Share Purchase Agreement The Pride Group (QLD) Pty Ltd ACN 086 453 269 (Company) WPCS Australia Pty Ltd ACN 128 426 602 (Buyer) Robert Edwin William Paynter; Peter Stewart McDonald; Nigel Kernick; Mark Stephen Eaton; David Charles Bugler & Katherine...
Exhibit
10.1
The Pride
Group (QLD) Pty Ltd ACN 086 453 269 (Company)
WPCS
Australia Pty Ltd ACN 128 426 602 (Buyer)
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx;
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxx;
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx;
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx;
X.X.
Xxxxxxx Pty Limited as trustee for the Xxxxxxx Family Trust,
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx as trustee for the ESF Trust;
and
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx Xxxxxxx as trustee for the Xxxxxxx Family
Trust (Sellers)
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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BACKGROUND
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1 |
OPERATIVE
PART
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1 | |
1
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DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION
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1
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1.1
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Definitions
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1
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1.2
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Interpretation
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5
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1.3
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Time
of the essence
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6
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1.4
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Sellers
bound
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6
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2
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SALE
AND PURCHASE OF SHARES
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6
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2.1
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Sale
and purchase
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6
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2.2
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Title
property and risk
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6
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2.3
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Conditions
Precedent
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6
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2.4
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Waiver
of Conditions
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6
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2.5
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Failure
of Condition Precedent
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7
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2.6
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Termination
Prior to Completion
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7
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3
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PAYMENT
OF PURCHASE PRICE
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7
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3.1
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Amount
of Purchase Price
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7
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3.2
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Payment
of Purchase Price
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7
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3.3
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Net
tangible asset value adjustment
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9
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3.4
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Escrowed
Funds
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9
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3.5
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Conditions
Subsequent
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10
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4
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BUYER’S
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
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10
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4.1
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Access
to information
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10
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4.2
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Access
during Business Hours
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10
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4.3
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No
diminishing of warranties
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10
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4.4
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Cooperation
by staff and representatives
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10
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4.5
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Confidentiality
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10
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5
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CONDUCT
OF BUSINESS UP TO COMPLETION
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10
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5.1
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Conduct
of business
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10
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5.2
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Prohibitions
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11
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5.3
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Consents
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12
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5.4
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Other
Actions
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13
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5.5
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No
Solicitation
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13
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5.6
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Preservation
of records
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13
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5.7
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Publicity
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13
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5.8
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Use
of name
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14
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5.9
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Employment
Agreements
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14
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5.10
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Board
of Directors
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14
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5.11
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Financial
statements
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14
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5.12
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Elimination
of non-business financial obligations
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14
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5.13
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Dividends
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14
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6
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COMPLETION
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14
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6.1
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Date
and place for Completion
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14
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6.2
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Obligations
of the Sellers on Completion
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14
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6.3
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Obligations
of the Buyer on Completion
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15
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6.4
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Directors’
meeting – the Company
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16
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6.5
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Bank
authorities and minimum balance
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16
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6.6
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Shareholder
loan accounts
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16
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6.7
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Capital
and in specie distributions
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16
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6.8
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No
debts incurred up to Completion
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16
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7
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WARRANTIES
AND REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE COMPANY
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16
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7.1
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Material
events
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17
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7.2
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Non-budgeted
expenditure
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17
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7.3
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Carriage
of business
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17
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7.4
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Dividends
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17
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7.5
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Australian
Securities & Investments Commission
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17
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7.6
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Third
party consents
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17
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7.7
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No
winding up
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18
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7.8
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No
external administration
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18
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7.9
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Incorporation
of the Company
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18
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7.10
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Authority
to carry on business
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18
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7.11
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Board
& Shareholder approval
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18
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7.12
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Authority
to perform Agreement
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18
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7.13
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Authorised
and issued Share capital
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18
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7.14
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Ownership
of issued Shares
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19
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7.15
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Share
options, warrants, calls and other agreements
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19
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7.16
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Shareholder
rights of pre-emption
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19
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7.17
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Shareholder
agreements
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19
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7.18
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Company
records
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19
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7.19
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Minute
Books
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19
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7.20
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Subsidiaries
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19
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7.21
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Financial
statements
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20
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7.22
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Records
and books of account
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21
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7.23
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Absence
of undisclosed liabilities
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21
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7.24
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Taxes
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21
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7.25
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Accounts
receivable
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22
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7.26
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Inventory
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23
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7.27
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Fixed
Assets
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23
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7.28
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Real
property matters
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24
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7.29
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Leases
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24
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7.30
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Intellectual
property rights
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24
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7.31
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Insurance
policies
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25
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7.32
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Banking
and personnel lists
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26
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7.33
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Third
party contracts
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26
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7.34
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Compliance
with the law
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28
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7.35
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Litigation
and disputes
|
28
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7.36
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Absence
of certain changes or events
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29
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7.37
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Employee
benefit plans
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30
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7.38
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Service
warranties and service liabilities
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31
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7.39
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Company
assets
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31
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7.40
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Absence
of certain commercial practices
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31
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7.41
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Licenses,
permits, consents and approvals
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32
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7.42
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Environmental
matters
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32
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7.43
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Broker
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32
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7.44
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Related
party transactions
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33
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7.45
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Anti-Money
Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act
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33
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7.46
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Disclosure
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33
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7.47
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Software
Licence Agreements
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34
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8
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WARRANTIES
AND REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SELLERS
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34
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8.1
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Shares
unencumbered
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34
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8.2
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No
Claim on the Company
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34
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8.3
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Standing
& solvency
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34
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8.4
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Authority
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34
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8.5
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Third
party consents
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34
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8.6
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Litigation
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35
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8.7
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Broker
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35
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8.8
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Anti-Money
Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act
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35
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9
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WARRANTIES
AND REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE BUYER
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35
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9.1
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Incorporation
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35
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9.2
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Authority
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35
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9.3
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Third
party consents
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36
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9.4
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Litigation
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36
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9.5
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Broker
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36
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9.6
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Anti-Money
Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act
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36
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10
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COMPANY
TAXATION
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37
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10.1
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Tax
periods beginning before and ending after the Completion
Date
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37
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10.2
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Refunds
and tax benefits
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38
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10.3
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Cooperation
on Tax matters
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38
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11
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INDEMNIFICATION
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39
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11.1
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Sellers’
indemnities
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39
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11.2
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Buyer’s
indemnities
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39
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11.3
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Limitations
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40
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11.4
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Procedures
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40
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11.5
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Professional
indemnity insurance
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41
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11.6
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Taxation
of indemnity payments
|
41
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11.7
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Stamp
Duty Indemnity – Bugler Transaction
|
41
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12
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RESTRAINT
OF TRADE
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41
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12.1
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Restraint
|
41
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12.2
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Area
of restraint
|
42
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12.3
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Period
of restraint
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42
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12.4
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Capacity
of restraint
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43
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12.5
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Severability
|
43
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12.6
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Exceptions
|
43
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13
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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43
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13.1
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Confidentiality
and use
|
43
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13.2
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Exceptions
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44
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13.3
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Notification
of breach
|
44
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13.4
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Remedies
for breach of confidentiality
|
44
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13.5
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Survival
of terms
|
44
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14
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TRANSFER
DUTY AND LEGAL COSTS
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44
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14.1
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Transfer
Duty
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44
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14.2
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Legal
costs
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44
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14.3
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Goods
and Services Tax
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44
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15
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GENERAL
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44
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15.1
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Amendment
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44
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15.2
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No
waiver
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44
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15.3
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Entire
agreement
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44
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15.4
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Severability
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45
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15.5
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Survival
of representations and warranties
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45
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15.6
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Further
assurances and good faith
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45
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15.7
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Specific
Performance
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45
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15.8
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Successors
and assigns
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45
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15.9
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Privity
of contract
|
45
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15.10
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Assignment
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45
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15.11
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Notices
|
46
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15.12
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Party
acting as trustee
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46
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15.13
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Governing
law
|
47
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15.14
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Counterparts
& exchange by fax
|
47
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SCHEDULE
1 – AGREEMENT DETAILS
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48
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SCHEDULE
2 – PARTY DETAILS
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49
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SCHEDULE
3 – COMPANY SHARES
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50
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SCHEDULE
4 – COMPANY SUBSIDIARIES
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51
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SCHEDULE
5 – THIRD PARTY CONSENTS
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52
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SCHEDULE
6 – SPECIAL INCOME IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|
53
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SCHEDULE
7 – COMPANY LIABILITIES
|
54
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SCHEDULE
8 – TAX RETURNS
|
55
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SCHEDULE
9 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
|
56
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SCHEDULE
10 – INVENTORY
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57
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SCHEDULE
11 – FIXED ASSETS
|
58
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SCHEDULE
12 – LEASES
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59
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SCHEDULE
13 – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
|
60
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SCHEDULE
14 – INSURANCE POLICIES
|
61
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SCHEDULE
15 – THIRD PARTY CONTRACTS
|
62
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SCHEDULE
16 – LEGAL VIOLATIONS & INFRINGEMENTS
|
63
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SCHEDULE
17 – LITIGATION & DISPUTES
|
64
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SCHEDULE
18 – ACTIONS OUTSIDE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS
|
65
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SCHEDULE
19 – EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS
|
66
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SCHEDULE
20 – SERVICE WARRANTIES & SERVICE LIABILITIES
|
67
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SCHEDULE
21 – COMPANY ASSETS
|
70
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SCHEDULE
22 – CERTAIN COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
|
71
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SCHEDULE
23 – LICENCES, CONSENTS, PERMITS & APPROVALS
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72
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SCHEDULE
24 – ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
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78
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SCHEDULE
25 – BROKERS
|
79
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SCHEDULE
26 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
80
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SCHEDULE
27 – CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
|
81
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SCHEDULE
28– CONDITIONS SUBSEQUENT
|
83
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EXECUTION
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THIS AGREEMENT is made
this day
of November2009
BETWEEN
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THE PRIDE GROUP (QLD) PTY
LTD ACN 086 453
269 of 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000 (the
"Company");
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AND
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WPCS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ACN 128
426 602 care of Mullins Lawyers, Xxxxx 00 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx in the State of Xxxxxxxxxx, 0000, Xxxxxxxxx (the
“Buyer”);
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AND
|
THE SHAREHOLDERS DESCRIBED IN
SCHEDULE 1 (the “Sellers”)
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AND
|
THE
DIRECTORS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE 2.
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BACKGROUND
(A)
|
The
Company has issued Share capital of AUSD$227,670.13 comprising of 97,939
fully paid up A Class Ordinary
Shares.
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(B)
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The
Sellers are together the holders of the fully paid A Class Ordinary Shares
in the Company, the amount so held by each is detailed next to their
respective names in Schedule 2.
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(C)
|
The
Company has the assets and liabilities described in the Financial
Statements.
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(D)
|
Each
of the Sellers has agreed to sell the Shares to the Buyer for valuable
consideration with effect on the Completion Date on the terms and
conditions set out in this
Agreement.
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OPERATIVE
PART
1
|
DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION
|
1.1
|
Definitions
|
In this
Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
1.1.1
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“A-GAAP” means the
Australian generally accepted accounting principles incorporating all
generally accepted Australian measurement standards as published by the
Australian Accounting Standards Board at the date of this
Agreement.
|
1.1.2
|
“Agreement” means this
Share Purchase Agreement, including the
schedules.
|
1.1.3
|
“AUSD” means Australian
currency and Australian dollars and
cents.
|
1.1.4
|
“Balance Sheet” has the
meaning set out in Clause 7.21.4.
|
1.1.5
|
“Balance Sheet Date” has
the meaning set out in Clause 7.21.4.
|
1.1.6
|
“Bank” means each bank
where the Company has a bank
account.
|
1.1.7
|
“Basket” has the meaning
set out in Clause 11.3.1.
|
1.1.8
|
“Board” means the board
of Directors of the Company.
|
1.1.9
|
“Bugler Transaction”
means the transaction whereby the Company acquired the business conducted
by Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx as trustee for the BSF
Trust.
|
1
1.1.10
|
“Business”
means:
|
|
(a)
|
electrical
and services provider specialising in government and commercial sectors;
and
|
(b)
|
any
business to be conducted by the Company as at the date of this
Agreement.
|
1.1.11
|
“Business Day” means a
day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any day on which banks are not open
for business at the place where Completion
occurs.
|
1.1.12
|
“Business Hours” means
from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on any Business
Day.
|
1.1.13
|
“Business Premises”
means 0/00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxx
0000.
|
1.1.14
|
“Buyer Indemnified
Parties” has the meaning set out in Clause 11.1.1.
|
1.1.15
|
“Claim” means any
claim, notice, demand, action, proceeding, litigation, investigation or
judgment whether based in contract, tort, statute or
otherwise.
|
1.1.16
|
“Company” means The
Pride Group (Qld) Pty Ltd ACN 086 453 269 and all of its
Subsidiaries.
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1.1.17
|
“Company Records” means
the original certificate of Incorporation, Constitution, cheque books,
financial and accounting books and records, Common Seal, Register of
Members, Register of Mortgages and Charges, Minute Books, Books of
Account, Documents of Title and all records, documents and papers relating
to the business and property of the
Company.
|
1.1.18
|
“Completion” means the
Completion of the sale and purchase of the Shares under this Agreement on
the Completion Date.
|
1.1.19
|
“Completion Balance
Sheet” means the Balance Sheet of the Company on the Completion
Date.
|
1.1.20
|
“Completion Date” means
the date for Completion set out in Schedule
1.
|
1.1.21
|
“Conditions Precedent”
means each of the conditions detailed in Schedule
27.
|
1.1.22
|
“Conditions Subsequent”
means each of the conditions detailed in Schedule
28.
|
1.1.23
|
“Confidential
Information” means the information, forms, business plans,
marketing databases, financial and accounting information, specifications,
processes, statements, formulae, trade secrets, drawings and data (and
copies and extracts made of or from that information and data)
concerning:
|
(a)
|
the
operations and dealings of the
Company;
|
(b)
|
the
organisation, finance, customers, markets, suppliers, intellectual
property and know-how of the
Company;
|
(c)
|
those
operations and transactions of a Party concerning the Company and that
Party's Shareholding in the Company;
and
|
(d)
|
the
contents and subject matter of this
Agreement;
|
which is
not in the public domain, except by the failure of a Party to perform and
observe its covenants and obligations under this Agreement.
1.1.24
|
“Constitution” means the
Constitution of the Company from time to
time.
|
1.1.25
|
“Director” means a
Director of the Company from time to
time.
|
1.1.26
|
“DMC” means Dedicated
Monitoring Centre Pty Ltd ACN 129 319
473.
|
1.1.27
|
“Effective Date” means 1
November 2009.
