EXECUTION COPY
STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
by and
between
MOTORSPORTS &
ENTERTAINMENT OF TENNESSEE, INC.,
a Nevada
corporation
AND
LJ&J ENTERPRISES OF
TENNESSEE, INC.,
a Tennessee
corporation
Dated: November 21,
2006
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1.
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TERMS OF
ACQUISITION
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1.1
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Stock
Purchase
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1.2
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Purchase
Price
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1.3
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Closing
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(a)
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Closings
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(b)
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The
Company’s Deliveries Upon Execution of the
Agreement
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(c)
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The
Purchaser’s Deliveries Upon Execution of the
Agreement
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(d)
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Deliveries At
the First Closing
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(e)
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The
Company’s Deliveries At the Final Closing
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(f)
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The
Purchaser’s Deliveries At the Final Closing
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2.
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ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
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2.1
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Audits
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2.2
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Best
Efforts
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2.3
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Further
Assurances
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3.
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES.
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3.1
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Representations
and Warranties as to the Company
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(a)
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Capitalization
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(b)
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Organization;
Good Standing; Power
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(c)
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Authority;
Validity; No Conflicts
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(d)
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Governmental
Authorizations; Third-Party Consents
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(e)
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Financial
Statements
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(f)
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Interests in
Other Entities
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(g)
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Title to
Properties; Leases
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(h)
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Absence of
Undisclosed Liabilities
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(i)
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Litigation
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(j)
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Material
Contracts
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(k)
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Employee
Arrangements
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(l)
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Tax
Matters
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(m)
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Compliance with
Applicable Laws
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(n)
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Regulatory
Permits
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(o)
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Environmental
Matters
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(p)
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Absence of
Certain Changes
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(q)
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Brokers
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(r)
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Disclosure
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(s)
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Affiliated
Transactions
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(t)
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Disclosure
Schedules
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3.2
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Representations
and Warranties of Purchaser
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(a)
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Organization
and Power
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(b)
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Authority;
Validity; No Conflicts
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(c)
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Compliance with
Law
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(d)
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Capitalization
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(e)
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Investment
Intent
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
(continued)
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4.
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CONDITIONS TO
CLOSING.
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4.1
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Conditions to
Purchaser’s Obligation to Close
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(a)
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Agreements and
Conditions
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(b)
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Representations
and Warranties
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(c)
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No Legal
Proceedings
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(d)
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Board
Approval
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(e)
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Officer’s
Certificate
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(f)
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Absence of
Material Changes
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(g)
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Consents
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(h)
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Stock
Certificate
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(i)
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Secretary’s Certificate
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(j)
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Company
Capitalization
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(k)
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Second Closing
Certificate
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(l)
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Other Closing
Deliveries
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4.2
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Conditions to
Company’s Obligations to Close
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(a)
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Agreements and
Conditions
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(b)
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Representations
and Warranties
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(c)
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No Legal
Proceedings
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(d)
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Purchase
Price
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(e)
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Shareholders’ Agreement
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5.
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CERTAIN TAX
MATTERS.
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5.1
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Tax
Indemnification
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5.2
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Cooperation on
Tax Matters
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5.3
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Certain
Taxes
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SURVIVAL;
INDEMNIFICATION.
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6.1
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Survival of
Representations
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6.2
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Indemnities of
the Company
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6.3
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Indemnity of
Purchaser
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6.4
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Limitations on
Indemnification
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7.
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CONFIDENTIALITY.
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7.1
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Confidentiality
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7.2
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Remedies upon
Breach
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8.
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MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS.
