Exhibit 2.1
SHARE EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT
by and among
PRINCETON ACQUISITIONS,
INC.,
HUNTER BATES MINING
CORPORATION
and
THE SHAREHOLDERS OF HUNTER BATES
MINING CORPORATION
NAMED HEREIN
Dated as of September 11,
2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
EXCHANGE OF SHARES
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchange by the
Shareholders
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF HUNTER BATES
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Organization,
Standing and Power
|
2
|
|
|
Hunter Bates
Subsidiaries; Equity Interests
|
2
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
Authority;
Execution and Delivery; Enforceability
|
3
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
Compliance with
Applicable Laws
|
4
|
|
|
Brokers;
Schedule of Fees and Expenses
|
4
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
Transactions
with Affiliates and Employees
|
5
|
|
|
Application of
Takeover Protections
|
6
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
Absence of
Certain Changes or Events
|
6
|
|
|
Foreign Corrupt
Practices
|
7
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PRINCETON ACQUISITIONS
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
Organization,
Standing and Power
|
7
|
|
|
Subsidiaries;
Equity Interests
|
8
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
Authority;
Execution and Delivery; Enforceability
|
8
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
SEC Documents;
Undisclosed Liabilities
|
9
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
Absence of
Certain Changes or Events
|
10
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
|
Absence of
Changes in Benefit Plans
|
12
|
|
|
ERISA
Compliance; Excess Parachute Payments
|
12
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
|
Compliance with
Applicable Laws
|
12
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
Transactions
With Affiliates and Employees
|
13
|
|
|
Internal
Accounting Controls
|
14
|
|
|
Application of
Takeover Protections
|
14
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
Certain
Registration Matters
|
14
|
|
|
Listing and
Maintenance Requirements
|
14
|
|
|
No Undisclosed
Events, Liabilities, Developments or Circumstances
|
15
|
|
|
Foreign Corrupt
Practices
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deliveries of
the Shareholders
|
15
|
|
|
Deliveries of
Princeton Acquisitions
|
15
|
|
|
Deliveries of
Hunter Bates
|
16
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders
and Hunter Bates Conditions Precedent
|
17
|
|
|
Princeton
Acquisitions Conditions Precedent
|
18
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preparation of
the 14f-1 Notice; Blue Sky Laws
|
19
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
Filing of 8-K
and Press Release
|
20
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
Due Diligence;
Access to Information; Confidentiality
|
21
|
|
|
Covenant of
Further Assurance
|
22
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
|
ARTICLE VIII
EXCHANGE OF SHARES
|
23
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
Amendments;
Waivers; No Additional Consideration
|
25
|
|
|
Replacement of
Securities
|
25
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
|
Counterparts;
Facsimile Execution
|
25
|
|
|
Entire
Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries
|
26
|
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
|
26
|
Annex
A
Hunter Bates Shareholders
SHARE EXCHANGE
AGREEMENT
This Share Exchange Agreement (this “
Agreement ”), dated as of September 11, 2009 is by and
among Princeton Acquisitions, Inc., a Colorado corporation (“
Princeton Acquisitions ”), Hunter Bates Mining
Corporation (“ Hunter Bates ”), and the
shareholders of Hunter Bates identified on Annex A hereto
(the “ Shareholder(s) ”). Each of the
parties to this Agreement is individually referred to herein as a
“ Party ” and are collectively, the “
Parties .”
BACKGROUND
As of the date hereof, 100% of the capital stock
of Hunter Bates issued and outstanding (the “ Hunter Bates
Stock ”) is owned and held by Wits Basin Precious
Minerals Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“ Wits Basin
”). Prior to the Effective Time (as defined
herein), Hunter Bates contemplates completing a private placement
offering of up to 3,000,000 shares of its common stock and
3,000,000 warrants to purchase shares of its common stock, after
which (assuming a maximum offering) Hunter Bates anticipates having
approximately 21,500,000 shares of capital stock issued and
outstanding and held by the shareholders of Hunter Bates (actual
shares held as of Effective Time being referred to herein as the
“ Shareholders Stock ”) and an additional
4,500,000 shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding
warrants. The Shareholders have agreed to transfer each
share of Shareholders Stock (and each right to acquire a share of
Shareholders Stock) to Princeton Acquisitions in exchange for one
newly issued share of common stock of Princeton Acquisitions (the
“ Princeton Acquisitions Stock ”) (and right to
acquire a share of Princeton Acquisitions Stock, as applicable),
and as a result the shareholders of Hunter Bates immediately prior
to the Effective Time will hold approximately 99% of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of Princeton Acquisitions on a
fully-diluted basis as of and immediately after the Effective Time
(assuming a maximum offering). The number of shares of
Princeton Acquisitions Stock to be received by the Shareholders are
listed on Annex A and are referred to herein as the “
Shares .” The transaction shall be referred
to as the “ Share Exchange .”
