AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE ENTIRE ISSUED SHARE
CAPITAL OF TRAVELEX ATMS LIMITED
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TRAVELEX UK LIMITED AND SNAX 24
CORPORATION LIMITED
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TRM
SERVICES LIMITED
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TRM
CORPORATION
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Clause
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1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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4. BETWEEN EXCHANGE AND COMPLETION
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5. BANK OF AMERICA UNDERTAKING AND ESCROW
ARRANGEMENTS
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8. APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT
ACCOUNTANTs
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10. GUARANTEES AND INDEBTEDNESS
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13. PROTECTION OF THE INTERESTS OF THE
BUYER
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15. PAYMENTS AND INTEREST
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18. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CONFIDENTIALITY
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22. OBLIGATIONS AFTER COMPLETION AND FURTHER
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Clause
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26. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
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Part 2: Accounts, Financial, Banking and Current
Trading
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Part 3: Compliance and Litigation
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Part 6: Sites and Environment
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Part 9: Intellectual Property
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Part 10: Information Technology
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Part 1: Tax definitions and
interpretation
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Part 4: Miscellaneous, including exclusions and
limitations, conduct of claims and payments
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Limitations on Sellers’
Liability
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Conduct of Business Pending
Completion
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Bank of America Undertaking
Indemnity for missing share certificates
Resignation of directors and secretary
Transitional Services Agreement
THIS AGREEMENT
is made on 1 September 2005
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(1)
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TRAVELEX UK LIMITED
, a company incorporated
in England and Wales (registered number 1985596) whose registered
office is at 65 Kingsway, London WC2B 6TB and SNAX 24
CORPORATION LIMITED , a company incorporated in England and
Wales (registered number 2787267) whose registered office is at 110
Cannon Street, London EC4N 6AR (together, the “
Sellers ”);
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(2)
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TRM SERVICES LIMITED
, a company incorporated
in England and Wales (registered number 5542372) whose registered
office is at 30 Old Burlington Street, London W1S 3NL (the “
Buyer ”); and
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(3)
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TRM CORPORPATION
, a corporation
organised and existing under the laws of the state of Oregon,
United States of America whose principal place of business is at
5208 NE 122 nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97230, USA
(the “ Guarantor ”).
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(A)
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The
Company (as defined below) is a private company limited by shares.
Further details about the Company are set out in schedule
1.
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(B)
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The
Sellers wish to sell and the Buyer wishes to buy all of the issued
share capital of the Company on the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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(C)
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The
Guarantor has agreed to guarantee the obligations of the Buyer on
the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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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, the following words and expressions shall have the
following meanings unless the context requires
otherwise:
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the audited
individual accounts (within the meaning of section 226 Companies
Act 1985) of the Company for the financial year ended on the
Accounts Date, a copy of which is annexed to
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this Agreement
and marked “A”;
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December 2004;
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has the meaning
given to it in the definitions contained in the Business Sale
Agreement;
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a domestic
currency dispensing automated teller machine including any
associated Housing and software necessary to run the automated
teller machine;
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“ Bank
of America Undertaking ”
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the letter, in
the agreed form, to be issued to the Sellers on the date of this
Agreement by Bank of America N.A.;
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the amount of
the borrowings of the Company by way of bank loans, and other
borrowed money, overdrafts, finance and capital leases, acceptance
and documentary credit facilities and factoring and other types of
receivable financing transactions including interest and penalties
thereon but excluding (i) the Shareholder Loans and
(ii) the Inter-Company Debts;
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has the meaning
given to it in the definitions contained in the Business Sale
Agreement;
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a day on which
banks are open for business in London, other than Saturday or
Sunday;
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“
Business Sale Agreement ”
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the agreement
in the agreed form between Travelex UK Limited (1) TRM
(ATM) Limited (2) and TRM Corporation (3);
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the
Buyer’s accountants for the time being;
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the Buyer, any
ultimate parent undertaking of
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the Buyer for
the time being and all direct or indirect subsidiary undertakings
for the time being of any such parent undertaking;
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Davenport Lyons
of 30 Old Burlington Street, London W1S 3NL;
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the Capital
Allowances Act 2001;
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Travelex ATMs
Limited, a private company limited by shares incorporated in
England and Wales with registered number 4046739;
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the Companies
Act 1985;
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completion of
the sale and purchase of the Shares in accordance with this
Agreement;
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a pro-forma
statement of certain assets and certain liabilities of the Company
as at 5.30 p.m. on the Completion Date, as listed in each case in
part 1 of schedule 9 (Completion Accounts);
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the date on
which Completion takes place;
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the conditions
listed in clause 3.1;
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“
Confidential Information ”
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all
confidential information and trade secrets relating exclusively to
the business of the Company including all financial, marketing and
technical information, ideas, concepts, technology, processes and
knowledge together with lists or details of customers, suppliers,
prices, discounts, margins, information relating to research and
development, current trading performance and future business
strategy and any information derived from any of them and
subsisting at the Completion Date, but excluding any such
information which is in the public
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domain other
than by reason of any breach by any party bound thereby of any
confidentiality undertaking in each case to the extent confidential
and relating exclusively to the business of the Company;
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the disclosure
letter in the agreed form from the Sellers to the Buyer, dated with
the date of this Agreement, together with the documents attached to
it;
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the individuals
employed or engaged by the Company and/or by Travelex UK Limited at
Completion which at the date of this Agreement are set out in
schedule 8;
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a mortgage
(fixed or floating), charge, pledge, lien, option, restriction,
hypothecation, guarantee, trust, right of set-off, right of first
refusal, right of pre-emption or other third party right (legal or
equitable), interest or claim of any kind including any assignment
by way of security, reservation of title or other security interest
of any kind, howsoever created or other arrangement having similar
effect;
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(i) the date
falling 45 days after the date on which the Requested
Information (as defined in clause 4.3) is supplied to the Buyer; or
(ii) (if earlier) 30 November 2005; or (iii) such later
date as the Sellers and the Buyer may in writing agree or as is
determined by clause 4.8;
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the natural and
man-made environment and all or any of the following media, namely
air (including air within buildings and air within other natural or
man-made structures above or below ground), water (including water
under or within
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land or in
drains or sewers and inland waters), land and any living organisms
or systems supported by those media;
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all applicable
laws, regulations, directives, statutes, subordinate legislation,
common law, civil codes and other national and local laws, all
judgments, orders, instructions or awards of any court or competent
authority and all codes of practice, industry agreements and
guidance notes which primarily serve to protect the Environment and
includes all laws relating to actual or threatened emissions,
seepages, discharges, escapes, releases or leaks of pollutants,
contaminants or Hazardous Substances;
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the bank
account to be opened in the joint names of the Sellers’
Solicitors and the Buyer’s Solicitors in accordance with the
Escrow Agreement;
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the agreement,
in the agreed form, between the Sellers, the Buyer, TRM
(ATM) Limited, the Sellers’ Solicitors and the
Buyer’s Solicitors to be entered into pursuant to clause
5.1;
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the
Buyer’s Group or either Seller’s Group, as the context
requires;
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the Master
Agreement dated 15 January 2002 between the Company
(1) TotalFinaElf UK Limited (2) and Travelex UK Limited
(3) and the Master Agreement dated 5 October 2001 between
the Company (1) United Cinemas International (2) and Travelex
UK Limited (3);
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any substance
or organism which alone or in combination with others may cause
harm or damage to the Environment, human health and safety, flora
or fauna and includes without limitation, any hazardous or toxic
materials, pollutants and wastes;
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any cabinet,
kiosk, acoustic hood, shelter or booth or similar things (including
any side panels, door, signage, lighting, metal frame, back plate
or other configurations) forming the structure of an
ATM;
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the Income and
Corporation Taxes Act 1988;
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“
Independent Accountants ”
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the independent
firm of chartered accountants to whom matters are referred in
accordance with clause 8.1;
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“
Intellectual Property Rights ”
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all Registered
Intellectual Property Rights and all inventions (whether patentable
or not), design rights, database rights, copyright, moral rights,
