Exhibit
10.1
DATED
THIS 10th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2009
BETWEEN
ACTIVE
VALOR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
AND
SECURED
DIGITAL APPLICATIONS, INC
AND
DIGITALAPPS
SDN BHD
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SHAREHOLDERS
AGREEMENT
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THIS
AGREEMENT is
dated this 10th day of February,
2009.
BETWEEN
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ACTIVE
VALOR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, a
private limited company incorporated in British Virgin Islands and
having its registered office at Portcullis Trustnet
Chambers, P.O. Box 3444, Road Town, Tortola British Virgin Islands
(hereinafter referred to as "AVI") of the
first part;
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SECURED
DIGITAL APPLICATIONS, INC , a
company incorporated in Delaware, United States of America and
having its business address at 230 Park Avenue, 10
th
Floor,
New York, NY 10169 (hereinafter referred to as " SDA ") of
the second part;
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DIGITALAPPS
SDN BHD, a
private limited company incorporated in Malaysia and having its
registered office 32B, Jalan SS2/66, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
(hereinafter referred to as “ the Company ”) of
the third part;
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The
Company is in the business of providing mobile Voice Over Internet
Protocol (“VoIP”) application, information technology
and multimedia content production services, biometric security
solutions and RFID-enabled applications.
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The
Company and SDA are desirous of raising additional capital to fund
the roll out of mobile VoIP applications including VoIP voice
calls, mobile advertising and mobile video sharing services in
China.
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The
parties hereto wish to conclude this Agreement to set down their
mutual understandings in respect of the Business of the Company,
their respective shareholdings and to regulate their relationship
as shareholders of the Company.
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NOW
THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH as follows :-
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INTERPRETATION
AND DEFINITIONS
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Save
as otherwise defined herein, all terms used shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the Subscription Agreement. In this
Agreement, unless otherwise required or indicated by the context,
the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, words
indicating any one gender shall include the other genders, words
indicating natural persons shall include legal persons and bodies
corporate and vice versa, terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement
shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them and the
following terms shall have the meanings respectively assigned to
them hereunder, namely:-
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means
the Malaysian Companies Act, 1965, as amended or revised from time
to time;
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means
the agreement recorded in this document;
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means
the board of Directors of the Company for the time
being;
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means
the business as described in the Recitals hereto;
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means
all days of the week excluding Saturdays and Sundays and public
holidays in Malaysia;
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means
DIGITALAPPS SDN BHD (Company No : 721697-W) a private
limited company incorporated in Malaysia and having its registered
office 32B Jalan SS2/66, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor,
Maaysia.
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means
one or more directors of the Company for the time being;
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means
the price at which each Share shall be issued to AVI which shall be
RM1.00;
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means
the shareholders of the Company from time to time in terms of this
Agreement and "Member" shall have a corresponding
meaning;
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means
the Company, AVI and SDA and “Party” means
any one of them;
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means
one or more individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies,
corporations, trusts, unincorporated associations or government
authorities or agencies;
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means
the lawful currency of Malaysia
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means
the ordinary shares of Ringgit Malaysia One (RM1.00) each only in
the Company;
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means
the nine hundred (900) Shares to be subscribed for
by AVI at the Issue Price per share.
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means
the holders of the Shares in the Company;
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The
obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall take effect
from the date of the execution of this Agreement (hereinafter
referred to as “the Effective Date” ) and shall
subject to early termination in accordance with the provisions
hereunder, subsist until such time as determined in writing by
mutual agreement of the parties.
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AVI
and SDA in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set
forth herein hereby agree to enter into this Agreement to regulate
their relationship as shareholders of the Company.
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The
Company shall be party to and be bound by the terms of this
Agreement.
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The
Business of the Company shall be conducted in its best interests on
sound commercial principles subject to the provisions of this
Agreement and in accordance with all applicable laws of
Malaysia.
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On
the Effective Date, the shareholdings of the parties in the Company
shall be as set out hereinbelow :
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Name
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No.
of
Shares
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Percentage
(%)
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AVI
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900
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90
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SDA
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100
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10
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Total
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1000
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100.0
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Notwithstanding
any clause herein or in the Articles of Association of the Company,
AVI and SDA shall be entitled to transfer any portion of the Shares
held by it to any of its nominee, subsidiary or associated
companies at any time it deems fit by service of written notice and
the Parties hereto shall pass the requisite resolutions to give
effect to the same.
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In
consideration of AVI acquiring ninety (90) percent equity in the
Company, AVI shall pay to SDA a guaranteed income of $3,900,000.00
payable over a period of three (3) years:
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Amount
(US$)
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1,200,000.00
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1,300,000.00
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1,400,000.00
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The
method of payment by AVI to SDA shall be in the form of cash or
payment by third parties on behalf of AVI or any other mode of
payment as the Parties may mutually agree.
