Exhibit 10.1
AGREEMENT FOR SALE AND
PURCHASE
This contract for sale and
purchase, hereinafter referred to as “Contract” or
“Agreement”, is entered into this 29
th
day of September, 2009, by and
between, American Commerce Solutions, Inc. , hereinafter referred
to as “ACS” or “Seller”, a Delaware
corporation and Public Acquisition Company, Inc. a Florida
corporation, hereinafter referred to as “PAC” or
“Buyer”,
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, ACS is the owner of
Chariot Manufacturing Company (Chariot) and certain property,
situated and located in Hillsborough County, State of Florida, more
particularly described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto
and made a part hereof, hereinafter referred to as the
“Property”; and
WHEREAS, ACS is the owner of one
hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding stock of
Chariot Manufacturing Company; and
WHEREAS, Buyer desires to
purchase Seller’s stock and property and Seller desires to
sell all of its stock and all of its assets, tangible and
intangible including, but not limited to, all of its trademarks,
logos, slogans, goodwill and blue sky and Seller desires to sell
all of its assets of whatever kind and form and where ever situate
to Buyer; and
WHEREAS, The Seller warrants and
guarantees to Buyer that all of its assets are free and clear of
all liens, encumbrances, claims and liabilities except those
included by attachment of “Exhibit A”;
NOW THEREFORE, for good and
valuable consideration and the mutual covenants and promises
contained hereinafter, the Sellers agrees to sell and the Buyer
agrees to buy the “Property” of the Sellers upon the
following terms and conditions.
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PURCHASE
PRICE AND METHOD OF PAYMENT . Buyer shall pay and Seller shall accept the
purchase price for the “Property” under the terms and
conditions and according to the payment schedule set forth in
“Exhibit B” attached hereto and made a part
hereof.
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CLOSING . The closing of the transactions contemplated
by this agreement, hereinafter referred to as “The
Closing”, shall be held at a mutually agreeable time and
place and made effective June 1, 2009.
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3.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF SELLER . Seller represents and warrants to Buyer the
correctness, truthfulness and accuracy of the matters shown on
Exhibit “C” attached
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hereto, all of which shall
survive closing. In addition, Seller represents and warrants to
Buyer that the documents enumerated in Exhibit “D”
attached hereto and made a part hereof, are true authentic and
correct copies of the original, or, if appropriate, the originals
themselves, and no alterations or modifications thereof have been
made.
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4.
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TRANSACTIONS PRIOR TO CLOSING
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Seller hereby covenants the
following:
a. Conduct of Seller’s
Business Until Closing. Except as Buyer may otherwise consent in
writing prior to the Closing Date, Seller will not enter into any
transaction, take any action or fail to take any action which would
result in, or could reasonably be expected to result in or cause
any of the representations and warranties of Sellers contained in
this Agreement to be void, invalid or false on the Closing
Date.
b. Resignations. Seller shall
deliver to Buyer, prior to the closing Date, such resignations of
officers or employees of the business as Buyer shall indicate, each
such resignation to be effective on the Closing
Date.
c. Advice of Changes. Between the
date hereof and the closing Date, Seller will promptly advise Buyer
in writing of any fact which, if existing or known at the date
hereof, would have been required to be set forth herein or
disclosed pursuant to this Agreement.
d. Documents. Seller shall
deliver to Buyer, at closing, such documents which are, in
Buyer’s sole discretion, necessary to fully satisfy the
objectives of this Agreement in content and form reasonably
intended to do so.
e. Satisfactions. Seller shall
deliver to Buyer on the closing date a satisfaction of any
encumbrances or liens on the property satisfactory in form and
substance to the Buyer stating that the then outstanding unpaid
principal balance of any promissory note secured thereby has been
aid in full prior to or simultaneous with the closing or in the
alternative a requisite offset to the Purchase
Price.
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EXPENSES . Each of the parties hereto shall pay its own
expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the fees and expenses of it’s
counsel and its certified public accountants.
