Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0001199835-20-000154
- Form Type:
- 13D Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2020-06-29 17:06:49
- Filed By:
- Witherill Michael J
- Company:
- Rivulet Media Inc. (OTCMKTS:RIVU)
- Filing Date:
- 2020-06-29
- SEC Url:
- 13D Filing
Ownership Summary
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Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Witherill | 11,000,000 | (see Item 5) 12.20% | ||||
Aaron Klusman | 33,448,100 | (see Item 5) 37.10% | ||||
Debbie Rasmussen | 33,448,100 | (see Item 5) 37.10% |
Filing
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED
PURSUANT
TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
§ 240.13d-2(a)
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment
No.___)
Rivulet Media, Inc.
(Name
of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(Title
of Class of Securities)
09065C502
(CUSIP
Number)
Mike
Witherill
1206 E.
Warner Road, Suite 101-I
Gilbert,
Arizona 85296
(480)
652-5280
Aaron
Klusman
1206 E.
Warner Road, Suite 101-I
Gilbert,
Arizona 85296
(480)
652-9800
Debbie
Rasmussen
1206 E.
Warner Road, Suite 101-I
Gilbert,
Arizona 85296
(480)
652-9800
(Name,
Address and Telephone Number of Peron Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)
April 13, 2020
(Date
of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the
filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D,
and is filing this schedule because § 240.13d-1(e),
240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g) check the following box
☐.
Note: Schedules filed in paper format
shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule,
including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7(b) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The
remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a
prior cover page.
The
information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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CUSIP No.
09065C502 | Page 1 of 6
Pages |
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | | |
| Mike
Witherill | | |
2 |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) ☐ | |
| | |
(b) ✠ |
3 |
SEC USE ONLY | | |
4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS | | |
| OO | | |
5 |
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) | ☐ | |
6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | ||
| USA | | |
|
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER | |
NUMBER | | 11,000,000 shares of Common Stock | |
OF | | | |
SHARES |
8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER | |
BENEFIALLY | | 0 | |
OWNED | | | |
BY |
9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
EACH | | 11,000,000 shares of Common Stock | |
REPORTING | | | |
PERSON |
10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
WITH | | 0 | |
| | | |
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON | ||
| 11,000,000 shares of Common Stock | | |
12 |
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES | ✠ | |
13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) (see Item
5) | ||
| 12.20% | | |
14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | | |
| IN | | |
|
CUSIP No.
09065C502 | Page 2 of 6
Pages |
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | | |
| Aaron
Klusman | | |
2 |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) ☐ | |
| | |
(b) ✠ |
3 |
SEC USE ONLY | | |
4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS | | |
| PF,
OO | | |
5 |
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) | ☐ | |
6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | | |
| USA | | |
|
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER | |
NUMBER | | 33,448,100
shares of Common Stock | |
OF | | | |
SHARES |
8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER | |
BENEFICIALLY | | 0 | |
OWNED | | | |
BY |
9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
EACH | | 33,448,100
shares of Common Stock | |
REPORTING | | | |
PERSON |
10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
WITH | | 0 | |
| | | |
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON | |
| 33,448,100 shares of Common Stock
| |
12 |
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES | ☐ |
13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) (see Item
5) | |
| 37.10% | |
14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | |
| IN | |
|
CUSIP No.
09065C502 | Page 3 of 6
Pages |
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS | | |
| Debbie
Rasmussen | | |
2 |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP |
(a) ☐ | |
| | |
(b) ✠ |
3 |
SEC USE ONLY | | |
4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS | | |
| PF,
OO | | |
5 |
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) | ☐ | |
6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION | | |
| USA | | |
|
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER | |
NUMBER | |
33,448,100 shares of Common Stock | |
OF | | | |
SHARES |
8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER | |
BENEFICIALLY | |
0 | |
OWNED | | | |
BY |
9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
EACH | |
33,448,100 shares of Common Stock | |
REPORTING | | | |
PERSON |
10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | |
WITH | |
0 | |
| | | |
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON | | |
| 33,448,100
shares of Common Stock | | |
12 |
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES | ☐ | |
13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) (see Item
5) | ||
| 37.10% | | |
14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON | | |
| IN | | |
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Pages |
Item
1.
Security
and Issuer.
This
statement relates to the common stock, $0.0001 par value (the
“Shares”), of Rivulet Media, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Issuer” or “Rivulet”).
The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is
1206 E. Warner Road, Suite 101-I, Gilbert, Arizona
85296.
Item
2.
Identity
and Background.
(a)
This Schedule 13D is being filed by
(i)
Mike Witherill;
(ii)
Aaron Klusman;
and
(iii) Debbie
Rasmussen.
(b) (i) The
residence or business address of Mike Witherill is 1206 E. Warner
Road, Suite 101-I, Gilbert, Arizona 85296.
(ii) The
residence or business address of Aaron Klusman is 1206 E. Warner
Road, Suite 101-I, Gilbert, Arizona 85296.
(iii) The
residence or business address of Debbie Rasmussen is 1206 E. Warner
Road, Suite 101-I, Gilbert, Arizona 85296.
(c) (i) Mike
Witherill’s principal occupation is president and chief
financial officer of Rivulet. The address of Rivulet is 1206 E.
Warner Road, Suite 101-I, Gilbert, Arizona. The principal business
of Rivulet is film, television, and music production.
(ii) Aaron
Klusman’s principal occupation is chief executive officer of
Rivulet. The address of Rivulet is 1206 E. Warner Road, Suite
101-I, Gilbert, Arizona. The principal business of Rivulet is film,
television, and music production.
(iii) Debbie
Rasmussen’s principal occupation is a homemaker. The address
of Rivulet is 1206 E. Warner Road, Suite 101-I, Gilbert,
Arizona.
(d) During
the past five years, neither Mr. Witherill, Mr. Klusman, nor Ms.
Rasmussen has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding
traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
(e) During
the last five years, neither Mr. Witherill nor Mr. Klusman, nor Ms.
Rasmussen has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of
such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final
order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating
activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding
any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) Mr.
Witherill, Mr. Klusman, and Ms. Rasmussen are each United States
citizens.
Item
3.
Source
and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
Mr.
Witherill obtained beneficial ownership of the 11,000,000 Shares
reported in this Schedule 13D by virtue of his status as sole
manager of Blue Scout Enterprises LLC. Blue Scout Enterprises LLC
received the 11,000,000 Shares in connection with a merger between
Rivulet Films, Inc. and Rivulet Films LLC pursuant to an
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated
April 8, 2020 (the “Merger”). The Merger closed on
April 13, 2020.
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Mr. Klusman obtained beneficial ownership of
31,265,983 of the Shares reported in this Schedule 13D by
virtue of his status as sole member of Klusman Family Holdings,
LLC. Klusman Family Holdings, LLC received the 31,265,983 Shares in connection with the Merger.
Prior to that, Klusman Family Holdings, LLC purchased
2,182,117 Shares pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated
March 24, 2020 (the “SPA”), The source of funds for the
purchase was a loan from an unaffiliated third
party.
Ms. Rasmussen obtained beneficial ownership of
31,265,982 of the Shares reported in this Schedule 13D in
connection with the Merger. Prior to that, Ms. Rasmussen purchased
2,182,118 Shares pursuant to the SPA, The source of funds for
the purchase was a loan from an unaffiliated third party.
Debbie Rasmussen is Mr. Witherill’s wife. Mr. Witherill
disclaims beneficial ownership of the 33,448,100 Shares owned by
Ms. Rasmussen, and this Schedule 13D
cannot be deemed an admission that Mr. Witherill is the beneficial
owner of those securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any
other purpose.
Item 4.
Purpose of Transaction.
The
purpose of the transaction is to own and control a movie production
company. To this end, several transactions have taken
place:
(a)
The Issuer entered
into the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated April 8, 2020
with Rivulet Films, Inc. and Rivulet Films LLC. The Merger closed on April 13,
2020.
(b) As
a result of the Merger, Mr. Witherill obtained beneficial ownership
of 11,000,000 Shares following
the Merger by virtue of his status as sole manager of Blue
Scout Enterprises LLC; Mr. Klusman
obtained beneficial ownership of 2,182,117 Shares as a result
of the SPA and of 31,265,983 Shares following the Merger by
virtue of his status as sole member of Klusman Family Holdings,
LLC; and Ms. Rasmussen obtained
beneficial ownership of 2,182,118 Shares as a result of the
SPA and of 31,265,982 Shares following the
Merger.
(c) Following
the closing of the Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 24, 2020,
all sitting directors and officers of the Issuer were removed and
replaced by Mr. Witherill and Mr. Klusman.
There
are currently no plans or proposals which the reporting persons may
have for future transactions that relate to or would result in any
of the actions reportable in this Item 4.
Item
5.
Interest
in Securities of Issuer.
(a) The
responses of Messrs. Witherill and Klusman and Ms. Rasmussen to
rows (7) through (13) of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D are
incorporated herein by reference.
Mr.
Witherill’s beneficial ownership is by virtue of the
11,000,000 Shares held by Blue Scout Enterprises LLC, of which Mr.
Witherill is sole manager. Debbie Rasmussen is Mr.
Witherill’s wife. Mr. Witherill disclaims beneficial
ownership of the 33,448,100 Shares owned by Ms.
Rasmussen, and this Schedule 13D
cannot be deemed an admission that Mr. Witherill is the beneficial
owner of those securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any
other purpose.
Mr.
Klusman’s beneficial ownership is by virtue of 33,448,100
Shares owned by Klusman Family Holdings, LLC, of which Mr. Klusman
is sole member.
(b) The
responses of Messrs. Witherill and Klusman and Ms. Rasmussen to
rows (7) through (13) of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D are
incorporated herein by reference.
Mr.
Witherill’s power to vote or dispose of the Shares
is by virtue of 11,000,000 Shares held by Blue Scout Enterprises
LLC, of which Mr. Witherill is sole manager.
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Mr.
Klusman’s power to vote or dispose of the Shares is by
virtue of 33,448,100 Shares owned by Klusman Family Holdings, LLC,
of which Mr. Klusman is sole member.
(c) Ms.
Rasmussen and Klusman Family Holdings, LLC purchased an aggregate
of 4,364,235 Shares pursuant to the
SPA. The aggregate amount of consideration for the purchase was
$215,000. Additionally, Mr. Witherill obtained beneficial
ownership of 11,000,000 Shares following the Merger; Mr. Klusman obtained beneficial ownership of
2,182,117 Shares as a result of the SPA and of 31,265,983
Shares following the Merger; and Ms. Rasmussen obtained beneficial
ownership of 31,265,982 Shares following the
Merger.
(d) To
the knowledge of Messrs. Witherill and Klusman and Ms. Rasmussen,
no other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the
receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the Shares
that are the subject of this Schedule 13D.
(e)
Not applicable.
Item
6.
Contracts,
Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to
Securities of the Issuer.
None.
Item 7.
Materials
to be Filed as Exhibits.
Exhibit
A – Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Debbie Rasmussen,
Klusman Family Holdings, David Koos and Heather Cassady, dated
March 24, 2020.
Exhibit
B – Agreement and Plan of Merger
by and among Bio-Matrix Scientific Group, Inc., Rivulet Films,
Inc., and Rivulet Films LLC, dated April 8, 2020, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Form 8-K filed on April 13,
2020.
Exhibit
C – Convertible Promissory Note dated March 24, 2020,
executed by Debbie Rasmussen and Klusman Family Holdings, as
borrowers.
SIGNATURE
After
reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated:
June 24, 2020
|
/s/ Mike Witherill | |
|
Mike Witherill | |
| | |
|
/s/ Aaron Klusman | |
|
Aaron Klusman | |
| | |
|
/s/ Debbie Rasmussen | |
|
Debbie Rasmussen | |
EXHIBIT A
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Stock Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of
March 24, 2020, by and among Debbie Rasmussen and Klusman Family
Holdings (collectively, “Buyer”), and David Koos
(“Koos”), and
Heather Cassady (“Cassady”) (each a
“Seller” and
collectively, “Sellers”). Buyer and Sellers are
referred to collectively herein as the “Parties.”
Sellers
in the aggregate own four million three hundred sixty-four thousand
two hundred thirty-five (4,364,235) shares of the outstanding
common stock of Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Target”).
This
Agreement contemplates a transaction in which Buyer will purchase
from Sellers, and Sellers will sell to Buyer, certain shares of the
outstanding capital stock of Target in return for
cash.
Now,
therefore, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises
herein made, and in consideration of the representations,
warranties, and covenants herein contained, the Parties agree as
follows.
