SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG REIGN RESOURCES CORPORATION AND THE PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER OF REIGN RESOURCES CORPORATION AND SIGYN THERAPEUTICS INC. AND THE SHAREHOLDERS OF SIGYN THERAPEUTICS INC. Dated as of: August 25, 2020 SHARE EXCHANGE...
Exhibit 10.1
BY AND AMONG
REIGN RESOURCES CORPORATION
AND
THE PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER OF REIGN RESOURCES CORPORATION
AND
SIGYN THERAPEUTICS INC.
AND
THE SHAREHOLDERS OF SIGYN THERAPEUTICS INC.
Dated as of: August 25, 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS | 1 | |
Section 1.1 | Definitions | 1 |
ARTICLE II SHARE EXCHANGE; CLOSING | 6 | |
Section 2.1 | Share Exchange | 6 |
Section 2.2 | Closing | 6 |
Section 2.3 | Closing Deliveries by Acquiror and Acquiror Principal Shareholder | 7 |
Section 2.4 | Closing Deliveries by Acquiree, and Acquiree Shareholders | 7 |
Section 2.5 | Section 368 Reorganization | 7 |
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS OF ACQUIREE SHAREHOLDERS | 7 | |
Section 3.1 | Authority | 7 |
Section 3.2 | Binding Obligations | 8 |
Section 3.3 | No Conflicts | 8 |
Section 3.4 | Certain Proceedings | 8 |
Section 3.5 | No Brokers or Finders | 8 |
Section 3.6 | Investment Representations | 9 |
Section 3.7 | Stock Legends | 10 |
Section 3.8 | Disclosure | 11 |
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ACQUIREE | 12 | |
Section 4.1 | Organization and Qualification | 12 |
Section 4.2 | Authority | 12 |
Section 4.3 | Binding Obligations | 12 |
Section 4.4 | No Conflicts | 12 |
Section 4.5 | Subsidiaries | 13 |
Section 4.6 | Organizational Documents | 13 |
Section 4.7 | Capitalization | 13 |
Section 4.8 | No Brokers or Finders | 14 |
Section 4.9 | Financial Statements | 14 |
Section 4.10 | Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities | 14 |
Section 4.11 | Legal Proceedings | 14 |
Section 4.12 | Taxes | 14 |
Section 4.13 | Acquiree Employee Plans | 14 |
Section 4.14 | Labor and Employment Matters | 14 |
Section 4.15 | Environmental | 14 |
Section 4.16 | Intellectual Property | 14 |
Section 4.17 | Insurance | 16 |
Section 4.18 | Disclosure | 16 |
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ACQUIROR AND THE ACQUIROR PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER | 16 | |
Section 5.1 | Organization and Qualification | 16 |
Section 5.2 | Authority | 16 |
Section 5.3 | Binding Obligations | 17 |
Section 5.4 | No Conflicts | 17 |
Section 5.5 | Subsidiaries | 17 |
Section 5.6 | Organizational Documents | 18 |
Section 5.7 | Compliance with Laws | 18 |
Section 5.8 | Certain Proceedings | 19 |
Section 5.9 | No Brokers or Finders | 19 |
Section 5.10 | Contracts | 19 |
Section 5.11 | Tax Matters | 19 |
Section 5.12 | Labor Matters | 20 |
Section 5.13 | Employee Benefits | 20 |
Section 5.14 | Title to Assets | 21 |
Section 5.15 | Intellectual Property | 21 |
Section 5.16 | SEC Reports | 21 |
Section 5.17 | Internal Accounting Controls | 21 |
Section 5.18 | Application of Takeover Protections | 22 |
Section 5.19 | Transactions With Affiliates and Employees | 22 |
Section 5.20 | Liabilities | 22 |
Section 5.21 | Bank Accounts and Safe Deposit Boxes | 22 |
Section 5.22 | Investment Company | 22 |
Section 5.23 | Bank Holding Company Act | 22 |
Section 5.24 | Public Utility Holding Act | 22 |
Section 5.25 | Federal Power Act | 23 |
Section 5.26 | Money Laundering Laws | 23 |
Section 5.27 | Foreign Corrupt Practices | 23 |
Section 5.28 | Absence of Certain Changes or Events | 23 |
Section 5.29 | Disclosure | 23 |
Section 5.30 | Undisclosed Events | 23 |
Section 5.31 | Non-Public Information | 24 |
Section 5.32 | Tacking | 24 |
Section 5.33 | Shell Status | 24 |
ARTICLE VI CONDUCT PRIOR TO CLOSING | 25 | |
Section 6.1 | Conduct of Business | 25 |
Section 6.2 | Restrictions on Conduct of Business | 25 |
ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS | 27 | |
Section 7.1 | Access to Information | 27 |
Section 7.2 | Legal Requirements | 28 |
Section 7.3 | Notification of Certain Matters | 28 |
Article VIII POST CLOSING COVENANTS | 28 | |
Section 8.1 | General | 28 |
Section 8.2 | Litigation Support | 28 |
Section 8.3 | Assistance with Post-Closing SEC Reports and Inquiries | 28 |
Section 8.4 | Public Announcements | 29 |
ARTICLE IX CONDITIONS TO CLOSING | 29 | |
Section 9.1 | Conditions to Obligation of the Parties Generally | 29 |
Section 9.2 | Conditions to Obligation of the Acquiree Parties | 29 |
Section 9.3 | Conditions to Obligation of the Acquiror Parties | 32 |
ARTICLE X TERMINATION | 33 | |
Section 10.1 | Grounds for Termination | 33 |
Section 10.2 | Procedure and Effect of Termination | 34 |
Section 10.3 | Effect of Xxxxxxxxxxx | 00 |
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Section 11.1 | Survival | 35 |
ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS | 35 | |
Section 12.1 | Expenses | 35 |
Section 12.2 | Confidentiality | 35 |
Section 12.3 | Notices | 36 |
Section 12.4 | Further Assurances | 36 |
Section 12.5 | Waiver | 37 |
Section 12.6 | Entire Agreement and Modification | 37 |
Section 12.7 | Assignments, Successors, and No Third-Party Rights | 37 |
Section 12.8 | Severability | 37 |
Section 12.9 | Section Headings | 37 |
Section 12.10 | Construction | 37 |
Section 12.11 | Counterparts | 38 |
Section 12.12 | Specific Performance | 38 |
Section 12.13 | Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction | 38 |
Section 12.14 | Waiver of Jury Trial | 38 |
This SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as of August 25, 2020, is made by and among REIGN RESOURCES CORPORATION a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware (the “Acquiror”), XXXXXX XXXXXXXX (the “Acquiror Principal Shareholder”), each of the Persons listed on Schedule I (collectively, the “Acquiror Noteholders”, and each an "Acquiror Noteholder"), SIGYN THERAPEUTICS INC., a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware (the “Acquiree”), each of the Persons listed on Schedule II hereto who are shareholders of the Acquiree (collectively, the “Acquiree Shareholders”, and each an “Acquiree Shareholder”), each of the Persons listed on Schedule III hereto who are holders of certain notes and warrants issued by the Acquiree (collectively, the “Acquiree Securities Holders”, and each an “Acquiree Securities Holder”), and the Person listed on Schedule IV who is the holder of certain notes issued by the Acquiree (the “Acquiree Noteholder”). Each of the Acquiror, Acquiree and Acquiree Shareholders are referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS, the Acquiree Shareholders are the holders of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Acquiree (the “Acquiree Interests”);
WHEREAS, the Acquiree Shareholders have agreed to transfer to the Acquiror, and the Acquiror has agreed to acquire from the Acquiree Shareholders, all of the Acquiree Interests, in exchange for 75% of the Acquiror Shares (as defined below), on a fully diluted basis immediately after the closing of the transactions contemplated herein, consisting of shares of Acquiror Common Stock (as defined below), on the terms and conditions as set forth herein;
Article
I
DEFINITIONS
For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
“Accredited Investor” has the meaning set forth in Rule 501 under the Securities Act.
