AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
Exhibit
99.1
THIS
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN
OF REORGANIZATION dated as of January 17, 2007 (this “Agreement”),
is by
and among HEALTH
SCIENCES GROUP, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation (“Parent”),
and
KALAHARI, INC., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent
(“Acquiring
Corp.”),
on
the one hand; and KALAHARI
LIMITED, a
Georgia
Sub-Chapter S corporation (“Company”),
on
the other hand. The foregoing parties may be referred to herein individually
as
a “Party,”
and
collectively as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Company
is engaged in the business of producing health and wellness specialty food
and
beverage products (collectively, “Health
Food Products”),
including, without limitation, Kalahari® branded red tea and dried fruit
bars;
WHEREAS,
Company
desires to transfer and assign to Acquiring Corp., and Acquiring Corp. desires
to acquire and assume from Company, certain of Company’s assets and liabilities,
as hereinafter described and on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth below; and
WHEREAS,
the
Parties desire to set forth certain representations, warranties and agreements,
all as more fully described below;
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the premises and the mutual representations, warranties and
agreements of the Parties set forth herein, and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
and
intending to be legally bound, the Parties each agree as follows.
AGREEMENT
1. Sale
and Transfer of Assets at Closing.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Company agrees to
sell,
convey, transfer, assign, and deliver to Acquiring Corp. at the Closing, and
Acquiring Corp. agrees to purchase from Company at the Closing, the assets,
properties, and business of Company, whether tangible, intangible, real,
personal, or mixed, and wherever located, as listed on Schedule
1.1
(all of
which are collectively referred to in this Agreement as the “Assets”).
The
Assets purchased by Acquiring Corp. shall exclude the following: cash
and
cash equivalents; prepaid
expenses relating to liabilities not assumed and assets not purchased (such
as
unused premiums on insurance policies not assigned to Acquiring Corp.); security
deposits on leases; corporate
minute books and stock books;
any
claims
and rights against third parties (including, without limitation, insurance
carriers), to the extent they relate to liabilities or obligations that are
not
assumed by Acquiring Corp. hereunder (except to the extent Acquiring Corp.
shall
have incurred costs and expenses with respect to such claims and
rights);
claims
for
refunds of taxes and other governmental charges to the extent such refunds
relate to periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date;
any
insurance policies maintained by Company with respect to its
business; and
the
consideration paid to Company pursuant to
and all
rights of Company under this
Agreement (the “Excluded
Assets”).
The
Parties agree that their intention is to treat this transaction as a tax free
reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended (the “Code”),
and
the transaction contemplated by this Agreement is sometimes referred to herein
as the “Reorganization”.
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2. Consideration
From Acquiring Corp. after Closing.
As full
payment for the transfer of the Assets to Acquiring Corp. at the Closing
(the
“Purchase
Price”),
Parent
agrees to issue to Company, after the Closing, shares of common stock of
Parent
calculated in accordance with the formulas set forth below and pursuant to
the
terms and conditions set forth on Schedule
2(a)
attached
to this Agreement (collectively, the “Purchase
Price Shares”):
2.1 For
the
twelve month period ending December 31, 2008, the number of Purchase Price
Shares equivalent to nine (9) times the audited Earnings Before Interest,
Taxes,
Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”)
or one
(1) times the audited gross revenues of Acquiring Corp., whichever is greater,
divided by the average Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”)
for
the common stock of Parent during the twenty (20) trading days preceding
December 31, 2008,;
2.2 For
the
twelve month period ending December 31, 2009, the number of Purchase Price
Shares equivalent to seven (7) times the audited EBITDA or eight-tenths (0.8)
times audited gross revenues of Acquiring Corp., whichever is greater, divided
by the average VWAP for the common stock of Parent during the twenty (20)
trading days preceding December 31, 2009; and
2.3 For
the
twelve month period ending December 31, 2010, the number of Purchase Price
Shares equivalent to five (5) times the audited EBITDA or six-tenths (0.6)
times
audited gross revenues of Acquiring Corp., whichever is greater, divided
by the
average VWAP for the common stock of Parent during the twenty (20) trading
days
preceding December 31, 2010,. The period commencing on January 1, 2008 and
ending on December 31, 2010 shall be referred to herein as the “Earn-Out
Period”.
The
Purchase Price Shares shall be issued within ten (10) calendar days of the
date
on which the Parent’s independent auditor completes its audit report on
Acquiring Corp.’s financial statements for the applicable period. Parent hereby
grants to Company the common stock registration rights with respect to the
Purchase Price Shares as set forth in Annex
I
attached
hereto, which is incorporated into this Agreement and made a part
hereof.
2.4 In
the
event that Parent enters into a transaction or series of transactions during
the
Earnout Period that results in or would result in a change of control for
Parent
through a merger, consolidation or a sale or transfer of a majority of the
assets of Parent to a third party Parent’s obligations under this Agreement
shall be assumed by its successor in interest or the survivor in such change
of
control transaction, as the case may be, and, the Parties agree to equitably
adjust the provisions of Section 2 or 18 of this Agreement, if necessary
as a
result of the change of control transaction, in order to ensure that Company
receives consideration that is as nearly equivalent as is practicable (in
terms
of value and that is at least as marketable) to what would have been received
by
Company under this Agreement had Parent not undertaken the change of control
transaction.
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3. Assumption
of Liabilities.
Acquiring Corp. agrees to assume only those liabilities of Company listed
on
Schedules
3(a) and 3(b)
attached
to this Agreement and made a part of it (the “Assumed
Liabilities”).
Schedule
3(a)
sets
forth a list of certain liabilities, not to exceed a total of $125,000 plus
the
legal and accounting fees set forth in Section 20 of this Agreement and the
principal and interest on certain working capital loans also set forth on
Schedule
3(a)
(the
“Liability
Allowance”),
which
shall be satisfied at Closing using working capital provided by Parent to
Acquiring Corp. at the Closing. Schedule
3(b)
sets
forth a list of certain operating liabilities of Company being assumed by
Acquiring Corp., including a credit line of Company having an outstanding
principal balance of $149,625 (the “Credit
Line”).
Parent shall replace Xx. Xxxxx with itself as the guarantor of the Credit
Line
effective at Closing or otherwise cause Acquiring Corp. to extinguish the
outstanding balance of the Credit Line within 180 days of the Closing Date.
If
Parent is unable to replace Xx. Xxxxx with itself as the guarantor of the
Credit
Line, then Parent shall pay: (i) one-third (1/3) of the total outstanding
balance of the Credit Line at the Closing, (ii) one-half of the remaining
outstanding balance of the Credit Line ninety (90) days after the Closing
Date,
and (iii) the total remaining outstanding balance of the Credit Line one
hundred
and eighty (180) days after the Closing Date. It is expressly understood
and
agreed that Acquiring Corp. shall not be liable for any of the obligations
or
liabilities of Company of any kind and nature other than those specifically
assumed by Acquiring Corp. pursuant to this Section 3 and listed on Schedule
3(a) and 3(b),
respectively.
4. Tax
Positions.
The
Parties agree that their tax reporting position with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be to
treat
this transaction as a tax free reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)(C)
of the
Code,
and the
Parties agree not to take any contrary reporting positions to such position.
Any
loans
made by Parent to Company between the execution of this Agreement and the
Closing will be assigned to and assumed by Acquiring Corp. upon the Closing,
and
will be required to be repaid in full by Company, pursuant to their terms,
upon
the termination of this Agreement for any reason.
5. Taxes.
Company
shall pay, pro-rated as of the Closing Date, all taxes of any kind or character
relating to the Assets and the Company’s business, including but not limited to,
employee or employment taxes. Acquiring Corp. shall not be responsible for
any
taxes of any kind or character related to any period before the Closing Date.
Acquiring Corp. shall be responsible for the payment of any transfer taxes
of
any kind or character arising from the sale and transfer of the Assets and
Company’s business pursuant to this Agreement. Furthermore, the Company and
Acquiring Corp. hereby waive compliance with any applicable Bulk Sales Laws
in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6. Representations
and Warranties of Company.
The
Company represents and warrants that:
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6.1 Debts,
Obligations and Liabilities.
Schedule
6.1
to this
Agreement contains a true and complete schedule as of November 30, 2006 of
all
of Company’s liabilities and obligations, in all material respects. Company does
not have any material debts, liabilities, or obligations of any nature, whether
accrued, absolute, contingent, or otherwise, whether due or to become due,
that
are not set forth in Schedule
6.1,
other
than those which have arisen in the ordinary course of business since November
30, 2006.
6.2 Tax
Returns Filed.
Within
the times and in the manner prescribed by law, Company has filed all tax
returns
required by law and has paid all taxes, assessments and penalties due and
payable. There are no present disputes as to taxes of any nature payable
by
Company. Company will provide Acquiring Corp. with copies of all tax returns
filed for the last three fiscal years.
6.3 Inventory.
Schedule
6.3
to this
Agreement contains a true and complete list, as of November 30, 2006, in
all
material respects, of all of Company’s inventory of products for sale that are
material to its business. All items included in the inventory are Company’s
property, except for sales made in the ordinary course of business. For each
of
these sales either the purchaser has made full payment or the purchaser’s
liability to make payment is reflected in Company’s financial records. Except as
set forth on Schedule
6.3,
no
items included in the inventory have been pledged as collateral or are held
by
Company on consignment from others. The inventory shown in Company’s financial
information is based on quantities determined by physical count.
6.4 Tangible
Personal Property.
Schedule
6.4
to this
Agreement is a complete and accurate schedule describing and specifying the
location of all automobiles, machinery, equipment, furniture, supplies, and
all
other material tangible personal property which is material to Company’s
business and is owned by, in the possession of, or used by Company in connection
with its business. The property listed on Schedule
6.4
constitutes all such tangible personal property necessary for the conduct
of the
business by Company as now conducted.
6.5 Accounts
Receivable.
Schedule
6.5
to this
Agreement is a complete and accurate schedule of Company’s accounts receivable
as of November 30, 2006, together with an accurate aging of these accounts.
These accounts receivable, and all accounts receivable created after that
date,
arose from valid sales in the ordinary course of business.
6.6 Trade
Names, Trademarks and Copyrights.
Schedule
6.6
to this
Agreement is a schedule of all trade names, trademarks, service marks and
copyrights and their registrations, if any, owned by Company or in which
Company
has any rights or licenses. Company has no knowledge of any infringement
or
alleged infringement by others of any such trade name, trademark, service
xxxx
or copyright, and to the knowledge of Company, Company has not infringed,
and is
not now infringing, on any trade name, trademark, service xxxx or copyright
belonging to any other person. Company has the right to sell or assign to
Acquiring Corp. all owned trademarks, trade names, service marks and copyrights,
and all such licenses or other rights.
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6.7 Trade
Secrets.
Schedule
6.7
to this
Agreement is a true and complete list of Company’s trade secrets, including all
formulas, customer lists, processes, know-how, computer programs and routines
and other technical data. Company is the sole owner of each of these trade
secrets, free and clear of any liens, encumbrances, restrictions, or legal
or
equitable claims of others. Company has taken all reasonable security measures
to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of these trade secrets.
Any of
Company’s employees or consultants and any other persons who, either alone or in
concert with others, developed, invented, discovered, derived, programmed
or
designed these secrets, or who have knowledge of or access to information
relating to them, have been put on notice and, if appropriate, have entered
into
agreements that these secrets are proprietary to Company and are not to be
divulged or misused.
6.8 Other
Intangible Property.
A true
and complete list of all intangible assets, other than those specifically
referred to elsewhere in this Agreement, is set forth in Schedule
6.8
to this
Agreement.
6.9 Title
to Assets.
Company
has good and marketable title to all the Assets and interests in the Assets,
whether real, personal, mixed, tangible, or intangible, which constitute
all the
Assets and interests in the Assets that Company is transferring to Acquiring
Corp. The Assets are free and clear of restrictions on or conditions to transfer
or assignment, and free and clear of mortgages, liens, pledges, charges,
encumbrances, equities, claims, easements, covenants, conditions or
restrictions, except as set forth on Schedule
6.9,
and
except for the lien of current taxes not yet due and payable and possible
minor
matters that, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and do not
materially detract from or interfere with the present or intended use of
the
Assets. Company is not in default or in arrears in any material respect under
any lease. All Assets are in good operating condition and repair, ordinary
wear
and tear excepted. Company is in possession of the premises leased to
it.
6.10 Customers
and Sales.
Included as a part of Schedule
6.10
to this
Agreement is a correct and current list of all of Company’s customers who have
done business with Company during the most recent fiscal year together with
summaries of the sales made to each such customer during such fiscal year.
Company has no knowledge that any of these customers intend to cease doing
business with Company or materially alter the amount of business they are
presently doing with Company.
6.11 Employee
Contracts and Benefits.
Schedule
6.11
is a
list of all employment contracts and all other agreements or arrangements
providing for employee remuneration or benefits to which Company is a party
or
by which it is bound. These contracts and arrangements are in full force
and
effect and Company is not in default under any of them. Company has not entered
into any severance or similar arrangement in respect of any present or former
employee that will result in any obligation, absolute or contingent, of
Acquiring Corp. or Company to make any payment to any present or former employee
following termination of employment.
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6.12 Organization.
Company
is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing
under
the laws of the State of Georgia and true and correct copies of the bylaws
and
Certificate of Incorporation of each are attached hereto as part of Schedule
6.12.
Company
is
licensed, registered and qualified to conduct business in each of the
jurisdictions set forth on Schedule
6.12
hereto
(collectively, the “Applicable
Jurisdictions”),
which
jurisdictions are the only jurisdictions under the laws of which the character
or the location of the properties owned by Company or the nature of the business
conducted by it requires licensing, registration or qualification unless
any
failure to be so licensed, registered or qualified would not, individually
or in
the aggregate, cause a Material Adverse Change.
6.13 Other
Contracts.
With
the exception of this Agreement, Company is not a party to any agreement
not
entered into in the ordinary course of business or that is unusual in nature,
duration or amount except the agreements listed in Schedule
6.13,
copies
of which have been furnished or made available to Acquiring Corp. There is
no
default or event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute
a
default by any party to any of these agreements. Company has not received
notice
that any party to any of these agreements intends to cancel or terminate
any of
these agreements or to exercise or not exercise any options under any of
these
agreements.
6.14 Compliance
with Laws.
Company
has complied in all material respects with, and is not in violation of, any
statute, law or regulation which materially affect Company’s properties or the
operation of its business. Company is currently in possession of all permits
and
licenses necessary to conduct the business, the absence of any of which would
cause a Material Adverse Change to Company, which permits and licenses are
listed on Schedule
6.14.
6.15 Litigation.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
6.15,
there
is not pending or, to Company’s knowledge, threatened any suit, action,
arbitration or legal, administrative or other proceeding, or governmental
investigation, against or affecting Company or its business, assets or financial
condition or the transaction contemplated by this Agreement. The matters
set
forth in Schedule
6.15,
if
decided adversely to Company, will not result in a Material Adverse Change
in
its business, assets or financial condition. Company has furnished or made
available to Acquiring Corp. copies of all relevant documents relating to
the
matters set forth in Schedule
6.15.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
6.15,
Company
is not presently engaged in any legal action to recover money due to it or
damages sustained by it.
6.16 Agreement
Will Not Cause Breach or Violation.
The
consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement will not result
in or constitute any of the following: (1) a default or an event that, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would be a default, breach or violation
of any
lease, license, promissory note, conditional sales contract, commitment,
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement, instrument or
arrangement to which Company is a party or by which Company or its property
is
bound; (2) an event that would permit any party to terminate any agreement
or to
accelerate the maturity of any indebtedness or other obligation of Company;
or
(3) the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance on any
of
Company’s properties, that, in any case, would cause a Material Adverse Change
in Company’s business or operations.
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6.17 Authority
and Consents.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
6.17,
Company
has all requisite corporate right, power, and authority to enter into and
perform its obligations under this Agreement, and no approvals or consents
of
any governmental authorities or persons other than Company are necessary
in
connection with it. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Company
has
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company.
This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Company,
enforceable against Company in accordance with its terms.
6.18 Personnel
and Compensation.
Schedule
6.18
is a
list of the names of all officers, directors, employees, and manufacturer’s
representatives of Company, and the rate of compensation payable to
each.
6.19 Full
Disclosure.
None of
the representations and warranties made by Company in this Agreement contains
any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state a material fact,
necessary to make the statements made not misleading.
6.20 Representations
Required for SEC Compliance.
(a) Company
is acquiring, when they are issued, the Purchase Price Shares for its own
account for investment only and not with a view toward the public sale or
distribution thereof, other than pursuant to Section 6.20(c).
(b) The
Company is able, by reason of its business and financial experience and the
business and financial experience of its professional advisors (if any) to
protect its own interests in connection with the transactions described in
this
Agreement and the related documents and (ii) able to afford the entire loss
of
its investment in the Purchase Price Shares.
(c) All
subsequent offers, sales and other transfers of the Purchase Price Shares
by the
Company shall be made pursuant to an effective registration statement with
respect to the resale of the Purchase Price Shares under the Securities Act
of
1933, as amended, and applicable state laws or pursuant to an exemption from
registration.
(d) Company
acknowledges that the Purchase Price Shares are being offered and sold to
it in
reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United
States federal and state securities laws and that Parent is relying upon
the
truth and accuracy of, and
Company’s
compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments
and understandings of Company set forth herein in order to determine the
availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of Company to acquire
the
Purchase Price Shares.
(e) Company
and its advisors, if any, have been furnished with materials relating to
the
business, finances and operations of Purchaser and materials relating to
the
offer and
sale of
the Purchase Price Shares which have been requested by Company. The Company
and
its advisors, if any, have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions
of
Purchaser and have received complete and satisfactory answers to any such
inquiries.
