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 as of September 15, 2008, by and among Balqon Corporation, a
California corporation, with its principal office at 0000 X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxx X-0,
Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, 00000 (“Balqon”), BMR Solutions, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation, with its principal office at 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 (“BMR”), and Balqon Acquisition
Corp., a newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiary of BMR (“Acquisition
Sub”).
RECITALS
A. BMR
and Balqon intend to effect a reverse triangular merger, pursuant to which
Balqon will merge with and into Acquisition Sub and Acquisition Sub will survive
and, in connection therewith, will cause its name to be changed to “Balqon
Corporation.” Immediately thereafter, Acquisition Sub will merge with
and into BMR, and BMR will survive and, in connection therewith, will cause its
name to be changed to “Balqon Corporation.” The merger transactions
described above are collectively referred to herein as the “Mergers.”
B. The
parties intend that the Mergers contemplated by this Agreement will qualify as
tax-free reorganizations within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder (the “Tax
Code”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties and mutual
covenants herein made, the parties hereby agree to the foregoing and as
follows:
Section
1. Definitions. Capitalized
terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the attached
Schedule
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Section
2. The
Mergers.
(a) Effecting the
Mergers. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
contained in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, Balqon shall be merged with
and into Acquisition Sub, and the separate corporate existence of Balqon shall
thereupon cease. In connection therewith, Acquisition Sub’s name will
be changed to “Balqon Corporation.” Immediately thereafter, BMR will
merge Acquisition Sub into BMR pursuant to a Plan of Merger adopted by the board
of directors of BMR (the “Board”) substantially in the
form of Exhibit
A attached hereto and Articles of Merger substantially in the form of
Exhibit B
attached hereto, each filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada
in accordance with Section 92A.180 of the Nevada Revised Statutes
(2007). As a result of the Mergers, the separate corporate existence
of Acquisition Sub will cease, BMR will continue as the surviving corporation
(the “Surviving
Corporation”), and the name of BMR will be changed to “Balqon
Corporation.” At the Effective Time, all the properties, rights and
privileges, and power of Balqon, shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and
all debts, liabilities and duties of Balqon shall become the debts, liabilities
and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
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(b) Effect on Capital
Stock. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Mergers and without any action on the
part of BMR, Balqon and Acquisition Sub or the holders of any of the following
securities, the following shall occur:
(i) Conversion of Shares. Each
share of common stock of Balqon, no par value per share (“Balqon Common Stock”), that is
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will, by virtue
of the Merger and without any action on the part of any holder thereof, be
converted into and will become one (1) share (the “Share Ratio”) of validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable common stock of BMR, $0.001 par value per
share (the “BMR Common
Stock”). All shares of BMR Common Stock issued upon the
surrender for exchange of shares of Balqon Common Stock in accordance with the
terms hereof shall (i) contain a restricted securities legend in compliance with
the Securities Act and (ii) be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction
of all rights pertaining to such shares of Balqon Common Stock. There
shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of
Balqon of the shares of Balqon Common Stock that were outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time.
(ii) Fractional Shares. No
fractional shares will be issued in connection with the conversion of Baqon
Common Stock into BMR Common Stock, and any right to receive a fractional share
will be rounded-up to the nearest whole share of BMR Common Stock.
(iii) Cancellation of Shares of Balqon
Common Stock. At the Effective Time, the shares of Balqon Common Stock
will be deemed cancelled and retired and will cease to exist, and each holder of
a certificate for shares of Balqon Common Stock will cease to have any rights
with respect thereto; provided, however, that, following the
Closing Date, upon surrender of an original stock certificate representing
shares of Balqon Common Stock, BMR shall deliver a stock certificate for shares
of BMR Common Stock to which such person is entitled pursuant to the Share
Ratio, bearing any necessary or appropriate restricted securities legend. The
effect of the Mergers shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of
Nevada Law.
(c) Dissenting Shares of Balqon
Common Stock. Each outstanding share of Balqon Common Stock as
to which a written demand for purchase is made in accordance with Section 1301
of the California Corporations Code, stating that the record holder demand that
his shares be purchased in cash for their fair market value, and which is not
voted in favor of the Mergers, shall not be converted into shares of BMR Common
Stock unless and until the holder shall have failed to perfect or shall have
effectively withdrawn or lost his right to payment of the fair market value of
his shares of Balqon Common Stock under Sections 1300 to 1309, inclusive, of the
California Corporations Code, at which time such shares of Balqon Common Stock
shall be converted into whole shares of BMR Common Stock in the same manner as
provided for other outstanding shares of Balqon Common Stock in Section 2(b) and such
holder shall be entitled to receive certificates for whole shares of BMR Common
Stock in accordance with the terms hereof. All such shares of Balqon
Common Stock as to which such a written demand is made pursuant to Section 1301
of the California Corporations Code and which are not voted in favor of the
Mergers, except any such shares of Balqon Common Stock the holder of which shall
have effectively withdrawn or lost his right to payment for his shares under
Sections 1300 to 1309 of the California Corporations Code, are herein called
“Dissenting Balqon
Shares.” Balqon shall give BMR prompt notice of any Dissenting
Balqon Shares (and shall also give BMR prompt notice of any withdrawals of
demands for purchase) and Balqon and BMR shall mutually direct all negotiations
and proceedings with respect to any such demands. Balqon shall not,
except with the prior written consent of BMR, voluntarily make any payment with
respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any such demand for
purchase.
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(d) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed
Certificates. If any certificate evidencing shares of Balqon
Common Stock shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an
affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be lost, stolen
or destroyed and, if required by BMR, the posting of an indemnity bond, in such
reasonable amount as BMR or the transfer agent may direct, as collateral
security against any claim that may be made with respect to the certificate, BMR shall
issue in exchange for the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate the applicable
number of shares of BMR Common Stock.
(e) Balqon
Warrants and Options. The
warrants (the “Warrants”)
and options (the “Options”)
to purchase shares of Balqon Common Stock outstanding at the Effective Time and
listed in Section 5(b) of the Balqon Schedule (as such Schedule shall be
updated, as necessary, immediately prior to the Effective Time to reflect, among
other things, any issuance of additional Warrants between the date hereof and
immediately prior to the Effective Time), shall, by virtue of the Mergers and
without any further action on the part of any holder of the Warrants and/or
Options, be converted into warrants and/or options, as the case may be, to
purchase the same number of shares of BMR Common Stock at the same exercise
price and upon the same terms as contained in the Warrants and Options, as the
case may be.
