AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER As of May 25, 2007 by and among ALLMARINE CONSULTANTS CORPORATION and ALLMARINE ACQUISITION CORPORATION and BAXL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Exhibit
99.1
As
of May
25, 2007
by
and
among
ALLMARINE
CONSULTANTS CORPORATION
and
ALLMARINE
ACQUISITION CORPORATION
and
BAXL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE
I
|
DEFINITIONS
|
3
|
ARTICLE
II
|
THE
MERGER AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
|
11
|
2.1
|
THE
MERGER
|
11
|
2.2
|
EFFECT
OF THE MERGER
|
11
|
2.3
|
ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION; BYLAWS
|
11
|
2.4
|
DIRECTORS
AND OFFICERS
|
11
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2.5
|
ADDITIONAL
EVENTS
|
12
|
2.6
|
SURRENDER
OF CERTIFICATES
|
14
|
2.7
|
NO
FURTHER OWNERSHIP RIGHTS IN BAXL CAPITAL STOCK
|
16
|
2.8
|
LOST,
STOLEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES
|
16
|
2.9
|
CLASSES
OF STOCK ENTITLED TO VOTE ON MERGER
|
16
|
ARTICLE
III
|
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BAXL
|
16
|
3.1
|
ORGANIZATION
|
16
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3.2
|
AUTHORIZATION;
ENFORCEABILITY
|
16
|
3.3
|
NO
VIOLATION OR CONFLICT
|
17
|
3.4
|
COMPLIANCE
WITH LAWS
|
17
|
3.5
|
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
|
17
|
3.6
|
BROKERS
|
17
|
3.7
|
RESTATED
ARTICLES, BY-LAWS AND MINUTE BOOKS
|
17
|
3.8
|
ABSENCE
OF CERTAIN BUSINESS PRACTICES
|
17
|
3.9
|
PROXY
STATEMENT AND DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS
|
17
|
3.10
|
INVESTMENT
REPRESENTATIONS
|
17
|
3.11
|
DISCLOSURE
|
18
|
3.12
|
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
|
18
|
3.13
|
MATERIAL
CHANGES
|
18
|
3.14
|
NO
UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES
|
18
|
3.15
|
TAXES
|
18
|
3.16
|
REAL
PROPERTY
|
18
|
3.17
|
TANGIBLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY; ASSETS
|
19
|
3.18
|
INTANGIBLE
PROPERTY
|
19
|
3.19
|
MATERIAL
CONTRACTS
|
19
|
3.20
|
EMPLOYEES
|
20
|
3.21
|
SURVIVAL
|
20
|
ARTICLE
IV
|
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PUBCO
AND AAC
|
21 |
4.1
|
ORGANIZATION
|
21
|
4.2
|
AUTHORIZATION;
ENFORCEABILITY
|
21
|
4.3
|
NO
VIOLATION OR CONFLICT
|
22
|
4.4
|
CONSENT
OF GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES
|
22
|
|
||
4.5
|
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS; COMMISSION REPORTS
|
22
|
4.6
|
COMPLIANCE
WITH LAWS
|
23
|
4.7
|
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
|
23
|
4.8
|
BROKERS
|
23
|
4.9
|
ABSENCE
OF MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGES
|
23
|
4.10
|
ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS AND MINUTE BOOKS
|
24
|
4.11
|
CAPITALIZATION
|
24
|
4.12
|
RIGHTS,
WARRANTS, OPTIONS
|
24
|
4.13
|
PROPERTIES
|
25
|
4.14
|
GOVERNMENTAL
AUTHORIZATIONS
|
25
|
4.15
|
INSURANCE
|
25
|
4.16
|
EMPLOYMENT
MATTERS
|
25
|
4.17
|
MATERIAL
AGREEMENTS
|
26
|
4.18
|
LIST
OF ACCOUNTS
|
27
|
4.19
|
BUSINESS
|
28
|
4.20
|
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
28
|
4.21
|
TAX
MATTERS
|
28
|
4.22
|
GUARANTIES
|
28
|
4.23
|
ABSENCE
OF CERTAIN BUSINESS PRACTICES
|
29
|
4.24
|
PROXY
STATEMENTS; DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT
|
29
|
4.25
|
DISCLOSURE
|
29
|
4.26
|
PUBCO
POST MERGER OUTSTANDING SHARES
|
|
|
OUTSTANDING
SHARES
|
29
|
4.27
|
NASD
BULLETIN BOARD
|
29
|
ARTICLE
V
|
COVENANTS
|
30
|
5.1
|
INTERIM
OPERATIONS OF PUBCO AND BAXL.
|
30
|
5.2
|
ACCESS.
|
31
|
5.3
|
CONFIDENTIALITY.
|
32
|
5.4
|
NOTIFICATION.
|
32
|
5.5
|
CONSENT
OF GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHERS.
|
32
|
5.6
|
REASONABLE
EFFORTS.
|
33
|
5.7
|
NO
OTHER NEGOTIATIONS.
|
33
|
5.8
|
COOPERATION.
|
33
|
5.9
|
SHAREHOLDER
APPROVAL.
|
33
|
5.10
|
PUBLIC
STATEMENTS.
|
34
|
5.11
|
COMMISSION
FILINGS.
|
34
|
5.12
|
RULE
144 REPORTING
|
34
|
5.13
|
LISTING.
|
34
|
5.14
|
NO
SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS.
|
34
|
5.15
|
NOTICES
RELATED TO DISSENTERS' RIGHTS.
|
35
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ARTICLE
VI
|
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
|
35
|
6.1
|
INVESTIGATION;
NOTICES
|
35
|
6.2
|
SURVIVAL
OF THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
|
35
|
6.3
|
SECURITIES
ACTIVITIES
|
35
|
|
||
6.4
|
VOTING
AGREEMENT
|
35
|
6.5
|
FURTHER
ASSURANCES
|
35
|
6.6
|
PUBCO
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
|
35
|
6.7
|
PUBCO
STOCK OPTION PLAN
|
35
|
6.8
|
ISSUANCE
OF CERTAIN PUBCO WARRANTS
|
36
|
6.9
|
PUBCO
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ARTICLE
VII
|
CLOSING;
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT; TERMINATION
|
36
|
7.1
|
CLOSING
|
36
|
7.2
|
MUTUAL
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
|
37
|
7.3
|
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF BAXLBAXL
|
37
|
7.4
|
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF PUBCO AND AAC
|
38
|
7.5
|
TERMINATION
|
40
|
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ARTICLE
VIII
|
MISCELLANEOUS
|
41
|
8.1
|
NOTICES
|
41
|
8.2
|
ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
|
41
|
8.3
|
ASSIGNMENT
|
41
|
8.4
|
WAIVER
AND AMENDMENT
|
41
|
8.5
|
NO
THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY
|
41
|
8.6
|
SEVERABILITY
|
41
|
8.7
|
EXPENSES
|
41
|
8.8
|
HEADINGS
|
42
|
8.9
|
COUNTERPARTS;
CONSTRUCTION
|
42
|
8.10
|
LITIGATION;
PREVAILING PARTY
|
42
|
8.11
|
INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF
|
42
|
8.12
|
REMEDIES
CUMULATIVE
|
42
|
8.13
|
PARTICIPATION
OF PARTIES; CONSTRUCTION: INDEPENDENT COUNSEL
|
42
|
8.14
|
GOVERNING
LAW
|
42
|
8.15
|
EXCLUSIVITY
|
43
|
8.16
|
SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
|
43
|
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SIGNATURES
|
44
|
|
LIST
OF SCHEDULES
|
45
|
|
LIST
OF EXHIBITS
|
46
|
This
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Agreement")
is
entered into as of May 25, 2007, by and among ALLMARINE
CONSULTANTS CORPORATION,
a
Nevada corporation ("Pubco"),
ALLMARINE
ACQUISITION CORPORATION,
a
Delaware corporation, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco ("AAC”),
and
BAXL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation ("BAXL").
W
I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS,
the
respective Boards of Directors of Pubco, AAC and BAXL have deemed it advisable
and in the best interests of their respective corporations and stockholders
that
Pubco, AAC and BAXL engage in a business combination to advance their respective
long-term strategic business interests; and
WHEREAS,
in
furtherance thereof, the Board of Directors of each of Pubco, AAC and BAXL
have,
among other items, approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby including the Merger of AAC with and into BAXL with BAXL continuing
as
the surviving corporation and holders of BAXL Common Stock receiving shares
of
Pubco Common Stock in exchange for their shares of BAXL Common Stock, all upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in
accordance with the provisions of the applicable laws, and
WHEREAS,
the
Board of Directors of BAXL has determined to recommend to its stockholders
the
approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Merger; and
WHEREAS,
Pubco
as
the sole stockholder of AAC, has approved this Agreement and the Merger; and
WHEREAS,
the
Board of Directors of Pubco has determined to recommend to its stockholders
the
approval (i) of the Pubco Stock Incentive Plan, (ii) an amendment to its
certificate of incorporation to change Pubco’s name to BAXL Holdings, Inc., and
(iii) the election of directors to the Board of Directors, each effective as
of
the closing of the Merger; and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the BAXL Bridge SPA, BAXL previously issued and sold in the BAXL
2007 Bridge Financing (i) $3,500,000 aggregate principal amount of BAXL 12%
2007
Bridge Notes which upon the Closing of the Merger shall be converted into an
aggregate of 5,307,037 shares of Pubco Common Stock and (ii) the BAXL 2007
Bridge Warrants to purchase in the aggregate approximately 796,056 shares of
Pubco Common Stock; and
WHEREAS,
in
connection with the BAXL 2007 Bridge Financing, BAXL paid to the BAXL 2007
Bridge Placement Agent certain commissions and issued to the BAXL 2007 Bridge
Placement Agent the BAXL 2007 Bridge Placement Agent Warrants to purchase in
the
aggregate 796,056 shares of Pubco Common Stock; and
1
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the BAXL April Bridge, BAXL issued $500,000 aggregate principal
amount of 12% Subordinated Notes and rights to receive, upon the Closing of
the
Merger, warrants to purchase up to 50,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price equal to 125% of the Pubco Pipe Price; and
WHEREAS,
in
connection with the BAXL April Bridge, BAXL paid to the BAXL April Bridge
Placement Agent certain commissions and issued to the BAXL April Bridge Agent
Warrants, to purchase in the aggregate 15,000 shares of Pubco Common Stock;
and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the BAXL May Bridge, BAXL issued $500,000 aggregate principal amount
of 12% Subordinated Notes and rights to receive, upon the Closing of the Merger,
warrants to purchase up to 50,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price
equal to 125% of the Pubco Pipe Price; and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the BAXL Preferred Conversion Consents, at the Effective Time each
share of outstanding BAXL Preferred Stock shall convert into one (1) share
of
BAXL Common Stock, which, together with the shares of BAXL Common Stock then
issued and outstanding shall be exchanged in the Merger for in the aggregate
2,274,444 shares of Pubco Common Stock; and
WHEREAS,
as a
condition to the Merger Closing and the Pubco PIPE Financing Closing, pursuant
to the BAXL Cancellation Agreements at the Effective Time other than as set
forth on Schedule
2.5(f)
hereto,
BAXL shall have no BAXL Options and Warrants outstanding.
WHEREAS,
concurrently with and/or subsequent to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and as a condition and inducement for Pubco to enter into this
Agreement, the owners of 193,570,666 shares of BAXL Common Stock (including
shares of the BAXL Preferred Stock on an “as converted” basis), which represents
approximately seventy-eight percent (78%) of the issued and outstanding BAXL
Common Stock (including shares of BAXL Preferred Stock on an “as converted”
basis) (such Persons are hereinafter collectively referred to as the
"BAXL
Principal Shareholders"),
shall
have entered into the BAXL Voting Agreement pursuant to which the BAXL Principal
Shareholders have agreed to vote all of their respective shares of BAXL Common
Stock and BAXL Preferred Stock in favor of this Agreement and the Merger (the
names and BAXL voting securities owned by BAXL Principal Shareholders are set
forth on Schedule
1.1
hereto);
and
WHEREAS,
prior
to the Effective Time and as a condition to the Merger Closing and the Pubco
PIPE Financing Closing, to the extent required by applicable Laws and the BAXL
Restated Articles, the holders of the BAXL Common Stock and BAXL Preferred
Stock
shall have approved this Agreement and the Merger; and
WHEREAS,
prior
to the Effective Time and as a condition to the Merger Closing and the Pubco
PIPE Financing Closing, the Board of Directors of Pubco will have approved
this
Agreement, the Merger, the issuance of shares of Pubco Common Stock in
connection with the Merger and the Pubco PIPE Financing; and
2
WHEREAS,
prior
to the Effective Time and as a condition to the Merger Closing and the Pubco
PIPE Financing Closing, Pubco, as the sole stockholder of AAC, shall approve
this Agreement and the Merger; and
WHEREAS,
as a
condition to the Merger Closing, Pubco shall effectuate a simultaneous Pubco
PIPE Financing Closing; and
WHEREAS,
on the
date that is two (2) business days after the final Closing of the Pubco Pipe
Financing, Pubco shall redeem 510,000 shares of its Common Stock pursuant to
the
Pubco Redemption;
and
WHEREAS,
assuming the Merger Closing, the Pubco PIPE Financing Closing and the Pubco
Redemption, (a) Pubco shall have issued and outstanding, on a fully diluted
basis, 14,404,814 shares of Pubco Common Stock, assuming the Minimum Amount
and
15,738,148 assuming the Maximum Amount (which amounts of shares of Pubco Common
Stock excludes all shares of Pubco Additional Stock), consisting of (i)
2,274,444 shares issued to holders of BAXL Preferred Stock and BAXL Common
Stock
immediately prior to the Effective Time, in exchange for all such shares of
BAXL
Preferred Stock and Common Stock (approximately 15.79% and 14.45% of the issued
and outstanding Pubco Common Stock on a fully diluted basis, assuming the
Minimum Amount and the Maximum Amount, respectively, but excluding all shares
of
Pubco Additional Stock), (ii) 5,307,037 shares reserved for issuance upon
conversion of the BAXL 2007 12% Bridge Notes (approximately 36.84% and 33.75%
of
the issued and outstanding Pubco Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis, assuming
the Minimum Amount and the Maximum Amount, respectively, but excluding all
shares of Pubco Additional Stock); (iii) 5,333,333 shares issued to purchasers
in the Pubco PIPE Financing assuming the Minimum Amount and 6,666,667 shares
assuming the Maximum Amount (approximately 37.02% and 42.36% of the issued
and
outstanding Pubco Common Stock, on a fully-diluted basis, assuming the Minimum
Amount and Maximum Amount, respectively, but excluding all shares of Pubco
Additional Stock); and (iv) 1,490,000 shares owned by stockholders of Pubco
immediately prior to the Effective Time (approximately 10.34% and 9.47% of
the
issued and outstanding Pubco Common Stock, on a fully-diluted basis, assuming
the Minimum Amount and the Maximum Amount, respectively but excluding all shares
of Pubco Additional Stock); and (b) all of the issued and outstanding BAXL
Common Stock shall be owned by Pubco, which as a result, BAXL shall be a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco;
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree
as follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
In
addition to terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms
when
used in this Agreement shall have the meanings indicated below:
3
"AAC
COMMON STOCK"
means
the common stock of AAC.
