THE
SECURITIES TO WHICH THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER RELATES HAVE
NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR
THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF ANY STATE, AND WILL BE ISSUED IN
RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”), AND,
ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 ACT OR PURSUANT TO
AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO,
THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE
WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER is made effective
as of the 26 of April, 2009
AMONG:
USR
TECHNOLOGY, INC. , a
publicly held Nevada corporation
(“ USR ”)
AND:
ECOLOGIC TRANSPORTATION, INC.,
a privately held, Nevada
corporation
(“ECO”)
AND:
ECOLOGICAL ACQUISITION CORP.,
a privately held, Nevada
corporation
(“USR Sub”)
WHEREAS:
A.
USR Sub is a wholly-owned subsidiary of USR;
B.
The board of directors of each of USR and ECO deem it advisable and
in the best interests of their respective companies and
shareholders that ECO be merged (the “Merger” )
with and into USR Sub, with ECO remaining as the surviving
corporation under the name “Ecologic Transportation,
Inc.”;
C.
For federal income tax purposes, USR, USR Sub and ECO intend
that the Merger qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “Code” ), and that this Agreement shall be,
and hereby is, adopted as a plan of reorganization for purposes of
Section 368(a) of the Code; and
D.
The boards of directors of each of USR, USR Sub and ECO have
approved this Agreement and Plan of Merger (the
“Agreement”) and the transactions contemplated hereby;
and
NOW
THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration of covenants and
agreements set forth herein and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree each with the other as
follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Definitions . The following terms have the following
meanings, unless the context indicates otherwise:
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“ Agreement ”
means this Agreement, and all the exhibits, schedules and other
documents attached to or referred to in this Agreement, and all
amendments and supplements, if any, to this Agreement;
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“ ECO ” has
the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble to this
Agreement;
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“ ECO Common Stock
” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.3
hereof;
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“ ECO Financial
Statements ” means the financial statements of ECO
included in Schedule 10 hereto and forming part of this
Agreement;
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“ ECO Shares ”
means the 17,309,486 shares of ECO Common Stock held by the
Shareholders, being all of the issued and outstanding securities of
ECO beneficially held, either directly or indirectly, by the
Shareholders;
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“ Applicable Securities
Legislation ” means all applicable securities legislation
in all jurisdictions relevant to the issuance of the USR
Shares;
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“ USR ” has
the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble to this
Agreement;
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“ USR Common Stock
” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.3
hereto;
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“ USR Shares ”
means up to 17,309,486 fully paid and non-assessable shares of the
common stock of USR to be issued to the Shareholders on the Closing
Date;
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“ USR Warrants
” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.4
hereto;
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“ Closing ”
means the completion of the Transaction, in accordance with Section
6 hereof, at which time the Closing Documents will be exchanged by
the parties, except for those documents or other items specifically
required to be exchanged at a later time;
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“ Closing Date
” means June 1, 2009, or a date mutually agreed upon by the
parties hereto;
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“ Closing Documents
” means the papers, instruments and documents required to be
executed and delivered at the Closing pursuant to this
Agreement;
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“ Code ” has
the meaning ascribed to such term in Recital C hereto;
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“ Loss ” means
any and all demands, claims, actions or causes of action,
assessments, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses,
including without limitation, interest, penalties, fines and
reasonable attorneys, accountants and other professional fees
and
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expenses, but excluding any
indirect, consequential or punitive damages suffered by any person
or entity including damages for lost profits or lost business
opportunities;
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“ Merger ” has
the meaning ascribed to such term in Recital B hereto;
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“ Merger
Consideration ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 2.2(e) hereto;
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“ OTC Bulletin Board
” means the NASDAQ over-the-counter bulletin
board;
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“Person” shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship,
partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization,
association, corporation, institution, government, entity or
government or any group comprised of one or more of the
foregoing.
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“ Patents ”
means the patents listed in Schedule 13 hereto;
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“ Proposed Financing
” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.21
hereto;
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“SEC
” means the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission;
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“ SEC Reports
” means the periodic and current reports filed by USR with
the SEC pursuant to the 1934 Act;
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“ Shareholders
” means the Shareholders of ECO listed in Schedule 1
hereto;
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“ Surviving
Corporation ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 2.1 hereto;
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“ Taxes ”
means any federal, state, local, or foreign income, gross receipts,
license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation,
premium, windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under
Internal Revenue Code 59A), customs duties, capital stock,
franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar),
unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales,
use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on
minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including
any interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not
and including any obligations to indemnify or otherwise assume or
succeed to the Tax liability of any other Person.