(f) Pre-Merger Increase in
Issued and Outstanding Shares of Balqon Common Stock. BMR
acknowledges and agrees that Balqon has issued certain convertible promissory
notes in the aggregate amount of $500,000 and may issue up to an additional
$1,000,000 in convertible promissory notes prior to the Effective Time
(collectively, the “Bridge
Notes”). Immediately preceding the Effective Time, up to
$1,500,000 of convertible promissory notes (including $1,000,000 of Bridge
Notes), together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall automatically
convert into shares of Balqon Common Stock pursuant to the terms and conditions
contained in such convertible promissory notes. Balqon may also issue
up to 3,000,000 shares of Balqon Common Stock at $1.00 per share pursuant to the
terms of a private placement with Accredited Investors (the “Private
Placement”). The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that in
connection with the issuance of the Bridge Notes and Balqon Common Stock
pursuant to the Private Placement, Balqon will issue Warrants to the Bridge Note
and Private Placement investors.
(g) Pre-Merger Issuance of BMR
Warrants. Balqon acknowledges and agrees that at the Effective
Time, BMR shall have issued and outstanding warrants to purchase an aggregate of
297,738 shares of BMR Common Stock (the “BMR
Warrants”). One-third of the BMR Warrants shall have an
exercise price of $1.50 per share and expire one year after the Closing Date,
one-third of the BMR Warrants shall have an exercise price of $2.00 per share
and expire two years after the Closing Date and one-third of the BMR Warrants
shall have an exercise price of $2.50 per share and expire three years after the
Closing Date.
(h) Cancellation of BMR Common
Stock. In consideration of Balqon’s willingness to enter into
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and in order to provide an a
appropriate capital structure after the Closing, immediately prior to the
Effective Time, BMR and certain stockholders of BMR shall enter into a stock
cancellation agreement (the “Cancellation Agreement”)
pursuant to which BMR shall cause to be cancelled 6,377,500 shares of BMR Common
Stock held by such BMR stockholders.
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(i) Reorganization. The
parties intend to adopt this Agreement and the Mergers as a plan of
reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Tax Code. The BMR Common
Stock issued in the Mergers will be issued solely in exchange for Balqon Common
Stock, and no other transaction other than the Mergers represent, provides for
or is intended to be an adjustment to the consideration paid for the Balqon
Common Stock. No consideration that could constitute “other property”
within the meaning of Section 356(b) of the Tax Code is being transferred by BMR
for Balqon Common Stock in the Mergers. The parties shall not take a
position on any tax return inconsistent with this Section 2(g).
(j) Further
Actions. If at any time after the Effective Time, BMR or
Balqon reasonably determines that any deeds, assignments, or instruments, or
conformations of transfer are necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes
of this Agreement and to vest BMR with full right, title and possession to all
assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Balqon, the
officers and directors of BMR and Balqon are fully authorized in the name of
their respective corporations or otherwise to take, and will take, all such
lawful and necessary or desirable actions.
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3. Closing.
(a) Closing
Date. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, the closing of the Mergers (the “Closing”) shall take place at
the offices of Xxxxx & Xxxxxx, LLP, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, 00000, at 10:00 a.m., local time, on such date as the
parties hereto shall mutually agree upon or such other time, date or place as
the parties may otherwise agree (the “Closing Date”).
(b) Documents to be Delivered by
BMR. On or before the Closing, BMR will deliver or cause to be
delivered to Balqon:
(i) the
original or certified copies of the charter documents of BMR, including
amendments thereof, and all corporate records documents and instruments of BMR,
the corporate seal of BMR and all books and accounts of BMR;
(ii) all
consents or approvals required to be obtained by BMR for the purposes of
completing the Merger;
(iii) a
certified copy of a resolution of the directors of BMR dated as of the Closing
Date appointing the nominee of Balqon to the board of directors of
BMR;
(iv) resignations
of all of the directors of BMR as of the Closing Date;
(v) the
Cancellation Agreement, executed by BMR and certain BMR
stockholders;
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(vi) the BMR
Registration Rights Agreement, executed by BMR and the stockholders of BMR as of
immediately prior to the Effective Time;
(vii) certified
copies of such resolutions of the directors of BMR as are required to be passed
to authorize the execution, delivery and implementation of this Agreement;
and
(viii) good
standing certificates of BMR from the State of Nevada and the State of
California and tax clearances of BMR from the State of California.
Section
4. Directors and Officers of
BMR. The directors and officers of Balqon immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall be the directors and officers of BMR from and after the
Effective Time, in accordance with BMR’s Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws. On the Closing Date or as soon thereafter as practicable, BMR
shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and transmit to the
stockholders of record of BMR on such date the information required by Exchange
Act Rule 14f-1 with regard hereto.
Section
5. Balqon’s Representations and
Warranties. Except as set forth in the disclosure schedule
delivered by Balqon to BMR (the “Balqon Schedule”) specifically
identifying the Section of this Agreement requiring delivery of such disclosure,
Balqon represents and warrants to BMR as set forth below:
(a) Organization. Balqon
is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of California and has all requisite power and authority and possesses all
necessary governmental approvals necessary to own, lease and operate its
properties, to carry on its business as now being conducted, to execute and
deliver this Agreement and the agreements contemplated herein, and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Balqon is duly
qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which
its ownership of property or the character of its business requires such
qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably
be expected to have an Adverse Effect. Certified copies of the
Articles of Incorporation of Balqon, as amended to
date, have been made available to BMR, are complete and correct, and no
amendments have been made thereto or have been authorized since the date
thereof. Balqon is not in violation of any of the provisions of its
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
(b) Capitalization. Balqon’s
authorized capital stock consists solely of 100,000,000 shares of common stock,
no par value per share. As of the date of this Agreement, 22,000,000
shares of Balqon’s Common Stock are issued and outstanding. All of
the issued and outstanding shares of Balqon Common Stock are validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable, not subject to preemptive rights, and were issued
in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities
laws. Except as set forth in Section 5(b) of the Balqon
Schedule, there are no outstanding (A) options, warrants, or other rights to
purchase from Balqon any capital stock of Balqon; (B) debt securities or
instruments convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of
Balqon; or (C) commitments of any kind for the issuance of additional shares of
capital stock, options, warrants or other securities of Balqon.
(c) No
Subsidiaries. Balqon does not own any capital stock or other
equity interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other
entity.