"AFFILIATE"
of
any
Person means any Person that directly or indirectly controls, or is under
control with, or is controlled by, such Person. As used in this definition,
“control”
(including with its correlative meanings, “controlled
by”
and
“under
control with”)
shall
mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the
direction of the management or policies of a Person (whether through ownership
of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or
otherwise). It has
the
meaning specified in Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission under the Securities
Act.
"AGREEMENT"
means
this Agreement and Plan of Merger, together with all exhibits and schedules
referred to herein.
“BAXL
APRIL BRIDGE”
means
the
sale by BAXL of (i) $500,000 aggregate principal amount of BAXL 2007 12%
Subordinated Notes (the “BAXL
APRIL NOTES”),
and
(ii) the rights to acquire five (5) year warrants to purchase up to an aggregate
of 50,000 shares of Pubco Common Stock (the “BAXL
APRIL BRIDGE WARRANTS”).
The
BAXL April Bridge Warrants and the BAXL 2007 12% Subordinated Notes were sold
to
investors pursuant to a Subscription Agreement by and among the purchasers
named
therein and BAXL (the “BAXL
APRIL BRIDGE SPA”).
“BAXL
APRIL BRIDGE AGENT WARRANTS”
means
warrants to purchase in the aggregate 15,000 shares of Pubco Common Stock issued
to agents in connection with the BAXL April Bridge.
“BAXL
CANCELLATION AGREEMENT”
shall
mean the Cancellation Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2007 between BAXL
and
the persons named therein, pursuant to which such persons cancel all BAXL
Options and Warrants owned by such persons.
"BAXL
COMMON STOCK"
means
the common stock of BAXL, par value $0.001 per share.
"BAXL
DEBT"
means,
collectively (i) the $2,500,000 principal amount 10% Amended and Restated Senior
Bridge Conversion Notes (the “BAXL
10% Amended Notes”),
(ii)
the $3,500,000 principal amount of 12% Senior Secured Convertible Notes (the
“BAXL
12% 2007 Bridge Notes”)
sold
pursuant to the BAXL Bridge SPA in the BAXL 2007 Bridge Financing; (iii) the
BAXL April Notes, (iv) the BAXL May Notes, and (v) any other Indebtedness of
BAXL all as set forth on Schedule
1.2
hereto
(the “BAXL
Other Indebtedness”).
The
Forms of the BAXL 10% Amended Notes and the BAXL 12% 2007 Bridge Notes are
annexed hereto as Exhibit
A
and
Exhibit
B,
respectively.
"BAXL
DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT"
means
any disclosure materials to be provided to the shareholders of BAXL in
connection with the meeting of its shareholders (or obtaining of written
consent) contemplated hereby.
4
"BAXL
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
3.12
of this
Agreement.
"BAXL
MATERIAL AGREEMENTS"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
3.19
of this
Agreement.
“BAXL
MAY BRIDGE”
means
the
sale by BAXL of (i) $500,000 aggregate principal amount of BAXL 2007 12%
Subordinated Notes (the “BAXL
MAY NOTES”),
and
(ii) the rights to acquire five (5) year warrants to purchase up to an aggregate
of 50,000 shares of Pubco Common Stock (the “BAXL
MAY BRIDGE WARRANTS”).
The
BAXL May Bridge Warrants and the BAXL 2007 May Notes were sold to investors
pursuant to a Subscription Agreement by and among the purchasers named therein
and BAXL (the “BAXL
MAY BRIDGE SPA”).
“BAXL
PREFERRED CONVERSION CONSENTS”
means
the written consents executed by the holders of not less than a majority of
interest of the holders of the BAXL Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock
and
Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock, pursuant to which such persons have
consented to convert each share of BAXL Preferred Stock into one share of BAXL
Common Stock effective as of the Effective Time, so that at the Effective Time,
no shares of BAXL Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding.
"BAXL
PREFERRED STOCK"
means
the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock of BAXL and the Series B-1
Convertible Preferred Stock of BAXL, having such terms and conditions set forth
in BAXL’s Restated Articles, all of which BAXL Preferred Stock shall, prior to
and as a condition to the closing of the Merger, be converted into shares of
BAXL Common Stock pursuant to the BAXL Preferred Conversion
Consents.
“BAXL
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS"
shall
have the meaning set forth in the 7th
"WHEREAS"
clause
of this Agreement.
"BAXL
RESTATED CERTIFICATE"
means
the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of BAXL.
“BAXL
SECURITIES”
means
all shares of (i) BAXL Common Stock, (ii) BAXL Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of BAXL Preferred Stock and (iii) all BAXL notes convertible into
shares of Pubco Common Stock, issued and outstanding as of the Effective
Date.
“BAXL
SECURITIES HOLDERS”
means
all holders of BAXL Securities.
“BAXL
SHAREHOLDER MERGER CONSENT”
means
the consent of the required amount of voting stock of BAXL to the Merger and
related items obtained in accordance with all applicable Laws either (i) at
a
shareholders’ meeting, or (ii) by written consent.
“BAXL
10% AMENDED NOTES”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the definition of “BAXL
Debt.”
5
“BAXL
12% 2007 BRIDGE NOTES”
has
the
meaning set forth in the definition of the term BAXL Debt.
“BAXL
2007 BRIDGE FINANCING”
means
the sale by BAXL of (i) $3,500,000 aggregate principal amount of BAXL 2007
12%
Bridge Notes convertible into Pubco Common Stock, and (ii) five (5) year
warrants to purchase fifteen (15%) percent of the aggregate number of shares
of
Pubco Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the BAXL 2007 12% Bridge Notes
(the “BAXL
2007 Bridge Warrants”).
The
BAXL 2007 Bridge Warrants and the BAXL 2007 12% Bridge Notes were sold to
investors pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement by and among the
purchasers named therein and BAXL (the “BAXL
2007 Bridge SPA”).
“BAXL
2007 BRIDGE PLACEMENT AGENT”
means
the placement agent for the BAXL 2007 Bridge Financing who received, among
other
items, (i) cash commissions and expense reimbursement equal to thirteen (13%)
percent of the gross proceeds raised in such private placement; and (ii) five
(5) year warrants to purchase fifteen (15%) percent of the aggregate number
of
shares of Pubco Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the BAXL 2007 Bridge
Warrants issued in the BAXL 2007 Bridge Financing (the “BAXL
2007 Bridge Placement Agent Warrants”).
“BAXL
2007 BRIDGE PLACEMENT AGENT WARRANTS”
has
the
meaning set forth in the definition of the BAXL 2007 Bridge Placement
Agreement.
“BAXL
2007 BRIDGE SPA”
has
the
meaning set forth in the definition of the BAXL 2007 Bridge
Financing.
“BAXL
VOTING AGREEMENT”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.4.
"CERTIFICATE
OF MERGER"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.1.
"CERTIFICATES"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.6.1(b).
"CLOSING"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
7.1
of this
Agreement.
"CODE"
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
"COMMISSION"
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"CONSENT"
means
any consent, approval, waiver or authorization of, or any registration,
qualification, designation, declaration or filing with any Person.
“DGCL”
means
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
"EFFECTIVE
DATE"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
7.1.
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"EFFECTIVE
TIME"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
7.1.
"ERISA"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.16(d)
of this
Agreement.
"EXCHANGE
ACT"
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
"EXCHANGE
AGENT"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.6.1.
"GOVERNMENTAL
AUTHORITY"
means
any federal, state, municipal, local, foreign or other judicial, arbitral,
governmental or regulatory authority or organization, body, entity, agency
or
instrumentality, or any political subdivision thereof.
"GUARANTY"
means,
as to any Person, any contract, agreement or understanding of such Person
pursuant to which such Person guarantees the indebtedness, liabilities or
obligations of others, directly or indirectly, in any manner, including
agreements to purchase such indebtedness, liabilities or obligations, or to
supply funds to or in any manner invest in others, or to otherwise assure the
holder of such indebtedness, liabilities or obligations against loss, or any
"keep well" or similar arrangement.
“INDEBTEDNESS”
means
(a) all obligations for borrowed money, (b) all obligations evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes, or other similar instruments and all reimbursement or other
obligations in respect of letters of credit, bankers acceptances, interest
rate
swaps, or other financial products, (c) all obligations as a lessee under
capital leases, (d) all obligations or liabilities of others secured by a lien
on any asset of a Person or its Affiliates, irrespective of whether such
obligation or liability is assumed, (e) all obligations to pay the deferred
purchase price of assets (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary
course of business and repayable in accordance with customary trade practices),
and (f) any obligation guaranteeing or intended to guarantee (whether directly
or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted, or sold with recourse)
any obligation of any other Person that constitutes Indebtedness under any
of
clauses (a) through (e) above.
"INTANGIBLE
PROPERTY"
means,
as to any Person, all foreign and domestic trademarks, trademark rights, trade
names, trade dress, trade name rights, service marks, brands and copyrights
(or
pending registrations and applications therefore) owned, used or controlled
by
such Person, and all other intellectual property and proprietary rights,
including trade secrets, technology, know-how and other information owned,
held
or used by such Person.
"IRS"
means
the Internal Revenue Service or any successor agency.
"KNOWLEDGE"
or
"KNOWN"
means,
with respect to any representation or warranty or other statement in this
Agreement qualified by the Knowledge of any party, that such party has made
a
reasonable investigation as to the matters that are the subject of such
representation, warranty or other statement. Where reference is made to the
Knowledge of any party, such reference shall mean the Knowledge of the officers
and directors of such party and their respective Subsidiaries,
all of whom shall be deemed to have conducted the investigation required by
this
definition.
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"LIABILITY"
shall
mean any direct or indirect, primary or secondary, liability, indebtedness,
obligation, cost or expense (including costs of investigation, collection and
defense), claim, deficiency, guaranty or endorsement of or by any Person (other
than endorsements of notes, bills, checks, and drafts presented for collection
or deposit in the ordinary course of business) of any type, whether accrued,
absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, matured or unmatured, or
otherwise.
"MASTODON"
means
Mastodon Ventures, Inc., BAXL’s strategic advisor.
"MASTODON/BAXL
AGREEMENT"
shall
mean the agreement dated August 25, 2006 by and between Mastodon and BAXL,
as
amended pursuant to an amendment dated May [__], 2007 by and between Mastodon
and BAXL.
“MASTODON
FEE”
means
$950,000 fee payable to Mastodon pursuant to the terms of the Mastodon/BAXL
Agreement
“MASTODON
WARRANTS”
shall
mean the five (5) year warrants to purchase 565,000 shares of Pubco Common
Stock
at a purchase price of $1.88 per share to be issued to Mastodon at the Merger
Closing and the Pubco PIPE Closing pursuant to the Mastodon/BAXL
Agreement.
“MASTODON
SPA”
shall
mean the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of April 17, 2007 between Mastodon
and Pubco, pursuant to which Mastodon acquired from Pubco, subject to the Merger
Closing, an aggregate of 1,005,000 shares of Pubco Common Stock.
“MAXIMUM
AMOUNT”
and
“MINIMUM
AMOUNT”
have
the meanings set forth in Section
2.5(b)
of this
Agreement.
"MERGER"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.1
of this
Agreement.
“MERGER
CLOSING”
means
the date of the closing of the Merger.
"ORDER"
means
any judgment, injunction, notice, suit, decree or order of any Governmental
Authority, court, ordinance, entity, arbitral entity or self-regulatory
organization.
"PERMIT"
means
any consent, authorization, approval registration, qualification, filing,
franchise, certificate, license or permit of any Governmental Authority,
self-regulatory organization or other Person.
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"PERSON"
means
any natural person, corporation, unincorporated organization, partnership,
association, joint stock company, joint venture, trust or Governmental Authority
or any other entity.
“PUBCO
ADDITIONAL STOCK”
shall
mean all shares of Pubco Common Stock issuable upon exercise of (i) the BAXL
2007 Bridge Warrants, (ii) the BAXL 2007 Bridge Placement Agent Warrants, (iii)
warrants issued to investors, placement agents and/or selling agents in
connection with the Pubco PIPE Financing, (iv) the Mastodon Warrants, (v)
options/warrants issued by Pubco at an exercise price no less than 125% above
the Pubco PIPE Share Price (vi) the Pubco Plan Options issued pursuant to the
Pubco Stock Option Plan, and (vii) Pubco warrants to purchase up to 12,500
shares of Pubco Common Stock.
“PUBCO
CHARTER AMENDMENT”
means
a
Certificate of Amendment, to the Pubco Certificate of Incorporation, in effect
as of the date hereof, pursuant to which Pubco shall amend its Certificate
of
Incorporation to change its name to BAXL Holdings, Inc., effective as of the
Effective Date.
"PUBCO
COMMON STOCK"
means
the common stock of Pubco, par value $0.001, per share.
"PUBCO
COMMISSION REPORTS"
has the
meaning specified in Section
4.5.
“PUBCO
CONVERSION RATIO”
has
the
meaning specified in Section
2.5(a).
"PUBCO
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS"
has the
meaning specified in Section
4.5.
"PUBCO
MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.1
of this
Agreement.
"PUBCO
MATERIAL AGREEMENTS"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
4.17
of this
Agreement.
“PUBCO
PIPE CLOSING”
shall
mean the initial closing of the Pubco PIPE Financing pursuant to which Pubco
shall close on no less than $8,000,000 of gross proceeds in the Pubco PIPE
Financing and shall effectuate the Merger Closing.
“PUBCO
PIPE ESCROW”
shall
mean the escrow account established by Pubco for purpose of holding the proceeds
of the Pubco Pipe Financing until such proceeds are released upon the Initial
Closing and any subsequent closings of the Pubco Pipe Financing.
"PUBCO
PIPE FINANCING"
means
the proposed private placement of Pubco Common Stock, pursuant to which Pubco
shall
sell (either directly or through placement agents and/or selling agents) shares
of Pubco Common Stock, resulting in aggregate gross proceeds to Pubco of a
minimum of $8,000,000 and a maximum of $10,000,000.
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“PUBCO
PIPE REGISTRATION STATEMENT”
means
a
registration statement of Pubco registering for resale, all shares of Pubco
Common Stock sold in the Pubco PIPE Financing, including, but not limited to,
shares issuable upon exercise of any warrants issued by Pubco to investors,
placement agents and/or selling agents in the Pubco PIPE Financing; and shares
of Pubco Common Stock issuable upon (i) conversion of the BAXL 12% 2007 Bridge
Notes, (ii) exercise of the BAXL 2007 Bridge Warrants, (iii) exercise of the
BAXL 2007 Bridge Placement Agent Warrants, (iv) exercise of the BAXL April
Bridge Warrants, (v) exercise of the BAXL April Bridge Agent Warrants, (vi)
exercise of BAXL May Bridge Warrants; (vii) exercise of the Mastodon Warrants,
and also including the shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement.
"PUBCO
PIPE SHARE PRICE"
means
the per
share
sale price that a share of Pubco Common Stock is sold in the Pubco PIPE
Financing, which such Pubco PIPE Share Price shall be not less than $1.50 per
share.
“PUBCO
PLAN OPTIONS”
has
the
meaning set forth in Section
6.7
of this
Agreement.
"PUBCO
PROXY STATEMENT"
means,
if so required by applicable Law, a proxy statement provided to the shareholders
of Pubco.
"PUBCO
RELATED PARTY"
and
"PUBCO
RELATED PARTIES"
have
the meanings set forth in Section
4.20
of this
Agreement.
“PUBCO
REDEMPTION”
has
the
meaning specified in Section
6.9
of this
Agreement.
"PUBCO
STOCK OPTION PLAN"
has the
meaning specified in Section
6.7
of this
Agreement.
