IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
PLAINTIFF VS. NO.
DEFENDANT
COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTION AND OTHER RELIF
Comes now Plaintiff, (hereinafter " "), by and through its counsel, and files this
complaint against defendant, (hereinafter " ") for a temporary and permanent injunction
and other relief for defendant's breach of contract. In support thereof would show as follows:
1. is a Mississippi corporation qualified to do business in the State of Mississippi
and in , Mississippi. It is engaged in the business of providing business services to
customers in and .
2. , the Defendant, is an adult resident citizen of County, Mississippi.
3. was formed , . was an original holder and owned of .
4. and entered into an employment contract on , 20 and since that
time, has served as an officer and member of the Board of Directors of .
5. desired to sell all of his/her interest in , that being % of the outstanding
shares of stock, to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust. Said sale took plac e on
, 20 . was paid $ for his/her stock.
6. The parties desired to terminate their employment agreement and entered into a
termination agreement on , 20 with the effective date of termination bei ng , 20
. The termination agreement also included a covenant not to compete. A copy of the agreement
entitled "Covenant Not to Compete and Termination Agreement" is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
7. In consideration of the covenant not to compete, paid to monies totaling $
. ($ ) of this amount was cash and $ was a promissory note. This promissory note has
been paid in full. undertook other obligations and paid other non-cash assets in consideration
for the termination and covenant not to compete. These valuable obligations are deli neated in
Paragraph 3 of Exhibit .
8. Pursuant to Paragraph (d) of the agreement, agreed that for a period of
years from the date of his/her termination ( , 20 through . 20 ) he/she would
not engage in any business or perform any service, directly or indirectly, in competition with the
business of the corporation within miles of the city limits of the City of , , or with
miles of the city limits of the City of , . He/She also agreed not to have any interest, in any
enterprise or entity that engages in such business.
9. agreed that if he/she were to violate the restrictive covenant, and would be
entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief and to monetary damages from .
10. 's employment with ended on , 20 . In of 20 , began
competing against . Upon information and belief, Plaintiff alleges may have compe ted
against even sooner.
11. began selling color work to his/her customers and clients in direct competition
and in violation of the covenant not to compete and termination agreement.
12. has breached the contract entered into with ; therefore is entitled to
injunctive relief and monetary damages.
CLAIMS FOR RELIEFINJUNCTION
13. asks the Court for an order enjoining from further violation of his/her
covenant not to compete against in the relevant area.
14. would show that the harm being done to its business by 's conduct is
irreparable and continuous and is without an adequate remedy at law to protect it s legitimate
business interests.
15. The granting of an injunction would give to that to which it is legally and
contractually entitled and the injunction would have no adverse impact on the public interest.
16. Alternatively, would show that in Paragraph 6(d) of the Covenant not to
Compete and Termination Agreement, agreed that "[if any court determine [5] that the
duration or the geographical limits of any restriction contained in Paragraph 6(d) are
unenforceable, it is the intention of the parties to this agreement that the re strictive covenants set
forth herein shall not be terminated, but shall be deemed amended to the extent required to
render it valid and enforceable C.] " also agreed that the restrictions contained in the
agreement were reasonable and that any violations of the restrictive covenants would cause
substantial injury to .
17. would not have entered in this agreement with without receiving the
additional consideration of 's agreeing to these restrictions.
DAMAGES
Under the terms of the agreement, is entitled to monetary damages from .
WHEREFORE, requests an order from this Court enjoining from further violation
of his/her covenant not to compete, awarding monetary damages to and other general rel ief
this Court deems appropriate.
This the day of , 20 . Respectfully submitted,
By:_____________________________________
COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE AND TERMINATION AGREEMENT
This Agreement is entered into by and between , a corporation (the "Corporation")
and (" ). The Corporation and are referred to collectively herein as the "Parties."
WHEREAS, the Corporation is engaged in the business of providing prepress services to
customers from its , Mississippi and , locations (such business engaged in or
authorized to be engaged in as of the date hereof being referred to as the "Business")
WHEREAS, and the Corporation entered into an Employment Agreement on the
day of , 20 (the "Employment Agreement"), and has been an employee, officer and
member of the board of directors of the Corporation.
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to terminate the Employment Agreement effective ,
20 .
