PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION Between INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL STAFFING, INC. and PURESPECTRUM, INC. August 4, 2009
Exhibit
2.1
PLAN
OF REORGANIZATION
Between
and
PURESPECTRUM,
INC.
August 4,
2009
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
1.
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DEFINITIONS
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2.
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BASIC
TRANSACTION
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2.1
Transfer of Assets
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2.2
Excluded Assets
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2.3
Assumed Obligations
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2.4
Consideration
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2.5
Liquidation of Seller
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2.6
Cancellation of Buyer common Stock Held by Seller
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2.7
The Closing
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2.8
Actions at the Closing
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2.9
Closing of Transfer Records
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3.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER
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3.1
Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power
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3.2
Capitalization
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3.3
Authorization of Transaction
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3.4
Noncontravention
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3.5
Financial Statements
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3.6
Books and Records
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3.7
Title to Properties; Encumbrances
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3.8
Taxes
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3.9
Legal Proceedings
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3.10
Contracts; No Defaults
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3.11
Environmental Matters
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3.12
Employees
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3.13
Intellectual property
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3.14
Dissenters’ Rights
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4.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER
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4.1
Organization
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4.2
Buyer’s Securities
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4.3
Limited Business Conducted
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4.4
Undisclosed Liabilities
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4.5
Authorization of Transaction
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4.6
Filings with the SEC
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4.7
Books and Records
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4.8
No Contravention
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4.9
Reporting Company Status
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4.10
Antitakeover Statutes and Rights Agreement; Dissenters’
Rights
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4.11
Compliance with Laws and Court Orders
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4.12
Litigation
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4.13
Agreements, Contracts and Commitments
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5.
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COVENANTS
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5.1
General
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5.2
Notices and Consents
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5.3
Filing of Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation
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5.4
Regulatory Matters and Approvals
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5.5
Operation of Business
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6.
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CONDITIONS
TO OBLIGATION TO CLOSE
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6.1
Conditions to Obligation of the Buyer
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6.2
Conditions to Obligation of the Seller
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7.
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TERMINATION
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7.1
Termination of the Agreement
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7.2
Effect of Termination
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8.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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8.1
Survival
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8.2
Press Releases and Public Announcements
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8.3
No Third party Beneficiaries
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8.4
Entire Agreement
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8.5
Succession and Assignment
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8.6
Counterparts
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8.7
Headings
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8.8
Notices
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8.9
Governing Law
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8.10
Amendments and Waivers
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8.11
Severability
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8.12
Expenses
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8.13
Construction
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8.14
Tax Treatment
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8.15
Incorporation of Exhibits and Schedules
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Schedule
A - Seller Convertible Notes
Schedule
B -
Seller Notes
Schedule
2.3 - Seller Assumed Liabilities
Exhibit
2.8 - Xxxx of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit
5.3 - Buyer’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
Exhibit
5.4 - Buyer’s Proposed Amended and Restated Bylaws
3.2 - List of Seller’s Derivative Securities and Their Holders
Disclosure
Schedules under Section 4
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PURCHASE
AND SALE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
This Purchase and Sale Agreement and
Plan of Reorganization (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of August 4, 2009,
between International Medical Staffing, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Buyer") and PureSpectrum, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the "Seller"). The Buyer and the Seller are
referred to collectively herein as the "Parties."
A. Seller is engaged in the business of
developing, selling and licensing fluorescent and high intensity discharge
lighting products and related intellectual property.
B. Buyer is a public company without
any significant ongoing business operations whose shareholders would like to
acquire Seller as it has operations which the Buyer believes could be financed
in the public markets.
C. Seller needs financing to meet its
business objectives and Seller's management believes the needed financing may
become more readily available, following the transactions under this Agreement,
due to the anticipated increase in liquidity of Buyer as successor in interest
to Seller’s assets.
D. Under this Agreement Buyer is to
acquire Seller’s assets pursuant to a tax-free reorganization under Section
368(a)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), whereby
Buyer shall issue Common Stock and other securities, and shall assume certain
liabilities of Seller, as consideration for the transaction.
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.
"Affiliate"
has the meaning set forth
in Rule 12b-2 of the regulations promulgated under the Securities Exchange
Act.
"Assets" shall mean (i) all
right, title and interest of Seller in and to all of its assets of every kind,
nature and description, tangible or intangible, real property, personal
property, equipment, intellectual property, goodwill and going concern value,
software, cash, phone and facsimile numbers, email addresses, accounts
receivable and other property of Seller, including, without limitation, any and
all of the foregoing reflected in the Audited Statements and Interim Balance
Sheet and all Contracts, Intellectual Property Assets and Inventory and (ii) all
transferable net operating losses, capitalized expenses and research and
development costs of Seller which may benefit the Buyer.
"Audited Statements" has the
meaning set forth in Section
3.5 below.
"Buyer" has the meaning set
forth in the preface above.
“Buyer Convertible Notes”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
“Buyer Notes” has the meaning
set forth in Section
2.3.
"Buyer S-4/Proxy"
means the S-4/Proxy and
consent notice prepared by Buyer for distribution to its stockholders and to the
Seller Shareholders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
"Buyer Securities"
means Buyer Convertible
Notes, Buyer Notes, Buyer Shares and Buyer Warrants.
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"Buyer Shares"
means shares of Common
Stock, $.0001 par value per share, issued by Buyer.
"Closing" has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.7
below.
"Closing Date" has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.7 below.
"Consent"
means any approval,
consent, ratification, waiver, or other authorization.
"Contract"
means any agreement,
contract, obligation, promise, or undertaking (whether written or oral and
whether express or implied) that is legally binding, including, without
limitation, each contract that: (i) relates to, is used in or held for use in
the Seller’s business; (ii) relates to, is used in or held for use in the
Seller’s business and includes clauses requiring the purchase or sale of minimum
quantities (or payment of any amount for failure to purchase or sell any
specific quantities) of Inventory, goods or services, or containing “most
favored nations” or similar pricing arrangements; (iii) will require Buyer to
indemnify or hold harmless any other Person, or provide a guaranty of or by
Buyer; (iv) imposes on any Person any non-disclosure, non-compete, non-solicit
or similar obligation; (v) provides for or relates to any employment (other than
at-will arrangements) or consulting relationship with any Person who currently
performs or who has in the past performed services for the Company; (vi) is
between the Seller and any Affiliate of the Seller; (vii) pursuant to which the
Seller grants or is granted a license of any Intellectual Property Assets;
(viii) provides for the manufacture, supply, distribution or development of
Inventory, products, goods or services for or by Seller; (ix) relates to or
provides for the lease or purchase of any real property; or (x) grants a
Security Interest in any of the Assets. Without limiting the
generality or scope of the foregoing, Contract(s) shall include the Seller
Warrants, the Seller Convertible Notes, the Seller Notes and the items listed on
Schedule
3.10.
"Delaware Business
Corporation Act" means the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as
amended.
"Derivative Securities" shall
mean those securities as defined in Section 3.2
below.
"Disclosure Schedule" has the
meaning set forth in Section 3
below.
"Effective Date" means July
__, 2009, the date of execution of this Agreement.
"Encumbrance"
means any charge, claim,
community property interest, condition, equitable interest, lien, option,
pledge, security interest, right of first refusal, or restriction of any kind,
including any restriction on use, voting, transfer, receipt of income, or
exercise of any other attribute of ownership.
"GAAP" means United States generally accepted
accounting principles as in effect from time to time.
"Intellectual Property Assets"
means following subsisting throughout the world: (i) all patents, patent
applications, provisional patents, patents pending, utility models and design
registrations, docketed inventions, certificates of invention (including all
related continuations, continuations-in-part, divisionals, reissues and
reexaminations) (collectively, “Patent Rights”); (ii)
registered trademarks and service marks, Internet domain names, URLs, websites,
corporate names and doing business designations and all registrations and
applications for registration of the foregoing (“Trademark
Registrations”), common law and unregistered trademarks and service marks
and trade dress, trade names, and all goodwill in the foregoing; (iii)
copyrights, data and database rights and registrations and applications for
registration thereof, including moral rights of authors; (iv) mask works and
registrations and applications for registration thereof; (v) inventions,
invention disclosures, statutory invention registrations, designs, trade
secrets, confidential business information, proprietary business information,
know-how, processes and techniques (including, without limitation, manufacturing
and product processes), research and development information, engineering,
drawings, plans and product specifications, software, financial, marketing and
business data, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans,
customer, supplier, vendor and distributor lists and information, and all other
intellectual property, in each case, whether patentable or nonpatentable,
whether copyrightable or noncopyrightable and whether or not reduced to
practice; and (vi) all other proprietary rights relating to any of the foregoing
(including remedies against infringement thereof and rights of protection of
interest therein under the laws of all jurisdictions). Without
limiting the generality or scope of the foregoing, Intellectual Property Assets
shall include the items listed on Schedule 3.13 and any
and all Intellectual Property Assets consisting of or related to circuit
designs, electrical engineering, lighting systems, T4 fluorescent ballast and
all other ballast designs and technology, compact fluorescent lamps, lighting
control technology, dimmable compact fluorescent lamps, linear fluorescent
lamps, cold cathode technology, high intensity discharge lights and “truly
dimmable” designs and technology..
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“Inventory” shall mean all
inventories of raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods and the
like.
"Knowledge"
means an individual shall
be deemed to have "Knowledge" of a particular fact or other matter if (i) such
individual is actually aware of such fact or other matter, or (ii) a prudent
individual could be expected to discover or otherwise become aware of such fact
or other matter in the course of conducting a reasonably comprehensive
investigation concerning the existence of such fact or other matter. A Person
(other than an individual) will be deemed to have "Knowledge" of a particular
fact or other matter if any individual who is serving, or who has at any time
within the last three years served, as a director, officer, partner, executor,
or trustee of such Person (or in any similar capacity) has, or at any time
within the last three years had, Knowledge of such fact or other matter provided
that the loyalty and diligence of such director, officer, partner, executor or
trustee was at the time and under the circumstances Knowledge was acquired,
steadfast and undiminished.
"Legal Requirement"
means any federal, state,
local, municipal, foreign, international, multinational, or other administrative
order, constitution, law, ordinance, principle of common law, regulation,
statute, or treaty.
"Nevada Business
Corporation Act" means the
Business Corporation Act of the State of Nevada, as amended.
"Ordinary Course of
Business" means an action
taken by a Person will be deemed to have been taken in the "Ordinary Course of
Business" only if:
(a) such action is consistent with the past
practices of such Person and is taken in the ordinary course of the normal
day-to-day operations of such Person;
(b) such action is not required to be
authorized by the board of directors of such Person (or by any Person or group
of Persons exercising similar authority); and
(c) such action is similar in nature and
magnitude to actions customarily taken, without any authorization by the board
of directors (or by any Person or group of Persons exercising similar
authority), in the ordinary course of the normal day-to-day operations of other
Persons that are in the same line of business as such
Person.
"Party" has the meaning set
forth in the preface above.
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"Proceeding"
means any action,
arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation, litigation, or suit (whether civil,
criminal, administrative, investigative, or informal) commenced, brought,
conducted, or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any governmental body,
or arbitrator.
"Requisite
Shareholder Approval" means the affirmative vote of the
holders of fifty and one-tenth percent (50.1%) of the Seller
Shares.
"SEC" means the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
"Securities Act" means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Securities Exchange Act"
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Seller" has the meaning set
forth in the preface above.
“Seller Convertible Notes”
shall mean all promissory notes of Seller that are convertible into Seller
Common Stock as listed on Schedule A as such
Schedule may be amended from time to time.
“Seller Preferred Shares”
means any shares of Preferred stock of Seller, of any series.
“Seller Notes” shall mean all
promissory notes of Seller as listed on Schedule B as such
Schedule may be amended from time to time.
"Seller Securities"
means all Seller
Convertible Notes, Seller Notes, Seller Shares and Seller
Warrants.
"Seller Securityholder" means
any Person who or which holds any Seller Securities.
"Seller Shares" means any
shares of the Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, of the
Seller.
"Seller
Shareholder" means any
Person who or which holds any Seller Shares.
"Seller Special Meeting" has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b)
below.
"Seller Warrants" means any
warrants issued by Seller to purchase Seller Shares.
"Tax Return"
means any return
(including any information return), report, statement, schedule, notice, form,
or other document or information filed with or submitted to, or required to be
filed with or submitted to, any Governmental Body in connection with the
determination, assessment, collection, or payment of any tax or in connection
with the administration, implementation, or enforcement of or compliance with
any Legal Requirement relating to any tax.
"Threatened"
means that a claim,
Proceeding, dispute, action, or other matter will be deemed to have been
"Threatened" if any demand or statement has been made (orally or in writing) or
any notice has been given (orally or in writing), or if any other event has
occurred or any other circumstances exist, that would lead a prudent Person to
conclude that such a claim, Proceeding, dispute, action, or other matter is
likely to be asserted, commenced, taken, or otherwise pursued in the
future.
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2.1 Transfer
of Assets. Except
as otherwise herein expressly set forth, Seller hereby agrees that at the
Closing, Seller shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer all of
Seller's right, title and interest in and to the Assets.
2.2 Excluded
Assets. Seller
and Buyer understand and agree that the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance
and delivery specified in Section 2.1 hereof shall not
include any assets, rights or property of Seller other than those expressly
included in the definition of Assets.
2.3 Assumed
Obligations.
Buyer agrees that at the Closing, Buyer shall assume Seller’s obligations
under (i) the Seller Warrants, the Seller Convertible Notes and the Seller Notes
outstanding as of the Closing Date and (ii) those Contracts, covenants,
obligations and liabilities on the list attached hereto as Schedule 2.3
(collectively, the "Assumed Liabilities"). It is expressly understood
and agreed that Buyer’s assumption of Seller’s obligations under the Seller
Warrants, the Seller Convertible Notes and the Seller Notes outstanding as of
the Closing Date shall be satisfied and discharged in full by Buyer’s issuance
of the Buyer Warrants, the Buyer Convertible Notes and the Buyer Notes as
contemplated by Sections 2.4
and 2.5. Seller shall remain liable for any and all of its
liabilities, debts and obligations not specifically assumed by Buyer pursuant to
this Section
2.3.
2.4 Consideration. In
full and complete payment for the Assets, Buyer agrees to (a) the assumption of
the Assumed Liabilities pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof, (b) issue
a number of Buyer Shares equal to the number of Seller Shares that are issued
and outstanding as of the Closing Date (as of the Effective Date, ________
shares of Seller Shares were issued and outstanding); (c) issue Buyer Warrants
under substantially the same terms and conditions as each of the Seller Warrants
unexercised and outstanding as of the Closing Date and providing for the same
number of unexercised shares, the same option prices and the same expiration
dates as such Seller Warrants; (d) issue Buyer Convertible Notes for the same
face amount (net of any principal payments made), interest rate, conversion
price, payment terms and other terms and conditions as each of the Seller
Convertible Notes outstanding as of the Closing Date; and (e) issue Buyer Notes
for the same face amount (net of any principal payments made), interest rate,
payment terms and other terms and conditions as each of the Seller Notes
outstanding as of the Closing Date. In order to facilitate the
liquidation and dissolution of Seller under Section 2.5, and the
assumption by Buyer of Seller’s obligations under the Seller Warrants, Seller
Convertible Notes and the Seller Notes (outstanding as of the Closing Date) as
part of the Assumed Liabilities, the Buyer Shares, the Buyer Warrants, the Buyer
Convertible Notes and the Buyer Notes to be issued under this Section 2.4 shall be so issued
in the names of the Seller Shareholders and the holders of the Seller Warrants,
the Seller Convertible Notes and the Seller Notes, respectively, in accordance
with Section
2.5.
2.5 Liquidation
of Seller. Immediately after Closing, Seller shall file a
Certificate of Dissolution with the Office of the Secretary of State of the
State of Nevada, pursuant to which Seller shall be dissolved and liquidated,
effective the Closing Date, in accordance with Sections 78.580 and 78.585 of the
Nevada Business Corporation Act. Pursuant to such liquidation and
dissolution: each Seller Shareholder shall receive a number of Buyer Shares
equal to the number of Seller Shares that are held by such Seller Shareholder as
of the Closing Date; each holder of unexpired Seller Warrants shall receive
Buyer Warrants, as described in Section 2.4, for the same
number of unexercised shares covered by the unexpired Seller Warrants that are
held by such warrant holder as of the Closing Date; each holder of outstanding
Seller Convertible Notes shall receive Buyer Convertible Notes, as described in
Section 2.4, for the
same face amount (net of any principal payments made) as the outstanding Seller
Convertible Notes that are held by such note holder as of the Closing Date; and
each holder of outstanding Seller Notes shall receive Buyer Notes, as described
in Section 2.4, for the
same face amount (net of any principal payments made) as the outstanding Seller
Notes that are held by such note holder as of the Closing Date. The
Seller Securities shall be deemed cancelled and of no further force or effect
immediately upon Closing and Seller may request each holder of Seller Securities
to affirm such cancellation in writing as a condition to issuance of the Buyer
Shares, Buyer Warrants, Buyer Convertible Notes or Seller Notes, as applicable;
provided, however, that such cancellation shall be effective regardless of
whether such written affirmation is requested or obtained.
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2.6 Cancellation
of Buyer Common Stock Held by Seller. All shares of Buyer
Common Stock held by Seller shall be cancelled immediately upon Closing and of
no further force or effect, such that Seller shall not receive any Buyer Common
Stock under Sections 2.4 or
2.5.
2.7 The
Closing. The closing of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place
at the offices of Bouhan Xxxxxxxx & Levy, LLP, The Xxxxxxxxx House, 000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, commencing at 10:00 a.m. local time on the second
business day following the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the
obligations of the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
(other than conditions with respect to actions the respective Parties will take
at the Closing itself) or such other date as the Parties may mutually determine
(the "Closing
Date").
2.8 Actions at the
Closing. At the Closing:
(a) the Seller will deliver to
the Buyer the various certificates, instruments, and documents referred to in
Section 6.1 below;
and
(b) the Buyer will deliver to
the Seller the various certificates, instruments, and documents referred to in
Section 6.2
below.
(c) the Seller shall execute and
deliver to Buyer:
(i) The Xxxx of Sale, Assignment and
Assumption Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.8, duly
executed by Seller and such other bills of sale, assignments and conveyance
documents with respect to the Assets, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Buyer, duly executed by Seller, and such other instruments as
may be reasonably requested by Buyer to transfer all right, title and interest
in, under and to the Assets to Buyer, free and clear of liens, encumbrances,
pledges and security interests, other than those relating to the Assumed
Liabilities (the “Xxxx of
Sale”), and
(ii) Such bills of sale, assignments
and conveyance documents, and other filings to be filed with the United States
Patent and Trademark Office, United States Copyright Office or any other
domestic or foreign governmental department, office, board or agency in order to
perfect or affirm the sale, assignment, conveyance and transfer of the
Intellectual Property by Buyer to Seller and including the execution and
delivery of any such bills of sale, assignments or conveyance documents by
inventors, creators or authors as necessary or appropriate for such perfection
or affirmation (the “Public IP Filings”);
(d) the Buyer shall execute
and deliver to the Seller:
(i) the Xxxx of Sale and
(ii) the Public IP Filings
(to the extent such execution by Buyer is appropriate or required).