semiconductor topography rights, unregistered trade and service
marks, logos, get-up and trade names and the goodwill attaching to
them, Know-How, and any rights or forms of protection of a similar
nature and having equivalent or similar effect to any of them which
subsist anywhere in the world;
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all monies
owing by the Company to either Seller or any member of either
Seller’s Group, excluding (a) the Shareholder Loans and
(b) any amounts owing to Snax 24 Corporation Limited in
relation to trading balances, which latter amount, for the
avoidance of doubt, shall not be paid off at Completion;
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all know-how,
trade secrets and confidential information, in any form (including
paper, electronically stored data, magnetic media, film and
microfilm) including, without limitation, drawings, formulae, test
results or reports, project reports and testing procedures,
information relating to the working of any product, process,
invention, improvement or development, instruction and training
manuals, tables of operating conditions, information concerning
intellectual property portfolio and strategy, market forecasts,
lists or particulars of customers and suppliers, sales targets,
sales statistics, prices, discounts, mark-ups, future business
strategy, tenders, price sensitive information, market research
reports and business development and planning reports but always
excluding any Confidential Information;
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in relation to
any matter, all liabilities, losses, claims, damages, fines,
penalties, costs and expenses relating to that matter (including
for the avoidance of doubt all reasonable and properly incurred
legal and professional costs);
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the unaudited
management accounts of the Company comprising a balance sheet as at
30 June 2005 a profit and loss account for the period which
began on 1 January 2005 and ended on 30 June 2005, a copy
of which is annexed to this Agreement marked
“B”;
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“ Net
Current Liability Statement ”
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the statement
of the Net Current Liability Value in the format set out in part 3
of schedule 9 (Completion Accounts);
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“ Net
Current Liability Value ”
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the amount (if
any) in pounds sterling by which
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the aggregate
value of those liabilities of the Company as at the Completion Date
that are listed in part 1 of schedule 9 (Completion Accounts)
exceed the aggregate value of those assets of the Company as at the
Completion Date that are listed in part 1 of schedule 9 (Completion
Accounts), as shown in the Completion Accounts (and for the
avoidance of doubt, the amount of that excess (if any) shall be
expressed as a positive rather than as a negative figure), and
provided that (a) if the aggregate amount of those liabilities
is equal to the aggregate amount of those assets, the Net Current
Liability Value shall be zero; and (b) if the aggregate amount
of those liabilities is less than the aggregate amount of those
assets then the amount of that shortfall shall be expressed as a
negative (rather than as a positive) amount, so that (for
illustrative purposes only) if the aggregate amount of those
liabilities exceeds the aggregate value of those assets by
£100,000, the Net Current Liability Value shall be
£100,000 and if the aggregate amount of those liabilities is
less than the aggregate value of those assets by £100,000, the
Net Current Liability Value shall be
–(£100,000);
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the scheme
known as the Travelex Group Personal Pension Plan operated by
Scottish Equitable plc;
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the audited
individual accounts (within the meaning of section 226 Companies
Act 1985) of the Company for the two financial years immediately
preceding the financial year ended on the Accounts Date;
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“
Recognised Investment Exchange ”
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has the meaning
set out at section 285 of the Financial Services and Markets Act
2000;
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“
Registered Intellectual Property Rights ”
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all patents,
utility models, registered designs, registered copyrights, plant
variety rights, registered trade and service marks and the goodwill
attaching to them, domain names and applications for registration
and rights to grant of them and any rights or forms of protection
of a similar nature anywhere in the world;
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has the meaning
given to it in part 1 of schedule 3;
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the Warranties,
other than those set out in paragraph 1.4.3 of part 2 of schedule
2, as such warranties continue to be repeated in accordance with
clause 11.1 between the date of this Agreement and the Completion
Date (or if earlier the date on which this Agreement terminates)
provided that, for the purposes of this definition, references to
“Employees” in the Warranties set out in part 8 of
schedule 2 shall be regarded as references to employees of the
Company on the date of this Agreement;
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the
Sellers’ accountants for the time being;
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in relation to
Travelex UK Limited, Travelex Holdings Limited and all direct and
indirect subsidiary undertakings from time to time of Travelex
Holdings Limited and, in relation to Snax 24 Corporation Limited,
itself and all of its direct and indirect subsidiary undertakings
from time to time;
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Olswang of 90
High Holborn, London
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WC1V
6XX;
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the outstanding
loans made by each Seller to the Company, such loans being (as at
the date of this Agreement) in the amount of £281,308 due to
Snax 24 Corporation Limited and £341,379 due to Travelex UK
Limited, including principal and accrued interest, fees, costs and
expenses (if any);
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the issued
shares in the capital of the Company;
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shall have the
meaning given to it in paragraph 1.1 of part 6 of schedule
2;
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has the meaning
given to it in part 1 of schedule 3;
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has the meaning
given to it in part 1 of schedule 3;
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a claim under
the Tax Covenant or for any breach of any of the Tax
Warranties;
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the tax
covenants given in favour of the Buyer set out in part 3 of
schedule 3;
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the warranties
of the Sellers relating to Tax given under clause 11.1 which are
set out in part 2 of schedule 3;
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the Taxation of
Chargeable Gains Act 1992;
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“
Termination Agreement ”
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the agreement
in the agreed form to be entered into on the date of this Agreement
between Travelex UK Limited (1) Snax 24 Corporation Limited
(2) and the Company (3) terminating the share
subscription and shareholders agreement dated 6 March 2001 in
relation to the Company;
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“
Transitional Services Agreement ”
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the
transitional services agreement in the agreed form to be entered
into between Travelex UK Limited, the Buyer and the Company on the
date of this Agreement;
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“
Travelex Holdings Limited ”
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a company
incorporated in England and Wales (registered number 4090247) whose
registered office is at 65 Kingsway, London WC2B 6TB;
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value added tax
as provided for in VATA, and any tax imposed in substitution for
it;
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the Value Added
Tax Act 1994;
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the warranties
of the Sellers given under clause 11.1 which are set out in
schedule 2, and the Tax Warranties; and
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a claim for any
breach of any of the Warranties other than a Tax
Warranty.
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1.2
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In
this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise:
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1.2.1
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any
reference to the parties or a recital, clause or schedule is to the
parties or the relevant recital, clause or schedule of or to this
Agreement, and any reference in a schedule to a paragraph is to a
paragraph of that schedule or, where relevant, that part of that
schedule;
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1.2.2
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the
clause headings are included for convenience only and shall not
affect the interpretation of this Agreement;
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of the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
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1.2.4
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use
of any gender includes the other genders;
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“ financial year
”, “ parent undertaking ” and “
subsidiary undertaking ” have the meanings given to
them by sections 223 and 258 of the Companies Act 1985
respectively;
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any
reference to a statute, statutory provision or subordinate
legislation (“ legislation ”) shall be construed
as referring to that legislation as amended and in force from time
to time and to any legislation which re-enacts or consolidates
(with or without modification) any such legislation except to the
extent that any amendment, re-enactment or consolidation on or
after the date of this Agreement would increase the liability of
any party under this Agreement;
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1.2.7
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any
reference to a document being “ in the agreed form
” means a document in a form agreed by the parties and either
entered into on the date of this Agreement by the relevant parties
or initialled by the parties or on their behalf by the
Sellers’ Solicitors and the Buyer’s Solicitors, in the
latter case with such amendments as they may subsequently
agree;
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1.2.8
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if
a period of time is specified and dates from a given day or the day
of an act or event, it shall be calculated exclusive of that
day;
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a
person shall be deemed to be connected with another if that person
is connected with another within the meaning of section 839 of
ICTA;
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references to writing shall include
any modes of reproducing words in a legible and non-transitory form
(but not email);
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reference to a balance sheet or
profit and loss account shall include a reference to any note
forming part of it; and
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references to this Agreement include
this Agreement as amended or supplemented in accordance with its
terms.
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1.3
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The
schedules and recitals form part of this Agreement and shall have
effect as if set out in full in the body of this Agreement, and any
reference to this Agreement includes the schedules and
recitals.
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1.4
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Save as otherwise specifically
provided, all warranties, undertakings and other obligations of
each Seller under this Agreement are several and not joint or joint
and several.
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AGREEMENT FOR SALE
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2.1
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Subject to the terms of this
Agreement, each Seller shall sell or cause to be sold and the Buyer
shall buy those Shares set out against that Seller’s name in
schedule 1 free from all Encumbrances and with full title
guarantee.
