SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.9
THIS SHARE EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT (hereinafter
referred to as "this Agreement") is entered into as of
this 5th day of September 2008, by and between Renewable Fuel
Corp, a Nevada corporation
(“RFC”), on the one hand, and CAERUS,
LTD. (“Caerus”). Each of RFC and Caerus
may be referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
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A.
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B.
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CAERUS, LTD. a British West Indies
(BWI) corporation, with its offices at Box 000, Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Place, Leeward
Highway, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos
Islands, BWI, is a
shareholder of Bio Refining Industries Inc. (“BRII”), a Nevada corporation with its offices at
7251 West Lake Xxxx
Blvd., Suite 300, Las Vegas, Nevada 89128, United States of America, and
owns 100% of the issued and outstanding common stock of BRII (the
“BRII
Shares”).
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C.
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RFC agrees to acquire the BRII Shares being the whole 100% of the issued
and outstanding securities of BRII from Caerus in exchange (the “Exchange”) for the issuance of certain shares
of RFC common stock to Caerus or its designees
(hereinafter referred
to as the
“RFC Common
Stock”) on the terms
described herein.
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AGREEMENT
NOW
THEREFORE, based on the
foregoing recitals and for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements hereinafter set forth and the mutual benefits to the Parties to be
derived herefrom, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
REPRESENTATIONS,
COVENANTS AND
WARRANTIES
BY CAERUS,
LTD.
As an inducement to, and to obtain the
reliance of RFC, except as set forth in the RFC Schedules (as attached hereafter with
this Agreement), Caerus
Ltd., represents and
warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as defined below, as
follows:
Section
1.01 Legal
Capacity
Caerus has full legal capacity to execute this Agreement
and perform his obligations under the terms
of this Agreement without being in breach of any law in Malaysia and to consummate the transactions herein
contemplated.
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1.02 Ownership
and Exchange of BRII
Shares
Caerus owns the number of BRII Shares set forth opposite his or its
name on Exhibit A
free and clear of any
restrictions on transfer (other than any restrictions under any applicable
current governing laws, taxes, security interests, options, warrants, purchase
rights, contracts, commitments, equities, claims, and demands. Caerus hereby warrants that he is not a party to any option, warrant,
purchase right, or other contract or commitment that could require him to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose
of any capital stock or shares of BRII (other than this Agreement).
Caerus hereby further warrants that
he is not a party to any voting trust,
proxy, or other agreement or understanding with respect to the voting of any
capital stock or shares of BRII. The relevant portion of the
BRII Shares to be exchanged by Caerus have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and have not have been issued in
violation of any preemptive right of stockholders or rights of first refusal.
Upon the transfer of the relevant portion of the BRII Shares which belongs to Caerus herewith at the Closing, RFC will acquire good and valid title to
such number of BRII
Shares free and clear of
all claims, liens, security interests, pledges, charges, encumbrances,
stockholders’ agreements, and voting trusts.
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1.03 Validity
of Transaction
This Agreement which has been duly
executed, and delivered by Caerus, is the legal, valid, and binding
obligation of Caerus, and is enforceable as to Caerus in accordance with its terms except as
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally, and subject to general principles of
equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law). No consent, authorization, approval, order, license,
certificate, or permit of or from, or declaration or filing with, any federal,
state, local, or other governmental authority or of any court or other tribunal
is required by Caerus
for the execution,
delivery, or performance of this Agreement by Caerus, except as would not affect the ability
of Caerus to perform any of its obligations under
this Agreement.
Neither the execution and the delivery
of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
will (i) violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction,
judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any government,
governmental agency, or court to which Caerus is subject, or (ii) 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 Caerus
is a party or by which he
or it is bound or to which any of his or its assets is
subject.
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1.04 Investment
Intent
Caerus is acquiring the RFC Common Stock pursuant hereto for its own
account for nvestment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with,
any public distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (hereinafter referred to as the “Securities
Act”), it being understood that Caerus has the right to sell such shares in its
sole discretion, and that by this representation and warranty, Caerus is not required to hold any portion of
the RFC Common Stock for any period of time,
subject to the requirements of applicable law. Caerus understands that such number of the
RFC Common Stock, as of Closing, have not
been registered for sale under the Securities Act or qualified under applicable
state securities laws, and that the RFC Common Stock will be
delivered to it
pursuant to one or more
exemptions from the registration or qualification requirements of such
securities laws and that the representations and warranties contained in this
Section
1.04 are given with the intention that
RFC may rely thereon for purposes of
claiming such exemptions.
