ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Purchase Agreement (the
“Agreement”) is made and entered into on this 15th day of July, 2010 by and
between Valiant Healthcare, Inc., a Delaware company (hereinafter referred to as
the “SELLER”) and
Willing Holding, Inc., a Florida corporation, or its nominee (hereinafter referred to
as “BUYER” or the “Company”).
RECITALS:
1. SELLER
is engaged in the business of selling franchises through its division and under
the trade name Accessible Home Health Care that provide all of the home health care needs of its patients (the
“Business”).
2. BUYER
is a publicly traded company trading under the symbol of “WHDX” and is a
provider of search engine optimization (SEO), Internet marketing, telemarketing
that includes a call center with auto-dialing technology.
3. BUYER
wishes to purchase substantially all of the assets which are used by SELLER to
conduct the Business for the purchase price set forth herein and upon and
subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. BUYER
shall assume any and all liabilities of any kind including but not limited to
trade obligations, notes, interest bearing debt, bank drafts, tax obligations,
employee benefit plans or other liabilities of the SELLER , except as
otherwise may be expressly set forth in this Agreement.
WITNESSETH:
NOW THEREFORE IN CONSIDERATION
of their mutual promises and agreements and the covenants and representations
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:
SECTION 1 - PURCHASE AND
SALE.
1.1 Purchased
Assets. At
the Closing hereunder as defined in Article 2.1 hereof, SELLER will, validly and
effectively, grant, sell, convey and assign to BUYER, upon and subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, all right, title and interest in and to
all the assets, properties and rights, tangible and intangible, which are used
in, are necessary for, or otherwise constitute the Business (“Purchased
Assets”), other than Excluded Assets identified in Section 1.8 hereof, free and
clear of all liens, pledges, security interests, charges, claims, restrictions
and other encumbrances or defects of title of any nature
whatsoever. The Purchased Assets shall include, but not be limited
to, those assets in the categories set forth below:
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(a)
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All
office furnishings, display racks, shelves, decorations, equipment,
telephone and telecopy numbers, fixtures and supplies used in the
Business;
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(b)
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All
leaseholds, leasehold improvements, fixtures, and other appurtenances in
the leased premises at 000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000 (the “Premises”).
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(c)
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All
inventory located at the Premises or in transit to the Premises, if
any.
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(d)
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All
customer files, all lists of customers, suppliers and vendors, all rights
and claims under customer contracts, orders, service agreements, purchase
orders, and other similar commitments, if
any;
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(e)
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Any
and all documents and records relating to the Purchased Assets or the
operations or products of the Business (including historical costing and
pricing data), and employment and personnel records for any employees of
the Business who are retained by the
Purchaser;
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(f)
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Rights
under contracts, licenses, instruments or other agreements relating to the
Business, if any, including, without limitation, those certain franchise
agreements with all of the franchisees of Seller and listed on Schedule 1.2
attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein (collectively, the
“Franchise Agreements”), and the employment agreements with Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Greenland and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx (the “Employment
Agreements”);
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(g)
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All
information systems, programs, software, websites, URLs domain names and
documentation thereof which are used or intended to be used in the conduct
of the Business;
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(h)
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All
permits, licenses, franchises, product registrations, filings,
authorizations, approvals, and indicia of authority, if any, that are
transferable to conduct the operations of the
Business;
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(i)
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All
other assets, properties, rights, and claims related to the operation of
the Business which arise in or from the conduct
thereof;
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(j)
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Accounts
Receivable existing as of the Closing Date, including, but not limited to,
amounts due and valid claims against students of the Business for goods or
services delivered or rendered or goods to be delivered or rendered in the
ordinary course of business;
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(k)
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Cash,
cash equivalents and marketable securities;
and
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(l)
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Contracts
of insurance for employee group medical, dental and life insurance plans,
if any.
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1.2
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Purchase Price
and Debt Repayment.
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(a)
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In
full consideration for the purchase of the Purchased Assets,
BUYER shall at the Closing pay to SELLER the purchase price (“Purchase
Price”) consisting of 25,500,000 restricted shares of the
BUYER’s Class A Common Stock, par value $.0001 (which total shall include
the 250,000 shares provided in the next sentence), which amount shall
constitute approximately 90% of the total outstanding capital stock of
Buyer after the Closing. In addition, at the Closing on a fully diluted
basis, BUYER shall cause a shareholder of WHDX to assign their
250,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (which stock must be considered to
be freely tradable and without restrictive legend as of the Closing Date)
to an entity or individual designated by
SELLER.
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(b)
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SELLER,
by virtue of becoming the majority shareholder of BUYER after the Closing
of this transaction, agrees to make the payments of the outstanding
costs and fees listed on Exhibit A
hereto and made a part of this Agreement. More particularly, SELLER agrees
to issue a promissory note, security agreement and other ancillary
documents, on the Closing Date in the form as provided on Exhibit B
hereto and made a part of this Agreement to the following individuals and
in the amounts provided:
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(i)
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$54,000.00
to Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx III.
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(ii)
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$6,000.00
to Xxxxx Xxxxx.
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(iii)
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$25,000.00 to Xxxxxx X.
XxXxxxxxx III as three separate Promissory Notes as
follows.
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a,
$10,000.00 to Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx
III
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b.
$10,000.00 to Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx
III
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c.
$5,000.00 to Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx
III
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(collectively,
(b) (i)-(iii) shall be referred to as the (“Note
holders”).
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(c)
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SELLER
affirms that the Bank of America VISA credit card in BUYER’s name and that
of a former executive officer of BUYER will be assumed by the SELLER as
part of the indebtedness after
Closing.
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(d)
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At
the Closing, if requested by SELLER, Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx and Xxxxx Xxxxx
shall convert the $194,000 of indebtedness owed to them to shares of
BUYER’s Class A Common Stock. The conversion price for this
indebtedness shall be $0.50 per share if, and only if, (i) the
restrictive legend on any such shares to be issued on conversion is or can
be removed from such shares immediately and (ii) warrants to purchase one
(1) share for every two (2) dollars in debt shall be granted to such
individual with an exercise price of $0.50 per share. In the
event that the restrictive legend on any shares to be issued on conversion
cannot be removed, then the conversion price in this event shall be $1.00
per share and no warrants shall be
issued.
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1.3 Assumed
Liabilities. Unless specified in
Schedule 1.3,
BUYER will assume all liabilities, obligations or commitments of SELLER,
including without limitation any trade obligations, tax liabilities of any kind,
employee related liabilities, environmental liabilities or bank debt, including
all liabilities that relate to the Business or the Purchased Assets that result
from or arise out of any event, occurrence, transaction, action or inaction
occurring prior to the Closing, including without limitation liabilities under
any “employee pension benefit plan” or “employee welfare benefit plan” as those
terms are defined in Sections 3(1) and 3(2) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 as amended, any product liability, warranty or other claims
arising out of or relating to any product manufactured, distributed or sold by
SELLER at any time before Closing, any claims by any third party under any bulk
sales law, and any claims relating to patent or trademark infringement, taxes,
workers compensation, real estate and any or all claims relating to
environmental, health or safety matters whether arising under environmental laws
or under any theory of common law and regardless of whether such claim is filed
or arises after Closing to the extent that such claim related to actions or
omissions that occurred prior to Closing. Further, the parties agree
that, unless and to the extent assumed by BUYER, it is their intention that
neither party shall assume any liability of the other party by virtue of any
theory of transferee or successor liability such as “de facto merger”,
“continuity of enterprise”, the “product line exception” or other similar
principles of law.
1.4 Employees. Effective as of
the Closing Date, except as stated in this Section 1.4 hereof, all employees of
the Business as listed in Schedule 1.4 shall be
offered employment with the BUYER (“Transferees”) and employees who accept such
offer shall become employees of BUYER. BUYER shall have no obligation
to offer employment to any employee of the Business who is absent from
employment on the Closing Date due to a leave of absence. Unless
provided for in Section 1.3 above, BUYER shall assume all liability for any
accrued but unpaid fringe benefits of any employee of SELLER. If
BUYER does offer employment to any such absent person, such person shall not
become an employee of BUYER until he or she returns to active employment without
restrictions or with only such restrictions as are required to be accommodated
under applicable law.
