SECURITIES EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 2.1
BY
AND AMONG
NEWCO4EDUCATION
I, LLC,
and
THE
MEMBERS OF NEWCO4EDUCATION I, LLC.
Dated as
of December 30, 2010
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Article
1 Purchase and Sale of
Shares
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1
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Section 1.1
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Agreement to Sell
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1
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Section 1.2
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Purchase Price
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1
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Section 1.3
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Certain Definitions
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2
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Article
2 Procedure for
Closing
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3
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Section 2.1
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Closing
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3
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Section 2.2
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Deliveries at Closing
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3
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Section 2.3
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Further Assurances
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4
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Article
3 Representations and Warranties of
the N4E Members
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4
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Article
4 Representations and Warranties of
N4E
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5
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Section 4.1
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Title to Shares, Authority, Investment
Intent
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5
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Section 4.2
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Organization and
Qualification
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5
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Section 4.3
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Subsidiaries and Joint
Ventures
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5
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Section 4.4
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Authority
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6
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Section 4.5
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Capitalization
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6
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Section 4.6
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Personal Property
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6
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Section 4.7
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Intellectual Property
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6
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Section 4.8
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Insurance
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7
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Section 4.9
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Environmental Matters
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7
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Section 4.10
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Litigation
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7
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Section 4.11
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Brokers and Finders
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7
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Section 4.12
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Taxes
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7
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Section 4.13
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Labor Matters
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8
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Section 4.14
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Governmental Approval and
Consents
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8
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Section 4.15
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Taxes
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8
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Section 4.16
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Compliance with Laws
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8
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Section 4.17
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Correctness of
Representations
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8
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Article
5 Representations and Warranties of
SIBE
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9
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Section 5.1
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Organization and
Qualification
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9
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Section 5.2
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Subsidiaries and Joint
Ventures
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9
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Section 5.3
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Authority
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9
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Section 5.4
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SIBE Capitalization
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9
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Section 5.5
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Books and Records
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10
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Section 5.6
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SEC Filings
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10
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Section 5.7
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Business Activities
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10
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Section 5.8
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Liabilities
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10
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Section 5.9
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Employees and Employee Benefit
Plans
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10
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Section 5.10
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Insurance
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10
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Section 5.11
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Environmental Matters
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11
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Section 5.12
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Litigation
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11
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Section 5.13
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Taxes
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11
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Section 5.14
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Compliance with Laws
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12
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Section 5.15
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Brokers and Finders
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12
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Section 5.16
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Governmental Approval and
Consents
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12
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Section 5.17
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Investment Intent
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Xxxxxxx 5.18
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SEC Reports
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13
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Section 5.19
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Correctness of
Representations
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13
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Article
6 Conditions Precedent to Obligations
of SIBE
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13
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Section 6.1
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Representations and Warranties of N4E and the N4E
Members
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13
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Section 6.2
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Compliance by N4E and the N4E
Members
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13
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Section 6.3
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No Injunction, Etc.
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13
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Section 6.4
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No Adverse Change
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13
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Section 6.5
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Proceedings
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13
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Section 6.6
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Closing Documents
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13
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Section 6.7
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N4E Shareholders
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13
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Section 6.8
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Stock Restriction
Agreements
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14
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Article
7 Conditions Precedent to Obligations
of the N4E Members
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14
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Section 7.1
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Continuation of Professional
Relationships
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14
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Section 7.2
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Designation of Series Common
Stock
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14
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Section 7.3
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Debt Settlement
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14
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Section 7.4
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Elimination of Certain
Obligations
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14
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Section 7.5
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Surviving Liabilities
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15
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Section 7.6
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Board of Directors
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15
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Section 7.7
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Appointment of Officers
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15
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Section 7.8
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Lock Up Agreements
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15
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Section 7.9
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Stock Restriction
Agreements
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15
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Section 7.10
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Certificate Regarding Representations and
Warranties
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15
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Section 7.11
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Compliance by SIBE
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16
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Section 7.12
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No Injunction, Etc.
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16
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Section 7.13
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Certificates
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16
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Article
8 General
Provisions
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16
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Section 8.1
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The N4E Member
Representative
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16
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Section 8.2
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Public Announcements
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17
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Section 8.3
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Fees and Expenses
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17
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Section 8.4
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Notices
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17
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Section 8.5
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No Benefit to Others
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18
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Section 8.6
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Headings, Gender, and
Person
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18
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Section 8.7
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Counterparts
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18
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Section 8.8
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Integration of Agreement
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18
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Section 8.9
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Governing Law
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18
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Section 8.10
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Severability
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18
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TABLE
OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A
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Schedule
of N4E Members
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Exhibit
B
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Form
of Certificate of Designation
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Exhibit
C
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Form
of Lock Up Agreement
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Exhibit
D
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Form
of Stock Restriction
Agreement
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CROSS-REFERENCE
TO DEFINED TERMS
Defined
Term
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Page
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Affiliate
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2
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Agreement
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2
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Benefit
Plans
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10
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Business
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1
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Closing
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3
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Closing
Date
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3
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Code
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2
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Common
Stock
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9
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Contract
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2
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Debentures
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14
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Debt
Resolution LLC
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14
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Debt
Settlement
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14
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Environmental
Claim
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7
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Environmental
Laws
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7
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ERISA
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2
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Exchange
Act
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1
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Hazardous
Materials
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7
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Intellectual
Property
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2
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Lock-Up
Agreement
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3
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N4E
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1
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N4E
Member
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1
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N4E
Member Representative
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16
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N4E
Members
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1
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N4E
Shares
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1
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Ownership
Percentage
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1
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person
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18
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Records
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2
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Regulation
D
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1
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Requesting
Party
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4
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SEC
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1
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Securities
Act
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1
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Settling
Debenture Holders
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14
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SIBE
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1
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SIBE
Shares
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1
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Stock
Restriction Agreement
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3
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Surviving
Liabilities
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15
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Tax
Returns
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2
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Taxes
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2
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Trade
Secrets
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2
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THIS
SECURITIES EXCHANGE AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 30th day of
December, 2010, by and among SIBLING ENTERTAINMENT GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., a Texas
corporation (“SIBE”),
NEWCO4EDUCATION I, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“N4E”), and all of the members
of N4E (each of whom is a “N4E
Member” and all of whom together are collectively, the “N4E Members”). The
name, address, and percentage membership interest (the “Ownership Percentage”) of
each N4E Member is set forth on Exhibit
A. The N4E Members collectively hold all of the outstanding
limited liability company membership interests of N4E.
