AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
This
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
(“Agreement”) is made
and entered into on this 10th day of June, 2009 by and among Iconic Brands, Inc.
(formerly, Paw Spa, Inc.), a Nevada corporation (the “Parent”), Paw Spa
Acquisition, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent and a Nevada Corporation
(the “Merger
Sub”), Harbrew Imports Ltd, Corp., a Florida corporation (“Harbrew Florida”),
and Harbrew Imports, Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Harbrew Florida and a New
York corporation (“Harbrew New
York”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Parent is a
corporation formed under the laws of the State of Nevada pursuant to the
Articles of Incorporation filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on October
21, 2005 (the “Articles of Incorporation”).
WHEREAS, the Merger Sub is a
Nevada Corporation formed under the laws of the State of Nevada on May 8, 2009,
as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent.
WHEREAS, Harbrew Florida was
formed under the laws of the State of Florida pursuant to the Articles of
Incorporation filed with the Florida Secretary of State on January 4,
2007.
WHEREAS, Harbrew New York was
formed under the laws of the State of New York on September 8, 1999 and is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Harbrew Florida.
WHEREAS, the Board of
Directors of the Parent has determined that a merger of Merger Sub with and into
Harbrew New York (the “Merger”), upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, would be fair
and in the best interests of its shareholders, and its Board of Directors has
approved such Merger.
WHEREAS, the Board of
Directors of the Merger Sub and the majority shareholders of the Merger Sub have
determined that the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement, would be fair and in the best interests of its
shareholders, and its Board of Directors has approved such Merger.
WHEREAS. the Board of
Directors of Harbrew New York as well as the requisite shareholders of Harbrew
New York have determined that the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, would be fair and in the best interests
of the shareholders of Harbrew New York, and its Board of Directors has approved
the Merger.
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section
78.288 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the Board of Directors of
Harbrew Florida has authorized to distribute its right to receive the Capital
Stock of the Parent as set forth in Section 2.04(a) hereof to its existing
shareholders (the “Harbrew Florida
Shareholders”) on a pro-rata basis, as set forth on Exhibit [__] with the
number of the Capital Stock of the Parent to be received adjacent such Harbrew
Florida Shareholder’s name.
WHEREAS, for federal income
tax purposes, the parties intend that the Merger shall qualify as a
reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a)(2)(E) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and shall be a
tax free exchange.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
I.
DEFINITIONS
When used
in this Agreement (and any Exhibits and Schedules in which terms are not
otherwise defined), the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
Section
1.01 Capital
Stock: “Capital Stock” shall mean the outstanding shares of common stock,
$0.00001 par value, of the Parent.
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Section
1.02 Certificate of
Merger: “Certificate of Merger” shall mean a Certificate of Merger in
substantially the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit [___] and to be
filed with the State of New York, or an Articles of Merger in substantially the
form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit [__]and to be filed with the State of
Nevada.
Section
1.03 Closing:
“Closing” and “Closing Date” shall mean the closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
1.04 Effective
Time: “Effective Time” shall mean the later date of which the Certificate
of Merger is properly filed with the Secretaries of State of New York and Nevada
as required under the applicable provisions of the law of such jurisdictions, or
such later date as may be agreed by the parties and set forth in the Certificate
of Merger.
Section
1.05 Liens:
“Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or
charge of any kind, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other
title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and the filing of or
agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of
any jurisdiction and including any lien or charge arising by statute or other
law.
Section
1.06 Material Adverse
Change: “Material Adverse Change” or “Material Adverse Effect” means,
when used in connection with Harbrew New York or the Parent, any change or
effect that either individually or in the aggregate with all other such changes
or effects is materially adverse to the business, assets, properties, condition
(financial or otherwise) or results of operations of such party and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole (after giving effect in the case of Parent to the
consummation of the Merger).
Section
1.07 Person:
“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity.
Section
1.08 Subsidiary: A
“Subsidiary” of any person means another person, an amount of the voting
securities, other voting ownership or voting partnership interests of which is
sufficient to elect at least a majority of its Board of Directors or other
governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, fifty percent (50%)
or more of the equity interests of which) is owned directly or indirectly by
such first person.
Section
1.09 Surviving
Company: “Surviving Company” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.01.
Section
1.10 Tax
Return: “Tax Return” shall include all returns and reports (including
elections, declarations, disclosures, schedules, estimates and information
returns (including Form 1099 and partnership returns filed on Form 1065)
required to be supplied to a Tax authority relating to Taxes.
II.
THE MERGER
Section
2.01 The
Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Agreement, and in accordance with Nevada Revised Statutes and New York
Business Corporation Law, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Harbrew New
York at the Effective Time as defined in Section 2.02 hereof. At the
Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of the Merger Sub shall cease
and Harbrew New York shall continue as the surviving company (the “Surviving Company”)
under the laws of the State of New York, and shall succeed as the wholly-owned
subsidiary of Iconic Brands, Inc. and assume all the rights and obligations of
Merger Sub.
Section
2.02 Effective
Time. The Merger shall become effective on the date and at the
time the Certificate of Merger is filed with the Secretary of State of New York
in accordance with Section 904-a of the New York Business Corporation Law and
the Articles of Merger is filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada pursuant
to section 92A.200 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (collectively, the “Certificates of Merger”). The
Merger shall become effective at the later of such date as the Certificates of
Merger are filed with the Secretaries of State of Nevada and New York, or at
such other time as is permissible in accordance with the Nevada and New York
statutes and as the Parent and Harbrew New York shall agree. The time
at which the Merger shall become effective as aforesaid is referred to
hereinafter as the “Effective Time.”
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Section
2.03 Closing. The
closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall occur
concurrently with the Effective Time (the “Closing
Date”). The Parent shall use reasonable efforts to have the
Closing Date and the Effective Time of the Merger to be the same
day. The Closing shall occur at the offices of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx,
LLP, 000 Xxxxx 0 Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000, unless
another date, time or place is agreed to in writing by the parties
hereto.
Section
2.04 Procedure for
Closing. At or prior to Closing, the following will occur:
(a) each
Harbrew Florida share (because Harbrew Florida owns 100% of the Harbrew New York
shares) that shall be outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall,
by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder
thereof, be converted into the right to receive one (1) share of the common
stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Parent (the “Capital Stock”), so
that at the Effective Time, the Parent shall be the holder of all of the issued
and outstanding shares of Harbrew New York. Immediately upon the conversion, in
accordance with Section 78.288 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, Harbrew Florida
shall distribute its right to receive the Capital Stock of the Parent to its
shareholders, on a pro rata equity ownership basis, with the amount of the
Capital Stock to be received by each such Harbrew Florida Shareholder as set
forth on Exhibit [__] hereto.
