ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the " Agreement ") is,
dated as of January 30, 2003, by and between SPEEDEMISSIONS,
INC. , a Florida corporation ("Purchaser") and TWENTY DOLLAR
EMISSION, INC. , a Georgia corporation (the "
Seller "), and KENNETH CAMERON , an individual
resident of the State of Georgia (Mr. Cameron being referred to as
the " Shareholder "). Seller and the Shareholder are
collectively referred to as the " Seller Parties
."
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Seller is in
the business of providing vehicle emissions testing (the "
Business "). This Agreement sets forth the terms and
conditions upon which Purchaser is acquiring from Seller, and
Seller is selling and delivering to the Purchaser, those
assets used by Seller in the operation of
the Business, and Purchaser is assuming certain liabilities of
Seller with respect to the operation of the Business.
OPERATIVE PROVISIONS
1. SALE AND TRANSFER OF ASSETS; CLOSING
.
1.1. Assets . Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall sell, convey, assign,
transfer and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase and
acquire from Seller, all of Seller's right, title, and interest in
and to all of Seller's property and assets, real, personal or
mixed, tangible and intangible, of every kind and description,
wherever located, including without limitation, all of the assets
acquired by the Seller pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase
Agreement dated October 22, 2003 by and between the Seller, $20
Emission Place, L.L.C., Emission Place, L.L.C., William Grimm and
Shirley Grimm (collectively, the " Assets ") but
excluding the Excluded Assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
transfer of the Assets pursuant to this Agreement shall not include
the assumption of any Liability related to the Assets unless Buyer
expressly assumes that Liability pursuant to Section 1.4(a).
1.2. Excluded Assets
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 1.1
or elsewhere in this Agreement, the following assets of Seller
(collectively, the " Excluded Assets ") are not part
of the sale and purchase contemplated hereunder, are excluded from
the Assets and shall remain the property of Seller after the
Closing:
1.2.1
all
minute books, stock records and corporate seals;
1.2.2 any equity
securities of Seller held in treasury;
1.2.3 all personnel
records and other records that Seller is required by law to retain
in its possession;
1.2.4 all rights in
connection with and assets of the Plans;
1.2.5 all rights of
Seller under this Agreement; and
1.2.6 all assets
specifically set forth on Schedule 1.2.
1.3.
Consideration . The consideration for the Assets (the "
Purchase Price ") will be as follows: (a) $1,000,000
in cash, to be paid by the Purchaser to Global Capital Funding
Group, LP ("Global"), Seller’s lender, at Closing, and (b)
Six Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Five (622,985)
shares of common stock of Purchaser, to be issued by the Purchaser
to Global, which Seller and Purchaser agree to have a value of
$200,000. The cash and stock consideration described in subsections
(a) and (b) above is being paid directly to Global for the benefit
of the Seller and Shareholder.
In addition, as further consideration for the
purchase of Assets hereunder, (x) Purchaser is issuing Three
Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Three (333,333)
shares of its common stock to William and Shirley Grimm in order to
satisfy in full Seller’s obligation to the Grimms pursuant to
Section 1.3 of that certain that certain Asset Purchase
Agreement dated October 22, 2003 by and between the Seller, $20
Emission Place, L.L.C., Emission Place, L.L.C., William Grimm and
Shirley Grimm ; and (y) Purchaser is
assuming the Assumed Liabilities.
1.4.1 On the Closing Date,
Purchaser shall assume and agree to discharge only the Liabilities
of Seller set forth on Schedule 1.4(a) attached hereto (the "
Assumed Liabilities "). For purposes of this
Agreement, the term " Liabilities " means with
respect to any person or entity, any liability or obligation of
such person or entity of any kind, character or description,
whether known or unknown, absolute or contingent, accrued or
unaccrued, disputed or undisputed, liquidated or unliquidated,
secured or unsecured, joint or several, due or to become due,
vested or unvested, executory, determined, determinable or
otherwise, and whether or not the same is required to be accrued on
the financial statements of such person or entity.
1.4.2 Purchaser
shall not be liable for any obligations, duties, commitments,
claims or liabilities of Seller (the " Retained
Liabilities ") other than the Assumed Liabilities. The
Retained Liabilities shall remain the sole responsibility of and
shall be retained, paid, performed and discharged solely by Seller
and shall include without limitation those liabilities set forth on
Schedule 1.4(b) attached hereto.
