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This Sale of Business is for use where a company is buying a distribution business which involves the distribution only of goods and does not involve any manufacture. If your company is buying a business which includes manufacturing and distribution, then use our separate template Sale of Business (manufacture & Distribution): As Buyer.
Use this Sale of Business when:
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This Sale of Business includes the following provisions:
1. Definitions and Interpretations;
2. Sale And Purchase of the Business;
3. Purchase Price, Deposit And Other Payments;
4. After Exchange And Before Completion;
5. On Completion;
6. Excluded Assets;
7. Purchase Orders;
8. Warranties And Indemnities;
9. After Completion;
10. Customers' Goods, Unfulfilled Orders And Advance Payments;
11. Transferring Employees;
12. Covenants As To No Competition And Confidential Information After Completion;
13. Representations And Warranties;
14. Termination And Specific Performance;
15. Public Policy;
16. The Premises;
17. Denial of Merger of Warranties;
18. Notices;
19. Confidential Information;
20. Insurance Policies;
21. Assignment;
22. Counterparts;
23. Stamp Duty, Taxes And Costs;
24. GST;
25. Legal Advice;
26. Joint Statement;
27. Governing Law.
This Sale of Business attaches the following Schedules:
SCHEDULE ONE: General.
SCHEDULE TWO: Included & Excluded Assets.
SCHEDULE THREE: Employees.
SCHEDULE FOUR: Products.
SCHEDULE FIVE: Motor Vehicles.
SCHEDULE SIX: Guarantees.
SCHEDULE SEVEN: Leased Assets.
SCHEDULE EIGHT: List of Customers.
SCHEDULE NINE: Plant & Equipment.
SCHEDULE TEN: Supplier Contracts.
SCHEDULE ELEVEN: Customer Contracts.
SCHEDULE TWELVE: Warranties.
NOTES and INFORMATION on Exclusive and Non-Exclusive Distribution Agreements - Some Questions to Consider.