CHELL GROUP CORPORATION
14 Meteor Drive, Toronto, Ontario
Canada M9W 1A4
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
March __, 2002
To the Shareholders of Chell Group Corporation:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting (the "Annual Meeting") of
Shareholders of Chell Group Corporation, a New York corporation (the "Company"),
will be held at 10:00 a.m., local time, on March __, 2002, at the offices of the
Company, 14 Meteor Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1A4, for the following
purposes:
(A) To elect an eight member Board of Directors to serve until the next
Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company or until their
successors are duly elected and qualified;
(B) To authorize the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock
upon the conversion of notes issued pursuant to a private offering
being conducted by the Company;
(C) To authorize the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock
pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement dated December 13, 2001 by
and among the Company, Chell Merchant Capital Group, Inc., Logicorp
Data Systems Ltd., Logicorp Service Group Ltd., and the individuals
and entities which own all of the issued and outstanding shares of
Logicorp Data and Logicorp Group and ratify the transaction
contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement;
(D) To authorize the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock
upon the conversion of shares of the Company's Preferred Stock
issued pursuant to a Securities Exchange Agreement dated February 6,
2002 by and between the Company and The Shaar Fund Ltd.;
(E) To authorize the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock
upon the conversion of shares of the Company's Preferred Stock
issued pursuant to a Securities Exchange Agreement dated February 6,
2002 by and between the Company and Triton Private Equities Fund,
L.P.;
(F) To authorize the increase in the number of Common Shares authorized
for issuance by the Company from 50,000,000 to 75,000,0000;
(G) To ratify the Board of Directors' selection of Lazar Levine & Felix
LLP as the auditors for the Company for the 2002 fiscal year; and
(H) To consider and transact such other business as may properly come
before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments thereof.
In accordance with the provisions of the Company's By-laws, the Board of
Directors has fixed the close of business on February 6, 2002 as the date for
determining the shareholders of record entitled to receive notice of, and to
vote at, the Annual Meeting and any adjournments thereof.
Dated: March __, 2002 By Order of the Board of Directors,
Mark Truman, Secretary
SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO FILL IN, DATE, SIGN AND PROMPTLY RETURN THE ENCLOSED
PROXY IN THE ACCOMPANYING PREPAID ENVELOPE.
It is desirable that as many shareholders as possible be represented, in
person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting. Consequently, whether or not you now
expect to be present, please execute and return the enclosed proxy. You have the
power to revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted, and the giving of a
proxy will not affect your right to vote in person if you attend the Annual
Meeting.
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CHELL GROUP CORPORATION
14 Meteor Drive
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M9W 1A4
(416) 675-6666
PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
March __, 2002
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This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies on behalf of the Board of Directors of Chell Group Corporation (the
"Company") for use at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on
March __, 2002, and at any adjournment thereof (the "Annual Meeting"). Further,
solicitation of proxies may be made personally, or by telephone or telegraph, by
regularly employed officers and other employees of the Company, who will receive
no additional compensation for such solicitation. The cost of soliciting proxies
will be borne by the Company which may enlist the assistance, and reimburse the
reasonable expenses, of banks and brokerage houses in the additional
solicitation of proxies and proxy authorizations, particularly from their
customers whose stock is not registered in the owner's name, but in the name of
such banks or brokerage houses.
All shares represented at the Annual Meeting by proxies will be voted
provided that such proxies are properly signed and dated. In instances where a
choice is indicated, the shares represented will be voted in accordance with the
specifications so made. In instances where no specifications are made, the
shares represented will be voted (A) FOR electing an eight member Board of
Directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company
or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (B) FOR the
authorization of the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock upon the
conversion of notes issued pursuant to a private offering conducted by the
Company pursuant to the Private Placement Memorandum dated December 1, 2001; (C)
FOR the authorization of the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock
pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement dated December 13, 2001 by and among the
Company, Chell Merchant Capital Group, Inc., Logicorp Data Systems Ltd.,
Logicorp Service Group Ltd., and the individuals and entities which own all of
the issued and outstanding shares of Logicorp Data Systems Ltd. and Logicorp
Service Group Ltd. and the ratification of the transaction contemplated by the
Share Purchase Agreement; (D) FOR the authorization of the issuance of shares of
the Company's Common Stock upon the conversion of shares of the Company's
Preferred Stock issued pursuant to a Securities Exchange Agreement dated
February 6, 2002 by and between the Company and The Shaar Fund Ltd.; (E) FOR the
authorization of the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock upon the
conversion of shares of the Company's Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Agreement dated February 6, 2002 by and between the Company
and Triton Private Equities Fund, L.P; (F) FOR the authorization to increase the
number of Common Shares authorized for issuance by the Company from 50,000,000
to 75,000,0000 and (G) FOR the ratification of the Board of Directors' selection
of Lazar Levine & Felix, LLP, as the auditors for the Company for the 2002
fiscal year.
Any shareholder executing and returning a proxy has the power to revoke
such proxy at any time prior to the voting thereof by: (A) providing written
notice to the Secretary of the Company at the Company's headquarters, which
notice is delivered prior to the commencement of the Annual Meeting, (B)
providing a signed proxy bearing a later date, or (C) appearing in person and
voting at the Annual Meeting.
A copy of the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal
year ended August 31, 2001 (the "2001 Fiscal Year"), including financial
statements, is being mailed concurrently herewith (on or
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about March __, 2002) to all shareholders of record at the close of business on
February 6, 2002 and is incorporated by reference herein.
VOTING SECURITIES
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on February 6,
2002 are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The total number of shares of
common stock, par value US$0.0467 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the
Company, issued, outstanding and entitled to be voted on the record date was
9,491,787 shares. Each of such shares of Common Stock is entitled to one vote
upon all matters to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting. In addition, after
February 6, 2002, the Company issued 454,545 shares of non-voting Preferred
Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Preferred Stock"), to The Shaar Fund Ltd.
(389,610 shares) and to Triton Private Equities Fund L.P. (64,935 shares). In
accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation by which the
Preferred Stock was authorized, holders of Preferred Stock are not entitled to
vote at the Annual Meeting. The holders of a majority of the outstanding votes
(i.e., 4,745,894 votes) shall constitute a quorum, which is necessary for the
transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. In accordance with the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws, and applicable law, the election of
directors shall be by a plurality of the votes cast and the ratification of the
following transactions shall be by a majority of the votes cast: (A) to
authorize the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock upon the
conversion of notes issued pursuant to a private offering conducted by the
Company; (B) to authorize the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock
pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement dated December 13, 2001 by and among the
Company, Chell Merchant Capital Group, Inc., Logicorp Data, Logicorp Group and
the individuals and entities which own all of the issued and outstanding shares
of Logicorp Data and Logicorp Group and ratify the transaction contemplated by
the Share Purchase Agreement; (C) to authorize the issuance of shares of the
Company's Common Stock upon the conversion of shares of the Company's Preferred
Stock issued pursuant to a Securities Exchange Agreement dated February 6, 2002
by and between the Company and The Shaar Fund Ltd.; (D) to authorize the
issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock upon the conversion of shares
of the Company's Preferred Stock issued pursuant to a Securities Exchange
Agreement dated February 6, 2002 by and between the Company and Triton Private
Equities Fund, L.P.; (E) to authorize the increase in the number of Common
Shares authorized for issuance by the Company from 50,000,000 to 75,000,0000;
and (F) to ratify the Board of Directors' selection of Lazar Levine & Felix,
LLP, as the auditors for the Company for the 2002 fiscal year.
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Shares Held By Directors and Named Executive Officers
Set forth in the table below is information concerning the ownership, as
of the close of business on February 6, 2002, of the Common Stock by the
Company's directors and Named Executive Officers*, all directors and present
executive officers as a group and each person who is known to the Company to be
the beneficial owner of more than five (5%) percent of the Common Stock.
Amount and Nature of Percent of
Name and Address(1) Beneficial Ownership Class (2)
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Chell.com Ltd. (3)(4)(11) ........................ 5,325,048 56.1%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ............... 599,653 6.3%
Cameron Chell (Director, President
and Chief Executive Officer)(4)(5)(11) ........... 5,327,648 56.1%
Canadian Advantage Limited Partnership II ........ 451,868 4.7%
Gordon Herman (Director)(6) ...................... 332,236 3.5%
David Bolink (Director)(7) ....................... 311,411 3.3%
Don Pagnutti (Director, Vice-President-Finance,
and Chief Financial Officer)(8) .................. 187,500 0%
Adrian Towning (Director)(9) ..................... 150,000 0%
Robert Stone (Director)(10) ...................... 150,000 0%
Shelly Singhal (Director) ........................ 0 0%
Michael Rice (Director)(11) ...................... 0 0%
All directors and executive officers as a group
(8 persons)(12) .............................. 5,815,148 58.2%
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(1) Unless otherwise stated, the address of the directors and executive officers
of the corporation is c/o Chell Group Corporation, 14 Meteor Drive, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada M9W 1A4.
(2) Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table
have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock
beneficially owned by them. A person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of
securities which may be acquired by such person within 60 days from the date
upon which beneficial ownership is to be determined, upon the exercise of
options, warrants or convertible securities. Each beneficial owner's percentage
ownership is determined by assuming that options,
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* The term "Named Executive Officers" includes all persons who served as Chief
Executive Officer of the Company at any time during the Company's fiscal year
ended August 31, 2001 (the "2001 Fiscal Year") and the four highest paid
individuals whose total compensation exceeded $100,000 for the 2001 Fiscal Year
and who were serving as executive officers of the Company at the end of the 2001
Fiscal Year.
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warrants and convertible securities which are held by such person (but not those
held by any other person) and which are exercisable within such 60-day period,
have been exercised.
(3) Cameron Chell is the sole director and shareholder of Chell.com Ltd.
(4) Does not reflect the sale of 277,777 shares of the Company's Common Stock
from Chell.com Ltd. to a third party after the record date of February 6, 2002.
(5) Includes 5,325,048 Common Shares held by Chell.com Ltd.
(6) Represents the vested portion of an option in Chell.com Ltd. held by Mr.
Herman, for the purchase of our shares which are owned by Chell.com Ltd.
(7) Represents the vested portion of an option in Chell.com Ltd. held by Mr.
Bolink, for the purchase of our shares which are owned by Chell.com Ltd.
(8) Represents options, which have vested and are available for exercise.
(9) Represents options, which have vested and are available for exercise.
(10) Represents options, which have vested and are available for exercise.
(11) This does not reflect the purchase by Michael Rice of 1,300,000 shares of
the Company's Common Stock from Chell.com Ltd., after the record date of
February 6, 2002.
(12) This percentage of stock ownership by directors and executive officers was
calculated as a percentage of our total outstanding common stock, which was
9,491,787 on February 6, 2002, and the applicable outstanding options held by
certain Officers and Directors in the aggregate of 487,500.
Voting by Directors and Executive Officers
It is anticipated that the directors and the Named Executive Officers of
the Company will vote (A) FOR electing an eight member Board of Directors to
serve until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company and until
their successors are duly elected and qualified; (B) FOR the authorization of
the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock upon the conversion of
notes issued pursuant to a private offering conducted by the Company pursuant to
the Private Placement Memorandum dated December 1, 2001; (C) FOR the
authorization of the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock pursuant
to a Share Purchase Agreement dated December 13, 2001 by and among the Company,
Chell Merchant Capital Group, Inc., Logicorp Data Systems Ltd., Logicorp Service
Group Ltd., and the individuals and entities which own all of the issued and
outstanding shares of Logicorp Data Systems Ltd. and Logicorp Service Group Ltd
and the ratification of the transaction contemplated by the Share Purchase
Agreement.; (D) FOR the authorization of the issuance of shares of the Company's
Common Stock upon the conversion of shares of the Company's Preferred Stock
issued pursuant to a Securities Exchange Agreement dated February 6, 2002 by and
between the Company and The Shaar Fund Ltd.; (E) FOR the authorization of the
issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock upon the conversion of shares
of the Company's Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the Securities Exchange
Agreement dated February 6, 2002 by and between the Company and Triton Private
Equities Fund, L.P; (F) FOR the authorization to increase the number of Common
Shares authorized for issuance by the Company from 50,000,000 to 75,000,0000 and
(G) FOR the ratification of the Board of Directors' selection of Lazar Levine &
Felix, LLP, as the auditors
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for the Company for the 2002 fiscal year. Such directors and executive officers,
and their affiliates, hold 56.1% of the votes entitled to be cast at the Annual
Meeting.
Pursuant to a Voting Agreement by and between Cameron Chell, the Company's
President and Chief Executive Officer, and Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC, Mr. Chell
has agreed to vote all of his shares of Common Stock in favor of the
authorization of the issuance of the shares of Common Stock to be issued by the
Company upon conversion of the notes that have been issued pursuant to the
private offering being conducted by the Company and upon consummation of two of
the three acquisitions described in the Private Offering section of this Proxy
Statement.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The individuals named in the enclosed form of proxy will vote, if so
authorized, FOR the persons named below as directors of the Company, each of
whom has served as a director of the Company for the periods indicated. Each
such person is to be elected to hold office until the next succeeding Annual
Meeting of Shareholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
Management of the Company is not aware of any reason why any of the nominees
will not be able to serve. If a nominee should subsequently become unavailable
for election, the persons voting the accompanying proxy may, in their sole
discretion, vote FOR such substitute nominee that the present Board of Directors
may recommend.
Director
Name Age Principal Positions with the Company Since
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Cameron Chell 33 Director, Chairman, President and 2000
Chief Executive Officer
Don Pagnutti 51 Director, Vice President-Finance, 2000
Chief Financial Officer
Adrian P. Towning 57 Director 1994
David Bolink 33 Director 2000
Gordon Herman 43 Director 2000
Robert Stone 58 Director 2000
Shelley Singhal 34 Director 2001
Michael J. Rice 35 Director 2001
Cameron Chell is the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company and is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Chell.com Ltd. Mr. Chell was a founder of the ASP Consortium and FutureLink
Corp. ("FutureLink). He served as FutureLink's President, CEO and Chairman from
1997 to 1999. On August 14, 2001, FutureLink filed voluntary petitions for
relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code with the United
States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, seeking
reorganization under Chapter 11. Mr. Chell is also a Director and Shareholder of
VC Advantage Limited, the general partner of VC Advantage Fund Limited
Partnership. Previously, Mr. Chell worked in corporate finance in the private
sector. Mr. Chell worked as a stockbroker at McDermid St. Lawrence Securities
Ltd. from 1994 to 1997. On November 6, 1998, Mr. Chell entered into a Settlement
Agreement with the Alberta Stock Exchange to resolve a pending investigation
into alleged breaches by Mr. Chell of Alberta Stock Exchange rules and bylaws.
As part of the Settlement Agreement, (i) Mr. Chell acknowledged that he had
breached certain duties of supervision, disclosure, or compliance in connection
with various offers and sales of securities and (ii) Mr. Chell was prohibited
from receiving Alberta Stock
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Exchange approval for a five year period, subjected to a CDN$25,000 fine and a
three year period of enhanced supervision.
Don Pagnutti was appointed the Vice President-Finance of the Company on
September 19, 2000. Mr. Pagnutti has been the Chief Financial Officer of the
Company since September 1998, and was the Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer from September 1997 to September 2000. From 1996 to 1997, he
worked for Sullivan Entertainment Inc., as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer. From 1980 to 1996, he worked for Telemedia Communications
Ltd., a large Canadian media company as Vice President, Radio. Mr. Pagnutti is a
Chartered Accountant and has a Masters Degree in Business Administration and a
Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Toronto.
David Bolink is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Aurenya, a 3D
animation company, specializing in long feature productions and special effects.
From March 2001 until January 2002, Mr. Bolink was the Vice President of
Business Development for Engyro, a web-services software solution that
specializes in software license reporting and contract reconciliation. From
September 19, 2000 to January 19, 2001 Mr. Bolink was a Managing Director of
Chell Merchant Capital Group and served as Chell.com. Ltd.'s first President
from December 1999 to July 2000. Mr. Bolink served as Director of Business
Management of FutureLink Distribution Corp., an application service provider and
a provider of server-based computing services, from May 1998 to December 1999.
Mr. Bolink also served as Business Manager of Edmonton Society for Christian
Education from May 1996 to May 1998. From February 1989 to May 1996, Mr. Bolink
served as Asset Manager of Wilson Holdings, a property and financial management
company.
Gordon Herman was a Senior Managing Director of Chell Merchant Capital
Group from September 19, 2000 to January 19, 2001. Mr. Herman is currently the
Chairman/President of Madison Companies Ltd., a company listed on the Canadian
Venture Exchange Inc., which focuses on acquiring small to medium sized
facilities management companies since 1997. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Herman was
the President/owner of Harding Hall & Graburne Insurance Inc., a property and
casualty insurance broker. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Herman was the Vice President,
Western Canada - Acquisitions, at Equisure Financial Network, an insurance
broker network trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange. From 1988 to 1992, Mr.
Herman was the President of General Electric Capital Canada Leasing Inc.,
Canadian Operations (Canadian Subsidiary of General Electric).
Adrian Towning is a private, independent investor in several companies
involved in the communications industry. As a result of his investments, he has
served as a director of some of these companies, including Medical
Communications Corporation ("MCC") from 1994 to July 1996. On May 14, 1996, MCC
filed a petition under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and the
Bankruptcy Court appointed a Trustee of MCC on July 11, 1996. On July 16, 1996,
MCC was dissolved. From 1983 to 1989, he established and managed
Anglo-Massachusetts Investments Incorporated, with offices in Boston and London,
which was involved in providing financial advice to Europeans.
Robert Stone is Chairman and a Director of Golden Star Resoures Ltd., a
company Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "GSC" and
listed on the OTCBB under the trading symbol "GSRSF" and is Deputy Chairman and
a Director of Mainsborne Communications International Inc. Mr. Stone has
previously serviced as a Director of a number of other public companies. Mr.
Stone is a chartered accountant. For many years he served as Vice President
Finance and CFO and as a Director of Cominco Ltd. Robert Stone graduated with
the degree of Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto in 1964.
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Shelley Singhal is currently Managing Director of Technology Investment
Banking for SBI E2-Capital (USA) Inc. Previously he was Managing Director of
Technology Investment Banking for BlueStone Capital Securities, Inc. and
Managing Director of Corporate Finance at Roth Capital Partners where he was
head of the E-Commerce Group and Manager of the Roth Capital Partners Bridge
Fund.
Michael J. Rice is the Executive Director of the Retail Branch System
within Prudential Securities' Private Client Group. Serving in this position
since November 2000. In his current role, Mr. Rice also sits on several of
Prudential Securities' Leadership and Business Review Committees that include
the New Product Group, Investments, Investment Management, and Public Finance.
Mr. Rice joined Prudential Securities in October 1997 as Senior Vice President
and Director of Strategic Business Initiatives. Prior to joining Prudential
Securities, Mr. Rice was a Vice President and Branch Manager for Smith Barney in
New York City. He is an Advisory Board member of NYC2012, the nonprofit group
leading the initiative to bring the 2012 Olympic Games to New York City. He is
also a member of the Financial Management Division of the Securities Industry
Association. Mr. Rice holds an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University
and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania.
Board Committees and Attendance Records
The Company's Audit and Compensation Committee currently consists of
Messrs. Adrian Towning and Robert Stone. Neither Mr. Towning nor Mr. Stone is an
officer or employee of the Company and neither has served in such capacities
with the Company in the past.
During the 2001 Fiscal Year, there were fourteen (14) formal meetings of
the Board of Directors of the Company. The following chart outlines the
directors of the Company during the 2001 fiscal year, how many of the formal
meetings they were eligible to attend, and how many they attended.
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Board Member Eligible Attended
Meetings
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Cameron Chell 14 14
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Don Pagnutti 14 14
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David Bolink 14 11
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Adrian Towning 14 12
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Gordon Herman 14 12
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Robert Stone 14 14
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Shelley Singhal 1 1
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Michael J. Rice N/A(2) N/A
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(2) Became a director of the Company after the end of the fiscal year ended
August 31, 2001.
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Audit Committee Report
The Board of Directors maintains an Audit Committee comprised of two of
the Company's outside directors. The Board of Directors and the Audit Committee
believe that the Audit Committee's current member composition satisfies the rule
of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. ("NASD") which governs
audit committee composition, Rule 310(c)(26)(B)(i), including the requirement
that audit committee members all be "independent directors" as that term is
defined by NASD Rule 4200(a)(15).
In accordance with its written charter adopted by the Board of Directors
(set forth in Appendix A to our proxy statement for our annual shareholder's
meeting in 2001), the Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors with
fulfilling its oversight responsibility with respect to the quality and
integrity of the accounting, auditing and financial reporting practices of the
Company. In discharging its oversight responsibilities with respect to the audit
process, the Audit Committee:
(1) reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements with
management;
(2) discussed with the independent auditors the material required to be
discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61; and
(3) reviewed the written disclosures and the letter from the independent
auditors required by the Independence Standards Board's Standard No.
1, and discussed with the independent auditors any relationships
that may impact their objectivity and independence.
Based upon the review and discussions referred to above, the Audit
Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial
statements be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended August 31, 2001, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Compensation Committee Report
Proxy disclosure rules require the Company to report certain relationships
involving the Company in which members of the Compensation Committee have a
direct or indirect material interest. Also required is disclosure of
interlocking relationships among Compensation Committee members and those
executive officers of the Company, if any, who also serve as members of
Compensation Committees or executive officers at other companies. The purpose of
these requirements is to allow shareholders to assess the independence of the
Company's Compensation Committee members in making executive compensation
decisions and recommendations.
Formation
The Company's Compensation Committee was formed on September 8, 2000 and
its mandate is to assist the Board in the discharge of its fiduciary
responsibilities relating to the fair and competitive compensation of the
employees of the Company, including: (i) the review and approval of the
Company's compensation philosophy; (ii) the review and approval of compensation
programs, plans and awards; and
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(iii) administration of the Company's short and long-term incentive plans and
other stock or stock-based plans, and; (iv) to issue an annual report on
executive compensation.
Insider Participation and Interlocks
Although the Company has had transactions with companies and firms with
which certain members of the Compensation Committee are, or at some point during
fiscal year 2001 were, affiliated as an officer and/or director, there are no
such relationships in which members of the Committee have a direct or indirect
material interest. In addition, there are no interlocking relationships of the
nature described above involving members of the Compensation Committee.
Director and Executive Compensation
Existing executive compensation agreements were entered into prior to the
formation of the Compensation Committee. For information with respect to these
agreements, please see "Employment Contracts with Named Executive Officers".
On December 11, 2000, the Board of Directors ratified the Compensation
Committee's proposed compensation plan for outside directors. Please see
"Directors Remuneration".
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF
THE ABOVE-LISTED SLATE OF DIRECTOR-NOMINEES
THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON
STOCK UPON THE CONVERSION OF THE 8% CONVERTIBLE NOTES WHICH WERE
ISSUED IN THE PRIVATE OFFERING
Pursuant to a Private Placement Memorandum, dated December 1, 2001, the
Company is conducting an offering (the "Offering"), consisting of eight (8%)
percent promissory notes which are convertible into shares of common stock. The
notes are convertible into common stock at a per share price of 50% of the
average closing bid prices for the ten trading days prior to conversion or
$0.50, whichever is greater, but not to exceed $2.50. The Notes including
accrued interest will be converted into Shares of the Company's common stock if
prior to their maturity, there are closings of the acquisition of two or more of
the following companies: (A) Wareforce.com, Inc. ("Wareforce") (B) Stardrive
Solutions, Inc. ("Stardrive") or (C) Logicorp Data Systems Ltd. and Logicorp
Service Group Ltd. ("Logicorp"), and the authorization of the issuance of common
stock pursuant to the Offering and with respect to the Acquisitions, and an
increase in the authorized common stock to 75,000,000 shares by the Company's
shareholders. Each $100,000.00 principal amount of notes would then convert into
200,000 shares of common stock based upon a $0.50 conversion price or 117,647
shares of common stock based upon the Company's share price of $1.90 as of
February 19, 2002, and any accrued interest would then convert into additional
shares. The Notes are due and payable within 180 days after the initial Closing
of the Offering, which was on February 12, 2002.
The Company is planning three acquisitions that it will finance using the
proceeds which will be obtained from the Offering. The acquisitions are of the
following companies: Logicorp, Stardrive and Wareforce (the "Acquisitions"). The
Acquisitions are partially conditioned upon funds being raised through
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the Offering. The net proceeds from this offering will also be used for debt
repayment, a merger fee to the placement agent of the Offering, and for working
capital and expenses.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE
ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK UPON THE CONVERSION OF 8%
CONVERTIBLE NOTES THAT WERE ISSUED IN THE COMPANY'S PRIVATE OFFERING
THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON
STOCK PURSUANT TO THE SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG THE
COMPANY, CHELL MERCHANT CAPITAL GROUP, INC., LOGICORP DATA SYSTEMS LTD.,
AND LOGICORP SERVICE
GROUP LTD.
Chell Merchant Capital Group, Inc. ("CMCG"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company, has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Logicorp Data Systems
Ltd. ("Logicorp Data") Logicorp Service Group ("Logicorp Group") and the
individuals and entities which own all of the issued and outstanding shares of
Logicorp Data and Logicorp Group , together with 123557 ALBERTA LTD. and 591360
ALBERTA LTD., which own 1/3 of the shares of Logicorp Data and Logicorp Group,
respectively, a copy of which, without schedules thereto, is attached hereto as
Exhibit "A" (the "Logicorp Agreement")(3). Pursuant to the Logicorp Agreement,
the Company will purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Logicorp
Data and Logicorp Group from the individuals and entities which own said shares
(the "Sellers").
Logicorp Data is a corporation incorporated under the laws of the province
of Alberta, Canada and is a Western Canadian Network Infrastructure Provider
which specializes in server based computing, network design and delivery,
network administration and support, procurement services, Hardware Support
Services, and Storage Area Network Solutions. Logicorp Data's primary focus is
high-performance computer systems for the corporate market. Logicorp currently
has 113 employees. The Company entered into the Logicorp Agreement in accordance
with its strategy to acquire and grow undervalued technology companies. The
address of Logicorp Data and Logicorp Service is 8215 112 St., S.W., Suite 1500,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Pursuant to the Logicorp Agreement, the total purchase price payable by
CMCG to the Sellers shall be a maximum of Cdn$8,199,668.00, subject to
adjustments which are set forth in the Agreement. CMCG is purchasing all of the
issued and outstanding shares of Logicorp Data and Logicorp Service, 123557
ALBERTA LTD. and 591360 ALBERTA LTD's shares from the individuals and entities
which own said shares. 46% of the purchase price will be payable in cash and
promissory notes, and 54% of the purchase price will be payable in the Company's
common stock. On the day following the first advance of funds to or on behalf of
the Company with respect to a financing by way of an issue of notes through the
Offering, and the Sellers having provided the CMCG's counsel with particulars of
all legal proceedings and material contracts, the CMCG paid a non-refundable
Deposit of $100,000.00 to the Sellers' counsel. The balance of the purchase
price is payable to the Sellers as follows:
(A) payment of the sum of Cdn $1,400,000 by certified check or bank draft
on the day following the first advance of funds to or on behalf of the
Company in connection with the Offering to the Seller's counsel in trust
to be delivered to the Sellers at the closing or returned to the Company
if
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(3) A copy of the Logicorp Agreement, with applicable schedules, was filed on
January 22, 2002 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-KA
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the closing of the transaction (the "Closing") does not occur for any
reason. All interest accruing after the effective date shall accrue to the
Sellers;
(B) at the Closing, by delivery to the Sellers of an interest-free
promissory note from the Buyer in the aggregate amount of Cdn $1,800,000
payable within 6 months after the effective date, provided however, that
at any time prior to the expiration of such 6 month period, but in any
event prior to payment of the aforesaid Cdn $1,800,000, the CMCG may elect
to adjust the purchase price by substituting for the Cdn $1,800,000
promissory note an interest-free promissory note from the CMCG payable to
the Sellers in the amount of Cdn $2,040,000, one half of which shall be
due six months after the effective date and the balance of which shall be
due one year after the effective date, and upon delivery of the substitute
promissory note for Cdn $2,040,000 payable to the Sellers or to the
Sellers' counsel, the $1,800,000 promissory note shall be returned to CMCG
or to CMCG's counsel and cancelled;
(C) at the time of the Closing, the delivery to the Sellers of an interest
free promissory note from the CMCG in the aggregate amount of Cdn$500,000
payable after fifteen months after the effective date; in addition, CMCG
covenants to pay to the Sellers within the aforesaid 15 month period, the
amount by which the Earnings Before Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization
("EBITDA") of Logicorp exceeds the amount of Cdn$1,000,000 for the first
12 months after the effective date; and
(D) at the time of the Closing, the delivery of 5,355,000 exchangeable
shares of CMCG to the Sellers together with a Registration Rights
Agreement by and between the Company and the holders of all of the issued
and outstanding shares of Logicorp Data and Logicorp Group requiring the
Company to file a registration statement for 2,677,500 shares of its
common stock within 6 months after the effective date and for a further
2,677,500 shares of its common stock within 1 year after the effective
date. The exchangeable shares are exchangeable on a one-for-one basis for
shares of the Company's Common Stock at any time after the filing of a
registration statement with the SEC pursuant to the Registration Rights
Agreement. Except with respect to the adjustment in paragraph "C" above
where the value of the common stock will be calculated as set forth in
paragraph "C" above, for the purposes of calculating the purchase price,
the parties hereto have agreed that the value of the exchangeable shares
of CMCG is US$0.52 per share and that the currency exchange rate to
Canadian dollars shall be Cdn$1.58 per US dollar notwithstanding any
fluctuation in the market price of the Company's common stock or
fluctuations in the currency exchange ratio, there shall not be any
adjustment in the number of shares deliverable.
The purchase price shall be adjusted downward by 3 times the amount, if
any, that the EBITDA for the first full 12 months after the effective date is
less than Cdn$1,000,000 to a maximum downward adjustment of Cdn$3,000,000. The
adjustment will be made, at the option of the Sellers, by reduction of any
consideration remaining unpaid, by reducing the balance owing in respect of any
Promissory Note payable by CMCG and the Company to the Sellers and canceling
such Promissory Note if fully paid, by payment of cash to CMCG, or by returning
to CMCG any share consideration equivalent in dollar terms calculated by using
the share price of US$1.00 per share with a currency exchange rate of Cdn$1.58
per US dollar.
