SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT is entered into as of this 24th day of
January, 2005, to be effective as of December 31, 2004, by and between Transax
International Limited, a Colorado corporation (the "Company") and Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, the President/Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company
("Xxxxxxx").
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Company has incurred substantial monetary obligations
concerning its business operations and the development and marketing of its
products;
WHEREAS, Xxxxxxx has provided certain managerial and consulting services
to the Company pursuant to certain contractual relations between the Company
and Xxxxxxx in order to assist the Company in its on-going business operations;
WHEREAS, the Company has incurred an aggregate of $75,000 to Xxxxxxx
relating to the managerial and consulting services provided by Xxxxxxx to the
Company (the "Debt");
WHEREAS, the Company and Xxxxxxx have settled their differences
regarding the Debt and wish to set forth their settlement agreement;
WHEREAS, the Company desires to settle the Debt by issuing to Xxxxxxx
500,000 shares of its restricted common stock, par value $0.00001 (the "Common
Stock") at the rate of $0.15 per share (which amount is based upon the average
of the open and close price of $0.15 of the Company's shares of Common Stock
traded on the OTC Bulletin Board between December 21, 2004 and December 31,
2004 (the "Common Stock");
WHEREAS, Xxxxxxx desires to convert the Debt and accept the issuance of
500,000 shares of restricted Common Stock of the Company as full and complete
satisfaction of the Debt;
WHEREAS, the Company and Xxxxxxx desire to release one another from any
and all further liability as related to the aforesaid Debt; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company by unanimous written
consent dated January 24, 2005 has approved the execution of this Settlement
Agreement and the issuance of the 500,000 shares of restricted Common Stock to
Xxxxxxx as settlement of the Debt effective as of December 31, 2004.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the aforesaid recitals and mutual
promises contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. The Company agrees to issue to Xxxxxxx 500,000 shares of its
restricted Common Stock, at $0.15 per share, as of December 31, 2004, as full
and complete satisfaction and payment of the Debt.
2. Xxxxxxx agrees to accept the issuance of the 500,000 shares of the
restricted Common Stock of the Company as full and complete satisfaction and
payment of the Debt.
3. The Company and Xxxxxxx shall agree to release each other and forever
discharge any and all claims, manner of actions, whether at law or in equity
suits, judgments, debts, liens, liabilities, demands, damages, losses, sums of
money, expenses or disputes, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, which it
now has or may have hereafter, directly or indirectly, individually or in any
capacity against each other, their successors and assigns, as well as its
present or former owners, directors, officers, stockholders, employees, agents,
heirs, by reason of any act, omission, matter, cause, or thing whatsoever, from
the beginning of time to, and including the date of the execution of this
Agreement, relating to the aforesaid Debt.
4. Xxxxxxx acknowledges that the issuance of the 500,000 shares of
restricted Common Stock: (i) has not been registered under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Securities Act"); (ii) is in reliance on the
exemption provided by Section 4(2) and/or Regulation S of the 1933 Securities
Act; (iii) are being acquired solely for Xxxxxxx' own account without any
present intention for resale or distribution, with the exception of those
shares of Common Stock to be transferred to designates of Xxxxxxx in accordance
with that certain Letter of Instruction from Xxxxxxx; (iv) will not be resold
without registration under the 1933 Securities Act or in compliance with an
available exemption from registration, unless the shares of Common Stock are
registered under the 1933 Securities Act and under any applicable state
securities law or an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company is
delivered to the Company to the effect that any proposed distribution of the
shares of Common Stock will not violate the registration requirements of the
1933 Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws; and (v) that
Xxxxxxx understands the economic risk of an investment in the Common Stock and
has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the
Company's management concerning any and all matters related to the acquisition
of the Common Stock.
5. This Settlement Agreement shall be effective as of December 31, 2004
and shall be binding upon and insure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective successors.
Transax International Limited
Date:_____________ By:__________________________
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Chief Financial
Officer
Date:_____________ _____________________________
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
