ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of January 28, 2009 by and between KREIDO BIOFUELS, INC., a Nevada corporation (“Kreido”) And KREIDO LABORATORIES a California corporation (“Kreido Laboratories,” and together with Kreido, “Seller”) and FOUR RIVERS...
Exhibit 99.2
EXECUTION VERSION
dated as of January 28, 2009
by and between
And
KREIDO LABORATORIES a California corporation
(“Kreido Laboratories,” and together with Kreido, “Seller”)
(“Kreido Laboratories,” and together with Kreido, “Seller”)
and
FOUR RIVERS BIOENERGY INC.,
a Nevada corporation
(“FRB”)
a Nevada corporation
(“FRB”)
And
The Four Rivers BioEnergy Company Inc.,
A Kentucky corporation
(“FRB Sub” and together with FRB, “Buyer”)
A Kentucky corporation
(“FRB Sub” and together with FRB, “Buyer”)
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) dated as of January 28, 2009 (the “Signing
Date”), is made by and between KREIDO BIOFUELS, INC., a Nevada corporation (“Kreido”), KREIDO
LABORATORIES, a California corporation that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kreido (“Kreido Labs,”
and together with Kreido, “Seller”), and FOUR RIVERS BIOENERGY INC., a Nevada corporation (“FRB”)
and The Four Rivers BioEnergy Company, Inc., a Kentucky corporation (“FRB Sub” and together with
FRB, the “Buyer”).
R E C I T A L S:
A. Seller is engaged in the business of developing bio-diesel production plants designed to
use Seller’s STT® Reactor and related Registered IP and Unregistered IP (the
“Business”).
B. Seller desires to sell to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase from Seller, assets
associated with the Business, subject to and upon the terms and conditions contained in this
Agreement which Buyer intends to use to construct and operate one or more bio-diesel production,
chemical, pharmaceutical and related bio-energy plants.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in this
Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS
1.1 Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller
shall sell, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase from Seller, all of
Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets (as defined in Section 1.2), free
and clear of all, claims, liens, mortgages, pledges, contractual restrictions, security interests
and encumbrances of any nature, kind or description whatsoever (collectively “Encumbrances”).
1.2 Purchased Assets. As used herein, the term “Purchased Assets” shall mean the
properties, assets and rights of Seller wherever, whether real, personal, or mixed, or tangible or
intangible, listed on Schedule 1.2 (a) (“Physical Purchased Assets”), on Schedule
1.2(b) (“Registered IP” and “Unregistered IP”) and on Schedule 1.2(c) (“Assumed
Contracts”) other than the Excluded Assets. The Purchased Assets shall also include: (i) all
insurance proceeds and rights thereto derived from loss, damage or destruction of or to any of the
Physical Purchased Assets after the Closing, and prior to the Closing, to the extent not utilized
prior to the Closing to repair or replace the insured items; and (ii) any rights which Seller may
have against any of its suppliers or vendors under express or implied warranties, to the extent
assignable, relating to the Physical Purchased Assets or any right to receive any reimbursement or
indemnification in respect thereof.
1.3 Excluded Assets. The Purchased Assets shall not include the following assets of
Seller (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”), which Seller shall specifically retain:
(a) Seller’s corporate minute book, stock records, warrant records, stock option grant records
and corporate seal;
(b) all cash on hand;
(c) all of Seller’s rights relating to any insurance policy or insurance contract (except as
and to the extent provided in Section 1.2(ii) hereof) maintained by Seller to the extent not
accepted by and assigned to Buyer;
(d) the Lease between Seller and Acaso Investments, LLC regarding the facility (“Building”)
located at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxx in Camarillo, California (the “Building Lease”);
(e) all leasehold improvements, selected office and conference room furniture, fixtures and
equipment, manufacturing equipment (including, without limitation the overhead crane and overhead
fans), office supplies, laptop and desk top computers and servers, and telephone and
telecommunications equipment and systems located at the Building used by the Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer and controller of Kreido but excluding the AutoCad computer,
printer, engineering data and AutoCad software which shall be part of the Purchased Assets;
(f) any feedstock inventory;
(g) any receivables of the Seller, as of the Closing Date;
(h) all books of account, records (including, without limitation, financial records,
employment records, and SEC filing records), files, telephone numbers, facsimile numbers, internet
addresses, web pages, e-mail accounts, any similar data and intellectual property, except to the
extent directly associated with or included in the Purchased Assets;
(i) prepaid expenses and security deposits, except to the extent directly associated with or
included in the Purchased Assets; and
(j) all rights, title and interest in and to claims made by Kreido in the matter known as
United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Xxxxx Xxxxx, et. al. 07 Civ 1439 (LAP).
1.4 Assumption of Certain Liabilities and Obligations. As partial consideration for
Seller’s sale of the Purchased Assets to Buyer and subject to the provisions of Section 1.5 below,
Buyer hereby assumes the liabilities and obligations (the “Assumed Liabilities”) and Encumbrances
all as listed on Schedule 1.4 hereto and/or obligation arising as of the Closing date under
the Assumed Contracts (the “Assumed Contracts”).
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1.5 No Assumption of Excluded Liabilities. Buyer does not assume or take or shall
become subject to any claims, debts, commitments, liabilities or obligations of Seller whatsoever
whether arising prior to, on or after the Closing Date, which are not expressly assumed pursuant to
Section 1.4 and which shall remain the sole obligation of Seller. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, “Excluded Liabilities” includes, but not limited to: (a) all Taxes (defined in
Section 3.10), including those arising in connection with the purchase and sale of the Purchased
Assets, (b) accounts payable, (c) accrued expenses, including employment termination expenses,
severance obligations and accrued vacation pay, (d) the Building Lease, (e) any liabilities arising
from environmental matters, (f) indemnification obligations, (g) any liabilities, fines or
penalties for violations of laws, (h) costs and expenses associated with the negotiation and
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, (i) claims relating to the Excluded Assets,
(j) loans payable, (k) indebtedness to employees (including benefit plans) and shareholders, and
(l) broker’s fees.
1.6 Closing. The consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement (the
“Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Golenbock Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxx LLP, 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, at 10:00 a.m. EST on February 27, 2009, or on March 15,
2009 if so requested by Seller in writing on or before February 25, 2009, or such earlier date and
at such other time as the parties mutually agree in writing (the “Closing Date”), but in no event
shall Closing occur later than the fifth business day after fulfillment or waiver of all the
conditions set forth under Articles 6 and 7 hereof, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties.
1.7 Discharge and Release of Encumbrances. No later than three (3) days prior to the
Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a schedule (the “CFO Certificate”), duly certified by the
Chief Financial Officer of the Seller setting forth all outstanding amounts due to the holders of
the Encumbrances (the “Lienholders”), and shall deliver to Buyer, in such detail as shall be
reasonably acceptable to Buyer, such relevant information available to Seller on which the
calculations reflected in the CFO Certificate are based together with wire information for each
such Lienholder to whom payment is to be made at the Closing. In furtherance of the foregoing,
Seller agrees that Buyer shall, on behalf of the Seller, pay or cause to be paid from the cash
portion of the Purchase Price amounts required to be paid to the Lienholders on the Closing Date in
excess of the Assumed Liabilities and in accordance with the CFO Certificate and Schedule 7.9
hereof.
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1.8 Physical Purchased Assets.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no later than five (5)
Business Days after the date hereof, Seller shall cause all vendors or other parties that are in
possession of the Physical Purchased Assets to deliver to Seller, for the benefit of Buyer, written
communication substantially with the content of the form attached as Exhibit F-1 or other
similar evidence reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, provided, however, that “evidence reasonable
satisfactory”: (i) with respect to the Physical Purchased Assets located at Foothills Biodiesel in
Lenoir, NC and the EPA Laboratories in Cincinnati, OH shall mean a delivery by Kreido copy of a
letter attached as Exhibit F-2 hereof and the absence of any reply that would negate any of
the statements of said letter; and (ii) with respect to the Physical Purchased Assets located at
the Port of Wilmington, NC, a written confirmation substantially similar to the form attached as
Exhibit
F-1, after due inspection to take place no later than the fifth Business Day of the
date hereof, to be delivered by a person jointly designated by Buyer and Seller.
(b) In the event that: (i) such party is unable to deliver such certificate since any Physical
Purchased Asset has been stolen, destroyed or substantially damaged; and (ii) any such Physical
Purchased Asset is not covered by insurance or the right to obtain insurance proceeds which may be
assigned to Buyer, then Buyer shall not be under any obligation to purchase such asset, and the
portion of the Purchase Price referred to in Section 2.1(b) shall be reduced in a like amount. The
value of such Purchase Price reduction shall be determined jointly by Seller and Buyer in
accordance with the principles set forth in Section 2.2 no later than three (3) business days prior
to the Closing Date.
1.9 Post Closing Inspection and Refund Rights. The Buyer shall, for a period of thirty
(30) calendar days following the Closing Date have the opportunity to physically re-inspect the
Physical Purchased Assets and in which to deliver to Seller an instrument in writing setting forth
any claims by Buyer that any of the Physical Purchased Assets has been stolen, destroyed or
materially damaged, specifically identifying therein such affected Physical Purchased Assets and
the facts supporting Buyer’s claims. Within seven (7) days of the delivery of such claims, Seller
shall respond in writing to those of Buyer’s claims to which it disputes, setting forth the reasons
for such dispute. Within five (5) days thereafter, the Buyer and Seller shall meet (with the party
in possession or responsible for possession of the affected Physical Purchased Assets, if
necessary) to resolve in good faith the disputed claims and for Buyer and Seller to jointly
determine in good faith the value of any such stolen, destroyed or materially damaged Physical
Purchased Asset (in accordance with the principles set forth in Section 2.2). Buyer and Seller
shall also determine whether any claims for insurance or warranty coverage may be made with respect
to any stolen, destroyed or materially damaged Physical Purchased Property that is the subject of
Buyer’s claim, and Seller shall refund to Buyer an amount equal to the agreed upon value of the
stolen, destroyed or materially damaged Physical Purchased Assets net of the projected amount to be
recovered from insurance and warranty claims; provided , however, that in no event shall the amount
of the refund from Seller to Buyer exceed $300,000.00 in the aggregate. If any insurance or
warranty claim shall be definitively rejected in its entirety (as opposed to taking under
reservation) by the insurer or warrantor within 60 days following the Closing, then subject to the
aggregate limit provided above, Seller shall refund to Buyer the projected amount of the insurance
or warranty claim. If an insurance or warranty claim made hereunder shall be definitively rejected
in its entirety after said 60-day period, Seller shall compensate Buyer the cash amount above,
subject to the aggregate limit provided above pursuant to the indemnity rights of Buyer under
Article 8 of this Agreement. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Section 1.9, this
Section is in lieu of any indemnification rights of Buyer under Article 8 of this Agreement with
respect to any claims that any of the Physical Purchased Assets were stolen, destroyed or
materially damaged.
