PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Purchase
Agreement (“Agreement”), dated as of September 17,
2008, is by and between Netcom Data Corp., a Georgia
corporation (“Buyer”), and Net Com Data Corp of
N.Y., a New York corporation (“NCNY”) and
American Timeshare Associates, Inc. , a New York corporation
(“ATA;” ATA and NCNY to be collectively referred to as
“Sellers”).
RECITALS :
WHEREAS, NCNY is a
party to an Independent Sales Organization Agreement dated on or
about May 2, 1997, with Michigan National Bank
(“MNB”), which agreement has been amended from time to
time and provides for customers of Seller to utilize the merchant
processing services offered by MNB and marketing of MNB’s
merchant processing services by Seller to prospective customers
(the “Seller Bank Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, NCNY
previously assigned a portion of its rights in and to the Seller
Bank Agreement to ATA; and
WHEREAS, Buyer
entered into an Independent Sales Organization Agreement with MNB
on or about February 2, 1995, which agreement has been amended
from time to time and provides for customers of Buyer to utilize
the merchant processing services offered by MNB and marketing of
MNB’s merchant banking services by Buyer to prospective
customers (“Buyer Bank Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, LaSalle
Bank, N.A. (“Bank”) is the successor to MNB and was
subsequently acquired by Bank of America
Corporation. Bank now offers merchant processing
services through LaSalle Merchant Services, LLC, a Bank of America
affiliate, and has requested the termination of many services
currently provided by Buyer and NCNY under the Seller Bank
Agreement and the Buyer Bank Agreement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to
this Agreement, at the Closing (as defined below), Sellers will
assign all of their rights and obligations under the Seller Bank
Agreement to Buyer and Buyer will purchase such rights and assume
such obligations pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and,
contemporaneously therewith, the Buyer Bank Agreement and the
Seller Bank Agreement will be consolidated and modified by a
Service Agreement to be executed by Buyer and Bank on or before the
Closing (“New Service Agreement”), pursuant to which
Buyer will perform certain services currently provided by NCNY
under the Seller Bank Agreement and will receive all payments due
from LaSalle Bank, N.A., its successors and assigns, under the
Seller Bank Agreement as modified by the New Service Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1.
Purchase and Sale . On the date of the Closing
(“Closing Date”), the Sellers shall sell and the Buyer
shall buy all of Sellers’ rights and obligations under the
Seller Bank Agreement, as modified by the New Service Agreement
(“Assigned Rights”), and Buyer shall accept such
assignment and by its execution of the New Service Agreement will
assume all obligations of
Sellers under the Seller Bank Agreement, as
modified by the New Service Agreement (“Assumed
Obligations”). The Assigned Rights will be
transferred by Sellers to Buyer free of all liens, claims,
interests, or encumbrances.
2.
Purchase Price . The purchase price
(“Purchase Price”) will equal $2,275,000.00, in cash,
plus 3,200,000 shares of United eSystems, Inc.
(“United”) Common Stock (“United Stock”),
subject to adjustment and payable as
follows: (a) $2,000,000.00 in cash (“Closing
Payment”), payable by wire transfer within five (5) business
days following the Closing; and (b) 2,850,000 shares of United
Stock (“Closing Stock”) to be issued to Sellers within
five (5) business days following the Closing. Within
five (5) business days after the Closing, Buyer will wire transfer
an additional $250,000.00 (“Escrow Payment”) to
Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason, P.C. (“Escrow
Agent”), to be held in escrow pursuant to the provisions of
this Agreement and will deliver to the Escrow Agent two
certificates for 175,000 shares of United Stock each (“Escrow
Stock”), issued in the name of Sellers. The money
and stock held in escrow by the Escrow Agent will be held pursuant
to the terms of an escrow agreement (“Earn Out Escrow
Agreement”) executed contemporaneously
herewith. Buyer will be entitled to receive the entire
payment from the Bank under the Seller Bank Agreement that is
payable on or about September 20, 2008 and the entire amount of all
subsequent payments even though all or a portion of such payment(s)
is or may be attributable to a time prior to
Closing. Within five (5) business days after Buyer
receives the September 20, 2008 payment, Buyer will pay Seller
$25,000 (“$25,000 Payment”) of the cash Purchase
Price. The Closing Payment, Closing Stock, $25,000
Payment, Escrow Payment and Escrow Stock will be allocated 10% to
NCNY and 90% to ATA.
3.
