Exhibit
10.1
MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 27,
2006
SECURED FINANCIAL NETWORK,
INC.
and
VIRTUAL PAYMENT SOLUTIONS,
LLC
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
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PAGE
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1
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Purchase
and Sale of Stock.
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1
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1.1
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Agreement to Purchase and Sell.
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1
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1.2
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Purchase
Price.
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1
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1.3
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Payment
of Purchase Price.
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1
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1.4
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Closing.
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1
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2
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Representations and Warranties of
Seller.
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2
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2.1
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Existence and Good Standing.
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2
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2.2
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Corporate Authority.
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2
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2.3
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Compliance with Law.
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2
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2.4
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Validity
and Effect of Agreements.
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2
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2.5
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No
Required Consents or Defaults.
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2
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2.6
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Affiliated Entities.
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3
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2.7
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Capitalization.
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3
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2.8
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Jurisdictions.
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3
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2.9
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Records.
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3
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2.10
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Officers
and Directors.
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3
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2.11
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Financial Statements.
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3
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2.12
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Undisclosed Liabilities.
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3
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2.13
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Absence
of Certain Changes or Events Since the Date of the Unaudited
Balance Sheet.
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4
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2.14
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Taxes.
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5
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2.15
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Title to
Company Interest.
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5
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2.16
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Title to
Property and Assets.
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5
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2.17
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Condition of Personal Property.
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5
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2.18
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Real
Estate and Leases.
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5
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2.19
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List of
Contracts and Other Data.
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6
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2.20
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Business
Property Rights.
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6
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2.21
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No
Breach or Default.
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7
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2.22
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Labor
Controversies.
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7
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2.23
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Litigation.
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7
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2.24
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Bank
Accounts.
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7
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2.25
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Powers
of Attorney.
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7
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2.26
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Insurance.
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7
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2.27
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No
Brokers.
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8
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2.28
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No
Misrepresentation or Omission.
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8
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3
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Representations and Warranties of
Buyer.
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8
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3.1
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Existence and Good Standing.
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8
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3.2
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Corporate Authority.
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8
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3.3
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Compliance with Law.
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8
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3.4
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Authorization; Validity and Effect of
Agreements.
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8
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4
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Other
Covenants and Agreements.
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9
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4.1
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Section
338 Elections.
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9
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4.2
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Indemnification by Seller.
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10
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4.3
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Indemnification by Buyer.
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10
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4.4
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Tax
Indemnity.
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10
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4.5
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Conditions of Indemnification.
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10
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4.6
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Taxes
and Expenses.
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12
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4.7
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Company
Cooperation.
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12
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4.8
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Exclusive Dealing.
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12
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4.9
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Public
Announcements.
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13
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4.10
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Buyers
Right of Offset.
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13
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ARTICLE
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PAGE
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5
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Conditions of Closing.
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13
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5.1
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Buyers
Conditions of Closing.
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13
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5.2
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Sellers
Conditions of Closing.
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15
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6
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Termination.
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15
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6.1
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Methods
of Termination.
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16
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6.2
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Procedure Upon Termination.
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7
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Miscellaneous.
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17
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7.1
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Notice.
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7.2
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Execution of Additional Documents.
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17
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7.3
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Binding
Effect; Benefits.
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17
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7.4
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Entire
Agreement.
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17
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7.5
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Governing Law.
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18
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7.6
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Survival.
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18
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7.7
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Counterparts.
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18
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7.8
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Headings.
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18
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7.9
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Waivers.
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18
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7.10
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Merger
of Documents.
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18
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7.11
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Incorporation of Exhibits and
Schedules.
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18
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7.12
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Severability.
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19
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7.13
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Assignability.
