Exhibit 10.1
ASSET PURCHASE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
This Asset
Purchase and Indemnity Agreement (this “
Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of
this the 16 th day of October,
2007 by and among Fireline Restoration, Inc., a Florida corporation
as the purchaser (the “ Purchaser ”), RG
America, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ RGA
”) and the following RGA subsidiaries: Restoration Group
America 2003, Inc., a Texas corporation, Restoration Group America,
Inc., a Texas corporation (“ Restoration Group
America ”), RG Restoration, Inc., a Texas
corporation, RG Insurance Services, Inc., a Texas corporation,
CTFD, Inc., a Texas corporation (“ CTFD
”), CTFD Marine, Inc., a Texas corporation (“
CTFD Marine ”), RG Risk Management, Inc., a
Texas corporation (“ RGRM ”), Invvision
Funding, Inc., a Texas corporation, Practical Building Solutions
2000, Inc., a Texas corporation, and RG Florida GC, Inc., a Florida
corporation, as the seller (RGA and the foregoing subsidiaries are
referred to herein collectively as the " Seller
” and individually as a “ Seller Entity
”).
R E C I
T A L S
:
A. The
Seller desires to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires
to purchase from the Seller, certain equipment and vehicles
comprising the Assets (as defined below) used in the restoration
and construction business and Restoration Group America’s
PropertySMART TM risk management
program (the restoration and construction business and the
PropertySMART TM risk management
program are collectively referred to herein as the "
Business ”).
B. Laurus
Master Fund, Ltd. (“ Laurus ”) has
provided financing to the Seller (the “ Laurus
Debt ”) and in connection therewith was granted Liens
(as defined below) on all assets of the Seller, including, without
limitation, Liens on the Assets (as defined below), all pursuant to
that certain Security Agreement dated as of October 1,
2005.
C. The
Purchaser is a party to that certain Consulting Agreement, dated as
of March 2007 (the " Consulting Agreement
”), among Home Solutions of America, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and parent company of the Purchaser (“
HSOA ”), RGA and certain of RGA’s
subsidiaries that are parties thereto, whereby, among other things,
RGA and certain of the RGA subsidiaries granted to the Purchaser
certain of their respective rights to collect certain accounts
receivable (the “ Consulting Assets
”).
D. Laurus
and HSOA are parties to that certain Release Agreement of even date
herewith (the " Release Agreement ”), whereby
Laurus has agreed, among other things, to release its Liens on all
of the assets of RGA and its subsidiaries, including the Assets,
and whereby HSOA has agreed to issue to Laurus, 2,000,000 shares of
its common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “
Shares ”).
E. At the
closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, HSOA
has agreed to enter into the Royalty Agreement with RGRM in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit “A” (the "
Royalty Agreement ”), pursuant to which HSOA
agrees to pay RGRM the Royalty (as defined in the Royalty
Agreement).
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F. HSOA
enters into this Agreement for the limited purpose of agreeing to
enter into the Royalty Agreement with RGRM.
A G R E
E M E N
T :
NOW,
THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises, the mutual
covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Seller and the Purchaser agree
as follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE
1.01
Purchase and Sale of Assets . Subject to the terms
and conditions in this Agreement, the Seller agrees to sell and
convey, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase and accept, all of the
Seller’s right, title and interest in and to (i) the
equipment and vehicles listed on Schedule 1.01 together
with all ownership and maintenance records, title certificates, and
warranties related thereto and (ii) the PropertySMART
TM risk
management program as described on Schedule 1.01
(collectively, the “ Assets ”), free and
clear of any and all liens, prior assignments, security interests,
charges, pledges, claims or encumbrances of any kind or character
whatsoever (collectively, “ Liens ”),
except for the Lien set forth on Schedule 3.05 .
1.02
Purchase Price . The purchase price for the Assets
(the “ Purchase Price ”) is (i) HSOA
obtaining Laurus’ release of the Laurus Debt and its Liens on
the Assets pursuant to the Release Agreement, in exchange for
HSOA’s issuance of the Shares to Laurus pursuant to and in
accordance with the Release Agreement; and (ii) the amounts
due to RGRM pursuant to the Royalty Agreement. The Seller
acknowledges and agrees that Laurus’ release of the Laurus
Debt and its Liens on the Assets in exchange for HSOA’s
issuance of the Shares to Laurus, and the amounts due to RGRM
pursuant to the Royalty Agreement are material benefits to the
Seller and as such, represent sufficient consideration for the sale
of the Assets to the Purchaser.