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2
1.1.28
|
“Employee Program”
means:
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(a)
|
all
employee share or benefit plans within the meaning of Division 13 of the
Income Tax Assessment Xxx 0000 (Cth), including, but not limited to
multiple employer welfare arrangements, plans to which more than one
unaffiliated employer contributes, and employee benefit plans (such as
foreign or excess benefit plans) which do not qualify under the
aforementioned Division 13; and
|
(b)
|
all
share and stock option plans, bonus or incentive award plans, severance
pay policies or agreements, deferred compensation agreements, supplemental
income arrangements, vacation plans, and all other employee benefit plans,
agreements, and arrangements not described in (A)
above.
|
1.1.29
|
“Employment Agreement”
has the meaning set out in Clause 5.9.1.
|
1.1.30
|
“Environmental Laws” has
the meaning set out in Clause 7.42.1(a).
|
1.1.31
|
“Escrow Agreement” means
the agreement between the Company, Buyer and Sellers in regard to the
Escrowed Funds.
|
1.1.32
|
“Escrowed Funds” has the
meaning set out in Clause 3.4.1.
|
1.1.33
|
“Expenses” has the
meaning set out in Clause 11.1.1(d).
|
1.1.34
|
“Filings” has the meaning
set out in Clause 7.41.3.
|
1.1.35
|
“Financial Statements”
has the meaning set out in Clause 7.21.1
prepared pursuant to the Corporations
Act.
|
1.1.36
|
“Fixed Asset” has the
meaning set out in Clause 7.27.1.
|
1.1.37
|
“Government Body”
means:
|
(a)
|
a
government, whether foreign, federal, state, territorial or
local;
|
(b)
|
a
department, office or minister of a
government;
|
(c)
|
a
commission, commissioner, delegate, instrumentality, agency, board or
other governmental, semi-governmental, judicial, administrative, monetary
or fiscal authority, whether statutory or not;
or
|
(d)
|
any
person, body politic or other thing exercising an executive, legislative,
judicial or other governmental function of any country or political
subdivision of any country;
|
(e)
|
any
public authority constituted by or under a law of any country or political
subdivision of any country; and
|
(f)
|
any
person deriving a power directly or indirectly from any other Government
Body.
|
1.1.38
|
“GST” has the meaning set
out in the GST Act.
|
1.1.39
|
“GST Act” means the A New
Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Xxx 0000
(Cth).
|
1.1.40
|
“Income Tax Laws” means
the Income Tax Assessment Xxx 0000 (Cth), Income Tax Assessment Xxx 0000
(Cth) and any and all subordinate legislation, rulings, orders,
directions, by-laws and other statutory and administrative instruments
made under them, as amended or replaced from time to
time.
|
1.1.41
|
“Independent Accounting
Firm” means an independent accounting firm mutually appointed by
the Sellers and the Buyer, or in the absence of such agreement, by the
president for the time being of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in
Australia.
|
1.1.42
|
“Intangibles” has the
meaning set out in Clause 7.30.2.
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3
1.1.43
|
“Legal Proceedings”
includes any :
|
(a)
|
Claims
or proceedings brought by any
person;
|
(b)
|
any
alternative dispute resolution process (including, without limitation,
mediation, arbitration and expert determination processes);
and
|
(c)
|
actions,
assessments, audits, investigations or proceedings by any Government
Body.
|
1.1.44
|
“Liability” means all
actual and/or contingent liabilities, losses, damages, outgoings,
obligations, costs and expenses of whatever
description.
|
1.1.45
|
“Licenses” has the
meaning set out in Clause 7.41.1.
|
1.1.46
|
“Losses” has the meaning
set out in Clause 11.1.1(d).
|
1.1.47
|
“Majority Shareholders”
means:
|
(a)
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx;
|
(b)
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx;
|
(c)
|
XX
Xxxxxxx Pty Ltd as trustee for the Xxxxxxx Family
Trust;
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(d)
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx as trustee for the ESF
Trust;
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(e)
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxxxx as trustee for the Xxxxxxx Family
Trust.
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1.1.48
|
“Material Adverse Effect”
has the meaning set out in Clause 7.1.1.
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1.1.49
|
“Multi-Employer Plan”
means a (pension or non-pension) employee benefit plan to which more than
one employer contributes and which is maintained pursuant to one or more
collective bargaining agreements.
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1.1.50
|
“Net Tangible Asset
Value” or “NTAV” has the meaning
set out in Clause 3.3.1.
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1.1.51
|
“New Board” means, upon
the retirement of the Retiring Directors and the appointment of the New
Directors under this Agreement, the Board constituted by the New
Directors.
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1.1.52
|
"New Directors" means
the person or persons described as such in Schedule
2.
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1.1.53
|
“Party” means a Party to
this Agreement.
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1.1.54
|
“Permitted
Dividend” means nil.
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1.1.55
|
“Pro Rata Amount” has
the meaning set out in Clause 10.1.5(a).
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1.1.56
|
“Public Officer” means
the Public Officer of the Company registered pursuant to the Income Tax
Laws.
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1.1.57
|
“Purchase Price” means
the price for the sale and purchase of the Shares described as such in
Schedule 1.
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1.1.58
|
“Retiring Director”
means each Director described as such in Schedule
2.
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1.1.59
|
“Seller Indemnified
Parties” has the meaning set out in Clause 11.2.1.
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1.1.60
|
“Share Certificate”
means a certificate issued by the Company to one of its Shareholders in
accordance with its constitution, evidencing the Shareholder's
Shareholding in the Company.
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1.1.61
|
“Share Transfer Form”
means a security transfer form prepared in accordance with the
Corporations Act for the transfer of Shares in a company incorporated
under that Act.
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1.1.62
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“Shareholder” means a
person who holds Shares in the
Company.
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1.1.63
|
“Shares” means Shares in
the Company being 97,939 Ordinary A Class
Shares.
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1.1.64
|
“Subsidiary” or "Subsidiaries" has the
meaning set out in Clause 7.20.1.
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1.1.65
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“Tax”
means:
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(a)
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any
and all federal, state, local and foreign taxes, assessments and other
governmental charges, duties, impositions and liabilities relating to
taxes, including taxes based upon or measured by gross receipts, income,
profits, sales, use and occupation, and value added, ad valorem, transfer,
franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise and
property taxes and escheatment payments, together with all interest,
penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts and any
obligations under any agreements or arrangements with any other person
with respect to such amounts and including any liability for taxes of a
predecessor entity;
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(b)
|
any
liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in Clause
1.1.65(a) as a result of being or ceasing to
be a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for
any period; and
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(c)
|
any
liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in Clause
1.1.65(a) or 1.1.65(b) as a result of any express or implied
obligation to indemnify any other person or as a result of any obligations
under any agreements or arrangements with any other person with respect to
such amounts and including any liability for taxes of a predecessor
entity.
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1.1.66
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“Tax Return” has the
meaning set out in Clause 7.24.1, which
specifically includes income tax returns and business activity
statements.
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1.1.67
|
“Third Party Contract”
has the meaning set out in Clause 7.33.1.
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1.1.68
|
“US-GAAP” means the
generally accepted accounting principles incorporating all generally
accepted measurement standards as applied in the United States of America
at the date of this Agreement.
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1.1.69
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“Videofied” means Video
Alarm Technologies Pty Ltd ACN 124 252
035.
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1.2
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Interpretation
|
In this
Agreement, unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise
requires:
1.2.1
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singular
includes plural and vice versa;
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1.2.2
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any
gender includes each other gender;
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1.2.3
|
a
reference to a person includes a reference to an individual, corporation,
incorporated or unincorporated association, trust, partnership and
governmental or quasi-governmental department, council, agency, authority
or other body;
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1.2.4
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a
reference to writing includes any means of representing or reproducing
words, figures, drawings or symbols in a visible, tangible form, in
English;
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1.2.5
|
a
reference to any currency or amount of dollars or cents is a reference to
Australian (AUS) currency and Australian (AUS) dollars and cents
(‘AUSD’);
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1.2.6
|
a
reference to any legislation or to any provision of any legislation
includes any modification or re-enactment of it, any legislative provision
substituted for it and all regulations and statutory instruments issued
under it;
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1.2.7
|
a
reference to any Party includes a reference to each of its staff and
successors and permitted assigns, as well as any liquidator, provisional
liquidator, receiver, manager or administrator, Officer duly appointed
under the Corporations Act, any person authorised to act on its behalf
under power of attorney, and any other person duly authorised in writing
to act on its behalf in respect of any of the purposes of provisions of
this Agreement;
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1.2.8
|
a
reference to any agreement or document is that agreement or document as
amended, novated, supplemented, varied or replaced from time to time,
except to the extent prohibited by this Agreement or that other agreement
or document;
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1.2.9
|
a
reference to "conduct" includes any omission and any representation,
statement or undertaking, whether or not in
writing;
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1.2.10
|
a
reference to the "knowledge", "belief" or "awareness" of any person in
relation to a matter means the knowledge, belief or awareness that the
person would have if it had made all reasonable enquiries in the
circumstances;
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1.2.11
|
mentioning
anything after "include", "includes" or "including" does not limit what
else might be included;
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1.2.12
|
headings
are used for ease of reference and convenience only and are not to be
construed as forming any part of this Agreement;
and
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1.2.13
|
where
any word or phrase is given a defined meaning, other than grammatical form
of that word or phrase has a corresponding
meaning.
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1.3
|
Time
of the essence
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1.3.1
|
Time
is of the essence of this
Agreement.
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1.4
|
Sellers
bound
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1.4.1
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2
|
SALE
AND PURCHASE OF SHARES
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2.1
|
Sale
and purchase
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2.1.1
|
The
Sellers hereby agree to sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer agrees to buy
from the Sellers, all the issued Shares of the Company owned by the
Sellers, for the Purchase Price, on the terms and conditions of this
Agreement on the Completion Date.
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2.2
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Title
property and risk
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2.2.1
|
The
title to, property in and risk of the Shares remain solely with the
Sellers until Completion, upon which title to, property in and risk of the
Shares shall pass to the Buyer with effect on and from the Completion
Date.
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2.3
|
Conditions
Precedent
|
The
Parties agree that they will use all reasonable endeavours to satisfy the
Conditions Precedent to the reasonable satisfaction of the Buyer prior to the
Completion Date.
2.4
|
Waiver
of Conditions
|
A
Condition Precedent may only be waived in writing by the Buyer and will be
effective only to the extent specifically set out in that waiver.
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2.5
|
Failure
of Condition Precedent
|
If the
Conditions Precedent have not been satisfied by the Completion Date, despite the
reasonable endeavours of the Parties, the Buyer may terminate this
Agreement.
2.6
|
Termination
Prior to Completion
|
2.6.1
|
Termination
grounds
|
(a)
|
This
Agreement may be terminated prior to Completion as
follows:
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(i)
|
at
the election of the Buyer or the Sellers, if Completion shall not have
occurred by 5.00 pm in Brisbane on or after 19 November
2009;
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(ii)
|
by
the mutual written consent of the Sellers and the
Buyer.
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2.6.2
|
Termination
procedure
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(a)
|
In
the event of termination and abandonment by the Buyer pursuant to Clause
2.6.1(a)(i), written notice thereof shall
forthwith be given to the other Party or Parties, and this Agreement shall
terminate, and the purchase of the Shares hereunder shall be abandoned,
without further action by the Buyer or the
Sellers.
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(b)
|
If
this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, each party shall
redeliver all documents, work papers and other material of any other
party, whether so obtained before or after the execution of this
Agreement, to the party furnishing the
same.
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2.6.3
|
Effect
of termination
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(a)
|
Subject
to Clause 2.6.3(b), in the event that this
Agreement is validly terminated as provided herein, then each of the
parties shall be relieved of their duties and obligations arising under
this Agreement after the date of such termination and such termination
shall be without liability to the Buyer, the Company or any
Seller.
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(b)
|
Nothing
in Clause 2.6.3(a) shall relieve the Buyer or
any Seller of any liability for a breach of this
Agreement.
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3
|
PAYMENT
OF PURCHASE PRICE
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3.1
|
Amount
of Purchase Price
|
3.1.1
|
The
purchase price for the Shares shall be an amount equal to up to Four
Million dollars ($4,000,000) (the “Purchase Price”), subject to adjustment
under Clause 3.2.2.
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3.2
|
Payment
of Purchase Price
|
3.2.1
|
The
Purchase Price will be paid as
follows:
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(a)
|
On
the Completion Date, the Buyer shall pay Two Million dollars ($2,000,000)
to the Sellers (the “Completion Payment”), which shall be paid by wire
transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated by the
Sellers; and
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(b)
|
the
Buyer shall pay $1,000,000 (the “First Twelve Month Payment”) to the
Sellers on the date calculated by reference to 3.2.9 in the event the Company’s earnings before
interest and taxes (“EBIT”) for the period ending twelve months from the
Effective Date (the "First Twelve Month Period"), shall equal or exceed
$1,200,000 (the “First Twelve Month Target EBIT”);
and
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(c)
|
the
Buyer shall pay $1,000,000 (the “Second Twelve Month Payment”) to the
Sellers on the date calculated by reference to 3.2.9 in the event the Company’s EBIT for the
second twelve month period ending two years from the Effective Date (the
"Second Twelve Month Period") shall equal or exceed $1,200,000 (the
“Second Twelve Month Target EBIT”).
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3.2.2
|
The
Buyer shall cause to be prepared and delivered to the Seller a calculation
of the Company’s EBIT, with any supporting documentation reasonably
required by the Sellers, for each of the First Twelve Month Period and the
Second Twelve Month Period for review by the Seller within 45 days of the
end of each of the First Twelve Month Period and the Second Twelve Month
Period.
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3.2.3
|
The
Sellers must, within 14 days of receipt of the calculation of the
Company's EBIT for the relevant 12 month period notify the Buyer whether
it agrees or disagrees with the calculation of the Company's EBIT, and if
it disagrees, provide reasonable evidence in support of such
disagreement.
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3.2.4
|
In
the event that the Sellers disagree with the calculation of the Company's
EBIT for a relevant twelve month period (a "Dispute"), the Parties must
enter into good faith negotiations to resolve the Dispute. If
after a period of 14 days the Sellers and Buyer are unable to resolve the
Dispute, the Seller and the Buyer shall submit the Dispute for resolution
to an Independent Accounting Firm, which shall determine the Company's
EBIT for the relevant twelve month period, and shall report its
determination to the Parties. Such report shall be final and
binding on the Parties to this
Agreement
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3.2.5
|
Despite
the previous subclauses, the determination of the Company’s EBIT for the
First Twelve Month Period and the Second Twelve Month Period and payment
of the First Twelve Month Payment and Second Twelve Month Payment shall be
completed within 90 days after the end of each respective twelve month
period.
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3.2.6
|
To
the extent the actual EBIT for the First Twelve Month Period is less than
the First Twelve Month Target EBIT, the First Twelve Month Payment shall
be reduced by the percent of shortfall between the actual EBIT for the
First Twelve Month Period and the First Twelve Month Target
EBIT.
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3.2.7
|
To
the extent the actual EBIT for the Second Twelve Month Period is less than
the Second Twelve Month Target EBIT, the Second Twelve Month Payment shall
be reduced by a percentage equivalent to that of the shortfall between the
actual EBIT for the Second Twelve Month Period and the Second Twelve Month
Target EBIT.
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3.2.8
|
It
is understood that each year shall be calculated independently and
shortfalls or surpluses of target amounts shall not be carried between the
years.
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3.2.9
|
The
First Twelve Month Payment and the Second Twelve Month Payment shall be
paid within ten days after the Sellers' receipt, review and acceptance of
the financial statements of the Company and the calculation of the
Company's EBIT for each relevant twelve month period, or in the event of a
Dispute, within ten days of receipt of the determination of the Company's
EBIT by the Independent Accounting
Firm.
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3.2.10
|
The
Parties shall bear the costs associated with the appointment the
Independent Accounting Firm equally and shall otherwise bear their own
costs and expenses in relation to the
Dispute.
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3.2.11
|
The
Purchase Price shall be paid by bank cheque, electronic funds transfer or
such other means approved in writing by the
Sellers.
|
3.2.12
|
The
Purchase Price shall be apportioned between the Sellers as set out in
Schedule 1.
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3.3
|
Net
tangible asset value adjustment
|
3.3.1
|
Within
45 days after the Completion Date, the Sellers shall cause to be prepared
and delivered to the Buyer a calculation of the company’s Net Tangible
Asset Value as of the Effective Date, with all supporting documentation
reasonably required by the Sellers. Net tangible asset value is
defined as total assets minus total liabilities minus intangible assets in
accordance with US-GAAP (“NTAV”).
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3.3.2
|
The
Buyer shall have a period of 75 days after receipt of the Sellers’
calculation of the NTAV under Clause 3.3.1 to
review the NTAV calculation. If the Buyer agrees with the NTAV
calculation, the Buyer shall notify the Sellers of that
fact. If the Buyer disagrees with the NTAV calculation, the
Buyer shall notify the Sellers of its disagreement with the NTAV
calculation and of the reason or reasons for its
disagreement.
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3.3.3
|
In
the event the Sellers and the Buyer are unable to agree upon the NTAV
after good faith negotiations for a period of 20 days after notification
by the Buyer of its disagreement under Clause 3.3.2, the Sellers or the Buyer shall submit
such dispute for resolution to an Independent Accounting Firm, which shall
determine the NTAV and shall report its determination to the
Parties. Such report shall be final and binding on the Parties
to this Agreement.
