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Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by and among
ARIEL WAY, INC.,
LIME TRUCK ACQUISITION CORPORATION,
LIME MEDIA, LLC,
LIME TRUCK, INC.,
MELODY MAYER,
HEATH HILL
AND
CHARLES WARREN
Dated Effective as of April 30, 2008
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "
Agreement ") is made and entered into as of April
30, 2008, by and among Ariel Way, Inc., a Florida corporation
(the " Buyer "), Lime Truck Acquisition
Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned
subsidiary of the Buyer (the " Buyer Sub "), Lime
Media, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the "
Company "), Lime Truck, Inc. 1
a Texas corporation (the
“ Company
Affiliate ”),
Melody Mayer, Heath Hill and Charles Warren, all of the members
of the Company (the "Members" ).
WITNESSETH :
WHEREAS , the Boards of Directors of the
Buyer and the Buyer Sub and the manager of the Company (the
“Manager”) and Members of the Company have
determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of
their respective companies and their stockholders or members to
consummate the business combination transaction upon the terms
set forth in this Agreement pursuant to which the Company will,
subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, merge with
and into the Buyer Sub, with the Buyer Sub being the surviving
entity (the " Merger "); and
WHEREAS, the Members and the Manager of
the Company have approved the Merger in accordance with the
Regulations of the Company, dated October 18, 2006 (the
“Regulations”) and Texas Law;
WHEREAS , the parties desire to make
certain representations, warranties and agreements in connection
with the Merger and also to prescribe certain conditions to the
Merger; and
WHEREAS, certain capitalized terms used
herein are defined in Article VII.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the
premises and the mutual covenants, warranties and agreements
contained herein and other good and valuable consideration the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto,
and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
The Merger
Section 1.1
The Merger . Subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, in accordance with the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the " Delaware
Law ") and the Texas Limited Liability Company Act (the
" Texas Law "), upon the execution of this
Agreement and concurrent with the filing of a Certificate of
Merger by the Buyer Sub and Articles of Merger by the Company
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the
Secretary of State of the State of Texas, respectively (each a "
Certificate of Merger, " and collectively, the "
Merger Certificates ") (in accordance with the
relevant provision of Delaware Law and Texas Law, respectively),
the Company shall merge with and into the Buyer Sub. The Merger
shall become effective upon the filing of the Merger
Certificates by the respective parties with the Department of
State of the State of Delaware and the State of Texas and the
separate corporate existence of the Company will cease upon the
filing of the Merger Certificates (the " Effective
Time "). The Buyer Sub will continue as the surviving
corporation (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "
Surviving Corporation ") in the Merger and,
1 To be amended immediately
upon the Effective Time as defined herein, to reflect the name
change to Lime Media Group, Inc. or such variation as approved by
the Secretary of State of Texas.
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except as set forth hereinbelow, shall succeed
to and assume all of the rights and obligations of the Company.
The Buyer Sub, as the surviving corporation after the Merger,
will be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware
.
For purposes of this Agreement, the date of the
filing of the Merger Certificate and the execution of this
Agreement shall be known as the " First Closing Date
" and the actions taken on such date and at such time, the "
First Closing " and the date of the payment of the
amount due under the Acquisition Promissory Notes (as defined in
Section 1.7(b)) shall be known as the " Second Closing
Date " and the actions taken on such date and at such time,
the " Second Closing. " Consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Collateral
Agreements at the First Closing and the Second Closing shall take
place at the offices of Babirak Carr, P.C., 1920 L Street, N.W.,
Suite 525, Washington, D.C. 20036 commencing at 11.00 a.m. local
time, or at such other time or location as the parties may fix by
mutual agreement of the Buyer, Buyer Sub, the Company and the
Members. At the First Closing, each party will cause to be
prepared, executed, delivered and filed the following: this
Agreement, the Collateral Agreements, the Merger Certificates and
all other appropriate and customary documents as any party or its
counsel may reasonably request for the purpose of consummating the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. All actions
taken at the First or Second Closing shall be deemed to have been
taken at the time the last of any such actions is taken or
completed.
Section 1.2
Effects of Merger; First Closing .
At and after the Effective Time, the Merger shall have the
effects set forth in this Agreement and the applicable
provisions of Delaware Law and Texas Law. At the Effective Time,
all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises
of the Company and Buyer Sub including all operating agreements,
tax identification numbers and assets (the “
Included Assets ”) as more particularly
described in the “List of Assets” attached hereto as
Exhibit A , will vest in the Surviving Corporation
subject to the terms of the Acquisition Pledge and Escrow
Agreement, Security AgreementAcquisition Promissory Notes, and
One Year Promissory Notes (as defined in Sections 1.7(b) and
1.7(c)) each in substantially the form attached hereto as
Exhibits B, C, D, and E. Subject to the terms of this
Agreement, at the Effective Time all debts, liabilities and
duties of the Company and Buyer Sub not paid by the Company at
or before the First Closing will become the debts, liabilities
and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
The Included Assets shall include but are not
limited to all equipment, fixtures, vehicles, works in progress,
prepaid deposits, goodwill, inventory, trademarks, trade names,
intellectual property (except as specifically set forth herein)
and all other tangible and intangible assets, to be
substantially the same as those set forth on the Company
Compiled Financial Statements (as defined in Section 2.6), and
as set forth in Exhibit A hereto.
Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the
Company’s rights, title and interest to the use of the
trademark, Service Mark, and/or trade name “Lime
Media”, registered with the United States Patent and
Trademark Office Registration No. 3,376,115 (but not “Lime
Truck”) and all other related intellectual property
associated therewith shall be assigned to and vest in Company
Affiliate. The Included Assets shall also include all cash
in account not to exceed $5,000.00, accounts receivable as
specifically set forth in Exhibit K , and all new
business originated by Buyer Sub on or after May 1, 2008, , such
that Buyer Sub will be able to report and disclose the financial
results of the Surviving Corporation as if the Merger has been
fully completed in accordance with SEC regulations. All of
the Included Assets are as set forth on Exhibit A
and shall not encompass any specifically excluded assets (the
“ Excluded Assets ”) as specifically
set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto.
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Section 1.3
Certificate of Incorporation . At
the Effective Time, the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Buyer Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time,
shall be the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation, provided however , that the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation will be amended to
reflect that the name of the Surviving Corporation following the
Effective Time will be "Lime Truck, Inc."
Section 1.4
Bylaws . At the Effective Time,
the bylaws of Buyer Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation, provided however , that the bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation will be amended to reflect that the name
of the Surviving Corporation will be "Lime Truck, Inc."
Section 1.5
Board of Directors and Officers .
The directors and corporate officers of Buyer Sub immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall continue to be the directors
and corporate officers of the Surviving Corporation, each to
hold office in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, until their respective
successors are duly elected or appointed (as the case may be)
and qualified.
Section 1.6
Execution of Agreement . Upon
execution of this Agreement and as consideration therefore, the
Buyer shall deliver to the Members a number of shares of Buyer
Common Stock equal to $35,000 divided by the average of the
closing bid prices of the shares of Buyer Common Stock as quoted
on the OTC Bulletin Board for the five (5) trading days ending
two trading days prior to the First Closing Date; provided,
however, that if the number of shares issuable pursuant to the
foregoing formula is less than 10,000,000 shares, the Buyer
shall deliver to the Members an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares
of Buyer Common Stock. The parties understand and agree
that the shares of Buyer Common Stock to be delivered pursuant
to this Section 1.6 are in lieu of the shares deliverable
pursuant to and at the time of the signing of the Letter Of
Intent among the parties, dated January 10, 2008 (the "
Letter Of Intent Signing Stock
Consideration "). In the event the Members
exercise their repurchase rights under Section 1.12 below, the
Members shall have the right to retain the Letter Of Intent
Signing Stock Consideration.
Section 1.7
Effect of Merger . As of the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action
on the part of the Buyer, the Buyer Sub, the Company, the
Members, or Manager, the Membership Interests (as defined in
Section 2.2(a)) shall be cancelled and extinguished and
converted into the right to receive the following:
(a)
an aggregate of 17,000,000 shares of Buyer
Common Stock (the " Stock Consideration "), the
number of such shares of Stock Consideration to be issued to
each Member as of the Effective Time shall be in accordance with
Schedule 1.7 hereto;
(b)
promissory notes to be issued by the Buyer in
the original aggregate principal amount of $792,500 (the
“Acquisition Note Consideration” ) in
substantially the form of such note attached hereto as
Exhibit D (the " Acquisition Promissory
Notes "), the principal amounts of each
Acquisition Promissory Note to be issued to a Member shall be in
accordance with Schedule 1.7 attached hereto. The
principal amount of each of the Acquisition Promissory Notes
shall be payable by the Buyer to the Members on or before 45
days after the Buyer Sub’s completion at
Buyer Sub’s expense of the audit of the December 31,
2007 financial statements, and any unaudited interim
financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries
required to be filed by the Buyer with the SEC pursuant to
Regulation S-X (the “Company Audited Financial
Statements” ), but no later than 60 days
after the First Closing. The Acquisition Promissory Notes
shall be secured by all of the issued and outstanding shares of
common stock of the Surviving Corporation, which shares shall be
held in
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escrow pursuant to the terms and conditions of
an Acquisition Pledge and Escrow Agreement in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit B ; and
(c) promissory notes in the
original aggregate principal amount of $640,000 (the " One
Year Note Consideration ") in substantially the form of
such note attached hereto as Exhibit E (the "
One Year Promissory Notes "), the principal
amounts of each One Year Promissory Note to be issued to each
Member shall be in accordance with Schedule 1.7
attached hereto. (The Stock Consideration, One Year Note
Consideration and the Acquisition Promissory Note Consideration
shall hereinafter sometimes referred to as the " Merger
Consideration. ") The One Year Note Consideration shall
be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 4.5(c) and
to satisfaction of certain sales and performance targets set
forth in the Business Plan attached hereto as Exhibit
F .