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The
Shares shall be sold pursuant to clause 2.1 with all rights
attaching to them on or after the date of this Agreement, including
the rights to receive all dividends and other distributions
declared, paid or made on or after the date of this
Agreement.
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2.3
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Each Seller hereby waives all rights
of pre-emption arising on the sale of the Shares, whether conferred
by the articles of association of the Company or in any other
way.
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CONDITIONS
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3.1
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Completion is subject to each of the
following conditions being satisfied or (where permitted) waived on
or before 5.30 p.m. (London time) on the End Date;
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3.1.1
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unconditional written consent from
each counterparty to the contracts set out in schedule 7 to a
change of control of the Company or to an assignment of the
relevant contract to TRM (ATM) Limited or the Buyer (as
appropriate) having been obtained (or deemed obtained in accordance
with clause 3.2);
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3.1.2
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the
funding of the consideration for the purchase of the Shares having
been obtained on terms and conditions satisfactory to the
Buyer.
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3.2
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The
Sellers shall use all reasonable endeavours to procure that the
Condition set out in clause 3.1.1 is satisfied on or before the End
Date. The Buyer shall provide all reasonable information relating
to it and to the Buyer’s Group reasonably requested by any
counterparty such as is referred to in clause 3.1.1, and for the
purposes of obtaining the consents referred to in that clause, the
Guarantor shall (if so, requested by any such counterparty) offer a
reasonable guarantee of the obligations of the Company or either
Seller (as the case may be) under the relevant contract. If the
Guarantor fails to supply any such guarantee or the Buyer is in
material breach of its obligations under the previous sentence,
then without prejudice to the other rights of the Sellers, the
consent of the relevant counterparty shall be deemed obtained for
the purposes of clause 3.1.1 if such failure is the reason for the
consent not having been obtained. The Buyer shall take all
reasonable steps to obtain the funding referred to in clause 3.1.2
on or before the End Date provided that the Buyer shall be under no
obligation to continue to raise the funding to the extent that
(a) such funding ceases to be viable because of a material
adverse change affecting stock markets or interest rates or
(b) to the extent that funding on terms acceptable to the
proposed suppliers of financing would be likely to result in the
share price of the Guarantor falling by more US$1.55. The Buyer
shall not be obliged to accept the offer of any funds unless the
funding is available to the Buyer on terms reasonably believed by
it to be commercially reasonable.
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The
Buyer may by notice to the Sellers waive the Condition set out in
clause 3.1.1.
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If
the Conditions have not been fulfilled, or waived where permitted
by clause 3.3, on or before the End Date, the provisions of this
Agreement shall terminate and no party shall have any further
rights or obligations under this Agreement, including accrued
rights and obligations at the time of termination (other than
accrued rights and obligations in respect of breaches of clause
3.2, which accrued rights and obligations shall not be affected by
termination), save that clauses 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 14, 17 to 20 and 25
to 26 shall remain binding on the parties in accordance with their
terms.
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BETWEEN EXCHANGE AND
COMPLETION
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4.1
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During the period between the
signing of this Agreement and ending at Completion or the
termination of this Agreement (whichever is the earlier) the
Sellers shall comply with the provisions set out in schedule
5.
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4.2
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The
Sellers shall procure that during the period beginning on the
signing of this Agreement and ending at Completion or the
termination of this Agreement (whichever is earlier) the Buyer and
any persons authorised by it shall be given reasonable access
during normal business hours and on reasonable notice to the
employees, premises, plant, machinery, books of account, records
and documents of the Company and the directors and employees of the
Company shall be instructed to give as soon as reasonably
practicable to the Buyer and any persons authorised by it all
information in relation to the Company that the Buyer may
reasonably request. Without limiting the previous sentence, upon
receipt of the Written Request from the Buyer, the Sellers shall
provide the Buyer with the Requested Information as soon as
reasonably practicable and shall, where necessary and as soon as
reasonably practicable, instruct PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to
undertake such work as is reasonably necessary, at the
Buyer’s cost to provide the Requested Information in a timely
manner.
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Upon receipt of the Requested
Information by the Buyer, the Sellers shall be deemed to have
complied with their obligation in the second sentence of clause
4.2. For the purposes of clauses 4.2 and 4.3:
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“ Written Request
” means the request in writing that definitively lists all
the financial information and financial statements in relation to
the Company and the Business, for acquired assets or businesses (or
assets or businesses whose acquisition is probable) that the Buyer
requires in order to be able to prepare and issue:
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4.3.1.1
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registration statements (including a
Form S-1 or Form S-3 registration statements);
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4.3.1.2
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other filings with respect to the
offer and sale of the Guarantor’s securities for the purposes
of the fundraising referred to in clause 3.1.2; or
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4.3.1.3
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periodic or other reports disclosing
the acquisition of such assets or businesses;
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and
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“ Requested Information
” means the information requested by the Buyer in the Written
Request to the extent that the same is information which is
necessary under relevant law or regulations to enable the Buyer to
prepare and issue the documents referred to in clauses 4.3.1.1 to
4.3.1.3.
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4.4
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The
Sellers shall indemnify the Buyer in respect of any reduction in
the value of the Shares arising as a result of all breaches of the
Repeated Warranties if (and only if) the aggregate amount of that
reduction, and the aggregate reduction in the value of the Business
and the Assets caused by all breaches of the Repeated Warranties as
defined in the Business Sale Agreement, exceeds £250,000 in
which event the Sellers shall subject to clauses 4.6 and 4.8
indemnify the Buyer for the entire amount of the reduction in the
value of the Shares including any amount taken into account in
reaching the £250,000 threshold.
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If
following the date of this Agreement, but before Completion, or any
termination of this Agreement the Buyer becomes aware of any breach
of the Repeated Warranties entitling it to be indemnified under
clause 4.4, then subject to clause 4.6 the Buyer shall within five
Business Days of becoming aware of the relevant breach give notice
to the Sellers giving its best estimate of the diminution in the
value of the Shares caused by the breach or breaches in question,
and requiring that the amount of the specified diminution in value
shall at Completion be deducted from the purchase price payable in
accordance with clause 9 and shall instead be deposited into the
Escrow Account and only be released from such account in accordance
with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
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4.6
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The
Buyer shall have no rights to be indemnified under clause 4.4 or
otherwise in respect of any breach of the Repeated Warranties
resulting from:
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4.6.1
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any
fact or matter disclosed in the Disclosure Letter on the basis set
out in clause 11.1 or any claim made or proceedings threatened by
any third party arising out of any fact or matter disclosed in the
Disclosure Letter on such basis; or
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any
change in stock markets, interest rates, exchange rates, commodity
prices or other general economic conditions generally affecting the
industry in which the business carried on by the Company
operates.
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4.7
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The
liability of the Sellers under this clause 4 shall be joint and
several.
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4.8
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The
Sellers shall not be liable in respect of a breach of a Repeated
Warranty if, on or before the date falling 10 Business Days after
the date on which notice of that breach is received by the Sellers
under clause 4.5, the Sellers have remedied the relevant breach or
prevented the Buyer from suffering any potential loss in respect of
the subject matter of that breach or caused any loss which could be
so suffered by the Buyer to be made good. The Buyer shall comply
with all reasonable requests made by the Sellers at the
Sellers’ cost during that period for the purposes of so
remedying any such breach or preventing any such loss. If any
period of time is used by the Sellers to remedy the breach or
remedy any breach under clause 5.6 of the Business Sale Agreement
the End Date shall be extended by the same period of
time.
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On
the date of this Agreement the Buyer shall procure that the Bank of
America Undertaking is issued to the Sellers signed on behalf of
the Bank of America N.A. and the Buyer and the Sellers shall
procure that the Escrow Agreement is executed.
