Contract
Exhibit
10.1
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER,
dated
as of August 20, 2007 (the “Agreement”), among Xxxxx
International, Inc.
a Nevada
Corporation (“Xxxxx”), Xxxxx Merger Sub, Inc., a California corporation and
wholly owned subsidiary of Xxxxx (“Merger Sub”), and Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, an
individual (“Shareholder”), on the one hand; and Pro Sports & Entertainment,
Inc., a California corporation (the “Company), on the other hand. Xxxxx,
Shareholder, Merger Sub and the Company are collectively referred to herein
as
the “Parties”. Xxxxx, Shareholder and Merger Sub are sometimes referred to
herein collectively as the Xxxxx Parties.
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the
respective boards of directors of each of Xxxxx, Merger Sub and the Company
have
approved the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”) upon
the terms, and subject to the conditions, set forth in this
Agreement;
WHEREAS,
Shareholder beneficially owns or controls an aggregate of 124,000 shares of
the
outstanding capital stock of Xxxxx, representing a majority of the outstanding
shares of Xxxxx and will benefit from the transactions contemplated
herein.
WHEREAS,
it is
intended that, for federal income tax purposes, the Merger shall qualify as
a
reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated there under
(the “Code”); and
WHEREAS,
Xxxxx,
Merger Sub, Shareholder and the Company desire to make certain representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with this
Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the premises and mutual promises herein made, and in
consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
herein contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree
as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Certain
Definitions.
The
following terms shall, when used in this Agreement, have the following
meanings:
“Acquisition”
means the acquisition by a Person of any businesses, assets or property other
than in the ordinary course, whether by way of the purchase of assets or stock,
by merger, consolidation or otherwise.
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person: (i) any Person directly or indirectly owning,
controlling or holding with power to vote ten percent (10%) or more of the
outstanding voting securities of such other Person (other than passive or
institutional investors); (ii) any Person ten percent (10%) or more of whose
outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled
or
held with power to vote, by such other Person; (iii) any Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such other
Person; and (iv) any officer, director or partner of such other Person.
“Control” for the foregoing purposes shall mean the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management
and
policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or
voting interests, by contract or otherwise.
“Business
Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions in Los Angeles, California, are required or authorized to be
closed.
“Code”
means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Collateral
Documents” mean the Exhibits and any other documents, instruments and
certificates to be executed and delivered by the Parties hereunder or there
under.
“Commission”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any Regulatory Authority that
succeeds to its functions.
“Company
Assets” mean all properties, assets, privileges, powers, rights, interests and
claims of every type and description that are owned, leased, held, used or
useful in the Company Business and in which the Company has any right, title
or
interest or in which the Company acquires any right, title or interest on or
before the Closing Date, wherever located, whether known or unknown, and whether
or not now or on the Closing Date on the books and records of the Company,
but
excluding any of the foregoing, if any, transferred prior to the Closing
pursuant to this Agreement or any Collateral Documents.
“Company
Business” means the acquisition and operating of sports and entertainment
events.
“Company
Common Stock” means the common shares of the Company.
“Company
Shareholders” means, as of any particular date, the holders of Company Common
Stock on that date.
“Encumbrance”
means any material mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, charge, security
interest, security agreement, conditional sale or other title retention
agreement, limitation, option, assessment, restrictive agreement, restriction,
adverse interest, restriction on transfer or exception to or material defect
in
title or other ownership interest (including restrictive covenants, leases
and
licenses).
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations there under.
“GAAP”
means United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from
time to time.
“Legal
Requirement” means any statute, ordinance, law, rule, regulation, code,
injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or other requirement enacted,
adopted or applied by any Regulatory Authority, including judicial decisions
applying common law or interpreting any other Legal Requirement.
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“Losses”
shall mean all damages, awards, judgments, assessments, fines, sanctions,
penalties, charges, costs, expenses, payments, diminutions in value and other
losses, however suffered or characterized, all interest thereon, all costs
and
expenses of investigating any claim, lawsuit or arbitration and any appeal
there
from, all actual attorneys’, accountants’ investment bankers’ and expert
witness’ fees incurred in connection therewith, whether or not such claim,
lawsuit or arbitration is ultimately defeated and, subject to Section 9.4,
all
amounts paid incident to any compromise or settlement of any such claim, lawsuit
or arbitration.
“Liability”
means any liability or obligation (whether known or unknown, whether asserted
or
unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued,
whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to become due), including
any liability for Taxes.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the assets, Liabilities,
properties or business of the Parties, (ii) the validity, binding effect or
enforceability of this Agreement or the Collateral Documents or (iii) the
ability of any Party to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the
Collateral Documents; provided, however, that none of the following shall
constitute a Material Adverse Effect on the Company: (i) the filing, initiation
and subsequent prosecution, by or on behalf of shareholders of any Party, of
litigation that challenges or otherwise seeks damages with respect to the
Merger, this Agreement and/or transactions contemplated thereby or hereby,
(ii)
occurrences due to a disruption of a Party’s business as a result of the
announcement of the execution of this Agreement or changes caused by the taking
of action required by this Agreement, (iii) general economic conditions, or
(iv)
any changes generally affecting the industries in which a Party
operates.
“Merger
Shares” means the shares of Xxxxx Common Stock deliverable by Xxxxx in exchange
for Company Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.6.
“Xxxxx
Assets” mean all properties, assets, privileges, powers, rights, interests and
claims of every type and description that are owned, leased, held, used or
useful in the Xxxxx Business and in which Xxxxx or any of its Subsidiaries
has
any right, title or interest or in which Xxxxx or any of its Subsidiaries
acquires any right, title or interest on or before the Closing Date, wherever
located, whether known or unknown, and whether or not now or on the Closing
Date
on the books and records of Xxxxx or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Xxxxx
Business” means the business conducted by Xxxxx.
“Xxxxx
Common Stock” means the common shares of Xxxxx.
“Permit”
means any license, permit, consent, approval, registration, authorization,
qualification or similar right granted by a Regulatory Authority.
“Permitted
Liens” means (i) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings; (ii) rights reserved to any Regulatory
Authority to regulate the affected property; (iii) statutory liens of banks
and
rights of set off; (iv) as to leased assets, interests of the lessors and
sublessors thereof and liens affecting the interests of the lessors and
sublessors thereof; (v) inchoate materialmen’s, mechanics’, workmen’s,
repairmen’s or other like liens arising in the ordinary course of business; (vi)
liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course in connection with
workers’ compensation and other types of social security; (vii) licenses of
trademarks or other intellectual property rights granted by the Company or
Xxxxx, as the case may be, in the ordinary course and not interfering in any
material respect with the ordinary course of the business of the Company or
Xxxxx, as the case may be; and (viii) as to real property, any encumbrance,
adverse interest, constructive or other trust, claim, attachment, exception
to
or defect in title or other ownership interest (including, but not limited
to,
reservations, rights of entry, rights of first refusal, possibilities of
reverter, encroachments, easement, rights of way, restrictive covenants, leases,
and licenses) of any kind, which otherwise constitutes an interest in or claim
against property, whether arising pursuant to any Legal Requirement, under
any
contract or otherwise, that do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially
and adversely affect or impair the value or use thereof as it is currently
being
used in the ordinary course.
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“Person”
means any natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, unincorporated
organization, association, limited liability company, Regulatory Authority
or
other entity.
“Proposed
Acquisition” means any of the following transactions (other than the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement): (i) a merger, consolidation,
business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar
transaction involving the Company pursuant to which the shareholders of the
Company immediately preceding such transaction hold less than fifty percent
(50%) of the aggregate equity interests in the surviving or resulting entity
of
such transaction, (ii) a sale or other disposition by the Company of assets
representing in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate fair market
value
of the Company Business immediately prior to such sale or (iii) the acquisition
by any person or group (including by way of a tender offer or an exchange offer
or issuance by the Company), directly or indirectly, of beneficial ownership
or
a right to acquire beneficial ownership of shares representing in excess of
fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company.
“Regulatory
Authority” means: (i) the United States of America; (ii) any state,
commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States of America and any
political subdivision thereof (including counties, municipalities and the like);
(iii) Canada and any other foreign (as to the United States of America)
sovereign entity and any political subdivision thereof; or (iv) any agency,
authority or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, including any court,
tribunal, department, bureau, commission or board.
“Representative”
means any director, officer, employee, agent, consultant, advisor or other
representative of a Person, including legal counsel, accountants and financial
advisors.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
there under.
“Subsidiary”
of a specified Person means (a) any Person if securities having ordinary voting
power (at the time in question and without regard to the happening of any
contingency) to elect a majority of the directors, trustees, managers or other
governing body of such Person are held or controlled by the specified Person
or
a Subsidiary of the specified Person; (b) any Person in which the specified
Person and its subsidiaries collectively hold a fifty percent (50%) or greater
equity interest; (c) any partnership or similar organization in which the
specified Person or subsidiary of the specified Person is a general partner;
or
(d) any Person the management of which is directly or indirectly controlled
by
the specified Person and its Subsidiaries through the exercise of voting power,
by contract or otherwise.