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ARTICLE 2
CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT TERMS
2.1 Purchase Price and Manner of Payment. The aggregate consideration to be paid to
Seller by Buyer for the Purchased Assets (the “Purchase Price”) shall be as follows:
(a) Concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Buyer shall make a loan in
an aggregate amount of $100,000 to Seller against the delivery and execution by Seller of a
promissory note (the “Note”) and a Security Agreement (the “Security Agreement”), in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit G the proceeds of which are solely to be used to pay such amounts owed
by Seller to Certified Technical Services, L.P. (“Certified”). Seller hereby authorizes Buyer to
make such payment directly to Certified. On the Closing Date, the Note shall be cancelled and
surrendered to Buyer.
(b) Upon the notice of the Escrow Agent that the escrow account has been established, and
Buyer and Seller shall make reasonable commercial efforts to established the escrow account within
three (3) days of the date hereof, Buyer shall deposited into escrow at Bank of New York pursuant
to the Escrow Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A the sum of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($250,000) (the “Escrow Deposit”). The Escrow Deposit shall be released in accordance with the
provisions of Section 9 hereof.
(c) On the Closing Date, Buyer shall pay to Seller, in immediately available funds by wire
transfer to such account as shall be designated in a written direction by Kreido to FRB (such
directing to be provided no later than three (3) days prior to the Closing Date) the sum of Two
Million Dollars Four Hundred Forty Two Thousand Dollars ($2,442,000) less any of the amounts to be
paid directly by Buyer to Lienholders in accordance with Section 1.7 hereof.
(d) On the Closing Date, FRB shall issue to Kreido a total of One Million Two Hundred Thousand
(1,200,000) shares of FRB common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Buyer Stock”), of which Three
Hundred Thousand (300,000) shares shall be deposited in escrow with Wall Street Transfer Agents,
Inc., the transfer agent of FRB, pursuant to the Securities Escrow Agreement in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit I, for delivery to Kreido or its designee(s) solely upon delivery of notice of
exercise of warrants issued by Kreido on or about January 12, 2007 and only to the extent required
to meet its obligations under said warrants. (It being agreed and understood that any of the
escrowed Buyer Stock not delivered to Kreido or its designee on or before January 31, 2012, shall
be returned to FRB) and cancelled and returned to the status of authorized and unissued capital
stock.
(e) On the Closing Date, FRB shall issue to Kreido a Warrant Agreement and Certificate
representing the right to purchase up to Two Hundred Thousand (200,000) shares of common stock of
FRB at an exercise price of $8.00 per share and having an expiration date five years after the
Closing Date, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Buyer Warrant”).
(f) On the Closing Date, Buyer shall accept and assume the Assumed Contracts and the Assumed
Liabilities.
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2.2 Valuation and Purchase Price Allocation. At the Closing, Buyer and Seller shall
agree upon the value of the Purchase Price based, in part upon the bid price of FRB common stock at
the close of business on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date traded in the OTCBB market.
The FRB Warrant shall be valued using the Black Scholes method of valuation using the same risk
free interest rate and volatility factor most recently applied by FRB in valuing other warrants
granted by in for audited financial statement purposes. The Purchase Price shall be allocated
among the Purchased Assets in the manner required by Section 1060 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, as shown on an allocation schedule to be provided by Buyer to Seller as soon as
practicable after the Closing Date. After the Closing, the parties will make consistent use of the
allocations set forth in such allocation schedule for all purposes, including for purposes of any
tax returns and any forms or reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 1060 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (including Internal Revenue Service Form 8594), or any comparable
provision of state, local or foreign law. As soon as practicable after the Closing Date, Buyer
will prepare and deliver to Seller Internal Revenue Service Form 8594 to be filed with the Internal
Revenue Service. Any subsequent adjustment to the Purchase Price will be allocated in accordance
with Section 1060 of said Code. Buyer and Seller agree that the form of the transactions, the
consideration provided for in this Agreement and the allocation of the Purchase Price are provided
above were arrived at on the basis of arm’s length negotiation between Buyer and Seller, and shall
be respected by each of them and their respective Affiliates for federal, state, local and other
tax reporting purposes and that none of them will assert or maintain a position inconsistent with
the foregoing.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF SELLER
Seller represents, warrants and covenants to Buyer currently and as of the Closing Date as
follows:
3.1 Organization and Standing.
(a) Kreido is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Nevada. Kreido has full power and authority to conduct its business as it is
presently being conducted and to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and is qualified
to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where the
ownership or operation of its properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification. A
complete and correct copy of its certificate of incorporation and bylaws as amended to date are
filed as exhibits to periodic reports and registration statements filed by Kreido with the SEC
(“Kreido SEC Filings”). Such certificate of incorporation and bylaws are in full force and effect.
Kreido is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation is the State of California. None of
the material operations of the Business has been conducted through any direct or indirect
subsidiary of Kreido or any direct or indirect shareholder or Affiliate of Kreido other than Kreido
Labs and Kreido Wilmington, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
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(b) Kreido has two classes of equity securities authorized: Preferred stock of which zero
shares are designated, issued and outstanding; and common stock of which 52,720,992 shares are
issued and outstanding. The Kreido Warrants represent the right to purchase a total of 18,498,519
shares of Kreido common stock at an exercise price of $1.85 per share at any time on or before
January 12, 2012. There are issued and outstanding options to purchase 3,289,952 shares of Kreido
common stock at purchase prices ranging from $0.004 to $1.20 per share and other warrants to
purchase 437,355 shares of Kreido common stock at prices ranging from $0.09 to $0.89 per share.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1, Kreido has no form of plan or any other agreement for the
issuance of any securities or payment of money, including any form of anti-takeover mechanism
whether by statute, certificate of incorporation, by-law or agreement, that is or may be triggered
by its consideration or signing of this Agreement.
(c) Kreido Labs is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the State of California. Kreido Labs has full power and authority to conduct its
business as it is presently being conducted and to own and lease its properties and assets and
conduct its Business and is qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign
corporation in each jurisdiction where the ownership or operation of its properties or conduct of
its business requires such qualification. A complete and correct copy of its certificate of
incorporation and bylaws as amended to date has been delivered to Buyer. Such certificate of
incorporation and bylaws so delivered are in full force and effect. Kreido Labs is not qualified to
do business as a foreign corporation in any State. None of the material operations of the Business
has been conducted through any direct or indirect subsidiary of Kreido Labs.
(d) Kreido Labs has two classes of equity securities authorized: Preferred stock of which
zero shares are currently issued and outstanding, and common stock of which 100 shares are issued
and outstanding and held of record and beneficially by Kreido. Kreido Labs has no form of plan or
any other agreement for the issuance of any securities or payment of money, including any form of
anti-takeover mechanism whether by statute, certificate of incorporation, by-law or agreement, that
is or may be triggered by its consideration or signing of this Agreement.
3.2 No Restrictions; Authorization; Binding Effect. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.2, Seller is not subject to any restriction, agreement, law, rule, regulation,
ordinance, code, writ, injunction, award, judgment or decree which would prohibit or be violated by
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby. Seller has all necessary power and authority to consummate the transactions contemplated
herein. Seller has all necessary corporate power and authority and, subject to obtaining Kreido
shareholder approval, has taken all corporate action necessary to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the instruments, documents and agreements to be executed and delivered pursuant
hereto by Seller (the “Seller Documents”) to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and to perform Seller’s obligations under this Agreement. Other than obtaining approval
of the Kreido shareholders, the execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and
the other Seller Documents executed and delivered by Seller and the consummation by Seller of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly and validly adopted and approved by
the board of directors of Seller. Upon receipt of the approval of the Agreement and the
transactions contemplated herein by the holders of more than 50% of
Kreido common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote no other corporate proceedings
on the part of Seller shall be necessary to authorize the performance of this Agreement by Seller
and the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby and, at the Closing Date,
this Agreement will have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and shareholder action on
the part of Kreido, and this Agreement and each of the Seller Documents hereto will have been duly
executed and delivered by Seller and will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of
Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms.
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3.3 Title to Purchased Assets. Set forth on Schedule 1.2(a), Schedule
1.2(b) and Schedule 1.2(c) is a true, correct and complete list of the Purchased Assets
and the location of the Physical Purchased Assets. Upon payment by Seller to certain vendors (as
listed on Schedule 3.3(a) hereto) in possession of certain of the Purchased Assets of
release payments thereto, Seller will have good and marketable title to all Purchased Assets. The
release payments to vendors will not exceed the cash portion of the Purchase Price. Except for the
Encumbrances identified on Schedule 1.4, at the Closing Date, the Purchased Assets will be
transferred to FRB Sub upon payment therefor, free and clear of all Encumbrances. Except as
modified by the provisions of Section 1.8 and Section 1.9, the Physical Purchased Assets shall be
transferred to FRB Sub AS IS and WHERE IS in their present condition and without any warranty
whatsoever as to the quality, fitness or condition thereof.
3.4 Contracts. Schedule 3.4 hereto is a true, correct and complete list of
all written contracts, agreements, commitments or arrangements (“Contract”) to which Seller, is a
party that are material to the Business or/and by which any Purchased Assets are bound:
(a) which contains covenants or other provisions concerning confidentiality or limiting
Seller’s right to compete in any line of business or with any person or in any area;
(b) which relates to any distribution, marketing or sale of any Purchased Assets or any
product by Seller with any individual or entity providing services to Seller;
(c) involving any remaining or unsatisfied obligation of Seller to purchase vehicles,
equipment, leasehold improvements, materials, supplies, or goods in the nature of inventory;
(d) between Seller and any director, officer, employee or principal shareholder of Seller, or
any such person’s family, or any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which such
person has an interest as a shareholder, officer, director, member, manager, trustee or partner;
(e) which contains any obligation to acquire or dispose of any property or asset, other than
in the ordinary course of business;
(f) which relates to the licensing or other acquisition of rights to any technology or
intellectual property of a third party, any new product or to the development of any new product;
(g) any contracts or commitments not made in the ordinary course of the business; and
(h) any leases.
