TRADEQUEST INTERNATIONAL, INC. STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 2.1
TRADEQUEST INTERNATIONAL, INC.
This Stock Purchase Agreement ("Agreement") is made as of the 31st day of August, 2004, by and between Loyola Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation and Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx, an individual (each a "Purchaser" and collectively, the "Purchasers"), Tradequest International, Inc., a Mississippi corporation (the "Company"), and Xxxxx Read, an individual (the "Controlling Stockholder").
RECITALS
A. The Company desires to obtain funds from the Purchasers in order to satisfy certain liabilities of the Company and is willing to issue 40,278,490 shares (the "Shares") of common stock, no par value per share (the "Common Stock") of the Company to the Purchasers on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
B. The Purchasers desire to purchase the Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
AGREEMENT
It is agreed as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES. In reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Company, the Controlling Stockholder, and the Purchasers contained herein and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, at Closing, the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers shall purchase from the Company, the Shares at a purchase price of U.S. $0.002731 per Share or an aggregate of $110,000.00 (the "Purchase Price").
2. CLOSING.
2.1 Date and Time. Subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement being satisfied, the closing of the sale of Shares contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of the Purchasers’ counsel or at such other place as the Purchasers, the Controlling Stockholder, and the Company shall agree in writing concurrently with the execution of this Agreement (the "Closing Date").
2.2 Deliveries by Purchasers. The Purchasers shall deliver a check or wire transfer pursuant to the instructions set forth on Schedule 2.2 in the amount of the Purchase Price.
2.3 Deliveries by the Company. At the Closing, the Company will deliver the following to the Purchasers:
2.3.1 The certificates representing the Shares purchased by the Purchasers against payment of the Purchase Price. Each such Share shall be in definitive form and registered in the name of the Purchaser against delivery to the Company by the Purchasers of the items set forth in paragraph 2.2 above.
2.3.2 Certified resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
2.3.3 The complete original articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes, and other corporate books and records, all as amended to date, of the Company.
2.3.4 A certified list of stockholders from the transfer agent of the Company, dated as of the date of Closing.
2.3.5 All accounting books and records for the Company for the period commencing January 1, 2001 through the present.
2.3.6 A list of all SEC and XXXXX codes for the Company.
2.3.7 Certified resolutions of the board of directors appointing Ash Xxxxxxxxxxx as a director of the Company, to become effective at the Closing.
2.3.8 Resignations of Xxxxxxx X. Read, Xxxxxxx Xxxx, and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx as directors of the Company.
2.3.9 Resignation of Xxxxxxx X. Read from his position as officer of the Company.
2.3.10 A letter of instruction to the transfer agent of the Company signed by Xxxxxxx X. Read on behalf of the Company advising the transfer agent of the change of officers and directors contemplated by this Agreement.
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2.3.11 A letter to the Company’s current certifying accountants signed by Xxxxxxx X. Read on behalf of the Company advising the certifying accountants of the change of officers and directors contemplated by this Agreement.
2.3.12 Evidence satisfactory to the Purchasers or their counsel that all liabilities of the Company (other than the UMR Judgment (as defined in Schedule 3.11) and the other liabilities set forth on Schedule 3.11(b)) have been satisfied, compromised, or otherwise extinguished.
2.3.13 A Release and Indemnity Agreement (the "Release and Indemnity Agreement") in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.3.13, duly executed by the Company.
2.4 Deliveries by Controlling Stockholder. At the Closing, the Controlling Stockholder will deliver the following to the Purchasers:
2.4.1 A Lock-Up/Leak-Out Agreement (the "Lock-Up/Leak-Out Agreement") in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.4.2, duly executed by the Controlling Stockholder, and the Controlling Stockholder shall have delivered for inspection the certificates representing all shares of Common Stock held by the Controlling Stockholder to verify that the legends referenced in the Lock-Up/Leak-Out Agreement have been placed upon such certificates.
2.4.2 A Release and Indemnity Agreement duly executed by the Controlling Stockholder.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND THE CONTROLLING STOCKHOLDER.
As a material inducement to the Purchasers to enter into this Agreement and to purchase the Shares, the Company and the Controlling Stockholder jointly and severally represent and warrant that the following statements are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and will be true and correct in all respects at Closing, except as expressly qualified or modified herein.
3.1 Organization and Good Standing. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Mississippi and has full corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and to own its properties and to carry on its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in every jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect upon the Company.
3.2 Capitalization. The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock of which, as of the date hereof, 5,414,954 shares are issued and outstanding. All outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid, nonassessable, and free of any preemptive rights. There are no outstanding options, warrants, rights, subscriptions, calls, contracts or other agreements to issue, purchase or acquire, or securities convertible into, shares of capital stock or other securities of any kind representing an ownership interest in the Company, and, the Controlling Stockholder is not a party to any proxy, voting trust or other agreement with respect to the voting of the Company’s Common Stock. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Common Stock of the Company.
