CONSULTING AND PRODUCT SALES
AGREEMENT
This Product Sales
Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into
as of this 19 th day of October, 2006 (the “ Effective
Date ”), by and among USN CORPORATION (
hereinafter referred to as “Parent”), a Colorado
corporation, USN TELEVISION GROUP, INC. , a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (hereinafter
referred to as “ USN Television ” and together
with Parent, “ USN ”) and AANSHI GEMS
INC., a New York, corporation (hereinafter referred to as
“ Aanshi ”).
WHEREAS,
USN is a retailer of consumer products selling product through,
among other things, TV programming transmitted by satellite to
cable television systems, direct broadcast satellite systems and
television broadcasting stations across the United
States;
WHEREAS ,
Aanshi is a supplier of Jewelry Product (as hereinafter defined) to
USN and others;
WHEREAS ,
the parties desire, for the Term (as hereinafter defined) and on
the terms and conditions hereof, for Aanshi to provide Jewelry
Product for 24 hours per day of TV programming availability from
USN Television and for Aanshi to administer and manage USN’s
jewelry sales via TV programming during a period of 20 hours per
day;
WHEREAS ,
USN has made sales to various customers and there remains
outstanding an obligation to such customers (“ Outstanding
Order Customers ”);
WHEREAS ,
Aanshi has assisted and will continue to assist USN in exchanging
credits to Outstanding Order Customers in exchange for the
approximate dollar amount of their order (the “ Credit
Amounts ”) which can be used by such Outstanding Order
Customers (the “ Converting Customers ”) for
future purchases from USN; and
WHEREAS ,
Aanshi hereby agrees to provide Jewelry Products to USN at
discounted prices and has agreed to pay selling, marketing and
general and administrative expenses of initially approximately
$1,650,000 per month, or $55,000 per day (as amended from time to
time in accordance herewith, the “ SG&A Budget
”), subject to the satisfaction of conditions set forth
herein.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and
covenants contained herein, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1.1.
Programming Time . Subject to the terms and conditions
hereof and during the Term, USN agrees to provide Aanshi with
access and full utilization rights to USN Television’s
studios, broadcast time, facilities and sales, administrative,
telephone order and media personnel during the hours between 8 a.m.
(Los Angeles time) and 4 a.m. (Los Angeles Time) the next day,
which equals 20 hours per day of TV programming (the “
Programming Time ”) on USN Television’s TV
Channels (the “ Channel ”). USN shall retain
access to, and full utilization
rights, USN
Television’s studios, facilities and sales, administrative,
telephone order and media personnel during the hours between 4 a.m.
and 8 a.m. (Los Angeles Time) (the “ USN Programming
Time ”). During the Programming Time, Aanshi will
produce, subject to the SG&A Budget contemplated herein,
jewelry sales programming and will market and sell jewelry products
on the Channel using studios, facilities and personnel provided by
USN as described above (“ Aanshi Services ”). In
exchange therefore, USN shall (a) purchase the Jewelry
Products and any other products sold by USN and purchased through
Aanshi as set forth in Section 1.2 below, at the price set
forth in Section 1.3, (b) compensate Aanshi for all Converting
Customers by granting of options to purchase common stock of the
Parent and, (c) provide all studio, facilities, personnel,
selling and administrative staff to Aanshi and to provide vault and
other storage space to Aanshi (the “ Aanshi Vault
”). Aanshi shall also have the right to create promotions,
designate all payment terms and other payment provisions of credit
to be offered to customers.
1.2. Goods
Supplied by Aanshi to USN, SG&A Budget, Options Vesting for
Converting Customers .
(a) USN
shall purchase, and Aanshi shall provide, all of its requirements
for jewelry, gemstone, synthetic or costume jewelry, precious metal
and similar goods (“ Jewelry Products ”) during
the USN Programming Time or otherwise exclusively from Aanshi or
suppliers introduced by Aanshi. Similarly, USN shall purchase, and
Aanshi shall provide, all Jewelry Products sold during the
Programming Time exclusively from Aanshi or suppliers introduced by
Aanshi. USN may acquire items other than Jewelry Products from any
source, and sell such items in any manner during Programming Time,
during the USN Programming Time or otherwise. The obligation of
Aanshi to provide Jewelry Products is dependent upon, among other
things, satisfaction by USN Television and Parent of their
obligations, covenants and warranties under this
agreement.
(b) During
the first one month period ending October 18, 2006, Aanshi
shall be required to pay to USN the SG&A Budget of $55,000 per
day. Thereafter, Aanshi shall pay to USN 110% of the amount of the
SG&A Budget. The foregoing amounts shall be paid on a daily
basis as set forth in section 1.4 below and amortized over a month.