WHEREAS, the Parties agree that the covenants herein are not oppressive to because
such restricted covenants allow carrying on his/her business except for the restrictions as
related to the Business in the limited geographical area for a limited peri od of time as set forth
herein.
WHEREAS, acknowledges and understands that the Corporation would not be
willing to pay the price it has agreed to herein unless had agreed to the covenants herein.
WHEREAS, and the Corporation agree that the covenants of each are reasonably
necessary to protect the Corporation's legitimate business interest.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises herein
made, and in consideration of the representations, warranties, and covenants herein contained,
the Parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
"Adverse Consequences" means all charges, complaints, actions, suits, proceedings,
hearings, investigations, claims, demands, judgments, orders, decrees, stipulations, injunctions,
damages, dues, penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid in settlement, liabilities, obli gations, taxes,
liens, losses, expenses and fees, including all attorneys' fees and court costs. "Code means t he
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Confidential Information" means any information concerning the businesses and affairs
of the Corporation not generally known in the business that is disclosed to or known by him
as a consequence of his/her employment by the Corporation, whether or not pursuant to this
Agreement.
"Corporation Share" means any share of the Common Stock, par value $ per share, of
the Corporation.
"Employee Stock Ownership Plan" means the Employee Stock Ownership Plan and
Trust, dated , 20 .
" " means any federal, state or local tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest ,
penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.
2. Termination of Employment. The Parties mutually agree to hereby terminate t he
Employment Agreement effective , 20 . has tendered his/her resignation as an
employee and officer effective , 20 and as a member of the board of directors of the
Corporation effective as of the Closing Date.
3. Payments.
(a) Cash and Notes. It is the intention of the Corporation and that the covenant
not to compete, contained in Section 6(e) of this Agreement be considered as materia lly
significant and essential to the closing of any and all transactions related t o the termination of the
relationship between the Corporation and . In consideration of such covenant, shall
receive a principal amount equal to $ . The Corporation shall pay said amount by delivery to
at the Closing of (i) its promissory note (the "Promissory Note") in the form of Exhibit "A"
attached hereto in the aggregate principal amount of $ ; and (ii) cash payable by c heck drawn
on trust account in the amount of $ . The Promissory Note shall be deemed in default if
payment is not received by on or before the day after the payment under said Promissory
Note is due or in the event the files for bankruptcy protection.
(b) Other Obligations of Corporation. The Corporation agrees to the following
additional obligations to commence at the Closing. Provided, however, that the Corporation
expressly disavows any responsibility for Tax consequences resulting from the satisfaction of
any of the obligations listed below:
(i) The Corporation agrees to convey to at Closing the currently owned by the
Corporation previously used by in connection with his/her employment with the Corporation;
(ii) The Corporation agrees to pay on behalf of the health and dental insurance
premiums for coverage for and 's family for the period ending on , 20 . The
foregoing obligation shall in no way extend beyond , 20 , despite the obligation of the
Corporation to extend continuation coverage to during any period after , 20 ;
(iii) The Corporation agrees to convey to at a mutually agreeable time a fter Closing
all office furnishings located in 's office at in , excluding Confidential Informati on or
proprietary information of the Corporation;
(iv) The Corporation agrees to convey to at the Closing the mobile telephone
previously used by in connection with 's employment with the Corporation;
(v) shall be entitled to his/her regular monthly salary of $ through , 20 ,
the effective date of the termination of 's employment with the Corporation. The Corporation
agrees to pay to severance benefits of $ per month from 20 until the earlie r of
the Closing or 20
(vi) The Corporation has paid on behalf of monthly rent on 's trailer ending with
payment for the month of , 20 and the Corporation assumes no obligation for such
payments after that date; and
(vii) The Corporation agrees to pay on behalf of an amount not to exceed $ for
attorneys fees incurred by associated with this Agreement or the purchase of his/her
Corporation Shares by the Employee Stock Ownership Plan; acknowledges payment has
been made prior to Closing by the Corporation to in the amount of $ in partial set tlement
of this obligation.
It is the intention of the Corporation and that none of the amounts payable by the
Corporation under this Section 3(b) be construed as a payment for the Corporation Shares held
by or for the goodwill of the Corporation, as that term has been defined in conjunction with
Section 167(a)(l) of the Code.
(c) The Corporation and agree to report all of the payments under this Section 3
on their income tax returns in accordance with this Agreement.