1.03
Date, Time and Place of Closing . The closing of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “
Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of
the Seller at 10:00 a.m., local time, on November 5,
2007, or as promptly as practicable thereafter as soon as the
conditions set forth in Article VI are satisfied, or at
such other date, time or place fixed by mutual written consent of
the Purchaser and the Seller, but in no event later than
November 30, 2007, unless the Purchaser agrees to extend such
date (such date, as it may be extended, the “
Termination Date ”). All proceedings to take
place at the Closing shall take place simultaneously, and no
delivery shall be considered to have been made until all such
proceedings have been completed (the date of such Closing is
referred to herein as the “ Closing Date
”).
1.04
Effective Time . The transactions contemplated by
this Agreement shall be deemed effective for tax and all other
purposes as of 8:00 a.m., Dallas, Texas time, on the Closing Date
(the “ Effective Time ”), unless
otherwise mutually agreed in writing by the parties.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for accounting purposes, the
effective time of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
shall be the effective time determined by Purchaser as reflected in
its books and records.
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1.05
Assumed Liabilities . Purchaser is not assuming any
liability or obligation of the Seller or with respect to the
Assets, including, without limitation, accounts payable, or any
obligations with respect to the Seller’s lenders and
creditors.
1.06
Instruments Delivered at Closing .
(a) At
the Closing, the Seller shall execute and/or deliver to the
Purchaser:
(i) a bill of sale, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Purchaser, for the Assets;
(ii) such other instruments of transfer as the Purchaser shall
deem necessary or appropriate to convey the Assets to the
Purchaser, including, without limitation, assignments of patents,
trademarks and other intellectual property rights sufficient to
transfer the rights to the PropertySMART TM risk management
program to the Purchaser, and individual assignments and bills of
sale for each vehicle and piece of equipment comprising a portion
of the Assets in forms reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, title
certificates, and such other documents, bills of sale, certificates
of title, endorsements, assignments and instruments necessary,
advisable or desirable to vest in Purchaser good and marketable
title to all of the Assets;
(iii) such keys and other similar items as the Purchaser shall
require to obtain full occupation, possession and control of the
Assets;
(iv) written consents from all third parties required for the
transfer and assignment of the Assets;
(v) corporate resolutions of each Seller Entity pursuant to
Section 3.02 .
(b) At
the Closing, the Purchaser shall cause to be delivered to the
Seller:
(i) a counterpart to the Royalty Agreement, duly executed by
HSOA; and
(ii) corporate resolutions pursuant to
Section 4.01 .
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ARTICLE 2
COSTS AND ALLOCATION S
2.01
Closing Costs . The Purchaser shall pay any sales and
other transfer tax attributable to the transfer of the Assets to
the Purchaser. All legal, accounting, or other costs incurred by
the Seller or the Purchaser in connection with the transactions
contemplated herein shall be borne by the party who incurred such
costs; provided, however, that the Purchaser agrees to reimburse
the Seller for bona fide legal fees incurred by the Seller solely
in connection with the negotiation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and the preparation and filing of the Information
Statement (as defined in Section 4.04 herein), subject
to the offset rights of HSOA set forth in the Royalty Agreement, in
an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand and NO/100 Dollars
($50,000.00), upon the Purchaser’s receipt of invoice from
the Seller’s legal counsel.
2.02
Allocation of Purchase Price . The Seller and the
Purchaser agree to allocate the Purchase Price among the Assets on
the basis set forth on Exhibit “B” . The Seller
and the Purchaser agree to furnish such reports and returns to the
Internal Revenue Service and the Secretary of the Treasury as may
be required by Section 1060 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended and Treasury Regulations thereunder, and such
returns or reports shall be consistent with the allocation of
Purchase Price set forth on Exhibit “B” .
2.03
Liabilities . Except for the liabilities set forth on
Section 2.03 of the Seller’s Disclosure Schedule
(herein so called), Purchaser shall not assume and shall not be
liable for or obligated to pay or assume, and none of the Assets or
the assets of Purchaser shall be or become liable for or subject
to, any liability, indebtedness, commitment or obligation of any
Seller Entity or any of their Affiliates (as hereinafter defined),
whether known or unknown, fixed or contingent, recorded or
unrecorded, currently existing or hereafter arising or otherwise.