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a. Survival of Representations
and Warranties. Each of the parties to this Agreement covenants and
agrees that their respective representations, warranties,
covenants, statements, and agreements contained in this Agreement
shall survive the Closing Date and terminate on the second
anniversary of such date. Except as set forth in this Agreement,
the exhibits hereto or in the documents and papers delivered by
Sellers to Buyer in connection herewith, there are no other
agreements, representations, warranties, or covenants by or among
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
b. Waivers. No action taken
pursuant to this agreement, including any investigation by or on
behalf of any party shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the
party taking such action of compliance with any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein or therein and in
any documents delivered in connection herewith or therewith. The
waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any
subsequent breach.
c. Notices. All notices,
requests, demands and other communications which are required or
may be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been duly given if delivered or mailed, first class
mail, postage prepaid,
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1400 Chamber Drive
Bartow, Florida
33830
To Seller:
Att:
Daniel L. Hefner
9401 Oak Street
Riverview, Florida
33659
To Buyer:
Att:
Kenneth
McCleave
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to such other address as such
party shall have specified by notice in writing to the other
party.
d. Sections and Other Headings.
The sections and other headings contained in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
e. Governing Law. This Agreement
and all transactions hereby, shall be governed by, construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida. he
parties herein waive trial by jury and agree to submit to the
personal jurisdiction and venue of a court of competent
jurisdiction located in Hillsborough County, State of Florida. In
the event that litigation results from or arises out of this
Agreement or the performance thereof, the parties agree to
reimburse the prevailing party’s reasonable attorney’s
fees, court costs, and all other expenses, whether or not taxable
by the court as costs, in addition to any other relief to which the
prevailing party may be entitled. In such event, no action shall be
entertained by said court or any court of competent jurisdiction if
filed more than one year subsequent to the date the cause(s) of
action actually accrued regardless of whether damages were
otherwise as of said time calculable.
f. Conditions Precedent. The
Conditions Precedent to the enforceability of this Agreement have
been met or are hereinafter waived.
g. Captions. The Captions of this
contract are for convenience and reference only and in no way
define, describe, extend, or limit the scope or intent of this
contract, or the intent of any provisions hereof.
h. Typewritten or Handwritten
Provisions. Hand-written provisions inserted in this contract and
typewritten provisions initialed by both parties shall control over
the typewritten provisions in conflict therewith.
i. Time of the Essence. Time and
timely performance are of the essence of this contract and of the
covenants and provisions hereunder.
j. Successors and Assigns. Rights
and obligations created by this contract shall. Be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors and
assigns. Whenever used, the singular number shall include the
plural, the plural the singular, and the use of any gender shall
include all genders.
k. Contractual Procedures. Unless
specifically disallowed by law, should litigation arise hereunder,
service of process therefore may be obtained through certified
mail, return receipt requested; the parties hereto waiving any and
all rights they may have to object to the method by which service
was perfected.
l. Amendments or Addenda. All
amendments to this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the
parties to this Agreement.
m. Entire Agreement. This
document represents the entire agreement between the
parties.
n. Initials and Exhibits. This
contract shall not be valid and enforceable unless it is properly
executed by Buyer and Seller and their initials affixed to each
page of the exhibits attached hereto and made a part
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this
Agreement has been executed by each of the individual parties
hereto and signed by an officer thereunto duly authorized and
attested under the corporate seal of the Secretary of the Corporate
party hereto, all on the date and year first above
written.
Signed, sealed and delivered in
the presence of:
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SELLER:
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AMERICAN
COMMERCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
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BY:
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/ S / D ANIEL L.
H EFNER
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Daniel L. Hefner
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TITLE:
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President
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BUYER:
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PUBLIC
ACQUISITION COMPANY, INC.
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BY:
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/ S / K ENNETH W.
M C C LEAVE
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Kenneth W. McCleave
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TITLE:
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President
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EXHIBIT
“A”
Chariot Manufacturing
Company
PROPERTY/ASSETS
DESCRIPTION
as of May 31,
2009
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1.
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100% of the
stock of Chariot Manufacturing Company whether authorized and
unissued, or issued and outstanding.
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2.
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All forms of
intellectual pro
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