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8.1
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Counterparts;
Interpretation
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8.2
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Governing
Laws
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8.3
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Partial
Invalidity and Severability
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8.4
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Waiver
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8.5
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Acceptance by
Fax
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8.6
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Fees and
Disbursements
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8.7
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Attorneys’ Fees
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8.8
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Further
Assurances
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8.9
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Notice
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8.10
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Termination
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8.11
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Effects of
Termination
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
(continued)
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8.12
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Assignment
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8.13
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Binding Effect;
Benefits
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8.14
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Rules of
Construction
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8.15
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Waiver of Jury
Trial
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SCHEDULES
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Schedule
3.1(a)
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Capitalization
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Schedule
3.1(b)
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Organization;
Good Standing; Power
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Schedule
3.1(c)
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Authority;
Validity; No Conflicts
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Schedule
3.1(d)
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Governmental
Authorizations; Third-Party Consents
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Schedule
3.1(e)
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Financial
Statements
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Schedule
3.1(g)
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Title to
Properties; Leases
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Schedule
3.1(h)
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Absence of
Undisclosed Liabilities
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Schedule
3.1(i)
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Litigation
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Schedule
3.1(j)
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Material
Contracts
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Schedule
3.1(l)
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Tax
Matters
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Schedule
3.1(p)
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Absence of
Certain Changes
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Schedule
3.1(q)
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Brokers
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Schedule
3.1(s)
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Affiliated
Transactions
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EXHIBITA
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EXHIBIT
A
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Shareholders’ Agreement
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EXHIBIT
B
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Escrow
Agreement
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STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this “ Agreement ”) is made this 21st day
of November, 2006, by and between Motorsports &
Entertainment of Tennessee, Inc., a Nevada
corporation (“ Purchaser ”),
LJ&J Enterprises of Tennessee, Inc., a
Tennessee corporation (the “ Company ”)
(each, a “ Party ” and collectively, the “
Parties ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS , the Company is principally engaged in the
business of motorsports development and racetrack management,
acquisition and design (the “ Business
”);
WHEREAS , the Company and Purchaser have agreed to enter
into certain transactions pursuant to this Agreement whereby the
Company shall issue, transfer and deliver to Purchaser, and
Purchaser shall purchase from the Company shares of common stock,
$1.00 par value per share, of the Company (the “
Company Common Stock ”), so that effectively as of the
Final Closing Date, upon payment of the final tranche of the
Purchase Price by Purchaser to the Company, the Purchaser shall
have purchased from the Company eighty percent (80%) of all of
the issued and outstanding of the Company Common Stock as of the
Final Closing Date, in the manner and subject to the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the
mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein
contained, and of the certain good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby
agree as follows:
1.
Terms of
Acquisition .
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Company shall issue, transfer, convey and deliver to
Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase, acquire and accept
from the Company, all right, title and interest, legal and
equitable, beneficial and of record, in an amount of shares of the
Company Common Stock (the “ Purchased Shares ”),
so that effectively as of the First Closing, the Purchaser shall be
the owner of Purchased Shares representing forty percent (40%) of
the Company Common Stock as of the First Closing Date, and as of
the Final Closing, the Purchaser shall be the owner of Purchased
Shares representing eighty percent (80%) of the Company Common
Stock as of the Final Closing Date.
(b) The Parties hereby agree that the stock purchase
transactions shall occur as follows: (i) upon execution of this
Agreement, the Purchaser, or its assigns, will pay and deliver to
the Company a sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
($250,000.00), and the Company shall issue, sell, transfer, convey
and deliver to the Escrow Agent an original stock certificate
representing forty percent (40%) of all of the outstanding
shares of Company Common Stock (the “ First Closing
Certificate ”), which shall be effective as of the
1 st
day of January, 2007 (the “
First Closing ”); and (ii) the Purchaser will use its
best efforts to pay and deliver to the Company the Final Payment,
as defined below, by March 1, 2007, or within three (3) business
days after the effectiveness of ARC’s Registration Statement
on Form SB-2, filed or to be filed by American Racing Capital,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ ARC ”) with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC
”) in connection with those certain financing transactions
with New Millennium Capital Partners II LLC, AJW Qualified Partners
LLC, New Millennium Capital, AJW Offshore Ltd. and AJW Partners LLC
(the “ Investors ”) (the “ Final
Closing ”). On the Final Closing Date, Purchaser, or its
assigns, will pay and deliver to the Company the Final Payment, and
the Company shall issue, sell, transfer, convey and deliver to
Purchaser an original stock certificate (the “ Final
Closing Certificate ”), such that the Purchased Shares
issued by the Company to Purchaser at the Final Closing, plus the
Purchased Shares issued by the Company to the Purchaser at the
First Closing shall represent in aggregate eighty
percent (80%) of all of the outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock as of the Final Closing Date. The originally issued
certificates evidencing the Company Common Stock shall be delivered
at each Closing by Company to Purchaser, free and clear of all
Liens, accompanied by duly executed stock powers (endorsed in
blank) and with any necessary stock transfer tax stamps affixed
thereto.
