Exhibit 10.20
TERMINATION AGREEMENT
Termination Agreement, dated as of August 29, 2014, by and between CopyTele, Inc., a Delaware corporation having an address at 900 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747 (CopyTele), and Videocon Industries Limited, a company existing under the laws of India, having its principal place of business at 2nd Floor, Fort House, D.N. Road, Fort, Mumbai, 400 001 India (Videocon).
(CopyTele and Videocon are sometimes herein referred to collectively as the Parties and each individually as a Party);
WHEREAS the Parties had entered into an Amended and Restated Technology License Agreement with an. Effective Date of May 16, 2008 (Agreement); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 11.02(e) of the Agreement, the Parties wish to terminate the Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. All capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Agreement unless otherwise specified herein.
2. The Agreement, and any and all licenses and sublicenses granted thereunder, are hereby terminated, effective as of the date hereof (Effective Termination Date).
3. As of the Effective Termination Date, Videocon shall, and shall cause any Sublicensees to, immediately cease all use of (a) the CopyTele Technology, the Patent Rights, the Copyright Rights and the Trade Secrets, (b) the Improvements, (c) any and all Confidential Information provided by CopyTele to Videocon, and (d) any materials and/or information based upon or derived from any of the foregoing (collectively, the CopyTele Intellectual Property). Further, as of the Effective Termination Date, CopyTele shall immediately cease to use any and all Confidential Information provided by Videocon to CopyTele and forthwith return all such Confidential Information to Videocon.
4. Videocon acknowledges and agrees that as of the Effective Termination Date, all rights in the CopyTele Intellectual Property, which were granted, to Videocon pursuant to the Agreement shall revert to CopyTele and that Videocon has relinquished any and all rights, claims or interest in and to any of the. CopyTele Intellectual Property.
5. Assignment of Rights
(i) Videocon hereby assigns, and shall, if necessary, cause all employees of Videocon (including contractors or agents of Videocon) to assign, to CopyTele, one hundred percent (100%) of Videocon's rights in and to any Improvements developed, conceived or reduced to practice pursuant to the Agreement, as well as all of Videocon's or such Sublicensee's rights in or to any copyrights and/or trade secrets (collectively, Assigned Rights).
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AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION AGREEMENT, (the Agreement) dated as of August 29, 2014, is made by and between CopyTele International Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (hereinafter referred to as CopyTele Sub), on the one hand, and Mars Overseas Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (hereinafter referred to as Mars Overseas). CopyTele Sub and Mars Overseas are individually referred to herein as a Party and collectively referred to as the Parties.
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Share Subscription Agreement (the Share Subscription Agreement) Mars Overseas purchased 20,000,000 shares of common stock (the CopyTele Shares) of CopyTele, Inc. (CopyTele) for an aggregate purchase price of $16,200,000. Concurrently therewith CopyTele purchased 1,495,845 global depository receipts (the Videocon GDRs) of Videocon Industries Limited (Videocon), for an aggregate purchase price of $16,200,000 from open market.
WHEREAS, (a) Mars Overseas obtained a loan from CopyTele Sub for an aggregate amount of US$5,000,000 (the Mars Overseas Loan) which was secured by the CopyTele Shares, pursuant to a Loan and Pledge Agreement dated November 2, 2007, as amended, by and between CopyTele Sub and Mars Overseas (the Mars Overseas Loan Agreement); (b) CopyTele Sub obtained a loan from Mars Overseas for an aggregate amount of US$5,000,000 (the CopyTele Sub Loan) which was secured by the Videocon GDRs, pursuant to that certain Loan and Pledge Agreement dated November 2, 2007, as amended, by and between CopyTele Sub and Mars Overseas (the CopyTele Loan Agreement); and (c) the Parties entered into an Escrow Agreement dated December 19, 2007 (the Escrow Agreement) with Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, as escrow agent (the Escrow Agent). The CopyTele Loan Agreement and the Mars Overseas Loan Agreement are collectively referred to as the Loan Agreements. The Loan Agreements and the Escrow Agreement are collectively referred to as the Loan Documents.
WHEREAS, Parties hereby agree to cancel the CopyTele Sub Loan in exchange for CopyTele Sub's cancellation of the Mars Overseas Loan.
WHEREAS, the Parties and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, have entered into an escrow agreement of even date in connection with certain other commercial arrangements relating to the Parties (Share Purchase Escrow Agreement).
WHEREAS, in connection with the cancellation of the Mars Overseas Loan and the CopyTele Sub Loan, the Parties desire to terminate the Loan Documents and any and all other ancillary documents related thereto, and simultaneously transfer the Videocon GDRs and the share certificates representing the CopyTele Shares from the Escrow Account (as defined in the Escrow Agreement) to a 'Share Purchase Escrow Account' (as defined in the Share Purchase Escrow Agreement).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and affirmed, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Cancellation of Loans: Simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, and conditioned upon cancellation of the CopyTele Sub Loan, the Mars Overseas Loan shall be deemed to be cancelled in full (the Mars Overseas Loan Cancellation). Simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, and conditioned upon the cancellation of the Mars Overseas Loan, the CopyTele Sub Loan shall be deemed to be cancelled in full (the CopyTele Sub Loan Cancellation and together with the Mars Overseas Loan. Cancellation, the Loan Cancellations).
