IGT-Europe
B.V.
and
Progressive
Gaming International Corporation and Private Equity Management
Group Financial Corporation
January 16,
2009
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CONTENTS
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1.
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Definitions
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2
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2.
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Sale
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3
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3.
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Purchase Price
and Payment
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3
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4.
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Completion
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4
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5.
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Representations
and Warranties
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5
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6.
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Liability
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5
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7.
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Post-Completion
covenants
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5
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8.
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Confidentiality
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6
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9.
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Miscellaneous
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6
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10.
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Governing law
and jurisdiction
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8
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Schedule
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1
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Warranties
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Schedule
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2
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Shareholders'
Resolution on Dismissal and Appointment of Directors
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Schedule
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3
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PEM Right of
Pledge Release Letter
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Schedule
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4
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IGT
Resolution
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Schedule
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5
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POA
Company
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Schedule
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6
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POA
Purchaser
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Schedule
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7
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POA
Vendor
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Schedule
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Deed of
Transfer
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I.
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Progressive
Gaming International Corporation , a company
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada,
United States of America, having its office at 920 Pilot Road, Las
Vegas NV 89119, United States of America (the " Vendor
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II.
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IGT-Europe
B.V. , a company
organized and existing under the laws of the Netherlands, having
its registered seat in Amsterdam and having its office at
Bijlmerstraat 30, 2131 HC Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, registered
with the Commercial Register of the Chambers of Commerce (
Kamers van Koophandel ) under number 34077637 (the "
Purchaser "), and
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III.
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Private Equity
Management Group Financial Corporation , a company
organized and existing under the laws of the State of California,
United States of America, having its office at One Park Plaza,
Suite 550, Irvine CA 92614, United States of America (" PEM
").
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A.
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The Vendor
holds all shares in the capital of Progressive Gaming International
(Netherlands) B.V., a private company with limited liability that
is incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, registered with
the Commercial Register of the Chambers of Commerce ( Kamers van
Koophandel ) under number 30119258 and whose registered seat is
in De Meern, the Netherlands (the " Company ").
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B.
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Pursuant to a
notarial deed of first and second ranking pledge dated October 1,
2008 (the " Pledge Deed "), PEM has a first ranking right of
pledge on 11,798 shares in the capital of the Company " PEM
Right of Pledge ";
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C.
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PEM and
International Game Technology, a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the state of Nevada, United States of America
(“ IGT ”), have entered into that certain
Secured Party Assignment and Bill of Sale (the “ Bill of
Sale ”), pursuant to which PEM intends to sell under
Section 9610 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code to IGT or one
of its subsidiaries certain assets of the Vendor and certain assets
of the Vendor’s subsidiaries.
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D.
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The Purchaser,
an IGT group company, wishes to purchase the Shares (as defined
below) from the Vendor and PEM is willing to release (
opzeggen ) the
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PEM Right of
Pledge, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
The Parties
hereby agree as follows:
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1.
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Definitions
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1.1.
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In this
Agreement, the following words shall, unless the context requires
otherwise or unless specified otherwise in this Agreement, have the
following meanings:
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Annexes
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the annexes to
the Schedules;
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Agreement
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this agreement,
including the Schedules and
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Annexes;
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Bill of
Sale
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as defined in
Recital C;
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Business
Day
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means any day
(other than a Saturday or
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Sunday) on
which banks are open for normal
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banking
business in Amsterdam, The
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Netherlands;
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Cancellation
Letter
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as defined in
Clause 4.1.c;
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Civil-Law
Notary
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Arnout Stroeve,
a civil-law notary ( notaris ) at
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the Amsterdam
offices of Houthoff Buruma N.V.
