relating to
the purchase of
PURICORE
INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
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22 Agreement survives Completion
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27 Governing law and jurisdiction
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Schedule 1
Apportionment of Purchase
Price
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Schedule 2
Particulars of the
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Part 2. What the Seller shall deliver to the
Buyer at Completion
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Part 2. Matters for the board meetings at
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Part 1. General Warranties
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Schedule 6
Particulars of the
Properties
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Part 1. Freehold Properties
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Part 2. Leasehold Properties
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(1)
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Puricore International
Limited incorporated and registered in
England and Wales with company number 02695450 whose registered
office is at 2 Bloomsbury Street, London, WC1B 3ST ( Buyer
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(2)
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Misonix Inc incorporated and registered in the
United States of America whose registered office is at 1938 New
Highway, Farmingdale, New York 11735, United States of America (
Seller ).
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(3)
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Puricore Plc
incorporated and
registered in England and Wales with company number 05789798 whose
registered office is at 58 Davies Street, London, W1K 5JF (
Guarantor ).
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The Seller
has agreed to sell and the Buyer has agreed to buy the Sale Shares
subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement.
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Interpretation
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1.1
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The definitions and rules of
interpretation in this clause 1 apply in this agreement.
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Accounts: the audited financial statements of
the Company as at and to the Accounts Date, including the balance
sheet, profit and loss account together with the notes thereon, the
cash flow statement and the auditor’s and directors’
reports (copies of which are attached to the Disclosure
Letter).
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Accounts Date:
in respect of the
Accounts it shall mean 30 June 2008 and in respect of the
Management Accounts it shall mean 30 th June 2009.
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Business: the business of manufacturing and
servicing of hospital and laboratory equipment carried on by the
Company.
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Business Day:
a day (other than a
Saturday, Sunday or public holiday) on which commercial banks are
open for general business in the City of London.
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Business Information:
any Confidential
Information relating to the activities of the Company.
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Buyer’s Solicitor:
Needham & James LLP
whose registered office is at Needham & James House, Bridgeway,
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6YY, United Kingdom for the
attention of Marcus Everett (marcuseverett@needhamandjames.com on
0845 630 8833).
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CAA 2001: the Capital Allowances Act
2001.
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Claim and Substantiated
Claim: have
the meanings set out respectively in clause 6.
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Commission: The amount to be paid by the Buyer
to the Seller in accordance with Schedule 7.
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Companies Acts:
the Companies Act 1985
and the Companies Act 2006.
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Company: Labcaire Systems Limited whose
registered office is at 175 Kenn Road, Clevedon, North Somerset,
BS21 6LH, further details of which are set out in Part 1 of
Schedule 2.
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Completion: completion of the sale and purchase
of the Sale Shares in accordance with this agreement.
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Completion Date:
has the meaning given
in clause 4.
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Confidential
Information: all information and records
wherever located (including accounts, business plans and financial
forecasts, Tax records, correspondence, designs, drawings, manuals,
specifications, customer, sales and supplier information, technical
or commercial expertise, software, formulae, processes, trade
secrets, methods, knowledge and know-how) and which (either in
their entirety or in the precise configuration or assembly of their
components) are not publicly available and in each case whether or
not recorded;
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Connected: in relation to a person has the
meaning given in section 839 of ICTA 1988.
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Control: in relation to a body corporate, the
power of a person to secure that the affairs of the body corporate
are conducted in accordance with the wishes of that person: by
means of the holding of shares, or the possession of voting power,
in or in relation to that or any other body corporate; or by virtue
of any powers conferred by the constitutional or corporate
documents, or any other document, regulating that or any other body
corporate, and a Change of Control occurs if a person who
has Control of any body corporate ceases to do so or if another
person acquires Control of it.
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Developed Software:
means any software
developed by or on behalf of the Company;
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Director : each person who is a director or
shadow director of the Company, the names of whom are set out in
Schedule 2.
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Disclosed: fully and fairly disclosed (with
sufficient details to identify in all material respects the nature
and scope of the matter disclosed) in or under the Disclosure
Letter.
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Disclosure Letter:
the letter from the
Company and the Seller to the Buyer with the same date as this
agreement that is described as the disclosure letter, together with
the documents annexed thereto.
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Encumbrance:
any interest or equity
of any person (including any right to acquire, option or right of
pre-emption) or any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, assignment,
hypothecation, security, title, retention or any other security
agreement or arrangement.
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Event: includes (without limitation), the
expiry of a period of time, the Company becoming or ceasing to be
associated with any other person for any Tax purpose or ceasing to
be or becoming resident in any country for any Tax purpose, the
death or the winding up or dissolution of any person, and any
transaction (including the execution and completion of all
provisions of this agreement), event, act or deliberate omission
whatsoever, and any reference to an Event occurring on or before a
particular date shall include an Event which for Tax purposes is
deemed to have, or is treated or regarded as having, occurred on or
before that date.
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Freehold Properties:
the freehold properties
particulars of which are set out in Part 1 of
Schedule 6.
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Group: in relation to a company (wherever
incorporated) that company, any company of which it is a subsidiary
(its holding company) and any other subsidiaries of any such
holding company, and each company in a group is a member of the
group. Unless the context requires otherwise, the application of
the definition of Group to any company at any time will apply to
the company as it is at that time.
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ICTA 1988: the Income and Corporation Taxes Act
1988.
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IHT 1984: the Inheritance Tax Act
1984.
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Intellectual Property
Rights: all
patents, rights to inventions, utility models, copyright and
related rights, trade marks, service marks, trade, business and
domain names, rights in trade dress or get-up, rights in goodwill
or to sue for passing off, unfair competition rights, rights in
designs, rights in computer software, database right, topography
rights, moral rights, rights in confidential information (including
know-how and trade secrets) and any other intellectual property
rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and
including all applications for and renewals or extensions of such
rights, and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection
in any part of the world and Intellectual Property Right means any
one of the Intellectual Property Rights.
