EXHIBIT 10.2
ARVANA, INC.
and
BRULEX – CONSULTADORIA
ECONOMICA E MARKETING LTDA.
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| SETTLEMENT AND SHARE REPURCHASE
AGREEMENT |
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| December 7, 2007 |
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Lang Michener LLP
SETTLEMENT AND SHARE REPURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made effective as of
December 7, 2007,
BETWEEN:
ARVANA, INC. , a
Nevada corporation with an address at 2610 –
1066 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
V6E 3X2
(“ Arvana
”)
AND:
BRULEX –
CONSULTADORIA ECONOMICA E
MARKETING LTDA. , a Madeira corporation with an address at
Rua da Algondega nr. 13, Madeira, Portugal
(“ Brulex
”)
WHEREAS:
(A)
Arvana (formerly known as Turinco, Inc.) purchased from Brulex all
of the outstanding shares of a certain company, under the terms of
the Previous Agreement, in exchange for, among other things, the
Current Promissory Note and the Arvana Shares;
(B)
Under the Previous Agreement Turinco also agreed to pay, subject to
confirmation, the Price Adjustment Amount; and
(C)
Arvana and Brulex have agreed to settle the Current Promissory Note
and the obligation to pay the Price Adjustment Amount, and return
the Arvana Shares to Arvana for cancellation, on the terms set out
herein.
THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES THAT the
Parties, intending to be legally bound, covenant and agree as
follows:
PART 1
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
Definitions
1.1 In
this Agreement, including the recitals, the following words and
phrases have the following meanings:
(a)
“ Arvana Shares ” means the 3,541,700 shares of
common stock of Arvana issued to Brulex under the terms of the
Previous Agreement;
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(b)
“ Arvana Release ” means the release
substantially in the form set out in Exhibit B to this
Agreement,
(c)
“ Brulex Release ” means the release
substantially in the form set out in Exhibit A to this
Agreement,
(d)
“ Closing ” means the repayment of the Current
Promissory Note and repurchase of the Arvana Shares in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement;
(e)
“ Closing Date ” means the date of Closing, as
determined in accordance with §2.3 of this Agreement;
(f)
“ Current Promissory Note ” means the interest
free promissory note of Arvana issued to Brulex under the terms of
the Previous Agreement, under which €170,000 is still owed by
Arvana to Brulex;
(g) “
Encumbrance ” means any lien, claim, charge, pledge,
hypothecation, security interest, mortgage, title retention
agreement, option, assignment, license or other encumbrance or
adverse claim of any nature or kind whatsoever;
(h)
“ New Promissory Note ” means the promissory
note substantially in the form set out in Exhibit C;
(i)
“ Party ” means each party to this Agreement
individually and “ Parties ” mean each Party
collectively;
(j)
“ Previous Agreement ” means the Share Purchase
Agreement among Turinco, Inc. (now Arvana), Brulex and Hallotel
Deutschland GmbH dated August 9, 2006;
(k)
“ Price Adjustment Amount ” means all amounts
owing under §2.3 of the Previous Agreement, which is currently
estimated to total €359,000; and
(l)
“ Purchase Price ” has the meaning set out in
§2.1;
Interpretation
1.2 In
this Agreement, including the recitals, except as otherwise
expressly provided herein:
(a)
“this Agreement” means this Settlement and Share
Repurchase Agreement as it may from time to time be supplemented or
amended;
(b) the
words “herein”, “hereof” and
“hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to
this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Part, clause,
subclause or other subdivision or schedule;
(c) the
singular of any term includes the plural and vice versa and the use
of any term is equally applicable to any gender and where
applicable to a body corporate;
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(d) the
word “including” is not limiting (whether or not
non-limiting language such as “without limitation” or
“but not limited to” or other words of similar import
are used with reference thereto);
(e) a
reference to a Part is to a Part of this Agreement, and the symbol
§ followed by a number or some combination of numbers and
letters refers to the section, paragraph, subparagraph, clause or
subclause of this Agreement so designated;
(f) the
headings to the Parts and clauses of this Agreement are inserted
for convenience only and do not form a part of this Agreement and
are not intended to interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or
intent of this Agreement or any provision hereof; and
(g) any
reference to a corporate entity includes and is also a reference to
any corporate entity that is a successor or predecessor to such
entity.
PART 2
SETTLEMENT OF OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS
Settlement
2.1 At
the Closing, Arvana will pay to Brulex €225,000 (the
“Purchase Price”) in consideration for
(a) the
return of the Arvana Shares to Arvana for cancellation; and
(b) the
cancellation of the Current Promissory Note and obligation to pay
the Price Adjustment Amount.
2.2 The
Purchase Price will be payable (a) €75,000 in cash on
Closing, and (b) by the issue of the New Promissory Note.
Closing Date
2.3 The
Closing will take place on the date of execution of this Agreement,
or such other date as the Parties will agree, provided that in no
event will the Closing Date be later than December 7, 2007.
Closing Documents
2.4 At
the Closing, the Parties will deliver to the other such documents
as are reasonably necessary to complete the transactions
contemplated under this Agreement, including
(a) the
delivery by Brulex to Arvana of
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(i) the
certificates representing the Arvana Shares along with a properly
executed share transfer form,
(ii)
the Current Promissory Note, and
(iii)
the Brulex Release, and
(b) the
delivery by Arvana to Brulex of
(i) the
cash payment due under §2.2(a),
(ii)
the New Promissory Note, and
(iii)
the Arvana Release.
PART 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Representations and Warranties of
Arvana
3.1
Arvana represents and warrants to Brulex that, as at both the
effective date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, Arvana owns
and has good and marketable title to all of the Arvana Shares as
the legal and beneficial owner thereof, free and clear of all
Encumbrances.
Representations and Warranties of
Brulex
3.2
Brulex confirms, represents and warrants to Arvana that the amount
owing or potentially owing under the Current Promissory Note and
the amount of the Price Adjustment Amount are correctly set out in
§1.1 and that no other amounts are owing or potentially owing
by Arvana in respect of those or any other obligation under the
Previous Agreement.
PART 4
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Submission to Arbitration
4.1 If,
at any time, there is a dispute between the parties with respect to
any matter arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereunder, either party will be entitled
to refer the dispute to binding arbitration by a single arbitrator
in accordance with the rules of arbitration of the International
Chamber of Commerce as modified by the provisions herein.
Place of Arbitration
4.2 The
arbitration will take place in Federal Republic of Germany.
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Acceptance and Implementation
4.3
Each party agrees to participate in good faith in the arbitration
process and will accept as final and binding and proceed in good
faith diligently to implement, the award or decision of the
arbitrator. An award or decision of the arbitrator concerning the
interpretation of this Agreement will be binding on the
parties.
Legal Proceedings
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