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“Tax”
means any U.S. or non U.S. federal, state, provincial, local or foreign income,
gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp,
occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental, customs duties, capital,
franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment,
disability, real property, personal property, intangible property, recording,
occupancy, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added minimum, estimated
or
other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, additions to tax,
penalties, fees, deficiencies, assessments, additions or other charges of any
nature with respect thereto, whether disputed or not.
“Tax
Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund or credit or
information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or
attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
“Treasury
Regulations” means regulations promulgated by the U.S. Treasury Department under
the Code.
1.2 Other
Definitions.
The
following terms shall, when used in this Agreement, have the meanings assigned
to such terms in the Sections indicated.
Term
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Schedule
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“Agreement”
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Preamble
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“Bridge
Financing
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8.12
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“CCC”
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2.1
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“Certificate
of Merger”
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2.5
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“Closing”.
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2.12
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“Closing
Date”
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2.12
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“Company
Common Stock”
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2.7(a)
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“Company
Certificates”
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2.7(a)
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“Company
Financial Statements”
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3.8
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“Company
Intellectual Property Rights”
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3.6
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“Company
Option”
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2.6(b)
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“Conversion”
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2.6(a)(ii)
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“Current
Market Price”
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2.7(a)
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“Dissenting
Shares”
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2.9
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“Effective
Time”
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2.5
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“Excluded
Shares”
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2.6(a)
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“Material
Company Contract”
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3.4
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“Material
Xxxxx Contract”
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4.4
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“Merger”
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2.1
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“Options”
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3.2(b)
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“Parties”
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Preamble
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“Preferred
Shares”
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2.6(a)(ii)
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“Share
Cancellation”
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6.10
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“Share
Increase Authorization”
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6.9
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“Shareholder
Meeting”
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5.6
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“Surviving
Corporation”
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2.1
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ARTICLE
II
THE
MERGER
2.1 Merger;
Surviving Corporation.
In
accordance with and subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the
California Corporations Code (“CCC”), at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be
merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), and the Company shall be the
surviving corporation in the Merger (hereinafter sometimes called the “Surviving
Corporation”) and shall continue its corporate existence under the laws of the
State of California, and shall immediately effect a name change. At the
Effective Time, the separate existence of the Company shall cease. All
properties, franchises and rights belonging to the Company and Xxxxx, by virtue
of the Merger and without further act or deed, shall be vested in the Surviving
Corporation, which shall thenceforth be responsible for all the liabilities
and
obligations of each of Xxxxx and the Company. For avoidance of doubt, upon
the
Effective Time, the Company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of
Xxxxx.
2.2 Articles
of Incorporation.
The
Company’s articles of incorporation, as in effect at the Effective Time, shall
continue in full force and effect as the articles of incorporation of the
Surviving Corporation until altered or amended as provided therein or by
law.
2.3 By
Laws.
The
Company’s by laws, as in effect at the Effective Time, shall be the by laws of
the Surviving Corporation until altered, amended or repealed as provided therein
or by law.
2.4 (Intentionally
deleted)
2.5 Effective
Time.
The
Merger shall become effective at the time and date that the certificate of
merger of each of the Merger Sub and the Company (the “Certificate of Merger”),
in form and substance acceptable to the Parties, is accepted for filing by
the
Secretary of State of the State of California in accordance with the provisions
related thereto. The Certificate of Merger shall be executed by Merger Sub
and
the Company and delivered to the Secretary of State of the State of California
for filing on the Closing Date. The date and time when the Merger becomes
effective are referred to herein as the “Effective Time.”
2.6 Merger
Shares; Conversion and Cancellation of Securities.
(a) Conversion
of Company Common Stock.
At the
Effective Time, all shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately
before the Effective Time, other than shares described in Section 2.6(c) and
other than Dissenting Shares (as defined in Section 2.9 below), collectively,
the “Excluded Shares”, shall be converted, by virtue of the Merger, into
36,000,000 shares of Xxxxx Common Stock (the “Merger Shares”) so that the
holders of Company Common Stock will upon conversion of the Merger Shares own
approximately 85.22% of Xxxxx’ issued and outstanding capital stock (on a fully
diluted basis) as of the Effective Date after giving effect to the Merger and
any shares issuable upon a possible conversion of the Convertible Note referred
to in Section 8.7 below if such Note is converted after the Closing, subject
to
the following:
(i) The
allocation of the Merger Shares among the Company Shareholders excluding the
holders of Dissenting Shares shall be delivered to Xxxxx at least one business
day prior to the Closing;
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At
the
Effective Time, all Company Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall
be
cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each certificate formerly
representing any Company Common Stock (other than Excluded Shares) shall
thereafter represent only the right to the Merger Shares and any distribution
or
dividend pursuant to Section .
(b) Stock
Options.
At the
Effective Time, each outstanding option to purchase Company Common Stock (a
“Company Option”), whether vested or unvested, shall be deemed to constitute an
option to acquire, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under
such Company Option, the same number of shares of Xxxxx Common Stock as the
holder of such Company Option would have been entitled to receive pursuant
to
the Merger had such holder exercised such option in full immediately prior
to
the Effective Time (rounded up to the nearest whole number), at a price per
share (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to (i) the aggregate exercise
price for the Company Common Stock otherwise purchasable pursuant to such
Company Option divided by (ii) the number of full shares of Xxxxx Common Stock
deemed purchasable pursuant to such Company Option in accordance with the
foregoing. At or prior to the Effective Time, Xxxxx shall take all corporate
action necessary to reserve for issuance a sufficient number of Xxxxx Common
Stock for delivery upon exercise of Company Options assumed by it in accordance
with this Section.
(c) Treasury
Shares, Etc.
Each
share of Company Common Stock held in the treasury of the Company and (each
share of Company Common Stock, if any, held by Xxxxx or of the Company
immediately before the Effective Time) shall be cancelled and extinguished,
and
nothing shall be issued or paid in respect thereof.
(d) Fractional
Shares.
No
certificates or scrip evidencing fractional shares of Xxxxx Preferred Stock
shall be issued in exchange for Company Common Stock. All fractional share
amounts shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share.
2.7 Surrender
of Company Certificates.
(a) Exchange
Procedures.
Promptly after the Effective Time, Xxxxx or its appointed designee shall mail
to
each holder of a certificate or certificates of Company Common Stock (“Company
Certificates”) whose shares are converted into the right to receive the Merger
Shares, (i) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall
be
effected, and risk of loss and title to the Company Certificates shall pass
to
Xxxxx, only upon delivery of the Company Certificates to Xxxxx and which shall
be in such form and have such other provisions as Xxxxx may reasonably specify)
and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Company
Certificates in exchange for the Merger Shares and any dividends or other
distributions pursuant to Section. Upon surrender of Company Certificates for
cancellation to Xxxxx, together with such letter of transmittal, duly completed
and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, the holders
of
such Company Certificates shall be entitled to receive the Merger Shares in
exchange therefore and the Company Certificates so surrendered shall forthwith
be canceled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Company Certificate is lost,
stolen, destroyed or mutilated, such holder shall provide evidence reasonably
satisfactory to Xxxxx as to such loss, theft, destruction or mutilation and
an
affidavit in form and substance satisfactory to Xxxxx, and, thereupon, such
holder shall be entitled to receive the Merger Shares in exchange therefore
and
the Company Certificates so surrendered shall forthwith be
canceled.
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(b) Required
Withholding.
In
connection with any payment to any holder or former holder of the Company Common
Stock, each of Xxxxx and the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct
and withhold from any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable pursuant
to
this Agreement to any holder or former holder of the Company Common Stock such
amounts as may be required to be deducted or withheld there from under the
Code
or under any provision of state, local or foreign tax law or under any other
applicable laws. To the extent such amounts are so deducted or withheld, such
amounts shall be treated for all purposes under this Agreement as having been
paid to the person to whom such amounts would otherwise have been
paid.
(c) No
Liability.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.7, neither Xxxxx,
the
Surviving Corporation nor any party hereto shall be liable to any Person for
any
amount properly paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar law. If any Company Certificate shall not have
been
surrendered prior to the date immediately prior to the date on which such
property would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental
or Regulatory Authority, any such property, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, shall become the property of the Surviving Corporation, free
and
clear of all claims or interest of any person previously entitled
thereto.
(d) Termination.
Any
holders of the Company Certificates who have not complied with this ARTICLE
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shall look only to Xxxxx or the Surviving Corporation for, and Xxxxx and the
Surviving Corporation shall remain liable for, payment of their claim for Merger
Shares and any dividends or distributions with respect to Xxxxx Common Stock,
without interest thereon.
2.8 Stock
Transfer Books.
At the
Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed, and
there shall be no further registration of transfers of shares of Company Common
Stock thereafter on the records of the Company.
2.9 Dissenting
Shares.
