UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):   November 10, 2014

 

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INVISA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

Nevada   000-50081   65-1005398
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
of Incorporation)       Identification No.)

 

 

1800 2nd Street, Suite 965

Sarasota, FL 34236

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(941) 870-3950

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

Acquisition of Uniroyal Engineered Products, LLC and Engineered Products Acquisition Limited.

Summary of Acquisition

On November 10th, 2014 Invisa, Inc. (“Invisa” or the “Company”) acquired Uniroyal Engineered Products, LLC (“Uniroyal”), a U.S. manufacturer of textured coatings, and Engineered Products Acquisition Limited (“EPAL”), the holding company for Wardle Storeys (Group) Limited (“Wardle Storeys”), a European manufacturer of textured coatings and polymer films. Management of the acquired entities was not altered in the acquisitions.

Invisa made the acquisition of Uniroyal through its newly formed subsidiary, UEP Holdings, LLC (“UEPH”), to which it contributed certain of its assets and liabilities as part of the organization of that subsidiary. The aggregate purchase consideration paid for 100% of the outstanding equity of Uniroyal was preferred ownership interests issued by UEPH having an aggregate face value of $35 million. In a separate transaction, Invisa also purchased EPAL for 100 shares of Invisa’s Common Stock and Invisa’s guaranty of outstanding EPAL preferred stock retained by the seller having a face value of £12,601,198 (approximately $20 million).

Following the acquisitions of Uniroyal and EPAL, Invisa had an aggregate of approximately 14.5 million shares of common stock outstanding (approximately 19 million on a fully diluted basis).

Uniroyal .

UEPH Contribution Agreement . On November 10th, 2014, Invisa’s newly formed subsidiary, UEPH acquired all of the ownership interests in Uniroyal in exchange for the issuance by UEPH of preferred stock having an aggregate face value of $35 million (the “Uniroyal Transaction”). Twenty million dollars of the UEPH preferred stock pays a quarterly dividend of 5% per annum and fifteen million dollars of the UEPH preferred stock pays a quarterly dividend of 5.5% per annum increasing at 0.5% per annum to a maximum annual preferred dividend rate of 8%. The UPEH preferred stock has a liquidation preference equal to its face value.

The Uniroyal Contribution Agreement contains customary transferor’s representations and warranties. The transferor’s representations and warranties do not survive the closing, with the exception of certain tax representations and warranties that survive until 60 days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, including any applicable extensions. The foregoing description of the Uniroyal Transaction is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Uniroyal Transaction agreements which are attached hereto as Exhibits and are incorporated herein by reference.

Uniroyal Business Summary . Uniroyal is a leading manufacturer of vinyl coated fabrics that are durable, stain resistant, cost-effective alternatives to leather, cloth and other synthetic fabric coverings. Uniroyal’s revenue was derived approximately 50% from the automotive industry and approximately 50% from the recreational, industrial, indoor and outdoor furnishings, hospitality and healthcare markets. Uniroyal reports that total sales for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2013 were $54 million and $26 million for the six months ended June 29, 2014. Uniroyal, headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, has 187 employees and leases approximately 230,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space in Stoughton, Wisconsin.

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Uniroyal provides specialized materials with performance characteristics customized to the specifications of the end user. Products are complemented with technical and customer support for the use of Uniroyal’s products in a manufacturing environment. Uniroyal’s products are differentiated by unique protective top finishes, adhesive backings and transfer print capabilities. Additional process capabilities include embossing grains and patterns, and rotogravure printing that imparts character prints and non-registered prints. Uniroyal’s products are distinguished by certain technologically advanced properties that offer superior performance in a wide variety of applications as alternatives to leather, cloth, and other synthetic fabric coverings. For example, for recreational products, that are used outdoors, such as boats, personal watercraft, golf carts and snowmobiles, UEP sells a Naugahyde ® product that is designed primarily for weatherability. It also manufactures Naugahyde ® products that can withstand powerful cleaning agents, which are widely used in hospitals and other medical facilities. Flame and smoke retardant Naugahyde ® vinyl coated fabrics are used for a variety of commercial and institutional furniture applications, including hospital furniture and school bus seats. Uniroyal is committed to research and development, and in 2013, it spent approximately $765,000 on R&D.

 

Uniroyal’s products compete primarily on the basis of style, color and quality, as well as price and customer service through technical support and performance characteristics, which meet customer needs. In the domestic automotive markets, price is a primary competitive factor. In the domestic automotive market, Uniroyal generally sells its coated fabrics to custom fabricators, which use Uniroyal’s coated fabrics to make finished products such as seats and door panels, which are then sold to automobile manufacturers. Uniroyal’s principal competitors are Canadian General-Tower Limited, Vulcaflex S.p.A., Morbern, Inc., OMNOVA Solutions Inc. and C.G. Spradling & Company.

 

Uniroyal markets its textured coatings products under several nationally recognized brand names, including NAUGAHYDE ® , NAUGAFORM ® and DURAN ® ; its cleaning agent-resistant coated fabrics under the name BEAUTY GARD ® ; and its flame and smoke retardant coated fabrics under the brand name FLAME BLOCKER™. Uniroyal sells its coated fabrics primarily through four national sales representatives, who are employees of Uniroyal.

 

Wardle Storeys (EPAL)

Wardle Storeys Share Contribution Agreement . On November 10th, 2014, Invisa and Mr. Howard R. Curd (“Mr. Curd”) entered into and consummated a Share Contribution Agreement (the “Wardle Storeys Transaction”), under which Invisa purchased from Mr. Curd all of the outstanding ordinary common stock of Engineered Products Acquisition Limited (“EPAL”), a United Kingdom Private Company Limited by Shares. EPAL has three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Wardle Storeys (Group) Limited, Wardle Storeys (Earby) Limited, and Wardle Storeys (Services) Limited, all of which are United Kingdom Private Companies limited by Shares (collectively, with EPAL, “Wardle Storeys”).

In the Wardle Storeys Transaction, Mr. Curd retained EPAL preferred stock with a face value of £12,601,198 (approximately $20 million). The preferred stock pays a quarterly dividend of 5% per annum in British pounds and has a liquidation preference equal to its face value. As additional consideration Invisa guaranteed the payment of the preferred dividends and issued 100 shares of Invisa common stock to the EPAL selling stockholder.

The Share Contribution Agreement contains customary transferor’s representations and warranties. The transferor’s representations and warranties do not survive the closing, with the exception of certain tax representations and warranties that survive until 60 days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations, including any applicable extensions. The foregoing description of the Wardle Storeys Transaction is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Wardle Storeys Transaction agreements which are attached hereto as Exhibits and incorporated herein by reference.

Wardle Storeys Business Summary . Wardle Storeys manufactures PVC foils and textured coated fabrics in its Earby, Lancashire, England, facility. Approximately 85% of Wardle Storeys’ revenue is from sales to European automotive manufactures which is diversified among a broad range of products, including, seating, door panels, head rests, fascia, gear lever covers, sun visors and storage space covers. Wardle Storeys’ remaining sales are to contract manufacturers for a wide range of other industrial applications. Total sales for the twelve months ended December 31, 2013 were $50 million and $24 million for the six months ended June 29, 2014. Wardle Storeys, located in Earby, England, has 222 employees and leases an approximately 250,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility.

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In-house design and innovative product development are key features of this export-oriented business. Wardle Storeys, which provides styling services from concept to production, spent approximately $717,000 on research and development in 2013. Wardle Storeys provides an experienced styling service from concept through to production. The business also has a components division that manufactures automotive water shedders, wheel disk covers and sun visors.

Wardle Storeys and its predecessors have been supplying vinyl coated fabrics to the European automotive marketplace for approximately fifty years. By spreading its applications widely across a number of models and particular applications, Wardle Storeys seeks to reduce its dependence on a particular part for model changes or updates.

 

Wardle Storeys’ non-automotive products, which comprise approximately 15% of its sales volume, include printed PVC sheets for baby stroller and nursery markets and PVC coated fabrics for contract furniture in the UK and Europe. Other sectors include health care equipment (including wheelchair seating), boats (hull lining and seating) and public transport seating. Prestigious programs in which Wardle Storeys’ products have been involved include the Wembley and Old Trafford stadiums.

 

Wardle Storeys’ trademarked coated fabric products include Amblon ® , Ambla ® , Velbex ® Cirroflex ® , Vynide ® and Plastolene ® .

Wardle Storeys offers a diversity of product technologies, including the following:

 

    Multiply lamination for lamination of fabrics and foams to PVC products as well as PVC to make heavy-duty sheeting.

 

    Printing and lacquering: Gravure printing allows production of thousands of registered prints or effects using metal rollers with an engraved surface. To give a durable finish, lacquer is applied to the PVC surface by gravure rollers. This can be made matt or glossy, depending on customer requirements.

 

    Off-line embossing allows products to be printed prior to applying the grain, giving an increased range of design options.

 

    Panel cutting of blank sheets and shaped cut parts for direct supply to Wardle Storeys’ customers, or for use in Wardle Storeys’ high frequency welding operation.

 

    Wardle Storeys’ vacuum forming facility offers a wide spectrum of three dimensional components manufactured to customer designs.

 

    Wardle Storeys’ high frequency welding process offers a versatile fabrication system for a wide selection of PVC-based components. 

 

    Heat sealing is a thermal fabrication process.

 

Wardle Storeys’ products compete in the automotive markets for coated fabrics primarily on the basis of price and innovation in design. Wardle Storeys generally sells its coated fabrics to custom fabricators, who use Wardle Storeys’ coated fabrics to make finished products such as seats and door panels, which are then sold to automobile manufacturers. The automobile manufacturers generally designate Wardle Storeys as the preferred supplier to the custom fabricators. Wardle Storeys’ principal competitors include the Benecke-Kaliko Group.

Wardle Storeys manufactures its coated fabrics products at its 250,000 sq. ft. facility in Earby, England, which is leased from a non-affiliate.

 

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Invisa Asset Contribution Agreement . To complete the Uniroyal Transaction, Invisa created a subsidiary, UEP Holdings, LLC, (“UEPH”) a Delaware limited liability company. Invisa, which was the founding member of UEPH, owns all of UEPH’s common units and contributed certain assets to UEPH under the Asset Contribution Agreement. On November 10, 2014, Invisa amended and restated the UEPH Operating Agreement to provide for $35 million in UEPH preferred interests having a liquidation preference equal to face value. The UEPH preferred interests consist of $20 million UEPH preferred interests that pays a quarterly dividend of 5% per annum and $15 million UEPH preferred interests that pays a quarterly dividend of 5.5% per annum increasing at 0.5% per annum to a maximum annual preferred dividend rate of 8%. The Amended and Restated UEPH Operating Agreement creates a management board consisting of John Scates, Edmund King, Greg Newell, Howard R. Curd and Howard F. Curd and gives certain voting rights to the holders of the UEPH preferred interests. The foregoing description of the Asset Contribution Agreement and the Amended and Restated UEPH Operating Agreement is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Exhibits attached hereto which are incorporated herein by reference.

Description of pre-existing relationships between Invisa and Howard R. Curd, Uniroyal and Wardle Storeys.

Prior to the consummation of the Uniroyal Transaction and the Wardle Storeys Transaction, Mr. Howard R. Curd beneficially owned all of Invisa’s outstanding shares of Series A preferred stock and Series B preferred stock; a substantial portion of Invisa’s outstanding Series C Preferred; and approximately 6.8 million shares of Invisa common stock. As a result of this beneficial ownership, Mr. Curd controls in excess of 80% of Invisa voting rights in all matters to come before the Invisa shareholders. Mr. Curd also owned all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of EPAL and a majority of the limited liability company interests of Uniroyal and was a controlling person of Uniroyal and Wardle Storeys before the acquisitions. Additionally, Mr. Curd owns all of the outstanding equity interest of Centurian Investors, Inc. (“Centurian”). Invisa owes Centurian $1.3 million under senior secured notes and has an ongoing secured credit facility provided by Centurian. The Centurian notes and credit facility are secured by all of Invisa’s assets. Additionally, Mr. Curd is an owner of the manufacturing facility that is leased by Uniroyal and will continue to be used by Uniroyal following the acquisition.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

 

Financial statements required by Item 9.01(a) of Form 8-K will be filed within 71 calendar days after the date of filing of this Form 8-K.

 

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(d) Pro Forma Financial Information.

 

Pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01(b) of Form 8-K will be filed by amendment within 71 calendar days after the date of filing of this Form 8-K. 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
2.1   Share Contribution Agreement, dated November 10, 2014, by and between Invisa, Inc. and Howard R. Curd.
2.2   Asset Contribution Agreement, dated November 10, 2014, between Invisa, Inc. and UEP Holdings, LLC.
2.3  

Contribution Agreement, dated November 10, 2014, by and among Invisa, Inc., a Nevada corporation, UEP Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Howard R. Curd, Howard F. Curd, George Sanchez, Mark Kunz, and Ted Torres.

3.1   Certificate of Formation of UEP Holdings, LLC, dated November 4, 2014
3.2   Limited Liability Company Agreement for UEP Holdings, LLC, dated November 10, 2014.
3.3   Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated November 10, 2014, among UEP Holdings, LLC, Invisa, Inc., Howard R. Curd, Howard F. Curd, George Sanchez, Mark Kunz, and Ted Torres.
     

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  INVISA, INC.
   
   
  By: /s/ Edmund C. King
Date:   November 10, 2014   Edmund C. King
    Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 2.1

 

SHARE CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

 

This Share Contribution Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of November 10, 2014, by and between (i) Invisa, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Transferee ”) and (ii) Howard R. Curd, individually (“ Transferor ”). Transferee and Transferor are sometimes individually referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively referred to herein as the “ Parties ”.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Transferor owns 100% of the issued share capital of Engineered Products Acquisition Limited, a United Kingdom Private Company Limited by Shares registered number 08124800 (the “ Target ”), consisting of fifty (50) ordinary shares (“ Ordinary Shares ”), and fifty (50) preferred shares (“ Preferred Shares ”)

 

WHEREAS, Target owns 100% of the capital stock (including 100% of all rights to acquire any equity interests) of Wardle Storeys (Group) Limited, a United Kingdom Private Company Limited by Shares registered number 04725879 (“ WSG ”);

 

WHEREAS, WSG owns 100% of the capital stock of Wardle Storeys (Services) Limited, a United Kingdom Private Company Limited by Shares registered number 04710842 (“ WSS ”), and Wardle Storeys (Earby) Limited, a United Kingdom Private Company Limited by Shares registered number 04710820 (“ WSE ”);

 

WHEREAS, Transferee desires to acquire and the Transferor desires to sell to Transferee the Ordinary Shares, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree as follows.

 

1. ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF ORDINARY SHARES

 

On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Transferor agrees to transfer and deliver to Transferee at the Closing (as defined in Section 2 hereof) the Ordinary Shares owned by Transferor, with full title guarantee free and clear of any Encumbrances, and Transferee shall acquire the Ordinary Shares from the Transferor, in consideration of the issue of equity shares of Transferee as set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the “ Consideration Shares ” and the “ Transaction Consideration ”).

 

 

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2. CLOSING

 

The acquisition and transfer of the Ordinary Shares shall take place at the offices of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP, 101 E. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 2800, Tampa, Florida at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, on November 10, 2014, or at such other time and place as Transferee and the Transferor mutually agree upon (which time and place are referred to in this Agreement as the “ Closing ” and the day on which the Closing takes place being the “ Closing Date ”).

 

3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE TRANSFEROR TO TRANSFEREE IN RELATION TO THE TARGET AND THE TARGET SUBSIDIARIES

 

The Transferor hereby represents and warrants to Transferee that, except as set forth in the applicable section of the disclosure schedule (the “ Disclosure Schedule ”) and attached to this Agreement, the statements in the following paragraphs of this Section 3 are all true and complete as of the date hereof.

 

3.1 Shares in the Target and Target Subsidiaries

 

(a) The Ordinary Shares c are fully paid, or credited as fully paid. The Ordinary Shares do not include the Preferred Shares of the Target.

 

(b) The Transferor is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Ordinary Shares and is entitled to transfer the legal and beneficial title to the Ordinary Shares to the Transferee free from all Encumbrances, without the consent of any other person.

 

(c) The Target or a Target Subsidiary is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the whole of the allotted and issued share capital of each of the Target Subsidiaries.

 

(d) The issued shares of each Target Subsidiary are fully paid, or credited as fully paid.

 

(e) No person has any right to require at any time, the transfer, creation, issue or allotment of any share, loan capital or other securities (or any rights or interest in them) of the Target or any of the Target Subsidiaries, and neither the Transferor, the Target nor any of the Target Subsidiaries has agreed to confer any such rights, and no person has claimed any such right.

 

(f) Save as set out in Exhibit B, no Encumbrance has been granted to any person or otherwise exists affecting the Ordinary Shares or any issued shares of the Target Subsidiaries, or any unissued shares, debentures or other unissued securities of the Target or any of the Target Subsidiaries, and no commitment to create any such Encumbrance has been given, nor has any person claimed any such rights.

 

(g) Neither the Target nor any of the Target Subsidiaries:

 

(i) owns or has agreed to acquire, any shares, loan capital or any other securities or interest in any company (other than the Target Subsidiaries);

 

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(ii) has at any time since 4 March 2013, had any subsidiary or subsidiary undertakings (within the meaning of section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006 of England and Wales), other than the Target Subsidiaries and save for GWECO 478 Ltd, Wardle Storeys (Holdings) Limited, Wardle Storeys (Property) Limited, Wardle Storeys Components Limited and Tectrim Limited (each of which has been struck off the register with no asset or liability ) ;

 

(iii) is, or has agreed to become, a member of any partnership or other unincorporated association, joint venture or consortium (other than recognised trade associations); or

 

(iv) has a branch or permanent establishment outside England and Wales.

 

(h) The Target has not at any time and none of the Target Subsidiaries has since 4 March 2013 purchased, redeemed, reduced, repaid or forfeited any of its share capital.

 

3.2 Constitutional and Corporate Documents

 

(a) A copy of the memorandum and articles of association of the Target and each of the Target Subsidiaries has been disclosed to the Transferee, and such copy documents are true, accurate and complete.

 

(b) All returns, particulars, resolutions and other documents that the Target has at any time been required or any of the Target Subsidiaries has been required since 4 March 2013 by law to file with, or deliver to, any authority have been correctly made up and duly filed or delivered.

 

(c) All material deeds and documents belonging to the Target or any of the Target Subsidiaries (or to which any of them is a party) are in the possession of the Target or the relevant Target Subsidiary.

 

(d) All accounting, financial and other records of the Target and since 4 March 2014, of each of the Target Subsidiaries (including their respective statutory books and registers):

 

(i) have been properly prepared and maintained;

 

(ii) constitute an accurate record of all matters required by law to appear in them, and comply with any applicable requirements of the Companies Act 2006;

 

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(iii) do not contain any material inaccuracies or discrepancies; and

 

(iv) are in the possession of the Target or the relevant Target Subsidiary.

 

3.3 Warranties in 2013 SPA

 

Having made all reasonable enquiry, the Transferor is not aware of any fact, matter or circumstance that:

 

(a) is inconsistent with or likely to be inconsistent with the warranties given to the Target pursuant to the sale and purchase agreement dated 4 March 2013 made between A T Hall and others and the Target (“ 2013 SPA ”); and

 

(b) has or is likely to give rise to any claim under the 2013 SPA; and the Target has not waived or compromised any claim under the 2013 SPA.

 

3.4 Target

 

(a) The accounts of the Target for the period ended 31 December 2012 have been properly prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied in the UK (incorporating Statements of Standard Accounting Practice, Financial Reporting Standards and Urgent Issues Task Force Abstracts issued or adopted by the Financial Reporting Council, but excluding International Financial Reporting Standards) and in accordance with the Applicable Law and regulations in the UK.

 

(b) Save as disclosed in its accounts to 31 December 2012 the Target had no liability (actual or contingent) and since that date has not incurred any liability (actual or contingent) save pursuant to the 2013 SPA and costs and liabilities incurred in relation to the acquisition of and holding of shares in the Target Subsidiaries.

 

3.5 Trading since 4 March 2013

 

(a) There has been no Material Adverse Change in the financial or trading position or prospects of the Target or any of the Target Subsidiaries since 4 March 2013.

 

(b) Save as disclosed in Section 3.5 of the Disclosure Schedule, no payment has been made by the Target or any Target Subsidiary to or for the benefit of the Transferor or any Affiliate of the Transferor.

 

(c) Except as set forth in Section 3.5 of the Disclosure Schedule, the ownership by the Transferor of the Preferred Shares of the Target, and save for the employment contracts of the executive directors of the Target Subsidiaries, neither the Transferor nor (to the Transferor’s Knowledge) any present or former officer, member of the Board of Directors or shareholder of the Target or any Target Subsidiary, nor any Affiliate of any of them has been or is currently a party to any oral or written agreement or transaction with the Target or any Target Subsidiary or any present or former officer, member of the Board of Directors with a value to or requiring payments to any such Person, including any agreement providing for the employment of such individual, the furnishing of services by such individual, the lease of assets from or to such individual, or otherwise requiring payments to such individual.

 

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3.6 Information

 

(a) The particulars set out in Exhibit B hereto are true, accurate and complete.

 

(b) All information contained in the Disclosure Schedule is true, accurate and complete.

 

3.7 Compliance and Consents

 

(a) The Target has at all times and each of the Target Subsidiaries has since 4 March 2013 conducted its business in accordance with, and has acted in compliance with, all applicable laws and regulations.

 

(b) The Target and each of the Target Subsidiaries holds all licences, consents, permits and authorities necessary to carry on the Business in the places and in the manner in which it is carried on at Closing (“ Consents ”).

 

(c) Each of the Consents is valid and subsisting, neither the Target nor any of the Target Subsidiaries is in breach of the terms or conditions of the Consents (or any of them) and there is no reason why any of the Consents may be revoked or suspended (in whole or in part) or may not be renewed on the same terms.

 

3.8 Insurance

 

(a) The Target maintains, and has at all material times maintained, and each of the Target Subsidiaries maintains, and has at all material times since 3 March 2013 maintained adequate insurance cover against all losses, liabilities and risks that are normally insured against by a person carrying on the same type of business as the Business.

 

(b) The policies of insurance maintained by or on behalf of the Target or any of the Target Subsidiaries (“Policies”) are in full force and effect, all premiums due on them have been paid and all other conditions of the Policies have been performed and observed. Neither the Target nor any of the Target Subsidiaries has done, or omitted to do, anything that may result in an increase in the premium payable for any of the Policies, or affect the renewal of any of the Policies.

 

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(c) There are no outstanding claims under, or in respect of the validity of, any of the Policies and there are no circumstances likely to give rise to a claim under any of the Policies.

 

3.9 Disputes and Investigations

 

(a) Neither the Target, the Target Subsidiaries nor any of their respective directors, nor any person for whose acts the Target or any of the Target Subsidiaries may be vicariously liable, is engaged or involved in any of the following matters (such matters being referred to in this Section 3.9 as Proceedings):

 

(i) any litigation, administrative, arbitration or other proceedings, claims, actions or hearings (except for debt collection in the normal course of business); or

 

(ii) any dispute with or, investigation, inquiry or enforcement proceedings by, any governmental, regulatory or similar body.

 

(b) No Proceedings have been threatened or are pending by or against the Target, any of the Target Subsidiaries, any Director or any person for whose acts the Target or any of the Target Subsidiaries may be vicariously liable, and there are no circumstances likely to give rise to any such Proceedings.

 

(c) Neither the Target nor any of the Target Subsidiaries is affected by any existing or pending judgment, order, decision or ruling of any court, tribunal or governmental, regulatory or similar body, nor has it given any undertaking in connection with any Proceedings.

 

(d) Neither the Transferor, nor any Affiliate of the Transferor has a claim of any nature against the Target or any of the Target Subsidiaries, nor has he (or any such Affiliate) assigned to any person the benefit of any such claim.

 

3.10 Tax

 

(a) Since 4 March 2013 all notices, returns, reports, accounts, computations, statements, assessments, claims, disclaimers, elections and registrations and any other necessary information which are required to be submitted by the Target Subsidiaries to any Taxation Authority (as defined below) for the purposes of Taxation (as defined below) have been made on a proper basis, were submitted within applicable time limits and were true and accurate in all material respects.

 

(b) Since 4 March 2013 all Taxation (whether of the UK or elsewhere), for which the Target Subsidiaries have been liable or are liable to account, has been duly paid by the due dates and no penalties, fines, surcharges or interest have been incurred.

 

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(c) None of the Target Subsidiaries are involved in any dispute with any Taxation Authority nor have any of the Target Subsidiaries, since 4 March 2013, been subject to any visit, audit, investigation, discovery or access order by any Taxation Authority.

 

(d) No Target Subsidiary is or will become liable to make any payment in respect of any liability to Taxation arising as a result of a transaction carried out or circumstance arising between 4 March 2013 and the Closing Date save for transactions arising or circumstances occurring in the Ordinary Course of Business of the Target Subsidiary.

 

(e) The Target is not and will not become liable to make any payment in respect of any liability to Taxation arising as a result of any transaction or circumstance occurring or arising prior to Closing save to the extent that it arises out of the Ordinary Course of Business of the Target as the holding company of the Target Subsidiaries.

 

3.11 No Brokers .

 

Neither the Target, any Target Subsidiary nor the Transferor has any liability, directly or indirectly, to pay any fees, commissions or other amounts to any broker, finder or agent with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

3.12 Full Disclosure .  

 

No representation or warranty by Transferor in this Agreement and no statement contained in the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement or any certificate or other document furnished or to be furnished to Transferee pursuant to this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. 

 

4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF TRANSFEROR TO TRANSFEREE RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION.

 

Transferor hereby represents and warrants to Transferee as follows:

 

4.1 Ownership of Ordinary Shares

 

Transferor is the owner of the Ordinary Shares and Transferor will sell, transfer and deliver to Transferee the Ordinary Shares free and clear of any Encumbrances or other restrictions on transfer. Transferor is not a party to any option, warrant, right, contract, call, put or other agreement or commitment providing for the disposition or acquisition of any equity or debt securities of the Target (other than this Agreement). Transferor is not a party to any voting trust, proxy or other agreement or understanding with respect to the voting of any Ordinary Shares.

 

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4.2 Enforceability

 

This Agreement and when signed at the Closing, each of the other Transaction Documents to which Transferor is a party, have been duly executed and delivered by Transferor and constitute the legal, valid, and binding obligation of Transferor, enforceable against such Transferor in accordance with their respective terms except as may be limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (b) the effect of rules of law governing the availability of equitable remedies. Transferor has the full right, power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which Transferor is a party and to perform his obligations under this Agreement and such Transaction Documents.

 

4.3 No Conflicts

 

The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will not result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, or give rise to any right or cause of action under, any contractual obligations of Transferor. No approval, consent, authorization or other order of, and no declaration, filing, registration, qualification or recording with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person, including, without limitation, any party to any contractual obligation of Transferor, is required to be made by or on behalf of Transferor in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Transferor of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

4.3 Acquisition for Own Account

 

The Consideration Shares to be acquired by Transferor hereunder as consideration for the Ordinary Shares will be acquired for investment for his own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the public resale or distribution thereof within the meaning of the 1933 Act, and Transferor has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same.

 

4.5 Investment Experience

 

Transferor understands that the acquisition of the Consideration Shares involves substantial risk. Transferor: (a) either alone or together with one or more of his purchaser representatives, has experience as an investor in securities of companies in the development stage and acknowledges that Transferor is able to fend for himself, can bear the economic risk of Transferor’s investment in the Consideration Shares and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that Transferor is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this investment in the Consideration Shares and protecting its own interests in connection with this investment, and (b) has a preexisting personal or business relationship with Transferee and certain of its officers, directors or controlling persons of a nature and duration that enables Transferor to be aware of the character, business acumen and financial circumstances of such persons.

 

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4.6 Additional Information

 

Transferor acknowledges that he has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning Transferee and to obtain additional information that it has requested to verify the accuracy of the information contained herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall operate to modify or limit in any respect the representations and warranties of Transferee or to relieve Transferee from any obligations to such Transferor for breach thereof or the making of misleading statements or the omission of material facts in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.

 

4.7 Restricted Securities

 

Transferor understands that the Consideration Shares are characterized as “restricted securities” under the 1933 Act inasmuch as they are being acquired from Transferee in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under the 1933 Act and applicable regulations thereunder such securities may be resold without registration under the 1933 Act only in certain limited circumstances. In this connection, Transferor represents that he is familiar with Rule 144 of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the 1933 Act. Transferor understands that Transferee is under no obligation to register any of the securities sold hereunder under federal or state securities laws. Transferor understands that no public market now exists for any of the Consideration Shares and that it is unlikely that a public market will ever exist for any of the Consideration Shares.

 

5. TRANSFEREE’S KNOWLEDGE

 

Except for the matters set out in the Disclosure Bundle, no information of which the Transferee, its agents or advisers has knowledge (in each case whether actual, constructive or imputed), or which could have been discovered (whether by investigation made by the Transferee or on its behalf), shall prejudice or prevent any claim against the Transferor pursuant to this agreement, or reduce the amount recoverable under any such claim.

 

6. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND CERTAIN AGREEMENTS OF TRANSFEREE .

 

Transferee hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with, Transferor, the Target and the Target Subsidiaries as follows:

 

6.1 Authorization

 

Transferee has the requisite power and authority necessary to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents by Transferee and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder have been duly and validly authorized. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of Transferee, enforceable in accordance with its terms except as may be limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (b) the effect of rules of law governing the availability of equitable remedies.

 

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6.2 Acquisition for Own Account

 

The Ordinary Shares to be purchased by Transferee hereunder will be acquired for investment for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the public resale or distribution thereof within the meaning of the 1933 Act, and Transferee has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same.

 

6.3 Investment Experience

 

Transferee understands that the investment in the Ordinary Shares involves substantial risk. Transferee acknowledges that it is able to fend for itself, can bear the economic risk of such investment in the Ordinary Shares and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that Transferee is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this investment in the Ordinary Shares and protecting its own interests in connection with this investment.

 

6.4 Additional Information

 

Transferee acknowledges that it has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the Target and to obtain additional information that it has requested to verify the accuracy of the information contained herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall operate to modify or limit in any respect the representations and warranties of the Transferor or to relieve him from any obligations to the Transferee Indemnitees for breach thereof or the making of misleading statements or the omission of material facts in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.