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(f) Company
understands that its investment in the Purchase Price Shares involves a high
degree of risk.
(g) Company
understands that no United States federal or state agency or any other
government or governmental agency has passed on or made any recommendation
or
endorsement of the Purchase Price Shares.
6.21 Representations
regarding the Reorganization.
(a) Fair
Market Value.
The
fair market value of the Purchase Price Shares and other consideration received
by Company will be approximately equal to the fair market value of the assets
surrendered in the exchange.
(b) Expenses.
Except
as set forth in Section 20 of this Agreement, Company will pay its own expenses
incurred in connection with the transaction.
(c) Assets
Exceed Liabilities.
The
fair market value of the assets of the Company transferred to Acquisition Corp.
will equal or exceed the sum of the liabilities assumed by Acquisition Corp.
plus the amount of liabilities, if any, to which the assets are
subject.
(d) No
Plan or Intention.
To the
knowledge of the Company, there is no plan or intention by the Company to sell,
exchange, or otherwise dispose of a number of Purchase Price Shares received
in
the transaction to any person related to Parent that would reduce the Company’s
ownership of Parent to a number of shares having a value, as of the date of
the
transaction, of less than 50 percent of the value of the assets transferred
to
Acquiring Corp.
(e) Intercorporate
Debt.
There
is no intercorporate indebtedness existing between the Company and Parent that
was issued, acquired, or will be settled at a discount.
(f) Liabilities.
The
liabilities of Company and the liabilities to which the Assets of Company are
subject were incurred by Company in the ordinary course of its
business.
(g) Bankruptcy
Proceedings.
The
Company is not under the jurisdiction of a court in a Title 11 or similar case
within the meaning of I.R.C. §368(a)(3)(A).
(h) Assets
Transferred.
Following the transaction, Acquiring Corp. will hold at least ninety percent
(90%) of the fair market value of the net assets and at least seventy percent
(70%) of the fair market value of the gross assets held by Company immediately
prior to the Reorganization. For purposes of this representation, amounts paid
by the Company or Acquiring Corp. to dissenters, amounts paid by the Company
to
shareholders who receive cash or other property, amounts paid by the Company
to
pay reorganization expenses, and all redemptions and distributions (except
for
regular, normal dividends) made by the Company immediately preceding the
transfer, will be included as assets of the Company immediately prior to the
Reorganization.
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(i) Voting
Stock.
In the
Reorganization, assets of the Company will be exchanged solely for voting stock
of Parent.
(j) No
Prior Stock Holdings.
Neither
Parent or Acquiring Corp. owns, nor have they owned during the past five (5)
years any shares of stock of the Company.
(k) Investment
Company.
The
Company is not an investment Company as defined in I.R.C.
§§ 368(a)(2)(F)(iii) and 368(a)(2)(F)(iv).
(l) No
Boot.
There
will be no “boot” transferred to Company or any Company shareholder other than
the liabilities of Company assumed by Acquiring Corp.
(m) Distribution
of Purchase Price Shares.
Company
will distribute the Purchase Price Shares to its shareholders pursuant to its
plan of reorganization.
6.22 No
Additional Representations.
Company
has not made nor has any other person acting on behalf of the Company made,
any
representation or warranty, express or implied, oral or written, as to the
accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the Company or the
business of Company except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, including
any schedules and/or exhibits to this Agreement.
7. Parent
and Acquiring Corp. Representations and Warranties.
As a
material inducement to Company entering into this Agreement and completing
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Parent and Acquiring Corp.
jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company as
follows:
7.1 Organization.
Each of
Parent and Acquiring Corp. is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and true and
correct copies of the bylaws and Certificate of Incorporate of each are attached
hereto as part of Schedule
7.1.
Parent
is
licensed, registered and qualified to conduct business in each of the
jurisdictions set forth on Schedule
7.1
hereto
(collectively, the “Applicable
Jurisdictions”),
which
jurisdictions are the only jurisdictions under the laws of which the character
or the location of the properties owned by Parent or any subsidiary of Parent
or
the nature of the business conducted by it requires licensing, registration
or
qualification unless any failure to be so licensed, registered or qualified
would not, individually or in the aggregate, cause a Material Adverse
Change.
7.2 Authority;
Enforceability.
Each of
Parent and Acquiring Corp. has the full corporate power, authority and capacity
to enter into this Agreement and all other agreements and instruments to be
executed by it as contemplated by this Agreement and to carry out its
obligations under the Agreement and such other agreements and instruments.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and such other agreements and
instruments and the completion of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and such other agreements and instruments have been duly authorized
by
all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and Acquiring Corp.
This
Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and
Acquiring Corp., enforceable against Parent and Acquiring Corp. in accordance
with their respective terms.
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7.3 Capitalization. The
authorized capital stock of Parent as of the date hereof is set forth on
Schedule
7.3
hereto.
All of the outstanding shares of the capital stock and any other outstanding
securities of Parent have been duly and validly authorized and validly issued,
are fully paid and nonassessable and were issued in accordance with the
registration or qualification provisions of the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws, or pursuant to valid exemptions therefrom. Except as
set
forth in this Agreement and as set forth on Schedule
7.3
hereto,
no shares of capital stock or any other security of Parent are entitled to
preemptive rights, registration rights, rights of first refusal or similar
rights and there are no outstanding options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, call or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to,
or
securities or rights convertible into, any shares of capital stock of Parent.
Furthermore, except as set forth in this Agreement and as set forth on
Schedule
7.3
hereto,
there are no contracts, commitments, understandings, or arrangements by which
Parent is or may become bound to issue additional shares of the capital stock
of
Parent or options, securities or rights convertible into shares of capital
stock
of Parent. Except for customary transfer restrictions contained in agreements
entered into by Parent in order to sell restricted securities or as provided
on
Schedule
7.3
hereto,
Parent is not a party to or bound by any agreement or understanding granting
registration or anti-dilution rights to any person with respect to any of its
equity or debt securities. Except as set forth on Schedule
7.3,
Parent
is not a party to, and it has no knowledge of, any agreement or understanding
restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of the capital stock of Parent.
Except as disclosed on Schedule
7.3,
(i)
there are no outstanding debt securities, or other form of material debt of
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no contracts, commitments,
understandings, agreements or arrangements under which Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries is required to register the sale of any of their securities under
the Securities Act, (iii) there are no outstanding securities of Parent or
any
of its Subsidiaries which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and
there are no contracts, commitments, understandings, agreements or arrangements
by which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound to redeem
a
security of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) there are no securities
or
instruments containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be
triggered by the issuance of the Securities, (v) Parent does not have any stock
appreciation rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements, or any similar plan
or agreements and (vi) as of the date of this Agreement, except as disclosed
on
Schedule
7.3,
to
Parent’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ knowledge, no Person (as defined below)
or group of related Persons beneficially owns (as determined pursuant to Rule
13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange
Act”))
or
has the right to acquire by agreement with or by obligation binding upon Parent,
beneficial ownership of in excess of 5% of the Common Stock. Any Person with
any
right to purchase securities of Parent that would be triggered as a result
of
the transactions contemplated hereby has waived such rights or the time for
the
exercise of such rights has passed.
7.4 Consents
and Approvals.
All
consents and approvals required to be obtained by each of Parent and Acquiring
Corp. in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been
obtained.
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7.5 Litigation.
Except
as set forth on Schedule 7.5, there is no action, suit, proceeding, claim,
application, complaint or investigation in any court or before any arbitrator
or
any regulatory body or governmental or non-governmental body pending or, to
Parent’s knowledge, threatened by or against Parent or Acquiring Corp. related
to their respective business, operations or capital or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and to the knowledge of Parent, there is no
factual or legal basis which could give rise to any such action, suit,
proceeding, claim, application, complaint or investigation.
7.6 Agreement
will not Cause Breach or Violation.
The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each of Parent and
Acquiring Corp. and the completion (with any required consents and approvals
and
notices) of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not and will
not
result in or constitute any of the following:
(1) a
default or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would be a
default, breach or violation of any lease, license, promissory note, conditional
sales contract, commitment, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other
agreement, instrument or arrangement to which Parent or Acquiring Corp. is
a
party or by which Parent or Acquiring Corp. or their property is bound; (2)
an
event that would permit any party to terminate any agreement or to accelerate
the maturity of any indebtedness or other obligation of Parent or Acquiring
Corp.; or (3) the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance
on
any of Parent’s or Acquiring Corp.’s properties, that, in any case, would cause
a Material Adverse Change in Parent’s or Acquiring Corp.’s business or
operations.
7.7 Common
Stock.
The
shares of common stock of Parent to be issued as the Purchase Price Shares
will,
when issued, be validly issued, in compliance with applicable securities and
other laws and regulations, outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable shares
of
Common Stock of Parent, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and rights
of
refusal or offer of any kind and the holders thereof shall be entitled to all
rights accorded to a holder of Common Stock of Parent.
7.8 Registration
Status; Parent Reports.
Parent
is a registrant and reporting company in good standing under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is current with all of its periodic
reports. Parent has previously made available to Company, by reference to the
website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
at
xxx.xxx.xxx,
complete and accurate copies of its annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year
ended December 31, 2005 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB for the
Parent’s fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2006, June 30, 2006 and September 30,
2006, and any amendments to all such reports, as well as any reports on Form
8-K
since January 1, 2005 (collectively, the “Parent
Reports”),
as
filed with the SEC. As of their respective dates, the Parent Reports did not,
at
the time that they were filed (or if amended or superseded by a filing before
the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing)
and do
not now as of the date hereof
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 therein in
the
light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading. The
financial statements of the Parent contained in the Parent Reports fairly
present, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered
thereby, the financial condition of Parent on a consolidated basis at the dates
of such statements and the results of its operations and its cash flows for
the
periods covered thereby. Such financial statements consisting in each case
of a
balance sheet and the accompanying statements of income, retained earnings
and
changes in financial position for the period then ended and notes to such
financial statements, together with the report of the auditors thereon are
complete and accurate in all material respects. All material facts and material
changes regarding Parent or its securities that have occurred since January
1,
2006 have been publicly disclosed in accordance with all applicable laws and
there have been no material changes with respect to Parent or its securities
that have not been disclosed since that date.
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7.9
No
Cease Trade Order.
No
securities commission or other regulatory authority has issued any order
preventing or suspending the trading of the Parent’s Common Stock or prohibiting
the sale of the Purchase Price Shares to be delivered hereunder, and, to
Parent’s knowledge, no proceedings for such purpose are pending or
threatened.
7.10 No
Material Adverse Change.
There
has been no Material Adverse Change in the business or operations with respect
to the Parent since September 30, 2006 except
as
set forth on Schedule 7.10.
7.11 Undisclosed
Liabilities.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
7.11
hereto,
Parent does not have any liabilities, obligations, indebtedness or commitments,
whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, which are not disclosed
in
the most recent balance sheet contained in a Parent Report filed with the SEC,
other than liabilities, obligations and indebtedness incurred in the normal
course of business which do not exceed in the aggregate twenty-five thousand
United States dollars (US$ 25,000).
7.12 Compliance
with Laws.
Each of
Parent
and Acquiring Corp. has complied in all material respects with, and is not
in
violation of, any statute, law or regulation which materially affect Parent
or
Acquiring Corp.’s properties or the operation of its business. Each of Parent
and Acquiring Corp. is currently in possession of all material permits and
licenses necessary to conduct the business, which permits and licenses are
listed on Schedule
7.12.
7.13 Taxes. Within
the times and in the manner prescribed by law, each of Parent and Acquiring
Corp. has filed all tax returns required by law and has paid all taxes,
assessments and penalties due and payable. There are no present disputes as
to
taxes of any nature payable by Parent or Acquiring Corp. Each of Parent and
Acquiring Corp. will provide Company with copies of all tax returns filed for
the last three fiscal years. Parent
has paid in full all taxes required to be paid on or prior to the date hereof
and has made adequate provision in the financial statements contained in the
Parent Reports for the payment of all taxes in respect of all fiscal periods
on
or before the Closing.
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7.14 Material
Contracts. Schedule
7.14
hereto
lists all the contracts to which Parent is a party which are material to the
operation of its business (“Parent Material Contracts”). Parent is not in
default under any Parent Material Contract and there has not occurred any event,
which, with the lapse of time or giving of notice or both, would constitute
a
default under any Parent Material Contract by Parent or, to the knowledge of
the
Parent, any other party to such a Parent Material Contract, other than any
default which would not be likely to result in a Material Adverse Change. Each
Parent Material Contract is in full force and effect, unamended by written
or
oral agreement, and Parent has not received any notice of a default by any
party
under any Parent Material Contract or notice of any dispute between Parent
and
any other party in respect of any Parent Material Contract.
7.15 Full
Disclosure.
None of
the representations and warranties made by Parent and Acquiring Corp. in this
Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state
a
material fact, necessary to make the statements made not misleading.
7.16 Representations
regarding the Reorganization.
(a) Reacquisition
of Stock.
Neither
Parent nor any person related to Parent as defined under Treas.
Reg. § 1.368-1(e)(2) plans or intends to reacquire any of the Purchase
Price Shares issued in the Reorganization.
(b) No
Plan or Intention.
Parent
has no plan or intention to liquidate the Acquiring Corp.; to merge the
Acquiring Corp. with and into another corporation; to sell or otherwise dispose
of the stock of the Acquiring Corp.; or to sell or otherwise dispose of any
of
the assets of the Company acquired in the transaction, except for dispositions
made in the ordinary course of business or transfers described in I.R.C.
§ 368(a)(2)(C); or to cause the Acquiring Corp. to sell or otherwise
dispose of any of its assets or any of the assets acquired from the Company,
except for dispositions made in the ordinary course of business or transfers
of
assets to a corporation controlled by the Acquiring Corp.
(c) Historic
Business.
Following the transaction, Parent shall cause the Acquiring Corp. to continue
the historic business of the Company or use a significant portion of the
Company's historic business assets in a business.
(d) Incorporate
Debt.
There
is no intercorporate indebtedness existing between the Company and Parent or
Acquiring Corp. that was issued, acquired, or will be settled at a
discount.
(e) Investment
Company.
Neither
Parent nor Acquiring Corp. is an investment Company as defined in I.R.C.
§§ 368(a)(2)(F)(iii) and 368(a)(2)(F)(iv).
(f) Control.
Prior
to the Reorganization, Parent will be in control of Acquiring Corp. within
the
meaning of I.R.C. § 368(c)(1).
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(g) Fair
Market Value.
The
fair market value of the Purchase Price Shares and other consideration received
by each Company shareholder will be approximately equal to the fair market
value
of the assets surrendered in the exchange.
(h) Expenses.
Parent
and Acquiring Corp. will pay their own expenses, if any, incurred in connection
with the transaction.
(i) Assets
Transferred.
Following the transaction, Acquiring Corp. will hold at least ninety percent
(90%) of the fair market value of the net assets and at least seventy percent
(70%) of the fair market value of the gross assets held by Company immediately
prior to the Reorganization. For purposes of this representation, amounts paid
by the Company or Acquiring Corp. to dissenters, amounts paid by the Company
to
shareholders who receive cash or other property, amounts paid by the Company
to
pay reorganization expenses, and all redemptions and distributions (except
for
regular, normal dividends) made by the Company immediately preceding the
transfer, will be included as assets of the Company immediately prior to the
Reorganization.
(j) Voting
Stock.
In the
Reorganization, assets of the Company will be exchanged solely for voting stock
of Parent.
(k) No
Prior Stock Holdings.
Neither
Parent nor Acquiring Corp. owns, nor has either of them owned during the past
five (5) years any shares of stock of the Company.
(l) No
Boot.
There
will be no “boot” transferred to Company or any Company Shareholder other than
the liabilities of Company assumed by Acquiring Corp.
7.17 No
Additional Representations.
Each of
Parent and Acquiring Corp. have
not
made nor has any other person acting on behalf of Parent or Acquiring Corp.
made, any representation or warranty, express or implied, oral or written,
as to
the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the Purchase Price
Shares, Parent or Acquiring Corp. or the business of Parent or Acquiring Corp.
except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, any schedules and/or exhibits
to this Agreement.
8.
Indemnification
and Survival of Representations and Warranties.
8.1 Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties of Company shall survive the Closing for a period
of one year. The representations and warranties of Parent and Acquiring Corp.
set forth in Sections 7.7, 7.8 and 7.9 shall survive the Closing until six
months after the conclusion of the Earn-out Period.
All
other representations and warranties of Parent and Acquiring Corp. shall survive
the Closing for a period of one year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
representation or warranty the violation of which is made the basis of a claim
for indemnification pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 8.3 will survive, but
only for purposes of and until such pending claim is finally resolved by a
non-appealable determination if the Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying
Party of such claim in reasonable detail prior to the date on which such
representation or warranty and respective indemnification obligation would
otherwise expire under this Agreement.
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8.2 Indemnification
by Company.
Company
shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Acquiring Corp., Parent and their
respective past and present officers, directors, affiliates, agents and
representatives against and in respect of any and all claims, demands, losses,
costs, expenses, obligations, liabilities, damages, recoveries and deficiencies,
including interest, penalties and reasonable attorney’s fees, that Acquiring
Corp. or Parent shall incur or suffer that arise, result from or relate to
any
breach or inaccuracy of, or failure by Company to perform, any of the
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements made by Company in this
Agreement or in any schedule, certificate, exhibit or other instrument furnished
or to be furnished by Company under this Agreement. Specifically, without
limiting the foregoing, Company shall be solely responsible for the payment
of
any sums incurred as a result of (i) an audit of Company by any government
agency so long as all or any part of the period to which the audit relates
pre-dates the Closing Date, or (ii) any claim of intellectual property
infringement by a third party with respect to the Assets, the basis of which
pre-dates the Closing Date.