3.3 Validity of Transactions. This Agreement, and each document executed and delivered by the Company and the Controlling Stockholder in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Controlling Stockholder and is each the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company and the Controlling Stockholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency reorganization and moratorium laws and other laws affecting enforcement of creditor’s rights generally and by general principles of equity.
3.4 Valid Issuance of Shares. The Shares that are being sold to the Purchasers hereunder are duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of restrictions on transfer, other than restrictions on transfer under applicable federal and state securities laws.
3.5 No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not violate any law or any order of any court or government agency applicable to the Company or the Controlling Stockholder, as the case may be, or the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, and will not result in any breach of or default under, or, except as expressly provided herein, result in the creation of any encumbrance upon any of the assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument by which the Company or any of its assets may be bound. No approval of or filing with any governmental authority is required for the Company or the Controlling Stockholder to enter into, execute or perform this Agreement.
3.6 SEC Reports and Financial Statements.
3.6.1 The Company has delivered or made available to the Purchasers accurate and complete copies (excluding copies of exhibits) of each report, registration statement and definitive proxy statement filed by the Company with the SEC since January 1, 1999 (collectively, with all information incorporated by reference therein or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, the "SEC Reports"). All statements, reports, schedules, forms and other documents required to have been filed by the Company with the SEC have been so filed on a timely basis, except as indicated in such SEC Reports. As of the time it was filed with the SEC (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing): (i) each of the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (ii) none of the SEC Reports 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 the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
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3.6.2 Except for the pro forma financial statements, the consolidated financial statements contained in the SEC Reports: (i) complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC applicable thereto; (ii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered (except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements and, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-QSB of the SEC, and except that unaudited financial statements may not contain footnotes and are subject to normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments which will not, individually or in the aggregate, be material in amount); and (iii) fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby. All adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial statements have been included.
3.7 Subsidiaries. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any equity or debt securities of any corporation, partnership, or other entity.
3.8 Litigation. Except as set forth in the SEC Reports, there are no suits or proceedings (including without limitation, proceedings by or before any arbitrator, government commission, board, bureau or other administrative agency) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries which, if adversely determined, would have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition, results of operations, prospects or business of the Company, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries are subject to or in default with respect to any order, writ, injunction or decree of any federal, state, local or other governmental department.
3.9 Taxes. Federal income tax returns and state and local income tax returns for the Company and its subsidiaries have been filed as required by law; all taxes as shown on such returns or on any assessment received subsequent to the filing of such returns have been paid, and there are no pending assessments or adjustments or any income tax payable for which reserves, which are reasonably believed by the Company to be adequate for the payment of any additional taxes that may come due, have not been established. All other taxes imposed on the Company and its Subsidiaries have been paid and any reports or returns due in connection herewith have been filed.
3.10 Securities Law Compliance. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement, the offer, sale and delivery of the Shares will constitute an exempted transaction under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and now in effect ("Securities Act"), and registration of the Shares under the Securities Act is not required. The Company shall make such filings as may be necessary to comply with the Federal securities laws and the blue sky laws of any state, which filings will be made in a timely manner.
3.11 Liabilities. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.11, the Company has no liabilities, contingent or otherwise. The Company maintains and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting established and administered in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company shall use the proceeds from the sale of the Company Shares solely to pay, settle, compromise, or otherwise extinguish the liabilities disclosed in Schedule 3.11 other than the UMR Judgment or the liabilities set forth on Schedule 3.11(b) (which shall not be paid out of the proceeds from the sale of the Company Shares). All creditors set forth on Schedule 3.11 (other than the holder of the UMR Judgment) have agreed in writing to a waiver, release, settlement, compromise, satisfaction, and/or accord of such creditor’s claim against the Company, and the Company shall pay any consideration due to such creditor pursuant to the terms of such writing from the proceeds from the sale of the Company Shares within five (5) calendar days of the Closing.
3.12 Qualifications, Legal and Investment. All authorizations, approvals, or permits, if any, of any governmental authority or regulatory body of the United States including "blue sky" filings in any state that are required in connection with the lawful sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement have been or will be, on a timely basis, duly obtained and are effective. No stop order or other order enjoining the sale of the Shares have been issued and no proceedings for such purpose are pending or, to the knowledge of the Controlling Stockholder or the Company, threatened by the SEC, or any commissioner of corporations or similar officer of any state having jurisdiction over this transaction. The sale of the Shares is legally permitted by all laws and regulations to which the Purchasers, the Controlling Stockholder, and the Company are subject.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASERS.
The Purchasers hereby represent, warrant, and covenant with the Company and the Controlling Stockholder as follows:
4.1 Legal Power. The Purchasers have the requisite individual or corporate power, as appropriate, to enter into this Agreement, to purchase the Shares hereunder, and to carry out and perform their obligations under the terms of this Agreement.
4.2 Due Execution. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Purchasers, and, upon due execution and delivery by the Company and the Controlling Stockholder, this Agreement will be a valid and binding agreement of the Purchasers.
