ASSET ACQUISITION
AGREEMENT
by and between
LAS VEGAS GAMING,
INC.,
LAS VEGAS GAMING ACQUISITION
CORP.
and
ADLINE NETWORK HOLDINGS
INC
and
ADLINE MEDIA LLC, ADLINE NETWORK
LLC,
FREEVIEW NETWORK LLC, SAM
JOHNSON
and LARRY L.
ENTERLINE
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A Technology
Exhibit
B Existing
Technology Licenses
Exhibit
C Partial
List of Company Assets
ASSET ACQUISITION
AGREEMENT
This ASSET ACQUISITION AGREEMENT (together with
the Exhibits attached hereto, the “ Agreement
”), dated as of September 29, 2008 (“Effective
Date”), by and between Las Vegas Gaming Acquisition Corp. a
Nevada corporation (the “ Acquirer ” or “
LVGAC ” as defined in Section 1.01), Las Vegas Gaming,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ LVGI ” as defined
in Section 1.01) and Adline Network Holdings Inc, a Georgia
corporation (“ Adline ” or the “
Transferor ” as defined in Section 1.01) and Adline
Media LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, Adline Network LLC,
a Georgia limited liability company, and Freeview Network LLC, a
Georgia limited liability company, Sam Johnson, an individual
residing in Nevada, and Larry L. Enterline, an
individual residing in Texas (collectively, the “
Additional Parties ”) (additional terms used in this
Agreement are defined or otherwise referenced in Section
1.01):
RECITALS
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WHEREAS LVGAC
and LVGI are entering into this Agreement to acquire the Acquired
Assets (as defined in Section 2.01 below);
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WHEREAS LVGAC
is acquiring the Acquired Assets for the benefit of LVGI and for,
among other reasons, to consolidate all of the rights associated
with the various technologies set forth in Exhibit A (defined as
“Technology” in Section 1.01) including any rights
Adline or the Additional Parties may have or pursuant to
any of the contracts and licenses set out in Exhibit B (defined as
“Existing License(s)” in Section 1.01);
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WHEREAS the
Acquired Assets are free from any Liens or Encumbrances, and Adline
and the Additional Parties are authorized to enter into this Asset
Acquisition Agreement;
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WHEREAS LVGAC
shall not assume, and Adline and, if applicable, the Additional
Parties, shall be responsible for the payment, satisfaction,
performance and discharge of all liabilities, obligations, claims,
demands, expenses, lawsuits, all taxes of whatever kind or nature,
damages or responsibilities of Adline or, if applicable, the
Additional Parties, whether known or unknown, absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise arising out of the operation of the
Transferor’s business prior to the Effective Date, whether
due or to become due;
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AND WHEREAS
this transaction is intended to qualify as a tax deferred
reorganization within the meaning of Sections 367 and 368 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and this Agreement is
intended as a “plan of reorganization” within the
meaning of such sections.
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AGREEMENT
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
representations and warranties and covenants made herein, LVGAC,
LVGI, Adline, and the Additional Parties, each intending to be
legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.01 Definitions
. For purposes of this Agreement:
“ Acquired Assets ” are
defined in Section 2.01.
“ Acquisition Price ” means
the consideration paid pursuant to Section 2.02.
“
Additional Parties ” means Adline Media LLC, a Georgia
limited liability company, Adline Network LLC, a Georgia limited
liability company, and Freeview Network LLC, a Georgia limited
liability company, Sam Johnson, an individual residing in Nevada,
and Larry L. Enterline, an individual residing in
Texas.
“ Adline ” or
“Transferor” means ADLINE NETWORK HOLDINGS INC,
a Georgia corporation.
“ Adline Assets ” are defined
in Section 2.01.
“ Encumbrances ” means all
Liens, claims, rights of first refusal, assignments, preemptive
rights, rights-of-way, easements, mortgages, encroachments,
restrictions, covenants, title retention agreements, indentures,
security agreements or any other encumbrances of any
kind.
“ Existing License(s) ” means
the contract(s) or license(s) set out in Exhibit B.
“ Governmental Entity ” means
any federal, state, local or foreign government or any court of
competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or regulatory
authority or commission or other governmental authority or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign.
“ Judgment ” means any
judgment, order, injunction, award, decree or writ issued by any
Governmental Entity or court.
