Exhibit 10.1
TRANSFER AND REPAYMENT
AGREEMENT
This Transfer and Repayment Agreement (the
“Agreement”) is entered into effective as of April 1,
2005 (the “ Effective Date ”), among YP CORP., a
Nevada corporation, f/k/a YP.Net, Inc. and f/k/a RIGL Corporation
(the “ Company ”), MORRIS & MILLER, LTD., an
Antigua corporation (“ Morris & Miller ”),
MATHEW AND MARKSON, LTD., an Antigua corporation (“ Mathew
and Markson ” and together with Morris & Miller, the
“ Shareholders ”). All of the parties to this
Agreement are collectively referred to as the
“Parties.”
BACKGROUND
Mathew and Markson and Telco Billing, Inc., a
Nevada corporation (“ Telco ”) executed that
certain Exclusive Licensing Agreement, dated September 21, 1998
(the “ Licensing Agreement ”), pursuant to which
Mathew and Markson granted a 20-year exclusive license to Telco
with respect to the name “YELLOW-PAGE.NET,” including
the name, the trade name, trademark and the URL www.yellow-page.net
(collectively, the “ Name ”) in exchange for
certain payments.
The Parties and Telco executed that certain
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March 16, 1999 (the “
Stock Purchase Agreement ”), pursuant to which the
Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Telco, including
those shares owned by the Shareholders. The Stock Purchase
Agreement provided the Shareholders with the right to
“put” shares of the Company owned by them back to the
Company under certain circumstances. In connection with the
execution of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to
pay an accelerated payment under the Licensing Agreement in
exchange for the acquisition of the Name.
The Parties then executed that certain Amendment
to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March 16, 1999 (the “
First Amendment ”), which cured a technical default
under the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Subsequently, the Parties executed that certain
2nd Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement, effective September 12,
2000 (the “ Second Amendment ”), pursuant to
which the “put” rights of the Shareholders were
terminated in exchange for the creation of revolving lines of
credit for the benefit of the Shareholders. Under the lines of
credit, the Company agreed to lend up to $10,000,000 to each
Shareholder, subject to certain limitations (the “
Revolvers ”).
In December 2001, the Company and Mathew and
Markson executed a binding term sheet to address previous and
existing defaults by the Company on payments owed to Mathew and
Markson in connection with the accelerated payments and the
assignment of the Name to the Company (the “ Term Sheet
Agreement ”). The Term Sheet Agreement provided for a
final payment by the Company to Mathew and Markson of $550,000 (the
“ Company Debt ”) to be evidenced by a
promissory note and was secured by a pledge of 2,000,000 shares of
Company stock (“ Collateral Shares ”). $115,865
of the Company Debt has not been paid to date.
As of October 31, 2003, the Parties executed
that certain Amendment No. 3 to Stock Purchase Agreement (the
“ Third Amendment ” and collectively with the
Stock Purchase Agreement, the First Amendment and the Second
Amendment, the “ Purchase Agreement ”), pursuant
to which the Revolvers were terminated in exchange for the
Company’s agreement to (a) make final, predetermined advances
to the Shareholders; and (b) pay quarterly dividends to all of the
Company’s shareholders, subject to applicable law and the
terms and conditions of the Third Amendment.
The Parties desire to have the Shareholders
repay the advances made pursuant to the Third Amendment and to
clarify and resolve certain matters between the Parties on the
terms set forth in this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
In consideration of the mutual promises set
forth in this Agreement and other valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the Parties
agree as follows:
1.
Confirmation of Prior Assignment of Name; Assignment of
Additional Intellectual Property; Continuing Indemnity
.
1.1
Confirmation of Assignment . The Shareholders acknowledge,
agree and confirm that (a) all of the right, title, interest, and
goodwill, including common law rights, in the Name was sold,
conveyed, transferred and assigned to Telco and the Company, their
successors, assigns and legal representatives, exclusively
throughout the world on a quit claim basis, in March 1999 in
connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Licensing
Agreement was thereby terminated and (b) the Parties intended to
effect the assignment and transfer of the Name at that
time.