"REGULATORY
AUTHORITY"
shall
mean, collectively, the Federal Trade Commission, the United States Department
of Justice, and all foreign, federal, state and local regulatory agencies and
other governmental entities or bodies having jurisdiction over the parties
to
this Agreement and their respective assets, businesses and/or Subsidiaries,
including the NASD and the Commission.
"SECURITIES
ACT"
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
"SUBSIDIARY"
of any
Person means any Person, whether or not capitalized, in which such Person owns,
directly or indirectly, an equity interest of 50% or more, or any Person which
may be controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person, whether through
the
ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.
"SURVIVING
CORPORATION"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
2.1.
"TAX"
means
any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, franchise,
estimated, alternative minimum, add-on minimum, sales, use, transfer,
transportation, transportation excise, registration, value added, documentary
stamp, excise, natural resources, severance, stamp, occupation, premium,
windfall profit, environmental, customs, duties, real property, personal
property, capital stock, social security, unemployment, disability, payroll,
license, employee or other withholding, or other tax or governmental charge,
of
any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalties or additions to tax
or
additional amounts in respect of the foregoing; the foregoing shall include
any
transferee or secondary liability for a Tax and any liability assumed by
agreement or arising as a result of being (or ceasing to be) a member of any
affiliated group (or being included (or required to be included) in any tax
return relating thereto).
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"TERMINATION
DATE"
has the
meaning set forth in Section
7.5
of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
II
THE
MERGER
AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
2.1
THE
MERGER.
At the
Effective Time and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the applicable provisions of applicable Law, AAC shall be merged
with and into BAXL (the "Merger"),
the
separate corporate existence of AAC shall cease and BAXL shall continue as
the
surviving corporation. BAXL, as the surviving corporation after the Merger,
is
hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Surviving
Corporation."
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the parties hereto shall cause
the
Merger to be consummated by filing a Certificate of Merger, substantially in
the
form of Exhibit
C
hereto,
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the
relevant provisions of the DGCL (the "Certificate
of Merger").
2.2
EFFECT
OF THE MERGER.
At the
Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement
and the applicable provisions of Nevada Law and the DGCL. Without limiting
the
generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time all
the
property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of BAXL and AAC shall vest
in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of BAXL
and
AAC shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving
Corporation.
2.3 ARTICLES
OF
INCORPORATION; BYLAWS.
(a) RESTATED
ARTICLES. At the Effective Time, the BAXL Restated Certificate, as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter
amended.
(b) BY-LAWS.
The Bylaws of BAXL, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall
be, at the Effective Time, the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until
thereafter amended.
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2.4 DIRECTORS
AND OFFICERS.
The
Board of Directors of Pubco and the Surviving Corporation shall initially
consist of no more than five (5) (four (4) if the Bridge Note Board Designee
is
not appointed), members (the “Initial
Board”),
of
which four (4) of the initial directors of Pubco and the Surviving Corporation
shall be those selected by BAXL (the “BAXL
Board Designees”),
and
one (1) of which shall be selected by holders owning no less than 50.1% of
the
aggregate principal amount of the BAXL 2007 12% Bridge Notes (the “BAXL
Bridge Note Board Designees”);
provided,
however
that in
the event the BAXL Bridge Note Board Designee is not appointed, the holders
of
50.1% of the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of BAXL 2007 12% Bridge
Notes may appoint an advisor (the “Bridge
Advisor”)
to the
Pubco Board of Directors. The Bridge Advisor shall be entitled to attend (and
receive at least two (2) day prior notice of the time, place and agenda) either
in person or telephonically all meetings of the Board of Directors of Pubco.
The
BAXL Board Designees and the BAXL Bridge Note Board Designees (or Bridge
Advisor) shall be the persons set forth on Schedule
2.4
hereto.
Schedule
2.4
may be
delivered by BAXL and the holders of the BAXL 2007 12% Bridge Notes at anytime
prior to the Effective Date. The Initial Board shall serve for a term of one
(1)
year and thereafter until their respective successors are duly elected or
appointed and qualified. In the event that a BAXL Board Designee or BAXL Bridge
Note Board Designee is unable to serve for the initial one year term, a
replacement director shall be selected by the respective group. The initial
officers of Pubco and the Surviving Corporation shall be those selected by
BAXL
and set forth on Schedule
2.4
of this
Agreement, which Schedule
2.4
may be
delivered by BAXL at any time prior to the Effective Time.
2.5 ADDITIONAL
EVENTS.
At the
Effective Time, the following shall occur:
(a) CANCELLATION
OF BAXL COMMON STOCK. Each share of BAXL Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time, including all BAXL Shares of Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of the BAXL Preferred Stock into BAXL Common
Stock pursuant to the BAXL Preferred Conversion Consents will be automatically
canceled and extinguished and the holders of each share of BAXL Common Stock
shall be entitled to receive 0.0092134 (the “Pubco
Conversion Ratio”)
shares
of Pubco Common Stock for each share of BAXL Common Stock so owned (2,274,444
shares of Pubco Common Stock in the aggregate), which assuming the Merger
Closing, the Pubco PIPE Financing Closing and the Pubco Redemption shall equal
approximately 15.79% assuming the Minimum Amount (14.45% assuming the Maximum
Amount) of the issued and outstanding Pubco Common Stock, on a fully-diluted
basis, but excluding all shares of Pubco Additional Stock).
(b) THE
PUBCO
PIPE FINANCING. Pubco shall effectuate the sale in the Pubco PIPE Closing of
no
less than $8,000,000 (5,333,333 shares) (the “Minimum
Amount”)
up to
$10,000,000 (6,666,667 shares) (the “Maximum
Amount”)
of
Pubco Common Stock at a purchase price of no less than $1.50 per share of Pubco
Common Stock.
(c) RESERVATION
OF SHARES OF PUBCO COMMON STOCK FOR CONVERSION OF THE BAXL 12% 2007 BRIDGE
NOTES. At the Effective Time, Pubco shall have reserved 5,307,037 shares of
Pubco Common Stock (subject to any increase for any anti-dilution provisions
set
forth in the BAXL 2007 12% Bridge Notes) for issuance upon conversion of the
$3.5 million aggregate principal amount of the BAXL 2007 12% Bridge Notes
(assuming the Merger Closing, the Pubco PIPE Financing Closing, and the Pubco
Redemption approximately 36.84% of the issued and outstanding Pubco Common
Stock, on a fully-diluted basis, assuming the Minimum Amount, 33.72% assuming
the Maximum Amount) but excluding all shares of Pubco Additional Stock.
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(d) ISSUED
AND OUTSTANDING SHARES OF PUBCO COMMON STOCK IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO EFFECTIVE
TIME. Immediately prior to the Effective Time, Pubco shall have issued and
outstanding 2,012,500 shares of Pubco Common Stock, on a fully-diluted basis,
including 12,500 shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants but excluding
all
shares of Pubco Additional Stock.
(e) CAPITAL
STOCK OF AAC. Each share of AAC Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger, automatically be
converted into one (1) validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of
common stock of the Surviving Corporation. Each certificate evidencing ownership
of shares of AAC Common Stock shall evidence ownership of such shares of capital
stock of the Surviving Corporation. All issued and outstanding AAC Common Stock
shall, following the Effective Time and pursuant to this Agreement be owned
by
Pubco.
(f) CANCELLATION
OF BAXL OPTIONS AND WARRANTS. At
the
Effective Time, pursuant to the BAXL Cancellation Agreements, and as a condition
to the Merger Closing and the Pubco PIPE Financing Closing, all issued and
outstanding options, warrants and/or securities convertible, exchangeable or
exercisable into BAXL capital stock, other than those BAXL securities expressly
set forth on Schedule
2.5(f)
of this
Agreement (collectively, the "BAXL
Options and Warrants"),
shall
have been cancelled. Upon exercise of any BAXL Options and Warrants, each holder
thereof shall be entitled to receive upon payment of the applicable purchase
price, the number of shares of Pubco Common Stock equal to the product of (i)
the number of shares of BAXL Common Stock that such holder would have received
if such security were exercised prior to the Merger, (ii) times the Pubco
Conversion Ratio. Schedule
2.5(f)
may be
amended from time to time by BAXL prior to the Effective Time and, if amended,
BAXL shall deliver an updated Schedule
2.5(f)
prior to
the Effective Time and such amended and updated Schedule
2.5(f)
shall
replace any prior Schedule
2.5(f).
(g) RESERVATION
OF SHARES OF ADDITIONAL PUBCO STOCK. As of the Effective Time, Pubco shall
have
reserved for issuance the amount of shares of Pubco Common Stock to permit
the
issuance of all shares of Pubco Additional Stock.
(h) ASSUMPTION
OF BAXL 10% AMENDED NOTES. As of the Effective Time, and as a condition to
the
Merger Closing and the Pubco PIPE Financing Closing, Pubco shall assume pursuant
to this Agreement (i) the $2.5 million aggregate principal amount of the BAXL
10% Amended Notes and all obligations thereunder, and (ii) each holder of the
BAXL 10% Amended Notes shall have entered into the BAXL 10% Note Amendment.
Schedule
2.5(h)
hereto
sets forth the name, address and the aggregate principal amount of each of
the
holders’ BAXL 10% Amended Note.
(i) DISSENTING
BAXL STOCKHOLDERS. Any holder of shares of BAXL Common Stock who perfects their
rights of appraisal (the “Dissenters
Rights”)
in
accordance with and as contemplated by the DGCL shall not be converted into
Pubco Common Stock, but instead shall be entitled to receive such consideration
as determined pursuant to the applicable provisions of the DGCL upon surrender
to Pubco of the certificate or certificates representing the shares
for which payment is being made (the "Dissenters’
Compensation").
In
the event that a dissenting stockholder of BAXL fails to perfect, or effectively
withdraws or loses, its right to appraisal and payment for its shares under
the
DGCL, Pubco shall issue and deliver the number of shares of Pubco Common Stock
to which such holder of BAXL Common Stock would otherwise be entitled pursuant
to the provisions of this Article
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(without
interest) upon surrender by such holder of the certificate or certificates
representing such shares held by such holder. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary provided herein or elsewhere in this Agreement or elsewhere, in the
event (i) any Dissenters' Compensation is paid to any Person, the aggregate
of
all Dissenters' Compensation the number of shares of Pubco Common Stock issuable
to holders of BAXL Common Stock shall be reduced by that number of shares of
Pubco Common Stock equal to the aggregate Dissenters' Compensation divided
by
the Pubco PIPE Share Price and/or (ii) more than ten percent (10%) of the
holders of BAXL Common Stock exercise their respective Dissenters Rights, BAXL
may elect not to proceed with the Merger.
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(j) FRACTIONAL
SHARES. No certificates representing fractional shares of Pubco Common Stock
will be issued as a result of the Merger. Each holder of shares of BAXL Common
Stock exchanged pursuant to the Merger who would otherwise have been entitled
to
receive a fraction of a share of Pubco Common Stock shall receive, in lieu
thereof, cash (rounded to the nearest whole cent and without interest) in an
amount equal to such fractional part of a share of Pubco Common Stock,
multiplied by the Pubco PIPE Share Price. No such holder will be entitled to
dividends, voting rights, or any other rights as a stockholder in respect of
any
fractional shares.
2.6 SURRENDER
OF CERTIFICATES.
2.6.1 EXCHANGE
AGENT. Pubco's
transfer agent or such other person as BAXL and Pubco shall so select shall
act
as the exchange agent (the "Exchange
Agent")
in the
Merger.
(a) PUBCO
TO
PROVIDE PUBCO COMMON STOCK. Promptly after the Effective Time, Pubco shall
make
available to the Exchange Agent for exchange in accordance with this
Article
II,
all
shares of Pubco Common Stock issuable (whether or not issuable at the Effective
time or a subsequent date in which event such Share of Pubco Common Stock shall
be held until issuance is required, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
and/or in exchange for outstanding BAXL Securities. Schedule
3.22
attached
hereto sets forth the name and address of each Person entitled to receive shares
of Pubco Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement, the amount of each type of
BAXL Securities held by such Person and the number of shares of Pubco Common
Stock that each such Person shall receive in exchange for such Person’s BAXL
Securities.
(b) CONVERSION
PROCEDURES. Promptly after the Effective Time, Pubco shall cause the Exchange
Agent to mail to each holder of record (as of the Effective Time) a certificate
or certificates (the "Certificates")
which
immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of BAXL
Common Stock whose shares were converted into the right to receive shares of
Pubco Common Stock in the Merger, (i) a letter of transmittal in customary
form
(which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and
title
to the Certificates
shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent and
shall be in such form and have such other provisions as Pubco may reasonably
specify ) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the
Certificates in exchange for certificates representing shares of Pubco Common
Stock. Upon surrender of Certificates for cancellation to the Exchange Agent
or
to such other agent or agents as may be appointed by Pubco, together with such
letter of transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with
the instructions thereto, the holders of such Certificates shall be entitled
to
receive in exchange therefore certificates representing the number of whole
shares of Pubco Common Stock into which their shares of BAXL Common Stock were
converted at the Effective Time in accordance with the Pubco Conversion Ratio,
and the Certificates so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. Until so
surrendered, outstanding Certificates will be deemed from and after the
Effective Time, for all corporate purposes to evidence only the ownership of
the
number of full shares of Pubco Common Stock into which such shares of BAXL
Common Stock shall have been so converted.
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(c) DISTRIBUTIONS
WITH RESPECT TO UNEXCHANGED SHARES. No dividends or other distributions declared
or made after the date of this Agreement with respect to Pubco Common Stock
with
a record date after the Effective Time will be paid to the holders of any
unsurrendered Certificates with respect to the shares of Pubco Common Stock
represented thereby (subject to Section
2.8)
until
the holders of record of such Certificates shall surrender such Certificates
in
accordance with this Section
2.6
(subject
to Section
2.8).
(d) TRANSFERS
OF OWNERSHIP. If certificates representing shares of Pubco Common Stock are
to
be issued in a name other than that in which the Certificates surrendered in
exchange therefore are registered, it will be a condition of the issuance
thereof that the Certificates so surrendered will be properly endorsed and
otherwise in proper form for transfer and that the persons requesting such
exchange will have paid to Pubco or any agent designated by it any transfer
or
other taxes required by reason of the issuance of certificates representing
shares of Pubco Common Stock in any name other than that of the registered
holder of the Certificates surrendered, or established to the satisfaction
of
Pubco or any agent designated by it that such tax has been paid or is not
payable.
(e) REQUIRED
WITHHOLDING. Each of the Exchange Agent, Pubco and the Surviving Corporation
shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration payable or
otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder or former holder
of BAXL Common Stock such amounts as may be required to be deducted or withheld
there from under the Code or under any provision of state, local or foreign
tax
law or under any other applicable Law. To the extent such amounts are so
deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes under
this
Agreement as having been paid to the person to whom such amounts would otherwise
have been paid.
(f) NO
LIABILITY. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, neither the Exchange Agent,
Pubco, the Surviving Corporation nor any party hereto shall be liable to a
holder of shares of Pubco Common Stock, BAXL Common Stock and/or shares of
BAXL
Additional Stock for any amount properly paid to a public official pursuant
to
any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
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2.7 NO
FURTHER OWNERSHIP RIGHTS IN BAXL CAPITAL STOCK.
All
shares
of Pubco Common Stock issued upon the surrender for exchange of shares of BAXL
Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been
issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of BAXL
Common Stock, and there shall be no further registration of transfers on the
records of the Surviving Corporation of shares of BAXL Common Stock which were
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If after the Effective
Time
Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation for any reason, they
shall be canceled or exchanged as provided in this Article
II.