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At the Closing, Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx III
will resign as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Buyer, and all other
officers and directors of BUYER shall also resign, but Xx. XxXxxxxxx shall
appoint those individuals directed by SELLER as officers and
directors. Subsequent to the Closing and the addition of the new
management members requested by SELLER, BUYER will cause Xx. XxXxxxxxx to remain
as a director of BUYER until such a time when the Promissory Note provided in
Section 1.2 have been satisfied in full to the satisfaction of the Note
holders.
1.5 Insurance. BUYER
will maintain insurance policies on the Purchased Assets and the operations
conducted on the Purchased Assets in limits not less than that carried by the
SELLER, and BUYER will name SELLER as additional insured on all policies,
including but not limited to, all general and commercial liability policies,
automobile policies, environmental pollution liability polices and such other
polices carried by the BUYER which effect the Purchased Assets.
1.6 Third
Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is
between the parties hereto only and nothing herein shall establish any
enforceable rights, legal or equitable, in any person other than BUYER and
SELLER, including any employee of either such party. Nothing in this
Agreement shall be deemed to restrict the right of BUYER to deal with any of
SELLER’s employees which BUYER decides to hire as employees at will in the same
manner as it would be free to deal with such employees in the absence of this
Agreement and to terminate the employment of such employees at any time after
the Closing.
1.7 Share
Distribution Schedule. On the
Closing Date, the BUYER will –deliver to the SELLER the
shares in the name of Valiant Healthcare, Inc. Xxxxx Xxxxx, as Chairman of
SELLER, will distribute the shares issued to SELLER pursuant to this Agreement
to SELLER’s shareholders, employees, consultants or others as he and the
SELLER’S Board of Directors believe to be in its best interests.
1.8 Excluded
Assets. The
following assets are excluded from this transaction: all assets not specifically
delineated as a Purchased Asset (“Excluded Assets”):
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(a)
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Any
interdivisional, intracompany or affiliate receivable, advances or
indebtedness;
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(b)
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Corporate
accounting journals and corporate books of account that comprise SELLER’s
permanent accounting or tax
records;
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(c)
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Prepaid
expenses not assignable to or assumable by
BUYER;
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(d)
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Refunds
pertaining to income tax obligations of the
SELLER;
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(e)
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Corporate
minute books and records of SELLER;
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(f)
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Any
reserve related to any liability or obligation excluded pursuant to
Section 1.5 hereof;
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(g)
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All
health care related assets that are not related to franchise operations
both domestically and internationally and/or are not related to SELLER’s
doing business as Accessible Home Health Care;
and
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(h)
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Any
assets identified on Schedule 1.8
attached hereto.
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1.9 Inspection
Period. Between the date hereof and the Closing Date (as
defined below) (the “Inspection Period”), SELLER and BUYER shall afford each
other, and their representatives, full and free access, during normal business
hours, to all agreements, reports, books and records (financial and
operational), correspondence, files, data, software, personnel, the Purchased
Assets, engineering reports, environmental reports, and such other documents and
information as may be reasonably requested by such party as it relates to this
transaction (collectively the “Due Diligence”), and each party shall cooperate
and assist, to the extent reasonably requested by the other party, with such
other party’s investigation of the other party.
SECTION 2 -
CLOSING.
2.1 Closing. The
Closing (the “Closing”) of the sale and
purchase of the Purchased Assets shall take place at the offices
of Xxxxxxxxx Traurig on or before July 15, 2010 or at such other
time and place as mutually agreed to by the parties. The date of the
Closing is herein referred to as the “Closing Date”.
2.2 Items to
be Delivered at Closing. At
the Closing and subject to the terms and conditions herein
contained:
(a) Deliveries
by BUYER. At Closing, BUYER shall deliver the
following:
(i)
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the
Purchase Price in the form of a stock
certificate;
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(ii)
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if
necessary, an assumption agreement for any assumed liabilities;
and
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(iii)
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such
other instruments or documents as may be reasonably necessary to carry out
the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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(b) Deliveries
by
SELLER. At
Closing, SELLER shall deliver the following:
(i)
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a
Xxxx of Sale transferring title to the tangible Purchased
Assets;
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(ii)
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an
assignment agreement transferring any Purchased Assets that are
intellectual property and/or intangible
assets;
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(iii)
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the
Promissory Note and Security Agreement;
and
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(iv)
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such
other endorsements, instruments or documents as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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2.3 Further
Assurances. SELLER from time to time after the Closing, at
BUYER’s reasonable request and at BUYER’s expense, will execute, acknowledge and
deliver to BUYER such other instruments of conveyance and transfer and will take
such other actions and execute and deliver such other documents, certifications
and further assurances as BUYER may reasonably request in order to vest more
effectively in BUYER, or to put BUYER more fully in possession of any of the
Purchased Assets. SELLER shall also, after the Closing, provide BUYER
with access to books, records and files of SELLER, relative to only matters
involving this transaction, at BUYER’s sole expense, as may be reasonably
requested by BUYER for legitimate business purposes.
SECTION 3 - REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES.
Notwithstanding any investigation or
audit conducted before or after the Closing Date or the decision of any party to
complete the Closing, each party shall be entitled to rely upon the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth
herein.
3.1 Representations
and Warranties of SELLER. SELLER
hereby represents and warrants to BUYER as of the date of this Agreement and as
of Closing as follows:
3.1.1 Corporate
Existence. SELLER
is a for-profit C corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the legal authority to
carry on its Business as it is now being conducted and to authorize the sale of
the Business.
3.1.2 Corporate
Power and Authority. SELLER
has the full power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform
this Agreement. This Agreement constitutes, and when executed and
delivered will constitute, the legal, valid and binding agreement of
SELLER enforceable against SELLER in accordance with their respective
terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equity
principles.
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3.1.3 Existing
Condition. Since
December 31, 2009, SELLER has not with respect to the Purchased Assets received
notice or knowledge of any actual, alleged or threatened notice of violation,
claims, litigation, warning notice, penalties, fines, or assessment relating to
the Purchased Assets or Business whether or not it has had or might have a
material adverse effect on its business, operations, Purchased Assets,
properties, prospects or financial conditions of the Purchased Assets or
Business.
3.1.4 Title to
and Sufficiency of Properties. The
Purchased Assets comprise all of the property, tangible and intangible, owned or
used by SELLER in the conduct of the Business and necessary for BUYER’s conduct
of the Business on the Closing Date, except for the Excluded Assets referred to
in Section 1.8 hereof. SELLER has good, valid and marketable
title to all of the Purchased Assets free and clear of all liens, pledges,
security interests, charges, claims, restrictions and other encumbrances and
defects of title of any nature whatsoever, except as disclosed on Schedule 3.1.4
hereto. SELLER has the unrestricted right to sell the Purchased
Assets as herein provided.
3.1.5 Condition
and Location of Tangible Assets. The
machinery, equipment and other tangible Purchased Assets are in good working
order and repair (reasonable wear and tear excepted); are in conformity with all
applicable ordinances, regulations and other laws; to the best of
SELLER’s knowledge, their operation does not violate any applicable
federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance or regulation relating to the
condition of employment, or Environmental Laws, nor has any written notice of
any claimed violation of any such laws, statutes, ordinances or regulations been
served on SELLER; nor to the best of SELLER’s knowledge are any
claims of violations of any such laws, statutes, ordinances or regulations
threatened or alleged and, the machinery, equipment and other tangible Purchased
Assets are either owned by SELLER free and clear of all liens, claims or
encumbrances whatsoever or are leased under valid leases which will not be
affected by the consummation of the acquisition contemplated by this Agreement.
All of the tangible Purchased Assets purchased hereunder are located at the
Premises.
