CONVEYANCE, TERMINATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT
This
CONVEYANCE,
TERMINATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”)
is
dated as of November 30, 2007, by and among Titan
Nexus, Inc.,
a
Delaware corporation (the “Creditor”),
Nexus
Custom Electronics Corp., a
Florida
corporation (f/k/a NECI Acquisition, Inc. and hereinafter, “NCEC”)
and
Nexus
Nano Electronics, Inc.,
a Nevada
corporation (f/k/a Sagamore Holdings, Inc. and hereinafter,
“Nexus
Nano”,
and
collectively with NCEC, the “Debtor”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS,
Debtor
is indebted to Creditor in the aggregate sum of $11,245,178.38, plus accrued
interest from November 1, 2007 through the date hereof (the “Debt”),
in
accordance with Schedule
A,
annexed
hereto;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of (i) certain security agreements, dated as of September
20, 2004, granted by NCEC in favor of Comerica Bank, and assigned by Comerica
Bank to YA Global Investments, L.P. (“YA
Global”)
pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated August
8, 2007, as further assigned by YA Global to the Creditor on November 2,
2007; (ii) certain security agreements, dated as of November 10, 2005, granted
by Nexus Nano to CSI Business Finance, Inc., a Texas corporation, and assigned
to YA Global on March 10, 2006, as amended by that certain Amended and Restated
Security Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2006 entered into by and between Nexus
Nano and YA Global, as further assigned by YA Global to the Creditor on
November 2, 2007; and (iii) certain parent security agreements, dated as of
July 30, 2007, granted by Nexus Nano to YA Global, as further assigned by
YA Global to the Creditor on November 2, 2007 (collectively, the
“Security
Agreements”),
Creditor has obtained a security interest in its favor of all of Debtor’s
assets, including, but not limited to, Debtor’s accounts, inventory, machinery,
equipment, intellectual property, receivables, contractual rights and general
intangibles;
WHEREAS,
the
Creditor’s security interest have been perfected through the filing of the
following UCC-1 Financing Statements: (i) UCC Financing Statement naming NCEC
as
debtor, in favor of Comerica Bank as secured party, and filed with the Secretary
of State of Florida on September 22, 2004 as document number 200407923665,
as
further assigned to the Creditor; (ii) UCC Financing Statement naming Nexus
Nano as debtor, in favor of YA Global as secured party, and filed with the
Secretary of State of Nevada on March 21, 2007 as document
number 2007008715-9, as further assigned to the Creditor; and (iii) UCC
Financing Statement naming Nexus Nano as debtor, in favor of YA Global as
secured party, and filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada on August 1,
2007
as document number 0000000000-2, as further assigned to the Creditor
(collectively, the “UCC-1s”);
WHEREAS,
subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, Debtor desire to convey, transfer and assign
to Creditor, and Creditor desires to acquire and assume from Debtor, the
Collateral (as such term is defined in the Security Agreements) in accordance
with this Agreement;
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WHEREAS,
immediately upon the acquisition of the Collateral, it is intended that the
Creditor’s security interest in the Debtor shall be released; and
WHEREAS,
immediately upon the acquisition of the Collateral, it is intended that the
Creditor shall release Debtor from any liability in connection with the Security
Agreements or otherwise and that the Security Agreements shall be terminated
and
be of no further force or effect.
AGREEMENT:
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements
hereinafter contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I.
ACQUISITION
OF COLLATERAL
1.1. Acquisition
of Collateral.
Because
of the inability of the Debtor to pay the Debt, Debtor hereby transfer, convey
and assign to the Creditor all right, title and interest of possession in and
to
the Collateral, including, without limitation, the following assets of the
Debtor:
(a) all
equipment, computer hardware, machinery, furniture, fixtures, dies, tools,
vehicles, trucks, cars, tractors, trailers, fork lifts, cranes, hoists and
tangible personal property of Debtor, and all accessions and attachments to
or
relating to any of the foregoing;
(b) all
books, records, computer software and other property relating to or referring
to
any of the foregoing;
(c) all
patents, trade names, trade styles, service marks, all rights associated with
the foregoing, and goodwill;
(d) all
present and future accounts, contract rights, general intangibles, chattel
paper, documents and instruments, as such terms are defined in the Uniform
Commercial Code, including without limitation, all accounts receivable and
other
receivables of any kind, and all obligations for the payment of money arising
out of the sale of goods, rendition of services or the lease by the Debtor
of
their property;
(e) all
other
property of the Debtor, including, without limitation, all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of NCEC;
(f) all
guaranties or other agreements securing or relating to any of the items referred
to in subparagraphs (a)-(e) above, or acquired for the purpose of securing
and
enforcing any such items; and
(g) all
proceeds of any of the foregoing in whatever form, including, without
limitation, any claims against third parties for loss or damage to or
destruction of any or all of the foregoing and cash, negotiable instruments
and
other instruments for the payment of money, chattel paper, Security Agreements
or other documents.
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The
assets, properties and business of Debtor being acquired by the Creditor under
this Section 1.1 are referred to herein collectively as the “Collateral”.
1.2. Waiver.
Debtor
acknowledge that they have defaulted in the payment of the Debt to Creditor
and
hereby waives and renounces all rights to notification under Section 9-611
of
the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the State of Nevada (“UCC”)
as to
the sale or other disposition by the Creditor of the Collateral and under
Sections 9-620 and 9-623 of the UCC regarding acceptance of the Collateral
as
discharge of the Debt of the Debtor and waiver of the Debtor’s right to redeem
the Collateral, respectively. The Debtor knowingly and voluntarily waive any
rights they may have to notice and a hearing before a court of competent
jurisdiction and consent to Creditor’s entry on the premises where the aforesaid
Collateral is located for the purposes set forth herein.
1.3. Cancellation
of Debt; Release of Claims Against Debtor and Affiliates. In
consideration of the assumption of the Collateral, and for other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, Creditor hereby agrees to release Debtor from any and all
obligations to pay the Debt and agrees to file UCC-3 termination statements
in
order to effectively and fully release the UCC-1s (the “UCC-3s”).
1.4. Debt
Allocation.
Creditor
and Debtor shall mutually agree on the allocation of the Debt. Such allocation
shall be binding upon Creditor and Debtor for all purposes (including
financial accounting purposes, financial and regulatory reporting purposes
and
tax purposes). Creditor and Debtor each further agrees to file its Federal
income tax returns and its other tax returns reflecting such allocation, Form
8594 and any other reports required by Section 1060 of the Internal Revenue
Code
of 1986, as amended.
1.5. Further
Assurances.
Debtor
shall, from time to time after the consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein, at the request of Creditor and without further consideration, execute
and deliver further instruments of transfer and assignment and take such other
action as Creditor may reasonably require to more effectively transfer and
assign to, and vest in, Creditor the Collateral.
1.6. Sales
and Transfer Taxes.
All
sales, transfer, use, recordation, documentary, stamp, excise taxes, personal
property taxes, fees and duties (including any real estate transfer taxes)
under
applicable law incurred in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby will be borne and paid by Creditor.
1.7. Transfer
of Subject Collateral.
Debtor
shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Creditor good and sufficient
instruments of transfer transferring to Creditor title to all of the Collateral,
together with all required consents. Such instruments of transfer (a) shall
contain appropriate warranties and covenants which are usual and customary
for
transferring the type of property involved under the laws of the jurisdictions
applicable to such transfers, (b) shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Creditor and its counsel and (c) shall effectively vest in
Creditor good and marketable title to all of the Collateral subject to those
limitations set forth in Section 2.8 hereof.
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1.8. Releases.
(a) Release
by Creditor.
In
consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and for other good
and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, Creditor, on behalf of itself and its successors, assigns, and
other legal representatives, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably
releases, remises and forever discharges Debtor and their respective successors
and assigns, former and current stockholders, Debtor’s affiliates, subsidiaries,
divisions, predecessors, former and current directors and officers, attorneys,
employees, agents and other representatives (Debtor and all such other persons
being hereinafter referred to collectively in this Section 1.8(a) as the
“Releasees”
and
individually as a “Releasee”),
of
and from all demands, actions, causes of action, suits, covenants, contracts,
controversies, agreements, promises, sums of money, accounts, bills, reckonings,
damages and any and all other claims, counterclaims, defenses, rights of
set-off, demands and liabilities whatsoever (individually, a “Claim”
and
collectively, “Claims”)
of
every name and nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, both at
law
and in equity, which Creditor or any of its successors, assigns, or other legal
representatives may now or hereafter own, hold, have or claim to have against
the Releasees or any of them for, upon, or by reason of any circumstance,
action, cause or thing whatsoever which arises at any time on or prior to the
day and date of this Agreement, including, without limitation, for or on account
of, or in relation to, or in any way in connection with any of the Security
Agreements, or any of the loan documents related thereto or transactions
thereunder or related thereto; provided, however, that this release does not
release, waive, impair or diminish Creditor’s rights under this Agreement. The
Creditor understands, acknowledges and agrees that the release set forth above
may be pleaded as a full and complete defense and may be used as a basis for
an
injunction against any action, suit or other proceeding which may be instituted,
prosecuted or attempted in breach of the provisions of such release. The
Creditor agrees that no fact, event, circumstance, evidence or transaction
which
could now be asserted or which may hereafter be discovered shall affect in
any
manner the final, absolute and unconditional nature of the release set forth
above.
(b) Release
by Debtor.
