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Title: ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New Jersey     Date: 12/21/2007
Industry: Scientific and Technical Instr.     Law Firm: Greenberg Traurig     Sector: Technology

ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT, Parties: smartire systems inc , staraim enterpirses ltd , xentenial holdings ltd
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Exhibit 10.12

 
ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
 
THIS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT (this " Agreement "), is made on November ___, 2007, (the “ Effective Date ”) STARAIM ENTERPIRSES LTD. , a limited liability Company duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of  the Republic of Cyprus   (the " Assignor "), and XENTENIAL HOLDINGS LTD., a limited liability Company duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws of  the Republic of Cyprus (the “ Assignee ”).
 
WHEREAS , Assignor is the legal and beneficial owner of that certain convertible debenture of Smartire Systems, Inc., a company existing under the laws of the Yukon Territory (the “ Company ”) held by the Assignor in the face amount of $2,000,000 under which there remains an outstanding  principal balance of $1,770,000 plus outstanding and accrued attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Debenture ”) and that certain warrant to purchase four million one hundred sixty two thousand five hundred (4,162,500) shares of the Company attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Warrant ”), which was acquired by the Assignor pursuant to the Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement (“ SPA ”) between the Company and Assignor, dated December 30, 2005;
 
WHEREAS , Assignor desires to assign to Assignee and Assignee desires to accept such assignment from Assignor of the Debenture and Warrant and its rights as a holder of the Debenture and the Warrant as well as all of Assignor’s rights and obligations pursuant to the all of the transaction documents issued in connection with the SPA and the Debenture including but not limited to the Amended Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and Assignor, dated December 30, 2005 (the “ RRA ”), and the Amended and Restated Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions between the Company and Assignor, dated December 30, 2005 (the “ ITAI ”) (collectively the SPA, CD, Warrant, RRA, and ITAI shall be referred to as the “ Transaction Documents ”) on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, and upon the terms but subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
 
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
 
1)    Assignment .  For the purchase price as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto, the Assignor hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally sells, assigns, conveys, contributes and transfers to the Assignee the Debenture and the Warrant as set forth on Schedule I and all of its rights and benefits thereunder and conferred therein as well as all of the Assignor’s rights, obligations and benefits under the SPA, RRA and ITAI and the Assignee accepts such assignment as of the date hereof.
 
This assignment is made free and clear of any and all claims, liens, demands, restrictions or encumbrances of any kind whatsoever.
 
2)    Delivery of Debenture and Warrant, Closing .  The assignment and transfer of the Debenture and Warrant as herein contemplated and all actions required to be completed hereunder shall take place on a date hereof (the “ Closing Date ”).  On the Closing Date the Assignee shall pay to the Assignor the full Purchase Price in immediately available funds in US Dollars and upon receipt of the Purchase Price the Assignor shall deliver to the Assignee the Debenture and Warrant which are the subject of this Agreement duly endorsed for transfer to the Assignor.
 

 
 
3)    Additional Documents .  The Assignor and the Company agree to take such further action and to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, any and all other documents which are, in the opinion of the Assignee or its counsel, necessary to carry out the terms and conditions of this Assignment.
 
4)    Effective Date and Counterpart Signature .  This Agreement shall be effective as of the Closing Date.  This Agreement, and acceptance of same, may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Confirmation of execution by telex or by telecopy or telefax of a facsimile signature page shall be binding upon that party so confirming.
 
5)    Representations and Warranties of the Assignor.
 
The Assignor hereby warrants and represents as follows:
 
a)    Organization; Authority The Assignor is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate, partnership or other applicable power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder; and the execution, delivery and performance by the Assignor of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate,  partnership or similar action on the part of the Assignor. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Assignor, will constitute a valid and legally binding obligation of the Assignor, enforceable against the Assignor in accordance with its terms, except (a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy , insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, and any other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies, or (c) to the extent the indemnification provisions contained herein may be limited by federal or state securities laws.
 
 
b)    Ownership of Debenture and Warrant.   Assignor is the sole owner and holder of the Debenture and Warrant to be transferred hereby.  There are no liens, claims or encumbrances affecting any of the Debenture and Warrant except with respect to restrictions on the further transfer of the Debenture and Warrant as may be imposed by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  The Debenture and Warrant have been held by the Assignor exclusively since their acquisition and the Assignor has not pledged or created any lien with respect to the Debenture and Warrant during the term of its ownership.
 
