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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Agreement and Plan of Merger

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Title: AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
Governing Law: Nevada     Date: 1/16/2009

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, Parties: drayton acquisition sub  inc , drayton harbor resources  inc , led power  inc
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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

 


 

 

Exhibit A

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

by and among

 

Drayton Harbor Resources, Inc.,

 

Drayton Acquisition Sub, Inc.,

 

and

 

LED Power, Inc.

 

dated as of January 12, 2009

 

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (the “ Agreement ”), is made and entered into as of January 12, 2009, by and among Drayton Harbor Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Parent ”), Drayton Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Nevada corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”), and LED Power, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”).  Certain other capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined in Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company believe it is in the best interest of each company and their respective shareholders to consummate the business combination transaction provided for herein in which Merger Sub would merge with and into the Company (the “ Merger ”);

 

WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have approved this Agreement and the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement in accordance with the Nevada Revised Statutes (“ NRS ”) and their respective charter documents;

 

WHEREAS, it is intended that, for federal income tax purposes, the Merger will qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the Code; and

 

WHEREAS, each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger and also to prescribe various conditions to the consummation thereof.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

THE MERGER

 

1.1.             The Merger .  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the NRS, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company at the Effective Time of the Merger (as defined in Section 1.3).  Following the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation (the “ Surviving Corporation ”) and shall succeed to and assume all the rights, properties, liabilities and obligations of Merger Sub in accordance with the NRS.

 

1.2.             Closing .  The closing of the Merger (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of the Parent at the date and time on which the conditions to Closing set forth in Article 8 of this Agreement shall have been satisfied or waived by the appropriate party or at such time as the parties hereto agree.  The date on which the Closing actually occurs and the transactions contemplated hereby become effective is hereinafter referred to as the “ Closing Date .”  At the time of the Closing, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company shall deliver the certificates and other documents and instruments required to be delivered hereunder.

 


 

1.3.             Effective Time of the Merger .  At the Closing, the parties hereto shall (a) cause an articles of merger substantially in the form of Exhibit B (the “ Nevada Articles of Merger ”) to be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, as provided in Section 92A.200 of the NRS, and (b) take all such other and further actions as may be required by the NRS or other applicable Law to make the Merger effective.  The Merger shall become effective as of the date and time of the filing of the Nevada Articles of Merger.  The date and time of such effectiveness are referred to herein as the “ Effective Time .”

 

1.4.             Effects of the Merger .  Subject to the foregoing, the effects of the Merger shall be as provided in the applicable provisions of the NRS.

 

1.5.             Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation .   The Articles of Incorporation of the Company as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time and as amended by the Nevada Articles of Merger shall be the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or in accordance with applicable Law.  The Bylaws of the Company as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or in accordance with applicable law.

 

1.6.             Directors and Officers .  The directors and officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation until their successors shall have been duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance with applicable Law or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Surviving Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.  Additionally, the sole director of the Company will be appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of the Parent.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON THE CAPITAL STOCK

OF COMPANY AND MERGER SUB

 

2.1.             Effect on Capital Stock .  At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company:

 

  (a)            Capital Stock of Merger Sub .  Each issued and outstanding share of capital stock of Merger Sub shall by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any holder thereof, be converted into one share of the Company’s common stock.  Such newly issued share shall thereafter constitute all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Surviving Corporation.

 

  (b)            Conversion of the Company Stock .  Subject to other provisions of this Article 2:

 

(i)            Each issued and outstanding share of the Company Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time (individually a “ Share ” and collectively the “ Shares ”), other than Shares held by the Company, shall, by virtue of the Merger, be converted automatically into the right to receive one share of the Parent’s Common Stock (the “ Merger Consideration ”) to be issued or exchanged in consideration therefor upon the surrender of such certificate in accordance with Section 2.2, without interest.

 

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(ii)            Each Share and Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time that is restricted or not fully vested shall upon such conversion have the same restrictions or vesting arrangements as were applicable to such shares prior to the conversion.

 

(iii)            The capitalization of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be set forth on a Merger Consideration certificate to be delivered by the Company to Merger Sub at Closing (the “ Merger Consideration Certificate ”).  Parent and Merger Sub shall be entitled to rely on the Merger Consideration Certificate in connection with issuance of the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.2.