In
consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and for other good
and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, Debtor, on behalf of themselves and their successors, assigns,
and
other legal representatives, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably
releases, remises and forever discharges Creditor and its successors and
assigns, former and current stockholders, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions,
predecessors, former and current directors and officers, attorneys, employees,
agents and other representatives (Creditor and all such other persons being
hereinafter referred to collectively in this Section 1.8(b) as the “Releasees”
and
individually as a “Releasee”),
of
and from all demands, actions, causes of action, suits, covenants, contracts,
controversies, agreements, promises, sums of money, accounts, bills, reckonings,
damages and any and all other claims, counterclaims, defenses, rights of
set-off, demands and liabilities whatsoever (individually, a “Claim”
and
collectively, “Claims”)
of
every name and nature, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, both at
law
and in equity, which Debtor or any of their successors, assigns, or other legal
representatives may now or hereafter own, hold, have or claim to have against
the Releasees or any of them for, upon, or by reason of any circumstance,
action, cause or thing whatsoever which arises at any time on or prior to the
day and date of this Agreement, including, without limitation, for or on account
of, or in relation to, or in any way in connection with any of the Security
Agreements, or any of the loan documents related thereto or transactions
thereunder or related thereto; provided, however, that this release does not
release, waive, impair or diminish Debtor’s rights under this Agreement. The
Debtor understand, acknowledge and agree that the release set forth above may
be
pleaded as a full and complete defense and may be used as a basis for an
injunction against any action, suit or other proceeding which may be instituted,
prosecuted or attempted in breach of the provisions of such release. The Debtor
agree that no fact, event, circumstance, evidence or transaction which could
now
be asserted or which may hereafter be discovered shall affect in any manner
the
final, absolute and unconditional nature of the release set forth
above.
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ARTICLE
II.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE DEBTOR
The
Debtor hereby represent and warrant to the Creditor that:
2.1. Organization
and Good Standing.
The
Debtor are corporations duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdictions of their incorporation as set forth above
and have all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate their
properties and to carry on their business as now conducted.
2.2. Authorization
of Agreement.
The
Debtor have all requisite power, authority and legal capacity to execute and
deliver this Agreement, and each other agreement, document, or instrument or
certificate contemplated by this Agreement or to be executed by the Debtor
in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (together with this Agreement, the “Debtor
Documents”),
and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement
has been, and each of the Debtor Documents will be duly and validly executed
and
delivered by the Debtor and (assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto) this Agreement constitutes,
and each of the Debtor Documents when so executed and delivered will constitute,
legal, valid and binding obligations of the Debtor, enforceable against the
Debtor, as applicable, in accordance with their respective terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to
enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of
commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether
enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
2.3. Ownership
and Transfer of Collateral.
Debtor
have good and marketable title to all of the Collateral free and clear of all
mortgages, pledges, security interests, charges, liens, restrictions and
encumbrances of any kind (collectively, “Liens”),
except those in favor of the Creditor or as otherwise set forth on Schedule
A
attached
hereto. Upon the assignment, transfer and delivery of the Collateral to the
Creditor hereunder and under the Debtor Documents, there will be vested in
the
Creditor good, marketable and indefeasible title to the Collateral, free and
clear of all Liens subject to those exceptions set forth on Schedule
A
attached
hereto. The Collateral includes all of the assets and properties (i) held for
use by Debtor to conduct their business as presently conducted and
(ii) necessary for Creditor to operate the Business in the same manner as
such business is currently operated by Debtor.
2.4. Stockholder
Approval.
On
November 27, 2007, Nexus Nano obtained majority stockholder approval of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
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2.5. No
Misrepresentations.
No
representation or warranty of the Debtor contained in this Agreement or in
any
schedule hereto or in any certificate or other instrument furnished by the
Debtor to the Creditor pursuant to the terms hereof, taken as a whole, contains
any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not
misleading.
ARTICLE
III.
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE CREDITOR
The
Creditor represents and warrants that:
3.1. Organization
and Good Standing. The
Creditor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware.
3.2. Authorization
of Agreement. The
Creditor has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement, and each other agreement, document, instrument or certificate
contemplated by this Agreement or to be executed by the Creditor in connection
with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby (together the “Creditor
Documents”),
and
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution,
delivery and performance by the Creditor of this Agreement and each Creditor
Document has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on behalf
of
the Creditor. This Agreement has been, and each Creditor Document will be duly
executed and delivered by the Creditor and (assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto) this Agreement
constitutes, and each Creditor Document when so executed and delivered will
constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of the Creditor, enforceable
against the Creditor in accordance with their respective terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to
enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of
commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of
whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).
3.3. No
Misrepresentations.
No
representation or warranty of the Creditor contained in this Agreement contains
any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not
misleading.
ARTICLE
IV.
COVENANTS;
OTHER AGREEMENTS
4.1 Cancellation
of UCC-1s.
Creditor shall file, within five (5) business days following its receipt of
the
Collateral, UCC-3s in order to effectively and fully release all of the UCC-1s.
4.2 Termination
of Security Agreements.
Upon
the receipt of the Collateral by the Creditor, the Security Agreements shall
immediately terminate and be of no further force of effect.
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4.3. Other
Actions.
Each of
the Debtor and Creditor shall use its best efforts to (i) take all actions
necessary or appropriate to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and (ii) cause the fulfillment at the earliest practicable date of
all
of the conditions to their respective obligations to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
4.4 Valuation
Acknowledgment.
The
parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that Creditor engaged Xxxxxx
Financial Economic Advisory Services (the “Economist”)
to
determine the Fair Market Forced Liquidation Value of Debtor and that Economist
did determine the total assets (excluding cash) of Debtor to be Four Million
One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,100,000) as set forth in that certain Forced
Liquidation Valuation, dated as of October 31, 2007, issued on November 15,
2007
and attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
4.5 Defense
of Actions.
Creditor hereby agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless each of Debtor’s
former and current directors and officers, attorneys, employees, agents and
other representatives (collectively, the “Indemnitees”)
from
any and all defense costs incurred by any Indemnitee by reason of or arising
out
of any and all demands, actions, causes of action, suits, controversies, damages
and any and all other claims, counterclaims, defenses, rights of set-off,
demands and liabilities whatsoever of every name and nature both at law and
in equity, which anyone may now or hereafter assert, own, hold, have or claim
to
have against the Indemnitees or any of them for, upon, or by reason of any
circumstance, action, cause or thing whatsoever arising under this Agreement
or
the transactions contemplated hereby up to a maximum of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($100,000).
4.6. Assumption
of Leases.
Creditor hereby agrees to assume those leases referenced in Schedule A hereto.
ARTICLE
V.
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1. Expenses.
Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Debtor and the Creditor shall
each
bear its own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution
of this Agreement and each other agreement, document and instrument contemplated
by this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Creditor has agreed to pay up to Fifteen
Thousand Dollars ($15,000) for legal fees of the Debtor contemporaneously with
the execution of this Agreement.
5.2. Specific
Performance.
The
Debtor acknowledge and agree that the breach of this Agreement would cause
irreparable damage to the Creditor and that the Creditor will not have an
adequate remedy at law. Therefore, the Debtor’ obligation to transfer the
Collateral to the Creditor, shall be enforceable by a decree of specific
performance issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, and appropriate
injunctive relief may be applied for and granted in connection therewith. Such
remedies shall, however, be cumulative and not exclusive and shall be in
addition to any other remedies which any party may have under this Agreement
or
otherwise.
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5.3. Submission
to Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.
(a) The
parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction
of
any federal or state court located within the State of Texas over any dispute
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby and each party hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims
in
respect of such dispute or any suit, action proceeding related thereto may
be
heard and determined in such courts. The parties hereby irrevocably waive,
to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may
now
or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such
court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute.
Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be
enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner
provided by law.
(b) Each
of
the parties hereto hereby consents to process being served by any party to
this
Agreement in any suit, action or proceeding by the mailing of a copy thereof
in
accordance with the provisions of Section 5.7.
5.4. Entire
Agreement; Amendments and Waivers.
This
Agreement represents the entire understanding and agreement between the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and can be amended,
supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof can be waived, only by written
instrument making specific reference to this Agreement signed by the party
against whom enforcement of any such amendment, supplement, modification or
waiver is sought. No action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including, without
limitation, any investigation by or on behalf of any party, shall be deemed
to
constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein. The waiver
by
any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not
operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or
as a
waiver of any other or subsequent breach. No failure on the part of any party
to
exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder
shall
operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such
right, power or remedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. All remedies
hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided
by
law.
5.5. Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of Texas.
5.6. Headings.
The
section headings of this Agreement are for reference purposes only and are
to be
given no effect in the construction or interpretation of this
Agreement.
5.7. Notices.
All
notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed given when delivered personally or mailed by certified mail,
return receipt requested, to the parties (and shall also be transmitted by
facsimile to the Persons receiving copies thereof) at the following addresses
(or to such other address as a party may have specified by notice given to
the
other party pursuant to this provision):
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If
to Creditor:
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Titan
Nexus, Inc.
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0000
Xxx Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxx 00000
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Attention: Xxxxx
X. Chance, President & CEO
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Telephone: (000)
000-0000
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Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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With
a copy to:
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Sichenzia
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx LLP
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00
Xxxxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
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Attention: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxx, Esq.
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Telephone: (000)
000-0000
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Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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If
to Debtor:
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Nexus
Custom Electronics Corp.
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000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
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Attention: Xxxxx
Xxxxx, President and CEO
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Telephone: (000)
000-0000
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Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxxxxxxxx
& Lock Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx LLP
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Wachovia
Financial Center
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000
X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
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Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
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Attention: Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
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Telephone: (000)
000-0000
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Facsimile: (000)
000-0000
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5.8. Severability.
If any
provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, the balance of this
Agreement shall remain in effect.
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5.9. Binding
Effect; Assignment.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and
their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement
shall create or be deemed to create any third party beneficiary rights in any
person or entity not a party to this Agreement except as provided below. No
assignment of this Agreement or of any rights or obligations hereunder may
be
made by either the Debtor or the Creditor (by operation of law or otherwise)
without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto and any attempted
assignment without the required consents shall be void; provided, however,
that
the Creditor may assign this Agreement and any or all rights or obligations
hereunder (including, without limitation, the Creditor’s rights to acquire the
Collateral, the Creditor’s rights to foreclose on the Collateral and the
Creditor’s rights to rely on any of Debtor’s representations and warranties made
hereunder). Upon any such permitted assignment, the references in this Agreement
to the Creditor shall also apply to any such assignee unless the context
otherwise requires.
5.10. Opportunity
to Hire Counsel; Role of Xxxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
LLP.
Creditor hereby acknowledges that it has been advised and has been given an
opportunity to hire counsel and that its has hired counsel with respect to
this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Creditor further
acknowledges that the law firm of Xxxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
LLP has solely represented Debtor in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby and no other person.
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Left Blank]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the parties hereto have caused this Conveyance, Termination and Release
Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized
as of the day and year first above written.