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2. Cancellation of the Other Loan Obligations: Simultaneously with the Loan. Cancellations any and all other obligations of CopyTele Sub and Mars Overseas pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be deemed to have been satisfied in full by CopyTele Sub and Mars Overseas, respectively.
3. Termination of Loan Documents: Upon execution of this Agreement and upon the release of the CopyTele Shares and the Videocon GDRs in accordance with Section 5 below, the Loan Documents shall standterminated and shall be of no further force or effect.
4. Settlement of Obligations; It is hereby agreed and confirmed by both the Parties that all the rights and obligations of the Parties in connection with the Loan Documents (as amended from time to time) hereby come to an end and no Party shall, upon the execution and performance of this Agreement in accordance with the terms set out herein, have any further claim of any nature whatsoever, arising out of or in relation to the Loan Documents (as amended or modified from time to time) or the subject matters contained therein. ln full and final settlement of all claims (whether past, present or future), each Party hereby expressly and unconditionally releases, cancels, forgives and forever discharges the other Party from all further obligations under the Loan Documents and from any actions, claims, demands, damages, obligations, liabilities, controversies and executions of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, whether suspected or not, which have arisen, or may have arisen, or may arise out of the subject-matter of the Loan Documents on account of any act or omission of such Party, whether in the past, present or future.
5. Escrow Agreement:
(a) Pursuant to Section 9.5 of the Escrow Agreement, which gives the Parties the right to amend the Escrow Agreement upon an instrument executed by the Parties, effective immediately:
(i) Section 3.4 of the Escrow Agreement is hereby amended to provide that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Escrow Agreement, the Escrow Agent shall be permitted to and shall, accept, rely and comply with the Release Instruction issued by CopyTele Sub and Mars Overseas in accordance with Section 5 and the other provisions of this Agreement, to deliver the CopyTele Shares and Videocon GDRs in the manner as set forth in Section 5 below (Termination Release Instruction);
(ii) Section 4.1 of the Escrow Agreement is hereby amended to provide that, following the receipt of the Termination Release Instruction, the Escrow Agent shall forthwith deliver the Videocon GDRs and CopyTele Shares as instructed by such Termination Release Instruction.
(iii) Section 1 of Schedule III to the Escrow Agreement (as it relates to CopyTele Sub) is amended to add Robert Berman, the current President and CEO of CopyTele and CopyTele Sub, as an authorized signatory, and to delete Denis Krusos, the former CEO of CopyTele and CopyTele Sub; and to add Mr. Pradipkumar N. Dhoot as an authorized signatory of Mars Overseas Limited
(iv) CopyTele Sub and Mars Overseas each agree and confirm that the indemnity provisions of Section 9.1.1 and 9.1.2 of the Escrow Agreement shall apply to any actions taken by the Escrow Agent in furtherance of the Termination Release Instruction.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above
COPYTELE INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By: /s/ Henry Herms
Name: Henry Herms
Title: Chief Financial Officer
MARS OVERSEAS LIMITED
By: /s/ Pradipkumar N. Dhoot
Name: Pradipkumar N. Dhoo Title: Director
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SCHEDULE I
FORM OF RELEASE INSTRUCTION TO DEUTSCHE BANK
Date: August ___, 2013
To: Deutsche Bank AG,
London Branch, as
escrow agent.
Dear Sirs,
We write with reference to the Escrow Agreement dated December 19, 2007 entered into between yourselves, and us, as amended by the Amendment and Termination Agreement of even date herewith (the Amended Escrow Agreement).
This certificate is being issued pursuant to Section 6 of the Amendment and Termination Agreement. Capitalized terms and expressions used in this letter but not defined shall have the same meaning as ascribed to such terms in the Amendment and Termination Agreement.
We hereby certify that Mars Overseas and CopyTele Sub have agreed to cancel the obligations with respect to the CopyTele Sub Loan, and the Mars Overseas Loan, as more fully set forth in the Amendment and Termination Agreement, dated as of August __, 2014.
Accordingly, you are hereby instructed to transfer, as promptly as possible, the CopyTele Share Certificates bearing distinctive number CT0022036 and the Videocon GDRs, to the Share Purchase Escrow Account (as defined in the escrow agreement dated August ____, 2014, executed betweenyourselves, CopyTele Sub and Mars Overseas).
We hereby affirm that this instruction is irrevocable and unconditional and we shall have no claim against you for effecting the above mentioned release of CopyTele Shares and Videocon GDRs.
COPYTELE INTERNATIONAL LTD. MARS OVERSEAS LIMITED
By: ______________________ By: __________________________
Name: Henry Herms Name:Pradipkumar N. Dhoot
Title: Chief Financial Officer Title: Authorised Signatory
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ESCROW AGREEMENT
This SHARE PURCHASE ESCROW AGREEMENT (Agreement) is entered on this 29th day of August, 2014 among:
COPYTELE INTERNATIONAL LTD., a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands and having its registered office at Icaza Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman, (BVI) Trust Limited, Vanterpool Plaza, Second Floor, Wickham Cay 1, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands (hereinafter referred to as CopyTeleSub, which expression shall include its successors and permitted assigns);
MARS OVERSEAS LIMITED, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and having its registered office at PO Box 309 GT, Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (hereinafter referred to as Mars, which expression includes its successors and permitted assigns);
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DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH a corporation domiciled in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, actingthrough its London branch at Winchester House, 1 Great Winchester Street, London EC2N 2DB,England as Escrow Agent (the Escrow Agent).which expression includes its successors and permitted assigns).