1. Definitions.
“Accredited Investor” has the
meaning set forth in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
Act.
“Adverse Consequences” means,
subject to the limitations set forth in §8(f), all actions,
suits, proceedings, hearings, investigations, charges, complaints,
claims, demands, injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings,
damages, dues, penalties, fines, costs, liabilities, obligations,
taxes, liens, losses, expenses, and fees, including court costs and
attorneys’ fees and expenses.
“Affiliate” has the meaning set
forth in Rule 12b-2 of the regulations promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act.
“Affiliated Group” means any
affiliated group within the meaning of Code §1504(a) or any
similar group defined under a similar provision of state, local, or
non-U.S. law.
“Basis”
means any past or present fact, situation, circumstance, status,
condition, activity, practice, plan, occurrence, event, incident,
action, failure to act, or transaction that forms or could form the
basis for any specified consequence.
“Buyer” has the meaning set forth
in the preface above.
“Closing” has the meaning set
forth in §2(c) below.
“Closing Date” has the meaning set
forth in §2(c) below.
“COBRA” means the requirements of
Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and Code §4980B and
of any similar state law.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commission” has the meaning set
forth in §4(ff) below.
“Confidential Information” means
any information concerning the business and affairs of Target and
its Subsidiaries that is not already generally available to the
public.
“Controlled Group” has the meaning
set forth in Code §1563.
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“Data Laws” means laws,
regulations, guidelines, and rules in any jurisdiction (federal,
state, local, and non-U.S.) applicable to data privacy, data
security, and/or personal information, including the Federal Trade
Commission’s Fair Information Principles, as well as industry
standards applicable to Target and its Subsidiaries.
“Disclosure Schedule” has the
meaning set forth in §4 below.
“Employee Benefit Plan” means any
“employee benefit
plan” (as such term is defined in ERISA §3(3))
and any other material employee benefit plan, program or
arrangement of any kind.
“Employee Pension Benefit Plan”
has the meaning set forth in ERISA §3(2).
“Employee Welfare Benefit Plan”
has the meaning set forth in ERISA §3(1).
“Environmental, Health, and Safety
Requirements” means all federal, state, local, and
non-U.S. statutes, regulations, ordinances, and similar provisions
having the force or effect of law, all judicial and administrative
orders and determinations, and all common law concerning public
health and safety, worker health and safety, pollution, or
protection of the environment, including all those relating to the
presence, use, production, generation, handling, transportation,
treatment, storage, disposal, distribution, labeling, testing,
processing, discharge, release, threatened release, control,
exposure to, or cleanup of any hazardous materials, substances,
wastes, chemical substances, mixtures, pesticides, pollutants,
contaminants, toxic chemicals, petroleum products or byproducts,
asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, noise, odor, mold, or
radiation.
“ERISA” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” means each
entity that is treated as a single employer with Target for
purposes of Code §414.
“Escrow Agent” has the meaning set
forth in §2(b) below.
“Escrow Agreement” has the meaning
set forth in §2(b) below.
“Escrow Amount” means the Purchase
Price.
“Fiduciary” has the meaning set
forth in ERISA §3(21) below.
“Financial Statement” has the
meaning set forth in §4(g) below.
“FINRA” means the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority.
“Fraud” means common law fraud,
the elements of which are set forth in ABRY Partners V, L.P. v. F&W Acquisition
LLC (Del. Ch. 2006).
“GAAP” means United States
generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to
time, consistently applied.
“Income Tax” means any federal,
state, local, or non-U.S. income tax, including any interest,
penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.
“Income Tax Return” means any
return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information
return or statement relating to Income Taxes, including any
schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment
thereof.
“Indemnified Party” has the
meaning set forth in §8(d) below.
“Indemnifying Party” has the
meaning set forth in §8(d) below.
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“Intellectual Property” means all
of the following in any jurisdiction throughout the world: (i) all
inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not
reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all patents,
patent applications, and patent disclosures, together with all
reissuances, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part,
revisions, extensions, and reexaminations thereof; (ii) all
trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, slogans, trade
names, corporate names, Internet domain names, other source
identifiers, and rights in telephone numbers, together with all
translations, adaptations, derivations, and combinations thereof
and including all goodwill associated therewith, and all
applications, registrations, and renewals in connection
therewith;(iii) all rights of publicity, privacy, and endorsement
(including rights to the use of names, voices, likenesses, images,
appearances, signatures, and biographical information of real
persons); (iv) all copyrightable works, all copyrights, and all
applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith;
(v) all mask works and all applications, registrations, and
renewals in connection therewith; (vi) all trade secrets and
Confidential Information (including ideas, research and
development, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and
production processes and techniques, technical data, designs,
drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and
cost information, and business and marketing plans and proposals);
(vii) all computer software (including Source Code, Object Code,
data, databases, and related documentation); (viii) all material
advertising and promotional materials; (ix) all other proprietary
rights; and (x) all copies and tangible embodiments thereof (in
whatever form or medium).
“Investment Company Act” has the
meaning set forth in §5(j) below.
“Knowledge” means actual knowledge
and that which such Person would have known after reasonable
investigation.
“Leased Real Property” means all
leasehold or subleasehold estates and other rights to use or occupy
any land, buildings, structures, improvements, fixtures, or other
interest in real property held by Target or any of its
Subsidiaries.
“Leases” means all leases,
subleases, licenses, concessions and other agreements (written or
oral), including all amendments, extensions, renewals, guaranties,
and other agreements with respect thereto, pursuant to which Target
or any of its Subsidiaries holds any Leased Real Property,
including the right to all security deposits and other amounts and
instruments held by or on behalf of Target or any of its
Subsidiaries thereunder.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge,
lien, encumbrance, charge, or other security interest, other than
liens for taxes not yet due and payable.
“Material Adverse Effect” or
“Material Adverse
Change” means any effect or change that would be
materially adverse to the business, assets, condition (financial or
otherwise), operating results, operations, or business prospects of
Target and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or to the ability of
any Party to consummate timely the transactions contemplated
hereby.
“Money Laundering Laws” has the
meaning set forth in §4(mm) below.
“Most Recent Balance Sheet” means
the balance sheet contained within the Most Recent Financial
Statements.
“Most Recent Financial Statements”
has the meaning set forth in §4(g) below.
“Most Recent Fiscal Month End” has
the meaning set forth in §4(g) below.
“Most Recent Fiscal Year End” has
the meaning set forth in §4(g) below.
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“Multiemployer Plan” has the
meaning set forth in ERISA §3(37).
“OFAC” has the meaning set forth
in §4(ll) below.
“Ordinary Course of Business”
means the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom
and practice (including with respect to quantity and
frequency).
“Owned Real Property” means all
land, together with all buildings, structures, improvements, and
fixtures located thereon, and all easements and other rights and
interests appurtenant thereto, owned by Target and its
Subsidiaries.
“Party” has the meaning set forth
in the preface above.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation.
“Person” means an individual, a
partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an
association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an
unincorporated organization, any other business entity, or a
governmental entity (or any department, agency, or political
subdivision thereof).
“Prohibited Transaction” has the
meaning set forth in ERISA §406 and Code
§4975.
“Purchase Price” has the meaning
set forth in §2(b) below.
“Real Property” has the meaning
set forth in §4(l) below.
“Real Property Laws” has the
meaning set forth in §4(l) below.
“Reportable Event” has the meaning
set forth in ERISA §4043.
“Requisite Sellers” means all
Sellers.
“Sarbanes-Oxley Act” has the
meaning set forth in in §4(ff) below.
“Securities Act” means the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Securities Exchange Act” means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Seller” has the meaning set forth
in the preface above.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect
to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association, or other business entity of which (i) if
a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of
stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, or
trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries
of that Person or a combination thereof or (ii) if a limited
liability company, partnership, association, or other business
entity (other than a corporation), a majority of the partnership or
other similar ownership interests thereof is at the time owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more
Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof and for this
purpose, a Person or Persons own a majority ownership interest in
such a business entity (other than a corporation) if such Person or
Persons shall be allocated a majority of such business
entity’s gains or losses or shall be or control any managing
director or general partner of such business entity (other than a
corporation). The term “Subsidiary” shall include all
Subsidiaries of such Subsidiary.
“Target” has the meaning set forth
in the preface above.
“Target Share” means any share of
the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of
Target.
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“Tax” or “Taxes” means any federal, state,
local, or non-U.S. income, gross receipts, license, payroll,
employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall
profits, environmental (including taxes under Code §59A),
customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding,
social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real
property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration,
value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax
of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty, or
addition thereto, whether disputed or not.
“Tax Benefits” has the meaning set
forth in §8(e) below.
“Tax Return” means any return,
declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or
statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment
thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
“Third-Party Claim” has the
meaning set forth in §8(d) below.
“WARN Act” has the meaning set
forth in §4(h) below.
2. Purchase and Sale of Target
Shares.
(a) Basic Transaction. On and subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of Buyer agrees to
purchase pro rata from each Seller, and each Seller agrees to sell
pro rata to each of Buyer, all of his, her, or its Target Shares as
follows (i) Koos: 284,235 Target Shares and (ii) Cassady: 4,080,000
Target Shares.
(b) Purchase Price. Buyer agrees to
pay to Sellers at the Closing an aggregate of $215,000 (the
“Purchase
Price”) through the Escrow. The Purchase Price shall
be allocated among Sellers in proportion to their respective
holdings of Target Shares as set forth in §4(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule. Buyer has paid to Herman H. Pettegrove, Esq.,
as escrow agent (the “Escrow
Agent”) net of payments made pursuant to §10 of
this Agreement, pursuant to that certain “Escrow Agreement” by and between
Koos as Seller Representative, Buyer and Escrow Agent dated March
9, 2020. The Escrow Amount plus any interest accrued thereon will
be released to Sellers upon the Closing if it occurs or back to
Buyer if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
§11.
(c) Closing. The closing of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“Closing”)
shall take place at the offices of Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A.,
2575 E. Camelback Road, Phoenix, Arizona, commencing at 9:00 a.m.
local time on March 31, 2020, subject to satisfaction or waiver of
all conditions to the obligations of the Parties to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby (other than conditions with
respect to actions the respective Parties will take at the Closing
itself) or such other date as Buyer and Sellers may mutually
determine (the “Closing
Date”).
(d) Deliveries at Closing. At the Closing,
(i) Sellers will deliver to Buyer the deliverables referred to in
§7(a) below; (ii) Buyer will deliver to Sellers the
deliverables referred to in §7(b) below; (iii) each Seller
will deliver to Buyer stock certificates, or affidavits of lost
stock certificate for any stock certificates that have been lost or
destroyed, representing all of his, her, or its Target Shares,
which shall be medallion guaranteed or notarized stock certificates
representing the Target Shares and irrevocable stock power(s)
necessary to transfer the same; and (iv) the Purchase Price will be
released by the Escrow Agent as specified in §2(b)
above.
3. Representations and Warranties Concerning
Transaction.
(a) Sellers’ Representations and
Warranties. Each Seller jointly and severally represents and
warrants to Buyer that the statements contained in this §3(a)
are correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will
be correct and complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then
and as though the Closing Date were substituted for the date of
this Agreement throughout this §3(a)) with respect to himself,
herself, or itself, except as set forth in Annex I attached
hereto.
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(i) Organization of Certain Sellers. Each
Seller (if a corporation or other entity) is duly organized,
validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation (or other
formation).
(ii) Authorization
of Transaction. Each Seller has full power and authority
(including full corporate or other entity power and authority) to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform his, her, or its
obligations hereunder. This Agreement constitutes the valid and
legally binding obligation of each Seller, enforceable in
accordance with its terms and conditions. Each Seller need not give
any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization,
consent, or approval of any government or governmental agency in
order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and all other agreements contemplated hereby have been
duly authorized by each Seller.
(iii) Non-contravention.
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (i)
violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction,
judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of
any government, governmental agency, or court to which any Seller
is subject or, if a Seller is an entity, any provision of its
charter, bylaws or other governing documents; (ii) conflict with,
result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the
acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate,
terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any
agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument, or other
arrangement to which any Seller is a party or by which he, she, or
it is bound or to which any of his, her, or its assets are subject;
or (iii) result in the imposition or creation of a Lien upon or
with respect to any Target Shares.