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(d) Authorization. Balqon
has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to
perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Balqon and the consummation by Balqon of the transactions contemplated hereby
have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action by
Balqon and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Balqon, other than the
approval of the shareholders of Balqon, is necessary to authorize this Agreement
or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement
has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Balqon. This
Agreement and all other agreements and obligations entered into and undertaken
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby to which Balqon is a
party constitute the valid and legally binding obligations of Balqon,
enforceable against Balqon in accordance with their respective terms, except as
may be limited by principles of equity or applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws relating to
or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally. Except
as set forth in Section 5(d) of the Balqon Schedule, the execution, delivery and
performance by Balqon of this Agreement and the agreements provided for herein,
and the consummation by Balqon of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, will not, with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time
or both, violate the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of
Balqon, or to Balqon’s Knowledge (i) violate the provisions of any law,
rule or regulation applicable to Balqon, (ii) violate any judgment, decree,
order or award of any court, governmental body or arbitrator; or
(iii) conflict with or result in the breach or termination of any term or
provision of, or constitute a default under, or cause any acceleration under, or
cause the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon the properties or
assets of Balqon pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other
instrument or agreement to which Balqon is a party or by which Balqon or any of
its properties is or may be bound.
(e) No
Conflict. Except as set forth in Section5(e) of the Balqon
Schedule, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Balqon does not
require any consent or approval under, result in any breach of, result in any
loss of any benefit under, or constitute a change of control or default (or an
event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under;
give to others any right of termination, vesting, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of; or result in the creation of any lien or encumbrance on any
property or asset of Balqon pursuant to any; material agreement of Balqon or
other instrument or obligation of Balqon.
(f) Litigation. There
is no action, suit, legal or administrative proceeding or investigation pending
or, to Balqon’s Knowledge, threatened, against or involving Balqon (either as a
plaintiff or defendant) before any court or governmental agency, authority, body
or arbitrator. There is not in existence on the date hereof any
order, judgment or decree of any court, tribunal or agency to Balqon’s Knowledge
enjoining or requiring Balqon to take any action of any kind with respect to its
business, assets or properties.
(g) Insurance. Section 5(g)
of the Balqon Schedule contains a listing of all current Balqon insurance
policies. To Balqon’s Knowledge, all current insurance policies are
in full force and effect, are in amounts of a nature that are adequate and
customary for Balqon’s business, and to Balqon’s Knowledge are sufficient for
compliance with all legal requirements and agreements to which it is a party or
by which it is bound. All premiums due on current policies or
renewals have been paid, and there is no material default under any of the
policies.
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(h) Personal
Property. Balqon has good and marketable title to all of its
tangible personal property free and clear of all liens, leases, encumbrances,
claims under bailment and storage agreements, equities, conditional sales
contracts, security interests, charges, and restrictions, except for liens, if
any, for personal property taxes not due. Such property is used by
Balqon in the ordinary course of its business and is sufficient for continued
conduct of Balqon’s business after the Closing Date in substantially the same
manner as conducted prior to the Closing Date. Such property is in
good operating condition and repair, normal wear and tear excepted, and normal
maintenance has been performed.
(i) Intangible
Property. Balqon owns, or possesses, adequate licenses or
other valid rights to use all existing United States and foreign patents, trade
names, service marks, copyrights, trade secrets, and applications therefor
listed in Section 5(i) of the Balqon Schedule, which are material to its
business as currently conducted (the “Balqon Intellectual Property
Rights”). Balqon has the right and authority to use, and to
continue to use after the Closing Date, such Balqon Intellectual Property Rights
in connection with the conduct of its business in the manner presently
conducted, and to Balqon’s Knowledge such use or continuing use does not and
will not materially infringe upon or violate any rights of any other
person.
(j) Real
Property. Balqon is a party to the lease agreements listed in
Section 5(j) of the Balqon Schedule. Except as set forth in the
preceding sentence, Balqon does not have any interests in any parcel of real
property, improved or otherwise.
(k) Tax
Matters. Within the times and in the manner prescribed by law,
Balqon has filed all federal, state and local tax returns and all tax returns
for other governing bodies having jurisdiction to levy taxes upon it that are
required to be filed. Balqon has paid all taxes, interest, penalties,
assessments and deficiencies that have become due, including without limitation
income, franchise, real estate, and sales and withholding taxes. No
examinations of the federal, state or local tax returns of Balqon are currently
in progress or threatened and no deficiencies have been asserted or, to Balqon’s
Knowledge, assessed against Balqon as a result of any audit by the Internal
Revenue Service or any state or local taxing authority and no such deficiency
has been proposed or threatened.
(l) Books and
Records. The general ledger and books of account of Balqon,
all minute books of Balqon, all federal, state and local income, franchise,
property and other tax returns filed by Balqon, all of which have been made
available to BMR, are in all material respects complete and correct and have
been maintained in accordance with good business practice and in accordance with
all applicable procedures required by laws and regulations.
(m) Contracts and
Commitments. Section 5(m) of the Balqon Schedule lists
all material contracts and agreements to which Balqon is a party, whether
written or oral, other than those between Balqon and BMR. Each such
contract is a valid and binding agreement of Balqon, enforceable against Balqon
in accordance with its terms, is in full force and effect and represents the
material terms of the agreement between the respective
parties. Balqon has materially complied with all obligations required
pursuant to such contracts to have been performed by Balqon on its part and
neither Balqon nor, to its Knowledge, any other party to such contract is in
breach of or default in any material respect under any such
contract.
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(n) Compliance with
Laws. Balqon has all requisite licenses, permits and
certificates, including environmental, health and safety permits, from federal,
state and local authorities necessary to conduct its business as currently
conducted and own and operate its assets, except where the failure to have such
permits would not reasonably be expected to have an Adverse
Effect. To Balqon’s Knowledge, Balqon is not in violation of any
federal, state or local law, regulation or ordinance (including, without
limitation, laws, regulations or ordinances relating to building, zoning,
environmental, disposal of hazardous waste, land use or similar matters)
relating to its business or its properties.
(o) Employee Benefit
Plans. Section 5(o) of the Balqon Schedule lists all
employee benefit plans as defined in ERISA Section 3(3), and all bonus, stock
option, stock purchase, incentive, deferred compensation, supplemental
retirement, severance and other similar employee benefit plans, and all material
unexpired severance agreements with any current or former employee of
Balqon. With respect to such plans, individually and in the
aggregate, no event has occurred and, to its Knowledge, there exists no
condition or set of circumstances in connection with which Balqon could be
subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have an Adverse Effect
under ERISA, the Tax Code or any other applicable law.
(p) Indebtedness to and from
Affiliates. Balqon is not indebted, directly or to its
Knowledge indirectly, to any officer, director or 10% stockholder of Balqon in
any amount other than for salaries for services rendered or reimbursable
business expenses, and no such person is indebted to Balqon except for advances
made to employees of Balqon in the ordinary course of business to meet
reimbursable business expenses.
