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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 15, 2021

 

LOGIQ, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   000-51815   46-5057897
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

85 Broad Street, 16-079

New York, New York 10004

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(808) 829-1057

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
None   N/A   N/A

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On December 15, 2021, Logiq, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into various agreements (discussed in further detail below) with Lovarra, a Nevada corporation (“Lovarra”) and public reporting subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to transfer its AppLogiq business to Lovarra on or before December 31, 2021, subject to customary conditions and approvals and completion of requisite financial statement audits (the “Separation”). Lovarra is a fully reporting U.S. public company, which is approximately 78.5% owned by the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary GoLogiq LLC (“GoLogiq”). In connection with the Separation, the Company intends to distribute, on a pro rata basis, 100% of the Company’s ownership interests in Lovarra to the Company’s shareholders of record as of December 30, 2021 (the “Record Date”) (the “Distribution,” and collectively with the “Separation,” the “Spin Off”), which Distribution of said shares is expected to occur on or about June 30, 2022 (the “Distribution Date”).

 

A summary of the material terms of those agreements entered into by and between the Company and Lovarra on December 15, 2021 in connection with the Spin Off is set forth below.

 

Master Distribution Agreement and Separation Agreement

 

The Company and Lovarra entered into a Master Distribution Agreement and Separation Agreement, which set forth the terms of the Separation and the subsequent Distribution. Pursuant to these agreements, the Company will assign, transfer, convey and deliver (or cause one or more of its subsidiaries to do so) its AppLogiq business and all of the AppLogiq assets to Lovarra in exchange for the assumption by Lovarra of the liabilities of AppLogiq and the issuance of shares of Lovarra to the Company which Lova shares will then be distributed to shareholders as of the Record Date as provided in the Distribution as part of the Spin Off.

 

The Shares of Lovarra will be distributed on the Distribution Date pursuant to a stock dividend to Company shareholders of record as of the Record Date in a dividend ratio of one Lovarra share for each one share of the Company held on the Record Date (the “Dividend Ratio”).

 

The Company will retain its DataLogiq business, as well as certain other excluded assets, as specified in the Separation and Master Distribution Agreements. As a result of the Spin Off, following the Distribution Date, Lovarra will be owned by the stockholders of the Company and will cease to be a subsidiary of the Company and the Company and Lovarra will operate as two separate public companies with the Company operating the DataLogiq business and Lovarra operating the AppLogiq business.

 

The Separation and Master Distribution Agreements do not include representations and warranties regarding any assets or liabilities transferred or assumed, any consents or approvals that may be required in connection with these transfers or assumptions, the value or freedom from any lien or other security interest of any assets transferred, the absence of any defenses relating to any claim of either party or the legal sufficiency of any conveyance documents. Except as expressly set forth in the separation and distribution agreement, all assets will be transferred on an “as is,” “where is” basis.

 

The Separation and Master Distribution Agreements govern each of the parties’ rights and obligations regarding the Spin Off. Prior to consummation of the Distribution, Lovarra shall deliver all of its issued and outstanding shares of common stock held by the Company to a distribution agent. On the Distribution Date, Lovarra will instruct the distribution agent to electronically deliver such shares of its common stock to the Company’s shareholders as of the Record Date based on the Dividend Ratio. As noted above, the Company currently expects that the Distribution will be consummated on or before the end of June 2022, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions and receipt of regulatory approvals.

 

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Pursuant to the Separation Agreement and Master Distribution Agreements, each of the parties agreed to release the other and its affiliates, successors and assigns, and all persons that prior to the Spin Off have been the other’s shareholders, directors, officers, members, agents and employees, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any claims against any of them that arise out of or relate to events, circumstances or actions occurring or failing to occur or any conditions existing at or prior to the time of the distribution. These releases are subject to exceptions set forth in the respective separation and distribution agreements. In addition, each of the parties agreed to indemnify the other and each of the other’s past and present directors, officers and employees, and each of their successors and assigns, against certain liabilities incurred in connection with the Spin Off and the parties’ respective businesses. The amount of either parties’ indemnification obligations will be reduced by any insurance proceeds the party being indemnified receives.

 

Tax Sharing Agreement

 

In addition, the Company and Lovarra entered into a Tax Sharing Agreement, which agreement governs each of the parties’ respective rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to taxes for any tax period ending on or before the Distribution Date, as well as tax periods beginning before and ending after the Distribution Date. Generally, (i) the Company will be liable for all pre-distribution U.S. federal income taxes, foreign income taxes and non-income taxes attributable to (x) the Company’s DataLogiq business and (y) at least one asset or activity that is part of the Company’s DataLogiq business and at least one asset or activity that is part of the AppLogiq business; and (ii) Lovarra will be liable for all pre-distribution U.S. federal income taxes, foreign income taxes and non-income taxes attributable solely to the AppLogiq business.

 

Transition Services Agreement

 

Last, the Company and Lovarra also entered into a Transition Services Agreement, pursuant to which the Company and Lovarra will provide and/or make available various administrative services and assets (each, a “Service,” and collectively, the “Services”) to each other during the transition period commencing on the closing of the Separation and ending on the earlier of (i) the date that one of the parties terminates the provision of any given Service pursuant to the agreement and (ii) the date agreed upon by the parties with respect to such Service, which is expected to be an approximately 13 month period. Services to be provided by the Company to Lovarra include, amongst other things, certain services related to finance, taxation, legal/compliance, SEC compliance, regulatory, risk, human resources, payroll, public relations, marketing and advertising, facilities and information technology. Services to be provided by Lovarra to the Company include, amongst other things, certain services related to finance, taxation, legal/compliance, SEC compliance, regulatory, risk and public relations. The full allocation of Services between the parties is set forth on Schedule 1 of the Transition Services Agreement.

 

In consideration for such services, the Company and Lovarra will each pay fees to the other for the services provided, and those fees will generally be in amounts intended to allow the party providing services to recover all of its direct and indirect costs incurred in providing those services.

 

The personnel performing services under the transition services agreement will be employees and/or independent contractors of the party providing the service and will not be under the direction or control of the party to whom the service is being provided. The transition services agreement also contains customary mutual indemnification provisions.

 

The foregoing descriptions of the Master Distribution Agreement, Separation Agreement, Transition Services Agreement and Tax Sharing Agreement do not purport to be complete, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of the Master Distribution Agreement, Separation Agreement, Transition Services Agreement and Tax Sharing Agreement, copies of which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) as Exhibits 2.1, 2.2, 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On December 16, 2021, the Company, issued a press release announcing execution of the agreements that will govern the Spin Off. A copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

  

The information set forth under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (“Current Report”), including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. This Current Report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report and the exhibits attached hereto, including the disclosures set forth herein, contains certain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. When used herein, the terms “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “estimates,” “believes” and similar expressions, as they relate to us or our management, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.

 

Forward-looking statements in this Report and the exhibits attached hereto, or made hereafter, including in other publicly available documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), reports to the stockholders of the Company and other publicly available statements issued or released by us involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause our actual results, performance (financial or operating) or achievements to differ from the future results, performance (financial or operating) or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such future results are based upon management’s best estimates based upon current conditions and the most recent results of operations. These risks include, but are not limited to, the risks set forth herein and in such other documents filed with the Commission, each of which could adversely affect our business and the accuracy of the forward-looking statements contained herein. Our actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
2.1  

Master Distribution Agreement by and between Logiq, Inc. and Lovarra, dated December 15, 2021.

2.2   Separation Agreement by and between Logiq, Inc. and Lovarra, dated December 15, 2021.
10.1   Transition Services Agreement by and between Logiq, Inc. and Lovarra, dated December 15, 2021.
10.2   Tax Sharing Agreement by and between Logiq, Inc. and Lovarra, dated December 15, 2021.
99.1   Press Release, dated December 16, 2021.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document)

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  LOGIQ, INC.
     
Dated: December 16, 2021 By: /s/ Brent Suen
   

Brent Suen

President and Executive Chairman

 

 

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Exhibit 2.1

 

 

 

 

 

Master Distribution Agreement

 

By and Between

 

Logiq, Inc.

 

And

 

Lovarra

 

Dated as of December 15, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

      Page
Article I. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION 2
  Section 1.1 Definitions 2
  Section 1.2 Interpretation 12
Article II. THE TRANSACTION 12
  Section 2.1 The Transaction; Sole and Absolute Discretion; Cooperation 12
  Section 2.2 Undertakings Prior to the Distribution 13
  Section 2.3 Conditions to the Distribution 14
  Section 2.4 The Distribution 14
  Section 2.5 Additional Defined Terms 15
Article III. MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION 19
  Section 3.1 Release of Pre-Distribution Claims 19
  Section 3.2 Indemnification by Lova 21
  Section 3.3 Indemnification by Logiq 22
  Section 3.4 Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts 22
  Section 3.5 Procedures for Indemnification of Third-Party Claims 23
  Section 3.6 Additional Matters 24
  Section 3.7 Right of Contribution 26
  Section 3.8 Covenant Not to Sue 26
  Section 3.9 Remedies Cumulative 26
  Section 3.10 Survival of Indemnities 26
Article IV. CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS 27
  Section 4.1 Insurance Matters 27
  Section 4.2 Continuation of Director and Officer Insurance 29
  Section 4.3 Late Payments 29
  Section 4.4 Treatment of Payments for Tax Purposes 30
  Section 4.5 Inducement 30
  Section 4.6 Post-Effective Time Conduct 30
Article V. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY 30
  Section 5.1 Agreement for Exchange of Information 30
  Section 5.2 Ownership of Information 32
  Section 5.3 Compensation for Providing Information 32
  Section 5.4 Retention of Information 32
  Section 5.5 Limitations of Liability 32
  Section 5.6 Other Agreements Providing for Exchange of Information 33
  Section 5.7 Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation 33
  Section 5.8 Privileged Matters 34
  Section 5.9 Confidentiality 37
  Section 5.10 Protective Arrangements 38

 

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Article VI. DISPUTE RESOLUTION 38
  Section 6.1 Good-Faith Officer Negotiation 38
  Section 6.2 Good-Faith CEO Negotiation 39
  Section 6.3 Dispute Resolution 39
  Section 6.4 Conduct During Dispute Resolution Process 39
Article VII. FURTHER ASSURANCES AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS 40
  Section 7.1 Further Assurances 40
Article VIII. TERMINATION 41
  Section 8.1 Termination 41
  Section 8.2 Effect of Termination 41
Article IX. MISCELLANEOUS 41
  Section 9.1 Entire Agreement; Corporate Power 41
  Section 9.2 Governing Law 41
  Section 9.3 Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial 42
  Section 9.4 Limitation on Damages 43
  Section 9.5 Assignability 43
  Section 9.6 Third-Party Beneficiaries 43
  Section 9.7 Notices 43
  Section 9.8 Severability 44
  Section 9.9 Force Majeure 45
  Section 9.10 No Set-Off 45
  Section 9.11 Publicity 45
  Section 9.12 Expenses 45
  Section 9.13 Headings 45
  Section 9.14 Survival of Covenants 45
  Section 9.15 Waivers of Default 45
  Section 9.16 Specific Performance 46
  Section 9.17 Amendments 46
  Section 9.18 Limitations of Liability 46
  Section 9.19 Performance 46
  Section 9.20 Mutual Drafting 46
  Section 9.21 Counterparts; Electronic Execution 46

 

Exhibits and Schedules

 

Schedule 1.1 Logiq Marks
Schedule 1.2 Lova Discontinued or Divested Businesses
Schedule 1.3 AppLogiq Contracts
Schedule 1.5(i) Owned Real Property
Schedule 1.5(ii) Leased Real Property
Schedule 1.7 Transferred Entities
Schedule 1.8 Additional Ancillary Agreements
Schedule 2 Agreement Schedule:
Section 3.3(f) Specified Logiq Information
Section 2.5(a)(vi) AppLogiq Liabilities
Section 2.5(b)(iv) Excluded Office Equipment, Etc.
Section 2.5(b) AppLogiq Assets
Section 2.5(c) Logiq Liabilities
Section 2.5(d)(v) Logiq Intellectual Property
Section 2.5(d)(viii) Logiq Assets
   
Exhibit A - Separation Agreement

 

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MASTER DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

THIS MASTER DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 15, 2021 (the “Execution Date”), is made and entered into by and between Logiq, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Logiq”), and Lovarra, a Nevada corporation and majority-owned subsidiary of GoLogiq LLC which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Logiq (“Lova”). Each of Logiq and Lova may be referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Logiq operates two distinct business units, (i) a platform (operated as CreateApp), which allows small-to-medium sized businesses (“SMBs”) to establish their point-of-presence on the web (“AppLogiq”), and (ii) a digital marketing analytics business that offers proprietary data management, audience targeting and other digital marketing services that improve an SMB’s discovery and branding within the vast e-commerce landscape (“DataLogiq”);

 

WHEREAS, Lova is a fully reporting shell company which is controlled by Logiq by virtue of a majority ownership interest held via its wholly-owned subsidiary GoLogiq LLC;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Logiq (the “Logiq Board”) has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of Logiq and Logiq’s stockholders to separate the AppLogiq Business from that of DataLogiq Business by retaining the DataLogiq Business within Logiq and transferring the AppLogiq Business to Lova, which is an existing publicly-traded company, thereby creating two independent publicly traded companies;

 

WHEREAS, the Parties contemplate that the AppLogiq Business will be transferred to Lova (the “Separation”) as provided for in the Separation Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Parties contemplate that immediately following the AppLogiq Transfer, Logiq shall distribute the Lova Shares to holders of Logiq’s Shares (as of the Record Date) on the Distribution Date, on a pro rata basis (the “Distribution”);

 

WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Separation contribution by Logiq of the AppLogiq Assets and the AppLogiq Liabilities to Lova and the Distribution, taken together, are intended to qualify as a transaction that is tax-free under Section 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code;

 

WHEREAS, the Parties intend in this Agreement to set forth the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Distribution and certain other agreements governing various matters relating to the Distribution and the relationship of Logiq, Lova and the members of their respective Groups following the Distribution; and

 

WHEREAS, Logiq and Lova acknowledge that this Agreement, the Separation Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements represent the integrated agreement of Logiq and Lova relating to the Distribution, are entered into simultaneously and would not have been entered into independently.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Article I. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

Section 1.1 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

(a) “Action” means any demand, action, claim, dispute, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, subpoena, proceeding or investigation of any nature (whether criminal, civil, legislative, administrative, regulatory, prosecutorial or otherwise) by or before any Governmental Authority.

 

(b) “Affiliate” means, when used with respect to a specified Person, a Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including with correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract, agreement, obligation, indenture, instrument, lease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, commitment, undertaking or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that, prior to, at and after the Effective Time, for purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, (a) no member of the Lova Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the Logiq Group and (b) no member of the Logiq Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the Lova Group.

 

(c) “Agent” means the trust company or bank duly appointed by Logiq to act as distribution agent, transfer agent and registrar for the Lova Shares in connection with the Distribution.

 

(d) “Agreement Schedule” means Schedule 2 to this Agreement.

 

(e) “Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

(f) “Ancillary Agreements” means the Transition Services Agreement and any and all other agreements (other than this Agreement) entered into by the Parties or the members of their respective Groups (but as to which no Third Party is a party) in connection with the Distribution, or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Transition Services Agreement and all other agreements listed on Schedule 1.8.

 

(g) “AppLogiq Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b).

 

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(h) “AppLogiq Balance Sheet” means the pro forma combined balance sheet of the AppLogiq Business, including any notes thereto.

 

(i) “AppLogiq Books and Records” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.6(b)(ix).

 

(j) “AppLogiq Business” means (a) the operation of an application-based platform which allows SMBs to establish their point-of-presence on the web conducted at any time prior to the Effective Time by either Party or any of their current or former Subsidiaries and (b) any terminated, divested or discontinued businesses, operations and activities that, at the time of termination, divestiture or discontinuation, primarily related to (i) the business, operations or activities described in clause (a) as then conducted or (ii) any other business operations or activities previously conducted as part of the businesses of Logiq and its Subsidiaries, including those set forth on Schedule 1.2.

 

(k) “AppLogiq Contracts” means all contracts and agreements set forth on Schedule 1.3, and any other contracts or agreements to which either Party or any member of its Group is a party or by which it or any member of its Group or any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in writing, as of the Effective Time that relate exclusively to the AppLogiq Business, including the following: (a) any customer, distribution, supply or vendor contract or agreement that relates exclusively to the AppLogiq Business; (b) any contract or agreement in the nature of a guarantee, indemnity or other Liability of either Party or any member of its Group in respect of any other AppLogiq Contract, any AppLogiq Liability or the AppLogiq Business; (c) any Real Property Lease that relates exclusively to the AppLogiq Business; (d) any lease (including any capital lease), agreement to lease, option to lease, license, right to use, installment or conditional sale agreement pertaining to the leasing or use of any equipment or other tangible property that relates exclusively to the AppLogiq Business; (e) any contract or agreement licensing or otherwise granting rights to Intellectual Property that relates exclusively to the AppLogiq Business; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, except with respect to any such contract or agreements that are expressly set forth on Schedule 1.3, AppLogiq Contracts shall not include any contract or agreement that is contemplated to be retained by Logiq or any member of the Logiq Group from and after the Effective Time pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

 

(l) “AppLogiq Designees” means any and all entities (including corporations, general or limited partnerships, trusts, joint ventures, unincorporated organizations, limited liability entities or other entities) designated by AppLogiq that will be members of the AppLogiq Group as of immediately after the Effective Time.

 

(m) “AppLogiq Group” means (a) prior to the Effective Time, Lova, the AppLogiq Business and each Person that will be a Subsidiary of Lova as of immediately after the Effective Time, including the Transferred Entities, even if, prior to the Effective Time, such Person is not a Subsidiary of Lova; and (b) on and after the Effective Time, Lova, the AppLogiq Business and each Person that is a Subsidiary of Lova.

 

(n) “AppLogiq Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

 

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(o) “AppLogiq Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property owned or used by Lova or any member of the AppLogiq Group as of the Effective Time exclusively used or exclusively held for use in the AppLogiq Business.

 

(p) “AppLogiq Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a).

 

(q) “AppLogiq Permits” means all Permits held by AppLogiq or any member of the AppLogiq Group as of the Effective Time with respect to the AppLogiq Business.

 

(r) “AppLogiq Real Property” means (i) the Owned Real Property set forth on Schedule 1.5(i), and (ii) the Leased Real Property set forth on Schedule 1.5(ii).

 

(s) “AppLogiq Software” means all Software owned or used by AppLogiq or any member of the AppLogiq Group as of the Effective Time exclusively used or exclusively held for use in the AppLogiq Business.

 

(t) “AppLogiq Technology” means all Technology owned or used by AppLogiq or any member of the AppLogiq Group as of the Effective Time exclusively used or exclusively held for use in the AppLogiq Business.

 

(u) “AppLogiq Transfer” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.

 

(v) “AppLogiq” has the meaning ascribed to said phrase in the recital hereof.

 

(w) “Approvals or Notifications” means any and all consents, waivers, approvals, permits or authorizations that Logiq determines are required to be obtained from, and any notices, registrations or reports that Logiq determines are required to be submitted to, or other filings that Logiq determines are required to be made with, any Third Party, including any Governmental Authority, in connection with the Distribution or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(x) “Assets” means, with respect to any Person, the assets, properties, claims and rights (including goodwill) of such Person, wherever located (including in the possession of vendors or other Third Parties or elsewhere), of every kind, character and description, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible, intangible or contingent, in each case whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or financial statements of such Person, including rights and benefits pursuant to any contract, license, permit, indenture, note, bond, mortgage, agreement, concession, franchise, instrument, undertaking, commitment, understanding or other arrangement.

 

(y) “Business Day” means any day on which commercial banks are generally open for business in the State of Delaware.

 

(z) “Business Transfer Time” has the meaning established for such phrase in the Separation Agreement.

 

(aa) “CEO Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.

 

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(bb) “Change of Control” means, with respect to a Person, directly or indirectly, (i) any consolidation, merger or similar business combination involving such Person in which the holders of voting securities of such Person immediately prior thereto are not the holders of a majority in interest of the voting securities of the surviving Person in such transaction, (ii) any sale, lease, license, disposition or conveyance to a third party of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of such Person in one transaction or a series of related transactions; or (iii) any acquisition by any third party or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the Execution Date) of at least 50% of the aggregate ownership interests, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, of such Person, having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions of such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions.

 

(cc) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(dd) “Continuing Employee” has the meaning given to such phrase in the Separation Agreement.

 

(ee) “Convey” (and variants of this word such as “Conveyance”) has the meaning given to such phrase in the Separation Agreement.

 

(ff) “Disclosure Document” means that certain “Super” Form 8-K (which contains Form 10 information) filed with the SEC by or on behalf of any Party or any member of such Party’s Group, and also includes any disclosure document, whether or not filed with the SEC or any other Governmental Authority, in each case, that describes the Distribution or the Lova Group or primarily relates to the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(gg) “Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

 

(hh) “Distribution Date” means the date of the consummation of the Distribution, which shall be determined by the Logiq Board in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

(ii) “Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

(jj) “Effective Time” means 12:01 a.m., Eastern time, on or before December 31, 2021 as determined by Logiq in its sole discretion.

 

(kk) “Exchange Act” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(ll) “Execution Date” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

(mm) “Final Determination” means the final resolution of liability for any Tax for any taxable period, by or as a result of (a) a final decision, judgment, decree or other order by any court of competent jurisdiction that can no longer be appealed, (b) a final settlement with the IRS, a closing agreement or accepted offer in compromise under Sections 7121 or 7122 of the Code, or a comparable agreement under the Laws of other jurisdictions, which resolves the entire Tax liability for any taxable period, (c) any allowance of a refund or credit in respect of an overpayment of Tax, but only after the expiration of all periods during which such refund or credit may be recovered by the jurisdiction imposing the Tax, or (d) any other final resolution, including by reason of the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or the execution of a pre-filing agreement with the IRS or other Taxing Authority.

 

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(nn) “Force Majeure” means, with respect to a Party, an event beyond the control of such Party (or any Person acting on such Party’s behalf), which event (a) does not arise or result from the fault or negligence of such Party (or any Person acting on such Party’s behalf) and (b) by its nature would not reasonably have been foreseen by such Party (or any Person acting on such Party’s behalf), or, if it would reasonably have been foreseen, was unavoidable, and includes acts of God, acts of civil or military authority, embargoes, epidemics, war, riots, insurrections, fires, explosions, earthquakes, floods, unusually severe weather conditions, labor problems or unavailability of parts, or, in the case of computer systems, any failure in electrical or air conditioning equipment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the receipt by a Party of an unsolicited takeover offer or other acquisition proposal, even if unforeseen or unavoidable, and such Party’s response thereto shall not be deemed an event of Force Majeure.

 

(oo) “Form 8-K” means the “Super 8-K” (which contains Form 10 information) filed by Lova with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with the Distribution, as such filing may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

(pp) “Governmental Approvals” means any and all Approvals or Notifications that Logiq determines are required to be made to, or obtained from, any Governmental Authority.

 

(qq) “Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state, municipality or other political subdivision thereof, and any body, agency, commission, department, board, bureau, court, tribunal or other instrumentality, whether federal, state, local, domestic, foreign or multinational, exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or other similar functions of, or pertaining to, government and any executive official thereof.

 

(rr) “Group” means either the AppLogiq Group or the Logiq Group, as the context requires.

 

(ss) “Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).

 

(tt) “Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).

 

(uu) “Indemnity Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a).

 

(vv) “Information” means information, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, stored in any medium, including studies, reports, records, books, contracts, instruments, surveys, discoveries, ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts, data, computer data, disks, diskettes, tapes, computer programs or other software, marketing plans, customer names, communications by or to attorneys (including attorney-client privileged communications), memos and other materials prepared by attorneys or under their direction (including attorney work product), and other technical, financial, employee or business information or data; provided that “Information” shall not include Registrable IP.

 

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(ww) “Initial Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

 

(xx) “Insurance Proceeds” means those monies (i) received by an insured from an insurance carrier, or (ii) paid by an insurance carrier on behalf of the insured, in any such case net of any applicable premium adjustments (including reserves and retrospectively rated premium adjustments) and net of any costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof.

 

(yy) “Intellectual Property” means all of the following whether arising under the Laws of the United States or of any other foreign or multinational jurisdiction: (a) patents, patent applications (including patents issued thereon) and statutory invention registrations, including reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations in part, substitutions, renewals, extensions and reexaminations of any of the foregoing, and all rights in any of the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, (b) trademarks, service marks, trade names, service names, trade dress, logos and other source or business identifiers, including all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, and any and all common law rights in and to any of the foregoing, registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing, all rights in and to any of the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, and all reissues, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing, (c) Internet domain names, registrations and related rights, (d) copyrightable works, copyrights, moral rights, mask work rights, database rights and design rights, in each case, other than Software, whether or not registered, and all registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing, and all rights in and to any of the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, (e) confidential and proprietary information, including trade secrets, invention disclosures, processes and know-how, in each case, other than Software, and (f) intellectual property rights arising from or in respect of any Technology.

 

(zz) “IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

 

(aaa) “Law” means any national, supranational, federal, state, provincial, local or similar law (including common law), statute, code, order, ordinance, rule, regulation, treaty (including any income tax treaty), license, permit, authorization, approval, consent, decree, injunction, binding judicial or administrative interpretation or other requirement, in each case, enacted, promulgated, issued or entered by a Governmental Authority.

 

(bbb) “Leased Real Property” means the real property in which either Party or any of the members of its Group hold valid leasehold or sub-leasehold interests and any other rights to use or occupy any land, buildings, structures, improvements, fixtures or other interests in real property held by either Party or any of the members of its Group as of the Effective Time under the Real Property Leases.

 

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(ccc) “Liabilities” means all debts, guarantees, assurances, commitments, liabilities, responsibilities, Losses, remediation, deficiencies, settlements, sanctions, interest and obligations of any nature or kind, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, accrued or not accrued, asserted or unasserted, liquidated or unliquidated, foreseen or unforeseen, known or unknown, reserved or unreserved, or determined or determinable, including those arising under any Law, Action, or order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority or arbitration tribunal, and those arising under any contract, agreement, obligation, indenture, instrument, lease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, commitment or undertaking, or any equitable relief that is imposed, in each case, including all costs and expenses relating thereto.

 

(ddd) “Logiq Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(d).

 

(eee) “Logiq Board” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

(fff) “Logiq Business” means all businesses, operations and activities (whether or not such businesses, operations or activities are or have been terminated, divested or discontinued) conducted at any time prior to the Effective Time by either Party or any member of its Group, other than the AppLogiq Business.

 

(ggg) “Logiq Designees” means any and all entities (including corporations, general or limited partnerships, trusts, joint ventures, unincorporated organizations, limited liability entities or other entities) designated by Logiq that will be members of the Logiq Group as of immediately after the Effective Time.

 

(hhh) “Logiq Group” means Logiq and each Person that is a Subsidiary of Logiq (other than Lova, AppLogiq and any other member of the AppLogiq Group).

 

(iii) “Logiq Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

 

(jjj) “Logiq Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(c).

 

(kkk) “Logiq Marks” means the trademarks, trade names, service names, trade dress, logos and other source or business identifiers comprising or containing “Logiq”, or any other term or element listed on Schedule 1.1, either alone or in combination with other terms or elements, and all allocated logos and trade dress, and all names, marks, domain names, social media accounts and handles and other source or business identifiers confusingly similar to or embodying any of the foregoing either alone or in combination with other terms or elements, and any registrations or applications for any of the foregoing, together with the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing.

 

(lll) “Logiq Shares” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Logiq.

 

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(mmm) “Logiq” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

(nnn) “Losses” means actual losses, costs, damages, fines, penalties and expenses (including legal and accounting fees and expenses and costs of investigation and litigation), whether or not involving a Third-Party Claim, provided, however, that “Losses” shall not include (i) punitive damages, except in the case of fraud or to the extent actually awarded to a Governmental Authority or other third party or (ii) lost profits or consequential damages, in any case.

 

(ooo) “Lova Shares” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Lova.

 

(ppp) “Lova” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

(qqq) “OTC Markets” means the OTC Markets Group Inc. and the over-the-counter stock markets run by such entity.

 

(rrr) “Other IP” means all Intellectual Property, other than Registrable IP, that is owned by either Party or any member of its Group as of the Effective Time.

 

(sss) “Owned Real Property” means the real property that is owned by either Party or any of the members of such Party’s Group as of the Effective Time, together with all buildings, improvements and structures thereon.

 

(ttt) “Party” and “Parties” have the meanings given in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

(uuu) “Permits” means permits, approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses or certificates issued by any Governmental Authority.

 

(vvv) “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a general or limited partnership, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, a limited liability entity, any other entity and any Governmental Authority.

 

(www) “Prime Rate” means the rate that Bloomberg (or any successor thereto) displays as “Prime Rate by Country United States” at https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/PRIME:IND or on a Bloomberg terminal at PRIMBB Index.

 

(xxx) “Privileged Information” means any information, in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible form, including any communications by or to attorneys (including attorney-client privileged communications), memoranda and other materials prepared by attorneys or under their direction (including attorney work product), as to which a Party or any member of such Party’s Group would be entitled to assert or has asserted a privilege, including the attorney-client and attorney work product privileges.

 

(yyy) “Real Property Leases” means the real property leases, subleases, licenses or other agreements, including all amendments, modifications, supplements, extensions, renewals, guaranties or other agreements with respect thereto, pursuant to which either Party or any of the members of its Group as of the Effective Time is a party.

 

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(zzz) “Record Date” means the close of business on the date to be determined by the Logiq Board as the record date for determining holders of Logiq Shares entitled to receive Lova Shares pursuant to the Distribution.

 

(aaaa) “Record Holders” means the holders of record of Logiq Shares as of the Record Date.

 

(bbbb) “Registrable IP” means all patents, patent applications, statutory invention registrations, trademark and service mark registrations and applications, registered Internet domain names and copyright registrations and applications.

 

(cccc) “Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, any of such Person’s directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants, attorneys or other representatives.

 

(dddd) “SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(eeee) “Security Interest” means any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge, claim, option, right to acquire, voting or other restriction, right-of-way, covenant, condition, easement, encroachment, restriction on transfer, or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever.

 

(ffff) “Separation” has the meaning ascribed to said phrase in the recital hereof.

