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EXHIBIT 10.1
TRANSLATION FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY - NOT LEGALLY BINDING
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CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT OF A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND VARIOUS ASSETS |
BETWEEN THE UNDERSIGNED:
ICE ROCKS,
a joint-stock company with a board of directors and a declared capital of 40,000 euros,
with its registered office at 5, rue de Tilsitt 75008 PARIS,
registered with the Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés de Paris under No B 434 300 885,
represented by Mr. LACAN, sole managing director, duly qualified for this purpose,
hereinafter referred to as “ICE ROCKS”,
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ICE ROCKS PARTICIPATIONS,
a limited liability company with a declared capital of 7,700.00 euros,
registered with the Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés de Paris under No B 433 913 894,
with its registered office at 5, rue de Tilsitt 75008 PARIS,
represented by Mr. Thierry LACAN, as manager, duly qualified for this purpose,
hereinafter referred to as “ICE ROCKS PARTICIPATIONS”,
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COLBERT FONCIER,
a limited liability company with a declared capital of 7,622.45 euros,
registered with the Registre du Commerce et des Sociétés de Paris under No B 397 796 822,
with its registered office at 5, rue de Tilsitt 75008 PARIS,
represented by Mr. Bruno LEDOUX, as manager, duly qualified for this purpose,
hereinafter referred to as “COLBERT FONCIER”,
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Mr. Thierry LACAN, head of a business, born on April 7, 1963 in Paris, 17th arrondissement, of French nationality, married under the regime of the separation of property by contract dated April 6, 1993, residing at 31, rue de la Ferme, Neuilly-sur-Seine, 92200
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Mr. Bruno LEDOUX, head of a business, born on October 1, 1964 in Paris, 15th arrondissement, of French nationality, married under the regime of the separation of property by contract dated September 22, 1989, residing at 5, rue de Tilsitt 75008 Paris
All of the above hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Contributors” and each of them individually as a “Contributor”,
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On the one hand,
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WATER BANK OF AMERICA INC.,
a corporation incorporated under Canadian law pursuant to the Canada Business Corporations Act, with its registered office at 100, avenue des Sommets, Suite 1603, Verdun, Quebec, Canada H3E 1Z8,
with the registration No 1160910676,
represented by Mr. Michel P. PELLETIER, duly authorized for the purposes hereof,
hereinafter referred to as the “Beneficiary Corporation”,
On the other hand.
The Contributors and the Beneficiary Corporation shall hereinafter collectively be referred to as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party”.
IT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY STATED THAT:
1/ ICE ROCKS has developed a business consisting of the processing of spring water destined for the production of ice cubes (hereinafter referred to as the “Commercial Activity”).
Moreover, it has acquired certain assets of a corporation incorporated pursuant to British law, SCOTCH ROCKS, in 2000.
2/ A patent regarding a sealed container filled with a liquid destined for the manufacture of ice cubes including an ejection procedure for the ice cubes, has been filed by COLBERT FONCIER in France. Said patent mentions MM. LACAN and LEDOUX as inventors.
Subject to the priority of this patent, MM. Thierry LACAN and Bruno LEDOUX filed a patent application under Euro-PCT for several States.
3/ ICE ROCKS PARTICIPATION and COLBERT FONCIER also acquired or filed trademarks in various States.
4/ ICE ROCKS, ICE ROCKS PARTICIPATION and Mr. Thierry LACAN finally reserved a variety of domain names.
The Contributors have established that the Business requires considerable financial, human and material investments that they cannot nor wish to provide.
The Beneficiary Corporation is a Canadian corporation whose business consists mainly in acquiring springs, and merchandizing and distributing water. It has shown some interest for the Business in view of a future listing of its stock (directly or indirectly) for trading on the regulated markets in Toronto and Montreal.
Insofar as the Contributors are concerned, they state that this listing project corresponds with the prospects that they entertained with respect to the development of the concept.
The Parties have therefor come together to contribute and bring the Business Enterprise of ICE ROCKS as well as the patents, trademarks and domain names to the Beneficiary Corporation.
The Beneficiary Corporation carried out an audit of the patents, trademarks and domain names of the Contributors to verify, in particular, the Contributors’ ownership rights to the intellectual property and the legal validity of such rights.
As a result of this audit, it has been demonstrated that several assets required for the development of the Business do not belong to ICE ROCKS. The Parties have thus agreed to carry out the necessary contributions regarding their combination in the hands of the Beneficiary Corporation.
These contributions, hereinafter referenced, are indissociable.
