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INTRODUCTION

Capitalised terms used herein have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the chapter titled “Glossary of Terms”.

We have prepared this red flag report (the “Report”) for the Client in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Report contains the issues
identified by us pursuant to the legal due diligence conducted on the Company based on the information provided till the Cut Off Date.

The Report is addressed to, and is solely for the benefit of, the Client. The Client may, subject to confidentiality and other similar obligations,
share this Report with its internal teams, affiliates or the Company. However, no person (other than the Client) shall, except with consent of [law
firm] rely upon the Report or any part thereof.

We do not, through the Report or otherwise, purport to make any comments or statements relating to technical issues, accounting, tax,
environmental, title to property, operational and commercial aspects. The scope, methodology and limitations of this Report are set out in [ ].
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

AOA Articles of association of the Company

Board Board of directors of the Company

CA2013 Companies Act 2013

Client Sorting Hat Technologies Private Limited

Company/ Target Leagle Technologies Private Limited

Completion Completion of the Proposed Transaction

Defined Term A word or an expression carrying a precise meaning in a particular document

Documents Documents uploaded on the virtual data room hosted at

Founders Sanjay Krishna and Saahil Dama

INR Indian Rupee

MoA Memorandum of Association of the Company

MoU Memorandum of Understanding

POSH Act Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013

Proposed Transaction 100% Share acquisition of the Company by the Client

Review Period 2020-till date


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CORPORATE INFORMATION

NAME : Leagle Technologies Private Limited

CORPORATE :
U72900MH2020PTC336630
IDENTITY
NUMBER

DATE AND : 27/01/2020


PLACE OF AURANGABAD, MAHARASHTRA
INCORPORATION

REGISTERED : ABHANG, PLOT NO. 93, SURVEY NO. 70/P N2 CIDCO, AURANGABAD, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
OFFICE 431001

SHAREHOLDING 9900 shares held by Saahil Jayraj Dama, 100 shares held by Jayraj Shivraj Dama

DIRECTORS : NAME DESIGNATION

JAYRAJ SHIVRAJ DAMA DIRECTOR

SAAHIL JAYRAJ DAMA DIRECTOR

CLASS OF : Private company limited by shares


COMPANY
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A. KEY FINDINGS

LEGEND

: Significant legal risk/actionable. Impact on the Proposed Transaction to be considered immediately


: Material legal risk/actionable. To be addressed on priority, prior to, or after, Completion
: No material legal risk. To be considered going forward and may be addressed after Completion

1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

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1.1 The Company has not registered its logo, An intellectual property, such as a logo, Company must apply for registration
WorldWise as a trade mark. not registered under the Trade Marks as per section 18 of the Trade Marks
Act, 1999 can result in the following for Act with the Trade Marks Registry, as
the Company-
a condition precedent to Completion.
i.No right of exclusive use
ii.No right to seek statutory remedy
against infringement
iii.No right to assign some other entity
the rights over the intellectual property
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2. CORPORATE

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2.1 The Company had to draft a Sexual Failure to comply with the provisions of Since the Company is responsible for
Harassment Policy, in order to create the Act can lead to fines of up to fifty creating awareness and disseminating
awareness, as per the POSH Act, the thousand rupees under section 26 of the information via a detailed framework
Company failed to do so. Act. under the Act, it must have a policy
against Sexual Harassment, as a
condition subsequent to the
Completion.
Additionally, the policy must account
for the interns that the Company takes
and include monitoring of the
occasional live sessions through the
platform.

2.2 The Company has not stamped the AoA Failure to adequately stamp an The Company must re-execute the
executed by the Company for its instrument: (a) renders the such AoA and ensure that the re-executed
incorporation, as required under instrument inadmissible as evidence AoA is duly stamped under the
Schedule 1 of the Indian Stamp Act, unless the deficient stamp duty along applicable law, as a condition
1899. with a penalty of up to 10 times the subsequent to Completion.
deficient stamp duty is paid, and (b) may Additionally, if the Company has
result in the governmental authorities taken a commercial call on not
impounding such instrument and stamping the AoA, appropriate
imposing a penalty of up to 10 times the indemnities may be obtained by the
deficient portion of the stamp duty Client in relation to any losses that
payable. may arise on account thereof.
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Additionally, any person who executes


an instrument which is not duly stamped
is punishable with a fine of up to
INR 500. Further, such an agreement is
not admissible as evidence in a court of
law, subject to limited exceptions.