This transaction is subject to the approval by a majority of votes cast at
this Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Selected financial data of the Company and Logicorp is attached hereto as
Exhibit "B".
The Logicorp audited statements of profit and loss for the fiscal years
ended June 30, 2001 and 2000, and balance sheets as of June 30, 2001 and 2000
are attached hereto as Exhibit "C".
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Pro forma financial data showing the pro forma effect of the transaction
is attached hereto as Exhibit "D.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE
ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK PURSUANT TO THE SHARE
PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG THE COMPANY, CHELL MERCHANT CAPITAL
GROUP, INC., LOGICORP DATA SYSTEMS LTD., AND LOGICORP SERVICE GROUP LTD.
RATIFICATION OF THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF THE
COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK UPON THE CONVERSION OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY'S
PREFERRED STOCK ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE SHAAR FUND LTD.
The Company entered into a Securities Exchange Agreement with The Shaar
Fund Ltd ("Shaar"). Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Agreement, the Company
and Shaar have exchanged 389,610 shares of Series A 6% Convertible Preferred
Stock of Wareforce, Inc., par value $0.01 per share (the "Wareforce Preferred
Stock") for 389,610 shares of the Company's Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock, par value $.01 per share (collectively, the "Preferred Shares") having
the designations, preferences and rights set forth in the Company's Certificate
of Designation of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock in a transaction exempt
from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended. Shaar has invested an aggregate of $660,000 in the Offering
Wareforce.com, Inc. provides computer-related technical services, support,
hardware and software that clients need to design, develop, manage and maintain
their data processing and information systems. The Company believes that its
approach to the market for information technology is to be a diversified
information technology organization and develop a complete single-source
solution for all information technology requirements. Wareforce.com Inc.'s
address is 2361 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 155, El Segundo, CA 90245.
The terms of the Wareforce Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are set
forth in the Certificate of Designation which is attached to Wareforce's filings
with the SEC.
The Company's Series B Convertible Preferred Stock may be converted into
common stock as follows: at the option of the Holder, the shares of Series B
Preferred Stock may be converted, either in whole or in part, into Common Shares
(calculated as to each such conversion to the nearest 1/100th of a share) at any
time and from time to time at a Conversion Price per share of common stock equal
to $1.00 (subject to adjustment for any stock split or stock combination to
occur after February 11, 2002) (the "Conversion Price"). The number of shares of
common stock issuable upon conversion of Series B Preferred Stock shall be (i)
the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be converted, multiplied by
(ii) the Stated Value(4) and divided by (iii) the applicable Conversion
Price(5).
Within two Business Days of the occurrence of a Valuation Event(6), the
Corporation shall send notice thereof to each Holder. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein, if a Valuation Event
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(4) The Stated Value is $10.00 per share.
(5) Conversion Price means on any date of determination the applicable price for
the conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock into Common Shares.
(6) A Valuation Event shall mean an event in which the Corporation takes any of
the following actions:
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occurs during any Valuation Period7, the Holder may convert some or all of its
Series B Preferred Stock, at its sole option, at a Conversion Price equal to the
Current Market Price on any Trading Day during the Valuation Period.
For further details concerning conversion terms of the Company's Series B
Preferred Stock, please see the Certificate of Designation of Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, which is attached to this document
as Exhibit "E".
The Company is contemplating entering into a merger agreement with
Wareforce. The Company entered into a non-binding expression of interest, dated
October 25, 2001, concerning this proposed merger. The terms of the merger have
yet to be finalized.
Wareforce.com's Form 10K filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2000 is incorporated by
reference herein.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE
ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK UPON THE CONVERSION OF
SHARES OF THE COMPANY'S PREFERRED STOCK ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE SHAAR FUND LTD.
RATIFICATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK
PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY
AND TRITON PRIVATE EQUITIES FUND, L.P.
Triton Private Equities Fund, L.P. ("Triton") was the beneficial owner of
64,395 shares of Series "A" 6% Convertible Preferred Stock of Wareforce.com,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Wareforce Preferred Stock"), par value $0.001
per share. Pursuant to a Securities Exchange Agreement (the "Triton Securities
Exchange Agreement"), Triton exchanged the Wareforce Preferred Stock for shares
of Series B preferred stock of the Company upon the terms and conditions set
forth in the Triton Securities Exchange Agreement. Triton has invested an
aggregate of $140,000 in the Offering. As set forth in the section of this Proxy
Statement which discusses the Shaar Fund Securities Exchange Agreement, the
Company is contemplating entering into a Merger Agreement with Wareforce.
Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Agreement, the Company and Triton have
agreed to exchange all of the Wareforce Preferred Stock owned by Triton for
64,935 shares of the Company's Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
$.01 per share (collectively, the "Preferred Shares") having the designations,
preferences and rights set forth in the Company's Certificate of Designation of
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, in a transaction exempt from the
registration and prospectus delivery
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(a) subdivides or combines its Capital Shares; and
(b) makes any distribution on its Capital Shares without reasonable
consideration.
(7) A Valuation Period shall mean the period of ten (10) trading days
immediately preceding the Conversion Date; provided, however, that if a
Valuation Event occurs during a Valuation Period on a date less than five (5)
trading days before the Conversion Date, then the Valuation Period shall be
extended until the date five (5) trading days after the occurrence of the
Valuation Event.
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requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
The Company and Triton have agreed to this share exchange upon substantially the
same terms and conditions as set forth in the above discussion of the share
exchange between the Company and The Sharr Fund.
Pursuant to the Shaar Securities Exchange Agreement and the Triton
Securities Exchange Agreement, the Company has acquired all of the issued and
outstanding shares of Wareforce preferred stock.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE
ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK PURSUANT TO THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND TRITON
PRIVATE EQUITIES FUND, L.P.
RATIFICATION OF A PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COMMON
SHARES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE BY THE COMPANY
FROM 50,000,000 TO 75,000,0000
The Board of Directors has adopted, subject to shareholder approval, an
amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to increase the
authorized capital stock of the Company by increasing the number of authorized
shares of Common Stock from 50,000,000 to 75,000,000 shares.
The Company is presently authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, par value as $.0467 per share, and 1,500,000 shares of Preferred Stock,
par value US$.01 per share. As of February 26, 2002, there were 9,555,537 shares
of Common Stock issued and outstanding. As of February 26, 2002, an aggregate of
41,201,644 shares of common stock had been reserved for issuance as follows: (i)
an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the
Canadian Advantage Partnership II Convertible Debenture, (ii) an aggregate of
150,000 shares of common stock issuable in connection with outstanding warrants
to purchase shares of common stock, (iii) an aggregate of approximately
1,911,107 shares of common stock issuable in connection with options granted or
to be granted under the Chell Group Corporation Stock Option Plan, (iv)
4,650,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Shaar Fund Securities
Exchange Agreement and the Triton Securities Exchange Agreement (v) 16,000,000
shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Offering being conducted by the
Company (vi) 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Stardrive
transaction, and (vii) 5,355,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the
Logicorp transaction. Therefore, as of February 26, 2002, approximately
8,798,356 unreserved shares of our common stock were available for issuance.
The additional 25,000,000 shares of Common Stock to be authorized would
provide needed flexibility for the Company's financial and capital requirements
and requirements in connection with the transactions discussed in this Proxy
Statement so that proper advantage could be taken of favorable market conditions
and possible business acquisitions. Additional shares of Common Stock would also
be available to the Company for stock dividends or splits should the Board of
Directors decide that it would be desirable, in view of market conditions then
prevailing, to broaden the public ownership of, and to enhance the market for,
the shares of the Company's Common Stock. The additional shares would be
available for issuance for these and other purposes, subject to the laws of the
State of New York and Nasdaq rules, at the discretion of the Company's Board of
Directors without, in most cases, the delays and expenses attendant to obtain
further shareholder approval.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF
COMMON SHARES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE BY THE COMPANY
FROM 50,000,000 TO 75,000,0000
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RATIFICATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' SELECTION OF AUDITORS
Subject to shareholder ratification, the Board has selected Lazar Levine &
Felix LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2002,
and until its successor is selected. Lazar Levine & Felix LLP has audited the
Company's financial statements for the Company's fiscal years ended August 31,
2001 and August 31, 2000. No representative of Lazar Levine & Felix LLP is
expected to be present at the Annual Meeting, and accordingly it will not have
an opportunity to make a statement or be available to answer questions.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE RATIFICATION OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' SELECTION OF AUDITORS
MANAGEMENT REMUNERATION
General
The Company compensates its employees and directors in Canadian dollars
("Cdn$"). For information concerning the applicable exchange rates, see
"Exchange Rates."
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth information with respect to the
compensation paid or accrued by the Company during the two years ended August
31, 2001 to the Company's Named Executive Officer.
Long-term
Annual Compensation Compensation
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Other Annual Securities Under All Other
Name and Principal Salary(1) Bonus Compensation(1) Options/Granted
Compensation
Position Year (Cdn$) (Cdn$) ($) (#) ($)
- ------------------ ---- ------ ------ --- --- ---
Donald Pagnutti (2) 2001 160,000 -- -- -- --
Vice-President, Finance 2000 156,249 -- -- 22,500 --
and Chief Financial Officer
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Notes:
(1) Perquisites and other personal benefits received in 2000 and 2001
did not exceed the lesser of US$50,000 or 10% of the total annual
salary and bonuses for any of the Named Executive Officers.
(2) Mr. Pagnutti's title was changed to Vice President Finance and Chief
Financial Officer on September 19, 2000.
During the three year period ended August 31, 2001, the Company did not
grant any restricted stock awards or stock appreciation rights. Additionally,
all of the Company's group life, health, hospitalization, medical reimbursement
or relocation plans, if any, do not discriminate in scope, terms or operation,
in favor of the Named Executive Officers and are generally available to all
salaried employees. Further, no Named Executive Officer received, in any of the
periods specified in the Summary Compensation Table, perquisites and other
personal benefits, securities or property in an aggregate amount in excess of
the lesser of US$50,000 or 10% of the total salary and bonus reported for the
Named Executive Officer in the fiscal years in which such benefits were
received, and no single type of perquisite or other personal benefits exceeded
25% of the total perquisites and other benefits reported for the Named Executive
Officer in the applicable fiscal year.
Option Grants Table
The following table sets forth (a) the number of shares underlying options
granted to each Named Executive Officer during the 2001 Fiscal Year, (b) the
percentage the grant represents of the total number of options granted to all
Company employees during the 2001 Fiscal Year, (c) the per share exercise price
of each option, (d) the expiration date of each option, and (e) the potential
realized value of each option based upon: (i) the assumption of a five (5%)
percent annualized compounded appreciation of the market price of the Common
Stock from the date of the grant of the subject option to the end of the option
term, and (ii) the assumption of a ten (10%) percent annualized compounded
appreciation of the market price of the Common Stock from the date of the grant
of the subject option to the end of the option term.
Potential Realizable Value at
Assumed Rates of Stock Price
Number of Percentage of Appreciation for Option Term
Shares Total Options -----------------------------
Underlying Granted to
Options Employees in Exercise Expiration
Name Granted Fiscal Year Price Date 5% 10%
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Donald Pagnutti Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Vice-President,
Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
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Options Exercised and Remaining Outstanding
Set forth in the table below is information, with respect to each of the
Named Executive Officers, as to the (a) number of shares acquired during the
2001 Fiscal Year upon each exercise of options granted to such individuals, (b)
the aggregate value realized upon each such exercise (i.e., the difference
between the market value of the shares at exercise and their exercise price),
(iii) the total number of unexercised options held on August 31, 2001,
separately identified between those exercisable and those not exercisable, and
(iv) the aggregate value of in-the-money, unexercised options held on August 31,
2001, separately identified between those exercisable and those not exercisable.
Securities Aggregate Unexercised Options at Value of Unexercised in the Money
Acquired on Value August 31, 2001 Options at August 31, 2001
Exercise Realized (#) ($)
(#) ($) Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable(1) Unexercisable(1)
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Donald Pagnutti Nil Nil 31,875 20,625 Nil Nil
Note:
(1) The value of the unexercised "in-the-money" options has been
determined by subtracting the exercise price of the options from the closing
Common Share price of US$1.33 on August 31, 2001, and multiplying by the number
of Common Shares which may be acquired upon the exercise of the options. The
current exercise price of the options is higher than the closing Common Share
price of US$1.33, therefore the Value of the options is nil.
(2) As of October 31, 2001, the Company's options were repriced at $1.00
per share. The vesting schedule for these options are one-third per year on each
anniversary of the grant date.
Director's Remuneration
Prior to September 8, 2000, each director, not otherwise our full time
employee, was eligible to receive $500 for each meeting of the Board of
Directors or committee thereof which they attended, along with the reimbursement
of their reasonable expenses incurred on our behalf. In addition, each director,
not otherwise a full time employee of the Company was eligible to receive 1,500
stock options annually.
As of December 11, 2000, the Board of Directors formally adopted a
standard arrangement pursuant to which only our outside directors are
compensated for their services in their capacity as directors. This compensation
arrangement is retroactive to September 19, 2000 (the date of the closing of the
Agreement of Purchase and Sale between Networks North Inc., Networks North
Acquisition Corp., Chell.com Ltd. and Cameron Chell).
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Outside Director's Compensation Schedule Cash Options
(US$)
1. Directorship Acceptance Options (one time grant with a
3 year vesting schedule) 45,000
2. Annual Retainer-Chairman 20,000 10,000
3. Annual Retainer-Director 6,000
4. Annual Retainer-Committee Member (over and above
directorship retainer) 3,000
5. Annual Retainer-Committee Chair (over and above
directorship retainer and committee retainer) 2,000
6. Board Meeting Attendance Fee 750/mtg.
7. Committee Attendance Fee 500/mtg.
Employment Contracts with Named Executive Officers
In November 2001, we renewed Donald Pagnutti's employment agreement
originally dated November 1, 1999, pursuant to which Mr. Pagnutti serves as our
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer.
Effective September 19, 2000, Mr. Pagnutti's title was changed to Vice
President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. The agreement provides for an
initial base compensation of Cdn$160,000 with annual reviews, together with
automobile expenses of $9,000. In addition to the fixed remuneration, we shall
pay Mr. Pagnutti a bonus at the end of each year of the term in the event that
during the said year our net income before taxes as audited using generally
accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with those previous
years, equaled or exceeded our projected net income before taxes as determined
by our Board of Directors at the commencement of the said year. The agreement
further provided that we grant to Mr. Pagnutti options to purchase a minimum of
15,000 of our Common Shares.
On September 19, 2000, we entered into an employment agreement with
Cameron Chell, pursuant to which Mr. Chell serves as our President and Chief
Executive Officer. The agreement provides for an initial base compensation
of$360,000, together with automobile expenses of $8,400. In addition to the
fixed remuneration, we shall provide Mr. Chell with the services of an Executive
Assistant on an ongoing basis and an Accountant for a reasonable period of time
to allow for the completion of outstanding accounting work related to existing
companies in which Mr. Chell is involved. It was the understanding of the
parties that this agreement was to be replaced by a definitive employment
agreement before October 10, 2000, however, such agreement has not been entered
into at this time. Since the signing of this agreement, Mr. Chell has eliminated
both his salary and automobile allowance in an effort to reduce our cash
requirements. These were eliminated with the understanding that the compensation
of Mr. Chell will be mutually agreed upon between the parties.
We do not have any other employment agreements in effect with any other
executive employee.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
Set forth below is a description of certain transactions between us and
our directors, executive officers, beneficial owners of five percent or more of
the outstanding Common Stock, or members of the immediate family of any of the
foregoing persons, as well as certain business relationships between the us and
our directors, which occurred or existed during the 2001 Fiscal Year and
subsequent thereto. Our management believes that the transactions described in
this section were made on terms no less favorable than those which could have
been obtained from third parties.
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A) Cameron Chell is Chairman of the Board and a director of cDemo.
Chell.com., which is owned by Mr. Chell, holds 120,000 warrants to
purchase common shares of cDemo at $5.00 per share and 85,000 warrants to
purchase Class A Voting Shares of eSupplies at $7.00 per share and 500,000
options at $7.00 per share. Chell.com holds 200,000 options to purchase
200,000 shares of common stock of Engyro for $5.00 per share and warrants
to purchase 97,500 shares of common stock of Engyro at $5.00 per share.
B) Gordon Herman holds an option from Chell.com to acquire 332,236 shares
of common stock of the Company, which are held by Chell.com, at a price of
$1.00 (which may be adjusted up or downward based upon certain
contingencies).
C) David Bolink holds an option from Chell.com to acquire 311,411 shares
of common stock of the Company, which are held by Chell.com, at a price of
$1.00 (which may be adjusted up or downward based upon certain
contingencies).
D) License Agreement between us, Cameron Chell, and Chell Merchant Capital
Group dated August 31, 2000 whereby Mr. Chell grants us and Chell Merchant
Capital Group the right to use the trademarks "Chell.com", "Chell Merchant
Capital Group" and "Chell Corporation" in exchange for the fee of $1.00
per year.
E) Securities Purchase Agreement with VC Advantage Fund ("VC") on October
3, 2000, for up to US$3,000,000 loan to us. VC received a Convertible
Debenture, which is convertible into our Common, based upon an agreed
conversion price of $3.00 per share. As of November 30, 2000, VC had
assigned its rights in this Agreement to Canadian Advantage Limited
Partnership ("CALP II") and a total of US$1,700,000 has been advanced to
the Company. The US$1,700,000 advance is convertible into 566,667 Common
shares. Cameron Chell is a Director and shareholder of VC Advantage
Limited, the general partner of VC. Pursuant to the assignment of this
agreement to CALP II, the Company's loan is no longer a related
transaction because Mr. Chell has no interests in CALP II. The Securities
Purchase Agreements entered into with The Shaar Fund and Triton includes a
provision stating that on or before March 31, 2002, the Company will
convert its outstanding debt to VC Advantage Limited Partnership in the
amount of $1,500,000 into long term debt with a maturity date for all of
the principal after the third anniversary of the date hereof.
OTHER BUSINESS
As of the date of this Proxy Statement, the Board of Directors is not
aware of any other matter which is to be presented for action at the Annual
Meeting. If any matter other than those described above (i.e., (A) to elect an
eight member Board of Directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of the Company and until their successors are duly elected and
qualified; (B) to authorize the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock
pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement between the Company, Chell Merchant
Capital Group, Inc., Logicorp Data Systems Ltd. ("Logicorp Data"), Logicorp
Service Group Ltd. ("Logicorp Group"), and the registered and beneficial owners
of all issued and outstanding shares of Logicorp Data and Logicorp Group (C) to
authorize the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock upon the
conversion of notes by subscribers pursuant to a private offering conducted by
the Company pursuant to the Private Placement Memorandum dated December 1, 2001;
(D) to authorize the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock upon the
conversion of shares of the Company's Preferred Stock issued pursuant to a
Securities Exchange Agreement by the Company and The Shaar Fund; (E) to
authorize the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock upon the
conversion of shares of the Company's
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Preferred Stock issued pursuant to a securities exchange agreement between the
Company and Triton Private Equities Fund, L.P. (F) to authorize the increase of
the number of Common Shares authorized for issuance by the Company from
50,000,000 to 75,000,0000 (G) to ratify the Board's selection of auditors) does
properly come before the Annual Meeting, the individuals named in the enclosed
Proxy will, unless indicated otherwise, vote the shares represented thereby in
accordance with their best judgment.
EXCHANGE RATES
This Proxy Statement contains translations of certain amounts in Canadian
dollars ("Cdn$") into United States dollars ("US$") based upon the exchange rate
in effect at the end of the period to which the amount relates, or the exchange
rate on the date specified. For such purposes, the exchange rate means the noon
buying rate in New York City for cable transfers in Canadian dollars as
certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the
"Noon Buying Rate"). These translations should not be construed as
representations that the Canadian dollar amounts actually represent such U.S.
dollar amounts or that Canadian dollars could be converted into U.S. dollars at
the rate indicated or at any other rate. The Noon Buying Rate at the end of each
of the five years ended August 31, 2001, the average of the Noon Buying Rates on
the last day of each month during each of such fiscal years and the high and low
Noon Buying Rate for each of such fiscal years were as follows:
August 31,
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2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
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At end of period..... Cdn$1.5508 Cdn$1.4715 Cdn$1.4965 Cdn$1.5722 Cdn$1.3685
Average for period... 1.5284 1.4714 1.4949 1.4390 1.3676
High for period...... 1.5825 1.4955 1.5135 1.5770 1.3942
Low for period....... 1.4685 1.4489 1.4760 1.4100 1.3381
ANNUAL REPORT TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Upon the written request of any shareholder of the Company, as record or
beneficial owner, the Company will provide to such shareholder a copy of the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended August 31, 2001,
including the financial statements and the schedules thereto, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Any request should be directed to the
Corporate Secretary, at the Company's place of business listed above. There will
be no charge for the Form 10-K, unless one or more exhibits thereto are
requested, in which event the Company's reasonable expenses of furnishing such
exhibits may be charged.
FUTURE SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
From time to time, shareholders present proposals, which may be the proper
subject for inclusion in the Company's Proxy Statement and for consideration at
its annual meetings of shareholders. To be considered, proposals must be
submitted on a timely basis. Proposals for the next Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of the Company must be received by the Company no later than
September 15, 2002, for inclusion, if proper, in next year's proxy solicitation
materials.
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GENERAL
The Company will pay all of the costs of preparing, assembling and mailing
the form of Proxy, Proxy Statement and other materials which may be sent to the
shareholders in connection with this solicitation, as well as any costs of
soliciting proxies in the accompanying form. Solicitation will be made by mail,
and officers and regular employees of the Company may also solicit proxies by
telephone, telegraph or personal interview for which they will receive no
additional remuneration. The Company expects to request brokers and nominees who
hold stock in their names to furnish this proxy material to their customers and
to solicit proxies from them. The Company will reimburse such brokers and
nominees for their out-of-pocket and reasonable clerical expenses in connection
therewith.
WHILE YOU HAVE THE MATTER IN MIND, PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED
PROXY CARD.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Mark Truman, Secretary
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PROXY PROXY
Chell Group Corporation
14 Meteor Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada MAW 1A4
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, that the undersigned shareholder of Chell Group
Corporation (the "Company") hereby constitutes and appoints Don Pagnutti and
Mark Truman and each of them, the true and lawful attorneys, agents and proxies
of the undersigned, each with full power of substitution to vote all of the
shares of stock of the Company that the undersigned would be entitled, if
personally present, to vote at the meeting of shareholders of the Corporation to
be held on March __, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. at the offices of the Company, 14
Meteor Drive, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1A4, and at any adjournment thereof.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR:
1. Election of Directors:
For all nominees listed below (except as marked to the contrary below)
Nominees: Cameron Chell, Don Pagnutti, Adrian Towning, David Bolink,
Gordon Herman, Robert Stone, Shelley Singhal, and Michael J.
Rice
WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
to vote for all nominees listed above ___
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee,
write that nominee's name in the space provided below.
____________________
2. To approve the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock upon the
conversion of 8% convertible notes issued pursuant to a private offering
being conducted by the Company.
For ___ Against ___ Abstain ___
3. To approve the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock pursuant
to a Share Purchase Agreement dated December 13, 2001 by and among the
Company, Chell Merchant Capital Group, Inc., Logicorp Data Systems Ltd.,
Logicorp Service Group Ltd., and the individuals and entities which own
all of the issued and outstanding shares of Logicorp Data and Logicorp
Group and ratify the transaction contemplated by the Share Purchase
Agreement
For ___ Against ___ Abstain ___
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4. To approve the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock upon the
conversion of shares of the Company's Preferred Stock issued pursuant to a
Securities Exchange Agreement dated February 6, 2002 by and between the
Company and The Shaar Fund Ltd.
For ___ Against ___ Abstain ___
5. To approve the issuance of shares of the Company's Common Stock upon the
conversion of shares of the Company's Preferred Stock issued pursuant to a
Securities Exchange Agreement dated February 6, 2002 by and between the
Company and Triton Private Equities Fund, L.P
For ___ Against ___ Abstain ___
6. To approve the increase in the number of Common Shares authorized for
issuance by the Company from 50,000,000 to 75,000,0000
For ___ Against ___ Abstain ___
7. To ratify the Board of Directors' selection of Lazar Levine & Felix LLP as
the auditors for the Company for the 2002 fiscal year
For ___ Against ___ Abstain ___
Dated: ______________, 2002
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CHELL GROUP CORPORATION
PURCHASE OF
ALL OF THE ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING SHARES
IN THE CAPITAL OF
LOGICORP DATA SYSTEMS LTD.
LOGICORP SERVICE GROUP LTD.
123557 ALBERTA LTD.
591360 ALBERTA LTD.
December 13, 2001
MORRISON, BROWN, SOSNOVITCH LLP
1 TORONTO STREET
SUITE 910, P.O. BOX 28
TORONTO, ONTARIO
M5C 2V6
Solicitors for the Buyer and Parent
McLENNAN ROSS
600, 12220 STONY PLAIN ROAD
EDMONTON, ALBERTA
T5N 3Y4
Solicitors for the Sellers
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SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made the 13th day of December, 2001.
A M O U N G:
CHELL GROUP CORPORATION, a corporation incorporated pursuant
to the laws of the State of New York,
(the "Parent")
- and -
CHELL MERCHANT CAPITAL GROUP INC. a corporation to be
incorporated under the laws of the Province of Ontario,
(the "Buyer")
- and -
MELANIE JOHANNESEN, of the City of Edmonton in the Province of
Alberta
("Melanie")
- and -
RANDY BAXANDALL, of the City of Edmonton, in the Province of
Alberta
("Randy")
- and -
MORRIS CHYNOWETH, of the City of Edmonton, in the Province of
Alberta
("Morris")
- and -
ELAINE CHYNOWETH, of the City of Edmonton, in the Province of
Alberta
("Elaine")
- and -
JOHANNESEN FAMILY TRUST
("Johannesen Family Trust")
- and -
BAXANDALL FAMILY TRUST
("Baxandall Family Trust")
- and -
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MERC FAMILY TRUST
("Chynoweth Family Trust")
- and -
LOGICORP DATA SYSTEMS LTD., a corporation incorporated under
the laws of the Province of Alberta
("LOGICORP")
- and -
123557 ALBERTA LTD., a corporation incorporated under the laws
of the Province of Alberta
("123557")
- and -
LOGICORP SERVICE GROUP LTD., a corporation incorporated under
the laws of the Province of Alberta
("LSG")
- and -
591360 ALBERTA LTD., a corporation incorporated under the laws
of the Province of Alberta;
("591360")
RECITALS
WHEREAS:
A. Melanie, Randy and 123557 are the registered and beneficial owners of
record of all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of
LOGICORP (the "LOGICORP Shares").
B. Morris and Elaine are the registered and beneficial owners of record of
all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of 123557 (the
"123557 Shares").
C. The Baxandall Family Trust, the Chynoweth Family Trust and 591360 are the
registered and beneficial owners of record of all of the issued and
outstanding shares in the capital of LSG (the "LSG Shares").
D. The Johannesen Family Trust is the sole registered and beneficial owner of
record of all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of
591360 (the "591360 Shares").
E. The Sellers have agreed to sell the Purchased Shares to the Buyer, and the
Buyer has agreed to buy such Purchased Shares from the Sellers, upon and
subject to the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.
F. The Buyer is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent.
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NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration of the sum of Two
Dollars ($2.00) now paid by the Buyer to each of the Sellers (the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged) and of the mutual covenants and
agreements contained in this Agreement, the parties covenant and agree with each
other as follows:
1.00 - INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions. In addition to any other defined terms contained in this
Agreement, the following words and phrases have the following meanings:
(a) "Agreement", "this Agreement", "hereto", "hereof", "herein", "hereunder"
and similar expressions refer to this Agreement including its Schedules
and not to any particular article, section or other portion of this
Agreement and include every amendment or instrument supplementary hereto
or in implementation hereof;
(b) "Arm's Length" shall have the same meaning as those words are defined in
the Income Tax Act (Canada) from time to time;
(c) "Assets" means all the assets, interests, undertakings, rights and
properties of the Corporation and the Holding Companies of every kind and
description, real or personal, tangible or intangible and wherever they
are located as of the date of this Agreement including, without
limitation:
(i) all machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings and accessories,
spare parts, manuals and supplies of all kinds;
(ii) all inventory;
(iii) all accounts receivable, trade accounts, notes receivable and other
debts due or accruing due and the full benefit of all securities for
such accounts, notes or debts;
(iv) the full benefit of all contracts, engagements or commitments,
whether written or oral, including, without limitation, all forward
commitments by the Corporation for equipment, inventory, supplies
and materials entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(v) prepaid expenses including, without limitation, prepaid rent,
insurance premiums, utility deposits and any other kind of payment
or amount that could be considered a prepaid expense under generally
accepted accounting principles;
(vi) all registered or unregistered trade marks, trade names, trade or
brand names, service marks, copyrights, designs, inventions,
patents, patent applications, patent rights (including any patents
issuing on such applications or rights), licences, telephone
numbers, customer lists, sub-licences, franchises, formulae, trade
secrets, processes, technology and other industrial property and
intangibles including, without limitation, all restrictive
agreements or negative covenant agreements the Corporation or the
Holding Companies may have;
(vii) the goodwill of the Business including, without limitation, the
right to use the name "LOGICORP", or any variation thereof, as part
of the name of, or in connection with the business carried on or to
be carried on by, the Corporation; and
(viii) all other property, assets and rights, real or personal, tangible
or intangible, owned by the Corporation or the Holding Companies to
which either is entitled;
(d) "Business" means the business presently carried on by the Corporation
under the name and style, "LOGICORP" as a value added reseller and network
integrator which specializes in support and maintenance activities related
to networks, communications, production database environments and image
based applications;
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(e) "Business Day" means a day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a
statutory holiday in Alberta or Ontario;
(f) "Buyer's Accountants" means Lazar, Levine, Felix LLP or such other firm of
chartered accountants as may be designated by the Buyer;
(g) "Buyer's Counsel" means Morrison Brown Sosnovitch LLP or such other firm
of lawyers as may be designated by the Buyer;
(h) "Buyer Shares" means the 5,355,000 exchangeable shares in the capital of
the Buyer, to be issued to the Sellers by the Buyer pursuant to Section
2.3 hereof;
(i) "Closing Date" means the earlier of:
(i) February 1, 2002;
(ii) the 5th Business Day next after the day that the shareholders
of the Parent approve the transactions contemplated herein; or
(iii) such other date as may be agreed upon by the Buyer and the
Sellers; but in any event, not later than March 1, 2002;
(j) "Corporation" means LOGICORP and LSG together;
(k) "Confidential Information" means, with respect to the Sellers'
obligations, the following pertaining to the Parent and Buyer, and with
respect to the Parent's and Buyer's obligations, the following pertaining
to the Corporation and the Holding Companies: all information relating to
the business of the other party or any of its associated, related or
affiliated companies, including, but not limited to, material contracts,
customer lists, financial statements or information, reports, employee
information, banking information, and any information whether written or
verbal which the other receives through due diligence or otherwise in the
preparation of the transactions contemplated herein that is not generally
available to the public;
(l) "Deposit" means the amount of one hundred thousand ($100,000.00) dollars
payable to the Sellers pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof;
(m) "EBITDA" means, for any period, the sum of (i) the net income of LOGICORP
and LSG for such period, plus (ii) interest charges and other debt service
charges paid or accrued in respect of such period, plus (iii) income taxes
whether paid or deferred which are deducted in determining net income for
such period, if any, plus (iv) depreciation and amortization expense for
such period, all as defined and determined in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in Canada, consistently applied, and as
approved from time to time by the Canadian Institute of Chartered
Accountants.