Shares
of Company Common Stock which are issued and outstanding immediately prior
to
the Effective Time and which are held by persons who have properly exercised,
and not withdrawn or waived, appraisal rights with respect thereto in accordance
with the CCC (the “Dissenting Shares”), will not be converted into the right to
receive the Merger Shares, and holders of such shares of Company Common Stock
will be entitled, in lieu thereof, to receive payment of the appraised value
of
such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with the provisions of the
CCC
unless and until such holders fail to perfect or effectively withdraw or lose
their rights to appraisal and payment under the CCC. If, after the Effective
Time, any such holder fails to perfect or effectively withdraws or loses such
right, such shares of Company Common Stock will thereupon be treated as if
they
had been converted at the Effective Time into the right to receive the Merger
Shares, without any interest thereon. The Company will give Xxxxx prompt notice
of any demands received by the Company for appraisal of shares of Company Common
Stock. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company will not, except with the prior
written consent of Xxxxx make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer
to
settle, any such demands.
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2.10 Restriction
on Transfer.
The
Merger Shares may not be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of without
registration under the Act or an exemption there from, and that in the absence
of an effective registration statement covering the Merger Shares or any
available exemption from registration under the Act, the Merger Shares must
be
held indefinitely. The Company Shareholders are aware that the Merger Shares
may
not be sold pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Act unless all of the
conditions of that Rule are met. Among the conditions for use of Rule 144 may
be
the availability of current information to the public about Xxxxx.
2.11 Restrictive
Legend.
All
certificates representing the Merger Shares shall contain the following
legend:
“THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE, ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF AN
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, DATED AS OF AUGUST 8, 2007, BETWEEN XXXXX
INTERNATIONAL, INC., XXXXX
MERGER
SUB, INC., XXXXX XXXXXX AND PRO SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT, INC., A COPY OF
WHICH IS ON FILE IN THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. FURTHER, THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION
THEREFROM.”
2.12 Closing.
The
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Collateral
Documents (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Xxxx & Xxxxx,
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, or
at
such other location as the parties may agree at 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time on
the
agreed date, which, shall be within sixty (60) days of the signing hereof (the
“Closing Date”).
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The
Company represents and warrants to Xxxxx that the statements contained in this
ARTICLE III are correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and,
except as provided in Section 7.1, will be correct and complete as of the
Closing Date (as though made then and as though the Closing Date were
substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout this ARTICLE III, except
in the case of representations and warranties stated to be made as of the date
of this Agreement or as of another date and except for changes contemplated
or
permitted by this Agreement).
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3.1 Organization
and Qualification.
The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization. The Company
has
all requisite power and authority to own, lease and use its assets as they
are
currently owned, leased and used and to conduct its business as it is currently
conducted. The Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business in and
is in
good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties
owned, leased or used by it or the nature of the activities conducted by it
make
such qualification necessary, except any such jurisdiction where the failure
to
be so qualified or licensed would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company or a material adverse effect on the validity, binding effect or
enforceability of this Agreement or the Collateral Documents or the ability
of
the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any of the
Collateral Documents.
3.2 Capitalization.
(a) The
authorized capital stock and other ownership interests of the Company consist
of
45,000,000 shares of common stock, of which thirteen million three hundred
and
eighty four thousand three hundred and fifty nine (13,575,541) shares were
issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, and 0 shares of Preferred Stock,
none of which are outstanding. All of the outstanding Company Common Stock
have
been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
It is
anticipated that the number of shares of Company Common Stock will increase
as a
result of private placements to be conducted after the date hereof.
(b) Schedule
3.2(b)(i) lists all outstanding or authorized options, warrants, purchase
rights, preemptive rights or other contracts or commitments that could require
the Company to issue, sell, or otherwise cause to become outstanding any of
its
capital stock or other ownership interests (collectively
“Options”).
(c) All
of
the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock have been duly
authorized and are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable
and have been issued in compliance with applicable securities laws and other
applicable Legal Requirements or transfer restrictions under applicable
securities laws.
3.3 Authority
and Validity.
The
Company has all requisite corporate power to execute and deliver, to perform
its
obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this
Agreement (subject to the approval of the Company Shareholders as contemplated
by Section 5.4 and to receipt of any consents, approvals, authorizations or
other matters referred to in Section 5.4). The execution and delivery by the
Company of, the performance by the Company of its obligations under, and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement
have been duly authorized by all requisite action of the Company (subject to
the
approval of the Company Shareholders as contemplated by Section 5.4). This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming
due
execution and delivery by the Xxxxx Parties and approval by the Company
Shareholders) is the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except that such
enforcement may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting or relating to enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general equitable principles. Upon the
execution and delivery of the Collateral Documents by each Person (other than
by
the Xxxxx Parties) that is required by this Agreement to execute, or that does
execute, this Agreement or any of the Collateral Documents, and assuming due
execution and delivery thereof by the Xxxxx Parties, the Collateral Documents
will be the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except that
such
enforcement may be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting or relating to enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general equitable principles.
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3.4 No
Breach or Violation.
Subject
to obtaining the consents, approvals, authorizations, and orders of and making
the registrations or filings with or giving notices to Regulatory Authorities
and Persons identified herein, the execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents to which it is a party,
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby in
accordance with the terms and conditions hereof and thereof, do not and will
not
conflict with, constitute a violation or breach of, constitute a default or
give
rise to any right of termination or acceleration of any right or obligation
of
the Company under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance
upon the Company, the Company Assets, the Company Business or the Company Common
Stock by reason of the terms of (i) the articles of incorporation, by laws
or
other charter or organizational document of the Company or any Subsidiary of
the
Company, (ii) any material contract, agreement, lease, indenture or other
instrument to which the Company is a party or by or to which the Company, or
the
Assets may be bound or subject and a violation of which would result in a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company, (iii) any order, judgment, injunction,
award or decree of any arbitrator or Regulatory Authority or any statute, law,
rule or regulation applicable to the Company or (iv) any Permit of the Company,
which in the case of (ii), (iii) or (iv) above would have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company or a material adverse effect on the validity, binding
effect or enforceability of this Agreement or the Collateral Documents or the
ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any
of
the Collateral Documents.
3.5 Consents
and Approvals.
No
consent, approval, authorization or order of, registration or filing with,
or
notice to, any Regulatory Authority or any other Person is necessary to be
obtained, made or given by the Company in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or any Collateral
Document or for the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby, except to the extent the failure to obtain any such consent,
approval, authorization or order or to make any such registration or filing
would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or a material adverse
effect on the validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement
or
the Collateral Documents or the ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under this Agreement or any of the Collateral
Documents.
3.6 Intellectual
Property.
To the
knowledge of the Company, the Company has good title to or the right to use
all
material company intellectual property rights and all material inventions,
processes, designs, formulae, trade secrets and know how necessary for the
operation of the Company Business without the payment of any royalty or similar
payment.
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3.7 Compliance
with Legal Requirements.
The
Company has operated the Company Business in compliance with all Legal
Requirements applicable to the Company except to the extent the failure to
operate in compliance with all material Legal Requirements would not have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company or Material Adverse Effect on the
validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement or the Collateral
Documents.
3.8 Financial
Statements.
Prior
to the Closing Date, the Company shall provide Xxxxx with audited balance sheets
of the Company as of December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006 and statements
of
operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended,. Such
financial statements (“Company Financial Statements”) have or will have been
prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(“GAAP”) applied on a basis consistent throughout all periods presented, present
fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Company and
its
results of operations as of the date and for the periods indicated.
3.9 Litigation.
Except
as set forth on Item 3.9 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no outstanding
judgments or orders against or otherwise affecting or related to the Company,
the Company Business or the Company Assets and there is no action, suit,
complaint, proceeding or investigation, judicial, administrative or otherwise,
that is pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened that, if adversely
determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or a material
adverse effect on the validity, binding effect or enforceability of this
Agreement or the Collateral Documents, except as noted in the audited Company
Financial Statements or documented by the Company to Xxxxx.
3.10 Taxes.
The
Company has duly and timely filed in proper form all Tax Returns for all Taxes
required to be filed with the appropriate Regulatory Authority, and has paid
all
taxes required to be paid in respect thereof except where such failure would
not
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, except where, if not filed or
paid, the exception(s) have been documented by the Company to
Xxxxx.
3.11 Books
and Records.
The
books and records of the Company accurately and fairly represent the Company
Business and its results of operations in all material respects.
3.12 Brokers
or Finders.
Except
as set forth on Item 3.12 of the Disclosure Schedule, all negotiations relative
to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been carried
out
by the Company or any of its Affiliates in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and with the exception of certain Investment
Banking fees, for which the Company is obligated, neither the Company, nor
any
of its Affiliates has incurred any obligation to pay any brokerage or finder’s
fee or other commission in connection with the transaction contemplated by
this
Agreement.
3.13 Proxies.
Company
management holds, or prior to the Closing will hold, irrevocable proxies from
the Company Shareholders adequate to ensure Company Shareholder approval of
the
Merger as required by applicable law.
