EXHIBIT 10
Dated 2005
(1) JAMES ELPHINSTONE REED, NEIL ARTHUR
PURSELL,
ADRIAN JOHN SUMNALL AND NEIL PROCTOR
(together, the holders of the entire issued
share capital of Ace Telecom Limited)
and
(2) TRICELL INC
SALE AGREEMENT
Relating to the sale and purchase of the entire
issued
Share capital of Ace Telecom Limited to Tricell Inc
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SHARE SALE
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT
is made
the
2005
BETWEEN:-
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(1)
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James Elphinstone Reed, Neil Arthur
Pursell, Adrian John Sumnall and Neil Proctor (The holders of the
entire issued share capital of ACE TELECOM LIMITED (Registered No.
................ ) whose registered office is at 33 Lawton Street
Congleton (“the Vendors”)
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(2)
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TRICELL INC whose registered office
is ................ (Company Number ............) (“the
Purchaser”)
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(3)
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ACE
TELECOM LIMITED (Registered No. ................ ) whose registered
office is at 33 Lawton Street Congleton (“the
Company”)
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Background
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The
Vendors are the registered holders and beneficial owner of 4 fully
paid up ordinary shares of £1 each in the capital of Ace
Telecom Limited, being the entire issued share capital
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B
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The
Vendors desire to sell the Sale Shares (hereinafter defined) and
the Purchaser desire to buy the same on the terms hereinafter
appearing
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1.
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Definitions and
Interpretation
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1.1
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In
this Agreement:
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“the
Company”
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means Ace
Telecom Limited
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“Completion”
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means the
completion of the sale and purchase in accordance with clause
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“Completion Date”
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means the date
of this Agreement
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“Purchase Price”
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one million
common shares in Tricell Inc, restricted for two years. The shares
to registered before the restriction period expires
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“Sale
Shares”
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means four
£1 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company which are
owned legally and beneficially by the Vendors and are the entire
issued share capital of the Company
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1.2
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Reference in this Agreement to any
statutory provision shall include reference to any statutory
modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force
and any statutory instruments or order made pursuant
thereto.
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1.3
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Where the context permits the
singular shall include the plural and vice versa and the masculine
shall include the feminine
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1.4
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The
heading of clauses in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall be disregarded in the interpretation of
this agreement.
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1.5
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This Agreement shall be construed
and interpreted in all respects in accordance with the Law of
England and to the exclusive jurisdiction of which the parties
hereto agree to submit.
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1.6
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Any
statement in Schedule 1 (Warranties) which is qualified as
being made “so far as the Vendors are aware” or
“to the best of the knowledge information and belief of the
Directors” or any similar expression has been so qualified
after due and careful enquiries by the Vendors as are reasonable in
the circumstances
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OPERATIVE
PROVISIONS
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2.
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Sale of Shares
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2.1
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The
Vendors hereby sell with full title guarantee and the Purchaser
hereby purchases, free from all liens, charges and encumbrances and
together with all benefits and rights now or hereafter attaching
thereto the Sale Shares.
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Completion and
Consideration
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Completion of the purchase of the
Sale Shares shall take place on the Completion Date
when:
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3.1
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the
Vendors shall deliver to the Purchaser a stock transfer form
sufficient in every respect to transfer to the Purchasers the legal
title to the Sale Shares together with appropriate share
certificates
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3.2
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as
Consideration for the sale of the Sale Shares and the promises
contained herein given by the Vendors, the Purchaser shall issue
1,000,000 two year restricted shares in Tricell inc to the Vendors,
by way of issuance of 250,000 to each Vendor
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3.3
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the
Vendors will each individually enter into employment contracts with
Ace Telecom Trading Limited the terms of which are embodied in a
separate contract
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3.4
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should the vendors, or any one of
the vendors, cease employment with the company, during the first
year from the Completion Date, the vendors, or any one of the
vendors will return to Tricell Inc the purchase shares on a pro
rata basis.
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4.1
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With effect from the Completion the
Vendors shall for so long as it remains the holder of any Sale
Shares hold them as a bare trustee for the Purchaser.
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Warranties and Tax
Covenant
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5.1
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In
consideration of the Purchaser entering into this Agreement and
subject to the provisions of clause 6 below the Vendors warrants to
the Purchaser the terms set out in Schedule 1 hereto
(“the Warranties”)
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5.2
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The
Vendors covenants with the Purchaser in the terms of the Tax
Covenant (“the Tax Covenant”) as set out in
Schedule 2 which shall take effect from Completion.
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Limitation of
Liability
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6.1
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The
liability of the Vendors in respect of any breach of the Warranties
shall be limited as follows:
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6.1.1
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The
aggregate maximum liability of the Vendors in respect of all and
any claims under the Warranties shall in no event exceed the one
million shares paid by the purchaser
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6.1.2
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Each Vendor shall only be liable to
the Purchaser to a maximum of 250,000 shares
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6.1.3
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The
liability of the Vendors in respect of the Warranties shall cease
on 30 th June 2006
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6.2
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No
claim under the Warranties shall be deemed to have been made unless
notice of such claim was made in writing to the Vendors specifying
in reasonable detail the event of default to which the claim
relates and the nature of the breach and the amount
claimed
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6.3
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If
the Purchaser and the Company or either of them are entitled to
make a claim in respect of any act, event or default both under the
Warranties and under the Tax Covenant the claim shall first be made
under the Warranties and any amount payable to the Purchaser or the
Company under the Tax Covenant shall be reduced to the extent of
the claim.