CopyTele Sub, Mars, and the Escrow Agent are individually referred to as a Party and collectively as the Parties.
WHEREAS:
A. CopyTele Sub is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CopyTele Inc., a Delaware corporation (CopyTele) and is the record and beneficial owner of 1,495,845 global depository receipts of Videocon Industries Limited, a public limited company incorporated in India under the Companies Act, 1956(the Videocon GDRs);
B. Mars is a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and is the record and beneficial owner of 20,000,000 shares of the common stock (CopyTele Shares) of CopyTele;
C. The Parties had entered into an escrow agreement dated December 19, 2007 (Erstwhile Escrow Agreement) pursuant to which the Videocon GDRs and the CopyTele Shares were placed in the custody of the Escrow Agent in connection with certain commercial transactions between CopyTele Sub and Mars Overseas;
D. The Parties have entered into an amendment and termination agreement of even date herewith, pursuant to which certain terms of the Erstwhile Escrow Agreement have been amended, and the Videocon GDRs and the CopyTele Shares will be transferred by the Escrow Agent from the custody account established under the Erstwhole Escrow Agreement to a new custody account to be titled the 'Share Purchase Escrow Account', which shall be governed by the provisions set out hereunder.
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E. Simultaneous to execution of this Agreement, CopyTele Sub and Mars have entered / shall enter into the definitive agreements for sale of Videocon GDRs and CopyTele Shares respectively, held by them and the Escrow Agent shall monitor the flow of purchase / sale consideration in connection with the sale of securities as mentioned in Clause 4.4
F. Mars and CopyTele Subhave agreed to appoint the Escrow Agent and the Escrow Agent has agreed to act as the Escrow Agent on the terms and conditions set out herein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for such valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency whereof is hereby acknowledged by the Parties, and also in consideration of the counterparties to various agreements hereunder, it is hereby agreed by the Parties as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
1.1 Definitions
All capitalised terms used in this Agreement (including in the recitals) shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the meanings assigned to them as follows:-
Affiliate of a Party means (i) in the case of any Party other than a natural person, any other Person that, either directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate Persons, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Party; (ii) in the case of any Party that is a natural person, any other Person who is a relative of such Party. For purposes of this definition, control means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of any entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise;
Authorised Signatory means a person listed in Schedule II hereto together with his signature, as amended from time to time by notice to all parties to this Agreement;
Business Day shall means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday)on which banks are open for normal business in London;and on which the TransEuropean Real-Time Gross Settlement (TARGET) system is open;
Escrow Cash Account shall mean an US Dollar denominated account opened by CopyTele Sub and Mars with the Escrow Agent
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CopyTele Share Certificates shall mean the share certificate(s) in the name of Marsrepresenting the CopyTele Shares;
Custodian Group Company means the Escrow Agent and any company in respect of which the Escrow Agent directly or indirectly hold or controls the majority of its voting rights or has the right to appoint or remove a majority of its board of directors;
Custody Clearing System means Clearstream, Euroclear, the Depository Trust Company, the Depository and Clearing Centre, the CREST system and/or such other clearing agency, settlement system or depository as may from time to time be used in connection with the safekeeping of or transactions relating to, securities, and includes any nominee, clearing agency or depository for any of the foregoing;
Effective Date means the date of this Agreement;
Eligible Custodian has the meaning given to the term custodian in the FSA Rules;
Liability means any loss, damage, cost, charge, claim, demand, expense, penalty, judgement, demand, action proceeding or other liability whatsoever (including, without limitation, in respect of taxes, duties, levies, imposts and other charges) and including any value added tax or similar tax charged or chargeable in respect thereof and legal fees and expenses on a full indemnity basis;
Securities shall mean Videocon GDRs and CopyTele Share Certificates
Sub -Custodian shall mean means a sub-custodian, agent, State Street Corporation or Custody Clearing System which is an Eligible Custodian, and which may be a Custodian Group Company, to whom the Escrow Agent has delegated any of the Escrow Agent's duties under thisAgreement;
1.2 Interpretation
In this Agreement unless the context requires otherwise:
1.2.1 the singular includes the plural (and vice versa);
1.2.2 headings are for convenience only and do not affect the construction of this
Agreement;
1.2.3 references to Clauses and Schedules are to Clauses and Schedules to this
Agreement;
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1.2.4 reference to any agreement or document includes amendments and replacements of and supplements to such agreement or document;
1.2.5 reference to any statute or statutory provision in this Agreement includes reference to that statute or statutory provisions as from time to time amended, extended or re-enacted;
1.2.6 references to any person include successors of such person; and
1.2.7 all references to an account include all replacement accounts for such account.