Section 1.8
Restrictions on Transfer of Buyer Common
Stock .
(a)
The Members understand and agree that all of the
shares of Buyer Common Stock to be issued pursuant to Section
1.6 and 1.7(b) above will not have been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the " Securities
Act "), and will be issued in one or more transactions
that are exempt from such registration requirements pursuant to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and/or Rule 506 of Regulation
D promulgated thereunder, will be deemed to be "restricted
securities" within the meaning set forth in Rule 144, may not be
resold without registration under, or an exemption, from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act, and that the
Company will impose stop transfer instructions against the
shares. Each certificate evidencing shares of Buyer Common Stock
issued pursuant to Sections 1.6 and 1.7(b) shall bear
substantially the following legend:
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE
UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND,
ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR
PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT
SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT
AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS
EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO
SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY
ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.
(b)
Further, an aggregate of 12,000,000 shares of
Buyer Common Stock included in the Stock Consideration that are
required to be returned to, and cancelled by, the Buyer upon
Members’ exercise of their Repurchase Option pursuant to
Section 1.12 shall bear a further restrictive legend reflecting
the fact that such shares may not be sold, pledged,
hypothecated, or otherwise transferred during the period
commencing on the Effective Date through the date the
Members’ rights to exercise the Repurchase Option
terminate in accordance with Section 1.12
Section 1.9
Placement in Escrow . At the First
Closing, all shares of the common stock of the Surviving
Corporation shall be placed in escrow with an escrow agent
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Acquisition Pledge
and Escrow Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B
.
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Section 1.10
Vehicle ACH Payments . At the
Second Closing, the Members shall deposit an amount equal to
twelve (12) months of payments due under the Company’s
lease arrangements for the vehicles identified on Exhibit
A (the “Vehicles” ) into a
commercial escrow account from which Member’s
commercial escrow agent shall make monthly withdrawals of funds
to make monthly Vehicle payments pursuant to the terms and
conditions as attached hereto as Exhibit G (the
“ Vehicle ACH Payment Agreement”).
Section 1.11
Vehicle Escrow . At the Second
Closing, titles for the Vehicles will be deposited with an
escrow agent to be held in escrow. The Members shall have
a first lien on all clear Vehicles titles and a second lien
position on remaining titles until the payment pursuant to the
One Year Promissory Note has been fully satisfied.
Section 1.12
Repurchase Option .
(a)
In the event that either:
(i) the Buyer for any reason, except
for acts of God and other unforeseen events and actions over
which the Buyer has no control, shall not satisfy the material
conditions to the Second Closing, including payment of the
principal amount of $792,500 due pursuant to the terms of the
Acquisition Promissory Note subject to any cure period; or
(ii) during the period following the
First Closing through the Second Closing, YA Global Investments,
LP (“YA Global”, f/k/a Cornell Capital Partners,
LLP) and/or Montgomery Equity Partners, Ltd., in one or a series
of transactions converts the shares of Series A Convertible
Preferred Shares held by them so that, following such
transactions, they beneficially own in the aggregate and
collectively at the time of such transactions and as disclosed
in an appropriate filing with the SEC 15% or more of then issued
and outstanding shares of the Buyer’s Common Stock, the
Members, jointly and not severally, shall have an option (the
“Repurchase Option”) to purchase all (but not less
than all) of the shares of Buyer Sub common stock held in escrow
pursuant to the Acquisition Pledge and Escrow Agreement attached
hereto as Exhibit B for aggregate consideration of
$100 (the “Repurchase Consideration”). The
Repurchase Option shall be exercisable for a period of 15 days
following the first occurrence of an event set forth in either
subparagraph (a) or (b) above (the “Repurchase Option
Exercise Period”) and, if not exercised during such
Repurchase Option Exercise Period, the Repurchase Option shall
automatically terminate and shall be of no further force or
effect. The Members, jointly and not severally, shall
exercise their Repurchase Option by delivering written notice to
the Buyer and Buyer Sub on or before the expiration of the
Repurchase Option Exercise Period (the “Repurchase Option
Notice”) together with a check or checks in the amount
equal to the Repurchase Consideration. A closing with regard to
the Member’s exercise of the Repurchase Option shall occur
no later than 15 business days following the Buyer’s
receipt of the Repurchase Option Notice and Repurchase
Consideration from the Members (the “Repurchase Option
Closing”).
