TERMINATION AND TRANSFER
AGREEMENT
This agreement
dated for reference November 1, 2004, is among GlobeTrac
Inc. , Global Axxess Corporation Limited
, and Globetrac Limited , all with an executive
address at 1100 Melville Street, 6 th Floor, Vancouver, B.C., V6E 4A6, and fax (604) 682-8231 ; and
WebTech Wireless Inc. and WebTech Wireless
International , both of #215 - 4299 Canada Way, Burnaby,
British Columbia, V5G 1H3, and fax
(604) 434-5270 ;
Whereas:
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A.
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Global Axxess
Corporation and both WebTech companies entered into a master
distributorship agreement on June 19, 2002, and have conducted
their business relationship on the premises set out in the
agreement.
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B.
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Global Axxess
decided to wind down its operations effective November 1,
2004.
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C.
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The parties
have agreed to cancel the master distributorship agreement and to
restructure their ongoing business relationship as outlined in a
letter agreement dated November 26, 2004.
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for valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
acknowledged, the parties agree that:
INTERPRETATION
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a.
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“Claim” includes any claim, action
or cause of action, proceeding, assessment, loss, judgment, amount
paid in settlement of actions or claims, liability (whether
accrued, actual, contingent or otherwise), costs, deficiency,
damage, expense (including, but not limited to, actual legal fees
and disbursements) and demand whatsoever (including any
liabilities, claims and demands for income, sales, excise or other
taxes) in connection with any litigation, investigation, hearing or
other proceeding of any kind and nature.
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b.
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“Customer” means a person listed in
Schedule “A”.
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c.
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“Effective Date” means November 1,
2004.
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d.
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“Global
Ireland” means Global Axxess Corporation Limited, a
corporation formed under the laws of Republic of
Ireland.
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e.
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“GlobeTrac” means GlobeTrac
Delaware, Global Ireland, and Globetrac UK together.
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f.
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“GlobeTrac Delaware” means GlobeTrac
Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of Delaware.
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g.
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“Globetrac UK” means Globetrac
Limited, a company formed under the laws of England.
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h.
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“MDA” means the master
distributorship agreement dated June 19, 2002 among Global Ireland
and WebTech.
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i.
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“Product” means any product or
service offered by WebTech.
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j.
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“Qualified Customer” means a
Customer who has ordered at least one Product before November 26,
2005.
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k.
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“Qualified Sales” means all of
WebTech’s invoiced sales of Product to Qualified Customers,
whether sold by WebTech or by a licensee, affiliate or agent of
WebTech.
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l.
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“Receivables” mean all of
GlobeTrac’s outstanding accounts receivable from all of its
customers as of October 31, 2004.
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m.
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“Retainer” means a service retainer
of £5,000 with HQ Executive Offices, consisting of
£1,300 for two months rent for the UK Office and £3,700
as a refund due to Globetrac UK from Globetrac UK’s move to a
smaller office in November 2004.
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n.
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“Royalty” means 6% of gross
Qualified Sales.
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o.
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“UK
Office” means the office leased by Globetrac UK from HQ
Executive Offices located at Wyvols Court, Swallowfield, Reading ,
Berkshire, England RG7 1WY.
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p.
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“WebTech” means WebTech Alberta and
WebTech Barbados together.
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q.
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“WebTech
Alberta” means WebTech Wireless Inc., a corporation formed
under the laws of Alberta.
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r.
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“WebTech
Barbados” means WebTech Wireless International, a company
formed under the laws of Barbados.
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TERMINATION
Termination of MDA
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2.
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The MDA is
terminated as of the Effective Date and this agreement governs the
relations between the parties unless otherwise stated in this
agreement; however, the non-disclosure and other provisions of the
MDA that are intended to survive the termination of the MDA,
survive the MDA in accordance with its terms, including paragraphs
38 and 62 to 65 inclusive. For the interpretation of paragraph 65,
the date of WebTech’s last shipment to GlobeTrac (Distributor
in the MDA) was August 4, 2004.
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TRANSFER
Transfer
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3.
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Globetrac UK
will transfer control of the Customers to WebTech and will give
WebTech full access to the Customer accounts and Receivables, all
as of the Effective Date.
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4.