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or one of his
deputies;
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Clause
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a clause in
this Agreement;
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Company
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as defined in
Recital A;
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Completion
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the
consummation of the transaction
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contemplated by
this Agreement in accordance
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with Clause
4;
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Completion
Date
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January 16,
2009 or another date to be agreed
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upon by the
Parties;
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Deed of
Pledge
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as defined in
Recital B;
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Encumbrance
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any encumbrance
or security interest
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whatsoever,
including any mortgage, pledge,
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right of
pre-emption, option, claim, right to
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acquire,
conversion right, third party right, right
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of set-off,
right of counterclaim, title retention,
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conditional
sale arrangement or any other
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preferential
right or agreement of similar effect,
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including any
equivalent of any of the above in
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foreign
law;
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IGT
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as defined in
Recital C;
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Parties
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the Vendor, the
Purchaser and PEM;
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PEM Right of
Pledge
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as defined in
Recital B;
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Purchase
Price
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as defined in
Clause 3.1;
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Schedules
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the schedules
to this Agreement;
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Shareholders'
Resolution
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as defined in
Clause 4.1.b;
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Shares
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all issued and
outstanding shares in the capital
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of the Company,
being 18,152 shares with a
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nominal value
of €1,- each, consecutively
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numbered from 1
to 18,152;
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Tax
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any taxation or
social security contribution of
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any kind and
any additional assessment, fine,
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cost and
interests in relation thereto;
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Vendor
Group
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the Vendor and
the Vendor's group companies
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within the
meaning of article 2:24b of the Dutch
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Civil Code, but
excluding the Company; and
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Warranties
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the warranties
set out in Schedule 1 .
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2.
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Sale
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2.1.
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The Vendor
hereby sells the Shares to the Purchaser and the Purchaser hereby
purchases the Shares from the Vendor.
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2.2.
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The Shares
shall be transferred on the Completion Date in accordance with
Clause 4.
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3.
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Purchase Price
and Payment
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3.1.
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The Purchase
Price for the Shares is US$2,538,000 (two million five hundred
thirty eight thousand United States dollars) (the " Purchase
Price ").
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3.2.
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The Purchase
Price shall be paid on the Completion Date in accordance with
Clause 4.1.a.
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4.
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Completion
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4.1.
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Completion
shall take place on the Completion Date at the Amsterdam offices of
Houthoff Buruma N.V. by the Parties performing the following
acts:
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a.
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The Purchase
Price is payable to the Vendor upon receipt by the Civil-Law Notary
of all Completion Documents (as set out and defined in Clause 4.1.d
below). The Vendor hereby directs the Purchaser to pay an amount of
US$1,649,700 (one million six hundred forty nine thousand seven
hundred United States dollars), which amount represents 65% of the
Purchase Price directly to PEM, on its behalf, and an amount of
$888,300 (eight hundred eighty eight thousand three hundred United
States dollars), which amount represents 35% of the Purchase Price
directly to the Vendor. The Purchase Price shall be paid in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Bill of
Sale.
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b.
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The Vendor, in
its capacity as sole shareholder of the Company, shall dismiss the
Vendor and Neil Crossan as the managing directors of the Company
and shall appoint Mr. Paulus Johannes Cornelius Aloysius Karskens
as the managing director of the Company by means of a shareholders'
resolution, substantially in the same form as Schedule 2
(the " Shareholders' Resolution ").
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c.
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Subject to the
condition precedent of the execution of the Deed of Transfer (as
defined below), PEM shall release ( opzeggen ) the PEM Right
of Pledge by signing a cancellation letter, substantially in the
same form as Schedule 3 (the " Cancellation Letter
").
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d.
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The Parties or
their legal counsels shall send the Civil-Law Notary by portal
document format (pdf) the following (the " Completion
Documents "):
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(i)
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A duly executed
copy of this Agreement;
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(ii)
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A duly executed
copy of the Shareholders' Resolution;
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(iii)
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A duly executed
copy of the Cancellation Letter;
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(iv)
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A duly executed
resolution of IGT approving the transfer of the Shares,
substantially in the same form as Schedule 4 ;
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(v)
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A duly signed
power of attorney for acknowledgement of the transfer of the Shares
by the Company, substantially in the same form as Schedule
5, and attached
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