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“ Tax Return ”
means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or
information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any
schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment
thereof;
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“ Transaction
” means the merger of USR Sub into ECO and the issuance of
the USR Shares to the Shareholders;
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“ Transmittal
Documents ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in
Section 2.3 hereto;
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“ 1933 Act ”
means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended;
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“ 1934 Act ”
means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended; and,
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Schedules.
The following schedules are attached
to and form part of this Agreement:
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Schedule
1
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Shareholders
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Schedule
2
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Directors and
Officers of ECO
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Schedule
3
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Directors and
Officers of USR
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Schedule
4
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ECO
Liabilities
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ECO Leases,
Subleases, Claims, Capital Expenditures, Taxes and Other Property
Interests
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Schedule
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ECO Material
Contracts
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Schedule
7A
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Certificate of
U.S. Shareholder
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Schedule
7B
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Certificate of
Non-U.S. Shareholder
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Schedule
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ECO Employees
and Consultants
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Schedule
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Trademarks and
Patents
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ECO Actions,
Proceedings, Judgements, Orders and Claims
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1.2
Currency. All dollar amounts referred to in this
Agreement are in United States funds, unless expressly stated
otherwise.
2.
MERGER TRANSACTION
2.1
Merger. On and subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, USR Sub will merge with and into ECO at the Effective
Time (as defined below). ECO shall be the corporation surviving the
Merger (the “ Surviving Corporation
”).
2.2
Effect of Merger.
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General
. The Merger shall become effective
on the date and at the time (the “ Effective Time
”) ECO and USR Sub file the Articles of Merger with the State
of Nevada. The Merger shall have the effect set forth in the Nevada
Revised Statutes. The Surviving Corporation may, at any time after
the Effective Time, take any action (including executing and
delivering any document) in the name and on behalf of either ECO or
USR Sub in order to carry out and effectuate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
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Articles of
Incorporation . The
Articles of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation shall be the
Articles of Incorporation of ECO immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
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Bylaws . The Bylaws of Surviving Corporation shall be
the Bylaws of ECO immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
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Directors and
Officers . The directors
and officers of ECO shall be and remain the directors and officers
of Surviving Corporation at and as of the Effective Time, each
holding the office with the Surviving Corporation that he or she
held with ECO immediately prior to the Effective Time.
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Conversion of
Securities . At and as of
the Effective Time, the ECO Shares shall be converted into the
right to receive USR Shares (for each Shareholder a fractional
share resulting from conversion of its aggregate holdings will be
rounded up to the nearest whole share) which USR Shares will be
issued to the Shareholders on a basis of one (1)
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USR Share for each ECO Share held
(the “ Merger Consideration ”). No ECO
securities shall be deemed to be outstanding or to have any rights
other than those described and provided for in this Section 2 at
and after the Effective Time.
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Termination of Options to
Purchase ECO Shares . At
and as of the Effective Time, each outstanding option or right to
purchase or acquire any securities of ECO to which ECO is a party
shall terminate and no longer represent any right to purchase any
securities of ECO, USR or USR Sub.
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Conversion of USR Sub
Securities . At and as of
the Effective Time, all USR Sub securities shall be converted into
17,309,486 shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation, as
such are constituted immediately following the Effective Time, and
shall be registered in the name of USR.
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Dissenting Shares.
Each outstanding ECO share, the
holder of which has not approved the Transaction and demanded and
perfected its demand for payment of the fair value of its shares in
accordance with applicable corporate laws (“ Appraisal
Rights ”) and has not effectively withdrawn or lost its
right to such payment (“ Dissenting Shares ”)
shall not be converted into or represent a right to receive USR
Shares pursuant to Section 2.2(e) hereof, and the holder thereof
shall be entitled only to such rights as are granted by the
Appraisal Rights. Each holder of Dissenting Shares who becomes
entitled to payment for its ECO Shares pursuant to Appraisal Rights
shall receive payment therefor from the Surviving Corporation (but
only after the amount thereof shall have been agreed upon or
finally determined pursuant to the Appraisal Rights).
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Effect of Merger.
