JOINT VENTURE
AND
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
AGREEMENT
by and among
Teknik Digital Arts, Inc.
and
Powergrid Fitness, Inc.
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ARARTICLE 1
— DEFINITIONS
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ARARTICLE 2
— PRELIMINARY MATTERS
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ARARTICLE 3
— FORMATION OF THE JV
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ARARTICLE 4
— CONTRIBUTIONS; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; DISTRIBUTIONS
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ARARTICLE 5
— MANAGEMENT OF THE JV
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ARARTICLE 7
— REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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ARARTICLE 8
— TERM AND TERMINATION
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ARARTICLE 9
— TRANSFERS OF PARTICIPATING INTERESTS; WITHDRAWAL
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ARARTICLE 10
— CONVERSION OF JV INTERESTS
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ARARTICLE 11
— MISCELLANEOUS
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JOINT VENTURE AND LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is
entered into as of August 1, 2006, by and between Teknik
Digital Arts, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Teknik”),
and Powergrid Fitness, Inc. a Delaware corporation
(“Powergrid”)
WHEREAS, Teknik
develops and publishes technologies and intellectual properties
utilized on personal computers, wireless phones, video game
consoles and other consumer electronic devices;
WHEREAS, Powergrid
is a leading developer of technologies and products that promote
effortless wellness, such as the proprietary ISOCOR™
technology.
WHEREAS, Teknik
and Powergrid wish to enter into a joint venture (the
“JV”) for the purpose of developing, and marketing
Powergrid products and video game league software pursuant to the
licensing rights obtained by the Joint Venture(the
“Business”); from Powergrid and
WHEREAS, Teknik
and Powergrid desire to form the JV as a limited liability company
under the Arizona Limited Liability Company Act, A.R.S.
§§ 29-601, et seq ., as amended from time
to time (the “Arizona Act”), to conduct the
Business.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the covenants and agreements contained in this
Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Teknik and
Powergrid agree as follows:
For purposes of
this Agreement:
“ Arizona
Act ” means “The Arizona Limited Liability Company
Act,” Arizona Revised Statutes, §§ 29-601, et
seq. ;
“ Capital
Account ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.5(a);
“ Capital
Expenditure ” means any amount properly incurred by a
Member to purchase or maintain any item of equipment or other
capital asset for the JV, which amount would be recorded as a
capital expenditure for GAAP purposes;
“ Capital
Expenditure Distribution Amount ” means, with respect to
any Capital Expenditure, ten percent of the amount of such Capital
Expenditure in the fiscal quarter in which such Capital Expenditure
is incurred and in each of the succeeding nine fiscal
quarters;
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“Change
of Control” means any event (except going public),
transaction or occurrence as a result of which the current
shareholders or interestholders of a Member cease to directly or
indirectly own and control 50% or more of the economic and voting
rights of each class of the outstanding capital stock or the
interests of such Member on a fully diluted basis.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended;
“Common
Stock” means the common stock of Teknik.
“Deceased Spouse” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1(c);
“Development Activities” means the research,
development, manufacture and sale of the Video Games, including the
provision of the funding for the acquisition of the Future JV
Licenses and the provision of accounting services.
