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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: Texas     Date: 9/21/2009

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, Parties: wound management technologies  inc. , bio acquisition  inc
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

This Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 17, 2009 (the "Effective Date"), is entered into by and among BioPharma Management Technologies, Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Company"), Wound Management Technologies, Inc., a Texas corporation ("WMT"), BIO Acquisition, Inc., a Texas corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of WMT ("BIO"), and the undersigned shareholders of the Company (each a "Shareholder," collectively, the "Shareholders").

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the board of directors of WMT, the Company and BIO and the Shareholders have adopted this Agreement and Plan of Merger, providing for the merger of BIO with and into the Company (the "Merger") under the Texas Business Organizations Code ("TBOC") in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and have recommended the Merger to their respective shareholders for approval;

WHEREAS, the parties intend for the Merger to qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (as defined below).

ARTICLE I   

DEFINITIONS   

Certain terms used in this Agreement but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Exhibit A attached hereto.

ARTICLE II 

THE MERGER

2.1      The Merger . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, BIO will be merged with and into the Company in accordance with this Agreement, the separate existence of BIO shall cease, and the Company shall continue as the surviving entity and wholly owned subsidiary of WMT. The Company as it exists from and after the Effective Time, is sometimes referred to hereinafter as the "Surviving Company.”

2.2     Effect of the Merger . Upon the effectiveness of the Merger, the Surviving Company shall possess all the rights, privileges, immunities and franchises, as well of a public as of a private nature, and be subject to all the restrictions, disabilities and duties, of each of the Constituent Companies; and all property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due to any of the Constituent Companies on whatever account, including subscriptions to shares, and all other things in action and all and every other interest, of or belonging to each of the Constituent Companies, shall be vested in the Surviving Company without further act or deed and without any transfer or assignment having occurred; and all property, rights, privileges, immunities and franchises, and all and every other interest shall be thereafter as effectually the property of the Surviving Company as they were of the Constituent Companies, and the title to any real estate vested by deed or otherwise in either of the Constituent Companies shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of the Merger; but all rights of creditors and all liens upon any property of either of the Constituent Companies shall be preserved unimpaired, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Constituent Companies shall thenceforth attach to the Surviving Company, and may be enforced against it to the same extent as if said debts, liabilities and duties had been incurred or contracted by it; and all other effects of the Merger specified in the TBOC shall result therefrom.


2.3     Consummation of the Merger . As soon as practicable after the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to this Agreement, the parties hereto will cause the Merger to be consummated by filing with the appropriate agency of the State of Texas properly executed Articles of Merger, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B , incorporating, to the extent required by the laws of the State of Texas, this Agreement.

2.4     Articles of Organization; Managers and Officers . The Articles of Organization of the the Company from and after the Effective Time shall be the Articles of Organization of the Surviving Company until thereafter amended in accordance with the provisions therein and as provided by the TBOC. The managers of the Surviving Company shall be: Scott A. Haire, until his successors are duly elected and qualified, and the officers of BIO shall be the officers of the Surviving Company holding such positions immediately prior to the Effective Time until their respective successors are duly appointed and qualified.

2.5     Conversion of Securities . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of BIO, the Company or any holder of any interest as a shareholder of BIO or the Company:

(a)     All outstanding Company Stock shall automatically be converted into the right to receive a proportionate share of an aggregate of 4,500,000 shares of duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable shares of WMT Common Stock, without interest (the "Merger Price"), which proportionate share is set forth in Exhibit C attached hereto.

(b)     The outstanding capital stock in BIO shall be converted into one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding Company Stock of the Surviving Company.

2.6      Closing of the Company's Books . At the Effective Time, the books of the Company shall be closed and no transfer of shares of Company Stock shall thereafter be made.

2.7      Reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code . The parties intend that the Merger will qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code and this Agreement are to be interpreted to that effect. Each party agrees to render to the other parties reasonable assistance to preserve that tax treatment, however, no representation is made by any party hereto as to whether the transactions contemplated hereby will so qualify.

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ARTICLE III  

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND THE

SHAREHOLDERS   

The Company and each of the Shareholders, jointly but not severally, represent and warrant to BIO and WMT that the statements contained in this Article III are true and correct as of the date hereof and will be true and correct as of the Closing Date as if made on such date, except as set forth in the Schedules delivered by BIO to WMT concurrently herewith and which are attached hereto. Any representation or warranty given by a Shareholder in this Article III with respect to the Shareholders shall be given only with respect to such Shareholder and not with respect to any other Shareholder.