On the Effective Date, the Surviving
Corporation, without further act, deed or other transfer, shall
retain or succeed to, as the case may be, and possess and be vested
with all the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises and
authority, of a public as well as of a private nature, of ECO and
USR Sub; all property of every description and every interest
therein, and all debts and other obligations of or belonging to or
due to each of ECO or USR Sub on whatever account shall thereafter
be taken and deemed to be held by or transferred to, as the case
may be, or invested in the Surviving Corporation without further
act or deed, title to any real estate, or any interest therein
vested in ECO or USR Sub, shall not revert or in any way be
impaired by reason of this merger; and all of the rights of
creditors of ECO and USR Sub shall be preserved unimpaired, and all
liens upon the property of ECO and USR Sub shall be preserved
unimpaired, and all debts, liabilities, obligations and duties of
the respective corporations shall thenceforth remain with or be
attached to, as the case may be, the Surviving Corporation and may
be enforced against it to the same extent as if all of said debts,
liabilities, obligations and duties had been incurred or contracted
by it.
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Procedure for Exchange of Shares. Immediately after the
Effective Time, USR shall mail or cause to be mailed by mail or
courier to the Shareholders (excluding the holders of Dissenting
Shares) at their addresses as they appear on the books and records
of ECO the following documents (the “ Transmittal
Documents ”): (i) a letter of transmittal for the
Shareholders to use in surrendering the certificates representing
their ECO Shares in exchange for certificates representing the USR
Shares to which they are entitled pursuant to the conversion under
Section 2.2(e) hereof; (ii) instructions for effecting the
surrender of such ECO Shares in exchange for the Merger
Consideration; and (iii) an accredited investor certificate in the
form attached as Schedule 7A or a Non-U.S. person certificate in
the form attached as Schedule 7B to this Agreement. The USR Shares
to be issued to the Shareholders shall
be, as of
the Effective Time, fully paid and non-assessable and shall be
issued by USR upon USR’s receipt of the respective
Shareholder’s duly executed Transmittal Documents pursuant to
a safe harbor from the prospectus and registration requirements of
the 1933 Act. All certificates representing the USR Shares, when
issued in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be
endorsed with restrictive legends substantially in the same form as
the following legends pursuant to the 1933 Act, in order to reflect
the fact that these are restricted securities and will be issued to
the Shareholders pursuant to a safe harbor from the registration
requirements of the 1933 Act:
For Selling Shareholders not
resident in the United States:
“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
HEREBY HAVE BEEN OFFERED IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION TO A PERSON WHO
IS NOT A U.S. PERSON (AS DEFINED HEREIN) PURSUANT TO REGULATION S
UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE
“1933 ACT”).
NONE OF THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR ANY
U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, MAY NOT BE
OFFERED OR SOLD, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES (AS
DEFINED HEREIN) OR TO U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 ACT, PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR PURSUANT TO
AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO,
THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT AND IN EACH CASE ONLY
IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION,
HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED
UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE 1933 ACT. “UNITED STATES”
AND “U.S. PERSON” ARE AS DEFINED BY REGULATION S UNDER
THE 1933 ACT.”
For Selling Shareholders resident in
the United States:
“NONE OF THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”), OR
ANY U.S. STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND, UNLESS SO REGISTERED, MAY NOT
BE OFFERED OR SOLD, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES
(AS DEFINED HEREIN) OR TO U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933 ACT, PURSUANT TO AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE 1933 ACT, OR PURSUANT TO
AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO,
THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT AND IN EACH CASE ONLY
IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. IN ADDITION,
HEDGING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED
UNLESS IN
COMPLIANCE
WITH THE 1933 ACT. “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S.
PERSON” ARE AS DEFINED BY REGULATION S UNDER THE 1933
ACT.”
2.4
No Fractional Shares of USR Common Stock. No certificates or
scrip or shares of USR Common Stock representing fractional shares
of USR Common Stock or book-entry credit of the same shall be
issued upon the surrender for exchange of the ECO
Shares.
2.5
Restricted Shares. ECO acknowledges that the USR Shares
issued pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement will have such hold periods as are required under
Applicable Securities Legislation and as a result may not be sold,
transferred or otherwise disposed of, except pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the 1933 Act, or pursuant to
an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the
registration requirements of the 1933 Act and in each case only in
accordance with all Applicable Securities Legislation.
2.6
Lost Certificates. If any certificate for ECO Shares shall
have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an
affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such certificate to
be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by USR, the posting
by such Person of a bond in such reasonable amount as USR may
direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it
with respect to such certificate, USR will deliver in exchange for
such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate the applicable Merger
Consideration with respect to the shares of ECO Common Stock
formerly represented thereby.