“ Lien ” means, with respect
to any property or asset (or any income or profits therefrom) of
any Person (in each case whether the same is consensual or
nonconsensual or arises by contract, operation of law, legal
process or otherwise), (a) any mortgage, lien (including any
lessor’s or landlord’s lien), encumbrance, pledge,
attachment, levy or other security interest of
any kind
thereupon or in respect thereof, or (b) any other arrangement,
express or implied, under which the same is subordinated,
transferred, sequestered or otherwise identified so as to subject
the same to, or make the same available for, the payment or
performance of any indebtedness, liability or obligation in
priority to the payment of the ordinary, unsecured liabilities of
such Person.
“
LVGAC ” or “ Acquirer ” means Las
Vegas Gaming Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of
LVGI.
“
LVGI ” means Las Vegas Gaming, Inc. and the LVGI
Affiliates.
“ LVGI Affiliates ” means an
entity directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries,
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control or ownership
with Las Vegas Gaming, Inc., including LVGAC.
" Non-Compete Period " means the period
beginning on the Effective Date of this Agreement and ending
eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date.
“ Person ” means any
individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, trust, joint venture, association, Governmental Entity or
other entity.
“ Technology ” means the
inventions, intellectual property, trade secrets, and know-how
defined in Exhibit A.
ARTICLE II
ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF
ASSETS;
TRANSFEROR’S RETENTION OF
LIABILITIES
Section 2.01 Acquisition
and Transfer of Assets . Transferor shall sell,
convey, transfer, assign and deliver to LVGAC, free and clear of
any and all Encumbrances, and LVGAC shall acquire from Transferor,
all right, title and interest in the following (“ Acquired
Assets ”):
a. ADLINE NETWORK
HOLDINGS INC (“TRANSFEROR”). All right
title and interest to any and all tangible and intangible assets of
TRANSFEROR, but excluding cash on hand, accounts receivables and
any other receivables. After this transfer is made,
LVGAC will be the sole owner of all Acquired Assets
thereof.
b. RIGHTS IN THE
ADLINE ASSETS . All right, title and interest to all
tangible and intangible assets identified in Exhibits A, B and C,
including any improvements, copyrights, trade secrets, inventions,
unfiled applications and unexercised options in and to the
Technology (“ Adline Assets
”).
c. RIGHTS HELD BY
ADDITIONAL PARTIES . All right, title and
interest, if any, the Additional Parties may have in any of the
assets described in Section 2.01(a)-(b) above, including any
improvements, copyrights, trade secrets, inventions, unfiled
applications and unexercised options in and to the
Technology.
Section 2.02
Acquisition Price . The Acquisition Price to be
paid by LVGAC to the Transferor shall be seven hundred fifty
thousand (750,000) shares of Series A common stock of LVGI (the
“Consideration”). Transferor has directed
that the Acquisition Price shall be paid to Transferor, who
Transferor and the Additional Parties represent is the beneficial
owner of the Acquired Assets. See Section 2.06 below
regarding escrow of a portion of the Acquisition Price.
Section 2.03
Rights and Privileges of Transferors Consideration Stock .
The holders of the Consideration stock shall enjoy the same rights
and privileges with respect to such stock as those rights and
privileges which are or shall be accorded to the holders of all
other currently issued and outstanding Series A Common Stock in
LVGI.
Section 2.04
Liabilities . Acquirer shall not
assume, and Transferor and the Additional Parties, if applicable,
shall be responsible for the payment, satisfaction, performance and
discharge of all liabilities, obligations, claims, demands,
expenses, all taxes of whatever kind or nature, damages or
responsibilities of Transferor or the Additional Parties, as
applicable, whether known or unknown, absolute, accrued, contingent
whether due or to become due (collectively, the “ Retained
Liabilities ”). The Retained Liabilities shall
include, but not be limited to, amounts owed pursuant to any
consulting contracts with any independent contractors and all known
and unknown litigation including the litigation filed by
Paltronics, Inc. against Adline Network Holdings Inc and Adline
Media LLC in the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Illinois, Case No. 3:08-cv-50126 and any litigation
commenced as a result of the execution and consummation of this
Agreement by Transferor’s shareholder or a member of any of
the non-individual Additional Parties.
