SYMPHONY TELECOM INTERNATIONAL INC
8-K, EX-2.13, 2000-10-18
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         THIS AGREEMENT made the 29th day of September, 2000


BETWEEN:

                        Mondetta Telecommunications Inc.,
                a corporation existing under the laws of Canada,

                                 (the "Vendor")


                                     - and -


                             Symphony Telecom Inc.,
                a corporation existing under the laws of Ontario,

                                (the "Purchaser")


         WHEREAS the Purchaser wishes to purchase certain assets of the Vendor;

         AND WHEREAS the  Purchaser  is a wholly  owned  subsidiary  of Symphony
Telecom International Inc. ("SYMY");

         AND WHEREAS SYMY has agreed to provide the  covenants,  representations
and warranties contained in this Agreement;

         NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the respective covenants, agreements,
representations,  warranties and indemnities of the parties herein contained and
for other good and valuable  consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which
are acknowledged by each party), the parties agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I
                                 INTERPRETATION

1.1      DEFINED TERMS

         For the  purposes  of this  Agreement,  unless  the  context  otherwise
requires,  the following terms shall have the respective  meanings set out below
and grammatical variations of such terms shall be corresponding meanings:

         (a) "Business Day" means any day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, or
statutory holiday in Ontario;

         (b) "Closing Date" means  September 29 , 2000 or such other date as the
Vendor and the Purchaser may mutually determine;

         (c) "ETA" means Part IX of the Excise Tax Act (Canada), as amended from
time to time;

         (d) "GST" means all taxes payable under the ETA or under any provincial
legislation similar to the ETA, and any reference to a specific provision of the
ETA or any such provincial  legislation  shall refer to any successor  provision
thereto of like or similar effect;


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         (e) "Purchase Price" has the meaning set out in section 3.1;

         (f) "Purchased Assets" has the meaning set out in section 2.1;

         (g) "Share"  means a common  shares of SYMY  together with a warrant to
purchase one common share of SYMY for  $U.S.3.00,  and "Shares"  means more than
one Share;

         (h) "Tax Act" means the Income Tax Act  (Canada),  as amended from time
to time;

         (i) "Time of Closing" means 2 p.m. Toronto time on the Closing Date, or
such other time on the Closing Date as the Vendor and the Purchaser may mutually
determine; and

         (j) "Third Party" means the person or persons who have entered into any
one of the Contracts, as defined in section 2.1 (c), with the Vendor.

1.2      CURRENCY

         Unless  otherwise  indicated,  all dollar amounts in this Agreement are
expressed in Canadian funds.

1.3      SECTIONS AND HEADINGS

         The division of this Agreement into Articles,  sections and subsections
and the insertion of headings are for  convenience  of reference  only and shall
not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

1.4      NUMBER, GENDER AND PERSONS

         In this  Agreement,  words  importing  the  singular  number only shall
include the plural and vice versa,  words  importing  gender  shall  include all
genders and words  importing  persons shall include  individuals,  corporations,
partnerships,  associations, trusts, unincorporated organizations,  governmental
bodies and other legal or business entities of any kind whatsoever.

1.5      ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

         Any  reference  in this  Agreement  to  generally  accepted  accounting
principles  refers to generally  accepted  accounting  principles that have been
established  in  Canada,  including  those  approved  from  time  to time by the
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants or any successor body thereto.

1.6      ENTIRE AGREEMENT

         This Agreement  constitutes  the entire  agreement  between the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and  supersedes all prior  agreements,
understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether written or oral. There are
no  conditions,  covenants,  agreements,  representations,  warranties  or other
provisions, express or implied, collateral,  statutory or otherwise, relating to
the subject matter hereof except as herein provided.

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1.7      TIME OF ESSENCE

         Time shall be the essence of this Agreement.

1.8      APPLICABLE LAW

         This  Agreement  shall  be  construed,   interpreted  and  enforced  in
accordance with, and the respective  rights and obligations of the parties shall
be governed  by, the laws of the  Province  of Ontario  and the federal  laws of
Canada  applicable  therein,  and each  party  irrevocably  and  unconditionally
submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of such province and all
courts competent to hear appeals therefrom.