(n) "Effective Date" means the 1st day of January, 2002;
(o) "Encumbrances" means any claim, lien, security interest, right, privilege,
restriction, demand or other encumbrance whatsoever affecting the property
in question, or any right capable of becoming such an encumbrance;
(p) "Financial Statements" means the financial statements of:
(i) LOGICORP and LSG for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2000 and
June 30, 2001 and the interim financial statements for the period
ending September 30, 2001;
(ii) 123557 for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2000 and October
31, 2001; and
(iii) 591360 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2000 and June 30,
2001;
each consisting of a balance sheet as at the end of each fiscal period, a
statement of profit and loss, and a statement of changes in financial
position with accompanying notes, in respect of each fiscal period, in
each case prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, consistently applied from
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period to period. Forthwith upon execution of this Agreement, the Sellers
shall provide the Buyer with a copy of each of the aforesaid financial
statements, (except for copies of the financial statements of 123557 for
the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001 and of 591360 for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2001) and (i) prior to closing, the Sellers shall provide
the Parent and Buyer with audited financial statements with respect to
Logicorp or LSG for all of the above fiscal year ends and for the fiscal
year ending February 29, 2000 together with review engagement statements
for any other earlier period deemed necessary by the Parent/Buyer or its
solicitors, and a current general ledger of each of 123557 and 591360, and
(ii) within 60 days of the Time of Closing the Sellers shall provide the
Parent and the Buyer with audited financial statements with respect to
123557 and 591360 for each of their fiscal year ends referenced above;
(q) "Fred" means Fred Johannesen of the City of Edmonton, in the Province of
Alberta;
(r) "HSBC" means HSBC Bank Canada;
(s) "Holding Companies" means 123557 and 591360 together;
(t) "Interim Period" means the period of time between the date of this
Agreement and the Time of Closing;
(u) "Leased Property" means the premises leased by LOGICORP or LSG pursuant to
a lease or written agreement to lease, and used in the conduct of the
Business, as described in the Leased Property Schedule;
(v) "NASDAQ" means the NASDAQ Stock Market;
(w) "ordinary course" or "ordinary course of business" means, in relation to a
Party, any transaction which constitutes an ordinary, day to day business
activity of that Party, conducted in a commercially reasonable and
businesslike manner, consistent with past practices, having no unusual or
special features;
(x) "Parent Shares" means the shares in the capital of the Parent, to be
issued by the Parent to the Sellers upon the exchange of the Buyer Shares
pursuant to Sections 2.3 and 2.4 hereof
(y) "Permitted Encumbrance" has the meaning set out in section 5.1(l);
(z) "Purchase Price" means the aggregate consideration, as set out in this
Agreement, payable by the Parent and Buyer to the Sellers for the
Purchased Shares;
(aa) "Purchased Shares" means all of the issued and outstanding shares owned by
Randy and Melanie in the capital of LOGICORP, all of the issued and
outstanding shares owned by Morris and Elaine in the capital of 123557,
all issued and outstanding shares owned by the Chynoweth Family Trust and
the Baxandall Family Trust in the capital of LSG, and all of the issued
and outstanding shares owned by the Johannesen Family Trust in the capital
of 591360.";
(bb) "RCA Loans" means the loans from Retirement Compensation Agreements to the
Corporation or the Holding Companies as set out on the RCA Loans Schedule;
(cc) "Real Property" means each direct or indirect interest in real property
described in the Real Property Schedule , and, where the context requires,
means all of such real properties and real property interests;
(dd) "Registration Rights Agreement" means the agreement to be entered into and
relating to the registration rights set forth in Sections 2.3(d) and
2.4(c) hereof;
(ee) "Sellers" means Melanie and Randy in respect of Logicorp, Morris and
Elaine in respect of 123557, the Chynoweth Family Trust and the Baxandall
Family Trust in respect of LSG and the Johannesen Family Trust in respect
of 591360 but for the purpose of any representations, warranties or
covenants hereunder shall mean all such persons, jointly and severally;
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(ff) "Sellers' Counsel" means McLennan Ross or such other firm of lawyers as
may be designated by the Sellers;
(gg) "Taxes" means:
(i) in respect of the Corporations and the Holdings Companies, all
federal, provincial, municipal or other taxes, imposts, rates,
levies, assessments and government fees, charges or dues lawfully
levied, assessed or imposed against the Corporation or the Holding
Companies as applicable or in respect of the Business including,
without limitation, all income, capital gains, sales, excise, use,
property, payroll, capital, goods and services, business, transfer,
withholding and value added taxes, and all customs and import
duties, together with all interest, fines and penalties with respect
thereto, and
(ii) in respect of the Parent and the Buyer, all federal, state,
provincial, municipal or other taxes, imposts, rates, levies,
assessments and government fees, charges or dues lawfully levied,
assessed or imposed against the Parent or the Buyer as applicable or
in respect of their business including, without limitation, all
income, capital gains, sales, excise, use, property, payroll,
capital, goods and services, business, transfer, withholding and
value added taxes, and all customs and import duties, together with
all interest, fines and penalties with respect thereto;
(hh) "Tax Returns" means:
(i) in respect of the Corporation and the Holding Companies, all
reports, returns and other documents filed or required to be filed
by the Corporation or the Holding Companies in respect of Taxes or
in respect of, or pursuant to, any federal, provincial, municipal or
other taxing statute applicable to them; and
(ii) in respect of the Parent and the Buyer, all reports, returns and
other documents filed or required to be filed by the Parent or the
Buyer in respect of Taxes or in respect of, or pursuant to, any
federal, state, provincial, municipal or other taxing statute
applicable to them;
(ii) "Time of Closing" means 10:00 o' clock a.m. MST on the Closing Date or
such other time on the Closing Date at which the transaction is completed;
(jj) "Weighted Price" means, in reference to a particular day, the average of
the closing sale prices (or last bid prices if no closing sale prices are
reported) of the common stock of the Parent as reported on Nasdaq for the
ten (10) trading days immediately preceding that particular day.
1.2 Canadian Dollars. All dollar amounts referred to in this Agreement are in
Canadian funds unless otherwise provided.
1.3 Extended Meanings. In this Agreement, where the context requires, the
singular number includes the plural and vice versa, the masculine gender
includes the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa and the word "person" is
not limited to an individual but includes any entity recognized by law.
1.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the
parties pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all
prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or
written, of the parties, and there are no warranties, representations or other
agreements between the parties in connection with the subject matter of this
Agreement except as specifically set out in this Agreement or as may be
delivered by one or more of the Parties at the closing of the transactions
contemplated herein. No supplement, modification, waiver or termination of this
Agreement shall be binding, unless executed in writing by the party or parties
to be bound thereby.
1.5 Headings. All headings are included solely for convenience of reference and
are not intended to be full or accurate descriptions of the contents of any
Article or section in this Agreement.
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1.6 Accounting Terms and Principles. All accounting terms not specifically
defined in this Agreement and all calculations and adjustments required to be
made pursuant to this Agreement are to be construed and made in accordance with
Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
1.7 Schedules. The following are the Schedules are to be attached to and
incorporated in this Agreement by reference and deemed to be part hereof when
attached to this Agreement and initialled by the party required to produce such
Schedule:
Buyer's Directors and Officers Schedule
Purchase Price Allocation Schedule
RCA Loans Schedule
Sellers Disclosure Schedule
1.8 Recitals. Each of the parties acknowledges that the recitals of this
Agreement, so far as they relate to such party, are true and correct in
substance and in fact.
2.00 - PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES
2.1 Purchase and Sale. Based upon the warranties, representations and covenants,
and subject to the terms and conditions, set out in this Agreement the Buyer
agrees to purchase the Purchased Shares from the Sellers and the Sellers agree
to sell the Purchased Shares to the Buyer effective as of the Effective Date.
2.2 Purchase Price. Subject to adjustment as set out in section 2.4 hereof, the
total Purchase Price payable by the Buyer to the Sellers shall be a maximum of
Eight Million One Hundred and Ninety-nine Thousand Six Hundred and Sixty-eight
Dollars ($8,199,668), subject to adjustments set forth in this Agreement. The
purchase price shall be allocated to the Sellers in accordance with the Purchase
Price Allocation Schedule, and all adjustments to the Purchase Price in section
2.4 and elsewhere in this Agreement shall be adjusted on a pro rata basis to the
allocation on the Purchase Price Allocation Schedule unless the Sellers
otherwise confirm in writing.
2.3 Payment of Purchase Price. On the day following the first advance of funds
to or on behalf of the Parent in respect of a financing by way of an issue of
notes through J Gunnar and Associates, and the Sellers having provided the
Buyer's Counsel with particulars of all legal proceedings and material contracts
that are referenced in section 3.1(ee) and (ii), the Buyer shall pay a
non-refundable Deposit of one hundred thousand ($100,000.00) dollars to the
Sellers in care of the Sellers' Counsel. The Deposit shall be applied towards
payment of the Purchase Price if the transactions close in accordance with this
Agreement, failing which the Deposit shall be paid to the Sellers on the Closing
Date and in any event no later than March 1, 2002 as a genuine estimate of their
liquidated damages and in full settlement of all claims of the Sellers against
the Buyer and the Parent in respect of this Agreement. The balance of the
Purchase Price payable to the Sellers shall be paid as follows:
(a) payment of the sum of One Million (Four) Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,400,000) by certified cheque or bank draft on the day following the
first advance of funds to or on behalf of the Parent in respect of a
financing by way of an issue of notes through J Gunnar and Associates to
the Seller's solicitors in trust to be delivered to the Sellers at the
Time of Closing or returned to the Parent if Closing does not occur for
any reason. All interest accruing after the Effective Date shall accrue to
the Sellers;
(b) at the Time of Closing, by delivery to the Sellers of an interest-free
promissory note from the Buyer in the aggregate amount of One Million
Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,800,000) payable within six (6) months
of the Effective Date, provided however, at any time prior to the expiry
of such 6 month period, but in any event prior to payment of the aforesaid
$1,800,000 amount, the Buyer may elect to adjust the Purchase Price by
substituting the $1,800,000 promissory note for an interest-free
promissory note from the Buyer payable to the Sellers in the amount of Two
Million Forty Thousand Dollars ($2,040,000) one half of which is due six
(6) months from the Effective Date and the balance of which is due one (1)
year from the Effective Date, and upon delivery of the substituted
promissory note for $2,040,000 for the Sellers or to the Sellers' Counsel,
the $1,800,000 promissory note shall be returned to the Buyer or to the
Buyer's Counsel and cancelled;
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(c) at the time of Closing, the delivery to the Sellers of an interest free
promissory note from the Buyer in the aggregate amount of Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000) payable within fifteen (15) months of the
Effective Date; in addition, the Buyer covenants to pay to the Sellers
within the aforesaid fifteen (15) month period, the amount by which the
EBITDA exceeds the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) for the
first 12 months following the Effective Date; and
(d) at the Time of Closing, the delivery of 5,355,000 exchangeable shares of
Buyer to the Sellers in accordance with the Purchase Price Allocation
Schedule together with the Registration Rights Agreement requiring Chell
Group Corporation to file a registration statement for 2,677,500 shares of
its common stock within six (6) months from the Effective Date and for a
further 2,677,500 shares of its common stock within one (1) year from the
Effective Date. Except with respect to the adjustment in subsection 2.4(c)
where the value of the common stock will be calculated as set out therein,
for the purposes of calculating the Purchase Price, the parties hereto
have agreed that the value of the exchangeable shares of the Buyer is
US$0.52 per share and that the current currency exchange rate to Canadian
dollars is $1.58 per US dollar and notwithstanding any fluctuation in the
market price of Parent's common stock or fluctuations in the currency
exchange ratio, there shall be no adjustment in the number of shares
deliverable hereunder.
2.4 Purchase Price and Parent Share Adjustment.
(a) The Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward by three (3) times the
amount, if any, that the EBITDA for the first full 12 months following the
Effective Date is less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) to a maximum
downward adjustment of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000). The adjustment
will be made, at the option of the Sellers, by reduction of any
consideration remaining unpaid, by reducing the balance owing in respect
of any Promissory Note payable by the Buyer and the Parent to the Sellers
and cancelling such Promissory Note if fully paid, by payment of cash to
the Buyer, or by returning to the Buyer any share consideration equivalent
in dollar terms calculated by using the share price of US$1.00 per share
with a currency exchange rate of $1.58 Canadian per US dollar.
(b) To the extent that the Corporation and the Holding Companies have retained
earnings on a consolidated basis on the Effective Date of less than
$425,000.00, the Purchase Price shall be decreased dollar for dollar by
the amount of the difference between $425,000.00 and the retained earnings
amount as of the Effective Date. To the extent that the Corporation and
the Holding Companies have retained earnings on a consolidated basis on
the Effective Date of more than $425,000.00, the Purchase Price shall be
increased dollar for dollar by the amount of the difference between the
retained earnings as of the Effective Date and the amount of $425,000.00.
The Sellers or the Buyer, as the case may be, shall account to the other
of them for the applicable adjusted amount pursuant to this section, by
payment by certified cheque within 30 days of determination of the amount
of retained earnings as of the Effective Date, failing which interest
shall accrue and be paid at the rate of 15% per annum as and from the due
date of such adjustment. In the event that any amount is owed from Buyer
to Sellers, it shall be paid to Sellers from the Corporation.
(c) In the event that the Weighted Price on the six (6) month anniversary of
the Effective Date is less than U.S. $1.00 per share, the Purchase Price
shall be further adjusted such that the Buyer shall issue additional
exchangeable shares to the Sellers equal to the difference between the
Weighted Price on that date and U.S. $1.00 per share to a maximum of U.S.
$0.15 per share multiplied by 5,355,000 shares; provided however, if the
Weighted Price on the Effective Date is less than US$0.50 per share, then
the maximum adjustment to the Purchase Price of US$0.15 as aforesaid shall
be amended to US$0.20 per share multiplied by 5,355,000 shares. Such
additional shares shall be delivered within 10 days after the six (6)
month anniversary of the Effective Date and shall be issued to the Sellers
as fully paid; the Registration Rights Agreement shall require the Parent
to file a registration statement within six (6) months of the Effective
Date for shares of its common stock equal in number to the additional
exchangeable shares to be issued to the Sellers by the Buyer pursuant to
this section.
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2.5 Section 85 Elections. The Buyer acknowledges that Morris and Elaine in
respect of 123557 and Melanie and Randy in respect of Logicorp will be making
dispositions of shares pursuant to Section 85(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada),
and the Buyer covenants and agrees to complete, execute and file all applicable
forms and elections (with the elected amount as determined by the applicable
Sellers) as required pursuant to Section 85 of the Income Tax Act (Canada), in
such form and manner and within such time limits as may be prescribed by the
Income Tax Act (Canada), and such parties shall do all such further things and
execute all such further forms and documents as may be required to give full
force and effect to such elections.
2.6 Promissory Notes. All Promissory Notes required to be delivered to the
Sellers pursuant to this Agreement shall be granted by the Buyer and the Parent
or shall be granted by the Buyer and guaranteed by the Parent, and shall include
provisions confirming that default in payment of an amount due under any
particular promissory note shall constitute default under all other promissory
notes and that on default interest shall accrue on the amount in default at the
rate of 15% per annum calculated from the date of default to the date of
payment. All promissory notes shall be in a form acceptable to the Parties
hereto.
2.7 Exchange of Buyer's Shares. Upon filing each of the registration statements
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, and subject to the rights,
privileges, restrictions and conditions set forth in the Articles of
Incorporation of the Buyer, as amended: (a) each of the Sellers may from time to
time and at any time thereafter exercise their right to exchange their
respective Buyer Shares, or such number thereof as they determine, for the
Parent Shares set forth in each registration statement, on a one-for-one basis,
(b) the Buyer and the Parent shall not exchange any Buyer Shares for Parent
Shares without first receiving notice to do so from the Seller or the Trustee of
the Seller holding the Buyer Shares, and then only for such number of shares set
forth in such notice, and (c) subject to the filing of the respective
registration statements pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, each
Seller may give one or more notices to the Parent for all or any portion of the
Buyer's Shares allocated to that Buyer pursuant to the Purchase Price Allocation
Schedule.
3.00 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Sellers. The Sellers represent and
warrant to the Buyer as follows and acknowledge that the Buyer is relying upon
such representations and warranties in connection with the purchase by the Buyer
of the Purchased Shares:
(a) Schedules. The Schedules set forth in this Section 3.1 reference complete
and accurate information regarding those matters to which such Schedules
pertain.
(b) Corporate Existence. The Corporation and the Holding Companies are duly
incorporated, organized and validly existing under the laws of the
Province of Alberta. The Provinces of Alberta, British Columbia,
Saskatchewan and Ontario are the only jurisdictions in which the
Corporation and the Holding Companies carry on business or own or lease
properties. The Corporation and the Holding Companies have the corporate
power and authority and do now possess all governmental and other permits,
licences and other authorizations required to own or lease its properties,
and to carry on its business as it was carried on at the applicable time.
The Corporation and the Holding Companies shall prior to the Closing Date
present to the Buyer copies of its minute books, certificate of
incorporation, by-laws, and any other corporate documents or records to
the Buyer, and such copies will be complete and correct copies.
(c) Authority. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the parties
hereto, will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Corporation,
the Holding Companies, and the individual Sellers in accordance with its
terms. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(c) of the Sellers Disclosure
Schedule, none of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
compliance with or fulfilment of the terms and provisions of this
Agreement, will conflict with or result in a breach of the terms,
conditions or provisions of or constitute a default under any of the
Corporation's or the Holding Companies' constating documents or by-laws,
or a default under any instrument, agreement, mortgage, judgment, order,
award, decree or other restriction to which the Corporation, Holding
Companies or the Sellers are a party or by which either are bound or any
regulatory provisions affecting either of them. Neither the Corporation
nor the Holding Companies nor the Sellers are a party to or bound by any
commitment, agreement or document containing any covenant which limits the
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freedom of the Corporation or Holding Companies to compete or solicit any
line of business, transfer or move any of its assets or operations or
which materially or adversely affects the business practices, operation or
conditions of the Corporation or Holding Companies or the continued
operation of the Business after closing.
(d) Authorized and Issued Capital. The authorized capital of LOGICORP consists
of unlimited Class "A" Common Voting Shares, unlimited Class "B" Common
Non-Voting Shares and unlimited Class C Preferred Shares of which the
following are issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable to
Melanie, Randy and 123557 and there are no other shareholders:
Melanie - 660 Class "A" Common Voting Shares
Randy - 660 Class "A" Common Voting Shares
123557 - 660 Class "A" Common Voting Shares.
The authorized capital of 123557 consists of 10,000 Class "A" Common
Voting Shares, 5,000 Class "B" Common Non-Voting Shares and 5,000
Preferred Non-Voting Shares of which the following are issued and
outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable to Morris and Elaine (the
"123557 Shares") and there are no other shareholders:
Morris - 55 Class "A" Common Voting Shares
Elaine - 45 Class "A" Common Voting Shares
and 10 Class "B" Common Non-Voting
Shares.
The authorized capital of LSG consists of unlimited Class "A" Common
Voting Shares, unlimited Class "B" Common Non-Voting Shares, unlimited
Class "I" Preferred Non-Voting Shares and unlimited Class "II" Preferred
Non-Voting Shares of which the following are issued and outstanding as
fully paid and non-assessable to the Baxandall Family Trust, the Chynoweth
Family Trust, and 591360 (the "LSG Shares") and there are no other
shareholders:
Baxandall Family Trust - 1,000 Class "A" Common Voting Shares
Chynoweth Family Trust - 1,000 Class "A" Common Voting Shares
591360 - 1,000 Class "A" Common Voting Shares
Logicorp - 1 Class "I" Preferred Non-Voting Share.
The authorized capital of 591360 consists of unlimited Class "A" Common
Voting Shares, unlimited Class "B" Common Non-Voting Shares, unlimited
Class "I" Preferred Non-Voting Shares and unlimited Class "II" Preferred
Non-Voting Shares of which 1,000 Class "A" Common Voting Shares are issued
and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable to the Johannesen Family
Trust (the "591360 Shares") and there are no other shareholders.
(e) Title to Purchased Shares. The Sellers are the registered and beneficial
owners of all of the Purchased Shares and has good and marketable title to
such shares, free and clear of all Encumbrances of any kind and each of
them has not received any notice of any adverse claim with respect to such
shares.
(f) Options and Calls. There are no outstanding agreements, calls,
commitments, options, subscriptions, warrants or other rights or
privileges to acquire the Purchased Shares or to require the Corporation
or the Holding Companies to issue additional shares, whether upon the
conversion of other securities or otherwise.
(g) Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1(g), the Corporation and
the Holding Companies do not own any interest in or control, directly or
indirectly, any corporation, business trust, partnership, limited
partnership, joint venture or other person. The Sellers represent and
warrant that none of Logicorp Consulting Ltd. 779194 Alberta Ltd. and
779202 Alberta Ltd. are involved in the operations of the Business or have
any assets that form part of the Business or have any contracts with any
customers or suppliers of the Business, and the Sellers covenant and agree
that within 30 days of the Time of Closing
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they shall cause Logicorp Consulting Ltd. to change its name to a name
that does not include the word "Logicorp".
(h) Financial Assistance. Except as set out in Section 3.1(h) of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule, neither the Corporation nor the Holding Companies
have, directly or indirectly, made any loans, provided financial
assistance in any form, or given any guarantees, to or in respect of the
obligations of any person, including shareholders, other than loans,
financial assistance or guarantees which are no longer outstanding. The
Corporation and the Holding Companies will not, as of the Time of Closing,
be a party to or bound by any agreement of indemnification, assumption or
endorsement or any other like commitment of the obligations, liabilities
(contingent or otherwise) or indebtedness of any other party.
(i) No Joint Venture Interests, etc. Neither the Corporation nor the Holding
Companies are a partner, co-tenant, joint venturer or otherwise a
participant in any partnership, joint venture, co-tenancy or other
similarly jointly owned business undertaking and the Corporation and
Holding Companies have no other significant investment interests in any
business owned or controlled by any third party except as listed on the
Contracts Schedule.
(j) No Distributions on Shares. Except as set out in Section 3.1(j) of the
Seller Disclosure Schedule, neither the Corporation nor the Holding
Companies have, since their most recently completed fiscal year end for
2001, purchased or redeemed any shares in its capital, paid or declared
any dividend, made or agreed to make any other distribution in respect of
its capital or passed any resolution authorizing any of such actions.
(k) Financial Statements and Financial Books and Records. The books and
records of the Corporation and the Holding Companies and the Financial
Statements fairly and correctly set out and disclose in all material
respects, in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied from year to year, the assets,
liabilities, and financial position of the Corporation and the Holding
Companies as at the respective dates of the Financial Statements, at the
date hereof and, with respect to the books and records, will continue to
do so at the Time of Closing. All financial transactions of the
Corporation and the Holding Companies relating to their business have been
and will be accurately recorded in its books and records and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, all monies set aside or held in
trust by the Corporation or the Holding Companies for the benefit of
another person are properly accrued or so held and are completely and
accurately recorded in the books and records of the Corporation and
Holding Companies and no claim can be made against the Corporation or the
Holding Companies in respect thereof in excess of the amounts so set aside
or held.
(l) Disclosure to Accountants. The Corporation, the Holding Companies and the
Sellers have made known, or caused to be made known, to the accountants or
auditors who have prepared the Financial Statements all material facts and
circumstances which could affect the preparation of the Financial
Statements.
(m) Corporate Books and Records. The corporate records and minute books of the
Corporation and the Holding Companies are complete, accurate and up to
date, and contain and will contain at the Time of Closing complete and
accurate copies of all articles (as amended) and by-laws (as amended),
minutes of all meetings and/or written resolutions of the directors and/or
Shareholders of the Corporation or Holding Companies from incorporation to
the Closing Date and all such by-laws were duly enacted and passed, all
such meetings were duly held, and all such resolutions were duly enacted
and passed and all matters and transactions contained or reflected in the
minute books are in accordance with applicable corporation law
requirements. The share certificate books, registers of shareholders and
directors and registers of transfers are and will be accurate and complete
on the Closing. No resolutions or by-laws have been passed, enacted,
consented to or adopted by the directors or shareholders of the
Corporation or Holding Companies, except those contained in the minute
books.
(n) Directors and Officers . The directors and officers of LOGICORP are as
follows:
Fred - Director
Morris - Director and President
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Randy - Director and Secretary/Treasurer
The directors and officers of 123557 are as follows:
Morris - Director and President
Elaine - Director and Secretary
The directors and officers of LSG are as follows:
Fred - Director and President
Morris - Director and Vice-President
Randy - Director and Secretary/Treasurer
The directors and officers of 591360 are as follows:
Fred - Director, President and Secretary
(o) Outstanding Indebtedness. Except as set out in the Financial Statements
for their most recently completed fiscal year end for 2001, the
Corporation and the Holding Companies have no outstanding, nor is it under
any obligation to create or issue, any bonds, debentures, mortgages,
notes, security agreements or any other Encumbrances except as set out in
the Encumbrances Schedule.
(p) Availability of Assets. The Assets constitute all of the assets which are
now being used, and which are necessary, in the conduct of the Business.
The Assets are in good operating condition and repair, reasonable wear and
tear excepted.
(q) Title to Assets. The Corporation and the Holding Companies are the legal
and beneficial owners of all of the Assets having good and marketable
legal and beneficial title thereto, free and clear of all Encumbrances
except as set out on the Encumbrances Schedule. Except in the ordinary
course of business, there is no agreement, option or other right to sell,
assign or otherwise dispose of any Assets.
(r) Accounts Receivable. Other than as reserved in the Financial Statements or
subsequently reserved for bad debts and doubtful accounts, all accounts
receivable have arisen from valid Arm's Length transactions in the
ordinary course of business. The accounts receivable are not subject to
any valid set-offs or counterclaims and except for those reserved for bad
debts and doubtful accounts are, subject to the debtor's willingness and
ability to pay, collectable and the Sellers have received no notice of the
unwillingness or inability of any debtor to pay any of the accounts
receivable. Adequate provision has been made for bad debts and doubtful
accounts, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
(s) Inventories. All inventory of the Corporation recorded in the books and
records of the Corporation has been recorded at the lesser of cost and
realizable value and such inventory consists of items of a quality usable
in the ordinary course of business. On the Closing Date, Inventories will
be sufficient to meet the current needs of the Business in the ordinary
course.
(t) Forward Commitments. All forward commitments which have been entered into
by the Corporation and/or the Holding Companies, and which remain
unfulfilled, have been entered into in the ordinary course of the
Business.
(u) Real Estate. At the Time of Closing, neither the Corporation nor the
Holding Companies will own any real property.
(v) Leases. All Leased Property is listed in the Section 3.1(v) of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule . Each such lease and/or agreement to lease:
(i) is in full force and effect and in good standing and constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Corporation or the
Holding Companies as the case may be, and, without limiting the
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generality of the foregoing, there has been no default thereunder by
such party, or to the best of the knowledge of the Sellers, by the
landlord, and such party has not received notice of termination or
threat by the landlord to terminate such lease or agreement to
lease; and
(ii) except where consent, approval or act of any party is required
pursuant to the terms of leases or agreements to lease, copies of
which have been delivered to Buyer's Counsel, will continue in full
force and effect notwithstanding the closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement without the consent, approval or act
of any party under such lease or agreement to lease; for greater
certainty, the Sellers will obtain any required consents identified
by the Buyer in the copies of the leases or agreements to lease
provided to Buyer's Counsel and the Sellers shall be responsible for
the costs of any consent, approval or other act of any party which
is required under any leases or agreements to lease.
With respect to all Leased Property:
(iii) to the best of the knowledge of the Sellers, after due inquiry, the
premises and improvements thereto and the purposes for which any of
them are used, comply in all material respects with the relevant
zoning, building, environmental and other governmental or municipal
by-laws, laws, requirements, regulations and ordinances (including
municipal and provincial fire regulations and pollution control
regulations) and with Fire Underwriters' regulations;
(iv) there has not been received by the Corporation or the Holding
Companies or anyone on behalf of them, any notice with respect to
any by-law change affecting the premises or relating to any
threatened or pending condemnation or expropriation of such
premises;
(v) neither the Corporation nor the Holding Companies nor anyone on
behalf of them has received any notice from any insurance carrier of
defects or inadequacies in any of the premises, which, if not
corrected, could result in termination of insurance coverage or an
increase in the cost of coverage.
(w) Environmental Matters and Occupational Health and Safety.
(i) the Corporation and the Holding Companies have in connection with
the carrying on of the Business complied with and will be in
compliance with all federal, provincial and municipal orders,
regulations and by-laws relating to environmental and occupational
health and safety matters, including the disposal of hazardous
substances;
(ii) the Corporation and the Holding Companies have in connection with
the carrying on of the Business complied with all federal,
provincial and municipal orders, regulations and by-laws relating to
environmental matters and the disposal of waste and there has not
been any other events, accidents or episodes of a similar nature
that would impose duties and obligations on the Corporation under
environmental legislation of other governmental authority having
jurisdiction;
(iii) the processing, storage, and handling, and disposal of chemicals,
hazardous substances and other products harmful to the environment
and of biological waste and other dangerous or potentially dangerous
materials in connection with the carrying on of the Business are
being conducted in accordance with all applicable municipal,
provincial and federal legislation and guidelines;
(iv) all environmental approvals or certificates required to be held by
the Corporation or the Holding Companies by any level of government
or governmental organization or agency have been obtained, are valid
and in full force and effect, have been, are being, and will be
complied with as of the Time of Closing, and there have been and are
no proceedings commenced or threatened to revoke or amend any
environmental approvals. No investigation or evaluation has been
commenced with respect to any alleged breach of any environmental
law or regulation; and
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(v) all material environmental studies or assessments relating to the
Corporation, the Holding Companies or the Business have been
delivered to the Buyer.