(c) Upon execution of the Agreement, the Company
shall deliver and transfer to the Escrow Agent the First Closing
Certificate to be held in escrow pursuant to that certain Escrow
Agreement. On the First Closing Date, the Escrow Agent shall
deliver and transfer the First Closing Certificate to the Purchase.
On the Final Closing Date, the Company shall deliver and the Final
Closing Certificate to the Purchaser.
1.2
Purchase
Price . The
Parties agree that the Purchase Price shall be Seven Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($700,000.00) (the “ Purchase
Price ”) to the Company. On July 24, 2006, ARC, on behalf
of the Purchaser, paid an amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
($200,000) (the “ Option Payment ”) to the
Company in the form of an option payment towards the payment of the
Purchase Price, as memorialized under that certain Agreement dated
July 24, 2006, by and between ARC and the Company. At the First
Closing, the Company shall be entitled the sum of Four Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000) (the “ First Closing
Payment ”), which shall be paid as such: (i) the Option
Payment shall be credited against the First Closing Payment; and
(ii) the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
($250,000.00) shall be delivered to the Company by Purchaser upon
execution of the Agreement by the Parties. At the First Closing,
the Company shall issue and deliver the First Closing Certificate
subject to Section 1.3. At the Final Closing, the Purchaser shall
deliver to the Company the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,000.00) (the “ Final Payment ”)
and the Company shall issue and deliver to the Purchaser the Final
Closing Certificate.
(a)
Closings . The First Closing and the Final Closing shall
take place at the offices of Purchaser’s counsel, Kirkpatrick
& Lockhart Nicholson Graham, LLP, located at Miami Center, 20th
Floor, 201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33131; provided, that all
conditions precedent set forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 hereof shall
have been satisfied or waived in writing.
(b)
The Company’s Deliveries
Upon Execution of the Agreement . Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Company shall deliver the following:
(i) An original stock certificate evidencing an
amount of Purchased Shares which represent forty percent (40%) of
all of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock as
of the First Closing Date, accompanied by stock
powers (endorsed in blank) duly executed by an officer of
Company and any necessary stock transfer tax affixed thereto. This
First Closing Certificate shall be delivered to the Escrow Agent to
be held in escrow until the First Closing Date;
(i) the Shareholders’ Agreement, in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A .
(ii) the Escrow Agreement, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B .
(c)
The Purchaser’s Deliveries
Upon Execution of the Agreement . Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Purchaser shall deliver to the Company the
following:
(i) the Shareholders’ Agreement, in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A .
(ii) the Escrow Agreement, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B .
(d)
Deliveries At the First
Closing . Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, the following duly executed
documents shall be delivered at the First Closing:
(i) the Company shall deliver to Purchaser the
Consents set forth on Schedule 3.1(d); and
(ii) the Company shall deliver to Purchaser the
Officer’s Certificate set forth in Section 4.1(e);
and
(iii) the Company shall deliver to
Purchaser the Secretary’s Certificate required by
Section 4.1(i); and
(iv)
the Escrow Agent shall release the
First Closing Certificate to Purchaser.
(e)
The Company’s Deliveries At
the Final Closing .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company
shall deliver the following duly executed documents:
(i) An original stock certificate evidencing an
amount of Purchased Shares, such that the Purchased Shares
evidenced by the First Closing Certificate, plus the Purchased
Shares issued by the Company to the Purchaser at the Final Closing,
represent in aggregate eighty percent (80%) of all of the
issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock as of the
Final Closing Date. The Final Closing Certificate shall be
accompanied by stock powers (endorsed in blank) duly executed
by an officer of the Company and any necessary stock transfer tax
affixed thereto;
(ii) the Consents set forth on Schedule
3.1(d);
(iii) the Officer’s Certificate set
forth in Section 4.1(e); and
(iv) the Secretary’s Certificate
required by Section 4.1(i).
