounts”
means
the balance sheet of the Company as at the Accounts Date and the profit and
loss
statement of the Company for the financial year ending on the Accounts Date
prepared in accordance with Australian generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied by the Company.
“Accounts
Date”
means
30 June 2007.
“Adjustment
Amount”
means
the Estimated Completion Net Working Capital less the Net Working Capital
calculated under the Completion Statement.
“Business”
means
the business of providing loyalty and relationship marketing solutions conducted
by the Company.
“Business
Contract”
means
any contract entered into by the Company in respect of the
Business.
“Business
Day”
means
a
day on which banks are open for business in Melbourne excluding each Saturday,
Sunday and public holiday.
“Claim”
means
any claim, notice, demand, action, proceeding, litigation, investigation or
judgment, however it arises and whether it is present or future, fixed or
unascertained, actual or contingent.
“Company”
means
Loyalty Magic Pty Ltd (ABN 51 075 350 239).
“Completion”
means
completion of the sale and purchase of the Shares as contemplated by this
Agreement.
“Completion
Date”
means
19 October 2007 or any other date agreed in writing by the Vendors and the
Purchaser.
“Completion
Statement”
means
a
statement setting out the actual Net Working Capital of the Company as at
Completion Date.
“Disclosure
Letter”
means
the letter provided by Catuity to the Purchaser.
“Encumbrance“
means
any mortgage, charge (fixed or floating), pledge, lien, hypothecation, trust
or
third party right or interest (legal or equitable) including any right of
pre-emption, assignment by way of security, reservation of title or any other
security interest or claim of any kind however created or arising or any other
agreement or arrangement having similar effect.
“Estimated
Completion Net Working Capital”
means
the estimate at Completion of the current
assets of the Company less the current liabilities of the Company as calculated
in
accordance with Australian generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied by the Company.
“Governmental Agency”
means
any governmental, semi-governmental, administrative, fiscal, or judicial body,
department, commission, authority, tribunal, agency or entity.
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2
“GST”
means
the
same
as in the GST Law, and any other goods and services tax or any tax, levy, charge
or impost which applies in a similar way.
“GST
Law”
means
has
the
same meaning as in the A
New
Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Xxx 0000 (Cth)
and
words defined in the GST Law (including “supply” and “taxable supply”) have the
same meaning in this Agreement unless the context makes it clear that a
different meaning is intended.
“Immediately
Available Funds”
means
bank cheque or such other method agreed by the parties.
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
means
the
rights and interests of the Company in, or used by the Company in the Business,
anywhere in the world in:
(a) |
all
business names, whether registered or unregistered and applications
for
the same;
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(b) |
all
logos, symbols, trade marks, trade names, service marks, brand names
and
similar rights, whether registered or unregistered and applications
for
the same, and all associated
goodwill;
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(c) |
all
trade secrets and all financial, marketing and technical information,
ideas, concepts, know how, technology, processes and knowledge of the
Company which is confidential or of a sensitive nature, but excluding
that
which is in the public domain;
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(d) |
all
registered and unregistered patents, patent applications, discoveries,
inventions, registered and unregistered designs, development or
improvements of equipment, products, copyright, computer programs,
utility
models, topography rights, database rights, and all other similar
rights;
and
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(e) |
any
other industrial or intellectual
property.
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“Key
Employee”
means
Xxxxxx XxXxxx.
“Net
Working Capital of the Company”
means
the current assets of the Company less the current liabilities of the Company
as
calculated in
accordance with Australian generally accepted accounting principles consistently
applied by the Company.
“Purchase
Price”
means
the sum of $2,650,000.
“Records”
means
originals and copies, in machine readable or printed form, of all books, files,
reports, records, correspondence, documents, data and other material of or
relating to or used in connection with the Company or the Business.
“SEC”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of
America.
“Shares”
means
4,216,708 fully paid ordinary shares in the Company, which constitutes all
of
the issued shares in the Company.
“Software
Licences”
means:
(a)
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the
Licence and Support Agreement between Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Corporation (d/b/a
Electronic Merchant Systems, EMS) and the Company (as assigned);
and
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(b)
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the
Nonexclusive Source Code Purchase Agreement and Promissory Note between
KESM Transaction Solutions, Inc (KESM) and the Company (as
assigned).
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3
“Tax”
means
any tax, levy, charge, impost, duty, fee, deduction, compulsory loan or
withholding, which is assessed, levied, imposed, required to be deducted,
withheld or remitted or collected by any Governmental Agency and includes,
but
is not limited to any interest, fine, penalty, charge, fee or any other amount
imposed on, or in respect of any of the above but excludes any stamp
duty.
“Tax
Warranties”
means
warranty 7 in the Schedule.
“Vendors”
means
Gottbetter and Bridgepointe.
“Warranties”
means
the Vendors’ warranties set out in clause 7.1
and
Catuity’s warranties referred to in clause 7.2
and set
out in the Schedule.
2
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Interpretation
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In
this
Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a)
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the
singular includes the plural and vice
versa;
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(b)
|
where
a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a
corresponding meaning;
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(c)
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a
reference to a party, clause, or schedule is a reference to a party,
clause, paragraph, schedule or annexure to or of this
Agreement;
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(d)
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a
reference to this Agreement includes any
schedule;
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(e)
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headings
are for convenience and do not affect
interpretation;
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(f)
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the
background or recitals to this Agreement are adopted as and form
part of
this Agreement;
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(g)
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a
reference to “$”, “A$” or “dollar” is a reference to Australian
currency;
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(h)
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a
reference to a party includes its executors, administrators, successors,
substitutes (including persons taking by novation) and permitted
assigns;
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(i)
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a
reference to writing includes any method of representing words, figures
or
symbols in a permanent and visible
form;
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(j)
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no
rule of construction applies to the disadvantage of a party because
that
party was responsible for the preparation of this Agreement or any
part of
it; and
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(k)
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the
words “including”, “for example”, “such as” or other similar expressions
(in any form) are not words of
limitation.