(q) Banking
Facilities. Section 5(q) of the Balqon Schedule sets
forth a true, correct, and complete list of: (i) each bank, savings
and loan or similar financial institution in which Balqon has an account or
safety deposit box and the numbers of the accounts or safety deposit boxes
maintained by Balqon thereat; and (ii) the names of all signatories authorized
to draw on each such account or to have access to any such safety deposit box
facility.
(r) Regulatory
Approvals. All consents, approvals, authorizations or other
requirements prescribed by any law, rule or regulation that must be obtained or
satisfied by Balqon and that are necessary for the execution and delivery by
Balqon of this Agreement or any documents to be executed and delivered by Balqon
in connection therewith have been, or prior to the Closing Date will be,
obtained and satisfied.
(s) No
Brokers. No broker or finder has acted for Balqon in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no
broker or finder is entitled to any brokerage or finder’s fee or other
commissions in respect of such transactions based upon agreements, arrangements
or understandings made by or on behalf of Balqon.
(t) Disclosure. The
information concerning Balqon set forth in this Agreement, the exhibits and
schedules hereto, and any document, statement or certificate furnished or to be
furnished in connection herewith does not and will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated herein or therein or necessary to make the statements and facts contained
herein or therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not
false and misleading.
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(u) Tax
Treatment. Neither Balqon nor, to the Knowledge of Balqon, any
of its Affiliates has taken or agreed to take action that would prevent the
Merger from constituting a reorganization qualifying under the provisions of
Section 368 of the Tax Code.
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6. BMR’s Representations and
Warranties. Except as set forth in
the disclosure schedule delivered by BMR to Balqon (the “BMR Schedule”), specifically
identifying the Section of this Agreement requiring delivery of such disclosure,
BMR represents and warrants to Balqon as set forth below:
(a) Organization. BMR
is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Nevada and has all requisite power and authority and possesses all
necessary governmental approvals necessary to own, lease and operate its
properties, to carry on its business as now being conducted, to execute and
deliver this Agreement and the agreements contemplated herein, and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. BMR is duly
qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which
its ownership of property or the character of its business requires such
qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably
be expected to have an Adverse Effect. Certified copies of the
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, as amended to date, have been made
available to Balqon, are complete and correct, and no amendments have been made
thereto or have been authorized since the date thereof. BMR is not in
violation of any of the provisions of its Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws.
(b) Capitalization. BMR’s
authorized capital stock consists solely of 100,000,000 shares of BMR Common
Stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value. As
of the date hereof, 7,777,500 shares of BMR Common Stock are issued and
outstanding, no shares of BMR preferred stock are issued and outstanding, and no
shares of BMR Common Stock are held in the treasury of BMR. All of
the issued and outstanding shares of BMR Common Stock are validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable, not subject to preemptive rights, and were issued in
compliance with all applicable state and federal securities
laws. Except as specified in Section 6(b) of the BMR Schedule,
there are no outstanding (A) options, warrants, or other rights to purchase from
BMR any capital stock of BMR; (B) debt securities or instruments convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of such stock; or (C) commitments of any kind
for the issuance of additional shares of capital stock or options, warrants or
other securities of BMR. The number of record stockholders of BMR
Common Stock is less than 200. BMR owns all of the outstanding
capital stock of Acquisition Sub, free and clear of all liens or other
encumbrances.
(c) No
Subsidiaries. Except for Acquisition Sub, BMR does not own any
capital stock or other equity interest in any corporation, partnership, joint
venture or other entity.
(d) Authorization. BMR
has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to
perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by
BMR and the consummation by BMR of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action by BMR and no
other corporate proceedings on the part of BMR and no stockholder vote or
consent is necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and
validly executed and delivered by BMR. This Agreement and all other
agreements and obligations entered into and undertaken in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby to which BMR is a party constitute the valid
and legally binding obligations of BMR, enforceable against BMR in accordance
with its terms, except as may be limited by principles of equity or applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or
other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors
generally. The execution, delivery and performance by BMR of this
Agreement and the agreements provided for herein, and the consummation by BMR of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not, with or without the
giving of notice or the passage of time or both, violate the provisions of the
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of BMR or, (i) to BMR’s Knowledge, violate
the provisions of any law, rule or regulation applicable to BMR, (ii) violate
any judgment, decree, order or award of any court, governmental body or
arbitrator; or (iii) conflict with or result in the breach or termination of any
term or provision of, or constitute a default under, or cause any acceleration
under, or cause the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon the
properties or assets of BMR pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust
or other instrument or agreement to which BMR is a party or by which BMR or any
of its properties is or may be bound.
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(e) No
Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by BMR
does not require any consent or approval under, result in any breach of, any
loss of any benefit under or constitute a change of control or default (or an
event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under,
or give to others any right of termination, vesting, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of, or result in the creation of any lien or encumbrance on any
property or asset of BMR pursuant to any material agreement of BMR or other
instrument or obligation of BMR.
(f) Absence of
Liabilities. Except as set forth on BMR’s balance sheet dated
June 30, 2008, as set forth in BMR’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ended June 30, 2008, as filed with the SEC, BMR does not have any
liability or obligation, secured or unsecured, whether accrued, absolute,
contingent, unasserted or otherwise, which exceeds $1,000. Since June
30, 2008, BMR has not incurred any liabilities of any nature, whether or not
accrued, contingent or otherwise, which could reasonably be expected to have,
and there have been no events, changes or effects with respect to BMR having or
which reasonably could be expected to have, an Adverse Effect on
BMR. Since June 30, 2008, there has not been (i) any material change
by BMR in its accounting methods, principles or practices (other than as
required after the date hereof by concurrent changes in generally accepted
accounting principles), (ii) any revaluation by BMR of any of its assets having
an Adverse Effect on BMR, including, without limitation, any write-down of the
value of any assets other than in the ordinary course of business or (iii) any
other action or event that would have required the consent of any other party
hereto pursuant to Section 6(e) of this Agreement had such action or event
occurred after the date of this Agreement.
(g) Litigation. There
is no action, suit, legal or administrative proceeding or investigation pending
or, to BMR’s Knowledge, threatened against or involving BMR (either as a
plaintiff or defendant) before any court or governmental agency, authority, body
or arbitrator. To BMR’s Knowledge, there is not in existence on the
date hereof any order, judgment or decree of any court, tribunal or agency
enjoining or requiring BMR to take any action of any kind with respect to its
business, assets or properties.
(h) Insurance. Section
6(h) of the BMR Schedule sets forth a listing of all current BMR insurance
policies. To BMR’s Knowledge, all current insurance policies are in
full force and effect, are in amounts of a nature that are adequate and
customary for BMR’s business, and to BMR’s Knowledge are sufficient for
compliance with all legal requirements and agreements to which it is a party or
by which it is bound. All premiums due on current policies or
renewals have been paid, and there is no material default under any of the
policies.