(b)
In the event the Members exercise the Repurchase
Option in accordance with Section 1.12(a):
(i)
as a break-up fee, the Members shall have a
right to retain (A) all of the shares of Buyer Common stock
issued at the First Closing pursuant to Section 1.6 above and
(B) 5,000,000 shares of Buyer Common Stock issued pursuant to
Section 1.7(a) above; and
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(ii)
the Buyer’s obligations to pay the
principal amount and interest due under the Acquisition
Promissory Notes and One Year Notes shall terminate and such
promissory notes shall be delivered to the Buyer at the
Repurchase Option Closing for cancellation; and
(iii)
the Buyer shall have no further liability or
obligation to the Members or the Surviving Corporation under
this Agreement, the Collateral Agreements, or otherwise.
Section 1.13
Surrender of Member Interests; Transfer
Books .
(a) At the First Closing,
certificates representing the Member Interests shall be
surrendered to the Buyer Sub by the holder of record of such
Member Interests whereupon such certificates shall be cancelled
immediately. Until so surrendered, each such Member Interest
will represent solely the right to receive the Merger
Consideration relating thereto. Upon surrender of a
Member’s Interests for cancellation, the holder of such
certificate shall be entitled to receive promptly, but no later
than one (1) business day after the later of the Effective Time
or the delivery of the certificate representing the Member
Interest and in exchange therefore the Merger Consideration that
such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to Schedule
1.7 .
(b) At the Effective Time, the
transfer books of the Company will be closed and there will not
be any further registration of transfers of any Member
Interests, options or warrants thereafter on the records of the
Company. If, at or after the Effective Time, Member Interests
are presented to the Buyer Sub for transfer, they will be
canceled.
ARTICLE II
Representations and Warranties of Company and
Members
The Company and the Members, jointly and
severally, represent and warrant to the Buyer as follows:
Section 2.1
Organization and Qualification .
The Company (a) is a limited liability company duly formed,
validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Texas, (b) has the requisite corporate power and
authority to own, operate, manage, lease, and hold its
properties and assets as and where its properties and assets are
presently located and to carry on its business as is now being
conducted and proposed to be conducted, and (c) is duly
qualified or licensed and in good standing to do business in
each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the
ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification
necessary, other than in such jurisdictions where the failure so
to qualify or to be in good standing would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company has furnished to
Buyer true, correct and complete copies of its Articles of
Organization, as amended (the “Articles of
Organization”) and Regulations, as amended.
Section 2.2
Capitalization; Subsidiaries .
(a)
All membership interests of the Company (the
“Membership Interests”) are owned
beneficially and of record as set forth in Schedule
2.2 attached hereto. Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.2 , there are no issued or outstanding
membership interests or other equity securities of the Company,
or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable
for membership interests or other equity securities of the
Company, or outstanding options, warrants, calls, preemptive
rights, subscriptions, or other rights, agreements, contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements of any character by
which the Company, any Member or any other person is bound to
issue, transfer, sell, repurchase, retire or cause to be issued,
transferred, sold repurchased or retired any Membership
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Interest or other equity securities of the
Company or securities convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for membership interest or other equity securities
of the Company, or obligating the Company to grant, extend, or
enter into any such options, warrants, calls, preemptive rights,
subscriptions or other rights, agreements, contracts,
commitments, understandings, or arrangements. Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.2 , the Membership
Interests listed on Schedule 2.2 owned by
each such Member: (i) to the Knowledge of the Company, are
not subject to or bound by any agreement affecting or relating
to such Member’s right to transfer its membership
interests or other equity securities of the Company;
(ii) were not issued in violation of the Securities Act or
any state or foreign securities laws; and (iii) to the
Knowledge of the Company, are free and clear of all Liens or
other encumbrances. Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.2 , there are no voting trusts,
proxies, or any other agreements or understandings with respect
to the voting of any Membership Interests or other equity
securities of the Company to which the Company or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, any Member is a party.
(b)
The copy of the Articles of Organization and the
Company Regulations provided to Buyer are accurate and complete
as of the date of this Agreement.
(c)
The Company does not have any Subsidiary except
AIM Fleet, Ltd. a Texas limited partnership.
Section 2.3
Authority, Approval and Enforceability .
