Exhibit 10.1
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Agreement is entered into on
the 15th day of March, 2008, between 2640 W. Woodland, Inc., a
corporation organized under the laws of California, with its
principal office located at 2640 W. Woodland, Anaheim, California
(“Woodland” and/or “Seller”), and Glenn
Smith, the sole shareholder of Woodland (“Smith”) , and
VCG-IS, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws
of Colorado HANDWRITTEN AND INITIALED: MO /GS CALIFORNIA, a
subsidiary of VCG Holding Corp., a Colorado corporation
(“Buyer”).
In consideration of the mutual
covenants of the parties, Seller, Smith, and Buyer
agree:
Seller shall sell, assign, and
deliver to Buyer and Buyer shall purchase and accept, on the
Closing Date, all the assets and properties owned by or in which
Woodland has any right, title, or interest, inchoate or otherwise,
of every kind and description, wherever located, including all
property tangible or intangible and real or personal, good will,
processes, designs, claims, contract rights, the right to use the
name Imperial Showgirls, or any similar name or names in connection
with the adult cabaret business, and all other names, trademarks,
or copyrights used by Seller in connection with its business or
products (hereinafter referred to as the Business), all as more
specifically described and set forth in Exhibit 1, which is
attached and incorporated by reference. Notwithstanding this
provision, those specific assets identified in Exhibit “1(a)
,” Excluded Assets, shall remain the property of the Seller
and not be transferred to the Buyer as part of this
transaction.
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Partial
Payment at Closing with Post-Closing Adjustment to Purchase
Price .
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(a) The Purchase Price for the
assets purchased in Section 1 above (Purchased Assets) shall
be calculated for the trailing twelve (12) months prior to the
last day of the month proceeding the closing month. The formula for
computing the Purchase Price shall calculated as set forth in
detail in Exhibit 2(a), Net Income Statement.
(b) The Purchase Price to be paid to
Seller by Buyer as set forth in (a) above shall be adjusted as
provided herein to reflect changes in the value and content of the
Purchased Assets which might be reflected on the Balance Sheet
(Exhibit 2(b)) and the net income stated in the Net Income
Statement and shall be paid in the following manner:
(1) Initial Payment. At
the Closing, Buyer shall pay to Seller an amount equal to
eighty-five (85%) percent of the Purchase Price as determined
in (a) above (the Initial Payment) by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to Woodland, or as otherwise directed
by Seller in writing to Buyer (the Payment Account).
(2) Final Payment. Within
fifteen (15) business days after the Closing Date, Seller
shall prepare and deliver to Buyer a Final Closing Balance Sheet
and Final Closing Net Income
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Statement prepared in the same
manner as set forth in Exhibits 2(a) and 2(b) (Final Statements).
Subject to subsection (c) hereof, within ten
(10) business days of delivery of the Final Statements to
Buyer, Buyer shall pay to Seller (the date of payment being
hereinafter referred to as the Final Payment Date), by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the Payment Account or
as otherwise directed by Seller in writing to Buyer, an amount
equal to the Purchase Price less the Initial Payment (the Final
Payment), together with interest thereon as hereinafter specified,
or Seller shall pay to Buyer by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account as directed by Buyer in writing to
Seller, an amount equal to the excess of the amount paid to Seller
pursuant to (b)(1) above over the Purchase Price, together with
interest thereon as hereinafter specified, as the case may be. The
Final Payment or the excess amount, as the case may be, shall bear
interest at the rate of ten (10%) percent per annum from the
Closing Date until paid.