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2.2
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Other
rules of interpretation
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In
this
Agreement, unless expressly provided otherwise:
(a)
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(method
of payment)
any payment of money by one party to another will be made in Immediately
Available Funds;
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(b)
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(consents
and approvals)
if the doing of any act, matter or thing requires the consent, approval
or
agreement of any party, that consent, approval or agreement must
not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed;
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(c)
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(Business
Days)
if:
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(i)
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the
day on or by which any act, matter of thing is to be done is a day
other
than a Business Day, the act, matter or thing will be done on the
next
Business Day; and
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(ii)
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any
money falls due for payment on a date other than a Business Day,
that
money will be paid on the next Business Day (without interest or
any other
amount being payable in respect of the intervening period);
and
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(d)
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(inconsistency
within document)
if a clause of this Agreement is inconsistent with a schedule of
this
Agreement, the clause prevails to the extent of the
inconsistency.
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3
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Agreement
for sale and purchase
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3.1
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Agreement
to sell and purchase
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On
the
Completion Date, the Vendors will sell and the Purchaser will buy the Shares
for
the Purchase Price free from all Encumbrances and other third party rights
effective on the Completion Date.
3.2
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Title,
property
and risk
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Title
to
and risk in the Shares passes to the Purchaser on the Completion Date subject
to
satisfaction of the requirements of this Agreement.
4
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Conduct
before Completion
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4.1
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Conduct
of the Business before
Completion
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Until
Completion, Catuity must ensure that the Company:
(a)
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only
carries on the Business in the ordinary
course;
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(b)
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manages
and conducts the Business as a going
concern:
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(i)
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in
accordance with normal and prudent practice (having regard to the
nature
of the Company and the Business and good commercial practice); and
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(ii)
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so
that the Company complies with all applicable
laws;
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(c)
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uses
its best endeavours to maintain the profitability of the
Business;
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(d)
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protects
and maintains each of the assets of the
Company;
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(e)
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does
not (unless required or contemplated by this Agreement or with the
Purchaser’s prior written consent):
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(i)
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except
in the usual conduct of the Business, terminate or alter any term
of any
of the material contracts to which the Company is a
party;
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(ii)
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except
in the usual conduct of the Business, enter into any other material
contract or commitment;
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(iii)
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except
in the usual conduct of the Business, incur any material
liability;
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(iv)
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except
in the usual conduct of the Business, dispose of, agree to dispose
of,
encumber or grant an option over or an interest in, any of the assets
of
the Company;
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(v)
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except
in the usual conduct of the Business, hire any new employee or terminate
the employment of any employee or alter the terms of employment (including
the terms of superannuation or any other benefit) of any
employee;
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(vi)
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allot
or issue or agree to allot or issue any share or loan capital or
any
security convertible into any share or loan
capital;
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(vii)
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alter
or agree to alter its constitution;
or
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5
(viii)
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pass
any special resolution.
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4.2
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Notice
of change
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Catuity
must, as soon as practicable, notify the Purchaser of any circumstance or event
known to Catuity that has or is reasonably likely to have a material effect
on
the profitability of the Business. Upon receipt of such notice, the Purchaser
may immediately terminate this Agreement by written notice to Catuity and the
Vendors. If the Purchaser does not elect to terminate this Agreement then the
Purchaser must complete the purchase of the Shares on the terms of this
Agreement.
5
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Purchase
Price
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5.1
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Payment
of consideration
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On
the
Completion Date, the Purchaser will pay the Purchase Price to the Vendors (in
such proportions as nominated by the Vendors) in Immediately Available Funds
subject to clause 5.2.
5.2
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Adjustment
for Net Working Capital
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(a)
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On
the Completion Date the Vendors or Catuity will notify the Purchaser
of
the Estimated Completion Net Working Capital of the Company.
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(b)
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If
the Estimated Completion Net Working Capital of the Company is less
than
$140,000 then the Purchase Price will be reduced at Completion by
the
amount that the Estimated Completion Net Working Capital of the Company
is
less than $140,000. If the Estimated Completion Net Working Capital
of the
Company is more than $140,000 then the purchase price will be increased
at
Completion by the amount that the Net Working Capital of the Company
is
more than $140,000.
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(c)
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As
soon as practicable following Completion, and in any event within
60
Business Days after Completion, the Purchaser must deliver to each
of the
Vendor and Catuity a Completion Statement setting out the Adjustment
Amount.
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(d)
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If
the Adjustment Amount:
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(i)
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is
a positive or negative number which is less than 10% of the Estimated
Completion Net Working Capital amount, no adjustment amount shall
be
payable by either party;
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(ii)
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is
a positive number which is greater than 10% of the Estimated Completion
Net Working Capital amount, the Adjustment Amount will be paid by
the
Purchaser to the Vendor within three (3) Business Days of delivery
of the
Completion Statement;
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(iii)
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is
a negative number which is greater than 10% of the Estimated Completion
Net Working Capital amount, the Adjustment Amount will be paid by
the
Vendor to the Purchaser within three (3) Business Days of delivery
of the
Completion Statement.
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6
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Completion
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6.1
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Date
for Completion
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Completion
will take place at the office of Catuity’s lawyers at Xxxxx 00, 000 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx at 12.00 pm AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) on the
Completion Date or any other place, time and date as the Vendors, Catuity and
the Purchaser agree.
6.2
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Items
to be delivered by the Vendors at
Completion
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At
Completion, the Vendors must deliver title to the Shares to the Purchaser and
place the Purchaser in effective possession and control of the shares of the
Company. On or before the Completion Date, the Vendors must:
(a)
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deliver
to the Purchaser:
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(i)
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(share
certificates)
original share certificates for all of the
Shares;
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(ii)
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(transfers
of Shares)
share transfer forms duly executed and completed by the Vendors in
favour
of the Purchaser for all of the Shares;
and
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(b)
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execute
all documents and do all other things necessary or desirable to transfer
the Shares to the Purchaser at Completion free from all
Encumbrances.