8.3 Indemnification
by Parent and Acquiring Corp.
Each of
Parent and Acquiring Corp. shall jointly and severally indemnify, defend and
hold harmless Company and its respective officers, directors, affiliates, agents
and representatives against and in respect of any and all claims, demands,
losses, costs, expenses, obligations, liabilities, damages, recoveries and
deficiencies, including interest, penalties and reasonable attorney’s fees, that
Company shall incur or suffer that arise, result from or relate to any breach
or
inaccuracy of, or failure by Parent or Acquiring Corp. to perform, any of their
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements in this Agreement or in
any
schedule, certificate, exhibit or other instrument furnished or to be furnished
by the Parent or Acquiring Corp. under this Agreement.
8.4 Notice.
Any
party entitled to receive indemnification under this Article 8 (the “Indemnified
Party”) agrees to give prompt written notice to the party or parties required to
provide such indemnification (the “Indemnifying Parties”) upon the occurrence of
any indemnifiable Loss or the assertion of any claim or the commencement of
any
action or proceeding in respect of which such a Loss may reasonably be expected
to occur (a “Claim”), but the Indemnified Party’s failure to give such notice
will not affect the obligations of the Indemnifying Party under this Article
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except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced thereby. Such
written notice will include a reference to the event or events forming the
basis
of such Loss or Claim and the amount involved, unless such amount is uncertain
or contingent, in which event the Indemnified Party will give a later written
notice when the amount becomes fixed.
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8.5 Defense
of Claims.
The
Indemnifying Party may elect to assume and control the defense of any Claim,
including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified
Party and the payment of expenses related to such Claim, if (a) the Indemnifying
Party acknowledges its obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Party for any
Losses resulting from such Claim and provides reasonable evidence to the
Indemnified Party of its financial ability to satisfy such obligation; (b)
the
Claim does not seek to impose any liability or obligation on the Indemnified
Party other than for money damages; and (c) the Claim is not of a nature or
amount that in the good faith opinion of the Indemnified Party, its prosecution
could reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the
Indemnified Party’s relationship with any significant customer. If such
conditions are satisfied and the Indemnifying Party elects to assume and control
the defense of a Claim, then (i) the Indemnifying Party will not be liable
for
any settlement of such Claim effected without its consent, which consent will
not be unreasonably withheld; (ii) the Indemnifying Party may settle such Claim
without the consent of the Indemnified Party; and (iii) the Indemnified Party
may employ separate counsel and participate in the defense of such Claim, but
the Indemnified Party will be responsible for the fees and expenses of such
counsel unless (A) the Indemnifying Party has failed to adequately assume the
defense of such Claim or to employ counsel with respect thereto or (B) in the
reasonable opinion of the Indemnified Party a conflict of interest exists
between the interests of the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party that
requires representation by separate counsel, in which case the fees and expenses
of such separate counsel will be paid by the Indemnifying Party. If such
conditions are not satisfied, the Indemnified Party may assume and control
the
defense of the Claim; provided however, that the Indemnifying Party will not
be
liable for any settlement of such Claim effected without its consent, which
consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless the Indemnifying
Party has not established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Indemnified
Party that it is financially capable of paying the entire Claim.
8.6 Payment
of Indemnity.
Company
shall pay any obligation to any Indemnified Party hereunder by set off by
Acquiring Corp. and Parent against payment of the Purchase Price Shares not
yet
issued and delivered to Company upon a final non-appealable determination of
the
Claim. Parent and Acquiring Corp. may pay any obligation to any Indemnified
Party hereunder by, at the discretion of Parent or Acquiring Corp. as the case
may be, (a) the issuance of additional shares of Parent Common Stock valued
at
the average VWAP for the 20 trading days preceding the
date
of a final non-appealable determination
of the
Claim or (b) the payment of cash by Parent or Acquiring Corp. within thirty
(30)
days following the date of a final non-appealable determination of the Claim.
8.7 Losses
Net of Insurance and Tax Benefits.
The
amount of any Losses for which indemnification is provided under this Article
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will be net of (i) any amounts recovered or recoverable by the Indemnified
Party under insurance policies with respect to such Losses and (ii) any tax
benefits to it arising from or relating to such Losses. Each Indemnified Party
will use commercially reasonable efforts to pursue all potential claims under
applicable insurance policies with respect to any Losses; provided, however,
any
Losses incurred by an Indemnified Party will include any economic effect
incurred by such party as a result of such pursuit, including, without
limitation, any increases in premium amounts.
8.8 Cooperation.
Each
Party shall cooperate with the other and provide whatever information may be
in
its possession which may reasonably be requested by the other with respect
to
the defense of any Claim referred to in this Article 8, as
appropriate.
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8.9 Certain
Qualifications and Limits on Indemnity.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement:
(a) In
no
event shall the aggregate liability of Company for any breach of any
representations or warranties made by Company exceed 15% of the value of the
Purchase Price Shares determined as of the date of the final non-appealable
determination of the Claim, and in no event shall the aggregate liability of
the
Parent or Acquiring Corp. for any breach of any representations or warranties
made by them exceed 15% of the value of the Purchase Price Shares determined
as
of the date of the final non-appealable determination of the Claim.
(b) No
party
shall have any liability with respect to any breach of representation or
warranty for which such party is liable under this Agreement unless and until
the aggregate amount of the Losses relating thereto with respect to exceed
1.5%
of the value of the Purchase Price Shares determined as of the date of the
final
non-appealable determination of the Claim for any such party (the “Threshold”),
and the liability of each such party shall only be for the amount of the Losses
exceeding the Threshold.
(c) The
indemnification obligations of the parties under this Article 8 hereof shall
constitute the sole and exclusive remedy of the parties to this Agreement for
any breach or default of any representation or covenant or any other breach
or
default by any parties under this Agreement (whether any such suit, claim,
action, proceeding or demand with respect to any such breach or default may be
made in contract, breach of warranty, tort or otherwise).
9.
Company’s
Obligations Before Closing.
Company
covenants that from the date of this Agreement until the Closing:
9.1 Acquiring
Corp.’s Access to Premises and Information.
Acquiring Corp. and its counsel, accountants and other representatives shall
have full access during normal business hours to all properties, books,
accounts, records, contracts and documents of or relating to Company. Company
shall furnish or cause to be furnished to Acquiring Corp. and its
representatives all data and information concerning Company’s business, finances
and properties that may be reasonably requested.
9.2 Conduct
of Business in Normal Course.
Company
will carry on its business and activities diligently and in substantially the
same manner as it previously has been carried out and shall not make or
institute any unusual or novel methods of manufacture, purchase, sale,
management, accounting or operation that vary materially from those methods
used
by Company as of the date of this Agreement.
9.3 Preservation
of Business and Relationships.
Company
will use its best efforts to preserve Company’s business organization intact and
to preserve its present relationships with suppliers, customers and others
having business relationships with it.
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9.4 Employees
and Compensation.
Company
will not do, or agree to do, any of the following acts: (i) make any change
in
compensation payable or to become payable to any officer, employee, sales agent
or representative or (ii) make any change in benefits payable to any officer,
employee, sales agent or representative.
9.5 New
Transactions.
Company
will not, without Acquiring Corp.’s written consent, do or agree to do any of
the following acts: (i) enter into any contract, commitment or transaction
not
in the usual and ordinary course of business; (ii) enter into any contract,
commitment or transaction in the usual and ordinary course of business involving
an amount exceeding $10,000; (iii) make any capital expenditures in excess
of
$10,000 for any single item or $10,000 in the aggregate, or enter into any
leases of capital equipment or property; or (iv)
sell
or dispose of any capital assets.
9.6 Payment
of Liabilities and Waiver of Claims.
Prior
to the Closing, Company will not do, or agree to do, any of the following acts
without Parent’s prior written consent: (i) pay any obligation or liability,
fixed or contingent, other than current liabilities; (ii) waive or compromise
any right or claim; or (iii) cancel, without full payment, any note, loan or
other obligation owed to it.
9.7 Existing
Agreements.
Company
will not modify, amend, cancel or terminate any existing contracts or agreements
without the written consent of Acquiring Corp.
9.8 Assistance
with Audit.
Company
shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to assist Parent and Parent’s
independent certified public accountants in completing the audit and review
of
financial statements referred to in Section 12.5 hereof as expeditiously as
possible.
10. Parent’s
and Acquiring
Corp.’s Obligations Before Closing.
Acquiring Corp. and Parent covenant that from the date of this Agreement until
the Closing:
10.1 Hold
in Strict Confidence
Parent
and Acquiring Corp. agree that, unless and until the Closing has been
consummated, Parent and Acquiring Corp. will hold in strict confidence, and
will
not use to the detriment of Company, all data and information with respect
to
the business or Assets obtained in connection with this transaction. If the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement is not consummated, Parent and
Acquiring Corp. will promptly return to Company all the data and information
that they have received from Company.
10.2 Company’s
Access to Premises and Information.
Company
and its counsel, accountants and other representatives shall have full access
during normal business hours to all properties, books, accounts, records,
contracts and documents of or relating to Parent and Acquiring Corp. Parent
and
Acquiring Corp. shall furnish or cause to be furnished to Company and its
representatives all data and information concerning Parent and Acquiring Corp.’s
business, finances and properties that may be reasonably requested.
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10.3 Conduct
of Business in Normal Course.
Each of
Parent and Acquiring Corp. will carry on its business and activities diligently
and in substantially the same manner as it previously has been carried out
and
shall not make or institute any unusual or novel methods of manufacture,
purchase, sale, management, accounting or operation that vary materially from
those methods used by Parent or Acquiring Corp. as of the date of this
Agreement.
10.4 Preservation
of Business and Relationships.
Each of
Parent and Acquiring Corp. will use its best efforts to preserve Parent’s and
Acquiring Corp.’s business organizations intact and to preserve its present
relationships with suppliers, customers and others having business relationships
with it.
10.5 Best
Efforts to Obtain Financing.
From
the date hereof until the Closing or the termination of this Agreement, Parent
and Acquiring Corp. shall work diligently towards and use their best efforts
to
close on the financing required under Section 14.2(c) of this Agreement.
10.6 New
Transactions.
Each of
Parent and Acquiring Corp. will not, without Company’s written consent, do or
agree to do any of the following acts: (i) enter into any contract, commitment
or transaction not in the usual and ordinary course of business; (ii) enter
into
any contract, commitment or transaction in the usual and ordinary course of
business involving an amount exceeding $10,000; (iii) make any capital
expenditures in excess of $10,000 for any single item or $10,000 in the
aggregate, or enter into any leases of capital equipment or property; or
(iv)
sell
or dispose of any capital assets.
10.7 Existing
Agreements.
Each of
Parent and Acquiring Corp. will not modify, amend, cancel or terminate any
existing material contracts or agreements without the written consent of
Acquiring Corp.
10.8 Assistance
with Audit.
Parent
shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to assist Company and
Parent’s independent certified public accountants in completing the audit and
review of financial statements referred to in Section 12.5 hereof as
expeditiously as possible.
11. Cooperation
in Securing Consents of Third Parties.
Acquiring Corp. and Parent will use their best efforts to assist Company in
obtaining the consent of all necessary persons and agencies to the assignment
and transfer to Acquiring Corp. of the Assets to be assigned and transferred
under the terms of this Agreement.
12. Conditions
Precedent to Acquiring Corp.’s Performance.
The
obligations of Acquiring Corp. to purchase the Assets under this Agreement
are
subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing, of all the conditions
set
out below. Acquiring Corp. may waive any or all of these conditions in whole
or
in part, provided, however, that no such waiver of a condition shall constitute
a waiver by Acquiring Corp. of any of its other rights or remedies, at law
or in
equity, if any of the Company Parties shall be in default of any representation,
warranty or covenant under this Agreement.
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12.1 Accuracy
of Company’s Representations and Warranties.
Except
as otherwise permitted by this Agreement, all representations and warranties
of
the Company Parties included in this Agreement or in any written statement
that
shall be delivered to Acquiring Corp. under this Agreement shall be true in
all
material respects on and as of the Closing Date as though made at that
time.
12.2 Performance
by Company.
The
Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied with all covenants,
agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed or complied
with by each of them, on or before the Closing Date.
12.3 No
Material Adverse Change.
During
the period from November 30, 2006 to the Closing Date, there shall not have
been
any Material Adverse Change in Company’s financial condition or the results of
operations, and Company shall not have sustained any material loss or damage
to
the Assets.
12.4 Due
Approval.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Company and the performance of
its
covenants and obligations under it will be duly authorized by all necessary
action by Company and Acquiring Corp. shall receive copies of all materials
pertaining to that authorization, certified by an executive officer of Company
as true and correct.
12.5 Audited
Financial Statements.
Company
shall have provided Parent with audited financial statements relating to the
Assets and Assumed Liabilities for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006
and
2005 and any unaudited reviewed interim financial statements as Parent may
be
required to include in a Form 8-K to be filed by Parent following the Closing
pursuant to the Exchange Act (the “8-K”).
The
Parties agree that time is of the essence with respect to Closing and that
it is
therefore the intention of the Parties to have such audit completed within
thirty (30) days after the execution of this Agreement if at all possible.
The
Parties agree to employ Xxxxxx & Company, LLP, Parent’s independent
certified public accountants, at Parent’s expense, to perform the aforementioned
two-year audit and review of any interim financial statements required to be
included in the 8-K; provided, however, that if Xxxxxx & Company is not
available to commence the audit promptly after the execution of this Agreement,
then the Parties shall agree on a qualified replacement auditor within fifteen
(15) days after the execution of this Agreement.
12.6 Updated
Disclosure Schedules.
Company
shall have provided Parent with the Schedules required by Section 6 updated
as
of a date not more than five business days prior to the Closing Date, which
updated Schedules shall automatically amend, supersede and replace the Schedules
provided by Company on the date of this Agreement.
13. Conditions
Precedent to Company’s Performance.
The
obligations of Company to sell and transfer the Assets under this Agreement
are
subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Closing, of all of the following
conditions. Company may waive any or all of these conditions in whole or in
part, however, no such waiver of a condition shall constitute a waiver by
Company of any of its rights or remedies, at law or in equity, if Acquiring
Corp. should be in default of any of its representations, warranties or
covenants under this Agreement.
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13.1 Accuracy
of Acquiring Corp.’s Representations and Warranties.
All
representations and warranties by Acquiring Corp. contained in this Agreement
or
in any written statement delivered by Acquiring Corp. under this Agreement
shall
be true in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date as though such
representations and warranties were made on and as of that date.
13.2 Acquiring
Corp. and Parent’s Performance.
Acquiring Corp. and Parent shall have performed and complied with all covenants
and agreements and satisfied all conditions that they are required by this
Agreement to perform, comply with or satisfy, before or at the
Closing.
13.3 Acquiring
Corp. and Parent’s Corporate Approval.
The
board of directors of each of Acquiring Corp. and Parent shall have duly
authorized and approved the execution and delivery of this Agreement and all
corporate action necessary or proper to fulfill Acquiring Corp.’s and Parent’s
obligations to be performed under this Agreement on or before the Closing
Date.
13.4 No
Material Adverse Change.
During
the period from November 30, 2006 to the Closing Date, there shall not have
been
any Material Adverse Change in Parent’s financial condition or the results of
operations, and Parent shall not have sustained any material loss or damage
to
its business or assets.
14. The
Closing.
The
transfer of the Assets by Company to Acquiring Corp. (the “Closing”)
shall
take place as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement but no later
than March 31, 2007 at the offices of Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, LLP, 00000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time
or at
such other time and place as the parties may agree to in writing (the
“Closing
Date”);
provided, however, that if the Closing does not occur by March 31, 2007, a
Party
who is not in breach of this Agreement, including a breach based on a failure
to
close without a valid condition to its obligation to closing remaining
unsatisfied, may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the other
Party.
14.1 Company’s
Obligations at Closing.
At the
Closing, Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Acquiring
Corp.:
(a) assignments
of all leaseholds, properly executed and acknowledged by Company, and
accompanied by all consents of lessors required by this Agreement and the leases
being assigned;
(b) an
Assignment and Assumption Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Schedule
14.1(b)(1)
and a
Xxxx of Sale, in the form attached as Schedule
14.1(b)(2)
pertaining to all the Assets being transferred and liabilities being assumed
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
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(c) a
certificate executed by an executive officer of Company certifying that all
of
the Company’s representations and warranties under this Agreement are true as of
the Closing Date in all material respects, as though each of those
representations and warranties had been made on that date; and
(d) tax
clearances issued by all taxing authorities set forth on Schedule
14.1(d).
Simultaneously,
with the consummation of the transfer, Company will put Acquiring Corp. into
full possession and enjoyment of the Assets to be conveyed and transferred
pursuant to this Agreement.
Company,
at any time before the Closing Date, will execute, acknowledge and deliver
any
further deeds, assignments, conveyances, and other assurances, documents and
instruments of transfer, reasonably requested by Acquiring Corp., and will
take
any other action consistent with the terms of this Agreement that may reasonably
be requested by Acquiring Corp. for the purpose of assigning, transferring,
granting, conveying and confirming to Acquiring Corp., or reducing to
possession, any or all Assets to be conveyed and transferred under this
Agreement.
14.2 Acquiring
Corp.’s and Parent’s Obligations at Closing.