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Except as set forth on Schedule 3.4 hereto, all Contracts are valid and binding obligations
of Seller and to Seller’s knowledge the other parties thereto, and are in full force and effect
and, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, now or hereafter in effect and subject to the
application of equitable principles and the availability of equitable remedies. Except as set
forth in Schedule 3.4, neither Seller nor to Seller’s knowledge, any other party to any
Contract is in default in the payment of any obligation under, or in the performance of any
material covenant or material obligation to be performed by it pursuant to, any Contract. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and any documents to be delivered pursuant hereto and
Seller’s performance of their obligations under this Agreement and such other documents, will not
conflict with or breach any of the provisions of, or constitute a default (with or without notice
or lapse of time, or both) under, or accelerate any indebtedness as due under, or give rise to any
other rights or obligation under, any Contract, agreement, mortgage, indenture, lease, permit or
other instrument relating to the Business to which Seller is a party or by which Seller is bound
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.4 hereto, there have been no oral or written modifications of, or
amendments or waivers with respect to, any of the terms of any of the Contracts. Seller shall
indicate on Schedule 3.4 those Contracts that will be Assumed Contracts at the Closing.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.4, each of the Assumed Contracts and Assumed Liabilities
may be assigned by Seller to Buyer without the approval or consent of the other party to such
Assumed Contract or Assumed Liability.
3.5 Licenses and Permits. Schedule 3.5 hereto lists all governmental licenses
and permits related to the Purchased Assets held by Seller and indicates such licenses and permits
that are included in the Purchased Assets. Except as indicated on Schedule 3.5, Seller is the
owner of such governmental licenses and permits included in the Purchased Assets. No proceeding is
pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened, to revoke or limit any license or permit that
is included in the Purchased Assets.
3.6 Consents. Except for the approval by the Kreido stockholders as provided for in
this Agreement and as set forth on Schedule 3.6, Seller is not required to obtain any
consents or other approvals from, or make any filing or other registration with, any governmental
agency or other person (including any lessor, vendor, supplier or lender) in order to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.7 Compliance with Laws. Seller has complied in all material respects with all laws,
rules, regulations, ordinances, codes, judgments or orders applicable to the Business and Seller
has not received any written notice alleging non-compliance or any other investigation with respect
thereto which remains uncured as of the date hereof nor, to Seller’s knowledge, any such action is
threatened, other than as described on Schedule 3.7.
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3.8 Litigation. Seller is not (a) subject to any outstanding injunction, judgment,
order, decree or ruling relating directly or indirectly to the Business, or (b) a party to or, to
the knowledge of Seller, threatened to be made a party to, any action, suit, proceeding, hearing,
or investigation before any court, quasi-judicial agency, administrative agency or arbitrator,
except as set forth on Schedule 3.8.
3.9 Liabilities. Seller has no material liabilities except for liabilities reflected
or reserved against on the balance sheet of Seller included in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal period ended September 30, 2008 included in the Kreido SEC Reports and current
liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business of Seller since September 30, 2008. Except
as set forth on Schedules 1.2 (c), 1.2(b), 1.4, 3.3(a) and Schedule 3.9, the
Purchased Assets are not subject to or affected by any indebtedness or liabilities, including any
fines and/or penalties.
3.10 Taxes. Seller has filed with the appropriate authorities all returns
(collectively, the “Tax Returns”) concerning income, sales, payroll, or any other kind of taxes
(“Taxes”) required to be filed through the Closing Date and such Tax Returns are correct and
complete in all material respects. Seller will timely file any Tax Returns for all Taxes required
to be filed after the date hereof which relate to the operation of the Business prior to the
Closing Date. Seller has paid all Taxes shown to be due by such Tax Returns. No claim for unpaid
Taxes has, to Seller’s knowledge, become an Encumbrance of any kind against the property of the
Seller or is being asserted against Seller.
3.11 No Material Adverse Change. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.11, since
September 30, 2008 there has not been any:
(a) Material Adverse Change, as hereinafter defined, in the business, operations, prospects,
assets, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Seller, and no event has
occurred or circumstances exist that would reasonably likely to result in such a Material Adverse
Change;
(b) To Seller’s knowledge after inquiry, any damage, destruction or other casualty loss with
respect to any Physical Purchased Asset, whether or not covered by insurance;
(c) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any distribution (whether equity or property)
in respect of Seller’s capital stock, or any repurchase, redemption or other reacquisition of any
shares of capital stock or other securities of Seller;
(d) any change in Seller’s accounting principles, practices or methods;
(e) any transfer, sale, or encumbrance of any Purchased Asset;
(f) Receipt of any notice of default under any Assumed Contract or Assumed Liability or of any
infringement by a third party on any of the Registered IP or Unregistered IP.
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3.12 Employees.
(a) Schedule 3.12 is a true and complete list of all of Seller’s employees by name and
position.
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.12, Seller is not party to or bound by any written (i)
collective bargaining agreement, (ii) employment agreement that will not be terminated on the
Closing Date, (iii) covenant not to compete for the benefit of any employee or former employee,
(iv) severance plan or program or other severance arrangement for its employees that will be
satisfied in full on the Closing Date. The execution, delivery and consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in any severance liability to any
employee of Seller hired by the Buyer in accordance with this Agreement. At or before the Closing,
Seller will release Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx and Xxxx XxXxxxx from their covenants not to compete and
other restrictive covenants to Seller to the extent necessary for such persons to provide services
to Buyer, subject to a release by such persons of any and all claims they may have against Seller
and its affiliates.
(c) Seller is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and
regulations respecting employment, termination of employment, discrimination in employment, terms
and conditions of employment, wages, hours, and occupational safety and health and employment
practices. Seller has not engaged, or to the knowledge of the Seller, alleged to have engaged, in
any unfair labor practice, unlawful employment practice or unlawful discriminatory practice in the
conduct of its business for which Buyer could become liable. There is no unfair labor practice
charge or complaint against the Seller pending before the National Labor Relations Board or any
comparable state agency. The relations of the Seller with its employees are satisfactory and
Seller is not a party to or affected by or, to the knowledge of the Seller, threatened overtly with
any dispute or controversy with a union or with respect to unionization or collective bargaining.
(d) Seller has not made any written or, to the knowledge of the Seller, oral agreement with or
promise to any employee, officer or consultant regarding continued employment by Buyer after the
Closing Date.
3.13 Insurance. Seller is covered by insurance in scope and amount customary and
reasonable for the Business and as required under applicable laws. All insurance policies are in
full force and effect and all installments of outstanding premiums have been paid as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date.
3.14 Environmental. To Seller’s knowledge, (i) the operation of the Business has been
in material compliance with all applicable hazardous materials laws and (ii) Seller has received no
written notice of, and to the knowledge of Seller, there are no existing or threatened claims,
demands, or actions instituted or pending in connection with the presence, release, discharge or
required remediation of hazardous materials by Seller, and (iii) Seller has not discharged or
released any hazardous materials at the Building in violation of any hazardous material laws. For
purposes of this section, “hazardous material laws” means all federal, state and local laws
regulating the environmental condition of air, water or real property, pollution,
contamination or clean-up, and “hazardous materials” means substances as defined under
hazardous material laws.
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3.15 Intellectual Property.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, “Intellectual Property” shall mean all (i) patents, patent
applications, provisional patent applications, patent disclosures, discoveries and inventions filed
with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (whether or not patentable and whether or not
reduced to practice) and any reissue, continuation, continuation-in-part, division, revision,
extension or reexamination thereof; (ii) trademarks, service marks, industrial designs and trade
dress filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, registered copyrights, copyright
registrations, copyright applications; (iii) all confidential information (including, without
limitation, ideas, formulae, compositions, know-how, manufacturing and production processes and
techniques, research and development information, drawings, specifications, designs, plans and
technical data, trade secrets, (iv) supplier lists and related information), and computer software
programs and applications, in both source and object form, technical documentation of such software
programs, statistical models, databases and data, and (v) any Inbound License Agreement, but
specifically excluding trade names and corporate names, internet domain names and websites, logos
and typographics. The Intellectual Property included in (i) and (ii) above is the Registered IP
and the Intellectual Property included in (iii), (iv) and (v) above is the Unregistered IP.
(b) Attached hereto on Schedule 1.2(c) is a complete and accurate list of all the Registered
IP and Unregistered IP owned by Seller including jointly owned with others. All fees, payments and
filings due with respect to the Registered IP have been duly made by or on behalf of Seller.
Schedule 1.2(c) also contains a complete and accurate list of all licenses granted by Seller to any
third party that are in full force and effect (“Outbound License Agreement”) and all licenses
granted by any third party to Seller that are in full force and effect (“Inbound License
Agreement”), in each case identifying the subject Intellectual Property.
(c) License Agreements.
(i) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15(c)(i) hereto, to Seller’s knowledge, no
person has the right to use any Registered IP without duly executing an Outbound License Agreement.
(ii) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15(c)(ii) hereto, there is no outstanding or,
to Seller’s knowledge, threatened dispute or disagreement with respect to any Inbound License
Agreement or any Outbound License Agreement. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.15(c)(ii)
hereto, Seller is not in material breach of, or has failed to perform any material obligation
under, any of the Inbound License Agreements and, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, no person that
is a party to any Outbound License Agreement is in breach of or has failed to perform thereunder.
(iii) Seller is not bound by any contract, including without limitation any Outbound License
Agreement, granting to any third party any purchase option, right of first refusal, consensual
security interest, or exclusive right in any Registered IP.
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(d) Ownership; Sufficiency of Intellectual Property Assets. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.15(d), Seller owns, or possesses adequate licenses, or other rights, to use and
practice, free or clear of encumbrances, orders and arbitration awards, and without obligation to
make any payments of any kind to any person, all Registered IP and, to Seller’s knowledge, all
unregistered IP. All payments required to maintain any Registered IP have been made. Each person
who, in any capacity (including, without limitation, current and former consultants, independent
contractors, officers, directors and employees) has had access to the Intellectual Property from
which such person could potentially misappropriate information or technology of any material value,
has entered into a written agreement suitable to vest sole and exclusive right, title and interest
in and to all inventions, creations, developments, and works developed by such person (including,
without limitation, intellectual property rights contained therein) in Seller. The Intellectual
Property identified in Schedule 1.2(c) hereto, together with Seller’s unregistered copyrights and
rights under the licenses granted to Seller under the Inbound License Agreements, constitute all
the Intellectual Property rights used in the operation of the Business.
