SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG KI EQUITY PARTNERS IV, LLC AND FREZER, INC. DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 2007
Exhibit
2.1
BY
AND AMONG
KI
EQUITY PARTNERS IV, LLC
AND
DATED
AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 2007
THIS
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”)
is made
and entered into as of this 1st
day of
February, 2007, by and among KI Equity Partners IV, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (the "Buyer"),
and
Frezer, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company").
RECITALS
A. The
Company currently has 15,534,064 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value,
issued and outstanding (“Common
Stock”).
B. The
Company desires to issue 63,900,000 shares of Common Stock (“Shares”)
to the
Buyer, and the Buyer desires to purchase the Shares from the Company
(“Share
Issuance”),
for a
purchase price of $639,000, or $0.01 per share, and on such other terms and
conditions set forth herein.
C. As
a
condition to the closing of the Share Issuance, a portion of the proceeds from
the Share Issuance shall be used to pay all liabilities and obligations of
the
Company at Closing, all as more specifically set forth herein.
D. As
a
further condition to the closing of the Share Issuance, Xxxxx X. Xxxx, an adult
resident of the State of California (“Koos”),
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, an adult resident of the State of California (“Pockett”),
Xxxxxxxx X’Xxxxx, an adult resident of the State of California (“X’Xxxxx”),
and
Bombardier Pacific Ventures, Inc., LLC, a Nevada corporation (“Bombardier”)
(individually, a “Principal”
and
collectively, the “Principals”)
will
agree to terminate any and all agreements and contracts with the Company and
irrevocably release the Company from any and all debts, liabilities and
obligations, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in a certain release
agreement (“Release
Agreement”),
in a
form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
E. As
a
further condition to the closing of the Share Issuance, the Principals will
agree to indemnity and hold the Company harmless from all liabilities and
obligations related to the period prior to Closing, pursuant to the terms and
conditions set forth in a certain indemnity agreement (“Indemnity
Agreement”),
in a
form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
F. In
connection with the Share Issuance, the Shares issued by the Company to the
Buyer will be granted registration rights pursuant to the terms and conditions
set forth in a certain registration rights agreement between the Company and
the
Buyer, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C (“Registration
Rights Agreement”).
G. As
a
further condition to the closing of the Share Issuance, Pockett, X’Xxxxx and
Bombardier shall have completed the sale of 6,100,000 shares of the Company’s
Common Stock, in the aggregate, to the Buyer for a for an aggregate purchase
price of $61,000, or $0.01 per share (the “Stock
Transfer”).
H. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated under this Agreement and the execution and delivery of the
Registration Rights Agreement have been duly authorized and approved by the
directors of the Company, and no approval of the stockholders of the Company
is
required with respect to any of the foregoing.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals, the covenants, promises
and
representations set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree
as follows:
ARTICLE
I
SALE
AND PURCHASE
1.1 Sale
and Purchase; Registration Rights. At the Closing and subject to and upon
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to sell and
issue
to the Buyer, and the Buyer agrees to purchase from the Company, the Shares.
The
Shares, when issued, shall have registration rights pursuant to the terms and
conditions of the Registration Rights Agreement, which Registration Rights
Agreement shall be executed and delivered by the Company and the Buyer at
Closing. Any registration statement to be filed with respect to the Shares,
including any costs associated therewith, shall be the responsibility of the
Company after the Closing and all costs and expenses incurred in connection
with
the registration of the Shares shall not be deducted or paid from the portion
of
the Purchase Price paid to the Escrow Agent for the disbursement and payment
of
Company Closing Obligations as described in Section 1.3 of this Agreement.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Liabilities” as defined in Section 2.8
hereof shall not include any such costs and expenses or the obligations imposed
on the Company directly or indirectly related to or arising out of the
registration of the Shares, the Registration Rights Agreement, or both of them
(“Registration Obligations”). Immediately following the Closing, the
Shares shall constitute not less than 80.4% of the issued and outstanding shares
of the Company’s Common Stock (excluding the shares to be purchased by the Buyer
in connection with the Stock Transfer). The Share Issuance shall be referred
to
herein as the "Transaction."
1.2 Closing. Unless
this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to Article VII hereof, the
closing of the Transaction (the “Closing”)
shall
take place at the offices of the Escrow Agent at a time and date to be specified
by the parties, which shall be no later than the third business day after the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI, or at such
other time, date and location as the parties hereto agree in writing (the
“Closing
Date”).
1.3 Purchase
Price.
The
aggregate purchase price for the Shares shall be Six Hundred Thirty-Nine
Thousand Dollars ($639,000) ("Purchase
Price").
At
Closing, the Purchase Price shall be paid to the Company as follows: (i)
$564,000 of the Purchase Price shall be paid to the Escrow Agent and disbursed
to pay the Company Closing Obligations as set forth in Section 5.1 hereof,
and
(ii) $75,000 shall be paid directly into a bank account established in the
Company’s name by the Buyer (“Company
Bank Account”).
1.4 Issuance
of Certificates Representing the Shares.
At
Closing, the Company shall deliver the certificate(s) representing the Shares
in
accordance with directions delivered to Colonial Stock Transfer (“Transfer
Agent”)
to
issue to the Buyer certificates representing the Shares (“Certificates”)
with
the restrictive legend under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(“Securities
Act”),
and
Xxxxxxx X. Xxx, Esq. (“Company’s
Counsel”)
shall
deliver to the Transfer Agent an opinion in such form that is acceptable to
the
Transfer Agent so that the Certificates may be promptly issued and delivered
to
the Buyer (collectively, the “Issuance
Opinion”).
1.5 Taking
of Necessary Action; Further Action. If,
at any
time after the Closing, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry
out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Buyer with full right, title
and possession to the Shares, the Company shall take all such lawful and
reasonable action.
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1.6 Escrow
Agreement. To
ensure
the payment and handling of the Deposit (as defined below), the funding and
disbursement of the Indemnity Agreement, the payment of the Purchase Price,
the
Company Closing Obligations and the Consulting Fee, and the prompt delivery
of
the Certificates, , the parties hereto hereby agree that (i) the Deposit, (ii)
$564,000 of the Purchase Price (less the amount of the Deposit), and (iii)
the
Certificates (collectively, the “Escrow
Deliveries”)
shall
be delivered in escrow to Xxxxxxx X. Xxx, Esq., in his capacity as escrow agent
(“Escrow
Agent”)
to be
held pursuant to the terms and conditions of a certain escrow agreement, the
form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit D (“Escrow
Agreement”).
The
Escrow Agreement shall be executed and delivered at the time this Agreement
is
executed and delivered by the parties, with the Escrow Agent to have only such
obligations set forth in the Escrow Agreement.
1.7 Deposit.
Within
three (3) business days following execution of this Agreement, the Buyer shall
deposit the sum of $25,000 as a refundable deposit (“Deposit”)
in the
escrow account maintained by the Escrow Agent (“Escrow
Account”)
to be
held by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms and conditions under
Section 1.7 hereof and the Escrow Agreement. At Closing, the Deposit shall
be a
credited against the Purchase Price. If the Transaction fails to close solely
as
a result of failure by the Buyer to satisfy the conditions precedent to Closing
that are applicable to it under Section 6.2 of this Agreement or as a result
of
a material breach or misrepresentation of any warranty, representation,
agreement or covenant by the Buyer under this Agreement, then the Deposit shall
be promptly paid to the Company. If the Transaction fails to close for any
reason (other than as set forth in the preceding sentence), the Deposit shall
be
promptly refunded and paid to the Buyer in accordance with the terms of the
Escrow Agreement.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Buyer, as
follows:
2.1 Organization
and Qualification.