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EXHIBIT A
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21
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FORM OF
PROMISSORY NOTE
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21
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EXHIBIT
B
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22
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FORM OF
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
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SCHEDULE
2.8
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JURISDICTIONS WHERE COMPANY IS LICENSED TO DO
BUSINESS
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23
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SCHEDULE
2.10
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24
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OFFICERS
AND DIRECTORS OF COMPANY
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24
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SCHEDULE
2.12
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25
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UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES
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25
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SCHEDULE
2.18
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26
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REAL
PROPERTY OWNED/LEASED BY COMPANY
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26
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SCHEDULE
2.19
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27
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LIST OF
CONTRACTS AND OTHER DATA
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27
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SCHEDULE
2.23
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28
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PENDING
LITIGATION
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28
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SCHEDULE
2.24
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29
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BANK
ACCOUNTS
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29
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SCHEDULE
2.26
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30
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INSURANCE POLICIES
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30
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MEMBERSHIP INTEREST
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS
MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is dated the day
of September 27, 2006, by and among SECURED FINANCIAL
NETWORK, INC. , a Nevada corporation (the
“Buyer”), and VIRTUAL PAYMENT SOLUTIONS,
LLC, a Nevada Limited Liability Corporation (hereinafter
referred to singularly and collectively as “VPS”/
“Seller”).
WHEREAS , Seller desires to sell, and Buyer desires to
purchase, all of the issued and outstanding units of membership
interest of VPS, LLC., a Nevada limited liability corporation (the
“Company”) for the consideration and upon the terms and
subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW,
THEREFORE , in
consideration of the premises, the provisions and the respective
agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree
as follows:
1. Purchase and Sale of Stock
.
1.1 Agreement to Purchase and Sell
.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement and upon the representations and warranties
made herein by each of the parties to the other, on the Closing
Date (as such term is hereinafter defined), Seller shall sell,
grant, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer
shall purchase and acquire from Seller, all of the issued and
outstanding units of membership interest of the Company (the
"Company Interest"). The exact number of Company Interest Units to
be sold by Seller hereunder is (100) common units, $25,000 par
value per membership unit.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in this Agreement, in reliance upon the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements of Seller contained herein,
and in exchange for the Company Interest, Buyer agrees to pay to
Seller a purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) of (i)
Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00), (ii) 5 million shares
of Common Stock of Buyer (SFNL), (iii) 2 million shares of
Preferred Stock with a conversion value at $1 per share into Common
Stock upon the sale of the Company or after 12 months from
closing.
1.3 Payment of Purchase Price
.
The Purchase Price shall be payable as follows:
(i) by wire transfer of $150,000 Dollars at closing, $150,000
payment on or before 10 business days from closing, $100,000 on or
before October 26, 2006, issuance of 5 million Common shares of
Buyer Stock, and issuance of 2 million shares of Preferred Stock of
buyer within 30 business days of closing. Preferred shares will pay
a 7% dividend and the shares will be convertible at $1 per share
into Common Stock of Company.
1.3 a HEB, LLC shall receive 20% of the Gross
Income generated by clients it brings to Company with a maximum
payment of $1.5 million in cash royalties.
The closing of the purchase and sale of the
Company Interest provided herein (the "Closing") will be at the
office of Seller at 790 E. Broward Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
33301 on September , 2006. Such date and time of Closing is herein
referred to as the "Closing Date."
2.
Representations and
Warranties of Seller .
Seller
represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:
2.1 Existence and Good Standing
.
The Company is a corporation duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of Nevada. The Company is duly licensed or qualified to do business
as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of
Florida.
2.2 Corporate Authority .
The Company has all requisite corporate power
and authority to carry on its business as now conducted.
2.3 Compliance with Law .
The Company is not in default with respect to
any order of any court, governmental authority or arbitration board
or tribunal to which the Company is a party or is subject, and the
Company is not in violation of any laws, ordinances, governmental
rules or regulations to which it is subject. The Company has
obtained all licenses, permits and other authorizations and has
taken all actions required by applicable laws or governmental
regulations in connection with its business as now
conducted.
2.4 Validity and Effect of Agreements
.
This Agreement constitutes, and all agreements
and documents contemplated hereby when executed and delivered
pursuant hereto will constitute, the valid and legally binding
obligations of Seller enforceable in accordance with their terms,
except that enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or
other similar laws of general application now or hereafter in
effect relating to the enforcement of creditors' rights generally
and except that the remedies of specific performance, injunction
and other forms of equitable relief are subject to certain tests of
equity jurisdiction, equitable defenses and the discretion of the
court before which any proceeding therefore may be
brought.