Background
N4E owns
certain business plans and proprietary information regarding the acquisition
education management organizations and the management and operation of charter
and other schools (the “Business”). After
giving effect to the transactions contemplated by Section 7.3 and Section 7.4,
at Closing, SIBE will exit the entertainment business and have no entertainment
business activities or assets. SIBE is a public company that files
reports pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and its common
stock is traded on the Pink Sheets under the symbol SIBE. SIBE is not
current in its Exchange Act reports. SIBE and the N4E Members desire
to make this Agreement for the purpose of setting forth certain representations,
warranties, covenants, and agreements in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby. SIBE is issuing the SIBE Shares to the N4E
Members in reliance upon the exemption from securities registration pursuant to
Section 4(2) and/or Regulation D (“Regulation D”) as promulgated
by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”). The N4E Members are selling and delivering the N4E
Shares to SIBE upon in reliance upon an exemption from the registration
provisions of the Securities Act referred to as the 4(1)½
exemption. It is the intent of the parties that (a) the
contribution of the N4E shares to SIBE in exchange for the SIBE Shares will
qualify as a tax-free exchange under Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 and (b) the transaction will be accounted for as a reverse
acquisition.
Agreement
For and
in consideration of the premises and the mutual representations, warranties,
covenants, and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto, intending to be
legally bound, agree:
Article
1 Purchase and Sale of Shares
Section
1.1 Agreement to Sell.
For the
consideration hereinafter provided, and upon and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, the N4E Members shall
sell, assign, transfer, convey, and deliver to SIBE and SIBE shall purchase and
acquire all of the outstanding limited liability company membership interests of
N4E (the “N4E Shares”),
with each N4E Member selling the number of N4E Shares set forth adjacent to the
name of such N4E Member on Exhibit
A. The N4E Members shall sell and deliver the N4E Shares free
and clear of all liens, claims, charges, encumbrances, and security interests
whatsoever, other than restrictions on transfer imposed by federal and state
securities laws.
Section
1.2 Purchase Price.
The
purchase price for the N4E Shares purchased from each N4E Member shall be paid
solely by issuance of shares of Series Common Stock, par value $.0001 of SIBE
(the “SIBE Shares”)
having the rights, privileges, and preferences described on Exhibit B,
with each N4E Member receiving the number of SIBE Shares set forth adjacent to
the name of such N4E member on Exhibit
A. SIBE shall issue and deliver the SIBE Shares free and clear
of all liens, claims, charges, encumbrances, and security interests whatsoever,
other than restrictions on transfer imposed by federal and state securities
laws.
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Section
1.3 Certain Definitions.
The
capitalized terms set forth below, are used herein with the meanings thereafter
ascribed.
“Affiliate” means a person
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with a person. As
used in the preceding sentence, “control” means ownership of at least five
percent of the outstanding equity securities or, the ability by contract or
otherwise to direct the affairs of such person. Each officer and
director of a person is an Affiliate of that person.
“Agreement” means this
Securities Exchange Agreement, the SIBE Disclosure Letter, and the N4E Members
Disclosure Letter, together with any amendments or modifications hereto and
thereto.
“Code” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Contract” or “Contracts” means all
contracts, agreements, arrangements, or understandings, written or oral, by
which N4E or SIBE, as the case may be, receives any right or benefit or
undertakes any liability or obligation.
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Intellectual Property” means
N4E’s business plan, know-how, and proprietary information regarding the
management and operation of charter schools.
“Records” shall mean information
inscribed on a tangible medium (such as paper) or a magnetic or digital medium
(such as a disk drive or tape) including, without limitation, files and records,
including correspondence with clients, books of account, employment records,
records pertaining to suppliers, and other written materials.
“Tax Returns” means any return
(including any information return), report, statement, schedule, notice, form,
declaration, claim for refund, or other document or information filed with or
submitted to, or required to be filed with or submitted to, any governmental
entity in connection with the determination, assessment, collection, or payment
of any Tax or in connection with the administration, implementation, or
enforcement of or compliance with any legal requirement relating to any
Tax.
“Taxes” means any income,
gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp,
occupation, premium, property, environmental, windfall profit, customs, vehicle,
airplane, boat, vessel or other title or registration, capital stock, franchise,
employees’ income withholding, foreign or domestic withholding, Social Security,
unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use,
transfer, value added, concession, alternative, add-on minimum and other tax,
fee, assessment, levy, tariff, charge, or duty of any kind whatsoever and any
interest, penalty, addition, or additional amount thereon imposed, assessed, or
collected by or under the authority of any governmental entity or payable under
any tax-sharing agreement or any other Contract.
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“Trade Secrets” means
information which derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being
generally known and not being readily ascertainable to other persons who can
obtain economic value from its disclosure or use and which is the subject of
efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy or
confidentiality. Trade Secrets includes, without
limitation, (a) any application, operating system, communication
system, or other computer software (whether in source or object code) and the
documentation related thereto, whether or not copyrighted, patented or
patentable, related to or used in the Business; and (b) information
concerning the customers, services, pricing strategies, personnel assignments,
and policies of SIBE and N4E or any parent or subsidiary, or matters concerning
the financial affairs and management of SIBE or N4E or any parent, subsidiary,
or affiliate of SIBE; provided
however,
that Trade Secrets shall not include any Excluded Information.
Article
2 Procedure for Closing
Section
2.1 Closing.
The
closing (the “Closing”)
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall take place at the
offices of Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, LLC, 0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000,
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, at 10:00 a.m. EST, on the third (3rd)
business day immediately following the date on which the last of the conditions
set forth in Article 6 hereof is fulfilled or waived, or at
such other time, date, and place as the N4E Members and SIBE shall mutually
agree. The date on which the Closing actually occurs is hereinafter
referred to as the “Closing
Date.”
Section
2.2 Deliveries at Closing.
At the
Closing, each of the following items shall be delivered:
(a) The
N4E Members shall deliver to SIBE the following:
(i) certificates
evidencing all N4E Shares, duly endorsed for transfer and otherwise in a form
suitable for transfer on the books of N4E;
(ii) the
minute book, the Articles of Organization and Operating Agreement of N4E, and a
certificate of existence of N4E; and
(iii) such
other evidence of the performance of all covenants and the satisfaction of all
conditions required of the N4E Members by this Agreement at or prior to the
Closing Date as SIBE or its counsel may reasonably require.
The
documents and certificates to be delivered hereunder by or on behalf of the N4E
Members on the Closing Date shall be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to SIBE and its counsel.
(b) SIBE
shall deliver to the N4E Members the following:
(i) the
SIBE Shares to be issued to the N4E Members in payment of the Purchase Price,
registered in the names of the N4E Members set forth in Exhibit
A;
(ii) a
lock up agreement in the form of Exhibit C
(the “Lock-Up
Agreement”) executed by each of Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxx
Xxxxx;
(iii) a
stock restriction agreement in the form of Exhibit D
(the “Stock Restriction
Agreement”) executed by N4E Members Xxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Xx., Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, and X. Xxxxx
XxXxxx;
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(iv) the
minute books of SIBE, containing all minutes of meetings and actions taken by
the written consent with out a meeting of the Board of Directors and
shareholders of SIBE, the original certificate of formation and all amendments
thereto, the bylaws, and manually signed copies of all reports filed with SEC;
and
(v) evidence
of the performance of all covenants and the satisfaction of all conditions
required of SIBE by this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date as the N4E
Members or its counsel may reasonably require.
