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EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION AND MANUFACTURING LICENSE

AGREEMENT - VEHICLES

 

THIS AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), effective this 27th day, of August, 2009 ("Effective Date"), is entered into by Serenergy A/S, CVR-no. 29 61 66 47, Majsmarken 1, DK-9500 Hobro, Denmark (the "Company") a Denmark Corporation (hereinafter "Serenergy" or the "Supplier" or a "Party") a Danish Corporation, and Inscrutor Inc., a company incorporated in the State of Delaware, company number EID 32-0251358, (hereinafter
"Inscrutor" or the "Distributor" or a "Party"), a Delaware Corporation.

 

WHEREAS, the Supplier is in the business of developing, manufacturing and selling fuel cells and related products throughout the world;

WHEREAS, the Distributor is in the business of market development and business devel­opment and wishes to distribute globally the Supplier's products within the segments for all types of vehicles;

WHEREAS, the Supplier wishes to provide all such products to the Distributor for distri­bution globally to the segments for all types of vehicles on an exclusive basis;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and agreements set forth herein, the parties, each intending to be legally bound hereby, do promise and agree as follows:

 

	1.  	
Definitions

 

	1.1 	In this Agreement the terms mentioned below shall have the following meaning:
	 	
 
	 
	 	Agreement 	
Shall mean this agreement, including schedules.

 

	 	Effective Date	
Means the date first written above.

 

	 	Confidential Information	Means any information of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether written or oral, includ­ing, without limitation, this Agreement, fi­nancial information, trade secrets, customer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	 	 	
lists and other information, regarding the Par­ties and the Products, which is not known to the general public.

 

	 	Global	
Means all countries in the world without limita­tion.

 

	 	Products 	
Means all the Supplier's products from time to time.

 

	 	Term	
Means the period commencing on the Effec­tive Date and terminating as set forth in Clause 10 hereof.

 

	 	Trademarks	
Means all trademarks, service marks, logos, brand names, trade names, domain names and/or slogans used by the Supplier and /or the Distributor in connection with the Prod­ucts from time to time (whether registered or unregistered).

 

	 	Segment	
Means the segments for all types of vehicles driving on wheels intended for driving on public roads (i.e. excluding aeroplanes, golf carts and work vehicles such as fork lifts and tractors), including but not limited to cars of any kind, busses of any kind, vans of any kind, trucks of any kind and motorcycles of any kind.

 

	 	USD	Means US Dollars. The Parties have agreed that the exchange rate between USD and DKK shall be calculated in accordance with the official exchange rate of Danmarks Na-tionalbank on the date in question. However, the Parties have agreed that the exchange rate between USD and DKK shall in no case be lower than 5.10, e.g. 100 USD shall at all times be equal to minimum DKK 510.

 

 

 

 

 

 

	2. 	

Grant of Right to Distribute and manufacture

 

	2.1	
Appointment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Supplier hereby appoints the Distributor as its Global exclusive distributor of the Products under which the Distributor has the exclusive right to conduct all sales, marketing and project-development within the Segment for the Term (see Clause 10), and the Distributor hereby accepts such appointment.

 

	2.2	
Restriction on the Distributor's activities. The Distributor shall not, directly or indirectly i) engage in any promotional activities relating to the Products directed primarily to customers outside the Segment, or ii) solicit orders for Products from any prospective customer not be­longing to the Segment.

 

	2.3	
 Manufacturing license. The Supplier hereby grants to the Distributor for the Term an exclu­sive irrevocable license to manufacture the Products and/or other products based on the Supplier's technology to be sold by the Distributor to customers within the Segment. The Distributor has the right to decide, at the Distributer's sole discretion, whether the Products and/or other
products based on the Supplier's technology shall be (i) manufactured by the Supplier, cf. Clause 6.2, (ii) manufactured and/or production coordinated by the Distributor, cf. Clause 7.1, or manufactured and/or production coordinated by an external manufacturer, cf. Clause 7.2.

 

	2.4	
Restrictions on the Supplier's Activities. The Supplier shall not, directly or indirectly i) en­gage in any promotional activities relating to the Products directed primarily to any custom­ers within the Segment, or (ii) solicit orders for Products from any prospective customer within the Segment. The Supplier is entitled (i) to participate in scientific conferences, semi­nars,
etc. within the Segment, and (ii) to perform work within EU with fully publicly funded, either Danish or EU funded, development projects within the Segment, without the Distribu­tor's prior written consent.

 

	2.5	Reservation of Rights by the Supplier. The Supplier reserves the right to take the following actions at any time upon sixty (60) calendar days prior written notice to the Distributor without liability: (i) to add Products to be used within the Segment, (ii) to modify the design of or upgrade the Products or any part of the Products to be used within the Segment.
The Supplier shall be entitled to cancel Products upon one (1) year's prior written notice to the Distributor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

	3. 	

Trademarks and intellectual property rights

 

	3.1 	
Ownership to Trademarks and other intellectual property rights:

 

	3.1.1	
The Supplier shall have exclusive ownership to all Trademarks and other intellectual prop­erty rights connected to products invented and/or developed by the Supplier.

 

	3.1.2	
The Distributor shall have exclusive ownership to all Trademarks and other intellectual property rights connected to products invented and/or developed by the Distributor.

 

	3.1.3	
The Supplier and the Distributor shall have joint ownership to all Trademarks and other in­tellectual property rights connected to products invented and/or developed jointly by the Supplier and the Distributor.

 

	3.2	
Grant of Rights. The Supplier hereby grants to the Distributor for the Term, and subject to the terms and conditions herein, an exclusive irrevocable right to use the Supplier's Trademarks
and other intellectual rights from time to time in connection with the marketing, use, sale and service of the Products within the Segment in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

	4.  	
The Distributor's Obligations

 

	4.1	
Promotion Efforts. The Distributor shall no later than 6 months after the Effective Date es­tablish a sales department located within the United States focusing on the Segment, which shall ensure that all relevant potential customers
within the Segment will be contacted and presented with the possibility of implementing the Products as a component for a motor-system. Immediately upon the establishment of the said sales department the Distributor shall facilitate a fulltime sales person to promote the sales of the Products within the Seg­ment. The Distributor may develop materials in connection with the promotion of the sale of Products (including, but not limited to, product brochures). The Distributor shall submit cop­ies of such
promotional material to the Supplier.

 

	4.2	
Customer Service. No later than 6 months after the Effective Date the Distributor shall pro­vide effective customer service (including, but not limited to, taking orders, responding to customer inquiries, fulfilling requests for quotes
on Product pricing and providing after-sales service) on a timely basis and shall provide such assistance and information to customers.

 

	4.3	Reports. With effect from Q2 2010 the Distributor shall provide the Supplier with quarterly operation reports of the Distributor's activities to market the Products within the Segment.

  

  

  

 

	4.4	

Annual Report. The Distributor shall provide the Supplier with an annual report within five (5) months after the end of each calendar year, for the first time for the calendar year 2010, showing annual sales figures and the quantity of Products on hand as at 31 December of each year.

 

	4.5	
Product Recalls. In order to assist the Supplier in the event of a recall of Products sold by the Distributor within the Segment, the Distributor shall maintain a complete and current listing of the locations of all Products in the Distributor's inventory and the names of customers within the Segment who have purchased Products from the Distributor together with
the dates of such purchases and Product serial numbers.

 

	4.6	
Order Forecasts. With effect from 1 March 2010 the Distributor shall prior to the beginning of each calendar quarter, for the first time prior to Q2 2010, provide to the Supplier a written forecast of the number and type of Products expected to be ordered in the following three (3) month period. The Distributor's forecasts are not binding on the Distributor and
will be used by the Supplier only for planning purposes.

 

	4.7	
 Pricing - customers. The Distributor shall be free to establish its own pricing for the Prod­ucts within the Segment. The Distributor shall notify the Supplier of its pricing, as in effect from time to time.

 

	5.	
The Supplier's Obligations

 

	5.	
Supply. The Supplier agrees to sell to the Distributor the Products and spare parts ordered by the Distributor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Supplier shall provide spare parts for repairing the Products for a period of not less than two (2) years from the date of the last shipment of a particular type of Product to the Distributor.