3.1.6 Litigation. Except
as disclosed on Schedule 3.1.6
hereto, there is no material litigation, arbitration, investigation or other
proceeding of or before any court, arbitrator or governmental or regulatory
official, body or authority pending or threatened against SELLER, which relates
to any of the Purchased Assets, the Business or the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, nor does SELLER know of any basis for such litigation,
arbitration, investigation or other proceeding. SELLER is not a party
to any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree or award of any court,
arbitrator or governmental or regulatory official, body or authority or
settlement agreement which affects the Purchased Assets or the Business or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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3.1.7 Validity
of Contemplated Transactions. Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.1.7, the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby by SELLER will not contravene or violate (a) any law, rule
or regulation to which the SELLER is subject, (b) any judgment, order, writ,
injunction, decree or award of any court, arbitrator or governmental or
regulatory official, body or authority which is applicable to SELLER, or (c) the
charter documents of SELLER or any securities issued by SELLER; nor will such
execution, delivery or performance violate, be in conflict with or result in the
breach (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) of any
term, condition or provision of, or require the consent of any other party, to,
any indenture, agreement, contract, commitment, lease, plan, license, permit,
authorization or other instrument, document or understanding, oral or written,
to which SELLER is a party, by which SELLER may have rights or by which any of
the Purchased Assets may be bound or affected, or give any party with rights
thereunder the right to terminate, modify, accelerate or otherwise change the
existing rights or obligations of SELLER thereunder except in each case for any
such item which would not have a material adverse effect. No
authorization, approval or consent, and no registration or filing with any
governmental or regulatory official, body or authority is required in connection
with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by SELLER, except
as set forth on Schedule
3.1.7. SELLER shall cooperate in good faith and assist BUYER
on a diligent basis as it relates to obtaining the consent of any governmental
entity for the transfer of any permits to operate the Business.
3.1.8 Contracts
and Commitments. SELLER
has no agreements, contracts or commitments of any kind, except for those set
forth in Section 1.1(f).
3.1.9 Intellectual
Property. Schedule 3.1.9 sets
forth a list of all of the SELLER’s Intellectual Property. All
Intellectual Property listed on Schedule 3.1.9, is
valid, enforceable and subsisting. SELLER has the exclusive right to
file, prosecute and maintain all applications and registrations with respect to
such Intellectual Property.
Except as
set forth in Schedule
3.1.9, none of the Intellectual Property is subject to any Lien in favor
of any third party and SELLER owns all right, title and interest therein
and no other Person has any right, title or interest in or to any of
the Intellectual Property. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1.9, none
of SELLER’s rights in or to any of the Intellectual Property shall be adversely
affected by its execution or delivery of this Agreement or by the performance of
its obligations hereunder. No claims with respect to any Intellectual
Property have been asserted or threatened by any Person against
VHI. No use of any of the Intellectual Property by SELLER constitutes
or has constituted an unauthorized use, infringement, misappropriation or other
violation of the Intellectual Property of any other Person and no valid grounds
exist for any claims against SELLER with respect to any Intellectual
Property. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Person
ever employed or otherwise engaged by SELLER has asserted or, to SELLER’s
knowledge, threatened any claim against SELLER relating to any Intellectual
Property. To SELLER’s knowledge, there has not been, nor is there
presently, any unauthorized use, infringement, misappropriation or violation of
any of the Intellectual Property by any Person. Except as set forth
in Schedule
3.1.9, SELLER has the full and exclusive right to possess, use, copy,
distribute, display, transfer and license all of the Intellectual
Property.
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Except as
set forth in Schedule
3.1.9, SELLER has not entered into any agreement to indemnify any other
Person against any charge of infringement of any Intellectual
Property. SELLER has not entered into any agreement granting any
third party the right to bring infringement actions with respect to, or
otherwise to enforce rights with respect to, any of the Intellectual
Property.
SELLER
has paid all material fees, annuities and all other payments which have
heretofore become due to any Governmental Authority with respect to the
Intellectual Property and has taken all steps reasonable and necessary to
prosecute and maintain the same.
Except as
set forth on Schedule
3.1.9, SELLER has not transferred its title in or to any ACCESSIBLE
Intellectual Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1.9,
SELLER has not permitted any Person to utilize any Intellectual
Property.
3.1.10 [Deleted
intentionally.]
3.1.11 Tax
Liabilities. SELLER
has filed all federal, state, county, local and foreign income, excise,
property, sales and other tax returns relating to the Business which are
required to be filed up to and including the date hereof and has paid all taxes
which have become due, or any assessment which has become payable relating to
the Business. BUYER shall be responsible for any transfer taxes which
are payable as a result of the sale of the Purchased Assets of SELLER to
BUYER, in this situation after the Closing contemplated
herein, the new management of the SELLER.
3.1.12 Insurance. SELLER
has maintained insurance policies on the properties, assets, business and
personnel relating to the Business since its inception. SELLER has not received
written notice that it is in default with respect to any provision contained in
any insurance policy, nor has SELLER failed to pay any premiums thereunder
or to give any notice or present any claim thereunder in due and timely fashion
and, to the best of SELLER’s knowledge, SELLER is not in default with respect to
any such policies. SELLER knows of no occurrence potentially giving
rise to a claim in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) against or by
SELLER. Adequate reserves have been provided in its financial
statements with respect to any self insured claims pending and any such claims
which may be reasonably expected based upon the SELLER’s prior
experience.
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3.1.13 [Deleted
intentionally.]
3.1.14 Leases. There
are no leases or agreements under which SELLER is a lessee of, or holds or
operates any real property owned by any third party relating to the
Business.
3.1.15 Compliance
with Applicable Laws. SELLER
has complied with all laws, rules, regulations, injunctions, ordinances, decrees
and orders applicable to the Business and the Purchased Assets and has received
no oral or written notice of any alleged or actual violation of any such law,
rule, regulation, injunction, ordinance, decree or order for which the failure
to comply would, in any individual case or in the aggregate, have an adverse
effect on the Business or Purchased Assets. Neither the ownership nor
the use of SELLER’s properties in the Business nor the conduct of the Business
conflicts with the rights of any other person, firm or corporation or violates,
with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, or will
violate, conflict with or result in a default, right to accelerate or loss of
rights under, any terms or provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation or
Bylaws as presently in effect, or any lien, encumbrance, mortgage, deed of
trust, lease, license, agreement, understanding, law, ordinance, rule or
regulation, or any order, judgment or decree to which SELLER is a party or by
which SELLER may be bound or affected.
3.1.16 No
Undisclosed Liabilities. Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.1.16, to
SELLER’s knowledge, neither the Business nor Purchased Assets have incurred any
liability of any nature other than liabilities reasonably incurred in the
ordinary course of its business.
3.1.17 Disclosure. No representation
or warranty by SELLER contained in this Agreement, nor any statement or
certificate furnished or to be furnished by SELLER to BUYER or its
representatives in connection herewith or pursuant hereto, contains or will
contain any untrue statement of material fact, or omits to state any material
fact required to make the statements herein or therein contained not misleading
or necessary in order to provide BUYER with adequate information as to the
Business, and SELLER has disclosed to BUYER in writing all material adverse
facts known to it relating to the same. The representation and
warranties contained in this Section 3 or elsewhere in this Agreement or any
document delivered pursuant hereto shall not be affected or deemed waived by
reason of the fact that BUYER and/or its representative knew or should have
known that any such representation or warranty is or might be inaccurate in any
respect.
3.2 Representations
and Warranties of BUYER. BUYER
hereby represents and warrants to SELLER as of the date of this Agreement and as
of Closing as follows:
3.2.1 Corporate
Existence. BUYER
is a company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Florida and has the legal authority to carry on its
business as it is now being conducted and to authorize the purchase of the
Business.
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3.2.2 Corporate
Power and Authority. BUYER
has the power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by BUYER and any document to be delivered at Closing have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action. This Agreement has been, and any
document to be delivered at Closing will be, duly executed and delivered by
BUYER and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of BUYER
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and by general equity principles.
3.2.3. Validity
of Contemplated Transactions. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by BUYER will not
contravene or violate (a) any law, rule or regulation to which BUYER is subject,
(b) any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree or award of any court,
arbitrator or governmental or regulatory official, body or authority which is
applicable to BUYER, or (c) the charter documents or By-Laws of BUYER or any
securities issued by BUYER; nor will such execution, delivery or performance
violate, be in conflict with or result in the breach (with or without the giving
of notice or lapse of time, or both) of any term, condition or provision of, or
require the consent of any other party, to, any indenture, agreement, contract,
commitment, lease, plan, license, permit, authorization or other instrument,
document or understanding, oral or written, to which BUYER is a party, by which
BUYER may have rights or by which any of the Purchased Assets may be bound or
affected, or give any party with rights thereunder the right to terminate,
modify, accelerate or otherwise change the existing rights or obligations of
BUYER thereunder. No authorization, approval or consent, and no
registration or filing with any governmental or regulatory official, body or
authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement by BUYER except in each case for any item which would not have
a material adverse effect.
3.2.4 Ability to
Close.
BUYER has
the ability and financial wherewithal to close the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement on the Closing Date.
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3.2.5
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Brokers’
Fees.