The exchange of the Shareholders Stock for
Princeton Acquisitions Stock is intended to constitute a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(B) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or such other tax
free reorganization exemptions that may be available under such
code.
The Board of Directors of Princeton Acquisitions
and Hunter Bates have each determined that it is desirable to
effect this plan of reorganization and share exchange.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Exchange of Shares
1.1.
Exchange by the Shareholders . At the Effective
Time, and subject to the terms and conditions herein, the
Shareholders shall sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to
Princeton Acquisitions the Shareholders Stock, free and clear of
all Liens, in exchange for fully paid and nonassessable shares of
Princeton Acquisitions Stock on a one-for-one basis (collectively,
the Princeton Acquisitions Stock issued hereunder shall be referred
to herein as the “ Shares
”). Further, at the Effective Time, all securities
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Hunter Bates Stock
(including without limitation warrants to purchase shares of Hunter
Bates Stock) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
(the “ Hunter Bates Derivative Securities ”)
shall automatically convert into and be exchanged for securities
convertible into or exchangeable for that number of shares of
Princeton Acquisitions Stock.
1.2.
Closing . The closing (the “ Closing
”) of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “
Transactions ”) shall take place at the offices of
Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
commencing at 9:00 a.m. local time on the second business day
following the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the
obligations of the Parties to consummate the Transactions (other
than conditions with respect to actions that the respective parties
will take at Closing) or such other date and time as the Parties
may mutually determine (the “ Closing Date
”). To the extent required under applicable law,
on the Closing Date, or as soon thereafter as reasonably
practicable, the Parties will cause a Statement of Share Exchange
to be filed with the Colorado Secretary of State and an Articles of
Exchange to be filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State, and the
Share Exchange shall be effective at such time necessary filings
are made, or such later time the parties agree as specified in such
filings (the “ Effective Time ” or “
Effective Date ”).
ARTICLE II
Representations and Warranties of
Hunter Bates
Subject to the exceptions set forth in the
disclosure letter delivered from Hunter Bates to Princeton
Acquisitions on the date hereof (the “ Hunter Bates
Disclosure Letter ”) (regardless of whether or not the
Hunter Bates Disclosure Letter is referenced below with respect to
any particular representation or warranty), Hunter Bates represents
and warrants as follows to Princeton Acquisitions.
2.1.
Organization, Standing and Power . Hunter Bates
is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized and has the
corporate power and authority and possesses all governmental
franchises, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals
necessary to enable it to own, lease or otherwise hold its
properties and assets and to conduct its businesses as presently
conducted, other than such franchises, licenses, permits,
authorizations and approvals the lack of which, individually or in
the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on Hunter Bates, a material adverse
effect on the ability of Hunter Bates to perform its obligations
under this Agreement or on the ability of Hunter Bates to
consummate the Transactions (a “ Hunter Bates Material
Adverse Effect ”). Hunter Bates is duly
qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where the nature of
its business or its ownership or leasing of its properties make
such qualification necessary except where the failure to so qualify
would not reasonably be expected to have a Hunter Bates Material
Adverse Effect. Hunter Bates has delivered to Princeton
Acquisitions true and complete copies of its articles of
incorporation and bylaws (collectively, the “ Hunter Bates
Constituent Instruments ”), in each case as amended
through the date of this Agreement.
2.2.
Hunter Bates Subsidiaries; Equity Interests
. Hunter Bates does not own, directly or indirectly, any
capital stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint
venture interest or other equity interest in any person or
entity. Hunter Bates is in the process of obtaining from
Wits Basin 100% of the equity interest of Gregory Gold Producers,
Inc., a Colorado corporation.
2.3.
