Exhibit 10.13
ASSET AND STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
among
NUWAY MEDICAL INC
and
CASINO VENTURE PARTNERS
December 15, 2002
This ASSET AND STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, is made as of December 15,
2002 (this "AGREEMENT"), among Casino Venture Partners, a Nevada Partnership,
("CASINO"), (the "Purchaser"), and NuWay Medical Inc, a Delaware Corporation
("SELLER").
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Seller and Purchaser of
each of the corporations have approved the terms of this Agreement and of the
transactions contemplated hereby; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement provides for the sale by Seller of certain
tangible and intangible assets to Purchaser;
WHEREAS, the Seller and Purchaser desire to make certain
representations, warranties and agreements in connection with the transactions
provided for herein; and
WHEREAS, the Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will take place with an effective date of October 1, 2002. This date is used to
determine the change of control over the assets, operations, and use of the
assets. All income, expenses will transfer effective the effective date of
October 1, 2002, in which Seller will allocate all operational aspects of the
Subject Companies.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
representations, warranties and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1 - DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
"ACQUIRED ASSETS" has the meaning specified in Section 2.01 hereof.
"AGREEMENT" has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph
above.
"ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS" as to any Person means all agreements, releases,
certificates and other documents contemplated by this Agreement to be entered
into or executed by such Person; and where a reference to a Person is made in
conjunction with a reference to "ANCILLARY DOCUMENTS," the term shall refer only
to such documents which such Person has entered into or executed.
"CLOSING" has the meaning specified in Section 3.01 hereof.
"CLOSING DATE" has the meaning specified in Section 3.01 hereof.
"CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"COMMON STOCK" means the common stock, par value $0.00067 per share, of
Purchaser.
"DAMAGES" has the meaning specified in Section 6.02(a) hereof.
"ENCUMBRANCE" means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien,
pledge, charge, security interest, conditional sale agreement, financing
statement or encumbrance of any kind, or any other type of preferential
arrangement that has the practical effect of creating a security interest in
respect of such asset.
"GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY" has the meaning specified in Section 4.02
hereof.
"INFORMATION STATEMENT" has the meaning specified in the introductory
paragraph above.
"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" means all of the service marks, copyrights,
franchises, software (including source codes), patents, patent applications,
licenses, trademarks, trade names, know-how, slogans, logotypes and other
similar intangible assets maintained, owned, used, held for use or otherwise
held in connection with the Acquired Assets (including any and all applications,
registrations, extensions and renewals relating thereto), and all of the rights,
benefits, licenses, contracts, agreements and privileges associated therewith.
"KNOWLEDGE" means, with respect to any Person, (i) actual knowledge of
such Person (including the actual knowledge of the officers, directors and key
employees of such Person) and (ii) actual knowledge that could have been
acquired by such Person after making such due inquiry and exercising such due
diligence as a prudent businessperson would have made or exercised in the
management of his or her business affairs in light of the circumstances.
"LAWS" means all applicable common law and any statute, law, code,
ordinance, regulation, rule, resolution, order, determination, writ, injunction,
award (including, without limitation, any award of any arbitrator), judgments
and decrees applicable to the specified persons or entities and to the
businesses and assets thereof.
"LIABILITIES" means all debts, claims, agreements, liabilities and
obligations (contingent or otherwise), including, without limitation, all
salaries, severance payments, accounts payable, obligations incurred under
license agreements, client contracts, supply contracts, leases and employment
agreements, litigation claims or demands and any other obligations whether or
not incurred in the ordinary course of business.
"PERSON" means a natural person, corporation, partnership or other
business entity, or any Governmental Entity.
"PURCHASE PRICE" has the meaning specified in Section 3.02 hereof.
"PURCHASER" has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph
above.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"SELLER" has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph above.
"TAX" and "TAXES" shall mean all federal, state, local and foreign
property, sales and use, payroll, withholding, franchise and income taxes and
all assessments, rates, levies, fees and other governmental charges, including
any interest and penalties in respect of such amounts.