(b) The
Harbrew Florida, as the sole shareholder of Harbrew New York shall surrender the
certificates evidencing one hundred percent (100%) of the Harbrew New York
shares which shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled
and retired and shall cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate
representing any such Harbrew New York shares shall cease to have any rights
with respect thereto, except the common shares of the Surviving Corporation to
be issued in consideration therefore upon surrender of such certificate
representing the Harbrew New York shares.
(c) Promptly
after the Effective Time and upon surrender of a certificate or certificates
representing the Harbrew New York shares that were outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time or an affidavit and indemnification in form reasonably
acceptable to counsel for the Parent stating that such stockholder has lost
their certificate or certificates or that such have been destroyed, the Parent
shall issue to each Harbrew Florida Shareholder a certificate or certificates
registered in the name of such shareholder representing the number of shares of
Capital Stock that such stockholder shall be entitled to receive as set forth in
Section 2.04 (a) hereof. Until the certificate, certificates or
affidavit is or are surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.04 (c) hereof,
each certificate or affidavit that immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented any outstanding Harbrew New York shares shall be deemed at and after
the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon surrender as
aforesaid the Capital Stock specified in Exhibit [__] hereof for the holder
thereof.
(d) The
Parent will issue and deliver twenty seven million one hundred fifty one
thousand nine hundred eighty four shares (27,151,984) of its Capital Stock to
the Merger Sub representing shares issued in exchange for one hundred percent
(100%) ownership of Harbrew New York. The Merger Sub will then issue and deliver
the twenty seven million one hundred fifty one thousand nine hundred eighty four
shares (27,151,984) of the Parent's Capital Stock, as set forth hereof in
accordance with this agreement in exchange for all issued and outstanding shares
of Harbrew New York.
Section
2.05 Directors
(a) Surviving Company. At
the Effective Time, the current sole director of the Merger Sub, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx,
shall resign and pursuant to Section 78.335 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the
vacancy on the board will be duly replaced with Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx until the
earlier of his resignation or removal or his respective successors are duly
elected and qualified, as the case may be.
(b) Parent. At the
Effective Time, the current director of the Parent, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, shall resign
and pursuant to Section 78.335 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the vacancy on
the board will be duly replaced with Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx until the earlier of his
resignation or removal or his respective successors are duly elected and
qualified, as the case may be.
Section 2.06 Officers
(a) Surviving Company.
At the Effective Time, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx shall resign from all officer
positions held at the Merger Sub, and Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx shall be appointed the
Chief Executive Officer and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx shall be appointed the Chief
Financial Officer of the Surviving Company, until the earlier of their
resignation or removal or until their respective successors are duly elected and
qualified, as the case may be.
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(b) Parent. At the
Effective Time, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx shall resign from all officer positions he held at
the Parent, and Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx shall be appointed the Chief Executive Officer
and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx shall be appointed the Chief Financial Officer of the
Surviving Company, until the earlier of their resignation or removal or until
their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, as the case may
be.
Section
2.07 Effects of the
Merger. From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Company shall
possess all the rights, assets, powers, privileges, and franchises and be
subject to all the obligations, liabilities, restrictions, and disabilities of
Harbrew New York and the Merger Sub, all as provided under the applicable
provisions of Nevada and New York statutes.
Section
2.08 Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Company. The Articles of
Incorporation of Harbrew New York as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Company
until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable law.
The Bylaws of Harbrew New York immediately in effect at the Effective Time shall
be the Bylaws of the Surviving Company until thereafter changed or amended as
provided therein or by applicable law.
III.
EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON CAPITAL STOCK
Section
3.01 Effect on Capital
Stock. As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and
without any action on the part of the holders of any share of capital stock of
Harbrew New York or Merger Sub:
(a) Exchange. At the
Closing, each Harbrew Florida (because Harbrew Florida is the 100% parent
of Harbrew New York) share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time of the Merger shall be converted so that one (1) share of the
Parent’s Capital Stock is issued for each one (1) share of Harbrew Florida (the
“Merger
Consideration”). Said
differently, all the 24,593 shares of Harbrew Florida capital stock will be
converted into 24,593 shares of the Parent’s Capital Stock. Immediately upon the
conversion, Harbrew Florida shall distribute the right to receive the Merger
Consideration to its existing shareholders on a pro-rata equity ownership
basis, with the amount of the Capital Stock to be received by each such
Harbrew Florida Shareholder, as set forth on Schedule 3.01(a).
(b) Management Shares. In
connection with this merger and the terms of this Agreement, the Parent shall
issue nineteen million five hundred nine thousand one hundred twelve shares
(19,509,112) to the management and employees of Harbrew New York as set forth on
Schedule 3.01(b).
(c) Capstone
Settlement. In connection with this merger and the terms of
this Agreement, Capstone Capital Group I, LLC, a creditor of Harbrew New York,
agreed to settle its amount outstanding in the amount of $2,833,205 in such
terms as set forth on Schedule 3.01(c).
(d) XxXxxx
Consulting. In connection with this merger and the terms of
this Agreement, as set forth on Schedule 3.01(d), Xxxxx XxXxxx and certain other
consultants shall accept two million eighty six thousand nine hundred seventy
three shares of Parent Common Stock in exchange for his consulting services
promoting his Xxxxx Xxxxxx Premium Limoncello which Harbrew New York has a right
to pursuant to a license agreement.
(e) Convertible
Noteholders. As set forth on Schedule 3.01(e), Harbrew New
York had issued certain 7% Convertible Promissory Notes. In
connection with this merger and the terms of this Agreement, the Parent, Harbrew
New York and certain convertible noteholders have agreed to convert certain
convertible notes into common stock of the Parent at a conversion rate of
$0.50. As further set forth on Schedule 3.01(e), the Parent will
issue four million four hundred six thousand three hundred seven shares
(4,406,307) in satisfaction of outstanding notes in the amount of two million
two hundred three thousand one hundred forty seven dollars
($2,203,147).
(f) The
present Officers and Directors of Parent will cooperate and sign an undertaking
to assist the Surviving Company in all respects disclosing the transactions set
forth herein and other information required by the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities
Act”).
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Section
3.02 Exchange of
Certificates
(a) As of the
Effective Time, all Harbrew Florida shares shall no longer be outstanding and
shall be automatically cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each
holder of the certificate representing any shares of Harbrew Florida shares
shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive
the Merger Consideration, without interest. After the Effective Time, there
shall be no further transfer on the records of Harbrew Florida of certificates
representing the Harbrew New York shares and there shall be no further transfer
on the records of the Merger Sub of certificates representing the capital stock
of the Merger Sub. If any certificate for such Parent’s Capital Stock
is to be issued in a name other than that in which the certificate for Merger
Sub or Harbrew New York shares surrendered for exchange is registered, it shall
be a condition of such exchange that the certificate so surrendered shall be
properly endorsed, with signature guaranteed, or otherwise in proper form for
transfer and that the person requesting such exchange shall pay to the Parent or
its transfer agent any transfer or other taxes or other costs required by reason
of the issuance of certificates for such Parent’s Capital Stock in a name other
than that of the registered holder of the certificate surrendered, or establish
to the satisfaction of the Parent or its transfer agent that all
taxes have been paid.