(e) Protection of Intellectual Property. Seller has taken all measures reasonable and
appropriate, to maintain and protect its Registered IP, and there has been no publication or public
distribution by Seller of any of its Unregistered IP, including, without limitation, any
publication or distribution by Seller that could in any way affect the right of Seller to seek,
assert or enforce any trademark, copyright or patent protection.
(f) No Infringement. To Seller’s knowledge, none of the products or services used,
manufactured, distributed, marketed, sold, licensed by Outbound License Agreement or performed by
Seller, nor any of the Intellectual Property used in the conduct of the Business, infringe upon,
violate or constitute the unauthorized use of any rights owned or controlled by any person.
(g) No Pending or Threatened Infringement Claims. There is no pending litigation and
no notice or other claim has been received by Seller (i) alleging that Seller has engaged in any
activity or conduct that infringes upon, violates or constitutes the unauthorized use of any of the
intellectual property or proprietary rights of any person, or (ii) challenging the ownership, use,
validity or enforceability of any Intellectual Property or the Intellectual Property exclusively
licensed by or to Seller. Seller has not received any writing requesting, inquiring or demanding
the licensing of any other person’s intellectual property or proprietary rights or any payment with
respect thereof.
(h) No Infringement by Third Parties. To Seller’s knowledge, no third party is
misappropriating, any Registered IP or Unregistered IP, or infringing or violating any Registered
IP of Seller.
(i) Assignment, Change of Control of the Intellectual Property. The execution,
delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, will not result in the loss or impairment of, or give rise
to any right of any third party to terminate or alter, any of Seller’s rights in or to any Inbound
License Agreement or Outbound License Agreement, or require the consent of any governmental agency
or person in respect of any Intellectual Property.
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3.16 Brokers. Seller has not dealt with any broker, finder or other person entitled
to any broker’s or finder’s fee, commission or other similar compensation in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby other than Breakwater Investment, LLC, who shall be compensated by
Seller.
3.17 Financial Risks; Lock-up. Kreido acknowledges that it is able to bear the
financial risks associated with FRB Stock and Buyer Warrants and that it has had access to the
periodic reports filed by FRB with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
and has had reasonable access to the officers of FRB for purposes of conducting a due diligence
investigation of Buyer, and has had the opportunity to ask question or make other inquiries which
were satisfactorily answered. Kreido is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of an
investment in the Buyer Stock and Buyer Warrants and is capable of bearing the entire loss of its
investment in such securities. Kreido will be acquiring the Buyer Stock and Buyer Warrants for its
own account and for investment and not with a view to distribution. Kreido understands that
neither the FRB Stock nor the Warrants have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”) , and will be issued to Kreido upon an exemption from such
registration requirements and comparable registration requirements under applicable state
securities laws. Kreido further understands that the certificates evidencing the Stock and Buyer
Warrants will bear restrictive legends as set forth below, and that Kreido will not be permitted to
distribute the Buyer Stock or Buyer Warrants, without either compliance with the registration
requirements of the Securities Act or the availability of an exemption from such registration
requirements. Kreido hereby covenants and agrees not to make a sale, transfer, distribution or any
other disposition of any Buyer Stock or Buyer Warrants or any other securities based upon the Buyer
Stock or Buyer Warrants, including options, swaps, puts and calls, during the 360-day period
commencing with the Closing Date except that Seller may transfer shares of Buyer Stock to five (5)
or fewer creditors that are accredited investors (as that term is defined in Securities Act Rule
501) in order to satisfy certain outstanding obligation to such creditors, subject to the delivery
to Buyer of an opinion of counsel to Kreido that the shares may be transferred without compliance
with the registration requirements under Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
such creditors agree to continue to be bound by the lock-up provision applicable to Kreido in
respect of the Buyer Stock.
3.18 No Affiliation; Limited Voting Rights.
(a) Seller has no intention to exercise any control over Buyer through the ownership of FRB
Stock or otherwise. In furtherance of the forgoing, Seller covenants and agrees that during the
period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and ending on the 360th day of
the Closing Date, neither Seller nor any person (except Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx and Xxxx XxXxxxx) who
is then or at any time within three (3) months before the proposed date of purchase has been an
officer or director of Seller or any Affiliate of such person will (a) purchase or otherwise
acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of FRB common stock or
derivative securities of FRB common stock, including puts, calls swaps and other similar
instruments, other than upon exercise of Kreido Warrants, (b) take any action to nominate a Person
for election as a director of FRB, accept any nomination for election or appointment as a director
of FRB, or accept an appointment as an officer of FRB, or (c) enter into any contract or agreement
with FRB or any other Person that would have the effect of Seller, directly or indirectly
controlling, being under common control with or being controlled by FRB or having the power to
influence or influencing the policies and management of FRB.
(b) With respect to any shares of Buyer Stock held in escrow by the FRB transfer agent, Kreido
agrees to grant to the President and Chief Financial Officer of FRB an irrevocable proxy in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit J to vote such shares at any meeting of the FRB stockholders to
establish a quorum and in such officer’s discretion or any matter presented to the FRB
stockholders.
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3.19 SEC Reports; Financial Statements. Kreido has filed all required Kreido SEC
Reports since January 12, 2007. As of their respective dates, such Kreido SEC Reports, as amended,
complied as to form and substance in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none of the required
reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial
statements of Kreido included in the Kreido SEC Reports have been prepared in accordance with GAAP,
(except as may be specified therein or in the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial
statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP and subject to year-end adjustments,
provided that all adjustments necessary to make the financial statements accurate and complete in
all material respects have been made), and fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of Kreido as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for
the periods then ended.
3.20 Full Disclosure. No representation or warranty made by Seller in this Agreement
or in any Seller Documents contain or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits
or will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein
not misleading in the light they were made.
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF BUYER
Buyer represents, warrants and covenants to Seller currently and as of the Closing Date as
follows.
4.1 Organization and Standing.
(a) FRB is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of Nevada. FRB is duly registered or qualified to conduct its business and own its
properties in each state or other jurisdiction in which such qualification or
registration is required except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would
not have an FRB Material Adverse Effect. FRB has full corporate power and authority to conduct its
business as it is presently being conducted and to own and lease its properties and assets.
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(b) FRB Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Kentucky. FRB Sub is duly registered or qualified to conduct its business and
own its properties in each state or other jurisdiction in which such qualification or registration
is required except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not have an FRB
Material Adverse Effect. FRB Sub has full power and authority to conduct its business as it is
presently being conducted and to own and lease its properties and assets. FRB owns all (100%) of
the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of FRB Sub. There are no outstanding warrants,
options, subscriptions, calls, rights, agreements, convertible or other exchangeable securities or
other commitments or arrangements relating to the issuance, sale, purchase, return or redemption,
voting or transfer of any shares, whether issued or un-issued, of any capital stock, equity
interest or other securities of FRB Sub. None of FRB or FRB Sub or the Subsidiaries (as defined
below) own any equity interests in any person, other than the Subsidiaries.
(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1, the Buyer has no form of plan or any other agreement
for the issuance of any securities or payment of money, including any form of anti-takeover
mechanism whether by statute, certificate of incorporation, by-law or agreement, that is or may be
triggered by its consideration or signing of this Agreement.
(d) Schedule 4.1 sets forth, with respect to each direct or indirect subsidiary of FRB (each,
a “Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Subsidiaries”), its type of entity and the jurisdiction of
its organization. Each Subsidiary is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite power and authority to own,
lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business. All of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of each of the Subsidiaries are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and owned by Buyer, FRB Subsidiary or another Subsidiary, and, are free and clear of
all Encumbrances and were not issued in violation of, nor subject to, any preemptive, subscription
or similar rights.
4.2 Capitalization. Schedule 4.2 sets forth the number of shares of common
stock and type of all authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock of FRB as the date hereof.
FRB’s common stock (the “FRB Stock”) is presently quoted on the OTCBB under the symbol FRBE.OB and
is not subject to any notice of suspension or delisting. All of the issued and outstanding shares
of FRB Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable, except that for any
FRB Stock issued prior to December 4, 2007, such statement is expressly subject to FRB’s knowledge.
Except: (i) as set forth in any report publicly filed with the SEC on or after December 12, 2007
by FRB under the Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), including pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) thereof, together with any materials publicly filed or furnished to the SEC by FRB under the
Exchange Act, whether or not any such reports were required (the “FRB SEC Reports”), and (ii) with
respect to 625,000 warrants to be issued to certain FRB employees (the “Employee Warrants”); there
are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, warrants, convertible
securities, script, or similar rights, with respect to FRB and no Person
has any right or first refusal, preemptive right, right of participation, or any similar right
to participate in the issuance of shares or warrants or to acquire equity securities of FRB. All
of the issued and outstanding shares of FRB Stock were issued in compliance with applicable federal
and state securities laws, except that for any FRB Common Stock issued prior to December 4, 2007,
such statement is expressly subject to FRB’s knowledge. FRB shall give written notice to Seller
of the execution and delivery of any agreement or the adoption of any plan to issue any shares of
FRB Stock or any security convertible into FRB Stock after the Signing Date.
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4.3 No Restrictions; Authorizations; Binding Effect. Buyer is not subject to any
restriction, agreement, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, writ, injunction, award, judgment
or decree which would prohibit or be violated by the execution and delivery hereof or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Buyer has all necessary corporate and
shareholder power and authority and has taken all action necessary to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the instruments, documents and agreements to be executed and delivered pursuant
hereto by Buyer, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to perform
Buyer’s obligations under this Agreement and the instruments, documents and agreements to be
executed and delivered pursuant hereto. This Agreement and each of the instruments, documents and
agreements to be executed and delivered by Buyer pursuant hereto has been duly executed and
delivered by Buyer and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer enforceable
against Buyer in accordance with its terms except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or similar laws of general applicability
relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally and subject to the availability of equitable
remedies.
4.4 Compliance. Except as disclosed in the FRB SEC Reports, Buyer is not (i) in
default under or in violation of (and no event has occurred that has not been waived that, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a default by Buyer), nor has Buyer received notice
of a claim that is in default under or that is in violation of, any material indenture, loan or
credit agreement or any other material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which
it or any of its properties is bound (whether or not such default or violation has been waived),
(ii) in violation of any order of any court, arbitrator or governmental body, or (iii) is or has
been in violation of any statute, rule or regulation of any governmental authority, except for any
violations or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.5 Tangible Assets. Except as set forth in the FRB SEC Reports, Buyer has title in
fee simple to all real property owned by it that is material to its business and title in all
personal property owned by it that is material to the business of Buyer, in each case free and
clear of all Encumbrances, except for Encumbrances that do not materially affect the value of such
property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property
by Buyer (wear and tear excepted). Any real property and facilities held under lease by Buyer is
held by it under valid leases of which Buyer is in compliance, except as would not have an FRB
Material Adverse Effect.