4.3 Receipt and Review of SEC Reports. The Purchasers represent that they have received and reviewed the SEC Reports and have been given full and complete access to the Company for the purpose of obtaining such information as the Purchasers or their qualified representatives have reasonably requested in connection with the decision to purchase the Shares. The Purchasers represent that they have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the officers of the Company regarding its business prospects and the Shares, all as the Purchasers or their qualified representatives have found necessary to make an informed investment decision to purchase the Shares.
4.4 Restricted Securities. The Purchasers have been advised that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws and that the Shares are being offered and sold pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, and that the Company’s reliance upon this exemption is predicated in part on the Purchasers’ representations as contained herein.
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4.4.1 The Purchasers are "accredited investors" as defined under Rule 501 under the Securities Act.
4.4.2 The Purchasers acknowledge that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any state and are being offered, and will be sold, pursuant to applicable exemptions from such registration for nonpublic offerings and will be sold as "restricted securities" as defined by Rule 144 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act. The Shares may not be resold in the absence of an effective registration thereof under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws unless, in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, an applicable exemption from registration is available.
4.4.3 The Purchasers are acquiring the Shares for their own account, for investment purposes only and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, a distribution, as that term is used in Section 2(11) of the Securities Act, in a manner that would require registration under the Securities Act or any state securities laws.
4.4.4 The Purchasers understand and acknowledge that the Shares will bear the following legend:
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE. THE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED FOR VALUE IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND/OR THE SECURITIES ACT OF ANY STATE HAVING JURISDICTION OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL ACCEPTABLE TO THE CORPORATION THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SUCH ACT OR ACTS.
4.4.5 The Purchasers acknowledge that an investment in the Shares is not liquid and is transferable only under limited conditions. The Purchasers acknowledge that such securities must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. The Purchasers are aware of the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, which permits limited resale of securities purchased in a private placement subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions and that such Rule is not now available and, in the future, may not become available for resale of the Shares.
4.5 Purchaser Sophistication and Ability to Bear Risk of Loss. The Purchasers acknowledge that they are able to protect their interests in connection with the acquisition of the Shares and can bear the economic risk of investment in such securities without producing a material adverse change in Purchasers’ respective financial condition. The Purchasers otherwise have such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that they are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Shares.
4.6 Purchases by Groups. The Purchasers represent, warrant, and covenant that they are not acquiring the Shares as part of a group within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
5. COVENANTS
5.1 Further Assurances; Cooperation. Each party hereto will, before, at, and after the Closing, execute and deliver such instruments and take such other actions as the other party or parties, as the case may be, may reasonably require in order to carry out the intent of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at any time after the Closing, at the request of the Company or the Purchaser, and without further consideration, the Controlling Stockholder (a) will execute and deliver such instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment and confirmation and take such action as the Company or the Purchaser may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to more effectively transfer, convey and assign to the Purchasers, and to confirm the Purchasers’ title to, the Shares, and (b) will execute such documents as and take such action as the Company or the Purchasers may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to prepare and file any future SEC Reports that the Company seeks to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
5.2 Reverse Stock Split. The Purchasers and the Company agree that the Company shall not effectuate any reverse stock split of the outstanding Common Stock of the Company for a period of two-hundred seventy (270) days following the Closing Date (the "Black-Out Period") without notice to the Controlling Stockholder, except that the Company may conduct one (1) reverse stock split during the Black-Out Period in a ratio not greater than a 1 for 17.2222222 reverse stock split (the "Permissible Reverse Split"). In the event that the Company does conduct a reverse split during the Black-Out Period other than the Permissible Reverse Split, the Company shall issue to the Controlling Stockholder such additional shares of Common Stock to replace the number of shares of Common Stock lost as a result of the reverse split.
6. MISCELLANEOUS.
6.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of California.
6.2 Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, assigns, heirs, executors, and administrators of the parties hereto.
6.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Exhibits hereto and thereto, and the other documents delivered pursuant hereto and thereto, constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with regard to the subjects hereof and no party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any representations, warranties, covenants, or agreements except as specifically set forth herein or therein. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.
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6.4 Severability. In case any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, it shall to the extent practicable, be modified so as to make it valid, legal and enforceable and to retain as nearly as practicable the intent of the parties, and the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
6.5 Amendment and Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, any term of this Agreement may be amended, and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance, either retroactively or prospectively, and either for a specified period of time or indefinitely), with the written consent of the Company, the Controlling Stockholder and the Purchaser. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section shall be binding upon each future holder of any security purchased under this Agreement (including securities into which such securities have been converted), the Company, and the Controlling Stockholder.
6.6 Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be effective when delivered personally, or sent by telex or telecopier (with receipt confirmed), provided that a copy is mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, or when received by the addressee, if sent by Express Mail, Federal Express or other express delivery service (receipt requested) in each case to the appropriate address set forth below:
If to the Company: Tradequest International, Inc.
0000 Xxx Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
If to the Controlling
Stockholder: Xxxxxxx X. Read
6141 South, 0000 Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
If to the Purchaser: Loyola Holdings, Inc.
0000 Xxx Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
6.7 Titles and Subtitles. The titles of the paragraphs and subparagraphs of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
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