Exhibit 10.10
TERMINATION AND RELEASE
AGREEMENT
This
TERMINATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT, (the "Agreement") is entered
into effective as of May 8, 2009 (the "Effective Time") by and
between HYBRID DYNAMICS CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation (the
"HDC"), GARDEN RISE INVESTMENTS LTD LLC, an Ohio limited liability
company (“GRI”) and each person and entity who is a
member of GRI, consisting of Birchwood Capital Advisors, Inc.,
Bella Capital Corporation, Onofrio Pecararo, Howard Rice, Alan
Carter and Walter Marano (each a "Terminating Member" and
collectively the “Terminating Members”) and Mid-Elm
Investments LTD LLC (“Mid-Elm”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the
Terminating Members and Mid-Elm are each the owner of a member
interest of GRI, and
WHEREAS, HDC
and GRI desire to effect a termination of the Royalty Agreement
dated August 31, 2006 (the “Royalty Agreement”) and
entered into by and between HDC and GRI, and
WHEREAS, the
Terminating Members and Mid-Elm consent to the termination of the
Royalty Agreement and desire to terminate any and all rights they
have in said Royalty Agreement; and
WHERAS, each
Terminating Member desires to terminate his or its ownership of and
member interest in GRI, and
WHEREAS, HDC is
willing to issue additional shares of its stock in consideration of
the Terminating Members’ consent to termination of the
Royalty Agreement and their ownership in GRI.
NOW, THEREFORE,
for and in consideration of the premises and covenants herein
contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged and confessed, the
parties agree as follows:
1. Definitions. For
purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein,
capitalized terms set forth in this Agreement shall have the
meaning ascribed to them in this Agreement.
2. Purchase
and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth:
(a) Royalty
Agreement. HDC and GRI each agree to the mutual
termination of the Royalty Agreement, and each Terminating Member
consents to such termination and agrees that each of their rights,
title and interest in and to the Royalty Agreement shall terminate,
all of which shall be effective as of the date of this
Agreement.
(b) Member
Interest. Each Terminating Member hereby agrees to
surrender and relinquish his or its member interest of GRI, and
hereby transfers each such member interest to GRI, and each
Terminating Member hereby agrees that all rights, title and
interest in and to GRI shall terminate as of the date of this
Agreement and be of no further force and effect.
3.
Consideration. HDC shall pay to the Terminating
Members an aggregate of 250,000 shares of the restricted common
stock of HDC $0.00015 par value, which shall be allocated to and
among those Terminating Members as set forth opposite their
signatures below (the “Consideration
Shares”). In the event that HDC issues
additional shares of its common stock in conversion of promissory
notes or other debts outstanding as of the date of this Agreement
or in the event HDC issues additional shares of its common stock to
Mark Klein (any such issuance hereinafter referred to as a
"Measurement Transaction"), and if such Measurement Transaction
occurs before the earlier of (i) any financing transaction by which
HDC raises not less than $600,000 of capital by the issuance of its
stock or notes or (ii) September 30, 2009 (the “Anti-Dilution
Cut-Off Date”), then HDC agrees to issue additional
Consideration Shares to the Terminating Members such that the
aggregate Consideration Shares received by the Terminating Members
will be not less than 2.2% of the issued and outstanding shares of
HDC common stock including the Measurement Transactions (but
excluding any shares issued in any financing
transaction). In no event will any adjustment be made to
Consideration Shares following the Anti-Dilution Cut-Off
Date.
4. No Adjustment to
Consideration. The Terminating Members each agree that
the Consideration Shares shall constitute the full and absolute
consideration for all conveyances hereunder, including all rights,
title and interest in and to the Royalty Agreement and/or GRI,
whether known or unknown as of the effective date
hereof. Other than as provided in Section 3, there shall
be no adjustment made to the Consideration, no right of look back
or audit by either a Terminating Member, GRI or HDC following the
Closing. Neither GRI nor any Terminating Member shall
have any right, title nor call to any undistributed revenues
pursuant to the Royalty Agreement.
Any and all
costs, billings, obligations, cash calls or other liabilities which
have accrued or arisen, whether invoiced by GRI to a Terminating
Member or not, shall be and are hereby assumed by GRI
and no Terminating Member shall thereafter have no obligation or
liability therefor.
5. Sale or Transfer of
Consideration Shares; Legend.
(a) The Consideration
Shares and shares issued in respect of the Consideration Shares
shall not be sold or transferred unless either (A) they first have
been registered under the Securities Act of 1934 (the
“Act”), or (B) HDC shall have been furnished with an
opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to HDC, to the effect
that such sale or transfer is exempt from the registration
requirements of the Act.
(b) All of the
Consideration Shares shall bear the legend in the following
form:
WARNING: THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED
BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES COMMISSION OF
ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT
PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A
TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS AS EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR
TO SUCH EFFECT, THE SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY
ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY.
6. Representations and
Warranties of Terminating Members. Each Terminating
Member, for himself or itself only, represents and warrants to HDC
the following:
(a) Terminating Member,
if an entity, is a company duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation, and
has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and
operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted;
(b) Terminating Member
has full power and authority under its articles of formation,
operating agreement and/or by-laws to conduct its business as
presently conducted and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
(c) This Agreement is a
legal and binding obligation of Terminating Member, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency reorganization, moratorium and similar laws and
equitable principles relating to or limiting creditors' rights
generally.
(d) Terminating Member
owns its member interest in GRI free and clear of all mortgages,
liens, pledges, security interests, charges, claims and
encumbrances of any nature whatsoever that have been created by,
through, or under Terminating Member, but not otherwise.
(e) Subject to any
requisite consents to assignment or transfer pursuant to this
Agreement, the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in a breach
of, constitute default under, or result in a violation