(iv) Brokers’
Fees. No Seller has liability or obligation to pay any fees
or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(v) Target Shares. Each Seller holds of
record and owns beneficially the number of Target Shares set forth
next to his, her, or its name in §4(b) of the Disclosure
Schedule, free and clear of any restrictions on transfer (other
than any restrictions under the Securities Act and state securities
laws), taxes, Liens, options, warrants, purchase rights, contracts,
commitments, equities, claims, and demands. No Seller is a party to
any option, warrant, purchase right, or other contract or
commitment (other than this Agreement) that could require a Seller
to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any capital stock of
Target. No Seller is a party to any voting trust, proxy, or other
agreement or understanding with respect to the voting of any
capital stock of Target.
(vi) Voluntary
Agreement. Each Seller has decided to enter into this
Agreement and to effect the transactions contemplated herein on
his, her or its own volition, and has carefully considered and has,
to the extent he, she or it believes such discussion necessary,
discussed with its professional, legal, tax and financial advisors,
the sale of the Target Shares and the Purchase Price, and has
determined to sell the Target Shares to Buyer pursuant to this
Agreement. Neither Target, nor any person affiliated with or
representing Target or its Affiliates has advised any Seller to
sell the Target Shares or provided any Seller any guidance, advice
or instruction regarding the transactions contemplated
herein.
(b) Buyer’s Representations and
Warranties. Buyer represents
and warrants to Sellers that the statements contained in this
§3(b) are correct and complete as of the date of this
Agreement and will be correct and complete as of the Closing Date
(as though made then and as though the Closing Date were
substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout this
§3(b)), except as set forth in Annex II attached
hereto.
(i) Organization of Buyer. Buyer (if a
corporation or other entity) is duly organized, validly existing,
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation (or other formation).
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(ii) Authorization
of Transaction. Buyer has full power and authority
(including full corporate or other entity power and authority) to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations
hereunder. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding
obligation of Buyer, enforceable in accordance with its terms and
conditions. Buyer need not give any notice to, make any filing
with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or approval of any
government or governmental agency in order to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and all other agreements
contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by
Buyer.
(iii) Non-contravention.
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (i)
violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction,
judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of
any government, governmental agency, or court to which Buyer is
subject or any provision of its charter, bylaws, or other governing
documents or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute
a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party
the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require
any notice under any agreement, contract, lease, license,
instrument, or other arrangement to which Buyer is a party or by
which it is bound or to which any of its assets are
subject.
(iv) Brokers’
Fees. Buyer has no liability or obligation to pay any fees
or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(v) Buyer is not
acquiring the Target Shares with a view to or for sale in
connection with any distribution thereof within the meaning of the
Securities Act.
4. Representations and Warranties Concerning
Target and Its Subsidiaries. Sellers jointly
and severally represent and warrant to Buyer that the statements
contained in this §4 are correct and complete as of the date
of this Agreement and will be correct and complete as of the
Closing Date (as though made then and as though the Closing Date
were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout this
§4), except as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered
by Sellers to Buyer on the date hereof and initialed by the Parties
(the “Disclosure
Schedule”). The Disclosure Schedule will be arranged
in paragraphs corresponding to the lettered and numbered paragraphs
contained in this §4.
(a) Organization, Qualification, and Corporate
Power. Each of Target and its Subsidiaries are corporations
duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of their incorporation. Each of Target and
its Subsidiaries are duly authorized to conduct business and are in
good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where such
qualification is required, except where the lack of such
qualification would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of
Target and its Subsidiaries have full corporate power and authority
to carry on the business in which they are engaged and to own and
use the properties owned and used by them. Section 4(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule lists the directors and officers of Target and
each of its Subsidiaries.
(b) Capitalization. The entire authorized
capital stock of Target consists of 20,000,000 shares of Voting Preferred Stock
(“Voting Preferred
Shares”), consisting of 1,435 shares of Preferred
Shares issued and outstanding and 1,362 Series B Preferred Shares
issued and outstanding for an aggregate total of 2,797 Voting
Preferred Shares issued and outstanding, 200,000 shares of
Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (“Non-Voting Preferred Shares”) of
which no shares are issued and outstanding and 100,000,000 shares
of common stock $0.0001 per value (“Common Stock” or
“Common
Shares”, and together with the Voting and Non-Voting
Preferred Shares, the “Capital Shares”) of which
7,808,867 Common Shares are outstanding including the Target
Shares. All of the issued and outstanding Capital Shares have been
duly authorized, are validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable
and are held of record by the respective Sellers as set forth in
§4(b) of the Disclosure Schedule. There are no outstanding or
authorized options, warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights,
conversion rights, exchange rights, or other contracts or
commitments that could require Target to issue, sell, or otherwise
cause to become outstanding any of its capital stock. There are no
outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit
participation, or similar rights with respect to Target. There are
no voting trusts, proxies, or other agreements or understandings
with respect to the voting of the capital stock of Target. The
Target Shares represent approximately 56% of all outstanding
Capital Shares on a fully diluted basis.
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(c) Non-contravention. Neither the
execution and the delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (i) violate any
constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment,
order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any
government, governmental agency, or court to which Target or any of
its Subsidiaries is subject or any provision of the charter or
bylaws of Target or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) conflict with,
result in a breach of, constitute a default under, result in the
acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate,
terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any
agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument, or other
arrangement to which Target or any of its Subsidiaries is a party
or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is subject
(or result in the imposition of any Lien upon any of its assets),
except where the violation, conflict, breach, default,
acceleration, termination, modification, cancellation, failure to
give notice, or Lien would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries needs to give any notice
to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or
approval of any government or governmental agency in order for the
Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except where the failure to give notice, to file, or to
obtain any authorization, consent, or approval would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Brokers’ Fees. Neither Target nor
any of its Subsidiaries has any liability or obligation to pay any
fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) Title to Assets. Target and its
Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to, or a valid
leasehold interest in, the properties and assets used by them,
located on their premises, or shown on the Most Recent Balance
Sheet or acquired after the date thereof, free and clear of all
Liens, except for properties and assets disposed of in the Ordinary
Course of Business since the date of the Most Recent Balance
Sheet.
(f) Subsidiaries. §4(f) of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth for each Subsidiary of Target (i)
its name and jurisdiction of incorporation; (ii) the number of
authorized shares for each class of its capital stock; (iii) the
number of issued and outstanding shares of each class of its
capital stock, the names of the holders thereof, and the number of
shares held by each such holder; and (iv) the number of shares of
its capital stock held in treasury. All of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary of Target
have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid, and
non-assessable. Target and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries hold
of record and own beneficially all of the outstanding shares of
each Subsidiary of Target, free and clear of any restrictions on
transfer (other than restrictions under the Securities Act and
state securities laws), taxes, Liens, options, warrants, purchase
rights, contracts, commitments, equities, claims, and demands.
There are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, purchase
rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, or
other contracts or commitments that could require Target or any of
its Subsidiaries to sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any
capital stock of any of its Subsidiaries or that could require any
Subsidiary of Target to issue, sell, or otherwise cause to become
outstanding any of its own capital stock. There is no outstanding
stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation, or similar
rights with respect to any Subsidiary of Target. There are no
voting trusts, proxies, or other agreements or understandings with
respect to the voting of any capital stock of any Subsidiary of
Target. Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries controls
directly or indirectly or has any direct or indirect equity
participation in any corporation, partnership, trust, or other
business association that is not a Subsidiary of Target. Except for
the Subsidiaries set forth in §4(f) of the Disclosure
Schedule, neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries owns or has
any right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any outstanding
capital stock of, or other equity interests in, any
Person.
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(g) Financial Statements. Set forth in
§4(g) of the Disclosure Schedule are the following financial
statements (collectively the “Financial Statements”): (i)
audited consolidated balance sheets and statements of income,
changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flow as of and for
the fiscal year ended July 31, 2019, (the “Most Recent Fiscal Year End”) for
Target and its Subsidiaries; and (ii) unaudited consolidated
balance sheets and statements of income, changes in
stockholders’ equity, and cash flow (the “Most Recent Financial
Statements”) as of and for the quarters ended October
31, 2019 and January 31,2020 (the “Most Recent Fiscal Month End”)
for Target and its Subsidiaries included in the Target’s Form
10-Qs filed with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act. The Financial
Statements (including the notes thereto) have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP throughout the periods covered thereby and
present fairly the financial condition of Target and its
Subsidiaries as of such dates and the results of operations of
Target and its Subsidiaries for such periods; provided, however,
that the Most Recent Financial Statements are subject to normal
year-end adjustments (which will not be material individually or in
the aggregate) and have been prepared on a condensed consolidated
basis.
(h) Events Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal Year
End. Since the Most Recent Fiscal Year End, there has not
been any Material Adverse Change. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, since that date:
(i) neither Target nor
its Subsidiaries has sold, leased, transferred, or assigned any
material assets, tangible or intangible, outside the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(ii) neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries has entered into any material
agreement, contract, lease, or license outside the Ordinary Course
of Business;
(iii) no
party (including Target or any of its Subsidiaries) has
accelerated, terminated, made material modifications to, or
canceled any material agreement, contract, lease, or license to
which Target or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any
of them is bound;
(iv) neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries has imposed any Lien upon any of its
assets, tangible or intangible;
(v) neither Target nor
its Subsidiaries has made any material capital expenditures outside
the Ordinary Course of Business;
(vi) neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries has made any material capital
investment in, or any material loan to, any other Person outside
the Ordinary Course of Business;
(vii) Except
in the ordinary course of business and/or as disclosed in the
Disclosure Schedule Target and its Subsidiaries have not created,
incurred, assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness for borrowed
money and capitalized lease obligations;
(viii) neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries has transferred, assigned, or granted
any license, sublicense, agreement, covenant not to sue, or
permission with respect to any material Intellectual
Property;
(ix) there
has been no change made or authorized in the charter or bylaws of
Target or any of its Subsidiaries;
(x) neither Target nor
its Subsidiaries has issued, sold, or otherwise disposed of any of
its capital stock, or granted any options, warrants, or other
rights to purchase or obtain (including upon conversion, exchange,
or exercise) any of its capital stock;
(xi) neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries has declared, set aside, or paid any
dividend or made any distribution with respect to its capital stock
(whether in cash or in kind) or redeemed, purchased, or otherwise
acquired any of its capital stock;
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(xii) neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries has experienced any material damage,
destruction, or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) to its
property;
(xiii) neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries has made any loan to, or entered into
any other transaction with, any of its directors, officers, and
employees outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xiv) neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries has entered into or terminated any
employment contract or collective bargaining agreement, written or
oral, or modified the terms of any existing such contract or
agreement, or become bound by any collective bargaining
relationship;
(xv) neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries has granted any increase in the base
compensation of any of its directors, officers, and employees
outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xvi) neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries has adopted, amended, modified, or
terminated any bonus, profit sharing, incentive, severance, or
other plan, contract, or commitment for the benefit of any of its
directors, officers, and employees (or taken any such action with
respect to any other Employee Benefit Plan);
(xvii) neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries has made any other material change in
employment terms for any of its directors, officers, and employees
outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xviii) neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries has implemented any employee layoffs
requiring notice under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act of 1988, as amended, or any similar state, local,
or non-U.S. law, regulation, or ordinance (collectively the
“WARN
Act”);
(xix) neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries has made any loans or advances of
money; and
(xx) neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries has committed to any of the
foregoing.
(i) Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither Target
nor its Subsidiaries has any material liability (whether known or
unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or
contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or
unliquidated, and whether due or to become due, including any
liability for taxes), except for (i) liabilities set forth on the
face of the Most Recent Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes
thereto) and (ii) liabilities that have arisen after the Most
Recent Fiscal Month End in the Ordinary Course of Business. The
Disclosure Schedule shall contain a full and complete list of the
Liabilities of the Target and each Subsidiary of the Target as of
the Closing Date and said Liabilities shall be satisfied pursuant
to §10 of this Agreement.
(j) Legal Compliance. Each of Target and
its Subsidiaries have complied with all applicable laws (including
rules, regulations, codes, plans, injunctions, judgments, orders,
decrees, rulings, and charges thereunder and including the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 78dd-1 et seq.) of federal, state, local, and
non-U.S. governments (and all agencies thereof), and no action,
suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim,
demand, or notice has been filed or commenced against any of them
alleging any failure so to comply, except where the failure to
comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(k) Tax Matters.