Earn Out and Escrow Release . For purposes of
this Section 3, the term “Base” will mean
$109,613.00 (derived from Sellers’ Compensation Report for
April 2008 from Bank of America); the term “Excluded
Amount” will equal $5,480.00; and the term “Net
Revenue” will mean the revenue Buyer receives under the
Service Agreement that was attributable to the accounts under the
Seller Bank Agreement. For the six (6) month period
commencing on the Closing Date, Buyer will compute the average
monthly Net Revenue and add to that amount any cancellation fees
that are collected in connection with contracts that are cancelled
during such 6-month period and were subject to the Bank Service
Agreement, in each case divided by the remaining number of months
for each such cancelled contract. This result, the
Adjusted Net Monthly Revenue will be compared with the
Base. If the difference (“Difference”)
exceeds the Excluded Amount, the six (6) month adjustment to the
cash portion (“Cash Adjustment”) of the purchase price
will be computed by multiplying the Difference by six (6)
(annualizing by multiplying by 12 and dividing by 2 to adjust for
the cash portion only). The Cash Adjustment will be
deduced from $125,000.00 (one-half of the cash held in escrow), and
any resulting positive balance will be paid to Sellers by the
Escrow Agent, with the Cash Adjustment to be paid by the Escrow
Agent to Buyer. In addition, the number of shares which
will be returned to United at the end of such six (6) months
(“Stock Adjustment”) will be determined by multiplying
175,000 shares by the Cash Adjustment for such six (6) months and
dividing the result by $125,000.00. If there is a Stock
Adjustment, a certificate for 175,000 shares will be returned to
United by the Escrow Agent and United will issue Sellers for such
six (6) months a number of shares equal to 175,000 shares less the
Stock Adjustment, with United retaining the Stock Adjustment
portion of such shares.
For the six (6)
month period commencing six months after the Closing Date, the Cash
Adjustment and the Stock Adjustment will be similarly be computed
and the amount of cash and stock held in escrow will be divided
between Buyer (or United with respect to the Escrow Stock) and
Sellers
in accordance with the same formula provided
for above. The Escrow Agent will deposit the cash held
in escrow in a bank account mutually agreed to by Buyer and
Sellers, and any interest earned on the funds held in deposit will
be divided in the same proportion as the cash is paid out of
escrow. After the end of the second twelve (12) month
period, the Purchase Price will be adjusted to reflect the total
amounts of cash and United Stock paid to Sellers at the Closing and
released to Sellers from escrow (excluding any portion of cash that
was for interest earned).
4.
Assumption of Liabilities . The Buyer (by its
execution of the New Service Agreement) will fully and
unconditionally assume the liabilities of NCNY under the Service
Agreement and will not assume or be responsible for any other
liabilities of either or both Sellers.
5.
Representations, Warranties, and Covenants of Sellers
. The Sellers represent, warrant, and covenant to Buyer
that:
(a)
Organization and Standing . Each Seller is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing
under the laws of the State of New York, and is duly qualified to
conduct business as a foreign corporation in each state where the
failure to qualify would have a material adverse effect on such
Seller. Each Seller has full power and authority to own
and hold its assets and to conduct its business as now
conducted.
(b)
Authorization; Binding Agreement . All necessary
corporate actions to approve the execution, delivery, and
performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been taken by
Sellers. This Agreement and the other agreements and
documents executed and delivered by Sellers pursuant to the terms
thereof constitute the valid and binding obligations of Sellers,
enforceable against Sellers in accordance with their terms.
(c)
License, Permits, and Approvals . No licenses,
permits, or approvals are required from any federal, state, or
local governmental or administrative authority or other agency or a
party to any contract with a Seller for either or both Sellers to
enter into and perform their obligations under this Agreement or
for Buyer to become a party to and perform its obligations under
the Service Agreement. Sellers currently are and in the
past have been in compliance with the rules, regulations, and
requirements of all applicable governmental and private regulatory
agencies.
(d)
Financial Information . The Sellers have
delivered to Buyer Compensation Detail Reports (“Compensation
Reports”) for the months from March 2007 through July 2008,
reflecting revenues received and costs incurred by Sellers in
connection with performance under the Seller Bank Agreement for the
periods represented thereby. Such Compensation Reports
are true, correct, and complete in all material respects, fairly
present the net revenues and costs for the periods covered thereby,
and are in accordance with the books and records of Sellers.