2.7
Further Assurances. After the Effective Time, the officers
and directors of the Surviving Corporation will be authorized to
execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of USR, any deeds,
bills of sale, assignments or assurances and to take and do, in the
name and on behalf of USR, any other actions and things to vest,
perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving
Corporation any and all right, title and interest in, to and under
any of the rights, properties or assets acquired or to be acquired
by the Surviving Corporation as a result of, or in connection with,
the Merger.
3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
ECO
Except as set forth in the
disclosure schedules attached hereto, and except as disclosed in
the ECO Financial Statements, ECO represents and warrants to USR,
and acknowledges that USR is relying upon such representations and
warranties, in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, notwithstanding any investigation
made by or on behalf of USR, as follows:
3.1
Organization and Good Standing. ECO is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Nevada and has the requisite corporate power and
authority to own, lease and to carry on its business as now being
conducted.
3.2
Authority. ECO has all requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and any other
document contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “
ECO Documents ”) to be signed by ECO and to perform
its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
by ECO and the consummation by ECO of the transactions contemplated
thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on the part of ECO, subject to approval by its stockholders. This
Agreement has been, and the other ECO Documents when executed and
delivered by ECO will be, duly executed and delivered by ECO and
this Agreement is, and the other ECO Documents when executed and
delivered by
ECO as
contemplated hereby will be, valid and binding obligations of ECO
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms
except:
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as limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws
of general application affecting enforcement of creditors’
rights generally;
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as limited by laws relating to
the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or
other equitable remedies; and
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as limited by public
policy.
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3.3
Capitalization of ECO. The entire authorized capital stock
and other equity securities of ECO consists of: (i) 110,000,000
shares of common stock, par value $0.001 (the “ ECO Common
Stock ”) issued and outstanding as of the date of this
Agreement. All of the issued and outstanding ECO Shares have been
duly authorized, are validly issued, were not issued in violation
of any pre-emptive rights and are fully paid and non-assessable,
are not subject to pre-emptive rights and were issued in full
compliance with the general corporate laws of the State of Nevada
and its articles and bylaws. There are no agreements to which ECO
is a party purporting to restrict the transfer of the ECO Common
Stock, no voting agreements, voting trusts, or other arrangements
restricting or affecting the voting of the ECO Common
Stock.
3.4
Shareholders of ECO. The Shareholders, as listed in Schedule
1 to this Agreement, are the only registered holders of the ECO
Shares.
3.5
Directors and Officers of ECO . The duly elected or
appointed directors and officers of ECO are as set out in Schedule
2 to this Agreement.
3.6
Subsidiary. ECO has no subsidiaries
3.7
Non-Contravention. Neither the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the
Transaction, will:
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conflict with, result in a
violation of, cause a default under (with or without notice, lapse
of time or both) or give rise to a right of termination, amendment,
cancellation or acceleration of any obligation contained in or the
loss of any material benefit under, or result in the creation of
any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon any of the
material properties or assets of ECO under any term, condition or
provision of any loan or credit agreement, note, debenture, bond,
mortgage, indenture, lease or other material agreement, instrument,
permit, license, judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance,
rule or regulation applicable to ECO, or any of its material
property or assets;
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violate any provision of the
articles or bylaws of ECO; or
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violate any order, writ,
injunction, decree, statute, rule, or regulation of any court or
governmental or regulatory authority applicable to ECO or any of
its material property or assets.
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3.8
Actions and Proceedings. To the best knowledge of ECO,
except as listed on Schedule 14 hereto, there is no action, suit,
judgment, claim, demand or proceeding, outstanding or pending, or
threatened against or affecting ECO or its subsidiaries, or which
involves any of the business, or the
properties
or assets of ECO that, if adversely resolved or determined, would
have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets,
properties, prospects, or conditions of ECO taken as a whole (an
“ ECO Material Adverse Effect ”).
3.9
Compliance .
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To the best knowledge of ECO, ECO
and its subsidiaries are in compliance with, are not in default or
violation in any material respect under, and have not been charged
with or received any notice at any time of any material violation
of any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, decree or other
applicable regulation to the business or operations of
ECO;
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To the best knowledge of ECO,
neither ECO nor its subsidiaries are subject to any judgment, order
or decree entered in any lawsuit or proceeding applicable to its
business and operations that would constitute a ECO Material
Adverse Effect, except as listed on Schedule 14; and
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To the best knowledge of ECO, ECO
and its subsidiaries have operated in material compliance with all
laws, rules, statutes, ordinances, orders and regulations
applicable to its business. ECO has not received any notice of any
violation thereof, nor is ECO aware of any valid basis
therefore.