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No broker, finder or similar agent has
been employed by or on behalf of BUYER in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, and BUYER has not entered into any agreement
or understanding of any kind with any person or entity for the payment of any
brokerage commission, finder’s fee or any similar compensation in connection
with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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3.2.6
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Legal
Proceedings.
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There are
no actions or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of BUYER, threatened
against, relating to or affecting BUYER or any of its assets and properties
which could reasonably be expected to result in the issuance of an order
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or making illegal the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except
as set forth below or in the Schedule 3.2.6, there
are no suits, actions or legal, administrative, arbitration or other proceedings
or governmental investigations against BUYER pending or, to BUYER’s knowledge,
threatened, which if determined adversely to BUYER, could be expected to result
in a material adverse effect.
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The BUYER
has disclosed and the SELLER has fully reviewed, as reported on the BUYERS
Form 10 registration statement and subsequent SEC filings, and as part of
this Agreement its subsidiary New World Mortgage, Inc.’s legal
proceedings. Other than the previously reviewed and disclosed New World
Mortgage, Inc. legal proceedings there are no actions or proceedings pending or,
to the knowledge of BUYER, threatened against, relating to or affecting BUYER or
any of its assets and properties which could reasonably be expected to result in
the issuance of an order restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or
making illegal the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
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3.2.7
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Capitalization.
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As of
June 30, 2010, the authorized capital stock of BUYER consisted of (a)
150,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, $.0001 par value per
share, which 3,052,344 shares were issued and outstanding, all of which are
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; (b) 5,000,000 shares of Class B
common stock, $.01 par value per share, none of which is issued and outstanding;
and (c) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.001 par value per share, 250,000
of which have been designated as Series A Preferred Stock, none of which is
issued and outstanding.
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3.2.8
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SEC
Documents.
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BUYER has
furnished or made available to SELLER a true and complete copy of (a) its Annual
Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, and its
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and (b) all
other filings (other than preliminary registration and proxy statements) between
January 1, 2010 and the date hereof (collectively, the “SEC Documents”), which
BUYER filed under the federal securities laws with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”). As of their respective filing dates, the SEC Documents
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and none of the SEC Documents contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except to the
extent corrected by a subsequently filed document with the SEC.
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3.3 Survival
of Representations and Warranties. All
representations, warranties and agreements made by the parties to this Agreement
or in any certificate, schedule, document or instrument furnished hereunder or
in connection with the execution and performance of this Agreement shall survive
the Closing for a period of one (1) year, except that the representations and
warranties of Sections 3.1.1 (Corporate Existence), 3.1.2 (Corporate Power and
Authorization), 3.1.4 (Title to and Sufficiency of Properties), 3.1.7 (Validity
of Contemplated Transactions), 3.2.1 (Corporate Existence), 3.2.2
(Corporate Power and Authority), 3.2.3 (Validity of Contemplated Transactions)
and 3.3 (Survival of Representations and Warranties) in accordance
with the applicable Statue of Limitations. If, prior to the
expiration of any of the survival periods, Claimant (as defined below) makes a
Claim (as defined below) setting forth in reasonable detail facts and
circumstances supporting the Claim, the survival period with respect to that
Claim shall be extended until the Claim shall have been satisfied or otherwise
resolved.
SECTION 4 - CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO THE CLOSING.
4.1. Conditions
Precedent to BUYER’s Obligations. All obligations of BUYER
under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment or satisfaction, prior to or
at the Closing, of each of the following conditions precedent:
4.1.1 Compliance
with this Agreement. SELLER shall
have performed and complied in all material respects, with all agreements and
conditions required by this Agreement to be performed by it prior to or at the
Closing.
4.1.2 No
Threatened or Pending Litigation. On the Closing Date, no
suit, action or other proceeding, or injunction or final judgment relating
thereto, shall be threatened or be pending before any court or governmental or
regulatory official, body or authority in which it is sought to restrain or
prohibit or to obtain damages or other relief in connection with this Agreement
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and no
investigation that might result in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be
pending or threatened.
4.1.3 No
Material Damage. The
Purchased Assets shall not have been materially damaged or
destroyed.
4.1.4 Consents. All consents,
authorizations and approvals of any person or entity to or as a result of the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, that are necessary or
advisable in connection with the continued operations of the Business of SELLER
as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, or for which the failure
to obtain the same might have, individually or in the aggregate, a material
adverse effect, have been, and prior to the Closing will be, lawfully and
validly obtained by SELLER. All consents from any governmental or
regulatory body which may be required from SELLER, have been obtained to the
sole reasonable satisfaction of BUYER.
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4.1.5 Due
Diligence. BUYER shall have completed its Due Diligence and
shall be satisfied, solely based upon its discretion and determination with the
results of its due diligence investigation to its sole
satisfaction.
4.1.6 Accuracy
of Representations and Warranties. Except for
changes contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, the representations and
warranties of SELLER included in this Agreement and in any Exhibit or other
document delivered by SELLER pursuant hereto, shall be true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the Closing with the same effect as through such
representations and warranties are being been made on as of such
date. BUYER in its sole discretion, shall have the right to waive or
defer compliance by SELLER in writing at Closing with any representation or
warranty.
4.1.7 Performance
of Covenants and Agreements. Each agreement,
covenant or obligation of SELLER to be performed at or before Closing under the
terms hereof shall have been duly performed in all material respects or waived
by BUYER in its sole discretion.
4.1.8 No
Material Adverse Change. Between the date
of this Agreement and the Closing Date, there has been no material adverse
change affecting the Purchased Assets or the Business, its financial condition
or prospects.
4.2 Conditions
Precedent to SELLER’s Obligations. All
obligations of SELLER under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment or
satisfaction, prior to or at the Closing, of each of the following conditions
precedent:
4.2.1 Compliance
with this Agreement. BUYER
shall have performed and complied in all material respects, with all agreements
and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed by it prior to or at
the Closing.
4.2.2 No
Threatened or Pending Litigation. On
the Closing Date, no suit, action or other proceeding, or injunction or final
judgment relating thereto, shall be threatened or be pending before any court or
governmental or regulatory official, body or authority in which it is sought to
restrain or prohibit or to obtain damages or other relief in connection with
this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and
no investigation that might result in any such suit, action or proceeding shall
be pending or threatened.
4.2.3 Accuracy
of Representations and Warranties. The
representations, warranties and agreements made by BUYER herein shall be true in
all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as
though such representations and warranties are being made or given on and as of
the Closing Date, except as affected by transactions contemplated
hereby.
4.2.4 Performance
of Covenants and Agreements. Each agreement,
covenant or obligation of BUYER to be performed at or before Closing under the
terms hereof shall have been duly performed in all material respects or waived
by SELLER in its sole discretion.
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4.2.5 Compliance
with this Agreement. BUYER
shall have performed and complied in all material respects, with all agreements
and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed by it prior to or at
the Closing.
4.2.6 Accuracy
of Representations and Warranties. Except for
changes contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, the representations and
warranties of BUYER included in this Agreement and in any Exhibit or other
document delivered by BUYER pursuant hereto, shall be true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the Closing with the same effect as through such
representations and warranties are being been made on as of such
date. SELLER in its sole discretion, shall have the right to waive or
defer compliance by BUYER in writing at Closing with any representation or
warranty.
SECTION 5 -
INDEMNIFICATION.