ARTICLE 2 - PURCHASE AND SALE; ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES
2.01 PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and in reliance upon Seller's representations and
warranties contained herein, at the Closing Seller will sell, convey, assign,
transfer and deliver, and Purchaser will acquire the following assets: all stock
(including all of the issued and outstanding shares) held by Seller in the
following corporate entities (the "Subject Companies"): (i) Latin American
Casinos Del Peru S.A., a Peruvian Corporation, and (ii) Latin American Casinos
of Columbia LTDA, a Colombian Corporation (hereinafter referred to collectively
as the "ACQUIRED ASSETS").
2.02. ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES. Purchaser shall assume those
liabilities which are currently owed by the Subject Companies, known by the
parties to be in the approximate amount of $222,646.80. This assumption shall
only be a corporate assumption; there shall be no personal or corporate
liability to assume any obligations others than what currently exists with the
company and the assets. It is agreed that these obligations will be a credit and
offset against the Purchase Price, as outlined in Article 3 herein.
ARTICLE 3 - THE CLOSING; ACQUISITION PRICE
3.01. THE CLOSING. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (the "CLOSING") shall take place at the offices of Purchaser on the
date Purchaser's Information Statement is declared effective by the SEC (the
"CLOSING DATE").
3.02. THE PURCHASE PRICE. At the Closing, Purchaser shall pay to Sellers the sum
of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000), minus any credits for existing
liabilities as indicated in Article 2 herein, for the Acquired Assets (the
"PURCHASE PRICE").
3.03. ADJUSTMENTS. From the purchase price it is agreed that Seller will credit
from the purchase price the outstanding liabilities associated with the Subject
Companies as indicated in Section 2.02 above. Any funds which are due after
offsets and credits shall be paid within 10 days after close of transaction,
allowing for a complete list of all obligations which are owed.
ARTICLE 4 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF SELLERS
Sellers hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to Purchaser
as follows:
4.01 ORGANIZATION, GOOD STANDING AND FOREIGN QUALIFICATION. Seller is
a corporation duly incorporated and validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware. Seller is duly licensed or qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each
other jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by
it therein or in which the transaction of business makes such qualification
necessary, except where the failure to so qualify would not have a material
adverse effect on Sellers.
4.02 AUTHORITY RELATIVE TO AGREEMENTS. Seller has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and all Ancillary
Documents, and to carry out their obligations hereunder and thereunder. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document, and the
consummation of the transactions provided for herein and therein, have been duly
authorized by the unanimous consent of the Boards of Directors of Seller and do
not violate any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the
Seller. The execution by Seller of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document,
and the consummation of the transactions provided for hereby and thereby, will
not conflict with or effect a breach, violation, default, or cause an event of
default, under any mortgage, lease, or other material agreement or instrument,
or any statute, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which Seller is a party
or by which they are bound, or any law or governmental regulation applicable to
Seller, or require the consent of any Person (other than the parties to this
Agreement). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no notices,
reports or other filings are required to be made by Sellers with, nor are any
consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations required to be
obtained by Sellers from, any government or governmental, regulatory or
administrative authority or agency, domestic or foreign (each, a "GOVERNMENTAL
ENTITY"), in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Sellers and the consummation by Sellers of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Ancillary Documents. This Agreement and the Ancillary
Documents constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Sellers,
enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or
other laws affecting rights of creditors generally and general principles of
equity, whether applied at law or in equity.
4.03 TAX MATTERS. Sellers have duly and timely filed all Tax returns
and reports required to be filed by Sellers prior to the Closing Date, except to
the extent that any failure or alleged failure to file any Tax return or report
would not have a material adverse effect on Sellers or the Acquired Assets. All
of Sellers' Tax returns and reports are true and complete in all material
respects. Sellers have paid all Taxes shown to be due on the aforesaid Tax
returns and reports. Purchaser shall not become liable for any of Sellers'
liabilities for Taxes as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, and
no unpaid Taxes of Sellers create any Encumbrance on the Acquired Assets.