(c) If Buyer shall object to
the Final Statements as delivered to it, Buyer shall give written
notice of its objections, setting forth in reasonable detail the
nature and basis for such objections (an Objection Notice), to
Seller within five (5) business days of Buyer’s receipt
of the Final Statements and may withhold payment of only that
portion of the Final Payment objected to, the balance of which, to
the extent paid, shall bear interest at the rate specified in
(b)(2) above. Within five (5) business days after
Seller’s receipt of an Objection Notice, Seller and Buyer
shall meet and attempt to resolve any disputes reflected in the
Objection Notice. If such disputes are not resolved within ten
(10) business days after Seller’s receipt of the
Objection Notice, Seller and Buyer shall, prior to the expiration
of said ten-day period, each select a certified public accounting
firm (the Selected Firms) to discuss the Objection Notice. If the
Selected Firms cannot reach agreement as to the Final Statements
within thirty (30) business days after referral of the Final
Statements resolving all issues raised in the Objection Notice to
them, the two Selected Firms shall forthwith refer the dispute to a
certified public accounting firm for resolution, such firm to
resolve all disputes raised by the Objection Notice within thirty
(30) business days after such disputed items are referred to
it. Each party shall pay the costs of any accounting firm chosen by
it and shall bear equally the costs of any third selected
accounting firm. All decisions agreed to by both Selected Firms or
the decision of the third accounting firm as the case may be shall
be conclusive and binding upon Seller and Buyer. The balance of the
final payment, or the excess due from Sellers, as the case may be,
shall be paid, together with interest thereon at the rate specified
in (b)(2) above, within five (5) business days after the final
decision of the Selected Firms or the third accounting firm,
whichever occurs first.
(d) Buyer and its designees
shall have the right to participate in the preparation of the Final
Statements cited in (c) above. Sellers shall give Buyer
and its designees at least five (5) business days advance
written notice prior to the preparation of the aforementioned Final
Statements. Sellers shall allow Buyer and its designees, the
Selected Firms and any accounting firm designated by the Selected
Firms to resolve a dispute access to all audit work papers all
underlying documentation therefor relating to the Final
Statements.
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Instruments
of Transfer .
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The sales, assignments, and
deliveries to be made to Buyer pursuant to this agreement shall be
effected by deeds, bills of sale, endorsements, checks, and other
instruments of transfer in such form as Buyer shall reasonably
request. Buyer shall prepare appropriate forms of instruments of
transfer and conveyance in conformity with this agreement and shall
submit them to Seller for examination at least five
(5) business days in advance of the closing date. Any time and
from time to time after the Closing Date, on Buyer’s request,
Seller will do, execute, acknowledge, and deliver all such further
acts, deeds, assignments, transfers, and powers of attorney as may
be required in conformity with this agreement for the adequate
assigning, transferring, granting, and confirming to Buyer of the
assets and properties sold to Buyer.
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Assignment
of Contract Rights .
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(a) Buyer will not assume any
liabilities, contracts, licenses, leases, commitments, or sales or
purchase orders of Seller except as shown on Exhibit 4(a) and
specifically agreed to by Buyer, as evidenced by Buyer’s
signature on said Exhibit 4(a) (Contract Rights).
(b) If any Contract Rights accepted
by Buyer under this Agreement may not be assigned without the
consent of the other party thereto, Seller will use their best
efforts to obtain the consent of the other party to the assignment.
If any such consent cannot be obtained, the Purchase Price under
this Agreement shall be adjusted downward by the amount allocated
to the affected Contract Rights in Exhibit 4(a).
(c) In addition to the above, the
Buyer must be able to have the lease dated August 15, 1997
between Mohammad Z. Johar and Glenn Smith (hereinafter Lease)
assigned to it on terms that are acceptable to Buyer in its sole
and absolute discretion as a condition precedent to the obligation
to Closing. Notwithstanding the above, Buyer will have at least 16
years on the Lease post closing.
(d) Seller will cooperate with Buyer
in obtaining the consents and modifications of the Agreement
described in this Section 4 accepted by the Buyer, including
the Lease.
(a) The Buyer shall have thirty
(30) business days (the Due Diligence Period) after delivery
of this executed Agreement and all Exhibits hereto, which Exhibits
will be delivered to Buyer no later than fifteen (15) business
days after execution of this Agreement, to perform its due
diligence as regarding this Agreement. During the Due Diligence
Period, the Buyer will be allowed to place in the Business at its
expense one of its employees to observe and inspect the operation
of the Business.
(b) On or before the end of the Due
Diligence Period, the Buyer shall deliver to Seller a written
notice of one of the following:
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(1) Accepting the Agreement, as
executed; or
(2) Stating its additional
requirements in order for it to close, which requirements will be
accepted or rejected by Seller, or waived by the Buyer, within ten
(10) business days of such notice, or
(3) Reject this Agreement, in which
case this Agreement shall be null and void.