 

	5.2	Marketing Assistance. The Supplier shall translate all existing promotional material from time to time into the English language and provide this to the Distributor in written and elec­tronic version. Furthermore, the Supplier agrees to actively support the Distributor in the Distributor's process of developing promotional material
for the sales of the Products within the Segment, including but not limited to proof reading, submission of technical input, pic­tures, etc., in connection with the Distributor's promotion of the sale of the Products within the Segment. 

	 	
 

	 	

  

  

  

 

	5.3	
Technical Support. The Supplier shall provide technical support to the Distributor via tele­phone consultations during normal business hours of the Supplier. Further, the Supplier shall provide to the Distributor a range of after-sales technical information in the English lan­guage at regular intervals to ensure that the Distributor has all current and relevant informa­tion
regarding the Products. The Supplier shall allocate one qualified and high-skilled em­ployee as the Distributor's point of contact, who shall be made available to the Distributor by the Supplier for participation in meetings regarding various projects within the Segment. The said employee shall report directly to the management of the Supplier.

 

	5.4	
In case the Distributor decides to manufacture the Products and/or other products based on the Supplier's technology under the manufacturing license granted by the Supplier to the Distributor, cf. Clause 2.3, in the form of the Distributor's own manufacturing, cf. Clause 7.1 and/or in the form of external manufacturing,
cf. Clause 7.2, the Supplier is obligated at its own costs to supply with all competence necessary the technology transfer necessary for the Distributor to carry out such own manufacturing cf. Clause 7.1 and/or external manufac­turing, cf. Clause 7.2.

 

	5.5	
Training. The Supplier shall provide training to the Distributor's staff, external sales agents, etc., in connection with the marketing, sale and service of the Products at regular intervals. The Supplier and the Distributor
shall pay their own costs for travel, food and lodging dur­ing the training period. It is the intention of the Supplier and the Distributor that such train­ing shall take place every second time at the Supplier's premises and every second time at the Distributor's premises. In case the Supplier participates in meetings with the Distribu­tor's sales staff, customers, etc., upon the Distributors prior written request, the Supplier is entitled to include the Supplier's travel expenses including food
and lodging in the Sup­plier's calculation of the Supplier's direct variable production costs, cf. Clauses 6.1 and 6.2. In the event that the Distributor assigns this Agreement to a third party, cf. Clause 13, such third party shall accept to cover any and all direct variable costs the Supplier may have pro­viding the work described in this Clause 5.5.

 

	5.6	Approvals. The Supplier is responsible for obtaining all applicable regulatory approvals necessary to permit the Distributor to market, sell and service the Products within the Seg­ment. The Supplier shall bear all costs associated with such approvals. In the event that the Distributor assigns this Agreement to a third party, cf. Clause 13, such third
party shall ac­cept to cover any and all direct variable costs the Supplier may have obtaining such regula­tory approvals described in this Clause 5.6.
	 	 

  

  

  

 

	5.7	
Product liability. The Supplier is solely responsible for any product liability which arises from the Products and/or products based on the Supplier's technology. The Supplier shall indemnify, protect and hold harmless the Distributor, without the execution of any further documents, from and against all losses, damages, injuries, claims, demands and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, for all proceedings, trials and appeals arising out of or connected with or in any manner related to the product liability.

 

	6.  	
Prices and Payment

 

	6.1	
 

 

 

	6.2	
 

 

 

	6.3	
 

 

 

	7. 	
Distributor's manufacturing and external manufacturing -Royalties

 

 

	7.1	 

 

  

  

  

 

	7.2	
 

 

 

	7.3	
 

 

 

	7.4	
 

 

 

	7.5	
 

 

 

	8.	
Confidentiality

 

	8.1 	
Each Party undertakes not to use or disclose any Confidential Information unless (i) re­quired to do so by law or pursuant to any order of court or other competent authority or tribunal (ii) required to do so by any applicable stock exchange regulations or the regu­lations of any other recognised market place (iii) such disclosure has been consented to by the other Party
in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) or (iv) to its professional advisors who are bound to such party by a duty of confidence which applies to any information disclosed. If a Party becomes required, in circumstances contemplated by (i) or (ii) to disclose any information, the disclosing Party shall use its reasonable endeavours to consult with the other Party prior to any such disclosure.

 

	8.2	If this Agreement is terminated, irrespective of the cause of such termination, the Par­ties shall - and shall procure that its advisors - upon a request in writing from a Party, return or destroy any document containing Confidential Information, and any copy thereof. Notwithstanding the above, the Parties shall be entitled to retain one (1) copy solely for archival purposes and the Party's advisors shall be entitled to retain copies to the extent
required by applicable law.

 

  

  

  

 

 

	9. 	
Infringement of Trademarks and other intellectual property rights

 

	9.1	
The Distributor and the Supplier agree that if it is notified or otherwise obtains knowledge of any actual or alleged infringement of the Trademarks or any other intellectual property rights of a Party by a third party, it shall promptly notify the other Party. No legal proceed­ings shall be instituted by a Party against any third party in respect of any such actual or al­leged infringement without the prior written consent of the Party that, exclusively or jointly,
has ownership to the Trademark or other intellectual property rights, cf. Clause 3.1.

 

	10. 	
Term and Termination

 

	10.1	
Term. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue for a term of thirtysix (36) months following the Effective Date (the "Initial Term"). Upon expiration of the Initial Term this Agreement may be terminated by each Party with thirtysix (36) months prior written notice to the end of a calendar month. Thereafter,
this Agreement will be automatically renewed for an additional one (1) year term (the "Renewal Term") unless terminated by either Party upon ninety (90) calendar days prior written notice prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term.

 

	10.2	
Exclusivity. The Distributor has on this date entered into an Investment Agreement with the Supplier. If Inscrutor by 31 May 2010 has not raised investments in Inscrutor for a minimum subscription amount of USD 1,500,000, the exclusivity of this Agreement shall automatically lapse on 31 May 2010 with the effect that the Distributor
shall be entitled to continue as the Supplier's global distributor of the Products from time to time within the Segment on a non-exclusive basis. In such case, the Distributor shall be entitled to purchase the Products from the Supplier at the lowest price, at which the Supplier sells the Products to other distributors.

 

	10.3	
Material Breach. This Agreement may be terminated by either Party by giving thirty (30) calendar days written notice of such termination to the other Party in the event of a material

 

  

  

  

 

 

 

	 	
breach by the other Party. "Material breach" shall include: (i) any violation of the terms of Clauses 2.2, 2.3, 3, or 8, (ii) any other breach that a Party has failed to cure within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of written notice by the other Party, (iii) any activity or assistance by a Party of challenging the validity or ownership of the Trademarks or any other intellec­tual property rights of the Supplier and/or the Distributor,
(iv) an act of gross negligence or wilful misconduct of a Party, or (v) the insolvency, liquidation or bankruptcy of a Party.

 

	11.	
Sell-Off Period; Repurchase of inventory

 

	11.1	
Sell-Off Period. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Distributor shall have the right to sell off its remaining inventory of Products and spare parts on a non­exclusive basis for so long as such inventory exists; provided, however, that the Distributor shall comply with all terms and
conditions of this Agreement, including those that restrict the Distributor's activities. The Distributor's rights under this Clause 10.1 are expressly subject to the Supplier's option to repurchase the Distributor's inventory of Products and spare parts as set forth in Clause 11.2 hereof.

 

	11.2	
Option to Repurchase. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, the Supplier shall have the option to repurchase the Distributor's inventory of Products and spare parts, which option must be exercised in writing within thirty (30) calendar days after such termination or expiration. If the Supplier
so exercises such option, the Supplier shall repurchase the Distributor's inventory of Products and spare parts that are saleable and in the original packages and unaltered from their original form and design. Any such repurchase of the Distributor's inventory of Products and spare parts shall be at the original purchase price paid by the Distributor to the Supplier hereunder. The Supplier shall pay the Distributor for such repurchased Products within thirty (30) calendar days after the Supplier receives those
Products and spare parts.

 

	12.	
Independent Contractors

 

	12.1 	 It is understood that both Parties hereto are independent contractors and engage in the operation of their own respective businesses. Neither Party hereto is to be considered the agent of the other Party for any purpose whatsoever and neither Party has any authority to enter into any contract or assume any obligation for the other Party or to make any warranty
or representation on behalf of the other Party. Each Party shall be fully responsible for its own employees, servants and agents, and the employees, servants and agents of one Party shall not be deemed to be employees, servants and agents of the other Party for any purpose whatsoever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

	13.	
Assignment

 

	13.1	
The Distributor is entitled to - in whole or in part - to assign this Agreement to any third party, provided that the assignee respects and assumes all rights and obligations of the assignor.