(b) One
hundred percent (100%) of the certificate(s) representing the Harbrew New York
shares shall be delivered to the Parent to be issued in the name of the
Parent.
(c) No
Further Ownership Rights; Transfer Books. The Merger Consideration issued upon
the surrender of the Harbrew Florida shares in accordance with the terms of this
Article III shall be deemed to have been issued (and paid) in full satisfaction
of all rights pertaining to the shares of Harbrew Florida theretofore
represented by such certificates. If, after the Effective Time, certificates
representing Harbrew Florida shares are presented to the Parent or Harbrew New
York, the presented certificates shall be cancelled and exchanged for shares of
the Parent.
IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section
4.01 Representations and
Warranties of Harbrew New
York. As an inducement for Parent and Merger Sub to enter into
this Agreement, Harbrew New York makes the following representations and
warrants to Parent and Merger Sub:
(a) Organization,
Standing and Corporate Power. Harbrew New York is a corporation duly
incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the applicable laws of
the State of New York and has the requisite organizational power and authority
to carry on its business as now being conducted. Harbrew New York is
duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of
its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, other than in
such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or licensed
(individually or in the aggregate) has not had or caused and would not
reasonably be expected to have a have or cause a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b)
Subsidiaries. As of the date hereof, Harbrew New York has no
subsidiaries.
(c)
Capital Structure. All the issued and outstanding shares of Harbrew
New York are held by Harbrew Florida. Harbrew Florida has twenty four
thousand five hundred ninety three shares (24,593)
outstanding. Except for as disclosed on Schedule 4.01(c), Harbrew New
York has no other securities of any nature issued, reserved for issuance or
outstanding. All outstanding Harbrew New York shares are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to
preemptive rights. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes
or other indebtedness or other securities of Harbrew New York having the right
to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right
to vote) on any matters on which the shareholder of Harbrew New York may vote.
There are no outstanding securities, options, warrants, calls, rights,
commitments, agreements, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which
Harbrew New York is a party or by which it is bound obligating Harbrew New York
to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional
Harbrew New York shares or other equity or voting securities
of Harbrew New York or obligating Harbrew New York to issue, grant,
extend or enter into any such security, option, warrant, call, right,
commitment, agreement, arrangement or undertaking. There are no
outstanding contractual obligations, commitments, understandings or arrangements
of Harbrew New York to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or make any
payment in respect of any shares or securities of Harbrew New
York. There are no agreements or arrangements pursuant to which
Harbrew New York is or could be required to register Harbrew New York shares or
other securities under the Securities Act of 1933 or other agreements or
arrangements with or among any holders of Harbrew New York shares or with
respect to any securities of Harbrew New York.
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(d)
Authority; Non-contravention. Harbrew New York has the requisite
power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
Merger. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Harbrew New
York and the consummation by Harbrew New York of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
of Harbrew New York. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by Harbrew New York and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of
Harbrew New York, enforceable against Harbrew New York in accordance with its
terms. The execution and delivery of this Agreement do not, and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and compliance
with the provisions hereof will not, conflict with, or result in any breach or
violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both)
under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of
or "put" right with respect to any obligation or to loss of a material benefit
under, or result in the creation of any material lien upon any of the properties
or assets of Harbrew New York, except, with respect to this Agreement, for the
filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of Nevada and
the Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State of New York.
(e)
Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since March 31, 2009, Harbrew
New York has conducted its business only in the ordinary course consistent with
past practice, and there is not and has not been: (i) any Material Adverse
Change; (ii) any condition, event or occurrence which individually or in the
aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or give
rise to a Material Adverse Change; (iii) any event which, if it had taken place
following the execution of this Agreement, would not have been permitted under
the terms of this Agreement without prior consent of the Parent; or (iv) any
condition, event or occurrence which could reasonably be expected to prevent,
hinder or materially delay the ability of Harbrew New York to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(f)
Litigation; Labor Matters; Compliance with Laws.
(i) There
is no suit, action or proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge
of Harbrew New York, threatened against or affecting Harbrew New York or any
basis for any such suit, action, proceeding or investigation that, individually
or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect or prevent, hinder or materially delay the ability of Harbrew
New York to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor is
there any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any Governmental Entity
or arbitrator outstanding against Harbrew New York having, or which, insofar as
reasonably could be foreseen by Harbrew New York, in the future could have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) The
conduct of the business of Harbrew New York complies with all statutes, laws,
regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards
applicable thereto except for such violation thereof would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(g)
Environmental Matters. Harbrew New York is in compliance with all
applicable Environmental Laws except for such violation thereof would not have a
Material Adverse Effect. "Environmental Laws" means all applicable federal,
state and local statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders, decrees and
common law relating in any manner to contamination, pollution or protection of
human health or the environment, and similar state
laws.
(h)
Material Contract Defaults. Harbrew New York is not, or has not,
received any notice or has any knowledge that any other party is, in default in
any respect under any Material Contract; and there has not occurred any event
that with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute
such a material default. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Material
Contract” means any contract, agreement or commitment that is effective as
of the Closing Date to which Harbrew New York is a party (i) with expected
receipts or expenditures in excess of $100,000, (ii) requiring Harbrew New York
to indemnify any person, (iii) granting exclusive rights to any party, (iv)
evidencing indebtedness for borrowed or loaned money in excess of $100,000 or
more, including guarantees of such indebtedness, or (v) which, if breached by
Harbrew New York in such a manner would (A) permit any other party to cancel or
terminate the same (with or without notice of passage of time) or (B) provide a
basis for any other party to claim money damages (either individually or in the
aggregate with all other such claims under that contract) from Harbrew New York
or (C) give rise to a right of acceleration of any material obligation or loss
of any material benefit under any such contract, agreement or
commitment.
(i)
Properties. Harbrew New York has good, clear and marketable titles to
all the tangible properties and tangible assets reflected in the latest balance
sheet as being owned by Harbrew New York or acquired after the date thereof
which are, individually or in the aggregate, material to the business of Harbrew
New York (except properties sold or otherwise disposed of since the date thereof
in the ordinary course of business), free and clear of all material
liens.