The
documents and certificates to be delivered hereunder by or on behalf of SIBE on
the Closing Date shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
N4E Members and their counsel.
Section
2.3 Further
Assurances. At the
request of a party to this Agreement (a “Requesting Party”), the other
parties hereto, from time to time after the Closing, will execute, acknowledge,
and deliver to the Requesting Party such instruments of conveyance and transfer
and will take such other actions and execute and deliver such other documents,
certifications, and further assurances as the Requesting Party may reasonably
request to carry out, evidence, and confirm the intended purposes of this
Agreement.
Article
3 Representations and Warranties of the N4E
Members
For the
purpose of inducing SIBE to enter into this Agreement, each N4E Member
individually represents to SIBE as to such N4E Member only that:
(a) Such
N4E Member owns of
record and beneficially, the N4E Shares set forth adjacent to the name of such
N4E member on Schedule 1
hereto, and on the Closing Date will have good title to the N4E Shares to be
delivered to SIBE as provided in Section 2.2 hereof, free and clear of all
claims, liens, charges, encumbrances, and options, whatsoever, including any
rights of N4E or of any third parties whatsoever with respect
thereto;
(b) Such
N4E Member has full power, authority, and legal capacity to execute, deliver,
and perform this Agreement, without the approval or consent of any third party,
and has duly and validly executed and delivered this Agreement;
(c) This
Agreement constitutes a binding obligation of such N4E Member and is enforceable
against such N4E Member in accordance with its terms;
(d) The
SIBE Shares are being acquired for such N4E Member’s own account without the
participation of any other person, with the intent of holding the SIBE Shares
for investment and without the intent of participating, directly or indirectly,
in a distribution of the SIBE Shares and not with a view to, or for resale in
connection with, any distribution of the SIBE Shares;
(e) Such
N4E Member is able to bear the economic risks of the investment in the SIBE
Shares, including the risk of a complete loss of such N4E Member’s investment
therein;
(f) Such
N4E Member understands and agrees that the SIBE Shares will be issued and sold
to such N4E Member without registration under any state law relating to the
registration of securities for sale, and will be issued and sold in reliance on
the exemptions from registration under the Securities Act provided by Sections
3(b) and/or 4(2) thereof and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder;
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(g) The
SIBE Shares cannot be offered for sale, sold, or transferred by such N4E Member
other than pursuant to: (A) an effective registration under the Securities Act
or in a transaction otherwise in compliance with the Securities Act; and (B)
evidence satisfactory to SIBE of compliance with the applicable securities laws
of other jurisdictions. SIBE shall be entitled to rely upon an
opinion of counsel satisfactory to it with respect to compliance with the above
laws;
(h) Such
N4E Member acknowledges that such N4E Member has had the opportunity to ask
questions of and receive answers from SIBE and any person acting on its behalf,
and to obtain all material information reasonably available with respect to SIBE
and its affairs.
Article
4 Representations and Warranties of N4E
For the
purpose of inducing SIBE to enter into this Agreement, N4E represents and
warrants to SIBE that:
Section
4.1 Title to Shares, Authority,
Investment Intent.
(a) The
N4E Members collectively own of
record and beneficially, all outstanding N4E Shares. The N4E Members
have and on the Closing Date will have good title to the N4E Shares to be
delivered to SIBE as provided in Section 2.2 hereof, free and clear of all
claims, liens, charges, encumbrances, and options, whatsoever, including any
rights of N4E or of any third parties whatsoever with respect
thereto.
(b) The
N4E Members have duly and validly executed and delivered this
Agreement. The N4E Members have the full legal capacity and the full
legal right, power, capacity, and authority to enter into and perform this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby without the
consent or approval of any other person or entity. This Agreement
constitutes a binding obligation of the N4E Members and is enforceable against
the N4E Members in accordance with its terms.
Section
4.2 Organization and
Qualification. N4E is a
limited liability company duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Georgia. N4E is duly qualified and is
in good standing as a foreign limited liability company in each jurisdiction in
which the nature of the property or assets owned by N4E or the nature of the
operations or business conducted by N4E requires such qualification and where
the failure to be so qualified would have a material adverse effect on
N4E.
Section
4.3 Subsidiaries and Joint
Ventures. No shares
of any corporation or any ownership or other investment interest, either of
record, beneficially, or equitably, in any association, partnership, joint
venture, or other legal entity are owned or controlled by N4E.
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Section
4.4 Authority.
The
execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby by N4E and the N4E Members have been duly
and validly authorized and approved by all necessary action on the part of N4E
and the N4E Members. This Agreement is the legal, valid, and binding
obligation of N4E, enforceable against N4E in accordance with its
terms. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by N4E
and the N4E Members nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
will (a) violate the Articles of Organization or Operating Agreement of
N4E, (b) violate any provisions of law or any order of any court or any
governmental unit to which either N4E or the N4E Members are a party or by which
it or any of their properties or assets may be bound, (c) (i) conflict
with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any indenture,
mortgage, lease, agreement, or other instrument to which either N4E or the N4E
Members are a party or by which it or they or any of its or their assets or
properties may be bound, or (ii) result in the creation of any lien,
charge, or encumbrance upon any of the assets or properties of N4E or result in
the acceleration of the maturity of any payment date of any of the liabilities
of N4E, or increase or adversely affect the obligations of N4E thereunder,
(d) violate any material term or provision of, result in a default, give
rise to any right of termination, cancellation, or acceleration, or cause the
loss of any right or option, under any Contracts, the breach of which would have
a material adverse effect on N4E or the Business or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, or (e) result in any encumbrance upon any
of the assets or properties of N4E.
Section
4.5 Capitalization.
All
outstanding N4E Shares are duly and validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, and were issued in full compliance with all federal, state, and
local laws, rules, and regulations, and at closing will be owned, of record and
beneficially, by the N4E Members. There is no subscription right,
option, warrant, convertible security, or other right (contingent or other)
presently outstanding, for the purchase, acquisition, or sale of N4E Shares or
any other securities of N4E, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable
for N4E Shares or other securities of N4E. There are no accrued
distributions, accumulated distributions, N4E Share appreciation rights, phantom
N4E Shares, or similar rights in existence. At Closing there will be
no agreements purporting to restrict the transfer of the outstanding N4E Shares,
no voting agreements, voting trusts, or other arrangements restricting or
affecting the voting of the N4E Shares, and none of the N4E Shares are currently
pledged or held as security by any person or entity.
Section
4.6 Personal
Property. N4E owns
or has the right to use all of its assets free and clear of all liens, claims,
charges, security interests, and other encumbrances of any kind and of any
nature.