(a) The
Company is a corporation duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada and has the requisite
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and
properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted by the
Company. The Company is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations,
licenses, permits, easements, consents, certificates, approvals and orders
(“Approvals”) necessary to own, lease and operate the properties it
purports to own, operate or lease and to carry on its business as it is now
being by the Company. The Company is duly qualified to conduct its business
in
each state and each foreign jurisdiction listed on Schedule 2.1 hereof.
Except as set forth in Schedule 2.1 hereof, the Company has timely filed
each annual corporate or information report (“Annual Report”) required to
be filed by it in the state of Nevada and in each state and foreign jurisdiction
in which it is required to be qualified to do business as a foreign corporation.
Complete and correct copies of the articles of incorporation or organization
and
by-laws (or other comparable governing instruments with different names)
(collectively referred to herein as "Charter Documents") of the Company,
as amended and currently in effect, and each Annual Report filed by the Company
have been heretofore delivered to the Buyer. The Company is not in violation
of
any of the provisions of the Company's Charter Documents.
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(b) The
minute
books of the Company contain true, complete and accurate records of all meetings
and consents in
lieu
of
meetings of its Board of Directors (and any committees thereof), similar
governing bodies and stockholders ("Corporate
Records"),
since
the time of the Company's organization. Copies of such Corporate Records of
the
Company have been heretofore delivered to the Buyer.
(c) The
Company has heretofore delivered to the Buyer a true, complete and accurate
record of the registered ownership of the Company's capital stock maintained
by
the Transfer Agent as of a recent date acceptable to the Buyer and a record
of
the beneficial ownership of the Company’s capital stock as of a recent date
acceptable to the Buyer, together stock transfer and issuance ledgers and
records from the Transfer Agent ("Stock
Records").
2.2 Subsidiaries.
Set
forth in Schedule
2.2
hereto is
a true and complete list of all Subsidiaries stating, with respect to each
Subsidiary, its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, date of
incorporation or organization, capitalization and equity ownership. Each
Subsidiary is a corporation duly incorporated or organized, validly existing
and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or
organization. Each Subsidiary is duly qualified to conduct its business in
each
state listed on Schedule
2.2
hereof.
Except as set forth in Schedule
2.2 hereof,
each Subsidiary has timely filed each Annual Report required to be filed by
it
in each state in which it is required to be qualified to do business as a
foreign corporation. All of the outstanding shares of capital stock or
membership interests of each Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized
and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, have not been issued in violation
of any preemptive or other right of any Person or of any laws, and are owned
beneficially and of record by the Company as specified on Schedule
2.2,
free and
clear of all liens, claims, charges, encumbrances, pledges, mortgages, security
interests, options, rights to acquire, proxies, voting trusts or similar
agreements, restrictions on transfer or adverse claims of any nature whatsoever
(“Liens”).
Complete and correct copies of the Charter Documents of each Subsidiary, as
amended and currently in effect, and each Annual Report filed by a Subsidiary
have been heretofore delivered to the Buyer. No Subsidiary is in violation
of
any of the provisions of its Charter Documents.
Except
as
described in Schedule
2.2
hereto,
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary owns, directly or indirectly, any
ownership, equity, profits or voting interest in any Person (other than
Subsidiaries) or has any agreement or commitment to purchase any such interest,
and the Company and its Subsidiaries have not agreed and are not obligated
to
make nor are bound by any written, oral or other agreement, contract,
subcontract, lease, binding understanding, instrument, note, option, warranty,
purchase order, license, sublicense, insurance policy, benefit plan, commitment
or undertaking of any nature, as of the date hereof or any date hereafter,
under
which any of them may be obligated to make any future investment in or capital
contribution to any other entity.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Subsidiary”
shall
mean any Person in which the Company or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly,
owns beneficially securities or interests representing 50% or more of (x) the
aggregate equity or profit interests, or (y) the combined voting power of voting
interests ordinarily entitled to vote for management or otherwise.
2.3 Authority
Relative to this Agreement.
The
Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby (including the Transaction). The execution
and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby (including the Transaction) have been duly
and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company
(including the approval by its board of directors), and no other corporate
proceedings on the part of the Company (including the approval of the Company’s
stockholders) are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by the Buyer, constitutes the legal and binding
obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization
or
other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and
by general principles of equity and public policy.
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2.4 No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not, and the
performance of this Agreement by the Company shall not: (i) conflict with or
violate the Company's Charter Documents, (ii) conflict with or violate any
Legal
Requirements to which the Company is bound, or (iii) result in any breach of
or
constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, or materially impair the Company’s rights or
alter the rights or obligations of any third party under, or give to others
any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result
in
the creation of a lien or encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of
the
Company pursuant to any Contracts except, with respect to clauses (ii) or (iii),
for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences
that
would not, individually and in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect
on
the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. For purposes of this
Agreement, the following terms are hereby defined:
(1) “Legal
Requirements”
means
any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute,
constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict,
decree, rule, regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted,
promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority
of any Governmental Entity (as defined in Section 2.4(b)), and all requirements
set forth in applicable Contracts (as defined in Section 2.16).
(2) “Material
Adverse Effect”
when
used in connection with an entity means any change, event, violation,
inaccuracy, circumstance or effect, individually or when aggregated with other
changes, events, violations, inaccuracies, circumstances or effects, that is
materially adverse to the business, assets (including intangible assets),
revenues, financial condition or results of operations of such entity and its
Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole (it being understood that neither of
the
following alone or in combination shall be deemed, in and of itself, to
constitute a Material Adverse Effect: (a) changes directly and proximately
attributable to the public announcement or pendency of the transactions
contemplated hereby, (b) changes in general national or regional economic
conditions or (c) changes affecting the industry generally in which Company
or
Buyer operates).
(b) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not, and the
performance of their obligations hereunder will not, require any consent,
approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any
court, administrative agency, commission, governmental or regulatory authority,
domestic or foreign (a “Governmental
Entity”),
except
for applicable requirements, if any, of the Securities Act, the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”),
state
securities laws (“Blue
Sky Laws”)
in
connection with the issuance of the Company’s securities and the change of
control (as contemplated by this Agreement), and the rules and regulations
thereunder, and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other
jurisdictions in which the Company is qualified to do business.
2.5 Capitalization.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of common
stock, $0.001 par value ("Common
Stock").
No
shares of preferred stock (“Preferred
Stock”)
are
authorized. At the close of business on the business day prior to the date
hereof: (i) 9,434,064 shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding, all
of
which are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable; (ii) no shares of Common
Stock were held in the Company’s treasury; (iii) no shares of Preferred Stock
were issued and outstanding; (iv) no shares of Common Stock were reserved for
issuance upon the exercise of options to purchase Common Stock granted to
employees of the Company or other parties ("Stock
Options"),
and
there have never been any grants of Stock Options by the Company; (v) no shares
of Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon the exercise of warrants to
purchase Common Stock ("Warrants"),
and
there has never been any issuance of Warrants by the Company; and (vi) no shares
of Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon the conversion of the Preferred
Stock or any outstanding convertible notes, debentures or securities
("Convertible
Securities").