4.6 Patents and Trademarks. Other than the corporate name, Buyer does not own or have
rights to use, any registered patents, patent applications, registered trademarks, trademark
applications, service marks, trade names, registered copyrights, licenses and other similar
rights. Buyer has (i) received no written notice that the Buyer is violating or infringing upon
the intellectual property rights of any person, or (ii) received a written invitation to license
any intellectual property rights of any person in order to avoid such a violation or infringement.
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4.7 Insurance. Buyer is covered by insurance in scope and amount to Buyer’s knowledge
are customary and reasonable for the businesses in which it is presently engaged. Schedule
4.7 sets forth a summary of all insurance maintained by Buyer.
4.8 Filings, Consents and Approvals. Buyer is not required to obtain any consent,
waiver, authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, any
court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority or other person in connection
with the execution, delivery and performance by the Buyer of this Agreement other than (i) filings
with the SEC under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and (ii) filings with state “blue sky”
or other securities regulatory authorities.
4.9 Issuance of the Securities. The FRB Stock to be issued on the Closing Date or
issuable upon exercise of the FRB Warrants has been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for
in accordance with this Agreement or the FRB Warrants, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable, free and clear of all Encumbrances. The FRB Warrants have been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by FRB and are valid and binding obligations of FRB, enforceable
in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or similar laws of general applicability relating
to or limiting creditors’ rights generally and subject to the availability of equitable remedies.
As of the Closing, FRB will have reserved from its duly authorized capital stock the maximum number
of shares of common stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement, the FRB Warrants.
4.10 SEC Reports; Financial Statements. As of their respective dates, all FRB SEC
Reports complied as to form and substance in all material respects with the requirements of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and none of the
required reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial
statements of FRB included in the FRB SEC Reports have been prepared in accordance with GAAP,
(except as may be specified therein or in the notes thereto and except that unaudited financial
statements may not contain all footnotes required by GAAP and subject to year-end adjustments,
provided that all adjustments necessary to make the financial statements accurate and complete in
all material respects have been made), and fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of FRB as of and for the dates thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for
the periods then ended. FRB was a “shell company” as that term is used in SEC Rule 144 and filed
“Form 10” information on Form 8-K Report, dated December 4, 2007 on December 11, 2007. Except for
a Transition Report on Form10 for the period ended October 31, 2007 (the “Transition Report”), FRB
has filed all the FRB SEC Reports required to be filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act, and for
a period of not less than three years following the Closing Date or six (6) months after the
release from escrow of all shares of FRB Stock deposited with the FRB
transfer agents, whichever is sooner, FRB shall file and otherwise made available all
information to be disclosed in a periodic report required to be filed with the SEC under the
Exchange Act necessary to enable any holder of FRB Stock or FRB Warrants to transfer such
securities in reliance upon SEC Rule 144.
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4.11 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx; Internal Accounting Controls. To the best of FRB’s knowledge and
except for the Transition Report, FRB is in compliance with all provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
Act of 2002 which are applicable to it. FRB has established disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for Buyer and designed such disclosure
controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to FRB is made known to the
certifying officers by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which FRB’s
most recently filed periodic report under the Exchange Act, as the case may be, is being prepared.
FRB presented in its most recent periodic report filed with the SEC, the conclusions of the
certifying officers about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures. FRB’s
certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of FRB’s controls and procedures as of October
31, 2007 (the “Evaluation Date”). Since the Evaluation Date, there have been no changes in FRB’s
internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls or procedures or, to the knowledge
of FRB, in other factors that could significantly affect its internal controls or disclosure
controls or procedures.
4.12 Litigation. Except as set forth in the FRB SEC Reports, Buyer is not (a) subject
to any outstanding injunction, judgment, order, decree or ruling, or (b) a party to or, to the
knowledge of Buyer, threatened to be made a party to, any action, suit, proceeding, hearing, audit
or investigation before any court, quasi-judicial agency, administrative agency or arbitrator.
4.13 Liabilities. Buyer has no material liabilities (actual or contingent) except for
liabilities reflected or reserved against on the most recent balance sheet included in the FRB SEC
Reports and current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business of Buyer since July 31,
2008 and contractual and other liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business which are
not required by GAAP to be reflected on a balance sheet, but which are described in the most recent
FRB SEC Report.
4.14 Registration Rights. Other than as set forth on Schedule 4.14, no person
has any right to cause FRB to effect the registration under the Securities Act of any securities of
FRB. In the event FRB shall, after the Closing Date, effect the registration under the Securities
Act of any securities of FRB for the account of another person (other than on SEC Forms S-4 and
S-8), FRB shall include the Buyer Stock in such registration statement and shall afford to Kreido
the registration rights as held by the other FRB shareholders included in such registration
statement. At any time within 12 months of the date of the Closing, if FRB shall determine that
Kreido is an affiliate of FRB for purposes of SEC Rule 144, it shall so notify Kreido, and at
Kreido’s request made within such 12 month period FRB shall take all actions necessary to register
under the Federal securities laws the Buyer Stock, the Buyer Warrants and shares of common stock
issuable upon exercise of the Buyer Warrants for resale under the Securities Act on one occasion.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the above Buyer Stock, Buyer Warrants and shares of common
stock issuable upon exercise of the Buyer Warrants (“together the “Registrable
Securities”) are to be registered under a registration statement that is being filed in
connection with an underwritten offering on behalf of the FRB and the managing underwriter of such
underwritten offering for FRB shall advise FRB, in writing, that the number of Registrable
Securities requested to be included in such registration statement exceeds the number of securities
which can be sold in an orderly manner in or proximate to such offering within a price range
acceptable to FRB, then FRB shall include in such registration: (i) first, all securities proposed
by FRB to be sold for its own account; (ii) second, Registrable Securities requested by the holders
thereof to be included in such registration, pro rata among such holders, that the managing
underwriter agrees may be included in the registration statement for the underwritten offering, and
such Registrable Securities shall be included only if the holders thereof agree not to sell their
Registrable Securities for a period of up to 90 days as the managing underwriter reasonably
requests; and (iii) third, securities of any other selling security holders requested to be
included in such registration statements, provided that all the Registrable Securities have been
included in the registration statement, unless such securities have equal registration rights with
the Registrable Securities, in which case to the extent the managing underwriter permits the
inclusion of the Registrable Securities and the securities of others, the included Registrable
Securities and the other securities will be pro rated first as to the holders of the similar
registration rights and then pro rated within such group of holders or as they agree.
The obligation to register any of the Registrable Securities, in whole or in part, under this
any of the provisions of this Section 4.14, will cease when (i) the Registrable Securities have
been effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with the
registration statement covering them, or (ii) the Registrable Securities are or may be sold or
transferred without registration pursuant to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act (or any similar
provisions that are then in effect) without regard to any volume limitations set forth in such
rule.
4.15 Solvency. Buyer has no actual knowledge of any facts or circumstances which lead
it to believe that it is not solvent or that it will file for reorganization or liquidation under
the bankruptcy or reorganization laws of any jurisdiction within one year from the Closing Date.
4.16 Material Changes. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16, since July 31,
2008 (i) there has been no event, occurrence or development that has had or could reasonably be
expected to result in FRB Material Adverse Effect, (ii) Buyer has not incurred any material
liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than trade payables accrued expenses incurred in the
ordinary course of business, (iii) Buyer has not altered its method of accounting or the identity
of its auditors, (iv) Buyer has not declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other
property to its stockholders (v) Buyer has not issued any equity shares or options or warrants
(except for the Employee Warrants) to acquire equity shares, (vi) Buyer has not mortgaged, pledged
or subjected to lien any of its assets, tangible or intangible, (vii) Buyer has not sold,
transferred or leased any of its assets except in the ordinary course of business, (viii) Buyer has
not cancelled or compromised any debt or claim, (ix) Buyer has not suffered any physical damage,
destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) or, as of the date hereof, loss of a
material contractual right, or received written notice of a final non-appeallable ruling by a
governmental agency adversely affecting the properties or business of Buyer, (x) Buyer has not
entered into any material transaction other than in the ordinary course of business except for this
Agreement, (xi) Buyer has not made or granted any wage or salary increase or entered into any
written employment agreement except as contemplated in this Agreement, (xii) Buyer has not
suffered any material change in its business relationship with any of its material contractual
parties, property owners, distributors or suppliers except as otherwise disclosed to Kreido’s Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, (xiii) there are no renegotiations of, or attempt to
renegotiate any terms or provision of any material contract or (xiv) Buyer has not entered into any
agreement, or otherwise obligated itself, to do any of the foregoing.
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4.17 Foreign Corrupt Practices. None of Buyer’s executive officers or agents acting
expressly on behalf of Buyer has (i) directly or indirectly, used any funds for unlawful
contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses related to foreign or domestic
political activity, (ii) made any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or
employees or to any foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns from corporate funds,
(iii) failed to disclose fully any contribution made by Buyer (or made by any person acting on its
behalf of which Buyer is aware) which is in violation of law, or (iv) violated in any material
respect any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.
4.18 Taxes. Buyer has filed with the appropriate authorities all Tax Returns
concerning income, sales, payroll, or any other kind of Taxes required to be filed through the
Closing Date and will timely file any Tax Returns for all Taxes required to be filed after the date
hereof which relate to the operation of the Business prior to the Closing Date. Buyer has paid all
Taxes shown to be due by such Tax Returns.
4.19 Full Disclosure. No representation or warranty made by Buyer in this Agreement
or in any Buyer closing document contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or
therein not misleading in the light they were made.
4.20 Brokers. Buyer has not dealt with any broker, finder or other person entitled to
any broker’s or finder’s fee, commission or other similar compensation in connection with the
transaction contemplated hereby other than Calyon Securities USA, LLC who shall be compensated by
Buyer.