 

6.5 Transferee’s Guaranty of the Preferred Shares .

 

Transferee hereby guarantees all rights that pertain to the Preferred Shares, including, without limitation, dividends that become payable to holders of the Preferred Shares from and after the Closing.

 

7. CONDITIONS TO TRANSFEREE’S OBLIGATIONS AT CLOSING  

 

The obligations of Transferee under Section 1 and Section 2 of this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment or waiver, on or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions, which waiver must be given by written communication to the Transferor.

 

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7.1 Representations and Warranties

 

Each of the representations and warranties of the Transferor contained in Section 3 and Section 4 shall have been true and correct as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct on and as of the date of the Closing with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of the Closing.

 

7.2 Performance

 

The Transferor shall have performed and complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by him on or before the Closing and shall have obtained all approvals, consents and qualifications necessary to complete the acquisition and transfer described herein.

 

7.3 Legal Proceedings

 

No action or proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority shall have been instituted or threatened (and not subsequently settled, dismissed or otherwise terminated) which is reasonably expected to restrain, prohibit or invalidate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

7.4 Maintenance of Business

 

The Target and each Target Subsidiary shall have continued to operate its business and assets in the ordinary course and consistent with past practice and maintained its assets and operations through the Closing substantially consistent with the condition of such assets and operations as of the end of their last fiscal year.

 

7.5 Letter of appointment

 

The Transferor shall have delivered to the Transferee letters of the appointment of the Transferor and of Howard F Curd as directors of the Target in the form agreed between the parties and duly signed by the Transferor and Howard F Curd.

 

7.6 No Litigation

 

There shall be no pending or threatened Litigation, which in the reasonable opinion of Transferee, has had or could have any Material Adverse Effect on the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or on the expected benefits therefrom.

 

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7.7 Transfer Powers

 

Transferee shall have received a duly executed stock transfer form in respect of the Ordinary Shares in favour of the Transferee or as it may direct duly executed by the Transferor and together with the share certificate relating to the Ordinary Shares or an appropriate indemnity in lieu of such certificate.

 

7.8 Transferor Release

 

Transferee shall have received a release of all claims against the Target executed by Transferor and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Transferee.

 

7.9 Registers and Minutes .

 

The Transferee shall have received the statutory registers and minutes of the Target and each of the Target Subsidiaries duly written up to date.

 

7.10 Other Documents

 

All other documents in connection with the transactions contemplated at the Closing and all instruments incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Transferee and Transferee shall have received all such counterpart originals and certified or other copies of such documents as it may reasonably request.

 

8. CONDITIONS TO THE TRANSFEROR’S OBLIGATIONS AT CLOSING

 

The obligations of Transferor under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment or waiver on or before the Closing of each of the following conditions.

 

8.1 Representations and Warranties

 

Each of the representations and warranties of Transferee contained in Section 6 shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct on and as of the date of the Closing with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of the Closing.

 

8.2 Payment of Transaction Consideration

 

Transferee shall have delivered to Transferor the Consideration Shares specified for such Transferor in Exhibit A as payment in full of the Transaction Consideration subject to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.

 

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8.3 Good Standing Certificate

 

A good standing certificate for Transferee issued by the Nevada Secretary of State dated within ten (10) days of the Closing shall have been delivered to the Transferor.

 

8.4 Other Documents

 

All other documents in connection with the transactions contemplated at the Closing and all instruments incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Transferor, and the Transferor shall have received all such counterpart originals and certified or other copies of such documents as they may reasonably request.

 

9. OBLIGATIONS ON CLOSING

 

The Transferor shall cause a board meeting of the Target to be held at Closing at which the registration of the transfer of the Ordinary Shares, subject only to the transfers being stamped at the cost of the Transferor, shall be approved.

 

Without the prior written consent of Transferee, Transferor shall not, to the extent it may affect, or relate to, the Target or any Target Subsidiary, make, change or rescind any Tax election, amend any Tax Return or take any position on any Tax Return, take any action, omit to take any action or enter into any other transaction that would have the effect of increasing the Tax liability or reducing any Tax asset of Transferee or the Target or any Target Subsidiary in respect of any Pre-Closing Tax Period. 

 

10. TAX MATTERS

 

10.1 Tax Covenants

 

(a) Without the prior written consent of Transferee, Transferor shall not, to the extent it may affect, or relate to, the Target or any Target Subsidiary, make, change or rescind any Tax election, amend any Tax Return or take any position on any Tax Return, take any action, omit to take any action or enter into any other transaction that would have the effect of increasing the Tax liability or reducing any Tax asset of Transferee or the Target or any Target Subsidiary in respect of any Pre-Closing Tax Period.

 

(b) All transfer, documentary, sales, use, registration, value added and other such Taxes and fees (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with this Agreement (including any real property transfer Tax and any other similar Tax) shall be borne and paid by the Transferee when due, including , without limitation , the UK stamp duty on the transfer of the Ordinary Shares which Transferee shall pay within 28 days of the Closing. The Transferee shall, at its own expense, timely file any Tax Return or other document with respect to such Taxes or fees (and Transferor shall cooperate with respect thereto as necessary).

 

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(c) Transferee shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, all Tax Returns required to be filed by the Target and each Target Subsidiary after the Closing Date with respect to a Pre-Closing Tax Period. Any such Tax Return shall be prepared in a manner consistent with past practice (unless otherwise required by Law) and without a change of any election or any accounting method and shall be submitted by Transferee to Transferor (together with schedules, statements and, to the extent requested by Transferor, supporting documentation) at least 45 days prior to the due date (including extensions) of such Tax Return. If Transferor objects to any item on any such Tax Return, he shall, within 10 days after delivery of such Tax Return, notify Transferee in writing that it so objects, specifying with particularity any such item and stating the specific factual or legal basis for any such objection. If a notice of objection shall be duly delivered, Transferee and Transferor shall negotiate in good faith and use their reasonable best efforts to resolve such items. If Transferee and Transferor are unable to reach such agreement within 10 days after receipt by Transferee of such notice, the disputed items shall be resolved by a nationally recognized accounting firm selected by Transferee and reasonably acceptable to Transferor (the “ Accounting Referee ”) and any determination by the Accounting Referee shall be final. The Accounting Referee shall resolve any disputed items within 20 days of having the item referred to it pursuant to such procedures as it may require. If the Accounting Referee is unable to resolve any disputed items before the due date for such Tax Return, the Tax Return shall be filed as prepared by Transferee and then amended to reflect the Accounting Referee's resolution. The costs, fees and expenses of the Accounting Referee shall be borne equally by Transferee and Transferor. The preparation and filing of any Tax Return of the Target that does not relate to a Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be exclusively within the control of Transferee.

 

10.2 Cooperation and Exchange of Information

 

Transferor and Transferee shall provide each other with such cooperation and information as either of them reasonably may request of the other in filing any Tax Return pursuant to this Article 10 or in connection with any audit or other proceeding in respect of Taxes of the Target or any Target Subsidiary. Such cooperation and information shall include providing copies of relevant Tax Returns or portions thereof, together with accompanying schedules, related work papers and documents relating to rulings or other determinations by tax authorities. Each of Transferor and Transferee shall retain all Tax Returns, schedules and work papers, records and other documents in its possession relating to Tax matters of the Target and each Target Subsidiary for any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date until the expiration of the statute of limitations of the taxable periods to which such Tax Returns and other documents relate, without regard to extensions except to the extent notified by the other party in writing of such extensions for the respective Tax periods. Prior to transferring, destroying or discarding any Tax Returns, schedules and work papers, records and other documents in its possession relating to Tax matters of the Target and each Target Subsidiary for any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date, Transferor or Transferee (as the case may be) shall provide the other party with reasonable written notice and offer the other party the opportunity to take custody of such materials.

 

10.3 Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments

 

Any indemnification payments pursuant to this Article 8 shall be treated as an adjustment to the Transaction Consideration by the parties for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by Law.

 

10.4 Survival

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of Section 3.10 and this Article 10 shall survive for the full period of all applicable statutes of limitations (giving effect to any waiver, mitigation or extension thereof) plus 60 days.

 

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10.5 Overlap

 

To the extent that any obligation or responsibility pursuant to Article 11 may overlap with an obligation or responsibility pursuant to this Article 10 , the provisions of this Article 10 shall govern.

 

11. INDEMNIFICATION

 

11.1 Indemnification by Transferor

 

Transferor shall indemnify and defend the Transferee Indemnitees against, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against, and shall pay and reimburse each of them for, any and all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, actions, judgments, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs or expenses of whatever kind, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and the cost of enforcing any right to indemnification hereunder and the cost of pursuing any insurance providers (collectively, “ Losses ”), incurred or sustained by, or imposed upon the Transferee Indemnitees based upon, arising out of, with respect to or by reason of: (i) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of Transferor contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or instrument delivered by or on behalf of him pursuant to this Agreement; or (ii) any breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by Transferor pursuant to this Agreement.

 

11.2 Indemnification by Transferee

 

Transferee shall indemnify and defend Transferor harmless against, and shall hold him harmless from and against, and shall pay and reimburse him for, any and all Losses incurred or sustained by, or imposed upon, Transferor based upon, arising out of, with respect to or by reason of: (i) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of Transferee contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or instrument delivered by or on behalf of Transferee pursuant to this Agreement; or (ii) any breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by Transferee pursuant to this Agreement.

 

11.3 Survival of Representations and Warranties

 

(a) The representations and warranties made by the Transferor in this Agreement and in each of the other agreements, certificates and instruments delivered to Transferee pursuant to or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall expire at the Closing and be of no force and effect thereafter.

 

(b) The representations and warranties made by Transferee shall expire at the Closing and be of no force and effect thereafter.

 

11.4 Demands

 

If any Indemnitee believes such Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified by any Indemnitor pursuant to this Article 11 with respect to any demand, assertion, claim, action or proceeding, judicial or otherwise, by any third party (such third party demand, assertion, claim, action or proceeding being referred to herein as a “ Third Party Claim “), such Indemnitee agrees that, promptly upon its discovery of facts giving rise to a claim for indemnity under the provisions of this Agreement with respect to such Third Party Claim, such Indemnitee will give prompt notice thereof in writing to Transferee, if the Indemnitee is a Transferor, or the Transferor, if the Indemnitee is Transferee. Such notice shall include a formal demand for indemnification under this Agreement. Failure of the Indemnitee to give such notice in a timely manner shall not relieve the Indemnitor from any liability which it may have on account of this Article 11 or otherwise, except to the extent that the Indemnitor is materially prejudiced thereby.

 

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11.5 Right to Contest and Defend

 

The Indemnitor shall be entitled at its cost and expense to participate in the defense of any Third Party Claim for which it has received notice from the Indemnitee under Section 11.4 and, subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 11.5 , shall be entitled to control and appoint lead counsel (reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee) for such defense; provided that the Indemnitor shall be entitled to control and appoint lead counsel only if (i) the claim involves (and continues to involve) solely monetary damages, (ii) the Indemnitor expressly agrees in writing to the Indemnitee that, as between the two, the Indemnitor is solely obligated to satisfy and discharge the claim and (iii) the Indemnitor makes reasonably adequate provision to satisfy the Indemnitee of the Indemnitor’s ability to satisfy and discharge the claim (the foregoing collectively, the “ Litigation Conditions “); provided, however , that the Indemnitor shall forfeit the right to control the defense or settlement of any such claim if, at any time after assuming the defense or settlement thereof, the Indemnitor no longer satisfies the Litigation Conditions; provided, further, that notice of the intention to so control the defense shall be delivered by the Indemnitor to the Indemnitee within sixty (60) days (or sooner, if the nature of the third party claim so requires) from the date of receipt by the Indemnitor of notice by the Indemnitee of the assertion of the Third Party Claim. Any such contest may be conducted in the name and on behalf of the Indemnitor or the Indemnitee, as may be appropriate. Such contest shall be conducted by reputable counsel employed by the Indemnitor, but the Indemnitee shall have the right, but not the obligation, to participate in such proceedings and to be represented by counsel of its own choosing at its sole cost and expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the election by the Indemnitor to assume the defense, the Indemnitor shall be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel employed by the Indemnitee, if and only to the extent that (i) the Indemnitor has not employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time after receiving notice of the commencement of the action, (ii) the employment of counsel and the amount reimbursable therefor by the Indemnitee has been authorized in writing by the Indemnitor or (iii) representation of the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee by the same counsel would, in the reasonable opinion of such counsel, constitute a conflict of interest under applicable standards of professional conduct. The Indemnitor shall have full authority to determine all action to be taken with respect to a Third Party Claim the defense of which it has assumed in accordance with this Section 11.5 ; provided, however , that the Indemnitor will not have the authority to subject the Indemnitee to any non-monetary relief whatsoever, other than the performance of purely ministerial tasks, and any settlement of a claim must include a full release of the Indemnitee. If the Indemnitor does not elect to assume the control of the defense of any such Third Party Claim, fails to notify the Indemnitee of its election as herein provided or fails to satisfy the Litigation Conditions, the Indemnitee may pay, compromise or defend such Third Party Claim; provided, however , that the Indemnitee shall obtain the prior written consent of the Indemnitor (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) before entering into any settlement of such Third Party Claim.

 

11.6 Tax Claims

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the control of any claim, assertion, event or proceeding in respect of Taxes of the Target (including, but not limited to, any such claim in respect of a breach of the representations and warranties in Section 3.10 or any breach or violation of or failure to fully perform any covenant, agreement, undertaking or obligation in Article 10 ) shall be governed exclusively by Article 10  hereof.

 

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11.7     Cooperation

 

The Indemnitor and the Indemnitee agree to cooperate with each other and their respective counsel in contesting any Third Party Claim or, if appropriate, in making any counterclaim against the Person asserting the Third Party Claim, or any cross-complaint against any other Person, including giving each other reasonable access to all information relevant thereto, subject to receipt of a reasonable confidentiality agreement. The Indemnitor shall be obliged to reimburse the Indemnitee for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses related to such cooperation.

 

11.8 Indemnity Matters

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the amount of any indemnification payable under this Article 11 shall be limited to the amount of any Losses that remains after deducting therefrom any insurance proceeds and any indemnity, contribution or other similar payment received or reasonably expected to be received by the Indemnitee in respect of any such claim . The parties hereto agree that in seeking indemnification payable under this Article 11 , each such party shall (i) exercise good faith in not taking any action, or omitting to take any action, that would jeopardize or prejudice the interests of an Indemnitee and (ii) use reasonable best efforts to pursue all rights and remedies of an Indemnitee under any insurance policy or any other obligation of indemnification in its favor.

 

12. PROTECTION OF GOODWILL

 

Restrictions on the Transferor

 

12.1 The Transferor undertakes to the Transferee (for itself and on behalf of each of the Target and the Target Subsidiaries) that he shall not, directly or indirectly (and shall procure that no Affiliate of him shall directly or indirectly) do any of the following in any capacity, whether on his own behalf, or on behalf of, or jointly with, any other person except in furtherance of the Target’s Business or the Transferee’s prior written consent:

 

(a) at any time during the period of three years from Closing, in any geographic area in which the Target or any of the Target Subsidiaries carries on business at Closing, carry on, be concerned or assist in any way, a business which is or would be in competition with the Business as it was carried on at Closing; or

 

(b) at any time during the period of three years from Closing, canvass, solicit or otherwise seek or accept the custom of any person who has been a client or customer of the Target or any of the Target Subsidiaries at any time during the period of twelve months prior to Closing;

 

(c) at any time during the period of three years from Closing employ or engage, or offer to employ or engage, or solicit or otherwise entice or attempt to entice away from the Target or any of the Target Subsidiaries, any person who is employed or engaged by the Target or any of the Target Subsidiaries in a managerial, sales or technical role; or

 

(d) at any time after Closing, use in the course of any business any trade or service mark, business or domain name, design or logo which, at Closing, was or had been used by the Target or any of the Target Subsidiaries, or anything which is, in the reasonable opinion of the Transferee, capable of confusion with such words, mark, name, design or logo.

 

12.2 Each undertaking in Section 12.1 is a separate undertaking of the Transferor and shall be enforceable separately and independently by the Transferee and each of the Target and the Target Subsidiaries. Each such undertaking is considered fair and reasonable by the parties in order to assure the Transferee the full benefit of the Business and goodwill of the Target and the Target Subsidiaries.

 

12.3 Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, the ownership of capital stock of Transferee or not more than 3% of the capital stock of any company listed on any U.S. stock exchange, including the NASDAQ markets, by Transferor or any Affiliate of Transferor shall not in and of itself be deemed to be a violation of any covenant set forth in Section 12.1.

 

 

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13. DEFINITIONS

 

13.1 General Definitions

 

For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Accounting Referree ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

 

Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, such first Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise.

 

Applicable Law means, collectively, all laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, rules, orders, writs, injunctions, awards, judgments and decrees of any Governmental Authority applicable to a Person or any of its assets, properties or business.

 

Business ” means the business carried on at Closing by all or any of the Target and the Target Subsidiaries of the design, manufacture, distribution and sale of polymer films and coated fabrics.

 

Transferee ” has the meaning set forth in in the first paragraph above.

 

Transferee Indemnitees “ shall mean the following Persons: (a) Transferee; (b) Transferee’s current and future Affiliates (following the Closing, the Target and each target Subsidiary); (c) officers, directors, general and limited partners, members, stockholders and managers of the Persons referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; and (d) the respective successors and assigns of the Persons referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; provided, however , that the Transferor shall not be deemed to be a Transferee Indemnitee.

 

Closing ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

Consents ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(b).

 

Consideration Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.

 

Contract means any legally binding written or oral agreement, contract, subcontract, lease, instrument, note, option, warranty, purchase order, license, sublicense, mortgage or guarantee.

 

Disclosure Schedule ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.

 

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Encumbrance ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, title retention device, collateral assignment, or other encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, other than: (a) statutory liens for taxes or assessments and similar charges, which are not yet due or delinquent or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; (b) statutory liens to secure obligations to landlords, lessors or renters under leases or rental agreements; (c) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or similar programs mandated by Applicable Law; (d) statutory liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen, to secure claims for labor, materials or supplies and other like liens; (e) liens on goods in transit incurred pursuant to documentary letters of credit; (f) zoning, building and other similar restrictions imposed by Applicable Law; (g) non-exclusive licenses granted in the ordinary course of business that would not reasonably be expected to materially interfere with the use or operation of the asset subject thereto; (h) rights granted in confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business providing revocable, non-exclusive rights to use confidential information for a limited purpose; and (i) other liens, imperfections of title, encumbrances or restrictions that do not materially impair or interfere with the use or operation of the asset subject thereto.

 

Entity means any corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, proprietorship, company (including any company limited by shares, limited liability company or joint stock company), firm, society, enterprise, association, organization or other entity.

 

Governmental Authority means any: (a) nation, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature; (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government; (c) governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental division, department, agency, commission, instrumentality, official or ministry and any governmental court or other governmental tribunal); or (d) Entity to whom a Governmental Authority has assigned or delegated any authority or oversight responsibilities.

 

Indemnitees ” shall mean the Transferee Indemnitees or the Transferor, as the case may be.

 

Indemnitors ” shall mean Transferee, on the one hand, or Transferor on the other hand.

 

Knowledge ” shall mean the actual or constructive knowledge of the applicable Person or the officers and directors of a Person that is a business entity, after due inquiry.

 

Laws ” means all foreign or domestic, federal, state and local statutes, laws, ordinances, regulations, rules, resolutions, orders, determinations, writs, injunctions, awards (including, without limitation, awards of any arbitrator), judgments and decrees applicable to the specified Persons and to the businesses and assets thereof (including, without limitation, Laws relating to securities registration and regulation; the sale, leasing, ownership or management of real property; the privacy and security of personal information and consumer protection; employment practices, terms and conditions, and wages and hours; building standards, land use and zoning; safety, health and fire prevention; and environmental protection, including environmental laws).

 

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Liabilities means debts, liabilities and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, determined or determinable, known or unknown, including those arising under any Applicable Law or Contract.

 

Litigation means any action, suit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding, claim or investigation pending or threatened in writing against any Person (or against any officer, member of such Person, member of the board of managers, employee, agent or other similar representative of such Person in their capacity as such or relating to their employment, services or relationship with such Person) before any court, Governmental Authority or private arbitrator.

 

Litigation Conditions ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.5.

 

Losses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.

 

Material Adverse Effect means, with respect to any Person, any material adverse change in the business, assets (including intangible assets), liabilities, operations, results of operations or prospects of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided , however , that in determining whether or not a Material Adverse Effect has occurred, any change attributable to the following shall not be considered: (a) changes in general economic or industry conditions (provided that such changes do not affect such Person in a substantially disproportionate manner as compared to its competitors); (b) changes in Applicable Law or applicable accounting rules or policies; and (c) acts of God, terrorism, military action or war.

 

Ordinary Course of Business means the ordinary course of business of the Target and/or any Target subsidiary consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to quantity and frequency).

 

Parties ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph above.

 

Person means any individual, Entity or Governmental Authority.

 

Policies has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(b).

 

Pre-Closing Tax Period   means any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date and, with respect to any taxable period beginning before and ending after the Closing Date, the portion of such taxable period ending on and including the Closing Date.

 

Preferred Shares ” has the meaning set forth in the first recital.

 

Transaction Consideration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.

 

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Real Property   means the real property owned, leased or subleased by the Target, together with all buildings , structures and facilities located thereon.

 

Representative   means, with respect to any Person, any and all directors, officers, employees, consultants , financial advisors, counsel, accountants and other agents of such Person.

 

Ordinary Shares has the meaning set forth in the first preamble.

 

Transferor ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph above.

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, an Entity (a) in which such Person owns (directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record) at least a 50% equity, beneficial or financial interest, or (b) in which such Person owns (directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record) an amount of voting securities of other interests in such Entity that is sufficient to enable such Person to elect at least a majority of the members of such Entity’s board of directors, board of managers or other governing body.

 

Target ” has the meaning set forth in the first preamble.

 

Target Subsidiaries ” means WSG, WSS and WSE, collectively.

 

Tax” or “Taxation” means all forms of taxation and statutory, governmental, state, federal, provincial, local, government or municipal charges, duties, imposts, contributions, levies, withholdings or liabilities wherever chargeable and whether of the UK or any other jurisdiction (including, for the avoidance of doubt, National Insurance contributions in the UK and corresponding obligations elsewhere) and any penalty, fine, surcharge, interest, charges or costs relating thereto.

 

“Taxation Authority” means any government, state or municipality or any local, state, federal or other fiscal, revenue, customs or excise authority, body or official competent to impose, administer, levy, assess or collect Tax in the UK or elsewhere.

 

Third Party Claim ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.4.

 

Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement and any and all certificates, agreements, documents and other instruments to be executed and delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated by any of the foregoing, as any of the foregoing may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

UEP ” has the meaning set forth in the fourth preamble.

 

UEP Contribution Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the fourth preamble.

 

WSG ” has the meaning set forth in the second preamble.

 

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WSS ” has the meaning set forth in the third preamble.

 

1933 Act” means the (U.S.) Securities Act of 1933.

 

2013 SPA ” means the Share Purchase Agreement dated March 4, 2013 among A.T. Hall, et al. and Engineered Products Acquisition Limited.

 

14. GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

14.1     Successors and Assigns  

 

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder, will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. No Party may assign its rights duties or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Parties hereto.

 

14.2 Governing Law

 

This agreement and any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of Florida without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law principles.

 

Each party irrevocably agrees that the state courts situated in Sarasota or federal courts situated in Hillsborough County, Florida shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection with this agreement or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).

 

14.3 Counterparts

 

This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered will be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

14.4 Titles and Headings

 

The titles, captions and headings of this Agreement are included for ease of reference only and will be disregarded in interpreting or construing this Agreement. Unless otherwise specifically stated, all references herein to “sections” and “exhibits” will mean “sections” and “exhibits” to this Agreement.

 

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14.5 Notices

 

Any and all notices required or permitted to be given to a Party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement will be in writing and will be effective and deemed to provide such Party sufficient notice under this Agreement upon receipt if delivered as follows: (a) in person; (b) addressed to the other Party at its facsimile number specified herein (or hereafter modified by subsequent notice to the Parties hereto); (c) by an express overnight courier, with proof of delivery from the courier requested; or (d) by certified United States mail (return receipt requested). All notices for delivery outside the United States will be sent by facsimile or by express courier. All notices not delivered personally or by facsimile will be sent with postage and/or other charges prepaid and properly addressed to the Party to be notified at the address or facsimile number as follows, or at such other address or facsimile number as such other Party may designate by one of the indicated means of notice herein to the other Parties hereto as follows:

 

(i) if to the Transferor, to: Howard R. Curd, 1800 2 nd Street, Suite 970, Sarasota, Florida 34236; and

 

(ii) if to Transferee, to Transferee marked “Attention: Chief Executive Officer”, at 1800 2 nd Street, Suite 965, Sarasota, FL 34236.

 

14.6 Expenses

 

Each Party shall be responsible for the payment of its or his own expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including fees and expenses of such Party’s counsel and advisors.

 

14.7 Amendments and Waivers

 

Any term of this Agreement may be amended or waived with the written consent of the Parties hereto.

 

14.8 Severability

 

If any provision of this Agreement is determined by any court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent possible given the intent of the Parties hereto. If such clause or provision cannot be so enforced, such provision shall be stricken from this Agreement and the remainder of this Agreement shall be enforced as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable clause or provision had (to the extent not enforceable) never been contained in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the forgoing, if the value of this Agreement based upon the substantial benefit of the bargain for any Party is materially impaired, which determination as made by the presiding court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction shall be binding, then both Parties agree to substitute such provision(s) through good faith negotiations.

 

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14.9 Entire Agreement  

 

This Agreement and the documents referred to herein, together with all the Exhibits hereto, constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersede any and all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between or among the Parties hereto with respect to the specific subject matter hereof.

 

14.10 Further Assurances  

 

The Parties agree to execute such further documents and instruments and to take such further actions as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

 

14.11 Facsimile Signatures

 

This Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile and upon such delivery the facsimile signature will be deemed to have the same effect as if the original signature had been delivered to the other Party.

 

14.12 Third Parties

 

Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any person, other than the Parties hereto and their successors and assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement save that the Target and the Target Subsidiaries shall have the benefit of and be entitled to enforce the covenants by the Transferor in Article 12.

 

14.13 Specific Performance

 

The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the below-signed have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth above.

 

  TRANSFEREE:
   
  INVISA, INC., a Nevada corporation
   
   
  By: /s/ Edmund C. King
Name: Edmund C. King
  Title: CEO

 

  TRANSFEROR:
     
     
     
  /s/  Howard R. Curd
  Howard R. Curd

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

 

CONSIDERATION SHARES

 

 

Name and Address of

Transferor

 

Consideration Shares

Howard R. Curd

1800 2 nd Street, Suite 970

Sarasota, FL 34236

 

100 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT B

PARTICULARS OF THE TARGET AND THE TARGET SUBSIDIARIES

 

Company No Company Name Registered Office Directors Company secretary Shareholdings

Registered Charges

 

08124800 Engineered products Acquisition Limited Grove Mill, Earby, Lancs BB18 6UT

Howard F Curd

and Howard R Curd

 

Oliver Janney 50 ordinary £1 shares held by Howard R. Curd, and 50   Preferred Shares held by Howard R. Curd Debenture in favour of Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance Limited dated 19 March 2013
04725879 Wardle Storeys Group Limited Grove Mill, Earby, Lancs BB18 6UT Howard F Curd, Howard R Curd, Alun T Hall, Stewart A Quinn, George Sanchez Stewart Quinn 1,302,100 shares held by EPAL

Debenture in favour of Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance Limited dated 6 October 2009;

Debenture in favour of Bank of Scotland dated 7 July 2011;

 

04710820 Wardle Storeys Earby Limited Grove Mill, Earby, Lancs BB18 6UT Howard F Curd, Howard R Curd, Alun T Hall, Stewart A Quinn, George Sanchez   1 Ordinary share held by Wardle Stories Group

Debenture in favour of Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance Limited dated 6 October 2009.

Letter of pledge over deposit in favour of Bank of Scotland (now part of the Lloyds Group dated 29 March 2010.

Debenture in favour of Bank of Scotland dated 7 July 2011.

Charge in favour of Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited dated 13 February 2014

 

04710842 Wardle Storeys (Services) Limited Grove Mill, Earby, Lancs BB18 6UT Howard F Curd, Howard R Curd, Alun T Hall, Stewart A Quinn, George Sanchez   1 share held by Wardle Stories Group Debenture in favour of Bank of Scotland dated 7 July 2011

 

 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT 2.2

 

ASSET CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT 

THIS ASSET CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is made as of November 10, 2014, by and between Invisa, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Invisa ”), and UEP Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company; Invisa and the Company being jointly referred to as the “ Parties ” and individually as a “ Party ”). 

 

RECITALS  

A.          Invisa (defined terms used in these recitals have the meanings given to them in Section 1) is engaged in, among other things, the operation the Invisa Contributed Assets;

B.          Invisa owns all of the ordinary common membership interests in the Company.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements and promises herein contained, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

FORMATION OF COMPANY; CONTRIBUTION OF CAPITAL; OWNERSHIP INTERESTS 

2.1         Formation of the Company . The Company has been formed as a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Invisa by filing the Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and any other required documents with such other applicable Governmental Authorities as Invisa has determined.

2.2         Contribution of Capital . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, on the date hereof Invisa shall transfer certain of its assets, subject to certain liabilities, as set forth on Exhibit A to this Agreement (the “Contributed Assets”) to the Company.

2.3         Ownership Interests . In consideration of the transfer under Section 2.2, Invisa shall receive 24,000 of the common membership interests in the Company (the “Ownership Interests”).

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ARTICLE 2

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

3.1           Representations and Warranties of Invisa .

(a)       Authorization . Invisa has the requisite power and authority necessary to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Invisa and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder have been duly and validly authorized. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of Invisa, enforceable in accordance with its terms except as may be limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (b) the effect of rules of law governing the availability of equitable remedies.

(b)        No Conflicts . The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will not result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, or give rise to any right or cause of action under, any contractual obligations of Invisa. No approval, consent, authorization or other order of, and no declaration, filing, registration, qualification or recording with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person, including, without limitation, any party to any contractual obligation of such Party, is required to be made by or on behalf of Invisa in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Invisa of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder.

