Exhibit 10.1

DATED 23 January 2012

(1) ANDREW BIRNIE AND OTHERS

(2) TOTAL CAPITAL FINANCE LIMITED

(3) R & D SYSTEMS EUROPE LIMITED

(4) RESEARCH & DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC

 

 

DEED OF ASSIGNMENT AND NOVATION

in connection with a share purchase agreement

relating to Tocris Holdings Limited

 

 

Cobbetts LLP

No.1 Whitehall Riverside

Leeds

LS1 4BN

Tel: +44 (0)161 833 3333

MJZD/TE274-2


CONTENTS

Clause    Page  

1             DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

     1   

2             ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER AND NOVATION

     2   

3             FURTHER ASSURANCE

     2   

4             OTHER PROVISIONS

     3   

THE SCHEDULE

     4   


THIS DEED IS MADE ON 23 JANUARY 2012

BETWEEN:

 

(1) THE SEVERAL PERSONS whose names and addresses are set out in the Schedule (together the “Sellers”); and

 

(2) TOTAL CAPITAL FINANCE LIMITED (incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 5984100) whose registered office is at 1 Princes Street, London EC2R 8PB (“TCF”);

 

(3) R&D SYSTEMS EUROPE LIMITED (incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 2490104) whose registered office is at 19 Barton Lane, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3NB (“RDSEL”); and

 

(4) RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, INC a corporation incorporated in Minnesota and whose registered office is at 614 McKinley Place NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 (“RDSI”).

BACKGROUND

 

1 The Sellers, TCF, RDSEL and RDSI entered into a share purchase agreement on 28 April 2011 (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which the Sellers and TCF sold and RDSEL and RDSI acquired the entire issued share capital of Tocris Holdings Limited (incorporated in England and Wales with number 6008610 (the “Company”)). Under the Agreement, certain of the Sellers gave, inter alia, warranties relating to the Company and its subsidiary undertakings to each of RDSEL and RDSI.

 

2 On 30 June 2011:

 

  2.1 the entire issued share capital of Tocris Cookson, Inc (incorporated in Delaware with number 2485172 (“Tocris US”)) was transferred:

 

  (a) from Tocris Cookson Limited (incorporated in England and Wales with number 2869577 (“TCL”)) to Tocris Investments Limited (incorporated in England and Wales with number 7013194 (“TCI”)) by way of a dividend in specie declared by TCL; and, subsequently

 

  (b) from TCI to the Company by way of a dividend in specie declared by TCI;

and so that, following such transfers, the entire issued share capital of Tocris US was held by the Company; and

 

  2.2 an intra-group share purchase agreement dated 30 June 2011 (the “Intra-Group Agreement”) was entered into between the Company and RDSI pursuant to which the Company sold and RDSI acquired the entire issued share capital of Tocris US.

 

3 The parties to this deed have agreed that, on and subject to the terms of this deed:

 

  3.1 certain of RDSI’s rights under the Agreement shall be assigned and transferred to RDSEL; and

 

  3.2 certain of RDSEL’s rights under the Agreement shall be assigned and transferred to RDSI.

IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

 

1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

 

  1.1 Unless the context requires otherwise:

 

  1.1.1 words and expressions defined in the Agreement shall have the same meaning in this deed; and

 

  1.1.2 the principles of interpretation set out in Clause 1 of the Agreement shall apply in this deed.

 

  1.2 In this deed, the following words and expressions shall have the meaning defined in this Clause 1.2 of this deed:


            RDSEL Rights

the rights and interest of RDSEL under the Warranties, the warranties in Clause 10 of the Agreement, the indemnities in Clause 11 of the Agreement and the Tax Covenant, in each case, to the extent the same relate to Tocris US and/or any of the business, assets, undertaking, officers and employees of Tocris US; and

 

            RDSI Rights

the rights and interest of RDSI under the Warranties, the warranties in Clause 10 of the Agreement, the indemnities in Clause 11 of the Agreement and the Tax Covenant, in each case, to the extent the same relate to the Company, TCI and/or TCL and/or any of the business, assets, undertaking, officers and employees of any of the Company, TCI and TCL.

 

  1.3 For the purposes of the definition of “Transaction Documents” in the Agreement, this deed shall be deemed to be a Transaction Document and the Agreement shall be varied accordingly.

 

2 ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER AND NOVATION

 

  2.1 In accordance with Clause 13 of the Agreement and Clause 6.12 of the Agreement:

 

  2.1.1 RDSI assigns to RDSEL all its rights, title, interest, and benefit in and to the RDSI Rights; and

 

  2.1.2 RDSEL assigns to RDSI all its rights, title, interest, and benefit in and to the RDSEL Rights.

 

  2.2 This deed constitutes notice of the assignments made pursuant to Clause 2.1 of this deed to the Sellers’ Representative, the Sellers and TCF and acknowledgment by each of such persons of such notice of assignment is given by the execution of this deed by or on behalf of each of such persons.