All
securities of the Company have been issued or granted in compliance with (i)
all
applicable securities laws and regulations, (ii) all Legal Requirements, and
(iii) all requirements set forth in any applicable contracts. None of the shares
of the Company’s currently outstanding Common Stock were issued by the Company
at a time when the Company was a “blank check” company or a “shell” company, as
defined under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the regulations
promulgated thereunder. The Company does not have more than 99 shareholders
of
record with addresses in the State of Nevada as shown on the Transfer Agent’s
records.
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(b) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
2.5
hereof or
as set forth in Section 2.5(a) hereof there are no subscriptions, options,
warrants, equity securities, partnership interests or similar ownership
interests, calls, rights (including preemptive rights), commitments or
agreements of any character to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party
or
by which it is bound obligating the Company or any Subsidiary to issue, deliver
or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, or to repurchase, redeem
or
otherwise acquire, or cause the repurchase, redemption or acquisition of, any
shares of capital stock, partnership interests or similar ownership interests
of
the Company or any Subsidiary or obligating the Company or any Subsidiary to
grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of or enter into any such subscription,
option, warrant, equity security, call, right, commitment or agreement. Except
as set forth in Schedule
2.5
hereof,
there are no lock up agreements or other agreements affecting the transfer
of
any equity security of any class of the Company or any Subsidiary. Except as
set
forth in Schedule
2.5,
no
bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having the right
to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right
to vote) on any matters on which the stockholders of the Company may vote are
issued or outstanding.
(c) Except
as
contemplated by this Agreement and except as set forth in Schedule
2.5
hereto,
there are no registration rights, and there is no voting trust, proxy, rights
plan, anti-takeover plan, or other agreement or understanding to which the
Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary
is bound with respect to any equity security of any class of the Company or
any
Subsidiary.
(d) The
Shares
to be issued with respect to the Transaction contemplated under this Agreement
shall, when issued, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, shall be free and clear of all Liens, and shall have been issued
in compliance with all Legal Requirements.
2.6 Compliance.
The
Company
and its Subsidiaries have complied with, are not in violation of, any laws,
rules or regulations of any Governmental Entity including, without limitation,
any and all applicable securities laws and regulations, laws and regulations
governing broker-dealers licensed and regulated by the National Association
of
Securities Dealer, Inc. (“NASD”),
environmental laws and regulations, and laws and regulations regarding hazardous
and toxic substances and materials, except for failures to comply or violations
which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and are not reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or its
Subsidiaries.
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2.7 Financial
Statements; Filings.
(a) The
Company has made available to the Buyer each report and statement filed by
the
Company and each Subsidiary with any Governmental Entity (the “Company
Reports”),
which
are all the forms, reports and documents required to be filed by the Company
with any Governmental Entity, and such Company Reports (together with the 2006
Annual Report to be filed prior to the Closing) are true, correct and complete.
As of their respective dates, the Company Reports (i) were prepared in
accordance and complied in all material respects with the requirements of the
applicable Governmental Entity, and the rules and regulations of such
Governmental Entities applicable to such Company Reports, and (ii) did not
at
the time they were filed (and if amended or superseded by a filing prior to
the
date of this Agreement then on the date of such filing and as so amended or
superceded) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. Except to the extent set forth in the preceding sentence, the
Company makes no representation or warranty whatsoever concerning the Company
Reports as of any time other than the time they were filed.
(b) The
Company has provided to the Buyer a correct and complete copy of the audited
financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes thereto) of
the
Company and each Subsidiary for the prior three fiscal years ended, complied
as
to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of
any
applicable Governmental Entity, prepared in accordance with the generally
accepted accounting principles of the United States ("U.S.
GAAP")
applied
on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be
indicated in the notes thereto), audited by a certifying accountant registered
with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”),
and
each fairly presents in all material respects the financial position of the
Company and Subsidiaries at the respective dates thereof and the results of
its
operations and cash flows for the periods indicated.
(c) The
Company has provided to the Buyer a correct and complete copy of the unaudited
financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes thereto) of
the
Company and each Subsidiary for the most recent interim period ended, complied
as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations
of
any applicable Governmental Entity, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may
be
indicated in the notes thereto), and each fairly presents in all material
respects the financial position of the Company and Subsidiaries at the
respective dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for
the periods indicated, except that the unaudited interim financial statements
were or are subject to normal adjustments which were not or are not expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect on Company.
(d) The
Company has previously furnished to the Buyer a complete and correct copy of
any
amendments or modifications, which have not yet been filed with the applicable
Governmental Entities but which are required to be filed with respect to the
Company or any Subsidiary, to agreements, documents or other instruments which
previously had been filed by the Company or any Subsidiary with the applicable
Governmental Entities pursuant to applicable rules and regulations. The books
of
account and other financial records of the Company and each Subsidiary have
been
maintained in accordance with good business practice.
(e) The
Company is in full compliance with, and current in, all of the reporting, filing
and other requirements under the Exchange Act. The shares of the Company’s
Common Stock have been duly and properly registered under Section 12(g) of
the
Exchange Act, no other securities of the Company are registered under Section
12(g) of the Exchange Act, and the Company is in full compliance with all of
the
requirements under, and imposed by, Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
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2.8 No
Liabilities.
Except
as
set forth in Schedule
2.8
hereto,
the Company and each Subsidiary have no Liabilities. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Liability”
or
“Liabilities”
shall
mean, as to any Person, all debts, liabilities and obligations, direct,
indirect, absolute or contingent of such Person, whether accrued, vested or
otherwise, whether known or unknown and whether or not reflected, or required
in
accordance with U.S. GAAP to be reflected, in such Person’s balance sheet, but
shall specifically exclude the Registration Obligations. The Liabilities set
forth on Schedule
2.8
hereto
(“Scheduled
Liabilities”)
shall
be paid by the Company at Closing, pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.1
hereof.
2.9 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events. Except
as
set forth in Schedule
2.9
hereto,
since September 30, 2006, there has not been: (i) any Material Adverse Effect
on
the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) any declaration, setting aside or payment
of
any dividend on, or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property)
in
respect of, any of the Company’s or any Subsidiary's capital stock, or any
purchase, redemption or other acquisition of any of the Company’s or any
Subsidiary's capital stock or any other securities of the Company or any
Subsidiary or any options, warrants, calls or rights to acquire any such shares
or other securities, (iii) any split, combination or reclassification of any
of
the Company’s capital stock, (iv) any granting by the Company or any Subsidiary
of any increase in compensation or fringe benefits, except for normal increases
of cash compensation in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, (v) any material change by the Company or any Subsidiary in its
accounting methods, principles or practices, except as required by concurrent
changes in U.S. GAAP, (vi) any change in the auditors of the Company or any
Subsidiary, (vii) any issuance of capital stock of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (vii) any revaluation by the Company or any Subsidiary of
any
of their respective assets, other than in the ordinary course of business.
2.10 Litigation.
Except as
disclosed in Schedule
2.10
hereto,
(a) there
are
no claims, suits, actions or proceedings (at law or in equity) pending or
threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary, before any Governmental
Entity, NASD or arbitrator (including, without limitation, any allegation of
criminal conduct or a violation of the Racketeer and Influenced Corrupt
Practices, as amended), and (b) the Company and its Subsidiaries are not subject
to any outstanding order, writ, judgment, injunction, order, decree or
arbitration order. There are no suits, actions, claims, proceedings pending
or
threatened, seeking to prevent, hinder, modify or challenge the transactions
contemplated under this Agreement.