USN will provide such necessary programming, administrative,
call-in, order taking sales and other personnel as determined
necessary by Aanshi from time to time, provided, however, that any
increases or decreases in such personnel or other resultant costs
and expenses (or reductions therefrom) shall be reflected in an
increase or a decrease in SG&A Budget as defined in this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Aanshi shall not be
responsible for any liabilities above the SG&A Budget or for
any other liabilities of USN whether the same relate to or accrue
from SG&A or otherwise, except as set forth herein, including,
without limitation, in Section 1.3(e) hereof. No amounts paid
by Aanshi to USN pursuant to this Agreement, including the cost of
goods actually sold, shall be deemed a capital
contribution.
(c) The
term “ SG&A Budget ,” and therefore the
amount of SG&A expenses of USN that must be paid by Aanshi to
USN hereunder, may be amended from time to time by the
parties’ reasonable mutual agreement. USN may, however, incur
additional expenses which would otherwise be considered SG&A
expenses, provided that such expenses shall not constitute part of
the SG&A Budget and shall not otherwise violate the provisions
of this Agreement or
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result in any
kind of additional liability to Aanshi’ obligation to pay the
SG&A Budget or otherwise alter or endanger the rights of
Aanshi.
(d) USN
acknowledges that Aanshi has assisted with the conversion of
Outstanding Order Customers into Converting Customers and issuance
of approximately $525,000 of Credit Amounts to such Converting
Customers. USN hereby further understands that Aanshi may, at its
sole and absolute discretion and to the extent that it deems the
same feasible in its sole discretion, continue (on a non-exclusive
basis) to contact or oversee the solicitation of Outstanding Order
Customers and conversion of such persons into Converting Customers.
Parent hereby agrees to issue, as of the date hereof, options to
purchase 2,916,667 shares of its common stock at an exercise price
of $0.18 per share, a third of which options shall be exercisable
immediately, with the remaining options to become exercisable in
accordance with the milestone schedule set forth on
Schedule 1.2(d) annexed hereto. All shares
underlying the options shall be registered under the same
registration rights agreement (the “ Registration Rights
Agreement ” as the convertible note issued to Aanshi on
the date hereof (the “ Convertible Note
”).
(a) USN
shall pay the full purchase price and delivery costs and all
related costs of Jewelry Products and any other goods sold to or on
behalf of USN and USN shall cover all costs of storing and insuring
the goods both during transit to USN and thereafter (the “
Purchase Price ”). Prior to paying the Purchase Price,
USN shall provide ample storage space for the Jewelry Product. The
parties hereto agree and acknowledge that as of the date hereof,
there exists one Aanshi Vault at USN’s facilities, which USN
is leasing to Aanshi for its use during the Term and that such
Aanshi Vault has been fully stocked with Aanshi’s Jewelry
Products. Aanshi shall retain sole and exclusive ownership of all
products stored in the Aanshi Vault or in any other place leased to
Aanshi by or on behalf of USN until such time as the goods are paid
for. Aanshi shall retain sole and exclusive ownership of any
Jewelry Product held by, shipped by or acquired by USN until title
passes, which shall only be deemed to have occurred upon receipt by
Aanshi of full payment therefore. The initial Purchase Price shall
not be calculated on a product by product basis. Rather, the
Purchase Price for the aggregate amount of Jewelry Products sold by
Aanshi to USN during a particular period shall be the remainder
that results (but not less than zero) when (i) 110% of the then
effective SG&A Budget (100% for the first four weeks hereof)
for such specified period is subtracted from (ii) the revenue
realized by sales of Jewelry Product and all other product sold
during Aanshi’ 20 hours per day of Programming Time during
such corresponding period. Any refunds owing to customers with
respect to sales during such period shall be deducted from the
amount of revenues realized under clause (ii) of the preceding
sentence.
(b) After
any adjustment required by Section 1.4(d), USN will be deemed
to have made full and final payment of such Purchase Price to
Aanshi, by Aanshi retaining (or transferring at the direction and
option of Aanshi) the amount of the Purchase Price in Aanshi’
merchant account, subject to Section 1.3(e).
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(c) To
the extent that the amount in clause (i) of the penultimate
sentence in Section 1.3(a) above exceeds the amount in clause
(ii) of such sentence, Aanshi shall pay such
shortfall.