4.04. LITIGATION. There is no prosecution, suit, action, arbitration
proceeding or governmental proceeding pending, or to the best Knowledge of
Sellers, threatened, against or affecting the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. There is not outstanding against Sellers any decision, judgment,
decree, injunction, rule or order of any court, arbitrator or Governmental
Entity.
4.05. BROKERS. Purchaser shall not have any obligation or liability to
pay any fee or other compensation to any Person engaged by Sellers in connection
with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.06. TRUE COPIES. All copies of documents delivered or made available
to Purchaser in connection with this Agreement are true and correct copies of
the originals thereof.
4.07. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. Sellers are in material compliance with all
federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances applicable to its
business and operations.
4.08. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Sellers do not have any Knowledge and
Sellers have not received any notice to the effect that (i) the use of the
Acquired Assets or the Intellectual Property may infringe on any intellectual
property right or other legally protectable right of another, or (ii) any Person
is using any patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade
secrets or similar property that are confusingly similar with the Acquired
Assets or Intellectual Property. Sellers have not granted any license or other
right to any other Person with respect to the Acquired Assets or Intellectual
Property. To the best of Sellers' Knowledge, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in the termination
or impairment of any of the Acquired Assets or Intellectual Property. Sellers
are not aware of any reason that would prevent any pending trademark, service
xxxx, copyright, patent or other intellectual property applications required for
the use of the Acquired Assets or Intellectual Property from having registration
granted.
4.10. DISCLOSURE. No representation or warranty by Sellers in, and no
document, statement, certificate, schedule or exhibit to be furnished or
delivered to Purchaser pursuant to, this Agreement contains or will contain any
material untrue or misleading statement of fact or omits or will omit any fact
necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not materially
misleading.
4.11. INVESTMENT INTENT. This Agreement is made with Sellers in
reliance upon each Seller's representations to Purchaser, evidenced by each
Seller's execution of this Agreement, that Sellers are acquiring the Common
Stock for investment for Sellers' own accounts, not as nominee or agent, and not
with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution or public
offering thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act.
4.12. COMMON STOCK NOT REGISTERED. Each Seller understand and
acknowledge that the offering of Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement will
not be registered under the Securities Act on the grounds that the offering and
sale of securities contemplated by this Agreement are exempt from registration
under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof, and that Purchaser's
reliance upon such exemption is predicated upon Sellers' representations set
forth in this Agreement. Sellers understand and acknowledge that the Common
Stock must be held indefinitely unless the Common Stock is subsequently
registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is
available.
4.13. KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE. Each Seller (i) has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of Sellers' prospective investment in the Common Stock; (ii)
has the ability to bear the economic risk of Sellers' prospective investment;
(iii) has been furnished with and has had access to such information as Sellers
have considered necessary to verify the accuracy of the information supplied;
(iv) has had all questions which have been asked by Sellers satisfactorily
answered by Purchaser; and (v) has not been offered the Common Stock by any form
of advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any
newspaper, magazine, or similar media or broadcast over television or radio, or
any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by any such media.
4.14. NOT ORGANIZED TO PURCHASE. Sellers have not been organized for
the purpose of purchasing the Common Stock. Seller is an accredited investor as
defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
4.15 OWNERSHIP OF ASSETS. Seller owns one hundred percent (100%) the
issued and outstanding stock of the Subject Companies, free of any lien, right,
title or interest of any third party.
ARTICLE 5 - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to Sellers as follows:
5.01. ORGANIZATION AND GOOD STANDING. Purchaser is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Nevada and is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation in
each jurisdiction where the failure to be so qualified would have a material
adverse effect on Purchaser.
5.02. CAPITALIZATION. The authorized capital stock of Purchaser is
sufficient to purchase this asset.