 

  2.3 Without prejudice to the assignments in Clause 2.1 of this deed, each of the parties to this deed acknowledges and agrees that:

 

  2.3.1 RDSI shall have transferred to RDSEL all of the RDSI Rights including, without limitation, all rights in respect of and to pursue a Relevant Claim in relation to any of the RDSI Rights and to recover all losses suffered or incurred by any member of the Buyers’ Group in respect of the same and that RDSEL shall enjoy all the rights and benefits of RDSI in respect of the RDSI Rights as if it was named in the Agreement as having the benefit of the RDSI Rights in place of RDSI;

 

  2.3.2 RDSEL shall have transferred to RDSI all of the RDSEL Rights including, without limitation, all rights in respect of and to pursue a Relevant Claim in relation to any of the RDSEL Rights and to recover all losses suffered or incurred by any member of the Buyers’ Group in respect of the same and that RDSI shall enjoy all the rights and benefits of RDSEL in respect of the RDSEL Rights as if it was named in the Agreement as having the benefit of the RDSEL Rights in place of RDSEL.

 

  2.4 Each of the Sellers and TCF agrees to continue to perform the Agreement and be bound by its terms in every way and as if:

 

  2.4.1 RDSEL was always entitled under the original terms of the Agreement to the RDSI Rights in place of RDSI; and

 

  2.4.2 RDSI was always entitled under the original terms of the Agreement to the RDSEL Rights in place of RDSEL.

 

3 FURTHER ASSURANCE

Each party to this deed shall do, or procure the doing of, all acts and things, and execute or procure the execution of, all documents and deeds, as may reasonably be required by RDSI and/or RDSEL to give full effect to this deed and/or to ensure that RDSEL obtains the full benefit of the RDSI Rights and that RDSI obtains the full benefit of the RDSEL Rights, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this deed.


4 SEVERANCE

 

  4.1 If any provision of this deed (or part of any provision of this deed) is found by any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, all other provisions of this deed (and parts of provisions of this deed) shall not be affected and shall remain in force and effective.

 

  4.2 If any invalid, unenforceable or illegal provision of this deed would be valid, enforceable or legal if some part of it were deleted, that provision shall apply with whatever modification is necessary to give effect to the commercial intention of the parties to this deed.

 

5 OTHER PROVISIONS

The provisions of Clauses 9 (Announcements), 13 (Assignment), 14 (Whole Agreement), 15 (Variation and Waiver), 16 (Costs), 17 (Sellers’ Representative), 18 (Buyers’ Representative), 19 (Notices), 21 (Agreement Survives Completion), 22 (Third Party Rights). 23 (Limitation Act 1980), 24 (Successors), 25 (Counterparts), 26 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction) of the Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to this deed.

This document has been executed as a deed and is delivered and takes effect on the date stated at the beginning of it.


THE SCHEDULE

 

NAME    ADDRESS

Graham Miller

  

Fosseway Lodge

Fosseway Lodge

Fosse Lane

Bath

BA1 7JS

Andrew Birnie

  

Ashburnham

69 Coombe Lane

Stoke Bishop

Bristol

BS9 2AZ

Jennifer Birnie

  

Ashburnham

69 Coombe Lane

Stoke Bishop

Bristol

BS9 2AZ

Richard Morley                         

  

31 Ffordd y Capel

Efail Isaf

Pontypridd

CF38 1AP

Rhod Samuel

  

127 Roundways

Coalpit Heath

Bristol

BS36 2LU

Graham Marsh

  

21 Gauntlet Road

Brockworth

Gloucester

GL3 4EB

Sophie Newton

  

65 Cumbria Close

Thornbury

BS35 2YF

Stewart Read

  

Knole Close

Almondsbury

Bristol

BS32 4EJ


Adele Sheehan

  

First Floor Flat

60 Lower Redland Road

Bristol

BS6 6SS

Natalie Harker

  

54 Parliament Street

Chippenham

SN14 0DE

Julian Wherlock

  

8 Broadfield Road

Knowle

Bristol

BS4 2UQ

Tina Humphries

  

Waterslade

Kites Croft

Westbury-sub-Mendip

BA5 1HU

Mark Cooper

  

16 Nightingale Rise

Portishead

Bristol

BS20 8LN

Pierre Lacrouts

  

15 Northend

Batheaston

Bath

BA1 7EE

Justin Cowell

  

Sunnybank

Stowell Hill Road

Tytherington

GL12 8UH

Robert Felix

  

36 West View Road

Bristol

BS3 3JJ

Stephen Raynolds

  

33 Napier Road

Bath

BA1 4LN

Didier Bruyere

  

12 Station Road

Ashley Down

Bristol

BS7 9LB

Louise Argent

  