TITAN NEXUS, INC. | ||
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By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Chance | ||
Xxxxx X. Chance |
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Title:
President
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By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Name:
Xxxxx
Xxxxx
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Title: President | ||
NEXUS
CUSTOM ELECTRONICS CORP.
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By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx | ||
Title: President |
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SCHEDULE
A
1)
Letter
Agreement, dated June 22, 2007, with Xxxx & Dussi (on behalf of GE Capital
Corporation and Lyon Financial Services, Inc.) pursuant to which Debtor
purchased Leased Equipment (Orbotech AOI Machine) which had previously been
in
the possession of Mass Tech. Associates, Inc., d/b/a MassTech EMS.
2)
Security Agreement, by and between Nexus Custom Electronics Corp. and UPS
Capital Business Credit, pursuant to which UPS received a first priority
security interest in the Collateral named therein.
3)
Debtor
pays a monthly fee for the leasing of a Juki 760 Placement Machine (with feeders
and conveyors) through Citicorp, this lease was never formally assigned to
Debtor (from MassTech EMS).
3)
Those
UCC-1s attached as hereto as Annex
A.
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ANNEX
A
UCC-1
FINANCING STATEMENTS TO FOLLOW EXHIBIT A HEREIN
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EXHIBIT
A
As
of -
October 31, 2007
Issued
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November 15, 2007
The
Board
of Directors
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
ATTN:
Xx.
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Board of
Directors
RE:
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Forced
Liquidation Valuation of Nexus Custom Electronics
Corporation
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(A
Florida Corporation)
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Dear
Xx.
Xxxxxxx and Gentlemen:
Per
our
agreement, you have requested the undersigned Economist to determine a Fair
Market Forced Liquidation Value of Nexus Custom Electronics Corporation (a
Florida Corporation) a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexus Nano Electronics, Inc.
(“NXNO”) (a Nevada Corporation) headquartered in Brandon, Vermont as of October
31, 2007.
In
most
similar circumstances, an Economist or Analyst seeking to determine the Fair
Market Forced Liquidation Value of an organization, only needs to look at the
local newswire service to determine the price of the stock on any given day
and
simply multiply the number of shares issued by the then existing price in order
to compute a total Fair Market Value, if the company was a publicly traded
organization. From that Fair Market Valuation, the analyst would then determine
a discount or liquidation factor for the forced liquation and a Forced Liquation
Value would then have been determined. However, in the specific matter at hand,
the organization and its shares are not a publicly traded organization and
need
to be independently valued.
The
undersigned, in order to perform the desired valuation has been supplied with
a
variety of accounting and financial data on the corporation for recent periods.
The data furnished and relied upon by the undersigned includes the following:
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1)
The
corporate website of Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc. and the information
contained therein;
2)
Term
note in the amount of $1,200,000 between NECI Acquisition, Inc. and Comerica
Bank dated September 20, 2004;
3)
Amended and Restated Secured Convertible Debenture issued by Sagamore Holdings,
Inc. to Cornell Capital Partners, LP, dated March 10, 2006 in the amount
of
$743,284.72 and denoted as No. CCP-1;
4)
Secured Convertible Debenture issued by Sagamore Holdings, Inc. to Cornell
Capital Partners, LP, dated June 1, 2006 in the amount of $850,000 and denoted
as No. CCP-2;
5)
Secured Convertible Note in the amount of $660,000 between Nexus Nano
Electronics, Inc. and YA Global Investments, dated July 30, 2007, Numbered
NXNO
4-1;
6)
Secured Convertible Note in the amount of $6,723,087 between Nexus Nano
Electronics, Inc. and YA Global Investments dated July 30, 2007, Numbered
NXNO
4-2
7)
Limited recourse assignment between YA Global Investments, LP, f/k/a Cornell
Partners, LP and Titan-Nexus, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Titan PCB
West,
Inc.;
8)
Form
10-KSB of Sagamore Holdings, Inc., for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005,
as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2006;
9)
Form
10-KSB of Titan Global Holdings, Inc. for the fiscal year ended August 31,
2006,
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2006;
10)
Appraisal report and valuation analysis on real property located at 000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx in the town of Xxxxxxx, Vermont, consisting of a one-story, steel-framed
building of approximately 30,418 square feet located upon a 5.7 acre parcel
of
land. This report was prepared by Scranton Appraisals, Inc. and dated as
of
November 17, 2006;
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11)
Desktop orderly liquidation value appraisal on Nexus Custom Electronics,
Inc.
machinery and equipment located in Brandon, Vermont and Woburn, Massachusetts
with an effective date of August 31, 2007. This report was prepared by Xxxxxx
Xxxx Co., Inc. of Newton, Massachusetts;
12)
A
variety of financial statements and information on Nexus Custom Electronics,
Inc. as prepared by the Management and Staff of the organization;
13)
Reviewed certain industry and financial information provided to the undersigned
by the Officers and Management of Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc. and their
respective representatives;
14)
The
undersigned has arranged to visit corporate facilities in both Brandon, Vermont
and Woburn, Massachusetts during the week of November 19, 2007. This report
is
issued subject to that visitation addendum;
15)
Reviewed certain limited publicly available financial data on organizations
in
the same overall sectors as Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc.;
16)
Reviewed and analyzed general Financial and Economic data, such as, but not
limited to, interest rates analysis that effect the overall ability of the
organization to function and reorganize in the United States; and
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17)
Analyzed and reviewed such other studies, analyses, inquiries and investigations
as we deemed appropriate for the purpose of this valuation opinion.
In
rendering our opinion, we have relied upon and assumed, without independent
verification, the accuracy and completeness of financial and other information
that was available to us from public and non public sources and all the
financial and other information provided to us by either / or Nexus Custom
Electronics, Inc. or their representatives. We have further relied upon the
assurances of the Senior Management of Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc. that
they
are unaware of any facts that would make the information regarding either /
or
Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc. or the general industry data, as provided,
inaccurate, incomplete or misleading.
In
examining and valuing corporations that are basically service or “small”
semi-manufacturing organizations as opposed to “large” manufacturers or
distributors, entities / corporations such as Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc.
that are privately held and non-publicly traded corporate entities, and is
owned
and / or operated by an individual or a small group or unit (or a family),
such
corporations need to be valued according to standard methods and approaches.
This is especially true of applying the appropriate methods for a specific
entity in a specific type of business activity. While different Appraisers
can
use and include their own favorite approaches to support their findings, one
of
the basic and widely acceptable methods of valuing corporations such as the
type
and size of Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc. is the Comparative Market Method,
utilizing a multiple of earnings, such as net earnings (“net
income”).
In
order
to clearly rectify and denote the differences between organizations that are
publicly traded and operated on a daily basis by “hired” management, whose goals
can often conflict with the goals and desires of individual shareholders, the
Internal Revenue Service promulgated a method of its own for valuing many small
businesses. This method, which has been utilized since the early 1920s, is
commonly known as and referred to as the “Excess Earnings Method”. This method,
unlike other methods, removes a great deal of speculation from the overall
valuation process and has become widely relied upon to value small businesses,
especially professional practices. In other words, it values organizations
that
do not possess a great deal of tangible assets and / or whose assets are
basically the talents, skill and input of an individual or a group of a few
individuals. This has commonly come to be referred to as “intellectual property”
valuations.
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Valuation
methods, such as and including the Capitalization of Net Cash Flow, the Market
Approach and Debt Capacity methods are all open to a variety of projections,
Appraiser bias and use and reliance upon data that often could be suspect in
accuracy, as in the case of the market approach. Instead of trying to create
a
value by mixing and blending a number of approaches that require interpretation,
projections and use of data that is not open to the public and can easily be
skewed to reflect the desires of an Appraiser, a clear and obvious answer is
to
utilize the method that was recommended by the United States Treasury and the
Internal Revenue Service for the valuation of small service business, namely
the
Excess Earnings Method. This method is not open to projections, a wide variety
of assumptions and the reliance upon data that is not public in nature and
not
subject to financial scrutiny of collection, and analytical
methods.
However,
in the matter at hand, the Excess Earnings Method and the other methods outlined
and described above CANNOT be utilized in the liquidation valuation of a small
business such as and including Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc. The reason said
approach cannot be employed is that the Excess Earnings Method and all other
methods thus far described rely upon the fact that the business is and will
remain an ongoing entity, which is clearly not the circumstances based upon
the
facts of a forced liquidation. In as much as there is no published or standard
norm for the liquidation or liquidation value of organizations such as Nexus
Custom Electronics, Inc. the methods outlined above will be discarded in favor
of the Liquidation Methods of Valuation, (described below, herein) that can
be
applied via the utilization of proper economic and financial techniques and
well
utilized and recognized in the economic / financial / securities
industry.
Before
turning to the Fair Market Forced Liquidation Valuation of the organization
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Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc., an explanation of the organization, namely
a
small contract manufacturer / supplier to industrial original equipment
manufacturers (OEM”) and the circumstances surrounding that business explored
and explained.
OVERALL
OUTLINE OF NEXUS CUSTOM ELECTRONICS, INC.
Nexus
Custom Electronics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexus Nano Electronics,
Inc., provides contract-manufacturing services to industrial original equipment
manufacturers ("OEMs") customers. The core customer base consists primarily
of
small and medium-sized manufacturers that produce electronic equipment used
in a
wide variety of industries. Sales from the business is recognized at the time
products are shipped to customers and may vary depending on the time of
customers' orders, product mix and availability of component parts.
Substantially all of the business is performed on a turnkey basis that involves
the procurement of specified components and raw materials from its network
of
suppliers and other suppliers, assembly of components on printed circuit boards
and post-assembly testing. OEMs then incorporate the printed circuit boards
into
their finished products. In assembling printed circuit boards, Nexus is capable
of employing both conventional pin-through-hole interconnection technology,
as
well as advanced surface mount technology. Pin-through-hole interconnection
technology is a method of assembling printed circuit boards in which component
leads are inserted and soldered into plated holes in the board. Surface mount
technology is a method of assembling printed circuit boards in which components
are fixed directly to the surface of the board, rather than being inserted
into
holes. The gross profit margin for such materials is generally lower than the
gross profit associated with the manufacturing process and other value-added
services.