5.1 Indemnification
Obligation of SELLER. SELLER will
reimburse, indemnify and hold harmless BUYER, and its officers, directors,
shareholders, and the Note holders (each such person is referred to herein as
“BUYER” or as a "SELLER Indemnified Party"):
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(a)
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Except
for a breach of the representation of BUYER as set forth in Section 3.2,
any and all claims, losses, damages, actions, suits and claims, or legal,
administrative, arbitral, governmental or other proceedings or
investigations against any SELLER Indemnified Party, that relate to
SELLER, the Business or the Purchased Assets and which result from or
arise out of any event, occurrence, action, inaction, omission or
transaction occurring on or prior to the Closing Date by the
SELLER;
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(b)
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With
respect to the representations set forth in Section 3 and Schedule
3.1.17, any and all claims, losses, damages, actions, suits, claims
or legal, administrative, arbitral, governmental or other proceedings
involving SELLER Indemnified Party that relate to environmental, safety or
health matters arising from the Business, the Purchased Assets and/or
SELLER’s ownership, use, operation, or occupancy of any real property or
improvements that occurred prior to the Closing Date
and;
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(c)
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any
and all damages, losses, settlement payments, deficiencies, liabilities,
costs and expenses suffered, sustained, incurred or required to be paid by
any SELLER Indemnified Party because of or that result from, relate to or
arise out of the untruth, inaccuracy or breach of, or the failure to
fulfill, any representation, warranty, agreement, covenant or statement
(i) of SELLER contained in this Agreement or (ii) contained in any
certificate, schedule, statement, document, agreement or instrument
furnished to SELLER Indemnified Party by or on behalf of SELLER at
the Closing;
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(d)
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all
Excluded Liabilities;
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(e)
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any
and all actions, suits, claims, proceedings, investigation, demands,
assessments, audits, fines, judgments, costs and other expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses)
incident to any of the foregoing or to the enforcement of this
Section 5.1 to the extent SELLER Indemnified Party prevails in
such enforcement action. SELLER Indemnified Party shall
promptly notify SELLER of the existence of any matter to which the
obligations set forth in this paragraph shall apply, and shall give
SELLER reasonable opportunity to defend any claim or litigation at
its own expense, with counsel of its own selection approved by SELLER
Indemnified Party ; provided that SELLER Indemnified
Party shall also at all times have the right fully to
participate in such defense at its own expense. If
SELLER shall fail, within a reasonable time after such notice, to
defend such claim or litigation, SELLER Indemnified Party , or any
successor to the business and assets of SELLER, shall have the right, but
not the obligation, to defend, compromise or settle any such claim or
litigation;
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Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in Section 5.1 above, SELLER shall cause BUYER to
indemnify the Seller Indemnified Parties from any and all claims, losses,
damages, actions, suits and claims, or legal, administrative, arbitral,
governmental or other proceedings or investigations against any Seller
Indemnified Party arising from the obligations set forth on Schedule A
hereto and being assumed by virtue of this
Agreement.
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5.2 General
Indemnification Obligation of BUYER. Except
to the extent SELLER has agreed to be liable to a Seller Indemnified Party
(including, but not to, all officers, directors, shareholders and Note holders
of Buyer), BUYER will indemnify and hold harmless SELLER, and its
officers, directors, and shareholders, (each such person is referred to herein
as a “SELLER” or as a "BUYER Indemnified Party") against and in respect
of:
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(a)
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any
and all actions, suits, claims or legal, administrative, arbitration,
governmental or other proceedings or investigations, against any BUYER
Indemnified Party that relate to BUYER, the Business or the Purchased
Assets and which result from or arise out of any event, occurrence,
action, inaction or transaction occurring after the Closing
Date;
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(b)
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any
and all damages, losses, settlement payments, deficiencies, liabilities,
costs and expenses suffered, sustained, incurred or required to be paid by
any BUYER Indemnified Party because of or that result from, relate to or
arise out of the untruth, inaccuracy or breach of, or the failure to
fulfill, any representation, warranty, agreement, covenant or statement
(i) of BUYER contained in this Agreement or (ii) contained in any
certificate, schedule, statement, document or instrument furnished to
SELLER by or on behalf of BUYER at the
Closing;
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(c)
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any
and all actions, suits, claims, proceedings, investigation, demands,
assessments, audits, fines, judgments, costs and other expenses
(including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses)
incident to any of the foregoing or to the enforcement of this
Section 5.2 to the extent SELLER prevails in such
enforcement action. SELLER shall promptly notify BUYER of
the existence of any matter to which the obligations set forth in this
paragraph shall apply, and shall give BUYER reasonable opportunity to
defend any claim or litigation at its own expense, with counsel of its own
selection approved by SELLER; provided that SELLER shall also at all
times have the right fully to participate in such defense at its own
expense. If BUYER shall fail, within a reasonable time after
such notice, to defend such claim or litigation, SELLER any successor
to the business and assets of BUYER, shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to defend, compromise or settle any such claim or
litigation.
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5.3
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Claims
Procedures for
Indemnification.
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5.3.1 Notice. If
following Closing a party to this Agreement (a “Claimant”) wishes to make a
claim for indemnity (the “Claim”) against another party (the “Indemnitor”), the
Claimant shall promptly give the Indemnitor written notice of the basis for and
existence of the Claim (“Claim Notice”), setting forth all specifics of the
Claim then known by the Claimant.
5.3.2 Response. If
the Claim derives from a third-party claim or action against the Claimant, the
Indemnitor (i) may within ten (10) days of receiving the Claim Notice stipulate
in writing that it is obligated to indemnify for the Claim, and (ii) if it does
so, may thereafter promptly defend against the Claim in Claimant's name and on
it's behalf, at Indemnitor’s own cost and expense, with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Claimant.
5.3.3 Assumption
of Claim. If Indemnitor assumes the Claim, Claimant may at his
sole cost and expense retain counsel of its own choosing, and (subject to
negotiation of a joint defense agreement) Indemnitor will share relevant
information with Claimant’s counsel and consult with it as to disposition of the
Claim. However, Indemnitor will retain ultimate control over the defense or
settlement of the Claim (in which the Claimant will cooperate), with the proviso
that Indemnitor may not without Claimant’s consent agree to the entry of any
order for non-monetary relief which will be binding on Claimant, its assets or
operations. Each party as a potential Claimant agrees that it will make
available to any Indemnitor all of his relevant books and records and will, at
the Indemnitor’s request and expense, reasonably cooperate (and cause his
officers, directors and employees to cooperate) with the Indemnitor in the
defense of the Claim.
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5.3.4 Rejection
of Claim. If Indemnitor fails to respond affirmatively within
ten days of receipt of a Claim Notice, it will be deemed to have denied
responsibility for the Claim. If Indemnitor denies responsibility for the Claim
(or if it assumes the defense of the Claim, but subsequently fails to pursue the
defense in good faith) the Claimant may assume the defense of the Claim with
counsel of his own choosing, and the cost of counsel will then be subject to
possible indemnity pursuant to this Section 5. If Claimant assumes
the defense of a Claim, it shall have the sole right and authority to conduct
the defense and/or settle the Claim on such terms as it deems appropriate, but
(subject to negotiation of a joint defense agreement) shall share information
concerning the Claim with Indemnitor or his counsel.
5.3.5 Settlement
of Claims. Unless
otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing, an Indemnitor shall not be
obligated to settle a Claim, nor shall a Claimant be entitled to its settlement
(whether by set-off against Contingent Payments or directly from the Indemnitor)
prior to the Determination Date. For purposes of this Agreement, the
“Determination Date” shall mean the first date on which a court order,
arbitration award or settlement stipulation that an event has occurred for which
the Claimant is entitled to indemnity hereunder becomes final, binding and
non-appealable.
5.4 Exclusivity. Except
in the case of fraud, willful misconduct or criminal conduct, the remedies
provided in this Section 5 shall be exclusive of any other rights or remedies
which might be available to a party upon the occurrence of any event described
in Sections 5.1 or 5.2 hereof, either under this Agreement or at law or in
equity. Nothing contained herein, however, shall preclude a party from seeking
injunctive or other equitable relief under circumstances where such relief is
available, with the proviso that the moving party shall not be entitled to
ancillary relief in the nature of damages or fee awards unless specifically
provided for in this Agreement.
5.5 Insurance
Coverage. A Claim for indemnification shall be reduced to the
extent that the Claim is covered by insurance from a financially-responsible
insurer which has responded to the Claim by written notification that it intends
to defend and pay for such Claim. All applicable insurance coverage shall be the
primary resource for paying covered Claims; and all rights of subrogation are
hereby waived.
5.6 Certain
Limitations. The indemnification provided for in Section
5 shall be subject to the following limitations:
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(a) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in Section 5, the Seller Indemnified Parties
(specifically being the officers, directors, shareholders and Note holders of
Buyer) shall have no indemnification obligations whatsoever to the Seller or to
the Buyer post closing arising from any and
all claims, losses, damages, actions, suits and claims, or legal,
administrative, arbitral, governmental or other proceedings or investigations
against any Seller Indemnified Party arising from the obligations set forth on
Schedule A hereto and being assumed by Seller.