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AVI
and SDA shall use their best effort to list
the Company’s shares on an Asian stock
exchange within three (3) years from the Effective Date of this
Agreement subject to the Company meeting the listing
requirements.
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AVI
will provide up to $11.5 million to fund the roll
out of the Company’s mobile
VoIP services that shall include mobile VoIP calls, mobile
advertising and mobile video sharing applications in China within
one (1) year from the Effective Date of this Agreement.
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The
Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company shall be
drawn or amended, as the case may be, so as to ensure conformity
with the provisions of this Agreement. In the event of any conflict
between the terms of this Agreement and the Articles of Association
of the Company, the terms of this Agreement shall
prevail.
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The
main objects of the Company shall include the carrying on of the
Business in accordance with the terms and conditions contained
herein.
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The
authorised share capital of the Company presently is RM100,000.00
divided into 100,000 ordinary shares of RM1.00 each
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Subject
to the other provisions of this Agreement, the shareholding ratio
of the parties in the Company shall at all times be maintained at
the proportions set out in Clause 3.4 above unless otherwise
mutually agreed by the parties.
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The
registered office of the Company shall be at 32B Jalan SS2/66,
47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor unless otherwise determined in
writing by AVI.
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A
resolution for the appointment of two (2) persons nominated by AVI
and one (1) person by the SDA as directors for the Company shall be
adopted on the Effective Date (unless already done prior to the
Effective Date) at a Board Meeting or General Meeting of the
Company as the case may be. Notwithstanding the
provision of this Clause, AVI has the prerogative to nominate one
(1) person as director at the time of execution of this
Agreement.
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The
financial year end of the Company shall be 31
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December
or any other date mutually agreed upon by the parties to this
Agreement.
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Each
of the parties hereto covenant and undertake to the other that it
will use its best endeavours to contribute its expertise and
resources including but not limited to the matters as set out below
to ensure the successful operation of the Company :
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The
Members shall collectively assist in
setting the policies and direction of the Company at the Board
level.
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The
Parties respectively covenant with each other that for the duration
of this Agreement :
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to
support and complement each other for the mutual benefit and
enhancement of the Business of the
Company as agreed;.
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to
make the requisite declarations at the earliest time possible in
any event where the private businesses of the Members may give rise
to any potential conflict or conflict of interests with the
business of the Company.
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Nothwithstanding
clause 4.8.2(b) above, AVI agrees that SDA or its subsidiaries
shall be not be restricted in any manner whatsoever to conduct the
same Business as the Company in any country.
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AVI
shall have the sole right to change or appoint the auditors and/or
the corporate secretary/company secretary of the Company as it
deems fit.
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The
quorum for general meetings and all adjourned general meetings
shall comprise two (2) Members of the Company. Members may be
represented by their duly authorised corporate representatives
or proxy who, provided that he is duly appointed as
such, shall be entitled to speak and vote on behalf of the Member
appointing him/her.
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Fourteen
(14) days notice shall be given for all annual and extraordinary
general meetings of the Company save for those meetings requiring
special resolutions which shall require twenty-one (21)
days.
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The
Chairman at meetings of Members shall be a representative of or a
person nominated by AVI, failing which such other director as may
be appointed by the board of Directors ( “the
Board” ). The Chairman shall have a second or casting
vote in addition to his deliberative vote as a representative of a
Member.
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A
written resolution signed on behalf of all of the Members, whether
on the same document or on different documents in identical terms,
shall be as valid and effective as a resolution duly passed at a
duly constituted meeting of Members, provided that such written
resolution shall be placed in the minute book of the
Company.
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The
Company shall be managed by a Board of Directors. Unless otherwise
agreed the number of directors shall be three (3) ,
one a nominee of SDA and two (2) being
nominees of AVI.
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Each
of the Members shall be entitled to appoint their representatives
to the Board of Directors and to remove any such director and to
replace any such director who is removed or ceases for any other
reason to be a director. Any appointment to or removal from the
office of director shall be made by notice in writing to the
Company and shall take effect immediately upon such
notice.
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In
the event that the shareholding ratio ceases to be as set out in
Clause 3.5 hereof, the number of directors which each party is
entitled to appoint shall be varied to reflect the proportion of
the new shareholdings (as far as may be practicable).
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Any
person appointed as a director shall :-
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he
shall have been removed therefrom by the Member so appointing him;
or
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he
shall have resigned therefrom by notice in writing to the Company;
or
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he
shall have been disqualified therefrom for any reason
whatsoever;
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be
entitled to hold shares in the share capital of the
Company;
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be
entitled, with the written consent of the Member so appointing him
(if applicable) to appoint an alternate director to
himself.
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The
directors shall meet as often as is necessary for the effective
management of the Company, but not less than once every
year.
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Notice
of all meetings of directors shall be given to the directors or
their alternat
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