ARTICLE 5
PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS
5.1 Conduct of Business Pending Closing. From the date hereof to and including the
Closing Date, Seller shall operate the Business in compliance with all applicable laws and only in
the usual and ordinary course, consistent with past practice, and shall not, without the prior
written consent of FRB, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed,
take or omit to take any action, the effect of which act or omission would render any of Seller’s
representations or warranties set forth herein inaccurate as of the Closing Date or take or omit to
take any action that would reasonably likely to delay or impair the ability of the parties to
consummate the transactions contemplated herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
except with the prior written consent of FRB which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
delayed or conditional, from the date hereof until the Closing Date, Seller shall not:
(a) adopt any change in its certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other governing document;
(b) adopt a plan or agreement of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger,
consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other material reorganization of Seller;
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(c) issue, any shares of, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or options,
warrants, calls, commitments or rights of any kind to acquire, any shares of capital stock of
Seller;
(d) acquire (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise) any equity
interest in or a portion of the assets of, or by any other manner acquire any business or any
person or division thereof;
(e) sell, lease, encumber (including by the grant of any option thereon) or otherwise dispose
of any Purchased Asset;
(f) (i) incur or assume any long-term or short-term debt or issue any debt securities, (ii)
assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly,
contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other person; (iii) make or cancel, or waive
any rights with respect to, any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any
other person; or (v) mortgage or pledge any of the tangible or intangible assets or properties of
Seller;
(g) enter into any license or other Contract with respect to any Purchased Asset;
(h) amend, modify or otherwise change the terms of any existing Contract to accelerate the
payments due to Seller thereunder;
(i) enter into any joint venture, partnership or other similar arrangement;
(j) enter into any Contract that limits the ability of Seller, or would limit the ability of
Buyer after the Closing, to compete in or conduct any line of business or compete with any Person
in any geographic area or during any period;
(k) enter into any Contract relating to the distribution, sale, supply, license, marketing,
co-promotion, research, development or manufacturing of Purchased Assets of Seller or products
licensed by Seller, or the Intellectual Property of Seller, other than pursuant to any such
Contracts currently in place (that have been disclosed in writing to Buyer prior to the date
hereof) in accordance with their terms as of the date hereof;
(l) modify, amend or terminate any Assumed Contract or any Assumed Liability or waive, release
or assign any material rights or claims thereunder;
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(m) enter into any Contract to the extent consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or compliance by Seller with the provisions of this Agreement would reasonably be
expected to conflict with, or result in a violation or breach of, or default (with or without
notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination,
cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under, or result in the
creation of any Encumbrance in or upon any of the Purchased Assets under, or give rise to any
increased, additional, accelerated, or guaranteed right or entitlements of any third party under,
or result in any material alteration of, any provision of such Contract;
(n) change or modify its accounting principles except as required to comply with the SEC
filing requirements; and
(o) agree or commit to do any of the foregoing.
5.2 Sale. On the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to FRB Sub a xxxx of sale
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C transferring to FRB Sub all of
Seller’s rights, title and interest in and to the Physical Purchased Assets listed on Schedule
1.2(a), free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than with respect to Assumed Liabilities),
and by form of assignments attached hereto as Exhibit D all of Seller’s rights title and
interest in and to the Registered IP and the Unregistered IP listed on Schedule 1.2(b),
free and clear of all Encumbrances, in each case as evidenced by UCC financing statement reports of
the Secretaries of State of Nevada and California and confirmation of review of the Patent and
Trademark Office filings dated within 10 days of the Closing Date.
5.3 Access Pending Closing. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, Buyer shall deliver to Seller a schedule of due diligence matters that remain to be
completed on or before the Closing Date (“Open Items”) Seller shall diligently attend to providing
to Buyer the information needed to satisfy itself as to the Open Items. From the date hereof to
and including the Closing Date, Seller shall allow Buyer and its agents and representatives
reasonable access to the Business facilities, books and records, employees, suppliers, and vendors
of the Business during normal business hours and on reasonable notice, for the purpose of
completing its investigation of the then Open Items; provided, however, that Buyer shall not
conduct any meetings with employees, suppliers or vendors including without limitation Certified
Technical Services, L.P. (“Certified”) and X.X. Xxxxxxxx & Assoc. Inc. (“Xxxxxxxx”) without giving
Seller notice not less than three (3) calendar days in advance of such meeting and offering Seller
an opportunity to participate in such meeting. Upon request of Seller, Buyer shall confirm the
status of Open Items and its need for any information required to satisfy itself as to any such
Open Items.
5.4 Officer and Director Proxies. Within ten (10) Business Days after the Signing
Date, Kreido shall deliver to FRB copies of irrevocable proxies substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit K that Kreido has obtained, signed by the officers, directors, board
observer(s), and associates and affiliates thereof appointing Kreido or its designee to vote the
shares of Kreido common stock held by them of record and beneficially in favor of this Agreement
and the transactions described herein. The total number of shares represented by the proxies shall be
not less than 40% of the total number of shares of Kreido common stock entitled to vote.
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5.5 Shareholders’ Meeting. Within 20 Business Days after the Signing Date, Seller
shall issue notice to the Kreido shareholders of a meeting of its shareholders to be held within 60
days after the Signing Date to consider and act upon, among other things, approval of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Kreido shall include with the
notice of the shareholder’s meeting a proxy statement or information statement containing
information that Kreido’s management determines to be material for the Kreido shareholder’s
consideration and action upon the transactions contemplated herein, including such rights of
appraisal as may be required under Nevada law. Buyer shall provide to Kreido such information
concerning Buyer, its business, its financial condition, its management and its prospects as Seller
may reasonably request for presentation to, and consideration by, the Kreido shareholders. Kreido
shall promptly inform Buyer of the vote/action by Kreido’s shareholders regarding the transactions
contemplated herein. Buyer and Seller acknowledge that Seller’s obligation hereunder is to seek
shareholder approval as contemplated herein and that the transactions are expressly subject to the
approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein by the holders of more than 50%
of the total number of shares of Kreido common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote.
5.6 Insurance. Upon a written request of the Buyer, to be delivered to Seller at
least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall continue to maintain the
Seller’s property, casualty and general liability insurance policies in effect as of the date
hereof for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months after the Closing Date and Buyer shall pay
Seller in advance the premiums required to maintain such insurance. Buyer shall have the right at
any time to request in writing that Seller cancel such insurance policies at the end of the
applicable insurance coverage period.
ARTICLE 6
CONDITIONS TO SELLER’S OBLIGATIONS TO CLOSE
6.1 Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of
Buyer contained herein, or in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto, shall be true and correct
in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date.
6.2 Shareholder Consent. Seller shall have received the approval or consent of the
Kreido shareholders holding more than 50% of the total number of shares of Kreido common stock
issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on the Agreement and the transactions contemplated
herein.
6.3 Performance. Buyer shall have duly performed or complied in all material respects
with all of the covenants, acts and obligations to be performed or complied with by it hereunder at
or prior to the Closing.
6.4 No Restraint or Litigation. No order, decree or ruling of any governmental agency
shall have been entered, and no action, suit or proceeding before any court, arbitration panel or
other tribunal shall have been instituted (or threatened if Seller reasonably believes that such
threat will result in institution of an action, suit or proceeding) by any governmental agency or
third party, to restrain, prohibit, challenge or invalidate any of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
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6.5 Assignment and Assumption. On the Closing Date, Buyer shall execute and deliver
to the Seller an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
E.
6.6 Officer’s Certificate. Buyer shall deliver to Seller at the Closing an Officer’s
Certificate (a) certifying that the conditions in Sections 6.1, 6.3 and 6.4 have been fulfilled,
(b) certifying the resolutions authorizing this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein,
and (c) identifying the incumbent officers of Buyer. There shall be attached to the officer’s
certificate a true and correct copy of the Articles of Incorporation of FRB and FRB Subsidiary
certified by the Secretary of State of Nevada and Kentucky, as applicable and certificates of Good
Standing of FRB and FRB Subsidiary issued by the Secretary of State of Nevada and Kentucky, as
applicable.
6.7 Payments. Buyer shall pay to Seller the cash portion of the Purchase Price less
the amount required to be paid to Lienholders on the Closing Date in excess of Assumed Liabilities,
pay to Seller the sum of $14,000 in payment of certain foreign patent processing fees and costs
paid by Seller and shall pay to Lienholders the amount required to be paid thereto on the Closing
Date.
6.8 Share Certificates and Warrants. Buyer shall have issued to Kreido share
certificates representing the Buyer Stock and the Buyer Warrants, provided that 300,000 shares of
the Buyer Stock shall be delivered to the FRB transfer agent to be held in escrow thereby pursuant
to escrow instructions respecting the delivery of any or all of such shares of Buyer Stock solely
in connection with the exercise of Kreido Warrants and the return of any remaining escrowed shares
to FRB upon expiration of the escrow instructions. Seller acknowledges and agrees that the
certificates representing Buyer Stock, the Buyer Warrant and the Common Stock underlying the Buyer
Warrant may bear the following or similar legend:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAWS AND NO SUCH SECURITIES MAY BE SOLD, PLEDGED, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED UNLESS (1) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO IS EFFECTIVE
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, OR (2) PURSUANT
TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.”
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ARTICLE 7
CONDITIONS TO BUYER’S OBLIGATIONS TO CLOSE
7.1 Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of
Seller contained herein, or in any Seller Document, shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of the date of this Agreement and shall be true and correct in all material respects as
of the Closing Date as though made as of the Closing Date.
7.2 Shareholder Consent. Seller shall have received the approval or consent of the
Kreido shareholders holding more than 50% of the total number of shares of Kreido common stock
issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on the Agreement and the transactions contemplated
herein.
7.3 Performance. Seller shall have duly performed or complied in all material
respects with all of the covenants, acts and obligations to be performed or complied with by them
hereunder at or prior to the Closing. The transactions contemplated herein shall have been
authorized by all necessary actions on the part of Seller.
7.4 Assignment Documents. Seller shall have delivered to Buyer an executed xxxx of
sale and Assumption Agreement and such other instruments of transfer and consents as Buyer may
reasonably request to affect the transfer of the Purchased Assets in accordance herewith,
including, but not limited to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit E, and an assignment of any assignment of inventions agreements made by Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxx XxXxxxx, Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx in favor of Seller.
7.5 Tender of Possession. Except as modified by the provisions of Section 1.8 and
Section 1.9 hereof and Schedules 1.2(a) and 1.2(b), Seller shall have tendered to Buyer possession
of all of the Physical Purchased Assets, where is and as is.