(x) Equipment Leases. A complete list of all equipment leases to which the
Corporation or the Holding Companies is a party is listed in Section
3.1(x) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule. A full and complete copy of each
equipment lease shall be produced to the Buyer. Each of such equipment
leases:
(i) is in full force and effect and in good standing and constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Corporation or the
Holding Companies as the case may be; and
(ii) will continue in effect notwithstanding the closing of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the consent,
approval or act of any party under such equipment lease, except as
may be provided for in the copy of such equipment leases provided to
Buyer's Counsel. The Sellers will assist the Buyer to obtain any
required consents identified by the Buyer in the copies of the
equipment leases provided to Buyer's Counsel, and the Sellers shall
be responsible for any costs associated with any consent, approval
or other act of any party which is required under any equipment
leases.
(y) Insurance. All policies of fire and other insurance against casualty and
other losses and public liability insurance carried by the Corporation and
the Holding Companies are described in Section 3.1(y) of the Seller
Disclosure Schedule (including the risks covered and limits of such
policies) and are in full force and effect. A full and complete copy of
each such insurance policy will be provided to the Buyer, and such
policies are summarized in the Insurance Schedule attached hereto. All
premiums in respect of such policies for which premium notices have been
received have been paid in full as the same become due and payable. The
Corporation and the Holding Companies have not failed to give any notice
or present any claim under any insurance policy in due and timely fashion.
There are no actual claims or claims threatened in writing against the
Corporation or the Holding Companies which would come within the scope of
such coverage nor are any such policies currently threatened with
cancellation. There are no outstanding requirements or recommendations by
any insurance company that issued a policy with respect to any of the
Assets or the Business or by any Board of Fire Underwriters or other body
exercising similar functions or by any governmental authority requiring or
recommending any repairs or other work to be done on, or with respect to,
any of the Assets or requiring or recommending any equipment or facilities
to be installed on any premises from which the Business is conducted or in
connection with any of the Assets. The Corporation and the Holding
Companies do not have any knowledge of any material proposed increase in
applicable insurance rates or of any conditions or circumstances
applicable to the Business which might result in such increases. No such
policy is terminable by virtue of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(z) Proprietary Rights. Other than the trade name "LOGICORP" and the domain
registration of "Logicorp.ca" the Corporation does not own any copyrights,
uncopyrighted works, registered and unregistered trade marks,
certification marks, trade names, industrial designs, patents, patent
applications, unpatented inventions, trade secrets, know-how and other
proprietary rights (collectively, the "Proprietary Rights") and no such
Proprietary Rights are necessary or desirable in the conduct of the
Business as now conducted. The conduct of the Business by the Corporation
as now conducted does not, to the best of the knowledge of the Sellers,
infringe or violate any Proprietary Rights belonging to third parties nor
are the Sellers aware of any threatened potential claim with respect to
such, including Proprietary Rights owned by a third party to any computer
software programs now used in the conduct of the Business, all of which
computer software programs are properly licensed by the Corporation or the
Holding Companies.
(aa) Business Conducted in No Other Name. All business of the Corporation and
the Holding Companies has been conducted in their respective names and for
their benefit and there are no parties related, either directly or
indirectly, which are competing for the business of the Corporation or the
Holding Companies. There are no trademarks or trade names other than those
set out in section 3.01(z) which are required to properly conduct the
business of the Corporation.
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(bb) Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as set out in Section 3.1(bb)
of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, since the date of the most recent
fiscal year end of the Corporation and the Holding Companies, neither of
them has:
(i) incurred any fixed or contingent obligation, liability or commitment
except trade or business obligations incurred in the ordinary course
of business, none of which is materially adverse or was entered into
for inadequate consideration;
(ii) discharged or satisfied any Encumbrance or paid or satisfied any
fixed or contingent obligation or liability, except for current
obligations or liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business and except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement;
(iii) mortgaged, pledged or subjected any of the Assets to any
Encumbrance, other than liens, if any, for current taxes not yet due
and payable;
(iv) entered into any lease or rental agreement or transferred, leased,
licensed or disposed of any of the Assets other than in the ordinary
course of business and other than new leases or renewals of any of
the leases and/or agreements to lease listed on the Seller
Disclosure Schedule in accordance with the renewal rights contained
therein;
(v) waived, released, cancelled, forgiven or compromised any debt, claim
or right, other than in the ordinary course of business;
(vi) transferred or granted any right under any lease, license or other
agreement or with respect to any intangible asset other than in the
ordinary course of business;
(vii) paid or agreed to pay any bonus, except as outlined on the
Employment and Consulting Agreements Schedule;
(viii) suffered any material casualty loss (whether or not covered by
insurance) or any material operating or other loss;
(ix) suffered any adverse change in, or any event or events which have
had or will have a material adverse effect on the Assets or the
liabilities of any of the Corporation or the Holding Companies, the
conduct of the Business or the condition (financial or otherwise) or
prospects of the Corporation, taken as a whole;
(x) made any loan to or entered into any other transaction with any of
its officers, directors, employees or shareholders giving rise to
any claim or right of, by, or against any such person. The
Corporation and the Holding Companies are not indebted to any of its
officers, directors, employees or shareholders or any other person
not dealing at arms' length with the Corporation except for the RCA
Loans and loans to employees not exceeding $20,000 in aggregate;
(xi) made or entered into any contract or commitment to make any
individual capital expenditures in excess of $50,000 or in aggregate
not more than $100,000;
(xii) declared or paid any dividend or made or agreed to make any payment
or distribution to any shareholder (including purchases and
redemptions of issued and outstanding shares or any other
securities);
(xiii) issued, sold or granted any options, rights or warrants to
purchase, or subscribe for, any shares of any corporation;
(xiv) sold or otherwise disposed of any fixed or capital assets except in
the ordinary course of business;
(xv) amended or terminated any contract or agreement which is material to
the Business; or
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(xvi) entered into any agreement or commitment to do or cause any of the
matters described above to occur.
(cc) No Finder. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(cc), the Corporation is not
obliged to pay any finder's fee or any type of commission in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(dd) No Defaults under Agreements; No Violation of Laws. The Corporation and
the Holding Companies have not received notice of, nor have knowledge of,
the existence of any material default or event of default or the
occurrence of any event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a material default, and which is continuing, under the terms or
provisions, express or implied, of any agreement to which any of the
Assets, the Purchased Shares, or the conduct of the Business are subject.
The Corporation and the Holding Companies have not received notice of, nor
have any knowledge of, a violation of any applicable federal, provincial
or municipal law, ordinance, regulation, order or requirement relating to
the Assets, the Purchased Shares or the conduct of the Business which may
have a material adverse effect on the Assets, the Purchased Shares, or the
conduct of the Business. The Corporation and the Holding Companies are
conducting the Business in compliance with all applicable laws,
regulations, by-laws and ordinances of each jurisdiction in which the
Business is carried on including any required extra provincial
registrations except where such non-compliance would not be material to
the conduct of the business of the Corporation.
(ee) Litigation. Except as set out in Section 3.1(ee) of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule, no claim, action, suit, proceeding, litigation, arbitration or
investigation has been commenced or threatened in writing against the
Corporation, the Holding Companies, the Assets, the Purchased Shares, or
the Business (including the properties of others used in the conduct of
the Business), or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except
as set out in Section 3.1(ee) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule, and no
basis therefor is known to the Sellers. No matter which is set out in
Section 3.1(ee) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule would, if decided
adversely against the Corporation or the Holding Companies, have a
material adverse effect on the conduct of the Business or upon the Assets
or the Purchased Shares. Neither the Corporation, the Holding Companies,
the Assets, or the conduct of the Business is subject to any continuing
injunction, judgment or other order of any court, arbitrator, mediator or
governmental agency. The Corporation and the Holding Companies are not in
material default under any order, licence, regulation, nor in any default
of any demand of any federal, provincial, municipal or other governmental
agency or regulatory body or with respect to any order, writ, injunction
or decree of any court.
(ff) Tax Matters. Subject to any requirement to file arising from, or in
connection with, the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, the
Corporation and the Holding Companies have:
(i) prepared and filed with the appropriate governmental authorities by
the required filing date all Tax Returns required to be filed by it
under all applicable laws or regulations, which Tax Returns, were
prepared in conformity with such applicable laws and regulations and
properly reflect, and do not understate (including that all
deductions taken and to be taken are reasonable and fully deductible
for tax purposes in the manner claimed or to be claimed by the
Corporation) the taxable income and the liability for Taxes of such
corporation in the relevant taxation year;
(ii) duly and timely paid all Taxes as they have become due and payable;
and
(iii) made sufficient provision in the Financial Statements for all
accrued but unpaid Taxes, if any, whether or not disputed, for all
relevant periods.
Income tax assessments have been issued to the Corporations covering all
past periods up to and including the fiscal year ended June 30, 2000, and
such assessments, if any amounts were owing in respect thereof, have been
paid in full. Income tax assessments have been issued to 591360 covering
all past periods up to and including the fiscal year ended June 30, 2000,
and to 123557 covering all past periods up to and including the fiscal
year ended October 31, 1995, and such assessments, if any amounts were
owing in respect thereof, have been paid in full. There are no actions,
suits, tax audits or other proceedings or investigations or claims in
progress, pending or threatened in writing against the Corporation or the
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Holding Companies in respect of any Taxes and, in particular, there are no
currently outstanding reassessments or written inquiries which have been
issued or raised by any governmental authority relating to Taxes. The
Corporation and the Holding Companies are not aware of any contingent
liabilities for Taxes or any reasonable grounds for an assessment or
reassessment of any Tax Return filed by the Corporation, and has not
received any indication from any taxing authorities that an assessment or
reassessment is proposed in respect of any Taxes, regardless of the
merits. The Corporation and the Holding Companies have not executed or
filed with any taxing authority any agreement extending the period for
assessment, reassessment or collection of Taxes, or any waiver or
agreement regarding statutes of limitations relating to Taxes. All Taxes
which are required to be withheld or collected by the Corporation or the
Holding Companies from payments made to its present and former employees,
officers and directors, and to all persons who are not residents of Canada
for purposes of the Income Tax Act have been duly withheld or collected
and, to the extent required, have been duly remitted to the proper taxing
authorities. The Corporation and the Holding Companies have properly
withheld all Canada Pension Plan contributions, Employment Insurance
premiums, and other Taxes payable by it in respect of its employees and
has remitted, or will remit such amounts to the proper taxing authorities
within the time required by the applicable legislation if such time is
prior to the Closing Date. Copies of all Tax Returns and all schedules and
other supporting documents thereto filed by the Corporation with all
taxing authorities for each of the last three (3) completed fiscal years
and all communications relating thereto have been delivered to the Buyer.
(gg) GST. The Corporation and the Holding Companies are properly registered
under the Excise Tax Act (Canada) for the purposes of the goods and
services tax (GST), if required pursuant to the provisions of the Excise
Tax Act (Canada), and each has charged, collected and remitted, in the
time and manner required under the said Act, all Taxes required to be
charged, collected and remitted pursuant to Part IX of the Excise Tax Act
(Canada) in respect of any "taxable supply" (as such term is defined under
the applicable sections of the said Act) made by them.
(hh) Potential Conflicts of Interest. No officer, director or shareholder of
the Corporation or the Holding Companies, and no person directly or
indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under the direct or indirect
control of, any of the foregoing persons:
(i) owns, directly or indirectly, any interest in, or is an officer,
director, employee or consultant of, any person which is a
competitor, lessor, lessee, customer or supplier of the Corporation;
(ii) holds a beneficial interest in any contract or other agreement to
which the Corporation or the Holding Companies are a party or by
which it is obligated or bound or to which any of the Assets may be
subject;
(iii) owns, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any tangible or
intangible property (including, without limitation, any Proprietary
Rights) which the Corporation or the Holding Companies are using or
the use of which is necessary for the Business; or
(iv) has any cause of action or other claim whatsoever against the
Corporation or the Holding Companies.
All purchases or other similar transactions, if any, between the
Corporation or the Holding Companies and any such persons have been made
on the basis of prevailing market rates and all such transactions have
been made on terms no less favourable to the Corporation or the Holding
Companies than those which would have been available from unrelated third
parties. There are no ongoing obligations of the Corporation or the
Holding Companies to provide or purchase products or services at less than
prevailing market rates.
(ii) Agreements. Section 3.1(ii) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets out a
true and complete list of all contracts and agreements to which the
Corporation or the Holding Companies are a party or by which the
Corporation, the Holding Companies, or any of the Assets are bound or
subject and which (i) pursuant to their provisions, performance by one or
more of the parties thereto may extend beyond the first anniversary
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of this Agreement, or (ii) are material contracts to the conduct of the
Business with a value or commitment in excess of $50,000. Each such
contract is valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect.
There is no default or event in the performance of such contracts that,
with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default
thereunder entitling one or more parties to such contract to terminate
same.
(jj) Customers and Suppliers. The relationship of the Corporation and the
Holding Companies with its customers, suppliers, and landlord is good.
There has been no termination or cancellation of any relationship between
the Corporation, or the Holding Companies, and any material supplier, or
any customer or group of customers including without limitation Compaq,
Lexmark, Citrix, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Novell and Toshiba,
which individually or in the aggregate provided more than five percent
(5%) of the combined gross revenues of the Business during the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2001 with respect to the Corporation nor is there reason to
believe that any such terminations or cancellations are threatened, except
as disclosed in Section 3.1(jj) of the Sellers' Disclosure Schedule. The
Corporation is not a party to any agreement which provides that any
supplier will have the exclusive right to supply any materials or services
to the Business.
(kk) Employment Agreements; No Union or Collective Bargaining Agreements. The
Corporation and the Holding Companies are not a party to nor bound by any
collective bargaining agreement nor has either of them conducted
negotiations with respect to any such future agreement. No employees of
the Corporation or the Holding Companies are represented by any trade
union or association which might qualify as a trade union and there are no
applications in progress or threatened which could result in the
certification of a bargaining agent for any of their employees. There has
been no strike, grievance, dispute, representation, arbitration,
proceedings or other labour trouble against the Corporation or the Holding
Companies and there is no such action or proceeding in progress or
threatened in writing, and the Corporation and the Holding Companies do
not know of any basis for any such action or proceeding. The Corporation
and the Holding Companies have not received notice of, nor does it have
any knowledge of, non-compliance with any laws concerning occupational
safety, employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, wages
and hours, and unfair labour practices, the enforcement of which would
have a material adverse effect on the conduct of the Business. Section
3.1(kk) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule sets out a true and complete
schedule, listing the names, total annual compensation, and period of
employment of each person presently employed by the Corporation and the
Holding Companies. There are no written employment contracts with any
employee or independent contractor or any oral contracts of employment
which are not terminable on the giving of reasonable notice other than as
set out on the Employment and Consulting Agreements Schedule. All bonuses
and vacation pay has been accrued or recorded on the books and records of
the Corporation or the Holding Companies as the case may be, in a manner
consistent with prior years.
(ll) Employee Benefit Matters. Section 3.1(ll) of the Seller Disclosure
Schedule sets out a complete list of all employee benefit plans,
including, without limitation, life insurance, hospitalization, medical
and dental plans, executive compensation, bonus, deferred compensation,
pension, retirement, profit sharing, stock purchase and option plans, and
all other plans, arrangements or practices providing benefits for
employees, officers, or directors of the Corporation and the Holding
Companies (collectively the "Employee Benefit Plans"). The Corporation and
the Holding Companies have no unfunded liability in respect of any of the
Employee Benefit Plans other than as disclosed on the Employee Benefit
Schedule. Each of the Employee Benefit Plans has been operated in
accordance with its provisions and is in substantial compliance in all
respects with all laws, rules and regulations governing each such plan.
None of the Employee Benefit Plans or the related trusts thereunder is
subject to any pending investigation, examination or other proceeding
initiated by any court, arbitrator, governmental agency or regulating
body.
(mm) Payments to Directors, Officers and Employees. Since June 30, 2001, no
payments have been made or authorized by the Corporation or the Holding
Companies to its respective officers, directors, shareholders or
employees, except in the ordinary course of the business and at the
regular rates or salary or remuneration payable to such persons, or as
otherwise specifically disclosed or contemplated by this Agreement.
(nn) Sellers Claims; Amounts Due from Officers. As of this date, there are no
accounts receivable, notes receivable or any other amounts due to the
Corporation or the Holding Companies from their officers,
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directors or shareholders. Except as disclosed herein or contemplated by
this Agreement, the Sellers do not have any claims against the Corporation
or the Holding Companies other than the RCA Loans and any current salary
or remuneration payable in the ordinary course.
(oo) Insolvency. The Corporation, the Holding Companies and the Sellers are not
insolvent, have not committed an act of bankruptcy, proposed a compromise
or arrangement of their creditors generally, had any petition or receiving
order in bankruptcy filed against them, taken any proceedings with respect
to a compromise or arrangement or to have a receiver appointed over any
part of their assets, had an encumbrancer take possession of any of their
property, nor had an execution or distress become enforceable or levied
upon any of their property.
(pp) Sellers Resident of Canada. None of the Sellers are non-residents of
Canada for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada). All of the Sellers
are residents of Alberta.
(qq) The Corporation and the Holding Companies are private corporations within
the meaning of the Securities Act (Alberta) and the sale of the Purchased
Shares by the Sellers to the Buyer is made in compliance with all
applicable securities legislation.
(rr) Full Disclosure. The Corporation or the Sellers have delivered to the
Buyer true and current copies or, if not available, photocopies of all
agreements, documents and other instruments referred to in this Agreement.
None of the foregoing representations and warranties and no other written
statement furnished by the Sellers to the Buyer in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make any
such statement or representation not misleading to a prospective purchaser
of the Purchased Shares seeking full information as to the Corporation or
the Holding Companies.
3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Buyer. The Parent and Buyer jointly
and severally represent and warrant to the Sellers as follows and acknowledge
that the Sellers are relying upon such representations and warranties in
connection with the sale by the Sellers of the Purchased Shares and in
connection with the issue of the Buyer Shares and the Parent Shares to the
Sellers:
(a) Corporate Existence. The Parent is duly incorporated, organized and
validly existing under the laws of the State of New York, and the Buyer is
duly incorporated, organized and validly existing under the laws of the
Province of Ontario. The Parent and the Buyer have the corporate power and
authority and do now possess all governmental and other permits, licences
and other authorizations required to own or lease its properties, and to
carry on its business as it was carried on at the applicable time.
(b) Authority. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the parties
hereto, will subject to the approval of shareholder of Parent and Buyer,
constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Parent and Buyer in
accordance with its terms. None of the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and the compliance with or
fulfilment of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement, will conflict with or result in a breach of
the terms, conditions or provisions of or constitute a default under any
of the Parent's or Buyer's constating documents or by-laws, or a default
under any instrument, agreement, mortgage, judgment, order, award, decree
or other restriction to which the Parent or the Buyer is a party or by
which either are bound, or a default of any regulatory provisions
affecting either of them. The Parent and Buyer are not party to or bound
by any commitment, agreement or document containing any covenant which
limits the freedom of the Parent and Buyer to compete or solicit any line
of business, transfer or move any of its assets or operations or which
materially or adversely affects the business practices, operation or
conditions of the Parent and Buyer or the continued operation of the
Parent's and Buyer's business after closing.
(c) Authorized and Issued Capital. The authorized capital of the Parent
consists of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, 1,500,000 preferred stock
and one special voting share having the rights, privileges, restrictions
and conditions as set out in the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Parent, as amended to the date hereof, copies of which has been delivered
to Sellers, of which 9,028,239 shares of Common Stock
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and one special voting share are issued and outstanding as fully paid and
non-assessable and Cameron Chell, directly or indirectly has a controlling
interest in the Parent. The authorized capital of the Buyer consists of an
unlimited number of common shares and an unlimited number of exchangeable
shares having the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions as set
out in the articles of incorporation of the Buyer, a copy of which has
been delivered to Sellers, of which 100 common shares and 1 exchangeable
share are issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable to the
Parent.
(d) Options and Calls. 1,488,750 options and 250,000 warrants to purchase
shares of the Parent are outstanding and 1,805,648 shares of Parent common
stock are reserved for issuance upon exercise of Parent Options. There are
no outstanding agreements, calls, commitments, options, subscriptions,
warrants or other rights or privileges to acquire the shares of the Buyer
or to require the Buyer to issue additional shares, whether upon the
conversion of other securities or otherwise..
(e) Financial Statements and Financial Books and Records. The Financial
Statements of the Parent are as disclosed in the Parent's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and fairly and correctly set out and
disclose in all material respects, in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied from year
to year, the assets, liabilities, and financial position of the Parent as
at the date of such financial statements. All financial transactions of
the Parent relating to the Parent's business have been and will be
accurately recorded in its books and records and, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, all monies set aside or held in trust by the
Parent for the benefit of another person are properly accrued or so held
and are completely and accurately recorded in the books and records of the
Parent and no claim can be made against the Parent in respect thereof in
excess of the amounts so set aside or held. The Financial Statements of
the Parent include the financial position of the Buyer, and except for
statements prepared for management, the Buyer does not have any financial
statements relating to its financial position.
(f) Corporate Books and Records. The corporate records and minute books of
Buyer (and to the best of knowledge of Parent the corporate record and
minute books of Parent) are complete, accurate and up to date, and contain
and will contain at the Time of Closing complete and accurate copies of
all articles (as amended) and by-laws (as amended), minutes of all
meetings and/or written resolutions of the directors and/or shareholders
of the Parent or Buyer from incorporation to the Closing Date and all such
by-laws were duly enacted and passed, all such meetings were duly held,
and all such resolutions were duly enacted and passed and all matters and
transactions contained or reflected in the minute books are in accordance
with applicable corporation law requirements. The registers of
shareholders and directors and registers of transfers are and will be
accurate and complete on the Closing. No resolutions or by-laws have been
passed, enacted, consented to or adopted by the directors or shareholders
of Buyer or (to the best of knowledge of Parent) by Parent, except those
contained in the minute books.
(g) Disclosure to Accountants. The Parent has made known, or caused to be made
known, to the accountants or auditors who have prepared the Parent's
Financial Statements all material facts and circumstances that could
affect the preparation of such Financial Statements. The Buyer has made
known, or caused to be made known, to the accountants or auditors who have
prepared the Buyer's Financial Statements all material facts and
circumstances that could affect the preparation of such Financial
Statements.
(h) Outstanding Indebtedness. Except as set out in the Financial Statements of
the Parent and the Buyer, the Parent and the Buyer have no outstanding
indebtedness, nor are they under any obligation to create or issue, any
bonds, debentures, mortgages, notes, security agreements or other
encumbrances except as set forth in Schedule 3.2(h).
(i) Directors and Officers . The directors and officers of the Parent and
Buyer are as set out in the Parent's and Buyer's Directors and Officers
Schedule.
(j) No Defaults under Agreements; No Violation of Laws. Except as disclosed in
Parent's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Parent
and Buyer have not received notice of, nor have knowledge of, the
existence of any material default or event of default or the occurrence of
any event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a
material default, and which is continuing, under the
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terms or provisions, express or implied, of any agreement to which any of
the Parent's or Buyer's assets, the Parent's shares, or the conduct of the
Parent's business are subject. The Parent and the Buyer have not received
notice of, nor have any knowledge of, a violation of any applicable
federal, provincial, state or municipal law, ordinance, regulation, order
or requirement relating to the Parent's assets, the Parent's or Buyer's
shares or the conduct of the Parent's business which may have a material
adverse effect on the Parent's assets, the Parent's or Buyer's shares, or
the conduct of the Parent's business. The Parent and the Buyer are
conducting their respective businesses in compliance with all applicable
laws, regulations, by-laws and ordinances of each jurisdiction in which
their businesses are carried on, except where such non-compliance would
not be material to the conduct of the business of either the Parent or the
Buyer.
(k) Litigation. Except as disclosed in Parent's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, no claim, action, suit, proceeding, litigation,
arbitration or investigation has been commenced or threatened in writing
against the Parent, the Parent's assets, the Parent's Shares, or the
Parent's business (including the properties of others used in the conduct
of the Business), or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
no basis therefor is known to the Parent. Neither the Parent, the Parent's
assets, nor the conduct of the Parent's business is subject to any
continuing injunction, judgment or other order of any court, arbitrator,
mediator or governmental agency. The Parent is not in material default
under any order, licence, regulation, nor in any default of any demand of
any federal, provincial, municipal or other governmental agency or
regulatory body or with respect to any order, writ, injunction or decree
of any court.
(l) Tax Matters. Except as disclosed in Parent's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission and subject to any requirement to file arising
from, or in connection with, the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement, the Parent and the Buyer have:
(i) prepared and filed with the appropriate governmental authorities by
the required filing date all Tax Returns required to be filed by it
under all applicable laws or regulations, which Tax Returns, were
prepared in conformity with such applicable laws and regulations and
properly reflect, and do not understate (including that all
deductions taken and to be taken are reasonable and fully deductible
for tax purposes in the manner claimed or to be claimed by the
Parent and the Buyer) the taxable income and the liability for Taxes
of such corporation in the relevant taxation year;
(ii) duly and timely paid all Taxes as they have become due and payable;
and
(iii) made sufficient provision in their respective Financial Statements
for all accrued but unpaid Taxes, if any, whether or not disputed,
for all relevant periods.
The Parent and the Buyer have paid all taxes owing in respect of any
assessments and re-assessments received in respect of Taxes to the date
hereof. Except as disclosed in the Parents filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, there are no actions, suits, tax audits or other
proceedings or investigations or claims in progress, pending or threatened
in writing against the Parent or the Buyer in respect of any Taxes and, in
particular, there are no currently outstanding reassessments or written
inquiries which have been issued or raised by any governmental authority
relating to Taxes. Except as disclosed in the Parents filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, the Parent and the Buyer are not aware
of any contingent liabilities for Taxes or any reasonable grounds for an
assessment or reassessment of any Tax Return filed by them, and have not
received any indication from any taxing authorities that an assessment or
reassessment is proposed in respect of any Taxes, regardless of the
merits. The Parent and the Buyer have not executed or filed with any
taxing authority any agreement extending the period for assessment,
reassessment or collection of Taxes, or any waiver or agreement regarding
statutes of limitations relating to Taxes. Except as disclosed in the
Parents filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all Taxes
which are required to be withheld or collected by the Parent and the Buyer
from payments made to its present and former employees, officers and
directors, and to all persons who are not residents of Canada for purposes
of the Income Tax Act have been duly withheld or collected and, to the
extent required, have been duly remitted to the proper taxing authorities.
(m) Insolvency. The Parent and the Buyer are not insolvent, have not committed
an act of bankruptcy, proposed a compromise or arrangement of their
creditors generally, had any petition or receiving order in
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bankruptcy filed against them, taken any proceedings with respect to a
compromise or arrangement or to have a receiver appointed over any part of
its assets, had an encumbrancer take possession of any of its property,
nor had an execution or distress become enforceable or levied upon any of
its property.
(n) The issue to the Sellers of the Buyer Shares by the Buyer pursuant to this
Agreement will be exempt from any registration and prospectus requirements
of any securities legislation in the Provinces of Alberta and Ontario and
in the State of New York, and except as set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement, the issue to the Sellers of the Parent Shares by the
Parent pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement will be exempt from
any registration and prospectus requirements of any securities legislation
in the Provinces of Alberta and Ontario and in the State of New York.
(o) As of the date hereof and as of the Time of Closing:
(i) the Parent is and will be a listed issuer of the Nasdaq SmallCap
Market tier of the Nasdaq;
(ii) the Parent has and will have performed or satisfied all of its
undertakings to and all of its obligations and requirements with the
Securities Exchange Commission and the Nasdaq;
(iii) the Parent is not and will not be in default of any undertaking to
or obligation or requirement with the Securities Exchange Commission
or the Nasdaq; and
(iv) no order has been or will have been issued to cease or suspend the
trading of the securities of the Parent listed on the Nasdaq or to
otherwise prohibit the issue of securities of the Parent, and no
proceedings for such are pending or to the knowledge of the Parent,
threatened.
(p) The issue of the Parent Shares to the Sellers pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement will not:
(i) require the consent of any party to any agreement or commitment to
which the Parent is a party or by which the Parent is bound, other
than the requirements of the Securities Exchange Commission and the
Nasdaq; or
(ii) result in a breach of or default under any loan or regulatory
requirement applicable to the Parent.
(q) The Parent Shares will be tradable by the Sellers on the Nasdaq
immediately upon the Parent Shares being transferred or issued to Sellers,
registered in the names of the Sellers and the registration statement
(including Parent Shares) being declared effective by the Securities
Exchange Commission of the United States, and subject to applicable
securities regulations, the Parent Shares will not be subject to any
escrow terms or subject to any statutory or regulatory hold periods upon
being transferred to and registered in the names of the Sellers.
(r) Full Disclosure. None of the information furnished by the Parent and Buyer
to the Sellers in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary to make any such statement or representation not
misleading to a prospective seller of the Purchased Shares seeking full
information as to the Buyer.
