AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF ACQUISITION
between
UNITED ECOENERGY CORP.
and
EPIC WOUND CARE,
llc
Dated
May19,
2009
AGREEMENT AND PLAN
OF ACQUISITION ("Agreement") dated as of May 19, 2009 between
United EcoEnergy Corp., a Nevada corporation (“UEEC”),
and Epic Wound Care LLC, a Nevada limited liability company
(“Epic”)
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors or Managers of each of UEEC and
Epic deem it advisable for the general welfare of Epic and its
members, that UEEC acquire the operating assets and businesses of
Epic hereafter identified; and
WHEREAS, as a business development company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, UEEC deems it appropriate that the operating
assets and businesses of Epic to be acquired by UEEC be acquired by
a new corporation formed by UEEC for the purpose (sometimes herein
referred to as the “Company”) by the issue of shares of
UEEC to the members of Epic or to their designees (collectively
“Sellers”) as a portfolio investment of UEEC;
NOW, THEREFORE, UEEC, Epic and Company agree that the assets and
business of Epic as hereafter identified (the “Assets”)
shall be transferred to the Company in exchange for shares in UEEC
to be issued to Sellers, that UEEC shall hold all of the issued and
outstanding shares of Company, and that the terms and conditions of
the acquisition and the manner of carrying it into effect shall be
as follows:
ARTICLE 1:
THE STOCK ACQUISITION
1.1 Acquisition . At the
Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.2), upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of this Agreement, UEEC shall hold all of
the issued and outstanding shares of Company and Company shall
acquire all of the Assets of Epic in exchange for a total of up to
Thirty Million (30,000,000) shares of the common stock of UEEC (the
“Shares”) on the terms and conditions hereafter set
forth. This Agreement shall be submitted to the Boards of Directors
of UEEC and Epic in the manner prescribed by, and if required by,
applicable laws and, if applicable, approved at shareholder
meetings called for that purpose or by written consents in lieu of
meetings.
1.2 Transfer of Shares . UEEC
shall cause to be issued at Closing stock certificates for a total
of 30,000,000 shares of the common stock of UEEC, on the following
basis:
1.2.1 Initial Issue and
Transfer . At Closing, UEEC shall issue to Sellers certificates
for a total of 10,000,000 Shares, in such names and in such amounts
as Sellers shall designate before Closing, and Epic shall transfer
and convey to the Company all of the Assets of Epic.
1.2.2. Second Issue and
Transfer . At Closing, UEEC shall
issue to the escrow agent to be named by the Parties at Closing,
certificates for a total of 10,000,000 Shares, in such names and in
such amounts as Sellers shall designate before Closing, which
shares shall be released by the escrow agent within five (5)
business days after the first to occur of (i) the closing bid price
for UEEC common stock on the trading market on which such stock is
then trading is $1.25 per share for any thirty (30) consecutive
trading days or (ii) the Company earns cumulative gross revenues
from operations of $2,000,000 or more in the first twelve (12) full
calendar months after Closing; provided, however, that if neither
condition has been met by the 15 th day of the
thirteenth month after Closing, then the Shares under this Section
1.2.2 shall be returned by the escrow agent to UEEC, shall be
cancelled, and Sellers shall have no further claim to any such
Shares.
1.2.3 Third Issue and Transfer
. UEEC shall issue to the escrow agent
to be named by the Parties at Closing, certificates for a total of
10,000,000 Shares, in such names and in such amounts as Sellers
shall designate before Closing, which shares shall be released by
the escrow agent within five (5) business days after the first to
occur of (i) the Company earning cumulative gross revenues from
operations of $5,000,000 or more in any consecutive period of
twelve full calendar months after Closing, and (ii) the date which
is eighteen (18) calendar months after the date of Closing;
provided, however, that if the condition listed in Section 1.2.3(i)
has not occurred by the date which is eighteen (18) calendar months
after the date of Closing, then only 5,000,000 of the 10,000,000
Shares held in escrow shall be released to Sellers if the Company
does not then hold 100 percent of the exclusive rights to develop,
distribute, market and sell the product known as Prestich, and the
remaining 5,000,000 Shares shall be returned by the escrow agent to
UEEC, shall be cancelled, and Sellers shall have no further claim
to any such Shares.