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Section
1.05 Transfer of
RFC Common
Stock
Caerus will not sell or otherwise dispose of
any number of shares of
the RFC Common Stock unless (a) a registration
statement with respect thereto has become effective under the Securities Act and
such securities have been qualified under applicable state securities laws or
(b) such registration and qualification are not required and, if RFC so requests, there is presented to
RFC a legal opinion reasonably satisfactory
to RFC to such effect. Caerus consents that the transfer agent for the
relevant number of the RFC
Common Stock may be
instructed not to transfer any RFC Common Stock unless it receives satisfactory
evidence of compliance with the foregoing provisions, and that there may be
endorsed upon any certificate representing the RFC Common Stock (and any certificates issued in
substitution therefor) the following legend calling attention to the foregoing
restrictions on transferability and stating in substance:
"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE BLUE SKY
LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION. SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED,
TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, BENEFICIALLY OR ON THE RECORDS OF THE
CORPORATION, UNLESS THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE BLUE SKY
LAWS, OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION AND QUALIFICATION IS
AVAILABLE."
RFC shall, upon the request of any holder
of a certificate bearing the foregoing legend and the surrender of such
certificate, issue a new certificate without such legend if (i) the security
evidenced by such certificate has been effectively registered under the
Securities Act and qualified under any applicable state securities law and sold
by the holder thereof in accordance with such registration and qualification or
(ii) such holder shall have delivered to RFC a legal opinion reasonably satisfactory
to RFC to the effect that the restrictions set
forth herein are no longer required or necessary under the Securities Act or any
applicable state law.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS,
COVENANT
AND
WARRANTIES
OF RFC
As an inducement to, and to obtain the
reliance of the BRII
Shareholders, except as set
forth in the BRII Shareholder Schedules (as attached hereinafter),
RFC represents and warrants, as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date, as follows:
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Section
2.01 Organization;
Authorization
RFC, a Nevada corporation incorporated in the United States of America, is in good standing with all
applicable agencies. Included in the RFC Schedules are complete and correct
copies of the articles
of incorporation, and
bylaws of RFC as in effect on the date hereof. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not, violate any provision of RFC’s articles of incorporation or bylaws.
RFC has taken all actions required by law,
its certificate of incorporation, or otherwise to authorize the execution and
delivery of this Agreement.
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2.02 Legal
Proceedings
There are no legal actions against
RFC or its directors, officers, or
shareholders, and RFC knows of no threatened legal actions
against RFC, its directors, officers, or
shareholders, nor is RFC engaged in any legal actions against
other parties.
The business and financial condition of
RFC are as set forth in the financial
statements of RFC
provided to the
BRII Shareholders
as of the date
hereof.
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5.04 Capitalization
As of the date of this Agreement,
the authorized capital of RFC is 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, of which 80,960,000 shares are issued and outstanding. All
issued and outstanding shares are legally issued, fully paid, and non-assessable
and not issued in violation of the preemptive or other rights of any
person.
ARTICLE
III
THE
EXCHANGE
Section
3.01 The
Exchange
(a) On the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, Caerus shall assign, transfer and deliver, free
and clear of all liens, pledges, encumbrances, charges, restrictions or known
claims of any kind, nature, or description, the BRII Shares in BRII set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto, constituting the
voting shares of common stock, of BRII held by Caerus; the objective of the Exchange being
the acquisition by RFC
of the whole 100% of the
issued and outstanding common stock of BRII.
(b) In exchange for the
transfer of the BRII
Shares by Caerus, RFC shall issue to Caerus or its designees, the RFC Common Stock in an aggregate of
120,908,000 shares of restricted common stock for
Caerus or its
designees.
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(c) It is the intention of
the parties that on the date of the Closing (hereinafter referred to as the
“Closing
Date”):-
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(i) There will be an
aggregate of 204,286,160 shares in RFC issued and outstanding (hereinafer
referred to as “RFC Total Common
Stock”);
and
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(ii) Of those 89,508,000 shares, Caerus or its designees
will hold an
aggregate of 120,908,000 shares of the RFC Total Common Stock, and the remaining existing
RFC shareholders will hold an
aggregate of
83,738,160 shares of
RFC Total Common Stock;
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(d) At the Closing, on
surrender by Caerus
of its certificate or certificates representing the BRII
Shares to RFC or its registrar or transfer agent,
Caerus or its designees
shall receive a certificate
or certificates evidencing his or her proportionate interest in the RFC Common Stock , respectively;
and
(e) It is not the intention
of RFC to create a new class of RFC Total Common Stock in connection with
the restrictive nature of a portion of the stock issued.
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3.02 Anti-Dilution
The number of shares of RFC Total Common Stock issuable upon the
Exchange pursuant to Section 3.01 shall be appropriately adjusted to take
into account any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split,
recapitalization, or similar change in the RFC Total Common Stock which may occur,
between the date of the execution of this Agreement and the Closing
Date.