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6.3
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Board
meeting of the Company
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The
Vendors must ensure that at or prior to Completion, a meeting of the directors
of the Company is convened and conducts the following business:
(a)
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(approval
registration)
approval of the transfer of the Shares to the Purchaser under this
Agreement and to the recording of the Purchaser as the registered
holder
of the Shares in the books of the Company with effect from
Completion;
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(b)
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(share
certificates)
approval of the issue of a new share certificate for the Shares in
the
name of the Purchaser;
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(c)
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(appoint
officers)
appointment of the nominees of the Purchaser as directors, secretary,
auditors and public officer of the Company and, effective on those
appointments, acceptance of the resignation of the directors of the
Company and the secretary of the Company referred to in clause 6.2(v)
and
the auditors and public officer of the Company;
and
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(d)
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(revoke
banking mandates)
revoke existing mandates to operate bank accounts of the Company
and
approve new mandates in favour of officers of the Company nominated
by the
Purchaser.
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6.4
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Simultaneous
actions at Completion
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In
respect of Completion, the obligations of the parties under this Agreement
are
interdependent and all actions required to be performed will be taken to have
occurred simultaneously on the Completion Date.
6.5
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All
things necessary
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Each
party must do all things required to be done by it to ensure that Completion
takes place on the Completion Date.
6.6
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Employment
of Key Employee
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(a)
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The
Purchaser must procure the resignation of the Key Employee, effective
on
and from the Completion Date, from his position with Catuity and
deliver
this resignation to the Vendors at
Completion.
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(b)
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The
Purchaser must further procure that on and from the Completion Date
the
Key Employee will commence employment with the Company on terms to
be
agreed between the Key Employee and the
Company.
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6.7
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Vendors’
obligation until
registration
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After
Completion and until the Shares are registered in the name of the Purchaser,
the
Vendors must, at the Purchaser’s expense, take all reasonable action as the
Purchaser may lawfully require from time to time in connection with the rights
attaching to the Shares.
6.8
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Obligations
after Completion
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If
title
to the Shares is not effectively vested in the Purchaser at
Completion:
(a)
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the
Vendors hold the Shares on trust for the Purchaser until title is
effectively vested in the
Purchaser;
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(b)
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all
income, profits, rights or benefits, arising in respect of the Shares
or
the Company after Completion will be held for the benefit of the
Purchaser; and
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(c)
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at
the cost of the Purchaser, the Vendors must take any reasonable steps
requested by the Purchaser to enforce or protect any rights accruing
in
respect of the Shares or the
Company.
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6.9
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Purchaser’s
Obligations
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As
and
from Completion:
(a)
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the
Purchaser agrees to provide Catuity with a cut-off statement in accordance
with SEC requirements, as soon as possible after
Completion;
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(b)
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the
Purchaser further agrees to fully cooperate with Catuity and to allow
Catuity access to the necessary books and records of the Company
so that
Catuity can comply with both its interim quarterly and year end SEC
audit
requirements.
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6.10
|
Items
to be delivered by Catuity at
Completion
|
On
or
before the Completion Date, Catuity must deliver to the Purchaser:
(a)
|
(certificates
of incorporation)
the certificates of incorporation of the Company, common seals (if
the
Company has any), all statutory, minute and other record books, share
certificate books of the Company and all unused share certificate
forms;
|
(b)
|
(Constitution
and Records)
the constitution and the Records of the Company and all ledgers,
journals
and books of account of the
Company;
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(c)
|
(Resignations)
written resignations of each of the directors of the Company and
the
secretary of the Company as officers of the Company, to be effective
on
the appointment of the officers appointed at the board meeting to
be
convened pursuant to clause 6.3;
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(d)
|
(acknowledgments)
written acknowledgments from all of the directors of the Company
and the
secretary of the Company that:
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(i)
|
they
have no claim for fees, entitlements, salary or compensation for
loss of
office, breach of contract, redundancy, bonus payment, payment or
repayment of loans or otherwise against the Company;
and
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(ii)
|
there
is no agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether written or
unwritten) under which the Company has, or could have, any obligation
to
them;
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(e)
|
(permits
and licences)
all current permits, licences and other documents issued to the Company
under any legislation or ordinance relating to the Business;
and
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(f)
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(other
documents)
any other document which the Purchaser lawfully requires to obtain
good
title to the Shares and to enable the Purchaser to have the Shares
registered in the Purchaser’s name and all other documents necessary to
give effect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement.
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7
|
Warranties
|
7.1
|
Vendors’
Warranties
|
Each
Vendor makes the following representations and warranties to the Purchaser
as at
the date of this Agreement and the Completion Date:
(a)
|
it
is validly existing and in good
standing;
|
(b)
|
it
has taken all necessary action to authorise the execution, delivery
and
performance of this Agreement and is duly authorised to sell the
Shares
under the Liquidation Agreement;
|
(c)
|
the
Shares are sold by the Vendors to the Purchaser free from all
Encumbrances;
|
(d)
|
it
is entitled and competent and has absolute and complete authority,
power
and capacity to sell and transfer the Shares to the Purchaser pursuant
to
this Agreement and to enter into and perform its obligations under
this
Agreement and can do so without the consent of any other
person;
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(e)
|
this
Agreement, and all other agreements contemplated by this Agreement,
will
be binding obligations of the Vendors;
and
|
(f)
|
the
execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement will not trigger
any
pre-emptive rights under any agreement and does not require consent
from
any third party.
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Subject
to clause 7.5, each of the representations and warranties made by the Vendors
remains in full force and effect on and after Completion.
7.2
|
Catuity
Warranties
|
(a)
|
Catuity
makes the representations and warranties to the Purchaser which are
set
out in the Schedule as at the date of this Agreement and the Completion
Date subject to:
|
(i)
|
the
warranties made by the Purchaser in clause 7.3 below;
and
|
(ii)
|
the
matters disclosed in the Disclosure
Letter.
|
(b)
|
Subject
to clause 7.5, each of the representations and warranties made by
Catuity
remains in full force and effect on and after
Completion.
