LLC MEMBERSHIP INTEREST
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
AMONG
NEW EARTHSHELL
CORPORATION,
AS SELLER,
WESTPORT ENERGY,
LLC,
WESTPORT ENERGY
ACQUISITION, INC.,
AS BUYER,
AND
CARBONICS CAPITAL
CORPORATION
August 17, 2010
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PURCHASE OF LLC INTERESTS
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WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS RELATING TO
BUYER AND CARBONICS
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WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS RELATING TO
CARBONICS
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WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS RELATING TO
SELLER AND WESTPORT
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CONDITIONS TO THE ACQUISITION
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SCHEDULES
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SCHEDULE 3
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BUYER’S DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE
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SCHEDULE 4
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SELLER’S DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULE
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SCHEDULE 6.7
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POST-CLOSING CAPITAL STRUCTURE
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EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT A
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LLC INTEREST ASSIGNMENT
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EXHIBIT B
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NEW EARTHSHELL DEBENTURE
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EXHIBIT C
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SECURITY AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT D
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GUARANTY AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT E
EXHIBIT F
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PLEDGE AGREEMENT
GREENSHIFT INDEMNIFICATION
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EXHIBIT G
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT-SERIES 2 PREFERRED
SHARES
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LLC MEMBERSHIP INTEREST
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This LLC MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “
Agreement ”), dated as of this 17th day of August,
2010 is entered into by and among WESTPORT ENERGY ACQUISITION,
INC ., a Delaware corporation with a principal address at One
Penn Plaza, Suite 1612, New York, NY 10119 (“ Buyer
”), CARBONICS CAPITAL CORPORATION , a Delaware
corporation with a principal address at One Penn Plaza, Suite 1612,
New York, NY 10119 and the sole shareholder of Buyer (
“Carbonics” ), NEW EARTHSHELL CORPORATION
, a Delaware corporation with a principal address at 101 Hudson
Street, Suite 3700, Jersey City, NJ 07302 (“ Seller
”), and WESTPORT ENERGY, LLC , a Delaware
limited liability company with a principal address at 101 Hudson
Street, Suite 3700, Jersey City, NJ 07302
(“Westport” ).
A. Seller owns all
of the Equity Interests in Westport ( the “LLC
Interests” ).
B. Carbonics, which
is publicly traded on the OTC Bulletin Board (
“OTCBB” ) under the symbol
“CICS”, is the owner of all of the outstanding capital
stock of Buyer.
C. Seller desires to
sell the LLC Interests to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase the
LLC Interests from Seller.
D. The parties also
desire that (i) Stephen Schoepfer shall be appointed to the board
of directors of Carbonics and the directors and officers of
Carbonics, who hold those positions immediately prior to the
Closing, shall resign; (ii) immediately following the Closing
Carbonics shall sell its subsidiary, Sustainable Systems, Inc., a
Montana corporation ( “Sustainable” ); and (iii)
GreenShift Corporation (“Greenshift” ) shall
indemnify Carbonics and YA Global Investments L.P., a Cayman
Islands limited partnership ( “YA Global” ) (and
their respective directors, members, partners, officers, employees
and agents) in connection with certain existing and potential
liabilities, all as more particularly set forth in this
Agreement.
Intending to be
legally bound, the parties agree as follows:
“ Action ” shall mean any claim, action, cause
of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry,
proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental
Authority.
“ Affiliate ” shall mean, any Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with
the Carbonics Entities (or such specified Person). For
purposes of this definition, the term “ control
” including the terms “ controlling ”,
“ controlled by ” and “under common
control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of
the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting
securities or otherwise.
“ Business ” shall mean the collective business
of the Carbonics Entities as such business is currently
conducted.
“ Business Day ” shall mean any day on which
national banking institutions are customarily open for the purpose
of transacting business.
“Buyer Disclosure Schedule” shall mean the
disclosure schedule set forth in Schedule 4.
“ Bylaws ” shall mean the corporate bylaws of
the Carbonics Entities, as they may be amended, as from time to
time in effect.
“ Carbonics Entities ” shall mean collectively,
Carbonics, the Buyer, and immediately upon the Closing,
Westport.
“ Certificate ” shall mean any outstanding
certificate or other document representing an ownership interest in
Westport.
“ Charter ” shall mean the certificate or
articles of incorporation or organization or other charter
documents, certificate of limited partnership or other
organizational documents, including trust documents and limited
liability company operating agreements, of any Person (other than
an individual), each as from time to time in effect.