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Leasehold Properties:
the leasehold
properties, particulars of which are set out in Part 2 of
Schedule 6 and Leasehold Property means any one of them or
part or parts of any one of them.
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Loan Note Instrument:
the loan note
instrument in the agreed form constituting the Loan Notes to be
executed on Completion.
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Loan Notes: the loan notes, to be guaranteed by
the Guarantor and the Company, in the agreed form in an aggregate
principal amount of $1,000,000 to be issued on Completion by the
Buyer to the Seller pursuant to the Loan Note Instrument and
redeemable in four annual instalments of $250,000 on the next four
anniversaries of Completion.
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Management Accounts:
the unaudited balance
sheet, the unaudited consolidated profit and loss account and the
consolidated cash flow statement of the Company (including any
notes thereon) for the period ending on 30 June 2009 (a copy
of which is attached to the Disclosure Letter).
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Management Accounts
Date: 30
June 2009.
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Properties: the Leasehold Properties and the
Freehold Properties and Property means any one of them or any part
or parts of any one of them.
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Purchase Price:
the purchase price for
the Sale Shares to be paid by the Buyer to the Seller in accordance
with clause 3.
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Sale Shares:
350,000 ordinary shares
of £1 each in the Company, comprising the whole of the
allotted and issued share capital of the Company, all of which have
been issued and are fully paid.
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Seller’s
Solicitor: Thring Townsend Lee &
Pembertons whose office is at Midland Bridge Bath BA1 2HQ —
for the attention of Jonathan Poole (jpoole@ttuk.com on 01225
340163).
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TCGA 1992: the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act
1992.
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TMA 1970: the Taxes Management Act
1970.
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Tax: all forms of taxation and statutory,
governmental, state, federal, provincial, local, government or
municipal charges, duties, imposts, contributions, levies,
withholdings or liabilities wherever chargeable and whether of the
UK or any other jurisdiction, and any penalty, fine, surcharge,
interest or charges relating thereto.
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Tax Covenant:
the tax covenant in the
form as set out in Schedule 5.
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Tax Warranties:
the Warranties in
Part 2 of Schedule 4.
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Taxation Authority:
HM Revenue &
Customs, the Department of Social Security and any other
governmental or other authority whatsoever competent to impose any
Tax whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere.
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Taxation Statute:
any directive, statute,
enactment, law or regulation wheresoever enacted or issued, coming
into force or entered into providing for or imposing any Tax and
including orders, regulations, instruments, bye-laws or other
subordinate legislation made under the relevant statute or
statutory provision and any directive, statute, enactment, law,
order, regulation or provision which amends, extends, consolidates
or replaces the same or which has been amended, extended,
consolidated or replaced by the same.
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Third Party Software:
any software used by
the Company the Intellectual Property Rights in which are owned by
a third party;
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Transaction:
the transaction
contemplated by this agreement or any part of that
transaction.
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VATA 1994: the Value Added Tax Act
1994.
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Warranties: the warranties set out in clause 5
and Schedule 4.
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1.2
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Clause headings shall not affect
the interpretation of this agreement.
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1.3
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References to clauses and schedules
are to the clauses and schedules of this agreement. References to
paragraphs are to paragraphs of the relevant schedule.
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1.4
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A person includes a natural
person, corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having
separate legal personality) and that person’s legal and
personal representatives, successors and permitted
assigns.
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1.5
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The schedules form part of this
agreement and shall have effect as if set out in full in the body
of this agreement and any reference to this agreement includes the
schedules.
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1.6
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Words in the singular shall include
the plural and vice versa.
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1.7
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A reference to one gender shall
include a reference to the other genders.
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1.8
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A reference to a statute, statutory
provision or subordinated legislation is a reference to it as it is
in force as at the date of this agreement, taking account of any
amendment or re-enactment and includes any statute, statutory
provision or subordinate legislation which it amends or re-enacts;
provided that, as between the parties, no such amendment or
re-enactment shall apply for the purposes of this agreement to the
extent that it would impose any new or extended obligation,
liability or restriction on, or otherwise adversely affect the
rights of, any party.
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1.9
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References to holding
company , subsidiary and subsidiary undertaking
shall have the meanings given in sections 258, 736 and 736A of the
Companies Act 1985 as appropriate.
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1.10
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Writing or written includes faxes but
not e-mail.
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1.11
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Documents in agreed form are
documents in the form agreed by the parties or on their behalf and
initialled by them or on their behalf for
identification.
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1.12
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Any phrase introduced by the terms
including , include , in particular or any
similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not
limit the sense of the words preceding those terms.
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1.13
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References to this agreement
include this agreement as amended or varied in accordance with its
terms.
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Sale and purchase
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On the terms of this agreement,
with effect from Completion, the Seller shall sell, and the Buyer
shall buy, the Sale Shares with full title guarantee free from all
Encumbrances and together with all rights that attach (or may in
the future attach) to them including, in particular, the right to
receive all dividends and distributions declared, made or paid on
or after the date of this agreement.
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Purchase Price
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3.1
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The Purchase Price for the Sale
Shares (apportioned in accordance with Schedule 1) shall be
satisfied as follows:
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3.1.1
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$3,600,000 is payable in cash at
Completion by the Buyer to the Seller;
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3.1.2
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$1,000,000 by the issue of the Loan
Notes by the Buyer (guaranteed by the Company and the Guarantor) to
the Seller; and
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3.2
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The Purchase Price shall be deemed
to be reduced by the amount of any payment made to the
Buyer:
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3.2.1
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for a breach of any
Warranty;
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3.2.2
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under the Tax Covenant;
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and such deduction shall be first
offset against the payment due or paid under clause 3.1.2 and then
against any payment due or paid under clause 3.1.3 and then against
any payment due or paid under clause 3.1.1.
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3.3
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Commission shall be payable as set
out in Schedule 7.
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Completion
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4.1
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Completion shall take place
immediately following execution of this agreement:
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4.1.1
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at the Bath office of the
Seller’s Solicitor at such time as the Parties shall agree;
or
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4.1.2
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at any other place or time as
agreed in writing by the Seller and the Buyer.