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(j)
Trademarks and Related Contracts. To the knowledge of Harbrew New
York:
(i)
Except as disclosed in this Agreement, Harbrew New York (i) owns or has the
right to use, free and clear of all Liens, claims and restrictions, all patents,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and rights with
respect to the foregoing used in or necessary for the conduct of its business as
now conducted or proposed to be conducted without infringing upon or otherwise
acting adversely to the right or claimed right of any Person under or with
respect to any of the foregoing and (ii) is not obligated or under any liability
to make any payments by way of royalties, fees or otherwise to any owner or
licensor of, or other claimant to, any patent, trademark, service xxxx, trade
name, copyright or other intangible asset, with respect to the use thereof or in
connection with the conduct of its business or otherwise.
(ii) To
the best knowledge of Harbrew New York, Harbrew New York owns and has the
unrestricted right to use all trade secrets, if any, including know-how,
negative know-how, formulas, patterns, programs, devices, methods, techniques,
inventions, designs, processes, computer programs and technical data and all
information that derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from
not being generally known or known by competitors (collectively, “intellectual
property”) required for or incident to the development, operation and
sale of all products and services sold by Harbrew New York, free and clear of
any right, Lien or claim of others; provided, however, the
possibility exists that other Persons, completely independent of Harbrew New
York or its employees or agents, could have developed intellectual property
similar or identical to that of Harbrew New York. Except as disclosed
in the Agreement, Harbrew New York is not aware of any such development of
substantially identical trade secrets or technical information by
others.
(k) Tax
Returns and Tax Payments. Harbrew New York has timely filed all tax returns
required to be filed by them, have paid all taxes shown thereon to be due and
have provided adequate reserves in their financial statements for any taxes that
have not been paid, whether or not shown as being due on any
returns. No material claim for unpaid taxes have been made or become
a lien against the property of Harbrew New York or is being asserted against
Harbrew New York, no audit of any tax return of Harbrew New York is being
conducted by a tax authority, and no extension of the statute of limitations on
the assessment of any taxes has been granted by Harbrew New York and is
currently in effect.
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4.02 Representations and
Warranties of the Parent and Merger Sub. As an inducement for
Harbrew New York to enter into this Agreement, the Parent and Merger Sub make
the following representations and warrants to Harbrew New York:
(a)
Organization, Standing and Corporate Power. The Parent and Merger Sub are duly
incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Nevada, as is applicable, and has the requisite corporate power and authority
to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Parent and
Merger Sub are duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing
in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or
leasing of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, other
than in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified or licensed
(individually or in the aggregate) would not have a material adverse effect with
respect to Parent.
(b)
Subsidiaries. As of the date hereof, Merger Sub is the only subsidiary of the
Parent. All the outstanding shares of capital stock of Merger Sub have been
validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned (of record and
beneficially) by Parent, free and clear of all liens. Except for the
capital stock of Merger Sub, which are corporations, Parent does not own,
directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other ownership interest in any
corporation, partnership, business association, joint venture or other
entity.
(c)
Capital Structure. The authorized capital stock of the Parent
consists of 200,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 100,000,000 shares are
common stock at par value $0.00001 per share and 100,000,000 shares are
preferred stock at par value $0.00001 per share. As of the close of business on
the date immediately preceding the date of this Agreement, there were 85,757,000
shares of common stock issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock
have been issued and outstanding. At Closing, immediately after the
issuance of the Merger Consideration to Harbrew Florida, the Parent will have
42,908,984 shares of the Capital Stock outstanding of which 27,151,984 shares
will have been issued to Harbrew Florida and other issuances in connection with
this Agreement.
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Immediately
upon the issuance, the Merger Consideration will be distributed to the Harbrew
Florida Shareholders on a pro-rata equity ownership basis as set for in Exhibit
[__] hereto. In addition, the Parent will have filed certain
designations of preferred stock and issued shares of preferred stock as
disclosed on Schedule 4.02(c).
Except as
set forth herein, no shares of capital stock or other equity securities of the
Parent are issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. All outstanding shares
of capital stock of the Parent are, and all shares which may be issued pursuant
to this Agreement will be, when issued, duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable and, not subject to preemptive rights, and issued in
compliance with all applicable state and federal laws concerning the issuance of
securities. There are no outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other
indebtedness or other securities of the Parent having the right to vote (or
convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) of
the Parent. There are no outstanding securities, options, warrants, calls,
rights, commitments, agreements, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to
which Parent is a party or by which any of them is bound obligating the Parent
to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional
shares of capital stock or other securities of the Parent or any of its
subsidiaries or obligating Parent or any of its subsidiaries to issue, deliver
or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital
stock or other equity securities of Parent or any of its subsidiaries or
obligating the Parent or any of its subsidiaries to issue, grant, extend or
enter into any such security, option, warrant, call, right, commitment,
agreement, arrangement or undertaking. There are no outstanding contractual
obligations, commitments, understandings or arrangements of the Parent or any of
its subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or make any payment
in respect of any shares of capital stock or other Securities of Parent or any
of its subsidiaries.
(d)
Authority; Non-Contravention. The Parent and Merger Sub have all requisite
corporate authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Parent and the consummation by Parent of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement has been (or at the Closing will have been) duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Parent. This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by and constitutes a valid and
binding obligation of Parent, enforceable in accordance with its terms. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and compliance with the provisions
of this Agreement will not, conflict with, or result in any breach or violation
of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give
rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of or "put" right
with respect to any obligation or to loss of a material benefit under, or result
in the creation of any lien upon any of the properties or assets of Parent or
any of its subsidiaries under, (i) the Articles of Incorporation or bylaws of
the Parent or the comparable charter or organizational documents of any other
subsidiary of the Parent, (ii) any loan or credit agreement, note, bond,
mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, instrument, permit, concession,
franchise or license applicable to the Parent, or any subsidiary of the Parent
or their respective properties or assets, or (iii) subject to the governmental
filings and other matters referred to in the following sentence, any judgment,
order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation or arbitration award
applicable to the Parent or any subsidiary of the Parent or their respective
properties or assets, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), any
such conflicts, breaches, violations, defaults, rights, losses or liens that
individually or in the aggregate could not have a material adverse effect with
respect to Parent or could not prevent, hinder or materially delay the ability
of Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or
filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Entity is required by or with
respect to the Parent or any subsidiary of Parent in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parent or the consummation by
the Parent, as the case may be, of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except for the filing of the Articles of Merger with the Secretary of
State of Nevada and the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of
State of New York, as required, and such other consents, approvals, orders,
authorizations, registrations, declarations, filings or notices as may be
required under the "blue sky" laws of various states.