At the
Closing, Acquiring Corp. and Parent shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to
Company: (a) certified resolutions of their respective boards of directors
authorizing the execution and performance of this Agreement and all actions
to
be taken by Acquiring Corp. and Parent under this Agreement; (b) certificates
executed by an executive officer of each of Parent and Acquiring Corp.
certifying that all of the Parent and Acquiring Corp. representations and
warranties under this Agreement are true in all material respects as of the
Closing Date, as though each of those representation and warranties had been
made on that date; and (c) $1,000,000 in cash (less the total amount lent by
Parent to Company prior to the Closing in one or more bridge financing
transactions) for working capital of Acquiring Corp., of which up to $125,000
may be used to pay the liabilities of Company listed on Schedule
3(a)
and
additional amounts shall be used to pay Company’s legal and accounting fees for
this transaction as set forth in Section 20 of this Agreement and to repay
the
principal and interest on certain working capital loans also set forth on
Schedule
3(a);
and (d)
the Registration Rights Agreement, in substantially the form attached as Annex
I
hereto.
15. Parent
and Acquiring Corp. Obligations Following Closing.
15.1 Board
Seat of Parent.
Parent
shall take all necessary action so that Company is represented by one seat
on
the Parent’s Board of Directors from Closing through the conclusion of the
Earn-Out Period until at least the date that all Purchase Price Shares have
been
issued and registered with the SEC, and Company shall be so represented
throughout such period. Immediately following the Closing, Parent shall cause
to
nominate Xxxxxx Xxxxx as Company’s initial representative on the Board of
Directors of Parent.
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15.2 Reserved
Shares. Parent
shall at all times following the Closing have authorized and reserved for the
purpose of issuance, a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock to
provide for the full issuance of the Purchase Price Shares.
15.3 Listings. Parent
shall at all times following the Closing, maintain the listing and trading
of
its Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board (or on NASDAQ or a national
securities exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange, if Parent becomes
eligible). Parent will comply in all respects with its reporting, filing and
other obligations under the bylaws or rules of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. and such exchanges, as applicable.
15.4 Maintenance
of Reporting Status; Supplemental Information.
So long
as any of the shares of Parent’s Common Stock constituting Purchase Price Shares
are held by Company or any of its shareholders, Parent shall timely file all
reports required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act. Parent
shall not terminate its status as an issuer required to file reports under
the
Exchange Act, even if the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder
would permit such termination.
15.5 Reporting
Entity for the Parent Common Stock.
The
reporting entity relied upon for the determination of the trading price or
trading volume of the Parent Common Stock on any given trading day for the
purposes of this Agreement shall be Bloomberg, L.P. or any successor
thereto.
15.6 Conduct
of Business.
The
business of Company conducted immediately prior to the date of this Agreement
shall be conducted by and through the legal entity of Acquiring Corp. following
the Closing and shall be maintained separate and apart from other businesses
of
Parent from and after the Closing until the conclusion of the Earn-out Period
in
order to clearly track the revenues, expenses, profits and losses of the
business of Company as conducted through Acquiring Corp. for purposes of
accurately calculating the number of Purchase Price Shares to be issued to
Company. Acquiring Corp. shall not be sold or liquidated or dissolved (including
a sale of a material amount of its assets) or merged with or combined with
any
other entity, or its assets transferred to any other entity, nor shall any
other
businesses be acquired and merged with or into or contributed to Acquiring
Corp.
from and after the Closing until the conclusion of the Earn-Out Period.
Following the Closing and throughout the Earn-out Period, Acquiring Corp.’s
headquarters shall be located in Atlanta, GA.
15.7 Acquiring
Corp. Board and Officers.
Each of
Parent and Acquiring Corp. agree that from and after the Closing until the
conclusion of the Earn-Out Period, the board of directors of Acquiring Corp.
shall have four members of which two shall be designees of Parent and two shall
be designees of Company. Parent and Acquiring Corp. further agree that the
executive officers of Acquiring Corp. shall initially be the individuals set
forth on Schedule
15.7.
15.8 Article
and Bylaws.
Parent
and Acquiring Corp. agree that the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of
Acquiring Corp. attached as Schedule
7.1,
shall
not be amended from and after the Closing until the conclusion of the Earn-Out
Period without the prior written consent of Company.
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16. Employment
and Consulting Agreements; No Competition.
Mr.
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx and Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx shall each enter into an Employment Agreement
with Acquiring Corp. at the Closing, in the forms attached hereto as
Schedule
16.1 and 16.2,
respectively. Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx shall enter into a Consulting Agreement with
Acquiring Corp. at the Closing in the form attached as Schedule
16.2.
Such
Employment and Consulting Agreements shall contain provision relating to
non-competition by the employees and consultant. Furthermore, Company shall
not
divulge, communicate, use to the detriment of Acquiring Corp. or for the benefit
of any other person or persons, or misuse in any way any confidential
information or trade secrets, including personnel information, secret processes,
know-how, customer lists, formulas or other technical data transferred by
Company to Acquiring Corp.
17. Employee
Agreements Not Assumed by Acquiring Corp.
Company
shall pay all costs related to the termination of those employees not employed
by Acquiring Corp.
18. Working
Capital; Adjustment of Purchase Price Shares.
Parent
agrees to provide during the one year period immediately following the Closing
Date an additional $1,000,000 of working capital to Acquiring Corp., pursuant
to
a disbursement schedule that shall be mutually agreed upon between Parent and
the Company, and the planned uses of which shall be mutually agreed upon by
management of Parent and Acquiring Corp. prior to its disbursement. Parent
shall
satisfy fully its funding obligation under this section prior to using any
capital for any purpose other than general working capital required to continue
its operations, such restriction to include without limitation use of capital
for acquisitions of any other companies, assets or product lines, for the
introduction of any new products or for any product advertising or marketing
campaigns. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, including
without limitation the provisions of Section 8 of this Agreement, in the event
Parent breaches this covenant, then the calculation of the number of Purchase
Price Shares provided in Section 2 of this Agreement shall be automatically
modified as follows:
(a) For
the
twelve month period ending December 31, 2008, the number of Purchase Price
Shares equivalent to eleven (11) times the EBITDA or one and two-tenths (1.2)
times the audited gross revenues of Acquiring Corp., whichever is greater,
divided by the average VWAP for the common stock of Parent during the twenty
(20) trading days preceding December 31, 2008;
(b) For
the
twelve month period ending December 31, 2009, the number of Purchase Price
Shares equivalent to nine (9) times the audited EBITDA or one (1.0) times the
audited gross revenues of Acquiring Corp., whichever is greater, divided by
the
average VWAP for the common stock of Parent during the twenty (20) trading
days
preceding December 31, 2009; and
(c) For
the
twelve month period ending December 31, 2010, the number of Purchase Price
Shares equivalent to seven (7) times the audited EBITDA or eight-tenths (0.8)
times audited gross revenues of Acquiring Corp., whichever is greater, divided
by the average VWAP for the common stock of Parent during the twenty (20)
trading days preceding December 31, 2010.
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Implementation
of the foregoing modified formulas shall be the sole remedy of Company for
any
breach by Parent of this Section 18.
19. Publicity.
All
notices to third parties and all other publicity concerning the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall be jointly planned and coordinated by
and
between Acquiring Corp. and Company. No party shall act unilaterally in this
regard without the prior written approval of the other, however, this approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld.
20. Expenses.
Each
party shall pay all costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by it in
negotiating and preparing this Agreement and in closing and carrying out the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, with the exception of Company’s
legal and accounting expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, up to an aggregate of $45,000, which expenses shall be paid
from the $1,000,000 in working capital delivered by Parent to Acquiring Corp.
at
Closing, as reduced by any amounts paid by Parent prior to Closing pursuant
to
one or more bridge loans extended to the Company.
21. Miscellaneous.
21.1 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be deemed to be made in, and in all respects shall be
interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the
state of Delaware, United States of America.
21.2 Venue.
Any
action brought by a Party under this Agreement shall be brought in the state
or
federal courts of the United States sitting in the City of Los Angeles,
California.
21.3 Notices.
All
notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other communications
(“Notices”)
given
hereunder shall be in writing, and shall be given by personal delivery or by
express mail, Federal Express, DHL or other similar form of recognized
airborne/overnight delivery service (which forms of Notice shall be deemed
to
have been given upon delivery), or by telex or facsimile transmission (which
forms of Notice shall be deemed delivered upon confirmed transmission), or
by
mailing in the mail by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid (which forms of Notice shall be deemed to have been given upon
the third business day following the date mailed). Notices shall be addressed
as
follows:
If
to
Company, addressed to:
Kalahari
Limited
c/o
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, CEO
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
X-0
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone:
(000)
000-0000
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If
to
Acquiring Corp. or Parent, addressed to:
Health
Sciences Group, Inc.
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx Center
0000
Xxxxxx Xx., 0xx
Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Telephone:
(000)
000-0000
or
to
such other address as to which any party hereto may have notified the others
in
writing.
21.4 Section
Headings.
The
section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation
of
this Agreement.
21.5 Counterparts
and Facsimiles.
For the
convenience of the parties to this Agreement, this document may be executed
by
facsimile signatures and in counterparts which shall together constitute the
agreement of the parties as one and the same instrument.
21.6 Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any party or
circumstance shall be held invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder
of this Agreement and application of such provision to the other party or
circumstances shall not be affected thereby and shall be enforced to the
greatest extent permitted by applicable law.
21.7 Entire
Agreement; Modification.
This
Agreement, including the Exhibits hereto, together with the Confidentiality
Agreement entered into by and between Company and Parent dated September __,
2006, embodies the entire agreement and understanding among the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements
and understandings related thereto. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree
that no representations or warranties have been made except as set forth in
this
Agreement and the Exhibits hereto. This Agreement may be amended only by a
written instrument signed by each of the Parties, except as otherwise provided
in Section 6 of Annex I hereto.
21.8 Knowledge/Material
Adverse Change.
When
the
term “to the knowledge” of a Party is used in this Agreement, it shall mean the
actual knowledge of (as embodied by the conscious awareness of facts or
information by), in the case of Company, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx or
Xxxxxx Xxxxx, and in the case of Parent and Acquiring Corp., Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
and
Xxxxxx X. Gold.
For
purposes of this Agreement, changes,
loss or damage shall be deemed to be a “Material Adverse Change” if the cost to
remedy any such individual change or aggregate of changes shall equal or exceed
$50,000.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties hereto have executed or caused this Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
to be executed as of the date first above written.
“PARENT”
Health
Sciences Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation
By: /s/
Xxxxxx X.
Gold
Xxxxxx
X. Gold, CEO
“ACQUIRING
CORP.”
Kalahari,
Inc., a Delaware corporation
By: /s/
Xxxxxx X.
Gold
Xxxxxx
X. Gold, CEO
“COMPANY”
Kalahari
Limited, a Georgia Sub-Chapter S corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, CEO
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Annex
I
Registration
Rights
Parent
hereby grants to Company and any transferee of the shares representing the
Purchase Price (collectively, “Recipients”)
the
common stock registration rights set forth below.
1. Definitions.
Capitalized
terms used herein without definition shall have the respective meanings given
such terms as set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement among Parent and
Kalahari, Inc. on the one hand and Kalahari Limited and Recipients on the other
hand (the “Agreement”).
As
used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Business
Day:
Any day
other than a day on which banks are authorized or required to be closed in
the
State of New York.
Commission:
The
United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Common
Stock:
The
common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Parent issued to Recipients
pursuant to Section 2 or Section 18 of the Agreement.
Exchange
Act:
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
of
the Commission promulgated thereunder.
Holder
or
Holders:
Any
holder of the Registrable Securities.
Person:
Any
individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint -stock
company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or
political subdivision thereof.
Prospectus:
The
prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including, without
limitation, a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from
a
prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance
upon
Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented
by
any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any
portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement,
and all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including
post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed
to be incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
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Registrable
Securities:
The
shares of Common Stock, until such time as (1) a Registration Statement covering
such Registrable Securities has been declared effective by the Commission and
such Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective
Registration Statement or (2) such Registrable Securities that are saleable
pursuant to Rule 144 and such securities have been disposed of in accordance
with such provision (or any similar provision then in force) under the
Securities Act, without any restriction, whichever is earlier.
Registration
Statement:
Any
registration statement of Parent that covers any of the Registrable Securities
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus,
amendments and supplements to such registration statements, including post
effective amendments, all exhibits, and all material incorporated by reference
or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration
statement.
Securities
Act:
The
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder.
2. Registration
Rights.
(a) Required
Registration.
Within
ninety (90) days following each issuance of Registrable Securities pursuant
to
Section 2 or Section 18 of the Agreement, Parent shall prepare and file with
the
Commission an appropriate Registration Statement for the purpose of registering
for public resale the Registrable Securities issued to Recipients or held by
a
Holder. Parent shall use its best efforts to cause each such Registration
Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing
thereof. Once
filed and declared effective, Parent shall take all actions necessary to
maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement until such time, if
any, that the Registrable Securities have been disposed of or may be freely
sold
by the Holder pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act without regard
to
any volume restrictions set forth in Rule 144(e) or the other requirements
and
restrictions of Rule 144.
(b) Piggyback
Registration.
If, at
any time prior to the date on which all Registrable Securities issued to
Recipients or held by a Holder may be sold without restriction under Rule 144
and a registration statement pursuant to Section 2(a) has not been filed, Parent
proposes to register any of its securities under the Securities Act for sale
to
the public for its own account or for the account of other security holders
(except with respect to registration statements on Forms S-4 or S-8 or another
form not available for registering the Registrable Securities for sale to the
public), Parent will use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities
to
be included in the securities to be covered by the Registration Statement
proposed to be filed by Parent, all to the extent requisite to permit the sale
or other disposition by the Holder of such Registrable Securities so registered.
The foregoing provisions notwithstanding, Parent may elect not to file or may
withdraw any registration statement referred to in this Section 2(b) without
thereby incurring any liability to the Holders. No registration effected under
this Section 2(b) shall relieve Parent of its obligation to effect any
registration upon request under Section 2(a). The right provided the Holders
of
the Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section shall be exercisable at
their sole discretion. If the managing underwriter of an underwritten offering
contemplated by this
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Section
2(b) shall inform Parent and Holders requesting such registration by letter
of
its belief that the number of securities requested to be included in such
registration exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering, then Parent
will include in such registration, to the extent of the number which Parent
is
so advised can be sold in such offering, (i) first securities proposed by Parent
to be sold for its own account, and (ii) second Registrable Securities and
securities of other selling security holders requested to be included in such
registration pro rata on the basis of the number of shares of such securities
so
proposed to be sold and so requested to be included; provided, however, the
holders of Registrable Securities shall have pro rata rights of registration
with all shares sought to be included by officers and directors of Parent as
well as holders of ten percent (10%) or more of Parent’s Common
Stock.
3. Registration
Expenses.
(a) All
expenses incident to Parent’s performance of, or compliance with, the provisions
hereof, including without limitation, all Commission and securities exchange
or
NASD registration and filing fees, fees and expenses of compliance with
securities or “blue sky” laws (including fees and disbursements of counsel in
connection with “blue sky” qualifications of the Registrable Securities),
printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, internal expenses
(including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of Parent’s officers
and employees performing legal or accounting duties), fees and expenses incurred
in connection with the listing of the securities to be registered, if any,
on
each securities exchange or quotation system on which similar securities issued
by Parent are then listed, fees and disbursements of counsel for Parent and
its
independent certified public accountants (including the expense of any special
audit or “cold comfort” letters required by, or incident to, such performance),
Securities Act liability insurance (if Parent elects to obtain such insurance),
reasonable fees and expenses of any special experts retained by Parent in
connection with such registration, fees and expenses of other Persons retained
by Parent in connection with each registration hereunder (but not including
the
fees and expense of legal counsel retained by a Holder or Holders, or any
underwriting fees, discounts or commissions attributable to the sale of
Registrable Securities) are herein called “Registration Expenses.”
(b) Parent
will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with each Registration
Statement filed pursuant to Section 2.
4. Registration
Procedures.
If and
whenever Parent is required to effect the registration of any Registrable
Securities under the Securities Act as provided in Section 2, Parent shall,
as
expeditiously as possible:
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(a) prepare
and file with the Commission the Registration Statement, or amendments thereto,
to effect such registration (including such audited financial statements as
may
be required by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder) and thereafter use its commercially reasonable best efforts to
cause
such registration statement to be declared effective by the Commission, as
soon
as practicable;
(b) with
respect to any registration statement pursuant to Section 2(a), prepare and
file
with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such registration
statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary
to
keep such registration statement effective and to comply with the provisions
of
the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities
covered by such registration statement until the earlier to occur of two years
after the date the applicable Registrable Securities are issued (subject to
the
right of Parent to suspend the effectiveness thereof for not more than 15
consecutive Trading Days or an aggregate of 45 Trading Days during each year
(each a “Black-Out Period”)) or such time as all of the securities which are the
subject of such registration statement cease to be Registrable Securities (such
period, in each case, the “Registration Maintenance Period”);
(c) furnish
to each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement
such number of conformed copies of such registration statement and of each
such
amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits), such
number of copies of the prospectus contained in such registration statement
(including each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus) and any
other
prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the Securities Act, in conformity with
the
requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents, as such Holder,
if
any, may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other
disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder;
(d) use
its
commercially reasonable best efforts to register or qualify all Registrable
Securities and other securities covered by such registration statement under
such other securities laws or blue sky laws as any seller thereof shall
reasonably request, to keep such registrations or qualifications in effect
for
so long as such registration statement remains in effect, and take any other
action which may be reasonably necessary to enable such seller to consummate
the
disposition in such jurisdictions of the securities owned by such seller, except
that Parent shall not for any such purpose be required to qualify generally
to
do business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction wherein it would not
but for the requirements of this subdivision (iv) be obligated to be so
qualified or to consent to general service of process in any such
jurisdiction;
(e) notify
each Holder promptly after Parent has knowledge thereof:
(i) when
the
Registration Statement, the prospectus or any prospectus supplement related
thereto or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement has been
filed, and, with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto, when the same has become effective;
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(ii) of
any
request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to the Registration
Statement or the prospectus or for additional information;
(iii) of
the
issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of
the
Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings by any Person for
that purpose; and
(iv) of
the
receipt by Parent of any notification with respect to the suspension of the
qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or
blue sky laws of any jurisdiction or the initiation or threat of any proceeding
for such purpose;
(f) notify
each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement,
at
any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under
the Securities Act, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event
as a
result of which, the prospectus included in such registration statement, as
then
in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state
any
material facts required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing, and
at
the request of any such seller promptly prepare and furnish to such seller
a
reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such
prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the
purchasers of such securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in
the
light of the circumstances then existing;
(g) use
its
best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement at the earliest possible time;
(h) use
its
commercially reasonable best efforts to list all Registrable Securities covered
by such registration statement on any securities exchange on which any of the
Registrable Securities are then listed.