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3.3.4
|
The
Parties shall bear the costs associated with the appointment of the
Independent Accounting Firm equally and shall otherwise bear their own
costs and expenses in relation to such
disagreement.
|
3.3.5
|
The
Parties shall cooperate with one another and provide reasonable access to
all pertinent books and records to the other
Party.
|
3.3.6
|
In
the event that the NTAV as of the Effective Date is less than
AUD1,200,000, the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the amount of the
shortfall.
|
3.3.7
|
In
the event that the NTAV as of the Effective Date is greater than
AUD1,200,000, the Purchase Price shall be increased by the amount of the
excess, which amount shall be paid in cash to the Sellers within five (5)
Business Days of the determination of the NTAV under Clause 3.3.2 or 3.3.3 as
applicable.
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3.4
|
Escrowed
Funds
|
3.4.1
|
In
order to satisfy any amounts which the Sellers may be required to deliver
to the Buyer as a result of a deficiency in the NTAV or any
indemnification claims, AUD200,000 shall be retained out of the Purchase
Price and deposited on the Completion Date by the Buyer into an escrow
account until the NTAV as at the Completion Date shall be
determined. Any deficiency in the NTAV shall be paid from the
escrow account to the Buyer (the “Escrowed
Funds”).
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3.4.2
|
The
Escrowed Funds shall be held for the benefit of the Sellers in accordance
with their pro rata ownership of the Shares as set out in Schedule
2.
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3.4.3
|
The
Escrowed Funds shall be held in accordance with the terms and conditions
set forth in the escrow agreement annexed to this
Agreement.
|
3.5
|
Conditions
Subsequent
|
The
parties agree after Completion they will use their best endeavours to satisfy
the Conditions Subsequent.
4
|
BUYER’S
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
|
4.1
|
Access
to information
|
4.1.1
|
The
Sellers and the Company agree that, prior to the Completion Date, the
Buyer shall be entitled, through its officers, employees and
representatives (including, without limitation, its legal advisors and
accountants), to make such investigation of the properties, businesses and
operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries and such examination of the
books, records and financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries
as it reasonably requests and to make extracts and copies of such books
and records.
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4.2
|
Access
during Business Hours
|
4.2.1
|
Any
such investigation and examination shall be conducted during regular
Business Hours and under reasonable circumstances, and the Sellers shall
cooperate, and shall cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to cooperate,
fully in the investigation.
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4.3
|
No
diminishing of warranties
|
4.3.1
|
No
investigation by the Buyer prior to or after the date of this Agreement
shall diminish or obviate any of the representations, warranties,
covenants or agreements of the Sellers contained in this Agreement or the
Seller Documents.
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4.4
|
Cooperation
by staff and representatives
|
4.4.1
|
In
order that the Buyer may have full opportunity to make such physical,
business, accounting and legal review, examination or investigation as it
may reasonably request of the affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
the Sellers shall cause the officers, employees, consultants, agents,
accountants, attorneys and other representatives of the Company and its
Subsidiaries to cooperate fully with such representatives in connection
with such review and examination.
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4.5
|
Confidentiality
|
4.5.1
|
5
|
CONDUCT
OF BUSINESS UP TO COMPLETION
|
5.1
|
Conduct
of business
|
5.1.1
|
The
Sellers must ensure that, until Completion, the
Company:
|
(a)
|
manages
and conducts its business as a going concern with all due care and in
accordance with normal and prudent practice having regard to the nature of
its business and good commercial practice and so as to comply with all
applicable laws, regulations, ordinances and
codes;
|
(b)
|
uses
its best endeavours to maintain the goodwill, profitability and value of
its business;
|
(c)
|
protects
and maintains each of its assets and property in their current condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted;
and
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(d)
|
maintains
the books, accounts and records of the Company in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices, continues to collect accounts
receivable and pay accounts payable utilizing normal procedures and
without discounting or accelerating payment of such accounts, and complies
with all contractual and other obligations applicable to the operation of
the Company.
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5.2
|
Prohibitions
|
5.2.1
|
Except
as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or with the prior
written consent of the buyer, prior to Completion the Sellers shall not,
and shall cause the Company to not:
|
(a)
|
declare,
set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution in respect of
the Share capital of the Company (other than the Permitted Dividends) or
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding shares of the
capital stock or loan capital or other securities of, or other ownership
interests in, the Company;
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(b)
|
transfer,
issue, sell or dispose of any shares of capital stock or loan capital or
other securities of the Company or grant options, warrants, calls or other
rights to purchase or otherwise acquire shares of the capital stock or
loan capital or other securities of the
Company;
|
(c)
|
effect
any recapitalisation, reclassification, Share split or like change in the
capitalisation of the Company;
|
(d)
|
amend
the certificate of incorporation or Constitution or by-laws of the
Company;
|
(e)
|
except
for trade payables and for indebtedness for borrowed money incurred in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, borrow
monies for any reason or draw down on any line of credit or debt
obligation, or become the guarantor, surety, endorser or otherwise liable
for any debt, obligation or liability (contingent or otherwise) of any
other person, or change the terms of payables or
receivables;
|
(f)
|
subject
to any lien (except for leases that do not materially impair the use of
the property subject thereto in their respective businesses as presently
conducted), any of the properties or assets (whether tangible or
intangible) of the Company;
|
(g)
|
acquire
any material properties or assets or sell, assign, transfer, convey, lease
or otherwise dispose of any of the material properties or assets (except
for fair consideration in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice) of the Company except, with respect to the items listed in
Schedule 18, as previously consented to by the
Buyer;
|
(h)
|
cancel
or compromise any debt or claim or waive or release any material right of
the Company except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
|
(i)
|
enter
into any commitment for capital expenditures out of the ordinary
course;
|
(j)
|
permit
the Company to enter into any transaction or to make or enter into any
contract which by reason of its size or otherwise is not in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past
practice;
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(k)
|
permit
the Company to enter into or agree to enter into any merger or
consolidation with, any corporation or other entity, and not engage in any
new business or invest in, make a loan, advance or capital contribution
to, or otherwise acquire the securities of any other
person;
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(l)
|
except
for transfers of cash pursuant to normal cash management practices, permit
the Company to make any investments in or loans to, or pay any fees or
expenses to, or enter into or modify any contract with any
Seller or any affiliate of any Seller;
or
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(m)
|
agree
to do anything prohibited by this Clause 5.2
or anything which would make any of the representations and warranties of
the Sellers in this Agreement untrue or incorrect in any material respect
as of any time through to and including the Completion
Date;
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(n)
|
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 except in the ordinary course of business,
including:
|
(i)
|
materially
increasing the annual level of compensation of any employee of the
Company;
|
(ii)
|
increasing
the annual level of compensation payable or to become payable by the
company to any of its executive
officers;
|
(iii)
|
granting
any unusual or extraordinary bonus, benefit or other director o indirect
compensation to any employee, director or
consultant;
|
(iv)
|
increasing
the coverage or benefits available under any (or create any new) severance
pay, termination pay, vacation pay, company awards, salary continuation
for disability, sick leave, deferred compensation, bonus or other
incentive compensation, insurance, pension or other employee benefit plan
or arrangement made to, for, or with any of the directors, officers,
employees, agents or representatives of the Company or otherwise modify or
amend or terminate any such plan or arrangement;
or
|
(v)
|
enter
into any employment, deferred compensation, severance, consulting
non-competition or similar agreement (or amend any such agreement) to
which the Company is a party or involving a director, officer or employee
of the Company in his or her capacity as a director, officer or employee
of the Company;
|
(o)
|
enter
into, terminate or alter any term of any material contract or
commitment;
|
(p)
|
except
in the usual conduct of the business, incur any liabilities whether
material, actual or contingent;
|
(q)
|
except
in the usual conduct of the business, dispose of, agree to dispose of,
encumber or grant an option over, or any interest in, any of the Company’s
assets;
|
(r)
|
pass
any special resolution of the Shareholders of the Company;
or
|
(s)
|
alter
its issued Share capital in any way including by reduction of capital or
Share buyback.
|
5.3
|
Consents
|
5.3.1
|
The
Sellers shall use their best efforts, and the Buyer shall cooperate with
the Sellers, to obtain at the earliest practicable date all consents and
approvals required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including, without limitation, the consents and approvals
referred to in Clause 7.6 of this Agreement;
provided, however, that neither the Sellers nor the Buyer shall be
obligated to pay any consideration therefore to any third party from whom
consent or approval is requested.
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5.4
|
Other
Actions
|
5.4.1
|
Each
of the Sellers and the Buyer shall use its best efforts to (i) take all
actions necessary or appropriate to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) cause the fulfilment at the
earliest practicable date of all of the conditions to their respective
obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
|
5.5
|
No
Solicitation
|
5.5.1
|
The
Sellers will not, and will not cause or permit the Company or any of the
Company's directors, officers, employees, representatives or agents
(collectively, the "Representatives") to, directly or indirectly: (i)
discuss, negotiate, undertake, authorize, recommend, propose or enter
into, either as the proposed surviving, merged, acquiring or acquired
corporation, any transaction involving a merger, consolidation, business
combination, purchase or disposition of any amount of the assets or
capital stock or other equity interest in the Company other than the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (an "Acquisition
Transaction"), (ii) facilitate, encourage, solicit or initiate
discussions, negotiations or submissions of proposals or offers in respect
of an Acquisition Transaction, (iii) furnish or cause to be furnished, to
any person, any information concerning the business, operations,
properties or assets of the Company in connection with an Acquisition
Transaction, or (iv) otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or
participate in, facilitate or encourage, any effort or attempt by any
other person to do or seek any of the foregoing. The Sellers
will inform the Buyer in writing immediately following the receipt by any
Seller, the Company or any Representative of any proposal or inquiry in
respect of any Acquisition
Transaction.
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5.6
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Preservation
of records
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5.6.1
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The
Sellers and the Buyer agree that each of them shall preserve and keep the
records held by them relating to the business of the Company (including
but not limited to books, records and accounts, financial information,
correspondence, production records, employment records and other similar
information) for a period of six (6) years from the Completion Date and
shall make such records and personnel available to the other as may be
reasonably requested by such party in connection with, among other things,
any insurance claims by, legal proceedings against or governmental
investigations of the Sellers or the Buyer or any of their affiliates or
in order to enable the Sellers or the Buyer to comply with their
respective obligations under this Agreement and each other agreement,
document or instrument contemplated under this
Agreement.
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5.7
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Publicity
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5.7.1
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None
of the Sellers nor the Buyer shall issue any press release or public
announcement concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby without obtaining the prior written approval of the other Party,
which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless, in
the sole judgment of the Buyer or the Sellers, disclosure is otherwise
required by applicable law or by the applicable rules of any stock
exchange on which the Buyer lists securities, provided that, to the extent
required by applicable law, the party intending to make such release shall
use its best efforts consistent with such applicable law to consult with
the other party with respect to the text
thereof.
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5.8
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Use
of name
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5.8.1
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The
Sellers hereby agree that upon the Completion and consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, the Company shall have the sole right to
the use of the name "Pride Electronic Security Systems" and the Sellers
shall not, and shall not cause or permit any affiliate to, use such name
or any variation or simulation of this
Agreement.
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5.9
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Employment
Agreements
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5.9.1
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On
or prior to the Completion Date:
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(a)
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx shall enter into an employment agreement with the
Buyer;
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(b)
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxxx shall enter into an employment agreement with the Company;
and
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(c)
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx shall enter into an employment agreement with the
Company.
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5.10
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Board
of Directors
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5.10.1
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The
Board of Directors of the Company as and from the Completion Date shall
consist of Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Heater and
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx.
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5.11
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Financial
statements
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5.11.1
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If
required for the purposes of the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission, the Sellers shall cooperate with the Buyer, to provide all
information required for the completion of audited financial statements of
the Company for the years ended 30 June 2007, 2008 and 2009, and delivered
no later than 60 days from the Completion Date. The costs of
such financial statements shall be borne by the
Buyer.
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5.12
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Elimination
of non-business financial
obligations
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5.12.1
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On
or prior to the Completion Date, the Company shall eliminate all financial
obligations which are not directly related to the business and operations
of the Company on terms acceptable to the Buyer in its sole
discretion.
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5.12.2
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The
Company shall repay in full any and all loans which are owed by or due
from the Company to the Sellers on or before the Completion
Date.
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5.13
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Dividends
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5.13.1
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Prior
to the Effective Date, the Sellers may procure that the Company declares
the Permitted Dividend, provided always that the declaration of such
dividend will not have the effect of reducing the NTAV as at the Effective
Date below AUD$1,200,000.00.
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6
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COMPLETION
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6.1
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Date
and place for Completion
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6.1.1
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Completion
of this Agreement must take place on the Completion Date at the Place for
Completion set out in Schedule 1.
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6.2
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Obligations
of the Sellers on Completion
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6.2.1
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At
Completion, the Sellers must deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Buyer:
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(a)
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the
Share Certificates in respect of the Shares free and clear of any and all
liens;
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(b)
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valid
Share Transfer Forms for the transfer of the Shares, duly completed and
signed by the Sellers;
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(c)
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each
consent and waiver referred to in Clause 7.6
of this Agreement, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Buyer, with
respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
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(d)
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the
Certificate of Incorporation or Registration of the
Company;
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(e)
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the
common seal (and any duplicate common seal, Share seal or official seal),
if any, of the Company;
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(f)
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a
copy of the Constitution of the
Company;
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(g)
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the
financial records of the Company;
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(h)
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the
minute books and other records of meetings or resolutions of members and
Directors of the Company;
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(i)
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all
registers of the Company (including the register of members, register of
options, register of charges) all in proper order and condition and fully
entered up to the Completion Date;
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(j)
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all
cheque books, financial and accounting books and records, copies of
taxation returns and assessments, mortgages, leases, agreements, insurance
policies, title documents, licences, indicia of title, certificates and
all other records (including electronic records), papers, books and
documents of the Company;
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(k)
|
a
duly completed authority for the alteration of the signatories of each
bank account of the Company in the manner required by the Buyer by notice
before the Completion Date;
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(l)
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all
current permits, licences and other documents issued to the Company under
any legislation or ordinance relating to its business
activities;
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(m)
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the
written resignations of each Director, Secretary and Public Officer of the
Company in accordance with Clause 6.4;
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(n)
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the
Employment Agreement signed by Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx for
countersignature by the Buyer at
Completion;
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(o)
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any
other document which the Buyer requires to obtain good title to the Shares
and to enable the Buyer to cause the registration of the Shares in the
name of the Buyer or its nominee including any power of attorney under
which any document delivered under this Agreement has been signed;
and
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(p)
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the
Escrow Agreement signed by all relevant
parties.
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6.2.2
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At
Completion each of the Sellers must confer on the Buyer title to the
Shares and place the Buyer in operating control of the Company, the
business and the assets of the
Company.
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6.2.3
|
At
Completion each of the Sellers must do and execute all other acts and
documents which this Agreement requires the Seller to do or execute at
Completion.
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6.3
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Obligations
of the Buyer on Completion
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6.3.1
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At
Completion, the Buyer must:
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(a)
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pay
the Completion Payment in accordance with Clause 3.2.1(a);
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(b)
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produce
for sighting by the Sellers the written consents of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx
Heater and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx to their appointment as Directors of the
Company with effect on and from the Completion
Date;
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(c)
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countersign
the Employment Agreement and Escrow Agreement;
and
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(d)
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do
and execute all other acts and documents which this Agreement requires the
Buyer to do or execute at
Completion.
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6.4
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Directors’
meeting – the Company
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6.4.1
|
At
Completion, a meeting of the Directors of the Company must be held at
which:
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(a)
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the
Board must approve of the registration of the transfer of the Shares, the
issue of a new Share Certificate for the Shares in the name of the
transferee and the cancellation of the existing Share
Certificates;
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(b)
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the
New Directors, Secretary and Public Officers of the Company as nominated
in Schedule 2 are appointed to their respective offices of the
Company;
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(c)
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each
existing Director, Secretary and Public Officer of the Company other than
Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx shall retire with effect from the end of that
meeting, with each such retirement being by written notice by the retiring
person acknowledging that the person has no claim against the Company
whether in respect of salary, fees, compensation or entitlement for loss
of office; and
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(d)
|
all
existing authorities to operate bank accounts are revoked and the persons
nominated by the Buyer by notice prior to the Completion Date appointed as
signatories of the bank accounts.