“Acquiree” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Acquiree Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Article IV.
“Acquiree Interests” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Acquiree Indemnified Parties” means the Acquiree and the Acquiree Shareholders and their respective Affiliates and the officers, directors and representatives of such Persons; provided that (i) the Acquiror shall be a member of the Acquiree Indemnified Parties after the Closing and (ii) none of the Acquiror Principal Shareholder nor the Acquiror Principal Shareholder’ Affiliates shall be members of the Acquiree Indemnified Parties at any time.
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“Acquiree IP Rights” means: (A) any and all Intellectual Property used in the conduct of the business of the Acquiree as currently conducted; and (B) any and all other Intellectual Property owned by the Acquiree.
“Acquiror Noteholder(s)” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Acquiror Convertible Notes” means the notes issued by the Acquiror held by the Acquiror Noteholders as set forth on Schedule I.
“Acquiree Convertible Notes” means the notes issued by the Acquiree held by Acquiree Securities Holders as set forth on Schedule III.
“Acquiree Notes” means the notes issued by the Acquiree held by the Acquiree Noteholder as set forth on Schedule IV.
“Acquiree Note Holder” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Acquiree Organizational Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.
“Acquiree Registered Intellectual Property” means all United States, international and foreign: (A) patents and pending patent applications (including provisional applications); (B) registered trademarks, pending applications to register trademarks, intent-to-use pending applications, or other registrations or pending applications related to trademarks; (C) registered Internet domain names; (D) registered copyrights and pending applications for copyright registration; and (E) any other Intellectual Property that is the subject of an application, certificate, filing, registration or other document issued, filed with, or recorded by any Governmental Authority owned by, registered or filed in the name of, the Acquiree.
“Acquiree Securities” means the Acquiree Convertible Notes and Acquiree Warrants.
“Acquiree Securities Holder(s)” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Acquiree Shareholder” and “Acquiree Shareholders” have the respective meanings set forth in the preamble.
“Acquiree Warrants” means the warrants issued by the Acquiree held by Acquiree Securities Holders as set forth on Schedule III.
“Acquiror” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
“Acquiror Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Acquiror.
“Acquiror Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Article V.
“Acquiror Most Recent Fiscal Year End” means December 31, 2019.
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“Acquiror Note” means the note to be issued by the Acquiror to the Acquiree Noteholder in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit C.
“Acquiror Principal Shareholder” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Acquiror Warrants” means the warrants to be issued by the Acquiror to the Acquiree Securities Holders in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit D.
“Acquisition Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions involving: (a) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, issuance of securities, acquisition of securities, tender offer, exchange offer or other similar transaction; or (b) any sale (other than sales of inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business), lease (other than in the Ordinary Course of Business), exchange, transfer (other than sales of inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business), license (other than nonexclusive licenses in the Ordinary Course of Business), acquisition or disposition of assets.
“Action” means any action, suit, inquiry, notice of violation, proceeding (including any partial proceeding such as a deposition) or investigation pending or threatened before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or administrative agency, regulatory authority (federal, state, county, local or foreign), stock market, stock exchange or trading facility.
“Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“BHCA” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.23.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are required or authorized to be closed.
“Certificate of Designation” means the Certificate of Designation to be filed prior to the Closing by the Acquiror with the Secretary of State of Delaware in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Common Stock” means shares of Acquiror’s Common Stock, $0.0001 par value.
“Competing Transaction Proposal” means any inquiry, proposal, indication of interest or offer from any Person contemplating or otherwise relating to any Acquisition Transaction directly or indirectly involving the Acquiror, its business or any assets of the Acquiror (including, without limitation, any Acquisition Transaction involving Acquiror Principal Shareholder that would include the Acquiror, its business or any assets of the Acquiror).
“Contract” means any written or oral contract, lease, license, indenture, note, bond, agreement, arrangement, understanding, permit, concession, franchise or other instrument.
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“Environmental Law” means any Law relating to: (a) the protection, investigation, remediation or restoration of the environment or natural resources, (b) the handling, use, generation, storage, treatment, transport, arranging for disposal, disposal, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substance, (c) the creation of a cause of action for damages to Persons or property due to noise, odor, pollution, contamination or a public or private nuisance, or (d) the protection of the health and safety of employees or the public.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as the same will then be in effect.
“Federal Reserve” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.23.
“GAAP” means, with respect to any Person, generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. applied on a consistent basis with such Person’s past practices.
“Governmental Authority” means any domestic or foreign, federal or national, state or provincial, municipal or local government, governmental authority, regulatory or administrative agency, governmental commission, department, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, political subdivision, commission, court, tribunal, official, arbitrator or arbitral body.
“Indebtedness” means without duplication, (a) all indebtedness or other obligation of the Person for borrowed money, whether current, short-term, or long-term, secured or unsecured, (b) all indebtedness of the Person for the deferred purchase price for purchases of property outside the Ordinary Course of Business, (c) all lease obligations of the Person under leases which are capital leases in accordance with GAAP, (d) any off-balance sheet financing of the Person including synthetic leases and project financing, (e) any payment obligations of the Person in respect of banker’s acceptances or letters of credit (other than stand-by letters of credit in support of ordinary course trade payables), (f) any liability of the Person with respect to interest rate swaps, collars, caps and similar hedging obligations, (g) any liability of the Person under deferred compensation plans, phantom stock plans, severance or bonus plans, or similar arrangements made payable as a result of the transactions contemplated herein, (h) any indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above of any other Person which is either guaranteed by, or secured by a security interest upon any property owned by, the Person and (i) accrued and unpaid interest of, and prepayment premiums, penalties or similar contractual charges arising as result of the discharge at Closing of, any such foregoing obligation.
“Intellectual Property” means all industrial and intellectual property, including, without limitation, all U.S. and non-U.S. patents, patent applications, patent rights, trademarks, trademark applications, common law trademarks, Internet domain names, trade names, service marks, service xxxx applications, common law service marks, and the goodwill associated therewith, copyrights, in both published and unpublished works, whether registered or unregistered, copyright applications, franchises, licenses, know-how, trade secrets, technical data, designs, customer lists, confidential and proprietary information, processes and formulae, all computer software programs or applications, layouts, inventions, development tools and all documentation and media constituting, describing or relating to the above, including manuals, memoranda, and records, whether such intellectual property has been created, applied for or obtained anywhere throughout the world.
“Knowledge” shall mean, except as otherwise explicitly provided herein, actual knowledge after reasonable investigation. The Acquiror shall be deemed to have “Knowledge” of a matter if any of its officers or directors has Knowledge of such matter. Phrases such as “to the Knowledge of the Acquiror” or the “Acquiror’s Knowledge” shall be construed accordingly. The Acquiree shall be deemed to have “Knowledge” of a matter if any of its officers or directors has Knowledge of such matter. Phrases such as “to the Knowledge of the Acquiree” or the “Acquiree’s Knowledge” shall be construed accordingly.
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“Laws” means, with respect to any Person, any U.S. or non-U.S., federal, national, state, provincial, local, municipal, international, multinational or other Law (including common law), constitution, statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation or treaty applicable to such Person.
“Liability” means any liability (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.
“License” means any security clearance, permit, license, variance, franchise, Order, approval, consent, certificate, registration or other authorization of any Governmental Authority or regulatory body, and other similar rights.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and the filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction and including any lien or charge arising by Law.
“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any Person, a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, operations, results of operations, assets, customer, supplier or employee relations or future prospects of such Person.
“Money Laundering Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.26.
“Order” means any order, judgment, ruling, injunction, assessment, award, decree or writ of any Governmental Authority or regulatory body.
“Ordinary Course of Business” means the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to quantity and frequency).
“Party” and “Parties” have the respective meanings set forth in the preamble.
“Person” means all natural persons, corporations, business trusts, associations, companies, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures and other entities, governments, agencies and political subdivisions.
“Principal Market” means the OTC Markets.
“Registration Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.16(b).