“Cross Guarantees” means that certain global
guarantee agreement dated January 11, 2008, as amended, with
Carbonics and Greenshift each as guarantor thereunder, pursuant to
which Carbonics has guaranteed certain obligations of Greenshift
and Greenshift has guaranteed certain obligations of Carbonics.
“ Debt ” shall mean all material obligations of
such Person (i) for borrowed money, (ii) evidenced by notes, bonds,
debentures or similar instruments, other than operating leases and
(iii) the nature of guarantees of obligations of the type described
in clauses (i) and (ii) above of any other Person.
“Directors” shall mean the members of the board
of directors and the managing members, as the case may be, of the
Carbonics Entities.
“ Environmental Laws ” shall mean any federal,
state or local law as in effect as of the date hereof relating to
(i) releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Substances; and
(ii) the manufacture, handling, transport, use, treatment, storage
or disposal of Hazardous Substances.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor law and
regulations and rules issued pursuant to that Act or any successor
law.
“ Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ”
shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States as in effect and applied in the preparation of Financial
Statements.
“ Hazardous Substance ” shall mean (i)
substances defined in or regulated as toxic or hazardous under the
following federal statutes and their state counterparts, as well as
these statutes implementing regulations in each case, as amended
and as in effect as of the date hereof: the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act, the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act, the Clean Water Act, The Safe
Drinking Water Act, the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act, the
Atomic Energy Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act; (ii) petroleum and
petroleum products, include crude oil and any fractions thereof;
(iii) natural gas, synthetic gas and any mixtures thereof; (iv)
PCBs and (v) asbestos.
“ Legal Requirement ” shall mean any material
federal, state or local statute, ordinance, code, rule or
regulation, or any material Governmental Order, or any material
license, franchise, consent, approval, permit or similar right
granted under any of the foregoing.
“ Lien ” shall mean any material mortgage,
pledge, lien, security interest, attachment or encumbrance,
provided, however, that the term “Lien” shall not
include (i) statutory liens for Taxes; (ii) encumbrances in the
nature of zoning restrictions, easements, rights or restrictions of
record on the use of real property if the same do not materially
detract from the value of the property encumbered thereby or
materially impair the use of the property in the Business as
currently conducted or proposed to be conducted; (iii) statutory or
common law liens to secure landlords, lessors or renters under
leases or rental agreements confined to the premises rented; (iv)
deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment
of, worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, old age
pension programs mandated under applicable Legal Requirements or
other social security; (v) statutory or common law liens in favor
of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen, statutory or
common law liens to secure claims for labor, materials or supplies
and other like liens, and (vi) restrictions on transfer of
securities imposed by applicable state and federal securities
laws.
“ Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean any
event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that is, or is
reasonably expected to become, individually or in the aggregate,
materially adverse to (a) the business, results of operations,
prospects, condition (financial or otherwise) or assets of any
Carbonics Entities, or (b) the ability of any party to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.
“MIF Debentures” shall mean all obligations owed
to MIF directly or indirectly by Carbonics, whether or not
evidenced by a note, debenture, or other written instrument,
including, without limitation, the convertible debt issued on
September 30, 2009 and October 31, 2009.
“ Officers ” shall mean all officers of the
Carbonics Entities.
“ Ordinary Course of Business ” shall mean the
ordinary course of business consistent with current custom and
practice.
“ Person ” shall mean any individual,
partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association,
trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization or other entity
other than any Governmental Authority.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, or any successor law and regulations and rules
issued pursuant to that Act or any successor law;
“Seller Disclosure Schedule” shall mean the
disclosure schedule set forth in Schedule 3.
“Series C Purchaser” shall mean 4 Sea-Sons LLC a
Delaware limited liability company.
“ Share ” shall mean any share of capital stock
of the Carbonics Entities issued and outstanding immediately prior
to the Closing.
“Viridis” shall mean Viridis Capital, LLC, a New
Jersey limited liability company.
“YA Global Debentures” shall mean all secured
convertible debentures, notes, or other indebtedness now owed by
Carbonics to YA Global or hereinafter incurred, including, without
limitation, the following: (a) debenture No. CCP-4 in the original
principal amount of $3,050,369 and an issuance date of February 8,
2008, (b) debenture No. CCP-3 in the original principal amount of
$1,475,000 and an issuance date of December 12, 2005; (c) debenture
No. GSHF-3-1 in the original principal amount of $570,000 and an
issuance date of June 26, 2007, and (d) debenture No. CICS-5 in the
original principal amount of $4,000,000 and an issuance date of
June 30, 2009.