2.9 Closing of Transfer
Records. After the close of business on the Closing Date,
transfers of Seller Shares outstanding immediately before the Closing Date shall
not be made on the stock transfer books of the Seller.
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3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER.
The Seller represents and warrants to
Buyer that the statements contained in this Section 3
are correct and complete
as of the Effective Date and will be correct and complete as of the Closing Date
(as though made then and as though the Closing Date were substituted for the
date of this Agreement throughout this Section
3), except as set forth in
the Disclosure Schedule accompanying this Agreement
and initialed by the Parties (the "Disclosure
Schedule"). The Disclosure
Schedule will be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the lettered and
numbered paragraphs contained in this Section
3.
3.1 Organization, Qualification and
Corporate Power. Seller is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada.
Seller is duly authorized to conduct business and is in good standing under the
laws of each jurisdiction where such qualification is required except where the
lack of such qualification would not have a material adverse effect on the
financial condition of the Seller taken as a whole or on the ability of the
Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Seller
has full corporate power and authority to carry on the businesses in which it is
engaged and to own and use the properties owned and used by it.
3.2
Capitalization. As of the Effective Date, the entire
authorized capital stock of the Seller consisted of 950,000,000 shares, of which
189,364,699 Seller Shares were issued and outstanding and none were held in
treasury, and 50,000,000 Seller Preferred Shares, $.001 par value per share, of
which no Seller Preferred Shares were issued and outstanding, and none were held
in treasury. All of the issued and outstanding Seller Shares have
been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable, free
and clear of all Encumbrances. Other than as set forth in Schedule 3.2 which
shall be updated through the date of the Closing for future issuance of Seller
Securities, if any, there are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants,
purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, or
other contracts or commitments that could require the Seller to issue, sell, or
otherwise cause to become outstanding any of its capital stock (collectively,
"Derivative
Securities"). There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation,
phantom stock, profit participation, or similar rights with respect to the
Seller. Other than
as set forth in Schedule 3.2, no
registration rights have been given to any holder of capital stock or Derivative
Securities. The Seller does not have any Contract to acquire any equity
securities or other securities of any Person or any direct or indirect equity or
ownership interest in any other business.
3.3 Authorization of
Transaction. The Seller has full power and authority
(including full corporate power and authority) to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that the
Seller cannot consummate the transactions under this Agreement unless and until
it receives the Requisite Shareholder Approval. This Agreement constitutes the
valid and legally binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable in accordance
with its terms and conditions.
3.4
Noncontravention. Neither the execution and the delivery
of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
will, directly or indirectly, (a) violate any constitution, statute, regulation,
rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction
of any government, governmental agency, or court to which Seller is subject or
any provision of the charter or bylaws of Seller or (b) conflict with,
result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of,
create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or
require any notice under any Contract (or result in the imposition of any
Security Interest upon any of the Assets), but excluding any such Contract as to
which the breach, default or acceleration thereof, or the exercise by any party
of such rights thereunder, would not have a material adverse effect on the
Assets and Seller’s business taken as a whole, or (c) cause Seller to become
subject to, or to become liable for the payment of, any tax, or (d) cause any of
the assets owned by Seller to be reassessed or revalued by any taxing authority
or other governmental body. Other than in connection with the Nevada Business
Corporation Act, the Securities Exchange Act, the Securities Act, and the state
securities laws, Seller does not need to give any notice to, make any filing
with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any government or
governmental agency in order for the Parties to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.4, Seller will not be
required to give any notice to or obtain any Consent from any Person in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation
or performance of any of the transactions contemplated
herein.
3.5 Financial
Statements. Buyer has received audited balance sheets of
Seller as of December 31 in each of the two years ended 2008 and 2007, and the
related audited statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash
flow for each of the fiscal years then ended, including the notes thereto,
together with the report thereon of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx & Co. LLP, independent
certified public accountants (collectively, "Audited Statements"); an
unaudited balance sheet of the Seller as at March 31, 2009, (the "Interim Balance Sheet"), and
the related audited statements of income, changes in shareholders' equity, and
cash flow for the three months then ended. Such financial statements and notes
do and shall fairly present the financial condition and the results of
operations, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flow of the Seller as at
the respective dates of and for the periods referred to in such financial
statements, all in accordance with GAAP. The financial statements referred to in
this Section 3.5 shall
reflect the consistent application of such accounting principles throughout the
periods involved. No financial statements of any Person other than the Seller
are required by GAAP to be included in the consolidated financial statements of
the Seller.
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3.6 Books and
Records. The minute books of the Seller contain accurate and
complete records of all meetings held of, and corporate action taken by, the
shareholders, the Board of Directors, and committees of the Board of Directors
of the Seller, and no meeting of any such shareholders, Board of Directors, or
committee has been held for which minutes have not been prepared and are not
contained in such minute books. At the Closing, all of those books and records
will be in the possession of the Seller.
3.7 Title to Properties;
Encumbrances. Schedule 3.7 contains
a complete and accurate list of all real property, leaseholds, or other real
property interests therein owned by Seller. The Seller owns (with
good and marketable title in the case of real property, subject only to the
matters permitted by the following sentence) all Assets (except for Assets held
under capitalized leases disclosed in Schedule 3.7) and
personal property sold since the date of the Audited Statements and the Interim
Balance Sheet, as the case may be, in the Ordinary Course of Business), and all
of the properties and assets purchased or otherwise acquired by the Seller since
the date of the Audited Statements (except for personal property acquired and
sold since the date of the Audited Statements in the Ordinary Course of Business
and consistent with past practice). All Assets are free and clear of
all Security Interests other than as set forth in Schedule
3.7.
(a) Schedule 3.10
contains a complete and accurate list of:
(i) each Contract that involves
performance of services or delivery of goods or materials by, for or to Seller
of an amount or value in excess of $10,000;
(ii) each Contract that was not entered
into in the Ordinary Course of Business and that involves expenditures or
receipts of Seller in excess of $10,000;
(iii) each Contract described in
clauses (i) through (x) of the definition of “Contracts” set forth in Section 1.
Schedule
3.10 sets forth reasonably
complete details concerning such Contracts, including the parties to the
Contracts and the amount of the remaining commitment of the Seller under the
Contracts.
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(b) Except as set forth in
Schedule
3.10:
(i) Seller is, and at all times since
inception has been, in full compliance with all applicable terms and
requirements of each Contract under which Seller has or had any obligation or
liability or by which Seller or any of the assets owned or used by such Seller
is or was bound;
(ii) each other Person that has or had
any obligation or liability under any Contract under which Seller has or had any
rights is, and at all times since inception has been, in full compliance with
all applicable terms and requirements of such Contract;
(iii) no event has occurred or
circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time) may
contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation or breach of, or give Seller
or any other Person the right to declare a
default or exercise any remedy under, or to accelerate the maturity or
performance of, or to cancel, terminate, or modify, any Contract;
and
(iv) Seller has not given to or
received from any other Person, at any time since inception, any notice or other
communication (whether oral or written) regarding any actual, alleged, possible,
or potential violation or breach of, or default under, any
Contract.
(c) There are no renegotiations of,
attempts to renegotiate or outstanding rights to renegotiate any material
amounts paid or payable to Seller under current or completed Contracts with any
Person and no such Person has made written demand for such
renegotiation.
3.11 Environmental
Matters.
Except as disclosed in Schedule
3.11, Seller (a) is
currently in compliance with all applicable environmental laws, and has obtained
all permits and other authorizations needed to operate its facilities, (b) has
not violated any applicable environmental law, (c) is unaware of any present
requirements of any applicable environmental law which is due to be imposed upon
it which will increase its cost of complying with the environmental laws, (d)
all past on-site generation, treatment, storage and disposal of waste, including
hazardous waste, by Seller has been done in compliance with the currently
applicable environmental laws; and (d) all past off-site treatment, storage and
disposal of waste, including hazardous waste, generated by Seller has been done
in compliance with the currently applicable environmental laws. As used in this
Agreement, the terms (i) "Environmental Laws" include but are not limited to any
federal, state or local law, statute, charter or ordinance, and any rule,
regulation, binding interpretation, binding policy, permit, order, court order
or consent decree issued pursuant to any of the foregoing, which pertains to,
governs or otherwise regulates any of the following activities, and (ii)
"Waste," "Hazardous Substance," and "Hazardous Waste" include any substance
defined as such by any applicable environmental law.
3.12 Employees.
(a) Schedule
3.12 contains a complete
and accurate list of the following information for each employee or director of
Seller, including each employee on leave of absence or layoff status: employer;
name; job title; current compensation paid or payable; vacation accrued; and
service credited for purposes of vesting and eligibility to participate under
Seller's pension, retirement, profit-sharing, thrift-savings, deferred
compensation, stock bonus, stock option, cash bonus, employee stock ownership
(including investment credit or payroll stock ownership), severance pay,
insurance, medical, welfare, or vacation plan, employee pension benefit plan or
employee welfare benefit plan, or any other employee benefit plan or any plan
for directors.
(b) No employee or director of Seller is a
party to, or is otherwise bound by, any agreement or arrangement, including any
confidentiality, noncompetition, or proprietary rights agreement, between such
employee or director and any other Person ("Proprietary Rights
Agreement") that in any
way adversely affects or will affect (i) the performance of his duties as an
employee or director of the Seller, or (ii) the ability of Seller to conduct its
business, including any Proprietary Rights Agreement with the Seller by any such
employee or director.
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3.13 Intellectual
Property.
(a) Schedule 3.13
contains a complete and accurate list and summary description, including any
royalties paid or received by the Seller, of all Contracts relating to the
Intellectual Property Assets to which Seller is a party or by which Seller is
bound, except for any license implied by the sale of a product and perpetual,
paid-up licenses for commonly available software programs with a value of less
than $10,000 under which Seller is the licensee. There are no outstanding and no
threatened disputes or disagreements with respect to any such
agreement.
(b) The Intellectual Property
Assets are all those necessary for the operation of the Seller's business as it
is currently conducted or as reflected in the business plan given to Buyer by
Seller. Seller is the owner of all right, title, and interest in and to each of
the Intellectual Property Assets, free and clear of all Security Interests,
equities or other adverse claims, and has the right to use without payment to a
third party all of the Intellectual Property Assets. Except as set
forth in Schedule
3.13, all former and current employees of Seller have executed written
Contracts with Seller that assign to Seller all rights to any inventions,
improvements, discoveries, or information relating to the business of Seller. No
employee of Seller has entered into any Contract that restricts or limits in any
way the scope or type of work in which the employee may be engaged or requires
the employee to transfer, assign, or disclose information concerning his work to
anyone other than the Seller.
(d) Schedule 3.13
contains a complete and accurate list and summary description of all
Trademark Registrations. Seller is the owner of all right, title, and
interest in and to each of the Trademark Registrations, free and clear of all
liens, security interests, charges, encumbrances, equities, and other adverse
claims. All Trademark Registrations that have been registered with
the United States Patent and Trademark Office are currently in compliance with
all formal legal requirements (including the timely post-registration filing of
affidavits of use and incontestability and renewal applications), are valid and
enforceable, and are not subject to any maintenance fees or taxes or actions
falling due within ninety days after the Closing Date. No Trademark
Registrations have been or is now involved in any opposition, invalidation, or
cancellation. All products and materials containing a Trademark
Registration bear the proper federal registration notice where permitted by
law.
(e) Schedule 3.13
contains a complete and accurate list and summary description of all
Copyrights. Seller is the owner of all right, title, and interest in and to each
of the Copyrights, free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges,
encumbrances, equities, and other adverse claims. All the Copyrights
have been registered and are currently in compliance with formal legal
requirements, are valid and enforceable, and are not subject to any maintenance
fees or taxes or actions falling due within ninety days after the date of
Closing. All works encompassed by the Copyrights have been marked
with the proper copyright notice.
(f) With respect to each Trade
Secret, the documentation relating to such Trade Secret is current, accurate,
and sufficient in detail and content to identify and explain it and to allow its
full and proper use without reliance on the knowledge or memory of any
individual. The Seller has taken all reasonable
precautions to protect the secrecy, confidentiality, and value of their Trade
Secrets. Seller has good title and an absolute (but not necessarily
exclusive) right to use the Trade Secrets. The Trade Secrets are not
part of the public knowledge or literature, and, to Seller’s Knowledge, have not
been used, divulged, or appropriated either for the benefit of any Person (other
than the Seller) or to the detriment of the Seller. No Trade Secret
is subject to any adverse claim or has been challenged or threatened in any
way.
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3.14 Dissenters’
Rights. There are no available dissenters’ or appraisal rights
for the Seller Shareholders under the Nevada Business Corporations
Act.
4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER.
The Buyer represents and warrants to
the Seller that the statements contained in this Section 4
are correct and complete
as of the date of this Agreement and will be correct and complete (as though
made then and as though the Closing Date were substituted for the date of this
Agreement throughout this Section
4), except as set forth in
the Disclosure Schedule. The Disclosure Schedule will be arranged in paragraphs
corresponding to the numbered and lettered paragraphs contained in this
Section
4.
4.1
Organization. The Buyer is, and will as of the Closing Date
be, a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under
the laws of the State of Delaware.
4.2 Buyer's Securities.
(a) As of the Effective Date, the entire
authorized capital stock of the Buyer consisted of 100,000,000 Buyer Shares, of
which 5,600,000 Buyer Shares were issued and outstanding and none were held in
treasury.
(b) All of the issued and outstanding Buyer
Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid, and
nonassessable.
(c) The Buyer Securities to be delivered at
Closing pursuant to Sections 2.3, 2.4
and 2.5 will be duly authorized and validly
issued, fully paid, and non-assessable.
(d) The Buyer Shares to be delivered at
Closing to the Seller Shareholders will represent not less than ninety-nine
percent (99%) of the outstanding Buyer Shares (on a fully diluted basis) as of
the Closing Date, excluding the 3.6 million Buyer Shares that will be cancelled
as provided in Section
2.6.
4.3 Limited Business
Conducted. Since inception, Buyer has conducted no business,
sales or marketing activities nor generated any revenue other than very limited
consulting in connection with the placement and staffing within the United
States of nursing professionals and personnel recruited from outside the United
States.
4.4 Undisclosed
Liabilities. To Buyer’s Knowledge, Buyer will not have any
liability (whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or contingent,
whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether
due or to become due) as of the Closing.
4.5 Authorization of
Transaction. The Buyer has full power and authority (including
full corporate power and authority) to execute and deliver this Agreement and to
perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement constitutes the valid and
legally binding obligation of the Buyer, enforceable in accordance with its
terms and conditions.
4.6 Filings with the SEC.
(a) The Buyer has delivered or otherwise made
available to Seller true and complete copies of (i) the Buyer's annual report on
Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, (ii) the Buyer’s
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarter ended Xxxxx 00, 0000, (xxx)
its proxy or information statements relating to meetings of, or actions taken
without a meeting by, the shareholders of the Buyer held since inception, and
(iv) all of its other reports, statements, schedules and registration statements
(and all exhibits, attachments, schedules and appendixes filed with the
foregoing) filed with the SEC since inception (the documents referred to in this
Section
4.6, collectively, the
"Buyer
SEC Documents"). Except as
disclosed in Schedule
4.6, the Buyer and the
Buyer’s officers, directors and Affiliates have timely filed all forms, reports
and documents required to be filed by the Buyer pursuant to any relevant
securities statutes, regulations and rules.
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(b) To the Buyer’s Knowledge, as of its
filing date, each Buyer SEC Document complied, as to form in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the
Securities Exchange Act, as the case may be. Each SEC filing filed by
the Buyer subsequent to the date hereof will comply as to form with such
requirements.
(c) To the Buyer’s knowledge, as of its
filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date hereof,
on the date of such filing), each Buyer SEC Document filed did not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary
in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. Each SEC filing filed
subsequent to the date hereof will not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the
statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Buyer makes no representation
or warranty with respect to any information that the Seller will supply
specifically for use in any SEC filings.
4.7 Books and
Records. To the Buyer’s Knowledge, the books and records of
the Buyer, in all material respects, (i) have been maintained in accordance with
good business practices on a basis consistent with prior years, (ii) state in
reasonable detail the material transactions and dispositions of the assets of
the Buyer and (iii) accurately and fairly reflect the basis for the financial
statements of the Buyer filed with the Buyer SEC Documents. To the
Buyer’s Knowledge, the Buyer has designed and maintains disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act) to ensure that material
information relating to the Buyer is made known to management of the Buyer by
others within those entities, in a timely manner, and that no changes are
required at this time.
4.8 No
Contravention. To the Buyer’s Knowledge, neither the execution and the delivery
of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
will (a) violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule,
injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling,
charge, or other restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to
which the Buyer is subject or any provision of the charter or bylaws of the
Buyer, or (b) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under,
result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate,
terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any agreement,
contract, lease, license, instrument, or other arrangement to which the Buyer is
a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is subject, but
excluding any such agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument or other
arrangement as to which the breach, default or acceleration thereof, or the
exercise by any party of such rights thereunder, would not have a material
adverse effect on the Buyer’s assets or business taken as a
whole. Other than in connection with the provisions of the Delaware
Business Corporation Act, the Securities Exchange Act, the Securities Act, and
the state securities laws, the Buyer does not need to give any notice to, make
any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any
government or governmental agency in order for the Parties to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.9 Reporting Company
Status. The Buyer files reports with
the SEC pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act. To the Buyer’s
Knowledge, the Buyer has
duly filed all material and documents required to be filed pursuant to all
reporting obligations under either Section 13(a) or 12(g) of the Exchange
Act.
4.10 Antitakeover Statutes and Rights
Agreement; Dissenters’ Rights. The provisions of the Delaware
Business Corporation Act relating to antitakeovers do not apply to this
Agreement, the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby. No other "control share acquisition," "fair
price," "moratorium" or other antitakeover laws or regulations enacted under
U.S. state or federal laws apply to this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby. In addition, there are no available dissenters or appraisal
rights for Buyer Stockholders for the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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4.11 Compliance with
Laws and Court Orders. To the Buyer’s Knowledge, the
Buyer is and has been in
compliance with, and is not under investigation with respect to and has not been
threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of, any
applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree, except
for violations that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on Buyer’s business or assets taken as a whole.