1.2.4. Early Release from Escrow . In the event that UEEC
sells the stock of the Company acquired hereunder, or substantially
all of the assets of the Company, for an amount greater than $15
million in total consideration, then any Shares still held in
escrow at the closing of such a transaction under Articles 1.2.2 or
1.2.3 shall be released to Sellers by the escrow agent.
1.2.5 Restrictions on Re-sale
. For purposes of Article 1.2.4, UEEC agrees that, for a period of
twelve (12) months after Closing, it will not sell, convey or
transfer the assets of the Company, or sell, convey or transfer the
stock of the Company acquired hereunder, for a total consideration
of less than $30 million without the prior consent of Sellers.
1.2.6. Voting of Escrow Shares
. The Shares shall be held by a mutually agreed upon escrow
agent, agreed upon between UEEC and Epic at or before
Closing. For all purposes in which shareholders of UEEC are
entitled to vote on any matter, the Shares held by the escrow agent
under Articles 1.2.2 and 1.2.3 shall vote as directed by written
instructions delivered by the Chairman and CEO of UEEC to the
escrow agent, and Sellers shall have no rights to vote such Shares
until the Shares are released by the escrow agent.
1.3 Effective Time; Closing .
Immediately upon the execution of this Agreement by Epic and the
execution and adoption of this Agreement by the Boards of Directors
of Company, Epic and UEEC, and the satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions set forth in Article 5 (the last date of such execution,
satisfaction or waiver being the " Effective Time "), the
parties hereto shall, within ten (10) days of the Effective Time,
cause the Asset acquisition to be consummated by executing and
delivering the acquisition documents as provided herein, and the
parties shall take all such other and further actions as may be
required by law to cause the Asset acquisition to become effective
immediately (the “ Closing ”). The parties
anticipate that the Closing shall be on or before May 31, 2009.
1.4 Effect of the Acquisition
. At and after the Closing, Company shall continue as a separate
corporate entity and as a wholly owned subsidiary of UEEC, all of
the business, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises
of Epic and all debts, liabilities and duties of Epic, shall be
transferred to and continue in the Company.
1.5 Articles of Incorporation;
By-Laws; Directors and Officers .
(a) At the Effective Time, the
Articles of Incorporation of Company as in effect immediately
before the Effective Time shall continue as the Articles of
Incorporation of Company until thereafter amended as provided by
law.
(b) At the Effective Time, the By-Laws
of Company, as in effect immediately before the Effective Time,
shall continue as the By-Laws of Company until thereafter amended
as provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation of Company and
such By-Laws.
(c) The board of directors of Company
after the Effective Time shall be elected by written consent action
of UEEC as the sole shareholder of Company entitled to vote thereon
in lieu of an Annual or Special Meeting of Shareholders, to serve
until their successors are duly elected or appointed and shall
qualify. The officers of Company shall thereafter be elected by the
newly elected Board of Directors and shall serve until their
successors are duly elected or appointed and shall qualify.
ARTICLE 2:
ASSETS
2.1
Working Capital
Amount . The Assets to be acquired from Epic shall
include all of the assets used inor necessary to the operationof
the business or propsed business of Epic, and shall include the
assets identified on Schedule 2.1.
2.2 Debt Assumption
. All outstanding liabilities and
expenses for operations of Company, and its predecessor in interest
as listed on Schedule “2.2”, shall be currently
reflected on the financial records of Company at Closing and will
be paid in due course by Company. There will be no other
liabilities and debts of Company not reflected on Schedule
“2.2”.
Article 3:
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF UEEC
UEEC represents and warrants to, and agrees with, Epic as
follows:
3.1 Organization
. UEEC is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Nevada, with its principal place of business located
in Florida. UEEC has all requisite corporate power and authority to
own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business
as now being conducted. UEEC is duly qualified to do business and
in good standing as a foreign corporation in each other
jurisdiction, if any, in which its property or business makes such
qualification necessary.