Parent
may require each seller of Registrable Securities as to which any registration
is being effected to furnish Parent such information regarding such seller
and
the distribution of such securities as Parent may from time to time reasonably
request in writing.
Parent
represents and warrants to each holder of Registrable Securities that it has
obtained all necessary waivers, consents and authorizations necessary to execute
this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
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5. Indemnification.
(a) Indemnification
by Parent.
Parent
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law,
each
Holder, its officers, directors and each Person who controls such Holder (within
the meaning of the Securities Act), and any agent or investment adviser thereof,
against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation) arising out of or based
upon any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any
Registration Statement, any amendment or supplement thereto, any Prospectus
or
preliminary Prospectus or any omission or alleged omission to state therein
a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, except insofar as the same arise out of or are based
upon any such untrue statement or omission based upon information with respect
to such Holder furnished in writing to Parent by or on behalf of such Holder
expressly for use therein; provided
that, in
the event that the Prospectus shall have been amended or supplemented and copies
thereof as so amended or supplemented, shall have been furnished to a Holder
prior to the confirmation of any sales of Registrable Securities, such indemnity
with respect to the Prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of such Holder
if
the Person asserting such loss, claim, damage or liability and who purchased
the
Registrable Securities from such holder did not, at or prior to the confirmation
of the sale of the Registrable Securities to such Person, receive a copy of
the
Prospectus as so amended or supplemented and the untrue statement or omission
of
a material fact contained in the Prospectus was corrected in the Prospectus
as
so amended or supplemented.
(b) Indemnification
by Holders of Registrable Securities.
In
connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder is participating,
each such Holder will furnish to Parent in writing such information with respect
to the name and address of such Holder and such other information as may be
reasonably required for use in connection with any such Registration Statement
or Prospectus and agrees to indemnify, to the full extent permitted by law,
Parent, its directors and officers and each Person who controls Parent (within
the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities and expenses resulting from any untrue statement of a material
fact
in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment thereof or
supplement thereto or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading,
to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue or alleged untrue
statement relates to any information with respect to such Holder so furnished
in
writing by such Holder specifically for inclusion in any Prospectus or
Registration Statement; provided,
however,
that
such Holder shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that prior to
the
filing of any such Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment thereof
or
supplement thereto, such Holder has furnished in writing to Parent information
expressly for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto which corrected or made not misleading information
previously furnished to Parent.
(c) Indemnification
Payments.
The
indemnification required by this Section 5 shall be made by periodic payments
of
the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and
when bills are received or expense, loss, damage or liability is
incurred.
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6. Transfer
of Rights.
The
rights to cause Parent to register Registrable Securities granted pursuant
to
the provisions hereof may be transferred or assigned by any Holder to a
transferee or assignee; provided;
however,
that
the transferee or assignee of such rights assumes the obligations of such
transferor or assignor, as the case may be, hereunder.
7. Registration
Default Fee.
If each
Registration Statement contemplated in Section 2(a) is (x) not filed with
the
Commission within ninety (90) days of each issuance of Registrable Securities,
(y) not declared effective by the Commission within 150 days of filing the
applicable Registration Statement or (z) such effectiveness is not maintained
for each Registration Maintenance Period (any such failure or breach being
referred to as an “Event”,
and
for purposes of clause (x) or (y) the date on which such Event occurs, or
for
purposes of clause (z) the date on which the Registration Maintenance Period
is
exceeded (subject to the 15 and 45 day grace periods provided in Section
4(c)),
being referred to as an “Event
Date”),
then
on each such Event Date and on each monthly anniversary of each such Event
Date
(if the applicable Event shall not have been cured by such date) until the
applicable Event is cured, the Company shall pay to Holder an amount in cash,
as
partial liquidated damages and not as a penalty, equal to 1.0% of the product
of
the number of Purchase Price Shares covered by the applicable Registration
Statement and the average VWAP for the twenty days preceding the applicable
Event Date.
8. Rule
144; Legend Removal.
(a) Parent
shall timely file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act (including but not limited to the reports under
Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act referred to in subparagraph (c)
of
Rule 144 adopted by the Commission under the Securities Act) and the rules
and
regulations adopted by the Commission thereunder (or, if Parent is not required
to file such reports, will, upon the request of any holder of Registrable
Securities, make publicly available other information) and will take such
further action as any holder of Registrable Securities may reasonably request,
all to the extent required from time to time to enable such holder to sell
Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within
the
limitation of the exemptions provided by (a) Rule 144 under the Securities
Act,
as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or (b) any similar rule or
regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission. Upon the request of any holder
of Registrable Securities, Parent will deliver to such holder a written
statement as to whether it has complied with the requirements of this Section
9.
(b) To
the
extent allowable under federal securities laws, certificates evidencing the
Registrable Securities shall not contain any legend, (i) while a registration
statement (including the Registration Statement) covering the resale of such
security is effective under the Securities Act, or (ii) following any sale
of
such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) if such Shares
are
eligible for sale under Rule 144(k), or (iv) if such legend is not required
under applicable requirements of the Securities Act (including judicial
interpretations and pronouncements issued by the Staff of the Commission).
Parent shall cause its counsel to issue a legal opinion to Parent’s transfer
agent promptly after the effective date of each Registration Statement if
required by Parent’s transfer agent to effect the removal of the legend
hereunder. Parent agrees that following each such effective date or at such
time
as such legend is no longer required under this Section, it will deliver
or
cause to be delivered to such Holder a certificate representing such Registrable
Securities that is free from all restrictive and other
legends.
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Schedule
1.1
ASSETS
PURCHASED
1. The
inventory included on Schedule
6.3
2. The
following contracts or agreements:
3. The
tangible personal property included on Schedule
6.4
4. The
following Accounts Receivable:
5. The
trademarks, trade names, service marks and copyrights included on Schedule
6.6.
6. The
trade
secrets included on Schedule
6.7,
specifically including the names, addresses, telephone
numbers and contact persons of all customers.
7. The
intangible property included on Schedule
6.8
8. The
insurance policies included on Schedule
6.12
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SCHEDULE
2(a)
CONSIDERATION
FROM ACQUIRING CORP. AFTER CLOSING
During
the Earnout Period, for purposes of calculating the Purchase Price Shares to
be
issued to Company, EBITDA shall include only the revenues and expenses of
Acquiring Corp. that are generated from the Assets and the business of Company
transferred to Acquiring Corp. under this Agreement and the organic growth
of
such business during the Earn-out Period, including reasonable product
extensions and modifications to existing product lines, and shall not include
any expenses of or relating to Parent or any other subsidiary or affiliate
of
Parent.
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SCHEDULE
3(a)
LIABILITIES
ASSUMED BY ACQUIRING CORP. TO BE SATISFIED AT CLOSING
37
SCHEDULE
3(b)
OPERATING
LIABILITIES ASSUMED BY ACQUIRING CORP.
38
SCHEDULE
4
ALLOCATION
OF PURCHASE PRICE
39
SCHEDULE
6.1
COMPANY’S
LIABILITIES
40
SCHEDULE
6.3
INVENTORY
41
SCHEDULE
6.4
PERSONAL
PROPERTY
42
SCHEDULE
6.5
ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE
43
SCHEDULE
6.6
TRADE
NAMES, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS AND COPYRIGHTS
44
SCHEDULE
6.7
TRADE
SECRETS
45
SCHEDULE
6.8
OTHER
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
46
SCHEDULE 6.10
CUSTOMERS
47
SCHEDULE
6.11
EMPLOYMENT
CONTRACTS
48
SCHEDULE
6.13
AGREEMENTS
ENTERED INTO NOT IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF
BUSINESS
49
SCHEDULE
6.14
LICENSES
AND PERMITS
50
SCHEDULE
6.15
LITIGATION
51
SCHEDULE
6.18
PERSONNEL
52
SCHEDULE
14.1(b)
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OF SALE
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SCHEDULE
16.1
XXXXX
XXXXXXXX EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
This
Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into on _____________, 2007
(the “Effective Date”) by and between Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx (“Executive”), Health
Sciences Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Kalahari, Inc., a
Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the
“Company”).
WHEREAS,
the Company believes that Executive’s service, experience, and knowledge are
valuable to the Company in connection with its business; and
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to employ Executive, and Executive desires to be employed
by
the Company, as Vice President of Sales.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Employment.
As and
from the Effective Date, the Company shall employ Executive and Executive
shall
accept such employment upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth.
2. Term
of Employment.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 6, the term of Executive’s employment pursuant to
this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall terminate three
(3) years from that date (the “Initial Term”). This Agreement will be
automatically renewed for successive one year terms after the expiration
of the
Initial Term, unless Executive is otherwise notified in writing at least
60 days
before the end of the Initial Term or any of the successive one year terms.
In
this
Agreement the word “Term” shall, depending on the context used, refer to the
Initial Term or to any successive one year terms.
3. Duties;
Extent of Service.
During
Executive’s employment under this Agreement, Executive (i) shall serve as an
employee of the Company with the title and position of Vice President of
Sales,
reporting to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall have such
executive responsibilities as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company
shall
from time to time designate and which are reasonably appropriate for Executive’s
position, provided
that, in
all
cases Executive shall be subject to the oversight and supervision of the
Chief
Executive Officer of the Company in the performance of Executive’s duties, and
(ii) shall render all services reasonably incident to the foregoing.
Executive
shall also be appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors, and shall serve in
such capacity throughout the Term, or until he sooner voluntarily
resigns.
Executive hereby accepts such employment, agrees to serve the Company in
the
capacity indicated, and agrees to use Executive’s best efforts, skill and
energies to, the advancement of the interests of the Company and the performance
of Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder.
4. Salary,
Bonus and Other Compensation.
(a) Salary.
During
the Term, the Company shall pay Executive a salary at the initial rate of
$85,000 per annum (as such salary may be increased from time to time, the
“Salary”). Such Salary shall be subject to withholding under applicable law,
shall be prorated for partial years and shall be payable in periodic
installments not less frequently than monthly in accordance with the Company’s
usual practice for its executive officers as in effect from time to time.
Executive’s Salary shall be reviewed periodically by the Company’s Board of
Directors for the purpose of determining whether Executive’s Salary shall be
increased. In no event shall this review take place less frequently than
annually.
(b) Discretionary
Bonus.
At the
beginning of each year of the Term the Board of Directors of the Company
shall
set reasonable milestones and goals for Executive to earn an annual bonus
equal
to 25% of the Salary, which milestones shall be based on Executive’s personal
sales results for the applicable year. The bonus may consist of cash, common
stock of Parent issued from Parent’s 2006 Stock Option, Deferred Stock and
Restricted Stock Plan (the “Plan”), or a combination of both.
(c) Stock
Grant.
On or
about the Effective Date, Executive shall receive shares of Parent’s common
stock (the “Bonus Shares”) issued from the Plan, which Bonus Shares shall have a
value of $25,000. The number of Bonus Shares to be issued to Executive shall
be
determined by dividing $25,000 by the average volume weighted average price of
Parent’s common stock for the 20 trading days preceding the Effective Date, as
reported by Bloomberg LP.
(d) Stock
Options.
At
the
beginning of each year of the Term the Board of Directors of Parent shall
set
reasonable milestones and goals for Executive to earn stock options of Parent,
which shall be annually reviewed at each anniversary date of this Agreement
by
the Parent’s Board of Directors to determine whether and to what extent
Executive earned stock options for the prior fiscal year of the
Term.
5. Benefits.
(a) Regular
Benefits.
During
the Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in any and all medical,
pension, dental and life insurance plans and disability income plans, retirement
arrangements and other employment benefits as in effect from time to time
for
executive officers of the Company generally. Such participation shall be
subject
to (i) the terms of the applicable plan documents (including, as applicable,
provisions granting discretion to the Board of Directors of the Company or
any
administrative or other committee provided for therein or contemplated thereby)
and (ii) generally applicable policies of the Company.
(b) Vacation.
During
the Term, Executive shall receive paid vacation annually in accordance with
the
Company’s practices for executive officers, as in effect from time to time, but
in any event not less than two weeks during each year of the Term.
(c) Expenses.
The
Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable business expenses incurred
by Executive during Executive’s employment hereunder to the extent in compliance
with the Company’s business expense reimbursement policies in effect from time
to time and upon presentation by Executive of such documentation and records
as
the Company shall from time to time require.
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(d) Taxation
of Payments and Benefits.
The
Company shall undertake to make deductions, withholdings and tax reports
with
respect to payments and benefits under this Agreement to the extent that
it
reasonably and in good faith believes that it is required to make such
deductions, withholdings and tax reports. Payments under this Agreement shall
be
in amounts net of any such deductions or withholdings. Nothing in this Agreement
shall be construed to require the Company to make any payments to compensate
Executive for any adverse tax effect associated with any payments or benefits
or
for any deduction or withholding from any payment or benefit.
(e) Exclusivity
of Salary and Benefits.
Executive shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits other than those
provided under this Agreement. Compliance with the provisions of this Section
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shall in no way create or be deemed to create any obligation, express or
implied, on the part of the Company or any of its affiliates with respect
to the
continuation of any particular benefit or other plan or arrangement maintained
by them or their subsidiaries as of or prior to the date hereof or the creation
and maintenance of any particular benefit or other plan or arrangement at
any
time after the date hereof.
(f) Liability
Insurance .
Executive shall be added as an insured person to the directors’ and officers’
liability coverage provided by the Company and Parent to its directors and
officers.
6. Termination
and Termination Benefits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2, Executive’s employment under this
Agreement shall terminate under the following circumstances set forth in
this
Section 6.
(a) Termination
by the Company for Cause.
Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated for Cause without
further liability on the part of the Company other than for accrued but unpaid
Salary through the date of termination effective immediately upon written
notice
to Executive. “Cause” shall mean the following:
(i) the
commission by Executive of any act of embezzlement, fraud, larceny or theft
on
or from the Company or an affiliate of the Company;
(ii) the
commission by Executive of a felony or any misdemeanor, which misdemeanor
involves moral turpitude, deceit, dishonesty or fraud;
(iii) any
material misconduct or material violation of the Company’s policies, any of
which continues for a period of 30 days after written notice detailing such
material misconduct or violation of the Company’s policies is given to
Executive; or
(iv) a
material breach by Executive of any of the covenants, terms or provisions
of
this Agreement or any agreement between the Company and Executive regarding
confidentiality, non-competition or assignment of inventions.
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(b) Termination
by Executive.
Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by Executive by
written notice to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer at least 60 days prior
to such termination.
(c) Termination
by the Company Without Cause.
Subject
to the payment of Termination Benefits pursuant to Section 6(e), Executive’s
employment under this Agreement may be terminated without Cause by the Company
upon written notice to Executive.
(d) Termination
by Executive with Good Reason.
Subject
to the payment of Termination Benefits pursuant to Section 6(e), Executive
may
terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement with Good Reason, which
shall be defined as:
(i) a
downsizing or reduction of Executive’s title, duties, responsibilities or
authority or;
(ii) a
material adverse change to Executive’s working conditions or to the management
or supervision of Executive which in the reasonable judgment of Executive
constitutes a demotion of Executive; or
(iii) the
assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent in any adverse respect
with
Executive’s position or the transfer or relocation of Executive to any office
outside the greater metropolitan Atlanta area; or
(iv) a
reduction in the Salary, Annual Bonus or benefits, if the benefits are not
reduced among all other recipients of the benefits; or
(v) the
failure of any successor entity to assume the terms of this Agreement upon
a
change of control (a “Change of Control”). A Change of Control shall be defined
as
the sale
or disposition by the Company to an unrelated third party of 50% or more
of its
business or assets, or the sale of the capital stock of the Company in
connection with the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the Company
to
an unrelated third party, or the merger or consolidation of the Company with
another corporation as part of a sale or transfer of a controlling interest
in
the Company to an unrelated third party.
(e) Certain
Termination Benefits.
Unless
otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or otherwise required by
law,
all compensation and benefits payable to Executive under this Agreement shall
terminate on the
date
of termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of termination of Executive’s
employment with the Company pursuant to Section 6(c) or Section 6(d) above,
the
Company shall pay to Executive:
(i)
Executive’s Salary for 3 months; (ii) any Annual Bonus, if earned, that is
accrued but unpaid on the date of termination, pro-rated to the date of
termination; (iii) a cash payment for all vacation days accrued but not taken
on
the date of termination; and (iv) any options granted to Executive that have
vested on or prior to the date of termination. Collectively, (i), (ii), (iii),
and (iv) shall be referred to herein as the “Severance Benefits”.