 
c)    Consents .  No authorization, consent, approval or other order of, or declaration to or filing with, any governmental agency or body or other person is required for the valid authorization, execution, delivery and performance by the Assignor of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
 

 
 
6)    Representations and Warranties of the Assignee .
 
a)    Organization; Authority .  The Assignee, if not a natural person, is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right, corporate, partnership or other applicable power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its obligations thereunder, and the execution, delivery and performance by the Assignee of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or similar action on the part of the Assignee.  This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Assignee, will constitute a valid and legally binding obligation of the Assignee, enforceable against the Assignee in accordance with its terms, except (a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, and any other laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (b) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies, or (c) to the extent the indemnification provisions contained herein may be limited by federal or state securities laws.
 
b)    Investment Intent .  The Assignee is acquiring the Debenture and the Warrant for investment for his own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution, resale or public offering of such Warrants or any part thereof in violation of the United States Securities and Exchange Act of 1933, as amended (“ Securities Act ”).  The Assignee does not presently have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any entity, organization or individual (each a “ Person ”) to sell, tansfer or grant participations to any Person with respect to the Debenture and the Warrant.
 
c)    General Solicitation .  The Assignee is not accepting such Assignment as a result of any advertisement, article, notice or other communication regarding the Warrants published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio or presented at any seminar or any other general solicitation or general advertisement.
 
d)    Consents .  No authorization, consent, approval or other order of, or declaration to or filing with, any governmental agency or body or other person is required for the valid authorization, execution, delivery and performance by the Assignor of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
e)    The Assignee hereby acknowledges that the Debenture and the Warrant, and the shares issuable there under, may only be disposed of in compliance with United States Federal and State Securities Laws.  The Assignee further acknowledges that in connection with any transfer of the Debenture and Warrant subsequent to the date hereof and other than pursuant to an effective registration statement, the Company and/or the Company’s transfer agent may require an opinion of counsel, the form and substance of which opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Company and/or the Company’s transfer agent, as applicable.
 
f)    Stop Transfer Notices .  The Assignee agrees that, in order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, appropriate “ stop transfer ” instructions may be issued to the Company’s transfer agent.
 

 
 
7)    Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction .  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES.  EACH PARTY AGREES THAT ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT IN A U.S. FEDERAL OR STATE COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION SITTING IN THE HUDSON COUNTY, IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.  EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURT AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM OR A LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION TO THE MAINTENANCE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AND ANY RIGHT OF JURISDICTION OR VENUE ON ACCOUNT OF THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE OR DOMICILE OF ANY PARTY HERETO.  EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
 
8)    Amendments .  No provision hereof may be waived or modified other than by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.
 
9)    Severability .  If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
 
10)    Waiver and Consent .  The Company hereby waives compliance with 2(f) of the SPA and Section 7 of the Warrant in connection with this Agreement and consents to the assignment of the Debenture and Warrant and all rights and interests that the Assignor has under the Transaction Documents from the Assignor to the Assignee.
 
 
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW]
 

 
 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the day and year first above written.
 
ASSIGNOR

STARAIM ENTERPIRSES LTD.

By:            /s/Nairy Merheje                                            
Name:      Nairy Merheje
Title:         Director

By:                                                      
Name:
Title:    Director

ASSIGNEE

XENTENIAL HOLDINGS LTD.

By:           /s/Nairy Merheje
Name:     Nairy Merheje
Title:    Director

By:                                                      
Name:
Title:    Director

COMPANY

SMARTIRE SYSTEMS INC.

By:         /s/Jeff Finkelstein                                           
Name:  Jeff Finkelstein
Title:     Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
SCHEDULE I
 
 
 
Assignee Name
 
 
Company Name
 
 
Convertible Debenture
 
 
Warrant
 
 
Purchase Price
 
 
Xentential Holdings, Ltd.
 
 
Smartire Systems Inc.
 
 
Debenture No.3
Dated December 30, 2005
Warrant No. 001
Dated December 30, 2005
Warrant Shares 4,162,500
 
$1,770,000
 
 


 
 Exhibit A
                             
                                 
SMARTIRE SYSTEMS INC.
                           
