EXHIBIT 10.1
S T O C K P U
R C H A S E A G R E E M E N T
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this 23rd day of April, 2009, by
and between the Paul and Jane Meyer Family Foundation, a
Texas not for profit corporation, having its principal address at
4527 Lake Shore Drive, Waco, Texas 76710 (“Seller"), Paul
J. Meyer (“Meyer”) and Reliv International,
Inc. , a Delaware corporation, having its principal place of
business at 136 Chesterfield Industrial Boulevard, Chesterfield,
Missouri (the "Company”).
WHEREAS , Seller is the owner of Two Million Sixty-Eight
Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Three (2,068,973) shares of the
common stock of the Company (such shares hereinafter referred to as
the "Shares"); and,
WHEREAS , Seller desires to sell and Company desires to
purchase and redeem all of the Shares on the terms and conditions
provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and of the
terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter contained, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
1.
Sale and Purchase of Shares . Subject to
and on the terms and conditions hereof, in reliance on the
representations and warranties herein and for the consideration
herein, Seller agrees to sell to the Company, and the Company
agrees to purchase and redeem from Seller, all of the Shares at the
price and on the terms provided herein.
2.
Purchase Price . The Shares to be
purchased hereunder shall be designated in three groups of
Shares:
Group A shall include 1,000,000 of
the Shares the purchase price for which shall be $2.90 per
share.
Group B shall include 700,000 of
the Shares the purchase price for which shall be $3.00 per
share.
Group C shall include 368,973 of
the Shares, the purchase price for which shall be $3.00 per
share.
3.
Payment . Subject to and
on the terms and conditions hereof, the Company shall, concurrently
with the deliveries described in Sections 4.1, and 4.2 below,
transfer to an account designated by Seller the sum of Five Million
($5,000,000) in cash in full and final payment of the purchase
price for all of the Group A Shares and all of the Group B Shares,
and, a promissory note (the “Note”), payable to the
Seller, in the original principal amount of One Million One Hundred
Six Thousand Nine Hundred Nineteen Dollars ($1,106,919), payable in
a single balloon installment of principal and interest, maturing 90
days from the date hereof, and bearing interest before maturity at
the rate of 6% per annum for payment of the purchase price for all
of the Group C Shares. Such promissory note shall be in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit “A”.
4.
Closing and Transfer . The Closing of the
transactions provided for herein shall be held at the offices of
the Company on April 27, 2009 (the “Closing”), at which
time:
4.1 Each
party shall deliver to the other a fully executed copy of this
Agreement concurrently with its execution;
4.2 Concurrently
with the delivery of the cash payment provided within Section 3
above and the delivery of the originally executed Note, Seller
shall deliver all of the Shares to the Company by transfer of such
Shares, through the Depository Trust Company, from Seller’s
brokerage account to the Company’s brokerage account; to
effect such transfer, Seller will deliver instructions to its
securities broker holding the Shares substantially in the form of
the instruction letter attached to this Agreement as Exhibit
“B” and shall provide to the Company evidence of the
delivery of such instruction letter to its securities broker at the
Closing. Providing a copy of a written acknowledgement
from Seller’s broker acknowledging receipt of the instruction
letter shall be sufficient for purposes of providing evidence of
delivery of the instruction letter.
4.3 The
Company shall pay the cash (or cash equivalent) purchase price for
the applicable portions of the Shares as provided in Section 3
hereof and shall provide evidence to Seller of the wire transfer of
funds for such payment provided for herein.
Effective at the time of its receipt of the
Shares, the Company shall be entitled to transfer all of such
Shares on the books of the Company to the name of the
Company. The parties need not attend the Closing in person,
and the delivery of all documents and funds as described in Section
4 may be handled by wire transfer and electronic mail or by
facsimile transmission.
5.
Representations and Warranties of Seller
. Seller represents and warrants to the Company, as of
the Closing as follows:
5.1 Seller
is the sole owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the
Shares free and clear of any and all contracts, options,
commitments, agreements, liens, claims or encumbrances whether or
not of record.
5.2 Seller
has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder, and this
Agreement, and the transactions provided for herein, have been duly
and validly authorized by proper action of the Board of Directors
of Seller. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by Seller and constitutes a valid and binding obligation
of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its
terms.
5.3 The
sale and transfer of the Shares as provided herein will not
violate, or constitute a default under, any agreement, commitment,
contract, loan, security agreement, pledge or other document or
instrument to which Seller is a party or by which Seller, or any of
the Shares, are bound.
5.4 (i)
Seller is fully informed concerning the business, condition,
financial and otherwise, assets, operations and prospects of the
Company; (ii) Seller, or its representatives, have read and have
knowledge of all reports filed by the Company with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including all Reports on Form
10-K and Form 10-Q, (iii) neither the Company nor any officer,
director, agent or representative of the Company has made any
representation or warranty, or provided any information, to Sellers
concerning or relating to the business, condition, financial or
otherwise, assets, operations or prospects of the Company, except
as is set forth in the public filings of the Company, and (iv) the
market value of the Company’s common stock as traded on the
Nasdaq Stock Market, or otherwise, may increase to an amount in
excess of the purchase price for the Shares, and nevertheless,
Seller has determined and desire to sell the Shares on the terms
and at the price provided herein.
The representations and warranties
of Seller herein shall survive the Closing.
6.
Representations and Warranties of the Company
. The Company represents and warrants to Seller as
of the Closing, as follows:
6.1 The
Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter
into this Agreement and the Note and to perform its obligations
hereunder and under the Note, and the transactions provided for
herein, have been duly and validly authorized by proper action of
the Board of Directors of this Company. This Agreement
and the Note have been duly executed and delivered by the Company
and constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective
terms and conditions;
6.2 The
Company has filed all Reports required by it to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including all Reports on Form
10-K and Form 10-Q.
6.3 The
Company has filed, or shall timely file, and make any and all
reports or disclosures, required to be made or filed, concerning or
related to this Agreement and the transactions provided for
herein.
6.4 The
Company's purchase of the Shares as provided herein will not
violate, or constitute a default under, any agreement, commitment,
contract, loan, security agreement, pledge or other document or
instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company
is bound.
The representations and warranties
of the Company herein shall survive the Closing.
7.
Covenant of Seller and Meyer . Provided
that the Company has made the payments required under Section 3 and
timely paid the Note in full in accordance with its terms, Seller
covenants and agrees that Seller or any affiliated person of
Seller, shall not, for a period of one year from the date hereof
under engage in any transaction in or concerning the common stock
of the Company other than the transactions contemplated
herein. Furthermore