2. PURCHASE
OF LLC INTERESTS.
2.1 Sale
of the LLC Interests . On and subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller
shall sell, assign, transfer and deliver the LLC Interests to the
Buyer. The assignment of the LLC Interests shall be in the form set
forth in Exhibit A (the “LLC Interest
Assignment” ). The purchase of the LLC Interests by Buyer
is referred to herein as the “ Acquisition
”.
2.2
Purchase Price . On and subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer shall deliver the
purchase price of [$29,653,031] at the Closing. The
purchase price shall be paid by the issuance of a senior secured
convertible debenture by Carbonics as “borrower” and
Seller as “lender” (the “New Earthshell
Debenture” ) properly executed by Carbonics in the form
set forth in Exhibit B , which shall be guaranteed by the
Carbonics Entities (including Westport) and secured by all the
assets of the Carbonics Entities, including the LLC Interests
purchased hereunder and the assets of Westport.
2.3
Pre-Closing Matters .
(a)
Deliveries
. Carbonics
shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the following items prior
to the “Closing:”
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Evidence, satisfactory to New Earthshell, that
all amounts owed (including all principal and accrued interest)
under the unsecured convertible debentures held by RAKJ Holdings,
Inc. have been paid in full.
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Letter agreement from Minority Interest Fund
(II), LLC (“ MIF ”) confirming that they will
convert the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the
MIF Debentures into 500,000,000 shares of Carbonics common stock,
in satisfaction in full of all the MIF Debentures.
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Opinion letter from Carbonics’ attorney
concluding that (i) shareholder approval is not required in
connection with the acquisition of the Westport LLC Interest by
Buyer and the related transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
and (i) that Carbonics is not, and since January 1, 2009 Carbonics
has never been, an issuer described in paragraph (i)(1)(i) (a shell
company) of Rule 144 of the Securities Act.
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Agreement reversing the purported Series D
Preferred shares pursuant to those certain settlement agreements
with two former shareholders of Sustainable Systems, Inc., in form
and substance satisfactory to New Earthshell.
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Letter agreement from MIF, in form and
substance satisfactory to Seller, agreeing that it will (a) assume
all payment obligations with respect to the default judgment
entered against Carbonics in favor of Golden State Equity Investors
( “GSEI” ) in the amount of $62,500.00 (
“GSEI Judgment” ); (b) obtain GSEI’s
written agreement (i) to the assumption of the GSEI Judgment
obligations by MIF; (ii) that GSEI will look solely to MIF with the
respect to enforcement of the GSEI Judgment and (iii) that GSEI
will release Carbonics from any liability in connection with the
GSEI Judgment; and (c) indemnify and hold harmless Carbonics and
Westport from liability of any kind in connection with the GSEI
Judgment.
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Carbonics shall provide an opinion letter from
its attorney confirming that the assignment of certain debentures
issued by GS AgriFuels Corporation to Carbonics was not effective
and that such GS AgriFuels Debentures cannot be enforced against
Carbonics.
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Certification in form and substance
satisfactory to New Earthshell confirming that the Carbonics
Entities are not subject to any consulting agreements and that all
such prior agreements have expired and are of no further force and
effect.
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Such other pre-closing deliveries as the
parties may agree upon.
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2.4
The Closing. Upon the terms and subject
to the conditions hereinbefore and hereinafter set forth, the
consummation of this Agreement and the Acquisition contemplated
herein (the " Closing ") shall take place at such time and
place on August 17, 2010, or, if all of the conditions to the
Closing are not satisfied on that date, on the first date
thereafter on which all of such conditions are satisfied. The date
on which the Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the
“ Closing Date .” The Closing may
take place by delivery and exchange of documents by facsimile or
electronic mail with originals to follow by overnight courier.
2.5
Deliveries and Actions of Seller at Closing
. At or prior to Closing, Seller shall deliver (or cause
to be delivered) to Buyer the following:
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Assignment . An executed counterpart of the LLC
Interest Assignment;
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(b)
Authorizing Resolutions . Copies of resolutions
duly adopted by Seller authorizing and approving its performance of
the transactions contemplated hereby and the execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, certified as true
and in full force as of the Closing Date;
(c)
Company Documents . The original minute books of
Westport;
(d)
Resignations . Signed written resignations of all
managing members and officers of Westport who hold such positions
immediately prior to the Closing.