 

(gggg) “Separation Agreement” means the Form of Separation Agreement in the form of Exhibit A attached to this Agreement among Logiq and Lova.

 

(hhhh) “Software” means any and all (a) computer programs, including any and all software implementation of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code, object code, human readable form or other form, (b) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise, (c) descriptions, flow charts and other work products used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, (d) screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons and (e) documentation, including user manuals and other training documentation, relating to any of the foregoing.

 

(iiii) “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, general or limited partnership, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or other entity of which such Person (a) beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of (i) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities, (ii) the total combined equity interests or (iii) in the case of a partnership, is a general partner, or (b) otherwise has the power to vote, either directly or indirectly, sufficient securities to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body.

 

(jjjj) “Tangible Information” means information that is contained in written, electronic or other tangible forms.

 

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(kkkk) “Tax Return” shall mean any return, report, certificate, election, form or similar statement or document (including any related supporting information or schedule attached thereto and any information return, amended tax return, claim for refund or declaration of estimated tax) supplied to or filed with, or required to be supplied to or filed with, a Taxing Authority, or any bill for or notice related to ad valorem or other similar Taxes received from a Taxing Authority, in each case, in connection with the determination, assessment or collection of any Tax or the administration of any laws, regulations or administrative requirements relating to any Tax.

 

(llll) “Tax” or “Taxes” means (i) all taxes, charges, fees, duties, levies, imposts, rates or other assessments or governmental charges of any kind imposed by any U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. Taxing Authority, including, without limitation, income, gross receipts, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental, custom duties, property, sales, use, license, capital stock, transfer, franchise, registration, payroll, withholding, social security, unemployment, disability, value added, alternative or add-on minimum or other taxes, whether disputed or not, and including any interest, penalties, charges or additions attributable thereto, (ii) liability for the payment of any amount of the type described in clause (i) above arising as a result of being (or having been) a member of any group or being (or having been) included or required to be included in any Tax Return related thereto, and (iii) liability for the payment of any amount of the type described in clauses (i) or (ii) above as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the liability of any other Person.

 

(mmmm) “Technology” means all technology, designs, formulae, algorithms, procedures, methods, discoveries, processes, techniques, ideas, know-how, research and development, technical data, tools, materials, specifications, processes, inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), apparatus, creations, improvements, works of authorship in any media, confidential, proprietary or nonpublic information, and other similar materials, and all recordings, graphs, drawings, reports, analyses and other writings, and other tangible embodiments of the foregoing in any form whether or not listed herein, in each case, other than Software.

 

(nnnn) “Third Party” means any Person other than the Parties or any members of their respective Groups.

 

(oooo) “Third-Party Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).

 

(pppp) “Transferred Entities” means the wholly owned or partially owned subsidiaries of Lova or related to the AppLogiq Business, as set forth on Schedule 1.7.

 

(qqqq) “Transition Services Agreement” or “TSA” means the Transition Services Agreement to be entered into by and between Logiq and Lova and/or any members of their respective Groups in connection with the Separation, the Distribution or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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Section 1.2 Interpretation. Unless the express context otherwise requires:

 

(a) the words “hereof,” “herein,” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement;

 

(b) terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa;

 

(c) the terms “Dollars” and “$” mean United States Dollars;

 

(d) references herein to a specific Section, Subsection or Recital shall refer, respectively, to Sections, Subsections or Recitals of this Agreement;

 

(e) wherever the word “include,” “includes,” or “including” is used in this Agreement, it shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

 

(f) references herein to any gender shall include each other gender;

 

(g) references herein to any Person shall include such Person’s heirs, executors, personal Representatives, administrators, successors and assigns; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 1.2(g) is intended to authorize any assignment or transfer not otherwise permitted by this Agreement;

 

(h) references herein to a Person in a particular capacity or capacities shall exclude such Person in any other capacity;

 

(i) references herein to any contract or agreement (including this Agreement) mean such contract or agreement as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof;

 

(j) with respect to the determination of any period of time, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”;

 

(k) references herein to any Law or any license mean such Law or license as amended, modified, codified, reenacted, supplemented or superseded in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time; and

 

(l) references herein to any Law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Article II.   THE TRANSACTION

 

Section 2.1 The Transaction; Sole and Absolute Discretion; Cooperation

 

(a) Subject to the unfettered discretion of Logiq to initiate, structure their form, timing and conditions, and consummate said transactions, consistent with the terms of the Separation Agreement, as of the Effective Time, Logiq shall cause the AppLogiq Transfer, and as of a date determined by the Logiq Board, the Distribution (collectively, the “Transactions”). In addition, Logiq may, at any time and from time to time until the consummation of the Distribution, modify or change the terms of the Distribution, including by accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of the Distribution. Nothing shall in any way limit Logiq’s right to terminate this Agreement or the Distribution as set forth in Article VIII or alter the consequences of any such termination from those specified in Article VIII.

 

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(b) Should Logiq elect to effectuate the Transactions, as of the Business Transfer Time, in partial consideration for the Conveyance of AppLogiq Assets contemplated by Section 1.1 of the Separation Agreement, Lova shall assume the AppLogiq Liabilities in accordance with the provisions provided therefor hereunder.

 

(c) Should Logiq elect to undertake the Transactions, the Logiq Board, would in accordance with applicable Law, establish (or designate Persons to establish) a Record Date and the Distribution Date. Assuming Logiq’s establishment of appropriate procedures in connection with the Distribution as reserved unto it hereunder, the Lova Shares held by Logiq on the Distribution Date would be distributed to the Record Holders in the manner determined by Logiq and in accordance with Section 2.4.

 

(d) Lova shall cooperate with Logiq to accomplish the Distribution and shall, at Logiq’s direction, promptly take any and all actions that Logiq or Lova determines to be necessary or desirable to effect the Distribution, including in respect of the filing by Lova under the Exchange Act of the Form 8-K. Logiq shall select any manager in connection with the Distribution, as well as any financial printer, solicitation and/or distribution agent and financial, legal, accounting and other advisors for Logiq. Lova and Logiq, as the case may be, will provide to the Agent any information required in order to complete the Distribution.

 

Section 2.2 Undertakings Prior to the Distribution. Prior to the Distribution Date and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Parties shall take, or cause to be taken, the following actions in connection with the Distribution:

 

(a) FINRA Corporate Action Notification. Logiq shall, to the extent practicable, give the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) not less than ten (10) days’ advance notice of the Record Date in compliance with Rule 10b-17 under the Exchange Act.

 

(b) Lova Directors and Officers. On or prior to the Distribution Date, Logiq and Lova shall take all necessary actions so that as of the Distribution Date: (i) the directors and executive officers of Lova shall be those agreed by the Parties; (ii) except those individuals who will continue to serve as members of the Logiq Board after the Distribution Date, each individual referred to in clause (i) shall have resigned from his or her position, if any, as a member of the Logiq Board, as an executive officer of Logiq and as a member of the board of directors or other governing body or as an executive officer of any other member of the Logiq Group, as applicable; and (iii) Lova shall have such other officers as Lova shall appoint.

 

(c) Securities Law Matters. Lova shall file any amendments or supplements to the Form 8-K as may be necessary or advisable in order to cause the Form 8-K (and related Form 10 information) to be filed as required by the SEC or federal, state or other applicable securities Laws. Logiq and Lova shall cooperate in preparing, filing with the SEC any filings or amendments thereto which are required to reflect or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. Logiq and Lova shall take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate under the securities or blue-sky laws of the United States (and any comparable Laws under any foreign jurisdiction) in connection with the Distribution.

 

(d) The Distribution Agent. Logiq shall enter into a distribution agent agreement with the Agent or otherwise provide instructions to the Agent regarding the Distribution.

 

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Section 2.3 Conditions to the Distribution.

 

(a) The consummation of the Distribution shall be subject to the satisfaction, or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver by Logiq in its sole and absolute discretion, of the following conditions:

 

(i) The filing of the Form 8-K and no proceedings or comments letters contesting such action shall have been instituted or threatened by the SEC.

 

(ii) The Disclosure Document shall have been filed with the SEC.

 

(iii) The actions and filings necessary or appropriate under applicable U.S. federal, U.S. state and other securities Laws or blue-sky Laws and the rules and regulations thereunder shall have been taken or made, and, where applicable, have become effective or been accepted.

 

(iv) Each of the Separation Agreement, the Distribution Agreement, Ancillary Agreements shall have been duly executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto.

 

(v) No order, injunction or decree issued by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Distribution or any of the transactions related thereto shall be threatened or in effect.

 

(vi) Logiq shall have received the Lova Shares as set forth in Section 2.4.

 

(vii) other events or developments shall exist or shall have occurred that, in the judgment of the Logiq Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, makes it inadvisable to effect the Separation, the Distribution or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

 

(b) The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of Logiq and shall not give rise to or create any duty on the part of Logiq or the Logiq Board to waive or not waive any such condition or in any way limit Logiq’s right to terminate this Agreement as set forth in Article VIII or alter the consequences of any such termination from those specified in Article VIII. Any determination made by the Logiq Board prior to the Distribution concerning the satisfaction or waiver of any or all of the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(a) shall be conclusive and binding on the Parties.

 

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Section 2.4 The Distribution.

 

(a) Subject to Section 2.3, on or prior to the Effective Time, Lova will deliver to the Agent in the name of Logiq, for the benefit of the Record Holders, book-entry transfer authorizations for such number of Lova Shares as is necessary to effect the Distribution, and shall cause the transfer agent for the Logiq Shares to instruct the Agent to distribute at the Distribution Date the appropriate number of Lova Shares to each such holder or designated transferee or transferees of such holder by way of direct registration in book-entry form. Lova will not issue paper stock certificates in respect of the Lova Shares, unless it deems it necessary to do so. The Distribution shall be effective at the Distribution Date.

 

(b) Subject to Section 2.3, each Record Holder will be entitled to receive in the Distribution one (1) Lova Share for every one (1) Logiq Share held by such Record Holder on the Record Date.

 

(c) No fractional shares shall be distributed or credited to book-entry accounts in connection with the Distribution, and any such fractional share interests to which a Record Holder would otherwise be entitled shall not entitle such Record Holder to vote or to any other rights as a stockholder of Lova. When calculating the shares to distribute, all fractional shares will be deleted from the shareholders total issuance, creating a “round down” effect.

 

(d) Any Lova Shares that remain unclaimed by any Record Holder one hundred and eighty (180) days after the Distribution Date shall be delivered to Lova, and Lova or its transfer agent shall hold such Lova Shares for the account of such Record Holder, and the Parties agree that all obligations to provide such Lova Shares shall be obligations of Lova, subject in each case to applicable escheat or other abandoned property Laws, and Logiq shall have no Liability with respect thereto.

 

(e) Until the Lova Shares are duly transferred in accordance with this Section 2.4 and applicable Law, from and after the Distribution Date, Lova will regard the Persons entitled to receive such Lova Shares as record holders of Lova Shares in accordance with the terms of the Distribution without requiring any action on the part of such Persons. Lova agrees that, subject to any transfers of such shares, from and after the Effective Time, (i) each such holder will be entitled to receive all dividends, if any, payable on, and exercise voting rights and all other rights and privileges with respect to, the Lova Shares then held by such holder, and (ii) each such holder will be entitled, without any action on the part of such holder, to receive evidence of ownership of the Lova Shares then held by such holder.

 

Section 2.5 Additional Defined Terms.

 

(a) AppLogiq Liabilities. For purposes of this Agreement, “AppLogiq Liabilities” means, as of the date of determination, all Liabilities of either Party or any of the members of such Party’s Group that relate primarily to the AppLogiq Business, including without limitation:

 

(i) all Liabilities included or reflected as liabilities or obligations of Lova or the members of the AppLogiq Group on the AppLogiq Balance Sheet, subject to any discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the AppLogiq Balance Sheet; provided, however, that the amounts set forth on the AppLogiq Balance Sheet with respect to any Liabilities shall not be treated as minimum amounts or limitations on the amount of such Liabilities that are included in the definition of AppLogiq Liabilities pursuant to this Section 2.5(a)(i);

 

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(ii) all Liabilities that are of a nature or type that would have resulted in such Liabilities being included or reflected as liabilities or obligations of Lova or the members of the AppLogiq Group on a pro forma combined balance sheet of the AppLogiq Group or any notes thereto (were such balance sheet and notes to be prepared on a basis consistent with the determination of the Liabilities included on the AppLogiq Balance Sheet), it being understood that (x) the AppLogiq Balance Sheet shall be used to determine the types of, and methodologies used to determine, those Liabilities that are included in the definition of AppLogiq Liabilities pursuant to this Section 2.5(a)(ii); and (y) the amounts set forth on the AppLogiq Balance Sheet with respect to any Liabilities shall not be treated as minimum amounts or limitations on the amount of such Liabilities that are included in the definition of AppLogiq Liabilities pursuant to this Section 2.5(a)(ii);

 

(iii) all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the actions, inactions, events, conduct, omissions, conditions, occurrences, facts or circumstances occurring or existing prior to the Effective Time (whether or not such Liabilities cease being contingent, mature, become known, are asserted or foreseen, or accrue, in each case before, at or after the Effective Time), in each case to the extent that such Liabilities relate to, arise out of or result from the AppLogiq Business or any AppLogiq Asset;

 

(iv) all Liabilities that are expressly provided by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities to be assumed by Lova or any other member of the AppLogiq Group, and all agreements, obligations and Liabilities of any member of the AppLogiq Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;

 

(v) all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the AppLogiq Contracts, the AppLogiq Intellectual Property, the AppLogiq Software, the AppLogiq Technology or the AppLogiq Permits;

 

(vi) all Liabilities set forth in Section 2.5(a)(vi) of the Agreement Schedule; and

 

(vii) all Liabilities arising out of claims made by any Third Party (including Logiq’s or Lova’s respective directors, officers, stockholders, employees and agents) against any member of the Logiq Group or the AppLogiq Group to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the AppLogiq Business or the or the other business, operations, activities or Liabilities referred to in Section 2.5(a)(i) through Section 2.5(a)(vi).

 

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(b) AppLogiq Assets. For purposes of this Agreement, “AppLogiq Assets” means, as of the date of determination, all Assets of Lova or the members of the AppLogiq Group, including without limitation:

 

(i) all issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of the Transferred Entities that are owned by Lova or the members of the AppLogiq Group;

 

(ii) all Assets of Lova or the members of the AppLogiq Group included or reflected as assets of the AppLogiq Group on the AppLogiq Balance Sheet;

 

(iii) all AppLogiq Real Property and all rights, interests or claims of Lova or the members of the AppLogiq Group thereunder;

 

(iv) all office equipment, trade fixtures and furnishings located at (x) AppLogiq Real Property, but excluding the items listed in Section 2.5(b)(iv) of the Agreement Schedule, and (y) Owned Real Property or Leased Real Property (other than the AppLogiq Real Property) and listed in Section 2.5(b)(iv) of the Agreement Schedule (in each case excluding any office equipment, trade fixtures and furnishings owned by Persons other than Logiq and its subsidiaries);

 

(v) all AppLogiq Contracts and all rights, interests or claims of Lova or the members of the AppLogiq Group thereunder;

 

(vi) all AppLogiq Intellectual Property, AppLogiq Software and AppLogiq Technology and all rights, interests or claims of Lova or the members of the AppLogiq Group thereunder;

 

(vii) all AppLogiq Permits, and all rights, interests or claims of Lova or the members of the AppLogiq Group thereunder;

 

(viii) subject to the provisions herein and the provisions of the applicable Ancillary Agreements, all rights, interests and claims of either Party or any of the members of such Party’s Group with respect to Information that is primarily related to the AppLogiq Assets, the AppLogiq Liabilities, the AppLogiq Business or the Transferred Entities;

 

(ix) (A) all business and employment records exclusively related to AppLogiq Business, including the corporate minute books and related stock records of the members of the AppLogiq Group, (B) all of the separate financial and Tax records of the members of the AppLogiq Group that do not form part of the general ledger of Logiq or any of its Affiliates (other than the members of the AppLogiq Group), and (C) all other books, records, ledgers, files, documents, correspondence, lists, plats, drawings, photographs, product literature (including historical), advertising and promotional materials, distribution lists, customer lists, supplier lists, studies, reports, market and market share data owned by Logiq, operating, production and other manuals, manufacturing and quality control records and procedures, research and development files, and accounting and business books, records, files, documentation and materials, in all cases whether in paper, microfilm, microfiche, computer tape or disc, magnetic tape or any other form, that are exclusively related to AppLogiq Business (collectively, the “AppLogiq Books and Records”); provided, however, that (x) none of clauses (A), (B) or (C) will include Intellectual Property in any such records, writings or other materials (which is the subject of clause (vii), above), (y) Logiq will be entitled to retain a copy of the AppLogiq Books and Records, which will be subject to the provisions of Article V hereof regarding confidentiality and (z) neither clause (A) nor (C) will be deemed to include any books, records or other items or portions thereof (1) with respect to which it is not reasonably practicable to identify and extract the portion thereof exclusively related to AppLogiq Business from the portions thereof that relate to businesses of Logiq other than AppLogiq Business, (2) that are subject to restrictions on transfer pursuant to applicable Laws regarding personally identifiable information or Logiq’s privacy policies regarding personally identifiable information or with respect to which transfer would require any Governmental Approval under applicable Law, (3) that relate to performance ratings or assessments of employees of Logiq and its Affiliates (including performance history, reports prepared in connection with bonus plan participation and related data (other than individual bonus opportunities based on target bonus as a percentage of base salary)), unless such records are required to be transferred to Lova under applicable Law, or (4) that relate to any employees that are not Continuing Employees;

 

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(x) the benefits of all prepaid expenses (other than allocated expenses), including prepaid leases and prepaid rentals, in each case arising exclusively out of the operation or conduct of AppLogiq Business;

 

(xi) the right to enforce the confidentiality provisions of any confidentiality, non-disclosure or other similar Contracts to the extent related to confidential information of AppLogiq Business and rights to enforce the Intellectual Property assignment provisions of any invention assignment Contract to the extent related to the development of Intellectual Property of AppLogiq Business;

 

(xii) all rights of the AppLogiq Group under this Agreement and the Separation Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and the certificates, instruments and Transfer Documents delivered in connection therewith; and

 

(xiii) all Assets set forth in Section 2.5(b)(xii) of the Agreement Schedule.

 

(c) Logiq Liabilities. For purposes of this Agreement, “Logiq Liabilities” means, as of the date of determination, (i) all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from actions, inactions, events, conduct, omissions, conditions, occurrences, facts or circumstances occurring or existing as of the Effective Time (whether or not such Liabilities cease being contingent, mature, become known, are asserted or foreseen, or accrue, in each case before, at or after the Effective Time), of any member of the Logiq Group and any member of the AppLogiq Group, in each case that are not AppLogiq Liabilities, including any and all Liabilities set forth in Section 2.5(c) of the Agreement Schedule and (iii) all Liabilities arising out of claims made by any Third Party (including Logiq’s or Lova’s respective directors, officers, stockholders, employees and agents) against any member of the Logiq Group or the AppLogiq Group to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Logiq Business or the Logiq Assets.

 

(d) Logiq Assets. For purposes of this Agreement, “Logiq Assets” means, as of the date of determination, all Assets of Logiq or the members of the Logiq Group, it being understood that the Logiq Assets shall include:

 

(i) all issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of Logiq’s Subsidiaries other than Lova and the Transferred Entities;

 

(ii) all office equipment, trade fixtures and furnishings located at any Owned Real Property or Leased Real Property (other than the items set forth in Section 3.5(b)(v) or any office equipment, trade fixtures or furnishings owned by Persons other than Logiq and its Subsidiaries);

 

(iii) all Owned Real Property and Leased Real Property (other than the AppLogiq Real Property);

 

(iv) all contracts of Logiq or the members of the Logiq Group (other than the AppLogiq Contracts);

 

(v) all Intellectual Property of Logiq or the members of the Logiq Group (other than the AppLogiq Intellectual Property), including the Logiq Marks and the Intellectual Property set forth in Section 2.5(d)(v) of the Agreement Schedule;

 

(vi) all Permits of Logiq or the members of the Logiq Group (other than the AppLogiq Permits);

 

(vii) all rights, interests and claims of Logiq or the members of the Logiq Group with respect to Information that does not relate primarily to the AppLogiq Assets, the AppLogiq Liabilities, the AppLogiq Business or the Transferred Entities; and

 

(viii) all Assets set forth in Section 2.5(d)(viii) of the Agreement Schedule.

 

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Article III. MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 3.1 Release of Pre-Distribution Claims

 

(a) Lova Release of Logiq. Except as provided in Section 3.1(c), effective as of the Effective Time, Lova does hereby, for itself and each other member of the AppLogiq Group, and their respective successors and assigns, and, to the extent permitted by Law, all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the AppLogiq Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge (i) Logiq and the members of the Logiq Group, and their respective successors and assigns, (ii) all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Logiq Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and (iii) all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time are or have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of a Transferred Entity and who are not, as of immediately following the Effective Time, directors, officers or employees of Lova or a member of the AppLogiq Group, in each case from: (A) all AppLogiq Liabilities, (B) all Liabilities arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all other activities undertaken to implement the Distribution and (C) all Liabilities arising from or in connection with actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances occurring or existing prior to the Effective Time (whether or not such Liabilities cease being contingent, mature, become known, are asserted or foreseen, or accrue, in each case before, at or after the Effective Time), in each case to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the AppLogiq Business, the AppLogiq Assets or the AppLogiq Liabilities.

 

(b) Logiq Release of Lova. Except as provided in Section 3.1(c), effective as of the Effective Time, Logiq does hereby, for itself and each other member of the Logiq Group and their respective successors and assigns, and, to the extent permitted by Law, all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Logiq Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge (i) Lova and the members of the AppLogiq Group and their respective successors and assigns, (ii) all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the AppLogiq Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and (iii) all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time are or have been directors, officers, agents or employees of a Transferred Entity and who are not, as of immediately following the Effective Time, directors, officers or employees of Logiq or a member of the Logiq Group, in each case from: (A) all Logiq Liabilities, (B) all Liabilities arising from or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all other activities undertaken to implement the Distribution and (C) all Liabilities arising from or in connection with actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances occurring or existing prior to the Effective Time (whether or not such Liabilities cease being contingent, mature, become known, are asserted or foreseen, or accrue, in each case before, at or after the Effective Time), in each case to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Logiq Business, the Logiq Assets or the Logiq Liabilities.

 

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(c) Obligations Not Affected. Nothing contained in Section 3.1(a) or Section 3.1(b) shall impair any right of any Person to enforce this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings as not terminating as of the Effective Time, in each case in accordance with its terms. In furtherance of the foregoing, nothing contained in Section 3.1(a) or Section 3.1(b) shall release any Person from:

 

(i) any Liability, contingent or otherwise, assumed, transferred, assigned or allocated to the Group of which such Person is a member in accordance with, or any other Liability of any member of either Group under, this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement;

 

(ii) any Liability for the sale, lease, construction or receipt of goods, property or services purchased, obtained or used in the ordinary course of business by a member of one Group from a member of the other Group prior to the Effective Time;

 

(iii) any Liability that the Parties may have pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, including with respect to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or otherwise for claims brought against the Parties by Third Parties, which Liability shall be governed by the provisions of this Article III and Article IV and, if applicable, the appropriate provisions of the Ancillary Agreements; or

 

(iv) any Liability the release of which would result in the release of any Person other than a Person released pursuant to this Section 3.1.

 

(d) No Claims. Lova shall not make, and shall not permit any member of the AppLogiq Group to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against Logiq or any other member of the Logiq Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 3.1(a), with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 3.1(a). Logiq shall not make, and shall not permit any other member of the Logiq Group to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification against Lova or any other member of the AppLogiq Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 3.1(b), with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 3.1(b).

 

(e) Execution of Further Releases. At any time at or after the Effective Time, at the request of either Party, the other Party shall cause each member of such Party’s respective Group to execute and deliver releases reflecting the provisions of this Section 3.1.

 

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(f) Agreement. Nothing contained in Section 3.1(a) and Section 3.1(b) shall release any member of the Logiq Group or the AppLogiq Group from honoring its existing obligations to indemnify any director, officer, employee or agent of Lova who was a director, officer, employee or agent of any member of the Logiq Group on or prior to the Effective Time, to the extent such director, officer or employee becomes a named defendant in any Action with respect to which such director, officer or employee was entitled to such indemnification pursuant to such existing obligations; it being understood that, if the underlying obligation giving rise to such Action is an Lova Liability, Lova shall indemnify Logiq for such Liability (including Logiq’s costs to indemnify the director, officer or employee) in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Article III.

 

Section 3.2 Indemnification by Lova.

 

Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, Lova shall, and shall cause the other members of the AppLogiq Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Logiq, each member of the Logiq Group and each of their respective past, present and future directors, officers, employees and agents, in each case, in their respective capacities as such, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Logiq Indemnitees”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the Logiq Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from, directly or indirectly, any of the following items (without duplication):

 

(a) any AppLogiq Liability;

 

(b) any failure of Lova, any other member of the AppLogiq Group or any other Person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any AppLogiq Liabilities in accordance with their terms, whether prior to, on or after the Effective Time;

 

(c) any breach by Lova or any other member of the AppLogiq Group of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;

 

(d) except to the extent it relates to a Logiq Liability, any guarantee, indemnification or contribution obligation, surety bond or other credit support agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding for the benefit of any member of the AppLogiq Group by any member of the Logiq Group that survives following the Distribution;

 

(e) the ownership or operation of the AppLogiq Business from and after the Effective Time; and

 

(f) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to all information contained in the Form 8-K or the Disclosure Document, other than the matters described in Section 3.3(f).

 

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Section 3.3 Indemnification by Logiq. Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, Logiq shall, and shall cause the other members of the Logiq Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Lova, each member of the AppLogiq Group and each of their respective past, present and future directors, officers, employees or agents, in each case in their respective capacities as such, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “AppLogiq Indemnitees”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the AppLogiq Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from, directly or indirectly, any of the following items (without duplication):

 

(a) any Logiq Liability;

 

(b) any failure of Logiq, any other member of the Logiq Group or any other Person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any Logiq Liabilities in accordance with their terms, whether prior to, on or after the Effective Time;

 

(c) any breach by Logiq or any other member of the Logiq Group of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;

 

(d) except to the extent it relates to an AppLogiq Liability, any guarantee, indemnification or contribution obligation, surety bond or other credit support agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding for the benefit of any member of the Logiq Group by any member of the AppLogiq Group that survives following the Distribution;

 

(e) the ownership or operation of the Logiq Business from and after the Effective Time; and

 

(f) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to statements made explicitly in Logiq’s name in the Form 8-K or the Disclosure Document.

 

Section 3.4 Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts.

 

(a) The Parties intend that the indemnification, contribution or reimbursement with respect to any Liability pursuant to this Article III or Article IV shall be net of Insurance Proceeds and other amounts actually recovered (net of any out-of-pocket costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof, including increased premiums) from any Person by or on behalf of the Indemnitee in respect of any indemnifiable Liability. Accordingly, the amount which either Party (an “Indemnifying Party”) is required to pay to any Person entitled to indemnification, contribution or reimbursement hereunder (an “Indemnitee”) shall be reduced by any Insurance Proceeds and other amounts actually recovered (net of any out-of-pocket costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof, including increased premiums) from any Person by or on behalf of the Indemnitee in respect of the related Liability. For avoidance of doubt and to illustrate the operation of this Section 3.4, if Lova should be responsible to indemnify Logiq for an insured Liability, and the claim for that Liability to an insurer results in a deductible or loss reimbursement and a retrospectively rated premium adjustment, Lova shall be responsible for the deductible or loss reimbursement and the retrospectively rated premium adjustment. If an Indemnitee receives an indemnification, contribution or reimbursement payment (an “Indemnity Payment”) required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in respect of any Liability and subsequently receives Insurance Proceeds or any other amounts in respect of the related Liability, then the Indemnitee shall pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the excess of the Indemnity Payment received over the amount of the Indemnity Payment that would have been due if the Insurance Proceeds or such other amounts (net of any out-of-pocket costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof, including increased premiums) had been received, realized or recovered before the Indemnity Payment was made.

 

(b) The Parties agree that an insurer that would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim shall not be relieved of the responsibility with respect thereto or, solely by virtue of any provision contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, have any subrogation rights with respect thereto, it being understood that no insurer or any other Third Party shall be entitled to a “windfall” (i.e., a benefit they would not be entitled to receive in the absence of the indemnification provisions) by virtue of the indemnification, contribution and reimbursement provisions hereof. Each Party shall, and shall cause the members of such Party’s Group to, use commercially reasonable efforts (taking into account the probability of success on the merits and the cost of expending such efforts, including attorneys’ fees and expenses) to collect or recover any Insurance Proceeds that may be collectible or recoverable respecting the Liabilities for which indemnification, contribution or reimbursement may be available under this Article III. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Indemnifying Party may not delay making any indemnification payment required under the terms of this Agreement, or otherwise satisfying any indemnification obligation, pending the outcome of any Action to collect or recover Insurance Proceeds, and an Indemnitee need not attempt to collect any Insurance Proceeds prior to making a claim for indemnification, contribution or reimbursement, or receiving any Indemnity Payment otherwise owed to it under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

 

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Section 3.5 Procedures for Indemnification of Third-Party Claims.

 

(a) Notice of Claims. If, at or following the Execution Date, an Indemnitee shall receive notice or otherwise learn of the assertion by a Person (including any Governmental Authority) that is not a member of the Logiq Group or the AppLogiq Group of any claim or of the commencement by any such Person of any Action (collectively, a “Third-Party Claim”) with respect to which an Indemnifying Party may be obligated to provide indemnification to such Indemnitee pursuant to Section 3.2 or Section 3.3, or any other Section of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, such Indemnitee shall give such Indemnifying Party written notice thereof as soon as practicable, but in any event within fourteen (14) days (or sooner if the nature of the Third-Party Claim so requires) after becoming aware of such Third-Party Claim. Any such notice shall describe the Third-Party Claim in reasonable detail, including the facts and circumstances giving rise to such claim for indemnification, and include copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnitee relating to the Third-Party Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of an Indemnitee to provide notice in accordance with this Section 3.5(a) shall not relieve an Indemnifying Party of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent to which the Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced in some material respect by the Indemnitee’s failure to provide notice in accordance with this Section 3.5(a).