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(i) Each of Target and
its Subsidiaries has filed all federal Income Tax Returns and all
other material Tax Returns that it was required to file. All such
Tax Returns were true, correct, and complete in all material
respects. All material Taxes due and owing by Target or any of its
Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been
paid. Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries currently is the
beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax
Return. No written claim has been made within the past three (3)
years by an authority in a jurisdiction where Target or any of its
Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that Target or any of its
Subsidiaries is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
There are no Liens for Taxes (other than Taxes not yet due and
payable) upon any of the assets of Target or any of its
Subsidiaries. Each of Target and its Subsidiaries has 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, stockholder, or other third party, and all
Forms W-2 and 1099 required with respect thereto have been properly
completed and timely filed.
(ii) There
is no material dispute or claim concerning any Tax liability of
Target or any of its Subsidiaries either (A) claimed or raised by
any authority in writing or (B) as to which any of Sellers and the
directors and officers of Target and its Subsidiaries has Knowledge
based upon personal contact with any agent of such
authority.
(iii) §4(k)
of the Disclosure Schedule lists all federal, state, local, and
non-U.S. Tax Returns filed with respect to Target or any of its
Subsidiaries for taxable periods ended on or after December 31,
2018, indicates those Tax Returns that have been audited, and
indicates those Tax Returns that currently are the subject of
audit. Sellers have delivered to Buyer correct and complete copies
of all federal Income Tax Returns, examination reports, and
statements of deficiencies assessed against, or agreed to by Target
or any of its Subsidiaries since December 31, 2018. Neither Target
nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations
in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect
to a Tax assessment or deficiency.
(iv) Neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement, contract,
arrangement, or plan that has resulted or could result, separately
or in the aggregate, in the payment of (i) any “excess parachute payment” within
the meaning of Code §280G (or any corresponding provision of
state, local, or non-U.S. Tax law) or (ii) any amount that will not
be fully deductible as a result of Code §162(m) (or any
corresponding provision of state, local, or non-U.S. Tax law).
Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound
by any tax allocation or sharing agreement.
(v) Neither Target nor
its Subsidiaries (i) has been a member of an Affiliated Group
filing a consolidated federal Income Tax Return (other than a group
the common parent of which was Target) or (ii) has any liability
for the Taxes of any Person (other than Target or any of its
Subsidiaries) under Reg. §1.1502-6 (or any similar provision
of state, local, or non-U.S. law), as a transferee or successor, by
contract, or otherwise.
(vi) Neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of
income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income
for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the
Closing Date as a result of any:
(A) change in method of
accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing
Date;
(B) use of an improper
method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the
Closing Date;
(C) “closing agreement” as described
in Code §7121 (or any corresponding or similar provision of
state, local, or non-U.S. income Tax law) executed on or prior to
the Closing Date;
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(D) intercompany
transactions or any excess loss account described in Treasury
Regulations under Code §1502 (or any corresponding or similar
provision of state, local, or non-U.S. income Tax
law);
(E) installment sale or
open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing
Date;
(F) prepaid amount
received on or prior to the Closing Date; or
(G) election under Code
§108(i).
(vii) Within
the past three (3) years, neither Target nor any of its
Subsidiaries has distributed stock of another Person, or has had
its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was
purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Code
§355 or Code §361.
(viii) Neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries is or has been a party to any
“listed
transaction”, as defined in Code §6707A(c)(2) and
Reg. §1.6011-4(b)(2).
(l) Real Property.
(i) Neither Target nor
its Subsidiaries own any Owned Real Property.
(ii) Neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries leases any Real Property.
(m) Intellectual Property.
(i) Neither Target nor
its Subsidiaries, or any of its or their respective businesses as
presently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted, has
or will interfere with, has or will infringe upon, has or will
dilute, has or will misappropriate, or otherwise has or will come
into conflict with, any Intellectual Property rights of third
parties; there are no facts indicating a likelihood of the
foregoing; and none of Sellers has ever received any charge,
complaint, claim, demand, or notice alleging any such interference,
infringement, dilution, misappropriation, or conflict (including
any claim that Target or any of its Subsidiaries must license or
refrain from accessing or using any Intellectual Property rights of
any third party). To the Knowledge of any of Sellers, no third
party has interfered with, infringed upon, diluted,
misappropriated, or otherwise come into conflict with, any
Intellectual Property rights of Target or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(ii) Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to any material
license, sublicense, agreement, covenant not to sue, or permission
pursuant to which Target or any of its Subsidiaries accesses or
uses any Intellectual Property owned by a third party.
(n) Tangible Assets. Neither Target nor its
Subsidiaries own any buildings, machinery, equipment, or other
tangible assets.
(o) Inventory.
Neither Target nor its Subsidiaries possesses any materials,
supplies, parts, or other types of inventory.
(p) Contracts. The Disclosure Schedule
lists the following contracts and other agreements to which Target
or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (if applicable):
(i) any agreement (or
group of related agreements) for the lease of personal property to
or from any Person providing for lease payments in excess of $1,000
per annum;
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(ii) any
agreement (or group of related agreements) for the purchase or sale
of raw materials, commodities, supplies, products, or other
personal property, or for the furnishing or receipt of services,
the performance of which will extend over a period of more than 1
year or involve consideration in excess of $1,000;
(iii) any
agreement concerning a partnership or joint venture;
(iv) any
agreement (or group of related agreements) under which it has
created, incurred, assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness for
borrowed money, or any capitalized lease obligation, in excess of
$1,000 or under which it has imposed a Lien on any of its assets,
tangible or intangible;
(v) any material
agreement concerning confidentiality or
non-competition;
(vi) any
material agreement with any of Sellers and their Affiliates (other
than Target and its Subsidiaries);
(vii) any
profit sharing, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation,
deferred compensation, severance, or other material plan or
arrangement for the benefit of its current or former directors,
officers, and employees;
(viii) any
collective bargaining agreement;
(ix) any
agreement for the employment of any individual on a full-time,
part-time, consulting, or other basis providing annual compensation
in excess of $1,000 or providing material severance
benefits;
(x) any agreement under
which it has advanced or loaned any amount to any of its directors,
officers, and employees outside the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(xi) any
agreement under which the consequences of a default or termination
could have a Material Adverse Effect;
(xii) any
agreement under which it has granted any Person any registration
rights (including, without limitation, demand and piggyback
registration rights);
(xiii) any
settlement, conciliation or similar agreement with any Governmental
Entity or which will involve payment after the execution date of
this Agreement of consideration in excess of $1,000;
(xiv) any
agreement under which Target or any of its Subsidiaries has
advanced or loaned any other Person amounts in the aggregate
exceeding $1,000; or
(xv) any
other agreement (or group of related agreements) the performance of
which involves consideration in excess of $1,000.
Sellers
have delivered to Buyer (as applicable) a correct and complete copy
of each written agreement listed in §4(p) of the Disclosure
Schedule (as amended to date) and a written summary setting forth
the material terms and conditions of each oral agreement referred
to in §4(p) of the Disclosure Schedule. With respect to each
such agreement: (A) the agreement is legal, valid, binding,
enforceable, and in full force and effect in all material respects;
(B) no party is in material breach or default, and no event has
occurred that with notice or lapse of time would constitute a
material breach or default, or permit termination, modification, or
acceleration, under the agreement; and (C) no party has repudiated
any material provision of the agreement.
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(q) Notes and Accounts Receivable. All
notes and accounts receivable of Target and its Subsidiaries are
reflected properly on their books and records, are valid
receivables subject to no setoffs or counterclaims, are current and
collectible, and will be collected in accordance with their terms
at their recorded amounts, subject only to the reserve for bad
debts set forth in the Most Recent Balance Sheet as adjusted for
operations and transactions through the Closing Date in accordance
with the past custom and practice of Target and its
Subsidiaries.
(r) Powers of Attorney. To the Knowledge of
any Seller and the directors and officers of Target and its
Subsidiaries, there are no material outstanding powers of attorney
executed on behalf of Target or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(s) Insurance. §4(s) of the Disclosure
Schedule sets forth the following information with respect to each
material insurance policy (including policies providing
officer/director, errors and omissions, property, casualty,
liability, and workers’ compensation coverage and bond and
surety arrangements) with respect to which Target or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party, a named insured, or otherwise the
beneficiary of coverage:
(i) the name, address,
and telephone number of the agent;
(ii) the
name of the insurer, the name of the policyholder, and the name of
each covered insured;
(iii) the
policy number and the period of coverage;
(iv) the
scope (including an indication of whether the coverage is on a
claims made, occurrence, or other basis) and amount (including a
description of how deductibles and ceilings are calculated and
operate) of coverage; and
(v) a description of
any retroactive premium adjustments or other material loss-sharing
arrangements.
With
respect to each such insurance policy: (i) the policy is legal,
valid, binding, enforceable, and in full force and effect in all
material respects; (ii) neither Target, nor any of its
Subsidiaries, nor any other party to the policy is in material
breach or default (including with respect to the payment of
premiums or the giving of notices), and no event has occurred that,
with notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a material
breach or default, or permit termination, modification, or
acceleration, under the policy; and (iii) no party to the policy
has repudiated any material provision thereof. §4(s) of the
Disclosure Schedule describes any material self-insurance
arrangements affecting Target or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(t) Litigation. Neither Target nor its
Subsidiaries is or, at any time during the three (3) years prior to
the date of this Agreement, was (i) subject to any outstanding
injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge or (ii) a
party or, to the Knowledge of any Seller and the directors and
officers of Target and its Subsidiaries, threatened to be made a
party to any action, suit, proceeding, hearing, or investigation
of, in, or before (or that could come before) any court or
quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal, state,
local, or non-U.S. jurisdiction or before (or that could come
before) any arbitrator.
(u) Employees.
Neither Target nor its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any
collective bargaining agreement, nor has any of them experienced
any strike or material grievance, claim of unfair labor practices,
or other collective bargaining dispute within the past five
(5) years. Neither
Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has committed any material
unfair labor practice. Neither Target Stockholders nor any of the
directors and officers of Target and its Subsidiaries has any
Knowledge of any organizational effort presently being made or
threatened by or on behalf of any labor union with respect to
employees of Target or any of its Subsidiaries. With respect to
this transaction, any notice required under any law or collective
bargaining agreement has been or prior to the Closing Date will be
given, and all bargaining obligations with any employee
representative have been or prior to the Closing Date will be
satisfied. Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has
implemented any plant closing or layoff of employees requiring
notice under the WARN Act
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(v) Employee Benefits. Neither Target nor
its Subsidiaries maintains any Employee Benefit Plan.
(w) Guaranties. Neither Target nor its
Subsidiaries is a guarantor or otherwise is responsible for any
liability or obligation (including indebtedness) of any other
Person.
(x) Environmental, Health, and Safety
Matters.
(i) Each of Target and
its Subsidiaries have for the past five years complied and are in
compliance, in each case in all material respects, with all
Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements.
(ii) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of Target and its
Subsidiaries have obtained, have for the past five years complied,
and are in compliance with, in each case in all material respects,
all material permits, licenses and other authorizations that are
required pursuant to Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements
for the occupation of their facilities and the operation of their
business.
(iii) Neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries has received any written notice,
report, or other information regarding any actual or alleged
material violation of Environmental, Health, and Safety
Requirements, or any material liabilities or potential material
liabilities, including any material investigatory, remedial, or
corrective obligations, relating to any of them, their business, or
their past or current facilities arising under Environmental,
Health, and Safety Requirements.
(iv) Neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective
predecessors or Affiliates have treated, stored, disposed of,
arranged for or permitted the disposal of, transported, handled,
manufactured, distributed, exposed any person to, or released any
substance, including without limitation any hazardous substance, or
owned or operated any property or facility which is or has been
contaminated by any such substance so as to give rise to any
current or future material liabilities, including any material
liability for fines, penalties, response costs, corrective action
costs, personal injury, property damage, natural resources damages,
or attorneys’ fees, pursuant to the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as
amended (“CERCLA”), or the Solid Waste
Disposal Act, as amended (“SWDA”), or any other
Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements.
(v) Neither Target nor
its Subsidiaries, nor their respective predecessors or Affiliates
has designed, manufactured, sold, marketed, installed, repaired, or
distributed products or other items containing asbestos and none of
such entities is or will become subject to any liabilities with
respect to the presence of asbestos in any product or item or in or
upon any property, premises, or facility.
(vi) Sellers,
Target, and its Subsidiaries have furnished to Buyer all material
environmental audits, reports, and other material environmental
documents relating to Target’s, its Subsidiaries’, or
their respective predecessors’ or Affiliates’ past or
current properties, facilities, or operations that are in their
possession, custody, or under their reasonable
control.
(y) Certain
Business Relationships with Target and Its Subsidiaries.