2.8 LOST,
STOLEN OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATES.
In the
event any Certificates shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Exchange
Agent shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates,
upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof, certificates
representing the shares of Pubco Common Stock into which the shares of BAXL
Common Stock represented by such Certificates were converted; provided,
however,
that
Pubco may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance of
such certificates representing shares of Pubco Common Stock, require the owner
of such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates to indemnify Pubco against any
claim that may be made against Pubco, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange
Agent with respect to the Certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or
destroyed.
2.9 CLASSES
OF STOCK ENTITLED TO VOTE ON MERGER.
With
respect to (i) AAC, the only class of AAC stock entitled to vote on the Merger
is AAC Common Stock, and (ii) BAXL, the only class of BAXL Stock entitled to
vote on the Merger are BAXL Preferred Stock and BAXL Common Stock.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BAXL
In
order
to induce Pubco and AAC to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, BAXL, makes the representations and warranties
set forth below to Pubco and AAC.
3.1 ORGANIZATION.
BAXL is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
Laws of its state of incorporation. BAXL does not own or have any Subsidiary.
BAXL is duly qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation in all
jurisdictions where the ownership or leasing of its properties or the conduct
of
its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so
qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition,
results of operations, assets, liabilities, prospects or business of BAXL (an
"BAXL
Material Adverse Effect").
BAXL
has the corporate authority to (i) own or lease and operate its properties
and
(ii) conduct its business as presently conducted. BAXL has the corporate
authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the transaction
set
forth herein.
3.2 AUTHORIZATION;
ENFORCEABILITY.
Subject
to the approval by the Boards of Directors and shareholders of BAXL, the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by BAXL and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby
will
be as of the Effective Time, duly authorized by all requisite corporate action
on the part of BAXL. Assuming execution and performance by the other parties
hereto, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations
of
BAXL, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent
that their enforcement is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization
or
other Laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally or by general principles of equity.
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3.3 NO
VIOLATION OR CONFLICT. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by BAXL and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby: (i) do not and
will
not violate or conflict with any provision of Law or any Order specifically
naming BAXL, or any provision of BAXL’s Restated Articles or Bylaws; and (ii) do
not and will not, with or without
the passage of time or the giving of notice, (a) result in the breach of, or
constitute a default, cause the acceleration of performance, permit the
unilateral modification or termination of, or require any Consent under, or
result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property
or
assets of BAXL or pursuant to, any material instrument or agreement to which
it
is a party or by which it or its properties may be bound or affected; or (b)
result in any violation, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or
non-renewal of any Permit or Consent.
3.4 COMPLIANCE
WITH LAWS. To
the
best of its knowledge, BAXL is in compliance with all Laws and Orders applicable
to BAXL and its businesses and properties. BAXL is not subject to any agreement
or consent decree or Order with any Governmental Authority or self-regulatory
organization arising out of previously asserted violations.
3.5 LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
3.5
to this
Agreement, to BAXL’s Knowledge neither BAXL nor any of its officers, directors
or employees is, a party to any pending or, to the Knowledge of BAXL,
threatened, legal, administrative or other proceeding, arbitration or
investigation relating to BAXL businesses, and BAXL has no Knowledge of any
set
of facts which could reasonably be expected to result in any legal,
administrative or other proceeding, arbitration or investigation involving
it.
Except as disclosed on Schedule
3.5
to this
Agreement, neither BAXL (and to BAXL’s Knowledge, none of its officers,
directors or employees) is subject to any Order of any court, judicial entity,
arbitral entity, self-regulatory organization or Governmental Authority.
3.6 BROKERS.
Except
as otherwise set forth on Schedule
3.6,
BAXL
has not employed any financial advisor, broker or finder and it has not incurred
and it will not incur any broker's, finder's, investment banking or similar
fees, commissions or expenses to any other party in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.7 RESTATED
ARTICLES, BYLAWS AND MINUTE BOOKS.
True and
complete copies of the Restated Articles, as amended to date, Bylaws, as amended
to date, and minute books of BAXL have been delivered by BAXL to Pubco. Such
documents contain complete and accurate records in all material respects and
have embodied therein copies of minutes of all meetings and actions by written
consent of the incorporators, boards of directors (and committees thereof)
and
shareholders of such entities from the date of incorporation to the date hereof;
and such items accurately reflect all material actions taken by such
Persons.
3.8 ABSENCE
OF CERTAIN BUSINESS PRACTICES.
To
BAXL’s Knowledge, no employee or agent of BAXL, and no officer or director of
BAXL and no other Person acting at the direction of any of the foregoing
or
associated or Affiliated with BAXL, and no other Person for whom BAXL may
be
responsible, acting alone or together, has (i) received, directly or indirectly,
any rebates, payments, commissions, promotional allowances or any other economic
benefits, regardless of their nature or type, from any customer, supplier,
trading company, shipping company, governmental employee or other Person
with
whom BAXL has done business directly or indirectly, or (ii) directly or
indirectly, given or agreed to give any gift or similar benefit to any customer,
supplier, trading company, shipping company, governmental employee or other
Person who is or may be in a position to help or hinder the business of BAXL
(or
assist BAXL in connection with any actual or proposed transaction), in either
event which (a) may subject BAXL to any damage or penalty in any civil, criminal
or governmental litigation or proceeding, or (b) if not given, may have an
adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, business, operations
or
prospects of BAXL or may lead to suit or penalty in any private or governmental
litigation or proceeding. None of the foregoing Persons has, directly or
indirectly, offered, paid, or agree to pay to any Person or solicited, received
or agreed to receive from any such Person, directly or indirectly, any money
or
anything of value for the purpose or with the intent of (i) obtaining or
maintaining business for BAXL, (ii) facilitating the purchase or sale of
any
product or service, or (iii) avoiding the imposition of any fine or penalty,
in
any manner which is in violation of any applicable Law.
3.9 PROXY
STATEMENT AND DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS.
None of
the information relating to BAXL and furnished in writing by BAXL for inclusion
in the Pubco Proxy Statement, if one is filed, or the BAXL Disclosure Document
at the respective times that they are mailed to holders of Pubco and/or BAXL
Common Stock and/or BAXL Preferred Stock, contains or will contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
3.10 INVESTMENT
REPRESENTATIONS.
Each of
the shareholders of BAXL has had (or prior to the meeting of BAXL’s shareholders
contemplated hereby will have) both the opportunity to ask questions of and
receive answers from the officers and directors of BAXL and Pubco with respect
to the transactions contemplated hereby and the business of the parties hereto,
and to receive such additional information as they have requested with respect
thereto. Each shareholder of BAXL has been or will be provided with a copy
of
this Agreement and the Commission filings referred to herein.
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3.11 DISCLOSURE.
No
representation or warranty of BAXL contained in this Agreement or the schedules
hereto, and no certificate or notice furnished by or on behalf of BAXL to Pubco
or its agents pursuant to this Agreement, contains or will contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in
order to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading. No
executive officer or director of BAXL has been the subject of any of the events
referenced in Section 401(f) of Regulation S-K.
3.12 FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS. Exhibit
D
hereto
consists of BAXL’s (i) audited financial
statements for and as of the twelve (12) month periods ended December 31, 2006,
2005 and 2004, and (ii) unaudited interim financial statements for and as of
the
three (3) month period ended March 31, 2007 (the “BAXL
Financial Statements”).
The
BAXL Financial Statements comply in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the Commission with
respect thereto as in effect at the date of such BAXL Financial Statements.
Such
BAXL Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied
on
a consistent basis during the periods involved, and fairly present in all
material respects the financial position of the Company as of and for the dates
thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended,
subject, in the case of the unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial,
year-end audit adjustments.
3.13 MATERIAL
CHANGES.
Since
December 31, 2006, (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development
that has had or that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect, (ii) BAXL has not incurred any material liabilities
(contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses
incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice
and
(B) liabilities not required to be reflected in the BAXL's financial statements
pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed in filings made with the
Commission, (iii) BAXL has not altered its method of accounting or the
identity of its auditors, and (iv) BAXL has not declared or made payment or
distribution of any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to
the
holders of BAXL Common Stock or BAXL Preferred Stock, or purchased, redeemed
or
made any agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital
stock.
3.14 NO
UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES. Other than as disclosed on Schedule
3.14 hereof, and other than the BAXL Debt, BAXL has no
outstanding Indebtedness.
3.15 TAXES.
To the best of BAXL’s knowledge, BAXL has filed all Tax returns (including
statements of estimated Taxes owed) and reports required to be filed within
the
applicable periods (subject to extensions) for such filings and have paid
all
Taxes required to be paid, and has established adequate reserves (net of
estimated Tax payments already made) for the payment of all Taxes payable
in
respect of the period subsequent to the last periods covered by such returns.
No
deficiencies for any Tax are currently assessed against BAXL. There is no
Tax
Lien, whether imposed by any federal, state or local taxing authority,
outstanding against the assets, properties or business of BAXL. BAXL has
not
executed any waiver of the statute of limitations on the assessment or
collection of any Tax or governmental charge.
3.16 REAL
PROPERTY. BAXL currently has a month to month lease for its executive
offices in Bethel, Connecticut pursuant to which it pays approximately $13,000
per month, subject to escalation clauses for common areas only. BAXL, however,
has entered into a two (2) year lease commencing December 1, 2006, pursuant
to
which it shall pay approximately $15,000 per month, subject to escalation
clauses for common areas and to additional rent for extra square footage
that
BAXL may, at its option, occupy.
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3.17 TANGIBLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY; ASSETS.
All
material items of personal property and assets owned or leased by BAXL are
in
good operating condition, normal wear and tear excepted.
3.18 INTANGIBLE
PROPERTY. BAXL
owns, or possesses adequate rights or licenses to use all trademarks, trade
names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, service names, patents,
patent
rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, approvals, governmental
authorizations, trade secrets and rights necessary to conduct its business
as
now conducted, the lack of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. Other than as described in Schedule
3.18,
BAXL
does not have any knowledge of any infringement by BAXL of trademarks, trade
name rights, patents, patent rights, copyrights, inventions, licenses, service
names, service marks, service xxxx registrations, trade secrets or other
similar
rights of others, or of any such development of similar or identical trade
secrets or technical information by others and no claim, action or proceeding
has been made or brought against, or to BAXL’s knowledge, has been threatened
against, BAXL regarding trademarks, trade name rights, patents, patent rights,
inventions, copyrights, licenses, service names, service marks, service xxxx
registrations, trade secrets or other infringement, except where such
infringement, claim, action or proceeding would not reasonably be expected
to
have either individually or in the aggregate a Material Adverse Effect.
3.19 MATERIAL
CONTRACTS. Other than as set forth on Schedule
3.19, (a) neither BAXL nor any of its properties or assets is a
party to or bound by any (i) Contract not made in the ordinary course of
business, or involving a commitment or payment by BAXL in excess of $50,000
or,
to BAXL’s knowledge, otherwise material to the business of BAXL , (ii) Contract
among members or granting a right of first refusal or for a partnership or
a
joint venture or for the acquisition, sale or lease of any assets or share
capital of BAXL or any other Person or involving a sharing of profits,
(iii) mortgage, pledge, conditional sales contract, security agreement,
factoring agreement or other similar Contract with respect to any real or
tangible personal property of BAXL, or (iv) loan agreement, credit agreement,
promissory note, guarantee, subordination agreement, letter of credit or
any
other similar type of Contract.
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3.20 EMPLOYEES.
To the best of BAXL’s knowledge no key executive Employee, or
independent contractor has any plans to terminate his or her employment or
relationship as an Employee or independent contractor with BAXL.
3.21 EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION.
BAXL
and Pubco shall take all proper action, including, but not limited to, providing
the holders of BAXL Securities with or access to information about each of
BAXL
and Pubco such that all shares of Pubco Common Stock issued in connection with
the Merger may be issued by Pubco to such persons in reliance on the exemption
from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act pursuant
to Section 4(2) the Securities Act and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder. In
furtherance of the foregoing, BAXL hereby represents and warrants to Pubco,
that
each of the holders of BAXL Securities meets the requirements of at least one
of
the suitability standards for an “accredited investor,” as such term is defined
in Regulation D, promulgated under the Securities Act, and/or has such knowledge
and expertise in business and financial matters, so that the total number of
BAXL Securities Holders that will receive shares of Pubco Common Stock issued
in
connection with the Merger comes within the limitation on number of “purchasers”
as such term is defined under Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the
Securities Act as calculated pursuant to Rule 501(e) promulgated under the
Securities Act.
3.22 BAXL
SECURITIES HOLDERS.
Set
forth on Schedule
3.22
attached
hereto, is a true and complete list of all BAXL Securities Holders entitled
to
receive shares of Pubco Common Stock as consideration for the Merger. Such
Schedule
3.22
provides
for each such BAXL Security Holder, the number of shares of BAXL Securities
beneficially owned, the full name and address of such BAXL Security Holder
and
the number of shares of Pubco Common Stock to be issued to such BAXL Security
Holder.
3.23 SURVIVAL.
All
representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement or in any of the
Transaction Documents or in any writing or certificate delivered in connection
with this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby for a period
of
twelve (12) months (the “Survival
Period”).
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ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PUBCO AND AAC
In
order
to induce BAXL to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby, Pubco and AAC jointly and severally make the
representations and warranties set forth below to BAXL. Except where the context
specifically requires otherwise, all representations and warranties made with
respect to AAC shall also be deemed made with respect to and shall apply to
Pubco Sub in all respects.
4.1
ORGANIZATION.
Each of
Pubco and AAC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the Laws of its state of incorporation. Pubco does not own or
have any Subsidiaries other than AAC and AAC does not own or have any
subsidiaries. Each of Pubco and AAC is duly qualified to transact business
as a
foreign corporation in all jurisdictions where the ownership or leasi0ng of
its
properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except
where the failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect
on
the financial condition, results of operations, assets, liabilities, prospects
or business of Pubco and AAC on a consolidated basis (a "Pubco
Material Adverse Effect").
Each
jurisdiction in which Pubco or AAC is qualified to transact business as a
foreign corporation is listed on Schedule
4.1.
Each of
Pubco and AAC has the corporate authority to (i) own or lease and operate its
properties and (ii) conduct its business as presently conducted. Each of Pubco
and AAC has the corporate authority to execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement.
4.2
AUTHORIZATION;
ENFORCEABILITY.
Subject
to the receipt of shareholder approval by the shareholders of Pubco, the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Pubco and AAC and
the
consummation by Pubco and AAC of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the
part
of Pubco and AAC. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Pubco
and AAC and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of them,
enforceable against them in accordance with their terms, except to the extent
that their enforcement is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization
or
other Laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally or by general principles of equity.
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4.3
NO
VIOLATION OR CONFLICT.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.3,
the
execution, delivery and performance by Pubco and AAC of this Agreement and
the
consummation by Pubco and AAC of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby; (i) do not and will not violate or conflict with any provision of
Law
or any Order specifically naming Pubco, AAC or any provision of Pubco's or
AAC's
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws; and (ii) do not and will not, with
or
without the passage of time or the giving of notice, (a) result in the breach
of, or constitute a default, cause the acceleration of performance, permit
the
unilateral modification or termination of, or require any Consent under, or
result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property
or
assets of Pubco or AAC pursuant to, any material instrument or agreement to
which Pubco or AAC is a party or by which Pubco or AAC or their respective
properties may be bound or affected; or (b) result in any violation, suspension,
revocation, impairment, forfeiture or non-renewal of any Permit or Consent.