2.5 No Required Consents or Defaults
.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement by
Seller does not and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not (i) require the consent of any person
not a party to this Agreement, (ii) result in the breach of any
term or provision of, or constitute a default under, or result in
the acceleration of or entitle any party to accelerate (whether
after the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both) any
obligation under, or result in the creation or imposition of any
lien, charge, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance upon
any part of the property of the Company pursuant to any provision
of, any order, judgment, arbitration award, injunction, decree,
indenture, mortgage, lease, license, lien, or other agreement or
instrument to which Seller or the Company is a party or by which
any of them is bound, or violate or conflict with any provision of
the by-laws or articles/certificate of incorporation of the Company
as amended to the date of this Agreement.
2.6 Affiliated Entities .
The Company does not own, directly or
indirectly, any interest in any corporation, business trust, joint
stock company, partnership or other business organization or
association.
The Company has authorized membership interest
consisting solely of (100) membership units, $25,000 par value per
unit, of which (100) units are presently issued and outstanding.
Except for rights granted pursuant to this Agreement, there are no
outstanding rights, warrants, options, subscriptions, agreements or
commitments giving anyone any right to require the Company to sell
or issue, or the Seller to sell, any capital stock or other
securities of the Company.
Schedule 2.8 contains a list of all
jurisdictions in which the Company is presently licensed or
qualified to do business. The Company has complied in all material
respects with all applicable laws of each such jurisdiction and all
applicable rules and regulations of each regulatory agency therein.
The Company has not been denied admission to conduct any type of
business in any jurisdiction in which it is not presently admitted
as set forth in such Schedule 2.8, has not had its license or
qualifications to conduct business in any jurisdiction revoked or
suspended, and has not been involved in any proceeding to revoke or
suspend a license or qualification.
The corporate minute books of the Company to be
delivered to Buyer within 7 days of Closing shall contain true and
complete copies of the articles of incorporation, as amended to the
Closing Date, bylaws, as amended to the Closing Date, and the
minutes of all meetings of directors and shareholders and
certificates reflecting all actions taken by the directors or
shareholders without a meeting, from the date of incorporation of
the Company to the Closing Date.
2.10 Officers and Directors .
The officers and directors of the Company are as
set forth in Schedule 2.10.
2.11 Financial Statements .
Seller has furnished to Buyer (i) a compiled
balance sheet and related statement of income as of the end of the
last fiscal year (the "Compiled Balance Sheet"), and (ii) an
unaudited balance sheet and related statement of income as of June
30, 2006 (the "Unaudited Balance Sheet") (collectively the
"Financial Statements"). The Compiled Balance Sheet and the
Unaudited Balance Sheet are hereinafter collectively referred to as
the "Balance Sheets." The Financial Statements fully and fairly set
forth the financial condition of the Company as of the dates
indicated, and the results of its operations for the periods
indicated, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, except as
otherwise stated therein and in the related reports of independent
accountants.
2.12 Undisclosed Liabilities .
The Company has no liabilities or obligations
whatsoever, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise,
which are not reflected or provided for in the Financial Statements
except (i) accounts payable and accrued expenses arising after the
date of the Unaudited Balance Sheet which were incurred in the
ordinary course of business, in each case in normal amounts and
none of which is materially adverse, and (ii) liabilities as and to
the extent specifically described in Schedule 2.12.
2.13 Absence of Certain Changes or Events Since the
Date of the Unaudited Balance Sheet .
