Appendix 2
to the minutes dated March 5, 1998,
of Rolf Werther, notary public,
Restructuring Agreement
by and between
1. IAT Deutschland GmbH Interaktive Mediensysteme, Fahrenheitstrasse 8,
28359 Bremen, Federal Republic of Germany,
hereinafter referred to as "IAT-old,"
2. IAT AG, Aarestrasse 17, 5300 Vogelsang-Turgi, Switzerland,
hereinafter referred to as "IAT Switzerland,"
3. Dr. Viktor Vogt, Boldistrasse 12, 5415 Rieden bei Nussbaumen,
Switzerland,
hereinafter referred to as "Dr. Vogt,"
4. Hanseatische Industrie-Beteiligungen GmbH, Martinistrasse 34, 28195
Bremen, Federal Republic of Germany,
hereinafter referred to as "HIBEG."
Preamble
1. IAT-old is a corporation headquartered in Bremen that is organized and
registered in accordance with German law. The capital stock of IAT-old
is DM 700,000.00; 74.9% of the capital stock is owned by IAT
Switzerland, 25.1% is owned by HIBEG.
2. IAT-old started its business activities in 1990. Since then, the
company has suffered losses. IAT Switzerland intends to provide fresh
funds to IAT-old on the basis of a loan agreement between IAT
Switzerland and IAT-old, as well as to contribute interests of IAT
Switzerland/IAT Multimedia, Inc. in companies belonging to the computer
industry to IAT-old by way of a capital contribution. The shareholder
HIBEG does not intend to
participate in the aforementioned capital contributions on the part of
IAT Switzerland/IAT Multimedia, Inc. to IAT-old.
3. IAT Switzerland and HIBEG intend to transfer the current operations of
IAT-old --including all of the company's assets and liabilities, but
excluding its liabilities relative to IAT Switzerland -- to IAT
Communication Systems GmbH (hereinafter referred to as "IAT-new"), a
new corporation to be established pursuant to German law by way of
acquiring a Vorrats-GmbH [a limited liability stock company].
Subsequently, HIBEG shall withdraw as a shareholder of IAT-old and
become a shareholder of IAT-new.
4. Besides Dr. Vogt, who shall own 78% of the shares of IAT-new; IAT
Switzerland, which shall own 15% of the shares; and HIBEG, which shall
own 2% of the shares, Mr. Arno Lubben shall acquire 5% of the shares of
IAT-new in trust for staff members of IAT-new to be appointed by Dr.
Vogt. A portion of the shares belonging to Dr. Vogt shall be
transferred to HIBEG once HIBEG has exercised the respective option.
5. The loan granted by HIBEG to IAT-old shall be transferred to IAT-new.
The guarantee, which HIBEG originally provided on behalf of IAT-old,
shall now be provided on behalf of IAT-new.
6. Finally, the parties to this agreement intend to fold the operative
business of IAT Switzerland into a new Swiss company (hereinafter
referred to as IAT Switzerland-new"). Upon payment of a reasonable
licensing fee (sale license) for rights to technology owned by IAT
Switzerland, IAT Switzerland-new shall be granted the right to
manufacture products itself or to have products manufactured by third
parties, to further the development of products, as well as to use and
to sell such products. Furthermore, IAT Switzerland-new shall be
granted the right to grant sub-licenses and to become a co-owner of
industrial property rights, if any, upon payment of reasonable
compensation (purchase price). Dr. Vogt shall be the majority
shareholder of IAT Switzerland-new. In the following, the totality of
the measures set forth herein with regard to IAT Switzerland-new shall
be jointly referred to as the "restructuring of IAT Switzerland."
7. Now, therefore, Dr. Vogt, IAT Switzerland, IAT-old, as well as HIBEG,
conclude the following restructuring agreement to set forth their
mutual rights and duties:
ss. 1
Founding of IAT-new
1. IAT Switzerland and Dr. Vogt undertake, immediately upon execution of
the present restructuring agreement, to establish IAT-new as a company
headquartered in Bremen, Federal Republic of Germany, by acquiring
shares at a nominal value of DM 15,000.00 (IAT Switzerland) and DM
35,000.00 (Dr. Vogt) in a so-called Vorrats-GmbH [limited liability
stock company] having a capital stock of DM 50,000.00 and subsequently
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modify the by-laws of such company, Dr. Vogt is hereby appointed the
managing director of IAT-new.
2. IAT Switzerland and Dr. Vogt shall ensure that the draft agreement
attached hereto as Appendix 1.2 shall be concluded by and between Mr.
Lubben and Dr. Vogt and other staff members to be appointed by Dr.
Vogt, according to which Mr. Lubben shall hold any shares in IAT-new
which he acquires in the future in trust for Dr. Vogt and/or for staff
members to be appointed by Dr. Vogt.
3. Dr. Vogt, IAT Switzerland, and HIBEG undertake to conclude the
participation agreement attached hereto as Appendix 1.3 before HIBEG
acquires a capital contribution in IAT-new at a nominal value of DM
2,000.00.
4. Subsequently, Dr. Vogt and IAT Switzerland shall undertake to increase
the capital stock of IAT-new of DM 50,000.00 by DM 50,000.00 to DM
100,000.00. Dr. Vogt and IAT Switzerland undertake, furthermore, to
permit the following persons and entities to acquire new capital
contributions at the nominal value:
- Dr. Vogt, a capital contribution at the nominal value of
DM43,000.00 (DM35,000.00 + DM43,000.00 = DM78,000.00);
- HIBEG, a capital contribution at the nominal value of DM
2,000.00; and
- Mr. Lubben or another staff member of IAT-old to be designated
by Dr. Vogt, a capital contribution at a nominal value of DM
5,000.00, to be held in trust for Dr. Vogt and/or for future
staff members of IAT-new to be appointed by Dr. Vogt.
5. Dr. Vogt and IAT Switzerland shall ensure that the a ...
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