SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
THIS SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
is made effective the first day of December, 2007.
BETWEEN:
ECCO ENERGY, INC.
a
corporation existing under the laws of Nevada
having an
office at 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx, 00000
(hereinafter
referred to as “Ecco”)
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and -
OLD JERSEY OIL VENTURES, LLC a
New Jersey Limited Liability Company, having an office at 0 Xxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, 00000
(hereinafter
referred to as “Old Jersey”)
-
and -
XXXXXX X. XXXXX, XX. an
individual residing at 0 Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, 00000
(hereinafter
referred to as “EAN” or “Member”)
-
and -
WHEREAS Ecco has a total of
9,374,753 common shares issued and outstanding, 100,000 shares of Class A
preferred shares issued and outstanding and 1,000,000 shares of Class B
preferred shares issued and outstanding;
AND WHEREAS on the terms and
subject to the conditions herein set forth, Ecco desires to purchase from the
Member all of the issued and outstanding OLD JERSEY Membership Interests and the
OLD JERSEY Member desires to sell all of the OLD JERSEY Membership Interests to
Ecco;
AND WHEREAS prior to the
Transaction Old Jersey intends to dispose of all of its assets other than the
VTEX Debt as hereinafter defined and settle all of its liabilities;
NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT
WITNESSES that in consideration of the premises and the respective
covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree
as follows:
ARTICLE
1
INTERPRETATION
1.1
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Definitions
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In this
Agreement, unless otherwise defined, capitalized words and terms shall have the
following meanings:
“Agreement” means this share
exchange agreement as the same may be supplemented or amended from time to
time;
“Alternative Transaction” means
an amalgamation, merger, arrangement, share exchange or other business
combination involving Ecco or OLD JERSEY; any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or
other disposition of all or a material portion of the assets of Ecco or OLD
JERSEY or any takeover bid, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation or
winding-up of or involving Ecco or OLD JERSEY (except, in each case, as may be
contemplated in this Agreement);
“Business” means the business
carried on by OLD JERSEY including but not limited to the holding of the VTEX
Debt;
“Business Day” means a day
which is not a Saturday, Sunday or a statutory holiday in the State of New
Jersey;
“Member” means Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx,
Xx. in his capacity as holder of all the membership interest in Old
Jersey;
“OLD JERSEY” means OLD JERSEY
OIL VENTURES, LLC;
“OLD JERSEY Membership
Interests” means the issued and outstanding sharing percentages of OLD
JERSEY beneficially owned by the Member and representing an aggregate of 100% of
the issued and outstanding sharing percentages of OLD JERSEY;
“Closing” means the completion
of the Transaction upon completion of the deliveries set out in Section 7.2
hereof;
“Closing Date” means the date
selected by the parties to hold the Closing, provided that the Closing Date
shall be no later than January 31, 2008 or such other date as may be mutually
agreed upon;
“Governmental Authority” means
any (a) multinational, federal, territorial, state, regional, municipal, local
or other government, governmental or public department, court, tribunal,
commission, board or agency, domestic or foreign, or (b) regulatory authority,
including any securities commission or stock exchange;
“Membership Agreement” means
the OLD JERSEY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT dated effective as of the
registration date of December 18, 2000.
“Payment Shares” means the
600,000 Ecco Series C Convertible Preferred Shares to be issued to the Member as
described in section 2.2;
“person” includes an
individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership,
unincorporated association or organization, unincorporated syndicate, body
corporate, trust, trustee, executor, administrator, legal representative of the
Government or any agency or instrumentality thereof;
“Tax Act” means the Internal
Revenue Code of the United States;
“Ecco” means Ecco Energy,
Inc.;
“Ecco Public Record” has the
meaning set forth in subsection 5.1(e) hereof;
“Ecco Shares” means the common
shares in the capital of Ecco;
“Transaction” means the
completion of the proposed acquisition by Ecco of OLD JERSEY; and
“VTEX Debt” means the debt
held by Old Jersey due from VTEX Energy, Inc. in the approximate sum of
$3,000,000.
1.2
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Currency
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All sums
of money which are referred to in this Agreement are expressed in lawful money
of United States unless otherwise specified.
1.3
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Interpretation
Not Affected by Headings, etc.
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The
division of this Agreement into articles, sections and other portions and the
insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect
the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.
1.4
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Number,
etc.
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Unless
the subject matter or context requires the contrary, words importing the
singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa; words importing
the use of any gender shall include all genders and words importing persons
shall include natural persons, firms, trusts, partnerships, limited liability
companies and corporations.
1.5
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Date
for Any Action
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In the
event that any date on which any action is required or permitted to be taken
hereunder by any person is not a Business Day, such action shall be required to
be taken on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day.
1.6
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Statutory
References
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Any
reference in this Agreement to a statute includes all regulations and rules made
thereunder, all amendments to such statute in force from time to time and any
statute, regulation or rule that supplements or supersedes such statute,
regulation or rule.
1.7
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Entire
Agreement
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This
Agreement, together with the documents required to be delivered pursuant to this
Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto pertaining
to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements,
understandings, negotiations, and discussions, whether oral or written, between
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. There
are no representations, warranties, covenants or conditions with respect to the
subject matter hereof except as contained in this Agreement and any document
delivered pursuant to this Agreement.
1.8
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Accounting
Principles
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Wherever
in this Agreement reference is made to generally accepted accounting principles,
unless expressly stated otherwise, such reference shall be deemed to be the
United States generally accepted accounting principles from time to time as at
the date on which a calculation is made or required to be made in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles.
ARTICLE
2
THE
TRANSACTION
2.1
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Sale
and Purchase of OLD JERSEY Membership
Interests
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2.1.1
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Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, the Member covenants and agrees to
sell, assign and transfer to Ecco and Ecco covenants and agrees to
purchase from the Member, its OLD JERSEY Membership Interest being all the
Membership Interest of Old Jersey.