“Regulation S” means Regulation S under the Securities Act, as the same may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the Commission.
“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor agency thereto.
“SEC Reports” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.16(a).
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“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same will be in effect at the time.
“Share Exchange” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Tax Return” means all returns, declarations, reports, estimates, statements, forms and other documents filed with or supplied to or required to be provided to a Governmental Authority with respect to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and any amendment thereof.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means all taxes, assessments, duties, levies or other charge imposed by any Governmental Authority of any kind whatsoever together with any interest, penalties, fines or additions thereto and any liability for payment of taxes whether as a result of (i) being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group for any period, (ii) any tax sharing, tax indemnity or tax allocation agreement or any other express or implied agreement to indemnify any Person, (iii) being liable for another Person’s taxes as a transferee or successor otherwise for any period, or (iv) operation of Law.
“Third Party Intellectual Property Rights” means any Intellectual Property owned by a third party.
“Transaction Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement and all agreements, certificates, instruments and other documents to be executed and delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Treasury Regulations” means the income tax regulations, including temporary regulations, promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
“U.S.” means the United States of America.
“U.S. Person” has the meaning set forth in Regulation S under the Securities Act.
Article
II
SHARE EXCHANGE; CLOSING
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Article
III
REPRESENTATIONS OF ACQUIREE SHAREHOLDERS
The Acquiree Shareholders severally, and not jointly, hereby represent and warrant to the Acquiror that the statements contained in this Article III are correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and 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 where another date or period of time is specifically stated herein for a representation or warranty).
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Section 3.7 Stock Legends. Such Acquiree Shareholder hereby agrees with the Acquiror as follows:
(a) The certificates evidencing the Acquiror Shares issued to those Acquiree Shareholders who are Accredited Investors, and each certificate issued in transfer thereof, will bear the following or similar legend:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (2) PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, IN WHICH CASE THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE COMPANY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
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(b) The certificates evidencing the Acquiror Shares issued to those Acquiree Shareholders who are not U.S. Persons, and each certificate issued in transfer thereof, will bear the following legend:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND NEITHER SUCH SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (1) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND BASED ON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S HAVE BEEN SATISFIED, (2) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, IN WHICH CASE THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE COMPANY AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE MANNER CONTEMPLATED PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT.
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Article
iV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ACQUIREE
The Acquiree hereby represent and warrant to the Acquiror, subject to the exceptions and qualifications specifically set forth or disclosed in writing in the disclosure schedule delivered by the Acquiree to the Acquiror (the “Acquiree Disclosure Schedule”), that the statements contained in this Article IV are correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and 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 where another date or period of time is specifically stated herein for a representation or warranty). The Acquiree Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged according to the numbered and lettered paragraphs of this Article IV and any disclosure in the Acquiree Disclosure Schedule shall qualify the corresponding paragraph in this Article IV. The Acquiror, the Acquiror Principal Shareholder and, after the Closing, the Acquiree, shall be entitled to rely on the representations and warranties set forth in this Article IV regardless of any investigation or review conducted by the Acquiror prior to the Closing.
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(a) The authorized capital stock of the Acquiree consists of 1,000,000 shares of common stock, and as of the date of this Agreement, there are 500,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Except as set forth above, no units or other voting securities of the Acquiree were issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. All outstanding shares of the Acquiree are, and all such shares of common stock that may be issued prior to the Closing Date will be when issued, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to or issued in violation of any right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the Laws of the jurisdiction of the Acquiree’s formation, the Acquiree Organizational Documents or any Contract to which the Acquiree is a party or otherwise bound. There are not any bonds, debentures, notes or other Indebtedness of the Acquiree having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which holders of Acquiree Interests may vote. Except provided otherwise, there are no options, warrants, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities, “phantom” stock rights, stock appreciation rights, stock-based performance units, commitments, Contracts, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which the Acquiree is a party or by which it is bound (x) obligating the Acquiree to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of common stock or other equity interests in, or any security convertible or exercisable for or exchangeable into any shares of common stock, or other equity interest in, the Acquiree, or (y) that give any Person the right to receive any economic benefit or right similar to or derived from the economic benefits and rights occurring to shareholders of the Acquiree. There are no outstanding Contracts or obligations of the Acquiree to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of common stock or any other equity interests of the Acquiree. There are no registration rights, proxies, voting trust agreements or other agreements or understandings with respect to any shares of common stock or any other equity interests of the Acquiree.
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Except as set forth on the applicable sub-part of Section 4.12 of the Acquiree Disclosure Schedule:
(a) The Acquiree has accurately prepared and timely filed all income and other material Tax Returns required by applicable Law to be filed by it prior to or as of the Closing Date. Such Tax Returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects. There are no taxes which were required to be paid.
Section 4.14 Labor and Employment Matters.
(b) The only two principals of the Company are Xxxxx X. Xxxxx and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx.
Section 4.16 Intellectual Property.
(a) The Acquiree has not transferred ownership of any Intellectual Property that is or was Acquiree-Owned IP Rights to any third-party, or permitted the Acquiree’s rights in any Intellectual Property that is or was Acquiree-Owned IP Rights to enter the public domain prior to the expiration thereof through its maximum statutory term or, with respect to any Intellectual Property for which the Acquiree has submitted an application or obtained a registration, to lapse (other than through the expiration of Acquiree Registered Intellectual Property at the end of its maximum statutory term or through the abandonment (or lapse) of any other Intellectual Property as elected by Acquiree in its reasonable business judgment) or, with respect to any Acquiree-Owned IP Rights not subject to a statutory term, to lapse, extinguish, or otherwise become available for public use except as elected by Acquiree in its reasonable business judgment.
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(b) The Acquiree owns and has good and exclusive title to each item of Acquiree-Owned IP Rights, including each item of Acquiree Registered Intellectual Property, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens and Liens that will be released at or prior to the Closing), and including sufficient rights to enforce such Acquiree-Owned IP Rights against an infringer or misappropriator, and the Acquiree is (and, following the Closing, will be) free to make, use, modify, copy, distribute, sell, license, import, export and otherwise exploit all Acquiree-Owned IP Rights, including each item of Acquiree Registered Intellectual Property. To the Acquiree’s Knowledge, the Acquiree has a valid and enforceable license to all Third Party Intellectual Property Rights included in the Acquiree Products and a valid and enforceable license to all Third Party Intellectual Property Rights used by the Acquiree in the conduct of its business (and not included in the Acquiree Products). To the Acquiree’s Knowledge, the Acquiree has, and will continue to have through the Closing, and following Closing, a valid and enforceable license to all Acquiree IP Rights that are not Acquiree-Owned IP Rights and will be able to convey such Acquiree IP Rights at Closing without requirement of payment of any kind in addition to royalties already established by license thereof. Section 4.18(b) of the Acquiree Disclosure Schedule is a complete and accurate list of all Third Party Intellectual Property Rights (including those associated with any open source software) that the Acquiree has, pursuant to license or other agreement or otherwise, incorporated into, or that is material to the operation or conduct of the Acquiree’s business as it is currently conducted or contemplated to be conducted, including but not limited to by inclusion of such Third Party Intellectual Property Rights into Acquiree Products provided by the Acquiree. Except as listed in Section 4.18(b) of the Acquiree Disclosure Schedule, all Acquiree-Owned IP Rights, including but not limited to all computer programs and software systems, that are incorporated into or otherwise part of or material to the operation of, the Acquiree’s business were invented, written, developed, and/or created solely by either (a) employees of the Acquiree acting within the scope of their employment or (b) by third parties who have validly and irrevocably assigned all their rights in such Intellectual Property to the Acquiree. No current or former employee, officer, or director, or any third party, owns (or claims to own) any rights in any Acquiree-Owned IP Rights. None of the Acquiree-Owned IP Rights, the Acquiree or the Acquiree Products is subject to any Legal Proceeding or outstanding order, Contract or stipulation: (i) restricting in any manner the use, transfer, or licensing by the Acquiree of any Acquiree-Owned IP Right or Acquiree Product, or which affects the validity, use or enforceability of any such Acquiree-Owned IP Right or Acquiree Product; or (ii) restricting the conduct of the business of the Acquiree in order to accommodate Third Party Intellectual Property Rights. The Acquiree IP Rights constitute all proprietary rights necessary for or otherwise used in the operation of the Acquiree’s business as currently conducted.