1.5.
Allocation . Seller and Purchaser agree that the allocation (the
" Purchase Price Allocation ") of the Consideration
among the Assets shall be as set forth on Schedule 1.5
.
1.6.
Closing . The closing (the " Closing ") of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the "
Contemplated Transactions ") shall take place,
subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth
in this Agreement, including the conditions contained in Section 5
of this Agreement, at 10:00 a.m. on January 30, 2004, or such other
date as may be agreed to by the parties (the " Closing
Date "), in the offices of Cohen Pollock Merlin Axelrod and
Small, P.C., 3350 Riverwood Parkway, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA
30339.
2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER
PARTIES . The Seller
Parties, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Purchaser
that, except as set forth in the correspondingly numbered schedule
provided by Seller (the " Seller Disclosure Schedule
"), as follows:
2.1.
Organization; Power;
Authority . Seller is a
limited liability company organized, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Georgia, with full limited
liability company power and authority to carry on the Business as now being conducted and to
own, operate and lease (as the case may be) the Assets and
to perform all of its obligations. Seller is qualified to do
business as a foreign limited liability company and is in good
standing in every jurisdiction in which the character of the
properties and assets owned or leased by Seller or the nature of
the business conducted by Seller makes such qualification
necessary. Seller has the power and
authority to sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to
Purchaser the Assets as contemplated by this Agreement, and the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
Contemplated Transactions have been properly and duly authorized by
Seller. Seller has no subsidiaries. This Agreement and all other
agreements executed in connection with the Contemplated
Transactions constitute, or will constitute upon execution, the
legal, valid and binding obligations of Seller, enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms.
2.2. No
Conflict or Violation; Approvals . The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Contemplated
Transactions will not (a) violate or conflict with Seller’s
articles of organization or operating agreement; (b) cause a breach
of, or a default under, or create any right for any party to
accelerate, terminate, modify or require notice under or cancel,
any contract, permit, authorization or concession that Seller is a
party or by which any of the Assets are bound; (c) violate by
Seller any law, rule, regulation, constitution, injunction,
judgment, order, decree, ruling or other restriction of any
government, government agency or court; or (d) impose any
encumbrance, restriction or charge on the Business or on any of the
Assets. No consent, approval or authorization of, or declaration,
filing or registration with, any authority, or any other person or
entity, is required to be made or obtained by Seller in connection
with the execution, delivery and performance of the Agreement and
the Contemplated Transactions, except as
will have been received by Seller on or before the Closing
Date.
2.3.
Capitalization . The Shareholder own, and will own on the Closing
Date, 100% of the outstanding equity of Seller free and clear of
all encumbrances. No other person has a contract right, whether by
issuance, sale, transfer, or otherwise to any equity capital of the
Seller.
2.4.
Financial Statements
. Seller has delivered to the Purchaser
complete and correct copies of unaudited financial statements of
the Seller for the periods ended and as of December 31, 2002 and as
of September 30, 2003 (the " Financial Statements ").
The Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied throughout the periods indicated; are
consistent with the books and records of the Business; and present
fairly the financial condition and results of operations of the
Business as of the date thereof and the period then
ended.
2.5.
Title . Seller has good and marketable title to all of the
Assets, free and clear of all liens, assignments, security
interests, claims, mortgages, encumbrances or charges of any kind
or nature (" Liens "). On the Closing Date, Purchaser
shall acquire good and marketable title to all of the Assets free
and clear of all Liens. The Assets constitute all of the assets
(tangible and intangible, and including, but not limited to, all
intellectual property assets) necessary to operate the Business in
the manner presently operated by Seller. Without limitation the
Assets include all of Seller’s right, title, and interest in
and to the following (in each case except for the Excluded Assets),
wherever located: except those specifically noted in 1.4(a) Assumed
Liabilities and those regular bills due in the course of
business.
2.5.1 All of the
Seller’s service, license, marketing and other similar
agreements and sales contracts used directly or indirectly in or
otherwise relating primarily to the Business (the " License
Agreements "), including, without limitation, the License
Agreements disclosed in Schedule 2.5.1 .