 

	13.2	
Notwithstanding Clause 13.1, the Distributor is obligated to offer in writing the Supplier to buy this Agreement as the Supplier has the right of first refusal. The offer shall comprise the price as well as other conditions under which the potential assignment is to take place. The Supplier shall no later that 14 calendar days after receiving such written offer give notice to the Distributor that the Supplier wishes to exercise its right of first
refusal. In case the Sup­plier wishes to exercise its right of first refusal, the Supplier shall no later that three (3) months after giving notice to the Distributor pay to the Distributor an amount equal to the Distributors share of the purchase price, cf. the table set out in Clause 13.3.

 

	13.3	Provided that the Supplier has waived its right of first refusal, cf. Clause 13.2, the Distributor is entitled to assign- in whole or in part - this agreement to any third party. In such case, the Distributor
is obligated to pay to the Supplier a percentage of any profit the Distributor may make as a result of such assignment. The profit is defined as the amount paid by the assignee to the Distributor less transaction costs, legal fees, etc.  However, the Distributor is obligated to
pay to the Supplier a minimum payment of  USD  xxxxxxxxxx in accordance with the following table:

 

 

	 Contract size (mill. $)	 Inscrutor Share	 Serenergy Share*
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 * Minimum Payment xxxxxxxxxx	 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	14. 	
Contact information

 

The Distributor:

 

Inscrutor Inc. 

Company No. 32-0251358 

410 Park Avenue, 15th floor 

New York, NY 10022 

United States

 

The Supplier:

 

Serenergy A/S 

CVR-no. 29 61 66 47 

Majsmarken 1 

DK-9500 Hobro 

Denmark

 

	15.    	
Governing law and Arbitration

 

	15.1	
This Agreement, including the Schedules, shall be governed by and construed in accor­dance with the laws of Denmark, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provisions.

 

	15.2	
Any dispute or controversy arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, its con­clusion, implementation or any breach of its provisions or its termination shall - failing an amicable settlement - be settled with final and binding effect by arbitration in Co­penhagen in accordance with the rules of the rules of the Danish Institute of Arbitration (Copenhagen
Arbitration). The arbitration panel shall have two arbitrators and an um­pire appointed by the institute unless the parties to the dispute agree otherwise. The Distributor and the Supplier shall each appoint one arbitrator. The language of the arbi­tration shall be English unless the parties to the dispute agree otherwise.

 

	16. 	
General

 

	16.1	This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties on the subject hereof and su­persedes all prior understandings and instruments on such subject. In the event of any dis­crepancy between the provisions of the Exclusive Distribution Agreement and the provisions of the schedules, the terms and conditions of the Exclusive Distribution Agreement shall

  

  

  

 

 

	 	
prevail. This Agreement may not be modified other than by a written instrument executed by duly authorized representatives of the Parties.

 

	17.  	
Survival of Provisions

 

	17.1	
The following provision of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement: Clauses 8,11, and 17 of the Exclusive Distribution and Manufacturing License Agreement and all other provisions of the Exclusive Distribution and Manufacturing License Agreement that by their nature extend beyond the termination of this Agreement.

 

	18. 	Schedules
	 	
 

Schedule 6.1                                        Price calculation - development phases.

Schedule 6.2                                        Price calculation - Supplier's manufacturing

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties have duly executed this Agreement by their authorized representatives as of the date first written above.

 

 

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INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT"), dated as of August 27, 2009 by and be­tween Inscrutor Inc., a company incorporated in the State of Delaware, company number EID 32­0251358, (hereinafter "Inscrutor" or the "Investor"), Anders Korsgaard Holding ApS, CVR-nr. 29 61 63 45, Heilskovgade 36, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark (hereinafter "AK" or the "Founder"), Mads Bang
Holding ApS, CVR-no. 29 61 63 37, Hanesvinget 1, DK-9520 Skorping, Denmark (hereinafter "MB" or the "Founder"), and Serenergy A/S, CVR-no. 29 61 66 47, Majsmarken 1, DK-9500 Hobro, Denmark (hereinafter the "Company") a Denmark Corporation.

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Investor shall invest in a Tranche 1 investment of DKK xxxxxxxxxxx by subscription for nominally DKK 84,000 shares of nominally
DKK 1 each in the Company;

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Investor shall make an additional investment of up to DKK xxxxxxxxxxxx subscription
for nominally up to DKK 242,667 shares of nominally DKK 1 each in the Company;

 

NOW THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, that the objective of this agreement is to provide the Company with proceeds to expand the development, manufacturing and marketing efforts of the Company and at the same time secure the Investor a potential significant ownership of the Com­pany; and be it further

 

RESOLVED, that the objective of this agreement is to provide the investor with a global ex­clusive distribution agreement to conduct all sales, marketing and project-development of the Com­pany's products to the segments Vehicles and an exclusive distribution agreement to conduct all sales, marketing and project development of
all the Company's products in USA, Canada and Israel and globally in respect of the United Nations.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, which shall be considered an integral part of this Agreement, the covenants and agreements set forth hereafter, and other good

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	1.  	
Defintions

 

	1.1	
In this Agreement the terms mentioned below shall have the following meaning:

 

	 	Agreement	 	
Shall mean this investment agreement, including schedules.

 

	 	Articles of Association	 	
Shall mean the Company's new Articles of Asso­ciation following Tranche 1 Closing.

 

	 	Board of Directors	 	
Shall mean the Company's board of directors from time to time.

 

	 	Company	 	
Shall mean Serenergy A/S, a Danish corporation registered under CVR-no. 29 61 66 47.

 

	 	Confidential Information	 	
Means any information of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether written or oral, including, without limitation, this Agreement, financial in­formation, trade secrets, customer lists and other information, regarding the Parties, which is not known to the general public.

 

	 	Exclusive Distribution Agreement I	 	
Shall mean the exclusive distribution and manu­facturing license agreement attached as Schedule 2.4.a.

 

	 	Exclusive Distribution Agreement II 	 	
Shall mean the exclusive distribution agreement attached as Schedule 2.4.b.

 

	 	Founders   	 	
Shall mean both AK, MB and/or their companies and the ultimative owners of these companies. The Founders are Parties to this Agreement in their ca­pacity of shareholders in the Company.

 

	 	Field of Activity 	 	Shall mean the manufacturing of fuel cell technology and related services and production, per­formed by the Company at Tranche 1 Closing and any time thereafter.

  

 

  

 

	 	Intellectual Property	 	
Shall mean patents and pending patent applica­tions, trade marks, service marks, rights in design (whether registered or not), copyrights (including rights in software), know-how, business and trade names, and all other intellectual property or simi­lar forms or protection or having a similar effect in any part of the world including,
where appropri­ate, the right to apply for the registration of any right.

 

	 	Investor	 	
Shall mean Inscrutor Inc., a US corporation regis­tered under the laws of Delaware, company num­ber EID 32-0251358.

 

	 	Net Investment	 	
Shall mean the investments made in Inscrutor less transaction costs, cf. Clause 5.7.2.

 

	 	Shareholders' Agreement	 	
Shall mean the Shareholders' Agreement attached as Schedule 6.1.

 

	 	Step Plan	 	
 Shall mean the actions set forth in Clause 2.7 of the Agreement.

 

	 	Tranche 1 Closing	 	
Shall mean the completion of Tranche 1 Invest­ment, which shall take place no later than 28 Au­gust 2009, cf. Clause 7.2.

 

	 	Tranche 2 Closing	 	
Shall mean the completion of Tranche 2 Invest­ment, cf. Clause 10.

 

	 	Tranche 1 Investment	 	
Shall mean the Investor's investment of DKK xxxxxxxxxx by subscription for nominally DKK 84,000 shares of nominally DKK 1 each in the Company.

 

	 	Tranche 2 Investment	 	
Shall mean the Investor's additional investment of up to DKK xxxxxxxxx by subscription for nomi­nally up to DKK 242,667 shares of nominally DKK 1 each in the Company.

 

 

 

 

 

	2.    	
Background and object

 

	
2.1
	
The Company was founded on 9 June 2006 by the Founders and is engaged in the Field of Activity.