(e)
Good Standing Certificate . A certificate of
existence or good standing for Westport from the Secretary of State
of its state of organization dated no more than one (1) month prior
to the Closing Date;
(f)
Execution of Agreements . The Seller shall
execute and deliver to the other parties, copies of each of the
transaction documents that are to be signed by the Seller,
including without limitation the LLC Interest Assignment, Security
Agreement, and Pledge Agreement.
2.6
Actions of Buyer and Carbonics at Closing
. At Closing, Buyer and/or Carbonics shall deliver to
Seller (unless another party is specified below for such deliveries
in lieu of, or in addition to, Seller) the following:
(a)
Payment of Purchase Price . Carbonics shall
deliver a fully executed original of the New Earthshell Debenture,
in a principal amount representing the amount due pursuant to
Section 1.2(a);
(b)
Indemnification . Carbonics and the Buyers shall
deliver a fully executed counterpart of the GreenShift
Indemnification
(c)
Authorizing Resolutions . Copies of resolutions
duly adopted by Buyer and Carbonics authorizing and approving its
performance of the transactions contemplated hereby and the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents, certified as true and in full force as of the Closing
Date;
(d)
Resignations . Written resignations of (i) all of
Carbonics’ officers, who hold those positions immediately
prior to the Closing, which shall provide that such resignations
shall become effective immediately following the Closing and (ii)
all of Carbonics’ directors, who hold those positions
immediately prior to the Closing, which shall provide that such
resignations shall become effective ten (10) days following the
mailing the 14 f-1 Information Statement;
(e)
Security Agreement . An executed original
security agreement (the “ Security Agreement ”)
securing the New Earthshell Debenture in the form set forth in
Exhibit C to this Agreement signed by Carbonics, the Buyer,
Westport and the other Carbonics subsidiaries identified
therein;
(g)
Guaranty Agreement . An executed original guaranty agreement
(the “ Guaranty Agreement ”) guarantying certain
obligations of Carbonics to Seller in the form set forth in
Exhibit D to this Agreement signed by Westport, the Buyer,
and the other parties identified therein;
(h)
Pledge Agreement . An executed original pledge agreement
(“ Pledge Agreement ”) securing the New
Earthshell Debenture in the form set forth in Exhibit E to
this Agreement signed by Carbonics, Westport, the Buyer, and the
other parties identified therein; and
(i)
Other . Such other instruments and documents as
Seller may reasonably request to effect the transactions
contemplated hereby.
2.7
Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action
. The Buyer, Seller, Westport and Carbonics will take
all reasonable and lawful action as may be necessary or appropriate
in order to effectuate the Acquisition in accordance with this
Agreement as promptly as possible.
3.
Warranties and Representations Relating to Buyer and
Carbonics.
Buyer and Carbonics hereby jointly and severally represent and
warrant to Seller and Westport as follows, subject to any
exceptions to such warranties and representations as may be
specified in the Buyer Disclosure Schedule:
3.1
Due Organization, Authorization and Good Standing of the
Carbonics Entities . The Carbonics Entities are
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of their respective jurisdiction of
organization. The Carbonics Entities are qualified to do
business and are in good standing as a foreign Person, as the case
may be, in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its
properties and the nature and extent of the activities transacted
by it makes such qualification necessary. The Carbonics Entities
have full corporate power and corporate authority to carry on their
respective businesses, to own and use the properties owned and used
by them and to perform their obligations under this Agreement.
3.2
Capitalization . All of the
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Carbonics
Entities are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable. Carbonics is the sole shareholder of Buyer and owns
all of the outstanding capital stock of Buyer. The capitalization
summaries set forth in §3.2 of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule
reflect the outstanding capital stock, warrants, options and
convertible debentures of each of the Carbonics Entities, and
except as set forth therein, there are no warrants, rights,
options, conversion privileges, stock purchase plans or other
contractual obligations which obligate the Carbonics Entities to
offer, issue, purchase or redeem any shares of their capital stock
or other ownership interest or debt or other securities convertible
into or exchangeable for capital stock or such other ownership
interest (now, in the future or upon the occurrence of any
contingency) or which provides for any equity appreciation or
similar right.
3.3
Authority Relative to this Agreement
. The Carbonics Entities have the requisite power and
authority to enter into, execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement, and/or to consummate all transactions contemplated
thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
relevant Carbonics Entities and the consummation by the applicable
Carbonics Entities of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action,
and no other corporate or partnership proceedings on the part of
the Carbonics Entities are necessary to authorize this Agreement or
to consummate the transactions so contemplated. This
Agreement is the valid and legally binding obligation of the
applicable Carbonics Entities, enforceable against them in
accordance with the terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization and similar laws of general
applicability affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and to
general principles of equity, regardless of whether enforcement is
sought in proceedings in equity or at law.