Section
4.7 Intellectual
Property. N4E is
the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title, and interest in and to the
Intellectual Property free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges,
encumbrances, equities, or other adverse claims (including without limitation
undisclosed distribution rights). N4E has not received notice of, and
to the best knowledge of both N4E and the N4E Members there is no basis for, any
claim, charge, action, suit, or preceding against N4E
involving: (a) unfair competition with respect to any intangible
property right of any third person or entity; (b) infringement by the
Intellectual Property of any patent, trademark, trade name, copyright, trade
secret, or other intellectual property right of any third party; (c) the
improper use of the trade secrets, formulae, or intellectual property of others;
or (d) a claim that any trademark, trade name, service xxxx, or logo in use
or proposed for use by N4E is likely to be confused with a trademark, trade
name, service xxxx, or logo of a third party. There are no
outstanding, nor to the best knowledge of N4E and the N4E Members are there any
threatened, disputes or other disagreements with respect to (e) ownership
of the Intellectual Property, (f) any licenses or similar agreements or
arrangements, or (g) infringement by a third party of any of the
Intellectual Property. N4E has taken all steps reasonably necessary
to protect its right, title, and interest in and to the Intellectual Property
and the continued use of the Intellectual Property. N4E has used
commercially reasonable efforts to protect the confidentiality of all of its
other confidential and proprietary information and that of third parties which
is or has been in its possession.
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Section
4.8 Insurance.
N4E
currently has no insurance covering its properties and business.
Section
4.9 Environmental
Matters.
(a) N4E
has not received notice of any Environmental Claim filed or threatened against
it or against any other person or entity whose liability for any Environmental
Claim has been retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of
law;
(b) N4E
has not disposed of, emitted, discharged, handled, stored, transported, used, or
released any Hazardous Materials (or arranged for any of the foregoing), or
exposed any employee or other individual to any Hazardous Materials or condition
so as to give rise to any liability or corrective or remedial obligation under
any Environmental Laws;
(c) No
Hazardous Materials are, to the knowledge of N4E, present in, on, or under any
properties owned, leased, or used at any time (including both land and
improvements thereon) by N4E, and, to the knowledge of N4E, no reasonable
likelihood exists that any Hazardous Materials will come to be present in, on,
or under any properties owned, leased, or used at any time (including both land
and improvements thereon) by N4E so as to give rise to any material liability or
corrective or remedial obligation under any Environmental Laws.
As used
herein, “Environmental
Claim” means any notice, claim, act, cause of action or investigation by
any Person alleging potential liability arising out of, based on or resulting
from the presence, or release into the environment, of any Hazardous Materials
or any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Law. As
used herein, “Environmental
Laws” means all federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations
relating to pollution or protection of the environment or the protection of
human health. As used herein, “Hazardous Materials” means
chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, radioactive and
biological materials, asbestos-containing materials (ACM), hazardous substances,
petroleum and petroleum products or any fraction thereof, excluding, however,
any chemicals used or waste generated as a result of typical office and
janitorial activities.
Section
4.10 Litigation. There are
no claims, charges, arbitrations, grievances, actions, suits, proceedings, or
investigations pending against, or affecting N4E at law or in equity or
admiralty, or before or by any federal, state, municipal, or other governmental
department, commission, board, bureau, agency, or instrumentality, domestic or
foreign. N4E is not in default under or in violation of any order,
writ, injunction, or decree of any federal, state, municipal court, or other
governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency, or instrumentality,
domestic or foreign, affecting N4E.
Section
4.11 Brokers and Finders. Neither
N4E, the N4E Members, nor any Affiliate has incurred any obligation or
liability, contingent or otherwise, for any brokerage or finder’s fee or agent’s
commission or other similar payment in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
4.12 Taxes.
Except as
set forth in Section 4.12 of the N4E Members Disclosure Letter:
(a) N4E
has filed or caused to be filed on a timely basis all Tax Returns required to be
filed by or with respect to N4E, either separately or as a member of a group of
corporations. N4E has not requested any extension of time within
which to file any Tax Return, except as to Tax Returns that have since been
timely filed. All Tax Returns filed by (or that include on a
consolidated basis) N4E are complete and correct and comply with applicable
legal requirements. N4E has paid, or made provision for the payment
of, all taxes that have or could have become due for all periods covered by any
Tax Return or otherwise, including pursuant to any assessment received by
N4E. N4E has withheld or collected and paid to the proper authority
all taxes required to be withheld, collected, or paid by it.
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(b) No
claim has ever been made by any governmental entity in a jurisdiction where N4E
does not file Tax Returns that it is or could be subject to taxation by that
jurisdiction, nor is there any reasonable basis for such a claim. No
Tax Return of N4E is under audit by the IRS or other governmental entity, and no
notice of such an audit has been received by N4E. There are no
threatened proceedings for, or relating to, Taxes, and there are no matters
under discussion with the IRS or other governmental entity with respect to
Taxes. No issues relating to Taxes have been raised in writing by the
IRS or other governmental entity during any pending audit, and no issues
relating to Taxes have been raised in writing by the IRS or other governmental
entity in any audit that could recur in a later taxable period. There
is no proposed Tax assessment against N4E. N4E has not given, or been
requested to give, waivers or extensions (or is or would be subject to a waiver
or extension given by any other Person) of any statute of limitations relating
to the payment of Taxes of N4E or for which N4E could be liable. No
lien or encumbrance for Taxes exists with respect to any assets of N4E, except
statutory liens for Taxes not yet due.
(c) N4E
is not, and has been, a member of any affiliated group of corporations (other
than a group of which N4E is the common parent) which has filed a combined,
consolidated, or unitary income Tax Return with any governmental
entity. N4E is not liable for the Taxes of any Person under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any similar provision of any applicable legal
requirement, as a transferee or successor, by contract, or
otherwise.
Section
4.13 Labor Matters. N4E has
never had employees and has never maintained or contributed to any plan that is
an employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, nor any other
pension, profit sharing, retirement, deferred compensation, disability,
hospitalization, medical, life insurance, or other similar employee benefit
plan, program, policy, or arrangement.
Section
4.14 Governmental Approval and
Consents. No
authorization, consent, approval, designation, order, declaration by, or filing
with, any public body, governmental authority, bureau, or agency is necessary or
required as a condition to the validity of this Agreement or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section
4.15 Taxes.
N4E has
timely filed all federal and foreign income and employment tax returns and all
state, county, and local income, property, employment, and other tax returns
required to be filed it.
Section
4.16 Compliance with Laws.
N4E, to
the best of its knowledge, is not engaging in any activity or omitting to take
any action that is or creates a violation of any law, statute, ordinance, or
regulation applicable to N4E or the Business, which violation would have a
material adverse effect on N4E or the Business. N4E is not subject to
any judgment, order, writ, injunction, or decree issued by any court or any
governmental or administrative body or agency which materially affects N4E, the
Business, or any of the assets and properties of the Business.
Section
4.17 Correctness of Representations.
No
representation or warranty or other statement made by the N4E Members in this
Agreement, the N4E Members Disclosure Letter, or otherwise in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement contains any untrue statement of
material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
in this Agreement or therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were
made, not misleading.
