SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND
RELEASE
Captive
Audience, LLC, and its past, present and future officers,
directors, members, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors
in interest and employees (hereinafter “Captive”) and
PSI, Inc. (formerly known as Friendlyway, Inc.), and its past,
present and future officers, directors, members, parents,
subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors in interest and employees
(hereinafter “PSI”) have reached the following
agreement as of November 13, 2006 (the “Settlement
Agreement”).
WHEREAS , Captive and PSI are parties to a certain Asset
Purchase Agreement (as amended by an addendum, dated July 31, 2006,
and a rider, dated August 10, 2006) (hereinafter the
“APA”) dated March 18, 2006, pursuant to which, on
[August 22, 2006], PSI purchased from Captive the digital signage
assets and contract rights described on the schedules attached to
the APA (the “Acquired Assets”) for a purchase price of
$2.4 million, consisting of (i) cash in the amount of $1.1 million
payable in accordance with a payment schedule attached to the APA
and (ii) 5,909,091 shares of common stock of PSI having an agreed
value of $1.3 million (the “Acquisition
Shares”);
WHEREAS , in connection with the purchase of the
Acquired Assets, PSI made partial purchase price payments to
Captive in the aggregate amount of $195,000 and other partial
payments (the “Partial Payments”);
WHEREAS , certain disputes have arisen between the
parties relating to Captive’s sale, assignment and transfer
of the Acquired Assets and PSI’s payment of the purchase
price therefor;
WHEREAS , on or about October 18, 2006, Captive advised
PSI that it intended to commence a lawsuit against the PSI and/or
its affiliates, Pantel Systems, Inc. and Ignition Media Group, Inc.
(collectively with PSI, the “Purchaser Parties”), in
the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, seeking,
among other relief, a permanent injunction to prevent the Purchaser
Parties from impairing Captive’s use of the Acquired Assets
as well as damages based on allegations that the Purchaser Parties
breached obligations owing to Captive under the APA;
WHEREAS , the action is currently pending under the
caption Captive Audience, LLC v. Pantel Systems, Inc. a/k/a
Friendlyway, Inc. and Ignition Media Group, Inc., Civil Action No.
06-5020 (JAG) (the “Action”);
WHEREAS , the parties now wish to rescind the
transactions contemplated by the APA and settle this matter by
resolving their differences amicably according to the conditions
set forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE , in
consideration of the following covenants and agreements and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties have agreed as follows:
1. Upon the execution of this Settlement
Agreement, PSI shall pay to Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP,
as attorneys for Captive by either check from an attorney trust
account or by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the
amount of $90,000.00 (Ninety Thousand United States Dollars (the
“Settlement Sum”). Effective upon receipt of the
Settlement Sum, the purchase and sale of the Acquired Assets
pursuant to the APA shall be deemed rescinded, terminated,
cancelled and null and void ab initio , and the APA and
all ancillary agreements executed in connection therewith or
contemplated thereby (collectively with the APA, the
“Transaction Documents”) shall be deemed rescinded,
terminated, cancelled and null and void ab initio
.
2. Captive hereby agrees, for itself and on behalf
of each of its members, that it relinquishes all right, title and
interest in and to the Acquisition Shares. Likewise, PSI hereby
agrees that it relinquishes all right, title and interest in and to
any and all contracts, assignments and/or any assets of any kind
whether or not included in the Acquired Assets that had anything to
do with the purchase of assets from Captive. Captive hereby agrees
to assume, pay and discharge any and all liabilities or
obligations, regardless of when same shall have accrued, under such
contracts and does hereby further agree to indemnify, defend and
hold each Purchaser Party harmless from any losses, liabilities,
costs, suits, judgments, claims or damages, which any Purchaser
Party may suffer or incur in connection with any such contract. The
parties further agree that Captive shall be entitled to retain the
Partial Payments and that certain digital signage equipment of PSI
currently in Captive’s possession or otherwise under its
control, which equipment consists of five installed 42-inch LCD
video screens and five 42-inch uninstalled LCD video
screens.
3. Upon receipt of the payment referred to in this
Settlement Agreement, Captive shall immediately withdraw and
dismiss the Action with prejudice and immediately deliver to PSI
the original executed promissory note, dated August 21, 2006 (the
“Promissory Note”), included in the Transaction
Documents, which Promissory Note shall have been prominently marked
“Cancelled” by an authorized officer of
Captive.
4. Captive, on behalf of its members, partners,
shareholders, officers, directors, successors and assigns, hereby
fully and forever releases and discharges each of the Purchaser
Parties and all of their respective representatives, agents,
attorneys, consultants, shareholders, officers, directors,
employees, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and
assigns from any and all claims, demands, losses, costs, damages,
rights and causes of action, debts, liabilities and obligations
whatsoever, at law or in equity, which Captive ever had, now has or
may have against them with respect to the claims that were asserted
or could have been asserted in the Action or that arose out of the
Transaction Documents from the beginning of the world to the date
hereof.
5. PSI, on behalf of itself and the other
Purchaser Pa
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