(c) To the Acquiree’s Knowledge, there is no unauthorized use, unauthorized disclosure, infringement or misappropriation of any Acquiree-Owned IP Rights by any third party, including any employee or former employee of the Acquiree. The Acquiree has not brought any action, suit or proceeding for infringement or misappropriation of any Intellectual Property or breach of any Acquiree IP Rights Agreement.
(d) The Acquiree has not been, and is not currently involved in, any Legal Proceeding (or received any written notice or, to the Acquiree’s Knowledge, threat) which involves a claim of infringement or misappropriation of any Intellectual Property right of any third party or which contests the validity, ownership or right of the Acquiree to exercise any Intellectual Property right. The Acquiree has not received any written communication that involves an offer to license or grant any other rights or immunities under any Third Party Intellectual Property Right.
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(e) The Acquiree has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect and preserve the confidentiality of all confidential or non-public information (“Acquiree Confidential Information”) included in the Acquiree IP Rights. All current and former employees, contractors, and consultants of the Acquiree having access to Acquiree Confidential Information or proprietary information of any its respective customers or business partners have executed and delivered to the Acquiree an agreement regarding the protection of such Acquiree Confidential Information or proprietary information (in the case of proprietary information of the Acquiree’s customers and business partners, to the extent required by such customers and business partners), in each case in the form attached hereto as Section 4.18(e) of the Acquiree Disclosure Schedule.
Section 4.17 Insurance. The Acquiree does not need insurance in its business judgment.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ACQUIROR AND
THE ACQUIROR PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER
The Acquiror and the Acquiror Principal Shareholder, jointly and severally, hereby represent and warrant to the Acquiree, and each of the Acquiree Shareholders, subject to the exceptions and qualifications specifically set forth or disclosed in writing in the disclosure schedule delivered by the Acquiror Principal Shareholder to the Acquiree, and the Acquiree Shareholders simultaneously herewith (the “Acquiror Disclosure Schedule”), that the statements contained in this Article V are correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will be correct and complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then and as thought the Closing Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout this Article V) (except where another date or period of time is specifically stated herein for a representation or warranty). The Acquiror Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged according to the numbered and lettered paragraphs of this Article V and any disclosure in the Acquiror Disclosure Schedule shall qualify the corresponding paragraph in this Article V. The Acquiree, the Acquiree Shareholders and, after the Closing, the Acquiror, shall be entitled to rely on the representations and warranties set forth in this Article V regardless of any investigation or review conducted by the Acquiree, or the Acquiree Shareholders prior to the Closing.
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(b) The issuance of the Acquiror Shares to the Acquiree Shareholders has been duly authorized and, upon delivery to the Acquiree Shareholders of certificates therefor, respectively, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Acquiror Shares, will have been validly issued and fully paid, and will be nonassessable, have the rights, preferences and privileges specified, will be free of preemptive rights and will be free and clear of all Liens and restrictions, other than Liens created by the Acquiree Shareholders, and restrictions on transfer imposed by this Agreement and the Securities Act.
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Section 5.12 Labor Matters. There are no collective bargaining or other labor union agreements to which the Acquiror is a party or by which it is bound. No material labor dispute exists or, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, is imminent with respect to any of the employees of the Acquiror.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 5.13 of the Acquiror Disclosure Schedule, the Acquiror does not have any employees, independent contractors or other Persons providing services to them. The Acquiror is in full compliance with all Laws regarding employment, wages, hours, benefits, equal opportunity, collective bargaining, the payment of Social Security and other taxes, and occupational safety and health. The Acquiror is not liable for the payment of any compensation, damages, taxes, fines, penalties or other amounts, however designated, for failure to comply with any of the foregoing Laws.
(c) No director, officer or employee of the Acquiror is a party to, or is otherwise bound by, any Contract (including any confidentiality, non-competition or proprietary rights agreement) with any other Person that in any way adversely affects or will materially affect (a) the performance of his or her duties as a director, officer or employee of the Acquiror or (b) the ability of the Acquiror to conduct its business. Each employee of the Acquiror is employed on an at-will basis and the Acquiror does not have any Contract with any of its employees which would interfere with its ability to discharge its employees.
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(b) The Acquiror has not maintained or contributed to any “employee pension benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), “employee welfare benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) or any other benefit plan for the benefit of any current or former employees, consultants, officers or directors of the Acquiror.
Section 5.16 SEC Reports. The Acquiror has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC since October 30, 2015, pursuant to the Exchange Act (the “SEC Reports”).
(b) As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports and any registration statements filed by the Acquiror under the Securities Act (the “Registration Statements”) complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports or Registration Statements, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of the Acquiror included in the SEC Reports and the Registration Statements comply in all respects with applicable accounting requirements and the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing, were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto, or, in the case of unaudited statements as permitted by Form 10-Q), and fairly present in all material respects (subject in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, recurring audit adjustments) the financial position of the Acquiror as at the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended. The disclosure set forth in the SEC Reports and Registration Statements regarding the Acquiror’s business is current and complete and accurately reflects operations of the Acquiror as it exists as of the date hereof.
Section 5.17 Internal Accounting Controls. As set forth in the SEC Reports, the Acquiror maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (a) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (b) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability, (c) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization, and (d) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. As set forth in the SEC Reports, the Acquiror has established disclosure controls and procedures for the Acquiror and designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the Acquiror is made known to the officers by others within the Acquiror. As set forth in the SEC Reports, the Acquiror’s officers have evaluated the effectiveness of the Acquiror’s controls and procedures. Since the Acquiror Most Recent Fiscal Year End, there have been no significant changes in the Acquiror’s internal controls or, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror or the Acquiror Principal Shareholder, in other factors that could significantly affect the Acquiror’s internal controls.
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Section 5.18 Application of Takeover Protections. The Acquiror has taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Acquiror Organizational Documents or the Laws of its state of incorporation that is or could become applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 5.19 Transactions With Affiliates and Employees. Except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, no officer, director, employee or stockholder of the Acquiror or any Affiliate of any such Person, has or has had, either directly or indirectly, an interest in any transaction with the Acquiror (other than for services as employees, officers and directors), including any Contract or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any such Person or, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror or the Acquiror Principal Shareholder, any entity in which any such Person has an interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
Section 5.20 Liabilities. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports and on Schedule 5.20, the Acquiror does not have any Liability (and there is no Action pending, or to the Knowledge of the Acquiror or the Acquiror Principal Shareholder, threatened against the Acquiror that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any Liability). The Acquiror is not a guarantor nor is it otherwise liable for any Liability or obligation (including Indebtedness) of any other Person. There are no financial or contractual obligations of the Acquiror (including any obligations to issue capital stock or other securities) executory after the Closing Date. Except for the liabilities listed on Schedule 5.20, all Liabilities of the Acquiror shall have been paid off at or prior to the Closing and shall in no event remain Liabilities of the Acquiror, the Acquiree or the Acquiree Shareholders following the Closing.
Section 5.21 Bank Accounts and Safe Deposit Boxes. At the time of execution and delivery of the Agreement there are no bank accounts or safe deposit boxes held in the name of the Acquiror.
Section 5.22 Investment Company. Neither the Acquiror nor its affiliate, immediately following the Closing, will become, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Section 5.23 Bank Holding Company Act. The Acquiror is not subject to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”) and to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”). Neither the Acquiror nor any of its Affiliates owns or controls, directly or indirectly, five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities or twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the total equity of a bank or any equity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve. Neither the Acquiror nor any of its Affiliates exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of a bank or any entity that is subject to the BHCA and to regulation by the Federal Reserve.