2. APPOINTMENT
2.1 Appointment
Mars and CopyTele Subhereby appoint the Escrow Agent as the escrow agent for the purpose set out in this deed and the Escrow Agent hereby accepts appointment as the escrow agent and agrees to perform the obligations, duties and functions and provide the services and arrangements to be performed and provided by the Escrow Agent, in the manner provided in, and in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.
2.2 Escrow Agent Fees
(a) Mars shall be solely and exclusively liable for and shall pay to the Escrow Agent remuneration for its services as Escrow Agent pursuant to this Agreement on the basis set out in separate written correspondence between Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, CopyTele Sub and Mars dated.06 August 2014.
(b) Mars shall be solely and exclusively liable for and shall pay to the Escrow Agent, on demand, all charges, costs and expenses (including legal expenses) which the Escrow Agent may incur in relation to the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder.
(c) The parties to this Agreement agree that, at the request of the Escrow Agent, the fees and expenses payable under Clause 2.2 (a) above may be reviewed and increased from time to time in accordance with the Escrow Agent's then current fee levels.
(d) All payments by Mars under this clause shall be made free and clear of, and without withholding or deduction for, any taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatsoever nature imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any government having power to tax, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In that event, Mars shall pay such additional amounts as will result in receipt by the Escrow Agent of such amounts as would have been received by it if no such withholding had been required. Interest shall be payable on any amount not paid when due at the rate per annum certified by the Escrow Agent to be two per cent above National Westminster Bank plc's base rate from time to time and such interest shall accrue on a daily basis from the due date to the date of payment (whether before or after judgement) and shall be payable on demand.
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2.6 Limitations of liability
(a) The Escrow Agent shall only be liable to CopyTeleSub and Mars for any liability, loss or cost suffered by or incurred by CopyTeleSub and Mars to the extent that such liability, loss or cost is a direct result of its own breach of duty, the willful default, fraud or gross negligence of the Escrow Agent or any Custodian Group Company in providing services under this Agreement.
(b) Subject to Clause 2.6 (a), the Escrow Agent shall not be liable to CopyTeleSub and Mars for any liability, loss or cost suffered or incurred by CopyTeleSub and Mars arising from the acts, omissions or the insolvency of any Sub-Custodian or its agent in the absence of breach of duty, grossnegligence or willful default by the Escrow Agent in the initial selection of any Sub-Custodian.
(c) Subject to Clause 2.6 (a) above, the Escrow Agent shall not be liable to CopyTeleSub and Mars for any liability, loss or cost suffered by CopyTeleSub and Mars arising from:
(i) the collection or deposit or crediting to the Share Purchase Escrow Account of invalid, fraudulent or forged CopyTele Shares or Videocon GDRs or any entry in the Escrow Account which may be made in connection with that collection, deposit, crediting or entry;
(ii) any delay arising while the Escrow Agent obtains clarification of Release Instructions in accordance with Clause 4; or
(ii) acting on what the Escrow Agent in good faith believes to be valid Release Instructions or in relation to notices, requests, waivers, consents, receipts, corporate resolutions or their equivalent or other documents which the Escrow Agent in good faith believes to be genuine.
(iv) effecting delivery or payment against an expectation of receipt, except where such delivery or payment is contrary to instruction or relevant local market practice or where such delivery or payment is caused by gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud by the Escrow Agent.
(d) Subject to Clause 2.6 (a), the Escrow Agent shall not be liable to CopyTeleSub and Mars for any liability, loss or cost arising out of any act, omission or the insolvency of any Custody Clearing System.
(e) Investing in foreign markets and holding assets overseas may involve special risks. CopyTeleSub and Mars should be aware that there may be different settlement, legal and regulatory requirements in overseas jurisdiction from those applying in the United Kingdom, together with different practices for the separate identification of CopyTeleShares or Videocon GDRs ifthe Escrow Agent arranges for such CopyTele Shares or Pledged GDRs to be held overseas.
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(f) For the avoidance of doubt and subject to Clause 2.6 (a) above, the Escrow Agent accepts no liability whatsoever for any liability, loss or cost suffered or incurred by CopyTeleSub and Mars resulting from the general risks of investment or the holding of assets including, but not limited to, losses arising from nationalisation, expropriation or other governmental actions, regulations of the banking or securities industries, including changes in market rules, currency restrictions, devaluations or fluctuations, and market conditions affecting the execution or settlement of transactions or the value of assets.
(g) The Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for any loss resulting from acts of war, terrorism, insurrection, revolution, acts of God, strikes or work stoppages, failures of settlement systems to settle transactions, or other events beyond the reasonable control of the Escrow Agent.
(h) Any liability of any nature which arises from the provision by the Escrow Agent of its services under this Agreement shall be limited to the amount of CopyTeleSub and Mars's actual loss at the time the loss is discovered (which loss shall, in respect of any asset which has been mislaid or lost, be determined solely by reference to the market value of that asset) but without reference to any special conditions or circumstances known to the Escrow Agent at the time of entering into this Agreement, or at the time of accepting Release Instructions from CopyTele Sub and Mars, which increases the amount of the loss. In no event shall the Escrow Agent be liable for any consequential or special damages, including, without limitation, any loss of reputation, goodwill or business suffered by CopyTeleSub and Mars.