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4.2
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At Completion the Seller
shall:
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4.2.1
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deliver or cause to be delivered
the documents and evidence as set out in Part 1 of
Schedule 3;
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4.2.2
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procure that a board meeting of the
Company is held at which the matters identified in Part 2 of
Schedule 3 are carried out;
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4.2.3
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deliver any other documents
referred to in this agreement as being required to be delivered by
the Seller;
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4.2.4
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procure the discharge of all and
any debt due to any Group company from the Company and for the
avoidance of doubt and without limitation any inter-company debt
due to the Seller;
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4.2.5
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deliver to the Buyer evidence to
its reasonable satisfaction of the discharge of the debts or
liabilities referred to in clause 4.2.4.
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4.3.1
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the Buyer shall pay $3,600,000 by
electronic transfer to the bank account of the Seller’s
Solicitors in accordance with clause 3. Payment made in accordance
with this clause 4.3 shall constitute a valid discharge of the
obligations of the Buyer under clause 3.1;
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4.3.2
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the Buyer, the Guarantor and the
Company shall execute the Loan Note Instrument and the Buyer shall
allot and issue to the Seller a certificate for the Loan
Notes;
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4.3.3
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if required by law or the rules of
any relevant stock exchange of the Articles of Association of the
Buyer the Buyer shall deliver a certified copy of the resolution(s)
passed by the shareholders of the Buyer authorising the
Transaction; and
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4.3.4
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the Buyer shall deliver a certified
copy of the resolution by way of board minutes of the board of
directors of the Buyer authorising the Transaction and the
execution and delivery by the officers specified in the resolution
of this agreement, and any other documents referred to in this
agreement as being required to be delivered by it.
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4.4
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As soon as possible after
Completion, the Seller shall send to the Buyer (at the registered
office of the Buyer for the time being) all records,
correspondence, documents, files, memoranda and other papers
relating to the Company and reasonably required by the Company or
the Buyer for the carrying on if business, not required to be
delivered at Completion, and which are not kept at any of the
Properties provided that the Seller shall not be required to
deliver:
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4.4.1
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copies of documents held by the
Seller where original documents or further copies of such documents
are kept at the Properties; or
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4.4.2
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copies of documents held by it for
the purpose of preparation of the consolidated accounts of the
Seller Group; or
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4.4.3
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documents required to be retained
by it by law or regulation or the rules of any relevant stock
exchange.
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5.1
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The Buyer is entering into this
agreement on the basis of, and in reliance on, the
Warranties.
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5.2
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The Seller warrants to the Buyer
that each Warranty is true, accurate and not misleading on the date
of this agreement except as Disclosed.
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Without prejudice to other rights
of the Buyer the Seller shall in respect of any Substantiated Claim
pay to the Buyer upon presentation of appropriate invoices and
receipts the reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable
professional costs properly incurred) directly incurred by the
Buyer as a result of the relevant Claim.
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5.4
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Save where expressly stated to the
contrary in paragraphs 27.1.3 and 27.1.6 of, Schedule 4,
Warranties qualified by the expression so far as the Seller is
aware (or any similar expression) are deemed to be given to the
best of the knowledge, information and belief of the Seller after
it has made all reasonable enquiries.
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5.5
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Each of the Warranties is separate
and, unless otherwise specifically provided, is not limited by
reference to any other Warranty or any other provision in this
agreement.
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5.6
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Except for the matters Disclosed,
no information of which the Buyer, its agents or advisers has
knowledge (actual, constructive or imputed) or which could have
been discovered (whether by investigation made by the Buyer or made
on its behalf) shall prejudice or prevent any Claim or reduce any
amount recoverable thereunder. The Buyer warrants and represents to
the Seller (upon which warranty and representation the Seller
relies in entering into this agreement) that the Buyer is not
actually aware of any matter or thing which at the date of this
agreement is inconsistent with the Warranties.
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5.7
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The Seller agrees that, save as
provided below in this clause 5.7, any information supplied by the
Company or by or on behalf of any of the employees, directors,
agents or officers of the Company ( Officers ) to the Seller
or its advisers in connection with the Warranties, the information
Disclosed in the Disclosure Letter or otherwise shall not
constitute a warranty, representation or guarantee as to the
accuracy of such information in favour of the Seller, and the
Seller hereby undertakes to the Buyer and to the Company and each
Officer that it waives any and all claims that it might otherwise
have against any of them in respect of such claims. The Buyer
agrees that this clause shall not limit in any way the ability of
the Seller to bring any claim against an Officer who signs a
certificate in favour of the Seller in respect of the
Seller’s entry into this Agreement.
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6
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Limitations on
claims
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6.1
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The definitions and rules of
interpretation in this clause 6 apply in this agreement.
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6.2
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Claim: a claim for breach of any of the
Warranties.
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6.3
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Substantiated Claim:
a Claim in respect of
which liability is admitted in writing by the party against whom
such Claim is brought, or which has been adjudicated on by a court
of competent jurisdiction and no right of appeal lies in respect of
such adjudication, or the parties are debarred by passage of time
or otherwise from making an appeal.
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6.4
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A Claim is connected with
another Claim or Substantiated Claim if they all arise out of the
occurrence of the same event or relate to the same subject
matter.
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6.5 This
clause limits the liability of the Seller in relation to any
Claim.
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6.6
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The liability of the Seller for all
Substantiated Claims when taken together shall not exceed
$4,600,000.
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6.7
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The Seller shall not be liable for
a Claim unless:
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6.7.1
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the amount of a Substantiated
Claim, or of a series of connected Substantiated Claims of which
that Substantiated Claim is one, exceeds $20,000 (or, in the case
only of a Claim under paragraph 24.6 of Part 1 of
Schedule 4, $200,000;
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6.7.2
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the amount of all Substantiated
Claims that are not excluded under clause 6.7.1 when taken
together, exceeds $75,000 in which case, the whole amount (and not
just the amount by which the limit in this clause 6.7.2 is
exceeded) is recoverable by the Buyer.