(b) The
Seller and the Buyer shall release and remise Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx III and Xxxxx Xxxxx for any and all claims, losses, damages, actions, suits and claims, or
legal, administrative, arbitral, governmental or other proceedings or
investigations against each of them for any actions prior to Closing or
hereafter arising from their respective roles and duties with Buyer, except in
the event of negligence or intentional misconduct of either Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx
III or Xxxxx Xxxxx, as may be applicable,
as adjudicated by a final judgment of a
court of competent jurisdiction.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5,
the indemnification obligations of Seller Indemnified Parties (specifically
being the officers, directors, shareholders and Note holders of Buyer) under
Section 5 shall be limited to the maximum sum of $225,000 in
aggregate.
SECTION 6 - COVENANTS OF THE
PARTIES.
SELLER will conduct the Business
prior to the Closing Date in the normal course and will use reasonable efforts
to preserve and retain its goodwill and preserve its business relationships with
customers, suppliers and others. In addition, SELLER covenants
that, from the date hereof until the Closing:
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(a)
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the
Business will be conducted only in the ordinary course, and none of its
properties or assets will be sold or otherwise disposed of, mortgaged,
pledged or otherwise hypothecated, except in the ordinary course of
business;
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(b)
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no
contract, obligation or commitment will be entered into or assumed by or
on behalf of SELLER extending beyond the Closing relating to the
Business or the Purchase Assets that is outside of the ordinary course of
business;
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(c)
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SELLER
will maintain the tangible Purchased Assets in the same operating
condition and repair as of the date of the Agreement, using its customary
standards of maintenance, reasonable wear and tear
accepted;
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(f)
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SELLER will
continue until the Closing to carry insurance in the forms and in the
amounts now carried;
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(g)
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SELLER
will permit BUYER to have access to its books and records with respect to
the Business or the Purchased Assets;
and
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(h)
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SELLER
will make the Business and the Purchased Assets available for observation
by BUYER between the date of this Agreement and Closing, during normal
working hours, to assist BUYER in learning the
Business.
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SECTION 7 - ALLOCATION OF
PURCHASE PRICE
7.1 The
Purchase Price shall be allocated among the acquired assets in accordance with a
mutually acceptable allocation schedule which will be prepared prior to the
Closing and, which schedule will be prepared in accordance with the Internal
Revenue Code. In connection with the determination of the foregoing
allocation schedule, the parties shall cooperate with each other and provide
such information as any of them shall reasonably request. The parties
will each report the federal, state and local and other tax consequences of the
purchase and sale contemplated hereby (including the filing of Internal Revenue
Service Form 8594) in a manner consistent with such allocation.
SECTION 8 - POST CLOSING
MATTERS.
8.1 Access to
Records and Persons. SELLER
and BUYER agree that, both before and after the Closing, each will have access,
upon prior reasonable written request and at any reasonable time during normal
business hours, to the other’s officers and employees and to its books and
records relating to the Purchased Assets or the Business, and each shall have
the right to make copies of such books and records. Neither party to
this Agreement shall destroy or discard any books and records related to the
Business or Purchased Assets for a period of five (5) years after the date of
Closing without first providing the other party adequate opportunity to retrieve
such books and records.
SECTION 9 - TERMINATION OF
AGREEMENT.
9.1 Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated at any time:
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(a)
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by
mutual consent of the parties;
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(b)
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by
either party if the Closing shall not have occurred by July 15, 2010, and the
party seeking termination is not in material default of its
obligations under this Agreement;
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by
either party if there shall have been a material misrepresentation or
breach of warranty or a breach of a material
covenant on the part of the other party in the representations and
warranties or covenants set forth herein or in any Schedule, Exhibit or
other instrument delivered in connection herewith, which misrepresentation
or breach is not cured prior to the
Closing;
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(d)
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by
either party if any material claim, investigation or litigation relating
to the assets or the Business or the transaction is pending as of the date
of termination;
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(e)
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by either party at
the conclusion of or at anytime during the Due Diligence Inspection Period
for any reason
whatsoever.
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9.2 Effect of
Termination In the event of the
termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9, this Agreement shall
forthwith become void and there shall be no continuing obligation on the part of
any party hereto or any of its affiliates, directors, officers or shareholders
except the provisions of Sections 11.1 and
11.14 shall survive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing
contained herein shall relieve any party from liability for any breach
hereof.
SECTION 10 - DISPUTE
RESOLUTION.
10.1 Exclusivity
and Confidentiality. Any
dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any document delivered
at Closing, including, but not limited to, claims for indemnification pursuant
to Section 5 shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures specified in
this Section 10, which shall be the sole and exclusive procedures for the
resolution of any such disputes. All negotiations pursuant to this
Section are confidential and shall be treated as compromise and settlement
negotiations for purposes of the Federal Rules of Evidence and State Rules of
Evidence.
10.2 Negotiation. The
parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute arising out of or
relating to this Agreement promptly by negotiation between representatives of
SELLER and BUYER. Any party may give the other party written notice
of any dispute not resolved in the normal course of business. Within
fifteen days after delivery of the notice, the receiving party shall submit to
the other a written response. The notice and response shall include
(a) a statement of each party’s position, and (b) the name and title of the
executive who will accompany the representative. Within 30 days after
delivery of the disputing party’s notice, the representatives of BUYER and
SELLER shall meet at a mutually acceptable time and place, and thereafter as
often as they reasonably deem necessary to attempt to resolve the
dispute. All reasonable requests for information made by one party to
the other will be honored.
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10.3
Mediation. If the dispute has not
been resolved by negotiation within 60 days of the disputing party’s notice, or
if the parties fail to meet within 30 days of such notice, either party may
initiate mediation under the then current Center for Public Resources (“CPR”)
Model Procedure for Mediation of Business Disputes. The neutral third
party will be selected from the CPR Panels of Neutrals, with the assistance of
CPR, unless the parties agree otherwise. If a party refuses to
mediate, then that party may not recover its attorneys’ fees or costs in any
litigation brought to construe or enforce this Agreement. Otherwise,
if mediation is unsuccessful, then the prevailing party shall be entitled to
recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, including the cost of the
unsuccessful mediation, but only if the prevailing party offered to settle in
mediation in an amount equal to or less than the award in
litigation.
10.4 Litigation. If
the dispute has not been resolved by mediation as provided herein within 60 days
of the initiation of mediation, either party may initiate litigation (upon 30
days written notice to the other party); provided, however, that if one party
has requested the other to participate in mediation and the other has failed to
participate, the requesting party may initiate litigation before expiration of
the above period. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent any
party from seeking equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to
restrain or prohibit any breach or threatened breach of any covenant or
agreement of the parties set forth in this Agreement.
10.5 Jurisdiction. Each
of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) consents to submit to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Florida, in
Broward County and the courts of the United States of America located in the
State of Florida, Broward County for any actions, suits or proceedings arising
out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
and agrees not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto
except in such courts, (ii) agrees that service of any process, summons, notice
or document by United States registered or certified mail, to a party’s address
in effect pursuant to Section 11.5, shall be effective service of process for
any action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court, (iii) waives any
objection to personal jurisdiction and the laying of venue of any action, suit
or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby in said courts, and (iv) waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any
such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court
has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a party shall be entitled to seek injunctive or similar relief in the
courts of any jurisdiction to protect such party’s rights and interests
ancillary to such litigation.
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10.6 Legal and
Other Fees. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement, in any litigation arising out of this
Agreement as provided in this Section 10, the court shall assess reasonable
legal and accounting fees and expenses against the unsuccessful party and in
favor of the successful party, such assessment to be in whole or part as the
court evaluates such success in the matter.
SECTION 11 -
MISCELLANEOUS.
11.1 Expenses. The
parties hereto shall pay their own expenses, including without limitation their
legal fees and expenses, incidental to the preparation of this Agreement, the
carrying out of the provisions of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
11.2
Contents
of Agreement; Parties in Interest. This
Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect
to the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement shall not be
amended or modified except by written instrument duly executed by each of the
parties hereto. Any and all previous agreements and understandings
between or among the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, whether
written or oral, are superseded by this Agreement.
11.3 Assignment
and Binding Effect. All of the terms and provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable
by the successors and assigns of SELLER and BUYER. No party may
assign its rights hereunder, except BUYER may assign its rights to a wholly
owned subsidiary if it unconditionally guarantees such subsidiaries’ obligation
hereunder.
11.4 Waiver. Any
term or provision of this Agreement may be waived at any time by the party or
parties entitled to the benefit thereof but only by a written instrument duly
executed by such party or parties.