7.6 Officer’s Certificate. Seller shall deliver to Buyer at the Closing an Officer’s
Certificate (a) certifying that the conditions in Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and 7.7 have been
fulfilled, (b) certifying the resolutions of the Sellers authorizing this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated herein, and (c) identifying the incumbent officers of the Seller and (d)
certifying that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein have been approved by the
holders of more than 50% of the Kreido common stock . There shall be attached to the Officer’s
Certificate and true and correct copy of the Articles of Incorporation of Kreido and Kreido Labs
certified by the Secretary of State of Nevada or California, as applicable, Certificates of Good
Standing of Kreido and Kreido Labs issued by the Secretaries of State of Nevada and California, as
applicable, and copies of the authorizing resolutions certified by the Secretary or Assistant
Secretary of Kreido.
7.7 No Restraint or Litigation. No order, decree or ruling of any Governmental
Authority shall have been entered, and no action, suit or proceeding before any court, arbitration
panel or other tribunal shall have been instituted (or overtly threatened if the Buyer reasonably
believes that such threat will result in institution of an action, suit or proceeding) by any
Governmental Authority or third party, to restrain, prohibit, challenge or invalidate any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which might adversely affect the right of the
Buyer to own the Purchased Assets.
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7.8 Necessary Consents. Seller shall have obtained and delivered to Buyer all of the
third party consents required by Buyer, including consents and/or assignments of Assumed Contracts
and Assumed Liabilities, necessary to consummate the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
7.9 Encumbrances. Seller shall have delivered to Buyer UCC, state tax lien, and
bankruptcy search reports from the Secretaries of State of Nevada and of California or search
companies reasonably acceptable to Buyer and a Patent and Trademark Office lien searches as of a
date no more than five (5) Business Days before the Closing Date indicating that there are no
Encumbrances of record with respect to any Purchased Assets, other than those which will be
discharged by the payment of money at the Closing or those which are approved or accepted in
writing by the Buyer. Seller shall deliver to Buyer: (i) pay off letters in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Buyer from any creditor or vendor of Seller holding an Encumbrance on
Purchased Assets which shall provide that all outstanding obligations or any outstanding
indebtedness to any such creditor or vendor shall be satisfied and discharged in full upon the
payment by Buyer in accordance with Section 1.7 hereof of the amounts set forth on Schedule
7.9 hereof; and (ii) a written instrument from Certified, a form of which is attached as
Exhibit H hereto.
7.10 Employees. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx shall be, and Xxxx XxXxxxx shall have been,
released from their employment agreements with Seller with full rights to enter into the employ of
Buyer.
7.11 Accounting. At the Closing, Kreido will provide to Buyer copies of detailed
statement of operations and balance sheets for each of the Sellers and copies of the consolidated
statement of operations, statement of cash flows, statement of shareholders equity and balance
sheet for Kreido for the annual and quarterly accounting periods from January 1, 2007 to December
31, 2008, an audited inception to December 31, 2007 statement of operations, and copies of the
additional financial information listed on Schedule 7.11. In addition, Kreido will provide
to its outside independent auditors a letter indicating that they are authorized to provide
information relating to the above information to representatives of FRB, at the expense of FRB, in
connection with the preparation of financial statements of FRB which includes data relating to the
Purchased Assets.
7.12 Good Standing. Seller shall have delivered to Buyer a good standing certificate
from the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada and California, as applicable, certifying the
good standing of the Seller.
7.13 Other Deliverables. Seller shall have delivered to Buyer all other documents,
agreements or certificates as set forth in this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 8
INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 Indemnification by Seller.
(a) Subject to the paragraphs 1.9 and 8.1(b) and Sections 8.3 and 8.4 hereof, Seller shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless Buyer and its directors, officers, agents, representatives,
successors and assigns (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnified Parties”) against all costs, expenses,
losses, damages, fines, and penalties (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees)
(collectively, “Damages”) incurred by the Buyer Indemnified Parties arising directly or indirectly
from, with respect to or in connection with:
(i) | Any breach of any representation or warranty of Seller
contained in this Agreement or any other Seller Document; |
(ii) | the breach by Seller of any covenant or agreement contained in
this Agreement or any other Seller Document; |
(iii) | any claim, suit, action or cause of action or proceeding,
whether instituted or commenced prior to or after the Closing Date, which
relates to any of the Excluded Liabilities whether before or after the Closing
Date; or |
(iv) | any and all debts, liabilities and obligations of, and any and
all violation of laws, rules, regulations, codes or orders by Seller, direct or
indirect, fixed, contingent, legal, statutory, contractual or otherwise, which
exist at or as of the Closing Date or which arise after the Closing Date but
which are based upon or arise from any act, transaction, circumstance, sale or
providing of works, material, product or services, state of facts or other
condition which occurred or existed, on or before the Closing Date, whether or
not then known, due or payable except with respect to or under the Assumed
Contracts and Assumed Liabilities. |
(b) Notwithstanding anything in Section 8.1(a) to the contrary, Seller will not be obligated
to make any indemnification payment to any Buyer Indemnified Parties (an “Indemnification Payment”)
unless and until the aggregate amount of Damages exceeds the sum of $50,000, (in which case the
Buyer Indemnified Persons shall be entitled to seek compensation for all such Damages) and in no
event shall the total amount of Indemnification Payments made by the Seller exceed an amount equal
to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000 (the “Cap”); provided that the Cap shall not apply to claims of
fraud or intentional misrepresentation of a material fact. All indemnification payments shall be
made in shares of Buyer Stock with each share valued at $8.00 per Share.
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8.2 Indemnification by Buyer.
(a) Subject to the paragraph 8.2(b) and Sections 8.3 and 8.4 hereof, Buyer shall indemnify,
defend and hold harmless Seller and its shareholders, directors, officers,
agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Seller Indemnified
Parties”) against all Damages, incurred by the Seller Indemnified Parties arising directly or
indirectly from, with respect to or in connection with:
(i) | Any breach of any representation or warranty of Buyer contained
in this Agreement or any Buyer closing document; and |
(ii) | the breach by Buyer of any covenant or agreement contained in
this Agreement or any Buyer closing document. |
(b) Notwithstanding anything in Section 8.2(a) to the contrary, Buyer will not be obligated to
make any indemnification payment to any Seller Indemnified Parties (a “Buyer Indemnification
Payment”) unless and until the aggregate amount of Damages exceeds the sum of $50,000 (in which
case Seller Indemnified parties shall be entitled to seek compensation for all such damages) and in
no event shall the total amount of Indemnification Payments made by the Seller exceed an amount
equal to the Cap provided that such Cap shall not apply to claims of fraud or intentional
misrepresentation of material fact. All indemnification payments shall be made in shares of FRB
Stock with each share valued at $8 per share.
8.3 Survival. All covenants and agreements of any party hereto shall survive the
Closing. All representations and warranties of any party hereto set forth herein shall survive the
Closing for a period of one (1) year following the Closing Date, at which time they shall be deemed
terminated. Any claim which either party makes in good faith against the other party shall be made
in writing prior to the termination date provided for in this Section 8.3 and shall survive the
termination date, and the party making such claim shall have the right to pursue the same in
accordance with the indemnification provisions provided for in this Agreement.
8.4 Procedures for Indemnification of Potential Damages.
(a) Within ten (10) business days after receipt by a potentially indemnified party hereunder of any
actual or potential Damages, such potentially indemnified party shall, give written notice to the
Buyer or Seller, as the case may be (in either case the “Indemnifying Party”). The failure to so
notify the Indemnifying Party shall relieve it of liability that it may have to any indemnified
party with respect to such action only if and to the extent the failure to so notify has prejudiced
the indemnifying party. The Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in all
negotiations and discussions with the resolution of such Damages and, to the extent that it may
elect, to assume primary responsibility therefor or the defense thereof and after written notice
from the Indemnifying Party to such indemnified party of acceptance of primary responsibility or
defense shall not be liable for any reasonable and documented legal or other expenses subsequently
incurred by such indemnified party in connection with negotiations or the defense thereof, other
than reasonable costs of investigation unless, in the written opinion of counsel to any indemnified
party (which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Indemnifying Party), the interests of
any indemnifying party may conflict with the interests of the indemnified party.
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(b) The indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any and all such
actions and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall
not be at the expense of the Indemnifying Party if the Indemnifying Party has assumed primary
responsibility therefor or the defense of such action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
indemnified party;
(c) If the Indemnifying Party elects to assume primary responsibility for or the defense of
such action, no compromise or settlement thereof may be affected by the indemnified party without
the Indemnifying Party’s written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed),
provided however, that the Indemnifying Party is not required to consent to any settlement unless
Indemnifying Party receives as part of such settlement a legally binding and enforceable
unconditional satisfaction and release of all claimed liabilities or obligations in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. If notice is timely given to an
indemnifying party and it does not, within twenty (20) days after the indemnified party’s notice is
received, give notice to the indemnified party of the Indemnifying Party’s election to assume
primary responsibility therefor or the defense thereof, the Indemnifying Party shall only be bound
by any settlement of the claim for Damages effected by the indemnified party. (i) such settlement
does not require the indemnified party to admit of any wrongdoing or take or refrain from taking
any action, (ii) is limited to monetary damages; and (iii) the indemnified party receives as part
of such settlement an unconditional release of all claims pertaining thereto. Upon its request of
any amount to be paid by an Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Section 8, the indemnified party
shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party such documents as it may reasonably request assigning to
the Indemnifying Party any and all rights the indemnified party may have against third parties with
respect to the claims for which indemnification is being received.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Seller shall not be
entitled to assume or direct the defense or settlement of any Proceeding if the amount of any
Damages with respect to such proceeding is reasonably expected to exceed the Cap after taking into
account all liabilities which the Seller have, has, have had or could reasonably be anticipated to
have by reason of this Article 8, whether in respect of such proceeding and/or the events or
circumstances giving rise thereto and/or in respect of all other claims and/or indemnification
obligations. In such event, Buyer shall be entitled to control the defense and settlement of any
such proceeding, and, without limiting the provisions of Section 8 hereof, the Indemnifying Party
shall be liable for all Damages in connection thereunder.
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ARTICLE 9
TERMINATION
9.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing as
follows:
(a) By mutual agreement of the parties;
(b) by Buyer if Buyer is then not in breach of any of its material obligations hereunder, upon
a material breach of any representation or warranty or violation of covenant by Seller that is not
remedied within ten (10) Business Days after notice of such breach or violation; and
(c) by Seller if Seller is not in breach with any of its material obligations hereunder, upon
a breach of any representation or warranty or violation of covenant by Buyer that is not remedied
within ten (10) Business Days after notice of such breach or violation;
(d) by either Buyer or Seller if Closing shall not have occurred at or before 11:59 p.m.