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The
parties hereto agree that the Severance Benefits are to be in full satisfaction,
compromise and release of any claims arising out of any termination of
Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 6(c) or Section 6(d), and such
amounts shall be contingent upon Executive’s delivery of a general release of
such claims upon termination of employment in a form reasonably satisfactory
to
the Company, it being understood that no Severance Benefits shall be provided
unless and until Executive determines to execute and deliver such
release.
(e) Death;
Disability.
Upon
the death of Executive, or upon the permanent disability (as defined below)
of
Executive continuing for a period in excess of 60 consecutive days, all
obligations of the Company and Parent under this Agreement shall immediately
terminate other than any obligation of the Company or Parent with respect
to
earned but unpaid Salary and earned benefits contemplated hereby to the extent
accrued or vested through the date of termination. As used herein, the terms
“permanent disability” or “permanently disabled” shall mean the inability of
Executive, by reason of injury, illness or other similar cause, to perform
a
major part of his duties and responsibilities in connection with the conduct
of
the business and affairs of the Company, as determined reasonably and in
good
faith by the Company.
(f) Notwithstanding
termination of this Agreement as provided in this Section 6 or any other
termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive’s obligations
under Section 7 hereof shall survive any termination of Executive’s employment
with the Company at any time and for any reason.
7. Non-Competition;
Non-Solicitation; Confidentiality; Proprietary Rights.
(a) Noncompetition.
Executive agrees that Executive shall not, during the term of this Agreement,
and for a period of one (1) year thereafter:
(i) directly
or
indirectly own, engage in, manage, operate, join, control, or participate
in the
ownership, management, operation, or control of, or be connected as a
stockholder, partner, member, joint venturer, director, officer, employee,
consultant, agent, beneficiary, or otherwise with, any corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship, association, business,
trust, or other organization, entity or individual which develops, manufactures
or markets products or performs services as a significant part of its business
which are competitive with or substantially similar to the products or services
of the Company in the Territory (defined below); provided,
that
Executive may own, directly or indirectly, securities of any entity traded
on
any national securities exchange or listed on the National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System if Executive does not, directly
or
indirectly, own 1% or more of any class of equity securities, or securities
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for 1% or more of any class
of
equity securities, of such entity;
(ii) call
upon, solicit,
direct, take away, provide products or services to, or attempt to call upon,
solicit, direct, take away or provide products or services to, or accept
any
orders of business from any customers or clients of the Company for products
or
services which are competitive with or substantially similar to the products
or
services of the Company or its subsidiaries in the Territory;
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(iii) solicit
any
employee of the Company to terminate such employee’s employment with the
Company, or agree to hire any such employee or former employee of the Company
(unless at least 12 months have passed since the termination of such employee’s
employment with the Company); or
(iv) directly
or
indirectly request or advise any present or future supplier, service provider
or
financial resource of the Company to withdraw, curtail or cancel the furnishing
of such service or resource to the Company.
As
used
herein, “Territory” means United States
(b) Confidential
Information.
As used
in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall mean information
belonging to the Company (for purposes of this Section 7 including all
predecessors of the Company) of value to the Company or with respect to which
Company has right in the course of conducting its business and the disclosure
of
which could result in a competitive or other disadvantage to the Company.
Confidential Information includes information, whether or not patentable
or
copyrightable, in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible
forms, stored in any medium, including, by way of example and without
limitation, trade secrets, ideas, concepts, designs, configurations,
specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples,
flow charts processes, techniques, formulas, software, improvements, inventions,
domain names, data, know-how, discoveries, copyrightable materials, marketing
plans and strategies, sales and financial reports and forecasts, customer
lists,
studies, reports, records, books, contracts, instruments, surveys, computer
disks, diskettes, tapes, computer programs and business plans, prospects
and
opportunities (such as possible acquisitions or dispositions of businesses
or
facilities) which have been discussed or considered by the management of
the
Company. Confidential Information includes information developed by Executive
in
the course of Executive’s employment by the Company, as well as other
information to which Executive may have access in connection with Executive’s
employment. Confidential Information also includes the confidential information
of others with which the Company has a business relationship. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Confidential Information does not include information in the
public domain, unless due to breach of Executive’s duties under Section
7(c).
(c) Confidentiality.
In the
course of performing services hereunder on behalf of the Company and its
affiliates, Executive will have access to Confidential Information. Executive
agrees (i) to hold the Confidential Information in strict confidence, (ii)
not
to disclose the Confidential Information to any person (other than in the
regular business of the Company or its affiliates), and (iii) not to use,
directly or indirectly, any of the Confidential Information for any purpose
other than on behalf of the Company and its affiliates. All documents, records,
data, apparatus, equipment and other physical property, whether or not
pertaining to Confidential Information, that are furnished to Executive by
the
Company or are produced by Executive in connection with Executive’s employment
will be and remain the sole property of the Company. Upon the termination
of
Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason and as and when otherwise
requested by the Company, all Confidential Information (including, without
limitation, all data, memoranda, customer lists, notes, programs and other
papers and items, and reproductions thereof relating to the foregoing matters)
in Executive’s possession or control, shall be immediately returned to the
Company.
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(d) Third
Party Agreements and Rights.
Executive hereby confirms that Executive is not bound by the terms of any
agreement with any previous employer or other party that restricts in any
way
Executive’s use or disclosure of information or Executive’s engagement in any
business. Executive represents to the Company that Executive’s execution of this
Agreement, Executive’s employment with the Company and the performance of
Executive’s proposed duties for the Company will not violate any obligations
Executive may have to any such previous employer or other party. In Executive’s
work for the Company, Executive will not disclose or make use of any information
in violation of any agreements with or rights of any such previous employer
or
other party, and Executive will not bring to the premises of the Company
any
copies or other tangible embodiments of non-public information belonging
to or
obtained from any such previous employment or other party.
(e) Litigation
and Regulatory Cooperation.
During
and after Executive’s employment, Executive shall cooperate fully with the
Company in the defense or prosecution of any claims or actions now in existence
or which may be brought in the future against or on behalf of the Company
that
relate to events or occurrences that transpired while Executive was employed
by
the Company. Executive’s full cooperation in connection with such claims or
actions shall include, but not be limited to, being available to meet with
counsel to prepare for discovery or trial and to act as a witness on behalf
of
the Company at mutually convenient times. During and after Executive’s
employment, Executive also shall cooperate fully with the Company in connection
with any investigation or review of any federal, state or local regulatory
authority as any such investigation or review relates to events or occurrences
that transpired while Executive was employed by the Company. The Company
shall
reimburse Executive for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
connection with Executive’s performance of obligations pursuant to this Section
7(e).
(f) Inventions.
Executive recognizes that the Company and its affiliates possess a proprietary
interest in all of the Confidential Information and have the exclusive right
and
privilege to use, protect by copyright, patent or trademark, or otherwise
exploit the processes, ideas and concepts described therein to the exclusion
of
Executive, except as otherwise agreed between the Company and Executive in
writing. Executive expressly agrees that any products, inventions, formulas,
discoveries or improvements made by Executive in the course of Executive’s
employment, including any of the foregoing which is based on or arises out
of
the Confidential Information, shall be the property of and inure to the
exclusive benefit of the Company. Executive further agrees that any and all
products, inventions, discoveries or improvements developed by Executive
(whether or not able to be protected by copyright, patent or trademark) during
and in the course of his employment, and involving the use of the time,
materials or other resources of the Company or any of its affiliates, shall
be
promptly disclosed to the Company and shall become the exclusive property
of the
Company, and Executive shall execute and deliver any and all documents necessary
or appropriate to implement the foregoing.
(g) Business
Opportunities.
Executive agrees, while she is employed by the Company, to offer or otherwise
make known or available to it, as directed by the Board of Directors of the
Company and without additional compensation or consideration, any business
prospects, contracts or other business opportunities that Executive may
discover, find, develop or otherwise have available to Executive in the
Company’s general industry and further agrees that any such prospects, contacts
or other business opportunities shall be the property of the
Company.
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(h) Acknowledgment.
Executive acknowledges that the provisions of this Section 7 are an integral
part of Executive’s employment arrangements with the Company.
8. Parties
in Interest; Certain Remedies.
It is
specifically understood and agreed that this Agreement is intended to confer
a
benefit, directly or indirectly, on the Company and its direct and indirect
subsidiaries and affiliates, and that any breach of the provisions of this
Agreement by Executive or any of Executive’s affiliates will result in
irreparable injury to the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, that
the
remedy at law alone will be an inadequate remedy for such breach. Accordingly,
Executive agrees that if Executive breaches, or proposes to breach, any portion
of this Agreement, the Company or its subsidiaries and affiliates shall be
entitled, in addition to any other remedy it may have, to enforce the specific
performance of this Agreement by Executive through both temporary and permanent
injunctive relief without the necessity of posting a bond or proving actual
damages, but without limitation of their right to damages and any and all
other
remedies available to them, it being understood that injunctive relief is
in
addition to, and not in lieu of, such other remedies.
9. Integration.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect
to
the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements between the
parties with respect to any related subject matter.
10.
Assignment;
Successors and Assigns, etc.
None of
the Company, Executive or Parent may make any assignment of this Agreement
or
any interest herein without the prior written consent of the other parties;
provided
that the
Company and Parent may assign its rights under this Agreement without the
consent of Executive in the event that the Company or Parent shall effect
a
reorganization, consolidate with or merge into any other corporation,
partnership, organization or other entity, or transfer all or substantially
all
of its properties or assets to any other corporation, partnership, organization
or other entity. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the Company, Parent and Executive, their respective successors, executors,
administrators, heirs and permitted assigns.
11.
Enforceability.
If any
portion or provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, any
portion or provision of any section of this Agreement) shall to any extent
be
declared illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then
the
remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such portion or provision
in
circumstances other than those as to which it is so declared illegal or
unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each portion and provision
of
this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted
by
law.
12.
Waiver.
No
waiver of any provision hereof shall be effective unless made in writing
and
signed by the waiving party. The failure of any party to require the performance
of any term or obligation of this Agreement, or the waiver by any party of
any
breach of this Agreement, shall not prevent any subsequent enforcement of
such
term or obligation or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach.
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13. Notices.
Any
notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for by this
Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and delivered in person or sent
by a
nationally recognized overnight courier service or by registered or certified
mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to Executive at the last
address Executive has filed in writing with the Company or, in the case of
the
Company, at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
00000.
14. Amendment.
This
Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed
by
Executive and by a duly authorized representative of the Company and
Parent.
15. Governing
Law.
This
contract shall be construed under and be governed in all respects by the
laws of
the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles
thereof, except as provided in Section 17.
16. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when
so
executed and delivered shall be taken to be an original and all of which
taken
together shall constitute one and the same document.
17. Arbitration.
Any
controversy, dispute or claim of whatever nature arising out of, in connection
with or relating to this Agreement or the interpretation, meaning, performance,
breach or enforcement thereof, including any controversy, dispute or claim
based
on contract, tort, or statute, and including without limitation claims relating
to the validity of this Agreement or relating to termination of employment,
shall be resolved at the request of any party to this Agreement, by final
and
binding arbitration conducted at a location determined by the arbitrator
in Los
Angeles, California, administered by and in accordance with the then existing
Rules of Practice and Procedure of J*A*M*S/Endispute, Inc.. (J·A·M·S), and
judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered by any
State or Federal Court having jurisdiction thereof. Either party may commence
such proceeding by giving notice to the other party in the manner provided
in
Section 13 of this Agreement. Upon filing a demand for arbitration, all parties
to the Agreement will have right of discovery to the maximum extent provided
by
law for actions tried before a court, and both agree that in the event of
an
arbitration, disputes as to discovery shall be determined by the arbitrator(s).
The arbitrator(s) in any such proceeding shall apply Delaware substantive
law
and the California Evidence Code to the proceeding. The arbitrator(s) shall
have
the power to grant all legal and equitable remedies (provisional and final)
and
award damages provided by Delaware law. The arbitrator(s) shall prepare in
writing and provide to the parties an award including findings of fact and
conclusions of law. The arbitrator(s) shall not have the power to commit
errors
of law or legal reasoning, and the award may be vacated or corrected pursuant
to
California Code of Civil Procedure §§1286.2 or 1286.6 for any such error. The
Company shall pay all fees of the arbitrator, and each party shall bear its
or
his expenses, costs and attorney fees relating to the arbitration and recovery
under any order and/or judgment rendered therein. In any such proceeding
Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP may represent the Company regardless of whether such
counsel has rendered advice to Executive in the past unless prohibited by
law or
rules of the California State Bar Association. The parties hereto hereby
submit
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California for
the
purpose of enforcement of this agreement to arbitrate and any and all awards
or
orders rendered pursuant thereto.
[SIGNATURES
FOLLOW]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Employment Agreement as of
the
date first set forth above.
THE
COMPANY:
Kalahari,
Inc.
By:
/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title:
CEO
PARENT:
Health
Sciences Group, Inc.
By:
/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title:
CEO
EXECUTIVE:
/s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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SCHEDULE
16.2
XXXXX
XXXXXXXX EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
This
Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into on _____________, 2007
(the “Effective Date”) by and between Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx (“Executive”), Health
Sciences Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Kalahari, Inc., a
Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the
“Company”).
WHEREAS,
the Company believes that Executive’s service, experience, and knowledge are
valuable to the Company in connection with its business; and
WHEREAS,
the Company desires to employ Executive, and Executive desires to be employed
by
the Company, as Vice President, Operations of the Company.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein
contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Employment.
As and
from the Effective Date, the Company shall employ Executive and Executive
shall
accept such employment upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth.
2. Term
of Employment.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 6, the term of Executive’s employment pursuant to
this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall terminate three
(3) years from that date (the “Initial Term”). This Agreement will be
automatically renewed for successive one year terms after the expiration
of the
Initial Term, unless Executive is otherwise notified in writing at least
60 days
before the end of the Initial Term or any of the successive one year terms.
In
this
Agreement the word “Term” shall, depending on the context used, refer to the
Initial Term or to any successive one year terms.
3. Duties;
Extent of Service.
During
Executive’s employment under this Agreement, Executive (i) shall serve as an
employee of the Company with the title and position of Vice President,
Operations, reporting to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall
have such executive responsibilities as the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company shall from time to time designate and which are reasonably appropriate
for Executive’s position, provided
that, in
all
cases Executive shall be subject to the oversight and supervision of the
Chief
Executive Officer of the Company in the performance of Executive’s duties, and
(ii) shall render all services reasonably incident to the foregoing, including,
without limitation, managing and supervising the day-to-day business and
operations of the Company. Executive
shall also be appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors, and shall serve in
such capacity throughout the Term, or until she sooner voluntarily
resigns.
Executive hereby accepts such employment, agrees to serve the Company in
the
capacity indicated, and agrees to use Executive’s best efforts, skill and
energies to, the advancement of the interests of the Company and the performance
of Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder.
4. Salary,
Bonus and Other Compensation.
(a) Salary.
During
the Term, the Company shall pay Executive a salary at the initial rate of
$125,000 per annum (as such salary may be increased from time to time, the
“Salary”). Such Salary shall be subject to withholding under applicable law,
shall be prorated for partial years and shall be payable in periodic
installments not less frequently than monthly in accordance with the Company’s
usual practice for its executive officers as in effect from time to time.
Executive’s Salary shall be reviewed periodically by the Company’s Board of
Directors for the purpose of determining whether Executive’s Salary shall be
increased. In no event shall this review take place less frequently than
annually.
(b) Discretionary
Bonus.
Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus in light of the duties
and responsibilities of Executive and the performance thereof. At the beginning
of each year of the Term the Board of Directors of the Company shall set
reasonable milestones and goals for Executive and the Company, which shall
be
annually reviewed at each anniversary date of this Agreement by the Board
of
Directors to determine whether and to what extent Executive earned a bonus
for
the prior fiscal year of the Term. The bonus may consist of cash, common
stock
of Parent issued from Parent’s 2006 Stock Option, Deferred Stock and Restricted
Stock Plan (the “Plan”), or a combination of both.
(c) Stock
Grant.
On or
about the Effective Date, Executive shall receive shares of Parent’s common
stock (the “Bonus Shares”) issued from the Plan, which Bonus Shares shall have a
value of $25,000. The number of Bonus Shares to be issued to Executive shall
be
determined by dividing $25,000 by the average volume weighted average price
of
Parent’s common stock for the 20 trading days preceding the Effective Date, as
reported by Bloomberg LP.
(d) Stock
Options.
On the
Effective Date, Parent will grant to Executive a stock option to purchase
300,000 shares of Parent’s common stock pursuant to the Plan. The exercise price
shall be $0.10 per share on the first 100,000 shares (“Tranche 1”); $0.25 per
share on the second 100,000shares (“Tranche 2”); and $0.50 per share on the
third 100,000 shares (“Tranche 3”). The term of the option shall be ten years
and the option agreement to be entered into pursuant to the Plan shall have
a
cashless exercise provision. The option shall vest as follows: Tranche 1
shall
vest if the Company’s audited gross revenues for 2007 exceed the audited gross
revenues for 2006 plus $1 million; Tranche 2 shall vest if the Company’s audited
gross revenues for 2008 exceed the audited gross revenues for 2006 plus $2
million; and Tranche 3 shall vest if the Company’s audited gross revenues for
2009 exceed the audited gross revenues for 2006 plus $3 million.
5. Benefits.
(a) Regular
Benefits.