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2.2
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Purchase
Price for the OLD JERSEY Membership
Interests
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2.2.1
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The
purchase price payable by Ecco for the OLD JERSEY Membership Interests
shall be paid and satisfied by the issuance by Ecco at the Time of Closing
of, in aggregate, 600,000 shares of Ecco Series C Convertible Preferred
Stock to the Member or his designee at a deemed price per share of $5.00
per share (collectively, the “Payment
Shares”).
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ARTICLE
3
COVENANTS
3.1
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Mutual
Covenants
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Each of
the parties hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
(a)
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to
make available and afford such other parties reasonable access to the
property, assets, undertakings, agreements, financial statements, reports,
accounting records and records pertaining to Ecco and OLD
JERSEY;
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(b)
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to
use its reasonable best efforts to satisfy (or cause the satisfaction of)
the conditions precedent to its obligations hereunder which are reasonably
under its control and to take, or cause to be taken, all other actions and
to do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or
advisable under applicable laws and regulations to complete the
Transaction in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in
the event that any person, including without limitation, any securities
regulatory authority, seeks to prevent, delay or hinder implementation of
all or any portion of the Transaction or seeks to invalidate all or any
portion of this Agreement, each of the parties shall use its reasonable
best efforts to resist such proceedings and to lift or rescind any
injunction or restraining order or other order or action seeking to stop
or otherwise adversely affect the ability of the parties to complete the
Transaction;
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(c)
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to
use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, before the Closing Date, all
authorizations, waivers, exemptions, consents, orders and other approvals
from domestic or foreign courts, Governmental Authorities, shareholders
and third parties as are necessary for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby;
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(d)
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to
use its reasonable best efforts to defend or cause to be defended any
lawsuits or other legal proceedings brought against it challenging this
Agreement or the completion of the Transaction. No party will
settle or compromise any claim brought by their respective present, former
or purported holders of any of their securities in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement prior to the Closing Date
without the prior written consent of each of the others, such consent not
to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed;
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(e)
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to
not, until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance
with Section 6.2 hereof and the
completion of the Transaction, directly or indirectly, through any
officer, director, employee, representative or agent, solicit, initiate,
promote, assist or encourage any expression of interest, proposal or offer
from, or entertain or enter into discussions or negotiations with any
person relating to any Alternative Transaction. Each of the
parties agrees that it will immediately notify the other parties in
writing upon receipt of any expression of interest, proposal or offer from
any person relating to any Alternative Transaction and forthwith disclose
to the other parties hereto all relevant details
thereof. Nothing contained herein will prevent a party
from;
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(i)
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responding
as required by law to any unsolicited expression of interest, proposal or
offer,
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(ii)
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making
such disclosure which, in the case of a party which is a corporation, in
the judgment of the board of directors of such party (upon the advice of
counsel) is required by law to the extent required to satisfy the
fiduciary obligations of the members of such party’s board of directors;
or
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(iii)
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fulfilling
the fiduciary duties of the members of the board of directors of such
party to the party and its shareholders in relation to such transaction if
to do so would, in the opinion of the board of the directors of such party
(upon the advice of counsel), be a proper exercise of such directors’
fiduciary duties; but nothing referred to in this proviso shall entitle a
party to terminate this Agreement.
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(f)
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to
promptly notify each of the other parties if any of the representations
and warranties made by it in this Agreement ceases to be true, accurate
and complete in any material respect and of any failure to comply in any
material respect with any of its
obligations;
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(g)
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to
co-operate with each of the other parties hereto in good faith in order to
ensure the timely completion of the
Transaction;
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(h)
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to
use its reasonable best efforts to co-operate with each of the other
parties hereto in connection with the performance by the other of its
obligations under this Article III;
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(i)
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that
all press releases or other similar public written communications of any
sort by Ecco or by OLD JERSEY relating to this Agreement or the
Transaction and the method of release for publication thereof, will be
provided for review and comment by OLD JERSEY or Ecco, as the case may
be. Each of Ecco and OLD JERSEY will deal expeditiously with a
request for comments on such written communication provided that the party
issuing such press release shall not be delayed if to do so would be
contrary to its legal obligations;
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(j)
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to
indemnify and hold harmless each of the other parties hereto (and such
other parties’ respective directors, officers and advisers) (collectively,
the “Non-Offending
Persons”) from and against all claims, damages, liabilities,
actions or demands to which the Non-Offending Persons may be subject
insofar as such claims, damages, liabilities, actions or demands arise out
of or are based upon the information supplied by a party (other than the
Non-Offending Persons). Each party hereto shall obtain and hold
the rights and benefits of this subsection in trust for and on behalf of
such party’s directors, officers and advisers;
and
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(k)
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to
deliver or cause to be delivered all closing deliveries required to be
delivered by it pursuant to this
Agreement.
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3.2
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Covenants
of Ecco
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Ecco
covenants and agrees with each of the other parties hereto that, until the
earlier of the Closing Date or the day upon which this Agreement is terminated
in accordance with section 6.2 herein, it will:
(a)
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in
a timely and expeditious manner:
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(i)
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file
the designation of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock attached hereto as
Exhibit “A” with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada and obtain
the approval thereof.