 

(b) Control of Defense. An Indemnifying Party may elect to defend (and seek to settle or compromise), at its own expense and with its own counsel, any Third-Party Claim; provided that, prior to the Indemnifying Party assuming and controlling defense of such Third-Party Claim, it shall first confirm to the Indemnitee in writing that, assuming the facts presented to the Indemnifying Party by the Indemnitee being true, the Indemnifying Party shall indemnify the Indemnitee for any such Liabilities to the extent resulting from, or arising out of, such Third-Party Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense and, in the course of defending such Third-Party Claim, (i) the Indemnifying Party discovers that the facts presented at the time the Indemnifying Party acknowledged its indemnification obligation in respect of such Third-Party Claim were not true in all material respects and (ii) such untruth provides a reasonable basis for asserting that the Indemnifying Party does not have an indemnification obligation in respect of such Third-Party Claim, then (A) the Indemnifying Party shall not be bound by such acknowledgment, (B) the Indemnifying Party shall promptly thereafter provide the Indemnitee written notice of its assertion that it does not have an indemnification obligation in respect of such Third-Party Claim and (C) the Indemnitee shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim. Within thirty (30) days after the receipt of a notice from an Indemnitee in accordance with Section 3.5(a) (or sooner, if the nature of the Third-Party Claim so requires), the Indemnifying Party shall provide written notice to the Indemnitee indicating whether the Indemnifying Party shall assume responsibility for defending the Third-Party Claim and specifying any reservations or exceptions to its defense. If an Indemnifying Party elects not to assume responsibility for defending any Third-Party Claim or fails to notify an Indemnitee of its election within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice from an Indemnitee as provided in Section 3.5(a), then the Indemnitee that is the subject of such Third-Party Claim shall be entitled to continue to conduct and control the defense of such Third-Party Claim.

 

(c) Allocation of Defense Costs. If an Indemnifying Party has elected to assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim, whether with or without any reservations or exceptions with respect to such defense, then such Indemnifying Party shall be solely liable for all fees and expenses incurred by it in connection with the defense of such Third-Party Claim and shall not be entitled to seek any indemnification, contribution or reimbursement from the Indemnitee for any such fees or expenses incurred by the Indemnifying Party during the course of the defense of such Third-Party Claim by such Indemnifying Party, regardless of any subsequent decision by the Indemnifying Party to reject or otherwise abandon its assumption of such defense. If an Indemnifying Party elects not to assume responsibility for defending any Third-Party Claim or fails to notify an Indemnitee of its election within thirty (30) days after receipt of a notice from an Indemnitee as provided in Section 3.5(a), and the Indemnitee conducts and controls the defense of such Third-Party Claim and the Indemnifying Party has an indemnification obligation with respect to such Third-Party Claim, then the Indemnifying Party shall be liable for all reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in connection with the defense of such Third-Party Claim.

 

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(d) Right to Monitor and Participate. An Indemnitee that does not conduct and control the defense of any Third-Party Claim, or an Indemnifying Party that has failed to elect to defend any Third-Party Claim as contemplated hereby, nevertheless shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel as necessary) of its own choosing to monitor and participate in (but not control) the defense of any Third-Party Claim for which it is a potential Indemnitee or Indemnifying Party, as applicable, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnitee or Indemnifying Party, as the case may be, and the provisions of Section 3.5(c) shall not apply to such fees and expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Section 5.7 and Section 5.8, such Party shall cooperate with the Party entitled to conduct and control the defense of such Third-Party Claim in such defense and make available to the controlling Party, at the non-controlling Party’s expense, all witnesses, information and materials in such Party’s possession or under such Party’s control relating thereto as are reasonably required by the controlling Party. In addition to the foregoing, if any Indemnitee shall in good faith determine that such Indemnitee and the Indemnifying Party have actual or potential differing defenses or conflicts of interest between them that make joint representation in connection with a Third-Party Claim inappropriate, then the Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel as necessary) and to participate in (but not control) the defense, compromise, or settlement thereof, and the Indemnifying Party shall bear the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for all Indemnitees.

 

(e) No Settlement. Neither Party may settle or compromise any Third-Party Claim for which either Party is seeking to be indemnified hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, unless such settlement or compromise is solely for monetary damages that are fully payable by the settling or compromising Party, does not involve any admission, finding or determination of wrongdoing or violation of Law by the other Party and provides for a full, unconditional and irrevocable release of the other Party from all Liability in connection with the Third-Party Claim.

 

Section 3.6 Additional Matters.

 

(a) Timing of Payments. Indemnification or contribution payments in respect of any Liabilities for which an Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, contribution or reimbursement under this Article III shall be paid reasonably promptly (but in any event within thirty (30) days of the final determination of the amount that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, contribution or reimbursement under this Article III) by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnitee as such Liabilities are incurred upon demand by the Indemnitee, including reasonably satisfactory documentation setting forth the basis for the amount of such indemnification, contribution or reimbursement payment, including documentation with respect to calculations made and consideration of any Insurance Proceeds that actually reduce the amount of such Liabilities. The indemnification, contribution and reimbursement provisions contained in this Article III shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Indemnitee, and (ii) the knowledge by the Indemnitee of Liabilities for which it might be entitled to indemnification hereunder.

 

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(b) Notice of Direct Claims. Any claim for indemnification, contribution or reimbursement under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement that does not result from a Third-Party Claim shall be asserted by written notice given by the Indemnitee to the applicable Indemnifying Party; provided, that the failure by an Indemnitee to so assert any such claim shall not prejudice the ability of the Indemnitee to do so at a later time except to the extent (if any) that the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced in some material respect thereby. Such Indemnifying Party shall have a period of thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice within which to respond thereto. If such Indemnifying Party does not respond within such thirty (30)-day period, such specified claim shall be conclusively deemed a Liability of the Indemnifying Party under this Section 3.6(b) or, in the case of any written notice in which the amount of the claim (or any portion thereof) is estimated, on such later date when the amount of the claim (or such portion thereof) becomes finally determined. If such Indemnifying Party does not respond within such thirty (30)-day period or rejects such claim in whole or in part, such Indemnitee shall, subject to the provisions of Article VI, be free to pursue such remedies as may be available to such party as contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, without prejudice to its continuing rights to pursue indemnification or contribution hereunder.

 

(c) Pursuit of Claims Against Third Parties. If (i) a Party incurs any Liability arising out of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (ii) an adequate legal or equitable remedy is not available for any reason against the other Party to satisfy the Liability incurred by the incurring Party, and (iii) a legal or equitable remedy may be available to the other Party against a Third Party for such Liability, then the other Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the incurring Party, at the incurring Party’s expense, to permit the incurring Party to obtain the benefits of such legal or equitable remedy against the Third Party.

 

(d) Subrogation. In the event of payment by or on behalf of any Indemnifying Party to any Indemnitee in connection with any Third-Party Claim, such Indemnifying Party shall be subrogated to and shall stand in the place of such Indemnitee as to any events or circumstances in respect of which such Indemnitee may have any right, defense or claim relating to such Third-Party Claim against any claimant or plaintiff asserting such Third-Party Claim or against any other Person. Such Indemnitee shall cooperate with such Indemnifying Party in a reasonable manner, and at the cost and expense of such Indemnifying Party, in prosecuting any subrogated right, defense or claim.

 

(e) Substitution. In the event of an Action in which the Indemnifying Party is not a named defendant, if either the Indemnitee or Indemnifying Party shall so request, the Parties shall endeavor to substitute the Indemnifying Party for the named defendant. If such substitution or addition cannot be achieved for any reason or is not requested, the named defendant shall allow the Indemnifying Party to manage the Action as set forth in Section 3.5 and this Section 3.6, and the Indemnifying Party shall fully indemnify the named defendant against all costs of defending the Action (including court costs, sanctions imposed by a court, attorneys’ fees, experts fees and all other external expenses), the costs of any judgment or settlement and the cost of any interest or penalties relating to any judgment or settlement.

 

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Section 3.7   Right of Contribution

 

(a) Contribution. If any right of indemnification contained in Section 3.2 or Section 3.3 is held unenforceable or is unavailable for any reason, or is insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnitee in respect of any Liability for which such Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder, then the Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amounts paid or payable by the Indemnitees as a result of such Liability (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and the members of the Indemnifying Party’s Group, on the one hand, and the Indemnitees entitled to contribution, on the other hand, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

 

(b) Allocation of Relative Fault. Solely for purposes of determining relative fault pursuant to this Section 3.7: (i) any fault associated with the ownership, operation or activities of the AppLogiq Business prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed to be the fault of Lova and the other members of the AppLogiq Group, and no such fault shall be deemed to be the fault of Logiq or any other member of the Logiq Group; (ii) any fault associated with the ownership, operation or activities of the Logiq Business prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed to be the fault of Logiq and the other members of the Logiq Group, and no such fault shall be deemed to be the fault of Lova or any other member of the AppLogiq Group.

 

Section 3.8   Covenant Not to Sue. Each Party hereby covenants and agrees that none of it, the members of such Party’s Group or any Person claiming through it shall bring suit or otherwise assert any claim against any Indemnitee, or assert a defense against any claim asserted by any Indemnitee, before any court, arbitrator, mediator or administrative agency anywhere in the world, alleging that: (a) the assumption of any AppLogiq Liabilities by Lova or a member of the AppLogiq Group on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements is void or unenforceable for any reason; (b) the retention of any Logiq Liabilities by Logiq or a member of the Logiq Group on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements is void or unenforceable for any reason, or (c) the provisions of this Article III are void or unenforceable for any reason. Furthermore, from and after the Effective Time, Logiq covenants that it will not sue, and it will ensure that none of its Affiliates will sue Lova or any of its Subsidiaries or direct or indirect customers, suppliers or distributors for Patent or Copyright infringement, or trade secret misappropriation based upon the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale, research, development, marketing, importation or exportation of products related to AppLogiq Business as it is conducted immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

Section 3.9   Remedies Cumulative. The remedies provided in this Article III shall be cumulative and, subject to the provisions of Article VII, shall not preclude assertion by any Indemnitee of any other rights or the seeking of any and all other remedies against any Indemnifying Party.

 

Section 3.10 Survival of Indemnities. The rights and obligations of each of Logiq and Lova and their respective Indemnitees under this Article III shall survive (a) the sale or other transfer by either Party or any member of such Party’s Group of any assets or businesses or the assignment by it of any liabilities, or (b) any merger, consolidation, business combination, sale of all or substantially all of its Assets, restructuring, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction involving either Party or any of the members of such Party’s Group.

 

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Article IV. CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS

 

Section 4.1   Insurance Matters

 

(a) Logiq and Lova agree to cooperate in good faith to provide for an orderly transition of insurance coverage from the Execution Date through the Effective Time. In no event shall Logiq, any other member of the Logiq Group or any Logiq Indemnitee have any Liability or obligation whatsoever to any member of the AppLogiq Group in the event that any insurance policy or other contract or policy of insurance shall be terminated or otherwise cease to be in effect for any reason, shall be unavailable or inadequate to cover any Liability of any member of the AppLogiq Group for any reason whatsoever or shall not be renewed or extended beyond the current expiration date.

 

(b) From and after the Effective Time, with respect to any losses, damages and Liability incurred by any member of the AppLogiq Group, or arising out of facts, events or circumstances occurring, prior to the Effective Time, Logiq will provide Lova with access to, and Lova may, upon ten (10) days’ prior written notice to Logiq, make claims under, Logiq’s third-party insurance policies in place immediately prior to the Effective Time and Logiq’s historical third-party policies of insurance, but solely to the extent that such policies provided coverage for AppLogiq Liabilities or Liabilities arising from or in connection with actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances occurring or existing prior to the Effective Time, in each case relating to, arising out of or resulting from the AppLogiq Business, the AppLogiq Assets or the AppLogiq Liabilities; provided that such access to, and the right to make claims under, such insurance policies shall be subject to the terms and conditions of such insurance policies, including any limits on coverage or scope, any deductibles, self-insured retentions, loss reimbursements and other fees and expenses, and any retrospectively rated or other premium adjustments, resulting from such losses, damages or Liability. Any deductible, loss reimbursement, other fee or expense, or retrospectively rated or other premium adjustment, resulting from such losses, damages or Liability shall be Lova’ sole responsibility. Lova’ access shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

 

(i) Lova shall report any claim to Logiq, as promptly as practicable, and in any event in sufficient time so that such claim may be made in accordance with Logiq’s claim reporting procedures in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time (or in accordance with any modifications to such procedures after the Effective Time communicated by Logiq to Lova in writing);

 

(ii) Lova may, in its sole discretion, report such claim to the insurers on its and/or Lova’s behalf with a request that the insurers defend and indemnify it and/or Lova;

 

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(iii) Lova and the members of the AppLogiq Group shall indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse Logiq and the members of the Logiq Group for any fees and expenses incurred by Logiq or any members of the Logiq Group to the extent resulting from any access to, any claims made by Lova or any other members of the AppLogiq Group under, any insurance provided pursuant to this Section 4.1(b), including any indemnity payments, settlements, judgments, legal fees and allocated claim or loss adjusting expenses and claim handling fees, whether such claims are made by Lova, its employees or Third Parties; and

 

(iv) Lova shall exclusively bear (and neither Logiq nor any members of the Logiq Group shall have any obligation to repay or reimburse Lova or any member of the AppLogiq Group for) and shall be liable for all uninsured, uncovered, unavailable or uncollectible amounts of all such claims made by Lova or any member of the AppLogiq Group under the policies as provided for in this Section 4.1(b).

 

(c) In the event that any member of the Logiq Group incurs any losses, damages or Liability prior to or in respect of the period prior to the Effective Time for which such member of the Logiq Group is entitled to coverage under Lova’s third-party insurance policies, the same process pursuant to this Section 4.1(b) shall apply, substituting “Logiq” for “Lova” and “Lova” for “Logiq.”

 

(d) Except as provided in Section 4.1(b), from and after the Effective Time, neither Lova nor any member of the AppLogiq Group shall have any rights to or under any of the insurance policies of Logiq or any other member of the Logiq Group. At the Effective Time, Lova shall have in effect all insurance programs required to comply with Lova’s contractual obligations and such other insurance policies required by Law or as reasonably necessary or appropriate for companies operating a business similar to Lova’s. Such insurance programs may include general liability, commercial auto liability, workers’ compensation, employer’s liability, cyber security, product liability, professional services liability, property, open lot, employment practices liability, employee dishonesty/crime, directors’ and officers’ liability and fiduciary liability.

 

(e) Neither Lova nor any member of the AppLogiq Group, in connection with making a claim under any insurance policy of Logiq or any member of the Logiq Group pursuant to this Section 4.1, shall take any action that would be reasonably likely to (i) have an adverse impact on the then-current relationship between Logiq or any member of the Logiq Group, on the one hand, and the applicable insurance company, on the other hand, (ii) result in the applicable insurance company terminating or materially reducing coverage, or materially increasing the amount of any premium owed by Logiq or any member of the Logiq Group under the applicable insurance policy, or (iii) otherwise compromise, jeopardize or interfere with the rights of Logiq or any member of the Logiq Group under the applicable insurance policy.

 

(f) All payments and reimbursements by Lova pursuant to this Section 4.1 will be made within thirty (30) days after Lova’s receipt of an invoice therefor from Logiq. If Logiq incurs costs to enforce Lova’s obligations herein, Lova agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Logiq for such enforcement costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees pursuant to Section 3.6. Logiq shall retain the exclusive right to control its insurance policies and programs, including the right under the policies or applicable law to settle the policies to which losses or claim expenses are allocated, to exhaust, settle, release, commute, buy-back or otherwise resolve disputes with respect to any of its insurance policies and programs and to amend, modify or waive any rights under any such insurance policies and programs, notwithstanding whether any such policies or programs apply to any AppLogiq Liabilities and/or claims Lova has made or could make in the future, and no member of the AppLogiq Group shall allocate losses or claims or loss adjusting expenses to, or erode, exhaust, settle, release, commute, buy-back or otherwise resolve disputes with Logiq’s insurers with respect to any of Logiq’s insurance policies and programs, or amend, modify or waive any rights under any such insurance policies and programs. Lova shall cooperate with Logiq and share such information as is reasonably necessary to permit Logiq to manage and conduct its insurance matters as it deems appropriate. Logiq shall share such information with Lova as is reasonably necessary to enable Lova so to cooperate with Logiq. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, neither Logiq nor any of the members of the Logiq Group shall have any obligation to secure extended reporting for any claims under any liability policies of Logiq or any member of the Logiq Group for any acts or omissions by any member of the AppLogiq Group incurred prior to the Effective Time.

 

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(g) This Agreement shall not be considered as a contract of insurance and shall not be construed to waive any right or remedy of any member of the Logiq Group in respect of any insurance policy or any other contract or policy of insurance.

 

(h) Lova does hereby, for itself and each other member of the AppLogiq Group, agree that no member of the Logiq Group shall have any Liability whatsoever as a result of the insurance policies and practices of Logiq and the members of the Logiq Group as in effect at any time, including as a result of the level or scope of any such insurance, the creditworthiness of any insurance carrier, the terms and conditions of any policy, the adequacy or timeliness of any notice to any insurance carrier with respect to any claim or potential claim or otherwise.

 

Section 4.2   Continuation of Director and Officer Insurance. For a period of not less than one (1) year from and after the Distribution Date, Logiq shall, and shall cause the Logiq Group to, maintain directors and officers liability insurance covering the persons who are presently covered by Logiq’s and its Subsidiaries’ directors and officers liability insurance policies with respect to actions and omissions occurring prior to the Distribution Date, providing coverage not less favorable than provided by such insurance in effect on the Execution Date.

 

Section 4.3   Late Payments. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, any amount not paid when due pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (and any amounts billed or otherwise invoiced or demanded and properly payable that are not paid within thirty (30) days of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to Prime Rate plus one percent (1%).

 

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Section 4.4   Treatment of Payments for Tax Purposes. Unless otherwise required by a Final Determination, this Agreement the Parties agree that any payment made pursuant to this Agreement (other than payments with respect to interest accruing after the Effective Time) by: (i) Lova to Logiq shall be treated for all tax purposes as a distribution by Lova to Logiq with respect to Lova Shares occurring immediately before the Distribution; (ii) Logiq to Lova shall be treated for all tax purposes as a taxable contribution by Logiq to Lova with respect to its stock occurring immediately before the Distribution; and (iii) any payment of interest shall be treated as taxable or deductible, as the case may be, to the Party entitled under this Agreement to retain such payment or required under this Agreement to make such payment. No Party shall take any position inconsistent with this Section 4.4, and, in the event that a Governmental Authority asserts that a Party’s treatment of a payment pursuant to this Agreement should be other than as set forth in this Section 4.4, such Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to contest such challenge.

 

Section 4.5   Inducement. Lova acknowledges and agrees that Logiq’s willingness to cause, effect and consummate the Distribution has been conditioned upon and induced by Lova’s covenants and agreements in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including Lova’s assumption of the AppLogiq Liabilities pursuant to the Separation and the provisions of this Agreement and Lova’s covenants and agreements contained in Article III.

 

Section 4.6   Post-Effective Time Conduct. The Parties acknowledge that, after the Effective Time, each Party shall be independent of the other Party, with responsibility for its own actions and inactions and its own Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the conduct of its business, operations and activities following the Effective Time, except as may otherwise be provided in any Ancillary Agreement, and each Party shall (except as otherwise provided in Article III) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent such Liabilities from being inappropriately borne by the other Party.

 

Article V. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

 

Section 5.1   Agreement for Exchange of Information.

 

(a) Each of Logiq and Lova acknowledge and agree that certain books, records and other tangible Information is and, as of the Effective Time, will be stored in locations that will be allocated, assigned, transferred, conveyed and delivered to the Logiq Group or the AppLogiq Group, as the case may be, and that from and after the Effective Time, such tangible books and records may remain at the current locations thereof, subject to the terms and conditions of this Article V. From and after the Effective Time, (i) each member of the AppLogiq Group shall be permitted to obtain from the Logiq Group, and Logiq shall cause each member of the Logiq Group to cooperate to provide and deliver to Lova or the applicable member of the AppLogiq Group, the originals of all books, records and other tangible Information that constitutes AppLogiq Assets, subject to the terms and conditions of this Article V, and (ii) each member of the Logiq Group shall be permitted to obtain from the AppLogiq Group, and Lova shall cause each member of the AppLogiq Group to cooperate to provide and deliver to Logiq or the applicable member of the Logiq Group, the originals of all books, records and other tangible Information that constitutes Logiq Assets, subject to the terms and conditions of this Article V. For the avoidance of any doubt, (i) each member of the Logiq Group shall be permitted to deliver any books, records or other tangible Information that constitutes AppLogiq Assets to Lova (or such location as may be designated by Lova), (ii) each member of the AppLogiq Group shall be permitted to deliver any books, records or other tangible Information that constitutes Logiq Assets to Logiq (or such location as may be designated by Tech), and (iii) subject to Section 5.4, neither Party nor any member of its Group shall be required to store or maintain any books, records or other tangible Information for the benefit of the other Party or its Group.

 

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(b) Subject to Section 5.9 and any other applicable confidentiality obligations, each of Logiq and Lova, on behalf of itself and each member of such Party’s Group, agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide or make available, or cause to be provided or made available, to the other Party and the members of such other Party’s Group, at any time before, on or after the Effective Time, as soon as reasonably practicable after written request therefor, any information (or a copy thereof) in the possession or under the control of such Party or such Party’s Group which the requesting Party or such Party’s Group to the extent that (i) such information relates to the AppLogiq Business, or any Lova Asset or Lova Liability, if Lova is the requesting Party, or to the Logiq Business, or any Logiq Asset or Logiq Liability, if Logiq is the requesting Party, (ii) such information is required by the requesting Party to comply with its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or (iii) such information is required by the requesting Party to comply with any obligation imposed by any Governmental Authority; provided, however, that, in the event that the Party to whom the request has been made determines that any such provision of information could be detrimental in any material respect to the Party providing the information, violate any Law or agreement, or waive any privilege available under applicable Law, including any attorney-client privilege, then the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to permit compliance with such obligations to the extent and in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence. The Party providing information pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall only be obligated to provide such information in the form, condition and format in which it then exists, and in no event shall such Party be required to perform any improvement, modification, conversion, updating or reformatting of any such information, and nothing in this Section 5.1 shall expand the obligations of a Party under Section 5.4.

 

(c) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, until the first Lova fiscal year end occurring after the Effective Time (and for a reasonable period of time afterwards as required for each Party to prepare consolidated financial statements or complete a financial statement audit for the fiscal year during which the Distribution Date occurs), each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other Party’s information requests to enable (i) the other Party to meet its timetable for dissemination of its earnings releases, financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures and its internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Items 307 and 308, respectively, of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act, and (ii) the other Party’s accountants to timely complete their review of the quarterly financial statements and audit of the annual financial statements, including, to the extent applicable to such Party, its auditor’s audit of its internal control over financial reporting and management’s assessment thereof in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the SEC’s and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s rules and auditing standards thereunder and any other applicable Laws.

 

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Section 5.2   Ownership of Information. The provision of any information pursuant to Section 5.1 or Section 5.7 shall not affect the ownership of such information (which shall be determined solely in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements), or constitute a grant of rights in or to any such information.

 

Section 5.3   Compensation for Providing Information. The Party requesting information shall not be required to pay or reimburse the other Party for the cost of creating, gathering, copying, transporting and otherwise complying with a request with respect to such information (including those expenses incurred in any review of information for purposes of protecting the Privileged Information of the providing Party or in connection with the restoration of backup media for purposes of providing the requested information); provided, however, that the Party requesting information shall be required to pay or reimburse the other Party for such costs in connection with any request resulting in a significant burden on the other Party, involving an unusually high volume of requested information, or otherwise arising outside the ordinary course of such requests.

 

Section 5.4   Retention of Information. To facilitate the possible exchange of information pursuant to this Article V and other provisions of this Agreement after the Effective Time, the Parties agree to use their respective commercially reasonable efforts, which shall be no less rigorous than those used for retention of such Party’s own information, to retain all information in their respective possession or control on the Effective Time in accordance with the policies of Logiq as in effect on the Effective Time or such other policies as may be adopted by Logiq after the Effective Time (provided, in the case of Lova, that Logiq notifies Lova of any such change); provided, however, that in the case of any information relating to Taxes, such retention period shall be extended to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (giving effect to any extensions thereof). Without limiting the foregoing retention obligations of the Parties, before destroying or disposing of any books, records or other tangible Information relating to the business, Assets or Liabilities of the other Party’s Group, (i) the Party proposing to dispose of or destroy such tangible Information shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide no less than ninety (90) days prior written notice to the other Party, specifying the books, records or other tangible Information proposed to be destroyed or disposed of and (ii) if, before the scheduled date for such destruction or disposal, the other Party requests in writing that any of the books, records or other tangible Information proposed to be destroyed or disposed of be delivered or made available to such other Party, then the Party proposing to destroy or dispose of the books, records or other tangible Information will promptly arrange for the delivery or making available of the requested books, records or other tangible Information to or at a location specified by, and at the sole cost and expense of, the requesting Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Party may destroy or dispose of any books, records or other tangible Information that the other Party has previously received copies of, without any obligation to notify the other Party thereof.

 

Section 5.5   Limitations of Liability. Neither Party shall have any Liability to the other Party in the event that any information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement is found to be inaccurate in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Party providing such information. Neither Party shall have any Liability to any other Party if any information is destroyed after commercially reasonable efforts by such Party to comply with the provisions of Section 5.4.

 

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Section 5.6   Other Agreements Providing for Exchange of Information.

 

(a) The rights and obligations granted under this Article V are subject to any specific limitations, qualifications or additional provisions on the sharing, exchange, retention or confidential treatment of information set forth in any Ancillary Agreement.

 

(b) Any Party that receives, pursuant to a request for information in accordance with this Article V, Tangible Information that is not relevant to its request shall (i) return such Tangible Information to the providing Party or, at the providing Party’s request, destroy such Tangible Information, and (ii) deliver to the providing Party written confirmation that such Tangible Information was returned or destroyed, as the case may be, which confirmation shall be signed by an authorized representative of the requesting Party.

 

(c) Notwithstanding Section 6.1, in the event of any Dispute between or among one or more members of the AppLogiq Group and one or more members of the Logiq Group relating to the rights and obligations of the Parties with respect to the exchange, access and retention of Information hereunder, the Parties shall attempt in good faith to negotiate a resolution of the Dispute through the Parties’ respective record administrators, in the first instance and, if the records administrators cannot resolve the Dispute, then the Dispute may be resolved pursuant to the terms and procedures set forth in Article VI.

 

Section 5.7   Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation.

 

(a) After the Effective Time, except in the case of an adversarial Action or Dispute between Logiq and Lova, or any members of their respective Groups, each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available to the other Party, upon written request, the former, current and future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of the members of such Party’s respective Group as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available without undue burden, to the extent that any such person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with any Action in which the requesting Party (or member of such Party’s Group) may from time to time be involved, regardless of whether such Action is a matter with respect to which indemnification may be sought hereunder. The requesting Party shall bear all costs and expenses in connection therewith.

 

(b) If an Indemnifying Party chooses to defend or to seek to compromise or settle any Third-Party Claim, the other Party shall make available to such Indemnifying Party, upon written request, the former, current and future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of the members of such Party’s respective Group as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available without undue burden, to the extent that any such person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with such defense, settlement or compromise, or such prosecution, evaluation or pursuit, as the case may be, and shall otherwise cooperate in such defense, settlement or compromise, or such prosecution, evaluation or pursuit, as the case may be.

 

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(c) Without limiting the foregoing, the Parties shall cooperate and consult to the extent reasonably necessary with respect to any Actions.

 

(d) Without limiting any provision of this Section 5.7, each of the Parties agrees to cooperate, and to cause each member of its respective Group to cooperate, with each other in the defense of any infringement or similar claim with respect any Intellectual Property and shall not claim to acknowledge, or permit any member of such Party’s respective Group to claim to acknowledge, the validity or infringing use of any Intellectual Property of a Third Party in a manner that would hamper or undermine the defense of such infringement or similar claim.

 

(e) The obligation of the Parties to provide witnesses pursuant to this Section 5.7 is intended to be interpreted in a manner so as to facilitate cooperation and shall include the obligation to provide as witnesses without regard to whether the witness or the employer of the witness could assert a possible business conflict (subject to the exception set forth in the first sentence of Section 5.7(a)).

 

Section 5.8   Privileged Matters.

 

(a) The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services that have been and will be provided prior to the Effective Time have been and will be rendered for the collective benefit of each of the members of the Logiq Group and the AppLogiq Group, and that each of the members of the Logiq Group and the AppLogiq Group should be deemed to be the client with respect to such services for the purposes of asserting all privileges and immunities which may be asserted under applicable Law in connection therewith. The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services will be provided following the Effective Time, which services will be rendered solely for the benefit of the Logiq Group or the AppLogiq Group, as the case may be.

 

(b) The Parties agree as follows:

 

(i) Logiq shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to the Logiq Business and not to the AppLogiq Business, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Logiq Group or any member of the AppLogiq Group. Logiq shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to any Logiq Liabilities resulting from any Actions that are now pending or may be asserted in the future, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Logiq Group or any member of the AppLogiq Group; and

 

(ii) Lova shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to the AppLogiq Business and not to the Logiq Business, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the AppLogiq Group or any member of the Logiq Group. Lova shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to any AppLogiq Liabilities resulting from any Actions that are now pending or may be asserted in the future, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the AppLogiq Group or any member of the Logiq Group.

 

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(iii) If the Parties do not agree as to whether certain information is Privileged Information, then such information shall be treated as Privileged Information, and the Party that believes that such information is Privileged Information shall be entitled to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any such information unless the Parties otherwise agree. The Parties shall use the procedures set forth in Article VI to resolve any disputes as to whether any information relates solely to the Logiq Business, solely to the AppLogiq Business, or to both the Logiq Business and the AppLogiq Business.

 

(c) Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 5.8, the Parties agree that they shall have a shared privilege or immunity with respect to all privileges and immunities not allocated pursuant to Section 5.8(b) and all privileges and immunities relating to any Actions or other matters that involve both Parties (or one or more members of their respective Groups) and in respect of which both Parties have Liabilities under this Agreement, and that no such shared privilege or immunity may be waived by either Party without the consent of the other Party.