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3.10
Filings, Consents and Approvals. To the best knowledge of
ECO, no filing or registration with, no notice to and no permit,
authorization, consent, or approval of any public or governmental
body or authority or other person or entity is necessary for the
consummation by ECO of the Transaction contemplated by this
Agreement or to enable ECO to continue to conduct its business
after the Closing Date in a manner which is consistent with that in
which the business is presently conducted.
3.11
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as disclosed in
this Agreement or in the ECO Financial Statements, ECO does not
have any liabilities or obligations either direct or indirect,
matured or unmatured, absolute, contingent or otherwise that could
in the aggregate exceed $ 10,000, which have not heretofore
been paid or discharged, other than in the ordinary course of
business.
For purposes of this Agreement,
the term “ liabilities ” includes, any direct or
indirect indebtedness, guaranty, endorsement, claim, loss, damage,
deficiency, cost, expense, obligation or responsibility, fixed or
unfixed, known or unknown, asserted choate or inchoate, liquidated
or unliquidated, secured or unsecured.
3.12
Absence of Changes. Except as disclosed in this Agreement,
in Schedule 6 or in the ECO Financial Statements, since December
31, 2009, ECO has not:
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due any liabilities of which the failure to pay or discharge has
caused or will cause any material damage or risk of material loss
to it or any of its assets or properties;
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sold, encumbered, assigned or
transferred any material fixed assets or properties except for
ordinary course business transactions consistent with past
practice;
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created, incurred, assumed or
guaranteed any indebtedness for money borrowed, or mortgaged,
pledged or subjected any of the material assets or properties of
ECO to any
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mortgage, lien, pledge, security
interest, conditional sales contract or other encumbrance of any
nature whatsoever;
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made or suffered any amendment or
termination of any material agreement, contract, commitment, lease
or plan to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or
cancelled, modified or waived any substantial debts or claims held
by it or waived any rights of substantial value, other than in the
ordinary course of business;
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declared, set aside or paid any
dividend or made or agreed to make any other distribution or
payment in respect of its capital shares or redeemed, purchased or
otherwise acquired or agreed to redeem, purchase or acquire any of
its capital shares or equity securities;
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suffered any damage, destruction
or loss, whether or not covered by insurance, that materially and
adversely effects its business, operations, assets, properties or
prospects;
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suffered any material adverse
change in its business, operations, assets, properties, prospects
or condition (financial or otherwise);
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received notice or had knowledge
of any actual or threatened labor trouble, termination,
resignation, strike or other occurrence, event or condition of any
similar character which has had or might have an adverse effect on
its business, operations, assets, properties or
prospects;
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made commitments or agreements
for capital expenditures or capital additions or betterments
exceeding in the aggregate $5,000, except such as may be involved
in ordinary repair, maintenance or replacement of its
assets;
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other than in the ordinary course
of business, increase the salaries or other compensation of, or
made any advance (excluding advances for ordinary and necessary
business expenses) or loan to, any of its employees or directors or
made any increase in, or any addition to, other benefits to which
any of its employees or directors may be entitled other than to
increase salaries of certain employees to market rates in
accordance to the projections previously provided USR by ECO;
or
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agreed, whether in writing or
orally, to do any of the foregoing.
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3.13
Personal Property. ECO possesses, and has good and
marketable title of all property necessary for the continued
operation of the business of ECO and as presently conducted and as
represented to USR. All such property is used in the business of
ECO. All such property is in reasonably good operating condition,
and is reasonably fit for the purposes for which such property is
presently used. All material equipment, furniture, fixtures and
other tangible personal property and assets owned or leased by ECO
are owned by ECO free and clear of all liens, security interests,
charges, encumbrances, and other adverse claims, except as
disclosed in Schedule 6 to this Agreement.
3.14
Intellectual Property. ECO does not have any intellectual
property other than as disclosed on Schedule 9.
3.15
Real Property. ECO does not own any real property but has a
month to month lease on its office space. Each of the leases,
subleases, claims, capital expenditures, Taxes or other real
property interests (collectively, the “ Leases
”) to which ECO is a party or is bound, as set out in
Schedule 5 to this
Agreement,
is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect
in all material respects. The Leases will continue to be legal,
valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect on
identical terms on the Closing Date. ECO has not assigned,
transferred, conveyed, mortgaged, deeded in trust, or encumbered
any interest in the Leases or the leasehold property pursuant
thereto.