Section 5.24 Public Utility Holding Act. The Acquiror is not a “holding company,” or an “affiliate” of a “holding company,” as such terms are defined in the Public Utility Holding Act of 2005.
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Section 5.25 Federal Power Act. The Acquiror is not subject to regulation as a “public utility” under the Federal Power Act, as amended.
Section 5.26 Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Acquiror is and has been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no Proceeding involving the Acquiror with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Acquiror, threatened.
Section 5.27 Foreign Corrupt Practices. The Acquiror, nor, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror or the Acquiror Principal Shareholder, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person acting on behalf of the Acquiror has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, the Acquiror (a) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (b) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds; (c) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; or (d) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee.
Section 5.28 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, from the Acquiror Most Recent Fiscal Year End (a) the Acquiror has conducted its business only in Ordinary Course of Business; (b) there has not been any change in the assets, Liabilities, financial condition or operating results of the Acquiror, except changes in the Ordinary Course of Business that have not caused, in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Acquiror; and (c) the Acquiror has not completed or undertaken any of the actions set forth in Section 5.2. The Acquiror has not taken any steps to seek protection pursuant to any Law or statute relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, liquidation or winding up, nor does the Acquiror have any Knowledge or reason to believe that any of its respective creditors intend to initiate involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or any actual knowledge of any fact which would reasonably lead a creditor to do so.
Section 5.29 Disclosure. All documents and other papers delivered or made available by or on behalf of the Acquiror or the Acquiror Principal Shareholder in connection with this Agreement are true, complete, correct and authentic in all material respects. No representation or warranty of the Acquiror or the Acquiror Principal Shareholder contained in this Agreement and no statement or disclosure made by or on behalf of the Acquiror or the Acquiror Principal Shareholder to the Acquiree or any Acquiree Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.
Section 5.30 Undisclosed Events. No event, Liability, development or circumstance has occurred or exists, or is contemplated to occur with respect to the Acquiror, or its businesses, properties, prospects, operations or financial condition, that would be required to be disclosed by the Acquiror under applicable securities laws on a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC relating to an issuance and sale by the Acquiror of its common stock and which has not been publicly announced or will not be publicly announced in a current report on Form 8-K filed by the Acquiror filed within four (4) Business Days after the Closing.
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Section 5.31 Non-Public Information. Neither the Acquiror nor any Person acting on its behalf has provided the Acquiree or Acquiree Shareholders or their respective agents or counsel with any information that the Acquiror or the believes constitutes material, non-public information except insofar as the existence and terms of the proposed transactions hereunder may constitute such information and except for information that will be disclosed by the Acquiror in a current report on Form 8-K filed by the Acquiror within four (4) Business Days after the Closing.
Section 5.32 Tacking. This representation shall be on behalf of the Acquiror only, and not the Acquiror Principal Shareholder. The holding period for the Acquiror common stock issued to the Acquiror Noteholders in exchange for the Acquiror Convertible Notes shall tack back, for Rule 144 purposes, to the original issue date of the Acquiror Convertible Notes.
Section 5.33 Shell Status. The Acquiror is not now, has never been, and will not become as a result of the Acquisition Transaction a “shell” company.
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Article
VI
CONDUCT PRIOR TO CLOSING
Section 6.1 Conduct of Business. At all times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof or the Closing, each of Acquiror and Acquiree shall, (a) carry on its business diligently and in the usual, regular and Ordinary Course of Business, in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted and in compliance with all applicable Laws, (b) pay or perform its material obligations when due, (c) use its commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with past practices and policies, to preserve intact its present business organization, keep available the services of its present officers and employees and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees and others with which it has business dealings, and (d) keep its business and properties substantially intact, including its present operations, physical facilities and working conditions. In furtherance of the foregoing and subject to applicable Law, the Acquiror shall confer with Acquiree, and the Acquiree shall confer with Acquiror as promptly as practicable, prior to taking any material actions or making any material management decisions with respect to the conduct of the business of Acquiror or Acquiree, as applicable.
(a) except as required by applicable Law, waive any stock repurchase rights, accelerate, amend or change the period of exercisability of options or restricted stock, or reprice options granted under any employee, consultant or director stock plans or authorize cash payments in exchange for any options granted under any of such plans;
(b) enter into any partnership arrangements, joint development agreements or strategic alliances, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(c) (i) increase the compensation or fringe benefits of, or pay any bonuses or special awards to, any present or former director, officer, stockholder or employee of the Acquiror (except for increases in salary or wages in the Ordinary Course of Business) or increase any fees to any independent contractors, (ii) grant any severance or termination pay to any present or former director, officer or employee of the Acquiror, (iii) enter into, amend or terminate any employment Contract, independent contractor agreement or collective bargaining agreement, written or oral, or (iv) establish, adopt, enter into, amend or terminate any bonus, profit sharing, incentive, severance, or other plan, agreement, program, policy, trust, fund or other arrangement that would be an employee benefit plan if it were in existence as of the date of this Agreement, except as required by applicable Law;
(d) issue, deliver, sell, authorize, pledge or otherwise encumber, or propose any of the foregoing with respect to, any shares of capital stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of capital stock of the Acquiror, or subscriptions, rights, warrants or options to acquire any shares of capital stock or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of capital stock of the Acquiror or enter into other Contracts or commitments of any character obligating it to issue any such shares of capital stock of the Acquiror, or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, shares of capital stock of the Acquiror;
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(e) cause, permit or propose any amendments to any Acquiror Organizational Documents other than as contemplated by this Agreement;
(f) acquire or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing any equity interest in or a portion of the assets of, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation, limited liability company, general or limited partnership, joint venture, association, business trust or other business enterprise or entity, or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(g) adopt a plan of merger, complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization;
(h) except as required by applicable Law, adopt or amend any employee benefit plan or employee stock purchase or employee stock option plan, or enter into any employment Contract or collective bargaining agreement (other than offer letters and letter agreements entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business with employees who are terminable “at will”), pay any special bonus or special remuneration to any director or employee other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, or increase the salaries or wage rates or fringe benefits (including rights to severance or indemnification) of its officers;
(i) except in the Ordinary Course of Business, modify, amend or terminate any Contract to which the Acquiror is a party, or waive, delay the exercise of, release or assign any rights or claims thereunder;
(j) sell, lease, license, mortgage or otherwise encumber or subject to any Lien or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets, except in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(k) (i) incur any Indebtedness or guarantee any such Indebtedness of another Person, issue or sell any debt securities or warrants or other rights to acquire any debt securities of the Acquiror, guarantee any debt securities of another Person, enter into any “keep well” or other agreement to maintain any financial statement condition of another Person or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing, except for endorsements and guarantees for collection, short-term borrowings and lease obligations, in each case incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business, or (ii) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investment in, any other Person, other than to the Acquiror;
(l) pay, discharge or satisfy any claims (including claims of stockholders), Liabilities or obligations (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), except for the payment, discharge or satisfaction of liabilities or obligations in the Ordinary Course of Business or in accordance with their terms as in effect on the date hereof, or waive, release, grant, or transfer any rights of material value or modify or change in any material respect any existing License, Contract or other document, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(m) change any financial reporting or accounting principle, methods or practices used by it unless otherwise required by applicable Law or GAAP;
(n) settle or compromise any litigation (whether or not commenced prior to the date of this Agreement);
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(o) (i) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distributions in respect of, any of its capital stock, (ii) split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock, or (iii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of the Acquiror or any other securities thereof or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares or other securities;
(p) enter into any transaction with any of its directors, officers, stockholders, or other Affiliates;
(q) make any capital expenditure in excess of $25,000;
(r) (i) grant any license or sublicense of any rights under or with respect to any Intellectual Property; (ii) dispose of or let lapse and Intellectual Property, or any application for the foregoing, or any license, permit or authorization to use any Intellectual Property or (iii) amend, terminate any other Contract, license or permit to which the Acquiror is a party;
(s) make, or permit to be made, without the prior written consent of Acquiree any material Tax election which would affect the Acquiror; or
(t) commit to or otherwise to take any of the actions described in this Section 6.2.