Except as disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule none of Sellers,
their Affiliates, Sellers’ directors, officers, employees,
and shareholders and Target’s and its Subsidiaries’
directors, officers, employees, and shareholders has been involved
in any material business arrangement or relationship with Target or
any of its Subsidiaries within the past 12 months, and none of the
Sellers, their Affiliates, Sellers’ directors, officers,
employees, and shareholders and Target’s and its
Subsidiaries’ directors, officers, employees, and
shareholders owns any material asset, tangible or intangible, that
is used in the business of Target or any of its
Subsidiaries
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(z) Disclosure. The representations and
warranties contained in this §4 do not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary in order to make the statements and information contained
in this §4 not misleading.
(aa) Customers
and Suppliers. The Disclosure Schedule lists the two (2)
largest customers of Target (on a consolidated basis) for the most
recent fiscal year and sets forth opposite the name of each such
customer the percentage of consolidated net sales attributable to
such customer.
(bb) Data
Privacy. Target’s and its Subsidiaries’
respective businesses have complied with and, as presently
conducted, are in compliance with, all Data Laws except, in each
case, to the extent that a failure to comply would not have a
Material Adverse Effect. Target and its Subsidiaries have complied
with, and are presently in compliance with, its and their
respective policies applicable to data privacy, data security,
and/or personal information except, in each case, to the extent
that a failure to comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries has experienced any
incident in which personal information or other sensitive data was
or may have been stolen or improperly accessed, and neither Target
nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware of any facts suggesting the
likelihood of the foregoing, including without limitation, any
breach of security or receipt of any notices or complaints from any
Person regarding personal information or other data.
(cc) Target
Not an “Investment Company”. Sellers understand
the rules and requirements under the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). Target
is not an “investment
company” within the meaning of Investment Company Act
and has not conducted its business in a manner so that it will not
become subject to the Investment Company Act.
(dd) No
Price Stabilization or Manipulation. Neither Target nor its
Subsidiaries, nor any of its or their respective directors,
officers or, to the knowledge of the Sellers, controlling persons
has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that
might reasonably be expected to cause or result in the
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the
Company to facilitate the sale or resale of any Capital
Shares.
(ee) Broker-Dealer
Status. None of Sellers, Target nor any of their related
entities (i) is required to register as a “broker” or “dealer” in accordance with the
provisions of the Securities Exchange Act or (ii) directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is a
“person associated with a
member” or “associated person of a member”
(within the meaning of Article I of the NASD Manual administered by
FINRA). To the Sellers’ knowledge, there are no affiliations
or associations between any member of FINRA and any of
Target’s officers, directors or 5% or greater security
holders, except as set forth in the §4 of the Disclosure
Statement. All of the information (including, but not limited to,
information regarding affiliations, security ownership and trading
activity) provided to Buyer by Sellers, Target, its officers and
directors and the holders of any securities (debt or equity) or
warrants, options or rights to acquire any securities of Target in
connection with the filing to be made and other supplemental
information to be provided to FINRA pursuant to Rule 5110 of
FINRA in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement is true, complete and correct, and copies of any Target
filings required to be filed with FINRA have been filed with the
Commission.
(ff) Commission
Filings;Sarbanes–Oxley Act. Target is current with and
has timely met its Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“Commission”)
reporting obligations and its current financial statements are
available on the Commission’s EDGAR database (the
“SEC Reports”).
There have not been any unreported material adverse changes in the
business or condition, financial or otherwise, of Target. There is
and has been no failure on the part of Target or any of
Target’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such,
to comply in all material respects with any applicable provision of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations
promulgated in connection therewith (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), including
§402 related to loans and §302 and 906 related to
certifications. As of their respective dates, the SEC Reports
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act, as applicable, and
none of the SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement
of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
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(gg) Disclosure
Controls and Procedures. Target has established and
maintains “disclosure
controls and procedures” (as defined in
Rules 13a–15(e) and 15d–15(e) of the Securities
Exchange Act); Target’s “disclosure controls and
procedures” are reasonably designed to ensure that all
information (both financial and non–financial) required to be
disclosed by Target in the reports that it will file or furnish
under the Securities Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
rules and regulations of the Commission and that all such
information is accumulated and communicated to Target’s
management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure and to make the certifications of the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Target required
under the Securities Exchange Act with respect to such
reports.
(hh) Company’s
Accounting System. Target maintains a system of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances
that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization;
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles and to maintain accountability for
assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance
with management’s general or specific authorization; and
(iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with
existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is
taken with respect to any differences.
(ii) No
Unlawful Contributions or Other Payments. No payments or
inducements have been made or given, directly or indirectly, to any
federal or local official or candidate for, any federal or state
office in the United States or foreign offices by Target or any of
its officers or directors, or, to the knowledge of Sellers, by any
of its employees or agents or any other person in connection with
any opportunity, contract, permit, certificate, consent, order,
approval, waiver or other authorization relating to the business of
Target, except for such payments or inducements as were lawful
under applicable laws, rules and regulations. Neither Target, nor,
to the knowledge of Sellers, any director, officer, agent, employee
or other person associated with or acting on behalf of Target,
(i) has used any corporate funds for any unlawful
contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense
relating to political activity; (ii) made any direct or
indirect unlawful payment to any government official or employee
from corporate funds; or (iii) made any bribe, unlawful
rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful
payment in connection with the business of Target.
(jj) Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act. None of Sellers, Target, any
Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of Target, any director, officer,
agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of
Target or any of its Subsidiaries, is aware of or has taken any
action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by
such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively,
the “FCPA”),
including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means
or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance
of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the
payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or
authorization of the giving of anything of value to any
“foreign
official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any
foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for
foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA. Target and
its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in
compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies
and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably
expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance
therewith.
(kk) Money
Laundering Laws. The operations of Target and its
Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance
with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements
of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as
amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the
rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules,
regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any
governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no
action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental
agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving Target or any
of its Subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is
pending or, to the knowledge of Sellers, threatened.
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(ll) OFAC.
None of Seller, Target, any Target Subsidiary or, to the knowledge
of Sellers, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or
person acting on behalf of Target or any of its Subsidiaries is
currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office
of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department
(“OFAC”); and
Target will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the
offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such
proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person
or entity, for the purpose of financing the activities of any
person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by
OFAC.
(mm) Exchange
Listing. The Common Stock is currently listed on the OTC
Pink Market (the “Market”) under the trading symbol
“BMSN”. The
Company is currently designated as a “Current Information Company” on
the Market. Target has not, in the twelve (12) months preceding the
date of the Disclosure Schedule, received notice from the Market to
the effect that Target is not in compliance with the listing or
maintenance requirements or that its designation as a Current
Information Company is in jeopardy. Target has no reason to believe
that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be in
compliance with all such listing and maintenance
requirements.
(nn) FINRA.
The Company has not, in the two (2) years preceding the date
hereof, received notice from FINRA to the effect that the Company
or its Affiliates is not in compliance with any FINRA regulations,
rule or other requirement. The Company has no reason to believe
that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be in
compliance with all such requirements.
(oo) Shell Status. The Company is not now
and has never been a shell company as defined in SEC Release
33-8587 and is not subject to Footnote 32 of SEC Release
33-8587.
5. Pre-Closing Covenants. The Parties
agree as follows with respect to the period between the execution
of this Agreement and the Closing:
(a) General. Each of the Parties will use
his, her, or its reasonable best efforts to take all action and to
do all things necessary in order to consummate and make effective
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including
satisfaction, but not waiver, of the Closing conditions set forth
in §7 below).
(b) Notices and Consents. If it is
determined that any third-party consents are required, Sellers will cause each of Target
and its Subsidiaries to give any notices to third parties, and will
cause each of Target and its Subsidiaries to use their reasonable
best efforts to obtain any third-party consents referred to in
§4(c) above. Each of the Parties will (and Sellers will cause
each of Target and its Subsidiaries to) give any notices to, make
any filings with, and use its reasonable best efforts to obtain any
authorizations, consents, and approvals of governments and
governmental agencies in connection with the matters referred to in
§3(a)(ii), §3(b)(ii), and §4(c) above. Sellers are
unaware of any authorizations, consents, and approvals of
governments and governmental agencies in connection with the
matters referred to in §3(a)(ii), §3(b)(ii), and
§4(c) above which would be required to be
obtained.
(c) Operation of Business. Sellers will not
cause or permit Target or any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any
practice, take any action, or enter into any transaction outside
the Ordinary Course of Business. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, Sellers will not cause or permit Target or any of
its Subsidiaries to (i) declare, set aside, or pay any dividend or
make any distribution with respect to its capital stock or redeem,
purchase, or otherwise acquire any of its capital stock; (ii) issue
any securities or permit a change in control of Target; or (iii)
otherwise engage in any practice, take any action, or enter into
any transaction of the sort described in §4(p)
above.
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(d) Preservation of Business. Sellers will
cause each of Target and its Subsidiaries to keep their business
and properties substantially intact.
(e) Full Access. Each Seller will permit,
and the Sellers will cause each of Target and its Subsidiaries to
permit, representatives of Buyer (including legal counsel and
accountants) to have full access at all reasonable times, and in a
manner so as not to interfere with the normal business operations
of Target and its Subsidiaries, to all premises, properties,
personnel, books, records (including tax records), contracts, and
documents of or pertaining to each of Target and its Subsidiaries.
Buyer will treat and hold as such any Confidential Information it
receives from any of Sellers, Target, and its Subsidiaries in the
course of the reviews contemplated by this §5(e), will not use
any of the Confidential Information except in connection with this
Agreement, and, if this Agreement is terminated for any reason
whatsoever, will return to Sellers, Target, and its Subsidiaries
all tangible embodiments (and all copies) of the Confidential
Information which are in its possession.
(f) Notice of Developments. Sellers will
give prompt written notice to Buyer of any material adverse
development causing a breach of any of the representations and
warranties in §4 above. Each Party will give prompt written
notice to the others of any material adverse development causing a
breach of any of his, her, or its own representations and
warranties in §3 above. No disclosure by any Party pursuant to
this §5(e), however, shall be deemed to amend or supplement
the Disclosure Schedule or to prevent or cure any
misrepresentation, breach of warranty, or breach of
covenant.
(g) Exclusivity. No Seller will (and
Sellers will not cause or permit Target or any of its Subsidiaries
to) (i) solicit, initiate, or encourage the submission of any
proposal or offer from any Person relating to the acquisition of
any capital stock or other voting securities, or any substantial
portion of the assets, of Target or any of its Subsidiaries
(including any acquisition structured as a merger, consolidation,
or share exchange) or (ii) participate in any discussions or
negotiations regarding, furnish any information with respect to,
assist or participate in, or facilitate in any other manner any
effort or attempt by any Person to do or seek any of the foregoing.
No Seller will vote his, her, or its Target Shares in favor of any
such acquisition.
(h) Tax Matters. Without the prior written
consent of Buyer, neither Target nor any of its Subsidiaries shall
make or change any election, change an annual accounting period,
adopt or change any accounting method, file any amended Tax Return,
enter into any closing agreement, settle any Tax claim or
assessment relating to Target or any of its Subsidiaries, surrender
any right to claim a refund of Taxes, consent to any extension or
waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Tax claim or
assessment relating to Target or any of its Subsidiaries, or take
any other similar action relating to the filing of any Tax Return
or the payment of any Tax, if such election, adoption, change,
amendment, agreement, settlement, surrender, consent or other
action would have the effect of increasing the Tax liability of
Target or any of its Subsidiaries for any period ending after the
Closing Date or decreasing any Tax attribute of Target or any of
its Subsidiaries existing on the Closing Date.
(i) Market Activities. Sellers will ensure
Target (i) will not, directly or indirectly, take any action
designed to cause or result in, or that constitutes or might
reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or
manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to
facilitate the sale or resale of the Capital Shares and (ii) will
comply with all filing and other requirements of the Market to
maintain its designation as a Current Information
Company.
(j) Investment Company Act. Sellers will
ensure Target will conduct its affairs in such a manner so as to
reasonably ensure that neither Target nor its Subsidiaries is or
will be, an “investment
company” within the meaning of such term under the
Investment Company Act.
(k) Securities Act and Securities Exchange
Act. Sellers will ensure Target will use their collective
best efforts to comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the
Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act as from time to time
in force.
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(l) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Sellers will ensure
Target and its Subsidiaries will use their best efforts to comply
with all effective applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act.
(m) Transfer Agent. Sellers covenant and
agree that, in the event that the Company's agency relationship
with the transfer agent should be terminated for any reason prior
to Closing the Company shall immediately appoint a new transfer
agent.