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(i) Tax
Matters. Within the times and in the manner prescribed by law,
BMR has filed all federal, state and local tax returns and all tax returns for
other governing bodies having jurisdiction to levy taxes upon it which are
required to be filed. BMR has paid all taxes, interest, penalties,
assessments and deficiencies which have become due, including without limitation
income, franchise, real estate, and sales and withholding taxes. No
examinations of the federal, state or local tax returns of BMR are currently in
progress nor threatened and no deficiencies have been asserted or to its
Knowledge assessed against BMR as a result of any audit by the Internal Revenue
Service or any state or local taxing authority and no such deficiency has been
proposed or threatened.
(j) Books and
Records. The general ledger and books of account of BMR, all
minute books of BMR, all federal, state and local income, franchise, property
and other tax returns filed by BMR, all reports and filings with the SEC by BMR,
all of which have been made available to Balqon, are in all material respects
complete and correct and have been maintained in accordance with good business
practice and in accordance with all applicable procedures required by laws and
regulations.
(k) Contracts and
Commitments. There are no material contracts to which BMR is a
party other than those specified in its filings with the SEC.
(l) Compliance with
Laws. BMR has all requisite licenses, permits and
certificates, including environmental, health and safety permits, from federal,
state and local authorities necessary to conduct its business as currently
conducted and own and operate its assets, except where the failure to have such
permits would not reasonably be expected to have an Adverse
Effect. To BMR’s Knowledge, BMR is not in violation of any federal,
state or local law, regulation or ordinance (including, without limitation,
laws, regulations or ordinances relating to building, zoning, environmental,
disposal of hazardous waste, land use or similar matters) relating to its
business or its properties.
(m) Employee Benefit
Plans. Except as disclosed in BMR’s filings with the SEC, BMR
has no (A) employee benefit plans as defined in ERISA Section 3(3), (B) bonus,
stock option, stock purchase, incentive, deferred compensation, supplemental
retirement, severance or other similar employee benefit plans, or (C) material
unexpired severance agreements with any current or former employee of
BMR. With respect to such plans, individually and in the aggregate,
no event has occurred and, to BMR’s Knowledge, there exists no condition or set
of circumstances in connection with which BMR could be subject to any liability
under ERISA, the Tax Code or any other applicable law that is reasonably likely
to have an Adverse Effect on BMR.
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(n) Indebtedness to and from
Affiliates. BMR is not indebted, directly or to its Knowledge
indirectly, to any officer, director or 10% stockholder of BMR in any amount
other than for salaries for services rendered or reimbursable business expenses,
and no such person is indebted to BMR except for advances made to employees of
BMR in the ordinary course of business to meet reimbursable business
expenses.
(o) Banking
Facilities. Section 6(o) of the BMR Schedule sets forth a
true, correct, and complete list of: (i) each bank, savings and loan
or similar financial institution in which BMR has an account or safety deposit
box and the numbers of the accounts or safety deposit boxes maintained by BMR
thereat; and (ii) the names of all signatories authorized to draw on each such
account or to have access to any such safety deposit box facility.
(p) Regulatory
Approvals. All consents, approvals, authorizations or other
requirements prescribed by any law, rule or regulation that must be obtained or
satisfied by BMR and that are necessary for the execution and delivery by BMR of
this Agreement or any documents to be executed and delivered by BMR in
connection therewith have been obtained and satisfied.
(q) No
Brokers. No broker or finder has acted for BMR in connection
with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no broker or
finder is entitled to any brokerage or finder’s fee or other commissions in
respect of such transactions based upon agreements, arrangements or
understandings made by or on behalf of BMR.
(r) Disclosure. The
information concerning BMR set forth in its reports and filings with the SEC,
this Agreement, the exhibits and schedules hereto, and any document, statement
or certificate furnished or to be furnished in connection herewith does not and
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated herein or therein or necessary to make the
statements and facts contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances
in which they are made, not false or misleading.
(s) SEC and State Securities Law
Filings.
(i) BMR has
filed all forms, reports and documents required to be filed with the SEC under
the Securities Act and Exchange Act since formation of BMR. At the
time filed or, with respect to registration statements filed with the SEC under
the Securities Act, as of the effective date thereof, all such filings (A)
complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and (B) did not at the
time they were filed (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date
of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing) contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated in
such filings or necessary in order to make the statements in such filings, in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
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(ii) Each of
the financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes) contained
in BMR’s SEC filings complied as to form in all material respects with the
applicable rules and regulations with respect thereto, was prepared in
accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods
involved (except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements
or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the
SEC) and fairly presented the financial position of BMR as of the dates and the
results of its operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, except that
the unaudited interim financial statements were or are subject to normal and
recurring year-end adjustments which were not or are not expected to be material
in amount.
(t) Tax
Treatment. Neither BMR nor, to the Knowledge of BMR, any of
its Affiliates has taken or agreed to take action that would prevent the Merger
from constituting a reorganization qualifying under the provisions of Section
368 of the Tax Code.
(u) Certificates. The
certificates representing the shares of BMR to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement are subject to certain trading restrictions imposed by the Securities
Act and applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws.
(v) BMR Business
Activities. BMR has never engaged in (i) the transportation of
Hazardous Materials nor (ii) interstate commerce.
Section
7. Covenants
of BMR.