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7.3
|
Purchaser
Warranties
|
(a)
|
The
Purchaser represents and warrants to each Vendor and to Catuity
that:
|
(i)
|
it
has had the opportunity to, and has, conducted due diligence
investigations in relation to the Company and the Business before
the date
of this Agreement and has had the opportunity to raise such enquiries
as
it considered necessary with the Vendors and their respective
representatives in relation to the Company and the
Business;
|
(ii)
|
the
Warranties are the only warranties that the Purchaser requires, and
on
which the Purchaser has relied, in entering into this Agreement;
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(iii)
|
for
the avoidance of doubt, no warranty or representation, expressed
or
implied, is given in relation to any forecast, budget or projection
contained or referred to in any material disclosed to the Purchaser;
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(iv)
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to
the extent permitted by law, all other warranties, representations
and
undertakings (whether express or implied and whether oral or in writing)
made or given by a Vendor or its respective representatives are expressly
excluded; and
|
(v)
|
it
will not make a Claim in respect of the termination by a client of
the
Business as at Completion of its contract with the Company, provided
that
such termination is not related to or arises as a result of a breach
by
the Company of that contract prior to
Completion.
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(b)
|
The
Purchaser warrants and represents to each Vendor and to Catuity as
at the
time immediately preceding Completion, that the Purchaser is entitled
and
competent and has absolute and complete authority, power and capacity
to
purchase the Shares from the Vendor pursuant to this
Agreement.
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7.4
|
Acknowledgements
|
(a)
|
Each
Vendor acknowledges that the Purchaser has entered into this Agreement
in
reliance on the representations and warranties made by each
Vendor.
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(b)
|
Save
to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Purchaser’s rights
are not adversely affected by any investigation made by or on behalf
of
the Purchaser about the Company or the Business, whether before or
after
the date of this Agreement. The Purchaser expressly acknowledges
and
agrees that as at the date of this Agreement it is not aware of any
fact,
matter or thing that would entitle it to bring a Claim against any
Vendor
or Catuity for a breach of any Warranty, indemnity or otherwise under
or
in respect of this Agreement.
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7.5
|
Time
limit on Claim
|
The
Purchaser may not claim for a breach of Warranty unless details of the Claim
have been notified to Catuity:
(a)
|
within
6 months of the Completion Date in respect of all Warranties other
than
the Tax Warranties; and
|
(b)
|
within
4 years of the Completion Date in respect of the Tax
Warranties.
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7.6
|
Maximum
and minimum amounts
|
(a)
|
Catuity
is not liable under a Claim under the Warranties unless the amount
finally
agreed or adjudicated to be payable in respect of that
Claim:
|
(i)
|
exceeds
$40,000; and
|
(ii)
|
either
alone or together with the amount finally agreed or adjudicated to
be
payable in respect of other Claims exceeds
$200,000,
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in
which
event, subject to clause 7.6(b),
the
Vendor is liable for the full amount of the Claim.
(b)
|
The
maximum aggregate amount that the Vendor is required to pay in respect
of
all Claims is limited to the Purchase
Price.
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7.7
|
Indemnity
|
Subject
to the matters set out in this clause 7, Catuity indemnifies the
Purchaser:
(a)
|
from
and against all loss, liability, cost or expense suffered or incurred
by
it or the Company (including without limitation any diminution in
value of
the Company) by reason of or in connection
with:
|
(i)
|
any
breach by Catuity of any of the representations and warranties made
by
Catuity under this Agreement;
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(ii)
|
any
failure by Catuity to fulfil its obligations under this Agreement;
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(iii)
|
any
liability for Tax or duty (other than duty payable under clause 10.12)
that the Company incurs as a consequence of any transaction entered
into
by the Company prior to Completion together with any fines, penalties
or
other reasonable third party costs or expenses resulting directly
from the
Company incurring such a liability for Tax or duty;
and
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(b)
|
without
limiting clause 7.7(a), from and against all Claims against or in
respect
of the Purchaser made by any third party in respect of any of the
matters
set out in clause 7.7(a).
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8
|
Confidentiality
|
8.1
|
Confidentiality
|
No
party
will be entitled to disclose any information concerning another party, this
Agreement, or any transaction undertaken pursuant to this Agreement to any
person except:
(a)
|
as
required by law and including compliance with SEC requirements by
Catuity;
|
(b)
|
with
the prior written consent of the other party;
or
|
(c)
|
to
the extent that a party may, at any time after another party has
failed to
observe or perform all of its obligations under this Agreement, consider
necessary or desirable to preserve or enforce its interests or
rights.
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8.2
|
Survival
of confidentiality
obligations
|
The
rights and obligations of the parties with respect to confidentiality will
apply:
(a)
|
until
Completion; or
|
(b)
|
for
a period of 2 years after termination of this
Agreement,
|
whichever
first occurs.
8.3
|
Disclosure
to officers and professional
advisers
|
A
party
may disclose anything in respect of this Agreement or the terms of the sale
of
the Shares to the officers and professional advisers of that party but it must
use its best endeavours to ensure all matters disclosed are kept confidential
and used only for proper and reasonable purposes.
9
|
GST
|
9.1
|
Consideration
|
Any
consideration to be paid or provided for a supply under this Agreement or any
related transaction documents, unless specifically expressed to include GST,
does not include an amount on account of GST.
9.2
|
GST
gross-up
|
If
the
Vendors or the Purchaser makes a supply (the party so making the supply, the
“Supplier”)
under
this Agreement or any related transaction agreement on which GST is
imposed:
(a)
|
the
consideration payable or to be provided for that supply but for the
application of this clause 9 (where that consideration has not been
specifically expressed under this Agreement or any related transaction
agreement to include GST) (“GST
Exclusive Consideration”)
is increased by, and the Vendors or the Purchaser, as the case may
be,
which is the recipient of the supply (“Recipient”)
must also pay to the Supplier an amount equal to, the GST payable
by the
Supplier on that supply; and
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(b)
|
the
amount by which the GST Exclusive Consideration is increased must
be paid
to the Supplier by the Recipient without set-off, deduction or requirement
for demand, at the same time as the GST Exclusive Consideration is
payable
or is to be provided.
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9.3
|
Tax
invoice
|
The
Supplier must within 28 days of a request from the Recipient issue a tax invoice
(or an adjustment note) to the Recipient for any supply for which the Supplier
may recover from the Recipient an amount equal to the GST payable by the
Supplier on that supply under this Agreement.
