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SEPARATION, TRANSFER AND DISTRIBUTION
AGREEMENT
This Separation, Transfer and Distribution Agreement (this
"Agreement") is
made and entered into effective as of June 11, 2004 ("Effective
Date") among
BioFarm, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("BIOF"), Ocwen Corp., a
Nevada corporation
("Ocwen") and Herbert McDonald, David R. Stith and Allan Esrine
(collectively,
the "Trustees") with reference to the material facts set forth
in the Recitals
below.
RECITALS
A. The Boards of Directors of each of BIOF and Ocwen have
determined that
it is appropriate and desirable for BIOF to contribute and
transfer to Ocwen,
and for Ocwen to receive and assume, directly or indirectly,
substantially all
of the assets and liabilities of BIOF (the "Separation");
B. BIOF has previously caused Ocwen to be incorporated and BIOF
currently
owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
Ocwen;
C. The Board of Directors of BIOF has determined that it is
appropriate
and desirable on the terms and conditions contemplated hereby to
transfer to the
Trustees all of the shares of Ocwen Common Stock (the "Ocwen
Shares") held by
BIOF (the "Transfer") to hold for the benefit of the holders of
BIOF Common
Stock pursuant to the Trust Agreement attached hereto as EXHIBIT
A (the "Trust
Agreement");
D. The Board of Directors of BIOF intends that the Ocwen Shares
shall be
distributed by the Trustees to the stockholders of BIOF as a
dividend;
E. The Trustees have agreed to hold the Ocwen Shares pursuant to
the terms
of the Trust Agreement and distribute the Ocwen Shares to the
shareholders of
BIOF (the "Distribution") or otherwise dispose of the same.
F. BIOF and Ocwen intend that the Separation, Transfer and
Distribution
will qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Sections
368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and
that this
Agreement is intended to be, and is hereby adopted as, a plan of
reorganization
under Section 368 of the Code; and
G. The parties intend in this Agreement, including the exhibits
hereto, to
set forth the principal arrangements between them regarding the
Separation.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing, the
premises
and the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good
and valuable
consideration, the receipt, adequacy and legal sufficiency of
which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
agree as
follows:
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ARTICLE I.
SEPARATION
1.1. Separation Date. The effective time and date of each
transfer of
property, assumption of liability, license, undertaking, or
agreement in
connection with the Separation shall be June 11, 2004 or such
other date as may
be fixed by the Board of Directors of BIOF (the "Separation
Date").
1.2. Closing of Transactions. The closing of the Separation
shall occur by
the lodging of each of the executed instruments of transfer,
assumptions of
liability, undertakings, agreements, instruments or other
documents described in
Article II hereof at the offices of BIOF. Provided that all such
documents are
delivered on or before the Separation Date, the Separation and
the related
transactions shall deemed to have occurred on the Separation
Date.
ARTICLE II.
DOCUMENTS AND ITEMS TO BE DELIVERED ON OR BEFORE
THE SEPARATION DATE
2.1 Documents to be Delivered by BIOF. On or before the
Separation Date,
BIOF will deliver to Ocwen all of the following items and
agreements:
(a) A duly executed General Assignment and Assumption Agreement
(the
"Assignment Agreement") substantially in the form attached
hereto as EXHIBIT B;
(b) Stock certificates representing all of the outstanding
shares of
Underwater Technics, Inc., and any other subsidiary of BIOF
(whether or not
active) and all shares of Artwork and Beyond, Inc. owned by BIOF
duly endorsed
to transfer the shares represented by such certificate(s) to
Ocwen;
(c) $149,000 principal amount of subscription receivables
(the
proceeds of which shall be used to pay the liabilities assumed
by Ocwen); and,
(c) Such other agreements, documents or instruments as the
parties
may agree are necessary or desirable in order to achieve the
purposes hereof.
2.2 Documents To Be Delivered By Ocwen. As of the Separation
Date, Ocwen
will deliver to BIOF all of the following:
(a) A duly executed Assignment Agreement; and,
(b) Such other agreements, documents or instruments as the
parties
may agree are necessary or desirable in order to achieve the
purposes hereof.
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ARTICLE III.
THE TRANSFER AND DISTRIBUTION
3.1 The Transfer. As soon as practicable after the Separation
Date and
subject to Section 3.2 hereof, the parties shall effect the
Transfer by taking
the following actions:
(a) BIOF, Ocwen and each of the Trustees will deliver to each
other
duly executed Trust Agreements; and,
(b) BIOF will deliver to the Trustees a stock certificate or
certificate(s) representing all of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of
Ocwen owned by BIOF duly endorsed to the Trustees to hold
pursuant to the terms
of the Trust Agreement.