(c)       Assets and Liabilities. Invisa hereby transfers to the Company the Contributed Assets as a contribution to the Company’s capital.

(d)       Acquisition for Own Account . The Ownership Interests to be received by Invisa hereunder will be acquired for investment for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the public resale or distribution thereof within the meaning of the 1933 Act, and Invisa has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same.

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3.2           Representations and Warranties of the Company .

(a)       Prior History of the Company. The Company hereby represents that the Company has not engaged in any business prior to the date hereof and that the Company has had no assets or liabilities prior to receipt of the Contributed Assets.

(b)       Enforceability . This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of such Party, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as may be limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (b) the effect of rules of law governing the availability of equitable remedies. The Company has the full right, power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform his obligations under this Agreement.

(c)       No Conflicts . The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will not result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, or give rise to any right or cause of action under, any contractual obligations of the Company. No approval, consent, authorization or other order of, and no declaration, filing, registration, qualification or recording with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person, including, without limitation, any party to any contractual obligation of the Company, is required to be made by or on behalf of such Party in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder.

 

ARTICLE 4

COVENANT OF THE COMPANY 

The Company hereby assumes all of the liabilities included in the Contributed Assets and agrees to honor all obligations of Invisa that Invisa has transferred to it.

 

ARTICLE 5

GENERAL PROVISIONS

5.1           Successors and Assigns . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder, will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. No Party may assign its rights duties or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Parties hereto.

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5.2           Governing Law . This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to that body of laws pertaining to conflict of laws. The Parties agree that any action brought by any Party under or in relation to this Agreement, including without limitation to interpret or enforce any provision of this Agreement, shall be brought in, and each Party agrees to and does hereby submit to the jurisdiction and venue of, any state or federal court located in the State of Florida, County of Hillsborough.

5.3           Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered will be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

5.4           Titles and Headings . The titles, captions and headings of this Agreement are included for ease of reference only and will be disregarded in interpreting or construing this Agreement. Unless otherwise specifically stated, all references herein to “sections” and “exhibits” will mean “sections” and “exhibits” to this Agreement.

5.5           Notices . Any and all notices required or permitted to be given to a Party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement will be in writing and will be effective and deemed to provide such Party sufficient notice under this Agreement upon receipt if delivered as follows: (a) in person; (b) addressed to the other Party at its facsimile number specified herein (or hereafter modified by subsequent notice to the Parties hereto); (c) by an express overnight courier, with proof of delivery from the courier requested; or (d) by certified United States mail (return receipt requested). All notices for delivery outside the United States will be sent by facsimile or by express courier. All notices not delivered personally or by facsimile will be sent with postage and/or other charges prepaid and properly addressed to the Party to be notified at the address or facsimile number as follows, or at such other address or facsimile number as such other Party may designate by one of the indicated means of notice herein to the other Parties hereto as follows: if to Invisa or the Company, to such Party marked “Attention: Chief Executive Officer”, at 1800 2 nd Street, Suite 965, Sarasota, FL 34236.

5.6           Expenses . Each Party shall be responsible for the payment of its own expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including fees and expenses of such Party’s counsel and advisors.

5.7           Amendments and Waivers . Any term of this Agreement may be amended or waived with the written consent of the Parties hereto.

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5.8           Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is determined by any court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent possible given the intent of the Parties hereto. If such clause or provision cannot be so enforced, such provision shall be stricken from this Agreement and the remainder of this Agreement shall be enforced as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable clause or provision had (to the extent not enforceable) never been contained in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the forgoing, if the value of this Agreement based upon the substantial benefit of the bargain for any Party is materially impaired, which determination as made by the presiding court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction shall be binding, then both Parties agree to substitute such provision(s) through good faith negotiations.

5.9           Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersedes any and all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between the Parties hereto with respect to the specific subject matter hereof.

5.10         Further Assurances . The Parties agree to execute such further documents and instruments and to take such further actions as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

5.11         Facsimile Signatures . This Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile and upon such delivery the facsimile signature will be deemed to have the same effect as if the original signature had been delivered to the other Party.

5.12         Third Parties . Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any person, other than the Parties hereto and their successors and assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.

5.13         Specific Performance . The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the below-signed have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth above.

 

  INVISA:
   
  INVISA, INC., a Nevada corporation
   
   
   By: /s/ Edmund King
  Name: Edmund King
  Title: CEO

 

 

  THE COMPANY:
   
  UEP HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
   
                INVISA, INC.
   
   
   By: /s/ Edmund King
  Name: Edmund King
  Title: Member

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

CONTRIBUTED ASSETS

 

The Contributed Assets consist of the following assets:

Parking Gate Inventory (components and finished goods)

Trade Name (unregistered/unprotected)

Proprietary process/trade secret

Goodwill

The Contributed Assets are subject to $68,153 in accounts payable related to the Invisa Contributed Assets. (The Contributed Assets are not subject to loans payable to Centurian Investors, Inc. (“Centurian”), and contingent tax liabilities). The Contributed Assets will remain pledged to secure the obligations payable to Centurian of approximately $1,389,740:

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 2.3

 

 

  

 

CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

by and among

Invisa, Inc.,

UEP Holdings, LLC

and

Howard R. Curd, Howard F. Curd, Mark Kunz, George L. Sanchez and Ted Torres as

Members of Uniroyal Engineered Products, LLC

 

 

 

Dated as of November 10, 2014

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

ARTICLE I   DEFINITIONS 5
ARTICLE 2    FORMATION OF COMPANY; CLOSING; RELATED TRANSACTIONS 12
2.1          Formation of the Company 12
2.2          Transactions Prior to the Closing 13
2.3          Time and Place of the Closing 13
2.4          Deliveries and Other Actions at the Closing 13
ARTICLE 3    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 13
3.1          Representations and Warranties of Invisa and the Company 13
(a)          Authorization 13
(b)          Purchase for Own Account 14
(c)          Investment Experience 14
3.2          Representations and Warranties of Certain Uniroyal Parties 14
(a)          Organization, Good Standing, Corporate Power and Qualification 14
(b)          Capitalization 15
(d)          Due Authorization 15
(e)          Consents 15
(f)           Financial Statements 16
(g)          Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities 16
(h)          Accounts Receivable 16
(i)           Taxes 16
(j)           Litigation 18
(k)          Compliance with Laws; Governmental Authorizations 18
(l)           Title to Assets; Real Property; Permits 18
(m)          Insurance 19
(n)           Debt Instruments; Credit Enhancements 20
(o)           Leases 20
(p)           Other Agreements 20
(q)           Transactions with Related Parties 21

 

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(r)           Employee Benefit Plans 21
(s)          Employee Matters 22
(t)           Books and Records 23
(u)          No Brokers 23
(v)          Maintenance of Business 24
(w)          Environmental Matters 24
(x)          Intellectual Property 24
(y)          Full Disclosure 24
3.3          Representations and Warranties of the Uniroyal Parties 24
ARTICLE 4   CONDITIONS TO INVISA’S AND THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS AT CLOSING 27
4.1          Representations and Warranties 27
4.2          Performance 27
4.3          Legal Proceedings 27
4.4          Maintenance of Business 27
4.5          Good Standing Certificate 28
4.6          No Litigation 28
4.7          FIRPTA Certificate 28
4.8          Secretary’s Certificate 28
4.9          Transfer Powers 28
4.10         Uniroyal Party Releases 28
4.11         Other Documents 28
4.12         Form 8-K and Press Release 28
ARTICLE 5   CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE UNIROYAL PARTIES AT CLOSING 29
5.1          Representations and Warranties 29
5.2          Payment of Purchase Price 29
5.3          Good Standing Certificate 29
5.4          Other Documents 29
5.5          Form 8-K and Press Release 29
ARTICLE 6  TAX MATTERS 29
6.1          Tax Covenants 29
6.2          Termination of Existing Tax Sharing Agreements 30
6.3          Tax Indemnification 31
6.4          Straddle Period 31
6.5          Contests 31
6.6          Cooperation and Exchange of Information 32
6.7          Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments 32

 

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6.8          Survival 32
6.9          Overlap 32
ARTICLE 7   INDEMNIFICATION 33
7.1          Indemnification by the Uniroyal Parties 33
7.2          Indemnification by Invisa 33
7.3          Survival of Representations and Warranties 33
7.4          Demands 33
7.5          Right to Contest and Defend 34
7.6          Tax Claims 35
7.7          Cooperation 35
7.8          Indemnity Matters 35
ARTICLE 8   UNIROYAL PARTIES’ REPRESENTATIVE 35
8.1          Authorization of the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative 35
8.2          Compensation; Exculpation; Indemnity; Resignation 37
ARTICLE 9   RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS 38
ARTICLE 10   GENERAL PROVISIONS 39
10.1         Successors and Assigns 39
10.2         Governing Law 39
10.3         Counterparts 39
10.4         Titles and Headings 39
10.5         Notices 40
10.6         Expenses 40
10.7         Amendments and Waivers 40
10.8         Severability 40
10.9         Entire Agreement 40
10.10       Further Assurances 41
10.11        Facsimile Signatures 41
10.12        Third Parties 41
10.13         Specific Performance 41
EXHIBIT A   UNIROYAL PARTIES EQUITY INTERESTS
EXHIBIT B   ALLOCATION OF CONSIDERATION INTERESTS
EXHIBIT C   THE COMPANY LLC AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT D   INVISA CONTRIBUTED ASSETS  

 

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CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

THIS CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is made as of November 10, 2014, by and among Invisa, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Invisa ”); UEP Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”); Howard R. Curd (“ HR Curd ”); Howard F. Curd (“ HF Curd ”); Mark Kunz (“ Kunz ”); George L. Sanchez (“ Sanchez ”); and Ted Torres (“ Torres ”) (HR Curd, HF Curd, Kunz, Sanchez and Torres being collectively referred to as the “ Uniroyal Parties ” and Invisa, the Company and the Uniroyal Parties being collectively referred to as the “ Parties ” and individually as a “ Party ”).

 

RECITALS

A.   Invisa (defined terms used in these recitals have the meanings given to them in Section 1) is engaged in the operation of the Invisa Contributed Assets;

B.   Invisa has contributed, or prior to the Closing hereunder will contribute, to the Company the Invisa Contributed Assets;

C.    The Uniroyal Parties own all of the outstanding membership interests of UEP (the “Equity Interests”); and

 D.   The Uniroyal Parties desire to contribute their assets to the Company.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements and promises herein contained, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

1.              Defined Terms . In this Agreement, except where the context otherwise requires:

Accounting Referee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(c) of this Agreement.

Affiliate means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, such first Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise.

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Applicable Law means, collectively, all laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, rules, orders, writs, injunctions, awards, judgments and decrees of any Governmental Authority applicable to a Person or any of its assets, properties or business. 

Audited Financial Statements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(f) of this Agreement. 

Balance Sheet ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(f) of this Agreement.

Balance Sheet Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(f) of this Agreement.

Board of Managers ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the UEP LLC Agreement.

“Series A Preferred Unit ” has the meaning ascribed to such phrase in the Company LLC Agreement.

“Series B Preferred Unit ” has the meaning ascribed to such phrase in the Company LLC Agreement.

Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Company ” means UEP Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Company Indemnitees “ shall mean the following Persons: (a) the Company; (b) Invisa, Inc.; (c) the Company’s current and future Affiliates (including, following the Closing, UEP); (d) officers, directors, general and limited partners, members, stockholders and managers of the Persons referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) the respective successors and assigns of the Persons referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) above; provided, however , that the Uniroyal Parties shall not be deemed to be Company Indemnitees.

Company LLC Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, a copy of which is appended hereto as Exhibit C.

Consents ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(g) of this Agreement. 

Consideration Interests ” means preferred ownership interests in the Company set forth on Exhibit B to this Agreement.

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Contract means any legally binding written or oral agreement, contract, subcontract, lease, instrument, note, option, warranty, purchase order, license, sublicense, mortgage or guarantee.

Controlling UEP Parties ” means HR Curd and HF Curd.

Disclosure Schedule ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 of this Agreement.

Employee Plan ” means, with respect to UEP, (i) an “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, (ii) all other severance pay, salary continuation, bonus, incentive, stock option, retirement, pension, profit sharing or deferred compensation plans, contracts, programs, funds, or arrangements of any kind, and (iii) all other employee benefit plans, contracts, programs, funds or arrangements (whether written or oral, qualified or nonqualified, funded or unfunded, foreign or domestic, currently effective or terminated) and any trust, escrow or similar agreement related thereto, whether or not funded, in respect of any present or former employees, directors, officers, shareholders, consultants or independent contractors of UEP (or, where indicated below, any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) (A) under common control within the meaning of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA with UEP or (B) which together with UEP is treated as a single employer under Section 414(t) of the Code (the “Controlled Group”)) or with respect to which UEP (or, where indicated below, the Controlled Group) has made or is required to make payments, transfers or contributions. In

Encumbrance ” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, title retention device, collateral assignment, or other encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, other than: (a) statutory liens for taxes or assessments and similar charges, which are not yet due or delinquent or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; (b) statutory liens to secure obligations to landlords, lessors or renters under leases or rental agreements; (c) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or similar programs mandated by Applicable Law; (d) statutory liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen, to secure claims for labor, materials or supplies and other like liens; (e) liens on goods in transit incurred pursuant to documentary letters of credit; (f) zoning, building and other similar restrictions imposed by Applicable Law; (g) non-exclusive licenses granted in the ordinary course of business that would not reasonably be expected to materially interfere with the use or operation of the asset subject thereto; (h) rights granted in confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business providing revocable, non-exclusive rights to use confidential information for a limited purpose; and (i) other liens, imperfections of title, encumbrances or restrictions that do not materially impair or interfere with the use or operation of the asset subject thereto.

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Entity means any corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, proprietorship, company (including any company limited by shares, limited liability company or joint stock company), firm, society, enterprise, association, organization or other entity.

Environmental Law(s) ” shall mean any federal, state, county, municipal and local, foreign and other statutes, laws, rules, regulations and ordinances or rule of common law which relate to or deal with protection of human health, safety, or the environment (including the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 USC 651 et seq.), or which govern (A) the existence, cleanup and/or remediation of contamination on property; (B) the emission or discharge of Hazardous Substances into the environment; (C) the control of hazardous waste; or (D) the use, generation, transport, treatment, storage, disposal, removal or recovery of Hazardous Substances, including building materials, all as may be from time to time amended or enacted or promulgated.

Governmental Authority means any: (a) nation, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature; (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government; (c) governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental division, department, agency, commission, instrumentality, official or ministry and any governmental court or other governmental tribunal); or (d) Entity to whom a Governmental Authority has assigned or delegated any authority or oversight responsibilities.

Governmental Order means any judgment, injunction, writ, order, ruling, award or decree by any Governmental Authority.

Governmental Permits ” means, as to UEP, all permits, licenses, approvals, immunities, entitlements and other authorizations, franchises, registrations, consents, and certificates of need held or applied for by any Person from any Governmental Authority, including all filings, certificates of occupancy, operating permits, sign permits, development rights and approvals, zoning, building, safety and health approvals and rights and all other permits needed for, used in connection with or otherwise relating to the development, construction, operation, use or maintenance of the Real Property.

Hazardous Substance(s)” shall mean (A) any oil, flammable substances, explosives, radioactive materials, hazardous substances or wastes, toxic substances or wastes, pollutants, contaminants, or any related materials or substances identified in or regulated by any Environmental Law (including any hazardous substance as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 USC 9601 et seq.)); and (B) asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, urea formaldehyde, nuclear fuel or material, chemical waste, explosives, carcinogens, petroleum products and by revenues to -products (including any fraction thereof), and radon.

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Indemnitees ” shall mean the Company Indemnitees or the Uniroyal Parties, as the case may be.

Indemnitors ” shall mean Invisa or the Company, on the one hand, or the Uniroyal Parties on the other hand.

Interim Balance Sheet ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(f) of this Agreement.

Interim Balance Sheet Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(f) of this Agreement.

Intellectual Property ”  or “ IP ” means all intellectual property and other similar proprietary rights in any jurisdiction worldwide, whether registered or unregistered, including such rights in and to: (a) patents (including all reissues, divisions, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part, re-examinations, renewals and extensions thereof), patent applications, patent disclosures or other patent rights (“ Patents ”); (b) copyrights, design, design registration, and all registrations, applications for registration, and renewals for any of the foregoing, and any “moral” rights (“ Copyrights ”); (c) trademarks, service marks, trade names, business names, logos, trade dress, certification marks and other indicia of commercial source or origin together with all goodwill associated with the foregoing, and all registrations, applications and renewals for any of the foregoing (“ Trademarks ”); (d) trade secrets and business, technical and know-how information, databases, data collections and other confidential and proprietary information and all rights therein (“ Trade Secrets ”); (e) software, including data files, source code, object code, application programming interfaces, architecture, files, records, schematics, computerized databases and other software-related specifications and documentation (“ Software ”); and (f) internet domain name registrations.

Interim Financial Statements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(f) of this Agreement.

Invisa Contributed Assets ” means certain of the assets and liabilities of Invisa, which Invisa contributed to the Company, which are described on Exhibit D to this Agreement.

Invisa Indemnitees ” means Invisa and the Company.

IP Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(x)(b) of this Agreement.

Knowledge ” shall mean the actual or constructive knowledge of the applicable Person, after due inquiry.

Laws ” means all foreign or domestic, federal, state and local statutes, laws, ordinances, regulations, rules, resolutions, orders, determinations, writs, injunctions, awards (including, without limitation, awards of any arbitrator), judgments and decrees applicable to the specified Persons and to the businesses and assets thereof (including, without limitation, Laws relating to securities registration and regulation; the sale, leasing, ownership or management of real property; the privacy and security of personal information and consumer protection; employment practices, terms and conditions, and wages and hours; building standards, land use and zoning; safety, health and fire prevention; and environmental protection, including environmental laws).

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Liabilities means debts, liabilities and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, determined or determinable, known or unknown, including those arising under any Applicable Law or Contract.

Litigation means any action, suit, arbitration, mediation, proceeding, claim or investigation pending or threatened in writing against any Person (or against any officer, member of such Person, member of the board of managers, employee, agent or other similar representative of such Person in their capacity as such or relating to their employment, services or relationship with such Person) before any court, Governmental Authority or private arbitrator.

Material Adverse Change means, with respect to any Person, any material adverse change in the business, assets (including intangible assets), liabilities, operations, results of operations or prospects of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided , however , that in determining whether or not a Material Adverse Change has occurred, any change attributable to the following shall not be considered: (a) changes in general economic or industry conditions (provided that such changes do not affect such Person in a substantially disproportionate manner as compared to its competitors); (b) changes in Applicable Law or applicable accounting rules or policies; and (c) acts of God, terrorism, military action or war.

Ordinary Course of Business means the ordinary course of business of UEP consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to quantity and frequency).

Person means any individual, Entity or Governmental Authority.

Policies ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(h) of this Agreement.

Post-Closing Tax Period ” means any taxable period beginning after the Closing Date and, with respect to any taxable period beginning before and ending after the Closing Date, the portion of such taxable period beginning after the Closing Date.

Post-Closing Taxes ” means Taxes of UEP for any Post-Closing Tax Period.

Pre-Closing Tax Period”   means any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date and, with respect to any taxable period beginning before and ending after the Closing Date, the portion of such taxable period ending on and including the Closing Date.

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Pre-Closing Taxes ” means Taxes of UEP for any Pre-Closing Tax Period.

Real Property   means the real property owned, leased or subleased by UEP, together with all buildings, structures and facilities located thereon.

Representative   means, with respect to any Person, any and all directors, officers, employees, consultants, financial advisors, counsel, accountants and other agents of such Person.

SEC has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(h) of this Agreement.

Securityholders Agreement ” means that certain October 17, 2003, Securityholders Agreement by and among UEP, HR Curd and the other parties thereto.

Straddle Period has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4 of this Agreement.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, an Entity (a) in which such Person owns (directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record) at least a 50% equity, beneficial or financial interest, or (b) in which such Person owns (directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record) an amount of voting securities of other interests in such Entity that is sufficient to enable such Person to elect at least a majority of the members of such Entity’s board of directors, board of managers or other governing body.

Tax (and, with correlative meaning, “ Taxes and “ Taxable ”) means (a) any net income, alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross income, estimated, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, capital stock, profits, license, registration, withholding, payroll, social security (or equivalent), employment, unemployment, disability, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property (real, tangible or intangible), environmental or windfall profit tax, custom duty or other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest or any penalty, addition to tax or additional amount (whether disputed or not) imposed by any Governmental Authority responsible for the imposition of any such tax (domestic or foreign), (b) any Liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (a) of this sentence as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or aggregate group for any Taxable period, and (c) any Liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (a) or (b) of this sentence as a result of being a transferee of or successor to any Person or as a result of any express or implied obligation to assume such Taxes or to indemnify any other Person.

Tax Claim ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5 of this Agreement.

Tax Return means any return (including any information return), report, claim for refund, statement, schedule, notice, notification, form, election, certificate or other document or information filed with or submitted to or required to be filed with or submitted to any Governmental Authority in connection with the determination, assessment, collection or payment of any Tax or in connection with the administration, implementation or enforcement of or compliance with any Law relating to any Tax.

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Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement and any and all certificates, agreements, documents and other instruments to be executed and delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as any of the foregoing may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

UEP ” means Uniroyal Engineered Products, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

UEP Financial Statements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(f) of this Agreement.

UEP IP ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(x)(a) of this Agreement.

UEP-Owned IP ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(x)(a) of this Agreement.

UEP LLC Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of UEP.

Union ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(s)(ii) of this Agreement.

Uniroyal Parties Representative ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 of this Agreement.

1933 Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933.

ARTICLE 2

FORMATION OF COMPANY; CLOSING; RELATED TRANSACTIONS

 

2.1            Formation of the Company . The Company has been formed as a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Invisa by filing the Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and any other required documents with such other applicable Governmental Authorities as Invisa has determined in consultation with the Uniroyal Parties. Prior to the Closing, Invisa will cause the Company to take, and following the Closing the Company will take, all actions reasonably requested by a party to the extent necessary in order to permit such Party to comply with any applicable legal requirements.

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2.2            Transactions Prior to the Closing . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, prior to Closing:

(a)             Invisa shall transfer all of the right, title and interest in, subject to the liabilities of, the Invisa Contributed Assets to the Company, and the Company shall accept such transfer and assume such liabilities.

(b)             UNIR LLC (“UNIR”) shall assign its rights and obligations under that certain October 17, 2003, Management Agreement, by and between UNIR and UEP, to the Company

2.3            Time and Place of the Closing . The closing (the “ Closing ”) of the transactions contemplated hereby shall take place at the offices of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick on the Closing date. The Closing shall take place at 10:00 a.m. on November 10, 2014 (the “ Closing Date ”).

2.4            Deliveries and Other Actions at the Closing . At the Closing

(a)            each Party shall execute and deliver the Company LLC Agreement;

(b)            the Uniroyal Parties shall assign to the Company all of their Equity Interests in UEP; and

(c)            the Company shall issue to the Uniroyal Parties the Consideration Intersts as set forth on Exhibit B to this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1            Representations and Warranties of Invisa and the Company .

(a)     Authorization . Each of Invisa and the Company has the requisite power and authority necessary to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents by Invisa and the Company and the consummation by them of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder have been duly and validly authorized. This Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of Invisa and the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms except as may be limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (b) the effect of rules of law governing the availability of equitable remedies.

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(b)     Purchase for Own Account . The Equity Interests to be received by the Company hereunder will be acquired for investment for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the public resale or distribution thereof within the meaning of the 1933 Act, and the Company has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same.

(c)     Investment Experience . Invisa and the Company understand that the investment in the Equity Interests involves substantial risk. Invisa and the Company acknowledge that they are able to fend for themselves, can bear the economic risk of such investment in the Equity Interests and have such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that they are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this investment in the Equity Interests and protecting their own interests in connection with this investment.

(d)     Additional Information . Invisa and the Company acknowledge that they has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning UEP and to obtain additional information that they have requested to verify the accuracy of the information contained herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall operate to modify or limit in any respect the representations and warranties of the Uniroyal Parties or to relieve them from any obligations to the Invisa Indemnitees for breach thereof or the making of misleading statements or the omission of material facts in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.

3.2            Representations and Warranties of Certain Uniroyal Parties .

Each of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties hereby represents and warrants to the Company and Invisa that, except as set forth in the applicable section of the disclosure schedule (the “ Disclosure Schedule ”) attached to this Agreement, the statements in the following paragraphs of this Section 3.2 are all true and complete as of the date hereof, and (ii) Sanchez, individually, represents and warrants to the Company and Invisa that, except as set forth in the applicable section of the Disclosure Schedule, the statements in subsections (f) , (g) , (h) , (i) and (n) (for which purpose any reference to “Knowledge” shall be deemed to include the Knowledge of Sanchez) , are all true and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof.

(a)     Organization, Good Standing, Corporate Power and Qualification . UEP has been duly organized as a Delaware limited liability company and is in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. UEP has the requisite power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, to own and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. UEP has made available to the Company and Invisa complete and correct copies of its certificate of formation, limited liability company operating agreement and all other organizational documents of UEP, with all amendments and modifications thereto, as in effect on the date of this Agreement. UEP is qualified to do business in the jurisdictions set forth in Section 3.2(a) of the Disclosure Schedule. UEP is not required to be qualified to do business in any other jurisdiction except for jurisdictions in which failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on UEP.

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(b)     Capitalization . Exhibit A sets forth all of the authorized, issued and outstanding membership interests or other equity interests (including phantom membership units, if any, and outstanding unexercised options, warrants and similar rights) of UEP, including the name of each holder thereof and the number of limited liability company interests, phantom membership units, options, warrants or similar rights held by each such holder. All issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of UEP have been duly authorized and validly issued. All of the Equity Interests have been issued pursuant to valid exemptions from the registration requirements under the 1933 Act and any applicable foreign, state or local securities or “blue sky” laws and regulations. Except as set forth on Exhibit A, there are no outstanding securities convertible into or exchangeable for limited liability company interests of UEP, or warrants to purchase or to subscribe for any of such limited liability company interests, stock or other securities of UEP. No limited liability company interests or other membership interests of UEP have been reserved for any purpose.

(c)      Subsidiaries . UEP has no Subsidiaries and no equity investment or other interest in, nor has UEP made advances or loans to, any Person.

(d)     Due Authorization . All action on the part of UEP’s members and Board of Managers necessary for (a) the authorization, execution, delivery of, and the performance of all obligations of UEP under this Agreement; (b) the transfer of the Equity Interests being transferred under this Agreement; and (c) the performance by UEP of the transactions contemplated hereby has been taken. This Agreement, when executed and delivered, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Uniroyal Parties, enforceable in accordance with its terms except as may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) the effect of rules of law governing the availability of equitable remedies.

(e)     Consents . The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will not result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, or give rise to any right or cause of action under, any Contract to which UEP is a party or by which UEP is bound. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, qualification, designation, declaration or filing with, any federal, state or local governmental authority is required on the part of UEP in order to enable UEP to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement except for such qualifications or filings under applicable securities laws as may be required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. All such qualifications and filings will, in the case of qualifications, be effective on the Closing and will, in the case of filings, be made within the time prescribed by law.

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(f)     Financial Statements . Schedule 3.2(f) contains the audited financial statements as of, and for the fiscal years of UEP ended, December 29, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (the “ Audited Financial Statements ”) and the unaudited financial statements (including balance sheet and income statement) as of, and for the six months ended June 29, 2014 (the “ Interim Financial Statements ”) (collectively, the “ UEP Financial Statements ”). The UEP Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the period involved, subject, in the case of the Interim Financial Statements, to normal and recurring year-end adjustments (the effect of which will not be materially adverse to UEP) and the absence of notes (that, if presented, would not differ materially from those presented in the Audited Financial Statements). The UEP Financial Statements are based on the books and records of UEP, and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of UEP as of the respective dates indicated and the results of the operations of UEP for the periods indicated. The balance sheet of UEP as of December 31, 2013 is referred to herein as the ” Balance Sheet ” and the date thereof as the ” Balance Sheet Date ” and the balance sheet of UEP as of June 29, 2014 is referred to herein as the ” Interim Balance Sheet ” and the date thereof as the ” Interim Balance Sheet Date .” There has been no Material Adverse Change with respect to UEP since the Interim Balance Sheet Date.

(g)     Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.2(g) , UEP does not have any Liability and, to the Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, there is no basis for any Liability, except for Liabilities that have arisen after the Interim Balance Sheet Date in the Ordinary Course of Business and that do not represent a Liability for breach of Contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement, Litigation or violation of Governmental Order, governmental authorization or Applicable Law and which have not been either in any individual case or in the aggregate, materially adverse to UEP.

(h)     Accounts Receivable . All notes and accounts receivable of UEP are reflected properly on its books of account, are valid, have arisen from bona fide transactions in the Ordinary Course of Business, are not subject to any setoff or counterclaim, and are current and, to the Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, collectible, subject only to the reserve for bad debts on the face of the UEP Financial Statements as adjusted in UEP’s books of account for the passage of time through the Closing in the Ordinary Course of Business.

(i)      Taxes.

  (a)   UEP has duly filed all Tax Returns required to be filed or extended on or before the Closing with respect to all applicable Taxes, and no penalties or other charges are or will become due with respect to any such Tax Returns as the result of the late filing thereof. All of the Tax Returns are true and complete in all material respects. UEP has paid all Taxes due or claimed by any taxing authority to be due (whether or not in connection with any such Tax Returns).