3.4
No Violation or Approval .
(a) Except
as set forth on §3.4 of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not
result in the breach or violation of, or a default under the
Charter or Bylaws of any of the Carbonics Entities, or any statute
applicable to the Carbonics Entities or any material agreement to
which the Carbonics Entities are a party or by which any of its
properties are bound, any fiduciary duty or any order, judgment,
decree, rule or regulation of any court or any Government Authority
or body having jurisdiction over the Carbonics Entities or its
properties, except where such failure would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in §3.4 of the
Buyer’s Disclosure Schedule, no consent, approval, order or
authorization of, or negotiation, declaration or filing with, any
Governmental Authority or entity or other party is required of, and
has not been obtained or made by any of the Carbonics Entities in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
consummation of any of the transaction contemplated hereby, except
where such failure would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) There
is no Action pending against, affecting or, to the knowledge of the
Directors or Officers, threatened against any of the Carbonics
Entities or any of their respective properties before any court or
arbitrator or any governmental body, agent or official which in any
manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially
delay any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
would materially adversely effect the Carbonics Entities’
ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(a) All statements,
reports, schedules, forms, exhibits and other documents required to
have been filed by Carbonics with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC“ ) for the two years prior
to the date hereof (the "SEC Documents" ) have been so filed
and Carbonics is not delinquent in respect of any such required
filings. Carbonics Entities are engaged only in the
business described in the SEC Documents and the SEC Documents
contain a complete and accurate description in all material
respects of the business of the Carbonics Entities, taken as a
whole.
(b) At the time of
filing thereof, the SEC Documents complied as to form in all
material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and did
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements
made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
(c) Each registration
statement and any amendment thereto filed by Carbonics pursuant to
the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, as of
the date such statement or amendment became effective, complied as
to form in all material respects with the Securities Act and did
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and each
prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act,
as of its issue date and as of the closing of any sale of
securities pursuant thereto did not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
3.6
Financial Statements, Etc
. Carbonics‘ consolidated quarterly and annual
audited financial statements are contained in the Form 10-Qs and
Form 10-Ks filed to date by Carbonics with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission via EDGAR (the “ Financial
Statements ”). The Financial Statements present fairly,
in all material respects, the combined financial position of the
Carbonics Entities and the combined results of their operations as
of the dates and for the periods specified therein in conformity
with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
3.7
Absence of Changes; Operations in Ordinary
Course .
(a) Except
as set forth on §3.7(a) of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, and
except as otherwise required or permitted by the terms of this
Agreement, since December 31, 2009, the Carbonics Entities have not
incurred any liability of any nature whatsoever, whether absolute,
accrued, contingent, determined, determinable or otherwise, nor has
there occurred any condition, situation or set of circumstances
which could reasonably result in such a liability, in each case
other than (i) liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of
Business, (ii) liabilities to the extent covered by insurance, and
(iii) such liabilities as do not and will not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) Since
December 31, 2009, and except as set forth on §3.7(b) of the
Buyer Disclosure Schedule, the Carbonics Entities have not (i)
increased the compensation of any of its directors, officers,
employees or affiliates other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business, (ii) incurred any Debt, (iii) entered into or
performed any contract, agreement, deed, mortgage, lease, license,
other instrument, commitment, undertaking, arrangement or
understanding, or other transaction, not in the Ordinary Course of
Business, other than as specifically contemplated by this
Agreement, or (iv) made any loan or advance of funds or assets of
any kind, or forgiven any loan or advance to any Person other than
in the Ordinary Course of Business.
(a) For
the purposes of this Agreement, “ Tax ” or
“ Taxes ” shall mean taxes, fees, levies,
duties, tariffs, imposts, and governmental impositions or charges
of any kind in the nature of (or similar to) taxes, payable to any
federal, state, local or foreign taxing authority, including,
without limitation, (i) income, franchise, profits, gross receipts,
ad valorem , net worth, value added, sales, use, service,
real or personal property, special assessments, capital stock,
license, payroll, withholding, employment, social security,
workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, utility,
severance, production, excise, stamp, occupation, premiums,
windfall profits, transfer and gains taxes, and (ii) interest,
penalties, additional taxes and additions to tax imposed with
respect thereto; and “ Tax Returns ” shall mean
returns, reports, and information statements with respect to Taxes
required to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service (“
IRS ”) or any other federal, foreign, state or
provincial taxing authority, domestic or foreign, including,
without limitation, consolidated, combined and unitary tax
returns.