 

(d) If any Dispute arises between the Parties or any members of their respective Group regarding whether a privilege or immunity should be waived to protect or advance the interests of either Party and/or any member of their respective Group, each Party agrees that it shall (i) negotiate with the other Party in good faith, (ii) endeavor to minimize any prejudice to the rights of the other Party, and (iii) not unreasonably withhold consent to any request for waiver by the other Party. Further, each Party specifically agrees that it shall not withhold its consent to the waiver of a privilege or immunity for any purpose except in good faith to protect its own legitimate interests.

 

(e) In the event of any adversarial Action or Dispute between Logiq and Lova, or any members of their respective Groups, either Party may waive a privilege in which the other Party or member of such other Party’s Group has a shared privilege, without obtaining consent pursuant to Section 5.8(c); provided that such waiver of a shared privilege shall be effective only as to the use of information with respect to the Action between the Parties and/or the applicable members of their respective Groups, and shall not operate as a waiver of the shared privilege with respect to any Third Party.

 

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(f) Upon receipt by either Party, or by any member of such Party’s respective Group, of any subpoena, discovery or other request that may reasonably be expected to result in the production or disclosure of Privileged Information subject to a shared privilege or immunity or as to which another Party has the sole right hereunder to assert a privilege or immunity, or if either Party obtains knowledge that any of its, or any member of such Party’s respective Group’s, current or former directors, officers, agents or employees has received any subpoena, discovery or other request that may reasonably be expected to result in the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party of the existence of the request (which notice shall be delivered to such other Party no later than five (5) business days following the receipt of any such subpoena, discovery or other request) and shall provide the other Party a reasonable opportunity to review the Privileged Information and to assert any rights it or they may have under this Section 5.8 or otherwise, to prevent the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information.

 

(g) Any furnishing of, or access or transfer of, any information pursuant to this Agreement is made in reliance on the covenants and agreements of Logiq and Lova set forth in this Section 5.8 and in Section 5.9 to maintain the confidentiality of Privileged Information and to assert and maintain all applicable privileges and immunities. The Parties agree that (i) their respective rights to any access to information, witnesses and other Persons, the furnishing of notices and documents and other cooperative efforts between the Parties contemplated by this Agreement, and the transfer of Privileged Information between the Parties and members of their respective Groups pursuant to this Agreement, shall not be deemed a waiver of any privilege or immunity that has been or may be asserted under this Agreement or otherwise and (ii) in the event of any transfer by one Party to the other Party of any Privileged Information that should not have been transferred pursuant to the terms of this Article V, the Party receiving such Privileged Information shall promptly return such Privileged Information to and at the request of the Party that has the right to assert the privilege or immunity and without prejudice to any longer period that may be provided for in any of the Ancillary Agreements.

 

(h) In connection with any matter contemplated by Section 5.7 or this Section 5.8, the Parties agree to, and to cause the applicable members of their Group to, use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain their respective separate and joint privileges and immunities, including by executing joint defense and/or common interest agreements where necessary or useful for this purpose.

 

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Section 5.9   Confidentiality.

 

(a) Confidentiality. Subject to Section 5.10, from and after the Effective Time until the five-year anniversary of the Distribution Date, each of Logiq and Lova, on behalf of itself and each member of such Party’s respective Group, agrees to hold, and to cause its respective Representatives to hold, in strict confidence, with at least the same degree of care that applies to Logiq’s confidential and proprietary information pursuant to policies in effect as of the Effective Time, all confidential and proprietary information concerning the other Party or any member of the other Party’s Group or their respective businesses that is either in its possession (including confidential and proprietary information in its possession prior to the Execution Date) or furnished by any such other Party or any member of such Party’s Group or their respective Representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or otherwise, and shall not use any such confidential and proprietary information other than for such purposes as shall be expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder, except, in each case, to the extent that such confidential and proprietary information has been (i) in the public domain or generally available to the public, other than as a result of a disclosure by such Party or any member of such Party’s Group or any of their respective Representatives in violation of this Agreement, (ii) later lawfully acquired from other sources by such Party (or any member of such Party’s Group) which sources are not themselves bound by a confidentiality obligation or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality with respect to such confidential and proprietary information, or (iii) independently developed or generated without reference to or use of any proprietary or confidential information of the other Party or any member of such Party’s Group. If any confidential and proprietary information of one Party or any member of such Party’s Group is disclosed to the other Party or any member of such other Party’s Group in connection with providing services to such first Party or any member of such first Party’s Group under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, then such disclosed confidential and proprietary information shall be used only as required to perform such services.

 

(b) No Release; Return or Destruction. Each Party agrees not to release or disclose, or permit to be released or disclosed, any information addressed in Section 5.9(a) to any other Person, except its Representatives who need to know such information in their capacities as such (who shall be advised of their obligations hereunder with respect to such information), and except in compliance with Section 5.10. Without limiting the foregoing, when any such information is no longer needed for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, each Party will promptly after request of the other Party either return to the other Party all such information in a tangible form (including all copies thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon) or notify the other Party in writing that it has destroyed such information (and such copies thereof and such notes, extracts or summaries based thereon); provided, that the Parties may retain electronic back-up versions of such information maintained on routine computer system backup tapes, disks or other backup storage devices; provided further, that any such information so retained shall remain subject to the confidentiality provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

 

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(c) Third-Party Information; Privacy or Data Protection Laws. Each Party acknowledges that it and members of such Party’s Group may presently have and, following the Effective Time, may gain access to or possession of confidential or proprietary information of, or personal information relating to, Third Parties (i) that was received under confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements entered into between such Third Parties, on the one hand, and the other Party or members of such Party’s Group, on the other hand, prior to the Effective Time, or (ii) that, as between the two Parties, was originally collected by the other Party or members of such Party’s Group and that may be subject to and protected by privacy, data protection or other applicable Laws. Each Party agrees that it shall hold, protect and use, and shall cause the members of such Party’s Group and its and their respective Representatives to hold, protect and use, in strict confidence the confidential and proprietary information of, or personal information relating to, Third Parties in accordance with privacy, data protection or other applicable Laws and the terms of any agreements that were either entered into before the Effective Time or affirmative commitments or representations that were made before the Effective Time by, between or among the other Party or members of the other Party’s Group, on the one hand, and such Third Parties, on the other hand.

 

Section 5.10 Protective Arrangements. In the event that a Party or any member of such Party’s Group either determines on the advice of its counsel that it is required to disclose any information pursuant to applicable Law or receives any request or demand under lawful process or from any Governmental Authority to disclose or provide information of the other Party (or any member of the other Party’s Group) that is subject to the confidentiality provisions hereof, such Party shall notify the other Party (to the extent legally permitted) as promptly as practicable under the circumstances prior to disclosing or providing such information and shall cooperate, at the expense of the other Party, in seeking any appropriate protective order requested by the other Party. In the event that such other Party fails to receive such appropriate protective order in a timely manner and the Party receiving the request or demand reasonably determines that its failure to disclose or provide such information shall actually prejudice the Party receiving the request or demand, then the Party that received such request or demand may thereafter disclose or provide information to the extent required by such Law (as so advised by its counsel) or by lawful process or such Governmental Authority, and the disclosing Party shall promptly provide the other Party with a copy of the information so disclosed, in the same form and format so disclosed, together with a list of all Persons to whom such information was disclosed, in each case to the extent legally permitted.

 

Article VI. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

Section 6.1   Good-Faith Officer Negotiation. Either Party seeking resolution of any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or, except as otherwise provided therein, any Ancillary Agreement (including regarding whether any Assets are AppLogiq Assets, any Liabilities are AppLogiq Liabilities or the validity, interpretation, breach or termination of this Agreement or, except as otherwise provided therein, any Ancillary Agreement) (a “Dispute”) may provide written notice thereof to the other Party (the “Initial Notice”), and the Parties shall thereafter attempt in good faith to negotiate a resolution of the Dispute. The negotiations shall be conducted by executives of each Party who hold, at a minimum, the title of vice president and who have authority to settle the Dispute. All such negotiations shall be confidential and shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of applicable rules of evidence.

 

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Section 6.2   Good-Faith CEO Negotiation. In the event that a Dispute has not been resolved pursuant to Section 6.1 within thirty (30) days after receipt by a Party of the Initial Notice, or within such longer period as the Parties may agree to in writing, the Party that delivered the Initial Notice shall provide written notice of such Dispute to the Chief Executive Officer of each Party (the “CEO Notice”). As soon as reasonably practicable following receipt of the CEO Notice, the Chief Executive Officers of the Parties shall begin conducting good-faith negotiations with respect to such Dispute. All such negotiations shall be confidential and shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of applicable rules of evidence.

 

Section 6.3   Dispute Resolution.

 

(a) In the event that a Dispute has not been resolved pursuant to Section 6.1 or thereafter pursuant to Section 6.2 within thirty (30) days of the commencement of efforts pursuant to Section 6.2, the Parties agree that such Dispute shall be resolved in binding arbitration in accordance with this Section 6.3.

 

(b) Any arbitration hereunder shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect.

 

(c) Each Party shall each select one arbitrator, and the two arbitrators so selected shall select a third arbitrator, and the three arbitrators shall resolve the Dispute. The arbitrators will be instructed to prepare in writing as promptly as practicable, and provide to each Party such arbitrators’ determination, including factual findings and the reasons on which the determination was based. The decision of the arbitrators will be final, binding and conclusive and will not be subject to review or appeal and may be enforced in any court having jurisdiction over the Parties as set forth herein.

 

(d) Each Party shall initially pay its own costs, fees and expenses (including, without limitation, for counsel, experts and presentation of proof) in connection with any arbitration or other action or proceeding brought under this Section 6.3, and the fees of the arbitrators shall be share equally, provided, however, that the arbitrators shall have the power to award costs and expenses in a different proportion.

 

(e) The arbitration shall be conducted in New York, New York.

 

(f) The provisions of Section 9.2 shall apply to any arbitration pursuant to this Section 6.3 and the award of the arbitrators may be enforced in any court having jurisdiction over the Parties.

 

Section 6.4   Conduct During Dispute Resolution Process. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective members of their Group to, continue to honor all commitments under this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to the extent required by such agreements during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Article VI, unless such commitments are the specific subject of the Dispute at issue.

 

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Article VII. FURTHER ASSURANCES AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

 

Section 7.1   Further Assurances.

 

(a) In addition to the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the Parties shall use its reasonable best efforts, prior to, on and after the Effective Time, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws, regulations and agreements to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

 

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, prior to, on and after the Effective Time, each Party shall cooperate with the other Party, and without any further consideration, but at the expense of the requesting Party, to execute and deliver, or use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including instruments of conveyance, assignment and transfer, and to make all filings with, and to obtain all Approvals or Notifications of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person under any permit, license, agreement, indenture or other instrument (including any consents or Governmental Approvals), and to take all such other actions as such Party may reasonably be requested to take by the other Party from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the transfers of the AppLogiq Assets and the Logiq Assets and the assignment and assumption of the AppLogiq Liabilities and the Logiq Liabilities and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Without limiting the foregoing, each Party will, at the reasonable request, cost and expense of the other Party, take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to vest in such other Party good and marketable title to the Assets allocated to such Party under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, free and clear of any Security Interest, if and to the extent it is practicable to do so.

 

(c) On or prior to the Effective Time, Logiq and Lova in their respective capacities as direct and indirect stockholders of the members of their Groups, shall each ratify any actions which are reasonably necessary or desirable to be taken by Logiq, Lova or any of the members of their respective Groups, as the case may be, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

 

(d) Logiq and Lova, and each of the members of their respective Groups, waive (and agree not to assert against any of the others) any claim or demand that any of them may have against any of the others for any Liabilities or other claims relating to or arising out of (i) the failure of Lova or any other member of the AppLogiq Group, on the one hand, or of Logiq or any other member of the Logiq Group, on the other hand, to provide any notification or disclosure required under any Law in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the transfer by any member of either Group to any member of the other Group of ownership or operational control of any Assets not previously owned or operated by such transferee, or (ii) any inadequate, incorrect or incomplete notification or disclosure under any such Law by the applicable transferor. To the extent any Liability to any Governmental Authority or any Third Party arises out of any action or inaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above, the transferee of the applicable Asset hereby assumes and agrees to pay any such Liability.

 

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Article VIII. TERMINATION

 

Section 8.1   Termination. This Agreement and all Ancillary Agreements may be terminated and the Distribution may be amended, modified or abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by Logiq, in its sole and absolute discretion, without the approval or consent of any other Person, including Lova and the stockholders of Logiq. After the Effective Time, this Agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized officer of each of the Parties.

 

Section 8.2   Effect of Termination. In the event of any termination of this Agreement prior to the Effective Time, no Party (nor any of its directors, officers or employees) shall have any Liability or further obligation to the other Party by reason of this Agreement.

 

Article IX. MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 9.1   Entire Agreement; Corporate Power.

 

(a) This Agreement, the Separation Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Exhibits, Schedules and appendices hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter, and there are no agreements or understandings between the Parties other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein.

 

(b) Logiq represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Logiq Group, and Lova represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the AppLogiq Group, as follows:

 

(i) each such Person has the requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and

 

(ii) this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of it enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof, other than as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance and other similar laws of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity.

 

Section 9.2   Governing Law. This Agreement and, unless expressly provided therein, each Ancillary Agreement (and any claims or Disputes arising out of or related hereto or thereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or to the inducement of any Party to enter herein and therein, whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise and whether predicated on common law, statute or otherwise) shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Delaware including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

 

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Section 9.3   Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

(a) Subject to Section 6.3, each Party hereby agrees and consents to be subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, or if the Court of Chancery lacks jurisdiction over such dispute, in any state or federal court having jurisdiction over the matter situated in New Castle County, Delaware, to enforce this Agreement or to enforce any award of the arbitrators pursuant to Section 6.3, or to resolve any such unresolved dispute which, for any reason cannot be resolved pursuant to Section 6.1, Section 6.2 or Section 6.3, or in any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any other matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein is intended to or shall be construed to prevent any Party from applying to any court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive or other similar equitable relief in connection with the subject matter of any dispute or such enforcement action, to prevent irreparable harm prior to the expiration of the relevant notice and negotiation time periods provided under this Article VI. Each Party hereby irrevocably consents to the service of any and all process in any such suit, action or proceeding by the delivery of such process to such Party at the address and in the manner provided in Section 9.7. Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in and for New Castle County, or if the Court of Chancery lacks jurisdiction over such dispute, in any state or federal court having jurisdiction over the matter situated in New Castle County, Delaware, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

(b) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE BREACH, TERMINATION OR VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (iii) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (iv) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS Section 9.3(b).

 

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Section 9.4   Limitation on Damages. In no event will any Party be liable to any other Party under or in connection with this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements in connection with the transactions contemplated herein or therein for special, general, indirect, consequential, or punitive or exemplary damages (other than as set forth in the definition of “Losses” herein), including damages for lost profits or lost opportunity, even if the Party sought to be held liable has been advised of the possibility of such damage.

 

Section 9.5   Assignability. Except as set forth in any Ancillary Agreement, this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that neither Party nor any such party thereto may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement without the express prior written consent of the other Party hereto or other parties thereto, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such consent shall be required for the assignment of a party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (except as may be otherwise provided in any such Ancillary Agreement) in whole (i.e., the assignment of a party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and all Ancillary Agreements all at the same time) in connection with a Change of Control of a Party so long as the resulting, surviving or transferee Person assumes all the obligations of the relevant party thereto by operation of Law or pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Party. Nothing herein is intended to, or shall be construed to, prohibit either Party or any member of its Group from being party to or undertaking a Change of Control.

 

Section 9.6   Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except for the indemnification rights under this Agreement of any Logiq Indemnitee or Lova Indemnitee in their respective capacities as such, and except as set forth in Section 4.2, (a) the provisions of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder, and (b) there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and neither this Agreement nor any Ancillary Agreement shall provide any Third Party with any remedy, claim, Liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

 

Section 9.7   Notices.

 

(a) All notices, requests, claims, demands or other communications under this Agreement and, to the extent, applicable and unless otherwise provided therein, under each of the Ancillary Agreements shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by electronic mail (for which a confirmation email is obtained), or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 9.7):

 

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If to Logiq:

 

Logiq, Inc.

Attn: Brent Suen

85 Broad Street, 16-079

New York, NY 10004

Email: brent@logiq.com

 

With a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

 

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Attn: Christopher L. Tinen

12544 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400

San Diego, CA 92130

Email: christopher.tinen@procopio.com

 

If to Lova:

 

Lovarra

Attn: Matthew Brent

85 Broad Street, 16-079

New York, NY 10004

Email: matt@logiq.com

 

With a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

 

Kline Law Group PC

Attn: Scott Kline

15615 Alton Parkway, Suite 450

Irvine, California 92618

Email: scott@klinelg.com

 

(b) A Party may, by notice to the other Party, change the address to which such notices are to be given.

 

Section 9.8   Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof or thereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. Upon such determination, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable provision to effect the original intent of the Parties.

 

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Section 9.9   Force Majeure. No Party shall be deemed in default of this Agreement or, unless otherwise expressly provided therein, any Ancillary Agreement for any delay or failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation) hereunder or thereunder so long as and to the extent to which any delay or failure in the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. In the event of any such excused delay, the time for performance of such obligations (other than a payment obligation) shall be extended for a period equal to the time lost by reason of the delay unless this Agreement has previously been terminated pursuant to Article VIII. A Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event, (a) provide written notice to the other Party of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition, and (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, as soon as reasonably practicable.

 

Section 9.10 No Set-Off. Except as set forth in any Ancillary Agreement or as otherwise mutually agreed to in writing by the Parties, neither Party nor any member of such Party’s Group shall have any right of set-off or other similar rights with respect to (a) any amounts received pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or (b) any other amounts claimed to be owed to the other Party or any member of its Group arising out of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

 

Section 9.11 Publicity. Prior to the Effective Time, Logiq shall be responsible for issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the Distribution or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby or under any Ancillary Agreement and prior to making any filings with any Governmental Authority with respect thereto. From and after the Effective Time, for a period of 1 year, Lova shall consult with Logiq prior to issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the Distribution or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby or under any Ancillary Agreement and prior to making any filings with any Governmental Authority with respect thereto.

 

Section 9.12 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or as otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties, all costs and expenses in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and implementation of this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement, the Form 8-K and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby incurred (i) on or prior to the Effective Time will be borne by Logiq and (ii) after the Effective Time will be borne by the Party or its applicable Subsidiary incurring such costs or expenses.

 

Section 9.13 Headings. The Article, Section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement and in the Ancillary Agreements are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

 

Section 9.14 Survival of Covenants. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the covenants, representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement, and Liability for the breach of any obligations contained herein, shall survive the Separation and the Distribution and shall remain in full force and effect.

 

Section 9.15 Waivers of Default. Waiver by a Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall be in writing and shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of the other Party. No failure or delay by a Party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof prejudice any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

 

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Section 9.16 Specific Performance. From and after the Distribution, subject to the provisions of Article VI (including, for the avoidance of doubt, after compliance with all notice and negotiation provisions provided herein), in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the Party or Parties who are, or are to be, thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief in respect of its or their respective rights under this Agreement or such Ancillary Agreement, as applicable, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Parties agree that, from and after the Distribution, the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived by each of the Parties.

 

Section 9.17 Amendments. No provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by a Party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of the Party against whom it is sought to enforce such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification.

 

Section 9.18 Limitations of Liability. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither Lova or any member of the AppLogiq Group, on the one hand, nor Logiq or any member of the Logiq Group, on the other hand, shall be liable under this Agreement to the other for any indirect, punitive, exemplary, remote, speculative or similar damages in excess of compensatory damages of the other arising in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (other than any such Liability with respect to a Third-Party Claim).

 

Section 9.19 Performance. Logiq will cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement to be performed by any member of the Logiq Group. Lova will cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement to be performed by any member of the AppLogiq Group. Each Party (including such Party’s permitted successors and assigns) further agrees that it will (a) give timely notice of the terms, conditions and continuing obligations contained in this Agreement and any applicable Ancillary Agreement to all of the other members of such Party’s Group and (b) cause all of the other members of such Party’s Group not to take any action or fail to take any such action inconsistent with such Party’s obligations under this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

Section 9.20 Mutual Drafting. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements shall be deemed to be the joint work product of the Parties and any rule of construction that a document shall be interpreted or construed against a drafter of such document shall not be applicable.

 

Section 9.21 Counterparts; Electronic Execution. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same agreement. Each Party acknowledges that it and each other Party is executing certain of the Ancillary Agreements by facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature, and that delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (whether executed by manual, stamp or mechanical signature) by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF) shall be effective as delivery of such executed counterpart of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement. Each Party expressly adopts and confirms each such facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature (regardless of whether delivered in person, by mail, by courier, by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF)) made in its respective name as if it were a manual signature delivered in person, agrees that it will not assert that any such signature or delivery is not adequate to bind such Party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and delivered in person and agrees that, at the reasonable request of the other Party at any time, it will as promptly as reasonably practicable cause each such Ancillary Agreement to be manually executed (any such execution to be as of the date of the initial date thereof) and delivered in person, by mail or by courier.

 

[Signatures appear on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the Execution Date.

 

  “Logiq”
  Logiq, Inc.
     
  By: /s/ Brent Suen
  Name: Brent Suen
  Title: President
     
  “Lova”
  Lovarra
     
  By: /s/ Matthew Brent
  Name: Matthew Brent
  Title: President

 

 

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Exhibit 2.2

 

SEPARATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of December 15, 2021 by and between Logiq, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Logiq”) and Lovarra, a Nevada corporation and presently a majority-owned Subsidiary of Logiq through GoLogiq LLC which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Logiq (“Lova”).

 

RECITALS

 

1.  Logiq operates two distinct business units, (i) a platform (operated as CreateApp), which allows small-to-medium sized businesses (“SMBs”) to establish their point-of-presence on the web (“AppLogiq Business”), and (ii) a digital marketing analytics business that offers proprietary data management, audience targeting and other digital marketing services that improve an SMB’s discovery and branding within the vast e-commerce landscape (“DataLogiq Business”);

 

2.  Logiq has determined that it would be appropriate and desirable to separate AppLogiq Business from Logiq and to divest AppLogiq Business in the manner contemplated by the Master Distribution Agreement, dated the date hereof (the “Transaction Agreement”), between Logiq and Lova, with the result being two standalone businesses – the AppLogiq Business and the DataLogiq Business;

 

3.  Logiq has heretofore conducted the AppLogiq Business mainly through Logiq as it only recently acquired a majority stake in Lova, which is an SEC reporting issuer. Additionally, certain assets used by Logiq in the DataLogiq Business have not been utilized in the AppLogiq Business and will remain with Logiq;

 

4.  Logiq currently owns a majority controlling stake in the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Lova (the “Lova Shares”);

 

5.  Logiq and Lova have each determined that, subject to the terms and conditions herein, it would be appropriate and desirable for Logiq and/or certain of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, Convey to Lova, certain Assets of AppLogiq Business in exchange for (i) the assumption by Lova of certain Liabilities of AppLogiq Business (collectively, the “AppLogiq Transfer”);

 

6.  The Parties intend in this Agreement to set forth the principal arrangements among them regarding the AppLogiq Transfer.

 

Accordingly, the Parties agree as follows:

 

I. TRANSFER OF APPLOGIQ BUSINESS

 

1.1  Transfer of Assets. Effective as of the Business Transfer Time, Logiq will assign, transfer, convey and deliver (“Convey”) (or will cause any applicable Subsidiary to Convey) to Lova, or a Lova Entity, and Lova will accept from Logiq, or the applicable Subsidiary of Logiq, and will cause the applicable Lova Entity to accept, all of Logiq’s and its applicable Subsidiaries’ respective right, title and interest in and to all AppLogiq Assets.

 

 

 

 

1.2  Assumption of Liabilities. Effective as of the Business Transfer Time, Logiq will Convey (or will cause any applicable Subsidiary to Convey) to Lova or a Lova Entity, and Lova will assume, perform and fulfill when due and, to the extent applicable, comply with, or will cause any applicable Lova Entity to assume, perform and fulfill when due and, to the extent applicable, comply with, all of the AppLogiq Liabilities, in accordance with their respective terms. As between members of the Logiq Group, on the one hand, and members of the AppLogiq Group, on the other hand, the members of the AppLogiq Group will be solely responsible for all AppLogiq Liabilities, on a joint and several basis.

 

1.3  Transfer of Excluded Assets; Excluded Liabilities. Prior to the Business Transfer Time, (a) Logiq will accept from such member of the AppLogiq Group, and will cause an applicable Subsidiary of Logiq to accept, all such respective right, title and interest in and to any and all of such Excluded Assets held by Lova or a Lova Entity and (b) Logiq will assume, perform and fulfill when due, and to the extent applicable, comply with, or will cause the applicable Subsidiary of Logiq to assume, perform and fulfill when due, and to the extent applicable, comply with, any and all of such Excluded Liabilities.

 

1.4  Misallocated Transfers. In the event that, at any time from and after the Business Transfer Time, either Party (or any member of the Logiq Group or the AppLogiq Group, as applicable) discovers that it or its Affiliates is the owner of, receives or otherwise comes to possess any Asset (including the receipt of payments made pursuant to Contracts and proceeds from accounts receivable) or is liable for any Liability that is allocated to any Person that is a member of the other Group pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (except in the case of any acquisition of Assets or assumption of Liabilities from the other Party for value subsequent to the Business Transfer Time), such Party will promptly Convey, or cause to be Conveyed, such Asset or Liability to the Person so entitled thereto (and the relevant Party will cause such entitled Person to accept such Asset or assume such Liability).

 

1.5  AppLogiq Assets.

 

(a)  For purposes of this Agreement, “AppLogiq Assets” shall have the meaning ascribed to such phrase under the Transaction Agreement.

 

(b)  Notwithstanding Section 1.6(a), the AppLogiq Assets will not in any event include any of the following Assets (the “Excluded Assets”):

 

(i)  the Assets listed or described in Section 2.05(b) of the Transaction Agreement or the Schedules thereto.

 

(ii)  the Excluded IP Assets;

 

(iii)  Assets in respect of any and all compensation and benefit plans and all other compensation and benefit plans sponsored by the Logiq Group;

 

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(iv)  all third-party accounts receivable specific to Logiq and its Affiliates;

 

(v)  all cash and cash equivalents not otherwise conveyed by the Transaction Agreement (including investments and securities, but excluding any capital stock or other equity interest in any member of the AppLogiq Group) and all bank or other deposit accounts of Logiq and its Affiliates;

 

(vi)  other than any Asset specifically listed or described in the Assets listed or described in Section 2.05(b) of the Transaction Agreement or the Schedules thereto, any and all Assets of Logiq or its Affiliates that are not exclusively used, held for exclusive use in, or exclusively related to, AppLogiq Business;

 

(vii)  any tangible property located at any owned or leased property of Logiq and its Affiliates that is not an AppLogiq Facility, unless such Asset is exclusively used, held for exclusive use in, or exclusively related to, AppLogiq Business;

 

(viii)  any furniture or office equipment other than (A) computers, tablets and similar equipment provided by the Logiq Group in connection with a Continuing Employee’s performance of services or (B) furniture and office equipment at the AppLogiq Facilities;

 

(ix)  all rights to causes of action, lawsuits, judgments, claims, counterclaims or demands of Logiq, its Affiliates or any member of the AppLogiq Group against a party that do not exclusively relate to AppLogiq Business;

 

(x)  all financial and Tax records relating to AppLogiq Business that form part of the general ledger of Logiq or any of its Affiliates (other than the members of the AppLogiq Group), any working papers of Logiq’s auditors, and any other Tax records (including accounting records) of Logiq or any of its Affiliates (other than the members of the AppLogiq Group);

 

(xi)  all rights to insurance policies or practices of Logiq and its Affiliates (including any captive insurance policies, fronted insurance policies, surety bonds or corporate insurance policies or practices, or any form of self-insurance whatsoever), any refunds paid or payable in connection with the cancellation or discontinuance of any such policies or practices, and any claims made under such policies;

 

(xii)  other than rights to enforce the confidentiality provisions of any confidentiality, non-disclosure or other similar Contracts to the extent related to confidential information of AppLogiq Business, all records relating to the negotiation and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all records prepared in connection with the potential divestiture of all or a part of AppLogiq Business, including (A) bids received from third parties and analyses relating to such transactions and (B) confidential communications with legal counsel representing Logiq or its Affiliates and the right to assert the attorney-client privilege with respect thereto;

 

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(xiii)  all rights of Logiq or its Affiliates (other than members of the AppLogiq Group) under this Agreement, the Transaction Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement;

 

(xiv)  all software owned or used by Logiq and its Affiliates (other than the AppLogiq Software and any software licensed under the AppLogiq Contracts); and

 

(xv)  any and all Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets to be retained by Logiq or any other member of the Logiq Group.

 

The Parties acknowledge and agree that, except for such rights as are otherwise expressly provided in the Agreement or any Ancillary Agreements, neither Lova nor any of its Subsidiaries will acquire or be permitted to retain any right, title or interest in any Excluded Assets, and that if any of the Lova Entities owns, leases or has the right to use any such Excluded Assets, such Excluded Assets will be Conveyed to Logiq as contemplated by Section 1.3.

 

(c)  Any Assets of any member of the Logiq Group not included in any of the clauses in the Assets listed or described in Section 2.05(b) of the Transaction Agreement are Excluded Assets and no Excluded Assets will be AppLogiq Assets. For the avoidance of doubt, all right, title and interest in and to intellectual property assets not expressly those perfected in Lova or otherwise licensed to Lova (the “Excluded IP Assets”) are expressly retained by the Logiq Group in all respects.

 

1.6  AppLogiq Liabilities.

 

(a)  For the purposes of this Agreement, “AppLogiq Liabilities” will have the meaning ascribed to said phrase in the Transaction Agreement.