IInterest on Convertible Debentures
                         
Nov 30, 2007
                               
                                 
           
Interest
   
Number
   
Total
       
 Gross
         
rate per
   
of days
   
# of
       
         Proceeds
   
Date
 
annum
   
in the year
   
days
   
TOTAL
 
 USD
 From
 To
                       
USD
 
                                 
                                 
 2,000,000
June 23 05
Sept 19 2007
      10 %    
360
     
806
     
447,778
 
1,885,000
Sept 20 07
Sept 28 2007
      10 %    
360
     
8
     
4,189
 
1,770,000
Sept 28 2007
November 30 2007
      10 %    
360
     
64
     
31,467
 
     
 Interest paid ($1M allocated to $30M)
Oct 2005
                            (66,667 )
                                         
                                     
416,767
 
 
 
 

 
Exhibit B
 

 
WARRANT
 
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS WARRANT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THIS WARRANT MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT.
 
 
SMARTIRE SYSTEMS INC.
 
 
AMENDED AND RESTATED
 
 
Warrant to Purchase Common Stock
 
Warrant No.: 001 Number of Shares: 4,162,500

Date of Issuance: December _, 2005

Smartire Systems Inc.,   a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Yukon Territory  (the “ Company ”), hereby certifies that, for Ten United States Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Staraim Enterprises Limited (“Staraim”), a corporation organized under the laws of Cyprus, the registered holder hereof or its permitted assigns, is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company upon surrender of this Warrant, at any time or times on or after the date hereof, but not after 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date (as defined herein) four million one hundred sixty two thousand five hundred sixty six   (4,162,500) fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) of the Company (the “ Warrant Shares ”) at the exercise price per share provided in Section 1(b) below or as subsequently adjusted; provided, however, that in no event shall the holder be entitled to exercise this Warrant for a number of Warrant Shares in excess of that number of Warrant Shares which, upon giving effect to such exercise, would cause the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates to exceed 4.99% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock following such exercise, except within sixty (60) days of the Expiration Date.  For purposes of the foregoing proviso, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates shall include the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant with respect to which the determination of such proviso is being made, but shall exclude shares of Common Stock which would be issuable upon (i) exercise of the remaining, unexercised Warrants beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates and (ii) exercise or conversion of the unexercised or unconverted portion of any other securities of the Company beneficially owned by the holder and its affiliates (including, without limitation, any convertible notes or preferred stock) subject to a limitation on conversion or exercise analogous to the limitation contained herein.  Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, for purposes of this paragraph, beneficial ownership shall be calculated in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  For purposes of this Warrant, in determining the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock a holder may rely on the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as reflected in (1) the Company’s most recent Form 10-QSB or Form 10-KSB, as the case may be, (2) a more recent public announcement by the Company or (3) any other notice by the Company or its transfer agent setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding.  Upon the written request of any holder, the Company shall promptly, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day following the receipt of such notice, confirm in writing to any such holder the number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding.  In any case, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be determined after giving effect to the exercise of Warrants (as defined below) by such holder and its affiliates since the date as of which such number of outstanding shares of Common Stock was reported.
 

 
Section 1.   
 
(a)    This Warrant is the common stock purchase warrant (the “ Warrant ”) issued in connection with an amended and restated convertible debenture dated December _, 2005 by and between the Company and Staraim (the “ Convertible Debenture ”).
 
(b)    Definitions .  The following words and terms as used in this Warrant shall have the following meanings:
 
(i)    Approved Stock Plan ” means any employee benefit plan which has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to which the Company’s securities may be issued to any employee, officer or director for services provided to the Company.
 
(ii)    Business Day ” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.
 
(iii)    Closing Bid Price ” means the closing bid price of Common Stock as quoted on the Principal Market (as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (“ Bloomberg ”) through its “Volume at Price” function).
 
(iv)    Common Stock ” means (i) the Company’s common stock, no par value per share, and (ii) any capital stock into which such Common Stock shall have been changed or any capital stock resulting from a reclassification of such Common Stock.
 
(v)    Excluded Securities ” means, provided such security is issued at a price which is greater than or equal to the arithmetic average of the Closing Bid Prices of the Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of issuance, any of the following: (a) any issuance by the Company of securities in connection with a strategic partnership or a joint venture (the primary purpose of which is not to raise equity capital), (b) any issuance by the Company of securities as consideration for a merger or consolidation or the acquisition of a business, product, license, or other assets of another person or entity, (c) any shares of capital stock or other securities exercisable for or convertible into shares of capital stock pursuant to a commitment arising on or prior to the date hereof and (d) options to purchase shares of Common Stock, provided (I) such options are issued after the date of this Warrant to employees of the Company within thirty (30) days of such employee’s starting his employment with the Company, and (II) the exercise price of such options is not less than the Closing Bid Price of the Common Stock on the date of issuance of such option.
 