2.5.2 All of the
Seller’s fixed assets, goods, equipment and other property
used directly or indirectly in or otherwise relating primarily to
the Business (the " Equipment "), including, without
limitation, the Equipment disclosed in Schedule 2.5.2 (but
excluding the Vehicles as defined below).
2.5.3 All inventories of the
Seller and all goods and supplies, in each case to the extent used
directly or indirectly in or otherwise relating primarily to the
Business (the " Inventory "). All items included in
the Inventory consist of a quality and quantity usable and, with
respect to finished goods, saleable, in the ordinary course of
business of Seller except for obsolete items and items of
below-standard quality, all of which have been written off or
written down to net realizable value in the Financial Statements,
as the case may be. Inventory now on hand that was purchased after
the date of the Financial Statements was purchased in the ordinary
course of the Business of the Seller at a cost not exceeding market
prices prevailing at the time of purchase. The quantities of each
item of Inventory (whether raw materials, work-in-process or
finished goods) are not excessive but are reasonable in the present
circumstances of Business. Work-in-process Inventory is valued
according to GAAP.
2.5.4 The entire right, title
and interest of the Seller in connection with the conduct of the
Business or used by the Seller in connection with the conduct of
the Business in, to, or under (i) all United States, international
and foreign patents and applications therefor and all reissues,
divisions, renewals, extensions, provisionals, continuations and
continuations-in-part thereof; (ii) all Inventions (whether
patentable or not), invention disclosures, improvements, Trade
Secrets, proprietary information, know-how, technology, technical
data and customer lists, and all documentation relating to any of
the foregoing; (iii) all copyrights, copyrights registrations and
applications therefor, and all other rights corresponding thereto
throughout the world; (iv) all domain names, uniform resource
locators and other names and locators associated with the Internet;
(v) all industrial designs and any registrations and applications
therefor; (vi) all trade names, logos, common law trademarks and
service marks, trademark and service mark registrations and
applications therefore; (vii) all databases and data collections
and all rights therein; (viii) the Seller’s customer lists
pertaining to the Business; (ix) all moral and economic rights of
authors and inventors, however denominated, (x) any computer
software and databases, whether owned or licensed, and (xi) any
similar or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing (as
applicable) used directly or indirectly or relating to the Business
(collectively, as such is used in and/or relates to the business of
the Business as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted
by the Seller, the " Intellectual Property "),
including, without limitation, the Intellectual Property listed on
Schedule 2.5.4 .
2.5.5 All office furniture
and fixtures of the Seller used directly or indirectly in or
otherwise relating primarily to the Business (the " Office
Furniture "), including, without limitation, the Office
Furniture disclosed on Schedule 2.5.5 .
2.5.6 The entire leasehold,
rental, or other interest arising under or pursuant to leases
of:
(i) real property,
including buildings, structures, and other improvements located
thereon, fixtures contained therein, and appurtenances thereto, and
easements and other rights relative thereto;
(ii) equipment, including
computer hardware and associated telecommunications equipment,
media, and tools; (given a manufacturing concern, may beef up)
(iii) office furniture;
and
(v) in each case as used
directly or indirectly in or otherwise relating primarily to the
Business (the " Leases "); as of the Signing Date,
the Leases consist of all leases disclosed in Schedule 2.5.6
.
2.5.7 All
contracts, agreements, licenses, commitments, arrangements, and
permissions, whether written or oral, entered into in connection
with or otherwise relating to the Business, including all
non-competition, non-solicitation, work-for-hire, confidentiality
and similar types of covenants and agreements with the
Seller’s former employees and with the Seller’s
employees who do not become employees of the Seller at or after
Closing (the " General Contracts "), which General
Contracts are disclosed in Schedule 2.5.7 , to the extent
not otherwise classified as License Agreements or Leases.
2.5.8 All
business and marketing records, including accounting and operating
records, asset ledgers, inventory records, reports, budgets,
personnel and payroll records of employees of the Seller to be
employed by the Seller, customer lists, supplier lists, information
and data respecting leased or owned equipment, correspondence and
mailing lists, advertising materials and brochures, and other
business records used directly or indirectly in or otherwise
relating primarily to the Business or the Assets, in whatever form
they exist.