 

	2.2 	
At the date of this Agreement, the Company has an issued share capital of DKK 665,000.

 

	2.3	
The object of this Agreement is to provide the Company with proceeds to expand the devel­opment, manufacturing and marketing efforts of the Company and at the same time secure the Investor a potential significant ownership of the Company. Further, the object of the Agreement is to establish an ownership structure of the Company that will facilitate the fu­ture activities
of the Company. The Company is further described in the Power Point presen­tation attached hereto as Schedule 2.3.a. The contemplated development of the Company is described in the business plan attached hereto as Schedule 2.3.b.

 

	2.4	
Furthermore the objective of this Agreement is to provide the Investor with (i) a global ex­clusive distribution and manufacturing license agreement to conduct all sales, marketing and project-development of the Company's products to the segments Vehicles (hereinafter re­ferred to as "Exclusive Distribution Agreement I") attached hereto as Schedule
2.4.a and (ii) an exclusive distribution agreement to conduct all sales, marketing and project-development of all the Company's products in USA, Canada and Israel and globally in re­spect of the United Nations (hereinafter referred to as "Exclusive Distribution Agreement II") attached hereto as Schedule 2.4.b.

 

	2.5	
Based on Exclusive Distribution Agreement I and Exclusive Distribution Agreement II en­tered into between Inscrutor and the Company, the Investor shall raise investments in In­scrutor from external investors. The total amount to be raised in Inscrutor post Tranche 1 Closing shall be the basis for the calculation of the amounts to be invested in the Company by the
Investor under Tranche 2 Investment.

 

	2.6	The Parties have agreed that the Company, when Tranche 2 is completed, shall have re­ceived a total amount of maximum DKK xxxxxxxxxx  (Tranche 1 Investment equal to DKK xxxxxxxxxx and
Tranche 2 Investment equal to an amount up to DKK xxxxxxxxxx from the Investor with the effect that the Investor after completion of Tranche 2 shall own a total of up to 32.29 % of the share capital in the Company

 

 

 

 

 

	2.7	
To achieve the object set forth in Clauses 2.3 the following step plan (hereinafter referred to as the "Step Plan") shall be executed.

 

	2.7.1 	
The adoption of a capital increase of nominally DKK 84,000 shares in the Company, cf. Clause 4 (Tranche 1 Investment).

 

	2.7.2 	
The adoption of one or more capital increase(s) of up to a total of nominally DKK 242,667 in the Company, cf. Clause 5 (Tranche 2 Investment).

 

	2.8	
In this Agreement, some amounts are set forth in USD (Clauses 4 and 5). The Parties agree that the exchange rate between USD and DKK shall be calculated in accordance with the of ficial exchange rate of Danmarks Nationalbank on the date in question. However, the
Parties have agreed that the exchange rate between USD and DKK shall in no case be lower than 5.10, e.g. 100 USD shall at all times be equal to minimum DKK 510.

 

	3.	
Capitalization

 

	3.3 	Before the execution of the Step Plan the capital structure of the Company is as follows:

 

 

	
Shareholder
	
Share   Capital (DKK)
	
%

	
Aalborg Universitet
	
25,000
	
3.80

	
Kota Holding ApS
	
72,000
	
10.80

	
Claus Korsgaard
	
8,000
	
1.20

	
Arne Cornelius Moller
	
6,000
	
0.90

	
Poul Erik Madsen
	
4,000
	
0.60

	
Mikkel Th0gersen og Rikke Kirkegaard
	
4,000
	
0.60

	
Anette og Thomas Sogaard
	
4,000
	
0.60

	
Karen 01and
	
8,000
	
1.20

	
Jan Larsen
	
8,000
	
1.20

	
Knud Korsgaard
	
4,000
	
0.60

	
Mette Bang og Steen Thomsen
	
4,000
	
0.60

	
Mads Bang Holding ApS
	
259,000
	
38.90

	
Anders Korsgaard Holding ApS
	
259,000
	
38.90

	
Sum
	
665,000
	
100.00

 

  

 

  

 

	3.2	
As per the date of this Agreement the Company has issued warrants to employees entitling certain employees to subscribe for nominally DKK 24,000 shares in the Company as set out in Schedule 3.2. The warrants shall be exercised in the period between 15 November 2011 and 31 December 2011.

 

	4.   	Tranche 1 investment

 

	4.1	
By entering into this Agreement the Company agrees to issue and the Investor agrees to sub­scribe for nominally DKK 84,000 shares of nominally DKK 1 each, thereby increasing the nominal share capital of the Company from DKK 665,000 to DKK 749,000 consisting of 749,000 shares (Tranche 1 Investment).

 

	4.2 	
The new shares subscribed by the Investor shall have the same rights as the existing shares.

 

	4.3  	
The Investor hereby undertakes to subscribe for nominally DKK 84,000 shares, and the Company and the Founders hereby accept to issue and vote for such Tranche 1 Investment.

 

	4.4  	
Subscription for the Tranche 1 Investment shall be made at a price of DKK xxxxxxxxxx per nomi­nal DKK 1 share, i.e. for a total subscription amount of DKK xxxxxxxxxx.
of which DKK xxxxxxxxxx  shall be paid by the Investor.     

 

	4.5  	
Subscription for the Tranche 1 Investment shall take place on Tranche 1 Closing. Tranche 1 closing is held on 28 August 2009 in accordance with the principles set forth in Clause 7.

 

	4.6  	
At Tranche 1 Closing the total amount paid by the Investor under the Tranche 1 Investment, cf. Clause 4.6, shall be settled.

 

	4.7  	
As per Tranche 1 Closing the Investor is entitled to appoint one member of the Board of Di­rectors. The Parties have agreed that a minimum of 6-8 annual board meetings shall be held.

 

	4.7.1  	
Jesper Toft shall for a period of eighteen (18) months from the date of this Agreement be en­titled to be appointed as observer to the Board of Directors. The observer shall be without voting rights, but shall be entitled to participate and speak in all meetings of the Board of Directors. The observer shall be entitled to receive the same agendas,
minutes and other board material from the board meetings etc. as received by the members of the board.

 

	4.7.2  	
Notwithstanding Clause 4.7.1, the right for Jesper Toft to be appointed as observer to the Board of Directors shall automatically lapse in case the Investor does not fulfil its obligation make further investments in the Company of an amount of minimum USD 500,000 under Tranche 2 Investment, cf. Clause 5.

 

 

 

 

 

	
4.8
	
No later than two (2) weeks from Tranche 1 Closing, an extraordinary general meeting of the Company shall be conducted in which the following resolutions shall be adopted:

 

	4.8.1	
Election of a new Board of Directors of the Company.

 

	4.8.2	
Adoption of new Articles of Association in the form set out in Schedule 4.8.2.

 

	4.9	
The resolutions set forth in Clause 4.8 shall be passed as determined in the agreed form minutes of extraordinary general meeting attached hereto as Schedule 4.9.

 

	4.10	
The Investor agrees to pay and to transfer the Tranche 1 Investment subscription amount into the client account of the Company with Hjulmand & Kaptain Advokatfirma in Nordea, reg. no. 2214, account no.  xxxxxxxxxx

 

	4.11	
Subject to the decision to increase the share capital Hjulmand & Kaptain Advokatfirma shall irrevocably be instructed to carry out the registration of the capital increase with the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency and update of the Company's share register.

 

	4.12	Prior to the Tranche 2 Investment the share capital of the Company is expected to be as fol­lows:

 

 

	
Shareholder
	
Share   Capital (DKK)
	
%

	
Aalborg Universitet
	
25,000
	
3.25

	
Kota Holding ApS
	
92,000
	
11.96

	
Claus Korsgaard
	
8,000
	
1.04

	
Arne Cornelius Moller
	
6,000
	
0.78

	
Poul Erik Madsen
	
4,000
	
0.52

	
Mikkel Thogersen og Rikke Kirkegaard
	
4,000
	
0.52

	
Anette og Thomas Sogaard
	
4,000
	
0.52

	
Karen 01and
	
8,000
	
1.04

	
Jan Larsen
	
8,000
	
1.04

	
Knud Korsgaard
	
4,000
	
0.52

	
Mette Bang og Steen Thomsen
	
4,000
	
0.52

	
Mads Bang Holding ApS
	
259,000
	
33.68

	
Anders Korsgaard Holding ApS
	
259,000
	
33.68

	
Inscrutor Inc.
	