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6.4
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The
Purchaser shall provide to the Vendors and its professional
advisors reasonable access to the Company’s premises and
personnel and to any relevant assets documents and records within
their power possession or control for the purposes of investigating
the subject matter of any Warranty Claim and enabling the Vendors
to take such action as referred to in the next clause below and
shall allow the Vendors and its advisors acting reasonably to take
copies of any relevant documents or records
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6.5
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The
Purchaser shall allow the Vendors (using professional advisors
nominated by the Vendors) acting fairly and reasonably to take such
action and institute and conduct such proceedings on behalf of the
Company and or the Purchaser as the Vendors may request to dispute
resist appeal compromise defend remedy or mitigate the subject
matter of any claim under the Warranties and the Vendors shall
fully indemnify the Purchaser and the Company against all costs and
expenses incurred as a result of any action taken by the Vendors
pursuant to this clause
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6.6
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The
Purchaser shall not admit liability in respect of or compromise or
settle the subject-matter of any claim under the Warranties without
the prior written consent of the Vendors (such consent not to be
unreasonably refused or withheld)
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Non Competition
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7.1
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For
the purpose of assuring to the Purchaser the full benefit of the
business and goodwill of the Company each of the Vendors undertakes
by way of further consideration for the obligations of the
Purchaser under this Agreement as separate and independent
agreements that he/she will not:
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7.1.1
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compete with the business so long as
employed by Ace Telecom Trading Limited and for a period of six
months thereafter
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7.1.2
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at
any time after Completion disclose to any person, or himself use
for any purpose, and shall use his best endeavours to prevent the
publication or disclosure of, any information concerning the
business, accounts or finances of the Company or any of its
clients’ or customers’ transactions or affairs, which
may, or may have, come to his knowledge;
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7.1.3
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act
so as to compete with the Business solicit business from or canvass
any Customer or Prospective Customer in respect of the
Business;
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7.1.4
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act
so as to compete with the Business accept orders from, act for or
have any business dealings with, any Customer or Prospective
Customer in respect of the Business;
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7.1.5
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act
to solicit or induce or endeavour to solicit or induce a an
Employee to cease working for or providing services to the
Business, whether or not any such person would thereby commit a
breach of contract;
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7.1.6
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act
to solicit or induce or endeavour to solicit or induce any Supplier
to cease to deal with the Business nor interfere in any way with
any relationship between a Supplier and the Business or the
Purchaser; and
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IN WITNESS
whereof the Vendors has caused this
document to be signed as a deed and the Purchasers and the
Directors have signed it as a deed the day and year first before
referred to
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SCHEDULE 1
The Warranties
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Corporate matters
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1.1
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The
Sale Shares constitute the whole of the issued and allotted share
capital of the Company.
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1.2
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The
Company has one subsidiary Ace Telecom Trading Ltd which is the
trading company
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1.3
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There are no agreements or
arrangements in force, other than this agreement, which grant to
any person the right to call for the issue, allotment or transfer
of any share or loan capital of the Company.
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1.4
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The
register of members and other statutory books of the Company have
been properly kept and contain an accurate and complete record of
the matters with which they should deal; and no notice or
allegation, that any of them is incorrect or should be rectified,
has been received.
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1.5
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All
returns, particulars, resolutions and documents required to be
filed with the Registrar of Companies in respect of the Company
have been duly filed and were correct.
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Accounting matters
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2.1
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The
Last Accounts:
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2.1.1
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give a true and fair view of the
assets, liabilities (including contingent, unquantified or disputed
liabilities) and commitments of the Company at the date of the Last
Accounts and its profits for the financial period ended on that
date;
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2.1.2
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fairly reflect the financial
position of the Company as at their date.
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2.3
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All
the accounts, books, ledgers, financial and other records, of
whatsoever kind, of the Company are in its possession and give a
true and fair view of its financial position.
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Financial matters
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3.1
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The
Company had no capital commitments outstanding at the Last Accounts
Date and the Company has not, since then, incurred or agreed to
incur any capital expenditure. The company has agreed to dispose of
its freehold property.
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3.2
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The
Company has not, since the Last Accounts Date, repaid, or become
liable to repay, any indebtedness in advance of its stated
maturity.
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3.3
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There are no liabilities (including
contingent liabilities) which are outstanding on the part of the
Company other than those incurred in the normal course of trading,
since the Last Accounts Date.
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3.4
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So
far as the Directors are aware the amounts now due from debtors
will be recoverable in full in the normal course of
business
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3.5
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The
Company has, since the Last Accounts Date, paid its creditors in
the normal course of business
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3.6
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No
guarantee, or agreement for indemnity or for suretyship given by
the Company is outstanding.
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Taxation matters
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4.1
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All
returns, computations and payments which should be, or should have
been, made by the Company for any taxation purpose have been made
within the requisite periods and are up-to-date, correct and on a
proper basis
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4.2
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The
Company has duly deducted and accounted for all amounts which it
has been obliged to deduct in respect of taxation and, in
particular, has properly operated the PAYE
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system, by deducting tax, as
required by law, from all payments made, or treated as made, to its
employees or former employees, and accounting to the Inland Revenue
for all tax so deducted and for all tax chargeable on benefits
provided for its employees or former employees.
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4.3
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The
Company is not, nor will it become, liable to pay, or make
reimbursement or indemnity in respect of, any taxation (or amounts
corresponding thereto) in consequence of the failure by any other
person to discharge that t
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