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Article
5 Representations and Warranties of SIBE
SIBE
hereby represents and warrants to N4E and the N4E Members as
follows:
Section
5.1 Organization and
Qualification. SIBE is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Texas, and has all corporate power and authority to conduct
its business, to own, lease, or operate its properties in the places where such
business is conducted and such properties are owned, leased, or
operated. SIBE is duly qualified to do business and is in good
standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the in which the
nature of the property or assets owned by SIBE or the nature of the operations
or business conducted by SIBE requires such qualification and where the failure
to be so qualified would have a material adverse effect on SIBE.
Section
5.2 Subsidiaries and Joint
Ventures. Except as
disclosed in SIBE’s periodic Securities & Exchange Commission reports, no
shares of any corporation or any ownership or other investment interest, either
of record, beneficially, or equitably, in any association, partnership, joint
venture, or other legal entity are owned or controlled by SIBE.
Section
5.3 Authority.
SIBE has
full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery, and
performance of this Agreement and the delivery of the SIBE Shares have been duly
and validly authorized and approved by all necessary action on the part of
SIBE. This Agreement is the legal, valid, and binding obligation of
SIBE and is enforceable against SIBE in accordance with its terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by applicable equitable principles or by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, and by the exercise of judicial discretion in
accordance with equitable principles. Neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement by SIBE, nor the consummation by SIBE of the
transactions contemplated hereby, will (a) violate SIBE’s Certificate of
Formation or Bylaws, as amended, (b) violate any provisions of law or any
order of any court or any governmental unit to which SIBE is subject, or by
which its assets are bound, or (c) conflict with, result in a breach of, or
constitute a default under any indenture, mortgage, lease, agreement, or other
instrument to which SIBE is a party or by which its assets or properties are
bound.
Section
5.4 SIBE
Capitalization. Immediately
prior to Closing, the authorized capital stock of SIBE will consist of
100,000,000 shares of Common Voting Equity Stock, par value $.0001 per share
(“Common Stock”), of
which 10,000,000 shares
are Series Common Stock. Immediately prior to Closing, after giving
effect to the issuance of 1,052,632 shares of Series Common Stock to the holders
of the Debentures in furtherance of the Debt Settlement, 46,635,816 shares of
Common Stock and 1,052,632 shares of Series Common Stock will be duly and
validly issued and outstanding. All outstanding shares of Common
Stock (including Series Common Stock) have been duly and validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable, and were issued in full compliance with all federal,
state, and local laws, rules, and regulations. Upon issuance in
accordance with the term of this Agreement, the SIBE Shares will be duly and
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and issued in full compliance
with all federal, state, and local laws, rules, and
regulations. Other than the obligation of SIBE to issue the SIBE
Shares pursuant to this Agreement and the warrants listed in Section 7.5(b),
there is no subscription right, option, warrant, convertible security, or other
right (contingent or other) outstanding, for the purchase, acquisition, or sale
of Common Stock or any other securities of SIBE, or any securities convertible
into or exchangeable for Common Stock or other securities of
SIBE. There are no stock appreciation rights, phantom stock, or
similar rights in existence. There are no agreements purporting to
restrict the transfer of the Common Stock or the SIBE Shares, no voting
agreements, voting trusts, or other arrangements restricting or affecting the
voting of the Common Stock or the SIBE Shares.
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Section
5.5 Books and
Records.
(a) The
books of account and other records of SIBE are in all material aspects complete
and correct and have been maintained in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied throughout the periods
involved.
(b) The
minute books of SIBE contain complete and correct records of all meetings held
of, and actions taken by written consent of, the holders of voting securities of
SIBE, the board of directors, and committees of the board of directors of
SIBE. No meeting of any such holders, board of directors, committee
has been held, and no other action has been taken, for which minutes or other
evidence of action have not been prepared and are not contained in such minute
books.
(c) the
Certificate of Formation of SIBE, and all amendments thereto, certified by the
Secretary of State of Texas;
(d) the
Bylaws of SIBE and all amendments thereto, certified as true, correct, and
complete by the Secretary of SIBE; and
(e) The
stockholder records maintained by Interwest Transfer Company, the stock transfer
agent of SIBE contain an accurate record of the holders of all outstanding
shares of Common Stock of SIBE.
Prior to
Closing, SIBE provided the N4E Members true, complete, and correct copies of all
of the materials described above.
Section
5.6 SEC Filings.
Except as
set forth in Section 5.6 of the SIBE Disclosure Letter, SIBE has timely filed
all reports required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Each report filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission is complete and accurate in all material respects.
Section
5.7 Business
Activities. SIBE has
had business operations that are not nominal and is not a shell company as
defined in Rule 405 promulgated pursuant the Securities Act of
1933.
Section
5.8 Liabilities.
After
giving effect to the Debt Settlement, the N4E Members have no Contracts,
liabilities, obligations, or debts of any nature whatsoever (whether known or
unknown and whether absolute, accrued, contingent, or otherwise) other than the
amounts due to certain trade creditors listed in Section 7.5 of this Agreement
and the liabilities, obligations, and debts listed in Section 7.5 of the SIBE
Disclosure Letter.
Section
5.9 Employees and Employee
Benefit Plans. As of the
Closing, SIBE has no employees. No officer, director, or agent of
SIBE is party to any agreement or arrangement which provides for the payment of
any bonus, severance, or other compensation at or after Closing. SIBE
does not have, and has never had any plan that is an employee benefit plan as
defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, nor any other pension, profit sharing,
retirement, deferred compensation, disability, hospitalization, medical, life
insurance, or other similar employee benefit plan, program, policy, or
arrangement (collectively, “Benefit
Plans”). SIBE had not made and is not obligated to make any
contribution to any Benefit Plan.
Section
5.10 Insurance.
SIBE
currently has no insurance covering its properties and business.
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Section
5.11 Environmental Matters.
(a) SIBE
has not received notice of any Environmental Claim filed or threatened against
it or against any other person or entity whose liability for any Environmental
Claim has been retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of
law;
(b) SIBE
has not disposed of, emitted, discharged, handled, stored, transported, used, or
released any Hazardous Materials (or arranged for any of the foregoing), or
exposed any employee or other individual to any Hazardous Materials or condition
so as to give rise to any liability or corrective or remedial obligation under
any Environmental Laws;
(c) No
Hazardous Materials are, to the knowledge of SIBE, present in, on, or under any
properties owned, leased, or used at any time (including both land and
improvements thereon) by SIBE, and, to the knowledge of SIBE, no reasonable
likelihood exists that any Hazardous Materials will come to be present in, on,
or under any properties owned, leased, or used at any time (including both land
and improvements thereon) by SIBE so as to give rise to any material liability
or corrective or remedial obligation under any Environmental Laws.
Section
5.12 Litigation. To the
best of SIBE’s knowledge, there are no claims, charges, arbitrations,
grievances, actions, suits, proceedings, or investigations pending against, or
affecting SIBE at law or in equity or admiralty, or before or by any federal,
state, municipal, or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau,
agency, or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, nor is there any basis for the
assertion of any such claim, charge, grievance, action, suit, proceeding, or
investigation by or against SIBE. SIBE is not in default under or in
violation of any order, writ, injunction, or decree of any federal, state,
municipal court, or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau,
agency, or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, affecting the Business or
SIBE. There are no unsatisfied judgments or orders against
SIBE.