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(b)
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forthwith
use all commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy (or cause the
satisfaction of) the conditions precedent to its obligations hereunder set
forth in section 4.1 herein to the extent the same are within its
control and to take, or cause to be taken, all other actions and to do, or
cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or advisable under
all applicable laws to complete the Transaction and to validly issue the
Payment Shares, including using its commercially reasonable efforts
to:
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(i)
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obtain
all necessary waivers, consents and approvals required to be obtained by
it from other parties to loan agreements, leases, licenses, agreements and
other contracts;
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(ii)
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effect
all necessary registrations and filings and submissions of information
requested by any regulatory authority, stock exchange or Governmental
Authority required to be effected by it in connection with the Transaction
and participate and appear in any proceedings of either Ecco or OLD JERSEY
before any regulatory authority or Governmental Authority to the extent
permitted by such authorities; and
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(iii)
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fulfill
all conditions and satisfy all provisions of this Agreement and the
Transaction;
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(c)
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subject
to applicable laws, not take any action, refrain from taking any action,
nor permit any action to be taken or not taken inconsistent with this
Agreement or which would reasonably be expected to significantly impede
the consummation of the
Transaction;
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(d)
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conduct
and operate its business and affairs only in the ordinary and usual course
in a prudent manner and so as not to make any of its representations and
warranties herein contained untrue and use commercially reasonable efforts
to preserve its business organization, goodwill and material business
relationships with other persons and for greater certainty will not
without the prior consent of OLD
JERSEY:
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(i)
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incur
any material liability; or
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(ii)
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increase
the compensation paid, whether by way of management fees or
otherwise,
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to
any directors, officers or employees of or consultants to
Ecco;
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in each
case, and in all material respects Ecco shall conduct itself so as to keep OLD
JERSEY fully informed as to the material decisions or actions required or
required to be made with respect to the operation of its business;
not
merge into or with, or amalgamate or consolidate with, or enter into any
other corporate reorganization with, any other person or perform any act
which would render inaccurate in any material way any of its
representations and warranties set forth herein as if such representations
and warranties were made at a date subsequent to such act and all
references to the date of this Agreement were deemed to be such later
date, except as contemplated in this Agreement, and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, it will
not:
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(iii)
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make
any distribution by way of dividend, distribution of property or assets,
return of capital or otherwise to or for the benefit of its shareholders
including, but not limited to increase or decrease its paid-up capital or
purchase or redeem any shares;
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(iv)
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increase
or decrease its paid-up capital or purchase or redeem any
shares;
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(v)
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issue
or enter into any new commitment to issue any of its shares or securities
convertible into, or rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such
shares; or
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(vi)
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split
any of the Ecco Shares;
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(e)
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prepare
and file with all applicable securities commissions or similar securities
regulatory authorities, all such notifications and fees as to maintain its
status as a reporting issuer not in default of any applicable securities
laws and to permit the issuance of the Payment Shares to the
Member;
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(f)
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not
alter or amend its articles or notice of articles as the same exist at the
date of this Agreement, other than as required to effect the
Transaction.
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3.3
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Covenants
of OLD JERSEY
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OLD
JERSEY covenants and agrees with Ecco that, until the earlier of the Closing
Date or the day upon which this Agreement is terminated in accordance with
section 6.2 herein, it will:
(a)
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except
for non-substantive communications, furnish promptly to Ecco a copy of
each notice, report, schedule or other document or communication
delivered, filed or received by OLD JERSEY in connection with the
Transaction, any filings under applicable laws and any dealings with
regulatory or governmental authorities in connection with or in any way
affecting the transactions contemplated
herein;
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(b)
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forthwith
use all commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy (or cause the
satisfaction of) the conditions precedent to its obligations hereunder set
forth in section 4.2 herein to the extent the same are within its
control and to take, or cause to be taken, all other actions and to do, or
cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or advisable under
all applicable laws to complete the Transaction, including using its
commercially reasonable efforts to:
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(i)
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obtain
all necessary waivers, consents and approvals required to be obtained by
it from other parties to loan agreements, leases, licenses, agreements and
other contracts;
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(ii)
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effect
all necessary registrations and filings and submissions of information
requested by any regulatory authority or Governmental Authority required
to be effected by it in connection with the Transaction and participate
and appear in any proceedings of OLD JERSEY or Ecco before any regulatory
authority or Governmental Authority to the extent permitted by such
authorities; and
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(iii)
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fulfill
all conditions and satisfy all provisions of this Agreement and the
Transaction;
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(c)
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subject
to applicable laws, not take any action, refrain from taking any action,
nor permit any action to be taken or not taken inconsistent with this
Agreement or which would reasonably be expected to significantly impede
the consummation of the
Transaction;
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(d)
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conduct
and operate its business and affairs only in the ordinary course
consistent with past management practice and use commercially reasonable
efforts to preserve its VTEX Debt, its business organization, goodwill and
material business relationships with other persons and for greater
certainty, it will not enter into any material transaction out of the
usual and ordinary course of business other than those proposed, and in
all material respects conduct itself so as to keep Ecco fully informed as
to the material decisions or actions required or required to be made with
respect to the operation of its business, provided that such disclosure is
not otherwise prohibited by reason of a confidentiality obligation owed to
a third party for which a waiver could not be
obtained;
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(e)
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not
alter or amend its Membership Agreement, by-laws or other relevant
constating documents as the same exist at the date of this
Agreement;
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(f)
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not
merge into or with, or amalgamate or consolidate with, or enter into any
other corporate reorganization with, any other person or perform any act
which would render inaccurate in any material way any of its
representations and warranties set forth herein as if such representations
and warranties were made at a date subsequent to such act and all
references to the date of this Agreement were deemed to be such later
date, except as contemplated in this Agreement, and without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, it will
not:
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(i)
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make
any distribution by way of dividend, distribution of property or assets,
return of capital or otherwise to or for the benefit of its Member other
than the distribution of all common stock of
VTEX;
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(ii)
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increase
or decrease its paid-up capital or purchase or redeem any;
or
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(iii)
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issue
or enter into any commitment to issue any of its Membership Interest or
securities convertible into, or rights, warrants or options to acquire any
such Membership Interest; and
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(g)
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take
all necessary Limited Liability Company action and proceedings to approve
and authorize the valid and effective transfer of the OLD JERSEY
Membership Interests to Ecco.