2.11 Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
2.11
hereto,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has in place any arrangement
or
policy (written or oral) providing for insurance coverage, workers’
compensation, disability benefits, supplemental unemployment benefits, vacation
benefits, severance or termination benefits, retirement or deferred
compensation, profit sharing, bonuses, stock options, stock appreciation rights,
stock purchases or other forms of incentive compensation or post-retirement
insurance, compensation or benefits which is maintained or administered by
the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries contributes, and which covers any employee or former employee
of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or under which the Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries has any liability, including any “employee welfare benefit plan,”
“employee benefit plan” and “employee pension benefit plan” as defined under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”).
(b) Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
2.11
hereto,
neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby will result in any payment (including
severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise)
becoming due to any stockholder, director, employee or consultant of the Company
or any Subsidiary.
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2.12 Labor
Matters.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining
agreements or labor
union contract. There are no strikes or labor disputes or lawsuits, unfair
labor
or unlawful employment practice charges, contract grievances or similar actions
pending or threatened by any of the employees, former employees or employment
applicants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
2.13 Restrictions
on Business Activities. There
is
no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon
Company or a Subsidiary or to which Company or a Subsidiary is a party which
has
or could reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially
impairing any business practice of the Company or a Subsidiary, any acquisition
of property by the Company or a Subsidiary or the current or future conduct
of
business by the Company or a Subsidiary.
2.14 Taxes.
(a) Definition
of Taxes.
For
the
purposes of this Agreement, “Tax”
or
“Taxes”
refers
to any and all federal, state, local and foreign taxes, including, without
limitation, gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use, occupation, value
added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture,
employment, excise and property taxes, assessments, governmental charges and
duties together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect
to any such amounts and any obligations under any agreements or arrangements
with any other person with respect to any such amounts and including any
liability of a predecessor entity for any such amounts.
(b) Tax
Returns and Audits.
Except
as
set forth in Schedule
2.14
hereto:
(i)
the
Company and each Subsidiary have timely filed all federal, state, local and
foreign returns, estimates, information statements and reports relating to
Taxes
(“Returns”) required to be filed by the Company or a Subsidiary with any
Tax authority prior to the date hereof, except such Returns which are not
material to the Company or a Subsidiary. All such Returns are true, correct
and
complete and the Company has no basis to believe that any audit of the Returns
would cause a Material Adverse Effect upon the Company or its financial
condition. The Company and each Subsidiary have paid all Taxes shown to be
due
on such Returns.
(ii)
All
Taxes that the Company or a Subsidiary is required by law to withhold or collect
have been duly withheld or collected, and have been timely paid over to the
proper governmental authorities to the extent due and
payable.
(iii)
The
Company and each Subsidiary have not been delinquent in the payment of any
material Tax nor is there any material Tax deficiency outstanding, proposed
or
assessed against the Company or any Subsidiary, nor has the Company or any
Subsidiary executed any unexpired waiver of any statute of limitations on or
extending the period for the assessment or collection of any Tax.
(iv)
No
audit or other examination of any Return of the Company or any Subsidiary by
any
Tax authority is known by the Company to be presently in progress, nor has
the
Company or any Subsidiary been notified of any request for such an audit or
other examination.
(v)
No
adjustment relating to any Returns filed by the Company or any Subsidiary has
been proposed in writing, formally or informally, by any Tax authority to the
Company or any Subsidiary or any representative thereof.
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(vi)
The
Company and its Subsidiaries have no liability for any Taxes for its current
fiscal year, whether or not such Taxes are currently due and payable.
2.15 Brokers;
Third Party Expenses.
Except as
set forth on Schedule
2.15,
the
Company has not incurred, nor will it incur, directly or indirectly, any
liability for brokerage or finders' fees or agent’s commissions or any similar
charges in connection with this Agreement or any transactions contemplated
hereby. At Closing and subject to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, the Company
shall be responsible for paying and shall pay, out of the portion of the
Purchase Price paid to the Escrow Agent for the disbursement and payment of
the
Company Closing Obligations, a consulting fee of $60,000 payable to V3
Consulting, Inc. (“Consulting
Fee”)
in
accordance with Section 5.1 hereof.
2.16 Agreements,
Contracts and Commitments.
Except as
set forth in Schedule
2.16,
(a)
there are no written employment agreements, termination or severance agreements,
or consulting agreements with the current or former officers, directors,
employees or consultants of the Company or its Subsidiaries and to which the
Company or its Subsidiaries are a party; (b) neither the Company nor any of
its
Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any commitment, agreement or other
instrument which contemplates the payment of any monies or which is otherwise
material to the operations, assets or financial of the Company of any of its
Subsidiaries, including but not limited to any royalty, franchising fees, or
any
other fee based on a percentage of revenues or income; (c) neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or is bound by any commitment,
agreement or instrument which limits the freedom of the Company or any
Subsidiary to compete in any line of business or with any Person; and (d)
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default in any material
respect under any material lease, contract, mortgage, indentures, note, deed
of
trust, loan agreement, bond, guaranty, liens, license, permit, franchise,
purchase orders, sales orders, arbitration awards, judgments, decrees, orders,
documents, instruments, understandings and commitments, or other instrument
or
obligation of any kind, whether written or oral. True, correct and complete
copies of each contract, commitment, agreement, obligation or instrument to
which the Company or any Subsidiary is currently a party or bound under (or
written summaries in the case of oral contracts) have been heretofore delivered
to the Buyer.
2.17 Interested
Party Transactions.
Except
as set forth in the Schedule
2.17
hereto or
the Company Reports, no employee, officer, director or 5% or more stockholder
of
the Company or a member of his or her immediate family is indebted to the
Company, nor is the Company indebted (or committed to make loans or extend
or
guarantee credit) to any of them, other than (i) for payment of salary for
services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf
of the Company or any Subsidiary, and (iii) for other employee benefits made
generally available to all employees, and all related party transactions between
such persons and the Company have been fully and properly disclosed in the
Company Reports.
2.18 Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board Quotation.
The
Company's common stock is quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board
("OTC
BB").
There
is no known action or proceeding pending or, to Company's knowledge, threatened
against the Company by NASDAQ or the National Association of Securities Dealers
("NASD")
with
respect to any intention by such entities to prohibit or terminate the quotation
of the Company’s Common Stock on the OTC BB. There is no action pending or
threatened, to Company's knowledge, by any market maker in the Company's common
stock to discontinue their market making activities with respect thereto.
2.19 Investment
Company Act.
The
Company is not an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of or
“promoter” or “principal underwriter” or an “investment company” as such terms
are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, nor is the
Company otherwise subject to regulation thereunder. The Company is not a
“holding company” as that term is defined in, and is not otherwise subject to
regulation under, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
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2.20 Bankruptcy
and Criminal Proceedings.
Neither
the Company and its respective officers, directors, affiliates, promoters nor
any predecessor of the Company have been subject to or suffered any of the
following:
(a) a
petition
under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any other insolvency or moratorium law
or
has a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer been appointed by a court for
such person, or any partnership in which such person was a general partner
at or
within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business
association of which such person was an executive officer at or within two
years
before the time of such filing;
(b) a
conviction in a criminal proceeding or a named subject of a pending criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations which do not relate to driving while
intoxicated or driving under the influence);
(c) any
order,
judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any
court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring
suspending or otherwise limiting such person’s involvement in any type of
business, securities or banking activities;
(d) Being
found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”),
the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”)
or
state securities regulators and commissions to have violated any federal or
state securities or commodities law, regulation or decree and the judgment
in
such civil action or finding by the SEC, CFTC or state securities regulators
or
commissions has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.