(a)
The Company has the necessary corporate power
and authority to enter into this Agreement and each Collateral
Agreement to which it is a party and, subject to the filing of
the Certificate of Merger as required by Texas Law, to
consummate the Merger and to otherwise carry out its obligations
hereunder and under the Collateral Agreements. The Members have
the necessary competency, power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and the Collateral Agreements to which they are
parties and carry out the obligations hereunder. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreements to
which the Company is a party and the consummation of the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary limited liability company action on
the part of the Company and the Members and no other proceedings
on the part of the Company or any Member are necessary to
authorize this Agreement and each such Collateral Agreement or
to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby.
(b)
This Agreement and each Collateral Agreement to
which the Company is a party has been, or upon execution and
delivery will be, duly executed and delivered by the Company and
constitutes, or upon execution and delivery will constitute, the
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
in accordance with their respective terms, except as such
enforcement may be limited by general equitable principles or by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar
laws and judicial decisions from time to time in effect which
affect creditors’ rights generally.
(c)
None of the Members nor any other holder from
time to time of any class or group or series of membership
interests in the Company has, or has at any time been provided,
contractual appraisal rights (whether pursuant to the Company
Regulations or otherwise) that could be exercised or perfected
in connection with this Agreement and/or the consummation of the
Merger.
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Section 2.4
No Conflict; Required Filings and
Consents .
(a)
Except as otherwise set forth in
Schedule 2.4 attached hereto, the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and
the Collateral Agreements to which the Company is a party and
the consummation of the Merger will not: (i) breach,
conflict with or violate any provision of the Company’s
Articles of Organization or the Company Regulations;
(ii) require any filing with, or permit, authorization,
consent or approval of, any governmental authority;
(iii) contravene or conflict with or violate in any
material respect any Legal Requirement; (iv) violate,
conflict with, result in a material breach of, constitute a
default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any
person the right to accelerate, terminate, materially modify,
cancel, require any notice under, or cause the loss of a benefit
(including any increase in payments) under any Material
Agreements to which the Company is a party or by which the
Company is bound or to which any asset of the Company is
subject; or (v) result in the creation or imposition of any
Liens on the properties or assets of the Company, except in the
cases of clauses (ii) and (v) as would not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)
Except for the filing of the Merger Certificate
and any applicable requirements, if any, under "takeover" or
"blue sky" law, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
is required to submit any notice, report or other filing with
any Governmental Entity in connection with the execution,
delivery or performance of this Agreement or the Collateral
Agreements or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby the failure of which to submit would, individually or in
the aggregate, have or result in a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company. No waiver, consent, approval or authorization of
any Governmental Entity or any third party is required to be
obtained or made by the Company or its Subsidiaries in
connection with its execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement the failure of which to obtain or make, individually
or in the aggregate, would have or result in a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company.
(c)
No suit, action, inquiry, investigation or other
proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened against or involving the Company or any Subsidiary
before any Governmental Entity seeking to restrain the Company
or any such Subsidiary from entering into this Agreement and the
Collateral Agreements to which the Company is a party or which
questions or challenges or may have the effect of preventing,
delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with the First
Closing, or seeking damages against the Company or any
Subsidiary as a result of the consummation of the Merger.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to any
judgment, order or decree which could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 2.5
Investment Representations .
(a)
The Members understand and agree that they are
acquiring the Letter of Intent Signing Consideration Stock, the
Stock Consideration and the One Year Promissory Notes pursuant
to the Merger for investment for their own account, not as a
nominee or agent, and not with the view to, or for resale in
connection with, any distribution or public offering thereof
within the meaning of the Securities Act;
(b)
The Members understand and agree that the shares
of Buyer Common Stock and One Year Promissory Note issuable at
the First Closing will not have been registered under the
Securities Act and will be deemed "restricted securities" within
the meaning set forth in Rule 144 under the Securities Act and
may not be sold or transferred without registration under or an
exemption from the registration requirements under the
Securities Act;
(c)
Each Member represents that he, she or it has
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
that he, she or it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks
of its investment in the Buyer Common Stock and One Year
Promissory Note and has the capacity to protect his, her or its
own interests;
(d)
Each Member is an Accredited Investor as defined
in Regulation D under the Securities Act; and
(e)
Each Member acknowledges that an investment in
shares of Buyer Common Stock and One Year Promissory Note by way
of the Merger is highly speculative and entails a substantial
degree of risk, and each such Member has the ability to bear the
economic risk of his, her or its investment indefinitely.
(f)
Prior to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, each Member has had the opportunity to ask questions
of and receive answers from representatives of Buyer concerning
the finances, operations, business and prospects of Buyer.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each
Member acknowledges having received and reviewed a copy of
Buyer’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
September 30, 2007, and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for
the period ended December 31, 2007, and all current reports on
Form 8-K filed by the Buyer in the last 12 months. Each
Member represents that he, she or it is a resident of the State
of Texas.
Section 2.6
Financial Statements; Debt .
