EXHIBIT 10.5
BUY-SELL AGREEMENT
This BUY-SELL AGREEMENT (as
the same may be amended, modified and waived from time to time,
this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of
October 1, 2008 (the “ Effective Date ”) by and
among HYDRON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. , a New York corporation
(“ Hydron ”), BRAND BUILDERS INTERNATIONAL,
LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (“
Harezi ”), and BRAND BUILDERS RX, LLC , a
Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company
”).
W
I T N
E S S E T H
:
WHEREAS , Hydron and Harezi have entered into that
certain Capital Contribution and Joint Venture Agreement dated as
of October 1, 2008 (the “ Contribution Agreement
”);
WHEREAS , following the Closing (as defined below), each
of Hydron and Harezi will own 50% of the issued and outstanding
membership interests of the Company; and
WHEREAS , it is a condition precedent to the Closing
that each of Hydron, Harezi and the Company (each, a “
Party ” and collectively, the “ Parties
”) shall have entered into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE
, in consideration of the premises
and of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the
Parties agree as follows:
SECTION 1.
DEFINED TERMS;
CONSTRUCTION
1.1
Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement the
following terms shall have the following meanings:
“ Affiliate
” means with respect to any Person, any other Person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a
Person means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract, or otherwise.
“ Agreement
” has the meaning provided in the introductory
paragraph.
“ Business Day
” means a day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, on which
banks are open for business in the State of Florida.
“ Buyout Price
” means, as to a Selling Member, a cash amount equal to the
product obtained by multiplying (a) the Offer Price and (b) the
Selling Member’s Percentage Interest.
“ Closing
” has the meaning provided in the Contribution
Agreement.
“ Closing Date
” means October 1, 2008.
“ Come-Along
Price ” means, as to any Non-Selling Member, a cash
amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (a) the Offer
Price and (b) the Non-Selling Member’s Percentage
Interest.
“ Come-Along
Right ” has the meaning provided in Section
3.3.
“ Company
” has the meaning provided in the introductory
paragraph.
“ Contribution
Agreement ” has the meaning provided in the first
WHEREAS paragraph.
“ Drag-Along
Price ” means, as to any Non-Selling Member, a cash
amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (a) the Offer
Price and (b) the Non-Selling Member’s Percentage
Interest.
“ Drag-Along
Right ” has the meaning provided in Section
3.4.
“ Effective Date
” has the meaning provided in the introductory
paragraph.
“ Exercise Period
” has the meaning provided in Section 3.2(b).
“ GAAP ”
means the generally accepted accounting principles as in effect
from time to time in the United States, consistently
applied.
“ Harezi ”
has the meaning provided in the introductory paragraph.
“ Hydron ”
has the meaning provided in the introductory paragraph.
“ LLC Agreement
” means the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the
Company dated as of the date hereof, as amended from time to
time.
“ License
Agreement ” means that certain License Agreement
between Hydron and the Company.
“ Members
” means the Parties (excluding the Company) and any Person
who acquires any Membership Interests pursuant to Section 3 or
otherwise in accordance with this Agreement.
“ Membership
Interests ” means the issued and outstanding
membership interests of the Company.
“ Non-Selling
Member ” has
the meaning provided in Section 3.2(a).
“ Notice of
Exercise ” has the meaning provided in Section
3.2(b).
“ Notice of Sale
” has the meaning provided in Section 3.2(a).
“ Offer Price
” means the amount to be paid by the Third Party for the
purchase of all of the outstanding Membership Interests of the
Company.
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“ Party ” or “
Parties ” has the meaning provided in the third
WHEREAS paragraph.
“ Percentage Interest
” has the meaning provided in the LLC
Agreement.
“ Person ” means and
includes natural persons, corporations, limited liability
partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability companies,
joint stock companies, joint ventures, associations, companies,
divisions, trusts, banks, trust companies, land trusts, business
trusts or other organizations, whether or not legal entities, and
governments and agencies and political subdivisions
thereof.
“ Related Agreements ”
means the Contribution Agreement, the LLC Agreement, the License
Agreement and the Assignment and Assumption
Agreement.
“ Sale Interests ” has
the meaning provided in Section 3.2(a).
“ Selling Member ” has
the meaning provided in Section 3.2(a).
“ Third Party ” has
the meaning provided in Section 3.2(a).