84,000
	
10.92

	
Sum
	
769,000
	
100.00

 

  

 

  

 

	4.12.1	
As per the date of this Agreement Kota Holding ApS owns a shareholding of nominally 72,000 shares in the Company. However, Kota Holding ApS has agreed to subscribe for ad­ditionally nominally 20,000 shares in the Company in the period between Tranche 1 Closing and Tranche 2 investment.

 

	5.  	Tranche 2 Investment

 

	5.1	
By entering into and complying with this Agreement the Investor has an obligation to make farther investments in the Company by completing a Tranche 2 Investment.

 

	5.2 	
The Investor shall be entitled to and obligated to complete the Tranche 2 Investment if:

 

	5.2.1	
The Company in all material respects has conducted business according to the Business Plan dated September 2008, cf. Schedule 2.3.b,

 

	5.2.2  	
The Company has not suspended its payments, applied for an administration order, been de­clared bankrupt, etc.

 

	5.3 	
For the avoidance of doubt the Investor shall have the right but not the obligation, to carry out Tranche 2 Investment even if the matters set forth in Clause 5.2.1 - Clause 5.2.2 have not been achieved.

 

	5.4  	
The Investor shall no later than 15 May 2010 by written notice to the Company and by email to Anders Korsgaard, ark@serenerRy.com and Mads Bang, mba@serenergy.com demand Tranche 2 Investment to be completed no later than 31
May 2010. In case the Investor gives such a written notice the Company shall use its best efforts to complete Tranche 2 Invest­ment no later than 31 May 2009. In order to provide the Company with sufficient funds without unnecessary delay, the Investor shall be entitled to and obligated to divide the Tranche 2 Investment into two or more investments by subscription of new shares in the Company, cf. Clause 5.7.

 

	5.5 	
At Tranche 2 Investment the Investor shall subscribe for additional shares in the Company, cf. Clause 5.7.

 

	5.6	
The Parties agree to vote in favour of Tranche 2 Investment.

 

	5.7  	
At Tranche 2 Investment the Investor shall subscribe for additional shares in the Company for an amount up to a maximum of DKK xxxxxxxxxx Subscription for the Tranche 2 In­vestment shall be made at a price of DKK xxxxxxxxxx 
per nominal DKK 1 Share.

 

	5.7.1	The Tranche 2 Investment is calculated on the basis of investments to be raised in Inscrutor post Tranche 1 Closing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

	5.7.2	
The Investor is obligated to invest an amount equal to minimum 33 % of the total net in­vestment (hereinafter referred to as "Net Investment") raised in Inscrutor in the period be­tween Tranche 1 Closing and 1 May 2010. Thus, the Investor is not obligated to invest any part of any Net Investment in the Company obtained after 1 May 2010. Net Investment is defined
as the amount invested in Inscrutor less transaction costs, financing fees, legal fees, etc., as stated in the calculation example attached hereto as Schedule 5.7.2, however such transaction costs, financing fees, legal fees, etc., shall not in any case exceed twenty (20) per cent (%) of the amount invested in Inscrutor. Thus, if external investors invest a total amount equal to a Net Investment of USD 6,000,000 in Inscrutor, the Investor shall sub­scribe
for new shares in the Company for an amount of USD 2,000,000 under Tranche 2 In­vestment.

 

	5.7.3	
As soon as the Investor has raised a total Net Investment of minimum USD 1,500,000 in In­scrutor in the form of a cash capital increase in Inscrutor, the Investor shall subscribe for new shares in the Company for an amount equal to minimum 33 % of such Net Investment. The subscription for new shares in the Company shall take place no later than three (3) weeks after
the completion of a cash capital increase in Inscrutor, which provides Inscrutor with a Net Investment of minimum USD 1,500,000.

 

	5.7.4	
Provided that the Investor, in addition to the investments set forth in Clause 5.7.3, raises fur­ther investments in Inscrutor before 1 May 2010 in the form of a cash capital increase, the Investor is obligated to subscribe for additional new shares in the Company for an amount equal to 33 % of the Net Investment descending from such further investment in Inscrutor.
The subscription for new shares in the Company shall take place no later than three (3) weeks after the completion of a cash capital increase in Inscrutor, which provides Inscrutor with a Net Investment.

 

	5.7.5	
Notwithstanding Clause 5.7.2 - 5.7.4, the Investor shall not in any case be obligated to invest a total amount in the Company that exceeds DKK xxxxxxxxxxunder the Tranche 2 Investment, cf. Clause 5.7.

 

	5.7.6	
The Net Investment shall be calculated by Inscrutor's certified public accountant no later than 8 May 2010. Upon the Company's request Inscrutor is obligated to submit to the Com­pany all calculations of any Net Investment according to the "open book principle".

 

	5.8	The subscription amount in Tranche 2 Investment shall be maximum DKK  xxxxxxxxxx as set forth in Clause 5.7 which subscription amount the Investor agrees to pay
and to transfer into the client account of the Company with Hjulmand & Kaptain Advokatfirma in Nordea. reg. no. 2214, account no. xxxxxxxxxx

 

 

 

 

 

	
5.9  
	
Subject to the decision(s) to increase the share capital Hjulmand & Kaptain Advokatfirma shall irrevocably be instructed to carry out the registration of the capital increase with the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency and update of the Company's share register.

 

	
5.10  
	
The subscription amount shall be released and transferred by Hjulmand & Kaptain Advokat­firma to the Company's account immediately upon Hjulmand & Kaptain Advokatfirma's registration of the capital increase with the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency and update of the Company's share register.

 

	
5.11 
	

Provided that the Investor subscribes for new shares for the maximum amount of DKK  xxxxxxxxxx the capital structure of the Company following the Tranche 2 Investment is expected
to be as follows:

 

	
Shareholder
	
Share   Capital (DKK)
	
%

	
Aalborg Universitet
	
25,000
	
2.47

	
Kota Holding ApS
	
92,000
	
9.09

	
Claus Korsgaard
	
8,000
	
0.79

	
Arne Cornelius Moller
	
6,000
	
0.59

	
Poul Erik Madsen
	
4,000
	
0.40

	
Mikkel Thogersen og Rikke Kirkegaard
	
4,000
	
0.40

	
Anette og Thomas Sogaard
	
4,000
	
0.40

	
Karen 01and
	
8,000
	
0.79

	
Jan Larsen
	
8,000
	
0.79

	
Knud Korsgaard
	
4,000
	
0.40

	
Mette Bang og Steen Thomsen
	
4,000
	
0.40

	
Mads Bang Holding ApS
	
259,000
	
25.60

	
Anders Korsgaard Holding ApS
	
259,000
	
25.60

	
Inscrutor Inc. - Tranche I
	
84,000
	
8.30

	
Inscrutor Inc. - Tranche 2
	
242,667
	
23.99

	
Sum
	
1,011,667
	
100.00

 

 

	
6.
	
Shareholders' agreement

 

	
6.1  
	
At the date of the signing of this Agreement, the Investor shall enter into and sign the Share­holders Agreement, attached hereto as Schedule 6.1.

 

 

 

 

 

	7.   	
Tranche 1 Closing

 

	7.1 	
Time and Place:

 

	7.2	
Tranche 1 Closing shall take place no later than 28 August 2009 (the "Closing Date"). At Tranche 1 Closing the total amount paid by the Investor under the Tranche 1 Investment, cf. Clause 4.5, shall be settled.The
Parties agree that the steps mentioned in Clause 4 shall be comprised by Tranche 1 Closing.

 

	7.3 	
The steps mentioned in Clause 5 shall be effected as soon as possible, however, subject to any specific provisions set forth in the Clause mentioned.

 

	7.4 	
Closing obligations of the Company and the Founders

 

	7.4.1	
At Tranche 1 Closing, subject to the Investor's fulfilment of the obligations set out in Clause 7.6, the Company and the Founders shall:

 

	 	(i)	Conduct an extraordinary general meeting in the Company in accordance with Clause 4 and sign the minutes of such extraordinary general meeting in the form set out in Schedule 4.7.3.

 

	7.5 	Closing obligations of the Company

 

	
7.5.1
	
At Tranche 1 Closing, subject to the Investor's fulfilment of the obligations set out in Clause 7.6, the Company shall:

 

	 	(i)	sign the Exclusive Distribution Agreement I attached hereto as Schedule 2.4.a.
	 	(ii)	sign the Exclusive Distribution Agreement II attached hereto as Schedule 2.4.b.