(a)
Attached hereto as Exhibit H are
the Company’s (a) compiled balance sheet (the "
Company Balance Sheet ") dated as of December 31,
2007 (the " Balance Sheet Date ") and income
statement for the year then ended (all such financial statements
being collectively referred to herein as the " Company
Compiled Financial Statements ") and (b) the
Company’s interim balance sheet as of March 31, 2008 and ,
income statement for the period then ended. The Company Compiled
Financial Statements present fairly in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations, changes in
members’ equity, and cash flows of the Company for the
periods then ended, and, except (i) for footnotes and
normal year end adjustments..The Company maintains internal
accounting controls designed to provide reasonable assurances
that transactions by the Company are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization and to
maintain accountability for assets. There have been no instances
of fraud that have occurred since January 1, 2006, involving the
management of the Company or any other employees of the Company
who have a significant role in the Company’s internal
control over financial reporting.
(b)
The Company has no material debt, liability or
obligation of any nature, whether accrued, absolute, contingent
or otherwise, and whether due or to become due, that is not
reflected or reserved against in the Company Compiled Financial
Statements in the ordinary course of its business, consistent
with past practice and that are not material in amount either
individually or collectively.
(c)
Except as otherwise set forth in
Schedule 2.6 attached hereto, the accounts
receivable reflected in the Company Compiled Financial
Statements, or in the books and records of the Company
(“Books and Records”) as of the First Closing Date
arose from bona fide transactions in the ordinary course of
business, and the goods and services involved have been sold,
delivered, and performed to the account obligors, and no further
filings with Governmental Entities, insurers, or others are
required to be made, no further goods are required to be
provided, and no further services are required to be rendered in
order to complete the sales and fully render the services and to
entitle the Company to collect the accounts receivable as set
forth in Exhibit K in full. Except as set forth on
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Schedule 2.6 , all such
accounts receivable are current and the reserves for such
accounts receivable have not been calculated in accordance with
GAAP. Reserves for accounts receivable in the Company Compiled
Financial Statements, and in the books and records of the
Company as of the First Closing Date do not include reserves for
any accounts receivable as set forth in Exhibit K that become
uncollectible as a result of the Merger or actions taken by
Buyer subsequent to the First Closing. Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.6 no such account has been assigned or
pledged to any other person or entity and, except only to the
extent fully reserved against as set forth in the Company
Compiled Financial Statements, no defense or set-off to any such
account has been asserted by the account obligor.
(c)
The Company owns or has the right to use all of
the assets necessary to continue the operations of the Company
after the First Closing as it has been conducted by the Company
immediately prior to the date of this Agreement.
Section 2.7
Absence of Certain Changes .
(a)
Since the Balance Sheet Date, except as set
forth on Schedule 2.7 , the Company has conducted
its business in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has
not been with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary:
(i)
any change in the financial condition,
properties, assets, liabilities, business or operations thereof
which change by itself or in conjunction with all other such
changes, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of
business, has had or will have a material adverse effect
thereon;
(ii)
any material loss of customers. A correct and
complete list of all customers lost in the preceding twelve (12)
months, including all revenue generated from any customer
generating at least $2,500 per month in revenue for the Company
for the twelve (12) months preceding the date on which they were
no longer customers will be provided upon request of Buyer;
(iii)
any contingent liability incurred thereby as
guarantor or otherwise with respect to the obligations of
others;
(iv)
any mortgage, encumbrance or lien placed on any
of the properties thereof;
(v)
any material obligation or liability incurred
thereby other than obligations and liabilities incurred in the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(vi)
any purchase or sale or other disposition, or
any agreement or other arrangement for the purchase, sale or
other disposition, of any of the properties or assets thereof
other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(vii)
any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not
covered by insurance, materially and adversely affecting the
properties, assets or business thereof;
(viii)
any declaration, setting aside or payment of any
dividend on, or the making of any other distribution in respect
of, the capital stock thereof, any split, combination or
recapitalization of the capital stock thereof or any direct or
indirect redemption, purchase or other acquisition of the
capital stock thereof;
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(ix)
any labor dispute or claim of unfair labor
practices, any change in the compensation payable or to become
payable to any of its officers, employees or agents, or any
bonus payment or arrangement made to or with any of such
officers, employees or agents;
(x)
any change with respect to the management,
supervisory or other key personnel thereof;
(xi)
any payment or discharge of a material Lien or
liability thereof which lien was not either shown on the Company
Compiled Balance Sheet or incurred in the Ordinary Course of
Business thereafter;
(xii)
any obligation or liability incurred thereby to
any of its officers, directors or stockholders or any loans or
advances made thereby to any of its officers, directors or
stockholders except normal compensation and expense allowances
payable to officers;
(b)
Except as otherwise set forth in
Schedule 2.7 attached hereto, since the date
of the Balance Sheet Date the Company has conducted its business
only in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not
been:
(i)
any event, circumstance, or change that had a
Material Adverse Effect;
(ii)
any material damage, destruction, or loss
(whether or not covered by insurance) to any of the
Company’s assets (other than the disposition of Inventory
in the Ordinary Course of Business); or
(iii)
any Material Adverse Effect on the
Company’s sales patterns, pricing policies, accounts
receivable, or accounts payable.