Section
5.13 Taxes.
Except as
set forth in Section 5.13 of the SIBE Disclosure Letter:
(a) SIBE
has filed or caused to be filed on a timely basis all Tax Returns required to be
filed by or with respect to SIBE, either separately or as a member of a group of
corporations. SIBE has not requested any extension of time within
which to file any Tax Return, except as to Tax Returns that have since been
timely filed. All Tax Returns filed by (or that include on a
consolidated basis) SIBE are complete and correct and comply with applicable
legal requirements. SIBE has paid, or made provision for the payment
of, all taxes that have or could have become due for all periods covered by any
Tax Return or otherwise, including pursuant to any assessment received by
SIBE. SIBE has withheld or collected and paid to the proper authority
all taxes required to be withheld, collected, or paid by it.
(b) No
claim has ever been made by any governmental entity in a jurisdiction where SIBE
does not file Tax Returns that it is or could be subject to taxation by that
jurisdiction, nor is there any reasonable basis for such a claim. No
Tax Return of SIBE is under audit by the IRS or other governmental entity, and
no notice of such an audit has been received by SIBE. There are no
threatened proceedings for, or relating to, Taxes, and there are no matters
under discussion with the IRS or other governmental entity with respect to
Taxes. No issues relating to Taxes have been raised in writing by the
IRS or other governmental entity during any pending audit, and no issues
relating to Taxes have been raised in writing by the IRS or other governmental
entity in any audit that could recur in a later taxable period. There
is no proposed Tax assessment against SIBE. SIBE has not given, or
been requested to give, waivers or extensions (or is or would be subject to a
waiver or extension given by any other Person) of any statute of limitations
relating to the payment of Taxes of SIBE or for which SIBE could be
liable. No lien or encumbrance for Taxes exists with respect to any
assets of SIBE, except statutory liens for Taxes not yet due.
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(c) SIBE
is not, and has been, a member of any affiliated group of corporations (other
than a group of which SIBE is the common parent) which has filed a combined,
consolidated, or unitary income Tax Return with any governmental
entity. SIBE is not liable for the Taxes of any Person under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any similar provision of any applicable legal
requirement, as a transferee or successor, by contract, or
otherwise.
Section
5.14 Compliance with Laws.
SIBE, to
the best of its knowledge, is not engaging in any activity or omitting to take
any action that is or creates a violation of any law, statute, ordinance, or
regulation applicable to SIBE or the Business, which violation would have a
material adverse effect on SIBE or the Business. SIBE is not subject
to any judgment, order, writ, injunction, or decree issued by any court or any
governmental or administrative body or agency which materially affects SIBE, the
Business, or any of the assets and properties of the Business.
Section
5.15 Brokers and Finders. Neither
SIBE nor any Affiliate has incurred any obligation or liability, contingent or
otherwise, for any brokerage or finder’s fee or agent’s commission or other
similar payment in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
5.16 Governmental Approval and
Consents. No
consent, approval, or authorization of, or declaration, filing, or registration
with, any governmental or regulatory authority is required in connection with
the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement or the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section
5.17 Investment Intent.
(a) The
N4E Shares being acquired for SIBE’s own account without the participation of
any other person, with the intent of holding the N4E Shares for investment and
without the intent of participating, directly or indirectly, in a distribution
of the N4E Shares and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any
distribution of the N4E Shares;
(b) SIBE
is able to bear the economic risks of the investment in the N4E Shares,
including the risk of a complete loss of SIBE's investment therein;
(c) SIBE
understands and agrees that the N4E Shares will be sold and transferred to SIBE
without registration under any state law relating to the registration of
securities for sale, and will be sold and transferred in reliance on the
exemptions from registration under the Securities Act provided by Sections 3(b)
and/or 4(2) thereof and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder;
(d) The
N4E Shares cannot be offered for sale, sold, or transferred by SIBE other than
pursuant to: (A) an effective registration under the Securities Act or in a
transaction otherwise in compliance with the Securities Act; and (B) evidence
satisfactory to N4E of compliance with the applicable securities laws of other
jurisdictions. N4E shall be entitled to rely upon an opinion of
counsel satisfactory to it with respect to compliance with the above laws;
and
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(e) SIBE
has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from N4E and any
person acting on its behalf, and to obtain all material information reasonably
available with respect to N4E and its affairs, and has received satisfactory
answers to all such questions and received all documents and other information
requested of N4E.
Section
5.18 SEC Reports. SIBE will
cause Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx to participate in and sign all
delinquent SEC reports and the 10K for the year ended December 31,
2010.
Section
5.19 Correctness of Representations.
No
representation or warranty or other statement made by SIBE in this Agreement,
the SIBE Disclosure Letter, or otherwise in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement contains any untrue statement of material fact or
omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements in this
Agreement or therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading.
Article
6 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of
SIBE
The
obligation of SIBE to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
shall be subject to the satisfaction by N4E and the N4E Members on or before the
Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, all or any of which may be
waived in writing, in whole or in part, by SIBE:
Section
6.1 Representations and
Warranties of N4E and the N4E Members. All
information required to be furnished or delivered by the N4E Members pursuant to
this Agreement shall have been furnished or delivered as of the date hereof and
as of the Closing Date, as required hereunder; the representations and
warranties made by the N4E Members and N4E in Article 3 hereof shall
be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date.
Section
6.2 Compliance by N4E and
the N4E Members. N4E and
the N4E Members shall have duly performed all of the covenants, agreements, and
conditions contained in this Agreement to be performed by N4E and the N4E
Members on or prior to the Closing Date.
Section
6.3 No Injunction,
Etc. No
action, proceeding, investigation, regulation, or legislation shall be pending
or threatened which seeks to enjoin, restrain, or prohibit SIBE, or to obtain
substantial damages from SIBE, in respect of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, or which seeks to enjoin the Business, which,
in the reasonable judgment of SIBE, would make it inadvisable to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
6.4 No Adverse
Change. There
shall not have been any material adverse change in the Business or condition,
financial or otherwise, of N4E since September 30, 2010.
Section
6.5 Proceedings.
The form
and substance of all opinions, certificates, assignments, orders, and other
documents and instruments, hereunder shall be satisfactory in all reasonable
respects to SIBE and its counsel.
Section
6.6 Closing
Documents. SIBE
shall have received each of the agreements, instruments, and certificates
described in Section 2.2(a), in each case executed by N4E, the N4E Members, or
the other parties thereto.
Section
6.7 N4E
Shareholders. The N4E
Members shall hold all of the issued and outstanding N4E Shares.
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Section
6.8 Stock Restriction
Agreements. N4E
Members Xxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Xx., Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx,
and X. Xxxxx XxXxxx shall have each executed and delivered to SIBE a Stock
Restriction Agreement.