3.1      Organization . The Company is a corporation, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas. The Company (a) is qualified or licensed in all jurisdictions where such qualification or license is required to own and operate its properties and conduct its business in the manner and at the places presently conducted; (b) holds all franchises, grants, licenses, certificates, permits, consents and orders, all of which are valid and in full force and effect, from all applicable United States and foreign regulatory authorities necessary to own and operate its properties and to conduct its business in the manner and at the places presently conducted; and (c) has full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease and operate its respective properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, except, in each case, where the failure to be so qualified or licensed or to hold such franchises, grants, licenses, certificates, permits, consents and orders or to have such power and authority would not, when taken together with all other such failures, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company, as the case may be. The Company does not directly or indirectly own any equity or similar interest in, or any interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, any equity or similar interest in, any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other business association or entity.

3.2     Capital Structure .

(a)     Schedule 3.2 sets forth the ownership of the outstanding Company Stock as of the Effective Date. There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness having voting rights (or convertible or exchangeable into securities having such rights) ("Company Voting Debt") of the Company issued and outstanding. There are no existing (i) options, warrants, calls, preemptive rights, subscriptions or other rights, convertible or exchangeable securities, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character, relating to the issued or unissued equity of the Company, obligating the Company to issue, transfer or sell or cause to be issued, transferred or sold any equity or Company Voting Debt of, or other equity in, the Company, as the case may be, (ii) securities convertible into or exchangeable for such equity, or (iii) obligations of the Company to grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, preemptive right, subscription or other right, convertible security, agreement, arrangement or commitment.

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(b)   There are no voting trusts, proxies or other agreements or understandings to which the Company is a party with respect to the voting of the equity interest of the Company. Except as necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated herein, the Company is not a party to any agreement or obligation, contingent or otherwise, to redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any equity of the Company, whether as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise.

(c)   The Company has not (i) made or agreed to make any split of its equity or dividend, or issued or permitted to be issued any equity interests, or securities exercisable for or convertible into equity, of the Company, (ii), repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired any equity of the Company, or (iii) declared, set aside, made or paid any dividends or other distributions on the outstanding equity of the Company.

3.3      Authorization and Validity . The Company and each Shareholder has the appropriate power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform their respective obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery by the Company and each Shareholder of this Agreement and the performance of their respective obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by proper corporate or other proceedings, and this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and each Shareholder, enforceable against each in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally.

3.4      No Conflict; Consent . Neither the execution and delivery by the Company and the Shareholders of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions therein contemplated, nor compliance with the provisions thereof will violate (a) any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on the Company or such Shareholder, or (b) the Company's articles of organization or regulations or similar documents, or (c) the provisions of any indenture, instrument or agreement to which the Company is a party or is subject, or by which it, or its Property, is bound, or conflict with or constitute a default thereunder, or result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien in, of or on the Property of the Company pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement. No order, consent, adjudication, approval, license, authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, or other action in respect of any governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, which has not been obtained by the Company or a Shareholder is required to be obtained by the Company or a Shareholder in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, or the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any of this Agreement. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.4, no consent, approval or authorization of, or notice to, any other person or entity, including, without limitation, parties to loans, contracts, leases or other agreements, is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by WMT or BIO or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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3.5     The Company’s Financial Information .

(a)     The Company has delivered to WMT the following financial statements (the "Financial Statements") of the Company: (i) unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2008 and the related statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2008 and (ii) unaudited balance sheets of the Company as of June 30, 2009 (the "Company's Latest Balance Sheet") and the related statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for the three months then ended.

(b)     Each of the unaudited financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis during the relevant periods (except as may be disclosed in the notes thereto), and present fairly the consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations and changes in cash flows of the Company as of the respective dates or for the respective periods reflected therein, except, in the case of the unaudited interim financial statements, for normal and recurring year-end adjustments that are not material.

(c)      Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5(c) and on the Company's Latest Balance Sheet, or in the notes thereto, the Company does not have any liabilities, debts, claims or obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, whether due or to become due), and there is no existing condition or set of circumstances which would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in such a liability.

3.6      Liabilities and Obligations . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.6, the Financial Statements reflect all liabilities of the Company, accrued, contingent or otherwise (known or unknown and asserted or unasserted), arising out of transactions effected or events occurring on or prior to the date hereof. All reserves shown in the Financial Statements are appropriate, reasonable and sufficient to provide for losses thereby contemplated. Except as set forth in the Financial Statements, the Company is not liable upon or with respect to, or obligated in any other way to provide funds in respect of or to guarantee or assume in any manner, any debt, obligation or dividend of any person, corporation, association, partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity.