(d) The Closing Simultaneously with execution of this agreement, has entered an
agreement with the Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("Stock Purchase Agreement") for the
purchase of the corporation Shares owned by . The closing of the transaction contemplated by
the Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of , , in ,
Mississippi, commencing at : a.m./p.m. on , 20 or such other date as may be
mutually determine by the parties to the Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Closing Date").
(e) Deliveries at the Closing At the Closing, (i) will deliver to the Corpora tion the
various certificates, instruments and documents referred to in Section 7(a) below, (ii) t he
Corporation will deliver to the various certificates, instruments and documents re ferred to in
Section 7(b) below, and (iii) the Corporation will deliver to the consideration specifi ed in
Section 3 above.
4. Transaction - Representations and Warranties
(a) Representations and Warranties of . represents and warrants to the
Corporation that the statements contained in this Section 4(a) are correct and c omplete as of the
date of this Agreement and will be correct and complete as of the Closing Dat e with respect to
himself.
(i) Authorization of Transaction. has full power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform his/her obligations hereunder. This Agreement consti tutes
the valid and legally binding obligation of , enforceable in accordance with its terms and
conditions.
(b) Representations and Warranties of the Corporation The Corporation represents
and warrants to that the statements contained in this Section 4(b) are correct and complete as
of the date of this Agreement and will be correct and complete as of the Closing Date.
(i) Organization of the Corporation. The Corporation is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of Mississippi.
(ii) Authorization of Transaction The Corporation has full power and authority
(including full corporate power and authority) to execute and deliver this Agreement and t o
perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally bi nding
obligation of the Corporation, enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions.
(iii) Personal Guaranty. The Corporation represents that the five largest shareholders
of the corporation, excluding the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, have agreed to personally
guarantee the amount of debt reflected by the Promissory Note. These guarantees will be
subordinate to the guarantees of these shareholders to Deposit Guaranty National Bank with
respect to its loans to the Corporation represented by notes numbered , and , incl uding
any extensions or renewals thereof.
(iv) Partnership Interests. The Corporation represents that the partners of
Partnership and the partners of have agreed to pledge their interest in the partne rships as
collateral for the Promissory Note.
(v) Stock Purchase Agreement. The Corporation represents that all of the
stockholders to the Stock Purchase Agreement dated , 20 have agreed to waive the
terms and provisions of said Stock Purchase Agreement.
(vi) Release from Debts. The Corporation represents that on or before the Closing
Date, shall be released from all debts of the Corporation, except for the Continuing Gua ranty
of to dated , 20 in the amount of $ .
5. Pre-Closing Covenants. The Parties agree as follows with respect to the period
between the execution of this Agreement and the Closing:
(a) General. Each of the Parties will use his/her or its reasonable best efforts to take
all action and to do all things necessary, proper, or advisable to consummate and ma ke effective
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including satisfying the closing conditions set
forth in Section 7 below).
(b) Operation of Business. will vote his/her Corporation Shares on all matters on
which a shareholder vote is required in accordance with the majority vote of all Corpora te Shares
other than the Corporate Shares held by .
(c) Notice of Developments. Each Party will give prompt written notice to the other
of any material development affecting the ability of the Parties to consummat e the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. No disclosure by any Party pursuant to this Section 5(c),
however, shall be deemed to prevent or cure any misrepresentation, breach of warranty, or
breach of covenant.
(d) Exclusivity. will not (i) solicit, initiate, or encourage the submission of any
proposal or offer from any person the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, have agreed to
personally guarantee the amount of debt reflected by the Promissory Note. These guarantees wi ll
be subordinate to the guarantees of these shareholders to with respect to its loans t o the
Corporation represented by notes numbered , and , including any extensions or
renewals thereof.
6. Post-Closing Covenants. The Parties agree as follows with respect to the period
following the Closing.
(a) General. In case at any time after the Closing any further action is nece ssary or
desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, each of the Parties will take suc h further
action (including the execution and delivery of such further instruments and documents) as the
other Party reasonably may request, all at the sole cost and expense of the requesti ng Party
(unless the requesting Party is entitled to indemnification therefore under Section 8 below).