2.21 Assets;
Properties and Insurance.
Except
for the Technology (as defined in Section 2.23 hereof), neither the Company
nor
any of its Subsidiaries has any assets, whether tangible or intangible, owns
any
real or personal property or maintains any insurance of any kind. The Technology
shall remain an asset of the Company following the Closing.
2.22 Environmental
Matters.
Neither
the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries: (a) has received any written notice,
citation, claim, assessment, proposed assessment or demand for abatement
alleging that either of them is responsible for the correction or cleanup of
any
condition resulting form a violation of any law, ordinance or other governmental
regulation regarding environmental matters; (b) has any knowledge that any
toxic
or hazardous substances or materials have been emitted, generated, disposed
of
or stored on any real property owned or leased by them, or owned or controlled
by them as a trustee or fiduciary (collectively, the “Properties”),
in any
manner that violates or, after the lapse of time may violate, any presently
existing federal, foreign, regional, state or local law or regulation governing
or pertaining to such substances and materials; or (c) has nay knowledge that,
during their ownership or lease of such Properties, any of such Properties
has
been operated in any manner that violated any applicable federal, foreign,
regional, state or local law or regulation governing or pertaining to toxic
or
hazardous substances and materials.
2.23 Intellectual
Property.
The
Company owns certain rights, title and interest in and to proprietary technology
for a computer chip that can be used to provide a line of stem cells for
research and development, which the Company commonly refers to a the “Cryo-Chip”
including, without limitation, a U.S. provisional patent application for a
“Multi-Well Cell Culture Plate” filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
on August 22, 2006, together with all trade secrets and goodwill related thereto
(“Technology”).
Except
as set forth in Schedule
2.23
hereto,
there are no arrangements relating to the use by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries of any intellectual property owned by another Person, neither
the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has at any time been in breach of such
arrangements, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has granted
or
is obligated to grant a license, assignment or other right with respect to
any
intellectual property. Neither the Company nor the Principals have conducted
or
undertaken any evaluation of the Company’s rights to the Technology or whether
rights to the Technology may be held or claimed by any third parties or whether
the Technology infringes upon the rights of any third parties. The Company
has
not taken any actions to commercialize the use of the Technology which would
give rise to a claim of infringement by third parties. The Company has no
obligations, liabilities or commitments with respect to the Technology.
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2.24 Representations
and Warranties Complete.
The
representations and warranties of the Company included in this Agreement and
any
list, statement, document or information set forth in, or attached to, any
Schedule provided pursuant to this Agreement or delivered hereunder, are true
and complete in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement
of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading, under
the
circumstance under which they were made.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER
The
Buyer
represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Company, as follows:
3.1 Organization.
The
Buyer is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under
the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite power and authority
to
own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to carry on its business
as
it is now being or currently planned by the Buyer to be conducted.
3.2 Authority
Relative to this Agreement.
The
Buyer has full power and authority to: (i) execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement, and each ancillary document which the Buyer has executed or delivered
or is to execute or deliver pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) carry out
the
Buyer's obligations hereunder and thereunder and, to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby (including the Transaction). The execution and delivery
of
this Agreement and the consummation by the Buyer of the transactions
contemplated hereby (including the Transaction) have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Buyer (including the
approval by its board of managers), and no other proceedings on the part of
the
Buyer are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by the Buyer and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by the Company, constitutes the legal and binding
obligation of the Buyer, enforceable against the Buyer in accordance with its
terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or
other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and
by general principles of equity and public policy.
3.3 No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Buyer do not, and the
performance of this Agreement by the Buyer, shall not: (i) conflict with or
violate the Buyer's certificate of organization or operating agreement, or
(ii)
subject to obtaining the adoption of this Agreement and the Transaction by
the
board of managers, conflict with or violate any laws or
regulations.
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(b) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Buyer does not, and the
performance of its obligations hereunder will not, require any consent,
approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any
Governmental Entity, except for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
3.4 Brokers.
The
Buyer has not incurred, nor will it incur, directly or indirectly, any liability
for brokerage or finders' fees or agent’s commissions or any similar charges in
connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
3.5
Acquisition
for Investment.
The
Buyer is an “accredited investor,” as such term is defined in Section 2(15) of
the Securities Act and Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, the
Buyer is purchasing the Shares for the Buyer’s own account, solely for
investment purposes, and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with,
any distribution thereof or with any present intention of distributing or
selling any of the Shares, except as allowed by the Securities Act, or any
rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Buyer understands and agrees that
the Shares being acquired pursuant to this Agreement have not been registered
under the Securities Act or under any applicable state securities laws and
may
not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated or otherwise transferred
("Transfer"),
except
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or
pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act, the
availability of which shall be established to the satisfaction of the Company
at
or prior to the time of Transfer. The Buyer acknowledges that it must bear
the
economic risk of its investment in the Shares for an indefinite period of time
since the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and therefore
cannot be sold unless the Shares are subsequently registered or an exemption
form registration is available. The Buyer has received and reviewed such
information concerning the Company as it deems necessary to evaluate the risks
and merits of its investment in the Company and in that connection, the Buyer
acknowledges and agrees that it and its representatives have had a full and
unrestricted access to the Company’s books and records and the Company’s
officers and directors prior to the execution of this Agreement. The Buyer
has
such knowledge and experience in financial matters as to be capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Shares. The sale of
the
Shares to the Buyer is being made without any public solicitation or
advertisements.
3.6
Bankruptcy
and Criminal Proceedings.
Neither
the Buyer and its respective managers, affiliates, promoters nor any predecessor
of the Buyer have been subject to or suffered any of the following:
(a) a
petition
under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any other insolvency or moratorium law
or
has a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer been appointed by a court for
such person, or any partnership in which such person was a general partner
at or
within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business
association of which such person was an executive officer at or within two
years
before the time of such filing;
(b) a
conviction in a criminal proceeding or a named subject of a pending criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations which do not relate to driving while
intoxicated or driving under the influence);
(c) any
order,
judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any
court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring
suspending or otherwise limiting such person’s involvement in any type of
business, securities or banking activities;
(d) Being
found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”),
the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”)
or
state securities regulators and commissions to have violated any federal or
state securities or commodities law, regulation or decree and the judgment
in
such civil action or finding by the SEC, CFTC or state securities regulators
or
commissions has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or
vacated.
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3.7 Representations
and Warranties Complete.
The
representations and warranties of the Buyer included in this Agreement and
any
list, statement, document or information set forth in, or attached to, any
Schedule provided pursuant to this Agreement or delivered hereunder, are true
and complete in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement
of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading, under
the
circumstance under which they were made.
ARTICLE
IV
CONDUCT
PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE TIME
During
the
period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of
the
termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms or the Closing, the Company,
except to the extent that the Buyer shall otherwise consent in writing, shall
carry on its business in the usual, regular and ordinary course consistent
with
past practices, in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted and
in
compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, pay its debts and taxes
when due subject to good faith disputes over such debts or taxes, pay or perform
other material obligations when due, and use its commercially reasonable efforts
consistent with past practices and policies to preserve substantially intact
its
present business organization.
ARTICLE
V
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
5.1 Payment
of Company Obligations.