“Distribution Allocation” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.6;
“Divorced Member” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1(d);
“Divorced Spouse” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1(d);
“Existing Powergrid Products” means,
collectively, the rights of Powergrid or its affiliates; to
exclusively develop, manufacture and distribute the consumer game
controller concept, product, design, and invention currently known
as Exer-station, which rights shall be assigned to the JV by
Powergrid pursuant to Section 4.4(a)(i);
“Fiscal
Year” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.5;
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting
practices in the United States, consistently applied;
“Improvements” means any and all Technology
developed by (or on behalf of) the JV or Teknik, alone or in
conjunction with others, or with respect to which the JV or Teknik
acquires intellectual property rights, during the term of this
Agreement;
“Initiating Member” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.6;
“JV” means “Teknik-Powergrid JV,
LLC” , or such other name hereafter selected by the
Members, the limited liability company to be formed by the Members
pursuant to Article 3;
“JV
Financings” means short or long term secured or unsecured
JV debt, or private placements or public offerings of JV
equity;
“JV
Licenses” means the Existing Powergrid License and the
Future JV Licenses;
“Know-How” means the general and specific
knowledge, experience, and information, not in written or printed
form, used by the JV or Teknik and applicable to the design,
development, manufacture, assembly, servicing, or sale of Video
Games related equipment;
“Liens” means all charges, claims, encumbrances,
leases, liens, mortgages, security interests, and other
restrictions of any kind and nature against personal or real
property;
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“Liquidating Member” has the meaning set forth
in Section 8.3;
“Management Committee” has the meaning set forth
in Section 5.1(a);
“Manager” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.4;
“Maximum
Drawdown Other Member” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.5;
“Member
Spouse” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1(c);
“Member
Representatives” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.1(a);
“Members” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.4;
“Membership Interest Conversion Right” has the
meaning set forth in Section 10.1;
“Net
Distributions” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.6;
“Net
Profits” or “Net Loss” means, as
appropriate, the taxable income or loss of the JV for a designated
period for Federal income tax purposes as determined by the
JV’s independent public accountants, increased by the amount
of any tax-exempt income of the JV during such period and decreased
by the amount of any Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures of
the JV within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) of the
JV;
“Other
Member” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.5;
“Participating Interests” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.1;
“Party” or “Parties” means an
individual or entity that has executed this Agreement or is an
assignee under it;
“Powergrid” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.4;
“Powergrid License Agreement” has the meaning
set forth in Section 4.4(a)(i);
“Profit/Loss Allocation” has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.2;
“Reimbursable Expenses” means: (i) a
Party’s direct costs and expenses incurred after the date
hereof relative to the development, fabrication, manufacture, or
distribution of the Powergrid products and related Video Game
League for the JV, (ii) a Party’s costs and expenses
incurred after the date hereof relative to its corporate overhead,
administration of the JV, promotion of the Powergrid Products and
Video Game league software , and negotiation for the JV, which
overhead, administrative and general costs that are reasonable and
fairly attributable to the JV shall be determined by mutual
agreement of both Parties, (iii) a Party’s out-of-pocket
expenses incurred after the date hereof for the JV in developing
the Improvements, and (iv) a Party’s out-of-pocket legal
and other expenses incurred in the preparation of this Agreement
and the organization of the JV;
“Subject
Interest” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1(a);
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“Technical Data” means documents containing
technical information, engineering or production data, blueprints,
drawings, plans, specifications, descriptions of assembly and
manufacturing procedures, quality and inspection standards, test
records and data, and other written materials owned and used by the
JV or Teknik, and applicable to the design, development,
manufacture, assembly, servicing, or sale of Powergrid products
Video Game league software;
“Technology” means Technical Data in human or
machine readable form, inventions (whether or not patentable),
works of authorship, products, Know-How, manufacturing methods,
processes, concepts, designs, computer hardware and software,
models, prototypes, automations, designs, and related information
and things applicable to the design, development, manufacture,
assembly, servicing, or sale of the Powergrid products Video Game
league software;
“Teknik” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.4;
“Terms
of Sale” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.5;
“Third
Party Expenses” means any amounts owing by the JV or a
Party on behalf of the JV to third parties unaffiliated with a
Party;
“Unauthorized Transfer” has the meaning set
forth in Section 9.2; and
“Video
Game League Software” means the video games and/or
subscription-based organized community for computer games developed
by JV;
“Withdrawing Member” has the meaning set forth
in Section 9.1(a).
ARTICLE 2 — PRELIMINARY
MATTERS
2.1. THE
EXISTING POWERGRID PRODUCTS . Concurrent with the
execution of this Agreement as defined in
Paragraph 4.4, Powergrid and/or its affiliates
shall execute an exclusive license agreement its interest in the
Existing Powergrid Products with the JV.
ARTICLE 3 — FORMATION OF
THE JV
3.1 Name and
Address . The name of the JV shall be “Teknik
Powergrid, LLC” , or such other name hereafter selected
by the Members. The principal place of business of the JV shall be
7518 Elbow Bend Road, B-9, Carefree, Arizona .
3.2 Registered
Office and Registered Agent . John Ward is hereby designated as
the registered agent of the JV for service of process in the State
of Arizona. His office located at 3104 E. Camelback #509, Phoenix,
Arizona 85016 is designated as the registered office of the JV in
the State of Arizona. The JV may from time to time change its
registered agent for service of process, the location of its
registered office within the State of Arizona and the location of
its principal place of business.