4.12
Litigation. Except as set forth in Schedule
4.12, there is no action,
suit, investigation or proceeding (or any basis therefore) pending against, or
threatened against or affecting, Buyer, any present or former officer, director
or employee of Buyer or any Person for whom Buyer may be liable or any of its
properties before any court or arbitrator or before or by any governmental body,
agency or official, domestic, foreign or supranational, that, if determined or
resolved adversely in accordance with the plaintiff's demands, would reasonably
be expected to be material to Buyer or that in any manner challenges or seeks to
prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay the transactions contemplated under
this Agreement or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby.
4.13 Agreements, Contracts and
Commitments. To the Buyer’s Knowledge, neither Buyer nor any
other party to a Buyer Contract (as defined below) is in breach, violation or
default under, and Buyer has not received written notice that it has breached,
violated or defaulted under, any of the terms or conditions of any of the
agreements, contracts or commitments to which Buyer is a party or by which they
are bound (any such agreement, contract or commitment, a "Buyer Contract"), except for
breaches, violations or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, would
not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Buyer’s business
or assets taken as a whole.
5.
COVENANTS. The Parties agree as follows with
respect to the period from and after the execution of this
Agreement.
5.1 General. Each
of the Parties shall use its best efforts to take all action and to do all
things necessary in order to consummate and make effective the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (including satisfaction of the closing conditions
set forth in Section 6
below).
5.2 Notices and
Consents. The Seller shall give any notices to third parties
and shall use its best efforts to obtain any third party Consents that the Buyer
may request in connection with the matters referred to in Section 3.4
above.
5.3 Filing of Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation The Buyer shall file with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware its duly approved Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation attached hereto as Exhibit 5.3 (the
“Amended Certificate of
Incorporation”).
5.4 Regulatory
Matters and Approvals. Each of the Parties shall give any
notices to, make any filings with, and use its best efforts to obtain any
authorizations, consents, and approvals of governments and governmental agencies
in connection with the matters referred to
in Section 3.4
and Section 4.8
above. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing:
(a) The Buyer and the Seller shall mutually
prepare and file with the SEC any filings required under the Securities Act and
the Securities Exchange Act relating to the transactions contemplated under this
Agreement. The filing Party in each instance shall use its best
efforts to respond to the comments of the SEC thereon and shall make any further
filings (including amendments and supplements) in connection therewith that may
be necessary. The Buyer shall provide the Seller, and the Seller shall provide
the Buyer with whatever information and assistance in connection with the
foregoing filings that the filing Party may request. The Buyer shall take all
actions that may be necessary under state securities laws in connection with the
offering and issuance of the Buyer Securities.
(b) The Seller shall call a special meeting
of its shareholders (the "Seller Special
Meeting"), or if permitted
will obtain a Consent in Lieu of Meeting, as soon as practicable to consider and
vote upon the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the transactions
contemplated under this Agreement in accordance with the Nevada Business
Corporation Act. The Seller shall mail the Buyer S-4/Proxy to its
shareholders as soon as practicable. The Buyer S-4/Proxy shall
contain the affirmative recommendation of the board of directors of the Seller
in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the transactions
contemplated under this Agreement. Seller shall use its best efforts
and in good faith shall solicit the favorable vote by or consent of its
shareholders concerning this Agreement and the transactions contemplated under
this Agreement.
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(c) The Buyer shall call a special meeting
of its stockholders, or if permitted will obtain a Consent in Lieu of Meeting,
as soon as practicable, to approve (i) the amendment of its Amended Certificate
of Incorporation to change the Buyer’s name to “PureSpectrum, Inc.” and (ii) the
Amended and Restated Bylaws in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
5.4.
5.5 Operation of
Business. Until the Closing, the Buyer shall not engage in any
practice, take any action, or enter into any transaction outside the Ordinary
Course of Business.
6.
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATION TO CLOSE.
6.1 Conditions to Obligation of the
Buyer. The obligation of the Buyer to consummate the
transactions to be performed by it in connection with the Closing is subject to
satisfaction of the following conditions:
(b) the Seller shall have procured all of
the third party Consents specified in Section 5.2
above;
(c) the representations and warranties set
forth in Section 3
above shall be true and
correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing
Date;
(d) the Seller shall have performed and
complied with all of its covenants hereunder in all material respects through
the Closing;
(e) no action, suit, or proceeding shall be
pending or threatened before any court or quasi-judicial or administrative
agency of any federal, state, local, or foreign jurisdiction or before any
arbitrator wherein an unfavorable injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling,
or charge would (i) prevent consummation of any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, (ii) cause any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement to be rescinded following consummation, or (iii) affect adversely the
right of the Buyer to own the Assets and to operate the business of Seller (and
no such injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge shall be in
effect);
(f) the Seller shall have delivered to the
Buyer a certificate to the effect that each of the conditions specified above in
Sections 6.1(a) -(e)
is satisfied in all
respects;
(g) all actions to be taken by the Seller
in connection with consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and all
certificates, opinions, instruments, and other documents required to effect the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be satisfactory in form and substance to
the Buyer.
The Buyer may waive any condition
specified in this Section 6.1
if it executes a writing so stating at or prior to the
Closing.
6.2 Conditions to Obligation of the
Seller. The obligation of the Seller to consummate the
transactions to be performed by it in connection with the Closing is subject to
satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) the representations and warranties set
forth in Section 4
above shall be true and
correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing
Date;
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(b) the Buyer shall have performed and
complied with all of its covenants hereunder in all material respects through
the Closing;
(d) immediately prior to the Closing, there
shall be not more than 2,000,000 Buyer Shares issued and outstanding, and there
shall not be any other securities of Buyer issued and
outstanding;
(e) the Buyer shall have duly
amended its Amended Certificate of Incorporation to change the name of the Buyer
to “PureSpectrum, Inc.
(f) the Buyer shall have duly
amended its Bylaws to be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
5.4.
(g) at the Closing Date, all
of the directors and officers of the Buyer shall resign and at least a majority
of the directors of the Seller shall become directors of the Buyer as of the
Closing Date.
(h) the Buyer and the Buyer’s officers,
directors and Affiliates shall be current on all filings with the SEC required
under the Securities Exchange Act;
(g) the Buyer shall have
authorized the issuance of Buyer Securities to satisfy Buyer’s obligations under
Sections 2.3, 2.4 and
2.5;
(h) the Buyer shall have delivered to the
Seller a certificate to the effect that each of the conditions specified above
in Sections 6.2(a) -
(g) is satisfied in all
respects;
(i) this Agreement shall have received the
Requisite Shareholder Approval;
(j) all actions to be taken by the Buyer in
connection with consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and all
certificates, instruments, and other documents required to effect the
transactions contemplated hereby will be satisfactory in form and substance to
the Seller.
The Seller may waive any condition
specified in this Section 6.2
if it executes a writing so stating at or prior to the
Closing.
7.
TERMINATION.
7.1 Termination of
Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior
to the Closing:
(a) By written agreement of
Buyer and Seller.
(b) By Buyer, upon ten (10)
days' prior written notice to Seller if (i) there has been a material violation
or breach by Seller of any of the agreements, representations or warranties
(except to the extent that Seller has made exception thereto in the Schedule of
Exceptions attached hereto) contained in this Agreement, or (ii) if any of the
conditions set forth in Section
6.1 have not been materially satisfied by the Closing, and either (i) or
(ii) have not been waived in writing by Buyer or cured within such ten-day
period.
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(c) By Seller, upon ten (10)
days' prior written notice to Buyer if (i) there has been a material violation
or breach by Buyer of any of the agreements, representations or warranties
contained in this Agreement, or (ii) if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 have not been
materially satisfied by the Closing, and either (i) or (ii) have not been waived
in writing by Seller or cured within such ten-day period.
(d) By either party hereto if
the other makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, files a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy or seeks or consents to any reorganization or similar
relief under any present or future bankruptcy act or similar law, or is
adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or if a third party commences any
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding involving, the
other.
7.2 Effect of
Termination. If any Party terminates this Agreement pursuant
to Section 7.1 above,
all rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall terminate without any
liability of any Party to any other Party (except for any liability of any Party
then in breach).
8.
MISCELLANEOUS.
8.1 Survival. Each
of the representations, warranties, and covenants of the Parties shall survive
the Closing by six months.
8.3 No Third-Party Beneficiaries.
This Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any Person
other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns;
provided, however, that the provisions in Section 2 above concerning
payment of the Consideration are intended for the benefit of the Seller
Securityholders.
8.4 Entire
Agreement. This
Agreement (including the documents referred to herein) constitutes the entire
agreement among the Parties and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements,
or representations by or among the Parties, written or oral, to the extent they
related in any way to the subject matter hereof.
8.5 Succession and
Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the Parties named herein and their respective successors and
permitted assigns. No Party may assign either this Agreement or any of its
rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval
of the other Parties.
8.6
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one
or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
together will constitute one and the same instrument.
8.7 Headings. The
section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only
and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
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8.8 Notices. All
notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder will be
in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder
shall be deemed duly given if (and then two business days after) it is sent by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and
addressed to the intended recipient as set forth below:
PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|
000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 000, Xxxxx 000
|
|
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000-0000
|
|
Telephone:
000-000-0000
|
|
Copy
to:
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
|
Bouhan
Xxxxxxxx & Levy, LLP
|
|
The
Xxxxxxxxx House
|
|
000
Xxxx Xxxxxx
|
|
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
|
Telephone:
000-000-0000
|
|
If
to Buyer:
|
|
c/o
PureSpectrum, Inc.
|
|
000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 000, Xxxxx 000
|
|
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000-0000
|
|
Telephone:
000-000-0000
|
|
Copy
to:
|
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Esq.
|
Dinur
and XxXxxx, LLP
|
|
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
|
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
|
|
Telephone:
000-000-0000
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Any Party
may send any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication hereunder to
the intended recipient at the address set forth above using any other means
(including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service, telecopy,
telex, ordinary mail, or electronic mail), but no such notice, request, demand,
claim, or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given unless and
until it actually is received by the intended recipient. Any Party
may change the address to which notices, requests, demands, claims, and other
communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other Parties notice
in the manner herein set forth.
8.9
Governing Law. This Agreement shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State
of Georgia without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or
rule (whether of the State of Georgia or any other jurisdiction) that would
cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of
Georgia.
8.11
Severability. Any term or provision
of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any
jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining
terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending
term or provision in any other situation or in any other
jurisdiction.
8.12
Expenses. Each of the Parties will
bear its own costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby.
8.13
Construction. The Parties have
participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the
event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this
Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no
presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by
virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Any
reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign statute or law shall be
deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless
the context otherwise requires. The word “including” shall mean including
without limitation.
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8.14
Tax Treatment. Buyer and Seller
hereby agree and covenant that they shall not (before or after the Closing Date
and individually or collectively) take any action and shall not (before or after
the Closing) fail to take any action which action or failure to act would
prevent, or would be reasonably likely to prevent, the transactions contemplated
hereby from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section
368(a)(l)(C) of the Code.
PURESPECTRUM,
INC.
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||||
By:
/S/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxx
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By:
/S/ Xxx X.
Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx |
Name: Xxx X. Xxxxxxx |
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Title:
Executive Vice President
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Title:
President
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Schedule
A
SELLER
CONVERTIBLE NOTES
Convertible
notes issued to two investors, see explanation (a) below.
Convertible
note issued to an investor, see explanation (b) below.
(a)
|
On
January 27, 2009, the Seller issued two convertible notes in the amount of
$125,000 each. One note is payable to Perlinda Enterprises, LLC
and the other note is payable to Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, LLC. The
original principal balance of each of the notes is outstanding in full and
the notes are repayable on demand any time after the July 31, 2009 at 110%
of the face value of $125,000, unless converted. The notes are
convertible into restricted shares at any time after July 31, 2009 at 50%
of the average fair market value of the free trading shares for the 5
business days prior to conversion, not to exceed
$0.25/share.
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|
In
addition, since this debt is convertible into equity at the option of the
note holder at beneficial conversion rates, an embedded beneficial
conversion feature amounting to $153,250 was recorded at the date of
issuance as a discount to the convertible debt and will be amortized to
interest expense over the six month period to the first conversion date,
in accordance with EITF No. 00-27. The interest expense for the
amortization of aggregate debt discount through June 30, 2009 was
$208,345.
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(b)
|
On
June 17, 2009, the Seller issued a convertible note in the amount of
$131,250 to Xxxxxx Xxxxxx. The original principal balance of
the note is outstanding in full and the note is repayable upon acquiring
financing or on demand any time after the August 15, 2009 at 105% of the
loan amount of $125,000, whichever occurs first. The note is
convertible into restricted shares at any time after August 15, 2009 at
$0.25 per share.
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|
In
addition, since this debt is convertible into equity at the option of the
note holder at beneficial conversion rates, an embedded beneficial
conversion feature amounting to $131,250 was recorded at the date of
issuance as a discount to the convertible debt and will be amortized to
interest expense over the two month period to the conversion date, in
accordance with EITF No. 00-27. The interest expense for the
amortization of aggregate debt discount through June 30, 2009 was
$30,625.
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Schedule
B
SELLER
NOTES
Outstanding
|
||||
Balance
|
||||
Note
payable to Light Street Consultants, Inc. with 4% interest;
all interest and principal are due at maturity, July 24,
2007. The note is past due as of June 30, 2009, and
is payable upon demand, interest continues to accrue at
4%.
|
$ | 30,743 | ||
Note
payable to Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, an Officer at 0% interest, payable upon
demand.
|
$ | 36,800 | ||
Note
payable to Xxx X. Xxxxxxx, an Officer at 0% interest, payable upon
demand.
|
$ | 3,500 | ||
Note
payable to Shareholder Development Group, a Shareholder at 0% interest,
payable upon demand.
|
$ | 10,000 | ||
$ | 26,250 |
Schedule
2.3
SELLER
ASSUMED LIABILITIES
All
Contracts listed on Schedule 2.3 and the following accounts
payable:
Vendor
Name
|
Current
Amount
|
|||
Xxxxxx
& Bird LLP Total
|
$ | 416,339.54 | ||
American
Express Total
|
$ | 6,379.06 | ||
Bankcard Center
Total
|
$ | 28,325.10 | ||
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx Total
|
$ | 2,500.00 | ||
Xxxx
Xxxxxx Total
|
$ | 647.29 | ||
Bouhan,
Xxxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP Total
|
$ | 7,480.56 | ||
Broadridge
Total
|
$ | 553.41 | ||
CCH
Total
|
$ | 4,975.00 | ||
Channel
Marketing Group, Inc. Total
|
$ | 8,875.00 | ||
City
of Savannah Total
|
$ | 56.88 | ||
Corporate
Message Services, Inc. Total
|
$ | 325.20 | ||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx Total
|
$ | 35,150.00 | ||
enerSave
Total
|
$ | 117,500.00 | ||
ePartners,
Inc. Total
|
$ | 42,243.39 | ||
FCCI
Insurance Company Total
|
$ | 2,120.54 | ||
First City
Club Total
|
$ | 1,002.55 | ||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Total
|
$ | 276.10 | ||
Gauge
Interactive Total
|
$ | 55.95 | ||
GA
Department of Revenue Total
|
$ | 6,423.73 | ||
Xxxx
XxXxxx Total
|
$ | 2,732.50 | ||
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx & Co., LLP Total
|
$ | 13,900.25 | ||
Xxxxxx
Group Total
|
$ | 250,120.09 | ||
Ikon
Financial Services Total
|
$ | 1,729.80 | ||
Island
Stock Transfer Total
|
$ | 100.00 | ||
Islands
Technology, Inc. Total
|
$ | 1,021.25 | ||
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx X. Total
|
$ | 2,971.19 | ||
Xxxx
Xxxxx Total
|
$ | 2,541.36 | ||
Xxx
X. Xxxx Total
|
$ | 1,944.61 | ||
Lebrecht
Group Total
|
$ | 889.50 | ||
Xxx
Xxxxxxx Total
|
$ | 847.57 | ||
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx Total
|
$ | 2,500.00 | ||
NuVox
Total
|
$ | 456.41 | ||
Office
Services Total
|
$ | 2,186.11 | ||
Xxxxx
Cash Total
|
$ | 192.33 | ||
Pitney
Xxxxx Total
|
$ | 112.32 | ||
Quill
Corporation Total
|
$ | 400.92 | ||
Xxx
Xxxx Total
|
$ | 10,333.96 | ||
Sandfly
Locksmith, Inc. Total
|
$ | 70.00 | ||
Skyline
Southeast Total
|
$ | 20,391.81 | ||
Xxxxxx,
Inc. Total
|
$ | 307.04 | ||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Total
|
$ | 1,096.10 | ||
Transfer
Online, Inc. Total
|
$ | 445.00 | ||
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx LLP Total
|
$ | 25,359.34 | ||
Underwriters
Laboratories Inc. Total
|
$ | 2,100.00 | ||
United
Marketing and Communications Group Total
|
$ | 1,084.00 | ||
United
States Treasury Total
|
$ | 34,638.03 | ||
UTEK
Corporation Total
|
$ | 5,000.00 | ||
vSync
Total
|
$ | 10,400.00 | ||
World
Energy Engineering Congress Total
|
$ | 1,900.00 | ||
Grand
Total
|
$ | 1,079,000.79 |
Exhibit
2.8
XXXX
OF SALE, ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
(See
attached)
XXXX
OF SALE, ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
THIS XXXX
OF SALE, ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of
this ___ day of _______, 2009, by and between PureSpectrum, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (the “Seller”) and International
Medical Staffing, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Buyer”).
WHEREAS, pursuant to that
certain Purchase and Sale Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of July
__, 2009, by and between Seller and Buyer (the “Purchase Agreement”), Seller
agreed to sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer agreed
to purchase and acquire from Seller, all of the Assets;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement, and in consideration of such sale of the Assets to Seller,
Buyer agreed to assume all of the Assumed Liabilities and to issue certain Buyer
Securities; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement is
executed and delivered by Buyer and Seller pursuant to Sections2.3, 2.8(c)(i)
and 2.8(d)(i) of the Purchase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings
attributed thereto in the Purchase Agreement.
2. Transfer
of Assets. Seller hereby sells, transfers, conveys, assigns
and delivers to Buyer, free and clear of all Security Interests, all of its
right, title and interest in and to the Assets.
3. Assignment
and Assumption of Liabilities. Seller hereby delegates to
Buyer, and Buyer hereby assumes and agrees to discharge and perform, all of the
Assumed Liabilities.
4. Issuance
of Buyer Securities. The Parties
acknowledge that, as part of Buyer’s assumption of certain of the Assumed
Liabilities, Buyer shall issue certain Buyer Securities as provided in the
Purchase Agreement, including Sections 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5 thereof.