 

(b)  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the AppLogiq Liabilities will not, in any event, include any of the following Liabilities (the “Excluded Liabilities”):

 

(i)  all Liabilities of a member of the Logiq Group to the extent relating to, arising out of, resulting from or otherwise in respect of, the ownership or use of the Excluded Assets other than in the operation or conduct of the AppLogiq Business, whether before, at or after the Business Transfer Time;

 

(ii)  all Liabilities (including reporting and withholding and other related Taxes) under compensation and benefit plans other than Liabilities in respect of Continuing Employees;

 

(iii)  all Liabilities under Intercompany Accounts; and

 

(iv)  all Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Liabilities to be retained or assumed by Logiq or any other member of the Logiq Group, and all Liabilities of any member of the Logiq Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements.

 

The Parties acknowledge and agree that neither Lova nor any other member of the AppLogiq Group will be required to assume or retain any Excluded Liabilities and that if any of the Lova Entities is liable for any Excluded Liabilities, such Excluded Liabilities will be assumed by Logiq as contemplated by Section 1.3; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein will be construed as eliminating, reducing or otherwise altering any of Lova’s or its Subsidiaries’ respective obligations with respect to the Continuing Employees under Article V.

 

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(c)  Any Liabilities of any member of the Logiq Group not included in any of the clauses in Section 1.6(a) above are Excluded Liabilities and no Excluded Liabilities will be AppLogiq Liabilities.

 

1.7 Termination of Intercompany Agreements; Settlement of Intercompany Accounts.

 

(a)  Except as set forth in Section 1.7(b), Lova, on behalf of itself and each other member of the AppLogiq Group, on the one hand, and Logiq, on behalf of itself and each other member of the Logiq Group, on the other hand, hereby terminate any and all Contracts, whether or not in writing, between or among Lova or any member of the AppLogiq Group, on the one hand, and Logiq or any member of the Logiq Group, on the other hand, effective as of the Business Transfer Time. No such Contract (including any provision thereof which purports to survive termination) will be of any further force or effect after the Business Transfer Time and all parties will be released from all Liabilities thereunder. Each Party will, at the reasonable request of any other Party, take, or cause to be taken, such other actions as may be necessary to effect the foregoing.

 

(b)  The provisions of Section 1.7(a) will not apply to any of the following Contracts (or to any of the provisions thereof):

 

(i)  this Agreement, the Transaction Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (and each other Contract expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the Transaction Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to be entered into or continued by any of the Parties or any of the members of their respective Groups);

 

(ii)  any Contracts to which any Person other than the Parties and their respective Affiliates is a Party (it being understood that to the extent that the rights and Liabilities of the Parties and the members of their respective Groups under any such Contracts constitute AppLogiq Assets or AppLogiq Liabilities, they will be Conveyed pursuant to Sections 1.1 or 1.2 or allocated pursuant to Section 1.7(c)); and

 

(iii)  any other Contracts that this Agreement, the Transaction Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement expressly contemplates will survive the Business Transfer Time.

 

(c)  All of the intercompany receivables, payables, loans and other accounts, rights and Liabilities between Lova or any Lova Entity, on the one hand, and Logiq or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Lova and the Lova Entities), on the other hand, in existence as of immediately prior to the Business Transfer Time (collectively, the “Intercompany Accounts”) will be netted against each other, and the balance will be, without further action, contributed to the equity of Lova or distributed to Logiq, as the case may be, such that, as of the Business Transfer Time, there are no Intercompany Accounts outstanding.

 

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II. COMPLETION OF THE APPLOGIQ TRANSFER

 

2.1  Business Transfer Time. Subject to the satisfaction and waiver of the conditions set forth in Article V, the effective time and date of each Conveyance and assumption of any Asset or Liability in accordance with Article I in connection with the AppLogiq Transfer will be on or before, yet effective in any event for all purposes as of 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, on the Effective Date (such time, the “Business Transfer Time,” and such date the “Business Transfer Date”).

 

2.2  Transfer of AppLogiq Business.

 

(a)  Agreements to be Delivered by Logiq. On or before, yet effective for all purposes as of the Business Transfer Date, Logiq will deliver, or will cause its appropriate Subsidiaries to deliver, to Lova all of the following instruments:

 

(i)  A Tax Sharing Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Tax Sharing Agreement”), duly executed by the members of the Logiq Group party thereto;

 

(ii)  A Transition Services Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “TSA”), duly executed by the members of the Logiq Group party thereto; and

 

(iii)  All necessary Transfer Documents as described in Sections 2.3 and 2.4.

 

(b)  Agreements to be Delivered by Lova. On the Business Transfer Date, Lova will deliver, or will cause its Subsidiaries to deliver, as appropriate, to Logiq all of the following instruments:

 

(i)  In each case where any member of the AppLogiq Group is a party to any Ancillary Agreement, a counterpart of such Ancillary Agreement duly executed by the member of the AppLogiq Group party thereto.

 

2.3  Transfer of AppLogiq Assets and Assumption of AppLogiq Liabilities. In furtherance of the Conveyance of AppLogiq Assets and AppLogiq Liabilities provided in Section 1.1 and Section 1.2, as of (or, as applicable, prior to and in anticipate of) the Business Transfer Date (a) Logiq will execute and deliver (or, as applicable, shall have executed and delivered), and will cause its Subsidiaries to execute and deliver, such bills of sale, stock powers, certificates of title, assignments of Contracts and other instruments of Conveyance (in each case in a form that is consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and otherwise customary in the jurisdiction in which the relevant Assets are located), as and to the extent reasonably necessary to evidence the AppLogiq Transfer of all of Logiq’s and its Subsidiaries’ (other than Lova and its Subsidiaries) right, title and interest in and to the AppLogiq Assets to Lova and its Subsidiaries (it being understood that no such bill of sale, stock power, certificate of title, deed, assignment or other instrument of Conveyance will require Logiq or any of its Affiliates to make any additional representations, warranties or covenants, expressed or implied, not contained in this Agreement except to the extent required to comply with applicable local Law, and in which case the Parties will enter into such supplemental agreements or arrangements as are effective to preserve the allocation of economic benefits and burdens contemplated by this Agreement) and (b) Lova will execute and deliver (or, as applicable, shall have executed and delivered) such assumptions of Contracts and other instruments of assumption (in each case in a form that is consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and otherwise customary in the jurisdiction in which the relevant Liabilities are located) as and to the extent reasonably necessary to evidence the valid and effective assumption of the AppLogiq Liabilities by Lova. All of the foregoing documents contemplated by this Section 2.3 will be referred to collectively herein as the “Logiq Transfer Documents.”

 

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2.4  Transfer of Excluded Assets; Assumption of Excluded Liabilities. In furtherance of the Conveyance of Excluded Assets and the assumption of Excluded Liabilities provided in Section 1.3: (a) Lova will execute and deliver, and will cause its Subsidiaries to execute and deliver, such bills of sale, certificates of title, assignments of Contracts and other instruments of Conveyance (in each case in a form that is consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and otherwise customary in the jurisdiction in which the relevant Assets are located) as and to the extent reasonably necessary to evidence the Conveyance of all of Lova’s and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in and to the Excluded Assets to Logiq and its Subsidiaries (it being understood that no such bill of sale, stock power, certificate of title, deed, assignment or other instrument of Conveyance will require Lova or any of its Affiliates to make any additional representations, warranties or covenants, expressed or implied, not contained in this Agreement except to the extent required to comply with applicable local Law, and in which case the Parties will enter into such supplemental agreements or arrangements as are effective to preserve the allocation of economic benefits and burdens contemplated by this Agreement) and (b) Logiq will execute and deliver such assumptions of Contracts (in each case in a form that is consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and otherwise customary in the jurisdiction in which the relevant Liabilities are located) as and to the extent reasonably necessary to evidence the valid and effective assumption of the Excluded Liabilities by Logiq. All of the foregoing documents contemplated by this Section 2.4 will be referred to collectively herein as the “AppLogiq Transfer Documents” and, together with the Logiq Transfer Documents, the “Transfer Documents.”

 

III. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

 

3.1  Non-Solicitation; No Hiring. (a) Lova agrees that for a period of 12 months from the Business Transfer Date, it will not, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries not to, without obtaining the prior written consent of Logiq, directly or indirectly, solicit for employment or employ (or refer to another Person for the purpose of such Person soliciting for employment or employing) any employees of any member of the Logiq Group as of the Business Transfer Date; provided, however, that (i) neither Lova nor any member of the AppLogiq Group will be deemed to have solicited any such person who is an employee of the Logiq Group and responds to any general media advertisement or job posting placed by or on behalf of Lova or any of its Subsidiaries or such person is contacted by an employment search firm engaged by Lova or a member of the AppLogiq Group that is not specifically directed to solicit persons employed by the Logiq Group and such contact is initiated without the involvement or knowledge of a Senior Executive of Lova or any of its Subsidiaries, and (ii) Lova and any member of the AppLogiq Group may solicit and hire any such person who has been terminated by the relevant member of the Logiq Group or has been given notice of such termination, in either case, prior to any direct or indirect solicitation by or on behalf Lova or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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(a)  Logiq agrees that for a period of 12 months from the Business Transfer Date, Logiq will not, and will cause each other member of the Logiq Group not to, without obtaining the prior written consent of Lova, directly or indirectly, solicit for employment or employ (or refer to another Person for the purpose of such Person soliciting for employment or employing) any Continuing Employee (after giving effect to any employee transfers contemplated in this Agreement); provided, however, that (i) no member of the Logiq Group will be deemed to have solicited any such person who is an employee of Lova or the AppLogiq Group and responds to any general media advertisement or job posting placed by on behalf of Logiq or any member of the Logiq Group or such person is contacted by an employment search firm engaged by Logiq or a member of the Logiq Group that is not specifically directed to solicit persons employed by Lova or the AppLogiq Group and such contact is initiated without the involvement or knowledge of a Senior Executive of Logiq, Logiq Group or any of their respective Subsidiaries, and (ii) any member of the Logiq Group may solicit and hire any such person who has been terminated by the relevant member of the AppLogiq Group or has been given notice of such termination, in either case, prior to any direct or indirect solicitation by any member of the Logiq Group.

 

3.2  Intellectual Property Assignment/Recordation. Each Party will be responsible for, and will pay all expenses (whether incurred before or after the Business Transfer Time) involved in notarization, authentication, legalization and/or consularization of the signatures of any of the representatives of its Group on any of the Transfer Documents relating to the transfer of Intellectual Property. Lova will be responsible for, and will pay all expenses (whether incurred before or after the Business Transfer Time) relating to, the recording of any such Transfer Documents relating to the transfer of Intellectual Property to any member of the AppLogiq Group with any Governmental Authorities as may be necessary or appropriate.

 

3.3  Removal of Tangible Assets.

 

(a)  Except as may be otherwise provided in the Ancillary Agreements or otherwise agreed to by the Parties, all tangible AppLogiq Assets that are located at any facilities of any member of the Logiq Group that are not AppLogiq Facilities will be moved as promptly as practicable after the Business Transfer Time from such facilities, at Lova’s expense and in a manner so as not to unreasonably interfere with the operations of any member of the Logiq Group and to not cause damage to such facility, and such member of the Logiq Group will provide reasonable access to such facility to effectuate same. Lova will remove any AppLogiq Assets that remain at any such facilities in connection with the performance of services under the TSA as promptly as practicable after the termination of such service pursuant to the same terms and conditions stated in the immediately preceding sentence.

 

(b)  Except as may be otherwise provided in the TSA or otherwise agreed to by the Parties, all tangible Excluded Assets that are located at any of the AppLogiq Facilities will be moved as promptly as practicable after the Business Transfer Time from such facilities (unless such facility is being leased from Lova or is being stored per agreement), at Logiq’s expense and in a manner so as not to unreasonably interfere with the operations of any member of the AppLogiq Group and to not cause damage to such AppLogiq Facility, and such member of the AppLogiq Group will provide reasonable access to such AppLogiq Facility to effectuate such movement. Logiq will remove any Excluded Assets that remain at any such AppLogiq Facilities in connection with the performance of services under the TSA as promptly as practicable after the termination of such service pursuant to the same terms and conditions stated in the immediately preceding sentence.

 

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3.4  AppLogiq Entities; AppLogiq Assets; Excluded Assets; Transition Period Assets.

 

(a)  Prior to the Business Transfer Date, Logiq will undertake with commercially reasonable diligence to identify all AppLogiq Assets held by Logiq or any of its Affiliates. Logiq will undertake with commercially reasonable diligence to provide Lova, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, and in any event not more than 30 days after the date hereof, with a final version of Schedule 2.05(b)(i) of the Transaction Agreement to reflect the addition of any new entity formed in connection with, and in contemplation of, the AppLogiq Transfer, or the removal of any entity from the list of AppLogiq Entities as a result of such identification, which final Schedule will be deemed to be the definitive Schedule 2.05(b)(i) for all purposes of the Transaction Agreement and this Agreement. Logiq will pay all costs and expenses associated with the Asset and Liability transfers for the internal reorganization contemplated by this Agreement, including this Section 3.6(a); provided, however, for the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) Taxes will be allocated as set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement, (B) any other express allocation reflected herein, in the Transaction Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement will be allocated as set forth herein, in the Transaction Agreement or in such Ancillary Agreement.

 

(b)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Transaction Agreement, or any of the Ancillary Agreements, Logiq, in its sole discretion, will determine (i) the manner in which the AppLogiq Transfer is consummated, including whether a particular AppLogiq Asset is contributed directly to Lova or another AppLogiq Group member or is included as an asset of an entity whose equity interests are contributed to Lova, and (ii) the reasonable allocation of the AppLogiq Group’s aggregate fair market value among particular AppLogiq Assets or AppLogiq Entities, as the case may be (clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Restructuring Plan”). Lova agrees to cause this Agreement, the Transaction Agreement and any of the Ancillary Agreements to be amended to the minimum extent necessary, as reasonably determined by the Chief Financial Officer of Logiq, only to accurately reflect the specific elements of the Restructuring Plan as permitted by items (i) through (ii) in the immediately preceding sentence, provided, however, that (1) Logiq will notify Lova, at reasonable intervals, regarding Logiq’s development of the Restructuring Plan, and (2) Lova is not required to agree to any amendments pursuant to the Restructuring Plan that would (x) alter any of the AppLogiq Assets or AppLogiq Liabilities comprising AppLogiq Business, each of which will be owned, directly or indirectly, by Lova at the time of the Distribution, or (y) affect the ability of Logiq to obtain the opinions contemplated by Section 2.03(a)(iv) of the Transaction Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, Lova acknowledges that changes to the Tax basis of any assets held by the AppLogiq Group as a result of the Restructuring Plan or other proposed amendments, other than such changes that, individually or in the aggregate, would result in the aggregate Tax basis of all such directly and indirectly held assets (exclusive of stock basis in entities held directly or indirectly by Lova) to be less than $5 million as determined for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, do not constitute a basis to withhold consent for purposes of this Section 3.6(b).

 

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(c)  Lova acknowledges and agrees that in the course of preparing for the implementation of the services contemplated by the TSA Logiq may identify certain Assets included within the AppLogiq Assets (the “Transition Period Assets”), that are necessary or desirable for Logiq to retain in order to provide the services contemplated by the TSA. At Logiq’s request, Lova may elect to (i) allow Logiq to retain possession of such Transition Period Asset during the term of the TSA solely for purposes of enabling Logiq to satisfy its obligations under the TSA, in which case as soon as practicable following the expiration of the applicable services contemplated by the TSA, Logiq will Convey such Transition Period Asset to Lova for no additional consideration or (ii) include any Transition Period Asset in the AppLogiq Assets as of the Distribution (in which case Logiq will not be required to provide any service under the TSA where it is not reasonably practicable to provide such service without such Transition Period Asset).

 

3.5  Shared Contracts.

 

(a)  No later than 30 days following the date hereof, Logiq will provide Lova with a list of third-party providers to Logiq of goods and services related to the development of the products of AppLogiq Business that are not exclusive to AppLogiq Business as well as distributors of both AppLogiq Business products and other Logiq products. Logiq will provide Lova with contact information for such third parties and use commercially reasonable efforts to introduce representatives of Lova to the Logiq contacts at such third parties.

 

(b)  Prior to the Distribution, Logiq will undertake with commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent (without charge to Lova) of any advertising agency or similar party to the assignment to Lova, as of the Business Transfer Time, of the right to use previously created AppLogiq Business advertising and promotional content.

 

3.6  Notification of Certain Matters; Schedule Updates. Prior to the Business Transfer Date, Logiq may deliver to Lova supplements or updates to the Schedules of the Transaction Agreement. Additionally, the Parties will cooperate to mutually agree on the final schedules attached to the form of the TSA.

 

IV. EMPLOYEE MATTERS

 

4.1  Identification of Employees. Schedule 4.1 identifies each In-Scope Employee, Excluded In-Scope Employee, and Retained Employee, as well as each such employee’s jurisdiction of employment, in all cases as determined by Logiq in good faith based upon the information available to Logiq as of the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that Logiq may update Schedule 4.1 from time to time in order to maintain the accuracy of Schedule 4.1, including as a result of terminations, transfers, new hires and accidental or inadvertent errors or omissions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Transaction Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, Logiq may, in its sole discretion, cause the employment of any In-Scope Employee to be transferred to any entity within the AppLogiq Group at any time prior to the Distribution in connection with the Restructuring Plan.

 

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4.2  Continuity of Employment.

 

(a)  Logiq and Lova hereby acknowledge that it is in their mutual best interest for there to be continuity of employment by Lova or a member of the AppLogiq Group following the Business Transfer Date with respect to each In-Scope Employee who accepts an offer of employment from Lova or another member of the AppLogiq Group as of the Business Transfer Date (in each case, other than any employee whose employment with Logiq or its Affiliates terminated prior to the Business Transfer Date) (“AppLogiq Employees”). At or prior to the Business Transfer Date, Logiq will transfer the employment of each In-Scope Employee to Lova or another member of the AppLogiq Group. Each AppLogiq Employee who continues employment or accepts employment with Lova or any applicable other member of the AppLogiq Group (the applicable entity, the “Employing Entity”) immediately following the Distribution is referred to herein as a “Continuing Employee.” Each Continuing Employee who is based in the United States is referred to as a “US Continuing Employee,” and each Continuing Employee who is based outside of the United States is referred to as a “Non-US Continuing Employee.” Nothing herein will be construed as a representation or guarantee by Logiq or any of its Affiliates that some or all of the AppLogiq Employees will continue in employment with Lova or any applicable member of the AppLogiq Group for any period of time; provided, however that, unless prohibited by applicable Law, in the event that an In-Scope Employee refuses employment with Lova (the terms and conditions of which employment are consistent with the provisions of Section 4.3 ), Logiq will or will cause its Affiliates to terminate the employment of such employee with Logiq and its Affiliates and will not hire any such employee for 12 months following such termination. Not less than 10 calendar days prior to the anticipated Business Transfer Date, Lova will, or will cause an applicable member of the AppLogiq Group to, present its terms and conditions of employment (including terms and conditions in respect of post-Distribution compensation and benefits) to the AppLogiq Employees. Lova will provide Logiq with a reasonable opportunity to review its proposed terms and conditions and will not present any particular set of terms and conditions to any AppLogiq Employees without Logiq’s written consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Subject to applicable Law, Logiq and Lova will reasonably cooperate in connection with the presentation of such terms and conditions of employment to the AppLogiq Employees, including with respect to the timing thereof.

 

(b)  Logiq and Lova will, and will cause their respective Affiliates to, cooperate to identify and effect the transfer to Lova of any individuals retained as independent contractors whose employment is required to transfer to Lova are an applicable AppLogiq Group entity as of the Business Transfer Date pursuant to applicable Law.

 

4.3  Terms of Employment.

 

(a)  Continuation Period. As of the Business Transfer Date, Lova will, or will cause an applicable AppLogiq Group member to, provide to each Continuing Employee employment in a position at least comparable to that held by such Continuing Employee immediately before the Distribution. Lova will, or will cause or will cause an applicable AppLogiq Group member to, maintain such comparable employment with respect to each Continuing Employee during the one-year period that begins as of the Business Transfer Date or such shorter period as such Continuing Employee remains an employee of an Employing Entity following the Distribution (the “Continuation Period”). The Parties will take all actions necessary to effectuate the provisions of Schedule 4.3(a).

 

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(b)  Benefit Plans. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Lova will cause each benefit plan of Lova or an applicable Lova Subsidiary in which any Continuing Employee participates that is a health or welfare benefit plan (collectively, “Lova’s Benefit Plans”) to (i) waive all limitations as to preexisting conditions, exclusions and service conditions with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to Continuing Employees, other than limitations that were in effect with respect to such Continuing Employees as of the Business Transfer Date under the corresponding Compensation and Benefit Plan, (ii) honor any payments, charges and expenses of such Continuing Employees (and their eligible dependents) that were applied toward the deductible and out-of-pocket maximums under the corresponding Compensation and Benefit Plan in satisfying any applicable deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums or co-payments under a corresponding Lova’s Benefit Plan during the same plan year in which such payments, charges and expenses were made, and (iii) with respect to any medical plan, waive any waiting period limitation or evidence of insurability requirement that would otherwise be applicable to a Continuing Employee following the Business Transfer Date to the extent such employee had satisfied any similar limitation under the corresponding Compensation and Benefit Plan. Additionally, to the extent that any Continuing Employee has begun a course of treatment with a physician or other service provider who is considered “in network” under a Compensation and Benefit Plan and such course of treatment is not completed prior to the Distribution, Lova will undertake with commercially reasonable diligence to arrange for transition care, whereby such Continuing Employee may complete the applicable course of treatment with the pre-transaction physician or other service provider at “in network” rates.

 

(c)  Earned Vacation. Lova and Lova’s Subsidiaries will credit each Continuing Employee the amount of accrued and unpaid hours of vacation, personal hours or days earned and sick leave (together, the “Transferred Leave”) applicable to such Continuing Employee as of the Distribution and Logiq will provide to Lova as of the Business Transfer Date a schedule indicating for each Continuing Employee the type and number of days of Transferred Leave. Lova and Lova’s Subsidiaries will ensure that such Transferred Leave is not subject to forfeiture to the same extent not subject to forfeiture under the policies of Logiq and its Affiliates governing such Transferred Leave prior to the Distribution and that such Transferred Leave does not count toward any maximum accrual amount under any plan, program or policy maintained by Lova or one of Lova’s Subsidiaries for the purpose of providing vacation, personal days or hours or sick leave.

 

(d)  Post-Continuation Period Benefits. Following the Continuation Period, Lova will, or will cause one of Lova’s Subsidiaries to, provide to each Continuing Employee then continuing in employment with Lova or a Lova’s Subsidiary employment on terms no less favorable in the aggregate than the terms of employment of similarly situated employees of Lova and Lova’s Subsidiaries.

 

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(e)  Special Rules for Non-US Employees. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any AppLogiq Employee who is employed by a member of the Logiq Group in a non-US jurisdiction immediately prior to the Distribution, and who is required by applicable Law to transfer to a member of the AppLogiq Group in connection with the Transactions, will transfer automatically on the Business Transfer Date to a member of the AppLogiq Group in accordance with such applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the following terms will apply to all Non-US Continuing Employees:

 

(i)  To the extent that (A) the applicable Law of any jurisdiction, (B) any collective bargaining agreement or other agreement with a works council or economic committee, or (C) any employment agreement, would require Lova or applicable AppLogiq Entities to provide any more favorable terms of employment to any Non-US Continuing Employee than those otherwise provided for by this Section 4.3 (or modify the period of time for which such standards are met), in connection with the sale of AppLogiq Business to Lova, then Lova will, or will cause one of Lova’s Affiliates to provide such Non-US Continuing Employee with such more favorable term, and otherwise provide terms of employment in accordance with this Section 4.3.

 

(ii)  Lova and Logiq agree that to the extent provided under the applicable Laws of certain foreign jurisdictions, (x) any employment agreements between Logiq and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and any Non-US Continuing Employee, on the other hand, and (y) any collective bargaining agreements applicable to the Non-US Continuing Employees in such jurisdictions, will in each case have effect after the Distribution as if originally made between Lova and the other parties to such employment agreement or collective bargaining agreement.

 

4.4  Bonuses and Incentives. Logiq will transfer to Lova all obligations to the AppLogiq Employees, including Continuing Employees, with respect to the bonuses and incentives under any cash, annual, long-term, equity or similar incentive program in which the Continuing Employees participate for the plan year in which the Business Transfer Date occurs that are attributable to the period prior to the Business Transfer Date; provided, however, that, if requested by Logiq, Lova will make all cash payments in respect of any such program so long as Logiq transfers to Lova, as of the Distribution, all amounts payable in respect of such cash obligations that are attributable to the period prior to the Distribution and any associated Taxes payable by Lova in connection with such cash payments (but Logiq will not be liable for any Tax withholding except to the extent it is required to remit any such Tax withheld from any such bonuses and incentives to the appropriate Governmental Authority); provided further, however, that nothing herein will be deemed to require Lova to assume any Tax Liabilities that are the sole responsibility of any AppLogiq Employee. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Lova is responsible for all Continuing Employee compensation (including the forms of compensation described in this Section 4.4) attributable to periods following the Distribution.

 

4.5  Credit for Service with Logiq. Where applicable, Lova or any applicable Lova Subsidiary will provide credit for each Continuing Employee’s length of service with Logiq and its Affiliates for all purposes (including eligibility, vesting and benefit accrual) under each plan, program, policy or arrangement of Lova or any applicable Lova Subsidiary to the same extent such service was recognized under a similar plan, program, policy or arrangement of Logiq or any of its Affiliates, except that such prior service credit will not be required to the extent that it results in a duplication of benefits.

 

4.6  COBRA and HIPAA; Workers’ Compensation. Effective as of the Business Transfer Date, Lova and Lova Subsidiaries will assume and be responsible for (i) all Liabilities with respect to US Continuing Employees and their eligible dependents, in respect of health insurance under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Sections 601, et seq. and Sections 701, et seq. of ERISA, Section 4980B and Sections 9801, et seq. of the Code and applicable state or similar Laws (other than with respect to an eligible Continuing Employee who elects coverage under a retiree medical plan of Logiq or its Affiliates) and (ii) to the extent applicable, all workers’ compensation benefits payable to or on behalf of the US Continuing Employees.

 

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4.7  Administration, Employee Communications, Cooperation.

 

(a)  Following the date of this Agreement, Logiq and Lova (and their Affiliates) will reasonably cooperate and use good faith efforts in all matters reasonably necessary to effect the transactions contemplated by this Article IV, including, (i) cooperating and providing each other with all necessary and reasonable assistance and information to ensure that any works councils or committees, trade unions and/or employee representatives applicable to the Non-US Continuing Employees are provided with the information required in order for proper consultation to take place and (ii) exchanging information and data, including reports prepared in connection with bonus plan participation and related data of Continuing Employees (other than individual bonus opportunities based on target bonus as a percentage of base salary), relating to workers’ compensation, employee benefits and employee benefit plan coverages, including information and data that is necessary to support or perform the compensation consultant process or that is otherwise reasonably requested in connection with the compensation consultant process (in each case, except to the extent prohibited by applicable Law or to the extent that such information and data relates to performance ratings or assessments or employees of Logiq and its Affiliates), making any and all required filings and notices, making any and all required communications with AppLogiq Employees and obtaining any Governmental Approvals required hereunder.

 

(b)  Between the date hereof and the Business Transfer Date, any communications between Lova and any employees of Logiq and its Affiliates regarding terms of employment, employee benefits or otherwise regarding employment with Lova will be conducted at the times and through processes approved by Logiq, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. Such processes will provide adequate access to the AppLogiq Employees and allow all reasonable means of communication with such employees by Lova and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that any communications with AppLogiq Employees or any other employees of Logiq or its Affiliates will be limited to (i) business operations and employee benefit matters relating to AppLogiq Employees, future organization design and staffing and (ii) the list (by name and/or title) of the AppLogiq Group management team previously provided by Logiq to Lova; provided, however, that Logiq may update such list from time to time in order to maintain the accuracy of such list, including as a result of terminations, transfers, new hires and accidental or inadvertent errors or omissions.

 

(c)  Without limiting Lova’s obligations under this Article IV with respect to the Continuing Employees, this Article IV will not prohibit Lova or any member of the AppLogiq Group from amending any employee benefit plan in which Lova’s employees participate.

 

V. CONDITIONS TO THE APPLOGIQ TRANSFER

 

The obligations of Logiq to effect the AppLogiq Transfer pursuant to this Agreement will be subject to fulfillment (or waiver by Logiq) at or prior to the Business Transfer Date of each of the conditions to Logiq’s obligation to effect the Distribution of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, as provided in Section 2.03 and Section 2.04 of the Transaction Agreement, shall have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that, by their nature, are to be satisfied contemporaneously with the Distribution).

 

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VI. MISCELLANEOUS

 

6.1  Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Transaction Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, Logiq will be responsible for the fees and expenses of the Parties.

 

6.2  Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Transaction Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including any related annexes, schedules and exhibits, as well as any other agreements and documents referred to herein and therein, will together constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and will supersede all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings of the Parties of any nature, whether oral or written, with respect to such subject matter, including the Confidentiality Agreement, which is hereby terminated and no further force or effect, subject to the provisions of Section 6.03 of the Transaction Agreement.

 

6.3  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

 

(a)  The validity, interpretation and enforcement of this Agreement will be governed by the Laws of the State of Delaware, other than any choice of Law provisions thereof that would cause the Laws of another state to apply.

 

(b)  By execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Party irrevocably (i) submits and consents to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the State of Delaware for itself and in respect of its property in the event that any dispute arises out of this Agreement or any of the Transactions, (ii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court and (iii) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the Transactions in any other court. Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives (and agrees not to plead or claim) any objection to the laying of venue of any dispute arising out of this Agreement or any of the Transactions in the state and federal courts of the State of Delaware, or that any such dispute brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient or improper forum. The Parties further agree that the mailing by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, of any process required by any such court will constitute valid and lawful service of process against them, without necessity for service by any other means provided by statute or rule of court.

 

(c)  EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE EITHER OF SUCH WAIVERS, (II) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVERS, (III) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 6.3(c).

 

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6.4  Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands or other communications under this Agreement and, to the extent, applicable and unless otherwise provided therein, under each of the Ancillary Agreements shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by electronic mail (for which a confirmation email is obtained), or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 6.4):

 

If to Logiq:

 

Logiq, Inc.