(b) Transition. will not take any action that primarily is designed or intended to
have the effect of discouraging any lessor, licensor, customer, supplier, or other business
associate of the Corporation' from maintaining the same business relationships with the
Corporation after the Closing as it maintained with the Corporation prior to the Cl osing. will
refer all customer inquiries relating to the & business of the Corporation to the Corpora tion from
and after the Closing. This Section 6(b) is limited in duration to two (2) years from Closing Date.
(c) Confidentiality. will treat and hold as such all of the Confidential Informa tion,
refrain from using any of the Confidential Information except in connection with this Agre ement,
and deliver promptly to the Corporation or destroy, at the request and option of the Corporation,
all tangible embodiments (and all copies) of the Confidential Information which are in his/her
possession. acknowledges that the list of Corporation's customers as it may exist from time to
time is a valuable, special and unique asset of the Corporation. will not disclose the list of the
Corporation's customers, any part thereof or any Confidential Information to any person, firm,
corporation, association or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever. All of the lists and
other Confidential Information shall belong to the Corporation. In the event that is requested
or required (by oral question or request for information or documents in any legal proceeding,
interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigative demand, or similar process) to disclose any
Confidential Information, will notify the Corporation promptly of the request or requirement
so that the Corporation may seek an appropriate protective order or waive compliance with the
provisions of this Section 6(c). If, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver
hereunder, is, on the advice of counsel, compelled to disclose any Confidential Informati on
to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt, may disclose the Confidential Information to
the tribunal; provided. However, that shall use his/her reasonable best efforts to obtain, a t the
reasonable request of the Corporation, an order or other assurance that confidential treatment will
be accorded to such portion of the Confidential Information required to be disclosed as the
Corporation shall designate. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to any Confidential
Information, which is generally available to the public immediately prior to the time of
disclosure. This Section 6(c) is limited in duration to two (2) years from closing Date.
(d) Covenant Not to Compete. agrees that he will not, for a period of 2 years after
the termination of his/her employment with the Corporation ( , 20 through , 20
), within 100 miles of the city limits of the City of , Mississippi, and within 100 m iles of the
city limits of the City of , , engage in any business or perform any service, directl y or
indirectly, in competition with the Business of the Corporation or have any interest, whe ther as a
proprietor, partner, employee, stockholder, principal, agent, consultant, director, officer, or in
any other capacity or manner whatsoever, in any enterprise or entity that shall engage . The
Corporation has no objection to working for a printer provided 's services for the printer is
not in competition with the Corporation. It is the intention of the Corporation that thi s covenant
is not to prevent from working in a service industry similar to the Corporation's but only to
restrict 's employment so that may not be in competition with the Corporat ion. If
violates this restrictive covenant and the Corporation brings legal action for injuncti ve or other
relief, the Corporation shall not, as a result of the time involved in obtaining such re lief, be
deprived of the benefit of the full period of the restrictive covenant. Accordingly, the rest rictive
covenant shall be deemed to have the duration specified above, computed from the date such
relief is granted, but reduced by the time expired by the date the period of the restriction began to
run and the date of the first violation of the covenant by . If any court shall determine that the
duration or the geographical limits of any restriction contained in this paragraph are
unenforceable, it is the intention of the Parties to this Agreement that the restri ctive covenant set
forth herein shall not thereby be terminated, but shall be deemed amended to the extent required
to render it valid and enforceable, such amendment to apply only with respect to the operation of
this paragraph in the jurisdiction of the court which has made such adjudication. agree s that
the restrictions contained in this paragraph are reasonable and necessary for the prot ection of the
legitimate interests of the Corporation that any violation of, these restrictive c ovenants would
cause substantial injury to the Corporation and that the Corporation would not have entered i nto
this Agreement with without receiving the additional consideration of signing himsel f to
these restrictions. Therefore hereby agrees that in addition to preliminary and perm anent
injunctive relief, the Corporation shall be entitled to monetary damages from . Sa id monetary
damages shall not exceed the amount paid by the Corporation for this covenant.
(e) Delivery of Financial Statements The Corporation will deliver to , on a
monthly basis, the monthly financial statements of the Corporation during the term of t he
Promissory Note. The foregoing financial statements will be read by the Corporation to by
the end of the month following the month for which the financial statements are prepared.
(f) The Corporation agrees to indemnify and hold harmless with respect to any
claim, action, demand, damages, loss or expense (including reasonable attorney fees incurred i n
defending or enforcing this indemnity) incurred by as a result of any personal guaranty by
(except for the Continuing Guaranty of to dated , 20 in the amount of $ ) of
any indebtedness or other contractual obligation of the Corporation.