2.5.9 All
governmental approvals, authorizations, certifications, consents,
variances, permissions, licenses, and permits to or from, or
filings, notices, or recordings to or with, federal, state, and/or
local governmental authorities as well as states and jurisdictions
outside of the U.S. (the " Authorizations "),
directly or indirectly relating primarily to the Business, but
subject, as to the reassignability to the Seller. As of the Closing
Date, the Authorizations consist of the items disclosed in
Schedule 2.5.9 .
2.5.10 All claims the Seller
may have against any person relating to or arising from the Assets
or the Business, including rights to recoveries for damages or
defective goods and to refunds (" Seller Claims "),
but not including any Seller Claims under or in connection with the
Excluded Assets.
2.5.11 All accounts, trade
accounts receivable and all notes, negotiable instruments, bonds
and other evidences of indebtedness of and rights to receive
payments arising out of sales occurring in the conduct of the
Business, including any rights of the Seller with respect to any
third party collection procedures or any other actions or
proceedings that have been commenced in connection therewith (the "
Accounts Receivable "), including, but not limited
to, the Accounts Receivable disclosed in Schedule 2.5.11 .
All Accounts Receivable represent or will represent valid
obligations arising from sales actually made or services actually
performed by the Seller in the ordinary course of the Business.
Except to the extent paid prior to the Closing Date, such Accounts
Receivable are or will be as of the Closing Date current and
collectible net of the respective reserves shown on the Financial
Statements (which reserves are adequate and calculated consistent
with reasonable and past practice). Subject to such reserves, each
of such Accounts Receivable either has been or will be collected in
full, without any setoff, within 90 days after the day on which it
first becomes due and payable. There is no contest, claim, defense
or right of setoff, other than returns in the ordinary course of
the Business, under any Contract with any account debtor of an
Account Receivable relating to the amount or validity of such
Account Receivable. Schedule 2.5.11 contains a complete and
accurate list of all Accounts Receivable, which list sets forth the
aging of each such Account Receivable.
2.5.12 All prepaid expenses,
including but not limited to rents, credits and security deposits
paid by the Seller, relating to the Business (the " Prepaid
Expenses "), including but not limited to, the Prepaid
Expenses listed in Schedule 2.5.12 .
2.5.13 All motor vehicles
owned or leased by the Seller and used or held for use in the
conduct of the Business (the " Vehicles "), including
but not limited to the Vehicles listed in Schedule 2.5.13
;
2.5.14 All security deposits
deposited by or on behalf of the Seller;
2.5.15 All insurance and
reinsurance, surety, bonding, or indemnity policies, binders, or
contract, and the benefits or any prior insurance coverage to the
extent still available, as established or obtained with respect to
the Business (the " Insurance Policies "), including
but not limited to the Insurance Policies listed in Schedule
2.5.15 .
2.5.16 Schedule 2.5.16
contains a list of all contracts under which the Seller (a) paid
$10,000 or more during the 12 month period ending September 30,
2003, (b) received $10,000 or more during the 12 month period
ending September 31, 2003, and (c) would, absent this Agreement and
the Contemplated Transactions, reasonably expect to pay or receive
$10,000 or more for the 12 month period immediately following the
Closing Date (collectively, the Material Seller
Contracts "). There are no disputes between the parties to
any Material Seller Contracts. Each Material Seller Contract is in
full force and effect and constitutes a binding obligation of all
parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms. Seller
has not received oral or written notice of the termination of any
Material Seller Contract. No Material Seller Contract has been
canceled or otherwise terminated, and there is no threat to do so.
Furthermore, no employee of Seller has received written notice of
the cancellation or termination of any Material Seller Contract.
There are no existing defaults or events of default, real or
claimed, or existing events (including the transfer or sale of the
Assets) which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute
defaults under any Material Seller Contract. Neither the Seller nor
the Shareholder are subject to any Contract: (i) that contains
covenants limiting the freedom of the Seller or Shareholder to
compete in any line of business in any geographic area; (ii) that
requires Seller to share any profits, or requiring any payments or
other distributions based on profits, revenues or cash flows; (iii)
pursuant to which third parties have been provided with products
that can be returned to Seller in the event they are not sold and
which could involve products valued at $10,000 or more (invoice
price) in the aggregate; or (iv) that has had or, assuming that the
Purchaser complies with its obligations thereunder, may in the
future have a material adverse effect upon the business, earnings,
financial condition, or prospects of the Purchaser.