 

	7.6 	Closing obligations of the Investor

                       

	
7.6.1 
	
At Tranche 1 Closing, subject to the fulfilment of the Company's and the Founders' fulfil­ment of the obligations set out in Clauses 7.4 and 7.5, the Investor shall:

 

 

	 	(i)	
Sign the minutes of the extraordinary general meeting in the form set out in Schedule 4.7.3 as subscriber of the Tranche 1 Investment shares.

 

	 	(ii)	
Effect and provide documentation that the total subscription amount of DKK xxxxxxxxxx  for the shares has been paid into the Company's client account with Hjulmand & Kaptain Advokatfirma, cf. Clause 4.4.

 

	 	(iii)	
sign the Exclusive Distribution Agreement attached hereto as Schedule 2.4.a.

 

	 	(iv)	sign the Exclusive Distribution Agreement attached hereto as Schedule 2.4.b.
	 	 	 
	 	 	 

 

	
7.7  
	
At Tranche 1 Closing, subject to the fulfilment of the Parties' respective obligations set out in Clauses 7.4 - 7.6, the Parties shall irrevocably instruct Hjulmand & Kaptain Advokat-firma to i) make or cause to be made any filings necessary or appropriate to register with the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency the decisions adopted at the extraordinary
gen­eral meeting conducted pursuant to Clause 4 above and ii) to update the Company's regis­ters of shareholders with the relevant Parties duly registered as shareholders of the Company with the respective nominal amounts. Hjulmand & Kaptain Advokatfirma shall be irrevoca­bly instructed to carry out such actions as soon as possible following the Closing Date.

 

	7.8	
Each of the actions required to be performed at Tranche 1 Closing pursuant to Clauses 7.2 -7.7 above shall be deemed to have occurred at the same time and none of such actions shall be considered performed until and unless all such actions have been performed. Each Party acknowledges that Tranche 1 Closing shall not take place unless and until such actions have been completed
or waived (as appropriate).

 

	8.	
Post Tranche 1 Closing obligations

 

	8.1	
The Company, the Founders and the Investor are obligated to take all necessary actions and to draft all necessary documents and adopt all resolutions in order to achieve the objects set forth in this Agreement.

 

	9.	
Post Tranche 1 Closing - other investments

 

	9.1	In the period between Tranche 1 Closing, cf. Clause 7, and 31 May 2010, the Company is entitled to obtain further investments in the Company of an amount up to maximum DKK xxxxxxxxxx however, any such further investment must be completed as a cash capital increase. In the said period, the Company is obligated to refrain from adopting further capital increases and from issuing
convertible bonds and/or warrants. However, the Company is en­titled to issue up to maximum 24,000 warrants to employees or members of the Board of Di­rectors, however with the exception of MB and AK, of the Company.
 

	9.1.1	
In case the Company adopts a cash capital increase, cf. Clause 9.1, the Company and the Founders severally and jointly undertake to ensure the Investor's pre-emptive rights accord­ing to article 30 in the Danish Public Companies Act (in Danish: Aktieselskabsloven) with the effect that the Investor shall be granted the right to subscribe for new shares at the same price and the same conditions as any such investor subscribing for new shares in the Com­pany, in proportion with the Investor's shareholding
post Tranche 1 Closing. Any such sub­scription of new shares by the Investor shall have no influence, neither in respect of the number of shares to be subscribed nor of the subscription price, on the Investors right to subscribe for new shares under Tranche 2 Investment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

	
9.1.2
	
In case the Company adopts a cash capital increase, cf. Clause 9.1, the Company and the Founders severally and jointly undertake to ensure that the Investor is granted a minimum of four (4) months to decide whether the Investor wants to subscribe for new shares in respect of a cash capital increase according to which the Investor has pre-emptive rights, cf. Clause 9.1.1. In case the Company decides that a capital
increase cannot await the said four (4) months period, the Company and the Founders severally and jointly undertake to vote in fa­vour of a warrant to be issued simultaneously with the decision to increase the share capital of the Company to the Investor according to which the Investor shall be entitled to subscribe for new shares at the same price and at the same conditions as any such investor subscribing for new shares in the Company in proportion with the Investor's shareholding post Tranche 1 Closing.
Such a warrant shall be exercised within a period of four (4) months.

 

	
9.2
	

The Founders and the Company severally and jointly warrant to the Investor that new shares issued to external investors, cf, Clause 9.1, shall not in any sense, including but not limited to voting rights and right to receive payment of dividend, have better right than (i) the exist­ing shares in the Company, (ii) the shares subscribed for by the Investor under Tranche 1 Investment, and (iii) the shares to be subscribed for by the Investor under Tranche 2 Invest­ment.

 

	
10.
	
Tranche 2 Closing

 

	
10.1
	
Tranche 2 Closing

 

	
10.1.1
	

Subject to fulfilment of the requirements set forth in Clause 5, Tranche 2 Closing shall (at the written request of one of the Parties addressed to the Chairman of the Board of Direc-tdrf)-':tl^Splace not
later than 31 May 2010. Tranche 2 Closing will take place at a place agreed between the Investor, the Company, AK and MB.

 

	
10.1.2
	

At the Tranche 2 Closing, the Investor, the Company and the Founders shall:

 

	
(i)
	
Conduct an extraordinary general meeting at which all decisions necessary to validly and legally implement the Investor's subscription of new shares are adopted,

 

	
(ii)
	
Sign and deliver all such documents and statements and perform any such actions applicable or necessary to complete the Tranche 2 Closing.

 

 

 

 

 

	
11.
	
Post Tranche 2 Closing obligations

 

	
11.1
	
For a period of three (3) years after Tranche 2 Closing, the Company and the Founders sev­erally and jointly undertake:

 

	 	(i)	
not, directly or indirectly, to pass or vote in favour of any resolution, which, directly or indirectly, departs from the Investor's pre-emptive rights, cf. article 30 in the Danish Public Companies Act (in Danish: Aktieselskabsloven) with the effect that the Inves­tor's shareholding in the Company is diluted, without the investor's prior written con­sent, and

 

	 	(ii)	
to ensure that the Investor is granted a minimum period of four (4) months to decide whether the Investor wants to subscribe for new shares in respect of a cash capital in­crease according to which the Investor has pre-emptive rights, cf. Clause 11.1. In case the Company decides that a capital increase cannot await the said four (4) months pe­riod, the Company and
the Founders severally and jointly undertake to vote in favour of a warrant to be issued simultaneously with the decision to increase the share capital of the Company to the Investor according to which the Investor shall be entitled to sub­scribe for new shares at the same price and at the same conditions as any such investor subscribing for new shares in the Company in proportion with the Investor's sharehold­ing post Tranche 2 Closing. Such a warrant shall be exercised within a period of four (4) months.

 

	12.	
Representations and warranties

 

	12.1	
The Founders and the Company severally and jointly represent and warrant to the Investor that at the date hereof:

 

	12.1.1	
Organisation: The Company is a duly organised Danish company (registered under CVR-no. 29 61 66 47), which is validly existing with all requisite power and authority to own and operate its business as it is now being conducted.

 

	12.1.2	
Articles of Association: The Company's current Articles of Association have been duly adopted by all necessary corporate action, and have been duly filed with the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency.

 

	12.1.3	
Share capital: Before the execution of the Step Plan the issued share capital of the Com­pany is DKK 665,000 consisting of 665,000 shares. All of the authorized and allotted share capital of the Company is fully paid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

	12.1.4	
Shares: The shares are free and clear from all encumbrances and security interests of any kind, including but not limited to any liens, charges, options, warrants, claims, commitments or pre-emptive rights granted or committed to a third party for the pur­chase of the
common shares. AK and MB individually inform that their shares have been pledged to Nordea Bank as security for AK's and MB's credit facilities in Nordea Bank. All shares belong to one share class and no shares have better rights than other shares in respect of voting rights, right to dividend, etc.

 

	12.1.5	No approval or consent: The Company needs not obtain approval or consent from any governmental entity or third party in order to legally and validly execute and deliver this Agreement and the legal and valid offer and issuance of the Tranche 1 shares and for the performance of the obligations of the Company respectively, under any provisions of this Agreement.