1.9      SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

         This  Agreement  shall  enure to the benefit of and shall be binding on
and  enforceable  by the  parties  and,  where the  context  so  permits,  their
respective successors and permitted assigns.

1.10     SEVERABILITY

         If any  provision  of  this  Agreement  is  determined  by a  court  of
competent  jurisdiction to be invalid,  illegal or unenforceable in any respect,
such  determination  shall not  impair  or  affect  the  validity,  legality  or
enforceability of the remaining  provisions hereof, and each provision is hereby
declared to be separate, severable and distinct.

1.11     AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS

         No amendment  or waiver of any  provision  of this  Agreement  shall be
binding on either party unless  consented to in writing by such party. No waiver
of any  provision  of this  Agreement  shall  constitute  a waiver  of any other
provision nor shall any waiver  constitute a continuing  waiver unless otherwise
provided.

1.12     SCHEDULES

         The  following  Schedule is  attached to and forms an integral  part of
this Agreement:

Schedule 1 - Contracts

                                   ARTICLE II
                      PURCHASE AND SALE OF PURCHASED ASSETS

2.1      Purchased Assets

         Subjects to the provisions of this Agreement,  the Vendor hereby sells,
assigns and transfers to the Purchaser and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from
the Vendor,  effective  as of July 1, 2000,  following  assets  (the  "Purchased
Assets"):

         (a)  The  customer  base  of  Mondetta  (generating  at  May  31,  2000
approximately $650,000 per month);

         (b) All accounts receivable, trade accounts and notes receivable;

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         (c)  All  rights  in  the  contracts   described  in  Schedule  1  (the
"Contracts");

         (d) All goodwill,  together  with the  exclusive  right to use the name
"Mondetta"; but

         (e)  Excluding  all other  assets of the Vendor's  business,  including
without  limitation:  all cash, bank balances,  money in possession of banks and
other depositories,  all shares, notes, bonds,  debentures of or issued by other
corporations  or persons owned or held by or for the account of the Vendor,  all
corporate and  financial  records not relating to the customer  base,  chattels,
fixtures and other tangible and intangibles not related to the customer base.

                                   ARTICLE III
                                 PURCHASE PRICE

3.1      PURCHASE PRICE

         The aggregate  purchase  price (the  "Purchase  Price")  payable by the
Purchaser to the Vendor for the Purchased Assets is calculated on a mathematical
valuation  of  $6,000,000  further  calculated  as follows:  (revenues  from the
customer base for the month ending May 30, 2000) multiplied by 8.5 less (the net
amount of the receivables,  receivables  factoring and accrued receivables minus
accrued liabilities,  carrier liabilities and AT&T long term debt). The Purchase
Price shall be satisfied  by the  Purchaser  delivering  to the Vendor or as the
Vendor may direct  within 10 days of the Closing  Date  approximately  1,000,000
Shares  calculated  by dividing  the  Purchase  Price by a factor of 6, with the
Shares valued at $U.S.3.

3.2      ADJUSTMENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE

         The Purchase Price shall be adjusted within 60 days of the Closing Date
to take into account a change in the net amount of the receivables,  receivables
factoring and accrued receivables minus accrued liabilities, carrier liabilities
and AT&T Long Term Debt, as defined in Schedule 1.

3.3      ETA ELECTION

         The Purchaser and the Vendor shall, within 60 days of the Closing Date,
elect jointly under subsection 167(1) of the ETA, in the form prescribed for the
purposes  of that  subsection,  in  respect  of the  sale  and  transfer  of the
Purchased Assets hereunder.  The Purchaser shall file such election with Revenue
Canada,  Excise not later than the day on which it is  required  to file its GST
return for its reporting period which includes the Closing Date.

3.4      TRANSFER TAXES

         The  Purchaser  shall be  liable  for and  shall  pay all  federal  and
provincial  sales taxes  (including  any retail  sales  taxes and land  transfer
taxes)  and  all  other  taxes,  duties,  fees  or  other  like  charges  of any
jurisdiction  properly  payable in connection with the transfer of the Purchased
Assets by the Vendor to the Purchaser.