(f)
Purchaser’s Deliveries At
the Final Closing .
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser
shall pay and deliver to Company the Final Payment.
2.
Additional
Agreements .
2.1
Audits . The Company hereby
agrees that its financial statements shall be subject to an
independent audit (each an “ Audit ”) for
the period of Fiscal Year 2004 and Fiscal Year 2005 (each an
“ Audited Period ”). Purchaser shall utilize an
independent certified public accountant qualified to practice
before the SEC to complete such audit, and shall bear the costs for
such audit only insofar as such audit covers the Audited
Period.
2.2
Best
Efforts .
Subject to the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement,
each of the parties shall use its best efforts in good faith to
take or cause to be taken as promptly as practicable all reasonable
actions that are within its power to cause to be fulfilled those
conditions precedent to its obligations or the obligations of the
other party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement that are dependent upon its actions.
2.3
Further
Assurances .
Each party shall deliver any and all other instruments or documents
required to be delivered pursuant to, or necessary or proper in
order to give effect to, the provisions of this Agreement,
including, without limitation, all necessary stock powers and such
other instruments of transfer as may be necessary or desirable to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.
Representations and
Warranties .
3.1
Representations and
Warranties as to the Company . As of each Closing, the Company hereby,
represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
(a)
Capitalization
. (i) As of November 1, 2006, the
authorized capital stock of the Company consists solely of One
Thousand (1000) shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per
share, of which One Thousand (1000) shares are issued and
outstanding. Prior or on the date of each Closing, the Company
shall have increased its authorized common stock as set forth in
Schedule 3.1(a) in order to effectuate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. As of each Closing Date, all shares
of Company Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.
(ii) All prior offerings and issuances of
Company Common Stock have been made in accordance with applicable
federal and state securities Laws. Except as disclosed in Schedule
3.1(a), and (i) no shares of the Company’s capital stock
are subject to rights of first refusal, preemptive rights or any
other similar rights or any liens or encumbrances suffered or
permitted by the Company, (ii) there are no outstanding debt
securities, (iii) there are no outstanding options, warrants,
scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or commitments of any
character whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights
convertible into, any shares of capital stock of the Company, or
contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the
Company is or may become bound to issue additional shares of
capital stock of the Company or options, warrants, scrip, rights to
subscribe to, calls or commitments of any character whatsoever
relating to, or securities or rights convertible into, any shares
of capital stock of the Company, (iv) there are no outstanding
securities or instruments of the Company which contain any
redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is
or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company, (v)
there are no securities or instruments containing anti-dilution or
similar provisions that will be triggered by the sale of the common
shares of Company Common Stock as described in this Agreement
and (vi) the Company does not have any stock appreciation
rights or “phantom stock” plans or agreements or any
similar plan or agreement.
(b)
Organization; Good Standing;
Power .
The Company is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws of the State of Tennessee, and has
full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
assets and properties and to carry on its Business as presently
conducted by it. Schedule 3.1(b) hereto sets forth a true and
complete list of all states and other jurisdictions in which the
Company is duly qualified and in good standing to transact business
as a foreign corporation. Except for those states and jurisdictions
set forth on Schedule 3.1(b), there are no other states or
jurisdictions in which the character and location of the properties
owned or leased by the Company and the conduct of its Business make
any such qualification necessary, except any where the failure to
be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(c)
Authority; Validity; No
Conflicts . The execution
and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the performance by
the Company of its obligations hereunder, and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated thereby, have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and the
Company has all necessary corporate power with respect thereto.