Section 2.05
LVGI’s use of the Acquired Assets
. Provided said liability is not caused directly
or indirectly by Transferor or the Additional Parties, Transferor
and Additional Parties shall not assume or be liable for the
payment, satisfaction, performance and discharge of any
liabilities, obligations, claims, demands, expenses, all taxes of
whatever kind or nature, damages or responsibilities created /
generated as a result of LVGI’s ownership of, nonuse of or
any use of the Acquired Assets by LVGI and Affiliates and any third
party use under a license or assignment granted by LVGI
.
Section 2.06 Escrowed
Shares . Transferor agrees to allow LVGI to escrow three
hundred seventy-five thousand (375,000) shares of the Consideration
for a period of eighteen (18) months as defined in Article X
below. Said shares to be escrowed with a neutral escrow
agent that is agreed to by the parties and pursuant to an escrow
agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the
parties.
ARTICLE III
DELIVERY OF ACQUIRED ASSETS /
FURTHER ASSURANCES
Section 3.01
Delivery of Acquired Assets . Immediately
after the execution of this Agreement, Transferor and Additional
Parties, if applicable, shall turn over all of the Acquired Assets,
including all Adline Assets to LVGAC. Transferor and
Additional Parties, if applicable, shall also deliver all username
and passwords necessary to access any Domain Name Registrar
accounts, ISP accounts, other online accounts, computers, backups,
source code, etc.
Section 3.02
Further Assurances . Upon the reasonable request
of LVGI, Transferor and Additional Parties, if applicable, shall on
and after the Effective Date execute and deliver, or cause to be
executed and delivered, to LVGI such deeds, assignments and other
instruments as may be reasonably requested by LVGI and are required
to effectuate completely the transfer and assignment to LVGAC of
the Acquired Assets and to otherwise carry out the purposes of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
A. REPRESENTATIONS
OF TRANSFEROR AND ADDITIONAL PARTIES.
Transferor and
Additional Parties represent and warrant to LVGI and LVGAC as
follows:
Section
4.01 Title to Assets . Transferor
owns all right, title and interest to the Acquired Assets,
including those identified in Exhibits A, B and C.
Section 4.02
Liabilities and Third Party Contracts . All
liabilities and third party contracts, including the Retained
Liabilities and any contingent or future liabilities, of Transferor
or the Additional Parties shall be the responsibility of Transferor
or the Additional Parties, as applicable.
Section 4.03
Organization, Standing and Power
. Transferor and the non-individual Additional
Parties are duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Georgia and have full corporate
power and authority and possesses all governmental franchises,
licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals necessary or
desirable to enable them to own, lease or otherwise hold their
properties and assets and to conduct their businesses as presently
conducted.
Section
4.04
Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability
.Transferor and the Additional Parties have all requisite power and
authority to execute this Agreement and each of the other
transaction agreements to which Transferor and the Additional
Parties are (or will be) a party and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby. Transferor and
the
Additional
Parties have duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this
Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
Transferor and the Additional Parties, enforceable against
Transferor and the Additional Parties in accordance with its terms,
and each other transaction agreement to which Transferor and the
Additional Parties are (or will be) a party, when duly executed and
delivered, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of
Transferor and the Additional Parties, enforceable against
Transferor and the Additional Parties in accordance with its
terms.
Section 4.05 No
Conflicts . The execution and delivery by
Transferor and the Additional Parties of this Agreement and each of
the other transaction agreements to which Transferor and the
Additional Parties are (or will be) a party does not, and the
consummation of any transaction and compliance with the terms
hereof and thereof will not, conflict with, or result in any
violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time,
or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination,
cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to loss of a
benefit under, or to increased, additional, accelerated or
guaranteed rights or entitlements of any Person under, or result in
the creation of any Encumbrance upon the Acquired Assets under, any
provision of (a) any material contract, permit or other instrument
to which Transferor or the Additional Parties is party or by which
any of the Acquired Assets is bound, (b) any Judgment, (c) any
applicable law applicable to the Additional Parties, the business
of the Transferor or any of the Acquired Assets, or (d) any written
or, to the best knowledge of Transferor and the Additional Parties,
oral request of any Governmental Entity.