During
the Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in any and all medical,
pension, dental and life insurance plans and disability income plans, retirement
arrangements and other employment benefits as in effect from time to time
for
executive officers of the Company generally. Such participation shall be
subject
to (i) the terms of the applicable plan documents (including, as applicable,
provisions granting discretion to the Board of Directors of the Company or
any
administrative or other committee provided for therein or contemplated thereby)
and (ii) generally applicable policies of the Company.
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(b) Vacation.
During
the Term, Executive shall receive paid vacation annually in accordance with
the
Company’s practices for executive officers, as in effect from time to time, but
in any event not less than two weeks during each year of the Term.
(c) Expenses.
The
Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable business expenses incurred
by Executive during Executive’s employment hereunder to the extent in compliance
with the Company’s business expense reimbursement policies in effect from time
to time and upon presentation by Executive of such documentation and records
as
the Company shall from time to time require.
(d) Taxation
of Payments and Benefits.
The
Company shall undertake to make deductions, withholdings and tax reports
with
respect to payments and benefits under this Agreement to the extent that
it
reasonably and in good faith believes that it is required to make such
deductions, withholdings and tax reports. Payments under this Agreement shall
be
in amounts net of any such deductions or withholdings. Nothing in this Agreement
shall be construed to require the Company to make any payments to compensate
Executive for any adverse tax effect associated with any payments or benefits
or
for any deduction or withholding from any payment or benefit.
(e) Exclusivity
of Salary and Benefits.
Executive shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits other than those
provided under this Agreement. Compliance with the provisions of this Section
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shall in no way create or be deemed to create any obligation, express or
implied, on the part of the Company or any of its affiliates with respect
to the
continuation of any particular benefit or other plan or arrangement maintained
by them or their subsidiaries as of or prior to the date hereof or the creation
and maintenance of any particular benefit or other plan or arrangement at
any
time after the date hereof.
(f) Liability
Insurance .
Executive shall be added as an insured person to the directors’ and officers’
liability coverage provided by the Company and Parent to its directors and
officers.
6. Termination
and Termination Benefits.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2, Executive’s employment under this
Agreement shall terminate under the following circumstances set forth in
this
Section 6.
(a) Termination
by the Company for Cause.
Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated for Cause without
further liability on the part of the Company other than for accrued but unpaid
Salary through the date of termination effective immediately upon written
notice
to Executive. “Cause” shall mean the following:
(i) the
commission by Executive of any act of embezzlement, fraud, larceny or theft
on
or from the Company or an affiliate of the Company;
(ii) the
commission by Executive of a felony or any misdemeanor, which misdemeanor
involves moral turpitude, deceit, dishonesty or fraud;
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(iii) any
material misconduct or material violation of the Company’s policies, any of
which continues for a period of 30 days after written notice detailing such
material misconduct or violation of the Company’s policies is given to
Executive; or
(iv) a
material breach by Executive of any of the covenants, terms or provisions
of
this Agreement or any agreement between the Company and Executive regarding
confidentiality, non-competition or assignment of inventions.
(b) Termination
by Executive.
Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by Executive by
written notice to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer at least 60 days prior
to such termination.
(c) Termination
by the Company Without Cause.
Subject
to the payment of Termination Benefits pursuant to Section 6(e), Executive’s
employment under this Agreement may be terminated without Cause by the Company
upon written notice to Executive.
(d) Termination
by Executive with Good Reason.
Subject
to the payment of Termination Benefits pursuant to Section 6(e), Executive
may
terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement with Good Reason, which
shall be defined as:
(i) a
downsizing or reduction of Executive’s title, duties, responsibilities or
authority or;
(ii) a
material adverse change to Executive’s working conditions or to the management
or supervision of Executive which in the reasonable judgment of Executive
constitutes a demotion of Executive; or
(iii) the
assignment to Executive of any duties inconsistent in any adverse respect
with
Executive’s position or the transfer or relocation of Executive to any office
outside the greater metropolitan Atlanta area; or
(iv) a
reduction in the Salary, Annual Bonus or benefits, if the benefits are not
reduced among all other recipients of the benefits; or
(v) the
failure of any successor entity to assume the terms of this Agreement upon
a
change of control (a “Change of Control”). A Change of Control shall be defined
as
the sale
or disposition by the Company to an unrelated third party of 50% or more
of its
business or assets, or the sale of the capital stock of the Company in
connection with the sale or transfer of a controlling interest in the Company
to
an unrelated third party, or the merger or consolidation of the Company with
another corporation as part of a sale or transfer of a controlling interest
in
the Company to an unrelated third party.
(e) Certain
Termination Benefits.
Unless
otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or otherwise required by
law,
all compensation and benefits payable to Executive under this Agreement shall
terminate on the
date
of termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of termination of Executive’s
employment with the Company pursuant to Section 6(c) or Section 6(d) above,
the
Company shall pay to Executive:
(i)
Executive’s Salary for 3 months; (ii) any Annual Bonus, if earned, that is
accrued but unpaid on the date of termination, pro-rated to the date of
termination; (iii) a cash payment for all vacation days accrued but not taken
on
the date of termination; and (iv) any options granted to Executive that have
vested on or prior to the date of termination. Collectively, (i), (ii), (iii),
and (iv) shall be referred to herein as the “Severance Benefits”.
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The
parties hereto agree that the Severance Benefits are to be in full satisfaction,
compromise and release of any claims arising out of any termination of
Executive’s employment pursuant to Section 6(c) or Section 6(d), and such
amounts shall be contingent upon Executive’s delivery of a general release of
such claims upon termination of employment in a form reasonably satisfactory
to
the Company, it being understood that no Severance Benefits shall be provided
unless and until Executive determines to execute and deliver such
release.
(e) Death;
Disability.
Upon
the death of Executive, or upon the permanent disability (as defined below)
of
Executive continuing for a period in excess of 60 consecutive days, all
obligations of the Company and Parent under this Agreement shall immediately
terminate other than any obligation of the Company or Parent with respect
to
earned but unpaid Salary and earned benefits contemplated hereby to the extent
accrued or vested through the date of termination. As used herein, the terms
“permanent disability” or “permanently disabled” shall mean the inability of
Executive, by reason of injury, illness or other similar cause, to perform
a
major part of his duties and responsibilities in connection with the conduct
of
the business and affairs of the Company, as determined reasonably and in
good
faith by the Company.
(f) Notwithstanding
termination of this Agreement as provided in this Section 6 or any other
termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive’s obligations
under Section 7 hereof shall survive any termination of Executive’s employment
with the Company at any time and for any reason.
7. Non-Competition;
Non-Solicitation; Confidentiality; Proprietary Rights.
(a) Noncompetition.
Executive agrees that Executive shall not, during the term of this Agreement,
and for a period of one (1) year thereafter:
(i) directly
or
indirectly own, engage in, manage, operate, join, control, or participate
in the
ownership, management, operation, or control of, or be connected as a
stockholder, partner, member, joint venturer, director, officer, employee,
consultant, agent, beneficiary, or otherwise with, any corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship, association, business,
trust, or other organization, entity or individual which develops, manufactures
or markets products or performs services as a significant part of its business
which are competitive with or substantially similar to the products or services
of the Company in the Territory (defined below); provided,
that
Executive may own, directly or indirectly, securities of any entity traded
on
any national securities exchange or listed on the National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System if Executive does not, directly
or
indirectly, own 1% or more of any class of equity securities, or securities
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for 1% or more of any class
of
equity securities, of such entity;
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(ii) call
upon, solicit,
direct, take away, provide products or services to, or attempt to call upon,
solicit, direct, take away or provide products or services to, or accept
any
orders of business from any customers or clients of the Company for products
or
services which are competitive with or substantially similar to the products
or
services of the Company or its subsidiaries in the Territory;
(iii) solicit
any
employee of the Company to terminate such employee’s employment with the
Company, or agree to hire any such employee or former employee of the Company
(unless at least 12 months have passed since the termination of such employee’s
employment with the Company); or
(iv) directly
or
indirectly request or advise any present or future supplier, service provider
or
financial resource of the Company to withdraw, curtail or cancel the furnishing
of such service or resource to the Company.
As
used
herein, “Territory” means United States
(b) Confidential
Information.
As used
in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” shall mean information
belonging to the Company (for purposes of this Section 7 including all
predecessors of the Company) of value to the Company or with respect to which
Company has right in the course of conducting its business and the disclosure
of
which could result in a competitive or other disadvantage to the Company.
Confidential Information includes information, whether or not patentable
or
copyrightable, in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible
forms, stored in any medium, including, by way of example and without
limitation, trade secrets, ideas, concepts, designs, configurations,
specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples,
flow charts processes, techniques, formulas, software, improvements, inventions,
domain names, data, know-how, discoveries, copyrightable materials, marketing
plans and strategies, sales and financial reports and forecasts, customer
lists,
studies, reports, records, books, contracts, instruments, surveys, computer
disks, diskettes, tapes, computer programs and business plans, prospects
and
opportunities (such as possible acquisitions or dispositions of businesses
or
facilities) which have been discussed or considered by the management of
the
Company. Confidential Information includes information developed by Executive
in
the course of Executive’s employment by the Company, as well as other
information to which Executive may have access in connection with Executive’s
employment. Confidential Information also includes the confidential information
of others with which the Company has a business relationship. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, Confidential Information does not include information in the
public domain, unless due to breach of Executive’s duties under Section
7(c).
(c) Confidentiality.
In the
course of performing services hereunder on behalf of the Company and its
affiliates, Executive will have access to Confidential Information. Executive
agrees (i) to hold the Confidential Information in strict confidence, (ii)
not
to disclose the Confidential Information to any person (other than in the
regular business of the Company or its affiliates), and (iii) not to use,
directly or indirectly, any of the Confidential Information for any purpose
other than on behalf of the Company and its affiliates. All documents, records,
data, apparatus, equipment and other physical property, whether or not
pertaining to Confidential Information, that are furnished to Executive by
the
Company or are produced by Executive in connection with Executive’s employment
will be and remain the sole property of the Company. Upon the termination
of
Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason and as and when otherwise
requested by the Company, all Confidential Information (including, without
limitation, all data, memoranda, customer lists, notes, programs and other
papers and items, and reproductions thereof relating to the foregoing matters)
in Executive’s possession or control, shall be immediately returned to the
Company.
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(d) Third
Party Agreements and Rights.
Executive hereby confirms that Executive is not bound by the terms of any
agreement with any previous employer or other party that restricts in any
way
Executive’s use or disclosure of information or Executive’s engagement in any
business. Executive represents to the Company that Executive’s execution of this
Agreement, Executive’s employment with the Company and the performance of
Executive’s proposed duties for the Company will not violate any obligations
Executive may have to any such previous employer or other party. In Executive’s
work for the Company, Executive will not disclose or make use of any information
in violation of any agreements with or rights of any such previous employer
or
other party, and Executive will not bring to the premises of the Company
any
copies or other tangible embodiments of non-public information belonging
to or
obtained from any such previous employment or other party.
(e) Litigation
and Regulatory Cooperation.
During
and after Executive’s employment, Executive shall cooperate fully with the
Company in the defense or prosecution of any claims or actions now in existence
or which may be brought in the future against or on behalf of the Company
that
relate to events or occurrences that transpired while Executive was employed
by
the Company. Executive’s full cooperation in connection with such claims or
actions shall include, but not be limited to, being available to meet with
counsel to prepare for discovery or trial and to act as a witness on behalf
of
the Company at mutually convenient times. During and after Executive’s
employment, Executive also shall cooperate fully with the Company in connection
with any investigation or review of any federal, state or local regulatory
authority as any such investigation or review relates to events or occurrences
that transpired while Executive was employed by the Company. The Company
shall
reimburse Executive for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in
connection with Executive’s performance of obligations pursuant to this Section
7(e).
(f) Inventions.
Executive recognizes that the Company and its affiliates possess a proprietary
interest in all of the Confidential Information and have the exclusive right
and
privilege to use, protect by copyright, patent or trademark, or otherwise
exploit the processes, ideas and concepts described therein to the exclusion
of
Executive, except as otherwise agreed between the Company and Executive in
writing. Executive expressly agrees that any products, inventions, formulas,
discoveries or improvements made by Executive in the course of Executive’s
employment, including any of the foregoing which is based on or arises out
of
the Confidential Information, shall be the property of and inure to the
exclusive benefit of the Company. Executive further agrees that any and all
products, inventions, discoveries or improvements developed by Executive
(whether or not able to be protected by copyright, patent or trademark) during
and in the course of his employment, and involving the use of the time,
materials or other resources of the Company or any of its affiliates, shall
be
promptly disclosed to the Company and shall become the exclusive property
of the
Company, and Executive shall execute and deliver any and all documents necessary
or appropriate to implement the foregoing.
(g) Business
Opportunities.
Executive agrees, while she is employed by the Company, to offer or otherwise
make known or available to it, as directed by the Board of Directors of the
Company and without additional compensation or consideration, any business
prospects, contracts or other business opportunities that Executive may
discover, find, develop or otherwise have available to Executive in the
Company’s general industry and further agrees that any such prospects, contacts
or other business opportunities shall be the property of the
Company.
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(h) Acknowledgment.
Executive acknowledges that the provisions of this Section 7 are an integral
part of Executive’s employment arrangements with the Company.
8. Parties
in Interest; Certain Remedies.
It is
specifically understood and agreed that this Agreement is intended to confer
a
benefit, directly or indirectly, on the Company and its direct and indirect
subsidiaries and affiliates, and that any breach of the provisions of this
Agreement by Executive or any of Executive’s affiliates will result in
irreparable injury to the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, that
the
remedy at law alone will be an inadequate remedy for such breach. Accordingly,
Executive agrees that if Executive breaches, or proposes to breach, any portion
of this Agreement, the Company or its subsidiaries and affiliates shall be
entitled, in addition to any other remedy it may have, to enforce the specific
performance of this Agreement by Executive through both temporary and permanent
injunctive relief without the necessity of posting a bond or proving actual
damages, but without limitation of their right to damages and any and all
other
remedies available to them, it being understood that injunctive relief is
in
addition to, and not in lieu of, such other remedies.
9. Integration.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect
to
the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements between the
parties with respect to any related subject matter.
10.
Assignment;
Successors and Assigns, etc.
None of
the Company, Executive or Parent may make any assignment of this Agreement
or
any interest herein without the prior written consent of the other parties;
provided
that the
Company and Parent may assign its rights under this Agreement without the
consent of Executive in the event that the Company or Parent shall effect
a
reorganization, consolidate with or merge into any other corporation,
partnership, organization or other entity, or transfer all or substantially
all
of its properties or assets to any other corporation, partnership, organization
or other entity. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the Company, Parent and Executive, their respective successors, executors,
administrators, heirs and permitted assigns.
11.
Enforceability.
If any
portion or provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, any
portion or provision of any section of this Agreement) shall to any extent
be
declared illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then
the
remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such portion or provision
in
circumstances other than those as to which it is so declared illegal or
unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each portion and provision
of
this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted
by
law.
12.
Waiver.
No
waiver of any provision hereof shall be effective unless made in writing
and
signed by the waiving party. The failure of any party to require the performance
of any term or obligation of this Agreement, or the waiver by any party of
any
breach of this Agreement, shall not prevent any subsequent enforcement of
such
term or obligation or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach.
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13. Notices.
Any
notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for by this
Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and delivered in person or sent
by a
nationally recognized overnight courier service or by registered or certified
mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to Executive at the last
address Executive has filed in writing with the Company or, in the case of
the
Company, at 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
00000.
14. Amendment.
This
Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed
by
Executive and by a duly authorized representative of the Company and
Parent.
15. Governing
Law.
This
contract shall be construed under and be governed in all respects by the
laws of
the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles
thereof, except as provided in Section 17.
16. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when
so
executed and delivered shall be taken to be an original and all of which
taken
together shall constitute one and the same document.
17. Arbitration.
Any
controversy, dispute or claim of whatever nature arising out of, in connection
with or relating to this Agreement or the interpretation, meaning, performance,
breach or enforcement thereof, including any controversy, dispute or claim
based
on contract, tort, or statute, and including without limitation claims relating
to the validity of this Agreement or relating to termination of employment,
shall be resolved at the request of any party to this Agreement, by final
and
binding arbitration conducted at a location determined by the arbitrator
in Los
Angeles, California, administered by and in accordance with the then existing
Rules of Practice and Procedure of J*A*M*S/Endispute, Inc.. (J·A·M·S), and
judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered by any
State or Federal Court having jurisdiction thereof. Either party may commence
such proceeding by giving notice to the other party in the manner provided
in
Section 13 of this Agreement. Upon filing a demand for arbitration, all parties
to the Agreement will have right of discovery to the maximum extent provided
by
law for actions tried before a court, and both agree that in the event of
an
arbitration, disputes as to discovery shall be determined by the arbitrator(s).
The arbitrator(s) in any such proceeding shall apply Delaware substantive
law
and the California Evidence Code to the proceeding. The arbitrator(s) shall
have
the power to grant all legal and equitable remedies (provisional and final)
and
award damages provided by Delaware law. The arbitrator(s) shall prepare in
writing and provide to the parties an award including findings of fact and
conclusions of law. The arbitrator(s) shall not have the power to commit
errors
of law or legal reasoning, and the award may be vacated or corrected pursuant
to
California Code of Civil Procedure §§1286.2 or 1286.6 for any such error. The
Company shall pay all fees of the arbitrator, and each party shall bear its
or
his expenses, costs and attorney fees relating to the arbitration and recovery
under any order and/or judgment rendered therein. In any such proceeding
Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP may represent the Company regardless of whether such
counsel has rendered advice to Executive in the past unless prohibited by
law or
rules of the California State Bar Association. The parties hereto hereby
submit
to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California for
the
purpose of enforcement of this agreement to arbitrate and any and all awards
or
orders rendered pursuant thereto.