Capital Structure . The authorized capital stock
of Hunter Bates as of the date hereof consists of 100,000,000
shares, par value US$.01 per share, of which 18,500,000 shares of
common stock are issued and outstanding. Additionally,
there are outstanding warrants to purchase an aggregate of
1,500,000 shares of Hunter Bates’ common stock at an exercise
price of $0.01 per share. Prior to the Effective Time,
Hunter Bates anticipates completing a private placement offering
(the “Initial Financing”), whereby, in the event of a
maximum offering, Hunter Bates would have 26,000,000 shares of
common stock issued and outstanding, on a fully diluted
basis. Except for the Initial Financing or as otherwise
set forth herein, no shares of capital stock or other voting
securities of Hunter Bates are issued, reserved for issuance or
outstanding as of the date of this Agreement. All
outstanding shares of the capital stock of Hunter Bates are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not
subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, call
option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription
right or any similar right under any provision of the applicable
corporate laws of the State of Minnesota, the Hunter Bates
Constituent Instruments or any contract, lease, license, indenture,
note, bond, agreement, permit, concession, franchise or other
instrument (each, a “ Contract ”) to which
Hunter Bates is a party or otherwise bound. There are
not any bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Hunter
Bates or any of its subsidiaries having the right to vote (or
convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right
to vote) on any matters on which holders of the Hunter Bates
capital stock may vote. Except with respect to the
Initial Financing or as set forth in the Hunter Bates Disclosure
Letter, as of the date of this Agreement, there are not any
options, warrants, rights, convertible or exchangeable securities,
“phantom” stock rights, stock appreciation rights,
stock-based performance units, commitments, Contracts, arrangements
or undertakings of any kind to which Hunter Bates is a party or is
bound (a) obligating Hunter Bates to issue, deliver or sell, or
cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital
stock or other equity interests in, or any security convertible or
exercisable for or exchangeable into any capital stock of or other
equity interest in, Hunter Bates, (b) obligating Hunter Bates to
issue, grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call,
right, security, commitment, Contract, arrangement or undertaking
or (c) that give any person the right to receive any economic
benefit or right similar to or derived from the economic benefits
and rights occurring to holders of the capital stock of Hunter
Bates. As of the date of this Agreement, there are not
any outstanding contractual obligations of Hunter Bates to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock
of Hunter Bates.
2.4.
Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability
. Hunter Bates has all requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate
the Transactions. The execution and delivery by Hunter
Bates of this Agreement and the consummation by Hunter Bates of the
Transactions have been duly authorized and approved by the Board of
Directors and shareholders of Hunter Bates and no other corporate
proceedings on the part of Hunter Bates are necessary to authorize
this Agreement and the Transactions. When executed and
delivered, this Agreement will be enforceable against Hunter Bates
in accordance with its terms.
2.5.
No Conflicts; Consents .
(a) Except
as noted in the Hunter Bates Disclosure Letter, the execution and
delivery by Hunter Bates of this Agreement does not, and the
consummation of the Transactions and compliance with the terms
hereof will not, conflict with, or result in any violation of or
default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under,
or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration of any obligation or to loss of a material benefit
under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the
properties or assets of Hunter Bates under, any provision of (i)
the Hunter Bates Constituent Instruments, (ii) subject to the
Hunter Bates Consents (as defined in Section 5.1(n) hereof),
any Contract to which Hunter Bates is a party or by which its
properties or assets is bound, or (iii) subject to the filings and
other matters referred to in Section 2.5(b) , any
material judgment, order or decree or material Law applicable to
Hunter Bates or its properties or assets, other than, in the case
of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, any such items that, individually
or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have a Hunter Bates Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except
with respect to the filings set forth in Section 1.2 (if
applicable), and for required filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) and under
applicable “Blue Sky” or state securities commissions,
no material consent, approval, license, permit, order or
authorization (each, a “ Consent ”) of, or
registration, declaration or filing with, or permit from, any
federal, state, local or foreign government or any court of
competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or commission or
other governmental authority or instrumentality, domestic or
foreign (each, a “ Governmental Entity ”) is
required to be obtained or made by or with respect to Hunter Bates
in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions.
2.6.