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5.2.1
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at
any time on or after 8 October 2005 and before the End Date
Completion has not occurred and the Condition set out in 3.1.1 has
been satisfied or waived; or
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5.2.2
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the
End Date is extended to a date after 30 November 2005, then
notwithstanding the fact that the Condition set out in clause 3.1.1
has not been satisfied or waived;
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the parties agree that the sum of £1.5 million referred
to in the Bank of America Undertaking is to be paid to the
Buyer’s Solicitors in accordance with the terms of the Escrow
Agreement. If Completion has not occurred by the End Date and the
Condition set out in clause 3.1.1 has been satisfied or waived then
subject to clause 5.3.3 such amount shall be paid to the Sellers in
accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
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Completion occurs on or before the
End Date; or
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the
Condition set out in clause 3.1.1 has not been satisfied or waived
by the End Date; or
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5.3.3
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the
Condition set out in clause 3.1.2 has not been satisfied by the End
Date by reason of a breach by the Sellers of the second sentence of
clause 4.2;
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£1.5 million from the Buyer and the sum of
£1.5 million referred to in the Bank of America
Undertaking shall be paid to the Buyer in accordance with the terms
of the Escrow Agreement.
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The
parties shall promptly give appropriate instructions to the Escrow
Agents (as defined in the Escrow Agreement) to ensure that payments
are made out of the Escrow Account either to give effect to clause
5.2 or clause 5.3 or (in the case that money is deposited into the
Escrow Account under clause 4.5) to ensure that the money in
question is paid to the appropriate person(s) having regard to the
outcome of the Buyer’s claim to be indemnified under clause
4.4 by reason of breach of the Repeated Warranties.
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6.1
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The
aggregate purchase price for the Shares shall be the sum of
£16,251,000 (subject to adjustment (if appropriate) under
clause 10.8) which sum shall be payable to the Sellers in cash on
Completion, plus any sum payable by the Buyer and minus any sum
payable to the Buyer in accordance with clauses 6.2, 6.5 and
10.9.
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6.2
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On
the date falling five Business Days after the calculation of the
Net Current Liability Value becomes final and binding on the
parties in accordance with clause 7 of this Agreement:
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6.2.1
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if
the Net Current Liability Value is greater than £(X+C) the
Sellers shall pay to the Buyer an amount equal to the amount by
which the Net Current Liability Value exceeds £(X+C);
or
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6.2.2
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if
the Net Current Liability Value is less than £(X-C), the Buyer
shall pay to the Sellers an amount equal to the amount by which the
Net Current Liability Value is less than £(X-C);
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B = the number of ATMs in operation as at the Completion
Date
together in either case with interest accruing from day to day,
both before and after judgment, from the Completion Date until the
date of payment at a rate of two per cent. above the base rate for
the time being of Barclays Bank plc. All payments pursuant to this
clause shall be made by telegraphic transfer of immediately
available funds to the bank accounts specified in clause 15. The
liability of the Sellers under this clause 6.2 shall be joint and
several.
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After 17 October 2005 but
before 31 October 2005, the Sellers shall deliver to the Buyer
a list (“ ATM List ”) confirming the total
number of ATMs of the Company and the Business which were installed
as at 17 October 2005 (the “ Installed ATMs
”) and highlighting any such ATMs which were not operational
as at such date. The ATM List shall be, in relation to the
operational ATMs, derived from the LINK Daily Download Report as at
5.30 pm on 17 October 2005 and as regards such operational
ATMs shall be final and binding.
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To
the extent that the ATM List identifies any non-operational ATMs,
the Sellers will provide to the Buyer on or before 2
November 2005 a copy of the LINK Daily Download Report (which
confirmation shall be final and binding) confirming which of the
non-operational ATMs on the ATM List have, by 31 October 2005
become operational, such ATMs, together with those operational ATMs
on the ATM List provided under clause 6.3 above, being together the
“ Total Operational ATMs Number ”.
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Completion, or if later, on 7 November 2005:
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6.5.1
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to
the extent that the Total Operational ATMs Number is less than 1182
(“ ATM Shortfall Number ”) there shall be
deducted from the purchase price payable in accordance with clause
6.1 an amount equal to the ATM Shortfall Number x £16,750 or,
(if Completion has occurred), the Sellers shall pay to the Buyer,
an amount equal to the ATM Shortfall Number x £16,750;
and
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to
the extent that the Total Operational ATMs Number is more than 1182
(“ ATM Excess Number ”) then the purchase price
payable in accordance with clause 6.1 shall be increased by an
amount equal to the ATM Excess Number x £16,750, or (if
Completion has already occurred) the Buyer shall pay to the
Sellers, an amount equal to the ATM Excess Number x
£16,750.
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The liability of the Sellers to make the payment under clause 6.5.1
shall be joint and several.
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7.1
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The
Sellers shall use their reasonable endeavours to ensure that a
draft of the Completion Accounts is prepared as soon as possible
after Completion and delivered to the Buyer on or before the date
falling 20 Business Days after Completion, together with the Net
Current Liability Statement signed by the Sellers.
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7.2
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The
Completion Accounts shall be drawn up in accordance with the
accounting bases, methods and policies set out in part 2 of
schedule 9.
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7.3
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The
draft Completion Accounts and the calculation of the Net Current
Liability Value set out in the Net Current Liability Statement
shall be deemed agreed by the Buyer on the date falling 10 Business
Days after the date on which those documents are first delivered to
the Buyer and shall be final and binding on the parties for all
purposes (and shall respectively constitute the Completion Accounts
for the purposes of this Agreement and the Net Current Liability
Value for the purposes of clause 6), unless during that period the
Buyer gives notice to the Sellers that it disagrees with the
calculation of the Net Current Liability included in the Net
Current Liability Statement. Any notice so given shall include
reasonable details (so far as practicable) of the reasons for any
disagreement and any suggested adjustment, together with reasonable
supporting evidence for each adjustment, including any relevant
working papers.
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If
any notice is so served by the Buyer during such 10 Business Day
period, the Buyer and the Sellers shall attempt in good faith to
resolve any matters in dispute and agree a final form of Completion
Accounts and the calculation of the Net Current Liability Value on
or before the date falling 10 Business Days after the date on which
the Sellers receive that notice. The Completion Accounts and the
calculation of the Net Current Liability Value so agreed by them
shall be final and binding on the parties for all purposes (and
shall respectively constitute the Completion Accounts for the
purposes of this Agreement and the Net Current Liability Value for
the purposes of clause 6). In the absence of agreement between the
Buyer and the Sellers within that time period, the Independent
Accountants shall be instructed to deliver a determination of the
matters in dispute and a calculation of the amount of the Net
Current Liability Value and revised Completion Accounts adjusted
only to take account of the matters determined by them. As so
revised, the Completion Accounts shall then constitute the
Completion Accounts for the purposes of this Agreement.
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Each party shall promptly provide to
the other or the other’s accountants or professional advisers
(and to the Independent Accountants) all such documents and
information as may reasonably be requested for the purpose of
preparing or reviewing the Completion Accounts and the Net Current
Liability Statement. The parties’ obligations under this
clause shall, without limitation, extend to providing access to or
copies of all working papers in their possession or under their
control (other than those created by their respective accountants)
created in the course of the preparation and/or review of the
Completion Accounts and/or Net Current Liability Statement,
together (in the case of the Buyer) with extracts from the
Company’s and the Business’s accounting records to
which the working papers relate or from which the working papers
have drawn information, and access upon reasonable notice and
during normal working hours to relevant personnel, and to relevant
records and information within the possession or under the control,
of the relevant party.
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APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT
ACCOUNTANTS
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8.1
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Any
matters which this Agreement provides are to be determined by the
Independent Accountants may be referred for determination by either
the Sellers or the Buyer to:
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8.1.1
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KPMG or (if they refuse to accept
instructions) Deloitte or (if they refuse to accept instructions)
any other independent firm of chartered accountants whose identity
is agreed between the Sellers and the Buyer and whose terms of
engagement are agreed to and signed by the accountants, the Sellers
and the Buyer; or
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if
no such firm is agreed or no such terms of engagement are signed on
or before the date falling 20 Business Days after the date on which
a firm accepts instructions (in the case of KPMG or Deloitte) or in
any other case is first proposed by either party to the other for
the purpose, such independent firm of chartered accountants on such
terms of engagement as shall be chosen or (as the case may be)
specified on the application of either party by the President for
the time being of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England
and Wales. If any of the Sellers or the Buyer fails to sign such
terms of engagement on or before the date falling five Business
Days after the date on which such choice or (as the case may be)
specification is made, Independent Accountants shall be deemed to
have been appointed and to have determined the matter or matters to
be referred to the Independent Accountants under this clause in
favour of the party who has signed the terms of
engagement.