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6.4.2
|
At
Completion, the Board must provide to the Buyer with the signed minutes of
meeting and the written resignations of the Retiring Directors and the
Retiring Secretary in Clause 6.4.1(c).
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6.5
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Bank
authorities and minimum balance
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6.5.1
|
The
Company must cause to be executed and must provide at Completion all bank
authorities necessary to ensure the New Board may fully and effectually
operate the accounts of the Company immediately following
Completion.
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6.6
|
Shareholder
loan accounts
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6.6.1
|
All
debts owing to the Company by any of the Sellers must be repaid in full on
or before Completion.
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6.7
|
Capital
and in specie distributions
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6.7.1
|
The
Sellers shall not make any distributions of the Company capital after the
Effective Date to the Sellers.
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6.8
|
No
debts incurred up to Completion
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6.8.1
|
The
Shareholders and Retiring Directors agree that the Company shall not incur
any debts nor pay any money on any account whatsoever after the date of
this Agreement without the written consent of the Buyer except in the
ordinary course of business.
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7
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WARRANTIES
AND REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE
COMPANY
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The
Sellers jointly and severally warrant and represent to the Buyer that each of
the following sub-clauses of this Clause 7 are and
shall remain true and correct as from the date of this Agreement up to and
including the Completion Date:
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7.1
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Material
events
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7.1.1
|
As
far as the Sellers are aware, no event has occurred between the Balance
Sheet Date and the Completion Date which has had or may have a material
effect on the profitability or value of the Company or the value of the
Shares occurs prior to Completion (“Material Adverse
Effect”).
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7.2
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Non-budgeted
expenditure
|
7.2.1
|
The
Company will not incur any non-budgeted expenditure between the date of
this Agreement and Completion without the prior written consent of the
Buyer.
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7.3
|
Carriage
of business
|
7.3.1
|
The
Company owns and carries on the Business at the Business
Premises. The Business of the Company will be carried on
lawfully and in the ordinary and usual course of business until Completion
and no onerous, unusual or long term contract and no guarantee or
indemnity will be entered into by the Company without the Buyer’s prior
written fully informed consent.
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7.4
|
Dividends
|
7.4.1
|
The
Sellers and the Directors will not declare or pay any dividends (other
than the Permitted Dividends) with respect to any of the Shares of the
Company on or after the Effective Date or make any other distribution of
property or assets without the prior written consent of the
Buyer.
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7.5
|
Australian
Securities & Investments
Commission
|
7.5.1
|
The
Company has complied with all of its statutory filing and lodgement
obligations to the Australian Securities & Investments Commission,
including in relation to the lodgement of all company returns, statutory
and governmental notifications, and answers to
requisitions.
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7.5.2
|
The
Company and/or its Directors are not under investigation by the Australian
Securities & Investments Commission in relation to any breach or
suspected breach of the Corporations Act, the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission Act, or any other statute administered by the
Australian Securities & Investments
Commission.
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7.6
|
Third
party consents
|
7.6.1
|
The
Sellers and the Directors joint and severally warrant and represent that
all third party consents necessary under any agreement or arrangement with
the Company with respect to the sale of the Shares under this Agreement or
the appointment of the New Board have been or will be obtained by the
Company or have been or will be waived in writing by the relevant third
parties, prior to Completion.
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7.6.2
|
Except
as set forth in Schedule 5 and subject to Clause 7.6.3, no consents or approvals of any public
body or authority and no consents or waivers from other parties to leases,
licenses, franchises, permits, indentures, agreements or other instruments
(“Third Party Consents”) are:
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(a)
|
required
for the lawful Completion and consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby; or
|
(b)
|
necessary
in order that the Business conducted by the Company prior to the
Completion Date can continue to be conducted by the Company in the same
manner immediately after the Completion
Date;
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nor will
the Completion and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby result
in creating, accelerating or increasing any liability of the Company, except
where the failure of any of the foregoing would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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7.6.3
|
The
Sellers do not give any warranty or representation as to whether the Buyer
requires any Third Party Consents to lawfully complete and consummate the
transactions under this Agreement or to conduct the Business after
Completion.
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7.7
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No
winding up
|
7.7.1
|
The
Sellers jointly and severally warrant and represent that the Company is
not in liquidation or has passed any resolution that it be wound up and no
application for its winding up has been presented or threatened nor has
any notice or purported notice under Section 459E of the Corporations Act
been given to the Company.
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7.8
|
No
external administration
|
7.8.1
|
The
Sellers jointly and severally warrant and represent that no external
administrator of any kind has been appointed nor is the appointment of an
external administrator of any kind threatened, in relation (as applicable)
to the Shares, the Company or the whole or any part of the undertaking or
assets of the Company and no event has occurred which entitles (or would,
with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, entitle) any person (other
than the Company) to appoint or seek the appointment by a court of an
external administrator of any kind.
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7.9
|
Incorporation
of the Company
|
7.9.1
|
The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Australia.
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7.9.2
|
The
Company does not carry on business or provide services outside
Australia.
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7.10
|
Authority
to carry on business
|
7.10.1
|
The
Company has full power, capacity and authority (corporate and otherwise)
to carry on its business and has all permits and licenses that are
necessary to the conduct of its business or to the ownership, lease or
operation of its properties and assets, except where the failure to have
such permits and licenses would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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7.11
|
Board
& Shareholder approval
|
7.11.1
|
The
execution of this Agreement and the delivery of this Agreement to the
Buyer and the sale contemplated in this Agreement have been, or will be
prior to Completion, duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors
and by the Company’s stockholders having full power and authority to
authorize such actions.
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7.12
|
Authority
to perform Agreement
|
7.12.1
|
Subject
to any consents required under Clause 7.6,
the Sellers and the Company have the full legal right, power and authority
to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this
Agreement, and this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered on behalf of Sellers and the Company and constitutes a valid and
binding obligation of each Seller and the Company enforceable in
accordance with its terms.
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7.13
|
Authorised
and issued Share capital
|
7.13.1
|
The
Company’s issued Share capital consists of 97,939 A Class Ordinary Shares
which Shares have been issued to the Sellers and constitute the Shares the
subject of sale and purchase under this Agreement. All of the
Shares are duly authorized, validly issued and fully
paid.
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7.14
|
Ownership
of issued Shares
|
7.14.1
|
The
Sellers are the lawful recorded owners of all the Shares, free and clear
of any liens, pledges, encumbrances, charges, claims or restrictions of
any kind, except as set forth in Schedule 3, and have, or will have on the
Completion Date, the absolute, unilateral right, power, authority and
capacity to enter into and perform this Agreement without any other or
further authorization, action or proceeding, except as specified in this
Agreement.
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7.15
|
Share
options, warrants, calls and other
agreements
|
7.15.1
|
There
are no authorized or outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls,
contracts, demands, commitments, convertible securities or other
agreements or arrangements of any character or nature whatever under which
any Seller or the Company are or may become obligated to issue, assign or
transfer any shares of capital stock of the Company except as set forth in
Schedule 3.
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7.15.2
|
Upon
the delivery to Buyer on the Completion Date of the certificate(s)
representing the Shares, Buyer will have good, legal, valid, marketable
and indefeasible title to all the then issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company, free and clear of any liens, pledges,
encumbrances, charges, agreements, options, claims or other arrangements
or restrictions of any kind.
|
7.15.3
|
The
Company will not alter the Share capital of the Company in any way
(including but not limited to the issue of new Shares) prior to
Completion.
|
7.16
|
Shareholder
rights of pre-emption
|
7.16.1
|
Any
rights of pre-emption with respect to the Shares contained in the
Constitution or any other agreement have been waived by the Shareholders
or have been extinguished in full.
|
7.17
|
Shareholder
agreements
|
7.17.1
|
There
is no existing shareholders agreement or similar document binding the
Sellers as shareholders and the
Company.
|
7.18
|
Company
records
|
7.18.1
|
The
copies of the Company’s Constitution, and any and all by-laws and
subordinate instruments to the Company’s Constitution, as the case may be
(certified as of the date of this Agreement as true, correct and complete
by the Company’s secretary or assistant secretary), all of which have been
delivered to the Buyer, are true, correct and complete as of the date of
this Agreement.
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7.19
|
Minute
Books
|
7.19.1
|
The
minute books of the Company which have been provided to the Buyer prior to
the Completion Date:
|
(a)
|
each
contain true, correct and complete minutes and records of the meetings,
proceedings and other actions to which they pertain;
and
|
(b)
|
contain
all minutes which the Company is required to keep and maintain
under the Corporations Act, tax legislation or any other applicable
Australian law.
|
7.20
|
Subsidiaries
|
7.20.1
|
Any
and all businesses, entities, enterprises and organizations in which the
Company has any ownership, voting or profit and loss sharing percentage
interest (each called a “Subsidiary”) are identified in Schedule 4,
together with the Company’s interest in this
Agreement.
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7.20.2
|
Except
as set forth in Schedule 4 or 26:
|
(a)
|
the
Company has made no advances to, or investments in, nor owns beneficially
or of record, any securities of or other interest in, any business,
entity, enterprise or organization;
|
(b)
|
there
are no arrangements through which the Company has acquired from, or
provided to, any of the Sellers or their affiliates any goods, properties
or services
|
(c)
|
there
are no rights, privileges or advantages now enjoyed by the Company as a
result of the ownership of the Company by the Sellers which, to the
knowledge of the Sellers or the Company, might be lost as a result of the
Completion and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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7.20.3
|
Each
entity shown on Schedule 4 is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has
full corporate power to own all of its property and to carry on its
business as it is now being
conducted.
|
7.20.4
|
Also
set forth on Schedule 4 is a list of jurisdictions in which each
Subsidiary is qualified as a foreign corporation. Such
jurisdictions are the only jurisdictions in which the ownership or leasing
of property by each Subsidiary or the conduct of its business requires it
to be so qualified.
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7.20.5
|
All
of the outstanding share capital or shares or capital stock of each
Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid
and non-assessable, and, except as set forth on Schedule 4, are owned, of
record and beneficially, by the Company, and on the Completion Date will
be owned by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances,
equities, options or claims
whatsoever.
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7.20.6
|
No
Subsidiary has outstanding any other equity securities or securities
options, warrants or rights of any kind that are convertible into equity
securities of such Subsidiary, except as set forth on Schedule
4.
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7.21
|
Financial
statements
|
7.21.1
|
The
Sellers have delivered, or will deliver prior to Completion, to the Buyer
copies of the following financial statements (which include all notes and
schedules attached to it), all of which are true, complete and correct,
have been prepared from the books and records of the Company in accordance
with A-GAAP consistently applied with past practice and fairly present the
financial condition, assets, liabilities and results of operations of the
Company as of the date of this Agreement and for the periods covered by
this Agreement the compiled balance sheet of the Company at 30 June 2007,
2008 and 2009, and the related statements of operations of the Company for
the period then ended (such statements, including the related notes and
schedules to it, are referred to in this Agreement as the “Financial
Statements” ).
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7.21.2
|
In
such Financial Statements, the statements of operations do not contain any
items of income not earned in the ordinary course of business except as
set forth in Schedule 6, and the financial statements for the interim
periods indicated include all adjustments, which consist of only normal
recurring accruals, necessary for such fair presentation. There
are no facts known to any of the Sellers or the Company that, under
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied, would alter
the information contained in the foregoing Financial Statements in any
material way.
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7.21.3
|
The
final Completion Balance Sheet will be complete and correct in all
material respects determined in accordance with
A-GAAP.
|
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7.21.4
|
For
the purposes of this Agreement, the balance sheet of the Company as of 30
June 2009 is referred to as the “Balance Sheet” and 30 June 2009 is
referred to as the “Balance Sheet
Date”.
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7.22
|
Records
and books of account
|
7.22.1
|
The
records and books of account of the Company reflect all material items of
income and expense and all material assets, liabilities and accruals, have
been, and to the Completion Date will be, regularly kept and maintained in
conformity with A-GAAP applied on a consistent basis with preceding
years.
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7.23
|
Absence
of undisclosed liabilities
|
7.23.1
|
Except
as and to the extent reflected or reserved against in the Company’s
Financial Statements or disclosed in Schedule 7 or in the Completion
Balance Sheet, there are no liabilities or obligations of the Company of
any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, fixed, absolute, contingent,
determined or determinable, and including without
limitation:
|
(a)
|
liabilities
to former, retired or active employees of the Company under any pension,
health and welfare benefit plan, vacation plan or other plan of the
Company;
|
(b)
|
tax
liabilities incurred in respect of or measured by income for any period
prior to the close of business on the Balance Sheet Date, or arising out
of transactions entered into, or any state of facts existing, on or prior
to said date;
|
(c)
|
tax
liabilities incurred in respect of or measured by income for any period
prior to the close of business on the Completion Date, or arising out of
transactions entered into, or any state of facts existing, on or prior to
said date;
|
(d)
|
contingent
liabilities in the nature of an endorsement, guarantee, indemnity or
warranty, and there is no condition, situation or circumstance existing or
which has existed that could reasonably be expected to result in any
liability of the Company which is of a nature that would be required to be
disclosed on its Financial Statements in accordance with A-GAAP;
and
|
(e)
|
liabilities
to any former contractors or agents of the
Company;
|
other
than liabilities and contingent liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business since the Balance Sheet Date consistent with the Company’s recent
customary business practice, none of which is materially adverse to the
Company.
7.24
|
Taxes
|
7.24.1
|
The
Company has timely filed all federal, state, local and foreign returns,
business activity statements, information and reports (“Tax Returns”)
relating to Taxes required to be filed by the Company with any Tax
authority effective through to the Completion
Date.
|
7.24.2
|
All
such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all respects, except
for immaterial amounts where such would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
|
7.24.3
|
The
Company has paid all Taxes shown to be due on such Tax
Returns.
|
7.24.4
|
Except
as listed on Schedule 8, the Company is not currently the beneficiary of
any extensions of time within which to file any Tax
Returns.
|
7.24.5
|
The
Sellers and the Company have furnished and made available to the Buyer
complete and accurate copies of all income and other Tax Returns and any
amendments to it filed by the Company in the last four (4)
years.
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7.24.6
|
The
Company, as of the Completion Date, will have withheld and accrued or paid
to the proper authority all Taxes required to have been withheld and
accrued or paid, except for immaterial amounts where such would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
|
7.24.7
|
The
Company has not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax nor is there any
Tax deficiency outstanding or assessed against the Company. The
Company has not executed any unexpired waiver of any statute of
limitations on or extending the period for the assessment or collection of
any Tax.
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7.24.8
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There
is no dispute, claim, or proposed adjustment concerning any Tax liability
of the Company either:
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(a)
|
claimed
or raised by any Tax authority in writing;
or
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(b)
|
based
upon personal contact with any agent of such Tax authority, and there is
no claim for assessment, deficiency, or collection of Taxes, or proposed
assessment, deficiency or collection from the Australian Taxation Office
or any other governmental authority against the Company which has not been
satisfied.
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7.24.9
|
The
Company is not a party to nor has it been notified in writing that it is
the subject of any pending, proposed, or threatened action, investigation,
proceeding, audit, claim or assessment by or before the Australian
Taxation Office or any other governmental authority, nor does the Company
have any reason to believe that any such notice will be received in the
future.
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7.24.10
|
Except
as set forth on Schedule 8, neither the Australian Taxation Office nor any
state or local taxation authority has ever audited any Tax Return of the
Company.
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7.24.11
|
The
Company has not filed any requests for rulings with the Australian
Taxation Office.
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7.24.12
|
Except
as provided to the Company’s accountants, no power of attorney has been
granted by the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to any matter
relating to Taxes of the Company.
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7.24.13
|
There
are no Tax liens of any kind upon any property or assets of the Company,
except for inchoate liens for Taxes not yet due and
payable.