Taxes . As of the date of this Agreement, Hunter
Bates does not file federal, state or local tax returns as a stand
alone entity, rather, all federal, state, local, declarations,
statements, reports, schedules, forms and information returns taxes
(collectively, the “ Tax Returns ”) required to
be filed by it are filed by Wits Basin under the consolidated
corporation tax return process. Wits Basin has not yet
filed its 2008 U.S. Consolidated Corporation Income Tax
Return. There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount
claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and
the officers of Hunter Bates know of no basis for any such
claim.
2.7.
Benefit Plans .Hunter Bates does not have or maintain any
collective bargaining agreement or any bonus, pension, profit
sharing, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, stock
ownership, stock purchase, stock option, phantom stock, retirement,
vacation, severance, disability, death benefit, hospitalization,
medical or other plan, arrangement or understanding (whether or not
legally binding) providing benefits to any current or former
employee, officer or director of Hunter Bates (collectively,
“ Hunter Bates Benefit Plans ”). As
of the date of this Agreement there are not any severance or
termination agreements or arrangements between Hunter Bates and any
current or former employee, officer or director of Hunter Bates,
nor does Hunter Bates have any general severance plan or
policy.
2.8.
Litigation . There is no action, suit, inquiry,
notice of violation, proceeding (including any partial proceeding
such as a deposition) or investigation pending or threatened in
writing before or by any court, arbitrator, governmental or
administrative agency, regulatory authority (federal, state,
county, local or foreign), stock market, stock exchange or trading
facility (each, an “ Action ”) against or
affecting Hunter Bates or any of its properties which (a) adversely
affects or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of
any of this Agreement or the Shares or (b) could, if there were an
unfavorable decision, individually or in the aggregate, have or
reasonably be expected to result in a Hunter Bates Material Adverse
Effect. Neither Hunter Bates, nor any director or
officer thereof (in his or her capacity as such), is or has been
the subject of any Action involving a claim or violation of or
liability under federal or state securities laws or a claim of
breach of fiduciary duty.
2.9.
Compliance with Applicable Laws . To the
knowledge of Hunter Bates, Hunter Bates is in compliance with all
applicable statutes, laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders,
writs, injunctions, judgments, or decrees (collectively, “
Laws ”), including those relating to occupational
health and safety and the environment, except for instances of
noncompliance that, individually and in the aggregate, have not had
and would not reasonably be expected to have a Hunter Bates
Material Adverse Effect. Hunter Bates has not received
any written communication during the past two years from a
Governmental Entity that alleges that Hunter Bates is not in
compliance in any material respect with any applicable
Law. This Section 2.9 does not relate to
matters with respect to Taxes, which are the subject of
Section 2.6 .
2.10.
Brokers; Schedule of Fees and Expenses . Except
as noted in the Hunter Bates Disclosure Letter, no broker,
investment banker, financial advisor or other person is entitled to
any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or
other similar fee or commission in connection with the Transactions
based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Hunter
Bates.
2.11.
Contracts . Except as disclosed in the Hunter
Bates Disclosure Letter, there are no Contracts that are material
to the business, properties, assets, condition (financial or
otherwise), results of operations or prospects of Hunter
Bates. Hunter Bates is not in violation of or in default
under (nor does there exist any condition which upon the passage of
time or the giving of notice would cause such a violation of or
default under) any Contract to which it is a party or by which it
or any of its properties or assets is bound, except for violations
or defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to result in a Hunter Bates Material Adverse
Effect.
2.12.
Title to Properties . Except as set forth in the
Hunter Bates Disclosure Letter, Hunter Bates does not own any real
property, and to the best of its knowledge, Hunter Bates has
sufficient title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its
properties and assets used in the conduct of its
businesses. Except as noted in the Hunter Bates
Disclosure Letter, all such assets and properties, other than
assets and properties in which Hunter Bates has leasehold
interests, are free and clear of any liens, security interest,
pledge, equity or claim of any kind, voting trust, stockholder
agreement and other encumbrance (collectively, “ Liens
”) other than those set forth in the Hunter Bates Disclosure
Letter and except for Liens that, in the aggregate, do not and will
not materially interfere with the ability of Hunter Bates to
conduct business as currently conducted.
2.13.