4.4
CONSENT
OF GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES.
Other
than in connection with the DGCL, or the Nevada Corporate Law, the Exchange
Act,
the Securities Act and the state securities Laws of any jurisdiction, no Consent
or Permit from, of or with any Governmental Authority is required to be made
by
Pubco or AAC in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Pubco
or AAC of this Agreement or the consummation by Pubco or AAC of the transactions
contemplated hereby. There is no unresolved objection to the Merger made by
any
Governmental Authority or self-regulatory organization.
4.5
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS; COMMISSION REPORTS. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.5,
the
financial statements of Pubco (the "Pubco
Financial Statements")
included in the Pubco Commission Reports, as defined below, as of the dates
thereof, and for the periods covered thereby: (i) have been prepared in
accordance with the books of account and records of Pubco; (ii) fairly present
in all material respects Pubco's financial condition, assets, liabilities and
equity as of the dates thereof; and (iii) have been prepared in accordance
with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. Other than as
disclosed by the Pubco Financial Statements dated February 28, 2007 or on
Schedule
4.5,
neither
AAC nor Pubco has any liabilities, commitments or obligations (which reasonably
could be expected to be material to Pubco and AAC on a consolidated basis)
of
any nature whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise (other than
nonmaterial liabilities, commitments or obligations incurred since February
28,
2007 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices to
Persons other than Affiliates of Pubco) or any unrealized or anticipated losses
(which reasonably could be expected to be material to Pubco) from any
commitments of Pubco, and, to Pubco's Knowledge, there is no reasonable basis
for assertion against Pubco of any such liability, commitment, obligation or
loss. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.5,
to
Pubco's Knowledge, there is no basis for assertion against Pubco or AAC of
any
claim, liability, commitment or obligation of any nature, whether absolute,
accrued or contingent, and whether due or to become due, which is not included,
disclosed, or noted in the Pubco Financial Statements which could be,
individually or in the aggregate, material. Any supporting schedules included
in
the Pubco Commission Reports present fairly, in all material respects, the
information required to be stated therein. Such Pubco Financial Statements
and
supporting schedules: (i) were prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X
promulgated by the Commission; (ii) present fairly in all material respects
the
financial condition of Pubco and the results of operations as at and for the
respective periods then ended; and (iii) except as otherwise noted in the Pubco
Commission Reports, were prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principals applied on a consistent basis. To the extent any such Pubco Financial
Statements and supporting schedules are audited, they were audited by
independent public accountants within the meaning of the rules promulgated
by
the Commission. Pubco has heretofore furnished or made available to BAXL entire
and complete copies of each report filed by Pubco with the Commission pursuant
to the Exchange Act since its inception (the "Pubco
Commission Reports").
None
of the Pubco Commission Reports, as of the dates they were respectively filed
with the Commission, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state or material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading.
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4.6
COMPLIANCE
WITH LAWS.
Each
of
Pubco and AAC is in compliance with all Laws and Orders applicable to it or
its
properties. Neither Pubco nor AAC has received notification from any
Governmental Authority asserting that it may not be in compliance with or may
have violated any of the Laws which said Governmental Authority enforces, or
threatening to revoke any Consent or Permit, and neither Pubco nor AAC is
subject to any agreement or consent decree with any Governmental Authority
arising out of previously asserted violations. BAXL has been furnished with
true
and correct copies of all records of inspections and reports of any of Pubco's
or AAC's businesses or properties since incorporation under applicable Laws
or
conducted by insurance companies, consultants or other Persons; and all
deficiencies noted therein have been corrected. BAXL has been furnished with
true and correct copies of all correspondence and other filings made to or
received from any Governmental Authority regarding Pubco or AAC since their
incorporation.
4.7
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.7,
neither
Pubco nor AAC is, nor since incorporation has been, a party to any pending
or,
to the Knowledge of Pubco, threatened, legal, administrative or other
proceeding, arbitration or investigation, and Pubco has no Knowledge of any
set
of facts which could reasonably be expected to result in any legal,
administrative or other proceeding, arbitration or investigation involving
Pubco
or AAC. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.7,
neither
Pubco nor AAC is subject to any Order of any court or Governmental Authority.
Each of Pubco and AAC is in compliance with the terms of each Order set forth
on
Schedule
4.7.
None of
the items set forth on Schedule
4.7
could,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Pubco
Material Adverse Effect.
4.8
BROKERS.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.8,
neither
Pubco nor AAC has employed any financial advisor, broker or finder and none
has
incurred and none will incur any broker's, finder's, investment banking or
similar fees, commissions or expenses to any other party in connection with
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.9
ABSENCE
OF MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGES. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.9,
from
February 28, 2007 to the date hereof: (i) each of Pubco and AAC has conducted
its businesses in the ordinary and usual course consistent with past practices;
(ii) there has been no occurrence which is reasonably likely to cause Pubco
Material Adverse Effect; and (iii)neither Pubco nor AAC has engaged or agreed
to
engage in any of the actions described in Section
5.1.
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4.10
ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS AND MINUTE BOOKS. True
and
complete copies of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date, Bylaws,
as
amended to date, and minute books of Pubco and AAC have been delivered by Pubco
to BAXL. Such documents books contain complete and accurate records in all
material respects and have embodied therein copies of minutes of all meetings
and actions by written consent of the incorporators, boards of directors (and
committees thereof) and shareholders of such entities from the date of
incorporation to the date hereof; and such items accurately reflect all material
actions taken by such Persons.
4.11
CAPITALIZATION.
As of
the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Pubco consists of 100,000,000
shares of Pubco Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of “blank check” Preferred
Stock. As of the date hereof, Pubco has 995,000 shares of Pubco Common Stock
issued and outstanding (excluding 1,005,000 shares of Pubco Common Stock
issuable pursuant to the Mastodon SPA and 12,500 shares issuable upon the
exercise of warrants) and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.
All shares of Pubco's outstanding capital stock have the same rights,
preferences and privileges as the Pubco Common Stock issued in the Merger and
all shares of Pubco's and AAC's outstanding capital stock have been duly
authorized, are validly issued and outstanding, and are fully paid and
nonassessable. No securities issued by Pubco or AAC from the date of its
incorporation to the date hereof were, and no securities issued in the Pubco
PIPE Financing will be, issued in violation of any statutory or common law
preemptive rights. The shares of Pubco Common Stock to be issued pursuant to
the
Merger and Pubco PIPE Financing will, when issued in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement and the Pubco PIPE Financing, respectively, be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully-paid and nonassessable. There are no dividends
which have accrued or been declared but are unpaid on the capital stock of
Pubco
or AAC. All Taxes (including documentary stamp taxes) required to be paid in
connection with the issuance by Pubco or AAC of Pubco's and AAC's capital stock
have been paid. All authorizations required to be obtained from or registrations
required to be effected with any Person in connection with the issuances of
securities by Pubco and AAC from their respective dates of incorporation to
the
date hereof have been obtained or effected. The shares of Pubco Common Stock
to
be issued pursuant to the Merger and Pubco PIPE Financing will, when issued
in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Pubco PIPE Financing,
respectively, be issued in accordance with the provisions of all applicable
securities and other Laws, and all securities of Pubco and AAC previously issued
have been issued in accordance with the provisions of all applicable securities
and other Laws. The authorized capital stock of AAC consists of 200 shares
of
AAC Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, all of which are issued and
outstanding and owned by Pubco, free and clear of all liens, charges, claims
or
encumbrances. AAC is Pubco's sole Subsidiary. Neither Pubco nor AAC has any
equity investment in any other corporation, association, partnership, joint
venture or other entity. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.11,
Pubco
has entered into no agreements to issue shares of Pubco Common Stock or
preferred stock, other than pursuant to the Pubco PIPE Financing, and has
granted no registration rights with respect to Pubco Common Stock.
4.12
RIGHTS,
WARRANTS, OPTIONS.
Except
for the Redemption and as set forth on Schedule
4.12,
there
are no outstanding: (i) securities or instruments convertible into or
exercisable for any of the capital stock or other equity interests of Pubco
or
AAC or any other Person issued by Pubco or AAC or to which Pubco or AAC is
a
party; (ii) options, warrants, subscriptions
or other rights to acquire capital stock or other equity interests of Pubco
or
AAC issued by Pubco or AAC; or (iii) commitments, agreements or understandings
of any kind to which Pubco or AAC is a party, including employee benefit
arrangements, relating to the issuance or repurchase by Pubco or AAC of any
capital stock or other equity interests of Pubco or AAC, any such securities
or
instruments convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or other equity
interests of Pubco or any such options, warrants or
rights.
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4.13
PROPERTIES.
Pubco
and AAC have valid title to all properties, interests in properties and assets
as reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of Pubco as of February 28,
2007
or acquired after February 28, 2007 (except properties, interests in properties
and assets sold or otherwise disposed of since February 28, 2007 in the ordinary
course of business to Persons other than Affiliates of Pubco), free and clear
of
all mortgages, liens, pledges, charges or encumbrances of any kind or character,
except the lien of current Taxes not yet due and payable. Pubco and AAC own
no
real property. Schedule
4.13
lists
each piece of real property leased by Pubco. The facilities and equipment of
Pubco and AAC necessary to the operations of their business are in good
operating condition and repair sufficient for the operation of the business
as
presently conducted. Except for those assets leased or licensed by Pubco or
AAC
and listed on Schedule
4.13,
Pubco
or AAC own all assets used in their business.
4.14
GOVERNMENTAL
AUTHORIZATIONS.
Pubco
and AAC have in full force and effect all Consents and Permits required under
applicable Law for the ownership of their properties and operation of their
businesses as presently operated free from unreasonable restrictions. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.14,
none of
the transactions contemplated hereby could reasonably be expected to have an
adverse effect on the status of any such Permit. None of the transactions
contemplated hereby could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect
on
the status of any such Permit or Consent or require Pubco or its Affiliates
to
obtain any additional Consent or Permit to continue to operate its business
as
previously conducted. Complete copies of all correspondence between Pubco and
its Subsidiaries and all governmental agencies since May 19, 2005 has been
made
available to BAXL. A true and complete list of all such Consents and Permits
is
set forth on Schedule
4.14.
There
has at all times been compliance with all such Permits and
Consents.
4.15
INSURANCE. Schedule
4.15
sets
forth a list and description of all insurance policies existing as of the date
hereof providing insurance coverage of any nature to Pubco and AAC. All such
policies are in full force and effect and are enforceable in accordance with
their terms, free of any right of termination on the part of any insurance
carrier. No claims have been made on any such policies.
4.16
EMPLOYMENT
MATTERS.
(a)
LABOR
UNIONS. None of the employees of Pubco or AAC is represented by any labor union,
and neither Pubco nor AAC is subject to any labor or collective bargaining
agreement. None of the employees of Pubco or AAC is known by Pubco to be engaged
in organizing any labor union or other employee group that is seeking
recognition as a bargaining unit. Pubco and AAC have not experienced any strike,
work stoppage or labor disturbance with any
group
of employees, and to Pubco's Knowledge, no set of facts exists which could
reasonably be expected to lead to any of the foregoing
events.
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(b)
EMPLOYMENT
POLICIES. Pubco has provided to BAXL all of Pubco's and AAC's employee policies
(written or otherwise), employee manuals or other written statements of rules
or
policies concerning employment.
(c)
EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENTS. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.16(c),
there
are no employment, consulting, severance or indemnification arrangements,
agreements, or understandings between Pubco or AAC and any officer, director,
consultant or employee. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.16(c),
the
terms of employment or engagement of all employees, agents, consultants and
professional advisors of Pubco and AAC are such that their employment or
engagement may be terminated by not more than two weeks' notice given at any
time without liability for payment of compensation or damages and neither Pubco
nor AAC has entered into any agreement or arrangement for the management of
its
business or any part thereof other than with its directors or
employees.
(d)
EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLANS. Pubco has no pension, retirement, stock purchase, stock bonus,
stock ownership, stock option, profit sharing, savings, medical, disability,
hospitalization, insurance, deferred compensation, bonus, incentive, welfare
or
any other employee benefit plan, policy, agreement, commitment, arrangement
or
practice currently or previously maintained by Pubco or AAC for any of their
directors, officers, consultants, employees or former employees. Pubco has
no
plan which constitutes an "employee pension benefit plan" or an "employee
welfare benefit plan", as such terms are defined in ERISA.
(e)
PERSONNEL.
Schedule
4.16(e)
sets
forth the names of all directors and officers of Pubco and AAC. Except as
disclosed in the Pubco Financial Statements, there are no material sums due
to
any of Pubco or AAC employees.
(f)
LABOR
PRACTICES. No unfair labor practice complaints have been filed against Pubco
or
AAC, and neither Pubco nor AAC has received any notice or communication
reflecting any intention to make or file such a complaint. No person has made
any claim, and to the Knowledge of Pubco or AAC, there is no basis for any
claim
against Pubco or AAC arising out of any law relating to discrimination or
employment practices.
4.17
MATERIAL
AGREEMENTS.
(a)
Schedule
4.17
sets
forth a list of all written and oral agreements, arrangements or commitments
(collectively, the "Pubco
Material Agreements")
to
which either Pubco or AAC is a party or by which it or any of their respective
assets are bound which are material to the financial position or results of
operations of Pubco and AAC on a consolidated basis including, but not limited
to: (i) contract, commitment, agreement or relationship resulting in a
commitment or potential commitment for expenditure or other obligation or
potential obligation, or which provides for the receipt or potential receipt,
involving in excess of $25,000, or series of related contracts, commitments,
agreements or relationships that in the aggregate give rise to rights or
liabilities exceeding such amount; (ii) contract or commitment for the
employment or retention of
any
employee, consultant or agent or any other type of contract with any employee,
consultant or agent providing for annual payments in excess of $25,000; (iii)
indenture, mortgage, promissory note, loan agreement, guarantee or other
agreement or commitment relating to the borrowing of money, encumbrance of
assets or guaranty of any obligation; (iv) licensing or royalty agreements
or
agreements providing for other similar rights or agreements with third parties
relating to the supply or use of products or materials or any intellectual
property; (v) any plan of a type referenced in Section
4.16;
(vi)
agreements which restrict Pubco or AAC from engaging in any line of business
or
from competing with any other Person anywhere in the world; (vii) agreements
or
arrangements for the sale of any of the assets, property or rights of Pubco
or
AAC, except for agreements to sell products or services in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practices; (viii) agreement, contract or
arrangement with any Affiliate of Pubco or AAC or any Affiliate of any officer,
director or employee of Pubco or AAC; (ix) guaranty of the obligations of any
third party; (x) any indemnification, contribution or similar agreement or
arrangement pursuant to which Pubco or AAC may be required to make or is
entitled to receive any indemnification or contribution to or from any other
Person except to the extent provided in the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws
of Pubco; (xi) contract regarding the purchase or sale of Pubco or AAC
securities; or (xii) any other contract, agreement or instrument which cannot
be
terminated without penalty to Pubco or AAC , upon the provision of not greater
than 30 days notice.