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                                   ARTICLE IV
                            ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES

4.1      ASSUMPTION OF CERTAIN LIABILITIES BY THE PURCHASER

         Subject to the provision of this  Agreement,  the  Purchaser  agrees to
assume, pay, satisfy, discharge,  perform and fulfil, from and after the Time of
Closing,  all  obligations and liabilities of the Vendor existing as at the Time
of Closing  including  without  limitation AT&T payables and under the Contracts
described in Schedule 1 (the "Assumed Liabilities").

                                    ARTICLE V
                  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE VENDOR

         The Vendor  represents  and  warrants to the  Purchaser  as follows and
acknowledges  that  the  Purchaser  is  relying  on  such   representations  and
warranties in connection with its purchase of the Purchased Assets:

5.1      ORGANIZATION

         The Vendor is a corporation  incorporated  and organized and subsisting
under  the  laws of  Canada  and has the  corporate  power to  enter  into  this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder.

5.2      AUTHORIZATION

         This Agreement has been duly authorized,  executed and delivered by the
Vendor and is a valid and binding obligation of the Vendor,  enforceable against
the Vendor by the Purchaser in accordance with its terms,  except as enforcement
may be limited by bankruptcy,  insolvency and other laws affecting the rights of
creditors  generally and except that  equitable  remedies may be granted only in
the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction.

5.3      OTHER AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE

         No person other than the Purchaser has any written or oral agreement or
option for the purchase or  acquisition  from the Vendor of any of the Purchased
Assets.

5.4      NO VIOLATION

         The  execution  and  delivery of this  Agreement  by the Vendor and the
consummation of the transactions herein provided for does not result in:

         (a) the breach or violation of any of the  provisions of, or constitute
a default under, or conflict with or cause the acceleration of any obligation of
the Vendor under:

                  (i)      any provision of the constating documents or bay-laws
                           or  resolutions  of the  board of  directors  (or any
                           committee thereof) or shareholders of the Vendor;

                  (ii)     any  judgment,  decree,  order or award of any court,
                           governmental body or arbitration having  jurisdiction
                           over the Vendor;

                  (iii)    any   licence,   permit,    approval,    consent   or
                           authorization  held by the Vendor or necessary to the
                           operation if the Purchased Business; or

                  (iv)     any applicable law, statute, ordinance, regulation or
                           rule.

5.5      TITLE TO THE PURCHASED ASSETS

         The  Purchased  Assets are owned  absolutely  and  beneficially  by the
Vendor with a good and  marketable  title save for the contracts and  agreements
the  assignment  or  transfer of which is subject to  obtaining  the consent o a
third party.


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5.6      COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS

         The  Vendor  has   complied   with  all  laws,   statutes,   ordinance,
regulations,  rules,  judgments,  decrees or orders  applicable to the Purchased
Assets.

5.7       RESIDENCY

         The Vendor is a resident of Canada for the purposes of the Tax Act.

5.8      GST REGISTRATION

         The Vendor is a registrant  for purposes of the ETA whose  registration
number is 86835 1289 RT0001.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER

         The  Purchaser  represents  and  warrants  to the Vendor as follows and
acknowledges and confirms that the Vendor is relying on such representations and
warranties in connection with its sale of the Purchased Assets:

6.1      ORGANIZATION

         The  Purchaser is a  corporation  duly  incorporated  and organized and
validly  subsisting  under  the  laws of the  Province  of  Ontario  and has the
corporate  power to enter into this  Agreement  and to perform  its  obligations
hereunder.

6.2      AUTHORIZATION

         This Agreement has been duly authorized,  executed and delivered by the
Purchaser  and is a  legal,  valid  and  binding  obligation  of the  Purchaser,
enforceable  against the Purchaser by the Vendor in  accordance  with its terms,
except as such  enforcement  may be limited by bankruptcy,  insolvency and other
laws  affecting  the rights of  creditors  generally  and except that  equitable
remedies  may  only  be  granted  in the  discretion  of a  court  of  competent
jurisdiction.

