JOINT VENTURE DEVELOPMENT AND
OPERATING AGREEMENT
THIS JOINT
VENTURE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATING AGREEMENT is made and dated effective (the “
Effective Date ”) as of 22 October 2009.
BETWEEN:
TechMedia
Advertising Mauritius , a company incorporated under the laws of
Mauritius and having its address for notice and delivery located at
c/o 62 Upper Cross Street, #04-01, Singapore 058353
(“
TMM ”)
OF THE FIRST PART
AND:
Peacock
Media Ltd. , a
company incorporated under the laws of India and having its address
for notice and delivery located at B24, Apollo Industrial Estate,
Off Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri East, Mumbai – 400093.
India.
(“
PML ”)
OF THE SECOND PART
(TMM and PML
collectively, or individually also referred to as a “
Party ” or the “ Parties
”)
WHEREAS:
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PML has been
granted a 5 years exclusive license (the “ License
”) by the Government of Tamil Nadu to operate the business of
installing, commissioning and maintaining mobile digital
advertising platform hardware and software in public transport
vehicles (the “ Technology ”), such as buses and
the Indian Railway trains, which Technology will be used to display
third party commercial content and advertising (such third party
commercial content and advertising to be displayed in exchange for
a fee to be paid by such third parties), and PML anticipates
obtaining a similar license from the governments of the Indian
states of Andra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharastra, Kerala and Karnataka,
and any other Indian states possible (the “ Participating
State ”);
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PML has
represented to TMM that the License permits PML to operate the
Business on more than 10,000 buses within the state of Tamil Nadu
in India, and on more than 30 railway trains throughout
India;
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PML has the
capability to perform the technical aspects of the Business and the
skills to manage the operational aspects of the
Business;
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TMM has the
knowledge and has the capability to provide the necessary capital
and funding for the operation of the Business;
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TMM and PML
have determined to form a joint venture (the “ Joint
Venture ”), which Joint Venture will be an incorporated
company, to conduct the Business and any related future businesses
which is derived there from or may be developed in such Joint
Venture, all as more particularly set out herein.
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THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration of the mutual covenants
and agreements herein contained and the sum of $10.00 now paid by
the parties, each to the other (the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged), the parties agree as
follows:
In this
Agreement, including the recitals and schedules hereto, unless
there is something in the subject matter or context inconsistent
therewith, the following words and expressions will have the
following meanings:
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“
Agreement ” means this Joint Venture agreement, as
amended from time to time;
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“
Board ” means the board of directors of the Company,
as more specifically set out under section 2 of this
Agreement;
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“
Business ” means the operations of installing,
commissioning and maintaining mobile digital advertising platform
hardware and software in public transport vehicles such as buses
and trains solely in the Territory, and includes the use of media
technology and advertising to manage and commercialize the
Business, in order to generate Revenues;
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“
Company ” means a company having the proposed name of
TechMedia Mobile (India) Pte. Ltd or such other name as determined
by TMM in consultation with PML to be duly incorporated under the
laws of India pursuant to this Agreement, the business purpose of
which company will be to conduct the Business and any future
businesses which is derived therefrom or may be developed in such
Joint Venture;
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“
Confidential Information ” will mean all information
contributed by the Parties or acquired or developed by the Joint
Venture which the Board considers confidential, proprietary, or
useful in the Business and not generally known in the public and
includes all technical information such as data, know-how,
research, designs, drawings, plans, specifications, models, quality
controls, trade secrets, software, processes, equipment,
controllers, patents, and Business information such as equipment,
devices, methods relevant to the Joint Venture’s Business,
organizational charts, business plans, policies, corporate
structure, financial information and resources, transactions,
contracts and Joint Venture customers such as their names,
requirements and necessities, and any collateral information which
may be in the nature of a latent interest or expectation or
corporate opportunity such as inventions, discoveries or
improvements conceived, developed or made by employees, in whole or
in part, or other persons associated with the Joint Venture and all
and every other information which would reasonably be considered
confidential in the industry or by employment of reasonable
judgement and the burden will be on a Party to show that
information alleged by the Board or a Party to be confidential is
not;
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“
Costs ” mean all costs, expenses, obligations,
liabilities and charges of whatsoever kind or nature incurred or
chargeable, directly or indirectly, in connection with the Business
and the Joint Venture, which costs, expenses, obligations,
liabilities and charges include, without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the following:
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all monies, of
whatsoever nature, expended directly or indirectly in maintaining
and operating the Joint Venture and the Business;
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professional
costs associated with the Joint Venture, the Business or the
financing thereof;
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development
plans, marketing plans, and all other studies or
reports;
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filing costs
whether for securities regulations or other matters;
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suppliers,
contractors, trades, services, and all other inputs of goods,
services, or labour for the Business and Joint Venture
thereof;
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employees,
contract labour, management, and all other personnel
costs;
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services of
third parties or provided by the Parties at fair market
value;
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administration,
travel, office supplies, and all other costs reasonably incurred by
or chargeable to the Business and its administration;
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marketing,
advertising, promotion, and such related expenses,
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costs of sales
including commissions, transaction fees, and other such
charges;
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the costs of
raising equity or debt financing to capitalize the Business and the
Joint Venture;
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interest costs
and payment, amortization or otherwise, of debt relating to the
Joint Venture or the Business; and
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all other costs
as may be determined by the Board, from time to time, and normally
charged to a business such as the Business in accordance with
industry standards and generally accepted accounting principals
consistently applied;
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“ JV
Assets ” means the License and any other assets provided
by the Parties to the Joint Venture;
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“
Management Fee ” means the fee to be paid to TMM in
consideration for TMM’s management of the operational aspects
of the Business, in accordance with the terms of section 3
hereof;
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“
Parties ”, “ Party ”, means the
parties, singly or collectively as appropriate, to this Agreement
or their proper successors, assigns, or other recipients of a
party’s rights, in whole or in part, in or to this
Agreement;
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“
Profits ” means the Revenues less Costs, which net
result is available for distribution to the Parties
hereof;
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“
Revenues ” or “ Revenue ” means
gross sales proceeds and income of whatsoever nature realized
through the conduct of the Business and the realization of the
Business conducted pursuant to this Agreement; and
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“
Territory ” means India.