Section
3.03 Closing
Events
At the Closing, RFC and Caerus shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver
(or shall ensure to be executed, acknowledged, and delivered), any and all
certificates, opinions, financial statements, schedules, agreements,
resolutions, rulings or other instruments required by this Agreement to be so
delivered at or prior to the Closing, as applicable, together with such other
items as may be reasonably requested by the parties hereto and their respective
legal counsel in order to effectuate or evidence the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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3.04 Closing
The
Closing Date of this Agreement shall be the date on which this Agreement is
executed by the latter Party to execute the Agreement. The “Final
Completion Date” of this Agreement shall be the earlier of (a) that date which
is one year from the Closing Date or (b) that date on which both Parties
acknowledge and agree that the Special Covenants in Article IV below, the
conditions precedent set forth in Article V below, and the conditions precedent
set forth in Article VI shall have been satisfied to the satisfaction of each of
the parties.
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Section
3.05 Termination
This Agreement may be terminated by the
Board of Directors of RFC
or Caerus, acting together, in the event that RFC or Caerus do not meet the conditions precedent set
forth in Articles IV and VI, or if an event of default shall have
occurred, and shall not have been cured within fifteen (15) days of the
occurrence of such default. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this
section, this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect, and no
obligation, right or liability shall arise hereunder. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Event
of Default” shall mean (a)
the breach by any Party to this Agreement of any of the material terms of this
Agreement; or (b) the failure or refusal by any Party to this Agreement to
complete the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In the
event of a default by the defaulting party, the non-defaulting party shall be
entitled to receive, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, the sum of
RM220,000 from the defaulting party.
Additionally, in the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this
Section
3.05, the Parties hereby agree to return, to
their respective owners or producers, any and all documents in their possession
relating to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement within ten (10) days
of such termination.
ARTICLE
IV
SPECIAL
COVENANTS
Section
4.01
Access
to Properties and Records
RFC and Caerus will each afford to the officers and
authorized representatives of the other full access to the properties, books and
records of RFC or BRII as the case may be, in order that each
may have a full opportunity to make such reasonable investigation as it shall
desire to make of the affairs of the other, and each will furnish the other with
such additional financial and operating data and other information as to the
business and properties of RFC or BRII as the case may be, as the other shall
from time to time reasonably request.
Section
4.02 Delivery of
Books and Records
At the Closing, Caerus shall deliver to RFC the originals of the corporate minute
books, books of account, contracts, records, and all other books or documents of
BRII now in the possession of either of
Caerus or its representatives.
Section
4.03 Third Party
Consents and Certificates
RFC and Caerus agree to cooperate with each other in
order to obtain any required third party consents to this Agreement and the
transactions herein contemplated.
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4.04 Indemnification
(a) Caerus agrees to indemnify RFC and each of the officers, agents and
directors of RFC as of the date of execution of this
Agreement against any loss to which it or they may become
subject arising out of or based on any claim which is finally determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction that (i) Caerus did not have good title to the
BRII Shares or (ii) that the BRII Shares were subject to a lien or encumbrance.
The indemnification provided for in this paragraph shall survive the Closing and
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and termination of this
Agreement for one year following the Closing.
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(b) RFC hereby agrees to indemnify Caerus as of the date of execution of this
Agreement against any loss to which it or they may become
subject arising out of or based on any inaccuracy appearing in or
misrepresentation made under Article
II of this Agreement. The
indemnification provided for in this paragraph shall survive the Closing and
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and termination of this
Agreement for one (1)
year following the
Closing.
(c) Caerus hereby covenants with RFC
that it will indemnify and at all time keep RFC indemnified against any tax
liability or taxation assessable or recoverable on or from BRII to the extent of
their tax liability in relation to profits of BRII prior to the Closing Date,
unless the same has been disclosed to RFC in writing.
(d) Notwithstanding the
completion of the Exchange, all warranties, undertakings, covenants,
representations and obligations of Caerus herein contained shall
continue thereafter to subsist for one (1) year following the Closing. Caerus hereby undertakes to, and
covenants and agrees with RFC that it shall at all times hereafter keep RFC
fully and effectively indemnified against any depletion or diminution of the
assets of BRII and any loss, damage, cost and expense which RFC may, directly or
indirectly, suffer as a result of or in connection with any misrepresentation
contained herein or any breach of any of the warranties, covenants and
obligations set out herein. In particular, the Parties hereby agree that Caerus shall indemnify RFC for
any claims, expenses, losses, damages, suits or any actions whatsoever caused or
incurred by Caerus to BRII,
whether jointly or severally prior to the Closing.
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4.06 The
Acquisition of BRII Common
Stock
RFC and Caerus understand and agree that the
consummation of this Agreement, including the issuance of the
BRII Common Stock to Caerus or its designees in the Exchange for the BRII Shares as contemplated hereby constitutes the
offer and sale of securities under the Securities Act and applicable state
statutes. RFC and Caerus agree that such transactions shall be
consummated in reliance on exemptions from the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of such statutes, which depend, among other items, on the
circumstances under which such securities are acquired.