3.2 Authority Relative to this
Agreement . UEEC has full corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by the
Board of Directors of UEEC and no other corporate proceedings on
the part of UEEC are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has
been duly and validly executed and delivered by UEEC and
constitutes a valid and binding agreement, enforceable against it
in accordance with its terms.
3.3 No Conflict; Required Filings
and Consents .
(a) The execution and delivery of this
Agreement by UEEC does not, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not, (i) conflict with or
violate any law, regulation, court order, judgment or decree
applicable to UEEC or by which its properties are bound or
affected, (ii) violate or conflict with either the Articles of
Incorporation or By-Laws of UEEC or (iii) result in any breach of
or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of
time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any
right of termination or cancellation of, or result in the creation
of a lien on any of the properties of UEEC pursuant to any contract
to which UEEC is a party or by which UEEC or any of its respective
properties is bound or affected.
(b) UEEC is not required to submit any
notice, report or other filing with any governmental entity or
regulating body, domestic or foreign, in connection with the
execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. No waiver,
consent, approval or authorization of any governmental entity or
regulatory body, domestic or foreign, is required to be obtained or
made by UEEC in connection with its execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
3.4 Capitalization . As of the
Closing, UEEC shall have authorized capital stock of 150,000,000
shares of common stock, of which 34,710,537 shares of common stock
will be issued and outstanding at the Effective Date, not including
the shares to be issued under this Agreement, and 5,000,000 shares
of preferred stock, of which no shares are issued and outstanding.
All the outstanding shares of capital stock of UEEC have been duly
authorized and are validly issued, and non-assessable.
3.5 Transfer Restrictions
. There are no restrictions on the
transfer of shares of capital stock of UEEC other than those
imposed by relevant federal and state securities laws and as
otherwise contemplated by this Agreement. The offer and sale of all
capital stock and other securities of UEEC issued before the date
hereof and to be issued hereafter complied with or were exempt or
will comply with or be exempt from all applicable federal and state
securities laws and no stockholder has a right of rescission or
damages with respect thereto. UEEC does not have outstanding, and
has no obligation to grant or issue, any “phantom
stock” or other right measured by the profits, revenues or
results of operations of UEEC or any portion thereof; or any
similar rights.
3.6 Litigation. No
investigation or review by any governmental entity or regulatory
body, foreign or domestic, with respect to UEEC is pending or
threatened against UEEC, and no governmental entity or regulatory
body has advised UEEC of an intention to conduct the same. There is
no claim, action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending or
threatened against or affecting UEEC at law or in equity or before
any federal, state, municipal or other governmental entity or
regulatory body, or which challenges the validity of this Agreement
or any action taken or to be taken by UEEC pursuant to this
Agreement. As of the date hereof, UEEC is not subject to, nor is
there in existence, any outstanding judgment, award, order, writ,
injunction or decree of any court, governmental entity or
regulatory body relating to UEEC.
ARTICLE 4: REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
EPIC
Epic
represents and warrants to, and agrees with, UEEC as follows:
4.1 Organization . Epic is a
limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada and has all
requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its
business and properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted by Epic, inluding the Assets. Epic will be duly qualified
to do business in and in good standing as a foreign corporation in
each jurisdiction in which property owned, leased or operated by it
or the nature of the business conducted by it makes such
qualification necessary. Epic has heretofore delivered to or will
deliver to UEEC true, accurate and complete copies of its Articles
of Formation and other governing documents as in effect on the date
hereof and minutes of all meetings of members and managers of Epic
held through and including the date of this Agreement and through
the Effective Date. Epic is not in violation of any of the
provisions of its Articles of Formation and other governing
documents.
4.2 Authority Relative to this
Agreement . Epic has or will have full power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by the
members and managers of Epic, and no other proceedings are
necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and
validly executed and delivered by Epic and constitutes a valid and
binding agreement, enforceable against them in accordance with its
terms.