Attn: Brent Suen

85 Broad Street, 16-079

New York, NY 10004

Email: brent@logiq.com

 

With a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

 

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Attn: Christopher L. Tinen

12544 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400

San Diego, CA 92130

Email: christopher.tinen@procopio.com

 

If to Lova:

 

Lovarra

Attn: Matthew Brent

85 Broad Street, 16-079

New York, NY 10004

Email: matt@logiq.com

 

With a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to:

 

Kline Law Group PC

Attn: Scott Kline

15615 Alton Parkway, Suite 450

Irvine, California 92618

Email: scott@klinelg.com

 

or to such other address(es) as will be furnished in writing by any such Party to the other Party in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4. Any notice to Logiq will be deemed notice to all members of the Logiq Group, and any notice to Lova will be deemed notice to all members of the AppLogiq Group.

 

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6.5  Priority of Agreements. If there is a conflict between any provision of this Agreement and a provision in any of the Ancillary Agreements, the provision of this Agreement will control unless specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement or in the Ancillary Agreement.

 

6.6  Amendments and Waivers.

 

(a)  This Agreement may be amended and any provision of this Agreement may be waived, provided that any such amendment or waiver will be binding upon a Party only if such amendment or waiver is set forth in a writing executed by such Party. No course of dealing between or among any Persons having any interest in this Agreement will be deemed effective to modify, amend or discharge any part of this Agreement or any rights or obligations of any Party under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(b)  No delay or failure in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder will affect or operate as a waiver thereof; nor will any single or partial exercise thereof or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right, power or remedy preclude any further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or remedy. The rights and remedies hereunder are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies that any Party would otherwise have. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character of any breach or default under this Agreement or any such waiver of any provision of this Agreement must satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 6.6(a) and will be effective only to the extent in such writing specifically set forth.

 

6.7  Termination. This Agreement will terminate without further action at any time before the Business Transfer Date upon termination of the Transaction Agreement. If terminated, no Party will have any Liability of any kind to the other Party or any other Person on account of this Agreement, except as provided in the Transaction Agreement.

 

6.8  No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and does not confer on third parties (including any employees of any member of the Logiq Group or the AppLogiq Group) any remedy, claim, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in addition to those existing without reference to this Agreement; provided, however, that this Section 6.8 does not limit any rights of Logiq pursuant to Section 4.3.

 

6.9  Assignability. No Party may assign its rights or delegate its duties under this Agreement without the written consent of the other Parties, except that a Party may assign its rights or delegate its duties under this Agreement to a member of its Group, provided that the member agrees in writing to be bound by the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and provided further that the assignment or delegation will not relieve any Party of its indemnification obligations or obligations in the event of a breach of this Agreement. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, any attempted assignment or delegation will be void.

 

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6.10  Construction. The descriptive headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be a substantive part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement or Schedules hereto will include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular forms of nouns, pronouns, and verbs will include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document, or instrument means such agreement, document, or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, and if applicable hereof. The use of the words “include” or “including” in this Agreement or Schedules hereto will be by way of example rather than by limitation. The use of the words “or,” “either” or “any” will not be exclusive. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, the Transaction Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, and in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly provided elsewhere in this Agreement, the Transaction Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, any provision herein which contemplates the agreement, approval or consent of, or exercise of any right of, a Party, such Party may give or withhold such agreement, approval or consent, or exercise such right, in its sole and absolute discretion, the Parties hereby expressly disclaiming any implied duty of good faith and fair dealing or similar concept.

 

6.11  Severability. The Parties agree that (a) the provisions of this Agreement will be severable in the event that for any reason whatsoever any of the provisions hereof are invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable, (b) any such invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable provisions will be replaced by other provisions which are as similar as possible in terms to such invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable provisions but are valid and enforceable, and (c) the remaining provisions will remain valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.

 

6.12  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one Party), each of which will be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, and any amendments hereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission, will be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement and will be considered to have the same binding legal effects as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any Party, the other Party will re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to the requesting Party. No Party will raise the use of a facsimile machine or other electronic means to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature was transmitted or communicated through the use of facsimile machine or other electronic means as a defense to the formation of a Contract and each such Party forever waives any such defense.

 

6.13  Specific Performance. The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the Parties will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity.

 

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6.14  Dispute Resolution. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, the procedures set forth in Article VI of the Transaction Agreement will apply to any dispute, controversy or claim (a “Dispute”) (whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise) that may arise out of or relate to, or arise under or in connection with this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby between or among any member of the Party’s respective Group.

 

VII. DEFINITIONS

 

For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms, when utilized in a capitalized form, will have the following meanings:

 

AppLogiq Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.5(a).

 

AppLogiq Books and Records” has the meaning set forth in the Transaction Agreement.

 

AppLogiq Business” means AppLogiq Business and also, with respect to events that take place after the Business Transfer Time, AppLogiq Business as it is operated by Logiq or any of its Subsidiaries after the Business Transfer Time, including any new activities, expansions, or other modifications made by Lova or any of its Subsidiaries in the types and scope of activities conducted at the Business Transfer Time that are exclusively related to a platform (operated as CreateApp), which allows small-to-medium sized businesses (“SMBs”) to establish their point-of-presence on the web.

 

AppLogiq Employees” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

 

AppLogiq Group” means Lova and each of its Subsidiaries or entities solely holding AppLogiq assets. Each of the Lova Entities will be deemed to be members of the AppLogiq Group as of the Business Transfer Time.

 

AppLogiq Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.6(a).

 

AppLogiq Transfer” means the transfer of the AppLogiq Assets and AppLogiq Liabilities as provided in Section 1.1 and Section 1.2.

 

AppLogiq Transfer Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such other Person as of the date on which, or at any time during the period for which, the determination of affiliation is being made. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise.

 

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Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Ancillary Agreements” means the Tax Sharing Agreement, the TSA and any other agreement entered into by and between Logiq and Lova in contemplation of the Distribution.

 

Assets” means assets, properties and rights (including goodwill), wherever located (including in the possession of vendors or other third-parties or elsewhere), whether real, personal or mixed, tangible, intangible or contingent, in each case whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or financial statements of any Person, including the following: (i) all accounting, business and other books, records and files, whether in paper, microfilm, microfiche, computer tape or disc, magnetic tape or any other form; (ii) all computers and other electronic data processing equipment, fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, office equipment, motor vehicles and other transportation equipment, special and general tools, prototypes and models and other tangible personal property; (iii) all inventories of materials, parts, raw materials, packing materials, supplies, work-in-process, goods in transit and finished goods and products; (iv) all Real Property Interests; (v) all interests in any capital stock or other equity interests of any Subsidiary or any other Person; all bonds, notes, debentures or other securities issued by any Subsidiary or any other Person; all loans, advances or other extensions of credit or capital contributions to any Subsidiary or any other Person, and all other investments in securities of any Person; (vi) all license agreements, leases of personal property, open purchase orders for raw materials, supplies, parts or services, unfilled orders for the manufacture and sale of products and other Contracts; (vii) all deposits, letters of credit and performance and surety bonds; (viii) all Intellectual Property and licenses from third Persons granting the right to use any Intellectual Property; (ix) all software owned, licensed or used; (x) all employment records (except for any information relating to performance ratings or assessments of employees of Logiq and its Affiliates (including performance history, reports prepared in connection with bonus plan participation and related data, other than individual bonus opportunities based on target bonus as a percentage of base salary)); cost information; sales and pricing data; customer prospect lists; supplier records; customer, distribution and supplier lists; customer and vendor data, correspondence and lists; product literature (including historical); advertising and promotional materials; artwork; design; development, manufacturing and quality control records, procedures and files; vendor and customer drawings, formulations and specifications; quality records and reports and other books, records, ledgers, files, documents, plats, photographs, studies, surveys, reports, plans and documents, operating, production and other manuals, including corporate minute books and related stock records, financial and Tax records (including Tax Returns), in all cases whether in paper, microfilm, microfiche, computer tape or disc, magnetic tape or any other form; (xi) all prepaid expenses, including prepaid leases and prepaid rentals, trade accounts and other accounts and notes receivables; (xii) all interests, rights to causes of action or lawsuits, judgments, claims, counterclaims, demands and benefits of Logiq, its Affiliates or any member of the AppLogiq Group under Contracts, including all claims or rights against any Person arising from the ownership of any Asset, all rights in connection with any bids or offers, causes of action or similar rights, whether accrued or contingent; and (xiii) all Governmental Approvals.

 

Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day that is a statutory holiday under the federal Laws of the United States.

 

Business Transfer Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

 

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Business Transfer Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any successor statute), as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Consents” means any consents, waivers or approvals from, or notification requirements to, or authorizations by, any third-parties.

 

Continuation Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).

 

Continuing Employee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

 

Contracts” means any contract, agreement, lease, license, sales order, purchase order, instrument or other commitment, whether written or oral, that is binding on any Person or any part of its property under applicable Law.

 

Convey” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1. Variants of this term such as “Conveyance” will have correlative meanings.

 

Copyrights” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Intellectual Property.”

 

DataLogiq Business” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.14(a).

 

Distribution” has the meaning given to such term in the Transaction Agreement.

 

Distribution Date” has the meaning given to such term in the Transaction Agreement.

 

Effective Time” has the meaning given to such term in the Transaction Agreement.

 

Employing Entity” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

 

Excluded Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.5(b).

 

Excluded In-Scope Employees” means the employees of Logiq and its Affiliates identified as Excluded In-Scope Employees on Schedule 4.1.

 

Excluded Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.6(b).

 

Final Determination” has the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

 

Governmental Approvals” means any notices, reports or other filings to be made, or any Consents, registrations, permits or authorizations to be obtained from, any Governmental Authority.

 

Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, foreign or international court, government, department, commission, board, bureau, agency, official or other regulatory, administrative or governmental authority or self-regulatory organization.

 

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Group” means the Logiq Group or the AppLogiq Group as the context requires.

 

In-Scope Employees” means those corporate, research and development, manufacturing, procurement, marketing, sales and other employees of Logiq or its Affiliates who, as determined by Logiq in good faith:

 

(a) (i) (A) are working in a Logiq’s AppLogiq Business cost center consistent with Logiq’s past practices of assigning employees to cost center codes applied in the ordinary course, and (B) have devoted more than 50% of their working hours to AppLogiq Business during the 12 months (or, if less than 12 months, the period of employment with Logiq or its Affiliates) immediately preceding the date of this Agreement (or, if such Person was on approved leave of absence, disability or long-term inactive status, immediately preceding the commencement of such leave of absence, disability or long-term inactive status); or

 

(ii) have devoted more than 50% of their working hours to AppLogiq Business when they were providing core business capabilities during the 12 months (or, if less than 12 months, the period of employment with Logiq or its Affiliates) immediately preceding the date of this Agreement (or, if such Person was on approved leave of absence, disability or long-term inactive status, immediately preceding the commencement of such leave of absence, disability or long-term inactive status); or

 

(b) notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including any other employee classifications), have devoted no more than 50% of their working hours to AppLogiq Business during the 12 months (or, if less than 12 months, the period of employment with Logiq or its Affiliates) immediately preceding the date of this Agreement (or, if such Person was on approved leave of absence, disability or long-term inactive status, immediately preceding the commencement of such leave of absence, disability or long-term inactive status), but whose services are determined by Logiq in good faith to be “essential” to the continuation of the operation of AppLogiq Business (except those employees whose services are covered by an Ancillary Agreement).

 

Information” means information in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, stored in any medium, including studies, reports, records, books, Contracts, instruments, surveys, discoveries, ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts, data, computer data, disks, diskettes, tapes, computer programs or other software, marketing plans, customer names, communications by or to attorneys (including attorney-client privileged communications), memos and other materials prepared by attorneys or under their direction (including attorney work product), and other technical, financial, employee or business information or data, but in any case excluding back-up tapes.

 

Intercompany Accounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.7(c).

 

Laws” means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code or other requirement of, or Order issued by, a Governmental Authority.

 

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Liabilities” means all debts, liabilities, guarantees, assurances, commitments and obligations, whether fixed, contingent or absolute, asserted or unasserted, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or not accrued, known or unknown, due or to become due, whenever or however arising (including whether arising out of any Contract or tort based on negligence, strict liability or relating to Taxes payable by a Person in connection with compensatory payments to employees or independent contractors) and whether or not the same would be required by generally accepted principles and accounting policies to be reflected in financial statements or disclosed in the notes thereto.

 

Lova Shares” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

Lova’s Benefit Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b).

 

Lova” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Logiq” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Logiq Group” means Logiq and each of its Subsidiaries, but excluding any member of the AppLogiq Group.

 

Logiq Transfer Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3

 

Non-US Continuing Employee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

 

Parties” means Logiq and Lova.

 

Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization or a Governmental Authority.

 

Real Property Interests” means all interests in real property of whatever nature, including easements, whether as owner or holder of a Security Interest, lessor, sublessor, lessee, sublessee or otherwise.

 

Restructuring Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(b).

 

Retained Employees” means all employees of Logiq or its Affiliates other than the Continuing Employees. For the avoidance of doubt, Retained Employees will include (i) the employees identified as Retained Employees on Schedule 4.1, (ii) the Excluded In-Scope Employees and (iii) any employee who would have been a new hire employee but for the fact that such employee did not request an offer of employment from Lova or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Security Interest” means any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge, claim, option, indenture, right to acquire, right of first refusal, deed of trust, licenses to third parties, leases to third parties, security agreements, voting or other restriction, right-of-way, covenant, condition, easement, encroachment, restriction on transfer, or other encumbrance and other restrictions or limitations on use of real or personal property of any nature whatsoever.

 

Senior Executive” means an employee of Lova or any of its Subsidiaries, or as applicable, Logiq or any of its Subsidiaries, whose annual base salary at the relevant time is $150,000 or more.

 

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Subsidiary” of any Person means another Person (other than a natural Person), of which such Person owns directly or indirectly (a) an aggregate amount of the voting securities, other voting ownership or voting partnership interests to elect at least a majority of the Board of Directors or other governing body or, (b) if there are no such voting interests, 50% or more of the equity interests therein.

 

Tax” or “Taxes” has the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

 

Tax Sharing Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(i). From and after the Business Transfer Time, the Tax Sharing Agreement will refer to the agreement executed and delivered pursuant to such section, as amended and/or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

Tax Return” has the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

 

Trademarks” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Intellectual Property.”

 

Transaction Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals of the Agreement.

 

Transactions” has the meaning given to such term in the Transaction Agreement.

 

Transfer Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

 

Transferred Leave” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(d).

 

Transition Period Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.13(c).

 

TSA” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(ii). From and after the Business Transfer Time, the TSA will refer to the agreement executed and delivered pursuant to such section, as amended and/or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

 

US Continuing Employee” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Separation Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its officers hereunto duly authorized on the day and year first above written.

 

  LOGIQ:
     
  Logiq, Inc.
     
  By:  /s/ Brent Suen
  Name: Brent Suen
  Title: President
     
  LOVA:
     
  Lovarra
     
  By:  /s/ Matthew Brent
  Name:  Matthew Brent
  Title: President

 

Signature Page to Separation Agreement 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 4.1

 

Identification of Employees

 

Schedule 4.1

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Tax Sharing Agreement

 

Exhibit A

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

Transition Services Agreement

 

Exhibit B

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

THIS TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 15, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), is made and entered into by and between Logiq, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Logiq”), and Lovarra, a Nevada corporation and majority-owned subsidiary of GoLogiq LLC which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Logiq (“Lova”). Each of Logiq and Lova may be referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.” For purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Master Distribution Agreement (as defined below).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Logiq operates two distinct business units, (i) a platform (operated as CreateApp), which allows small-to-medium sized businesses (“SMBs”) to establish their point-of-presence on the web (“AppLogiq Business”), and (ii) a digital marketing analytics business that offers proprietary data management, audience targeting and other digital marketing services that improve an SMB’s discovery and branding within the vast e-commerce landscape (“DataLogiq Business”);

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Logiq (the “Logiq Board”) has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of Logiq and Logiq’s stockholders to separate AppLogiq’s businesses from that of Logiq standing along, creating two independent publicly traded companies (the “Distribution”);

 

WHEREAS, to effectuate the Distribution, Logiq and Lova have entered into a Master Distribution Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2021 (the “Master Distribution Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, to facilitate and provide for an orderly transition in connection with the Distribution, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms pursuant to which each of the Parties shall provide Services to the other Party for a transitional period;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

Article I. SERVICES

 

Section 1.01 Services.

 

(a) With respect to each applicable service set forth on Schedule 1 hereto (the “Services”), the Party identified on Schedule 1 hereto as the “Provider” of such Service agrees to provide, or to cause one or more members of its Group to provide, such Service to the other Party (the “Recipient”), or any members of the Recipient’s Group, in each case for the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the earlier of (i) the date that a Party terminates the provision of such Service pursuant to Section 4.02 and (ii) the date set forth on Schedule 1 with respect to such Service (the “Service Period”). The Parties acknowledge and agree that the “Service” as described on Schedule 1 may be amended or modified, or added to with greater specificity, by the Parties following the Effective Date, via a revision of such Schedule 1 duly executed by an authorized officer of each of the Parties.

 

 

 

 

(b) At any time during the term of this Agreement, either Party may request that the other Party provide or cause its Group to provide additional services hereunder (the “Additional Services”) by providing written notice of such request, it being understood that the Party that receives such request may in its sole discretion decline to provide such requested Additional Services. If a Provider agrees to undertake to provide the Additional Services, upon the mutual written agreement as to the nature, cost, duration and scope of such Additional Services, Logiq and Lova shall supplement in writing the Services set forth on Schedule 1 to include such Additional Services. Except where the context otherwise indicates or requires, any such Additional Services specified on Schedule 1 or so agreed upon in writing by the Parties shall be deemed to be “Services” under this Agreement.

 

Section 1.02 Performance of Services.

 

(a) The Provider shall perform, or shall cause one or more members of its Group to perform, all Services to be provided by the Provider in a manner that is based on its past practice and that is substantially similar in all material respects to such Services (or analogous services) provided by or on behalf of Logiq or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the AppLogiq Business or DataLogiq Business, as applicable, during the twelve (12) months prior to the Effective Date (collectively referred to as the “Level of Service”).

 

(b) Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Provider to perform or cause to be performed any Service to the extent that the manner of such performance would constitute a violation of any applicable Law or any existing contract or agreement with a Third Party. As between the Parties, the Provider shall be the party that determines, in its sole discretion, whether to communicate with and shall be the party that communicates with Third Parties in connection with any necessary Third Party consents required under any existing contract or agreement with a Third Party to allow the Provider to perform, or cause to be performed, Services to be provided to the Recipient hereunder, with any such communications to be in the sole discretion of Provider. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties, all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (if any) incurred by any Party or any member of its Group in connection with obtaining any Third Party consent that is required to allow the Provider to perform or cause to be performed any Services hereunder shall be paid for by the Recipient. If, with respect to a Service, a required Third-Party consent has not been obtained, or the performance of a Service by or on behalf of the Provider would constitute a violation of any applicable Law, the Provider shall have no obligation to perform or cause to be performed such Service.

 

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(c) The Provider shall not be obligated to perform or to cause to be performed any Service in a manner that is materially more burdensome (with respect to service quality, service quantity, or allocation of personnel or resources) than such services (or analogous services) provided by or on behalf of Logiq or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the AppLogiq Business or DataLogiq Business, as applicable, during the 12-month period prior to the Effective Date. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Provider shall not be required to maintain the employment of any specific employee(s), hire additional employees or third-party service providers or purchase, lease or license any additional equipment, software or other assets or properties in order the provide the Services hereunder. If the Recipient requests that the Provider perform or cause to be performed any Service in a manner that exceeds the Level of Service, then the Parties shall reasonably cooperate and act in good faith to determine whether the Provider will be required to provide such requested higher Level of Service. If the Parties determine that the Provider shall provide the requested higher Level of Service, then such higher Level of Service shall be documented in a written agreement signed by the Parties, which may be an amendment or addendum to this Agreement.

 

(d) Neither the Provider nor any member of its Group shall be required to perform or to cause to be performed any of the Services for the benefit of any Third Party or any other Person other than the Recipient and the members of its Group. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS Section 1.02 OR Section 6.04, EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS-IS” BASIS, THAT THE RECIPIENT ASSUMES ALL RISK AND LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ITS USE OF AND RELIANCE UPON THE SERVICES, AND THAT THE PROVIDER MAKES NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR GRANTS ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES. EACH PARTY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, OR EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE OR THE NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES.

 

(e) Each Party shall be responsible for its own compliance with any and all Laws applicable to its performance under this Agreement. No Party shall knowingly take any action in violation of any such applicable Law.

 

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Section 1.03 Determination of Allocated Costs; Dispute Resolution; Payment.

 

(a) From and after the Effective Date and during the Service Period, the actual costs to applicable Provider of providing the Services to the Recipient, including, without limitation, the salaries, employment taxes and benefits applicable to the employees of the Provider actually engaged in providing the Services, based on the percentage of time spent by such employees in providing such services relative to the time spent by such employees on matters not relating to such services, plus applicable allocated overhead and other expenses incurred, in each case without mark-up (the “Allocated Costs”), will be determined and allocated in good faith by the Parties jointly, on a monthly basis, commencing as of the end of the first (1st) calendar month following the Effective Date and continuing thereafter as of the end of each succeeding one (1) calendar month period. The Allocated Costs so determined by the Parties shall be subject to quarterly review (“Review Period”) and approval by the Audit Committee of each Party, or such other committee as determined by the Board of Directors of each Party (the “Audit Committees”).

 

(b) In the event of a dispute between the Parties or their applicable Audit Committees, concerning the proposed Allocated Costs in respect of any month(s) comprising a Review Period, then the Parties shall mutually select and engage a recognized certified public accountant acceptable to each of the them to review disputed items and to determine the Allocated Costs for the month(s) comprising the Review Period in question; provided, however, if such Parties cannot agree on a mutually acceptable certified public accountant, each Party or such party’s Audit Committee, each shall name a recognized certified public accountant and those two certified public accountants shall select a third recognized certified public accountant which shall be used for the purposes of this Section 1.03(b). The selected certified public accountant’s opinion concerning the Allocated Costs for the quarterly period in question shall be final and binding on all Parties. The expenses of the certified public accountant will be borne by each Party in the same proportion by which their respective positions as initially presented to the certified public accountant differs from the final resolution as determined by the certified public accountant.

 

(c) The Allocated Costs for each month comprising a Review Period during the Service Period, as finally determined pursuant to Section 1.03(a) or Section 1.03(b), as applicable, will be invoiced, in arrears, by the applicable Provider to the applicable Recipient as set forth in Article III. Together with any invoice for Allocated Costs, the Provider shall provide the Recipient with reasonable documentation, including any additional documentation reasonably requested by the Recipient to the extent that such documentation is in the Provider’s or its Group’s possession or control, to confirm the calculation of the Allocated Costs.

 

Section 1.04 Changes in the Performance of Services. Subject to the performance Level of Service, the Provider may make changes from time to time in the manner of performing the Services if the Provider is making similar changes in performing analogous services for itself or its Group and if the Provider furnishes to the Recipient reasonable prior written notice of such changes. No such change shall materially adversely affect the timeliness or quality of the applicable Service.

 

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Section 1.05 Transitional Nature of Services. The Parties acknowledge the transitional nature of the Services and agree to reasonably cooperate and to use commercially reasonable efforts to effectuate a smooth transition of the Services from the Provider to the Recipient (or its designee).

 

Section 1.06 Subcontracting. A Provider may hire or engage one or more Third Parties to perform any or all of its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that (a) such Provider shall use the same degree of care (but at least reasonable care) in selecting each such Third Party as it would if such Third Party was being retained to provide similar services to the Provider or its Group and (b) such Provider shall in all cases remain primarily responsible for all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Services.

 

Article II. OTHER ARRANGEMENTS

 

Section 2.01 Access. The Recipient shall, and shall cause the members of its Group to, allow the Provider and the members of its Group and their respective Representatives reasonable access to the facilities of the Recipient and the members of its Group that is necessary for the Provider to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement. In addition to the foregoing right of access, the Recipient shall, and shall cause the members of its Group to, afford the Provider and the members of its Group and their respective Representatives, upon reasonable advance written notice, reasonable access during normal business hours to the facilities, Information, systems, infrastructure and personnel of the Recipient and the members of its Group as reasonably necessary for the Provider to verify the adequacy of internal controls over information technology, reporting of financial data and related processes employed in connection with the Services being provided by the Provider or the members of the Provider Group, including in connection with verifying compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; provided that (i) such access shall not unreasonably interfere with any of the business or operations of the Recipient or any member of its Group and (ii) in the event that the Recipient determines that providing such access could be commercially detrimental, violate any applicable Law or agreement or waive any attorney-client privilege, then the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to permit such access in a manner that avoids such harm and consequence. The Provider agrees that all of its and its Group’s employees shall, and that it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Representatives’ employees to, when on the property of the Recipient or a member of the Recipient’s Group, or when given access to any facilities, Information, systems, infrastructure or personnel of the Recipient or a member of the Recipient’s Group, conform to the policies and procedures of the Recipient and the members of the Recipient’s Group, as applicable, concerning health, safety, conduct and security which are made known or provided to the Provider from time to time.

 

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Section 2.02 Audit Assistance. Each of the Parties and the members of their respective Groups are or may be subject to regulation and audit by a Governmental Authority (including a Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes) or parties to contracts with such Parties or the members of their Groups. If such a Third Party exercises its right to examine or audit such Party’s or a member of its Group’s books, records, documents or accounting practices and procedures pursuant to such applicable Law or contract provisions, and such examination or audit relates to the Services, then the other Party shall provide, at the sole cost and expense of the requesting Party (except if related to the Recipient’s receipt of Services, in which case such cost and expense shall be the Recipient’s responsibility), all assistance reasonably requested by the Party that is subject to the examination or audit in responding to such examination or audits or requests for Information, to the extent that such assistance or Information is within the reasonable control of the cooperating Party and is related to the Services. The requesting Party shall consult and cooperate with the cooperating Party to limit the scope of any such examination or audit to the extent reasonably possible.

 

Section 2.03 Title to Intellectual Property. Except as otherwise expressly provided for under this Agreement, the Master Distribution Agreement, or another Ancillary Agreement, the Recipient acknowledges that it shall acquire no right, title or interest (including any license rights or rights of use) in any intellectual property which is owned or licensed by the Provider, by reason of the provision of the Services hereunder (other than the receipt and use of the Services by the Recipient during the term of this Agreement as contemplated hereunder). The Recipient shall not remove or alter any copyright, trademark, confidentiality or other proprietary notices that appear on any intellectual property owned or licensed by the Provider, and the Recipient shall reproduce any such notices on any and all copies thereof. The Recipient shall not attempt to decompile, translate, reverse engineer or make excessive copies of any intellectual property owned or licensed by the Provider, and the Recipient shall promptly notify the Provider of any such attempt, regardless of whether by the Recipient or any Third Party, of which the Recipient becomes aware.

 

Article III. BILLING; TAXES

 

Section 3.01 Procedure. Allocated Costs for the Services as well as any Covered Taxes (as defined below) (collectively, the “Charges”) due and owing in accordance with this Agreement, shall be charged to and payable by the Recipient. Amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be paid by wire transfer (or such other method of payment as may be agreed between the Parties from time to time) to the Provider (as directed by the Provider), on a monthly basis, which amounts shall be due within thirty (30) days after the Recipient’s receipt of each such invoice, including reasonable documentation pursuant to Section 1.02(e). All amounts due and payable hereunder shall be invoiced and paid in U.S. dollars.

 

Section 3.02 Late Payments. Charges not paid when due pursuant to this Agreement (and any amounts billed or otherwise invoiced or demanded and properly payable that are not paid within thirty (30) days of the receipt of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus one percent (1%) or the maximum rate under applicable Law, whichever is lower.

 

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Section 3.03 Taxes.

 

(a) Without limiting any provisions of this Agreement, the Charges shall be exclusive of all sales, use, value-added, goods and services, services, excise, consumption, transfer or similar taxes, and any related penalties and interest, arising from the payment of such Charges to the Provider under this Agreement (other than any taxes measured by or imposed on the Provider’s gross or net income, or franchise or other similar taxes of the Provider) (“Covered Taxes”).

 

(b) The Recipient shall pay, or reimburse the Provider for, any and all Covered Taxes.

 

(c) Where required by applicable Law, the Recipient shall pay any Covered Taxes directly to the relevant Governmental Authority in compliance with applicable Law. If any Covered Taxes are assessed on the receipt of Charges by the Provider under this Agreement, the Provider shall notify the Recipient, pay such Covered Taxes directly to the applicable Governmental Authority and promptly provide the Recipient with an official receipt showing such payment, and the Recipient shall (without duplication) reimburse the Provider for such Covered Taxes.

 

(d) In the event that applicable Law requires any Covered Taxes to be withheld from a payment of Charges by a Recipient to a Provider under this Agreement, the Recipient shall make such required withholding, pay such withheld amounts over to the applicable Governmental Authority in compliance with applicable Law, and increase the amount payable to the Provider as necessary so that, after the Recipient has withheld such amounts, the Provider receives an amount equal to the amount the Provider would have received had no such withholding been required.

 

(e) The Recipient and the Provider shall use reasonable efforts, and shall cooperate with each other in good faith, to secure (and to enable the Recipient to claim) any exemption from, or otherwise to minimize, any Covered Taxes or to claim a tax refund therefor or tax credit in respect thereof, and the Recipient shall not be responsible for any Covered Taxes to the extent that such Covered Taxes would not have been imposed if (i) the Provider was eligible to claim an exemption from or reduction of such Covered Taxes, (ii) the Recipient used commercially reasonable efforts to notify the Provider of such eligibility reasonably in advance and (iii) the Provider failed to claim such exemption or reduction. If the Provider receives a refund with respect to any Covered Taxes paid or borne by the Recipient under this Agreement, the Provider shall promptly pay such refund to the Recipient net of costs and expenses (including any additional taxes) incurred by the Provider in connection with the receipt of such refund or the payment of such refund to the Recipient net of costs and expenses (including any additional taxes) incurred by the Provider in connection with the receipt of such refund or the payment of such refund to the Recipient.

 

(f) Except as mutually agreed to in writing by Logiq and Lova, no Party or any member of its Group shall have any right of set-off or other similar rights with respect to (a) any amounts received pursuant to this Agreement or (b) any other amounts claimed to be owed to the other Party or any of member of its Group arising out of this Agreement.