(a) Conduct of Business of
BMR. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, during the
period from the date hereof to the Effective Time, BMR will conduct its
operations in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and,
to the extent consistent therewith, with no less diligence and effort than would
be applied in the absence of this Agreement, seek to preserve intact its current
business organization. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement or in the BMR Disclosure Schedule, prior to the Effective Time, BMR
shall not, without the prior written consent of Balqon:
(i) amend its
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws (or other similar governing
instrument);
(ii) authorize
for issuance, issue, sell, deliver or agree or commit to issue, sell or deliver
(whether through the issuance or granting of options, warrants, commitments,
subscriptions, rights to purchase or otherwise) any stock of any class or any
other securities (except bank loans) or equity equivalents (including, without
limitation, any stock options or stock appreciation rights;
(iii) split,
combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock, declare, set aside or pay
any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any
combination thereof) in respect of its capital stock, make any other actual,
constructive or deemed distribution in respect of its capital stock or otherwise
make any payments to stockholders in their capacity as such, or redeem or
otherwise acquire any of its securities;
(iv) adopt a
plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation,
restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of BMR (other than the
Mergers);
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(v) (i) incur
or assume any long-term or short-term debt or issue any debt securities; (ii)
assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether
directly, contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other
person; (iii) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to,
or investments in, any other person; (iv) pledge or otherwise encumber shares of
capital stock of BMR; or (v) mortgage or pledge any of its material assets, or
create or suffer to exist any material lien thereupon (other than tax Liens for
taxes not yet due);
(vi) except as
contemplated in this Agreement, acquire, sell, lease or dispose of any assets in
any single transaction or series of related transactions (other than in the
ordinary course of business);
(vii) except as
may be required as a result of a change in law or in generally accepted
accounting principles, change any of the accounting principles or practices used
by it;
(viii) (i)
acquire (by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets) any
corporation, partnership or other business organization or division thereof or
any equity interest therein; (ii) enter into any contract or agreement other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(iii) authorize any new capital expenditure or expenditures which,
individually is in excess of $1,000 or, in the aggregate, are in excess of
$5,000;
(ix) make any
tax election or settle or compromise any income tax liability material to
BMR;
(x) settle or
compromise any pending or threatened suit, action or claim which
(i) relates to the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) the settlement
or compromise of which could have an Adverse Effect on BMR; or
(xi) take, or
agree in writing or otherwise to take, any of the actions described in Sections 7(a)(i) through
(xi) or any action which would make any of the representations or
warranties of contained in this Agreement untrue or
incorrect.
Section
8. Covenants
of Balqon.
(a) Conduct of Business of
Balqon. Except as contemplated by this Agreement or as
described in the Balqon Disclosure Schedule during the period from the date
hereof to the Effective Time, Balqon will conduct its operations in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice and, to the extent consistent
therewith, with no less diligence and effort than would be applied in the
absence of this Agreement, seek to preserve intact its current business
organization, and keep available the service of its current officers and
employees. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or as described in the Balqon
Disclosure Schedule, prior to the Effective Time, Balqon shall not, without the
prior written consent of BMR:
(i) adopt a
plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger consolidation,
restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of Balqon (other than
the Mergers);
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(ii) (i) incur
or assume any long-term or short-term debt or issue any debt securities; (ii)
assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether
directly, contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other
person; (iii) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to,
or investments in, any other person; (iv) pledge or otherwise encumber shares of
capital stock of Balqon; or (v) mortgage or pledge any of its material assets,
or create or suffer to exist any material lien thereupon (other than tax Liens
for taxes not yet due); or
(iii) take, or
agree in writing or otherwise to take, any action which would make any of the
representations or warranties of the Balqon contained in this Agreement untrue
or incorrect.
Section
9. Other Covenants and Agreements of the
Parties.
(a) Meetings of
Stockholders. The Acquisition Sub and Balqon shall take all
action necessary, in accordance with the General Corporation Law of its state of
incorporation, and its Articles of Incorporation and bylaws, to duly call, give
notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders as promptly as
practicable, to consider and vote upon the adoption and approval of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. It is contemplated that the
Merger will be effectuated pursuant to Section 92A.180 of the Nevada Revised
Statutes (2007), which specifically provides that approval of the Agreement by
the BMR stockholders is not required to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(b) Balqon
Common Stock. At the Effective Time, without taking into
account the number of shares of Balqon Common Stock to be issued by Balqon (i)
upon conversion of any and all outstanding convertible promissory notes of
Balqon (including the Bridge Notes), and (ii) in connection with the Private
Placement, Balqon shall not have issued and outstanding any shares of capital
stock other than 22,000,000 shares of Balqon Common
Stock.
(c) BMR Common
Stock. At the Effective Time, after taking into account the
cancellation of shares of BMR Common Stock as contemplated by the terms and
conditions of the Cancellation Agreement, BMR shall not have issued and
outstanding more than 1,400,000 shares of BMR Common Stock.
(d) Registration of BMR
Shares. BMR and Balqon agree that BMR shall, at its expense, file with
the SEC a registration statement on an appropriate form to register for resale
up to 1,400,000 shares of BMR Common Stock held by the BMR stockholders
immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the shares of BMR Common
Stock underlying the BMR Warrants pursuant to the terms and conditions of a
registration rights agreement between BMR and the holders of BMR Common Stock
(the “BMR Registration Rights
Agreement”) substantially in the form of Exhibit C attached
hereto.
(e) OTC Bulletin
Board. BMR shall use all reasonable efforts to maintain the
quotation of the shares of BMR Common Stock on the OTC Bulletin Board or a
national stock exchange after the Closing.
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(f) Access to
Information.
(i) Between
the date hereof and the Effective Time, BMR will give Balqon and its authorized
representatives reasonable access to its facilities and to all books and records
of itself, will permit Balqon to make such inspections as Balqon may reasonably
require and will cause its officers to furnish Balqon with such financial and
operating data and other information with respect to the business and properties
of itself as the other party may from time to time reasonably
request.
(ii) Each of
the parties hereto will hold and will cause its consultants and advisers to hold
in confidence all documents and information furnished to it in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(g) Additional Agreements,
Reasonable Efforts. Subject to the terms and conditions herein
provided, each of the parties hereto agrees to use all reasonable efforts to
take, or cause to be taken, all action, and to do, or cause to be done, all
things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and
regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) cooperating in the
preparation of a Form 8-K to be filed with the Commission in connection with
this Agreement, (ii) obtaining consents of all third parties and Governmental
Entities necessary, proper or advisable for the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; and (iii) the execution of any additional
instruments necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(h) Releases. BMR
agrees to obtain a General Release in a form acceptable to Balqon’s counsel,
from each officer and director who is a stockholder of BMR, releasing BMR from
any claims against BMR arising prior to the Effective Time, except that such
General Release shall provide that each officer and director of BMR shall be
entitled to those indemnification rights specified in Section 12 of this
Agreement.
(i) Press
Releases. No press release or other public announcement
concerning the proposed transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be made
by any party hereto without the prior consent of the other party, such consent
not to be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, that any party may without
such consent make such disclosure about itself as may be required by any stock
exchange on which its securities are listed or by federal and state securities
laws or any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such party and, if
such disclosure is required, the party making the disclosure will use reasonable
efforts to give prior oral or written notice to the other party and an
opportunity to allow the other party to comment on the proposed disclosure
provided the party required to make the disclosure has reasonable time to do so
before such regulatory authorities require such disclosure to be
made.
(j) Other
Filings. At all times from and after the date hereto until the
Effective Time, BMR covenants and agrees to make all filings it is required to
make pursuant to the Exchange Act on a timely basis.
(k) BMR Accounts
Payable. As of the Closing, BMR’s accounts payable shall not
exceed $65,000.