(c)
Except as set forth on Schedule
2.7 , since January 1, 2007, the Company has not:
(i)
merged with or consolidated with any other
corporation or acquired any business or assets;
(ii)
changed the Company’s issued equity
securities; granted any option or right to purchase equity
securities of the Company; issued any security convertible into
or exchangeable or exercisable for such equity securities;
granted any registration rights; purchased, redeemed, retired,
or otherwise acquired any securities of any person; or declared
or paid any dividend or other distribution or payment in respect
of equity securities except for reasonable distributions for the
payment of taxes by the members of the Company;
(iii)
amended the Articles of Organization or the
Company Regulations;
(iv)
created, incurred, assumed, guaranteed, or
otherwise become liable or obligated with respect to any
indebtedness, or made any loan or advance to, or any investment
in, any person, except in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(v)
filed any amendment to any Tax Return, made any
change in any election relating to Taxes already made, adopted
or changed any accounting method relating to Taxes, entered into
any closing agreement relating to any Taxes, settled any claim
or assessment relating to Taxes or consented to any claim or
assessment relating to Taxes or waiver of the statutory period
of limitations for any such claim or assessment, or made any new
election, with respect to any Tax law in any jurisdiction which
election could have an effect on the Tax treatment of the
Company;
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(vi)
sold, transferred, leased, mortgaged,
encumbered, or otherwise disposed of, or agreed to sell,
transfer, lease, mortgage, encumber, or otherwise dispose of,
any assets used in the Company’s business except
(A) in the Ordinary Course of Business, or (B) pursuant to
this Agreement or any Material Agreement;
(vii)
disposed of or permitted to lapse any Company
IP, or disposed of or disclosed to any person other than
representatives of Buyer any material trade secret rights, in
each instance other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(viii)
settled any claim or litigation, or filed any
motions, orders, briefs, or settlement agreements in any
proceeding before any Governmental Entity or any arbitrator;
(ix)
incurred or approved, or entered into any
contract or commitment to make, any expenditures in excess of
$2,500 other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(x)
maintained the books of the Company other than
in accordance with GAAP and on a basis consistent with prior
periods or made any change in any of the Company’s
accounting methods or practices that would be required to be
disclosed under GAAP;
(xi)
suffered any extraordinary losses, or cancelled
or waived any claims or rights with a value to the Company in
excess of $2,500;
(xii)
made any payment to any Affiliate or forgiven
any indebtedness due or owing from any Affiliate other than
transactions in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xiii)
engaged in any one or more activities or
transactions with an Affiliate of the Company other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business; or
(xiv)
committed, whether in writing or orally, to do
any of the foregoing.
Section 2.8
Tax Matters .
(a)
The Company and its Subsidiaries have timely
filed all Tax Returns that each was required to file, and all
such Tax Returns were correct and complete in all material
respects. All Tax liabilities of the Company and its
Subsidiaries for all taxable periods or portions thereof ending
on or prior to the Effective Time have been, or will be prior to
the Effective Time, timely paid or are adequately reserved for
in the Company Compiled Financial Statements, other than such
Tax liabilities as are being contested in good faith by the
Company or its Subsidiaries. There are no ongoing federal,
state, local or foreign audits or examination of any Tax Return
of the Company or its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations in
respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time, nor has any
such waiver or extension been required with respect to a Tax
assessment or deficiency. No claim has ever been made by an
authority in a jurisdiction where the Company and its
Subsidiaries do not file Tax Returns that it is or may be
subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no Liens on
any of the assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries that arose
in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any
Tax.
(b)
The Company and its Subsidiaries have withheld
or collected and paid or deposited in accordance with law all
Taxes required to have been withheld or collected and paid or
deposited by the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with
amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor,
creditor, stockholder, or other third party.
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(c)
There is no dispute or claim concerning any Tax
liability of the Company or its Subsidiaries either (i) claimed
or raised by any authority in writing or (ii) as to which the
Company has Knowledge.