3.2 Conditions to Transfer. The obligations of the parties to
consummate
the Transfer shall be conditioned on the satisfaction of the
following
conditions:
(a) Government Approvals. Any governmental approvals and
consents
necessary to consummate the Transfer shall have been obtained
and be in full
force and effect;
(b) No Legal Restraints. No order, injunction or decree issued
by
any court or agency of competent jurisdiction or other legal
restraint or
prohibition preventing the consummation of the Transfer or any
of the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in
effect;
(c) Compliance with Laws. The Transfer shall not violate any
applicable law, regulation or statute, including, without
limitation, the
securities laws of any jurisdiction;
(d) Separation. The Separation shall have become effective
as
described in Articles I and II hereof;
(e) Other Actions. Such other actions as the parties hereto
may,
based upon the advice of counsel, reasonably request to be taken
prior to the
Transfer in order to assure the successful completion of the
Transfer shall have
been taken; and,
(f) No Termination. This Agreement shall not have been
terminated.
3.3 Actions in Connection with the Distribution. Consistent with
the
provisions of the 1933 Act, BIOF and Ocwen will take all
necessary and
appropriate actions to prepare for the Distribution including,
without
limitation:
(a) BIOF shall declare a dividend with respect to its issued
and
outstanding shares of Common Stock entitling the holders of
record of such
shares to receive a pro-rata distribution (based on their
ownership of BIOF's
outstanding Common Stock) of the Ocwen Shares held by the
Trustees subject to
the terms of the Trust Agreement;
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(b) BIOF shall ensure that such declaration shall be made in
accordance with all applicable corporate and securities laws,
and shall make all
required or appropriate filings with and notifications to the
United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any exchange or bulletin
board on which
shares of BIOF's Common Stock is traded; and,
(c) BIOF and Ocwen shall take all reasonable steps necessary
and
appropriate to cause the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 to
be satisfied.
ARTICLE IV.
COVENANTS AND OTHER MATTERS
4.1 Other Agreements. In addition to the specific agreements,
documents
and instruments that are Exhibits to this Agreement, BIOF and
Ocwen agree to
execute or cause to be executed by the appropriate parties and
deliver, as
appropriate, such other agreements, instruments and other
documents as may be
necessary or desirable in order to effect the purposes of this
Agreement and the
agreements included as exhibits hereto.
4.2 Further Instruments.
(a) At the request of Ocwen and without further consideration,
BIOF
will execute and deliver, to Ocwen such other instruments of
transfer,
conveyance, assignment, substitution and confirmation and take
such action as
Ocwen may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to
more effectively
transfer, convey and assign to Ocwen and to confirm Ocwen's
title to all of the
assets, rights and other things of value contemplated to be
transferred to Ocwen
pursuant to this Agreement and the agreements attached as
exhibits hereto, to
put Ocwen in actual possession and operating control thereof,
and to permit
Ocwen to exercise all rights with respect thereto (including,
without
limitation, rights under contracts and other arrangements as to
which the
consent of any third party to the transfer thereof shall not
have previously
been obtained).
(b) At the request of BIOF and without further consideration,
Ocwen
will execute and deliver, to BIOF all instruments, assumptions,
novations,
undertakings, substitutions or other documents and take such
other action as
BIOF may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to have
Ocwen fully and
unconditionally assume and discharge the liabilities
contemplated to be assumed
by Ocwen under this Agreement or the exhibits hereto, and to
relieve BIOF and
its affiliates, directors, officers, agents, employees and
representatives of
any liability or obligation with respect thereto and evidence
the same to third
parties.
(c) Each party, at the request of another party hereto,
shall
execute and deliver such other instruments and do and perform
such other acts
and things as may be necessary or desirable for effecting
completely the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(d) Neither BIOF nor Ocwen shall be obligated, in connection
with
their respective obligations, to deliver further documents or,
to expend money
other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, attorneys' fees
and recording or
similar fees.
4.3 Agreement for Exchange of Information. Each of BIOF and
Ocwen agrees
to provide, or cause to be provided, to each other, at any time
before or after
the Separation Date, as soon as reasonably practicable after
written request
therefor, any information in the possession or under the control
of such party
that the requesting party reasonably needs (i) to comply with
reporting,
disclosure, filing or other requirements imposed on the
requesting party
(including under applicable securities laws) by a governmental
authority having
jurisdiction
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