5. Confirmatory
Instruments. The Parties will execute and deliver such other
documents, certificates, agreements and other writings and take such other
actions as may reasonably be necessary or requested by another Party in order to
consummate, evidence or implement expeditiously the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement including, without limitation, the
Public IP Filings.
6. Power of
Attorney. Seller hereby constitutes and appoints Buyer as its
true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, in Seller’s
name and stead, by, on behalf of, and for the benefit of Buyer, to demand and
receive any and all of the rights, titles, interests, assets and properties
transferred hereunder and to give receipts and releases for and in respect of
the same, and any part thereof, and from time to time to institute and prosecute
in Seller’s name or otherwise, any and all proceedings at law, in equity or
otherwise, which Buyer may deem proper for the collection or reduction to
possession of any of the Assets, or for the collection and enforcement of any
claim or right of any kind hereby sold, conveyed, transferred, assigned, and
delivered, or intended so to be, and to do all acts and things in relation to
the Assets which Buyer deems desirable. Seller hereby declares that
the foregoing powers are coupled with an interest and shall not be revocable by
Seller in any manner or for any reason whatsoever.
7. Effect. This Agreement shall be
binding upon Buyer and Seller and their respective successors and
assigns. This Agreement is intended only to effect the transfer,
sale, conveyance, assignment and delivery of the Assets and the delegation and
assumption of the Assumed Liabilities pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and
nothing contained herein shall in any way supersede, modify, replace, amend,
change, rescind, waive, exceed, expand, enlarge or in any way affect any of the
provisions of the Purchase Agreement, including any of the warranties,
covenants, agreements, conditions, representations, rights, remedies,
obligations or indemnifications thereunder. In the event of
any conflict or other inconsistency between this Agreement and the Purchase
Agreement, the Purchase Agreement shall be the controlling document with respect
to such conflict or inconsistency.
8. Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to the principles of conflicts of
law.
9. Counterparts;
Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterpart signature pages, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy
of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to
constitute one and the same agreement, which shall be binding upon all of the
parties hereto notwithstanding the fact that all parties are not signatory to
the same counterpart. The exchange and delivery of executed copies of
this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile transmission, by electronic
mail in “portable document format” (“.pdf”) form, or by any other electronic
means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a
document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document
bearing an original signature and shall be binding for all purposes
hereof.
[Signature
Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller and
Buyer have duly executed and delivered this Agreement solely for the purposes
set forth above, all as of the date first above written.
PURESPECTRUM,
INC.
By:
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Executive
Vice President
|
By:
Xxx
X. Xxxxxxx
President
|
Schedule
3.2
SELLER
DERIVATIVE SECURITIES
[To
be updated as of Closing Date]
(See
attached and Schedule A)
Common
Stock Warrants - Master List (8/7/2009)
Number
|
Name
|
Issuance
Date
|
Expiration
Date
|
Exercise
Price
|
Amount
|
|||||||||
2 |
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 13,905 | ||||||||
3 |
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 125,118 | ||||||||
6 |
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 54,000 | |||||||
7 |
Xxxxxxx
and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 9,180 | ||||||||
8 |
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 5,940 | ||||||||
9 |
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 200,000 | ||||||||
10 |
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 1,128,400 | ||||||||
11 |
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 135,000 | ||||||||
12 |
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 135,000 | ||||||||
13 |
Xxxxxx
Xxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 270,000 | ||||||||
14 |
Xxxxxxx
and Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 8,910 | ||||||||
15 |
Xxxxxxx
Xxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 270,000 | ||||||||
16 |
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 90,180 | ||||||||
17 |
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 67,500 | ||||||||
18 |
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 81,000 | ||||||||
20 |
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 40,500 | ||||||||
21 |
Xxxx
Xxxxxx (Reissued to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx on 12/18/07)
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 27,000 | ||||||||
22 |
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 2,700,000 | ||||||||
23 |
Xxxx
Xxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 67,500 | ||||||||
24 |
Xxxxxx
X'Xxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 67,500 | ||||||||
25 |
J.R.
Xxxxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 27,000 | ||||||||
26 |
Xxxxxxx
Rem
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 270,000 | ||||||||
27 |
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 105,975 | ||||||||
28 |
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 50,000 | ||||||||
29 |
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 50,000 | ||||||||
30 |
Xxxxx
and Xxxxx Xxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 166,050 | ||||||||
31 |
Savannah
Fire Soccer Club, Inc.
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 13,500 | ||||||||
34 |
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.001 | 100,000 | ||||||||
36
(WR-1)
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 50,000 | ||||||||
37
(SW-1)
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 50,000 | ||||||||
41
(SW-3)
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 50,000 | ||||||||
43
(WR-4)
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 50,000 | ||||||||
44
(WR-5)
|
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 125,000 |
45
(SW-5)
|
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 125,000 | ||||||||
00
(XX-0)
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 125,000 | ||||||||
00
(XX-0)
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 125,000 | ||||||||
48
(WR-7)
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 125,000 | ||||||||
49
(SW-7)
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
|
24-Jul-06
|
31-Dec-2009
|
$ | 0.015 | 125,000 | ||||||||
WR-07-01
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
1-Feb-07
|
1-Feb-2010
|
$ | 0.25 | 300,000 | ||||||||
WR-07-02
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
1-Feb-07
|
1-Feb-2010
|
$ | 0.25 | 100,000 | ||||||||
WR-07-03
|
Xxx
Xxxx
|
1-Feb-07
|
1-Feb-2010
|
$ | 0.25 | 100,000 | ||||||||
WR-07-04
|
Xxxx
XxxXxxxxx
|
1-Feb-07
|
1-Feb-2010
|
$ | 0.25 | 40,000 | ||||||||
WR-07-06
|
Xxx
Xxxxxxx
|
1-Feb-07
|
1-Feb-2010
|
$ | 0.25 | 500,000 | ||||||||
WR-07-07
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
1-Feb-07
|
1-Feb-2010
|
$ | 0.25 | 300,000 | ||||||||
WR-07-08
|
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
17-Apr-07
|
17-Apr-2012
|
$ | 0.015 | 200,000 | ||||||||
WR-07-09a
|
Xxx
Xxxxxxx
|
10-Sep-07
|
1-Sep-2012
|
$ | 0.015 | 250,000 | ||||||||
XX-00-00
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
00-Xxx-00
|
0-Xxx-0000
|
$ | 0.015 | 1,500,000 | ||||||||
WR-07-11
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
10-Sep-07
|
1-Sep-2012
|
$ | 0.015 | 50,000 | ||||||||
WR-07-13
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
10-Sep-07
|
1-Sep-2012
|
$ | 0.015 | 100,000 | ||||||||
WR-07-14
|
Xxx
Xxxx
|
10-Sep-07
|
1-Sep-2012
|
$ | 0.015 | 100,000 | ||||||||
WR-07-15
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
10-Sep-07
|
1-Sep-2012
|
$ | 0.015 | 100,000 | ||||||||
WR-07-16
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
10-Sep-07
|
1-Sep-2012
|
$ | 0.015 | 500,000 | ||||||||
WR-07-17
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
7-Dec-07
|
7-Dec-2012
|
$ | 0.015 | 400,000 | ||||||||
WR-07-18
|
Ellis,
Painter, Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP
|
7-Dec-07
|
7-Dec-2012
|
$ | 0.015 | 400,000 | ||||||||
WR-08-1
|
Xxx
Xxxx
|
15-Jan-08
|
15-Jan-2013
|
$ | 0.015 | 225,000 | ||||||||
WR-08-2
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
15-Jan-08
|
15-Jan-2013
|
$ | 0.015 | 75,000 | ||||||||
WR-08-4
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
15-Jan-08
|
15-Jan-2013
|
$ | 0.015 | 225,000 | ||||||||
WR-08-5
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
15-Jan-08
|
15-Jan-2013
|
$ | 0.015 | 450,000 | ||||||||
XX-00-0
|
Xxx
Xxxxxxx
|
0-Xxx-00
|
0-Xxx-0000
|
$ | 0.015 | 2,500,000 | ||||||||
XX-00-0
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
0-Xxx-00
|
3-Mar-2013
|
$ | 0.015 | 2,500,000 | ||||||||
XX-00-0
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
0-Xxx-00
|
0-Xxx-0000
|
$ | 0.015 | 1,250,000 | ||||||||
WR-08-10
|
Xxxx
Xxxxx
|
15-Jun-08
|
15-Jun-2013
|
$ | 0.02 | 300,000 | ||||||||
WR-08-11
|
Xxxx
Xxxxx
|
9-Oct-08
|
31-Dec-2012
|
$ | 0.13 | 300,000 | ||||||||
WR-08-12
|
Feather
Xxxxxx
|
9-Oct-08
|
31-Dec-2012
|
$ | 0.13 | 50,000 | ||||||||
XX-00-00
|
Xxx
Xxxxxxx
|
0-Xxx-00
|
31-Dec-2012
|
$ | 0.13 | 7,500,000 | ||||||||
XX-00-00
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
0-Xxx-00
|
31-Dec-2012
|
$ | 0.13 | 6,000,000 | ||||||||
XX-00-00
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
0-Xxx-00
|
31-Dec-2012
|
$ | 0.13 | 1,500,000 | ||||||||
WR-08-16
|
Xxx
Xxxx
|
9-Oct-08
|
31-Dec-2012
|
$ | 0.13 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||
WR-08-17
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
9-Oct-08
|
31-Dec-2012
|
$ | 0.13 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||
XX-00-00
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
0-Xxx-00
|
31-Dec-2012
|
$ | 0.13 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||
WR-08-19
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
9-Oct-08
|
31-Dec-2012
|
$ | 0.13 | 300,000 | ||||||||
WR-09-01
|
Perlinda
Enterprises, LLC
|
27-Jan-09
|
27-Jan-2013
|
$ | 1.00 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||
WR-09-02
|
Perlinda
Enterprises, LLC
|
27-Jan-09
|
27-Jan-2013
|
$ | 1.25 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||
WR-09-03
|
Perlinda
Enterprises, LLC
|
27-Jan-09
|
27-Jan-2013
|
$ | 1.50 | 1,000,000 |
WR-09-04
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, LLC
|
27-Jan-09
|
27-Jan-2013
|
$ | 1.00 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||
WR-09-05
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, LLC
|
27-Jan-09
|
27-Jan-2013
|
$ | 1.25 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||
WR-09-06
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, LLC
|
27-Jan-09
|
27-Jan-2013
|
$ | 1.50 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||
XX-00-0
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx
|
0-Xxx-00
|
31-Mar-2013
|
$ | 0.40 | 25,000 | ||||||||
XX-00-0
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
0-Xxx-00
|
31-Mar-2013
|
$ | 0.40 | 25,000 | ||||||||
WR-09-3
|
Xxxx
XxXxxx
|
28-Apr-09
|
1-May-2013
|
$ | 0.69 | 300,000 | ||||||||
WR-09-4
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
28-Apr-09
|
1-May-2013
|
$ | 0.69 | 300,000 | ||||||||
XX-00-0
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
00-Xxx-00
|
1-May-2013
|
$ | 0.70 | 14,493 | ||||||||
WR-09-6
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx XX
|
29-Apr-09
|
1-May-2013
|
$ | 0.70 | 14,493 | ||||||||
WR-09-7
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
29-Apr-09
|
1-May-2013
|
$ | 0.70 | 14,493 | ||||||||
XX-00-0
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
0-Xxx-00
|
0-Xxx-0000
|
$ | 0.10 | 175,000 | ||||||||
XX-00-0
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
|
0-Xxx-00
|
0-Xxx-0000
|
$ | 0.10 | 175,000 | ||||||||
WR-09-10
|
Xxxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx
|
13-Jul-09
|
13-Jul-2013
|
$ | 0.40 | 800,000 | ||||||||
WR-09-11
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
13-Jul-09
|
13-Jul-2013
|
$ | 0.40 | 800,000 | ||||||||
WR-09-12
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
|
20-Jul-09
|
20-Jul-2013
|
$ | 0.42 | 50,000 | ||||||||
WR-09-13
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
20-Jul-09
|
20-Jul-2013
|
$ | 0.35 | 125,000 | ||||||||
WR-09-13
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
|
20-Jul-09
|
20-Jul-2013
|
$ | 0.35 | 125,000 | ||||||||
WR-09-14
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
|
20-Jul-09
|
20-Jul-2013
|
$ | 0.42 | 25,000 | ||||||||
WR-09-15
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
|
20-Jul-09
|
20-Jul-2013
|
$ | 0.42 | 25,000 | ||||||||
Total
Active: 94
|
Total
Active Amounts:
|
47,337,637
|
Schedule
3.4
NONCONTRAVENTION
None.
Schedule
3.7
REAL
PROPERTY INTERESTS OF SELLER
Real
property lease for 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 000, 620 and 630, Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Real
property lease for 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx 000 xxx 000, Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Schedule
3.8
SELLER
TAXES
None.
Schedule
3.9
SELLER
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None.
Schedule
3.10
CONTRACTS
OF SELLER
1.
|
Master
Contract Manufacturing Agreement between the Seller and Arcata
Electronics, dated June 8, 2009. This agreement provides for
the manufacture of fluorescent ballasts by Arcata Electronics for the
Seller. The pricing, quantity and products to be manufactured
will be governed by purchase orders that may be submitted by the Seller
and accepted by Arcata Electronics from time to time. This
agreement contains confidentiality provisions and grants a license to
permit manufacture of the product for the Seller. The agreement
has a term of 18 months, subject to certain termination
rights.
|
2.
|
Agreement
between the Seller and Enersave Data Systems. Enersave provides
engineering consulting services to the Seller at a monthly rate of
$41,000. This agreement contains confidentiality provisions and
is terminable upon 30 days notice.
|
3.
|
Agreement
between the Seller and Global Initiatives, dated June 15, 2009. This
agreement provides consulting services to the Seller for development of
global licensing, distribution and marketing. The agreement has
8 months remaining in its term and consulting fees are payable at the rate
of $40,000 per month.
|
4.
|
License
Agreement between Seller and Litetronics International, Inc. This
agreement grants Litetronics a non-exclusive license to manufacture and
install products utilizing the Seller’s compact fluorescent lighting
technology. Royalties are payable based upon products
manufactured and sold by Litetronics. The agreement has a term
which continues until the last to expire of the United States Patents
licensed.
|
5.
|
Master
Contract Manufacturing Agreement between the Seller and Litetronics
International, Inc. This agreement provides for the manufacture
of products utilizing PureSpectrum technology. The Seller’s
payment obligations are based upon quantity of products
manufactured. This agreement has a term of one year with
successive one-year evergreen terms subject to each party’s right not to
renew. Both Litetronics agreements (this item 5 and item 4
above) contain confidentiality
provisions.
|
6.
|
Consulting
Agreement between the Seller and The Xxxxxx Group, LLC, dated July 8,
2009. This agreement provides consulting services in corporate
management, strategic planning, operations, finance, marketing and other
matters relating to the business of the company. The agreement
may be terminated by either party upon 30 days written
notice. Cash compensation, in an amount of not less than
$100,000 and not to exceed $750,000, is to be determined by the parties in
good faith based upon the number of hours worked by the consultant and the
services provided to the company.
|
7.
|
The
following confidentiality agreements between the Seller and each of the
parties listed below:
|
PARTY
|
DATE
OF AGREEMENT
|
|
Belmont
Partners, LLC
|
11/25/2008
|
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx & Company
|
2/3/2009
|
|
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx & Company Ltd.
|
8/4/2008
|
|
Brand
Biz, Inc.
|
9/30/2008
|
|
Capital
Finance, Inc.
|
8/3/2006
|
|
Channel
Marketing
|
9/21/2007
|
|
Xxxxxx
Wiring Devices, Inc.
|
8/27/2008
|
|
Defond
North America
|
2/25/2008
|
|
Emirates
International Capital Advisory
|
10/13/2008
|
|
Enersave
|
7/8/2008
|
|
Xxxx
Electric Company, Inc.
|
9/12/2008
|
|
Fulham
Co., Inc.
|
8/27/2008
|
|
Global
Funding Associates
|
7/17/2006
|
|
H.I.G.
Ventures, LLC
|
6/16/2009
|
|
Icapital
Finance
|
8/3/2006
|
|
Jain,
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
|
6/30/2007
|
|
King
& Xxxxxxxxx
|
3/6/2008
|
|
Kings
Pointe Capital, Inc.
|
9/19/2007
|
|
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx
|
1/2/2007
|
|
Litetronics
International, Inc.
|
10/29/2008
|
|
Litetronics
International, Inc.
|
2/6/2009
|
|
Megalight
Inc.
|
4/7/2008
|
|
Mid
South Capital
|
3/11/2009
|
|
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx X.
|
11/6/2006
|
|
Qssi
|
1/23/2008
|
|
Rightlite,
LLC
|
6/2/2009
|
|
Xxxxx,
Xxxx
|
10/8/2008
|
|
Technical
Consumer Products, Inc.
|
2/14/2008
|
|
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Strategies, LLC
|
9/17/2008
|
|
United
Power Inc.
|
2/11/2009
|
|
Voltaire
Capital Advisors
|
2/17/2009
|
|
W.A.C.
Lighting, Inc.
|
7/10/2008
|
Schedule
3.11
SELLER
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
None.