Intellectual Property . Hunter Bates owns, or is
validly licensed or otherwise has the right to use, all patents,
patent rights, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade
name rights, service marks, service mark rights, copyrights and
other proprietary intellectual property rights and computer
programs (the “ Intellectual Property Rights ”)
which are material to the conduct of the business of Hunter
Bates. The Hunter Bates Disclosure Letter sets forth a
description of all Intellectual Property Rights that are material
to the conduct of the business of Hunter Bates. There
are no claims pending or, to the knowledge of Hunter Bates,
threatened that Hunter Bates is infringing or otherwise adversely
affecting the rights of any person with regard to any Intellectual
Property Right. To the knowledge of Hunter Bates, no
person is infringing the rights of Hunter Bates with respect to any
Intellectual Property Right.
2.14.
Labor Matters . There are no collective
bargaining or other labor union agreements to which Hunter Bates is
a party or by which any of them is bound. No material
labor dispute exists or, to the knowledge of Hunter Bates, is
imminent with respect to any of the employees of Hunter
Bates.
2.15.
Financial Statements . Hunter Bates has
delivered to Princeton Acquisitions its unaudited financial
statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and its
unaudited financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended June
30, 2009 (collectively, the “ Hunter Bates Financial
Statements ”). The Hunter Bates Financial
Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the
periods indicated. The Hunter Bates Financial Statements
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and
operating results of Hunter Bates, as of the dates, and for the
periods, indicated therein. Hunter Bates does not have
any material liabilities or obligations, contingent or otherwise,
other than (a) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of
business subsequent to June 30, 2009, and (b) obligations
under contracts and commitments incurred in the ordinary course of
business and not required under generally accepted accounting
principles to be reflected in the Hunter Bates Financial
Statements, which, in both cases, individually and in the
aggregate, would not be reasonably expected to result in a Hunter
Bates Material Adverse Effect.
2.16.
Transactions with Affiliates and Employees
. Except as set forth in the Hunter Bates Disclosure
Letter and the Hunter Bates Financial Statements, none of the
officers or directors of Hunter Bates and, to the knowledge of
Hunter Bates, none of the employees of Hunter Bates is presently a
party to any transaction with Hunter Bates (other than for services
as employees, officers and directors), including any Contract or
other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or
by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from,
or otherwise requiring payments to or from any officer, director or
such employee or, to the knowledge of Hunter Bates, any entity in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial
interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
2.17.
Application of Takeover Protections . Hunter
Bates has taken all necessary action, if any, in order to render
inapplicable any control share acquisition, business combination,
poison pill (including any distribution under a rights agreement)
or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Hunter Bates
Constituent Instruments or the laws of its jurisdiction of
organization that is or could become applicable to the Shareholders
as a result of the Shareholders and Hunter Bates fulfilling their
obligations or exercising their rights under this Agreement,
including, without limitation, the issuance of the Shares and the
Shareholders’ ownership of the Shares.
2.18.
No Additional Agreements . Except as noted in the
Hunter Bates Disclosure Letter, Hunter Bates does not have any
agreement or understanding with the Shareholders with respect to
the Transactions other than as specified in this
Agreement.
2.19.
Investment Company . Hunter Bates is not, and is
not an affiliate of, and immediately following the Effective Time
will not have become, an “investment company” within
the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
2.20.
Disclosure . Hunter Bates confirms that neither
it nor any person acting on its behalf has provided the
Shareholders or its respective agents or counsel with any
information that Hunter Bates believes constitutes material,
non-public information except insofar as the existence and terms of
the Transactions may constitute such information and except for
information that will be disclosed by Princeton Acquisitions under
a current report on Form 8-K filed no later than four (4) business
days after the Closing. Hunter Bates understands and
confirms that Princeton Acquisitions will rely on the foregoing
representations and covenants in effecting transactions in
securities of Hunter Bates. All the disclosures provided
to Princeton Acquisitions regarding Hunter Bates, its business and
the Transactions, furnished by or on behalf of Hunter Bates
(including Hunter Bates’ representations and warranties set
forth in this Agreement) are true and correct and do not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary in order to make the statements made
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading.
2.21.
Information Supplied . None of the information
supplied or to be supplied by Hunter Bates for inclusion or
incorporation by reference in the notice that is required to be
sent to the stockholders of Princeton Acquisitions pursuant to Rule
14f-1 (the “ 14f-1 Notice ”) promulgated under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “
Exchange Act ”) will, at the date it is first mailed
to the Princeton Acquisitions’ stockholders, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they are made, not misleading.