(i) The Escrow Agent and any Sub-Custodian or any Custodian Group Company may have an interest in or in relation to, as the case may be, securities of CopyTeleSub or Mars or Videocon Industries Limited or transaction held, executed or settled, as the case may be under this Agreement as investment manager, investment adviser, broker, underwriter, counterparty or creditor or in any other capacity. The Escrow Agent and each Custodian Group Company may receive and retain any fee or brokerage due or paid, as the case may be, to it or any of them, as the case may be, and shall not be liable to account to CopyTeleSub and Mars for any such fee or brokerage or any information obtained by it or any of them as the case may be, by reason of the interest referred to above.
3. ESCROW
3.1 Simultaneous tothe execution of this Agreement, the Escrow Agent shall receive the CopyTele Share Certificates and the Videocon GDRs from the custody account held under the Erstwhile Escrow Agreement to the Share Purchase Escrow Account, which shall be governed by the terms and conditions set out herein. The Escrow Agent shall, on the date of execution of this Agreement, provide a written confirmation to each of Mars and CopyTele, confirming suchreceipt of the CopyTele Share Certificates and the Videocon GDRs.
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3.2 The Escrow Agent agrees that it shall hold the CopyTeleShare Certificatesand the Videocon GDRsin escrow as contemplated hereinuntil the earlier of (i) Escrow Agent's receipt of instructions to release them pursuant Clause 4 of this Agreement; and (ii) August 31, 2014 (the Escrow Termination Date).
3.3 The Escrow Agent shall not have legal or beneficial ownership rights (including but not limited to receipt of dividends and voting rights) to either the CopyTele Shares or the Videocon GDRs.In the event that any dividends, distributions, rights or other proceeds or benefits in respect of the CopyTele Shares are received by the Escrow Agent at any time, such dividends, distributions, rights or other proceeds or benefits shall be promptly transferred by the Escrow Agent to the account of Mars,free and clear of any encumbrances under this Agreement. In the event that any dividends, distributions, rights or other proceeds or benefits in respect of the Videocon GDRs are received by the Escrow Agent at any time, such dividends, distributions, rights or other proceeds or benefits shall be promptly transferred by the Escrow Agent to the account of CopyTele Sub, free and clear of any encumbrances under this Agreement.
4. RELEASE OF SHARES AND GDRs
4.1 CopyTele Sub and Polyxo Global Limited have entered into / shall enter into a GDR Purchase Agreement dated August 29, 2014, pursuant to which CopyTele Sub has agreed to transfer the Videocon GDRs to Polyxo Global Limited in accordance with the terms and conditions set out therein (GDR Purchase Agreement).
4.2 Mars and CopyTele Sub have entered into /shall enter into a Share Purchase Agreement dated August 29, 2014, pursuant to which Mars has agreed to transfer the CopyTele Shares to CopyTele Sub in accordance with the terms and conditions set out therein (SPA).
4.3 It is the intention of CopyTele Sub and Mars that the transfer of the CopyTele Shares to CopyTele Sub in accordance with the SPA (Share Sale Transaction) and the transfer of the Videocon GDRs to Polyxo Global Limited in accordance with to the GDR Purchase Agreement (GDR Sale Transaction) be completed simultaneously. Pursuant thereto, Mars and CopyTele Sub agree that the CopyTele Shares should be released to CopyTele Sub and the Videocon GDRs should be released to CopyTele Sub, simultaneously.
4.4 Upon execution of this Agreement CopyTele Sub shall receive a sum of USD $4,500,000 (US Dollars Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Only) from to Polyxo Global Limited as purchase consideration for Videocon GDRs in Escrow Cash Account. CopyTele Sub and Mars hereby agree, confirm and instruct the Escrow Agent that an amount aggregating to upto USD USD $4,500,000 (US Dollars Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Only) so received from Polyxo Global Limited shall be transferred by the Escrow Agent without any further instruction or contestation, demur, deduction, set off or withholding (subject to applicable law) and without any reference to CopyTele Sub or any other party and notwithstanding any contestation or objection whatsoever by CopyTele Sub or any other party, to the bank account of Mars.
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Upon completion of all procedures and formalities as required under clause 4.4 as aforesaid and the GDR Purchase Agreement and the SPA to effect the GDR Sale Transaction and the Share Sale Transaction (save and except for transfer of the CopyTele Shares to CopyTele Sub and the Videocon GDRs to to Polyxo Global Limited , as the case may be), respectively, Escrow Agent shall release the CopyTele Share Certificate bearing distinctive number CT0022036 to CopyTele Sub and the Videocon GDRs to Polyxo Global Limited, simultaneously without any further instruction.
The aforesaid CopyTele Share Certificate is to be sent by FedEx to CopyTele International Ltd. c/o CopyTele Inc., 900 Walt Whitman Road Suite 203C, Melville, NY 11747.