 

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  (b)   UEP has no liability for Taxes payable for or with respect to any Pre-Closing Tax Period in excess of the amounts actually paid prior to the Closing.
  (c)   There is no action, suit, proceeding, audit, investigation or claim pending or, to the Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, threatened in respect of any Taxes for which UEP is or may become liable, nor has any deficiency or claim for any such Taxes been proposed, asserted or threatened, nor, to the Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, is there any basis for any such deficiency or claim. There is no currently-existing or currently-effective agreement, waiver or consent providing for an extension of time with respect to the assessment or collection of any Taxes against UEP and no power of attorney granted by UEP with respect to any Tax matters is currently in force. There are no liens for Taxes upon the assets of UEP except liens relating to current Taxes not yet due and payable. No claim has ever been made against UEP by a taxing authority in a jurisdiction in which UEP has never paid Taxes or filed Tax Returns asserting that UEP is or may be subject to Taxes imposed by such jurisdiction, nor, to the Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, is there any basis for any such claim.
  (d)   UEP will not 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 as a result of any (i) change in method of accounting for a Taxable period or portion thereof ending on or prior to the Closing, (ii) intercompany transaction entered into on or prior to the Closing, or (iii) material prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing.
  (e)   UEP has collected all sales and use Taxes required to be collected, and has remitted on a timely basis such amounts to the appropriate Tax authorities.
  (f)   UEP has furnished or otherwise made available to the Company true and complete copies of all Tax Returns for the 2011, 2012 and 2013 fiscal years and all written communications with government authorities relating to any Tax Returns or to any deficiency or claim proposed and/or asserted, irrespective of the outcome of such matter, but only to the extent such items relate to tax years (i) which are subject to an audit, investigation, examination or other proceeding, or (ii) with respect to which the statute of limitations has not expired.
  (g)   UEP is not nor has it been a party to any Agreement relating to the sharing, allocation or payment of, or indemnity for, Taxes, other than UEP LLC Agreement and UEP Shareholders Agreement dated November 7, 2014.

 

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  (h)   UEP has been classified as a partnership for federal and applicable state and local income Tax purposes since its inception.

(j)     Litigation . UEP is not subject to any outstanding Governmental Order. There is no Litigation pending or, to Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, threatened against UEP and, to the Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, there is no reasonable basis therefor.

(k)     Compliance with Laws; Governmental Authorizations .

           (i)     UEP has complied in all material respects with, and has conducted its operations in compliance with, all Applicable Laws and Governmental Orders affecting UEP. To the Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, UEP is not relying on any material exemption from or deferral of any Law, Governmental Order or Governmental Authorization that would not be available to it after the Closing.

 

           (ii)     UEP has in full force and effect all Governmental Authorizations and all third party consents and authorizations necessary to conduct its business and own and operate its properties. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have any material adverse effect on UEP, UEP has complied with all Governmental Authorizations applicable to it.

 

           (iii)     UEP has all necessary consents, authorizations, licenses, sublicenses and any other rights in and to any personal information that are required to use and disclose that information in the conduct of its business or that are necessary to perform its contractual obligations.

 

(l)      Title to Assets; Real Property; Permits .

           (i)       Except as set forth on Schedule 3.2(l) , UEP has sole, good, valid and marketable title to all of the assets necessary to conduct its business as is it currently conducted, free and clear of all Encumbrances. All personal property material to the businesses of UEP as currently conducted is in good operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and is suitable and adequate for the uses for which it is intended or is being used.

 

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           (ii)      UEP has made available to Invisa and the Company a list of (i) the street address of each parcel of Real Property; (ii) if such property is leased or subleased by UEP, the landlord under the lease, the rental amount currently being paid, and the expiration of the term of such lease or sublease for each leased or subleased property; and (iii) the current use of such property. With respect to owned Real Property, UEP has made available to Invisa and the Company true, complete and correct copies of the deeds and other instruments (as recorded) by which UEP acquired such Real Property, and copies of all title insurance policies, opinions, abstracts and surveys in the possession of Uniroyal Parties or UEP and relating to the Real Property. With respect to leased Real Property, UEP has made available to Invisa and the Company true, complete and correct copies of any leases affecting the Real Property. UEP is not a sublessor or grantor under any sublease or other instrument granting to any other Person any right to the possession, lease, occupancy or enjoyment of any leased Real Property. The use and operation of the Real Property in the conduct of UEP’s business do not violate in any material respect any Law, covenant, condition, restriction, easement, license, permit or agreement. No material improvements constituting a part of the Real Property encroach on real property owned or leased by a Person other than UEP. There is no Litigation pending nor, to the the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, threatened against or affecting the Real Property or any portion thereof or interest therein in the nature or in lieu of condemnation or eminent domain proceedings.

 

           (iii)    UEP currently owns, holds or possesses, and after the Closing will own, hold or possess, all Governmental Permits that are required by any Governmental Authority to be held by UEP to permit UEP to conduct its business as presently conducted. All such Governmental Permits are valid and in full force and effect. UEP has not abandoned, nor has there occurred any event which (whether with or without notice, lapse of time or the happening or occurrence of any other event) would constitute an abandonment of any Governmental Permits. There is no pending or threatened action, investigation or proceeding with respect to revocation, cancellation, suspension, extension or nonrenewal of any such Governmental Permits.

 

(m)     Insurance . UEP has insurance coverage under policies that: (a) are in full force and effect; (b) are sufficient for compliance by UEP with all requirements of Law and of all agreements to which UEP is a party; (c) are valid and outstanding policies enforceable against the insurer; and (d) insure against risks of the kind customarily insured against and in amounts customarily carried by companies similarly situated to, and by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties as UEP and provide adequate insurance coverage in accordance with industry practices for the risks the businesses and assets of UEP are customarily insured against.

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( n)     Debt Instruments; Credit Enhancements . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.2(n), there are no mortgages, indentures, notes, guarantees and other agreements for or relating to borrowed money (including, without limitation, conditional sales agreements and capital leases) to which UEP is a party or which have been assumed by UEP or to which any assets are subject and any letters of credit, guarantees or other credit enhancements provided for the benefit of UEP by any other Person.

(o)     Leases . Schedule 3.2(o) sets forth all Contracts under which UEP is lessee or lessor of any material asset (including real property), or holds, manages or operates any material asset owned by any third party, or under which any material asset owned by UEP is held, operated or managed by a third party. Each Contract listed on Schedule 3.15 is in full force and effect and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of, and is legally enforceable against, UEP and, to the Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, the other parties thereto and grants the leasehold estate it purports to grant free and clear of all Encumbrances. All necessary governmental approvals with respect thereto on the part of UEP have been obtained, and there have been no threatened cancellations thereof and are no outstanding material disputes thereunder. UEP has in all material respects performed all obligations thereunder required to be performed by it to date. Neither UEP nor, to the Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, any other party thereto is in default in any material respect under any of the foregoing, and there has not occurred any event which (whether with or without notice, lapse of time) would constitute such a default on the part of UEP or, to the Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, any other Person. All of the assets subject to such leases are in good operating condition and repair, normal wear and tear excepted.

(p)     Other Agreements . Each Contract material to the business of UEP as presently conducted or proposed to be conducted to which UEP is a party or by which UEP is bound is in full force and effect and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of, and is legally enforceable against, UEP, and, to the Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, the other parties thereto. UEP has performed, in all material respects, all obligations thereunder required to be performed to date and has all consents, permissions and authorizations required to perform those obligations; and the performance of those obligations does not violate any Applicable Laws. Neither UEP nor, to the Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, any other party thereto is in default in any respect under any of the Contracts, and there has not occurred any event which (whether with or without notice, lapse of time) would constitute such a default on the part of UEP or, to the Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, any other Person.

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(q)     Transactions with Related Parties . Except as set forth on Section 3.2(q) of the Disclosure Schedule, none of the Uniroyal Parties nor, to the Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, any present or former officer, member of the Board of Managers or member of UEP, nor any Affiliate of such officer, member of the Board of Managers or member, is currently a party to any oral or written agreement or transaction with UEP or any present or former officer, member of the Board of Managers or member of UEP, or any Affiliate of such officer, member of the Board of Managers or member, with a value to or requiring payments to any such officer, member of the Board of Managers, member or Affiliate, including any agreement providing for the employment of such individual, the furnishing of services by such individual, the lease of assets from or to such individual, or otherwise requiring payments to such individual.

(r)     Employee Benefit Plans .

Copies of the following materials have been made available to the Invisa and the Company: (i) all current and prior plan documents for each Employee Plan or, in the case of an unwritten Employee Plan, a written description thereof, (ii) all determination letters from the IRS with respect to any of the Employee Plans, (iii) all current and prior summary plan descriptions, summaries of material modifications, annual reports and summary annual reports, (iv) all current and prior trust agreements, insurance contracts and other documents relating to the funding or payment of benefits under any Employee Plan, and (v) any other documents, forms or other instruments relating to any Employee Plan reasonably requested by Invisa or the Company.

Each Employee Plan has been maintained, operated and administered in compliance in all respects with its terms and any related documents or agreements and in compliance with all applicable Laws. There have been no prohibited transactions or breaches of any of the duties imposed on “fiduciaries” (within the meaning of Section 3(21) of ERISA) by ERISA with respect to the Employee Plans that could result in any liability or excise tax under ERISA or the Code being imposed on UEP.

Each Employee Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and has heretofore been determined by the IRS to be so qualified, and each trust created thereunder has heretofore been determined by the IRS to be exempt from tax under the provisions of Section 501(a) of the Code, and nothing has occurred since the date of any such determination that could reasonably be expected to give the IRS grounds to revoke such determination.

UEP has not nor has any member of UEP’s Controlled Group currently or at any time in the past had an obligation to contribute to a “defined benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA, a pension plan subject to the funding standards of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA or Section 414(f) of the Code or a “multiple employer plan” within the meaning of Section 210(a) of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the Code.

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With respect to each group health plan benefiting any current or former employee of UEP or any member of the Controlled Group that is subject to Section 4980B of the Code, or was subject to Section 162(k) of the Code, UEP and each member of the Controlled Group has complied with (i) the continuation coverage requirements of Section 4980B of the Code and Section 162(k) of the Code, as applicable, and Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, (ii) the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended and (iii) the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998.

(s)     Employment Matters .

          (i)        UEP has made available to Invisa and the Company a list of all persons who are employees, independent contractors or consultants of UEP and for each such individual the following: (i) name; (ii) title or position (including whether full or part time); (iii) hire date; (iv) current annual base compensation rate; (v) commission, bonus or other incentive-based compensation; and (vi) a description of the fringe benefits provided to each such individual. All compensation, including wages, commissions and bonuses payable to employees, independent contractors or consultants of UEP for services performed on or prior to the date hereof have been paid in full and there are no outstanding agreements, understandings or commitments of UEP with respect to any compensation, commissions or bonuses.

 

          (ii)        Except as set forth on Schedule 3.2(s)(ii) , (i) UEP is not, and has not ever been a party to, bound by, or negotiating any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a union, works council or labor organization (collectively, ” Union ”), and there is not, and has not ever been any Union representing or purporting to represent any employee of UEP, and no Union or group of employees is seeking or has sought to organize employees for the purpose of collective bargaining; (ii) there has never been, nor has there been any threat of, any strike, slowdown, work stoppage, lockout, concerted refusal to work overtime or other similar labor disruption or dispute affecting UEP or any employees of UEP; and (iii) UEP has no duty to bargain with any Union.

 

          (iii)       UEP is and has been in material compliance with the terms of the collective bargaining agreements and other Contracts listed on Schedule 3.2(s)(iii) and all Applicable Laws pertaining to employment and employment practices, including all Laws relating to labor relations, equal employment opportunities, fair employment practices, employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, reasonable accommodation, disability rights or benefits, immigration, wages, hours, overtime compensation, child labor, hiring, promotion and termination of employees, working conditions, meal and break periods, privacy, health and safety, workers' compensation, leaves of absence and unemployment insurance.

 

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(t)     Books and Records . The books of account, membership records, minute books and other records of UEP are true and complete in all material respects and have been maintained in accordance with good business practices.

(u)     No Brokers . Neither UEP nor the Uniroyal Parties have any liability, directly or indirectly, to pay any fees, commissions or other amounts to any broker, finder or agent with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

(v)      Maintenance of Business . UEP shall continue to operate its business and assets in the Ordinary Course of Business and consistent with past practice and maintain such assets and operations through the Closing substantially consistent with the condition of such assets and operations as of the Interim Balance Sheet Date.

(w)     Environmental Matters .

           (i)      (i) The Real Property is now in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws, and UEP has no liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured, not matured, known, unknown, or otherwise) under or by virtue of any Environmental Laws; (ii) there are no substances or conditions in or on the Real Property or at any geologically or hydrogeologically adjoining property that may support a claim or cause of action against UEP, Uniroyal Parties, Invisa or the Company under any Environmental Laws; and (iii) neither UEP nor its managers, officers, employees, or agents have generated or transported from the Real Property any Hazardous Substances at any time that have been transported to or disposed of in any landfill or other facility where the transportation or disposal could create liability to any unit of government or any third party.

 

           (ii)     No activity has been undertaken on the Real Property or, to the Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Shareholders, at any geologically or hydrogeologically adjoining property that would cause or contribute to (i) the Real Property becoming a treatment, storage, or disposal facility within the meaning of any Environmental Laws; (ii) a release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substances; or (iii) the discharge of pollutants or effluents into any water source or system or into the air, or the dredging or filling of any waters, where such action would require a permit under any Environmental Laws. UEP has obtained all permits required by all applicable Environmental Laws, and all such permits are in full force and effect.

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(x)     Intellectual Property .

          (i)        Schedule 3.2(x) sets forth a list of all: (i) Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned by UEP (“ UEP-Owned IP ”) that is the subject of any issuance, registration, certificate, application or other filing by, to or with any Governmental Authority or authorized private registrar, including registered Trademarks, registered Copyrights, issued Patents, domain name registrations and pending applications for any of the foregoing; and (ii) material unregistered UEP-Owned IP. UEP is the sole and exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and to, or has the valid right to use all Intellectual Property used or held for use in or necessary for the conduct of the business of UEP as currently conducted and contemplated (“ UEP IP ”), free and clear of all Encumbrances. UEP’s rights in the UEP IP are valid, subsisting and enforceable. UEP has taken reasonable steps to maintain the UEP IP and to protect and preserve the confidentiality of all Trade Secrets included in the UEP IP.

 

          (ii)       UEP has made available to Invisa a list of all licenses, sublicenses, consent to use agreements, permissions and other Contracts, whether written or oral, relating to Intellectual Property and to which UEP is a party or under which UEP is a licensor or licensee (“ IP Agreements ”). The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will not result in the loss or impairment of any rights of UEP under any of such IP Agreements.

 

          (iii)      The conduct of the businesses of UEP has not infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated, and is not infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, any Intellectual Property of any other Person, and, to the Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, no third party is infringing upon, violating or misappropriating any UEP Intellectual Property. There is no Litigation pending or, to the Knowledge of the Controlling Uniroyal Parties, threatened: (i) alleging any infringement, misappropriation or violation of the Intellectual Property of any Person by UEP; (ii) challenging the validity, enforceability or ownership of any UEP-Owned IP or UEP’s rights with respect to any UEP IP. UEP is not subject to any outstanding decree or order that restricts or impairs the use of any UEP IP.

 

(y)     Full Disclosure .    No representation or warranty by any Controlling Uniroyal Party in this Agreement and no statement contained in the Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement or any certificate or other document furnished or to be furnished to Invisa and the Company pursuant to this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading. 

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3.3            Representations and Warranties of the Uniroyal Parties . Each of the Uniroyal Parties hereby represents and warrants to Invisa and the Company as follows:

(a)     Consideration Interests . The allocation of shares of preferred ownership interests delivered as Consideration Interests to the Uniroyal Parties set forth on Exhibit B was determined by the Uniroyal Parties collectively, and delivery of the preferred ownership interests is made pursuant to that allocation, without any determination by Invisa.  Each Uniroyal Party confirms and agrees that (i) he has reviewed the Company LLC Agreement, and (ii) for his own business, tax and personal reasons, including without limitation, the fact that the Controlling Uniroyal Parties are solely liable for making the bulk of the representations and warranties contained in Article 3 and for indemnifying the Company in the event of a breach thereof, that the number and series of shares of preferred ownership interests set forth on Exhibit B received by such Uniroyal Party in exchange for the Equity Interests owned by such Uniroyal Party and set forth on Exhibit A, represents his individual direction for such delivery and constitutes fair value for such Uniroyal Party’s Equity Interests.

(b)     Ownership of Units . Such Uniroyal Party is the owner of the Equity Interests set forth opposite such Uniroyal Party’s name on Exhibit A , and such Uniroyal Party will transfer and deliver to Invisa and the Company such Equity Interests free and clear of any Encumbrances or other restrictions on transfer. Except as set forth on Exhibit A , such Uniroyal Party is not a party to any option, warrant, right, contract, call, put or other agreement or commitment providing for the disposition or acquisition of any equity or debt securities of UEP (other than this Agreement). Such Uniroyal Party is not a party to any voting trust, proxy or other agreement or understanding with respect to the voting of any Equity Interests other than UEP LLC Agreement and the Securityholders Agreement.

(c)     Enforceability . This Agreement and when signed at the Closing, each of the other Transaction Documents to which such Uniroyal Party is a party, have been duly executed and delivered by such Uniroyal Party and constitute the legal, valid, and binding obligation of such Uniroyal Party, enforceable against such Uniroyal Party in accordance with their respective terms except as may be limited by (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and (b) the effect of rules of law governing the availability of equitable remedies. Such Uniroyal Party has the full right, power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which such Uniroyal Party is a party and to perform his obligations under this Agreement and such Transaction Documents.

(d)     No Conflicts . The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder will not result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, or give rise to any right or cause of action under, any contractual obligations of such Uniroyal Party. No approval, consent, authorization or other order of, and no declaration, filing, registration, qualification or recording with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person, including, without limitation, any party to any contractual obligation of such Uniroyal Party, is required to be made by or on behalf of such Uniroyal Party in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by such Uniroyal Party of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereunder, except under the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement and the Securityholders Agreement.

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(e)     Purchase for Own Account . The Consideration Interests to be acquired by such Uniroyal Party hereunder as consideration for the Equity Interests will be acquired for investment for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the public resale or distribution thereof within the meaning of the 1933 Act, and such Uniroyal Party has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same.

(f)     Investment Experience . Such Uniroyal Party understands that the acquisition of the Consideration Interests involves substantial risk. Such Uniroyal Party: (a) either alone or together with one or more of his or her purchaser representatives, has experience as an investor in securities of companies in the development stage and acknowledges that such Uniroyal Party is able to fend for himself, can bear the economic risk of such Uniroyal Party’s investment in the Consideration Interests and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that such Uniroyal Party is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of this investment in the Consideration Interests and protecting his own interests in connection with this investment, and (b) has a preexisting personal or business relationship with Invisa and certain of its officers, directors or controlling persons of a nature and duration that enables such Uniroyal Party to be aware of the character, business acumen and financial circumstances of such persons. Each Uniroyal Party represents that the address at which his investment decision was made is located at the address set forth on Exhibit A .

(g)     Additional Information . Such Uniroyal Party acknowledges that he has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning Invisa and to obtain additional information that he has requested to verify the accuracy of the information contained herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall operate to modify or limit in any respect the representations and warranties of Invisa and the Company or to relieve Invisa or the Company from any obligations to such Uniroyal Party for breach thereof or the making of misleading statements or the omission of material facts in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.

(h)     Restricted Securities . Such Uniroyal Party understands that the Consideration Interests are characterized as “restricted securities” under the 1933 Act inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under the 1933 Act and applicable regulations thereunder such securities may be resold without registration under the 1933 Act only in certain limited circumstances. In this connection, such Uniroyal Party represents that he is familiar with Rule 144 of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”), as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the 1933 Act. Such Uniroyal Party understands that the Company is under no obligation to register any of the securities sold hereunder under federal or state securities laws. Such Uniroyal Party understands that no public market now exists for any of the Consideration Interests and that it is unlikely that a public market will ever exist for any of the Consideration Interests.

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ARTICLE 4

CONDITIONS TO INVISA’S AND THE COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS AT CLOSING

The obligations of Invisa and the Company under Section 2 of this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment or waiver, on or before the Closing, of each of the following conditions, which waiver must be given by written communication to the Uniroyal Parties.

4.1            Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties of the Uniroyal Parties contained in Sections 3.2 and 3.3 shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct on and as of the date of the Closing with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of the Closing.

4.2            Performance . The Uniroyal Parties shall have performed and complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by them on or before the Closing and shall have obtained all material approvals, consents and qualifications necessary to complete the purchase and sale described herein.

4.3            Legal Proceedings . No action or proceeding by or before any governmental authority shall have been instituted or threatened (and not subsequently settled, dismissed or otherwise terminated) which is reasonably expected to restrain, prohibit or invalidate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.4            Maintenance of Business . UEP shall have continued to operate its business and assets in the Ordinary Course of Business and consistent with past practice and maintained their assets and operations through the Closing substantially consistent with the condition of such assets and operations as of the Interim Balance Sheet Date.

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4.5            Good Standing Certificate . A good standing certificate for UEP issued by the Delaware Secretary of State dated within ten (10) days of the Closing shall have been delivered to Invisa.

4.6            No Litigation . There shall be no pending or threatened Litigation, which in the opinion of Invisa, has had or could have any material adverse effect on the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or on the expected benefits therefrom.

4.7            FIRPTA Certificate . Each of the Uniroyal Parties shall have executed and delivered to Invisa a certification of the non-foreign status of each such Party in compliance with Treasury Regulation section 1.1445-2(b).

4.8            Secretary’s Certificate . The Company shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of UEP certifying that attached thereto are true and complete copies of all resolutions adopted by the Members and the Board of Managers of UEP authorizing the transfer of the UEP Equity Interests, and that all such resolutions are in full force and effect and are all the resolutions adopted in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

4.9            Transfer Powers . The Company shall have received duly executed assignments of the Equity I nterests.

4.10          Uniroyal Party Releases . The Company shall have received a release of all claims against UEP executed by each Uniroyal Party and in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Invisa.

4.11          Other Documents . All other documents in connection with the transactions contemplated at the Closing and all instruments incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Company and Invisa and the Company and Invisa shall have received all such counterpart originals and certified or other copies of such documents as it may reasonably request.

4.12          Form 8-K and Press Release . Invisa, the Company and the Uniroyal Parties shall have mutually agreed on the final press release and Invisa Form 8-K to be filed in connection with the Closing.

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ARTICLE 5

CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE

UNIROYAL PARTIES AT CLOSING 

The obligations of each of the Uniroyal Parties under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment or waiver on or before the Closing of each of the following conditions, which waiver must be given by written communication to Invisa and the Company.

5.1            Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties of Invisa and the Company contained in Section 3(a) shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct on and as of the date of the Closing with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of the Closing.

5.2            Payment of Consideration Intersts . The Company shall have delivered to each of the Uniroyal Parties the Consideration Interests specified for such Uniroyal Party in Exhibit B as consideration in full for all of the outstanding Equity Interests in UEP and in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.

5.3            Good Standing Certificate . A good standing certificate for Invisa issued by the Nevada Secretary of State and a good standing certificate for the Company issued by the Delaware Secretary of State, each dated within ten (10) days of the Closing, shall have been delivered to the Uniroyal Parties.

5.4            Other Documents . All other documents in connection with the transactions contemplated at the Closing and all instruments incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Uniroyal Parties, and the Uniroyal Parties shall have received all such counterpart originals and certified or other copies of such documents as they may reasonably request.

5.5            Form 8-K and Press Release . Invisa, the Company and the Uniroyal Parties shall have mutually agreed on the final press release and Invisa Form 8-K to be filed in connection with the Closing.

ARTICLE 6

TAX MATTERS

6.1            Tax Covenants .

(a)     Without the prior written consent of neither the Uniroyal Parties (and, prior to the Closing, UEP, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives) nor the Company shall not, to the extent it may affect, or relate to, UEP, make, change or rescind any Tax election, amend any Tax Return or take any position on any Tax Return, take any action, omit to take any action or enter into any other transaction that would have the effect of increasing the Tax liability or reducing any Tax asset of UEP in respect of any Pre-Closing Tax Period.

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(b)     All transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration, value added and other such Taxes and fees (including any penalties and interest) incurred in connection with this Agreement (including any real property transfer Tax and any other similar Tax) shall be borne and paid by the Company when due. The Company shall, at its own expense, timely prepare and file any Tax Return or other document with respect to such Taxes or fees (and Invisa and the Uniroyal Parties shall cooperate with respect thereto as necessary), including signing any such Tax Return.

(c)     The Company or UEP shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, all Tax Returns required to be filed by UEP after the Closing Date with respect to a Pre-Closing Tax Period. Any such Tax Returns shall be prepared in a manner consistent with past practice (unless otherwise required by Law) and without a change of any election or any accounting method and shall be submitted by the Company to the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative (together with schedules, statements and, to the extent requested by Uniroyal Parties, supporting documentation) at least 45 days prior to the due date (including extensions) of such Tax Return. If the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative objects to any item on any such Tax Return, he shall, within 10 days after delivery of such Tax Return, notify the Company in writing that he so objects, specifying with particularity any such item and stating the specific factual or legal basis for any such objection. If a notice of objection shall be duly delivered, Invisa and the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative shall negotiate in good faith and use their reasonable best efforts to resolve such items. If the Company and the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative are unable to reach such agreement within 10 days after receipt by the Company of such notice, the disputed items shall be resolved by a nationally recognized accounting firm selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative (the “ Accounting Referee ”) and any determination by the Accounting Referee shall be final. The Accounting Referee shall resolve any disputed items within 20 days of having the item referred to it pursuant to such procedures as it may require. If the Accounting Referee is unable to resolve any disputed items before the due date for such Tax Return, the Tax Return shall be filed as prepared by the Company and then amended to reflect the Accounting Referee's resolution. The costs, fees and expenses of the Accounting Referee shall be borne equally by the Company and the Uniroyal Parties. The preparation and filing of any Tax Return of UEP that does not relate to a Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be exclusively within the control of the Company.

6.2            Termination of Existing Tax Sharing Agreements . Any and all existing Tax sharing agreements (whether written or not) binding upon UEP shall be terminated as of the Closing Date. After such date none of UEP, the Uniroyal Parties nor any of the Uniroyal Parties’ Affiliates and their respective Representatives shall have any further rights or liabilities thereunder.

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6.3            Tax Indemnification . The Controlling Uniroyal Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify UEP, Invisa, the Company and each Invisa Indemnitee and hold them harmless from and against (a) any Loss attributable to any breach of or inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made in Section 3.2(i); (b) any Loss attributable to any breach or violation of, or failure to fully perform, any covenant, agreement, undertaking or obligation in this Article 6; (c) all Taxes of UEP or relating to the business of UEP for all Pre-Closing Tax Periods; and (d) any and all Taxes of any person imposed on UEP arising under the principles of transferee or successor liability or by contract, relating to an event or transaction occurring before the Closing Date, in each of the above cases together with any out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including attorneys' and accountants' fees) incurred in connection therewith. The Controlling Uniroyal Parties shall reimburse the Company for any Taxes of UEP that are the responsibility of the Uniroyal Parties pursuant to this Section 6.3 within ten Business Days after payment of such Taxes by the Company, provided that the Company will have given the Uniroyal Parties written notice not less than thirty (30) days prior to any such payment that it proposes to make such payment and shall have given the Uniroyal Parties an opportunity to discuss such payment with Invisa.

6.4            Straddle Period . In the case of Taxes that are payable with respect to a taxable period that begins before and ends after the Closing Date (each such period, a “ Straddle Period ”), the portion of any such Taxes that are treated as Pre-Closing Taxes for purposes of this Agreement shall be:

(a)     in the case of Taxes based upon, or related to, income or receipts, deemed equal to the amount which would be payable if the taxable year ended with the Closing Date; and

(b)     in the case of other Taxes, deemed to be the amount of such Taxes for the entire period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in the period ending on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire period, provided, however, that such allocation shall not be made to the extent that no such taxes are payable in respect of the period that begins before the Closing Date.

6.5            Contests . The Company and Invisa agree to give written notice to the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative of the receipt of any written notice by UEP, Invisa or any of Invisa's Affiliates which involves the assertion of any claim, or the commencement of any Litigation, in respect of which an indemnity may be sought by the Company pursuant to this Article 6 (a “ Tax Claim ”); provided, that failure to comply with this provision shall not affect the Company's right to indemnification hereunder. the Company shall control the contest or resolution of any Tax Claim; provided, however, that the Company shall obtain the prior written consent of the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) before entering into any settlement of a claim or ceasing to defend such claim; and, provided further, that the Controlling Uniroyal Parties shall be entitled to participate in the defense of such claim and to employ counsel of their choice for such purpose; the fees and expenses of which separate counsel shall be borne solely by the Controlling Uniroyal Parties.

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6.6            Cooperation and Exchange of Information . The Uniroyal Parties and the Company shall provide each other with such cooperation and information as either of them reasonably may request of the other in filing any Tax Return pursuant to this Article 6 or in connection with any audit or other proceeding in respect of Taxes of UEP. Such cooperation and information shall include providing copies of relevant Tax Returns or portions thereof, together with accompanying schedules, related work papers and documents relating to rulings or other determinations by tax authorities. Each of Uniroyal Parties and the Company shall retain all Tax Returns, schedules and work papers, records and other documents in its possession relating to Tax matters of UEP for any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date until the expiration of the statute of limitations of the taxable periods to which such Tax Returns and other documents relate, without regard to extensions except to the extent notified by the other party in writing of such extensions for the respective Tax periods. Prior to transferring, destroying or discarding any Tax Returns, schedules and work papers, records and other documents in its possession relating to Tax matters of UEP for any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date, the Uniroyal Parties or the Company (as the case may be) shall provide the other party with reasonable written notice and offer the other party the opportunity to take custody of such materials.

6.7            Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments . Any indemnification payments pursuant to this Article 6 shall be treated as an adjustment to the Consideration Interests by the parties for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by Law.

6.8            Survival . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of Section 3.2(i) and this Article 6 shall survive for the full period of all applicable statutes of limitations (giving effect to any waiver, mitigation or extension thereof) plus 60 days.

6.9            Overlap . To the extent that any obligation or responsibility pursuant to Article 7 may overlap with an obligation or responsibility pursuant to this Article 6, the provisions of this Article 6 shall govern.

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ARTICLE 7

INDEMNIFICATION

7.1            Indemnification by the Uniroyal Parties . The Controlling Uniroyal Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify and defend the Invisa Indemnitees against, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against, and shall pay and reimburse each of them for, any and all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, actions, judgments, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs or expenses of whatever kind, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and the cost of enforcing any right to indemnification hereunder and the cost of pursuing any insurance providers (collectively, “ Losses ”), incurred or sustained by, or imposed upon the Invisa Indemnitees based upon, arising out of, with respect to or by reason of: (i) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of any Uniroyal Party contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or instrument delivered by or on behalf of them pursuant to this Agreement; or (ii) any breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by any Uniroyal Party pursuant to this Agreement.