Section 4.06
Taxes . Transferor and the non-individual
Additional Parties have filed in a timely manner (within any
applicable extension periods) all tax returns required to be filed
by federal, state, local, provincial or foreign tax laws prior to
or as of the Effective Date, and each such return is true, complete
and correct.
Section 4.07
Workers’ Injuries . There has not been
during the past three (3) years, any actual or, to the best
knowledge of Transferor and the non-individual Additional Parties,
threatened claims of past or present employees of Transferor or the
Additional Parties for compensation for any material injury,
disability or illness arising out of or relating to their
employment by Transferor.
Section 4.08
Litigation . With exception of the Paltronics,
Inc suit noted in Section 2.04 above, there is (a) no outstanding
Judgment against Transferor or the Additional Parties (whether or
not relating to Transferor or the Acquired Assets), (b) no suit,
action, claim, dispute or legal, governmental, administrative,
arbitration or regulatory proceeding (“ Proceeding
”) pending or, to the best knowledge of Transferor and the
Additional Parties, threatened against Transferor or Additional
Parties related to the Acquired Assets, and (c) no investigation by
any Governmental Entity pending or, to the best knowledge of
Transferor and the Additional Parties, threatened against
Transferor or the Additional Parties (whether or not relating to
Transferor or the Acquired Assets).
Section 4.09
Title to Acquired Assets . Transferor and the Additional
Parties, as applicable, warrant that they own and have good and
marketable title to all of the Acquired Assets, free and clear of
any Encumbrances. Transferor and the Additional Parties
warrant to the best of their knowledge, that the use, sale, or
offering for sale of the Acquired Assets does not and will not
violate any rights of any third party.
Section 4.10
No Other Interests . No Person other than Transferor or the
Additional Parties have any ownership interest or similar rights in
or to the Acquired Assets.
Section 4.11
Company Authorization . The signing officer(s) are fully
authorized to act on behalf of Transferor and the non-individual
Additional Parties and enter into this Agreement and there are no
other consents required by any other parties in order to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 4.12
Full Disclosure . Transferor and the Additional Parties are
not aware of any facts pertaining to the Acquired Assets, which
will or may in the future affect LVGI or LVGAC in a materially
adverse manner.
Section 4.13
Fair Consideration . The sale of the Acquired Assets
pursuant to this Agreement is made in exchange for fair and
equivalent consideration. Transferor and the Additional
Parties are not insolvent and will not be rendered insolvent by the
sale, transfer or assignment of the Acquired Assets pursuant to the
terms of the Agreement. Neither Transferor nor the
Additional Parties are entering into this Agreement to defraud,
hinder or delay their creditors and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not have any such
effect. The transactions contemplated in this Agreement
will not constitute a fraudulent conveyance, or otherwise give rise
to any right of any creditor of Transferor or the Additional
Parties to any of the Acquired Assets on or after the Effective
Date.
B. REPRESENTATIONS
OF LVGAC AND LVGI.
LVGAC and LVGI represent and warrant to the
Transferor:
Section 4.14
Organization, Standing and Power . LVGI and LVGAC are duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Nevada and have full corporate power and board
authority to enter into this Agreement.
Section 4.15
Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability .LVGI and
LVGAC have all requisite power and authority to execute this
Agreement and each of the other transaction agreements to which it
will be a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby. LVGI and LVGAC have duly executed
and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of LVGI and
LVGAC,
enforceable against LVGI and LVGAC in accordance with its terms,
and each other transaction agreement to which LVGI and LVGAC are
(or will be) a party, when duly executed and delivered, will
constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of LVGI and LVGAC,
enforceable against LVGI and LVGAC in accordance with its
terms.
Section 4.16
Company Authorization . The signing officer(s) are fully
authorized to act on behalf of LVGI and LVGAC and enter into this
Agreement and there are no other consents required by any other
parties in order to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby.
Section 4.17
Taxes . LVGI has filed and LVGAC will file,
in a timely manner (within any applicable extension periods) all
tax returns required to be filed by federal, state, local,
provincial or foreign tax laws prior to or as of the Effective
Date, and each such return is true, complete and
correct.
Section 4.18
Litigation . With the exceptions of (i) IGT v. Las Vegas
Gaming Inc ., Case No. 3:07-cv-00415-BES-VPC filed in the
United States District Court, District of Nevada; (ii)
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