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6.8
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The Seller is not liable for any
Claim to the extent that the Claim:
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6.8.1
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relates to matters Disclosed;
or
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6.8.2
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relates to any matter to the extent
provided for in the Accounts;
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6.8.3
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relates to any liability which is
contingent or unascertainable, unless and until such time as the
Buyer or the Company has actually suffered the loss or incurred the
liability in question or it has been established that the Buyer or
the Company shall suffer the loss or incur the
liability;
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6.8.4
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would not have arisen but for a
change in the accounting principles, practices, policies or bases
of accounting of the Company introduced after
Completion;
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6.8.5
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is attributable to or arises, or is
increased, as a result of the passing or coming into force of or
any change in any enactment, law, regulation, directive,
requirement or any practice of any government, government
department or agency or regulatory body (including extra-statutory
concessions of the Inland Revenue) after the date hereof whether or
not having retrospective effect or the retrospective imposition of
Tax or any increase in rates of Tax;
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6.8.6
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arises wholly or partly from an act
or omission occurring at the request of or with the written consent
of the Buyer or (on or after Completion) the Company or any of its
directors, other officers, employees or agents;
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6.8.7
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arises wholly or partly from an act
or omission compelled by law; or
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6.8.8
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arises as a result of the Company
ceasing to carry on business as a going concern.
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6.9
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The Seller is not liable for a
Claim or a claim under the Tax Covenant unless the Buyer has given
the Seller notice in writing of the Claim, summarising the nature
of the Claim in sufficient detail to enable the Seller properly to
identify the matter concerned and the amount claimed, with such
supporting evidence as may then be available:
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6.9.1
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within a period of eighteen months
beginning on the Completion Date (unless it is a claim made under
the Tax Warranty or under the Tax Covenant, in which case notice
shall be given within the period of six years beginning on the
Completion Date); and
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6.9.2
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the liability of the Seller for any
Claim or claim under the Tax Covenant specified in such notice
shall absolutely determine and cease (unless the amount payable in
respect of the relevant Claim has been agreed by the Seller within
6 months of the date of such written notice) if legal
proceedings have not been instituted in respect of such Claim by
the due service of process on the Seller within six months of such
written notice (in which case such Claim shall become fully barred
and unenforceable).
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6.10
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Where a breach of the Warranties is
capable of remedy by the Seller and the Buyer serves notice
requesting the Seller to remedy such breach, to the extent that the
Buyer suffers no consequential damage of a different type as a
result of such breach, the Buyer shall not be entitled to pursue
the Claim until such breach is not remedied to the reasonable
satisfaction of the Buyer at no cost to the Buyer within thirty
(30) days after the date of written notice is served in
accordance with clause 6.9.
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6.11
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The liability of the Sellers in
respect of a claim under the Tax Covenant shall be reduced if and
to the extent that the loss has been recovered under the Warranties
and vice versa.
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6.12
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If any third party claim is made
against the Buyer or the Company for which the Seller may be liable
under the Warranties, or the Company is entitled to bring any claim
against a third party based on circumstances which are reasonably
likely to give rise to such a liability and provided that nothing
under this clause should require the Buyer or the Company to act in
a manner materially prejudicial to its business interests, the
Buyer will procure that the Company will:-
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6.12.1
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as soon as reasonably practicable
give written notice of it to the Seller specifying the nature and
amount of the matter in reasonable detail;
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6.12.2
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take such action as the Seller may
reasonably and properly request to conduct, avoid, dispute, resist,
appeal, compromise or defend the claim, subject to the Seller
indemnifying the Buyer or the Company against all liabilities,
costs and expenses which it or they may reasonably incur by reason
of such action and providing the Buyer with security therefor to
the Buyer’s reasonable satisfaction;
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6.12.3
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not make any admission of
liability, agreement or compromise with any person, body or
authority in relation to it without prior consultation with the
Seller. If the Seller shall not request the Buyer or the Company to
take any such action, or shall fail to secure the liabilities,
costs and expenses as aforesaid within thirty (30) days after
notice shall have been given to the Seller then the Buyer shall be
free to pay or settle the claim on such terms as it shall in its
absolute discretion think fit.
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6.13
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Where the Seller has satisfied a
liability under the Warranties and the Buyer or the Company has a
right of reimbursement against any third party in respect of such
liability, the Buyer may, in its absolute discretion, assign to the
Seller the benefit of such right provided that the assignment of
such right shall not materially affect the goodwill of the Company
or the Buyer.
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6.14
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The Buyer shall take all reasonable
steps to mitigate as required by law any loss suffered by the Buyer
and the Company in respect of any Claim.
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6.15
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The Buyer will procure that the
Company will (as appropriate) observe the terms of this clause 6 as
if it were party to this Agreement.
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6.16
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The Buyer undertakes to retain, or
procure the retention by the Company of, all such books, records,
accounts, correspondence and other papers of the Company as are
reasonably likely to be material in the context of the liability of
the Seller under this agreement, and in the event that the Seller
shall have conduct of any claim, to permit the Seller and the
Seller’s professional advisors to have reasonable access to
such of them as shall be relevant subject to the Seller and its
professional advisors keeping the same strictly confidential and
using the same only in conjunction with the terms of this clause
6.
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6.17
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The Buyer will reimburse to the
Seller an amount equal to such part of any sum paid to it by the
Seller in relation to any Claim which is subsequently recovered by,
or repaid to, the Buyer or the Company in respect of the same from
or by any third party, less the reasonable costs and disbursements
incurred by the Buyer and/or the Company in recovering the same
including professional costs and less any tax payable on the amount
received.
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6.18
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Save as set out in clause 6.14
nothing in this clause 6 applies to a Claim that arises or is
delayed as a result of dishonesty, fraud, wilful misconduct or
wilful concealment by the Seller, its agents or
advisers.
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6.19
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The Seller shall not plead the
Limitation Act 1980 in respect of any claims made under the Tax
Warranties or the Tax Covenant up to six years after the Completion
Date.
