STOCK TRANSFER
AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK
TRANSFER AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made
and entered into as of the 24 day of August, 2009, by and among
Amerex Companies, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation (“
Amerex ”), CAMOFI Master, LDC, a Cayman Islands
limited duration company (“ Lender ”), and
WES&A Holdings, LLC, a Missouri limited liability company, as
designee of Lender.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Lender
and Amerex are parties to a Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as
of November 21, 2005 (as further amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time, the “ Purchase Agreement ”),
pursuant to which Amerex originally issued 10% Senior Secured
Convertible Notes due November 21, 2007 (the “ Notes
”), to Lender in the aggregate principal amount of
$6,000,000; and
WHEREAS,
pursuant to a series of letter agreements executed between December
19, 2007, and September 9, 2008, between Amerex and Lender, (i) the
maturity date of the Notes was extended from November 21, 2007, to
November 21, 2010, and the interest rate on the Notes was increased
from 10% to 12%; (ii) Amerex issued to Lender a new promissory note
in the aggregate principal amount of $5,141.648 (the “ New
Note ”) and; (iii) Amerex issued and continues to issue
to Lender additional promissory notes substantially identical to
the Notes (the “ Additional Notes ”)
representing additional monies loaned to Amerex, its parent
company, the Amerex Group, Inc., and Waste Express, Inc., wholly
owned subsidiary of Amerex (collectively, the “
Company ”) by Lender for operating expenses and
certain interest payments due under the Notes and New Note;
and
WHEREAS, on
August 31, 2006, Amerex entered into an agreement with Lender for a
line of credit of $1,500,000 (the “ LOC ”),
which was subsequently increased to a maximum borrowing amount of
$1,925,301; and
WHEREAS, Amerex
executed in favor of Lender a Security Agreement dated November 21,
2005 (as further amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time, the “ Security Agreement ”), granting
Lender a security interest in certain collateral, including but not
limited to goods, machinery, equipment, vehicles, rolling stock,
inventory, contract rights, accounts and general intangibles,
whether now owned or after-acquired, wherever situated, and all
proceeds, products or accounts thereof (the “ Personal
Property ”), including all of Amerex’s interest in
100% of the issued and outstanding common stock of Waste Express
(the “ Stock ”), to secure all of the
Company’s obligations under the Notes, New Note, Additional
Notes and any other instruments, agreements or other documents
executed or delivered in connection therewith, including any
amendments, modifications or extensions (the “
Indebtedness ”); and
WHEREAS, the
Purchase Agreement, the Notes, New Note, Additional Notes, LOC,
Security Agreement and all other agreements, documents and
instruments heretofore, now or hereafter executed in connection
therewith are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “
Loan Documents ”); and
WHEREAS, the
amount due and owing to Lender under the Loan Documents as of
August 7, 2009 is approximately $27,891,959; and
WHEREAS, one or
more material defaults now exist under the terms of the Loan
Documents, including, without limitation, the Company’s
failure to pay amounts currently due and owing; and
WHEREAS, Amerex
acknowledges that Lender has no further commitment or obligation to
make any additional loans, advances or other credit accommodations
to the Company under any of the Loan Documents and that Lender is
entitled to immediately exercise all of its rights and remedies
under the Loan Documents, and as otherwise provided by law, which
rights and remedies include, but are not limited to, foreclosing on
its security interests in and/or liens on any or all of the Stock;
and
WHEREAS, Amerex
is unable and/or unwilling to cure said defaults and Lender is left
to pursue its various remedies available to it under the Loan
Documents; and
WHEREAS, Amerex
has consulted with counsel as to the business and legal aspects of
the matter.
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the mutual covenants hereof and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree as
follows:
AGREEMENT
1.
Accuracy of Recitals . The foregoing recitals are
true and correct and are deemed to be a part of this
Agreement.
2.
Absolute Conveyance and Right of Redemption . In
consideration for partial satisfaction of the Indebtedness, Amerex
hereby irrevocably transfers and conveys to Lender (or its
designee) all of its right, title and interest in the
Stock. The conveyance of Stock by Amerex under this
Agreement is intended to be and is acknowledged by Amerex to effect
an absolute conveyance and unconditional transfer of its interest
in the Stock and all right, title, interest, income, issues,
revenues, royalties and profits in connection therewith as of the
date hereof, and is not given as security; provided, however, title
to the Stock shall remain subject to the Security Agreement to the
full extent of the Indebtedness and all obligations arising
thereunder. In the event that, contrary to the
foregoing, it is at any time hereafter determined that Amerex had
any equitable and/or statutory rights of redemption for the Stock,
then, for the consideration herein set forth, Amerex hereby sells,
transfers and conveys such rights to Lender or its designee and
waives for itself any and all equitable or statutory rights of
redemption with respect to the Stock.
