AGREEMENT TO CONVERT DEBT
AGREEMENT
TO CONVERT DEBT
This
Agreement to Convert Debt (the “Agreement”) is made as of December 19, 2007 (the
“Effective Date”) by and among Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, LLP (the “Firm”), United
Heritage Corporation, a Utah corporation (the “Company”), and Xxxxxxxxx Ventures
LLC, the majority shareholder of the Company.
RECITALS
A. The
Company owes the Firm $237,485.16 (the “Debt Amount”) as of November 30, 2007,
for legal services rendered not in connection with any capital raising
transaction or making a market in the Company’s stock.
B. The
Company wishes to pay the Debt Amount by issuing securities to the Firm and
the
Firm has agreed to accept the Company’s securities as full and final payment of
the Debt Amount, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Therefore,
the Company and the Firm agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
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Issuance
of Securities; S-8 Registration Statement; Cancellation of
Debt.
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(a) Securities
to be Issued.
The
Firm agrees to accept, and the Company agrees to issue to the Firm, as full
and
final payment of the Debt Amount, 296,856 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s
common stock (“Common Stock”) registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) on Form S-8, and a warrant, in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit
A,
to
purchase 222,642 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.40 per share
(the “Warrant”).
(b) Shareholder
Approval and S-8 Registration Statement.
Xxxxxxxxx hereby consents to the issuance of the Shares and the Warrant. The
Company agrees to file with the SEC an Information Statement on Schedule 14C
relating to the foregoing consent (the “14C”) no later than January 11, 2008.
Assuming the SEC does not comment to the 14C, the Company will file a
registration statement on Form S-8 covering the Shares (the “S-8”) no later than
February 15, 2008. In the event the SEC comments to the 14C, the Company agrees
to respond to and resolve such comments to the SEC’s satisfaction as soon as
commercially practicable thereafter, and to file the S-8 no later than three
business days following the date when the SEC informs the Company that it has
no
further comments to the 14C.
(c) Delivery
of Securities; Cancellation of Debt Amount.
Upon
filing the S-8, the Company will instruct its transfer agent to deliver to
the
Firm’s designee, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, at 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000, Xxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, a certificate in the name of Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx representing
the Shares, free of any restrictive legend, along with an original execution
copy of the Warrant registered in the Firm’s name. Upon receipt of the Shares
and the Warrant, the Firm will record the payment of the Debt Amount on its
books and records.
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Representations
by Company.
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The
Company hereby represents and warrants to the Firm as follows:
(i) The
Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws
of the State of Utah.
(ii) The
Company has all requisite power and authority (corporate or otherwise) to
execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, and the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
Agreement has been duly authorized by all requisite action by the Company and
this Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Company, constitutes a valid
and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting creditors' rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to
enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
(iii) The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement have been
duly authorized by all requisite corporate action of the Company; and this
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company.
(iv) The
Shares and, when issued, the shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant (the
“Warrant Shares”), will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, and free of any liens or encumbrances.
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Representations
by the Firm.
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The
Firm
hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
(i) The
Firm
has all requisite power and authority (corporate or otherwise) to execute,
deliver and perform this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
and
the execution, delivery and performance by the Firm of this Agreement has been
duly authorized by all requisite action by the Firm and this Agreement, when
executed and delivered by the Firm, constitutes a valid and binding obligation
of the Firm, enforceable against the Firm in accordance with its terms, subject
to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights and remedies
generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in
equity).
(ii) The
Firm
has a pre-existing business relationship with the Company and its officers
and
directors.
(iii) The
Firm
and its designee, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, are “accredited investors”, as that term is
defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act of
1933.
(iv) The
offering of the Shares and the Warrant to the Firm was effected without any
form
of general solicitation or advertising on the part of the Company.
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Miscellaneous.
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(a) Amendments
and Waivers.
The
provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented,
and
waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given,
unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and the
Firm.
(b) Notices.
Any and
all notices or other communications or deliveries to be provided by the Firm
hereunder shall be in writing and delivered personally, by facsimile or sent
by
a nationally recognized overnight courier service, addressed to the Company
at
0000
Xxxx
Xxxx, Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000,
facsimile number _________ Attn: Chief Executive Officer or such other address
or facsimile number as the Company may specify for such purposes by notice
to
the Firm delivered in accordance with this Section. Any and all notices or
other
communications or deliveries to be provided by the Company hereunder shall
be in
writing and delivered personally, by facsimile, sent by a nationally recognized
overnight courier service addressed to the Firm at 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx
000, Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, facsimile number (000) 000-0000, Attn: Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx. Any notice or other communication or deliveries hereunder shall
be
deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission,
if
such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile
telephone number specified in this Section prior to 5:30 p.m. (Pacific time),
(ii) the date after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication
is
delivered via facsimile at the facsimile telephone number specified in this
Section later than 5:30 p.m. (Pacific time) on any date and earlier than 11:59
p.m. (Pacific time) on such date, (iii) the second Business Day following the
date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service,
or
(iv) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be
given.
(c) Successors
and Assigns.
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors
and
permitted assigns of each of the parties. Neither the Firm nor the Company
may
assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent
of
the other.
(d) Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when
so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and, all of which taken together
shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature
is
delivered by facsimile transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding
obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is
executed) the same with the same force and effect as if such facsimile signature
were the original thereof.
(e) Severability.
If any
term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court
of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the
remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein
shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired
or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their reasonable efforts to
find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the
same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or
restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the
parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants
and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared
invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.
(f) Injunctive
Relief.
The
parties shall be entitled to seek specific performance of the obligations
hereunder, and in addition to any other remedies available at law or in equity,
shall be entitled to injunctive relief hereunder.
(g) Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without
regard to its principles of conflict of laws.
(g) Headings.
The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
[SIGNATURES
FOLLOW]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement to Convert Debt as
of
the date first written above.
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UNITED HERITAGE CORPORATION | ||
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx., Interim CEO |
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XXXXXXXXXX & XXXXX, LLP | ||
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Partner |
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XXXXXXXXX VENTURES LLC | ||
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Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxxxx
Title:
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