9.4
|
Indemnity
|
The
Recipient must indemnify the Supplier against, and pay the Supplier on demand,
the amount of any damage or cost directly or indirectly arising from or caused
by any failure by the Recipient to pay any amount as and when required by this
clause 9 (including any additional tax, penalty tax, fine, interest or
other charge under the GST Law).
9.5
|
Reimbursements
|
If
a
party is required under this Agreement or related transaction document to
reimburse or pay to another party an amount calculated by reference to a cost,
expense, outgoing, or an amount paid or incurred by that party, the amount
of
the reimbursement or payment will be reduced by the amount of any input tax
credits or reduced input tax credits to which that party is entitled in respect
of any acquisition relating to that cost, expense, outgoing or other
amount.
10
|
General
|
10.1
|
Notices
|
(a)
|
Any
notice to or by a party under this Agreement must be in writing and
signed
by the sender or, if a corporate party, an authorised officer of
the
sender.
|
(b)
|
Any
notice may be served by delivery in person or by post or transmission
by
facsimile to the address of the recipient as set out below or the
address
most recently notified by the recipient to the sender by notice under
this
clause:
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Gottbetter
Bridgepointe
Catuity
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Purchaser
Xx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
CEO,
Wishlist Holdings Limited
00
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, 0000, Xxxxxxxxx
Telephone: x000
0000
0000
Facsimile:
x000
0000
0000.
(c)
|
Any
notice is effective for the purposes of this Agreement upon delivery
to
the recipient or production to the sender of a facsimile transmittal
confirmation report before 4.00 pm local time on a day in the place
in or to which the written notice is delivered or sent or otherwise
at
9.00 am on the next day following delivery or
receipt.
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10.2
|
Entire
agreement
|
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties in relation
to
its subject matter. All prior discussions, undertakings, agreements,
representations, warranties and indemnities in relation to that subject matter
are replaced by this Agreement and have no further effect.
10.3
|
Paramountcy
of document
|
If
this
Agreement conflicts with any other document, agreement or arrangement, this
Agreement prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.
10.4
|
Effect
of termination
|
Termination
of this Agreement does not affect any accrued rights or remedies of either
party.
10.5
|
No
merger
|
The
provisions of this Agreement will not merge on completion of any transaction
contemplated in this Agreement and, to the extent any provision has not been
fulfilled, will remain in force.
10.6
|
Attorneys
|
Each
person who executes this Agreement on behalf of a party under a power of
attorney warrants that he or she has no notice of the revocation of that power
or of any fact or circumstance that might affect his or her authority to execute
this Agreement under that power.
10.7
|
Amendment
|
This
Agreement may not be amended or varied unless the amendment or variation is
in
writing signed by all parties.
10.8
|
Assignment
|
Neither
party may assign, transfer or otherwise deal with this Agreement or any right
or
obligation under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other
party.
10.9
|
Severability
|
Part
or
all of any provision of this Agreement that is illegal or unenforceable will
be
severed from this Agreement and will not affect the continued operation of
the
remaining provisions of this Agreement.
10.10
|
Rights,
remedies additional
|
Any
rights and remedies that a person may have under this Agreement are in addition
to and do not replace or limit any other rights or remedies that the person
may
have.
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10.11
|
Further
assurances
|
Each
party must do or cause to be done all things necessary or reasonably desirable
to give full effect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by
it
(including, but not limited to, the execution of documents).
10.12
|
Costs
|
Each
party must bear its own legal, accounting and other costs for the preparation
and execution of this Agreement.
10.13
|
Stamp
Duty
|
The
Purchaser must pay all stamp duty on or in respect of this
Agreement.
10.14
|
Counterparts
|
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all counterparts
taken together will constitute one document.
10.15
|
Governing
law and jurisdiction
|
This
Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws in
force
in the State of Victoria and each party submits to the exclusive jurisdiction
of
the courts of that State.
10.16
|
Waivers
|
(a)
|
Waiver
of any right, power, authority, discretion or remedy arising upon
a breach
of or default under this Agreement must be in writing and signed
by the
party granting the waiver.
|
(b)
|
A
failure or delay in exercise, or partial exercise, of a right, power,
authority, discretion or remedy arising from a breach of or default
under
this Agreement, does not result in a waiver of that right, power,
authority, discretion or remedy.
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(c)
|
A
party is not entitled to rely on a delay in the exercise or non-exercise
of a right, power, authority, discretion or remedy arising from a
breach
of this Agreement or default under this Agreement as constituting
a waiver
of that right, power, authority, discretion or
remedy.
|
(d)
|
A
party may not rely on any conduct of another party as a defence to
exercise of a right, power, authority, discretion or remedy by that
other
party.
|
(e)
|
This
clause may not itself be waived except in
writing.
|
10.17
|
Continuation
and independence of
indemnities
|
(a)
|
Each
indemnity of a party contained in this Agreement is a continuing
obligation of that party despite:
|
(i) any
settlement of any one account; or
(ii) the
occurrence of any other thing,
and
remains in full force and effect until all money owing, contingently or
otherwise, under the indemnity has been paid in full.
(b)
|
Each
indemnity of a party contained in this Agreement is an additional,
separate and independent obligation of that party and no one indemnity
limits the generality of any other
indemnity.
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SCHEDULE
- CATUITY WARRANTIES
Catuity
represents and warrants to the Purchaser that each of the following
representations is true and accurate at the date of this Agreement and will
be
true and accurate on the Completion Date.