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6.20
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The limitations set out in this
clause 6 shall not apply to any Claim that arises from or is
connected to a breach relating to the following
Warranty:
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6.20.1
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the title of the Seller to the Sale
Shares and its right to sell the Sale Shares free from any
Encumbrance; and
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6.20.2
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the warranties given by the Seller
in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 4.
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Properties
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7.1
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Particulars of the Properties are
set out in Part 1 and 2 of Schedule 6.
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8
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Tax covenant
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8.1
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The provisions of Schedule 5
apply in this agreement.
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9
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Indemnities
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9.1
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The Seller undertakes to indemnify,
and to keep indemnified, the Buyer and the Company against all
losses or liabilities (including without limitation any direct or
indirect consequential losses, loss of profit and loss of
reputation, damages, claims, demands, proceedings, costs, expenses,
penalties, legal and other professional fees and costs) which may
be suffered or incurred by any of them and which arise directly or
indirectly in connection with the following matters:
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9.1.1
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any claim by either or both of the
nurses referred to at disclosure 7.2 as set out in the Disclosure
Letter;
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9.1.2
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any claim by Mayday Healthcare NHS
Trust in respect of disclosure 9.1.1 as set out in the Disclosure
Letter;
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9.1.3
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the allegation from Olympus KeyMed
referred to at disclosure 10.1 of the Disclosure Letter.
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9.2
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Any payment made in respect of a
claim under this clause 9 shall include:
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9.2.1
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an amount in respect of all
reasonable costs and expenses properly incurred by the Buyer or the
Company in relation to the bringing of the claim; and
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9.2.2
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any amount necessary to ensure
that, after any Tax of the payment, the Buyer is left with the same
amount it would have had if the payment was not subject to
Tax.
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10.1
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Except so far as may be required by
law, and in such circumstances only after prior consultation with
the Buyer, the Seller shall not at any time disclose to any person
or use to the detriment of the Company this agreement or any
Confidential Information which it holds in relation to the Company
and its affairs.
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11.1
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Save as required by law or the
rules of any relevant stock exchange, no announcement, circular or
other publicity in connection with the subject matter of this
agreement (other than as permitted by this agreement) shall be made
prior to Completion by or on behalf of the Seller and the Buyer
without the approval of the other (such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed).
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12
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Restrictions on the
Seller
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12.1
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Neither the Seller, nor any member
of its Group, directly or indirectly, whether itself, or by its
employees or agents and whether on its own behalf or on behalf of
any other person, firm or company or otherwise for a period of two
years after the Completion Date, in the geographic areas in which
the Company is or was active in the 12 months before
Completion Date (and save where another member of the
Company’s Group has prior to the Completion Date itself been
active in such geographic area), carry on, be engaged or interested
in, any business which would be in competition with any part of the
business of the Company as carried on during that time.
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12.2
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Without prejudice to the generality
of clause 12.1, neither the Seller nor any member of its Group,
directly or indirectly, whether itself, or by its employees or
agents and whether on its own behalf or on behalf of any other
person, firm or company or otherwise, shall:
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12.2.1
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compete for a period of three years
after the Completion Date in respect of the fume hood and air
handling business of the Company within the United Kingdom;
or
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12.2.2
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compete for a period of three years
after the Completion Date in any geographical location in respect
of the sale of Automated Endoscope Reprocessors; or
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12.2.3
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compete for a period of two years
after the Completion Date in any geographical location in respect
of the sale of endoscopy storage and/or drying (but for the
avoidance of doubt this provision shall not apply to Sonora
Medical’s distribution of Air Clean Systems’ products
within the United States).
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12.3
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Neither the Seller nor any member
of its Group, directly or indirectly, whether itself, or by its
employees or agents and whether on its own behalf or on behalf of
any other person, firm or company or otherwise, shall, for a period
of two years after the Completion Date, without the prior written
agreement of the Buyer, attempt to do or do any of the
following:
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12.3.1
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entice away from the employment of
the Company anyone who is at that time, and was at the date of this
agreement, a director or officer of, or an employee holding an
executive or managerial position with, the Company; or
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12.3.2
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procure or facilitate the making of
such attempt or action by any other person.
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12.4
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Neither the Seller nor any member
of its Group, directly or indirectly, whether itself, or by its
employees or agents and whether on its own behalf or on behalf of
any other person, firm or company or otherwise, shall, within the
United Kingdom for a period of two years after the Completion Date
and save where such person is at the Completion Date an existing
customer of the Seller or any other member of its Group in respect
of such goods and services, supply any person with goods or
services which are competitive with those or of the type supplied
by the Company at any time during the period of 12 months up
to and including Completion Date, if that person (or its agent) is
or was a client or customer of the Company at any time during such
period.
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12.5
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Neither the Seller nor any member
of its Group, directly or indirectly, whether itself, or by its
employees or agents and whether on its own behalf or on behalf of
any other person, firm or company or otherwise, shall within the
United Kingdom, for a period of two years after the Completion Date
and save where such person is at the Completion Date an existing
customer of the Seller or any other member of its Group in respect
of such goods and services, canvass or seek the custom of any
person in respect of goods or services which are competitive with
those or of the type supplied by the Company at any time during the
period of 12 months up to and including the Completion Date,
if that person (or its agent) is or was a client or customer of the
Company at any time during such period.
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12.6
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Neither the Seller nor any member
of its Group, directly or indirectly, whether itself, or by its
employees or agents and whether on its own behalf or on behalf of
any other person, firm or company or otherwise, shall, for a period
of two years after the Completion Date, solicit or entice away from
the Company any supplier who had supplied goods or services to the
Company at any time during the period of 12 months up to and
including Completion Date, if that solicitation or enticement
causes or is likely to cause such supplier to cease supplying, or
materially to reduce its supply of, those goods or services to the
Company.
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12.7
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Neither the Seller nor any member
of its Group, directly or indirectly, whether itself, or by its
employees or agents and whether on its own behalf or on behalf of
any other person, firm or company or otherwise, shall, at any time
after the Completion Date, use in the course of any
business:
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12.7.1
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the words “Labcaire” or
“Labcaire Systems”; or
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12.7.2
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any trade or service mark, business
or domain name, design or logo which had been used by the Company
at any time before the Completion Date.