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Section
10. Balqon Conditions to the
Mergers. The obligation of Balqon to effect the Mergers shall
be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing Date of the following
conditions, unless waived by Balqon:
(a) The
representations of BMR contained in this Agreement or in any other document
delivered pursuant hereto shall be true and correct (except to the extent that
the breach thereof would not have an Adverse Effect on BMR) at and as of the
Effective Time with the same effect as if made at and as of the Effective Time
(except to the extent such representations specifically related to an earlier
date, in which case such representations shall be true and correct as of such
earlier date), and at the Closing BMR shall have delivered to Balqon a
certificate to that effect;
(b) Any
governmental or third party approvals required to effect the Merger shall have
been obtained;
(c) Each of
the parties hereto shall have delivered to each other complete and accurate
Schedules to this Agreement and such Schedules shall have been approved by the
recipient;
(d) BMR shall
have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and
covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on
or prior to the Effective Time and at the Closing BMR shall have delivered to
Balqon a certificate to that effect;
(e) From the
date of this Agreement through the Effective Time, there shall not have occurred
any change, circumstance or event concerning BMR that has had or could be
reasonably likely to have an Adverse Effect;
(f) Each of
the directors of BMR shall have resigned as directors of BMR pursuant to Section 4
herein;
(g) The
nominees of Balqon shall have been appointed as members of the board of
directors of BMR;
(h) The
Releases referred to in Section 9(h) shall
have been entered into in forms reasonably satisfactory to Balqon;
(i) Balqon
shall not have received demands for purchase of Balqon Dissenting Shares
representing more than 1% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock
of Balqon;
(j) The
Cancellation Agreement shall have been entered into by the parties thereto and
shall be effective at the Effective Time and BMR shall have delivered to Balqon
a certificate to that effect; and
(k) The
stockholders of Acquisition Sub and the stockholders of Balqon shall have
approved the principal terms of this Agreement, the Mergers and the transactions
contemplated herein in accordance with applicable law and their Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws.
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Section
11. BMR and Acquisition Sub Conditions to
the Mergers. The obligations of BMR and Acquisition Sub to
effect the Mergers shall be subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the
Closing Date of the following conditions, unless waived by BMR:
(a) The
representations of Balqon contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct
(except to the extent that the breach thereof would not have an Adverse Effect
on Balqon) at and as of the Effective Time with the same effect as if made at
and as of the Effective Time (except to the extent such representations
specifically related to an earlier date, in which case such representations
shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), and at the Closing Balqon
shall have delivered to BMR a certificate to that effect;
(b) Balqon
shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements
and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it
on or prior to the Effective Time and at the Closing Balqon shall have delivered
to BMR a certificate to that effect;
(c) From the
date of this Agreement through the Effective Time, there shall not have occurred
any change, circumstance or event concerning Balqon that has had or could be
reasonably likely to have an Adverse Effect;
(d) Balqon
shall have delivered to BMR audited balance sheets of Balqon as of December 31,
2007 and 2006, and the related statements of operations, changes in
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the period April 21, 2005 (inception)
through December 31, 2007 and 2006, and an unaudited balance sheet of Balqon as
of June 30, 2008, and the related statements of operations, changes in
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2008;
and
(e) BMR shall
have received from each holder of Balqon capital stock (i) an investor
suitability questionnaire in form and substance satisfactory to BMR, containing
customary investment representations and certifying that such holder is an
“accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D of the Securities Act or (ii)
confirmation of receipt of the appropriate disclosures required pursuant to Rule
506 under Regulation D of the Securities Act.
Section
12. Indemnification. All
rights to indemnification existing in favor of each individual who is an officer
or director of BMR on the date of this Agreement against BMR for such
indemnified person’s acts and omissions as a director or officer of BMR
occurring prior to the Effective Time, as provided in BMR’s articles of
incorporation or bylaws (as in effect as of the date of this Agreement), shall
survive the Mergers and shall continue in full force and effect (to the fullest
extent such rights to indemnification are available under and are consistent
with applicable Nevada law) for a period of six years after the Closing
Date. BMR shall indemnify each individual each individual who is an
officer or director of Balqon immediately prior to the Effective Time to the
fullest extent permissible under Section 317 of the California Corporations Code
as in effect at the Effective Time for a period of six years after the Closing
Date.
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Section
13. Confidentiality. Each
party shall ensure that any material nonpublic information provided to it by any
other party in confidence shall be treated as strictly confidential and that all
such confidential information that each party or any of its respective officers,
directors, employees, attorneys, agents, investment bankers, or accountants may
now possess or may hereinafter create or obtain relating to the financial
condition, results of operations, businesses, properties, assets, liabilities,
or future prospects of the other such parties, any affiliate thereof, or any
customer or supplier thereof shall not be published, disclosed, or made
accessible by any of them to any other person at any time or used by any of
them, in each case without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that the
restrictions contained in this Section 13 shall not
apply (a) as may otherwise be required by law, (b) as may be necessary or
appropriate in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement, or (c) to the
extent such information was in the public domain when received or thereafter
enters the public domain other than because of disclosures by the receiving
party. Each such party shall, and shall cause all of such other
persons who received confidential information, from time to time to deliver to
the disclosing party all tangible evidence of such confidential information to
which the restrictions of this Section 13 apply
upon written request.
Section
14. Termination.
(a) This
Agreement may be terminated and abandoned at any time prior to the Effective
Time of the Merger:
(i) by mutual
written consent of BMR and Balqon;
(ii) by either
BMR or Balqon 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 nonappealable;
(iii) by either
BMR or Balqon, so long as such party is not in breach hereunder, if the Merger
shall not have been consummated on or before October 15, 2008 (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, in which event such party may not
terminate this Agreement pursuant to this provision for a period of ten days
following such party’s cure of such failure); provided, however, that if
either BMR or Balqon requests an extension of the Closing after this date and
the other party consents in writing, then neither party may terminate this
Agreement under this provision until the expiration of such extension
period;
(iv) by BMR,
if there has been a material breach of this Agreement on the part of Balqon of
its obligations hereunder or if any of its representations or warranties
contained herein shall be materially inaccurate and such breach or inaccuracy is
not curable or, if curable, is not cured within ten (10) days after written
notice of such breach is given by BMR to Balqon; or
(v) by
Balqon, if there has been a material breach of this Agreement on the part of BMR
of its obligations hereunder or if any of its representations or warranties
contained herein shall be materially inaccurate and such breach or inaccuracy is
not curable or, if curable, is not cured within ten (10) days after written
notice of such breach is given by Balqon to BMR.