3.7     Employee Matters .

(a)     Schedule 3.7(a) contains a complete and accurate list of the names, titles and cash compensation, including without limitation wages, salaries, bonuses (discretionary and formula) and other cash compensation (the "Cash Compensation") of all employees of the Company who are currently compensated at a rate in excess of $50,000 per year and who earned in excess of such amount during the Company's preceding fiscal year. In addition, Schedule 3.7(a) contains a complete and accurate description of (i) all increases in Cash Compensation of employees of the Company during the current and immediately preceding fiscal years of the Business and (ii) any promised increases in Cash Compensation of employees of the Company that have not yet been effected.

(b)      Schedule 3.7(b) contains a complete and accurate list of all compensation plans, arrangements or practices (the "Compensation Plans") sponsored by the Company or to which the Company contributes on behalf of its employees, other than Employee Benefit Plans listed in Schedule 3.7(a). The Compensation Plans include without limitation plans, arrangements or practices that provide for severance pay, deferred compensation, incentive, bonus or performance awards, and stock ownership or stock options.

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(c)      Schedule 3.7(c) contains a complete and accurate list of all employment agreements (the "Employment Agreements") to which the Company is a party with respect to its employees or is otherwise obligated.

(d)     Schedule 3.7(d) contains a complete and accurate list of all employee manuals, policies, procedures and work-related rules (the "Employee Policies and Procedures") that apply to employees of the Company.

(e)      The Company: (i) has been and is in compliance with all laws, rules, regulations and ordinances respecting employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours; and (ii) is not liable for any arrears of wages or penalties for failure to comply with any of the foregoing. The Company has not engaged in any unfair labor practice or discriminated on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or handicap in its employment conditions or practices. There are no: (i) unfair labor practice charges or complaints or racial, color, religious, sex, national origin, age or handicap discrimination charges or complaints pending or threatened against the Company before any federal, state or local court, board, department, commission or agency nor does any basis therefor exist; or (ii) existing or threatened labor strikes, disputes, grievances, controversies or other labor troubles affecting the Company, nor does any basis therefor exist.

(f)     The Company has never been a party to any agreement with any union, labor organization or collective bargaining unit. No employees of the Company are represented by any union, labor organization or collective bargaining unit. To the best knowledge of the Company, the employees of the Company have no intention to and have not threatened to organize or join a union, labor organization or collective bargaining unit.

(g)     All employees of the Company are citizens of, or are authorized to be employed in, the United States.

3.8      Employee Benefit Plans .

(a)     Schedule 3.8(a) contains a complete and accurate list of all employee benefit plans (the "Employee Benefit Plans") (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")) sponsored by the Company or to which the Company contributes or may be obligated to contribute on behalf of its employees and all Employee Benefit Plans previously sponsored or contributed to on behalf of the Company's or Shareholder's employees within the three years preceding the date hereof. Each Employee Benefit Plan has been administered and maintained in compliance with all laws, rules and regulations. No Employee Benefit Plan is currently the subject of an audit, investigation, enforcement action or other similar proceeding conducted by any state or federal agency. No prohibited transactions (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) have occurred with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan. No threatened or pending claims, suits or other proceedings exist with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan other than normal benefit claims filed by participants or beneficiaries.

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(b)      The Company has received a favorable determination letter or ruling from the Internal Revenue Service for each Employee Benefit Plan intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code and/or tax-exempt within the meaning of Section 501(a) of the Code. No proceedings exist or have been threatened that could result in the revocation of any such favorable determination letter or ruling. No accumulated funding deficiency (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code), whether waived or unwaived, exists with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan or any plan sponsored by any member of a controlled group (within the meaning of Section 412(n)(6)(B) of the Code) in which the Company is a member (a "Controlled Group"). With respect to each Employee Benefit Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, the assets of each such plan are at least equal in value to the present value of accrued benefits determined on an ongoing basis as of the date hereof. With respect to each Employee Benefit Plan described in Section 501(c)(9) of the Code, the assets of each such plan are at least equal in value to the present value of accrued benefits as of the date hereof. Neither the Company or any member of a Controlled Group has any liability to pay excise taxes with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan under applicable provisions of the Code or ERISA. Neither the Company nor any member of a Controlled Group is or ever has been obligated to contribute to a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA.

(c)      No facts or circumstances exist that would result in the imposition of liability against Purchaser by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as a result of any act or omission by the Company or any member of a Controlled Group. No reportable event (within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA) for which the notice requirement has not been waived has occurred with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan subject to the requirements of Title IV of ERISA. The Company has no obligation or commitment to provide medical, dental or life insurance benefits to or on behalf of any of its employees who may retire or any of its former employees who have retired from employment with the Company.