4.00 - COVENANTS
4.1 Covenants of the Sellers and the Corporation During Interim Period. The
Sellers hereby covenant that, during the Interim Period, they shall and shall
cause LOGICORP, 123557, LSG, 591360 to and each of them hereby agrees to:
(a) carry on the Business in the ordinary course and use its reasonable best
efforts to preserve the Assets, the Business and the clients and suppliers
associated with the Business;
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(b) give the Parent/Buyer, the Buyer's Counsel, the Buyer's Accountants and
other representatives of the Buyer, reasonable access during normal
business hours to the properties, books, contracts, commitments and
records of the Corporation and the Holding Companies;
(c) treat in confidence all Confidential Information and other information and
findings which it or any of its authorized representatives, the Sellers'
Accountants or the Sellers' Counsel has obtained concerning the Parent,
the Buyer and/or the Parent business during the Interim Period in the
course of its investigations;
(d) furnish the Parent or the Buyer with all information concerning the
affairs of the Corporation and the Holding Companies as they may
reasonably request;
(e) instruct and authorize the accountants of the Corporation and the Holding
Companies and the Sellers' Counsel to co-operate with the Buyer's
Accountants and the Buyer's Counsel and instruct such auditors to give the
Buyer's Accountants full access during such period to their files and
working papers with respect to the Corporation and the Holding Companies;
(f) permit the Parent and Buyer and its representatives to observe all
operations of the Corporation and the Holding Companies and to meet with
such members of the management of the Corporation and the Holding
Companies as they may designate for such purposes as they may deem to be
appropriate;
(g) do all things and cause all things to be done to ensure that all the
warranties and representations of the Sellers contained in this Agreement
remain true and correct throughout the Interim Period as if such
representations and warranties were continuously made throughout such
period;
(h) not acquire or agree to acquire additional assets (or make leasehold
improvements), except in the ordinary course of business and provided that
the cost of such additional assets does not, in the aggregate, exceed
$150,000 from the date hereof to the Closing Date, without the prior
written approval of the Parent;
(i) not enter into or terminate any material contracts or any forward
commitments for inventories or supplies, in writing or otherwise, other
than material contracts or commitments made in the ordinary course of
business not exceeding $100,000 without the prior written, approval of the
Parent;
(j) not enter into any leases or agreements to lease, except with the prior
written approval of the Parent;
(k) consult with, and comply with the Parent's reasonable wishes in connection
with any decision to renew, or not renew, any lease or agreement to lease
where such decision is required on or before the Closing Date;
(l) keep in full force and effect all licenses and governmental approvals
required in the conduct of the Business;
(m) provide the Parent promptly with such interim financial statements and any
other internally prepared month end financial statements as are
customarily produced by the Corporation and the Holding Companies as and
when they are available;
(n) not incur any other indebtedness, obligations or liabilities out of the
ordinary course of business without the prior written approval of the
Parent;
(o) not sell, agree to sell or otherwise dispose of any of the Assets (other
than inventory and operating supplies sold or consumed in the ordinary
course of business);
(p) pay, satisfy and discharge its obligations and liabilities in the ordinary
course of business;
(q) not incur any capital expenditures out of the ordinary course of business
without the prior written approval of the Parent in excess of $50,000;
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(r) assist the Corporation (and the Holding Companies if necessary) to retain
the services of all employees and not terminate any employees or
contractors, except in the ordinary course of business;
(s) except as set out in this Agreement, not declare, pay or authorize any
dividends or other distributions on any shares in the capital of the
Corporation or the Holding Companies or declare any bonuses payable to the
Sellers or any person not at Arm's Length with the Sellers, or pay or
authorize the repayment of any moneys owing to the Sellers or any person
not at Arm's-Length with the Sellers;
(t) keep in full force and effect all insurance currently in effect;
(u) obtain all consents and approvals reasonably required by the Parent
pursuant to the terms of any leases, contracts or rights of the
Corporation and the Holding Companies; and
(v) promptly advise the Parent in writing of any material adverse change in
the condition, financial or otherwise, of the Corporation, the Holding
Companies, the Assets or the Business.
4.2 Covenants of the Buyer and Parent During Interim Period. The Parent and
Buyer hereby covenant that, during the Interim Period, they shall:
(a) except for certain transactions contemplated in Parent's public filings
and any other planned acquisitions or divestitures, carry on their
business in the ordinary course and use its reasonable best efforts to
preserve their assets, their business and the clients and suppliers
associated with their business;
(b) give the Sellers, the Sellers' Counsel, the Sellers' Accountants and other
representatives of the Sellers, reasonable access during normal business
hours to the properties, books, contracts, commitments and records of the
Parent and the Buyer;
(c) treat in confidence all Confidential Information and other information and
findings which it or any of its authorized representatives, the Buyer's
Accountants or the Buyer's Counsel has obtained concerning the
Corporation, the Holding Companies and/or the Business during the Interim
Period in the course of its investigations;
(d) furnish the Sellers with all information concerning the affairs of the
Parent and the Buyer as the Sellers may reasonably request;
(e) instruct and authorize the auditors of the Parent and the Buyer's Counsel
to co-operate with the Sellers' Accountants and the Sellers' Counsel and
instruct such auditors to give the Sellers' Accountants full access during
such period to their files and working papers with respect to the Parent;
(f) do all things and cause all things to be done to ensure that all the
warranties and representations of the Buyer and the Parent contained in
this Agreement remain true and correct throughout the Interim Period as if
such representations and warranties were continuously made throughout such
period;
(g) promptly advise the Sellers in writing of any material adverse change in
the condition, financial or otherwise, of the Parent, the Buyer and their
respective assets and business; and
(h) pay, satisfy and discharge their obligations and liabilities in the
ordinary course of business.
4.3 Covenants Concerning Confidentiality. The parties hereto acknowledge that in
order to facilitate the completion of the transactions contemplated herein that
each will be afforded access to and be entrusted with Confidential Information
that is not a matter of public record and has not been disclosed to any person
who does not owe a duty of non-disclosure to the other pursuant to a written or
oral agreement, at common law or under the terms of applicable legislation. The
parties hereto acknowledges that the Confidential Information is proprietary and
confidential and disclosure thereof to competitors of the other or to the
general public would be detrimental to the best interests of the other and could
cause irreparable harm to the business of the such party. The parties therefore
agree that they will not, except for the benefit of and with the written consent
of the other, their successors or
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assigns, or except as required by law, prior to the completion of the
transactions contemplated herein or at any time, if the transactions
contemplated herein are not completed for any reason whatsoever:
(a) disclose or divulge any Confidential Information to any person,
unless that person is also bound by a duty of confidentiality; or
(b) use, directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information for any
purpose other than to complete its due diligence in connection with
the transactions contemplated herein, or disclose or use for any
purpose other than that set out above, knowledge of the private
affairs of the others business and in particular shall not solicit
or attempt to solicit any client, customer, supplier or employee of
the other away from the other;
unless such party can establish beyond any reasonable doubt that the
Confidential Information:
(c) was previously known to the disclosing party, as evidenced by
written records, which the disclosing party can prove predate this
Agreement or any letters of understanding leading to this agreement;
or
(d) hereafter, and prior to disclosure or use as set out above, becomes
generally known to the public through no act or omission of the
disclosing party.
4.4 Covenants on Closing.
(a) To the extent that such are within the Sellers' power and control, the
Sellers covenant that at the Time of Closing it will satisfy, or cause to
be satisfied, all conditions precedent to the obligations of the Parent
and Buyer set out in this Agreement including, without limitation, the
provision of any information required by the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
(b) To the extent that such are within the Parent's or Buyer's power and
control, the Parent and Buyer covenant that at the Time of Closing they
will satisfy, or cause to be satisfied, all conditions precedent to the
obligations of the Sellers set out in this Agreement.
4.5 Post-Closing Covenants.
(a) The Sellers agree that, subsequent to the Time of Closing, they will:
(i) at the request and expense of the Parent and Buyer, execute and
deliver such additional conveyances, transfers and other assurances
as, in the opinion of the Buyer's Counsel, are reasonably required
to carry out the intent of this Agreement and to transfer the
Purchased Shares to the Buyer;
(ii) take all steps reasonably required by the Parent or Buyer to assist
them in making timely filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission;
(iii) take all steps reasonably required by the Parent or Buyer to assist
them in retaining the goodwill of the Corporation and the Business
and in particular to retain all employees in the Employee Schedule
unless the Parent or Buyer requests otherwise; and
(iv) perform all of their obligations to be performed under this
Agreement after the Time of Closing.
(b) The Parent and Buyer agree that, subsequent to the Time of Closing, they
will, at the request and expense of the Sellers, execute and deliver such
additional conveyances, transfers and other assurances as, in the opinion
of the Seller's Counsel, are reasonably required to carry out the intent
of this Agreement, including without limitation, certificates for all
additional shares in the capital of the Parent as are required to be
issued to the Sellers pursuant to section 2.4(c) hereof.
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4.6 General Covenants. The parties covenant and agree as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth herein"
(i) 123557 shall be entitled to pay out and distribute all cash on hand,
if any, to Morris and Elaine or as they direct,
(ii) 591360 shall be entitled to pay out and distribute all cash on hand,
if any, to Fred or as he may direct,
(iii) the Corporation and the Holding Companies shall pay to the Sellers,
dividends, bonuses and other distributions, in such manner and in
such amount as determined by the Sellers, provided that such
payments do not result in the consolidated retained earnings of the
Corporation and the Holding Companies being less than $425,000 for
the period ending as of the Effective Date; and
(iv) the Corporation shall be entitiled to make payments on the RCA Loans
so as to reduce the balance owing on the RCA Loans to $1,500,000 as
of the Effective Date
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth herein, prior to the Time of
Closing:
(i) 123557 may transfer to Morris, or to his nominee, all shares owned
by 123557 in the capital of Logicorp Consulting Ltd., 779194 Alberta
Ltd. and 779202 Alberta Ltd., and
(ii) the Corporation may transfer and assign the existing life insurance
policies held by the Corporation on the lives of Morris, Randy and
Fred, to Morris, Randy and Fred or to their respective nominees, in
such manner as they determine,
provided that the transferee of each such asset shall be liable for all
tax liabilities, if any, payable in respect of such transfer, and such
transferee shall indemnify and save the Corporation harmless in respect of
all such tax liabilities;
(c) The Corporation and the Holding Companies shall be responsible for the
preparation and cost of all financial statements and tax returns of the
Corporation and Holding Companies as will be required to be prepared in
respect of the deemed year end that will result from the change of control
of the Corporation and the Holding Companies on closing of the
transactions, and such financial statements shall be prepared in a manner
consistent with the preparation of financial statements for the prior
years; notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sellers shall be responsible for
the cost of all expenses required to be paid by them pursuant to Section
11.3 hereof;
(d) For the purpose of determining any indemnity liability of the Sellers in
respect of accounts receivable, monies received after the Time of Closing
on account from a customer of the Corporation or the Holding Companies
shall be applied towards payment of the oldest or longer outstanding
accounts receivable of that customer with the Corporation and the Holding
Companies unless such customer gives specific written instructions to
allocate such payment to a specific account, in which case the payment
received from such customer shall be applied towards payment of the
account as instructed by the customer;
(e) At the Time of Closing the Buyer shall enter into a Unanimous Shareholders
Agreement with Morris, Randy and Fred so as to restrict the number of
directors of Logicorp and LSG to 4 in number until such time as all
amounts owing in respect of the promissory notes referenced in Article 2
hereof have been paid in full to the Sellers, and providing for Morris,
Randy and Fred to be appointed as 3 of such directors and for the fourth
person to be a nominee of the Buyer. Each purchase made by Logicorp and
LSG in excess of $100,000.00 shall require the unanimous approval of the
Board of Directors of Logicorp and LSG, as the case may be, and unless
made with the consent or approval in writing of the Buyer, the Board of
Directors of Logicorp and LSG shall not sell all or substantially all of
the Assets. Except as set forth in this subsection, the Buyer shall not
restrict or abrogate the powers of the directors of Logicorp and LSG for
so
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long as any amount remains owing to the Sellers in respect of the
promissory notes referenced in Article 2 hereof.
(f) All documents herein required to be executed and delivered by one or more
of the parties at the Time of Closing shall be in such form as is
acceptable to all parties and their respective solicitors, acting
reasonably;
(g) From time to time after the closing of the transactions contemplated
herein, the Buyer and the Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain the release of all guarantees and other indemnities that have
been provided by the Sellers and their related entities in respect of the
obligations of the Corporation and the Holding Companies; the Buyer and
the Parent, jointly and severally, hereby covenant and agree to indemnify
and save the Sellers harmless in respect of all actions, causes of
actions, debts, damages, monies and costs, including legal costs on a
solicitor/client basis, resulting from or arising out of the enforcement
or attempted enforcement of any such guarantees of the Sellers or their
related entitles;
(h) If the guarantees that have been provided by the Sellers to HSBC in
respect of the obligations of the Corporation and the Holding Companies
have not been released by HSBC to the Sellers on or before January 31,
2002, then on or prior to the Time of Closing the Buyer and the Parent
shall cause Cameron Chell to also provide his personal guarantee to HSBC
in respect of the obligations of the Corporation and the Holding
Companies; such guarantee of Cameron Chell shall be in a form similar to
the form of guarantees provided by the Sellers to HSBC but with the
principal limit of the guarantee of Cameron Chell being equal to
one-quarter of the aggregate principal limit of the guarantees of the
Sellers to HSBC; notwithstanding any other provision set forth herein, on
or before the expiry of 15 months from the Effective Date, the Buyer and
the Parent shall obtain the release of all guarantees that have been
provided by the Sellers to HSBC in respect of the obligations of the
Corporation and the Holding Companies; in the event that the aforesaid
guarantees of the Sellers have not been released by HSBC on or before
January 31, 2001 and if Cameron Chell does not provide his guarantee as
aforesaid to HSBC on or prior to the Time of Closing, then the Buyer and
the Parent shall pay a monthly fee to the Sellers in the aggregate amount
of $10,000.00, payable on the first day of each and every month commencing
the first day of the month next following the Time of Closing and
continuing thereafter until the aforesaid guarantees of the Sellers have
been released by HSBC or Cameron Chell has provided his guarantee as
aforesaid to HSBC, whichever is the earlier;
(i) Until such time as all monies have been paid in respect of all promissory
notes referenced herein and the Sellers and their related entities have
been released of all obligations and liabilities under all guarantees and
other indemnities that they have provided in respect of the obligations of
the Corporation and the Holding Companies, the Corporation and the Holding
Companies may declare, book and accrue, but shall not pay, any
distributions to the Buyer or the Parent or any other Person not dealing
at Arm's Length with the Buyer or the Parent (whether by way of dividends
or bonuses or otherwise) or pay any management fees or similar expenses
(but excluding product purchases from Buyer, Parent or parties not dealing
at Arm's Length with the Buyer) claimed by the Buyer or the Parent
(whether or not recorded or accrued on the books and records of the
Corporation and the Holding Companies), without the approval or consent in
writing of the Board of Directors or President (for amounts under
$35,000.00) of Logicorp and LSG, and in any event, no such distributions,
management fees or expenses shall be considered for the purpose of
calculating EBITDA pursuant to this Agreement unless first approved by the
Board of Directors or President (for amounts under $35,000.00) of Logicorp
and LSG;
(j) As and from the date hereof, neither the Buyer nor the Parent shall amend
their Articles of Incorporation or Certificate of Incorporation,
respectively, so as to add, change or remove any provisions restricting or
constraining the transfer or redemption of the Buyer Shares or the Parent
Shares, or to amend, alter or change any rights, privileges, restrictions
or conditions relating to the Buyer Shares unless such amendments are made
with the consent in writing of the Sellers; and
(k) Unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines, the Buyer and the
Parent shall loan or otherwise fund to the Corporation the $500,000.00
payment due by the Corporation on the twelfth (12th) month after the
Effective Date in respect of the RCA Loans.
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(l) Buyer agrees to provide notice to Sellers or any claims of creditors of
the Corporation or the Holding Companies for which the Sellers may be
liable for hereunder within five (5) days of receipt of such claims.
5.00 - CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE BUYER
5.1 Conditions Precedent . The obligations of the Parent and the Buyer under
this Agreement are subject to the fulfilment, at or before the Time of Closing,
of the following conditions. All of the following conditions have been included
for the sole benefit of the Parent and the Buyer and each is a condition of the
closing of the transactions provided for in this Agreement. Any of the following
conditions may be waived by the Parent or Buyer, in whole or in part, at or at
any time prior to the Time of Closing, provided that no such waiver shall
constitute a waiver by the Parent or Buyer of any of its other rights or
remedies in connection with any other condition or conditions, and any waiver
will only be binding upon the Parent or Buyer if made by them in writing:
(a) No Misrepresentations or Breach of Covenants and Warranties. All of the
representations and warranties of the Sellers contained in this Agreement
are true and correct in all respects at the Time of Closing with the same
effect as though such representations and warranties had been made at and
as of such time and there has been compliance by the Sellers with, and no
breach by the Sellers of, any of its covenants in this Agreement.
(b) No Changes in Operations. During the Interim Period, there has been no
material adverse change in the Assets or in the Business or in the
affairs, liabilities, or condition (financial or otherwise), or prospects
of the Corporation or the Holding Companies or the Business, or other
event or development which would, in the sole discretion of the Parent or
Buyer, affect the decision of a prudent purchaser in similar circumstances
to complete the purchase of the Purchased Shares. In the event that the
Sellers do not prevent the Corporation or the Holding Companies from
entering into or terminating any material contracts with a value of over
One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) without the consent of the Parent
during the interim period, such entering into or termination of contracts
will be deemed to be a material adverse change.
(c) Retention of Employees and Key Contracts. The Parent shall be satisfied
that arrangements have been made to ensure the continued employment of
substantially all employees (at least 80% of those employees listed) in
the Employee Schedule and subject to subparagraph (e) below, the continued
employment of Fred Johannesen and Randy Baxandall (Johannesen on a
fulltime basis and Baxandall on a part-time basis), and the continued
relationship with all agents, suppliers, subcontractors and customers who
the Parent, in its sole discretion, acting reasonably, determines to be
essential for the continued operation of the Business.
(d) No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. No material liabilities of the
Corporation, being liabilities in aggregate of more than One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000), contingent or otherwise shall exist which
have not been recorded on the Financial Statements of the Corporation nor
shall there be any actions, causes of action, suits, damages, judgments,
claims or demands pending, threatened or otherwise against the Corporation
which have not been disclosed to the Parent in writing prior to the date
hereof. This clause will not apply if, after the determination of such
unrecorded liabilities and the satisfaction of the Buyer with the
quantification of such, the Sellers agree to a decrease in the Purchase
Price by an amount equivalent to such unrecorded liabilities.
(e) Employment Contracts with Fred Johannesen and Randy Baxandall. Each of
Fred Johannesen and Randy Baxandall shall have entered into an employment
agreement for a term of three (3) years with Logicorp. The agreement with
Fred Johannesen shall include annual remuneration of $150,000, a bonus
(except in the first year) for achievement thresholds to be set forth in
the agreement and a non-competition and non-solicitation covenant during
the term thereof and for one (1) year thereafter. The Buyer shall have
agreed to a satisfactory arrangement with Randy Baxandall commensurate
with the time he will spend working for the Corporation and which will
contain a non-competition and non-solicitation covenant during the term
thereof and for one (1) year thereafter. Morris shall deliver a
non-competition covenant to the Parent for the time that he serves on the
board of directors of the Corporation and for one year thereafter.
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(f) Officer's Declaration of the Corporation. The Parent and Buyer shall have
received a statutory declaration of a senior executive officer of the
Corporation and for each Holding Company that:
(i) there are not any applications or filings outstanding which would in
any way alter the constating documents or corporate status of such
corporation;
(ii) no resolutions or by-laws have been passed, enacted, consented to or
adopted by the directors or the shareholders of such corporation,
except those contained in the minute books of such corporation;
(iii) there is no unanimous shareholders' agreement in place which
restricts, in whole or in part, the powers of the directors of such
corporation to manage or supervise the management of the Business
and affairs of the corporation;
(iv) the persons listed as directors of the corporation on such
declaration are all of the directors of the corporation and the
persons listed as officers of the corporation on such declaration
are all of the officers of the corporation, and hold the offices set
out opposite their respective names on the declaration; and
(v) such persons have no knowledge of any action, suit or proceeding by
any governmental body or authority, or by any private third party,
seeking to restrain the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or its consummation which has been threatened or instituted against
the corporation and remains pending at the Time of Closing.
(g) Declaration of the Sellers. The Parent and Buyer shall have received a
statutory declaration of each Seller that:
(i) all representations and warranties of the Sellers contained in this
Agreement are true and correct at the Time of Closing as though then
made;
(ii) there has been compliance with each of the covenants and obligations
on the part of the Sellers required to be complied with at or before
the Time of Closing; and
(iii) the sale of the Purchased Shares has been authorized by all
necessary actions including all necessary shareholders'
authorizations and any required consents of the trustees of the
Trust.
(h) Restraint of Transactions. No order of any court of competent jurisdiction
is in effect restraining the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(i) Agreements and Consents. All consents of any persons, which are necessary
to be obtained by the Buyer, the Corporation, the Holding Companies, or
the Sellers for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and for the continuance of all contracts, agreements, licenses,
permits and authorizations material to the Business and operations of the
Corporation or the Holding Companies have been obtained by the Buyer, the
Corporation or the Sellers as the case may be at the Sellers' sole cost
and expense, except for any such Buyer consents, and shall have been
delivered to the Buyer at, or before, the Time of Closing.
(j) Opinion Letter of Sellers' Counsel. The Buyer and the Buyer's Counsel have
received an opinion from the Sellers' Counsel, dated the Closing Date, in
a form satisfactory to Buyer's Counsel acting reasonably. In giving such
opinion the Sellers' Counsel may rely, as to matters of fact, upon
certificates of senior executive officers of the Buyer or Parent and a
certificate of an official of the jurisdiction governing the status of the
Seller as to the corporate status of the Seller, provided that the
Sellers' Counsel state that they believe that they are justified in
relying upon such certificate and deliver copies of all certificates
relied upon to the Buyer and the Buyer's' Counsel prior to, or at, the
Time of Closing. Sellers' Counsel may also rely upon the opinions of other
counsel in each jurisdiction relevant to the transactions contemplated
herein.
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(k) Additional Closing Deliveries. In addition to any other instruments and
documents required to be delivered by the Sellers to the Buyer pursuant to
this Agreement, the Sellers have delivered to the Buyer, at or before the
Time of Closing, the following:
(i) certificates representing the Purchased Shares registered in the
name of the Sellers duly endorsed for transfer to the Buyer;
(ii) the resignation of each of the directors and officers of the
Corporation except Randy Baxandall, Fred Johannesen and Morris
Chynoweth and a release from each of such persons; and
(iii) all other indemnities, agreements, instruments, consents and
documentation as are consistent with the provisions hereof and
reasonably required in the opinion of Buyer's Counsel to complete
the transactions as contemplated herein.
(l) Release of Encumbrances. Except for security granted to HSBC with respect
to an operating line of $3,000,000, a term loan of $300,000 and an
evergreen loan facility of $300,000, and except for security relating to
the RCA Loans listed in Section 5.1(l) of the Sellers' Disclosure
Schedule, and except for the permitted encumbrances identified in Schedule
3.1(o) (collectively the "Permitted Encumbrances") all other encumbrances
with respect to the Purchased Shares and the Corporation and the Holding
Companies shall have been released and discharged on or before the Closing
Date, or the Sellers shall provide satisfactory evidence that the amount
required to obtain such releases and discharges, as stated in writing by
the holder of the encumbrance, has been paid to such holder or directed
from the proceeds of closing to be paid to such holder and the holder has
given an undertaking in writing to release and discharge the Sellers from
such encumbrance.
(m) Financing. The Parent and Buyer shall have obtained financing in the
minimum amount of $3,000,000 pursuant to a private placement to be sold by
Joseph Gunnar & Co. pursuant to an agency agreement dated November 14,
2001.
(n) Schedules. The Parent must be satisfied with all information and
supporting documentation provided with respect to all schedules whether
attached on the date hereof or hereafter.
(o) RCA Loans. RCA Loans of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($1,500,000) have been made to LOGICORP and shall continue to be
outstanding on the Effective Date, and such loans shall be due two (2)
years following the Effective Date with monthly payment of principal and
interest in accordance with the particulars set forth in Schedule 5.1(o)
until the due date and with interest accruing at a rate equal to HSBC
prime (from time to time) plus 4.75% per annum.
(p) Buyer shall be satisfied that $1,500,000 in RCA Loans exist on the
Effective Date and that the existing credit facilities of $3,600,000 with
HSBC shall be available on Closing. The Buyer and the Parent each
acknowledges that it may be required to guarantee the credit facility and
term loan and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the
existing credit facilities with HSBC upon closing. Any security granted on
the RCA Loans shall be subordinate to the bank or primary lender's
security provided such security does not secure indebtedness in excess of
$4,000,000 in the aggregate or such greater amount as the holders of such
security may determine. The existing credit facilities of $3,600,000 may
be increased up to $4,600,000 provided that (i) the Sellers shall not be
required to increase their existing guarantee obligations and (ii) the RCA
Loans are prepaid by the Corporation by an amount equal to the amount of
the increase in the credit facilities over $4,000,000.
5.2 Result of Failure to Satisfy Condition Precedent. If any of the foregoing
conditions precedent to the obligations of the Parent and Buyer have not been
satisfied at the Time of Closing, and have not be waived by the Parent and Buyer
at, or at any time prior to, the Time of Closing, the Parent and Buyer may:
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(a) refuse to complete the transactions contemplated in this Agreement by
giving written notice to the Sellers or the Seller's Counsel and, in such
event, all parties shall be released from their obligations under this
Agreement except as set out in Section 4.3; or
(b) complete the transactions provided for in this Agreement, it being
expressly understood and agreed that the completion of such transactions
shall not constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies the buyer may have
in connection with any misrepresentation or breach of warranty or covenant
herein.
6.00 - CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE SELLERS
6.1 Conditions Precedent. The obligations of the Sellers under this Agreement
are subject to the fulfilment, at or before the Time of Closing, of the
following conditions. All of the following conditions have been included for the
sole benefit of the Sellers and each is a condition of the closing of the
transactions provided for in this Agreement. Any of the following conditions may
be waived by the Sellers, in whole or in part, at or at any time prior to the
Time of Closing, by a waiver in writing signed by the Sellers, provided that no
such waiver shall constitute a waiver by the Sellers of any of his rights or
remedies in connection with any other condition or conditions, and any waiver
will only be binding upon the Sellers if made in writing by the Sellers.
(a) No Misrepresentations or Breach of Covenants and Warranties. All of the
representations and warranties of the Parent and Buyer contained in this
Agreement are true and correct in all respects at the Time of Closing with
the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been
made at and as of such time and there has been compliance by the Parent
and Buyer with, and no breach by the Parent and Buyer of, any of its
covenants in this Agreement.
(b) Officer's Declaration. The Sellers shall have received a statutory
declaration of a senior executive officer of the Parent and Buyer that:
(i) all representations and warranties of the Parent or Buyer contained
in this Agreement are true and correct at the Time of Closing as
though then made;
(ii) there has been compliance with each of the covenants and obligations
on the part of the Parent or Buyer required to be complied with at
or before the Time of Closing;
(iii) the purchase of the Purchased Shares has been authorized by all
necessary actions including actions of the directors and
shareholders of the Buyer and any required actions with the U.S.
securities regulators; and
(iv) such person has no knowledge of any action, suit or proceeding by
any governmental body or authority, or by any private third party,
seeking to restrain the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or its consummation which has been threatened or instituted against
the Buyer and remains pending at the Time of Closing.
(c) Restraint of Transactions. No order of any court of competent jurisdiction
is in effect restraining the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Agreements and Consents. All consents of any persons, which are necessary
to be obtained by the Parent or Buyer for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been obtained by the
Parent or Buyer at its sole cost and expense, and all consents of any
persons which are necessary to be obtained by the Sellers or the
Corporation for the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this
Agreement and for the continuance of all contracts, agreements, licenses,
permits and authorizations material to the business and operations of the
Corporation have been obtained, provided that the Sellers uses their best
efforts to obtain all such consents.
(e) Opinion Letter of Counsel for Buyer. The Sellers and the Sellers' Counsel
have received from the Buyer's Counsel and Parent's Counsel an opinion,
dated the Closing Date, in a form acceptable to Sellers' Counsel, acting
reasonably. In giving such opinion the Buyer's Counsel may rely, as to
matters of fact, upon
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certificates of senior executive officers of the Parent or Buyer and a
certificate of an official of the jurisdiction governing the status of the
Buyer as to the corporate status of the Buyer, provided that the Buyer's
Counsel state that they believe that they are justified in relying upon
such certificate and deliver copies of all certificates relied upon to the
Sellers and the Sellers' Counsel prior to, or at, the Time of Closing.
Buyer's Counsel may also rely upon the opinions of other counsel in each
jurisdiction relevant to the transactions contemplated herein.
(f) Schedules. The Sellers must be satisfied with all information and
supporting documentation provided with respect to all schedules whether
attached on the date hereof or hereafter.
(g) Share Pledge. The Buyer shall have entered into a share pledge agreement
in a form of acceptable to the Sellers to secure outstanding portions of
the Purchase Price payable pursuant to the Promissory Notes to be issued
to the Sellers under section 2.
(h) Employment Agreements. Fred and Randy shall be satisfied with their form
of Employment Agreement.
(i) No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. No material liabilities of the Buyer
or Parent, being liabilities in aggregate of more than One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000), contingent or otherwise shall exist which
have not been recorded on the Financial Statements or in public filings of
Parent with the Securities and Exchange Commission nor shall there be any
actions, causes of action, suits, damages, judgments, claims or demands
pending, threatened or otherwise against the Parent or Buyer which have
not been disclosed in public filings of Parent with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
(j) Additional Closing Deliveries. In addition to any other instruments and
documents required to be delivered by the Buyers or Parent to the Sellers
pursuant to this Agreement, all other indemnities, agreements,
instruments, consents and documentation as are consistent with the
provisions hereof and reasonably required in the opinion of Sellers'
Counsel to complete the transactions as contemplated herein.
(k) Registration Rights Agreement. The Registration Rights Agreement shall be
in a form acceptable to the Sellers; the Buyer and the Parent shall
provide a draft of the Registration Rights Agreement to the Sellers within
14 days of the date of this Agreement.
6.2 Result of Failure to Satisfy Condition Precedent. If any of the foregoing
conditions precedent to the obligations of the Sellers have not been satisfied
at the Time of Closing, and have not been waived by the Sellers at, or at any
time prior to, the Time of Closing, the Sellers may:
(a) refuse to complete the transactions contemplated in this Agreement by
giving written notice to the Buyer or the Buyer's Counsel and, in such
event, all parties shall be released from their obligations under this
Agreement except as set out in section 4.3; or
(b) complete the transactions provided for in this Agreement, it being
expressly understood and agreed that the completion of such transactions
shall not constitute a waiver of any of the Sellers' rights or remedies in
connection with any misrepresentation or breach of warranty or covenant
herein.
