(For use in presenting a Business to a prospective Buyer and to protect
the Confidential Information of the Seller)
APPROVED BY REAL ESTATE INSITUTE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (INC.) COPYRIGHT
REIWA 2012 FOR USE BY REIWA MEMBERS ONLY.
THIS AGREEMENT IS MADE BETWEEN
SOUTH WEST SPECIALISTS PTY LTD ACN: 111783567 TRADING AS SEALE AND
ASSOCIATES TC: 51622 55 Murnane Cres Stratham WA 6237, PO BOX 2221 BUNBURY WA
6231 LICENCED REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS AGENTS, in its own capacity
and as agent for the Seller
AND
("the Recipient as named above")
The Agent of the Seller, and has been given certain Confidential
Information to pass on to prospective Buyers relating to the Sellers Business:
The Recipient wishes to assess and consider the Confidential Information
in order to determine whether or not the Recipient wishes to enter into
negotiations with respect to buying the Business ("the Specific
Purpose)."
The Seller whether directly or indirectly through the Agent may disclose
Confidential Information to the Recipient, and if so, the Recipient and the
Seller agree to the following conditions:
1. The Recipient will treat all Confidential Information received from
the Agent or Seller as confidential and will ensure that it remains
confidential and will not use any of the Confidential Information in any way
other than for the Specific Purpose.
2. The obligations in clause 1 will not extend to any Confidential
Information which is in the public domain, or which becomes part of the public
domain except as a result of any unauthorised act or omission of the Recipient,
or which is already in the possession of the Recipient and was not derived from
the Agent or the Seller.
3. The Recipient will return all Confidential Information received other
than that which is submitted orally at the termination of negotiations entered
into between the parties.
4. The obligations set out in clauses 1, 2 and 3 terminate 36 months
from the date of this agreement or upon the Seller and Recipient (or their
nominee) entering into a sale agreement and the settlement of the Business.
5. The Recipient obtains no rights of any kind to the Confidential
Information other than for the Specific Purpose.
6. The Recipient will not utilise any Confidential Information to
improve, construct or change another business, in a way that allows that
business to compete with the Business.
The Recipient understands that the
Confidential Information has been compiled by the Seller. The Recipient agrees
that it is not intended that any projections or any of the Confidential
Information is a representation, warranty or promise by the Agent or the
Seller, as to the correctness of the Confidential Information, or that all relevant
Confidential Information is contained in the information provided.
8. The Recipient acknowledges that they will not rely or act on the
Confidential Information provided without first seeking independent financial
and legal advice.
The Recipient acknowledges they are precluded from physically
visiting the premises of the Business without the permission of the Agent.
10. The Recipient must declare to the Agent, before entering into this agreement,
any beneficial interest or connection in or to any business that is in any way
in competition with the Business.
11.The Recipient agrees to return all Confidential Information and
copies supplied within 50 days of receipt, should they decide not to proceed to
purchase the Business.
12. Confidential Information includes but is not limited to all
information passing from the Seller or the Agent to the Recipient relating to
the Business from the date of this Deed including but not limited to financial
records of the Business, trade secrets, drawings, know-how, techniques, source
and object code, business and marketing plans and projections, arrangements and
agreements with third parties, customer information and customer information
proprietary to customers, formulae, customer lists, concepts not reduced to
material form, designs, plans, models and details on suppliers of goods or
services and information regarding the sourcing of goods and services
13. In the event of a breach or threatened breach of the terms of this Deed
by the Recipient, the Seller will be entitled to an injunction restraining the
Recipient from committing any breach of this Agreement without showing or
proving any actual damage sustained by the Seller.
14. The Recipient assumes responsibility for the actions of its
consultants and employees who have access to the Confidential Information and
will ensure that their consultants and employees are similarly bound by the
obligations created under this agreement.
15. The Recipient agrees that any information
provided shall be deemed as “View Only” unless otherwise specified and as such
agrees that no copying or
printing of information shall occur.
16. I hereby consent to Seale and Associates to
contact me regarding further businesses which may be of interest and can opt out at anytime.