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(b) In the
event of termination of this Agreement by either Balqon or BMR provided in this
Section 14, this
Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any liability
or obligation on the part of BMR or Balqon, other than the provisions of the
last sentence of Section 13 and
this Section 14. Nothing
contained in this Section 14 shall
relieve any party for any breach of the representations, warranties, covenants
or agreements set forth in this Agreement.
Section
15. Miscellaneous.
(a) Survival. The
representations and warranties of the parties will terminate at the Effective
Time and only those covenants that by their terms survive the Effective Time
shall survive the Effective Time. This Section 15 shall
survive the Effective Time.
(b) Press Releases and Public
Announcements. No party will issue any press release or make
any public announcement relating to the subject matter of this Agreement without
the prior written approval of the other party; provided, however, that any party may
make any public disclosure it believes in good faith is required by applicable
law or any listing requirement or trading agreement.
(c) No Third-Party
Beneficiaries. This Agreement will not confer any rights or
remedies upon any person other than the parties and their respective successors
and permitted assigns.
(d) Notices. All
notices required or permitted under this Agreement will be in writing and will
be given by certified or regular mail or by any other reasonable means
(including personal delivery, facsimile, or reputable express courier) to the
party to receive notice at the following addresses or at such other address as
any party may, by notice, direct:
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To
BMR:
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BMR
Solutions, Inc.
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Attention: President
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Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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With
a copy to:
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M2
Law Professional Corporation
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(which
will not
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Attention: Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
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constitute
notice)
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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Fax
number: (000) 000-0000
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To
Balqon:
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Balqon
Corporation
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Attention: X.
Xxxxx
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X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxx X-0
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Xxxxx
Xxx, XX 00000
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Fax
number: (000) 000-0000
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxxx
& Xxxxxx, LLP
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(which
will not
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Attention: Xxxxx
Dallas, Esq.
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constitute
notice)
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000
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
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Xxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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Fax
number: (000) 000-0000
Fax
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All
notices given by certified mail will be deemed as given on the delivery date
shown on the return mail receipt, and all notices given in any other manner will
be deemed as given when received.
(e) Waiver. The
rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative and not
alternative. Neither the failure nor any delay by any party in
exercising any right, power, or privilege under this Agreement or the documents
referred to in this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power, or
privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any right, power, or privilege
will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power, or privilege
or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege. To the
maximum extent permitted by applicable law, (a) no claim or right arising from
this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement can be discharged
by one party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or
right unless in writing signed by the waiving party, (b) no waiver that may be
given by a party will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it
is given, and (c) no notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be
a waiver of any obligation of such party or of the right of the party giving
such notice or demand to take further action without notice or demand as
provided in this Agreement or the documents referred to in this
Agreement.
(f) Further
Assurances. The parties agree (a) to furnish upon request to
each other such further information, (b) to execute and deliver to each other
such other documents, and (c) to do such other acts and things, all as the
other party may reasonably request for the purpose of carrying out the intent of
this Agreement and of the documents referred to in this Agreement.
(g) Successors and
Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. No party may assign either this Agreement or any of its
rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval
of the other party, which may be granted or withheld at the sole discretion of
such other party. Any unauthorized assignment is void.
(h) Severability. Any
provision of this Agreement that is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction will, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such
invalidity, illegality or unenforceability, without affecting in any way the
remaining provisions hereof in such jurisdiction or rendering that or any other
provision of this Agreement invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any other
jurisdiction.
(i) Expenses. Each
party will pay all fees and expenses (including, without limitation, legal and
accounting fees and expenses) incurred by such party in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(j) Governing
Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to
principles of conflicts of laws.
(k) Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be
deemed to be an original, but all of which will be one and the same
document.
(l) Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, the schedules and exhibits hereto,
and the agreements and instruments to be delivered by the parties on Closing
represent the entire understanding and agreement between the parties and
supersede all prior oral and written and all contemporaneous oral negotiations,
commitments and understandings.
(m) Amendment. This
Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto by action taken by or on behalf
of their respective Boards of Directors at any time prior to the Effective
Time. This Agreement may not be amended by the parties hereto except
by execution of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of BMR, Balqon
and Acquisition Sub.
[Signatures
on Following Page]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement and Plan of
Merger as of the date first above written.
BMR SOLUTIONS, INC. | |||
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By:
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/s/ K. Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: K. Xxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: President |
BALQON ACQUISITION CORP. | |||
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By:
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/s/ K. Xxxx Xxxxxx | |
Name: K. Xxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: President |
BALQON CORPORATION | |||
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Name: Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
Title: President |
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Schedule
1
Definitions
“Accredited Investors” has the
meaning set forth in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act.
“Adverse Effect” means, with
respect to each party, any event, effect or change that is materially adverse to
the condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities, properties,
business, operations, results of operation or prospects of such party, taken as
a whole.
“Affiliate” has the meaning set
forth in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2.
“ERISA” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Effective Time” means the time
of acceptance for record of the Certificate of Merger by the Secretary of State
of the State of Nevada in accordance with the Nevada Revised Statute (but not
earlier than the Closing Date) or at such later time that the parties hereto
shall have agreed upon and designated in such filing in accordance with
applicable law as the effective time of the Mergers.
“Environment” means surface or
subsurface soil or strata, surface waters and sediments, navigable waters,
wetlands, groundwater, sediments, drinking water supply, ambient air, plants,
wildlife, animals and natural resources. The term also includes
indoor air and structures to the extent regulated under Environmental
Laws.
“Environmental Laws” means all
federal, state and local laws, common law, rules, regulations, statutes, codes,
ordinances, directives, orders, judgments, standards and policies of
Governmental Authority and permits, licenses, registrations or other
authorizations issued by Governmental Authority which pertain to, regulate or
impose liability or standards of conduct concerning the Environment, Hazardous
Materials and/or the health and safety of persons (including employees) or which
relate to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, sale, treatment,
storage, release, threatened release, disposal, cleanup, transportation,
management, labeling, distribution, testing, or handling of Hazardous
Materials.
“Exchange Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Governmental Authority” means
any federal, state, local, authority, department, body, commission,
quasi-governmental authority of any nature, arbitrator, tribunal, court or
instrumentality or agent of the United States of America and each political
subdivision thereunder.
“Hazardous Materials” means any
solid, liquid, gaseous or thermal pollutant, element, chemical, irritant, waste
or contaminant regulated under Environmental Laws, including but not
limited to, solid waste, asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated
biphenyls, pesticides, lead-based paint, petroleum, petroleum-based products and
constituents thereof, radiation, noise, and all other substances, wastes,
conditions and materials regulated by, under or pursuant to any Environmental
Laws.
“Knowledge” means the actual
knowledge of the executive officers of a party.
“Securities Act” means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.