EXHIBIT 10.3
ESCROW RELEASE AGREEMENT
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1,068,140
SHARES
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JULY 19, 2007 |
WHEREAS, Beacon Respiratory Service,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Beacon”), and Alliance
Oxygen & Medical Equipment, Inc. a Florida corporation
(“Alliance”), and Timothy Beach and Stuart Christensen,
collectively (collectively the “Shareholders”) are
parties to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated July 12, 2006
(the “Purchase Agreement”).
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Escrow
Agreement (“Escrow Agreement”) contained in the
Purchase Agreement, Kerr, Russell and Weber, PLC, as Escrow Agent
(“Escrow Agent”) is holding 2,136,280 shares
(“Shares”) of Arcadia Common Stock $0.001 par value
(“Common Stock”).
WHEREAS, Alliance and the
Shareholders desire to receive these shares of Common Stock in full
satisfaction of the Escrow Agreement according to the terms and
conditions contained herein.
WHEREAS, the closing of the sale of
Florida Durable Medical Equipment Division of Arcadia Resources,
Inc., a Nevada Corporation (“Arcadia”) to a specific
purchaser (“DME Sale”) is a condition to the release of
the Shares.
NOW THEREFORE , Beacon,
Arcadia, Alliance and the Shareholders (collectively, the
“Parties”) agree as follows:
1. Assignment of Shares.
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Alliance hereby assigns, conveys and transfers to the
Shareholders all of its rights, title, benefits, and interests in
and to the Shares payable under the Purchase Agreement. |
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Beacon hereby gives its express consent to Alliance’s
assignment of the Shares to the Shareholders, pursuant to
Section 6.15 of the Purchase Agreement. |
2. Release of Shares.
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Within five (5) business days of closing of the DME Sale,
Arcadia will deliver to each Shareholder 534,070 Shares of Arcadia
Common Stock each, for a total of 1,068,140 Shares in the
aggregate, from the Shares held in Escrow. |
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Arcadia’s obligation to issue the Shares to the
Shareholders shall be contingent on the prior receipt by Arcadia of
an executed copy of this Agreement, compliance with AMEX listing
requirements and the absence of any adverse notification or other
action by a self-regulating organization or governmental agency
concerning the transaction. |
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The Shareholders and Alliance hereby agree that, upon execution
of this Agreement by all Parties, and the delivery of the Shares
following the closing of the DME Sale |
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as provided herein, that Arcadia and the Escrow Agent shall
have no further obligations with respect to the Shares. |
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The Shareholders agree to reasonably cooperate and assist
Arcadia in closing the DME Sale. |
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Upon written notice to the Shareholders that the DME Sale to
the specified purchaser has not closed and that the sale
transaction is terminated, this Agreement, without further action
of the Parties, shall be void, of no further force and effect, and
the Shares shall continue to be held in Escrow pursuant to the
Escrow Agreement. |
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So long as the DME Sale has closed, and the Shares have been
released from Escrow, then upon the sale of all of the Shares, the
Shareholders shall be entitled to request from Arcadia a payment
(“True Up Payment”) if the aggregate gross sales
proceeds (“Sales Proceeds”) are less than the aggregate
value of such Shares on the date of issuance. The value of Shares
on the date of issuance shall be determined based on the
10 day trading average closing trading price of the Common
Stock preceding the closing date of the DME Sale. The sale proceeds
shall be calculated without any set off or deduction for
broker’s commissions or other expenses, costs or taxes
incurred by the Shareholders in the sale or ownership of the sales.
The amount of the True Up Payment shall be an amount equal to the
Issuance Value of the sold Shares less the Sale Proceeds. |
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If the Shareholders are entitled to a True-Up Payment, as
provided herein, Arcadia shall pay the True-Up Payment within
10 days after the delivery of any documentation requested by
Arcadia to calculate the amount of the True Up Payment. Any True-Up
Payment shall be made either in the form of cash or in the form of
additional Common Stock with an aggregate share value (based on the
closing price on the last 10 trading days) equal to the amount of
the True-Up Payment. The decision whether to pay any required
True-Up Payment in the form of cash, Common Stock or a combination
thereof, shall be determined by Arcadia in its sole discretion.
Upon making the True Up Payment, if applicable, as provided herein,
the parties acknowledge and agree that Arcadia and Beacon will have
no further obligations of any kind under this Agreement; or with
respect to the Shares. |
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The rights provided to the Shareholders by this
Section 2.6 and performance hereunder are subject to all terms
and conditions of this Agreement, the execution of such additional
documents as may be requested to effectuate the intent of this
Agreement and compliance with regulatory requirements, and shall
automatically expire and be null and void (a) if all of the
Shares are not sold before December 15, 2008, and/or
(b) if any True-Up is requested by the Shareholders on or
after December 27, 2008. |
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The Shareholders acknowledge and agree that they shall not sell
(in a public or private sale) transfer, assign or trade more than
10,000 shares each in any one day (“Sale Restriction”).
For purposes of this section, a “public sale” means a
sale through a Securities Exchange or otherwise in a broker’s
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SEC Rule 144. The Sale Restriction shall be non-cumulative
and the Shareholders, for example, are not permitted to sell more
than 10,000 Shares each on a given day due to the fact that less
than the maximum number of Shares were sold on a prior day. The
Shareholders further acknowledge and agree that neither of them
shall sell any shares of Arcadia on a “short” basis.
Arcadia shall be entitled to request all reasonable information and
documentation from the Shareholders to insure compliance with
provisions of this Agreement. Any violation of the Sale
Restrict |
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