As used herein, the term “ Affiliate ”
shall mean, with respect to any party to this Agreement, any entity
or person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or
is under common control with such party. The Seller agrees that the
Seller will pay all of its liabilities.
2.04
Prorations . All insurance, licenses, etc. shall be
prorated between the Purchaser and the Seller as of the day of
Closing.
2.05
Covenants and Further Assurance . The Seller shall,
at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date, upon
request of the Purchaser and without further cost or expense to
Purchaser, execute and deliver such instruments of conveyance and
assignment and shall take such actions as the Purchaser may
reasonably request to more effectively carry out the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS OF SELLER
Each Seller
Entity, jointly and severally, represents to the Purchaser the
following:
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3.01
Good Standing . RGA is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Nevada. Each Seller Entity is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state
in which it is incorporated.
3.02
Corporate and Stockholder Approval . This Agreement,
and the execution, delivery and performance of same, have been duly
approved by the Seller (and each Seller Entity) and constitutes a
valid and binding obligation against the Seller (and each Seller
Entity), enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject as to
enforceability, to bankruptcy, insolvency reorganization,
moratorium and other laws of general applicability relating to or
affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of
equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in
a proceeding in equity or at law). A copy of all corporate
resolutions of each Seller Entity approving this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be delivered by the Seller
to the Purchaser upon the execution hereof. Other than the RGA
Stockholder Consent (as hereinafter defined), no consent, approval,
or order of any person, entity, organization, third party, lender,
creditor or the shareholders of any entity is required in
connection with the execution, delivery or performance of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.03
Conflicts; Defaults . The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the performance by the Seller of the
transactions contemplated hereby, do not and will not
(a) violate, conflict with, or constitute a breach or default
under any of the terms of the certificate of incorporation,
articles of incorporation, bylaws, or other organizational
documents of the Seller (or any entity comprising the Seller),
(b) result in the creation or imposition of any Liens in favor
of any third party upon any of the Assets or the Business,
(c) violate or require any authorization, approval, consent or
other action by, or registration, declaration or filing with or
notice to any governmental authority pursuant to any law, statute,
judgment, decree, injunction, order, writ, rule or regulation of
any governmental authority affecting the Business or the Assets, or
(d) conflict with or result in a breach of, create an event of
default (or event that, with the giving of notice or lapse of time
or both, would constitute an event of default) under, any contract,
lease, agreement, note, deed of trust, indenture, order, judgment
or decree to which any Seller is a party or by which any Seller or
any of the Assets is bound or affected.
3.04
Enforceability . This Agreement has been, and the
other agreements and instruments to be executed and delivered by
the Seller in connection herewith will be, on or prior to the
Closing Date, duly executed and delivered by each Seller Entity and
(assuming due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the
Purchaser) constitute or, upon execution and delivery, will
constitute the valid, legal and binding obligations of each Seller
Entity, enforceable against each Seller Entity in accordance with
their respective terms; subject as to enforceability, to
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws
of general applicability relating to or effecting creditors’
rights and the exercise of judicial discretion in accordance with
principles of equity.
3.05
Clear Title . The Seller is the owner of, and has
good and marketable title to, all of the Assets. Except as set
forth on Schedule 3.05 of the Seller’s Disclosure
Schedule, the Assets are owned by the Seller, and shall be
delivered to the Purchaser, free and clear of all Liens.
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3.06
Adverse Agreements and Changes . The Seller is not
(a) a party to any agreement or instrument, or to the best of
Seller’s knowledge, subject to any judgment, order, writ,
injunction, decree, rule or regulation which materially adversely
affects the Assets or the Business, or (b) aware of any
pending event or condition which will have a material adverse
impact on the Assets or Business, except as set forth on
Schedule 3.08 of the Seller’s Disclosure
Schedule.
3.07
Brokers or Finders Fees . No person is entitled to
compensation by reason of any agreement or understanding with the
Seller, as a broker or finder in connection with the sale and
purchase of the Assets.
3.08
Litigation . Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.08 of the Seller’s Disclosure
Schedule, there is not pending or, to the best knowledge of the
Seller, threatened, any litigation, action, suit, arbitration,
investigation, inquiry, audit, complaint, charge, or other
proceeding to which the Seller is a party involving the Assets or
Business, or to which the Assets or the Business is or could be
subject, before or by any court or governmental or regulatory
agency or body.