3.3 Purpose and
Powers of the JV . The purpose of the JV shall be to develop,
manufacture, market, and sell Powergrid products and’ Video
Game League for personal computer and console applications. The JV
may also engage in other businesses that are either a direct or
indirect outgrowth of or are reasonably related to the foregoing
purpose. In order to carry out its purpose, the JV shall have and
may exercise all powers now or hereafter conferred on limited
liability companies by the Arizona Act and other laws of the State
of Arizona and, without limitation, shall have the authority to
execute, acknowledge, and deliver instruments, and to do any and
all things necessary, appropriate, proper,
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advisable,
incidental to, or convenient, for the furtherance and
accomplishment of its purpose and for the protection and benefit of
the JV.
3.4 Members
. The names and the addresses of the initial Members are as
follows:
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Name
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Address
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Teknik Digital
Arts, Inc.
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7518 Elbow Bend
Road, B-9
Carefree, Arizona. 85377
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8681 Cherry
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Laurel, Maryland 20707
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The initial
Members may withdraw, be replaced, or be removed from the JV, and
new Members may be added, withdraw, be replaced, or be removed from
the JV, all as provided in this Agreement.
3.5 Fiscal
Year . A “Fiscal Year” of the JV shall be a
calendar year.
3.6 Liability
of Members . The Members shall not have any liability for the
debts, obligations, or liabilities of the JV, except to the extent
expressly provided in the Arizona Act.
3.7
Restrictions on Transfer . Except as provided in
Article 9, no Member shall have the right to sell, assign,
pledge, transfer, encumber, or otherwise dispose of or alienate,
all or any part of its Participating Interest in the JV without the
prior written consent of the other Member in its sole discretion.
Any purported sale, assignment, transfer, or other disposition by a
Party of all or any part of its Participating Interest in the JV
without such prior written consent shall be null and void and of no
force and effect.
3.8 Admission
of Additional or Substitute Members . No substitute or
additional Member shall be admitted to the JV, except as
specifically set forth in this Agreement.
ARTICLE 4 — CONTRIBUTIONS;
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; DISTRIBUTIONS
4.1
Participating Interests . The “Participating
Interests” of the Members in the ownership of the JV are as
follows:
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Name
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Participating
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Teknik Digital
Arts, Inc.
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50
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4.2 Allocation
of Net Profits and Net Losses . The Net Profits and Net Losses
of the JV for each Fiscal Year (or other period) shall be allocated
to the Capital Account of each Member in accordance with the
following table (the “Profit/Loss
Allocation”):
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Name
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Teknik Digital
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4.3 Initial
Capital Contributions . The initial capital contribution of
each Member to the JV in cash or other property shall be as
follows:
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Teknik Digital
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50,000.00
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$100.00 (License)
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4.4
Equalization Transactions .
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(i)
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License to the JV, in a form of a
license mutually acceptable to each of Teknik and Powergrid (the
“Powergrid Agreement”), a License to all of
Powergrid’s right, title, and interest in and to the Existing
Powergrid Products, for the purposes of engaging in the activities
set forth in Section 3.3; and
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(ii)
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Refer all investors to Teknik to
raise additional capital for the JV. 50% of all Powergrid referral
funds invested shall be paid to Powergrid as a research and
development fee unless otherwise agreed by both members of the
JV.
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Assign to the JV, all of
Teknik’s right, title, and interest in and to the Video Game
League, for the purposes of engaging in the activities set forth in
Section 3.3; and
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(ii)
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undertake the Development
Activities; and
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(iii)
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make certain Capital Expenditures on
behalf of the JV, as more particularly set forth in
Section 6.1, and otherwise contribute, as Reimbursable
Expenses, funds necessary to finance the Development Activities;
and
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Provide an investment vehicle for
Powergrid referral investors to invest in Teknik, with the proceeds
to be used exclusively by the JV.
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There shall be established for each
Member on the books of the JV a capital account (a “Capital
Account”). The Capital Account of a Member shall be:
(i) credited with: (x) such Member’s initial
capital contribution, (y) allocations of Net Profits to such
Member, and (z) additional capital contributions made by such
Member, including, without limitation, Capital Expenditures, and
(ii) decreased by: (x) allocations of Net Losses to such
Member, and (y) distributions to such Member of Capital Expenditure
Distribution Amounts or Net Distributions.
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Upon the occurrence of any event
specified in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), the Management
Committee may cause the Capital Accounts of the Members to be
adjusted to reflect the fair market value of the JV’s assets
at such time (as determined by the Management Committee in its sole
discretion) in accordance with such regulation.