6.3      NO VIOLATION

         The execution  and delivery of this  Agreement by the Purchaser and the
consummation  of the  transactions  herein  provided  for does not result in the
violation  of, or  constitute  a default  under,  or conflict  with or cause the
acceleration of any obligation of the Purchaser under:

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         (a) any provision of the constating documents or by-laws or resolutions
of the board of directors  (or any  committee  thereof) or  shareholders  of the
Purchaser;

         (b) any  judgment,  decree,  order or award of any court,  governmental
body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Purchaser; or

         (c) any applicable law, statute, ordinance, regulation or rule.

6.4      INVESTMENT CANADA

         The Purchaser is a Canadian within the meaning of the Investment Canada
Act.


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6.5      GST REGISTRATION

         The   Purchaser  is  a  registrant   for  purposes  of  the  ETA  whose
registration number is 8959 60599 .

6.6      TITLE OF SHARES

         The Purchaser is now and will be at Closing the owner, beneficially and
of record,  of the Shares and has and will have at Closing good title,  free and
clear.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SYMY

         SYMY represents and warrants to the Vendor as follows and  acknowledges
and confirms that the Vendor is relying on such  representations  and warranties
in connection with its sale of the Purchased Assets:

7.1      ORGANIZATION

         SYMY is a  corporation  duly  incorporated  and  organized  and validly
subsisting  under the laws of Utah in the United  States  and has the  corporate
power to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder.

7.2      AUTHORIZED AND ISSUE CAPITAL

         The authorized capital of SYMY consists of 50,000,000 common shares, of
which  16,260,409  common  shares are issued and  outstanding  as at the Time of
Closing as fully paid and non-assessable.

7.3      AUTHORIZATION

         This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by SYMY
and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of SYMY,  enforceable  against SYMY
by the Vendor in accordance  with its terms,  except as such  enforcement may be
limited  by  bankruptcy,  insolvency  and other  laws  affecting  the  rights of
creditors  generally and except that  equitable  remedies may only be granted in
the discretion of a court of competent jurisdiction.

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7.4      NO VIOLATION

         The  execution  and  delivery  of  this   Agreement  by  SYMY  and  the
consummation  of the  transactions  herein  provided  for does not result in the
violation  of, or  constitute  a default  under,  or conflict  with or cause the
acceleration of any obligation of SYMY under:

         (a) any provision of the constating documents or by-laws or resolutions
of the board of directors (or any committee thereof) or shareholders of SYMY;

         (b) any  judgment,  decree,  order or award of any court,  governmental
body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over SYMY; or

         (c) any applicable law, statute, ordinance, regulation or rule.

7.5      CURRENT LISTING OF SYMY

         SYMY is a  publicly  traded  company  listed  on the NASD OTC  Bulletin
Board, has satisfied all current Public Information Requirements of SEC Rule 144
(c) at the Closing Date, is not subject to cease trading, judicial or regulatory
order  affecting  the  ability to sell the  Shares,  and has made all  necessary
public filings required under Federal and State securities laws.

7.6      IDEMNITY

         To the fullest  extent  lawful,  SYMY will indemnify the Vendor and its
agents against all actions,  claims,  costs,  and expenses  resulting or arising
from any  violation  by SYMY and\or the  Purchaser  or their  agents,  servants,
employees of any securities laws or from their  registration,  offer and sale of
the  Registrable  Share and the Vendor will  indemnify SYMY against all expenses
incurred in any action arising from information contained in the Prospectus that
was provided by the Vendor.

         (a)  Actions  includes   threatened,   pending  or  completed  actions,
litigation  or  proceedings,   whether   administrative,   civil,   criminal  or
investigative;

         (b) Expenses include  liabilities,  expenses,  court costs,  reasonable
attorneys' fees, judgments,  fines,  penalties,  contribution  obligations,  and
amounts paid in  settlement.  Such expenses may be incurred when  investigating,
preparing or defending the action;

         (c) This indemnity excludes any expenses due to the gross negligence or
intentional, bad faith misconduct of the party seeking indemnification.

This indemnity shall bind and inure to the benefit of any successors of SYMY and
the Vendor.

7.7      REGISTRATION EXPENSES

         SYMY shall pay all expenses (including without  limitation,  government
fees,  printing  expenses,  accounting fees,  attorneys fees and other expenses)
incurred under the above  registration  rights provisions  expect  underwriter's
compensation.