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arbitrators;
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shall decide on the procedure
(subject to clause 8.2.3) and timetable to be followed in the
determination (provided that, in any event, they shall give the
Sellers and the Buyer the opportunity of making such
representations as they may reasonably require); and
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shall be required only to determine
those matters that this Agreement provides should be determined by
them (and not any additional or separate issues subsequently raised
by the parties) and deliver such determination and any calculation,
statement or accounts required to be provided by them by this
Agreement in writing to the parties on or before the date falling
20 Business Days after the date of the appointment of the
Independent Accountants.
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In
the absence of fraud or manifest error, the decision of the
Independent Accountants and any determination and any calculation,
statement or accounts required to be provided by them by this
Agreement shall be final and binding on the parties for all
purposes. The fees and expenses of the Independent Accountants
shall be paid by such party or parties as the Independent
Accountants shall determine to be appropriate in their sole
discretion, having regard to the relative merits of the arguments
of each of the parties. In default of a determination by the
Independent Accountants as to fees and expenses, they shall be
borne as to 50 per cent. by the Buyer and 50 per cent. by the
Sellers.
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The
Sellers and the Buyer shall each use all reasonable endeavours to
co-operate with the Independent Accountants and to enable them to
reach their determination within the time period set by this
Agreement including by co-operating with any timetable and
procedure set by the Independent Accountants. In particular, the
Sellers and the Buyer shall each provide each other and the
Independent Accountants with or with access to all such documents
and information as are in their possession or under their control,
and access to all relevant personnel upon reasonable prior notice
and during normal working hours, as may from time to time be
requested by the Independent Accountants in their absolute
discretion. In the event that any of the Sellers or the Buyer does
not co-operate with or grant access to or supply any document or
information so requested within any time specified by the
Independent Accountants, the Independent Accountants shall be
entitled to make such assumptions for the purposes of making their
determination (including any determination as to costs) as a result
of that failure to co-operate, grant access or supply such document
or information as they shall in their absolute discretion determine
to be appropriate.
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Subject to clauses 9.5 to 9.8
(inclusive) Completion shall take place at the offices of the
Sellers’ Solicitors within two Business Days after all of the
Conditions have been satisfied or waived in accordance with clause
3 (or such later date as the Buyer and the Sellers shall
agree).
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At
Completion, the Sellers shall deliver or make available to the
Buyer:
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9.2.1
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transfers of the Shares in favour of
the Buyer or its nominee, duly executed by the Sellers or any other
registered holders;
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9.2.2
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the
share certificates representing the Shares or an indemnity in the
agreed form for any missing share certificates;
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9.2.3
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the
resignation from their respective offices of each of the directors
and the secretary of the Company, in the agreed form, executed as a
deed;
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9.2.4
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details of the amounts, in each case
as at Completion, of the Shareholder Loans, the Inter-Company Debts
and the Borrowings;
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9.2.5
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a
deed of release in a form reasonably acceptable to the Buyer
executed by Barclays Bank plc with regard to the Shares held by
Travelex UK Limited and a deed of release in a form reasonably
acceptable to the Buyer executed by National Westminster Bank plc
with regard to the Shares held by Snax 24 Corporation
Limited;
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9.2.6
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all
consents required for the sale of the Shares from Apax Partners
Europe Managers Limited and agents of senior and mezzanine
financiers under certain financing arrangements;
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9.2.7
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the
seal (if any), statutory books and certificate of incorporation
(and any certificate of incorporation on change of name) of the
Company;
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9.2.8
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a
certified copy of the Termination Agreement executed by each Seller
and the Company;
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9.2.9
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the
Transitional Services Agreement executed by Travelex UK
Limited;
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9.2.10
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a
list of all Site Agreements falling within paragraph 1.6.6 of part
4 of schedule 2;
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a
list of all ATMs for which planning permission has been obtained as
described in paragraph 1.6 of part 6 of schedule 2;
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9.2.12
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a
certified copy of the minutes of a meeting of the directors of each
Seller in the agreed form resolving that the relevant Seller should
enter into this Agreement, and each other document to be signed by
it at Completion, and authorising the execution of those documents
by each person signing on behalf of that Seller; and
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9.2.13
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confirmation, in a form reasonably
acceptable to the Buyer, that the master agreement between Travelex
UK Limited, TotalFinaElf UK Limited and the Company has not been
terminated and continues in force.
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9.3
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The
Sellers shall ensure that a board meeting of the Company is held at
Completion at which:
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9.3.1
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the
people nominated by the Buyer are appointed as the directors and
secretary (as the case may be) of the Company with immediate
effect;
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9.3.2
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the
resignations referred to in clause 9.2.3 are accepted with effect
from the close of the meeting;
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9.3.3
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the
registered office of the Company is changed to that named by the
Buyer;
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9.3.4
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the
transfers referred to in clause 9.2.1 are (subject only to their
being duly stamped) approved for registration; and
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9.3.5
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the
Transitional Services Agreement is approved for
signature.
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9.4
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At
Completion, the Buyer shall deliver to the Sellers:
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9.4.1
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a
certified copy of the minutes of a meeting of the directors of the
Buyer in the agreed form resolving that the Buyer should enter into
this Agreement, and each other document to be signed by it at
Completion, and authorising the execution of those documents by
each person signing on behalf of the Buyer;
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9.4.2
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a
certified copy of the minutes of a meeting of the directors of the
Guarantor in the agreed form resolving that the Guarantor should
enter into this Agreement and give the guarantee in clause 14, and
authorising the execution of this Agreement by each of the persons
signing for the Guarantor;
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9.4.3
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the
Transitional Services Agreement, executed by the Buyer and the
Company;
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9.4.4
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pay
the aggregate sum of £16,251,000 as adjusted pursuant to
clauses 6.5 and 10.8 (less any amount which is to be paid into the
Escrow Account in accordance with clause 4.5) to the Sellers in
accordance with clause 15.1;
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9.4.5
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pay
any amount due to be paid into the Escrow Account pursuant to
clause 4.5 into the Escrow Account; and
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9.4.6
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procure the repayment of the
Shareholder Loans, the Inter-Company Debts and the Borrowings as at
Completion.
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9.5
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If
either of the Sellers (regarded for the purposes of this clause 9.5
as a single party) or the Buyer does not or is unable to fulfil any
material obligations under clauses 9.2, 9.3 or clause 9.4 as the
case may be at the time when Completion is due to take place under
clause 9.1 (the party who does not or is unable to fulfil those
obligations being referred to in this clause 9 as the “
defaulting party ”), the other party (referred to in
this clause 9 as the “ non-defaulting party ”)
may in addition to any other right or remedy it may have, by notice
to the defaulting party:
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9.5.1
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postpone Completion by up to 20
Business Days; or
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9.5.2
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elect to proceed to Completion, in
which case the defaulting party shall be obliged to fulfil those
obligations under clauses 9.2, 9.3 or clause 9.4, as the case may
be, which it is then able to fulfil and to fulfil the remaining
obligations on or before any later date specified for the purpose
in the notice; or
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9.5.3
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if
having already given notice under clause 9.5.1 and a period of not
less than 20 Business Days having elapsed without each unfulfilled
obligation in question having been fulfilled in all material
respects, elect not to complete the sale and purchase of the
Shares.
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9.6
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If
Completion is postponed on any occasion under clause 9.5.1, clause
9.5 shall apply with respect to each occasion to which it is so
postponed.
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9.7
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The
parties shall not be obliged or entitled to complete the sale and
purchase of any of the Shares unless the purchase of all of the
Shares is completed and unless the Business Sale Agreement is
completed simultaneously.
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9.8
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If
the non-defaulting party elects not to complete the sale and
purchase of the Shares in accordance with clause 9.5.3, or if the
parties are not obliged or entitled to complete the sale and
purchase of the Shares by reason of clause 9.7 and any party so
notifies the other party, the parties shall have no further rights
or obligations under this Agreement, other than accrued
rights
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obligations at the time of that election in respect of prior
breaches, including breaches of clauses 9.2 to 9.4 save that
clauses 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 14 and 17 to 20 and 25 to 26 shall remain
binding on the parties in accordance with their terms, provided
that where the Buyer is the non-defaulting party, it may demand by
way of a pre-agreed estimate of its loss the aggregate sum of
£1,500,000 from the Sellers (or the aggregate sum of
£750,000 if TRM (ATM) Limited makes a similar demand
under the Business Sale Agreement) which sum the Sellers shall be
liable jointly and severally to pay in full and final settlement of
any rights and remedies the Buyer might otherwise have had in
respect of the breach or breaches in question, all of whose rights
and remedies shall be unconditionally waived and released with
effect from receipt by the Buyer of the sum payable under this
clause.
