INDEMNITY
AGREEMENT
This Indemnity Agreement (the “
Agreement ”) is entered into and dated effective as of
this 22nd day of March, 2007 (the “ Effective Date
”) by and among IPORUSSIA, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“ Company "), IPOR Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“ IPOR Capital ”), Vladimir
F. Kuznetsov, an adult resident of Moscow, Russian Federation
(“ Kuznetsov ”), Mark R. Suroff, an adult
resident of the State of New York, U.S.A., (“ Mark R.
Suroff ”), and Richard Bernstein, an adult
resident of the State of New York, U.S.A. (“ Bernstein
”). Kuznetsov, Mark R. Suroff and Bernstein are referred to
herein individually as the “ Principal ” and
collectively as the “ Principals .”
Recitals
A. Kuznetsov
and Bernstein have been the executive officers and directors of the
Company since the Company’s inception and have been directly
involved and participated in the Company’s business,
operations and finances since the Company’s inception. Mark
R. Suroff has recently become an executive officer of the
Company.
B. The Company
and KI Equity Partners VI, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“ KI Equity ”) have entered into a
certain securities purchase agreement dated March 8, 2007 (“
Purchase Agreement ”) under which the Company will
issue 65,789,474 shares of common stock (“ Shares
”) to KI Equity, and KI Equity will purchase the Shares from
the Company (“ Stock Issuance ”), for a purchase
price of $625,000 (“ Purchase Price
”).
C. All
capitalized terms set forth in this Agreement (unless otherwise
defined herein) shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the
Purchase Agreement.
D. As a
condition to the Closing of the transactions contemplated under the
Purchase Agreement (“ Closing ”), the Buyer has
required that an indemnification be provided by the Principals
under which the Company will be held harmless from any liabilities
or obligations of the Company arising out of or related to the
period prior to the Closing.
E. The Company
is willing to provide good and valuable consideration to the
Principals for providing such indemnification to the Company as set
forth herein.
F. The
Principals are willing to provide such indemnification pursuant to
the terms and conditions hereof.
Agreements
Now, Therefore, in consideration of the above
recitals, the following representations, warranties, covenants and
conditions, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
of which is acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
(a) The
Principals hereby jointly and severally indemnify and hold
harmless, and agree to indemnify and hold harmless, the Company
(from and after the Closing) against (i) any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, claims, actions, Liens and
deficiencies which exist, or which may be imposed on, incurred by
or asserted against the Company (“ Asserted Claims
”) based upon, resulting from or arising out of: (a) the
Liabilities (as defined herein) of the Company related to the
period prior to the Closing, (b) any breach or inaccuracy of any
representation or warranty by the Company under the Purchase
Agreement, (c) any breach of any agreement or covenant made by the
Company in or pursuant to the Purchase Agreement requiring
performance by the Company prior to Closing, (d) any breach of any
agreement or covenant made by the Principals in or pursuant to this
Agreement, and (e) any Company Closing Obligations (as defined in
the Purchase Agreement) which are not paid from the Purchase Price
deposited in the Escrow Account for the disbursement and payment of
the Company Closing Obligations, and (ii) any cost or expense
(including reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs) incurred by
the Company in connection with the foregoing (including, without
limitation, any cost or expense incurred by the Company in
enforcing its rights pursuant to this Agreement) (collectively, the
“ Damages ”).
(b) Each of the
Principals acknowledges and agrees that it has received a copy of
the Purchase Agreement, has carefully reviewed and fully
understands the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement and
fully understands that each of the Principals may be held liable
for breaches of representations, warranties and agreements of the
Company contained in the Purchase Agreement.