3.16
Material Contracts and Transactions. Schedule 6 to this
Agreement lists each material contract, agreement, license, permit,
arrangement, commitment, instrument or contract to which ECO is a
party (each, a “ Contract ”). Subject to Section
6.2(p) hereof, the continuation and validity of each Contract will
in no way be affected by the consummation of the Transaction
contemplated by this Agreement. There exists no actual or
threatened termination, cancellation, or limitation of, or any
amendment, modification, or change to any Contract.
3.17
Certain Transactions. ECO is not a guarantor or indemnitor
of any indebtedness of any third party, including any person, firm
or corporation.
3.18
No Brokers. ECO has not incurred any obligation or liability
to any party for any brokerage fees, agent’s commissions, or
finder’s fees in connection with the Transaction contemplated
by this Agreement.
3.19
Completeness of Disclosure. No representation or warranty by
ECO in this Agreement nor any certificate, schedule, statement,
document or instrument furnished or to be furnished to USR pursuant
hereto contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material
fact.
3.20
Financial Condition . ECO has delivered all financial
statements required under applicable securities laws to be filed by
USR in connection with the Transaction, which information is true
in all material respects.
3.21
Stock Consolidation. ECO hereby acknowledges that it is
aware that USR will undertake a two (2) old for one (1) new reverse
stock split of its authorized and issued and outstanding shares of
its common stock prior to the Closing Date (the “ Stock
Consolidation ”).
4.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF USR AND USR
SUB
Each of USR and USR Sub represent
and warrant to ECO and acknowledge that ECO is relying upon such
representations and warranties in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement, notwithstanding any
investigation made by or on behalf of ECO, as follows:
4.1
Organization and Good Standing.
(a)
USR is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the state of Nevada and has the
requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and carry on
its business as it is now being conducted. There is no pending or
threatened proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of
USR.
(b)
USR Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada. USR Sub was
formed solely for the purpose of the Merger and has no business,
assets, liabilities, contracts or commitments other than as set
forth in this Agreement. There is no pending or threatened
proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of USR
Sub.
(c)
Except for USR Sub, USR (i) does not, directly or indirectly, own
any interest in any corporation, partnership, joint venture,
limited liability company, or other Person, and (ii) is not subject
to any obligation or requirement to provide funds to or to make any
investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or
otherwise) in any Person.
(d)
USR is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business
or the properties owned or leased by it makes such qualification or
licensing necessary, except for any such jurisdiction where the
failure to so qualify or be licensed, individually and in the
aggregate for all such jurisdictions, would not reasonably be
expected to have a USR Material Adverse Effect (as defined
herein).
(e)
USR has provided complete and accurate copies of the Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws of USR and USR Sub, as currently in
effect, and minutes and other records of the meetings and other
proceedings of the Board of Directors and stockholders of USR.
Neither USR nor USR Sub is in violation of any provisions of its
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.
4.2
Authority.
(a)
Each of USR and USR Sub has the requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations
thereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated
thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and any other
document contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “
USR Documents ”) by USR and USR Sub and the
consummation by USR and USR Sub of the transactions contemplated
thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action
on the part of USR and USR Sub. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by USR and USR Sub and constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation of USR and USR Sub, enforceable
against each of them in accordance with its terms, except: (i) as
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally; (ii) as limited
by laws relating to the availability of specific performance,
injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies; and, (iii) as
limited by public policy.. No vote or approval of the shareholders
of USR is required in connection with the Merger.
(b)
The execution and delivery by USR and USR Sub of this Agreement
does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
thereby will not, (i) conflict with, or result in a violation of,
any provision of bylaws or other charter documents of USR or USR
Sub, (ii) constitute or result in a breach of or default (or an
event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute
a default) under, or result in the termination or suspension of, or
accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or a
loss of a benefit under, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed
of trust, lease, permit, concession, franchise, license, agreement
or other instrument or obligation to which USR is a party or to
which the properties or assets of USR or USR Sub are subject, (iii)
create any lien upon any of the properties or assets of USR or USR
Sub, or (iv) constitute, or result in, a violation of any law
applicable to USR or USR Sub or any of the properties or assets of
either of them.