5.03. AUTHORITY RELATIVE TO THIS AGREEMENT. Purchaser has the requisite
power and authority to enter into this Agreement and all Ancillary Documents,
and to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and each Ancillary Document, and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by
the General Partner of Purchaser, or an authorized Committee thereof, and do not
violate any provision of of the Partnership. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and each Ancillary Document and the consummation of the transactions
provided for hereby and thereby will not conflict with or effect a breach,
violation or default, or cause an event of default, under any mortgage, lease,
or other material agreement or instrument, or any statute, regulation, order,
judgment or decree to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or any law or
governmental regulation applicable to Purchaser, or require the consent of any
Person (other than the parties to this Agreement). This Agreement and the
Ancillary Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of
Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement
thereof may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium, or similar laws affecting rights of creditors generally and general
principles of equity, whether applied at law or in equity.
5.04. NO BROKER. Sellers shall not have any obligation or liability to
pay any fee or other compensation to any Person engaged by Purchaser in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
LITIGATION. There are no civil, criminal or administrative actions,
suits, claims, hearings, investigations, arbitrations, or proceedings pending or
threatened against Purchaser preventing, or which, if determined adversely to
Purchaser would prevent Purchaser from consummating the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents.
5.06 Knowledge and Experience. Purchaser (i) has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of Sellers' prospective investment in the Common Stock; (ii)
has the ability to bear the economic risk of Purchaser prospective investment;
(iii) has been furnished with and has had access to such information as
Purchaser have considered necessary to verify the accuracy of the information
supplied; (iv) has had all questions which have been asked by Purchaser
satisfactorily answered by Seller; and (v) has not been offered the Common Stock
by any form of advertisement, article, notice, or other communication published
in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media or broadcast over television or
radio. Or any seminar or meetiong whose attendees have been invited by any such
media.
5.07 Not Organized to Purchase. Purchaser have not been organized for the
purpose of purchasing the Common Stock. Purchaser is an accredited investor as
defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
ARTICLE 6 - SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES;
INDEMNIFICATION
6.01. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARTIES. Except
as provided in the next sentence, all representations and warranties made by any
party hereto contained in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Document, and the
indemnification obligations of each party hereto with respect to representations
and warranties, shall survive for a period ending two years following the
Closing Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the representations and warranties
relating to Section 4.03 hereof, and the indemnity obligations with respect to
such representations and warranties, shall remain operative and in full force
and effect until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.
6.02. INDEMNIFICATION BY SELLERS. Sellers hereby agree, jointly and
severally, to indemnify and hold Purchaser harmless from and against any and all
damages, losses, Liabilities, deficiencies, costs and/or expenses (including all
reasonable legal fees, expenses and other out-of-pocket costs) (collectively,
"DAMAGES") resulting from, arising out of or in connection with or related to
(1) the Acquired Assets, (2) any misrepresentation or breach of warranty on the
part of Sellers or (3) non-fulfillment by Sellers of any covenant or agreement
under this Agreement or any Ancillary Document; in each instance whether or not
any such Damages are in connection with any action, suit, proceeding, demand or
judgment of a third party (including Governmental Entities).
6.03. INDEMNIFICATION BY PURCHASER. Purchaser hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold Sellers harmless from and against any and all Damages
resulting from, arising out of or in connection with or related to (1) any
misrepresentation or breach of warranty on the part of Purchaser or (2)
non-fulfillment by Purchaser of any covenant or agreement under this Agreement
or any Ancillary Document.
ARTICLE 7 - CONDITIONS TO THE CLOSING
7.01. CONDITION TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER. The obligations of
Purchaser to close the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the
satisfaction of the following condition: The representations and warranties made
by Sellers in Section 4 hereof shall be true and correct when made, and shall be
true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with the same
force and effect as if they had been made on and as of said date. The Acquired
Assets shall not have been adversely affected in any material way prior to the
Closing Date.
7.02. CONDITION TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLERS. The obligations of Sellers
to close the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the satisfaction of
the following condition: The representations and warranties made by Purchaser in
Section 5 hereof shall be true and correct when made, and shall be true and
correct in all material respects on the Closing Date with the same force and
effect as if they had been made on and as of said date.