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7.24.14
|
Except
for immaterial amounts which would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the
Company has no liability for any unpaid Taxes which has not been paid or
accrued for or reserved on the Financial Statements in accordance with
A-GAAP, whether asserted or unasserted, contingent or
otherwise.
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7.24.15
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There
is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which the Company is a
party as of the date of this Agreement, including but not limited to the
provisions of this Agreement, covering any employee or former employee of
the Company that, individually or collectively, would reasonably be
expected to give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be
deductible pursuant to the Income Tax
Laws.
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7.24.16
|
There
is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which the Company is a
party or by which it is bound to compensate any individual for excise
taxes.
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7.24.17
|
The
Company is not a party to, nor has any obligation under any tax-sharing,
tax indemnity or tax allocation agreement or
arrangement.
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7.25
|
Accounts
receivable
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7.25.1
|
The
accounts receivable of the Company shown on the Balance Sheet Date, and
those to be shown in the Financial Statements, are, and will be, actual
bona fide receivables from transactions in the ordinary course of business
representing valid and binding obligations of others for the total dollar
amount shown thereon, and as of the Balance Sheet Date were not (and
presently are not) subject to any recoupments, set-offs, or
counterclaims.
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7.25.2
|
The
accounts receivable of the Company shown on the Effective Date, and those
to be shown in the Financial Statements, are, and will be, actual bona
fide receivables from transactions in the ordinary course of business
representing valid and binding obligations of others for the total dollar
amount shown thereon, and as of the Completion Date as far as the Sellers
are aware were not (and presently are not) subject to any recoupments,
set-offs, or counterclaims.
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7.25.3
|
To
the best of Sellers’ knowledge, except as set forth on Schedule 9, all
such accounts receivable are, and will be collectible in amounts not less
than the amounts (net of reserves) carried on the books of the Company,
including the Financial Statements, and will be paid in
accordance with their terms.
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7.25.4
|
Except
as listed on Schedule 9, all such accounts receivable are and will be
actual bona fide receivables from transactions in the ordinary course of
business.
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7.26
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Inventory
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7.26.1
|
The
inventories of the Company are located at the locations listed on Schedule
10.
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7.26.2
|
Except
as disclosed in Schedule 10, the inventories of the Company shown on its
Balance Sheet (net of reserves) are carried at values which reflect the
normal inventory valuation policy of the Company of stating the items of
inventory at lower of cost or market in accordance with A-GAAP
consistently applied.
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7.26.3
|
Inventory
acquired since the Balance Sheet Date has been acquired in the ordinary
course of business and valued as set forth
above.
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7.26.4
|
The
Company will maintain the inventory in the normal and ordinary course of
business from the date of this Agreement through the Completion
Date.
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7.27
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Fixed
Assets
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7.27.1
|
Except
for items disposed of in the ordinary course of business, all machinery,
tools, furniture, fixtures, equipment, vehicles, leasehold improvements
and all other tangible personal property (“Fixed Assets”) of the Company
currently being used in the conduct of its Business, or included in
determining the net book value of the Company on the Balance Sheet Date,
together with any machinery or equipment that is leased or operated by the
Company, are in fully serviceable working condition and
repair.
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7.27.2
|
The
Fixed Assets shall be maintained in such condition from the date of this
Agreement through the Completion
Date.
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7.27.3
|
Except
as described on Schedule 11, all Fixed Assets owned, used or held by the
Company are situated at its business premises and are currently used in
its Business.
|
7.27.4
|
Schedule
11 describes all Fixed Assets owned by or an interest in which is claimed
by any other person (whether a customer, supplier or other person) for
which the Company is responsible (copies of all agreements relating to it
being attached to said Schedule 11), and all such property is in the
Company’s actual possession and is in such condition that upon the return
of such property in its present condition to its owner, the Company will
not be liable in any amount to such
owner.
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7.27.5
|
There
are no outstanding requirements or recommendations by any insurance
company that has issued a policy covering
either:
|
(a)
|
such
Fixed Assets; or
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(b)
|
any
liabilities of the Company relating to operation of the Business, or by
any board of fire underwriters or other body exercising similar functions,
requiring or recommending any repairs or work to be done on any Fixed
Assets or any changes in the operations of the Business, any equipment or
machinery used in this Agreement, or any procedures relating to such
operations, equipment or machinery.
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7.27.6
|
All
Fixed Assets of the Company are set forth on Schedule
11.
|
7.27.7
|
The
Company only needs the Fixed Assets in order to operate the
Business.
|
7.28
|
Real
property matters
|
7.28.1
|
The
Company does not own any real property as of the date of this Agreement
and has not owned any real property during the three (3) years preceding
the date of this Agreement.
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7.29
|
Leases
|
7.29.1
|
All
leases of real and personal property of the Company are described in
Schedule 12, are in full force and effect and constitute legal, valid and
binding obligations of the respective parties to it enforceable in
accordance with their terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting
generally the enforcement of creditor’s rights, and have not been assigned
or encumbered.
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7.29.2
|
The
Company has performed in all material respects the obligations required to
be performed by it under all such leases to date and it is not in default
in any material respect under any of said leases, except as set forth in
Schedule 12, nor has it made any leasehold improvements required to be
removed at the termination of any lease, except
signs.
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7.29.3
|
No
other party to any such lease is in material default under the
lease.
|
7.29.4
|
Except
as noted on Schedule 12, none of the leases listed thereon require the
consent of a third party in connection with the transfer of the
Shares.
|
7.30
|
Intellectual
property rights
|
7.30.1
|
The
Company owns, or possesses adequate licenses or other rights to use, all
patents, software, trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights
and trade secrets, if any, necessary to conduct its Business as now
operated by it.
|
7.30.2
|
The
patents, software, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, trade names and
trade secrets, if any, registered in the name of or owned or used by or
licensed to the Company and applications for any of this Agreement (the
“Intangibles”) are described or referenced in Schedule
13.
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7.30.3
|
The
Sellers hereby specifically acknowledge that all right, title and interest
in and to all patents and software listed on Schedule 13 as patents owned
by the Company are owned by the Company or the Company has a right to use
same and that the ownership of such patents and software will be
transferred as part of the Company to Buyer as part of the transaction
contemplated under this Agreement.
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7.30.4
|
No
officer, director, shareholder or employee of the Company or any relative
or spouse of any such person owns any patents or patent applications or
any inventions, software, secret formulae or processes, trade secrets or
other similar rights, nor is any of them a party to any license agreement,
used by or useful to the Company or related to its business except as
listed in Schedule 13.
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7.30.5
|
All
of the Intangibles are valid and in good standing to the best of Sellers’
knowledge, and are free and clear of all liens, security interests,
charges, restrictions and encumbrances of any kind whatsoever, and have
not been licensed to any third party except as described in Schedule
13.
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7.30.6
|
The
Company has not been charged with, nor has it infringed, nor to the
Sellers’ knowledge is it threatened to be charged with infringement of,
any patent, proprietary rights or trade secrets of others in the conduct
of its business, and, to the date of this Agreement, neither the Sellers
nor the Company has received any notice of conflict with or violation of
the asserted rights in intangibles or trade secrets of
others.
|
7.30.7
|
The
Company is not now manufacturing any goods under a present permit,
franchise or license, except as set forth in said Schedule
13.
|
7.30.8
|
The
Completion and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
not alter or impair any rights of the Company in any such Intangibles or
in any such permit, franchise or license, except as described in Schedule
13.
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7.30.9
|
The
Intangibles and the Company’s tooling, manufacturing and engineering
drawings, process sheets, specifications, bills of material and other like
information and data are in such form and of such quality and will be
maintained in such a manner that the Company can, following the
Completion, design, produce, manufacture, assemble and sell the products
and provide the services provided by it so that such products and services
meet applicable specifications and conform with the standards of quality
and cost of production standards met by
it.
|
7.30.10
|
The
Company has the sole and exclusive right to use its corporate and trade
names in the jurisdictions where it transacts
business.
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7.31
|
Insurance
policies
|
7.31.1
|
There
is set forth in Schedule 14 a list and brief description of all insurance
policies on the date of this Agreement held by the Company or on which it
pays premiums, including, without limitation, professional indemnity,
workers compensation, public risk, business risk, key man, fidelity,
building, contents, life and title insurance policies, which description
includes the premiums payable by it
thereunder.
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7.31.2
|
Schedule
14 also sets forth, in the case of any life insurance policy held by the
Company, the name of the insured under such policy, the cash surrender
value of this Agreement and any loans under
it.
|
7.31.3
|
All
such insurance premiums in respect of such coverage have been, and to the
Completion Date will be, paid in full, if due and
owing.
|
7.31.4
|
All
claims, if any, made against the Company which are covered by such
policies have been, or are being, settled or defended by the insurance
companies that have issued such
policies.
|
7.31.5
|
Up
to the Completion Date, such insurance coverage will be maintained in full
force and effect and will not be cancelled, modified or changed without
the express written consent of the Buyer, except to the extent the
maturity dates of any such insurance policies expiring prior to the
Completion Date.
|
7.31.6
|
No
such policy has been, or to the Completion Date will be, cancelled by the
issuer of this Agreement, and, to the knowledge of the Sellers and the
Company, between the date of this Agreement and the Completion Date, there
shall be no increase in the premiums with respect to any such insurance
policy caused by any action or omission of the Sellers or of the
Company.
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7.31.7
|
Upon
the Completion Date, all life insurance policies maintained by the Company
in respect of the Sellers (or relatives of the Sellers) shall be assigned
to each respective Seller.
|
7.31.8
|
The
Company has not made any insurance claims (other than WorkCover and motor
vehicle claims) in the past 5
years.
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7.32
|
Banking
and personnel lists
|
7.32.1
|
The
Sellers and the Company will deliver to the Buyer promptly after the
Completion Date the following accurate lists and summary descriptions
relating to the Company:
|
(a)
|
The
name of each bank in which the Company has an account or safe deposit box
and the names of all persons authorized to draw thereon or have access to
it.
|
(b)
|
The
names, current annual salary rates and total compensation for the
preceding fiscal year of all of the present directors and officers of the
Company, and any other employees whose current base accrual salary or
annualized hourly rate equivalent is AUD$20,000 or more, together with a
summary of the bonuses, percentage compensation and other like benefits,
if any, paid or payable to such persons for the last full fiscal year
completed, together with a schedule of changes since that date, if
any.
|
(c)
|
A
schedule of workers’ compensation payments of the Company over the past
five (5) full fiscal years and the fiscal year to date, a schedule of
claims by employees of the Company against the workers’ compensation fund
for any reason over such period, identification of all compensation and
medical benefits paid to date on each such claim and the estimated amount
of compensation and medical benefits to be paid in the future on each such
claim.
|
7.33
|
Third
party contracts
|
7.33.1
|
There
is included in Schedule 15 a list of the following items (whether written
or oral) relating to the Company, which list identifies and fairly
summarizes each item (collectively “Third Party
Contracts”):
|
(a)
|
all
collective bargaining and other labour union agreements (if
any);
|
(b)
|
all
employment agreements with any officer, director, employee or
consultant;
|
(c)
|
all
employee pension, health and welfare benefit plans, group insurance,
bonus, profit sharing, severance, vacation, hospitalization, and
retirement plans, post-retirement medical benefit plans, and any other
plans, arrangements or custom requiring payments or benefits to current or
retiring employees;
|
(d)
|
all
joint venture contracts of the Company or affiliates relating to the
Business;
|
(e)
|
all
contracts of the Company relating
to:
|
(i)
|
obligations
for borrowed money;
|
(ii)
|
obligations
evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar
instruments;
|
(iii)
|
obligations
to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade
accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of
business;
|
(iv)
|
obligations
under capital leases;
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(v)
|
debt
of others secured by a lien on any asset of the Company;
and
|
(vi)
|
debts
of others guaranteed by the
Company;
|
(f)
|
all
agreements of the Company relating to the supply of raw materials for and
the distribution of the products of its business, including without
limitation all sales agreements, manufacturer’s representative agreements
and distribution agreements of whatever magnitude and nature, and any
commitments to or for them;
|
(g)
|
(h)
|
(i)
|
a
complete list of all outstanding powers of attorney granted by the
Company; and
|
(j)
|
all
other contracts of the Company material to the business, assets,
liabilities, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of
the Business taken as a whole to the extent not included
above.
|
7.33.2
|
Except
as set forth in Schedule 15:
|
(a)
|
all
contracts, agreements and commitments of the Company set forth in Schedule
15 are valid, binding and in full force and effect;
and
|
(b)
|
neither
the Company nor, to the best of Sellers’ knowledge, any other party to any
such contract, agreement, or commitment has materially breached any
provision of this Agreement or is in default thereunder;
and
|
(c)
|
the
Company and the Sellers have complied with all obligations of the QBuild
agreements and government protocols in respect of these contracts which
are detailed in Schedule 15.
|
7.33.3
|
Except
as set forth in Schedule 15, the sale of the Shares by the Sellers in
accordance with this Agreement will not result in the termination of any
contract, agreement or commitment of the Company set forth in Schedule 15
and immediately after the Completion, each such contract, agreement or
commitment will continue in full force and effect without the imposition
or acceleration of any burdensome condition or other obligation on the
Company resulting from the sale of the Shares by the
Sellers.
|
7.33.4
|
True
and complete copies of the contracts, leases, licenses and other documents
referred to in this Schedule 15 will be delivered to the Buyer, certified
by a Director or the Secretary of the Company as true, correct and
complete copies, not later than four weeks from the date of this Agreement
or ten Business Days before the Completion Date, whichever is
sooner.
|
7.33.5
|
There
are no pending disputes with customers or vendors of the Company regarding
quality or return of goods involving amounts in dispute with any one
customer or vendor, whether for related or unrelated claims, in excess of
AUD$5,000 except as described on Schedule 15, all of which will be
resolved to the reasonable satisfaction of Buyer prior to the Completion
Date.
|
7.33.6
|
To
the best knowledge of Sellers and the Company, there has not been any
event, happening, threat or fact that would lead them to believe that any
of said customers or vendors will terminate or materially alter their
business relationship with the Company after completion of the
transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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7.33.7
|
The
Company has no material reliance either directly or indirectly upon
revenue of DMC and Videofied in regards to operating the Business and any
commercial dealings between the Company, DMC and Videofied have at all
times been at arm's length.
|
7.33.8
|
The
operation of DMC and Videofied does not interfere with the operations of
the Company.
|
7.34
|
Compliance
with the law
|
7.34.1
|
The
Company is not in violation of any applicable federal, state, local or
foreign law, regulation, award or order or any other, decree or
requirement of any governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or
authority or court or other tribunal (including, but not limited to, any
law, regulation order or requirement relating to securities, properties,
business, products, manufacturing processes, advertising, sales or
employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, superannuation,
occupational safety, health and welfare, conditions of occupied premises,
product safety and liability, civil rights, or environmental protection,
including, but not limited to, those related to waste management, air
pollution control, waste water treatment or noise abatement), except where
such would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
|
7.34.2
|
Except
as set forth in Schedule 16, the Company has not been and is not now
charged with, or to the best knowledge of the Sellers or the Company under
investigation with respect to, any violation of any applicable law,
regulation, order or requirement relating to any of the foregoing, nor, to
the best knowledge of any Seller or the Company after due inquiry, are
there any circumstances that would or might give rise to any such
violation.
|
7.34.3
|
The
Company has filed all reports required to be filed with any governmental,
regulatory or administrative agency or
authority.
|
7.34.4
|
The
Company has complied with the Trade Practices Xxx
0000.
|
7.34.5
|
The
Company has performed all work in accordance with the applicable
Australian Standards.
|
7.34.6
|
The
Company is not in violation of the Privacy
Act.
