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Exhibit 99.2
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS
This
Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release of Claims Agreement
("Settlement Agreement") is made and entered into as of the last
date of execution of this Settlement Agreement as shown on the
signature page of this Settlement Agreement (“Effective
Date”) by and between PSPP Holdings, Inc., a Nevada
Corporation, (“PSPP”); UC HUB Group, Inc., a Nevada
Corporation, (“UCHUB”); eSafe, Inc., a Nevada
Corporation, (“ESAFE”); Wilcox Family Partners, a
California Limited Partnership (“WFP”); Piedmont
Properties, Inc., a, Oregon corporation (“PIEDMONT”);
Larry Wilcox, an individual (“WILCOX”); Leonard
Gotshalk, an individual (“LEONARD”); Kyle Gotshalk, an
individual (“KYLE”) and Cherish Adams, an individual
(“ADAMS”) hereinafter collectively or individually
referred to as the “Parties” or “Party,”
respectively.
Whereas , UCHUB, et. al., filed an action in the Unites
States District Court, Central District of California, Western
Division, on October 18, 2007 entitled action number CV07-6776 AHM
(SSx) (“The Action”); and
Whereas , the Defendants to The Action have offered and
UCHUB, WILCOX and WFP have agreed to settle this dispute and to
resolve The Action without the cost of continued litigation;
and
Whereas , the Parties to this Settlement Agreement intend
that this Settlement Agreement shall be enforceable pursuant to the
California Code of Civil Procedure Section 664.6 upon any
Parties’ noncompliance with the terms of this Settlement
Agreement.
Now,
Therefore , for and in consideration of the mutual covenants
and promises herein contained and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, it is hereby agreed by and between the Parties as
follows:
1. PSPP, UCHUB and ESAFE shall immediately enter
into an agreement to rescind the Acquisition Agreement (the
“Rescission Agreement”). Such Rescission Agreement
shall be effective on even date hereof and shall be annexed hereto
as an Exhibit and become a part of this Settlement Agreement.
2. Subject to the conditions of this Settlement
Agreement and the Rescission Agreement, the Parties to this
Settlement Agreement, on their own behalf and on behalf of their
respective, general and limited partners, corporate parents,
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and directors, attorneys,
agents, representatives, predecessors in interest, shareholders,
successors and ssigns, and each of them, hereby release and forever
discharge each other, and their general and limited partners,
corporate parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors,
employees, attorneys, agents, representatives, predecessors in
interest, shareholders, successors, and assigns, and each of them
separately and collectively, from any and all charges, complaints,
claims, liens, demands, causes of action, obligations, loans,
damages and liabilities, of every kind, nature and description
whatsoever, known or unknown, that the Parties to this Settlement
Agreement or those joindered to this Settlement Agreement have had
in the past, or now have, or may have in the future against each
other, arising directly or indirectly out of, or related in any way
to: (i) any claims asserted in The Action or which could have been
asserted in The Action; (ii) the Acquisition Agreement; (iii) this
Settlement Agreement; (iv) the agreements dated August 16, 2007
(“August 16 Agreements”); (v) or any other subsequent
agreements or events pertaining to the subject matter thereof
including but not limited to any and all tort, contract and
statutory claims, equitable claims, and any and all claims arising
under any statute, decision, executive order, court order,
regulation, or ordinance, which could have been asserted or might
be asserted now or in the future.
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PSPP
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UCHUB
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PIEDMONT
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ESAFE
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LEONARD
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WFP
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KYLE
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WILCOX
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CHERISH
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3. The Parties to this Settlement Agreement
expressly understand and acknowledge that it is possible that
unknown losses or claims exist or that present losses may have been
underestimated in amount or severity, and the Parties have
explicitly taken this into account in determining the consideration
to be provided by way of this Settlement Agreement, and a portion
of said consideration, having been bargained for between the
Parties with the knowledge of the possibility of such unknown
claims, was given in exchange for a full accord, satisfaction and
discharge of all such claims arising from or relating to The
Action. Consequently, the Parties to this Settlement Agreement
expressly waive all rights under California Civil Code Section
1542, which provides that:
A general release does not
extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to
exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if
known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the
debtor.