Article
7 Conditions Precedent to Obligations of the N4E
Members
The
obligation of the N4E Members to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or before the Closing
Date hereunder, of each of the following conditions, all or any of which may be
waived, in whole or in part, by the N4E Members:
Section
7.1 Continuation of
Professional Relationships. SIBE
shall have executed engagement letters satisfactory to the N4E Members to
continue the engagement of:
(a) Xxxxxx
& Jaclin LLP its law firm through the conclusion of the transaction
congtemplated by this Agreement and the filing of an 8-K with respect to this
transaction; and
(b) Uniack,
its current accounting firm, to (i) audit the financial statements and
prepare the related portions of 10K filings for all years for which a 10-K has
not been filed and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 and
(ii) review the unaudited quarterly financial statements for all quarters
for which a 10Q has not been filed.
Section
7.2 Designation of Series
Common Stock. SIBE’s
Board of Directors shall have adopted resolutions designating the Powers,
Preferences, and Rights of Series Common Stock and filed a Certificate of
Designation of Powers, Preferences, and Rights of Series Common Stock in the
form of Exhibit A
with the Secretary of State of Texas.
Section
7.3 Debt Settlement.
SIBE
shall have (a) conveyed the Theatricals Loan to a limited liability company
(the “Debt Resolution
LLC”), (b) issued all of the limited liability company membership
interests of Debt Resolution LLC to the holders of SIBE’s outstanding 13% Series
AA Secured Convertible Debentures (the “Debentures”) who have
executed agreements acceptable to the N4E Members releasing SIBE from liability
in respect of the Debentures (the “Settling Debenture Holders”);
(c) issued in the aggregate approximately 1,052,632 shares of its Series
Common Stock to the Settling Debenture Holders, and (d) received from each
Settling Debenture Holder, an agreement acceptable to the N4E Members releasing
SIBE from liability in respect of the Debentures. The transactions
contemplated by this Section 7.3 are sometimes referred to as the “Debt
Settlement”.
Section
7.4 Elimination of Certain
Obligations. SIBE
shall have taken all necessary action to terminate all options, warrants, and
rights to purchase Common Stock not contemplated by Section 1.2 (issuance of
Series Common Stock in payment of the Purchase Price) and Section 7.3 (the Debt
Settlement) and, except for the Surviving Liabilities listed in Section 7.5,
there shall be no obligation of SIBE to pay:
(a) any
accrued dividends, accumulated dividends, or make any other distribution in
respect of the Common Stock;
(b) any
accrued and unpaid salary, vacation time, benefits, expense reimbursements, or
other amounts due to any past or present employee, officer, or director of
SIBE;
(c) any
accounts payable or other amounts to any independent contractor, or any provider
of supplies, products, or services;
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(d) any
fine, judgment, settlement, or similar obligation;
(e) any
loan, advance, or other indebtedness whatsoever.
Section
7.5 Surviving
Liabilities. After
giving effect to the Debt Settlement and Section 7.4:
(a) the
liabilities of SIBE (the “Surviving Liabilities”) shall
not exceed $65,500 as follows:
(i) $20,000.00
due to Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx & Company, its previous accounting
firm;
(ii) $4,500.00
due to Uniack, its current accounting firm;
(iii) $30,000.00
due to Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP its law firm;
(iv) $700.00
due to Broadview for the most recent NOBO list;
(v) $300.00
due to Interwest Transfer Company its stock transfer agent; and
(vi) up
to $10,000.00 due to other miscellaneous creditors;
(b) The
outstanding options, warrants to purchase Common Stock or other securities of
SIBE shall consist of 2,045,000 warrants with an exercise price of $.20 and
2,045,000 warrants with an exercise price of $.50.
Section
7.6 Board of
Directors. At
Closing, the number of directors on SIBE’s board of directors shall have been
fixed at 7 members. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx shall
be the only serving directors and there shall be 5 vacancies. Prior
to Closing, the Board of Directors shall have appointed Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxxxx-Xxxxxx, PhD, and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, PhD to fill 3 of the vacancies with
a term of office to commence the day following the Closing.
Section
7.7 Appointment of
Officers. SIBE’s
Board of Directors shall have elected the following officers with a term of
office to commence the day following the Closing:
Chairman
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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Secretary,
Treasurer, and Chief Financial
Officer
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Section
7.8 Lock Up
Agreements. Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx and Xxx Xxxxx shall have
each executed and delivered a Lock-Up Agreement.
Section
7.9 Stock Restriction
Agreements. N4E
Members Xxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Xx., Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, and X. Xxxxx
XxXxxx shall have each executed and delivered to SIBE a Stock Restriction
Agreement.
Section
7.10 Certificate Regarding Representations
and Warranties. All
information required to be furnished or delivered by SIBE pursuant to this
Agreement shall have been furnished or delivered as of the date hereof and the
Closing Date as required hereunder; the representations and warranties made by
SIBE in Article 5 hereof shall be true and correct in all material
respects.
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Section
7.11 Compliance by SIBE. SIBE
shall have duly performed all of the covenants, agreements, and conditions
contained in this Agreement to be performed by SIBE on or before the Closing
Date.
Section
7.12 No Injunction, Etc. No
action, proceeding, investigation, regulation, or legislation shall be pending
or overtly threatened which seeks to enjoin, restrain, or prohibit N4E or the
N4E Members or to obtain substantial damages from N4E or the N4E Members in
respect of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, which, in
the reasonable judgment of the N4E Members would make it inadvisable to
consummate such transactions.
Section
7.13 Certificates. The N4E
Members shall have received from SIBE all such certificates, dated as of the
Closing Date, as N4E shall reasonably request to evidence the fulfillment by
SIBE, or such other satisfaction as of the Closing Date, of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
Article
8 General Provisions
Section 8.1
The N4E Member
Representative.
(a) In
order to efficiently administer this Agreement, the N4E Members, by their
signature to this Agreement hereby appoints Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx (the “N4E Member Representative”)
as the sole agent and attorney-in-fact of such N4E member to:
(i) give
and receive notices required or permitted to be given to or by the N4E
Members;
(ii) waive
compliance by SIBE with any condition or covenant in this
Agreement;
(iii) amend
the terms and conditions of this Agreement after the Closing, provided that no
amendment that materially increases the obligations of any N4E Member shall be
effective with out the written consent of the affected N4E Member;
(iv) prosecute
and settle any claim of the N4E Members against SIBE arising under this
Agreement; and
(v) prosecute
and settle any claim of the N4E Members arising under the Lock-Up
Agreements;
(b) SIBE
is hereby authorized to rely on the instructions and decisions of the N4E Member
Representative, and no N4E Member shall have any cause of action against SIBE
for any action taken by SIBE in reliance upon the instructions or decisions of
the N4E Member Representative. All actions, decisions, and
instructions of the N4E Member Representative taken pursuant to Section 8.1(a)
shall be conclusive and binding upon the N4E Members, and no N4E Member shall
have any cause of action against the N4E Member Representative for any action
taken, decision made, or instruction given by the N4E Member Representative
under this Agreement, except for fraud or a willful breach of the scope of
Section 8.1(a) by the N4E Member Representative.