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The
company does not typically enter into long-term purchase orders or commitments
from its customers. Instead, the company works with its customers to develop
forecasts for future orders that are not binding. Customers may cancel their
orders, change their orders, and change production quantities from forecasted
volumes or delay production for a number of reasons beyond the company control.
Cancellations, reductions or delays by a significant customer or by a group
of
customers could have an adverse effect on the company. In addition, as many
of
the costs and operating expenses are relatively fixed, a reduction in customer
demand can adversely affect the gross margins and operating income.
Corporate
Operations
Nexus
conducts contract manufacturing operations through a wholly owned subsidiary,
Nexus, at two locations. The first location is an approximately 32,000 square
foot facility located in Brandon, Vermont and offers full turnkey contract
manufacturing services. In November 2005, Nexus scaled back its second facility
located in Woburn, Massachusetts. The Woburn facility is a satellite of Nexus
specializing in prototype, new customer introduction, as well as operating
two
(2) dedicated lines for a defense contractor and an automotive customer. Nexus
provides turnkey contract manufacturing services to OEM customers which includes
procurement of customer specified components and raw materials from a network
of
suppliers and other suppliers, assembly of components on printed circuit boards
and post-assembly testing. OEMs then incorporate the printed circuit boards
into
finished products. In assembling printed circuit boards, Nexus is capable of
employing both pin-through-hole and surface mount technology.
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Pin-through-hole
interconnection technology is a method of assembling printed circuit boards
in
which component leads are inserted and soldered into plated holes in the board.
Surface mount technology is a method of assembling printed circuit boards in
which components are fixed directly to the surface of the board, rather than
being inserted into holes. The surface mount technology process allows for
more
miniaturization, cost savings and shorter lease paths between components (which
results in greater signal speed).
Nexus
provides electronics manufacturing services to the communications, aviation,
defense, medical devices and instrumentation industries, and serves the
continental United States, with its concentrated market in the eastern region
of
the United States. Both of Nexus' manufacturing facilities have earned ISO
9001:2000 certification by the Geneva-based organization dedicated to the
development of worldwide standards for quality management guidelines and quality
assurance. Management believes sophisticated customers increasingly are
requiring their manufacturers to be ISO 9001 certified for purposes of quality
assurance.
Manufacturing
Of Electronic Assemblies
Printed
Circuit Board Assembly
Printed
circuit boards are platforms on which integrated circuits and other electronic
components are mounted.
Semiconductor
designs are complex and often require printed circuit boards with many layers
of
narrow, densely spaced wiring. Rapid technological advances have occurred in
the
electronics industry in recent years that have increased the speed and
performance of components while reducing their size. These technological
advances have caused printed circuit boards to become smaller with components
more densely attached to the board requiring increasingly advanced surface
mount
manufacturing technologies, in addition to traditional surface mount and pin
through-hole technology.
In
pin-through-hole production, components are attached by pins, also called leads,
inserted through and soldered to plated holes in the printed circuit board.
In
traditional surface mount technology production, the leads on integrated
circuits, and other electronic components are soldered to the surface of the
printed circuit board rather than inserted into holes. Surface mount
technologies can accommodate a substantially higher number of leads in a given
area than pin-through-hole production. As a result, surface mount technologies
allow the printed circuit board to interconnect a greater density of integrated
circuits. This density permits tighter component spacing and a reduction in
the
printed circuit board dimensions. Additionally, surface mount technologies
allow
components to be placed on both sides of the printed circuit board to permit
even greater density. The substantially finer lead-to- lead spacing in surface
mount technologies requires a manufacturing process far more exacting than
the
pin-through-hole interconnect products. An advanced surface mount technology
called micro ball grid array allows for even greater densities than traditional
surface mount technology. The ball grid array assembly process uses small balls
of solder, instead of leads that could bend and break, located directly
underneath the part, to interconnect the component and circuit board. Because
of
their high number of leads, most complex or very large-scale integrated circuits
are configured for surface mount technologies production.
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Nexus
employs advanced surface mount technologies in its printed circuit board
assembly operations in addition to traditional surface mount technologies.
The
company also continues to support pin-through-hole technology and related
semi-automated and manual placement processes for existing and new applications
that require these technologies.
Nexus
focuses on low to moderate volume manufacturing of highly complex printed
circuit board assemblies. The company manufactures these complex assemblies
on a
batch basis and has developed expertise in quickly changing equipment set-up
and
manufacturing capabilities in order to respond to customers' changing needs.
The
company believes this capability provides customers with optimal flexibility
in
product design while allowing for rapid turnaround of new or highly complex,
but
lower volume products.
Customers
and Markets
Nexus
serves a wide range of customers from emerging growth companies to established
multinational corporations in a variety of markets. The timing and level of
orders from its customers varies substantially from period to
period.
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The
historic level of net sales Nexus Electronics has received from a specific
customer in one particular period is not necessarily indicative of net sales
the
company may receive from that customer in any future period. While the company
focuses on maintaining long term relationships with its customers for various
reasons including consolidation in its customers' industries; Nexus Electronics
has in the past and will continue in the future to terminate or lose
relationships with customers. Customers may also significantly reduce the level
of business done with Nexus Electronics or delay the volume of manufacturing
services ordered from the company. Significant or numerous terminations,
reductions or delays in its customers' orders could negatively impact its
operating results in future quarters.
The
company's three (3) largest customers, GSI Lumonics, Frequency Electronics,
and
S-TEC, accounted for 70.0% of total sales in fiscal 2005 (lasted data supplied),
and as a result of its importance, Nexus Electronics is dependent upon
continuing its business with these customers. The company, nonetheless,
continues to focus on expanding and diversifying its customer base to reduce
dependence on any individual customer or market.
In
many
cases, the company's customers utilize more than one contract manufacturing
provider across product lines. The company's goal is to be the primary contract
manufacturing provider for its customers. Nexus Electronics seeks to manufacture
the high-value, leading-edge products of its customers and target OEMs that
require moderate volume production. The low-to-medium volume, low cost
facilities enable the company to offer its customers a broad range of volume
production and cost alternatives. The company believes that it is advantageously
positioned to be selected to provide manufacturing and value-added services
for
its customers' new product offerings due to:
·
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Close
interaction with the design engineering personnel of its customers
at the
product development stage;
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Prototype
production experience;
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Advanced
manufacturing and engineering capabilities, such as radio frequency
capabilities; and
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Established
and dependable materials pipeline.
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Nexus
generally warrants that its products will be free from defects in workmanship
for twelve months. Nexus also passes on to its customers any warranties provided
by component manufacturers and material suppliers to the extent permitted under
its arrangements with these parties. The company warranty provides that during
the warranty period, action will be taken to repair or replace failed products.
Nexus tests substantially all of our assemblies prior to shipment. In addition,
customers generally test or have tested final products on a sample basis prior
to deployment in the field. Warranty costs have not been material to
date.
Corporate
Suppliers
Nexus
OEM
customers require:
·
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Assurance
that the short and long term supply of materials and components to
manufacture their products;
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Negotiate
low prices for these materials;
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Secure
high quality and reliable
materials;
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Assure
the on-time delivery of these materials;
and
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·
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Provide
flexibility to change their production requirements on short
notice.
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To
compete effectively in this business environment, Nexus Electronics has
developed a materials procurement strategy whereby it maintains strong,
long-term relationships with a limited number of suppliers who conform to its
highest standards. The company seeks to work with suppliers that consistently
deliver the best technology and quality materials at low total cost on short
and
flexible lead times. Nexus Electronics consistently evaluates all of its
suppliers' performances and provides suggestions for improving its
relationships. When Nexus does business with a supplier at its customer's
direction, the company closely monitors the supplier's performance and work
with
both the supplier and the customer to improve the supplier's performance when
necessary. The company believes this strategy enables it to provide optimal
flexibility to its OEM customers and enables it to better satisfy their EMS
needs.
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The
Nexus
team of materials acquisition professionals is responsible for all materials
procurement and planning. The company has a strategic purchasing group that
develops its worldwide materials and commodity procurement strategy. This
strategic group is responsible for understanding the needs of its customers
and
the commodity supply market, evaluating the overall quality of suppliers and
negotiating and executing low cost commodity supply contracts with preferred
suppliers. The company also has a group that focuses on the day-to-day tactical
execution of its materials procurement process to attempt to insure that
material or component costs or shortages do not prevent the company from
providing optimal services to its customers. This group is responsible for
proactively managing inventory programs, evaluating day-to-day supplier
performance, and coordinating customer plan production changes.
Nexus
Electronics typically procures components when a purchase order or forecast
is
received from a customer. Due to its utilization of just-in-time inventory
techniques, the timely availability of many components depends on its ability
to
both develop accurate forecasts of customer requirements and manage the
materials supply chain. Given the company’s direct component procurement
strategy with quality suppliers, Nexus Electronics relies on a single or limited
number of suppliers for many proprietary and other components used in the
assembly process. Although Nexus Electronics has strong relationships with
high
quality suppliers, the company does not have any long-term supply agreements,
except with Jaco, as described below. Shortages of materials and components
have
occurred from time to time and will likely occur in the future despite the
development of select long-term supplier relationships. The company believes
its
direct procurement strategy and the division of responsibility within its
materials procurement team enables them to better manage its supply chain in
order to reduce the occurrence and minimize the effect on its customers of
materials or component shortages.
Nexus
entered into a five-year Supply Agreement with Jaco Electronics, Inc., on
September 20, 2004. Pursuant to the Supply Agreement, Jaco provides electronic
components to Nexus for use in its manufacturing operations. Under the Supply
Agreement, Nexus must purchase at least 15.0% of the dollar amount of its annual
purchases of electronic components that are included in Jaco's line card and
are
compatible with Nexus' needs. However, Nexus may submit requests for proposals
to other suppliers as it may choose. If Jaco's proposal contains the lowest
price, then Nexus must purchase its components from Jaco.
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Corporate
Competition
The
electronics contract manufacturing industry is highly fragmented and is
characterized by relatively high levels of volatility, competition and pricing
and margin pressure. Many large contract manufacturers operate high-volume
facilities and primarily focus on high-volume product runs. In contrast, certain
contract manufacturers, such as Nexus, focus on low-to-medium volume and
service-intensive products.