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THE COMPANY & THE JOINT VENTURE
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The Parties
hereby agree to form, and on such date as this Agreement is
executed by both Parties hereto, there will be formed, the Joint
Venture.
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The Parties
agree to contribute in accordance with this Agreement the License
and all required working capital to the Joint Venture to be owned
and operated jointly as assets of the Joint Venture, develop the
Business as co-venturers in the Territory, conduct the Business in
accordance with this Agreement, and share in the Profits of the
Joint Venture in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement.
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The business of
the Joint Venture will be limited strictly to the Business and will
not be extended by implication, or otherwise, unless specifically
agreed to by the shareholders of the Company. The Business will not
be altered or changed to unrelated endeavors from that of the
present Business without unanimous consent of the shareholders of
the Company, with such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld.
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The Business
will employ the JV Assets as determined by the
Board. The Joint Venture may not be terminated except by
consent in writing of all Parties to this Agreement.
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In order to
form the Joint Venture and conduct the Business, TMM and PML will
incorporate the Company under the laws of India, and the JV Assets
will be held in the Company, and the Business and all other affairs
of the Joint Venture will be conducted through the
Company. The Company shall reimburse each of PML and TMM
respectively for all legal and other costs and expenses, including
stamp duty payable (if any), incurred by the Parties in connection
with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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The proposed
name of the Company will be TechMedia Mobile (India) Pvt. Ltd., or
such other name as determined by TMM in consultation with
PML. The authorized share capital of the Company will
consist of an unlimited number of ordinary shares with a par value
of US$1.00, of which 100 common shares will be issued and
outstanding as follows:
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INR4,250.00 (equivalent to
USD85.00)
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INR750.00 (equivalent to
USD15.00)
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(TMM’s 85
shares in the Company and PML’s 15 shares in the Company
hereinafter collectively, the “ Shares
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Each Equity
share in the capital of the Company will entitle the holder thereof
to attend all meetings of the shareholders of the Company, and to
one vote for each ordinary share held. In the event of
the liquidation or dissolution of the Company or other distribution
of assets of the Company among its shareholders for the purpose of
winding up its affairs, whether voluntary or involuntary, the
holders of the Shares will be entitled to share on a pro rata basis
as to the number of ordinary shares of the Company held, in the
distribution of the property and assets of the Company.
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The Company
shall not issue any options to purchase securities of the Company
or any rights convertible into securities of the Company without
the approval of the Board.
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There shall be
no liquidation preference as only equity shares shall be authorized
and issued.
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The Company
will remain a private Company at all times, and the issuance of
shares in the capital of the Company will be subject to restriction
and limitation as set out in this Agreement.
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PML
acknowledges and agrees that for so long as PML is a shareholder of
the Company, and for a period of (5) years after ceasing to be a
shareholder of the Company, neither PML, nor any of its
subsidiaries or associated companies (the “PML Group”),
nor any Directors, Officers, Employees or Shareholders of the PML
group, will use the Technology or will engage directly or
indirectly in any business which is similar to or in competition
with the Business (as the Business is constituted on the date of
PML ceasing to be a shareholder of the Company).
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The Parties
have not created a partnership hereby and nothing contained in this
Agreement will in any manner whatsoever constitute a Party the
partner, agent or legal representative of any other Party or create
any fiduciary relationship between them for any purpose
whatsoever. No Party will have any authority to act for
or to assume any obligations or responsibilities on behalf of any
other Party except as may be from time to time agreed upon in
writing between the Parties or as otherwise expressly provided
herein.
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PML
acknowledges and agrees that upon the execution of this agreement
PML shall assign to the Company the exclusive right to use and
exploit the License for the Business for a consideration of
US$25Million as stated in Section 3 in this Agreement. The Parties
acknowledge and agree that any and all intellectual property rights
in and to the content provided for the Business will remain the
sole property of PML.
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ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY
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The Board of
the Company will at all times be comprised of five (5)
directors.
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Upon
incorporation of the Company, each of PML will nominate Two (2)
member to the Board and TMM will nominate Three (3) members to the
Board, and both PML and TMM will vote their Shares so that the
initial Board will be comprised of the following
individuals:
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In the event
that a position on the Board is open for any reason whatsoever,
such vacancy will be filled by a nominee from whichever of PML or
TMM whose director nominee formerly occupied such
position.
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The Chairman of
the Board of the Company shall be Mr Johnny Lian or such other
person nominated by him solely at all materia
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