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3.4
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Covenants
of the Member
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The
Member covenants and agrees with the other parties hereto that, until the
earlier of the Closing Date or the day upon which this Agreement is terminated
in accordance with section 6.2 herein, it will:
(a)
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in
a timely and expeditious manner, provide such information with respect to
such Member or designee as Ecco may reasonably
require;
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(b)
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except
for non-substantive communications, furnish promptly to the other parties
hereto a copy of each notice, report, schedule or other document or
communication delivered, filed or received by the Member in connection
with the Transaction, any filings under applicable laws and any dealings
with regulatory or governmental authorities in connection with or in any
way affecting, the transactions contemplated
herein;
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(c)
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forthwith
use all commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy (or cause the
satisfaction of) the conditions precedent to its obligations hereunder set
forth in Section 4.2 herein to the extent the same are within its control
and to take, or cause to be taken, all other action and to do, or cause to
be done, all other things necessary, proper or advisable under all
applicable laws to complete the Transaction, including using its
commercially reasonable efforts to:
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(i)
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obtain
all necessary waivers, consents and approvals required to be obtained by
it from other parties to loan agreements, leases, licenses, agreements and
other contracts;
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(ii)
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effect
all necessary registrations and filings and submissions of information
requested by any regulatory or governmental authorities required to be
effected by it in connection with the Transaction;
and
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(iii)
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fulfill
all conditions and satisfy all provisions of this Agreement and the
Transaction; and subject to applicable laws, not take any action, refrain
from taking any action, nor permit any action to be taken or not taken,
inconsistent with this Agreement or which would reasonably be expected to
significantly impede the consummation of the
Transaction.
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ARTICLE
4
CONDITIONS
4.1
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Conditions
of Ecco
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The
obligations of Ecco to complete the Transaction are subject to the fulfillment
of the following conditions on or before the Closing Date:
(a)
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the
Member shall have tendered all, but not less than all, evidence of all of
the OLD JERSEY Membership Interests, duly endorsed, but undated for
transfer or accompanied by duly executed interest transfer
powers;
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(b)
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there
shall be no action taken under any applicable law by any court or
Governmental Authority that makes it illegal or restrains, enjoins or
prohibits the Transaction, results in a judgment or assessment of damages
relating to the Transaction that is materially adverse to Ecco or that
would impose any condition or restriction upon Ecco (after giving effect
to the Transaction) which would so materially adversely impact the
economic or business benefits of the Transaction as to render inadvisable
the consummation of the
Transaction;
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(c)
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all
consents, waivers, permits, orders and approvals of all Governmental
Authorities or other persons, the failure of which to obtain would be
materially adverse to Ecco shall have been
obtained;
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(d)
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the
representations and warranties of OLD JERSEY set forth in this Agreement
shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of
the Time of Closing (as if made on and as of that time) except as affected
by the transactions contemplated or permitted by this Agreement and except
to the extent that any such representation is made as of a specified date,
in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and
correct as of such date and an officer’s certificate of OLD JERSEY to this
effect shall have been delivered to
Ecco;
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(e)
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the
representations and warranties of the Member set forth in this Agreement
shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of
the Time of Closing (as if made on and as of that time) and delivery of
the documents described in subsection 7.2 shall constitute a reaffirmation
of such representations and
warranties;
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(f)
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OLD
JERSEY shall be in compliance in all material respects with its
obligations under this Agreement and an officer’s certificate to this
effect shall have been delivered to
Ecco.;
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(g)
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from
the date hereof until the Closing Date, there shall not have been any
material adverse change the VTEX Debt or the discovery of any previously
undisclosed material fact which has or will have a material adverse effect
on the business, operations, assets, capitalization, financial condition,
liabilities, results or prospects of OLD JERSEY;
and
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(h)
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completion
of the Transaction shall have occurred on or before February 15, 2008 or
such other date as the parties hereto may
agree.
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The
foregoing conditions precedent are for the benefit of Ecco and may be waived by
Ecco, in whole or in part, without prejudice to Ecco’s right to rely on any
other condition in favor of Ecco. If any of the said conditions shall
not have been satisfied or waived by Ecco on or before the date required for
their performance and provided such non-compliance did not arise from acts or
omissions of Ecco, then Ecco’s obligation to complete the Transaction shall be
at an end upon written notice to the other parties hereto. Should
Ecco close the Transaction it will be deemed that they have waived any of the
above conditions that may not have been met.
4.2
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Conditions
of the Member
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The
obligations of the Member to complete the Transaction are subject to the
fulfillment of the following conditions on or before the Closing
Date:
(a)
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all
necessary resolutions of the directors of Ecco to approve the Transaction
in accordance with applicable law;
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(b)
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there
shall be no action taken under any applicable law by any court or
Governmental Authority that makes it illegal or restrains, enjoins or
prohibits the Transaction, results in a judgment or assessment of damages
relating to the Transaction that is materially adverse to Ecco and OLD
JERSEY on a consolidated basis or that would impose any condition or
restriction upon Ecco and OLD JERSEY (after giving effect to the
Transaction) which would so materially adversely impact the economic or
business benefits of the Transaction as to render inadvisable the
consummation of the Transaction;
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(c)
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the
Designation of the Payment Shares shall have been approved by the Nevada
Secretary of State;
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(d)
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all
consents, waivers, permits, orders and approvals of all Governmental
Authorities or other persons, the failure of which to obtain would be
materially adverse to OLD JERSEY shall have been
obtained;
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(e)
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the
representations and warranties of Ecco set forth in this Agreement shall
be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and as of the
Time of Closing (as if made on and as of that time) except as affected by
the transactions contemplated or permitted by this Agreement and except to
the extent that any such representation is made as of a specified date, in
which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and
correct as of such date and an officer’s certificate of Ecco to this
effect shall have been delivered to OLD JERSEY and the
Member;
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(f)
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Ecco
shall be in compliance in all material respects with its obligations under
this Agreement and an officer’s certificate to this effect shall have been
delivered to OLD JERSEY and the
Member;
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(g)
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from
the date hereof until the Closing Date, there shall not have been any
material adverse change since the date of the Ecco Financial Statements or
the discovery of any previously undisclosed material fact which has or
will have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets,
capitalization, financial condition, liabilities, results or prospects of
Ecco;
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(i)
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Ecco
shall have delivered to the Member certificates duly registered in the
name of such Member evidencing the number of Payment Shares to which such
Member is entitled pursuant to this
Agreement;
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(h)
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the
completion of the Transaction shall have occurred on or before February
15, 2008 or such later date as the parties hereto may
agree.