Schedule
3.12
SELLER
EMPLOYEES
Employee
|
Job
Title
|
Salary
|
Medical
|
Dental
|
Accrued
Sick
|
Accrued
Vacation
|
||||||
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx H
|
Marketing
Coordinator
|
32,000.00
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
68
|
61
|
||||||
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx A
|
Sales
Coordinator
|
30,000.00
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
64
|
78
|
||||||
Xxxx,
Xxxxx
|
Sales
Program Manager
|
78,000.00
|
No
|
No
|
24
|
(10)
|
||||||
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx W
|
VP
of Sales
|
125,000
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
152
|
150
|
||||||
XxXxxx,
Xxxxxxx J
|
VP
/ CFO
|
125,000.00
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
40
|
42
|
||||||
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx B
|
Accountant
|
52,000.00
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
36
|
25.5
|
||||||
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx W
|
Director
of Finance / IT
|
105,000.00
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
88
|
27.5
|
||||||
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx X
|
Executive
VP
|
100.00
/ HR
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
||||||
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx J
|
Sales
Program Manager
|
78,000.00
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
52
|
57
|
||||||
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx M
|
PT
Sales Associate
|
13.50
/ HR
|
No
|
No
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
||||||
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx X
|
Sales
Program Manager
|
50,000.00
|
No
|
No
|
76
|
87.5
|
||||||
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx N
|
Legal
Assistant
|
32,000.00
|
No
|
No
|
12
|
17.5
|
||||||
Xxxxxxx,
Xxx L
|
CEO
|
217,000.00
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
152
|
150
|
||||||
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx H
|
Research
Intern
|
35,000.00
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
||||||
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx E
|
Executive
Assistant
|
33,000.00
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
40
|
42
|
||||||
Xxxxxx,
Feather S
|
Office
Manager
|
40,000.00
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
60
|
57
|
||||||
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
|
Investor
Relations
|
72,000.00
|
No
|
No
|
24
|
24
|
||||||
Schedule
3.13
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY ASSETS OF SELLER
(See
attached)
Type
|
Formal
Title
|
PSPM
Title
|
Subject
Matter
|
Status
|
Serial
No.
|
Filing
Date
|
Patent
No.
|
Expiration
Date
|
Technology
|
Publication
Date
|
Publication
Reference No.
|
|||||||||||
Non-Provisional
|
Method
and Apparatus for Driving a Plasma-Based Light Source
|
Square
Wave Driver
|
A
gas discharge lamp is driven with a constant current square wave from a
current transformer where the number of volt-microseconds are designed
such that at the start of each square wave, the voltage rises to the
required ionization potential for the lamp, while the plasma has not yet
started to conduct. Emits visible and UV.
|
Issued
|
10/995,470
|
11/24/2004
|
7514879
|
1/11/2026
|
Ballast
|
6/23/2005
|
US2005-0134198
A
|
|||||||||||
Non-Provisional
|
High
Efficiency Ballast for Gas Discharge Lamps
|
Ballast
for Variablly Controlled Constant Current
|
An
electronic ballast for a gas discharge lamp includes an adjustable
constant current source circuit adapted to a converter input to provide an
initial start current and a variably controlled constant
current.
|
Issued
|
10/903,461
|
7/30/2004
|
7,235,932
|
12/6/2024
|
Ballast
|
5/26/2005
|
US2005-0110428
A
|
|||||||||||
Non-Provisional
|
High
Frequency Electronic Ballast with Sine Wave Oscillator
|
Ballast
with Sine Wave Oscillator
|
A
high frequency sinusodial wave is generated and applied directly to a gas
discharge lamp in a power efficient electronic ballast.
|
Issued
|
10/817,707
|
4/2/2004
|
7514878
|
4/2/2024
|
Ballast
|
5/19/2005
|
US2005-0104537
A
|
|||||||||||
Provisional
|
Low
Loss Lighting Ballast with Filament Shut-Off
|
Low
Loss Ballast/Filament Shut-Off
|
Circuit
cuts off power to lamp filament after start-up if not dimming; a small
current transformer is added to provide housekeeping power and eliminate
the need for the regulator.
|
Expired. Priority
lowered to follow filing of dimming and high PF ballast
circuits. Conversion NP filed.
|
61/006,966
|
2/8/2008
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Ballast
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|||||||||||
Type |
Formal
Title
|
PSPM
Title
|
Subject
Matter
|
Status
|
Serial
No.
|
Filing
Date
|
Patent
No.
|
Expiration
Date
|
Technology
|
Publication Date |
Publication
Reference No.
|
|||||||||||
NP
|
Energy
Savings Circuitry For A Lighting Ballast
|
Filament
Cut Off & Low Loss Ballast
|
Circuit
cuts off power to lamp filament after start-up if not dimming; a small
current transformer is added to provide housekeeping power and eliminate
the need for the regulator. Claims priority to earlier ballast
applications.
|
Pending
|
12/366,886
|
2/6/2009
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Ballast
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|||||||||||
PCT
|
Energy
Savings Circuitry For A Lighting Ballast
|
Filament
Cut Off & Low Loss Ballast
|
Circuit
cuts off power to lamp filament after start-up if not dimming; a small
current transformer is added to provide housekeeping power and eliminate
the need for the regulator.
|
Pending. National
phase deadline 8/8/2010
|
PCT/US2009/
|
2/6/2009
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Ballast
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|||||||||||
Continuation-in-part
|
n/a
|
LED
Dimmable Ballast
|
High
power factor ballast for LED light sources. Similar to CFL
ballast.
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Ballast
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|||||||||||
Continuation-in-part
|
Methods
and Apparatus for a High Power Factor Ballast that is also Suitable for
Dimming with High Efficiency During Dimming
|
CIP: High
Power Factor Dimmable Ballast
|
Ballast
for multiple uses has small capacitor in place of conventional
electrolytic cap, and a special inductor. Discharge is
restarted each half cycle. Result is linear dimmability, high
power factor and improved energy savings. Will include values
for CFL and linear fluorescents.
|
Pending. CIP
filed. Inventor over 65 - make
"special." Provisional 61/006,965, note prior NP 12/187,139
(363961) which is a CIP of 12/178,397 (363957). PCT
filed.
|
12/277,014
|
11/24/2008
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Ballast
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|||||||||||
Type |
Formal
Title
|
PSPM
Title
|
Subject
Matter
|
Status
|
Serial
No.
|
Filing
Date
|
Patent
No.
|
Expiration
Date
|
Technology
|
Publication Date |
Publication
Reference No.
|
|||||||||||
Non-Provisional
|
Methods
and Apparatus for Dimmable Ballasts with a High Power
Factor
|
High
Power Factor Ballast
|
Ballast
for multiple uses has small capacitor in place of conventional
electrolytic cap, and a special inductor. Discharge is
restarted each half cycle. Result is linear dimmability, high
power factor and improved energy savings.
|
Pending. Claims
Priority to Provisional Application No. 61/006,965, filed February 8,
2008. Inventor over 65 - make "special." CIP filed
in 363961.
|
12/178,397
|
7/23/2008
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Ballast
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|||||||||||
Continuation-in-part
|
Methods
and Apparatus for Self-Starting Dimmable Ballasts with a High Power
Factor
|
High
Power Factor Ballast
|
Ballast
for multiple uses has small capacitor in place of conventional
electrolytic cap, and a special inductor. Discharge is
restarted each half cycle. Result is linear dimmability, high
power factor and improved energy savings.
|
Pending. Inventor
over 65 - make "special." Priority to 61/006,965 and CIP of
12/178,397 (363957). A&B CIP is in 363954.
|
12/187,139
|
8/6/2008
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Ballast
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|||||||||||
Provisional
|
Dimmable
Ballast with High Power Factor
|
High
Power Factor Ballast
|
Ballast
for multiple uses has small capacitor in place of conventional
electrolytic cap, and a special inductor. Discharge is
restarted each half cycle. Result is linear dimmability, high
power factor and improved energy savings.
|
Expired
Provisional. NP applications filed.
|
61/006,965
|
2/8/2008
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Ballast
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|||||||||||
Type |
Formal
Title
|
PSPM
Title
|
Subject
Matter
|
Status
|
Serial
No.
|
Filing
Date
|
Patent
No.
|
Expiration
Date
|
Technology
|
Publication Date |
Publication
Reference No.
|
|||||||||||
PCT
|
Methods
and Apparatus for a High Power Factor Ballast that is also Suitable for
Dimming with High Efficiency During Dimming
|
High
Power Factor Dimmable Ballast
|
Ballast
for multiple uses has small capacitor in place of conventional
electrolytic cap, and a special inductor. Discharge is
restarted each half cycle. Result is linear dimmability, high
power factor and improved energy savings.
|
International
search report and Written Opinion issued 3/9/09; Specification from US
CIP. National Phase Due 8/8/2010. Response is in
progress including amending claims to cover variations and distinguish
prior art.
|
PCT/US2008/
|
11/28/2008
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Ballast
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|||||||||||
National
Phase
|
Methods
and Apparatus for a High Power Factor Ballast that is also Suitable for
Dimming with High Efficiency During Dimming
|
High
Power Factor Dimmable Ballast
|
Ballast
for multiple uses has small capacitor in place of conventional
electrolytic cap, and a special inductor. Discharge is
restarted each half cycle. Result is linear dimmability, high
power factor and improved energy savings.
|
National
phase application filed 2/27/09; Associate in CN requested expedited
examination. Actual nat'l phase filing date
2/27/09.
|
20088000067
|
11/28/2008
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Ballast
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|||||||||||
Treaty
Filing
|
Methods
and Apparatus for a High Power Factor Ballast that is also Suitable for
Dimming with High Efficiency During Dimming
|
High
Power Factor Dimmable Ballast
|
Ballast
for multiple uses has small capacitor in place of conventional
electrolytic cap, and a special inductor. Discharge is
restarted each half cycle. Result is linear dimmability, high
power factor and improved energy savings.
|
In
preparation.
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Ballast
|
n/a
|
n/a
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Type |
Formal
Title
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PSPM
Title
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Subject
Matter
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Status
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Serial
No.
|
Filing
Date
|
Patent
No.
|
Expiration
Date
|
Technology
|
Publication Date |
Publication
Reference No.
|
|||||||||||
Non-Provisional
|
High
Frequency Electronic Ballast with Sine Wave Oscillator
|
Ballast
with Sine Wave Oscillator
|
A
high frequency sinusodial wave is generated and applied directly to a gas
discharge lamp in a power efficient electronic ballast.
|
Issued
|
10/817,768
|
4/2/2004
|
7,388,334
|
4/2/2024
|
Ballast
|
5/19/2005
|
US2005-0104539
A
|
|||||||||||
Non-Provisional
|
Methods
and Apparatus for a High Power Factor, High Efficiency, Dimmable, Rapid
Starting Cold Cathode Lighting Ballast
|
Cold
Cathode Fluorescent Ballast
|
Ballast
for a no-filament lamp system with modified inductro gives 0.9 power
factor. Dual inductance tank circuit provides longer light
output per cycle. Discloses 50% valley as with feedback storage
capacitor.
|
PCT
application in final review.
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Ballast
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|||||||||||
Non-Provisional
|
Method
and Apparatus for Dimming Light Sources
|
Dimmer
Circuit
|
Dimming
circuit works with CFL to provide an immediate and linearly responsive
dimming function and proportional energy savings with
dimming.
|
Pending. CIP
and PCT filed. Inventor over 65 - make
"special."
|
12/205,564
|
9/5/2008
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Dimmer
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|||||||||||
Continuation-in-part
|
Methods
and Apparatus for Dimming Light Sources
|
CIP: Two
Wire Dimmer
|
Dimming
circuit works with CFL to provide an immediate and linearly responsive
dimming function and proportional energy savings with
dimming.
|
Pending. Inventor
over 65 - make "special" filed. PCT deadline for new matter
1/14/2010.
|
12/353,551
|
1/14/2009
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Dimmer
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|||||||||||
PCT
|
Methods
and Apparatus for Dimming Light Sources
|
Two
Wire Dimmer
|
Dimming
circuit works with CFL to provide an immediate and linearly responsive
dimming function and proportional energy savings with
dimming.
|
Pending. Nat'l
filing due 8/8/2010.
|
PCT/US2009/
|
1/16/2009
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Dimmer
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|||||||||||
Type |
Formal
Title
|
PSPM
Title
|
Subject
Matter
|
Status
|
Serial
No.
|
Filing
Date
|
Patent
No.
|
Expiration
Date
|
Technology
|
Publication Date |
Publication
Reference No.
|
|||||||||||
Continuation-in-part
|
Automated
Dimming Methods and Systems for Lighting
|
Automated
Dimming
|
Claiming
sensor-responsive dimming using PureSpectrum novel ballast, dimmer, and
CCFL circuits. Application includes daylight harvesting,
security lighting, ornamental lighting. Dimming responsive to
photocells, motion sensors. Time
proportioning. Combines disclosure from ballast, dimmer, and
CCFL applications.
|
Pending. Claims
priority only to Dimmer and Cold Cathode applications.
|
12/434,403
|
5/1/2009
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Dimmer
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|||||||||||
Treaty
application
|
Methods
and Apparatus for Dimming Light Sources
|
CIP: Two
Wire Dimmer
|
Dimming
circuit works with CFL to provide an immediate and linearly responsive
dimming function and proportional energy savings with
dimming.
|
In
preparation
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Dimmer
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
|||||||||||
Non-Provisional
|
High
Efficiency Gas Discharge Lamps
|
Dual
Tube Lamp
|
A
gas discharge lamp includes an outer glass tube having a phosphor coating
on an inner surface of the outer glass. An inner glass tube is
positioned inside the outer glass tube and formed of glass that is
transparent to UV light. The inner glass tube contains a
plasma-forming gas within an inner volume of the glass tube. A
high frequency AC waveform for driving electrodes configured for
energizing the plasma-forming glas within the inner glass tube to form
plasma paths therein.
|
Pending
|
10/817,706
|
4/2/2004
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
Lamp
|
5/19/2005
|
US2005-0104501A1
|
|||||||||||
Type |
Formal
Title
|
PSPM
Title
|
Subject
Matter
|
Status
|
Serial
No.
|
Filing
Date
|
Patent
No.
|
Expiration
Date
|
Technology
|
Publication Date |
Publication
Reference No.
|
|||||||||||
Non-Provisional
|
Fluorescent
Lamp System Using Reflectors
|
Fluorescent
Lamp with Reflectors
|
A
gas discharge lamp includes a plurality of gas discharge bulbs arranged on
a base along a perimeter defining a middle region and at least one
reflective mirror positioned in the middle region and operative to reflect
light outward from the middle region.
|
Issued
|
10/817,057
|
4/2/2004
|
7,252,406
|
4/2/2024
|
Lamp
|
10/7/2004
|
US2004-0195974A1
|
|||||||||||
Non-Provisional
|
Multi-Phase
Gas Discharge Lamps
|
Multi-phase
Lamp with Interior Wall
|
A
multi-phase gas discharge lamp includes an interior space defined by at
least one wall.
|
Issued
|
10/817,708
|
4/2/2004
|
6,975,069
|
4/2/2024
|
Lamp
|
10/7/2004
|
US2004-0195953
A
|
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Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards;
lamps; track lights; recessed lights; metal halide lights; pendant lights;
ceiling-mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge
lights; compact florescent lights; under-cabinet electric lighting
fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs and electric lighting
fixtures; lighting tubes; LED light bulbs; dimming controls for
lighting.
|
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International
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11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halid lights; pendant lights; ceiling
mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge lights;
compact florescent lights; under cabinet electric lighting fixtures; shop
lights; electric light bulbs; electric lighting fixtures; lighting tubes;
led light bulbs (Int. 11).
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IT’S
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054452
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China
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Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Int.
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364436
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KEESL
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|
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11/13/2008
|
11/30/2018
|
|||||||||||||
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Community
Trade
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|
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Goods:
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International
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11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halide lights; pendant lights;
ceiling-mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge
lights; compact florescent lights; under-cabinet electric lighting
fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs and electric lighting
fixtures; lighting tubes; LED light bulbs (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Int.
9).
|
|||||||||||||||
IT’S
A LIGHT BULB!
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
366175
|
KEESL
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122619
11/20/2008
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11/20/2018
|
|||||||||||||
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United
Arab Emirat
|
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Inc.
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|||||||||||||||
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Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halid lights; pendant lights; ceiling
mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge lights;
compact florescent lights; under cabinet electric lighting fixtures; shop
lights; electric light bulbs; electric lighting fixtures; lighting tubes;
led light bulbs (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
IT’S
A LIGHT BULB!
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
366174
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
122618
11/20/2008
|
11/20/2018
|
|||||||||||||
Country:
|
United
Arab Emirat
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Int.
9).
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& Date
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|||||||||||||||||
054452
|
KEESL
|
Allowed
|
77/464,019
|
||||||||||||||
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|
05/02/2008
|
||||||||||||||||
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|
United
States
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
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Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halide lights; pendant lights;
ceiling-mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas
discharge lights; compact florescent lights; under-cabinet electric
lighting fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs and electric
lighting fixtures (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
International
|
42
|
Design
and testing for new product development; design for others in the field of
lighting technology, namely, lights, lighting systems, ballasts,
ballasting systems and components; engineering services, namely,
engineering for the lighting industry; technology consultation and
research in the field of lighting technology (Int. 42).
|
|||||||||||||||
International
|
45
|
Licensing
of lighting technology (Int. 45).
|
|||||||||||||||
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts (Int. 9).
|
|||||||||||||||
IT’S
A LIGHT BULB?
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
|
KEESL
|
Allowed
|
77/464,028
|
||||||||||||||
364267
|
05/02/2008
|
||||||||||||||||
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|
United
States
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
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Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halide lights; pendant lights;
ceiling-mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas
discharge lights; compact florescent lights; under-cabinet electric
lighting fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs and electric
lighting fixtures (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
International
|
42
|
Design
and testing for new product development; design for others in the field of
lighting technology, namely, lights, lighting systems, ballasts,
ballasting systems and components; engineering services, namely,
engineering for the lighting industry; technology consultation and
research in the field of lighting technology (Int. 42).
|
|||||||||||||||
International
|
45
|
Licensing
of lighting technology (Int. 45).
|
|||||||||||||||
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts (Int. 9).
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|||||||||||||||||
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|
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|
||||||||||||||
364270
|
04/18/2007
|
||||||||||||||||
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|
United
States
|
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Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps; track lights; recessed lights; metal halide lights; pendant lights; ceiling-mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge lights; compact florescent lights; under-cabinet electric lighting fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs and electric lighting fixtures (Int. 11). | ||||||||||||||
International
|
42
|
Design and testing for new product development; design for others in the field of lighting technology, namely, lights, lighting systems, ballasts, ballasting systems and components; engineering services, namely, engineering for the lighting industry; technology consultation and research in the field of lighting technology (Int. 42). | |||||||||||||||
International
|
45
|
Licensing of lighting technology (Int. 45). | |||||||||||||||
International
|
9
|
Lighting ballasts (Int. 9). | |||||||||||||||
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|
|||||||||||||||||
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|
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|
1,415,120
|
|
|||||||||||||
364426
|
10/20/2008
|
||||||||||||||||
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|
Canada
|
Owner: PureSpectrum, Inc. | |||||||||||||||
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Goods:
|
International
|
00
|
Lighting ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards; lamps; track lights; recessed lights; metal halide lights; pendant lights; ceiling-mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge lights; compact florescent lights; under-cabinet electric lighting fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs and electric lighting fixtures; lighting tubes; LED light bulbs; dimming controls for lighting. | ||||||||||||||
POWERED
BY PURESPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
7032070
|
||||||||||||||
368053
|
10/31/2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Country:
|
China
P.R.
|
Owner: PureSpectrum, Inc. | |||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps; track lights; recessed lights; metal halid lights; pendant lights; ceiling mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge lights; compact florescent lights; under cabinet electric lighting fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs; electric lighting fixtures; lighting tubes; led light bulbs (Int. 11). | ||||||||||||||
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Date
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Date
|
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|
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054452
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
7032071
|
||||||||||||||
364427
|
10/31/2008
|
||||||||||||||||
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|
China
P.R.
|
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Goods:
|
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Int.