Nexus
competes against numerous providers with global operations, including Benchmark
Electronics, Celestica, Flextronics, Jabil Circuit, Plexus, Sanmina-SCI, Suntron
and Solectron. Nexus also faces competition from a number of EMS providers
that
operate on a local or regional basis. In addition, current and prospective
customers continually evaluate the merits of manufacturing products
internally.
Consolidation
in the EMS industry results in a continually changing competitive landscape.
The
consolidation trend in the industry also results in larger and more
geographically diverse competitors who have significant combined resources
with
which to compete against Nexus. Nexus believes that the principal competitive
factors in the segments of the electronics contract manufacturing industry
in
which it operates are:
Geographic
location and coverage;
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Flexibility
in adapting to customers' needs;
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Manufacturing
capability;
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Price;
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Service;
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Technology;
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Quality;
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Reliability;
and
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Timeliness
in delivering finished products.
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Nexus
believes that it has developed a particular strength relative to some of its
major competitors in the manufacturing of complex, low-to-moderate volume,
leading-edge products. Competition from existing or potential competitors could
result in reduced prices, margins and market share which would significantly
and
negatively impact operating results.
Nexus
has
entered into a business development services agreement with Celerity Systems,
Inc. Pursuant to the agreement with Celerity, upon request, Celerity shall
assist us in managerial assistance, including significant guidance and counsel
in management, operations or business objectives and policies. Such assistance
may include strategic and financial planning, designing budgets, and control
systems. No services have been provided by Celerity to date.
Nexus
is
well-known in the industry in which it competes, particularly in the northeast
region. Together with its website and other marketing activities, the company
believes its trade name and trademark has value to the business. In connection
with the acquisition purchase price allocation, the company recorded $257,735
valuation for its trademark and trade name. Subsequently, an impairment charge
in the amount of $45,070 was taken in Fiscal 2005 in accordance with SFAS No.
142, “Accounting for Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”.
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CORPORATE
FINANCIAL DATA
In
order
to help determine a Fair Market Forced Liquidation Valuation, an analyst needs
to look at the finances of the overall and general formulation of the
organization. Value depends upon a great many factors, especially, past
performance, risk and industry growth rate potential / reward. In as much as
Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc. is NOT a publicly traded organization, the amount
of data both collected and available is limited. However, an overall financial
review of the organization is denoted via the information furnished the
undersigned to be utilized in regard to this corporate Fair Market Forced
Liquidation Valuation.
NEXUS
CUSTOM ELECTRONICS
Statement
of Income
July
1, 2007 - September 30, 2007
First
Quarter - Fiscal Year 2008
1st
Quarter
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Totals
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Sales
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1,904,567
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Sales
Discounts
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7,396
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Net
Sales Billed
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1,897,170
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Materials
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1,069,781
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Outside
Services
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100
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Material
Overhead
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131,861
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Direct
Labor
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280,275
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Manufacturing
Overhead
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897,090
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Inv
Reval and Physical Adjustments
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(41,292
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)
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Scrap
and Restock Charges
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6,834
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Excess
Material Provision
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0.00
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NRE
Costs
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22,316
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Cash
Discounts Taken
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0.00
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Overhead
Adjustment
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(113,750
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)
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Manufacturing
Expense
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2,253,214
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GROSS
PROFIT
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(356,043
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)
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(Gross
Profit Percentage)
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-18.77
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%
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Admin
Expense
|
296,385
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Selling
Expense
|
42,854
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Indirect
Expense
|
339,239
|
|||
Operating
Profit
|
(695,282
|
)
|
||
Mfg
Consultant (Expense)
|
0
|
|||
Other
Income (Expense)
|
1,757
|
|||
EBIT
|
(693,526
|
)
|
||
(EBIT
Percentage)
|
-36.56
|
%
|
||
Net
Interest Expense (Income)
|
142,773
|
|||
Woburn
Re-Structure
|
4,020
|
|||
Profit
/ Loss Before Taxes
|
(840,318
|
)
|
||
Cash
Purchase Acctg Expense
|
128,638
|
|||
Non-Cash
PA Exp (Amort. Intang)
|
37,227
|
|||
Adjusted
Pretax
|
(1,006,183
|
)
|
||
Federal
Taxes
|
0
|
|||
State
Taxes
|
133
|
|||
Total
Taxes
|
133
|
|||
Net
Profit/(Loss)
|
(1,006,316
|
)
|
||
(Net
Profit Percentage)
|
-53.04
|
%
|
||
EBITDA
|
||||
EBIT
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(693,526
|
)
|
||
Depreciation
|
133,911
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|||
EBITDA
|
(559,614
|
)
|
||
(EBITDA
Percentage)
|
-29.50
|
%
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NEXUS
CUSTOM ELECTRONICS
Balance
Sheet
September
30, 2007
ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS:
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Cash
|
114,574.56
|
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Accounts
receivable (Net)
|
727,807.84
|
|||
Inventory
|
1,744,933.81
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Identifiable
Intangibles
|
858,879.76
|
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Other
Current Assets
|
126,901.31
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Current
Assets
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3,573,097.28
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PPE
- Cost
|
9,218.308.44
|
|||
Accumulated
Depreciation
|
(7,823,621.38
|
)
|
||
Net
PPE
|
1,394,687,06
|
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Prepaid
Income Taxes
|
9,386.48
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Long
Term Asset; Goodwill
|
110,170.25
|
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TOTAL
ASSETS:
|
5,087,341.07
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LIABILITIES
AND EQUITY
|
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LIABILITIES
|
||||
Accounts
Payable
|
3,819,038.44
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Accrued
Compensation
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249,190.35
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Accrued
Expenses
|
795,925.76
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Current
Portion of LTD and Capital Leases
|
196,578.30
|
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Current
Portion, MyData Equipment
|
118,703.00
|
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CSI
Funding
|
350,000.00
|
|||
--Revolver, Comerica
|
0.00
|
|||
Current
Liabilities
|
5,529,435.85
|
|||
JACO
Earn Out Obligation, 9/30/2005
|
105,453.00
|
|||
Long
Term Debt, Comerica
|
0.00
|
|||
Long
Term Debt, UPS Capital
|
240,000.00
|
|||
JACO
Note Payable
|
2,750,000.00
|
|||
Intercompany,
Sagamore
|
1,506,070.51
|
|||
YA
Global Funding
|
2,478,321.98
|
|||
Long
Term Liabilities
|
7,079,845.49
|
|||
|
||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
12,609,281.34
|
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EQUITY
|
||||
Sagamore
Equity
|
(5,250,000.00
|
)
|
||
Retained
Earnings, FY05
|
5,809,449.12
|
|||
Retained
Earnings, FY06
|
3,453,110.59
|
|||
Retained
Earnings, FY07
|
2,503,064.18
|
|||
(Profit)/Loss,
FY08
|
1,006,316.38
|
|||
TOTAL
EQUITY
|
(7,521,940.27
|
)
|
||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
5,087,341.07
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Notes
Regarding The Company and the Balance Sheet
COMPANY
FACES INVENTORY OBSOLESCENCE AND SLOW MOVING INVENTORY
Nexus
purchases raw materials specified in the material requirements to manufacture
products that customers order. If a customer cancels an order and materials
cannot be returned to suppliers, nor used on other products, the inventory
may
need to be adjusted downward in the financial statements or written off. Prior
to its acquisition by Sagamore, Nexus had never prepared financial statements
that had been audited. As a result of the preparation of the financial
statements of Nexus, and the related audits for the period from July 1, 2004
through October 3, 2004, and the years ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, which
were
done in connection with and at the time of the company's acquisition and the
filing of its initial registration statement; Sagamore determined that Nexus
purchased customized component parts that were included in raw material
inventory that arose from customer orders that were subsequently replaced or
cancelled prior to July 1, 2002. These materials could not be returned to
suppliers nor used in connection with orders from other customers. As a result,
Nexus effectively recorded obsolescence charges of approximately $2,000,000
prior to July 1, 2002.
The
company has adopted procedures currently to periodically perform an in depth
review of its inventory to determine if adjustments are required to its carrying
value for accounting purposes. The company recorded an obsolescence and slow
moving inventory reserve of $913,777 in Fiscal 2005 as the result of reduction
of sales, cancelled purchase orders, and technical obsolescence.
2007
Further,
the undersigned has been informed by Corporate Management that as of October
29,
2007 Nexus had a total of $1,540,277 of inventory that is considered “slowing
moving” and its value would have to be substantially reduced on the corporate
balance sheet and records.
GOING
CONCERN MATTERS
The
consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that Nexus will
continue as a going concern. However, the Company incurred a net loss of
$7,556,949 in Fiscal 2005, and had a net working capital deficiency of
$3,578,734 at June 30, 2005. It also did not meet certain covenants under its
credit facility with Comerica and promissory note with Jaco, and accordingly,
the outstanding balance of $3,779,423 under the credit facility ($2,759,423
under the revolver and $1,020,000 under the term loan) and the outstanding
balance of $2,750,000 under the note agreement were in default as of June 30,
2005, and is classified in current liabilities in the consolidated balance
sheet. Accordingly, there was in 2005 substantial doubt as to the ability of
Sagamore Holdings and its subsidiary to continue as going concern.
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The
company did not meet the requirements of four (4) covenants under the provisions
of its credit facility with Comerica: Minimum working capital ratio; debt
service ratio (“EBITDA”, as defined, divided by interest and principal payment
requirements); leverage ratio (liabilities to tangible net worth ratio) and
minimum tangible net worth (tangible net worth includes subordinated debt but
excludes intangible assets), and, therefore, was in default. During the period
while the company is in default under the credit facility, the lender may force
immediate repayment of amounts due ($3,779,423 at June 30, 2005), and invoke
penalty interest (up to three percentage points or approximately $114,000
annually) at the lender’s discretion. Since the Company has not been notified
that it will be charged penalty interest, it has not accrued any as of June
30,
2005.
The
Company entered into a forbearance agreement with Comerica on July 15, 2005,
effective July 1, 2005 through August 1, 2005, which essentially provided an
extension of the revolver under the credit facility which expired on July 1,
2005, and also provided that Comerica would not exercise its right to call
for
acceleration of all amounts due under the term loan and revolver under the
credit facility if the Company met certain conditions. Effective August 1,
2005,
the company and Comerica agreed to extend the maturity date of the revolver
under the credit facility to September 1, 2005. Nexus and Comerica are currently
negotiating an extension of the forbearance agreement from September 1, 2005
through June 30, 2006. If an extension is agreed upon, the Company intends
to
attempt to negotiate an amendment to the credit facility in order to renew
the
facility and have the company in compliance going forward. However, there can
be
no assurance that the company will get an extension on the forbearance
agreement.