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(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.17,
all
Pubco Material Agreements have been entered into on an "arms-length" basis
with
parties who are not Affiliates of Pubco. The Pubco Material Agreements are
each
in full force and effect and are the valid and legally binding obligations
of
Pubco or AAC, as the case may be, and, to Pubco's Knowledge, have not been
breached by any of the other parties thereto and are
valid
and binding obligations of the other parties thereto. Neither Pubco nor AAC
is
in default under its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or in default or
alleged default under any Pubco Material Agreement to which it is a party,
and
no event has occurred which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both
would constitute such a default. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.17,
the
continuation, validity and effectiveness of each Pubco Material Agreement under
the current terms thereof will in no way be affected by the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby and all of such items will inure to the benefit
of Pubco (as the parent of the surviving corporation in the Merger). Pubco
has
performed all the obligations required to be performed by it to date and is
not
in default or alleged to be in default in any respect under any agreement,
lease, contract, commitment, instrument or obligation required to be listed
or
described on any schedule to this Agreement, and there exists no event,
condition or occurrence which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute such a default by it, or, to the best of its Knowledge, any other
party to any of the foregoing.
4.18 LIST
OF ACCOUNTS. Schedule
4.18
sets
forth, as of the date hereof: (i) the name and address of each bank or other
institution in which Pubco or AAC maintains an account (cash, securities or
other) or safe deposit box; (ii) the name and phone number of the contact person
at such bank or institution; (iii) the account number of the relevant account
and a description of the type of account; and (iv) the persons authorized to
transact business in such accounts.
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4.19 BUSINESS.
Since
approximately May 19, 2005, Pubco has not engaged in any business other than
as
disclosed in the Pubco Commission Reports. AAC has been recently incorporated
and has not engaged in any business of any nature.
4.20 RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.20,
no
director, officer, shareholder or employee of Pubco or AAC (individually a
"Pubco
Related Party"
and
collectively the "Pubco
Related Parties")
or any
Affiliate of any Pubco Related Party: (i) owns, directly or indirectly, any
interest in any Person which is a competitor or potential competitor of Pubco,
or a supplier or potential supplier of Pubco, except for the ownership of not
more than 5% of the outstanding stock of any company listed by a national stock
exchange or the NASDAQ stock market; (ii) owns, directly or indirectly, in
whole
or in part, any material property, asset (other than cash) or right, real,
personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, which is associated with or necessary
in the operation of the business of Pubco, as presently conducted; or (iii)
has
an interest in or is, directly or indirectly, a party to any contract,
agreement, lease or arrangement pertaining or relating to Pubco.
4.21 TAX
MATTERS.
(a) All
federal, state, local and foreign Tax returns and Tax reports, if any, required
to be filed with respect to the business or assets of Pubco and AAC have been
filed with the appropriate Governmental Authorities in all jurisdictions in
which such returns and reports are required to be filed; all of the foregoing
as
filed are true, correct and complete, and reflect accurately all liability
for
Taxes of Pubco and AAC for the periods for which such returns relate; and all
amounts shown as owing thereon have been paid. None of such returns or reports
have been audited by any Governmental Authority. Neither Pubco nor AAC has
filed
any Tax extension.
(b) All
Taxes, if any, payable by Pubco and AAC or relating to or chargeable against
any
of their assets, revenues or income have been fully paid by such date or
provided for by adequate reserves in the Pubco Financial Statements and all
similar items due through the Closing will have been fully paid by that date
or
provided for by adequate reserves on the books of Pubco and AAC, which reserves
shall remain available through the Closing.
(c) None
of
Pubco or AAC will have any liability with respect to any such Taxes including,
but not limited to, interest and/or penalties, in excess of the amount so paid
or the reserves so established
on the books of Pubco and AAC. Neither Pubco nor AAC is delinquent in the
payment of any Tax. No deficiencies for any Tax have been asserted against
Pubco
or AAC with respect to any Taxes which have not been paid, settled or adequately
provided for and there exists no basis for the making of any such deficiency,
assessment or charge.
(d) Neither
Pubco nor AAC has waived any restrictions on assessment or collection of taxes
or consented to the extension of any statute of limitations relating to federal,
state, local or foreign taxation.
4.22 GUARANTIES.
Neither
Pubco nor AAC is a party to any Guaranty.
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4.23 ABSENCE
OF CERTAIN BUSINESS PRACTICES.
No
employee or agent of Pubco or AAC, and no officer or director of Pubco or AAC,
and no other Person acting at the direction of any of the foregoing or
associated or Affiliated with Pubco or AAC, and no other Person for whom Pubco
or AAC may be responsible, acting alone or together, has (i) received, directly
or indirectly, any rebates, payments, commissions, promotional allowances or
any
other economic benefits, regardless of their nature or type, from any customer,
supplier, trading company, shipping company, governmental employee or other
Person with whom Pubco or AAC has done business directly or indirectly, or
(ii)
directly or indirectly, given or agreed to give any gift or similar benefit
to
any customer, supplier, trading company, shipping company governmental employee
or other Person who is or may be in a position to help or hinder the business
of
Pubco and AAC (or assist Pubco or AAC in connection with any actual or proposed
transaction), in either event which (a) may subject Pubco or AAC to any damage
or penalty in any civil, criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding,
or
(b) if not given, may have an adverse effect on the results of operations,
assets, business, operations or prospects of Pubco or AAC or may lead to suit
or
penalty in any private or governmental litigation or proceeding. None of the
foregoing Persons has, directly or indirectly, offered, paid, or agreed to
pay
to any Person or solicited, received or agreed to receive from any such Person,
directly or indirectly, any money or anything of value for the purpose or with
the intent of (i) obtaining or maintaining business for Pubco or AAC, (ii)
facilitating the purchase or sale of any product or service, or (iii) avoiding
the imposition of any fine or penalty, in any manner which is in violation
of
any applicable Law.
4.24 PROXY
STATEMENTS; DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT.
None of
the information relating to Pubco and AAC included in the Pubco Proxy Statement
(if one is required to be filed) or the BAXL Disclosure Document (except as
to
the extent such information relates to BAXL) at the respective times that such
documents are mailed to BAXL’s and Pubco's shareholders and at the time the BAXL
and Pubco shareholders meetings take place (subject, if required, to a
reasonable period of time for the parties hereto to take such action necessary
to supplement or amend such documents), contains or will contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. Such documents, including any amendments thereto, with respect
to
information pertaining to Pubco, will comply with, and the Pubco Proxy Statement
(if required by applicable Laws) will be distributed to Pubco's shareholders
in
accordance with all applicable Laws and its Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws.
4.25 DISCLOSURE.
No
representation or warranty of Pubco or AAC contained in this Agreement or the
schedules hereto, and no certificate or notice furnished by or on behalf of
Pubco to BAXL or their agents pursuant to this Agreement, and in any disclosure
documents or materials provided to purchasers in the Pubco PIPE Financing
contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to
state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein
or therein not misleading. No executive officer or director of Pubco or AAC
has
been the subject of any of the events referenced in Section 401(p) of Regulation
S-K.
4.26 PUBCO
POST MERGER OUTSTANDING SHARES.
Immediately following the Effective Time, the capitalization of Pubco, and
all
of the issued and outstanding equity and/or debt securities of Pubco, together
with their respective purchase, exercise or conversion prices, will
be
as set forth in Schedule
4.26.
Other
than as shown on Schedule
4.26,
there
are no shares of Pubco Common Stock or other capital stock of Pubco issued
and
outstanding, nor are there any securities convertible into, or exchangeable
for,
Pubco Common Stock or other capital stock of Pubco issued and outstanding,
or
any rights to acquire Pubco Common Stock or other capital stock of Pubco or
securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, Pubco Common Stock or other
capital stock of Pubco.
4.27 NASD
BULLETIN BOARD. The
Pubco
Common Stock is quoted on the NASD Bulletin Board and Pubco has no Knowledge
of
any action and/or notification by any Person of any attempt and/or actions
to
preview such quotations.
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COVENANTS
During
the period from the date of this Agreement to the earlier of the Closing Date
or
the date of termination of this Agreement, each of the parties, as applicable,
agrees to perform the covenants set forth below.
5.1 INTERIM
OPERATIONS OF PUBCO AND BAXL.
Each of
Pubco and BAXL shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, operate
their respective businesses only in the ordinary and usual course consistent
with past practices and shall use its reasonable efforts to (a) preserve intact
its business organization and the goodwill of its customers, suppliers,
employees and others having business relations with it and (b) continuously
maintain insurance coverage substantially equivalent to the insurance coverage
in existence on the date hereof. Except as contemplated herein, without the
express written consent of the other (which shall not be unreasonably withheld),
none of Pubco, AAC or BAXL shall, or shall or cause or permit any of its
respective Subsidiaries to: (i) except as expressly contemplated hereby, amend
its Articles or Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws; (ii) issue, sell or
authorize for issuance or sale, shares of any class of its securities
(including, but not limited to, by way of stock split or dividend) or any
subscriptions, options, warrants, rights or convertible securities, (iii)
redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of
its
capital stock or any option, warrant or other right to purchase or acquire
any
such shares, (iv) declare or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether
in
cash, stock or other property) with respect to its capital stock; (v)
voluntarily sell, transfer, surrender, abandon or dispose of any of its assets
or property rights (tangible or intangible), other than in the ordinary course
of business on arms-length terms to non-Affiliates consistent with past
practices; (vi) grant or make any mortgage or pledge or subject itself or any
of
its properties or assets to any lien, charge or encumbrance of any kind, except
liens for Taxes not currently due or liens not exceeding $50,000 in the
aggregate; (vii) create, incur or assume any liability or indebtedness for
borrowed money (including purchase money financing), (viii) make or commit
to
make any capital expenditures in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate; (ix) grant
any increase in the compensation payable or to become payable to directors,
officers or employees, other than merit increases to officers and employees
in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices; (x) enter into
any agreement, arrangement or commitment that, if it existed on the date hereof,
would be a Pubco Material Agreement or a BAXL Material Agreement, as the case
may be, or amend or terminate any of same or any existing Pubco Material
Agreement or
BAXL
Material Agreement, as the case may be; (xi) alter the manner of keeping its
books, accounts or records, or change in any manner the accounting practices
therein reflected; (xii) enter into any commitment or transaction other than
in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices or acquire the
stock or a substantial part of the business of any other Person; (xiii) take
or
omit to take any action which would render any of its representations or
warranties untrue or misleading or which would be a breach of any of its
covenants; (xiv) cancel or waive any material debts, claims or rights or write
off the value of any assets or accounts receivable or increase the reserve
for
uncollectible receivables,
except as required by generally accepted accounting principles or by Law; (xv)
make any loans, advances or capital contributions to any Person, except routine
advances to employees in the ordinary course of their business in non-material
amounts or enter into or modify any termination or severance arrangement with
any employee or consultant; (xvi) take any action (other than entering into
this
Agreement and consummating the transactions contemplated hereby) which could
reasonably be expected to have a Pubco Material Adverse Effect, in the case
of
Pubco and its Subsidiaries, or an BAXL Material Adverse Effect, in the case
of
BAXL; (xvii) make any Guaranty; (xviii) apply any of its assets to the direct
or
indirect payment, discharge, satisfaction or reduction of any amount payable
directly or indirectly to or for the benefit of any Affiliate (except for salary
and benefits as currently in effect and except in accordance with existing
agreements and arrangements which have been disclosed to the other parties
in
writing); or (xix) waive any stock repurchase rights, accelerate, amend or
change the period of exercisability of options or restricted stock, or re-price
options granted under any employee, consultant, director or other stock plans
or
authorize cash payments in exchange for any options granted under any of such
plans; (xx) grant any severance or termination pay to any officer or employee
except pursuant to written agreements outstanding, or policies existing, on
the
date hereof and as previously disclosed on a schedule hereto, or adopt any
new
severance plan; (xxi) amend or adopt any BAXL Pension Plan, BAXL Plan, or BAXL
Welfare Plan; or (xxii) agree, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of
the
foregoing.
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5.2 ACCESS.
(a) PUBCO
ACCESS. Pubco shall: (i) afford to BAXL and its agents and representatives
reasonable access to the properties, books, records and other information of
Pubco and AAC, provided that such access shall be granted upon reasonable notice
and at reasonable times during normal business hours in such a manner as to
not
unreasonably interfere with normal business operations; (ii) use its reasonable
efforts to cause Pubco's personnel, without unreasonable disruption of normal
business operations, to assist BAXL in its investigation of Pubco and AAC
pursuant to this Section
5.2(a);
and
(iii) furnish promptly to BAXL all information and documents concerning the
business, assets, liabilities, properties and personnel of Pubco and AAC as
BAXL
may from time to time reasonably request. In addition, from the date of this
Agreement until the Closing Date, Pubco shall cause one or more of its officers
to confer on a regular basis with officers of BAXL and to report on the general
status of its ongoing operations.
(b) BAXL
ACCESS. BAXL shall: (i) afford to Pubco and its agents and representatives
reasonable access to the properties, books, records and other information of
BAXL, provided that such access shall be granted upon reasonable notice and
at
reasonable times during normal business hours in such a manner as to not
unreasonably interfere with normal business operations; (ii) use its reasonable
efforts to cause BAXL’s and its Subsidiaries' personnel, without unreasonable
disruption of normal business operations, to assist Pubco in its investigation
of BAXL pursuant to this Section
5.2(b);
and
(iii) furnish promptly to Pubco all information and documents concerning the
business, assets, liabilities, properties and personnel of BAXL as Pubco may
from time to time reasonably request. In addition, from the date of this
Agreement until the Closing Date, BAXL shall cause one or more of its officers
to confer on a regular basis with officers of Pubco and to report on the general
status of its ongoing operations.
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5.3 CONFIDENTIALITY.
Except
as otherwise required by Law or in the performance of obligations under this
Agreement, any confidential or proprietary information received by a party
or
its advisors from any other party shall be kept confidential and shall not
be
used or disclosed for any purpose other than in furtherance of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The obligation of confidentiality shall not
extend to information which (i) is or becomes generally available to the public
other than as a result of a disclosure by a
party
(or an Affiliate thereof) in violation of this Agreement, (ii) was in the
possession of a party prior to its receipt from such other party, (iii) becomes
available to a party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a
party to this Agreement, provided such source is not in violation of a
confidentiality agreement with the party providing such information or (iv)
is
required to be disclosed by Law or any applicable rules of any stock exchange
or
the NASDAQ stock market. Upon termination of this Agreement, each party shall,
upon request, promptly return or destroy any confidential information received
from the other party. The covenants of the parties contained in this
Section
5.3
shall
survive any termination of this Agreement.
5.4 NOTIFICATION.
Each
party to this Agreement shall promptly notify the other parties in writing
of
the occurrence, or threatened occurrence, of: (i) any event that, with the
lapse
of time or notice or both, would constitute a breach of this Agreement by such
party; (ii) any event that would cause any representation or warranty made
by
such party in this Agreement to be false or misleading in any respect; and
(iii)
any event which would have been required to be disclosed herein had such event
occurred on or prior to the date of this Agreement. The updating of any schedule
pursuant to this Section
5.4
shall
not be deemed to release any party for the breach of any representation,
warranty or covenant hereunder or of any other liability arising hereunder.
If
any event or circumstance with respect to BAXL should occur or exist which
would
be required to be described in an amendment or supplement to the Pubco Proxy
Statement, if any, or the BAXL Disclosure Document, or which would cause either
such document to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading,
BAXL shall promptly notify Pubco of such event or circumstance. If any event
or
circumstance with respect to Pubco or AAC should occur or exist which would
be
required to be described in an amendment or supplement to the Pubco Proxy
Statement, if any, or the BAXL Disclosure Document, or which would cause either
such document to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading,
Pubco shall promptly notify BAXL of such event or circumstance.
5.5 CONSENT
OF GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHERS.