4.3 No Conflict; Required Filings
and Consents .
(a) The execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Epic does not, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not, (i) conflict with or
violate any law, regulation, court order, judgment or decree
applicable to Epic, or by which its properties are bound or
affected, (ii) violate or conflict with either the Articles of
Formation or other governing documents of Epic or (iii) result in
any breach of or constitute a default (or an event which with
notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or
give to others any right of termination or cancellation of, or
result in the creation of a lien on any of the properties of Epic
pursuant to any contract to which Epic is a party or by which Epic,
or any of its respective properties is bound or affected.
(b) Epic is not required to submit any
notice, report or other filing with any governmental entity or
regulating body, domestic or foreign, in connection with the
execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. No waiver,
consent, approval or authorization of any governmental entity or
regulatory body, domestic or foreign, is required to be obtained or
made by Epic in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
4.4
Financial Statements .
(a) The balance
sheets of Epic, as of December 31, 2008 and April 30, 2009 (the
“ Epic Balance Sheets ”), and the related
statements of income and retained earnings for the periods ending
December 31, 2008 and April 30, 2009 (the “ Epic Financial
Statements ”), will be prepared by Epic and UEEC and
derived from the financial statements of MedSpring (the predecessor
to Epic) and such other sources as Epic and UEEC agree, prior to
and as a condition to Closing, and Epic and UEEC will be satisfied
that they fairly present the financial condition of Epic as of said
dates and the results of their operations for the periods then
ended, in conformity with GAAP consistently applied for the periods
covered.
(b) Epic will deliver to UEEC at
Closing, Interim Financial Statements which fairly present the
financial condition of Epic, as of the Effective Time and since
April 30, 2009 and the results of their operations for the periods
then ended, in conformity with GAAP consistently applied for the
periods covered.
4.45 Real and Personal
Property . Epic does not own any real property. Epic, has good
and marketable title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all other
assets used or held for use in the conduct of its business,
including the Assets. All of the Assets owned or leased by Epic are
in all material respects in good condition and repair, ordinary
wear and tear excepted, and well maintained. There are no material
capital expenditures currently contemplated or necessary to
maintain the current business of Epic.
4.6 Absence of Undisclosed
Liabilities . Except to the extent reflected or reserved
against in the Epic Interim Financial Statements, Epic will not
have at the Effective Time any liabilities or obligations (secured,
unsecured, contingent or otherwise) of a nature customarily
reflected in a corporate balance sheet prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (" Liabilities
")
4.7 Absence of Certain Changes
. Since April 30, 2009, (i) there has been no material adverse
change in the condition (financial or otherwise), assets,
liabilities, results of operations, business or prospects of Epic
and (ii) nothing has occurred relative to the business or prospects
of Epic which would have a material adverse effect on their future
business.
4.8 Litigation. No
investigation or review by any governmental entity or regulatory
body, foreign or domestic, with respect to Epic is pending or
threatened and no governmental entity or regulatory body has
advised Epic of an intention to conduct the same. There is no
claim, action, suit, investigation or proceeding pending or
threatened against or affecting Epic at law or in equity or before
any federal, state, municipal or other governmental entity or
regulatory body, or which challenges the validity of this Agreement
or any action taken or to be taken by Epic pursuant to this
Agreement. As of the date hereof, Epic is not subject to, nor is
there in existence, any outstanding judgment, award, order, writ,
injunction or decree of any court, governmental entity or
regulatory body relating to Epic.
4.9 Contracts .
(a) Epic has provided UEEC with copies
of all material contracts, agreements, leases, licenses,
arrangements, commitments, sales orders, purchase orders or any
claim or right or any benefit or obligation arising thereunder or
resulting therefrom and currently in effect, whether oral or
written to which Epic is a party (“ Contracts
”), including:
(i) any Contract (or group of related
Contracts) for the lease of real or personal property to or from
any person providing for lease payments in excess of $1,000 per
annum;
(ii) any Contract (or group of related
Contracts) for the purchase or sale of raw materials, commodities,
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