(b) Except
as set forth on §3.8(b) of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, the
Carbonics Entities have duly filed, on a timely basis all Tax
Returns which they are required to file, and all material
liabilities for Tax (including interest and penalties) have been
paid. The Carbonics Entities have paid all required
withholding taxes with respect to employees and independent
contractors. Except as set forth in §3.8(b) of the
Buyer Disclosure Schedule, there are in effect no waivers or
extensions of the applicable statutes of limitations for tax
liabilities for any period. Except as set forth in
§3.8 of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, no taxing authority has
asserted either orally or in writing any adjustment that could
result in an additional Tax for which the Carbonics Entities are or
may be liable and there is no pending audit, examination,
investigation, dispute, proceeding or claim for which the Carbonics
Entities have received notice relating to any Tax for which any one
of them is or may be liable.
(c) Except
as set forth in §3.8(c) of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule,
there are no agreements in writing with any taxing authority by the
Carbonics Entities.
(d) Except
as set forth in §3.8(d) of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, the
Carbonics Entities have not been nor is it included in any
consolidated, affiliated, combined, unitary or other similar Tax
Returns and there are no tax sharing agreements to which the
Carbonics Entities have now or ever has been a party.
(e) Except
as set forth in §3.8(e) of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, the
Carbonics Entities are not a party to any agreement, contract,
arrangement or plan that would result in the payment of any
“excess parachute payments” within the meaning of Code
Section 280G (or any comparable provision of state, local or
foreign law).
3.9
Title to Assets . The Carbonics Entities have
good and marketable title to all of the assets reflected in the
Financial Statements as owned by them (other than assets disposed
of since the date of the last Financial Statements in the Ordinary
Course of Business or as contemplated by this Agreement) or
acquired by them since the date of the last Financial Statements,
free and clear of any and all Liens, except as set forth in
§3.9 of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule.
3.10
Real Property . §3.10 of the Buyer
Disclosure Schedule lists all real property leased or subleased by
the Carbonics Entities. Each real property owned, lease
or sublease listed in §3.10 of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule
is legal, valid, binding and enforceable and is in full force and
effect except where the illegality, invalidity, nonbinding nature,
unenforceability or ineffectiveness would not have a Material
Adverse Effect, and no event or condition exists which constitutes
or, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would
constitute a material default by the Carbonics Entities as lessee
under any such lease or sublease.
3.11
Operations in Conformity with Law, Etc .
Except as set forth in §3.11 of the Buyer
Disclosure Schedule, the Carbonics Entities have not been nor are
in violation of, or in default under, any Legal Requirement, except
for such violations and defaults as do not and will not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
3.12
Employee Matters; Benefit Plans .
Except as provided §3.12 of the Buyer Disclosure
Schedule:
(a) The
Carbonics Enties do not maintain any plan, program or arrangement
that is an “employee benefit plan” within the meaning
of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
(“ERISA”) or that otherwise provides for fringe
benefits to any employee or former employee of the Carbonics
Entities or any of their dependents, including without limitation
benefits in the nature of medical, life or disability insurance,
retirement plans, stock purchase, stock option, equity incentive
compensation or equity bonus plans (together, the “
Company Plans ”);
(b) The
Company Plans are in compliance with applicable Legal
Requirements;
(c) The
Company Plan does not provide for medical insurance benefits
following termination of employment except as required by
applicable Legal Requirements; and
(d) There
are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Officers or Directors,
threatened claims with respect to any Company Plan, except for
claims for benefits in the normal course, and no Company Plan is
the subject of an audit or examination by a Governmental
Authority.
3.13
Labor Relations . Except as set
forth in §3.13 of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule hereto, there
presently is no existing dispute or controversy between the
Carbonics Entities and any of its employees which has had, or is
reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse
Effect. The Carbonics Entities are in compliance in all
material respects with all written employment
agreements. Except as set forth in §3.13 of the
Buyer Disclosure Schedule, none of the Carbonics Entities’
employees are represented by a labor union.
