BETWEEN
METALS & ARSENIC REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY,
INC.
A N D
Advanced Water Recycle Inc.
JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT is made this
3 day of April 2006
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METALS & ARSENIC REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(MARTI) a duly
incorporated company whose registered address is 2503 reliance Ave.
Apex, 27539 North Carolina, United States of America represented
herein by George A. Moore III in his capacity as President and
Chief Executive Officer of MARTI, INC. , he
by his signature warranting that he is duly authorised;
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Advanced Water Recycle Inc
a duly incorporated company whose
registered office is at 2501 Reliance Ave., Apex, NC 27539
(hereinafter collectively and jointly and severally referred to as
“AWR”) represented herein by Dennis Mast in his
capacity as the duly authorised agent of the AWR Inc, he by his
signature warranting that he is duly authorised.
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The parties
each have a desire to team together and use the dual experience in
Water treatment, and development to produce systems using the
patented ARTI-64 product, and other technologies related to water
treatment.
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The parties
wish to utilize their expertise and intellectual property rights to
develop, marker, and operate water treatment recycle systems for
market.
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Both the MARTI
Inc and AWR have intellectual property rights with or related to
the provision of water treatment systems, in the case of MARTI
being in particular its water treatment media and equipment in the
case of the AWRI its production and management
capabilities.
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INTERPRETATIONS
AND DEFINITIONS
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In this
agreement the following terms shall, unless the context otherwise
admits or requires, have the following meanings:
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“Business” means the development of
systems or materials utilizing the expertise and intellectual
property rights of the MARTI and AWRI collectively.
“Joint
Venture” means the separate trading operation and activities
of the parties as joint venturers and the establishment and
promotion of the joint venture in terms of this agreement and
“Joint Venturers” means the parties conducting the
joint venture.
“Management Committee” means the
management committee established in accordance with clause
3.
“Parties” means the MARTI Group and
AWRI Group and any other person who, pursuant to the terms and
conditions of this agreement may become a party to the joint
venture or otherwise bound by the terms of this
agreement.
“Representative” means an actual
person appointed as the representative of a joint venturer pursuant
to clause 3.1(a) and includes alternative
representative.
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In this
agreement reference to the plural includes reference to the
singular and vice versa.
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In this
agreement reference to any statutory provision shall include any
statutory provision which amends or replaces it and any subordinate
legislation made under it. Headings inserted in this agreement are
for convenience of reference only and do not effect the
interpretation of this agreement.
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ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT VENTURE
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This agreement
shall commence on April 3, 2006 and shall terminate in accordance
with clause 12.
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The joint
venturers hereby establish a joint venture in accordance with the
provisions of this agreement for the purpose of pursuing the
business.
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Upon or as soon
as possible after the commencement date:
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Metal &
Arsenic Removal Technology, Inc. (“MARTI”) raw
materials relater to the production of ARTI-64.
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Equipment
needed to treat water with ARTI-64
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Instructions
and literature related to Treatment.
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On-site
assistance for start-ups.
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Access to the
MARTI advisory board and Board members
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Expertise in
water treatment;
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Long term
operation of system:
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Oversee
construction of systems
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The joint
venture shall operate as from the commencement date and the joint
venturers shall conduct themselves in relation to the joint venture
and this agreement for the maximum commercial advantage of the
joint venture and the joint venturers consistent with prudent
commercial practice and the laws of the USA to the extent
relevant.
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The day-to-day
management of the joint venture and policy matters of the joint
venture shall be conducted by a management committee which shall
consist of one representative appointed in writing by each of the
joint venturers in respect of which the following shall
apply:
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Each joint
venturer shall duly appoint and maintain the appointment of one
representative.
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Any joint
venturer may at any time appoint one person to act as an
alternative to its representative at any meeting or meetings and
may at any time cancel the appointment.
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Each joint
venturer may cancel the appointment of its representative provided
that such notice appoints another representative in his
stead.
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Every such
appointment or cancellation or reappointment shall be by notice in
writing to the other joint venturer.
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It shall be the
responsibility of each joint venturer to appoint and maintain valid
appointments of its representative and any alternates.
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Any joint
venturer and any representative may, at any time, by notice in
writing to the other joint venturer given pursuant to clause 3.5
summon a meeting of the management committee.
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The joint
venturers shall ensure that the management committee meets, either
in person, or by video or telephone link, or by such other
technological means as the parties may from time to time stipulate,
at least every month.
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All meetings of
representatives shall, unless otherwise agreed by the joint
venturers, be held at such reasonable place in North Carolina, the
USA as the joint venturer calling the meeting chooses.
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Not less than
14 days prior written notice shall be given to each joint venturer
of all meetings of the management committee specifying the general
nature of the business to be transacted thereat, and unless
otherwise agreed unanimously by the representatives of the joint
venturer present thereat, no business other than that specified
shall be transacted at the relevant meeting.
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The quorum for
meetings shall be one representative appointed by each joint
venturer.
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If within half
an hour from the time appointed for a meeting of the management
committee a quorum is not present, the meeting shall stand
adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and
place, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present
within half an hour from the time appointed for such adjourned
meeting, the representative then present shall be deemed to be a
quorum.
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POWERS OF
THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
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A meeting of
the management committee at which a quorum is present shall be
empowered to exercise the functions of the joint venturers under
this agreement, except for the following purposes:
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Agreeing to
terminate this agreement and the joint venture; or
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modifying or
amending the provisions of this agreement;
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when the
written agreement of the joint venturers shall be required. Subject
to the aforegoing provisions of this clause, decisions of the
representatives shall be binding on the joint venturers.
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Except where it
is expressly provided in this agreement to the contrary, decisions
taken by the representatives in relation to the joint venture shall
be unanimous.
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The members of
the management committee may if they so desire nominate one of
their members to be the chairperson of all meetings of
representatives. The chairperson shall not be entitled to any
casting vote.
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Minutes, and a
tape record of the proceedings at meetings of representatives shall
be kept and copies thereof circulated within 30 days after such
meeting to joint venturers for review, comment and such action as
may be required.
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein contained, a motion, proposal or
any other matter approved in writing (including by facsimile,
telex, telegram or e-mail) by all the joint venturers entitled to
be represented at meetings of representatives and directed to the
other joint venturer, shall be binding and be given effect to as if
it were duly passed at a meeting of representatives.
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Cost will be
divided 50/50 on the MARTI product line and other components will
not come from the MARTI budget unless set out in this
document.
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SPECIAL
VOTING ARRANGEMENTS
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The joint
venturers agree that, notwithstanding anything contained in this
agreement, no decision of the management committee shall be made in
respect of any of the matters referred to in clause 6.2 unless
supported by each of the controlling bodies of the joint venturers
themselves. The joint venturers agree that any resolution passed or
decisions made in contravention of this clause shall be immediately
rescinded.
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The matters
which are subject to the provisions of clause 6.1 are:
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the
consolidation or amalgamation of the joint venture with any other
company, association, partnership or legal entity;
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any significant
new undertaking or activity by the joint venture outside the
business described;
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the approval of
annual capital and operating budgets of the joint venture or any
significant variation thereof;
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dismissal of
the manager or the variation to any materia
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