Nexus
Electronics is also in default under its promissory note agreement with Jaco
due
to being delinquent on interest payments, as well as effecting a change in
control event subsequent to June 30, 2005. As a result of these events of
default, the $2,750,000 underlying note was also classified as a current
obligation since Jaco has a right to accelerate payment. The company disputes
the amount due Jaco under the purchase agreement. In addition, the company
intends to pursue its claims and remedies against Jaco.
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According
to information supplied the to the undersigned, while new financial statements
that have been prepared are not audited, the company is still in default under
most, if not all of the covenants of the loans as outlined above, herein.
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NEXUS
CORPORATE PROPERTY
Currently,
corporate headquarters is located at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx.
This
location is an approximately 32,000 square foot facility located in Brandon,
Vermont, which is also used for manufacturing and storage in addition to our
office space. This property is owned and occupied by our wholly-owned
subsidiary, Nexus, and is fully encumbered by a first security interest in
the
amount of $5,000,000 held by Comerica Bank on all property Nexus now or later
owns or has an interest.
The
company also operates a second facility in Woburn, Massachusetts through Nexus.
This facility's address is 000 Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx. The property is leased and has a base rent of $14,197 per month.
The lease expires on July 31, 2008, and has a three-year option to renew with
base rent increases of 3.34%. Nexus believes that its present facilities will
be
adequate to meet our needs for the foreseeable future.
Further
Property Identification
The
subject property known as Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc., is located at 000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx in the Town of Brandon, Vermont. It consists of a circa 1975
one-story steel framed building of approximately 30,418 square feet located
upon
a 5.7 acre parcel of land. The property is presently owned by NECI Acquisitions,
Inc., and is described with a QuitClaim Deed recorded September 27, 2004, in
Book 170, pages 411-412 of the Town of Xxxxxxx Land Records.
Property
Location
Brandon
is located in Rutland County, in the western central portion of the state and
has a population of roughly 4,194 persons. The town is bisected by Route 7,
the
major north-south highway on the west side of the state approximately sixteen
(16) miles north of Rutland and fourteen miles south of Middlebury. In an
east-west direction, the town is bisected by Route 73.
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The
downtown of Brandon is a classic New England village with central green, a
large
hotel, a well established central business district with fine old residences
and
commercial buildings of historic and architectural work. Most shopping and
professional services are available, including post office, banks, restaurants,
and retail shops; many of which cater to the tourist trade. Manufacturing
includes electronic supplies, fertilizers, grist xxxxx, lumber, millwork, and
woodworking.
The
subject property is located at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx which is located
approximately one-quarter (1/4) mile north off U. S. Route 7, in the Xxxxxx
Square District of the Town of Brandon. The immediate area is an established
residential neighborhood of primarily single family dwellings, and adjacent
to
the Pleasant Height residential subdivision.
Property
Zoning
According
to the Town of Xxxxxxx Zoning Ordinance, the subject property lies in an area
designated as the "Neighborhood Residential District". Permitted uses in this
district are residential, planned residential developments and open space.
Uses
requiring a conditional use permit within this district include agriculture
uses, natural resource extraction uses, commercial #1 uses, community support
and recreational uses, mobile home parks, and public service uses. The minimum
lot size of this district is 0.25 acres, the minimum front setback is twenty
(20) feet, and the minimum side and rear setbacks is five (5) feet. The present
building improvements are a pre-existing legal, non-conforming use under the
current zoning regulations.
Site
Data
The
subject site is shown on the town of Xxxxxxx Tax Map #20-51 as parcel #42.
This
property is irregular in shape and consists of 5.7 acres of land. The land
is
level on road grade, being entirely open with a spacious northernly and rear
lawn area with xxxxx located along the rear boundary. There are two (2) paved,
single entrance driveways located off Prospect Street, one leads to a visitors
parking area for approximately twenty-five (25) vehicles and the other leads
to
an employee parking area for approximately seventy-five (75) vehicles. Located
at the rear of the land is a paved surface truck turn-around area and driveway
leading to the shipping and receiving docks.
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There
is
municipal water and sewer, and overhead electrical and telephone service. The
subject property is located on the National Flood Insurance Program's Flood
Insurance Rate Map, Community Panel Number 5000900000-5C dated February 19,
1982. This property is not located within the designated flood hazard
area.
Description
of the Improvements
Located
upon the above land parcel in a circa 1975 one-story steel frame building with
several subsequent additions totaling approximately 30,418 square feet of
building area. The building is built upon a concrete foundation and concrete
slab.
The
building exterior has steel siding, double hung and fixed glass windows, and
a
metal and rubber membrane roof. There is a front covered entry leading to the
main office area, an additional covered entry leading into the main factory
portion of the building, and a side and rear truck loading dock.
The
interior layout of the building is briefly described as follows:
Main
reception and waiting room, leading to the executive office area with conference
room, engineering, accounting, and computer center.
The
manufacturing area surrounds an open interior court yard, which is accessed
of
the employee's kitchenette and dining area. Located in the southwest corner
of
the building is a receiving area and the production staff offices; and a
shipping area located at the rear of the building.
Located
at the rear of the manufacturing area in the northwest corner of the building
is
an area set for spray finishing which has several large exhaust
fans.
The
building interior is primarily finished with drywalls and ceilings, vinyl tile
and carpeted floors, and fluorescent lighting. The building is fully insulated
and has propane gas-fired heating and air conditioning throughout. The building
is completely sprinkled.
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Although
the original building was built in 1975, there have been several subsequent
additions and extensive renovations, and the general physical condition is
considered above average.
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VALUATION
COMPARISON TECHNIQUES
Before
turning to the direct analysis and valuation of Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc.
an overall explanation of the general methods used to value businesses,
especially small or family owned or controlled organizations needs to be
outlined and explored. They are explained below in succinct form for a reader’s
reference.
VALUATION
METHODS OUTLINE
The
purpose of this valuation report is to value the above noted contract
manufacturing corporation that has been conducting business (in whole or part)
for a substantial period of time. Based upon data, as explained below, the
valuation we are seeking is a Fair
Market Forced Liquidation Value
as
opposed to a Fair Market Value (FMV - Treasury Regulation 20.2031-1(b); Revenue
Ruling 59-60, 1959-1 C.B. 237; as modified by Revenue Ruling 65-193; I.R.B.
1965-2, and Revenue Xxxxxx 00-000, X.X.X. 1968-48) concept, or a book value.
In
order to obtain a corporate valuation, several methods can be selected including
- Comparative Company Method utilizing Net Income or EBITDA, Excess Earnings
Method and the Discounted Cash Flow method which encompasses Capitalization
of
Earnings or the Liquidation Method. In as much as the undersigned has been
informed that a corporate foreclosure could be in process, the undersigned
was
requested to value Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc. under the Fair Market Forced
Liquidation Method. For completeness of thought and understanding the most
widely utilized and commonly engaged methods of valuing an organization will
be
outlined below.
Comparative
Earnings Method Utilizing Net Income
The
idea
behind the Comparative Earnings Method is that the value of companies,
organizations or service entities involving comparative ventures in the same
or
similar industry provide objective evidence as to values at which investors
are
willing to, value, buy or sell in a specific industry.
In
applying the comparative earnings valuation approach, the consultant usually
computes a value multiple for each comparative method or industry. The
appropriate multiple is then determined and adjusted for the unique aspects
of
the organization being valued, namely a Net Income is computed. The multiple
is
then applied to the organization being valued to arrive at an estimate of value
for either the entire organization and / or the appropriate ownership interest.
A market multiple represents a ratio that expresses the fair market value of
an
organization as a percentage of annual net revenues (or financial position)
as
the denominator. Value multiples can either be computed on a per share basis
or
a total annual earnings or other measure. The most well known value multiple
is
price / earnings whereby a company’s stock price is divided by its earnings per
share. Once a number of comparative organizations and their adjusted financial
information has been selected, the last step is to determine and compute the
appropriate earning multiples.
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In
valuing organizations, such as Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc., the comparative
method, also sometimes known as or referred to as Market Data Comparable
Approach, is well known and utilized in the overall business services sector.
The approach requires the analyst to have some first hand information of actual
purchases or sales of similar organizations that are involved in or known as
“electronic contract manufacturers” and evidence that these organizations are
comparable in “economic fiber” to the subject organization under analysis. The
database of comparative corporate data should be broad based and contain data
involving a good number of organizations, related organizations and affiliated
organizations in the electronic contract manufacturing business sector, in
addition to geographic locations, sizes, average revenues, xxxx-ups utilized,
and a whole host of other economic and financial data. While a significant
amount of this type of information is often confidential in nature, a good
number of such organizations that are similar to Nexus Custom Electronics,
Inc.
have available data via public / SEC sources and databases.
Based
upon the above, in order to place all of the variable information into a usable
number or guideline, a price-annual or revenue multiplier has often been
utilized in recent years. Here, the subject corporation’s revenues are
capitalized by the price-revenues multiple and the result is an estimate of
the
fair market value of the subject organization under analysis. While this
approach can often require limited finance or economics as it analyzes
organizations of a similar nature, the accuracy of the final valuation is also
based upon general overall data often times referred to as a “rule of thumb”
analysis.
This
technique for electronic contract manufacturing sector is generally relied
upon
and has become more customized and tailored to the specific corporation or
entity under analysis. Hence, this method would have been utilized if the
undersigned was seeking a Fair Market Value of Nexus Custom Electronics Inc.
organization.
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However,
this valuation method denotes that the organization would continue operating
in
its normal mode of operation and remain a going concern. Since data has been
presented to the undersigned that a possible corporate foreclosure is being
considered that would effectively end the ability of the company to continue
as
a going concern, said valuation method will not be utilized herein to obtain
a
Fair Market Forced Liquidation Value for an electronic contract manufacturing
services type organization.