The aforesaid Videocon GDRs are to be released to the following account Clearing Bank Euroclear Bank
Account Number: 96349
Account Name: KAS bank / First International Group Plc
5. OBLIGATIONS OF THE ESCROW AGENT
5.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Escrow Agent agrees that it shall act only in the capacity of an escrow agent and in accordance with and under instructions provided in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and no implied duties or obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Escrow Agent. The duties of the Escrow Agent are purely administrative in nature. The Escrow Agent shall not be under any obligation to take any action under this Agreement that it expects will result in any expense to, or liability for, it, the payment of which is not, in its opinion, assured to it within a reasonable time. The Escrow Agent shall have no duty to enforce any obligation of any person, it being agreed by the Escrow Agent that it shall act in good faith, diligently and prudently while carrying out its duties as escrow agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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7.2 Upon termination of the Agreement pursuant to Clause 7.1, the Escrow Agent shall, subject to any costs, fees, charges, expenses or indemnity amounts owed to the Escrow Agent, forthwith and simultaneously, without question or demur, (i) release or transfer custody of the CopyTele Share Certificates and the Videocon GDRsin the manner set out in this Agreement; and (ii) provide notice of its compliance with this Clause 7.2 to all the other Parties.
8. NOTICES
8.1 Each notice, demand or other communication given or made under this Agreement shall be in writing and delivered or sent to the relevant Party at its address or fax number set out below (or such other address or fax number as the addressee has by seven (7) Business Days' prior written notice specified to the other Parties). Any notice, demand or other communication given or made by letter between countries shall be delivered by registered airmail or international courier service. Any notice, demand or other communication so addressed to the relevant Party shall be deemed to have been delivered (i) if delivered in person or by messenger, when proof of delivery is obtained by the delivering Party, (ii) if sent by post within the same country, on the fifth day following posting, and if sent by post to another country, on the tenth day following posting, and (iii) if given or made by fax, upon dispatch and the receipt of a transmission report confirming dispatch.
8.2 The initial address and facsimile for the Parties for the purposes of the Agreement are
If to CopyTele Sub:
Name COPYTELE INTERNATION LTD
Address c/o Copytele, Inc.
900 Walt Whitman Road
Melville, New York 11747
Attention Mr. Henry Hemrs
Fax 631-549-5974
Telephone 631-549-5900\
Email hpherms@ctipatents.com
If to Mars
Name MARS OVERSEAS LIMITED
Unit No. 207 & 208, Indigo Tower,
Cluster D, Jumerirah Lake Tower,
PO Box 488236, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
Attention Mr. Pradipkumar N. Dhoot
Fax +97144534301
Telephone
Email pnd@vhl.ae
If to the Escrow Agent:
Escrow Agent: Deutsche Bank AG
Trust & Securities Services
Winchester House
1 Great Winchester Street
London
EC2N 2DB
Fax: +44 20 7547 1089
Attention: TSS/GDS/Banking and Project Finance Group
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9.8 Survival
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(l) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Escrow Agent shall not in any event be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder if it is prevented from so performing its obligations, by any existing or future law or regulation, any existing or future act of governmental authority, Act of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), terrorism, riot, rebellion, civil commotion, strike, lockout, other industrial action, general failure of electricity or other supply, aircraft collision, technical failure, accidental or mechanical or electrical breakdown, computer failure or failure of any money transmission system or any reason which is beyond the control of the Escrow Agent. Additionally, the Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any physical damage arising to the Escrow Documents caused by any of the previously mentioned acts.
(m) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Escrow Agent shall transfer / give custody of the Escrow Documents as per the terms of this Agreement subject to appropriate charges of the Escrow Agent being paid by the relevant Parties.
(n) The Parties hereto further agree and acknowledge that the Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement.
(o) Any corporation or association into which the Escrow Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or association to which all or substantially all the safe custody business of the Escrow Agent's corporate trust line of business may be transferred, shall be the Escrow Agent under this Agreement without further act.
9.11 Lien, Set Offand Interest
(a) In addition to any general lien or other rights to which the Escrow Agent may be entitled under any applicable law, the Escrow Agent shall have a general lien over the Securities until the satisfaction of all liabilities and obligations (whether actual or contingent) owed by Mars or CopyTele Sub (as applicable) to the Escrow Agent under this Deed. The security referred to in this Clause 9.11 is a continuing security notwithstanding any intermediate payment or settlement of account and is to be in addition to and without prejudice to any other security or securities which the Escrow Agent may hold at any time. Sections 93 and 103 of the Law of Property Act 1925 will not apply to the security interest referred to in this Clause 12.1.
(b) Failing payment or discharge by Mars or CopyTele Sub (as applicable) on the due date for payment or discharge of any sum or liability, the Escrow Agent shall be at liberty at any time or times afterwards with 3 Business Days notice to Mars or CopyTele Sub (as applicable), without the consent of Mars or CopyTele Sub (as applicable) and without prejudice to any other right or remedy which the Escrow Agent may have, to sell all or any of the Securities in such manner and at such price as the Escrow Agent may deem expedient without being responsible for any loss and to apply the net proceeds of sale in or towards payment or discharge of any of that sum or liability as the Escrow Agent may think fit.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.