2.22.
Absence of Certain Changes or Events . Except as
disclosed in the Hunter Bates Financial Statements or in the Hunter
Bates Disclosure Letter, from December 31, 2008 to the date of this
Agreement, Hunter Bates has conducted its business only in the
ordinary course, and during such period there has not
been:
(a) any
change in the assets, liabilities, or financial condition of Hunter
Bates, except changes in the ordinary course of business that have
not caused, in the aggregate, a Hunter Bates Material Adverse
Effect;
(b) any
damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance,
that would have a Hunter Bates Material Adverse Effect;
(c) any
waiver or compromise by Hunter Bates of a valuable right or of a
material debt owed to it;
(d) any
satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim, or encumbrance or
payment of any obligation by Hunter Bates, except in the ordinary
course of business and the satisfaction or discharge of which would
not have a Hunter Bates Material Adverse Effect;
(e) any
material change to a material Contract by which Hunter Bates or any
of its assets is bound or subject;
(f) any
mortgage, pledge, transfer of a security interest in, or lien,
created by Hunter Bates, with respect to any of its material
properties or assets, except liens for taxes not yet due or payable
and liens that arise in the ordinary course of business and do not
materially impair Hunter Bates’ ownership or use of such
property or assets;
(g) any
loans or guarantees made by Hunter Bates to or for the benefit of
its employees, officers or directors, or any members of their
immediate families, other than travel advances and other advances
made in the ordinary course of its business;
(h) any
alteration of Hunter Bates’ method of accounting or the
identity of its auditors;
(i) any
declaration or payment of dividend or distribution of cash or other
property to the Shareholders or any purchase, redemption or
agreements to purchase or redeem any of the Shareholders
Stock;
(j) any
issuance of equity securities to any officer, director or
affiliate; or
(k) any
arrangement or commitment by Hunter Bates to do any of the things
described in this Section 2.22 .
2.23.
Foreign Corrupt Practices . Neither Hunter Bates,
nor, to Hunter Bates’ knowledge, any director, officer,
agent, employee or other person acting on behalf of Hunter Bates,
has, in the course of its actions for, or on behalf of, Hunter
Bates (a) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution,
gift, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to
political activity; (b) made any direct or indirect unlawful
payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee
from corporate funds; (c) violated or is in violation of any
provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended; or (d) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence
payment, kickback or other unlawful payment to any foreign or
domestic government official or employee.
ARTICLE III
Representations and Warranties of
Princeton Acquisitions
Princeton Acquisitions represents and warrants
as follows to the Shareholders and Hunter Bates.
3.1.
Organization, Standing and Power . Princeton
Acquisitions is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Colorado and has full
corporate power and authority and possesses all governmental
franchises, licenses, permits, authorizations and approvals
necessary to enable it to own, lease or otherwise hold its
properties and assets and to conduct its businesses as presently
conducted, other than such franchises, licenses, permits,
authorizations and approvals the lack of which, individually or in
the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on Princeton Acquisitions, a
material adverse effect on the ability of Princeton Acquisitions to
perform its obligations under this Agreement or on the ability of
Princeton Acquisitions to consummate the Transactions (a “
Princeton Acquisitions Material Adverse Effect
”). Princeton Acquisitions is duly qualified to do
business in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business or
its ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification
necessary and where the failure to so qualify would reasonably be
expected to have a Princeton Acquisitions Material Adverse
Effect. Princeton Acquisitions has delivered to Hunter
Bates true and complete copies of its Articles of Incorporation
(“ Princeton Acquisitions Charter ”) and Bylaws
(the “ Princeton Acquisitions Bylaws ”), each as
amended to the date of this Agreement.
3.2.
Subsidiaries; Equity Interests . Princeton
Acquisitions does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital
stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture
interest or other equity interest in any person.
3.3.