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3.14 Disclosure.
No
representation or warranty of the Company in this Agreement or in the Collateral
Documents and no statement in any certificate furnished or to be furnished
by
the Company pursuant to this Agreement contained, contains or will contain
on
the date such agreement or certificate was or is delivered, or on the Closing
Date, any untrue statement of a material fact, or omitted, omits or will omit
on
such date to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
3.15 No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
The
Company is not subject to any material liability (including unasserted claims),
absolute or contingent, which is not shown or which is in excess of amounts
shown or reserved for in the audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2006,
other than liabilities of the same nature as those set forth in the Company
Financial Statements and reasonably incurred in the ordinary course of its
business after December 31, 2006.
3.16 Absence
of Certain Changes.
Except
as set forth as Item 3.16 of the Company’s Disclosure Schedule hereto, since
December 31, 2006, the Company has not: (a) suffered any material adverse change
in its financial condition, assets, liabilities or business; (b) contracted
for
or paid any capital expenditures; (c) incurred any indebtedness or borrowed
money, issued or sold any debt or equity securities, declared any dividends
or
discharged or incurred any liabilities or obligations except in the ordinary
course of business as heretofore conducted; (d) mortgaged, pledged or subjected
to any lien, lease, security interest or other charge or encumbrance any of
its
properties or assets; (e) paid any material amount on any indebtedness prior
to
the due date, forgiven or cancelled any material amount on any indebtedness
prior to the due date, forgiven or cancelled any material debts or claims or
released or waived any material rights or claims; (f) suffered any damage or
destruction to or loss of any assets (whether or not covered by insurance);
(g)
acquired or disposed of any assets or incurred any liabilities or obligations;
(h) made any payments to its affiliates or associates or loaned any money to
any
person or entity; (i) formed or acquired or disposed of any interest in any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture or other
entity; (j) entered into any employment, compensation, consulting or collective
bargaining agreement or any other agreement of any kind or nature with any
person. or group, or modified or amended in any respect the terms of any such
existing agreement; (k) entered into any other commitment or transaction or
experience any other event that relates to or affect in any way this Agreement
or to the transactions contemplated hereby, or that has affected, or may
adversely affect the Company’s business, operations, assets, liabilities or
financial condition; or (1) amended its Articles of Organization or By-laws,
except as otherwise contemplated herein.
3.17 Contracts.
Item
3.17 of the Company’s Disclosure Schedule is a true and complete list of all
contracts, agreements, leases, commitments or other understandings or
arrangements, written or oral, express or implied, to which the Company is
a
party or by which it or any of its property is bound or affected requiring
payments to or from, or incurring of liabilities by, the Company in excess
of
$100,000 (the “Contracts”). Except as set forth as Item 3.17 of the Company’s
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has complied with and performed, in all
material respects, all of its obligations required to be performed under and
is
not in default with respect to any of the Contracts, as of the date hereof,
nor
bas any event occurred which has not been cured which, with or without the
giving of notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default in any
respect there under. To the best knowledge of the Company, no other party has
failed to comply with or perform, in all material respects, any of its
obligations required to be performed under or is in material default with
respect to any such Contracts, as of the date hereof, nor has any event occurred
which, with or without the giving of notice, lapse of time or both, would
constitute a material default in any respect by such party there under. Except
as set forth as Item 3.17 of the Company’s Disclosure Schedule, the Company
knows of and has no reason to believe that there are any facts or circumstances
which would make a material default by any party to any contract or obligation
likely to occur subsequent to the date hereof.
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3.18 Permits
and Licenses.
The
Company has all certificates of occupancy, rights, permits, certificates,
licenses, franchises, approvals and other authorizations as are reasonably
necessary to conduct its business and to own, lease, use, operate and occupy
its
assets, at the places and in the manner now conducted and operated, except
those
the absence of which would not materially adversely affect its business. The
Company has not received any written or oral notice or claim pertaining to
the
failure to obtain any material permit, certificate, license, approval or other
authorization required by any federal, state or local agency or other regulatory
body, the failure of which to obtain would materially and adversely affect
its
business.
3.19 Assets
Necessary to Business.
The
Company owns or leases all properties and assets, real, personal, and mixed,
tangible and intangible, and is a party to all licenses, permits and other
agreements necessary to permit it to carry on its business as presently
conducted.
3.20 Labor
Agreements and Labor Relations.
The
Company has no collective bargaining or union contracts or agreements. The
Company is in compliance with all applicable laws respecting employment and
employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours,
and is not engaged in any unfair labor practices; there are no charges of
discrimination or unfair labor practice charges” or complaints against the
Company pending or threatened before any governmental or regulatory agency
or
authority; and, there is no labor strike, dispute, slowdown or stoppage actually
pending or threatened against or affecting the Company.
3.21 Employment
Arrangements.
Except
as set forth as Item 3.21 of the Company’s Disclosure Schedule hereto, the
Company has no employment or consulting agreements or arrangements, written
or
oral, which are not terminable at the will of the Company, or any pension,
profit-sharing, option, other incentive plan, or any other type of employment
benefit plan as defined in ERISA or otherwise, or any obligation to or customary
arrangement with employees for bonuses, incentive compensation, vacations,
severance pay, insurance or other benefits. No employee of the Company is in
violation of any employment agreement or restrictive covenant.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE Xxxxx PARTIES
Each
of
the Xxxxx Parties, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to the Company
that the statements contained in this ARTICLE IV are correct and complete as
of
the date of this Agreement and, except as provided in Section 8.1, will be
correct and complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then and as though
the Closing Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout
this
ARTICLE IV, except in the case of representations and warranties stated to
be
made as of the date of this Agreement or as of another date and except for
changes contemplated or permitted by the Agreement).
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4.1 Organization
and Qualification.
Each of
Xxxxx and Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of Nevada and California, respectively. Each of
Xxxxx and Merger Sub has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and
use
its assets as they are currently owned, leased and used and to conduct its
business as it is currently conducted. Xxxxx is duly qualified or licensed
to do
business in and are each in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the
character of the properties owned, leased or used by it or the nature of the
activities conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except any such
jurisdiction where the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good
standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Xxxxx or a Material Adverse
Effect on the validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement
or
the Collateral Documents or the ability of the Company or Xxxxx to perform
its
obligations under this Agreement or any of the Collateral
Documents.
4.2 Capitalization.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of Xxxxx consists of 200,000,000 shares of Common
Stock
of which there are 240,474 shares issued and outstanding. The shares of Xxxxx
Common Stock included in the Merger Shares, when issued in accordance with
this
Agreement, will have been duly authorized, validly issued and outstanding and
will be fully paid and non-assessable. Immediately upon execution
hereon.
(b) Schedule
4.2(b) lists all outstanding or authorized options, warrants, purchase rights,
preemptive rights or other contracts or commitments that could require Xxxxx
or
any of its Subsidiaries to issue, sell, or otherwise cause to become outstanding
any of its capital stock or other ownership interests.
(c) All
of
the issued and outstanding shares of Xxxxx Capital Stock have been duly
authorized and are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable
(with respect to Subsidiaries that are corporations) and have been issued in
compliance with applicable securities laws and other applicable Legal
Requirements.
4.3 Authority
and Validity.
Each
Xxxxx Party has all requisite power to execute and deliver, to perform its
obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this
Agreement and the Collateral Documents. The execution and delivery by each
Xxxxx
Party of the performance by each Xxxxx Party of its obligations under, and
the
consummation by each Xxxxx Party of the transactions contemplated by, this
Agreement and the Collateral Documents have been duly authorized by all
requisite action of each Xxxxx Party. This Agreement has been duly executed
and
delivered by each of the Xxxxx Parties and (assuming due execution and delivery
by the Company) is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each Xxxxx Party,
enforceable in accordance with its terms except that such enforcement may be
subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting or relating to enforcement of creditors’ rights generally
and (ii) general equitable principles. Upon the execution and delivery by each
of the Xxxxx Parties of the Collateral Documents to which each of them is a
party, and assuming due execution and delivery thereof by the other parties
thereto, the Collateral Documents will be the legal, valid and binding
obligations of each such Person, as the case may be, enforceable against each
of
them in accordance with their respective terms except that such enforcement
may
be subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws affecting or relating to enforcement of creditors’ rights generally
and (ii) general equitable principles.
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4.4 No
Breach or Violation.