(a) In order to provide
documentation for reliance upon the exemptions from the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements for such transactions, Caerus shall execute and deliver to
RFC a Suitability Letter and an Investment
Representation Letter in substantially the same form as that attached hereto
as Exhibit
SL and Exhibit
IRL,
respectively.
(b) In connection with the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement, RFC and Caerus shall each file, with the assistance of
the other and their respective legal counsel, such notices, applications,
reports, or other instruments as may be deemed by them to be necessary or
appropriate in an effort to document reliance on such exemptions, and the
appropriate regulatory authority in the states where Caerus reside unless an exemption requiring no
filing is available in such jurisdictions, all to the extent and in the manner
as may be deemed by such parties to be appropriate.
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(c) In order to more fully
document reliance on the exemptions as provided herein, Caerus and RFC shall execute and deliver to the other,
at or prior to the Closing, such further letters of representation,
acknowledgment, suitability, or the like as Caerus or RFC and their respective counsel may
reasonably request in connection with reliance on exemptions from registration
under such securities laws.
(d) Caerus acknowledges that the basis for relying on
exemptions from registration or qualifications are factual, depending on the
conduct of the various parties, and that no legal opinion or other assurance
will be required or given to the effect that the transactions contemplated
hereby are in fact exempt from registration or
qualification.
(e) Caerus shall grant and shall
cause BRII to grant RFC their full cooperation in allowing RFC to conduct the
due diligence. RFC shall complete the due diligence and notify Caerus in writing whether or not
it is satisfied with the findings of the due diligence before the date of this
Agreement.
(f) In
return for the cooperation outlined in Section 4.05 (e) above, RFC
shall grant Caerus its full
cooperation in allowing Caerus
to conduct the due diligence. Caerus shall complete the due
diligence and notify RFC in writing whether or not it is satisfied with the
findings of the due diligence before the date of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
V
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
TO OBLIGATIONS
OF
RFC
The obligations of RFC under this Agreement are subject to the
satisfaction, at or before Closing, of the following
conditions:
Section
5.01 Accuracy
of Representations and Performance of Covenants.
The representations and warranties made
by Caerus in this Agreement were true when made
and shall be true at Closing with the same force and effect as if such
representations and warranties were made at and as of Closing (except for
changes therein permitted by this Agreement). Caerus shall have performed or complied with
all covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or
complied with by Caerus
prior to or at the Closing.
RFC shall be furnished with a certificate,
signed by Caerus
and dated the Closing Date,
to the foregoing effect.
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Section
5.02 Information
Provided
RFC shall have been furnished with that
information on the business and affairs of BRII which it deems, in its sole and
absolute discretion, to be necessary for it to make its decision to proceed with
the Closing.
Section
5.03 No Material
Adverse Change
As of the Closing, there shall not have
occurred any material
adverse change, financially or otherwise, which materially impairs the ability
of BRII to conduct its business or the earning
power thereof.
Section
5.04 Financial
Statements
BRII shall have completed its audited
consolidated financial statements and shall have provided such to RFC.
Section
5.05 Due
Diligence
Caerus shall have provided to RFC, to the satisfaction of RFC, the information of BRII as set forth in the BRII Schedules
5.06 (a) through
(m). RFC shall have the right, in
addition to any rights to terminate this Agreement set forth in Section 3.05 above, to terminate this transaction in
the event that (a) Caerus
shall not provide all the
required information in relation to BRII in its possession to the satisfaction
of RFC; or (b) RFC shall determine in its sole discretion,
based on its review of the materials provided by Caerus in the BRII Schedules
5.06, that it is not in the best interest of
RFC to continue with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS
OF
CAERUS
The obligations of Caerus under this Agreement are subject to the
satisfaction, at or before the Closing Date, of the following
conditions:
Section
6.01 Accuracy of
Representations and Performance of Covenants
The representations and warranties made
by RFC in this Agreement were true when made
and shall be true as of the Closing Date (except for changes therein permitted
by this Agreement) with the same force and effect as if such representations and
warranties were made at and as of the Closing Date. Additionally, RFC shall have performed and complied with
all covenants and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or
complied with by RFC.
Section
6.02 Issuance of
Shares
Shares of the BRII Common Stock to be issued by
RFC to Caerus or its designees at Closing shall have been
issued.