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(i)
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OLD
JERSEY, in its absolute and sole discretion, shall be satisfied with its
due diligence review of environmental matters and Environmental
Liabilities, as such may relate to
Ecco;
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The
foregoing conditions precedent are for the benefit of OLD JERSEY and the Member
and may be waived by OLD JERSEY and the Member, in whole or in part, without
prejudice to OLD JERSEY and the Member’s right to rely on any other
condition in favor of OLD JERSEY and the Member. If any of the said
conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived by OLD JERSEY and the Member
on or before the date required for their performance and provided such
non-compliance did not arise from acts or omissions of the Member or OLD JERSEY,
then OLD JERSEY’s and the Member’s obligations to complete the Transaction shall
be at an end upon written notice to the other parties hereto. Should
OLD JERSEY and the Member close the Transaction it will be deemed that they have
waived any of the above conditions that may not have been met.
4.3
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Notice
and Cure Provisions
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Each
party will give prompt notice to the other parties hereto of the occurrence, or
failure to occur, at any time from the date hereof until the Closing Date, of
any event or state of facts which occurrence or failure would or would be likely
to:
(a)
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cause
any of the representations or warranties of any party contained herein to
be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect on the date hereof or at
the Closing Date; or
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(b)
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result
in the failure to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or
agreement to be complied with or satisfied by any party hereunder prior to
the Closing Date.
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No party
may elect not to complete the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to the
conditions precedent contained in sections 4.1 or 4.2 or any termination right
under section 6.2 unless the party intending to rely thereon has delivered
forthwith a written notice to the other parties prior to the Time of Closing
specifying in reasonable detail all breaches of covenants, representations and
warranties or other matters which the party delivering such notice is asserting
as the basis for the non-fulfillment of the applicable condition precedent or
termination right, as the case may be. If any such notice is
delivered, provided that a party is proceeding diligently to cure such matter
and such matter is capable of being cured, no party may terminate this Agreement
until February 15, 2008 (or such other date as the parties hereto may mutually
agree).
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES
5.1
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Representations
and Warranties of Ecco
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Ecco
represents and warrants to and in favor of each of the other parties hereto as
follows and acknowledges that such parties are relying upon same in connection
with the transactions contemplated herein:
(a)
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Ecco
is a corporation incorporated and validly existing under the laws of
Nevada and has the corporate power to own or lease its property, to carry
on its business as now being conducted, to enter into this Agreement and
to perform its obligations
hereunder;
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(b)
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this
Agreement has been, and each additional agreement or instrument to be
delivered pursuant to this Agreement, will be duly authorized, executed
and delivered by Ecco and each is or will be a legal, valid and binding
obligation of Ecco, enforceable against Ecco in accordance with its
terms;
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(c)
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the
execution and delivery of this Agreement do not and the consummation of
the Transaction will not:
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(i)
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result
in a breach or violation of the articles or other constituting documents
of Ecco,
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(ii)
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conflict
with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under or accelerate the
performance required by or result in the suspension, cancellation,
material alteration or creation of an encumbrance upon any material agreement,
license, permit or authority to which Ecco is a party or by which Ecco is
bound or to which any material assets or property of Ecco is subject,
or
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(iii)
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violate
any provision of law or regulation or any judicial or administrative
order, award, judgment or decree applicable to
Ecco;
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(d)
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the
authorized capital of Ecco consists of a _____________________shares, of
which as of the date hereof, 9,374,750 common shares, 100,000 Class A
Preferred shares and 1,000,000 Class B Preferred shares (and no more) are
issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-assessable and upon issuance
and the Ecco Shares to be issued in connection with the acquisition of the
Payment Shares will be validly issued as fully paid and
non-assessable;
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(e)
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Ecco
has prepared and filed all documents required to be filed by it with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Ecco Public Record”) and such
documents, as of the date they were filed, complied with applicable laws
and did not fail to state a material fact required to be stated in order
to make the statements contained therein not misleading in the light of
the circumstances in which they were made. No material adverse
change has occurred in relation to Ecco that is not disclosed in the Ecco
Public Record. Ecco is not subject to a cease trade order and
is not aware of any deficiencies in the filing of any documents or reports
with any securities commission or similar authority that would cause it to
be placed on the list of defaulting reporting companies maintained by any
securities commission or similar
authority;
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(f)
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no
person has any agreement, option, right or privilege (whether by law,
pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement, including
convertible securities, options, warrants or convertible obligations of
any nature, for the purchase, subscription, allotment or issuance of any
unissued shares or other securities of Ecco, other than stock options to
acquire __________________ common shares at a weighted average exercise
price of $______ per
share;
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(g)
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the
Ecco Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles applied on a basis consistent with prior
periods, are correct and complete and present fairly the assets,
liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) and
financial condition of Ecco, as at the respective date
thereof. There has been no material alteration in the manner of
keeping the books, accounts or records of Ecco or in the accounting
practices therein reflected since September 30,
2007;
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(h)
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other
than as disclosed in the Ecco Public Record, since September 30, 2007
there has been no material adverse change in the condition (financial or
otherwise), assets, liabilities, operations, earnings or business of
Ecco;
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(i)
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no
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration or
declaration with, any applicable Governmental Authority with jurisdiction
over Ecco is required to be obtained by Ecco in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the