Each of
the parties agrees to file, submit or request promptly after the date of this
Agreement and to prosecute diligently any and all Consents, Permits and Orders
required to be filed or submitted to any Governmental Authorities and to seek
to
resolve any objections raised by any Governmental Authorities or self-regulatory
organizations, including those specified in Sections
3.4
and
4.4.
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Each
of
BAXL, and Pubco shall promptly make available to the other such information
as
each of them may reasonably request relating to its business, assets,
liabilities, properties and personnel as may be required by each of them
to
prepare and file or submit such applications and notices and any additional
information requested by any Governmental Authority, and shall update by
amendment or supplement any such information given in writing. Each of BAXL,
and
Pubco represents and warrants to the other that such information, as amended
or
supplemented, shall be true and not misleading.
5.6 REASONABLE
EFFORTS.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties shall use
its
reasonable efforts in good faith to take or cause to be taken as promptly as
practicable all reasonable actions that are within its control to cause to
be
fulfilled: (i) those conditions precedent to its obligations to consummate
the
Merger; and (ii) those actions upon which the conditions precedent to the other
party's obligations to consummate the Merger are dependent. The parties shall
use reasonable efforts to obtain all Consents required in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.7 NO
OTHER NEGOTIATIONS.
Except
for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, unless and until this
Agreement shall have been terminated as provided herein, neither BAXL, Pubco
nor
AAC shall (nor shall any of them permit any of their officers, directors,
agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates to): directly or indirectly solicit,
encourage, initiate or participate in any negotiations or discussions with
respect to any offer or proposal to acquire all or any significant portion
of
their business, properties or capital stock, whether by merger, purchase of
assets, strategic alliance or otherwise, or to sell any capital stock or debt
of
them or their Subsidiaries in a public offering or otherwise. In the event
any
party shall receive any such offer or proposal, it shall promptly inform the
others as to any such offer. In addition, none of such parties shall provide
other third parties with information to evaluate such a proposed transaction,
unless doing so is reasonably believed to be necessary to satisfy the fiduciary
duties of their respective Boards of Directors.
5.9 SHAREHOLDER
APPROVAL.
Each of
Pubco and BAXL agrees that it will take such action as may be necessary to
duly
and lawfully call, notice, solicit proxies and convene as promptly as
practicable a special meeting of its respective shareholders for the purposes
of
(i) duly obtaining any shareholder approvals required in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, and (ii) in the case of Pubco, to effectuate
(A) the Pubco Charter Amendment, (B) the election of the persons identified
on
Schedule
5.9
as
directors of Pubco, effective as of the Effective Time, and (C) the adoption
and
approval of the Pubco Stock Option Plan in usual and customary form. Each of
Pubco and BAXL agrees that their respective Boards of Directors shall recommend
in the Pubco Proxy Statement, if any, and the BAXL Disclosure Document,
respectively, and otherwise that their shareholders approve (if required for
the
Merger) the
transactions contemplated hereby and advise its shareholders that it has
approved the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby and otherwise
use
its best efforts to obtain such approvals. Each of Pubco and BAXL agrees that
their respective Board of Directors shall not withdraw, modify or change any
such recommendation or recommend any other transaction to its shareholders
for
approval.
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5.10 PUBLIC
STATEMENTS.
None of
the parties hereto will issue any other public announcement and/or press release
concerning this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other
parties, which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld, except as required
by Law.
5.11 COMMISSION
FILINGS. Pubco shall timely file all reports and other documents
required to be filed by it with the Commission under the Exchange Act (including
a Form 8-K) from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Date.
5.12 RULE
144 REPORTING. With a view to making available to the holders of the
Pubco Common Stock issued in the Merger (including shares delivered on exercise
of BAXL Options and Warrants) the benefits of certain rules and regulations
of
the SEC which may permit the sale of the Pubco Common Stock to the public
without registration, and in order to facilitate a liquid market for Pubco
Common Stock, Pubco agrees to use its best efforts to:
(a)
Make
and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined
in Commission Rule 144 or any similar or analogous rule promulgated under the
Securities Act at all times after the Effective Date;
(b)
File
with the Commission, in a timely manner, all reports and other documents
required of Pubco under the Exchange Act; and
(c)
So
long as any holder of Pubco Common Stock issued in the Merger (including shares
delivered on exercise of BAXL Options and Warrants), owns any Pubco Common
Stock, furnish to such person forthwith upon request: a written statement by
Pubco as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of said Rule 144
of
the Securities Act, and of the Exchange Act; a copy of the most recent annual
or
quarterly report of the Company; and such other reports and documents as such
person may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation
of
the SEC allowing it to sell any such securities without
registration.
5.13 LISTING.
Pubco
shall use its reasonable efforts as soon as reasonably practicable to obtain,
prior to the Effective Time, all required approvals for quotation on the NASD
electronic bulletin board, the shares of Pubco Common Stock to be issued in
the
Merger. To the extent Pubco would meet the requirements for inclusion of the
Pubco Common Stock on the NASDAQ Capital Market immediately after the Effective
Time, the parties shall use their best efforts to file the appropriate listing
application with NASDAQ as soon as reasonably practicable but in any event
before the expiration or earlier release of the Pubco Lock-Up.
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5.15 NOTICES
RELATED TO DISSENTERS’ RIGHTS.
BAXL
shall provide Pubco and holders of BAXL Preferred Stock and Common Stock timely
notice of all holders of BAXL Common Stock and BAXL Preferred Stock who exercise
their dissenters’ rights and the details thereof. BAXL shall not, except with
the express prior written consent of Pubco, voluntarily make any payment with
respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any such claims.
ARTICLE
VI
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
6.1 INVESTIGATION;
NOTICES.
The
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this
Agreement shall not be affected or diminished in any way by the receipt of
any
notice pursuant to Section
5.4
or by
any investigation (or failure to investigate) at any time by or on behalf of
the
party for whose benefit such representations, warranties, covenants were made.
All statements contained herein or in any schedule, certificate, exhibit, list
or other document delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed to be
representations and warranties for purposes of this Agreement.
6.2 SURVIVAL
OF THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The
representations and warranties of the parties set forth in this Agreement shall
survive the Closing for the periods specified in Section
8.16.
No BAXL
Principal Shareholder shall be liable for any breach of any representation
or
warranty herein by BAXL except as provided in Section
7.5(b).
6.3 SECURITIES
ACTIVITIES.
Other
than as provided in this Agreement, BAXL shall not engage or negotiate in any
transaction involving its securities until this Agreement is terminated in
accordance with the provisions herein.
6.4 BAXL
VOTING AGREEMENT.
Each of
the BAXL Principal Shareholders are, concurrently with the execution and
delivery hereof, executing and delivering the Voting Agreement (the
"BAXL
Voting Agreement"),
in
the form of Exhibit
E,
pursuant to which they will vote their BAXL Common Stock and/or BAXL Preferred
Stock in favor of the Merger and related matters set forth therein.
6.5 FURTHER
ASSURANCES.
The
parties hereto shall deliver any and all other instruments or documents required
to be delivered pursuant to, or necessary or proper in order to give effect
to,
all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, including, but not limited
to
all schedules to this Agreement not delivered as of the date
hereof.
6.6 PUBCO
PIPE REGISTRATION STATEMENT. Pubco
shall no later than one-hundred twenty (120) days from the Effective Date file
the Pubco PIPE Registration Statement with the Commission.
6.7 PUBCO
STOCK OPTION PLAN.
Prior to
or at the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of Pubco shall have taken
any
and all action to approve and adopt and the required number of Pubco
shareholders shall have voted for the adoption of a stock option plan (the
"Pubco
Stock
Option Plan").
The
Pubco Stock Option Plan shall reserve for issuance upon exercise of stock
options granted under the Pubco Plan (the "Pubco
Plan Options")
to,
among others, directors, officers and employees of Pubco and the Surviving
Entity, up to 2,530,000 shares of Pubco Common Stock. Pubco, for a period of
three (3) years following the Merger Closing and the Pubco PIPE Closing, shall
not issue any (i) Pubco Plan Options and/or (ii) any shares of Pubco Common
Stock, warrants, options and/or other securities with a sale , exercise,
exchange and/or conversion price (as the case may be) less than 125% of the
Pubco PIPE Share Price; provided,
however,
that
notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein or elsewhere, if Pubco
obtains the majority consent of its then Board of Directors and holders owing
no
less than 50.1% of the then issued and outstanding shares of Pubco Common Stock,
Pubco may issue shares of Pubco Common Stock, options, warrants and/or such
other above-described securities set forth in this Section
6.7
with a
sale, exercise, exchange and/or conversion price less than 125% of the Pubco
PIPE Share Price.
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6.8. ISSUANCE
OF CERTAIN PUBCO WARRANTS.
At the
Effective Time, Pubco shall authorize and issue all of the BAXL 2007 Bridge
Warrants, the BAXL 2007 Bridge Placement Agent Warrants, the BAXL 2007 Bridge
Warrants, the BAXL April Bridge Agent Warrants, the BAXL May Bridge Warrants,
the Mastodon Warrants and such other warrants, options and other securities
of
Pubco, as the parties hereto agree, all as set forth on Schedule
6.8
hereto.
6.9 PUBCO
REDEMPTION.
Two (2)
business days after the final closing of the Pubco Pipe Financing, Pubco shall
redeem from MV Equity Partners, Inc., a total of 510,000 shares of Common Stock
for an aggregate redemption price of $665,550 which shall be paid to MV Equity
Partners, Inc. directly from the Pubco Pipe Escrow.
6.10 PAYMENT
OF MASTODON FEE AND CERTAIN PUBCO EXPENSES.
At the
Effective Time, Pubco shall (i) pay to Mastodon, pursuant to and in accordance
with the Mastodon/BAXL Agreement, directly out of the Pubco Pipe Escrow, the
Mastodon Fee and shall issue to Mastodon the Mastodon Warrants and (ii) shall
pay up to $25,000 of Pubco’s expenses outstanding as of the Effective
Time.
ARTICLE
VII
CLOSING;
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT; TERMINATION
7.1
CLOSING.
Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions hereof, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing")
shall
take place at the offices of Gusrae, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx PLLC, 000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, as promptly as practicable but in no event later
than July 31, 2007, subject to satisfaction or waiver of the conditions
precedent to the obligations of the parties set forth in this Article
VII
(the
"Closing
Date"),
or on
such other date and at such other place as may be mutually agreed to in writing
by the parties; provided,
however,
that
notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein or elsewhere, the
Closing Date may be extended by BAXL, without the prior approval of Pubco for
a
maximum of two separate
thirty (30) day extension periods (the "Extension
Periods").
At
the
Closing, the parties shall deliver to each other such customary documents as
may
be specified,
or required to satisfy the conditions set forth, in Sections
7.2, 7.3,
and
such other documents and instruments as each party may reasonably request from
the other parties. On the Closing Date, the parties shall cause to be filed
a
Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada. The
Merger Closing shall be effective at 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on the date (the
"Effective
Date")
such
Certificate of Merger is filed (the "Effective
Time").
All
proceedings to be taken and all documents to be executed at the Closing shall
be
deemed to have been taken, delivered and executed simultaneously, and no
proceeding shall be deemed taken nor documents deemed executed or delivered
until all have been taken, delivered and executed.
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7.2
MUTUAL
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.
The
respective obligations of the parties to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction at or prior
to
the Closing of the following conditions:
(a)
GOVERNMENTAL
CONSENTS. All Consents required by Governmental Authorities and self-regulatory
organizations for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement shall have been obtained without any material conditions, and neither
the Commission nor any self-regulatory organization shall have raised any
unresolved objection to the Merger. All of such Consents shall have been
obtained without the imposition of any conditions which would materially
adversely affect Pubco's ability to operate BAXL’s business following the
Closing.
(b)
NO
LITIGATION. No litigation, arbitration or other proceeding shall be pending
or,
to the Knowledge of the parties, threatened by or before any court, arbitration
panel or Governmental Authority; no Law shall have been enacted after the date
of this Agreement; and no judicial or administrative decision shall have been
rendered; in each case, which enjoins, prohibits or materially restricts, or
seeks to enjoin, prohibit or materially restrict, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c)
SHAREHOLDER
APPROVAL. Each of AAC, Pubco and BAXL shall have obtained the approval of their
respective shareholders, if and to the extent required by applicable Laws,
and/or any of such entities, By-Laws, Certificate of Incorporation and/or
Articles of Incorporation for the consummation of the transactions contemplated
in this Agreement.
(d)
PUBCO
PIPE FINANCING CLOSING. Pubco shall have sold in the Pubco PIPE Financing no
less than $8,000,000 of the gross proceeds, which gross proceeds are in an
escrow account, pursuant to an escrow agreement, the release of which funds
is
subject only to the Merger Closing.
(e) DELIVERY
OF SCHEDULES. To the extent not provided as of the date hereof, Pubco shall
have
delivered to BAXL and BAXL shall have delivered to Pubco, their respective
schedules to this Agreement.
7.3
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF BAXL.
The
obligations of BAXL to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of the
following conditions:
(a)
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES TRUE. The representations and warranties of Pubco and AAC
contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or notice delivered pursuant
to this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (except
for
representations and warranties which are by their terms qualified by
materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects after giving
effect
to the materiality qualifications contained in such representations and
warranties) as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though
made
on and as of such date, except to the extent that such representations and
warranties by their terms are specifically made as of an earlier
date.
(b)
COVENANTS
PERFORMED. The covenants of Pubco and AAC contained in this Agreement to
be
performed or complied with on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been
duly
performed or complied with in all material respects.
(c) NO
MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. There has been no Pubco Material Adverse Effect
since
the date hereof and no event or condition shall have occurred which has
adversely affected Pubco or AAC or may reasonably be expected to have a Pubco
Material Adverse Effect.
(d)
CONSENTS.
Pubco shall have received all Consents necessary to effectuate the transactions
contemplated herein, all of which shall have been obtained without the
imposition of any materially adverse terms or conditions.
(e)
CERTIFICATE
OF PUBCO. Pubco shall have delivered to BAXL a certificate executed by
its
President, dated the Closing Date, certifying in such detail as BAXL may
reasonably request (i) that the conditions specified in Sections
7.3(a), (b) and (c)
above
have been fulfilled and (ii) as to such other matters as BAXL may reasonably
request.
(f) OPINION
OF COUNSEL. BAXL shall have received from Pubco's legal counsel an opinion
letter, dated the Closing Date in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to
BAXL, with respect to the Merger, the Pubco PIPE Financing and other related
matters.
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(g) AMENDMENT
TO BAXL 10% AMENDED NOTES. Each holder of the BAXL 10% Amended Notes shall,
have
executed and provided to BAXL the Amendment to the BAXL 10% Amended Notes
pursuant to which each holder of BAXL 10% Amended Notes (i) has agreed that
each
BAXL 10% Amended Note is subordinate to the BAXL 12% 2007 Bridge Notes; and
(ii)
the maturity date of each BAXL 10% Amended Note is extended until January 1,
2009.
(h) BAXL
PREFERRED CONVERSION CONSENTS. BAXL shall have received the executed BAXL
Preferred Conversion Consents so that at the Effective Time, BAXL has no BAXL
Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.
(i) BAXL
CANCELLATION AGREEMENTS. All holders of BAXL Options and Warrants shall have
entered into the BAXL Cancellation Agreements so that, except as set forth
on
Schedule
2.5(f)
hereto,
BAXL has no BAXL Options and Warrants outstanding.