(c) For purposes
of this Agreement, the term “ Liabilities ”
shall mean all debts, liabilities and obligations, direct,
indirect, absolute or contingent of the Company, whether accrued,
vested or otherwise, whether known or unknown and whether or not
reflected, or required in accordance with U.S. GAAP to be
reflected, in the Company’s balance sheet including, without
limitation, accounts and trade payables, accrued expenses, payroll
liabilities, vacation and sick pay obligations, deferred revenue,
customer deposits, loans and promissory notes, vendor and customer
claims, obligations under any contracts, agreement, instruments,
licenses and leases (including, without limitation, the lease of
office and other facilities wherever located, contracts, letters of
intent, memorandum of understandings, employment agreements,
protocols, broker-dealer agreements, financial advisory agreements,
customer or client agreements, bank notes, bank guaranties,
consulting agreements, business contracts, distribution, license,
joint venture agreement, and other agreements to which the Company
is or was a party), compensation claims and employee benefits,
taxes of any kind or nature, filings made with any regulatory
agencies including the SEC and the NASD, fines and penalties,
obligations, damages or expenses (including fines and penalties)
arising as a result of the Company’s failure to comply with
any laws, rules or regulations applicable to the Company or its
respective businesses (including, without limitation, any and all
laws, rules and regulations under and with respect to Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the NASD governing
broker-dealers), any claims by past or present stockholders, debt
holders, warrant holders, or option holders on account of actions
or events occurring prior to the Closing, employment matters and
benefits (including any and all liabilities arising out of or with
respect to the termination of the Company’s employees whether
for severance, health care insurance continuation or any other
matter), any and all obligations with respect to any stock option
or incentive plans of the Company, any and all options and shares
issued under such plans, and any registration statements filed on
Form S-8 with respect to such plans, any and all Taxes (as defined
in the Purchase Agreement) arising out of or related to the period
prior to Closing, debt obligations of any kind, claims made by any
past or current holders of the Company’s securities, customer
and product warranty claims, actions and proceedings, pending or
threatened, and any liabilities, obligations or claims, whether or
not presently asserted, arising out of, relating to or connection
with the assets or the businesses heretofore conducted by the
Company or any of its respective affiliates and subsidiaries at any
time prior to the Closing. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, the Liabilities shall not include any of the
obligations of the Company under this Agreement or the Registration
Rights Agreement.
(d) If at any
time the Company determines to assert a right to indemnification
under this Section, the Company shall give to the Principals or
whoever indemnification is being asserted against, prompt written
notice describing the matter for which indemnification is sought in
reasonable detail so as to allow the party receiving said notice
full understanding of the Asserted Claims received by the Company
and the extent of the Company’s access to books and records
that may be reasonably necessary or useful in the defense against
any Asserted Claims. In the event that a demand or claim for
indemnification is made hereunder with respect to a matter the
amount or extent of which is not yet known or certain, the notice
of demand for indemnification shall so state, and, where
practicable, shall include an estimate of the amount of the matter.
The failure of the Company to give notice of any matter to the
Principals shall not relieve the Principals of any liability which
the Principals may have to the Company, except to the extent such
failure to notify shall have resulted or caused prejudice to the
Principals or results in a material adverse impact on the ability
of the Principals to respond to any Asserted Claims, conduct
discovery, assert any affirmative defenses against said Claims, or
prevent the Principals from obtaining a convenient and commercially
reasonable forum and venue to adjudicate, mediate, or arbitrate any
said Asserted Claims. Within 10 days after receipt of the notice
referred to above, the Principals shall (i) acknowledge in writing
its responsibility for all or part of such matter, and shall pay or
otherwise satisfy the portion of such matter as to which
responsibility is acknowledged or take such other action as is
reasonably satisfactory to the Company to resolve any such matter
that involves anyone not a party hereto, or (ii) give written
notice to the Company of its intention to dispute or contest all or
part of such responsibility. Upon delivery of such notice of
intention to contest, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to
resolve as promptly as possible any dispute as to responsibility
for, or the amount of, any such matter. If such dispute is not
resolved within 10 days, such dispute shall be submitted to
arbitration as provided under Section 7.h. hereof.
(e) The
Principals shall have the authority and the right to select legal
counsel and to satisfy a
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