This Agreement is the valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the
extent that enforceability thereof may be limited by general
equitable principles or the operation of bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.1(c), neither the execution and delivery by the Company
of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, nor the performance by the Company of its
obligations hereunder, shall (or, with the giving of notice or
the lapse of time or both, would) (i) conflict with or violate
any provision of the Charter or By-Laws of the Company, as
amended; (ii) give rise to a conflict, breach or default, or
any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of remedies
or rights, or otherwise result in a loss of benefits to the
Company, under the provisions of any note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, license, agreement or other instrument or obligation to
which the Company is a party or by which it or any of its
properties or assets is otherwise bound; (iii) violate any Law
applicable to the Company or any of its properties or
assets; (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien
upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or cause
Purchaser or the Company to be subject to any Tax; (v)
interfere with or otherwise adversely affect the ability of the
Company to carry on the business as presently conducted;
or (vi) contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of
any of the terms or requirements of, or give rise to any right to
revoke, suspend, terminate or modify any Permit.
(d)
Governmental Authorizations;
Third-Party Consents .
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(d) hereto, no approval,
consent, waiver, exemption, order, authorization or other action
by, or notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or any
Person, and no lapse of a waiting period, is required to be
obtained by the Company in connection with (or in order to
permit) the execution, delivery or performance by any of them of
this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby (collectively, the “ Consents
”).
(e)
Financial Statements
. Within sixty (60) days of
the Final Closing, the Company will deliver to Purchaser true and
complete copies of its (i) audited balance sheet as of
December 31, 2004 and the related audited statements of
income (loss), retained earnings and cash flow for the fiscal
year then ended (the “ 2004 Financial Statements
”) and (ii) audited balance sheet as of December 31,
2005 and the related unaudited statements of income (loss),
retained earnings and cash flow for the fiscal year then
ended (the “ 2005 Financial Statements ”)
and will deliver to Purchaser a true and
complete copy of the Estimated 2006 Balance Sheet and Estimated
2006 Income Statement. The Financial Statements upon completion
will be attached hereto as Schedule 3.1(e).
(f)
Interests in Other
Entities . The Company
does not, directly or indirectly, (i) own, of record or
beneficially, any shares of voting stock or any other equity
securities of any Person; (ii) have any other ownership or
equity or debt interest, of record or beneficially, in any Person;
or (iii) have any obligation or right, fixed or contingent, to
purchase or subscribe for any interest in, advance or loan monies
to, or in any way make an investment in, any Person or to share any
profits or capital investments in other Person.
(g)
Title to Properties;
Leases . Except as set
forth on Schedule 3.1(g), the Company has good and marketable title
to all of its properties and assets, real and personal, including,
but not limited to, those reflected in the audited balance sheet
contained in the 2005 Financial Statements (except as since
sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business,
or as expressly provided for in this Agreement), free and clear of
all encumbrances, liens or charges of any kind or character except:
(a) those securing liabilities of the Company incurred in the
ordinary course (with respect to which no default
exists); (b) liens of real estate and personal property
taxes; and (c) imperfections of title and encumbrances,
if any, which, in the aggregate (i) are not substantial
in amount; (ii) do not detract from the value of the
property subject thereto or impair the operations of the Company;
and (iii) do not have a Material Adverse Effect on the
business, properties or assets of the Company.
(h)
Absence of Undisclosed
Liabilities . The Company
does not have any Liabilities, including guarantees and indemnities
by the Company of Liabilities of any other Person, except (i)
Liabilities as and to the extent reflected on the Estimated 2006
Balance Sheet; (ii) Liabilities incurred by it in the ordinary
course of business and consistent with past practice since the date
of the 2005 Financial Statement (none of which is a material
Liability for breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort,
infringement, claim, lawsuit or other proceeding) and adequately
reflected on the books and records of the
Company; (iii) obligations not in default under contracts
entered into by it in the ordinary course of business;
and (iv) the Liabilities set forth on Schedule 3.1(h)
hereto.
(i)
Litigation
. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.1(i) hereto, there are no claims, suits or actions,
administrative, arbitration or other proceedings, or governmental
investigations pending or threatened against or affecting, or
reasonably likely to adversely affect, the Company or any of its
properties, assets or business or the transactions contemplated
hereby. No event has occurred and no circumstance exists that may
give rise to or serve as a reasonable basis for any claim, suit,
action or other proceeding to be brought or threatened against the
Company. There are no outstanding judgments, orders, stipulations,
injunctions, decrees or awards against the Company that have not
been fully satisfied.