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Section
8.2 Public
Announcements. The N4E
Member Representative and SIBE will consult with each other before issuing any
press releases or otherwise making any public statements or filings with
governmental entities with respect to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby and shall not issue any press releases or make any public
statements or filings with governmental entities prior to such consultation and
shall modify any portion thereof if the other party objects thereto, unless the
same may be required by applicable law.
Section
8.3 Fees and Expenses.
Except as
otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, SIBE shall pay all fees and
expenses incurred by SIBE, the N4E Members, and by N4E in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including without limitation all
legal, accounting, and professional advisor fees incurred by SIBE, N4E, and the
N4E Members.
Section
8.4 Notices.
All
notices, request, demands, and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be effective when delivered (a) in person or by courier
or when received by facsimile transmission, or (ii) five days after deposit,
postage-prepaid, in the U.S. Mail, or mailed by registered first class or
certified mail, in each case addressed as follows:
If to the
N4E Members:
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx, Member Representative
0000
Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
If to
N4E:
Newco4Education
I, LLC
0000
Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
If to
SIBE:
0
Xxxxxxxxxx Xx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
With a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
& Xxxxxx, LLP
000 Xxxxx
0 Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx 00000
or to
such other address as the parties hereto may designate in writing to the other
in accordance with this Section 8.4. Any party may change the address
to which notices are to be sent to it by giving written notice of such change of
address to the other parties in the manner above provided for giving
notice.
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Section
8.5 No Benefit to
Others. The
representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements contained in this
Agreement are for the sole benefit of the parties hereto, and their heirs,
executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors, and assigns and
they shall not be construed as conferring any rights on any other persons, or
limiting any rights of any party hereto against any other person or
entity.
Section
8.6 Headings, Gender, and
Person. All
section headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference
only, do not form a part of this Agreement, and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Words used herein,
regardless of the number and gender specifically used, shall be deemed and
construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender,
masculine, feminine, or neuter, as the context requires. Any
reference to a “person”
herein shall include an individual, firm, corporation, partnership, trust,
governmental authority or body, association, unincorporated organization or any
other entity.
Section
8.7 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be
considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when each
counterpart has been signed by each party and delivered to the other party
hereto.
Section
8.8 Integration of
Agreement. This
Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, oral and written, between the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. Neither this
Agreement, nor any provision hereof, may be changed, waived, discharged,
supplemented, or terminated orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed
by the party against which the enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge, or
termination is sought.
Section
8.9 Governing Law.
This
Agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of Georgia, without
giving effect to its conflict of laws. The parties agree that any
appropriate state court sitting in Xxxxxx County, Georgia or any Federal Court
sitting in the Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta Division) (collectively,
the “Permitted Courts”),
shall have exclusive jurisdiction of any case or controversy arising under or in
connection with this Agreement and shall be a proper forum in which to
adjudicate such case or controversy, and each party irrevocably:
(a) consents to the jurisdiction of the Permitted Courts in such actions,
(b) agrees not to plead or claim that such litigation brought in the
Permitted Courts has been brought in an inconvenient forum, and (c) waives
the right to object, with respect to such suit, action, or proceeding, that such
court does not have jurisdiction over such party. In any suit,
arbitration, mediation, or other proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under
this Agreement or to interpret any provision of this Agreement, the prevailing
party will be entitled to recover its costs, including reasonable attorneys’
fees, and all costs and fees incurred on appeal or in a bankruptcy or similar
action.
Section
8.10 Severability. Whenever
possible, each provision hereof shall be interpreted in such manner as to be
effective and valid under applicable law, but in case any one or more of the
provisions contained herein shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or
unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, and
this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable
provision or provisions had never been contained herein unless the deletion of
such provision or provisions would result in such a material change as to cause
completion of the transactions contemplated hereby to be
unreasonable. The court in its discretion may substitute for the
deleted provision an enforceable provision which reasonably approximates the
excluded provision.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed all
as of the day and year first above written.
SIBE:
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Chief Executive
Officer
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N4E:
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Newco4Education
I, LLC
|
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, President
|
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N4E
MEMBERS:
|
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/s/ Xxx
Xxxxxx-Xxxxxx
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Xxx
Xxxxxx-Xxxxxx
|
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xx.
|
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx Xx.
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Broad
Street Ventures
|
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx III
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Name:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx III
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Title:
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Managing Member
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
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Equations
Investments, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Xxx Xxxxx
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Name:
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Xxx Xxxxx
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Title:
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President
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Foundation
For Innovation in Education, Inc.
|
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx Xxxx, President
|
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/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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KHB
Investments, LLC
|
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Managing
Member
|
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Lightmas
& Xxxx
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx Xxxx
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Title:
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Partner
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/s/ X. Xxxxx
XxXxxx
|
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X.
Xxxxx XxXxxx
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Meshugeneh,
LLC
|
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name:
|
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title:
|
Managing Member
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Private
Capital Ltd Inc.
|
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx,
President
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Pro-Com
Communications, LLC
|
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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Title:
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Manager
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/s/ Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
|
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
|
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
|
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
|
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Viraxid
Corporation
|
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title:
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President
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EXHIBIT
A
TO
Schedule
of N4E Members
N4E Member Name and Address
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N4E Shares
|
SIBE Shares
|
||
Xxx
Xxxxxx-Xxxxxx
0000
Xxxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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261,000
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261,000
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||
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxx Xx.
0000
X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
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261,000
|
000,000
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||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Ventures
000
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
XX
Attention:
Xxx Xxxxxxx
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200,000
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200,000
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||
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
0000
Xx. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
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476,500
|
476,500
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||
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
0000
X. Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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261,000
|
261,000
|
||
Equations
Investments, LLC
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
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518,900
|
518,900
|
||
Foundation
For Innovation in Education, Inc.
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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3,263,869
|
3,263,869
|
||
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
|
200,000
|
200,000
|
||
KHB
Investments, LLC
0000
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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261,000
|
261,000
|
Exhibit
A
Page 1 of
2
Lightmas
& Xxxx
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
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518,900
|
518,900
|
||
X.
Xxxxx XxXxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
|
200,000
|
200,000
|
||
Meshugeneh,
LLC
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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518,900
|
518,900
|
||
Private
Capital Ltd Inc.
0000
Xxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
|
200,000
|
200,000
|
||
Pro-Comm
Communications, LLC
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xx. XX
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx
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200,000
|
200,000
|
||
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
261,000
|
261,000
|
||
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
0000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx 00000
|
518,900
|
518,900
|
||
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
000
Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
|
518,900
|
518,900
|
||
Viraxid
Corporation
XX
Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
|
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200,000
|
|
200,000
|
Exhibit
A
Page 2 of
2
EXHIBIT
B
TO
Certificate
of Designation
Omitted
in Exhibit 2.1
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EXHIBIT
C
TO
Form
of Lock Up Agreement
Omitted
in Exhibit 2.1
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EXHIBIT
D
TO
Form
of Stock Restriction Agreement
Omitted
in Exhibit 2.1
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