7.2            Indemnification by Invisa . Invisa and the Company shall indemnify and defend the Uniroyal Parties harmless against, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against, and shall pay and reimburse each of them for, any and all Losses incurred or sustained by, or imposed upon, the Uniroyal Parties based upon, arising out of, with respect to or by reason of: (i) any inaccuracy in or breach of any of the representations or warranties of Invisa or the Company contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or instrument delivered by or on behalf of Invisa or the Company pursuant to this Agreement; or (ii) any breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant, agreement or obligation to be performed by Invisa or the Company pursuant to this Agreement.

7.3            Survival of Representations and Warranties .

(a)     The representations and warranties made by the Uniroyal Parties in this Agreement and in each of the other agreements, certificates and instruments delivered to Invisa or the Company pursuant to or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will expire at the Closing and be of no force and effect thereafter.

(b)     The representations and warranties made by Invisa and the Company shall expire at the Closing and be of no force and effect thereafter.

7.4            Demands . If any Indemnitee believes such Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified by any Indemnitor pursuant to this Article 7 with respect to any demand, assertion, claim, action or proceeding, judicial or otherwise, by any third party (such third party demand, assertion, claim, action or proceeding being referred to herein as a “Third Party Claim“), such Indemnitee agrees that, promptly upon its discovery of facts giving rise to a claim for indemnity under the provisions of this Agreement with respect to such Third Party Claim, such Indemnitee will give prompt notice thereof in writing to Invisa and the Company, if the Indemnitee is a Uniroyal Party, or the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative on behalf of the Uniroyal Parties, if the Indemnitee is Invisa. Such notice shall include a formal demand for indemnification under this Agreement. Failure of the Indemnitee to give such notice in a timely manner shall not relieve the Indemnitor from any liability which it may have on account of this Article 7 or otherwise, except to the extent that the Indemnitor is materially prejudiced thereby.

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7.5            Right to Contest and Defend . The Indemnitor shall be entitled at its cost and expense to participate in the defense of any Third Party Claim for which it has received notice from the Indemnitee under Section 7.4 and, subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 7.5 , shall be entitled to control and appoint lead counsel (reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee) for such defense; provided that the Indemnitor shall be entitled to control and appoint lead counsel only if (i) the claim involves (and continues to involve) solely monetary damages, (ii) the Indemnitor expressly agrees in writing to the Indemnitee that, as between the two, the Indemnitor is solely obligated to satisfy and discharge the claim and (iii) the Indemnitor makes reasonably adequate provision to satisfy the Indemnitee of the Indemnitor’s ability to satisfy and discharge the claim (the foregoing collectively, the “ Litigation Conditions “); provided, however , that the Indemnitor shall forfeit the right to control the defense or settlement of any such claim if, at any time after assuming the defense or settlement thereof, the Indemnitor no longer satisfies the Litigation Conditions; provided, further, that notice of the intention to so control the defense shall be delivered by the Indemnitor to the Indemnitee within sixty (60) days (or sooner, if the nature of the third party claim so requires) from the date of receipt by the Indemnitor of notice by the Indemnitee of the assertion of the Third Party Claim. Any such contest may be conducted in the name and on behalf of the Indemnitor or the Indemnitee, as may be appropriate. Such contest shall be conducted by reputable counsel employed by the Indemnitor, but the Indemnitee shall have the right, but not the obligation, to participate in such proceedings and to be represented by counsel of its own choosing at its sole cost and expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the election by the Indemnitor to assume the defense, the Indemnitor shall be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel employed by the Indemnitee, if and only to the extent that (i) the Indemnitor has not employed counsel to assume the defense of such action within a reasonable time after receiving notice of the commencement of the action, (ii) the employment of counsel and the amount reimbursable therefor by the Indemnitee has been authorized in writing by the Indemnitor or (iii) representation of the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee by the same counsel would, in the reasonable opinion of such counsel, constitute a conflict of interest under applicable standards of professional conduct. The Indemnitor shall have full authority to determine all action to be taken with respect to a Third Party Claim the defense of which it has assumed in accordance with this Section 7.5 ; provided, however , that the Indemnitor will not have the authority to subject the Indemnitee to any non-monetary relief whatsoever, other than the performance of purely ministerial tasks, and any settlement of a claim must include a full release of the Indemnitee. If the Indemnitor does not elect to assume the control of the defense of any such Third Party Claim, fails to notify the Indemnitee of its election as herein provided or fails to satisfy the Litigation Conditions, the Indemnitee may pay, compromise or defend such Third Party Claim; provided, however , that the Indemnitee shall obtain the prior written consent of the Indemnitor (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) before entering into any settlement of such Third Party Claim.

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7.6            Tax Claims Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the control of any claim, assertion, event or proceeding in respect of Taxes of UEP (including, but not limited to, any such claim in respect of a breach of the representations and warranties in Section 3.2(i) or any breach or violation of or failure to fully perform any covenant, agreement, undertaking or obligation in Article 6) shall be governed exclusively by Article 6 hereof.

7.7           Cooperation . The Indemnitor and the Indemnitee agree to cooperate with each other and their respective counsel in contesting any Third Party Claim or, if appropriate, in making any counterclaim against the Person asserting the Third Party Claim, or any cross-complaint against any other Person, including giving each other reasonable access to all information relevant thereto, subject to receipt of a reasonable confidentiality agreement. The Indemnitor shall be obliged to reimburse the Indemnitee for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses related to such cooperation.

7.8           Indemnity Matters . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the amount of any indemnification payable under this Article 7 shall be limited to the amount of any Losses that remains after deducting therefrom any insurance proceeds and any indemnity, contribution or other similar payment received or reasonably expected to be received by the Indemnitee in respect of any such claim. The parties hereto agree that in seeking indemnification payable under this Article 7, each such party shall (i) exercise good faith in not taking any action, or omitting to take any action, that would jeopardize or prejudice the interests of an Indemnitee and (ii) use reasonable best efforts to pursue all rights and remedies of an Indemnitee under any insurance policy or any other obligation of indemnification in its favor. 

ARTICLE 8

UNIROYAL PARTIES’ REPRESENTATIVE

Each Uniroyal Party hereby agrees as follows:

8.1           Authorization of the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative . Howard R. Curd (the “ Uniroyal Parties’ Representative” ) (and any successor appointed by him or by the Uniroyal Parties to act on his behalf), is hereby appointed, authorized and empowered to act, on behalf of the Uniroyal Parties in connection with, and to facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby, including, without limitation and in connection with the activities to be performed on behalf of the Uniroyal Parties under this Agreement for the purposes and with the powers and authority hereinafter set forth in this Article 8 , which shall include the power and authority:

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(a)     to execute and deliver such amendments, waivers and consents in connection with this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby as the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative, in his reasonable discretion, may deem necessary or desirable to give effect to the intentions of this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby;

(b)     as the representative of the Uniroyal Parties, to enforce and protect the rights and interests of the Uniroyal Parties and to enforce and protect the rights and interests of the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative arising out of or under or in any manner relating to this Agreement and, in connection therewith, to (i) assert or institute any claim for indemnification on behalf of the Uniroyal Parties; (ii) investigate, defend, contest or litigate any claim for indemnification initiated by Uniroyal Parties, against Invisa or the Company, and receive process on behalf of any or all of the Uniroyal Parties in any such claim and compromise or settle on such terms as the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative shall determine to be appropriate and give receipts, releases and discharges on behalf of all of the Uniroyal Parties with respect to any such claim; (iii) file any proofs, debts, claims and petitions as the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative may deem advisable or necessary; (iv) settle or compromise any claims asserted under this Agreement including, without limitation, the matters addressed in Article 6 and Article 7 ; (v) assume, on behalf of all of the Uniroyal Parties, the defense of any claim that is the basis of any claim asserted under this Agreement; and (vi) file and prosecute appeals from any decision, judgment or award rendered in any of the foregoing claims, it being understood that the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative shall not have any obligation to take, and shall not have liability for any failure to take, any such any action;

(c)     to enforce payment of any amounts payable to the Uniroyal Parties, in each case on behalf of the Uniroyal Parties, in the name of the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative;

(d)     to waive or refrain from enforcing any right of the Uniroyal Parties or of the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative arising out of or under or in any manner relating to this Agreement, or any other agreement contemplated hereby or thereby; and

(e)     to make, execute, acknowledge and deliver all such other agreements, guarantees, orders, receipts, endorsements, notices, requests, instructions, certificates, stock powers, letters and other writings, and, in general, to do any and all things and to take any and all action that the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative, in his sole and absolute direction, may consider necessary or proper or convenient in connection with or to carry out the activities described in paragraphs (a) through (d) above and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

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(f)     Invisa and the Company shall be entitled to rely exclusively upon the communications of the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative relating to the foregoing as the communications of the Uniroyal Parties. Invisa and the Company (i) need not be concerned with the authority of the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative to act on behalf of all Uniroyal Parties hereunder, and (ii) shall not be held liable or accountable in any manner for any act or omission of the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative in such capacity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative, in his role as Uniroyal Parties’ Representative, shall have no liability whatsoever to Invisa or the Company or any of their Affiliates. The grant of authority provided for in this Section 8.1 is coupled with an interest and is being granted, in part, as an inducement to Invisa and the Company to enter into this Agreement and shall be irrevocable and survive the death, incompetency, bankruptcy or liquidation of any Uniroyal Party and shall be binding on any successor thereto.

8.2           Compensation; Exculpation; Indemnity; Resignation .

(a)     The Uniroyal Parties’ Representative shall not be entitled to any fee, commission or other compensation for the performance of his service hereunder.

(b)     In dealing with this Agreement and any instruments, agreements or documents relating thereto, and in exercising or failing to exercise all or any of the powers conferred upon the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative hereunder or thereunder, (i) the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative shall not assume any, and shall incur no, responsibility whatsoever to any Uniroyal Parties by reason of any error in judgment or other act or omission performed or omitted hereunder or in connection with this Agreement or any instruments, agreements or documents relating thereto, unless by the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, and (ii) the Uniroyal Parties’ Representatives hall be entitled to rely on the advice of counsel, public accountants or other independent experts experienced in the matter at issue, and any error in judgment or other act or omission of the Company or the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative pursuant to such advice shall in no event subject the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative to liability to the Invisa or Uniroyal Parties or any other Person, unless by the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

(c)     Each Uniroyal Party, jointly and severally, shall indemnify the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative, against all damages, liabilities, claims, obligations, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’, accountants’ and other experts’ fees and the amount of any judgment against him, of any nature whatsoever, arising out of or in connection with any claim or in connection with any appeal thereof, relating to the acts or omissions of the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative hereunder or otherwise, except for such damages, liabilities, claims, obligations, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’, accountants’ and other experts’ fees and the amount of any judgment against the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative that arise from the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, including the willful material breach of this Agreement. The foregoing indemnification shall not be deemed exclusive of any other right to which the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative may be entitled apart from the provisions hereof. In the event of any indemnification under this Section 8.2(c) , each Uniroyal Party shall promptly deliver to the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative full payment of his, her or its ratable share of such indemnification claim.

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(d)     The Uniroyal Parties’ Representative may resign as Uniroyal Parties’ Representative upon 5 days prior notice to each of Uniroyal Parties, mailed to their addresses as they appear on the books and records of the Company.

(e)     All of the indemnities, immunities and powers granted to the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative under this Agreement shall survive the Closing and any termination of this Agreement and the resignation of the Uniroyal Parties’ Representative.

ARTICLE 9

RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

9.1           Each of the Uniroyal Parties acknowledges and agrees that he shall not, directly or indirectly (and shall ensure that no Affiliate of him shall directly or indirectly) do any of the following in any capacity, whether on his own behalf, or on behalf of, or jointly with, any other Person except in furtherance of UEP’s business:

    (a)       at any time during the period of three years from Closing, in any geographic area in which UEP carries on business, carry on, be concerned or assist in any way, a business which is or would be in competition with the business of UEP as it was carried on at Closing; or

    (b)       at any time during the period of three years from Closing, contact, solicit or otherwise seek or accept the business of any Person who has been a client or customer of UEP at any time during the period of twelve months prior to Closing in an manner that is competitive with the business of UEP as of the date of this Agreement;

    (c)        at any time during the period of three years from Closing, without the consent of the Company, employ or engage, or offer to employ or engage, or solicit or otherwise entice or attempt to entice away from UEP, any person who is employed or engaged by UEP in a managerial, sales or technical role; or

    (d)        at any time after Closing, use in the course of any business any trade or service mark, business or domain name, design or logo which, at Closing, was or had been used by UEP or anything which is, in the reasonable opinion of the Invisa, capable of confusion with such words, mark, name, design or logo.

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9.2           Each covenant contained in Section 9.1 is a separate covenant of each of the Uniroyal Parties and shall be enforceable separately and independently by the Company and UEP, as the case may be. Each such undertaking is considered fair and reasonable by the parties in order to assure the Invisa the full benefit of the business and goodwill of UEP.

9.3           Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to the contrary, the ownership of capital stock of Invisa or any membership interest of the Company or not more than 3% of the capital stock of any company listed on any U.S. stock exchange, including the NASDAQ markets, by any Uniroyal Party shall not in and of itself be deemed to be a violation of any covenant set forth in Section 9.1.  

ARTICLE 10

GENERAL PROVISIONS

10.1          Successors and Assigns . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the Parties hereunder, will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. No Party may assign its rights duties or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Parties hereto.

10.2          Governing Law . This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without giving effect to that body of laws pertaining to conflict of laws. The Parties agree that any action brought by any Party under or in relation to this Agreement, including without limitation to interpret or enforce any provision of this Agreement, shall be brought in, and each Party agrees to and does hereby submit to the jurisdiction and venue of, any state or federal court located in the State of Florida, County of Hillsborough.

10.3          Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered will be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

10.4          Titles and Headings . The titles, captions and headings of this Agreement are included for ease of reference only and will be disregarded in interpreting or construing this Agreement. Unless otherwise specifically stated, all references herein to “sections” and “exhibits” will mean “sections” and “exhibits” to this Agreement.

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10.5          Notices . Any and all notices required or permitted to be given to a Party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement will be in writing and will be effective and deemed to provide such Party sufficient notice under this Agreement upon receipt if delivered as follows: (a) in person; (b) addressed to the other Party at its facsimile number specified herein (or hereafter modified by subsequent notice to the Parties hereto); (c) by an express overnight courier, with proof of delivery from the courier requested; or (d) by certified United States mail (return receipt requested). All notices for delivery outside the United States will be sent by facsimile or by express courier. All notices not delivered personally or by facsimile will be sent with postage and/or other charges prepaid and properly addressed to the Party to be notified at the address or facsimile number as follows, or at such other address or facsimile number as such other Party may designate by one of the indicated means of notice herein to the other Parties hereto as follows:

(i)      if to a Uniroyal Party, at such Uniroyal Party’s address as set forth on Exhibit A hereto; and

(ii)     if to Invisa, the Company, or UEP, to such party marked “Attention: Chief Executive Officer”, at 1800 2 nd Street, Suite 965, Sarasota, FL 34236.

10.6          Expenses . Each Party shall be responsible for the payment of its own expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including fees and expenses of such Party’s counsel and advisors.

10.7          Amendments and Waivers . Any term of this Agreement may be amended or waived with the written consent of the Parties hereto.

10.8          Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is determined by any court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent possible given the intent of the Parties hereto. If such clause or provision cannot be so enforced, such provision shall be stricken from this Agreement and the remainder of this Agreement shall be enforced as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable clause or provision had (to the extent not enforceable) never been contained in this Agreement. Notwithstanding the forgoing, if the value of this Agreement based upon the substantial benefit of the bargain for any Party is materially impaired, which determination as made by the presiding court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction shall be binding, then both Parties agree to substitute such provision(s) through good faith negotiations.

10.9          Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the documents referred to herein, together with all the Exhibits hereto, constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersede any and all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between or among the Parties hereto with respect to the specific subject matter hereof.

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10.10          Further Assurances . The Parties agree to execute such further documents and instruments and to take such further actions as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.

10.11          Facsimile Signatures . This Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile and upon such delivery the facsimile signature will be deemed to have the same effect as if the original signature had been delivered to the other Party.

10.12          Third Parties . Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any person, other than the Parties hereto and their successors and assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement. 

10.13          Specific Performance . The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the below-signed have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth above.

  INVISA:  
     
  INVISA, INC., a Nevada corporation  
     
     
  By: /s/ Edmund King  
  Name: Edmund King  
  Title: CEO  

 

  THE COMPANY:  
     
  UEP HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company  
     
     
  By: /s/ Edmund King  
  Name: Edmund King  
  Title: Manager  

  UEP:  
     
  UEP ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company  
     
     
  By: /s/ Howard F. Curd  
  Name: Howard F. Curd  
  Title: President  
     
     
  UNIROYAL PARTIES:  
     
     
     
  /s/  Howard R. Curd  
  Howard R. Curd  
     
     
  /s/  Howard F. Curd  
  Howard F. Curd  
     
     
  /s/  George Sanchez  
  George Sanchez  

 

 

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  /s/  Mark Kunz  
  Mark Kunz  
     
     
  /s/  Ted Torres  
  Ted Torres  
     

  UNIROYAL PARTIES REPRESENTATIVE:  
     
     
  By: /s/ Howard R. Curd  
  Howard R. Curd  
   

 

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EXHIBIT 3.1

 

CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION

 

OF

 

UEP HOLDINGS, LLC

 

 

 

  1.   The name of the limited liability company is: UEP HOLDINGS, LLC.
       
  2.   The address of its registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
       

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Formation this 4th day of November, 2014.

 

 

   
  /s/ Oliver J. Janney
    Oliver J. Janney
Authorized Person

 

EXHIBIT 3.2

 

Limited Liability Company Agreement of UEP HOLDINGS, LLC

 

This Limited Liability Company Agreement (" Agreement ") of UEP HOLDINGS, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (the " Company "), effective as of November 5, 2014 (the " Effective Date "), is entered into by Invisa, Inc ., a Nevada corporation, as the sole member of the Company (the " Member ").

WHEREAS, the Company was formed as a limited liability company on November 5, 2014 by the filing of a Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to and in accordance with the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as amended from time to time (the " Act "); and

WHEREAS, the Member agrees that the membership in and management of the Company shall be governed by the terms set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, the Member agrees as follows:

1.             Name . The name of the Company is UEP HOLDINGS, LLC .

2.             Purpose . The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act and to engage in any and all activities necessary or incidental thereto.

3.             Principal Office; Registered Agent .

(a)         Principal Office . The location of the principal office of the Company shall be 1800 2 nd Street, Suite 965, Sarasota, FL 34236, or such other location as the Member may from time to time designate.

(b)        Registered Agent . The registered agent of the Company for service of process in the State of Delaware and the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be that person and location reflected in the Certificate of Formation. In the event the registered agent ceases to act as such for any reason or the registered office shall change, the Member shall promptly designate a replacement registered agent or file a notice of change of address, as the case may be, in the manner provided by law.

4.             Members .

(a)         Initial Member . The Member owns 100% of the membership interests in the Company. The name and the business, residence or mailing address of the Member are as follows:

 

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Name Address
Invisa, Inc.

1800 2 nd Street, Suite 965

Sarasota, FL 34236

 

(b)        Additional Members . One or more additional members may be admitted to the Company with the consent of the Member. Prior to the admission of any such additional members to the Company, the Member shall amend this Agreement to make such changes as the Member shall determine to reflect the fact that the Company shall have such additional members. Each additional member shall execute and deliver a supplement or counterpart to this Agreement, as necessary.

(c)         Membership Interests; Certificates . The Company will not issue any certificates to evidence ownership of the membership interests.

5.            Management .

(a)         Authority; Powers and Duties of the Member . The Member shall have exclusive and complete authority and discretion to manage the operations and affairs of the Company and to make all decisions regarding the business of the Company. Any action taken by the Member shall constitute the act of and serve to bind the Company. Persons dealing with the Company are entitled to rely conclusively on the power and authority of the Member as set forth in this Agreement. The Member shall have all rights and powers of a manager under the Act, and shall have such authority, rights and powers in the management of the Company to do any and all other acts and things necessary, proper, convenient or advisable to effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.

(b)        Election of Officers; Delegation of Authority . The Member may, from time to time, designate one or more officers with such titles as may be designated by the Member to act in the name of the Company with such authority as may be delegated to such officers by the Member (each such designated person, an " Officer "). Any such Officer shall act pursuant to such delegated authority until such Officer is removed by the Member. Any action taken by an Officer designated by the Member pursuant to authority delegated to such Officer shall constitute the act of and serve to bind the Company. Persons dealing with the Company are entitled to rely conclusively on the power and authority of any officer set forth in this Agreement and any instrument designating such officer and the authority delegated to him or her.

6.            Liability of Member; Indemnification .

(a)         Liability of Member . To the fullest extent permitted under the Act, the Member, whether acting as the Member, in its capacity as the manager of the Company, or in any other capacity, shall not be liable for any debts, obligations or liabilities of the Company or each other, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, solely by reason of being a Member.

 

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(b)        Indemnification . To the fullest extent permitted under the Act, the Member (irrespective of the capacity in which it acts) shall be entitled to indemnification and advancement of expenses from the Company for and against any loss, damage, claim or expense (including attorneys' fees) whatsoever incurred by the Member relating to or arising out of any act or omission or alleged acts or omissions (whether or not constituting negligence or gross negligence) performed or omitted by the Member on behalf of the Company; provided, however, that any indemnity under this Section 6(b) shall be provided out of and to the extent of Company assets only, and neither the Member nor any other person shall have any personal liability on account thereof.

7.            Term . The term of the Company shall be perpetual unless the Company is dissolved and terminated in accordance with Section 11 .

8.            Initial Capital Contributions . The Member hereby agrees to contribute to the Company such cash, property or services as determined by the Member.

9.            Tax Status; Income and Deductions .

(a)        Tax Status . As long as the Company has only one member, it is the intention of the Company and the Member that the Company be treated as a disregarded entity for federal and all relevant state tax purposes and neither the Company nor the Member shall take any action or make any election which is inconsistent with such tax treatment. All provisions of this Agreement are to be construed so as to preserve the Company's tax status as a disregarded entity.

(b)        Income and Deductions . All items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the Company (including, without limitation, items not subject to federal or state income tax) shall be treated for federal and all relevant state income tax purposes as items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the Member.

10.          Distributions . Distributions shall be made to the Member at the times and in the amounts determined by the Member.

11.          Dissolution; Liquidation .

(a)         The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up upon the first to occur of the following: (i) the written consent of the Member or (ii) any other event or circumstance giving rise to the dissolution of the Company under Section 18-801 of the Act, unless the Company's existence is continued pursuant to the Act.

(b)        Upon dissolution of the Company, the Company shall immediately commence to wind up its affairs and the Member shall promptly liquidate the business of the Company. During the period of the winding up of the affairs of the Company, the rights and obligations of the Member under this Agreement shall continue.

 

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(c)         In the event of dissolution, the Company shall conduct only such activities as are necessary to wind up its affairs (including the sale of the assets of the Company in an orderly manner), and the assets of the Company shall be applied as follows: (i) first, to creditors, to the extent otherwise permitted by law, in satisfaction of liabilities of the Company (whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof); and (ii) thereafter, to the Member.

(d)        Upon the completion of the winding up of the Company, the Member shall file a Certificate of Cancellation in accordance with the Act.

12.          Miscellaneous .

(a)         Amendments . Amendments to this Agreement may be made only with the consent of the Member.

(b)        Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.

(c)         Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be declared to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall survive to the extent it is not so declared, and the validity, legality and enforceability of the other provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, unless such action would substantially impair the benefits to any party of the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Agreement to be effective as of the Effective Date.

  INVISA, INC.  
     
     
  By: /s/ Edmund King  
  Name: Edmund King  
  Title: CEO  

 

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EXHIBIT 3.3

AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

UEP HOLDINGS, LLC

This AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT of UEP HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), is entered into as of November 10, 2014 (the “ Effective Date ”), and shall be effective as of the Effective Date, by and among (a) the Company and (b) each other signatory hereto on the Effective Date, and such other Persons as may become parties to this Agreement and be admitted as Members in accordance with the provisions hereof from time to time (each, a “ Member ” and, collectively, the “ Members ”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement are defined herein as set forth or as cross-referenced in Article I below.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Certificate of Formation of the Company was filed with the Secretary of State on November 5, 2014;

WHEREAS, the Initial Common Member has been the sole member of the Company pursuant to the Limited Liability Company Agreement of UEP Holdings, LLC (the “ Original Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement (which is superseded in is entirety by this Agreement and has no further force and effect) to admit each of the Preferred Members as a member of the Company, provide, among other things, for the management and operation of the business and affairs of the Company and to set forth the rights, preferences, privileges, agreements and obligations of the parties hereto in respect thereof, in connection with (a) the issuance of Ordinary Common Units of the Company to the Initial Common Member in consideration of the contribution to the Company by the Initial Common Member of certain assets of the Initial Common Member, subject to certain liabilities of the Initial Common Member, and (b) thereafter, the issuance of Preferred Units of the Company to the Preferred Members in consideration of the contribution to the Company by the Preferred Members of, in the aggregate, all of the membership interests in UEP;

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety as follows:

Article I
Defined Terms

1.1             Defined Terms . The following capitalized terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section 1.1 . Other terms are defined in the text of this Agreement and those terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them.

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Act ” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as amended from time to time.

Adjusted Capital Account ” means, with respect to any Member, the balance, if any, in such Member’s Capital Account as of the end of the relevant taxable year or other relevant period, after (i) crediting to such Capital Account any amounts that such Member is obligated to restore pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) of the Regulations (or is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentences of Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5) of the Regulations) and (ii) debiting to such Capital Account the items described in Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6) of the Regulations. This definition is intended to comply with the provisions of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the Regulations and be interpreted consistently with such intent.

Affiliate ” means with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition, “ control ,” when used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of equity interests, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “ controlling ” and “ controlled ” have correlative meanings to the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Agreement, none of the Members or their Affiliates, solely by virtue of being Members of the Company, shall be considered Affiliates of any other Members or such other Members’ Affiliates or Affiliates of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Agreement ” means this Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, including the Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented, modified and/or restated from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

Assumed Tax Rate ” means forty-five percent (45%) or such higher rate as the Board determines from time to time to be the maximum net aggregate tax rate applicable to any Member (or, in the event that any Member is a flow-through entity for income tax purposes, the beneficial owners of such Member).

Bankruptcy ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person: (a) is adjudicated insolvent or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due; (b) makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors; (c) institutes or has instituted against it (voluntarily or involuntarily), or consents or acquiesces to, a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency Law or other similar Law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and, in the case of any such proceeding or petition instituted or presented against it, such proceeding or petition (i) results in a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the making of an order for its winding-up or liquidation or (ii) is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within 30 days of the institution or presentation thereof; or (d) seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee custodian or other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets.

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Board ” means the Board of Managers of the Company.

Capital Account ” means the account maintained by the Company with respect to a Member in accordance with Section 4.5 .

Capital Contribution ” means any contribution of cash or other assets to the Company by a Member.

Certificate of Formation ” means the certificate of formation of the Company as in effect on the Effective Date, as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time.

Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any corresponding provision of any succeeding Law.

Common Member ” means a Member holding any Common Units.

Common Units ” means, collectively, Ordinary Common Units and other Common Units (to the extent, if any, hereafter designated and issued); and “ Common Unit ” means, individually, any Ordinary Common Unit or other Common Unit (if any), as applicable.

Company Property ” or “ Company Properties ” means all interests in property, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, and rights of any type owned therein or held by the Company or any Subsidiary.

Convertible Securities ” means (i) evidences of indebtedness, stock (including preferred stock) or other securities (including options and warrants) that are directly or indirectly convertible, exercisable or exchangeable, with or without payment of additional consideration in cash or property, for any class of Units, either immediately or upon the onset of a specified date or the happening of a specified event; or (ii) stock/unit appreciation rights, phantom stock/unit rights or other rights with equity features (if any) in respect of the Company.

Covered Person ” means, as of any time of determination: (a) a then-current or former member, stockholder, partner, manager or director of the Company or any Subsidiary; (b) an Affiliate of a then-current or former member, stockholder, partner or director of the Company or any Subsidiary; (c) any then-current or former officer, manager, director, member, stockholder, partner, employee, advisor, representative or agent of a current or former Member or any of their respective Affiliates or of the Company or any Subsidiary; or (d) any then-current or former officer or employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, in each case including any such Person that previously served or was in such capacity with the Initial Common Member.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Fair Market Value ” means (other than as otherwise set forth in Section 13.1(a) ), with respect to any asset as of any given date of determination, the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Board.

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Family Member ” means, with respect to a Member who is a natural Person, such Member’s spouse, children, grandchildren or parents, such Member’s siblings or the children or grandchildren of such siblings, any trust established for the benefit of such individuals (or such Member), and any family limited partnership or similar entity the equity interests in which are beneficially owned exclusively by such individuals (or such Member) or such trusts.

Fiscal Year ” means each twelve (12) month period commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31, or such other period as may be required by the Code or the Regulations.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

Initial Common Member ” means Invisa, Inc.

Interests ” means a Member’s interests in the Company as represented by the ownership of Units in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Invisa Contribution Agreement ” means the Asset Contribution Agreement by and between the Company and the Initial Common Member, dated as of the Effective Date, as the same may hereafter be modified, amended, and/or amended and restated, as the case may be, from time to time.

Involuntary Transfer ” means any Transfer, proceeding or action by or in which a Member shall be deprived or divested of any right, title or interest in or to any of the Units or Interests resulting from (a) any seizure under levy of attachment or execution, (b) any Bankruptcy, (c) any Transfer to a state or to a public officer or agency pursuant to any statute pertaining to escheat or abandoned property or (d) any Transfer pursuant to a divorce or separation agreement or a final decree of a court in a divorce action.

Involuntary Transferee ” means any Transferee of Units or Interests pursuant to an Involuntary Transfer.

Law ” means all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations of the United States, any foreign country and each state, commonwealth, city, county, municipality or other political subdivision thereof.

Majority Vote ” means, (a) with respect to actions to be approved or determined by the Board, the affirmative vote or approval of Managers constituting at least a majority of the Managers then serving on the Board, which majority includes the affirmative vote of at least one (1) Preferred Manager to the extent provided in Section 7.8 , and (b) with respect to actions to be approved or determined by the Members (or a group thereof), the affirmative vote or approval of one or more Members holding at least a majority of the then - outstanding Ordinary Common Units (or at least a majority of the then - outstanding Ordinary Common Units held by the Members in the group), or, in the case of any actions to be approved or determined by holders of Preferred Units or any series of Preferred Units, at least a majority of the then-outstanding Preferred Units or applicable series of the Preferred Units.