Subject
to obtaining the consents, approvals, authorizations, and orders of and making
the registrations or filings with or giving notices to Regulatory Authorities
and Persons identified herein, the execution, delivery and performance by the
Xxxxx Parties of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents to which each
is a
party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof and thereof, do not and
will
not conflict with, constitute a violation or breach of, constitute a default
or
give rise to any right of termination or acceleration of any right or obligation
of any Xxxxx Party under, or result in the creation or imposition of any
Encumbrance upon the property of any Xxxxx Party by reason of the terms of
(i)
the articles of incorporation, by laws or other charter or organizational
document of any Xxxxx Party, (ii) any contract, agreement, lease, indenture
or
other instrument to which any Xxxxx Party is a party or by or to which any
Xxxxx
Party or its property may be bound or subject and a violation of which would
result in a Material Adverse Effect on Xxxxx taken as a whole, (iii) any order,
judgment, injunction, award or decree of any arbitrator or Regulatory Authority
or any statute, law, rule or regulation applicable to any Xxxxx Party or (iv)
any Permit of Xxxxx or Merger Sub, which in the case of (ii), (iii) or (iv)
above would have a Material Adverse Effect on Xxxxx or a material adverse effect
on the validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement or the
Collateral Documents or the ability of any Xxxxx Party to perform its
obligations hereunder or there under.
4.5 Consents
and Approvals.
Except
for requirements under applicable United States or state securities laws, no
consent, approval, authorization or order of, registration or filing with,
or
notice to, any Regulatory Authority or any other Person is necessary to be
obtained, made or given by any Xxxxx Party in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance by them of this Agreement or any Collateral Documents
or for the consummation by them of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby, except to the extent the failure to obtain such consent, approval,
authorization or order or to make such registration or filings or to give such
notice would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Xxxxx or a material adverse
effect on the validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement
or
the Collateral Documents or the ability of the Company or Xxxxx to perform
its
obligations under this Agreement or any of the Collateral
Documents.
4.6 Compliance
with Legal Requirements.
Xxxxx
has operated the Xxxxx Business in compliance with all material Legal
Requirements including, without limitation, the Exchange Act and the Securities
Act applicable to Xxxxx, except to the extent the failure to operate in
compliance with all material Legal Requirements, would not have a Material
Adverse Effect on Xxxxx or a Material Adverse Effect on the validity, binding
effect or enforceability of this Agreement or the Collateral
Documents.
4.7 Litigation.
There
are no outstanding judgments or orders against or otherwise affecting or related
to Xxxxx, or their business or assets; and there is no action, suit, complaint,
proceeding or investigation, judicial, administrative or otherwise, that is
pending or, to the best knowledge of Xxxxx, threatened that, if adversely
determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect on Xxxxx or a material adverse
effect on the validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement
or
the Collateral Documents.
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4.8 Ordinary
Course.
Since
the date of the balance sheet included in the most recent Xxxxx Securities
Filings filed through the date hereof, there has not been any occurrence, event,
incident, action, failure to act or transaction involving Xxxxx which is
reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect on Xxxxx.
4.9 Assets
and Liabilities.
As of
the date of this Agreement, neither Xxxxx nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
Assets or Liability, except for the (i) Assets and Liabilities disclosed in
the
balance sheet included in the most recent Xxxxx Securities Filings filed through
the date hereof or disclosed on Schedule 4.9 and (ii) Liabilities incurred
in
connection with this Agreement.
4.10 Taxes.
Xxxxx
has, and each of its Subsidiaries has, duly and timely filed in proper form
all
Tax Returns for all Taxes required to be filed with the appropriate Governmental
Authority, except where such failure to file would not have a Material Adverse
Effect on Xxxxx.
4.11 Books
and Records.
The
books and records of Xxxxx and its Subsidiaries accurately and fairly represent
the Xxxxx Business and its results of operations in all material respects.
All
accounts receivable and inventory of the Xxxxx Business are reflected properly
on such books and records in all material respects.
4.12 Financial
and Other Information.
For
at
least the past five full fiscal years, Xxxxx has not conducted any business,
generated any revenues or incurred any liabilities except for liabilities not
to
exceed $85,000 for maintaining the corporate books and records which liabilities
are evidenced by a convertible note (the “Convertible Note”).
4.13 Brokers
or Finders.
Except
as set forth in Item 4.13 of the Disclosure Schedule, no broker or finder has
acted directly or indirectly for Xxxxx in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and Xxxxx has not incurred any obligation to
pay
any brokerage or finder’s fee or other commission in connection with the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
4.14 Disclosure.
No
representation or warranty of Xxxxx in this Agreement or in the Collateral
Documents and no statement in any certificate furnished or to be furnished
by
Xxxxx pursuant to this Agreement contained, contains or will contain on the
date
such agreement or certificate was or is delivered, or on the Closing Date,
any
untrue statement of a material fact, or omitted, omits or will omit on such
date
to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made,
in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
4.15 Conduct
of Business.
Prior
to the Closing Date, Xxxxx shall conduct its business in the normal course,
and
shall not sell, pledge, or assign any assets, without the prior written approval
of the Company, except in the regular course of business. Except as otherwise
provided herein, Xxxxx shall not amend its Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws,
declare dividends, redeem or sell stock or other securities, acquire or dispose
of fixed assets, change employment terms, enter into any material or long-term
contract, guarantee obligations of any third party, settle or discharge any
material balance sheet receivable for less than its stated amount, pay more
on
any liability than its stated amount or enter into any other transaction other
than in the regular course of business.
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ARTICLE
V
COVENANTS
OF THE COMPANY
Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date:
5.1 Additional
Information.
The
Company shall provide to Xxxxx and its Representatives such financial, operating
and other documents, data and information relating to the Company, the Company
Business and the Company Assets and Liabilities of the Company, as Xxxxx or
its
Representatives may reasonably request. In addition, the Company shall take
all
action necessary to enable Xxxxx and its Representatives to review, inspect
and
audit the Company Assets, the Company Business and Liabilities of the Company
and discuss them with the Company’s officers, employees, independent
accountants, customers, licensees, and counsel. Notwithstanding any
investigation that Xxxxx may conduct of the Company, the Company Business,
the
Company Assets and the Liabilities of the Company, Xxxxx may fully rely on
the
Company’s warranties, covenants and indemnities set forth in this Agreement.
5.2 Consents
and Approvals.
As soon
as practicable after execution of this Agreement, the Company shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any necessary consent, approval,
authorization or order of, make any registration or filing with or give any
notice to, any Regulatory Authority or Person as is required to be obtained,
made or given by the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement and the Collateral Documents.
5.3 Non-circumvention.
It is
understood that in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, Xxxxx
has been and will be seeking to find investors willing to provide loans and/or
capital investments to finance business plans. In connection therewith, the
Company will not, and it will cause its directors, officers, employees, agents
and representatives not to attempt, directly or indirectly, (i) to contact
any
party introduced to it by Xxxxx, or (ii) deal with, or otherwise become involved
in any transaction with any party which has been introduced to it by Xxxxx,
without the express written permission of the introducing party and without
having entered into a commission agreement with the introducing party. Any
violation of the covenant shall be deemed an attempt to circumvent Xxxxx, and
the party so violating this covenant shall be liable for damages in favor of
the
circumvented party.
5.4 No
Solicitations.
From
and after the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time or termination
of
this Agreement pursuant to ARTICLE X, the Company will not nor will it authorize
or permit any of its officers, directors, affiliates or employees or any
investment banker, attorney or other advisor or representative retained by
it,
directly or indirectly, (i) solicit or initiate the making, submission or
announcement of any other acquisition proposal, (ii) participate in any
discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any person any non public
information with respect to any other acquisition proposal, (iii) engage in
discussions with any Person with respect to any other acquisition proposal,
except as to the existence of these provisions, (iv) approve, endorse or
recommend any other acquisition proposal or (v) enter into any letter of intent
or similar document or any contract agreement or commitment contemplating or
otherwise relating to any other acquisition proposal.
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5.5 Notification
of Adverse Change.
The
Company shall promptly notify Xxxxx of any material adverse change in the
condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company.
5.6 Meeting
of the Company Shareholders.
Promptly after the date hereof, if required under applicable law, the Company
will take all action necessary in accordance with its articles of incorporation
and by-laws to convene a meeting of the Company’s shareholders to consider the
adoption and approval of this Agreement and approval of the Merger to be held
as
promptly as practicable. The Company will use its reasonable efforts to solicit
from its shareholders proxies in favor of the adoption and approval of this
Agreement and the approval of the Merger and will take all other action
necessary or advisable to secure the vote or consent of its shareholders
required by the CCC to obtain such approvals. In lieu of such meeting, the
adoption and approval of this Agreement and the Merger may be approved by
shareholder consent.
5.7 Notification
of Certain Matters.
The
Company shall promptly notify Xxxxx of any fact, event, circumstance or action
known to it that is reasonably likely to cause the Company to be unable to
perform any of its covenants contained herein or any condition precedent in
ARTICLE VII not to be satisfied, or that, if known on the date of this
Agreement, would have been required to be disclosed to Xxxxx pursuant to this
Agreement or the existence or occurrence of which would cause any of the
Company’s representations or warranties under this Agreement not to be correct
and/or complete. The Company shall give prompt written notice to Xxxxx of any
adverse development causing a breach of any of the representations and
warranties in ARTICLE III as of the date made.
5.8 Company
Disclosure Schedule.
