CONTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT
Dated as of November 14, 2006 by and
among
X AND O COSMETICS,
INC.
and
JUMA TECHNOLOGY,
LLC
and
MEMBERS OF JUMA TECHNOLOGY,
LLC
Listed on Schedules 1.1 and
1.2
and the following
INVESTORS
Rubin Family Irrevocable Stock
Trust, Breckenridge Associates, Inc, and Harbor View Fund,
Inc.
CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
dated as of November 14, 2006 (this
“ Agreement” ), by and among X AND O
COSMETICS, INC. formerly known as Elite Cosmetics, Inc., a Delaware
company having an office at 107 St. Patrick's Street
Donaldsonville, Louisiana 70346 (the “
Company” ), JUMA TECHNOLOGY, LLC a New York
limited liability company having an office at 154 Toledo Street,
Farmingdale, New York 11735 (“Juma”), Christopher
Dieterich, Victor Hollander, Alan Spatz and Ed St. Amour
(collectively the “Principal Stockholders”), the
members of Juma listed on Schedule 1.1 hereto (collectively
referred to as the “Inside Members” ),
the members of Juma listed on Schedule 1.2 hereto (collectively
referred to as the “ Investor Members”
) (the Inside Members and the Investor
Members collectively referred to as the
“Members” ), and the
Investors (as defined above).
WHEREAS , Juma, the Company, the Principal Stockholders,
the Members and the Investors have determined that a business
combination between Juma and the Company, to be effected by a
contribution described in Section 1.1 below (the “
Exchange” ) by the Members of all of their
respective membership interests (the “Interests”) in
Juma, and by the Investors of property, to the Company in exchange
for shares of common stock in the Company (as further described in
Section 1.1 below, the “Shares” ),
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, is
advisable and in the best interests of their respective companies,
members and stockholders, and the Investors and presents an
opportunity for the companies to achieve long-term strategic and
financial benefits;
WHEREAS , the Company (i) has determined that the
Exchange is fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and
its shareholders and (ii) has approved and declared the
advisability of entering into this Agreement;
WHEREAS , the Members collectively own 100
% of the membership interests in Juma and have
consented in writing to the approval and adoption of this Agreement
and the Exchange.
WHEREAS , the Investors , have
consented in the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the
Exchange.
WHEREAS , at Closing (as defined herein) the Shares
issuable at the Effective Time (as defined herein) of the exchange
with Juma to the Members and the Investors will represent
33,250,731 shares of the common stock equal to more than
80% ownership of the outstanding common stock of the Company,
on a fully diluted basis, and at the Effective Time, the Members
will transfer 100% of their Interests to the Company and the
Investors will transfer property described in Schedule 1.3 (the
“ Property”) to the
Company.
WHEREAS , the parties hereto intend that the Exchange
qualify for income tax purposes as a tax-free exchange pursuant to
Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“ Code ).
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the
mutual covenants, representations and warranties contained herein,
the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
1
THE
EXCHANGE
(a)
Exchange Consideration
. At the effective time of the
Closing (the “ Effective Time ”),
automatically and without any action on the part of any party, or
other person:
(i) Outstanding Company Membership
Interests . Subject to
the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, all Interests
that are outstanding and owned by the Members, and the Property
owned by the Investors, immediately prior to the date hereof shall
be exchanged for and converted into the Company’s Shares as
set forth on Schedule 2.1 hereto (hereinafter, the “
Exchange Consideration” ).
(ii) Rights as Members . At the Effective Time, the Members shall have
no rights as Members of Juma or otherwise with respect to their
ownership therein other than the right to receive their allocated
share of the Exchange Consideration provided for in this Article
1.
(iii) Exchange . The Interests held by the Members, and the
Property owned by the Investors, shall be delivered to the Company,
and such Interests and Property shall be transferred and assigned
to the Company. Promptly following the Effective Time, the Company
shall issue the Shares to the Members and to the
Investors.
(b)
Exemption from
Registration . The
Parties intend that the Shares to be issued by the Company to the
Members and the Investors shall be exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Regulation D of the
Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
(c)
Form 15(c)(2)(11)
. X and O Cosmetics, Inc., is a company with no
operations and substantially no assets or liabilities as set forth
in Financial Statements filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Following the Exchange, the Company, intends to file a
Form 15(c)(2)(11) with the NASD to enable its Common Stock to be
quoted on the NASDQ Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board
(the”OTC”).