7. Conditions to Obligations.(a) Conditions to Obligations of the Corporation. The obligations of the Corporation
under this Agreement are subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:
(i) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 4(a) and Section 5 above
shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date;
(ii) shall have performed and complied with all of his/her covenants hereunder in
all material respects through the Closing;
(iii) shall have delivered to the Corporation a certificate (without qualific ation as to
knowledge or materiality or otherwise) to the effect that each of the conditions spe cified above in
Section 7(a)(i)-(ii) is satisfied in all respects;
(iv) the Corporation shall have received the resignation, effective as of , 20 , of
in his/her capacity as an employee and officer of the Corporation, and effective a s of the Closing
Date as a member of the board of directors of the Corporation;
(v) shall have delivered to the Corporation all credit cards of the Corporation or
which are in the possession of or which may have had possession of at any time prior to
the Closing;
(vi) the Corporation shall have obtained on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory
to it all of the financing it needs in order to consummate the transactions cont emplated hereby
and fund the working capital requirements of the Corporation after the Closing; and
(vii) all actions to be taken by in connection with consummation of the transac tions
contemplated hereby and all certificates, opinions, instruments, and other documents require d to
effect the transactions contemplated hereby will be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance
to the Corporation.
(a) The Corporation may waive any condition specified in this Section 7(a) if it
executes a writing so stating at or prior to the Closing.
(b) Conditions to Obligations of . The obligations of under this Agreement are
subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:
(i) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4(b) and Section 5 above
shall be true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date.
(ii) the Corporation shall have performed and complied with all of its covenants
hereunder in all material respects through the Closing;
(iii) the Corporation shall have delivered to a certificate (without qualification as to
Knowledge or materiality or otherwise) to the effect that each of the conditions spe cified above
in Section 7(b)(i)-(ii) is satisfied in all respects;
(iv) shall have received from counsel to the Corporation an opinion with respect to
the matters regarding 's election under Section 1042 of the Code with regard to the sal e of
his/her Corporation Shares to the Employee Stock Ownership Plan; and the Corporation agrees
that it is responsible for the payment of counsel's fees incurred in preparing said opinion in an
amount not to exceed $ and acknowledges that he has received said opinion and is
satisfied therewith;
(v) the Corporation shall have entered into lease agreements for the Drive and
offices, in the form of Exhibit "B" and Exhibit "C", respectively, attached hereto, for a period of
3 years. Said agreements to include a 3 year option to renew exercisable by the Corporation; and
(vi) all actions to be taken by the Corporation in connection with consummation of t he
transactions contemplated hereby and all certificates, opinions, instruments, and other doc uments
required to effect the transactions contemplated hereby will be reasonably satisfactory in form
and substance to . may waive any condition specified in this Section 7(b) if he exe cutes a
writing so stating at or prior to the Closing.
8. Remedies for Breaches of this Agreement.
(a) Survival. Except as otherwise provided herein, all of the representations,
warranties, and covenants of the Parties contained in this Agreement shall survive the Closing
hereunder (even if the damaged Party knew or had reason to know of any misrepresentation or
breach of warranty or covenant at the time of Closing) and continue in full force and effect for a
period of four (4) years from the Closing Date.
(b) Indemnification Provisions for Benefit of the Corporation. In the event
breaches any of his/her representations, warranties, and covenants contained herein, and
provided that the particular representation, warranty, or covenant survives the Closing and tha t
the Corporation makes a written claim for indemnification against pursuant to Se ction 8(d)
below within the applicable survival period, then agrees to indemnify the Corporat ion from
and against the entirety of any Adverse Consequences the Corporation may suffer through and
after the date of the claim for indemnification (including any Adverse Consequences the
Corporation may suffer after the end of the applicable survival period) resulting from, arising out
of, relating to, in the nature of, or caused by the breach.
(c) Indemnification Provisions for Benefit of . In the event the Corporation
breaches any of its representations, warranties, and covenants contained herein, and provided
that the particular representation, warranty, or covenant survives the Closing and that makes
a written claim for indemnification against the Corporation pursuant to I 8(d) below withi n the
applicable survival period, then the Corporation agrees to indemnify from and against the
entirety of any Adverse