Manager ” means an individual serving as a member of the Board.

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Material Obligation ” means, with respect to any given Person, any material representation or warranty that such Person made, or material obligation that such Person owes, to the Company or any of its Affiliates or to another Member or its Affiliates under this Agreement or any other written agreement.

Member Nonrecourse Debt ” means any nonrecourse (for purposes of Section 1.1001-2 of the Regulations) liability (or portion thereof) of the Company for which one or more Members or related Persons bears the economic risk of loss, as determined under Sections 1.704-2(b)(4) and 1.752-2 of the Regulations.

Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain ” has the meaning ascribed to “partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain” under Section 1.704-2(i)(2) and 1.704-2(i)(3) of the Regulations.

Member Nonrecourse Deductions ” has the meaning ascribed to “partner nonrecourse deductions” in Section 1.704-2(i)(2) of the Regulations.

Minimum Gain ” means the amount determined by computing, with respect to each Nonrecourse Liability of the Company, the amount of book gain, if any, that would be realized by the Company if it disposed of the property securing such liability in full satisfaction thereof, determined in accordance with Section 1.704-2(d) of the Regulations.

Net Income and Net Loss ” means the net taxable income or net taxable loss of the Company, respectively, as determined for federal income tax purposes, for each Fiscal Year of the Company, including each item of Company income, gain, loss or deduction, taking into account the following adjustments, and any other adjustments necessary in order to comply with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) of the Regulations: (a) any income that is exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account shall be added to such taxable income or loss; (b) any expenditure that is not deductible in computing federal taxable income and not properly chargeable to capital accounts and not otherwise taken into account shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss; (c) any adjustments to the “book values” of Company Property pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) shall be treated as an item of gain or loss; and (d) other than for federal income tax purposes, depreciation with respect to, and gain or loss from the disposition of, Company Property shall be computed by reference to the adjusted “book values” of the Company Property, rather than their adjusted tax bases.

New Interests ” means any Interests in the Company (if any) issued after the Effective Date, including additional Units, options, or warrants to acquire Interests, or securities of any type whatsoever that are, or may become, convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for Interests; provided , however , that New Interests shall not include Interests that are offered or issued: (a) to employees, managers, directors, officers, consultants or independent contractors of the Company or any Subsidiary to the extent approved by the Board in accordance with any equity incentive plan or similar plan of the Company (if any) and this Agreement; (b) to third-party lenders or other third-party institutional investors in any arm’s-length transaction providing debt financing for the Company or any Subsidiary approved by the Board in accordance with this Agreement; (c) in connection with the conversion, exercise or exchange of securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Units, including options and warrants, in each case, to the extent such securities or rights are approved in accordance with this Agreement (including, without limitation, any Convertible Securities); (d) to any third party seller in connection with a bona fide business acquisition by the Company or any Subsidiary, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase of assets, exchange of stock, or otherwise, in each case, approved in accordance with this Agreement; or (e) in connection with a dividend, split, combination or subdivision of Units, in each case approved in accordance with this Agreement.

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Nonrecourse Deductions ” has the meaning ascribed to “nonrecourse deductions” in Section 1.704-2(b) of the Regulations.

Nonrecourse Liability ” means a liability (or that portion of a liability) with respect to which no Member or related person bears the economic risk of loss, as determined under Sections 1.752-2 and 1.704-2(b)(3) of the Regulations.

Ordinary Common Units ” means the common units of the Company designated as “Ordinary Common Units” representing an Interest in the Company having the rights, preferences and privileges applicable to holders of Ordinary Common Units hereunder.

Ordinary Course of Business ” means the ordinary course of business of the Company or its predecessors (including Invisa, Inc.) consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to such matters as quantity and frequency).

Person ” means and includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust, estate or other entity.

Preferred Member ” means a Member holding any Preferred Units.

Preferred Return ” means the Series A Preferred Return and the Series B Preferred Return.

Preferred Units ” means the Series A Preferred Units and the Series B Preferred Units.

Regulations ” means the income tax regulations, including any temporary regulations, from time to time promulgated under the Code.

Sale of the Company ” means the first to occur of any of the following: ( a) the merger, reorganization, combination or consolidation of the Company into or with, or any other acquisition of the Company by, a Third Party, in any case which involves a change of control of the Company or the direct or indirect Transfer by the Members, collectively, of at least sixty percent (60%) of the then - outstanding Interests held by Common Members or of the then-outstanding Interests in the aggregate, or (b) the sale, transfer, lease or license, whether in a single transaction or pursuant to a series of related transactions, of Company Property or businesses constituting all or substantially all of the Company Property or businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole , or (c) any transaction or series of related transactions substantially similar in purpose or effect to those described in (a) and (b) above.

Secretary of State ” means the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

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Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Series A Preferred Member ” means a Member holding Series A Preferred Units.

Series A Preferred Return ” means, with respect to each Series A Preferred Unit, an amount per annum equal to five percent (5.00%) of the Issue Price of such Series A Preferred Unit (which amount shall not be compounded whether or not timely paid in accordance with this Agreement).

Series A Preferred Units ” means the preferred units of the Company designated as “Series A Preferred Units” representing an Interest in the Company having the rights, preferences and privileges applicable to holders of Series A Preferred Units hereunder. The Issue Price for each Series A Preferred Unit shall be $100 per Series A Preferred Unit unless otherwise determined by the Board in connection with the issuance of Series A Preferred Units after the Effective Date with respect to such Series A Preferred Units.

Series B Preferred Member ” means a Member holding Series B Preferred Units.

Series B Preferred Return ” means, with respect to each Series B Preferred Unit, an amount per annum equal to five and one half percent (5.50%) of the Issue Price of such Series B Preferred Unit, increasing by one half percent (0.50%) on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and by an additional one half percent (0.50%) on each successive anniversary of the Effective Date thereafter, up to a maximum of eight percent (8.00%) on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date (which amount shall not be compounded whether or not timely paid in accordance with this Agreement).

Series B Preferred Units ” means the preferred units of the Company designated as “Series B Preferred Units” representing an Interest in the Company having the rights, preferences and privileges applicable to holders of Series B Preferred Units hereunder. The Issue Price for each Series B Preferred Unit shall be $100 per Series B Preferred Unit unless otherwise determined by the Board in connection with the issuance of Series B Preferred Units after the Effective Date with respect to such Series B Preferred Units.

Subsidiary ” means (a) any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity a majority of the capital stock or other equity interests of which having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other Persons performing similar functions is at the time owned, directly or indirectly, with power to vote, by the Company or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company, (b) a partnership in which the Company or any direct or indirect Subsidiary is a general partner or (c) a limited liability company in which the Company or any direct or indirect Subsidiary is a managing member or manager.

Third Party ” means a Person that is not, immediately prior to the consummation of an action or transaction involving such Person, an Affiliate of the Company or any of its Members.

Transfer ” means, when used as a noun, any direct or indirect, voluntary or involuntary, sale, disposition, hypothecation, mortgage, gift, pledge, assignment, attachment, or any other transfer (including the creation of any derivative or synthetic interest, including a participation or other similar interest or any lien or encumbrance) and, when used as a verb, voluntarily (whether in fulfillment of contractual obligation or otherwise) to directly or indirectly sell, dispose, hypothecate, mortgage, gift, pledge, assign, attach, or otherwise transfer (including by creating any derivative or synthetic interest, any lien or encumbrance) or any other similar participation or interest, in any case, whether by operation of Law or otherwise.

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UEP Contribution Agreement ” means the Equity Contribution Agreement by and among the Company and the Preferred Members, dated as of the Effective Date, as the same may hereafter be modified, amended, and/or amended and restated, as the case may be, from time to time.

Unit ” means a Preferred Unit, an Ordinary Common Unit, any other Common Unit (if any) or a Unit of any other type, class or series of Interests authorized by the Board pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Unpaid Preferred Return ” means, as of any given date of determination with respect to a Preferred Unit, the aggregate amount of the Preferred Return accrued on Capital Contributions made in respect of such Preferred Unit, less an amount equal to the cumulative distributions made by the Company in respect of such Preferred Unit as of such date pursuant to Section 5.10(c)(i) or (ii) (after giving effect to Section 5.10(b)(iv) to the extent of amounts distributed pursuant to Section 5.10(b) in respect of Preferred Units), provided that, for purposes of this definition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Unpaid Preferred Return in respect of a Preferred Unit may never be less than Zero Dollars ($0).

Unpaid Series A Preferred Return ” means, as of any given date of determination with respect to a Series A Preferred Unit, the Unpaid Preferred Return with respect to such Series A Preferred Unit.

Unpaid Series B Preferred Return ” means, as of any given date of determination with respect to a Series B Preferred Unit, the Unpaid Preferred Return with respect to such Series B Preferred Unit.

Unreturned Amount ” means, as of any given date of determination with respect to any Preferred Unit, the amount of the Issue Price of such Preferred Unit, less an amount equal to the cumulative distributions (if any) made by the Company in respect of such Preferred Unit as of such date as a redemption or return of capital (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, any distributions of Preferred Return pursuant to Section 5.10(b) or Section 5.10(c)(i) or (ii) , provided that, for the purposes of this definition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Unreturned Amount in respect of a Preferred Unit may never be less than Zero Dollars ($0).

1.2             Terms Defined Elsewhere . The following terms are defined as set forth below:

Defined Term   Section
     
Additional Member   8.5(a)
Additional Subscription Amount   3.4(c)

 

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Defined Term   Section
     
Applicable Taxes   5.10(b)(i)
Board Right Termination Date   7.2(a)
Common Managers   7.2(a)
Company   Preamble
Confidential Information   13.1(b)
Disclosing Person   13.1(a)
Effective Date   Preamble
ERISA   9.3(b)(iii)
Exempt Transfer   9.1(a)
Final Determination   13.7
Financing Agreements   13.1(d)
Indemnifiable Losses   6.1(d)
Initial Capital Contribution   4.1(a)
Instrument of Adherence   9.4
Member (or Members)   Preamble
Notice   13.3
Obligee   13.7
Obligor   13.7
Original Agreement   Recitals
Preferred Managers   7.2(a)
Protected Person   13.1(a)(i)
Representatives   13.1(a)
Rule 144   8.3(e)
ROFR Notice   9.6(b)
ROFR Price   9.6(b)
ROFR Purchaser   9.6(b)
ROFR Selling Member   9.6(a)
ROFR Units   9.6(b)
Sale Transaction   9.8
Selling Member   9.6(a)
Survival Provisions   13.16
Tax Audit   11.5(e)
Tax Distribution   5.10(b)(iii)
Tax Matters Person   11.5(c)
UEP   4.1(b)
Unpaid Indemnity Amount   13.7

 

Article II
Formation and Name; Office; Purpose; Term

2.1             Formation and Continuation . The Company originally formed by the filing of the Certificate of Formation on November 5, 2014 by an “authorized person,” as such term is used in the Act. Pursuant to the provisions of the Act and this Agreement, the Members hereby ratify the filing of the Certificate of Formation, and enter into this Agreement to set forth the rights and obligations of the parties hereto and certain other matters related thereto. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement to the contrary, the rights and obligations of the Members and the administration and termination of the Company shall be governed by the Act.

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2.2             Name of the Company . The name of the Company shall be “UEP Holdings, LLC”. The Company may do business under that name and under any other name or names which the Board may select from time to time.

2.3             Purpose . The purpose of the Company shall be (i) to acquire and operate certain of the business and assets previously operated by the Initial Common Member prior to November 5, 2014, and (ii) to engage in any other business or activity in which a limited liability company organized under the Laws of the State of Delaware may lawfully engage, and the Company shall have and exercise all of the powers and rights conferred upon limited liability companies formed pursuant to the Act.

2.4             Term . The term of the Company as a limited liability company began upon the acceptance of the Certificate of Formation by the Secretary of State as of November 5, 2014, and shall continue in existence until terminated pursuant to Section 10.5 .

2.5             Registered Office; Principal Place of Business; Registered Agent . The registered office of the Company is as set forth in the Certificate of Formation or at any other place within the State of Delaware that the Board selects. The principal office and principal place of business of the Company shall be located at 1800 2 nd Street, Suite 965, Sarasota, Florida 34236, or at such place that the Board selects. The name and address of the Company’s registered agent in the State of Delaware is as set forth in the Certificate of Formation.

2.6             Operation of the Company as a Separate Enterprise . The Company shall, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, conduct its business and operations separate and apart from that of any other Person, including any of the Members and any Affiliates of any of the Members, including by: (a) not allowing funds or other assets of the Company to be commingled with the funds or other assets of, owned by or registered in the name of, any other Person; (b) maintaining books, bank accounts and financial records of the Company separate from those of any other Person; (c) observing customary formalities, including maintaining current records of Company affairs, minutes of meetings of the Board and the Members and of other Board actions as appropriate, and written consents of the Board and the Members; (d) acting on behalf of the Company pursuant to, and in accordance with, this Agreement; and (e) causing the Company to conduct its dealings with third parties in its own name and in all respects hold itself out as a separate and independent legal entity.

Article III
Units

3.1             Types, Classes and Series of Units.

(a)              Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Company is authorized to issue the following Units as of the Effective Date: 20,000,000 Series A Preferred Units, 15,000,000 Series B Preferred Units, and 24,000 Ordinary Common Units, each with such rights, preferences and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The name, address, number and type of Units of each Member shall be as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto, which may be updated from time to time by the Board, without further action by the Members, to reflect changes in the information thereon that occur pursuant to this Agreement and that otherwise are not in violation of the terms of this Agreement or the Act.

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(b)           Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in any document, agreement or instrument to the contrary, no Member shall be entitled to any information concerning any other Member, including the number of Units held by such Member, the Capital Account of such Member or other information concerning such Member; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not prohibit any Member from receiving on a confidential basis such information for a purpose that is reasonably related to such Person’s interest in the Company to the extent, if any, required by non-waivable provisions of applicable Law.

(c)              Without in any way limiting any approval or limitation required or set forth in this Agreement, in the event of an equity split, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange of all or any type or class of Units or other equity interests, liquidation, spin-off, or other change in organizational structure affecting the Units (including any conversion of the Company to a corporation), the number and type or class of Units and any fixed price stipulated herein associated with Units shall be appropriately adjusted to the extent necessary to preserve the economic intent of this Agreement as determined by the Board.

3.2             Creation of Additional Types or Classes of Units; Issuances of Additional Units .

(a)              Subject to compliance with Section 8.7 , if applicable, the Board is authorized to from time to time (i) create additional types, classes or series of Units (including Units of any type, class or series which may be issued to employees, managers, directors, officers, consultants or independent contractors of the Company or any Subsidiary, in each case for such purchase price (if any), subject to such vesting, forfeiture, restriction on transfer, and other provisions (if any), and on such other terms and conditions, as the Board may determine), (ii) issue additional Units and/or increase the number of authorized Units of any type, class or series, (iii) subdivide the Units of any class into one or more series, (iv) fix the designations, powers, preferences and rights of the Units of each such type, class or series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, and (v) amend this Agreement to reflect any of the foregoing actions and the resulting designations, powers, and relative preferences and rights of all the types, classes and series thereafter authorized under this Agreement.

(b)             Subject to compliance with Sections 3.2(a) and 8.7 , if applicable, the authority of the Board with respect to each type, class and each series of Units, if any, created in accordance with this Section  3.2 shall include establishing the following: (i) the number of Units constituting that type, class or series and the distinctive designation thereof; (ii) whether or not that type, class or series shall have any voting rights and, if so, the terms of such voting rights; (iii) whether or not the Units of such type, class or series shall be redeemable and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption; (iv) the rights and preferences of the Units of that type, class or series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company; (v) the relative rights of priority, if any, of allocations of income or loss or of payment with respect to Units of that type, class or series; and (vi) any other relative rights, preferences and limitations of that type, class or series.

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3.3             Voting Rights . Each Ordinary Common Unit shall entitle the holder thereof to one (1) vote per Ordinary Common Unit on any matters (if any) to be decided by a vote of the Members. No other Member and no other type or class of Units, including the Preferred Units, shall have any voting rights or shall be entitled to vote or consent on any matter, except (a) as set forth in Section 8.7 with respect to certain matters requiring approval of the Preferred Members, (b) as otherwise set forth expressly in this Agreement, or (c) as may be required by non-waivable provisions of applicable Law.

3.4             Member’s Interest . A Member’s Units shall for all purposes be personal property. A Member shall not have any interest in any specific Company Property.

3.5             Reacquired Units . Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, any Units redeemed, purchased, forfeited or otherwise acquired by the Company, in any manner whatsoever, shall again be available for issuance hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof.

3.6             Units Not Certificated . Units shall not be certificated unless otherwise determined by the Board. If the Board determines that one or more Units shall be certificated, each such certificate shall be in such form as the Board may determine.

3.7             Unit as a Security . A Unit in the Company shall constitute a security for all purposes of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, as in effect in Delaware or any other applicable jurisdiction. Delaware Law shall constitute the local Law of the Company’s jurisdiction in its capacity as the issuer of Units.

Article IV
Capital Contributions; Capital Accounts

4.1             Initial Capital Contributions; Issuance of Units .

(a)              (i) Prior to the Effective Date, the Initial Common Member, as sole Member of the Company, has initially contributed or is deemed to have initially contributed to the equity capital of the Company, and (ii) as of the Effective Date, the Initial Common Member has additionally contributed or is deemed to have additionally contributed to the equity capital of the Company pursuant to the Invisa Contribution Agreement, in the form of certain assets of the Initial Common Member, subject to certain liabilities of the Initial Common Member, the amounts (including the Fair Market Value of property so contributed) set forth on Schedule A attached hereto under the column heading “Initial Capital Contribution” (the amount so contributed by each Member and set forth under such column heading with respect to such Member, such Member’s “ Initial Capital Contribution ”). In consideration of the Initial Common Member’s Initial Capital Contribution, the Company has issued to the Initial Common Member the Ordinary Common Units set forth opposite the Initial Common Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto.

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(b)             As of the Effective Date, each Preferred Member identified on Schedule A attached hereto has contributed or is deemed to have contributed to the equity capital of the Company, pursuant to the UEP Contribution Agreement, the Initial Capital Contribution amounts set forth opposite such Preferred Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto under the column heading “Initial Capital Contribution,” in the form of such Preferred Member’s membership interests in Uniroyal Engineered Products, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ UEP ”). In consideration of each Preferred Member’s Initial Capital Contribution, the Company has issued to each such Preferred Member the Series A Preferred Units and Series B Preferred Units set forth opposite such Preferred Member’s name on Schedule A attached hereto.

4.2             No Interest on Capital Contributions . Members shall not be paid interest on their Capital Contributions or amounts attributable to their respective Capital Accounts, except for the Preferred Return payable in respect of the Preferred Units, as applicable, consistent with this Agreement.

4.3             Return of Capital Contributions . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no Member shall have the right to receive the return of any Capital Contribution unless and until the Company has been dissolved or terminated, and then only in accordance with Section 10.2 .

4.4             Withdrawal of Funds or Loans . No Member shall be entitled to borrow or withdraw any amount from the Company without the prior written approval of the Board.

4.5             Capital Accounts .

(a)              A separate Capital Account shall be maintained for each Member on the books of the Company, and adjustments to such Capital Accounts shall be made as follows:

                 (i)               a Member’s Capital Account shall be credited with any amounts of money contributed by the Member to the Company, the Fair Market Value of any other property contributed to the Company (net of liabilities secured by the property that the Company is considered to assume or take subject to under Section 752 of the Code), the amount of any Company liabilities assumed by the Member (other than liabilities that are secured by any Company Property distributed to such Member), and the Member’s allocable share of any Net Income (or items thereof); and

 

                 (ii)             a Member’s Capital Account shall be debited with the amount of any money distributed to the Member, the Fair Market Value of Company Property distributed to the Member (net of liabilities secured by such property that the Member is considered to assume or take subject to under Section 752 of the Code), the amount of any liabilities of the Member assumed by the Company (other than liabilities that are secured by property contributed by such Member), and the Member’s allocable share of Net Losses (or items thereof).

 

(b)             Upon the Transfer of Units in accordance with this Agreement, so much of the Capital Account of the Transferring Member as is attributable to the Transferred Units will be carried over to the Transferee Member.

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(c)              The foregoing provisions of this Section 4.5 and Sections 5.1 through 5.7 are intended to comply with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) of the Regulations and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Regulations. If the Board upon the advice of the Company’s tax advisors, shall determine that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts are computed in order to comply with Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) of the Regulations, the Board may make such modification; provided , however , that such modification is not reasonably likely to have more than a de minimis effect on the amounts distributable to any Members pursuant to Section 5.10 or Section 10.2 ; provided , further , that the Board shall have no liability to any Member for any exercise of or failure to exercise any such discretion to make any modifications permitted under this Section 4.5 .

4.6             No Rights of Creditors . The provisions of this Article IV are intended to solely benefit the Members and shall not be construed as conferring any benefit upon any creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary, or any other Person (and no such creditor or other Person shall be a third party beneficiary of this Agreement), and neither the Board nor any Member shall have any duty or obligation to any creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary or any other Person to make any additional Capital Contributions, or to cause the Company to approve the making of any additional Capital Contributions.

Article V
Allocations and Distributions

5.1             Allocations of Net Income and Net Losses . Except as otherwise provided in Sections 5.2 through 5.7 , Net Income (and items thereof) and Net Losses (and items thereof) for any Fiscal Year (or other applicable period) shall be allocated among the Members, in a manner such that the Adjusted Capital Account of each Member, immediately after giving effect to such allocation, is, as nearly as possible, equal (proportionately) to the amount of the distributions that would be made to such Member during such Fiscal Year (or other applicable period) pursuant to Section 10.2 , based on the assumptions that (a) the Company is dissolved and terminated, (b) its affairs are wound-up and each asset of the Company is sold for cash equal to its book value (as maintained by the Company for purposes of, and as maintained pursuant to, the capital account maintenance provisions of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii) of the Regulations), (c) all Company liabilities are satisfied (limited with respect to each nonrecourse liability to the Fair Market Value of the asset(s) securing such liability) and (d) the net assets of the Company are distributed in accordance with Section 10.2 to the Members, immediately after giving effect to such allocation (taking into account distributions made during such Fiscal Year or other applicable period).

5.2             Book/Tax Disparities . For federal income tax purposes and Section 1.704-3 of the Regulations, items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit shall be allocated in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 704(c) of the Code to take into account the difference between the “book value” of such property and its adjusted tax basis. The method under Section 704(c) of the Code and the Regulations thereunder shall be approved by the Board, provided that the Company shall use the remedial method, within the meaning of Section 1.704-3 of the Regulations, in connection with the Preferred Members’ acquisition of Preferred Units pursuant to the Invisa Contribution Agreement or the UEP Contribution Agreement.

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5.3             Allocation of Nonrecourse Deductions . Nonrecourse Deductions, as determined under Section 1.704-2(d) of the Regulations, shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with their respective Ordinary Common Units.

5.4             Allocation of Member Nonrecourse Deductions . Member Nonrecourse Deductions shall be allocated to the Members as provided in Section 1.704-2(i) of the Regulations in accordance with the ratios in which they bear the economic risk of loss under Section 1.752-2 of the Regulations for the Member Nonrecourse Debt to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions relate.

5.5             Minimum Gain Chargeback . If there is a net decrease in the Company’s Minimum Gain during a taxable year of the Company, the minimum gain chargeback described in Sections 1.704-2(f) and (g) of the Regulations shall apply.

5.6             Member Minimum Gain Chargeback . If there is a net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain, any Member with a share of that Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain (determined under Section 1.704-2(i)(5) of the Regulations) as of the beginning of the year must be allocated items of income and gain for the year (and, if necessary, for succeeding years) equal to that Member’s share of such net decrease in accordance with Section 1.704-2(i) of the Regulations.

5.7             Qualified Income Offset . Pursuant to Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the Regulations, no allocation of items of loss or deduction shall be made to any Member to the extent such allocation would cause or increase a deficit balance in such Member’s Adjusted Capital Account as of the end of the Fiscal Year to which such allocation relates. If (notwithstanding the preceding sentence) any Member has a deficit balance in such Member’s Adjusted Capital Account as of the end of any Fiscal Year prior to the allocation of Net Income or Net Losses for such Fiscal Year, items of income and gain (consisting of a pro rata portion of each item of Company income, including gross income, and gain for such taxable year) shall be allocated, after the allocations required by Sections 5.5 and 5.6 but before any other allocation required by this Article V , to the Members with deficit balances in their Adjusted Capital Accounts in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate such deficit balances as quickly as possible. This Section 5.7 is intended to satisfy the provisions of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) of the Regulations and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

5.8             Interest in Company Profits . Pursuant to, and to the extent relevant under, Section 1.752-3(a)(3) of the Regulations, Members’ interests in the Company’s profits for purposes of determining the Members’ proportionate shares of the excess nonrecourse liabilities (as defined in Section 1.752-3(a)(3) of the Regulations) of the Company shall be determined in accordance with the Members’ respective Ordinary Common Units.

5.9             Allocations and Distributions to Transferred Interests .

(a)              If any Units in the Company are Transferred, or if the number of Units held by a Member is increased or decreased in accordance with this Agreement during a Fiscal Year, all items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit recognized by the Company for such Fiscal Year shall be allocated among the Members to take into account their varying interests during the Fiscal Year in any manner approved by the Board, as then permitted by the Code.

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(b)             The determination of the items of income and deduction arising from any issuance or vesting of Units (if any) in connection with the performance of services shall be made in accordance with Rev. Proc. 93-27, 1993-2 C.B. 343, and Rev. Proc. 2001-43, 2001-2 C.B. 191.

(c)              Distributions under Sections 5.10 and 10.2 shall be made only to Members and their assignees which, according to the books and records of the Company, are Members or assignees of Members on the actual date of distribution. None of the Company, the Board or the Members shall incur any liability for making distributions in accordance with this Section 5.9 .

5.10          Distributions .

(a)              Timing of Distributions, etc. Distributions of the Series A Preferred Return to the Series A Preferred Members and of the Series B Preferred Return to the Series B Preferred Members shall be paid in four equal quarterly installments, on the fifteenth (15th) day following the close of each fiscal quarter of the Company. Distributions to the Members shall otherwise be paid at such times and in such amounts as determined by the Board and in the manner and order of priority set forth in this Section 5.10 .

(b)               Tax Distributions .

                  (i)               Notwithstanding Section 5.10(a) , for each Fiscal Year, cash distributions shall be made, to the extent practicable, to the Members (including in respect of any Units that are unvested or subject to forfeiture) at times and in amounts designed to enable each Member to pay income taxes, including estimated taxes, attributable to the aggregate amount of taxable income recognized by such Member for such Fiscal Year in respect of such Member’s Interest in the Company, including (A) such Member’s allocable share of the taxable income of the Company for the Fiscal Year computed in accordance with Section 5.2 and (B) all income that such Member is required to accrue during such Fiscal Year in respect of such Member’s Preferred Return (such taxes, “ Applicable Taxes ”).

 

                  (ii)             The amount distributable to each Member in respect of Applicable Taxes, if any, for any tax payment date (including any estimated tax payment date) shall be calculated by multiplying (A) the Assumed Tax Rate by (B) the net amount (or estimated net amount) of taxable income recognized by such Member in respect of such Member’s Interest in the Company for the period taken into account for purposes of making such Member’s scheduled tax payment and all prior periods in respect of the same applicable Fiscal Year (taking into account such Member’s allocable share of taxable losses from all prior periods to the extent not previously taken into account pursuant to this clause (ii)), then subtracting all previous distributions (if any) made to such Member pursuant to this Section 5.10(b) in respect of such applicable Fiscal Year (as determined by the Board).

 

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                  (iii)           Distributions pursuant to this Section 5.10(b) (each, a “ Tax Distribution ”), if any, shall be made only to the extent that all previous distributions from the Company in respect of a Fiscal Year (as determined by the Board) to such Member (other than distributions pursuant to this Section 5.10(b) ) are less than the aggregate of the amounts calculated under Section 5.10(b)(ii) for such Fiscal Year.

 

                  (iv)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, amounts distributed pursuant to this Section 5.10(b) , if any, shall be taken into account in determining subsequent distributions to the Members pursuant to Section 5.10(c) so that each Member receives the same aggregate amount of distributions that such Member would have received if this Section 5.10(b) were not contained in this Agreement.

 

(c)              Distributable Amounts . Amounts to be distributed to Members (other than in respect of Tax Distributions pursuant to Section 5.10(b) ) shall be distributed as follows:

                 (i)               Accrued Series A Preferred Return . First , to the Series A Preferred Members in proportion to their respective Unpaid Series A Preferred Return as of such date, until the Unpaid Series A Preferred Return with respect to the Series A Preferred Units is Zero Dollars ($0);

 

                  (ii)             Accrued Series B Preferred Return . Second , to the Series B Preferred Members in proportion to their respective Unpaid Series B Preferred Return as of such date, until the Unpaid Series B Preferred Return with respect to the Series B Preferred Units in Zero Dollars ($0); and

 

                  (iii)           Sharing of Profits . Thereafter , to the holders of issued and outstanding Ordinary Common Units on a pari passu basis in proportion to their respective holdings of such Units; provided that in no event shall the aggregate distributions to holders of Ordinary Common Units in respect of any Fiscal Year (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any distributions pursuant to Section 5.10(b)) exceed the current operating income of the Company for such Fiscal Year, less the aggregate distributions to holders of Preferred Units in respect of such Fiscal Year.

 

(d)             Tax Withholding . To the extent the Company is required by applicable Law to withhold or to make tax payments on behalf of or with respect to any Member, the Board is hereby authorized to withhold such amounts and make such tax payments as so required. All amounts withheld or required to be withheld pursuant to applicable Law with respect to any Member (and not paid to the Company by such Member pursuant to the immediately following sentence) shall be treated as distributed to such Member pursuant to this Section 5.10 for all purposes of this Agreement and shall reduce amounts which such Member would otherwise be entitled to receive under this Section 5.10 . To the extent that at any time any such withheld amounts exceed the distributions that such Member would have received but for such withholding, such Member shall, upon demand by the Company, as determined by the Board, promptly pay to the Company the amount of such excess. Each Member hereby agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the other Members from and against any liability (including any liability for taxes, penalties, additions to tax or interest) with respect to income attributable to or distributions or other payments to such Member.