Section 1.2
Exchange
Procedures .
(a)
At or prior to the Closing, the
Members shall transfer all right, title and interest in and to
their Interests, which will be contributed to the Company in
exchange for the number of Shares set forth on Schedule
2.1(a) .
(b)
At or prior to Closing, the
Investors will transfer all right, title and interest in and to the
Property for the number of Shares set forth on Schedule
2.1(b).
(c)
Full Satisfaction of
Rights . All Shares for
which the Interests and Property shall have been exchanged pursuant
to this Article 1 shall be deemed to have been issued in full
satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the Interests and
Property.
(d)
Exchange of
Certificates . All
records evidencing ownership of Interests converted into Shares
pursuant to this Article 1 shall be furnished to the
Company.
Section 1.3
Membership
Approval. The
Members are the holders of 100% of the membership interests of Juma
and will at or before Closing approve this Agreement.
Section 1.4
Closing.
The closing of the Exchange and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “
Closing ”) shall take place on or before
November 10, 2006, which shall be the date of satisfaction (or
waiver in accordance with this Agreement) of all of the conditions
set forth herein.
Section 1.5
Further
Actions. If, at any
time after the Effective Time, the Company considers or is advised
that any deeds, bills of sale, assignments, assurances or any other
actions or things are necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or
confirm (of record or otherwise) in the Company its right, title or
interest in, to or under any of the rights, properties, or assets
of Juma, or otherwise to carry out the intent and purposes of this
Agreement, the officers and directors of the Company will be
authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of
each of Juma and the Members, all such deeds, bills of sale,
assignments and assurances and to take and do, in the name and on
behalf of each of Juma and the Members, all
such other actions and things as the Company may determine to be
necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm any and all
right, title and interest in, to and under such rights, properties
or assets in the Company or otherwise to carry out the intent and
purposes of this Agreement.
Section 1.6
Restrictions on
Resale . None of the
Shares issuable in connection herewith will be registered under the
Securities Act, or the securities laws of any state, and cannot be
transferred, hypothecated, sold or otherwise disposed of until: (i)
a registration statement with respect to such securities is
declared effective under the Securities Act, or (ii) the Company
receives an opinion of counsel for the interest holders, reasonably
satisfactory to counsel for the Company, that an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act is
available.
Section 1.7.
Restrictions on
Transfers. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, for a period of one year following the Effective Time no
Member or Investor shall sell, assign or otherwise transfer any
Shares, or any interest therein, received pursuant to this
Agreement unless the Member or Investor has received an opinion of
counsel from the Company’s counsel (said opinion not to be
unreasonably withheld) that such sale, assignment or transfer will
not cause the Exchange to fail to meet the requirements of Code
section 351 for the tax-free organization of a company; provided,
however, that in the case of a sale, assignment or
transfer of
Shares which is to be made in satisfaction of an obligation, or in
connection with a binding commitment, of the transferring Member or
Investor that existed at or prior to the Effective Time, this
clause shall read as though the words “For a period of one
year” were not contained in it.
ARTICLE
2
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF JUMA
Juma represents
and warrants to the Company that:
Section
2.1
Existence and
Power. Juma is a
limited liability company duly formed, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of New York and has all
limited liability company powers and all governmental licenses,
authorizations, permits, consents and approvals required to carry
on its business as now conducted, except for those licenses,
authorizations, permits, consents and approvals the absence of
which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have an effect
or change that is or would be materially adverse to the business,
operations, assets, prospects, condition (financial or otherwise)
or results of operations (“Material Adverse Effect”) of
Juma. Juma has heretofore delivered to the Company true and
complete copies of the Certificate of Formation and Operating
Agreement of Juma as currently in effect.
Section 2.2
Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by Juma
of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder,
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby are
within Juma’s limited liability company powers and have been
duly authorized by all necessary action. The affirmative vote of
the holders of the outstanding membership interests of Juma is the
only action of Juma necessary in connection with its execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations
hereunder and the consummation of the Exchange. This Agreement has
been duly and validly executed and delivered by Juma and is a
legal, valid and binding obligation of Juma, enforceable against it
in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability thereof may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws now or hereafter
in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally or by
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability
is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
Juma’s Members have (i) determined that
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including
the Exchange, are fair to and in the best interests of the Members,
(ii) approved and adopted this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the Exchange, which approval
satisfies in full any applicable requirements of applicable law,
and (iii) resolved to recommend, and recommended, approval and
adoption of this Agreement by the holders of the
Interests.