Any and
all debts,
liabilities or obligations of the Company, whether or not such obligations
are
due at the time of Closing including, without limitation: (i) the Scheduled
Liabilities and the Consulting Fee, (ii) the consideration payable to the
Principals under and pursuant to the terms of the Indemnity Agreement, (iii)
any
and all liabilities and obligations of the Company incurred by the Company
through and including the date of Closing which are not included in the
Scheduled Liabilities, (iv) any Taxes payable under the 2006 Tax Returns, as
defined below (including any Taxes, fees and costs associated with the surrender
of any certificate of authority to do business as a foreign corporation), and
(v) any costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereunder (including, without limitation, all costs
and expenses related to the preparation, filing and mailing of the Information
Statement, as defined below) (collectively, the “Company
Closing Obligations”),
shall
be paid at the Closing from the $564,000 of the Purchase Price deposited in
escrow. The Company shall prepare a disbursement schedule identifying each
Company Closing Obligation, the name of the payee and the amount of each
obligation (“Disbursement
Schedule”)
and
shall, at least three (3) days prior to the Closing, deliver the same to the
Buyer for its approval and acceptance (with a final copy thereof delivered
to
the Escrow Agent).
5.2 Resignations
and Appointments of Company's Officers and Directors.
At or
prior to Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Buyer resignations, in a
form
and substance reasonably acceptable to the Buyer, providing for the resignation
of all of the directors and officers of the Company effective as of the Closing
(the "Closing
Resignations").
At or
prior to Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Buyer duly adopted
resolutions, in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Buyer,
providing for the appointment of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx to serve as the sole director,
President, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company, each effective as of the
Closing (the "Closing
Appointments").
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5.3 Undertaking
by Company Accountants.
At or
prior to Closing, the Company shall obtain, and deliver to the Buyer, an
undertaking from the Company's accountants, Chang Park, PhD CPA ("Accountant"),
in a
form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, providing that: (i) the Accountant
agree to an engagement with the Company to serve as its registered public
accounting firm following the Closing for purposes of the Company's ongoing
reporting requirements under the Exchange Act including, without limitation,
the
filing of Forms 10-QSB and 10-KSB, at the rates and charges consistent with
that
currently being charged to the Company, (ii) the Accountant is duly registered
with the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB"),
and
(iii) the Accountant shall provide its consent to the use of its audited
financial statements and accompanying report in any regulatory filing by the
Company prior to or following the Closing ("Undertaking").
5.4 Intentionally
Omitted.
5.5 Other
Actions.
The
Buyer and the Company shall cooperate with each other and use their respective
reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or
cause to be done all things, necessary, proper or advisable on their part under
this Agreement and applicable laws to consummate the Transaction and the other
transactions contemplated hereby as soon as practicable, including preparing
and
filing as soon as practicable all documentation to effect all necessary notices,
reports and other filings, and obtaining as soon as practicable all consents,
registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations necessary or advisable
to
be obtained from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in order to
consummate the Transaction or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby.
5.6 Confidentiality;
Access to Information.
Each
party agrees to maintain and hold in strict confidence any material, non-public
information provided by any other party in connection with transactions
contemplated hereunder. The Company shall afford the Buyer and its financial
advisors, accountants, counsel and other representatives reasonable access
during normal business hours, upon reasonable notice, to the properties, books,
records and personnel of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the period
prior to the Closing to obtain all information concerning the business,
including financial condition, properties, results of operations and personnel
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as the Buyer may reasonably request. No
information or knowledge obtained by the Buyer in any investigation pursuant
to
this Section 5.6 will affect or be deemed to modify any representation or
warranty contained herein or the conditions to the obligations of the parties
to
consummate the Transaction.
5.7 No
Solicitation.
Other
than with respect to the Transaction, the Company agrees that it shall not,
and
shall direct and use their reasonable best efforts to cause its officers,
directors, employees, representatives, agents, or affiliates (including, but
not
limited to any investment banker, attorney, or accountant retained by the
Company) to, directly or indirectly, solicit, knowingly encourage, initiate,
or
participate in any way in discussions or negotiations with, or knowingly provide
any nonpublic information to, any corporation, partnership, person, or other
entity or group concerning any proposed Alternative Transaction (as defined
below), or otherwise knowingly facilitate any effort or attempt to make or
implement an Alternative Transaction. For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Alternative
Transaction”
shall
mean any of the following involving the Company or any subsidiary: (i) any
tender offer, exchange offer, merger, consolidation, share exchange, business
combination or similar transaction involving capital stock of the Company;
(ii)
any transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which any person
or entity (or its shareholders), (a “Third
Party”)
acquires shares (or securities exercisable for or convertible into shares)
representing more that 20% of the outstanding shares of any class of capital
stock of the Company; or (iii) any sale, lease, exchange, licensing, transfer
or
other disposition pursuant to which a Third Party acquires control of more
than
20% of the assets (including, but not limited to, intellectual property assets)
of the Company (determined by reference to the fair market value of such
assets), in a single transaction or series of related transactions. The Company
shall immediately terminate all discussions with Third Parties concerning any
proposed Alternate Transaction, and will request that such Third Parties
promptly return any confidential information furnished by the Company in
connection with any proposed Alternative Transaction.
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5.8
Public
Disclosure.
The Buyer
and
the
Company shall consult with each other and agree in writing before issuing any
press release or otherwise making any public statement with respect to the
Transaction or this Agreement and will not issue any such press release or
make
any such public statement prior to such consultation. Upon the execution of
this
Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file a Current Report on Form 8-K
announcing the execution of this Agreement, which Form 8-K shall be reasonably
acceptable to the Buyer.
5.9 Business
Records.
At
Closing, the Company shall deliver to Buyer all
records
and documents relating to the Company, wherever located, including, without
limitation, books, records, supplier and customer lists and files, government
filings, the Returns, consent decrees, orders, and correspondence, financial
information and records, electronic files containing any financial information
and records, and other documents used in or associated with the Company
("Business
Records").
5.10 Ownership
Records; Transfer Agent Undertaking.
At
Closing, the Company shall deliver to Buyer a full and complete listing of
all
stockholders of the Company, dated within three (3) business days prior to
Closing, from and certified by the Transfer Agent showing the name and address
of each stockholder, the number of shares owned by each stockholder, and the
certificate number and issue dates for the shares owned by each stockholder.
At
or prior to Closing, the Company shall obtain, and deliver to the Buyer, an
undertaking from the Transfer Agent, in a form and substance satisfactory to
the
Buyer, stating the amount of any and all fees and charges owed to Transfer
Agent
by the Company for services rendered prior to Closing together with a copy
of
the current agreement in place between the Company and the Transfer Agent
(“Transfer
Agent Undertaking").
ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
TO THE TRANSACTION
6.1 Conditions
to Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Transaction.
The
respective obligations of each party to this Agreement to effect the Transaction
shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing Date of the
following conditions:
(a) No
Order.
No
Governmental Entity shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered
any statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, injunction or other
order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is in effect and
which
has the effect of making the Transaction illegal or otherwise prohibiting
consummation of the Transaction, substantially on the terms contemplated by
this
Agreement. All waiting periods, if any, under any law in any jurisdiction in
which the Company or Buyer has material operations relating to the transactions
contemplated hereby will have expired or terminated.
(b) Transaction
Form 8-K.
At least
five (5) days prior to Closing, the Buyer shall prepare, with the assistance
and
cooperation of the Company, the Form 8-K announcing the Closing, and such other
information that may be required to be disclosed with respect to the Transaction
in any report or form to be filed with the SEC ("Transaction
Form 8-K"),
which
shall be in a form acceptable to the Company and in a format acceptable for
XXXXX filing. At the Closing, the Company shall file the Transaction Form 8-K
with the SEC.