1
|
The
standing and authority of the Vendors and
Catuity
|
(a)
|
The
Vendors are entitled and competent and have absolute and complete
authority, power and capacity to sell and transfer the Shares to
the
Purchaser pursuant to this
Agreement.
|
(b)
|
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement by Catuity and
the
Vendors will not trigger any pre-emptive rights under any agreement
and
does not require consent from any third
party.
|
2
|
The
Company’s
standing and authority
|
2.1
|
Company’s
standing
|
The
Company:
(a)
|
is
validly existing and in good
standing;
|
(b)
|
has
full corporate power to own the assets of the Company and the Business
and
to carry on the Business;
|
(c)
|
has
good and marketable title to the assets of the
Company;
|
(d)
|
is
not a trustee, nor has any trusts under its control, nor is it subject
to
or is controlled by any trusts; and
|
(e)
|
at
Completion will not have any loans, guarantees or obligations to
Catuity
and/or Gottbetter and/or
Bridgepointe.
|
2.2
|
No
insolvency or winding up
|
An
insolvency event has not occurred to the Company.
2.3
|
Compliance
with applicable laws and
constitution
|
(a)
|
The
Company has conducted the Business and its affairs generally in accordance
with all applicable laws and in accordance with its constitution.
|
(b)
|
The
execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement:
|
(i)
|
does
not violate any laws, regulations, authorisations, rulings, judgments,
orders or decrees of any Governmental Agency;
and
|
(ii)
|
complies
with the constitution or other constituent documents of the
Company.
|
2.4
|
Company
names
|
The
Company does not trade under a name other than its corporate name.
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3
|
Company’s
shares and membership
|
3.1
|
Register
of members
|
The
register of members of the Company is a true and accurate record of its members
as at the date of this Agreement and at Completion.
3.2
|
Share
capital
|
The
Shares:
(a)
|
comprise
the entire issued share capital in the
Company;
|
(b)
|
are
fully paid; and
|
(c)
|
were
validly issued.
|
3.3
|
Options,
restrictions or convertible
securities
|
There
are
no:
(a)
|
securities
convertible into shares of the
Company;
|
(b)
|
options
or other entitlements:
|
(i) |
over
the Shares;
|
(ii) |
to
have shares in the Company issued;
|
(c)
|
restrictions
on the transfer of any Shares in the Company;
or
|
(d)
|
Encumbrances
over or affecting any of the
Shares.
|
4
|
Records
|
4.1
|
Maintenance
and accuracy of Records
|
The
Records:
(a)
|
are
in the possession of the Company;
|
(b)
|
have
been substantially kept and
completed;
|
(c)
|
do
not contain inaccuracies or
discrepancies;
|
(d)
|
as
far as necessary, have been prepared in accordance with the requirements
of the Corporations
Xxx 0000
and the applicable Australian accounting standards;
and
|
(e)
|
in
so far as they relate to the Accounts, give a true and fair view
of the
financial, contractual and trading position of the Company in all
respects.
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5
|
Information
|
5.1
|
Accuracy
of information
|
(a)
|
Catuity
has provided the Purchaser with all relevant information in response
to
the Purchaser’s enquiries during its due diligence investigations and all
such information provided is true, complete and accurate in every
respect.
|
5.2
|
True
copies
|
All
copies of documents provided by Catuity to the Purchaser are true
copies.
6
|
Accounts
and financial
information
|
6.1
|
Accounts
|
The
Accounts:
(a)
|
give
a true and fair view in all respects
of:
|
(i) |
the
assets, liabilities and financial position of the Company and the
Business
as at the Accounts Date; and
|
(ii) |
the
profit of the Company for the year ended on the Accounts
Date;
|
(b)
|
are
complete and accurate in all material
respects;
|
(c)
|
do
not mislead or deceive in any material
respect;
|
(d)
|
were
prepared in accordance with:
|
(i) |
as
far as necessary, the applicable Australian accounting standards,
the
Corporations
Xxx 0000
and all other applicable laws in all respects (”rules”);
and
|
(ii) |
except
as required by a change in the rules, the same accounting policies
as were
applied in the corresponding accounts for the previous 3
years;
|
(e)
|
contain
proper and adequate provision for all actual liabilities of the Company
at
the Accounts Date;
|
(f)
|
are
not affected by any unusual, abnormal, extraordinary, exceptional
or
non-recurring items that have not been disclosed to the Purchaser;
and
|
(g)
|
include
all reserves and provisions for Tax necessary to cover all Tax liabilities
(whether or not assessed) of the Company up to the Accounts
Date.
|
6.2
|
Changes
since the Accounts Date
|
Since
the
Accounts Date:
(a)
|
the
Company has carried on the Business in accordance with normal and
prudent
practice (having regard to the nature of the Business and the past
practice of the Company);
|
(b)
|
there
has been no material adverse change in the assets, liabilities, turnover,
earnings, financial condition or trading position of the Company;
|
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(c)
|
no
distribution of capital has been made, paid or determined to be payable
in
respect of any share capital of the Company whether of cash, specific
assets or otherwise;
|
(d)
|
the
Company has carried on the Business in the ordinary and usual
course;
|
(e)
|
except
in the ordinary and usual course of business, the Company has
not:
|
(i) |
entered
into any unusual, long term or onerous contracts or arrangements;
|
(ii) |
incurred
or undertaken any actual or contingent liabilities or obligations
of an
unusual nature or abnormal amount compared with customary business
practice applicable to the commercial or industrial sector relevant
to the
Business, including Tax;
|
(iii) |
acquired,
disposed of, or dealt with, any assets of the Company, or entered
into any
agreement or option to acquire or dispose of any assets of the Company
of
an unusual nature or abnormal amount compared with customary business
practice applicable to the commercial or industrial sector relevant
to the
Business;
|
(iv) |
borrowed
any money;
|
(f)
|
except
by operation of law or in the ordinary and usual course of the Business,
the Company has not granted any Encumbrance over any of its
assets;
|
(g)
|
the
Company has not paid or agreed to pay any retiring allowance,
superannuation or benefit to any of its officers or employees except
where
the law requires it or in accordance with a superannuation or retirement
scheme in force at the Accounts
Date;
|
(h)
|
the
Company has not made any material alteration to the terms of employment
of
its directors or employees;
|
(i)
|
the
rights attaching to the Shares, or any options issued to have shares
in
the Company, have not altered and no alteration has been made to
the
capital structure of the Company;
|
(j)
|
unless
required by law, the Company has not implemented any new accounting
or
valuation method for its business, assets, property or
rights;
|
(k)
|
no
material supplier of the Company
has:
|
(i) |
materially
reduced the level of its supplies to the
Company;
|
(ii) |
indicated
an intention to cease or materially reduce the volume of its trading
with
the Company after Completion; or
|
(iii) |
materially
altered the terms on which it trades with the
Company;
|
(l)
|
no
material customer of the Company
has:
|
(i) |
materially
reduced the level of its custom from the
Company;
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(ii) |
indicated
an intention to cease or materially reduce the volume of its trading
with
the Company after Completion; or
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(iii) materially
altered the terms on which it trades with the Company;
(m)
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no
loans have been made nor bonuses paid by the Company to employees,
nor
have any advances or loan money been accepted from any employees,
except
in compliance with previously established practice and in the usual
course
of business; and
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(n)
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no
resolutions have been passed by the members or directors of the Company
except in the ordinary and usual course of the Business of the Company
and
those necessary to give effect to this Agreement.