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ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
Section 7.1 Access to Information.
(a) The Acquiror shall afford Acquiree its accountants, counsel and other representatives (including the Acquiree Shareholders), reasonable access, during normal business hours, to the properties, books, records and personnel of the Acquiror at any time prior to the Closing in order to enable Acquiree to obtain all information concerning the business, assets and properties, results of operations and personnel of the Acquiror as Acquiree may reasonably request. No information obtained in the foregoing investigation by Acquiree pursuant to this Section 7.1(a) shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty contained herein or the conditions to the obligations of the Acquiror or the Acquiror Principal Shareholder to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) The Acquiree shall afford Acquiror its accountants, counsel and other representatives, reasonable access, during normal business hours, to the properties, books, records and personnel of the Acquiree at any time prior to the Closing in order to enable Acquiror to obtain all information concerning the business, assets and properties, results of operations and personnel of the Acquiree as Acquiror may reasonably request. No information obtained in the foregoing investigation by Acquiror pursuant to this Section 7.1(b) shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty contained herein or the conditions to the obligations of the Acquiree or the Acquiree Shareholders to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Section 7.2 Legal Requirements. The Parties shall take all reasonable actions necessary or desirable to comply promptly with all legal requirements which may be imposed on them with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, furnishing all information required in connection with approvals of or filings with any Governmental Authority, and prompt resolution of any litigation prompted hereby), and shall promptly cooperate with, and furnish information to, the other Parties to the extent necessary in connection with any such requirements imposed upon any of them in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 7.3 Notification of Certain Matters. Acquiree shall give prompt notice to the Acquiror Principal Shareholder, and the Acquiror Principal Shareholder shall give prompt notice to the Acquiree, of the occurrence, or failure to occur, of any event, which occurrence or failure to occur would be reasonably likely to cause (i) any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate at the Closing, such that the conditions set forth in Article X hereof, as the case may be, would not be satisfied or fulfilled as a result thereof, or (ii) any material failure of any Acquiree, Acquiree Shareholder, the Acquiror or the Acquiror Principal Shareholder, as the case may be, or of any officer, director, employee or agent thereof, to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 7.3 shall not limit or otherwise affect the rights and remedies available hereunder to the Party receiving such notice.
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VIII
POST CLOSING COVENANTS
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Section 8.5 Spin Off Agreement. On the Closing Date, Acquiror Principal Shareholder will have entered into a Spin Off Agreement in the forms annexed hereto as Exhibit B with Acquiror for the sale of the existing wholly owned subsidiary of the Acquiror in exchange for Acquiror Principal Shareholder’s shares of Common Stock of Acquiror. The Spin Off Agreement shall not close less than five (5) days from the Closing of this Agreement.
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IX
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
(a) The representations and warranties of the Acquiror and the Acquiror Principal Shareholder set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such date);
(b) The Acquiror shall have performed and complied with all of their covenants hereunder in all material respects through the Closing, except to the extent that such covenants are qualified by terms such as “material” and “Material Adverse Effect,” in which case the Acquiror shall have performed and complied with all of such covenants in all respects through the Closing;
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(c) No action, suit, or proceeding shall be pending or, to the Knowledge of the Acquiror, threatened before any Governmental Authority wherein an Order or charge would (A) affect adversely the right of the Acquiree Shareholders to own the Acquiror Shares or to control the Acquiror, or (B) affect adversely the right of the Acquiror to own its assets or to operate its business (and no such Order or charge shall be in effect), nor shall any Law or Order which would have any of the foregoing effects have been enacted or promulgated by any Governmental Authority;
(d) No event, change or development shall exist or shall have occurred since the Acquiror Most Recent Fiscal Year End that has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Acquiror;
(e) All consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations or Orders required to be obtained, and all filings required to be made, by the Acquiror for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall have been obtained and made by the Acquiror and Acquiror shall have delivered proof of same to the Acquiree, and Acquiree Shareholders;
(f) Acquiror shall have filed all reports and other documents required to be filed by it under the U.S. federal securities laws through the Closing Date;
(g) There shall not be any outstanding obligation or Liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, liquidated or otherwise, whether due or to become due), except as set forth on Schedule 5.20 of Acquiror’s Disclosure Schedule, of the Acquiror, whether or not known to the Acquiror, as of the Closing;
(h) Acquiror shall have delivered to the Acquiree, and Acquiree Shareholders a certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by an officer of the Acquiror, certifying the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 9.2(a) through 9.2(l), inclusive, relating to the Acquiror;
(i) The Acquiror Principal Shareholder shall have delivered to the Acquiree, and Acquiree Shareholders a certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by such Acquiror Principal Shareholder, certifying the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 9.2(a) inclusive, relating to such Acquiror Principal Shareholder;
(j) Acquiror shall have delivered to the Acquiree and the Acquiree Shareholders (i) a certificate evidencing the formation and good standing of the Acquiror in its jurisdiction of formation issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of such jurisdiction of formation as of a date within fifteen (15) days of the Closing Date; and (ii) a certificate evidencing the Acquiror’s qualification as a foreign corporation and good standing issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of each jurisdiction in which the Acquiror conducts business and is required to so qualify, as of a date within five (5) days of the Closing Date;
(k) Acquiror shall have delivered to the Acquiree and the Acquiree Shareholders a certificate duly executed by the Secretary of the Acquiror and dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions as adopted by the Acquiror’s board of directors, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Acquiree, approving this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; (ii) the Acquiror Organizational Documents, each as in effect at the Closing; and (iv) the incumbency of each authorized officer of the Acquiror signing this Agreement and any other agreement or instrument contemplated hereby to which the Acquiror is a party;
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(l) Acquiror shall have delivered to the Acquiree and the Acquiree Shareholders a statement from the Acquiror’s transfer agent regarding the number of issued and outstanding shares of Acquiror Common Stock immediately before the Closing;
(m) Acquiror shall have delivered to the Acquiree and the Acquiree Shareholders such pay-off letters and releases relating to any Liabilities of the Acquiror, provided, however, that no pay-off letters and releases shall be delivered for the Liabilities set forth on Schedule 5.20 of Acquiror’s Disclosure Schedule;
(n) Acquiror shall have delivered to the Acquiree and the Acquiree Shareholders duly executed letters of resignation from all of the directors and officers of the Acquiror, effective as of the Closing, with the exception that the resignation of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx from the Acquiror's board of directors shall not become effective until such time as his replacement is duly elected and qualified;
(o) Acquiror shall have delivered to the Acquiree and the Acquiree Shareholders a duly executed release by the current directors, officers and 10% or greater stockholders of the Acquiror and from such former directors, officers and 10% or greater stockholders of the Acquiror as the Acquiree and the Acquiree Shareholders shall reasonably request, in favor of the Acquiror, the Acquiree and the Acquiree Shareholders;
(p) Acquiror shall have delivered to the Acquiree and the Acquiree Shareholders resolutions of the Acquiror’s board of directors (i) appointing Xxx Xxxxx to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Acquiror, and Chairman of the Acquiror’s board of directors, with an employment agreement acceptable to him and commensurate with his previous public company compensation; and (ii) nominating Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx to serve as a member of the Acquiror’s board of directors, effective as of the Closing;
(q) Acquiree and the Acquiree Shareholders shall have completed their legal, accounting and business due diligence of the Acquiror and the results thereof shall be satisfactory to the Acquiree and the Acquiree Shareholders in their sole and absolute discretion;
(r) Acquiror shall have received regulatory and requisite shareholder approval to change its name to Sigyn Therapeutics, Inc,; and
(s) The following having been met: (i) a minimum Acquiror closing share price of $2 on the trading day prior to Closing; (ii) a minimum Acquiror market cap of $25 million on the date of Closing; (iii) cancellation of all preferred stock of Acquiror (unless a class is created for Closing consideration); (iv) an agreed upon liquidation plan, which includes an agreed upon restriction on stock sales by Acquiror shareholders holding five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding shares of common stock of Acquiror; (v) a minimum 10 to 1 ratio of Acquiror shares of common stock authorized to outstanding at Closing; (vi) Acquiror must have filed all filings on a timely basis required by SEC rule and regulation and have filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2020; (vii); (vii) there will be no liabilities on the balance shee of Acquiror, nor will Acquiror be liable for any forgiveness of indebtedness income which cannot be fully offset by losses and/or loss carryforwards, resulting in zero tab liability for the post Closing entity; and (ix) there shall be no options, warrants or other securities exchangeable or convertible into common stock of the Acquiror outstanding.