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The
Excess Earnings Method
The
Excess Earnings Method was developed by the United States Treasury Department
in
1920 in Appeals and Review Memorandum 34 (ARM 34). Its current version is found
in Revenue Ruling 68-609. The excess earnings method is commonly used in valuing
a wide variety of small businesses.
The
idea
for the Excess Earnings Method is to compute the company’s equity value based on
the “appraised” value of tangible assets, plus an additional amount for
intangible assets. A company’s tangible assets should provide a current return
to its owners. Since there are risks associated with owning the company’s
assets, the rate of return on those assets should be commensurate with the
risks
involved. That rate of return should be either the prevailing industry rate
of
return required to attract capital to that industry or an appropriate rate
above
the risk-free rate.
Any
returns produced by the company above the rate on tangible assets are considered
to arise from intangible assets of the organization. Accordingly, the weighted
average capitalization rate for tangible assets and intangible assets should
be
equivalent to the capitalization rate for the entire company.
While
the
Internal Revenue Service and a substantial number of professionals in the
Financial and Economic industries have come to utilize and rely upon this
valuation technique, this method is usually employed and relied upon in the
analysis of professional and medical practices. In these instances, it is the
earnings of the professional that are above “normal compensation” as determined
by industry standards that create the corporate value. In the matter at hand,
especially for business service / business maintenance organizations, no such
normal earnings or industry standards are collected, published or made available
and therefore the excess earnings method, in spite of its sound fundamental
and
economic underpinnings, cannot be utilized for the present corporate valuation
under analysis.
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Discounted
Net Cash Flow Approach
The
Discounted Net Cash Flow Approach and the Capitalized Returns Approach are
based
upon the premise that the value of an ownership interest in a company is equal
to the net present value of the future benefits of that ownership. The two
(2)
well known and accepted valuation approaches that directly use this premise
are
the Discounted Net Cash Flow Approach and the Capitalized Returns
Approach.
The
Capitalized Returns Approach tends to be the more appropriate valuation method
when it appears that an organization’s current operations are indicative of its
future operations (assuming a normal growth rate). On the other hand, if there
is going to be a sale or transfer of an organization, the Discounted Net Cash
Flow Approach tends to be more appropriate, since future returns could be
expected to be “substantially different” from current operations.
(“Substantially different” means materially greater or less than a normal growth
rate.) In some cases, it may be desirable to use both of these approaches to
estimate a company’s value.
The
Discounted Net Cash Flow Approach requires an analyst to quantify the financial
benefits associated with future ownership of a specific ongoing corporate
organization. In order to achieve these goals, projection of net cash flows
are
made for a specific period of time, usually five (5) to eight (8) years.
Usually, the projected number of years equates to the length of time it would
take for an organization to create, from the ground up, a comparable on-going
corporate entity that is competitive with the established organization. The
projection requires an income forecast, usually by category of income (type
of
product, number of products sold, length of existing contracts and type of
sales
organization utilized), and expense forecast, based upon the normal expected
future costs (allowing for inflation) to operate the organization and an
investment forecast for expenditures on new equipment, if any, and a cost of
capital forecast.
This
last
forecast takes into consideration the total capital structure of the
organization, along with the inherent risks that inure to the specific
organization in a specific industry based upon known or reasonably projected
economic, financial, and legal ramifications as reflected in the discount rate
chosen. The fair market value of the organization under analysis is then the
cumulative present value of all future cash flows.
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Since
the
laws, rules and regulations regarding electronic contract manufacturer
providers, as reflected in the report herein above are mostly set, they are
not
subject to a constant revisions or alterations regarding their operations.
In
addition, the general operations of business service organizations are usually
not effected by most of the ongoing changes in our national legal system,
including multiple and sometimes conflicting national and state legislation.
Thus, it would appropriate to utilize this method, as a check or support for
the
Comparative Market Method in the valuation of Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc.
IF
the organization had earned a profit in the proper periods AND was going to
remain as a “going concern” in the overall stream of business and commerce.
Since
data has been presented to the undersigned that a possible corporate foreclosure
is being considered that would effectively end the ability of the company to
continue as a going concern, said valuation method will not be utilized herein
to obtain a Fair Market Forced Liquidation Value for an electronic contract
manufacturing services type organization. Under a forced corporate foreclosure
accurate or moderately accurate cash flow projections usually cannot be prepared
or supported and are basically not relied upon for an organization in a
potential foreclosure position. Thus, the potential foreclosure will not allow
for accurate future projections and use of the Discounted Cash Flow
Method.
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Liquidation
Approach
A
Liquidation Value assumes that the company will not remain a going concern
and
the owner will sell its assets piecemeal. Usually, a liquidation sale will
loose
some or all of the value reflected by economic goodwill. The assessment of
liquidation value must consider the time required to sell assets in an orderly
fashion or the discounts associated with a fire sale (or both). The valuation
should consider costs of liquidating assets, such as commissions, shrinkage
of
inventory and receivables, and ongoing operating expenses.
VALUE
IN EXCHANGE, IN AN ORDERLY DISPOSITION
Under
this premise, it is assumed subject assets are sold piecemeal, and not as part
of a mass assemblage. It is assumed the assets are given an adequate level
of
exposure in their normal secondary marketplace.
However,
due to the orderly disposition market transaction assumption, this premise
does
not contemplate any contributory value effect of the subject tangible assets
on
the intangible assets or of the subject intangible assets on the tangible
assets.
VALUE
IN EXCHANGE, IN A FORCED LIQUIDATION
Under
this premise, it is assumed the subject assets are sold piecemeal, and not
as
part of a mass assemblage. It is also assumed the assets are not allowed a
normal level of exposure of their normal secondary market. Rather, the assets
are permitted an abbreviated level of exposure to a market of the highest
bidders present (who may or may not represent the collective demand side
marketplace for such assets), such as in an auction environment.
Due
to
the forced liquidation market transaction assumption, this premise assumes
no
contributory value (or other economic interrelationships) from the subject
tangible assets to the subject intangible assets, or vice versa.
Hence,
liquidation value is usually determined using one of the following premises
- a)
Orderly liquidation that includes selling the assets over a reasonable time
period to get the highest price for each; or b) Forced Liquidation that includes
selling the assets as quickly as possible, such as at an auction. (Forced
liquidation value is sometimes called auction value.)
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Liquidation
value considers not only the proceeds from selling the assts, but also the
selling costs, the costs to hold the assets until their sale and other expenses.
Typically, although not always, when valuing an interest with absolute control,
a company's net liquidation value represents the lower limit of value. The
Liquidation method should be considered when:
a.
The
company is in liquidation such as Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
b.
The
company's current and projected net cash flows from continuing operations are
low compared to net assets, and the company is worth more dead than
alive.
Then,
the company's liquidation value might be its maximum potential value and the
only usable indicator of value to the owners.
c.
The
company's current and projected cash flows from continuing operations are low
enough that its liquidation value is almost equal to its going concern value.
Some owners may prefer liquidation, while others may prefer continued operation.
Then, both the liquidation value method and going-concern methods may be
considered in valuing the business.
d.
The
company is a multi-division or multi-subsidiary holding company where some
divisions are profitable and others are not.
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NEXUS
CORPORATE DEBT AND OBLIGATIONS - as
of October 31, 2007
The
undersigned has been informed by Management and independent Corporate Counsel
that the following table below represents the correct and most accurate listing
(rounded to the nearest dollar) of principal and interest outstanding under
the
Assigned Documents as of October 31, 2007:
Total
Debentures (Principals)
|
$
|
8,907,620
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Total
Debentures (Interest)
|
556,515
|
|||
Term
Note (Principal)
|
520,000
|
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Term
Note (Interest)
|
16,369
|
|||
Revolving
Note (Principal)
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1,207,342
|
|||
Revolving
Note (Interest)
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37,330
|
|||
Total
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$
|
11,245,
176
|
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NEXUS
CUSTOM ELECTRONICS, INC. - INITIAL APPRAISAL VALUATION
Base
upon
data and appraisal reports supplied the undersigned, as of October 29, 2007
the
following is a listing of the Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc. Corporate
Collateral.
Appraised
Value
|
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PROPERTY: Plant and Equipment | ||||
Xxxxxxx
Machinery & Equipment (September 2007 appraisal)
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$
|
896,000
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Woburn
Machinery & Equipment (September 2007 appraisal)
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704,000
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Xxxxxxx
Land & Building (November 2006 appraisal)
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1,200,000
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Total
Property - Plant and Equipment
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$
|
2,800,000
|
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Accounts
Receivable (Net of Contras)
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$
|
870,211
|
Inventory
Xxxxxxx
Inventory:
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Active
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$
|
1,480,822
|
||||
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Slow
Moving
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1,540,277
|
|||||
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Total
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$
|
3,021,099
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Woburn
Inventory Total
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$
|
683,989
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Total
Inventory
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$
|
3,705,088
|
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Total
of Assets Excluding Cash
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$
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7,375,299
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Combining
all of the above data into a succinct economic scenario affords the undersigned
the opportunity to appropriately determine a Fair Market Forced Liquidation
Value of the Nexus Custom Electronics Corporation as of October 31,
2007.
In
order
to determine this valuation in an orderly and scholarly manner, each of the
items above will be recalculated into a Forced Liquidation Value and then
retotalled in order to present a summarized forced liquidation value of the
organization.
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Machinery
and Equipment
Corporate
machinery and equipment have been independently appraised via a desktop orderly
liquidation appraisal report dated September 4, 2007, with an effective date
of
August 31, 2007. In that report "leased equipment" was included. This leased
equipment constitutes approximately $395,000 of the $1,600,000 of machinery
and
equipment. Presuming that those who foreclosed on the existing Nexus Custom
Electronics, Inc. ongoing corporation do not assume or honor the existing leased
equipment obligations, then the value of the machinery and equipment per the
orderly liquidation value appraisal becomes $1,205,000.
In
as
much as the appraisal was denoted as in orderly liquidation valuation, wherein
the appraiser Xxxx X. Xxxx of Xxxxxx Xxxx Co., Inc. of Newton, Massachusetts
defines Orderly Liquidation Value as:
Orderly
Liquidation Value
as a
professional opinion of the estimated most probable price expressed in terms
of
currency which the subject equipment could typically realize at a privately
negotiated sale, properly advertised and professionally managed, by a seller
obligated to sell over an extended period of time, usually within six to twelve
months, as of the effective date of the appraisal report. Further, the ability
of the asset group to draw sufficient prospective buyers to insure competitive
offers is considered. All assets are to be sold on a piecemeal basis "as is"
with purchases responsible for removal of assets at their own risk and expense.