Transaction, except for those consents, orders, authorizations,
declarations, registrations or approvals which are contemplated by this
Agreement or those consents, orders, authorizations, declarations,
registrations or approvals that, if not obtained, would not prevent or
materially delay the consummation of the Transaction or otherwise prevent
Ecco from performing its obligations under this Agreement and could not
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on
Ecco;
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(j)
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except
as has been disclosed in the Ecco Public Record, there is no suit, action
or proceeding pending, or to the knowledge of Ecco, threatened against
Ecco that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected
to have a material adverse effect upon Ecco, and there is no judgment,
decree, injunction, rule or order of any Governmental Authority with
jurisdiction over Ecco outstanding against Ecco causing, or which insofar
as can reasonably be foreseen, in the future would cause, a material
adverse effect on Ecco;
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(k)
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except
as disclosed in the Ecco Public Record, there is no material environmental
liability, nor factors likely to give rise to any material environmental
liability, affecting any of the properties of Ecco, that individually or
in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect upon Ecco;
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(l)
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Ecco
has all permits, licenses, certificates of authority, orders and approvals
of, and has made all filings, applications and registrations with,
applicable Governmental Authorities that are required in order to permit
it to carry on its business as presently
conducted;
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(m)
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Ecco
has duly filed on a timely basis all material tax returns required to be
filed by it and has paid all taxes which are due and payable and has paid
all assessments and reassessments, and all other taxes, governmental
charges, penalties, interest and fines due and payable on or before the
date hereof, and adequate provision has been made for taxes payable for
the current period for which tax returns are not yet required to be
filed. There are no actions, suits, or claims asserted, or
assessed against Ecco in respect of taxes, governmental charges or
assessments, nor are any matters under discussion with any Governmental
Authority relating to taxes, governmental charges or assessments asserted
by such Governmental Authority. Ecco has withheld from each
payment made by it to any person and remitted to the proper tax and other
receiving offices within the time required all income tax and other
deductions required to be withheld from such
payments;
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(n)
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the
business of Ecco is being conducted in all material respects in compliance
with all applicable laws, regulations and ordinances of all authorities
having jurisdiction, except where the failure to comply would not be
reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material
adverse effect on Ecco; Ecco has not been notified by any
Governmental Authority of any investigation with respect to it that is
pending or threatened, nor has any Governmental Authority notified Ecco of
such Governmental Authority’s intention to commence or to conduct any
investigation that would be reasonably likely to have a material adverse
effect on Ecco;
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(o)
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no
Alternative Transaction is currently under discussion, consideration or
negotiation with any third party;
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(p)
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the
corporate records and minute books of Ecco are up-to-date and contain
complete and accurate minutes of all meetings of its directors and
shareholders and all resolutions consented to in
writing;
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(q)
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at
the Time of Closing, Ecco will have aggregate liabilities of not more than
$ ● (whether accrued, contingent or otherwise) other than those associated
with concluding the Transaction;
and
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(r)
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except
as set out in this Agreement, Ecco does not own nor has any agreements of
any nature to acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares in the capital
of or proprietary interest in any other business
operation.
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5.2
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Representations
and Warranties of the Member
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The
Member hereby represents and warrants to Ecco as follows and acknowledges that
Ecco is relying upon same in connection with the transactions contemplated
herein:
(a)
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this
Agreement has been, and each additional agreement or instrument required
to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement will be, duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Member is or will be, a legal, valid and
binding obligation of such Member, enforceable against such Member in
accordance with its terms;
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(b)
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the
execution and delivery of this Agreement does not and the consummation of
the Transaction will not:
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(i)
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conflict
with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under or accelerate
the performance required by or result in the suspension, cancellation,
material alteration of any material agreement,
license, permit or authority, to which the Member is a party or by which
such Member is bound, or
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(ii)
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violate
any provision of law or regulation or any judicial or administrative
order, award, judgment or decree applicable to such
Member;
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(c)
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such
Member is or will be at the Time of Closing the beneficial owner of all
the Membership Interest in OLD JERSEY, free and clear of all liens,
charges, mortgages, security interests, pledges, demands, claims and other
encumbrances whatsoever, except those restrictions on transfer arising
under the Membership Agreement of OLD
JERSEY;
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(d)
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no
person has any agreement or option or any right or privilege capable of
becoming an agreement for the purchase of such Member’s ordinary OLD
JERSEY Membership Interest in OLD JERSEY and none of such interests are
subject to any voting trust, shareholders agreement, voting agreement or
other agreement with respect to the disposition or enjoyment of any rights
of such Membership Interest, except the Membership
Agreement;
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(e)
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no
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration or
declaration with, any applicable Governmental Authority with jurisdiction
over such Member is required to be obtained by such Member in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of
the Transaction, except for those consents, orders, authorizations,
declarations, registrations or approvals which are contemplated by this
Agreement;
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(f)
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such
Member is acquiring the Payment Shares as principal for its own account
and any resale of the Payment Shares will be made in compliance with the
requirements of applicable securities legislation;
and
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(g)
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no
Alternative Transaction is currently under discussion, consideration or
negotiation with any third party.