 

	12.1.6	
Other interests: Apart from equity interests explicitly set out in this Agreement, no con­vertible promissory notes, option loans, options to acquire shares in the Company (or subsidiaries, if any), warrants or any other obligations relating to the equity or share capital
of the Company have been issued and are currently in force. Except as required by law or explicitly set out in this Agreement, no holder of any securities of the Com­pany is entitled to any pre-emptive or similar rights to purchase any securities of the Company from the Company, either as a result of this Agreement or any prior transac­tions. There are no rights of first refusal, put, redemption, repurchase or call rights or obligations, anti-dilution or registration rights, or voting right arrangements
with respect to any shares of the Company's share capital other than as set forth herein, in the Arti­cles of Association or in the Shareholders' Agreement.

 

	12.1.7	Authorisation: This Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate ac­tion on behalf of the Company, have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and is valid and legally binding upon the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms and does not conflict with or result in a violation or breach of the Company's cur­rent articles of association
or any agreement or understanding to which the Company is a party or any applicable law, rule, regulation or judgement in force of the date hereof.

 

	12.1.8	Taxes: The tax returns, which have or ought to have been filed by the Company for any taxation purpose, have been filed in due time and have been prepared in accordance with all applicable Danish and foreign tax laws and are not subject to any actual dispute with the appropriate authorities. No claims related to the tax returns can be raised by any authorities, which are
not fully reserved for in the latest audited accounts of the Company.

  

 

  

 

 

	12.1.9	
Accounts: The accounting records of the Company have been kept on a proper and consistent basis and except as set forth in the annual reports of the Company no change in the methods or bases of valuation or accountancy treatment have been made since the date of incorporation of the Company, the accounting
records are up-to-date and contain complete and accurate details of the Business activities of the Company and of all mat­ters required by the Danish Companies Accounts Act and the Danish Bookkeeping Act.

 

	12.1.10	
Assets: Apart from a company charge of DKK xxxxxxxxxxattached hereto as Schedule 12.1.10, the
assets of the Company are free of all liens, charges, security interests, en­cumbrances and third party rights of any kind other than what is stated in the Accounts. The Company owns the assets necessary to run the present and presently planned busi­ness of the Company, except for leasing of hardware, furniture etc. made in the ordinary course of business.

 

	12.1.11	
Intellectual Property: The Company holds valid title to use all Intellectual Property and know-how to carry out its present and presently planned business. The employees of the Company have assigned to the Company any Intellectual Property within the Com­pany's Field of Activity, which the employees have developed and own independently on reasonable terms. The Company's policies
prohibit the use of unlicensed ("pirate") software. However, no assurance can be given that employees have fully complied with this policy. As of today no claims have been received nor notified. To the knowledge of the Founders and the Company, no third party is in any material way infringing any of the Intellectual Property rights necessary for the Company to carry out the business in all material respects as presently conducted. All renewal, application and other official registry fees and steps required for
the maintenance, protection and enforcement of the Intellectual Property rights owned by the Company have been paid or taken. To the best of the Founder's and the Company's Knowledge, the activities of the Company are not infringing and have not infringed the Intellectual Property rights of any third party, no third party is alleging such infringement and the Company is not engaged in any dispute in which a party is claiming that the Company infringes the intellectual property rights of the third party.

 

	12.1.12	
Patents. The Company has full and exclusive title to the patents set forth in Schedule 12.1.12.a. The Company has full and exclusive title to the patent applications set forth in Schedule 12.1.12.b.

 

	12.1.13	Permissions, Approvals etc.: The Company is in possession of all material permits, approvals and rights required for the conduct of the present business. To the knowledge of the Founders and the Company, no matters or conditions exist which may cause the revocation, limitation or restriction of
one or more of such permits, approvals and rights.

 

 

 

 

 

	12.1.14 	
Litigation: There are no pending law suits, arbitration, proceedings, actions of damages, complaints, public investigations, administrative methods or proceedings (jointly re­ferred to as "Litigation") against the Company or in which the Company is involved and to the knowledge of the Founders and the
Company no such Litigation is threatening.

 

	12.1.15 	
Indebtedness: The Company has not incurred any unpaid indebtedness for money bor­rowed or guaranteed or assumed the liabilities of any other person or entity. Save as provided for in this Agreement, the Company has not undertaken any obligations with respect to guarantees or similar and have not signed
or delivered any letters of comfort, letters of awareness or similar, except for product guarantees in the ordinary course of business. The Company is without long-term debt and/or any financial obligations in excess of approximately DKK xxxxxxxxxx    and has no overdue
payables in excess of ap­proximately DKK  xxxxxxxxxx The Company has a minimum of accounts receivables of approximately DKK xxxxxxxxxx At
the date of signing of this Agreement the Company has a credit facility of DKKxxxxxxxxxx   in Nordea Bank. Nordea Bank has demanded that the credit facility shall be renegotiated no later that 1 October 2009. Further details in respect if indebtedness follows from Schedule
12.1.15.a and Schedule 12.1.15.b.

 

	12.1.16  	
Compliance and Environmental Issues: The business and operations of the Company have been and are being conducted in all material respects in accordance with all appli­cable laws, rules and regulations of all governmental authorities. The ownership, use and operation by the Company of its assets and facilities
at all times have been and on the Tranche 1 Closing date is in all material respects in compliance with all applicable Danish and foreign environmental laws. None of the Company's facilities have been disapproved by any Danish or foreign governmental authority, and the Company has obtained and are in possession of all environmental permits necessary for its business as conducted on the date hereof.

 

	12.1.17 	
Insurance: The Company has taken out reasonable insurance policies considering the Company's activities, assets, interests, financial position and state of development. The Company's insurance policies are effective and no undisclosed liabilities exist there­under.

 

	12.1.18	Contracts: The Company is in all material respect in compliance with all contracts to which it is a party and to the knowledge of the Founder and the Company the other par-. ties to such contracts are in material compliance
with the terms thereof. Save from Exclusive Distribution Agreement I and Exclusive Distribution Agreement II, the Company is not a party to any contract or arrangement, which restricts its freedom to carry on its business in any part of the world in such manner as it may think fit.

 

 

	12.1.19	
Employment: No member of the management or any other employee of the Company has advised the Company that he or she has any present plans to terminate his or her employment with the Company. The Company has complied in all material respects with all laws relating to the employment
of labour, including provisions relating to wages, hours, equal opportunity, collective bargaining and payment of taxes, and the Company has not encountered any material labour difficulties. All of the Company's employees are subject to confidentiality and assignment of inventions agreements with the Company. No former employer of any of the Company's employees has any claim of any kind whatsoever in respect of any of the Company's Intellectual Property

 

	12.1.20	
Leases: The lease of the Company's premises in Majsmarken 1, DK-9500 Hobro is the only property used or occupied by the Company or in respect of which the Company has any estate, interest, right or liability. The lease is used and occupied for the purpose of the business, which
is the permitted use under the current applicable planning and zoning legislation and any applicable lease. There are no agreements for sale, options, rights of pre-emption or similar matters affecting the lease or any other property. There are no outstanding requirements or recommendations of any competent authority relat­ing to the lease

 

	12.1.21	
Business Information: The Company has taken reasonable measures to keep business information and know how confidential.

 

	12.1.22	
Minutes and Books: Since the date of incorporation of the Company the written minutes of general meetings and meetings of the Board of Directors reflect in all material re­spects, the decisions madeby the general meetings and the Board of Directors. 

 

	12.1.23	Miscellaneous: All material and relevant issues pertaining to the Tranche 1 Investment have been fully and fairly disclosed, and the Founders and the Company have exercised due diligence, and conducted due inquiry into all relevant matters. The Founders and the Company have given the Investor all and any information of importance to the Investor. There is no material fact
or circumstance relating to the affairs of the Company, which has not been disclosed to the Investors representations and warranties made under this Agreement as set out in Clause 12.1 are ect to the Founders and the Company's actual knowledge as of the date of the signing of Agreement to the extent explicitly stated in the respective representations and warran-The knowledge of the Company shall be deemed to be the actual knowledge of
Anders sgaard and Mads Bang.

 

 

 

 

 

	
13.
	