(c)
No consent, approval, order or authorization of, notice to,
registration or filing with any governmental authority or other
Person is necessary in connection with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement by USR and USR Sub or the consummation by USR and
USR Sub of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except
for (i) filing of the Articles of Merger with the Nevada Secretary
of State, (ii) the filing of a Form D and related state securities
law notices in connection with the issuance of USR Common Stock in
connection with the Merger and (iii) the filing of a current report
on Form 8-K with the SEC announcing completion of the
Merger.
4.3
Maximum Liabilities. Immediately prior to Closing, other
than professional fees, USR will not have any net liabilities or
net obligations either direct or indirect, matured or unmatured,
absolute, contingent or otherwise, after taking into account
USR’s cash and cash equivalents and receivables, that could
in the aggregate exceed $20,000 which have not been paid or
discharged at that time.
4.4
Capitalization of USR.
(a)
Prior to the Stock Consolidation, the authorized capital stock of
USR consists of 150,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value
of $0.001 (the “ USR Common Stock ”). The issued
and outstanding capital stock of USR consists entirely of
15,020,017 shares of USR Common Stock. All issued and outstanding
shares of USR Common Stock are validly issued and outstanding,
fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. There
are USR warrants issued to purchase 180,500 pre-consolidated shares
of USR common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share (the
“ USR Warrants ”). There are no other
outstanding options, warrants, subscription rights (including any
preemptive rights), calls, or commitments, or convertible notes or
instruments of any character whatsoever to which USR is a party or
is bound, requiring or which could require the issuance, sale or
transfer by USR of any shares of capital stock of USR or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or
rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of capital
stock of USR. There are no stock appreciation rights or similar
rights relating to USR. USR will have issued and outstanding no
more than 11,020,017 pre consolidated shares of USR Common Stock
(5,510,009 post-consolidated shares of USR Common Stock)
immediately prior to the issuance of the USR Shares as contemplated
by this Agreement. Neither USR nor any of its representatives have
received any formal or informal notification from FINRA or other
official party or representative that that USR common stock is not
authorized (with or without the passage of time) for continued
trading on the OTC Bulletin Board.
(b)
The authorized capital of USR Sub consists of 150,000,000 shares of
common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which one (1) share is
issued and outstanding and held by USR. Other than such outstanding
shares, there are no shares of capital stock or other equity
securities of USR Sub outstanding and no outstanding options,
warrants, subscription rights (including any preemptive rights),
calls, or commitments, or convertible notes or instruments of any
character whatsoever to which USR or USR Sub is a party or is
bound, requiring or which could require the issuance, sale or
transfer by USR or USR Sub of any shares of capital stock of USR
Sub, any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable
for, or rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of
capital stock of USR Sub. There are no stock appreciation rights or
similar rights relating to USR Sub.
(c)
To the knowledge of USR, all of the shares of USR Common Stock
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the date of this
Agreement have been issued in compliance with the 1933 Act and
applicable state securities laws in reliance on exemptions from
registration or qualification thereunder.
4.5
Duly Authorized. All of the issued and outstanding shares of
USR Common Stock have been duly authorized, are validly issued,
were not issued in violation of any pre-emptive rights and are
fully paid and non-assessable, are not subject to pre-emptive
rights and were issued in full compliance with all federal, state,
and local laws, rules and regulations. Other than the share
issuances contemplated by this Agreement, there are no outstanding
options, warrants, subscriptions, phantom shares, conversion
rights, or other rights, agreements, or commitments obligating USR
to issue any additional shares of USR Common Stock, or any other
securities convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the
right to subscribe for or acquire from USR any shares of USR Common
Stock as of the date of this Agreement. There are no agreements
purporting to restrict the transfer of the USR Common Stock, no
voting agreements, voting trusts, or other arrangements restricting
or affecting the voting of the USR Common Stock.
4.6
Ownership of USR Sub, No Prior Activities . As of the date
hereof and as of the Effective Time, except for obligations or
liabilities incurred in connection with its incorporation or
organization and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and except for this Agreement and any other agreements or
arrangements contemplated hereby or thereby, USR Sub has not and
will not have incurred, directly or indirectly, any obligations or
liabilities or engaged in any business activities of any type or
kind whatsoever or entered into any agreements or arrangements with
any person.
4.7
Directors and Officers of USR. The duly elected or appointed
directors and the duly appointed officers of USR are as listed on
Schedule 3 to this Agreement.