3.09
Assets . Schedule 1.01 contains a true,
complete and accurate list of all of the Assets, including
(i) for vehicles and equipment comprising a portion of the
Assets, a description of each vehicle or piece of equipment, the
year of manufacture, the complete address of its location, the
state of registration, and title registration number(s), the name
of the Seller Entity owning each such Asset, and the name of the
Seller Entity in which title for each such Asset is registered,
respectively, and (ii) with respect to PropertySMART
TM risk
management program, a complete description of such program.
3.10
Stockholder Consent . RGA has obtained the written
affirmative consent of no less than 66 2/3% of the stockholders of
RGA in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby (“ RGA Stockholder Consent
”). A true and correct copy of the RGA Stockholder Consent
has been delivered to the Purchaser. No stockholder of RGA has
rescinded its consent or informed Seller that such stockholder
intends to rescind its consent.
3.11
Absence of Undisclosed Information . Except as set
forth on Schedule 3.11 of the Seller’s Disclosure
Schedule, the Assets are not subject to (i) any liabilities or
obligations of any nature, fixed or contingent, or any facts that
might give rise to any such liabilities or obligations, which would
materially adversely affect the Assets, or (ii) any
liabilities or adverse claims against or relating to the
Assets.
3.12
Personal Property Leases . None of the Assets are
subject to a personal property, vehicle, equipment or other lease
or contingent sale arrangement.
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3.13
Taxes .
(a) Each Seller Entity has, on the Closing Date will have,
(i) timely filed all returns, schedules and declarations
(including any withholding and information returns) required to be
filed by any jurisdiction to which any Seller Entity is or has been
subject with respect to any Taxes (as defined below), all of which
returns, schedules and declarations are, or will, when filed by the
applicable filing date (including any extensions thereof), be true,
complete, accurate and correct in all material respects, (ii) paid
in full all Taxes due and payable (or claimed to be due and payable
by any federal, state, local or foreign Taxing authority),
including all taxes on the Assets, (iii) paid or finally
settled all Tax deficiencies asserted or assessed against any
Seller Entity, and (iv) made timely payments to the proper
governmental authorities of the Taxes required to be deducted and
withheld from the wages paid to its employees.
(b) No Seller Entity (i) is delinquent in the payment of
any Tax, (ii) has been granted an extension of time to file
any Tax return which has expired, or will expire, on or before the
Closing Date without such return having been filed, and
(iii) has granted to any other person or entity a power of
attorney or similar authorization with respect to the settlement of
its liability for Taxes.
(c) No deficiencies for any Tax has been claimed, proposed or
assessed (whether or not finally or tentatively, orally or in
writing), no requests for waivers of the time to assess any
deficiency for any Taxes are pending, and there are no pending or
threatened Tax audits, investigations or claims for or relating to
(i) the assessment or collection of Taxes, or (ii) a
claim for refund made with respect to Taxes previously paid. There
are no matters under discussion or dispute with any governmental
authorities with respect to Taxes that may have been raised, nor
are there any issues Seller believes will be raised in the future,
by any Taxing authority with respect to Taxes accruing on or prior
to the Closing Date.
(d) There are, and as of the Closing Date there will be, no
Liens for Taxes upon the Assets except for statutory Liens for
Taxes not yet due and not delinquent. On the Closing Date,
Purchaser will take title to the Assets free and clear of all Liens
for Taxes except for statutory Liens for Taxes not yet due and not
delinquent.
As used in
this Agreement, “ Taxes ” (and all
derivations thereof) means all federal, state, local and foreign
income, sales, use, property, payroll and other taxes imposed by
any governmental authority with respect to the ownership,
operation, transfer or use of the Business or the Assets, or in any
other way relating to the Business or the Assets.
3.14
Environmental Laws . To the best knowledge of each
Seller Entity, neither any Seller Entity nor the Business is or has
been (a) subject to any environmental hazards, risks, or
liabilities, or (b) in violation of any federal, state or
local statutes, regulations, laws or orders pertaining to
environmental matters, including, without limitation, the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act of 1980 (“ CERCLA ”), as supplemented and
amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.; the Resource
Conservation and
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Recovery Act, as amended (“ RCRA ”), 42 U.S.C.
Section 6901, et seq.; the Federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.
Section 7401, et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, Federal Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251,
et seq.; Federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 48 U.S.C.