4. PSPP, LEONARD, KYLE and ADAMS, on the one hand
(referred to in this ¶4 only as the “Gotshalk
Indemnitors”), shall individually and collectively indemnify,
defend and hold harmless UCHUB, WFP and WILCOX, and any of their
respective, general and limited partners, corporate parents,
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and directors, attorneys,
agents, representatives, predecessors in interest, shareholders,
successors and assigns, on the other hand (referred to in this
¶4 only as the “Wilcox Indemnitees”), from and
against any and all actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities,
awards, costs and expenses (including legal fees) resulting from or
arising out of any claim, cause of action or lawsuit made, alleged
or filed against the Wilcox Indemnitees, individually or as a
group, arising out of or in any way connected to WILCOX’s
actions or inactions as an officer, director, employee or
representative of PSPP and/or ESAFE; the Acquisition Agreement; the
August 16, 2007 Agreements; this Settlement Agreement; the
Rescission Agreement; and/or any other agreements or events
pertaining to the subject matters thereof. The Gotshalk Indemnitors
shall defend and settle, at their sole expense, and through counsel
of the Wilcox Indemnitees’ choosing, all suits or proceedings
arising therefrom. The Wilcox Indemnitees, as the case may be,
shall immediately inform PSPP and/or the Gotshalk Indemnitors, in
writing of any such suit or proceeding against any of the Wilcox
Indemnitees. The Wilcox Indemnitees, at their individual
discretion, and without limiting the obligations of the Gotshalk
Indemnitees, shall have the right to participate in the defense of
any such suit or proceeding; provided however
, that should an apparent conflict be deemed to have arisen
between the Wilcox Indemnitees and the Gotshalk Indemnitors, the
Wilcox Indemnitees pursuant to this ¶4, shall retain
independent legal counsel and the Gotshalk Indemnitors shall be
responsible for and shall pay for said counsel, to continue the
representation and defense of the Wilcox Indemnitees.
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PSPP
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UCHUB
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PIEDMONT
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ESAFE
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LEONARD
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WFP
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KYLE
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WILCOX
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CHERISH
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5. Notwithstanding the foregoing ¶4 UCHUB,
WFP and WILCOX, on the one hand (referred to in this ¶5 only
as the “Wilcox Indemnitors”), shall individually and
collectively indemnify, defend and hold harmless PSPP, LEONARD,
KYLE and ADAMS, and any of their respective, general and limited
partners, corporate parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and
directors, attorneys, agents, representatives, predecessors in
interest, shareholders, successors and assigns, on the other hand
(referred to in this ¶5 only as the “Gotshalk
Indemnitees”), from and against any and all actions, claims,
losses, damages, liabilities, awards, costs and expenses (including
legal fees) resulting from or arising out of any claim, cause of
action or lawsuit made, alleged or filed against the Gotshalk
Indemnitees, individually or as a group, by or on behalf of a
shareholder of UCHUB arising solely out of or in connection to
KYLE’s or ADAMS’s actions or inactions as officers,
directors, employee or representative of ESAFE; the Acquisition
Agreement; this Settlement Agreement; the August 16 Agreements; or
any other subsequent agreements or events pertaining to the subject
matter thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnification
granted herein in this ¶5, only applies to those UCHUB
shareholders of record between May 28, 2007 and the Effective Date
hereof, and only to the extent that said shareholders were not also
shareholders of PSPP during the same period. The Wilcox Indemnitors
shall defend and settle, at their sole expense, and through counsel
of the Gotshalk Indemnitees’ choosing, all suits or
proceedings arising therefrom. The Gotshalk Indemnitees, as the
case may be, shall immediately inform the Wilcox Indemnitors, in
writing of any such suit or proceeding against the Gotshalk
Indemnitees. The Gotshalk Indemnitees, at their individual
discretion, shall have the right to participate in the defense of
any such suit or proceeding; provided however that
should an apparent conflict be deemed to have arisen between the
Gotshalk Indemnitees and the Wilcox Indemnitors, the Gotshalk
Indemnitees pursuant to this ¶5, shall retain independent
legal counsel and the Wilcox Indemnitors shall be responsible for
and shall pay for said counsel, to continue the representation and
defense of the Gotshalk Indemnitees.
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