(j)
Material Contracts
. Schedule 3.1(j) hereto sets forth
a true and complete list, and brief description, of each Material
Contract. True and complete copies of all Material Contracts
required to be set forth on Schedule 3.1(j) have been furnished to
Purchaser and, except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(j), each of them
is in full force and effect. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.1(j), neither the Company nor any other Person that is a party to
a Material Contract or is otherwise bound thereby is in default
thereunder, and no event, occurrence, condition or act exists that,
with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would give
rise to any default or right of cancellation thereunder. There have
been no threatened cancellations of any of the Material Contracts
and there are no outstanding disputes thereunder. There are no
agreements, understandings or arrangements with any other Person in
respect of the Material Contracts that (i) give any
Person the right to renegotiate or require a reduction in the price
paid to the Company or the repayment of any amount previously
paid, (ii) provide for the sharing of any revenues or
profits by or with the Company or (iii) provide for
discounts, allowances or extended payment terms.
(k)
Employee Arrangements
. The Company does not have any
employee benefit plans.
(l)
Tax Matters
. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.1(l) hereto:
(i) the Company has filed (on a timely
basis) with the appropriate governmental agencies any federal,
state, local and foreign Tax Returns required to be filed by it and
has timely paid in full all Taxes due. All such Tax Returns were
true and complete in all respects.
(ii) there are no filed Tax liens, and no
contemplated Tax liens upon any properties or assets of the Company
other than any statutory liens for Taxes not yet due and
payable;
(iii) the Company has not waived any
statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or executed or filed
with any governmental authority any agreement extending the period
for the assessment or collection of any Taxes, and it is not a
party to any pending or threatened suit, action or proceeding by
any governmental authority for the assessment or collection of
Taxes;
(iv) there is no unresolved claim by a
governmental authority in any jurisdiction where the Company does
not file Tax Returns that the Company is or may be subject to
taxation by such jurisdiction;
(v) the Company has timely withheld and
paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in
connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent
contractor, creditor, or other Person;
(vi) the unpaid Taxes of the
Company (A) did not, as of the date of the Estimated 2006
Balance Sheet, exceed the reserve for Tax Liabilities (other
than any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing
differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the face of
the Estimated 2006 Balance Sheet and (B) will not exceed that
reserve, as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing
Date in accordance with the past custom and practice of the Company
in filing its Tax Returns;
(vii) since the date of its incorporation,
the Company has always been a Subchapter S Corporation within the
meaning of Section 1361(a)(1) of the Code.
(m)
Compliance with Applicable
Laws. The Company is and
has been in compliance with all Laws applicable to the Company or
to the conduct of its business or operations or to the use of its
properties or assets, including, without limitation, all Tax,
ERISA, privacy, employment, environment and human rights Laws. The
Company has not received written notice of any violation or alleged
violation of any Law by the Company. To the knowledge of the
Company, there is no pending or proposed legislation applicable to
the Company or to the conduct of its business or operations that,
if enacted, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. No event has occurred and no circumstance exists that could
reasonably be expected to constitute or result in (with or
without notice or lapse of time or both) a violation of or failure
to comply with (i) a material requirement of any Law by the
Company or (ii) an order of any court with respect to which
the Company or any of its assets or properties is
subject.
(n)
Regulatory Permits
. The Company possesses all
material certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the
appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities
necessary to conduct their respective businesses, and Company has
not received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation
or modification of any such certificate, authorization or
permit.
(o)
Environmental Matters
. To the Company’s knowledge,
the Company is not in violation of any Environmental Law, and, to
its knowledge, no material expenditures are or will be required in
order to comply with any Environmental Law.
(p)
Absence of Certain
Changes . Except as and
to the extent set forth on Schedule 3.1(p) hereto, since
October 30, 2006, the Company has not had any material adverse
change in the business.
(q)
Brokers . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.1(q) hereto,
no agent, broker, firm or other Person acting on behalf of the
Company, or under the authority of any of the foregoing, is or
shall be entitled to a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or
similar payment in connection with any of the transactions
contemplated hereby from the Company or Purchaser.
(r)
Disclosure
. No representation or warranty made
by the Company herein contains or will contain any untrue
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