Representations and warranties from the investor

 

	
13.1 
	

The Investor represents and warrants with respect to itself to the Founders and the Company that as of the date of the Tranche 1 Closing (i) the Investor is an entity duly organised and validly existing under the laws of the state of Delaware (ii) the Investor has full legal right, power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and the Agreement has been duly and validly authorised
by all necessary corporate action on its be­half, have been duly executed and delivered by the Investor and is valid and legally binding upon the Investor enforceable in accordance with its terms and does not conflict with or re­sult in a violation or breach of the Investor's current articles of association or any agreement or understanding to which the Investor is a party or any applicable law, rule, regulation or judgement in force of the date hereof and (iii) the Investor need not obtain approval or
con­sent from any governmental entity or third party in order to legally and validly execute and deliver this Agreement and the legal and valid offer and subscription of the Tranche 1 shares and for the performance of the obligations of the Investor, under any provisions of this Agreement.

 

	
14.
	
Indemnification

 

	
14.1 
	

Each of the representations and warranties included in Clauses 12.1 and 13.1 shall be con­strued as a separate and independent representation and warranty and shall not be limited or restricted by reference to any other representation or warranty.

 

	
14.2  
	
In the event of a breach of any of the representations and warranties contained in Clause 12.1 and subject to Clause 14.4, the Founders and the Company shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold the Investor harmless from, against and in respect of any and all damage or loss incurred by the Investor resulting from or arising out of breach of a warranty
(a "Loss").

 

	
14.3  
	
In the event of a breach of any of the Investor's representations and warranties contained in Clause 13.1, the Investor shall indemnify and hold the Founders and the Company harmless from, against and in respect of any and all damage or loss incurred by the Founders and/or the Company resulting from or arising out of breach of a warranty (a Loss"). Indemnifica­tion
under this Clause 14.3 shall be limited to an amount equal to the Investment made by the Investor.

 

	
14.4  
	
At Tranche 1 Closing and on Tranche 2 Closing the Investor shall be entitled to require that the Founders and the Company make the same representations and warranties as set out in Clause 12.1 subject to any (new) disclosures in a disclosure letter to the Investor - such dis­closure letter to be discretionarily drafted by the Founders and the Company.
If such representations and warranties and/or disclosures in the disclosure letter are unsatisfactory to the Investor, the Investor shall be entitled to cancel Tranche 2 Closing.

 

 

 

 

 

	
14.5  
	
For the avoidance of doubt the limitations pursuant to this Clause 14 shall not apply in case of gross negligence, wilful misconduct or fraud by the Founders or the Company.

 

	
15.
	
Remedies

 

	
15.1 
	
The remedies provided for in Clause 15 shall be the exclusive remedies of the non-breaching Parties with respect to any breach of any representation or warranty or other obligation made or undertaken by the breaching Party in this Agreement. In particular, the Parties hereby re­nounce any right that they might have, or subsequently acquire, under the laws of Denmark, following Tranche 1 Closing to terminate or
otherwise rescind the Agreement or to claim a proportional reduction of the subscription amount for Tranche 1 Investment (in Danish: "forholdsmasssigt afslag").

 

	
16.
	
Competing business

 

	
16.1 
	

As long as the Founders (directly or indirectly) are shareholders in the Company and for a period of one (1) year thereafter the Founders shall be prohibited from commencing any business or being engaged by or in any other way directly or indirectly interested in (whether as owner, employee, agent, consultant or otherwise) any trade or business directly
or indirectly competing with the Company's trade or business based on the technology used or owned by the Company. However, such business activity/activities shall be allowed for the Founders if the other Parties to this Agreement are offered an option to become co-owners of such business in proportion to their shareholding in the Company at the time of commencing such business.

 

	
16.2  
	
In the event that one or more of the Founders breach this Clause the breaching Party(-ies) shall pay DKK 100,000 in liquidated damages (in Danish "konventionalbod") for each breach of this Clause in addition to any other Loss suffered by the Company. Where the breach is caused by the maintenance of a situation contrary to this Clause, one breach exists
in each calendar month or fraction thereof in which such breach takes place. Payment of liq­uidated damages shall not terminate this Clause. The obligation to pay liquidated damages shall not exclude the Company from any other statutory relief including injunction and a breach of the obligation may be ended by the issue of a prohibitory injunction without pro­vision of security.

 

 

 

 

 

 

	17.   	
Confidentiality 

 

	17.1	
Each Party undertakes not to use or disclose any Confidential Information unless (i) required to do so by law or pursuant to any order of court or other competent authority or tribunal (ii) required to do so by any applicable stock exchange regulations or the regulations of any other recognised market place (iii) such disclosure has been
consented to by the other Party in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) or (iv) to its professional advisors who are bound to such party by a duty of confidence which applies to any information dis­closed. If a Party becomes required, in circumstances contemplated by (i) or  (ii) to disclose any information, the disclosing Party shall use its reasonable endeavours to consult with the other Party prior
to any such disclosure.

 

	17.2	
If this Agreement is terminated, irrespective of the cause of such termination, the Parties shall - and shall procure that its advisors - upon a request in writing from a Party, return or destroy any document containing Confidential Information, and any copy thereof. Notwith­standing the above, the Parties shall be entitled to retain one (1) copy solely for archival purposes and the Party's advisors shall be entitled
to retain copies to the extent required by applicable law.

 

	17.3	
The Company shall be permitted to issue a press release disclosing that the Investor has in­vested in the Company, provided that the press release does not disclose the amount in­vested by the individual Investor and that the final form of the press release is approved in advance in writing by the Investor

 

	17.4	
Irrespective of Clause 17.1 the Parties are entitled to inform their respective equity holders and main creditors of the terms of this Agreement.

 

	17.5	
Irrespective of Clause 17.1 the Investor may after the Tranche 1 Closing date freely disclose, e.g. on Websites, its investment in the Company, with a description of i.e. the Company, and the size of the Investor's investment and/or the Investor's percentage of shares in the Com­pany.

 

	18. 	
Cost end expenses

 

	18.1	All costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Agreement and related docu­ments shall be for each Party's own account.

 

 

 

 

 

 

	19.  	
Separability of provisions

 

	19.1	
The provisions of this Agreement are independent and separable from each other and no provision shall be affected or rendered invalid or unenforceable by virtue of the fact that for any reason any other provision may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part.

 

	19.1	
If one or more of the provisions of this Agreement are held to be contrary to the laws of the Kingdom of Denmark or the laws of any other competent jurisdiction, the Parties agree that the offending provision(s) shall be amended in such a way as may be necessary in order that they should not be contrary to such laws and in a manner which maintains the contents of such clauses as closely as possible to the contents thereof originally intended by
the Parties.

 

	20.  	Law and arbitration

 

	20.1	
This Agreement, including the schedules, shall be construed and applied according to Dan­ish law.

 

	20.2	
Any dispute or controversy arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, its conclu­sion, implementation or any breach of its provisions or its termination shall - failing an ami­cable settlement - be settled with final and binding effect by arbitration in Copenhagen in accordance with the rules of the rules of the Danish Institute of Arbitration (Copenhagen Arbitration). The arbitration panel shall have
two arbitrators and an umpire appointed by the institute unless the parties to the dispute agree otherwise. The Investor and the Company shall each appoint one arbitrator. The language of the arbitration shall be English unless the parties to the dispute agree otherwise.

 

	21. 	Schedules

 

	21.1	The following schedules shall form an integral part of this Agreement:

 

	       Schedule 2.3.a:   	 	
Power Point Presentation of the Company.     

   

	       Schedule 2.3:b:  	 	
Business Plan.

 

	       Schedule 2.4.a:   	 	
Exclusive Distribution and Manufacturing License Agreement I (vehicles).

 

	       Schedule 2.4.b:  	 	
Exclusive Distribution Agreement I (USA, Canada and Israel).

 

	       Schedule 2.3.b: 	 	List of Warrants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

	       Schedule 4.8.2: 	 	
Articles of Association (following Tranche 1 Investment)

 

	       Schedule 4.9:    	 	
Minutes of extraordinary general meeting in the Company (Tranche 1 Investment).

 

	       Schedule 5.7.2:    	 	
Calculation example - Net Investment (Tranche 2 Investment).

 

	       Schedule 6.1: 	 	
Shareholders' Agreement.

 

	       Schedule 12.1.10:  	 	
Company charge.

 

	       Schedule 12.1.12.a:    	 	
List of Patents.

 

	       Schedule 12.1.12.b:    	 	
List of patent applications.

 

	       Schedule 12.1.15.a:	 	
Balance sheet.

 

	       Schedule 12.1.15.b:    	 	Cash flow budget.

 

 

 

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