 

(iv)            At the Effective Time, each Share held by the Company as treasury stock or held by Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, Merger Sub or the holder thereof, be canceled, retired and cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered with respect thereto.

 

2.2.            Surrender and Payment .

 

 (a)            Promptly after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall cause to be mailed to each holder of record of a certificate or certificates (the “ Certificates ”) which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of Company Stock, whose shares were converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1(b), instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration.  Upon surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to the Parent or to such agent or agents as may be appointed by Parent, the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration, and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled.  Until so surrendered, each Certificate will be deemed from and after the Effective Time, for all corporate purposes, to evidence the right to receive the Merger Consideration.

 

 (b)            If any portion of the Merger Consideration is to be paid to a Person other than the registered holder of the Shares represented by the Certificates surrendered in exchange therefor, it shall be a condition to such payment that the Certificates so surrendered shall be properly endorsed or otherwise be in proper form for transfer.

 

 (c)            If, after the Effective Time, Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation, they shall be canceled and exchanged for the Merger Consideration provided for, and in accordance with the procedures set forth, in this Article 2.

 

 (d)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.2, Parent shall not be liable to any holder of Shares for any amount paid to a public official pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws.

 

2.3.            Additional Actions .  If, at any time after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall consider or be advised that any deeds, bills of sale, assignments, assurances or any other actions or things are necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving Corporation its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, properties or assets of Merger Sub or the Company or otherwise to carry out this Agreement, the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of Merger Sub and the Company, all such deeds, bills of sale, assignments and assurances and to take and do, in the name and on behalf of Merger Sub or the Company, all such other actions and things as may be necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm any and all right, title and interest in, to and under such rights, properties or assets in the Surviving Corporation or otherwise carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE 3

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

The Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub that, except as set forth in the disclosure schedules delivered by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub (the “ Company Disclosure Schedule ”) which have been provided to Parent prior to the date hereof:

 

3.1.           Corporate Existence and Power .  The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada, and has all corporate powers and authority and all governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals required to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted, except for those licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals the absence of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.  The Company has heretofore delivered to Parent true and complete copies of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws as currently in effect.

 

3.2.           Subsidiaries .  The Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity or enterprise.

 

3.3.           Corporate Authorization .

 

(a)            The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are within the Company’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action.  This Agreement and the Merger have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company in accordance with the NRS.

 

(b)            The Company’s Board of Directors, at a meeting duly called and held, has unanimously (i) determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger) are fair to, and in the best interests of, its shareholders, and (ii) approved and adopted this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger), which approval satisfies in full any applicable requirements of the NRS.

 

(c)            This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company.  This Agreement constitutes, and the Transaction Documents to be executed and delivered by the Company will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company, as applicable, in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that its enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally or by general equitable principles.

 

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3.4.           Governmental Authorization .  The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency, official or authority, other than (a) the filing of the Nevada Articles of Merger and other documents in accordance with the NRS, and (b)  any other filings, approvals or authorizations which, if not obtained, would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or Materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

3.5.            Non-Contravention .  The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (i) contravene or conflict with the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, (ii) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 3.4, contravene or conflict with or constitute a violation of any provision of any Law, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon or applicable to the Company, (iii) require the consent or other action of any Person under, constitute a Default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right or obligation of the Company or to a loss of any benefit to which the Company is entitled under any provision of any Material agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any Material license, franchise, permit, certificate, approval or other similar authorization affecting, or relating in any way to, the assets or business of the Company, (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Material Lien on any asset of the Company, except, in the case of clause (ii), for such matters as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or Materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

3.6.           Compliance with Law and Other Instruments .

 

(a)            The Company holds all Material licenses, permits and authorizations necessary for the lawful conduct of its business as now being conducted pursuant to all applicable Laws of all governmental bodies, agencies and other authorities having jurisdiction over the Company or any part of its operations, and there are no violations or claimed violations by the Company, or action or proceeding pending against the Company of any such license, permit or authorization or any such Law.