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                                  ARTICLE VIIII
                     SURVIVAL OF COVENANTS, REPRESENTATIONS
                                 AND WARRANTIES

8.1      SURVIVAL OF COVENANTS, PRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         To the extent  that they have not been fully  performed  at or prior to
the Time of Closing, the covenants,  representations and warranties contained in
this Agreement and in all  certificates and documents  delivered  pursuant to or
contemplated  by this  Agreement  shall survive the closing of the  transactions
contemplated  hereby and shall  continue for the  applicable  limitation  period
notwithstanding  such closing nor any investigation  made by or on behalf of the
party entitled to the benefit thereof.

                                   ARTICLE IX
                                    COVENANTS

9.1      DELIVERY OF BOOKS AND RECORDS

         The Vendor shall  deliver to the Purchaser all of the books and records
relating to the customer base.

9.2      CHANGE THE USE OF NAME

         The Vendor  shall within 60 days of the Closing Date change its name to
a name that does not include the word "Mondetta".

9.3      RETAIL SALES TAX CERTIFICATE

         The Vendor shall deliver to the Purchaser a certificate,  if available,
issued by the Minister of Revenue of Ontario under subsection 6(1) of the Retail
Sales Tax Act (Ontario).

9.4      DELIVERY OF VENDOR'S CLOSING DOCUMENTATION

         The Vendor  shall  within 60 days of the  Closing  Date  deliver to the
Purchaser a  certificate  of an officer or director of the Vendor as the Closing
Date, of its constating documents and by-laws and of the resolution  authorizing
the execution,  delivery and performance by the Vendor of this Agreement and any
documents to be provided by it pursuant to the provisions hereof.

9.5      DELIVERY OF PURCHASER'S CLOSING DOCUMENTATION

         The  Purchaser  shall within 60 days of the Closing Date deliver to the
Vendor a  certificate  of an  officer or  director  of the  Purchaser  as of the
Closing Date,  of its  constating  documents  and by-laws and of the  resolution
authorizing  the  execution,  delivery and  performance by the Purchaser of this
Agreement  and any  documents  to be provided  by it pursuant to the  provisions
hereof.

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9.6      SALE OF THE SHARES BY THE VENDOR

         Except as  provided  in  section  9.9 the  Vendor  during the 12 months
following the Closing Date shall not sell the Shares and  thereafter  the Vendor
may sell the Shares pursuant to Securities and Exchange  Commission ("SEC") Rule
144.

9.7      RULE 144 SALES

         SYMY shall at all times use its best  efforts to satisfy  the  "Current
Public  Information"  requirement  of SEC Rule  144(c)  and upon  request by the
Vendor  provide  to the Vendor  copies of any SEC Rule  144(c)  information  not
available on the SEC's EDGAR System.

9.8      LOAN FACILITY FOR THE VENDOR

         The  Purchaser  shall  during the period of one year after the  Closing
Date, loan to the Vendor within 5 days of the Vendor's  request,  up to $600,000
without  interest,  for a term of at least one year from the date of the advance
of such loan to the  Vendor,  provided  the Vendor  shall  upon  receipt of such
advance  deliver a pledge of Shares with value not greater than $600,000  (based
upon a value of $U.S.3 per Share) to the Purchaser which may be perfected by the
Purchaser under the Personal Property Act (Ontario).

9.9      SEC REGISTRATION OF  25% OF THE SHARES

         In the event the loan referred to in section 9.8 is not advanced within
5 days of the  Vendor's  request  then,  at the request of the Vendor SYMY shall
file immediately a registration  statement  pursuant to the Securities Act, 1933
to register the resale of 25% of the Shares (the  "Registrable  Shares") held by
the Vendor and any other person to whom the Vendor may have directed the Shares,
including without limitation, using its best efforts to:

         (a)  Prepare  and  file  the  appropriate  SEC  registration  statement
(preferably  Form  S-3)  plus all  amendments,  exhibits,  and  other  documents
necessary for the registration statement to become effective;

         (b) Ensure  eligibility  of the  Registrable  Shares for sale under the
securities laws of such States reasonably requested by the Vendor;

         (c) List the Registrable Shares for trading on all securities exchanges
or quotation systems on which the Shares trade;