2.6. Real Property
. The
Assets do not include any owned real property. Schedule 2.6
sets forth each interest in real property leased by Seller and used
in the Business. Copies of each lease listed in Schedule 2.6
have been delivered to Purchaser. Seller is not in default under
any such lease or sublease and has not been informed that the
lessor under any of the leases or subleases has taken action or
threatened to terminate the lease or sublease before the expiration
date specified in the lease or sublease.
2.7. Litigation . There are no claims, actions, suits,
proceedings or investigations pending or, to Seller’s
knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Assets or the
operation of the Business before any foreign, federal, state, local
or other governmental authority or agency or by any other entity or
person except as described on Schedule 2.7
.
2.8. Compliance with Laws . T he operation of the Business and the
Assets conform to the requirements of all applicable laws, rules,
orders, ordinances, decrees and regulations of all governmental
regulatory agencies, whether national, state or local, having
jurisdiction thereover, and no material claim alleging
nonconformity or noncompliance with respect to such matters has
been made or threatened against Seller and/or the Assets or, to
Seller’s knowledge, may in the foreseeable future be made by
any such agency except as disclosed to Purchaser on a Schedule to
this Agreement.
2.9. Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
. Except as and to the extent liabilities
are specifically reflected on the Financial Statements or
liabilities are incurred by Seller in the ordinary course in
connection with Seller’s operation of the Business, Seller
has no liabilities or obligations of any nature (whether accrued,
absolute, contingent or otherwise) including liabilities related to
the ongoing construction of the newest locations
2.10. Employee Benefit Plans . Seller has no formal or informal health, dental,
vision, life, retirement, profit sharing, deferred compensation,
pension, stock options, sick leave or sick time employee benefit
plans in effect.
2.10.1 List of
Personnel . Schedule 2.10.1 contains a true and complete
list of the names and current compensation levels of all active
employees involved in the Business. Since September 30, 2003,
there has been no increase in the compensation of the employees of
Seller.
2.10.2 Employee
Relations . There is no labor strike, dispute, slowdown,
stoppage, or similar activity pending or, to the knowledge of
Seller, threatened against Seller pertaining to the Business or the
employees involved in the Business. There are no charges,
investigations, administrative proceedings, or formal complaints of
discrimination (including discrimination based upon sex, age,
marital status, race, national origin, sexual preference, handicap
or veteran status) pending or, to the knowledge of Seller,
threatened before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or
any federal, state, or local agency or court against Seller
pertaining to the Business or the employees of the Business, and,
to the knowledge of Seller, no basis for any such charge,
investigation, administrative proceeding, or complaint exists.
2.10.3 List of Plans and
Obligations . The employee benefit plans and arrangements set
forth in Employee Information Summary is a complete and
accurate list and description of all plans, arrangements,
agreements, commitments, promises and other obligations of Seller,
including but not limited to pension, retirement, profit-sharing,
deferred compensation, stock option, employee stock ownership,
severance pay, vacation, sick leave without compensation, bonus and
other incentive plans, every medical, vision, dental and other
health plan, every life insurance plan and every other written or
unwritten employee program, arrangement, agreement or
understanding, commitment or method of contribution or
compensation, whether formal or informal, whether funded or
unfunded, and other obligations under which Seller has been, are or
will be obligated to provide benefits to any current or former
employee, retiree, director, independent contractor, shareholder,
officer, consultant or other beneficiary, or dependent, spouse or
other family member or beneficiary of such employee, retiree,
director, independent contractor, shareholder, officer, consultant,
or other beneficiary of Seller, whether during their employment
with Seller or after the termination of such employment (the "
Plans " and the " Beneficiaries ,"
respectively).
2.10.4 Compliance . All
of the Plans have been maintained, funded and administered in
compliance, in all respects, with all applicable Laws, including
but not limited to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended (" ERISA "), and the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all regulations and rulings
related thereto. There are no penalties, interest, or Taxes related
to the Plans due to any federal or state authority.
2.10.5 No
Liabilities or Obligations . Except as reflected on the
Financial Statements, the Seller has no liabilities or obligations
to any Beneficiaries, governmental authorities, or any other
parties arising out of or relating to the Plans.
2.10.6 No
Multi-Employer or Certain Other Plans . None of the Plans
is a multi-employer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, or
is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Code section 412; and neither
Seller nor any affiliate of Seller has
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