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IT HAS THEREFORE BEEN AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
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List of Schedules |
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Specific Clauses Relating to the Contribution of its Business Enterprise by ICE ROCKS |
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Specific Clauses Relating to the Contribution of Patents |
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Chapter 1: Contribution of a Patent by COLBERT FONCIER |
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Chapter 2: Contribution of Patents by MM. LACAN and LEDOUX |
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Specific Clauses Relating to the Contribution of Trademarks |
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Chapter 1: Contribution of Trademarks by COLBERT FONCIER |
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Chapter 2: Contribution of Trademarks by ICE ROCKS PARTICIPATIONS |
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Specific Clauses Relating to the Contribution of Domain Names |
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Chapter 1: Contribution of a Domain Name by ICE ROCKS PARTICIPATIONS |
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Chapter 2: Contribution of a Domain Name by Mr. LACAN |
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Clauses Relating to the Remuneration by the Beneficiary Corporation for the Various Contributions |
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Title G: |
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General Provisions |
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Title A
List of Schedules
Schedule 1: Contributed Domain Names with respect to the Business Enterprise contribution by ICE ROCKS
Schedule 2: Inventory of Stocks
Schedule 3: List of Creditors
Schedule 4: Copy of the French Patent No 00 11090 COLBERT FONCIER
Schedule 5: Copy of the Euro-PCT Patent Application No WO 02/18856
Schedule 6: Copy of the European Patent No EP 01 065-369.0
Schedule 7: Copy of the Canadian Patent Title No CA 2422 957
Schedule 8: Copy of the U.S. Patent Application Title No US 2004/0026599
Schedule 9: Copy of the Japanese Patent Title No JP 2002-523537
Schedule 10: Copy of the Korean Patent Title No KR 10-2003-7003145
Schedule 11: Copy of the Chinese Patent Title No CN 01817435.3
Schedule 12: Copy of the Mexican Patent Title No MX 2003 00 1897
Schedule 13: Copy of the Brazilian Patent Title No BR 0113689.5
Schedule 14: Copy of the Turkish Patent Title (Normally Lapsed) No TR 2003-00493
Schedule 15: Copy of the Moroccan Patent Title No MC 27080
Schedule 16: Copy of the Israeli Patent Title No IS 33049
Schedule 17: Descriptions of Trademarks 1
Schedule 18: Copies of Trademarks 1
Schedule 19: Descriptions of Trademarks 2
Schedule 20: Copies of Trademarks 2
Schedule 21: Copy of the Registration of the “icerocks.net” Domain Name with the Registrar
Schedule 22: Copy of the Registration of the “icerocks.org” Domain Name with the Registrar
Schedule 23: Distribution of the Shares of WATER BANK OF AMERICA Amongst its Associates, Before and After the Completion of the Capital Increase
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Title B
Contribution of its Business Enterprise by ICE ROCKS
Section 1 - Designation of the Business Enterprise
ICE ROCKS hereby contributes, with the usual and legal warranties, in addition to the various representations and warranties set forth hereinafter, to the Beneficiary Corporation which accepts it, the Business Enterprise consisting of the processing of foodstuffs, in particular water destined for the manufacture of ice cubes, operating under the name “ICE ROCKS”, located at 5, rue de Tilsitt 75008 PARIS, which it owns and for which it is registered at the Registre du Commerce and des Sociétés de Paris under No RCS B 434 300 885, to the exclusion of any other Business Enterprise exploited by the Contributor.
The above-mentioned Business Enterprise includes:
A - Intangible Assets
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The clientele, goodwill and in general the right to call itself the successor of the Contributor with respect to the operation of the said Business Enterprise; |
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The commercial name and signage; |
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All studies and all commercial, technical, administrative or financial documents directly or indirectly relating to the operation of the contributed Business Enterprise; |
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The domain names, a list of which is included in Schedule 1. |
The Business Enterprise is presently operated by the Contributor who is domiciled in the premises that it has at its disposal at 5, rue de Tilsitt 75008 Paris.
It is hereby specified that the present contribution does not include any right to the lease.
It is however understood amongst the Parties that the Beneficiary Corporation will be able to use the above-mentioned premises to carry out ongoing business regarding the operation of the Business Enterprise, during a period of 30 days at most from the date of completion of the contribution. This precarious occupancy will be free of charge.
B -Tangible Assets
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The following operating materials: a “line for the processing and filling of spring water” that includes: |
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A MECA 420 machine - of type 420 No 556 container maker |
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A 20 head HITEC distributor - 420 series E 441 |
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A HECISA laminary flux machine |
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An AES ozonizer - ALLIANCE/OZONE |
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A motorized D1000 stainless steel revolving table |
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A motorized L. 110 x 400 converter belt |
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A 3M-MATIC type TP 200 A-E box tape machine |
Equipment and servitudes:
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1 R22 GETR COOLING / WELLINGTON - SOMERSET cooling group, RC 44 model |
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1 FULTON ELECTRIC sterilizing boiler |
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1 200 1./1 lb pressure chamber |
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1 ATLAS COPCO GA 5 type compressor |
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1 shrink wrap machine |
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1 WILLET ink jet printer for dating |
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1 stainless steel filtration machine |
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1 UV water treatment filter |
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1 BEKO - WAMAT dosing pump |
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1 set of various materials: |
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Spare parts |
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Pest control devices |
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Miscellaneous small materials |
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As well as any accessories, parts and improvements thereto.
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The inventoried stocks hereinafter listed in Schedule 2. The stocks are being contributed on the basis of the inventory and the corresponding estimation given to the Beneficiary Corporation, the latter declaring having full knowledge thereof, having seen and examined same. |
The Business Enterprise is comprised exclusively of the tangible and intangible assets defined hereinabove.