         (d)  Provide  copies of the  prospectus,  as amended  and  supplemented
("Prospectus")  required for  registration of the Shares,  to the Vendor and its
agents;

         (e)  Maintain  the  eligibility  of the  Registrable  Shares  until the
earlier of the Vendor  and\or any person to whom it directed the Shares has sold
all of the Registrable Shares or 180 days from the date on which the Registrable
Shares become eligible for sale;


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         (f)  Notify  the Vendor if the sale of the  Registrable  Shares  should
cease  (temporarily  or  permanently)  because of a stop  order,  or any untrue,
misleading or omitted statement of material fact in the Prospectus;

         (g) Remedy any cause resulting in a cease of trading of the Shares;

         (h)  Perform  all  actions  necessary  for the sale of the  Registrable
Securities; and

         (i) If SYMY fails to proceed with the above  provisions  within 60 days
of the request then the Purchaser and or SYMY will  repurchase 15% of the Shares
delivered  to the Vendor at a price  equal to the greater of $U.S.3 per Share or
the weighted  average price for the 10 days  immediately  preceeding the date of
repurchase.

9.10     REVENUES PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2000

         The  Purchaser  and the Vendor  agree that all  revenue  generated  and
related to the customer base prior to July 1, 2000 is the property of the Vendor
and all revenue  generated and related to the customer base from July 1, 2000 to
the Closing Date is the property of the Purchaser,  provided the Vendor shall be
entitled to an  adjustment  to the Purchase  Price for a  management  fee in the
amount of $1,300,000 for the period from July 1, 2000 to the Closing Date.

9.11     ASSUMPTION OF CONTRACTS

         The  Purchaser  shall  within 60 days of the Closing Date enter into an
agreement  with each Third  Party to assume the Assumed  Liabilities  under such
Third  Party's  Contract  and  obtained a release of the Vendor from the Assumed
Liabilities  under such  Contract  from such Third  Party.  If the  Purchaser is
unable to obtain the  releases of the  Vendor's  Assumed  Liabilities  under the
Contracts  with AT&T and UUNET listed as numbers 1,2 and 3 on Schedule 1 then at
the Vendor's  option,  the Vendor may return all of the Shares  delivered by the
Purchaser  and\or SYMY pursuant to this Agreement and the Purchaser shall return
all of the Purchased Assets with appropriate adjustments for the Vendor's losses
and costs, if any, resulting from the Purchaser's use of the customer base.

                                    ARTICLE X
                     CLOSING DATE AND TRANSFER OF POSSESSION

10.1     TRANSFER

         The transfer of possession  of the Purchased  Assets shall be deemed to
have taken effect as at July 1, 2000.

10.2     PLACE OF CLOSING

         The  closing  shall take  place at the Time of  Closing at the  Toronto
offices of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, counsel for the Vendor.

10.3     FURTHER ASSURANCES

         From  the time  subsequent  to the  Closing  Date,  each  party to this
Agreement covenants and agrees that it will at all times after the Closing Date,
at the expense of the requesting  party,  promptly  execute and deliver all such
documents,  including,  without  limitation,  all such  additional  conveyances,
transfers,  consents and other  assurances and do all such other acts and things
as the other party, acting reasonably, may from time to time request be executed
or done in order to better  evidence or perfect or  effectuate  any provision of
this Agreement or of any agreement or other document  executed  pursuant to this
Agreement or any of the respective  obligations intended to be created hereby or
thereby.



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                                   ARTICLE XI
                                 INDEMNIFICATION

11.1     INDEMNIFICATION BY THE VENDOR

         The Vendor agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Purchaser from all
claims,  actions,  costs and losses  suffered or incurred by the  Purchaser as a
result of or arising directly or indirectly out of or in connection with:

         (a) any  breach by the Vendor of the  provisions  of the Bulk Sales Act
(Ontario)  or any  inaccuracy  of any  representation  or warranty of the Vendor
contained in this Agreement or in any  agreement,  certificate or other document
delivered  pursuant  hereto  (provided  that the Vendor shall not be required to
indemnify or save  harmless the Purchaser in respect of any breach or inaccuracy
of any representation or warranty; and

         (b) any breach or  non-performance  by the Vendor of any covenant to be
performed  by it  that  is  contained  in this  Agreement  or in any  agreement,
certificate or other document delivered pursuant hereto.

