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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
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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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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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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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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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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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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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 .
1.1 Stock
Purchase .
(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.
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(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.
1.3
Closing .
(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
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(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
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(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.
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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.
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(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.
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(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;
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(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
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