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6.2 Additional
Conditions to Obligations of the Company.
The
obligations of the Company to consummate and effect the Transaction shall be
subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing Date of each of the
following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by
the
Company:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
Each
representation and warranty of the Buyer contained in this Agreement (i) shall
have been true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) shall
be
true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect
as
if made on the Closing Date. The Company shall have received a certificate
with
respect to the foregoing signed on behalf of the Buyer by an authorized manager
of the Buyer ("Buyer
Closing Certificate").
(b) Agreements
and Covenants.
The
Buyer
shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements
and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by
it
on or prior to the Closing Date, except to the extent that any failure to
perform or comply (other than a willful failure to perform or comply or failure
to perform or comply with an agreement or covenant reasonably within the control
of the Buyer) does not, or will not, constitute a Material Adverse Effect with
respect to the Buyer taken as a whole, and the Company shall have received
the
Buyer Closing Certificate to such effect.
(c) Other
Deliveries.
At or
prior to Closing, the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company (with a copy
to
the Escrow Agent): (i) the resolutions by the Buyer's board of managers
approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder, (ii)
the
duly executed Registration Rights Agreement, and (iii) such other documents
or
certificates as shall reasonably be required by the Company and its counsel
in
order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder. At or prior to
the
Closing, the Buyer shall have delivered a total of $564,000 of the Purchase
Price to the Escrow Agent to be handled and disbursed in accordance with
Sections 5.1 hereof and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Escrow Agreement. At or prior to the Closing, the Buyer shall have deposited
$75,000 in the Company Bank Account and the Buyer shall, contemporaneous with
said deposit, deliver evidence of said deposit to the Company’s Counsel and to
the Escrow Agent.
6.3
Additional
Conditions to the Obligations of the Buyer. The
obligations of the Buyer to consummate and effect the Transaction shall be
subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing Date of each of the
following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by
the
Buyer:
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
Each
representation and warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement (i)
shall
have been true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) shall
be
true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect
as
if made on and as of the Closing. The Buyer shall have received a certificate
with respect to the foregoing signed on behalf of the Company with respect
to
the warranties and representations made by the Company under this Agreement
("Company
Closing Certificate")
(b) Agreements
and Covenants.
The
Company shall
have
performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants
required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the Company
at or
prior to the Closing Date except to the extent that any failure to perform
or
comply (other than a willful failure to perform or comply or failure to perform
or comply with an agreement or covenant reasonably within the control of the
Company) does not, or will not, constitute a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company, and the Buyer shall have received the Company Closing Certificate
to
such effect.
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(c) Due
Diligence; Disclosure Schedules.
The
Buyer shall have completed its due diligence investigation and review of the
Company, and the results of such investigation and review are satisfactory
to
the Buyer in its sole discretion and the Buyer shall, at or prior to the date
for Closing, deliver to the Escrow Agent a written acknowledgment that it has
completed its due diligence investigation and review of the Company and the
same
is satisfactory to the Buyer. The Company shall have delivered the disclosure
schedules under Article II to the Buyer, and such disclosure schedules are
satisfactory to the Buyer in its sole discretion.
(d) Cancellation
and Termination of Contracts.
The
Company shall have delivered to the Buyer (with a copy to the Escrow Agent)
written instruments evidencing that all agreements, contracts and commitments
under which the Company is a party or under which the Company has any
obligations have been cancelled or terminated without any further liability
to
the Company. The Company shall have delivered a release from V3 Consulting
under
which V3 Consulting releases the Company from any and all obligations, subject
to the payment of the Consulting Fee at Closing.
(e) 14f-1
Stockholder Notice.
At least
ten (10) days prior to Closing, the Company shall have filed with the SEC the
Schedule 14f-1 information statement (“Information
Statement”),
in
form acceptable to the Buyer, shall have mailed the Information Statement to
each of the stockholders of the Company, and shall have otherwise complied
with
all of the requirements under the Exchange Act with respect to the change of
control contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction.
(f) Release
Agreement; Indemnity Agreement.
At or
prior to Closing, the Company and the Principals shall have delivered to the
Buyer (with a copy to the Escrow Agent) the Release Agreement and the Indemnity
Agreement, duly executed by each of the Principals and the Company.
(g)
Payment
and Settlement of Debt Obligations.
Prior to
Closing, the Company shall have delivered to the Buyer (with a copy to the
Escrow Agent) all agreements and instruments evidencing the payment,
satisfaction and/or cancellation of all debt obligations of the Company, all
in
a form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Buyer, including any debt
obligations to be paid at Closing.
(h) Corporate
Matters.
The
Company shall have delivered to the Buyer (with a copy to the Escrow Agent)
a
certified copy of the Company’s certificate of incorporation, with any
amendments thereto, a certified copy of the Company’s bylaws, with any
amendments thereto, and a certificate of good status. The Company shall not
have
more than 99 shareholders of record with addresses in the State of Nevada as
shown on the Transfer Agent’s records as of the Closing.
(i)
Legal
Opinions.
The
Company’s Counsel shall have issued and delivered to the Transfer Agent, with a
copy to the Buyer, the Issuance Opinion. In addition, the Company’s Counsel
shall have issued and delivered to the Buyer its legal opinion (the
“Legal
Opinion”)
regarding (i) the corporate existence and status of the Company, (ii) the
authorization and enforceability of this Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Release Agreement, the Indemnity Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereunder, and (iii) that the Shares issued by the Company to
the
Buyer under this Agreement are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid
and
nonassessable and have been issued in compliance with all Legal Requirements.
The Issuance Opinion and the Legal Opinion shall be subject to customary
qualifications and limitations.
(j) 2006
Annual Report; Former Accountant’s Consent.
Prior to
the Closing, the Company shall have prepared and delivered to the Buyer (with
a
copy to the Escrow Agent) the Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2006
(“2006
Annual Report”),
in a
form reasonably acceptable to the Buyer. Prior to the Closing, the Company
shall
have filed the 2006 Annual Report with the SEC. The Company shall obtained
the
consent of Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, CPA (“Former
Accountant”)
to
include the Former Accountant’s audit report to the Company’s financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2005 in the 2006 Annual Report.
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(k)
SEC
Comments to Form 8-K Filed August 18, 2006.
At or
prior to Closing, the Company shall have delivered to the Buyer (with a copy
to
the Escrow Agent) a certificate from the Company certifying the SEC had no
further known comments to the Company’s Form 8-K Filed August 18, 2006, as
amended, and the related Company Reports which were subject to such comments.
(l) Employment
Payroll Taxes.
The
Company shall have provided the Buyer with evidence of the payment of all income
tax withholding (both state and federal) and FICA, Medicare and other employment
taxes with respect to all taxable compensation paid to employees of the Company
during 2006 and 2007, together with copies of all tax returns filed with to
the
foregoing taxes.
(m) Stock
Transfer.
The
transactions contemplated under the Stock Transfer shall have been consummated.
(n) Other
Deliveries.
At or
prior to Closing, the Company shall have delivered to the Buyer (with a copy
to
the Escrow Agent): (i) the resolutions by the Company's board of directors
approving this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder, (ii)
the
duly executed Registration Rights Agreement, and (iii) such other documents
or
certificates as shall reasonably be required by the Buyer and its counsel in
order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder. At or prior to
the
Closing, the Company shall have caused the Certificates to be delivered to
the
Escrow Agent.