7.00 - RISK OF LOSS
7.1 Risk of Total Loss. If, at or before the Time of Closing, all or
substantially all of the Assets are destroyed or damaged by fire, or any other
casualty, or are expropriated or otherwise seized by governmental or other
lawful authority, the Sellers shall immediately advise the Buyer in writing and
the Buyer shall have the option, exercisable by notice in writing:
(a) to complete the transactions provided for in this Agreement, provided that
the Purchase Price shall be reduced by an amount equal to the replacement
cost of the Assets destroyed, damaged, expropriated or seized minus the
amount of all insurance proceeds and other compensation payable to the
Corporation in connection with, or as a result of, such destruction,
damage, expropriation or seizure; or
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(b) to refuse to complete the transaction contemplated herein by notice to the
Sellers and, in such event, all parties hereto shall be released from all
obligations hereunder except the obligations of such party to maintain the
confidentiality of Confidential Information obtained in the course of the
negotiation of this Agreement and the due diligence leading up to the Time
of Closing.
7.2 Risk of Partial Loss. If, at or before the Time of Closing, a material part
of the Assets, but less than all or substantially all of the Assets, are
destroyed or damaged by fire, or any other casualty, or are expropriated or
otherwise seized by governmental or other lawful authority, the Sellers shall
immediately advise the Buyer in writing and the Buyer shall have the option,
exercisable by notice in writing:
(a) to complete the transactions provided for in this Agreement, without
reduction of the Purchase Price provided that the amount of all insurance
proceeds and other compensation payable to the Corporation in connection
with, or as a result of, such destruction, damage, expropriation or
seizure is paid to the Corporation; or
(b) to refuse to complete the transaction contemplated herein by notice to the
Sellers and, in such event, all parties hereto shall be released from all
obligations hereunder except the obligations of such party to maintain the
confidentiality of Confidential Information obtained in the course of the
negotiation of this Agreement and the due diligence leading up to the Time
of Closing.
8.00 - SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
8.1 Survival of the Sellers' Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The
representations, warranties and covenants of the Sellers contained in this
Agreement shall, unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, survive
the closing of the transactions provided for in this Agreement and,
notwithstanding such closing and notwithstanding any investigations made by or
on behalf of the Parent or Buyer, shall continue in full force and effect:
(a) with respect to those representations and warranties relating to Taxes,
for so long as the Corporation may be assessed or reassessed, or any
action or proceeding may be brought against the Corporation in connection
with Taxes; and
(b) three (3) years from the Closing Date with respect to all other
representations, warranties and covenants of each of the Sellers .
8.2 Survival of the Buyer's Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The
representations, warranties and covenants of the Parent/Buyer contained in this
Agreement shall survive the closing of the transactions provided for in this
Agreement and, notwithstanding such closing and notwithstanding any
investigations made by or on behalf of the Sellers, shall, unless otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement, continue in full force and effect for a
period of three (3) years after the Time of Closing.
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9.00 - INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 Indemnification by Sellers. In the event that the transactions provided for
in this Agreement are completed and it is subsequently determined that the
Corporation or the Parent or Buyer or any agent, employee, affiliate, successor
or nominee of the Corporation or the Parent or Buyer, or any of the officers,
directors, shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees and agents of any
of the aforesaid (collectively the "Indemnified Parties") has or is subject to
any loss, damage, liability, deficiency, claim, cost, recovery, expense
(including interest, penalties and reasonable legal fees), assessment or
re-assessment (collectively the "Claims") arising out of or from, the
incorrectness, failure, non-compliance or other breach of any representation,
warranty or covenant made by the Sellers pursuant to this Agreement,
notwithstanding any investigations made by the Parent or Buyer or its
representatives, and including any accounts receivables of the Corporation
existing as of the Time of Closing which have not been collected within 180 days
from the Time of Closing, the Sellers unconditionally agree to indemnify and
save harmless the Indemnified Parties for the amount of such Claims, accounts
receivables and any liability for Taxes arising in the Corporation or holding
Companies for periods prior to the Effective Date. The obligation of the Sellers
to indemnify the Indemnified Parties pursuant to the foregoing is limited, in
the case of accounts receivables of the Corporation, to the amount of accounts
receivable which have not been collected in full within 180 days of the Closing
Date and which, in the aggregate, exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the aggregate
amount (before deduction of any reserve or allowance for doubtful accounts) of
all accounts receivable of the Corporation on the Closing Date; notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Sellers shall not be responsible to indemnify any party in
respect of any accounts receivable or other intercorporate debt between and
among any of Logicorp, LSG, 123557 and 591360. Any Claim against the Sellers
under this section shall be in writing and shall be made within one hundred and
twenty (120) days of the date on which such representation or warranty ceases to
survive according to the provisions of this Agreement. In the event that the
Sellers make an indemnity payment with respect to accounts receivable, then the
uncollected accounts receivable in respect of which the indemnity payment is
made, shall be transferred and assigned to the Sellers as of the date of the
indemnity payment.
The Indemnified Parties shall forthwith notify the Sellers of any liability or
Claim for which the Sellers may be liable hereunder promptly after the
Indemnified Parties receive notice thereof and the Sellers shall have the right
to participate in any negotiations with respect thereto. The Sellers shall at
all times have the right, at its joint sole expense, to dispute and contest any
liability to, or Claim asserted by, any person other than the Indemnified
Parties for which the Sellers may be liable hereunder, provided that the Sellers
first admit to the Buyer that if there is a liability in respect of such Claim,
the Sellers is responsible for such liability. The Indemnified Parties shall,
and shall cause the Corporation to, fully co-operate with the Sellers and its
counsel in any proceedings with respect to any such liability.
There shall be no obligation for the Sellers to indemnify the Parent or the
Buyer:
(a) in respect of any Claims occurring within 12 months of the Closing Date if
such Claims have already been taken into account in reducing the Purchase
Price pursuant to section 2.4(a) hereof;
(b) unless the amount required to be paid in respect of the Claims or the
aggregate Claims exceeds $100,000; or
(c) in respect of any Claims that are paid pursuant to an insurance policy of
the Corporation or Holding Companies.
9.2 Indemnification by Buyer and Parent. In the event that the transactions
provided for in this Agreement are completed and it is subsequently determined
that the Sellers have or are subject to any loss, damage, liability, deficiency,
claim, cost, recovery, expense (including interest, penalties and reasonable
legal fees), assessment or re-assessment (collectively the "Claims") arising out
of or from the incorrectness, failure, non-compliance or other breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant made by the Buyer and the Parent, or either
of them, pursuant to this Agreement, notwithstanding any investigations made by
the Sellers or their representatives, the Buyer and the Parent unconditionally
covenant and agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify and save harmless the
Sellers for the amount of such Claims. Any Claim against the Buyer and the
Parent under this section shall be in writing and shall
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be made within 120 days of the date of which such representation, warranty
or covenant ceases to survive according to the provisions of this
Agreement.
The Sellers shall forthwith notify the Buyer and the Parent of any
liability or Claim for which the Buyer and the Parent, or either of them,
may be liable hereunder promptly after the Sellers receive notice thereof
and the Buyer and the Parent shall have the right to participate in any
negotiations with respect thereto. The Buyer and the Parent shall at all
times have the right, at their joint sole expense, to dispute and contest
any liability to, or Claim asserted by, any person other than the Sellers
for which the Buyer and the Parent may be liable hereunder, provided the
Buyer and the Parent first admit to the Sellers that if there is a
liability in respect of such Claim, the Buyer and the Parent are
responsible for such liability.
9.3 Litigation. The Sellers hereby, irrevocably and unconditionally,
agrees to indemnify and save harmless each of the Indemnified Parties from
and against any and all Claims incurred in connection with existing,
pending and threatened litigation. The Sellers agree to defend diligently
such litigation through counsel to be agreed upon by both the Buyer and
the Sellers, and to advise and keep the Buyer informed of all material
developments relating thereto and that they will not settle or otherwise
compromise any such action without the consent of the Buyer.
9.4 Set Off and Similar Rights of the Buyer. In the event that the Sellers
fail to make any payment required to be made pursuant to this Agreement,
including without limitation, payments required pursuant to the
indemnification provisions of this Article, and such payment has not been
disputed or contested by the Sellers, then the Parent or Buyer shall be
entitled, in addition to any other remedies in this Agreement, or at law
or in equity, to set off the amount of such payment against any other
amount which may be or become due from the Parent or Buyer or the
Corporation to the Sellers, however arising, notwithstanding that such
indebtedness might have arisen from a different transaction.
9.5 Reimbursement. If any Claim is made by any of the Indemnified Parties
under this Article and such claim is shown to be wrongfully made, then the
Indemnified Party to whom payment had been made under this Article shall
reimburse the Sellers for the amount paid by the Sellers or by the Parent
or Buyer on the Sellers' behalf on account of such Claim.
10.00 - REPURCHASE RIGHTS
10.1 Repurchase Rights. The Sellers shall have a right to repurchase the
Purchased Shares if during the sixteen (16) month period following the Closing
Date or during any period of time that the guarantees of the Sellers to HSBC
have not been released by HSBC, any of the following events should occur:
(a) the Parent or Buyer fails to pay any amount owing to the Sellers pursuant
to this Agreement or the Promissory Notes granted pursuant to this
Agreement, within five (5) days of written notice of default in payment
thereof;
(b) the Parent fails to file the registration statements as required pursuant
to this Agreement provided that Sellers who are directors of the
Corporation have caused the Corporation to provide all information
necessary for filing of such registration statement;
(c) the Parent is delisted from the NASDAQ SmallCap Market or trading of its
shares is suspended for a period of 15 days or more;
(d) the Parent, within six (6) months of the Closing Date, does a reverse
share split unless the Sellers have been compensated by the delivery of
additional shares to ensure that as of the date of such share split the
Weighted Price of each share delivered to the Sellers pursuant to section
2.3(d) is no less than U.S. $1.00 per share;
(e) any change of control of the board of directors of LOGICORP occurs without
the prior written consent of the Sellers.
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The purchase price in any repurchase of Purchased Shares shall be a repayment to
the Buyer equal to all share consideration paid to Sellers to the date of the
repurchase and all cash consideration paid to the Sellers in excess of $2.37
million and a cancellation of any outstanding promissory notes. In addition, the
Parent will be required to deliver to the Sellers, common stock of the Parent
equal to an aggregate of $500,000 at a price per share equal to the Weighted
Price as of the date of the exercise of the repurchase rights by the Sellers. If
the Sellers exercise their right of repurchase pursuant to this section, then
all declared, booked and accrued amounts, if any, in respect of any
distributions, management fees and other similar expenses referenced in section
4.6(i) shall be waived in their entirety by the Buyer and the Parent and upon
the closing of the repurchase of the Purchased Shares, the Corporation and the
Holding Companies shall be released of all obligations to pay any and all such
distributions, management fees and similar expenses.
10.2 Restrictions. Unless the Sellers otherwise agree in writing, for a period
of 16 months from the Closing Date:
(a) the Buyer shall not sell, transfer, convey, assign, encumber, redeem or
otherwise dispose of, or enter into any agreement for the sale, transfer,
conveyance, assignment, encumbrance, redemption or other disposition of
the Purchased Shares, save and except to or in favour of the Sellers;
(b) the Buyer shall not vote the Purchased Shares so as to authorize, approve,
ratify, allow or cause the Corporations or the Holding Companies:
(i) to amend their respective Articles of Incorporation or Continuance
so as to add, change or remove any provisions restricting or
constraining the transfer or redemption of the Purchased Shares, or
to amend, alter or change any rights, privileges, restrictions or
conditions relating to the Purchased Shares,
(ii) to amalgamate, merge or re-organize with any other corporation or
entity,
(iii) to be continued under the laws of any other jurisdiction,
(iv) to sell, lease or exchange all or substantially all of their
property and assets,
(v) to be dissolved, wound-up or liquidated, or
(vi) to do or permit any act contrary to sub-clause (c) of this section;
(c) the Corporation and the Holding Companies:
(i) shall carry on and conduct their business in the ordinary normal
course consistent with past practice, and shall use their reasonable
best efforts to preserve the Assets, the Business and the goodwill
of clients and suppliers associated with the Business,
(ii) shall not change the nature of the Business.
(iii) shall not, except for the RCA Loans, and an operating loan and
credit facility in the maximum aggregate amount of $4,600,000, incur
any other indebtedness, obligations or liabilities or permit the
Assets to be encumbered, mortgaged or charged, out of the ordinary
course of business,
(iv) shall not pay any dividends or other distributions on any shares in
the capital of the Corporation or the Holding Companies or pay
bonuses to its shareholder or to any person not at Arms-Length with
the Buyer or the Parent if such dividends, distributions or bonuses
result in the consolidated retained earnings of the Corporation and
the Holding Companies falling below $425,000.00 as at the time of
payment of any such dividend, distribution or bonus,
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(v) shall not sell, issue or allot any additional shares or securities
in their capital stock to any person or entity or enter into any
agreement, option or other commitment in respect thereof;
(vi) shall not assume, guarantee, indemnify, endorse or otherwise become
directly or contingently liable for any obligation or indebtedness
of any other person nor provide financial assistance to any other
person, and
(vii) shall not loan any monies to any person not dealing at Arms-Length
with the Corporation, the Holding Companies, the Buyer or the
Parent.
10.3 Formal Agreement. At the Time of Closing the Buyer, the Parent and the
Sellers shall enter into formal agreement documenting the repurchase rights set
forth herein and providing for the closing procedures and requirements relating
to the repurchase of the Purchased Shares.
11.00 - GENERAL MATTERS
11.1 Public Announcement. The parties to this Agreement agree that a public
announcement of this Agreement and the transactions herein contemplated shall be
made upon execution of this Agreement in a form and at a time agreed to by the
parties hereto prior to execution of this agreement except that it shall be done
on a basis so as not to violate any securities regulations or laws. The parties
agree that the Purchase price shall not be made public unless required by such
securities laws.
11.2 Notices. All notices, requests, demands or other communications required or
desired to be given or made by one party to another shall be given in writing by
personal delivery or prepaid registered mail or by facsimile transmission or
other means of instantaneous transmission in regular commercial usage at such
time, verified by a transmission report, as follows:
to the Sellers: c/o McLennan Ross
Barristers and Solicitors
600, 12220 Stony Plain Road
Edmonton, AB T5N 3Y4
Attention: Darren Becker, Q.C.
Fax: (780) 482-9102
to the Buyer: Chell Merchant Capital Group Inc.
14 Meteor Drive
Toronto, Ontario
M9W 1A4
Attention: Don Pagnutti, CFO
Fax: (416) 675-6666
with a copy to: Morrison, Brown, Sosnovitch LLP
1 Toronto Street
Suite 910
Toronto, Ontario
M5C 2V6
Attention: Kevin Gallagher
Fax: (416) 368-6068
or at such other address as may be given by any of them to the others. Any
notice or other communication so given or made shall be conclusively deemed to
have been given and received when delivered personally, if delivered personally,
or when transmitted, if given by facsimile transmission, provided that if it is
delivered or transmitted on a day which is not a Business Day then the notice or
communication shall be deemed to have been given and received on the next
Business Day following such date, or on the fifth (5th) Business Day following
the date of
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mailing, if mailed by prepaid registered mail, except in the event of disruption
of mail services in which event any notice shall be delivered personally or by
facsimile transmission.
11.3 Expenses. The expenses incurred by each of the parties in connection with
the negotiation of this Agreement and the completion of the transactions
provided for in this Agreement, including, except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, the fees of their respective accountants and solicitors in connection
with such transactions, shall be borne by such party. For greater certainty, the
Sellers shall ensure that all expenses of the transactions contemplated herein,
legal and accounting advice are borne by the Sellers and not the Corporation or
Holding Companies. Sellers shall also be responsible for the payment of all
annual fees of the trustee required to hold special voting shares of the Sellers
in Chell Group Corporation. Current fees are approximately $6,000 per year.
11.4 Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence of this Agreement and every
part of this Agreement and no extension or variation of this Agreement shall
operate as a waiver of this provision. Notwithstanding such, the parties hereto
agree that where the fulfilment of any condition relies on the action of a third
party, that such reasonable extensions as are necessary to ensure the fulfilment
of such conditions shall be granted by the parties hereto, it being understood
that Closing shall take place, in any event, not later than the 1st day of
March, 2002.
11.5 Governing Law. This Agreement and any of the agreements required to be
executed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and
enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by,
the laws of the Province of Alberta and of Canada applicable thereto and the
parties submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Alberta.
11.6 Severability. If any of the provisions contained in this Agreement are, for
any reason, held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision
of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid,
illegal or unenforceable provision or provisions had never been contained in
this Agreement unless the deletion of such provision or provisions would result
in such a material change as to cause the completion of the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement to be unreasonable.
11.7 Further Assurances. The parties covenant and agree to execute such further
and other documents and undertake such other actions as may be reasonably
required to give effect to the terms and intent of the transactions contemplated
in this Agreement.
11.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become a
binding agreement when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the
parties and delivered to each of the other parties.
11.9 Enurement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective heirs, administrators, executors,
successors and permitted assigns, provided that the rights of any party hereto
may not be assigned without the prior written consent of all other parties
hereto.
11.10 Time Periods. When calculating the period of time within which or
following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement,
the date which is the reference day in calculating such period shall be
excluded.
11.11 Contra Proferentum. Each party hereto acknowledges that each party and its
legal counsel have reviewed and participated in settling the terms of this
Agreement, and the parties hereby agree that any rule of construction to the
effect that any ambiguity is to be resolved against the drafting party shall not
be applicable in the interpretation of this Agreement.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2001
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2001
CONTENTS
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AUDITORS' REPORT 1
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Balance Sheet 2
Statements of Loss and Retained Earnings 3
Statement of Cash Flows 4
Notes to the Financial Statements 5-9
Schedule of Branch Operations 10
Schedule of Corporate Office 11
[LETTERHEAD OF GRANT THORNTON]
Auditors' Report
To the Shareholders of
Logicorp Data Systems Ltd.
We have audited the balance sheet of Logicorp Data Systems Ltd. as at June 30,
2001 and the statements of loss and retained earnings and cash flows for the
year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain
reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatements. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
In our opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the company as at June 30, 2001 and the
results of its operations and cash flows for the year then ended in accordance
with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Edmonton, Canada
September 6, 2001 Chartered Accountants
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BALANCE SHEET
AS AT JUNE 30
ASSETS
2001 2000
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CURRENT
Accounts receivable $ 8,536,751 $ 7,722,714
Inventory 1,549,794 1,726,787
Income taxes receivable 35,693 37,945
Prepaid expenses 99,227 121,316
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10,221,465 9,608,762
CAPITAL ASSETS (Note 2) 1,356,880 837,882
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$11,578,345 $10,446,644
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LIABILITIES
CURRENT
Bank indebtedness (Note 3) $ 3,322,930 $ 2,270,523
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 5,882,472 6,217,742
Current portion of amounts Due to RCA Trusts 48,000 48,000
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9,253,402 8,536,265
DUE TO AFFILIATED COMPANY (Note 4) 561,532 524,445
DUE TO RCA TRUSTS (Note 5) 1,020,454 863,195
DUE TO RELATED PARTIES (Note 6) 298,628 73,628
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11,134,016 9,997,533
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
SHARE CAPITAL (Note 7) 99 99
RETAINED EARNINGS 444,230 449,012
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444,329 449,111
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$11,578,345 $10,446,644
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COMMITMENTS (Note 9)
APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:
_____________________________ Director
_____________________________ Director
See accompanying notes to the financial statements
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STATEMENTS OF LOSS AND RETAINED EARNINGS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30
2001 2000
(12 Months) (4 Months)
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EARNINGS (LOSS) FROM BRANCH OPERATIONS (Page 10) $ 603,911 $ (65)
(LOSS) EARNINGS FROM CORPORATE OFFICE (Page 11) (200,971) 71,455
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EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS 402,940 71,390
OTHER REVENUE AND (EXPENSE)
Interest revenue 3,593 2,791
Retirement compensation agreements (400,000) --
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NET EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES 6,533 74,181
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 11,315 7,903
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NET (LOSS) EARNINGS (4,782) 66,278
RETAINED EARNINGS, beginning of period 449,012 382,734
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RETAINED EARNINGS, end of period $ 444,230 $ 449,012
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements
3.
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30
2001 2000
(12 Months) (4 Months)
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net (loss) earnings $ (4,782) $ 66,278
Items not requiring an outlay of cash:
Amortization 122,046 29,075
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117,264 95,353
CHANGES IN NON-CASH WORKING CAPITAL BALANCES
Accounts receivable (814,037) 1,089,473
Inventory 176,993 (104,290)
Prepaid expenses 22,089 (40,512)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (335,270) (1,591,077)
Income taxes receivable 2,252 1,583
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(830,709) (549,470)
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Advances from Directors 225,000 --
Advances from (to) affiliated company 37,087 (240,126)
Advances from (to) RCA Trusts 157,259 (38,353)
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419,346 (278,479)
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to capital assets (641,044) (28,954)
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DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS (1,052,407) (856,903)
BANK INDEBTEDNESS, beginning of period (2,270,523) (1,413,620)
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BANK INDEBTEDNESS, end of period $(3,322,930) $(2,270,523)
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SUPPLEMENTARY CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid $ 311,022 $ 59,794
Income taxes 3,294 6,320
See accompanying notes to the financial statements
4.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2001
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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) Nature of operations
The company is a computer service organization which specializes in
the supply and integration of computer products, with branches in
Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatoon. The company serves both
large and small organizations and is particularly valued by
organizations having complex data and communication configurations.
(b) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and balances with
banks, net of bank overdrafts. The operating line of credit is
included in cash and cash equivalents.
(c) Inventory
Inventory is valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value.
Cost is determined on a first-in, first-out basis.
(d) Capital assets
Capital assets are recorded at cost. Amortization is provided
annually at rates calculated to write-off the assets over their
estimated useful lives as follows:
Automotive equipment 30% diminishing balance
Computer equipment 30% diminishing balance
Computer software 30% diminishing balance
Leasehold improvements 20% diminishing balance
Office equipment 20% diminishing balance
Small tools 100% diminishing balance
(e) Revenue recognition
For product sold, revenue is recognized when the product is shipped.
For maintenance contracts, revenue is recognized when the service
has been provided.
(f) Use of estimates
In preparing the company's financial statements, management is
required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual
results could differ from these estimates.
5.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2001
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2. CAPITAL ASSETS
Accumulated 2001 2000
Cost Amortization Net Book Net Book
Value Value
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Automotive equipment $ 23,300 $ 12,027 $ 11,273 $ 318
Computer equipment 38,154 28,613 9,541 9,812
Computer software 888,611 28,985 859,626 325,399
Leasehold improvements 142,004 60,883 81,121 80,531
Office equipment 662,885 267,566 395,319 421,822
Small tools 791 791 -- --
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$1,755,745 $ 398,865 $1,356,880 $837,882
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3. BANK INDEBTEDNESS
Bank indebtedness bears interest at 0.82% over the bank prime rate and
consists of the following:
2001 2000
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Bank overdraft $ 927,112 $ 615,523
Operating line of credit 2,395,818 1,655,000
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$3,322,930 $2,270,523
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As collateral for the bank indebtedness the company has provided a General
Security Agreement, a guarantee and postponement of claim for amounts owed
to Directors, related companies and RCA Trusts. In addition, the company's
Directors have provided guarantees in the amount of $1,050,000. Credit
available under the operating line of credit is $3,000,000.
4. DUE TO AFFILIATED COMPANY
The amounts due to Logicorp Service Group Ltd. are unsecured, non-interest
bearing and have no specific terms of repayment.
6.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2001
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5. DUE TO RCA TRUSTS
2001 2000
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Amounts due to retirement compensation
agreements (RCA) trusts $1,068,454 $911,195
Less amounts due within one year 48,000 48,000
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$1,020,454 $863,195
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The amounts due to the RCA Trusts are secured by promissory notes repayable
in quarterly installments of $12,000 plus interest at prime +4 3/4%.
Estimated principal repayments in each of the next four years is as follows:
2002 $ 48,000
2003 48,000
2004 48,000
2005 48,000
Subsequent 876,454
6. DUE TO RELATED PARTIES
Amounts due to related parties are unsecured, non-interest bearing and have
no specific terms of repayment.
Due to (from) Directors $ 19,794 $ (55,206)
Due to Director's Family Trusts 200,000 100,000
Due to other related parties 78,834 28,834
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$298,628 $ 73,628
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7. SHARE CAPITAL
Authorized
Unlimited Class A common voting shares
Unlimited Class B common voting shares
Unlimited Class C preferred shares
2001 2000
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Issued
1,980 Class A common voting shares $99 $99
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2001
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8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The company is affiliated with Logicorp Service Group Ltd. by virtue of
common control. During the year the company purchased services from Logicorp
Service Group Ltd. and charged fees to Logicorp Service Group Ltd. as
follows:
2001 2000
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Services purchased $1,674,325 $633,456
Administrative support charged $ 780,392 $474,000
The administrative support consists of rent allocation, business taxes,
insurance, administrative wages and other administration charges paid by the
company on behalf of Logicorp Service Group Ltd.
9. LEASE COMMITMENTS
The company leases office space and equipment for its operations in
Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver and Saskatoon. Lease terms vary from four to
six years. Base lease payable for the next five years is as follows:
2002 $530,000
2003 530,000
2004 530,000
2005 530,000
2006 530,000
10. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Financial instruments consist of accounts receivable, bank indebtedness,
accounts payable and accrued liabilities, amounts due to affiliated company,
amounts due to RCA trusts and amounts due to related parties.
Credit risk
The company is subject to credit risk through trade receivables. Credit risk
is minimized by a large customer base and its geographic dispersion. The
company maintains provisions for potential credit losses and any such losses
to date have been within management's expectations.
Fair value of financial instruments
The carrying value of accounts receivable, bank indebtedness, accounts
payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of the near
term maturity of these instruments. It was not practicable to determine
the fair value of amounts due to affiliated company, RCA trusts or related
parties as there is no secondary market for these financial instruments.
Interest rate risk
Bank indebtedness bears interest at a floating rate. The floating rate debt
is subject to interest rate cash flow risk, as the required cash flows to
service the debt will fluctuate as a result of changes in market rates. It is
management's opinion that interest rate risk is not significant.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2001
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11. COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Certain of the prior year's figures have been reclassified to conform to
the current period's financial statement presentaion.
9.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2000
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CONTENTS
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AUDITOR'S REPORT 1
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Balance Sheet 2
Statement of Income and Retained Earnings 3
Statement of Cash Flows 4
Notes to Financial Statements 5-9
Schedule of Branch Operations 10
Schedule of Corporate Operations 11
AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Shareholders of:
LOGICORP DATA SYSTEMS LTD.
We have audited the balance sheet of LOGICORP DATA SYSTEMS LTD. as at June 30,
2000 and the statements of income, retained earnings and changes in financial
position for the year then ended. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable
assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An
audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
In our opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the company as at June 30, 2000 and the
results of its operations and the changes in its financial position for the year
then ended in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Edmonton, Alberta
July 19, 2000 CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
1.
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LOGICORP DATA SYSTEMS LTD.
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BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
ASSETS
June 30, 2000 Feb 29, 2000
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CURRENT
Accounts receivable $ 7,722,714 $ 8,812,187
Inventory (Note 2) 1,726,787 1,622,497
Income taxes receivable 37,945 39,528
Prepaid expenses 121,316 80,804
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9,608,762 10,555,016
CAPITAL ASSETS (Note 3) 837,882 838,003
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$10,446,644 $11,393,019
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LIABILITIES
CURRENT
Bank indebtedness (Note 5) $ 2,270,523 $ 1,413,620
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 6,217,742 7,808,819
Current portion of amounts Due to RCA Trusts 48,000 48,000
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8,536,265 9,270,439
DUE TO AFFILIATED COMPANY (Note 6) 524,445 764,571
DUE TO RCA TRUSTS (Note 7) 863,195 901,548
DUE TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 4) 73,628 73,628
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9,997,533 11,010,186
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
SHARE CAPITAL (Note 8) 99 99
RETAINED EARNINGS 449,012 382,734
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449,111 382,833
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$10,446,644 $11,393,019
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APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:
_____________________________ Director
_____________________________ Director
See accompanying notes to the financial statements
2.
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LOGICORP DATA SYSTEMS LTD.
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STATEMENTS OF LOSS AND DEFICIT
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED
JUNE 30, 2000 Feb 29, 2000
(4 Months) (12 Months)
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SALES $ 633,456 $ 1,804,346
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COST OF SALES
Product 85,918 112,007
Administrative support 474,000 1,035,000
Salaries, wages and benefits 101,186 373,793
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661,104 1,520,800
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GROSS PROFIT (27,648) 283,546
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EXPENSES
Advertising and promotion -- 5,895
Interest and bank charges 1,491 3,800
Office expense 41 8,973
Professional fees -- 591
Salaries and benefits 33,856 30,050
Training 728 11,809
Travel 580 19,931
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36,696 81,049
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(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS (64,344) 202,497
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OTHER REVENUE
Interest revenue -- 68
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NET (LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES (64,344) 202,565
(RECOVERY OF) PROVISION FOR
INCOME TAXES (7,568) 32,624
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NET (LOSS) INCOME (56,776) 169,941
RETAINED EARNINGS, beginning of period 33,827 13,886
DIVIDENDS -- (150,000)
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(DEFICIT) RETAINED EARNINGS, end
of period $ (22,949) $ 33,827
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements
3.
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LOGICORP DATA SYSTEMS LTD.
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED
June 30, 2000 Feb 29, 2000
(4 Months) (12 Months)
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) $ 66,278 $ (22,023)
Items not requiring an outlay of cash:
Amortization 29,075 94,329
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95,353 72,306
CHANGES IN NON-CASH WORKING CAPITAL BALANCES
Accounts receivable 1,089,473 (1,559,053)
Inventory (104,290) 1,008,274
Prepaid expenses (40,512) (10,248)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (1,591,077) 792,304
Income taxes receivable 1,583 (48,036)
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(549,470) 255,547
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Advances from shareholders -- 75,000
Advances (to) from affiliated company (240,127) 568,278
(Decrease) increase in Due to RCA Trusts (38,353) 234,738
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(278,480) 878,016
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to capital assets (28,954) (744,030)
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(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND
CASH EQUIVALENTS (856,904) 389,533
BANK INDEBTEDNESS, beginning of period (1,413,620) (1,803,153)
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BANK INDEBTEDNESS, end of period $(2,270,524) $(1,413,620)
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Supplementary cash flow information:
Interest paid 47,041 86,699
Income taxes 6,320 31,650
See accompanying notes to the financial statements
4.