 

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Article IV. TERM AND TERMINATION

 

Section 4.01 Term. This Agreement shall commence upon the Effective Date and shall terminate upon the earlier to occur of: (a) the last date on which either Party is obligated to provide any Service to the other Party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (b) the mutual written agreement of the Parties to terminate this Agreement in its entirety; and (c) 11:59 p.m., New York time on January 31, 2023. Unless otherwise terminated pursuant to Section 4.02, this Agreement shall terminate with respect to each Service as of the close of business on the last day of the Service Period for such Service.

 

Section 4.02 Early Termination.

 

(a) Without prejudice to the Recipient’s rights with respect to Force Majeure, the Recipient may from time to time terminate this Agreement with respect to the entirety of any individual Service:

 

(i) for any reason or no reason, at least thirty (30) days following written request to the Provider to terminate such Service, if the Provider agrees in writing to such termination; provided, however, that any such termination (x) may only be effective as of the date agreed to in writing by the Parties, (y) shall not result in a reduction of Charges with respect to calendar year 2021 or 2022, and (z) shall result in a reduction of Charges following calendar year 2021 or 2022 only if and to the extent expressly set forth in Schedule 1; or

 

(ii)   if the Provider of such Service has failed to perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Service, and such failure shall continue to be uncured for a period of thirty (30) days (or ninety (90) days if Provider is using good-faith efforts to so cure during such thirty (30) day period and thereafter) after receipt by the Provider of written notice of such failure from the Recipient; provided, however, that any such termination may only be effective as of the last day of a month; provided, further, that the Recipient shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement with respect to the applicable Service if, as of the end of such period, there remains a good-faith Dispute between the Parties (undertaken in accordance with the terms of Section 7.02) as to whether the Provider has cured the applicable breach.

 

(b) The Provider may terminate this Agreement with respect to any individual Service, but not a portion thereof, at any time upon prior written notice to the Recipient if the Recipient has failed to perform any of its material obligations under this Agreement relating to such Service, including making payment of Charges for such Service when due, and such failure shall continue to be uncured for a period of thirty (30) days (or ninety (90) days if Recipient is using good-faith efforts to so cure during such thirty (30) day period and thereafter) after receipt by the Recipient of a written notice of such failure from the Provider; provided, however, that any such termination may only be effective as of the last day of a month; provided, further, that the Provider shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement with respect to the applicable Service if, as of the end of such period, there remains a good-faith Dispute between the Parties (undertaken in accordance with the terms of Section 7.02) as to whether the Recipient has cured the applicable breach.

 

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Section 4.03 Interdependencies. The Parties acknowledge and agree that: (a) there may be interdependencies among the Services being provided under this Agreement; (b) upon the request of either Party, the Parties shall cooperate and act in good faith to determine whether (i) any such interdependencies exist with respect to the particular Service that a Party is seeking to terminate pursuant to Section 4.02 and (ii) in the case of such termination, the Provider’s ability to provide a particular Service in accordance with this Agreement would be materially and adversely affected by such termination of another Service; and (c) in the event that the Parties have determined that such interdependencies exist (and, in the case of such termination that the Provider’s ability to provide a particular Service in accordance with this Agreement would be materially and adversely affected by such termination), the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to amend Schedule 1 with respect to such termination of such impacted Service, which amendment shall be consistent with the terms of comparable Services. To the extent that the Provider’s ability to provide a Service is dependent on the continuation of a specified Service, the Provider’s obligation to provide such dependent Service shall terminate automatically with the termination of such supporting Service.

 

Section 4.04 Effect of Termination. Upon the termination of any Service pursuant to this Agreement, the Provider of the terminated Service shall have no further obligation to provide the terminated Service.

 

Section 4.05 Information Transmission. The Provider, on behalf of itself and the members of its Group, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide or make available, or cause to be provided or made available, to the Recipient, in accordance with the Master Distribution Agreement, any Information received or computed by the Provider for the benefit of the Recipient concerning the relevant Service during the Service Period; provided, however, that, except as otherwise agreed to in writing by the Parties (a) the Provider shall not have any obligation to provide, or cause to be provided, Information in any nonstandard format, (b) the Provider and the members of its Group shall be reimbursed for their reasonable costs in accordance with the Master Distribution Agreement for creating, gathering, copying, transporting and otherwise providing such Information, and (c) the Provider shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain any such Information in accordance with the Master Distribution Agreement.

 

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Article V. CONFIDENTIALITY; PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS

 

Section 5.01 Logiq and Lova Obligations. Subject to Section 5.04, until the five (5)-year anniversary of the Effective Date, each of Logiq and Lova, on behalf of itself and each member of its Group, agrees to hold, and to cause its respective Representatives to hold, in confidence, with at least the same degree of care that applies to Logiq’s proprietary and confidential Information pursuant to policies in effect as of the Effective Date, all proprietary or confidential Information concerning the other Party or the members of its Group or their respective businesses (“Confidential Information”) that is either in its possession (including Confidential Information in its possession prior to the Effective Date) or furnished by such other Party or such other Party’s Group members or their respective Representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement, and shall not use any such Confidential Information other than for such purposes as may be expressly permitted hereunder, except, in each case, to the extent that such Confidential Information has been (a) in the public domain or generally available to the public, other than as a result of a disclosure by such Party or any member of its Group or any of their respective Representatives in violation of this Agreement; (b) later lawfully acquired from other sources by such Party or any of member of its Group, which sources are not themselves bound by a confidentiality obligation or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality with respect to such Confidential Information; or (c) independently developed or generated without reference to or use of the Confidential Information of the other Party or any member of its Group, in each case other than as may be required by applicable law or order of a Governmental Authority. If any Confidential Information of a Party or any member of its Group is disclosed to the other Party or any member of its Group in connection with providing the Services, then such disclosed Confidential Information shall be used only as required to perform such Services.

 

Section 5.02 No Release; Return or Destruction. Other than as may be required by law or order of a Governmental Authority, each Party agrees (a) not to release or disclose, or permit to be released or disclosed, any Confidential Information of the other Party addressed in Section 5.01 to any other Person, except its Representatives who need to know such Confidential Information in their capacities as such (whom shall be advised of their obligations hereunder with respect to such Confidential Information) and except in compliance with Section 5.04, and (b) to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain such Confidential Information in accordance with the Master Distribution Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, when any such Confidential Information is no longer needed for the purposes contemplated by the Master Distribution Agreement, this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreements, each Party will promptly after request of the other Party either return to the other Party all such Confidential Information in a tangible form (including all copies thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon) or notify the other Party in writing that it has destroyed such information (and such copies thereof and such notes, extracts or summaries based thereon).

 

Section 5.03 Privacy and Data Protection Laws. Each Party shall comply with all applicable state, federal and foreign privacy and data protection Laws that are or that may in the future be applicable to the provision of the Services under this Agreement.

 

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Section 5.04 Protective Arrangements. In the event that a Party or any member of its Group either determines on the advice of its counsel that it is required to disclose any Confidential Information of the other Party pursuant to applicable Law or receives any request or demand under lawful process or from any Governmental Authority to disclose or provide Confidential Information of the other Party (or any member of its Group) that is subject to the confidentiality provisions hereof, such Party shall notify the other Party (to the extent legally permitted) as promptly as practicable under the circumstances prior to disclosing or providing such Information and shall reasonably cooperate, at the expense of the other Party, in seeking any appropriate protective order requested by the other Party. In the event that such other Party fails to receive such appropriate protective order in a timely manner and the Party receiving the request or demand reasonably determines that its failure to disclose or provide such Information shall actually prejudice the Party receiving the request or demand, then the Party that received such request or demand may thereafter disclose or provide such Information to the extent required by such Law (as so advised by its counsel) or by lawful process or such Governmental Authority, and the disclosing Party shall promptly provide the other Party with a copy of the Information so disclosed, in the same form and format so disclosed, together with a list of all Persons to whom such Information was disclosed, in each case to the extent legally permitted.

 

Article VI. LIMITED LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 6.01 Limitations on Liability.

 

(a) THE LIABILITIES OF THE PROVIDER AND ITS GROUP MEMBERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES, COLLECTIVELY, UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY AND ALL ACTS OR FAILURES TO ACT IN CONNECTION HEREWITH (INCLUDING THE PERFORMANCE OR BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT), OR FROM THE SALE, DELIVERY, PROVISION OR USE OF ANY AND ALL SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER OR CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY) OR OTHERWISE, SHALL NOT IN THE AGGREGATE EXCEED FIFTY (50%) PERCENT OF THE CHARGES PAID AND PAYABLE TO PROVIDER BY THE RECIPIENT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

(b) The limitations in Section 6.01(a) shall not apply in respect of any Liability to the extent arising out of or in connection with the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud of or by the Party (or a member of its Group) to be charged.

 

(c) IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY, THE MEMBERS OF ITS GROUP OR THEIR RESPECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, REMOTE, SPECULATIVE OR SIMILAR DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF COMPENSATORY DAMAGES OF THE OTHER PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT (OTHER THAN ANY SUCH LIABILITY AS PERMITTED BY THE MASTER DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT) AND EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ON BEHALF OF ITSELF, THE MEMBERS OF ITS GROUP AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES ANY CLAIM FOR SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE.

 

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Section 6.02 Obligation to Re-Perform. In the event of any breach of this Agreement by the Provider with respect to the provision of any Services which the Provider can reasonably be expected to re-perform in a commercially reasonable manner, the Provider shall promptly correct in all material respects such error, defect or breach or re-perform in all material respects such Services at the request of the Recipient and at the sole cost and expense of the Provider. Any request for re-performance in accordance with this Section 6.02 by the Recipient must be in writing and specify in reasonable detail the particular error, defect or breach, and such request must be made no more than one month from the later of (x) the date on which such breach occurred and (y) the date on which such breach was reasonably discovered by the Recipient.

 

Section 6.03 Recipient Indemnity. In addition to (but not in duplication of) its other indemnification obligations (if any) under the Master Distribution Agreement, this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, but subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.01, the Recipient shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Provider, the members of the Provider’s Group and each of their respective Representatives, and each of the successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Provider Indemnitees”), from and against any and all claims of Third Parties to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Provider’s furnishing or failing to furnish the Services provided for in this Agreement, other than Third Party Claims to the extent arising out of the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud of Provider or a member of Provider’s Group.

 

Section 6.04 Provider Indemnity. In addition to (but not in duplication of) its other indemnification obligations (if any) under the Master Distribution Agreement, this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, but subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.01, the Provider shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Recipient, the members of the Recipient’s Group and each of their respective Representatives, and each of the successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Recipient Indemnitees”), from and against any and all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the sale, delivery, provision or use of any Services provided by such Provider hereunder, but only to the extent that such Liability relates to, arises out of or results from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or fraud of Provider or a member of Provider’s Group.

 

Section 6.05 Indemnification Procedures. The procedures for indemnification set forth in Master Distribution Agreement shall govern claims for indemnification under this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.

 

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Article VII. MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 7.01 Independent Contractors. The Parties each acknowledge and agree that they are separate entities, each of which has entered into this Agreement for independent business reasons. The relationships of the Parties hereunder are those of independent contractors and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to create a joint venture, partnership or any other relationship between the Parties or the respective members of its Group. Employees performing Services hereunder do so on behalf of, under the direction of, and as employees of, the Provider, and the Recipient shall have no right, power or authority to direct such employees.

 

Section 7.02 Dispute Resolution. In the event of any controversy, dispute or claim (a “Dispute”) arising out of or relating to any Party’s rights or obligations under this Agreement (whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise), calculation or allocation of the costs of any Service or otherwise arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement (including the interpretation or validity of this Agreement), such Dispute shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution process referred to in the Master Distribution Agreement.

 

Section 7.03 Incorporation by Reference. The provisions of Article IX of the Master Distribution Agreement (Miscellaneous) are incorporated herein by reference and shall apply to this Agreement as though fully set forth herein, including the representations and warranties of the Parties as set forth therein, provided that any reference therein to the “Agreement” shall be deemed a reference to this Agreement.

 

[Signatures appear on following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representative as of the Effective Date.

 

  “Logiq”
  Logiq, Inc.
     
  By: /s/ Brent Suen
  Name:  Brent Suen
  Title: President
     
  “Lova”
  Lovarra
     
  By: /s/ Matthew Brent
  Name: Matthew Brent
  Title: President

 

Signature Page to Transition Services Agreement

 

 

 

 

Schedule 1

 

Services; Service Period; Additional Notes

 

Item or Service  

Provider
(Logiq or

Lova or Both)

  Service Period   Additional Notes
Executive Office:   Logiq   13 months   Subject to extension
Finance:   Both   13 months   Subject to extension
Taxation:   Both   13 months   Subject to extension
Legal/Compliance:   Both   13 months   Subject to extension
Government Relations/Public Relations:   Both   13 months   Subject to extension
Risk:   Both   13 months   Subject to extension
Information Technology:   Logiq   13 months   Subject to extension
Marketing & Product Management:   Logiq   13 months   Subject to extension
Operations:   None   13 months   Subject to extension
Human Resources:   Logiq   13 months   Subject to extension
Payroll:   Logiq   13 months   Subject to extension
Back Office/Computers/Communications:   Logiq   13 months   Subject to extension
Websites and Domains:   Logiq   13 months   Subject to extension
Software:   Logiq   13 months   Subject to extension
Regulatory:   Both   13 months   Subject to extension
SEC and OTC Compliance:   Both   13 months   Subject to extension
Advertising:   Logiq   13 months   Subject to extension
Real Estate:   Logiq   13 months   Subject to extension

 

Schedule 1

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

TAX SHARING AGREEMENT

 

THIS TAX SHARING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of December 15, 2021, is by and between Logiq, Inc. (“Logiq”), a Delaware corporation, and Lovarra (“Lova”), a Nevada corporation. Each of Logiq and Lova is sometimes referred to herein as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties.”

 

WHEREAS, Logiq operates two distinct business units, (i) a platform (operated as CreateApp), which allows small-to-medium sized businesses (“SMBs”) to establish their point-of-presence on the web (“AppLogiq Business”), and (ii) a digital marketing analytics business that offers proprietary data management, audience targeting and other digital marketing services that improve an SMB’s discovery and branding within the vast e-commerce landscape (“DataLogiq Business”);

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Logiq has determined that it is in the best interests of Logiq and its shareholders to separate into two publicly traded companies (“Separation”):

 

(a) Logiq, which will continue to conduct, directly and through its Subsidiaries, the DataLogiq Business; and

 

(b) Lova, which will conduct, directly and through its Subsidiaries the AppLogiq Business;

 

WHEREAS, Logiq has contributed to Lova certain assets related to the AppLogiq Business in exchange for the assumption by Lova of liabilities associated with the AppLogiq Business (the “Contribution”);

 

WHEREAS, on the Distribution Date and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Logiq will distribute to the Record Holders (as defined in the Master Distribution Agreement), on a pro rata basis, all the outstanding common stock, par value $0.001, of Lova then owned by Logiq (the “Distribution”), and the Board of Directors of Logiq has approved such Distribution;

 

WHEREAS, prior to consummation of the Separation and the Distribution, Logiq will be the common parent corporation of an affiliated group of corporations within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code that includes Lova; and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to provide for the payment of Tax liabilities and entitlement to refunds thereof, allocate responsibility for, and cooperation in, the filing of Tax Returns, and provide for certain other matters relating to Taxes.

 

 

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

Article I. Definitions.

 

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Accounting Firm” means an accounting firm as mutually agreed by the Parties.

 

Acting Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(b).

 

Adjustment” means any change in the Tax liability of a taxpayer, determined issue- by-issue or transaction-by-transaction, as the case may be.

 

Aggregate Carryback Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(c).

 

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

AppLogiq Business” has the meaning set forth in the preamble and also means the business and operations conducted by Logiq and its Subsidiaries prior to the Distribution comprising what is referred to in the Logiq 10-K as the AppLogiq Business segments.

 

AppLogiq Entity” means a member of the AppLogiq Group.

 

AppLogiq Group” has the meaning set forth in the Distribution Agreement.

 

Benefited Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b).

 

Carryback Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(c).

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

Controlling Party” means Logiq or any other member of the Logiq Group with respect to any Mixed Business Tax Return and Single Business Tax Return related to the DataLogiq Business, and Lova or any other member of the AppLogiq Group with respect to any Single Business Tax Return related to the AppLogiq Business.

 

DataLogiq Business” has the meaning set forth in the preamble and also means (i) the business and operations conducted by Logiq and its Subsidiaries prior to the Distribution comprising what is referred to in the Logiq 10-K as a digital marketing analytics business that offers proprietary data management, audience targeting and other digital marketing services that improve an SMB’s discovery and branding within the vast e-commerce landscape, (ii) the Rebel AI business, (iii) the Fixel AI business, (iv) any other business (other than the AppLogiq Business) directly conducted by any member of the Logiq Group as of or prior to the Distribution; and (iv) any business operation or assets that, at the time they were discontinued or sold, were not part of the AppLogiq Business as then reported in the Logiq 10-K.

 

Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Distribution Agreement” means the Master Distribution Agreement, dated as of the date of this Agreement, between the Parties.

 

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Distribution Date” means the date on which the Distribution occurs.

 

Due Date” means (i) with respect to a Tax Return, the date (taking into account all valid extensions) on which such Tax Return is required to be filed under applicable Law and with respect to a payment of Taxes, the date on which such payment is required to be made to avoid the incurrence of interest, penalties and/or additions to Tax.

 

Final Determination” means the final resolution of liability for any Tax for any taxable period, by or as a result of (i) a final decision, judgment, decree or other order by any court of competent jurisdiction that can no longer be appealed; (ii) a final settlement with the IRS, a closing agreement or accepted offer in compromise under Sections 7121 or 7122 of the Code, or a comparable agreement under the Laws of other jurisdictions, which resolves the entire Tax liability for any taxable period; (iii) any allowance of a refund or credit in respect of an overpayment of Tax, but only after the expiration of all periods during which such refund or credit may be recovered by the jurisdiction imposing the Tax; or (iv) any other final resolution, including by reason of the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or the execution of a pre-filing agreement with the IRS or other Taxing Authority.

 

Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local or foreign government (including any political or other subdivision or judicial, legislative, executive or administrative branch, agency, commission, authority or other body of any of the foregoing).

 

Governmental Order” means any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority.

 

Indemnifying Party” means the Party from which the other Party is entitled to seek indemnification pursuant to the provisions of Article 3.

 

Indemnified Party” means the Party which is entitled to seek indemnification from the other Party pursuant to the provisions of Article 3.

 

Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).

 

Information Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).

 

Interested Party” means Logiq or Lova (including any successor and/or assign of any of the foregoing), as the case may be, to the extent (i) such Person or a member of such Person’s group is not a Controlling Party with respect to a Tax Proceeding and (ii) such Person or a member of such Person’s group is (A) an Indemnifying Party or (B) an Indemnified Party.

 

IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or any successor thereto, including its agents, representatives, and attorneys.

 

Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code or other requirement of a Governmental Authority or any Governmental Order.

 

Logiq” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

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Logiq 10-K” means Logiq’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Logiq Allocable Portion” means, with respect to any Tax paid after the Distribution Date relating to a Mixed Business Tax Return, the amount of any such Tax less the AppLogiq Allocable Portion.

 

Logiq Common Stock” means (i) all classes or series of outstanding common stock of Logiq for U.S. federal income tax purposes, including common stock and all other instruments treated as outstanding equity in Logiq for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and (ii) all options, warrants and other rights to acquire such stock.

 

Logiq Entity” means a member of the Logiq Group.

 

Logiq Group” means Logiq and each of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries that is not a member of the AppLogiq Group, and each Person that is or becomes a member of the Logiq Group after the Distribution, including any Person that is or was merged into Logiq or any direct or indirect Subsidiary that is not a member of the AppLogiq Group.

 

Logiq Percentage” 100% minus the Lova Percentage.

 

Logiq Taxes” means, without duplication, (i) 50% of all Transfer Taxes, (ii) the Logiq Allocable Portion of any Taxes in respect of a Mixed Business Tax Return, and (iii) any Taxes in respect of any Single Business Tax Return related to the DataLogiq Business.

 

Lova” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Lova Allocable Portion” means, with respect to any Tax paid after the Distribution Date or any Adjustments to Tax after the Distribution Date relating to a Mixed Business Tax Return, the amount of such Tax attributable to Lova, any AppLogiq Entity, or the AppLogiq Business, as determined taking into account historical practice (including historical methodologies for making corporate allocations), the Code, Treasury Regulations, and any applicable state, local or foreign law. For purposes of determining the Lova Allocable Portion of any Tax related to a Pre-Closing Period or Straddle Period for which no Tax Return has been filed, the amount of the Lova Allocable Portion will be determined after subtracting the amount of the Tax (whether positive, or if a loss, negative) attributable to Lova, any AppLogiq Entity, or the AppLogiq Business as agreed to by the Parties with respect to the portion of the Tax year ending on December 31, 2021.

 

Lova Common Stock” means (i) all classes or series of outstanding common stock of Lova for U.S. federal income tax purposes, including common stock and all other instruments treated as outstanding equity in Lova for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and (ii) all options, warrants and other rights to acquire such stock.

 

Lova Percentage” means the percentage determined by the Logiq Board in its sole discretion.

 

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Lova Taxes” means, without duplication, (i) 50% of all Transfer Taxes, (ii) the Lova Allocable Portion of any Taxes in respect of a Mixed Business Tax Return, and (iii) any Taxes in respect of any Single Business Tax Return related to the AppLogiq Business.

 

Mixed Business Tax Return” means any Tax Return including any consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return, that relates to at least one asset or activity that is part of the DataLogiq Business, on the one hand, and at least one asset or activity that is part of the AppLogiq Business, on the other hand.

 

Non-Acting Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(b).

 

Ordinary Course of Business” means an action taken by a Person only if such action is taken in the ordinary course of the normal day-to-day operations of such Person.

 

Party” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a Governmental Authority.

 

Post-Closing Period” means any taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Distribution Date.

 

Post-Distribution Ruling” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(b).

 

Pre-Closing Period” means any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Distribution Date.

 

Refund” means any refund (or credit in lieu thereof) of Taxes (including any overpayment of Taxes that can be refunded or, alternatively, applied to other Taxes payable), including any interest paid on or with respect to such refund of Taxes, provided, however, that for purposes of this Agreement, the amount of any Refund required to be paid to another Party shall be reduced by the net amount of any income Taxes imposed on, related to, or attributable to, the receipt or accrual of such Refund.

 

Restriction Period” means the period beginning at the effective time of the Distribution and ending on the two-year anniversary of the day after the Distribution Date.

 

Separation” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Separation Agreement” means the Separation Agreement, dated December 15, 2021, between the Parties.

 

Single Business Tax Return” means any Tax Return including any consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return, that includes assets or activities relating only to the DataLogiq Business, on the one hand, or the AppLogiq Business, on the other (but not both), whether or not the Person charged by Law to file such Tax Return is engaged in the business to which the Tax Return relates.

 

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Straddle Period” means any taxable period that begins on or before and ends after the Distribution Date.

 

Subsidiary” of any Person means another Person (a) in which the first Person owns, directly or indirectly, an amount of the voting securities, voting partnership interests or other voting ownership sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting securities, interests or ownership, a majority of the equity interests in such other Person), or (b) of which the first Person otherwise has the power to direct the management and policies. A Subsidiary may be owned directly or indirectly by such first Person or by another Subsidiary of such first Person.

 

Tax” means (i) all taxes, charges, fees, duties, levies, imposts, or other similar assessments, imposed by any U.S. federal, state or local or foreign governmental authority, including income, gross receipts, excise, property, sales, use, license, common stock, transfer, franchise, payroll, withholding, social security, value added, goods and services, consumption, and other taxes, (ii) any interest, penalties or additions attributable thereto and all liabilities in respect of any items described in clauses (i) or (ii) payable by reason of assumption, transferee or successor liability, operation of Law or Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6(a) (or any predecessor or successor thereof or any analogous or similar provision under Law).

 

Tax Attribute” means a net operating loss, net capital loss, tax credit, earnings and profits, overall foreign loss, separate limitation loss, previously taxed income, or any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, credit, recapture or other item that may have the effect of increasing or decreasing any income Tax paid or payable.

 

Tax Benefit” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04.

 

Tax Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).

 

Tax Matter” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a)(i).

 

Tax Package” means all relevant Tax-related information relating to the operations of the DataLogiq Business or the AppLogiq Business, as applicable, that is reasonably necessary to prepare and file the applicable Tax Return.

 

Tax Proceeding” means any audit, assessment of Taxes, pre-filing agreement, other examination by any Taxing Authority, proceeding, appeal of a proceeding or litigation relating to Taxes, whether administrative or judicial, including proceedings relating to competent authority determinations.

 

Tax Return” means any return, report, certificate, form or similar statement or document (including any related or supporting information or schedule attached thereto and any information return, or declaration of estimated Tax) required to be supplied to, or filed with, a Taxing Authority in connection with the payment, determination, assessment or collection of any Tax or the administration of any Laws relating to any Tax and any amended Tax return or claim for refund.

 

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Taxing Authority” means any governmental authority or any subdivision, agency, commission or entity thereof or any quasi-governmental or private body having jurisdiction over the assessment, determination, collection or imposition of any Tax (including the IRS).

 

Transfer Taxes” means all sales, use, transfer, real property transfer, intangible, recordation, registration, documentary, stamp or similar Taxes imposed on the Separation or the Distribution, and paid after the Distribution Date.

 

Treasury Regulations” means the final and temporary (but not proposed) Tax regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).

 

U.S.” means the United States of America.

 

Article II. Preparation, Filing and Payment of Taxes

 

Section 2.01 Responsibility of Parties to Prepare Tax Returns and Pay Taxing Authority.

 

(a) Logiq Tax Returns. Logiq shall prepare and file (or cause a Logiq Entity to prepare and file) all (i) Single Business Tax Returns relating to the DataLogiq Business and (ii) all Mixed Business Tax Returns, and shall pay (or cause such Logiq Entity to pay) all Taxes shown to be due and payable on such Tax Returns.

 

(b) Lova Tax Returns. Lova shall prepare and file (or cause an AppLogiq Entity to prepare and file) all Single Business Tax Returns relating to the AppLogiq Business, and shall pay (or cause such AppLogiq Entity to pay) all Taxes shown to be due and payable on such Tax Returns.

 

Section 2.02 Tax Return Procedures for Mixed Business Tax Returns.

 

(a) Logiq shall prepare all, if any, Mixed Business Tax Returns consistent with historical practice and the Tax Representation Letter unless otherwise required by Law or agreed to in writing by Lova. In the event that there is no historical practice for reporting a particular item or matter, Logiq shall determine the reporting of such item or matter provided that such determination is, in the reasonable opinion of Logiq, at least more likely than not to be sustained. In connection with the preparation of any Mixed Business Tax Return, Lova will assist and cooperate with Logiq with respect to Logiq’s preparation of any such Mixed Business Tax Return, including assisting Logiq in the preparation of a pro forma Tax Return for Lova and any AppLogiq Entity to be used in determining the Lova Allocable Portion with respect to such Mixed Business Tax Return.

 

(b) In connection with any Mixed Business Tax Return, no later than 30 days prior to the Due Date of each such Tax Return, Logiq shall make available or cause to be made available drafts of such Tax Return (together with all related work papers) and a document determining the Lova Allocable Portion of Taxes with respect to such Mixed Business Tax Return to Lova. The failure of Logiq to make available any such materials described in the preceding sentence to Lova within the time frame described in the preceding sentence shall not relieve Lova of any obligation which it may have to Logiq under this Agreement except to the extent that Lova is actually prejudiced by such failure. Lova shall have access to any and all data and information necessary for the preparation of any such Mixed Business Tax Returns and the Parties shall cooperate fully in the preparation and review of such Tax Returns. Subject to the preceding sentence, no later than 15 days after receipt of such Mixed Business Tax Returns (and related documents), Lova shall have a right to object to such Mixed Business Tax Return (or items with respect thereto, including the Lova Allocable Portion with respect to such Mixed Business Tax Return) by written notice to Logiq; such written notice shall contain such disputed item (or items) and the basis for its objection. Lova shall pay to Logiq no later than five days prior to the Due Date of each such Tax Return the Lova Allocable Portion of Taxes shown as due and payable on such Mixed Business Tax Return (net of any prepayment made against such amount).

 

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(c) With respect to a Mixed Business Tax Return delivered by Logiq to Lova pursuant to Section 2.02(b), if Lova does not object by proper written notice described in Section 2.02(b), such Mixed Business Tax Return and the calculation of the Lova Allocable Portion with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been accepted and agreed upon, and to be final and conclusive, for purposes of this Section 2.02 (c). If Lova does object by proper written notice described in Section 2.02(b), Logiq and Lova shall act in good faith to resolve any such dispute as promptly as practicable; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if Logiq and Lova have not resolved the disputed item or items by the day five days prior to the Due Date of such Mixed Business Tax Return, such Tax Return shall be filed as prepared pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) (revised to reflect all initially disputed items that Logiq and Lova have agreed upon prior to such date). In the event that a Mixed Business Tax Return is filed that includes any disputed item for which proper notice was given pursuant to Section 2.02(b) that was not finally resolved and agreed upon, such disputed item (or items) shall be resolved in accordance with Section 7.01 (interpreted without regard to the requirement that the Accounting Firm render a determination no later than the Due Date of the Tax Return at issue). In the event that the resolution of such disputed item (or items) in accordance with Section 7.01 with respect to a Mixed Business Tax Return is inconsistent with such Mixed Business Tax Return as filed, Logiq (with cooperation from Lova, if necessary) shall, as promptly as practicable, amend such Tax Return to properly reflect the final resolution of the disputed item (or items). In the event that the amount of Taxes shown to be due and owing on a Mixed Business Tax Return is adjusted as a result of a resolution pursuant to this Section 2.02(c), proper adjustment shall be made to the amounts previously paid or required to be paid in a manner that reflects such resolution.

 

Section 2.03 Expenses. Except as provided otherwise herein or in the Distribution Agreement, each Party shall bear its own expenses incurred in connection with this Article 2.

 

Section 2.04 Coordination with Article 4. This Article 2 shall not apply to any amended Tax Returns, other than such Tax Returns required to be amended under Section 2.02(c), all other such amended Tax Returns governed by Article 4.