6. Post-Closing Covenants. The Parties
agree as follows with respect to the period following the
Closing:
(a) General. In case at any time after the
Closing any further actions are necessary to carry out the purposes
of this Agreement, each of the Parties will take such further
actions (including the execution and delivery of such further
instruments and documents) as any other Party may reasonably
request, all at the sole cost and expense of the requesting Party
(unless the requesting Party is entitled to indemnification
therefor under §8 below). Sellers acknowledge and agree that
from and after the Closing Buyer will be entitled to possession of
all documents, books, records (including tax records), agreements,
and financial data of any sort relating to Target and its
Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Target Books and
Records”).
(b) Litigation Support. In the event and
for so long as any Party actively is contesting or defending
against any action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation,
charge, complaint, claim, or demand in connection with (i) any
transaction contemplated under this Agreement or (ii) any fact,
situation, circumstance, status, condition, activity, practice,
plan, occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to act, or
transaction on or prior to the Closing Date involving Target or any
of its Subsidiaries, each of the other Parties will cooperate with
him, her, or it and his, her, or its counsel in the contest or
defense, make available his, her, or its personnel, and provide
such testimony and access to his, her, or its books and records as
shall be necessary in connection with the contest or defense, all
at the sole cost and expense of the contesting or defending Party
(unless the contesting or defending Party is entitled to
indemnification therefor under §8 below).
(c) Transition. No Seller shall take any
action that is designed or intended to have the effect of
discouraging any lessor, licensor, customer, supplier, or other
business associate of Target or any of its Subsidiaries from
maintaining the same business relationships with Target and its
Subsidiaries after the Closing as it maintained with Target and its
Subsidiaries prior to the Closing.
(d) Confidentiality. Each Seller will
treat and hold as such all of the Confidential Information, refrain
from using any of the Confidential Information except in connection
with this Agreement, and deliver promptly to Buyer or destroy, at
the request and option of Buyer, all tangible embodiments (and all
copies) of the Confidential Information that are in his, her, or
its possession. In the event that any Seller is requested or
required pursuant to oral or written question or request for
information or documents in any legal proceeding, interrogatory,
subpoena, civil investigative demand, or similar process to
disclose any Confidential Information, that Seller will notify
Buyer promptly of the request or requirement so that Buyer may seek
an appropriate protective order or waive compliance with the
provisions of this §6(d). If, in the absence of a protective
order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, any Seller is, on the
advice of counsel, compelled to disclose any Confidential
Information to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt, that
Seller may disclose the Confidential Information to the tribunal;
provided, however, that the disclosing Seller shall use his, her,
or its reasonable best efforts to obtain, at the reasonable request
of Buyer, an order or other assurance that confidential treatment
will be accorded to such portion of the Confidential Information
required to be disclosed as Buyer shall designate.
7. Conditions to Obligation to
Close.
(a) Conditions to Buyer’s
Obligation. The obligation
of Buyer to consummate the transactions to be performed by it in
connection with the Closing is subject to satisfaction of the
following conditions:
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(i) The representations
and warranties set forth in §3(a) and §4 above shall be
true and correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing
Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties
are qualified by the term “material,” or contain terms such
as “Material Adverse
Effect” or “Material Adverse Change,” in
which case such representations and warranties (as so written,
including the term “material” or “Material”) shall be true and
correct in all respects at and as of the Closing Date;
(ii) Sellers
shall have performed and complied with all of their covenants
hereunder in all material respects through the Closing, except to
the extent that such covenants are qualified by the term
“material,” or
contain terms such as “Material Adverse Effect” or
“Material Adverse Change,” in which
case Sellers shall have performed and complied with all of such
covenants (as so written, including the term “material” or “Material”) in all respects
through the Closing;
(iii) Target
and its Subsidiaries shall have procured all of the third-party
consents specified in §5(b) above if such consents are
required;
(iv) No
action, suit, or proceeding shall be pending before any court or
quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal, state,
local, or non-U.S. jurisdiction or before any arbitrator wherein an
unfavorable injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge
would (i) prevent consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) cause any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following
consummation; (iii) adversely affect the right of Buyer to own
Target Shares and to control Target and its Subsidiaries; or (iv)
materially and adversely affect the right of Target or any of its
Subsidiaries to own its assets and to operate its business (and no
such injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge shall
be in effect);
(v) Sellers shall have
delivered to Buyer a certificate to the effect that each of the
conditions specified above in §7(a)(i)-(iv) is satisfied in
all respects;
(vi) Neither
Target nor its Subsidiaries shall have any liabilities, contingent
or otherwise, regardless of what is set forth on the Financial
Statements except for those described in §10 which will be
paid at Closing.
(vii) Buyer
shall have received the resignations, effective as of April 2,
2020, of each director and officer of Target and its
Subsidiaries;
(viii) All
actions to be taken by Sellers in connection with consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and all certificates,
opinions, instruments, and other documents required to effect the
transactions contemplated hereby will be reasonably satisfactory in
form and substance to Buyer;
(ix) Sellers
shall have delivered to Buyer through the Escrow Agent, the Target
Books and Records, including without limitation, copies of the
certificate of incorporation or articles of incorporation, as
applicable, of each Seller, Target, and Target Subsidiary certified
on or soon before the Closing Date by the Secretary of State (or
comparable officer) of the jurisdiction of each such Person’s
incorporation;
(x) Sellers shall have
delivered to Buyer copies of the certificate of good standing of
each Seller, Target, and Target Subsidiary issued on or soon before
the Closing Date by the Secretary of State (or comparable officer)
of the jurisdiction of each such Person’s organization and of
each jurisdiction in which each such Person is qualified to do
business;
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(xi) Sellers
shall have delivered to Buyer a certificate of the secretary or
certificate of declaration of trust, as applicable, of each Seller,
dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Buyer, as to: (i) no amendments to the certificate
of incorporation or trust documents of such Seller since the date
specified in clause (x) above; (ii) the bylaws, if any, of such
Seller; (iii) the resolutions of the board of directors (or a duly
authorized committee thereof) of such Seller authorizing the
execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby; and (iv) incumbency and
signatures of the officers of such Seller executing this Agreement
or any other agreement contemplated by this Agreement;
(xii) Sellers
shall have delivered to Buyer a certificate of the secretary of
Target and Target Subsidiary, dated the Closing Date, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, as to: (i) no
amendments to the certificate of incorporation or articles of
incorporation, as applicable, of such Person since the date
specified in clause (xii) above; (ii) the bylaws of such Person;
and (iii) any resolutions of the board of directors (or a duly
authorized committee thereof) of such Person relating to this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;
and
(xiii) Buyer
shall be satisfied with its due diligence review of Target, in its
sole discretion.
Buyer
may waive any condition specified in this §7(a) if it executes
a writing so stating at or prior to the Closing.
(b) Conditions to Sellers’
Obligation. The Sellers’ obligation to consummate the
transactions to be performed by them in connection with the Closing
is subject to satisfaction of the following
conditions:
(i) The representations
and warranties set forth in §3(b) above shall be true and
correct in all material respects at and as of the Closing Date,
except to the extent that such representations and warranties are
qualified by the terms “material,” or contain terms such
as “Material Adverse
Effect” or “Material Adverse Change,” in
which case such representations and warranties (as so written,
including the term “material” or “Material”) shall be true and
correct in all respects at and as of the Closing Date;
(ii) Buyer
shall have performed and complied with all of its covenants
hereunder in all material respects through the Closing, except to
the extent that such covenants are qualified by the term
“material,” or
contain terms such as “Material Adverse Effect” or
“Material Adverse
Change,” in which case Buyer shall have performed and
complied with all of such covenants (as so written, including the
term “material”
or “Material”)
in all respects through the Closing;
(iii) No
action, suit, or proceeding shall be pending before any court or
quasi-judicial or administrative agency of any federal, state,
local, or non-U.S. jurisdiction or before any arbitrator wherein an
unfavorable injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge
would (i) prevent consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) cause any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded
following consummation (and no such injunction, judgment, order,
decree, ruling, or charge shall be in effect);
(iv) Buyer
shall have delivered to Sellers a certificate to the effect that
each of the conditions specified above in §7(b)(i)-(iii) is
satisfied in all respects; and
(v) All actions to be
taken by Buyer in connection with consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and all certificates, opinions, instruments,
and other documents required to effect the transactions
contemplated hereby will be reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to Requisite Sellers.
Requisite
Sellers may waive any condition specified in this §7(b) on
behalf of Sellers if they execute a writing so stating at or prior
to the Closing.
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8. Remedies for Breaches of This
Agreement.
(a) Survival of Representations and
Warranties. The Parties,
intending to shorten the applicable statute of limitations period,
agree that all of the representations and warranties of Sellers
contained in §4 above (other than §4(b), (i), and (k)
above) shall survive the Closing hereunder (even if Buyer knew or
had reason to know of any misrepresentation or breach of warranty
at the time of Closing) and shall expire on the first (1st)
anniversary of the Closing. All of the other representations and
warranties of the Parties contained in this Agreement (including
the representations and warranties of the Parties contained in
§3 above and the representations and warranties of Sellers
contained in §4(b), (i), and (k) above) shall survive the
Closing (even if the damaged Party knew or had reason to know of
any misrepresentation or breach of warranty at the time of Closing)
and continue in full force and effect for the maximum period for
bringing a breach of contract claim permitted under the statute of
limitations of the jurisdiction specified in
§11(i).
(b) Indemnification Provisions for Buyer’s
Benefit.
(i) In the event any
Seller breaches any of his, her, or its representations,
warranties, and covenants contained herein (other than the
covenants in §2(a) above and the representations and
warranties in §3(a) above), and provided that Buyer makes a
written claim for indemnification against any Seller pursuant to
§8(c) below before expiration of the applicable survival
period set forth in §8(a) above, then such survival period
shall not expire with respect to such claim and each Seller shall
be obligated jointly and severally to indemnify Buyer from and
against the entirety of any Adverse Consequences Buyer may suffer
(including any Adverse Consequences Buyer may suffer after the end
of any applicable survival period) resulting from, arising out of,
relating to, in the nature of, or caused by the breach, and any
applicable statute of limitations period on filing a lawsuit with
respect to such claim shall not expire until 1 year after the later
of (1) the date of Buyer’s written claim for indemnification
and (2) the expiration of the applicable survival period set forth
in §8(a) above.
(ii) In
the event any Seller breaches any of his, her, or its covenants in
§2(a) above or any of his, her, or its representations and
warranties in §3(a) above and provided that Buyer makes a
written claim for indemnification against such Seller pursuant to
§8(c) below before expiration of the applicable survival
period set forth in §8(a) above, then such survival period
shall not expire with respect to such claim and such Seller shall
indemnify Buyer from and against the entirety of any Adverse
Consequences Buyer shall suffer (including any Adverse Consequences
Buyer shall suffer after the end of any applicable survival period)
resulting from, arising out of, relating to, in the nature of, or
caused by the breach, and any applicable statute of limitations
period on filing a lawsuit with respect to such claim shall not
expire until 1 year after the later of (1) the date of
Buyer’s written claim for indemnification and (2) the
expiration of the applicable survival period set forth in
§8(a) above.
(iii) Each
Seller shall be obligated jointly and severally to indemnify Buyer
from and against the entirety of any Adverse Consequences Buyer may
suffer resulting from, arising out of, relating to, in the nature
of, or caused by the acts or omissions of any Seller, Target or
Subsidiary arising prior to the Closing Date.
(c) Indemnification Provisions for Sellers’
Benefit. In the event Buyer breaches any of its
representations, warranties, and covenants contained herein and
provided that any Seller makes a written claim for indemnification
against Buyer pursuant to §8(d)(i) below within the survival
period (if there is an applicable survival period pursuant to
§8(a) above), then Buyer agrees to indemnify each Seller from
and against the entirety of any Adverse Consequences suffered
(including any Adverse Consequences suffered after the end of any
applicable survival period) resulting from, arising out of,
relating to, in the nature of, or caused by the
breach.
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(d) Matters Involving Third
Parties.
(i) If any third party
notifies any Party (the “Indemnified Party”) with respect
to any matter (a “Third-Party Claim”) that may give
rise to a claim for indemnification against any other Party (the
“Indemnifying
Party”) under this §8, then the Indemnified Party
shall promptly notify each Indemnifying Party thereof in writing;
provided, however, that no delay on the part of the Indemnified
Party in notifying any Indemnifying Party shall relieve the
Indemnifying Party from any obligation hereunder unless (and then
solely to the extent) the Indemnifying Party is thereby
prejudiced.