Since the date of the Unaudited Balance Sheet,
the Company has not:
(A) incurred any liability whatsoever, whether
accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, except those
liabilities and obligations referred to in Section 2.12 above, and
except in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby;
(B) discharged or satisfied any lien, security
interest or encumbrance or paid any obligation or liability (fixed
or contingent), other than in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice;
(C) mortgaged, pledged or subjected to any lien,
security interest or other encumbrance any of its assets or
properties;
(D) transferred, leased or otherwise disposed of
any of its assets or properties except for a fair consideration in
the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice
or, except in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
past practice, acquired any assets or properties;
(E) canceled or compromised any debt or claim,
except in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practice;
(F) waived or released any rights of material
value;
(G) except pursuant to those contracts listed on
Schedules 2.18 and 2.19 hereto, transferred or granted any rights
under any concessions, leases, licenses, agreements, patents,
inventions, trademarks, trade names, service marks or copyrights or
with respect to any know-how;
(H) made or granted any wage or salary increase
applicable to any group or classification of employees generally,
entered into any employment contract with, or made any loan to, or
entered into any material transaction of any other nature with, any
officer or employee of the Company;
(I) entered into any transaction, contract or
commitment, except (i) contracts listed on Schedules 2.18 and 2.19
hereto and (ii) this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby;
(J) suffered any casualty loss or damage (whether
or not such loss or damage shall have been covered by insurance)
which affects in any material respect its ability to conduct
business, or suffered any casualty loss or damage in excess of
$25,000.00 and which is not covered by insurance; or
(K) declared any dividends or bonuses, or
authorized or affected any amendment or restatement of the articles
of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or taken any steps
looking toward the dissolution or liquidation of the
Company.
Between the
date of this Agreement and the Closing, the Company will not,
without prior written notice to Buyer, do any of the things listed
in sub-paragraphs (A) through (K) above.
The Company (i) has duly and timely filed or
caused to be filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax
returns (including, without limitation, consolidated and/or
combined tax returns) required to be filed by it prior to the date
of this Agreement which relate to the Company or with respect to
which the Company or the assets or properties of the Company are
liable or otherwise in any way subject, (ii) has paid or fully
accrued for all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns
(which taxes are all the taxes due and payable under the laws and
regulations pursuant to which such returns were filed), and (iii)
has properly accrued for all such taxes accrued in respect of the
Company or the assets and properties of the Company for periods
subsequent to the periods covered by such returns. No deficiency in
payment of taxes for any period has been asserted by any taxing
body and remains unsettled at the date of this Agreement. Copies of
all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns of the Company
have been made available for inspection by Buyer.
2.15 Title to Company Interest
.
The Company Interest are duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by
Seller free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, charges,
assessments and adverse claims. The Company Interest are subject to
no restrictions with respect to transferability to Buyer in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon transfer of the
Company Interest by Seller, Buyer will, as a result, receive good
and marketable title to all of the Company Interest, free and clear
of all security interests, liens, encumbrances, charges,
assessments, restrictions and adverse claims.
2.16 Title to Property and Assets
.
The Company has good and marketable title to all
of the properties and assets reflected in the Balance Sheets and
the Business Property Rights (as defined in Section 2.20). None of
such properties or assets is, except as disclosed in said Balance
Sheets or the Schedules hereto, subject to a contract of sale not
in the ordinary course of business, or subject to security
interests, mortgages, encumbrances, liens or charges of any kind or
character.
2.17 Condition of Personal Property
.
All tangible personal property, equipment,
fixtures and inventories included within the assets of the Company
are in good, merchantable or in reasonably repairable condition and
are suitable for the purposes for which they are used. No value in
excess of applicable reserves has been given to any inventory with
respect to obsolete or discontinued products. To the best of the
Company’s knowledge, all of the inventories and equipment,
including equipment leased to others, are well maintained and in
good operating condition. N/A there is no personal
property, equipment, fixtures, or inventory held by VPS,
LLC
2.18 Real Estate and Leases .
Schedule 2.18 contains a list of all real
property owned by the Company or in which the Company has a
leasehold or other interest (whether as landlord, tenant or
otherwise) and of any lien, charge or encumbrance thereupon. Such
Schedule also contains a substantially accurate description
identifying all such real property and the significant rental terms
(including rents, termination dates and renewal conditions).
N/A There is no real property owned by VPS,
LLC
2.19 List of Contracts and Other Data
.