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12.8
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Nothing in this clause 12 prevents
the Seller or any member of its Group from holding for investment
purposes only:
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12.8.1
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any units of any authorised unit
trust; or
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12.8.2
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not more than 5% of any class of
shares or securities of any company traded on any recognised stock
exchange.
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12.9
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The undertakings in this clause 12
apply to actions undertaken by the Seller and its Group in any
capacity and whether directly or indirectly, on their own behalf,
on behalf of another person or jointly with another
person.
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12.10
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The Seller shall procure that any
members of its Group comply with this clause 12 as if it were a
party to this agreement.
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12.11
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Each of the covenants in this
clause 12 are considered to be fair and reasonable by the
parties.
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12.12
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Each covenant in this clause 12
shall be construed separately and if any court or administrative
body of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of this clause
12 to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, the other provisions of
this clause 12 shall remain in force.
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12.13
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If any invalid, unenforceable or
illegal provision would be valid, enforceable or legal if some part
of it were deleted, or if the time periods were reduced, the
provision will apply with whatever modification is necessary to
make it valid, enforceable or legal.
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13.1
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Each party shall (at its own
expense) use all reasonable endeavours to procure that any
necessary third party shall execute such documents and perform such
acts as may reasonably be required for the purpose of giving full
effect to this agreement.
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14.1
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No party shall without the prior
written consent of the other party (such consent not to be
unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed in the case only of
an assignment to another member of a party’s Group) assign,
transfer, charge or deal in any other manner with this agreement or
any of its rights under it, or purport to do any of the same, nor
sub-contract any or all of its obligations under this agreement.
Each party is entering into this agreement for its benefit and not
for the benefit of another person.
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14.2
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Any assignment made pursuant to
this clause 14 shall be subject to the following terms:
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14.2.1
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no such assignment shall relieve
the Buyer or the Guarantor of any of its obligations under this
agreement; and
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14.2.2
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any such assignment is made on
terms that the assignee acknowledges that the Seller may continue
to deal exclusively with the Buyer in respect of all matters
relating to this agreement at all times unless and until the
assignee notifies the Seller in writing that it is exercising its
rights as assignee.
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15.1
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This agreement is the whole
agreement between the parties and supersedes any arrangements,
understanding or previous agreement between them relating to the
subject matter covered by it.
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15.2
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Each party acknowledges that, in
entering into this agreement and any documents referred to in it,
it does not rely on, and shall have no remedy in respect of, any
statement, representation, agreement, assurance or warranty
(whether of fact or of law and whether made innocently or
negligently) made by or on behalf of any party or any person (other
than as expressly set out in this agreement or those documents) and
it hereby explicitly waives any right or remedy arising out of any
statement, representation, agreement, assurance or warranty not
expressly set out in this agreement or those documents.
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15.3
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Nothing in this clause 15 operates
to limit or exclude any liability for fraud.
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16
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Variation
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16.1
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No variation or agreed termination
of this agreement or of any document referred to in it shall be
effective unless it is in writing and signed by or on behalf of
each of the parties.
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17.1
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No failure or delay by a party to
exercise any right or remedy provided under this agreement or by
law shall constitute a waiver of that (or any other) right or
remedy. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall
preclude or restrict the further exercise of that (or any other)
right or remedy.
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18.1
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Unless otherwise provided, all
costs in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution
and performance of this agreement, and any documents referred to in
it, shall be borne by the party that incurred the costs.
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19
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Notice
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19.1
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A notice or other communication
given to a party under this agreement:
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19.1.1
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shall be in writing in the English
language (or be accompanied by a properly prepared translation into
English);
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19.1.2
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shall be sent for the attention of
the person (being, in the case of the Seller, Michael McManus Jr
and Richard Zaremba), and to the address specified in this clause
19 (or such other address or person as the party may notify to the
others, in accordance with the provisions of this clause 19);
and
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19.1.3.1
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delivered personally; or
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19.1.3.2
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delivered by commercial courier;
or
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19.1.3.3
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sent by recorded delivery requiring
signature on delivery; or
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19.1.3.4
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sent by airmail requiring signature
on delivery.
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19.1.4
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The addresses for service of notice
are the addresses of the Parties as set out at the beginning of
this Agreement or such other address as one party shall give to the
other following Completion.
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19.2
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Any notice or other communication
shall be deemed to have been duly received:
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19.2.1
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if delivered personally, at the
time of delivery; or
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19.2.2
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if delivered by commercial courier,
at the time of signature of the courier’s delivery receipt;
or
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19.2.3
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if sent by recorded delivery
requiring signature on delivery, at the time of signature of the
delivery receipt; or
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19.2.4
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if sent by airmail requiring
signature on delivery, at the time of signature of the delivery
receipt.
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19.3
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For the purposes of this clause
19:
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19.3.1
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all times are to be read as local
time in the place of deemed receipt; and
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19.3.2
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if deemed receipt under this clause
19 is not within business hours (meaning 9.00 am to 5.30 pm Monday
to Friday on any Business Day), the notice or other communication
is deemed to have been received when business next starts in the
place of receipt.
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19.4
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The provisions of this clause 19
shall not apply to the service of any proceedings or other
documents in any legal action.
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19.5
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For the avoidance of doubt, a
notice or other communication under this agreement shall not be
validly served if sent by e-mail.
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20.1
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If any party fails to pay any
amount payable by it under this agreement other than under the Tax
Covenant, the party owed such amount may charge interest on the
overdue amount. The party owing the amount shall pay the interest
immediately on demand, from the due date up to the date of actual
payment, after as well as before judgment, at the rate of 2% per
annum above LIBOR. Such interest shall accrue on a daily basis and
be compounded quarterly.
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21.1
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If any provision of this agreement
(or part of any provision) is found by any court or other body of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, the
other provisions shall remain in force.