Chicago Time, on April 1, 2009, provided that the right to terminate the Agreement under this
Section 9.1(d) shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any of its obligations
under this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or
prior to the aforesaid date.
9.2 Survival. In the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.1, (i)
this Agreement shall become null and void and of no further force and effect, subject to Section
9.5 and (ii) except or provided in Section 9.5, there shall be no liability on the part of either
Seller or Buyer or their respective officers, directors or affiliates.
9.3 Certain Effects of Termination. In the event of the termination of this Agreement
by Seller or Buyer as provided in Section 9.1, any party, if so requested by another party,
will return promptly every document furnished to it by the other party in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, whether so obtained before or after the execution of this
Agreement, and any copies thereof (except for copies of documents publicly available) which may
have been made, and will use reasonable efforts to cause its representatives and any
representatives of financial institutions and investors and others to whom such documents were
furnished promptly to return such documents and any copies thereof any of them may have made.
9.4 Remedies. Notwithstanding any termination right granted in Section 9.1,
in the event of the non-fulfillment of any condition to a party’s closing obligations, in the
alternative, such party may elect to do one of the following:
(a) proceed to close, despite the non-fulfillment of any closing condition, it being
understood that consummation of the Closing shall not be deemed a waiver of a breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant or of such party’s rights and remedies with respect thereto;
(b) decline to close, terminate this Agreement, and thereafter seek damages to the extent
permitted in Section 9.5; or
(c) seek specific performance. The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the
event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly
agreed that each Party shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches
of this Agreement (without any obligation of such Party to post any bond or other surety in
connection therewith) and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in
addition to any other remedy to which such Party may be entitled at law or in equity.
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9.5 Right to Seek Damages.
(a) Neither Seller nor Buyer shall have any right whatsoever to assert a claim against the
other party, and except as otherwise provided herein, all rights and obligations of the parties
hereunder shall terminate without any liability of any party to any other party, unless the
circumstances giving rise to such termination were caused by either: (a) the other party’s failure
to comply with any of its material obligations set forth herein, or (b) the other party’s material
breach of a representation or warranty contained in Section 3 or Section 4 hereof, in which event
termination shall not be deemed or construed as limiting or denying any legal or equitable right or
remedy of the non breaching party. Notwithstanding anything in the forgoing to the contrary, in
the event of a termination of this Agreement by Seller under Section 9.1(c) or 9.1(d) (only if
Buyer has failed to fulfill its obligations hereunder or has been the cause or the result of the
failure to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder) without a Closing, the Escrow
Deposit shall be promptly disbursed to Seller. In the event of a termination of this Agreement by
Buyer under Section 9.1(b) or (d) (only if Seller has failed to fulfill its obligations hereunder
or has been the cause or the result of the failure to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereunder) without a Closing, the Escrow Deposit shall be promptly disbursed to Buyer. In the
event of a termination of this Agreement by Buyer and Seller under Section 9.1(a), one-half (50%)
of the Escrow Deposit shall be promptly disbursed to Buyer and one-half (50%) of the Escrow Deposit
shall be promptly disbursed to Seller.
(b) In the event of: (A) termination by Buyer in accordance with the provisions of Section
9.1(b) or 9.1(d), or if Seller refuses to consummate the transactions contemplated herein despite
the satisfaction of all conditions set forth in Section 7 hereof, and (B) within a period of 360
days after such termination, Seller sells any or all of the Purchased Assets to any other party or
successor to Kreido’s estate, then Kreido shall pay FRB the amount of $250,000 in cash in
immediately available funds (“FRB Damages”) upon the consummation of the transaction referred to in
(B) above.
(c) The payment of the FRB Damages, or Escrow Deposit shall be liquidated damages and not as a
penalty, and shall be in lieu of any other right or remedy that a party may have hereunder. In no
event shall any Person or party be entitled to such recourse for damages against any officer or
director of Buyer or Seller, any such recourse being hereby expressly waived. In addition,
Sections 9.3, 9.5(c), 9.5(d), 10.3, 10.5, 10.8 and 10.11 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
(d) Buyer hereby agrees that in the event that this Agreement has been terminated by Seller in
accordance with Section 9.1(c) or (d) above due to Buyer embarking on a course of conduct designed
to avoid the Closing, Buyer shall not be entitled to acquire or contract to acquire any or all of
the Purchased Assets for a period of 360 days following such termination
except upon the payment to Seller or Seller’s estate, successors or assigns of an amount not
less than the Purchase Price plus the amount of the Assumed Liabilities.
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ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 Transaction Expenses. Each party will bear all of its own expenses incurred in
the negotiations and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including all legal,
accounting and other advisors’ fees.
10.2 Notices.
(a) All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted to be given
under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given if in writing and delivered personally or
delivered by a regular overnight delivery service or by means of facsimile communication addressed
as follows:
If to Buyer to: | Four Rivers BioEnergy Inc. | |||
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Xxxxxx X0X 0XX | ||||
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx | ||||
Facsimile No.: x00 000 000 0000 | ||||
And | ||||
Four Rivers BioEnergy Inc. | ||||
0000 Xxxx-Xxx Xxxx | ||||
X.X. Xxx 0000 | ||||
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx |
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Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 | ||||
with a copy to: | Golenbock Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxx LLP | |||
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 | ||||
Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq. | ||||
Facsimile No.: (212) -754-0330 | ||||
If to Seller to: | Kreido Biofuels, Inc. | |||
Kreido Laboratories | ||||
0000 Xxxxx Xxxx | ||||
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
Attention: G.A. Xxx Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||||
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 |
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with a copy to: | DLA Piper LLP (US) | |||
000 Xxxxx XxXxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Xxxxx 0000 | ||||
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000 | ||||
Attention: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx | ||||
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000 |
(b) Either party may designate, by notice in writing, a new or additional address to which any
notice, demand or communication may hereafter be so given or sent.
All such notices, requests, demands, waivers and other communications shall be deemed to have
been received (w) if by personal delivery on the day of such delivery, (x) if by next-day or
overnight mail or delivery, on the business day following delivery to the service and (y) if by
facsimile, on the next day following the day on which such telecopy was sent, provided that a copy
is also sent by certified or registered mail.
10.3 Written Agreement to Govern. This Agreement (along with all documents and
instruments to be delivered pursuant hereto, including all Exhibits and Schedules) sets forth the
entire understanding, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous discussions, negotiations,
understandings and oral and written agreements, among the parties relating to the subject matter it
contains and merges all prior and contemporaneous discussions among them. No party shall be bound
by any definition, condition, representation, warranty, covenant or provision other than as
expressly stated in this Agreement or in the other documents referred to in this Agreement which
form a part of this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original and together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
10.4 Further Assurances.
(a) The parties agree that before and after the Closing, they shall use all reasonable efforts
to take, or cause to be taken (i) all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary,
proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement; (ii) to execute any documents, instruments or conveyances of any kind which may be
reasonably necessary or advisable to carry out any of the transactions contemplated hereunder and
thereunder; and (iii) to cooperate with each other in connection with the foregoing. Upon Buyer’s
request and at Buyer’s cost and expense, Seller shall deliver Buyer, before or after the Closing,
copies of all Seller’s accounting records requested by Buyer and shall afford Buyer access to
Seller’s auditors.
(b) Each party agrees that throughout the term of this Agreement it will cooperate with and
make available to the other party, during normal business hours, all books and records, information
and employees (without substantial disruption of employment) retained and remaining in existence
after the Closing which are necessary or useful in connection with any financial statement audit,
tax inquiry, audit, investigation or dispute, any litigation or investigation or any other matter
requiring any such books and records, information or
employees for any reasonable business purpose and will take reasonable measures to cause its
representatives, including its accountants to do the same.
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10.5 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is judicially or
administratively interpreted or construed as being unenforceable, such provision shall be
inoperative, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain binding upon the parties. If any
provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid as
written by reason of its scope, the parties intend that such provision be enforced to the maximum
extent permitted under applicable laws.
10.6 Interpretation. The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of
reference only and are not a part of and will not control or affect the meaning of this Agreement.
10.7 Waiver of Provisions. The terms, covenants, representations, warranties and
conditions of this Agreement may be waived only by a written instrument executed by the party
waiving compliance. The failure of any party at any time to require performance of any obligation
under this Agreement and all other instruments and documents to be delivered pursuant hereto shall
in no manner affect the right at a later date to enforce the same. No waiver by any party of any
condition, or any breach of any provision, term, covenant, representation or warranty contained in
this Agreement, whether by conduct or otherwise in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be
or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such condition or the breach of any other
provision, term, covenant, representation or warranty of this Agreement.
10.8 Law to Govern. The validity, construction and enforceability of this Agreement
shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its
conflict of laws rules.
10.9 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, personal representatives, administrators
successors and assigns; however, neither this Agreement nor the rights or obligations of any party
hereunder may be assigned except with the written consent of the other parties, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld except that this Agreement may be assigned by FRB Sub to any other
wholly owned entity of FRB.
10.10 Material Adverse Change or Material Adverse Effect. The term “Material Adverse
Effect” or “Material Adverse Change” means a material adverse effect on the assets, business,
condition (financial or otherwise) prospects or results of operations of Seller or Buyer, as the
case may be, taken as a whole, provided, that none of the following alone shall be deemed, in and
of itself, to constitute a Material Adverse Effect: or Material Adverse Change: (i) a change in the
market price or trading volume of the shares of FRB’s or Kreido’s Common Stock, or (ii) changes in
general economic conditions or changes affecting the industry in which the FRB or Seller operates
generally.
10.11 Recovery of Fees and Expenses. In the event any party shall bring legal action
to enforce its rights or the obligations of the other party under this Agreement or to pursue its
remedies at law or in equity, the parties agree that the successful party in said legal proceedings
shall be entitled to recover from the other party the reasonable costs and expenses, including
attorneys’ fees and court costs, incurred in such legal action.
10.12 Business Day. The term “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or any weekday on which the national banks located in New York are officially closed for
business in the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on the day and year
first written above.
Seller: KREIDO BIOFUELS, INC., a Nevada corporation |
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By: | /s/ G. A. Xxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | G. A. Xxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
KREIDO LABORATORIES, a California corporation |
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By: | /s/ G. A. Xxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Name: | G. A. Xxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||
Buyer: FOUR RIVERS BIOENERGY INC., a Nevada corporation |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | President & CEO | |||
THE FOUR RIVERS BIOENERGY COMPANY, INC. a Kentucky corporation |
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By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: | President & CEO |
Exhibits and Schedules intentionally omitted