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GlobeTrac will
assist in the change of control in order not to disrupt the
continuation of services to the Customers and, upon receipt of a
written request from WebTech, will assist in the transfer of
supplier accounts in order to support the Customers using
WebTech’s portal (as defined in the MDA).
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Inquiries and Problems
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5.
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WebTech is
entirely responsible for all technical inquiries and all
warranties, problems and costs pertaining to any Product that
Globetrac sold to a Customer while the MDA was effective, including
the reconfiguration, installation, and warranty problems of any
faulty Products, all as of the Effective Date.
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Payment
of Employees
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6.
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GlobeTrac will
terminate all of its employees and will pay their wages and
benefits.
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7.
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WebTech will,
by the end of November 2004, reimburse GlobeTrac directly for the
following employees’ wages and benefits:
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a.
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Cheryl
Castree’s wages for the pay periods ending on November 30,
2004, and December 6, 2004, which include 5.5 vacation days;
and
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b.
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Dominic
Forde’s wages for the pay periods ending on November 30,
2004, and December 6, 2004, which include five vacation
days.
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8.
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GlobeTrac
acknowledges that WebTech is not responsible for any other
severance or employment-related liability and that GlobeTrac alone
is responsible for paying wages or salaries to Colin Albert, Lloyd
Crook and Sajid Hussains.
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Accounts Payable
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On the
Effective Date, WebTech will assume liability for and pay all of
the following of GlobeTrac’s outstanding accounts
payable:
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a.
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all accounts
payable to David Jephcott, except invoice #GTRC0021/04 in the
amount of £1,015.29, which GlobeTrac will pay;
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b.
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all outstanding
advertising invoices payable to Visible, either by paying Visible
directly or by reimbursing GlobeTrac if GlobeTrac pays Visible;
and
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c.
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HQ Executive
Offices’ invoice dated October 2004, which includes rent for
November 2004, and any cost associated with HQ’s invoice
dated November 1, 2004.
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UK
Office Lease
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10.
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Globetrac UK
will, by November 30, 2004, give to HQ Executive Offices the
required two months’ notice to vacate the UK Office, and
authorize HQ Executive Offices to transfer the refundable portion
of the Retainer to WebTech and apply the rent portion to rent for
the notice period (December 1, 2004 to January 31,
2005).
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11.
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WebTech may, at
its own cost, use the UK Office during the notice period, and
contract directly with HQ Executive Offices for the lease of the UK
Office or other offices after the end of the notice period,
provided that it incurs no costs for the account of Globetrac UK
from the Effective Date.
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Write-Offs
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12.
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WebTech will
write-off all of its outstanding accounts receivable from GlobeTrac
in consideration of GlobeTrac’s delivering to WebTech all of
GlobeTrac’s Product inventory, whether in the possession of
GlobeTrac or WebTech, and any Customer goodwill, all as of the
Effective Date.
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Collection of Receivables
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13.
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GlobeTrac can
collect the Receivables for its own account. WebTech will assist
GlobeTrac in collecting the Receivables.
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14.
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If GlobeTrac
encounters difficulty in collecting a Receivable from any Customer,
WebTech will not provide Products to that Customer until the
Receivable is paid in full, but only if GlobeTrac has delivered to
WebTech both written evidence that the Receivable is due and
payable and written instructions to not provide the Products or
services to the Customer.
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15.
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If a Customer
refuses to pay a Receivable as a result of a faulty Product then
WebTech will, at its own cost, honor the Product warranty and
repair or replace the Product in accordance with the Product
warranty, all without affecting the amount of the Receivable, which
GlobeTrac can still collect from the Customer for its own
account.
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ROYALTY
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16.
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The Royalty is
payable on all Qualified Sales of Products during the eleven years
beginning November 1, 2004 and ending on October 31,
2015.
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17.
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WebTech will
pay the Royalty to GlobeTrac by the end of the 30
th day following the end of each of WebTech’s
fiscal quarters in which WebTech receives the Qualified
Customers’ payments for Products on which the Royalty is
calculated.
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18.
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The Royalty is
not subject to any maximum cap.
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19.
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WebTech will
deliver to GlobeTrac with each Royalty payment a written
confirmation, signed by its chief financial officer or by the
person performing the same
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