52 The Glebe

Wrington

Bristol

BS40 5LX


Burhan Karadogan

  

31 Ffordd y Capel

Efail Isaf

Pontypridd

CF38 1AP

Elsa Crawford

  

47A Park Road

Congresbury

Bristol

BS49 5HJ

Karl Swift

  

30 Chasewood Corner

Chalford

Stroud

GL6 8JS

Kim Swift

  

30 Chasewood Corner

Chalford Stroud

GL6 8JS

Sarah Edwards

  

44 Clarkson Avenue

Milton

West super Mare

BS22 8EJ

David Peters

  

12 Nightingale Rise

Portishead

Bristol

BS20 8LN

Catherine Peters

  

12 Nightingale Rise

Portishead

Bristol

BS20 8LN

Esmond Jones

  

36 Westmead Crescent

Trowbridge

Bath

BA1 0LY

Duncan Crawford

  

47A Park Road

Congresbury

Bristol

BS49 5HJ

Laurence Ede

  

41 High Bannerdown

Bath

BA1 7JZ


Hazel Ede

  

41 High Bannerdown

Bath

BA1 7JZ

Anthony Kenny

  

30 Druid Stoke Avenue

Bristol

BS9 1DD

Robert Crews

  

34 Old Sneed Park

Bristol

BS9 1RF

Joanne Clarke

  

Fosseway Lodge

Fosse Lane

Bath

BA1 7JS

Jennie Williams

  

90 St Mary’s Road

Shirehampton

BS11 9PF

Ruth Cuffe

  

Steepyfields,

Shirehampton

Bristol

BS11 0DR

Janice Beale

  

92 Stockwood Road

Stockwood

Bristol

BS14 8JE


SIGNED by R&D SYSTEMS EUROPE LIMITED acting
by a director in the presence of
      Thomas E. Oland                                         
      Director

WITNESS:        

     

Signature:

   Frank Mortari   

Address:

   614 Mckinley Place N.E.   
   Minneapolis, MN 55413   
   USA   

Occupation:

   Dir. Of Business Development   

 

SIGNED by RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTIC
SYSTEMS, INC
acting by a director in the presence of:
      Gregory J. Melsen                                         
      Director

WITNESS:        

     

Signature:

   Frank Mortari   

Address:

   614 Mckinley Place N.E.   
   Minneapolis, MN 55413   
   USA   

Occupation:

   Dir. of Business Development   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by TOTAL CAPITAL FINANCE LIMITED acting by a director
in the presence of:
     
      Lee Morse                                         
      Director

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

       

Name (in block capitals)    

   STEPHEN BRENIER   

Address:

   C/O 280 Bishopsgate   
   London   
   EC2m 4RB   

Occupation:

   Banker   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a

DEED by LAURENCE EDE in the presence of:

      Laurence Ede                                     
     

Laurence Ede                                    

WITNESS:                         

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:

   2 Temple Back East   
   Temple Quay   
   Bristol, BS1 GEG   

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a
DEED by GRAHAM MILLER acting by his duly appointed
and authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede,
in the presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by ANDREW BIRNIE acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by JENNIFER BIRNIE acting by her duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in
the presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
     

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by RICHARD MORLEY acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by RHOD SAMUEL acting by his duly appointed and authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by GRAHAM MARSH acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by SOPHIE NEWTON acting by her duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by STEWART READ acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by ADELE SHEEHAN acting by her duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by NATALIE HARKER acting by her duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by JULIAN WHERLOCK acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by TINA HUMPHRIES acting by her duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by MARK COOPER acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by PIERRE LACROUTS acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by JUSTIN COWELL acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by ROBERT FELIX acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by STEPHEN REYNOLDS acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by DIDIER BRUYERE acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by LOUISE ARGENT acting by her duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by BURHAN KARADOGAN acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by ELSA CRAWFORD acting by her duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by KARL SWIFT acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by KIM SWIFT acting by her duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by SARAH EDWARDS acting by her duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by DAVID PETERS acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by CATHERINE PETERS acting by her duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by ESMOND JONES acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by DUNCAN CRAWFORD acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by HAZEL EDE acting by her duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by ANTHONY KENNY acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by ROBERT CREWS acting by his duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by JOANNE CLARKE acting by her duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by JENNIE WILLIAMS acting by her duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   

 

SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by RUTH CUFFE acting by her duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor   


SIGNED (but not delivered until the date hereof) as a DEED
by JANICE BEALE acting by her duly appointed and
authorised attorney and representative, Laurence Ede, in the
presence of:
  
      Laurence Ede                                         
      Attorney

WITNESS:

     

Signature:

   DAVID FERRIS   

Address:                

   As Above   
       
       

Occupation:

   Solicitor