The Contributor represents and warrants as follows:
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The Business Enterprise does not include, as of the date of completion of the contribution, any additional fittings, office materials or other furniture, nor any tangible assets that may have been used to carry on the Commercial Activity and to exploit the Business Enterprise, other than those listed hereinabove. |
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No assets of this nature are located on the premises. |
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No fixed assets are attached to the Business Enterprise. |
Accordingly, the Beneficiary Corporation exempts the Contributor from any physical inventory and declares having accepted the tangible assets as is, without any recourse against the Contributor.
Section 2 - Origin of Ownership
The Vendor declares being the owner of the Business Enterprise having created it on January 12, 2001 and which business is being operated in a stable, peaceful and continuous manner.
Section 3 - Property - Enjoyment
The Beneficiary Corporation shall have the property and the enjoyment of the contributed Business Enterprise from the date of completion of the contribution by all of the Parties.
Section 4 - Charges and Conditions
The contribution stipulated hereinabove, clear of any debts, is based on the following charges and conditions:
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The Beneficiary Corporation will take the contributed assets and rights in their “as is” state upon the effective date of enjoyment, without being entitled to ask for any indemnification for any reason whatsoever and, in particular, with respect to any errors of designation or capacity or any change to the composition of the existing assets as at such date. |
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It shall acquit, as of the effective date of enjoyment, all contributions, taxes, levies, insurance premiums and contributions, as well as any other amounts whatsoever, ordinary or extraordinary, encumbering or which could encumber the contributed assets and those which are or may be intrinsic to the operation of the contributed Business Enterprise. The business tax will be allocated proportionally in time among the contributing and beneficiary corporations. |
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It shall assume all the expenses and fees relating to the present contribution, including those relating to the acts and exhibits required to reflect its definitive completion, as well as all the expenses resulting directly or indirectly therefrom. |
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Section 5 - Representations
The Contributor represents as follows:
5-1 Sales and Income
The sales figures, to the exclusion of taxes, for the last three fiscal years are estimated as follows:
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from January 29, 2001 to March 31, 2002: 11,606 euros, |
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from April 1, 2002 to March, 31, 2003: 71.149 euros, |
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from April 1, 2003 to March, 31 2004: 21.143 euros (*). |
For the corresponding periods, the income is estimated as follows:
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from January 29 , 2001 to March 31, 2002: (208,732) euros, |
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from April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003: (100.090) euros, |
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from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004: (60.000) euros (*). |
(*) With respect to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004, ICE ROCKS not yet having completed its inventory, the figures shown are estimates based on its best knowledge.
The Beneficiary Corporation acknowledges that the above disclosures are solely for information purposes and shall in no way affect its willingness to purchase the Business Enterprise and waives any recourse against the Contributor with respect thereto and accordingly, grants an outright, definitive and complete discharge to the writers of the present agreement.
5-2 Encumbrances
There are no liens or pledges registered on the contributed Business Enterprise. In the event that any such liens or pledges are discovered, the Contributor undertakes from this moment to grant acquittal and discharge with respect thereto, at its expense, within three (3) months after the completion of the present contribution.
5-3 Other Representations
Moreover, the Contributor represents and warrants that:
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its registered office is in France and it has French residency status within the meaning of the currency exchange regulations currently in effect; |
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it may freely dispose of the ownership of the Business Enterprise in question and all of the elements therein, of which none have been the object of a seizure or are liable to be; |
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none of the activities currently carried out with respect to the Business Enterprise in question have been lent or leased, it being specified however that the operating materials and the stocks are currently on deposit with SOFABO; |
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there are no administrative, judicial or other restraints regarding the operation or the contribution of the Business Enterprise and the latter is not currently subject to overprotection pursuant to the laws and regulations in effect that are likely to result in its disappearance or unavailability; |
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as of the date of completion of the contribution, it is not the object of any proceedings whatsoever regarding the operation of the Business Enterprise contributed and likely to hinder such operation by the Beneficiary Corporation and the peaceful enjoyment that it may expect; |
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with the exception of the list of creditors (where the identity of the creditor, the amount of the debt and the expiry date are indicated) set forth hereinafter in Schedule 3, which list the Contributor guarantees is accurate and faithful, there are no other creditors and the Contributor is not liable, at the present date, for any amount whatsoever for any reason whatsoever in favour of any third party (including the shareholders of the Contributor); |
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in summary, nothing in its legal status opposes to the free disposal of the contributed Business Enterprise and to the peaceful enjoyment of the latter by the Beneficiary Corporation; |
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that it is not and has never been in a position of judicial liquidation or bankruptcy or suspension of payments; |
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it is not presently and is not susceptible of being the object of proceedings likely to result in the confiscation of its assets; |
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that its account books, after having been verified by the Parties, will be made available to the Beneficiary Corporation for a period of three years as of the effective date of enjoyment of the Business Enterprise; |
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that there is no work contract, o
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