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Section
6.03 Due
Diligence
RFC shall have provided to Caerus to the satisfaction of Caerus, the information of RFC as set forth in the BRII
Schedule. Caerus shall have the right, in addition to any
rights to terminate this Agreement set forth in Section 3.05 above, to terminate this transaction in
the event that (a) RFC shall not provide all the required
information in its possession to the satisfaction of Caerus; or (b) Caerus shall determine in its sole discretion,
based on its review of the materials provided by RFC, that it is not in the best interest of
Caerus to continue with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
VII
SATISFACTION
OF CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT;
FINAL
COMPLETION DATE
The obligations of Caerus under this Agreement are subject to the
satisfaction, after
the Closing, of the
following condition:
Section
7.01 Satisfaction of All
Conditions Precedent
If all of the conditions precedent set
forth in Article V and Article VI have been satisfied to the satisfaction of RFC
and Caerus, RFC and Caerus shall have the right, but not the obligation, to
declare that the Final Completion Date has been reached, and that the
transaction described in this Agreement shall be final and
complete.
Section
7.02 Rescission for
Non-satisfaction of Conditions Precedent
(a) In
the event that all of the conditions precedent set forth in Article V have not
been met and satisfied by Caerus to the satisfaction of RFC before the first
anniversary of the Closing Date of this Agreement, RFC shall have the right, but
not the obligation, to rescind this Agreement, whereupon:
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(i)
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RFC
shall re-transfer the BRII Shares to Caerus or its
designees and
issue the share certificates duly registered in the name of Caerus or its designees;
and
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(ii)
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Caerus shall return the RFC
Common Stock to RFC; and
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(iii)
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The
transaction contemplated by this Agreement shall be null and
void. Upon completion of the matters referred to above, this
Agreement shall be of no further effect and thereafter, neither party
hereto shall have any claims against the other save and except in respect
of any antecedent breach of the provisions of this
Agreement.
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(b) In
the event that all of the conditions precedent set forth in Article VI have not
been met and satisfied by RFC to the satisfaction of Caerus before the first
anniversary of the Closing Date of this Agreement, RFC shall have the right, but
not the obligation, to rescind this Agreement, whereupon:
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(i)
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RFC
shall re-transfer the BRII Shares to Caerus or its
designees and
issue the share certificates duly registered in the name of Caerus or its designees;
and
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(ii)
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Caerus shall return the RFC
Common Stock to RFC; and
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(iii)
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The
transaction contemplated by this Agreement shall be null and
void. Upon completion of the matters referred to above, this
Agreement shall be of no further effect and thereafter, neither party
hereto shall have any claims against the other save and except in respect
of any antecedent breach of the provisions of this
Agreement.
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Upon completion of the matters referred
to above, this Agreement shall be of no further effect and thereafter, neither
party hereto shall have any claims against the other save and except in respect
of any antecedent breach of the provisions of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
VII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section
8.01 Brokers
RFC and Caerus agree that, except as set out on
Schedule
8.01 of the RFC Schedules and the BRII Schedules, there were no finders or
brokers involved in bringing the parties together or who were instrumental in
the negotiation, execution or consummation of this Agreement. RFC and Caerus each agree to indemnify the other
against any claim by any third person other than those described above for any
commission, brokerage, or finder's fee arising from the transactions
contemplated hereby based on any alleged agreement or understanding between the
indemnifying party and such third person, whether express or implied from the
actions of the indemnifying party.
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8.02 Governing
Law
(a) The parties hereby agree that for
purposes of compliance, each party shall be governed by all its relevant current
applicable governing laws
(b) This Agreement shall be governed by,
enforced, and construed under and in accordance with the laws of the state of Nevada,
USA.
(c) Any dispute, controversy or claim
arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination or
invalidity thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with
the Judicial Arbitration
& Mediation Services, Inc. (JAMS) rules and procedures as then in force,
before a panel of three arbitrators, wich each of RFC and Caerus selecting one
arbitrator and the third arbitrator to be selected pursuant to JAMS
Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures, in accordance with the Laws of
the State of Nevada applicable to agreements made and to be performed
entirely therein. The place of arbitration shall be Las Vegas, Nevad< USA, and the language to be used in the
arbitration proceedings shall be English.
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Section
8.03 Notices
Any notice or other communications
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently
given if personally delivered to it or sent by telecopy, overnight courier or
registered mail or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed as
follows:
If to Caerus, to:
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CAERUS LTD.
Xxx 000, Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx Place, Leeward
Highway,
Providenciales, Turks & Caicos
Islands, BWI
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If to RFC, to:
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0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx
000, Xxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx 89128,
United States of
America
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or such other addresses as shall be
furnished in writing by any party in the manner for giving notices hereunder,
and any such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given (i) upon
receipt, if personally delivered, (ii) on the day after dispatch, if sent by
overnight courier, (iii) upon dispatch, if transmitted by telecopy and receipt
is confirmed by telephone and (iv) three (3) days after mailing, if sent by
registered or certified mail.