(j) DUE
DILIGENCE. BAXL shall have completed and be satisfied with the results of
its
due diligence of Pubco.
(k) RESIGNATIONS;
APPOINTMENTS. All officers and directors (i) of Pubco shall have resigned
as of
the Effective Time, and (ii) nominated by and/or proposed by BAXL to become
the
officers and directors of Pubco and BAXL immediately following the Effective
Time, all as set forth on Schedule
2.4
hereto,
shall have been elected and/or appointed, subject only to the Merger
Closing.
(l) PUBCO
CAPITAL STOCK. Pubco shall have no securities issued and outstanding as set
forth on Schedule
4.26
hereto.
(m) PUBCO
DEBT. Pubco shall have no more than $25,000 of Indebtedness
outstanding.
7.4
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF PUBCO AND AAC. The
obligations of Pubco and AAC to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this
Agreement are subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of the
following conditions:
(a)
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES TRUE. The representations and warranties of BAXL contained
in
this Agreement or in any certificate or notice delivered pursuant to this
Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (except for
representations and warranties which are by their terms qualified by
materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects after giving
effect
to the materiality qualifications contained in such representations and
warranties) as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though
made
on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties
by their terms are specifically made as of an earlier date.
(b)
COVENANTS
PERFORMED. The covenants of BAXL contained in this Agreement to be performed
or
complied with on or prior to the Closing Date shall have been duly performed
or
complied with in all material respects.
(c)
NO
MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE. There has been no BAXL Material Adverse Effect since
the date hereof and no event or condition shall have occurred which has
adversely affected or may reasonably be expected to have a BAXL Material
Adverse
Effect.
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(d)
CONSENTS.
BAXL shall have obtained all material Consents necessary to complete the
transactions contemplated herein, all of which shall have been obtained without
the imposition of any materially adverse terms or conditions.
(e)
CERTIFICATE
OF BAXL. BAXL shall have delivered to Pubco a certificate executed by their
President, dated the Closing Date, certifying in such detail as Pubco may
reasonably request, that the conditions specified in Section
7.4(a), (b) and (c)
above
have been fulfilled, and certifying the number of outstanding shares of BAXL
Common Stock, BAXL Preferred Stock and all BAXL Options and Warrants immediately
prior to the Effective Time.
(f)
AUDITOR'S
LETTERS. Pubco shall have received a letter dated as of the date not more
than
three (3) days prior to the Effective Date, the date of mailing of the Pubco
Proxy Statement, if any, and the BAXL Disclosure Document by Pubco and BAXL
as
contemplated herein and the date of the shareholders' meetings of Pubco and
BAXL, from WithumSmith+Xxxxx, auditors for BAXL addressed to Pubco and in
form
and substance customary for transactions of the type contemplated hereby
and
reasonably satisfactory to Pubco.
(g)
DUE
DILIGENCE. Pubco and any selling agents, if any, of the Pubco PIPE Financing
shall have completed, and be satisfied in each of and their legal counsel’s sole
discretion of the results of their due diligence of BAXL.
(h) BAXL
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. BAXL shall have delivered to Pubco, BAXL’s Financial
Statements and such BAXL Financial Statements shall have been prepared in
accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principals and
all
rules and regulations of the Commission.
(i) BAXL
OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS. Other than the BAXL Debt, BAXL shall have no
outstanding Indebtedness.
(j) LOCK-UPS.
Holders owning no less than seventy (70%) percent of the aggregate number
of
shares of Pubco Common Stock issued in the Merger to the holders of BAXL
Common
Stock and BAXL Preferred Stock (no less than 1,592,111 shares of Pubco Common
Stock in the aggregate), immediately prior to the Merger, all of which persons
are set forth on Schedule
7.4(j)
hereto
(which includes all persons owning five (5%) percent or more of the issued
and
outstanding shares of (i) BAXL Common Stock immediately prior to the Merger,
and
(ii) Pubco Common Stock immediately following the Merger Closing and the
Pubco
PIPE Closing), shall have entered into the Lock-Up Agreement (the “Lock-Up
Agreement”)
substantially in form annexed hereto as Exhibit
F.
which
Lock-Up Agreement shall provide generally that no shares of Pubco Common
Stock
owned by such persons may be sold and/or transferred until the earlier to
occur
of (i) one (1) year from the Effective Date, and (ii) nine (9) months from
the
date the Commission declares the Pubco PIPE Registration Statement effective.
Schedule
7.4(j)
may be
delivered by BAXL at any time prior to the Effective Time.
(k)
EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. All shares of Pubco
Common
Stock (i) issued in connection with the Merger, and/or (ii) issued or reserved
for issuance to the holders of the BAXL Options and Warrants, will be issued
by
Pubco to such persons in reliance on the exemption from the registration
requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2)
the
Securities Act and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder.
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7.5
TERMINATION. This
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby may be terminated prior
to
the Closing: (i) at any time by mutual consent of the parties; (ii) by Pubco
or
BAXL if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to July 1, 2007, subject to
any
extensions expressly authorized by and pursuant to Section
7.1 of this Agreement (the "Termination
Date"), provided the failure of the Closing to occur by such date
is not the result of the
failure of the party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform or fulfill
any of its obligations hereunder; (iii) by BAXL at any time in its sole
discretion if any of the representations or warranties of Pubco or AAC in this
Agreement are not in all material respects true and accurate or if Pubco or
AAC
breaches in any material respect any covenant (including, but not limited to,
covenants under Section
5.9)
contained in this Agreement, provided that if such misrepresentation or breach
is curable, it is not cured within thirty (30) days following written notice
from BAXL, or such other date as the parties may agree in writing; (iv) by
Pubco
at any time in its sole discretion if any of the representations or warranties
of BAXL in this Agreement are not in all material respects true and accurate
or
if BAXL breaches in any material respect any covenant (including, but not
limited to, covenants under Section
5.9)
contained in this Agreement, provided that if such misrepresentation or breach
is curable, it is not cured within thirty (30) days following written notice
from Pubco or such other date as the parties may agree in writing; (v) by Pubco
or BAXL if BAXL fails to obtain the required vote of its shareholders for the
Merger at a meeting of shareholders duly convened therefore or at any
adjournment thereof; or (vi) by Pubco or BAXL if Pubco fails to obtain the
required vote of its shareholders at a meeting of shareholders duly convened
therefore or at any adjournment thereof; if so required; provided,
however,
that
the right to terminate this Agreement under Section
(v)
and
Section
(vi)
of this
Section
7.5,
shall
not be available to Pubco or BAXL, where the failure to obtain shareholder
approval of such party was caused by the act or failure to act of such party
and
such act or failure to act constitutes a material breach by such party of this
Agreement; provided,
further,
that
the right to terminate this Agreement under Section
(vi)
of this
Section
7.5
shall
not be available to BAXL if any Person signing the Voting Agreement revokes
the
proxy provided for therein and/or fails to vote in favor of the Merger and
the
transactions contemplated hereby at the meeting of BAXL’s, shareholders. If this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to, and in accordance with, this Section
7.5,
written
notice thereof shall promptly be given by the party electing such termination
to
the other party and, subject to the expiration of the cure periods provided
in
clauses (iii) and (iv) above, if any, this Agreement shall terminate without
further actions by the parties and, except as provided in this Section
7.5,
no
party shall have any further obligations under this Agreement; provided,
however,
that
any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section
7.5
shall
not relieve any party from any liability for any intentional or willful breach
or violation hereof; provided,
further
that a
breach of Section
5.9
shall
not be deemed an intentional or willful breach if the Board of Directors
believed in good faith and upon advise of counsel that such a breach was
necessary for it to fulfill its fiduciary interests of its shareholders.
Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, the respective obligations
of
the parties under Sections
5.3,
and
Article
VIII
of this
Agreement shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
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ARTICLE
VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1
NOTICES.
Any
notice or other communication under this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall
be delivered personally or sent by prepaid overnight courier with guaranteed
next day delivery to the parties at the addresses set forth below their names
on
the signature pages of this Agreement (or at such other addresses as shall
be
specified by the parties by like notice). Such notices, demands, claims and
other communications shall be deemed given when actually received or
in the
case of delivery by overnight service with guaranteed next day delivery, the
next day or the day designated for delivery.
8.2
ENTIRE
AGREEMENT.
This
Agreement contains every obligation and understanding among the parties relating
to the subject matter hereof and merge all prior discussions, negotiations
and
agreements, if any, between them, and none of the parties hereto shall be bound
by any representations, warranties, covenants, or other understandings, other
than as expressly provided or referred to herein.
8.3
ASSIGNMENT.
This
Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the written consent of the
other parties hereto. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall
be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors, heirs, personal representatives, legal representatives, and
permitted assigns.
8.4
WAIVER
AND AMENDMENT.
Any
representation, warranty, covenant, term or condition of this Agreement which
may legally be waived, may be waived, or the time of performance thereof
extended, at any time by the party hereto entitled to the benefit thereof,
and
any term, condition or covenant hereof may be amended by the parties hereto
at
any time. Any such waiver, extension or amendment shall be evidenced by an
instrument in writing executed on behalf of the appropriate party by a person
who has been authorized by its Board of Directors to execute waivers, extensions
or amendments on its behalf. No waiver by any party hereto, whether express
or
implied, of its rights under any provision of this Agreement shall constitute
a
waiver of such party's rights under such provisions at any other time or a
waiver of such party's rights under any other provision of this Agreement.
No
failure by any party hereto to take any action against any breach of this
Agreement or default by another party shall constitute a waiver of the former
party's right to enforce any provision of this Agreement or to take action
against such breach or default or any subsequent breach or default by such
other
party.
8.5
NO
THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY.
Except
as set forth in Section
6.6 and in this Section 8.5,
nothing
expressed or implied in this Agreement is intended, or shall be construed,
to
confer upon or give any Person other than the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns, any rights or remedies under or
by
reason of this Agreement.
8.6
SEVERABILITY.
In the
event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall
be declared invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions
of
this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and such invalid, void
or
unenforceable provision shall be interpreted as closely as possible to the
manner in which it was written.
8.7
EXPENSES. All
expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, investment
banking fees, fees and expenses of accountants) incurred by BAXL, in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby will be borne by BAXL, and all
expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, investment
banking fees, fees and expenses of accountants) incurred by Pubco or AAC in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby will be borne by Pubco.
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8.8
HEADINGS.
The
section and other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any
provisions of this Agreement.
8.9
COUNTERPARTS;
CONSTRUCTION.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. Any telecopied version of any manually executed signature page
shall
be deemed a manually executed original. Each provision of this Agreement shall
be independent of all other provisions, and no provision shall limit any other
provision.
8.10
LITIGATION;
PREVAILING PARTY.
In the
event of any litigation with regard to this Agreement, the prevailing party
shall be entitled to receive from the non-prevailing party and the
non-prevailing party shall pay upon demand all reasonable fees and expenses
of
counsel for the prevailing party.
8.11
INJUNCTIVE
RELIEF.
It is
possible that remedies at law may be inadequate and, therefore, the parties
hereto shall be entitled to equitable relief including, without limitation,
injunctive relief, specific performance or other equitable remedies in addition
to all other remedies provided hereunder or available to the parties hereto
at
law or in equity.
8.12
REMEDIES
CUMULATIVE. No
remedy
made available by any of the provisions of this Agreement is intended to be
exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every remedy shall be cumulative
and
shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter
existing at law or in equity.
8.13
PARTICIPATION
OF PARTIES; CONSTRUCTION: INDEPENDENT COUNSEL.
The
parties hereto acknowledge that this Agreement and all matters contemplated
herein, have been negotiated among all parties hereto and their respective
legal
counsel and that all such parties have participated in the drafting and
preparation of this Agreement from the commencement of negotiations at all
times
through the execution hereof. This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted
without regard to presumption or other rule or interpretation against the party
who may have had primary responsibility for drafting this Agreement. Each of
the
BAXL Principal Shareholders has been represented by his own independent legal
counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
8.14 GOVERNING
LAW.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of laws principles
thereof. Any
suit
or proceeding arising directly and/or indirectly pursuant to or under this
Agreement, shall be brought solely in a federal or state court located in the
City, County and State of New York. The parties hereby covenant and irrevocably
submit to the in personam
jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the City, County and
State of New York and agree that any process in any such action may be served
upon any of them personally, or by certified mail or registered mail upon them
or their agent, return receipt requested, with the same full force and effect
as
if personally served upon them in New York City. The parties hereto expressly
and irrevocably waive any claim that any such jurisdiction is not a convenient
forum for any
such
suit or proceeding and any defense or lack of in
personam
jurisdiction with respect thereto. In the event of any such action or
proceeding, the party prevailing therein shall be entitled to payment from
the
other party hereto of its reasonable counsel fees and
disbursements.
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8.15 EXCLUSIVITY.
BAXL and
Pubco each agrees that it will deal exclusively with the other party, pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement with respect to the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement and will terminate all discussions or negotiations with all
other
potential investors or financing sources who or which are interested in
acquiring or financing BAXL’s assets, liabilities, equity, debt, business, or
other properties, for a period commencing on the date hereof and terminating
on
the earlier to occur of (i) the Closing, or (ii) termination of this Agreement
pursuant to and in accordance with Section
7.5
hereof.
8.16 SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
All
representations and warranties by BAXL in this Agreement or in any instrument
delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time for a
period of one (1) year. All representations and warranties of Pubco and AAC
in
this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall
survive the Effective Time. This Section
8.16
shall
not limit the survival of any covenant or agreement of the parties in the
Agreement which, by its terms, contemplates performance after the Effective
Time.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have each executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
ALLMARINE
CONSULTANTS CORPORATION
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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Address:
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ALLMARINE
ACQUISITION CORPORATION
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By:
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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Address:
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BAXL
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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By:
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Address:
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LIST
OF SCHEDULES
Schedule
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Description
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BAXL
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1.1
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BAXL
Principal Shareholders
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1.2
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BAXL
Other Indebtedness
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2.4
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Directors
and Officers
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2.5(f)
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BAXL
Options/Warrants Outstanding at Effective Time
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2.5(h)
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BAXL
10% Amended Noteholders
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3.5
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Legal
Proceedings
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3.6
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Brokers
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3.14
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Liabilities
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3.18
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Intangible
Property
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3.19
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Material
Contracts
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3.22
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BAXL
Security Holders
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7.4(J)
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BAXL:
Persons entering into Lock-Up Agreements
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Pubco
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2.4
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Officers
and Directors of Allmarine and Surviving Corporation
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4.1
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Qualifications
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4.3
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No
Violation or Conflict
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4.5
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Financial
Statements
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4.7
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Legal
Proceedings
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4.8
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Brokers
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4.9
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Material
Adverse Changes
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4.11
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Capitalization
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4.12
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Rights,
Warrants, Options
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4.13
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Properties
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4.14
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Consents
and Permits
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4.15
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Insurance
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4.16(c)
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Employment
Agreements
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4.16(e)
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Directors
and Officers
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4.17
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Material
Agreements
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4.18
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Accounts
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4.20
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Related
Party Transactions
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4.26
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Pubco
Post Merger Outstanding Shares
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5.9
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Directors
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6.8
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Pubco
Warrants
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LIST
OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit
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Description
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A
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Form
of BAXL 10% Amended Notes
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B
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Form
of BAXL 12% 2007 Bridge Notes
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C
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Certificate
of Merger
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D
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BAXL
Financial Statements
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E
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Form
of Voting Agreement
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F
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Form
of Lock-Up Agreement
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