9).
|
||||||||||||||
POWERED
BY PURESPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY
|
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054452
|
KEESL
|
Registered
|
2002-104405
|
4783959
|
07/02/2014
|
||||||||||||
347756
|
12/10/2002
|
07/02/2004
|
|||||||||||||||
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|
Japan
|
Owner: Transworld Lighting, Inc. | |||||||||||||||
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Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Environmental
control apparatus (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
International
|
42
|
Scientific
and technological services (Int. 42).
|
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054452
|
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|
122617
|
11/20/2018
|
|||||||||||||
366169
|
11/20/2008
|
||||||||||||||||
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|
United
Arab Emirat
|
Owner: PureSpectrum, Inc. | |||||||||||||||
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Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halid lights; pendant lights; ceiling
mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge lights;
compact florescent lights; under cabinet electric lighting fixtures; shop
lights; electric light bulbs; electric lighting fixtures; lighting tubes;
led light bulbs (Int. 11).
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Date
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Use
Date
|
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BY PURESPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
122616
|
11/20/2018
|
|||||||||||||
366167
|
11/20/2008
|
||||||||||||||||
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|
United
Arab Emirat
|
Owner: PureSpectrum, Inc. | |||||||||||||||
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Goods:
|
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Int.
9).
|
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BY PURESPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY
|
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054452
|
KEESL
|
Published
|
77/586,061
|
||||||||||||||
363943
|
10/06/2008
|
||||||||||||||||
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|
United
States
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
10
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halide lights; pendant lights;
ceiling-mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge
lights; compact florescent lights; under-cabinet electric lighting
fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs and electric lighting
fixtures; lighting tubes; LED light bulbs (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Int.
9).
|
|||||||||||||||
POWERED
BY PURESPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY &
Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
1,415,121
|
||||||||||||||
365136
|
10/20/2008
|
||||||||||||||||
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|
Canada
|
Owner: PureSpectrum.
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
00
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards;
lamps; track lights; recessed lights; metal halide lights; pendant
lights; ceiling-mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas
discharge lights; compact florescent lights; under-cabinet electric
lighting fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs and electric lighting
fixtures; lighting tubes; LED light bulbs; dimming controls for
lighting.
|
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6 of 18
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Client
#
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#
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Status
|
Application
No
& Date
|
Registration
No
& Date
|
Renew
Date
|
First
Use
Date
|
||||||||||
POWERED
BY PURESPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY & Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
368052
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
7032066
10/31/2008
|
||||||||||||||
Country:
|
China
P.R.
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halid lights; pendant lights; ceiling
mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge lights;
compact florescent lights; under cabinet electric lighting fixtures; shop
lights; electric light bulbs; electric lighting fixtures; lighting tubes;
led light bulbs (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
POWERED
BY PURESPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY & Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
364431
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
703267
10/31/2008
|
||||||||||||||
Country:
|
China
P.R.
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Int.
9).
|
||||||||||||||
POWERED
BY PURESPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY & Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
366171
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
122614
11/20/2008
|
11/20/2018
|
|||||||||||||
Country:
|
United
Arab Emirat
|
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Int.
9).
|
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7 of 18
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Name
|
Client
#
Matter
#
|
Atty
|
Status
|
Application
No
& Date
|
Registration
No
& Date
|
Renew
Date
|
First
Use
Date
|
||||||||||
POWERED
BY PURESPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY & Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
366173
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
122615
11/20/2008
|
11/20/2018
|
|||||||||||||
Country:
|
United
Arab Emirat
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halid lights; pendant lights; ceiling
mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge lights;
compact florescent lights; under cabinet electric lighting fixtures; shop
lights; electric light bulbs; electric lighting fixtures; lighting tubes;
led light bulbs (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
POWERED
BY PURESPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY & Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
364433
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
77/586,469
10/06/2008
|
||||||||||||||
Country:
|
United
States
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
10
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halide lights; pendant lights;
ceiling-mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge
lights; compact florescent lights; under-cabinet electric lighting
fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs and electric lighting
fixtures; lighting tubes; LED light bulbs (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Int.
9).
|
|||||||||||||||
POWERED
BY SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
364428
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
7388291
11/12/2008
|
11/30/2018
|
|||||||||||||
Country:
|
Community
Trade
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halide lights; pendant lights;
ceiling-mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge
lights; compact florescent lights; under-cabinet electric lighting
fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs and electric lighting
fixtures; lighting tubes; LED light bulbs (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Int.
9).
|
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8 of 18
Tmk
Name
|
Client
#
Matter
#
|
Atty
|
Status
|
Application
No
& Date
|
Registration
No
& Date
|
Renew
Date
|
First
Use Date
|
||||||||||
POWERED
BY SPECTRUM TECHNOLOGY & Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
364434
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
7388317
11/12/2008
|
11/30/2018
|
|||||||||||||
Country:
|
Community
Trade
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halide lights; pendant lights;
ceiling-mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge
lights; compact florescent lights; under-cabinet electric lighting
fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs and electric lighting
fixtures; lighting tubes; LED light bulbs (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Int.
9).
|
|||||||||||||||
PURE
SPECTRUM
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
364281
|
KEESL
|
Registered
|
104404/2002
12/10/2002
|
4783958
07/02/2004
|
07/02/2014
|
||||||||||||
Country:
|
Japan
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lighting
apparatus and their parts (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
International
|
42
|
Designing
and engineering of lighting apparatus, lighting system and lighting
components (Int. 42).
|
|||||||||||||||
PURE
SPECTRUM & Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
364278
|
KEESL
|
Registered
|
104405/2002
12/10/2002
|
4783959
07/02/2004
|
07/02/2014
|
||||||||||||
Country:
|
Japan
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lighting
apparatus and their parts (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
International
|
42
|
Designing
and engineering of lighting apparatus, lighting system and lighting
components (Int. 42).
|
Page
9 of 18
Tmk
Name
|
Client
#
Matter
#
|
Atty
|
Status
|
Application
No
& Date
|
Registration
No
& Date
|
Renew
Date
|
First
Use Date
|
||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
364420
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
1,415,116
10/20/2008
|
||||||||||||||
Country:
|
Canada
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
00
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards;
lamps; track lights; recessed lights; metal halide lights; pendant lights;
ceiling-mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge
lights; compact florescent lights; under-cabinet electric lighting
fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs and electric lighting
fixtures; lighting tubes; LED light bulbs; dimming controls for
lighting.
|
||||||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
347754
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
7032023
10/31/2008
|
||||||||||||||
Country:
|
China
P.R.
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Int.
9).
|
||||||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
368051
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
7032022
10/31/2008
|
||||||||||||||
Country:
|
China
P.R.
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halid lights; pendant lights; ceiling
mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge lights;
compact florescent lights; under cabinet electric lighting fixtures; shop
lights; electric light bulbs; electric lighting fixtures; lighting tubes;
led light bulbs (Int. 11).
|
Page
10 of 18
Tmk Name |
Client
# Matter
# |
Atty
|
Status
|
Application No
& Date |
Registration No
& Date |
Renew Date |
First Use
Date |
||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
n/a
|
||||||||||||||
364421
|
10/31/2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Country:
|
China
P.R.
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
|||||||||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
7388333
|
11/30/2018
|
|||||||||||||
364423
|
11/12/2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Country:
|
Community
Trade
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halide lights; pendant lights;
ceiling-mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge
lights; compact florescent lights; under-cabinet electric lighting
fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs and electric lighting
fixtures; lighting tubes; LED light bulbs (Int. 11).
|
|||||||||||||
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Int.
9)
|
|||||||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
|
KEESL
|
Registered
|
2002-104404
|
4783958
|
07/02/2014
|
||||||||||||
347755
|
12/10/2002
|
07/02/2004
|
|||||||||||||||
Country:
|
Japan
|
Owner: Transworld Lighting, Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Environmental
control apparatus (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
International
|
42
|
Scientific
and technological services (Int. 42).
|
|||||||||||||||
Page
11 of 18
Tmk
|
Client
#
|
Application
|
Registration
|
Renew
|
First
|
||||||||||||
Name
|
Matter
#
|
Atty
|
Status
|
No
& Date
|
No
& Date
|
Date
|
Use
Date
|
||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
122611
|
11/20/2018
|
|||||||||||||
366161
|
11/20/2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Country:
|
United
Arab Emirat
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halide lights; pendant lights;
ceiling mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas
discharge lights; compact florescent lights; under cabinet electric
lighting fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs; electric
lighting fixtures; lighting tubes; led light bulbs (Int.
11).
|
||||||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
122610
|
11/20/2018
|
|||||||||||||
366155
|
11/20/2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Country:
|
United
Arab Emirat
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Inc.
9).
|
||||||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
78/948,607
|
||||||||||||||
364271
|
08/09/2006
|
||||||||||||||||
Country:
|
United
States
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps,
track lights, recessed lights, metal halide lights, pendant lights,
ceiling-mounted lights, high intensity discharge lights, gas
discharge lights, compact fluorescent lights; under-cabinet electric
lighting fixtures, shop lights, electric light bulbs and electric
lighting fixtures (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
Page
12 of 18
Tmk
Name
|
Client
#
Matter
#
|
Atty
|
Status
|
Application
No
& Date
|
Registration
No & Date
|
Renew
Date
|
First
Use Date
|
||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
364269
|
KEESL
|
Allowed
|
78/948,395
08/09/2006
|
||||||||||||||
Country:
|
United
States
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
42
|
Design
and testing for new product development; Design for others in the field of
lighting technology, namely, lights, lighting systems, ballasts,
ballasting systems and components; Engineering services, namely,
engineering for the lighting industry; Technology consultation and
research in the field of lighting technology (Int. 42).
|
||||||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
364263
|
KEESL
|
Allowed
|
78/948,232
08/09/2006
|
||||||||||||||
Country:
|
United
States
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
35
|
Licensing
of lighting technology (Int. 35).
|
||||||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
364265
|
KEESL
|
Allowed
|
78/948,467
08/09/2006
|
||||||||||||||
Country:
|
United
States
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts (Int. 9).
|
Page
13 of 18
Tmk
Name
|
Client
#
Matter
#
|
Atty
|
Status
|
Application
No
& Date
|
Registration
No & Date
|
Renew
Date
|
First
Use Date
|
||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
& Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
347739
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
1,415,118
10/20/2008
|
||||||||||||||
Country:
|
Canada
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
00
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards;
lamps; track lights; recessed lights; metal halide lights; pendant lights;
ceiling-mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge
lights; compact florescent lights; under-cabinet electric lighting
fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs and electric lighting
fixtures; lighting tubes; LED light bulbs; dimming controls for
lighting.
|
||||||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
& Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
368050
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
7032068
10/31/2008
|
||||||||||||||
Country:
|
China
P.R.
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halid lights; pendant lights; ceiling
mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge lights;
compact florescent lights; under cabinet electric lighting fixtures; shop
lights; electric light bulbs; electric lighting fixtures; lighting tubes;
led light bulbs (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
& Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
364424
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
7032069
10/31/2008
|
||||||||||||||
Country:
|
China
P.R.
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Int.
9).
|
Page
14 of 18
Tmk
|
Client
#
|
Application
|
Registration
|
Renew
|
First
|
||||||||||||
Name
|
Matter
#
|
Atty
|
Status
|
No
& Date
|
No
& Date
|
Date
|
Use
Date
|
||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
& Design
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
7388408
|
11/30/2018
|
|||||||||||||
054452
|
11/13/2008
|
||||||||||||||||
364425
|
|||||||||||||||||
Country:
|
Community
Trade
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halide lights; pendant lights;
ceiling-mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge
lights; compact florescent lights; under-cabinet electric lighting
fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs and electric lighting
fixtures; lighting tubes; LED light bulbs (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Int.
9).
|
|||||||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
& Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
122612
|
11/20/2018
|
|||||||||||||
366162
|
11/20/2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Country:
|
United
Arab Emirat
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Int.
9).
|
||||||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
& Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
122613
|
11/20/2018
|
|||||||||||||
366168
|
11/20/2008
|
||||||||||||||||
Country:
|
United
Arab Emirat
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halid lights; pendant lights; ceiling
mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge lights;
compact florescent lights; under cabinet electric lighting fixtures; shop
lights; electric light bulbs; electric lighting fixtures; lighting tubes;
led light bulbs (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
Page
15 of 18
Tmk
Name
|
Client
#
Matter
#
|
Atty
|
Status
|
Application
No
& Date
|
Registration
No
& Date
|
Renew
Date
|
First
Use
Date
|
||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
(Stylized) & Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
|
KEESL
|
Allowed
|
78/950,288
|
||||||||||||||
364264
|
08/11/2006
|
||||||||||||||||
Country:
|
United
States
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts (Int. 9).
|
||||||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
(Stylized) & Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
|
KEESL
|
Allowed
|
78/950,250
|
||||||||||||||
364452
|
08/11/2006
|
||||||||||||||||
Country:
|
United
States
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
42
|
Design
and testing for new product development; Design for others in the field of
lighting technology, namely, lights, lighting systems, ballasts,
ballasting systems and components; Engineering services, namely,
engineering for the lighting industry; Technology consultation and
research in the field of lighting technology (Int. 42).
|
||||||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
(Stylized) & Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
|
KEESL
|
Allowed
|
78/950,094
|
||||||||||||||
364261
|
08/11/2006
|
||||||||||||||||
Country:
|
United
States
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
35
|
Licensing
of lighting technology (Int. 35).
|
||||||||||||||
Page
16 of 18
Tmk
Name
|
Client
#
Matter
#
|
Atty
|
Status
|
Application
No
& Date
|
Registration
No
& Date
|
Renew
Date
|
First
Use
Date
|
||||||||||
PURESPECTRUM
(Stylized) & Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
364262
|
KEESL
|
Allowed
|
78/950,316
08/11/2006
|
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Country:
|
United
States
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
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Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps,
track lights, recessed lights, metal halide lights, pendant lights,
ceiling-mounted lights, high intensity discharge lights, gas discharge
lights, compact flourescent lights, under-cabinet electric lighting
fixtures, shop lights, electric light bulbs and electric lighting fixtures
(Int. 11).
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PURESPECTRUM
in Chinese Characters
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
368054
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
7036130
11/03/2008
|
||||||||||||||
Country:
|
China
P.R.
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halid lights; pendant lights; ceiling
mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge lights;
compact florescent lights; under cabinet electric lighting fixtures; shop
lights; electric light bulbs; electric lighting fixtures; lighting tubes;
led light bulbs (Int. 11).
|
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PURESPECTRUM
in Chinese Characters
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
365300
|
KEESL
|
Pending
|
7036131
11/03/2008
|
||||||||||||||
Country:
|
China
P.R.
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts; lighting control panels; lighting control software for use in
commercial and industrial facilities; lighting panel control boards (Int.
9).
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Page
17 of 18
Tmk
Name
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Client
#
Matter
#
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Atty
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Status
|
Application
No
& Date
|
Registration
No
& Date
|
Renew
Date
|
First
Use Date
|
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PURESPECTRUM:
MORE FOR LESS
|
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054452
364272
|
KEESL
|
Allowed
|
77/159,331
04/18/2007
|
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Country:
|
United
States
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lamps;
track lights; recessed lights; metal halide lights; pendant lights;
ceiling-mounted lights; high intensity discharge lights; gas discharge
lights; compact florescent lights; under-cabinet electric lighting
fixtures; shop lights; electric light bulbs and electric lighting fixtures
(Int. 11).
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International
|
42
|
Design
and testing for new product development; design for others in the field of
lighting technology, namely, lights, lighting systems, ballasts,
ballasting systems and components; engineering services, namely,
engineering for the lighting industry; technology consultation and
research in the field of lighting technology (Int. 42).
|
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International
|
45
|
Licensing
of lighting technology (Int. 45).
|
|||||||||||||||
International
|
9
|
Lighting
ballasts (Int. 9).
|
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TRANSWORLD
LIGHTING INCORPORATED & Design
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
364282
|
KEESL
|
Registered
|
104416/2002
12/10/2002
|
4783960
07/02/2004
|
07/02/2014
|
||||||||||||
Country:
|
Japan
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lighting
apparatus and their parts (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
International
|
42
|
Designing
and engineering of lighting apparatus, lighting system and lighting
components (Int. 42).
|
|||||||||||||||
TWL
|
|||||||||||||||||
054452
364280
|
KEESL
|
Registered
|
104402/2002
12/10/2002
|
4783957
07/02/2004
|
07/02/2014
|
||||||||||||
Country:
|
Japan
|
Owner: PureSpectrum,
Inc.
|
|||||||||||||||
Class/
Goods:
|
International
|
11
|
Lighting
apparatus and their parts (Int. 11).
|
||||||||||||||
International
|
42
|
Designing
and engineering of lighting apparatus, lighting system and lighting
components (Int. 42).
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Record
Count: 53
Page
18 of 18
Schedule
4.6
OUTSTANDING
SEC FILINGS OF BUYER
None.
Schedule
4.12
BUYER
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None.
Exhibit
5.3
BUYER’S
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
(See
attached)
AMENDED
AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE
OF INCORPORATION
OF
Pursuant
to Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
(the “Act”), the undersigned, being the President of International Medical
Staffing, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify
as follows:
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1.
|
The
Corporation was originally incorporated under the name International
Medical Staffing, Inc. and the date of filing of its original Certificate
of Incorporation was March 21,
2007.
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2.
|
This
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted in
accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the Act by
written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock
entitled to vote thereon in accordance with the provisions of Section 228
of the Act.
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3.
|
The
Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended, is hereby
amended, restated and superseded in its entirety by this Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation to read as
follows:
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ARTICLE
I
Name
The name
of the Corporation is International Medical Staffing, Inc.
ARTICLE
II
Registered
Office and Agent
The
address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, in the County of New Castle. The name of the
registered agent at that address is Delaware Corporation Organizers,
Inc.
ARTICLE
III
Purpose
The
purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which
corporations may be organized under the Act.
ARTICLE
IV
Capital
Stock
The
aggregate number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation shall have
authority to issue is nine hundred fifty million (950,000,000) shares,
consisting of (a) nine hundred million (900,000,000) shares of common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) and (b) fifty million (50,000,000)
shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”),
which Preferred Stock shall be issuable in one or more series as hereinafter
provided. A description of the classes of shares and a statement of the number
of shares in each class and the relative rights, voting power, and preferences
granted to and the restrictions imposed upon the shares of each class are as
follows:
A. Common Stock. Each
share of Common Stock shall have, for all purposes one (1) vote per
share.