3.14
Licenses, Etc . All material governmental or
regulatory licenses and permits used by the Carbonics Entities are
in full force and effect and no violations have been recorded in
respect thereof. No proceeding or investigation is
pending or, to the knowledge of the Officers or Directors,
threatened which could have the effect, directly or indirectly, of
revoking or limiting in any way any such license or permit, except
for such failures to be in full force and effect, such violations,
and such proceedings or investigations as in the aggregate do not
and will not have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.15
Trademarks, Marks, Etc . Listed in §3.15
of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule are all material trademarks,
service marks and copyrights owned or used by the Carbonics
Entities. Except as set forth in §3.15 of the
Buyer Disclosure Schedule, to the knowledge of the Officers or
Directors, no other Person uses or has used, the tradenames,
trademarks, service marks or other marks, names,
copyrights or proprietary rights owned or used by the Carbonics
Entities. The Carbonics Entities’ right to each
such trademark, service mark or other mark, names, copyrights and
proprietary rights is held by it free and clear of all Liens, and
no claims have been asserted or, to the knowledge of the Officers
or Directors, are threatened by any Person to prevent or in any way
limit the use or exercise by the Carbonics Entities of any of such
assets or to challenge the validity or effectiveness of the
ownership thereof by the Carbonics Entities.
3.16
Environmental Matters . The
Carbonics Entities are, as of the date hereof, in compliance with
all Environmental Laws. There is, as of the date hereof,
no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Officers or
Directors, threatened against the Carbonics Entities in respect of
(i) noncompliance by the Carbonics Entities with any Environmental
Laws or (ii) the release or threatened release into the environment
of any Hazardous Substance by the Carbonics Entities or (iii) the
handling, storage, use, transportation or disposal of any Hazardous
Substance by the Carbonics Entities.
3.17
Contractual Obligations . §3.17 of the
Buyer Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of all
contracts, agreements, deeds, mortgages, leases, licenses,
instruments, commitments, undertakings, arrangements or
understandings, written or oral, and to which or by which the
Carbonics Entities are a party or otherwise bound, which are of the
types described below (collectively “ Contractual
Obligations ”):
(a) All
employment agreements, consulting agreements and all outstanding
offers of employment.
(b) All
Contractual Obligations to sell, lease (as lessor) or otherwise
dispose of any personal property or asset of the Carbonics Entities
except in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(c) All
Contractual Obligations pursuant to which the Carbonics Entities
possess, use or lease (as lessee) any personal property or assets
pursuant to which the Carbonics Entities pay, accrue expenses of,
or incur charges of at least $5,000 per annum;
(d) To
the knowledge of Officers and Directors, all Contractual
Obligations pursuant to which the Carbonics Entities provide
services to a third party.
The Carbonics Entities, to the knowledge of the Officers and
Directors, are not in default under or in breach or violation of,
nor has an event occurred in which (with or without notice, lapse
of time or both) would constitute a default by the Carbonics
Entities or, to the knowledge of the Officers and Directors, or any
party under any Contractual Obligation, other than defaults,
breaches or violations of such Contractual Obligations as will not
have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.18
Accounts Payable & Receivable . §3.18
of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule sets forth all accounts payable
and receivable with respect to each Carbonics Entity as of the date
of this Agreement. Except as set forth in §3.18 of the Buyer
Disclosure Schedule, no accounts receivable have been assigned or
pledged to any other Person, and no setoff to any such account has
been asserted by the account obligor in excess of reserves provided
therefore.
3.19
Bank Accounts . §3.19 of the Buyer
Disclosure Schedule lists all bank, money market, savings and
similar accounts and safe deposit boxes of the Carbonics Entities,
specifying the account numbers and the authorized signatories or
persons having access to them.
3.20
Insurance . §3.20 of the Buyer Disclosure
Schedule accurately sets forth a list of all current policies of
insurance held by the Carbonics Enties. All such
policies of insurance are in full force and effect, and no notice
of cancellation has been received with respect thereto, and all
premiums owed to date have been paid in full.
3.21
Brokers, Finders, Etc . No broker, finder or
investment banker or other party is entitled to any brokerage,
finder’s or similar fee or commission in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements
made by or on behalf of any of the Carbonics Entities.
3.22
Affiliated Transactions . Except as set forth
in §3.22 of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule, none of the
Directors or Officers, or to the knowledge of the Directors or
Officers, any members of their immediate families owns, directly or
indirectly (whether as undisclosed principal or otherwise),
individually or collectively, any interest in any corporation
(other than holdings in any such corporation, the stock of which is
publicly traded, which do not constitute more than five percent
(5%) of the voting stock of such corporation), partnership, firm or
other entity which has any agreement, arrangement or other
contractual relationship with the Carbonics Entities.
3.23
Charter, Bylaws, Minutes and Permits .