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7.35
|
Litigation
and disputes
|
7.35.1
|
Except
as specifically identified on the Balance Sheet or footnotes to it or set
forth in Schedule 17:
|
(a)
|
There
are no legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceedings or
governmental investigations pending or, to the best knowledge of Sellers
or the Company, threatened, against the Sellers or the Company, relating
to its Business or the Company or its properties (including leased
property), or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor is
there any basis known to the Company or any Seller for any such
action.
|
(b)
|
There
are no judgments, decrees or orders of any court, or any governmental
department, commission, board, agency or instrumentality binding upon
Sellers or the Company relating to its Business or the Company the effect
of which is to prohibit any business practice or the acquisition of any
property or the conduct of any business by the Company or which limit or
control or otherwise adversely affect its method or manner of doing
business.
|
(c)
|
No
work stoppage has occurred and is continuing or, to the knowledge of
Sellers or the Company, is threatened affecting its Business, and to the
best of Sellers’ knowledge, no question involving recognition of a
collective bargaining agent exists in respect of any employees of the
Company.
|
(d)
|
There
are no pending labour negotiations or, to the best of Sellers’ knowledge,
union organization efforts relating to employees of the
Company.
|
(e)
|
There
are no charges of discrimination (relating to sex, age, race, national
origin, handicap or veteran status) or unfair labour practices pending or,
to the best knowledge of the Sellers or the Company, threatened before any
governmental or regulatory agency or authority or any court relating to
employees of the Company.
|
(f)
|
No
legal proceedings have been instituted or threatened or claim or demand
made against the Sellers, the Company, or the Buyer seeking to restrain or
prohibit or to obtain substantial damages with respect to the Completion
and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and there shall
not be in effect any order by a governmental body of competent
jurisdiction restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the
Completion and consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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7.36
|
Absence
of certain changes or events
|
7.36.1
|
The
Company has not, since the Balance Sheet Date, and except in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice and/or except as
described on Schedule 18:
|
(a)
|
incurred
any material obligation or liability (absolute, accrued, contingent or
otherwise), except in the ordinary course of its Business consistent with
past practice or in connection with the performance of this
Agreement, and any such obligation or liability incurred in the ordinary
course is not materially adverse, except for claims, if any, that are
adequately covered by insurance;
|
(b)
|
discharged
or satisfied any lien or encumbrance, or paid or satisfied any obligations
or liability (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) other
than:
|
(i)
|
liabilities
shown or reflected on the Balance Sheet;
and
|
(ii)
|
liabilities
incurred since the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business
that were not materially adverse;
|
(c)
|
increased
or established any reserve or accrual for taxes or other liability on its
books or otherwise provided therefore,
except:
|
(i)
|
as
disclosed on the Balance Sheet; or
|
(ii)
|
as
may have been required under generally accepted accounting principles due
to income earned or expense accrued since the Balance Sheet Date and as
disclosed to the Buyer in writing;
|
(d)
|
mortgaged,
pledged or subjected to any lien, charge or other encumbrance any of its
assets, tangible or intangible;
|
(e)
|
sold
or transferred any of its assets or cancelled any debts or claims or
waived any rights, except in the ordinary course of business and which has
not been materially adverse;
|
(f)
|
disposed
of or permitted to lapse any patents or trademarks or any patent or
trademark applications material to the operation of its
Business;
|
(g)
|
incurred
any significant labour trouble or granted any general or uniform increase
in salary or wages payable or to become payable by it to any director,
officer, employee or agent, or by means of any bonus or pension plan,
contract or other commitment increased the compensation of any director,
officer, employee or agent;
|
(h)
|
authorized
any capital expenditure for real estate or leasehold improvements,
machinery, equipment or moulds in excess of AUD$5,000.00 in the
aggregate;
|
(i)
|
except
for this Agreement or as otherwise disclosed in this Agreement or in any
schedule to this Agreement, entered into any material
transaction;
|
(j)
|
issued
any stocks, bonds, shares or other corporate securities, or made any
declaration or payment of any dividend or any distribution in respect of
its capital stock; or
|
(k)
|
experienced
damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance)
individually or in the aggregate materially and adversely affecting any of
its properties, assets or Business, or experienced any other material
adverse change or changes individually or in the aggregate affecting its
financial condition, assets, liabilities or
Business.
|
7.37
|
Employee
benefit plans
|
7.37.1
|
Schedule
19 lists a description of the only Employee Programs (as defined below)
that have been maintained (as such term is further defined below) by the
Company at any time during the five (5) years prior to the date of this
Agreement.
|
7.37.2
|
There
has not been any failure of any party to comply with any laws applicable
with respect to any Employee Program that has been maintained by the
Company, except where such would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
|
7.37.3
|
With
respect to any Employee Programs now or previously maintained by the
Company, there has occurred no breach of any duty under the Income Tax
Laws or other applicable law which could result, directly or indirectly in
any taxes, penalties or other liability to the Buyer, the Company or any
affiliate, except for immaterial exceptions which would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
|
7.37.4
|
No
litigation, arbitration, or governmental administrative proceeding (or
investigation) or other proceeding (other than those relating to routine
claims for benefits) is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company
and Seller, threatened with respect to any such Employee
Program.
|
7.37.5
|
Except
as set forth in Schedule 19, neither the Company nor any affiliate has
ever:
|
(a)
|
provided
health care or any other non-pension benefits to any employees after their
employment was terminated or has ever promised to provide such
post-termination benefits; or
|
(b)
|
maintained
an Employee Program provided to such employees including, without
limitation, any Multi-Employer
Plan.
|
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7.37.6
|
For
purposes of this Clause 7.37, an entity
“maintains” an Employee Program if such entity sponsors, contributes to,
or provides (or has promised to provide) benefits under such Employee
Program, or has any obligation (by agreement or under applicable law) to
contribute to or provide benefits under such Employee Program, or if such
Employee Program provides benefits to or otherwise covers employees of
such entity (or their spouses, dependents, or
beneficiaries);
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7.37.7
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The
transfer of the Sale Shares to the Buyer will not cause an increase in the
obligations of the Company:
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(a)
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under
any award, enterprise agreement or other industrial instrument applicable
to the Company; or
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(b)
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to
make contributions to a superannuation fund or an increase in any benefits
payable from a superannuation fund.
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7.38
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Service
warranties and service liabilities
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7.38.1
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The
service warranties and re-supply policies of the Company in effect on the
date of this Agreement and the types of services to which they apply are
described on Schedule 20.
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7.38.2
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Schedule
20 also sets forth all service liability claims involving amounts in
controversy in excess of AUD$5,000 that are currently either pending or,
to the best of the Sellers’ and the Company’s knowledge, threatened
against the Company.
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7.38.3
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The
Sellers are not aware of any reason why the future cost of performing all
such obligations and paying all such service liability claims with respect
to services provided prior to the Completion Date will not exceed the
average annual cost thereof for said past three year
period.
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7.39
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Company
assets
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7.39.1
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The
assets of the Company are located at the locations listed on Schedule
21.
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7.39.2
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Except
as described in Schedule 21, the assets of the Company are, and together
with the additional assets to be acquired or otherwise received by the
Company prior to the Completion, will at the Completion Date be,
sufficient in all material respects to carry on the operations of the
Business as now conducted by the
Company.
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7.39.3
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The
Company is the only business organization through which the Business is
conducted.
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7.39.4
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Except
as set forth in Schedules 12 or 21, all assets used by the Sellers and the
Company to conduct the Business are, and will on the Completion Date be,
owned by the Company.
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7.40
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Absence
of certain commercial practices
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7.40.1
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Except
as described on Schedule 22, neither the Company nor any Seller has made
any payment (directly or by secret commissions, discounts, compensation or
other payments) or given any gifts to another business concern, to an
agent or employee of another business concern or of any governmental
entity (domestic or foreign) or to a political party or candidate for
political office (domestic or foreign), to obtain or retain business for
the Company or to receive favourable or preferential treatment, except for
gifts and entertainment given to representatives of customers or potential
customers of sufficiently limited value and in a form (other than cash)
that would not be construed as a bribe or
payoff.
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7.41
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Licenses,
permits, consents and approvals
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7.41.1
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The
Company has, and at the Completion Date will have, all licenses, permits
or other authorizations of governmental, regulatory or administrative
agencies or authorities including the Electrical Safety Act 0000 xxx
Security Providers Act 0000 (xxllectively, “Licenses”) required to conduct
the Business, except for any failures of such which would not have a
Material Adverse Effect. All Licenses of the Company are listed on
Schedule 23.
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7.41.2
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At
the Completion, the Company will have all such Licenses which are material
to the conduct of the Business and will have renewed all Licenses which
would have expired in the interim.
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7.41.3
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Except
as listed in Schedule 23, no registration, filing, application, notice,
transfer, consent, approval, order, qualification, waiver or other action
of any kind (collectively, a “Filing”) will be required as a result of the
sale of the Shares by Sellers in accordance with this Agreement
either:
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(a)
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to
avoid the loss of any License or the violation, breach or termination of,
or any default under, or the creation of any lien on any asset of the
Company pursuant to the terms of, any law, regulation, order or other
requirement or any contract binding upon the Company or to which any such
asset may be subject; or
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(b)
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to
enable Buyer (directly or through any designee) to continue the operation
of the Company and the Business substantially as conducted prior to the
Completion Date.
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7.41.4
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All
such Filings will be duly filed, given, obtained or taken on or prior to
the Completion Date and will be in full force and effect on the Completion
Date.
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7.42
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Environmental
matters
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7.42.1
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Except
as set forth on Schedule 24:
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(a)
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the
operations of the Company, to the best knowledge of Sellers, are in
compliance with all applicable laws promulgated by any governmental entity
which prohibit, regulate or control any hazardous material or any
hazardous material activity (“Environmental Laws”) and all permits issued
pursuant to Environmental Laws or otherwise except for where
non-compliance or the absence of such permits would not, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect;
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(b)
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the
Company has obtained all permits required under all applicable
Environmental Laws necessary to operate its Business, except for any
failures of such which would not have a Material Adverse
Effect;
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(c)
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the
Company is not the subject of any outstanding written order or Third Party
Contract with any governmental authority or person respecting
Environmental Laws or any violation or potential violations of this
Agreement; and
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(d)
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the
Company has not received any written communication alleging either or both
that the Company may be in violation of any Environmental Law, or any
permit issued pursuant to Environmental Law, or may have any liability
under any Environmental Law.
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7.43
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Broker
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7.43.1
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Except
as specified in Schedule 25, the Company has not retained any broker in
connection with any transaction contemplated by this
Agreement.
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7.43.2
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The
Company shall not be obliged to pay any fee or commission associated with
the retention or engagement by the Company of any broker in connection
with any transaction contemplated by this
Agreement.
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7.44
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Related
party transactions
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7.44.1
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Except
as described in Schedule 26, all transactions during the past five (5)
years between the Company and any current or former Shareholder or any
entity in which the Company or any current or former Shareholder had or
has a direct or indirect interest have been fair to the Company as
determined by the Board of
Directors.
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7.44.2
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No
portion of the sales or other on-going business relationships of the
Company is dependent upon the friendship or the personal relationships
(other than those customary within business generally) of any Seller,
except as described in Schedule 26.
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7.44.3
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The
Company has recorded in the accounts of the Company all forgiven or
cancelled indebtedness owing to the Company by any seller or
employee.
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7.45
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Anti-Money
Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing
Act
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7.45.1
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The
Company has not been designated, and is not owned or controlled, by a
terrorist or suspected terrorist as defined or contemplated under the
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act
(Cth).
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7.45.2
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The
Sellers hereby acknowledge that the Buyer seeks to comply with all
applicable laws concerning money laundering and related
activities.
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7.45.3
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In
furtherance of those efforts, the Sellers hereby represent, warrant and
agree that:
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(a)
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none
of the cash or property that the Sellers have contributed or paid or will
contribute and pay to the Company has been or shall be derived from, or
related to, any activity that is deemed criminal under Australian law;
and
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(b)
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no
contribution or payment by the Company to the Buyer, to the extent that
they are within the Company’s control shall cause the Buyer to be in
violation of the laws governing secret commissions or of the Anti-Money
Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing
Act.
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7.45.4
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The
Sellers shall promptly notify the Buyer if any of the above
representations cease to be true and accurate regarding the Sellers or the
Company.
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7.45.5
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The
Sellers agree to provide the Buyer any additional information regarding
the Company that the Buyer reasonably requests to ensure compliance with
all applicable laws concerning money laundering and similar
activities.
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7.46
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Disclosure
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7.46.1
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All
statements contained in any schedule, certificate, opinion, instrument, or
other document, excluding any financial projection or projections,
delivered by or on behalf of the Sellers or the Company pursuant to this
Agreement shall be deemed representations and warranties by each Seller
and the Company in this Agreement.
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7.46.2
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No
statement, representation or warranty by the Sellers or the Company in
this Agreement or in any schedule, certificate, opinion, instrument, or
other document, excluding any financial projection or projections,
furnished or to be furnished to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement
contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits
or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated in this
Agreement or necessary to make the statements contained in this Agreement
not misleading or necessary in order to provide a prospective Buyer of the
Business of the Company with full and fair disclosure concerning the
Company, its Business, and the Company’s
affairs.
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7.46.3
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The
Company and the Buyer have or have been given or have received information
satisfactory to verify the accuracy of any and all backlogs (based on
orders received), add-backs, key client relationships and the tangibility
of assets of the Company.
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7.47
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Software
Licence Agreements
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The
Company has all current software licence agreements needed for the operation of
the Business and the Company has not breached the agreements.
8
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WARRANTIES
AND REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE
SELLERS
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The
Sellers severally warrant and represent to the Buyer that each of the following
sub-clauses of this Clause 8 are and shall remain
true and correct as from the date of this Agreement up to and including the
Completion Date:
8.1
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Shares
unencumbered
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8.1.1
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Each
of the Sellers' Shares are legally held by the relevant Seller and are not
subject to any encumbrance, lien or interest in favour of any person or
company.
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8.2
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No
Claim on the Company
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8.2.1
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As
at the date of this Agreement each Seller does not have any subsisting
Claim against the Company for any Liability incurred by the Seller arising
from:
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(a)
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any
breach of contract, tort, fraud or negligence (excluding negligence
relating to the provision of services under an existing or subsisting
agreement with the Company) by the Company;
or
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(b)
|
any
failure by the Company to fulfil its statutory obligations (including but
not limited to document, filing and monetary obligations regulated by the
Australian Securities & Investments Commission and the Australian
Taxation Office).
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8.3
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Standing
& solvency
|
8.3.1
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Each
Seller:
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(a)
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if
an individual, is not currently bankrupt or insolvent;
and
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(b)
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if
a company, is a corporation duly organised, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and is not
insolvent or in receivership or under administration or has entered into
an arrangement with its creditors.
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8.4
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Authority
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8.4.1
|
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Completion and
consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement have been,
or will prior to Completion be, duly and validly approved and acknowledged
by all necessary corporate action on the part of each Seller that is a
company.
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8.4.2
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The
execution of this Agreement and the delivery of this Agreement to each
Seller that is a company and the purchase contemplated in this Agreement
have been, or will be prior to Completion, duly authorized by the Seller’s
Board of Directors having full power and authority to authorize such
actions.
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8.5
|
Third
party consents
|
8.5.1
|
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition of the Shares
from each Seller and the Completion and consummation of the transactions
in this Agreement contemplated, and the compliance with the provisions and
terms of this Agreement, are not prohibited by the Constitution or
Memorandum and/or Articles of Incorporation or By-laws of the Seller and
will not violate, conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms
or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any court order,
indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, or other agreement or instrument to
which the Seller is a party or by which it is
bound.
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8.5.2
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No
consent, waiver, approval, order, permit or authorization of, or
declaration or filing with, or notification to, any person or governmental
body is required on the part of the Seller in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or any other agreement referenced
in this Agreement or the compliance by Seller with any of the provisions
of this Agreement or of this
Agreement.
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8.6
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Litigation
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8.6.1
|
There
are no legal proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of each Seller,
threatened that are reasonably likely to prohibit or restrain the ability
of the Seller to enter into this Agreement or consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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8.7
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Broker
|
8.7.1
|
Subject
to Schedule 25, no Seller has retained any broker in connection with any
transaction contemplated by this
Agreement.
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8.7.2
|
The
Company shall not be obliged to pay any fee or commission associated with
the retention or engagement by any Seller of any broker in connection with
any transaction contemplated by this
Agreement.