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10.
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GUARANTEES AND
INDEBTEDNESS
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10.1
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The
Buyer shall use all reasonable endeavours to ensure that as soon as
reasonably practicable after Completion each member of each of the
Seller’s Groups is released from any and all subsisting
guarantees, security interests and indemnities given by it in
relation to the obligations of the Company given by Travelex UK
Limited under the Guaranteed Contracts. The Sellers shall
co-operate with the Buyer in obtaining such releases and neither
the Buyer nor the Guarantor shall be obliged to pay any monies or
assume any additional obligations over and above those in the
existing guarantees. Pending each such release, the Buyer shall
indemnify each relevant member of each of the Seller’s Groups
on demand against all Losses actually incurred by that member
arising on or after Completion from or in connection with any such
guarantee, security interest or indemnity.
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10.2
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The
Sellers shall ensure that at or before Completion the Company is
released from any and all guarantees, security interests and
indemnities given by it in favour of either of the Sellers or any
member of either Seller’s Group and the Buyer’s Group
shall have no liability in respect thereof and the Sellers shall
indemnify each member of the Buyer’s Group on demand and
against all Losses actually incurred by that member arising from or
in connection with any such guarantee, security or
indemnity.
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10.3
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To
the extent that the same is not included in the Actual Exchange
Debt (as defined in clause 10.5 below) the Sellers shall procure
that the Company discharges all trade creditors of, and amounts
accrued by, the Company as at the date of this Agreement relating
to the acquisition and installation of fixed assets (together with
any interest and penalties thereon) and shall indemnify the Buyer
in respect of all Losses incurred by it as a result of any failure
so to do.
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10.4
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The
purchase price set out in clause 6.1 is calculated on the basis
that the aggregate amount of the Borrowings, Inter-Company Debts
and Shareholder Loans as at the date of this Agreement (“
Estimated Exchange Debt ”) is
£15,594,000.
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10.5
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The
Sellers shall, prior to Completion, notify the Buyer of:
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10.5.1
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the
actual aggregate amount of the Borrowings, Shareholder Loans and
Inter-Company Debts as at the date of this Agreement (“
Actual Exchange Debt ”);
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10.5.2
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the
amount (if any) by which the aggregate amount of the Borrowings,
Shareholder Loans and Inter-Company Debts as at Completion exceeds
the Actual Exchange Debt (“ Excess Debt ”);
and
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10.5.3
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the
amount of the Excess Debt which is not attributable to ATM Capital
Expenditure (as defined below) (“ Non-ATM Excess Debt
”).
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For the purposes of this clause 10.5, “ ATM Capital
Expenditure ” shall mean expenditure on the acquisition,
installation and upgrade of any ATMs attributable to any ATMs
acquired, installed or upgraded in excess of the Total Operational
ATMs Number (as defined in clause 6.3) and any further expenditure
as agreed between the Buyer and the Sellers.
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10.6
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The
Sellers’ calculation of the Actual Exchange Debt, the Excess
Debt and the amount of the Non-ATM Excess Debt shall be deemed
agreed by the Buyer on the date falling 10 Business Days after the
date on which those documents are first delivered to the Buyer and
shall be final and binding on the parties for all purposes unless
during that period the Buyer gives notice to the Sellers that it
disagrees with such amounts. Any such notice shall give reasonable
details (so far as is practicable) of the reasons for any
disagreement and any suggested adjustment, together with reasonably
supporting evidence.
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10.7
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If
any notice is served by the Buyer during such 10 Business Day
period, the Sellers and the Buyer shall attempt in good faith to
resolve any matters in dispute and agree the amounts of the Actual
Exchange Debt, the Excess Debt and the amount of the Non-ATM Excess
Debt on or before the date falling 10 Business Days after the date
on which the Sellers receive that notice. Such amounts as agreed
will be final and binding on the parties for all purposes. In the
absence of agreement between the Buyer and the Sellers within that
time period, the Independent Accountants shall be instructed to
deliver a determination of the matters in dispute in accordance
with clause 8 and confirm the amounts of the Actual Exchange Debt,
the Excess Debt and the amount of the Non-ATM Excess Debt. Each
party shall promptly provide to the other or the other’s
accountants or professional advisers (and to the Independent
Accountants) all such
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documents and information as may
reasonably be requested for the purpose of preparing or reviewing
the calculations of Actual Exchange Debt, Excess Debt and Non-ATM
Debt. The parties’ obligations under this clause shall,
without limitation, extend to providing access to or copies of all
working papers in their possession or under their control (other
than those created by their respective accountants) created in the
course of the preparation and/or review of such calculations,
together (in the case of the Buyer) with extracts from the
Company’s and the Business’s accounting records to
which the working papers relate or from which the working papers
have drawn information, and access upon reasonable notice and
during normal working hours to relevant personnel, and to relevant
records and information within the possession or under the control,
of the relevant party.
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10.8
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If
prior to Completion, the amount of the Actual Exchange Debt, the
Excess Debt and the Non-ATM Excess Debt is agreed or determined in
accordance with clauses 10.6 and 10.7, then:
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10.8.1
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the
amount (if any) of the Non-ATM Excess Debt shall be deducted from;
and/or
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10.8.2
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the
amount (if any) by which the Actual Exchange Debt exceeds the
Estimated Exchange Debt shall be deducted from; or
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10.8.3
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the
amount (if any) by which the Actual Exchange Debt is less than the
Estimated Exchange Debt shall be added to;
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the amount payable for the Shares pursuant to clause 6.1. For the
avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of
this clause 10.8, the Buyer shall procure that the aggregate of the
Borrowings, Shareholder Loans and Inter-Company Debts is repaid at
Completion in accordance with clause 9.4.6.
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10.9
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In
the event that the Buyer and the Sellers fail to agree the
calculation of the Actual Exchange Debt, the Excess Debt and the
Non-ATM Excess Debt, prior to Completion, then:
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10.9.1
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the
Sellers shall indemnify the Buyer for the amount (if any) of the
Non-ATM Excess Debt;
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10.9.2
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the
Sellers shall indemnify the Buyer for the amount (if any) by which
the Actual Exchange Debt exceeds the Estimated Exchange Debt;
or
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10.9.3
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the
Buyer shall indemnify the Sellers for the amount (if any) by which
the Actual Exchange Debt is less than the Estimated Exchange
Debt;
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together in each case with interest accruing from day to day, both
before and after judgment from the Completion Date on the date of
payment at a rate of two per cent above the base rate for the time
being of Barclays Bank Plc.
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10.10
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The
Liability of the Sellers pursuant to clause 10.9 shall be joint and
several.
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10.11
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For
the avoidance of doubt, all cash in hand and at bank of the Company
at Completion shall be for the account of the Sellers.
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11.1
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The
Sellers jointly and severally warrant to the Buyer that except as
disclosed in the Disclosure Letter in sufficient detail to enable
the Buyer to have a reasonable understanding of the nature and
scope of the matter disclosed, each of the Warranties is true and
accurate at the date of this Agreement and subject to clause 4.6
the Repeated Warranties will continue to be so up to Completion
with reference to the facts and circumstances from time to time
applying.
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11.2
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Each of the Warranties is separate
and is to be construed independently of the other Warranties,
subject to clause 11.3.
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11.3
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The
only Warranties given:
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11.3.1
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in
respect of the Environment are those set out in paragraph 2 of part
6 of schedule 2 and the other Warranties shall be deemed not to be
given in relation to the Environment;
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11.3.2
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in
respect of pension matters are those set out in part 7 of schedule
2 and the other Warranties shall be deemed not to be given in
relation to pension matters;
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11.3.3
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in
respect of the employees of the Company and other employment
matters are those set out in part 8 of schedule 2 and the other
Warranties shall be deemed not to be given in relation to such
employees and other employment matters;
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11.3.4
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in
respect of Intellectual Property Rights are those set out in part 9
of schedule 2, and the other Warranties shall be deemed not to be
given in relation to Intellectual Property Rights;
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11.3.5
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in
respect of matters relating to the information technology of the
Company and other information technology matters are those set out
in part 10 of schedule 2, and the other Warranties shall be deemed
not to be given in relation to information technology;
and
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11.3.6
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in
respect of Taxation are the Tax Warranties, and the other
Warranties shall be deemed not to be given in relation to
Taxation.