The Carbonics Entities have heretofore delivered or
caused to be delivered (or will hereinafter deliver or cause to be
delivered prior to the Closing Date) to Seller or its counsel
accurate and complete copies of the Charter, Bylaws,
directors’ and stockholders’ minutes and written
consents and stock and/or LLC membership books for the Carbonics
Entities. Nothing contained in any of the foregoing
prevents or adversely affects the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
3.24
Litigation . There is no Action pending
against, affecting or, to the knowledge of the Directors or
Officers, threatened against the Carbonics Entities or any of its
respective properties before any court or arbitrator or any
governmental body, agent or official which seeks damages, affects
any of the property or Assets of the Carbonics Entities or in any
manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially
delay any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
would materially adversely affect the Carbonics Enties’
ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.25
Joint Ventures . The Carbonics Entities are
not partners, co-tenants, joint venturers or otherwise a
participant in any partnership, joint venture, co-tenancy or other
jointly owned business undertaking.
3.26
Restrictive Covenants . The Carbonics Entities
are not a party to or bound or affected by any commitment,
agreement or document which limits the freedom of the Carbonics
Entities to compete in any line of business, transfer or move any
of the Assets or operations or which does or could materially and
adversely affect the business practices, operations or condition of
their respective businesses or the continued operation of their
respective businesses after the Closing.
3.27
Worker’s Compensation . There are no
notices of assessment or any other communications which the
Carbonics Entities have received from any workplace safety and
insurance board or similar authorities and there are no assessments
which have not been paid or accrued on the date hereof, and there
are no facts or circumstances which may result in a material
increase in liability to any of the Carbonics Entities from any
applicable workers' compensation legislation or applicable employee
health and safety, training or similar legislation, regulations or
rules after the Closing Date.
3.28
Acknowledgment Regarding Buyer’s Purchase of the
Convertible Debentures . The Carbonics
Entities acknowledges and agrees that the Seller is acting solely
in the capacity of an arm’s length party with respect to this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The
Carbonics Entities further acknowledges that the Seller is not
acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Carbonics
Entities (or in any similar capacity) with respect to this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and any advice
given by the Seller or any of their respective representatives or
agents in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby is merely incidental to the Seller’s sale
of the LLC Interests. The Carbonics Entities further
represents to the Seller that the Carbonics Entities’
decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the
independent evaluation by the Carbonics Entities and its
representatives.
4.
Warranties and Representations Relating to Carbonics.
Carbonics represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
4.1
Title to Shares of Buyer .
Carbonics is the record and beneficial owner of all of
the outstanding capital stock of Buyer. Carbonics has sole voting
power and sole power to issue instructions with respect to voting,
sole power of disposition, sole power of exercise or conversion and
the sole powers to demand appraisal rights, in each case with
respect to all of the Shares of Buyer.
4.2
No Liens . The Shares of Buyer are
now, and at all times during the term hereof, will be held by
Carbonics, free and clear of all Liens, proxies, voting trusts or
agreements, understandings or arrangements or any other
encumbrances whatsoever, except for liens to YA Global or to the
Seller.
4.3
Authorization; Conflict; Valid and Binding
Obligation . When issued in accordance herewith, the
New Earthshell Debenture will be duly and validly authorized by all
requisite corporate action of Carbonics. Carbonics has
full right, power and capacity to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under the New Earthshell Debenture. No governmental
license, permit or authorization and no registration or filings
with any court, governmental authority or regulatory agency is
required in connection with the Carbonics’ execution,
delivery and/or performance of the New Earthshell Debenture, other
than any filings required by applicable federal and state
securities laws. The execution, delivery and performance of the New
Earthshell Debenture, the consummation of the transactions herein
contemplated and the compliance with the terms of the New
Earthshell Debenture by Carbonics will not violate or conflict with
any provision of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended or
By-laws of the Company, or any agreement, instrument, law or
regulation to which Carbonics is a party or by which Carbonics may
be bound. The New Earthshell Debenture, upon execution and delivery
by Carbonics, will represent the valid and binding obligation of
Carbonics enforceable in accordance with its terms.
4.4
Capitalization . The authorized
capital stock of the Carbonics consists of 10,000,000,000 shares of
Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of Secires C Preferred Stock, par
value $0.001 (“ Preferred Stock ”) of which
2,879,307,216 shares of Common Stock and 921,890 shares of
Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding. All of the
outstanding shares of capital stock of Carbonics are validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, have been issued in
compliance with all federal and state securities laws, and none of
such outstanding shares was issued in violation of any preemptive
rights or similar rights to subscribe for or purchase
securities. Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.4: (i)
none of Carbonics' capital stock is subject to preemptive rights or
any other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or
permitted by the Carbonics; (ii) there are no outstanding options,
warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or co
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