11.5 Notices. Any
notice, request, demand, waiver, consent, approval or other communication which
is required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given
only if delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid, as follows:
if
to BUYER, to
Willing
Holding, Inc.
21000 Xx.
Xxxxxxx Xxxx. #000
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Phone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx XXX
00
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X.A.
5100 Xxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
(000)
000-0000
if
to SELLER, to
Valiant
Healthcare, Inc.
Valiant
Healthcare, Inc.
210 Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Telephone:
000-000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxx
or to
such other address as the addressee may have specified in a notice duly given to
the sender as provided herein. Such notice, request, demand, waiver,
consent, approval or other communication will be deemed to have been given as of
the date so delivered, facsimiled or mailed.
11.6 No
Benefit to Others. The
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this
Agreement are for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their successors
and assigns, and they shall not be construed as conferring any rights on any
other persons.
11.7 Schedules
and Exhibits. All
Exhibits and Schedules referred to herein are intended to be and hereby are
specifically made a part of this Agreement. If a document or matter
is disclosed in any Exhibit or Schedule of this Agreement, it shall be deemed to
be disclosed for all purposes of this Agreement without the necessity of
specific repetition or cross-reference.
11.8 Severability. Any
provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or
unenforceability without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such invalidity or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any
other jurisdiction.
11.9 Cooperation. Each
party to this Agreement shall cooperate and take such action as may be
reasonably requested by any other party in order to carry out the provisions and
purposes of this Agreement.
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11.10 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, any party hereto may
execute any such counterpart, each of which when executed and delivered shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts taken together shall
constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall
become binding when one or more counterparts taken together shall been executed
and delivered by the parties. It shall not be necessary in making
proof of this Agreement or any counterpart hereof to produce or account for any
of the other counterparts. Signatures delivered by facsimile for this
Agreement or any document delivered at Closing shall be binding to the same
extent as an original.
11.11 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State
of Florida, without reference to its conflict of laws provisions, and each party
hereby consents to all actions brought hereunder to be brought in the courts
located in Broward County, Florida.
11.12
Time is
of the Essence. Time
shall be of the essence in this transaction with regard to every date or time
period set forth herein.
11.13 Delivery
by Facsimile or Electronic Mail. This Agreement
and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or
contemplated hereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed
and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or electronic mail, shall be
treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and
shall be considered to have the same binding legal effects as if it were the
original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request
of any party hereto or to any such other agreement or instrument, each other
party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them
to all other parties. No party hereto or to any such agreement or
instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or electronic mail to
deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument
was transmitted or communicated through the use of facsimile machine or
electronic mail as a defense to the formation of a contract and each such party
forever waives any such defense.
11.14 Publicity. Neither BUYER nor
SELLER shall, without the approval of the other, make any press release or
other public announcement concerning the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement prior to Closing, except as and to the extent that any such party
shall be so obligated by law, in which case the other party shall be advised and
the parties shall use their best efforts to cause a mutually agreeable release
or announcement to be issued.
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11.15 Use of
Name. Within 30 days after Closing, SELLER shall file an
amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State to its Certificate of
Incorporation to change its name. From and after the effectiveness of
that filing date, SELLER shall not use, directly or indirectly, the name
“Valiant Healthcare, Inc.” or any similar name. Contemporaneously
with the name change above, BUYER shall file an amendment with the Florida
Secretary of State to its Articles of Incorporation to change its name to
Valiant Healthcare, Inc.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement on the date first
written.
WILLING
HOLDING, INC.
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VALIANT
HEALTHCARE, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx X.
XxXxxxxxx
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By:
|
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
|
|
Name:
|
Xxxxxx
X. XxXxxxxxx III
|
Name:
|
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
|
|
Title:
|
CEO
and Chairman
|
Title:
|
Chairman
|
|
Attest:
|
Attest:
|
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
|
|
Name:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
|
Name: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
|
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Title:
Director
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EXHIBIT
A
WHDX
Indebtedness at Closing
Willing Holding
Indebtedness
Creditor
|
Amount
|
|||
Xxxxxxxxx
Traurig
|
$ | 60,721.00 | ||
Xxxxxx
X. XxXxxxxxx III/8-K Loan
|
$ | 50,000.00 | ||
Xxxxxx
X. XxXxxxxxx III
|
$ | 4,000.00 | ||
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxx
|
$ | 6,000.00 | ||
Security
National Properties
|
$ | 10,000.00 | ||
Olde
Monmouth Stock Transfer, Inc.
|
$ | 4,320.00 | ||
American
Financial Printing, Inc.
|
$ | 5,500.00 | ||
Visa
(corporate card)
|
$ | 24.212.73 | ||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx (interest on Visa)
|
$ | 5,440.00 | ||
Xxxxxx
X. XxXxxxxxx III
|
$ | 25,000.00 | ||
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
|
$ | 2,500.00 | ||
Perfect
Web Technologies, Inc.
|
$ | 24,806.27 | ||
Total
|
$ | 225,000.00 |
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EXHIBIT
B
Form
of Promissory Note and Security Agreement
SENIOR
SECURED PROMISSORY NOTE
Dated: July___,
2010
1.
|
Principal / Borrower
Promise to Pay
|
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the
undersigned, Willing Holding, Inc., a Florida corporation whose address is 210
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx 000, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000 (“Borrower”),
promises to pay to _____________________ (“Lender”), whose address is
_____________________________________________________________, the principal sum
of $___________, plus accrued interest thereon. All sums owing under
this Note are payable in lawful money of the United States of
America. This Note is made in connection with the Asset Purchase
Agreement by and between Borrower and Valiant Healthcare, Inc. (“Asset Purchase
Agreement”) of even date herewith.
2.
|
Interest
|
Borrower
agrees to pay five percent (5%) per annum Interest accrued and paid on this Note
at maturity.
All
amounts required to be paid under this Note shall be payable at the address
provided above, or at another place as Lender, from time to time, may designate
in writing.
3.
|
Payment
of Principal
|
The
entire unpaid principal balance, together with all accrued interest shall be due
and payable in full on the Maturity Date (as defined hereunder).
4.
|
Maturity
Date
|
The
entire principal balance of this Note, together with all accrued and unpaid
interest, shall be due and payable on or before 90 days from the date of this
Note or ______________, 2010 (“Maturity Date”), unless otherwise prepaid in
accordance with the terms of this Note; provided, however, that in the event
that at least 50% of the principal amount of this Note shall be repaid prior to
or on the Maturity Date, Borrower may extend the Maturity Date for the remaining
unpaid principal and interest for an additional 60 days, and agrees
that it will pay 50% of the remaining outstanding principal within 30 days of
such extension and the remaining 50% of the outstanding principal within the 30
days thereafter. If the Maturity Date is extended, the interest rate
to be accrued and paid shall increase to 10% interest per annum on
the remaining portion of the Note.
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5.
|
Security
|
This Note
(as may be amended from time to time) and all principal payments due or becoming
due under this Note shall be secured during this Note by specific assets of the
Borrower, as described below, and pursuant to a Security Agreement executed
and delivered by the Borrower dated as of the date hereof (“Security
Agreement”). For
purposes of the Security Agreement, the specific assets to be secured by the
Borrower in favor of the Lender will be limited to (i) 50% of any offering
proceeds received by Borrower from any financing transaction as delineated in
Section 8 hereof, and (ii) 25% of the initial franchise fees received by
Borrower upon the execution of a franchise agreement with any new franchisee of
Borrower (collectively, the “Collateral”). It is the intention of the parties
that in the event of any default under any this Note or any of the Loan
Documents (as defined below), and in addition to any proceeds that might result
from an offering described in the Section 8 hereunder that are required to be
remitted to Lender as repayment from any future financings, Lender shall be
entitled to receive 25% of the proceeds of any initial franchise fees received
by Borrower upon the execution of a franchise agreement with any new franchisee
of Borrower until all unpaid principal and interest under this Note have been
paid in full. The Borrower represents that the initial franchise fee paid by new
franchisees as of the date of this Note are $46,500.00 as described in
Borrower’s form franchise agreement.