(t) All actions to be taken by the Acquiror and the Acquiror Principal Shareholder in connection with consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and all certificates, opinions, instruments, and other documents required to effect the transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Acquiree and the Acquiree Shareholders.
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(u) Certificates, in a form set forth on Exhibit B, representing the new shares of Acquiror Stock issued to the Acquiree Shareholders described on Schedule I. .
(v) Acquiror shall have delivered to the Acquiree and the Acquiree Shareholders Lock-Up and Resale Restriction Agreements executed by Acquiror Principal Shareholder.
(w) On the Closing Date, Acquiror Principal Shareholder will have entered into a Spin Off Agreement in the forms annexed hereto as Exhibit B with Acquiror for the sale of the existing wholly owned subsidiary of the Acquiror in exchange for Acquiror Principal Shareholder’s shares of Common Stock of Acquiror. The Spin Off Agreement shall not close less than five (5) days from the Closing of this Agreement.
(a) The representations and warranties of the Acquiree and the Acquire Shareholders set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such date);
(b) The Acquiree and the Acquiree Shareholders shall have performed and complied with all of their covenants hereunder in all material respects through the Closing, except to the extent that such covenants are qualified by terms such as “material” and “Material Adverse Effect,” in which case the Acquiree and the Acquire Shareholders shall have performed and complied with all of such covenants in all respects through the Closing;
(c) All consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations or Orders required to be obtained, and all filings required to be made, by the Acquiree for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall have been obtained and made by the Acquiree and Acquiree shall have delivered proof of same to the Acquiror and Acquiror Principal Shareholder;
(d) Acquiree shall have delivered to the Acquiror and Acquiror Principal Shareholder a certificate, dated the Closing Date, executed by an officer of the Acquiree, certifying the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 9.3(a) through 9.3(c), inclusive, relating to the Acquiree;
(e) Acquiree shall have delivered to the Acquiror and the Acquiror Principal Shareholder a certificate duly executed by the Secretary of the Acquiree and dated as of the Closing Date, as to (i) the resolutions as adopted by the Acquiree’s board of directors, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Acquiror, approving this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; (ii) the Acquiree Organizational Documents, each as in effect at the Closing; and (iii) the incumbency of each authorized officer of the Acquiree signing this Agreement and any other agreement or instrument contemplated hereby to which the Acquiree is a party;
(f) Acquiror and the Acquiror Principal Shareholder shall have completed their legal, accounting and business due diligence of the Acquiree and the results thereof shall be satisfactory to the Acquiror and the Acquiror Principal Shareholder in their sole and absolute discretion;
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(g) Acquiree Shareholders shall have delivered to Acquiror stock certificates representing 100% of the Acquiree Interests;
(h) Acquiree shall have delivered to the Acquiror and the Acquiror Principal Shareholder (i) a certificate evidencing the formation and good standing of the Acquiree in its jurisdiction of formation issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of such jurisdiction of formation as of a date within fifteen (15) days of the Closing Date; and (ii) a certificate evidencing the Acquiree's qualification as a foreign corporation and good standing issued by the Secretary of State (or comparable office) of each jurisdiction in which the Acquiree conducts business and is required to so qualify, as of a date within five (5) days of the Closing Date;
(i) No action, suit, or proceeding shall be pending or, to the Knowledge of the Acquiree, threatened before any Governmental Authority wherein an Order or charge would adversely affect the right of the Acquiree to own its assets or to operate its business (and no such Order or charge shall be in effect), nor shall any Law or Order which would have any of the foregoing effects have been enacted or promulgated by any Governmental Authority;
(j) No event, change or development shall exist or shall have occurred since the Acquiree Most Recent Fiscal Year End that has had or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Acquiree;
(k) Acquiree shall have offered in a private placement transaction up to $1,500,000 of convertible notes, of which Acquiror shareholders may invest up to $500,000 which convertible notes shall have a term of one year and pay an Original Issuer Discount (OID) of 10% and a note conversion price of $20 (based on an approximate Acquiree valuation of $12,500,000) and the noteholders shall receive a five-year warrant to purchase a common share based on a price equal to $30 (based on an approximate Acquiree valuation of $17,500,000;
(l) All actions to be taken by the Acquiree and the Acquiree Shareholders in connection with consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and all payments, certificates, opinions, instruments, and other documents required to effect the transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Acquiror and the Acquiror Principal Shareholder.
Article
X
TERMINATION
(a) by the mutual written agreement of the Parties;
(b) by the Acquiror or the Acquiree (by written notice of termination from such Party to the other Parties) if a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final non-appealable Order, or shall have taken any other action having the effect of, permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 10.1(b) shall not be available to a Party if such Order was primarily due to the failure of such Party to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement;
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(c) by the Acquiror, Acquiree or the Acquiree Shareholders (by written notice of termination from such Party to the other Parties) if any event shall occur after the date hereof that shall have made it impossible to satisfy a condition precedent to the terminating Party’s obligations to perform its obligations hereunder, unless the occurrence of such event shall be due to the failure of the terminating Party to perform or comply with any of the agreements, covenants or conditions hereof to be performed or complied with by such Party at or prior to the Closing;
(d) by Acquiree or the Acquiree Shareholders (by written notice of termination from Acquiree to the Acquiror Principal Shareholder, in which reference is made to this subsection) if, since the date of this Agreement, there shall have occurred any Material Adverse Effect on the Acquiror, or there shall have occurred any event or circumstance that, in combination with any other events or circumstances, could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Acquiror;
(e) by the Acquiree (by written notice of termination from the Acquiree to the Acquiror and the Acquiror Principal Shareholder, in which reference is made to the specific provision(s) of this subsection giving rise to the right of termination) if (i) any of Acquiror’s or the Acquiror Shareholder’s representations and warranties shall have been inaccurate as of the date of this Agreement or as of a date subsequent to the date of this Agreement (as if made on such subsequent date), such that the condition set forth in Section 9.3(a) would not be satisfied and such inaccuracy has not been cured by Acquiror or the Acquiror Principal Shareholder within five (5) Business Days after its receipt of written notice thereof and remains uncured at the time notice of termination is given, (ii) any of the Acquiror’s or Acquiror Principal Shareholder’s covenants contained in this Agreement shall have been breached, such that the condition set forth in Section 9.3(b) would not be satisfied, or (iii) any Action shall be initiated, threatened or pending which could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Acquiror or Acquiree (including, without limitation, any such Action relating to any alleged violation of, or non-compliance with, any applicable Law or any allegation of fraud or intentional misrepresentation); or
(f) by the Acquiror and the Acquiror Principal Shareholder (by written notice of termination from the Acquiror to the Acquiree and the Acquiree Shareholders, in which reference is made to the specific provision(s) of this subsection giving rise to the right of termination) if (i) any of Acquiree’s or the Acquiree Shareholder’s representations and warranties shall have been inaccurate as of the date of this Agreement or as of a date subsequent to the date of this Agreement (as if made on such subsequent date) and such inaccuracy has not been cured by Acquiree or the Acquiree Shareholders within five (5) Business Days after its receipt of written notice thereof and remains uncured at the time notice of termination is given, (ii) any of the Acquiree’s or Acquiree Shareholder’s covenants contained in this Agreement shall have been breached, or (iii) any Action shall be initiated, threatened or pending which could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Acquiror or Acquiree (including, without limitation, any such Action relating to any alleged violation of, or non-compliance with, any applicable Law or any allegation of fraud or intentional misrepresentation).