The
Company shall, from time to time prior to Closing, supplement the Company
Disclosure Statement with additional information that, if existing or known
to
it on the date of delivery to Xxxxx, would have been required to be included
therein. For purposes of determining the satisfaction of any of the conditions
to the obligations of Xxxxx in ARTICLE VII, the Company Disclosure Statement
shall be deemed to include only (a) the information contained therein on the
date of this Agreement and (b) information added to the Company Disclosure
Statement by written supplements delivered prior to Closing by the Company
that
(i) are accepted in writing by Xxxxx, or (ii) reflect actions taken or events
occurring after the date hereof prior to Closing.
5.9 State
Statutes.
The
Company and its Board of Directors shall, if any state takeover statute or
similar law is or becomes applicable to the Merger, this Agreement or any of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, use all reasonable efforts to
ensure that the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement
may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by
this
Agreement and otherwise to minimize the effect of such statute or regulation
on
the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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5.10 Conduct
of Business.
Prior
to the Closing Date, the Company shall conduct its business in the normal
course, and shall not sell, pledge, or assign any assets, without the prior
written approval of Xxxxx, except in the regular course of business. Except
as
otherwise provided herein, the Company shall not amend its Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws, declare dividends, redeem or sell stock or other
securities, acquire or dispose of fixed assets, change employment terms, enter
into any material or long-term contract, guarantee obligations of any third
party, settle or discharge any material balance sheet receivable for less than
its stated amount, pay more on any liability than its stated amount, or enter
into any other transaction other than in the regular course of
business.
ARTICLE
VI
COVENANTS
OF XXXXX
Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date,
6.1 Additional
Information.
Xxxxx
shall provide to the Company and its Representatives such financial, operating
and other documents, data and information relating to Xxxxx,, the Xxxxx Business
and the Xxxxx Assets and the Liabilities of Xxxxx and its Subsidiaries, as
the
Company or its Representatives may reasonably request. In addition, the Company
shall take all action necessary to enable the Company and its Representatives
to
review and inspect the Xxxxx Assets, the Xxxxx Business and the Liabilities
of
Xxxxx and discuss them with the Company’s officers, employees, independent
accountants and counsel. Notwithstanding any investigation that the Company
may
conduct of Xxxxx, the Xxxxx Business, the Xxxxx Assets and the Liabilities
of
Xxxxx, the Company may fully rely on Xxxxx’x warranties, covenants and
indemnities set forth in this Agreement.
6.2 No
Solicitations.
From
and after the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time or termination
of
this Agreement pursuant to ARTICLE X, Xxxxx will not nor will it authorize
or
permit any of its officers, directors, affiliates or employees or any investment
banker, attorney or other advisor or representative retained by it, directly
or
indirectly, (i) solicit or initiate the making, submission or announcement
of
any other acquisition proposal, (ii) participate in any discussions or
negotiations regarding, or furnish to any person any non public information
with
respect to any other acquisition proposal, (iii) engage in discussions with
any
Person with respect to any other acquisition proposal, except as to the
existence of these provisions, (iv) approve, endorse or recommend any other
acquisition proposal or (v) enter into any letter of intent or similar document
or any contract agreement or commitment contemplating or otherwise relating
to
any other acquisition proposal.
6.3 Notification
of Adverse Change.
Xxxxx
shall promptly notify the Company of any material adverse change in the
condition (financial or otherwise) of Xxxxx.
6.4 Consents
and Approvals.
As soon
as practicable after execution of this Agreement, Xxxxx shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any necessary consent, approval,
authorization or order of, make any registration or filing with or give notice
to, any Regulatory Authority or Person as is required to be obtained, made
or
given by Xxxxx to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and
the Collateral Documents.
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6.5 Notification
of Certain Matters.
Xxxxx
shall promptly notify the Company of any fact, event, circumstance or action
known to it that is reasonably likely to cause Xxxxx to be unable to perform
any
of its covenants contained herein or any condition precedent not to be
satisfied, or that, if known on the date of this Agreement, would have been
required to be disclosed to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or the
existence or occurrence of which would cause Xxxxx’x representations or
warranties under this Agreement not to be correct and/or complete. Xxxxx shall
give prompt written notice to the Company of any adverse development causing
a
breach of any of the representations and warranties in ARTICLE IV.
6.6 Xxxxx
Disclosure Schedule.
Xxxxx
shall, from time to time prior to Closing, supplement the Xxxxx Disclosure
Statement with additional information that, if existing or known to it on the
date of this Agreement, would have been required to be included therein. For
purposes of determining the satisfaction of any of the conditions to the
obligations of the Company in Article VII, the Xxxxx Disclosure Statement shall
be deemed to include only (a) the information contained therein on the date
of
delivery to the Company and (b) information added to the Xxxxx Disclosure
Statement by written supplements delivered prior to Closing by Xxxxx that (i)
are accepted in writing by the Company or (ii) reflect actions taken or events
occurring after the date hereof and prior to Closing.
6.7 Securities
Filings.
Xxxxx
will timely file all reports and other documents relating to the operation
of
Xxxxx required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which
reports and other documents do not and will not contain any misstatement of
a
material fact, and do not and will not omit any material fact necessary to
make
the statements therein not misleading.
6.8 Election
to Xxxxx’x Board of Directors.
At the
Effective Time of the Merger, Xxxxx shall take all steps necessary so that
there
will be a one (1) continuing director (the “Xxxxx Director”) and the remaining
directors designated by the Company.
6.9 Meeting
of the Xxxxx Shareholders.
Promptly after the date hereof, if required under applicable law, Xxxxx will
take all action necessary in accordance with its articles of incorporation
and
by-laws to convene a meeting of Xxxxx’x shareholders to consider the adoption
and approval of this Agreement, approval of the Merger and a name change to
a
name as designated by the Company (the “Merger Authorization”) to be held as
promptly as practicable. Xxxxx will use its reasonable efforts to solicit from
its shareholders proxies in favor of the adoption and approval of this
Agreement, the approval of the Merger Authorization and will take all other
action necessary or advisable to secure the vote or consent of its shareholders
required by the Nevada law to obtain such approvals. In lieu of such meeting,
the adoption and approval of this Agreement, the Merger Authorization may be
approved by shareholder consent.
6.10 Reporting
Obligations.
Xxxxx
shall take all steps necessary to bring its reporting obligations current as
of
the Closing.
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ARTICLE
VII
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE XXXXX
PARTIES
All
obligations of the Xxxxx Parties under this Agreement shall be subject to the
fulfillment at or prior to Closing of each of the following conditions, it
being
understood that the Xxxxx Parties may, in their sole discretion, to the extent
permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, waive any or all of such conditions
in whole or in part.
7.1 Accuracy
of Representations.
All
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement,
the
Collateral Documents and any certificate delivered by any of the Company at
or
prior to Closing shall be, if specifically qualified by materiality, true in
all
respects and, if not so qualified, shall be true in all material respects,
in
each case on and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on
and
as of the Closing Date, except for representations and warranties expressly
stated to be made as of the date of this Agreement or as of another date other
than the Closing Date and except for changes contemplated or permitted by this
Agreement. The Company shall have delivered to Xxxxx a certificate dated the
Closing Date to the foregoing effect.
7.2 Covenants.
The
Company shall, in all material respects, have performed and complied with each
of the covenants, obligations and agreements contained in this Agreement and
the
Collateral Documents that are to be performed or complied with by them at or
prior to Closing. The Company shall have delivered to Xxxxx a certificate dated
the Closing Date to the foregoing effect.
7.3 Consents
and Approvals.
All
consents, approvals, permits, authorizations and orders required to be obtained
from, and all registrations, filings and notices required to be made with or
given to, any Regulatory Authority or Person as provided herein.
7.4 Delivery
of Documents.
The
Company shall have delivered, or caused to be delivered, to Xxxxx the following
documents:
(i) Certified
copies of the Company articles of incorporation and by laws and certified
resolutions of the board of directors and Shareholders of the Company
authorizing the execution of this Agreement and the Collateral Documents to
which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby.
(ii) Such
other documents and instruments as Xxxxx may reasonably request: (A) to evidence
the accuracy of the Company’s representations and warranties under this
Agreement, the Collateral Documents and any documents, instruments or
certificates required to be delivered hereunder; (B) to evidence the performance
by the Company of, or the compliance by the Company with, any covenant,
obligation, condition and agreement to be performed or complied with by the
Company under this Agreement and the Collateral Documents; or (C) to otherwise
facilitate the consummation or performance of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Collateral Documents.
7.5 No
Material Adverse Change.
Since
the date hereof, there shall have been no material adverse change in the Company
Assets, the Company Business or the financial condition or operations of the
Company, taken as a whole.
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ARTICLE
VIII
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY
All
obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall be subject to the
fulfillment at or prior to Closing of the following conditions, it being
understood that the Company may, in its sole discretion, to the extent permitted
by applicable Legal Requirements, waive any or all of such conditions in whole
or in part.
8.1 Accuracy
of Representations.