Section
8.04 Attorney's
Fees
In the event that either party
institutes any action or suit to enforce this Agreement or to secure relief from
any default hereunder or breach hereof, the prevailing party shall be reimbursed
by the losing party for all costs, including reasonable attorney's fees,
incurred in connection therewith and in enforcing or collecting any judgment
rendered therein.
Section
8.05 Confidentiality
Each party hereto agrees with the other
that, unless and until the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been
consummated, it and its representatives will hold in strict confidence all data
and information obtained with respect to another party or any subsidiary thereof
from any representative, officer, director or employee, or from any books or
records or from personal inspection, of such other party, and shall not use such
data or information or disclose the same to others, except (i) to the extent
such data or information is published, is a matter of public knowledge, or is
required by law to be published; or (ii) to the extent that such data or
information must be used or disclosed in order to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. In the event of the termination of this
Agreement, each party shall return to the other party all documents and other
materials obtained by it or on its behalf and shall destroy all copies, digests,
work papers, abstracts or other materials relating thereto, and each party will
continue to comply with the confidentiality provisions set forth
herein.
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Section
8.06 Schedules;
Knowledge
Each party is presumed to have full
knowledge of all information set forth in the other party's schedules delivered
pursuant to this Agreement.
Section
8.07 Third Party
Beneficiaries
This contract is strictly between
RFC and Caerus, and, except as specifically provided,
no director, officer, stockholder (other than Caerus), employee, agent, independent
contractor or any other person or entity shall be deemed to be a third party
beneficiary of this Agreement.
Section
8.08 Expenses
Whether or not the Exchange is
consummated, each of RFC and Caerus will bear its own respective expenses,
including legal, accounting and professional fees, incurred in connection with
the Exchange or any of the other transactions contemplated
hereby.
Section
8.09 Entire
Agreement
This Agreement represents the entire
agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter thereof and
supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and negotiations, written or
oral, with respect to such subject matter.
Section
8.10 Survival;
Termination
The representations, warranties, and
covenants of the respective parties shall survive the Closing Date and the
consummation of the transactions herein contemplated for a period of
one (1) year.
Section
8.11 Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in
multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of
which taken together shall be but a single instrument.
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Section
8.12
Amendment or
Waiver
Every right and remedy provided herein
shall be cumulative with every other right and remedy, whether conferred herein,
at law, or in equity, and may be enforced concurrently herewith, and no waiver
by any party of the performance of any obligation by the other shall be
construed as a waiver of the same or any other default then, theretofore, or
thereafter occurring or existing. At any time prior to the Closing Date, this
Agreement may by amended by a writing signed by all parties hereto, with respect
to any of the terms contained herein, and any term or condition of this
Agreement may be waived or the time for performance may be extended by a writing
signed by the party or parties for whose benefit the provision is
intended.
[SIGNATURE
PAGE FOLLOWS.]
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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the corporate
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective
officers, hereunto duly authorized, as of the date first-above
written.
CAERUS,
LTD
By: /s/
Name:
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxxxx
Name:
Title:
Director
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Exhibit SL
SUITABILITY
LETTER
(TO BE COMPLETED BY CAERUS)
I make the following representations
with the intent that they may be relied on by RENEWABLE FUEL CORP (the "Company"), in determining my suitability as a
purchaser of securities of the Company (the "Shares").
2. I have had the opportunity
to ask questions of, and receive answers and information, from the officers of
the Company and I deemed such information sufficient to make an investment
decision on the Company.
3. I have such knowledge and
experience in business and financial matters that I am capable of evaluating the
Company, its business activities, and the risks and merits of this prospective
investment, and I am
not utilizing a purchaser
representative (as defined in regulation D) in connection with the evaluation of
such risks and merits, except as set forth in paragraph 3.
4. I shall provide a separate
written statement from each purchaser representative on RFC Representative Acknowledgment form
available from the Company in which is disclosed (i) the relationship of
RFC representative with the Company, if
any, which has existed at any time during the previous two years, and
compensation received or to be received as a result of such relationship, and
(ii) the education, experience, and knowledge in financial and business matters
which enables RFC representative to evaluate the relative
merits 7and risks of an investment in the Company.
5. The undersigned and
RFC representatives listed above, if any,
together have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
that they are capable of evaluating the Company and the proposed activities
thereof and the merits and risks of this prospective
investment.
6. I have adequate means of
providing for my current needs and possible personal contingencies and have no
need in the foreseeable future for liquidity of an investment in the
Company.