[SIGNATURES
FOLLOW]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Employment Agreement as of
the
date first set forth above.
THE
COMPANY:
Kalahari,
Inc.
By:
/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title:
CEO
PARENT:
Health
Sciences Group, Inc.
By:
/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title:
CEO
EXECUTIVE:
/s/
Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxx
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SCHEDULE
16.3
XXXXXX
XXXXX CONSULTING AGREEMENT
HEALTH
SCIENCES GROUP, INC.
CONSULTING
AGREEMENT
This
Consulting Agreement (this “Agreement”),
by
and between Health Sciences Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”),
and
Kalahari, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent
(the “Company”)
each
with an address at Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Center, 0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, and Xxxxxx Xxxxx, an individual with an address
at 0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 (“Consultant”),
is
made and entered into as of the __ day of ___________, 2007 (the “Effective
Date”).
RECITALS
The
Company believes that Consultant’s service, experience and knowledge are
valuable to the Company in connection with its business. The Company desires
Consultant to provide consulting services to the Company in relation thereto
for
the compensation and pursuant to the terms and conditions described herein,
and
Consultant desires to fulfill that role pursuant to such terms and
conditions.
AGREEMENT
In
consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and consideration
set
forth below, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereby
agree
as follows:
1. Engagement
of Services; Representations of Consultant.
(a) Throughout
the Term (as hereinafter defined), Consultant will provide ongoing advice
and
consulting to the Company with respect to the business of the Company.
Specifically, Consultant shall report to the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company (the “CEO”)
and
agrees to provide and perform such services and have such duties and
responsibilities as shall be mutually agreed upon between the CEO and Consultant
from time to time.
(b) Consultant
and the Company agree that Consultant shall devote as much time to performing
the services required by this Agreement as shall be mutually agreed upon
between
the CEO and Consultant from time to time; provided,
however,
that
services performed pursuant to this Agreement shall be performed at such
times
as shall not conflict with Consultant’s obligations to Consultant’s primary
employer or other third parties for whom Consultant provides consulting
services.
(c) Consultant
agrees to perform all services for the Company hereunder faithfully, diligently
and to the best of Consultant’s skill and ability.
(d) Consultant
shall comply with the Company’s written policies now in effect, and as they may
be modified from time to time.
(e) Consultant
understands and acknowledges that the compensation Consultant will receive
pursuant to Section 2 below is intended solely to compensate Consultant for
the
services Consultant will provide hereunder. Such payments shall in no way
influence Consultant’s professional judgment in performing services hereunder or
otherwise.
2. Compensation.
(a) In
consideration of Consultant’s services provided and to be provided to the
Company, during the Term, the Company shall pay to Consultant a consulting
fee
of $5,000 per month (the “Consulting
Fee”).
(b) The
Company will reimburse Consultant for travel and other out-of-pocket expenses
reasonably and properly incurred by Consultant in the course of performing
services under this Agreement; provided,
however,
that
Consultant provides the Company with appropriate receipts and other relevant
documentation for all such costs as part of any request by Consultant for
reimbursement; and provided,
further,
that
Consultant shall comply with the Company’s travel expense guidelines and
policies.
3. Independent
Contractor.
It
is
understood and agreed that Consultant is an independent contractor and not
an
employee, partner, agent or joint venturer of the Company. Consultant shall
be
solely responsible for all state, federal, local or other withholdings for
taxes
and any other governmental obligations, and providing appropriate benefits
as
determined by Consultant. Consultant shall not be entitled to participate
in
plans, arrangements or distributions by the Company relating to any pension,
deferred compensation, incentive compensation, bonus, hospitalization, insurance
or other benefits extended to the Company’s employees.
4. Nondisclosure
of Third-Party Information.
Consultant
hereby confirms that Consultant is not bound by the terms of any agreement
with
Consultant’s current employer, any previous employer or other party that
restricts in any way Consultant’s use or disclosure of information or
Consultant’s engagement in any business. Consultant represents to the Company
that Consultant’s execution of this Agreement, Consultant’s engagement with the
Company and the performance of Consultant’s proposed duties for the Company will
not violate any obligations Consultant may have to any such current employer,
previous employer or other party. In Consultant’s work for the Company,
Consultant will not disclose or make use of any information in violation
of any
agreements with or rights of any such current employer, previous employer
or
other party, and Consultant will not bring to the premises of the Company
any
copies or other tangible embodiments of non-public information belonging
to or
obtained from any such current employment, previous employment or other
party.
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5. Confidentiality;
Proprietary Rights.
(a) Confidential
Information.
As used
in this Agreement, the term “Confidential
Information”
shall
mean information belonging to the Company (for purposes of this Section 5
including all predecessors of the Company) which is of value to the Company
or
with respect to which the Company enjoys certain rights in the course of
conducting its business and the disclosure of which could result in a
competitive or other disadvantage to the Company. Confidential Information
includes information, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, in written,
oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, stored in any medium,
including, by way of example and without limitation, trade secrets, ideas,
concepts, designs, configurations, specifications, drawings, blueprints,
diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts processes, techniques,
formulas, software, improvements, inventions, domain names, data, know-how,
discoveries, copyrightable materials, marketing plans and strategies, sales
and
financial reports and forecasts, customer lists, studies, reports, records,
books, contracts, instruments, surveys, computer disks, diskettes, tapes,
computer programs and business plans, prospects and opportunities (such as
possible acquisitions or dispositions of businesses or facilities) which
have
been discussed or considered by the management of the Company. Confidential
Information includes information developed by Consultant in the course of
Consultant’s engagement with the Company, as well as other information to which
Consultant may have access in connection with Consultant’s engagement.
Confidential Information also includes the confidential information of others
with which the Company has a business relationship. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Confidential Information does not include information in the public
domain, unless due to breach of Consultant’s duties under Section 5(b).
(b) Confidentiality.
In the
course of performing services hereunder on behalf of the Company and its
affiliates, Consultant will have access to Confidential Information. Consultant
agrees (i) to hold the Confidential Information in strict confidence, (ii)
not
to disclose the Confidential Information to any person (other than in the
regular business of the Company or its affiliates), and (iii) not to use,
directly or indirectly, any of the Confidential Information for any purpose
other than on behalf of the Company and its affiliates. All documents, records,
data, apparatus, equipment and other physical property, whether or not
pertaining to Confidential Information, that are furnished to Consultant
by the
Company or are produced by Consultant in connection with Consultant’s engagement
will be and remain the sole property of the Company. Upon the termination
of
Consultant’s engagement with the Company for any reason and as and when
otherwise requested by the Company, all Confidential Information (including,
without limitation, all data, memoranda, customer lists, notes, programs
and
other papers and items, and reproductions thereof relating to the foregoing
matters) in Consultant’s possession or control, shall be immediately returned to
the Company.
(c) Litigation
and Regulatory Cooperation.
During
and after Consultant’s engagement, Consultant shall cooperate fully with the
Company in the defense or prosecution of any claims or actions now in existence
or which may be brought in the future against or on behalf of the Company
that
relate to events or occurrences that transpired while Consultant was engaged
by
the Company. Consultant’s full cooperation in connection with such claims or
actions shall include, but not be limited to, being available to meet with
counsel to prepare for discovery or trial and to act as a witness on behalf
of
the Company at mutually convenient times. During and after Consultant’s
engagement with the Company, Consultant also shall cooperate fully with the
Company in connection with any investigation or review of any federal, state
or
local regulatory authority as any such investigation or review relates to
events
or occurrences that transpired while Consultant was engaged by the Company.
The
Company shall reimburse Consultant for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in connection with Consultant’s performance of obligations pursuant to
this Section 5(c).
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(d) Inventions.
Consultant recognizes that the Company and its affiliates possess a proprietary
interest in all of the Confidential Information and have the exclusive right
and
privilege to use, protect by copyright, patent or trademark, or otherwise
exploit the processes, ideas and concepts described therein to the exclusion
of
Consultant, except as otherwise agreed between the Company and Consultant
in
writing. Consultant expressly agrees that any products, inventions, formulas,
discoveries or improvements made by Consultant in the course of Consultant’s
engagement with the Company, including any of the foregoing which is based
on or
arises out of the Confidential Information, shall be the property of and
inure
to the exclusive benefit of the Company. Consultant further agrees that any
and
all products, inventions, discoveries or improvements developed by Consultant
(whether or not able to be protected by copyright, patent or trademark) during
and in the course of his engagement, and involving the use of the time,
materials or other resources of the Company or any of its affiliates, shall
be
promptly disclosed to the Company and shall become the exclusive property
of the
Company, and Consultant shall execute and deliver any and all documents
necessary or appropriate to implement the foregoing.
(e) Business
Opportunities.
Consultant agrees, during the Term, to offer or otherwise make known or
available to the Company, as directed by the Board of Directors of the Company
and without additional compensation or consideration, any business prospects,
contracts or other business opportunities that Consultant may discover, find,
develop or otherwise have available to Consultant in the Company’s general
industry and further agrees that any such prospects, contacts or other business
opportunities shall be the property of the Company.
(f) Acknowledgment.
Consultant acknowledges that the provisions of this Section 5 and Section
6 are
an integral part of Consultant’s consultancy arrangements with the
Company.
6. Non-Solicitation.
During
the term hereof and for a period of one year thereafter, Consultant shall
not
(i) call upon, solicit, direct, take away, provide products or services to,
or attempt to call upon, solicit, direct, take away or provide products or
services to, or accept any orders of business from any customers or clients
of
the Company for products or services which are competitive with or substantially
similar to the products or services of the Company or its subsidiaries in
the
Territory (as hereinafter defined); (ii) solicit any employee of the Company
to
terminate such employee’s employment with the Company, or agree to hire any such
employee or former employee of the Company (unless at least 12 months have
passed since the termination of such employee’s employment with the Company); or
(iii) directly or indirectly request or advise any present or future supplier,
service provider or financial resource of the Company to withdraw, curtail
or
cancel the furnishing of such service or resource to the Company. As used
herein, “Territory” means the United States.
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7. Term
and Termination; Effect of Termination.
(a) This
Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and be effective for a term
of
three (3) years (the “Term”);
provided,
however,
that
either party may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving the other
party
thirty (30) days’ written notice of his or its intention to terminate this
Agreement, and provided,
further,
that
the Company may terminate this Agreement immediately for “Cause” without further
liability on the part of the Company other than for accrued but unpaid
Consulting Fees through the date of termination effective immediately upon
written notice to Consultant. “Cause” shall mean the following: (i) the
commission by Consultant of any act of embezzlement, fraud, larceny or theft
on
or from the Company or an affiliate of the Company; (ii) the commission by
Consultant of a felony or any misdemeanor, which misdemeanor involves moral
turpitude, deceit, dishonesty or fraud; (iii) any material misconduct or
material violation of the Company’s policies, any of which continues for a
period of 30 days after written notice detailing such material misconduct
or
violation of the Company’s policies is given to Consultant; or (iv) a material
breach by Consultant of any of the covenants, terms or provisions of this
Agreement or any agreement between the Company and Consultant regarding
confidentiality, non-competition or assignment of inventions
(b) In
the
event of a termination by the Company prior to the expiration of the Term
for
any reason other than for Cause, including the death or disability of Consultant
prior to the expiration of the Term, the Company agrees to pay Consultant
the
Consulting Fee for the month following the date the termination notice is
given
to Consultant.
(c) In
the
event of a termination by Consultant prior to the expiration of the Term,
no
further payments shall be due Consultant other than for accrued but unpaid
Consulting Fees through the date of termination,
(d) Upon
the
termination of this Agreement for any reason, each party shall be released
from
all obligations and liabilities to the other occurring or arising after the
date
of such expiration or termination, except that (i) Consultant’s obligations
under Sections 4, 5 and 6 hereof; (ii) the Company’s obligation to pay
Consultant the continuing payment provided for in (b) above in the event
of an
early termination; (iii) the Company’s obligations to reimburse Consultant for
authorized expenses incurred prior to the termination; and (iv) claims by
either
party for any liability arising from any breach of this Agreement, shall
survive
such termination. Upon expiration or termination of this Agreement for any
reason whatsoever, Consultant shall promptly surrender and deliver to the
Company all documents and other materials pertaining to Consultant’s work with
the Company, and any documents or other materials (including reproductions
thereof) containing any Proprietary Information.
(e) Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, in the event of a termination
by
either party of this Agreement or the consulting arrangement established
hereby
for any or no reason, including without limitation the death or disability
of
Consultant, Consultant shall be entitled to receive from the Company, through
the remainder of the Term, a continuing payment of $1,500 per month;
provided,
however,
that
such continuing payment shall cease immediately upon Consultant receiving
proceeds from the Earnout (as such term is defined in that certain Agreement
and
Plan of Reorganization dated as of January 16, 2007 among the Company, Parent
and Kalahari Limited (“Kalahari”))
sufficient to repay the shareholder loans in their entirety owed by Kalahari
to
Consultant in the amount of $263,421.
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8. Assignment.
None
of
the Company, Consultant or Parent may make any assignment of this Agreement
or
any interest herein without the prior written consent of the other parties;
provided that the Company and Parent may assign its rights under this Agreement
without the consent of Consultant in the event that the Company or Parent
shall
effect a reorganization, consolidate with or merge into any other corporation,
partnership, organization or other entity, or transfer all or substantially
all
of its properties or assets to any other corporation, partnership, organization
or other entity. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the Company, Parent and Consultant, their respective successors, executors,
administrators, heirs and permitted assigns.
9. Legal
and Equitable Remedies.
Since
Consultant’s services are personal and unique and since Consultant may have
access to Confidential Information, the Company shall have the right to enforce
this Agreement and any of its provisions by injunction, specific performance
or
other equitable relief without prejudice to any other rights and remedies
that
the Company may have for a breach of this Agreement. In particular, upon
the
breach or threatened breach by Consultant of any of the provisions of Sections
4, 5 or 6, Consultant agrees that the Company will be entitled to seek an
injunction, without bond, restraining Consultant from committing such breach,
and further agrees not to oppose any action by the Company to obtain such
injunction. This right to an injunction will not be construed to prohibit
the
Company from pursuing any other remedies available to it for such breach
or
threatened breach, including the recovery of damages.
10. Governing
Law; Arbitration.
(a) This
Agreement shall be construed under and be governed in all respects by the
laws
of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws
principles thereof, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section 10.
If
any provision of this Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction
to
be unenforceable, that provision shall be severed and the remainder of this
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
(b) Any
controversy, dispute or claim of whatever nature arising out of, in connection
with or relating to this Agreement or the interpretation, meaning, performance,
breach or enforcement thereof, including any controversy, dispute or claim
based
on contract, tort, or statute, and including without limitation claims relating
to the validity of this Agreement or relating to the termination of this
Agreement, shall be resolved at the request of any party to this Agreement,
by
final and binding arbitration conducted at a location determined by an
arbitrator in Los Angeles, California, administered by and in accordance
with
the then existing Rules of Practice and Procedure of J*A*M*S/Endispute,
Inc.
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(J•A•M•S),
and judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered
by any
state or federal court having jurisdiction thereof. Either party may commence
such proceeding by giving notice to the other party in the manner provided
in
Section 12 of this Agreement. Upon filing a demand for arbitration, all
parties
to this Agreement will have right of discovery to the maximum extent provided
by
law for actions tried before a court, and both agree that in the event
of an
arbitration, disputes as to discovery shall be determined by the arbitrator(s).
The arbitrator(s) in any such proceeding shall apply Delaware substantive
law
and the California Evidence Code to the proceeding. The arbitrator(s) shall
have
the power to grant all legal and equitable remedies (provisional and final)
and
award damages provided by Delaware law. The arbitrator(s) shall prepare
in
writing and provide to the parties an award including findings of fact
and
conclusions of law. The arbitrator(s) shall not have the power to commit
errors
of law or legal reasoning, and the award may be vacated or corrected pursuant
to
California Code of Civil Procedure §§1286.2 or 1286.6 for any such error. The
Company shall pay all fees of the arbitrator, and each party shall bear
its or
his expenses, costs and attorneys fees relating to the arbitration and
recovery
under any order and/or judgment rendered therein. In any such proceeding,
Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxx LLP may represent the Company regardless of whether such
counsel has rendered advice to Consultant in the past unless prohibited
by law
or rules of the California State Bar Association. The parties hereto hereby
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California
for the purpose of enforcement of this agreement to arbitrate and any and
all
awards or orders rendered pursuant thereto.
11. Entire
Agreement; Modification.
This
Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the parties with regard
to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior agreements. The terms
of
this Agreement may be altered or modified only by written agreement signed
by
Consultant, the Company and Parent.
12. Notices.
(a) All
notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing, addressed to the receiving party’s address as set forth in the preamble
to this Agreement or to such other address as a party may designate by notice
hereunder, and either (i) delivered by hand, (ii) sent by overnight
courier, or (iii) sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid.
(b) All
notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be deemed
to have been given either (i) if by hand, at the time of the delivery
thereof to the receiving party at the address of such party set forth above,
(ii) if sent by overnight courier, on the next business day following the
day
such notice is delivered to the courier service, or (iii) if sent by registered
or certified mail, on the third business day following the day such mailing
is
made.
13. Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto on separate counterparts,
each
of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.
* * * * *
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
date
first written above.
THE
COMPANY:
Kalahari,
Inc.
By:
/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title:
CEO
PARENT:
Health
Sciences Group, Inc.
By:
/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxx
Title:
CEO
CONSULTANT:
/s/
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
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