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(e)              Treatment of Treasury Units . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for all purposes of this Agreement, Units held by the Company in treasury shall not be deemed to be issued and outstanding.

(f)              Sale of the Company . In the event of any Sale of the Company, then either a Majority Vote of Series A Preferred Members or a Majority Vote of Series B Preferred Members may require that all cash, securities and other assets available for distribution or otherwise payable to the Members in connection with such Sale of the Company, as applicable, shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.2 as such provisions would apply to a dissolution and winding up of the Company, provided that amounts, if any, required for the payment of costs and expenses, the satisfaction of indebtedness or other liabilities or the establishment of reserves for purposes of clauses (a), (b) and (c), respectively, of Section 10.2 shall be as determined by the Board taking into consideration, among other things, the structure, terms and conditions of such Sale of the Company.

5.11          Distributions In-Kind . If any distribution of the Company’s assets is to be made in-kind, which shall require the approval of the Board, such assets shall be valued on the basis of their Fair Market Value. No Member shall be entitled to the distribution of any specific Company Property.

5.12          Restricted Distributions . Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not make any distribution to any Member on account of such Member’s Interest if such distribution would violate either Section 18-607 or Section 18-804 of the Act or other applicable Law or any contract or credit facility to which the Company is a party; provided that the Company shall not enter into any such contract or credit facility which would restrict the timely payment of the Preferred Return to all Preferred Members.

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5.13          Tax Treatment of Contributions, etc. . The Members have agreed to treat, for federal income tax purposes, (a) the contribution by the Initial Common Member to the Company of (i) all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Initial Common Member, subject to all or substantially all or the liabilities of the Initial Common Member, and (b) the contribution by the Preferred Members to the Company of membership interests in UEP in exchange for the Preferred Units (in proportion to their ownership thereof) as transactions governed by Code Section 721. The credit to the Members’ Capital Accounts for the Initial Capital Contributions reflects (x) the Fair Market Value as of the Effective Date of the business and assets, subject to liabilities, of the Initial Common Member contributed by the Initial Common Member to the Company, and (y) the Fair Market Value as of the Effective Date of the equity in UEP contributed by the Preferred Members to the Company. 

Article VI
Exculpation; Indemnification

6.1             Exculpation and Indemnification .

(a)              Liability . Except as otherwise provided by the non-waivable provisions of the Act, the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company and each Subsidiary, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company or such Subsidiary, and no Covered Person shall be obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability of the Company or such Subsidiary solely by reason of being a Covered Person.

(b)             Exculpation . To the full extent permitted by applicable Law, no Covered Person shall be liable to the Company, any Subsidiary, or any other Person who has an interest in or claim against the Company or any Subsidiary for any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Covered Person in good faith on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary and in a manner reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority conferred on such Covered Person by this Agreement or any applicable limited liability company agreement (or similar governing document) of any Subsidiary; provided , that a Covered Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of acts or omissions by such Covered Person that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of Law, or that constitute “cause” for termination of such Covered Person’s employment under any written employment agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6.1 shall not exculpate, indemnify, or otherwise protect a Member from a breach by such Member of this Agreement (including the guarantee obligations of the Initial Common Member pursuant to Section 5.10(g) ) or any other agreement between such Member and the Company, any Affiliates of the Company or any other Member or of the Invisa Contribution Agreement or the UEP Contribution Agreement.

(c)              Advancement of Expenses . To the full extent permitted by applicable Law, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements, fines and amounts paid in settlement) incurred by a Covered Person defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding for which the indemnification provisions under this Section 6.1 are applicable shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Company prior to the final disposition of such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding upon receipt by the Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Covered Person to repay such amount if it shall be determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized by this Article VI .

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(d)             Indemnification . In addition to the advancement of expenses pursuant to Section 6.1(c) , to the full extent permitted by applicable Law, the Company agrees to indemnify, pay and hold each Covered Person harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any interest and penalties, out-of-pocket expenses and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for such Covered Person in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceedings, whether or not such Covered Person shall be designated a party thereto), whether absolute, accrued, conditional or otherwise and whether or not resulting from bona fide third party claims (collectively, “ Indemnifiable Losses ”), which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any such Covered Person, in any manner relating to or arising out of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Covered Person on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries; provided , that no Covered Person shall be entitled to be indemnified in respect of any Indemnifiable Losses incurred by such Covered Person by reason of acts or omissions by such Covered Person that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of Law, or that constitute “cause” for termination of such Covered Person’s employment under any written employment agreement with the Company or any Subsidiary; provided , further , that any indemnity payment under this Section 6.1(d) shall be provided out of and to the extent of Company Property only (including available insurance), and no Member shall have any personal liability on account thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 6.1(d) shall not provide indemnification to a Member resulting from a breach by such Member of an obligation under this Agreement or any other agreement between such Member and the Company, any Affiliates of the Company or any other Member or of the Invisa Contribution Agreement or the UEP Contribution Agreement.

(e)              Good Faith Reliance . A Covered Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Company or any Subsidiary and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Company or any Subsidiary by any Person as to matters the Covered Person reasonably believes are within such other Person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value and amount of the Company Property, liabilities, or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of the Company Property from which distributions to the Members might properly be paid.

(f)              Severability . To the full extent permitted by applicable Law, if any portion of this Section 6.1 shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall nevertheless indemnify each Covered Person and may indemnify each employee or agent of the Company or any Subsidiary as to costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including an action by or in the right of the Company or any Subsidiary, in each case to the full extent permitted by applicable Law.

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(g)             Survival . The provisions of this Section 6.1 shall survive any termination of this Agreement and shall continue as to a Person who has ceased to be a Covered Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of such Covered Person.

(h)             Indemnification Not Exclusive . The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Section 6.1 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a Covered Person may be entitled at Law or in equity, including common law rights to indemnification and/or contribution (if any). Nothing in this Section 6.1 shall affect the rights or obligations of any Covered Person (or the limitations on those rights or obligations) under any other agreement or instrument to which such Covered Person is a party.

6.2             Fiduciary Duties; Other Business Opportunities .

(a)              To the extent that, at Law or in equity, a Covered Person has duties, including fiduciary duties, and liabilities relating thereto to the Company, any Subsidiary, or to any other Covered Person, a Covered Person acting under this Agreement shall not be liable to the Company, any Subsidiary, or to any other Covered Person for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement or any approval or authorization granted by the Company, any Subsidiary, or any other Covered Person.

(b)             Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or under applicable principles of Law to the contrary (to the full extent permitted by applicable Law), except as otherwise provided in the UEP Contribution Agreement, (i) the Preferred Members and any of their respective Affiliates (A) may engage in or possess an interest in other business ventures of any nature and description (whether similar or dissimilar to the business of the Company or any Subsidiary), independently or with others, and none of the Company, any Subsidiary, any other Member, or any of their respective Affiliates shall have any right by virtue of this Agreement in or to any such investment or interest of the Preferred Members and any of their respective Affiliates to any income or profits derived therefrom, and the pursuit of any such venture shall not be deemed wrongful or improper, and (B) shall not be obligated to present any investment opportunity to the Company or any Subsidiary even if such opportunity is of a character that, if presented to the Company or any Subsidiary, could be taken by the Company or such Subsidiary, and (ii) the Members and the Company hereby waive (and the Company shall cause the Subsidiaries to waive) any fiduciary or other duty of the Preferred Members not expressly set forth in this Agreement, including any claimed fiduciary or other duties that may be related to or associated with self-dealing, corporate opportunities or otherwise, in each case so long as such Person acts in a manner consistent with this Agreement.

(c)              Without limiting the rights of any Covered Person under Section 6.1 or any other provision of this Agreement, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or under applicable principles of Law to the contrary, Covered Persons in their capacity as officers, directors or employees, as applicable, of the Company or any Subsidiary shall have the duties and obligations (including fiduciary duties in relation to self-dealing, corporate opportunities, care and otherwise) that would apply to such officer or employee, as applicable, of a Delaware corporation as to such corporation and its equityholders and other constituents.

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6.3             Insurance Coverages . The Company shall purchase and maintain (i) a customary directors’ (or managers’) and officers’ insurance policy in respect of the Covered Persons who are officers or directors (or managers) of the Company or any Subsidiary and (ii) a customary errors and omissions insurance policy, in each case in an amount and with terms and conditions as determined by the Board.

Article VII
MANAGERS and Officers

7.1             Management of the Company .

(a)              Except as provided in Section 7.4 and subject to Section 8.7 , the day-to-day management and operations of the Company shall be managed by the Company’s officers, subject to the oversight and supervision of the Board. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein or as required by non-waivable provisions of applicable Law, the Members shall have no power or authority to take any action or make any decision for or on behalf of the Company.

(b)             The Board is an agent of the Company for the purpose of its business, and any act of the Board, or any officer of the Company to whom the Board has delegated such authority, taken in its or his or her capacity as such, including the execution in the name and on behalf of the Company of any contract, agreement or instrument or the making in the name and on behalf of the Company of any expenditures or the incurrence in the name and on behalf of the Company of any indebtedness, shall bind the Company unless such act is in contravention of this Agreement or unless the Board or such other Person otherwise lacks the authority to act for the Company in respect of such matter and the Person with whom the Board or such other Person is dealing has knowledge of the fact that it or he or she does not have such authority.

(c)              Subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, the Board may delegate any or all of such duties to one or more of the officers of the Company and may revoke any such delegation at any time. The Board may exercise all powers of the Company and do all such lawful acts and things without the approval of the Members, except to the extent (if any) specifically required by non-waivable provisions of applicable Law or this Agreement to be exercised or done or approved by one or more of classes or series of the Members.

7.2             Number and Election of Managers; Removal; Vacancies .

(a)              Unless otherwise determined by the Board pursuant to the final sentence of this Section 7.2(a) , the Board shall be comprised of five (5) Managers as follows:

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                  (i)               three (3) Managers to be appointed by vote of the Common Members (the “ Common Managers ”); the initial Common Managers shall be Edmund C. King, Gregory J. Newell, and John E. Scates; and

 

                  (ii)             until the completion of the first Annual Meeting of shareholders of the Initial Common Member after the Effective Date and the first meeting of directors of the Initial Common Member duly elected at such Annual Meeting (the “ Board Rights Termination Date ”), two (2) Managers to be appointed by vote of the Preferred Members (the “ Preferred Managers ”); the initial Preferred Managers shall be Howard R. Curd and Howard F. Curd.

 

The number of Managers serving on the Board may be increased by unanimous vote of the Board, which vote shall also provide for which Members or class or series of Members shall have the power to appoint such additional Managers. The number of Managers serving on the Board may be decreased at any time after the Board Rights Termination Date by unanimous vote of the Common Managers.

(b)             Subject to any other applicable provisions of this Agreement, each individual serving as a Manager shall serve until (i) such individual’s successor is duly appointed in accordance with the terms hereof, (ii) such individual is removed by the Member(s) having the right to appoint such Manager (or their successors or assigns) by the same vote as required under Section 7.2(a)(i) or Section 7.2(a)(ii) , as the case may be, either with or without cause, (iii) such individual is removed by an order or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, or (iv) such individual’s voluntary resignation.

(c)              Any vacancy occurring on the Board shall be filled by the Member(s) having the right to appoint the Manager whose departure resulted in such vacancy (or their successors or assigns) by the same vote as required under Section 7.2(a)(i) or Section 7.2(a)(ii) , as applicable.

(d)             Each Manager shall be reimbursed by the Company for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with serving on the Board and no Manager shall be entitled to any other compensation for serving as a Manager unless otherwise approved by the Board.

7.3             Place of Meetings . Meetings of the Board may be held either within or without the State of Delaware at whatever place is specified in the notice of such meeting. In the absence of a specific designation, such meetings shall be held at the principal office of the Company as specified in or pursuant to Section 2.5 .

7.4             Regular Meetings . Except as otherwise determined by the Board, the Board shall meet no less frequently than once each calendar quarter.

7.5             Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Board may be held at any time upon the request of any Manager. Written notice of a special meeting specifying the time and place of the special meeting, and the purpose or proposed action(s) to be taken at such meeting, shall be sent by the Manager calling such meeting in the manner set forth in Section 13.3 , at least two (2) days before the meeting (or such shorter time as may be reasonably required in exigent circumstances).

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7.6             Waiver . Meetings of the Board may be held at any time without notice if all the Managers are present, or those not present waive notice as provided herein. A Manager may waive any notice required by this Agreement before or after the date and time stated in the notice, and such waiver shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice. Attendance of a Manager at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notification thereof.

7.7             Quorum; Conduct of Business at Meetings of Managers; Voting .

(a)              Any Manager shall be permitted to attend any meeting of the Board in person or by conference call. The presence, either in person or through participation by conference call, of at least a majority of the Managers in office, including at least one (1) Common Manager and at least one (1) Preferred Manager, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board; provided that the Common Managers and the Preferred Managers may not unduly delay any action sought to be taken by the Board by intentionally failing to be present at a meeting for the transaction of business (it being agreed that the failure by a Common Manager or a Preferred Manager to attend three consecutive duly-noticed meetings, where such notices relate to meetings to be held during normal business hours on dates over a period of not less than ten (10) days nor more than five (5) weeks, shall be deemed undue delay and result in the Common Manager or Preferred Manager, as applicable, not needing to be present in order to constitute a quorum).

(b)             Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, all actions requiring the approval of the Board shall require a Majority Vote, whether or not so specified in this Agreement. The Board may initiate any matter for consideration by the Board or the Members in accordance with this Agreement.

7.8             Majority Board Vote Actions . Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, and in no way limiting the actions over which Board approval may be required, any action, agreement, undertaking, or authorization of the Company or any Subsidiary outside of the Ordinary Course of Business of the Company or such Subsidiary and that is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or any amendment of this Agreement, must be approved by the Board or, in the case of any Subsidiary, the Company in its capacity as the Subsidiary’s controlling direct or indirect equity holder acting pursuant to Board approval, in each case by Majority Vote, including, until the Board Rights Termination Date, the affirmative vote of at least one (1) Preferred Manager and subject to Section 8.7 , if applicable.

7.9             Action by Written Consent . Any action that may be taken at a meeting of the Board, may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action(s) to be taken, shall be signed and dated by the number of Managers required pursuant to this Agreement to take such action at such a meeting, including at least one (1) Common Manager and at least one (1) Preferred Manager.

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7.10          Officers .

(a)              The Board shall have the authority to appoint, determine the compensation of, and terminate employees or officers of the Company or any Subsidiary, and the Board shall have the authority to delegate and revoke such powers and duties exercisable by the Board to the employees and officers of the Company or any Subsidiary (in each case, subject to the terms of any employment agreement between the Company or any Subsidiary, on the one hand, and such employee or officer, on the other hand). Each employee or officer of the Company or any Subsidiary shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board for the term for which he or she is appointed and until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified (in each case, subject to the terms of any employment agreement (if any) between the Company or any Subsidiary, on the one hand, and such employee or officer, on the other hand). Any individual may hold any number of offices, and employees and officers and agents of the Company or any Subsidiary need not be Members. (Any such action by the Board with respect to employees or officers of any Subsidiary may be (but for purposes of this Agreement is not required to be) confirmed by action of the board of directors, managers, or similar governing body of such Subsidiary.)

(b)             Subject to Section 8.7 , officer(s) appointed by the Board shall be responsible for the implementation of actions taken and matters adopted by the Board and for conducting the ordinary and usual business affairs of the Company including exercising day-to-day authority to operate the business and affairs of the Company and taking such actions required in the Ordinary Course of Business of the Company. Unless otherwise determined by the Board and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, officers of the Company shall have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the Company as would customarily apply to an individual holding the comparable office in a Delaware corporation.

7.11          Standard of Care . Each officer of the Company and each Subsidiary shall discharge his or her duties as an officer of the Company or such Subsidiary in good faith and with the care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances and in a manner he or she reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the Company or such Subsidiary and shall have the duties as set forth in Section 6.2(c) .

7.12          No Duty to Consult . Except as otherwise provided herein, the Board and the officers of the Company or any Subsidiary (in each case, in their capacity as such) shall have no duty or obligation to consult with or seek the advice of the Members in connection with the conduct of the business of the Company or any Subsidiary.

7.13          Third Party Reliance . Third parties dealing with the Company shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon the power and authority of the Managers and duly appointed officers of the Company, subject only to the express limitations set forth in this Agreement or by applicable Law. Third parties dealing with any Subsidiary shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon the power and authority of the Company, in its capacity as such Subsidiary’s direct or indirect controlling equity holder, and duly appointed officers of such Subsidiary, subject only to the express limitations set forth in this Agreement or any Subsidiary’s limited liability company agreement (or similar governing documents) or by applicable Law.

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7.14          Subsidiary Boards . It is expressly understood and agreed that if any particular Board or Member consent or approval is required hereunder for the Company to take any action or make any determination or decision, then no such action, determination or decision may be taken or made by any Subsidiary without the Company’s approval in its capacity as such Subsidiary’s direct or indirect controlling equity holder pursuant to the same Board or Member consent or approval, as the case may be.

Article VIII
Members

8.1             Limitations . Other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement or as otherwise provided by non-waivable provisions of the Act, no Member shall participate in the management or control of the Company’s business, nor shall any Member have the power to act for or bind the Company.

8.2             Liability . Subject to the provisions of the Act, and except as set forth herein (including the guarantee obligations of the Initial Common Member pursuant to Section 5.10(g) ), no Member shall be personally liable for any obligations or liabilities of the Company, any Subsidiary, or any other Member solely by reason of being a Member. Except as provided in this Agreement, no Member may resign or withdraw from the Company.

8.3             Representations and Warranties . Each Member (as to such Member only) upon such Member’s execution of this Agreement and upon becoming a Member, represents and warrants to the Company and each other Member as follows:

(a)              If such Member is not a natural Person, such Member has full power and authority, and if such Member is a natural Person, such Member has full legal capacity, in each case to execute and deliver this Agreement, to become a Member of the Company as provided in this Agreement and to perform such Member’s obligations hereunder as a Member, and the execution, delivery and performance by such Member of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action (including all necessary notices, consents, approvals and filings);

(b)             this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Member and, assuming the due and valid execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes the binding obligation of such Member, enforceable against such Member in accordance with its terms;

(c)              the execution, delivery and performance by such Member of this Agreement will not, with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, (i) violate any provision of Law to which such Member is subject, (ii) violate any order, judgment, or decree applicable to such Member, or (iii) conflict with, or result in a breach or default under, any term or condition of such Member’s certificate of incorporation or by-laws, certificate of limited partnership or partnership agreement or certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, as applicable, or any agreement or other instrument to which such Member is a party, which conflict, breach or default would have a material adverse change in, or effect upon, the financial condition or results of operations of the Member, if applicable, or the Company;

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(d)             such Member (i) is acquiring such Member’s Interests solely for such Member’s own account for investment and not with a view to resale in connection with any distribution thereof, (ii) agrees not to, directly or indirectly, Transfer any of the Interests or any interest therein or any rights relating thereto or offer to Transfer, except in compliance with the Securities Act, applicable state securities or “blue sky” Laws and this Agreement, and (iii) acknowledges that any attempt, directly or indirectly, to Transfer, or offer to Transfer, any Interests or any interest therein or any rights relating thereto without complying with the provisions of this Agreement shall be void and of no effect;

(e)              such Member acknowledges that (i) the Interests have not been registered under the Securities Act or qualified under any state securities or “blue sky” Laws; (ii) it is not anticipated that there will be any public market for the Interests; (iii) the Interests must be held indefinitely and such Member must continue to bear the economic risk of the investment in the Interests unless the Interests are subsequently registered under the Securities Act and such state Laws or an exemption from registration is available; (iv) Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (“ Rule 144 ”) is not presently available with respect to sales of any securities of the Company and the Company has made no covenant to make Rule 144 available and Rule 144 is not anticipated to be available in the foreseeable future; (v) if and when the Interests may be disposed of without registration in reliance upon Rule 144, such disposition can be made, if at all, only in accordance with the terms and conditions of Rule 144 (which may include limitations in the amount of Interests that may be Transferred) and the provisions of this Agreement; (vi) if the exemption afforded by Rule 144 is not available, sale of the Interests without registration will require the availability of an exemption under the Securities Act; (vii) restrictive legends shall be placed on any certificate representing the Interests; and (viii) a notation shall be made in the appropriate records of the Company indicating that the Interests are subject to restrictions on Transfer and, if the Company should in the future engage the services of a transfer agent, appropriate stop-transfer instructions will be issued to such transfer agent with respect to the Interests;

(f)              such Member’s financial situation is such that such Member can afford to (i) bear the economic risk of holding the Interests for an indefinite period and (ii) suffer the complete loss of such Member’s investment in the Interests;

(g)             such Member (i) is familiar with the business and financial condition, properties, operations and prospects of the Company and has been granted the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, representatives of the Company concerning the Company and the terms and conditions of the acquisition of the Interests and to obtain any additional information that such Member deems necessary to evaluate whether or not to make an investment in the Company, (ii) has the knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to be able to evaluate the merits and risk of the investment in the Interests and (iii) has carefully reviewed the terms and provisions of this Agreement and has evaluated the restrictions and obligations contained herein;

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(h)             such Member (i) has relied upon such Member’s own independent appraisal and investigation, and the advice of such Member’s own counsel, tax advisors and other advisors, regarding the risks of an investment in the Company and (ii) will continue to bear sole responsibility for making such Member’s own independent evaluation and monitoring of the risks of such Member’s investment in the Company;

(i)               such Member is an “accredited investor,” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, and, in connection with the execution of this Agreement, agrees to deliver such certificates to that effect as the Board may request;

(j)               such Member’s place of business and/or principal residence is as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto; and

(k)             there is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of such Member or any Affiliate of such Member who might be entitled to any fee or commission in connection with any Member’s acquisition of Interests.

8.4             No State-Law Partnership . The Members intend that the Company shall not be a partnership (including a limited partnership) or joint venture, and that no Member or Members shall be a partner or joint venturer of any other Member or Members, for any purpose other than federal and state tax purposes, and this Agreement shall not be construed to the contrary. The Members intend that the Company shall be treated as a partnership for federal and, if applicable, state income tax purposes, and each Member and the Company shall file all tax returns and shall otherwise take all tax and financial reporting positions in a manner consistent with such treatment.

8.5             Additional Members .

(a)              Except as otherwise provided herein (including Section 8.7 and Article IX ), the Company, if approved by the Board, may admit one or more additional Members (each an “ Additional Member ”) to be treated as a “Member” or one of the “Members” for all purposes hereunder.

(b)             Each Person shall be admitted as an Additional Member at the time at which such Person (i) executes a joinder agreement or instrument of adherence to this Agreement, (ii) complies with the applicable requirements, if any, of the Board with respect to such admission, and (iii) complies with any other provision of this Agreement applicable to the admission of a Person as a Member.

(c)              Each Additional Member shall have the rights and obligations hereunder as apply generally to holders of the type or types of Units or other Interests issued to such Member. In addition, a holder of Preferred Units and/or Ordinary Common Units may, subject to Article IX and the other provisions of this Agreement, Transfer any of the rights which apply to such holder in particular in respect of Preferred Units and/or Ordinary Common Units.

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(d)             The Board is authorized to amend Schedule A attached hereto and any other relevant provision of this Agreement to reflect any such admission and the Transfer of any such rights without the need of any approval by any other Member.

8.6             Meetings of Members and Voting . In the event that the Board so determines, a meeting of the Members entitled to vote on any matter may be called at any time by the Board upon not less than five (5) days’ notice (or less time in exigent circumstances). A Member may waive the requirement for notice of a meeting in writing or shall waive such requirement if such Member is present at the meeting, in person or by proxy. The Board shall determine the location for such meeting; in the alternative, meetings may be held by conference telephone provided that each of the Members participating can hear each other participant. Unless this Agreement provides otherwise, at each meeting of Members entitled to vote on any matter, a quorum shall be constituted by the presence, in person or by proxy, of Members holding a majority of the then outstanding Ordinary Common Units. A Member may authorize any Person to act for such Member by proxy as approved by the Board. The Board will determine the Members authorized to vote on a particular matter consistent with this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, any and all actions to be taken by the Members entitled to take action or vote or any matter shall require a Majority Vote of such Members. In lieu of holding a meeting, the Members entitled to vote on any matter may vote or otherwise take action by a written instrument indicating the consent of Members holding not less than the minimum number of Ordinary Common Units required to approve such an action at a meeting. Members entitled to vote but not executing the consent shall receive prompt written notice after holder(s) of the minimum number of Ordinary Common Units required to approve such action in accordance with this Section 8.6 have executed such consent.

8.7             Certain Matters Requiring Approval of Preferred Members . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, in addition to any other rights of Preferred Members provided under the Act or this Agreement:

(a)              Without the approval of the Series A Preferred Members voting separately as a class so long as at least fifty percent (50%) of the Series A Preferred Units issued as of the Effective Date remain outstanding, the Company shall not:

                  (i)            Create any class or series of Units (or other Interests) of the Company that is senior to or pari passu with the Series A Preferred Units;

 

                  (ii)           Pay any distribution in respect of any Ordinary Common Units, Series B Preferred Units, or other Units (or other Interests) of the Company that are junior to the Series A Preferred Units at a time when there is any Unpaid Series A Preferred Return or when such payment would reasonably be expected to cause there to be any Unpaid Series A Preferred Return;

 

                  (iii)           Repurchase any Units (or other Interests) of the Company that are junior to the Series A Preferred Units;

 

                  (iv)           Increase or decrease the number of authorized Series A Preferred Units;

 

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                 (v)          Make any adverse change to the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series A Preferred Units;

 

                  (vi)        Take any other action materially and adversely affecting only, or disproportionately, the Preferred Units or the Series A Preferred Units; or

 

                  (vii)       Effect any redemption, repurchase, or other acquisition for value of any of the Company’s Units (or other Interests) other than from present or former employees, managers, directors, officers, consultants or independent contractors pursuant to the terms of any equity incentive plan or similar plan of the Company.

 

(b)             Without the approval of the Series B Preferred Members voting separately as a class so long as at least fifty percent (50%) of the Series B Preferred Units issued as of the Effective Date remain outstanding, the Company shall not:

                  (i)             Create any class or series of Units (or other Interests) (other than the Series A Preferred Units) of the Company that is senior to or pari passu with the Series B Preferred Units;

 

                  (ii)            Pay any distribution in respect of any Ordinary Common Units or other Units (or other Interests) of the Company that are junior to the Series B Preferred Units at a time when there is any Unpaid Series B Preferred Return or when such payment would reasonably be expected to cause there to be any Unpaid Series B Preferred Return;

 

                  (iii)           Repurchase any Units (or other Interests) of the Company that are junior to the Series B Preferred Units;

 

                  (iv)           Increase or decrease the number of authorized Series B Preferred Units;

 

                  (v)            Make any adverse change to the rights, preferences and privileges of the Series B Preferred Units;

 

                  (vi)          Take any other action materially and adversely affecting only, or disproportionately, the Preferred Units or the Series B Preferred Units; or

 

                  (vii)         Effect any redemption, repurchase, or other acquisition for value of any of the Company’s Units (or other Interests), other than from present or former employees, managers, directors, officers, consultants or independent contractors pursuant to the terms of any equity incentive plan or similar plan of the Company.

 

(c)              Without the approval of the Series A Preferred Members and the Series B Preferred Members voting together as a single class, the Company shall not:

                 (i)           effect, or enter into any agreement to effect, any Sale of the Company that does not include redemption of the Preferred Units or Payment to the Preferred Members, in each case in amounts equal to the entire Unreturned Amount and the entire Unpaid Preferred Return with respect to each Preferred Unit;

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                 (ii)          permit or allow any change in the individuals constituting a majority of the Common Managers (or, after the Board Rights Termination Date, a majority of all of the Managers) within any period of less than three (3) years;

 

                  (iii)           enter into any material new business other than the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date, or make any material change to the purpose or scope of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

 

                  (iv)           permit or allow the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to (A) file, or consent or acquiesce to, a petition for relief under any provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code or applicable state law, as amended or superseded from time to time, (B) make a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors or (C) seek or become subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee custodian or other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets; or

 

                  (v)             permit or allow the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to liquidate, dissolve or wind up its affairs.

 

Article IX
Transfer of Interests

9.1             Restrictions on Transfers of Interests by Members .

(a)              Restrictions . No Common Member may Transfer, directly or indirectly, all or any portion of such Member’s Interests or any rights or obligations therein to any other Person without the prior written approval of the Board; provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing or anything contained herein to the contrary, the prior written consent of the Board shall not be required in connection with a Transfer of all or any portion a Member’s Interests (i) to an Affiliate of such Member (so long as such Transferee remains an Affiliate of such Member at all times following such Transfer), (ii) to a Family Member of such Member, (iii) to another Person by operation of law pursuant to the death or dissolution of such Member, (iv) to another Person pursuant to a bona fide corporate reorganization or merger of such Member, or (v) to another Member, in each case, so long as such Transfer complies with the provisions of this Article IX and such Transferee complies with the terms of this Agreement as a Member (any such Transfer in compliance with any of clauses (i) through (v) above, and any other Transfer which is approved by the prior written approval of the Board, an “ Exempt Transfer ”). No Common Member or Preferred Member may Transfer, directly or indirectly, all or any portion of such Member’s Interests or any rights or obligations therein to any Person if such Person or any Affiliate of such Person, directly or indirectly, competes in any material respect with any aspect of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(b)              Involuntary Transfers . An Involuntary Transfer shall not be prohibited by this Agreement if the Transferor exercises commercially reasonable efforts to avoid such Involuntary Transfer, the Member whose Units or Interests were the subject of such Involuntary Transfer as promptly as practical furnishes written notice to the Company of such event, including the name of the Transferee, and the Transferee complies with Section 9.4 .

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9.2             Effect of Assignment . The Company shall, from the effective date of any permitted Transfer of an Interest (or part thereof) or any rights therein, thereafter pay all further distributions on account of the Interest (or part thereof) so Transferred to the assignee of such Interest (or part thereof).

9.3             Overriding Provisions .

(a)              Any Transfer in violation of this Article IX shall be null and void ab initio , and the provisions of Section 9.2 shall not apply to any such Transfers. For the avoidance of doubt, any Person to whom a Transfer is made or attempted in violation of this Article IX shall not become a Member, shall not be entitled to vote on any matters coming before the Members (if any) and shall not have any other rights in or with respect to any rights of a Member of the Company. The approval of any Transfer in any one or more instances shall not limit or waive the requirement for such approval in any other or future instance.