All
representations and warranties of Xxxxx contained in this Agreement and the
Collateral Documents and any other document, instrument or certificate delivered
by any of Xxxxx at or prior to the Closing shall be, if specifically qualified
by materiality, true and correct in all respects and, if not so qualified,
shall
be true and correct in all material respects, in each case on and as of the
Closing Date with the same effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date,
except for representations and warranties expressly stated to be made as of
the
date of this Agreement or as of another date other than the Closing Date and
except for changes contemplated or permitted by this Agreement. Xxxxx shall
have
delivered to the Company a certificate dated the Closing Date to the foregoing
effect.
8.2 Covenants.
Xxxxx
shall, in all material respects, have performed and complied with each
obligation, agreement, covenant and condition contained in this Agreement and
the Collateral Documents and required by this Agreement and the Collateral
Documents to be performed or complied with by Xxxxx at or prior to Closing.
Xxxxx shall have delivered to the Company a certificate dated the Closing Date
to the foregoing effect.
8.3 Consents
and Approvals.
All
consents; approvals, authorizations and orders required to be obtained from,
and
all registrations, filings and notices required to be made with or given to,
any
Regulatory Authority or Person as provided herein.
8.4 Delivery
of Documents.
Xxxxx,
as applicable, shall have executed and delivered, or caused to be executed
and
delivered, to the Company the following documents:
(i) Certified
copies of the articles of incorporation and by laws of Xxxxx and certified
resolutions by the board of directors authorizing the execution of this
Agreement and the Collateral Documents and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(ii) Such
other documents and instruments as the Company may reasonably request: (A)
to
evidence the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Xxxxx under
this
Agreement and the Collateral Documents and any documents, instruments or
certificates required to be delivered hereunder; (B) to evidence the performance
by Xxxxx of, or the compliance by Xxxxx with, any covenant, obligation,
condition and agreement to be performed or complied with by Xxxxx under this
Agreement and the Collateral Documents; or (C) to otherwise facilitate the
consummation or performance of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Collateral Documents, including:
(iii) Letters
of resignation from Xxxxx’x current officers and, as provided in Section
6.8,directors to be effective upon the Closing.
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(iv) Board
resolutions from Xxxxx’x current directors appointing the designees of the
Company to Xxxxx’x board of directors.
8.5 No
Material Adverse Change.
There
shall have been no material adverse change in the business, financial condition
or operations of Xxxxx and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
8.6 No
Litigation.
No
action, suit or proceeding shall be pending or threatened by or before any
Regulatory Authority and no Legal Requirement shall have been enacted,
promulgated or issued or deemed applicable to any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Collateral Documents that would: (i)
prevent consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the Collateral Documents; (ii) cause any of the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement and the Collateral Documents to be rescinded following
consummation; or (iii) have a Material Adverse Effect on Xxxxx.
8.7 No
Assets & Liabilities.
Xxxxx
shall have no assets nor liabilities except for the Convertible Note which
Note
may be convertible into 6,000,000 shares of the Common Stock of
Xxxxx.
8.8 Exchange
Act Requirements.
Xxxxx
shall have complied with the provisions of Rule 14f-1 of the Exchange Act,
if
necessary and shall be current in all of its securities filings.
8.9 Dissenters’
Rights.
Not
more than $25,000 in claims shall have been asserted in connection with
dissenters’ approval rights under the CCC in connection with the
Merger.
8.10 Leakage
Agreement.
The
holders of the shares of Xxxxxx Common Stock which may be issued if the
Convertible Note is converted shall have entered into a Leakage Agreement on
terms acceptable to the Company.
8.11 Xxxxx
Shareholder Approval.
All
shareholder approval shall have been obtained to approve the transactions
contemplated hereunder including the approval of the Merger
Agreement.
ARTICLE
IX
INDEMNIFICATION
9.1 Indemnification
by the Company.
The
Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless (i) Xxxxx, (ii) each of
Xxxxx’x assigns and successors in interest to the Company Shares, and (iii) each
of their respective shareholders, members, partners, directors, officers,
managers, employees, agents, attorneys and representatives, from and against
any
and all Losses which may be incurred or suffered by any such party and which
may
arise out of or result from any breach of any material representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement of the Company contained in this Agreement. All claims
to
be assorted hereunder must be made for the first anniversary of the
Closing.
9.2 Indemnification
by the Xxxxx Parties.
The
Xxxxx Parties shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company and each
of
the Company Shareholders from and against any and all Losses which may be
incurred or suffered by any such party hereto and which may arise out of or
result from any breach of any material representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement of the Xxxxx Parties contained in this Agreement. All claims to be
assorted hereunder must be made for the first anniversary of the
Closing.
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9.3 Notice
to Indemnifying Party.
If any
party (the “Indemnified Party”) receives notice of any claim or other
commencement of any action or proceeding with respect to which any other party
(or parties) (the “Indemnifying Party”) is obligated to provide indemnification
pursuant to Sections 9.1 or 9.2, the Indemnified Party shall promptly give
the
Indemnifying Party written notice thereof, which notice shall specify in
reasonable detail, if known, the amount or an estimate of the amount of the
liability arising here from and the basis of the claim. Such notice shall be
a
condition precedent to any liability of the Indemnifying Party for
indemnification hereunder, but the failure of the Indemnified Party to give
prompt notice of a claim shall not adversely affect the Indemnified Party’s
right to indemnification hereunder unless the defense of that claim is
materially prejudiced by such failure. The Indemnified Party shall not settle
or
compromise any claim by a third party for which it is entitled to
indemnification hereunder without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying
Party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless suit shall
have been instituted against it and the Indemnifying Party shall not have taken
control of such suit after notification thereof as provided in Section
9.4.
9.4 Defense
by Indemnifying Party.
In
connection with any claim giving rise to indemnity hereunder resulting from
or
arising out of any claim or legal proceeding by a Person who is not a party
to
this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party at its sole cost and expense may, upon
written notice to the Indemnified Party, assume the defense of any such claim
or
legal proceeding (i) if it acknowledges to the Indemnified Party in writing
its
obligations to indemnify the Indemnified Party with respect to all elements
of
such claim (subject to any limitations on such liability contained in this
Agreement) and (ii) if it provides assurances, reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnified Party, that it will be financially able to satisfy such claims
in
full if the same are decided adversely. If the Indemnifying Party assumes the
defense of any such claim or legal proceeding, it may use counsel of its choice
to prosecute such defense, subject to the approval of such counsel by the
Indemnified Party, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
In this regard, Xxxx & Xxxxx LLP is hereby approved by Xxxxx as counsel to
the Company (in its capacity as the Indemnifying Party). The Indemnified Party
shall be entitled to participate in (but not control) the defense of any such
action, with its counsel and at its own expense; provided, however, that if
the
Indemnified Party, in its sole discretion, determines that there exists a
conflict of interest between the Indemnifying Party (or any constituent party
thereof) and the Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party (or any constituent
party thereof) shall have the right to engage separate counsel, the reasonable
costs and expenses of which shall be paid by the Indemnified Party. If the
Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of any such claim or legal proceeding,
the Indemnifying Party shall take all steps necessary to pursue the resolution
thereof in a prompt and diligent manner. The Indemnifying Party shall be
entitled to consent to a settlement of, or the stipulation of any judgment
arising from, any such claim or legal proceeding, with the consent of the
Indemnified Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed;
provided, however, that no such consent shall be required from the Indemnified
Party if (i) the Indemnifying Party pays or causes to be paid all Losses arising
out of such settlement or judgment concurrently with the effectiveness thereof
(as well as all other Losses theretofore incurred by the Indemnified Party
which
then remain unpaid or unreimbursed), (ii) in the case of a settlement, the
settlement is conditioned upon a complete release by the claimant of the
Indemnified Party and (iii) such settlement or judgment does not require the
encumbrance of any asset of the Indemnified Party or impose any restriction
upon
its conduct of business.
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ARTICLE
X
TERMINATION
10.1 Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated, and the transactions contemplated hereby may be
abandoned, at any time prior to the Effective Time.
(a) by
mutual
written agreement of Xxxxx and the Company hereto duly authorized by action
taken by or on behalf of their respective Boards of Directors; or
(b) by
either
the Company or Xxxxx upon notification to the non terminating party by the
terminating party:
(i) if
the
terminating party is not in material breach of its obligations under this
Agreement and there has been a material breach of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement on the part of the non terminating party set forth in
this
Agreement such that the conditions in Sections 7.1, 7.2, 8.1 or 8.2 will not
be
satisfied; provided, however, that if such breach is curable by the non
terminating party and such cure is reasonably likely to be completed prior
to
the date specified in Section 10.1(b)(i), then, for so long as the non
terminating party continues to use commercially reasonable efforts to effect
and
cure, the terminating party may not terminate pursuant to this Section
10.1(b)(i);
(ii) if
the
Closing has not transpired on or before September 30, 2007.
(iii) if
any
court of competent jurisdiction or other competent Governmental or Regulatory
Authority shall have issued an order making illegal or otherwise permanently
restricting, preventing or otherwise prohibiting the Merger and such order
shall
have become final; or
10.2 Effect
of Termination.