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5.3
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Representations
and Warranties of OLD JERSEY
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OLD
JERSEY represents and warrants to and in favor of Ecco as follows and
acknowledges that Ecco is relying upon same in connection with the transactions
contemplated herein:
(a)
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OLD
JERSEY is a Limited Liability Company validly existing under the laws of
New Jersey and has the power to own or lease its property, to carry on its
business as now being conducted, to enter into this Agreement and to
perform its obligations hereunder;
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(b)
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this
Agreement has been, and each additional agreement or instrument to be
delivered pursuant to this Agreement will be, duly authorized, executed
and delivered by OLD JERSEY and each is or will be, a legal, valid and
binding obligation of OLD JERSEY, enforceable against OLD JERSEY in
accordance with its terms;
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(c)
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the
execution and delivery of this Agreement do not and the consummation of
the Transaction will not: (i) result in a breach or violation of the
constituting documents of OLD JERSEY; (ii) conflict with, result in a
breach of, constitute a default under or accelerate the performance
required by or result in the suspension, cancellation, material alteration
or creation of an encumbrance upon any material agreement,
license, permit or authority to which OLD JERSEY is a party to or by which
any of them is bound or to which any material assets or property of OLD
JERSEY is subject; or (iii) violate any provision of law or regulation or
any judicial or administrative order, award, judgment or decree applicable
to OLD JERSEY;
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(d)
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OLD
JERSEY’s authorized capital consists of the OLD JERSEY Membership
Interests, of which on Closing, all are issued and outstanding as fully
paid and non-assessable;
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(d)
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OLD
JERSEY does not own nor has any agreements of any nature to acquire,
directly or indirectly, any shares in the capital of or proprietary
interest in any other business
operations;
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(e)
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no
consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration or
declaration with, any applicable Governmental Authority with jurisdiction
over OLD JERSEY is required to be obtained by OLD JERSEY in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of
the Transaction, except for those consents, orders, authorizations,
declarations, registrations or approvals which are contemplated by this
Agreement or those consents, orders, authorizations, declarations,
registrations or approvals that, if not obtained, would not prevent or
materially delay the consummation of the Transaction or otherwise prevent
OLD JERSEY from performing its obligations under this Agreement and could
not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on OLD
JERSEY;
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(f)
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there
is no suit, action or proceeding pending, or to the knowledge of OLD
JERSEY, threatened against OLD JERSEY that, individually or in the
aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
upon OLD JERSEY, and there is no judgment, decree, injunction, rule or
order of any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over OLD JERSEY
outstanding against OLD JERSEY causing, or which insofar as can reasonably
be foreseen, in the future would cause, a material adverse effect on OLD
JERSEY;
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(g)
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OLD
JERSEY has good and marketable title to its properties and other assets
(other than property or an asset as to which OLD JERSEY is a lessee, in
which case it has a valid leasehold interest), except for such defects in
title that individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on OLD
JERSEY;
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(h)
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OLD
JERSEY has all permits, licenses, certificates of authority, orders and
approvals of, and has made all filings, applications and registrations
with, applicable Governmental Authorities that are required in order to
permit it to carry on its business as presently conducted, except for such
permits, licenses, certificates, orders, filings, applications and
registrations, the failure to have or make, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have, a
material adverse effect on OLD
JERSEY;
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(i)
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OLD
JERSEY has duly filed on a timely basis all material tax returns required
to be filed by it and has paid all taxes which are due and payable and has
paid all assessments and reassessments, and all other taxes, governmental
charges, penalties, interest and fines due and payable on or before the
date hereof, and adequate provision has been made for taxes payable for
the current period for which tax returns are not yet required to be filed;
there are no actions, suits, or claims asserted or assessed against OLD
JERSEY in respect of taxes, governmental charges or assessments, nor are
any matters under discussion with any Governmental Authority relating to
taxes, governmental charges or assessments asserted by such Governmental
Authority. OLD JERSEY has withheld from each payment made by it
to any person and remitted to the proper tax and other receiving offices
within the time required all income tax and other deductions required to
be withheld from such payments;
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(j)
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the
business of OLD JERSEY is being conducted in all material respects in
compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and ordinances of all
authorities having jurisdiction, except where the failure to comply would
not be reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a
material adverse effect on OLD JERSEY; OLD JERSEY has not been
notified by any Governmental Authority of any investigation with respect
to it that is pending or threatened, nor has any Governmental Authority
notified OLD JERSEY of such Governmental Authority’s intention to commence
or to conduct any investigation that would be reasonably likely to have a
material adverse effect on OLD
JERSEY;
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(k)
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the
records and minute books of OLD JERSEY are up-to-date and contain complete
and accurate minutes of all meetings of its directors and Member and all
resolutions consented to in
writing;
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(l)
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at
the Time of Closing, OLD JERSEY will have no aggregate liabilities
(whether accrued, contingent or otherwise) other than those associated
with concluding the Transaction and will have no assets other than the
VTEX Debt;
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(m)
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no
Alternative Transaction is currently under discussion, consideration or
negotiation with any third party; and agreement of any kind
whatsoever.
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5.4
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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The
representations and warranties of the parties contained in this Agreement or any
document or certificate given pursuant hereto shall survive the Closing of the
Transaction until the second anniversary of Closing. No claim for
breach of any representation, warranty or covenant shall be valid unless the
party against whom such claim is made has been given notice thereof before the
expiry of such two-year period.
ARTICLE
6
AMENDMENT
AND TERMINATION
6.1
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Amendment
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This
Agreement may, at any time and from time to time, be amended by written
agreement of the parties hereto without further notice to or authorization by
the shareholders of Ecco, and any such amendment may, without
limitation:
(a)
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change
the time for performance of any of the obligations or acts of the parties
hereto;
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(b)
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waive
compliance with or modify any representations, warranties or covenants of
the parties;
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(c)
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waive
or modify performance of any of the obligations of any of the parties
hereto; or
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(d)
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waive
compliance with or modify any conditions precedent contained
herein;
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provided
that notwithstanding the foregoing, the number of Payment Shares to be issued to
the Member may not be decreased without the approval of
OLD JERSEY and the Member or increased without the further approval of the
directors of Ecco.