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LOGICORP DATA SYSTEMS LTD.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2000
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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) General
The company is a computer service organization which specializes in
the supply and integration of computer products, with branches in
Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatoon. The company serves both
large and small organizations and is particularly valued by
organizations having complex data and communication configurations.
(b) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and balances with
banks, net of bank overdrafts. The operating line of credit is
included in cash and cash equivalents.
(c) Inventory
Inventory is valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value.
Cost is determined on a first-in, first-out basis.
(d) Capital Assets
Capital assets are recorded at cost. Amortization is provided
annually at rates calculated to write-off the assets over their
estimated useful lives as follows:
Automotive equipment -30% diminishing balance
Computer equipment -30% diminishing balance
Computer software -30% diminishing balance
Leasehold improvements -20% diminishing balance
Office equipment -20% diminishing balance
Small tools -100% diminishing balance
(e) Revenue Recognition
For product sold, revenue is recognized when the product is shipped.
For maintenance contracts, revenue is recognized when the service
has been provided.
(f) Use of Estimates
In preparing the company's financial statements, management is
required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual
results could differ from these estimates.
5.
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LOGICORP DATA SYSTEMS LTD.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2000
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2. INVENTORY
During the prior year, the Company changed the estimate of internally used
inventory to have an economic life of approximately 4 years. Office
inventory was not previously amortized. Beginning the year ended February
29, 2000, office inventory has been amortized on a straight line basis at
2% per month. This change in estimate resulted in recording amortization
of inventory of $39,930 for the current 4 month period, (February 29, 2000
- $137,028 for the prior 12 month period).
3. CAPITAL ASSETS
Accumulated June 30, 2000 Feb 29, 2000
Cost Amortization Net Book Net Book
Value Value
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Automotive equipment $ 10,300 $ 9,982 $ 318 $ 352
Computer equipment 35,010 25,198 9,812 10,902
Computer software 346,397 20,998 325,399 190,485
Leasehold improvements 123,452 42,921 80,531 188,481
Office and equipment 598,753 176,931 421,822 447,783
Small tools 791 791 -- --
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$1,114,703 $276,821 $837,882 $838,003
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Amortization recorded in the current year amounted to $29,075; (Feb 29, 2000
- $94,329).
4. DUE TO SHAREHOLDERS
Amounts due to shareholders are unsecured, non-interest bearing and have no
specific terms of repayment.
6.
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LOGICORP DATA SYSTEMS LTD.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2000
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5. BANK INDEBTEDNESS
Bank indebtedness bears interest at 1% over the bank prime rate and consists
of the following:
June 30, 2000 Feb 29, 2000
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Bank overdraft $ 615,523 $ 488,620
Operating line of credit 1,655,000 925,000
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$2,270,523 $1,413,620
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As collateral for the bank indebtedness the company has provided a General
Security Agreement, guarantee and postponement of claim in the amount of
$425,000 from Logicorp Service Group Ltd. and guarantees in the amount of
$1,800,000 from the Company's Directors.
6. DUE TO AFFILIATED COMPANY
The amounts due to Logicorp Service Group Ltd. are unsecured, non-interest
bearing and have no specific terms of repayment.
7. DUE TO RCA TRUSTS
June 30, 2000 Feb 29, 2000
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Amounts due to retirement compensation
agreements (RCA) trusts $911,195 $949,548
Less amounts due within one year 48,000 48,000
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$863,195 $901,548
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The amounts due to the RCA Trusts are secured by promissory notes repayable
in quarterly installments of $12,000 plus interest at prime +4 3/4%.
Estimated principal repayments in each of the next five years is as follows:
2001 $ 48,000
2002 48,000
2003 48,000
2004 48,000
Subsequent 719,195
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LOGICORP DATA SYSTEMS LTD.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2000
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8. SHARE CAPITAL
Unlimited Class A common voting shares
Unlimited Class B common voting shares
Unlimited Class C preferred shares
June 30, 2000 Feb 29, 2000
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Issued
1,980 Class A common voting shares $99 $99
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9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The company is affiliated with Logicorp Service Group Ltd. by virtue of
common control. During the year the company purchased services from Logicorp
Service Group Ltd. and charged fees to Logicorp Service Group Ltd. as
follows:
June 30, 2000 Feb 29, 2000
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Services Purchased $633,456 $1,804,344
Administrative support charged $474,000 $1,035,000
The administrative support consists of rent allocation, business taxes,
insurance, administrative wages and other administration charges paid by
the company on behalf of Logicorp Service Group Ltd.
10.LEASE COMMITMENTS
The company leases office space and equipment for its operations in Edmonton,
Calgary, Vancouver and Saskatoon. Lease terms vary from four to six years.
Base lease payable for the next five years is as follows.
2001 $495,000
2002 495,000
2003 495,000
2004 495,000
2005 495,000
8.
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LOGICORP DATA SYSTEMS LTD.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2000
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11. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Credit risk
The company is subject to credit risk through trade receivables. Credit risk
is minimized by a large customer base and its geographic dispersion. The
company maintains provisions for potential credit losses and any such losses
to date have been within management's expectations.
Fair value of financial instruments
The carrying value of bank indebtedness, accounts receivable, inventory and
payables and accruals approximate fair value because of the near term
maturity of these instruments. It was not practicable to determine the fair
value of amounts due to affiliated company, RCA trusts or shareholders as
there is no secondary market for these financial instruments.
Interest rate risk
Bank indebtedness bears interest at a floating rate. The floating rate
debt is subject to interest rate cash flow risk, as the required cash
flows to service the debt will fluctuate as a result of changes in market
rates. It is management's opinion that interest rate risk is not
significant.
12. COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Certain of the prior year's figures have been restated to conform to the
current period's financial statement presentaion.
13. CHANGE OF FISCAL YEAR
The company has changed its fiscal year end from February 29 to June 30 to
better reflect the natural operating cycle of the business.
9.
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LOGICORP DATA SYSTEMS LTD.
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SCHEDULE OF BRANCH OPERATIONS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED
Edmonton Calgary Vancouver Saskatoon June 30, 2000 Feb 29, 2000
(4 Months) (12 Months)
SALES $7,912,631 $ 6,766,564 $2,757,139 $ 1,332,503 $ 18,768,837 $53,034,932
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COST OF SALES 7,549,535 6,498,782 2,517,431 1,347,343 17,913,091 49,937,473
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GROSS PROFIT 363,096 267,782 239,708 (14,840) 855,746 3,097,459
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EXPENSES
Advertising and promotion 16,287 16,107 34,803 4,200 71,397 240,732
Amortization 15,283 4,116 3,215 2,066 24,680 62,248
Bad debt expense -- -- -- -- -- 5,542
Corporate expense allocation 158,484 135,189 55,140 26,609 375,422 1,083,972
Insurance 1,778 1,252 788 493 4,311 8,894
Interest and bank charges 25,826 19,446 9,135 5,386 59,793 199,489
Licences, memberships and taxes 4,209 3,786 750 719 9,464 35,658
Office expenses 18,153 15,551 16,278 9,305 59,287 164,965
Professional fees -- 22,146 2,933 -- 25,079 42,052
Rent 6,453 4,731 6,196 890 18,270 49,999
Salaries and benefits 54,153 37,467 30,508 16,207 138,335 387,539
Telephone 6,801 4,915 4,738 4,153 20,607 129,013
Training 2,976 6,621 -- -- 9,597 80,983
Travel 18,930 12,747 3,557 4,335 39,569 261,600
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329,333 284,074 168,041 74,363 855,811 2,752,686
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(LOSS)INCOME FROM
OPERATIONS $ 33,763 $ (16,292) $ 71,667 $ (89,203) $ (65) $ 344,773
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements
10.
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LOGICORP DATA SYSTEMS LTD.
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SCHEDULE OF CORPORATE OPERATIONS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED
JUNE 30, 2000 Feb 29, 2000
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(4 Months) (12 Months)
Revenues $ 595,895 $1,550,828
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Expenses
Advertising and promotion 25,267 87,611
Amortization 4,395 32,081
Insurance 13,887 42,949
Interest and bank charges 4 10,270
Licences, memberships and taxes 3,850 6,731
Office expenses 15,348 49,520
Professional fees 59,852 84,335
Rent 29,661 26,732
Salaries and benefits 338,093 1,056,149
Telephone 5,590 13,315
Training 3,736 22,764
Travel 24,757 38,616
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524,440 1,471,073
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INCOME FROM OPERATIONS $ 71,455 $ 79,755
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements
11.
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LOGICORP SERVICE GROUP LTD.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2000
[LOGO] LOGICORP
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LOGICORP SERVICE GROUP LTD.
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JUNE 30, 2000
CONTENTS
PAGE
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AUDITOR'S REPORT 1
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Balance Sheet 2
Statements of Loss and Deficit 3
Statement of Cash Flows 4
Notes to Financial Statements 5-7
AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Shareholders of:
LOGICORP SERVICE GROUP LTD.
We have audited the balance sheet of LOGICORP SERVICE GROUP LTD. as at June 30,
2000 and the statements of income, retained earnings and changes in financial
position for the year then ended. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards.
Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable
assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An
audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
In our opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the company as at June 30, 2000 and the
results of its operations and the changes in its financial position for the year
then ended in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Edmonton, Alberta
July 19, 2000 CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
1.
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LOGICORP SERVICE GROUP LTD.
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BALANCE SHEET
AS AT
ASSETS
JUNE 30, 2000 Feb 29, 2000
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CURRENT
Cash and cash equivalents $ 3,940 $ 1,189
Accounts receivable 98,298 71,730
Income taxes receivable 28,613 13,062
Prepaid expenses 43 137
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130,894 86,118
DUE FROM AFFILIATED COMPANY (Note 2) 524,445 764,571
GOODWILL 1 1
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$ 655,340 $850,690
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LIABILITIES
CURRENT
Salaries and wages payable $ 6,293 $ 6,147
Due to related parties (Note 3) 150,000 150,000
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156,293 156,147
DEFERRED REVENUE (Note 4) 521,965 660,685
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678,258 816,832
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SHAREHOLDERS' DEFICIENCY
SHARE CAPITAL (Note 5) 31 31
(DEFICIT) RETAINED EARNINGS (22,949) 33,827
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(22,918) 33,858
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$ 655,340 $850,690
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APPROVED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:
_____________________________ Director
_____________________________ Director
See accompanying notes to the financial statements
2.
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LOGICORP SERVICE GROUP LTD.
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STATEMENT OF INCOME AND RETAINED EARNINGS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED
JUNE 30, 2000 Feb 29, 2000
(4 Months) (12 Months)
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(LOSS) INCOME FROM BRANCH OPERATIONS (Page 10) $ (65) $ 344,773
INCOME FROM CORPORATE OPERATIONS (Page 11) 71,455 79,755
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INCOME FROM OPERATIONS 71,390 424,528
OTHER REVENUE AND (EXPENSE)
Interest revenue 2,791 3,449
Retirement compensation agreements -- (450,000)
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NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES 74,181 (22,023)
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 7,903 --
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NET INCOME (LOSS) 66,278 (22,023)
RETAINED EARNINGS, beginning of period 382,734 404,757
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RETAINED EARNINGS, end of period $ 449,012 $ 382,734
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See accompanying notes to the financial statements
3.
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LOGICORP SERVICE GROUP LTD.
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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED
JUNE 30, 2000 Feb 29, 2000
(4 Months) (12 Months)
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net (loss) income $ (56,776) $ 169,941
CHANGES IN NON-CASH WORKING CAPITAL BALANCES
Accounts receivable (26,568) 14,105
Prepaid expenses 94 735
Salaries and wages payable 146 5,140
Income taxes receivable (15,551) (34,407)
Deferred revenue (138,720) 562,666
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(237,375) 718,180
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Advances from (to) affiliated company 240,126 (568,278)
Dividends -- (150,000)
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240,126 (718,278)
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS 2,751 (98)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of
period 1,189 1,287
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period $ 3,940 $ 1,189
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Supplementary cash flow information:
Income taxes paid 6,117 32,624
4.
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LOGICORP SERVICE GROUP LTD.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2000
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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) General
The company is a computer service organization which specializes in
the supply and integration of computer products. The company serves
both large and small organizations and is particularly valued by
organizations having complex data and communication configurations.
(b) Revenue Recognition
For product sold, revenue is recognized when the product is shipped.
For maintenance contracts, revenue is recognized when the service
has been provided.
(c) Use of Estimates
In preparing the company's financial statements, management is
required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period. Actual
results could differ from these estimates.
(d) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and balances with
banks, net of bank overdrafts.
2. DUE FROM AFFILIATED COMPANY
The amounts due from Logicorp Data Systems Ltd. are unsecured, non-interest
bearing and have no specific terms of repayment.
3. DUE TO RELATED PARTIES
Amounts due to related parties are non-interest bearing and have no specific
terms of repayment.
4. DEFERRED REVENUE
Deferred revenue represents maintenance contracts for which the company has
received consideration, but has yet to provide the services called for under
the contract.
5.
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LOGICORP SERVICE GROUP LTD.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2000
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5. SHARE CAPITAL
Authorized
Unlimited Class A common voting shares
Unlimited Class B common non-voting shares
Unlimited Class II preferred non-voting shares
Unlimited Class I preferred non-voting shares
redeemable at issue price
June 30, 2000 Feb 29, 2000
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Issued
3,000 Class A common voting shares $30 $30
1 Class I preferred non-voting share 1 1
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$31 $31
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6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The company is affiliated with Logicorp Data Systems Ltd. by virtue of
common control. During the period the company sold services to Logicorp
Data Systems Ltd. and was charged fees from Logicorp Data Systems Ltd. as
follows:
June 30, 2000 Feb 29, 2000
(4 Months) (12 Months)
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Services Sold $633,456 $1,804,346
Administrative support fees charged $474,000 $1,035,000
The administrative support fee consists of rent allocation, business taxes,
insurance, administrative wages and other administration charges from
Logicorp Data Systems Ltd.
7. COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Certain balances of the preceding period have been reclassified to conform
with the current period's financial statement presentation.
6.
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LOGICORP SERVICE GROUP LTD.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 2000
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8. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Credit risk
The company is subject to credit risk through trade receivables. Credit risk
is minimized by a large customer base and its geographic dispersion. The
company maintains provisions for potential credit losses and any such losses
to date have been within management's expectations.
Fair value of Financial Instruments
The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable,
salaries and wages payable approximate fair value because of the near term
maturity of these instruments. It was not practicable to determine the
fair value of amounts due from the affiliated company or to related
parties as there is no secondary market for these financial instruments.
9. CHANGE OF FISCAL YEAR
The company has changed its fiscal year from February 29 to June 30 to
better reflect the natural operating cycle of the business.
7.
591360 Alberta Ltd.
Financial Statements
For the years ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
[BDO LOGO]
591360 Alberta Ltd.
Financial Statements
For the years ended June 30, 2001 and 2000
Contents
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Auditors' Report 2
Financial Statements
Balance Sheets 3
Statements of Operations and Retained Earnings 4
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 5
Notes to Financial Statements 6
[BDO LOGO]
[BDO LOGO] BDO Dunwoody LLP 1000 First Edmonton Place
Chartered Accountants 10665 Jasper Avenue
and Consultants Edmonton Alberta Canada T5J 3S9
Telephone: (780) 423-4353
Telefax: 17801 424-2110
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Auditors' Report
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To the Shareholder of
591360 Alberta Ltd.
We have audited the balance sheets of 591360 Alberta Ltd. as at June 30, 2001
and 2000 and the statements of operations and retained earnings for the years
then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain
reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
The Company accounts for its investment in a company subject to significant
influence on a cost basis. Canadian generally accepted accounting principles
require that the investment be accounted for on an equity basis.
In our opinion, except that the investment subject to significant influence is
accounted for on a cost basis rather than an equity basis, these financial
statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
the Company as at June 30, 2001 and 2000 and the results of its operations for
the years then ended in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting
principles.
/s/ BDO Dunwoody LLP
Chartered Accountants
Edmonton, Alberta
January 29, 2002
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BDO Dunwoody LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership registered in Ontario
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591360 Alberta Ltd.
Balance Sheets
June 30 2001 2000
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Assets
Current
Cash $ 464 $ 442
Long-term investment (Note 1)
Due from related parties 10 10
(Note 3) 173,395 119,535
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$173,869 $119,987
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Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
Current
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 3,500 $ 1,250
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Shareholder's equity
Share capital (Note 4) 10 10
Retained earnings 170,359 118,727
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170,369 118,737
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$173,869 $119,987
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On behalf of the Board:
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE] Director
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The accompanying summary of significant accounting policies and notes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
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591360 Alberta Ltd.
Statements of Operations and Retained Earnings
For the years ended June 30 2001 2001
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Dividend income $ 53,860 $ 50,000
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Expenses (recovery)
Bank charges and interest (22) 22
Professional fees 2,250 661
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2,228 683
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Net income for the year 51,632 49,317
Retained earnings, beginning of year 118,727 106,410
Dividends paid -- (37,000)
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Retained earnings, end of year $ 170,359 $ 118,727
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The accompanying summary of significant accounting policies and notes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
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591360 Alberta Ltd.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
June 30, 2001 and 2000
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Nature of Business The Company is incorporated under the laws
of Alberta and is a holding company.
Management Estimates These financial statement have been prepared
by management in accordance with Canadian
generally accepted accounting principles.
Because the precise determination of many
assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses is
dependent on future events, the preparation
of financial statements for a period
necessarily includes the use of estimates
and approximations which have been made
using careful judgement. Actual results
could differ from those estimates. These
financial statements have, in management's
opinion, been properly prepared within
reasonable limits of materiality and within
the framework of the accounting principles
summarized below.
Financial Instruments The Company as part of its operations
carries a number of financial instruments.
Unless otherwise noted, it is management's
opinion that the Company is not exposed to
significant interest, currency or credit
risks arising from these financial
instruments.
Long-term Investment The investment in shares in recorded at
cost.
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591360 Alberta Ltd.
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2001 and 2000
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1. Long-term Investment
The Company owns 1/3 of the outstanding shares of Logicorp Service Group
Ltd., a Canadian private company.
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2. Income Taxes
The Company has losses available for income tax purposes totalling $5,283.
This amount can be used to reduce taxable income of future years, the
benefit of which has not been recorded in these financial statements.
These losses expire as follows:
Year Amount
2003 $ 731
2005 907
2006 734
2007 683
2008 2,228
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$ 5,283
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3. Related Party Transactions
At the end of the year, the amounts due from related parties are as
follows:
2001 2000
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Company under common control $ 69,535 $ 69,535
Company subject to significant influence 103,860 50,000
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$173,395 $119,535
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These balances are unsecured, non-interest bearing, with no fixed terms of
repayment.
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4. Share Capital
Authorized
An unlimited number of Class A common, voting shares
An unlimited number of Class B common, non-voting shares
An unlimited number of Class I and II preferred, non-voting shares
Issued
2001 2000
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1,000 Class A common shares $ 10 $ 10
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591360 Alberta Ltd.
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2001 and 2000
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5. Statement of Cash Flows
A statement of cash flows was not presented since the cash flow
information is readily apparent from other financial statements or is
adequately disclosed in the notes to these financial statements.
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123557 Alberta Ltd.
(Formerly Merc Management Limited)
Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2001 and 2000
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123557 Alberta Ltd.
Financial Statements
For the years ended October 31, 2001 and 2000
Contents
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Auditors' Report 2
Financial Statements
Balance Sheets 3
Statements of Operations and Retained Earnings 4
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies 5
Notes to Financial Statements 6
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Chartered Accountants 10665 Jasper Avenue
and Consultants Edmonton Alberta Canada T5J 3S9
Telephone: (780) 423-4353
Telefax: (780) 424-2110
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Auditors' Report
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To the Shareholders of
123557 Alberta Ltd.
We have audited the balance sheets of 123557 Alberta Ltd. as at October 31, 2001
and 2000 and the statements of operations and retained earnings for the years
then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain
reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
The Company accounts for its investment in a company subject to significant
influence on a cost basis. Canadian generally accepted accounting principles
require that the investment be accounted for on an equity basis.
In our opinion, except that the investment subject to significant influence is
accounted for on a cost basis rather than an equity basis, these financial
statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
the Company as at October 31, 2001 and 2000 and the results of its operations
for the years then ended in accordance with Canadian generally accepted
accounting principles.
/s/ BDO Dunwoody LLP
Chartered Accountants
Edmonton, Alberta
February 23, 2002
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123557 Alberta Ltd.
Balance Sheets
October 31 2001 2000
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Assets
Current
Cash $ -- $ 4,267
Short-term investments -- 48,522
Accounts receivable -- 1,000
Income taxes recoverable -- 4,700
Due from related parties -- 4,355
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-- 62,844
Long-term investment (Note 1) 5,228 5,228
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$ 5,228 $ 68,072
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Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
Current
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 2,499 $ 3,200
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Shareholder's equity
Share capital (Note 2) 20 20
Retained earnings 2,709 64,852
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2,729 64,872
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$ 5,228 $ 68,072
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On behalf of the Board:
/s/ [ILLEGIBLE] Director
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The accompanying summary of significant accounting policies and notes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
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123557 Alberta Ltd.
Statements of Operations and Retained Earnings
For the years ended June 30 2001 2001
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Revenue
Consulting $ 9,000 $ 12,000
Investment loss (6,335) (1,315)
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2,665 10,685
Expenses
Avertising and promotion 8,049 7,802
Automotive 4,400 4,466
Bank charges and interest 38 60
Office 2,246 3,104
Professional fees 5,185 1,114
Telephone and utilities -- 109
Travel 4,612 2,957
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24,530 19,612
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Net income for the year (21,865) (8,927)
Retained earnings, beginning of year 64,852 73,779
Dividends paid (36,812) --
Adjustment on transaction with a company under common
control (Note 5) (3,466) --
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Retained earnings, end of year $ 2,709 $ 64,852
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The accompanying summary of significant accounting policies and notes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
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123557 Alberta Ltd.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
October 31, 2001 and 2000
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Nature of Business The Company is incorporated under the laws
of Alberta and is a holding company.
Management Estimates These financial statements have been
prepared by management in accordance with
Canadian generally accepted accounting
principles. Because the precise
determination of many assets, liabilities,
revenue and expenses is dependent on future
events, the preparation of financial
statements for a period necessarily includes
the use of estimates and approximations
which have been made using careful
judgement. Actual results could differ from
those estimates. These financial statements
have, in management's opinion, been properly
prepared within reasonable limits of
materiality and within the framework of the
accounting principles summarized below.
Financial Instruments The Company as part of its operations
carries a number of financial instruments.
Unless otherwise noted, it is management's
opinion that the Company is not exposed to
significant interest, currency or credit
risks arising from these financial
instruments.
Short-term Investments Temporary investments are stated at the
lower of cost and market value.
Long-term Investments The investment in shares is recorded at
cost.
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123557 Alberta Ltd.
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31 2001 and 2000
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1. Long-term Investment
The Company owns 1/3 of the outstanding shares of Logicorp Data Systems
Ltd., a Canadian private company.
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2. Share Capital
Authorized
10,000 Class A common, voting shares
5,000 Class B common, non-voting shares
5,000 preferred, non-voting shares
Issued
2001 2000
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100 Class A common shares $ 10 $ 10
10 Class A common shares 10 10
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$ 20 $ 20
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3. Income Taxes
The Company has losses available for income tax purposes totalling
$74,210. This amount can be used to reduce taxable income of future years,
the benefit of which has not been recorded in these financial statements.
These losses expire as follows:
Year Amount
2004 $14,431
2005 520
2006 30,242
2007 4,220
2008 24,887
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$74,210
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4. Statement of Cash Flows
A statement of cash flows was not presented since the cash flow
information is readily apparent from other financial statements or is
adequately disclosed in the notes to these financial statements.
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123557 Alberta Ltd.
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2001 and 2000
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5. Related Party Transaction
During the year, the Company transferred a significant portion of its nets
assets to a company under common control for the following proceeds which
approximate fair market value.
Cash $ 406
Short-term investments 38,725
Accounts receivable 2,000
Income taxes recoverable 4,700
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Total proceeds $45,831
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Assumption of accounts payable $ 5,885
Assumption of shareholders' loans 39,946
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Total consideration $45,831
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This transaction has been recorded in these financial statements at the
carrying amount of the assets as reflected on the books of the seller
being $49,297. The difference between the consideration paid and the
carrying amount has been recorded as a reduction to retained earnings of
$3,466.
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EXHIBIT
"D"
EXHIBIT "D"
Pro Forma Info
8/31/01
Chell Logicorp Data Systems Ltd. Logicorp Service Group Ltd.
Historical Pro Forma Historical Pro Forma Historical Pro Forma
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Book value 2,248,128 10,669,409 444,329 444,329 (23,011) (23,011)
# of shares 8,393,589 13,728,589 1,980 1,980 30 30
Book Value per share 0.27 0.78 224.41 224.41 (767.03) (767.03)
Cash dividends -- -- -- --
Income (loss) from continuing ops (9,321,741) (8,437,069) 76,988 76,988 807,684 807,684
Income (loss) per share (1.11) (0.61) 38.88 38.88 26,922.80 26,922.80
591360 Alberta Ltd. 123557 Alberta Ltd.
Historical Pro Forma Historical Pro Forma
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Book value 170,369 170,369 2,729 2,729
# of shares 1,000 1,000 110 110
Book Value per share 170.37 170.37 24.81 24.81
Cash dividends
Income (loss) from continuing ops 51,632 51,632 (21,865) (21,865)
Income (loss) per share 51.63 51.63 (198.77) (198.77)
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Pro Forma Info
11/30/01
Chell Logicorp Data Systems Ltd. Logicorp Service Group Ltd.
Historical Pro Forma Historical Pro Forma Historical Pro Forma
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Book value 1,268,337 9,523,095 (28,157) (28,157) 282962 282,962
# of shares 9,028,239 14,363,239 1,980 1,980 30 30
Book Value per share 0.14 0.66 (14.22) (14.22) 9,432.07 9,432.07
Cash dividends -- -- -- -- --
Income (loss) from continuing ops (979,791) (1,146,304) (472,486) (472,486) 305,973 305,973
Income (loss) per share (0.11) (0.08) (238.63) (238.63) 10,199.10 10,199.10
591360 Alberta Ltd. 123557 Alberta Ltd.
Historical Pro Forma Historical Pro Forma
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Book value 170,369 170,369 2,729 2,729
# of shares 1,000 1,000 110 110
Book Value per share 170.37 170.37 24.81 24.81
Cash dividends
Income (loss) from continuing ops -- -- -- --
Income (loss) per share -- -- -- --
EXHIBIT
"E"
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
OF
SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
CHELL GROUP CORPORATION
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Pursuant to Section 502(d) of the Business Corporation Law
of the State of New York
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Chell Group Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the State of
New York (the "Corporation"), hereby certifies that the following resolutions
were adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation on January 22, 2002,
in accordance with the provisions of Section 708(b) of the Business Corporation
Law of the State of New York;
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority granted to and vested in the
Board of Directors of this Corporation (the "Board of Directors" or the "Board")
in accordance with the provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation, the Board
of Directors hereby authorizes a series of the Corporation's previously
authorized Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Preferred Stock"),
and hereby states the designation and number of shares, and fixes the relative
rights, preferences, privileges, powers and restrictions thereof as follows:
Series "B" Convertible Preferred Stock:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
The terms defined in this Article whenever used in this Certificate of
Designation have the following respective meanings:
(a) "Additional Capital Shares" has the meaning set forth in Section
6.1(c).
(b) "Affiliate" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(c) "Business Day" means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or any day on
which banks located in the State of New York are authorized or obligated to
close.
(d) "Capital Shares" means the Common Shares and any other shares of any
other class or series of capital stock, whether now or hereafter authorized and
however designated, which have the right to participate in the distribution of
earnings and assets (upon dissolution, liquidation or winding-up) of the
Corporation.
(e) "Common Shares" or "Common Stock" means shares of common stock, par
value $ .0467 per share, of the Corporation.
(f) "Common Stock Issued at Conversion", when used with reference to the
securities issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock, means all
Common Shares now or hereafter
Outstanding and securities of any other class or series into which the Series B
Preferred Stock hereafter shall have been changed or substituted, whether now or
hereafter created and however designated.
(g) "Conversion Date" means any day on which all or any portion of shares
of the Series B Preferred Stock is converted in accordance with the provisions
hereof.
(h) "Conversion Notice" means a written notice of conversion substantially
in the form annexed hereto as Annex I.
(i) "Conversion Price" means on any date of determination the applicable
price for the conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock into Common
Shares on such day as set forth in Section 6.1.
(j) "Corporation" means Chell Group Corporation, a New York corporation,
and any successor or resulting corporation by way of merger, consolidation, sale
or exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation's assets, or
otherwise.
(k) "Current Market Price" means on any date of determination the closing
bid price of a Common Share in the regular day session on such day as reported
on Nasdaq; provided, if such security is not listed or admitted to trading on
Nasdaq, as reported on the principal national security exchange or quotation
system on which such security is quoted or listed or admitted to trading, or, if
not quoted or listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange
or quotation system, the closing bid price of such security on the
over-the-counter market in the regular day session on the day in question as
reported by Bloomberg LP, or a similar generally accepted reporting service, as
the case may be.
(l) "Holder" means The Shaar Fund Ltd., any successor thereto, or any
Person or Persons to whom the Series B Preferred Stock is subsequently
transferred in accordance with the provisions hereof.
(m) "Issue Date" means, as to any share of Series B Preferred Stock, the
date of issuance of such share.
(n) "Junior Securities" means all capital stock of the Corporation.
(o) "Liquidation Preference" means, with respect to a share of the Series
B Preferred Stock, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Stated Value thereof,
plus (ii) an amount equal to 30% of such Stated Value, plus (iii) the aggregate
of all accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not earned or declared, whether
or not there were funds legally available for the payment of dividends and
whether or not a Dividend Payment Due Date has occurred since the last dividend
payment) on such share of Series B Preferred Stock until the most recent
Dividend Payment Due Date; provided that, in the event of an actual liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the amount referred to in clause
(iii) above shall be calculated by including accrued and unpaid dividends to the
actual date of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, rather than the
Dividend Payment Due Date referred to above.
(p) "Mandatory Conversion Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.8.