Subject
to the preferences applicable to Preferred Stock outstanding at any time, the
holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends
and other distributions in cash, property or shares of stock of the Corporation
as may be declared thereon by the Board of Directors from time to time out of
assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor. The holders of
Common Stock issued and outstanding have and possess the right to receive notice
of shareholders’ meetings and to vote upon the election of directors or upon any
other matter as to which approval of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or
approval of the common shareholders is required or requested.
B. Preferred Stock.
Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued in series from time to time by the Board
of Directors, and the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to fix by
resolution or resolutions the designations and the voting powers, preferences,
rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of
each series of Preferred Stock, including without limitation the
following:
(i) the
serial designation of such series which shall distinguish it from the other
series;
(ii) the
number of shares included in such series, which number may be increased or
decreased from time to time unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors
in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such
series;
(iii) the
dividend rate (or method of determining such rate) payable to the holders of the
shares of such series, any conditions upon which such dividends shall be paid
and the date or dates upon which such dividends shall be payable;
(iv)
whether dividends on the shares of such series shall be cumulative dividend
rights, the date or dates or method of determining the date or dates from which
dividends on the shares of such series shall be cumulative;
(v) the
amount or amounts which shall be payable out of the assets of the Corporation to
the holders of the shares of such series upon voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation;
(vi) the
price or prices at which, the period or periods within which, and the terms and
conditions upon which the shares of such series may be redeemed in whole or in
part, at the option of the Corporation or at the option of the holder or holders
thereof or upon the happening or a specified event or events;
(vii) the
right or obligation, if any, of the Corporation to purchase or redeem shares of
such series pursuant to a shrinking fund or otherwise and the price or prices at
which, the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon
which the shares of such series may or shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole
or in part, pursuant to such right or obligation;
(viii)
whether or not the shares of such series shall be convertible or exchangeable,
at any time or times at the option of the holder or holders thereof or at the
option of the Corporation or upon the happening of a specified event or events,
into shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any
other class or classes of stock of the Corporation, and the price or prices or
rate or rates of exchange or conversion and any adjustments applicable
thereto;
(ix) the
voting rights, if any, of the holders of the shares of such series;
(x) the
ranking of the shares of such series as compared with shares of other series of
the capital stock of the Corporation in respect of the right to receive payments
out of the assets of the Corporation upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution, or winding up of the Corporation; and
(xi) any
other relative rights and qualifications, preferences or limitation of the
shares not inconsistent herewith or with applicable law.
ARTICLE
V
No
Preemptive Rights
Preemptive
rights shall not exist with respect to shares of stock or securities convertible
into shares of stock of the Corporation.
ARTICLE
VI
No
Cumulative Voting
There
shall be no cumulative voting of shares of stock of the
Corporation.
ARTICLE
VII
Board
of Directors
The Board
of Directors of the Corporation shall consist of such number of persons, not
less than one and not to exceed fifteen, as shall be determined in accordance
with the bylaws from time to time.
ARTICLE
VIII
Indemnification
of Officers and Directors
8.1 The
Corporation shall indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent
permitted under the Act, as it exists on the date hereof or as it may hereafter
be amended. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing:
(a) The
Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than
an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that the
person is or was a director or officer, or is or was serving at the request of
the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the
person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be
in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the
person's conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding
by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or
its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did
not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be
in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the
person's conduct was unlawful.
(b) The
Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in
the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the
fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a
manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the
Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall
determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in
view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such
other court shall deem proper.
(c) To
the extent that a present or former director or officer of the Corporation has
been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or
proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 8.1, or in
defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by
such person in connection therewith.
(d) Any
indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 8.1 (unless
ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the
specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former
director or officer is proper in the circumstances because the person has met
the applicable standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this
Section 8.1. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a
director or officer at the time of such determination, (1) by a majority vote of
the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even
though less than a quorum, or (2) by a committee of such directors designated by
majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (3) if there
are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal
counsel in a written opinion, or (4) by the stockholders.
(e)
Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by an officer or director in
defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or
proceeding may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of
such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf
of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be
determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation
as authorized in this Section 8.1. Such expenses (including attorneys' fees)
incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents may be
so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems
appropriate.
(f) The
indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to,
the other subsections of this Section 8.1 shall not be deemed exclusive of any
other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses
may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person's
official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such
office.
(g) The
Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation,
or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred
by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person's status as
such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such
person against such liability under this Section 8.1.
(h) For
purposes of this Section 8.1, references to "the Corporation" shall include, in
addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including
any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which,
if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to
indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person
who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under
this Section 8.1 with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such
person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate
existence had continued.
(h) For
purposes of this Section 8.1, references to "other enterprises" shall include
employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall include any excise taxes
assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and references
to "serving at the request of the Corporation" shall include any service as a
director or officer of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves
services by, such director or officer, employee or agent with respect to an
employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted
in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the
interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall
be deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the best interests of the
Corporation" as referred to in this Section 8.1.
(i) The
indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to,
this Section 8.1 shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified,
continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall
inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a
person.
8.2 The
right of indemnification under Section 8.1 shall not be exclusive of any other
right which such directors or officers may have or hereafter acquire and,
including without limitation any and all of the rights of indemnification under
any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or other provision of
law.
8.3 No
director or officer of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages from any breach of fiduciary duty as a
director or officer, provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit
the liability of a director: (a) for any breach of the director's duty of
loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (b) for acts or omissions not in
good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law; (c) under Section 174 of the Act; or (d) for any transaction from which the
director derived an improper personal benefit.
ARTICLE
IX
Bylaws
The power
to adopt, amend and repeal the bylaws of the Corporation is hereby conferred
upon the Board of Directors of the Corporation as provided in Section 109(a) of
the Act.
ARTICLE
IX
Amendment
The
Corporation reserves the right to amend or repeal any provisions contained in
this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation so long as such amendment
or repeal is effected in the manner prescribed by the Act and all rights
conferred upon the stockholders are granted subject to this
reservation.
Executed
this ___ day of _______ 2009.
|
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By:
Xxx X. Xxxxxxx
|
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Its:
President
|
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Exhibit
5.4
BUYER’S
PROPOSED AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
(See
attached)
AMENDED
AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
INTERNATIONAL
MEDICAL STAFFING, INC.
(a
Delaware Corporation)
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1.1
Registered
Office. The registered office of International Medical Staffing, Inc.
(the “Corporation”) shall
be in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of
Delaware.
Section 1.2
Other Offices.
The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and
without the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to
time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS
OF STOCKHOLDERS
Section 2.1
Meetings of
Stockholders. All meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place
within or outside the State of Delaware designated by the Board of Directors. In
the absence of any such designation, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the
principal executive office of the Corporation.
Section 2.2
Annual Stockholders’
Meeting. The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held each year on a
date and a time designated by the Board of Directors. At each annual meeting
directors shall be elected and any other proper business may be
transacted.
Section 2.3
Special Meeting of
Stockholders. Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation
may be called by (i) the Chairman, or (ii) the President, or
(iii) the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution approved by a
majority of the whole Board of Directors, or (iv) stockholders who own more
than 30% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the
Corporation. Business transacted at any special meeting of
stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice to
stockholders.
Section 2.4
Quorum. A
majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at any meeting
of stockholders, the holders of which are present in person or represented by
proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business except as
otherwise provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation, or by these
Bylaws. A quorum, once established, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of
enough votes to leave less than a quorum, and the votes present
may continue to transact business until adjournment. If, however, such
quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, a
majority of the voting stock represented in person or by proxy may adjourn
the meeting, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a
quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a
quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted
which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified. If the
adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new
record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned
meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote
thereat.
1
Section 2.5
Vote Required for
Stockholder Action. When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of
the holders of a majority of the stock having voting power present in person or
represented by proxy shall decide any question brought before such meeting,
unless the question is one upon which by express provision of the Delaware
General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), or the
Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, a different vote is required in
which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such
question.
Section 2.6
Proxies. At
each meeting of the stockholders, each stockholder having the right to vote
may vote in person or may authorize another person or persons to act
for him by proxy appointed by an instrument in writing subscribed by such
stockholder and bearing a date not more than three (3) years prior to said
meeting, unless said instrument provides for a longer period. All proxies must
be filed with the Secretary of the Corporation at the beginning of each meeting
in order to be counted in any vote at the meeting. Unless provided otherwise in
the Certificate of Incorporation or the Certificate of Designations for any
class or series of preferred stock of the Corporation, each
stockholder shall have one vote for each share of stock having voting power,
registered in his name on the books of the Corporation on the record date set by
the Board of Directors as provided in Section 2.8
hereof. If the Certificate of Incorporation or such Certificate of Designations
provides for more or less than one vote for any share on any matter, every
reference in these Bylaws to a majority or other proportion of stock shall refer
to such majority or other proportion of the votes of such stock.
Section 2.7
Notice of
Meetings. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any
action at a meeting, a written notice of any such meeting shall be given which
notice shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and, in the case of
a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. The
written notice of any meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to
vote at such meeting not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days
before the date of the meeting. If mailed, notice is given when deposited in the
United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his address
as it appears on the records of the Corporation.
Section 2.8
Fixing Date for
Determination of Stockholders of Record. In order that the Corporation
may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any
meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive
payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or
entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange
of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors
may fix a record date, which shall not precede the date upon which the
resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and which
shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the
date of any meeting of stockholders, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any
other action requiring a record date, including, but not limited to, the
determination of stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend. If no
record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, then the record date shall be as
provided by applicable law. A determination of stockholders of record entitled
to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any
adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors
may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
2
Section 2.9
List of Stockholders
Entitled to Vote. The Secretary shall prepare, at least ten
(10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the
stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order,
and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered
in the name of each stockholder; provided, however, that the Corporation shall
not be required to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact
information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any
stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least ten
(10) days prior to the meeting: (a) on a reasonably accessible
electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to
such list is provided with the notice of the meeting; or (b) during
ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation.
In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an
electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure
that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. The
list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the
whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.
The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders
entitled by this Section 2.9 to
examine the list required by this Section 2.9 or
to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.
Section 2.10
Nomination of
Directors.
(a)
Except for any directors elected in accordance with Section 3.4
hereof by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy or newly created
directorships, only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures
in this Section 2.10
shall be eligible for election as directors. Nomination for election to the
Board of Directors of the Corporation at a meeting of stockholders may be
made (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors; or (ii) by
any stockholder of the Corporation who (x) complies with the notice procedures
set forth in Section 2.10(b) and
(y) is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of such notice and on
the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such
meeting.
(b) To be
timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received in writing by the Corporation’s
Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation as follows:
(i) in the case of an election of directors at an annual meeting of
stockholders, not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty
(120) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual
meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual
meeting in any year is changed by more than thirty (30) days from the first
anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice must
be so received not earlier than the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to
such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of
(A) the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting and (B) the
tenth (10th) day following the day on which notice of the date of such annual
meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was
made, whichever first occurs; or (ii) in the case of an election of
directors at a special meeting of stockholders, not earlier than the one hundred
twentieth (120th) day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close
of business on the later of (x) the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special
meeting and (y) the tenth (10th) day following the day on which notice of the
date of such special meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of such
special meeting was made, whichever first occurs.
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Such
stockholder’s notice shall set forth (i) as to each person whom the
stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director all
information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in
solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in
each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy
statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); (ii) as to
the stockholder giving the notice (A) the name and address, as they appear
on the Corporation’s books, of such stockholder and (B) the class and
number of shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by such
stockholder and also which are owned of record by such stockholder; and
(iii) as to the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is
made, (A) the name and address of such person and (B) the
class and number of shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned
by such person. At the request of the Board of Directors, any person nominated
by the Board of Directors for election as a director shall furnish to the
Secretary of the Corporation that information required to be set forth in a
stockholder’s notice of nomination which pertains to the nominee.
(c) The
chairman of any meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that a nomination
was not made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 2.10
(including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf
the nomination is made solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or
did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such
stockholder’s nominee in compliance with the representations with respect
thereto required by this Section 2.10).
(d)
Except as otherwise required by law, nothing in this Section 2.10
shall obligate the Corporation or the Board of Directors to include in any proxy
statement or other stockholder communication distributed on behalf of the
Corporation or the Board of Directors information with respect to any nominee
for director submitted by a stockholder.
(e)
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.10, if
the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not
appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to
present a nomination, such nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that
proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the
Corporation.
(f) For
purposes of this Section 2.10,
“public disclosure” shall include disclosure in a press release reported by the
Dow Xxxxx New Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or
in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act.
Section 2.11
Notice of Business at
Annual Meetings.
(a) At
any annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as
shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought
before an annual meeting, business must be (i) specified in the notice of
meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of
Directors; (ii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the
direction of the Board of Directors; or (iii) properly brought before the
meeting by a stockholder. For business to be properly brought before an annual
meeting by a stockholder, (i) if such business relates to the nomination of
a person for election as a director of the Corporation, the procedures in Section 2.10
must be complied with; and (ii) if such business relates to any other
matter, the stockholder must (x) have given timely notice thereof in writing to
the Secretary in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.11(b) and
(y) be a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of such notice and on
the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at such
annual meeting.
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(b) To be
timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received in writing by the Secretary at
the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90)
days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the first anniversary
of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event
that the date of the annual meeting in any year is changed by more than thirty
(30) days from the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a
stockholder’s notice must be so received not earlier than the one hundred
twentieth (120th) day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close
of business on the later of (A) the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such
annual meeting and (B) the tenth (10th) day following the day on which
notice of the date of such annual meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the
date of such annual meeting was made, whichever first occurs.
The
stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the
stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (i) a brief
description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and
the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting; (ii) the
name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’ s books, of the stockholder
proposing such business, and the name and address of the beneficial owner, if
any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; (iii) the class and number
of shares of stock of the Corporation which are owned, of record and
beneficially, by the stockholder and beneficial owner, if any; (iv) a
description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder or
such beneficial owner, if any, and any other person or persons (including their
names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder and
any material interest of the stockholder or such beneficial owner, if any, in
such business; (v) a representation that such stockholder intends to appear
in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to bring such business before the
meeting; and (vi) a representation whether the stockholder or the
beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends
(a) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at
least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to
approve or adopt the proposal and/or (b) otherwise to solicit proxies from
stockholders in support of such proposal. Notwithstanding anything in these
Bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at any annual meeting of
stockholders except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.11;
provided that any stockholder proposal which complies with Rule 14a-8 of
the proxy rules (or any successor provision) promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is to be included in the
Corporation’s proxy statement for an annual meeting of stockholders shall be
deemed to comply with the requirements of this Section 2.11.
(c) The
chairman of any meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that business was
not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 2.11
(including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf
the proposal is made solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or
did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such
stockholder’s proposal in compliance with the representation with respect
thereto required by this Section 2.11),
and if the chairman should so determine, the chairman shall so declare to the
meeting and such business shall not be brought before the meeting.
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(d)
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.11, if
the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not
appear at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present
business, such business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in
respect of such vote may have been received by the
Corporation.
(e) For
purposes of this Section 2.11,
“public disclosure” shall include disclosure in a press release reported by the
Dow Xxxxx New Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or
in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act.
Section 2.12
Conduct of
Meetings.
(a)
Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman, if any, or in
the Chairman’s absence by the Chief Executive Officer, or in the Chief Executive
Officer’s absence by the President (if the President shall be a different
individual than the Chief Executive Officer), or in the President’s absence by a
Vice President, or in the absence of all of the foregoing persons by a chairman
designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of such designation by a
chairman chosen by vote of the stockholders at the meeting. The Secretary shall
act as secretary of the meeting, but in the Secretary’s absence the chairman of
the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the
meeting.
(b) The
Board of Directors of the Corporation may adopt by resolution such rules,
regulations and procedures for the conduct of any meeting of stockholders of the
Corporation as it shall deem appropriate including, without limitation, such
guidelines and procedures as it may deem appropriate regarding the
participation by means of remote communication of stockholders and proxyholders
not physically present at a meeting. Except to the extent inconsistent with such
rules, regulations and procedures as adopted by the Board of Directors, the
chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to
prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in
the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the
meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of
Directors or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include,
without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or
order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for
maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present;
(iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to
stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted
proxies or such other persons as shall be determined; (iv) restrictions on
entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and
(v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by
participants. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or
the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to
be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary
procedure.
(c) The
chairman of the meeting shall announce at the meeting when the polls for each
matter to be voted upon at the meeting will be opened and closed. If no
announcement is made, the polls shall be deemed to have opened when the meeting
is convened and closed upon the final adjournment of the meeting. After the
polls close, no ballots, proxies or votes or any revocations or changes thereto
may be accepted.
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(d) In
advance of any meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors, the Chairman or
the Chief Executive Officer shall appoint one or more inspectors of election to
act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. One or more other persons
may be designated as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who
fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is present, ready and willing to act
at a meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or
more inspectors to act at the meeting. Unless otherwise required by law,
inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. Each
inspector, before entering upon the discharge of such inspector’s duties, shall
take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict
impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability. The
inspector shall have the duties prescribed by law and shall take charge of the
polls and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate of the result of
the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by
law.
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2.13 Stockholder
Action Without Meeting. Any action required by the DGCL to be
taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders, or any action which may
be taken at any annual special meeting of stockholders, may be taken without a
meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing,
setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding
stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary
to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to
vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of the taking of
the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent
shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in
writing. Action taken pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to
the provisions of Section 228 of the General Corporation Law.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
Section 3.1
Number;
Qualification. The Board of Directors shall consist of no less
than three (3) and no more than fifteen (15) members. The total number of
authorized directors shall be fixed from time to time within such range by a
duly adopted resolution of the Board of Directors (subject to change by the
stockholders in accordance with Article VII of the Certificate of
Incorporation). Directors need not be stockholders of the
Corporation.
Section 3.2
Terms. The
term of office of each director shall expire at the next succeeding annual
meeting of stockholders after the election of such director. Subject
to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, each director shall serve
until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier
resignation or removal. No decrease in the total number of authorized
directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any
incumbent director.
Section 3.3
Chairman. The
Board shall elect from its members a Chairman, which Chairman shall preside at
all meetings of the stockholders and the directors. The Chairman shall serve in
such capacity until his or her successor is elected by the Board or until his or
her earlier resignation or removal from the Board. He or she shall also
perform such other duties the Board may assign to him or her from time
to time.