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21.2
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If any invalid, unenforceable or
illegal provision would be valid, enforceable and legal if some
part of it were deleted, the provision shall apply with whatever
modification is necessary to give effect to the commercial
intention of the parties.
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22
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Agreement survives
Completion
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22.1
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This agreement (other than
obligations that have already been fully performed) remains in full
force after Completion.
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23.1
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Subject to clause 23.2, this
agreement and the documents referred to in it are made for the
benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns
and are not intended to benefit, or be enforceable by, anyone
else.
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23.2
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The following provisions are
intended to benefit future buyers of Sale Shares from the Buyer
and, where they are identified in the relevant clauses, the Company
and shall, subject to clause 14.1 be enforceable by them to the
fullest extent permitted by law:
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23.2.1
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clause 5 and Schedule 4,
subject to clause 6;
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23.2.2
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clause 8 and
Schedule 5;
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23.2.3
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[clause 9;]
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23.2.4
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clause 12; and
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23.2.5
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clause 11.
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23.3
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Each of the parties represents to
the others that their respective rights to terminate, rescind or
agree any amendment, variation, waiver or settlement under, this
agreement are not subject to the consent of any person that is not
a party to this agreement.
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24.1
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The rights and obligations of the
parties under this agreement shall continue for the benefit of, and
shall be binding on, their respective successors and
assigns.
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25.1
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Save as expressly provided in this
agreement, all amounts due under this agreement shall be paid in
full without any deduction or withholding other than as required by
law. No party shall be entitled to assert any credit, set-off or
counterclaim against another party in order to justify withholding
payment of any such amount in whole or in part.
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26.1
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This agreement may be executed in
any number of counterparts (but shall not be effective until each
party has executed at least one counterpart), each of which, when
executed, shall constitute an original of this agreement and which
together shall have the same effect as if each party had executed
the same agreement.
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27
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Governing law and
jurisdiction
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27.1
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This agreement and any dispute or
claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter
or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England
and Wales.
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27.2
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Subject to clause 29, the parties
irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have
exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises
out of or in connection with this agreement or its subject matter
or formation (including non-contractual disputes or
claims).
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28.1
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Any payment due under this
agreement at any time shall be subject to the prevailing pound
sterling to US dollar (£/$) exchange rate on the date that
such payment falls due.
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28.2
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Any payment due to the Seller under
this agreement shall be made in US dollars.
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29
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Dispute resolution
procedure
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29.1
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If a dispute arises out of or in
connection with this agreement or the performance, validity or
enforceability of it ( Dispute ) then, except as expressly
provided in this agreement, the parties shall follow the dispute
resolution procedure set out in this clause:
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29.1.1
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either party shall give to the
other written notice of the Dispute, setting out its nature and
full particulars ( Dispute Notice ), together with relevant
supporting documentation. On service of the Dispute Notice the
Chief Executive Officers of each of the parties shall attempt in
good faith to resolve the Dispute;
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29.1.2
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if the Chief Executive Officers of
the parties are for any reason unable to resolve the Dispute within
30 days of it being referred to them, the parties will attempt
to settle it by mediation in accordance with the CEDR Model
Mediation Procedure. Unless otherwise agreed between the parties,
the mediator shall be nominated by CEDR Solve. To initiate the
mediation, a party must serve notice in writing ( ADR notice
) to the other party requesting a mediation. A copy of the ADR
notice should be sent to CEDR Solve. The mediation will start not
later than 30 days after the date of the ADR notice. Unless
otherwise agreed by the parties, the place of mediation shall be
nominated by the mediator.
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29.2
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No party may commence any court
proceedings in relation to any dispute arising out of this
agreement until 30 days after the appointment of a mediator,
provided that the right to issue proceedings is not prejudiced by a
delay.
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30.1
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In consideration of the Seller
entering into this Agreement, and without prejudice to the
guarantees of the Guarantor and the Company in the Loan Note
Instrument, the Guarantor (as principal obligor and not merely as a
surety) unconditionally and irrevocably, as a continuing
obligation, hereby guarantees to the Seller the proper and punctual
observance and performance by the Buyer of all its financial
payment obligations in respect of the Purchase Price and any
Overprovision as detailed in the Tax Covenant and agrees to
indemnify the Seller against all loss, damages, costs and expenses
which the Seller may suffer through or arising from any failure by
the Buyer so to perform and observe the same.
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30.2
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If and each time that the Buyer
fails for any reason whatsoever to perform or observe any of the
obligations, commitments or undertakings referred to in clause
30.1, the Guarantor shall forthwith upon demand unconditionally
perform (or procure the performance or observance of) and satisfy
(or procure the satisfaction of) the obligation, commitment or
undertaking in regard to which such failure has occurred in the
manner prescribed in this Agreement or, as applicable, the
Transaction Document in respect of which such failure has occurred
and so that the same benefits shall be received by, or conferred
on, the Seller as it would have had if such obligation, commitment
or undertaking had been duly performed, observed and satisfied by
the Buyer.
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30.3
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The Guarantor’s liability
under this clause 30 shall remain in force notwithstanding any act,
omission, neglect, event or matter whatsoever (whether or not known
to the Buyer, the Seller or the Guarantor).
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30.4
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Demands may be made by the Seller
under this clause 30 from time to time. The obligations of the
Guarantor under this clause 30 are continuing obligations and shall
extend to all of the obligations from time to time of the Buyer,
regardless of any intermediate payment or discharge in whole or in
part, and are in addition to and not in substitution for any other
security which the Seller may now or in the future hold for the
obligations of the Buyer under this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document and may be enforced by the Seller without the
Seller first having recourse to any such other security or taking
any steps or proceedings against the Buyer.
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30.5
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Any release, compromise or
discharge of the obligations of the Guarantor shall be deemed to be
made subject to the condition that it will be void if any payment,
performance or security which may be or has been received by the
Seller is set aside, refunded or reduced or proves invalid for
whatever reason. If such condition is satisfied, the Seller shall
be entitled to recover from the Guarantor on demand the value of
such security or the amount of such payment as if such discharge,
release, composition or arrangement had not been
effected.