(ii) Any
Indemnifying Party will have the right to assume the defense of the
Third-Party Claim with counsel of his, her, or its choice
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party at any time within
fifteen (15) days after the Indemnified Party has given notice of
the Third-Party Claim; provided, however, that the Indemnifying
Party must conduct the defense of the Third-Party Claim actively
and diligently thereafter in order to preserve his, her, or its
rights in this regard; and provided further that the Indemnified
Party may retain separate co-counsel at its sole cost and expense
and participate in the defense of the Third-Party
Claim.
(iii) So
long as the Indemnifying Party has assumed and is conducting the
defense of the Third-Party Claim in accordance with §8(d)(ii)
above, (i) the Indemnifying Party will not consent to the entry of
any judgment on or enter into any settlement with respect to the
Third-Party Claim without the prior written consent of the
Indemnified Party (not to be unreasonably withheld) unless the
judgment or proposed settlement involves only the payment of money
damages by one or more of the Indemnifying Parties and does not
impose an injunction or other equitable relief upon the Indemnified
Party and (ii) the Indemnified Party will not consent to the entry
of any judgment on or enter into any settlement with respect to the
Third-Party Claim without the prior written consent of the
Indemnifying Party (not to be unreasonably withheld).
(iv) In
the event none of the Indemnifying Parties assumes and conducts the
defense of the Third-Party Claim in accordance with §8(d)(ii)
above, however, (i) the Indemnified Party may defend against, and
consent to the entry of any judgment on or enter into any
settlement with respect to, the Third-Party Claim in any manner he,
her, or it may reasonably deem appropriate (and the Indemnified
Party need not consult with, or obtain any consent from, any
Indemnifying Party in connection therewith) and (ii) the
Indemnifying Parties will remain responsible for any Adverse
Consequences the Indemnified Party may suffer resulting from,
arising out of, relating to, in the nature of, or caused by the
Third-Party Claim to the fullest extent provided in this
§8.
(e) Determination of Adverse Consequences.
Indemnification payments under this §8 and §9 shall be
paid by the Indemnifying Party without reduction for any Tax
Benefits available to the Indemnified Party. However, to the extent
that the Indemnified Party recognizes Tax Benefits as a result of
any Adverse Consequences in any tax year in which or prior to which
such Adverse Consequences were incurred (or in any of the two (2)
immediately succeeding tax years), the Indemnified Party shall pay
the amount of such Tax Benefits (but not in excess of the
indemnification payment or payments actually received from the
Indemnifying Party with respect to such Adverse Consequences) to
the Indemnifying Party as such Tax Benefits are actually recognized
by the Indemnified Party. For this purpose, the Indemnified Party
shall be deemed to recognize a tax benefit (“Tax Benefit”) with respect to a
taxable year if, and to the extent that, the Indemnified
Party’s cumulative liability for Taxes through the end of
such taxable year, calculated by excluding any Tax items
attributable to the Adverse Consequences from all taxable years,
exceeds the Indemnified
Party’s actual cumulative liability for Taxes through the end
of such taxable year, calculated by taking into account any Tax
items attributable to the Adverse Consequences for all taxable
years (to the extent permitted by relevant Tax law and treating
such Tax items as the last items claimed for any taxable year). The
Parties shall make appropriate adjustments for insurance coverage
and take into account the time cost of money (using the Applicable
Rate as the discount rate) in determining Adverse Consequences for
purposes of this §8. All indemnification payments under this
§8 and §9 shall be deemed adjustments to the Purchase
Price.
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(f) Waiver of Certain Damages. In no event
shall any Party be entitled to recover or make a claim under this
Agreement for any amounts in respect of, and in no event shall
“Adverse
Consequences” be deemed to include, (i) punitive
damages (unless payable to a third party); (ii) consequential,
incidental, special, or indirect damages; or (iii) lost profits,
loss of future revenue or income or any diminution of value or
similar damages based on “multiple of profits” or
“multiple of cash
flow” or other valuation methodology, whether or not
such damages were reasonably foreseeable or the Parties
contemplated that such damages would be a probable result of a
breach of this Agreement.
(g) Exclusive Remedy.
(i) Except as set forth
in §8(g)(ii), Buyer and Sellers acknowledge and agree that,
from and after Closing, the foregoing indemnification provisions in
this §8 shall be the exclusive remedy of Buyer and Sellers
with respect to Target, its Subsidiaries, and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, and except as set forth in §8(g)(ii), Buyer and
Sellers hereby waive any statutory, equitable, or common law rights
or remedies relating to any environmental, health, or safety
matters, including without limitation any such matters arising
under any Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements and
including without limitation any arising under CERCLA.
(ii) Notwithstanding
anything in §8(g)(i) to the contrary, nothing in this §8
shall (i) prohibit Buyer or any of its Affiliates from bringing a
claim against any Person, including any Seller, alleging such
Person committed or aided and abetted the commission of Fraud in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or
(ii) limit any remedy Buyer or such Affiliate may have against such
Person, and only such Person, but only in the event a court of
competent jurisdiction finally determines that such Person is
liable for Fraud or aiding and abetting Fraud.
(iii) Each
Seller hereby agrees that he, she, or it will not make any claim
for indemnification against Target or any of its Subsidiaries by
reason of the fact that he, she, or it was a director, officer,
employee, or agent of any such entity or was serving at the request
of any such entity as a partner, trustee, director, officer,
employee, or agent of another entity (whether such claim is for
judgments, damages, penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid in
settlement, losses, expenses, or otherwise and whether such claim
is pursuant to any statute, charter document, bylaw, agreement, or
otherwise) with respect to any action, suit, proceeding, complaint,
claim, or demand brought by Buyer against such Seller (whether such
action, suit, proceeding, complaint, claim, or demand is pursuant
to this Agreement, applicable law, or otherwise).
9. Tax Matters. The following
provisions shall govern the allocation of responsibility as between
Buyer and Sellers for certain tax matters following the Closing
Date:
(a) Tax Indemnification. Each Seller shall
jointly and severally indemnify Target, its Subsidiaries, Buyer,
and each Buyer Affiliate and hold them harmless from and against
(i) all Income Taxes (or the non-payment thereof) of Target and its
Subsidiaries for all taxable periods ending on or before the
Closing Date and the portion through the end of the Closing Date
for any taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the
Closing Date (“Pre-Closing
Tax Period”); (ii) any and all Income Taxes of any
member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, or unitary group
of which Target or any of its Subsidiaries (or any predecessor of
any of the foregoing) is or was a member on or prior to the Closing
Date, including pursuant to Treasury Regulation §1.1502-6 or
any analogous or similar state, local, or non-U.S. law or
regulation; and (iii) any and all Income Taxes of any person (other
than Target and its Subsidiaries) imposed on Target or any of its
Subsidiaries as a transferee or successor, by contract or pursuant
to any law, rule or regulation, which Taxes relate to an event or
transaction occurring before the Closing, provided that, Sellers
shall have no obligation to indemnify Target, its Subsidiaries,
Buyer, or any Buyer Affiliate against any Adverse Consequences
consisting of, or relating to, Income Taxes resulting from (x) a
Code §338 election with respect to Buyer’s purchase of
Target’s capital stock pursuant to this Agreement, (y) any
transactions occurring on the Closing Date after the Closing
outside the ordinary course of business (other than as explicitly
contemplated by this Agreement), or (z) any breach by Buyer of
§9(h) of this Agreement.
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(b) Straddle Period. In the case of
any taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing
Date (a “Straddle
Period”), the amount of any Income Taxes for the
Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be determined based on an interim
closing of the books as of the close of business on the Closing
Date (and for such purpose, the taxable period of any partnership
or other pass-through entity in which Target or any of its
Subsidiaries holds a beneficial interest shall be deemed to
terminate at such time).
(c) Responsibility for Filing Tax Returns.
Buyer shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be
filed all Income Tax Returns for Target and its Subsidiaries that
are filed after the Closing Date. Buyer shall permit Sellers to
review and comment on each such Income Tax Return described in the
preceding sentence prior to filing and shall make such revisions to
such Income Tax Returns as are reasonably requested by
Sellers.
(d) Cooperation on Tax
Matters.
(i) Buyer, Target and
its Subsidiaries and Sellers shall cooperate fully, as and to the
extent reasonably requested by the other Party, in connection with
the filing of Tax Returns pursuant to this §9 and any audit,
litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes. Such
cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the other
Party’s request) the provision of records and information
that are reasonably relevant to any such audit, litigation or other
proceeding and making employees available on a mutually convenient
basis to provide additional information and explanation of any
material provided hereunder. Target and its Subsidiaries and
Sellers agree (A) to retain all books and records with respect to
Tax matters pertinent to Target and its Subsidiaries relating to
any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date until the
expiration of the statute of limitations (and, to the extent
notified by Buyer or Sellers, any extensions thereof) of the
respective taxable periods, and to abide by all record retention
agreements entered into with any taxing authority, and (B) to give
the other Party reasonable written notice prior to transferring,
destroying or discarding any such books and records and, if the
other Party so requests, Target and its Subsidiaries or Sellers, as
the case may be, shall allow the other Party to take possession of
such books and records.
(ii) Buyer
and Sellers further agree, upon request, to use their best efforts
to obtain any certificate or other document from any governmental
authority or any other Person as may be necessary to mitigate,
reduce or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed (including, but
not limited to, with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby).
(iii) Buyer
and Sellers further agree, upon request, to provide the other Party
with all information that either Party may be required to report
pursuant to Code §6043, or Code §6043A, or Treasury
Regulations promulgated thereunder.
(e) Tax-Sharing Agreements. All tax-sharing
agreements or similar agreements with respect to or involving
Target and its Subsidiaries shall be terminated as of the Closing
Date and, after the Closing Date, Target and its Subsidiaries shall
not be bound thereby or have any liability thereunder.
(f) Certain Taxes and Fees. All transfer, documentary, sales,
use, stamp, registration and other such Taxes, and all conveyance
fees, recording charges and other fees and charges (including any
penalties and interest) incurred in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
shall be borne 50% by Buyer and 50% by Sellers.
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10. No Liabilities. As of the Closing Date
the following liabilities of the Target and/or any Subsidiary of
the Target (“Collective
Liabilities”) shall be paid to the creditors directly
from the Purchase Price through the Escrow Account in order that
the Target and /or any Subsidiary of the Target shall have no
material liabilities as of the Closing Date:
Note Payable by Target / David Koos |
$ 24,392.00 |
Note Payable by Target / Blackbriar Partners |
$ 48,400.00 |
Note Payable by Target / BST Partners |
$ 15,481.00 |
Note Payable by Target / Bostonia Partners |
$ 10,100.00 |
Note Payable by Pine Hills, Inc. / BST Partners |
$ 8,639.00 |
Franchise Tax Payable by Target / Delaware |
$ 1,065.00 |
Account Payable by Target / Broadridge ICS |
$ 987.14 |
Account Payable by Target / Securities Transfer
Corporation |
$ 16,042.99 |
Account Payable by Target / Joseph G. Vaini |
$ 14,955.00 |
Account Payable by Target / Simple SEC |
$ 750.00 |
Interest Payable by Target / BST Partners |
$ 336.00 |
Interest Payable by Target / Bostonia Partners |
$ 560.00 |
Interest
Payable by Pine Hills, Inc./BST Partners | $
228.00 |
11. Termination.
(a) Termination of Agreement. Certain of the
Parties may terminate this Agreement as provided
below:
(i) Buyer and Requisite
Sellers may terminate this Agreement by mutual written consent at
any time prior to the Closing;
(ii) Buyer
may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to Requisite
Sellers at any time prior to the Closing (i) in the event any
Seller has breached any material representation, warranty, or
covenant contained in this Agreement in any material respect, Buyer
has notified Requisite Sellers of the breach, and the breach has
continued without cure for a period of five (5) days after the
notice of breach; (ii) if the Closing shall not have occurred on or
before April 2, 2020, by reason of the failure of any condition
precedent under §7(a) hereof (unless the failure results
primarily from Buyer itself breaching any representation, warranty,
or covenant contained in this Agreement); or (iii) if Buyer decides
to terminate as a result of its due diligence of Target, in its
sole discretion.
(iii) Requisite
Sellers may terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to
Buyer at any time prior to the Closing (i) in the event Buyer has
breached any material representation, warranty, or covenant
contained in this Agreement in any material respect, any Seller has
notified Buyer of the breach, and the breach has continued without
cure for a period of five (5) days after the notice of breach or
(ii) if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before April 2,
2020.