COPYTELE INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By: /s/ Henry Herms
Name: Henry Herms
Title: Chief Financial Officer
MARS OVERSEAS LIMITED
By: /s/ Pradipkumar N Dhoot
Name: Pradipkumar N Dhoot
Title: Authorised Signatory
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH
| By: /s/ Mahen Surnam Name: Mahen Surnam Title:Vice President | By: /s/ S. Ferguson Name: S. Ferguson Title: Vice President |
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SCHEDULE IFORM OF NOTICE TO ESCROW AGENT
Date: []
To
[],
[Escrow Agent]
Dear Sirs,
We write with reference to the Escrow Agreement dated August [], 2014 entered into between yourselves, and us (the Agreement).
This certificate is being issued pursuant to Clause 2.3 of the Agreement. Capitalised terms and expressions used in this letter but not defined shall have the same meaning as ascribed to such terms in the Agreement.
Pursuant to our decision to replace the Escrow Agent, you are hereby instructed to release custody of the CopyTele Share Certificate bearing distinctive number CT0022036 to [] and the Pledged GDRsto [Successor Escrow Agent] (Successor Escrow Agent).
The aforesaid CopyTele Share Certificates andPledged GDRsare to be released to the Successor Escrow Agent on [] Business Day at [] time.
We hereby affirm that this instruction is irrevocable and unconditional and we shall have no claim against you for effecting the abovementioned release.
COPYTELE INTERNATIONAL LTD.
By: ___________________________
Name:
Title:
MARS OVERSEAS LIMITED
By: ___________________________
Name:
Title:
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GDR PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This GDR Purchase Agreement (GDR Purchase Agreement) on the 29th day of August, 2014 (Execution Date), by and between;
A. COPYTELE INTERNATIONAL LTD., a company Incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands and having its registered office at Icaza Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman, (BVI) Trust Limited, Vanterpool Plaza, Second Floor, Wickham Cay 1, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands (hereinafter referred to as Seller, which expression shall, unless repugnant to the meaning or context thereof, be deemed to include its successors and permitted assigns);
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B. Polyxo Global Limited a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands and having its registered office at Nerine Chambers, Quastisky Building, Road Town, Tortola VG 1110 ,British Virgin Islands (hereinafter referred to as Purchaser, which expression shall, unless repugnant to the meaning or context thereof, be deemed to Include its successors and permitted assigns).
For the purposes of this GDR Purchase Agreement, the Seller and the Purchaser are individually referred to as a Party and collectively referred to as the Parties.
WHEREAS:
The Purchaser is desirous of buying from Seller, and Seller is desirous of selling, the Videocon GDRs (as defined hereinafter) to the Purchaser (Sale Transaction). This GDR Purchase Agreement sets out the principal terms and conditions on which the Parties have agreed to consummate the Sale Transaction.
NOW THIS GDR PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITNESSES AS FOLLOWS:
1. Definitions
1.1. Completion shall mean completion of the Sale Transaction and fulfillment of all the Completion Actions in the manner as set out herein;
1.2. Completion Actions shall mean each of the actions specified in Clause 3 of this GDR
Purchase Agreement;
1.3. Completion Date shall mean Execution Date;
1.4. Custodian shall mean Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, acting as the custodian of the
Videocon GDRs presently;
1.5. Designated Account shall mean such bank account of Seller as may be communicated in writing by Seller to the Purchaser;
1.6. Encumbrance means (i) any mortgage, charge (whether fixed or floating), pledge, lien, hypothecation, assignment, deed of trust, title retention, security interest or other encumbrance of any kind securing, or conferring any priority of payment in respect of, any obligation of any Person, including any right granted by a transaction which, in legal terms, is not the granting of security but which has an economic or financial effect similar to the granting of security under applicable Law, (ii) any proxy, power of attorney, voting trust agreement, interest, option, right of first offer, refusal or transfer restriction in favour of any Person and (iii) any adverse claim as to title, possession or use;
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If to the Seller:
Address CopyTele International Ltd.
c/o CopyTele Inc.
900 Walt Whitman Road
Melville, New York 11747
Telephone No. 631-549-5900
Fax No 631-549-5974
Attention Mr. Henry Herms
If to the Purchaser:
Address Polyxo Global Limited
c/o Fidelis Trust & Corporate Services Limited
3rd Floor, NeXTeracom Tower III, Office #01,
Ebene Cybercity, Mauritius
Telephone No. +230 466-0381
Fax No. +230 466-3264
Attention Ms Vidyotma Lotun
9. Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Dispute Resolution
9.1. This GDR Purchase Agreement shall be governed by and construed In accordance with the laws of England.
9.2. All disputes arising out of or in relation to this GDR Purchase Agreement (including but not limited to any disputes relating to the existence, validity, interpretation, enforcement or breach of this GDR Purchase Agreement or any provision hereof) shall be resolved and finally settled by arbitration (Arbitration).
9.3. The Arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Arbitration Rules (Rules), which shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference. The Arbitration shall be conducted and resolved by a single arbitrator, appointed by mutual consent of the Parties, provided however that in the event the Parties fail to agree on the appointment of such arbitrator within a period of 15 (fifteen) days of any Party seeking to initiate the Arbitration, such arbitrator shall be appointed in accordance with the Rules. The seat of arbitration shall be in London, England, United Kingdom and all arbitration proceedings shall be conducted In English language.