6.2
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Termination
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This
Agreement may be terminated at any time by mutual consent of the
parties. In the event of the termination of this
Agreement it shall become void and no party shall have any liability
or further obligation to any other party, except that nothing contained in this
section 6.2 shall
relieve or have the effect of relieving any party from liability for damages
incurred or suffered by another party as a result of a breach of this Agreement
by a party acting in bad faith intended and designed to prevent the conditions
precedent set out in this Agreement from being
satisfied. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of
subsection 3.1(i) and sections 8.2, 8.3, 8.8 and 8.9
shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
6.3
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Prior
Agreements
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This
Agreement supersedes and replaces any prior agreement entered into by some or
all of the parties to this Agreement pertaining to the subject matter of this
Agreement, if applicable. Any such prior agreement shall be rendered void ab
initio and no party shall have any claim against any other party in respect of
such prior agreement.
ARTICLE
7
CLOSING
ARRANGEMENTS
7.1
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Time
and Place of Closing
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Closing
of the Transaction shall take place at the Time of Closing on the Closing Date
at the offices of Ecco at 0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx,
00000.
7.2 Closing
Deliveries
(a)
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At
the Time of Closing, Ecco will deliver or cause to be
delivered:
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(i)
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share
certificates evidencing the Payment Shares registered in the name of the
Member or his designees as provided for in section 2.2.1
hereof;
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(ii)
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certified
copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors and, if required, the
shareholders of Ecco approving the various components of the
Transaction;
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(iii)
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the
officer’s certificates referred to in subsections 4.2 (e) and (f) hereof;
and
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(iv)
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such
other documentation as may reasonably be necessary to facilitate the
Closing.
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(b)
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At
the Time of Closing, OLD JERSEY will deliver or cause to be
delivered:
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(i)
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certified
copies of the resolutions of the Member approving the Transaction and the
matters related thereto, including the transfer of the OLD JERSEY
Membership Interests to Ecco;
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(ii)
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certificates
in respect of the OLD JERSEY Membership Interests issued to the OLD JERSEY
Member which will be transferred to
Ecco;
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(iii)
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the
officer’s certificates referred to in subsection 4.1 (d)
hereof;
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(iv)
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direction
to Ecco regarding the Payment Shares to be issued to the Member or
designees; and
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(v)
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such
other documentation as may reasonably be necessary to facilitate the
Closing.
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(c)
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At
the Time of Closing, the Member will deliver or cause to be
delivered:
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(i)
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certificates
evidencing the OLD JERSEY Membership Interests owned by him, duly endorsed
for transfer to Ecco; and
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(ii)
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such
other documentation as may reasonably be necessary to facilitate the
Closing.
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ARTICLE
8
GENERAL
8.1
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Notices
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Any
notice, consent, waiver, direction or other communication required or permitted
to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and may be given by
delivering same or sending same by facsimile transmission addressed to the party
to which the notice is to be given at its address for service
herein. Any notice, consent, waiver, direction or other communication
aforesaid shall, if delivered, be deemed to have been given and received on the
date on which it was delivered to the address provided herein (if a Business
Day, if not, the next succeeding Business Day) and if sent by facsimile
transmission be deemed to have been given and received at the time of receipt
unless actually received after 4:00 p.m. at the point of delivery in which case
it shall be deemed to have been given and received on the next Business
Day.
The
address for service of the parties shall be as follows:
(a)
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if to
Ecco:
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0000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx, 00000
Attention:
Xxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Email: xxxxxxxx@Xxxx.xxx
(b) if to OLD JERSEY or
Member:
0 Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxx Xxxxxx, 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Facsimile:
Email:
8.2
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Confidentiality
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Prior to
Closing and, if the Transaction is not completed, at all times thereafter, each
of the parties hereto will keep confidential and refrain from using all
information obtained by it in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement relating to any other party hereto, provided however that such
obligation shall not apply to any information which was in the public domain at
the time of its disclosure to a party or which subsequently comes into the
public domain other than as a result of a breach of such party’s obligations
under this section 8.2.
8.3
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Assignment
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No party
may assign this Agreement or its rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of the other parties hereto.
8.4
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Binding
Effect
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This
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall enure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
8.5
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Waiver
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Any
waiver or release of any of the provisions of this Agreement, to be effective,
must be in writing executed by the party granting the same.
8.6
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Governing
Law
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This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with
the laws of the State of New Jersey and the laws of the United States applicable
therein and is to be treated in all respects as a New Jersey
contract.
8.7
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Expenses
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Each of
the parties hereto shall be responsible for the expenses incurred by such party
in connection with the Transaction.
8.8
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Time
of Essence
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Time is
of the essence of this Agreement and of each of its provisions.
8.9
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Public
Announcements
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Each of
the parties hereto shall co-operate with the other parties in releasing
information concerning this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein,
and shall furnish to and discuss with the other parties hereto drafts of all
press and other releases prior to publication. No press release or
other public announcement concerning the proposed transactions contemplated by
this Agreement will be made by any party hereto without the prior consent of the
other parties, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided
that nothing contained herein shall prevent any party hereto at any time from
furnishing any information to any governmental agency or regulatory authority or
to the public if so required by applicable law.
8.10
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Further
Assurances
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Each
party will, upon request but without further consideration, from time to time
promptly execute and deliver all further documents and take all further action
necessary or appropriate to give effect to and perform the provisions and intent
of this Agreement and to complete the transactions contemplated
hereby.
8.11
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Counterparts
and Facsimile Signatures
|
This
Agreement and any amendment, supplement or restatement of this Agreement may be
executed and delivered in one or more counterparts and may be executed and
delivered by facsimile and each of which when executed and delivered shall be
deemed an original and all of which counterparts and facsimiles together shall
be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF this
Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto on the date effective December
1, 2007.
OLD
JERSEY OIL VENTURES, LLC Per:
Name:
XXXXXX X. XXXXX Title: Managing Member