Schedule 2.19 sets forth the
following:
(A) (i) all computer software, patents and
registrations for trademarks, trade names, service marks and
copyrights which are unexpired as of the date of this Agreement and
which are owned by the Company, as well as all applications pending
on said date for patents or for trademark, trade name, service mark
or copyright registrations, and all other proprietary rights, owned
or held by the Company, and (ii) all licenses granted by or to the
Company and all other agreements to which the Company is a party
and which relate, in whole or in part, to any items of the
categories mentioned in sub-paragraph (A) above or to other
proprietary rights of the Company which are reasonably necessary
to, or used in connection with, the business of the
Company;
(B) all collective bargaining agreements,
employment and consulting agreements, executive compensation plans,
bonus plans, profit-sharing plans, deferred compensation
agreements, employee pension or retirement plans, employee stock
purchase and stock option plans, group life insurance,
hospitalization insurance or other plans or arrangements providing
for benefits to employees of the Company;
(C) all contracts, understandings and commitments
(including, without limitation, mortgages, indentures and loan
agreements) to which the Company is a party, or to which it or any
of its assets or properties are subject and which are not
specifically referred to in sub-paragraphs (A) or (B) above or in
Schedule 2.18 hereof;
(D) the names and current annual compensation rates
of all employees of the Company; and
(E) all customer backlog which is represented by
firm purchase orders, identifying the customers, products and
purchase prices.
True and complete copies of all documents and
complete descriptions of all oral understandings, if any, referred
to in Schedules 2.18 and 2.19 have been provided or made available
to Buyer and its counsel.
2.20 Business Property Rights .
The property referred to in Section 2.19(A)
above, together with (i) all designs, methods, inventions and
know-how related thereto and (ii) all trademarks, trade names,
service marks, and copyrights claimed or used by the Company which
have not been registered (collectively "Business Property Rights"),
constitute all such proprietary rights owned or held by the
Company. The Company owns or has valid rights to use all such
Business Property Rights without, to the best of Seller’s
knowledge, conflict with the rights of others. Except as set forth
in Schedule 2.23 hereto, no person or corporation has made or, to
the knowledge of Seller or the Company, threatened to make any
claims that the operation of the business of the Company is in
violation of or infringes any Business Property Rights or any other
proprietary or trade rights of any third party. To the knowledge of
Seller or the Company, no third party is in violation of or is
infringing upon any Business Property Rights.
2.21 No Breach or Default .
The Company is not in default under any contract
to which it is a party or by which it is bound, nor has any event
occurred which, after the giving of notice or the passage of time
or both, would constitute a default under any such contract. Seller
has no reason to believe that the parties to such contracts will
not fulfill their obligations under such contracts in all material
respects or are threatened with insolvency.
2.22 Labor Controversies .
The Company is not a party to any collective
bargaining agreement. There are not any controversies between the
Company and any of its employees which might reasonably be expected
to materially adversely affect the conduct of its business, or any
unresolved labor union grievances or unfair labor practice or labor
arbitration proceedings pending or threatened relating to its
business, and there are not any organizational efforts presently
being made or threatened involving any of the Company's employees.
The Company has not received notice of any claim that the Company
has not complied with any laws relating to the employment of labor,
including any provisions thereof relating to wages, hours,
collective bargaining, the payment of social security and similar
taxes, equal employment opportunity, employment discrimination and
employment safety, or that the Company is liable for any arrears of
wages or any taxes or penalties for failure to comply with any of
the foregoing. N/A There are no labor controversies or
current employees of VPS, LLC
Except as set forth in Schedule 2.23, there are
no actions, suits or proceedings with respect to the Company
involving claims by or against Seller or the Company which are
pending or threatened against Seller or the Company, at law or in
equity, or before or by any federal, state, municipal or other
governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or
instrumentality. No basis for any action, suit or proceeding
exists, and there are no orders, judgments, injunctions or decrees
of any court or governmental agency with respect to which Seller or
the Company has been named or to which Seller or the Company is a
party, which apply, in whole or in part, to the business of the
Company, or to any of the assets or properties of the Company or
the Company Interest or which would result in any material adverse
change in the business or prospects of the Company.