(d)      Schedule 3.8(d) contains a complete and accurate list of all claims made (without identifying specific individuals) under any medical or dental care plan or commitment offered by the Company to its employees involving hospitalization, medical or dental care claims that have exceeded $5,000 per year for an individual during the Company's current fiscal year or any of Shareholder three fiscal years preceding the date hereof.

3.9      Title; Leased Assets . A description of all interests in real property owned by the Company (collectively, the "Real Property") is set forth in Schedule 3.9(a). Except as set forth in Schedule 3.9(a), the Company has good, valid and marketable title to all the Real Property. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.9(b), the Company has good, valid and marketable title to all tangible and intangible personal property owned by it (collectively, the "Personal Property"). A list of all leases of real and personal property to which the Company is a party, either as lessor or lessee, are set forth in Schedule 3.9(c). All such leases are valid and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally or the availability of equitable remedies. Except for those assets acquired since September 30, 2008, all tangible and intangible assets used in the conduct of the business of the Company are reflected in the Financial Statements in a manner that is in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis with prior periods. The Company owns, leases or otherwise possesses a right to use all assets used in the conduct of the business of the Company, which will not be impaired by the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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3.10    Commitments .

(a)     Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10, the Company has not entered into, nor are the Company Stock, or the assets of the Company bound by, whether or not in writing, any (i) partnership or joint venture agreement; (ii) deed of trust or other security agreement; (iii) guaranty or suretyship, indemnification or contribution agreement or performance bond; (iv) employment, consulting or compensation agreement or arrangement, including the election or retention in office of any director or officer; (v) labor or collective bargaining agreement; (vi) debt instrument, loan agreement or other obligation relating to indebtedness for borrowed money or money lent or to be lent to another; (vii) deed or other document evidencing an interest in or contract to purchase or sell real property; (viii) agreement with dealers or sales or commission agents, public relations or advertising agencies, accountants or attorneys; (ix) lease of real or personal property, whether as lessor, lessee, sublessor or sublessee; (x) agreement between the Company and any affiliate of the Company; (xi) agreement relating to any material matter or transaction in which an interest is held by a person or entity that is an affiliate of the Company; (xii) any agreement for the acquisition of services, supplies, equipment or other personal property and involving more than $25,000 in the aggregate; (xiii) powers of attorney; (xiv) contracts containing noncompetition covenants; (xv) any other agreement or commitment not made in the ordinary course of business or that is material to the business or financial condition of the Company.

All of the foregoing are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Commitments." There are no existing defaults, events of default or events, occurrences, acts or omissions that, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute defaults by the Company, and no penalties have been incurred nor are amendments pending, with respect to the Commitments, except as described in Schedule 3.10. The Commitments are in full force and effect and are valid and enforceable obligations of the parties thereto in accordance with their respective terms, and no defenses, off-sets or counterclaims have been asserted or, to the best knowledge of the Company and Shareholders, may be made by any party thereto, nor has the Company waived any rights thereunder. The Company has not received notice of any default with respect to any Commitment.

(b)     Except as contemplated hereby, neither the Company nor the Shareholders have received notice of any plan or intention of any other party to any Commitment to exercise any right to cancel or terminate any Commitment, and neither the Company nor the Shareholders know of any fact that would justify the exercise of such a right. Neither the Company nor the MajorityShareholder currently contemplate, or have reason to believe any other person or entity currently contemplates, any amendment or change to any Commitment. Except as listed in Schedule 3.10, none of the customers or suppliers of the Company has refused, or communicated that it will or may refuse, to purchase or supply goods or services, as the case may be, or has communicated that it will or may substantially reduce the amounts of goods or services that it is willing to purchase from, or sell to, the Company.

3.11      Adverse Agreements . The Company is not a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any charter or other corporate restriction or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, rule or regulation that materially and adversely affects, or so far as the Company or Shareholders can now foresee, may in the future materially and adversely affect, the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, assets, liabilities, business or prospects of the Company.

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3.12     Insurance . A list of all insurance policies of the Company are set forth in Schedule 3.12. All of such policies are valid and enforceable policies, issued by insurers of recognized responsibility in amounts and against such risks and losses as is customary in the industry of the insured. Such insurance shall be outstanding and duly in force without interruption up to and including the Closing Date.

3.13     Patents, Trade-marks, Service Marks and Copyrights .

(a)     The Company owns all patents, trade-marks, service marks and copyrights, if any, necessary to conduct its business, or possesses adequate licenses or other rights, if any, th


 
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