Section 1801, et seq.; Federal Toxic Substances Control Act,
15 U.S.C. Section 2601, et seq.; and the Federal Safe Drinking
Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 300f, et seq. To the best
knowledge of each Seller Entity, no Hazardous Substances (which for
purposes of this Section 3.14 shall mean and include any
hazardous or toxic substances, pollutants, contaminants, materials
or wastes, including but not limited to those substances,
pollutants, contaminants, materials and wastes listed in the United
States Department of Transportation Table (49 CFR 172.101) or by
the Environmental Protection Agency as hazardous substances
pursuant to 40 CFR Part 302, or such substances, materials and
wastes which are regulated under any federal environmental law or
any applicable local or state environmental law, including without
limitation CERCLA, ECRA, RCRA; toxic substances as defined under
the Toxic Substance Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2601, et seq.; or any of
the following: hydrocarbons, petroleum and petroleum products,
asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, formaldehyde, radioactive
substances, flammables and explosives) have been and through the
Closing Date will be, disposed of or released or discharged from or
onto (including groundwater contamination) any Asset or any place
where the Business has been operated or services have been provided
by any Seller Entity in violation of any applicable environmental
statute, regulation, or ordinance. To the best knowledge of each
Seller Entity, neither any Seller Entity, nor any Affiliate of any
Seller Entity has allowed any Hazardous Substances to be
discharged, possessed, managed, processed, or otherwise handled in
a manner which is in violation of applicable law, and each Seller
Entity has complied and is compliant with all environmental laws
applicable to the Assets. Neither any Seller Entity nor its
Affiliates or agents have received any communication (written or
oral) that alleges that any Seller Entity or the Business is not in
compliance with all applicable environmental laws.
3.15
Full Disclosure . The information provided and
to be provided by the Seller to Purchaser in this Agreement, in the
Schedules attached hereto or in any other writing pursuant hereto
does not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact and does not and will not omit to state a material fact
required to be stated herein or therein or necessary to make the
statements contained herein or therein, in light of the
circumstances in which they are made, not false or misleading.
Copies of all statements, reports, documents and other materials
heretofore or hereafter delivered or made available to the
Purchaser pursuant hereto and thereto were or will be at the time
of their delivery to the Purchaser true, complete and accurate
copies of such statements, reports, documents and other
materials.
3.16
Intellectual Property .
(a) The Seller (i) owns and has independently developed
or acquired or (ii) has the valid right or license to all
Seller IP Rights (as hereinafter defined) relating to the Assets.
The Seller IP Rights are sufficient for the conduct of
PropertySMART TM risk management
program as it has been historically conducted in all material
respects.
(b) Seller has not transferred ownership of any Intellectual
Property that is or was Seller-Owned IP Rights and that relates or
was related to the Assets to any third party or knowingly permitted
Seller’s rights in any Intellectual Property that is or was
Seller-Owned IP Rights to enter the public domain or, with respect
to any Intellectual Property for which Seller has submitted an
application or obtained a registration, lapse (other than through
the expiration of registered Intellectual Property at the end of
its maximum statutory term).
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(c) Seller owns and has good and exclusive title to each item
of Seller-Owned IP Rights and each item of Seller Registered
Intellectual Property that comprises a portion of the Assets, free
and clear of any Liens (other than non-exclusive licenses granted
by Seller in the ordinary course of its business consistent with
past practice on its standard form of customer agreement and on
terms materially similar to such standard form). “
Seller Registered Intellectual Property ” means
all United States, international and foreign: (i) patents and
patent applications (including provisional applications);
(ii) registered trademarks, applications to register
trademarks, intent-to-use applications or other registrations or
applications related to trademarks; (iii) registered Internet
domain names; (iv) registered copyrights and applications for
copyright registration; and (v) any other Intellectual
Property that is the subject of an application, certificate,
filing, registration or other document issued, filed with or
recorded by any governmental authority owned by, registered or
filed in the name of Seller. “ Third-Party Intellectual
Property Rights ” means any Intellectual Property
owned by a third party.
(d) Schedule 3.16 of the Seller Disclosure Schedule
lists all Seller Registered Intellectual Property that comprises a
portion of the Assets, including the jurisdictions in which each
such item of Intellectual Property has been issued or registered or
in which any application for such issuance and registration has
been filed or in which any other filing or recordation has been
made.
(e) All registration, maintenance and renewal fees currently
due in connection with each item of Seller Registered Intellectual
Property have been paid and all documents, recordations an
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