(vi)    Expiration Date ” means June 23, 2010 or, if such date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized to be closed in the City of New York or the State of New York or on which trading does not take place on the Principal Exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common Stock is traded (a “ Holiday ”), the next date that is not a Holiday.
 
(vii)    Issuance Date ” means June 23, 2005.
 
(viii)    Options ” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock or Convertible Securities.
 
(ix)    Other Securities ” means (i) those options and warrants of the Company issued prior to, and outstanding on, the Issuance Date of this Warrant, (ii) the shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of such options and warrants, provided such options and warrants are not amended after the Issuance Date of this Warrant and (iii) the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant.
 
(x)    Person ” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof.
 
(xi)    Principal Market ” means the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq National Market, the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, whichever is at the time the principal trading exchange or market for such security, or the over-the-counter market on the electronic bulletin board for such security as reported by Bloomberg or, if no bid or sale information is reported for such security by Bloomberg, then the average of the bid prices of each of the market makers for such security as reported in the “pink sheets” by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc.
 
(xii)           “ Registration Rights ” the shares of the Company’s Common Stock underlying this warrant shall have “piggy-back” and demand registration rights.

(xiii)    Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
(xiv)    Warrant ” means this Warrant and all Warrants issued in exchange, transfer or replacement thereof.
 
(xv)    Warrant Exercise Price ” shall be Sixteen Cents ($0.16) or as subsequently adjusted as provided in Section 8 hereof.
 
(xvi)    Warrant Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock issuable at any time upon exercise of this Warrant.
 

 
(c)    Other Definitional Provisions.
 
(i)    Except as otherwise specified herein, all references herein (A) to the Company shall be deemed to include the Company’s successors and (B) to any applicable law defined or referred to herein shall be deemed references to such applicable law as the same may have been or may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
 
(ii)    When used in this Warrant, the words “ herein ”, “ hereof ”, and “ hereunder and words of similar import, shall refer to this Warrant as a whole and not to any provision of this Warrant, and the words “ Section ”, “ Schedule ”, and “ Exhibit ” shall refer to Sections of, and Schedules and Exhibits to, this Warrant unless otherwise specified.
 
(iii)    Whenever the context so requires, the neuter gender includes the masculine or feminine, and the singular number includes the plural, and vice versa.
 
Section 2.    Exercise of Warrant .  Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, this Warrant may be exercised by the holder hereof then registered on the books of the Company, pro rata as hereinafter provided, at any time on any Business Day on or after the opening of business on such Business Day, commencing with the first day after the date hereof, and prior to 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on the Expiration Date, by (i) delivery of a written notice, in the form of the subscription notice attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “ Exercise Notice ”), of such holder’s election to exercise this Warrant, which notice shall specify the number of Warrant Shares to be purchased, (ii) payment to the Company of an amount equal to the Warrant Exercise Price(s) applicable to the Warrant Shares being purchased, multiplied by the number of Warrant Shares (at the applicable Warrant Exercise Price) as to which this Warrant is being exercised (plus any applicable issue or transfer taxes) (the “ Aggregate Exercise Price ”) in cash or wire transfer of immediately available funds and (iii) the surrender of this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) to a common carrier for overnight delivery to the Company as soon as practicable following such date.  In the event of any exercise of the rights represented by this Warrant in compliance with this Section 2(a), the Company shall on the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date of receipt of the Exercise Notice, the Aggregate Exercise Price and this Warrant (or an indemnification undertaking with respect to this Warrant in the case of its loss, theft or destruction) and the receipt of the representations of the holder specified in Section 6 hereof, if requested by the Company (the “ Exercise Delivery Documents ”), and if the Common Stock is DTC eligible credit such aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to which the holder shall be entitled to the holder’s or its designee’s balance account with The Depository Trust Company; provided, however, if the holder who submitted the Exercise Notice requested physical delivery of any or all of the Warrant Shares, or, if the Common Stock is not DTC eligible  then the Company shall, on or before the fifth (5 th ) Business Day following receipt of the

 
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