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Section 3.4
Resignation; Removal;
Vacancies. Any director may resign at any time upon written notice
to the Corporation. Unless otherwise specified in such written notice, a
resignation shall take effect upon delivery of such written notice to the
Corporation. It shall not be necessary for a resignation to be accepted before
it becomes effective. Subject to the rights of any holders of any preferred
stock of the Corporation then outstanding and the Certificate of
Incorporation:
(a) Any
director may be removed from office at any time, with cause, but only by
the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (2/3) of all of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote for that
purpose, except that if the Board of Directors recommends removal of a director
to the stockholders, such removal may be effected by a majority of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote on the
election of directors at a meeting of stockholders called for that
purpose;
(b)
except as otherwise required by law, vacancies and newly created directorships
resulting from any increase in the total number of authorized directors
may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less
than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director; and
(c) any
director elected to fill a vacancy not resulting from an increase in the total
number of authorized directors shall have the same remaining term as that of his
or her predecessor. Any director elected to fill a vacancy resulting from an
increase in the total number of authorized directors shall hold office for a
term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders and until such
director’s respective successor is elected, except in the case of the death,
resignation, or removal of such director.
Section 3.5
Management of
Corporation. The property and business of the Corporation shall be
managed by or under the direction of its Board of Directors. In addition to the
powers and authorities expressly conferred upon them by these Bylaws, the Board
of Directors may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all
such lawful acts and things as are not by the DGCL, the Certificate of
Incorporation, or by these Bylaws directed or required to be exercised or done
by the stockholders.
Section 3.6
Location of Meetings;
Books and Records. The directors may hold their meetings and have
one or more offices, and keep the books and records of the Corporation outside
of the State of Delaware.
Section 3.7
Regular
Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held
without notice at such time and place as shall from time to time be determined
by the Board.
Section 3.8
Special
Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called
by the Chairman, or the President or the Secretary on written request of two
directors on forty-eight (48) hours’ notice to each director, either personally
or by mail or by electronic transmission;
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Section 3.9
Quorum. At all
meetings of the Board of Directors a majority of the authorized number of
directors shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business, and the vote of a majority of the directors present at
any meeting at which there is a quorum, shall be the act of the Board of
Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute, by
the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws. If a quorum shall not be
present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat
may adjourn the meeting, without notice other than announcement at the
meeting, until a quorum shall be present. If only one director is authorized,
such sole director shall constitute a quorum.
Section 3.10
Action Without
Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation
or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of
the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a
meeting, if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be,
consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the
minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.
Section 3.11
Telephonic Meetings
Permitted. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of
Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board of Directors, or any
committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a
meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee, by means of conference
telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons
participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a
meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 3.12
Compensation.
Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws,
the Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of
directors. The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance
at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for
attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary as
director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the
Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation
therefor. Members of special or standing committees may be
allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.
ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
Section 4.1
Creation. The
Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board of
Directors, designate one or more committees, each such committee to consist of
one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate
one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who
may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the
committee.
Section 4.2
Powers. Any
such committee, to the extent provided by the resolution of the Board of
Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the
Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the
Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to
all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power
or authority in reference to amending the Certificate of Incorporation, adopting
an agreement of merger or consolidation, recommending to the stockholders the
sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s
property and assets, recommending to the stockholders a dissolution of the
Corporation or a revocation of a dissolution, or amending the Bylaws of the
Corporation; and, unless the resolution or the Certificate of Incorporation
expressly so provides, no such committee shall have the power or authority to
declare a dividend or to authorize the issuance of stock.
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Section 4.3
Committee
Rules. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and
report the same to the Board of Directors when required. Each committee of the
Board of Directors shall effect its own organization by the appointment of a
Secretary and such other officers, as it may deem necessary. The Secretary
of any committee need not be the Secretary of the Corporation.
Section 4.4
Standing
Committees. The following committees of the Board of Directors shall be
established by the Board of Directors in addition to any other committee the
Board of Directors may in its discretion establish: (a) Executive
Committee; (b) Audit Committee; (c) Compensation Committee;
(d) Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; and (e) Compliance,
Sustainability and Public Policy Committee.
Section 4.5
Executive
Committee. The Executive Committee shall consist of at least three
(3) directors. Meetings of the Executive Committee may be called at
any time by the Chairman or Secretary of the Committee, and shall be called
whenever two or more members of the Committee so request in writing. The
Executive Committee shall have the authority, powers and responsibilities as set
forth in the Charter of the Executive Committee.
Section 4.6
Audit
Committee. The Audit Committee shall consist of at least three
(3) directors. The members shall be independent to the extent required by
applicable law or the standards of any exchange on which the Corporation’s
common stock is listed. Meetings of the Audit Committee may be called at
any time by the Chairman or Secretary of the Audit Committee, and shall be
called whenever two or more members of the Audit Committee so request in
writing. The Audit Committee shall have the authority, powers and
responsibilities as set forth in the Charter of the Audit
Committee.
Section 4.7
Compensation
Committee. The Compensation Committee shall consist of at least three
(3) directors. The members shall be independent to the extent required by
applicable law or the standards of any exchange on which the Corporation’s
common stock is listed. Meetings of the Compensation Committee may be
called at any time by the Chairman or Secretary of the Committee, and shall be
called whenever two or more members of the Committee so request in writing. The
Compensation Committee shall have the authority, powers and responsibilities as
set forth in the Charter of the Compensation Committee.
Section 4.8
Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee. The Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee shall consist of at least three (3) directors. The members shall
be independent to the extent required by applicable law or the standards of any
exchange on which the Corporation’s common stock is listed. Meetings of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may be called at any time by
the Chairman or Secretary of the Committee, and shall be called whenever two or
more members of the Committee so request in writing. The Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee shall have the authority, powers and
responsibilities as set forth in the Charter of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee.
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Section 4.9
Compliance,
Sustainability and Public Policy Committee. The Compliance Committee
shall consist of at least three (3) directors. Meetings of the Compliance
Committee may be called at any time by the Chairman or Secretary of the
Committee, and shall be called whenever two or more members of the Committee so
request in writing. The Compliance Committee shall have the authority, powers
and responsibilities as set forth in the Charter of the Compliance
Committee.
Section 4.10
Appointment of
Committee Members. The Board of Directors shall appoint or shall
establish a method of appointing the members of committees established by the
Board of Directors, and the Chairman of each such committee, to serve until the
next annual meeting of stockholders.
Section 4.11
Appointment of
Absentee Committee Members. In the absence or disqualification of any
member of any committee established by the Board of Directors, the members
thereof who are present at any meeting of such committee and are not
disqualified from voting, provided they constitute a quorum,
may unanimously appoint another director to act at such meeting in the
place of such absent or disqualified member provided that such director meets
applicable legal standards. In the event that the absence or disqualification of
any member of any committee established by the Board of Directors results in any
committee having less than a quorum, the Board of Directors may designate
another director to replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of
the committee.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
Section 5.1
Designations.
The officers of this Corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and
shall include a Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary. The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board of
Directors, such other officers as are desired, including a Treasurer,
Controller, one or more Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries and
Assistant Treasurers, and such other officers as may be appointed in
accordance with the provisions of Article 5 hereof. In the event there are
two or more Vice Presidents, then one or more may be designated as
Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, or other similar or dissimilar
title. At the time of the election of officers, the directors may by
resolution determine the order of their rank. Any number of offices may be
held by the same person unless the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws
otherwise provide.
Section 5.2
Election and Term of
Office. The Board of Directors, at its first meeting after each annual
meeting of stockholders, shall choose the officers of the Corporation. The
officers of the Corporation shall hold office until their successors are chosen
and qualify in their stead. Any officer elected or appointed by the Board of
Directors may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority
of the Board of Directors. If the office of any officer or officers becomes
vacant for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled by the Board of
Directors.
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Section 5.3
Compensation.
The salaries of all officers of the Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of
Directors.
Section 5.4
Chief Executive
Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall, in the absence of the
Chairman, preside at all meetings of the stockholders. Subject to such
supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board to the Chairman,
the Chief Executive Officer shall, subject to the control of the Board, have
general supervision, direction, and control of the business and the officers of
the corporation. He or she shall keep the Board appropriately informed of the
business and affairs of the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall have
the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the Chief
Executive Officer of a corporation and shall have such other powers and duties
as may be prescribed by the Board or these Bylaws.
Section 5.5
President.
Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board to
the Chief Executive Officer, the President shall have general supervision,
direction, and control of the business and other officers of the corporation.
The President shall have the general powers and duties of management usually
vested in the office of President of a corporation and shall have such other
powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board or these Bylaws. If,
for any reason, the Corporation does not have a Chairman or Chief Executive
Officer, or such officers are unable to act, the President shall assume the
duties of those officers.
Section 5.6
Chief Financial
Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall have general supervision,
direction and control of the financial affairs of the Corporation. He or she
shall provide for the establishment of internal controls and see that adequate
audits are currently and regularly made. He or she shall submit to the Chief
Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chairman and
the Board timely statements of the accounts of the corporation and the financial
results of the operations thereof. The Chief Financial Officer shall
perform such other duties and have such other powers as may be
prescribed by the Board or these Bylaws, all in accordance with basic policies
as established by and subject to the oversight of the Board and the Chief
Executive Officer. In the absence of a named Treasurer, the Chief Financial
Officer shall also have the powers and duties of the Treasurer as hereinafter
set forth and shall be authorized and empowered to sign as Treasurer in any case
where such officer’s signature is required.
Section 5.7
Vice
Presidents. In the absence or disability of the President, the Vice
Presidents in order of their rank as fixed by the Board of Directors, or if not
ranked, the Vice President designated by the Board of Directors, shall
perform all the duties of the President, and when so acting shall have all
the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. The
Vice Presidents shall have such other duties as from time to time may be
prescribed for them, respectively, by the Board of Directors.
Section 5.8
Secretary. The
Secretary shall attend all sessions of the Board of Directors and all meetings
of the stockholders and record all votes and the minutes of all proceedings in a
book to be kept for that purpose; and shall perform like duties for the
standing committees when required by the Board of Directors. He or she shall
give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and of
the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be
prescribed by the Board of Directors or these Bylaws. He or she shall keep in
safe custody the seal of the Corporation, and when authorized by the Board of
Directors, affix the same to any instrument requiring it, and when so affixed it
shall be attested by his signature or by the signature of an Assistant
Secretary. The Board of Directors may give general authority to any other
officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest the affixing by his
signature.
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Section 5.9
Treasurer. The
Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall
keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging
to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys, and other valuable effects in
the name and to the credit of the Corporation, in such depositories as
may be designated by the Board of Directors. He or she shall disburse the
funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors,
taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Board of
Directors, at its regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors so requires,
an account of all his transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition
of the Corporation.
Section 5.10
Assistant
Secretary. The Assistant Secretary, or if there be more than one, the
Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors, or if
there be no such determination, the Assistant Secretary designated by the Board
of Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the Secretary,
perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary and shall
perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of
Directors may from time to time prescribe.
Section 5.11
Assistant
Treasurer. The Assistant Treasurer, or if there shall be more than one,
the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Board of Directors, or
if there be no such determination, the Assistant Treasurer designated by the
Board of Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the Treasurer,
perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer and shall
perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of
Directors may from time to time prescribe.
ARTICLE VI
CERTIFICATES
OF STOCK
Section 6.1
Certificates; Direct
Registration System. Shares of the Corporation’s stock may be
evidenced by certificates for shares of stock or may be issued in
uncertificated form in accordance with the DGCL. The Board of Directors
may resolve to adopt a system of issuance, recordation and transfer of its
shares by electronic or other means not involving any issuance of certificates
(a “Direct
Registration System”), including provisions for notice to purchasers in
substitution for any required statements on certificates, and as may be
required by applicable corporate securities laws or stock exchange listing
rules. Any Direct Registration System so adopted shall not become effective as
to issued and outstanding certificated securities until the certificates
therefor have been surrendered to the Corporation.
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Section 6.2
Transfers of Stock;
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. Transfers of shares of stock of
the Corporation shall be made on the books of the Corporation after receipt of a
request with proper evidence of succession, assignment, or authority to transfer
by the record holder of such stock, or by an attorney lawfully constituted in
writing, and in the case of stock represented by a certificate, upon surrender
of the certificate. The Board of Directors may direct a new certificate or
certificates or uncertificated shares to be issued in place of any certificate
or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost,
stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person
claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When
authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board of
Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance
thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or
certificates, or his legal representative, to indemnify the Corporation in such
manner as it shall require and/or to give the Corporation a surety bond in such
form and amount as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that
may be made against the Corporation with respect to the certificate alleged
to have been lost, stolen or destroyed. Subject to the foregoing, the Board of
Directors shall have power and authority to make such rules and regulations
as it shall deem necessary or appropriate concerning the issue, transfer, and
registration of shares of stock of the Corporation, and to appoint and remove
transfer agents and registrars of transfers.
Section 6.3
Registered
Stockholders. In order that the Corporation may determine the
stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of the
stockholders, or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any
dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to
exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or
for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix
a record date which shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten
(10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty days prior
to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to
notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment
of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a
new record date for the adjourned meeting.
The
Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or
shares of stock as the holder in fact thereof and accordingly shall not be bound
to recognize any equitable or other claim or interest in such share on the
part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other
notice thereof, save as expressly provided by the laws of the State of
Delaware.
ARTICLE VII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 7.1
Indemnitees. The
Corporation shall indemnify each person described below (each an “Indemnitee”)
to the fullest extent permitted under the Act, as it exists on the date hereof
or as it may hereafter be amended. Specifically:
(a) The
Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than
an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that the
person is or was a director or officer, or is or was serving at the request of
the Corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the
person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be
in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the
person's conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding
by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not
act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the
person's conduct was unlawful; and
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(b) The
Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in
the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the
fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a
manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the
Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall
determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in
view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such
other court shall deem proper.
Section 7.2
Successful
Defense. To the extent that an Indenmitee has been successful
on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred
to in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 7.1, or in defense of any claim, issue
or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including
attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection
therewith.
Section
7.3 Determination That
Indemnification Is Proper Any indemnification under
subsections (a) and (b) of Section 7.1 (unless ordered by a court) shall be made
by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination
that indemnification of the Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because
the person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in subsections
(a) and (b) of this Section 7.1. Such determination shall be made, with respect
to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (1)
by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or
proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) by a committee of such
directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a
quorum, or (3) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct,
by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (4) by the
stockholders.
Section
7.4 Advance Payment of
Expenses Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by an
Indemnitee in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall
ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by
the Corporation as authorized in Section 7.1. Such expenses
(including attorneys' fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other
employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as
the Corporation deems appropriate.
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Section
7.5 Preservation of
Other Rights The indemnification and advancement of expenses
provided by or granted pursuant to this Article VII shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such
person's official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding
such office.
Section
7.6 Insurance The
Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation,
or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred
by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person's status as
such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such
person against such liability under Section 7.1.
Section
7.7 Survival The
indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to
this Article VII shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified,
continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall
inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a
person.
Section 7.8
Severability.
If this Article VII or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any
ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall
nevertheless indemnify each Indemnitee as to costs, charges and expenses
(including attorneys’ fees), judgment, fines, and amounts paid in settlement
with respect to any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, or investigative, including an action by or in the right of the
Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this
Article VII that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law.
Section 7.9
Subrogation. In
the event of payment of indemnification to an Indemnitee, the Corporation shall
be subrogated to the extent of such payment to any right of recovery such person
may have and such person, as a condition of receiving indemnification from
the Corporation, shall execute all documents and do all things that the
Corporation may deem necessary or desirable to perfect such right of
recovery, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the
Corporation to effectively enforce any such recovery.
Section 7.10
No Duplication of
Payments. The Corporation shall not be liable under this Article VII
to make any payment in connection with any claim made against an Indemnitee to
the extent such person has otherwise received payment (under any insurance
policy, bylaw, or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable
hereunder.
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Section 7.11
Effect of
Amendment. Any amendment, repeal, or modification of any provision of
this Article VII shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect
any right or protection conferred on any person pursuant to this
Article VII existing at the time that the events giving rise to the
protections conferred pursuant to this Article VII have occurred,
regardless of whether the events giving rise to such protections are the subject
of any proceeding described in Section 7.1 or
whether any person has sought the protections of this Article VII, prior to
any such amendment repeal or modification of this Article VII.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section 8.1
Dividends.
Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the provisions
of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board
of Directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant to applicable law.
Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital
stock, subject to the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation.
Section 8.2
Reserve for
Dividends. Before payment of any dividend there may be set aside out
of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the
directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a
reserve fund to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for
repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for such other
purpose as the directors shall think conducive to the interests of the
Corporation, and the directors may abolish any such reserve.
Section 8.3
Checks. All
checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be signed by such
officer or officers as the Board of Directors may from time to time
designate.
Section 8.4
Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the calendar year.
Section 8.5
Corporate Seal.
The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the
year of its organization and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware”. Said seal
may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed
or reproduced or otherwise.
Section 8.6
Notice.
Whenever, under the provisions of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or
of these Bylaws, notice is required to be given to any director or stockholder,
it shall not be construed to mean personal notice, but such notice may be
given in writing, by mail, addressed to such director or stockholder, at his
address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon
prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same
shall be deposited in the United States mail. Notice to directors may also
be given by electronic transmission.
Section 8.7
Waiver of
Notice. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions
of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or of these Bylaws, a waiver
thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to said notice,
whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent
thereto. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice
of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express
purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any
business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
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Section 8.8
Annual Report.
The Board of Directors shall present at each annual meeting, and at any special
meeting of the stockholders when called for by vote of the stockholders, a full
and clear statement of the business and condition of the
Corporation.
Section 8.9
Interested Director or
Officer Transactions. No contract or transaction between the Corporation
and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any
other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one
or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a
financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely
because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of
the Board of Directors or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or
transaction, or solely because his or her or their votes are counted for such
purpose, if: (a) the material facts as to his or her relationship or
interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the
Board or the committee, and the Board or committee in good faith authorizes the
contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the
disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a
quorum; or (b) the material facts as to his or her relationship or interest
and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the
stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is
specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (3) the
contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is
authorized, approved or ratified by the Board, a committee thereof or the
stockholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining
the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a
committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
Section 9.1
Amendment or Repeal by
Board of Directors. Except as provided by applicable law, these Bylaws
may be amended or repealed, in whole or in part, by a majority vote of the
members of the Board of Directors present and voting at any duly convened
regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors.
Section 9.2
Amendment or Repeal by
Stockholders. These Bylaws may be amended or repealed, in whole or
in part, by the stockholders of the Corporation by a vote of the majority of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to cast a vote
thereon at any duly convened annual or special meeting of the stockholders,
except for any amendment or repeal, in whole or in part, of
Section 3.4(a) of these Bylaws, which
Section 3.4(a) may only be amended or repealed, directly or
indirectly, in whole or in part, by a vote of the stockholders entitled to cast
at least two-thirds (2/3) of the votes which all stockholders are entitled to
cast thereon at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders.
Effective
as of _______________ ___, 2009
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