 

(b)            The business of the Company has been and is being conducted in compliance with all applicable Laws, except for violations or failures to so comply that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.  No investigation or review by any Regulatory Authority with respect to the Company is pending or threatened in writing.

 

3.7.           Capitalization .

 

(a)            The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock.  As of the Closing Date, there were outstanding 9,000,000 shares of Company Stock.

 

(b)            All outstanding shares of Company Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights.  The Company has provided a capitalization table to the Merger Sub as of the Closing Date.

 

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(c)            All of the Company Stock was issued or granted in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws.

 

3.8.           Litigation .  There is no action, suit, investigation, audit or proceeding pending against, or to the Knowledge of the Company threatened against or affecting, the Company, its officers or directors or any of its properties before any court or arbitrator or any governmental body, agency or official.

 

3.9.         Taxes . The Company has prepared and timely filed with the appropriate governmental agencies all franchise, income and all other Tax returns and reports required to be filed on or before the Effective Time, taking into account any extension of time to file granted to or obtained on behalf of the Company.

 

3.10.       Interests in Real Property .   The Company does not own any real property.  All real property leases to which the Company is a party are valid and in full force and effect and are valid and binding on the parties thereto, assuming enforceability as to the parties other than the Company, and the Company is not in Default of any Material provision thereof.

 

3.11.       Personal Property .  The Company has good and marketable title, free and clear of all title defects, security interests, pledges, options, claims, liens, encumbrances and restrictions of any nature whatsoever to all inventory and receivables and to any item of machinery, equipment, or tangible personal property used in the business by the Company.

 

3.12.       Patents, Intellectual Property; Software .

 

(a)            The Company owns or possesses legally enforceable rights to use, all Intellectual Property Material to the operation of the business of the Company as currently conducted, or to products or services currently under development by the Company (collectively, “ Material Intellectual Property ”), and has the right to use, license, sublicense or assign the same without Material liability to, or any requirement of consent from, any other Person or party. All Material Intellectual Property is either owned by the Company free and clear of all Liens or is used pursuant to a license agreement; each such license agreement is valid and enforceable and in full force and effect; the Company is not in Material Default thereunder; and to the Knowledge of the Company, no corresponding licensor is in Material Default thereunder.

 

(b)            The Company has the right to use, pursuant to valid licenses, all software development tools, library functions, compilers, and all other Third Party Software that are used in the operation of the Company or to create, modify, compile, operate or support any Software that is Material Intellectual Property or is incorporated into any Product.

 

3.13.       Contracts . The Company has provided copies of all Material Contracts to Merger Sub. With respect to each such Contract:  (i) the Company is not in breach or Default, and no event has occurred or circumstances exist which (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) could reasonably be expected to constitute a material breach or Default of, or permit termination, modification or acceleration under, the Contract; (ii) no party has repudiated any provision of the Contract; (iii) the Contract is legally valid and binding and is enforceable in accordance with its terms against the Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other parties thereto, except that (A) such enforcement may be subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other Laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally and (B) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief, may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought; and (iv) the Company has not given to, or received from any other Person, any notice or other communication regarding any actual or alleged violation or breach thereof or Default thereunder.

 

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3.14.       Full Disclosure .  All of the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement, and all statements set forth in the certificates delivered by the Company at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement, are true, correct and complete in all Material respects and do not contain any untrue statement of a Material fact or omit to state any Material fact necessary in order to make such representations, warranties or statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, misleading. The copies of all documents furnished by the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement are complete and accurate copies of the original documents.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

 

Parent and Merger Sub, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Company that, except as set forth in Parent Disclosure Schedule:

 

4.1.         Corporate Existence and Power .  Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation.  Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate powers and authority and all governmental licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted, except for those licenses, authorizations, permits, consents and approvals the absence of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. Parent has heretofore delivered to the Company true and complete copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, as currently in effect, for each of Parent and Merger Sub.

 

4.2.         Corporate Authorization .

 

(a)            The execution, delivery and performance by each of Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are within the corporate powers of each of Parent and Merger Sub, and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action.

 

(b)            The board of directors of each of Parent and Merger Sub, at a meeting duly called and held, have each (i) determined that this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Merger) are in the best interests of their respective shareholders, and (ii) approved and adopted this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and the transactions c


 
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