10. Miscellaneous
10.1. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument and any Party may execute this Agreement by signing any one or more of such originals or counterparts.
10.2. Each Party agrees to perform (or procure the performance of) all further acts and deeds as the Parties may reasonably require to effectively carry on the full intent and meaning of this GDR Purchase Agreement and to complete the Sale Transaction as contemplated hereunder.
10.3. No modification or amendment to this Agreement and no waiver of any of the terms or conditions hereof shall be valid or binding unless made in writing and duly executed by or on behalf of the Parties.
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10.4. The Parties agree that damages may not be an adequate remedy to a breach of this Agreement and the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction, restraining order, right for recovery, suit for specific performance or such other equitable relief as a court of competent jurisdiction may deem necessary or appropriate to restrain the other Party from committing any breach of this GDR Purchase Agreement or enforce the performance of the covenants, representations and obligations contained In this Agreement. These injunctive remedies are cumulative and are in addition to any other rights and remedies the Parties may have at law or in equity, including without limitation a right for damages.
10.5. This GDR Purchase Agreement contains the entire understanding of the Parties in relation to the matters set out herein and shall supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
10.6. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and none is exclusive of any other, or of any rights or remedies that any Party may otherwise have at law or in equity.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused their duly authorized representatives to execute this GDR Purchase Agreement on the day and year first hereinabove written:
Signed and delivered for and on behalf of Seller
By: /s/ Henry Herms
Name: Henry Herms
Title: Chief Financial Officer
who, according to the laws of British Virgin Islands is acting under the authority of the Seller.
Signed and delivered for and on behalf of Purchaser
By: /s/ Vidyotma Lotun
Name: Ms Vidyotma Lotun
Title: Director
who, according to the laws of British Virgin Islands is acting under the authority of the Purchaser.
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SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) is being entered on this 29th day of August, 2014 (Execution Date), by and between;
A. MARS OVERSEAS LIMITED, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and having its registered office at PO Box 309 GT, Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (hereinafter referred to as Seller, which expression shall, unless repugnant to the meaning or context thereof, be deemed to include its successors and permitted assigns);
AND
B. COPYTELE INTERNATIONAL LTD., a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands and having its registered office at lcaza Gonzalez-Ruiz & Aleman, (BVI) Trust Limited, Vanterpool Plaza, Second Floor, Wickham Cay 1, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands (hereinafter referred to as Purchaser, which expression shall, unless repugnant to the meaning or context thereof, be deemed to include its successors and permitted assigns).
For the purposes of this SPA, the Seller and the Purchaser are individually referred to as a Party and collectively referred to as the Parties.
WHEREAS:
The Purchaser is desirous of buying from Seller, and Seller is desirous of selling, the Sale Shares (as defined hereinafter) to the Purchaser (Sale Transaction). This SPA sets out the principal terms and conditions on which the Parties have agreed to consummate the Sale Transaction.
NOW THIS SPA WITNESSES AS FOLLOWS:
1. Definitions
1.1. Company shall mean CopyTele Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware in the United States of America and having its principle place of business at 900 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747 (including, unless repugnant to the meaning or context thereof, its successors and permitted assigns);
1.2. Completion shall mean completion of the Sale Transaction and fulfillment of all the Completion Actions in the manner as set out herein;
1.3. Completion Actions shall mean each of the actions specified in Clause 3 of this SPA;
1.4. Completion Date shall mean the Execution Date;
1.5. GDR Purchase Agreement shall mean the agreement of even date herewith, between CopyTele International Ltd, and Polyxo Global Limited, pursuant to which CopyTele International Ltd. has agreed to transfer to Polyxo Global Limited, 1,495,845 global depository receipts of Videocon Industries Limited (NIL), simultaneous to the transfer of the Sale Shares to the Purchaser by the Seller pursuant to the terms hereunder (GDR Sale Transaction);
1.6. Designated Account shall mean such bank account of Seller as may be communicated in writing by Seller to the Purchaser;
1.7. Encumbrance means (I) any mortgage, charge (whether fixed or floating), pledge, lien, hypothecation, assignment, deed of trust, title retention, security interest or other encumbrance of any kind securing, or conferring any priority of payment in respect of, any obligation of any Person, including any right granted by a transaction which, in legal terms, is not the granting of security but which has an economic or financial effect similar to the granting of security under applicable Law, (ii) any proxy, power of attorney, voting trust agreement, interest, option, right of first offer, refusal or transfer restriction in favour of any Person and (iii) any adverse claim as to title, possession or use;
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10.6. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and none is exclusive of any other, or of any rights or remedies that any Party may otherwise have at law or in equity.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused their duly authorized representatives to execute this SPA on the day and year first hereinabove written:
Signed and delivered for and on behalf of Seller
By /s/Pradipkumar N. Dhoot
Name Pradipkumar N. Dhoot
Title Authorised Signatory
Signed and delivered for and on behalf of Purchaser
By: /s/Henry Herms
Name Henry Herms
Title Chief Financial Officer
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