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4.6 Expenses;
Distributions . Subject to Section 4.8, the gross cash
receipts of the JV for a fiscal quarter from all sources,
including, without limitation, cash from operations, JV Financings,
or other sources, less reserves for returns and inventory
obsolescence, shall be used: first, to pay Third Party Expenses
incurred in such or prior fiscal quarters; second, to distribute
the sum of the Capital Expenditure Distribution Amounts for such or
prior fiscal quarters to the Member that incurred such Capital
Expenditures; and, third, to pay to the Members the Reimbursable
Expenses incurred by each in such or prior fiscal quarters;
provided, that to the extent that the JV fails to pay the full
amount of the sum of the Capital Expenditure Distribution Amounts,
the unpaid balance of such amounts will be carried forward and
become payable as an additional Capital Expenditure Distribution
Amount in the next succeeding fiscal quarter; and provided further,
that to the extent that the JV fails to pay the full amount of the
Reimbursable Expenses incurred in such fiscal quarter: (i) the
payments to a Party for Reimbursable Expenses will be made in
proportion to the relative amounts of Reimbursable Expenses owed to
each in such fiscal quarter, and (ii) any remaining amounts of
Reimbursable Expenses will be carried forward and become payable as
an additional Reimbursable Expense in the next succeeding fiscal
quarter. Subject to Section 4.8, any amount remaining after the
payments (and after reserves for returns and inventory
obsolescence) provided for in the preceding sentence will be
distributed to the Members (the “Net Distributions”) in
accordance with the distribution set forth in the following table
(the “Distribution Allocation”):
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Teknik Digital
Arts, Inc.
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4.7
Liabilities . Liabilities shall be determined in accordance
with GAAP; provided, that: (i) the Management Committee, in
its sole discretion, may provide reserves for estimated accrued
expenses, liabilities, or contingencies, whether or not in
accordance with GAAP, and (ii) Reimbursable Expenses and Capital
Expenditure Distribution Amounts shall constitute obligations of
the JV.
4.8 Limitation
of Distributions . Distributions will be subject to the
provision by the JV for: (i) all JV liabilities in accordance
with the Arizona Act, and (ii) reserves for liabilities taken
in accordance
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with
Section 4.7. The unused portion of any reserve shall be
distributed after the Management Committee has determined that the
need therefor has ceased.
4.9 Allocation
of Income and Loss for Tax Purposes . The JV’s ordinary
income and losses, capital gains, other losses, and other items as
determined for Federal income tax purposes (and each item of
income, gain, loss, or deduction entering into the computation
thereof) shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with the
Profit/Loss Allocation set forth in Section 4.2.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, Federal income tax items
relating to any Section 704(c) property shall be allocated among
the Members in accordance with Section 704(c) of the Code and
Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) to take
into account the difference between the fair market value and the
tax basis of such Section 704(c) property as of the date of its
revaluation pursuant to Section 4.5(b) hereof. Items described
in this Section 4.9 shall neither be credited nor charged to
the Members’ Capital Accounts.
4.10
Determination by the Management Committee of Certain Matters
. All matters concerning valuations and the allocation of taxable
income, deductions, credits, Net Profits, and Net Losses among the
Members including taxes thereon and accounting procedures, not
expressly provided for by the terms of this Agreement shall be
equitably determined in good faith by the Management Committee,
whose determination shall be final, conclusive, and binding as to
all of the Members.
ARTICLE 5 — MANAGEMENT OF
THE JV
5.1 Management
of the JV .
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Management Committee
. The business and
affairs of the JV shall be governed in all respects by a committee
(the “Management Committee”) composed of two
individuals (the “Member Representatives”), one of whom
shall be appointed by each Member. The Management Committee shall
be responsible for: (i) formulating the policy of the JV, (ii)
determining initial and annual capital and operating budgets,
(iv) authorizing individuals to carry out all material
decisions regarding JV activities and operations, including
decisions regarding material capital expenditures and investments,
and (iii) monitoring the efforts and progress of such
individuals to determine that such decisions are being properly
implemented. In these regards, each of the Members agrees to devote
the time and to exercise best reasonable efforts to cause the JV to
achieve its purposes, as set forth in Section 3.3.
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(b)
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Meetings .
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(i)
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The
Management Committee shall meet at least once every month, or more
or less frequently as determined by the Member Representatives.
Management Committee meetings may be held in person, by telephone
conference, or by use of similar communications equipment. Any
action required or permitted to be taken by the Management
Committee may be taken without a meeting if all of the Member
Representatives consent in writing.
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(ii)
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Special meetings of the Management
Committee may be held upon the call of any Member Representative
for any purpose. Written notice of each regular and special meeting
shall be s
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