(e) SEC
Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities. The Parent has filed all reports, schedules,
forms, statements and other documents as required by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) and the Parent
has delivered or made available to Harbrew New York all reports, schedules,
forms, statements and other documents filed with the SEC (collectively, and in
each case including all exhibits and schedules thereto and documents
incorporated by reference therein, the “Parent SEC
Documents”). The Parent SEC Documents complied in all material respects
with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC
promulgated thereunder applicable to such Parent SEC documents, and none of the
Parent SEC Documents (including any and all consolidated financial statements
included therein) as of such date contained any untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
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Except to
the extent revised or superseded by a subsequent filing with the SEC (a copy of
which has been provided to Harbrew New York prior to the date of this
Agreement), none of the Parent SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state any material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The consolidated financial statements of Parent included in such
Parent SEC Documents comply as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with
respect thereto, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles (except, in the case of unaudited consolidated quarterly
statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis
during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto)
and fairly present the consolidated financial position of the Parent and its
consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results
of operations and changes in cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in
the case of unaudited quarterly statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments
as determined by Parent's independent accountants). Except as set forth in the
Parent SEC Documents, at the date of the most recent audited financial
statements of the Parent included in the Parent SEC Documents, neither the
Parent nor any of its subsidiaries had, and since such date neither Parent nor
any of such subsidiaries has incurred, any liabilities or obligations of any
nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) which, individually
or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect with respect to Parent.
(f)
Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as disclosed in the
Parent SEC Documents, since the date of the most recent financial statements
included in the Parent SEC Documents, the Parent and Merger Sub have conducted
their business only in the ordinary course consistent with past practice in
light of its current business circumstances, and there is not and has not been:
(i) any material adverse change with respect to Parent; (ii) any condition,
event or occurrence which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect or give rise to a material adverse
change with respect to the Parent; (iii) any event which, if it had taken place
following the execution of this Agreement, would not have been permitted by
Section 5.01 without the prior consent of Harbrew New York; or (iv) any
condition, event or occurrence which could reasonably be expected to prevent,
hinder or materially delay the ability of Parent to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(g)
Litigation; Labor Matters; Compliance with Laws.
(i) There
is no suit, action or proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge
of the Parent and Merger Sub, threatened against or affecting Parent or any
basis for any such suit, action, proceeding or investigation that, individually
or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect with respect to the Parent or prevent, hinder or materially delay the
ability of the Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any
Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against the Parent having, or
which, insofar as reasonably could be foreseen by the Parent, in the future
could have, any such effect.
(ii) The
Parent and Merger Sub are not a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining
agreement, contract or other agreement or understanding with a labor union or
labor organization, nor is it the subject of any proceeding asserting that it
has committed an unfair labor practice or seeking to compel it to bargain with
any labor organization as to wages or conditions of employment nor is there any
strike, work stoppage or other labor dispute involving it pending or, to its
knowledge, threatened, any of which could have a material adverse effect with
respect to the Parent.
(iii) The
conduct of the business of Parent and Merger Sub complies with all statutes,
laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration
awards applicable thereto.
(h)
Benefit Plans. The Parent and Merger Sub are not parties to any Benefit Plan
under which the Parent or Merger Sub currently has an obligation to provide
benefits to any current or former employee, officer or director of Parent or
Merger Sub.
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(i) Certain
Employee Payments. The Parent and Merger Sub are not parties to any employment
agreement which could result in the payment to any current, former or future
director or employee of the Parent or Merger Sub of any money or other property
or rights or accelerate or provide any other rights or benefits to any such
employee or director as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, whether or not (i) such payment, acceleration or provision would
constitute a “parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the
Code), or (ii) some other subsequent action or event would be required to cause
such payment, acceleration or provision to be triggered.
(j) Tax
Returns and Tax Payments. The Parent and Merger Sub have timely filed
all tax returns required to be filed by them, have paid all taxes shown thereon
to be due and have provided adequate reserves in their financial statements for
any taxes that have not been paid, whether or not shown as being due on any
returns. No material claim for unpaid taxes have been made or become a lien
against the property of the Parent or Merger Sub or is being asserted against
the Parent or Merger Sub, no audit of any tax return of the Parent or Merger Sub
is being conducted by a tax authority, and no extension of the statute of
limitations on the assessment of any taxes has been granted by Parent or Merger
Sub and is currently in effect.
(k) Environmental
Matters. The Parent is in compliance with all applicable
Environmental Laws.
(l) Material
Contract Defaults. The Parent and Merger Sub are not, or have not,
received any notice or has any knowledge that any other party is, in default in
any respect under any Material Contract; and there has not occurred any event
that with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute
such a material default. For purposes of this Agreement, a Material Contract
means any contract, agreement or commitment that is effective as of the Closing
Date to which the Parent is a party (i) with expected receipts or expenditures
in excess of $10,000, (ii) requiring the Parent to indemnify any person, (iii)
granting exclusive rights to any party, (iv) evidencing indebtedness for
borrowed or loaned money in excess of $10,000 or more, including guarantees of
such indebtedness, or (v) which, if breached by Parent in such a manner would
(A) permit any other party to cancel or terminate the same (with or without
notice of passage of time) or (B) provide a basis for any other party to claim
money damages (either individually or in the aggregate with all other such
claims under that contract) from Parent or (C) give rise to a right of
acceleration of any material obligation or loss of any material benefit under
any such contract, agreement or commitment.
(m) Properties. The
Parent and Merger Sub have good, clear and marketable title to all the tangible
properties and tangible assets reflected in the latest balance sheet as being
owned by Parent or Merger Sub or acquired after the date thereof which are,
individually or in the aggregate, material to Parent's or Merger Sub's
businesses (except properties sold or otherwise disposed of since the date
thereof in the ordinary course of business), free and clear of all material
liens.
(n)
Trademarks and Related Contracts.
(i)
Merger Sub has no Intellectual Property.
(ii)
Except as disclosed in this Agreement, the Parent (i) owns or has the right to
use, free and clear of all Liens, claims and restrictions, all patents,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and rights with
respect to the foregoing used in or necessary for the conduct of its business as
now conducted or proposed to be conducted without infringing upon or otherwise
acting adversely to the right or claimed right of any Person under or with
respect to any of the foregoing and (ii) is not obligated or under any liability
to make any payments by way of royalties, fees or otherwise to any owner or
licensor of, or other claimant to, any patent, trademark, service xxxx, trade
name, copyright or other intangible asset, with respect to the use thereof or in
connection with the conduct of its business or otherwise
(iii) To
the knowledge of the Parent, the Parent owns and has the unrestricted right to
use all trade secrets, if any, including know-how, negative know-how, formulas,
patterns, programs, devices, methods, techniques, inventions, designs,
processes, computer programs and technical data and all information that derives
independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known
or known by competitors (collectively, “intellectual
property”) required for or incident to the development, operation and
sale of all products and services sold by Parent, free and clear of any right,
Lien or claim of others; provided, however, the
possibility exists that other Persons, completely independent of the Parent or
its employees or agents, could have developed intellectual property similar or
identical to that of the Parent. Except as disclosed in the
Agreement, Parent is not aware of any such development of substantially
identical trade secrets or technical information by others.
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V.
COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PRIOR TO MERGER
Section
5.01 Conduct of
the Parent and Merger Sub. From the date of this Agreement and
until the Effective Time, or until the prior termination of this Agreement, the
Parent and Merger Sub shall not, unless mutually agreed to in
writing:
(a)
engage in any transaction, except in the normal and ordinary course of business,
or create or suffer to exist any lien or other encumbrance upon any of their
respective assets or which will not be discharged in full prior to the Effective
Time;
(b) sell,
assign or otherwise transfer any of their assets, or cancel or compromise any
debts or claims relating to their assets, other than for fair value, in the
ordinary course of business, and consistent with past practice;
(c) (i)
directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire to redeem, purchase
or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock; (ii) issue or agree to
issue any additional shares of, or options, warrants rights of any kind to
acquire any shares of Capital Stock; (iii) amend its certificate of
incorporation or bylaws, or split, combine or reclassify the outstanding Capital
Stock or declare, set aside or pay any dividend payable in cash, stock or
property or make any distribution with respect to any such stock.
(d) fail
to use reasonable efforts to preserve intact their present business
organizations, keep available the services of their employees and preserve its
material relationships with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees,
distributors and others, to the end that its good will and on-going business not
be impaired prior to the Effective Time;
(e)
except for matters related to complaints by former employees related to wages,
suffer or permit any material adverse change to occur with respect to Parent and
Merger Sub or their respective business or assets; or
(f) make
any material change with respect to their business in accounting or bookkeeping
methods, principles or practices, except as required by GAAP.
VI.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATION OF HARBREW NEW YORK TO CLOSE
The
obligation of Harbrew New York to complete the Closing is subject, at the option
of Harbrew New York, to the fulfillment on or prior to the Closing Date of the
following Conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by Harbrew New York
and Shareholders in writing:
Section
6.01 Representations
and Covenants. The representations and warranties of the Parent and
Merger Sub contained in this Agreement shall be true in all respects on and as
of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of
the Closing Date. The Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed and complied
with all covenants and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or
complied with by the Parent and Merger Sub on or prior to the Closing
Date.
Section
6.02 Governmental
Permits and Approvals in Corporate Resolutions. Any and all
permits and approvals from any governmental or regulatory body required for the
lawful consummation of the Closing shall have been obtained. The Board of
Directors of Parent shall have approved the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and Parent and Merger Sub shall have delivered to Harbrew New York,
if requested, resolutions by their respective Board of Directors certified by
the Secretary of Parent or Merger Sub authorizing the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
Section
6.03 Satisfactory
Business Review. Harbrew New York and its representatives
shall have completed the review of the business of Parent and Merger Sub
contemplated by this Agreement, that none of the information revealed thereby or
in the Financial Statements has resulted in, or in the opinion of them may
result in, an adverse change in the assets, properties, business, operations or
condition (financial or otherwise) of Parent or Merger Sub.
Section
6.04 No Material
Adverse Change. Between the date of this Agreement and the
Closing Date: (a) there shall have been no material adverse change to Parent or
Merger Sub or their respective business, financial position, or results of
operation excluding events which affect companies business generally;
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(b) there
shall have been no adverse federal, state, or local legislative or regulatory
change affecting in any material respect the services, products or business of
Parent or Merger Sub; and (c) none of the properties or assets of Parent or
Merger Sub or its subsidiaries shall be damaged by fire, flood, casualty, act of
God or the public enemy or other cause (regardless of insurance coverage for
such damage) which damage may, in the opinion of Harbrew New York have a
material adverse affect on Parent.
Section
6.05 Litigation. No
action, suit, or proceeding shall have been instituted before any court or
governmental or regulatory body or instituted or threatened by any governmental
or regulatory body, to restrain, modify or prevent the carrying out of the
transactions contemplated hereby, or to seek damages or a discovery order in
connection with such transactions, or which has or may have, in the opinion of
the Merger Sub, Parent and their Shareholders, a material adverse affect on the
assets, properties, business, operations, or condition (financial or otherwise)
of Parent or Merger Sub.
Section
6.06 Parent will obtain Majority Shareholder approval for the Merger prior to
Closing.
Section
6.07 Review of
Financial Statements. Harbrew New York designated representatives shall
complete a satisfactory review of Financial Statements of Parent and Merger Sub
immediately prior to Closing in accordance with the provisions
herein.
Section
6.08 Financial
Condition. Parent shall have no assets and no liabilities, contingent or
otherwise, at the time of Closing.
Section
6.09 Merger Sub shall have conducted no operations, had no activity
and have not issued or undertaken any obligation to issue any securities of any
nature other than in connection with the Merger as set forth
herein.
Section
6.10 Other
Documents. Parent and Merger Sub shall have delivered such
other documents, instruments, and certificates, if any, as are required to be
delivered pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or which may reasonably
be requested in furtherance of the provisions of this Agreement.
Section
6.11 Agreement. The
officers of Parent and Merger Sub shall have delivered to Harbrew New York duly
executed copies of this Agreement and the Certificate of Merger as required by
applicable law.
Section
6.12 No
Outstanding Options. Immediately
before the Closing, there shall be no options, warrants, or other securities or
agreements outstanding for the purchase of any Capital Stock or other interest
in Parent.
Section
6.14 Other
Legal Requirements. All statutory and other legal requirements
for the valid consummation of the Merger shall have been
fulfilled. No law or regulation shall have passed or been enacted
that would prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
Section
6.15 Financial
Condition. Merger Sub shall have no assets and no liabilities
at the time of Closing.
VII. DOCUMENTS
TO BE FURNISHED TO HARBREW NEW YORK BY THE PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Section
7.01 Delivery by
Parent and Merger Sub.
(a)
Certified copies of resolutions of the Parent and Merger Sub approving and
authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
authorizing all of the necessary and proper action to enable the Parent and
Merger Sub to comply with the terms of this Agreement.
(b) The
Corporate Book of the Parent and Merger Sub.
(c) A
list of the authorized and outstanding securities of the Parent and Merger Sub
certified by their transfer agents.
(d) A
list of the officers and directors of the Parent and Merger Sub.
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(e)
Copies of the Articles of Incorporation and bylaws currently in effect of the
Parent and Merger Sub.
(f)
Copies of all contracts, agreements or commitments in which the Parent or Merger
Sub is a party.
(g) A
list of all fringe benefit plans and programs applying to employees of the
Parent and Merger Sub including but not limited to, pension, profit sharing,
life insurance, medical, bonus, incentive and similar plans and the approximate
annual cost of each.
(h) A
list of all employees of the Parent and Merger Sub.
(i) A
list of all letters, patents, patent applications, inventions upon which patent
application have not yet been filed, trade names, trademarks, trademark
registrations and applications, copyrights, copyright registrations, both
domestic and foreign presently owned by the Parent and Merger Sub together with
the corporate owner.
