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.
(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.
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.
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.
(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.
(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.
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