“ Transfer ” means, as
a noun, any transfer, sale, assignment, exchange, charge, pledge,
gift, hypothecation, conveyance, encumbrance or other disposition
whether direct or indirect, voluntary or involuntary, by operation
of law or otherwise and, as a verb, directly or indirectly,
voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, to
transfer, sell, assign, exchange, charge, pledge, give,
hypothecate, convey, encumber or otherwise dispose
of.
1.2
Construction . The following rules shall apply to the
construction of this Agreement unless the context requires
otherwise: (a) the singular includes the plural, and the
plural the singular; (b) words importing any gender include
the other gender and the neuter gender; (c) references to
statutes are to be construed as including all statutory provisions
consolidating, and all regulations promulgated pursuant to, such
statutes; (d) references to “writing” include
printing, photocopy, typing, lithography and other means of
reproducing words in a tangible visible form; (e) the words
“including”, “includes” and
“include” shall be deemed to be followed by the words
“without limitation”; (f) references to the
introductory paragraph, recitals, sections (or clauses or
subdivisions of sections) or schedules are to those of this
Agreement unless otherwise indicated; (g) references to
agreements and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to
include all subsequent amendments and other modifications to such
instruments, but only to the extent that such amendments and other
modifications are permitted or not prohibited by the terms of this
Agreement; (h) section headings in this Agreement are included
herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a
part of this Agreement for any other purpose; (i) references
to Persons include their respective permitted successors and
assigns; and (k) in the computation of periods of time from a
specified date to a later specified date, the word
“from” means “from and including”; the
words “to” and “until” each mean “to
but excluding”; and the word “through” means
“to and including.”
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SECTION
2.
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
2.1
Representations and Warranties of Hydron . Hydron
hereby represents and warrants that:
(a) it
has the corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement
and to perform its obligations hereunder;
(b) this
Agreement constitutes its valid and legally binding obligation,
enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof except as may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
arrangement, moratorium or other similar laws, and subject to
general equity principles and to limitations on availability of
equitable relief, including specific performance;
(c) neither
the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by it, will
(i) violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule,
injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other
restriction of any government, governmental agency or court to
which it is subject or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach
of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of,
create in any party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or
cancel, or require any notice under any material agreement,
contract, lease, license, instrument or other material arrangement
to which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of
its material assets is subject (or result in the imposition of any
lien, security interest or other encumbrance upon any of its
assets);
(d) it
need not give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any
authorization, consent, or approval of any Person not already been
obtained in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement; and
(e) it
owns the Membership Interests, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, restrictions and claims of every kind (other than
those arising under this Agreement and the LLC
Agreement).
2.2
Representations and Warranties of Harezi and the
Company . Each of Harezi and the Company hereby represents
and warrants with respect to itself only that:
(a) it
has the power and authority as limited liability companies to enter
into this Agreement and to perform Its respective obligations
hereunder;
(b) this
Agreement constitutes Its valid and legally binding obligation,
enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof except as may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
arrangement, moratorium or other similar laws, and subject to
general equity principles and to limitations on availability of
equitable relief, including specific performance;
(c) neither
the execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by it, will
(i) violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule,
injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other
restriction of any government, governmental agency or court to
which it is subject or any provision of Its certificate or articles
of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents or
(ii) conflict with, result in a breach
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of, constitute a default under, result in the
acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate,
terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any
material agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument or other
material arrangement to which it is a party or by which it is bound
or to which any of Its material assets is subject (or result in the
imposition of any lien, security interest or other encumbrance upon
any of Its assets);
(d) it
need not give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any
authorization, consent, or approval of any Person not already been
obtained in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement; and
(e) it
owns the Membership Interests, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, restrictions and claims of every kind (other than
those arising under this Agreement and the LLC
Agreement).
SECTION
3.
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
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3.1
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General Restriction
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(a) No
Member may sell or engage in any transaction which will result in a
change in the beneficial or record ownership of any Membership
Interests held by it, including a Transfer of any such Membership
Interests, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. Any
Transfer of any Membership Interests or attempted Transfer of any
Membership Interests by any Member in contravention of this
Agreement will be void and ineffective for any purpose and shall
not confer on any transferee or purported transferee any rights
whatsoever. Subject to (i) Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement and
(ii) the right of each Member to cause the dissolution of the
Company pursuant to Sections 10.2(d) and (e) of the LLC
Agreement(ii) t