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11.4
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Except in the case of fraud by any
director or employee of the Company, the Sellers waive and hereby
release the Company from any rights they may have in connection
with any error in or omission from the Disclosure Letter against
the Company or any director or employee of the Company on whom the
Sellers have relied in connection with preparing the Disclosure
Letter.
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11.5
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The
Buyer shall be entitled to claim both before and after Completion
that any of the Warranties has or had been breached even if the
Buyer discovered or could have discovered on or before Completion
that the Warranty in question was or was likely to be breached and
Completion shall not in any way constitute a waiver of any of the
Buyer’s rights. The Buyer warrants to the Sellers that it has
no actual knowledge of any fact, matter or circumstance which would
give rise to a breach of the Warranties at the date of this
Agreement, and for these purposes, the Buyer’s actual
knowledge shall be limited to the actual knowledge of Tom Mann,
Ashley Dean, Rhys Edwards and Ian Strang at the date of this
Agreement.
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11.6
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Subject to paragraph 4.1 of schedule
4, the rights and remedies of the Buyer in respect of a breach of
any of the Warranties shall not be affected by Completion, by any
investigation made by or on behalf of the Buyer into the affairs of
the Company, by the giving of any time or other indulgence by the
Buyer to any person, or by any other cause whatsoever except a
specific waiver or release by the Buyer in writing and any such
waiver or release shall not prejudice or affect any remaining
rights or remedies of the Buyer.
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11.7
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Schedule 4 (Limitations on
Sellers’ Liability) shall (save as otherwise provided) apply
to limit or exclude, in accordance with its terms, any liability of
the Sellers in respect of a breach of the Warranties (other than
the Warranties given in paragraphs 1 and 6 of part 1 of schedule 2)
and part 4 of schedule 3 (Miscellaneous, including exclusions and
limitations, conduct of claims and payments) shall apply to limit
or exclude, in accordance with its terms, any liability of the
Sellers in respect of a breach of the Tax Warranties, other than in
either case any such liability as is referred to in paragraph 4.5
of schedule 4. This clause shall not prevent either Seller from
claiming against the other Seller by virtue of any right of
contribution or indemnity to which it may be entitled.
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11.8
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Any
amount paid by or on behalf of either Seller in respect of a breach
of the Warranties and/or under a claim made under the Tax Covenant
shall be deemed to reduce the purchase price payable to that Seller
for the Shares registered in its name by, and be a repayment of,
that amount.
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11.9
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Where any Warranty refers to the
awareness, knowledge or belief of the Sellers or any analogous
expression, that Warranty shall be deemed to include an additional
statement that it has been made after diligent and careful enquiry
by the Sellers of the following persons in relation to the
Warranties set against their respective names, and the awareness,
knowledge or belief of both the Sellers shall be limited to the
actual awareness, knowledge or belief of such
individuals:
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Clive Kahn,
Clive Nation, Nick
Cockett, Kylie-Ann Tremlett, Sylvain
Pignet, James Birch
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Warranties
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paragraphs 4.1,
4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 of part 3 of schedule 2 (Compliance and
Litigation) and paragraphs 1.3 and 1.4 of part of schedule 2
(Contracts) and paragraphs 1.4 and 1.5 of part 6 of schedule 2
(Site Agreements)
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paragraph 4 of
part 3 of schedule 2 (Compliance and Litigation)
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Geoff Baldock
and Emma Turner
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part 2 of
schedule 2 (Accounts, Financial, Banking and Current
Trading)
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part 3 of
schedule 2 (Compliance and Litigation) and part 4 of schedule 2
(Contracts)
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part 5 of
schedule 2 (Assets)
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part 7 of
schedule 2 (Pensions) and part 8 of schedule 2
(Employment)
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part 10 of
schedule 2 (Information Technology)
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Martyn Emmerson
and Lisa Westerman
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Tax
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individuals listed above are the appropriate people to review the
relevant Warranties for the purposes of confirming their
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accuracy and that there are no other persons of whom it would be
reasonable for the Sellers to make enquiry.
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The
Sellers shall disclose to the Buyer as soon as is reasonably
practicable following their becoming aware of the same, any matter
which becomes known to them prior to Completion which constitutes a
breach of the Repeated Warranties.
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TAX
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The
provisions of part 3 of schedule 3 shall have effect on
Completion.
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13.
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PROTECTION OF THE INTERESTS OF THE
BUYER
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13.1
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Each Seller agrees that it shall
not, directly or indirectly, alone or jointly with any other
person, and whether as shareholder, partner, director, principal,
consultant or agent:
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13.1.1
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for
a period of 12 months starting on the Completion Date, employ
any employee of the Company as at Completion, or solicit, canvass
or induce or endeavour to induce any such employee to leave his
position, whether or not that person would commit a breach of his
contract by so leaving or offer employment to any such
person;
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13.1.2
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for
a period of two years starting on the Completion Date, solicit or
induce any material supplier to the Company or any party to a Site
Agreement to cease to do business with the Company or (in the case
of a material supplier) to reduce the amount of supplies to or
transactions with the Company or adversely to vary the terms on
which they so do business, or (in the case of a party to a Site
Agreement) seek to induce that party to permit the Seller in
question to install and operate an ATM at the relevant site;
and
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13.1.3
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for
a period of two years starting on the Completion Date, carry on or
be engaged, interested or concerned in any business which within
the United Kingdom carries on a Restricted Activity.
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Nothing in clause 13 shall prohibit
either Seller from directly or indirectly:
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13.2.1
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acquiring and holding any interest
in any business which carries on a Restricted Activity, provided
that the turnover of that business attributable to the Restricted
Activity in each of the last two financial years preceding the
completion of the acquisition does not exceed five per cent. of the
aggregate turnover of all entities which are the subject of the
acquisition in question in those financial years, as derived from
any relevant
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annual audited accounts (or in their
absence any relevant management accounts) for those two financial
years; or
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13.2.2
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holding any interest in any
securities listed or dealt in on any securities exchange if that
Seller and all other members of that Seller’s Group are
together interested in securities which amount to less than five
per cent of the issued securities of that class and which carry
less than five per cent of the voting rights (if any) attaching to
the issues securities of that class; or
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publishing or causing to be
published any advertisement not intended to induce any employee of
the Company (as opposed to any equivalent employee of another
company) as at Completion to leave his position; or
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instructing an employment agency to
recruit any individual if the Seller in question does not encourage
that agency to approach any employee of the Company as at
Completion.
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13.3
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Neither Seller shall after
Completion disclose or use any Confidential Information or trade
secrets relating to the Company. This clause shall not prohibit
disclosure of:
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Confidential Information under a
legal obligation involuntarily incurred or if required by the law
of any relevant jurisdiction or by any competent regulatory or
governmental body or securities exchange in any relevant
jurisdiction;
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any
Confidential Information which is or becomes part of the public
domain without breach of this clause or clause 13.4; or
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13.3.3
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Confidential Information to any
other member of that Seller’s Group or to any professional
advisers of that Seller or of any other member of that
Seller’s Group.
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13.4
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Each Seller shall use its reasonable
endeavours to ensure that no member of that Seller’s Group
from time to time takes or omits to take any action which, if taken
or omitted by that Seller, would constitute a breach of clause 13.1
or 13.3.
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13.5
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Each of the restrictions in clauses
13.1 and 13.3 shall be enforceable by the Buyer independently of
each of the others and its validity shall not be affected if any of
the others is invalid.
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13.6
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If
any of the restrictions in clauses 13.1 and 13.3 is void but would
be valid if some part of the restrictions were deleted, the
restriction in question shall apply with such deletion as may be
necessary to make it valid.
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13.7
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Each Seller acknowledges that the
above provisions of this clause are no more extensive than is
reasonable to protect the Buyer as the acquirer of the
Shares.