(j)
Copies of all financing or loan agreements, mortgages or similar agreements to
which the Parent and Merger Sub are a party.
(k)
Copies of all powers of attorney granted by the Parent or Merger
Sub.
(l) A
list of each insurance policy owned by the Parent, with the name of the
insurance carrier, the policy number, a brief description of the coverage, the
annual premium, the corporate owner and any claims pending.
(m) A
certificate from the Chief Executive Officer of the Parent and Merger Sub, to
the effect that all representations and warranties of the Parent and Merger Sub
made under this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing, the same as
though originally given to Harbrew New York on said date.
(n) Such
other instruments and documents as are required to be delivered pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement.
(o)
Corporate minutes and/or resolutions reflecting the Resignations and Appoints
set forth in Sections 2.05 and 2.06.
VIII.
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
Section
8.01 Access to
Information; Confidentiality.
(a)
Harbrew New York shall, and shall cause its officers, employees, counsel,
financial advisors and other representatives to, afford to the Parent and its
representatives reasonable access during normal business hours during the period
prior to the Effective Time of the Merger to its properties, books, contracts,
commitments, personnel and records and, during such period, Harbrew New York
shall, and shall cause its officers, employees and representatives to, furnish
promptly to Parent all information concerning its business, properties,
financial condition, operations and personnel as such other party may from time
to time reasonably request. For the purposes of determining the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of Harbrew New York set forth herein and
compliance by Harbrew New York of its obligations hereunder, during the period
prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, Parent shall provide Harbrew New York
and its representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours to
its properties, books, contracts, commitments, personnel and records as may be
necessary to enable Harbrew New York to confirm the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of Parent set forth herein and compliance by
Parent of their obligations hereunder, and, during such period, Parent shall,
and shall cause its subsidiaries, officers, employees and representatives to,
furnish promptly to Harbrew New York upon its request (i) a copy of each report,
schedule, registration statement and other document filed by it during such
period pursuant to the requirements of federal or state securities laws and (ii)
all other information concerning its business, properties, financial condition,
operations and personnel as such other party may from time to time reasonably
request. Except as required by law, Parent will hold, and will cause its
respective directors, officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial
advisors and other representatives and affiliates to hold, any nonpublic
information in strict confidence.
(b) No
investigation pursuant to this Section 8.01 shall affect any representations or
warranties of the parties herein or the conditions to the obligations of the
parties hereto.
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Section
8.02 Best
Efforts. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement, each of the parties agrees to use its best efforts to
take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to
assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing, all things necessary,
proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious
manner practicable, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The Parent, and Harbrew New York will use their best
efforts and cooperate with one another (i) in promptly determining whether any
filings are required to be made or consents, approvals, waivers, permits or
authorizations are required to be obtained (or, which if not obtained, would
result in an event of default, termination or acceleration of any agreement or
any put right under any agreement) under any applicable law or regulation or
from any governmental authorities or third parties, including parties to loan
agreements or other debt instruments and including such consents, approvals,
waivers, permits or authorizations as may be required to transfer the assets and
related liabilities of Harbrew New York to the Surviving Company in
the Merger, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
and (ii) in promptly making any such filings, in furnishing information required
in connection therewith and in timely seeking to obtain any such consents,
approvals, permits or authorizations. The Parent and Harbrew New York shall
mutually cooperate in order to facilitate the achievement of the benefits
reasonably anticipated from the Merger.
Section
8.03 Public
Announcements. The Parent, on the one hand, and Harbrew New
York, on the other hand, will consult with each other before issuing, and
provide each other the opportunity to review and comment upon, any press release
or other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public
statement prior to such consultation, except as may be required by applicable
law or court process. The parties agree that the initial press
release or releases to be issued with respect to the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement shall be mutually agreed upon prior to the issuance thereof
except as may be required by applicable law or court process.
Section
8.04 Expenses. All
costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such
expenses.
Section
8.05 No
Solicitation. Except as previously agreed to in writing by the
other party, neither Harbrew New York nor the Parent shall authorize or permit
any of its officers, directors, agents, representatives, or advisors to (a)
solicit, initiate or encourage or take any action to facilitate the submission
of inquiries, proposals or offers from any person relating to any matter
concerning any merger, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization or
similar transaction involving Company or Parent, respectively, other than the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement or any other transaction the
consummation of which would or could reasonably be expected to impede, interfere
with, prevent or delay the Merger or which would or could be expected to dilute
the benefits to Harbrew New York of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Company or Parent will immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing
activities, discussions and negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore
with respect to any of the
foregoing.
IX.
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
Section
9.01 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated and abandoned at any time prior to the Effective
Time of the Merger:
(a) by
mutual written consent of the Parent, Merger Sub and Harbrew New
York;
(b) by
either the Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, or Harbrew New York on the
other hand, if any Governmental Entity shall have issued an order, decree or
ruling or taken any other action permanently enjoining, restraining or otherwise
prohibiting the Merger and such order, decree, ruling or other action shall have
become final and non-appealable;
(c) by
either the Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, or Harbrew New York on the
other hand, if the Merger shall not have been consummated on or before May [__],
2009 (other than as a result of the failure of the party seeking to terminate
this Agreement to perform its obligations under this Agreement required to be
performed at or prior to the Effective Time of the Merger);
(d) by
the Parent and Merger Sub, if a material adverse change shall have occurred
relative to the Harbrew New York;
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(e) by
the Parent and Merger Sub, if Harbrew New York willfully fails to perform in any
material respect any of its material obligations under this Agreement;
or
(f) by
Harbrew New York, if Parent or Merger Sub willfully fails to perform in any
material respect any of their respective obligations under this Agreement;
and
(g) by
Harbrew New York if the due diligence investigation by Harbrew New York of the
parent is not satisfactory to Harbrew New York.
Section
9.02 Effect
of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement
by either Harbrew New York or Parent, and Merger Sub as provided in Section
9.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any
liability or obligation on the part of Parent, Merger Sub or Harbrew New York,
other than the provisions of Section 8.01. Nothing contained in this
Section shall relieve any party for any breach of the representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement.
Section
9.03 Amendment. This
Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf
of each of the parties.
Section
9.04 Extension;
Waiver. Subject to Section 8.02 at any time prior to the
Effective Time of the Merger, the parties may (a) extend the time for the
performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties, (b)
waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to this Agreement, or (c) waive
compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained in this
Agreement. Any agreement on the part of a party to any such extension
or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on
behalf of such party. The failure of any party to this Agreement to assert any
of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of
such
rights.