(d) By
way of example and only for the avoidance of doubt, if the SG&A
Budget for any month after October 15, 2006 is $1,650,000, the
amount required to be paid under section 1.2(b) above is $1,815,000
($1,650,000 plus $165,000). (i) If during such one month
period gross revenues from all goods sold are only $1,000,000 then
all such amounts will be paid to USN and credited and deemed as
paid under section 1.4(a), the Purchase Price to USN will be deemed
to be one dollar, and such goods shall be deemed to be fully paid
for by USN under Section 1.3(a) and (b). The remaining
$815,000 shortfall for the then effective SG&A Budget to be
paid to USN under Section 1.2(b) shall be paid by Aanshi as
consideration for the use of Programming Time and other value
received by it herein and Aanshi shall absorb the loss from any
goods purchased and sold. (ii) If during such one month
period, gross revenues from all goods sold are $2,035,000, then,
presuming that the $1,815,000 SG&A Budget payment has been paid
under section 1.4 below, then the Purchase Price will be deemed to
be $220,000 and such Purchase Price for the goods shall be deemed
to have been fully paid for by USN under Section 1.3(b) and
all excess ($220,000) shall be kept by Aanshi. (iii) If during
such one month period revenues from all goods were $5,000,000,
then, presuming that the $1,815,000 SG&A Budget payment has
been paid under Section 1.4 below, then the Purchase Price of
such goods will be deemed to be $3,185,000 and such the Purchase
Price for the goods shall be deemed to have been fully paid for by
USN and all excess shall be kept by Aanshi. In all circumstances,
Aanshi’s liability shall be limited to 110% of SG&A
Budget set forth in subparagraph 1.3(a) above, unless provided
otherwise herein, including, without limitation, in
Section 1.3(e).
(e) Depending
on the amount of monthly gross sales during Aanshi’ 20 hours
per day of Programming Time, Aanshi will also pay to USN, as a
discount to the prices paid by USN for Jewelry Product, the sliding
scale payments in accordance with
Schedule 1.3(e) attached hereto.
(f) To
the extent that there are any Credit Amounts tendered by Converting
Customers in connection with the Jewelry Products or other goods
sold by USN that were acquired from or through Aanshi, such amount
shall be added to the aggregate principal amount of then
outstanding under the Convertible Note.
(g) All
options to purchase common stock of Parent as set forth in
Section 1.2(d), and the shares underlying such option, will be
issued without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, in reliance on an exemption therefrom. In offering and
issuing such equity securities, USN is relying on the
representations and warranties made by Aanshi in the Convertible
Note and related purchase agreement, dated as of the date hereof,
and all of such representations and warranties are incorporated
herein. The resale of all such equity securities shall be
registered under the same Registration Rights Agreement. The
Registration Rights Agreement shall have demand and unlimited
piggyback registration rights. If a registration statement is not
declared effective (or is withdrawn or is otherwise no longer
effective) in accordance with the provisions of the Registration
Rights Agreement, covering all of the shares issuable under the
Convertible Note, as amended from time to time, or the shares
underlying the options issued under paragraph 1.3(f), then, in lieu
of any shares issuable from
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such default
date and onward (until the Registration Rights Agreement is duly
complied with), Aanshi shall have the right to receive and demand
cash payments for the full dollar amount of the Aanshi Credit
Payments otherwise due during such month.
1.4.
Procedures regarding Payment of Prices. The payment by
USN for the goods sold to or on behalf of USN by Aanshi shall be as
follows:
(a) Payments
from third parties for any sales realized during the Time Period
will be made by customers to Aanshi’s designated merchant
account.
(b) All
valid customer credits and refunds with respect to sales of Jewelry
Products or other products of Aanshi sold by USN realized during
the Term will be paid to the customers by Aanshi 100% daily from
sales during the Term; provided, however, that any sales resulting
from redeemed credit amounts from Converting Customers shall remain
the liability of USN and the Convertible Note shall be reduced to
the extent of any prior increases resulting from Credit Amounts
tendered for Aanshi’s goods or for any cash amounts paid by
Aanshi to Converting Customers.
(c) On
a daily basis, Aanshi will remit to USN an amount of funds, in
accordance with Section 1.2(b). In the event that less then this
amount is paid during any time period, Aanshi shall fill the
shortfall promptly and in any event within the time period set
forth in Section 1.4(d) below.
(d) Within
five (5) days of the end of each month within the Term, Aanshi
and USN will meet to review the amounts paid under
Section 1.2(b) above and the Purchase Prices for the goods
during such one month period as calculated by the terms of this
Agreement. Upon determination of such figure, the parties will
re-calculate the payment required by Section 1.3 with respect
to such month. Any shortfall of payments under Section 1.2(b)
that were required to be made by Aanshi during such period shall be
made within 5 business days of the determination date of such
amounts.
(e) Aanshi
shall not be obligated to make any additional daily payments, other
than the daily payment of the SG&A Budget as provided
herein.
(a) USN
will maintain a studio, facilities and personnel to allow for
production of the TV programming during the Term for the
Programming Time for Aanshi that is no less sufficient then the
previous support provided by USN. USN will consult with Aanshi
regarding changes to USN’s st
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