(e)
Service Agreement . Sellers hold all rights in
and to the Seller Bank Agreement free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, security interests, and other interests of any kind
whatsoever. Upon Sellers’ execution and delivery
of an Assignment assigning all of their rights under the Seller
Bank Agreement and the Service Agreement to Buyer, the Buyer will
have all right, title, and interest in and to the Sellers’
rights under the Seller Bank Agreement and the Service Agreement,
free and clear of all liens, security interests, encumbrances, and
other interests of any kind whatsoever. Sellers have
full power and authority to transfer the Assigned Rights to Buyer
without obtaining any
consents or approvals from any other entity or
person other than Bank. Sellers do not have any
liabilities, fixed or contingent, known or unknown, liquidated or
accrued, primary or secondary, by agreement or operation of law,
including, without limitation, liabilities for federal, state, and
local taxes or liabilities to customers or suppliers that could
adversely affect or result in a lien, encumbrance, or claim against
the Assigned Rights.
(f)
Litigation . No judgment, order, writ,
injunction, decree, or arbitration award is issued or outstanding
against or affecting a Seller and no litigation, action,
arbitration, special assessment, charge, lien, suit, judgment,
proceeding, inquiry, or investigation is pending or outstanding
before any forum, court, or governmental body, department, or
agency of any kind or, to the best of Sellers’ knowledge, is
threatened to which a Seller is a party or which effects the
Assigned Rights and Sellers do not know of any reason for any such
claim, litigation, action, special assessment, charge, lien, suit,
judgment, proceeding, or investigation.
(g)
Insolvency . No insolvency proceeding of any
character, including, without limitation, bankruptcy, receivership,
reorganization, composition, or arrangement with creditors,
voluntary or involuntary, affecting a Seller or any of the Assigned
Rights is pending or threatened. No Seller has taken any
action in contemplation of, or which constitutes the basis for
institution of, any insolvency proceedings.
(h)
Absence of Restrictions . No Seller is a party to
any contact, agreement, or other instrument which restricts,
limits, or in any way adversely affects any aspect of
Sellers’ performance of this Agreement and any other
agreements executed and delivered by a Seller hereunder or the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution,
delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the other
agreements executed and delivered by Sellers hereunder and the
transactions contemplated hereby by Sellers will not conflict with,
or result in the termination or breach of any term, provision, or
condition of, or constitute a default under the Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws of a Seller or any contract, lease,
agreement, or other instrument or condition to which a Seller is
bound. Sellers’ performance of this Agreement and
the other agreements executed and delivered by Sellers hereunder
will not violate any law, regulation, or judgment to which a Seller
is subject.
(i)
Investment Intent; Restricted Securities . Each
Seller is acquiring the United Stock for its own account for
investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with,
any distribution of any thereof and with no present intention of
disposing of any thereof. Each Seller acknowledges that
such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”) or qualified
under applicable state securities laws and confirms to the Buyer
and United that it understands the restrictions on resale of such
securities imposed by such laws including Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act and that such securities may only be sold
in limited circumstances. Each Seller acknowledges and
agrees that the representations, warranties and agreements
contained herein relating to the United Stock are for the benefit
of United and United is entitled to enforce such provisions.
(j)
Transfer Without Registration . Notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection (i), a Seller may transfer such
securities in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act
(including Rule 144 promulgated thereunder) and any applicable
provision of state law. Prior to any transfer of such
securities otherwise than in an offering registered under the
Securities Act, a Seller will notify United of its intention to
effect such transfer, indicating the circumstances of the
proposed
transfer and furnish United with an opinion of
its counsel, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
counsel for United, to the effect that the proposed transfer may be
made without registration under the Securities Act or qualification
under any applicable state securities laws. United will
promptly notify a Seller if the opinion of counsel furnished to
United is satisfactory to counsel for United.
(k)
Legend . Each Seller understands that United will
place the following legend and any other legend required by law on
the certificates representing the United Stock:
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR ANY
APPLICABLE STATE LAW, AND NO INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE SOLD OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF
SUCH REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION WITHOUT AN OPINION OF LEGAL
COUNSEL THAT SUCH REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION ARE NOT
REQUIRED.
United shall, upon the request of any holder
of a stock certificate bearing the foregoing legend and the
surrender of such certificate, issue a new stock certificate
without the foregoing legend if (i) the stock evidenced by such
certificate has been effectively registered under the Securities
Act and sold by the holder thereof in accordance with such
registration, or (ii) such holder shall have delivered to the
Company a written legal opinion acceptable to the Company to the
effect that the restrictions set forth herein are no longer
required or necessary under any federal or state law or
regulation.
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