ARTICLE 8 - THE CLOSING
At the Closing, the parties shall deliver the following documents and
instruments and take the following actions:
8.01. CLOSING PAYMENT. Purchaser shall deliver irrevocable instructions
to cause to be delivered to Sellers the Purchase Price as set forth in Section
3.02 hereof. It is understood that the share certificate(s) evidencing the
Common Stock will be delivered to Sellers at the Closing or as soon as
thereafter as commercially practicable.
8.02. TRANSFER OF TITLE. Each of Sellers will deliver such duly
executed bills of sale as shall be appropriate to convey, transfer and assign to
and to vest in Purchaser the rights, title and interest in and to the Acquired
Assets, in the form set forth in Annex A hereto.
ARTICLE 9 - ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
9.01. AGREEMENTS AS TO TAX MATTERS. The parties to this Agreement will
cooperate fully with each other, in connection with the preparation, signing and
filing of tax returns and in any administrative, judicial or other proceeding
involving taxes relating to the Acquired Assets.
9.02. POST-CLOSING DOCUMENTS. The parties hereto will cooperate with
one another after Closing and, without any further consideration, will execute
and deliver such other documents as shall be reasonably required after the
Closing to transfer title to the Acquired Assets to Purchaser and to take any
other action necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.
9.03. NOTICE. Each party shall notify the others of any claim, demand,
action, suit or proceeding relating to or arising in connection with, the
Acquired Assets as soon as practicable after learning of such claim, demand,
action, suit, or proceeding.
ARTICLE 10 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
10.01. EXPENSES. Each party shall pay its own expenses (including legal
and accounting costs and expenses) in connection with the negotiation,
preparation and consummation of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents, and
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
10.02. GOVERNING LAW; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. All questions concerning
the construction, interpretation and validity of this Agreement shall be
governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the domestic laws of
the State of California without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law
provision or rule (whether in the State of California or any other jurisdiction)
that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the
State of California. In furtherance of the foregoing, the internal law of the
State of California will control the interpretation and construction of this
Agreement, even if under such jurisdiction's choice of law or conflict of law
analysis, the substantive law of some other jurisdiction would ordinarily or
necessarily apply.
BECAUSE DISPUTES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH COMPLEX FINANCIAL
TRANSACTIONS ARE MOST QUICKLY AND ECONOMICALLY RESOLVED BY AN EXPERIENCED AND
EXPERT PERSON AND THE PARTIES WISH APPLICABLE LAWS TO APPLY (RATHER THAN
ARBITRATION RULES), THE PARTIES DESIRE THAT THEIR DISPUTES BE RESOLVED BY A
JUDGE APPLYING SUCH APPLICABLE LAWS. THEREFORE, TO ACHIEVE THE BEST COMBINATION
OF THE BENEFITS OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND OF ARBITRATION, THE PARTIES HERETO
WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO
ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENTS
RELATED HERETO.
10.03. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. Any legal action or proceeding with
respect to this Agreement or the other Ancillary Documents may be brought in the
courts of the State of California and the United States of America located in
the City of Los Angeles, California and, by execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Purchaser hereby accepts for itself and in respect of its
property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid
courts. Each Seller hereby irrevocably waives, in connection with any such
action or proceeding, any objection, including, without limitation, any
objection to the venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it
may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any such action or proceeding in
such respective jurisdictions. Each Seller hereby irrevocably consents to the
service of process of any of the aforementioned courts in any such action or
proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, to it at its address as set forth herein.
10.04. HEADINGS. Article and Section headings used in this Agreement
are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or construction of
this Agreement.
10.05. NOTICES. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or mailed by
certified mail (return receipt requested) to the parties at the following
address (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like
notice), or if sent by telecopy to the parties at the following telecopy
numbers;
if to Purchaser:
Casino Venture Partners9595 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 510
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
if to Seller:
NuWay Medical, Inc.
00000 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xx. Xxx. 000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
10.06. PARTIES IN INTEREST. All the terms and provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable
by the successors of Sellers and Purchaser.
10.07. FINAL AGREEMENT; ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, including any
agreements set forth as an annex to any this Agreement, is the final agreement
between the parties and constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
hereto and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and
oral, whether signed or unsigned, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
10.08. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original, but all of which
together shall constitute the same instrument.