ARTICLE
VII
SURVIVAL
All
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained in or made
pursuant to this Agreement, or any Schedule hereto or thereto or any certificate
delivered at the Closing, shall not survive the Closing, and no claims by virtue
of the breach such representations, warranties, agreements and covenants shall
be made after the Closing; provided, however, that nothing contained in the
Agreement shall affect, limit or modify the obligations of the Principals and
the rights of the Company under the Indemnity Agreement, which Indemnity
Agreement shall be separately enforceable against the Principals following
the
Closing in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.
ARTICLE
VII
TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
8.1 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by
mutual
written agreement of the Buyer and the Company;
(b) by
either
the Buyer or the Company if the Transaction shall not have been consummated
by
February 15, 2007 for any reason; provided, however, that the right to terminate
this Agreement under this Section 9.1(b) shall not be available to any party
whose action or failure to act has been a principal cause of or resulted in
the
failure of the Transaction to occur on or before such date and such action
or
failure to act constitutes a breach of this Agreement; or
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(c) by
either
the Buyer or the Company if a Governmental Entity shall have issued an order,
decree or ruling or taken any other action, in any case having the effect of
permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Transaction,
which order, decree, ruling or other action is final and nonappealable.
8.2
Notice
of Termination; Effect of Termination.
Any
termination of this Agreement under Section 8.1 above will be effective
immediately upon the delivery of written notice of the terminating party to
the
other parties hereto. In the event of the termination of this Agreement as
provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect
and the Transaction shall be abandoned, except (i) as set forth in this Section
8.2, Section 8.3 and Article IX (General Provisions), each of which shall
survive the termination of this Agreement, (ii) as set forth in Section 1.7
hereof with respect to the handling of the Deposit, and (ii) nothing herein
shall relieve any party from liability for any intentional or willful breach
of
this Agreement.
8.3 Fees
and Expenses. All
fees
and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses whether
or not the Transaction is consummated. Without limiting the foregoing sentence,
the Company shall be responsible for all costs associated with the preparation,
filing and mailing of the Information Statement.
8.4 Amendment. This
Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto at any time by execution of
an
instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Buyer, the Company, the
Principals and the Selling Stockholders.
8.5 Extension;
Waiver. At
any
time prior to the Closing, any party hereto may, to the extent legally allowed,
(i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other
acts
of the other parties hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations
and warranties made to such party contained herein or in any document delivered
pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or
conditions for the benefit of such party contained herein. Any agreement on
the
part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only
if
set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. Delay
in
exercising any right under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of
such
right.
ARTICLE
IX
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
9.1 Notices. All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given if delivered personally or by commercial delivery service, or
sent
via telecopy (receipt confirmed) to the parties at the following addresses
or
telecopy numbers (or at such other address or telecopy numbers for a party
as
shall be specified by like notice):
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(a) if
to the
Buyer, to:
KI
Equity
Partners IV, LLC
Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Manager
0000
XXX
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
(000)
000-0000 fax
(b) if
to the
Company (prior to Closing), to:
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxx
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00
Xxx
Xxxxx,
XX 9210
(000)
000-0000
fax
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxx
X.
Xxx, Esq.
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxxx,
XX 00000
(000)
000-0000 fax
(c) if
to the
Company (after Closing), to:
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Director
000X
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00
Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
(000)
000-0000 fax
9.2 Interpretation.
(a) When
a
reference is made in this Agreement to Exhibits, such reference shall be to
an
Exhibit to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. When a reference is made
in this Agreement to Sections, such reference shall be to a Section of this
Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated the words “include,” “includes” and
“including” when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the
words “without limitation.” The table of contents and headings contained in this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. When reference is made herein
to
“the business of” an entity, such reference shall be deemed to include the
business of all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of such entity. Reference
to
the Subsidiaries of an entity shall be deemed to include all direct and indirect
Subsidiaries of such entity.
(b) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Person”
shall
mean any individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture,
estate, trust, company (including any limited liability company or joint stock
company), firm or other enterprise, association, organization, entity or
Governmental Entity.
(c) For
purposes of this Agreement, all monetary amounts set forth herein are referenced
in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted.
9.3 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be
considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or
more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to
the
other party, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same
counterpart. Facsimile and electronic signatures to this Agreement by the
parties shall be accepted and shall be treated as original signatures hereto.
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9.4 Entire
Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries.
This
Agreement and the documents and instruments and other agreements among the
parties hereto as contemplated by or referred to herein, including the Schedules
hereto (a) constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to
the
subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings,
both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof, including that certain non-binding letter of intent by and among the
parties dated December 7, 2006 and (b) are not intended to confer upon any
other
person any rights or remedies hereunder (except as specifically provided in
this
Agreement).
9.5 Severability.
In
the
event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, becomes
or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or
unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force
and
effect and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances
will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto.
The parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of
this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to
the
extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or
unenforceable provision.
9.6 Other
Remedies; Specific Performance.
Except
as
otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred
upon
a party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy
conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by
a
party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.
The
parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that
any
of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the
parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent
breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions
hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction,
this
being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or
in
equity.
9.7 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of Nevada, USA, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under
applicable principles of conflicts of law thereof.
9.8 Rules
of Construction.
The
parties hereto agree that they have been represented by counsel during the
negotiation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the
application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing
that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against
the
party drafting such agreement or document.
9.9 Assignment.
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; provided,
however, that the Buyer may, upon prior written notice, assign its rights,
obligations and interests hereunder to one or more of its affiliates. Subject
to
the first sentence of this Section 9.9, this Agreement shall be binding upon
and
shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors
and permitted assigns.
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9.10 Arbitration.
Any disputes or claims arising under or in connection with this Agreement or
the
transactions contemplated hereunder shall be resolved by binding arbitration.
Notice of a demand to arbitrate a dispute by either party shall be given in
writing to the other at their last known address. Arbitration shall be commenced
by the filing by a party of an arbitration demand with the American Arbitration
Association (“AAA”) in its office in San Diego, California USA. The
arbitration and resolution of the dispute shall be resolved by a single
arbitrator appointed by the AAA pursuant to AAA rules. The arbitration shall
in
all respects be governed and conducted by applicable AAA rules, and any award
and/or decision shall be conclusive and binding on the parties. The arbitration
shall be conducted in San Diego, California. The arbitrator shall supply a
written opinion supporting any award, and judgment may be entered on the award
in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party shall pay its own fees and
expenses for the arbitration, except that any costs and charges imposed by
the
AAA and any fees of the arbitrator for his services shall be assessed against
the losing party by the arbitrator. In the event that preliminary or permanent
injunctive relief is necessary or desirable in order to prevent a party from
acting contrary to this Agreement or to prevent irreparable harm prior to a
confirmation of an arbitration award, then either party is authorized and
entitled to commence a lawsuit solely to obtain equitable relief against the
other pending the completion of the arbitration in a court having jurisdiction
over the parties. All rights and remedies of the parties shall be cumulative
and
in addition to any other rights and remedies obtainable from
arbitration.
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IN
WITNESS
WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of
the
date first written above.
KI
Equity Partners IV, LLC
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Manager
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx, Manager
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By
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxx, CEO
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Index
of Exhibits
Exhibit
A - Release Agreement
Exhibit
B - Indemnity Agreement
Exhibit
C- Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit
D - Escrow Agreement
Schedules
Disclosure
Schedules by the Company
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