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7
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Taxation
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7.1
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Compliance
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The
Company has:
(a)
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paid,
or the Accounts fully provide for, all Taxes (including payroll,
penalties
and interest) which the Company is or may become liable to pay in
respect
of the period up to and including the Accounts
Date;
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(b)
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complied
with all of its respective obligations under any statutory provisions
requiring the deduction or withholding of Tax from amounts paid by
the
Company and has properly accounted for any Tax so deducted or withheld
to
any Tax authority (other than amounts which have not yet become due
to be
paid);
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(c)
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complied
with any applicable obligation to register for the purposes of any
goods
and services, purchase, value added, sales or other similar Tax and
has
complied in all respects with its obligations under any Tax law relating
to such Tax;
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(d)
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filed
or lodged all Tax and duty returns required by tax law (including,
but not
limited to, all laws imposing or relating to income tax, fringe benefits
tax, goods and service tax, sales tax, payroll tax, land tax, water
and
municipal rates and stamp and customs duties);
and
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(e)
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no
outstanding Australian Taxation Office assessments or deemed
assessments.
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7.2
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Compliance
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For
the
period:
(a)
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up
to the Accounts Date, there is no liability to Tax in excess of the
Tax
already provided in the Accounts;
and
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(b)
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after
the Accounts Date, the only liabilities for tax of the Company that
have
arisen or may arise on or before the Completion Date are, or will
be,
liabilities arising out of the normal business and trading activities
of
the Company.
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7.3
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Tax
audit
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The
Company:
(a)
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is
not involved in any audit of any of its income tax returns or any
dispute
with the Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia
or any
other Federal, State or municipal body or authority responsible for
the
collection of Tax or duty and Catuity is not aware of any circumstances
which may give rise to such an audit or dispute;
and
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(b)
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has
not entered into or been a party to any transaction which contravenes
the
anti-avoidance provisions of any tax law including the Income
Tax Assessment Xxx 0000 (Cth) (“1936
Tax Act”)
and the Income
Tax Assessment Xxx 0000 (Cth) (“1997
Tax Act”).
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7.4
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Prior
years
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Catuity
will provide to the Purchaser upon request all material held by Catuity or
the
Company in respect of the amounts of prior year income tax, as allowed under
the
1936 Tax Act or the 1997 Tax Act, for the Company.
7.5
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Roll-over
relief
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(a)
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No
asset of the Company has, prior to the completion of this Agreement,
been
the subject of a claim for roll-over relief under Part IIIA of the
1936
Tax Act or Part 3.3 of the 0000
Xxx.
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(b)
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To
the extent that Division 20 of Part IIIA of the 1936 Tax Act or Division
149 of the 1997 Tax Act have been applied, Catuity will provide to
the
Purchaser, at the date of this Agreement, the market value of the
assets,
to which Division 20 of Part IIIA of the 1936 Tax Act or Division
149 of
the 1997 Tax Act applies, at the time that Division 20 or Division
149
applied.
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7.6
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Depreciation
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The
Company has:
(a)
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maintained
sufficient tax depreciation schedules and sufficient tax building
allowance schedules of its assets;
and
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(b)
|
maintained
accurate cost bases of those assets for Tax
purposes.
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7.7
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Dividends
|
No
dividend has been paid by the Company:
(a)
|
in
respect of which the required franking amount has exceeded the franked
amount of the dividend; or
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(b)
|
which
has been franked with franking credits or exempting credits (whichever
is
applicable) in excess of the required franking
amount,
|
which
would result in the Company being liable to pay franking deficit tax or franking
additional tax under the 1936 Tax Act or the 1997 Tax Act and
(c)
|
in
respect of which the required franking amount was less than the franked
amount of the dividend; or
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(d)
|
which
has been franked with franking credits or exempting credits (whichever
is
applicable) in excess of the required franking
amount.
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7.8
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Disputes
and liabilities
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(a)
|
There
are no outstanding disputes, or questions or demands between the
Company
and any taxation authority (whether in Australia, any state of Australia
or elsewhere).
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(b)
|
The
Company has no liabilities in respect of unpaid or unassessed
Taxes.
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(c)
|
The
Company will not become subject to any Tax:
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(i) |
on
or in respect of, or by reference to, profits, gains or income for
any
period up to and including the Accounts Date;
or
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(ii) |
in
respect of any other matter or thing referable to a time prior to,
or to
any period ending on or before, the Accounts
Date,
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in
excess
of the provisions for Tax included in the Accounts.
(d)
|
The
only liabilities for Tax of the Company arising since the Accounts
Date
are liabilities arising out of the normal business and trading activities
of the Company.
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(e)
|
The
Company has complied with the provisions of Part IIIAA of the 1936
Tax Act
and Part 3-6 of the 1997 Tax Act and has maintained records of franking
debits and franking credits which are sufficient for the purposes
of that
legislation.
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7.9
|
Consolidated
Group Taxation
|
(a)
|
If
the Company is or has been a member of a consolidated group then
all
resulting Tax for which the Company is liable or could be liable,
as a
result of being or having been a member of a consolidated group,
has been
duly paid or accrued in the accounts of the head company in the year
ended
30 June 2007, and in respect of the year ending 30 June 2008 but
only with
respect to the period from 1 July 2007 until Completion, and in each
of
the preceding years (in so far as such Tax ought to have been paid
or
accrued).