2.3 The Company has not stamped the Failure to adequately stamp an The Company must re-execute the
MoA executed by the Company for its instrument: (a) renders the such MoA and ensure that the re-executed
incorporation, as required under instrument inadmissible as evidence MoA is duly stamped under the
Schedule 1 of the Indian Stamp Act, unless the deficient stamp duty along applicable law, as a condition
1899. with a penalty of up to 10 times the subsequent to Completion.
deficient stamp duty is paid, and (b) may
Additionally, if the Company has
result in the governmental authorities taken a commercial call on not
impounding such instrument and stamping the MoA, appropriate
imposing a penalty of up to 10 times the indemnities may be obtained by the
deficient portion of the stamp duty Client in relation to any losses that
payable. may arise on account thereof.
Additionally, any person who executes
an instrument which is not duly stamped
is punishable with a fine of up to
INR 500. Further, such an agreement is
not admissible as evidence in a court of
law, subject to limited exceptions.
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2.4 The Company has not duly signed and Failure to adequately stamp an The Company must re-execute the
stamped the share certificates of the instrument: (a) renders the such share certificates and ensure that the
Directors, as required under Schedule 1 instrument inadmissible as evidence re-executed share certificates are duly
of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899. unless the deficient stamp duty along stamped under the applicable law, as a
with a penalty of up to 10 times the condition subsequent to Completion.
deficient stamp duty is paid, and (b) mayAdditionally, if the Company has
result in the governmental authorities taken a commercial call on not
impounding such instrument and stamping the share certificates,
imposing a penalty of up to 10 times the appropriate indemnities may be
deficient portion of the stamp duty obtained by the Client in relation to
payable. any losses that may arise on account
Additionally, any person who executes thereof.
an instrument which is not duly stamped
is punishable with a fine of up to
INR 500. Further, such an agreement is
not admissible as evidence in a court of
law, subject to limited exceptions.

2.5 The Company has not registered all of If a company does not maintain a The Company must register the co-
its members in the Register of register of members or fails to maintain founder mentioned on its website,
Members, as required under the CA them in accordance with the provisions Sanjay Krishna, as a member, as a
2013. of section 88 of the Act, the company condition precedent to Completion.
and every officer of the company who is
in default shall be punishable with fine
which shall not be less than fifty
thousand rupees but which may extend
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to three lakh rupees and where the


failure is a continuing one, with a further
fine which may extend to one thousand
rupees for every day, after the first
during which the failure continues.

2.6 The Company has failed to amend the The Object clause in the MoA of the The Company must make the
Object clause in its MoA as required Company tells the scope and powers necessary changes, as discussed with
under the CA 2013. within which the Company can operate. the Director, to its Object clause in the
Any act done beyond the one stated in MoA. Since the Company is run by
the MoA would be deemed ultra vires two directors who make the decisions
and hence, would be null and void as per for the Company and expanding the
the CA 2013. purpose is a result of this arrangement,
the Company may treat this
recommendation as a condition
subsequent to Completion.
Furthermore, the Company may call
for a Special Resolution under section
13 of the Act to alter the
Memorandum.
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3. MATERIAL AGREEMENTS

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3.1 In the Internship Agreement, the Within the Agreement the Effect of The Company must make this minor
Company has included the Entire Termination clause mentions certain modification to the Internship
Agreement clause within the Effect of sections of the Agreement to remain Agreement as a condition subsequent
Termination clause. The relevant section valid even after the termination of the to Completion
of the Effect of Termination clause deals Agreement. However, including Entire
with the parts that survive termination. Agreement clause under this would
result in all the rights and liabilities,
arising out of the Agreement, to remain
valid even after the termination.

3.2 In the Internship Agreement, the A Defined Term is mutually agreed upon The Company must make necessary
Company has included the provision of by the parties to an agreement. In the changes in the Agreement where the
Termination for Cause which serves as event where a dispute arises because a Defined Terms have been explained. It
an exit provision provided there is a Defined Term has been used but its must do so as a condition subsequent
Cause for seeking Termination. meaning has not been given in the to Completion.
However, the Company has failed to Agreement, the court having exclusive
define the term ‘Cause’. jurisdiction is free to adjudge the
situation to the advantage or
disadvantage of either or both the parties.
Additionally, it may also read the clause
against the drafter of the Agreement
(here, the Company) as per the rule of
Contra proferentem.

3.3 In the MoU, the Company has included A Defined Term is mutually agreed upon The Company must make necessary
the provision of Specific Performance by the parties to an agreement. In the changes in the Agreement where the
which is specifically enforceable at the event where a dispute arises because a Defined Terms have been explained. It
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instance of either Party provided there is term has been used in the Agreement but must do so as a condition subsequent
a material breach of the Agreement. has not been defined, the court having to Completion.
However, the Company has failed to exclusive jurisdiction is free to adjudge
define what constitutes as ‘material the situation to the disadvantage of the
breach’. drafter of the Agreement (here, the
Company) as per the rule of Contra
proferentem.

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