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Article
XI
SURVIVAL
Section 11.1 Survival. All representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations in this Agreement shall survive one year after the Closing. The right to indemnification, payment of damages or other remedy based on such representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations will not be affected by any investigation conducted with respect to, or any knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired) at any time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance with, any such representation, warranty, covenant, or obligation. The waiver of any condition based on the accuracy of any representation or warranty, or on the performance of or compliance with any covenant or obligation, will not affect the right to indemnification, payment of damages, or other remedy based on such representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations.
Article
XiI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 12.1 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each Party will bear its respective expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including all fees and expenses of agents, representatives, counsel, and accountants. In the event of termination of this Agreement, the obligation of each Party to pay its own expenses will be subject to any rights of such Party arising from a breach of this Agreement by another Party.
Section 12.2 Confidentiality.
(a) The Parties will maintain in confidence, and will cause their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, and advisors to maintain in confidence, any written, oral, or other information obtained in confidence from another Person in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, unless (a) such information is already known to such Party or to others not bound by a duty of confidentiality or such information becomes publicly available through no fault of such Party, (b) the use of such information is necessary or appropriate in making any required filing with the SEC, or obtaining any consent or approval required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (c) the furnishing or use of such information is required by or necessary or appropriate in connection with legal proceedings.
(b) In the event that any Party is required to disclose any information of another Person pursuant to clause (b) or (c) of Section 12.2(a) above, the Party requested or required to make the disclosure (the “Disclosing Party”) shall provide the Person that provided such information (the “Providing Party”) with prompt notice of any such requirement so that the providing party may seek a protective Order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions of this Section 12.2. If, in the absence of a protective Order or other remedy or the receipt of a waiver by the providing party, the disclosing party is nonetheless, in the opinion of counsel, legally compelled to disclose the information of the providing party, the disclosing party may, without liability hereunder, disclose only that portion of the providing party’s information which such counsel advises is legally required to be disclosed, provided that the disclosing party exercises its reasonable efforts to preserve the confidentiality of the providing party’s information, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the providing party to obtain an appropriate protective Order or other relief assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the providing party’s information.
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(c) If the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated, each Party will return or destroy all of such written information each party has regarding the other Parties.
Section 12.3 Notices. All notices, demands, consents, requests, instructions and other communications to be given or delivered or permitted under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered and received by the intended recipient as follows: (i) if personally delivered, on the Business Day of such delivery (as evidenced by the receipt of the personal delivery service), (ii) if mailed certified or registered mail return receipt requested, two (2) Business Days after being mailed, (iii) if delivered by overnight courier (with all charges having been prepaid), on the Business Day of such delivery (as evidenced by the receipt of the overnight courier service of recognized standing), or (iv) if delivered by facsimile transmission or other electronic means, including email, on the Business Day of such delivery if sent by 5:30 p.m. in the time zone of the recipient, or if sent after that time, on the next succeeding Business Day. If any notice, demand, consent, request, instruction or other communication cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice was given (in accordance with this Section 12.3), or the refusal to accept same, the notice, demand, consent, request, instruction or other communication shall be deemed received on the second business day the notice is sent (as evidenced by a sworn affidavit of the sender). All such notices, demands, consents, requests, instructions and other communications will be sent to the following addresses or facsimile numbers as applicable:
If to Acquiror or the Acquiror Principal Shareholder, to: | Reign Resources Corporation 0000 X. Xxxxxxx Xxxx #000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx / Chief Executive Officer Fax No.: | |
If to the Acquiree, to: | Sigyn Therapeutics Inc. 0000 Xxx Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000 San Diego, CA. 92108 Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx / Chief Executive Officer Fax No.: | |
If to the Acquiree Shareholders, to: | The applicable address set forth on Schedule I hereto. |
or such other addresses as shall be furnished in writing by any Party in the manner for giving notices hereunder.
Section 12.4 Further Assurances. The Parties agree (a) to furnish upon request to each other such further information, (b) to execute and deliver to each other such other documents, and (c) to do such other acts and things, all as the other Parties may reasonably request for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this Agreement and the documents referred to in this Agreement.
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Section 12.5 Waiver. The rights and remedies of the Parties are cumulative and not alternative. Neither the failure nor any delay by any Party in exercising any right, power, or privilege under this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power, or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power, or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power, or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement can be discharged by one Party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless in writing signed by the other Parties; (b) no waiver that may be given by a Party will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given; and (c) no notice to or demand on one Party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of such Party or of the right of the Party giving such notice or demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in this Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement.
Section 12.6 Entire Agreement and Modification. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements between the Parties with respect to its subject matter and constitutes (along with the documents referred to in this Agreement) a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement between the Parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement may not be amended except by a written agreement executed by the Party against whom the enforcement of such amendment is sought.
Section 12.7 Assignments, Successors, and No Third-Party Rights. No Party may assign any of its rights under this Agreement without the prior consent of the other Parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects upon, and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and permitted assigns of the Parties. Except as set forth in Article XIII hereof, nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed to give any Person other than the Parties any legal or equitable right, remedy, or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision of this Agreement.
Section 12.8 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.
Section 12.9 Section Headings. The headings of Articles and Sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience only and will not affect its construction or interpretation. All references to “Article” or “Articles” or “Section” or “Sections” refer to the corresponding Article or Articles or Section or Sections of this Agreement, unless the context indicates otherwise.
Section 12.10 Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and construction of this Agreement. Each Party has retained independent legal counsel to advise on this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Any reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign statute or Law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the word “including” shall mean including without limitation. The Parties intend that each representation, warranty, and covenant contained herein shall have independent significance. If any Party has breached any representation, warranty, or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty, or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) which the Party has not breached shall not detract from or mitigate the fact that the Party is in breach of such representation, warranty, or covenant. All words used in this Agreement will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require.
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Section 12.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the Party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.
Section 12.12 Specific Performance. Each of the Parties acknowledges and agrees that the other Parties would be damaged irreparably in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with their specific terms or otherwise are breached. Accordingly, each of the Parties agrees that the other Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically this Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof in any action instituted in any court of the U.S. or any state thereof having jurisdiction over the Parties and the matter (subject to the provisions set forth in Section 12.13 below), in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled, at Law or in equity.
Section 12.13 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of California without regard to conflicts of Laws principles. Each of the Parties submits to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the State of California, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and agrees that all claims in respect of the action or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such court. Each of the Parties waives any defense of inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any action or proceeding so brought and waives any bond, surety, or other security that might be required of any other Party with respect thereto. Any Party may make service on any other Party by sending or delivering a copy of the process to the Party to be served at the address and in the manner provided for the giving of notices in Section 12.3 above. Nothing in this Section 12.13, however, shall affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law or at equity. Each Party agrees that a final judgment in any action or proceeding so brought shall be conclusive and may be enforced by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law or at equity.
Section 12.14 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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ACQUIROR: | ||
REIGN RESOURCES CORPORATION | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
ACQUIROR PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER: | ||
Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx |
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ACQUIREE: | ||
SIGYN THERAPEUTICS INC. | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |
Title: | Chairman, CEO |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.
ACQUIREE SHAREHOLDER: | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx |
ACQUIREE SHAREHOLDER: | ||
By: | ||
Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx |
SCHEDULE I
Acquiree Shareholders | Acquiree Shares Held Prior to the Closing | Shares to be Issued at the Closing |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | 250,000 | |
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | 250,000 | |
Total | 500,000 |
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Exhibit A
Forms of Certificate of Designation for Series A Preferred Stock
And Series B Preferred Stock
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Exhibit B
Form of Certificates
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ACQUIROR Disclosure Schedule
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ACQUIREE Disclosure Schedule
ND: 4823-4581-3449, v. 1
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