Section 2.3
Governmental
Authorization. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance by
Juma of its obligations under this Agreement relating to the
Closing and the transactions contemplated hereby require no action
by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency,
official or authority other than (a) state corporate and securities
laws or regulations of various states or takeover laws, and (b) any
other filings,
approvals or
authorizations which, if not obtained, would not, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Juma, or
materially impair the ability of Juma to consummate the Exchange
and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 2.4
Non-contravention. The execution and delivery by Juma of this
Agreement and the consummation by Juma of the transactions
contemplated hereby and performance of its obligations under this
Agreement do not and will not (i) violate Juma’s Certificates
of Formation or Operating Agreement, (ii) violate any applicable
law, rule, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree, (iii)
require any consent or other action by any person under, constitute
a default under, result in a violation of, conflict with, or give
rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of
any right or obligation of Juma, or to a loss of any benefit to
which Juma is entitled under any provision of any agreement or
other instrument binding upon Juma, or any license, franchise,
permit, certificate, approval or other similar authorization
affecting, or relating in any way to, the assets or business of
Juma, or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien (as
defined herein) on any asset of Juma. “
Lien” means, with respect to any property or
asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest,
encumbrance or other adverse claim of any kind in respect of such
property or asset.
Section 2.5
Capitalization.
(a)
As of the date of this Agreement,
the Members of Juma are as set forth in Schedule 1.1 hereto.
The membership interests in Juma have been duly authorized and
validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and were not
issued in violation of any preemptive rights or other preferential
rights of subscription or purchase other than those that have been
waived or otherwise cured or satisfied. Except as set forth herein,
as of the date hereof there are no outstanding options, warrants,
subscriptions, conversion or other rights, agreements or other
commitments obligating Juma to issue any interests or any
securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the
right to subscribe for any interests in Juma.
(b)
There are no outstanding
obligations, contingent or otherwise, of Juma to redeem, purchase
or otherwise acquire any interests or other securities of
Juma.
(c)
Juma is not in violation of and has
not violated any federal or state securities laws in connection
with any transaction relating to Juma and/or an Affiliate,
including without limitation, the acquisition of any stock,
business or assets of any third party or the issuance of any
interest of Juma.
Section 2.6
Compliance with Laws and
Court Orders . Juma
holds all permits, licenses, variances, exemptions, orders,
franchises and approvals of all governmental entities necessary for
the lawful conduct of its business (the “LLC
Permits” ), except where the failure so to hold
would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Juma. Juma is in
compliance with the terms of the LLC Permits, except where the
failure so to comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect on
Juma. Juma is and has been in compliance with, and to the best
knowledge of Juma, is not under investigation with respect to and
has not been threatened to be charged with or
given notice of
any violation of, any applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment,
injunction, order or decree, except for such matters as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on
Juma.
Section 2.7
Litigation.
There is no action, suit,
investigation, audit or proceeding pending against, or to the best
knowledge of Juma threatened against or affecting, Juma or any of
its assets or properties before any court or arbitrator or any
governmental body, agency or official.
Section 2.8
Full
Disclosure. Neither
this Agreement nor any exhibit or schedule hereto nor any
statement, list or certificate delivered to Juma pursuant hereto or
pursuant to any written request therefor, contains an untrue
statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements contained herein and
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading.
Section 2.9
Financial
Statements . Prior
to the Closing, Juma will prepare audited financial statements and
furnish them to the Company. The audited consolidated balance
sheets of Juma and the financial statements shall present fairly,
in all-material respects, the consolidated financial position and
results of operations of Juma.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND THE PRINCIPAL
STOCKHOLDERS
The Company and
the Principal Stockholders represent and warrants to the Members
and Juma that:
Section 3.1
Corporate Existence and
Power. The Company
is a corporation duly incorporated and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is a company with no
operations and substantially no assets and no liabilities as set
forth in financial statements filed with the SEC. The Company is
not conducting any business. At the Closing, the Company will be
duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and will be
in good standing in each jurisdiction where such qualification is
necessary, except for those jurisdictions where failure to be so
qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 3.2
Authorization. The