3.
Representations, Warranties, and Covenants
. Amerex represents, warrants, acknowledges and
covenants as follows:
(a) Amerex is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Oklahoma with full power and authority to own,
lease, use and operate its properties and to carry on its business
as and where owned, leased, used, operated and
conducted.
(b) Waste Express is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Missouri with full power and
authority to own, lease, use and operate its properties and to
carry on its business as and where owned, leased, used, operated
and conducted.
(c) The Stock was and is duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and free
from all taxes, liens, pledges, mortgages, hypothecations, deeds of
trust, charges, claims and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever
(collectively, “ Liens” ) and shall not be
subject to preemptive rights or similar rights of stockholders of
Amerex and will not impose personal liability upon the holder
thereof, and Lender (or its designee) will receive good title with
respect thereto free of any Liens.
(d) The Stock conveyed consists
of 2,000 shares of issued and outstanding common stock of Waste
Express, issued to Amerex, and constitutes all of the issued and
outstanding common stock of Waste Express and there are no
securities issued and outstanding nor has Amerex entered into any
agreement, arrangement or understanding to issue any securities
which are convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any
common stock of Waste Express. A true and correct copy
of the certificate for the Stock is attached hereto as Exhibit
A .
(e) No notice of any unresolved
violation of any statute, law or ordinance has been received from
any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Stock,
except as set forth in Exhibit F to the Agreement, including the
federal and state tax liens.
(f) Amerex has not sold,
assigned, conveyed, transferred, mortgaged, hypothecated, pledged
or encumbered or otherwise permitted any Lien to be incurred with
respect to the Stock, or any portion thereof, except for the
Security Agreement.
(g) It has all requisite power
and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein. All
acts and other proceedings required to be taken by, or taken on the
part of each to authorize it to carry out this Agreement and
consummate the conveyance and other transactions contemplated
herein have been duly and properly taken.
(h) The execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the performance by it of all transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (including the execution and
delivery of all documents required by this Agreement to be executed
and delivered by it) do not breach any contractual covenants or
restrictions between it and any third party; do not conflict with
or violate any provision of its Articles of Incorporation or
By-laws, as each may have been amended to date; do not create or
cause to be created any Lien on the Stock, other than those
permitted by this Agreement; do not conflict with any applicable
laws or with any applicable public or private restrictions; do not
require any consent or approval of any public or private authority;
will not result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment or decree (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations) applicable to Amerex or by which any property or asset
of Amerex is bound or affected; and are not threatened with
invalidity or unenforceability by any action, proceeding (including
bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings), investigation pending or
threatened by or against it or the Stock.
(i) The intent of Amerex in
entering into this Agreement and effecting the transfer and
conveyances contemplated herein is not, and shall not be, intended
to hinder, delay or defraud any creditors of
Amerex. Amerex believes that the outstanding
indebtedness under the Loan Documents exceeds the value of the
Stock, the conveyance documents are not intended as a preference or
fraudulent conveyance as defined in the United States Bankruptcy
Code of 1978, as amended (the “ Code ”), as
against any other creditor of Amerex. As of the date
hereof, there is no other person or entity nor any other creditors
whose rights would be prejudiced by such conveyance of the Stock by
Amerex. In executing and delivering the conveyance
documents, it is Amerex’s intention not to prejudice the
rights of any such other creditor; and Amerex is not obligated upon
any debt whereby any Lien has been created or exists against the
Stock, which Lien is senior to the Lien and security interests of
the Loan Documents given to Lender. The conveyance of
the Stock and the releases described herein are intended by Amerex
to be, and are made as, a contemporaneous exchange for new value to
Amerex, and Amerex has not entered into this Agreement to provide
preferential treatment to Lender or any other creditor.
(j) This Agreement represents
Amerex’s efforts to reorganize and restructure its financial
obligations with respect to the Stock and the Indebtedness and
therefore Amerex agrees that it will not seek relief under the
Code. Amerex further agrees that, should a voluntary or
involuntary bankruptcy be filed by or against any Amerex, it will
not contest a motion to dismiss, to abstain or to lift the
automatic stay, based upon this Agreement and the settlement it
contemplates. Amerex further acknowledges that the
exercise of any bankruptcy court’s discretion to determine to
dismiss or suspend the proceeding pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §
305(a)(1) is not reviewable by appeal or otherwise pursuant to the
provisions of 11 U.S.C. § 305(c). Amerex
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