Section
9.05 Procedure for
Termination, Amendment, Extension or Waiver. A termination of
this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01, an amendment of this Agreement pursuant
to Section 9.03 or an extension or waiver of this Agreement pursuant to Section
9.04 shall, in order to be effective, require in the case of the Parent, Merger
Sub or Harbrew New York, action by the corporation's Board of Directors and in
the event of Harbrew New York action by a majority of its
shareholders.
Section
9.06 Return of
Documents. In the event of termination of this Agreement for
any reason, the Parent and Harbrew New York will return to the other party all
of the other party's documents, work papers, and other materials (including
copies) relating to the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, whether
obtained before or after execution of this Agreement. Parent and Company will
not use any information so obtained from the other party for any purpose and
will take all reasonable steps to have such other party's information kept
confidential.
X.
INDEMNIFICATION AND RELATED MATTERS
Section
10.01 Survival of Representations
and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the
parties made in Section 4.01 and 4.02 of this Agreement shall not survive beyond
the one year anniversary of the Effective Time.
Section
10.02 Indemnification.
(a) Irrespective
of any due diligence investigation conducted by Harbrew New York with regard the
transactions contemplated hereby, the Parent shall indemnify and hold Harbrew
New York and each of its officers and directors (the “Harbrew New York
Representatives”) harmless from and against any and all liabilities,
obligations, damages, losses, deficiencies, costs, penalties, interest and
expenses (collectively, “Losses”) arising out
of, based upon, attributable to or resulting from any and all Losses incurred or
suffered by Harbrew New York or any of Harbrew New York representatives
resulting from or arising out of any breach of a representation, warranty or
covenant made by Parent as set forth herein.
(b)
Harbrew New York shall indemnify and hold the the Parent and each of its
officers and directors (the “Parent
Representatives”) harmless from and against any and all liabilities,
obligations, damages, losses, deficiencies, costs, penalties, interest and
expenses (collectively, “Losses”) arising out
of, based upon, attributable to or resulting from any and all Losses incurred or
suffered by the Parent or any of the Parent Representatives resulting from or
arising out of any breach of a representation, warranty or covenant made by
Harbrew New York as set forth herein.
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Section
10.03 Notice of
Indemnification. In the event any proceeding shall be
threatened or instituted or any claim or demand shall be asserted in respect of
which payment may be sought by the Parent or any Parent Representative or by
Harbrew New York or any Harbrew New York Representative, against the other, as
the case may be (each an “Indemnitee”), under
the provisions of this Article X (an “Indemnity Claim”),
the Indemnitee shall promptly cause written notice of the assertion of any such
Claim of which it has knowledge which is covered by this indemnity to be
forwarded to the Parent Representative, who shall be Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, or the
Harbrew New York Representative, who shall be Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx, as the case may
be. Any notice of an Indemnity Claim by reason of any of the
representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement shall state
specifically the representation, warranty or covenant with respect to which the
Indemnity Claim is made, the facts giving rise to an alleged basis for the
Claim, and the amount of the liability asserted against the Indemnitor by reason
of the Indemnity Claim. Within ten (10) days of the receipt of such written
notice, the Parent Representative or Harbrew New York, as the case may be, shall
notify the Indemnitee in writing of its intent to contest the indemnification
obligation or to accept liability hereunder.
XI.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section
11.01 Notices.
All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise
specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail,
registered or certified, return receipt requested, (iii) delivered by reputable
air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery,
telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as
such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any
notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall
be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with
accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the
address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal
business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day
following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal
business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the first business
day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid,
addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever
shall first occur. The addresses for such communications shall
be:
(a) if to
the Parent or Merger Sub, to:
Iconic
Brands, Inc. (formerly, Paw Spa, Inc.)
Attn.:
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Tel.:
(000) 000-0000
(b) if to
HARBREW NEW YORK,
Harbrew
Imports Ltd.
Attn.:
Xxxxxxx XxXxxxx
0000
Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Tel.:
(000) 000-0000
with a
copy to (which shall not constitute notice):
Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxx LLP
Attn: Xxxx
Xxxxx, Esq.
000 Xxxxx
0 Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Tel.:
(000) 000-0000
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Section
11.02 Interpretation. When
a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such
reference shall be to a Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement
unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or
“including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by
the words “without limitation”.
Section
11.03 Entire
Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement
and the other agreements referred to herein constitute the entire agreement, and
supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among
the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement
is not intended to confer upon any person other than the parties any rights or
remedies.
Section
11.04 Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada applicable to contracts executed
and performed in such State, without giving effect to conflicts of laws
principles. All controversies, claims and matters of difference arising between
the parties under this Agreement shall be submitted to binding arbitration in
Nevada under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration
Association (the “AAA”) from time to
time in force (to the extent not in conflict with the provisions set forth
herein). This agreement to arbitrate shall be specifically
enforceable under applicable law in any court of competent
jurisdiction. Notice of the demand for arbitration shall be filed in
writing with the other parties to this Agreement and with the
AAA. Once the arbitral tribunal has been constituted in full, a
hearing shall be held and an aware rendered as soon as
practicable. The demand for arbitration shall be made within a
reasonable time after the claim, dispute or other matter in question has arisen,
and the parties are not making progress toward a resolution. In
no event shall it be made after the date when institution of legal or equitable
proceedings based on such claim, dispute or other matter would be barred by the
applicable contractual or other statutes of limitations. The parties
shall have reasonable discovery rights as determined by the
arbitration. The award rendered by the arbitrators shall be final and
judgment may be entered in accordance with applicable law and in any court
having jurisdiction thereof. The decision of the arbitrators shall be
rendered in writing and shall state the manner in which the fees and expenses of
the arbitrators shall be borne.
Section
11.05 Assignment. Neither
this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this
Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or
otherwise by any of the parties without the prior written consent of the other
parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon,
inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties and their respective
successors and assigns.
Section
11.06 Severability. Whenever
possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement will be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law but
if any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or
rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will
not affect any other provision or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction,
and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction
as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion of any
provision had never been contained herein.
Section
11.07 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more identical counterparts, all of which
shall be considered one and the same instrument and shall become effective when
one or more such counterparts shall have been executed by each of the parties
and delivered to the other parties.
Section
11.08 Time. Time
is of the essence in the performance of the parties respective obligations
herein contained.
Section
11.09 Recitals,
Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits. The Recitals, Disclosure
Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement are incorporated herein, by this
reference, made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein.
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO MERGER AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
undersigned have caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement
as of the date first above written.
Iconic
Brands, Inc. (formerly, Paw Spa, Inc.)
/s/
Name: Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
Paw
Spa Acquisition, Inc.
/s/
Name:
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Chief
Executive Officer
Harbew
Imports Ltd. Corp., a Florida corporation
/s/
Name: Xxxxxxx
X. XxXxxxx
Title: Chief
Executive Officer
Harbew
Imports, Ltd., a New York corporation
/s/
Name: Xxxxxxx
X. XxXxxxx
Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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