(c) During the Due Diligence Period,
Seller will allow Buyer’s representatives full and complete
access to all of Seller’s business and records, operational
manuals and procedures, personnel and professionals in order to
allow Buyer to fully explore and review the Business.
(d) If Buyer accepts the Agreement
on or before the end of the Due Diligence Period, it will be
allowed to continue to maintain, at its expense, its employee
on-site at the Business with full access to all aspects of the
Business for the purposes as set forth in
(a) above.
(e) Notwithstanding anything
contained herein to the contrary, this Section shall be subject to
Buyer’s obligation to close as set forth in Sections 8 and
10, the Buyer’s obligation to close being absolutely
contingent upon the satisfactory compliance with the terms of those
Sections.
(f) If the final adjusted Purchase
Price changes more than 10% from the amount set forth in Exhibit
2(a), Net Income Statement, as the year end for 2007 as determined
on the final Net Income Statement, either party may elect to
terminate this deal by giving written notice prior to the
Closing.
Seller shall have the right to
retain minute books, stock books, and other corporate records of
Seller having exclusively to do with a corporate organization or
capitalization. Buyer shall have reasonable access to and the right
to make extract copies of all books, records, and documents of the
Seller during the Due Diligence Period set forth in Section 5
and the right to retain the extracted documents after
Closing.
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Waiver of
Compliance With Bulk Sales Laws .
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Buyer hereby waives its right to
require compliance with any bulk sales or similar laws and in
consideration therefor, Seller and Smith agree that Seller and
Smith shall indemnify and save and hold Buyer harmless from any
liabilities (including without limitation statutory penalties,
damages or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees),
arising from the failure of Buyer or Seller to comply with any bulk
sales or similar law applicable to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement; provided, however, that Buyer shall not have any
claim against Seller under this Section 7 with respect to any
assumed Contract Rights under Section 4 hereof (but only to
the extent of the assumed Contract Rights).
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Detailed
Closing Procedures and Deliveries .
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8.1 Closing/Closing
Date. Subject to fulfillment of the conditions to Closing
specified in this agreement and pursuant to the other terms and
conditions hereof, the Closing of the transaction provided for in
this Agreement (the Closing) shall take place at the offices of NOC
Business Services, at 1169 E. Ash Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92831
within 10 days, but no later than July 31, 2008 , or at such
other date and time as may be agreed upon in writing by the parties
hereto (the Closing Date), such Closing to be effective as of the
close of business on the Closing Date.
8.2 Conditions to
Closing. The obligations of Buyer to purchase the Purchased
Assets and to assume, pay, perform and discharge, when due, the
assumed Contract Rights, and of Seller to sell, transfer and assign
the Purchased Assets as provided in this Agreement are subject to
the satisfaction, at the Closing (except where specifically
required or permitted to be satisfied prior to or after the
Closing), of all of the respective obligations of Buyer and Seller
set forth below:
(a) Delivery of Purchased
Assets to Buyer. Seller shall deliver the Purchased Assets, by
duly executed Bill of Sale, Assignment and Assumption Agreement and
other appropriate assignments or other instruments of transfer and
documents which conform to the requirements of the Agreement,
including executed counterparts of all novation agreements with the
United States government, its agencies and instrumentalities, and
any other persons requiring them. Simultaneously with the
consummation of the transfer, Seller, through its officers, agents,
and employees, will put Buyer into full possession and enjoyment of
all Purchased Assets to be conveyed and transferred by this
Agreement.
(b) Delivery of Purchase Price
and Assumption of Liabilities. Buyer shall deliver to Seller
immediately available funds in the amount of the Purchase Price,
and a duly executed Assignment and Assumption Agreement and other
appropriate documents which conform to the requirements of the
Agreement.
(c) Certificate from
Seller. Seller shall deliver to Buyer a certificate, dated the
Closing Date, and signed by a duly authorized officer of Seller
certifying that:
(1) The representations and
warranties made by Seller herein or in any Exhibit or Schedule
hereto remain true in all material