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30.6
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As a separate, additional,
continuing and primary obligation, the Guarantor, unconditionally
and irrevocably, undertakes to the Seller to indemnify the Seller
(on an after tax basis) on demand (without requiring the Seller
first to take steps against the Buyer or any other person) against
any and all losses, actions, claims, proceedings, liabilities,
expenditure or costs suffered or incurred by the Seller should any
amounts which would otherwise be due under this Agreement or other
Transaction Document not be recoverable or the other obligations,
commitments and undertakings guaranteed to be performed not be
enforceable for any reason whatsoever (including (but not limited
to) this Agreement or other Transaction Document being or becoming
void, voidable, unenforceable or otherwise invalid).
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30.7
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The Guarantor hereby waives any
right it may have of first requiring the Seller to proceed against,
or enforce any right against, the Buyer or any other person and,
the Guarantor shall not, without first obtaining the Seller’s
written consent:
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(a)
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take or accept any security
interest from the Buyer; or
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(b)
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be entitled to, and shall not,
claim in competition with the Seller in any liquidation,
administration, receivership (including administrative
receivership) or winding-up or as part of any composition of
creditors or scheme of arrangement in relation to the Buyer or any
part of its assets; or
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(c)
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seek to recover, whether directly
or indirectly, claim, receive or have the benefit of any payment or
distribution from, or on account of, the Buyer or exercise any
counterclaim, right of set-off or lien against the Buyer or any
other person in relation to this Agreement or any other Transaction
Document if the Buyer has defaulted hereunder or thereunder or
claim the benefit of any security held by the Seller so that the
Seller shall be entitled to apply any such security as it considers
fit; or
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(d)
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exercise any other right or remedy
in respect of any amount paid by the Guarantor pursuant to this
guarantee,
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and the
Guarantor agrees that, if notwithstanding the above, the Guarantor
holds or recovers any security, moneys or property from the Buyer
or any third party in respect of the Buyer, the Guarantor shall
hold such security, moneys or property in trust for the Seller and
shall forthwith pay or transfer the same to the Seller.
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Any amounts payable under this
clause 30 shall be paid in full without any deduction or
withholding whatsoever (whether in respect of set-off,
counterclaim, duties, charges, taxes or otherwise) unless such
deduction or withholding is required by law, in which event the
Guarantor shall pay to the Seller an additional amount so that the
net amount received by the Seller will equal the full amount which
the Seller would have received had no such deduction or withholding
been made.
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30.9
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The Seller may place and keep
amounts received from the Guarantor pursuant to this clause or from
any other surety or under any other security, to the credit of an
account of the Seller or such other person as the Seller thinks fit
without any liability to pay interest thereon. The Seller shall not
be obliged to apply any amount so received in or toward the
discharge of amounts owed hereunder until all amounts owing
hereunder have been irrevocably received in full.
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This
agreement has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning
of this agreement.
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Schedule 1
Apportionment of Purchase Price
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Seller
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Sale shares
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Cash
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Loan notes
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Commission
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350,000 ordinary shares of
£1
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$
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3,600,000
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$
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1,000,000
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up to $1,000,000
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Schedule 2
Particulars of the Company
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Registered
name:
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Registered
number:
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Registered
office:
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175 Kenn Road,
Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 6LH
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Type of
company:
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Private company
limited by shares
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Place of
incorporation:
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Authorised
share capital:
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Ordinary
shares: £1,000,000 (1,000,000 shares of £1
each)
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Issued share
capital:
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Ordinary
shares: £350,000 (350,000 shares of £1 each)
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Registered
shareholders:
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Directors:
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Company
secretary:
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Auditor:
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Subsidiaries:
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Other
offices:
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Details of
charges:
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Deed of Rental
Deposit in favour of Tesco Stores Limited, dated 29
th June 2007.
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Debenture in
favour of RBS Invoice Finance Limited, dated 29
th September 2008.
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Part 1.
What the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer at
Completion
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1
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Transfers of the Sale Shares
executed by the registered holders in favour of the Buyer or its
nominees.
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2
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The share certificates for the Sale
Shares in the names of the registered holders or an indemnity in
the agreed form for any lost certificates.
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3
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3 Any waivers, consents and other
documents required to enable the Buyer and its nominees to be
registered as the holders of the Sale Shares.
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4
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In relation to the Company, the
statutory registers and minute books (written up to the time of
Completion), the common seal, certificate of incorporation and any
certificates of incorporation on change of name.
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5
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The written resignation, executed
as a deed and in the agreed form, of the directors and the company
secretary of the Company other than Neil Blewitt, and such
appropriate filing documents as required by Companies
House.
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6
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Certified copies of the minutes of
the board meetings held under Part 2 of this
Schedule 3.
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7
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In relation to the
Company:
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7.1
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statements from each bank at which
it has an account giving the balance of each account at the close
of business on the last Business Day before Completion;
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7.2
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all cheque books in current use and
written confirmation that no cheques have been written since those
statements were prepared;
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7.3
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a change in the Company’s
banking mandates by the appointment of Arthur Robert Jones and
Daniel John Bee as signatories and the removal of the existing
signatories to all of the Company’s bank accounts.
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7.4
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details of cash book balances;
and
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7.5
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reconciliation statements
reconciling the cash book balances and the cheque books with the
bank statements delivered.
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8
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A copy of the minutes of a meeting
of the directors of the Seller authorising the Seller to enter into
and perform its obligations under this agreement, certified to be a
true and complete copy by a director or the secretary of the
Seller.
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9
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All title deeds and other documents
relating to the Properties.
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10
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Evidence, in agreed form, that any
indebtedness or other liability of the kind described in paragraph
13 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 has been
discharged.
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11
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Evidence, in agreed form, that the
Company has been discharged from any responsibility for the
indebtedness, or for the default in the performance of any
obligation, of any other person.
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12
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A certified copy of the
resolution(s) of the directors of the Seller authorising and
approving the Transaction.
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Part 2.
Matters for the board meetings at Completion
The Seller
shall cause a board meeting of the
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