Any deletions or additions to the total assets appraised could change the
psychological and/or monetary appeal necessary to gain the value
indicated.
As
clearly noted, the value is for an orderly liquidation as opposed to a forced
liquidation value. Translating an orderly liquidation value into a forced
liquidation value, the undersigned denoted that significant selling and
administrative expenses need to be deducted, as well as a significant discount
that buyers would place on the value of the assets noting that the liquidation
was forced and needs to be concluded in a timely manner. Thus, it is the opinion
of the undersigned that the Fair Market Forced Liquidation value of the
machinery and equipment excluding
the
leased equipment
is
valued at $785,000.
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Corporate
Real Estate
Corporate
real estate has been independently appraised via a summary limited appraisal
report dated November 21, 2006, with an effective date of November 17, 2006.
In
that report, the appraisal is denoted as the Fair Market Value of the fee simple
title of the real estate property located at 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx in Brandon,
Vermont. The appraised property consists of a one-story steel-framed building
of
approximately 30,418 square feet located upon a 5.7 acre parcel of
land.
In
as
much as the real estate appraisal was a fair market value of the fee simple
title of the real estate and allowing normal market exposure of up to one year,
the appraiser did not take into account the components and forces for a Fair
Market Forced Liquidation Value of the real estate. Translating a fair market
value real estate appraiser report into a forced liquidation value, the
undersigned denotes that significant selling and administrative expenses need
to
be deducted, as well as a significant discount that buyers would place on the
value of the real estate noting that the liquidation was forced and the property
needs to be sold and concluded in a timely manner. Thus, it is the opinion
of
the undersigned the Fair Market Forced Liquidation value of the real estate
is
valued at $840,000,
under
a forced liquidation of the property.
CORPORATE
INVENTORY (REGULAR INVENTORY)
Corporate
inventory (both Xxxxxxx inventory and Woburn inventory) is carried on the
corporate books according to GAAP policies, practices, and procedures. Such
GAAP
policies, practices, and procedures do not take into account a forced
liquidation.
As
clearly noted, the value for the inventory is accounted for under GAAP as
opposed to the economics and finance of a forced liquidation value. Translating
regular / standard inventory accounted for under GAAP value into a forced
liquidation value, the undersigned denotes that significant selling and
administrative expenses need to be deducted, as well as a significant discount
that buyers would place on the value of the inventory noting that the
liquidation was forced and needs to be concluded in a timely manner. Thus,
it is
the opinion of the undersigned that the Fair Market Forced Liquidation value
of
the regular inventory (also referred to as active inventory) under a forced
liquidation should be valued at $1,515,000.
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CORPORATE
INVENTORY (SLOW MOVING / OBSOLETE)
Corporate
inventory (both Xxxxxxx inventory and Woburn inventory) as noted above, is
carried on the corporate books according to GAAP policies, practices, and
procedures. Such GAAP policies, practices, and procedures do not take into
account a combination of obsolescence and / or a forced
liquidation.
As
clearly noted, the value for the inventory is accounted for under GAAP as
opposed to the economics and finance of a combination of obsolescence and /
or a
forced liquidation. Translating obsolete / slow moving inventory accounted
for
under GAAP value into a forced liquidation value, the undersigned denotes that
significant selling and administrative expenses need to be deducted, as well
as
a significant discount that buyers would place on the value of the obsolete
/
slow moving inventory noting that the liquidation was forced and needs to be
concluded in a timely manner.
Thus,
it
is the opinion of the undersigned that the Fair Market Forced Liquidation value
of the obsolete / slow moving inventory (also referred to as "written down"
or
"written off" inventory) under a forced liquidation should be valued at
$150,000.
CORPORATE
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Corporate
accounts receivable (both Xxxxxxx inventory and Woburn inventory) are carried
on
the corporate books according to GAAP policies, practices, and procedures.
Such
GAAP policies, practices, and procedures do not take into account a forced
corporate liquidation. However, it is well documented that when ongoing
organizations are foreclosed upon and / or cease to operate, a significant
percentage of organizations that owe the foreclosed organization equitable
funds
either fail to pay, settle at a reduced rate, or otherwise negotiate a discount.
As
clearly noted, the value for accounts receivable is accounted for under GAAP
as
opposed to the economics and finance of a forced liquidation. Translating
accounts receivable accounted for under GAAP value into a forced liquidation
value, the undersigned denotes that significant recordkeeping and administrative
expenses need to be deducted, as well as a discount that would accumulate based
upon those who owe funds who either fail to pay, pay significantly late, and
those who negotiate a settlement for their account, based upon the fact that
the
corporation was liquidated via a forced liquidation and needs to be concluded
in
a timely manner.
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Thus,
it
is the opinion of the undersigned that the Fair Market Forced Liquidation value
of the accounts receivable (also referred to as "written down" or "written
off"
accounts receivable inventory) under a forced liquidation should be valued
at
$695,000.
OTHER
CORPORATE ASSETS
Based
upon information provided the undersigned, other than cash, Nexus Custom
Electronics, Inc. does not own any significant assets not accounted for in
this
analysis. An entry denoted as "Identifiable intangibles" contains a variety
of
items, but does not contain any specific patents, trademarks, or other
significant income producing items. Without the ongoing economic fiber of the
existing corporation, and without specific documented legal protection; the
"Identifiable intangibles" would have a greatly diminished value.
While
the
"Identifiable Intangibles" are accounted for under GAAP, this accounting does
not take into account the economics and finances of a forced liquidation.
Translating certain "Intangibles" accounted for under GAAP value into a forced
liquidation value, without an ongoing master corporate entity to hold these
"intangibles" into an agglomerated entity, the undersigned denotes that a
significant discount should accrue to these items, as buyers, if any could
be
located, would place on the value of the "intangibles" noting that the
liquidation was forced and needs to be concluded in a timely manner.
Thus,
it
is the opinion of the undersigned that the Fair Market Forced Liquidation value
of the "Identifiable Intangibles" under a forced liquidation should be valued
at
$120,000.
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CORPORATE
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
In
addition and in support for the liquidation valuation approach, the undersigned
examined the Income Statement for Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc. for the period
July 1, 2007 to September 30, 2007, as well as other prior years income
documentation. Simply stated, the organization has almost consistently failed
to
produce a profit and without significant outside financing will soon become
totally insolvent and unable to meet its financial obligations. As of September
30, 2007, the corporation, in addition had a negative working capital ratio
with
total current liabilities exceeding total current assets by $2.0 million. Thus,
an overall corporate financial analysis review denotes and supports that the
liquidation valuation method is appropriate at this time.
Lastly,
note is made of the fact that as of September 30, 2007, the corporation had
a
negative total equity of $7,521,000. This when combined with a negative working
capital ratio and the inability to produce an ongoing profit, not only supports
the liquidation valuation method, but supports the significant probability
that
the corporation would be unable to obtain independent third party financing
in
order to continue to carry out its functions and remain an ongoing business
concern.
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NEXUS
CUSTOM ELECTRONICS, INC. - FORCED LIQUIDATION VALUATION
Based
upon data and appraisal reports supplied the undersigned, as of October 29,
2007
the following detailed the Force Liquidation Valuation of the Nexus Custom
Electronics, Inc.
Liquidation
Value
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PROPERTY:
Plant and Equipment
|
||||
Xxxxxxx
and Woburn Machinery & Equipment
|
$
|
785,000
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Xxxxxxx
Land and Building
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840,000
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Total
Property - Plant and Equipment
|
$
|
1,625,000
|
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Accounts
Receivable (Net of Contras)
|
$
|
695,000
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Inventory
|
||||
Xxxxxxx
and Woburn (Active
Inventory)
$1,515,000
|
|
|
||
(Slow
Moving Inventory)
150,000
|
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|||
Total
Inventory
|
$
|
1,665,000
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Identifiable
Intangibles
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$
|
120,000
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Total
of Assets Excluding Cash (Rounded)
|
$
|
4.100,000
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(Forced
Liquidation Valuation)
|
The
above
total of $4,100,000 appropriately represents the Fair Market Forced Liquidation
Value of the Nexus Custom Electronics Corporation as of October 31, 2007, on
a
category by category basis, aside from cash that might be held by the
organization.
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Forced
Liquidation Value in Relation to Corporate Debt
Special
note is made of the fact that when comparing the Fair Market Force Liquidation
value of the organization to the TOTAL debt under the Assignment Documents
as of
October 31, 2007, the Assigned Debt of the organization is approximately
$7,145,000 greater
than the
Liquidation Value of Nexus Custom Electronics, Inc., as of October 31,
2007.
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RECONCILIATION
AND FINAL VALUE ESTIMATES
CORPORATE
FORCED LIQUIDATION VALUATION
Nexus
Custom Electronics, Inc.
Fair
Market Forced Liquidation Valuation
Four
(4)
separate approaches to value (comparative market approach, discounted net cash
flow, excess earnings approach and liquidation approach) were potentially
utilized in estimating the Fair Market Forced Liquidation Valuation of - Nexus
Custom Electronics, Inc. that is under analysis. The following is a brief
summary of each method and the value indication provided by the analysis of
each.
Fair
Market Values
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||||
Valuation
Approach
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($
Dollars)
|
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Comparative
Market Approach
|
N/A
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Discounted
Net Cash Flow
|
N/A
|
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Excess
Earnings Approach
|
N/A
|
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Liquidation
Approach - Forced Liquidation
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$
|
4,100,000
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||
Final
Reconciled Force Liquidation Valuation - October 31,
2007
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-$4,100,000
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(United
States
Dollars)
|
The
final corporate valuation amount noted above is based upon the valuation
methods utilized in this valuation report. The factors that are brought
to
bear in determining the final valuation are - quantity and quality
of the
individual information available, the experience, judgment and education
of the appraiser, Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, and the degree of confidence
placed on each valuation technique by the appraiser in regard to
the
specific organization under analysis.
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Valuation
by: _______________________________
Xx.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
November,
2007
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