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8.8
|
Anti-Money
Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing
Act
|
8.8.1
|
No
Seller nor any Seller’s subsidiaries has been designated, and is not owned
or controlled, by a terrorist or suspected terrorist as defined or
contemplated under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism
Financing Act (Cth) or any corresponding law of the United States of
America or of any State in the United States of
America.
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8.8.2
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Each
Seller hereby acknowledges that the Buyer seeks to comply with all
applicable laws concerning money laundering and related
activities.
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8.8.3
|
Each
Seller shall promptly notify the Buyer if any of the above representations
cease to be true and accurate regarding the Seller or any of its
subsidiaries.
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8.8.4
|
Each
Seller agrees to provide the Buyer any additional information regarding
the Seller or any of its subsidiaries that the Buyer reasonably requests
to ensure compliance with all applicable laws concerning money laundering
and similar activities.
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9
|
WARRANTIES
AND REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE BUYER
|
The Buyer
warrants and represents to the Sellers that each of the following sub-clauses of
this Clause 9 are and shall remain true and correct
as from the date of this Agreement up to and including the Completion
Date:
9.1
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Incorporation
|
9.1.1
|
The
Buyer is an Australian wholly owned subsidiary of WPCS International
Incorporated, a corporation duly organised, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware in the United States of
America.
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9.2
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Authority
|
9.2.1
|
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Completion and
consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement have been,
or will prior to Completion be, duly and validly approved and acknowledged
by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Buyer.
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9.2.2
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The
execution of this Agreement and the delivery of the executed Agreement to
the Sellers and the purchase contemplated in this Agreement have been, or
will be prior to Completion, duly authorised by the Buyer’s Board of
Directors having full power and authority to authorise such
actions.
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9.3
|
Third
party consents
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9.3.1
|
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the acquisition of the Shares by
Buyer and the Completion and consummation of the transactions in this
Agreement contemplated, and the compliance with the provisions and terms
of this Agreement, are not prohibited by the Articles of Incorporation or
By-laws of the Buyer and will not violate, conflict with or result in a
breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default
under, any court order, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, or other
agreement or instrument to which the Buyer is a party or by which it is
bound.
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9.3.2
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No
consent, waiver, approval, order, permit or authorization of, or
declaration or filing with, or notification to, any person or governmental
body is required on the part of the Buyer in connection with the execution
and delivery of this Agreement or any other agreement referenced in this
Agreement or the compliance by Buyer with any of the provisions of this
Agreement or of this Agreement.
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9.4
|
Litigation
|
9.4.1
|
There
are no legal proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of the Buyer,
threatened that are reasonably likely to prohibit or restrain the ability
of the Buyer to enter into this Agreement or consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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9.5
|
Broker
|
9.5.1
|
The
Buyer has not retained any broker in connection with any transaction
contemplated by this Agreement.
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9.5.2
|
The
Sellers shall not be obliged to pay any fee or commission associated with
the retention or engagement by the Buyer of any broker in connection with
any transaction contemplated by this
Agreement.
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9.6
|
Anti-Money
Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing
Act
|
9.6.1
|
The
Buyer certifies that neither the Buyer nor any of its subsidiaries has
been designated, and is not owned or controlled, by a terrorist or
suspected terrorist as defined or contemplated under the Anti-Money
Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act (Cth) or any corresponding
law of the United States of America or of any State in the United States
of America.
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9.6.2
|
The
Buyer hereby acknowledge that the Company and the Sellers seek to comply
with all applicable laws concerning money laundering and related
activities.
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9.6.3
|
In
furtherance of those efforts, the Buyer hereby represents, warrants and
agrees that:
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(a)
|
none
of the cash or property that the Buyer has contributed or paid or will
contribute and pay to the Sellers has been or shall be derived from, or
related to, any activity that is deemed criminal under Australian law;
and
|
(b)
|
no
contribution or payment by the Buyer or any of its subsidiaries to the
Sellers, to the extent that they are within the Buyer’s control shall
cause the Sellers or the Company to be in violation of the laws governing
secret commissions or of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism
Financing Act.
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9.6.4
|
The
Buyer shall promptly notify the Sellers if any of the above
representations cease to be true and accurate regarding the Buyer or any
of its subsidiaries.
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9.6.5
|
The
Buyer agrees to provide the Sellers any additional information regarding
the Buyer or any of its subsidiaries that the Sellers reasonably requests
to ensure compliance with all applicable laws concerning money laundering
and similar activities.
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10
|
COMPANY
TAXATION
|
10.1
|
Tax
periods beginning before and ending after the Completion
Date
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10.1.1
|
The
Company or the Buyer (with the assistance of the Sellers) shall prepare or
cause to be prepared and delivered to Sellers in draft any Tax Returns of
the Company for Tax periods that begin before the Completion Date and end
after the Completion Date.
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10.1.2
|
Sellers
shall have a period of 30 days after receipt of draft Tax Returns under
Clause 10.1.1 to review the draft Tax Returns
and to notify the Buyer as to whether he disagrees with the whole or any
aspect of the draft Tax Returns. If the Sellers agree with the
draft Tax Returns, the Sellers shall notify the Buyer of that fact and the
Company and the Buyer shall thereafter be free to lodge the Tax Return
pursuant to the remaining provisions of this Clause 10. If the Sellers disagree with the
whole or any part of the draft Tax Returns, he shall notify the Buyer of
his disagreement and of the reason or reasons for his
disagreement.
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10.1.3
|
In
the event the Buyer and Sellers are unable to agree upon the draft Tax
Returns after good faith negotiations for a period of 20 days after
notification by the Sellers of their disagreement under Clause 10.1.2, the Buyer and Sellers shall submit such
dispute for resolution to an Independent Accounting Firm, which shall
determine the dispute and report to the Parties. Such report
shall be final, binding and conclusive on the Parties to this
Agreement. Upon receipt of the report, the Company and the
Buyer shall thereafter be free to lodge the Tax Return pursuant to the
remaining provisions of this Clause 10. The legal fees and expenses of
the Independent Accounting Firm shall be apportioned between the parties
as follows:
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(a)
|
the
Sellers shall bear the proportion of the legal fees and expenses, equal to
the number of days in the period covered by the Tax Return prior to the
Effective Date, divided by the total number of days in the period covered
by the Tax Return; and
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(b)
|
the
Company or the Buyer shall bear the proportion of the legal fees and
expenses, equal to the number of days in the period covered by the Tax
Return on and from the Effective Date, divided by the total number of days
in the period covered by the Tax
Return.
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10.1.4
|
To
the extent such Taxes are not fully reserved for in the Company’s
financial statements or able to be discounted by any instalments of such
Taxes which have been prepaid by the Company to the relevant taxing
authority, the Sellers shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the
unreserved portion of such Taxes that relates to the portion of the Tax
period ending on the Completion Date. Such payment, if any,
shall be paid by the Sellers within fifteen (15) days after receipt of
written notice from the Company or the Buyer that such Taxes were paid by
the Company or the Buyer for a period beginning prior to the Completion
Date.
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10.1.5
|
For
the purposes of this Clause 10.1, in the case
of any Taxes that are imposed on a periodic basis and are payable for a
Taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the Completion Date,
the portion of such Tax that relates to the portion of such Tax period
ending on the Completion Date
shall:
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(a)
|
in
the case of any Taxes other than Taxes based upon or related to income or
receipts, be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire Tax period
multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in
the Tax period ending on the Completion Date and the denominator of which
is the number of days in the entire Tax period (the “Pro Rata Amount”);
and
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(b)
|
in
the case of any Tax based upon or related to income or receipts, be deemed
equal to the amount that would be payable if the relevant Tax period ended
on the Completion Date.
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10.1.6
|
All
determinations necessary to give effect to the foregoing allocations shall
be made in a reasonable manner as agreed to by the
Parties.
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10.2
|
Refunds
and tax benefits
|
10.2.1
|
Any
Tax refunds that are received after the Completion Date by the Sellers
that belong to the Company (other than Tax refunds received in connection
with such Sellers individual tax returns), or the Buyer, and any amounts
credited against Tax to which the Buyer or the Company become entitled,
shall be for the account of the Company, and the Sellers shall pay over to
the Company any such refund or the amount of any such credit within
fifteen (15) days after receipt or entitlement to
it.
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10.2.2
|
In
addition, to the extent that a claim for refund or a proceeding results in
a payment or credit against Tax by a taxing authority to the Sellers
(other than Tax received in connection with such Sellers individual tax
returns), the Sellers shall pay such amount to the Company within fifteen
(15) days after receipt or entitlement to
it.
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10.3
|
Cooperation
on Tax matters
|
10.3.1
|
The
Buyer, the Company and the Sellers shall cooperate fully, as and to the
extent reasonably requested by each other Party, in connection with the
filing of any Tax Returns pursuant to this Clause 10 and any audit, litigation or other proceeding
with respect to Taxes.
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10.3.2
|
Such
cooperation shall include the retention and (upon any other Party’s
reasonable request) the provision of records and information which are
reasonably relevant to any such audit, litigation or other proceeding and
making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide
additional information and explanation of any material provided under this
Agreement.
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10.3.3
|
The
Company and the Sellers agree:
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(a)
|
to
retain all books and records with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the
Company relating to any taxable period beginning before the Completion
Date until the expiration of five (5) years (and, to the extent notified
by the Buyer or the Sellers, any extensions of that period) after the
respective Tax periods, and to abide by all record retention agreements
entered into with any taxing authority;
and
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(b)
|
to
give each other Party reasonable written notice prior to transferring,
destroying or discarding any such books and records and, if the other
Party reasonably requests, the Company or the Sellers, as the case may be,
shall allow the Party to take possession of such books and
records.
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10.3.4
|
The
Buyer and the Sellers further agree, upon request, to use their
commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain any certificate or other
document from any governmental authority or any other person as may be
necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed
(including, but not limited to, with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement).
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10.3.5
|
The
Buyer and the Sellers further agree, upon requested, to provide each other
Party with all information that either Party may be required to report
pursuant to the Income Tax Laws, the Taxation Administration Act and all
subordinate legislation, regulations, rulings, directions and statements
made under them.
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11
|
INDEMNIFICATION
|
11.1
|
Sellers’
indemnities
|
11.1.1
|
Subject
to Clause 11.3 of this Agreement, the Sellers
hereby agree to jointly and severally indemnify and hold the Buyer, the
Company or its successors, (collectively, the "Buyer Indemnified Parties")
harmless from and against:
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(a)
|
any
and all Liabilities of the Company of every kind, nature and description,
absolute or contingent, existing as against the Company prior to and
including the Completion Date or thereafter coming into being or arising
by reason of any state of facts existing, or any transaction entered into,
on or prior to the Completion Date, except to the extent that the same
have been fully provided for in the Balance Sheet, or disclosed in the
notes to it or were incurred in the ordinary course of business between
the Balance Sheet date and the Completion
Date;
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
any
and all Liabilities based upon, attributable to or resulting from the
breach of any covenant or other agreement on the part of the Sellers under
this Agreement;
|
(d)
|
any
and all notices, actions, suits, proceedings, claims, demands,
assessments, judgments, costs, penalties and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' and other professionals' fees and disbursements
(collectively, "Expenses") incidental to any and all Liabilities with
respect to which indemnification is provided hereunder, net of any and all
insurance proceeds from insurance settlements connected therewith
(collectively, "Losses"); and
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(e)
|
any
breach of Part 2J.3 of the Corporations Xxx
0000.
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11.2
|
Buyer’s
indemnities
|
11.2.1
|
Subject
to Clause 11.3, the Buyer hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold the Sellers and their respective directors, officers,
employees, affiliates, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the
"Seller Indemnified Parties") harmless from and
against:
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(a)
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any
and all Losses based upon, attributable to or resulting from the failure
of any representation or warranty of the Buyer set forth in Clause 9 of this Agreement to be true and correct as of
the date made;
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(b)
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any
and all Losses based upon, attributable to or resulting from the breach of
any covenant or other agreement on the part of the Buyer under this
Agreement or arising from the ownership or operation of the Company from
and after the Completion Date, unless such claim is for a pre-Completion
matter; and
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(c)
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any
and all Expenses incident to the
foregoing.
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11.3
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Limitations
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11.3.1
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An
indemnifying party shall not have any liability under Clause 11.1.1(b) or Clause 11.2.1(a) of this Agreement unless the aggregate
amount of Losses and Expenses to the indemnified parties finally
determined to arise thereunder based upon, attributable to or resulting
from the failure of any representation or warranty to be true and correct,
exceeds AUD$50,000 (the “Basket”) and, in such event, the indemnifying
party shall be required to pay the entire amount of such Losses and
Expenses to a maximum amount of the Purchase
Price.
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11.3.2
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The
indemnity provided by each Seller pursuant to clause 11.1 and the warranties provided under this
Agreement:
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(a)
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are
limited for each Seller severally to a maximum amount being the portion of
the Purchase Price actually received by that Seller as expressed in
Schedule 1 of this Agreement;
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(b)
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cease
to be of any force or effect on and from the date that is 2 years after
the Completion Date;
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(c)
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is
of no effect to the extent that the amount or claim is recoverable under
an insurance policy held by the Company or is the subject of a tax
deduction in favour of the Company.
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11.4
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Procedures
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11.4.1
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In
the event that any legal proceedings shall be instituted or that any claim
or demand ("Claim") shall be asserted by any person or entity in respect
of which payment may be sought under Clause 11.1 or 11.2 of
this Agreement (regardless of the Basket referred to above), the
indemnified party shall reasonably and promptly cause written notice of
the assertion of any Claim of which it has knowledge which is covered by
this indemnity to be forwarded to the indemnifying
party.
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11.4.2
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The
indemnifying party shall have the right, at its sole option and expense,
to be represented by counsel of its choice, which must be reasonably
satisfactory to the indemnified party, and to defend against, negotiate,
settle or otherwise deal with any Claim which relates to any Losses
indemnified against hereunder.
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11.4.3
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If
the indemnifying party elects to defend against, negotiate, settle or
otherwise deal with any Claim which relates to any Losses indemnified
against hereunder, it shall within fourteen (14) days (or sooner, if the
nature of the Claim so requires) notify the indemnified party of its
intent to do so.
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11.4.4
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If
the indemnifying party elects not to defend against, negotiate, settle or
otherwise deal with any Claim which relates to any Losses indemnified
against hereunder, fails to notify the indemnified party of its election
as in this Agreement provided or contests its obligation to indemnify the
indemnified party for such Losses under this Agreement, the indemnified
party may defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with such
Claim.
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11.4.5
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If
the indemnified party defends any Claim, then the indemnifying party shall
reimburse the indemnified party for the Expenses of defending such Claim
upon submission of periodic bills.
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11.4.6
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If
the indemnifying party shall assume the defence of any Claim, the
indemnified party may participate, at his or its own expense, in the
defence of such Claim provided, however, that such indemnified party shall
be entitled to participate in any such defence with separate counsel at
the expense of the indemnifying party
if:
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(a)
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so
requested by the indemnifying party to participate;
or
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(b)
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in
the reasonable opinion of counsel to the indemnified party, a conflict or
potential conflict exists between the indemnified party and the
indemnifying party that would make such separate representation
advisable;
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and
provided, further, that the indemnifying party shall not be required to pay for
more than one such counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any
Claim.
11.4.7
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The
Parties agree to cooperate fully with each other in connection with the
defence, negotiation or settlement of any such
Claim.
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11.4.8
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After
any final judgment or award shall have been rendered by a court,
arbitration board or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction and
the expiration of the time in which to appeal there from, or a settlement
shall have been consummated, or the indemnified party and the indemnifying
party shall have arrived at a mutually binding agreement with respect to a
Claim hereunder, the indemnified party shall forward to the indemnifying
party notice of any sums due and owing by the indemnifying party pursuant
to this Agreement with respect to such matter and the indemnifying party
shall be required to pay all of the sums so due and owing to the
indemnified party by wire transfer of immediately available funds within
ten (10) Business Days after the date of such
notice.
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11.4.9
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The
failure of the indemnified party to give reasonably prompt notice of any
Claim shall not release, waive or otherwise affect the indemnifying
party's obligations with respect to it except to the extent that the
indemnifying party can demonstrate actual loss and prejudice as a result
of such failure.