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(b)
|
Prior
to Completion, the Company will make a payment to the head company
of the
consolidated group before the leaving time in accordance with section
721-35 of the 1997 Act, and the payment will represent a reasonable
estimate of the contribution amount required for the purposes of
the tax
sharing agreement between the head company and the Company, together
with
the other members of the consolidated group (a copy of which must
be
supplied to the Purchaser on
Completion).
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(c)
|
The
head company of the consolidated group (of which the Company is a
member)
will not make the choice available under section 701-40(6) of the
Income
Tax (Transitional Provisions) Xxx 0000.
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8
|
General
|
8.1
|
Ownership
of assets
|
Except
as
disclosed in writing to the Purchaser and excluding assets transferred in the
usual course of business:
(a)
|
the
Company has good and marketable title to all of its assets, free
from any
Encumbrance;
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(b)
|
the
Company has not agreed to give or create any Encumbrance over any
of its
assets;
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(c)
|
no
person has claimed any Encumbrance in any of the assets of the Company;
and
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(d)
|
the
assets used by the Company are not let on hire or hire purchase or
sold on
deferred terms.
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8.2
|
Physical
location of assets
|
The
assets used by the Company in
the
Business:
(a)
|
are
all located at the premises of the
Business;
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(b)
|
are
in the physical possession of the
Company.
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9
|
Intellectual
Property Rights
|
9.1
|
Title
|
The
Company is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Intellectual Property
Rights.
9.2
|
No
encumbrances
|
There
are
no Encumbrances over or affecting any of the Intellectual Property
Rights.
9.3
|
No
licences or assignments
|
The Company
has not licensed, assigned or otherwise disposed of any right, title or interest
in the Intellectual Property Rights.
9.4
|
Exclusive
and unrestricted right to deal with Intellectual Property
Rights
|
The
Company has an
exclusive and unrestricted right to exploit, grant licences and otherwise deal
with the Intellectual Property Rights.
9.5
|
Intellectual
Property Rights valid and
enforceable
|
The
Company’s interests and rights in the Intellectual Property Rights are valid and
enforceable in the jurisdictions where those Intellectual Property Rights are
registered or situated.
10
|
Business
Contracts
|
10.1
|
Valid,
binding and enforceable
|
All
of
the Business Contracts are valid, binding and enforceable against the parties
to
it and there is no party (including the Company or Catuity) in breach of, or
in
default under, any such Business Contract.
10.2
|
Compliance
|
Each
Business Contract has been complied with by the Company in accordance with
its
terms.
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10.3
|
No
outstanding offer, tender or
quotation
|
The
Company has not made any offer, tender or quotation other than in the ordinary
and proper course of conducting the Business which is still outstanding and
capable of giving rise to a material contract by the unilateral act of a third
party.
11
|
Employees
|
11.1
|
No
potential industrial
action
|
There
is
no issue (including the expiry of any award, enterprise agreement or other
instrument made or approved under law) which may lead to industrial action
by
employees or any industrial organisation of employees which may disrupt the
Business or cause it to incur financial expenditure.
11.2
|
Industrial
relations obligations
|
The
Company has complied with all obligations arising under law, equity, statute
(including occupational health and safety, annual leave, long service leave,
equal opportunity, anti-discrimination, Tax, superannuation, workers
compensation and industrial laws), award, enterprise agreement or other
instrument made or approved under any law with respect to its present
employees.
12
|
Superannuation
|
12.1
|
Contributions
|
The
Company has complied with all of its superannuation commitments in relation
to
the present employees of the Company.
13
|
Litigation
|
13.1
|
No
litigation or other
proceedings
|
The
Company is not involved in any litigation, arbitration, mediation or any other
form of dispute resolution process or administrative or governmental
proceedings.
13.2
|
No
litigation threatened or likely
|
There
is
no litigation or arbitration proceedings relating to the Company threatened,
and
there are no facts likely to give rise to any litigation or arbitration
proceedings relating to the Company.
13.3
|
Trade
practices
|
None
of
the officers or employees of the Company has committed or omitted to do any
act
or thing the commission or omission of which is a contravention of the
Trade
Practices Xxx 0000 (Cth),
the
Fair
Trading Act 1985 (Vic)
or
similar legislation in any other state or territories of Australia.
13.4
|
Unsatisfied
judgments
|
There
is
no unsatisfied judgment, order, arbitral award or decision of any court,
tribunal or arbitrator against the Company.
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14
|
Licences
and permissions
|
14.1
|
Licences
to operate
|
The
Company holds all necessary licences (including statutory licences) and
consents, planning permissions, authorisations and permits (”Licences”)
for
the proper carrying on of the Business.
14.2
|
Licences
in good order
|
All
Licences:
(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, varied or not
renewed.
|
15
|
Applicable
laws
|
15.1
|
Compliance
|
The
Company has complied with all applicable laws, and there has been no
contravention of any applicable law or any allegation of any contravention
of
any applicable law.
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EXECUTED
as an
AGREEMENT
EXECUTED
by
CATUITY
INC.
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)
)
|
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Signature
of director
|
Signature
of authorised representative
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||
Name
of director (print)
|
Name
of authorised representative
(print)
|
EXECUTED
by
GOTTBETTER
CAPITAL
MASTER,
LTD
|
)
)
|
||
Signature
of director
|
Signature
of authorised representative
|
||
Name
of director (print)
|
Name
of authorised representative
(print)
|
EXECUTED
by
BRIDGEPOINTE
MASTER
FUND,
LTD
|
)
)
|
||
Signature
of director
|
Signature
of authorised representative
|
||
Name
of director (print)
|
Name
of authorised representative
(print)
|
EXECUTED
by
WISHLIST
HOLDINGS LTD
(ACN 085 529 979)
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)
)
|
||
Signature
of director
|
Signature
of director / company secretary
(delete
as applicable)
|
||
Name
of director (print)
|
Name
of director / company secretary
(print)
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