Capital Structure . The authorized capital stock
of Princeton Acquisitions consists of 100,000,000 shares of common
stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 50,000,000
shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share. As
of the date hereof (a) 1,710,649 shares of Princeton
Acquisitions’ common stock are issued and outstanding, (b) no
shares of preferred stock are outstanding and (c) no shares of
Princeton Acquisitions’ common stock or preferred stock are
held by Princeton Acquisitions in its treasury. Except
as set forth above, no shares of capital stock or other voting
securities of Princeton Acquisitions were issued, reserved for
issuance or outstanding. All outstanding shares of the
capital stock of Princeton Acquisitions are, and all such shares
that may be issued prior to the date hereof will be when issued,
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
not subject to or issued in violation of any purchase option, call
option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, subscription
right or any similar right under any provision of the Colorado
Business Corporation Act, the Princeton Acquisitions Charter, the
Princeton Acquisitions Bylaws or any Contract to which Princeton
Acquisitions is a party or otherwise bound. There are
not any bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of Princeton
Acquisitions having the right to vote (or convertible into, or
exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any
matters on which holders of Princeton Acquisitions’ common
stock may vote (“ Voting Princeton Acquisitions Debt
”). Except as described above, as of the date of
this Agreement, there are not any options, warrants, rights,
convertible or exchangeable securities, “phantom” stock
rights, stock appreciation rights, stock-based performance units,
commitments, Contracts, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to
which Princeton Acquisitions is a party or by which it is bound (a)
obligating Princeton Acquisitions to issue, deliver or sell, or
cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital
stock or other equity interests in, or any security convertible or
exercisable for or exchangeable into any capital stock of or other
equity interest in, Princeton Acquisitions or any Voting Princeton
Acquisitions Debt, (b) obligating Princeton Acquisitions to issue,
grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right,
security, commitment, Contract, arrangement or undertaking or (c)
that give any person the right to receive any economic benefit or
right similar to or derived from the economic benefits and rights
occurring to holders of the capital stock of Princeton
Acquisitions. As of the date of this Agreement, there
are not any outstanding contractual obligations of Princeton
Acquisitions to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares
of capital stock of Princeton Acquisitions. Princeton
Acquisitions is not a party to any agreement granting any
securityholder of Princeton Acquisitions the right to cause
Princeton Acquisitions to register shares of the capital stock or
other securities of Princeton Acquisitions held by such
securityholder under the Securities Act. The stockholder
list of Princeton Acquisitions provided to Hunter Bates is a
current stockholder list generated by Princeton Acquisitions’
stock transfer agent, and such list accurately reflects all of the
issued and outstanding shares of the Princeton Acquisitions’
common stock.
3.4.
Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability
. The execution and delivery by Princeton Acquisitions
of this Agreement and the consummation by Princeton Acquisitions of
the Transactions have been duly authorized and approved by the
Board of Directors of Princeton Acquisitions and no other corporate
proceedings on the part of Princeton Acquisitions are necessary to
authorize this Agreement and the Transactions. This
Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
Princeton Acquisitions, enforceable against Princeton Acquisitions
in accordance with the terms hereof.
3.5.
No Conflicts; Consents .
(a) The
execution and delivery by Princeton Acquisitions of this Agreement
does not, and the consummation of Transactions and compliance with
the terms hereof will not, conflict with or result in any violation
of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both)
under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration of any obligation or to loss of a material benefit
under, or to increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed
rights or entitlements of any person under, or result in the
creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of
Princeton Acquisitions under, any provision of (i) the Princeton
Acquisitions Charter or Princeton Acquisitions Bylaws, (ii) any
material Contract to which Princeton Acquisitions is a party or by
which any of its properties or assets is bound or (iii) subject to
the filings and other matters referred to in
Section 3.5(b) , any material judgment, order or decree
or material Law applicable to Princeton Acquisitions or its
properties or assets, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and
(iii) above, any such items that, individually or in the aggregate,
have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a
Princeton Acquisitions Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except
with respect to the filings set forth in Section 1.2 (if
applicable), no Consent of, or registration, declaration or filing
with, or permit from, any Governmental Entity is required to be
obtained or made by or with respect to Princeton Acquisitions in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, other than the
(i) filing with the SEC of a 14f-1 Notice and (ii) filing with the
SEC of reports under Sections 13 and 16 of the Exchange Act,
and (iii) filings under state “blue sky” laws, as may
be required in connection with this Agreement and the
Transactions.
3.6.
SEC Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities .
(a) Princeton
Acquisitions has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements
and other documents required to be filed by Princeton Acquisitions
with the SEC since Novem
|