Section 2.9
Title to Properties . The Company
does not own any real property. The Company has good and
marketable title to all of its assets as shown in List of Assets
attached hereto as Exhibit A and as shown on the
Company Balance Sheet, free and clear of all liens, charges,
restrictions or encumbrances (other than for taxes not yet due
and payable). All machinery and equipment included in such
properties is in good condition and repair, normal wear and tear
excepted, and all leases of real or personal property to which
the Company or any its Subsidiaries is a party are fully
effective and afford the Company or its Subsidiaries peaceful
and undisturbed possession of the subject matter of the lease.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation
of any zoning, building, safety or environmental ordinance,
regulation or requirement or other law or regulation applicable
to the operation of owned or leased properties (the violation of
which would have a material adverse effect on its business), or
has received any notice of violation with which it has not
complied.
Section 2.10
Environmental Matters .
(a)
During the period that the Company or any
Subsidiary has leased or owned its properties or owned or
operated any facilities, to the Knowledge of the Company, there
have been no disposals, releases or threatened releases of
Hazardous Materials (as defined below) on, from or under such
properties or facilities. The Company has no knowledge of any
presence, disposals, releases or threatened releases of
Hazardous Materials on, from or under any of such properties or
facilities, which may have occurred prior to the Company or any
Subsidiary having taken possession of any of such properties or
facilities.
(b)
None of the properties or facilities of the
Company or any Subsidiary is in violation of any U.S. federal,
state or local law, ordinance, regulation or order relating to
industrial hygiene or to the environmental conditions on, under
or about such properties or facilities, including, but not
limited to, soil and ground water condition. During the time
that the Company has owned or leased its properties and
facilities, to the Company’s knowledge, no third party,
has used, generated, manufactured or stored on, under or about
such properties or facilities or transported to or from such
properties or facilities any Hazardous Materials.
(c)
During the time that the Company or any
Subsidiary has owned or leased its properties and facilities,
there has been no litigation brought or threatened against the
Company or any Subsidiary by, or any settlement reached by the
Company or any Subsidiary with, any party or parties alleging
the presence, disposal, release or threatened release of any
Hazardous Materials on, from or under any of such properties or
facilities.
Section 2.11
Intellectual Property .
(a)
Schedule 2.11(b) attached hereto
sets forth a true, correct and complete list (including, the
owner, title, registration or application number and country of
registration or application, as applicable) of all of the
following Company IP: (i) registered trademarks, (ii)
applications for trademark registration, (iii) domain names,
(iv) patents, (v) applications for patents, (vi) registered
copyrights (vii) applications for copyright registration and
(viii) licenses of all Intellectual Property (other than
off-the-shelf business productivity software that is the subject
of a shrink wrap or click wrap software license agreement ("
Desktop Software ")) to or from the Company. The
Company has
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delivered or made available to Buyer prior to
the execution of this Agreement true, complete and correct
copies of all licenses of Company IP both to and from the
Company and its Subsidiaries, except Desktop Software.
(c)
The Company IP set forth on Schedule
2.11(b) constitutes all of the Intellectual Property
used by and necessary for the Company and its Subsidiaries to
operate their respective business as currently conducted and
currently proposed to be conducted. The Company or its
Subsidiaries owns all legal and beneficial right, title and
interests in the Company IP, and the Company or its Subsidiaries
has the valid, sole and exclusive right to use, assign, transfer
and license all such Company IP for the life thereof for any
purpose, free from (i) any Liens, and (ii) any
requirement of any past, present or future royalty payments,
license fees, charges or other payments, or conditions or
restrictions whatsoever.
(d)
All patent, trademark, service mark, copyright,
patent and domain name registrations or applications set forth
on Schedule 2.11(b) are in full force and effect
and have not been abandoned, dedicated, disclaimed or allowed to
lapse for non-payment of fees or taxes or for any other
reason.
(e)
None of the Company IP owned by the Company or
its Subsidiaries has been declared or adjudicated invalid, null
or void, unpatentable or unregistrable in any judicial or
administrative proceeding. To the Knowledge of the Company, none
of the Company IP used (but not owned) by the Company or its
Subsidiaries has been declared or adjudicated invalid, null or
void, unpatentable or unregistrable in any judicial or
administrative proceeding.
(f)
Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries has
received any written notices of, or has Knowledge of, any
infringement or misappropriation by or of, or conflict with, any
third party with respect to the Company IP or Intellectual
Property owned by any third party. Neither the Company nor its
Subsidiaries has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise
violated or conflicted with any Intellectual Property of any
third party. The operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries
does not, as currently conducted and currently proposed to be
conducted, infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate or
conflict with the Intellectual Property of any third party.
(g)
The transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will not affect the right, title and interest of the Company or
its Subsidiaries in and to the Company IP, and each of the
Company and its Subsidiaries has taken all necessary action to
maintain and protect the Company IP set forth on Schedule
2.11(b) and, until the Effective Time, will continue to
maintain and protect such Company IP so as to not materially
adversely affect the validity or enforceability of such Company
IP.
(h)
To the Knowledge of the Company, no officer,
employee or director or
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