(b) Effect of Termination. If any Party
terminates this Agreement pursuant to §11(a) above, (i) all
rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder shall terminate
without any liability of any Party to any other Party (except for
any liability of any Party then in breach); provided, however, that
the confidentiality provisions contained in §5(e) above shall
survive termination, and (ii) the Purchase Price deposited in the
Escrow Account by the Buyer shall be returned to
Buyer.
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12. Miscellaneous.
(a) Press Releases and Public
Announcements. No Party shall issue any press release or
make any public announcement relating to the subject matter of this
Agreement prior to the Closing without the prior written approval
of Buyer and Requisite Sellers; provided, however, that any Party
may make any public disclosure it believes in good faith is
required by applicable law or any listing or trading agreement
concerning its publicly traded securities (in which case the
disclosing Party will use its reasonable best efforts to advise the
other Parties prior to making the disclosure).
(b) Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except for
Rivulet Films LLC (the “Third Party
Beneficiary”), which the Parties acknowledge is a
third party beneficiary of this Agreement, this Agreement shall not
confer any rights or remedies upon any Person other than the
Parties and their respective successors and permitted
assigns.
(c) Entire Agreement. This Agreement
(including the documents referred to herein) constitutes the entire
agreement among the Parties and supersedes any prior
understandings, agreements, or representations by or among the
Parties, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to
the subject matter hereof.
(d) Succession and Assignment. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Parties named herein and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. No Party may assign either this Agreement or any of his,
her, or its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the
prior written approval of Buyer and Requisite Sellers; provided,
however, that Buyer may (i) assign any or all of its rights and
interests hereunder to one or more of its Affiliates and (ii)
designate one or more of its Affiliates to perform its obligations
hereunder (in any or all of which cases Buyer nonetheless shall
remain responsible for the performance of all of its obligations
hereunder).
(e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be
executed in one or more counterparts (including by means of
facsimile), each of which shall be deemed an original but all of
which together will constitute one and the same
instrument.
(f) Headings. The section headings
contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and
shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
(g) Notices. All notices,
requests, demands, claims, and other communications hereunder shall
be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim, or other
communication hereunder shall be deemed duly given (i) when
delivered personally to the recipient; (ii) one (1) business day
after being sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier
service (charges prepaid); (iii) one (1) business day after being
sent to the recipient by facsimile transmission or electronic mail;
or (iv) four (4) business days after being mailed to the recipient
by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and
postage prepaid, and addressed to the intended recipient as set
forth below:
If to
Sellers: | David
R. Koos 4700
Spring Street, Suite 304 La
Mesa, CA 91942 Email:
venturebridge@gmail.com | | |
If to Buyer: | Mike
Witherill 1166 E.
Warner Road Suite
205 Gilbert,
Arizona 85296 Email:
mike@mjwpictures.com |
Copy to: | Gallagher
& Kennedy, P.A. 2575 E.
Camelback Road Phoenix,
Arizona 85016 Attn:
Stephen R. Boatwright, Esq. Email:
steve.boatwright@gknet.com |
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Any
Party may change the address to which notices, requests, demands,
claims, and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by
giving the other Parties notice in the manner herein set
forth.
(h) Governing Law; Venue. This Agreement
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic
laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice
or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of
Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the
application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of
Delaware. Each Party hereby irrevocably submits to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting
in the County of Maricopa, Arizona, for the adjudication of any
dispute hereunder or in connection with any transaction
contemplated hereby, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not
to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is
not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that
such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum
or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper.
Each Party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process
and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or
proceeding by mailing a copy thereof (certified or registered mail,
return receipt requested) to such Party at the address in effect
for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service
shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any
way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by
law.
(i) Amendments and Waivers. No amendment of
any provision of this Agreement shall be valid unless the same
shall be in writing and signed by Buyer and Requisite Sellers. No
waiver by any Party of any provision of this Agreement or any
default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant
hereunder, whether intentional or not, shall be valid unless the
same shall be in writing and signed by the Party making such waiver
nor shall such waiver be deemed to extend to any prior or
subsequent default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or
covenant hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising by
virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence.
(j) Severability. Any term or provision of
this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in
any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or
enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other
situation or in any other jurisdiction.
(k) Expenses. Each Buyer, Seller, Target,
Target Subsidiary, and the Third Party Beneficiary will bear his,
her, or its own costs and expenses (including legal fees and
expenses) incurred in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that (except as provided in
§9(f) above) Sellers will also bear the cost and expenses of
Target and its Subsidiaries (including all of their legal fees and
expenses) in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby in the event that the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement are consummated.
(l) Construction. The Parties have
participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or
interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if
drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of
the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Any
reference to any federal, state, local, or non-U.S. statute or law
shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. The
word “including” shall mean including
without limitation.
(m) Incorporation of Exhibits, Annexes, and
Schedules. The Exhibits, Annexes, and Schedules identified
in this Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and made a
part hereof.
(n) Governing Language. This Agreement has
been negotiated and executed by the Parties in English. In the
event any translation of this Agreement is prepared for convenience
or any other purpose, the provisions of the English version shall
prevail.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto
have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
BUYER:
/s/ Debbit Rasmussen |
Debbie Rasmussen |
|
|
Klusman Family Holdings |
|
|
By: /s/ Aaron
Klusman |
Name: Aaron Klusman |
Its: Owner/Manager |
|
SELLERS: |
|
/s/ Heather Cassady |
Heather Cassady |
|
|
David Koos |
David Koos |
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EXHIBIT C
CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE
$215,000 (the
“Principal
Amount”) | March 24,
2020 |
FOR
VALUE RECEIVED, Debbie Rasmussen and
Klusman Family Holdings (together, “Borrower”), whose address is c/o Rivulet Media,
Inc., 1206 East Warner Road,
Suite 101-I, Gilbert, Arizona 85296, jointly and severally agree and promise to pay
to Dan Crosser, whose address is ____________________
(“Lender”), the sum of Two Hundred Fifteen Thousand
Dollars ($215,000.00), plus interest as set forth herein, with such
amount payable to Lender at the address set forth above, or at such
other place as Lender may designate, in accordance with the
following terms and conditions.
1.
Definitions.
As used in this convertible promissory note (this
“Note”), the
following terms, unless the context otherwise requires, have the
following meanings:
1.1 “Business
Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or a
day observed as a legal holiday by the United States government or
the State of Arizona.
1.2 “Common
Stock” means the common stock of the
Company.
1.3 “Company”
means Rivulet Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
1.4 “Conversion
Shares” means four million three hundred sixty-four
thousand two hundred thirty-five (4,364,235) shares of Common Stock
owned by Borrower and to be received upon conversion of this Note
pursuant to conversion under Section 4 below.
2.
Maturity.
2.1 Maturity
Date. Unless earlier converted pursuant to Section 4 below,
the outstanding Principal Amount and all accrued interest on this
Note shall be due and payable on June 30, 2020 (the
“Maturity
Date”).
2.2 Interest.
This Note bears interest at the rate of five percent (5%) per
annum.
3.
Security.
This Note is unsecured.
4.
Elective
Conversion. Lender shall have
the right, upon providing written notice to Borrower, to convert
all, but not less than all, of the then outstanding Principal
Amount into the Conversion Shares. If Lender elects to convert this
Note into the Conversion Shares, then (a) all accrued interest on
the outstanding Principal Amount will be forgiven, (b) Lender shall
surrender this Note to Borrower within three (3) Business Days
of such notice, and (c) Lender and Borrower shall cooperate with respect to the transfer of
Conversion Shares on the books and records of the
Company.
5.
Events
of Default.
5.1 Event
of Default. “Event of
Default” means any one or more of the following events
(whatever the reason and whether it shall be voluntary or
involuntary or effected by operation of law or pursuant to any
judgment, decree, or order of any court, or any order, rule or
regulation of any administrative or governmental
body):
5.1.1 failure
by Borrower to pay the outstanding Principal Amount and all accrued
but unpaid interest on or before the Maturity Date, and such
default is not cured within five (5) days;
5.1.2 any
default of any provision of this Note other than a failure to pay
addressed by section 5.1.1 above, and such default is not cured
within thirty (30) days of the receipt of notice of the default;
or
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5.1.3 (i)
Borrower commences a case, as debtor, under any applicable
bankruptcy or insolvency laws as now or hereafter in effect or any
successor thereto, or Borrower commences any other proceeding under
any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of
debtors, dissolution, insolvency, or liquidation or similar law of
any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to
Borrower, or (ii) there is commenced a case against Borrower, under
any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency laws, as now or hereafter
in effect or any successor thereto, which remains undismissed for a
period of ninety (90) days; or (iii) Borrower is adjudicated by a
court of competent jurisdiction insolvent or bankrupt; or any order
of relief or other order approving any such case or proceeding is
entered; or (iv) Borrower suffers any appointment of any custodian,
receiver, trustee, or the like for it or any substantial part of
its property which continues undischarged or unstayed for a period
of ninety (90) days; or (v) Borrower makes a general assignment for
the benefit of creditors; or (vi) Borrower shall fail to pay, or
shall state that it is unable to pay, or shall be unable to pay,
its debts generally as they become due.
5.2 Remedies
Upon Event of Default.
5.2.1 If
any Event of Default occurs, the outstanding Principal Amount plus
accrued interest shall become, at Lender’s election,
immediately due and payable in cash. Lender need not provide, and
Borrower hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest, or other
notice or demands of any kind, and Lender may immediately and
without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its
rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to
it under applicable law.
5.2.2 Alternatively,
in the event of an Event of Default, Lender may elect to convert
the then outstanding Principal Amount
into the Conversion Shares as described in Section
4.
6.
Currency;
Payments. All references herein to “dollars” or
“$” are to U.S. dollars, and all payments of principal
and interest on this Note shall be made in lawful money of the
United States of America in immediately available funds. If the
date on which any such payment is required to be made pursuant to
the provisions of this Note occurs on a Saturday or Sunday or legal
holiday observed in the State of Arizona such payments shall be due
and payable on the immediately succeeding date which is not a
Saturday or Sunday or legal holiday so observed.
7.
Right
of Prepayment. Borrower may prepay the Principal Amount and
accrued interest of this Note, in whole or in part at any
time.
8.
Miscellaneous.
8.1 Time
of Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to
Borrower’s duties and obligations under this
Note.
8.2 Severability.
If one or more provisions of this Note are held to be unenforceable
under applicable law, such provision shall be excluded from this
Note and the balance of the Note shall be interpreted as though
such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in
accordance with its terms. The parties agree to replace such
illegal, void, invalid, or unenforceable provision of this Note
with a legal, valid, and enforceable provision that shall achieve,
to the extent possible, the economic, business, and other purposes
of such illegal, void, invalid or unenforceable
provision.
8.3 Attorneys’
Fees and Costs. Each party shall bear its own expenses in
connection with the issuance of this Note, provided, however, that
if any action at law or in equity is necessary to enforce or
interpret the terms of this Note, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to its reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs, and
disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party
may be entitled.
8.4 Entire
Agreement. This Note constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous negotiations,
agreements, and understandings.
8.5 Notices.
All notices that Lender or Borrower is required or permitted to
give under this Note shall be delivered to the applicable address
as set forth in the opening paragraph.
8.6 Successors
and Assigns. This Note shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of Borrower and Lender and their respective successors
and permitted assigns. Borrower may not voluntarily or
involuntarily transfer, convey, or assign this Note, or any of its
duties or obligations hereunder, without Lender’s prior
written consent, which may be withheld for any reason, or for no
reason at all. As used herein, the term “Lender” means
and includes the successors and permitted assigns of
Lender.
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8.7 Headings.
The headings contained herein are for convenience only, do not
constitute a part of this Note, and shall not be deemed to limit or
affect any of the provisions hereof.
8.8 Governing
Law; Jurisdiction and Venue. This Note is to be governed by
and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware. Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Note
or any document related hereto shall be brought in Maricopa County,
Arizona in any court of competent jurisdiction, and, by execution
and delivery of this Note, the Company and Lender hereby accept the
jurisdiction and venue of such courts.
8.9 Counterparts.
This Note may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which will be deemed and original and all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument. This Note may be executed
by fax or .pdf format.
The
Company has caused this Note to be executed as of the date first
written above.
BORROWER | |
| |
/s/
Debbie Rasmussen | |
Debbie
Rasmussen | |
| |
KLUSMAN
FAMILY HOLDINGS | |
| |
| |
By: | /s/
Aaron Klusman |
|
Aaron Klusman, Owner/Manager |
|
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