(b)              Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, in no event shall any Member Transfer any Interest (or part thereof) or any rights therein to the extent such Transfer would:

                 (i)            result in the violation of, or require any notification or other filing requirements by the Company or any Subsidiary under, the Securities Act, or any other applicable federal, state or foreign Laws;

 

                  (ii)           be a violation of or a default (or an event that, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under any note, mortgage, loan agreement or similar instrument or document to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party;

 

                  (iii)          result in or create a “prohibited transaction” or cause the Company or a Member to be or become a “party in interest”, as such terms are defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or any successor Law (“ ERISA ”), or a “disqualified person”, as defined in Section 4975 of the Code, with respect to any “plan,” as defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code; or result in or cause the Company or any Member to be liable for tax under Chapter 42 of the Code;

 

                  (iv)          be a Transfer to a Person who is not legally competent or who has not achieved his or her majority under applicable Law (excluding trusts for the benefit of minors);

 

                  (v)            cause the Company or any Member (other than the Transferee) to be subject to any excise tax pursuant to Chapter 42A of Subtitle D of the Code;

 

                  (vi)          cause the Company to be taxed as a corporation pursuant to Section 7704 of the Code; or

 

                  (vii)         result in the Company having more than one hundred (100) partners, within the meaning of Section 1.7704-1(h)(1) of the Regulations (determined pursuant to the rules of Section 1.7704-1(h)(3) of the Regulations).

 

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The Board may waive any of the conditions set forth in clauses (i) through (vii) above or otherwise require that the Member Transferring such Member’s Interest (or part thereof) or any rights therein deliver evidence in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, as determined by the Board, that such Transfer does not violate any of the provisions of clauses (i) through (vii) above.

(c)              In connection with any Transfer hereunder, the Member Transferring such Member’s Interest (or part thereof) or any rights therein shall provide such information as may be reasonably requested by the Board, including in connection with an election made or to be made by the Company pursuant to Section 754 of the Code.

(d)             Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, each Member or holder of a Convertible Security (if any) that is an entity that was formed or otherwise exists for the principal purpose of directly or indirectly acquiring or holding Units or Convertible Securities or that has no substantial assets other than Units or Convertible Securities or direct or indirect interests in Units or Convertible Securities (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include the Common Member), in each case, agrees that (i) certificates, if any, for shares of its common stock or other instruments reflecting equity interests in such entity (and the certificates for shares of common stock or other equity interests in any similar entities controlling such entity) will note the restrictions contained in this Agreement on the restrictions on Transfer of Units, Interests or Convertible Securities, as applicable, as if such common stock or other equity interests were Units, Interests or Convertible Securities, as applicable, (ii) no shares of such common stock or other equity interests may be issued or Transferred to any Person other than in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement as if such common stock or other equity interests were Units, Interests or Convertible Securities, as applicable, and (iii) any issuance or Transfer of such common stock or other equity interests shall be deemed to be a Transfer hereunder of such number of Units, Interests or Convertible Securities, as applicable, as is determined by multiplying (x) the number of Units, Interests or Convertible Securities, as applicable, held by such Member by (y) the percentage of the outstanding equity interests of such Member represented by the common stock or other equity interests issued or Transferred.

9.4             Substitute Members . If a Member Transfers any Interest (or part thereof) or any rights therein in compliance with the other provisions of this Agreement, the Transfer shall become effective and the Transferee shall become a substitute Member with respect to such Transferred Interest (or part thereof) or any rights therein upon (and only upon) satisfaction of the following conditions: (a) execution of such instruments as the Board deems reasonably necessary or desirable to effect such Transferee becoming a substitute Member and compliance with the other applicable provisions of this Agreement with respect to such Transfer; and (b) acceptance and agreement in writing by the Transferee to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement and assumption of obligations applicable under this Agreement to the transferred Interest by completing and executing a counterpart signature page hereto and an Instrument of Adherence in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof and delivering the same to the Company; provided , however , that such Transferee shall not be deemed to assume the obligations of the Transferor relating to the period prior to such Transfer if such obligations are agreed in writing between the Transferor and the Transferee to remain the obligations of the Transferor and the Company consents in writing to such allocation of obligations.

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9.5             Release of Liability . If a Member shall withdraw or Transfer all of its Interests in the Company in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, without retaining any Interest, directly or indirectly, then the Transferring or withdrawing Member shall, to the full extent permitted by applicable Law, be relieved of any further liability arising hereunder for events occurring from and after the date of such withdrawal or Transfer (other than in connection with a breach of any provision of this Agreement by such Member) and, effective as of the date of such withdrawal or Transfer, shall cease to be a Member, except for any applicable obligation that it may have under Section 13.1 or Section 5.10(g) or which otherwise survives pursuant to Section 13.16 .

9.6             Right of First Refusal with Respect to Preferred Units .

(a)              General . Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 9.3 and the last sentence of Section 9.1(a) , if a Preferred Member (a “ ROFR Selling Member ”) desires to Transfer all or any portion of its Preferred Units, other than in connection with an Exempt Transfer, the Company shall first be provided with the opportunity to purchase the Preferred Units proposed to be Transferred on the terms set forth in this Section 9.6 .

(b)             ROFR Notice . Not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the proposed Transfer of Preferred Units, the ROFR Selling Member shall deliver written notice (a “ ROFR Notice ”) to the Company, which ROFR Notice shall identify: (i) the ROFR Selling Member’s desire to Transfer Preferred Units; (ii) if the ROFR Selling Member has already identified a proposed purchaser, the identity of the Person (or Persons) to whom the ROFR Selling Member desires to Transfer such Preferred Units (the “ ROFR Purchaser ”); (iii) the number of Preferred Units proposed to be Transferred (the “ ROFR Units ”); (iv) the price at which the ROFR Selling Member desires to Transfer such ROFR Units (the “ ROFR Price ”); (v) a summary of the other material terms of the proposed Transfer; and (vi) the date on which the ROFR Selling Member reasonably expects to consummate the Transfer of the ROFR Units (which shall not be less than thirty (30) days after the date on which the ROFR Notice was delivered to the Company).

(c)              Rights of the Company . The Company, acting through the Board and subject to Section 8.7 (but without regard to the vote of the ROFR Selling Member), shall have the right to elect to purchase from the ROFR Selling Member all of the ROFR Units, upon the same terms and subject to the same conditions (including the ROFR Price) of the proposed Transfer, as set forth , in the ROFR Notice.

(d)             Election Notice . If the Company desires to exercise its rights under this Section 9.6 in connection with the proposed Transfer of ROFR Units set forth in the ROFR Notice, the Company must deliver written notice (an “ Election Notice ”), which notice shall be irrevocable once delivered, to the ROFR Selling Member no later than thirty (30) days following receipt of such ROFR Notice (the “ Election Period ”), which Election Notice shall specify whether the Company accepts the offer for all of the ROFR Units at the purchase price and on the other terms stated in the ROFR Notice. Failure of the Company to provide an Election Notice for all of the ROFR Units prior to the expiration of the Election Period shall be deemed to be a rejection by the Company of its rights under this Section 9.6 . The offer made by the ROFR Selling Member under this Section 9.6 shall terminate upon the expiration of the Election Period (or sooner, if the Company has delivered the Election Notice prior to the expiration of the Election Period).

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(e)              Effect of Failure to Elect to Purchase ROFR Units . If after complying with the procedures set forth in this Section 9.6 , the Company has not elected to purchase all of the ROFR Units set forth in the ROFR Notice, then, the ROFR Selling Member shall not be under any obligation to Transfer any of the ROFR Units to the Company and the ROFR Selling Member may Transfer all or any portion of the ROFR Units set forth in the ROFR Notice to one or more third party purchasers (including the ROFR Purchaser set forth in the ROFR Notice) at a price not less than the price, and on other terms not more favorable to the ROFR Purchaser than the terms, stated in the ROFR Notice at any time within one hundred eighty (180) days after the date the ROFR Notice was delivered (the “ Transfer Period ”).

(f)              Obligations of ROFR Selling Member in Connection with Transfers to Third Parties. If the ROFR Selling Member Transfers all or any portion of its ROFR Units to one or more third party purchasers during the Transfer Period, the ROFR Selling Member shall promptly notify the Company, as to (i) the number of ROFR Units, if any, that the ROFR Selling Member then owns, (ii) the number of ROFR Units that the ROFR Selling Member has Transferred, (iii) the terms of such Transfer, and (iv) the name of the one or more third party purchaser(s) to whom the ROFR Units were Transferred. If all of ROFR Units included in the ROFR Notice are not so Transferred by the ROFR Selling Member during the Transfer Period consistent with this Section 9.6 and after compliance with Section 9.6 , if applicable, the right of the ROFR Selling Member to Transfer the ROFR Units not so Transferred shall expire and the obligations of this Section 9.6 shall again be reinstated; provided , however , if the ROFR Selling Member determines, at any time during the Transfer Period, that the Transfer of all of the ROFR Units on the terms set forth in the ROFR Notice is impractical, the ROFR Selling Member may terminate the offer and reinstate the procedure provided in this Section 9.6 without waiting for the expiration of the Transfer Period.

(g)             Consummation of Purchase of ROFR Units. All Transfers of ROFR Units to the Company subject to any Election Notice shall be consummated within five (5) days of the date of delivery of the Election Notice at the offices of the Company or at such time and/or place as the parties to such Transfer may otherwise agree.

Article X
Dissolution, Liquidation, and Termination of the Company

10.1          Events of Dissolution .

(a)              The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs wound up upon the earlier to occur of the following: (i) the election by the Board, subject to Section 8.7 , to dissolve the Company and wind up its affairs; and (ii) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under Section 18-802 of the Act requiring such dissolution and winding up pursuant to applicable Law. The bankruptcy, death, dissolution, expulsion, incapacity or withdrawal of any Member, or the occurrence of any other event that terminates the continued membership of any Member in the Company, shall not cause a dissolution of the Company.

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10.2          Procedure for Winding Up and Dissolution; Distributions . If the Company is dissolved, the Board shall direct the winding up of the Company’s affairs. On winding up of the Company, the Company Property shall be distributed in the following order of priority: (a) first, to pay the costs and expenses of the winding up, liquidation and termination of the Company; (b) second, to creditors of the Company, including Members who are creditors in their capacity as such, to the extent otherwise permitted by applicable Law, in satisfaction of the liabilities of the Company; (c) third, to establish reserves reasonably adequate to meet any and all contingent or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Company (including to purchase customary “tail” coverage on customary terms for any directors’ (or managers’) and officers’ and/or errors and omissions insurance coverage maintained by the Company as of immediately prior to such dissolution); (d) fourth, to the Series A Preferred Members in proportion to their respective Unreturned Amounts as of such date, until the Unreturned Amount with respect to each Series A Preferred Unit is Zero Dollars ($0); (e) fifth, to the Series B Preferred Members in proportion to their respective Unreturned Amounts as of such date, until the Unreturned Amount with respect to each Series B Preferred Unit is Zero Dollars ($0); and (f) sixth, the balance to the Members in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.10(c) .

10.3          Deficit Capital Accounts . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, and notwithstanding any custom or rule of Law to the contrary, to the extent that there exists a deficit in the Capital Account of any Member, upon dissolution of the Company such deficit shall not be an asset of the Company and such Members shall not be obligated to contribute such amount to the Company to bring the balance of such Member’s Capital Account to zero.

10.4          Claims of Members . Each Member shall look solely to the Company Property for all distributions with respect to the Company, such Member’s Capital Account, and such Member’s share of Net Income, Net Loss and other items of income, gain, loss and deduction, and shall have no recourse therefor (upon dissolution or otherwise) against any other Member.

10.5          Termination . The Company shall terminate when all Company Property has been sold and/or distributed and all affairs of the Company have been wound up. The Board shall execute and file or cause to be executed and filed any certificate or other document which may be appropriate to indicate such termination.

10.6          Filing of Certificate of Cancellation . If the Company is dissolved, an officer appointed by the Board to act as Attorney-in-Fact shall promptly file a certificate of cancellation as provided in Section 18-203 of the Act with the Secretary of State. If there is no such officer, then a certificate of cancellation shall be filed by any Manager; if there is no Manager remaining, the certificate of cancellation shall be filed by the last Person to be a Member; if there is no such officer, remaining Manager or Person who last was a Member and is willing to sign, a certificate of cancellation shall be filed by the legal successor or personal representative of the Person who last was a Member.

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Article XI
Books, Records, Accounting, Information Rights AND
Tax Elections

11.1          Bank Accounts . (i) All funds of the Company shall be deposited in a bank account or accounts maintained in the Company’s name, and (ii) the Board shall delegate to an officer or officers of the Company the authority to determine the institution or institutions at which the accounts will be opened and maintained, the types of accounts and the Persons who will have authority with respect to the accounts and the funds therein.

11.2          Books and Records and Financial Statements .

(a)              An officer of the Company shall keep or cause to be kept separate, complete and accurate books and records of the Company and supporting documentation of the transactions with respect to the Company’s business. The records shall include: (i) true and correct information regarding the state of the business and financial condition of the Company and in compliance with past custom and practice, (ii) a copy of the Certificate of Formation and this Agreement and all amendments to the Certificates of Formation and this Agreement, (iii) a current list of the names and last known business, residence or mailing addresses of all Members, (iv) minutes of the meetings of the Board and of the Members, and actions taken in writing by the Board, if any, and (v) the Company’s federal, state and local tax returns.

(b)             The Company’s books and records shall be maintained in accordance with, and for such length of time as is required by, applicable local, state and federal tax Laws.

(c)              The Company’s books and records shall be available at the Company’s principal office for examination by any Member, or any Member’s duly authorized representative, for purposes reasonably related to such Member’s Interest in the Company, at all reasonable times during normal business hours. If so required by the Company, each Member shall reimburse the Company for all costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the Member’s inspection and copying of the Company’s books and records.

11.3          Financial Reports . Each Member shall be entitled to receive the following information from the Company:

(a)              Within forty-five (45) days after the end of each quarterly accounting period, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such quarterly accounting period and an unaudited related consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of Members’ equity, and consolidated statement of cash flows for such quarterly accounting period including any footnotes thereto (if any) prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, together with comparable year-to-date figures;

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(b)             Within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year (or such longer period of time as is approved by the Board) an unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of Members’ equity, and consolidated statement of cash flows including all footnotes thereto for such Fiscal Year prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, and within one hundred twenty days (120) days after the end of the Fiscal Year an audited consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated income statement, consolidated statement of Members’ equity, and consolidated statement of cash flows including all footnotes thereto for such Fiscal Year prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, a signed audit letter from the Company’s auditors (who shall be approved by the Board), and the auditor’s letter to management ; provided , however , that the information described in this Section 11.3(b) and Section 11.3(a) above need not be delivered by the Company as long as (i) the Initial Common Member remains a public company subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and (ii) information regarding the Company which is substantially equivalent in all material respects to that described in this Section 11.3(b) and Section 11.3(a) above is fairly reflected in financial statements and other information timely filed by the Initial Common Member with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act.

(c)              Such other financial, accounting or other information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries or their respective operations as any Member may reasonably request (taking into account the information otherwise available to such Member) from time to time for purposes reasonably related to such Member’s Interest in the Company.

11.3          Annual Accounting Period; Accounting Method . The annual accounting period of the Company shall be the Fiscal Year. The Company’s taxable year shall be the Fiscal Year.

11.4          Tax Matters .

(a)              The Members intend for the Company to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes and, except as otherwise expressly contemplated in this Agreement, agree not to take any action or position, or to make any election, for U.S. federal, state or local income tax purposes, in a tax return or otherwise, inconsistent with the classification of the Company as a partnership for such purposes.

(b)             Subject to Section 11.5(a) above, the Board shall have the authority to make any and all tax elections for federal, state and local tax purposes.

(c)              A Member designated by the Board shall act as the “tax matters partner” of the Company under the Code (the “ Tax Matters Person ”) and in any similar capacity under state or local Law. The Tax Matters Person shall have the power and authority to perform in such capacity those duties as may be required to be performed by a “tax matters partner” under the Code.

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(d)             The Company shall prepare or cause to be prepared all federal, state and local income and other tax returns that the Company is required to file. Within seventy-five (75) days after the end of each calendar year or as promptly thereafter as practicable, the Company shall send or deliver to each Person who was a Member at any time during such year such tax information (including Schedule K-1s) as shall be reasonably necessary for the preparation by such Person of such Person’s federal and state income tax returns.

(e)              If the Company becomes the subject of any audit, assessment or other examination relating to taxes by any tax authority or any judicial or administrative proceedings relating to taxes (a “ Tax Audit ”), the Company shall reimburse the Members for reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred to the extent their participation is requested by the Board in connection with such Tax Audit.

Article XII
Amendments

12.1          Approval of Amendments . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or as otherwise required by non-waivable provisions of Law and subject to approval of the Preferred Members as required by Section 8.7 , if applicable, any amendment to this Agreement and the Schedules hereto may be made only by the Board (other than to amend Schedule A to reflect changes in Interests or Capital Accounts in accordance with this Agreement, which shall not constitute amendments hereunder for this purpose); provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment which would materially and adversely affect the rights or duties of a Member on a disproportionate basis (as in relation to other Members holding the same type or class of Units) (with due regard for the varying rights of the Members and Units) shall require the consent of such Member; provided further that notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, neither (i) the sale, issuance, redemption or Transfer of Interests in the Company (whether senior or pari passu with existing Interests) that is made in accordance with this Agreement, together with other actions taken in furtherance thereof, including amendments to this Agreement approved by the Board, nor (ii) any other amendment made in conformity with the other provisions of this Agreement (as expressly permitted hereunder), shall be deemed to have such an adverse effect but any such amendment shall remain subject to Section 8.7 , if applicable.

12.2          Amendment of Certificate of Formation . If this Agreement shall be amended pursuant to this Article XII , an officer approved by the Board shall, to the extent necessary, cause the Certificate of Formation to be amended to reflect such change.

Article XIII
General Provisions

13.1          Confidential Information .

(a)              Except as otherwise necessary or advisable in the performance of his or her duties as an officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company or any Affiliate thereof, each Member agrees (and shall cause its Affiliates to) (each of the foregoing, in such capacity, the “ Disclosing Person ”) to:

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(i)               hold in the strictest confidence and shall neither use in any manner detrimental to the business of the Company and its Affiliates or any Member or its Affiliates, or disclose, publish or divulge, directly or indirectly, to any Person, any Confidential Information regarding the Company or any of its Affiliates or any Member (each a “ Protected Person ”);

(ii)             use such Confidential Information only in relation to the Company and Subsidiaries and only for its valid business purposes; or

(iii)           take such other protective measures as may be or become reasonably necessary to preserve the confidentiality of such Confidential Information.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Member shall be permitted to disclose Confidential Information of the Company or any of its Affiliates to such Person’s Representatives so long as such Representative has a “need to know” such Confidential Information for a valid business purpose and been advised of the confidential and proprietary nature of such Confidential Information and has agreed to comply with the provisions of this Section 13.1 applicable to such Confidential Information; provided that, the party disclosing any such Confidential Information to its Representatives shall be liable for any breach of this Section 13.1 by any such Representative. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “ Representatives ” means, with respect to a Member, such Person’s officers, directors, employees, shareholders, partners, members, affiliates, accountants, attorneys, consultants, co-investors, investors, potential partners, financing sources, bankers, advisors and other agents or representatives.

(b)             For the purpose of this Agreement, the term “ Confidential Information ” shall include, with respect to each Protected Person, all data, information, reports, interpretations, forecasts and records, financial or otherwise, including Company Property and information related to the financial performance and results of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries which is not available to the general public and this Agreement, the terms hereof and all agreements and documents related hereto. The term “Confidential Information” does not include information that: (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by any Disclosing Person; (ii) was or becomes available to a Disclosing Person on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Protected Person; provided that such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to such Protected Person with respect to such information; (iii) is developed independently by the Disclosing Party without the use of any Confidential Information (other than in such Person’s capacity as an officer, Director, employee or consultant of the Company or its Affiliates); (iv) is required to be disclosed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or governmental body, or by any Law, rule or regulation, or by subpoena, summons or any other administrative or legal process, or by applicable regulatory standards, after notice of such requirement has been given to the Protected Person, and the Protected Person has had a reasonable opportunity to oppose such disclosure; or (v) is disclosed with the written approval of (A) the Board with respect to Confidential Information related to the Company or its Affiliates, including this Agreement, the terms hereof and all agreements and documents related hereto or (B) the Protected Person if other than the Company or its Affiliates.

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13.2          Further Assurances . Each Member shall execute all such certificates and other documents and shall do all such filing, recording, publishing and other acts as the Board reasonably deems appropriate to comply with the requirements of applicable Law for the formation and operation of the Company, to comply with any applicable Laws relating to the acquisition, operation or holding of the Company Property or in furtherance of this Agreement, including (a) any documents that the Board deems necessary or appropriate to continue the Company as a limited liability company in all jurisdictions in which the Company or any Subsidiary conducts or plans to conduct business and (b) all such agreements, certificates, tax statements and other documents as may be required to be filed in respect of the Company.

13.3          Notifications . Any notice, demand, consent, election, offer, approval, request, or other communication (collectively, a “ notice ”) required or permitted under this Agreement must be in writing and either delivered personally, sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or sent by recognized overnight delivery service, confirmed electronic mail (e-mail) or by confirmed facsimile transmittal. A notice must be addressed: (a) if to a Member, to such Member’s last known address as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto or at such other address as such Member may designate from time to time by written notice to the Company; and (b) if to the Company, to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company at the Company’s address specified in Section 2.5(a) with a copy to the Board. Any party may designate, by notice to all of the others, substitute addresses or addressees for notices; thereafter, notices are to be directed to those substitute addresses or addressees.

13.4          Specific Performance . The parties hereto recognize that irreparable injury may result from a breach of any provision of this Agreement and that money damages may be inadequate to fully remedy the injury. Accordingly, in the event of a breach or threatened breach of one or more of the provisions of this Agreement, any party which may be injured (in addition to any other remedies which may be available to that party) shall be entitled to seek one or more preliminary or permanent orders (a) restraining and enjoining any act which would constitute a breach or (b) compelling the performance of any obligation which, if not performed, would constitute a breach, all without the need to post a bond and in an expedited hearing.

13.5          Complete Agreement . This Agreement, together with the Schedules and Exhibits hereto, each employment agreement and restrictive covenant agreement or agreements containing restrictive covenants referenced herein, the Invisa Contribution Agreement, and the UEP Contribution Agreement, and each other document, instrument and agreement executed in connection herewith or therewith, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersedes all prior agreements or arrangements (written and oral), between or among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

13.6          Governing Law; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial .

(a)              The parties hereby agree that all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations imposed by this Agreement, together with any dispute arising hereunder, shall be governed by the internal Laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice of Law or conflict of Law provision or rule, notwithstanding that public policy in Delaware or any other forum jurisdiction might indicate that the Laws of that or any other jurisdiction should otherwise apply based on contacts with such state or otherwise.

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(b)             Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any agreements or transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought exclusively in the courts of the State of Delaware or any federal court of the District of Delaware and hereby expressly submits to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts for the purposes thereof and expressly waives any claim of improper venue and any claim that such courts are an inconvenient forum. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts in any such suit, action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the address provided in accordance with Section 13.3 , such service to become effective ten (10) days after such mailing .

(c)              EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE BREACH, TERMINATION OR VALIDITY OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HERETO CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (IV) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 13.6(C) .

13.7          Set-off Rights . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if it has been determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, an independent arbitral tribunal or agreement between Obligor and Obligee (a “ Final Determination ”) that any Member or its Affiliates (for purposes of this Section 13.7 , an “ Obligor ”) owes amounts: (a) to the Company or (b) solely with respect to the Company or its business, any other Member or the Company’s or any Member’s Affiliates (each, an “ Obligee ”), including pursuant to or in connection with any other documents, agreement or arrangement pursuant to which an Obligor or any of its Affiliates and an Obligee or any of its Affiliates are parties, including any employment agreement or award agreement, or the Invisa Contribution Agreement or the UEP Contribution Agreement (any such amounts, the “ Unpaid Indemnity Amount ”), in addition to any other rights or remedies available to the Obligee at Law or in equity or otherwise under any other documents, agreement or arrangement pursuant to which an Obligor or any of its Affiliates and an Obligee or any of its Affiliates are parties, such Obligee shall have the right to, or to cause the Company to, set off any Unpaid Indemnity Amount against and deduct from any distributions or payments otherwise required to be made to such Obligor or any of its Affiliates pursuant to Section 5.10(c) or (f) or the Invisa Contribution Agreement or the UEP Contribution Agreement or any such employment agreement or award agreement, and such distributions or payments shall (i) be remitted to the Obligee until such time as the entire amount of such Unpaid Indemnity Amount has been recovered by the Obligee and (ii) be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as a distribution or payment to the applicable Obligor or any of its applicable Affiliates. The foregoing notwithstanding, nothing in this Agreement (x) shall relieve or affect the obligation of any Obligor or any of its Affiliates to make payments to the Obligee or any of its Affiliates under and in accordance with this Agreement or any other documents, agreement or arrangement pursuant to which an Obligor or any of its Affiliates and an Obligee or any of its Affiliates are parties and (y) shall permit the Obligee or the Company during the pendency of any dispute that could result in a Final Determination of any Unpaid Indemnity Amount, to set aside any amounts otherwise distributable or payable to the Obligor or any of its Affiliates until there is a Final Determination that all or any portion of the Unpaid Indemnity Amount is required to be paid by such Obligor or any of its Affiliates.

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13.8          Binding Provisions . This Agreement is binding upon, and inures to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective personal and legal representatives, heirs, executors, successors and permitted assigns. No party may Transfer any right or obligation under this Agreement except as expressly permitted by this Agreement.

13.9          Construction . Common nouns and pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to masculine, feminine, or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the Person, Persons or other reference in the context requires. Every covenant, term and provision of this Agreement shall be construed simply according to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against any Member. Any reference to the Act, Code or other statutes, Laws, or regulations (including the Regulations), forms or schedules shall include any amendments, modifications, or replacements thereof. Whenever used herein, “or” shall include both the conjunctive and disjunctive, “any” shall mean “one or more,” and “including” shall mean “including without limitation.” Unless the context indicates otherwise, “member” or “members” and “limited liability company” or “limited liability companies” shall be substituted in and for references to “partner” or “partners” and “partnership” or “partnerships,” respectively, in the Code, Regulations and any pronouncements by the Internal Revenue Service. Words such as “herein,” “hereby,” “hereinafter,” “hereof,” “hereto,” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole, unless the context indicates otherwise. All headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not intended to define or limit the scope or intent of this Agreement. All exhibits and schedules referred to herein, and as the same may be amended from time to time, are by this reference made a part hereof as though fully set forth herein.

13.10      Severability . It is expressly understood and agreed that although the parties hereto consider the restrictions contained in this Agreement to be reasonable and necessary for the purpose of, among other things, preserving the goodwill, proprietary rights and going concern value of the Company, if any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to any party or circumstance shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to any party or circumstance other than those to which it is so determined to be invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each provision hereof shall be enforced to the full extent permitted by Law. If a duly-appointed arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction declares or finds that any term or provision hereof is invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that such arbitrator or court shall have the power to reduce the scope, duration or area of the term or provision, or to delete specific words or phrases, and to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified.

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13.11      Counterparts . This Agreement and any amendments hereto may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same document.

13.12      No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is made solely and specifically among and for the benefit of the parties to this Agreement, and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and no other Person, unless express provision is made herein to the contrary, shall have any rights, interests or claims hereunder or be entitled to any benefits under or on account of this Agreement as a third party beneficiary or otherwise.

13.13      Mutual Drafting . The parties hereto are sophisticated and have been represented by attorneys throughout the transactions contemplated hereby who have carefully negotiated the provisions hereof. As a consequence, the parties do not intend that the presumptions of Laws relating to the interpretation of contracts against the drafter of any particular clause should be applied to this Agreement or any agreement or instrument executed in connection herewith, and therefore waive their effects.

13.14      Waiver of Partition . No Member or any successor-in-interest to any Member shall have the right while this Agreement remains in effect to have any Company Property partitioned, and each Member, on behalf of itself, its successors, representatives, heirs and assigns, hereby waives any such right. It is the intention of the Members that during the term of this Agreement the rights of the Members and their successors-in-interest, as among themselves, shall be governed by the terms of this Agreement, and that the rights of any Member or successor-in-interest to Transfer of any interest in the Company shall be subject to the limitations and restrictions of this Agreement.

13.15      Rights and Remedies Cumulative . The rights and remedies provided by this Agreement are cumulative and the use of any one right or remedy by any party shall not preclude or waive the right to use any or all other remedies. Such rights and remedies are given in addition to any other rights the parties may have by Law or otherwise.

13.16      Survival . The provisions of Sections 4.5(c) , 4.6 , 4.7 , 5.9(c) , 5.10(d) , 5.10(g) , 6.1 , 6.2 , 7.11 , 8.2 , 8.3 , 8.4 , 9.5 , 11.5 , and Article X and Article XIII (collectively, the “ Survival Provisions ”) shall survive termination of this Agreement. With respect to any Person subject to obligations under this Agreement, the Survival Provisions and all obligations in respect of a breach by such Person of this Agreement shall survive such Person ceasing to have rights and privileges of a Member under this Agreement or to be an officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Affiliates.

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SIGNATURE PAGE

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date set forth hereinabove.

THE COMPANY :

UEP HOLDINGS, LLC

Invisa, Inc.

   
By:  /s/  Edmund King  
Name:  Edmund King  
Title:  Member  

 

 

COMMON MEMBER :

INVISA, INC.

   
By:  /s/  Edmund King  
Name:  Edmund King  
Title:  CEO  

 

 

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PREFERRED MEMBERS :

   
By:  /s/  Howard R. Curd  
Name:  Howard R. Curd  

 

 

   
By:  /s/  Howard F. Curd  
Name:  Howard F. Curd  

 

 

   
By:  /s/  George Sanchez  
Name:  George Sanchez  

 

 

   
By:  /s/  Mark Kunz  
Name:  Mark Kunz  

 

 

 

   
By:  /s/  Ted Torres  
Name:  Ted Torres  

 

 

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