(q) "Market Price" per Common Share means the arithmetic mean of the
closing bid prices of the Common Shares in the regular day session as reported
on Nasdaq for the three Trading Days on which the three lowest closing bid
prices in the regular day session are reported during any Valuation Period, it
being understood that such three Trading Days need not be consecutive; provided,
if such security is not listed or admitted to trading on Nasdaq, as reported on
the principal national security exchange or quotation system on which such
security is quoted or listed or admitted to trading, or, if not quoted or listed
or
admitted to trading on any national securities exchange or quotation system, the
closing bid price of such security in the regular day session on the
over-the-counter market on the day in question as reported by Bloomberg LP, or a
similar generally accepted reporting service, for the three Trading Days on
which the three lowest closing bid prices in the regular day session are
reported during any Valuation Period, it being understood that such three
Trading Days need not be consecutive.
(r) "Nasdaq" means the Nasdaq Market.
(s) "Outstanding", when used with reference to Common Shares or Capital
Shares (collectively, "Shares"), means, on any date of determination, all issued
and outstanding Shares, and includes all such Shares issuable in respect of
outstanding scrip or any certificates representing fractional interests in such
Shares; provided, however, that any such Shares directly or indirectly owned or
held by or for the account of the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the
Corporation shall not be deemed "Outstanding" for purposes hereof.
(t) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an
association, a limited liability company, an unincorporated business
organization, a trust or other entity or organization, and any government or
political subdivision or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
(u) "Redemption Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.
(v) "Registration Rights Agreement" means that certain Registration Rights
Agreement to be dated as of January 23, 2002 between the Corporation and The
Shaar Fund Ltd.
(w) "SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
(x) "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as in effect at the time.
(y) "Securities Exchange Agreement" means that certain Securities Exchange
Agreement to be dated as of January 23, 2002 between the Corporation and The
Shaar Fund Ltd.
(z) "Series B Preferred Shares" or "Series B Preferred Stock" means the
shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of the Corporation or such other
convertible preferred stock of the Corporation as may be exchanged therefor.
(aa) "Stated Value" has the meaning set forth in Article 2.
(bb) "Subsidiary" means any entity of which securities or other ownership
interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of
directors or other persons performing similar functions are owned directly or
indirectly by the Corporation.
(cc) "Trading Day" means any day on which (a) purchases and sales of
securities authorized for quotation on Nasdaq are reported thereon, (b) no event
which results in a material suspension or limitation of trading of the Common
Shares on Nasdaq has occurred and (c) at least one bid for the trading of Common
Shares is reported on Nasdaq.
(dd) "Valuation Event" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
(ee) "Valuation Period" means the period of 10 Trading Days immediately
preceding the Conversion Date; provided, however, that if a Valuation Event
occurs during a Valuation Period on a date
less than 5 Trading Days before the Conversion Date, the Valuation Period shall
be extended until the date 5 Trading Days after the occurrence of the Valuation
Event.
All references to "cash" or "$" herein mean currency of the United States
of America.
ARTICLE 2
DESIGNATION AND AMOUNT
The designation of this series, which consists of 500,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, shall be Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series B
Preferred Stock") and the stated value shall be $10 per share (the "Stated
Value").
ARTICLE 3
RANK
The Series B Preferred Stock shall rank prior to any other capital stock
of the Corporation.
ARTICLE 4
DIVIDENDS
(a) If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to time after the
Issue Date declare, order, pay or make a dividend or other distribution
(including, without limitation, any distribution of stock or other securities or
property or rights or warrants to subscribe for securities of the Corporation or
any of its Subsidiaries by way of dividend or spin-off) on shares of its Common
Stock, then, and in each such case, the Corporation shall declare, order, pay
and make the same dividend or distribution to each Holder of Series B Preferred
Stock as would have been made with respect to the number of Common Shares the
Holder would have received had it converted all of its Series B Preferred
Shares, immediately prior to such dividend or distribution.
ARTICLE 5
LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE; MERGERS, CONSOLIDATIONS, ETC.
(a) If the Corporation shall commence a voluntary case under the Federal
bankruptcy laws or any other applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency
or similar law, or consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary
case under any law or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
custodian, trustee or sequestrator (or other similar official) of the
Corporation or of any substantial part of its property, or make an assignment
for the benefit of its creditors, or admit in writing its inability to pay its
debts generally as they become due, or if a decree or order for relief in
respect of the Corporation shall be entered by a court having jurisdiction in
the premises in an involuntary case under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any
other applicable Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law
resulting in the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian,
trustee or sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Corporation or of any
substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of
its affairs, and any such decree or order shall be unstayed and in effect for a
period of 30 consecutive days and, on account of any such event, the Corporation
shall liquidate, dissolve or wind up, or if the Corporation shall otherwise
liquidate, dissolve or wind up, no distribution shall be made to the holders of
any shares of capital stock of the Corporation upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up unless prior thereto, the Holders of shares of Series B Preferred
Stock, subject to this Article 5, shall have received the Liquidation Preference
with respect to each share.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 5(b), which is attached hereto, in
case the Corporation shall reorganize its capital, reclassify its capital stock,
consolidate or merge with or into another Person (where
the Corporation is not the survivor or where there is a change in or
distribution with respect to the Common Stock of the Corporation), sell, convey,
transfer, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all its property, assets
or business to another person, or effectuate a transaction or series of related
transactions in which more than 50% of the voting power of the corporation is
disposed of (each, a "Fundamental Corporate Change") and, pursuant to the terms
of such Fundamental Corporate Change, shares of common stock of the successor or
acquiring corporation, or any cash, shares of stock or other securities or
property of any nature whatsoever (including warrants or other subscription or
purchase rights) in addition to or in lieu of common stock of the successor or
acquiring corporation ("Other Property"), are to be received by or distributed
to the holders of Common Stock of the Corporation, then each Holder of Series B
Preferred Stock shall have the right thereafter, at its sole option, either (x)
to require the Corporation to deem such Fundamental Corporate Change to be a
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation pursuant to which the
Corporation shall be required to distribute, upon consummation of and as a
condition to, such Fundamental Corporate Change an amount equal to 0% of the
Liquidation Preference with respect to each outstanding share of Series B
Preferred Stock, (y) to receive the number of shares of common stock of the
successor or acquiring corporation or of the Corporation, if it is the surviving
corporation, and Other Property as is receivable upon or as a result of such
Fundamental Corporate Change by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock
into which such Series B Preferred Stock may be converted at the Conversion
Price applicable immediately prior to such Fundamental Corporate Change or (z)
require the Corporation, or such successor, resulting or purchasing corporation,
as the case may be, to, without benefit of any additional consideration
therefor, to execute and deliver to the Holder shares of its Preferred Stock
with substantial identical rights, preferences, privileges, powers, restrictions
and other terms as the Series B Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of
Series B Preferred Stock held by such Holder immediately prior to such
Fundamental Corporate Change; provided, that all Holders of Series B Preferred
Stock shall be deemed to elect the option set forth in clause (x) above if at
least a majority in interest of such Holders elect such option. For purposes of
this Section 5(b), "common stock of the successor or acquiring corporation"
shall include stock of such corporation of any class which is not preferred as
to dividends or assets over any other class of stock of such corporation and
which is not subject to redemption and shall also include any evidences of
indebtedness, shares of stock or other securities which are convertible into or
exchangeable for any such stock, either immediately or upon the arrival of a
specified date or the happening of a specified event and any warrants or other
rights to subscribe for or purchase any such stock. The foregoing provisions of
this Section 5(b) shall similarly apply to successive Fundamental Corporate
Changes.
ARTICLE 6
CONVERSION OF PREFERRED STOCK
Section 6.1 Conversion; Conversion Price
At the option of the Holder, the shares of Series B Preferred Stock may be
converted, either in whole or in part, into Common Shares (calculated as to each
such conversion to the nearest 1/100th of a share) at any time and from time to
time following the Issue Date at a Conversion Price per share of Common Stock
equal to $1.00 (subject to adjustment for any stock split or stock combination
to occur after the date hereof), (the "Conversion Price"). The number of shares
of Common Stock due upon conversion of Series B Preferred Stock shall be (i) the
number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be converted, multiplied by (ii)
the Stated Value and divided by (iii) the applicable Conversion Price.
Within two Business Days of the occurrence of a Valuation Event, the
Corporation shall send notice thereof to each Holder. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein, if a Valuation Event occurs during any
Valuation Period, the Holder may convert some or all of its Series B Preferred
Stock, at its sole option, at a Conversion Price equal to the Current Market
Price on any Trading Day during the Valuation Period.
For purposes of this Section 6.1, a "Valuation Event" shall mean an event
in which the Corporation takes any of the following actions:
(a) subdivides or combines its Capital Shares; and
(b) makes any distribution on its Capital Shares without reasonable
consideration;
Section 6.2 Exercise of Conversion Privilege
(a) Conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock may be exercised, in whole
or in part, by the Holder by telecopying an executed and completed Conversion
Notice to the Corporation. Each date on which a Conversion Notice is telecopied
to the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.2 shall
constitute a Conversion Date. The Corporation shall convert the Preferred Stock
and issue the Common Stock Issued at Conversion, and all voting and other rights
associated with the beneficial ownership of the Common Stock Issued at
Conversion shall vest with the Holder, effective as of the Conversion Date at
the time specified in the Conversion Notice. The Conversion Notice also shall
state the name or names (with addresses) of the Persons who are to become the
holders of the Common Stock Issued at Conversion in connection with such
conversion. The Holder shall deliver the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to
the Corporation by express courier within 30 days following the Conversion Date.
Upon surrender for conversion, the Preferred Stock shall be accompanied by a
proper assignment thereof to the Corporation or be endorsed in blank. As
promptly as practicable after the receipt of the Conversion Notice as aforesaid,
but in any event not more than five Business Days after the Corporation's
receipt of such Conversion Notice, the Corporation shall (i) issue the Common
Stock issued at Conversion in accordance with the provisions of this Article 6,
and (ii) cause to be mailed for delivery by overnight courier to the Holder (x)
a certificate or certificate(s) representing the number of Common Shares to
which the Holder is entitled by virtue of such conversion, (y) cash, as provided
in Section 6.3, in respect of any fraction of a Common Share issuable upon such
conversion and (z) if the Corporation chooses to pay accrued and unpaid
dividends in cash, cash in the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends as of the
Conversion Date. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been effected at the
time at which the Conversion Notice indicates so long as the Series B Preferred
Stock shall have been surrendered as aforesaid at such time, and at such time
the rights of the Holder of the Series B Preferred Stock, as such, shall cease
and the Person or Persons in whose name or names the Common Stock Issued at
Conversion shall be issuable shall be deemed to have become the holder or
holders of record of the Common Shares represented thereby and all voting and
other rights associated with the beneficial ownership of such Common Shares
shall at such time vest with such Person or Persons. The Conversion Notice shall
constitute a contract between the Holder and the Corporation, whereby the Holder
shall be deemed to subscribe for the number of Common Shares which it will be
entitled to receive upon such conversion and, in payment and satisfaction of
such subscription (and for any cash adjustment to which it is entitled pursuant
to Section 6.3), to surrender the Series B Preferred Stock and to release the
Corporation from all liability thereon. No cash payment aggregating less than
$1.00 shall be required to be given unless specifically requested by the Holder.
(b) If, at any time (i) the Corporation challenges, disputes or denies the
right of the Holder hereof to effect the conversion of the Series B Preferred
Stock into Common Shares or otherwise dishonors or rejects any Conversion Notice
delivered in accordance with this Section 6.2 or (ii) any third party commences
any lawsuit or proceeding or otherwise asserts any claim before any court or
public or governmental authority which seeks to challenge, deny, enjoin, limit,
modify, delay or dispute the right of the Holder hereof to effect the conversion
of the Series B Preferred Stock into Common Shares, then the Holder shall have
the right, by written notice to the Corporation, to require the Corporation
promptly to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock for cash at a redemption price
equal to 135% of the Stated Value thereof together with all accrued and unpaid
dividends (whether or not earned or declared, whether or not there were funds
legally available for the payment of dividends and whether or not a Dividend
Payment Due
Date has occurred since the last dividend payment) thereon (the "Mandatory
Purchase Amount"). Under any of the circumstances set forth above, the
Corporation shall be responsible for the payment of all costs and expenses of
the Holder, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, as and when incurred
in disputing any such action or pursuing its rights hereunder (in addition to
any other rights of the Holder).
(c) The Holder shall be entitled to exercise its conversion privilege
notwithstanding the commencement of any case under 11 U.S.C. ss. 101 et seq. or
any other comparable applicable bankruptcy related law (the "Bankruptcy Code").
In the event the Corporation is a debtor under the Bankruptcy Code, the
Corporation hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted any rights to relief
it may have under 11 U.S.C. ss. 362 or any other comparable applicable
bankruptcy related law in respect of the Holder's conversion privilege. The
Corporation hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted any rights to relief
it may have under 11 U.S.C. ss. 362 or any other comparable applicable
bankruptcy related law in respect of the conversion of the Series B Preferred
Stock. The Corporation agrees, without cost or expense to the Holder, to take or
consent to any and all action necessary to effectuate relief under 11 U.S.C. ss.
362 or any other comparable applicable bankruptcy related law.
Section 6.3 Fractional Shares
No fractional Common Shares or scrip representing fractional Common Shares
shall be issued upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock. Instead of any
fractional Common Shares which otherwise would be issuable upon conversion of
the Series B Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall pay a cash adjustment in
respect of such fraction in an amount equal to the same fraction.
Section 6.4 Adjustments to Conversion Price
For so long as any shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding,
if the Corporation issues and sells pursuant to an exemption from registration
under the Securities Act (A) Common Shares at a purchase price that is lower
than the Conversion Price on the date of issuance of such Common Shares, (B)
warrants or options with an exercise price on the date of issuance thereof that
is lower than the Conversion Price for the Holder on such date, except for
warrants or options issued pursuant to employee stock option agreements or stock
incentive agreements of the Corporation, or (C) convertible, exchangeable or
exercisable securities with a right to exchange at lower than the Current Market
Price on the date of issuance or conversion, as applicable, of such convertible,
exchangeable or exercisable securities, except for stock option agreements or
stock incentive agreements, then the Conversion Price shall be reduced to equal
the lowest of any such purchase price, exercise price or exchange price, and the
number of shares of Common Stock into which the Series B Preferred Stock is
convertible pursuant to the second paragraph of Section 6.1 shall be
correspondingly adjusted. After such reduction, the Conversion Price shall never
exceed the Conversion Price as so reduced, in spite of any subsequent increase
in the Market Price.
Section 6.5 Mandatory Conversion
(a) On the third anniversary of the date of this Certificate of
Designation (the "Mandatory Conversion Date"), the Corporation shall convert all
Series B Preferred Stock outstanding, at the Conversion Price utilizing the
Stated Value as the value of each share of Series B Preferred Stock, into shares
of Common Stock registered for resale in open market transactions on the
Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), which
Registration Statement shall then be effective under the Securities Act;
provided that if the Current Market Price of the Common Stock on the Mandatory
Conversion Date is below $1.50 (subject to adjustment for any stock split or
stock combination to occur after the date hereof), the Company shall redeem all
the Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding at a price per share in cash equal
to the stated value of each share of Series B Preferred Stock.
(b) In the event the Company fails to comply with the covenant of the
Company specified in Section IV I of the Securities Exchange Agreement, the
Company will promptly redeem all outstanding Series B Preferred Stock at a price
in cash equal to 125% of the Stated Value thereof.
Section 6.6 Certain Conversion Limitations
(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not
have the right, and the Corporation shall not have the obligation, to convert
all or any portion of the Series B Preferred Stock (and the Corporation shall
not have the right to pay dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock in shares of
Common Stock) if and to the extent that the issuance to the Holder of shares of
Common Stock upon such conversion (or payment of dividends) would result in the
Holder being deemed the "beneficial owner" of more than 5% of the then
Outstanding shares of Common Stock within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated
thereunder. If any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that the
foregoing limitation is ineffective to prevent a Holder from being deemed the
beneficial owner of more than 5% of the then Outstanding shares of Common Stock,
then the Corporation shall redeem so many of such Holder's shares (the
"Redemption Shares") of Series B Preferred Stock as are necessary to cause such
Holder to be deemed the beneficial owner of not more than 5% of the then
Outstanding shares of Common Stock. Upon such determination by a court of
competent jurisdiction, the Redemption Shares shall immediately and without
further action be deemed returned to the status of authorized but unissued
shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and the Holder shall have no interest in or
rights under such Redemption Shares. Such redemption shall be for cash at a
redemption price equal to 125% of the Stated Value of the Redemption Shares. All
amounts payable to Holder pursuant to this Section 6.6(a) shall be paid
immediately and in no event later than twenty (20) Business Days after the
determination that redemption is required pursuant to this Section 6.6(a).
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if and to the extent
that, on any date (the "Section 16 Determination Date"), the holding by the
Holder of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock would result in the Holder's
becoming subject to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act in
virtue of being deemed the "beneficial owner" of more than 10% of the then
Outstanding shares of Common Stock, then the Holder shall not have the right,
and the Corporation shall not have the obligation, to convert so many of such
Holder's shares of Series B Preferred Stock (the "Section 16 Redemption Shares")
as shall cause such Holder to be deemed the beneficial owner of more than 10% of
the then Outstanding shares of Common Stock during the period ending 60 days
after the Section 16 Determination Date. If any court of competent jurisdiction
shall determine that the foregoing limitation is ineffective to prevent a Holder
from being deemed the beneficial owner of more than 10% of the then Outstanding
shares of Common Stock for the purposes of such Section 16(b), then the
Corporation shall redeem the Section 16 Redemption Shares. Upon such
determination by a court of competent jurisdiction, the Section 16 Redemption
Shares shall immediately and without further action be deemed returned to the
status of authorized but unissued shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and the
Holder shall have no interest in or rights under such Section 16 Redemption
Shares. Such redemption shall be for cash at a redemption price equal to 105% of
the Stated Value of the Section 16 Redemption Shares. All amounts payable to
Holder pursuant to this Section 6.6(b) shall be paid immediately and in no event
later than twenty (20) Business Days after the determination that redemption is
required pursuant to this Section 6.6(b).
(c) Unless the Corporation shall have obtained the approval of its voting
stockholders to such issuance in accordance with the rules of Nasdaq or any
other stock market rules with which the Corporation shall be required to comply,
but only to the extent required thereby, the Corporation shall not issue shares
of Common Stock upon conversion of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock, if
such issuance of Common Stock, when added to the number of shares of Common
Stock previously issued by the Corporation upon conversion of shares of the
Series B Preferred Stock, would equal or exceed 20% of the number of shares of
the Corporation's Common Stock which were issued and Outstanding on the Issue
Date (the "Maximum
Issuance Amount"). To the extent that such approval is required, the Corporation
agrees to use its best efforts to take all action to obtain such stockholder
approval as soon as possible. In the event that a properly executed Conversion
Notice is received by the Corporation which would require the Corporation to
issue shares of Common Stock equal to or in excess of the Maximum Issuance
Amount, the Corporation shall honor such conversion request by (a) converting
the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock stated in the Conversion Notice
which is not in excess of the Maximum Issuance Amount and (b) redeeming the
remaining number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock stated in the Conversion
Notice in cash at a price equal to 125% of the Stated Value thereof, on the
total number of shares stated in the Conversion Notice; ; provided, however,
that the Corporation shall not be required to redeem the remaining shares
pursuant to clause (b) for a 60 day period so long as during such 60-day period
the Corporation is continuously using its best efforts to obtain the necessary
stockholder approval; provided, further, however, that if the Corporation is
unable to obtain the necessary stockholder approval during such 60-day period as
a result of a delay of obtaining the approval of the SEC for the relevant proxy,
such 60-day period shall be extended by 30-days. All amounts payable to Holder
pursuant to this Section 6.6(c) shall be paid immediately and, in no event later
than twenty (20) Business Days after the delivery of the Conversion Notice
pursuant to the previous sentence.
Section 6.7 Injunction
In the event a Holder shall elect to convert any Series B Preferred Stock,
the Corporation shall not refuse conversion based on any claim that such Holder
or any one associated or affiliated with such Holder has been engaged in any
violation of law, or for any other reason, unless, an injunction from a court,
on notice, restraining and or enjoining conversion of any Series B Preferred
Stock shall have been sought and obtained. The Corporation shall have two (2)
Business Days after the Corporation's receipt of a Conversion Notice pursuant to
Section 6.2(a) to notify the Holder in writing of its intent to seek an
injunction from a court (the "Injunction Notice"). In the event the Holder shall
not have received the Injunction Notice within such two Business Day period, the
Corporation shall promptly honor such Conversion Notice in accordance with
Section 6.2(a). Immediately following the Holder's receipt of the Injunction
Notice, the five (5) Business Day time period for conversion of the Series B
Preferred Stock in Section 6.2(a) shall be extended until the earlier to occur
of (i) the date on which a court of competent jurisdiction grants a final,
non-appealable permanent injunction on the applicable conversion, (ii) the date
on which a court of competent jurisdiction dismisses the Corporation's action
seeking a temporary or permanent injunction on the applicable conversion and
such dismissal is final and non-appealable, and (iii) the date which is four (4)
weeks from the date the Holder received the Injunction Notice. The provisions of
this Certificate of Designation, including, but not limited to, the provisions
of this Section 6.7, shall not in any way affect the rights of the Holder under
Section 6.2(b).
ARTICLE 7
VOTING RIGHTS
The Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock have no voting power, except
as otherwise provided by the Business Corporation of Law of New York (the
"BCL"), in this Article 7, and in Article 8 below.
Notwithstanding the above, the Corporation shall provide each Holder of
Series B Preferred Stock with prior notification of any meeting of the
shareholders (and copies of all proxy materials and other information sent to
shareholders). In the event of any taking by the Corporation of a record of its
shareholders for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to
receive payment of any dividend or other distribution, any right to subscribe
for, purchase or otherwise acquire (including by way of merger, consolidation or
recapitalization) any share of any class or any other securities or property, or
to receive any other right, or for the purpose of determining shareholders who
are entitled to vote in connection with any proposed liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Corporation, the Corporation shall mail a
notice thereof to each Holder at least 30 days prior to the date on which any
such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution, right
or other event, together with a brief statement regarding the amount and
character of such dividend, distribution, right or other event to the extent
known at such time.
To the extent that under the BCL the vote of the Holders of the Series B
Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class or series as applicable, is
required to authorize a given action of the Corporation, the affirmative vote or
consent of the Holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of
Series B Preferred Stock represented at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is
present or by written consent of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series
B Preferred Stock (except as otherwise may be required under the BCL shall
constitute the approval of such action by the class. To the extent that under
the BCL, holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to vote on a
matter with holders of Common Stock, voting together as one class, each share of
Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the
number of shares of Common Stock into which it is then convertible using the
record date for the taking of such vote of shareholders as the date as of which
the Conversion Price is calculated. Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock
shall be entitled to notice of all shareholder meetings or written consents (and
copies of all proxy materials and other information sent to shareholders) with
respect to which they would be entitled to vote, which notice would be provided
pursuant to the Corporation's bylaws and the BCL
ARTICLE 8
PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS
So long as shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, the
Corporation shall not, without first obtaining the approval (by vote or written
consent, as provided in the DGCL) of the Holders of at least a 80% of the then
outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock:
(a) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series B
Preferred Stock;
(b) create any new class or series of capital stock having a preference
over the Series B Preferred Stock as to distribution of assets upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation ("Senior Securities") or alter or
change the rights, preferences or privileges of any Senior Securities so as to
affect adversely the Series B Preferred Stock;
(c) increase the authorized number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock;
or
(d) do any act or thing not authorized or contemplated by this Certificate
of Designation which would result in taxation of the Holders of shares of the
Series B Preferred Stock under Section 305 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (or any comparable provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
hereafter from time to time amended).
In the event Holders of least a majority of the then outstanding shares of
Series B Preferred Stock agree to allow the Corporation to alter or change the
rights, preferences or privileges of the shares of Series Preferred Stock,
pursuant to subsection (a) above, so as to affect the Series B Preferred Stock,
then the Corporation will deliver notice of such approved change to the Holders
of the Series Preferred Stock that did not agree to such alteration or change
(the "Dissenting Holders") and Dissenting Holders shall have the right for a
period of 30 days to convert pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of
Designation as in effect prior to such alteration or change or to continue to
hold their shares of Series B Preferred Stock.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if at any time the
Corporation shall "spin-off" certain of its assets or businesses by
transferring, directly or indirectly, such assets or businesses to a Subsidiary
of the Corporation ("Spinco") and making a dividend (the "Spin-off
Dividend") to the Corporation's stockholders of the shares of capital stock of
Spinco, then prior to making the Spin-off Dividend, the Corporation shall cause
Spinco to issue to each Holder that number of shares of preferred stock of
Spinco with substantially identical rights, preferences, privileges, powers,
restrictions and other terms as the Series B Preferred Stock equal to the number
of shares of Series B Preferred Shares held by such Holder immediately prior to
the Spin-off Dividend.
ARTICLE 9
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1 Loss, Theft, Destruction of Preferred Stock
Upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Corporation of the loss,
theft, destruction or mutilation of shares of Series B Preferred Stock and, in
the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon receipt of indemnity or
security reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, or, in the case of any such
mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the Series B Preferred Stock, the
Corporation shall make, issue and deliver, in lieu of such lost, stolen,
destroyed or mutilated shares of Series B Preferred Stock, new shares of Series
B Preferred Stock of like tenor. The Series B Preferred Stock shall be held and
owned upon the express condition that the provisions of this Section 9.1 are
exclusive with respect to the replacement of mutilated, destroyed, lost or
stolen shares of Series B Preferred Stock and shall preclude any and all other
rights and remedies notwithstanding any law or statute existing or hereafter
enacted to the contrary with respect to the replacement of negotiable
instruments or other securities without the surrender thereof.
Section 9.2 Who Deemed Absolute Owner
The Corporation may deem the Person in whose name the Series B Preferred
Stock shall be registered upon the registry books of the Corporation to be, and
may treat it as, the absolute owner of the Series B Preferred Stock for the
purpose of receiving payment of dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock, for
the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock and for all other purposes, and
the Corporation shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary. All such
payments and such conversion shall be valid and effectual to satisfy and
discharge the liability upon the Series B Preferred Stock to the extent of the
sum or sums so paid or the conversion so made.
Section 9.3 Fundamental Corporate Change
In the case of the occurrence of any Fundamental Corporate Change
described in Section 5(b), the Corporation shall cause to be mailed to the
Holder of the Series B Preferred Stock at its last address as it appears in the
Corporation's security registry, at least 20 days prior to the applicable
record, effective or expiration date specified in connection therewith (or, if
such 20 days notice is not possible, at the earliest possible date prior to any
such record, effective or expiration date), a notice stating (x) the date on
which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such corporate action, or if a
record is not to be taken, the date as of which the Holders of record of Series
B Preferred Stock to be entitled to any dividend, distribution, issuance or
granting of rights, options or warrants are to be determined or the date on
which such Fundamental Corporate Change is expected to become effective, and (y)
the date as of which it is expected that Holders of record of Series B Preferred
Stock will be entitled to exchange their shares for securities, cash or other
property deliverable upon such Fundamental Corporate Change.
Section 9.4 Register
The Corporation shall keep at its principal office a register in which the
Corporation shall provide for the registration of the Series B Preferred Stock.
Upon any transfer of the Series B Preferred Stock in
accordance with the provisions hereof, the Corporation shall register such
transfer on the register of Series B Preferred Stock.
Section 9.5 Withholding
To the extent required by applicable law, the Corporation may withhold
amounts for or on account of any taxes imposed or levied by or on behalf of any
taxing authority in the United States having jurisdiction over the Corporation
from any payments made pursuant to the Series B Preferred Stock.
Section 9.6 Headings
The headings of the Articles and Sections of this Certificate of
Designation are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of
this Certificate of Designation.
Section 9.7 Severability
If any provision of this Certificate of Designation, or the application
thereof to any person or entity or any circumstance, is invalid or
unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted
therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the
intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision, and (ii) the
remainder of this Certificate of Designation and the application of such
provision to other persons, entities or circumstances shall not be affected by
such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or
unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the
application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
Section 9.8 Specific Enforcement, Consent to Jurisdiction
The Corporation and Holder acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage
would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Certificate were not
performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It
is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or
injunctions to prevent or cure breaches of the provisions of this Certificate
and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof or thereof, this
being in addition to any other remedy to which any of them may be entitled by
law or equity. Each of the Corporation and Holder hereby waives, and agrees not
to assert in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of such court, that the suit, action or
proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of the suit,
action or proceeding is improper. Nothing in this Section shall affect or limit
any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of
Designation to be signed by its duly authorized officers on January 22, 2002.
CHELL GROUP CORP.
By:________________________________
Name:
Title:
By:________________________________
Name:
Title:
ANNEX I
FORM OF CONVERSION NOTICE
TO: Chell Group Corporation
The undersigned owner of this Series B 0% Convertible Preferred Stock (the
"Series B Preferred Stock") issued by Chell Group Corporation (the
"Corporation") hereby irrevocably exercises its option to convert __________
shares of the Series B Preferred Stock into shares of the common stock, par
value $_____$.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of the Corporation in accordance
with the terms of the Certificate of Designation. The undersigned hereby
instructs the Corporation to convert the number of shares of the Series __B
Preferred Stock specified above into Shares of Common Stock Issued at Conversion
in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 of the Certificate of
Designation. The undersigned directs that the Common Stock issuable and
certificates therefor deliverable upon conversion and the recertificated Series
B Preferred Stock, if any, not being surrendered for conversion hereby, together
with any check in payment for fractional Common Stock, be issued in the name of
and delivered to the undersigned unless a different name has been indicated
below. All capitalized terms used and not defined herein have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the Certificate of Designation. So long as the
Series B Preferred Stock shall have been surrendered for conversion hereby, the
conversion pursuant hereto shall be deemed to have been effected at the date and
time specified below, and at such time the rights of the undersigned as a Holder
of the Series B Preferred Stock shall cease and the Person or Persons in whose
name or names the Common Stock Issued at Conversion shall be issuable shall be
deemed to have become the holder or holders of record of the Common Shares
represented thereby and all voting and other rights associated with the
beneficial ownership of such Common Shares shall at such time vest with such
Person or Persons.
Date and time: _______________________________
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Signature
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