10.09. AMENDMENT. This Agreement may be amended only by an instrument
in writing signed by or on behalf of each of the parties hereto.
10.10. PREPARATION OF Agreement. Purchaser prepared this Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements solely on its behalf. Each party to this Agreement
acknowledges that: (i) the party had the advice of, or sufficient opportunity to
obtain the advice of, legal counsel separate and independent of legal counsel
for any other party hereto; (ii) the terms of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement are fair and reasonable to such party; and (iii) such party has
voluntarily entered into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without
duress or coercion. Each party further acknowledges that such party was not
represented by the legal counsel of any other party hereto in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor was he or it under any
belief or understanding that such legal counsel was representing his or its
interests. Each party agrees that no conflict, omission or ambiguity in this
Agreement, or the interpretation thereof, shall be presumed, implied or
otherwise construed against any other party to this Agreement on the basis that
such party was responsible for drafting this Agreement.
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SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Asset Purchase
Agreement as of the date first written above.
CASINO VENTURES PARTNERS
/s/
By:___________________________
Name:
Title: President
NUWAY MEDICAL, INC.
/s/
By:___________________________
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: President
ANNEX A
Form of Xxxx of Sale
GENERAL CONVEYANCE, XXXX OF SALE
AND ASSIGNMENT
THIS GENERAL CONVEYANCE, XXXX OF SALE AND ASSIGNMENT, dated as
of ____________, 2002 from NUWAY MEDICAL INC, A DELAWARE CORPORATION, (the
"Seller"), with respect to the sale of certain of its assets, to CASINO
VENTURES, INC., a Nevada corporation (together with its successors and assigns,
the "Purchaser"), is delivered pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase
Agreement, dated December 15, 2002 (the "Asset Purchase Agreement"), by and
among NuWay Medical Inc and the Purchaser. Defined terms used herein without
definition have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Asset Purchase
Agreement.
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that, pursuant to the terms
and conditions of the Asset Purchase Agreement and for the consideration set
forth therein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by
the Seller, the Seller hereby sells, conveys, transfers, assigns, and delivers
to Purchaser forever all of the Seller's rights, title and interest in and to
the Acquired Assets in accordance with Section 2.01 of the Asset Purchase
Agreement.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same unto Purchaser. Seller hereby
constitutes and appoints Purchaser the true and lawful attorney or attorneys of
such Seller, with full power of substitution, in the name of Purchaser or in the
name of such Seller, but by and on behalf of and for the sole benefit of
Purchaser, to demand and receive from time to time any and all of the Acquired
Assets and from time to time to institute and prosecute, in the name of the
Seller or otherwise on behalf of the Seller, any and all proceedings at law, in
equity or otherwise which Purchaser may deem necessary or desirable in order to
receive, collect, assert or enforce any right, title, benefit or interest of any
kind in or to the Acquired Assets and to defend and compromise any and all
actions, suits or proceedings in respect thereof and to do all such acts and
things and execute any instruments in relation thereto as Purchaser shall deem
advisable. Without limitation of any of the foregoing, the Seller hereby
authorize any authorized representative of Purchaser to endorse or assign any
instrument, contract or chattel paper relating to the Acquired Assets. The
Seller agree that the foregoing appointment made and the powers hereby granted
are coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable by the Seller.
All of the terms and provisions of this General Conveyance,
Xxxx of Sale and Assignment will be binding upon the Seller and their successors
and assigns and will inure to the benefit of Purchaser; provided, that nothing
in this General Conveyance, Xxxx of Sale and Assignment, express or implied, is
intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give to any Person, firm,
partnership, corporation or other entity other than Purchaser any rights or
remedies under or by reason of this General Conveyance, Xxxx of Sale and
Assignment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller has caused this instrument to be
signed in its name by its representative thereunto duly authorized on the date
first above written.
Nuway Medical, Inc.
By: _________________________
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: President
ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
Casino Ventures Partners
By: _________________________
Name:
Title: Partner