 

Article III. Payment of Taxes and Indemnification.

 

Section 3.01 Payment and Indemnification by Logiq. Logiq shall pay, and shall indemnify and hold the AppLogiq Group harmless from and against, without duplication, all Logiq Taxes, (b) all Taxes incurred by Lova or any AppLogiq Entity by reason of the breach by Logiq of any of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder, and (c) any external costs and expenses related to the foregoing (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses but excluding any expenses described in Section 2.03).

 

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Section 3.02 Payment and Indemnification by Lova. Lova shall pay, and shall indemnify and hold the Logiq Group harmless from and against, without duplication, (a) all Lova Taxes, (b) all Taxes incurred by Logiq or any Logiq Entity by reason of the breach by Lova of any of its representations, warranties or covenants hereunder, and (c) any external costs and expenses related to the foregoing (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses but excluding any expenses described in Section 2.03).

 

Section 3.03 Timing of Tax Payments. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, in the event that a Party (the “Indemnifying Party”) is required to make a payment to another Party (the “Indemnified Party”) pursuant to this Article 3, the Indemnified Party shall deliver written notice of the payments to the Indemnifying Party, including proof of payment to the Taxing Authority, in accordance with Section 7.19 on the last day of the calendar quarter in which the obligation giving rise to the indemnification payment must be satisfied, and the Indemnifying Party shall be required to make payment to the Indemnified Party within 10 days after notice of such payment is delivered to the Indemnifying Party.

 

Section 3.04 Characterization of and Adjustments to Payments. For all Tax purposes, Logiq and Lova agree to treat (a) any payment required by this Agreement or any indemnity payments required by the Separation Agreement or Distribution Agreement (other than payments pursuant to Section 7.03) as either a contribution by Logiq to Lova or a distribution by Lova to Logiq, as the case may be, occurring immediately prior to the Distribution Date. Except as otherwise provided, any payment under this Agreement shall be decreased to take into account any reduction in taxable income of the Indemnified Party arising from the payment by the Indemnified Party of such indemnified liability and increased to take into account any inclusion in taxable income of the Indemnified Party arising from the receipt of such indemnity payment if there is any such increase notwithstanding the first sentence of this Section 3.04 (collectively, “Tax Benefits”). Any Tax Benefit shall be determined (i) using the flat U.S. federal corporate income tax rate (or, the highest applicable marginal U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in effect at the time of the determination, if different, and excluding any state income tax effect of such inclusion or reduction) and assuming that the Indemnified Party will be liable for Taxes at such rate, the Indemnified Party has sufficient taxable income to use any tax deduction, and has no other relevant Tax Attributes at the time of the determination.

 

Article IV. Refunds, Carrybacks, Amendments and Tax Attributes.

 

Section 4.01 Refunds.

 

(a) Except as provided in Section 4.02, Logiq shall be entitled to all Refunds of Taxes with respect to which Logiq would be liable for payment under Article 3 if such Taxes were paid after the Distribution Date, and Lova shall be entitled to all Refunds of Taxes with respect to which Lova would be liable for payment under Article 3 if such Taxes were paid after the Distribution Date. A Party receiving a Refund to which the other Party is entitled pursuant to this Agreement shall pay to the other Party the amount to which such other Party is entitled within 10 days after the receipt of the Refund.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding Section 4.01(a), to the extent that a Party applies or causes to be applied an overpayment of Taxes as a credit toward or a reduction in Taxes otherwise payable by such Party (or a Taxing Authority requires such application in lieu of a Refund) and such overpayment of Taxes, if received as a Refund, would have been payable by such Party to the other Party pursuant to this Section 4.01, such Party shall pay such amount to the other Party no later than the Due Date of the Tax Return for which such overpayment is applied to reduce Taxes otherwise payable.

 

(c) In the event of an Adjustment relating to Taxes for which one Party is or may be liable pursuant to Article 3 would have given rise to a Refund but for an offset against the Taxes for which the other Party is or may be liable pursuant to Article 3 (the “Benefited Party”), then the Benefited Party shall pay to the other Party within 10 days of the Final Determination of such Adjustment an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the amount of such hypothetical Refund or (b) the amount of such reduction in the Taxes of the Benefited Party, in each case plus interest at the rate set forth in Section 6621(a)(1) of the Code on such amount for the period from the filing date of the Tax Return that would have given rise to such Refund to the payment date to the other Party.

 

(d) To the extent that the amount of any Refund under this Section 4.01 is later reduced by a Taxing Authority or as the result of a Tax Proceeding, such reduction shall be allocated to the Party that was entitled to such Refund pursuant to this Section 4.01 and an appropriate adjusting payment shall be made by such Party to the other Party if the other Party originally paid the Refund to such Party. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4.01(d) is intended to make whole the other Party that was not entitled to the Refund.

 

Section 4.02 Carrybacks.

 

(a) Subject to Logiq’s discretion to file an amended Tax return under Section 4.03, each Party is permitted (but not required) to carry back (or to cause its Subsidiaries to carry back) a loss, credit, or other Tax Attribute realized in a Post-Closing Period or a Straddle Period to a Pre-Closing Period or a Straddle Period; provided, however, that if such carryback would reasonably be expected to adversely impact the other Party (including through an increase in Taxes or a loss or reduction in the utilization of a loss, credit, or other Tax Attribute regardless of whether or when such loss, credit, or other Tax Attribute otherwise would have been used), such carryback shall not be permitted without first obtaining the prior written consent of such other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

(b) (i) Refunds for Carrybacks. Subject to Sections 4.02(c) and 4.02(d), in the event that any member of the AppLogiq Group chooses to (or is required to under applicable Law), and is permitted to under Sections 4.02(a) and 4.03, carry back a loss, credit, or other Tax Attribute to a Mixed Business Tax Return, Logiq shall cooperate with Lova and such member in seeking from the appropriate Taxing Authority any Refund that reasonably would result from a permitted carryback (including by filing an amended Tax Return at Lova’s cost and expense). Lova (or such member) shall be entitled to any Refund realized by any member of the Logiq Group or AppLogiq Group as a result of the carryback.

 

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(ii)   Subject to Sections 4.02(c) and 4.02(d), in the event that any member of the Logiq Group chooses to (or is required to under applicable Law), and is permitted to under Sections 4.02(a) and 4.03, carry back a loss, credit, or other Tax Attribute to a Mixed Business Tax Return, Lova shall cooperate with Logiq and such member in seeking from the appropriate Taxing Authority any Refund that reasonably would result from a permitted carryback (including by filing an amended Tax Return at Logiq’s cost and expense). Logiq shall be entitled to any Refund realized by any member of the AppLogiq Group or Logiq Group as a result of the carryback.

 

(c) Except as otherwise provided by applicable Law, if any loss, credit or other Tax Attribute of the DataLogiq Business and the AppLogiq Business both would be eligible to be carried back or carried forward to the same Pre-Closing Period or Straddle Period (had such carryback been the only carryback to such taxable period) (such amount for each of the DataLogiq Business and the AppLogiq Business separately referred to as the “Carryback Amount” and the sum of both amounts returned to as the “Aggregate Carryback Amount”), any Refund resulting therefrom shall be allocated between Logiq and Lova proportionately based on the ratio of the DataLogiq Business Carryback Amount to the Aggregate Carryback Amount and the AppLogiq Business Carryback Amount to the Aggregate Carryback Amount, respectively. Appropriate adjustments to the allocation of any Refund under the preceding sentence shall be made if the carryback results in any additional Tax Attributes being allocated to the Logiq Group or the AppLogiq Group (for example, under the regulations applicable to U.S. federal consolidated income tax returns) to the extent necessary to cause the Logiq Group, on the one hand, and the AppLogiq Group, on the other hand, to proportionately benefit from such carryback.

 

(d) To the extent the amount of any Refund under this Section 4.02 is later reduced by a Taxing Authority or a Tax Proceeding, such reduction shall be allocated to the Party to which such Refund was allocated pursuant to this Section 4.02.

 

Section 4.03 Amended Tax Returns.

 

(a) Mixed Business Tax Returns. Logiq shall, in its sole discretion, be permitted to amend, or to cause Lova or any AppLogiq Entity to amend (and Lova shall, if Logiq so chooses, amend or cause the applicable AppLogiq Entity to amend), any Mixed Business Tax Return; provided, however, that unless otherwise required by a Final Determination, Logiq shall not be permitted to so amend any such Mixed Business Tax Return to the extent that any such amendment or filing (i) would reasonably be expected to materially adversely impact Lova (including through an increase in Taxes or a loss or reduction of a Tax Attribute regardless of whether or when such Tax Attribute otherwise would have been used), (ii) would be inconsistent with historical practice, or (iii) would be inconsistent with the Tax Representation Letter, in each case without the prior written consent of Lova, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If requested in writing by Lova at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, Logiq shall amend any Mixed Business Tax Return to reflect changes proposed by Lova; provided, however, that Lova shall reimburse Logiq for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Logiq in amending such Mixed Business Tax Return; provided, further, that unless otherwise required by a Final Determination, Logiq shall not be required to so amend any such Mixed Business Tax Return to the extent that any such amendment (A) would reasonably be expected to materially adversely impact Logiq (including through an increase in Taxes or a loss or reduction of a Tax Attribute regardless of whether or when such Tax Attribute otherwise would have been used), (B) would be inconsistent with historical practice, or (C) would be inconsistent with the Tax Representation Letter.

 

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(b) Single Business Tax Returns.

 

(i) Logiq. Logiq shall, in its sole discretion, be permitted to amend (or cause or permit to be amended) any Single Business Tax Return relating to the DataLogiq Business.

 

(ii) Lova. Lova shall, in its sole discretion, be permitted to amend (or cause or permit to be amended) any Single Business Tax Return relating to the AppLogiq Business.

 

Section 4.04 Tax Attributes.

 

(a) Tax Attributes arising in a Pre-Closing Period will be allocated to (and the benefits and burdens of such Tax Attribute will inure to) the Logiq Group and the AppLogiq Group in accordance with historical practice (including historical methodologies for making corporate allocations), the Code, Treasury Regulations, and any applicable state, local and foreign Law. Logiq and Lova shall jointly determine the allocation of such Tax Attributes arising in Pre-Closing Periods as soon as reasonably practicable following the Distribution Date, and shall compute all Taxes for a Post-Closing Period and Straddle Period consistently with that determination unless otherwise required by a Final Determination.

 

(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, to the extent that the amount of any Tax Attribute is later reduced or increased by a Taxing Authority or as a result of a Tax Proceeding, such reduction or increase shall be allocated to the Party to which such Tax Attribute was allocated pursuant to Section 4.04(a).

 

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Logiq shall at all times be entitled to any Tax deduction or credit, as the case may be, relating to the exercise of Logiq Common Stock compensatory stock options, (ii) restricted stock that has vested (in whole or in part) on or prior to the Distribution Date, or (iii) restricted stock with respect to Logiq Common Stock. Lova shall be entitled to any Tax deduction or credit, as the case may be, relating to (A) the exercise of Lova Common Stock compensatory stock options or (B) restricted stock with respect to Lova Common Stock. To the extent any Tax deduction that is described in either of the first two sentences of this Section 4.04(c) and claimed by the Party to whom the deduction is allocated under this section 4.04(c) is disallowed to such Party and a Taxing Authority makes a determination that the other Party is entitled to such deduction, the Party denied such deduction shall notify the other Party of the receipt of such determination, promptly after receipt thereof, and the Party for which the determination allows the Tax deduction shall pay to the other Party the amount of the Tax Benefit arising therefrom.

 

Article V. Tax Proceedings

 

Section 5.01 Notification of Tax Proceedings. Within 10 days after a Controlling Party (or its Subsidiary) becomes aware of the commencement of a Tax Proceeding that may give rise to Taxes for which an Interested Party is responsible pursuant to Article 3, such Controlling Party shall provide notice to the Interested Party of such Tax Proceeding, and thereafter shall promptly forward or make available to the Interested Party copies of notices and communications relating to such Tax Proceeding. The failure of the Controlling Party to provide notice to the Interested Party of the commencement of any such Tax Proceeding within such 10-day period or promptly forward any further notices or communications shall not relieve the Interested Party of any obligation which it may have to the Controlling Party under this Agreement except to the extent that the Interested Party is actually prejudiced by such failure.

 

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Section 5.02 Tax Proceeding Procedures. The Controlling Party, in its sole discretion, and at its own expense, shall be entitled to control, administer, contest, litigate, compromise and settle any Adjustment proposed, asserted or assessed pursuant to any Tax Proceeding and any such actions taken by the Controlling Party shall be made diligently and in good faith; provided that the Controlling Party shall (a) keep the Interested Party informed in a timely manner of all actions proposed to be taken by the Controlling Party and shall permit the Interested Party to comment in advance on the Controlling Party’s oral or written submissions with respect to such Tax Proceeding, (b) prepare all correspondence or filings to be submitted to any Taxing Authority or judicial authority in a manner consistent with the Tax Return, which is the subject of such Adjustment, as filed and timely provide the Interested Party with copies of any such correspondence or filings for the Interested Party’s prior review and comment and (c) provide the Interested Party with written notice reasonably in advance of, and the Interested Party shall have the right to attend and participate in, any formally scheduled meetings with any Taxing Authority or hearings or proceedings before any judicial authority with respect to such Adjustment. Furthermore, the Controlling Party may not settle or otherwise resolve a Tax Proceeding with respect to an Adjustment that would reasonably be expected to impact the Tax liability of an Interested Party without the consent of such Interested Party, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld; provided that the Controlling Party shall be permitted to settle or otherwise resolve a Tax Proceeding if and when the only unsettled issue of such Tax Proceeding relates to an Adjustment for which an Interested Party has consent rights pursuant to the previous clause, but has not consented to settlement.

 

Section 5.03 Tax Proceeding Cooperation. Each Party shall act in good faith and use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate fully with the other Party (and its Subsidiaries) in connection with such Tax Proceeding and shall provide or cause its Subsidiaries to provide such information to each other as may be necessary or useful with respect to such Tax Proceeding in a timely manner, identify and provide access to potential witnesses, and other persons with knowledge and other information within its control and reasonably necessary to the resolution of the Tax Proceeding.

 

Article VI.   Cooperation

 

Section 6.01 General Cooperation.

 

(a) The Parties shall each cooperate fully (and each shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to cooperate fully) with all reasonable requests in writing (“Information Request”) from another Party hereto, or from an agent, representative or advisor to such Party, in connection with the preparation and filing of Tax Returns (including the preparation of Tax Packages), claims for Refunds, Tax Proceedings, and calculations of amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, related or attributable to or arising in connection with Taxes of any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries covered by this Agreement and the establishment of any reserve required in connection with any financial reporting (a “Tax Matter”). Such cooperation shall include the provision of any information reasonably necessary or helpful in connection with a Tax Matter (“Information”) and shall include, without limitation, at each Party’s own cost:

 

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(i) the provision of any Tax Returns of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, books, records (including information regarding ownership and Tax basis of property), documentation and other information relating to such Tax Returns, including accompanying schedules, related work papers, and documents relating to rulings or other determinations by Taxing Authorities;

 

(ii)   the execution of any document (including any power of attorney) in connection with any Tax Proceedings of any of the Parties or their respective Subsidiaries, or the filing of a Tax Return or a Refund claim of the Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries;

 

(iii)   the use of the Party’s reasonable best efforts to obtain any documentation in connection with a Tax Matter; and (iv) the use of the Party’s reasonable best efforts to obtain any Tax Returns (including accompanying schedules, related work papers, and documents), documents, books, records or other information in connection with the filing of any Tax Returns of any of the Parties or their Subsidiaries.

 

(b) Each Party shall make its employees, advisors, and facilities available, without charge, on a reasonable and mutually convenient basis in connection with the foregoing matters.

 

Section 6.02 Retention of Records. Logiq and Lova shall retain or cause to be retained all Tax Returns, schedules and workpapers, and all material records or other documents relating thereto in their possession, until 60 days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (including any waivers or extensions thereof) of the taxable periods to which such Tax Returns and other documents relate or until the expiration of any additional period that any Party reasonably requests, in writing, with respect to specific material records or documents. A Party intending to destroy any material records or documents shall provide the other Party with reasonable advance notice and the opportunity to copy or take possession of such records and documents. The Parties hereto will provide notice to each other in writing of any waivers or extensions of the applicable statute of limitations that may affect the period for which the foregoing records or other documents must be retained.

 

Article VII. Miscellaneous

 

Section 7.01 Dispute Resolution.

 

(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, in the event of any dispute between the Parties as to any matter covered by this Agreement, the dispute shall be governed exclusively by the procedures set forth in Section 7.01(b).

 

(b) With respect to any dispute governed by this Section 7.01(b), the Parties shall appoint an appropriately credentialed independent public accounting firm (the “Accounting Firm”) to resolve such dispute. In this regard, the Accounting Firm shall make determinations with respect to the disputed items based solely on representations made by Logiq and Lova and their respective representatives, and not by independent review, and shall function only as an expert and not as an arbitrator and shall be required to make a determination in favor of one Party only. The Parties shall require the Accounting Firm to resolve all disputes no later than 45 days after the submission of such dispute to the Accounting Firm, but in no event later than the Due Date for the payment of Taxes or the filing of the applicable Tax Return, if applicable, and agree that all decisions by the Accounting Firm with respect thereto shall be final and conclusive and binding on the Parties. The Accounting Firm shall resolve all disputes in a manner consistent with this Agreement and, to the extent not inconsistent with this Agreement, in a manner consistent with the historical practices of Logiq and its Subsidiaries, except as otherwise required by applicable Law. The Parties shall require the Accounting Firm to render all determinations in writing and to set forth, in reasonable detail, the basis for such determination. The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be paid by the non-prevailing Party.

 

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Section 7.02 Tax Sharing Agreements. Any Tax sharing, indemnification and similar agreements, written or unwritten, as between Logiq, on the one hand, and Lova or an AppLogiq Entity, on the other (other than this Agreement), shall be or shall have been terminated no later than the effective time of the Distribution and, after the effective time of the Distribution, none of Logiq, Lova or an AppLogiq Entity shall have any further rights or obligations under any such Tax sharing, indemnification or similar agreement.

 

Section 7.03 Interest on Late Payments. With respect to any payment between the Parties pursuant to this Agreement not made by the due date set forth in this Agreement for such payment, the outstanding amount will accrue interest at a rate equal to the rate of interest from time to time announced publicly by The Wall Street Journal as its prime rate, calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days and the number of days elapsed.

 

Section 7.04 Survival of Covenants. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, all covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Distribution Date and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their applicable terms, provided, however, that the representations and warranties and all indemnification for Taxes shall survive until 90 days following the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (taking into account all extensions thereof), if any, of the Tax that gave rise to the indemnification, provided, further, that, in the event that notice for indemnification has been given within the applicable survival period, such indemnification shall survive until such time as such claim is finally resolved.

 

Section 7.05 Termination. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, this Agreement may be terminated by the board of directors of Logiq, in its sole and absolute discretion, at any time prior to the Distribution. In the event of any termination of this Agreement prior to the Distribution, neither Party (nor any member of its Group or any of its respective directors or officers) will have any liability or further obligation to the other Party (or member of its Group) with respect to this Agreement. After the Distribution Date, this Agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by each of the Parties.

 

Section 7.06 Severability. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion of any provision had never been contained in this Agreement.

 

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Section 7.07 Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement and any annexes, exhibits, schedules and appendices hereto constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior written agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings and all prior and contemporaneous oral agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement will not be deemed to contain or imply any restriction, covenant, representation, warranty, agreement or undertaking of any Party with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those expressly set forth in this Agreement or in any document required to be delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding any oral agreement or course of action of the Parties or their representatives to the contrary, no Party to this Agreement will be under any legal obligation to enter into or complete the transactions contemplated hereby unless and until this Agreement and the Distribution Agreement and Separation Agreement, as applicable, will have been executed and delivered by each of the Parties. Except as specifically set forth in the Distribution Agreement and/or Separation Agreement, and except as provided in Section 7.15, all matters related to Taxes or Tax Returns of the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall be governed exclusively by this Agreement.

 

Except as provided in Section 7.15, in the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the Distribution Agreement with respect to such matters, this Agreement shall govern and control.

 

Section 7.08 Assignment. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Party, and any such assignment or delegation without such prior written consent will be null and void. If any Party to this Agreement (or any of its successors or permitted assigns) (a) will consolidate with or merge into any other Person and will not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (b) will transfer all or substantially all of its properties and/or assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, the Party (or its successors or permitted assigns, as applicable) will ensure that such Person assumes all of the obligations of such Party (or its successors or permitted assigns, as applicable) under this Agreement, in which case the consent described in the previous sentence will not be required.

 

Section 7.09 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Article 3 with respect to the AppLogiq Group and the Logiq Group, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or will confer upon any Person other than the Parties and their respective Subsidiaries and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

Section 7.10 Specific Performance. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.01, in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, the Party who is or is to be thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief (on an interim or permanent basis) of its rights under this Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Parties agree that the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach, including monetary damages, may be inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived by the Parties.

 

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Section 7.11 Amendment and Modification. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented in any manner, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, except by an instrument in writing expressly designated as an amendment hereto, signed on behalf of each Party hereto.

 

Section 7.12 Waiver. No failure or delay of either Party (or the applicable member of its Group) in exercising any right or remedy under this Agreement will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Parties (and the other members of their respective Groups) under this Agreement are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have hereunder. Any agreement on the part of any Party to any such waiver will be valid only if set forth in a written instrument executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer on behalf of such Party.

 

Section 7.13 Rules of Construction. Interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by the following rules of construction: (a) words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires; (b) references to the terms Article, Section, paragraph, clause, Exhibit and Schedule are references to the Articles, Sections, paragraphs, clauses, exhibits and schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified; (c) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto,” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, including any Schedules or Exhibits hereto; (d) references to “$” shall mean U.S. dollars; (e) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean “including without limitation,” unless otherwise specified; (f) the word “or” shall not be exclusive; (g) references to “written” or “in writing” include in electronic form; (h) provisions shall apply, when appropriate, to successive events and transactions; (i) the headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement; (j) Logiq and Lova have each participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and if an ambiguity or question of interpretation should arise, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or burdening either Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions in this Agreement or any interim drafts of this Agreement; and (k) a reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section 7.14 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different Parties in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or portable document format (PDF) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of any such Agreement.

 

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Section 7.15 Coordination with the Separation Agreement and Distribution Agreement. To the extent any conflict arises between this Agreement and the Separation Agreement or Distribution Agreement, this Agreement shall control with regard to the content hereof.

 

Section 7.16 Effective Date. This Agreement shall become effective only upon the occurrence of the Distribution and Separation.

 

Section 7.17 Governing Law. This Agreement and all disputes or controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law rules thereof.

 

Section 7.18 Force Majeure. Neither Party hereto (nor any Person acting on its behalf) shall have any liability or responsibility for failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation) under this Agreement so long as and to the extent to which the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. A Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event, (a) notify the other Party of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition and (b) undertake with commercially reasonable efforts to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement as soon as feasible.

 

Section 7.19 Notices(a). All notices, requests, claims, demands or other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by electronic mail (for which a confirmation email is obtained), or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) to the respective Parties at the following addresses):

 

If to Logiq:

 

Logiq, Inc.

Attn: Brent Suen

85 Broad Street, 16-079

New York, NY 10004

Email: brent@logiq.com

 

If to Lova:

 

Lovarra

Attn: Matthew Brent

85 Broad Street, 16-079

New York, NY 10004

Email: matt@logiq.com

 

Section 7.20 No Circumvention. Each Party agrees not to directly or indirectly take any actions, act in concert with any Person who takes any action, or cause or allow any of its Subsidiaries to take any actions (including the failure to take any reasonable action) such that the resulting effect is to materially undermine the effectiveness of any of the provisions of this Agreement (including adversely affecting the rights or ability of any Party to successfully pursue indemnification or payment pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement).

 

Section 7.21 No Duplication; No Double Recovery. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer or impose upon any Party a duplicative right, entitlement, obligation, or recovery with respect to any matter arising out of the same facts and circumstances.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

  LOGIQ:
   
  Logiq, Inc., a Delaware corporation
     
  By: /s/ Brent Suen
  Name: Brent Suen
  Title: President

 

  LOVA:
   
  Lovarra, a Nevada corporation
     
  By: /s/ Matthew Brent
  Name: Matthew Brent
  Title: President

 

Signature Page to Tax Sharing Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Logiq Finalizes Agreement to Transfer AppLogiq Assets into Publicly Traded Subsidiary; Sets Record Date of December 30 for Shareholders of Logiq to Receive Shares in the Publicly Traded Subsidiary

 

New York, NY – December 16, 2021 – Logiq, Inc. (OTCQX: LGIQ, NEO: LGIQ), a global provider of award-winning consumer acquisition solutions, has finalized the terms of its agreement with Lovarra to transfer Logiq’s AppLogiq assets into Lovarra. The agreement follows Logiq’s recent acquisition of a control position in Lovarra, a fully reporting U.S. public company listed on the OTC Markets.

 

The agreement advances Logiq’s announced plans to separate its DataLogiq and AppLogiq businesses into two independent publicly traded companies. The next step will involve the transfer of AppLogiq assets into Lovarra before the end of the year.

 

Logiq is also applying to FINRA to change the name of Lovarra to GoLogiq™ and obtain a new trading symbol. Logiq anticipates the name and symbol change process with FINRA will take several weeks.

 

Logiq shareholders of record on December 30, 2021 will receive shares in Lovarra/GoLogiq on a proportionate basis when Logiq distributes 100% of its Lovarra/GoLogiq shares to these shareholders. This distribution is planned to occur on or about June 30, 2022.

 

The AppLogiq assets includes CreateApp™, the award-winning software-as-as-service (SaaS) platform that enables small and medium-sized businesses worldwide to easily create and deploy a native mobile app for their business. AppLogiq also includes platforms for mobile payments and food delivery, and the licenses of its technologies to third parties.

 

“We believe this separation will enable both of these business segments to better capitalize on their respective growth opportunities in the rapidly expanding e-commerce and fintech landscape,” stated Lovarra/GoLogiq CEO, Matthew Brent. “Our analysis of public market valuations and private equity funding for fintech companies operating in emerging markets indicates our standalone valuation at $100 million or more. This is before any potential M&As we expect to complete over the near term.”

 

Logiq also plans to transfer to Lovarra/GoLogiq its 31% beneficial stake in PT Weyland Indonesia Perkasa (WIP). WIP is the operator of the AtozGo™ food delivery service and AtozPay™ mobile e-wallet in Southeast Asia, which uses mobile transaction technology licensed from Logiq. The transfer of WIP is subject to the completion of related financial statements and customary conditions and approvals, which is expected to be completed by February 2022. Lovarra/GoLogiq plans to acquire the remaining 69% stake in WIP within the same timeframe.

 

 

 

 

The separation of DataLogiq and AppLogiq has attracted the attention of several potential strategic partners and customers. “We are now looking at several companies that could add complementary technology and strong revenue streams, and which could extend our presence across Southeast Asia,” added Brent.

 

Logiq recently reported a record revenue month in November, with this reflecting the company’s refocus on higher margin and more profitable revenue streams. The company’s gross margin percentage has improved every quarter of this year.

 

Further details of the agreement can be found in the company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is available at sec.gov and in the investor section of the company’s website at ir.logiq.com.

 

About Logiq

 

Logiq Inc. is a U.S.-based leading global provider of e-commerce and fintech business enablement solutions. Its DataLogiq business provides a data-driven, end-to-end marketing and consumer acquisition solution. Its AI-powered LogiqX™ data engine delivers valuable consumer insights that enhance the ROI of online marketing spend and personalization. The company’s Fixel technology offers simplified online marketing with critical privacy features.

 

Its AppLogiq business, Logiq’s platform-as-a-service, branded as CreateApp™, enables small and medium-sized businesses worldwide to easily create and deploy a native mobile app for their business without technical knowledge or background. CreateApp™ empowers businesses to reach more customers, increase sales, manage logistics, and promote their products and services in an easy, affordable, and highly efficient way.

 

CreateApp™ is offered in 14 languages across 10 countries and three continents, including some of the fastest-growing emerging markets in Southeast Asia. The company’s PayLogiq, branded as AtozPay™ in Indonesia, offers mobile payments, and GoLogiq, branded as AtozGo™ in Indonesia, offers hyper-local food delivery services. Connect with Logiq: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter| Facebook.

 

Important Cautions Regarding Forward Looking Statements

 

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements and information, as defined within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is subject to the Safe Harbor created by those sections. This press release also contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation that relate to Logiq’s current expectations and views of future events. Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, through the use of words or phrases such as “will likely result”, “are expected to”, “expects”, “will continue”, “is anticipated”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimated”, “intends”, “plans”, “forecast”, “projection”, “strategy”, “objective” and “outlook”) are not historical facts and may be forward-looking statements and may involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. No assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements included in this press release should not be unduly relied upon.

 

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These statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Logiq’s control, which could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those that are disclosed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. In particular and without limitation, this press release contains forward-looking statements regarding our products and services, the use and/or ongoing demand for our products and services, expectations regarding our revenue and the revenue generation potential of our products and services, our partnerships and strategic alliances, the impact of global pandemics (including COVID-19) on the demand for our products and services, industry trends, overall market growth rates, our growth strategies, the continued growth of the addressable markets for our products and solutions, our business plans and strategies, the closing of the separation of Logiq’s AppLogiq and DataLogiq business into two public companies, the taxable nature of such transaction and the ability to obtain FINRA approval of such stock dividend, including, without limitation, our ability to successfully locate and consummate the contemplated strategic transactions, the structure of any such transaction, timing of such transaction, and the valuation of the businesses after completion of any such transaction, if any, and other risks described in the Company’s prior press releases and in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) including its Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent public filings, and filings made pursuant to Canadian securities legislation that are available on www.sedar.com, including under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Canadian Prospectus.

 

Logiq undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Logiq to predict all of them, or assess the impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

 

Company Contact

 

Brent Suen, President
Logiq, Inc.
Email contact

 

Media & Investor Contact

 

Ronald Both or Justin Lumley
CMA Investor & Media Relations
Tel (949) 432-7566
Email contact

 

 

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