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13.8
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In
this clause 13, “ Restricted Activity ” means
the operation of any ATM in the United Kingdom which dispenses the
national currency for the time being of the United Kingdom, but
excludes:
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13.8.1
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acting as “landlord”
(and carrying out maintenance activities) in relation to a site on
which an ATM is installed, where that ATM is operated by a third
party paying a fee to the relevant Seller (whether that fee is
fixed or calculated by turnover or determined in any other way)
provided that no Seller shall be in any way otherwise involved in
the operation of the ATM in question or the processing of
transactions in relation to that ATM;
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operating any ATM installed at any
site (including for example but without limitation an airport
terminal) at which Travelex UK Limited or any member of its
Seller’s Group carries on any foreign exchange business,
whether or not the ATM in question is located in the bureau at
which that foreign exchange business is carried on; and
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13.8.3
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operating any ATM which utilises
so-called “Dynamic Currency Conversion”
technology;
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provided that for a period of two years following Completion,
before carrying on any activity falling within the scope of clauses
13.8.1 and 13.8.2 in relation to any ATM installed after the date
of Completion or in respect of which the existing contract
terminates after Completion, or before carrying on any activity
falling with the scope of clause 13.8.3, Travelex UK Limited shall
(where relevant, to the extent permitted by any relevant landlord
or superior landlord) first offer the Buyer a right of first
refusal with regard to the financial and operational terms on which
the ATM in question is to be operated as set out in clauses 13.9 to
13.13 below.
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13.9
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The
Buyer shall within five Business Days after being notified pursuant
to clause 13.8 advise Travelex UK Limited that it wishes to enter
into negotiations for the operation of the ATM(s) in question. If
no such notice is received within such a period the Buyer shall be
deemed to have declined the offer of first refusal made by Travelex
UK Limited and Travelex UK Limited shall then be free to enter into
a contract with any third party for the operation of the ATM(s) in
question.
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13.10
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If
the Buyer advises Travelex UK Limited pursuant to clause 13.9 that
it wishes to enter into negotiations, Travelex UK Limited agrees to
enter into good faith negotiations with the Buyer for a period of
10 Business Days from the date of receipt of the notification
pursuant to clause 13.9 (the “ Exclusivity Period
”) for the operation of the ATM(s) in question and during the
Exclusivity
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Period Travelex UK Limited agrees
not to enter into any contract with any third party in respect of
the operation of such ATM(s).
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If,
after the Buyer has given notice in accordance with clause 13.9 but
before the end of the Exclusivity Period, the Buyer does not wish
to proceed with negotiations with Travelex UK Limited, the Buyer
shall notify Travelex UK Limited in writing of that fact and on
receipt of such notification Travelex UK Limited shall be entitled
to enter into any contract with any third party for the operation
of the ATM(s) in question.
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If
following expiry of the Exclusivity Period, Travelex UK Limited and
the Buyer have failed to agree on the terms of an agreement in
relation to the operation of the ATMs in question and Travelex UK
Limited subsequently agrees terms with a third party in relation to
the operation of the same ATMs, then before entering into any
agreement with such third party Travelex UK Limited shall first
give the Buyer the opportunity to enter into such agreement, on the
same terms as those agreed to by the third party. If the Buyer
fails to enter into such agreement within 5 Business Days of
receipt of Travelex UK Limited’s offer, then such offer shall
be deemed to have been declined by the Buyer and Travelex UK
Limited shall be entitled to enter into such agreement with the
third party in question.
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13.13
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If
the Buyer and Travelex UK Limited fail to agree on the terms of an
agreement in relation to the operation of the ATM(s) within the
Exclusivity Period and any offer made by Travelex UK Limited in
accordance with clause 13.12 is not accepted or is deemed to have
been declined, then Travelex UK Limited shall then be entitled to
enter into a contract with any third party for the operation of the
ATM(s) in question.
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14.
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GUARANTEE
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14.1
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In
consideration of the Sellers entering into this Agreement the
Guarantor as primary obligor irrevocably and
unconditionally:
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14.1.1
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undertakes to ensure the
Buyer’s performance of all its obligations under this
Agreement in accordance with its terms and the Company’s
performance of all of its obligations under the Guaranteed
Contracts in accordance with their terms (“ Guarantee
Obligations ”);
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14.1.2
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guarantees as a continuing guarantee
to the Sellers the performance and observance by the Buyer and the
Company of the Guaranteed Obligations or arising in consequence of
any breach of the Guaranteed Obligations;
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14.1.3
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agrees that if and each time that
the Buyer fails to make any payment to the Sellers when it is due
under this Agreement, the Guarantor shall on demand (without
requiring the Sellers first to take steps against the Buyer or any
other person) pay that amount to the Sellers .
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14.2
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The
liability of the Guarantor under this clause shall not be released
or diminished in whole or in part by anything which, but for this
provision, might operate to affect its liability, including without
limitation:
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14.2.1
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any
variation of the terms of this Agreement;
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14.2.2
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any
forbearance or neglect or delay in seeking the performance of any
obligations under this Agreement or the Guaranteed Contracts or any
granting of time for the performance of those obligations or any
other arrangement between the Sellers (or either of them), the
Buyer and the Company or any other person; or
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14.2.3
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any
unenforceability or invalidity of any obligation of the Buyer or
the Company, so that this clause shall be construed as if there
were no such unenforceability or invalidity.
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14.3
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The
guarantee in clause 14.1 is a continuing guarantee and accordingly
shall remain in force until all of the obligations of the Buyer
under this Agreement and all of the obligations of the Company
under the Guaranteed Contracts have been fully performed or fully
satisfied.
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14.4
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The
guarantee in clause 14.1 shall be in addition to and without
prejudice to and not in substitution for, the performance and
observance of the Buyer’s obligations under this Agreement
and the Company’s performance and observance of its
obligations under the Guaranteed Contracts.
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14.5
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The
Guarantor warrants and represents to the Sellers that:
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14.5.1
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the
Guarantor is a company duly incorporated and validly existing under
the laws of Oregon;
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14.5.2
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the
Guarantor has all necessary power and authority to enter into and
perform its obligations under this Agreement;
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14.5.3
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this Agreement constitutes (or will
when executed constitute) valid and binding obligations on the
Guarantor in accordance with their respective terms;
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14.5.4
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the
entering into and performance by the Guarantor of its obligations
under this Agreement:
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14.5.4.1
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will not result in a breach of any
provision of the memorandum or articles of association or analogous
constitutional documentation of the Guarantor;
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will not result in a breach of any
order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental,
administrative or regulatory body or agency to which the Guarantor
is party or by which it is bound; and
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does not require the consent of any
third party.
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14.6
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If
any monies paid to the Sellers (or either of them) under this
Agreement have to be repaid by the Sellers to the Buyer by virtue
of any provision or enactment relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or
liquidation for the time being in force or on any other ground, the
liability of the Guarantor shall be computed as if those monies had
never been paid to the Sellers at all.
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14.7
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For
the avoidance of doubt, nothing under clause 14 shall require the
Guarantor to complete the acquisition of the Shares if the
Condition set out in clause 3.1.2 has not been satisfied by the End
Date.
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15.
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PAYMENTS AND INTEREST
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15.1
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Payments to be made to the Sellers
under this Agreement shall be made in pounds sterling by
telegraphic transfer of immediately available funds to the
following account of the Sellers’ Solicitors:
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least three Business Days’ notice from time to
time.
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Payment to be made to the Buyer
under this Agreement shall be made in pounds sterling by
telegraphic transfer of immediately available funds to the
following account of the Buyer’s Solicitors:
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15.3
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Payment of any sum to a
party’s solicitors will discharge the obligations of the
relevant party to pay the sum in question, and that party shall not
be concerned to see the application of the monies so
paid.
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16.
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BOOKS AND RECORDS
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The
Buyer shall ensure that all records (whether in electronic or in
any other form) of the Buyer relating to the business of the
Company which are relevant in connection with any Warranty Claim or
other claim against the Sellers under this Agreement are retained
for so long as any actual or threatened Warranty Claim or other
claim remains outstanding. The Buyer shall ensure that the Sellers
are provided as soon as reasonably practicable after request with
access to those records and is permitted at the Sellers’
expense to make copies of them.
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17.
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ASSIGNMENT
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17.1
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Subject t
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