If this
Agreement is validly terminated by either the Company or Xxxxx pursuant to
Section 10.1, this Agreement will forthwith become null and void and there
will
be no liability or obligation on the part of the parties hereto, except that
nothing contained herein shall relieve any party hereto from liability for
willful breach of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements
contained in this Agreement.
ARTICLE
XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Parties
Obligated and Benefited.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors
by
operation of law and shall inure solely to the benefit of the Parties and their
respective successors by operation of law, and no other Person shall be entitled
to any of the benefits conferred by this Agreement, except that the Company
Shareholders shall be third party beneficiaries of this Agreement. Without
the
prior written consent of the other Party, no Party may assign this Agreement
or
the Collateral Documents or any of its rights or interests or delegate any
of
its duties under this Agreement or the Collateral Documents.
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11.2 Publicity.
The
initial press release shall be a joint press release and thereafter the Company
and Xxxxx each shall consult with each other prior to issuing any press releases
or otherwise making public announcements with respect to the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and prior to making any
filings with any third party and/or any Regulatory Authorities (including any
national securities inter dealer quotation service) with respect thereto, except
as may be required by law or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement
with or rules of any national securities inter dealer quotation
service.
11.3 Notices.
Any
notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be effective upon delivery by hand or upon receipt if sent
by
certified or registered mail (postage prepaid and return receipt requested)
or
by a nationally recognized overnight courier service (appropriately marked
for
overnight delivery) or upon transmission if sent by telex or facsimile (with
request for immediate confirmation of receipt in a manner customary for
communications of such respective type and with physical delivery of the
communication being made by one or the other means specified in this Section
as
promptly as practicable thereafter). Notices shall be addressed as
follows:
If
to Xxxxx and/or the Shareholder to:
|
||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
0000
X. Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0
Xxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile
No: (000)
000-0000
|
||
If
to the Company to:
|
||
Pro
Sports & Entertainment, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx
Xxxxxx
President
& Chief Executive Officer
Facsimile
No: (000)
000-0000
|
||
With
a copy to:
|
||
Xxxx
& Xxxxx LLC
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile
No: (000)
000-0000
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Any
Party
may change the address to which notices are required to be sent by giving notice
of such change in the manner provided in this Section.
11.4 Attorneys’
Fees.
In the
event of any action or suit based upon or arising out of any alleged breach
by
any Party of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained
in
this Agreement or the Collateral Documents, the prevailing Party shall be
entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs of such action or
suit from the other Party.
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11.5 Headings.
The
Article and Section headings of this Agreement are for convenience only and
shall not constitute a part of this Agreement or in any way affect the meaning
or interpretation thereof.
11.6 Choice
of Law.
This
Agreement and the rights of the Parties under it shall be governed by and
construed in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of
California, without giving effect to any choice of law provision or rule
(whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction that would cause
the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of
California).
11.7 Rights
Cumulative.
All
rights and remedies of each of the Parties under this Agreement shall be
cumulative, and the exercise of one or more rights or remedies shall not
preclude the exercise of any other right or remedy available under this
Agreement or applicable law.
11.8 Further
Actions.
The
Parties shall execute and deliver to each other, from time to time at or after
Closing, for no additional consideration and at no additional cost to the
requesting party, such further assignments, certificates, instruments, records,
or other documents, assurances or things as may be reasonably necessary to
give
full effect to this Agreement and to allow each party fully to enjoy and
exercise the rights accorded and acquired by it under this
Agreement.
11.9 Time
of the Essence.
Time is
of the essence under this Agreement. If the last day permitted for the giving
of
any notice or the performance of any act required or permitted under this
Agreement falls on a day which is not a Business Day, the time for the giving
of
such notice or the performance of such act shall be extended to the next
succeeding Business Day.
11.10 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same
instrument.
11.11 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement (including the Exhibits, the Company Disclosure Statement, the Xxxxx
Disclosure Statement and any other documents, instruments and certificates
referred to herein, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this
Agreement) contains the entire agreement of the Parties.
11.12 Survival
of Representations and Covenants.
Notwithstanding any right of Xxxxx to fully investigate the affairs of the
Company and notwithstanding any knowledge of facts determined or determinable
by
Xxxxx pursuant to such investigation or right of investigation, Xxxxx shall
have
the right to rely fully upon the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements of the Company contained in this Agreement. Each representation,
warranty, covenant and agreement of the Company contained herein shall survive
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing and shall
thereafter terminate and expire on the first anniversary of the Closing Date
unless, prior to such date, Xxxxx has delivered to the Company Shareholders
a
written notice of a claim with respect to such representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of
the
day and year first above written.
Dated: August
20, 2007
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Xxxxx
International, Inc.
a
Nevada Corporation
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By: | ||
Name: |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: August
20, 2007
|
Xxxxx
Merger Sub, Inc.
a
California Corporation
|
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|
By: | |
Name: |
||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: August
20, 2007
|
PRO
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a California
Corporation
|
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By: | |
Name: Xxxx Xxxxxx |
||
Title: President
&
Chief Executive Officer
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Dated: August
20, 2007
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Schedule
3.2
Derivative
Securities
NONE
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Schedule
3.12
Brokers
and Finders Agreements
NONE
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Schedule
3.9
Legal
Proceedings
Legal
matters
In
connection with a settlement agreement, on or about May 27, 2005, a legal
judgment was entered in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles against
the Company in favor of the previous owners of the “Core Tour” event, in the
amount of $483,718. In addition, this judgment specified that the Company must
pay interest of $39,664. The dispute arose out of the Company’s asset purchase
of the “Core Tour” event from the plaintiffs. The Company has recorded the total
liability of $523,582 as of December 31, 2005, December 31, 2004 and September
30, 2006 (unaudited) and has included the acquisition cost in intangible
assets.
On
or
about May 18, 2004, a plaintiff, an ex-employee, filed a complaint against
the
Company, seeking damages. On or about July 14, 2005, the Labor Commissioner
for
the State of California entered a judgment against the Company in favor of
this
former employee for a total award amount of $9,329. The Company has recorded
the
entire liability as of December 31, 2005, December 31, 2004 and September 30,
2006 (unaudited). The Company plans to seek to set aside this judgment,
disputing that it owes the plaintiff the amount claimed.
On
or
about February 27, 2006, a plaintiff, an ex-employee, filed a complaint against
the Company, seeking $356,250 in damages. On or about June 23, 2006, the
Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles entered a default against the
Company in favor of this former employee. The Company has recorded the entire
liability as of December 31, 2005 and September 30, 2006 (unaudited). The
Company plans to seek to set aside the default, disputing that it owes the
plaintiff the amount claimed but, rather, the plaintiff was fully paid upon
his
voluntary resignation from the Company.
On
or
about June 20, 2006, the plaintiff, Xxxxx Fargo Bank, provided a notice of
entry
of judgment in the amount of $78,651 against, among others, the Company,
formerly known as GMG Sports and Entertainment, Incorporated. The Company has
recorded the entire amount as of December 31, 2005 and September 30, 2006
(unaudited).
The
Company is currently involved in disputes with the previous owners of the
“Concours on Rodeo”, “Millrose Games” and “American Snowboard Tour and American
Freeski Tour” events. Company management believes that these disputes may result
in future litigation but is unable to estimate the potential
outcomes.
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Schedule
3.17
Contracts
in Excess of 100,000
Playboy
Mansion Site Agreement
|
$
|
120,000
|
||
Seattle
Seahawks Stadium
|
$
|
100,000
|
||
Concours
on Rodeo
|
$
|
430,043
|
||
Core
Tour/Action Sports Tour
|
$
|
483,718
|
||
Snow
& Ski Tour
|
$
|
240,000
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Schedule
3.21
Labor
Contracts
The
Company has an Employment Agreement (“Agreement”), dated January 1, 2002, with
its President and Chief Executive Officer, which requires the Company to offer
a
non-qualified stock option to purchase 10% of the fully diluted shares of the
Company’s capital stock issued and outstanding on January 1, 2002, the effective
date of the Agreement. The stock option has a term of five years at an exercise
price of $0.50 per share (which was equal to the fair value) and vested
immediately on the date of the agreement. This stock option is subject to a
customary anti-dilution provision with respect to any stock splits, mergers,
reorganizations and other such events. The length of this Agreement is five
years from the effective date unless the employment is terminated for another
cause. During the duration of this Agreement, the Chief Executive Officer is
entitled to an annual salary of $240,000 and a bonus of $250,000 in the event
a
Valuing Event causes the Company to be valued in excess of $100,000,000 and
an
additional bonus of $500,000 in the event a Valuing Event causes the Company
to
be valued in excess of $500,000,000. For the years ended December 31, 2005
and
December 31, 2004 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 (unaudited),
no bonuses have been paid by the Company in relation to this
Agreement.
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Schedule
4.9
Assets
and Liabilities
1. See
Audit
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