7. Instructions: Complete
either (a) or (b) below, as applicable:
(a) FOR
ACCREDITED INVESTORS. I
confirm that I am an "accredited investor" as defined under rule 501 of
regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), as checked below:
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(i) Any bank as defined in
section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act or any savings and loan association or
other institution as defined in section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act whether
acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity; any broker or dealer registered
pursuant to section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; any insurance
company as defined in section 2(13) of the Securities Act; any investment
company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business
development company as defined in section 2(a)(48) of that Act; any small
business investment company licensed by the U. S. Small Business Administration
under section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of1958; any
plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any
agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the
benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;
any employee benefit plan within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as
defined in section3(21) of such Act, which is either a bank, savings and loan
association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or if the
employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 or, if a
self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that are
accredited investors;
o Yes o No
(ii) Any private business
development company as defined in section 302(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers
Act of 1940;
o Yes o No
(iii) Any organization
described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, corporation,
Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, not formed for the
specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets in
excess of $5,000,000;
o Yes o No
(iv) Any director, executive
officer, or general partner of the issuer of the securities being offered or
sold, or any director, executive officer, or general partner of a general
partner of that issuer;
o Yes o No
(v) Any natural person whose
individual net worth or joint net worth with that person's spouse, at the time
of his or her purchase exceeds $1,000,000;
o Yes o No
For purposes of category (v), the term
"net worth" means the excess of total assets over total liabilities. In
computing net worth for the purposes of category (v) above, the undersigned's
principal residence must be valued either at (A) cost, including the cost of
improvements, net of current encumbrances upon the property or (B) the appraised
value of the property as determined upon a written appraisal used by an
institutional lender making a loan to the individual secured by the property,
including the cost of subsequent improvements, net of current encumbrances upon
the property.
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(vi) Any natural person who
had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent
years or joint income with that person's spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of
those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level
in the current year;
o Yes o No
In determining income, the undersigned
should add to his or her adjusted gross income any amounts attributable to tax
exempt income received, losses claimed as a limited partner in any limited
partnership, deductions claimed for depletion, contributions to an XXX or Xxxxx
retirement plan, alimony payments, and any amount by which income from long-term
capital gains has been reduced in arriving at adjusted gross
income.
(vii) Any trust, with total
assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring
the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as
described in section 230.506(b)(2)(ii); and
o Yes o No
(viii) Any entity in which
all of the equity owners are accredited investors.
o Yes o No
(b) FOR
NONACCREDITED INVESTORS. I
am not an accredited
investor.
The following
information is being provided here in lieu of furnishing a personal financial
statement.
(i) My net worth excluding
principal residence, furnishings, and automobiles is at least ______________
times the total investment I intend to make in the Company;
(ii) My annual disposable
income, after excluding all of my personal and family living expenses and other
cash requirements for current obligations, is such that the loss of my entire
investment in the Company would not materially alter my standard of
living;
o Yes o No
(iii) Considering the
foregoing and all other relevant factors in my financial and personal
circumstances, I am able to bear the economic risk of an investment in the
Company.
o Yes o No
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7. I have previously been
advised that I would have an opportunity to review all the pertinent facts
concerning the Company, and to obtain any additional information which I might
request, to the extent possible or obtainable, without unreasonable effort and
expense, in order to verify the accuracy of the information provided
me.
8. I have personally
communicated or been offered the opportunity to communicate with executive
officers of the Company to discuss the business and financial affairs of the
Company, its products and activities, and its plans for the future. I
acknowledge that if I would like to further avail myself of the opportunity to
ask additional questions of the Company, the Company will make arrangements for
such an opportunity on request.
9. I have been advised that
no accountant or attorney engaged by the Company is acting as my representative,
accountant, or attorney.
10. I will hold title to my
interest as follows:
o
|
Community
Property
|
o
|
Separate
Property
|
o
|
Joint Tenants, with Right of
Survivorship
|
o
|
Tenants in
Common
|
o
|
Other (Single Person, Trust, Etc.,
Please Indicate.)
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||
_________________________________
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11. I am a bona fide resident
of the state of __________. The address below is my true and correct principal
residence.
DATED this ____ day of __________,
2008
Signed by:
/s/
Name:
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CAERUS,
LTD.
|
Address:
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Xxx 000, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx,
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Xxxxxxxxx Place, Leeward Highway,
|
|
Providenciales, Turks & Caicos
Islands, BWI
|
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Exhibit IRL
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION
LETTER
(TO BE SIGNED BY CAERUS)
Re: Purchase of shares of Common
Stock of RENEWABLE FUEL
CORP
Gentlemen:
In connection with the acquisition by
the undersigned of shares of Common Stock of RENEWABLE FUEL CORP (the “Securities”), the undersigned
represents that the Securities are being acquired without a view to, or for,
resale in connection with any distribution of such Securities or any interest
therein without registration or other compliance under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and that the undersigned has no direct
or indirect participation in any such undertaking or in the underwriting of such
an undertaking.