11.2     IDEMNIFICATION BY THE PURCHASER

         The Purchaser and SYMY agree,  jointly and severally,  to indemnify and
save harmless the Vendor from all claims,  actions, losses and costs suffered or
incurred by the Vendor as a result of or arising  directly or indirectly  out of
or in connection with:

         (a) any breach by the  Purchaser  or SYMY of or any  inaccuracy  of any
representation  or warranty  contained in this  Agreement  or in any  agreement,
instrument, certificate or other document delivered pursuant hereto;

         (b) any  breach  or  non-performance  by the  Purchaser  or SYMY of any
covenant to be performed  by it that is  contained  in this  Agreement or in any
agreement, certificate or other document delivered pursuant hereto; and

         (c) any failure by the Purchaser to pay, satisfy, discharge, perform or
fulfil any of the Assumed Liabilities.

                                   ARTICLE XII
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

12.1     NOTICES

         (a) Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given
hereunder  shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person,  transmitted by
fax or similar means of recorded electronic  communication or sent by registered
mail, charges prepaid, addressed as follows:

                  (i)      if to the Vendor:
                           4 King Street West, Suite 1402

                           Attention: the President

                           Fax: (416) 365-0789

                  (ii)     if the Purchaser and or SYMY:
                           Attention: the President

                           347 Bay Street, Suite 502

                           Fax: (416) 366-2245

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         (b) Any such notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been
given and received on the day on which it was delivered transmitted (or, if such
day is not a Business Day, on the next following Business Day) or, if Mailed, on
the third Business Day following the date of mailing; provided, however, that if
at the time of mailing or within three  Business  Days  there-after  there is or
occurs a labour  dispute or other  event that might  reasonably  be  expected to
disrupt the  delivery of documents  by mail,  any notice or other  communication
hereunder  shall be delivered  or  transmitted  by means of recorded  electronic
communication as aforesaid.

         (c) Either  party may at any time change its  address for service  from
time to time by giving notice to the other party in accordance with this section
12.1

12.2     BEST EFFORTS

         The  parties  acknowledge  and  agree  that,  for all  purpose  of this
Agreement,  an obligation on the part of either party to use its best efforts to
obtain any waiver,  consent,  approval,  permit, licence of other document shall
not  require  such party to make any  payment  to any person for the  purpose of
procuring  the same,  other than  payments  for  amounts due and payable to such
person,  payments for incidental  expenses  incurred by such person and payments
required by any applicable law or regulation.

12.3     COUNTERPARTS

         This  Agreement  may be  executed  in  counterparts  and  delivered  by
facsimile  transmission,  each of which shall  constitute an original and all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

12.4     BULK SALES

         The requirements of the Bulk Sales Act (Ontario) shall not apply to the
Vendor.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been executed by the parties.

                                           Mondettta Telecommunications Inc.

                                           By /s/  Lorn Becker
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              Lorn Becker, Director

                                           By /s/  Clarence Bell
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              Clarence Bell, President

Symphony Telecom Inc.                      Symphony Telecom International Inc.

By /s/ Dan Cullen                          By /s/  Dan Cullen
  -------------------                         ----------------------------
Name:    Dan Cullen                        Name:  Dan Cullen
Title:   President                         Title: President

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                             SCHEDULE 1 - CONTRACTS

1.       AT&T Promissory Note dated May 19-2000 (October,  November and December
         2000  instalments  each of $ 187,074.92 are remaining of the original 8
         instalments);  and (b)  interim  shareholders  loans in the  amount  of
         $295,782  from  Becker  Capital  Management  used to pay  down the AT&T
         Promissory Note (the "AT&T Long Term Debt").

2.       AT&T Traffic Agreement.

3.       UUNET Contract.

4.       ATM Contract.

5.       Group Telecom Contract.

6.       TRG billing Contract.

7.       Ashlar Security Agreement dated April 28, 2000.

8.       Neopost Lease - for bill stuffing machine.

9.       Worldlinx Lease.


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