1.2
Assignment of Additional Intellectual Property . The
Shareholders hereby sell, convey, transfer and assign to Telco, its
successors, assigns and legal representatives, exclusively
throughout the world, on a quit claim basis all of their respective
right, title, interest, and goodwill, including common law rights,
in and to the names, tradenames, trademarks, URL’s and domain
names listed on Exhibit A (collectively, the “
Assigned IP ”) in the United States of America and in
all countries and jurisdictions of the world, including the right
to file for protection of the Assigned IP throughout the world.
Shareholders agree to perform, at the Company’s expense, all
acts and to execute such other documents, if any, necessary for the
Company to perfect its ownership in and to the Assigned
IP.
1.3
Indemnification . Despite the termination of the Licensing
Agreement, the Company’s indemnification obligations pursuant
to Sections 5 and 6 of the Licensing Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect.
2.
Repayment of Advances; Satisfaction of Company Debt
.
2.1
Advances Generally . The Parties agree that: (a) the Company
has no obligation to make any additional Advances (as defined in
the Third Amendment) to the Shareholders; and (b) the amount owed
by the Shareholders to the Company with respect to the Advances
already made, including principal, interest and all other amounts
due pursuant to the Third Amendment, is $3,895,000 (the “
Repayment Amount ”).
2.2
Repayment of Advances . The Shareholders shall pay and
satisfy the Repayment Amount to the Company by (i) offsetting the
balance of the Company Debt against the Repayment Amount; (ii)
making the assignment required by Section 1.2 ; (iii)
providing the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 2.5
; (iv) releasing any liens on the Collateral Shares in accordance
with Section 2.3 ; and (v) delivering to the Company one or
more stock certificate(s) evidencing 1,889,566 shares of Company
common stock (the “ Repayment Shares ”) for
cancellation by the Company. The parties hereby agree that upon
delivery of such payment or consideration, including the Repayment
Shares, (A) the Repayment Amount shall be deemed paid in full, the
Shareholders shall have no obligation to make any further payments
with respect to the Advances, and all security for repayment of the
Advances contemplated by the Third Amendment shall be deemed to be
released, and (B) the Company Debt is satisfied and paid and the
Company has no further obligation of payment to the Shareholders
with respect to the Company Debt.
2.3
Release of Collateral . The Shareholders hereby release and
extinguish any and all liens the Shareholders may have pertaining
to the Collateral Shares. The Company hereby releases any and all
liens it may have pertaining to any shares of Company common stock,
warrants, or convertible securities owned by or registered to the
Shareholders.
2.4
Effect on Third Amendment . Upon satisfaction of the
Repayment Amount pursuant to Section 2.2 , the Third
Amendment shall be deemed amended as follows:
2.4.1 all references to
Advances are deleted;
2.4.2 all provisions of
Article 1 of the Third Amendment (other than Section 1.2) are
deleted;
2.4.3 Section 1.2 of the
Third Amendment is amended to read in its entirety as
follows:
“1.2
Termination of Revolvers . The Revolvers have terminated and
expired and are of no further force or effect. The Company is no
longer obligated to advance any funds to the Shareholders or any
assignee of the Shareholders.”; and
2.4.4 all provisions of
Article 4 of the Third Amendment are deleted.
Except as set
forth in this Agreement, the Third Amendment shall remain in full
force and effect.
2.5
Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation .
2.5.1 For a period of
five years from the Effective Date, the Shareholders, and their
officers, managers, employees, consultants, members, partners,
liaisons, affiliates, or control persons will not, directly or
indirectly, either individually or in connection with another
entity or any third-party, compete with the current business of the
Company or participate or invest in the development of a product or
the provision of services that reasonably could be deemed to be
competitive with any current products, services, concepts or lines
of business of the Company.
2.5.2 For a period of
five years from the Effective Date, the Shareholders, and their
officers, managers, employees, consultants, members, partners,
liaisons, affiliates, or control persons will not, directly or
indirectly, either individually or in connection with another
entity or any third-party, solicit, do business with, call upon,
handle, deliver products or render services to any active or
prospective customer of the Company (including, without limitation,
a corporate customer itself, the representatives of a corporate
customer, and any affiliated entity of a corporate customer) for
the purpose of soliciting or selling such active or prospective
customer the same as, similar to, or related products or services
that the Company currently provides.
2.5.3 The Shareholders
expressly acknowledge and agree that the restrictions contained in
this Section 2.5 are entirely reasonable and are properly
and necessarily required for the adequate protection of the
Company’s current business and intellectual property rights.
If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that five
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