The undersigned understands that the
Securities have not been registered, but are being acquired by reason of a
specific exemption under the Securities Act as well as under certain state
statutes for transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering and
that any disposition of the subject Securities may, under certain circumstances,
be inconsistent with this exemption and may make the undersigned an
"underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act. It is understood that
the definition of an "underwriter" focuses on the concept of "distribution" and
that any subsequent disposition of the subject Securities can only be effected
in transactions which are not considered distributions. Generally, the term
"distribution" is considered synonymous with "public offering" or any other
offer or sale involving general solicitation or general advertising. Under
present law, in determining whether a distribution occurs when securities are
sold into the public market, under certain circumstances one must consider the
availability of public information regarding the issuer, a holding period for
the securities sufficient to assure that the persons desiring to sell the
securities without registration first bear the economic risk of their
investment, and a limitation on the number of securities which the stockholder
is permitted to sell and on the manner of sale, thereby reducing the potential
impact of the sale on the trading markets. These criteria are set forth
specifically in rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act. After one year
from the date the Securities are fully paid for and the subscription is accepted
by the issuer, all as calculated in accordance with rule 144(d),sales of the
Securities in reliance on rule 144 can only be made in limited amounts in
accordance with the terms and conditions of that rule. After two year from the
date the Securities are fully paid for, as calculated in accordance with rule
144(d), it can generally be sold without meeting these conditions provided the
holder is not (and has not been for the preceding three months) an affiliate of
the issuer.
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The undersigned acknowledges that the
Securities must be held and may not be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed
of for value unless it is subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an
exemption from such registration is available; the issuer is under no obligation
to register the Securities under the Securities Act or under section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as may be expressly agreed
to by it in writing; if rule 144 is available, and no assurance is given that it
will be, initially only routine sales of such Securities in limited amounts can
be made in reliance on rule 144 in accordance with the terms and conditions of
that rule; the issuer is under no obligation to the undersigned to make rule 144
available, except as may be expressly agreed to by it in writing; in the event
rule 144 is not available, compliance with regulation A or some other exemption
may be required before the undersigned can sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose
of such Securities without registration under the Securities Act; the issuer's
registrar and transfer agent will maintain a stop transfer order against the
registration of transfer of the Securities; and the certificate representing the
convertible promissory notes and warrants composing the Securities will bear a
legend in substantially the following form so restricting the sale of such
Securities.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND ARE "RESTRICTED SECURITIES" WITHIN THE
MEANING OF RULE 144 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THE SECURITIES HAVE
BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED WITHOUT
COMPLYING WITH RULE 144 IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION OR OTHER
COMPLIANCE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
The issuer may
refuse to register transfer of the Securities in the absence of compliance with
rule 144unless the undersigned furnishes the issuer with a "no-action" or
interpretative letter from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or an
opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the issuer stating that the transfer
is proper; further, unless such letter or opinion states that the Securities are
free of any restrictions under the Securities Act, the issuer may refuse to
transfer the Securities to any transferee who does not furnish in writing to the
issuer the same representations and agree to the same conditions with respect to
such Securities as are set forth herein. The issuer may also refuse to transfer
the Securities if any circumstances are present reasonably indicating that the
transferee's representations are not accurate.
Very truly yours,
Signed by:
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Dated
|
/s/
Name:
|
CAERUS,
LTD.
|
Address:
|
Xxx 000, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx,
|
Xxxxxxxxx Place, Leeward Highway,
|
|
Providenciales, Turks & Caicos
Islands, BWI
|
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EXHIBIT
A
THE BRII
SHAREHOLDERS
Name
of Vendors
|
Number of Shares of the BRII
Shareholders’ Shares
to be Tendered
|
Number of RFC’s Common
Stock to be
Issued
|
CAERUS LTD.
|
60,454,000
|
120,908,000
|
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EXHIBIT
B
DESIGNEES OF CAERUS
LTD.
Name
|
Address
|
Number
of shares of RFC Common Stock
|
Caerus
Ltd.
|
Box
599, Meridian House
Caribbean
Place, Leeward
Highway
Provinciales Turks
and
Caicos Islands B.W.I.
|
89,508,000
|
Green
Technology Systems
Inc.
|
9,300,000
|
|
Xxxxxx
Limited
|
9,500,000
|
|
Northern
Holding Corp
|
9,600,000
|
|
Signet
Capital Limited
|
3,000,000
|
|
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THE
BRII
SCHEDULES
Schedule
1.01
|
Copy of Caerus Ltd. Corporate Resolution specifically
permitting the Execution and Delivery of the Share Exchange
Agreement
|
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RFC
SCHEDULES
|
Exhibit RFC 1 - Copy of Articles
of Incorporation and
Amendments
|
|
Exhibit RFC 2 - Copy of
Renewable Fuel Corp
Bylaws
|
|
Exhibit RFC 3 - Copy of Corporate
Resolution specifically permitting the Execution and Delivery of the Share
Exchange Agreement
|
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