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11.5
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Professional
indemnity insurance
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11.5.1
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The
Buyer will cause the Company to maintain all insurances which the Sellers
(acting reasonably) believe are relevant or necessary for a period of
three (3) years after the Completion
Date.
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11.5.2
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The
Buyer’s obligations in this Clause 11 are
subject to the requirements of any insurer or insurers who may indemnify
(or be obliged to indemnify) in respect of any Claims in respect of which
the Sellers might otherwise be required to indemnify the Buyer or the
Company.
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11.6
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Taxation
of indemnity payments
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11.6.1
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The
Sellers and the Buyer agree to treat any indemnity payment made pursuant
to this Clause 11 as an adjustment to the
Purchase Price for federal, state, local and foreign income tax
purposes.
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11.7
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Stamp
Duty Indemnity – Bugler Transaction
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11.7.1
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The
Sellers absolutely indemnify the Buyer and Company (its directors and
officers) in regard to any assessment for stamp duty (including duty
penalty and interest) payable in regard to the Bugler Transaction together
with any legal costs.
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RESTRAINT
OF TRADE
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12.1
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Restraint
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12.1.1
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The
Sellers agree with the Buyer that in order to protect the goodwill of the
Company, the Buyer and the Business, neither the Sellers nor any of their
affiliates will directly or indirectly at any time do any of the
following:
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(a)
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canvass
or solicit (other than for the Buyer) services which are the same as or
similar to the services of the Business, or business which is the same as
or similar to the Business of the Company, in the 12 months prior to the
Commencement Date, from any person who is or has been in the 12 months
prior to the Commencement Date a client or customer of the
Company;
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(b)
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subject
to Clause 12.6, engage or be concerned or
interested in any business which provides goods or services that are the
same or similar to and which compete with the whole or a material part of
the Business of the Company or the
Buyer;
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(c)
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approach
any employee, agent, representative, contractor, supplier, vendor,
customer, franchisee, lender or investor of the Company or the Buyer with
a view to offering them alternative employment with the
Sellers;
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(d)
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do
or say anything harmful to the reputation of any group
company;
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(e)
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do
or say anything which may lead a person to cease, curtail or alter the
terms of its dealings with the
Company;
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(f)
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represent
itself as being in any way connected with or interested in or associated
with:
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(i)
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the
Company (except as the prior owner of the Shares);
or
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(ii)
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any
other business carried on by the Buyer or by the
Company;
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(g)
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use
a name which is similar to the present name of the
Company;
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(h)
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use
any of the intellectual property;
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(i)
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disclose
or use to its advantage or the disadvantage of the
Buyer:
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(i)
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the
name of any customer of the
Company;
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(ii)
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any
of the intellectual property; or
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(iii)
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any
of the trade secrets, secret or confidential operations, processes or
dealings of, or any confidential information relating to, the Company or
its organisations, finances, transactions, customers or affairs;
or
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(j)
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make
any negative statement of any kind concerning the Company, the Buyer or
its affiliates, or their directors, officers or agents, except as such may
be compelled by legal proceedings or governmental action or
authority.
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12.2
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Area
of restraint
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12.2.1
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The
restraint in Clause 12.1 applies within each
of the following areas:
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(a)
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Australia;
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(b)
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the
State of Queensland; and
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(c)
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Brisbane,
Townsville, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Mackay, Townsville,
Cairns.
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12.3
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Period
of restraint
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12.3.1
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The
restraint in Clause 12.1 applies for the
period commencing on the Completion Date and end on the later to occur
of:
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(a)
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the
fifth anniversary of the Completion
Date;
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(b)
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the
fourth anniversary of the Completion
Date;
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(c)
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the
third anniversary of the Completion
Date;
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(d)
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the
second anniversary of the Completion Date;
and
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(e)
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the
first anniversary of the Completion
Date.
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12.4
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Capacity
of restraint
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12.4.1
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The
restraint in Clause 12.1 applies to the
Sellers and each its Directors, Shareholders and Delegates
acting:
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(a)
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either
alone or in partnership or association with another
person;
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(b)
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as
buyer, agent, representative, director, officer or, only in the case of
the Majority Shareholders, an
employee;
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(c)
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as
member, shareholder, debenture holder, note holder or holder of any other
security;
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(d)
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as
trustee of or as a consultant or adviser to any person (other than the
Buyer); or
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(e)
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in
any other capacity.
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12.5
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Severability
|
12.5.1
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12.5.2
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If
any separate provision referred to in Clause 12.5.1 is unenforceable, illegal or void, that
provision is severed and the other provisions remain in
force.
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12.5.3
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The
Sellers and each of its Directors, Shareholders and Delegates each
acknowledge that each of those separate provisions is a fair and
reasonable restraint of trade.
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12.6
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Exceptions
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12.6.1
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Clause
12.1 does not apply to the Employment
Agreement.
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12.6.2
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Clause
12.1 does not prevent a Seller from owning
securities of any publicly-owned corporation listed on any recognised
stock exchange, engaged in any such business, provided that the total
amount of securities of each class owned by the Seller in such
publicly-owned corporation (other than the Buyer) does not exceed two
percent (2%) of the outstanding securities of such
class
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12.6.3
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Clause
12.1 does not apply to the continued ownership
by any or all of the Sellers holding an interest in the businesses owned
and operated by DMC and Videofied.
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13
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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13.1
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Confidentiality
and use
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13.1.1
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Subject
to Clause 13.2, each Party must not, unless
authorised by the other Parties in writing or necessary to perform its
obligations under this Agreement:
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(a)
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disclose,
reveal or make available to any person any Confidential
Information;
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(b)
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permit
or allow any Confidential Information to be disclosed, revealed or made
available to any person;
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(c)
|
use
or attempt to use any Confidential Information in any manner which may be
reasonably likely to damage, injure or cause any loss, either directly or
indirectly, to the Company;
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(d)
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use
or attempt to use any Confidential Information in any manner for the
purpose (whether sole, dominant or collateral) of gaining, directly or
indirectly, an advantage for any person other than a person authorised to
be in receipt of such advantage under this
Agreement;
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(e)
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make
improper or unconscionable use of any Confidential Information;
or
|
(f)
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access,
use, copy, replicate, modify, corrupt or change in any way any
Confidential Information.
|
13.2
|
Exceptions
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13.2.1
|
A
Party does not breach Clause 13.1 by
performing an act or omitting to perform an act in circumstances where it
is legally compelled to do so.
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13.3
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Notification
of breach
|
13.3.1
|
Each
Party who becomes aware of any unauthorised disclosure of the Confidential
Information or other breach of this Clause 12.5 must immediately notify the Company of that
fact.
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13.4
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Remedies
for breach of confidentiality
|
13.4.1
|
13.5
|
Survival
of terms
|
13.5.1
|
The
terms and conditions of this Clause 12.5
survive any expiration or termination of this
Agreement.
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14
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TRANSFER
DUTY AND LEGAL COSTS
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14.1
|
Transfer
Duty
|
14.1.1
|
The
Buyer must bear and is responsible for any and all transfer duty on or in
respect of this Agreement, the instruments of transfer under this
Agreement, and any instrument or transaction contemplated by or ancillary
to this Agreement.
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14.2
|
Legal
costs
|
14.2.1
|
Each
Party shall bear its own legal costs of and in connection with this
Agreement and the Completion. The Company will not pay any of
the legal or accounting costs of the Seller in regard to this
transaction.
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14.3
|
Goods
and Services Tax
|
14.3.1
|
The
Purchase Price includes the Seller's liability for GST (if any) on the
sale and purchaser of Shares under this Agreement. The Buyer is
not obliged to pay any additional amount to the Sellers on account of GST
on or in respect of any supply under or in connection with this
Agreement.
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15
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GENERAL
|
15.1
|
Amendment
|
15.1.1
|
This
Agreement may be amended only by another agreement executed by all Parties
who may be affected by the
amendment.
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15.2
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No
waiver
|
15.2.1
|
No
failure to exercise and no delay in exercising any right, power or remedy
under this Agreement will operate as a waiver, and nor will any single or
partial exercise of any right, power or remedy preclude any other or
further exercise of that or any other right, power or
remedy.
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15.3
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Entire
agreement
|
15.3.1
|
Subject
to any amendment of this Agreement under Clause 15.1, this Agreement constitutes the sole and
entire agreement between the
Parties.
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15.3.2
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No
warranties, representations, guarantees or other terms or conditions of
any kind not contained and recorded in this Agreement are of any force or
effect.
|
15.4
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Severability
|
15.4.1
|
If
any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the balance
of this Agreement shall remain in
effect.
|
15.5
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Survival
of representations and warranties
|
15.5.1
|
Subject
to Clause 15.5.2, the Parties hereby agree
that the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in
any certificate, document or instrument delivered in connection herewith,
shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the
Completion hereunder, regardless of any investigation made by the
Parties.
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15.5.2
|
Any
claims or actions with respect to it (other than claims for
indemnifications with respect to the representation and warranties
contained in Clauses 7.13 to 7.17, 7.24, 7.37 and 7.42 which
shall survive for periods coterminous with any applicable statutes of
limitation or, in respect of taxation assessments, any applicable
statutory taxation assessment amendment periods) shall terminate unless
within twenty-four (24) months after the Completion Date written notice of
such claims is given to the Sellers or such actions are
commenced.
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15.6
|
Further
assurances and good faith
|
15.6.1
|
Each
Party must take all steps, execute all documents and do everything
reasonably required by the other Party to give effect to any of the
transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
|
15.6.2
|
Each
Party agrees to act in good faith towards each other Party in observing
the terms and performing their respective obligations under this
Agreement.
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15.7
|
Specific
Performance
|
15.7.1
|
The
Sellers acknowledge and agree that the breach of this Agreement would
cause irreparable damage to the Buyer and that the Buyer will not have an
adequate remedy at law.
|
15.7.2
|
The
obligations of the Sellers under this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the Sellers' obligation to sell the Shares to the Buyer, shall
be enforceable by a decree of specific performance issued by any court of
competent jurisdiction, and appropriate injunctive relief may be applied
for and granted in connection
therewith.
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15.7.3
|
Such
remedies shall, however, be cumulative and not exclusive and shall be in
addition to any other remedies which any party may have under this
Agreement or otherwise.
|
15.8
|
Successors
and assigns
|
15.8.1
|
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
and their respective successors and permitted
assigns.
|
15.9
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Privity
of contract
|
15.9.1
|
Nothing
in this Agreement shall create or be deemed to create any third party
beneficiary rights in any person or entity not a party to this Agreement
except as provided below.
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15.10
|
Assignment
|
15.10.1
|
No
assignment or novation of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations
hereunder may be made by either the Sellers or the Buyer (by operation of
law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other Parties
and any attempted assignment without the required consents shall be
void;
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15.11
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Notices
|
15.11.1
|
Each
notice given under this Agreement:
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(a)
|
must
be typed or in legible writing;
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(b)
|
must
be in the English language; and
|
(c)
|
must
be addressed to the Party at that Party's address, or sent to the Party at
that Party’s facsimile number, given in Schedule 1;
and
|
(d)
|
must
be signed by the Party giving it.
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15.11.2
|
Each
notice given under this Agreement may only be served personally, by
prepaid post or by facsimile
transmission.
|
15.11.3
|
Each
notice given under this Agreement may only be served personally, by
prepaid post or by facsimile transmission. In this
regard:
|
(a)
|
Subject
to Clause 15.11.4, if a notice given under
this Agreement is served personally, it is deemed to be served the day it
is served.
|
(b)
|
Subject
to Clause 15.11.4, if a notice given under
this Agreement is served by prepaid post, it is deemed to be served two
Business Days after posting.
|
(c)
|
If
a notice given under this Agreement is served by facsimile transmission
within Business Hours, it is deemed to be served when the facsimile
machine through which it was sent produces a report indicating a
successful transmission of the
notice.
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(d)
|
If
a notice given under this Agreement is served by facsimile transmission
outside Business Hours, it is deemed to be served at the commencement of
the next Business Hour after the time when the facsimile machine through
which it was sent produces a report indicating a successful transmission
of the notice.
|
15.11.4
|
If
a delivery or receipt is outside Business Hours, the notice is taken to
have been given during Business Hours on the next Business
Day.
|
15.12
|
Party
acting as trustee
|
15.12.1
|
If
a Party enters into this Agreement as trustee of a trust, the Party and
its successors as trustee of the trust are liable under this Agreement in
their own right and as trustee of the trust. Nothing releases
the Party from any liability in its personal capacity. The
Party warrants that:
|
15.12.2
|
all
the powers and discretions conferred by the deed establishing the trust
are capable of being validly exercised by the Party as trustee and have
not been varied or revoked;
|
15.12.3
|
the
trust is a valid and subsisting
trust;
|
15.12.4
|
the
Party is the sole trustee of the trust and has full and unfettered power
under the terms of the deed establishing the trust to enter into and be
bound by this Agreement on behalf of the
trust;
|
15.12.5
|
this
Agreement is executed and entered into as part of the due and proper
administration of the trust and for the benefit of the beneficiaries of
the trust; and
|
15.12.6
|
no
restriction on the Party's right of indemnity out of, or lien over, the
trust's assets exists, or will be created or permitted to exist, and that
right has priority over the right of the beneficiaries to the trust's
assets.
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15.13
|
Governing
law
|
15.13.1
|
This
Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with laws applicable
in the State of Queensland,
Australia.
|
15.13.2
|
Each
Party submits to the respective jurisdictions (including, where
applicable, the non exclusive jurisdictions) of the courts of Queensland,
Australia, as well as all other Australian courts or tribunals having
jurisdiction over laws applicable in the State of Queensland,
Australia.
|
15.13.3
|
Any
proceedings in respect of any cause of action arising under this Agreement
must be instituted, heard and determined in a court of competent
jurisdiction in Queensland,
Australia.
|
15.14
|
Counterparts
& exchange by fax
|
15.14.1
|
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all
counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
|
15.14.2
|
Each
Party may execute this Agreement by signing a facsimile copy of the same
and serving the signed copy by hand, mail or facsimile on each other
Party.
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EXECUTION
Executed
as an Agreement.
Executed
by THE PRIDE GROUP (QLD)
PTY LTD ACN 086 453 269 in accordance with section 127 of the Corporations Xxx
0000:
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______________________________
Director/Company
Secretary
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______________________________
Director
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______________________________
Name
of Director/Company Secretary
(BLOCK
LETTERS)
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______________________________
Name
of Director
(BLOCK
LETTERS)
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Executed
by WPCS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
ACN 128 426 602 in accordance with section 127 of the Corporations Xxx
0000:
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)
)
)
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______________________________
Director/Company
Secretary
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______________________________
Director
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______________________________
Name
of Director/Company Secretary
(BLOCK
LETTERS)
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______________________________
Name
of Director
(BLOCK
LETTERS)
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by XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX
XXXXXXX
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on (date)
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the presence of:
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the presence of:
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in
the presence of:
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Executed
by X.X. XXXXXXX PTY
LIMITED ACN 002 365 844 as trustee for the Xxxxxxx Family Trust in
accordance with section 127 of the Corporations Xxx
0000:
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)
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Director/Company
Secretary
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Director
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Name
of Director/Company Secretary
(BLOCK
LETTERS)
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of Director
(BLOCK
LETTERS)
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by XXXXX XXXXXXX
XXXXXX as trustee for the ESF Trust
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at (suburb)
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on (date)
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Signature
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in
the presence of:
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Executed
by XXXXXXXXX XXXXX
XXXXXX as trustee for the ESF Trust by her duly appointed Attorney,
XXXXX XXXXXXX
XXXXXX
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at (suburb)
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on (date)
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in
the presence of:
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by XXXXXXX XXXX
XXXXXXX as trustee for the Xxxxxxx Family Trust
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at (suburb)
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on (date)
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in
the presence of:
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Executed
by XXXXX XXXXXXX
as trustee for the Xxxxxxx Family Trust by her duly appointed Attorney
XXXXXXX XXXX
XXXXXXX
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at (suburb)
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on (date)
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Signature
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in
the presence of:
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Witness
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Name
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