Reference
is made to the Security Agreement for a description of the Collateral (as
defined therein), and the rights and remedies of the Lender (or another Holder)
in respect thereof. This Note, the Security Agreement, the Asset
Purchase Agreement and any UCC financing statements or other documents,
instruments and agreements evidencing, guaranteeing or securing the Note, and
all written amendments, replacements or supplements to any of them,
are collectively referred to as the “Loan Documents”). At any
time or from time to time upon the request of the Lender, the Borrower will, at
its expense, promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver such further documents
and do such other acts and things as the Lender may reasonably request in order
to effect fully the purposes of the Loan Documents. In furtherance
and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Borrower shall take such actions as
the Lender may reasonably request from time to time to ensure that the
obligations under any of the Loan Documents are secured by the
Collateral.
The
Borrower shall not (i) take or omit to take any action which action or omission
might or would materially impair the security interests in favor of the Lender
with respect to the Collateral or (ii) grant to any Person (other than the
Lender pursuant to the Collateral Documents) any interest whatsoever in the
Collateral.
6.
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Ranking/Indebtedness.
|
The Note
shall rank senior to all other indebtedness of the Borrower issued hereafter in
both liquidation and distributions and the Borrower shall not be permitted to
enter into any secured debt obligations without the prior written consent of the
Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion.
7.
|
Prepayment.
|
Borrower
may prepay the whole or any portion of this Note on any date, upon notice to
Lender.
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8.
|
Default and
Remedies
|
If Borrower fails to pay principal and
interest on the Maturity Date or to perform any of the agreements, conditions,
covenants, provisions, or stipulations contained in this Note, then Lender, at
its option and without notice to Borrower, may declare immediately due and
payable the entire unpaid balance of principal with interest from the date of
default at the rate of 12% per year and all other sums due by Borrower hereunder
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. Payment of this sum
may be enforced and recovered in whole or in part at any time by one or more of
the remedies provided to Lender in this Note. In that case, Lender
also may recover all costs in connection with suit, a reasonable attorney’s fee
for collection, and interest on any judgment obtained by Lender at the rate of
12% per year.
The remedies of Lender and the warrants
provided in this Note shall be cumulative and concurrent, and they may be
pursued singly, successively, or together at the sole discretion of
Lender. They may be exercised as often as occasion shall occur, and
failing to exercise one shall in no event be construed as a waiver or release of
it.
In
addition to any other remedy set forth herein or under applicable law, the
Lender shall be entitled to receive a minimum of 50% of any financing
proceeds received by Borrower from any offering, whether from equity, debt, or
otherwise, and, subject to the Security Agreement and only after a default
Lender shall receive 25% of the initial franchise fees received by Borrower upon
the execution of a franchise agreement with any new franchisee of Borrower to offset the
principal and interest amount hereunder out of any funds of
Borrower. All funds derived to Borrower from any such financing shall
be paid to Lender within five (5) days of the closing of any financing of
Borrower.
If Borrower defaults and Lender engages
any attorney to enforce or construe any provision of this Note, or as a
consequence of any default whether or not any legal action is filed, Borrower
immediately shall pay on demand all reasonable attorneys’ fees and other
Lender’s costs, together with interest from the date of demand until paid at the
highest rate of interest then applicable to the unpaid principal, as if the
unpaid attorneys’ fees and costs had been added to the principal.
9.
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Waivers
|
(a) Borrower
and all endorsers, sureties, and guarantors jointly and severally waive
presentment for payment, demand, notice of demand, notice of nonpayment or
dishonor, protest, notice of protest of this Note, and all other notices in
connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement
of the payment of this Note. They agree that each shall have
unconditional liability without regard to the liability of any other party and
that they shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of
time, renewal, waiver, or modification granted or consented to by
Lender. Borrower and all endorsers, sureties, and guarantors consent
to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may
be granted by Lender with respect to the payment or other provisions of this
Note, and they agree that additional borrowers, endorsers, guarantors, or
sureties may become parties hereto without notice to them or affecting their
liability hereunder.
Lender
shall not be considered by any act of omission or commission to have waived any
of its rights or remedies hereunder, unless such waiver is in writing and signed
by Lender, and then only
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(a) to
the extent specifically set forth in writing. A waiver on one event
shall not be construed as continuing or as a bar to or waiver of any right or
remedy to a subsequent event.
10.
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Release.
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Lender hereby remises, releases, and
forever discharges the Borrower, its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers,
directors, employees and agents of and from all, and all manner of, actions,
causes of action, suits, proceedings, debts, dues, contracts, judgments,
damages, claims, and demands whatsoever in law or equity, which the Lender ever
had, now has, or which its successors or assigns, hereafter can, shall, or may
have for or by reason of any matter, cause, or thing whatsoever, arising from
the Lender’s participation as either a lender of Borrower prior to
the date hereof.
11.
|
Notices
|
All notices required under or in
connection with this Note shall be delivered or sent by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the addresses set forth in
Paragraph 1 hereof, or to another address that any party may designate from time
to time by notice to the others in the manner set forth herein. All
notices shall be considered to have been given or made either at the time of
delivery thereof to an officer or employee or on the third business day
following the time of mailing in the aforesaid manner.
12.
|
Costs and
Expenses
|
Borrower shall pay the cost of any
revenue tax or other stamps now or hereafter required by law at any time to be
affixed to this Note.
13.
|
No Partnership or
Joint Venture
|
Nothing contained in this Note or
elsewhere shall be construed as creating a partnership or joint venture between
Lender and Borrower or between Lender and any other person or as causing the
holder of the Note to be responsible in any way for the debts or obligations of
Borrower or any other person.
14.
|
Interest Rate
Limitation
|
Notwithstanding anything contained
herein to the contrary, the holder hereof shall never be entitled to collect or
apply as interest on this obligation any amount in excess of the maximum rate of
interest permitted to be charged by applicable law. If the holder of
this Note ever collects or applies as interest any such excess, the excess
amount shall be applied to reduce the principal debt; and if the principal debt
is paid in full, any remaining excess shall be paid forthwith to Borrower. In
determining whether the interest paid or payable in any specific case exceeds
the highest lawful rate, the holder and Borrower shall to the maximum extent
permitted under applicable law (a) characterize any non-principal payment as an
expense, fee, or premium rather than as interest; (b) exclude voluntary
prepayments and the effects of these; and (c) spread the total amount of
interest throughout the entire contemplated term of the obligation so that the
interest rate is uniform throughout the term. Nothing in this
paragraph shall be considered to increase the total dollar amount of interest
payable under this Note.
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15.
|
Modification
|
In the
event this Note is pledged or collaterally assigned by Lender at any time or
from time to time before the maturity date, neither Borrower nor Lender shall
permit any modification of this Note without the consent of the
pledgee/assignee.
16.
|
Number and
Gender
|
In this
Note the singular shall include the plural and the masculine shall include the
feminine and neuter gender, and vice versa, if the context so
requires.
17.
|
Headings
|
Headings
at the beginning of each numbered paragraph of this Note are intended solely for
convenience of reference and are not to be construed as being a part of the
Note.
18.
|
Time of
Essence
|
Time is
of the essence with respect to every provision of this Note.
19.
|
Governing
Law
|
This Note
shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
Florida, except to the extent that federal laws preempt the laws of the State of
Florida.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower
has executed this Promissory Note on the date set forth above.
WILLING
HOLDING, INC.
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||
By:
|
||
Name:
|
||
Title:
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SCHEDULE
1.3
Non-Assumed
Liabilities
None.
SCHEDULE
1.4
Employees
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx
Dohad,
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx
Xxx,
Xxxxxxx
Greenland,
Xxxxxxx X.
Greenland,
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx,
Xxx X.
XxXxxxx,
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx.
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxx
Xxxxx,
Xxxx
Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxx X.
SCHEDULE
1.8
Other
Excluded Assets
None.
SCHEDULE
3.1.6
Seller
Litigation
None.
SCHEDULE
3.1.7
Validity
of Contemplated Transactions
None.
SCHEDULE
3.1.9
Intellectual
Property
(1)
|
All information systems,
programs, software, websites, URLs domain names and documentation thereof
which are used or intended to be used in the conduct of the
Business.
|
(2)
|
All
trade secrets and confidential business information, drawings,
specifications, designs, plans, proposals, technical data, copyrightable
work, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost
information, business, customer and supplier
lists.
|
(3)
|
All
trademarks and service marks, including, but not limited to, those
registered with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, more
specifically:
|
Registration
Nos.: 3195925, 3703165, 3710232
Application
Serial Nos.: 85043833, 7789997
SCHEDULE
3.1.16
Undisclosed
Liabilities
None.
SCHEDULE
3.2.6
Buyer
Litigation
None.