4.8
Corporate Records. The books and records of USR have been
maintained and preserved in accordance with applicable regulations
and business practices. The corporate minutes books of USR and USR
Sub are complete and correct and the minutes and consents contained
therein accurately reflect actions taken at a duly called and held
meeting or by sufficient consent without a meeting. All actions by
USR and USR Sub which required director or shareholder approval are
reflected on the respective corporate minute books.
4.9
Non-Contravention. Neither the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation of this
Transaction will:
(a)
conflict with, result in a violation of, cause a default under
(with or without notice, lapse of time or both) or give rise to a
right of termination, amendment, cancellation or acceleration of
any obligation contained in or the loss of any material benefit
under, or result in the creation of any lien, security interest,
charge or encumbrance upon any of the material properties or assets
of USR under any term, condition or provision of any loan or credit
agreement, note, debenture, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or
other agreement, instrument, permit, license, judgment, order,
decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to
USR or any of its material property or assets;
(b)
violate any provision of the applicable incorporation or
charter documents of USR; or
(c)
violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule, or
regulation of any court or governmental or regulatory authority
applicable to USR or any of its material property or
assets.
4.10
Contracts and Commitments.
(a)
Except for this Agreement and the agreements and transactions
specifically contemplated by this Agreement, neither USR nor USR
Sub is a party to or subject to, nor plans to enter
into:
(i)
any agreement or other commitments requiring any payments or
performance of services by USR or USR Sub;
(ii)
any agreement or other commitments containing covenants limiting
the freedom of USR or USR Sub to compete in any line of business or
with any Person or in any geographic location or to use or disclose
any information in their possession;
(iii) any license
agreement (as licensor or licensee) or royalty
agreement;
(iv) any
agreement of indemnification, other than indemnification rights
granted in the Bylaws of USR;
(v)
any agreement or undertaking pursuant to which USR is: (A)
borrowing or is entitled to borrow any money; (B) lending or has
committed itself to lend any money; or (C) a guarantor or surety
with respect to the obligations of any Person;
(vi) any powers of
attorney granted by USR; and
(vii) any leases of real
or personal property.
(b)
USR is not in violation or breach of any contract. There does not
exist any event or condition that, after notice or lapse of time or
both, would constitute an event of default or breach under any
contract on the part of USR or, to the knowledge of USR, any other
party thereto or would permit the modification, cancellation or
termination of any contract or result in the creation of any lien
upon, or any person acquiring any right to acquire, any assets of
USR or USR Sub. USR has not received in writing any claim or threat
that USR or USR Sub has breached any of the terms and conditions of
any contract.
(c)
The consent of, or the delivery of notice to or filing with, any
party to a contract is not required for the execution and delivery
by USR of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated under the Agreement.
4.11
Validity of USR Shares. The USR Shares to be issued to the
Shareholders upon consummation of the Transaction in accordance
with this Agreement will, upon issuance, have been duly and validly
authorized and, when so issued in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
4.12
Actions and Proceedings. There is no legal action, claim,
charge, arbitration, grievance, action, suit, investigation or
proceeding by or before any court, arbiter, administrative agency
or other governmental authority now (i) pending or, to the
knowledge of USR, threatened against USR which involves any of the
business, or the properties or assets of USR that, if adversely
resolved or determined, would have a material adverse effect on the
business, operations, assets, properties, prospects or conditions
of USR taken as a whole (a “ USR Material Adverse
Effect ”) or pending or, to the knowledge of USR,
threatened against any current employee, officer or director of USR
that, in any way relates to USR. USR is not subject to any order,
judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any governmental
authority.
4.13
Compliance .
(a)
To the best knowledge of USR, USR is in compliance with, is
not in default or violation in any material respect under, and has
not been charged with or received any notice at any time of any
material violation of any statute, law, ordinance, regulation,
rule, decree or other applicable regulation to the business or
operations of USR;
(b)
To the best knowledge of USR, USR is not subject to any judgment,
order or decree entered in any lawsuit or proceeding applicable to
its business and operations that would constitute a USR Material
Adverse Effect;
(c)
USR has duly filed all reports and returns required to be
filed by it with governmental authorities and has obtained all
governmental permits and other governmental consents, except as may
be required after the execution of this Agreement. All of such
permits and consents are in full force and effect, and no
proceedings for the suspension or cancellation of any of them, and
no investigation relating to any of them, is pending or to the best
knowledge of USR, threatened, and none of them will be affected in
a material adverse manner by the consummation of the Transaction;
and
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